Asante Technologies 6000 Series manual

IntraSpection ™ Personality Module IntraStack ™ 6000 Series Ethernet Switch User’ s Manual Asanté T echnologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 1.800.662.9686 www .asante.com September 1997 Part Number 06-00380-00 Rev . A Book Page i Thursday, September 18, 1997 4:28 PM[...]

Copyright Notice Copyright  1997 by Asanté T echnologies, Inc . All rights reserved. No par t of this manual, or any associated artwork, softwar e, product design or design concept, may be copied, reproduced or stor ed, in whole or in part, in an y form or b y any means mechanical, electronic, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, incl[...]

Page iii T able of Contents About This Manual ..................................................... vii Chapter Contents ................................................................. vii Document Conventions ...................................................... viii Audience .....................................................................[...]

Page iv Management ...............................................................4-1 Performing Basic Management Functions .......................... 4-1 Configuration Tasks Overview ........................................... 4-1 Management Tasks Overview ............................................. 4-1 Setting Community Strings ................[...]

Page v Menus ......................................................................... 5-1 Configuration ...................................................................... 5-4 Identify .......................................................................... 5-4 Agent ............................................................................[...]

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Page vii About This Manual This manual introduces the IntraSpection P er sonality Module f or the f ol- lowing device: ❏ The Asanté IntraStac k 6000 Ser ies Ethernet switch This manual defines a P er sonality Module and explains ho w to install and use the IntraStack 6000 Series P er sonality Module. Chapter Contents This manual is divided into[...]

About This Manual Page viii Document Conventions This manual uses the follo wing conventions to convey instructions and information: ❏ Commands and key words are in boldface font. ∆ Note: Noteworth y information, which contains helpful suggestions or r ef erences to other sections in the manual, is in this format. ▲ Important: Significant in[...]

Page 1-1 1 Introduction IntraSpection Personality Modules A P er sonality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that allows f or e xpanded management of an SNMP (Simple Netw or k Manage- ment Protocol) device by specifically addressing the device’ s propr i- etar y information (the “Private MIB”). Management capabilities are [...]

Introduction Page 1-2 Management Options The IntraStack 6000 Series P er sonality Module supports the following management options: See Chapter 5, “Menus, ” f or a detailed description of each management option. ❏ Device identification information ❏ SNMP agent inf or mation ❏ IP agent protocol inf or- mation ❏ Software ag ent informa- [...]

IntraSpection Personality Modules Page 1-3 Minimum System Requirements Server ❏ IntraSpection v er sion 1.01 or greater ❏ PC with 80486 or faster micropr ocessor ❏ 48MB RAM ❏ 100MB free disk space ❏ Windo ws NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (r ecom- mended) ❏ W eb ser ver that supports Common Gatewa y Interf ace (CGI) 1.1 (such as[...]

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Page 2-1 2 Installation Installing a Personality Module This chapter e xplains how to install the IntraStack 6000 Series P er sonal- ity Module. ▲ Important: The P er sonality Module is installed on the computer where the IntraSpection Application Ser ver is installed. Befor e installing the Personality Module, make sure that IntraSpection (websu[...]

Installation Page 2-2 7 Click Ye s to accept the a greement and continue with the installation. T o decline the agreement and e xit the installation, click No . The “IntraSpection P ersonality Module Read Me” win- dow appears. Review the inf ormation carefully . 8 Click Next to continue. The decompressed P er sonality Module files are installe[...]

Installing a Personality Module Page 2-3 13 Click OK . The “IntraSpection Module Installation” windo w appears. ▲ Important: This window should be pointing to the director y that contains the IntraSpection (websuite.e xe) program. If it is not, click Browse and locate that director y . 14 Click OK . ∆ Note: A “Select Database” window ma[...]

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Page 3-1 3 Accessing the Device This chapter e xplains ho w to access the IntraStac k 6000 Series Personal- ity Module’ s Device Page . The Device Pag e provides access to the Per- sonality Module’ s management options. Accessing the Device Page T o access the Device Pag e for an IntraStac k, you must first create a map of the networ k in Intr[...]

Accessing the Device Page 3-2 ❏ T ype the lowest (beginning) IP addr ess on your networ k in the Low IP Addr ess field. ❏ T ype the highest (last) IP address on your net- wor k in the Hi IP Addr ess field. ❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a new map, or select Append to attach this map to the map that is stored in your sys[...]

