Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SuperStack II 3300 FX 3Com
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http://www.3com.com/tns Par t No. DU A15 1 0-0 AAA 04- P DF Publ ished Apr il 2001 Gett in g the Be st from 3Co m ® Net wor k Superv isor S oftwa re Ver sion 3.
3C om Corporation 54 00 Bayfr ont Plaza Sa nta Clara, Cal if or nia 95 052-8145 Copy right © 2001, 3Co m T echnolog ies. All rights reserve d. No part of this d ocum entatio n m ay be repro d uced in.
C ONT EN T S A BOUT T HI S G UI DE How to U se Th is Guide 5 Who Is This Guid e For ? 5 Conventio ns 5 Relat ed Doc umentation 6 Y ear 2 000 Compliance 6 Document ation Comment s 6 1 O VE R V I E W OF.
Monitorin g Core D evices and Li nks 14 Reacting t o Network Events 15 V i e w i n g t h e S t r e s s o n y o ur Ne t w or k 1 5 Viewi n g Deta iled Str es s I n dica to rs 16 Managing a nd Ma nipula.
A BOU T T HIS G UI DE Ho w t o Us e Th i s Gu i de T hi s gui de i s designed to be read befo re you s t art t o u se 3Com ® Netwo rk Supe r vi sor . I t shou ld ena bl e yo u t o g a in a n o ve rv iew of the ap p l ica ti on and h ow y ou ca n ben efi t f rom i t.
6 A BO UT T HI S G UI D E Rel ate d Do c um en ta t i o n The fol lo win g docu ment prov id es usef ul backg round i nfo rma ti on on net work s and n et work in g. The 3C om I nt rodu ct io n t o Net wor ki ng ( su ppl i e d wi th Ne t work Supe r vi sor ) .
1 O VERV IEW OF N ET W ORK M AN AGEMENT This cha pter gives you an overview of the basic con cepts of network manag ement . I t out li ne s: ■ Why Use Net wor k Mana gemen t? ■ The Ben efi t s o f.
8 C H A PTER 1: O V E R V I E W OF N ET W O R K M ANA G E M E NT R educing Dow n ti m e Ne twork d ownt ime c an aff ect y our bus in ess a nd it s product i vi t y . W h en th is happen s , i t i s i m p or tant tha t yo u res tore co nne ct io ns a s qu ic k ly a s poss i bl e.
K e y N e t w o r k M a nag e m e nt F un c t i o ns 9 Pr e d ictin g Pro b lem Li nks a n d Devi ces Thi s l ets y ou pr ovi de p reve ntat i ve sol ut i ons us i ng le ss s taff-h o urs and reduces the amo unt of t ime tha t your n etwork i s ei th er i neffi c ien t or unav a il abl e .
10 C H A PTER 1: O V E R V I E W OF N ET W O R K M ANA G E M E NT.
2 U SI NG N ETWORK S UPERVIS OR TO M AN AGE Y OU R N ETW O RK 3Co m ® Net wor k Supe r vi sor is a power fu l and e as y- t o- u s e net wor k manag ement to ol in the 3Com ® ne t wor k manage m ent rang e. Thi s chap ter co ntai n s a n ove rv iew of h ow you and y our net wor k can bene f it from Ne two rk S up e r vis o r.
12 C HA PTER 2: U SI NG N ETW ORK S UPERVISOR TO M ANAGE Y OU R N ETW ORK Ov er vi ew o f Network Supe rvisor W i za r ds Wiz a r d s a re provided to guide you through the setup and configuration of Netwo rk Super visor p arameter s .
Set ti n g up Ne two rk Sup e rv is or fo r t he First T im e 13 N e t w or k S u p er vi so r colo r -c od es o bje cts t o i n di cate stress leve ls, p r ovidin g an a ccu ra te and eas y- to -r e ad indic atio n o f c ur re nt lev el s o f str es s o n a n y moni tore d obj ect s .
14 C HA PTER 2: U SI NG N ETW ORK S UPERVISOR TO M ANAGE Y OU R N ETW ORK There are two steps which ar e used to construct a map of your network. Net w ork Supervisor: 1 Fi nd s th e dev ic es co nne .
