Cabletron Systems Dec GigaSwitch User Manual

DEC Gig a Sw i t ch

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

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, .

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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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Model N ame

Contac t

Descriptio n Locati on

Net Addr

Prime-App

23456789

FGL2

FGL2 CLOCK SCP

Run

Spanning

Run

Spanning

Run

Spanning

Run

Spanning

Sys U p Time Manufa ct ure r Device T ype Seri a l Nu mb er

10 1 1 12 13 14

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Logical Device View Access in g th e Logical D e vi ce View

Figure 2-2. DEC Gigaswitch Logical Device View - Label and Double-Click Zones

Module Number/ Module Notes view

FGL2

Spanning

Table 2-1. Module Menu Selections

Run

Port Status/ Port Config uraton view

Port Number/ Port Notes vie w

Port Applicatio n/ STP Tab l e vi ew

Menu Select io n Description

Module Notes Opens the Module Notes view, allowing you to

write, save, and email notes about the highlighted module.

Module Port Table Opens the Module Port T able view, which displays

the module’s numbe r, its ports, the MIB II Index and Bridge Ports.

Module Configuration Opens the Board Table view, allow ing you to

change the DEC Gigaswitch’s status. NotPr es e nt ,

PowerDown, PowerUp, PowerDownT he Up , Fault, RevMismatch, and SelfTestInProgress

are the status choices. For more information, refer to Chapter 3, Configuration Views.

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Table 2-2 list the icon subviews available from a highlight ed po rt in the Logical Device view.

Table 2-2. Port Icon Subviews

Menu Select io n Description

Port Notes Opens the Port Notes view, allowing you to write,

Port Configuration Opens the FDDI MAC Table v i ew, providing FDDI

Spanning T ree Opens the STP Table v iew, allowing you to Enable

Interface Device View

save and email notes about the highlighted port.

configuratio n information for the highlighted port. For more information about the FDDI MAC Table view and other configur ation views, refer to Chapter 3, Configuration Views.

or Disable Spanning Tree capability for the highlighted port.

This section descr ibe s the m o dule info rmat io n available from the Interfac e Device view, which displays a Device Icon Pan el, an Inter f ace Op tions Panel, and a Logical Interface icon. Access the Interface Device view by se lecti ng Device from the Icon Subviews Menu or double-click the Device view button.

Access the Interface Device View using one of the following methods:

• Double-click on the Devic e view button of the Gig aSwitch dev ice ic on. This will open the Device view that was opened last (i.e. Chas sis, Ph ysical or Interface).

Device View Button

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Interface Device View

• Highlight the GigaSwitch device icon and select Devic e -> Inter f ace from the Icon Subviews menu.

Go Back Go Up Icon Subviews View Path New View Bookmarks View History Current View Info... Notes... Jump by name... Zoom Map Hierarchy

Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Device DevTop

Chassisl Physical Interface

The Interface Device View includes three panels as well as the Device View Banner sh ow n in F igure 2-3.

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Interface Device View

Figure 2-3. Interface Device V iew

GigaSwitch of type DECGigaSwitch of Landscape VNMHost:Primary

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Model Name Contac t Descriptio n Locati on

FDDI

8:0:2B:B3:1D:24

FDDI

8:0:2B:B3:1D:23

FDDI

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Net Addr

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Find

Interface Description

Phy Addr

Sys Up Time Manufacturer Device T ype Serial Number

Networ k Infor mati on

Address

FDDI

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Interface Device View Device Icon Pane l

Device Icon Panel

The Device Icon Panel displays the GigaSwitch Location view Icon.

Interface Options Panel

The Interface Option Panel area of the Device view allows you to modify the presentation of the Logical Interface Icon. It provides the fields described below as well as access to the Ga ug e Con trol P ane l view.

Filter

The Filter area of the Interface Options Panel is only implemented if the SPECTRUM Routing Services Management Module is loaded.

Network Information

The Network Information area of the Interfac e Opti on s Panel allows you to determine the interface information displayed in the Network Information

Label zone of that interface’s Logical Interface Icon. Possible selections are ADDRESS, NAME, or MASK.

Interfac e Desc ri ption

Selecting an Interface Icon displays the type of interface in the Interface Description area of the Interface Options Panel.

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Logical Interface Icon

The logical interfac e icon dis plays information abou t each o f the int erfaces on the line cards installe d in the Gig aSwitch

Interface Device View

Logical Interface Icon

Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilitie s DevTop Detail IF Status IF Configuration IF Address Translation Table Network Information Panel Thresholds Model Informati on

a) DevTop view/Port Number Label b) Interface Status view/Interface Status Label c) Interface Configuration view/Interface Label d) Interface Address Tranlation Table/Physical Address Label e) Network Information Panel/Network Information Label f) CSI Interface Performance view/Logical Gauge

(a)

(b)

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132.177.24.118

(e) (f)

Device Topology View/ I nterface Number Lab e l

This label displays the nu m be r of this inte r face . Dou ble -clic k ing on this labe l allows you to access the DECGigaSwitch Device Topology (DevTop) view.

Interface Status View/Interf ace Status Label

The Interface Status Label display s a text label and an app ropri ate background color to represen t the curr en t statu s of the interface. T a ble 2-3 shows the pos sible inte r face statuses and the ir re spe c tive co lo rs.

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Interface Device View Logical Interface Icon

Table 2-3. Interface Status Label Definitions

Operational

Status

ON ON ON Green OFF OFF OFF Blue OFF ON OFF Ye llow TESTING TESTING TEST Red

Administrative

Status

Text Display Color

The interface status label provides access to the status view specific to the port. Double-clicking on this label opens the Interface Status view. This view allows you to set the admin istr a tiv e sta tus to ON or OF F.

Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label

The Port Type Label displays the type of DE C GigaSwitch interfac e. Pos sible interface type s ar e sho wn in Table 2-4.

Double-clickin g on the inte r face typ e label di splays the Interface Configuration view. This view allows you to set the Administrative Status of the highlighted interface to On, Off, o r Testing.

The Interface Configurat i on vie w also displa y s the inter f ace’s Operation Status, Physic al A dd ress, Bandwidth, Pac k et Size, Que ue Length, Las t Change information as read-only values .

