Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Dec GigaSwitch Cabletron Systems
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DEC Giga Swi t ch Management Mod ule G uide ®.
9031754 E4 i Not ice Cabletr on Sys tems r eserv es t he r igh t to make cha nges in spec ificat ions and other in formati on con tained i n this doc umen t wi thout prior no t ice. T he rea der sh ould i n al l case s co nsult Ca ble tron Syst ems to d eterm ine w heth er any su ch chan ges ha ve bee n m ade .
DEC Gig aS witch ii Mana gem ent M odule G uide Restricted R igh ts Notic e (Ap plicable to licen ses to th e Un ited State s Go vernm ent onl y.) 1. Use, duplic atio n , or disclos ur e by the Gove r.
9031754 E4 iii Cont ents Preface Wha t Is i n This Guide ... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... ... xi Who Should Read This Manual ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .
DE C G igaSwi tch iv Ma nagem ent Mod ule Gui de Cha pter 3 C onfig urat ion V iews Wha t Is i n This Chapter .. .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. 3-1 DEC G igaSwitc h Device Configurat ion V iew .
9031754 E4 v Chapt er 5 DEC-Speci fi c Appli catio ns (contin ued) Dec E la nApp ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ... .5 - 1 1 Confi gurati on ..
DE C G igaSwi tch vi Mana geme nt M odule Gui de.
9031754 E4 vii Fig ures Ch apt er 2 Dev ic e V iew Fig ure 2-1. DEC G igaswitc h Logic al Dev ice View .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 2-3 Figur e 2 -2 . DEC Gig asw itch Logi cal Devi ce V ie w - Labe l and Do ub le-Cl ick Zo nes .
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9031754 E4 ix T ables Ch apt er 2 Dev ice V iew Tabl e 2 -1. Modul e Menu S ele ctions ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... .... 2 -4 Tabl e 2 -2. Po r t Ic on Subvi ews .. ..... ..... ..
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9031754 E5 xi Preface Wha t Is in Th is Guide This man ual serves as a refere nce gui de to th e DEC GigaSwi tch m anagem ent mod ule soft war e , provid in g the info r m atio n nec essar y to create , config ure, and mo nitor the DEC Giga Swit ch in SPECT R UM.
How This Man ua l Is Or ga ni ze d Prefac e DE C G igaS witch xii Management Module G u ide How Thi s Man ual Is Orga nized This gu id e is organi zed as follo ws: Convent ions In th i s ma nual t h e foll owing conven t ions a re used. • Command n ames are printed in bold ; f or ex a m p l e , Cle ar or Save & Close .
9031754 E5 Prefac e xiii Rel ate d SPECTRUM D ocume n tation Related SPECTRUM D ocumentation Ref er to th e follo win g d ocum en tation for more info rma tion o n usin g SPECTRUM: SPECTRUM Re port G .
Getting Help Prefac e DE C G igaS witch xiv Management Module G u ide Getti ng Help Fo r add ition al s upport f or SPE C TRUM produc ts, or t o mak e comm ents or sugge st ions re ga rd in g SPE C TR.
9031754 E5 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction Wha t Is in Th is Chapter Thi s ch a p te r d e sc ribe s th e SP E C T R U M Ma n age m e nt Modu le for t h e DE C GigaSwi tch. It also provid e s the m o del type na m es assig ned to the DEC GigaSwi tch in SP ECT RUM.
SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitc h Intr od uction DEC Gig aSwitch 1-2 Management Module Guide SPECTRUM an d th e D EC Giga Switc h The D EC Giga Swit ch Man agem ent M odu le mo del will allow mode ling o f the DEC Gig aSwitch devi ce. Suppo r ted Device s: Giga Swit ch/F DD I Su p po rt e d C a rd s : FGL2, SCP , Clock car d Firmw are V ersions: 2.
9031754 E5 2-1 Chapter 2 Device V iew Wha t Is in Th is Chapter This c hapter describe s the Gig aswitch ’ s Logic al. Inte rface and Ph ysical De vice views and ho w to utilize these vie w s to man age and acce ss info rm ation f rom the Gig asw itch mod u le .
Log ica l D ev ice View Ac ce ss in g th e L o gi ca l De vice V i e w Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-2 Management Module Guide Ac ce s si n g the Lo gi cal De vi ce V iew The Logical D evice view is ac c essed us ing one of the fo l lowin g methods: • Double- click on t he Device view bu tton o f the G i gas witc h device i c on.
