Cabletron Systems 3Com PortSwitch Hub User Manual

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3Com PortSwitch Hubs
Management Module Guide
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Preface
What Is in This Guide.......................................................................................................... ix
Conventions ............................................................................................................................x
Related SPECTRUM Documentation....................................................................................x
Other Related Documentation.............................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Introduction

Contents

What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................1-1
3Com PortSwitch Hubs......................................................................................................1-1
SPECTRUM Model Type.................................................................................................... 1-1
Accessing SPECTRUM Views............................................................................................1-2
SPECTRUM Views Roadmap ............................................................................................ 1-4
Chapter 2 Device Views
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................2-1
Chassis Device View........................................................................................................... 2-2
Chassis Device Icon...................................................................................................... 2-3
Module Identification Label..................................................................................2-4
Module Icon Subviews Menu ................................................................................ 2-4
Port Identification Label ....................................................................................... 2-4
Port Identification Label Subviews Menu............................................................ 2-6
Interface Device View......................................................................................................... 2-7
Interface Device Icon ................................................................................................... 2-8
Interface Icon Subviews Menu.............................................................................. 2-9
Interface Status View......................................................................................2-9
Network Information Panel.......................................................................... 2-10
Interface Threshold View.............................................................................. 2-10
Chapter 3 Configuration Views
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................3-1
Device Configuration View................................................................................................. 3-2
Interface Configuration View............................................................................................. 3-4
Module Configuration View................................................................................................3-5
Port Configuration View..................................................................................................... 3-5
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Interface Address Translation Table.................................................................... 3-2
Interface Configuration Table...................................................................................... 3-3
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Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................4-1
Device Events and Alarms..................................................................................................4-1
Chapter 5 Application Views
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................5-1
Common Applications.........................................................................................................5-2
Device Application View .....................................................................................................5-2
Security Application............................................................................................................5-5
Security View................................................................................................................5-5
Security Enable Table............................................................................................5-5
Security Users Table view...............................................................................5-6
Security Audit Table V iew...............................................................................5-7
Local SNMP Application..............................................................................................5-8
Local SNMP View...................................................................................................5-8
SNMP Trap Table............................................................................................5-8
Power Supply Application ..........................................................................................5-10
Power Supply Configuration View.......................................................................5-10
Power Supply Table.......................................................................................5-10
System Loader Application........................................................................................5-11
System Loader View.............................................................................................5-11
System Loader Table .....................................................................................5-11
RMON Extensions Application.........................................................................................5-13
RMON Extensions View.............................................................................................5-13
Poll T able..............................................................................................................5-13
RMON Extensions Host View.......................................................................5-15
RMON Extensions Event Alarm View..........................................................5-15
SNMP Extensions Application.........................................................................................5-15
SNMP-Repeater Configuration View.........................................................................5-15
RFC1516 Extensions View...................................................................................5-17
RFC1516 Extensions Table ...........................................................................5-17
SuperStack Application ....................................................................................................5-18
SuperStack Configuration View.................................................................................5-18
Serial I/f Application.........................................................................................................5-21
V.24 Port Config View.................................................................................................5-21
V.24 Port Config Table..........................................................................................5-21
Interface Extensions Application...............................................................................5-22
Interface Extensions View...................................................................................5-22
Port Security Application ...........................................................................................5-24
Port Security View................................................................................................5-24
Port Security Table........................................................................................5-24
Port Address T able.........................................................................................5-26
Mrm Resilience Application.......................................................................................5-27
Mrm Resilience View ...........................................................................................5-27
Mrm Resilience Table....................................................................................5-27
Mrm Resilience Standby Table .....................................................................5-29
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Figure 1-1. Using Double-Click Zones to Access SPECTRUM Views ................................... 1-2
Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM Views .......................... 1-3
Figure 1-3. Accessing Icon Subviews Menus from Labels .....................................................1-3
Figure 1-4. SPECTRUM Views Roadmap .............................................................................. 1-4
Chapter 2 Device Views
Figure 2-1. Chassis Device View ............................................................................................. 2-2
Figure 2-2. Chassis Device Icon ..............................................................................................2-3
Figure 2-3. Port Identification Label ...................................................................................... 2-5
Figure 2-4. Interface Device View ...........................................................................................2-7
Figure 2-5. Interface Device Icon ............................................................................................2-8
Chapter 5 Application Views
Figure 5-1. Device Application View (Icon Mode) .................................................................. 5-3
Figure 5-2. Device Application View (List Mode) ...................................................................5-4
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Tables

