Cabletron Systems Lancast Media Converter 7000 User Manual

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SmartSwitch 7000

User’s Guide

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Using the SmartSwitch 7000 UserÕs Guide................................................................ 1-3

Related Manuals............................................................................................................ 1-4

Software Conventions .................................................................................................. 1-4

Common Window Fields...................................................................................... 1-4

Using the Mouse ....................................................................................................1-6

Using Window Buttons......................................................................................... 1-7

Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-7

Using On-line Help................................................................................................ 1-7

Getting Help from the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center .......................1-8

SmartSwitch 7000 Firmware........................................................................................ 1-8

Contents

Chapter 2 The SmartSwitch 7000

Chassis View

Viewing Chassis Information...................................................................................... 2-2

Front Panel Information........................................................................................ 2-4

Menu Structure....................................................................................................... 2-5

Port Status Displays............................................................................................. 2-10

Selecting a Port Status View........................................................................ 2-10

Port Status Color Codes............................................................................... 2-12

The Chassis Manager Window.......................................................................... 2-12

Viewing Hardware Types ...................................................................................2-13

Device Type ................................................................................................... 2-14

Module Type.................................................................................................. 2-14

Viewing I/F Summary Information.................................................................. 2-15

Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs ........................................... 2-16

Viewing Interface Detail.............................................................................. 2-18

Making Sense of Detail Statistics......................................................... 2-20

Viewing FDDI Statistics...................................................................................... 2-20

Setting the FDDI Statistics Polling Interval .............................................. 2-21

Using the Find Source Address Feature ........................................................... 2-22

Managing the Hub...................................................................................................... 2-23

ConÞguring Ports ................................................................................................ 2-23

ConÞguring Ethernet and FDDI Ports....................................................... 2-23

ConÞguring Fast Ethernet Ports................................................................. 2-24

Setting the Desired Operational Mode............................................... 2-27

ConÞguring the COM Ports........................................................................ 2-29

Setting the Device Date and Time ..................................................................... 2-31

Enabling and Disabling Ports ............................................................................ 2-32

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Chapter 3 Statistics

Accessing the Statistics Window.................................................................................3-1

RMON Statistics ............................................................................................................3-2

Viewing Total, Delta, and Accumulated Statistics.............................................3-5

Printing Statistics ...................................................................................................3-6

Interface Statistics.......................................................................................................... 3-7

Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration

About RMON Alarms and Events.............................................................................. 4-1

Basic Alarm ConÞguration .......................................................................................... 4-2

Accessing the Basic Alarm ConÞguration Window.......................................... 4-3

Viewing Alarm Status ....................................................................................4-4

Creating and Editing a Basic Alarm....................................................................4-6

Disabling a Basic Alarm........................................................................................ 4-8

Viewing the Basic Alarm Log ...............................................................................4-9

Advanced Alarm ConÞguration ...............................................................................4-10

Accessing the RMON Advanced Alarm/Event List....................................... 4-10

Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm....................................................... 4-13

Creating and Editing an Event........................................................................... 4-19

Adding Actions to an Event........................................................................ 4-23

Deleting an Alarm, Event, or Action .................................................................4-25

Viewing an Advanced Alarm Event Log.......................................................... 4-25

How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work ..............................................................4-26

Chapter 5 FDDI Management

ConÞguration................................................................................................................. 5-2

Connection Policy .........................................................................................................5-6

Station List...................................................................................................................... 5-9

Stations Panel........................................................................................................ 5-10

Performance ................................................................................................................. 5-11

Chapter 6 ATM Configuration

Accessing the ATM Connections Window ................................................................6-1

ConÞguring Connections............................................................................................. 6-4

Adding a New Connection................................................................................... 6-4

Deleting a Connection ........................................................................................... 6-5

Index

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Chapter 1

Introduction

How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help; Smart Switch 7000 firmware
versions

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Welcome to the SPECTRUM Element Manager for the SmartSwitch 7000 UserÕs
Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a simple reference for using

SPECTRUM Element Manager for the Smartswitch 7000 family of hubs.

