Cabletron Systems Device Management Module Dec GigaSwitch, SPECTRUM User Manual
DEC Gig a Sw i t ch
Management Module Guide
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Contents
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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Preface
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.
How This Man ua l I s Or ga nized
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How This Manual Is Organized
This guide is organi zed as fo llows:
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.
• Buttons are represented by a shadowed box; for example, .
Chapter Description
Chapter 1
Introduction
Describes the DEC GigaSwitch management module
and m odel t ypes .
Chapter 2
Device Views
Describes the Logic al and Ph ysical device view s for
the DEC GigaSwi tch .
Chapter 3
Configuration Views
Describe s the Device, Modu le , a nd P ort
Configurat ion Views for the DE C GigaSwitch.
Chapter 4
Event s and Al a r m s
Describes the DECElan and DECGiga applications
for the DEC GigaSwitch.
Chapter 5
DEC-Specific
Applications
Describes the Event and Alar m mess ages and the
corresponding Pr o bable Caus e me ssages specific to
the DEC GigaSwi tch .
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.)
Getting Help
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Chapter 1
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.
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
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
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.
NOTE
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)
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Chapter 2
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.
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.
Logical Device View
Access in g th e Logical D e vi ce View
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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).
• Highlight the DEC Gigaswitch device icon and select Device -> Logical
from the Icon Subviews menu.
Device View Button
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
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