Device Page Components Page 3-3 Device Page Components A P er sonality Module’ s Device Pag e consists of several components; including, device information, a front panel image, and management menu items. See Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Device P a ge components Device Information The follo wing information is displayed at the top of the Device P age: [...]

Accessing the Device Page 3-4 Front Panel Image The front panel image contains the f ollowing components (as illustrated in Figure 3-3): ❏ Device — the entire IntraStac k 6000 Ser ies switc hing system (includes the IntraStac k 6014DSB and any installed e xpansion units). ❏ Group — each unit (module) within the device (such as the IntraStac[...]

Selecting the Device for Management Page 3-5 Selecting the Device for Management The IntraStack can be manag ed at dif fer ent levels; that is, at the device, group, or port level. For e xample, if a group (such as the Intr aStack 6014DSB base unit) is selected and you select the Graph menu, statistics f or that group are display ed. If a port is s[...]

Accessing the Device Page 3-6 Menu Components The menus on the IntraStack 6000 Series Device P age provide access to the different manag ement options supported by the Personality Module. T ables Some menus contain tables with information that is configurable directly on-scr een from y our W eb browser while others contain informa- tion that is re[...]

Page 4-1 4 Management Performing Basic Management Functions This chapter e xplains how to perform some basic management func- tions with the IntraStack 6000 Series P er sonality Module. ▲ Important: The tasks outlined in this chapter require access to the Intr aStack’ s Device Pag e. See Chapter 3, “ Accessing the Device, ” f or instr uctio[...]

Management Page 4-2 Management T ask Page Resetting the IntraStack page 4-15 Managing trap receivers page 4-16 Viewing the port address table page 4-18 Performing a software upgrade page 4-20 Downloading a configuration file page 4-23 Configuring T elnet idle time-out page 4-25 Configuring the Spanning T ree Protocol page 4-26 Viewing counter s[...]

Setting Community Strings Page 4-3 Setting Community Strings Community strings define access r ights for r eading and wr iting SNMP data objects for a device. The community strings (read and write) for an IntraStack ar e manually set in the IntraStack 6014DSB via the unit’ s console por t. In order to access an IntraStac k with IntraSpection, th[...]

Management Page 4-4 Figure 4-2 IntraSpection Map Manager P age 3 Click the Edit Device button. The Map Configuration table appears, similar to Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 Map Configuration table 4 Enter the IntraStack 6014DSB’ s IP address in the IP Address field. 5 Enter the IntraStack 6014DSB’ s read community string in the Read Community Strin[...]

Configuring IP Information Page 4-5 Configuring IP Information T o configure and/or manage an IntraStac k over the networ k, the IntraSt- ack 6014DSB needs to be properl y configured with IP information (such as the device’ s IP address, subnet mask, and default gatewa y address). This information is initially set-up in the Intr aStack 6014DSB[...]

Management Page 4-6 Configuring Out-of-Band Information Y ou can configure an Intr aStack’ s out-of-band parameters (i.e., the dial- string and baud rate) via the Agent menu. T o configure an IntraStack’ s out-of-band inf or mation: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front-panel image. (This selects the entire device.) 2 Click[...]

Configuring Bootstrap Parameters Page 4-7 Configuring Bootstrap Parameters Y ou can determine the method (local or remote) that the IntraStack uses to load its software at startup or during a reset via the Agent menu. T o configure the IntraStack’ s bootstr ap parameter s: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front-panel image. (Th[...]

Management Page 4-8 Configuring Device Identification Information T o help with identification, y ou can add cer tain details about the IntraSt- ack; such as, the device’ s name, location, and contact inf or mation. T o configure device identification information: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front-panel image. (This sel[...]

Updating the Device Page Page 4-9 Updating the Device Page The files for the Intr aStack 6000 Series Personality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Ser ver’ s database. Occasionally , these files should be updated from the Device P age to ensure that you ar e viewing the IntraStack’ s latest inf or mation. T o update the P[...]

Management Page 4-10 Viewing Port Parameters Y ou can view inf or mation about each port within an IntraStack s witch- ing system via the PortInfo menu. The PortInfo (P ort Information) menu displays the type of each port as well as the port’ s auto-negotiation status, link status, speed, and duplex mode. T o view port parameter s: 1 Click PortIn[...]

