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Chapter 3 Device Manager basics

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Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software

 

By default, traps are sent in SNMP V2c format. However, if you are using an 
older network management system (NMS), one that supports only SNMP V1 
traps (HP OpenView), you can specify that the traps be sent in V1 format. 

Management stations operating with Device Manager are automatically added to 
trap receivers.

For more information about traps and trap receivers, refer to Using the BayStack 
380-24F Gigabit Switch
.

Online Help

Online Help in Device Manager is context-sensitive. You use a Web browser to 
display online Help. The Web browser should launch automatically when you 
click the Help button. If the Help topic you are accessing is not displayed in your 
browser, exit the existing browser session and click the Help button again. If, for 
some reason, the Web browser does not launch, the default locations of the Help 
files are the directories listed in 

Table 13

.

Table 13   Help file locations

Platform

Default path

Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT

JDM Directory\help\dmhelp.html

UNIX

DM-UNIX/DM/help

Summary of Contents for BayStack 380-24F

Page 1: ...Part No 214392 A March 2003 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 Getting Started with the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Management Software ...

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Page 5: ...Web based management interface 18 Setting the switch IP parameters 18 Access levels and passwords 20 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 21 Accessing the Nortel Networks Web site 21 Windows installation 21 Downloading the Device Manager Windows software 22 Installing the Device Manger Windows software 22 UNIX installation 28 Installing OS patches and JRE software 29 Solaris 29 HP UX 32 Do...

Page 6: ...and ports 48 Shortcut menus 50 Status bar 51 Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes 51 Editing objects 52 Working with statistics and graphs 53 Types of statistics 53 Types of graphs 53 Statistics for single and multiple objects 56 Viewing statistics as graphs 57 Telneting to a switch 60 Trap log 60 Online Help 61 Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 63 Requirements 63 Accessing the...

Page 7: ...Contents 7 Getting Started with the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Setting console Telnet and Web passwords 71 Setting remote dial in access security 72 Index 73 ...

Page 8: ...8 Contents 214392 A ...

Page 9: ...ox 28 Figure 11 InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box 34 Figure 12 License Agreement dialog box 34 Figure 13 Choose Install Set dialog box 35 Figure 14 Choose Install Folder dialog box 36 Figure 15 Pre installation Summary dialog box 36 Figure 16 Installing Java Device Manager dialog box 37 Figure 17 Install Complete dialog box 38 Figure 18 Device Manager window 40 Figure 19 Properties dialog bo...

Page 10: ... for a single port 56 Figure 32 Interface statistics for multiple ports 56 Figure 33 Statistics dialog box for a port 58 Figure 34 System Information home page 65 Figure 35 Login page 65 Figure 36 Menu 67 Figure 37 Console password page 71 Figure 38 Radius management page 72 ...

Page 11: ...box items 43 Table 5 Menu bar commands 45 Table 6 Toolbar buttons 46 Table 7 Port color codes 49 Table 8 Switch unit shortcut menu commands 50 Table 9 Port shortcut menu commands 51 Table 10 Device Manager buttons 51 Table 11 Types of statistics 53 Table 12 Graph dialog box buttons 59 Table 13 Help file locations 61 Table 14 User levels in the Web management interface 66 Table 15 Menu headings and...

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Page 13: ...ice Manager and the Web based management interface For information about using the console interface refer to Using the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch This guide includes the following information A summary of management options for the switch Instructions to install Device Manager software A summary of navigation procedures for Device Manager and initial setup procedures using Device Manager An ...

Page 14: ...t you need to enter Example Enter chmod 755 install_dmvm italic text Indicates new terms book titles and variables in command syntax descriptions Where a variable is two or more words the words are connected by an underscore Example If the command syntax is install_dmvm filename target_directory target_directory is one variable and you substitute one value for it plain Courier text Indicates comma...

Page 15: ...tware to manage the switch Using Web Based Management for the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch part number 214394 A Describes how to use the Web based management interface to configure and monitor switch operations Hard copy technical manuals You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free directly from the Internet Go to the www nortelnetworks com documentation URL Find the product...

Page 16: ...chnical Solutions Centers An Express Routing Code ERC is available for many Nortel Networks products and services When you use an ERC your call is routed to a technical support person who specializes in supporting that product or service To locate an ERC for your product or service go to the www nortelnetworks com URL and click ERC at the bottom of the page Technical Solutions Center Telephone Eur...

Page 17: ...Stack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Device Manager software page 17 Web based management interface page 18 Console port interface Refer to Using the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Device Manager software The Device Manager software for the BayStack 380 24F switches is a graphical user interface GUI that allows you to manage a switch Device Manager provides the options found in other management tools as ...