T ab l e 2-4. Inte rf ace Types fo r the DEC GigaSwitc h

Interface Type Description

other None of t h e fo l lowin g regular1822 Regular 1822 hdh1822 HDLC Distant Host protocol ddn-X25 Defense Data Network X.25 rfc877-x25 RFC877 X.25 ethernet-csmacd Ethernet CSMA/CD iso88023-csmacd ISO CSMA/CD iso88024-tokenRing ISO token bus iso88025-tokenRing ISO token ring iso88026-man ISO man

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Interface Device View

Logical Interface Icon

Table 2-4. Interface Types for the DECGigaSwitch (Continued)

starLan StarLAN IEEE 802.3 proteon-10Mbit ProNET 10 Mbps proteon-80Mbit ProNET 80 Mbps HyChan Hyperchannel fddi Fibe r D i str i b uted Data Inter face lapb X.25 Line Access Proced ure, Balanced sdlc IBM Synchronous Data Link Control protocol ds1 T1 link (USA and Japan) CEPT T1 link (Europe) basicISDN Basi c Integrated Services Digital Network primaryISDN Proprietary Integrated Servic es Digital Network propPointToPointSerial Proprietary Point to Point Serial ppp Point to Point protocol softwareLoopback Software Loop back eon/CLNPoverIP Connectionless Network Protocol over IP ethernet-3Mbit Ethernet 3 Mbps nsip/XNSoverIP Xerox Network Service Protocol over IP slip Generic Serial Line IP ultra ULTRA Technologies sip Switched Multimegabit Data Service frame-relay T1 Frame relay

Interface Address Translation Table/MAC A ddress Label

The MAC Address Label displays the physical address of each of the interfaces for the line card s insta lle d in the DEC GigaSwitch. Double -clic k ing on this label accesses the Interface Address Tranlation Table.

The Interface Translation Table displays the Interface Index number, the Physical Address, and the Network Address for each int erface.

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Interface Device View Logical Interface Icon

Network Information Panel/Network Information Label

The Network Informati on Labe l displ a ys the name, addres s , or s ubn et mask of this interface, according to selections made in the Interface Options Panel, (see Inter f a c e Options Pa nel on page 2-8) .

Double-clic kin g on this label displays th e Ne twor k Inf ormation Panel, displaying the name, address, and subnet mask of this interface.

Interface Performance View/Logical Gauge Label

Double-clickin g on this label of the Interface Ico n allows you to access the Performance View for the interface. You can also access this view by highlighting the GigaSwitch icon an d selecting Performance from the Icon Subviews menu. This area is also a Logical Gauge, which is described later in this chapter. The Performance view summarizes network traffic flow in packets for this interface, providing th e fo llowing informatio n:

Multi-Attribute Line Graph

The Multi-Attribute Line Graph provides a general indication of network activity. The attributes are pre-selected and use colors to represent different statistics. For mo re inf orm ation on the Mul ti-A ttr ibut e L ine Graph, refer to SPECTRUM Views. Table 2-5 lists the color and statist ical de f init ion s for each attribute.

Table 2-5. Color and Statistical Definitions for each Attribute

Statistic Color Description

% Transmitted

% Discarded Orange The percentag e of the total number of pack ets

% Error Red The percentage of the total number of packets

% Host Bound

In Packet Rate

Out Packet Rate

Total Packet Rate

White The percentage of the total number of packets

that have been transmitted, device-wide, during uptime.

that have been discarded, device-wide, during uptime.

that have contained errors, device-wide, during uptime.

Yellow The perc entage of the total number of packets

that have been delivered to the local host from the port during uptime .

Light Blue The total number of packet s th at have been

received, device-wide, dur ing uptime.

Turquoise The total number of packet s that have been

transmitted, device-wide, during uptime.

Royal Blue The total number of pack ets that have been

transmitted and received , device- w ide, during uptime.

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Interface Device View

Logical Interface Icon

T abl e 2-5. Color and Statistical Definitions for each Attribute (Continued)

Stat is tic Color De s cript ion

In Load Green T he amount of bandwidth us ed pe r packets

received d u ring the port’s uptime.

Out Load Mustard Green The amount of bandwidth used per packets

transmitted during the port’s uptime.

Total Load Light Green The amount of bandwidth used per pac kets

receive d and trans m i tt e d du r in g th e port’s uptime.

Multi-Attribute Line Graph Buttons

Buttons allow you to modify the s tatistic al presentati on of the Multi -Attribute Line Graph. The following buttons are provided:

Lin/Log

This button toggles between a linear or logarithmic scale presentation of the graph.

Scroll to Date-Time

This button allows you to set the vi ew ing area of the gr aph to begin at a specified date and time. When pressed, this button also displays two other choices.

Choosing Change Time Scale allows you to set the time scale for the graph within the range of 1 to 100 hours.

Choosing Data Logging allows you to store the polle d d ata in th e database.

Transmit

Pressing this button brings up a m ulti-attribute line gr aph that only displays information ab o ut packet s sent throu gh the interface.

Receive

Pressing this button brings up a m ulti-attribute line gr aph that only displays information about packets received through the interface.

Detail

Pressing this button brings up the I nte r face Detail view for the highl igh te d interface. This view displays information about the Packet, Error, and Discard rates in three color-coded pie graphs.

Config

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Interface Device View

Pressing this button brings up the I nte r face Co nfiguration view. (See Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label on page 2-10.)

Alarms

Pressing this button brings up the A lar m M ang er, listing the alarms, if any, for the interfaces.

Events

Pressing this button brings up the E ve n t Log f or the Gig aSwitch model.

Threshold

Pressing th is button brings up the I nte r face Th re shold view, allowing you to set the Load, Packet Rat e, Err o r Rate , and %Discarded thresh ol ds for th e interface.

Gauge Control Panel

The Gauge Control Panel allows you to change the type of statistical information presented in the Logical Gauge area of the Logical Interface Icon. To access the Gauge Co ntrol Panel, either dou ble - click on th e Int erf ace Options Pane l or single-click on the pane l to high light it and then selec t

Gauge Control Panel from the Icon Subviews menu.

Selected Attribute

This area of the Gauge Control Panel allows you to select the statistical

attribute displ ayed on the Logi cal Interface Icon’s Gauge. The label changes color to reflect the attribute selected. Table 2-6 and Table 2-7 provide a list of the attribute s and thei r corresponding colors.

