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® 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs Management Module Guide.
9032295 E2 i Notice Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made .
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9032295 E2 iii Contents Preface What Is in This Guide .......................................................................................................... ix Conventions ...........................................................................
3Com P ortSwitch Hubs iv Management Module Guide Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages What Is in This Chapter ..................................................................................................... 4-1 Device Events and Alarms ............
9032295 E2 v F igures Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1-1. Using Double-Click Zones to Access SPECTRUM Views ................................... 1-2 Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM V iews .......................... 1-3 Figure 1-3.
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9032295 E2 vii T ables Chapter 2 Device Views Table 2-1. Module Icon Subviews Menu ................................................................................ 2-4 Table 2-2. Port Identification Label Subviews Menu ................................
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9032295 E2 ix Preface Use this guide as a reference for the 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs management software . Before using this guide , you should be familiar with SPECTRUM’ s functions and navigational techniques as described in the Administration documentation and the Operation documentation.
Conventions Preface 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs x Management Module Guide Conventions This guide uses the following conventions: • Menu selections and buttons referenced in text appear in bold ; for example, Configuration or Detail .
9032295 E2 Preface xi Other Related Documentation Other Related Documentation Refer to the following documentation for more information on managing TCP/IP-based networks: Martin, James , Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman, J oe Leben. Local Area Networks: Architectures and Implementations , 2d ed.
Other Related Documentation Preface 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs xii Management Module Guide.
9032295 E2 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction What Is in This Chapter This chapter introduces the SPECTRUM Management Module for 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs. It describes the following: • 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs .
Accessing SPECTRUM V iews Introduction 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 1-2 Management Module Guide Accessing SPECTRUM Views Icons and labels that display information within an icon provide access to SPECTRUM views. This is done using double-clic k zones ( Figure 1-1 ) and Icon Subviews menu selections ( Figure 1-2 ).
9032295 E2 Introduction 1-3 Accessing SPECTRUM V iews Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM Views Figure 1-3. Accessing Icon Subviews Menus from Labels Hub3ComP or tSw Go Back Ctrl+b Go Up Icon Subvie ws View P ath New Vie w Bookmarks View History Current View Info .
SPECTRUM V iews Roadmap Introduction 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 1-4 Management Module Guide SPECTRUM V iews Roadmap Figure 1-4 shows a “roadmap” of the SPECTRUM views for this device. These views are accessible from double-click zones ( Figure 1-1 ) and Icon Subviews menus ( Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-3 ).
9032295 E2 2-1 Chapter 2 Device V iews What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the following device views available for 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs. • Chassis Device view • Interface Device view See Chapter 1, Introduction , for information on Accessing SPECTR UM V iews .
Chassis Device V iew Device V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 2-2 Management Module Guide Chassis Device View This view shows a logical representation of the device chassis and its interfaces or ports . The Chassis Device icon provides menu and double-clic k zone access to the views that monitor the interfaces.
9032295 E2 Device V iews 2-3 Chassis Device V iew Chassis Device Icon Chassis Device Icon This icon is a logical representation of the physical device and its front panel interfaces . This section describes the information a vailable from the Chassis Device icon.
Chassis Device V iew Chassis Device Icon Device V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 2-4 Management Module Guide Module Identification Label This label provides the following information (see Figure 2-2 ): Module Number Displays the position of the module in the hub stack.
9032295 E2 Device V iews 2-5 Chassis Device V iew Figure 2-3. P ort Identification Label P ort Number Displays the number of the port within the module . Double-click this area to open the P ort Notes view described in the SPECTRUM V iews Reference .
Chassis Device V iew Device V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 2-6 Management Module Guide P ort Identification Label Subviews Menu T able 2-2 describes the P ort Identification Label Subviews menu selections. See Chapter 1, Introduction , for information on Accessing SPECTR UM V iews .
9032295 E2 Device V iews 2-7 Interface Device V iew Interface Device View This view shows a logical representation of the interfaces or ports on the device. The Interface Device icon provides menu and double-click zone access to the views that monitor the interfaces.
Interface Device V iew Interface Device Icon Device V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 2-8 Management Module Guide Interface Device Icon This icon is a logical representation of the services provided by this device. This section describes the information available from the Interface Device icon.
9032295 E2 Device V iews 2-9 Interface Device V iew Interface Device Icon MAC (Physical) Address Label Displays the MAC address of this interface . Double-click this area to open the Interface Address T ranslation T able described in Chapter 3, Configuration V iews .
Interface Device V iew Interface Device Icon Device V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 2-10 Management Module Guide Network Information P anel This panel displays the following information on the configuration of a network: Name Displays the name of the network in question.
