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® Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub Management Module Guide.
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9032208 E4 iii Contents Preface What Is in This Guide .......................................................................................................... xi Conventions ...........................................................................
Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub iv Management Module Guide Chapter 3 ConÞguration Views What Is in This Chapter ..................................................................................................... 3-1 Device ConÞguration View .........
9032208 E4 v Index.
Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub vi Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 vii F igures Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1-1. Using Double-Click Zones to Access SPECTRUM Views ................................... 1-3 Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM V iews .......................... 1-4 Figure 1-3.
Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub viii Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 ix T ables Chapter 2 Device Views Table 2-1. Administrative Status Label Descriptions ........................................................... 2-4 Table 2-2. Totals Gauge Mode: Attributes and Corresponding Color .........................
Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub x Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 xi Preface Use this guide as a reference for the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Hub management software . Before using this guide , you should be familiar with SPECTRUM operation. F or the purposes of this guide, the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Hubs are referred to as Òdevices.
Conventions Preface Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub xii Management Module Guide Conventions This guide uses the following conventions: ¥ Menu selections and buttons referenced in text appear in bold ; for example, ConÞguration or Detail .
9032208 E4 Preface xiii 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 Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub xiv Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction What Is in This Chapter This chapter introduces the SPECTRUM management module for the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs.
SPECTRUM Model T ype Introduction Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 1-2 Management Module Guide The Catalyst 5500 is a 13 slot chassis that serves as a high-end switching platform. Depending on the modules installed, the Catla yst 5500 can be used in backbone applications as a scaleable F ast Ethernet or A TM switch.
9032208 E4 Introduction 1-3 SPECTRUM Model T ype Accessing SPECTRUM V iews Accessing SPECTRUM Views Icons and Labels that display information within and icon provide access to SPECTRUM views . This is done through double-clic k zones ( Figure 1-1 ), and Icon Subviews menu selections ( Figure 1-2 ).
SPECTRUM Model T ype Introduction Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 1-4 Management Module Guide Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM Views Figure 1-3. Accessing Module-SpeciÞc Subviews Model Name HubCat5000 Go Back Go Up Icon Subvie ws View P ath New Vie w Jump to View View History .
9032208 E4 Introduction 1-5 SPECTRUM V iews Roadmap SPECTRUM V iews Roadmap Figure 1-4 shows a ÒroadmapÓ of the SPECTRUM views for this device. These views are accessible from double-click zones ( F igure 1-1 ) and Icon Subviews menus ( Figure 1-2 , and Figure 1-3 ).
SPECTRUM V iews Roadmap Introduction Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 1-6 Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 2-1 Chapter 2 Device V iews What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the following Device views and subviews available for the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs: ¥ Interface Device V iew ¥ Chassis Device V iew See Chapter 1, Introduction , for information on Accessing SPECTRUM V iews .
Interface Device V iew Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-2 Management Module Guide Figure 2-1. Interface Device V iew * File View Help? Primar y Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host - HubCat5000.
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-3 Interface Device V iew Interface Icons Interface Icons These icons represent the interfaces or ports for this device. The icons identify the type of interface or port and provide statistical information. Figure 2-2 shows an example of an interface icon, its Icon Subviews menu, and its labels/ double-click zones .
Interface Device V iew Interface Icons Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-4 Management Module Guide Interface Label This label displays the interface (port) number . Administrative Status Label This label displays the status of this interface .
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-5 Interface Device V iew Interface Icons Network Address Displays the IP address assigned to the interface . Network Information Label This label displays user -selectable network information (Address, Name, or Mask). The default is Address .
Interface Device V iew Interface Options P anel Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-6 Management Module Guide Interface Options P anel This area of the Interface Device view allows you to modify the presentation of a highlighted Logical Interface icon.
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-7 Interface Device V iew Interface Options P anel Figure 2-3. Gauge Control P anel The Gauge Control P anel provides the following: ¥ Gauge Mode ¥ Selected Attribute ¥ Ga.
Interface Device V iew Interface Options P anel Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-8 Management Module Guide Selected Attribute This area of the Gauge Control P anel allows you to select the statistical attribute displayed on the Interface iconÕ s Gauge label.
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-9 Interface Device V iew Gauge Type This area of the Gauge Control P anel allows you to select either a numeric or linear display on the Gauge Label.
Chassis Device V iew Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-10 Management Module Guide Chassis Device View This view provides information about the device and the modules it manages . The Chassis Device view is divided into two sections. The top section provides information about the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub as a whole.
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-11 Chassis Device V iew Module Icons Figure 2-4. Cisco Catalyst 5000 Chassis Device V iew Module Icons These icons represent the modules inserted into the chassis . The icons identify the type of interface or port and provide statistical information.
Chassis Device V iew Module Icons Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-12 Management Module Guide Figure 2-5. Module Icon Figure 2-6 shows the Module IdentiÞcation labels and the views accessed from the Icon Subviews menu. Figure 2-6. Module IdentiÞcation Labels and Click Zones a.
