Asante Technologies 1000 User Manual

IntraSpection

™

Personality Module

3Com® SuperStack™ II Switch 1000

User’s Manual

Asanté Technologies, Inc.

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www.asante.com

September 1997

Part Number 06-00373-00 Rev. A

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Table of Contents

Preface..................................................................................vii

About This Manual..........................................................................vii

Chapter Contents............................................................................vii

Document Conventions.................................................................viii

Audience........................................................................................viii

Introduction.........................................................................1-1

IntraSpection Personality Modules ................................................1-1

SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module .............................1-1

Management Options.....................................................................1-2

System Requirements.....................................................................1-3

Server ......................................................................................1-3

Client.......................................................................................1-3

Installation...........................................................................2-1

Installing a Personality Module......................................................2-1

Accessing the Device..........................................................3-1

Accessing the Device Page.............................................................3-1

Device Page Components..............................................................3-3

Device Information.................................................................3-3

VLAN Identification Window..................................................3-4

Front Panel Image ...................................................................3-4

Selecting the Device for Management..............................3-5

Selecting a VLAN Group for Management........................3-5

Selecting a Port for Management......................................3-6

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Menus3-7

Tables......................................................................................3-7

Table Columns........................................................................3-7

Buttons....................................................................................3-7

Management.......................................................................4-1

Performing Basic Management Functions .....................................4-1

Configuration Tasks Overview................................................4-1

Management Tasks Overview.................................................4-1

Setting Community Strings......................................................4-3

Configuring Network Access Parameters ...............................4-5

Configuring Identification Information...................................4-6

Performing a Software Upgrade..............................................4-7

Updating the Device Page.......................................................4-8

Viewing General Device Information .....................................4-9

Resetting the Device.............................................................4-10

Viewing Group Information..................................................4-11

Managing Trap Receivers......................................................4-12

Adding a Trap Receiver..................................................4-12

Deleting a Trap Receiver................................................4-13

Modifying a Trap Receiver.............................................4-13

Viewing SNMP Agent Information........................................4-14

Managing the Port Address Table .........................................4-15

Viewing the Port Address Table.....................................4-15

Specifying Port Access ...................................................4-16

Deleting an Entry............................................................4-17

Viewing Statistics.................................................................4-18

Table Statistics................................................................4-18

Graph Statistics...............................................................4-20

VLAN....................................................................................5-1

VLAN Overview.............................................................................5-1

Viewing VLAN Groups...................................................................5-2

VLAN Groups..........................................................................5-3

VLAN Ports..............................................................................5-3

VLAN Menu Items...................................................................5-4

Creating VLAN Groups ..................................................................5-5

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Managing VLAN Groups.................................................................5-8

Naming a VLAN Group............................................................5-9

Disabling a VLAN Group.......................................................5-11

Viewing Statistics for a VLAN Group ....................................5-12

Menus..................................................................................6-1

VLAN..............................................................................................6-3

Address List....................................................................................6-4

Identify...........................................................................................6-6

Device............................................................................................6-7

Agent..............................................................................................6-8

Slots................................................................................................6-9

Upgrade........................................................................................6-13

Network Access...........................................................................6-14

Trap Receivers .............................................................................6-15

Validate ........................................................................................6-17

Graph...........................................................................................6-18

Table ............................................................................................6-21

VLAN View...................................................................................6-22

Technical Support.............................................................. A-1

Contacting Asanté Technical Support .......................................... A-1

Technical Support Hours.............................................................. A-1

Index ..............................................................................Index-i

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual introduces the IntraSpection Personality Module for the f ol­lowing device:

The 3Com SuperStack II Switch 1000

❏

The manual defines a Personality Module and explains how to install
and use the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module.

▲

Important:

IntraSpection, refer to the IntraSpection User’s Manual.

Chapter Contents

This manual is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1, “Introduction,” defines an IntraSpection Per-

❏

sonality Module and describes the components of the
SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module.

Chapter 2, “Installation” explains how to install the

❏

SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module.

For additional information on using

Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device,” explains how to

❏

access the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via IntraSpection.

❏

Chapter 4, “Management,” explains how to perform some
basic management functions.

❏

Chapter 5, “VLAN,” provides an overview of VLAN and
explains how use it with the SuperStack II Switch 1000
Personality Module.

Chapter 6, “Menus,” is a reference chapter that describes

❏

the Personality Module’s management menus.

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Preface

Document Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and
information:

Commands and key words are in

❏

∆

Note:

helpful suggestions or references to other sections
in the manual, is in this format.