Page 18: ...Setting the switch IP parameters To allow management access to the switch you must assign IP parameters for the switch To set the IP parameters 1 Connect a terminal to the Console port on the switch 2 Set the terminal protocol as follows 9600 baud No parity 8 bits 1 stop bit Flow control set to Xon Xoff Window Terminal Emulator option set to VT100 Terminal Preferences Function Arrow and Control ke...

Page 19: ...he switch make sure the network management station is on the management VLAN or is connected to the management VLAN through routers BayStack 380 24F Main Menu IP Configuration Setup SNMP Configuration System Characteristics Switch Configuration Console Comm Port Configuration Display Hardware Units Spanning Tree Configuration TELNET Configuration Software Download Configuration File Display System...

Page 20: ...gement functions for BayStack 380 24F switches is controlled by passwords and community strings Different passwords or community strings allow access to different levels of management functions Access to Device Manager requires entering community strings Access to the Web based interface requires a user identification and a password Note If the In Band Subnet Mask field does not already contain a ...

Page 21: ...works Services and Support Web site 1 Go to the following URL www12 nortelnetworks com software 2 Under Switching Products choose BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch and click Go 3 Scroll down to BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Device Manager Java Device Manager v5 6 0 for Unix Solaris HP UX AIX Java Device Manager v5 6 0 for PC 95 98 NT 4 Follow the instructions in one of the next sections depending ...

Page 22: ...ck the Java Device Manager version you want The Software Detail Information page opens 5 Click JDM for PC 95 98 NT A File Download dialog box opens that asks you to either run this program from its current location or to download the Device Manager software to your system 6 Choose a directory to download the software to The software download is a self extracting exe file Installing the Device Mang...

Page 23: ...g box opens with a ribbon on the bottom showing the progress Finally the InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box opens Figure 3 Figure 3 InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box 4 Click Next to continue the installation process The License Agreement dialog box opens Figure 4 Note Always install a new DM application into a clean directory and uninstall previous versions A dm ini file from a previous...

Page 24: ...nager software 214392 A Figure 4 License Agreement dialog box 5 Click I accept the terms of the license agreement as shown in Figure 4 6 Click Next The Choose Install Set dialog box opens Figure 5 Figure 5 Choose Install Set dialog box ...

Page 25: ...nstallation to select features to install recommended for those with limited disk space Select Help to install only the online help Select Custom installation to customize the features prior to installation 8 Click Next The Choose Install Folder dialog box opens Figure 6 Figure 6 Choose Install Folder dialog box 9 Click Restore Default Folder or click Choose to select the storage path 10 Click Nex...

Page 26: ...ng Device Manager software 214392 A Figure 7 Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box 11 Select your shortcut path s 12 Click Next The Pre Installation Summary dialog box opens Figure 8 Figure 8 Pre installation Summary dialog box ...

Page 27: ...e folder shortcut s and disk space required to install the software Use the Previous button to return to the appropriate dialog box to make changes 14 Click Install The installation process begins Figure 9 Figure 9 Installing Java Device Manager dialog box When the installation is complete the Install Complete dialog box opens Figure 10 ...

Page 28: ...ts for installing Device Manager in a UNIX SPARC workstation running the Sun Solaris 2 6 x or higher operating system 4 MB available in a temporary directory 240 MB free in the directory where you want to install the Device Manager software 128 MB DRAM or HP workstation running the HP UX 11 x or above operating system 4 MB available in a temporary directory 240 MB free in the directory where you w...

Page 29: ...re Installing OS patches and JRE software Solaris For SPARC versions 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 you can obtain the required OS patches and JRE software from the http www nortelnetworks com support Web site To download the Solaris JRE and OS patch 1 Go to the following URL http www nortelnetworks com support 2 Click on the product for which you want JDM A page opens that displays all versions of that product ...

Page 30: ...atch bundle to determine if the JRE 1 3 1 patches are applied by entering perl localcheck If the script reports that all patches are up to date you do not need to install the patches Proceed to the next section Installing the JRE in a SunOS Solaris environment on page 31 5 If the script indicates that patches are required for your system you should run the install script pinst Make the install scr...

Page 31: ...ve install files that are no longer needed by entering pinst r The script cannot remove itself and does not remove the patch bundle You may remove these files by entering rm pinst rm jre131_solxx_patchBundle tar where xx is 56 57 or 58 After you install the Solaris patches you must install the Java Runtime Environment JRE for Solaris systems Installing the JRE in a SunOS Solaris environment To ins...

