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Страница 3: ...ies to the effect that the Licensed Software is virus free Copyright 1998 by Cabletron Systems Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Order Number 9031895 02 July 1998 Cabletron Systems Inc P O Box 5005 Rochester NH 03866 5005 Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM BRIM DNI FNB INA Integrated Network Architecture LANVIEW LANVIEW Secure Multi Media Access Center MiniMMAC and TRMM are r...

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Страница 7: ... a Port Status View 2 10 Port Status Color Codes 2 12 The Chassis Manager Window 2 12 Viewing Hardware Types 2 13 Device Type 2 14 Module Type 2 14 Viewing I F Summary Information 2 15 Interface Performance Statistics Bar Graphs 2 16 Viewing Interface Detail 2 18 Making Sense of Detail Statistics 2 20 Viewing FDDI Statistics 2 20 Setting the FDDI Statistics Polling Interval 2 21 Using the Find Sou...

Страница 8: ... Viewing the Basic Alarm Log 4 9 Advanced Alarm ConÞguration 4 10 Accessing the RMON Advanced Alarm Event List 4 10 Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm 4 13 Creating and Editing an Event 4 19 Adding Actions to an Event 4 23 Deleting an Alarm Event or Action 4 25 Viewing an Advanced Alarm Event Log 4 25 How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work 4 26 Chapter 5 FDDI Management ConÞguration 5 2 Connec...

Страница 9: ...artSwitch Control Module and two for its own family of Network Interface Modules or NIMs The 7C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch is a stand alone chassis that offers four slots one for the controller and three for NIMs The 7C04 R Workgroup SmartSwitch supplies all the features of the 7C04 along with the additional fault tolerance provided by a pair of redundant load sharing power supplies and a removable f...

Страница 10: ...et Port Interface Module slot and another 11 via built in UTP RJ45s The 7H06 02 Fast Ethernet uplink module which provides two Fast Ethernet connections via Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slots The 7A06 01 which provides a redundant ATM uplink connection via two front panel ATM Port Interface Module slots Available APIMs provide connectivity for all standard ATM speeds and media types The ava...

Страница 11: ...ay of the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis and explains how to use the mouse within the Chassis View the operation of several chassis level management functions Ñ such as changing the chassis display enabling and disabling ports setting device date and time and conÞguring ports Ñ is also described here Chapter 3 Statistics describes the two statistics views available at the interface level FDDI and ATM in...

Страница 12: ...Alarm and Event Handling UserÕs Guide Cabletron SystemsÕ Network Troubleshooting Guide Microsoft CorporationÕs Microsoft Windows UserÕs Guide For more information about the capabilities of the SmartSwitch 7000 hub and its available modules consult the appropriate hardware documentation Software Conventions SPECTRUM Element ManagerÕs device user interface contains a number of elements which are com...

Страница 13: ...UM Element Manager Note that although each interface in the SmartSwitch 7000 hub has its own MAC or physical address only a single IP address is assigned Location Displays the user deÞned location of the device The location is entered through the System Group window see the Generic SNMP UserÕs Guide for details MAC Address Displays the manufacturer set MAC address associated with the IP address us...

Страница 14: ...uctions may also explicitly refer to both left and right mouse buttons Instructions to perform a mouse operation include the following terms Pointing means to position the mouse cursor over an area without pressing either mouse button Clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target then press and release the appropriate mouse button This is most commonly used to select or ac...

Страница 15: ... window For more information concerning Help buttons see Getting Help page 1 7 The command buttons for example call up a menu listing the windows screens or commands available for that topic Any menu topic followed by three dots Ñ for example Statistics Ñ calls up a window or screen associated with that topic Getting Help This section describes two different methods of getting help for questions o...

Страница 16: ...For additional information about Cabletron Systems products visit our World Wide Web site http www cabletron com For technical support select Service and Support SmartSwitch 7000 Firmware SPECTRUM Element Manager support for the SmartSwitch 7000 has been tested against released Þrmware version 1 05 09 for the 7X00 Controller Module and pre release version 1 04 07 for the 7A06 01 NIM the only NIM w...

Страница 17: ...ots they occupy and displays the condition of individual interfaces on those boards The Chassis View window serves as a single point of access to all other SmartSwitch 7000 windows and screens which are discussed at length in the following chapters To access the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window use one of the following options 1 In any map list or tree view double click on the SmartSwitch 7000...