Configuring Port Parameters Page 4-11 Configuring Port Parameters Y ou can configure eac h por t within an IntraStack f or the following: ❏ A uto-negotiation ❏ Broadcast filtering ❏ Store-and-f orwarding ▲ Important: Y ou cannot configure a port’ s duple x mode via the P er sonality Module. Configuring Auto-Negotiation A uto-negotiat[...]

Management Page 4-12 2 Click once on the row of the port you w ant to config- ure. The ports are identified by their group number ( GrpIndex ) and port number ( PortIndex ). ∆ Note: For a description of each field, see “ A uto Negotiate” on pag e 5-15. 3 Click Modify . The “Modify Dialog” box appears. 4 Open the Admin State drop-down m[...]

Configuring Port Parameters Page 4-13 Configuring Store-and-Forwarding Store-and-f orwarding is a port’ s ability to store incoming packets befor e forw arding them. T o configure a port’ s store-and-forwar ding a bility: 1 Click PortCtrl . Y ou do not have to select an y por t on the front-panel image. The P or t Control table appears. 2 Cli[...]

Management Page 4-14 Enabling or Disabling a Port The enabling or disabling of a port is a manual operation that can be used to isolate networ k devices possibly causing problems on the net- wor k. It can also be used to prev ent unauthor ized use of a port or sta- tion. T o enable or disable a port: 1 Click PortCtrl . Y ou do not need to select an[...]

Resetting the IntraStack Page 4-15 Resetting the IntraStack Y ou can reset the entire Intr aStack device or a selected group via the Reset menu. T o perform a reset: 1 T o reset the device, do not select anything on the front- panel image. T o reset a group, click once the g roup. 2 Click Reset . The Reset table appears for the agent or a selected [...]

Management Page 4-16 Managing T rap Receivers T rap r eceivers are the network manag ement stations designated to receive tr aps from the IntraStack when they occur . ▲ Important: A maximum of four trap receiv er s is allowed. This section describes how to add and delete a trap receiv er . T o add a trap receiver entry: 1 Do not select any item o[...]

Managing Trap Receivers Page 4-17 6 T ype the community string for the management sta- tion in the Community String field. 7 Click Apply . The entr y for the manag ement station is added and appears in the table. If it does not appear , click Refr esh . Deleting a T rap Receiver Entry T o delete a trap receiver entry: 1 Click once on the row conta[...]

Management Page 4-18 Viewing the Port Address T able The IP Address Monitoring T able is a table of node addr esses that the IntraStack automaticall y builds by listening to and lear ning the informa- tion that is broadcast when a new node logs on. The IntraStack c hecks the source and destination addresses as pac kets pass through it and records t[...]

Viewing the Port Address Table Page 4-19 Y ou can chang e the sorting order in which inf or mation is display ed b y clic k once on one of the following buttons: ❏ Grp, Port, IP — sorts by group number , port number , then IP address. ❏ Grp, Port, Physical — sorts by group number , port number , then physical addr ess. ❏ Phys, Grp, Port ?[...]

Management Page 4-20 Performing a Software Upgrade An IntraStack’ s software image file can be upgr aded via IntraSpection. T o upgrade an IntraStac k’ s software image file requir es two steps: ❏ Set up the IntraStack 6014DSB’ s boot information. ❏ Configure the image file inf ormation. Set up the Boot Information T o set up the Intr[...]

Performing a Software Upgrade Page 4-21 Figure 4-14 Switch Ag ent Software Group table ∆ Note: For a description of each field, see “swAg entSW” on page 5-9. 2 Open the Up/Download Action drop-down menu and select Download . 3 Open the Download File drop-down menu and select Image-File . 4 T ype the ser ver’ s IP address where the software[...]

Management Page 4-22 ❏ Active Image Bank — the bank that is used dur- ing the system boot-up (also ref er red to as “Boot Bank” ❏ Download Bank — the bank that receiv es the new version of runtime code when it is down- loaded (also ref er red to as “Destination Bank”). 8 Click Apply . The IntraStack do wnloads the ima ge file to th[...]

Downloading a Configuration File Page 4-23 Downloading a Configuration File The IntraStack’ s configuration file can be downloaded to the device via IntraSpection. T o download a configuration file: 1 Make sure the IntraStac k is configured with valid boot information. See “Set up the Boot Inf or mation” on page 4-20 f or instr uc- tion[...]