Page 32: ...1_3_1_03 solsparc sh You no longer need this file and it consumes approximately 15 MB of disk space 7 Update your cshrc file by entering the following string in the cshrc file by setting your environment variable JRE131_HOME to reference the subdirectory where the Java software was installed by entering setenv JRE131_HOME usr j2re1_3_1_03 HP UX Nortel Networks does not directly provide the JRE for...

Page 33: ...Unix Solaris HP UX IBM AIX A File Download dialog box opens that asks you to either run this program from its current location or to download the Device Manager software to your system 6 Choose a directory to download the software to Installing the Device Manager UNIX software To install the Device Manager software in a UNIX environment 1 Close all programs 1 Navigate to the directory on your syst...

Page 34: ...ng Device Manager software 214392 A Figure 11 InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box 3 Click Next to continue the installation process The License Agreement dialog box opens Figure 12 Figure 12 License Agreement dialog box ...

Page 35: ...s Figure 13 Figure 13 Choose Install Set dialog box 6 Do one of the following Select Typical installation to install the common set features as well as online help Select Minimal installation to select features to install recommended for those with limited disk space Select Help to install only the online help Select Custom installation to customize the features prior to installation 7 Click Next ...

Page 36: ...ware 214392 A Figure 14 Choose Install Folder dialog box 8 Click Restore Default Folder or click Choose to select the storage path 9 Click Next The Pre Installation Summary dialog box opens Figure 15 Figure 15 Pre installation Summary dialog box ...

Page 37: ... folder shortcut s and disk space required to install the software Use the Previous button to return to the appropriate dialog box to make changes 11 Click Install The installation process begins Figure 16 Figure 16 Installing Java Device Manager dialog box When the installation is complete the Install Complete dialog box opens Figure 17 ...

Page 38: ...38 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392 A Figure 17 Install Complete dialog box 12 Click Done to exit the installation Device Manager is now completely installed on your machine ...

Page 39: ... page 45 Instructions to view statistics and display graphs page 53 Instructions to use Device Manager to access a switch page 60 Information about the trap log page 60 Information about online Help page 61 Starting Device Manager To start Device Manager In a Microsoft Windows environment from the Windows taskbar choose Start Programs Nortel Networks Device Manager Device Manager In a UNIX environ...

Page 40: ...ues set for important communication parameters such as the polling interval timeout and retry count You may want to set the parameters before you open a device to manage To set the Device Manager properties 1 Choose Device Properties The Properties dialog box opens Figure 19 Note On startup Device Manager performs a DNS lookup for the machine on which it is running If the DNS lookup is slow or fai...

Page 41: ... Interval at which statistics and status information are gathered default is 300 seconds If traps Status Interval Interval at which statistics and status information are gathered when traps are enabled default is 300 seconds Hotswap Detect every The interval at which Device Manager polls for module information default is 600 seconds Enable Enables checked or disables not checked periodic polling o...

Page 42: ... not Device Manager should automatically register to receive traps when Device Manager is launched against a switch Listen for Traps Specifies whether or not Device Manager should automatically listen for traps when Device Manager is launched against a switch Max Traps in Log Specifies the maximum number of traps that can exist in the trap log default is 500 Trap Port Specifies the UDP port that D...

Page 43: ...dialog box opens Figure 20 Figure 20 Open Device dialog box Table 4 describes the items in the Open Device dialog box Table 4 Open Device dialog box items Item Description Device Name Either an IP address or a DNS name for the device entered by the user Read Community SNMP read community string for the device Default is public displayed as The entry is case sensitive Write Community SNMP write com...

Page 44: ...ger window opens showing a picture of the device Figure 21 that represents the physical features of the device Figure 21 Device view User Name Specifies a user name Authentication Protocol Specifies authentication protocol Authentication Password Specifies an authentication password Privacy Protocol Specifies a privacy protocol Privacy Password Specifies a privacy password Note To gain read write ...

Page 45: ...t Opens edit dialog boxes for selected objects in the device view refer to Selecting objects on page 47 This command also opens dialog boxes for managing files and running diagnostic tests Graph Opens statistics dialog boxes for the selected object VLAN Opens dialog boxes for managing VLANs spanning tree groups STGs and Multi Link Trunks Rmon Opens RMON configuration and monitoring dialog boxes Ac...

Page 46: ...efresh Status Telnet Opens a Telnet session Device Telnet Trap Log Opens the trap log Device Trap Log Help Opens online Help in a Web browser 1 1 If the online Help does not launch refer to page 61 Help Device Edit Selected Displays configuration data for the selected chassis object Edit Unit Edit Chassis Edit Port Graph Selected Opens statistics and graphing dialog boxes for the selected object G...