Страница 18: ...e 7C04 and 7C04 R Workgroup SmartSwitches show the modules in a horizontal position Note too that the slots in the 7C03 chassis are numbered from left to right in the 7C04 chassis theyÕre numbered top to bottom and on the 7C04 R chassis theyÕre numbered bottom to top By clicking in designated areas of the chassis graphical display as detailed later in this chapter or by using the menu bar at the t...

Страница 19: ...Viewing Chassis Information 2 3 The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View Figure 2 2 SmartSwitch Chassis View Windows 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch 7C04 R Workgroup SmartSwitch 7C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch ...

Страница 20: ...l change in the hub such as when a board is inserted note that board and port menus are inactive during this stand by state Blue indicates an unknown contact status polling has not yet been established with the SmartSwitch 7000 Red indicates the SmartSwitch 7000 is not responding to device polls device is off line or device polling has failed across the network for some other reason UpTime The amo...

Страница 21: ... By clicking on various areas of the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View display you can access menus with device board and port level options as well as utility applications which apply to the device The following illustration displays the menu structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus NOTE You can set the date and time by using the Edit Device Date and Edit Device Time o...

Страница 22: ... which displays a window containing a description of the device being modeled 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch 7C04 WorkGroup SmartSwitch or 7C04 R WorkGroup SmartSwitch Edit Device Time and Edit Device Date which allow you to set the 7X00 Control ModuleÕs internal clock see Setting the Device Date and Time page 2 31 System Group which allows you to manage the SmartSwitch 7000 via SNMP MIB II Refer to the Ge...

Страница 23: ...ion for each port and allows you to access all other bridge related options Refer to the bridging chapter of your Tools Guide for more information Find Source Address which opens a window that allow you to search the SmartSwitch 7000Õs 802 1d Filtering Database to determine which bridging interface a speciÞc MAC address is communicating through If the MAC address is found the port display will ßas...

Страница 24: ... information and to the RMON utility a remote monitoring feature that is supported on a per port basis when at least one Ethernet or Fast Ethernet NIM is installed in the chassis These selections are also available from the Utilities menu at the top of the SPECTRUM Element Manager console window Refer to your Tools Guide for a thorough explanation of the MIB Tools and RMON utilities The Help Menu ...

Страница 25: ...t menu offers the following selections Performance Graph which brings up windows that visually display bridging performance at the selected interface see the bridging chapter of your Tools Guide for details Source Addressing which allows you to view the MAC addresses that are communicating through a selected bridge interface see the bridging chapter of your Tools Guide for details I F Statistics w...

Страница 26: ...atus menu as described in the following sections Selecting a Port Status View To change the status view of your ports 1 Click on Port Status on the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window a menu will appear 2 Drag down and to the right if necessary to select the status information you want to display The port text boxes will display the appropriate status information Port status view option...

Страница 27: ...been disabled through management action Note that the Admin state reßects the state requested by management depending on the circumstances this may or may not match the current Operator status described below If you have selected the Operator status mode a port is considered ON if the port is currently forwarding packets OFF if the port is not currently forwarding packets Note that the Operator st...

Страница 28: ...range BLK and red BRK for Admin and Operator green ON red OFF and blue N A not available For all other Port Status selections Ñ Load Errors I F Mapping I F Speed and I F Type Ñ color codes will continue to reßect the most recently selected mode which incorporates its own color coding scheme The Chassis Manager Window Like most networking devices CabletronÕs devices draw their functionality from a ...

Страница 29: ...nd release Figure 2 4 Chassis Manager Window Viewing Hardware Types In addition to the graphical displays described above menu options available at the device and board levels provide speciÞc information about the physical characteristics of the SmartSwitch 7000 hub and its installed modules NOTE The Chassis Manager window will also appear brießy when the Chassis View window is launched The MIBs w...

Страница 30: ...indows Module Type From the Board menus on the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window you can view a description of the Module types installed in your SmartSwitch chassis To view a Module type 1 Click on the desired Board number The Board menu will appear 2 Drag down to Module Type A Module Type text box similar to the examples shown in Figure 2 6 will appear describing the board type Figure 2 6 Sam...

