Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SPECTRUM SEHI100TX-22 Cabletron Systems
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Title Page Portable Management Application for the SEHI100TX-22™ User’s Guide ®.
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iii Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction to SPMA for the SEHI100TX-22 Using the SEHI User Õs Guide ...................................................................................... 1-2 WhatÕs NOT in the SEHI100TX User Õs Guide . . . ..............
Contents iv Chapter 4 Repeater Redundancy Setting Network Circuit Redundancy ........................................................................ 4-1 ConÞguring a Redundant Circuit .................................................................
1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 How to use the SEHI User’ s Guide; manual conv entions; contacting Cabletron Global Call Center; SEHI fir mw are versions supported by SPMA.
Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 1-2 Using the SEHI User’ s Guide Using the SEHI User’ s Guide Y our SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the SEHI100TX-22 consists of a number of differ ent applications, each of which provides a portion of the overall management functionality .
Conv entions 1-3 Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 ¥ Charts, Graphs, and Meters ¥ Community Names ¥ MIB I,II ¥ MIBT ree ¥ TFTP Download ¥ T rap T able ¥ Utilities (Global Community Nam.
Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 1-4 Conv entions Screen Displa ys SPMA runs under a variety of differ ent operating systems and graphical user interfaces. T o maintain a consistent presentation, scr een displays in this and other SPMA guides show an OSF/Motif environment.
Conv entions 1-5 Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 Figure 1-2. The History W indow Using the Mouse The UNIX mouse has three buttons, as shown in Figur e 1-3 . Procedur es within the SPMA document set refer to these buttons as follows: Figure 1-3.
Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 1-6 Getting Help Whenever possible, we will instruct you on which mouse button to employ; however , menu buttons within SPMA applications will operate according to the convention employed by the active windowing system.
SEHI100TX Fir mw are 1-7 Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 For additional information about Cabletron Systems pr oducts, visit our W orld W ide W eb site: http://www .cabletron.com/ . For technical support, select Service and Support . SEHI100TX Firmware SPMA support for the SEHI100TX has been tested against Þrmware version 1.
Introduction to SPMA f or the SEHI100TX-22 1-8 SEHI100TX Firmware.
2-1 Chapter 2 Using the SEHI100TX Hub Vie w Navigating through the Hub View , monitoring hub performance; managing the hub The heart of SPECTRUM Portable Management Applications (SPMA) for the SEHI100TX is the Hub V iew , a graphical interface that gives you access to many of the functions that provide contr ol over the device.
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-2 Using the Hub View Navigating Thr ough the Hub View W ithin the Hub V iew ( Figure 2-1 ), you can click mouse buttons in differ ent areas of the window to access various menus and initiate certain management tasks.
Using the Hub View 2-3 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Uptime The time that the device has been running without interruption. The counter resets to 0 days 00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS) when one of the following occurs: ¥ Power to the device is cycled. ¥ The device is reset manually .
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-4 Using the Hub View Clicking on the Device button displays the Device menu, Figure 2-2 . Figure 2-2. SEHI100TX Hub V iew Device Menu The Device menu lets you perform th.
Using the Hub View 2-5 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Note that the Device menu does not provide access to every application which is available to the SEHI100TX; some information is only available from .
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-6 Using the Hub View Figure 2-4. Mousing Around The Ports Display Module T ype Displa ys the type of module, or de vice, whose por ts are currently being displa yed in the P or ts Display .
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-7 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Hub View P or t Color Codes The Port Status boxes in the Hub V iew are color coded to indicate the portÕs connection status. The colors are consistent for all Port Display Forms except Admin Status; the exceptions are noted below .
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-8 Monitoring Hub P erformance Figure 2-5. The SEHI100TXÕs Device, Module, and Port Menus Hub performance data available through these menus includes: ¥ Device, Module, and Port status descriptions. ¥ Device, Module, and Port statistics, which provide a complete br eakdown of packet activity .
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-9 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Port display form options are: Load Shows a percentage for each active port that r epresents that portÕs portion of the theoretical maximum traf Þc level Ñ for Ethernet interfaces, 10 megabits per second; for Fast Ethernet interfaces, 100 megabits per second.
