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SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 Modules User ’ s Guide.
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iv Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using the SmartSwitch 600 0 and Matrix E7 Us er ’ s Guide ............ ........... ................. ..... 1-5 Related Manuals ............... ........... ................. ........... ................. ...........
Contents v Using an Uninterr uptable Power Supply (UPS) .................. ........... ................. ....... 2-51 Accessing the UPS W indow ....... ........... ................. ................. ........... ............. 2-51 Setting the UPS ID .
vi Contents Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration About RMON Alarms and Ev ents .......... ................. ............ ................ ............ ................ 4-1 Basic Alarm Con figuration .......... ................. ........... ................. .
Contents vii Chapter 6 FDDI Management V iewing FDDI Information ....................... ..... ...... ...... ........... ...... ..... ...... ........... ...... ..... .... 6-1 Configuration .............. ........... ................. .................
1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction About the SmartSwi tch 6000 a nd Matrix E 7 famili es; how to use this guide; rela ted guides ; getting help. W elcome to the E lem ent Manager for th e SmartSwitch 6 000 and Matrix E7 Modules User ’ s Guide .
Introductio n 1-2 The SmartS witch 6000 an d Matrix E7 mo dules inclu de: •T h e 6E122 -26 and 6E123 -26 Smart Switch mod ules each pr ovide 24 fixed 10B ase-T switch ports (via RJ45 connectors on the 6 E122; RJ21 T elco connectors on t he 6E123) and two slots for optional FE-100xx Fast Ethernet Port Interface Modules (FEPIMs).
1-3 Introductio n - The HSIM -W87 is a W ide Area Network (W AN) HSIM that provides LAN to W AN connectivity for any SmartSwitch that supports high-speed interface modules (HSIMs). The HSIM-W87 has a DS3 interface (T3 ), pr ovidin g up to 28 separate DS1 connections (T1).
Introductio n 1-4 •T h e 6H123- 50 Sm artSwitch modu le is a 48 p ort MicroLAN 10 /100 Mbps Et hernet module (4 separ ately repeated MicroLANs of 12 ports each, via f our RJ21 T elco connecto rs). The 6H12 3-50 als o provide s two FEP IM slots for uplin ks.
Using the SmartSw itch 6000 and Matrix E7 User ’s Guide 1-5 Introductio n •T h e 6M146- 04 Smart Switch carrier mod ule provides t wo FEPIM slot s and two HSIM slots.
Introductio n 1-6 Usin g the SmartS witch 600 0 and Matr ix E7 User ’s Guide Chapte r 1, Introduction , provides a l ist of r elated documentati on and sh ows you ho w to contact the En terasys Global Call C enter . It also briefly describes the S martSwitch 60 00 and Matrix E7 modules and 6C10 5/6C107 chas sis.
Related Ma nuals 1-7 Introductio n Related Manuals The SmartSwitch 6 000 and Matrix E7 U ser ’ s Guid e is only p art of a complete doc ument set designed to provide com prehensive information abo ut the features available to you throug h NetSight El ement Manag er .
Introductio n 1-8 Getting Help From the Help menu accessed from the Device V iew window menu bar , you can access on-line Help specific to the Device V iew window , as well as bring up the Chassis Manager window for reference. Refer to Chapter 2, The Device View , fo r information on the Device V iew and Chassis Manager windows.
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2-1 Chapter 2 The Device V iew Informati on display ed in the D evice View; t he logical Device View; the C hassis Manager win dow; chassi s man agement fun ctions The Device V iew displays the cu rrent conf iguratio n of your Smar tSwitch 6 000 or Matr ix E7 module via a graphical representation of the module’ s front panel.
The Device View 2-2 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Figur e 2-1. The Management Se lection W indow In the Mana gement Selection wi ndow , click to s elect De vice View , an d click the OK button.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-3 The De vice View Figure 2-2. The Device V iew W indow By clicking in des ign ated areas of the chassis graphical d isp lay (as detailed later in this chapter), or b y using the menu bar at the top of th e Device V iew window , you can access all of the menus that lead to more detailed windows.
The Device View 2-4 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Gener al Devi ce Info rmation In addition to the main interface display , t he Device V iew window provides the following device information: IP The De.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-5 The De vice View Port St atus Indicates the port status display selection cu rrently in ef fect. The default port status v iew is brid ge status; if you have not changed the port st atus sel ection si nce launching the Device V iew , this field will display Default .
The Device View 2-6 Viewing Devic e Informa tion 6C105/6C 107 and i ts instal led modul es is sp lit 50/50 between th e supplies (+/- 5% ). The Power Redu ndancy field displays whether or not t he chassis is currentl y configured for load sharing and power redundancy .
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-7 The De vice View Menu S tructure By clicking on var ious areas of the Device V iew display , you can access menu s with device-, module-, and port-level options, as well as utility applicat ions which apply to the device.
The Device View 2-8 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Figure 2-3. Device V iew Menu S tructure For the Device m enu: • T he FDDI St a t i s t i c s option will appe ar if yo u have an HSIM -F6 modul e installed. • T he AT M Connections option will a ppear if you have an HSIM -A6DP modul e installed.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-9 The De vice View The Device Menu From the Device menu at the Device V iew menu bar , you can access the f ollowing selections: • Device T ype displays a windo w containing a descript ion of the device being modeled. See Device T ype , on pag e 2-26 , for details.
The Device View 2-10 Viewing Devic e Informa tion • Com Port Config uration allows you to con figure the settings of th e COM p orts on the SmartSwitch 600 0 or Matrix E7 module; see Configurin g the COM Port , on page 2- 36 , for details.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-1 1 The De vice View • Errors allows you to display the number of errors detected by each interface, since the last reset, expressed as a percentage of the total number of valid packets processed by the interface.
The Device View 2-12 Viewing Devic e Informa tion The FDDI Menu If your SmartSwitch 600 0 or Matrix E7 h a s an installed HSIM-F6, the FDDI menu will appear on the Device V iew menu bar , with the fol.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-13 The De vice View • Brid ge S t atus opens a window that pro vides an ov erview of bri dging info rmation for each port, and allows you to access all other bridge-related options. Refer to the Bridgi ng chap ter in the Element Manager To o l s G u i d e for mo re information.
The Device View 2-14 Viewing Devic e Informa tion • Source Addressing all ows you to view the source MAC addresses communicating through the currently selected interface. • HSIM W87 Confi g (T3) allows you to configure a T 3 interface for an in stalled HSIM-W87; see Chapter 8, HSIM- W87 Configura tion , for details.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-15 The De vice View Statu s Y ou can view fo ur port status catego ries, as follows: • Brid ge — FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, or BR K • Bridge Mapping — the instance.
