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Chapter 3: Accessing Local Management

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ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide

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MIB Navigator – The MIB Navigator is a Local Management utility 
which allows the user to access, monitor, and set specific Management 
Information Base (MIB) items within the ESXMIM.

3.4

THE SETUP MENU SCREEN

The Setup Menu provides access to Local Management screens that are 
used to configure or alter the configuration of the ESXMIM. Examples of 
functions accessible through the Setup Menu include configuring the host 
IP address and subnet mask, assigning SNMP community names, and 
configuring SNMP trap notification. Figure 3-4 shows the Setup Menu.

Figure 3-4

The Setup Menu Screen

SETUP MENU

SYSTEM LEVEL

RETURN

05

SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES

SNMP TRAPS

FLASH DOWNLOAD

BRIDGE SETUP

DEVICE SPECIFIC SETUP

Event Message Line

ESXMIM Local Management

Flash Image Version XX.XX.XX

Summary of Contents for ESXMIM

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Page 7: ...ting Local Management Screens 1 9 CHAPTER 2 LOCAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS 2 1 Configuring A Local Management Terminal 2 1 2 2 Management Terminal Setup Requirements 2 2 2 2 1 Cable Configuration for t...

Page 8: ...Screen Fields 6 1 6 2 Setting the SNMP Trap Destination 6 2 CHAPTER 7 THE FLASH DOWNLOAD SCREEN 7 1 Selecting a FLASH Download Method 7 2 7 1 1 BootPROM Download 7 2 7 1 2 Runtime Download 7 3 7 2 Se...

Page 9: ...11 2 11 2 Selecting an Update Freq 11 4 11 3 Clearing Statistics Counters 11 4 11 4 Selecting an Interface 11 5 CHAPTER 12 THE MIB NAVIGATOR SCREEN 12 1 Managing Device MIBs 12 2 12 2 MIB Navigator C...

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Page 11: ...ion identify and operate the types of fields used by Local Management navigate through Local Management fields and menus use Local Management screens to perform management operations 1 1 1 Manual Orga...

Page 12: ...how to configure the ESXMIM interface 1 connection method Chapter 10 The Component Status Screen discusses how to view the status of ESXMIM MIB components Chapter 11 The Interface Statistics Screen d...

Page 13: ...escription of any action s already taken to resolve the problem e g changing mode switches rebooting the unit etc A description of your network environment layout cable type etc Network load and frame...

Page 14: ...etwork management passes data along a medium that is entirely separate from the network s common data carrier for example a cable connection between a dumb terminal and the ESXMIM s COM port Cabletron...

Page 15: ...connection To access Local Management connect one of the following systems to either COM 1 or COM 2 Digital Equipment Corporation VT series terminal VT type terminal running emulation programs for th...

Page 16: ...1 1 Sample Local Management Screen COM 1 Application SYSTEM LEVEL System Date Host IP Address 000 000 000 000 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Phys Address 00 00 1D 16 26 F8 COM 2 Application LM NONE 01 23 96...

Page 17: ...al Display Fields Display fields cannot be edited These fields may display information that never changes or information that may change as a result of Local Management operations user selections or n...

Page 18: ...this manual as well as the key functions Table 1 2 Keyboard Conventions Key Function ENTER and RETURN These are selection keys that perform the same Local Management function For example Press ENTER m...

Page 19: ...provides wrap around operation This means that a cursor located at the edge of a screen when moved in the direction of that edge wraps around to the outermost selectable item on the opposite side of t...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Introduction Page 1 10 ESXMIM ESXMIM F2 Local Management Guide...

Page 21: ...ons 2 1 CONFIGURING A LOCAL MANAGEMENT TERMINAL The following instructions explain how to configure your management terminal console to communicate with Local Management Refer to your specific managem...

Page 22: ...tup procedures Table 2 1 Terminal Setup Parameters Menu Function Selection Display Setup Columns 80 Columns Controls Interpret Controls Auto Wrap No Auto Wrap Test Cursor Cursor General Setup Mode 7 B...

