Cabletron Systems Dec GigaSwitch User Manual

DEC Gig a Sw i t ch
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Management Module Guide

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Preface
What Is in This Guide.......................................................................................................... xi
Who Should Read This Manual........................................................................................... xi
How This Manual Is Organized ..........................................................................................xii
Conventions .........................................................................................................................xii
Related SPECTRUM Docu ment a t ion.......... ................. ....................... ........................ ......xiii
Other Related Documentation...........................................................................................xiii
Getting Help........................................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................1-1
DEC GigaSwitch Management Module.............................................................................1-1
SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch.............................................................................1-2
DEC GigaSwitch Applications...........................................................................................1-2
Chapter 2 Device View

Contents

What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................2-1
Logical Device View............................................................................................................2-1
Accessing the Logical Device View..............................................................................2-2
Interface Device View.........................................................................................................2-5
Device Icon Panel.........................................................................................................2-8
Interface Options Panel...............................................................................................2-8
Logical Interface Icon...................................................................................................2-9
Device Topology View/Interface Number Label...................................................2-9
Interface Status View/Interface Status Label......................................................2-9
Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label..................................................2-10
Interface Address Translation Table/MAC Address Label ................................ 2-11
Network Information Panel/Network Information Label .................................2-11
Interface Performance View/Logical Gauge Label.............................................2-12
Gauge Control Panel..................................................................................................2-14
Selected Attribute................................................................................................2-14
Gauge Mode.........................................................................................................2-14
Gauge Type ..........................................................................................................2-15
Gauge Control Panel Buttons.............................................................................2-16
Physical Device View ........................................................................................................2-17
Accessing the Physical Device View..........................................................................2-17
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Chapter 3 Configuration Views
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................3-1
DEC GigaSwitch Device Configuration View....................................................................3-1
Accessing the Device Configuration View..........................................................................3-2
Interface Address Translation Table...........................................................................3-2
Interface Configuration Table......................................................................................3-3
Module Configuration View................................................................................................3-3
Board Table View...................................................................................................3-3
Port Configuration View.....................................................................................................3-4
FDDI MAC Table View.................................................................................................3-4
Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................4-1
DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms ................................................................................4-1
Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Applicatio ns
What Is in This Chapter.....................................................................................................5-1
DecGigaApp.........................................................................................................................5-1
Configuration................................................................................................................5-2
GigaSwitc h ARP............... ....................... ........................ ........................ .....................5-3
GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics.......................................................................................5-4
GigaSwitch Cut Through Mapping..............................................................................5-4
Configuring Cut Through Mapping ......................................................................5-4
GigaSwitc h Fi l t ers.............. ........................ ....................... ........................ ...................5-5
Editing Existing Matrices......................................................................................5-5
Adding a Matrix to the Table..........................................................................5-5
Editing Destination Filters....................................................................................5-6
Adding Entries to the Destination Filters Table ...........................................5-6
SAP Filters..... ................ ........................ ........................ ....................... .................5-6
Editing the Settings for an Existing Filter ....................................................5-7
Adding an Entry to the SAP Filter View........................................................5-7
SNAP Filters............................ ........................ ....................... ........................ .......5-7
Editing an Existing SNAP Filter....................................................................5-7
Adding a SNAP Filter to the Table.................................................................5-8
Source Filters.........................................................................................................5-8
Editing an Existing Source Filter...................................................................5-8
Adding a Source Filter to the Table................................................................5-8
GigaSwitc h M Port s.............. ........................ ........................ ....................... .................5-9
Enabling or Disabling a Particular M Port..........................................................5-9
GigaSwitc h STP................................ ........................ ........................ ....................... .....5-9
Enabling or Disabling the Span nin g Tree Application for a Particular Port .....5-9
Upgrade.......................................................................................................................5-10
Upgrading Card Firmware..................................................................................5-10
Model Information View................................. ........................ ........................ ............5-10
Setting the Poll Interval......................................................................................5-10
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Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Applicatio ns (continued)
DecElanApp......................................................................................................................5-11
Configuration .............................................................................................................5-11
Bridge Databases ......................................................................................... ..............5-11
Extended Bridge.........................................................................................................5-12
Characteristics.....................................................................................................5-12
Disable Spanni n g Tree... ........................ ........................ ....................... ..............5-13
NTP ................... ........................ ........................ ....................... ........................ ....5-13
Rate-Limit ing.................. ........................ ........................ ....................... ..............5-13
Spanning Tree.......... ................. ........................ ....................... ........................ ....5-14
Extended FDDI....................................................................................................5-14
Protocol Databases.....................................................................................................5-15
SNMP Authentication................................................................................................5-15
SNMP User Communities Table.........................................................................5-16
SNMP Trap User Table .......................................................................................5-16
Model Information View .................................... ........................ ....................... .........5-17
Index
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Figures