Management Page 4-24 9 Click Apply . The IntraStack do wnloads the configuration file to the image bank specified. Click Refresh to view updated inf or mation. Book Page 24 Thursday, September 18, 1997 4:28 PM[...]

Configuring Telnet Idle Time-Out Page 4-25 Configuring T elnet Idle T ime-Out Y ou can configure the amount of time an idle T elnet connection to the IntraStack r emains active via the swAgentSW menu. If a T elnet connection to the IntraStac k remains idle for the number of specified time-out minutes, the remote T elnet connection to the IntraSt[...]

Management Page 4-26 Configuring the Spanning T ree Protocol The IntraStack is shipped with Spanning T r ee enabled on all por ts. Y ou can disable or enable Spanning T ree on the Intr aStack or on an indi- vidual port. Y ou can also configure the Spanning T ree par ameters on the IntraStack. ▲ Important: Do not ena ble, disable, or configure [...]

Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol Page 4-27 Figure 4-16 Port Control table 2 Select the port you want to disable or enable Span- ning T ree on by clicking once on its ro w . 3 Click Modify . The “Modify Dialog” box appears. 4 Open the STP drop-down menu and select Disable (to disable Spanning T ree on the port) or Enable (to enable Spannin[...]

Management Page 4-28 Configuring Spanning T ree Parameters T o configure the Spanning T ree P arameters on the IntraStack: ▲ Important: Do not change an y of the Spanning T r ee parameters unless you have kno wledge and e xper ience with the IEEE 802.1d specification. 1 Do not select any item on the front-panel imag e. (This selects the entire[...]

Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol Page 4-29 5 T ype the new inf or mation. 6 Click Apply . The Spanning T ree parameters on the IntraStack ar e config- ured. Click Refresh to view updated inf or mation. Book Page 29 Thursday, September 18, 1997 4:28 PM[...]

Management Page 4-30 Viewing Statistics There are tw o groups of statistics with the IntraStack 6000 Series P er- sonality Module: ❏ Counter Statistics (such as broadcast pac kets, frag- ments, and collisions) ❏ P acket Statistics Both groups of statistics can be vie wed in two diff erent f or mats: table or graph. ▲ Important: Statistics are[...]

Viewing Statistics Page 4-31 3 Open the Sampling Interval drop-down menu and select the number of seconds to poll for statistics. Statistics are automaticall y gather ed at the selected interval in the follo wing columns: ❏ Curr — (current) the number of occurrences each second. ❏ Peak — the largest number of occurrences since opening or re[...]

Management Page 4-32 Figure 4-19 Counter Statistics (graph f ormat) 3 Open the Statistics drop-down menu and select the object to be monitored. For a description of each object, see “Objects” on pag e 5- 27. 4 Open the Seconds drop-down menu and select the number of seconds for whic h statistics are to be gath- ered. 5 Use the scroll button to [...]

Viewing Statistics Page 4-33 Viewing Packet Statistics (T able Format) T o view packet statistics in a table f or mat: 1 Select a port for which statistics ar e to be gathered by clicking on it once. ▲ Important: Statistics can be view ed at the por t- level onl y . 2 Click PktT able . P acket statistics appear for the selected port, similar to F[...]

Management Page 4-34 Viewing Packet Statistics (Graph Format) T o view packet statistics in a gr aph format: 1 Select a port for which statistics ar e to be gathered by clicking on it once on the fr ont-panel ima ge. ▲ Important: Statistics can be viewed at the port- level onl y . 2 Click PktGraph . P acket Statistics appears for the selected por[...]

Viewing Statistics Page 4-35 ❏ Peak per Second — the larg est number of occur- rences since opening or resetting the scr een. 6 Click Reset to reset the counters to zero. Book Page 35 Thursday, September 18, 1997 4:28 PM[...]

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Page 5-1 5 Menus This chapter describes each manag ement menu on the IntraStack 6000 Series’ s Device Pag e. The table below provides a brief description of each menu; the sections that follo w explain each menu in detail. Table 5-1 Device Page Menu Descriptions Menu Description Configuration T itle for the submenus listed below it; this menu ca[...]

Menus Page 5-2 Menu Description BankImage Allows you to view the latest information on the device’ s two image banks. See “BankImage” on page 5-13. Control T itle for the sub-menus listed below it; this menu cannot be selected. See “Control” on page 5-14. Reset Allows you to reset the device or a selected group. See “Reset” on page 5-[...]

