Enterasys 700 manual

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    MultiSwitch 700 User Guide[...]

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    i Notice Enterasys Networ ks reserves the righ t to make changes in specifica tio ns and other informa tio n contained in this docum ent without prior notice. Th e reader should in a ll cases consult Enterasys Networks to determine whether a ny such changes have been made. The har dwar e, firmwar e, or softwar e described in this manual is subje ct[...]

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    ii Restricted Rights Notice (Applicable to licenses to the United States Go vernment only .) 1. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) o f the Rights in T echnical Data and Computer Softwar e clause at DF ARS 252.227 -7013. Enterasys Networks, 35 Ind ustrial W ay , Roch[...]

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    iii Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction Using the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User ’s Guide ................. ................. ................ 1-4 Related Manuals........................ ........... ................. ............ ................ ............ ................ 1-6 Softwar e Conventions .................... ........... .................[...]

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    Contents iv Configuring Standar d Etherne t and FDDI Ports... ................ ............ ....... 2-30 Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports on First Generation Modules ............. 2-32 Setting the Desir ed Operation al Mode ...... ........... ................. ........... .. 2-35 Configuring Ethernet Por ts on Second Gener ation Modules.......... ..[...]

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    v Contents Selecting a Port Stat us V i ew ................. ................. ........... ................. ... 2-84 Port Status Color Codes........................ ........... ...... ..... ............ ..... ...... ... 2-86 Managing the D evice............... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ... 2-87 E[...]

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    Contents vi Chapter 6 A TM Co nfiguration Accessing the A TM Conn ections W indow ............... ............ ................ ............ ......... 6-1 Configuring Connectio ns ...................... ................. ........... ................. ........... ............... 6-4 Adding a New Con nection ....................... ........... ......[...]

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    1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction About the MultiSw itch 700 ; how to use thi s guide; related g uides; software conv ention s; getting help W el come to the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User ’ s Guide . W e have designed this guide to serve as a r efer ence for using NetSight Element Manager fo r the MultiSwitch 70 0 product, which encompasses the DLM 6C-A[...]

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    Introductio n 1-2 •T h e DLE32-MA an d DLE33-MA modules each pr ovide 24 fixed 1 0Base-T switch ports (via RJ45 for the DLE32-MA and RJ21 for the DLE33-M A) and one slot for an optional modular interf ace that can link the cha ssis to an FDDI, A TM, W AN, or Gigabit Ethernet backbone. Each modular interface pr ovides frame translation between A T[...]

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    1-3 Introductio n - The DELHG-UA and DELHL-UA ar e Gigabit Ethernet modular interfaces, each of w hich provide a s ingle Gigabit Ethernet connection that fully conforms to th e IEEE P802.3z ( D3.1) Draft Stan dard. Th e DELHG-UA prov ides a single 1000Base-SX (short-wave) multimode fiber optic SC interface, a llowing for link distances of up to 500[...]

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    Introductio n 1-4 Using the MultiS witch 700 Modules User’ s Guide • Support for re dundant, load-sharing pow er supplies to provide fault tol era nce. • Diagnostic LEDs fo r quick visual diagnosi s of interface an d device performance; a single rem ovable fan tray; a 19" foot print for ease of installation in rack mo unts; and front pan[...]

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    Rela ted M an u als 1-5 Introductio n monitoring the module’s system resources, finding a source addr ess on the module, establishing module-level port priorities, setting up broadcast suppression on the d evice, and configuring the mod ule’s front panel COM port and any attach ed Uninterruptable Po wer Supply (UPS ). Also described in this cha[...]

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    Introductio n 1-6 Soft war e Co nv entio ns Remote Moni toring (RM ON) User ’ s Guide Alarm and Event H andling User ’ s Guide For more information about the capabilit ies of the MultiS witch 700, consult the appropri ate hardwa re docume nta tion. Software Con ventions NetSight Element Manage r’s device user interf ace contains a number of e[...]

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    Software Conventions 1-7 Introductio n Device Name Displays the user-defin ed name of the device. The device nam e can be changed via the System Group win dow; see the Generic SNMP User ’ s Guide for details. IP Address Displays the device’s IP (Internet Pr otocol) Addr ess. This will be one of two addresses: • The Network IP address assig ne[...]

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    Introductio n 1-8 Soft war e Co nv entio ns Figure 1 -2. Mo use Butt ons For man y mouse operat ions, this document a ssumes th at the left ( primary) m ouse button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not include instructions abo ut w hich mouse button to use. However , in in sta nces in which right (secon dary) mouse [...]

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    Getting H elp 1-9 Introductio n Using Bu ttons The Cancel button that a ppears at the bot tom of most w indows al lows you to exit a window and term inate any unsaved changes you have made. Y ou may also have to use this button to close a window after you have made an y necessary changes and set them by clicking on an OK , Set , or Apply button. An[...]

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    Introductio n 1-10 Getting Help Accessing On-line Documentation The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Eleme nt Manager can be accessed via a menu o ption available fr om the primary windo w menu bar: Help —> Online Documents . If you chose to install the documentation when you installed NetSight Element Manager, this option wi[...]

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    Getting H elp 1-11 Introductio n N O TE For the hi gh e s t f i rmwa r e ve r sions succe s sf u lly t e st ed with NetS i gh t El e ment M a nag e r 2.2.1, r e fer to th e R ead m e file av ailable f r om the NetSigh t Eleme n t Ma n ager 2.2.1 p r ogram g r o u p. If you hav e an ea r lier v e r s io n of firmwa r e a n d e xp e r ie n ce p r o b[...]

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    Introductio n 1-12 Getting Help[...]