The Device View 2-16 Viewing Devic e Informa tion If you ha ve selected the Operator status mode, a port is con sidered: • ON if the port is current ly forwarding packets.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-17 The De vice View Load If you ch oose Load , the port text b oxes will disp lay the percentage of netwo rk load processed by each port d uring the last polling interval. This per centage reflects the network load g enerated by devices con nected to the port compared to the theoretical maximum load (10, 100, 155.
The Device View 2-18 Viewing Devic e Informa tion If you ha ve selected the Link status mode, a port is considered: • LNK (Linked) when a val id link has bee n esta blished bet ween t he port and the devi ce at the other end of th e segment.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-19 The De vice View The port status boxes will display the percentage for each active port that represents what portion of that po rt’ s total traffic is of the specific type ( Errors or F rame Sizes ) that you selected.
The Device View 2-20 Viewing Devic e Informa tion The Chassis Backpl ane V iew By defaul t, the De vice V iew window displa ys the Logical V iew of the 6C 105/6C1 07 Chassis and an installed SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-21 The De vice View Figure 2-4. The Backplane V iew From the Ba ckplane Vi e w you can d ispla y the devi ce interfac es with respect t o their bridgi ng status or th eir MIB II Interfac e status. The curr ently sel ected Port Disp lay Form is show n in th e la bel above the interfac es.
The Device View 2-22 Viewing Devic e Informa tion SmartS wit ch 6000 cha ssis : The backplane co nnections are indexed 1– 5, where 1 indicates the connection to first slot in the chassis and 5 indicates the connectio n to the last slot.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-23 The De vice View ON (Green) The backplane in terface is operational (up) and administratively enabled. Lin k status is linked, or not applicable to the interface. ON (Y el low) The backplane interface is ope rational (up) and administratively enabled; ho wever , the interface link status is Not Linked (NLK).
The Device View 2-24 Viewing Devic e Informa tion T o view the Chassis Manager window: 1. Click o n Help on the f ar right of the menu ba r at the to p of the Dev ice View window .
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-25 The De vice View 2. Click o n Modu le In form ati on . The Module In formation window , Figure 2-6 , will appear . Figure 2-6. The Module Infor mation W indow Firmwar e V ersio n The system description of the module, includ ing its firmware revision n umber .
The Device View 2-26 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Device T ype Choosi ng the Device T ype option on the Device menu brings u p a window th at describes the manage ment device bein g modeled.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-27 The De vice View Figure 2-9. Sample Inter face Description W indows V iewing I/F Sum mary In formation The I/F Summ ary menu optio n available from the Device menu lets you view st atistics for the traf fic processed by each network in terface on your device.
The Device View 2-28 Viewing Devic e Informa tion The I/F Summary wind ow provides a variety of descrip tive information abou t each interface on your d evice, as well as statistics which display each interface’ s performance.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-29 The De vice View Raw Count s The total count of network traffic r eceived or transmitted on the indicated interface since device counters were last reset. Raw counts are provided for the fo llowing parameters: In Octets Octets received on the interfac e, including framing characters.
The Device View 2-30 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Rate The count for the selected statistic during the last poll interval. The available parameters are the same as those prov ided for Raw Counts. Refer to the Raw Counts section, page 2- 29 , for a com plete description of each p arameter .
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-31 The De vice View Three information al fields appear in the up per portion of the wind ow: Description Displays the interface description for the cur rently selected interf ace (e.g. , Enterasys Enet Port, Enterasys Fast En et Port, FDDI, A TM, or Enterasys Backplane Port).
The Device View 2-32 Viewing Devic e Informa tion Unknown Protocol (Receiv ed only) Displays the number of pack ets received wh ich were discar ded because they were cr eated under an u nknown o r unsupport ed pro tocol. Packets Received (Recei ved only) Displays the number of pack ets received by the selected interface.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-33 The De vice View When you select the Device Find Source Address option, the device’ s 802.1d Filterin g database is searche d for the specified MAC address.
The Device View 2-34 Viewing Devic e Informa tion T o use the Device Fi nd Source Addr ess windo w: 1. In the Address Mode field, se lect the forma t of the Source Addre ss you wish to find, ei ther MAC or C anonical . 2. In the Enter A ddress text box, enter the So urce Addres s you wis h to find in the appro priate XX-XX-XX -XX-XX-XX format.
Viewing Devi ce Inform ation 2-35 The De vice View 1. Click o n Device in the Devic e View menu bar . 2. Clic k to sele ct Devi ce Find Source Address .
The Device View 2-36 Manag ing the Mo dule 3. C l ick on t h e Find I t! button. A “ Processing Request ” mes sage will app ear in the status ba r at the bo ttom of the wi ndow . If the specified MAC address is located , a list of the interface(s) thro ugh which the given address is communicating will appear in the list box.
Managing the Mod ule 2-37 The De vice View available from the Dev ice V iew Port menus (except on Ethernet Micro LAN modules where they are ava ilable from the Bridg e Port menu); the COM Port option is available from th e Device menu. No te that no configur ation o ption curren tly exis ts for A TM ports.
The Device View 2-38 Manag ing the Mo dule Use the options in this win dow to select the desired mode: S t andard Mo de In Stand ard Mode, an interface can only either transmit or receive at any given time, and must wait for one activity to be completed befo re switching to the next activity (receive o r transmit).
Managing the Mod ule 2-39 The De vice View Configuring Fast Ethernet Port s on First Generation Modules The Fast Et hernet Conf iguration window avail able for Fas t Ethernet por ts on fir st generation modules (e. g., 6H122- xx an d 6H128-08) al lows you to both view and set t hose ports’ available modes.
The Device View 2-40 Manag ing the Mo dule Figur e 2-15. The Fast Ethern et Po rt Config uration W indow From this window you can manually s et the oper ational mo de of the port , or — for 100Base-TX interfaces — set the port to Au to-Negotiation so that the app ropriate operational mode can be d etermined automatically .
Managing the Mod ule 2-41 The De vice View The window displays the following i nformatio n about th e selected Fas t Ethernet po rt: Por t T ype Displays the port’ s type: 100Base-TX RJ-45 (for bu i.
The Device View 2-42 Manag ing the Mo dule During Auto-Negotiation, each of the link partners will advertise all selected modes in descendi ng bandwid th order: 1 00Base-TX Full Dupl ex, 100Base-T X, 10Bas e-T Full Duplex, and 1 0Base-T . Of the selected abilities, the highest mode mutually available will automatically be used.
Managing the Mod ule 2-43 The De vice View For a 100Base-FX port, the selection process is somewhat simpler; Auto-Nego tiation for these ports is not supported at this time, so you n eed only choose between 10 0Base-FX standard mo de and 100B ase-FX Full Dup lex.
The Device View 2-44 Manag ing the Mo dule 3. C lick on th e Apply button to s ave your cha nges. Clic k on the Refresh butto n to displ ay the new se ttings.