Page 47: ...rm management tasks on specific objects Selecting objects The types of objects contained in the device view are A switch or chassis called a unit in the menus and dialog boxes 20 SFP GBIC Ports 4 GBIC ports Figure 23 Objects in the device view Selecting a single object To select a single object The object is outlined in yellow indicating that it is selected Subsequent activities in Device Manager ...

Page 48: ...e group of ports To select all the ports in a switch LEDs and ports The color of LEDs in the device view is the same as the colors of the LEDs on the physical switch However the device view does not show blinking activity of the LEDs For a full description of the LEDs for the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch refer to Using the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Do one of the following Choose Edit Sele...

Page 49: ...tus assigned to each color In addition the Help menu provides a legend that identifies the port colors and their meanings Figure 24 Figure 24 Port color legend Table 7 Port color codes Color Description Green Port is operating Red Port has been manually disabled Orange Port has no link Light blue Port is in standby mode Dark blue Port is being tested Gray Port is unmanageable Purple Loopback Mode ...

Page 50: ...s on the switch unit shortcut menu The port shortcut menu Figure 26 provides a faster path for editing and graphing a single port however you can access the same options using the menu bar or the toolbar Figure 26 Port shortcut menu Table 9 describes the commands on the port shortcut menu Table 8 Switch unit shortcut menu commands Command Description Edit Opens a read only dialog box that provides...

Page 51: ...operating parameters for the port Graph Opens a dialog box that displays statistics for the port and allows you to display the statistics as a graph Enable Administratively brings a port up Disable Administratively shuts down a port The color of the port changes to red in the device view Table 10 Device Manager buttons Button Name Description Insert Opens a dialog box to create a new entry for a t...

Page 52: ...ied to the running configuration until you click Apply Stop Stops the current action compiling saving and so forth If you are updating or compiling a large data table the Refresh button changes to a Stop button while this action is taking place Clicking the Stop button interrupts the polling process Export Data Exports information to a file you specify You can then import this file into a text edi...

Page 53: ...nterface Ethernet Errors Bridge and Rmon Each category can be associated with six types of statistics Table 11 Types of graphs With Device Manager you can create line area bar and pie graphs Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 and Figure 30 illustrate the different graph styles respectively Table 11 Types of statistics Statistic Description AbsoluteValue The total count since the last time counters were...

Page 54: ...54 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392 A Figure 27 Line graph Figure 28 Area graph ...

Page 55: ...Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 55 Getting Started with the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Figure 29 Bar graph Figure 30 Pie graph ...

Page 56: ... dialog box for a single object shows all six types of statistics for each counter Figure 31 Figure 31 Interface statistics for a single port The statistics dialog box for multiple objects shows a single type of statistics Table 11 for the selected objects For example Figure 32 shows LastValue statistics for the selected ports Figure 32 Interface statistics for multiple ports ...

Page 57: ... section Viewing statistics as graphs for instructions to use these buttons You can export the statistics to a tab separated file format and import the file into other applications To export the information use the Export Data button below the table Viewing statistics as graphs To create a graph for an object 1 Select the object or objects to be graphed see Selecting objects on page 47 2 Do one of...

Page 58: ...stics you want to view 4 On the displayed data table drag to select the cells you want to graph They must be in the same row or column 5 Click one of the graph buttons at the bottom of the dialog box see Types of graphs on page 53 A graph dialog box opens for the selected graph type 6 To print a copy of the graph click Print ...

Page 59: ...ribes the buttons in the graph dialog boxes Table 12 Graph dialog box buttons Button Name Description Stacked Stacks data quantities instead of displaying them side by side Horizontal Rotates the graph 90 degrees Log Scale Changes the scale of the x axis of an unrotated graph from numeric to logarithmic Line Chart Converts an area graph or bar graph to a line graph Area Chart Converts a line graph...

Page 60: ...igure a BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch to send SNMP generic traps When Device Manager is running any traps received are recorded in the trap log You set the maximum number of entries in the trap log using the Properties window page 40 The default number of trap log entries is 500 To view the trap log On the toolbar click the Trap Log button From the Device Manager Main Menu choose Device Trap Log...

Page 61: ...trap receivers refer to Using the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch Online Help Online Help in Device Manager is context sensitive You use a Web browser to display online Help The Web browser should launch automatically when you click the Help button If the Help topic you are accessing is not displayed in your browser exit the existing browser session and click the Help button again If for some reas...

