HP J3250M, OV-UX, J3250M User Manual
HP Hub & Switch Management for OV -UX
User Guide
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Edition 1
September 1998
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HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX
J3250M
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Contents
1 Information About HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-
UX
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Features of HP Hub & Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
HP Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Support for New Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Technical Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
2 Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-
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Support Informati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Management Station Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Required Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Required Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Before Installing HP H ub & Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Removing HP Hub & Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
3 Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management
HP Hub & Switch Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
HP OpenView Network Management Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Definitions, Processes, and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
SNMP Manager and Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Community Names for Manager and Agent Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
What HP Devices Can Be Managed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
HP ProCurve Family of Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
4 Running HP Hub & Switch Management
Starting the Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
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Starting HP OpenView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Verifying Installatio n of the Manager Product Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Stopping and Restarting the Manager Applicat i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Stopping the Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Restarting the Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
5 Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform
HP Proactive Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Uptime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Interpreting the Alert Log - Find/Fix/Inform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
6 Accessing Hub Features
More Information on Device Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Accessing the Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Viewing Device Identity Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Interpreting Device Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Reading the Performance Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Status - Global Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Status - Po rt Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Configuring Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Configuration - Fault Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Configuration - System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Configuring IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Configuration - Backup Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Configuring Load Balancing - Sw itching Hu bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Configuration - Support URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
7 Managing Switches
Switch Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Status - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
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Status - Po rt Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Status - Po rt Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Configuration - Fault Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Configuration - System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Configuration - IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Configuration - Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Configuration - Assigning a Monitoring Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Configuration - Device Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Automatic Broadcast Control (ABC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
The Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Configuration - Support/Mgmt URLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
8 Setting Up Security for a Device
Device Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Manager/Operator Password Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
The Function of Community Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Port Security (hubs only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Address Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Authorized Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Eavesdrop Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Send Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Disable Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Set Security Policy fo r Selected Ports (hubs only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
The Intrusion Log (hubs only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
9 Performing Diagnostics
Performing a Ping/Link Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Rebooting a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
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Producing a Configuration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
10 HP Hub & Switch Management Admin
Starting HP Hub & Switch Management Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
HP Admin Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
User Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Graph Options Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Printer Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
OpenView Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
11 Management for Non-Browserable Devices
About Closeup Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Displaying the Closeup View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Closeup View Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Overview of Toolbar Functio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Configuration Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Appendix A
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Agent Firmware Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Verifying Device Agent Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Preparing Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Device Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Configuring IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Information About HP Hub & Switch
Management for OV-UX
This chapter includes:
■ Introduction
■ Features of HP Hub & Switch Management
■ Technical Product Support
Introduction
This guide will help you use HP Hub & Switch Management for basic man agement of HP network devices.
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Information About HP Hub &
We assume that you are a knowledgeable HP-UX system and network administrator ,andhave supervisory access toyour network system and devices. For
example, you should know the following:
■ how to update your HP-UX system with new software
■ how to kill processes
■ how to write scripts
■ how to modify X Window/Motif resources
■ how to view, search, and edit files
You should understand the functio ns and correct operation of your network
devices, such as hubs, bridges, routers, and switches. Your system should be
set up to support the use of the HP OpenView platform and HP Hub & Switch
Management. You should already have the appropriate network sof t w are
running and know how to use your network utilities.
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Features of HP Hub & Switch Management
Features of HP Hub & Switch
Management
This section presents some of the features that are included in this version of
HP Hub & Switch Management.
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HP Proactive Networking
HP Proactive Networking offers the comb ined benefits of outstanding products and effective, easy-to-use network management that provide you with the
control, uptime and performance your network needs.
Control
■ Increases visibility into the network by monitoring all segments and
displaying network performanc e information
■ Provides Anywhere Management with an easy-to-use Web browser inter-
face
■ Is compatible with other vendor’s products
Uptime
■ Finds and fixes common network proble ms, th en informs the network
administrator
■ Provides high availability and high performance
• Switch meshing for switching
®
• Cisco Fast EtherChannel
■ Standards-based products
■ Lifetime warranty (for as long as you own the product) and free end-user
telephone support
for servers
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Performance
■ Award winning products
■ Large capacity “pipes” (up to 20 Gbps) between switches
■ Provides high availability and high performance
• Switch meshing for switching
®
• Cisco Fast EtherChannel
for servers
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Features of HP Hub & Switch Management
■ Scalable solutions from 10 Mbps t o Gig ab it Et hernet
■ Blocks unwanted traffic with Protocol Filtering
HP Proactive Networking produc t s save time, money and increase productivity. The agent-enabled, web-based management component of Proactive
Networking is embedded in newly introduced HP managed hubs and switches.