Managing the Mod ule 2-45 The De vice View Figure 2-16. The Ethernet Configu ration W indow From this window you can manually s et the oper ational mo de of the p ort, or — for 100Base-TX and 10 00Base-SX/LX/CX interfaces — set the port to Auto Negotiate so that the appropriate operation al mode can be d etermined automatically .
The Device View 2-46 Manag ing the Mo dule FE-100F X Fast Ether net port mod ule), 1000 Base-SX/LX/C X (for the VHSI M-G6 Gigabit Ethernet p ort module) , or Unknown ( for a port slot with no module i nstalled). Link St ate Displays t he current conn ection st atus of the sel ected port : Link or No Link.
Managing the Mod ule 2-47 The De vice View Duplex This field specifies Half Duplex or Full Duplex m ode for the po rt. Flow Control Flow control allows Ethernet devi ces to notify attached devices that co ngestion is occurring and that the send ing device s hould sto p transmitting until th e congestion can be cleared.
The Device View 2-48 Manag ing the Mo dule T o set your des ired operatio nal mode: 1. Click o n the Speed, Duple x, or Flow C on t ro l list box to display the menu o f availab le option s; click to select the operatio nal mode you wish to s et. 2. Click o n the Apply button to s ave your chan ges.
Managing the Mod ule 2-49 The De vice View Auto Negotiate T echnology This colu mn list s pos sible oper atio nal m odes . Setting Advertised Abilitie s for Auto Negotiation Y ou can determine which operational m ode supported by the local po rt will be advertised to the negotiating link partner .
The Device View 2-50 Manag ing the Mo dule Y ou can use the COM Port Configur ation window to set the follo win g operating parameters: COM Port Admin Use this field to administratively enable or disable the COM port.
Managing the Mod ule 2-51 The De vice View T o change the configuration of the selected COM port: 1. Click o n the arrow t o the rig ht of each field. 2. Drag down to select the desire d setting, the n releas e. 3. Click o n the Apply button to s ave your chan ges.
The Device View 2-52 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-18. The UPS W indow UPS ID Displays the manufacturer and m odel typecode of the UPS attached to th e COM port of the SmartSwitch 600 0 or Matrix E7. Y ou must assign this typeco de for the UPS window to be active.
Managing the Mod ule 2-53 The De vice View Line V ol t age Displays the voltage coming thro ugh the line attached to the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7. Battery Output Displa ys the amoun t of batter y output voltage. Battery Capacity Displays the percentage o f remaining battery cap acity (100% indicates a fully char ged batt ery).
The Device View 2-54 Manag ing the Mo dule T o acti vate the test: 1. Click o n the Te s t button. The unit wi ll begin its self-test. Th e resul ts of the test will app ear in the T est Res ult text box next to th e T est button.
Managing the Mod ule 2-55 The De vice View Figur e 2-19. The Port Red irect W indow The current port mappin gs are listed in the Current Active Ent ries list.
The Device View 2-56 Manag ing the Mo dule T o add an entry: 1. SmartS witch 6000 with assign ed IP addr ess only : Enter th e Chassis IP Address and th e Chassis Community Name , then cl ick C ontact to display the Current Active Entries .
Managing the Mod ule 2-57 The De vice View routing fields, if p resent), and then recompu ting the Frame Check Sequ ence (FCS) appropriately . On receiving such a frame, a tag-aware switch will read t.
The Device View 2-58 Manag ing the Mo dule Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Receive Port Y ou can use the Por t Pri ority Con figuratio n window , Figure 2 -20 , to determine p acket queuing b a sed solely upon the p o rt at which the packet w a s recei ved.
Managing the Mod ule 2-59 The De vice View T o assign a transmit pri ority to a p ort: 1. Click t o highlig ht the port in terface of interest i n the Port # column .
The Device View 2-60 Manag ing the Mo dule Figur e 2-21. The MAC Based Pri ority Co nfigurat ion W indow T o access the MAC Based Priority Configuration windo w: 1. Click o n Device to access th e Device menu. 2. Drag down to Priority Configuration , and to th e right to se lect M AC Based from the casc ading menu.
Managing the Mod ule 2-61 The De vice View Below the Current Prio rity Entries list box , several text fields and command button s allow you to configu re or edit MAC-based priority ent ries: MAC Address This text field allows yo u to enter a new MAC address that wi ll have a transmit priori ty associated with it.
The Device View 2-62 Manag ing the Mo dule 5. Click o n the Prior ity drop-down lis t box, an d scroll to s elect the desired priori ty leve l — Normal (0)–7 — for forwardin g packets received with the specifi ed MAC-lay er informa tion. 6. Click t he Apply button.
Managing the Mod ule 2-63 The De vice View Figur e 2-22. Frame Pr iority Configu ration W indow T o assign a t ransmit pr iority b ased on frame T ype informat ion: 1.
The Device View 2-64 Manag ing the Mo dule 2. Click o n the Prior ity drop-down lis t box, an d scroll to s elect the desired priori ty leve l ( Normal–7 ) for forw arding packe ts receiv ed with the spec ified frame T ype inf ormation. 3. Click t he Apply button.
Managing the Mod ule 2-65 The De vice View Figure 2-23. The Broadcas t St atistic s and Suppres sion W indow Port # This read-o nly field indicates the number assign ed to each interface on the device. To t a l R X Displays the total number of bro adcast frames received on the interface since the device was last initialized.
The Device View 2-66 Manag ing the Mo dule T o reset the Peak Rate and T ime Since Peak values: 1. Shift- o r Control- click to s elect one o r more inte rfaces for which you w ant to reset the v alues. 2. Click o n the Reset P eak Rate an d Peak Time on Select ed Port s: drop-down l ist box , and sele ct YES .
Managing the Mod ule 2-67 The De vice View T o display t he System R esour ces window: 1. Click o n Device in the Devic e View menu ba r to displa y the Dev ice menu. 2. Click o n System Resources . The Syste m Reso urces w indow , Figure 2-24 , will appear .
The Device View 2-68 Manag ing the Mo dule DRAM Available: Displays (in Kbytes) the amount of free DRAM that is not currently being used for data storage. SRAM Installed: Displays the total amount of SR AM (Static Random Access Memor y) that is installed (in Mbytes).
Managing the Mod ule 2-69 The De vice View T o reset peak s witch utilizatio n: 1. Click o n the arrow n ext to the Reset Peak S witch Utilizat ion field and sele ct Ye s fr om t he dr op -do wn l ist. (The defa ult valu e is No .) 2. Click o n the Apply button to res et the dis played pe ak switch u tilizati on.
The Device View 2-70 Manag ing the Mo dule 802.1Q V LANs This section introduces and desc ribes pre- stan dard IEEE 802 .1Q po rt-bas ed V irtual Local Area Network ( VLAN) techno logy and the windows u sed to config ure Enteras ys 802.1Q VLAN-capable devices.