Page 23: ...connect a VT320 or VT 220 terminal or a PC emulating a VT320 or VT220 to an ESXMIM COM port Read the information included with the adapter kit to make sure that you are using the correct adapter To co...

Page 24: ...with Local Management from any TCP IP based node on the network Telnet connections to the host device require the community name passwords assigned at the SNMP Community Names screen Refer to Chapter...

Page 25: ...that your terminal has been properly connected to the ESXMIM before proceeding To access Local Management perform the following steps 1 Power on the terminal The ESXMIM Password screen Figure 3 1 app...

Page 26: ...ssword 3 2 NAVIGATING LOCAL MANAGEMENT SCREENS Local Management consists of a series of menu screens that provide a path to each of the Local Management function screens You navigate through Local Man...

Page 27: ...To select items on a Local Management menu screen perform the following steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item 2 Press ENTER The selected Local Management menu screen appears Main Menu Pa...

Page 28: ...Local Management perform the following steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the RETURN command at the bottom of the Local Management screen 2 Press ENTER The previous screen in the Local Management...

Page 29: ...u The Setup Menu provides access to Local Management screens that are used to configure the ESXMIM Status Menu The Status Menu provides access to the Component Status screen which displays the operati...

Page 30: ...al Management screens that are used to configure or alter the configuration of the ESXMIM Examples of functions accessible through the Setup Menu include configuring the host IP address and subnet mas...

Page 31: ...Traps Setup screen provides display and configuration access to the table of IP addresses used for trap destinations and associated community names FLASH Download The FLASH Download setup screen allo...

Page 32: ...e Status Menu screen The Status Menu screen provides access to the Chassis Status screen and Component Status screen Figure 3 5 The Status Menu Screen NOTE The ESXMIM does not use the Chassis Status s...

Page 33: ...STICS MENU SCREEN Figure 3 6 shows the Statistics Menu screen The Statistics Menu screen provides access to the MIB 2 Statistics screen Figure 3 6 The Statistics Menu Screen Flash Image Version XX XX...

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Page 35: ...stem Date System Time Host IP Address Subnet Mask Default Interface Default Gateway COM 1 Port Application COM 2 Port Application COM 1 Application SYSTEM LEVEL System Date Host IP Address 000 000 000...

Page 36: ...way or router used to forward SNMP traps to a management station The default setting for this field is NONE DEFINED Phys Address This field displays the physical MAC address of the ESXMIM You cannot m...

Page 37: ...OK If the entry was not valid Local Management does not alter the current value and refreshes the System Date field with the previous value 4 3 SETTING THE SYSTEM TIME To set the system clock perform...

Page 38: ...DN format For example 134 141 25 17 3 Press ENTER If the IP address entered was a valid format the cursor returns to the beginning of the Host IP Address field If the entry was not valid the Event Mes...

Page 39: ...e 255 255 0 0 3 Press ENTER If the subnet mask entered was a valid format the cursor returns to the beginning of the Subnet Mask field If the entry was not valid the Event Message field displays INVAL...

Page 40: ...keys to highlight the SAVE command field 5 Press ENTER The Event Message field at the top of the screen displays SAVED OK 4 7 SETTING THE DEFAULT INTERFACE To set the default interface perform the fo...

Page 41: ...7 4 8 COM PORT APPLICATIONS The ESXMIM communication ports support the following application Cabletron Systems Local Management connections NOTE Refer to the Release Notes included with the ESXMIM to...

Page 42: ...Chapter 4 The System Level Screen Page 4 8 ESXMIM ESXMIM F2 Local Management Guide...

Page 43: ...Names screen Figure 5 1 The SNMP Community Names Screen 5 1 COMMUNITY NAME ACCESS POLICY In order to perform any operations on the SNMP Community Names screen you must have used the super user commun...

Page 44: ...5 2 SETTING SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES To set a community name perform the following steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the community name you want to change 2 Type the new community name and press EN...