It consists of a Java-based W eb agent and an embedded webserver.In the past,
if you wanted to see a graphical representation of your network or get devicespecific information, you had to first load management software on a specific
station and then be at that station to view the screens.
Y ou can now use most W eb browsers that supports Java and frames. There is
no need to learn a new application. Y ou see th e same interface wi th the same
look and feel —Java is operating-system independent. You can use a Web
browser on any networked computer, day or night, to configure, control, and
monitor networkingdevices (managedhubs andswitches), andto query faults
from any of these devices. You will immediately see the reduced cost of
ownership, since the devices can be managed with minimal effort anytime,
anywhere, and with any platform.
Using your Web browser, you can now perform network management functions for several HP devices.
Note: The device must have an IP address in order to be managed with
a browser. The management station must also have an IP address.
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Information About HP Hub &
Support for New Switches
Several new switches are supported, as described below.
■ HP ProCurve Switch 8000M (J4110A) — a 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet
modular backbone switch that providesscalable, high portdensity 10/100/
Gigabit switching with HP Proactive Networking. Features include:
• 10/100 auto-sensing ports (up to 80 ports)
• Multiple Gigabit connectivity
®
• Fast EtherChannel
• 100Base-FX fiber-optic port connectivity
• Automatic Broadcast Control
• Switch meshing
■ HP ProCurve Switch 1600M (J4120A) — a 10/100/Gigabit server farm
connectivity switch that provides 10/100/Gigabit switching w ith HP Proactive Networking. Features include :
• Sixteen 10/100 auto-sensing ports optimized f or Ethernet
to servers
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Technical Product Support
• An expansion slot for Gigabit connectivity
• Gigabit Fiber Optic port or 8 10/100 auto-sensing ports
• Layer 3 switching
• Fast EtherChannel
• Switch meshing
HP ProCurve Switch 4000M (J4121A) — a 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet modular
desktop switch that provides scalable/expandable, low-cost migration 10/100/
Gigabit switching to the desktop with HP Proactive Networking. Features
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include:
• Forty 10/100Base-T desktop switch auto-sensing ports
• Five open slots for additional modules
• Can support up to 80 10/100 auto-sensing ports
HP ProCurveSwitch 2400M(J4122A)—a 10/100 desktop switch, idealfor lowcost migration to desktop switching.
HP ProCurve Switch 212M (J3298A) and HP ProCur ve Switch 224M (J3299A)
— 10 Mbps desktop switches that provide 12 or24ports ofdedicated switching
to the desktop withtwo 10/100 Mbps “fat” pipes and HP Proactive Networking.
®
to servers
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Technical Product Support
Product support is available on the World Wide Web. The URL is:
http://www.hp.com/go/network_city
Click on Support. The information available at this site includes:
■ HP network device MIBs
■ HP network device firmware
■ HP Hub & Switch Management frequently asked questions
In addition, you can call your HP Authorize d Dealer or the nearest HP Sa les
and Support Office.
Before Installing HP Hub & Switch
Management for OV-UX
This chapter includes:
■ Support Information
■ Management Station Requirements
■ Hardware Requireme nts
■ Software Requirements
■ Required Network Configuration
■ Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Mana gement
■ Removing HP Hub & Switch Management
It is assumed that your network devices are properly set up.
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Support Information
If you have difficulty installing or using this product, call your HP Authorized
Dealer or the nearest HP Sales and Support Office. You can also obtain
information by accessing the HP World Wide Web pages at the following
URL:
http://www.hp.com/go/network_city
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Management Station Requirements
Management Station Requirements
Hardware
The following table shows the recommendations for HP 9000 hardware.