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-10 Monitoring Hub P erf or mance P or t T ype Provides the following administrative information about the port: ¥ Admin/Link Status indicates the connection status of the port: - ON indicates that the port has a valid link signal or does not support a link signal.
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-11 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Figure 2-6. The Device Status W indow Name and Location These text Þelds help identify this SEHI100TX-controlled HUBStack. The information you enter in the Name and Location boxes is written to the SEHI100TXÕs MIB and appears on the Hub V iew front panel.
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-12 Monitoring Hub P erf or mance Chassis T ype Displays the type of chassis used for the device (stand-alone). Chec king Module Status Y ou can open a Module Status window ( Figure 2-7 ) for any device in the SEHI100TX-controlled stack.
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-13 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Name This text Þeld can help identify the module, or device; the information entered here does not appear anywher e else in the Hub V iew . T o edit the Module Name: 1. Highlight the te xt in the Name bo x and type in a new name .
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-14 Monitoring Hub P erf or mance Active Users This Þeld is not supported by the SEHI100TX-22. Chec king P or t Status Y ou can open a Port Status window ( Figure 2-9 ) for any port in the SEHI100TX- controlled HUBStack.
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-15 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View ¥ Active Ñ The port has a valid connection with the device at the other end of the portÕs cable. ¥ Inactive Ñ The device at the other end of the cable is turned off, ther e is a break in the cable, or ther e is no device or cable connected.
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-16 Monitoring Hub P erf or mance ¥ Multi-Mode Fiber: SMA EPIM ¥ Multi-Mode Fiber: ST EPIM ¥ Single-Mode Fiber: ST EPIM T opology T ype Indicates how the port is being used. The available types are: ¥ Station Ñ The port is receiving packets fr om no devices, a single device, or two devices.
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-17 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View T o view device statistics at the Device, Module, or Port levels: 1. Displa y the Device , Module, or P or t menu b y clicking mouse b utton 3 in the appropriate area (refer to Figure 2-5 , page 2-8 ).
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-18 Monitoring Hub P erf or mance Multicast P ackets The number of multicast packets received by this device, module, or port since the window was last opened or reset. Multicast packets ar e simultaneously addressed to mor e than one address, but fewer than all addr esses.
Monitoring Hub P erf or mance 2-19 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 802.3 speciÞcations, or a node on the net is transmitting without Þrst listening for carrier sense (and beginning its illegal transmission more than 51.2 µ s after the Þrst station began transmitting).
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-20 Managing the Hub Knowing the priority scheme employed by the SEHI100TX can tell you a lot about the error counts you ar e seeing. For example, you know that the number of packets counted as CRC errors had only CRC err ors Ñ they were of legal size (not runts or giants) and had no truncated bytes.
Managing the Hub 2-21 Using the SEHI100TX Hub View Figure 2-1 1. The Polling Intervals W indow 3. T o activate the desired polling, clic k mouse button 1 on the selection bo x to the right of each polling type field. 4. T o change a polling inter val, highlight the v alue you would lik e to change , and enter a new v alue in seconds.
Using the SEHI100TX Hub View 2-22 Managing the Hub Device Configuration This polling interval controls how often a survey is conducted of the devices installed in your SEHI100TX-controlled HUBStack. P or t Operational State This polling interval controls the update of the information displayed in the Port Status boxes for each port in the device.
3-1 Chapter 3 Link/Seg T raps About Link and Segmentation traps; enabling and disab ling these traps at the de vice , module, and por t le vels Among the traps which Cabletron devices ar e designed to.
Link/Seg T raps 3-2 What is a Link T rap? What is a Link T rap? Some Cabletron Ethernet r epeater ports Ñ including RJ45 twisted pair and Þber optic ports Ñ generate a link signal to monitor the status of their connection with the device at the other end of the cable segment.
Enabling and Disab ling Link/Seg T raps 3-3 Link/Seg T raps from the Hub View: 1. Click on to displa y the Device men u. 2. Drag down to Link/Seg T raps and release.
Link/Seg T raps 3-4 Enabling and Disab ling Link/Seg T raps Configuring Link/Seg T raps for the Repeater T o enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for all ports on a repeater: 1. In the Repeater Link/Seg T raps window , click mouse b utton 1 on the repeater interf ace for which y ou would like to configure link and segmentation traps .