9032295 E2 3-1 Chapter 3 Configuration V iews What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the Configuration views available for 3Com P ortSwitc h Hubs . These views displa y network configuration and operating information for the device and its interfaces .
Device Configuration V iew Configuration V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 3-2 Management Module Guide Device Configuration View This view provides device-specific configuration information as well as access to other views that allow you to configure device components.
9032295 E2 Configuration V iews 3-3 Device Configuration V iew Interface Configuration T able Physical Address Displays the physical (MAC) address of the interface or port.
Interface Configuration V iew Configuration V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 3-4 Management Module Guide Interface Configuration View This view provides information on the configuration and operating status of the interface. T o access the Interface Configuration view do the following: 1.
9032295 E2 Configuration V iews 3-5 Module Configuration V iew Module Configuration View This view provides information on the configuration and operating status of the module. T o access the Module Configuration view do the following: 1. Within the Chassis Device view , highlight the module icon.
P ort Configuration V iew Configuration V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 3-6 Management Module Guide The Administrative Status value takes precedence over Auto P artition and functionally operates between the auto-partition mechanism and the AUI/ PMA. Enabling the port sets it to notAutoP artitioned regardless of its pre-disabling state.
9032295 E2 4-1 Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages What Is in This Chapter This chapter lists the types of events and alarms generated by 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs and provides any probable cause messages corresponding to these alarms .
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4-2 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00010308 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A(n) {t} device, named {m}, has detected a communication Link Down. (event [{e}]) CsPCause/Prob00010308 Communication link is down.
9032295 E2 Event and Alarm Messages 4-3 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0016 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) a gauge {O 1} has gone over its threshold {I 3}. The sample period was {I 5} and the number of samples used is {I 7}.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4-4 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0018 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) has reported that a sytem load request has failed. The reason was {T slstat 1}.
9032295 E2 Event and Alarm Messages 4-5 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0020 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports the endstation table is full. (event [{e}]) CsPCause/Prob00ea0020 When the end-station table becomes full this trap is generated.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4-6 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0031 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that a card has been removed from the service {I 1}. (event [{e}]) No Probable cause message.
9032295 E2 Event and Alarm Messages 4-7 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0037 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that a port {I 2} has detected a security violation. (event [{e}]) CsPCause/Prob00ea0037 This trap indicates that this port has detected security violation.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4-8 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0043 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that a port {I 2} in a resilience pair has had a change in state and the active port has been switched.
9032295 E2 Event and Alarm Messages 4-9 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0048 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that either the main and backup rings have wrapped or that the wrap condition has been removed.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4-10 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0061 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that the managed agent has recieved a reply to a poll after a sequence of four or more un- successfull polls.
9032295 E2 Event and Alarm Messages 4-11 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0068 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that a repeater {I 2} has had its Errors/10000 packets threshold {I 3} exceeded. The Errors/10000 packets is {I 1} (event [{e}]) No Probable cause message.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4-12 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00ea0078 {d “%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T”} A 3Com Hub, {t} (name {m}) reports that a security violation has occured on port {I 2} (slot. port.
9032295 E2 5-1 Chapter 5 Application V iews What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the device-specific applications listed below for 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs.
Common Applications Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-2 Management Module Guide Common Applications This device supports the following common applications described in the MIB II Applications.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-3 Device Application V iew Figure 5-1. Device Application View (Icon Mode) SSCo 3ComL 3ComL System Loa Po wer Supp 3CompowerA 3CompowerA Local SNMP 3ComfaultApp 3ComSNM.
Device Application V iew Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-4 Management Module Guide Figure 5-2. Device Application View (List Mode) Hub3ComP ortSw 3Com1516ExtApp 3ComSecApp 3ComSnmpApp2 3Com.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-5 Security Application Security Application This application supports security features on the device. The model type name is 3ComSecApp . Security V iew This view contains the Security Enable T able and the following buttons: Accesses the Security Users T able view , described below .
Security Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-6 Management Module Guide Security Users T able view This view allows you to add and delete users and to modify their security levels . The default users , Monitor , Manager , and Security , cannot be deleted.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-7 Security Application Security Audit T able View This view displays a record of all updates to the managed database of the device.
Security Application Local SNMP Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-8 Management Module Guide Local SNMP Application This application provides access to the Local SNMP view , allowing you to set SNMP Traps for this device. The model type for this application is 3ComSnmpApp2 .
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-9 Security Application Category Displays the categories of traps in which the Destination is interested. T able 5-2 shows possible values and descriptions . Throttle The maximum rate at which the Destination is willing to receive traps , in milliseconds .
Security Application P ower Supply Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-10 Management Module Guide P ower Supply Application This application provides access to the P ower Supply Configuration view , which presents a table containing power supply information for this device .
