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IP Service Manager User Guide

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How ISM Provision works

How ISM Provision works

Figure 1-1: ISM Provision Components

ISM Provision consists of several different components:

ISM Provision Server

Device Communicators

Network Infrastructure Manager Client

IP Service Manager Client

These components work together to manage another important component:

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Summary of Contents for IP Service Manager

Page 1: ...s Inc 3585 Monroe Street Santa Clara California 95051 888 257 3000 http www extremenetworks com IP Service Manager User Guide Infrastructure Client for ISM Provision Published April 2002 Part number 1...

Page 2: ...e Summit Summit1 Summit4 Summit4 FX Summit7i Summit24 Summit48 Summit Virtual Chassis SummitLink SummitGbX SummitRPS and the Extreme Networks logo are trademarks of Extreme Networks Inc which may be r...

Page 3: ...Management Provision Overview Overview 1 1 Summary of Features 1 2 How ISM Provision works 1 3 Your Network Devices 1 4 ISM Provision Server 1 4 Device Communicators 1 4 Network Infrastructure Manage...

Page 4: ...7 Save Changes 3 7 Modify Object 3 7 Copy 3 7 Paste 3 7 Delete 3 7 Verify Configuration 3 8 Synchronize 3 8 Commit Changes 3 8 Revert Changes 3 8 Help 3 8 4 Service Library Overview 4 1 Traffic Polici...

Page 5: ...tion Tasks 5 2 Add a Customer 5 3 Add an IP Subscriber 5 7 Add an IP Range Subscriber 5 9 Add an IP Aggregation Point 5 12 6 Change Control Overview 6 1 Jobs 6 1 Change Control Tasks 6 2 View Current...

Page 6: ...vi IP Service Manager User Guide...

Page 7: ...ide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for configuring network equipment It assumes a basic working knowledge of Local area networks LANs Ethernet concepts Ethernet swit...

Page 8: ...Explanations about features that are the same for all devices managed by Network Infrastructure Manager both Extreme devices and others simply refer to devices Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list co...

Page 9: ...Esc If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Press Ctrl Alt Del Words in Bold type GUI elements are written in bold type Example the menu ite...

Page 10: ...ns related to this one are ISM Provision Installation Guide Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide ExtremeWare Software User Guide Documentation for Extreme Networks products is available on the Wo...

Page 11: ...o make it much easier to roll out changes to the network You can add devices and make configuration changes offline and apply them to your network later Planned changes are verified against a comprehe...

Page 12: ...ce Level Abstractions to Manage Subscribers Client Server Java architecture platform independent and scalable Offline and on line tool used in both green field and existing network environments Co exi...

Page 13: ...mponents ISM Provision Server Device Communicators Network Infrastructure Manager Client IP Service Manager Client These components work together to manage another important component ISM Provision Se...

Page 14: ...a later time and previous configurations An ISM Provision server can contain the configurations of a large number of devices but does not communicate with the devices directly Instead it uses device c...

Page 15: ...ork resources With NIM you can define a provider and restrict that provider s control to a specific set of ports on a specific set of devices You can also restrict the allowable VLAN IDs and IP addres...

Page 16: ...1 6 IP Service Manager User Guide Infrastructure and Services Management Provision Overview...

Page 17: ...This chapter assumes that you already have a functioning ISM Provision server and device communicator Starting IP Service Manager The following is a short summary of the steps to start IP Service Man...

Page 18: ...me ismprov bin ipsm Once the application starts you will see the login screen similar to the one shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 IP Service Manager Login Screen 2 Specify the ISM Provision Server Once...

Page 19: ...r that you belong to If you have previously used IPSM you will find the previous provider name already entered 4 Enter a User Account Name In the User Account field enter your user account name 5 Ente...

Page 20: ...ntered the IPSM client will attempt to connect with the ISM Provision server While it is connecting you will see messages similar to those in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 The IPSM Client Connecting to the IS...

Page 21: ...5 Overview Figure 2 4 IPSM Initial Screen When IPSM launches the Service Activation view is initially displayed You are now ready to use IPSM See Chapter 3 IP Service Manager Overview for more inform...