Vi ewi ng the St res s on your N etw ork 15 Reacting to N etwo rk Eve nts W he n y o u s ta rt m o nito ring for t he firs t ti me , y ou ma y st art t o see man y even ts i n the Event Lis t. If the numb er o f events in the lis t appears to be exce ssive , thi s may indicate that the activit y thresho lds set a re t oo low for your ne t work.
16 C HA PTER 2: U SI NG N ETW ORK S UPERVISOR TO M ANAGE Y OU R N ETW ORK The sign if icant advantage of having a yel low (w arning) zone is that it gives you a clea r ind i cation t hat a mon i tor i s approaching a serious co ndi ti on. Thi s ma y al lo w yo u t o pred i ct s ome ne two rk pro bl ems b e fore they becom e crit ical .
Vi ewi ng the St res s on your N etw ork 17 Plain T ext Interpre tation o f a Netw ork Pr oble m A t ext ua l i nter pre tat i on o f a ne t work probl em i s a usef ul s t art in g p o int o r m a y prov ide eno ug h inf ormat ion f o r you to i dent ify and solv e a prob lem.
18 C HA PTER 2: U SI NG N ETW ORK S UPERVISOR TO M ANAGE Y OU R N ETW ORK The Al l Moni t ors Di alog Bo x (s h own in Fi gure 3 ), l ets yo u : ■ View w hich m onito r s are being used. ■ Ch an ge the thresho lds on each mo nitor . ■ Swit ch m o ni to rs o n or of f.
Man aging and Mani pulating Ev ent s 19 Manag ing an d Manipu l ati ng E vents The N et w o r k S uper visor Event List gr eat ly impro v e s yo ur abili ty to pr io ri t iz e and r eac t to pr oblem s on you r ne two r k . I n tellig e nt E ven t G eneration N etw ork Supe rvisor generates events intell i gen tly .
20 C HA PTER 2: U SI NG N ETW ORK S UPERVISOR TO M ANAGE Y OU R N ETW ORK In t he longer term, the Comment fa cility lets y ou buil d a pro ble m s olvin g dat ab a se fo r y our net wor k whi ch can help you t o s o lv e common prob lem s qui ckl y .
Vie wi ng Netw ork T ren d s and Patter ns 21 Vie wing Net work T ren ds and P at t er ns So m e tim es it is he l pf u l to ha v e a n o ver vie w or s t ati s ti c al s u m mar y o f cer ta i n aspec ts of you r n etwor k.
22 C HA PTER 2: U SI NG N ETW ORK S UPERVISOR TO M ANAGE Y OU R N ETW ORK Pl anni ng Y ou r Ne t wor k Ca p ac i t y Y ou can use the Network Capa city Repo rt to ca lc u late the number of por t s available on your network and identify which devices they belong to.
3 L IV E U PDA TE This chapter describes the features an d benefits of using 3C om ® Ne t wor k Supe r vi sor Li ve Updat e. I t out li nes : ■ About Li ve U p date ■ Usi ng L i ve Up date About .
24 C HA PTER 3: L IV E U PDATE T o ensure sec uri ty , some netw orks use a proxy server as an i nterme d iary bet ween th e wor ks tat io n and th e s erv er . If you r de faul t brows er i s usi ng speci f ic proxy set ti ngs, Li ve Upd a te will automati cal l y us e them to c on ne ct t o t he In tern et.
3COM END USER SO FT WA R E LIC ENSE AG R EEMENT YOU SHOULD CA REFULLY R EAD T HE FOLLO W ING TERMS AND CO N DITIO NS BEFO RE USIN G T HIS PROD UC T. I T CO NTAI NS SOF TWA RE, TH E USE OF WH ICH IS LICE NSED B Y 3C OM CORP ORATI ON (" 3C OM") T O ITS CU ST OMER S F OR THE IR US E ON L Y AS SE T FOR TH BELO W .
GOVERNING LA W This Li cense Agree ment shall be governed b y th e la ws of Eng land . You agree th at the Unite d Nations Co n ve ntion o n Cont racts for the Internati onal Sale of G oods (1980) is h ereby e xcluded in its e ntirety from ap pli c at ion to th is Li c en se Ag r ee me n t .
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