Managing the Mod ule 2-71 The De vice View Ports on 802.1Q switches are assigned membership in a VLAN by associating a VLAN ID with each port on the switch . The VLAN ID is combined with the port’ s identification (e.g., modu le X port X) to form the Port VLAN ID (P VID).
The Device View 2-72 Manag ing the Mo dule If a port receives a tagg ed frame that specifies a VLAN other than the one assigned to the port, the switch will d yna m ically associate that frame’ s source add ress and VLAN with the port (i.e., ad d that frame’ s VLAN to the receiving port’ s egress list ).
Managing the Mod ule 2-73 The De vice View T o set up your 802.1Q port-b ased VLANs usin g NetSight El ement Manager , you must first defi ne the desired VLANs us ing the VLAN Con fig window ( Figure 2 -25 ), which allows you t o assign VLAN I Ds and opti onal VLAN names, and enable or d isable VLANs.
The Device View 2-74 Manag ing the Mo dule VLAN ID The VLAN ID is used to identify data frames that or iginate from, and are intended for , the ports assigned to the VLAN. Up to 64 VLANs may be created, with VLAN IDs ranging from 2-4094. The VLAN ID is comb ined with the port’ s identification (e.
Managing the Mod ule 2-75 The De vice View Deleting VLANs The VLAN Config window also allo ws y ou to delete VLANs (except for the Default VLAN, which cannot be deleted ) . When a VLAN is deleted, any ports ass igned to that VLAN will automatically becom e memb ers of th e De fault VLAN.
The Device View 2-76 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-26. The VLAN Port Conf ig W indow The 802.1Q VLAN Po rt Assignment list box in this windo w displays the fo llowing informati on about p orts on your 802.1 Q switch: Slot/P ort These fields disp lay the slot and port ind ex for each po rt on your 802.
Managing the Mod ule 2-77 The De vice View For more informati on on 802 .1Q port op erationa l modes, s ee 802.1Q Po rt T ypes , on page 2- 72 . Discard This field displays the port’ s current frame discard for mat ( dis cardT agge d , discard Untagged , or noDisca rd ).
The Device View 2-78 Manag ing the Mo dule 1. In the VLA N Port Conf ig window ’s list box, clic k to sel ect a port t o which you wish to as sign a por t operationa l mode . 2. In the Port Operat ional Mode field, cl ick to s elect th e desir ed operat ional mode.
Managing the Mod ule 2-79 The De vice View Figure 2-27. The VLAN Egress Port Co nfig W indow Selected VLAN The Selected VLAN box at the top of this window lists the VLANs currently configured on the device. Y ou can select a VLAN from this list to associate with the egress list s on the device’ s ports.
The Device View 2-80 Manag ing the Mo dule VLAN ID Unique identi fier for the VLAN. Name Name assigne d to the VLAN. Port Egress Inform ation The Port Egress Information box lists the ports whose egress lists contain the selected VLAN. Y ou can use this list to change how frames belongin g to the selected VLAN will be for warded out a port.
Managing the Mod ule 2-81 The De vice View VLAN and Priority Configuration For firmware versions 5.0.x and higher , the Br idge Ext ension Con figurat ion windows allow you to def in e and co nfi gure 80 2.1Q VLANs and port pri or i ty for your Smar tSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 mod ules.
The Device View 2-82 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-28. The Brid ge Exte nsion C onfigur ation W indow The Bridge Cap ab ility fields indicate whether the device implements certain I EEE 802.
Managing the Mod ule 2-83 The De vice View IVL — In depe n dent V L AN Lea rning SVL — Shared VLAN Learning IVL/SVL — Bo th Independen t and Sh ared VLAN Learning Configurable PVID T agging Devi.
The Device View 2-84 Manag ing the Mo dule Configuring T raf fic Classes, GMRP , and GVRP In the Bridge Co nfiguration window , you can enab le or disable T raffic Classes, GMRP and GVRP (if supported) at the device-level: 1. Use the dr op-down list in the T raffic Classes D esired field and s elect En able or Disa ble.
Managing the Mod ule 2-85 The De vice View Figure 2-29. The VLAN Config W indow The Configured VLANs table dis plays the fol low ing information about VLANs configured on the module: VLAN ID Displays the unique n umber that identifies the VLAN. Allo wab le values range from 2 to 4094.
The Device View 2-86 Manag ing the Mo dule Creating and Modifying VLANs The fields immediately below the Configured VLANS table are used to create and modify you r VLANs. T o create a new VLAN: 1. In the VLAN ID field, enter a un ique value between 2 - 4094 .
Managing the Mod ule 2-87 The De vice View Configuring Basic VLAN Port Parameters VLAN port assi gnment and eg ress state con figuratio n is perform ed using t he VLAN Port Configuration (Basic) window , which is accessed from the Bridge Extension windo w .
The Device View 2-88 Manag ing the Mo dule Port VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN assig n ed to the port. When you assi gn a VLAN to a port, that VLAN’ s ID (V ID) becomes the Port VLAN ID (PVID) for the port. Endpoints connected to the p ort become members o f that VLAN.
Managing the Mod ule 2-89 The De vice View 3. Click t he Apply button. The new e gress state will be reflecte d in the V LAN Port Conf iguratio n (Basic ) window’s table.
The Device View 2-90 Manag ing the Mo dule Figu r e 2-3 1. The V LAN Por t Confi guratio n (Adva n ced) Window The windo w displa ys the fol lowing infor mation: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Port VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN assig n ed to the port.
Managing the Mod ule 2-91 The De vice View Accept able Frame T ypes Displays a port’ s Acceptable Frame T ypes setting: admitAll (the port accepts both tagged and untagged fram es), admitOn lyVlanT agged (the port accepts only tagged frames) or No Capability (t he port does not sup port this functio nality).
The Device View 2-92 Manag ing the Mo dule Settin g a Por t’ s Egr ess St ate T o set a port’ s egress state: 1. In the table , click to se lect t he port wh ose egress state you wi sh to set . The port’s curr ent VLAN c onfigura tion infor mation, i ncludin g its egres s state, w ill be displayed in the f ields below .
Managing the Mod ule 2-93 The De vice View Configuring GVRP T o enable or disabl e GVRP (GARP VLAN Regi stration Protoco l) on a port : 1. Select t he desired port in th e table: 2. Use the GVRP drop-down lis t to specify whether GVRP will be enabl ed on the port.
The Device View 2-94 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-32. The VLAN Egress Port Co nfig W indow The Selected VLAN table at the top of this window lis ts the VLANs currently configu red on the device. Y ou can select a VLAN from this list to associate with the egress list s on the device’ s ports.