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-13 Chassis Device V iew Module Icons 2. From the Icon Subviews menu, select Module Notes . Module Status Label This label displays the status of the module . Possible states are On, Off and T est. Double-click the Module Status label of the Module Icon to access the Module T able view , or do the following: 1.
Chassis Device V iew Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-14 Management Module Guide Num P orts Displays the number of ports supported by this module . This button allows you to initiate action on the module. Reset causes the moduleÕ s control logic to be reset.
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-15 Chassis Device V iew P ort Icons P ort Icons This label represents a port or interface on the module within this device. Figure 2-7 shows an example of a port icon, its Icon Subviews menu, and its double-click zones . Figure 2-7.
Chassis Device V iew P ort Icons Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-16 Management Module Guide P ort T able V iew This view provides the following information: Module Displays the slot number in which this module is inserted in the chassis .
9032208 E4 Device V iews 2-17 Chassis Device V iew P ort Icons 2 At least one packet was received by the port in the last polling period. No packets were transmitted and no collisions were detected. 3 At least one packet was transmitted, and at least one packet was received in the last polling period.
Chassis Device V iew P ort Icons Device V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2-18 Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 3-1 Chapter 3 ConÞguration V iews What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the following ConÞguration views available for the device and its interfaces .
Device ConÞguration V iew ConÞguration V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 3-2 Management Module Guide Number of Interfaces Displays the number of ports for the device . Router Redundancy This button allows you to enable (true), or disable (false) redundancy for this interface.
9032208 E4 ConÞguration V iews 3-3 Interface ConÞguration V iew Last Change Displays the value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered its current operational state. If the current state was entered prior to the last re- initialization of the local network management subsystem, then this object contains a zero value.
Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew ConÞguration V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 3-4 Management Module Guide P acket Size Displays the largest Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) that can be transmitted or received by the port, measured in octets.
9032208 E4 ConÞguration V iews 3-5 Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Attach Type This button allows you to change the attachment type of the FDDI connection to the device. T able 3-1 shows the possible attachment types . New attach type settings will not take effect until the concentrator is reset.
Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew ConÞguration V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 3-6 Management Module Guide ARP Aging Time Displays the aging Time in milliseconds for the ARP T able. Opens the Catalyst Stack Chassis Information view described later in this section.
9032208 E4 ConÞguration V iews 3-7 Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Catalyst Stac k Chassis Information V iew Backplane Displays the chassis backplane type for the device .
Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Catalyst Stac k Chassis Information V iew ConÞguration V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 3-8 Management Module Guide Number Slots Displays the number of slots for plug-in modules in the device .
9032208 E4 ConÞguration V iews 3-9 Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Catalyst Stac k Modules T able Alarms The Alarms portion of the Chassis Information view provides information about any physical status alarms detected for the device. P ossible alarm states for each of the Þelds listed below are Off and On.
Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Catalyst Stac k P orts T able ConÞguration V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 3-10 Management Module Guide P orts Displays the number of ports for the module . Model Displays the manufacturerÕ s model number for the chassis.
9032208 E4 ConÞguration V iews 3-11 Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Catalyst Stac k P orts T able Status Displays the current operational state of this port. P ossible states are Other , Ok, MinorF ault, and MajorF ault. Additional Status Displays an integer representing additional information on the status of this port.
Catalyst Stac k System ConÞguration V iew Catalyst Stac k P orts T able ConÞguration V iews Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 3-12 Management Module Guide Sort On This button allows you to select one of the table column headings as a sort key .
9032208 E4 4-1 Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages What Is in This Chapter This chapter lists the types of events and alarms generated by the Cisco Catalyst Hub and provides any probable cause messages corresponding to these alarms .
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 4-2 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event00010308 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %Y - %TÓ} - A(n) {t} device, named {m}, has detected a communication Link Down. (event [{e}]) CsPCause/Prob00010308 Communication link is down.
9032208 E4 Event and Alarm Messages 4-3 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event011c0001 {d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} - A Catalyst switch, {t} (name - {m}) has reported the end of a TCP session.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 4-4 Management Module Guide CsEvF ormat/Event011c0006 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %Y - %TÓ} - Device {m} of Type {t} reported A conÞguration revision number error notiÞcation which signiÞes that a device has incremented its vtpConÞgRevNumberErrors counter .
9032208 E4 Event and Alarm Messages 4-5 Device Events and Alarms CsEvF ormat/Event011c0008 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %Y - %TÓ} - Device {m} of Type {t} reported A VTP Server disabled notiÞcation. This trap is generated when the local system is no longer able to function as a VTP Server because the number of deÞned VLANs is greater than vtpMaxVlanStorage.
Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 4-6 Management Module Guide.
9032208 E4 5-1 Chapter 5 Application V iew What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the views and tables available for the following device- speciÞc applications: ¥ Catalyst Stac k Application.
Device Application V iew Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-2 Management Module Guide ¥ Bridging - Gen Bridge App (Gen_Bridge_App) - Spanning Tree (Span_Tree_App) - Static (Static_App) .
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-3 Device Application V iew Figure 5-1. Device Application View (Icon Mode) *F ile View Help? Primar y Landscape 0x00400000 - HubCat 500 of type HubCat 5000 Model Name Co.