Enabling and Disab ling Link/Seg T raps 3-5 Link/Seg T raps Figure 3-3. The Module T raps W indow 3. In the Module T raps window , click mouse b utton 1 to select the module f or which you wish to configure link and segmentation tr aps.
Link/Seg T raps 3-6 Enabling and Disab ling Link/Seg T raps Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg T raps for P or ts T o enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for individual ports: 1. In the Repeater Link/Seg T raps window , select a repeater in the scroll list.
Enabling and Disab ling Link/Seg T raps 3-7 Link/Seg T raps T o change the setting in the Set T rap Status For field, click on the currently displa yed setting, and drag do wn to select a new setting. 4. Click on the appropriate selection in the Link T raps field to Enable or Disable link traps f or the selected por ts, as desired.
Link/Seg T raps 3-8 Enabling and Disab ling Link/Seg T raps.
4-1 Chapter 4 Repeater Redundanc y Configuring and enabling redundant circuits; monitoring redundant circuits Setting Netw ork Cir cuit Redundancy The redundancy application gives you the ability to deÞne r edundant circuits for your SEHI100TX to ensure that critical network connections r emain operational.
Repeater Redundancy 4-2 Setting Network Circuit Redundancy from the command line (stand-alone mode): 1. F rom the appropr iate director y , type: spmarun r4red <IP address> <community name> The main Repeater Redundancy window , Figure 4-1 , will appear .
Setting Network Circuit Redundancy 4-3 Repeater Redundancy Figure 4-2. The Channel X Redundancy W indow 2. If you w ant to change a circuit’ s name or the number of retries, highlight the appropriate circuit and click . The Change Circuit window , Figure 4-3 , will appear .
Repeater Redundancy 4-4 Setting Network Circuit Redundancy a. In the Name bo x, enter a new circuit name (up to 16 alphan umer ic characters). b . In the Retries box, enter the n umber of retries — .
Setting Network Circuit Redundancy 4-5 Repeater Redundancy b . Specify up to 8 por ts that will act as the redundant connections by using the Module and Po r t box es to indicate each por t, and then clicking on to enter each por t into the circuit. c.
Repeater Redundancy 4-6 Monitoring Redundancy T o clear all redundancy conÞgurations, click on in the All Circuits portion of the window . Reset does the following: ¥ Deletes all entries in the Circ.
Monitoring Redundancy 4-7 Repeater Redundancy T o set the Poll Interval : 1. In the All Circuits bo x, type in a new v alue in the P oll Inter v al field and click . P oll Inter val is the time in seconds betw een retr ies (if the first attempt is unsuccessful).
Repeater Redundancy 4-8 Monitoring Redundancy.
A-1 Appendix A SEHI100TX MIB Structure SEHI100TX management inf or mation base configuration IETF MIB Suppor t In addition to its proprietary featur es, the SEHI100TX currently supports the following.
SEHI100TX MIB Structure A-2 SEHI100TX MIB Structure information in the other components, even if those components have differ ent community names; the Chassis MGR community names are the same as those assigned via Local Management.
SEHI100TX MIB Structure A-3 SEHI100TX MIB Structure Newer versions of devices with this component-based MIB architectur e have been simpliÞed somewhat; these devices support a single, global set of community names, with small modiÞcations added automatically to accommodate multiple instances of the same MIB component (such as network components).
SEHI100TX MIB Structure A-4 SEHI100TX MIB Structure.
Inde x-1 Index A active port 4-5 Active Users 2-13, 2-14, 2-15 Add Circuit Address 4-4 Admin Status 2-10 Admin/Link Status 2-10 Alignment Errors 2-18 A vg Packet Size 2-17 B Broadcast Packets 2-17 C C.
Inde x Inde x-2 Link/Seg T raps 2-4 Load 2-9 Local Management A-2 Location 2-3, 2-11 M MAC Address 2-3 Media T ype 2-15 MIB component A-1 MIB component descriptions A-3 MIB I, II 1-3 MIBT ree 1-3 misa.
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