Managing the Mod ule 2-95 The De vice View Statu s Displays the current status of the selected VLAN: Enabled (active), Disabled (not active), or Other (created b ut turned of f or in the pro cess of being created). The Port Eg ress In formation table lists the ports whose egress lists contain the selected VLAN.
The Device View 2-96 Manag ing the Mo dule Settin g Port Pr iority Y ou can set the default Ingress User Priority for each port using the Bridg e Extension Port Priority window . Priority is a value be tween 0 and 7 assig ned to each frame, with 7 bein g the highest priority .
Managing the Mod ule 2-97 The De vice View Default Ingress User Priority Displays the default Ingr ess Us er Priority assigned to the port. Priority is used to assig n frames transmission priority ov er other frames. Priority is a v alue between 0 and 7 assigned to each frame, with 7 being the highest priority .
The Device View 2-98 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-34. The Bridge Ext ension Po rt T raffic C lass W indow The Port T raffic Class window displays the followin g inform ation: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Priority Priority is a valu e between 0 and 7 with 7 being th e hi ghest priorit y .
Managing the Mod ule 2-99 The De vice View Mapping Port Priority to T raffic Class T o map a port priori ty to a traff ic class: 1. Select t he desired port in th e Port Traffic Class table. 2. Use the Traffic Class fiel d drop-down list to s elect the de sired tra ffic queue.
The Device View 2-100 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-35. The Bridge Ext ension Po rt GARP T imes W indow The Port GARP T imes wind ow displays the f ollowing i nformation: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Join Time Displays the Join Time configured for the port.
Managing the Mod ule 2-101 The De vice View Configuring Port G ARP Times T o configure por t GARP time s: 1. Select th e port in the t able or use the dro p-down list i n the Port fi eld and sel ect the desi red port. 2. In the Joi n T ime field, e nter the a mount o f time in cen tisecon ds.
The Device View 2-102 Manag ing the Mo dule Figure 2-36. The Bridge Ext ension Port GMRP W indow The Port GMRP window disp lays the following informatio n: Port Displays the num ber that id entifies the port. Statu s Displays whet her GMRP (GARP Mul ticast Reg istration Pr otocol) i s disabled or enabled on the po rt.
Managing the Mod ule 2-103 The De vice View Enabling or Disabling GMRP T o enable or disable GMRP on ea ch port: 1. Select th e port in the t able or use the dro p-down list i n the Port fi eld and sel ect the desi red port. 2. Use the drop-down l ist in the GMRP Status field an d select t he desir ed action: Enable o r Disable.
The Device View 2-104 Manag ing the Mo dule T o edit the device date: 1. Click o n Device on the Devic e View menu bar t o access th e Device menu. Click on Edit Devi ce Date . 2. The Device Da te change window , Figure 2- 38 , will appear . Figure 2-38.
Managing the Mod ule 2-105 The De vice View 1. Click o n the appr opriate por t display box to dis play the por t menu. 2. Drag down to s elect Enable to enable bri dging at th e interfa ce, or Dis able to disable bridging . Bridgin g will now be ena bled or dis abled ac ross the sele cted port, as desired.
The Device View 2-106 Manag ing the Mo dule.
3-1 Chapter 3 S t atistics Accessi ng interf ace statistics f rom the De vice View; avai lable s tatistics windo ws Each port menu in the Device V iew window provid es two statistics selectio ns: St a t i s t i c s and I/F S tatistics .
Sta t i s ti c s 3-2 RMON S tatistics RMON St atistics The RMON Ethernet Statistics window ( Figur e 3-1 ) provides a detailed statistical breakdown o f traf fic on the moni tored Eth ernet network. St atistics are provid ed in both numerical and graph ic format, and includ e peak values and the d ate and time they occurred.
RMON Statistics 3-3 St a t i s t i c s The selected interface numb er and its description are d isplayed at the top of the S t atistics window . The column on the left side of the window displays each.
Sta t i s ti c s 3-4 RMON S tatistics Problems CRC/Alignment Indicates the number of packets processed by the network segment t hat had a non-i ntegral nu mber of byt es (alignment error) or a bad frame check sequence (Cyclic Redundan cy Check, or CRC error).
RMON Statistics 3-5 St a t i s t i c s The percentages displayed to the right of the numerical values for these fields indicate what percentage of all pack ets transmitted on the n etwork segment were of th e no ted size.
Sta t i s ti c s 3-6 RMON S tatistics T o temporarily freeze the statistics display , select the Freeze S tats option; in thi s mode, statistics will conti nue to be collected, b ut the display will not update. T o resume no rmal updates, click again to de-select the freeze option.
Interfac e S tatistics 3-7 St a t i s t i c s Interface St atistic s The interface I/F S tati stics window ( Figu re 3-3 ) provides MIB-II interface statistical information — includ ing counts for b.
Sta t i s ti c s 3-8 Interfac e St atisti cs Three information al fields appear in the up per portion of the wind ow: Description Displays the interface description for the cur rently selected interf ace (e.g. , Enterasys Enet Port, Enterasys Fast Enet Port, FDDI, A TM, or Enterasys Backplane Port).
Interfac e S tatistics 3-9 St a t i s t i c s T ransmit Qu eue Size (T ransmit on ly) Displays the number of packets currently queued for transmission from this interface.
Sta t i s ti c s 3-10 Interfac e St atisti cs.
4-1 Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration Acces sing the B asic a nd Advanced Alarms windows; creatin g a bas ic alarm; creatin g an ad vanced alarm; cr eating ev ents; assignin g actions to events; viewin g .
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-2 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion Using the Advanced Alarms feature, you can define custom alarms for almost any MIB-II or RMON object, as long as it is present in the device firmware and its value is defined as an integer (includ ing counters, timeticks, a nd gauges).
Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-3 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window T o access the RMON Basic Alarm Configuration window: 1. From the Dev ice View , click on the appropr iate port index to di splay the Port menu. 2.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-4 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion Figure 4-1. Basic Alarm Conf iguratio n W indow • To t a l E r r o r s (if In Errors) — tracks the number of error packets received by the selected interface.
Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-5 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n IF T ype Displays each interface’ s type: e.g., FDDI, Ethernet, A TM. Note that there is no type distinction between standard Ethernet an d Fast Ethernet. Statu s Displays the current status of the selected alarm type for each interf ace: Enabled or Disabled.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-6 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion The remainder o f the window fie lds provide the means fo r configuring alar ms for each available interface. Note that the information provided in this screen is static once it is display ed; for up dated in formatio n, click on the Refr esh butt on.
Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-7 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 4. In the Alarm field, clic k to selec t one or b oth of the fo llowing o ptions: a. Select Log if you wis h to cre ate a sil ent log of a larm oc currence s. b. Select Send T rap if you want yo ur device to i ssue a trap in res ponse to each alarm occurre nc e.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-8 Bas ic Alarm Configura tion 6. Click in the Rising Threshold field, a nd enter the high threshold value fo r this alarm. Re member , compared val ues are alw ays relati ve, o.
