Extreme Networks EPICenter 4.1, Software Installation Manual

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24 EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
EPICenter and Policy Manager Overview
You can also create or import named resources such as users and workstations, which can be mapped
through the Grouping Manager to IP addresses and ports. This capability is especially important in
relationship to the optional Policy Manager applet, which takes advantage of these types of resources to
simplify the creation of QoS and Access List policies.
The IP/MAC Address Finder
The IP/MAC Address Finder applet lets you search for specific network addresses (MAC or IP
addresses) and identify the Extreme Networks switch and port on which the address resides. You can
also use the IP/MAC Finder applet to find all addresses on a specific port or set of ports. You can
export the results of your search to a file, either on the server or on your local (client) system.
Interactive Telnet Applet
The ExtremeView Telnet feature includes a macro capability that lets you create and execute scripts of
CLI commands repeatedly on multiple devices in one operation. You can save your macros for reuse at
other times. Results of the most recent macro run on each device are saved into log files, and can be
viewed from within the Telnet applet.
You can also use the interactive Telnet capability to view and modify configuration information for
some Cisco and 3COM devices as well as for Extreme Networks devices.
ExtremeView Configuration and Status Monitoring
With the ExtremeView applet, any Extreme Networks switch can be monitored through a front panel
image that provides a visual device representation, and can be configured without leaving the
EPICenter client to invoke another program or Telnet session.
The ExtremeView applet displays detailed information about the status of Extreme switches in a
number of categories. Any EPICenter user can view status information about the network devices
known to the EPICenter database. Users with the appropriate access permissions can also view and
modify configuration information for those switches through the ExtremeWare Vista graphical user
interface, accessed through the ExtremeView applet.
Real-Time Statistics
The Real-Time Statistics feature of the EPICenter software provides a graphical presentation of
utilization and error statistics for Extreme switches in real time. The data is taken from Management
Information Base (MIB) objects in the etherHistory table of the Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIB. You
can choose from a variety of styles of charts and graphs as well as a tabular display.
You can view data for multiple ports on a device, device slot, or within a port group, optionally limiting
the display to the “top N” ports (where N is a number you can configure). You can also view historical
statistics for an individual port. If you choose to view a single port, the display shows the value of the
selected variable(s) over time, and can show utilization history, total errors history, or a breakdown of
individual errors.
In addition, the Real-Time Statistics applet lets you “snapshot” a graph or table as a separate browser
page. You can then save, print, or e-mail the page.