SPECTRUM Element Manager provides management support for all three
models in the SmartSwitch 7000 family. The 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch functions
as a chassis within a chassis; residing in an MMAC-series hub, it occupies two
module slots and provides three slots of its own Ñ one for the 7X00 SmartSwitch
Control Module, and two for its own family of Network Interface Modules, or
NIMs. The 7C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch is a stand-alone chassis that offers four
slots: one for the controller, and three for NIMs. The 7C04-R Workgroup
SmartSwitch supplies all the features of the 7C04 along with the additional fault
tolerance provided by a pair of redundant load-sharing power supplies and a
removable fan tray. The 7C04-R can also accept the new double-wide NIM
modules (in slots 3 and 4) for additional front panel connectivity.

The 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch chassis provides no network connection to the MMAC
backplane (from which it draws only power). If you wish to connect one or more networks
from the MMAC chassis to the SmartSwitch chassis, you must do so via the front panel
ports available on both the MMAC MIMs and the SmartSwitch NIMs.

1-1

Introduction

At the heart of each SmartSwitch 7000 hub is its 7X00 SmartSwitch Control
Module, which supervises access to the switching backplane and performs all
forwarding, Þltering, and connection management functions; a variety of NIM
modules provide connectivity for FDDI, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and ATM
networks. NIM modules currently available include:

¥ The 7E03-24, a single-slot Ethernet module that provides 24 ports via two RJ71

connectors.

¥ The 7E02-24, a double-wide Ethernet module for the 7C04-R which provides

24 ports via RJ45 connectors.

¥ The 7F06-02, which provides connectivity for two FDDI ring networks via its

two front-panel FPIM slots; FPIM modules that support both multi-mode Þber
and single-mode Þber (both with MIC connectors) and both shielded and
unshielded twisted pair (with RJ45 connectors) are available.

¥ The 7H02-06, which provides six Fast Ethernet connections Ñ the Þrst via a

Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slot, and an additional Þve via built-in
Category 5 UTP RJ45 connectors. Two Fast Ethernet port modules are
available: the FE-100FX, which provides a single multi-mode Þber port with an
SC connector; and the FE-100TX, with a single Category 5 UTP RJ45 connector.

NOTE

¥ The 7H02-12, a double-wide module which provides 12 Fast Ethernet

connections Ñ the Þrst via a Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slot, and
another 11 via built-in UTP RJ45s.

¥ The 7H06-02 Fast Ethernet uplink module, which provides two Fast Ethernet

connections via Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slots.

¥ The 7A06-01, which provides a redundant ATM uplink connection via two

front panel ATM Port Interface Module slots. Available APIMs provide
connectivity for all standard ATM speeds and media types.

The available modules provide your SmartSwitch hub with key mission-critical
features such as redundant links, alarm thresholding, and full error breakdown;
with at least one Ethernet or Fast Ethernet module installed in the chassis,
per-port RMON support is also provided. By default, the 7X00 performs
traditional switching (or bridging); depending on the version of Þrmware you
have installed, the 7X00 module can also be conÞgured to perform CabletronÕs
SecureFast switching.

Not all released Þrmware versions support the ability to select SecureFast switching;
check your hardware manuals to see if your version of Þrmware supports this feature.
Currently, the toggle from traditional bridging to SecureFast switching is performed via
Local Management; see your Local Management documentation for details.

1-2

Note that because the 7C03, 7C04, and 7C04-R provide the same functionality and
support the same family of NIM modules (with the exception of the double-wide
modules, which can be installed only in a 7C04-R), they will be referred to
collectively throughout this manual as the SmartSwitch 7000. Where there are

differences, however, each device will be named separately, as necessary. Note,
too, that the information displayed in many of the windows will differ slightly
depending upon which type of device is being managed; however, only a single
screen will be shown unless signiÞcant differences in functionality exist.

Using the SmartSwitch 7000 User’s Guide

Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of
several smaller functionalities of the SmartSwitch 7000 hubs and their installed
modules. This guide contains information about software functions which are
accessed directly from the device icon; for information about management
functions which are accessed via the SPECTRUM Element Manager platform,
consult the UserÕs Guide and the Tools Guide.

Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a list of related documentation, describes
certain software conventions, and shows you how to contact Cabletron SystemsÕ
Global Call Center. A brief description of each of the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis
models and the NIMs they support is also provided.

Chapter 2, The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View, describes the visual display of
the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis and explains how to use the mouse within the
Chassis View; the operation of several chassis-level management functions Ñ
such as changing the chassis display, enabling and disabling ports, setting device
date and time, and conÞguring ports Ñ is also described here.

Introduction

Chapter 3, Statistics, describes the two statistics views available at the interface
level: FDDI and ATM interfaces provide MIB-II Interface statistics; Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet interfaces supply RMON statistics.