Basic Al ar m Confi gur atio n 4-9 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n T o configure additio nal alarm s, or alarms of a dif ferent type, select the appropriate alarm variable at the top o f the window , highlight the appropr iate interface(s), and r epeat the procedures ou tlined above.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-10 Basic Alarm Configu ration Figu r e 4-2. Bas ic Ala r m Log The top p ortion of the Basic Alarm Lo g window contains the d evice inform ation box es, as well as the Port Num.
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-1 1 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n Each log will hold on ly a finite number of entries, which is de termi ned by the resources available on the device; when the log is full, the oldest entries will be replaced by new ones.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-12 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion Figure 4-3. The RMON Advanced Alarm/Ev ent List W indow The top portio n of the wind ow displays the usual dev ice information b oxes; the rem.
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-13 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n The fields in the Alarms W atch disp lay in clude: Index The index is a num ber that uniquely id entifies each alarm. Index num bers are user -define d; you can use any index ing scheme that works f or you.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-14 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion The fields in the Events W atch display inclu de: Index Thi s is a number that uniquely id entifies an entry in the even t table; an index nu mber is assigned when an event is created.
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-15 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n Note, too, that the main Alarm/Event window remains active while th e Create/Edit Alarms wind ow is open; t o edit a dif ferent al arm (or .
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-16 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion 2. In the Owner text bo x, enter some app ropriate tex t designati on for this alarm, if desir ed; you may want to us e the networ k manage r ’s name or ph one number , or the IP or MAC a ddress of the ma nagement w orkstation, to identify the crea tor of the alarm.
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-17 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n a. If you kn ow the exac t name of t he OID whos e value you wish to track (inclu ding its ca pitalizatio n), sim ply enter t he name in th.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-18 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion If you hav e selected an objec t from a table whi ch is in dexed by s ome other means — f or examp le, by ring number — you must be sure to a ssign the instance ac cordingl y .
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-19 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 6. In the Alarm Int erval field, en ter the am ount of tim e over whic h the sel ected variab le will be s ampled. A t the end of the int erval, the s ample v alue will be comp ared to both th e rising an d fallin g thresho lds.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-20 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion 7. Since the first sample taken c an be misl eading, you ca n use the sel ections in the St artup Alarm box to disable either t he rising o r the falli ng thresh old for that samp le only .
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-21 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 13. Click t he Apply button to set you r change s. If you have made any errors in configur ing alarm parameters (using an inval id valu e i.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-22 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion Figure 4-5. T he RMON Create/Edit Ev ents W indow 2. If you are crea ting a new event , use the Inde x field to assign a uni que, currentl y unused index num ber to id entify the event.
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-23 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n 3. Cl ick in the Description text box t o enter an y text des cription you want to identify the event. This descr iption will appear i n the Events Watch portion of the main Adv anced Alar m/Event windo w , and hel p you disti nguish among the events you hav e config ured.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-24 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion c. Select bo th Log and Tr a p to both log the event occu rrence and generate the traps. If you se lect neith er option, th e event’s occurr.
Adva nced Ala rm Config uration 4-25 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n T o add an action or actio ns to an event: 1. In the C reate/Edit E vents window , click o n the Actions button. Th e Create/Ed it Actio n window , Figure 4-6 , will appe ar . Figure 4-6. T he RMON Create/Edit Act ion W indow 2.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-26 Advan ced Alarm Configura tion 4. T o select the Va r i a b l e whos e value you wish to S ET , use the MIB T ree display provided on the right side of th e window . (For m ore inform ation abou t how to use th e MIB T ools bro wser , s ee the T ools Guide .
How Risin g and Falling Thresh olds Work 4-27 Alarm Conf igu ra tio n When you delete an event, be sure you edit all alarms that were pointing to that event, and assign a new valid ev ent to those thr.
Alarm C onfigurat ion 4-28 How Rising an d Falling Th reshold s Work will be generated un til th e opposite threshold is met or cross e d. Th erefore, if your thresh old pair spans a wide rang e of va.
5-1 Chapter 5 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Viewing the Statistics, Timer S tatistics, and Performan ce Grap h windows ; using th e repeater , board, and port Alarm Limi ts windows; sett ing al a.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-2 Repe ater S tat ist ics T o help you bett er understand and track th e traf fic your network is ha ndling, NetS ight Element Manager provides y ou with a variety of statistical i nformation pr esented i n three differ ent formats: St atistics, T imer Statistics, and Perfo rmance Graphs.
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-3 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Figure 5-1. The Repeater Statistics W indow T o open the board-level St atistics window from the Device V iew window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Module Index to dis play the Module me nu.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-4 Repe ater S tat ist ics Bytes Displays t he to tal nu mber of bytes – includ ing error packet s – t hat hav e been pr ocessed by the selected repeater , board, or port. Note that this byte coun t includes error s.
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-5 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Using the T otal and Delt a Option Buttons By usin g the To t a l and Delta option b utt ons located at the bott om of the Statistics windows, you can cho ose whether to view the to tal statistics count ( To t a l ) or the statistics count for the last po lling int erval ( Delta ).
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-6 Repe ater S tat ist ics T imer S t atistics Y ou can use the T imer Statistics windows to gather statistical information concern ing the repeater channel s on yo ur Ethernet Micro LAN module and its boards and/or port s over a user-set time per iod.
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-7 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Figur e 5-2. The Repeater T imer S tatistics W indow T o open the board-level Timer Statistics window: 1.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-8 Repe ater S tat ist ics % Error s The percentage o f errors processed by the selected repeater , board, or port du ring the user-defined time interval. Setting the Timer St a tistics Interval T o set the Tim e r Statistics time in terval: 1.
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-9 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Y ou can select th e graphing and stati stics par ameters by using th e command but tons (for Percent Load, Frames, or Errors) and th eir associated men us.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-10 Repe ater S tat ist ics 3. Select Performance Graph . The board-le vel Perfo rmance Graph win dow will appear . T o acces s the port-level Performance Graph windows: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Po rt in th e Device View displa y; the p ort menu will appear .
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-1 1 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Frames (Blue) Frames The total number of packets (both g ood and erro r) processed by the selected repeater , board, or p ort. Nothing Th e Frames scale is not currently measuring a ny statistics.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-12 Repe ater S tat ist ics Configuring the Performan ce Graphs T o configure the Performance Graphs: 1. Click o n the Percent Load button; select t he desir ed Load mo de from th e menu. 2. Click o n the Frames butto n; selec t the desi red Frames mode from the menu.
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-13 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Fra me S t atus Br eakd own W ith the Detail Breakdown window , you can see the status o f the frames passing through your each r epeater channel and each board and port.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-14 Repe ater S tat ist ics For n ewe r fi rm war e ver si on s: •F o r station ports , the locking mechanism behaves as described above: the first two detected addresses are automatically secured; por t locking will shut down the p ort if any additional addresses attempt access.