Chapter 2 Device Views
Table 2-1. Module Icon Subviews Menu ................................................................................ 2-4
Table 2-2. Port Identification Label Subviews Menu............................................................2-6
Table 2-3. Interface Icon Subviews Menu.............................................................................. 2-9
Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages
Table 4-1. 3Com PortSwitch Hubs Events and Alarms........................................................4-1
Chapter 5 Application Views
Table 5-1. Security Audit Log Results ................................................................................... 5-7
Table 5-2. SNMP Trap Categories .........................................................................................5-9
Table 5-3. SNMP Trap Row Status Values............................................................................ 5-9
Table 5-4. Power Supply RBS Status Values ...................................................................... 5-10
Table 5-5. System Loader Status States.............................................................................. 5-12
Table 5-6. SNMP-Repeater Operational Status Values...................................................... 5-16
Table 5-7. SuperStack Table State Values .......................................................................... 5-19
Table 5-8. SuperStack Table Management Values............................................................. 5-19
Table 5-9. SuperStack Table Capability Values.................................................................. 5-20
Table 5-10. Port Security Need To Know Values .................................................................. 5-24
Table 5-11. Row Status Values............................................................................................... 5-26
Table 5-12. Mrm Resilience Main or Standby States............................................................ 5-28
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Preface

Use this guide as a reference for the 3Com PortSwitch Hubs management software. Before using this guide, you should be familiar with SPECTRUM’s functions and navigational techniques as described in the Administration documentation and the Operation documentation.
For the purposes of this guide, the 3Com PortSwitch Hub is referred to as “device.”

What Is in This Guide

The organization of the 3Com PortSwitch Hubs Management Module
Guide is as follows:
Chapter Description
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Device Views
Chapter 3
Configuration Views
Chapter 4
Event and Alarm Messages
Chapter 5
Application Views
Describes the device, the management module, and model types. This chapter also provides information on accessing device specific views.
Describes the Device views representing the device.
Describes the Configuration views for the device and the network management information provided by these views.
Lists and explains the event and alarm messages generated in the Event Log or Alarm Manager for the device.
Describes the Application views and application­specific information for this device.
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Conventions

Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions:
• Menu selections and buttons referenced in text appear in bold ; for example, Configuration or Detail .
• Buttons names appear in shadowed boxes when introducing paragraphs describing their use; for example,
Help
• Menu navigation appears in order of selection; for example, Icon
Subviews -> Utilities -> Application .
• Referenced chapter titles and section headings appear in italics .
• Referenced documents appear in bold italics .
• The 3ComPortSwitch Hub is referred to as “device.”
• References in blue are hypertext links for online documents.

Related SPECTRUM Documentation

When using this guide, you should have a c lear understanding of SPECTRUM functionality and navigational techniques as described in the Administration documentation, the Operation documentation, and the following documentation:
Report Generator User’s Guide Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Operators Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Administrators How to Manage Your Network with SPECTRUM
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Other Related Documentation

Refer to the following documentation for more information on managing TCP/IP-based networks:
Martin, James, Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman, Joe Leben. Local Area
Networks: Architectures and Implementations , 2d ed. Englewood Cliffs,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994. Rose, Marshall T. The Simple Book: An Introduction to Management of
TCP/IP-based Internets . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991.
Stallings, W illiam. Data and Computer Communications , 4th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994.
Tanenbaum, Andrew S. Computer Networks , 3d ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.
Other Related Documentation
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Introduction

Chapter 1

What Is in This Chapter

This chapter introduces the SPECTRUM Management Module for 3Com PortSwitch Hubs. It describes the following:
• 3Com PortSwitch Hubs
• SPECTRUM Model Type
• Accessing SPECTRUM views
• SPECTRUM Views Roadmap

3Com PortSwitch Hubs

The 3Com PortSwitch Hubs are stackable Fast Ethernet hubs that provide Fast Ethernet uplinks. This device provides 12 or 24 ports for twisted pair connections via RJ-45 connectors.

SPECTRUM Model Type

The model type Hub3ComPortSw refers to the management module software package used to specify attributes, actions, and associations for the physical 3Com PortSwitch Hub device using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Management Information Bases (MIBs) for that device.
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Accessing SPECTRUM Views

Accessing SPECTRUM Views
Icons and labels that display information within an icon provide access to SPECTRUM views. This is done using double-clic k zones (Figure 1-1) and Icon Subviews menu selections (Figure 1-2).
To access the Icon Subviews menu as shown in Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-3, do the following:
1. Highlight the icon or label.
2. From the View menu select Icon Subviews or click the applicable mouse button (middle or right). Refer to the SPECTRUM Icons Reference for information on configuring your mouse.
Figure 1-1. Using Double-Click Zones to Access SPECTRUM Views
Accesses the Configuration views; see Chapter 3, Configuration V iews.
Accesses the Device Topology view; refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Accesses the Performance view; refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Accesses the Configuration views; see Chapter 3, Configuration V iews.
Accesses the Device views; see Chapter 2, Device V iews.
Model Name
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Accesses the Application views; see Chapter 5, Application V iews.
Accesses the Performance view; refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
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Accesses the Application view; see Chapter 5, Application V iews.
Accessing SPECTRUM Views
Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM Views
Model Name
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View Path
New View Bookmarks
View History
Current View Info... Notes... Jump by name... Zoom Map Hierarchy
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SPECTRUM V iews Roadmap

