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Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Menu Item

Description

Configuration Dump

Opens a console screen displaying a dump
of the current switch configuration. From this
screen the configuration can be saved or
printed.

This feature is only available on Nortel
Application Switches.

Clear SLB All SPs
Non-Operational Statistics

Clears all SPs non-operational SLB statistics
on the switch, resetting them to zero. This
command does not reset the switch and does
not affect the following counters:

Counters required for Layer 4 and Layer
7 operation (such as current real server
sessions).

All related SNMP counters.

This feature is only available on Nortel
Application Switches.

Clear Flash Dump

Clears the dump region of the flash memory.
Dump information contains internal switch data.

This feature is only available on Nortel
Application Switches.

Port Context Menu

The Port Context Menu can be accessed in one of

two ways:

To access the context menu for a single port, right-click the port.

To access the context menu for multiple ports, select the desired ports
and right-click in the selection area.

"Port Context Menu" (page 30)

illustrates the Port Context Menu.

Port Context Menu

Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Users Guide

NN47220-101 (320512-D)

01.01

Standard

5.0

28 January 2008

Copyright © 2008, Nortel Networks

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Summary of Contents for NN47220-101

Page 1: ...Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D...

Page 2: ...horized to use this documentation only in accordance with those rights and restrictions set forth herein consistent with FAR 12 211 12 212 Oct 1995 DFARS 227 7202 JUN 1995 and DFARS 252 227 7015 Nov 1...

Page 3: ...on Tools 35 Configuration Tools 35 Working with Tables and Forms 36 Filtering Table Data 38 Sorting Table Data 39 Monitoring Performance 40 Working with Polling Tables and Forms 40 Working with Graphi...

Page 4: ...4 Contents Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks...

Page 5: ...the ASEM Display page 42 Setting ASEM Properties ASEM uses the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP to configure and manage a Nortel Application Switch The ASEM Properties screen is used to configu...

Page 6: ...ASEM Server Notifications area to configure ASEM Server e mail notifications 3 Click Save Note Each switch has individual Polling Retry Count Time out and Trace values The root properties set on this...

Page 7: ...t is set to 2 and the time out value to 5 seconds ASEM reports a timeout no response from the switch after 10 seconds Trace If checked ASEM sends detailed SNMP information to the log Register for Trap...

Page 8: ...erver The e mail server used to send the notification Port The port used by the e mail server to receive messages User The user name used to log into the e mail server Password The password used to lo...

Page 9: ...appropriate community strings in the Read Community and Write Community fields The default strings are public and private respectively These settings apply to SNMP version 1 or 2 access For access usi...

Page 10: ...he v3 Enabled check box 4 Enter the user name in the User Name field 5 If applicable select the appropriate authentication protocol in the Authentication Protocol drop down list The options in the lis...

Page 11: ...version 3 connections See Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 page 10 for more information on performing this task Ensure that the switch is physically connected to the network Ensure that the switch is tur...

Page 12: ...system When the dialog is opened again for the same device the ASEM Server Password field is updated with this stored password Open Device screen 2 Enter the IP address or DNS name of the server in t...

Page 13: ...ASEM interface is illustrated in ASEM Interface page 13 ASEM Interface The following topics are covered in this section ASEM Interface Elements page 13 Working with Switch Screens page 32 ASEM Interf...

Page 14: ...s Main menubar items Menu Description Nortel The Nortel menu provides commands for Opening a switch Refreshing the switch view Setting polling and SNMP properties Setting tree control preferences Refr...

Page 15: ...ted to an ASEM Server Actions The Actions menu provides commands for Opening the browser based interface Applying switch configuration changes Saving switch configuration changes Help The Help menu pr...

Page 16: ...ddress Global preferences for Tree Node settings can also be set under the Global Default Tree Node Preferences The display options are Device Name System Name IP Address MAC Address For more informat...

Page 17: ...gured user preferences Exit Closes the ASEM Actions Menu Open Home Page Opens the switch browser based interface HTTP access must be enabled in the command line interface to use the BBI Open Secure Ho...

Page 18: ...on no back up Saves the current configuration to the flash memory Revert Reverts the switch to the current active configuration This is available if the new configuration settings were not applied Rev...

Page 19: ...ration Dump Opens a console screen displaying a dump of the current switch configuration From this screen the configuration can be saved or printed This feature is only available on Nortel Application...

Page 20: ...ds the tree to show all nodes and subnodes Help Menu Contents Opens the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager User s Guide this document Online Support Provides contact to technical support by con...

Page 21: ...Trap Log Help Opens the Using ASEM online help in a web browser window This button is also available in each ASEM screen for context sensitive help Help Contents Configure Provides access to configur...

Page 22: ...elements The ports that are inside the rectangle are selected Then click Monitor Monitor Switch Monitor Port Browse Home Page Opens the Browser Based Interface BBI of the switch To access the BBI use...