Страница 31: ...ill appear Figure 2 7 I F Summary Window The I F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about each interface on your device as well as statistics which display each interfaceÕs performance The following descriptive information is provided for each interface UpTime The UpTime Þeld lists the amount of time in a days hh mm ss format that the device has been running since the las...

Страница 32: ...lows 1 In the right most menu field click on the down arrow and select the unit in which you wish to display the selected statistic Load Raw Counts or Rate 2 Once you have selected the base unit click on the down arrow in the left most field to specify the statistic you d like to display Note that the options available from this menu will vary depending on the base unit you have selected After you...

Страница 33: ...g transmitted A possible reason for discard would be to free up buffer space in the device Out Errors Outbound packets that could not be transmitted by the device interface because they contained errors Load The number of bytes processed by the indicated interface during the last poll interval in comparison to the theoretical maximum load for that interface type 10 Mbps for standard Ethernet 100 M...

Страница 34: ...o open the Interface Statistics window 1 In the I F Summary window click to select the interface for which you d like to view more detailed statistics 2 Click on Detail The appropriate I F Statistics window Figure 2 8 will appear Figure 2 8 Detail Interface Statistics Three informational Þelds appear in the upper portion of the window Description Displays the interface description for the currentl...

Страница 35: ... Good packets are typically discarded to free up buffer space when the network becomes very busy if this is occurring routinely it usually means that network trafÞc is overwhelming the device To solve this problem you may need to re conÞgure your bridging parameters or perhaps re conÞgure your network to add additional bridges or switches Consult the Cabletron Systems Network Troubleshooting Guide...

Страница 36: ...smitted Viewing FDDI Statistics The FDDI Statistics window Figure 2 9 provides basic information concerning the ring networks supported by the SmartSwitch 7000Õs SMT entities Ñ including bandwidth utilization expressed in terms of frames second current and kilobytes second both current and peak experienced since last reset and current utilization as a percentage of theoretical maximum A timer inte...

Страница 37: ...nd experienced on the ring associated with the SMT entity since peak FDDI statistics counters were last reset for the device You can reset the peak value at any time by clicking Util 100 MBits sec The current percentage of bandwidth utilized on the network in comparison to its theoretical maximum bandwidth 100 Mbps for an FDDI network This is calculated by using the following formula current Kbps ...

Страница 38: ...idging interface through which a speciÞc MAC address is communicating with the SmartSwitch 7000 When you select Find Source Address from the Device menu the deviceÕs Filtering Database is searched for an entry which designates the bridge interface serving as the source port for packets from the selected MAC address If the search is successful the associated port will ßash on the Chassis View displ...

Страница 39: ...ions available for FDDI Ethernet Fast Ethernet and COM ports allow you to conÞgure operating parameters speciÞc to each port type for FDDI and standard Ethernet ports you can set the Duplex Mode for Fast Ethernet ports you can set a variety of duplex mode and negotiation parameters and for COM ports you can select the operation you wish the port to perform and set any associated speed parameters F...

Страница 40: ...ve any Fast Ethernet NIMs installed in your SmartSwitch 7000 chassis the Port ConÞguration window available for those ports allows you to both view and set that portÕs available modes All 100Base TX Fast Ethernet ports can be conÞgured to operate in either standard Ethernet 10 Mbps or Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps mode and in each mode can be conÞgured to operate in Full Duplex effectively doubling the a...

Страница 41: ...the speed of the port and whether it uses Full Duplex or Standard Mode bridging NOTE The Advertised Abilities functionality is not supported by the FE 100FX Fast Ethernet port module if you launch the ConÞguration window for one of these modules the Advertised Abilities and Remote Capabilities sections of the window will be grayed out If you launch the window for a port module slot which has no FE...

Страница 42: ... Full Duplex 100Base FX 100Base FX and 100Base FX Full Duplex Note that if Auto Negotiation is the selected mode the Current Operational Mode Þeld will indicate which mode was selected by the link partners See Setting the Desired Operational Mode page 2 27 for more information Advertised Abilities For 100Base TX ports which have been conÞgured to operate in Auto Negotiation mode this Þeld allows y...