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    2-1 Chapter 2 The MultiSwitch 700 De vice Vie w Informatio n displayed in the Device View window; the logical Device View; the Ch assis M anager window; hub manage men t function s The MultiSwitch 700 Device V iew window is the main scr een that immediately informs you o f the current configuration of your chassis via a g raphical displa y of the c[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-2 Viewing Device Informa tion 2. Select Manage from the res ulting menu. The M anagement Selecti on window , Figure 2-2 , ope ns. Figur e 2-2. The Managem ent S electio n W indow 3. In the Mana gement Selection wi ndow , s elect Device View , and cli ck the OK button. The MultiS witch 70 0 Device View window , Fig[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-3 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figur e 2-3. The MultiSwi tch 700 D evice V iew W i ndow NO TE Up to 2 2 port s can be disp layed simultane ously on a m odule . If a m odule h as a hi gher port density than 22 ports, arrows displays at the top and bottom of the port stack so that you ca n s c ro l l t hro u g h t he[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-4 Viewing Device Informa tion General De vice Inf ormation In addition to the m ain interface display , the Device V iew window provides the following device in formation: IP The Device V iew window title displays the device’s IP (Internet Prot ocol) Address; this w ill be the MultiSwitch 700 module IP addr ess [...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-5 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Po r t S t a t u s Indicates the port status display selection curr ently in eff ect. The default por t status view is bridge statu s; if you have not changed the port status selecti on since launching the Device View window , t his field w ill displa y Defa ult . Fo r more informatio[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-6 Viewing Device Informa tion DLM6C-AA Chassis-specific Inf ormation The Device V iew provides the following information a bout the DLM6C-AA chassis in which the MultiSwitch 7 00 module is installed. There are fo ur color -coded fields which pr ovide status information for the o peration of the power supplies and [...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-7 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Menu Structure By clicking on various ar eas of the MultiSwitch 70 0 Device V iew display , you can access menus with device-, module-, an d port-level options, as we ll as utility applicatio ns which apply to th e device. The followin g illustration displ ays the menu structur e and [...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-8 Viewing Device Informa tion The D e vice Men u From the Device Menu, you ca n a ccess the followin g selections: • D evice T ype displays a window cont aining a description of the device being modeled. See Device T y pe , on pag e 2-2 0 , for details. • D evice Find Source Addr ess enables you to determine t[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-9 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • C om Port Configuration allows you to configure the settings of th e COM ports on the MultiSwitch 700 module; see Configuring the COM Port , on page 2-29 . • B roadcast Suppression allows you to set a th reshold on the number of broa dcast packets issued from each port on the Mu[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-10 Viewing Device Informa tion For more information on the port display options available via this menu, see Selecting a Por t Status V iew , o n page 2-12 . The F DDI Menu If your MultiSwit c h 700 ha s an installed DELHF-UA, the FDDI men u displa ys on the Device V iew menu bar , with the following options: • [...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-11 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • B ri dg e St atus opens a window that provides an overview of bridging information for ea ch port, and allows you to access all oth er bridge-related options. Refer to the Bridg ing cha pte r in th e To o l s G u i d e for mor e informati on. • B roadcast Suppression allows you[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-12 Viewing Device Informa tion • Performance Graph brings up windows th a t visually display bridg ing performance at the selected interface ; refer to the Br idg ing chapter in the To o l s Guide for m ore inf ormation. • Source Addressing allows y ou to view the source MAC addresses communicatin g th ro ugh [...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-13 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Port status view options are: S tatus Y ou can view four port status categories , as follows: • B ridge — FWD, DIS, LR N, LIS, BLK, or BRK • Bridge Mapping — the instan ce of the physical interface associated w ith a bridge port • Ad min — ON or OFF • O perat or — ON [...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-14 Viewing Device Informa tion If you ha ve s elec ted t he Oper ator status mode, a port is consider ed: • ON if the port is currently forwar ding packets. • OFF if the port is not curren tly forwarding packets. Note that the Operato r status provides th e actual status of the port; depending on the circumsta[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-15 The MultiS witch 700 Device View P ort Status Color Codes Three of the Port Status display options — Bridge, Admin, and Operator — incorporate their own color cod ing schemes: fo r the Bridge option, green = F WD, blue = DIS, magenta = LIS or LRN, oran ge = BLK, an d red = BR K; for Admin and Operator, green = O[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-16 Viewing Device Informa tion Figure 2-5. The MultiSwitch 700 Module Backplane Device V i ew F rom the Backplane View you can display the device interfaces with respect t o their bri dging sta tus or their MIB II Interface stat us . The cu rren tly selec ted P or t Displa y F or m is s hown in the label ab ov e t[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-17 The MultiS witch 700 Device View The backplane conne ctions are in dexed 1–5, wher e 1 ind icates the connection to first slot in the chassis and 5 indicates the connection to the last slot. Backplane View Bridge D isplay Form When the Backplane V iew display form is in the default Bridge m ode, each connection is[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-18 Viewing Device Informa tion ON (Y ellow) The backplane interface is operational (up) and administratively enabled; however , the interface link status is Not Linked (NLK). OFF (Blue) The in terface is not o perational, and prior to goin g down it was also admin istra tively disabled. OFF (Red) The interface is [...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-19 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2-6. The Chassis Ma na ger W indow The Module Information Window The Module Information window ( Figure 2-7 ) displays sys tem informatio n, as well as data pr ovided by the PIC chip (Pr oduct Information Chip). Th e PIC chip, which is updated each time a module is redesigned,[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-20 Viewing Device Informa tion Firmware V er sion The system descri ptio n of the module , includin g its firmwa re revision number . Boot Pr om The r evision of boot PROM firmwar e in the module, including major version number and minor r evision number . The boot PROM pr ovides power -on diagnostics an d downloa[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-21 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2. Select Module T ype . A Module T ype text box (similar to th e e xampl e shown in Figure 2-9 ) open s, descri bing the mo dule type. Figure 2-9. Sample Module T ype T ext Box Connection T ype If your MultiSwitch 700 suppo rts the ctIfConnectionT ype OID, its Port m enus will conta[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-22 Viewing Device Informa tion Vie wing I/F Summary Inf o rmation The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the traf fic processed by each network interface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that brea ks down T ransmit and [...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-23 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Description A text description of the interface: e.g., Ethernet Frontpanel (for the standa rd Ethernet fr ont panel interfaces), Fast Et hernet (fo r fron t panel Fast Ethernet interfaces), F TM Ba ckplane (for the backplane interf aces to the chassis), Host or Host Data Port for the[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-24 Viewing Device Informa tion In Discards Packets received by the device interface that wer e discarded even though no er rors pr evented them fr om being delivered to a higher layer proto col (e.g., to fr ee up buffer space in the device). In Err ors Packets received by the device interface that conta ined error[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-25 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Viewing Inte rface Detail The Interface S tatistics window ( Figur e 2-13 ) provides detailed MIB-II interface statistical inf ormation — in cluding counts for both transmit an d receive packets, and erro r and buf fering information — for each ind ividual port interface. Color-c[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-26 Viewing Device Informa tion Ty p e Displays the interface type of the selected por t: ethernet-csmacd, fddi, or atm. The lower portion of the window pr ovides the following transmit and r eceive statistics; note that the first four statistics are also graphically displayed in the pie charts. Unicast Displays th[...]