Chapter 4, Alarm ConÞguration, provides instructions for using both the Basic
and Advanced alarm applications to conÞgure both alarms and the events that
notify you that an alarm condition has occurred. The ability to automatically
initiate a SET or a series of SETs in response to an alarm Ñ functionality provided
by CabletronÕs proprietary Actions MIB Ñ is also described.

Chapter 5, FDDI Management, describes the ConÞguration, Connection Policy,
Station List, and Performance selections available from the FDDI menu.

Chapter 6, ATM ConÞguration, describes how to conÞgure Permanent Virtual
Circuits (PVCs) for any installed ATM modules.

We assume that you have a general working knowledge of Ethernet IEEE 802.3,
Fast Ethernet, ATM, and FDDI type data communications networks and their
physical layer components, and that you are familiar with general bridging and
switching concepts.

Using the SmartSwitch 7000 User’s Guide 1-3

Introduction

Related Manuals

The SmartSwitch 7000 userÕs guide is only part of a complete document set
designed to provide comprehensive information about the features available to
you through SPECTRUM Element Manager. Other guides which supply
important information related to managing the SmartSwitch 7000 include:

Cabletron SystemsÕ SPECTRUM Element Manager UserÕs Guide

Cabletron SystemsÕ SPECTRUM Element Manager Tools Guide

Cabletron SystemsÕ SPECTRUM Element Manager Remote Administration Tools

UserÕs Guide

Cabletron SystemsÕ SPECTRUM Element Manager Remote Monitoring (RMON)
UserÕs Guide

Cabletron SystemsÕ SPECTRUM Element Manager Alarm and Event Handling
UserÕs Guide

Cabletron SystemsÕ Network Troubleshooting Guide

Microsoft CorporationÕs Microsoft Windows UserÕs Guide

For more information about the capabilities of the SmartSwitch 7000 hub and its
available modules, consult the appropriate hardware documentation.

Software Conventions

SPECTRUM Element ManagerÕs device user interface contains a number of
elements which are common to most windows and which operate the same
regardless of which window they appear in. A brief description of some of the
most common elements appears below; note that the information provided here is
not repeated in the descriptions of speciÞc windows and/or functions.

Common Window Fields

Similar descriptive information is displayed in boxes at the top of most
device-speciÞc windows in SPECTRUM Element Manager, as illustrated in

Figure 1-1 (following page).

1-4 Related Manuals

Introduction

IP Address

Figure 1-1. Sample Window Showing Group Boxes

Device
Name

Location

MAC
Address

Device Name

Displays the user-deÞned name of the device. The device name can be changed
via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP UserÕs Guide for details.

IP Address

Displays the deviceÕs IP (Internet Protocol) Address; this will be the IP address
used to deÞne the device icon. The IP address is assigned via Local Management
to the 7X00 Control ModuleÕs internal Host interface; it cannot be changed via
SPECTRUM Element Manager. Note that although each interface in the
SmartSwitch 7000 hub has its own MAC, or physical, address, only a single IP
address is assigned.

Location

Displays the user-deÞned location of the device. The location is entered through
the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP UserÕs Guide for details.

MAC Address

Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address associated with the IP address used
to deÞne the device icon; this will be the MAC address assigned to the 7X00
Control ModuleÕs internal Host interface. Note that each interface in the
SmartSwitch 7000 chassis has its own MAC address; these addresses are
factory-set and cannot be altered.

Software Conventions 1-5

Introduction

Using the Mouse

This document assumes you are using a Windows-compatible mouse with two
buttons; if you are using a three button mouse, you should ignore the operation of
the middle button when following procedures in this document. Procedures
within the SPECTRUM Element Manager document set refer to these buttons as
follows:

Left Mouse Button

Right Mouse Button

Figure 1-2. Mouse Buttons

For many mouse operations, this document assumes that the left (primary) mouse
button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not
include instructions about which mouse button to use.

However, in instances in which right (secondary) mouse button functionality is
available, instructions will explicitly refer to right mouse button usage. Also, in
situations where you may be switching between mouse buttons in the same area
or window, instructions may also explicitly refer to both left and right mouse
buttons.

Instructions to perform a mouse operation include the following terms:

¥ Pointing means to position the mouse cursor over an area without pressing

either mouse button.

¥ Clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then

press and release the appropriate mouse button. This is most commonly used
to select or activate objects, such as menus or buttons.