Important:

▲

attention to important features or instructions is in
this format.

Noteworthy information, which contains

Significant information that calls

boldface

font.

Audience

This manual uses terms and concepts associated with Ethernet network­ing and switches; it is recommended that the user of this manual be
familiar with local area networking and Ethernet switches.

This manual also assumes familiarity with IntraSpection Web-based net­work management.

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1

Introduction

IntraSpection Personality Modules

A Personality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that
allows for expanded manag ement of an SNMP (Simple Networ k Manage­ment Protocol) device by specifically addressing the device’s propri­etary information (the “Private MIB”).

Management capabilities are accessed via the Personality Module’s
Device Page. See Figure 1-1.

SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module

The SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module allows for expanded
management of a 3Com SuperStack II Switch 1000.

Device Information

VLAN
Identification
Window

Figure 1-1 SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page

Front Panel image

Personality Module
Information

(management menus)

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Introduction

Management Options

The SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module supports the follow­ing management options:

VLAN — up to 16 groups

❏

Port address table

❏

Device identification information

❏

General device information

❏

SNMP agent information

❏

Slot (group) configuration information

❏
❏

Software upgrades
Network access configuration

❏
❏

Trap receiver management
Table statistics at the device, VLAN, and port levels

❏
❏

Graph statistics at the device, VLAN, and port levels

See Chapter 4, “Management,” for inf ormation on perf orming some basic
management functions.

See Chapter 5, “VLAN,” for information on using VLAN with the Super­Stack II Switch 1000.

See Chapter 6, “Menus,” for a complete description of each management
menu and its contents.

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System Requirements

Server

IntraSpection version 1.01.

❏
❏

PC with 80486 or faster microprocessor.
48MB RAM.

❏
❏

100MB free disk space.
Windows NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (rec-

❏

ommended).

❏

Web server that supports Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) 1.1 (such as Netscape FastTrack Server™,
Microsoft IIS, NCSA HTTP, etc.).

Any database management system that supports ODBC

❏

(Open Database Connectivity), such as Microsoft
Access™, Oracle™, or Microsoft SQL Server.

Client

❏

Any Windows™, Windows NT, Macintosh™ or UNIX®
workstation.

Any World Wide Web browser with Java™ and Java-

❏

script support (such as Netscape Navigator® [version

3.0 required, 3.01 recommended] or Microsoft Internet
Explorer™).

IntraSpection Personality Modules

Important:

▲

Module’s

Netscape Communicator™ version 4.0

To access and use the Personality

VLANView

menu, you must use

.

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2

Installation

This chapter explains how to install the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Per­sonality Module.

Installing a Personality Module

Important:

▲

the computer where the IntraSpection Application

Server is installed.

Before installing the Personality Module, make sure

that IntraSpection (websuite.exe) is NOT running on

the computer.

1

Insert the Personality Module CD into the computer
where the IntraSpection Application Server is
installed.

2

Open the CD to display its contents.

3

Double-click the LS1000.exe file.

The Personality Module is installed on

4 Click Yes at the “IntraSpection Personality Module

for LinkSwitch 1000” dialog box.
The “IntraSpection Personality Module for the Link-

Switch 1000” window appears.

5 Click Finish to continue.

The Personality Module files are decompressed.
The “IntraSpection Personality Module Welcome” dia-

log box appears.

6 Click Next to continue.

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Installation

The “Software License Agreement” window appears.
Review the agreement carefully.

7 Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue with

the installation or click No to exit the installation.
The “IntraSpection Personality Module Read Me” win-

dow appears. Review the information carefully.

8 Click Next to continue.

The decompressed Personality Module files are
installed onto the computer.

The “Decompression of the Source is Now Complete”
dialog box appears.

9 Click OK to continue with the installation.

The “Select Module to Install” window appears, dis­playing the LS1000.ipm file See Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 Select Module to Install window

10 Click once on the LS1000.ipm file.
11 Click Open.

The “Enter Product Serial Number” window appears.

12 Enter the serial number that came with your copy of

the Personality Module.
The serial number is located on the inside cover of this

User’s Manual.

▲ Important: The serial number is case-sensitive;

enter it exactly as shown.

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Installing a Personality Module

13 Click OK.

The “IntraSpection Module Installation” window
appears.

▲ Important: This window should be pointing

to the directory that contains the IntraSpection
(websuite.exe) program. If it is not, click
Browse and locate that directory.