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    Viewing Device Informati on 2-27 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Making Sense of De tail Statistics The statistics available in this window can give you an idea of how an interface is performing; by usin g the statistics in a few sim ple calculations, it’s als o possible to get a sense of an interface’s activity level: T o calculate the percen[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-28 Viewing Device Informa tion The Device Find So urce A ddress window ca n be accessed fr om the Chassis V iew menu or the Mod ule Index: From the Chassis V iew: 1. Select Device —>Device Find Sour ce Address . From the Module Index: 1. Click on a module index to display the Mo dule menu a nd select Device F[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-29 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 3. Click on the Find It! b utton. A “ Processing Request ” message disp lays in the status b ar at the b ottom of the window . If the specified MAC address is located, a list of the interface(s) thr ough which the given address is communic ati ng displays in the lis t box. A status mess[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-30 Manag ing the Module Ethernet and Gigabit Eth ernet Port Configuration window s are available fr om the Device V iew Port menus; the COM Port option is available fr om the Device menu. Note that no configuration option currently exists for A TM ports. Configuring Standar d Ethernet and FDDI P orts The Port Conf[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-31 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Use the options in this window to select the desired mode: Standard Mode In Standar d Mode, an interface can on ly either transmit or re ceiv e at any gi ven time, and must wait for one activity to be co mpleted before switching to the next act ivity (rec ei ve o r t ran smit ). I n this mo[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-32 Manag ing the Module configured to operate in Full Duplex, effectively doubling the available wire speed (fro m 10 to 20 Mbps in standard Ethernet mode, o r fr om 10 0 to 200 Mbps in Fast Ethernet mode); 100Base-FX (fiber) ports can be co nfigured to operate in their standar d 100 Mbps mode, or in Full Duplex m[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-33 The MultiS witch 700 Device View From this wind ow you can manually set the operational mode of the port, or — for 100Base-TX in terfaces — set the port to Auto-Negotiation so that th e appro priate operational mode can be d etermined automatically . The mode you set will determine the speed of the port and whether it [...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-34 Manag ing the Module If Auto-Negotiation is the selected mode, the Cur rent Operational Mode field will indicate which mode was selected by the link partn er . See Setting the Desired Operational Mode , on page 2-35 , for mor e information . Advertised Abilitie s For 100Base-TX po rts which have been configured[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-35 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Link Partner does not support Auto-Negotiation — Auto-Negotiation is either not supported by or is not currently selected on the r emote port. • Unknown — the lin k partner ’s capab iliti es could not be determined. When the local node is not set to Auto-Negotiation, this f ield[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-36 Manag ing the Module 100Base- TX Full Duplex — 1 00 Mbps c onnectio n, Duplex Mode F or 100B ase-FX por ts, options are: 100Base- FX — 100 Mbps con nection, Standard Mod e 100Base- FX Full Duplex — 1 00 Mbps c onnectio n, Duplex Mode 2. If you hav e select ed A uto-Neg otiation ( f or 100Ba se-TX por ts o[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-37 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o access the Ethernet Configuration W indow: 1. Select t he por t you wish to con figure; t he P or t Menu will display . 2. Click Configuration. The Ether net Configu ration window , Figure 2- 16 , opens. Figure 2-17. The Ethernet Configuration W indow From this wind ow you can manually [...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-38 Manag ing the Module The window displays the following info rmation about the selected Ethernet port: Po r t Ty p e Displays the port’s type: 100Base- TX RJ-4 5o r RJ 71 (fo r built-in Fast Eth ernet ports and the FE-100TX Fa st Ethernet port module), 100 Base-FX MMF SC Conn ector (for the FE-1 00FX Fast Eth [...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-39 The MultiS witch 700 Device View The Current Oper ational Mo de settings indicate which of the available operational modes is curren tly in effect. If Auto Negotiate is the selected mode, the Current Operational Mode fields will in dicate which mode was selected by the link partner . The Desired Operational Mode settings d[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-40 Manag ing the Module Setting the Desired Operational Mode For any 100Base-TX port, you can configure operational m odes, or you can select Auto Negotiate mode, which allows the po rt to negotiate with its link partn er to find the highest mutua lly available bandwi dth and flow control. If you select Auto Negot[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-41 The MultiS witch 700 Device View If you ha ve man ua l ly conf i g ur ed spe cif ic o pe rati on a l mod es fo r yo u r 100B ase- T X port or if you ar e conf iguring a 100Base-FX po rt, the Auto Negotiation T echnolog ies lis t box does not apply . The Auto Negot iat ion T echnologies list box has the follo win g column h[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-42 Manag ing the Module Configuring the COM P ort Y ou can use the COM Port Configuration w indow ( Figure 2-18 ) to spe cif y th e functions that will be performed by the RS 232 COM port o n the f ront panel o f the monitored MultiSwitch 7 00 module. 1. Click on D ev ice in the Device View menu bar to di splay th[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-43 The MultiS witch 700 Device View PPP Select this option to use the COM port as a PPP connection fo r out-of-band SNMP m anagement via dir ect connection to a serial port on yo ur network m anagement work station. Note t hat when you configure the port as a PPP con nection, you must select th e desir ed baud rate in the Spe[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-44 Manag ing the Module Accessing the UPS Window At the UPS window , you can configur e the UPS ID model type for the uninterruptable power supply you have attached to the COM port on your device. Y ou can also view information conc erning the UPS con nected to your MultiSwitch 7 00 including: • The amount of ti[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-45 The MultiS witch 700 Device View UPS ID Displays the manufacture r and model typecode of the UPS attache d to the COM port of the MultiSwitch 70 0. Y ou must assign this typecode for the UPS wi ndow to be active. ( See Setting th e U PS I D , o n page 2- 46 , for inst ructi ons for setti ng th e typecode for your UPS.) The[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-46 Manag ing the Module Setting the UPS ID Y ou need to set the UPS ID typecode that indicates the manufactur er and model of the UP S. T o set the UPS ID: 1. Click on ne xt to t he SET UP S ID text box. A Model number menu d isplays. Scroll to highlig ht the appr opriate UPS ID . (Consult the ma nual that was inc[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-47 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o access the Port Redire ctor Menu: 1. Click on D ev ice in the Device View menu bar to di splay the Device menu. 2. Select Po r t R edirector . The P or t Redirec tor window , Fi gure 2 -20 , opens. Figure 2-20. The Port Redirector W indow The current port mappings will be list ed in thi[...]

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    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-48 Manag ing the Module 5. Click Ad d to add the r edirect pai r you hav e just configur ed to the l ist. The new entr y w ill now be disp la yed in the C urrent A ctive Entrie s list i n this wind ow and the por t traffic will b egin to be redirecte d. T o delete an entry: 1. Click to highli ght the entr y line i[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-49 The MultiS witch 700 Device View priority queue. However , the MultiSwitch 7 00 will tag outgoing frames with the full range of eight priority levels, so that upon r eception, a device that supports the entire range of priority queuing w ill f orward the frame appr opriately . Y ou can use N etSight Element Manager to conf[...]

  • Page 70

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-50 Manag ing the Module Figure 2-21. The Port Priority Conf igura tion W indow T o access the Po rt Priori ty Configuratio n window: 1. Click on D ev ice to access t h e De vice m enu . 2. Click on P riority Configuration and then r ight to se lect P ort Ba sed from the menu. The Port P rio rity Co nfiguration win[...]

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    Managing the Mod ule 2-51 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2. Click on the T ransmit Priority drop-down list box, and s croll to s elect the desire d prio rity lev el ( Normal–7 ) for f orwarding packets rece ived on the sele cted po r t. 3. Click the Apply button. The define d prior ity displays ne xt to the por t in the T ransmit Pr ior ity co [...]

  • Page 72

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-52 Manag ing the Module T o access the MAC Based Priority Configuration window: 1. Click D evi ce to acce ss the Device menu. 2. Click P riority Configuration , and then r ight to sel ect M A C Based f rom the menu. The M A C Based P rio rity Con figuration window opens. The MAC Based Priority Configuration window[...]

  • Page 73

    Managing the Mod ule 2-53 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o assign a transmit priority based on MAC-layer information : 1. Click on the Ad d b utton. The entr y fields will be a ctivated. 2. Click in the MAC Address text box, and type in th e ph ysical address in XX-XX -XX-XX- XX-XX for mat, wh ere X is a valid hexadecimal value (A -F or 0-9), f[...]

  • Page 74

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-54 Manag ing the Module 2. Click on the Prio rity drop-d own list box, and sc roll to select t he new pr ior ity lev el ( Normal– 7 ) for f orwardi ng packets received with the spec ified MA C -lay er informati on. 3. Click Apply . The C urrent Pr ior ity Entr ies list box will be up dated with the ne wl y ed it[...]