¥ Double-clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated

target, then press and release the mouse button two times in rapid succession.
This is commonly used to activate an objectÕs default operation, such as
opening a window from an icon. Note that there is a distinction made between
Òclick twiceÓ and Òdouble-click,Ó since Òclick twiceÓ implies a slower motion.

¥ Pressing means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then

press and hold the mouse button until the described action is completed. It is
often a pre-cursor to Drag operations.

1-6 Software Conventions

¥ Dragging means to move the mouse pointer across the screen while holding

the mouse button down. It is often used for drag-and-drop operations to copy
information from one window of the screen into another, and to highlight
editable text.

Using Window Buttons

The button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to
exit a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made. You may also
have to use this button to close a window after you have made any necessary
changes and set them by clicking on an , , or button.

An , , or button appears in windows that have
conÞgurable values; it allows you to conÞrm and SET changes you have made to
those values. In some windows, you may have to use this button to conÞrm each
individual set; in other windows, you can set several values at once and conÞrm
the sets with one click on the button.

The button brings up a Help text box with information speciÞc to the
current window. For more information concerning Help buttons, see Getting
Help, page 1-7.

Introduction

The command buttons, for example , call up a menu listing the windows,
screens, or commands available for that topic.

Any menu topic followed by ... (three dots) Ñ for example Statistics... Ñ calls up
a window or screen associated with that topic.

Getting Help

This section describes two different methods of getting help for questions or
concerns you may have while using SPECTRUM Element Manager.

Using On-line Help

You can use the buttons to obtain information speciÞc to a particular
window. When you click on a Help button, a window will appear which contains
context-sensitive on-screen documentation that will assist you in the use of the
windows and their associated command and menu options. Note that if a Help
button is grayed out, on-line help has not yet been implemented for the associated
window.

From the Help menu accessed from the Chassis View window menu bar, you can
access on-line Help speciÞc to the Chassis View window, as well as bring up the
Chassis Manager window for reference. Refer to Chapter 2 for information on the
Chassis View and Chassis Manager windows.

Getting Help 1-7

Introduction

All of the online help windows use the standard Microsoft Windows help facility. If you

NOTE

are unfamiliar with this feature of Windows, you can select Help from the menu,
or Help Ñ>How to Use Help from the primary SPECTRUM Element Manager
window, or consult your Microsoft Windows product UserÕs Guide.

Getting Help from the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center

If you need technical support related to SPECTRUM Element Manager, or if you
have any questions, comments, or suggestions related to this manual or any of
our products, please feel free to contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center
via one of the following methods:

By phone: [phone]

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

By mail: Cabletron Systems, Inc.

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For additional information about Cabletron Systems products, visit our
World Wide Web site: http://www.cabletron.com/. For technical support,
select Service and Support.

SmartSwitch 7000 Firmware

SPECTRUM Element Manager support for the SmartSwitch 7000 has been tested
against released Þrmware version 1.05.09 for the 7X00 Controller Module, and
pre-release version 1.04.07 for the 7A06-01 NIM (the only NIM which currently
has independent Þrmware); if you have an earlier version of Þrmware and
experience problems, contact Cabletron Systems Global Call Center for upgrade
information.

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Chapter 2

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

Information displayed in the Chassis View window; the logical chassis view; the Chassis Manager
window; hub management functions

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window is the main screen that immediately
informs you of the current conÞguration of your SmartSwitch chassis via a
graphical display of the chassis front panel. The default Logical View shows the
boards installed in your SmartSwitch according to the physical slots they occupy,
and displays the condition of individual interfaces on those boards. The Chassis
View window serves as a single point of access to all other SmartSwitch 7000
windows and screens, which are discussed at length in the following chapters.

To access the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window, use one of the following
options:

1. In any map, list, or tree vie w , double-clic k on the SmartSwitch 7000 y ou wish to
manage;

or

1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the left mouse button once to select the

SmartSwitch 7000 you wish to manage.

Figure 2-1. The SmartSwitch 7000 Icon

2. Select Manage—>Node from the primary window menu bar, or select the
Manage Node toolbar button.

or

2-1

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the right mouse button once to select the
SmartSwitch 7000 you wish to manage.