HP 9000 Systems with HP-UX 10.20 or 11.00
Models all (except 705 with Series 700)
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Memory
(minimum megabytes)
Disk Space
(minimum megabytes**)
Monitor Color with at least 1280 x 1024 resolution
Color planes 8
Mouse Yes
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* The larger your IP network or the more HP OpenView Windows (ovw) sessions you run,
the more memory you will need. A good guideline is 10 megabytes for every additional 500
nodes, or 25 megabyte s of memory fo r every ad ditio nal ovw session that you expect to run.
**Includes HP OpenView Network Node Manager.
64 MB*
150 MB
Software
The following table shows the software that must be installed, configured,
and verified to run properly prior to installing HP Hub & Switch
Management. These prerequisites assume that you are running a single
HP OpenView Windows (ovw) session.
HP 9000 Systems
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OS version HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00
OS configured swap space
(minimum megabytes)
Type of window software X Window with OSF/Motif/CDE
LAN software LAN/Link for HP 9000 & ARPA Services/9000
120 MB*
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Required Network Configuration
* The more OpenView Windows (ovw) sessions you run, the more OS configured swap
space will be necessary. A good guideline is to configure 25 megabytes of swap space for
each additional ovw session t hat you expect to run.
Required Network Configuration
The installation starts the automatic discovery and layout of the network
map, based on your internetwork’s IP addressing scheme. This depends on
the following:
■ Correct IP addressing. The IP addresses and subnet masks must be
correctly configur ed on the manager station, and on all rou t ers and
gatewayhosts that supportSNMP . Otherwise, the automaticallygenerated
map could contain incorrect networks with nodes from outsidethe administrative domain.
■ Network design that aids isolation of network faults and traffic, by doing
the following:
• Logically subdividing an internetwork into manag eable-sized
networks and subnetworks, using routers, gateway hosts and IP
subnet addressing.
• Physically subdividing networks and subnetworks into manageablesized segments using hubs, bridges, and gateway hosts. HP recommends that the segments have no more than 200 nodes each.
■ SNMP-based, MIB-I (RFC 1156) or MIB-II (RFC 1213) compliant agents
running on management stations, routers, and gateway hosts at a
minimum, and running on bridge s and hubs for manageable segments.
This ensures speed and accuracy of map generation.
■ All HP 9000 Systems (manager stations or hosts) that a re running HP-UX
version 10.20 or HP-UX ve rsion 11.00 should also be running the HP
OpenView SNMP Agent software as part of their ne tworking software.
■ All managed HP devices should contain a supported version of ag en t
firmware.
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Required Patches
Required Patches
The following patches must be installed before installing HP Hub & Switch
Management for OV-UX. Contact your HP Authorized Dealer or the neare s t
HP Sales and Support Office, or do wnload the patches from the HP
Electronic Support Center. The URL is:
http://us-support2.external.hp.com
The two patches are:
■ For HP-UX 10.20 — PHSS_15043 S700_800 10.x HP aC++ runtime library
components (A.01.15)
■ For HP-UX 11.00 — S700_800 11.00 HP aC++ runtime library components
(A.03.10)
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Switch Management for OV-
Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management
Before you can begin installing HP Hub & Switch Management, you must
have successfully completed installing y our Network Node Manager
product. See the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Products
Installation Guide for instructions on installing the HP Network Node
Manager and obtaining your software license.
You may set up multiple manager sta ti ons on y our network. Each manager
on which you install the manager produc t set does its own p olling, so the
manager traffic on your network will increase in proportion to the number of
managers.
Note: This applies only if you buy multiple copies. Your license only
entitles you to instal l one copy.
If you are installing this product set on a workstation with an existing
application, be sure you first exit any ovw sessions currently running, then
stop all HP OpenView processes using the ovstop command (available to
root user).
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Removing HP Hub & Switch Mana gement
Note: It is also a good practice to make a backup of your curr ent
OpenView application (especially your network map) before
proceeding with the installation of new applications.