Страница 43: ...e link partnerÕs capabilities could not be determined When the local node is not set to Auto Negotiation this Þeld will be grayed out even if the link partner is set to Auto Negotiation and is advertising abilities Setting the Desired Operational Mode For any 100Base TX port you can speciÞcally choose any one of the four available operational modes or you can select Auto Negotiation mode which all...

Страница 44: ... and modes supported by the attached device For 100Base FX ports options are 100Base FX 100 Mbps connection Standard Mode 100Base FX Full Duplex 100 Mbps connection Duplex Mode 2 If you have selected Auto Negotiation for 100Base TX ports only use the Advertised Abilities field to select the operational capabilities you wish to advertise to the port s link partner If both link partners will be auto...

Страница 45: ...1 or Port 2 and release The COM Port Configuration window Figure 2 14 will appear Figure 2 14 COM Port ConÞguration You can use the COM Port ConÞguration window to set the following operating parameters COM Port Admin Use this Þeld to administratively enable or disable the selected COM port COM Port Function Use this Þeld to select the function for which you wish to use the selected COM port LM Lo...

Страница 46: ...Þgured the selected port as a SLIP or PPP connection you must select the appropriate baud rate 2400 4800 9600 or 19 200 Note that this Þeld will default to Auto Baud and become unselectable when the COM Port Function is set to LM or UPS To change the conÞguration of the selected COM port 1 Click on the to the right of each field 2 Drag down to select the desired setting then release 3 Click on to ...

Страница 47: ...release 2 The Device Time change window Figure 2 15 will appear Figure 2 15 Edit Time Window 3 Enter the new time in a 24 hour hh mm ss format either by highlighting the field you wish to change and using the up and down arrow buttons or by simply entering the new value in the appropriate field 4 Click on OK to save your changes or on Cancel to cancel To edit the device date 1 Click on Device on t...

Страница 48: ...des will change accordingly To enable or disable bridging for an individual interface 1 Click on the appropriate port display box to display the port menu 2 Drag down to select Enable to enable bridging at the interface or Disable to disable bridging Bridging will now be enabled or disabled across the selected port as desired To enable or disable bridging for all interfaces installed in the SmartS...

Страница 49: ... Port menu 2 Drag down to Statistics and release The RMON Statistics Figure 3 1 page 3 2 or MIB II IF Statistics window Figure 3 3 page 3 7 as appropriate will appear TIP Since the SmartSwitch 7000 does provide RMON support selecting the Statistics option for any Ethernet or Fast Ethernet interface will launch the appropriate RMON statistics as long as the RMON MIB component is enabled For FDDI an...

Страница 50: ...s window along with the four boxes indicating the deviceÕs name location IP address and MAC address Figure 3 1 The Ethernet Statistics Window NOTES If the selected interface displays MIB II IF Statistics and you were expecting to see RMON statistics the RMON Default MIB component may be disabled see the RMON chapter in the Tools Guide for information on how to check and if necessary change the adm...

Страница 51: ...ple interval in hundredths of a percent this percentage reßects the network segment load compared to the theoretical maximum load 10 Mbits sec of an Ethernet network Packet Type Multicast Indicates the number of good packets processed on the network segment that were destined for more than one address Note that this total does not include broadcast packets Broadcast Indicates the number of good pa...

Страница 52: ...t contained fewer than 64 bytes runt packets but were otherwise well formed Oversized Indicates the number of packets processed by the network segment that contained more than 1518 bytes giant packets but were otherwise well formed In their default state the percentages displayed to the right of the numerical values for these Þelds indicate what percentage of total packets transmitted on the netwo...

Страница 53: ...rcentage breakdown colors in the pie chart correspond to colors in the percentage display boxes Values listed to the right of the pie chart indicate peak delta values recorded since the statistics screen was launched and the date and time they occurred Viewing Total Delta and Accumulated Statistics By using the Total Delta and Accum radio buttons located at the bottom of each Statistics window you...

Страница 54: ...olling cycle plus two more polling cycles the screen will display a fresh cumulative count of statistics Note that making this selection does not clear device counters you can still re select Total for the total count since the device was last initialized Note that switching the statistics displays among Total Delta and Accum does not effect the displayed peak values as peak values are always Delt...

Страница 55: ...art in the middle of the window lets you graphically view statistics for Unicast Non Unicast Discarded and Error packets Figure 3 3 Interface Statistics Window Three informational Þelds appear in the upper portion of the window Description Displays the interface description for the currently selected port Ethernet FDDI or ATM Address Displays the MAC physical address of the selected port TIP This ...