  • Page 75

    Managing the Mod ule 2-55 The MultiS witch 700 Device View 4. Click Apply . The F rame T ype Entr ies list box will be up dated with t he newly crea te d entry . Y ou can edit an existing frame T ype entry by changing its previously assigned priority . 1. Highligh t the desired entry in the C urrent Pr iority Entr ies list bo x, and cli ck on the E[...]

  • Page 76

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-56 Manag ing the Module Figure 2- 24. The Broadcast Statistics and Suppression Window Po r t # This read- only field indicates the number assigned to each interface on the device. To t a l R X Displays the total number of br oad cast frames rece ived on the interface since the device was last initia liz ed. P eak [...]

  • Page 77

    Managing the Mod ule 2-57 The MultiS witch 700 Device View T o reset the Peak Rate and T ime Since Peak values: 1. Shift- o r Contro l-click to se lect o ne or more interfaces for which you want to reset the values. 2. Click on the R eset Peak Rate a nd Peak Time on Sel ected P or ts: drop-d ow n list box, and s elect YES . 3. Click Apply . The P e[...]

  • Page 78

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-58 Manag ing the Module T o displa y th e System Resources window: 1. Click D evic e in the Device View menu bar t o display the Device menu. 2. Select Syst em Resour ces . The S ystem Resou r ce s windo w , Figu re 2-25 , opens. Figure 2-25. The System R esources W indow CPU T ype Displays the type and speed (in [...]

  • Page 79

    Managing the Mod ule 2-59 The MultiS witch 700 Device View DRAM Av ailable: Displays (in Kbytes) the amoun t of free DRAM that is no t curr ently being used f or data storage. SRAM Insta lled: Displays th e tota l amount of SR A M (Static Rando m Access Memory) tha t is installed (in Mbytes). SRAM r eta ins data a s long as the CPU is power ed up. [...]

  • Page 80

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-60 Manag ing the Module CPU Manag ement Reservation: Displays the desir ed amount of CPU bandwidth r eserved for management purposes: None, Limited, or Full. Bandwidth that is not re served for management will be devoted to switch ing. Reserving CPU Bandwidth Depending on your needs and the main function of your M[...]

  • Page 81

    Managing the Mod ule 2-61 The MultiS witch 700 Device View What Is A VLAN? A V irtu al Local Area Network (VLAN) is a logi cal group of devices that function as a sin gle Local Area Network segment (broadcas t domain). D evices comprising a VLAN may be (physica lly) widely separated, allowin g users located in separa te area s or connected to separ[...]

  • Page 82

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-62 Manag ing the Module Ports on 802.1 Q switches are assigned membership in a VLAN by associating a VLAN ID with each port on the switch. The VLAN ID is combin ed with the port’s identification (e.g., module X port X) to form the Port VLAN ID (PVID). When 802.1Q is implemented for a MultiS witch 700 that has a [...]

  • Page 83

    Managing the Mod ule 2-63 The MultiS witch 700 Device View If a port r eceives a tagged frame that specif ies a VLAN other than the one assigned to th e port, the sw itch will dyna mi cally asso cia te that frame’s source address and VLAN w ith the port (i.e., a dd that frame’s VLAN to the r eceiving port’s egress list). Dynam ically learned [...]

  • Page 84

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-64 Manag ing the Module Refer to your device’s Local Man agement documentation for instructions on activating a device’s 802.1Q operational m ode via Local Management. Fo r details on the Mib T ools applicat ion, refer to your To o l s G u i d e . T o set up your 802.1Q port-based VLANs using NetSight Element [...]

  • Page 85

    Managing the Mod ule 2-65 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2 -26. Th e VLAN Config W indow The Configur ed VLANS list box and fields allow you to view , create, modify , delete, enable, an d disable 802.1Q port-based VLANs. Th e list box displays the following informa tion about your d efined VLANs: VLAN ID The VLAN ID is used to identif y d[...]

  • Page 86

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-66 Manag ing the Module Creating and Modifying VLANs The fields immediately below the Configured VLANS list box are used to create and modify your port-based VLANs. T o create a new VLAN: 1. In the VLAN ID field, enter a un ique value between 2 - 4094 . VLA N ID 1 is reser ved f or the De f ault VL AN, and ca nnot[...]

  • Page 87

    Managing the Mod ule 2-67 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Enabling and Disabling VLANs T o ena ble or disa ble VLANs: 1. Select t he desired VLAN e ntr y in the Configured VLANS list bo x. 2. In the VLAN Admin field, cl ick to selec t Enable or Disable . 3. Click the Apply b utt on. T he sel ect ed VLAN will be en ab led or di sa b led, depending [...]

  • Page 88

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-68 Manag ing the Module Figure 2- 2 7. The VLAN Po rt Con fig W indow The 802.1Q V LAN Port Assignment list box in this window display s the fol lowin g info rmat ion about p orts o n yo ur 80 2.1Q s witch : Slot /Port These fields display the slot an d port index for each port o n your 802.1Q switch. VLAN ID This[...]

  • Page 89

    Managing the Mod ule 2-69 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Hybrid mode, which allows a port to r eceive and tra nsmit both tagged and untagged frames. In th is mode, the port will be a member of its statically assigned VLA N, as well as any dyna mically lear ned VLANs. Hybrid mode is enabled by default. For more information on 802.1Q port opera[...]

  • Page 90

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-70 Manag ing the Module Setting P ort Operational M odes T o assign a port operational mode ( dot1dT runk , dot1QT ru nk , or hybrid ) to a port on your 80 2.1 Q sw itch: 1. In the VLA N P or t Confi g window’ s list box, click to se lect a por t to whic h you wish to as sign a por t operatio nal mode. 2. In the[...]

  • Page 91

    Managing the Mod ule 2-71 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2- 28. Th e VLAN Egress Port Config W indow The list box at the top of this windo w is used to select a configured VLAN f or associat ion with yo ur swit ch’s ports. Clicking on a VLAN will displa y it s currently associated po rts in the lower portion of th is window . The list bo[...]

  • Page 92

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-72 Manag ing the Module Under the list box ther e are two gr oups of check boxes that display the ports on the switch. A checkm ark in the port’s ch eck box indicates tha t the VLAN selected in the list box is in the po rt ’s egress lis t. The two groups ar e: Egress Ports Use these check boxes to add or r emo[...]

  • Page 93

    Managing the Mod ule 2-73 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Figure 2-29. Th e Device T ime W indow 3. Enter th e new time in a 24 -hour hh:mm :ss form at, either by high lighting the field you wish to chang e and usi ng the up a nd down arrow buttons, or by enter ing the new value in t he appropr iate fi eld. 4. Click OK to sav e your changes, or Ca[...]

  • Page 94

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-74 Manag ing the Module Enabling and Disabling P orts When you disable bridg ing at a port interface, you disco nnect that port’s n etwork fro m the bridge entirely . The port does not forwar d any packets, nor does it part ic ipat e in S pan ning T ree op erat ion s. No des c onn ect ed t o the n etw ork can st[...]

  • Page 95

    The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-75 The MultiS witch 700 Device View The DELHW -U A Device Vie w Unlike other modular interf aces designed for the MultiSwitch 700 boards, th e DELHW -UA module functions as an independent intelligent device with its own IP address. As such, it m ust be managed separately from the MultiSwitch 7 00 chassis and the board[...]