Gauge Mode

This area of the Gauge Control Panel allows you to select the mode presented by the Logical Gaug e . Possible se lections are Totals, Rates, or Pe rcen tage s . The Percentages selection represents the percentage of the interface compared to the rest o f the inte rfac es. Table 2-6 shows the display ed attributes and their color defin itio ns if the Totals mode is selected. Table 2-7 shows the displayed attributes and their color definitions if the Rates mode is selected.

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T ab le 2-6 . G au ge Totals Mode Attribute an d Color Def in itions

Selected Attribute Color

Errors Orange In Packets Lt. Blue Out Packets Lt. Blue In Octets Green Out Octets Green Discards Tan Forwarded Lt. Purple Host Bound Yellow Transmitted White Filtered Gr ay

Interface Device View

Gaug e C on t ro l Panel

Table 2-7. GaugeRates Mode Attribute and Color Definitions

Selected Attribute Color

Load Green Load In Green Load Out Green Packet Rate Lt. Blue In Packet Rate Lt. Blue Out Packet Rate Lt. Blue % Discard Tan % Filtered Gray % Forwarded Lt. Violet % Host Bound Yellow % Error Orange % Transmitted White

Gauge Type

This option allows you to select either a numeric or linear representation of the Logical G aug e.

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Interface Device View

Gauge Control Panel Buttons

Several buttons allow you to control the way the Gauge Control Panel selections affec t the lo gic al inte r fa ce ico n. The Ga ug e con trol p ane l p rovides the following butto n s:

Apply

Apply the cu rr en t sele ctions to the Logic al Gauge. The settin gs c a nn ot be saved.

Keep Settings

Save the curre nt gau ge settings while runnin g Sp e ctr oGR A P H .

Reset

Reset back to the last Keep Settings selections.

Close the Gauge Control Panel.

Default

Reset back to the defaul t attribute of Load.

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Physical Device View

The Physical Device view provides a graphical representation of the DEC GigaSwitch and provides access to the Notes, Port Table, and Configuration views for each of the mod ules installed in the DEC Gig aSwitch.

Accessing the Physical Device View

The Physical De vic e view is acc e sse d usin g on e of the foll ow ing methods:

• Double-click on the Devi ce V iew button of the Gi gaswitc h device icon. Th is will open the Device view that was opened last (i.e. L ogica l or Physic al).

Physical Device View

Device View Button

• Highlight the Gigaswitch device icon and select Devic e - > P hy sical 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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Physical Device View Accessing the Physical Device View

Figure2-4. DEC GigaSwitch Physical Device View

Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host -GigaSwitch of type DECGigaSwitch

*File View Help?

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Physical Device View

Accessing the Physical Device View

Table 2-8 des cr ibe s the icon subviews accessible form the DEC Gig aSwitch’s Physical Device View.

T ab l e 2-8. DEC GigaSw i tc h l Physical De v ice View- Modu le Icon Subviews

Menu Select io n Description

Module Notes Opens the Module Notes View, allowing you to

write, save, and email notes about the highlighted module.

Module Port Table Opens the Module Port Table V iew, which displays

the module’s numbe r, its ports, the MIB II Index and Bridge Ports.

Module Configuration Opens the Board Table view, allow ing you to

change the DEC Gigaswitch’s status. NotPr es e nt ,

PowerDown, PowerUp, PowerDownT he Up , Fault, RevMismatch, and SelfTestInProgress

are the status choices. For more information, refer to Chapter 3, Configuration Views.

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Physical Device View Accessing the Physical Device View

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Configuration V iews

What Is in This Chapter

This chapter describes the configuration views available for the DEC GigaSwitch module. These views allow you to access and change the configuration settings for the DE C G igaS witch module, its Ri ng In and Ri n g Out Ports, and its station ports. The DEC GigaSwitch module supports the following the configuration views.

•Device

•Interface

•Module

•Port

Chapter 3

DEC GigaSwitch Device Configuration View

The Device Configuration View includes a device banner and the GigaSwitch’s model name, contact status, and the nu m be r of interfaces attached to th e module. The Device Vi ew also provides access to the Interface Configu rat i on Table and the Interface Address Translation Table for the DEC GigaSwitch.You can access the De vice Configur ation View throug h the Icon Subviews Menu, or the icon double-click zones.

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Access in g th e D e vi ce Config u ra t i o n View

Accessing the D e vice Conf igu ration View

You can access the D evice C o nfiguration View throug h the I con Subviews Menu, or the icon dou ble -clic k zones.

Model Name

Model Type

Double-click Configuration Label

• Highlight the DECGigaSwitch device icon and select Configuration from the Icon Subviews menu.

Go Back Go Up Icon Subviews View Path New View Bookmarks View History Current View Info... Notes... Jump by name... Zoom Map Hierarchy

Device DevTop Application Acknowledge

Flash Green Ena bled Configuration Model Inf orm ation

Primary Application

The Device Configuration View provides the following information:

Inter face Ad dress Translation Table

The Interface Address Translation Table lists the number, physical address, and network addr ess f or each in te rfac e installe d in th e GigaSwitch. Double-

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clicking on one of the entries in the Interface Address T ranslati on Tabl e access the Address T ranslation T able Infor mation View. This view allows you to enter information about a new interface to be included in the Interface Address Translation Table or to edit the information for an exis ting entry.

Interface Configurati on Table

The Interface Configuration Table displays information regarding the interfaces attached to the GigaSwitch. The table headings and their descriptions are Index, Descrip tion, Type, Bandwidth, Physic a l Address and Operation Status. Doubl e-cli cking on one of the entries in the Interface Configura tion Table accesses th e Int er face C o nfiguration View, which allows you to change th e Adm inistrative Stat us fo r the inte r f ace to On, Of f , o r Testing.The Interface Configuration view also includ es a Device Bann e r for the GigaSwitch and the Op e rati on Statu s, Last Change, Physical Addre ss , Bandwidth, Packet Size and Queue Length for the selected interface.