Chapt er 2 Device View
Figure 2-1. DEC Gigaswitch Logical Device View .................................................................2-3
Figure 2-2. DEC Gig aswitch Logical Device View - Label and Double-Cl ick Zo nes ............ 2-4
Figure 2-3. Interface Device View ...........................................................................................2-7
Figure 2-4. DEC GigaSwitch Physical Device View .............................................................2-18
Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Applications
Figure 5-1. The DecGigaApp Icon Subviews menu ................................................................5-2
Figure 5-2. The Extended Bridge Submenu .........................................................................5-12
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Tables

Chapt er 2 Devic e View
Table 2-1. Module Menu Selections .......................................................................................2-4
Table 2-2. Port Icon Subviews................................................................................................2-5
Table 2-3. Interface Status Label Definitions .......................................................................2-9
Table 2-4. Interface Types for the DECGigaSwitch............................................................2-10
Table 2-5. Color and Statistical Definitions for each Attribute ..........................................2-12
Table 2-6. GaugeTotals Mode Attribute and Color Definitions ..........................................2-14
Table 2-7. GaugeRates Mode Attribute and Color Definitions...........................................2-15
Table 2-8. DEC Gigaswitch l Physical Device View- Module Icon Subviews.....................2-19
Chapter 4 Event and Alar m Mes sage s
Table 4-1. DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms...................................................................4-1
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What Is in Th is Guide

This manual serves as a reference guide to the DEC GigaSwitch management module softwar e , provid in g the info r m atio n ne c e ssar y to crea te, co nfigure, and monitor the DE C GigaSwitch in SPECT RU M.

Who Should Read This Manual

You should read this manual if you are going to m odel and mo nitor a DEC GigaS witch de vice through SPEC T R U M.
Before reading this manual, you should be familiar with SPECTRUM’s functionality. Familiarity with network management is helpful, as is an understanding of the device hardware and firmware described in the GigaSwitch’s hardwar e man ual.

Preface

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How This Man ua l I s Or ga nized

How This Manual Is Organized
This guide is organi zed as fo llows:
Chapter Description
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Device Views
Chapter 3
Configuration Views
Chapter 4
Event s and Al a r m s
Chapter 5
DEC-Specific Applications

Conventions

In this manual the following conventions are used.
• Command names are printed in bold; for example, Cle ar or Save & Close.
• Menu selections to access a view are printed in bold; for ex a m ple, Configura tion or Detail.
Describes the DEC GigaSwitch management module and m odel t ypes .
Describes the Logic al and Ph ysical device view s for the DEC GigaSwi tch .
Describe s the Device, Modu le , a nd P ort Configurat ion Views for the DE C GigaSwitch.
Describes the DECElan and DECGiga applications for the DEC GigaSwitch.
Describes the Event and Alar m mess ages and the corresponding Pr o bable Caus e me ssages specific to the DEC GigaSwi tch .
• Buttons are represented by a shadowed box; for example, .
Help
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Related SPECTRUM Documen tati on

Related SPECTRUM Documentation
Refer to the followin g d ocum e n tatio n for mo re inf o rmation on using SPECTRUM:
SPECTRUM Report Generator User’s Guide SPECTRUM AutoDiscovery User’s Guide Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Operators Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Administrators How to Manage Your Network with SPECTRUM

Other Related Documentation

LAN Troubleshooting Handbook, Mark Miller (1989, M&T Publis hin g, Inc. ) Local Area Networks, Architectures and Implementations, James Martin &
Kathleen K. Chapman for the Arben Group, Inc. (1989, Prentice -Hall, Inc .)
The Simple Book — An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based Internets, Marshall T. Rose, Performan ce Sys te ms In tern atio n al, Inc .
Computer Networks, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Internetworking Technology Overview, Cisco Systems, Inc. (1993, Cisco
Systems, Inc.)
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Introduction

What Is in This Chapter

This chap te r d e scribes th e SP E C T R U M Ma n a ge m e nt Module for the DEC GigaSwitch. It also pro vide s the mo d el typ e na mes assig ne d to th e DEC GigaSwitch in SPECTRUM. The model type name refers to the template used to specify attribute s, actio ns , and ass oc iations for device models in SPECTRUM.
Chapter 1