Page 5-3 Menu Description Graph Allows you to view real-time counter statistics, in a graph format, on a selected port. See “Graph” on page 5-29. PktT able Allows you to view real-time packet statistics, in a table for- mat, on a selected port. See “PktT able” on page 5-30. PktGraph Allows you to view real-time packet statistics, in a graph[...]

Menus Page 5-4 Configuration This menu is not a management option; it is a title for the configur ation sub-menus listed below it. This menu CANNOT be selected. Identify This menu provides read-onl y and configurable identification informa- tion for the device. T able 5-2 descr ibes each field in the Identify menu. ∆ Note: For instructions o[...]

Agent Page 5-5 Agent This menu displays r ead-only and configurable SNMP agent inf or mation for the device; including; the image load method and pr otocol and the out-of-band dial string and baud rate. T able 5-3 descr ibes each field in the Agent menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Config- uring Out-of-Band Information?[...]

Menus Page 5-6 Field Description Baud Rate Configurable field; determines the baud rate setting for the out-of-band port. ❏ b1200 — 1200 baud rate ❏ b2400 — 2400 baud rate ❏ b4800 — 4800 baud rate ❏ b9600 — 9600 baud rate ❏ b19200 — 19200 baud rate Revision Read-only field; displays the hardware reversion num- ber of the devi[...]

IP Agent Page 5-7 IP Agent This menu displays r ead-only and configurable IP (Internet Protocol) agent inf or mation for the device; including, the device’ s IP address, sub- net mask, default gatewa y , and T elnet information. T able 5-4 descr ibes each field in the IP Agent menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Config-[...]

Menus Page 5-8 Field Description T imeOut Configurable field; determines the T elnet idle time-out period. Note: The default is 20 minutes. Book Page 8 Thursday, September 18, 1997 4:28 PM[...]

swAgentSW Page 5-9 swAgentSW This menu displays configur a ble and read-onl y software inf or mation for the device’ s SNMP agent. It allows you to do wnload a ne w imag e file or configuration file and enable or disable the Spanning T ree Pr otocol. T able 5-5 descr ibes each field in the s wAgentSW menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using[...]

Menus Page 5-10 Field Description Image Server Configurable field; determines the IP address of the image file server . This IP address is specific for the agent image file download server . Image File Name Configurable field; determines the name and network path of the image file. Image Retries Configurable field; determines the number o[...]

swAgentHW Page 5-11 swAgentHW This menu displays r ead-only hardware inf ormation for the device’ s SNMP agent. T able 5-6 descr ibes each field in the s wAgentHW menu. Table 5-6 swAgentHW Menu Field Description DRAMSize Read-only field; displays the DRAM size (in bytes) on the device’ s hardware board. FlashRAMSize Read-only field; displays[...]

Menus Page 5-12 swBasic This menu displays r ead-only information on the device; such as, its backplane type and gr oup capacity . T able 5-7 descr ibes each field in the s wBasic menu. Table 5-7 swBasic Menu Field Description T ype Read-only field; displays the Ethernet switch type. Back Plane T ype Read-only field; displays the back plane of t[...]

BankImage Page 5-13 BankImage This menu displays r ead-only information on the device’ s two imag e banks. T able 5-8 descr ibes each field in the BankImag e menu. Table 5-8 BankImage Menu Field Description Index Read-only field; displays the number of the entry in the BankImage T able. MajorV ersion Read-only field; displays the major version[...]

Menus Page 5-14 Control This menu is not an actual management option; it is a title to the sub- menus listed below it. This menu CANNOT be selected. Reset This menu allows you to r eset the device or a selected group. T able 5-9 descr ibes each field in the Reset table at the device lev el; T able 5-10 descr ibes each field in the Reset table at [...]

AutoNegotiate Page 5-15 AutoNegotiate This menu displays configur a ble and read-onl y auto-negotiation informa- tion on each of the device’ s ports. T able 5-11 descr ibes each field in the AutoNeg otiate menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Config- uring Auto Neg otiation” on page 4-11. Table 5-11 AutoNegotiate Menu [...]

Menus Page 5-16 Field Description LocalAbility Read-only field; displays the connecting ability of the local port in the device (what the port is capable of). The information displayed is in hexadecimal format; for example, IE:00 (where “IE” is Byte 1 and “00” is Byte 2). Bit definitions: Byte 1: ❏ 0 — undefined ❏ 1 — 10Base-T ca[...]