  • Page 96

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-76 The DE LHW -U A De vice View DELST -UI This port interface module pr ovides an ISDN 128 Kbps Basic Rate Interface (BRI) and is d esigned for an ISD N back-up link for a fram e relay or leased line. In the United States and Canada, Netw ork T erminator equipment (NT1) is r equired to provide an interf ace betwee[...]

  • Page 97

    The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-77 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Launching the DELHW -U A De vice Vie w Window The DELHW -UA Device V iew window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the curr ent condition o f individual ports on your switch via a graphical display . The D evice V iew window also serves as a single point of access to[...]

  • Page 98

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-78 The DE LHW -U A De vice View Figure 2-31. The DELHW -UA Device V iew W indo w By clicking in designa ted areas of the chassi s graphical display (as detailed later in this chapter), o r by using the menu bar at the top o f the Device V iew window , you can access all of th e menus that lead to mor e detailed de[...]

  • Page 99

    The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-79 The MultiS witch 700 Device View Fr ont P anel Information The ar eas surrounding the m ain chassis area pr ovide the following device informatio n: IP The Internet Protocol address assigned to the DELHW -UA appears in the titl e bar of the Device V iew window . IP addresses ar e assigned via Loca l Management. Con[...]

  • Page 100

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-80 The DE LHW -U A De vice View Date The curre nt date, in an mm/dd/yyyy format, set in the DELHW -UA ’s internal clock. Menu Structure By clicking on various ar eas of the DELHW -UA Device V i ew display , you can access menus with device- and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to t[...]

  • Page 101

    The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-81 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Edit Device T ime / E dit Device Dat e allows you set the device’s interna l clock. See Setting the Device Date a nd T i me , on page 2-72 . • S ystem Group allows you to manage the DELHW -UA via SNMP MIB II. Refe r to the Gen e ric SNMP Guide for further information. • I [...]

  • Page 102

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-82 The DE LHW -U A De vice View • RMON , for launch ing the Remo te Network Monito ring applicat ion. RMON is described in its the Remote Monit oring (RMO N) User ’ s Guide . These selections ar e also available fr om the T ools menu at the to p of NetSight Element Mana ger’s main wind ow . The Help Menu The[...]

  • Page 103

    The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-83 The MultiS witch 700 Device View • Sta ti stic s launch es the highest level o f statistics currently av ail able for the selected port. For standar d Ethernet and Fa st Ethernet ports, RMON sta tistics will be displayed if the RMON D efault MIB component is active; if it has been disabled, MIB-II interface stati[...]

  • Page 104

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-84 The DE LHW -U A De vice View • BLK (Blockin g) if the port is on -line, but filtering traffic from going across the DELHW -UA from one network segment to another . Bridge topology information will be forw arded by the port. • BRK (Broken) if the physical interface ha s malfunctioned. • UNK (Unknown) if th[...]

  • Page 105

    The DELH W -U A De vice View 2-85 The MultiS witch 700 Device View I/F Speed If you choo se the I/F Sp eed mode, the port text boxes will display the speed of the network segment connected to each por t. The speed of the network management port will be display ed in Kbps. I/F T ype If you choose the I/F T ype mode, the interface boxes will display [...]

  • Page 106

    The MultiS witch 700 Device View 2-86 The DE LHW -U A De vice View[...]

  • Page 107

    3-1 Chapter 3 Statistics Accessi ng interface statis tics from the Device View; av ailable statis tics windows Each port menu in the D evice Logical V iew window provides two statistics selections: Statistics and I/F Statistics . Selecting the Statistics option will la unch the highest level of statistics available for the selected interface: if th[...]

  • Page 108

    Statis tics 3-2 RMON Statisti cs RMON Statistics The RMON Ethe rnet Statistics wi ndow ( Figur e 3-1 ) provides a detailed statistical breakdo wn of traf fic on the monitored Ethernet network. Statistics ar e pr ovided in both nume rical and graphic format, a nd include peak values and the date and time they occurred. Figure 3-1. The Ethernet S tat[...]

  • Page 109

    RMON Stat istics 3-3 Statis tics The selected interface number a nd its description are displayed at the to p of the Statistics window . The column on the left side of the window displays each statistic’s name, total count, and per centage; the column on the right displays the peak value for each statistic, and th e date and time that peak occurr[...]

  • Page 110

    Statis tics 3-4 RMON Statisti cs Prob lems CRC/Alignment Indicates the number of pa ckets processed by the network segment that h ad a non-integral num ber of bytes (alignment error) or a bad fra me check sequence (Cyclic Redundancy Check, or CRC err or). Fragments Indic ates the number of packets pr ocessed by the network segment that were undersi[...]

  • Page 111

    RMON Stat istics 3-5 Statis tics Fra me S ize ( Bytes ) P acket s The Frame Size (Bytes) Packets fields indicate the number of packets (including erro r packets) processed by the n etwork segment that were of the noted length, excluding framing bits but including fra me check s equence bits. Packet si zes counted ar e: •6 4 •6 5 - 1 2 7 • 128[...]

  • Page 112

    Statis tics 3-6 RMON Statisti cs 3. Click on the A ccum option butt on; after the c ompletio n of the cu rrent po lling cycle plus two mor e polli ng cycles, the screen will dis play a fresh cumula tive count of statis tics. Note tha t making t his se lectio n does not clear d e vice count ers; you can st ill re- select To t a l fo r the t otal cou[...]

  • Page 113

    Interface Statistics 3-7 Statis tics Interface Statistics The interface I/F Statistics window ( Figure 3-3 ) provides MIB-II interfa ce statistical inf ormation — in cluding counts for both transmit an d receive packets, and err or and buf fering information — fo r the fr ont pane l interfaces on the MultiSwitch 700 module. Color -coded pie cha[...]

  • Page 114

    Statis tics 3-8 Inte rf ace Stat ist ics Three informational field s appear in the upper portion of the wind ow: Description Displays the interface description for the curr ently selected interface (e.g., Enet, Fast Enet, FDDI, A TM, or Backplane Port). Address Displays the MAC (physical) addr ess of the selected interface. Ty p e Displays the inte[...]

  • Page 115

    Interface Statistics 3-9 Statis tics P ackets Received (R ecei ve d only) Displays the number of packets r eceived by the selected interfa ce. T ransmit Queue S ize (T ransmit on ly) Displays the num ber of packets currently queued for transmiss ion from this interface. The a mount of device memory devoted to buffer space, and the tr affic level on[...]

  • Page 116

    Statis tics 3-10 Inte rf ace Stat ist ics[...]

  • Page 117

    4-1 Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration Accessi ng the Bas ic and Advanced Alar ms window s; creating a basic alar m; crea ting an advance d alar m; creat ing ev ents; ass igning ac tions to ev ents; viewing the ev ent log Through the RMON Alarm and Even t functionality supported by your MultiSwitch 700 module, you can co nfigure alarms and events (and, [...]

  • Page 118

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-2 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n Using the Advanced Alarms featur e, you can define custom alarms for almost any MIB-II or RMO N object, as long as it is pr esent in the device firmwar e and its value is defined as an integer (including counters, timeticks, and gauges). All aspects of these alarms ar e user -selectable: thr e[...]