Page 23: ...d Current configurations are identical Actions Apply Configuration Diff Config Displays the difference between the Active Current Configuration and the New Configuration This feature is only available...

Page 24: ...a table None This button exists on all pages where rows can be deleted Filter Configures a filtered view of table data This filter is for display purposes only and does not change the switch configur...

Page 25: ...port icon A gray dot indicates a terminal node When working with the ASEM tree control the following actions can be performed Click on any of the nodes to open and view its related window Right click...

Page 26: ...either section and use the up and down arrows to arrange the desired order 3 Click Save Tree Nodes Now to save the new preferences The changes take effect the next time ASEM is re opened End ASEM Cont...

Page 27: ...omain name of the switch and the appropriate authentication information Collapse All Collapses the tree to show only the switch or application root from the selected tree node Expand All Expands the t...

Page 28: ...pand All Recursively expands the tree control to show all nodes and sub nodes Collapse All Recursively collapses the tree control to show only the switch or application root from the selected tree con...

Page 29: ...configuration settings were not applied Revert Apply Reverts the switch to the current saved configuration This is available if the new configuration settings were applied but not saved Reset Switch R...

Page 30: ...h as current real server sessions All related SNMP counters This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash memory Dump information c...

Page 31: ...screen in the right hand frame of ASEM Screen Context Menu page 31 illustrates this context menu Screen Context Menu Screen Context Menu items page 31 describes the items on this context menu Screen C...

Page 32: ...text file Print Table Opens the Print dialog so that the current page can be printed Close and Re Open Closes the current screen If the screen is docked the screen closes and re opens If the screen is...

Page 33: ...cannot be edited Field text appears in bold when data is in the process of being entered or modified Undocking a Switch Screen Any screen in the right hand frame can be undocked from the frame This fe...

Page 34: ...en The operation of closing a switch screen is dependent upon the current state of the screen In undocked screens clicking the Close button closes the screen In docked screens however clicking the Clo...

Page 35: ...iguration Tools page 35 Working with Tables and Forms page 36 Filtering Table Data page 38 Configuration Tools Configuration Tools page 35 describes the configuration tools available on all ASEM scree...

Page 36: ...with Edit Tables and Forms page 36 describes using Edit Tables and Forms For information on working with Poll Tables and Forms see Working with Polling Tables and Forms page 40 For information on work...

Page 37: ...values and select a value from the list by clicking on it Drag and Drop Operations Data can be dragged and dropped between similar Edit Tables and Forms in ASEM In Edit Tables and Forms perform the fo...

Page 38: ...y button to make the change active in the data entry screen Delete Row Button Delete a row of data by clicking the Delete button Select the index numbers of the desired rows and click the Delete butto...

Page 39: ...erminates the filter even if it is not the last filter statement 6 Click Add 7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each filter statement that makes up the larger filter 8 Click Filter End Select a row in the...

Page 40: ...s determined by the Poll Interval drop down list present at the bottom of all polling screens The polling interval can be adjusted from 2 seconds to 60 minutes Exporting Data Data in a polling table c...

Page 41: ...ie Graph End Note The screen graphing buttons are not enabled until data is selected A graphing table is displayed based on the data selected and the graph type selected Graphing Table Bar Graph page...

Page 42: ...Bar Graph Stacked Horizontal Log Scale Pie Graphs have no sub types Customizing the ASEM Display The appearance of the ASEM application can be customized to suit user preferences Changes does not effe...

Page 43: ...ile lists the correspondence between MIB variables and the label used to describe that value in the application To change the label used perform this procedure Step Action 1 Open the alias properties...

Page 44: ...g the ports properties file can have an adverse affect on the application Ensure all changes to this file are intended before saving them 3 Save the changes made to the file These changes are displaye...

Page 45: ...wserApp netscape This is located near the bottom of the file 3 Remove the number sign and replace netscape with the web browser to use If the web browser is present in the system path enter the name o...

Page 46: ...me the output file from step 5 to alias properties and replace the existing alias properties file It is advisable to create a back up of the existing file before replacing it End Changing the MIB Defa...

Page 47: ...e changes made to the file These changes are displayed the next time the application is started End Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 Jan...

Page 48: ...H Help button 21 25 L Listen for Traps 7 M menus See individual menu names 14 Monitor button 22 N Nortel ASEM toolbar buttons O Open Device button 21 P Properties dialog box 5 R Read Community SNMP 9...

Page 49: ...t 7 listening for 7 max number in log 7 registering for 7 tree control 25 W Web interface opening 22 wizard 15 Write Community SNMP 9 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101...

Page 50: ...50 Index Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks...

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Page 52: ...feedback Sourced in Canada India and the United States America The information in this document is subject to change without notice Nortel Networks reserves the right to make change in design or compo...

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