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Page 63: ...formation about specific Web management pages check the online Help in the Web management interface For information about using the Web management interface to configure and manage the switch refer to Using Web Based Management for the BayStack 380 24F Gigabit Switch This chapter contains information about the following topics Requirements next Accessing your switch through the Web interface page ...

Page 64: ...he Web interface Before you log in to the Web management interface use the console interface to verify the VLAN port assignments and to make sure that the switch CPU and your computer are assigned to the same VLAN If the devices are not connected to the same VLAN the IP address of the switch will not open the home page To access the Web interface 1 Start your Web browser 2 In the Web address field...

Page 65: ...work security does not yet exist the first time you access the Web management interface As the system administrator you must create access parameters and passwords For more information about setting access parameters and system passwords refer to Setting up security on page 70 3 If passwords have already been set the login page opens Figure 35 Figure 35 Login page ...

Page 66: ...password Table 14 shows the two pre defined user levels available and their corresponding access levels in the Web management interface Information is available online about the Web management interface To access more information about the Web management interface Click Support Help to view the entire Help file For context sensitive Help click the Help button on any page to view information specif...

Page 67: ... pixel screen size Menu The menu Figure 36 is the same for all pages It contains a list of seven main headings Figure 36 Menu The first six headings provide options for viewing and configuring switch parameters The Support heading provides options to open the online Help file and the Nortel Networks Web site Table 15 lists the main menu headings and their associated options For detailed informatio...

Page 68: ... Address Port Management High Speed Flow Control Software Download Configuration File Console Comm Port Fault RMON Threshold RMON Event Log System Log Statistic Port Interface Ethernet Errors Transparent Bridging RMON Ethernet RMON History Application Port Mirroring VLAN Spanning Tree MultiLink Trunk Administration System Information Security Logout Reset Reset to Defaults Support Help Release Not...

Page 69: ...area In these cases use the scroll bars at the side and bottom to view the entire table Icons Some pages contain icons that allow you to modify information in a statistical table or to display statistics in chart format Table 16 describes the icons Table 16 Page icons Icon Name Description Modify Modifies the row Help Opens online Help Delete Deletes a row Pie chart Displays the statistics as a pi...

Page 70: ...tions are displayed Web Allows you to define Web password settings Telnet Allows you to define Telnet password settings Console Allows you to define console password settings Radius Allows you to set the server parameters that will provide authentication authorization and accounting for RADIUS Note Nortel Networks recommends that when you install the switch you set the initial system passwords usi...

Page 71: ...e specifies no password for this type of access Local Password sets a password for access through direct network connection or a direct Console port connection RADIUS Authentication sets a password for remote dial in If you select this password type you must also set up RADIUS authentication from the Radius management page 4 Type the password for read only and read write user access 5 Click Submit...

Page 72: ... the IP addresses of the primary and secondary RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Services servers 3 Type the number of the user datagram protocol UDP port for the RADIUS server The default value is 1645 4 Type a character string for the RADIUS Shared Secret This parameter is a special switch security code that provides authentication to the RADIUS server The value can be any contiguous ASC...

Page 73: ...rings default 42 entering 43 Confirm row deletion parameter 42 console passwords 70 content area Web page 69 conventions text 14 Copy button 51 Cumulative statistics 53 customer support 16 D data exporting 57 default access community strings 42 Device Manager installing on UNIX 28 installing on Windows 21 requirements 17 setting properties 40 starting 39 summary 17 Device Manager window 39 Device ...

Page 74: ...rt color 45 49 Line Chart button 59 line graph example 54 link lacking color 49 Log Scale button 59 login window 65 M Main Menu console 19 Max Traps in Log field 42 Maximum statistics 53 menu bar Device Manager 45 menu Web 67 menus See individual menu names Microsoft Internet Explore software version 63 Minimum statistics 53 multiple objects selecting 48 N Netscape Navigator software version 63 ne...

Page 75: ...17 UNIX installation of Device Manager 28 Web management interface 18 63 Windows installation of Device Manager 21 Reset Changes button 51 Retry Count parameter 42 Rmon menu 45 S shortcut menus port 50 switch unit 50 single object selecting 47 SNMP tracing 42 SNMP traps 60 software installation UNIX 28 Windows 21 Solaris patches installing 30 Stacked button 59 standalone switch setting IP paramete...

Page 76: ...the Web home page 64 receiving traps 60 types of objects 47 U UNIX installing Device Manager 28 receiving traps 60 unmanageable port color 49 user levels 66 V value changed 52 versions Web browsers 63 VLAN menu 45 W Web Help file accessing 67 Web management interface description 18 opening 64 requirements 18 Web management interface requirements 63 Web management options 67 Web passwords 70 Web si...

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