Repe at er S tati stic s 5-15 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Determining a Port’ s T opology Status There are three way s to determine whether a port’ s topology status is currently station or trunk: • Bring up the port’ s Statistics window , and check the Active Users field.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-16 Repe ater S tat ist ics T o lock or unlock all por ts on a selected repeater cha nnel: 1. Click o n Repeater on the D evice View menu bar and sel ect the de sired repeater c hannel, th en drag rig ht to disp lay the r epeater menu.
Alarm L imits 5-17 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Locking and Unlocking Individual Ports On devices ru nning newer firmware, a securi ty option ( Security Selection on the Repeater menu an d Port Security on the port menu) will be available which lets y ou set the parameters related to LANVI EW SECURE functionality .
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-18 Alarm Lim its Accessing the Alarm Limits Windows T o open the repeater -level Alarm Limits window from th e Device V iew: 1. Click on Repea ter on the Devi ce View men u bar; a menu l isting t he availab le repeater c hannels will appe ar .
Alarm L imits 5-19 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules T o access the board-level Alarm Limits window: 1. Click o n the appr opriate Module Index to dis play the Module me nu. 2. Drag down to select the appropr iate repeat er chann el ( A - H ), then righ t to reveal the board-lev el Repeate r menu.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-20 Alarm Lim its Figure 5-8. Port Alarm Limi ts W indow The Alarm Limits window displays the following fields : Collisions Use the text bo x in thi s field to ent.
Alarm L imits 5-21 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Packe t s Use the text box in th is field to determine the t otal number of packets (inc luding all errors except collision s) th at mus t be processed by the repeater, board, or port within the user-specified time before an alarm is triggered.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-22 Alarm Lim its within : This field di splays the us er-configurable alarm limit tim er interval: the amo unt of time the selected statistics will be counted before being compared to the configured thresholds . The allowable values are 10 seconds to 23 hrs/59 mins/59 secs.
Alarm L imits 5-23 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules 3. Click o n the up and down arrows to chang e the time, or type in the new h our time inte rval. 4. Repeat ste ps 2 and 3 to set the m inutes and s econds of your new ti me interva l. Remembe r , valid settings range from 10 secon ds to 23 ho urs 59 minutes 59 secon ds .
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-24 T rap Sel ection Y our Alarm Limits are now set. Any conditio n that exceeds these alarm limits will generate an alarm, and disable that bo ard or port, if so configured. Refer to the Element Manager A larm and E vent Handling Guide for information on how to use the alarm logging faciliti es to view alarms.
Tr a p S e l e c t i o n 5-25 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Figure 5-10. Repeater T rap Selection W indow T o access the board-level T rap Selection window: 1.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-26 T rap Sel ection Y ou can change trap settin gs from any level window; how ev er , if you have est ablished individual trap settings for any por ts, remember that enabling and disabling traps from the repeater- or module-level windows will override tho se individual s etting.
Tr a p S e l e c t i o n 5-27 Managing E thernet M icroLAN M odules Source Address T rap s The Ethernet MicroLAN modu le can issue several dif ferent traps in respon se to changes in a port’ s Sourc.
Managing Ethernet MicroL AN Modules 5-28 T rap Sel ection T o enable or disable the above-described traps: 1. Open the appropriat e T rap Sel ection windo w . 2. Click o n the check box next to the desired trap: Link St ate , Segment ation , or Source Address .
6-1 Chapter 6 FDDI Management Concentr ator config uration; connection p olicy; station list; c oncentrator performan ce; FDDI stat istics; frame transla tion The FDDI menu lets you access windows to .
FDDI Managem ent 6-2 Viewing FDDI Informa tion • Connection Policy — This window sh ows the t ypes o f co nnecti o ns bet ween the four FDDI PHY (port) types — A, B, M, and S — that will be allowed by the SMT entit y .
Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-3 FDDI Ma nagement Configuration The Concentrat or Configu ration windo w , F igur e 6-2 , informs you ab out th e co nfigurat ion and operating state of the FDDI ring ass ociated with the selected SMT en tity , and d isplays parameters relating to ring in itialization.
FDDI Managem ent 6-4 Viewing FDDI Informa tion beacon process. This stat e will not occur unless y ou are using locally-administered addr esses, as factory-set MAC addresses are guaranteed to be unique.
Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-5 FDDI Ma nagement frames (fr om other is suing stat ions) and eit her contin ues its own bi d (and remo ves the compe ting Cla i m Frame from the ri ng) or defers ( halts .
FDDI Managem ent 6-6 Viewing FDDI Informa tion • Loca l means that the MAC is not inserted into a primary or secondar y path of a dual ring, bu t may be connected t o one or more other nod es. This is not a valid value fo r the HSIM-F6. • Isolated means that the MAC has no connection to the ring or other concentrator p orts.
Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-7 FDDI Ma nagement The following table summarizes the FDDI con nection rules: V —valid con nec tion X —illega l connec tion U —undesir able (but l egal) c onnectio n; this requ ires that S MT is noti fied.
FDDI Managem ent 6-8 Viewing FDDI Informa tion TIP Y ou can use any SNMP Set Request or MIB tool to edit th e Connection Policy for your device by setting the fddimibSM TConnectionPolicy MIB OID (part of the MIBII FDDI T ransmissi on MIB (R FC1512).
Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-9 FDDI Ma nagement St ation List The Station List illustrates the con figuration of the ring asso ciated with the currently selected SMT entity , including num ber of nodes on the ring, nod e addresses (both Canoni cal and MAC) , node class , and ring topology .
FDDI Managem ent 6-10 Viewing FDDI Infor mation St ations Pa nel The St ations Panel displays a list of the stations on the ring to which the selected SMT is connected, in r ing sequence from the MAC, along with each station’ s node class and current to pology .
Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-1 1 FDDI Ma nagement Perfor mance The Concentrator Perfo rmance window , Figur e 6-5 , prov ides graphical and num eric performance statistics for the selected SMT entity , including transmit frames, receive frames, fram e errors, lost frames, and r ing ops.
FDDI Managem ent 6-12 Viewing FDDI Infor mation A vailable statis tics are: T ransmit Fra mes The number of frames transmitted by the MAC associated wit h the SMT during the chosen interval. Rece ive F ra m es The number of frames received by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval.
Viewing FDDI Inform ation 6-13 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 6-6 . The FDDI Statistics W in dow The FDDI Statistics windo w displays the following in formation for the mod ule: SMT# This f ield displays the index n umber of S tation Management (SMT) en tity for the HSIM-F6.