14 Click OK.

∆ Note: A “Select Database” window may appear.

If it does, select vendor.mdb, then click OK.

∆ Note: An “Updating IntraSpection System Files”

window may appear, if it does, click OK.

The installer program installs the Personality Module
into the IntraSpection Application Server.

Installation is complete when the “Installation Com­pleted Successfully” dialog box appears.

15 Start the IntraSpection Application Server, following

the guidelines below:

❏ Windows NT 3.51 users: double-click the

IntraSpection icon (located in the Programs
group).

❏ Windows NT 4.0 users: open the Start menu,

select Programs, then IntraSpection.

For information on accessing the SuperStack II Switch
1000, see Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device.”

For information on performing some basic manage­ment functions, see Chapter 4, “Management.”

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3

Accessing the Device

This chapter explains how to access the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Per­sonality Module’s Device Page. The Device Page provides access to the
Personality Module’s management options.

Accessing the Device Page

To access the Device Page for a SuperStack II Switch 1000 device, you
must first create a map of your network within IntraSpection.

1 Make sure the Personality Module is installed and the

IntraSpection Application Server is running.

2 Access IntraSpection from any Java-enabled Web

browser (requires logging into IntraSpection).

▲ Important: For help on accessing and logging

into IntraSpection, refer to the IntraSpection
User’s Manual.

3 After you are logged into IntraSpection, click Auto

Discovery on the IntraSpection Main Menu.

The AutoDiscovery Page appears.

4 Complete each field on the AutoDiscovery Page, fol-

lowing the guidelines below:

❏ Type the IP subnet address of the SuperStack II

Switch 1000 to be managed in the Segment field.

❏ Type the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s community

string in the Community field.

❏ Make sure the Enterprise ID field has a value of all.

❏ Type the lowest (beginning) IP address on your

network in the Low IP Address field.

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Accessing the Device

❏ Type the highest (last) IP address on your network

in the Hi IP Address field.

❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a

new map, or select Append to attach this map to the

map that is stored in your system’s buffer (if any).

5 Click Apply.

IntraSpection “discovers” and builds a map of your net­work. The map contains icons whic h r epr esent eac h SNMP
device on the network. Figure 3-1 is an example map.

Figure 3-1 Discovered network map

6 Click once on the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s device

icon.
∆ Note: The SuperStack II Switch 1000’s device

icon is labeled “3Com” and has the device’s IP

address directly below it.
The Device Page f or the selected SuperStack II Switc h 1000

appears (see Figure 3-2 on page 3-3).
For information on the Device Page’s components, see

“Device Page Components” on page 3-3.
For information on performing basic management func-

tions, see “Performing Basic Management Functions” on
page 4-1.

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Device Information

Device Page Components

The Device Page consists of several components, including device infor­mation, a front panel image, a VLAN identification window, and manage­ment menus. See Figure 3-2.

Device Information

VLAN
Identification
Window

Figure 3-2 Device Page components

Front Panel
Image

Personality
Module
Information

(management

menus)

Device Information

The following device information is displayed at the top of the Device
Page:

❏ Device Description — a description of the device

(i.e., “3Com Front Panel”).

❏ IP Address — the IP address of the SuperStack II

Switch 1000.

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Accessing the Device

VLAN Identification Window

The VLAN identification window displays the number of the currently
selected VLAN group. It also allows you to select a configured group of
VLAN by typing the VLAN group’s number in the window.

There are 16 VLAN groups; depending on the number of VLANs you
have created, this number can be from 1001 to 1016.

See “Selecting a VLAN Group for Management” on page 3-5 for informa­tion on selecting a VLAN group on the front panel image. See “Creating
VLAN Groups” on page 5-5 for information on creating a VLAN group.

Front Panel Image

The front panel image contains the following components (as illustrated
in Figure 3-3):

❏ Status LEDs — real-time LEDs that represent the LEDs

on the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s front panel. These
LEDs indicate power, management, and port activity.

❏ Device — the SuperStack II Switch 1000.
❏ Port — each port on the SuperStack II Switch 1000.
❏ VLAN groups — groups of configured VLANs on the

SuperStack II Switch 1000. These are identified by a
number (displayed in the VLAN identification window)
and a group marker (a green “v” displayed in each port
that belongs to the VLAN group).

Status LEDs

Ports

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Device

VLAN
Identification
Window

Figure 3-3 Front panel image components

VLAN Group Markers

Front Panel Image

Selecting the Device for Management

The SuperStack II Switch 1000 can be managed at different levels; that
is, at the device, VLAN group, or port level.