GroupInfo Page 5-17 GroupInfo This menu displays configur a ble and read-onl y information on each of the device’ s groups. T able 5-12 descr ibes each field in the Gr oupInfo menu. Table 5-12 GroupInfo Menu Field Description Index Read-only field; displays the number of the entry in the Group Basic Info T able. Physical Addr Read-only field;[...]

Menus Page 5-18 MonitorIP This menu displays the device’ s MA C address table. The MA C address table is a table of node addresses that the IntraStac k receives on its ports. It uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be f orwarded or filtered. Each entry consists of the MAC addr ess of the device and an identifier f[...]

PortCtrl Page 5-19 PortCtrl This menu displays r ead-only and configurable port parameter informa- tion for eac h por t within the device. It allows you to enable or disab le a por t as well as enable or disable the follo wing: ❏ Broadcast filtering ❏ Store-and-f orwarding ❏ The Spanning T ree protocol T able 5-14 descr ibes each field in [...]

Menus Page 5-20 Field Description STP Configurable field; enables or disables the Spanning T ree Protocol on the selected port. ❏ Enable — the port joins the Spanning T ree Protocol calculation; the state of the port is decided by STP and will be in blocking, listen- ing, learning, or forwarding mode. ❏ Disable — the port is removed from [...]

PortInfo Page 5-21 PortInfo This menu displays r ead-only port information (such as the port’ s type, auto-negotiation status, link status, speed, and duplex mode) f or each port within the device. T able 5-15 descr ibes each field in the P ortInfo menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie w- ing P or t P arameter s” on p[...]

Menus Page 5-22 T rapRecv This menu allows you to determine the management stations that will receive tr aps from the device. T able 5-16 descr ibes each field in the T r apRecv menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Manag- ing T rap Receivers” on page 4-16. Table 5-16 Trap Receiver Menu Field Description Status Configurabl[...]

Spanning Page 5-23 Spanning This menu allows you to vie w and configure the Spanning T ree Pr otocol. ▲ Important: Do not c hange an y of the Spanning T ree Protocol parameters unless you are f amiliar with the IEEE 802.1d specification. T able 5-17 descr ibes each field in the Spanning menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see [...]

Menus Page 5-24 Field Description Maximum Age Read-only field; displays the maximum permissible age, in seconds, provided by the current Root Bridge for Spanning T ree configuration information to remain active on the selected bridge. When the time-span expires and the bridge has not received any BPDUs, it discards the current Spanning T ree info[...]

Spanning Page 5-25 Field Description Bridge Maximum Age Configurable field; the maximum permissible age, in seconds, provided by the current root bridge for Spanning T ree configuration information to remain active on the selected bridge. When the time-span expires and the bridge has not received any BPDUs, it discards the current Spanning T ree[...]

Menus Page 5-26 Filter This menu is not an actual management option; it is a title to the sub- menus listed below it. This menu CANNOT be selected. Forwarding This menu provides read-onl y forwar ding and/or filter ing information on the device. T able 5-18 descr ibes each field in the F orwarding menu. Table 5-18 Forwarding Menu Field Descriptio[...]

Table Page 5-27 V alidate This menu updates the P ersonality Module’ s Device P age with the latest information stored in the IntraSpection Application Ser ver database. For instructions on using this menu, see “Updating the Device P a ge” on page 4-9. Statistics This menu is not an actual management option; it is a title to the sub- menus li[...]

Menus Page 5-28 Field Description ❏ etherStatsCRCAlignErrors — the total number of packets received that had a length (exclud- ing framing bits, but including FCS octets) of between 64 and 1518 octets, inclusive, but were not an integral number of octets in length or had a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS). ❏ etherStatsUndersizePkts — the tota[...]

Graph Page 5-29 Graph This menu provides real-time counter statistics, in a gr aph format, on a selected port. T able 5-20 descr ibes each field in the Gr aph menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing Counter Statistics (Graph F or mat)” on page 4-31. Table 5-20 Graph Menu Field Description Seconds Drop-down menu; spec[...]

Menus Page 5-30 PktT able This menu provides real-time packet statistics, in a table f or mat, on a selected port. T able 5-21 descr ibes each field in the PktT able menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie w- ing P acket Statistics (T a ble F or mat)” on page 4-33. Table 5-21 PktTable Menu Field Description Sampling Inter[...]