Page 45: ...Figure 6 1 shows the SNMP Traps screen Figure 6 1 The SNMP Traps Screen 6 1 TRAP TABLE SCREEN FIELDS The following definitions explain each of the SNMP Traps screen fields Trap Destination Use this fi...

Page 46: ...orm the following steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Trap Destination field you want to modify 2 Type the IP address of the management workstation designated to receive SNMP traps from the ES...

Page 47: ...ownload operations require a properly named download file and a properly configured download server FLASH DOWNLOAD Download Method Reboot After Download Last Image File Name Last Image Server IP Downl...

Page 48: ...lowing steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Commit to Flash field 2 Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select one of the following YES if you want the ESXMIM to copy the firmware image to FLASH...

Page 49: ...thod and Reboot After Download Commit to Flash toggle fields are the Download Server and Download File display and input fields The Download Server input field contains the IP address of the server th...

Page 50: ...lowing steps 1 User the arrow keys to highlight the DOWNLOAD FILE NAME field 2 Type the complete path and filename of the new image file to be downloaded You must include all directories and subdirect...

Page 51: ...otocol and enable disable bridge ports Figure 8 1 shows the Bridge Setup screen Figure 8 1 The Bridge Setup Screen BRIDGE SETUP SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL BRIDGE PORT ADMIN STATUS BRIDGE PORT PAIR ADMIN S...

Page 52: ...ridge Port Pair Admin Status Use this field to enable or disable bridging between bridge port pairs For example you can enable Port 1 to bridge traffic to all ports except Port 2 Bridge_Port XX Use th...

Page 53: ...configure The selected bridge port appears in the Bridge Port Admin Status field 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight the BRIDGE PORT ADMIN STATUS PORT XX ALL PORTS ENABLED field 4 Press SPACE bar or BAC...

Page 54: ...ow keys to highlight the BRIDGE PORT PAIR ADMIN STATUS PORT XX PORT YY field 4 Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select the port you want to enable or disable bridge traffic 5 Use the arrow keys to high...

Page 55: ...le Device Specific Setup screen to modify the operation of the ESXMIM The ESXMIM Module Specific Setup screen is shown in Figure 9 1 Figure 9 1 The Module Specific Setup Screen RETURN 13 MODULE SPECIF...

Page 56: ...TERFACE 1 CONNECTION STATUS To select the connection method that will be used by ESXMIM interface 1 perform the following steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the selection field next to the Interf...

Page 57: ...s Admin Status of the ESXMIM s MIB Components The Admin Status field displays two states Enabled and Disabled Figure 10 1 shows the Component Status Screen Flash Image Version XX XX XX COMPONENT STATU...

Page 58: ...Chapter 10 The Component Status Screen Page 10 2 ESXMIM ESXMIM F2 Local Management Guide...

Page 59: ...ic statistics for specified ESXMIM interfaces Figure 11 1 The Interface Statistics Screen 15 IN OCTETS IN UNICAST PKTS IN NONUCAST PKTS IN DISCARDS IN ERRORS INTERFACE 1 INTERFACE 2 INTERFACE 3 RETURN...

Page 60: ...packets discarded by the interface due to a lack of available resources In Errors This field displays the total number of errors received on the interface The number displayed in the In Errors display...

Page 61: ...kets destined for one specific address transmitted by the interface Out Nonucast This field displays the number of non unicast packets multicast and broadcast packets packets destined for more than on...

Page 62: ...ht the UPDATE FREQ command field 2 Press or until the desired time frequency appears this number increments decrements in 3 second intervals with a minimum of 3 seconds and a maximum of 99 seconds 3 P...

Page 63: ...rface 1 Interface 2 and Interface 3 To view statistics for other interfaces use the INTFACE X command fields at the bottom of the screen To select an interface to monitor perform the following steps 1...

Page 64: ...Chapter 11 The Interface Statistics Screen Page 11 6 ESXMIM ESXMIM F2 Local Management Guide...