For example, if you do not select any item on the SuperStack II Switch
1000 and click the Graph menu, statistics for the SuperStack II Switch
1000 are displayed. If you select a VLAN group and click Graph, statis­tics for the selected VLAN group are displayed.

To select the device:

❏ Do not click anything on the front panel image.

To deselect the device:

❏ Click once on a port.

Selecting a VLAN Group for Management

There are two methods for selecting a VLAN group for management:

❏ Click once on a port that belongs to the VLAN group

you want to manage.

A green VLAN group marker appears in the selected port

and in all of the ports belonging to that group of VLAN. See

Figure 3-4. The number of the VLAN group (1001 to 1016)

appears in the VLAN identification window.

❏ Click once in the VLAN identification window and type

the number of the VLAN group you want to manage.

VLAN Identification Window

click once in the window, then
type the number of the VLAN
group to be managed

Figure 3-4 Selecting a VLAN group

VLAN Group Markers

all ports with this marker belong
to the same VLAN group

To deselect a VLAN group:

❏ Click on any port not belonging to the selected VLAN gr oup.

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Accessing the Device

Selecting a Port for Management

To select a port for management:

❏ Click once on a port on the front panel image. If a VLAN

group marker appears, click on the port again until the
port is highlighted by a green box. See Figure 3-5.

Selected Port

Figure 3-5 Selecting a port

To deselect the port:

❏ Click again on the selected port.

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Tables

Menus

The menus on the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s Device Page provide
access to the different management options supported by the Personal­ity Module.

Tables

Some menus contain tables with information that is configurable
directly on-screen from your Web browser while others contain informa­tion that is read-only.

The tables below describe how to recognize configurable and read-only
fields.

Configurable Information

Menu Item Action

Drop-down menus Select from an available option.
White-colored fields Type information.

Read-only Information

Menu Item Action

Green- or gray-colored fields None; read-only field.

Table Columns

T able columns can be resized by placing the mouse pointer on a column
title’s left or right side (until a double arrow appears) and dragging the
column to the left or to the right, as desired.

Buttons

Some menus contain buttons that allow you to edit and/or update the
page’s table.

The table below describes the different buttons that are available and
their functions.

Button Action

Apply Applies any changes made to the device.
Refresh Updates the page with the latest information.
Modify Modifies a selected entry.
Add Adds an entry into the table.

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4

Management

This chapter explains how manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via
the IntraSpection Personality Module.

▲ Important: To manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000,

you must first access the switch’s Device Page. See
Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device,” for instructions.

Performing Basic Management Functions

This chapter covers the following tasks:

Configuration Tasks

Configuration Task Page Number

Setting community strings page 4-3
Configuring network access parameters page 4-5
Configuring identification information page 4-6
Performing a software upgrade page 4-7

Management Tasks

Management Task Page Number

Updating the Device Page page 4-8
Viewing general device information page 4-9
Resetting the device page 4-10
Viewing group information page 4-11
Managing trap receivers page 4-12
Viewing SNMP agent information page 4-14

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Management

Management Task Page Number

Managing the port address table page 4-15
Viewing statistics page 4-18

▲ Important: For information on using VLAN, see Chap-

ter 5, “VLAN.”

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Setting Community Strings

Setting Community Strings

Community strings define access rights for reading and writing SNMP
data objects for a device.

The community strings (read community and write community) for the
SuperStack II Switch 1000 are manually set in the device via its console
port. In order to access the device with IntraSpection, the community
strings must be set in IntraSpection to match those set in the device.

▲ Important: It is recommended that you set the commu-

nity strings for the device in IntraSpection before you

attempt to perform any network management functions.

This section describes how to set the community strings in IntraSpec­tion to match those set in the SuperStack II Switch 1000.

▲ Important: You must know the community strings of

the SuperStack II Switch 1000 in order to correctly set
them in IntraSpection. Refer to the SuperStack II
Switch 1000’s User’s Guide for instructions on viewing
the device’s community strings.

To set the community strings for a SuperStack II Switch 1000 in
IntraSpection:

1 On the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page, click the

map icon on the IntraSpection navigation bar (located at
the bottom of the screen), as shown in Figure 4-1.

Map Icon

Figure 4-1 IntraSpection navigation bar

The most recently “discovered” map appears.

2 Click the Map Manager button.

The Map Manager Page appears, similar to Figure 4-2.

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