Module Configuration View

Interface Configuration Table

Module Configuration View

Access the Module Co nf ig uration View by doing the followi ng:

1. Access the DEC Gig aSwitch Logical Devi ce View via the Icon Subviews menu.

2. Highlight the approp ri at e module.

3. Select Module Configuration for the Icon Subviews menu, wh ich will call the Board Ta b l e View.

Board Table View

The Board Tab l e View allows you to change the status for the highlig hted modul e . Possi bl e configuration choi ce s are NotPresent, PowerDown,

PowerUp, PowerDownThenUp, Fault, RevMismatch, and SelfTestInProgress. The Board Table View also displays the Index number,

Type, Hardware Rev, and Firmware Rev of the highlighted module.

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Port Configuration View

Access the Port C o nfigu ration View by following the ste ps be lo w:

1. Access the DEC Gig aSwitch Logical Devi ce View via the Icon Subviews menu.

2. Highlight the approp ri at e port .

3. Select Port Configuration for the Icon Subviews menu.

FDDI MAC Table View

To change the Purger Enabl e sett i ng , do the following:

1. Click the Purge r Enable button so tha t it dis pla ys th e de sir ed setting; either True or False.

2. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close out of the view.

To change the Restricted Token Timeout setting, do the following:

1. Enter the desire d set ting in the Restricted Token Timeout text box. The default is 12500000.

2. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close out of the view.

The FDDI MAC Table View also displays read-only in form ation about the

highlighted port’s FDDI configuration information.

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Chapter 4

Event and Alarm Messages

What Is in This Chapter

This chapter desc ribes th e ty p es of even ts an d ala rms ge n erate d by the DE C GigaSwitch. Additionally , this appendix notes if an event is also mapped to an identical alarm message, and provides any probable cause messages corresponding to these alar ms.

DEC GigaSwitch Even ts a nd A larms

SPECTRUM supports the following events for the DEC GigaSwitch. Table 4-1 lists the generic eve nts an d alarms fo r DEC Gig aSwitch devices.

Table 4-1. DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms

Event Message Probable Cause Me ssage

Event00010306

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} - A(n) {t} device, na me d {m } , h as be en col d started . (event [{e}])

Event00010307

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, nam e d {m} has been w arm started . (event [{e}])

No Probable Cause me ss ag e.

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DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms

Table 4-1. DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms (Continued)

Event Message Probable Cause Me ssage

Event00010308

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, na me d {m } , h as det e ct e d a communication Link Down. (event [{e}])

Event00010309

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, na me d {m } , h as det e ct e d a communication Link Up. (e vent [{ e}])

Event0001030a

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, na me d {m } , h as det e ct e d an Authentication Failure. (event [{e}])

Event0001030b

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, na me d {m } , h as det e ct e d an EGP Neighbor Loss. EGP Neighbor IP address is {O 1}. (event [{e}])

Prob00010308

Communication link is down.

No Probable Cause me ss ag e.

Prob0001030a

Authorizatio n fail ure. Other user is tryi ng to connect to device with an invalid community string.

Prob0001030b

Lost contact with EGP neighbor.

Event01540003

{d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} - Board {I 1} repo rts a f ail ure on dev ice {m} ({t} ). (even t [{ e}])

Prob01540003

The GigaSwitch re cognizes a failure i n one of the communications slot represented in the agent’s configuration.

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Chapter 5

DEC-Specific Applications

What Is in This Chapter

This chapter desc ribes th e Dec E lan A pp an d the DecGig aA p p accessible

through the GigaSwitch’s Application s View.

DecGigaApp

The DecGigaApp allows the user to perform basic co nfig ur a tion processes for the GigaSwitch , to acces s bridg e in form atio n for th e switch , to conf ig ur e filters, and to upgrade the firmware for specific cards. Figure 5-1 illustrates the Icon Subviews menu for the DecGigaApp.

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DecGigaApp Configuration

Figure 5-1. The DecGigaApp Icon Subviews menu

Navigate U

tilities Notes... Zoom E

vents

larms Configuration GigaSwitch ARP GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics GigaSwitch Cut Through Mapping GigaSwitch Filters GigaSwitch M Ports GigaSwitch STP Upgrade Attribute Walk Model Information

These icon subviews allow the user to perform configuration tasks for the

GigaSwitch or to view st atistics relating to the Gig aSwitch’s performance .

Configuration

The DecGigaApp C onfiguration View allows the user to specif y th e follo win g settings for the DE C GigaSwitch:

Primary Application

Dictates what application will be analyzed in the GigaSwitch’s Performance View. The user can choose from a list of SPECTRUM and GigaSwitch applications.

Memory

The user can specify Rewrite, Rewriting, or Other for the Memory setting.

Fan Speed

The user can select either Maximum or Normal for the GigaSwitch’s fan speed.

SNMP Dupli ca te Di sc ard Interv al

The user can specify the interval (measured in 1/100 sec) at which a duplicate packet is discarded. The default setting is 50.

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DecGigaApp

GigaSwitch ARP

In addition to these co n fig ur atio n sett ing s, th ree butto n s pro vid e acc es s to tables detailing information on the boar ds withi n the Gig aSwitch, the hardware and firmware specifications f or the GigaSwitch, and th e

information o n the GigaSwitch’s power supp ly.

Boards

This table provides info rmation on individual boa rds in th e Gi gaSwitch. Information is ca tegoriz e d b y I nd ex, Type, Stat us, Hardw are Revi sion, and Firmware Revisio n. Double-clickin g on an e ntr y will access the Boar d Table View. The Board Table View allows the user to choose the status of a particular board. The following cho ices ar e available : NotP r esent, PowerDow n, Po werUp, PowerD ownThen Up, Fau lt, RevMismatch , and SelfTestInProgress.

PSC Cont roller

This table allows the user to choose to Heed or Ignore the temperature warning, should the GigaSwitch overheat as well as detailing information on the Gig aS witch ha rd ware and f irm ware.

Power Supply

This table shows the Status, Input Source, and Output information for the left and right powe r supply sour ce s.

GigaSwitch ARP

ARP Agent

The user can specify whether the ARP Agent is on or off.

Timeout

The user can specify the timeout setting in seconds.

Period Between

The interval, measured in seconds, between the ARP Agent trying to resolve an IP and MAC address.

Retries

The user can specify the number of times the ARP agent will try to reconcile an IP and MAC address.

The GigaSwitch ARP table details the IF Index, Unicast Receive, Broadcast Receive, Replies trns, Frames Flood, and Frames Discarded information fo r the Gig aSwitch ARP.