Page 65: ...gator screen that would be presented after the user entered the help command Commands Available to the User MIBNav help SPECIAL arp ctron done help netstat pwd show snmpset traceroute branch defroute...

Page 66: ...MIB tree hierarchy Each layer is numerically encoded so that every branch group and leaf object in the MIB is identified by a corresponding number known as an Object Identifier OID This allows the MI...

Page 67: ...f these commands also provide user community string information The commands are as follows Built In Commands Built In commands allow you to access and manage network devices connected to the device r...

Page 68: ...nd from the root directory regardless of where you are in the MIB If no slash precedes the OID the command issues from your current MIB location Dot notation 1 1 1 1 is equivalent to slash notation 1...

Page 69: ...I name the type of object i e integer counter time tick etc and the current value of each leaf object Options Not Applicable Example cd Syntax cd path or cd option Description The cd command allows yo...

Page 70: ...eying in the entire path Options Not Applicable Example help Syntax help COMMAND Description The help command provides general help on how to use the MIB Navigator or how to use a particular MIB Navig...

Page 71: ...MIB II subtree 1 3 6 1 2 1 without entering the entire path Options Not Applicable Example next Syntax next path Description The next command enables you to determine the next leaf in the specified p...

Page 72: ...l Management Guide pwd Syntax pwd Description The pwd command displays the full path name for the directory in which you are currently working The directory is displayed in ASCII format Options Not Ap...

Page 73: ...ecified does not exist for the given path MIB Navigator asks for a value The following lists possible value types i nteger number c ounter number g auge number t ime ticks number o p aque value with q...

Page 74: ...y access assigned the password through the SNMP Community Names screen See Chapter 5 for more information about community names Options Not Applicable Example tree Syntax tree Description The tree com...

Page 75: ...oami Description The whoami command displays your community string and access privileges to the MIB When using the whoami command one of these three access levels appears read only read write and supe...

Page 76: ...rk interface that the device is connected to the device s network address or IP address the device s physical address or MAC address and the media type of connection to the device Media types are disp...

Page 77: ...wo display options Options i Displays status and capability information for each interface r Displays routing information for each interface Example MIBNav defroute 2 147 152 42 32 051469 MIBNav netst...

Page 78: ...ity name OID Description The snmpbranch command enables you to query another SNMP device The command provides a display of objects that match the specified OID If no match is made no object is display...

Page 79: ...munity name OID Description The snmpget command enables you to query another SNMP device to obtain a value for a specified object This command requires the appropriate community string and object id O...

Page 80: ...string and OID When defining a new leaf set MIB Navigator asks for a value The following lists possible value types i nteger number c ounter number g auge number t ime ticks number o p aque value wit...

Page 81: ...TRACEROUTE request to a specified IP address and provides a display of all next hop routers in the path to the device If the device is not reached the command displays all next hop routers to the poi...

Page 82: ...SXMIM F2 Local Management Guide 12 2 4 Special Commands done quit exit Syntax done Description These commands enable you to exit from the MIB Navigator and return to the Main Menu screen Options Not A...

Page 83: ...tion terminal 2 1 Conventions 1 2 CRC errors 11 2 ctron 12 6 D Date and time 4 3 Default gateway 4 2 4 6 Default interface 4 2 4 6 defroute 12 13 Device Specific screen See Module Specific screen Disp...

Page 84: ...screen elements 1 6 selecting menu screen items 3 3 M Main Menu screen 3 5 Management agent 1 4 Management terminal cable configuration 2 3 setup requirements 2 2 Menu screens main menu 3 5 setup men...

Page 85: ...n 6 1 system level 4 1 Selection field 1 7 set 12 9 Setup Menu screen 3 6 SNMP Community Names screen 5 1 setting community names 5 2 SNMP Traps screen 6 1 fields 6 1 setting destination 6 2 snmpbranc...

Page 86: ...Index Index 4 ESXMIM ESXMIM F2 Local Management Guide...

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