2. On the resulting menu, click to select Manage.

Viewing Chassis Information

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window (Figure 2-2, following page)
provides a graphic representation of the SmartSwitch 7000 hub and its installed
modules, including a color-coded port display which immediately informs you of
the current conÞguration and status of all the port interfaces installed in the
SmartSwitch chassis. Note that the Chassis View window for the 7C03 MMAC
SmartSwitch shows the modules in a vertical position, as they are actually
installed in the MMAC chassis; the Chassis View for the 7C04 and 7C04-R
Workgroup SmartSwitches show the modules in a horizontal position. Note, too,
that the slots in the 7C03 chassis are numbered from left to right; in the 7C04
chassis, theyÕre numbered top to bottom; and on the 7C04-R chassis, theyÕre
numbered bottom to top.

By clicking in designated areas of the chassis graphical display (as detailed later
in this chapter), or by using the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window,
you can access all of the menus that lead to more detailed windows.

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NOTE

When you move the mouse cursor over a management Òhot spot,Ó the cursor icon will
change into a hand symbol to indicate that clicking in the current location will bring
up a management option.

Note that up to 24 ports can be displayed simultaneously on a module. If a module has a
higher port density than 24 ports, arrows will appear at the top and bottom (or left and
right, as appropriate) of the port stack so that you can scroll through the remaining ports.

2-2 Viewing Chassis Information

7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch

7C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

7C04-R Workgroup
SmartSwitch

Figure 2-2. SmartSwitch Chassis View Windows

Viewing Chassis Information 2-3

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

Front Panel Information

In addition to the main interface display, the Chassis View window provides the
following device information:

IP

The Chassis View window title displays the deviceÕs IP (Internet Protocol)
Address; this will be the IP address used to deÞne the device icon. The IP address
is assigned via Local Management to the 7X00 Control ModuleÕs internal Host
interface; it cannot be changed via SPECTRUM Element Manager. Note that
although each interface in the SmartSwitch 7000 hub has its own MAC, or
physical, address, only a single IP address is assigned.

Connection Status

This color-coded area indicates the current state of communication between
SPECTRUM Element Manager and the SmartSwitch 7000.

¥ Green indicates the SmartSwitch 7000 is responding to device polls (valid

connection).

¥ Magenta indicates that the SmartSwitch 7000 is in a temporary stand-by mode

while it responds to a physical change in the hub (such as when a board is
inserted); note that board and port menus are inactive during this stand-by
state.

¥ Blue indicates an unknown contact status; polling has not yet been established

with the SmartSwitch 7000.

¥ Red indicates the SmartSwitch 7000 is not responding to device polls (device

is off line, or device polling has failed across the network for some other
reason).

UpTime

The amount of time, in a days hh/mm/ss format, that the SmartSwitch 7000 has
been running since the last start-up.

Port Status

Indicates the Port Status display selection currently in effect. The default port
status view is bridge status; if you have not changed the port status selection since
launching the Chassis View window, this Þeld will display Default. For more
information about changing the port status display, see page 2-10.

MAC

Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address associated with the IP address used
to deÞne the device icon; again, this will be the MAC address assigned to the 7X00
Control ModuleÕs internal Host interface. Note that each interface in the
SmartSwitch 7000 chassis has its own MAC address; these addresses are
factory-set and cannot be altered.

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NOTE

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

Boot Prom

The revision of BOOT PROM installed in the 7X00 Control Module.

Firmware

The revision of device Þrmware stored in the 7X00 Control ModuleÕs FLASH
PROMs.

Time

The current time, in a 24-hour hh:mm:ss format, set in the 7X00 Control ModuleÕs
internal clock.

Date

The current date, in an mm/dd/yyyy format, set in the 7X00 Control ModuleÕs
internal clock.

You can set the date and time by using the Edit Device Date and Edit Device Time
options on the Device menu; see Setting the Device Date and Time, page 2-31, for
details.

In accordance with Year 2000 compliance requirements, SPECTRUM Element Manager
now displays and allows you to set all dates with four-digit year values.

Menu Structure

By clicking on various areas of the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View display, you
can access menus with device-, board-, and port-level options, as well as utility
applications which apply to the device. The following illustration displays the
menu structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus:

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

Figure 2-3. SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View Menu Structure

The Device Menu

From the Device Menu at the Chassis View window menu bar, you can access the
following selections:

¥ Device Type..., which displays a window containing a description of the

device being modeled: 7C03 - MMAC SmartSwitch, 7C04 - WorkGroup
SmartSwitch, or 7C04-R WorkGroup SmartSwitch.