Страница 56: ...at would prevent transmission Good packets are typically discarded to free up buffer space when the network becomes very busy if this is occurring routinely it usually means that network trafÞc is overwhelming the device To solve this problem you may need to re conÞgure your bridging parameters or perhaps re conÞgure your network to add additional bridges Consult the Cabletron Systems Network Trou...

Страница 57: ...Interface Statistics 3 9 Statistics Packets Transmitted Transmit only Displays the number of packets transmitted by this interface ...

Страница 58: ...Statistics 3 10 Interface Statistics ...

Страница 59: ... set of conditions you want to know about and the event determines the means of letting you know those conditions have occurred Events are also an integral part of the Þlter and packet capture functionality you can start and stop packet capturing in response to events or a successful packet capture can generate its own event SPECTRUM Element Manager provides two means for conÞguring RMON alarms us...

Страница 60: ...rising and falling alarm thresholds for three selected MIB II objects ifInOctets ifInNUcast and ifInErrors Because these pre selected objects are not RMON speciÞc you can conÞgure alarms for all interfaces installed in your SmartSwitch 7000 hub Ñ including those like FDDI for which no speciÞc RMON statistics currently exist In addition to conÞguring separate rising and falling thresholds you can a...

Страница 61: ...ou are familiar with the RMON MIB and or with the original Alarm and Event functionality provided by SPECTRUM Element Manager now known as the Advanced Alarm functionality you will note that the Basic Alarm ConÞguration window combines the three parts of creating a working alarm Ñ conÞguring the alarm itself conÞguring an event that will announce the occurrence of an alarm including assigning any ...

Страница 62: ...tets of data received by the selected interface Note that this value has been converted for you from octets or bytes to kilobits or units of 125 bytes be sure to enter your thresholds accordingly For example to set a rising threshold of 1250 octets enter a threshold value of 10 to set a falling threshold of 625 octets enter a threshold value of 5 Total Errors ifInErrors Ñ tracks the number of erro...

Страница 63: ...alue counted at the end of the current interval and the value counted at the end of the previous interval be sure to set your thresholds accordingly Rising Action Indicates whether or not a rising alarm occurrence will initiate any actions in response to the alarm condition Enable if bridging will be enabled at the selected interface in response to a rising alarm Disable if bridging will be disabl...

Страница 64: ...re an alarm 1 At the top of the window click to select the variable to be used for your alarm Kilobits Total Errors or Broadcast Multicast The display in the list box will reflect the current status at each interface of the alarm type you have selected 2 In the list box click to highlight the interface or use shift click or ctrl click to select multiple interfaces for which you would like to confi...

Страница 65: ...are always relative or delta values the difference between the value counted at the end of the current interval and the value counted at the end of the previous interval be sure to set your thresholds accordingly Remember too when configuring a Kilobits alarm SPECTRUM Element Manager converts octets into kilobits units of 125 bytes or octets for you for example to set a rising threshold of 1250 oc...

Страница 66: ...If you have made any errors in configuring alarm parameters using an invalid rising or falling threshold for example or neglecting to supply a polling interval either an error window with the appropriate message will appear or a beep will sound and the cursor will blink in the field which contains the error Correct the noted problem s and click again Once you click the conÞgured alarm parameters w...

Страница 67: ...and or falling threshold has been crossed the Basic Alarms application will create a log of alarm occurrences If a threshold has been crossed it will be proceeded in the interface list box display by a double greater than sign Clicking to select an interface which is so marked will activate the button selecting the button will launch the appropriate Basic Alarm Log Figure 4 2 Note that selecting m...

Страница 68: ...ed Alarm Configuration The Basic Alarm ConÞguration window provides a quick and easy way to set up some basic alarms for all of the interfaces installed in your SmartSwitch 7000 chassis However if you prefer more control over the parameters of the alarms you set as well as their associated events and actions and or a wider array of choices for each variable the Advanced Alarm feature provides a po...

Страница 69: ...at uniquely identiÞes each alarm Index numbers are user deÞned you can use any indexing scheme that works for you These numbers are permanently assigned to their associated alarms however index numbers made available by the deletion of existing alarms can be assigned to new alarms as needed Note that indices 2000 to 3999 are reserved and unavailable NOTES Neither the Alarms or Events list is inter...