FDDI Managem ent 6-14 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings Setting the FDDI St atistics Poll Rate T o set the FDDI Statistics po ll rate: 1. Click on the c lock symbol ( ) next to th e Poll Rate (sec) tex t box. The New T imer Interval tex t box, Figure 6-7 , wil l appear .
Conf ig urin g FDD I Fra me T ran slat ion Sett ing s 6- 15 FDDI Ma nagement Figure 6-8. The Frame T ranslation W indow Information about Ethern et and FDDI Fr ame T ypes There are four fram e types which can be transmitted on an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet netwo rk – Ethernet II , E thernet 802.
FDDI Managem ent 6-16 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings If the frame is exiting the FDDI ring through another FDDI/Eth ernet b ridge, the FDDI frame must b e converted back into an IEEE 802.
Conf ig urin g FDD I Fra me T ran slat ion Sett ing s 6- 17 FDDI Ma nagement Ethernet 802.3 (Ethe rnet Raw) The Ethern et 802.3 frame format has an 802. 3 MAC laye r header (as do Ethe rnet 802. 2 frames); however , it does not con tain an 802.2 LLC head er .
FDDI Managem ent 6-18 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings FDDI SNAP frames, by identifying it as a SNAP frame in the LLC header , and inserting a SNAP header with the Ethernet T ype field. By default, Enterasys’ Ethernet-to - FDDI bridges will translate an 80 2.
Conf ig urin g FDD I Fra me T ran slat ion Sett ing s 6- 19 FDDI Ma nagement T ranslate all Novell FDDI SNAP fr ames to This selection box lets you set the translation p arameters for Novell IPX FDDI SNAP frames. Possible options are Ethernet II (default, for most TCP/IP traf fic), Ethernet SNAP (AppleT alk netw orks), Ethernet 802.
FDDI Managem ent 6-20 Configu ring FDDI Fram e T rans lation S ettings.
7-1 Chapter 7 A TM Configuration Viewing conn ection da ta; configuring Permane nt Virtual Circui ts (PVCs); a dding and deleting conne ction ent ries The A TM interface provided by the HSIM-A6DP modu.
A TM Conf igu ra tio n 7-2 Acces sing the A TM C onnect ions Windo w Figure 7-1. The Current A TM Connecti ons W indow The Curren t A TM Connections window p rovides t he followi ng infor mation about.
Accessi ng the A TM Co nnection s Window 7-3 A TM Conf igu ra tio n Settings The Sett ings por tion of the window co ntains a l ist box wh ich displa ys informa tion abo ut each of the cur rently configured PVCs, as well as the fields used to configure new connections: I/F The device interface on which the PVC was configured.
A TM Conf igu ra tio n 7-4 Config uring Con nections Configuring Connections Y ou can add a new connection or delete an existing connection as described in the following s ections.
Conf ig urin g Conn ect ion s 7-5 A TM Conf igu ra tio n 2. Click o n the Delete button . A co nfirmation window will appear , listin g the parameters as signed to the connec tion and a sking you t o verify tha t you wish to delete it. Cl ick on the OK but ton to confirm y our selecti on, or on the Ca ncel button to un do it.
A TM Conf igu ra tio n 7-6 Config uring Con nections.
8-1 Chapter 8 HSIM-W87 Configuration Configu ring the T3 i nterface ; configuri ng T1 conne ctions; s etting pr iority IP Addresse s The HSIM-W87 is a High Speed Interface Module that pro vides W ide Area Network (W AN) services. The HSIM has a DS3 interface (T3), pro viding up to 28 separate DS1 connection s (T1).
HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-2 The T3 Con figurati on Window Figure 8-1. The T3 Config W indow The T3 Config window p rovides the following in formation about the dev ice’ s T3 configu ration and allow.
The T1 Conf iguration Wi ndow 8-3 HSIM-W 87 Conf igu rat io n Line St atus This field indicates the line status of the interf ace. It contains loopback state and failure state information. Scroll to v iew all of the status information, if n ecessary .
HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-4 The T1 Con figurati on Window Figure 8-2. The T1 Config W indow At the to p o f the T1 C onf ig wind ow a li st box dis pla ys con fi gu rat ion i n for mation f or eac h T1 connection (line).
The T1 Conf iguration Wi ndow 8-5 HSIM-W 87 Conf igu rat io n V alid Interva ls Displays the number of previo us intervals for which v alid d ata was collected.
HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-6 Config uring IP Priority Configuring IP Priority The IP Priority Configuratio n window allows you to assig n priority transmissio n to up to 16 IP addresses communicating acro ss the HSIM-W87. T o access the IP Priority Config window: 1.
Conf ig urin g IP P rior ity 8-7 HSIM-W 87 Conf igu rat io n Number of Entries Displays the number of Priority IP addresses currently config ured . This number will change each time y ou add or delete an IP address in the list box. Below these two fields is a lis t box displaying the currently configured IP Priority Addresses.
HSIM-W87 Co nfiguration 8-8 Config uring IP Priority.
Index- 1 Index Symbol s % Load 3-3 % of T ot. Errors 3-4 Numerics 6C107 1-1, 1-5 , 1-6, 2-4, 2-5, 2- 6, 2-10, 2- 20, 2-104 802.1D 2-72, 2-76 802.1Q 1- 5 1D Trun k 2-72 , 2-76 1Q Trun k 2-72 , 2-76 Def.
Index Index-2 buffer sp ace 2-31, 3-8 Bytes 3- 3 C chann el trunki ng 7-3 Chassis Backplane V iew 2-20 Chass is T y pe 2-4 claim token process 6-4 CMT 6-1 , 6-5 Collisions 3-4, 5-4, 5-11, 5-23 Out-of-.
Index- 3 Index FDDI connection rules 6-7 FDDI frame formats 6-17 FDDI Frame T ranslation wi ndow 6-14 FDDI MAC frame 6-18 FDDI SNAP frame 6-17 FDDI Statistics poll rate 6-14 Filtering Databas e 2 -71 .
Index Index-4 M MAC address 2-5 MAC Based Priority Conf igu ration 2-59 creating MAC based priority entries 2-60 MAC Path 6-5 MAC State 6-3 Maste r (M ) p ort 6-5 Matrix 3 - 9, 4-1 Matrix e7 1-1, 1-2,.
Index- 5 Index Raw Count s 2-29 Receive Broadcast Threshold 2-66 Receive Frames 6-12 redirect ing tr aff i c 2-54 Requ ested T a rget T oken R otatio n T ime 6-4 Reset Peak Switch Utilizati on 2-68 re.
Index Index-6 Unit Failed 2-53 Unit in test 2-53 Unit OK 2-53 Unknown Prot oco l 2-32, 3-8 UPS ID 2-52 UPS Uptime 2-52 Upstream Neighbor 6-10 UpT ime 2- 4 Utilities Menu 2-12 V V alid Intervals 8-2, 8-5 VC MUX 802.
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