¥ Edit Device Time and Edit Device Date, which allow you to set the 7X00

Control ModuleÕs internal clock; see Setting the Device Date and Time,

page 2-31

¥ System Group..., which allows you to manage the SmartSwitch 7000 via

SNMP MIB II. Refer to the Generic SNMP UserÕs Guide for further
information.

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

¥ I/F Summary, which lets you view statistics (displayed both graphically and

numerically) for the trafÞc processed by each network interface on your
device, and provides access to some SNMP MIB-II windows. See Viewing I/F
Summary Information, page 2-15, for details.

¥ ATM Connections, which launches the window that allows you to view and

conÞgure Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) for any installed ATM interfaces.
Note that this menu option will only appear when an ATM NIM module is
installed in the chassis. For more information about conÞguring PVCs, see
Chapter 6, ATM ConÞguration.

¥ Com Port ConÞguration, which allows you to conÞgure the settings of the two

COM ports on the 7X00 Control Module; see ConÞguring the COM Ports,

page 2-23, for details.

¥ FDDI Statistics, which lets you view a summary of trafÞc statistics for each

installed FDDI interface. For more information, see Viewing FDDI Statistics,

page 2-20; note that this menu option will only appear when an FDDI NIM is

installed in the chassis.

¥ Bridge Status..., which opens a window that provides an overview of bridging

information for each port, and allows you to access all other bridge-related
options. Refer to the bridging chapter of your Tools Guide for more
information.

¥ Find Source Address..., which opens a window that allow you to search the

SmartSwitch 7000Õs 802.1d Filtering Database to determine which bridging
interface a speciÞc MAC address is communicating through. If the MAC
address is found, the port display will ßash to indicate the correct bridge
interface.

¥ Exit, which closes the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window.

The Port Status Menu

The Port Status menu allows you to select the status information that will be
displayed in the port text boxes in the Chassis View window:

¥ Status allows you to select one of four status type displays: Bridge, Bridge

Mapping, Admin, or Operator.

¥ Load will display the portion of network load processed per polling interval

by each interface, expressed as a percentage of the theoretical maximum load
(10 or 100 Mbits/sec).

¥ Errors allows you to display the number of errors detected per polling interval

by each interface, expressed as a percentage of the total number of valid
packets processed by the interface.

¥ I/F Mapping will display the interface (if) index associated with each port

your SmartSwitch 7000 chassis.

¥ I/F Speed will display the portÕs bandwidth: 10M (megabits) for Ethernet;

100M for Fast Ethernet, FDDI, or ATM.

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

¥ I/F Type will display the port type of each port in the SmartSwitch chassis: Eth

(ethernet-csmacd) or FDDI.

For more information on the port display options available via this menu, see
Selecting a Port Status View, page 2-10.

The FDDI Menu

If your SmartSwitch 7000 has one or more 7F06-02 modules installed, the FDDI
menu will appear on the Chassis View menu bar, with the following options
available for each SMT entity in the hub:

¥ ConÞguration
¥ Connection Policy
¥ Station List
¥ Performance

Refer to Chapter 5, FDDI Management, for more information on these selections.

You can also view a summary of trafÞc statistics for each FDDI interface via the FDDI

TIP

Statistics option available on the Device menu; see Viewing FDDI Statistics,

page 2-20, for more information.

The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu provides access to the MIB Tools utility, which provides direct
access to the SmartSwitch 7000Õs MIB information, and to the RMON utility, a
remote monitoring feature that is supported on a per-port basis when at least one
Ethernet or Fast Ethernet NIM is installed in the chassis. These selections are also
available from the Utilities menu at the top of the SPECTRUM Element Manager
console window. Refer to your Tools Guide for a thorough explanation of the MIB
Tools and RMON utilities.

The Help Menu

The Help Menu has three selections:

¥ MIBs Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window, described

later in this chapter.

¥ Chassis Manager Help, which brings up a help window with information

speciÞcally related to using the Chassis Manager and Chassis View windows.

¥ About Chassis Manager..., which brings up a version window for the Chassis

Manager application in use.

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

The Board Menus

The Board menu for the 7X00 Control Module (always installed in slot 1) provides
mostly bridging-related selections, many of which are also available from the
Bridge Status window:

¥ Spanning Tree..., which allows you to set bridge parameters when it is

operating using the Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) Ð the method that bridges
use to decide the controlling (root) bridge when two or more bridges are in
parallel. See the bridging chapter of your Tools Guide for more information.