Device Application V iew Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-4 Management Module Guide Figure 5-2. Device Application View (List Mode) *F ile View Help? Primar y Landscape 0x00400000 - Hu.
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-5 Device Application V iew Catalyst Stac k Application Catalyst Stack Application The Catalyst Stack application supported by the Cisco Catalyst Hub is modeled in SPECTRUM with the CA TStackApp Model Type.
Device Application V iew Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-6 Management Module Guide This view provides the following information: Allows you to enable or disable the RIP protocol on the Catalyst Switch. Allows you to enable or disable IP Fragmentation on the Catalyst Switch.
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-7 Device Application V iew CAM Aging Time Displays the aging time for the C AM table. Allows you to select whether the CAM module is operating in F iltering Mode or F orwarding Mode . Allows you to select the default translation for IPX packets when bridging from FDDI SNAP to Ethernet.
Device Application V iew Community Strings Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-8 Management Module Guide Community Strings This view lists the community strings and allows you to change the access levels .
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-9 Device Application V iew FDDI Ring T able T able 5-3 lists the possible Community String entries. FDDI Ring T able This table lists the nodes in the FDDI ring(s) to which the device is attached.
Device Application V iew Catalyst Filter T ables Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-10 Management Module Guide Catalyst F ilter T ables The following series of views are accessed in the .
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-11 Device Application V iew Catalyst Filter T ables V endor T able This area of the Filter T ables view contains a list of vendor ID Þlter entries. Double-click a table entry to access an entry-speciÞc Filter V endor T able view that allows you to modify the information presented in the table.
Device Application V iew Catalyst Filter T ables Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-12 Management Module Guide Type Displays the type of action this Þlter will cause .
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-13 Device Application V iew Monitor Information V iew Module Displays the unique integer identiÞer of the module where this port is located. This number is the same as the slot number in which the module is installed. P ort Displays the unique integer identiÞer of this port within its module .
Device Application V iew Catalyst TFTP Information V iew Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-14 Management Module Guide Catalyst TFTP Information V iew This view allows you to conÞgure and initiate Þle transfers to and from the device. T o access the Catalyst TFTP Information view , do the following: 1.
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-15 Device Application V iew Catalyst T rap Receiver T able Catalyst T rap Receiver T able This table lists the addresses of Network Management Stations that should receive trap messages from the Catalyst Stack Application.
Device Application V iew VLan P orts T able Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-16 Management Module Guide VLan P orts T able The Catalyst VLan Ports T able provides a list of Virtual LAN port entries , which are determined by the number of modules in the chassis and by the port in each module.
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-17 Device Application V iew Catalyst VLan Manager Selecting a VLan Within the VLAN panel ( Figure 5-3 ) of the Catalyst VLan Manager view , click on the VLAN number to display or assign ports. The VLAN number icon and the ports assigned to that VLAN will be highlighted.
Device Application V iew Discovery Application Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-18 Management Module Guide Figure 5-4. Add/Remove Buttons Changing a P ortÕ s VLAN T o select a VLAN to add a port to, highlight the VLAN number icon in the VLAN panel.
9032208 E4 Application V iew 5-19 Device Application V iew Discovery Cache T able V iew Discovery Cache T able View This view provides the information recieved by the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP). It provides the following information: Type Displays the type of address contained in the corresponding Address Þeld described below .
Device Application V iew Ethernet Application Application V iew Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 5-20 Management Module Guide Ethernet Application This application provides access to the application-speciÞc Detail view . T o access the Detail view , select Detail from the Icon Subview menu.
9032208 E4 1 Index Symbols #1 Status 3-8 #1 T est Results 3-8 #1 Type 3-8 #2 Status 3-8 #2 T est Results 3-8 #2 Type 3-8 (rfc1512Ap 5-2 Numerics 1 Dual Phy Multi Mode OC-3 ATM 3-7 1 Dual Phy Single Mo.
Index Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 2 Management Module Guide Catalyst Stack Application 5-1 Catalyst Stack ConÞguration View 3-1 Catalyst Stack P orts T able 3-10 Sort On 3-12 Catalyst Stack System C.
9032208 E4 Index 3 P ort Logical Access Label Detail 2-1 Receive Max 5-7 Ring T able 5-9 Transmit Max 5-7 FDDI Application 5-2 FDDI Ring T able 5-9 FDDI transmit buffers 5-7 File 5-14 Filter T ables 5.
Index Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 4 Management Module Guide T able 5-10 MAC Address Label 2-4 MAC Þlter entries 5-10 Major 3-9 Mask 5-12 Network 2-6 Mgmt Type 3-4 MIB-II 5-1 Minor 3-9 Model 3-6 , 3-.
9032208 E4 Index 5 Module 5-13 P ort 5-13 source Virtual LAN 5-13 Span_Tree_App 5-2 Spanning Tree protocol 5-6 SPECTRUM Support 1-1 , 1-2 SPECTRUM Views Roadmap 1-5 Speed 2-16 Static 5-2 Static_Ap 5-2.
Index Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub 6 Management Module Guide.
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