Страница 70: ... value for this Þeld is zero no event will be triggered Status Indicates the status of the alarm valid invalid or underCreation An alarm that is invalid is not functional it may be referring to a MIB component that is inactive such as the Hosts component not present or unreachable or it may have been deleted by software but not yet removed from memory at the device An alarm that is underCreation i...

Страница 71: ...es of an event Note that the information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed for updated information click on Refresh Adding or modifying an event automatically updates the list Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm The Create Edit Alarms window Figure 4 4 following page allows you to both create new alarms and edit existing ones When you click on the button in the Alarms Watch...

Страница 72: ...ected all parameters are editable and can be configured as desired Figure 4 4 The RMON Create Edit Alarms Window 2 In the Owner text box enter some appropriate text designation for this alarm if desired you may want to use the network manager s name or phone number or the IP or MAC address of the management workstation to identify the creator of the alarm Since any workstation can access and chang...

Страница 73: ...ct name of the OID whose value you wish to track including its capitalization simply enter the name in the Alarm Variable field to verify that you have entered the name correctly click on to move the MIBTree display to that OID If MIBTree display does not adjust to show the OID you ve entered you ve entered the name incorrectly remember case does count b Use the scroll bars and click to open the a...

Страница 74: ... you re not sure how a tabular object is instanced you can use the MIBTree utility described in theTools Guide to query the object all available instances for the object will be displayed Host and matrix table objects which are indexed by MAC address require special handling see the Note which follows this step If you have selected an object which is not part of a table you must assign an instance...

Страница 75: ...e would be 6 since Host Table entries are indexed by MAC address Ñ a six byte value Finally you must specify the index itself in decimal format In the case of a MAC address that means you must convert the standard hexadecimal format to decimal format To do this simply multiply the Þrst digit of the two digit hex number by 16 then add the value of the second digit For hex values represented by alph...

Страница 76: ...ngly 9 Click in the RisingThreshold field enter the high threshold value for this alarm 10 There are two ways to assign an event to your rising threshold click in the RisingEventIndex text box and enter the number of the event you would like to see triggered if the rising threshold is crossed or use the Events Watch list in the main Alarm Event window to highlight the desired event then click on t...

Страница 77: ... will display the parameters of the event which is currently highlighted in the list If no events have yet been conÞgured a set of default parameters will be displayed All of these parameters are editable to change an existing event edit any parameter except the Index value to create an entirely new event simply assign a new Index number The ability to assign index numbers allows you to quickly an...

Страница 78: ...e 4 5 The RMON Create Edit Events Window 2 If you are creating a new event use the Index field to assign a unique currently unused index number to identify the event Clicking on the Index button will automatically assign the lowest available number you can also click directly in the text box and assign any value you want between 1 and 1 999 and 5 000 and 9 999 indices 2000 to 4999 are reserved and...

Страница 79: ... traps related to this event will be sent to any network management stations which have been added to the device s trap table and for which traps have been enabled regardless of whether or not those IP addresses have been assigned a community name in the Trap Table 5 You can use the Owner text box for administrative or informational purposes although the text entered here will not appear on any ot...

Страница 80: ...hat will be performed automatically when the event is triggered See Adding Actions to an Event below for more information 8 Click to set your changes Note that the window remains open so that you may configure additional new events or modify existing ones remember you can double click on any event in the Events Watch list in the main Alarm Event window to display its parameters in the Create Edit ...

Страница 81: ...gure 4 6 following page will appear Figure 4 6 The RMON Create Edit Actions Window 2 The index number and description of the event with which the action or actions will be associated is displayed in the Event field at the top of the window Information in this field is not editable to assign actions to a different event double click on the correct event in the Events Watch list both the Create Edit...

Страница 82: ...s instanced you can use the MIBTree utility described in the Tools Guide to query it all available instances for the object will be displayed 6 In the Value field enter the value you wish to set for the selected object Again if you re not sure what the valid values are for the variable you wish to set locate the object in the MIBTree utility and use the Details button to obtain more information 7 ...