  • Page 119

    Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-3 Alar m C onfiguratio n Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window T o access the RMON Basic Alarm Configuratio n window: 1. F rom the Chassis Logica l View , click on the appropr iate por t inde x to disp lay the P or t me nu. 2. Select Alarm C onfiguration . The RMO N Basic Alar m Conf iguration win dow , Figu[...]

  • Page 120

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-4 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n Figure 4-1. RMON Basic Alar m Config uration W indow • T otal Errors (ifIn Errors) — tracks the number of err or packets r eceived by the selected interface. • Broadcast/Multicast (ifInNUcastPkts) — tracks the number of non-un ica st — that is, broadcast or multicast — packets rece[...]

  • Page 121

    Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-5 Alar m C onfiguratio n IF T ype Displays each interface’s type: FDDI, Ethernet, T o ken Ring, or A TM. Note that there is no type distinction between standar d Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. Status Displays the curren t status of the selected alarm type f or each interface: Enabled or Disabled. Remember , this statu[...]

  • Page 122

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-6 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n Falling Action These option button s indicate whether or not a fall ing alarm occurrence will initiate any a ctions in response to the a la rm condition: Enable Port if brid gi n g will be enabled at the selected interface in response to a falling alarm, Disable Port if bridging will be disa b[...]

  • Page 123

    Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-7 Alar m C onfiguratio n 3. In the Interv al field, en ter the amoun t of time, in se conds, over which the sele cted variable will be sampl ed. At the end of the inte r v al, the sa mple value will be co mpared to bo th the r ising and falling thresh olds. Y ou can as sign any inter val from 1 to 65,535. 4. In the A[...]

  • Page 124

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-8 Basic Alar m C onfiguratio n 7. In the Ri sing Action field, c lick to selec t the action you want your d e vice to take in resp onse to a r ising alar m: Enable P or t, Dis able P or t, or No ne. Note that t his ac tion enables or dis ables only brid ging at the specif ied por t, an d not the i nter f ac e itse lf . F or[...]

  • Page 125

    Basic Al ar m Confi gura tion 4-9 Alar m C onfiguratio n Disabli ng a Basic Alarm Using the Disabl e button at the bottom of the window a c tua lly performs two functions: it both disables the alarm an d deletes the alarm entry (and its associated event and action entr ies) from device memory to help conser ve device resour ces. In the list box dis[...]

  • Page 126

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-10 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n The top portion of the Basic Alarm Log w indow contains the de vice information boxes, as well as the Por t Number assigned to the interface that experienced th e alarm con ditio n and the type of alarm th at was triggered; the remainder of the window contains the following inf ormation ab[...]

  • Page 127

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 11 Alar m C onfiguratio n Figure 4-3. The RMON Advanced Alarm /Event List W i ndow The top portion of the window displays the usual device information boxe s; the rema inder of the window conta ins the Alarms W atch and Events W atch lists, and the command butto ns that allow you to create, edit, and delete en[...]

  • Page 128

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-12 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n The fields in the Alarms W atch display inclu de: Index The index is a num ber that uniquely identifies each alarm. Index numbers ar e user-defin ed; you can use any indexing scheme that works for you. These numbers ar e permanently assigned to their associated alarms; however , index numb[...]

  • Page 129

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 13 Alar m C onfiguratio n The information pr ovided in this scr een is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on the Refresh button. A dding or modifying an alarm automa tically updates the list. The fields in the Events W atch display include: Index This is a number that uniquely identifi[...]

  • Page 130

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-14 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm The Crea te/Edit Alarms window ( Fi gure 4-4 , page 4-15 ) al lows you to bo th create new alarms and edit existing o nes. When you click on the Create/Edit but ton in the Alarms W atch list, the Create/Edit Alarms window will display the parameters o[...]

  • Page 131

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 15 Alar m C onfiguratio n Figure 4-4. The RMON Create/Edit Ala rms W in dow 2. In the Owner te xt bo x, enter some a ppropr iate text designat ion for this alar m, if desir ed; you may want to use the networ k man ager’ s name or p hone number , or the IP or MA C address of the manageme nt workst ation, to i[...]

  • Page 132

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-16 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 4. T o sele ct the Va r i a b l e to be used for your alar m, use the MIB T ree d isplay provided on the rig ht side of the window . (F or more infor mation a bout how to use the M IB T ools utility , see t he To o l s G u i d e .) The displ a y will de f ault to t he top of the tr ee (lab[...]

  • Page 133

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 17 Alar m C onfiguratio n in which they reside; for example, if you wish to set an alar m on a n object located in an RM ON Stati stics table, you can deter mine the appr opri ate instanc e by noting the inde x number assign ed to the table th at is colle cting data on the interface you’ re interested in. In[...]

  • Page 134

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-18 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 6. In the Al arm Inter val field, enter the amoun t of time over which the select ed v ar iable will be sa mpled. At the end of the inter v al, the s ample value will be compar ed to both the r ising an d f alling thre sholds. There is no practical limit to the size of t he inter val (as t[...]

  • Page 135

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 19 Alar m C onfiguratio n 7. Since th e first samp le taken can be mis leading, you ca n use the sele ctions i n the Star tup Alarm b o x to disa b le eithe r the r ising or th e falling thresh old for that samp le only . If you would like to exclude the falling a lar m, sele ct the Rising opti on; the fir st [...]

  • Page 136

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-20 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 13. Click the Appl y button to set your change s. If you ha ve made any errors in configur ing alar m parame ters (usi ng an invalid value in any fi eld, leaving a fiel d b la nk, o r sele cti ng an alarm v a riab le whic h is no t res ide nt on the de vice) , an error window with the a pp[...]

  • Page 137

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 21 Alar m C onfiguratio n Fig ure 4- 5. The R MON Creat e /E dit E ven t s W ind ow 2. If you are creating a new event , us e the Inde x field to assign a un ique, currentl y unused in de x number to id entify the ev ent. Clicking on the Index button will auto matic ally assi gn the lowest av ailable number ; [...]

  • Page 138

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-22 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n 3. Click in the Description text box to enter any text descr iption you w ant to identify the ev ent. This desc ript ion will appear in the Events W atch por tion of the main Advanced Alar m/ Event window , and help you dist inguish am ong the ev en ts you hav e config ured. 4. Any value y[...]

  • Page 139

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 23 Alar m C onfiguratio n c. Select both Log and Tr a p to both log the ev ent occur rence and ge nerate the traps. If you select neither opti on, the e vent’ s oc currence s will neithe r be logged nor generate traps; unless t he ev ent includes an ac tion or a seri es of acti ons, this effectiv ely disa b [...]

  • Page 140

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-24 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n T o add an action or actions to an event: 1. In the Create/E dit Events win dow , click on the Actions button. The Create/Ed it Ac tio n window , Fi gure 4-6 , will appear . Figure 4-6. The RMON Cr eate/Edit Action W indow 2. The index number and de scr iption of the ev ent with whic h the[...]

  • Page 141

    Adv a nc ed Al arm Confi gur atio n 4- 25 Alar m C onfiguratio n a. If you know the exact name of th e OID value you wish to track (including its ca pitali zation) , simpl y enter the name in the Va r i a b l e field; to verify that you hav e entered th e name co rrectly , click on the Find-> b utton to m ov e the MIB T r ee display to that OI D[...]