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-3 Log ica l D ev ice View Acc essi n g th e Log ica l D ev ice V iew Fig ure 2 - 1. DEC G ig asw itch Lo gi cal Dev ice View *F ile V iew H el p? Prima ry Lan dscape 0x 004.
Log ica l D ev ice View Ac ce ss in g th e L o gi ca l De vice V i e w Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-4 Management Module Guide Figure 2-2. DEC Gigaswi tch Logical D ev ice V i ew - Label and Double.
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-5 Int e rfa ce D ev ice V iew T able 2-2 list th e icon subv iews avai lable fro m a highl ight ed po rt in the Lo gic al De vic e v iew .
Int erf ace D ev ice V iew Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-6 Management Module Guide • Hi ghlight th e G igaS witch device icon an d s elect Dev ice -> In ter fac e from t he Icon Subv iews menu. The Interface Device V iew i ncludes three p a nels a s well as the Device V iew Bann er sh ow n in Fi gu re 2 - 3.
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-7 Int e rfa ce D ev ice V iew Figure 2-3. Inte rface Device V iew *F ile V iew Hel p? Giga Sw itch of type DE CGiga Sw itch of L and scape VN MH ost:Prim ary Model Na m e C.
Int erf ace D ev ice V iew Devic e Ico n Pa ne l Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-8 Management Module Guide Devi ce Ico n Panel The D e vice I con P an el displ ays th e Gig aSwitch L ocatio n vie w Icon .
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-9 Int e rfa ce D ev ice V iew Logical Inte r face Ico n Log ica l In te rf ace I c on The log ical interfac e ic on dis plays in form ation abo u t eac h of the int erf ace.
Int erf ace D ev ice V iew Log ica l I nte rfa ce I con Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-10 Management M odule G uide The interf a ce sta tus label provi des acces s to t he sta tus view specif i c to the port . Double-c l ickin g on t his label opens th e Interf a ce Stat u s view .
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-1 1 Int e rfa ce D ev ice V iew Logical Inte r face Ico n Interface Address T ranslation T ab le/MAC A ddress Label The M AC Address Label displays t h e physi cal addres s of each of the inter face s for the line card s insta lle d in the D EC GigaS witc h.
Int erf ace D ev ice V iew Log ica l I nte rfa ce I con Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-12 Management M odule G uide Netw ork In for mat ion Pan el/ Netw ork In for ma tion La bel The Net work Info r.
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-13 Int e rfa ce D ev ice V iew Logical Inte r face Ico n Mul ti- Att rib ute L ine Gra p h Bu tto ns Buttons allow you to modify the statis tical presen tation of t he Mu lt i-Attrib ute Line Graph.
Int erf ace D ev ice V iew Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-14 Management M odule G uide Pressi ng th is butt on brin gs up the Inte r face Co nfigu rat io n view . (See In t erfac e C onfiguration V iew/Port T ype L a bel on p age 2-10. ) Pressi ng th is butt on brin gs up the Alar m M ang er , listing the alarms, if any , for the inte r faces.
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-15 Int e rfa ce D ev ice V iew G a ug e Con t ro l Pa ne l Ga ug e T yp e This option allows y ou to select either a numeric or li near repr esentat ion of the L ogi ca l Ga ug e. T able 2-6. G au geT ot al s Mode Att ribut e an d Co lo r D ef init ions Sele cted Attr ibute Co lor Erro rs Ora nge In Pac ke ts Lt.
Int erf ace D ev ice V iew Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-16 Management M odule G uide Gauge Co ntro l Panel Butt ons Sever al b utton s a llow you to co ntro l the way th e Ga uge Contr ol P ane l select ions aff ect the logic al inter face ico n.
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-17 Ph ys ica l D ev i ce View Phys ical D evic e V iew The Physical D evice view provides a graphi c al representati on of the DEC GigaSwi tch an d pr ovide s acce ss to the N otes, Por t T able, and Co nfigur ation views for eac h of the mo dule s ins talle d in the DE C Gig aSw itch .
Phys ical D evice V iew Ac cess in g th e Phy sic al D evi ce View Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-18 Management M odule G uide Fi gure 2-4 . DEC Giga Swit ch Ph ysi cal Devi ce V iew *F ile V iew H .