DEC GigaSwitch Management Module

The DEC GigaSwitch Management Module supports all DEC GigaSwitch device mod el s ma naged throug h the SN M P ad vanced networ k ma na ge m e nt agent. SPECTRUM bases its management of these devices on the Management Information Base (MIB), which comes as part of the management module. The SPECTRUM model type name of the DEC GigaSwitch device is as follows:
DECGigaSwitch: A DEC GigaSwitch data switch. SPECTRUM sup ports t h e Fiber GIGAswit ch/F DDI System Linecar d , 2-po rt (FGL - 2), Sw itch Con trol Processor (SCP), and Clock cards. The DEC GigaSwitch allows for 14 linecards to be installed into its back providing for a total of 32 simultaneous network connections.
SPECTRUM supports the following firmware revisions:
2.00, 2.10, 2.20. Support is currently available only for the FDDI GigaSwitch hub, but support
for the ATM hub will be available in a future release.
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SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch

NOTE
SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch
The DEC GigaSwitch Management Module model will allow modeling of the DEC GigaSwitch device.
Supported Dev ices: GigaSwitch/FDD I Supporte d C a rd s : FG L2 , SCP, Clock card Firmware Versions: 2.00, 2.10, 2.20
If you are running a previous version of SPECTRUM, the following user interf a c e aspect s m a y diff er from th ose in SPECTRUM version 4 .0:
• Ord er and names of m en u se l ec ti o ns
• Navigational features (mouse button functionality)

DEC GigaSwi tch Appli cati ons

The DEC GigaSwitch supports both commo n and dev ice-sp ecific a ppl icat ions. SPECTRUM m anagement of the DEC Gi gaSwitch utilizes the following
Management Information Bases (MIB’s) which come as a part of the software module for the model type:
• Internet MIB-II (RFC 1213)
• IETF Bridge MIB (RFC 1286)
• RFC 1285 (FDDI)
• DEC Elan V endor MIB (Version 2.7)
• DEC GigaSwitch MIB (Version 1.0)
The MIB-II, IETF Bridge MIB, and the FDDI applications are described in the Applications documentation.The DECGigaApp and the DECElanApp are the GigaSwitch’s device-spe ci fic app licat io ns and ar e de tailed in Chap t er 5, DEC-
Specific Applications.
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Device View

What Is in This Chapter

This chapter describes the Gigaswitch’s Logical. Interface and Physical Device views and how to utilize the se vie w s to manage and access info rmation from the Gigaswitch modu le . The Logic al De vic e vie w pro vide s a logical representati on of the Gigaswitch modul e and ac cess to con figur atio n and status inform atio n on the m od ule itself , the Rin g In and Ring Out ports, and the station ports.
Chapter 2
The Interface Device view displays interface icons for each of the linecards installed in theGigaSwitch, allowing you to set and gather information about each of the interfaces.
The Physical Devi ce view pr ovides a physi cal represen tation of t he Gigaswi tch and allows access to configuration and status information for the Gigaswitch module.

Logical Device View

This section descr ibe s the inf orm a tio n available from the Gigas witc h L ogic a l Device view.
The following diag ram illu str ate s ho w to acc es s the Gigaswitch’s Logical Device view and F igur e 2-1 shows the module’s Logical De vic e view. The Logical Device v iew p rovide s ac cess to d etaile d info rmati on abou t the Gigaswitch module. Figure 2-2 displays the Gigaswitch Logic al Mod ule and the menu selections available by double-clicking the left mouse button on each zone of the module.
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Logical Device View Access in g th e Logical D e vi ce View

Acces si ng the Lo gical Devi ce V ie w

The Logical Device view is accessed using one of the following methods:
• Double-click on t h e D evice view button of the Gigaswit c h device icon. T his will open the Device view that was opened last (i.e. L ogica l, P hys ical , or Interface).
Device View Button
• Highlight the DEC Gigaswitch device icon and select Device -> Logical from the Icon Subviews menu.
Go Back Go Up Icon Subviews View Path New View Bookmarks View History Curre nt View Info... Notes... Jump by name... Zoom Map Hierarchy
Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Device DevTop
Logical Physical Interface
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Logical Device View
Accessing the Logical Device View
Figure 2-1. DEC Gigaswitc h Logical Device View
Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host -GigaSwitch of type DECGigaSwitch
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