¥ Disable/Enable Bridge, which enables or disables bridging across every

interface installed in the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis.

¥ Module Type..., which brings up a window containing a description of the

selected board; see Viewing Hardware Types, page 2-13.

¥ Performance Graph..., which visually displays the combined performance of

all bridging interfaces installed in the SmartSwitch 7000 hub; see the bridging
chapter of your Tools Guide.

Board menus for other NIMs displayed in the Chassis View window provide only
the Module Type selection.

The Port Menus

Each port menu offers the following selections:

¥ Performance Graph..., which brings up windows that visually display

bridging performance at the selected interface; see the bridging chapter of
your Tools Guide for details.

¥ Source Addressing..., which allows you to view the MAC addresses that are

communicating through a selected bridge interface; see the bridging chapter
of your Tools Guide for details.

¥ I/F Statistics..., which graphically displays color-coded statistical information

for each bridge interface; see the bridging chapter of the Tools Guide for
details.

¥ ConÞguration..., which launches the conÞguration window appropriate to the

selected port: for standard Ethernet and FDDI ports, the conÞguration
window allows you to set the Duplex Mode; for Fast Ethernet ports, it allows
you to conÞgure a number of different options, including auto-negotiation. See
ConÞguring Ports, page 2-23; note that there is no ConÞguration currently
available for ATM ports.

¥ Alarm ConÞguration..., which launches the RMON-based Basic and

Advanced Alarm applications; see Chapter 4, Alarm ConÞguration, for
details. Note that this selection is available for all bridge port interfaces Ñ even
those (like FDDI and ATM) that do not speciÞcally support RMON
functionality Ñ as long as at least one Ethernet or Fast Ethernet NIM is
installed in the chassis.

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

¥ Statistics..., which launches the highest level of statistics currently available

for the selected port. For standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports, RMON
statistics will be displayed if the RMON Default MIB component is active; if it
has been disabled, MIB-II interface statistics will display. FDDI and ATM ports
Ñ which do not yet have their own RMON statistics groups Ñ will always
display MIB-II interface stats. See Chapter 3, Statistics, for more information.

¥ Enable/Disable Port, which disables bridging for the selected port; see

Chapter 7, Bridging, and Enabling and Disabling Ports, page 2-32, for more
information.

Port Status Displays

When you open the Chassis View window, each port will display its current
bridging state (deÞned below); to change this status display, select one of the
options on the Port Status menu, as described in the following sections.

Selecting a Port Status View

To change the status view of your ports:

1. Click on Port Status on the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window;
a menu will appear.

2. Drag down (and to the right, if necessary) to select the status information you
want to display. The port text boxes will display the appropriate status
information.

Port status view options are:

Status

You can view four port status categories, as follows:

¥ Bridge Ñ FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, or BRK
¥ Bridge Mapping Ñ bridge interface index numbers
¥ Admin Ñ ON or OFF
¥ Operator Ñ ON or OFF

If you have selected the Bridge status mode, a port is considered:

¥ FWD (Forwarding) if the port is on-line and ready to forward packets across

the SmartSwitch 7000 from one network segment to another. Note that this is
also the default display for ports which are administratively enabled but not
connected.

¥ DIS (Disabled) if bridging at the port has been disabled by management; no

trafÞc can be received or forwarded on this port, including conÞguration
information for the bridged topology.

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

¥ LIS (Listening) if the port is not adding information to the Þltering database. It

is monitoring Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) trafÞc while preparing to
move to the forwarding state.

¥ LRN (Learning) if the Forwarding database is being created, or the Spanning

Tree Algorithm is being executed because of a network topology change. The
port is monitoring network trafÞc, and learning network addresses.

¥ BLK (Blocking) if the port is on-line, but Þltering trafÞc from going across the

SmartSwitch 7000 from one network segment to another. Bridge topology
information will be forwarded by the port.

¥ BRK (Broken) if the physical interface has malfunctioned.

If you have selected Bridge Mapping, the port status boxes will display the bridge
interface index numbers assigned to each interface (which may or may not match
the ifIndex values displayed via the I/F Mapping option described below).

If you have selected the Admin status mode, a port is considered:

¥ ON if the port is enabled by management.

¥ OFF if it has not been enabled or if it has been disabled through management

action.

Note that the Admin state reßects the state requested by management; depending
on the circumstances, this may or may not match the current Operator status,
described below.