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DecGigaApp GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics

GigaSwitch Br idge Statistics

The GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics icon subview menu accesses the

GigaS witch Flooding Table. Unkno wn Unicast Rate

Maximum bytes-per-s ec ond ba ndwi dt h of packets multic ast be cause t he destination addre ss was no t yet le arn e d by the the bridge .

Multicast Rate

The maximum bytes-per-second bandwidth of packets multicast because the destination address is a multicast address.

The Flooding Table details the Quali fi er, Class, Bytes Sent, Packets Sent, Geezers, Losers, and Hogs informat i on for each of the active cards on the GigaSwitch.

GigaSwitch Cut Through Mapping

The GigaSwitch Cut Through Mapping table allows the user to enable or disable the Inbound or Outbound Cut Through Mapping application for each of the GigaSwitch Bridge Ports. The Cut Through Mapping feature allows packets with kn o wn IP addr e sses to trav el through the GigaSw itc h with ou t being temporarily stored within the GigaSwitch. Packets without known IP addresses for their d estination are temporar ily d elaye d whi le the GigaSwitch learns the IP address.

The default settin g for eac h of the Br id ge Por ts is E nabled for both the Inbound and Outbound Cut Through Mapping applications.

Configuring Cut Through Mapping

1. Double-cli ck on the appropriate Bridge Port number to generate the Cut Thro ugh Table View.

2. Click on the Inbou nd and Outbound butto ns so that they display the appropriate settin gs, ei t her Enabled or Disabled.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

4. Click on the Update button in the Cut Through Map p ing table to view your changes.

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GigaSwitch Filters

The GigaSwitc h F ilters icon subview allows the user to config ur e Port Matrices, Desti na tio n F ilters, SAP Filters, SNAP Filters, and Source Filters. These port matrices and filters can be configured to restrict traffic

from certain ports to a portion of the network, to isolate a device while troubleshooting or to improve performance between ports by establishing a path for the packe ts tr ave lin g be twe en those ports.

Port M a trices

The Port Matrices Table allows the user to edit or add a matrix for a port.

Editi ng Existing Matrices

1. Double-click on the ma tr ix setting to be changed to display the Port

Matrix View.

2. Edit the Name, the Ma t ri x Value (for the bridge), t he Mat ri x Value (for

the front panel), and the Status settings so that they display the desired values.

DecGigaApp

GigaSwitch Filters

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu to close out of the Port

Matrix View.

Adding a Matrix to the T able

1. Click the Add an E ntr y butt on to displa y the A dd a Por t Matrix View.

2. Enter the name of the m atr ix in the Name text box.

3. Fill in the value for the matr ix in th e Matrix text box.

4. Click the Status button so that it display s the ap prop ri ate value (either

Perman e nt or Invalid).

5. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

6. Click on the Add Entry butto n to save the matrix and place it in the table.

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DecGigaApp GigaSwitch Filters

Editing Destination Filters

The Destinatio n F ilter icon subview generates the GigaSwitch Port FilterDestination Address Table. The user has the option of editing the settings for an existing filter or addin g a ne w filte r to the table.

1. Double-click on the setting you wish to change, displaying the Destination Filter View.

2. Edit the settings yo u w ould like to chan ge.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close out of the Destination Filter View .

Adding Entries to the Destination Filters Table

1. Click the Add an Entr y butt on to displa y the Ad d a Desti nati on Filt er View.

2. Enter the appropriate Name for the filter.

SAP Filters

3. In the Destination text box, enter the MAC addres s of the d evic e to be filtered.

4. In the Matrix text box, enter the matrix value for the filter.

5. Choose the dispos i tion (Filter, Always Filter , or Forward) for the filter, using the Disposition button. Click on the Status button so that it displays the desired status (Other, Invalid, Permanent, Dele t e OnReset, or DeleteOnTimeOut).

6. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

7. Click on the Add Entry button to save the matrix and p lace it in the table.

The SAP Filter icon subview generates the GigaSwitch Port Filter-SAP Table. The user has the option of editi ng the sett ings for an existi ng filter or adding a new filter to the table.

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DecGigaApp

GigaSwitch Filters

Editing the Settin gs for a n Exi stin g Fi lter

1. Double-clic k on the se tting you wish to cha nge , whic h gene r a tes the SAP

Protocol Filter View.

2. Edit the settings yo u w ould like to chan ge.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close out of the

Destination Filter View .

Adding an Entry to the SAP Filter View

1. Click the Add an Entry button to generate the Add an SAP Filter

View.

2. Enter the appropriate Name for the filter.

3. In the Protocol text box, enter the SAP protocol to be filtered.

4. In the Matrix text box , ente r th e matr ix value for the filter.

SNAP Filters

5. Choose the dispos i tion (Filter, Always Filter , or Forward) for the filter,

using the Disposition button in the view. Click on the Status button so that it displays th e de sir ed sta tus ( Other, Invalid, Permanent).

6. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

7. Click on the Add Entry button to add the new filter to the table.

The SNAP Filter icon subview gene r ate s the GigaSwitch Port Filter-SN A P Protocol Table. The user has the option of editing the settin g s for an existing filter or adding a new filter to the table.

Editing an Existing SNAP Filter

1. Double-clic k on the se tting you wish to cha nge , disp layin g the S NA P

Filter View.

2. Edit the settings yo u w ould like to chan ge.

3. Choose Save All Change s from the File menu and close out of the SNAP

Filter View.

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DecGigaApp GigaSwitch Filters

Source Filters

Adding a SNAP Filter to the Table

1. Click the Add an Entr y butt on to displa y the Ad d an SNAP F ilter View.

2. Enter the appropriate Name for the filter.

3. In the Protocol text box, enter the SNAP protoco l to be filtered.

4. In the Matrix text box , ente r th e matr ix value for the filter.

5. Choose the dispos i tion (Filter, Always Filter, or Forward) for the filter, using the Disposition button in the view. Click on the Status button so that it displays th e de sir ed sta tus ( Other, Invalid, Permanent).

6. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

7. Click on the Add Entry button to add the new filter to the table.

The Source Filter ico n su bview ge n er ate s th e Gi gaSw itc h Por t Filt er-Sou rc e Address Table. The user has the option of editing the settings for an exist i ng filter or adding a new filter to the table.