Страница 83: ...ting to that event and assign a new valid event to those thresholds note too that deleting an event automatically deletes its associated actions as actions cannot exist in the absence of an association with an event Again as a general rule we recommend that you do not delete an alarm or event of which you are not the owner Viewing an Advanced Alarm Event Log To view the log of occurrences for any ...

Страница 84: ...the resources available on the device when the log is full the oldest entries will be replaced by new ones How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work Rising and falling thresholds are intended to be used in pairs and can be used to provide notiÞcation of spikes or drops in a monitored value Ñ either of which can indicate a network problem To make the best use of this powerful feature however pairs of ...

Страница 85: ...e current version of the Basic Alarms window only allows you to conÞgure a single pair of thresholds for each alarm variable on each interface be sure to keep this hysteresis function in mind when conÞguring those threshold values Event Event Event Event Rising Threshold Falling Threshold Rising Threshold Falling Threshold ...

Страница 86: ...Alarm Configuration 4 28 How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work ...

Страница 87: ... information about the FDDI rings installed in the SmartSwitch 7000 are ConÞguration Ñ This window displays the current conÞguration and status of the ring associated with the selected SMT entity Connection Policy Ñ This window shows the types of connections between the four FDDI PHY port types Ñ A B M and S Ñ that will be allowed by the SMT entity TIP SMT entities installed in the SmartSwitch 700...

Страница 88: ...iew window click on FDDI drag down to select the SMT entity of interest then right to reveal the FDDI menu Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 The FDDI Menu 2 Drag to select the desired window Note that the title bar of each window will display the index number of the SMT entity whose information is being displayed Configuration The Concentrator ConÞguration window Figure 5 2 informs you about the conÞguration ...

Страница 89: ...icipating in ring recovery the ring is not operational Detect The claim beacon process of the FDDI ring protocol has exceeded one second There may be a problem on the ring any duplicate address conditions are being detected In this state the ring is still alive but no data is being transmitted Non Op Dup The ring is not operational the address of the MAC under control of the SMT entity has been fo...

Страница 90: ...s the structure of the SMT frame Info Þeld The version number is included in the SMT frame so that a receiving station can determine whether or not its SMT version is able to communicate with the SMT version of another station Knowing the version number allows the stations to handle version mismatches Each FDDI station supports a range of SMT versions The supported version range is identiÞed withi...

Страница 91: ...ch 7F06 02 module supports two A B port pairs as each pair supports its own ring and therefore its own SMT entity this Þeld will display 2 Number of MACs The number of Media Access Control entities present on the device associated with the selected SMT entity For the 7F06 02 this number will be 1 MAC Path Indicates the conÞguration of the MAC in respect to the logical ring as determined by the Con...

Страница 92: ... B ports Connection Policy The SMT Connection Policy of an FDDI concentrator determines which types of connections are allowed among the four FDDI port types A B M Master and S Slave FDDI protocol forbids MasterÑ Master connections all other connection types are legal although some are considered to be undesirable The Connection Policy window Figure 5 3 lists potential connection types in a ÒRejec...

Страница 93: ...ed connection between two nodes the most lenient policy will determine whether the connection as long as it is legal can be made For example if two FDDI nodes attempt an AÑ A connection and this connection is not allowed at one FDDI node but allowed at the other the connection would be accepted If the connection policy at both nodes disallows the connection the connection will be rejected This is ...

Страница 94: ...values corresponding to the desired connection policy according to the table below and then use your SNMP Set Request or Mib tool to set the value for the appropriate SMT index For example to set a connection policy that disallowed the undesirable A A or B B connections you would set the fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy MIB OID to 32 801 32 768 reject M M required 32 reject B B 1 reject A A Policy Power...

Страница 95: ...information about the ring with which the SMT is currently associated Number of Nodes The number of stations inserted into the FDDI ring with which the SMT entity is currently associated Address Mode Displays the current mode being used to display the addresses of the devices in the Station List The two possible modes are Canonical FDDI or MAC Ethernet To change the current Address Mode click on t...

Страница 96: ...the ring in relation to the monitored SMTÕs MAC address The monitored SMTÕs MAC is always the Þrst entry 1 in the station list MAC Address Displays the 48 bit hardware address ÑÊused for universal address assignment ÑÊof the node inserted into the ring These addresses are hardcoded into the device and are not conÞgurable The address will appear in Canonical or MAC format as currently selected Node...