If you have selected the Operator status mode, a port is considered:

¥ ON if the port is currently forwarding packets.

¥ OFF if the port is not currently forwarding packets.

Note that the Operator status provides the actual status of the port; depending on
the circumstances, this may or may not reßect the Admin state currently requested
by management. For example, ports which are administratively ON but not yet
connected would display an Operator status of OFF, since no packets are being
forwarded.

Load

If you choose Load, the interface text boxes will display the percentage of
network load processed by each port during the last polling interval. This
percentage reßects the network load generated per polling interval by devices
connected to the port compared to the theoretical maximum load (10 or 100
Mbits/sec) of the connected network.

Errors

If you choose the Errors mode, the interface boxes will display the percentage of
the total number of valid packets processed by each port during the last polling
interval that were error packets. This percentage reßects the number of errors

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

generated during the last polling interval by devices connected to that port
compared to the total number of valid packets processed by the port.

In SPECTRUM Element Manager, the polling interval is set via the ToolsÑ>Options

NOTE

selection from the primary window menu.

Refer to the SPECTRUM Element Manager UserÕs Guide for full information on
setting device polling intervals.

I/F Mapping

If you choose the I/F Mapping mode, the interface boxes will display the interface
number (IfIndex) associated with each port in the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis.

I/F Speed

If you choose the I/F Speed mode, the interface boxes will display the bandwidth
of each individual port in the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis: 10M (megabits) for
standard Ethernet; 100M for Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM.

I/F Type

If you choose the I/F Type mode, the interface boxes will display the network
type supported by each interface installed in the SmartSwitch 7000 chassis: Eth
(ethernet-csmacd), FDDI, or ATM. Note that there is no type distinction between
standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet.

Port Status Color Codes

Three of the Port Status display options Ñ Bridge, Admin, and Operator Ñ
incorporate their own color coding schemes: for the Bridge option, green = FWD,
blue = DIS, magenta = LIS or LRN, orange = BLK, and red = BRK; for Admin and
Operator, green = ON, red = OFF, and blue = N/A (not available).

For all other Port Status selections Ñ Load, Errors, I/F Mapping, I/F Speed, and
I/F Type Ñ color codes will continue to reßect the most recently selected mode
which incorporates its own color coding scheme.

The Chassis Manager Window

Like most networking devices, CabletronÕs devices draw their functionality from
a collection of proprietary MIBs and IETF RFCs. In addition, CabletronÕs newer
intelligent devices Ñ like the SmartSwitch 7000 Ñ organize their MIB data into a
series of Òcomponents.Ó A MIB component is a logical grouping of MIB data, and
each group controls a deÞned set of objects. For example, SmartSwitch 7000
bridging information is organized into its own component; RMON, Distributed
LAN Monitor (DLM), and FDDI SMT information are also contained in separate
components. Note, too, that there is no one-to-one correspondence between MIBs
and MIB components; a single MIB component might contain objects from several
different proprietary MIBs and RFCs.

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The Chassis Manager window, Figure 2-4, is a read-only window that displays
the MIBs and the MIB components Ñ and, therefore, the functionality Ñ
supported by the currently monitored device.

To view the Chassis Manager window:

1. Click on Help on the far right of the menu bar at the top of the chassis

manager window.

2. Drag down to MIBs Supported, and release.

The Chassis Manager window will also appear brießy when the Chassis View window is

NOTE

launched.

MIB Components are listed here;
remember, there’s no one-to-one
correspondence between MIBs
and MIB Components

The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

The MIBs which provide the
SmartSwitch 7000’s functionality
— both proprietary MIBs and
IETF RFCs — are listed here

Figure 2-4. Chassis Manager Window

Viewing Hardware Types

In addition to the graphical displays described above, menu options available at
the device and board levels provide speciÞc information about the physical
characteristics of the SmartSwitch 7000 hub and its installed modules.

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The SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View

Device T ype

Choosing the Device Type option on the Device menu brings up a window that
describes the management device being modeled:

Figure 2-5. Device Type Windows

Module Type

From the Board menus on the SmartSwitch 7000 Chassis View window, you can
view a description of the Module types installed in your SmartSwitch chassis.

To view a Module type:

1. Click on the desired Board number. The Board menu will appear.

2. Drag down to Module T ype.... A Module Type text box (similar to the

examples shown in Figure 2-6) will appear, describing the board type.

Figure 2-6. Sample Module Type Text Boxes

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