9031754 E5 D evi ce V iew 2-19 Ph ys ica l D ev i ce View Ac cess in g t he Phy s ical D evi ce View T able 2-8 des cribe s the icon su bvie w s accessible for m the DE C Gig aSwit ch ’s Phys ical Dev ice V iew .
Phys ical D evice V iew Ac cess in g th e Phy sic al D evi ce View Dev ice V iew DEC Gig aS witch 2-20 Management M odule G uide.
9031754 E5 3-1 Chapter 3 Confi guration V iews Wha t Is in Th is Chapter This chap ter de sc ribes th e con figu rati on views av ailable for the DEC GigaSwi tch mod ul e. Th ese views allo w yo u to access an d c han ge the con figur atio n sett ing s for the DEC GigaS witc h mo d ule, its Ri ng In and R in g Out P ort s, an d its s tation po rts.
Ac ce ss in g th e De vic e Co nf i gu ra t i o n V i e w Configuratio n V iews DEC GigaSwitch 3-2 Management Module Guide Access in g th e D evice Conf igu rati on V iew Y o u can a c ce ss the Dev ice Co nf igu ra tion View thro ug h the I con Su bviews Menu , or the ic on dou ble-clic k zone s.
9031754 E5 Configuration V iews 3-3 Module Config u ration V iew Interfac e Con fi gurat ion T able cl i cki ng on one of th e entries in t he Inter face Address T ranslat ion Ta ble ac cess the Addres s T ransla tion T able Informati on V iew .
Port Configur ation V iew Configuratio n V iews DEC GigaSwitch 3-4 Management Module Guide Port C onfig ura tion View Acce ss the P ort C onf igu rat ion View by followin g the ste ps be lo w: 1. Acce ss the DE C Gig aSw itch Logi cal Devi ce V ie w via the I con Subvie w s menu.
9031754 E5 4-1 Chapter 4 Event and Al arm M essages Wha t Is in Th is Chapter This chap te r de sc ribes th e ty pes of events an d alarms ge n er ated by the DEC GigaSwi tch.
DEC Giga Sw itch Ev ents and A larms Event an d Alarm Me ssages DEC Gig aSwitch 4-2 Management Module Guide Event 00010308 {d "% w- %d %m -, %Y - %T "} A ( n) {t} dev i c e, nam e d {m} , h as det e ct e d a commun icat ion Link D o wn. (e vent [{ e}]) Prob000 10308 Communic ation l ink is down.
9031754 E5 5-1 Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Appl ications Wha t Is in Th is Chapter This chap te r de sc ribes th e Dec E lan A pp an d the DecGig aA pp acces sible thro ug h the Giga Swit ch ’ s App lic atio n s View .
DecGi g aApp Configuratio n DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-2 Management Module Guide Figure 5-1. The De c GigaApp Icon Subviews menu These i con s u bviews a llow th e user to perfor m configu r ation ta sks for the GigaSwi tch or to view st atisti cs rela ting to the Gig aSw itch ’s performan ce.
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-3 DecGi g aApp Gi gaS wit ch ARP In addi tion to the se co n figur ation setting s, three button s provid e acc es s to tables detaili ng inf or m atio n on th.
DecGi g aApp GigaSwitch Brid g e Statistic s DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-4 Management Module Guide Giga Swi tch Bridge Stat istic s The G igaS witch Bri dge St atist ics ic on subv iew me nu ac cess es th e Giga S wit c h Fl oo di ng T ab l e .
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-5 DecGi g aApp GigaSwitch F ilters Gig aSw itc h Fi lter s The Gi gaS witc h Filte rs icon sub view allo w s the use r to conf ig ur e Port Mat rice s , Dest i na t io n Fil ters , SAP Fil ters , SNAP Fi lte rs , an d Sourc e Filter s .
DecGi g aApp GigaSwitch Filters DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-6 Management Module Guide Edi tin g D est inati on Fi lt ers The De stin ation F ilte r icon subv iew ge ne r ate s the Gig aSwi tch Po rt Filter- Dest i natio n Address T able.
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-7 DecGi g aApp GigaSwitch F ilters Editi ng t h e S et tin gs for a n Exi stin g Fi lter 1. Doub le -clic k o n the se ttin g yo u wi sh to cha nge , whic h ge ne r ate s the SAP Prot oc ol F il ter Vie w . 2. Edit the se ttin gs yo u wou ld like to change .