  • Page 142

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-26 Advanced Alar m C onfiguratio n Deletin g an Alar m, Even t, or A ction T o delete an alarm, event, o r action: 1. In the appr opr iate window , highlig ht the alar m, e vent, or action you wish to remove . 2. Click on the Del et e button to remove . A wind ow will appear asking you to confir m your selecti on; click on [...]

  • Page 143

    How Rising and Fa lling Thresholds Work 4-27 Alar m C onfiguratio n The top portion of the window contains the device info rmation boxes, as well as the event index number and the even t description; the log itself includes the following fields: Index This uniquely identifies this occurrence of the event. T ime Indicates the date and time of ea ch [...]

  • Page 144

    Alar m C onfiguratio n 4-28 How Rising and Falling Threshol ds Work[...]

  • Page 145

    5-1 Chapter 5 FDDI Management Concentrato r config uration; conne ction policy; s tation li st; conc entrator perfor mance; FDDI statistics ; frame translati on The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a MultiSwitch 700 module’s FDDI configuration, connection policy , station list, and performance with r espect to each Station Ma nagement (S[...]

  • Page 146

    FDDI Managem ent 5-2 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n • Connection Policy — This window shows the types of conn ections between the four FDDI PHY (por t) ty pes — A , B, M, and S — th at w ill be allowed by the SMT entity . • Station List — W ith th is wi ndo w you c a n s ee th e conf igur at i o n o f t h e ring on which the SMT entity r e[...]

  • Page 147

    Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-3 FDDI Ma nagement Configuration The Conc e ntrato r Configur ation win dow , Figure 5-2 , informs you about th e configuration and o perating state of the FDDI ring associated with th e selected SMT entity , and displays parameters relating to ring initialization. Figure 5-2. The Concentrator Configuration W indow MA C [...]

  • Page 148

    FDDI Managem ent 5-4 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n will not occur un less you are using locally-administered addresses, as fa ctory-set MAC addr esses are guaranteed to be unique. Ring-Op-Dup The ring is operational; how ever , the address of the MAC under contr ol of the SM T entity has been found to duplicate tha t of an other MAC on the rin g. Cor[...]

  • Page 149

    Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-5 FDDI Ma nagement either continues its own bid (and r emoves the com peting Claim Frame from the ring) or defers (halts transmi ssion of its own bid a nd r epeats the compet ing bid) according to the followi ng hierarchy of arbitratio n: • A Claim Frame with the lowest TTR T bid has pr ecedence. • If the values of T[...]

  • Page 150

    FDDI Managem ent 5-6 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n • Secondary in dicates that the MAC is inserted into the secondary path of the currently used FNB r ing. • Local mean s that the MAC is not inserted int o a primary or secon dary path of a dual ring, but may be connected to o ne or more o ther nodes. This is not a valid value for the DELHF-UA. ?[...]

  • Page 151

    Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-7 FDDI Ma nagement The following table summarizes the FDDI connection rules: V —valid connecti on X —illega l connec tion U —undesira b le (but lega l) connec tion; this requires that SMT i s notified. P —valid, but when both A an d B are c onnected to M por ts (a dua l-homin g configura tion), only the B con nec[...]

  • Page 152

    FDDI Managem ent 5-8 Viewing F DDI Infor matio n TIP Y ou can use any SNMP Set Reques t or MIB tool to edit the C onnection Policy for your device by set ting the fddimibSMTC onnectionPolicy MIB OID (p art of the M IBII FDDI T r ansmission MIB (RFC 1512). fddimibSM T Con nectionPolicy is simply a 16 -bit inte ger value (rang ing fr om 32768 to 6553[...]

  • Page 153

    Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-9 FDDI Ma nagement Station List The Station List il lust rates the configuratio n of the ring associa ted with the currently se lected SMT entity , including number of nodes on the ring, node addresses (both Can onical and MAC), node class, and ring topology . Figure 5-4. The Statio n List W indow The Station List pro vi[...]

  • Page 154

    FDDI Managem ent 5-10 Viewing FDDI Infor mation Stations P anel The Stations Panel displays a list of the sta tions on the ring to wh ich th e selected SMT is connected, in ring sequence from the MAC, along with each station’s node class and curr ent topology . If the number of nodes exceeds the panel size, scroll bars will appear in the lis t bo[...]

  • Page 155

    Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-11 FDDI Ma nagement P erf ormance The Concen trator Perform ance window , Fi gure 5-5 , provides graphical and numeric performance sta tistics for the selected SMT entity , including transmit frames, receive frames, fram e error s, lost frames, an d ring ops. Figure 5-5. The Concentrator Performan ce W indo w Statistics [...]

  • Page 156

    FDDI Managem ent 5-12 Viewing FDDI Infor mation A va ilable statistics are: T ransmi t Fram es The number of frames transmitted by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Rece iv e F ra mes The number of frames r eceived by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Frame Error s The number of err or fram es det[...]

  • Page 157

    Viewing FDDI Informati on 5-13 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 5-6. The FDDI Stat istics W indow The FDDI Statist ics window displ ays the follow ing informat ion for the module: SMT# This field displays the index number of Statio n Management (SMT) entity fo r the DELHF-UA. Frames/sec The number of frames/second (averaged over the specified poll in terval[...]

  • Page 158

    FDDI Managem ent 5-14 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings Setting the FDDI Statis tics P oll Rate T o set the FDDI Statist ics poll rate: 1. Click on the clock symb ol ( ) next to the P oll Rate (sec) te xt bo x. Th e Ne w Timer Inter val text bo x, Figure 5-7 , will appear . Figure 5-7. New T imer Interval T ext Box 2. Using the mous [...]

  • Page 159

    Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings 5-15 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 5-8. The Frame T ran sla tion W indow Inf ormation about Ethernet and FDDI Frame T y pes There are fo ur frame types which ca n be transmitted on an IEEE 80 2.3/Ethernet network – Ethernet II , Ethe rnet 80 2.2 , Ethernet 802 .3 (or Raw Ethe rnet), and Ethernet SNAP ; t[...]

  • Page 160

    FDDI Managem ent 5-16 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings If the frame is exiting th e FDDI ring through another FDDI/Ethernet bridge, th e FDDI frame must be con verted back into an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet fra me. As ther e are f our potential Ethernet frame types to which the two FDDI fram e types can be translated, you must determine wh[...]

  • Page 161

    Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings 5-17 FDDI Ma nagement This is the default frame type for No vell NetW are software version 3.12 and beyond; it is also used for OSI packets on IEEE 802.x LAN networks. Ethernet 802 .3 (Ethernet Raw) The Ethernet 8 02.3 frame format has an 80 2.3 MAC layer head er (as do Eth ernet 802.2 fra mes); howe[...]

  • Page 162

    FDDI Managem ent 5-18 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings FDDI SNAP The FDDI SNAP frame type has an FDDI header w ith a Frame Contr ol field that provides FDDI fra ming information, and the 80 2.2 LLC header with FDDI Frame Contr ol, a SNAP LSAP identifier , and a five byte pr otocol identifier . There is no FDDI equivalent fo r Ethern[...]

  • Page 163

    Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings 5-19 FDDI Ma nagement T ranslate all Ethernet R aw frames t o This selection box lets you set the translation parameters for Ethernet Raw (Ethernet 802 .3) packets. Ethernet R aw frames ar e used on networks r unning the IPX protoco l on Novell NetW are versions prior to 3.12. Possible options are FD[...]