Page 22: ...2 6 IP Service Manager User Guide Starting IP Service Manager...

Page 23: ...View Service Library View Change Control View IPSM also has a number of icons and menus that are available from all of the views Summary of Features Network partitionable for multiple Service Provide...

Page 24: ...with the Service Activation view as shown in Figure 3 1 The different views are described below Figure 3 1 Initial IPSM Initial Screen Selecting IPSM Views There are four ways to select a particular...

Page 25: ...nd choose the view as shown in Figure 3 3 A third way is to use the shortcut keys also shown in Figure 3 3 Press the ALT key and a number key at the same time to use the shortcuts For example press AL...

Page 26: ...Service Activation View Figure 3 5 IPSM Service Activation View The Service Activation view of IPSM allows you to manage subscribers customers and IP aggregation points In IPSM creating a subscriber c...

Page 27: ...ecific Qos profile and group of access lists Service Library View Figure 3 6 Service Library View The Service Library view allows you to manage service bundles and policy based services consisting of...

Page 28: ...made and not yet saved or committed to the network There is a record of changes committed to the network and changes scheduled to be committed to the network You can also review the changes that you...

Page 29: ...ork Provision view or commit the changes to the network Save Changes Select this icon to save changes that you have made Saved changes are not pushed out to the network devices but are saved on the IS...

Page 30: ...M client and displays the Server Update Notification dialog box if this option is set From this box you can either select Update Now or Update Later By selecting Update Now the server changes are merg...

Page 31: ...s in the Service Activation view which in turn creates changes in the device configurations in ISM Provision This chapter explains the following concepts about the Service Library view of IPSM Traffic...

Page 32: ...ecification of the behavior for the service A policy based service only applies to the ingress traffic of a subscriber The ingress behavior can be set to blocked no rate limiting or use rate limiting...

Page 33: ...M Provision is tracked by its object type and its key information No other object of that type can use the same key information When you create an object you supply its key information denoted by a fi...

Page 34: ...eate Service Bundle wizard 2 Enter the service bundle name 3 Select the service category 4 Set the default ingress and egress behavior 5 Add policy based services 6 Select Finish Detailed Steps The fo...

Page 35: ...name The name is the key information for the service bundle Once you have entered the key information you can close the wizard by selecting Finish but you still may need to configure other parameters...

Page 36: ...no rate limiting the other choices are greyed out If you choose use rate limiting then also select the minimum and maximum bandwidth and priority For ingress rate limiting the subscriber that you app...

Page 37: ...nter the service name 3 Select the service category 4 Select the default ingress behavior 5 Add at least one traffic policy 6 Select Finish Detailed Steps The following steps are a more detailed expla...

Page 38: ...g this service to Your choices are 10 100 and 1000 Mbps The service category of a policy based service must match the service category of any service bundles that it will be applied to 4 Select the de...

Page 39: ...traffic policy you can select Finish or you can add other traffic policies by selecting the desired page and clicking the plus sign icon again 6 Select Finish Select Finish to close the wizard Add an...

Page 40: ...xplanation of the previous section To add a traffic policy 1 Launch the Create Traffic Policy wizard To launch the Create Traffic Policy wizard select Edit Add Traffic Policy from the menu or right cl...

Page 41: ...Specify the source and destination subnets of the traffic you will apply the traffic policies to Traffic policies are applied to the ingress traffic on the subscriber port 4 Enter the policy preceden...

Page 42: ...ll also choose the Source Port Number otherwise the port number will be filled in for the well known services or left blank for any port see Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Specifying a Single Port in a Traffic...

Page 43: ...ins one port so when you create a subscriber in IPSM a VLAN is added to the device configuration A customer is a group of subscribers The chapter explains the following concepts about the Service Acti...

Page 44: ...rt and a sub VLAN This sub VLAN is associated with a super VLAN and its IP subnet in IP Service Manager a super VLAN is called an IP aggregation point The IP range subscriber is assigned IP numbers fr...

Page 45: ...stomer you also have the option of creating subscribers at the same time or creating them later Summary Steps To add a customer 1 Launch the Create Customer wizard 2 Enter the Customer ID 3 Enter the...