DecGi g aApp GigaSwitch Filters DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-8 Management Module Guide Addi ng a SN AP Fil ter to the T a ble 1. Click the A d d an E ntr y butt on to displa y the A dd an SNAP F ilte r V iew . 2. Enter t he ap propri a te Name fo r th e f ilt er .
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-9 DecGi g aApp Gi gaSwit ch M Port s 5. Choose the dispos ition ( Fi lter , Al way s Filter , or Forward ) for the fil ter , using th e Di spositio n bu tton in the view .
DecGi g aApp Up grad e DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-10 Management M odule G uide Up grade The Upgrade ic on subview allows th e user t o down l oad new firmware for a part icu lar ca rd in the Gig aSwi tch . Upgrading Card Fi rmware 1.
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-1 1 DecEla nAp p DecEla nApp This app lic atio n fo r the Gig aSwi tch pr ovid es the use r with mo re stat istic al tables , the ability to add or re move trap r eceive rs, and the ability to add eith er Read -Onl y or Read- Write man age m e nt st atio ns .
DecEl anA pp Extended Bridge DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-12 Management M odule G uide Ext ended Brid ge The E xte nded Brid ge icon subvi ew ac cess es an other me nu o f subvie ws r elate d to t he b ridgi ng sta tisti cs of th e G igaSw itch.
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-13 DecEla nAp p Extended Bridge Fragmentati o n Click the Frag mentat ion b utton s o that it di splays th e desir ed f ragme ntatio n con di tion. ( Tr u e or Fa lse ) Remove Mg mt Addres s The user c a n ch oos e betwee n Oth e r a nd T rue.
DecEl anA pp Extended Bridge DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-14 Management M odule G uide Spanni ng T ree The Extended Br idge Spann ing T ree v iew al lows t h e user to spe cify the follo wing S pann ing T r ee se ttings : Sh or t Agi n g T im e( Sec s ) Enter t he desi red tim e (in sec onds) in the text box.
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-15 DecEla nAp p Protoc ol D at a ba se s MAC T abl e T o edit the P ur ger settin gs fo r a Giga Swit ch port: 1. Doub le -clic k on the d e sired port d isplay ed in th e MAC T ab le. 2. In the FDDI MA C T a ble V i ew , click on the Pu rger Enable but t on so t hat i t displ a ys ei ther Tr u e or False .
DecEl anA pp SNMP Auth en ti cation DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-16 Management M odule G uide SNMP User C ommunit ies T able The S NMP User Comm unit ies Table provide s the abilit y t o add Re ad-Only mana gem e nt stat io ns or m ana ge m ent sta t io ns wit h Re ad -Write permi ssion s.
9031754 E5 DEC-Specific Ap p lications 5-17 DecEla nAp p Model Information V iew Model In fo rma t ion V iew The mod e l info rma tio n view p rov ides the user wi th a co nc ise list of SPEC TRU M’ s settin gs f or th e Gig aSw itch mo del.
DecEl anA pp Model Information V iew DEC-Specifi c Applications DEC GigaSwitc h 5-18 Management M odule G uide.
9031754 E5 1 Index Symbols % Di scard ed 2-12 % Er ror 2-12 % Ho st B ou nd 2-12 % T ransm it ted 2-12 A Accessing Ch assis Devic e View 2-2 D evic e Conf ig ur a tio n V ie w 3-2 Ph ysical De vice Vi.
Index DEC Gig aSwitch 2 Mana gem ent M odule G uide E Editin g a SNA P Filter 5-7 Editin g a Sou rce F ilter 5-8 Error 2-15 Errors 2-14 ETWMIM Models 1-2 Event an d Al arm Messa ge s 4-1 Event Message.
9031754 E5 Index 3 M M Po rt s 5-9 MAC Address Label 2-1 1 MAC Table 5-15 Ma na gem e nt Information Ba se 1- 1 , 1-2 Ma nua l Fi lt er 5-12 MAS K 2-8 Mem o ry 5-2 MIB 1-1 , 1-2 M odule C on figuratio.
Index DEC Gig aSwitch 4 Mana gem ent M odule G uide S (cont inue d) SPECTRUM Documentation xiii SPECTRUM Operator ’s Reference xi STHi Dev ice C o nfigu ra tion View 3-1 Su pporte d Ca rds 1-2 T Ta .
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