  • Page 164

    FDDI Managem ent 5-20 Configu ring FDDI F rame T ransla tion S ettings[...]

  • Page 165

    6-1 Chapter 6 A TM Configuration Viewing conne ction data; conf igur ing P er manent Vir tual Ci rcuits (PV Cs); addi ng and del eting conne ction ent ries The A TM interface pr ovided by the DELHA-UA module pr ovides the connectivity th at a llows you to merge A T M network segm ents with traditi onal LAN technologies vi a the DLM6C-AA MultiSwitch[...]

  • Page 166

    A TM Conf ig ura t ion 6-2 Acces sing the A TM Connecti ons Window Figure 6-1. The Curren t A TM Connections W indow The Cu rrent A TM Connec tion s windo w provides the foll owing in forma tion ab out the device’s A TM connection s: Connection Data The Connectio n Data fields pro vide the following info rmation about each A TM interface availabl[...]

  • Page 167

    Acces sing the A T M Connect ions W indow 6-3 A TM Confi guratio n Settings The Settings portio n of the window conta ins a list box which displays in formation about each of the curr ently configur ed PVCs, as well as the fields used to conf igur e new co nnectio ns: I/F The device interface on which the PVC was configured . VPI Displays the V irt[...]

  • Page 168

    A TM Conf ig ura t ion 6-4 Configu rin g Connecti ons Refresh Selec tin g the Refresh button refresh es the connection info rmation displayed in the window . Configuring Connections Y ou can add a new connection or delete a n existing connection as described in th e following s ections. Adding a New Connection T o configure new Permanent V irtual C[...]

  • Page 169

    Configu ring Con nections 6-5 A TM Confi guratio n Deleting a Connection T o delete an existing PVC: 1. In the con nections list box, click to sele ct the co nnection you wish to delete. 2. Click on the Del et e button. A confir m ation wind ow will appear, listing the parameters ass igned to the conn ection and aski ng you to v erify tha t y ou wi[...]

  • Page 170

    A TM Conf ig ura t ion 6-6 Configu rin g Connecti ons[...]

  • Page 171

    7-1 Chapter 7 W AN Configuration The DELH W -U A and it s por t interface modules; W AN redundanc y; the W AN Logic al View; chan ging W AN Logical s ettings The DELHW -UA W ide Ar ea Networking (W AN) modular interface available for the DLE32-MA, D LE33-MA, an d other MultiSwitch 700 modules pr ovides LAN- to-W AN switching for the Mul tiS witch 7[...]

  • Page 172

    W A N Configurati on 7-2 About t he DELH W -U A Port interfac e modules available for the DELHW -UA inc lude: DELDS-UI DDS is Dig ital Data Services , a digital netwo rk that supports data rates of 56 Kbps or 64Kbps. The DDS service provides user s with dedicated, two-way simultan eous tran smission capabilities operating at transfer rates up to 64[...]

  • Page 173

    About the DELH W-U A 7-3 W AN Configuratio n throughput of up to 1.544 Mbps . T ime Division Multiplexing (TDM) allo ws for chann elizat ion of up to 24 links over a single ph ysi cal T1/F T1 in terface. DEL TD-UI This port interface m odule provides both a T1 and DDS interface that allow s you to easily sw itch betw een the two interfaces by cha n[...]

  • Page 174

    W A N Configurati on 7-4 The W AN Logical View The W AN Logical Vie w The W AN Logical V iew window displays information about the interfaces th at are part of your physical port. The windows are identical for T1 and Synchr onous ports. The number of e ntries is dependent on the type of port. The T1 port, for example, will have 24 entries. T o acce[...]

  • Page 175

    The W AN Logical View 7- 5 W AN Configuratio n Protocol Displays the acti ve Link Layer protocol. This field displays PPP ( Poi nt to Point), Frame Rela y , or Oth er . Compression Indicates whether data compr ession is activated or d e-activated. MTU Displays the MTU (Maximum T ransfer Unit) for this interface. The MTU is th e larg est packet size[...]

  • Page 176

    W A N Configurati on 7-6 The W AN Logical View 3. After ma king your c hanges, click on OK to exit the window and sav e the chang es, or Cancel to e xit the wi ndow without saving the chang es. Note that this win dow also displays the st ate of compression on the interface. After exiting the Logical Settings window , the W AN Logical V iew windo w [...]

  • Page 177

    Index-1 Index Symbol s % Load 3-3 % of T ot. Err ors 3-4 Numerics 802. 1D 2 -64, 2-69 802.1Q 1-3 1D Tr unk 2- 64, 2- 6 9 1Q Tr unk 2- 64, 2- 6 9 Default VLAN 2-66 discard format 2-70 Egress List 2-64 Egress List Configuration 2-71 frame disca rd format 2-70 Hybrid 2-65, 2-7 0 Ingress List 2-63 Ingress List Co nf iguration 2-68 Port Disca rd 2-70 Po[...]

  • Page 178

    Index Index-2 Collision s 3-4 color codes 2-15, 2-86 color -coded port display 2-2, 2-78 command buttons 1-9 community names 4-7 in traps 4 -7 Compression 7-5 Conce ntr a tor Conf igurati on window 5-3 Concentrat or M Ports 5-5 Concentrator Non -M Ports 5-5 Concentrator Perfor mance windo w 5-11 Connection Management 5-1, 5-5 Connecti on Poli cy wi[...]

  • Page 179

    Index-3 Index G Getting Help 1-10 Gigabit Ethernet 2-36 Global T echnical Assistance Center 1-11 gr oupi ng of v irtua l con nection s 6-3 H Help butt on 1-9, 1- 10 Help Menu 2-10, 2-8 3 how rising a nd f a lling (RMON ) threshol ds work 4- 27 hyster esis 4-10, 4- 27 I I/F Su mma ry 2- 22 inter face perfor mance stat istics 2-23 IEEE 802.1Q 1-3, 2-[...]

  • Page 180

    Index Index-4 P packet capture events 4-1 Packet T ype 3-3 Packets 3-3 Packets Received 2-27, 3-9 Packets T ransmitted 2-27, 3 -9 Peak Switch Utiliza tion 2-6 0 peak values 3-3, 3-4 , 3-5, 3 -6 Permanent V irtual Circuits (PVCs) 6-1 Physical Sta tus 2-23 PIC chip 2-19 Polling Int erval 4-5 port assignm ent 2 -68 Port Based VLAN 1-3 Port Menus 2-12,[...]

  • Page 181

    Index-5 Index T ransmit Qu eue Size 2-27, 3-9 T rap (RMON) 4-22 T - Req. 5- 4 T roub leshoot ing 3-8 twisted ring 5-7 U Undersized 3-4 Unicas t 2-26, 3-8 unicas t 2-63 Unit Failed 2-46 Unit in test... 2-46 Unit OK 2 -46 UNK 2-85 Unknow n Protocol 2-27 , 3-8 Up T ime 2-80 UPS ID 2-45 UPS Uptime 2-45 UpT ime 2-4 Utilities M enu 2 -10, 2-83 V VC MUX 8[...]

  • Page 182

    Index Index-6[...]