Editing an Existing S ource Filter

1. Double-clic k on the se tting you wish to cha nge , disp layin g the So ur ce Filter View.

2. Edit the settings yo u w ould like to chan ge.

3. Choose Save All Ch an ge s fr om t h e File menu and clos e out of the Sourc e Filter View.

Adding a Source Filter to the Table

1. Click the Add an Entry button, displaying the Add a Source Filter View.

2. Enter the appropriate name for the filter.

3. In the Source text box, enter the MAC address of the source you would like to filter.

4. In the Matrix text box , ente r th e matr ix value for the filter.

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5. Choose the dispos i tion (Filter, Always Filter , or Forward) for the filter,

using the Disposition button in the view. Click on the Status button so that it displays th e de sir ed sta tus ( Other, Invalid, Permanent, DeleteOnRese t, or DeleteOnTimeOut).

6. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

7. Click on the Add Entry button to add the new filter to the table.

GigaSwitch M Ports

The GigaSwitch M P orts ic on subv ie w gene r ate s the Giga S wit ch M Port Table.

Enabling or Disabling a Particula r M Port

1. Double-click on the Enable setting for the particular port to display the M

Port Table View.

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GigaSwitch M Ports

2. Click on the Enable button so that it displays the desired setting (True or

False).

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close ou t of the M Port

Table View.

GigaSwitch STP

The GigaSwitc h ST P icon subview generate s th e GigaSwitch STP T able .

Enabling or Disabling the Spanning Tree Application for a Particular Port

1. Double-click on the Enable setting for the particular port to display the M

Port Table View.

2. Click on the Enable button so that it displays the desired setting (True or

False).

3. Choose Save All Changes from th e File menu and close out of t h e M Port

Table View.

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DecGigaApp Upgrade

Upgrade

The Upgrade icon subview allows the user to download new firmware for a particular card in the Gig aSwitch.

Upgrading Card Firmware

1. Click on the Upgrade icon subview.

2. Enter the TFTP (T riv ial File Transf er Protocol ) Destina tion addre ss or the MOP (Maintenance Operation Protocol) Destination address in the TFTP Destination or MOP Destination text box.

3. In the Fil e Name text box , enter the filename of the firmware revision you wish to download.

4. Click the Action butt on so that it d isplays either DoM OP or DTFTP.

5. Enter the card’s slot number in the Slot to Upgrade text box.

6. Click the Upgrade Action but to n so that it disp lay s DoUpgrade.

7. To cancel the fi le transfer, click t he Delete Transfer button and choos e the appropriate option.

Model Information View

The model information icon subview provides the user with a list of SPECTRUM’s settings for the GigaSwitch model. The Poll Interval used by many of the SPECT R U M appl icat ion s must be set in the application’s Model Information View.

Setting the Poll Interval

1. Click on Model Information in the icon subviews menu.

2. Enter the desired poll interval in the Poll Interval text box.

3. Click on the Polling Status button so that it displays True.

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DecElanApp

This application fo r the Gig aSwitch provides the use r with m o re stat istical tables, the ability to add or remove trap receivers, and the ability to add either Read-Only or Read-Write management st atio ns .

To access the DecElanApp, click on the Applications subview for the DEC GigaSwitch icon. The Dec E lanApp allows the user access to the following views:

Configuration

The DecElanApp Configuration View allows for the following settings to be edited by the user:

Primary Application

The user may choose the applicat ion that they wish to be detailed in the Performance View.

DecElanApp

Update Switch

The user may speci f y whet her t he s w itch should be updated or n ot b y c lic ki ng on the Update Switch button so that it shows the des ire d setting (True or False).

Port Traps

The user may enable or disable port traps by clicking on the Port Traps button so that it show s the d esire d se ttin g (E nable or Disable).

Init Switch

The user may choose between Other, Reset or ResetWithDefaults for this setting.

Gateway

The user may spec if y the gate way used for downloading firm ware.

FRU Configuration

This button accesse s th e FR U Conf igu rati on Table, which displays the Slot, Description, Rev , and State of the port’s firmware.

Bridg e Da t aba s es

The Bridge Databases icon subview accesses the 2-Port Address Table and the Multi-Port Address Table. These tables display the Address, Port Number, and Status of 2-Port and Multi-Port devices. In addition, the Multi-Port Address table displa ys the R ece iv e Po rt and A llo w to Go To information for each port.

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Extended Bridge

The Extended Bridge icon subview accesses another menu of subviews related to the bridging statistics of the GigaSwitch.

Figure 5-2. The Extended Bridge Submenu

Charac teristics Disable Spanning Tree Ethernet Interfaces FDDI Interfaces Filtering Switches Interfaces NTP Rate-Limiting Status Counters Spanning Tree Spanning Tree Ports

Characteristics

The following Extended Bridge subviews allow the user to choose various settings.

The Extended Brid ge C haracteristics subvi ew allo ws the user to specify the following characteristics:

Port Test Pass Thresh

The threshold number of successful, consecutive self-tests before the GigaSwitch is considered operational.

Port Test Interval(S ec)

Upon a line break, the Gig aSwitch will test the failed por t. The Por t Test Interval is the amoun t of time in seco n d s betwe e n the te sts o f a particu lar port.

Manual Filter

Click the Manual Filter button so that it displa ys th e desir ed m an ual f ilter condition. (True or False)

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Fragmentation

Click the Fragmentation button so that it displays the desired fragmentation condition. (True or False)

Remove Mgmt Address

The user c a n choose betwee n Other and True. The initial setting is Other, but selecting True will remove the management address.

Remove Mg mt Pr o toc o l

The user c a n choose betwee n Other and True. The initial setting is Other, but selecting True will remove the management protocol.

Disable Spanning Tree

To enable or disable the Spanning Tree function for an individual port:

1. Double-click on the port’s number or status entry.

2. Click on the Status button so that it disp lay s the des ired statu s.

(Enable d or Disabled)

DecElanApp

Extended Bridge

NTP

Rate-Limiting

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close out of the view.

The Non-Translated Protocol Table al lows the user to sp eci fy the IPX(Raw) To Snap condition as True or False. If the IPX(Raw) To Snap feature is enabled, IPX(Raw) packe ts wil l be con ve rted into SN AP pa ck ets.

The Rate-Limiting subview allows the user to enable or disable the Rate-Limitin g feat ur e for a pa rticular port and to set the Max R ate- L imit Frames Per Second.