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-11 Security Application System Loader Application System Loader Application This application provides access to the System Loader View , which presents a table containing a history of software images loaded on this device .
Security Application System Loader Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-12 Management Module Guide Status Displays the status of the last system load operation for this device , or the reason for its failure. T able 5-5 shows possible status settings .
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-13 RMON Extensions Application AABBCCDD:112233445566. An error is returned if the agent does not support the download protocol implied by the address format. Protocol Displays the protocol to use when downloading the softw are.
RMON Extensions Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-14 Management Module Guide Protocol Displays the protocol used to monitor the device . Writing to the address field causes a default protocol value, derived from the format/content of the address , to be setup.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-15 SNMP Extensions Application RMON Extensions Host V iew This view contains MAC to P ort and Port to MAC tables . These tables provide cross references between the MAC address of a port and the complete Object ID string that refers to that port.
SNMP Extensions Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-16 Management Module Guide See T able 5-6 for possible values and their meanings . Health T ext Displays a string that provides information on the operational state of the repeater .
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-17 SNMP Extensions Application RFC1516 Extensions V iew This view contains the RFC1516 Extensions T able, which displays information on the configuration of the ports on the device.
SuperStack Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-18 Management Module Guide This is a sequence of 16-bit numbers , each a pair of octets . Each encoded value represents a repeater . The value of the field Repeater Num may be set to any of the values in this list.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-19 SuperStack Application SuperStack Configuration V iew module, and unlikely to be contiguous. If a type value is not available for this device, this will return zero.
SuperStack Application SuperStack Configuration V iew Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-20 Management Module Guide Capabilities Displays the capabilities of the device .
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-21 Serial I/f Application Slip Mgmt If the Management type is Distributed, this field displays the entry in the interface table which represents the potential SLIP (serial port) management interface for the device. If this is zero there is no SLIP access port available on the device.
Serial I/f Application Interface Extensions Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-22 Management Module Guide Speed Displays the receive and transmit speed of the port if AutoConfig is disabled. Different speeds for transmit and receive are not possible.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-23 Serial I/f Application Interface Extensions Application IP Address Displays the IP address for this interface . Netmask Displays the subnet mask for this interface . See the description of IP Address for a more information.
Serial I/f Application P ort Security Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-24 Management Module Guide P ort Security Application This application provides access to the the P ort Security V iew . The model for this application is 3ComSecP ortApp .
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-25 Serial I/f Application P ort Security Application Intr Action Displays the action taken if an unauthorized device transmits on this port. P ossible values are Not A vailable, No Action, and Disable P ort. Num Addr Displays the maximum number of addresses that the port can learn or store .
Serial I/f Application P ort Security Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-26 Management Module Guide P ort Address T able This table displays the MAC addresses assigned to each port. Addresses will normally be defined as authorized, and describe the devices which are permitted to transmit and receive on the corresponding port.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-27 Serial I/f Application Mrm Resilience Application Mrm Resilience Application This application provides access to the Mrm Resilience T able view .
Serial I/f Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-28 Management Module Guide Main Slot Displays the slot number of the main port in the pair . Main P ort Displays the port number of the main port in the pair . Main State Displays the state of the main port.
9032295 E2 Application V iews 5-29 Serial I/f Application P air Enable This filed Enables or Disables both ports in the resilient pair . Mrm Resilience Standby T able The Mrm Resilience Standby T able is accessed by clicking the Standby Map T able button in the Mrm Resilience view .
Serial I/f Application Application V iews 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 5-30 Management Module Guide.
9032295 E2 1 Index Numerics 3CommrmResApp 5-27 3CommultiApp2 5-22 3CompowerApp 5-10 3ComSecApp 5-5 3ComSecP ortApp 5-24 3ComSnmpApp2 5-8 A Accessing SPECTRUM Views 1-2 Alarm Manager 4-1 Application IC.
Index 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 2 Management Module Guide I (Continued) Interface Configuration View Admin. Status 3-4 Bandwidth 3-4 Last Change 3-4 Network Name/Address 3-4 Operation Status 3-4 P acket .
9032295 E2 Index 3 P P ort Address MAC Address 5-26 P ort 5-26 Row Status 5-26 Slot 5-26 P ort Address T able 5-26 P ort Configuration Administrative Status 3-5 Auto P artition State 3-6 Last Source .
Index 3Com P ortSwitch Hubs 4 Management Module Guide S (Continued) Security Users T able 5-6 Community 5-6 Level 5-6 Local P arty 5-6 Manager P arty 5-6 Name 5-6 P assword 5-6 Status 5-6 Serial I/f I.
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