Page 46: ...Enter the Customer ID Once the Create Customer wizard has appeared enter the Customer ID You must enter this key information in order to create the customer All the other information is optional howev...

Page 47: ...he customer in the Customer Name field 4 Select Next and add subscribers To add subscribers select Next to move to the next Config Areas page Add IP subscribers on the IP Subscriber Table page and IP...

Page 48: ...5 4 For more information about the Create IP Subscriber and Create IP Range Subscriber wizards and adding IP subscribers see the tasks Add an IP Subscriber and Add an IP Range Subscriber Once you ve a...

Page 49: ...nd that single port will be providing network services to any devices connected through that port You will essentially be creating a VLAN IP subnet to deliver service For more information about how th...

Page 50: ...s are a more detailed explanation of the previous section To add an IP subscriber 1 Launch the Create IP Subscriber wizard To launch the Create IP Subscriber wizard select Edit Add IP Subscriber from...

Page 51: ...subscriber You can add a service bundle or change the service bundle at a later time 5 Choose a device module and physical interface Use the drop down lists to choose a device module slot and port for...

Page 52: ...ice bundle 7 Choose a device module and physical interface 8 Choose a loopback module port and VLAN ID 9 Select Finish to close the wizard Detailed Steps The following steps are a more detailed explan...

Page 53: ...er and then go on to specify a service bundle in the Service Library view returning later to associate the service bundle with the subscriber 3 Enter the VLAN tag Enter the VLAN tag to use if the IP r...

Page 54: ...sts to choose a device module slot and port for the subscriber For devices that do not have multiple modules the module list defaults to the entry Ports and you select the port from the Physical Inter...

Page 55: ...gation Point from the menu or right click in the IP Aggregation Point panel and select Add IP Aggregation Point from the pop up menu The Create IP Aggregation Point wizard will appear Figure 5 7 Creat...

Page 56: ...vice 4 Select Finish to close the wizard The IP Range Subscribers tab initially displays no entries You can add the subscribers later either when they are created or you can modify the IP range subscr...

Page 57: ...t can be accomplished in the Change Control view of Network Infrastructure Manager View Current Job Changes View Committed Scheduled or Saved Jobs Delete Scheduled or Saved Jobs Jobs Every time you ad...

Page 58: ...y added are backed out A committed job that causes an error is still listed along with other committed jobs but its status is listed as rejected To correct the errors view the committed yet rejected j...

Page 59: ...n This Job Modified Objects In This Job and Deleted Objects In This Job Each tab displays the object changes that are not yet committed to the ISM Provision server Choose the category of changes you w...

Page 60: ...d or saved job 1 Select the Committed Scheduled or Saved Jobs tab in the Change Control view 2 Select the job to review by clicking on the job name 3 Select the Review button 4 Review the job 5 Select...

Page 61: ...r User Guide 6 5 Change Control Tasks Figure 6 2 Committed Jobs Tab 2 Select the job to review by clicking on the job name 3 Select the Review button Once you select the Review button the Details For...

Page 62: ...rejected you will find useful information in the Job Results tab 5 Select Close Select Close to close the window Delete Scheduled or Saved Jobs You can delete jobs that have not yet been committed to...

Page 63: ...or Saved Jobs tab See the task View Committed Scheduled or Saved Jobs if you need detailed instructions 2 Select the Delete button 3 Select Delete to confirm Cancel otherwise When you selected the Del...

Page 64: ...6 8 IP Service Manager User Guide Change Control...

Page 65: ...gregation point 5 12 IP range subscriber 5 9 IP subscriber 5 7 policy based service 4 7 service bundle 4 4 traffic policy 4 9 customer 5 2 add create 5 3 D Device Communicators 1 4 device communicator...

Page 66: ...ce 4 11 provider accounts 1 5 providers 1 5 S saved jobs 6 2 selecting IPSM views 3 2 server 1 4 service add service bundle 4 4 bundle 4 2 category 4 3 policy based 4 2 Service Activation view 4 1 5 1...

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