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Spanning Tree

The Extended Bridge Spanning Tree view allows the user to specify the following Spanning Tree settings:

Short Agi n g Time( Se c s)

Enter the desired time (in seconds) in the text box. The default is 30.

Bad Hello Limit

Enter the desire d lim it in the te xt box. Th e de fault is 15.

Bad Hello Reset Timer

The number of seconds before a Bad Hello reset.

No Frame Interval(Secs)

The length of time (in seconds) of inactivity before the GigaSwitch initiates a self test.

LB100 Poll Time(Secs)

The length of time (in seconds) between the polling of the LAN bridge.

LB100 Response Timeout(Secs)

The length of time (in seconds) the GigaSwitch waits for a response from the LAN bridge.

Extended FDDI

Spanning Tree Mode

The user may specify the Spanning Tree Mode by clicking on the button so that it displays Aut oS elec t existing or IEEE802 .

The Extended FDDI icon subview accesses the Full-Duplex Links Table, MAC T ab l e, Port Table, and SMT T a bl e. The Full-Duplex Links Table and th e MAC Table allow for user input.

Full-Duplex Links T able

To disable or enable the Duplex featu re:

1. Double-click on the de sired por t.

2. In the Full-Duplex Table View, click the Enable Duplex button so that it displays True or False.

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MAC T a ble

To edit the Purger settings for a GigaSwit ch po rt:

1. Double-click on the de sired por t disp lay ed in th e MAC Table.

2. In the FDDI MAC Table View, cli ck on the Purger Enabl e button so that i t

displays either True or False.

3. In the Restricted Token Timeout text box, enter the desired value. The

default is 12500000.

4. In the Ring Latency text box enter the desired value (meas ur ed in

nanoseconds).

Protocol Databases

The Protocol Databases icon subview accesses the Ethernet Protocol, SAP Protocol, and SNAP Protocol databases. These views allow the user to specify whether the ports will forward or filter packets in each of these protocols.

DecElanApp

Protocol Database s

To change the 2-Port settin g for each of these protocol t ables:

1. Choose the desired database from the P rotocol Da tabase s icon subv iew.

2. Click on the 2-Port Setting button so that it displays either Forward or

Filter.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

SNMP Authentication

The SNMP Authentication icon subview allows the user access to the SNMP User Communities View and to the SNMP Trap User Table.

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SNMP User Communities Table

The SNMP User Communities Table provides the ability to add Read-Only managem e nt stations or mana ge m e nt stations with Re ad -Write permi ssio ns. The SNMP User Communities View also allows the user to edit an existing

station’s mask and status. To edit an existing station’s settings:

1. Double-clic k on one of its settings in the SNMP User Communities Table.

2. In the Read-Only Station or Read/Write Station view, make the appropriate chan ges to the stati on ’s Mask and Status. The Status sett ing may be Other or Invalid.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

To add a new Read-Only or Read/Write station:

1. Click on the Add a Read -Only Ent ry or Add a Read/Write Entry button.

2. In the Add a Station view, enter the station’s IP Address and its Mask.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

4. Click the Add Entry button.

SNMP Trap User T able

The SNMP T rap User Tabl e provides for the est ablish ment of tra ps for device s in a particular community. To edit an existin g tra p for a device:

1. Double-cli ck on one of th e device’s sett ings in t he SNMP T rap Us ers Table, generating the Trap Station View.

2. Click on the Status button so that it displays the desired setting (Other or Invalid).

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

To create a new trap:

1. Enter the communi ty strin g f or the device in the Trap Community text box.

2. Enter the IP address for the device to be trapped in the IP Address text box.

3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu.

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Model Information View

The model information view prov id es the use r wi th a concise list of

SPECTRUM’s settings for the GigaSwitch model. The Poll Interval used by many of the SPECT R U M appl icat ion s must be set in the application’s Model Information View. To set the Poll Interval:

1. Click on Model Information in the icon subviews menu.

2. Enter the desired poll interval in the Poll Interval text box.

3. Click on the Polling Status button so that it displays True.

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Index

Symbols

% Discarded 2-12 % Error 2-12 % Host Bound 2-12 % Transmitted 2-12

Accessing

Chassis Device View 2-2 Device Co nfiguration View 3-2

Physical Device View 2-17 Accessing Configuration View 3-2 Adding a Source Filter 5-8 ADDRESS 2-8 Admini strat ive Stat us 2-9 Applications 1-2 Apply Button 2-16 ARP Agent 5-3 Associations 1-1 ATM 1-1

Bandwidth 3-3 Board Table View 3-3 Boards 5-3

Characteristics 5-12 Chassis Device View 2-4 Close Bu t t on 2-16 Color and Statistical Definitions by

Application 2-12

Configurat ion Vi ews 3-1

Module 3-3

STHi Device 3-1

DEC GigaSwitch Manag ement Module 1-1 DecElanApp 5-11

Bridge Databases 5-11 Configuratio n 5-11 Extended Bridge 5-12 Extended FDDI 5-14 Model Information View 5-17 Protocol Databases 5-15 SNMP Authentication 5-15

DecGigaApp 5-1

Configuration 5-2 GigaSwitch ARP 5-3 GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics 5-4 GigaSwitch Cut Through Mapping 5-4 GigaSwitch Filters 5-5 GigaSwitch M Ports 5-9 Model Information View 5-10 Upgrade 5-10

DecGigaSwitch

GigaSwitch STP 5-9 DEC-Specific Ap p licat ions 5-1 Default

Button 2-16 Destination Filters 5-6 Device

Icon Panel 2-8 Device Congiguration View 3-1 Device Icon Panel 2-8 Device Topology View

Label 2-9 Device View 2-1

Chassis 2-1 Disable Spanning Tree 5-13 Discard 2-15 Discards 2-15

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Editing a SNAP Filte r 5-7 Editing a Source Filter 5-8 Error 2-15 Errors 2-14 ETWMIM

Models 1-2 Event and Alarm Messages 4-1 Event Messages 4-1

Fan Speed 5-2 FDDI MAC Table View 3-4 FGL-2 1-1 Fiber GIGAswitch/FDDI System Linecard 1-

Filtered 2-15 Find 2-8 Firmwa re R e visions 1-1 Forwarded 2-15 Fragmentation 5-12 FRU Configuration 5-11 Full-Duplex Li nk s Table 5-14