Страница 97: ...tal network load processed by the selected 7F06 02 interface during the last interval e g a transmit frames rate of 75 during a delta interval indicates that of all frames processed by the selected interface 75 were transmitted by that interface You can view the concentrator performance for three different intervals Absolute Ñ Counts recorded since the SmartSwitch 7000 was last started Cumulative ...

Страница 98: ...nsferring the frame to the Logical Link Control LLC layer Lost Frames The number of frames detected by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval that have an unknown error so their validity is in doubt When the MAC encounters a frame of this type it increments the Lost Frame counter and strips the remainder of the frame from the ring replacing it with idle symbols Ring Ops The num...

Страница 99: ...letronÕs SecureFast Switching An ATM network uses two types of virtual channels or circuits Switched Virtual Circuits or SVCs and Permanent Virtual Circuits or PVCs SVCs are created and dismantled dynamically on an as needed basis and require no management deÞnition PVCs however must be manually conÞgured The Current ATM Connections window provides the means for accomplishing these conÞgurations A...

Страница 100: ...indexed following an XXXXYY format where X the slot number in which the module containing the interface is installed times 10 000 and Y the physical index assigned to the port interface on the module For example an index of 40001 would refer to port 1 on the module installed in slot 4 of the chassis Maximum Allowed Displays the maximum number of connections allowed by current device Þrmware Curren...

Страница 101: ...red to carry many different channels designated by VCIs between two points VCI Displays the Virtual Channel IdentiÞer assigned to the connection allowable values are 0 1023 for each VPI Each assigned VCI must be unique within its deÞned VPI for example you can assign a VCI of 14 as many as four times once with a VPI of 0 once with a VPI of 1 and so on Remember it is the combined VPI and VCI design...

Страница 102: ... and drag down to select the interface for which you wish to configure a connection All available ATM interfaces will be listed in this menu note that interfaces installed in a 7C0x chassis are indexed following an XXXXYY format where X the slot number in which the module containing the interface is installed times 10 000 and Y the physical index assigned to the port interface on the module For ex...

Страница 103: ...ent circuit to the ATM interface The circuit is automatically enabled and will remain in place until it is manually removed Deleting a Connection To delete an existing PVC 1 In the connections list box click to select the connection you wish to delete 2 Click on Delete A confirmation window will appear listing the parameters assigned to the connection and asking you to verify that you wish to dele...

Страница 104: ...ATM Configuration 6 6 Configuring Connections ...

Страница 105: ...oot Prom Revision 2 5 Bridge 2 10 mapping 2 10 2 11 status mode 2 10 Broadcast Multicast 4 4 Buffer Space 2 19 3 8 Bytes 3 3 C Cabletron Systems Global Call Center 1 8 Cancel Button 1 7 Channel Trunking 6 3 Chassis Front Panel 2 1 Claim Token Process 5 4 CMT 5 1 5 5 Collisions 3 4 Color Codes 2 12 Color coded Port Display 2 2 Command Buttons 1 7 Community Names 4 7 in traps 4 7 Concentrator config...

Страница 106: ... Center 1 8 Grouping Of Virtual Connections 6 3 H Help button 1 7 Help Menu 2 8 How Rising And Falling RMON Thresholds Work 4 26 Hysteresis 4 10 4 26 I I F Summary interface performance statistics 2 16 window 2 15 IF Number 4 4 IF Type 4 5 ifInErrors 4 4 ifInOctets 4 4 Interface detail window 2 18 statistics window 2 18 IP address 1 5 2 4 Isolated 5 3 J Jabbers 3 4 K Kilobits 4 4 L Load 2 17 Locat...

Страница 107: ...hreshold 4 18 RMON alarm description 4 26 RMT 5 1 S Sample Type 4 18 SecureFast Switching 1 2 Selecting Port Status Views 2 10 Set Button 1 7 Setting An RMON Alarm Variable 4 15 4 24 SMT Connection Policy 5 6 SMT Version 5 4 Startup Alarm 4 18 Station List 5 9 Statistics RMON Ethernet 3 2 Status alarm 4 5 Switched Virtual Circuits SVCs 6 1 T Technical Support 1 8 Threshold Pairs 4 27 T Neg 5 5 To ...

Страница 108: ...Index Index 4 ...

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