SPECTRUM Views Roadmap
Figure 1-4 shows a “roadmap” of the SPECTRUM views for this device. These
views are accessible from double-click zones (Figure 1-1) and Icon Subviews menus (Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-3).
Figure 1-4. SPECTRUM Views Roadmap
Performance views; refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Device views; see Chapter 2, Device V iews.
Configuration views; see Chapter 3, Configuration V iews.
Model Name
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Module Configuration View
Port Configuration View
Device Application View
Security Application
Application views; see Chapter 5, Application V iews.
DevTop views; refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
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RMON Extensions Application
SNMP Extensions Application
SuperStack Application
Serial I/f Application

Device Views

What Is in This Chapter

This chapter describes the following device views available for 3Com PortSwitch Hubs.
• Chassis Device view
• Interface Device view
See Chapter 1, Introduction, for information on Accessing SPECTRUM Views.
Chapter 2
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Chassis Device View
This view shows a logical representation of the device chassis and its interfaces or ports. The Chassis Device icon provides menu and double-click zone access to the views that monitor the interfaces.
Figure 2-1 shows an example of the Chassis Device view for 3Com PortSwitch
Hubs.
Figure 2-1. Chassis Device View
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Chassis Device Icon

This icon is a logical representation of the physical device and its front panel interfaces. This section describes the information available from the Chassis Device icon. Figure 2-2 shows an example of the Chassis Device icon for 3Com PortSwitch Hubs.
The callouts displayed in this illustration identify the label name and, when
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Figure 2-2. Chassis Device Icon
available, the view to which it provides double-click access. For example: Module Number/Module Notes View displays the device model number and provides double-click access to the Module Notes view.
The menus displayed in the illustration are the Icon Subviews menus for that label.
Chassis Device View
Chassis Device Icon
Module Number Label/ Module Notes View
Device Type Label
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Chassis Device View Chassis Device Icon
Module Identification Label
This label provides the following information (see Figure 2-2):
Module Number
Displays the position of the module in the hub stack. Double-clic k this area to open the Notes view described in the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Device Type Label
Identifies the type of device.
Module Icon Subviews Menu
Table 2-1 lists each of the device-specific Icon Subviews menu selections
available for this device. For information on Accessing SPECTRUM Views, see Chapter 1, Introduction.
Table 2-1. Module Icon Subviews Menu
Menu Selection Description
Module Notes Opens the Notes view described in the
Module Configuration Opens the Module Configuration View described
Module Performance Opens the Module Performance view described in
Port Identification Label
These labels provide access to the Icon Subviews menu for the individual ports. The labels contain the following information (see Figure 2-3):
The callouts displayed in this illustration identify the label name and the
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view to which it provides double-click access. For example: P ort Number/Port Notes View displays the port number and provides double-click access to the Port Notes view.
The menu displayed in the illustration is the Icon Subviews menu for that label.
SPECTRUM Views Reference.
in Chapter 3, Configuration V iews.
the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
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Port Partition Label/ Error Breakdown View
Port Statistics Label/ Port Performance View
Port Number
Displays the number of the port within the module. Double-click this area to open the Port Notes view described in the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Port Operation Label
Displays the operational status of the port. Possible values are Operational and Nonoperational. Double-click this area to open the Port Configuration
View described in Chapter 3, Configuration Views.
Port Enable Label
Displays the enable status of the port. P ossible values are Enable and Disable . Double-click this area to open the Port Configuration View described in Chapter 3, Configuration V iews.
Port Partition Label
Displays partition stus of the port. Possible values are Not Partitioned and Auto Partitioned. Double-click this area to open the Error Breakdown view described in the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Port Statistics Label
Displays the number of packets transmitted. Double-click this area to open the Port Performance view described in the SPECTRUM Views Reference.
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Port Identification Label Subviews Menu
Table 2-2 describes the Port Identification Label Subviews menu selections.
See Chapter 1, Introduction, for information on Accessing SPECTRUM Views.
Table 2-2. Port Identification Label Subviews Menu
Menu Selection Description
Port Notes Opens the Port Notes view described in the SPECTRUM
Views Reference.
Port Configuration Opens the Port Configuration View described in Chapter
3, Configuration V iews.
Port Detail Opens the Error Breakdown view described in the
SPECTRUM Views Reference.
Port Performance Opens the Module Performance view described in the
SPECTRUM Views Reference.
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Interface Device View

This view shows a logical representation of the interfaces or ports on the device. The Interface Device icon provides menu and double-click zone access to the views that monitor the interfaces.
Figure 2-4 shows an example of the Interface Device view for 3Com
PortSwitch Hubs.
Figure 2-4. Interface Device View
Example of type Hub3ComPortSw of Landscape daedalus:Primary
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