Load 2-12 Octets 2-14 Packet Rate 2-12, 2-15

Packets 2-14 Index 3-3 Init Switch 5-11 Interface

Description 2-8

Device View 2-4

Number Label 2-9

Options Pa ne l 2-8, 2-14

Performance View Label 2-12

Status

Label 2-9

Status Label 2-9 Interface Address Translation Table 3-2 Interface C onf iguration Table 3-3 Introduction 1-1

Keep Settings B utt o n 2-16

Gateway 5-11 Gauge

Control Panel 2-14

Buttons 2-16

Mode 2-14

Attribute Totals and Color

Definitions 2-14

Rate Attributes and Color

Definitions 2-15

Type 2-15 GigaSwitch ARP Table 5-3 GigaSwitch Flooding Table 5-4 Gray 2-15 Green 2-12, 2-14, 2-15

Host

Bound 2-15

Lin Button 2-13 Linear Scale 2-13 Load 2-15

In 2-15 Out 2-15

Log

Button 2-13 Logarithmic Scale 2-13 Logical

Gauge 2-14

Label 2-12

Interface Icon 2-8 Logical Devic e View 2-1

figure 2-3

menu selections 2-4

Module Menu Selections 2-4 Logical Interface Icon 2-9 Lt.

Blue 2-12, 2-14, 2-15

Green 2-12

Purple 2-15

Viol et 2-15

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M Por t s 5-9 MAC

Address

Label 2-11 MAC Table 5-15 Management

Information Base 1-1, 1-2 Manual Filter 5-12 MASK 2-8 Memory 5-2 MIB 1-1, 1-2 Module Configuration View 3-3 Module Menu Selections 2-4 Mult i-Att ribute Line Grap h 2-12

Buttons 2-13 Mustard Gr een 2-12

Physical Device View 2-17

Accessing 2-17

Icon Subviews 2-19 Poll Interval 5-10 Port

Type

Label 2-10 Port Co nfigu ration View 3-4 Port Matrices 5-5 Port Test Interval 5-12 Port Test Pass Thresh 5-12 Port Traps 5-11 Power Supply 5-3 Primary Application 5-2, 5-11 Probable Cause Messages 4-1 PSC Controller 5-3

NAME 2-8 Network

Information 2-8

Label 2-11

Panel 2-11 Notice i NTP 5-13

OFF 2-9 ON 2-9 Operation Status 3-3 Operational Status 2-9 Orange 2-12, 2-14, 2-15 Out

Load 2-12 Octets 2-15 Packet Rate 2-12, 2-15 Packets 2-14

Packet

Rate 2-15 Percentages 2-14 Period Between 5-3 Physical A dd ress 3-3

Rate-Limiting 5-13 Rates 2-14 Red 2-12 Related Docum e nt atio n x iii Related Reading xiii Remove Mgmt Address 5-13 Remove Mgmt Protocol 5-13 Reset Button 2-16 Restricted Rights Notice ii Retries 5-3 Ring Port C o nfiguration View 3-4 Royal Blue 2-12

SAP Filters 5-6 Scroll to Date-Time

Button 2-13, 2-14 Selected A t tribute 2-14 SNAP Filters 5-7 SNMP 1-1 SNMP Duplicate Discard Interval 5-2 SNMP Trap User Table 5-16 SNMP User Communities Table 5-16 Source Filters 5-8 Spanning Tree 5-14 Spanning Tree Application 5-9

SPECTRUM Administrator’s Reference xi SPECTRUM Application View Reference

Guide 1-2

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S (continued)

SPECTRUM Documentation xiii

SPECTRUM Operator’s Reference xi STHi Device Co nfiguration View 3-1 Supported Cards 1-2

Tan 2-15 TEST 2-10 TESTING 2-10 Timeout 5-3 Total 2-14

Load 2-12

Packet Rate 2-12 Trademarks i Transmitted 2-15 Turquoise 2-12

Update Switch 5-11 Upgrad ing F irm ware 5-10

Virus Disclaimer i

White 2-12, 2-15

Yellow 2-12, 2-15

Index DEC GigaSwitch 4 Management Module Guide

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Notice

Contents

Figures

Tables

What Is in Th is Guide

Who Should Read This Manual

Preface

How This Man ua l I s Or ga nized

Conventions

Related SPECTRUM Documen tati on

Other Related Documentation

Getting Help

Introduction

What Is in This Chapter

DEC GigaSwitch Management Module

SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch

DEC GigaSwi tch Appli cati ons

Device View

What Is in This Chapter

Logical Device View

Acces si ng the Lo gical Devi ce V ie w

Interface Device View

Device Icon Panel

Interface Options Panel

Logical Interface Icon

Device Topology View/ I nterface Number Lab e l

Interface Status View/Interf ace Status Label

Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label

Interface Address Translation Table/MAC A ddress Label

Network Information Panel/Network Information Label

Interface Performance View/Logical Gauge Label

Gauge Control Panel

Selected Attribute

Gauge Mode

Gauge Type

Gauge Control Panel Buttons

Physical Device View

Accessing the Physical Device View

Configuration V iews

What Is in This Chapter

DEC GigaSwitch Device Configuration View

Access in g th e D e vi ce Config u ra t i o n View

Inter face Ad dress Translation Table

Interface Configurati on Table

Module Configuration View

Board Table View

Port Configuration View

FDDI MAC Table View

Event and Alarm Messages

What Is in This Chapter

DEC GigaSwitch Even ts a nd A larms

DEC-Specific Applications

What Is in This Chapter

DecGigaApp

Configuration

GigaSwitch ARP

GigaSwitch Br idge Statistics

GigaSwitch Cut Through Mapping

Configuring Cut Through Mapping

GigaSwitch Filters

Editi ng Existing Matrices

Adding a Matrix to the T able

Editing Destination Filters

Adding Entries to the Destination Filters Table

SAP Filters

Editing the Settin gs for a n Exi stin g Fi lter

Adding an Entry to the SAP Filter View

SNAP Filters

Editing an Existing SNAP Filter

Source Filters

Adding a SNAP Filter to the Table

Editing an Existing S ource Filter

Adding a Source Filter to the Table

GigaSwitch M Ports

Enabling or Disabling a Particula r M Port

GigaSwitch STP