PktGraph Page 5-31 PktGraph This menu provides real-time packet statistics, in a gr aph format, on a selected port. T able 5-22 descr ibes each field in the PktGr aph menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie w- ing P acket Statistics (Graph Format)” on page 4-34. Table 5-22 PktGraph Menu Field Description Seconds Drop-down[...]

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Index-i Index Numerics 100Mbps port speed 5-21 10Mbps port speed 5-21 A about this manual vii add button 3-6 address boot server 5-7 configuring 4-5 gateway, default 5-7 IP agent 5-7 configuring 4-5 viewing 3-3 monitoring table sorting 4-19 viewing 4-18 physical description 5-4 forwarding 5-26 viewing 4-8 admin state, auto-negotiation 5-15 advertis[...]

Index-ii buttons add 3-6 apply 3-6 modify 3-6 refresh 3-6 C chapter contents vii client requirements 1-3 community strings configuring 4-3 invalid, accessing 5-7 trap receivers 5-22 unauthorized 5-7 configurable information 3-6 configuration file downloading 4-23 name of 5-9 retry count 5-9 server of 5-9 up/download 5-9 menu, description 5-4 tasks,[...]

Index-iii dial string, out-of-band configuring 4-6 description 5-5 disable group 5-17 port 4-14, 5-19 Spanning Tree, port 5-20 document conventions viii download bank 5-10 DRAM size, viewing 5-11 duplex mode, port description 5-21 viewing 4-10 E EEPROM size, viewing 5-11 eeprombootinfo 5-5 enable group 5-17 port 4-14, 5-19 Spanning Tree, port 5-20 [...]

Index-iv group capacity 5-12 defined 3-4 description 5-17 disabling 5-17 enabling 5-17 fan status 5-17 info menu 5-17 last change 5-17 module type 5-17 numbering 3-4 physical address of 5-17 ports, number of 5-17 reset 4-15 , 5-17 groups numbering of 3-4 viewing image of 3-4 H half duplex, port 5-21 hardware address, description 5-4 model number 5-[...]

Index-v IP (continued) subnet mask 5-7 J jabbers 5-28 L LEDs, viewing 3-4 link status, of port description 5-21 viewing 4-10 load mode, image 5-5 local ability , auto negotiation 5-16 boot configuring 4-7 description 5-5 location information configuring 4-8 description 5-4 M MAC addresses table, sorting 4-19 viewing 4-18 VLAN ID 5-18 management acc[...]

Index-vi manual about vii audience viii chapter contents vii document conventions viii overview vii map network, creating 3-1 manager pag e 4-4 mau jabber lockups 5-28 maximum age bridge configuring 4-28 description 5-25 Spanning T ree, description 5-24 media independent interface ports. See MII menus buttons 3-6 components of 3-6 configurable info[...]

Index-vii P packet statistics 128 to 255 octets 5-30 256 to 511 octets 5-30 512 to 1023 octets 5-30 64 octets 5-30 65 to 127 octets 5-30 etherStatsPkts1024to1518- octets 5-30 graph format description 5-31 viewing 4-34 table format description 5-30 reset 5-30 viewing 4-33 packets broadcast filtering, configuring 4-12 store-and-forwarding, configur[...]

Index-viii R RAM, flash, viewing 5-11 rate, baud 5-6 read community 4-3 readable octets 5-28 read-only information 3-6 receive port 5-26 received ability, auto- negotiation 5-16 receivers, trap adding 4-16 address 5-22 community string 5-22 deleting 4-17 status 5-22 refresh button 3-6 remote able, auto negotiation 5-15 boot, configuring 4-7 require[...]

Index-ix Spanning Tree Protocol (continued) enabling 4-26 forward delay, description 5-24 hello time, description 5-24 hold time 5-24 maximum age, description 5-24 menu. See spanning menu number of topology changes 5-25 parameters, configuring 4-28 port disabling 5-20 enabling 5-20 priority configuring 4-28 description 5-23 root cost 5-23 port 5-23[...]

Index-x system requirements 1-3 T table menu 5-27 tables, in menus, resizing 3-6 technical support A-1 telnet active sessions 5-7 viewing 4-5 , 4-25 idle time-out 5-8 sessions 5-7 , 5-10 viewing 4-5 , 4-25 time-out period configuring 4-25 description 5-10 tftp (trivial file transfer protocol) 5-5 time since topology changed 5-25 topology changes, n[...]