Installation Directories
The HP Hub & Switch Management pr oduct is installed in the following
directories:
• /var/opt/HPASA
• /opt/HPASA
In compliance with the OSF standards, the /opt/HPASA directories hold the
read-only files, which include a ll th e executables, libraries, release notes,
and Device Model Files. The /var/opt/HPASA directories contain the
writeable directories such as product data directories. Be sure you have the
required amount of free disk space before you install the products. You can
make one of the following arra ngements for the required space:
• having the requi r ed amount of disk space in /opt and /var
• mounting a dedicated volume for /var/opt/HPASA and
/opt/HPASA
• making /var/opt/HPASA and /opt/HPASA symbolic links to a
file system with enough disk space.
The management system must have b oth manager and agent software
installed.
Make sure the drive that you will be loading from is connected to the
workstation and that your workstation is configured to recognize the CDROM drive.
Consult the README file on the HP Hub & Switch Management CD for
installation procedures.
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Removing HP Hub & Switch
Management
If necessary, you can remove product s th at you installed by using the
command that is appropriate for your operating system. Y ou must be logged
on as root and you must remove them in the reverse order that you installed
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Removing HP Hub & Switch Management
them, that is, remove Hub & Switch Management first, th en remove Network
Node Manager and/or the SNM P Management Platform.
Instructions are given here f or removing the Hub & Switch Management
product. If you want to remove Network Node Manager, see the HP
OpenView Network Node Manager Products Installation Guide.
To remove products for HP-UX 10.20 or 11.00, use the HP System
Administration Manager.
Before Installing HP Hu b &
1. Select
2. Select
3. Select
Software Management
Remove Software
Remove Local Host Software
4. Highlight the program you want to remove and pick the appropriate action
from the Actions menu.
If you used the “install” command to install the software, you can also use
this method for removing it:
1. Mount the Hub & Switch Management product CD in your CD-ROM drive.
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2. Type in the command:
./remove
This command will remove the Hub & Switch Management files and its
directories. The swinstall command only removes the program files.
Note: The remove command only works with current Hub & Switch
Management products.
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Introduction toHP Hub & Switch Management
This chapter introduces HP Hub & Switch Management and includes the
following topics:
■ HP Hub & Switch Management Overview
■ HP OpenView Network Management Platform
■ Definitions, Processes, and Files
■ What Devices Can Be Managed
HP Hub & Switch Management Overview
HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX is a network management
application that allows you to manage and control Hewlett-Packard (HP)
hubs, bridges, and switches on a TCP/IP network. HP Hub & Switch
Management runs on the HP OpenView pla t form, which allows multivendor
enterprise-wide network man age me nt. For communications with managed
devices, Hub & Switch Ma nagement uses the Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP)—an industry standar d ne twork management
communications protocol.
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Switch Managemen t
HP Hub & Switch Management is integrated with HP OpenView Network
Node Manager applications.
When using Hub & Switch Manag e me nt, you can do the following:
■ use HP OpenView functions to automatically discover and display the IP
map (and submaps). HP hubs, bridges, and sw it ches that are set up for
SNMP/IP operation will be displayed as appropriate “connector” devices.
■ use your Web browser to launch Device Views for Proactive networ k
management
■ manage HP hub and switch security features
■ run network tests to troubleshoot network or device problems
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HP OpenView Network Management Platform
HP OpenView Network Management
Platform
HP OpenView is a “platform” for network management applications. As a
platform, it allows multiple network management applications that are
OpenView compliant—such as HP Hub & Swit ch Management—to share
platform functionality and a common display.
Using the HP OpenView, Network Node Manager provides many shared
management functions, which include:
■ automatic discovery and mapping of IP networks and objects
■ dynamic submap creation
■ map navigation Tool Bar
■ Quick Navigator
■ a map zoom viewer
■ device polling to monitor de vices on an OpenView map
■ an event notification and logging system
■ generic SNMP device m a nagement
■ graphing and logging of traffic
■ client/server architecture enabling processes to be run on other worksta-
tions
Introduction to HP Hub &
For more information on HP OpenView platform operation and functions,
refer to the HP OpenView Network Node Manager documentation.
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Definitions, Processes, and Files
The basic concepts and processes of management for networks are
described briefly in the following paragraphs.
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Definitions, Processes, and Files
SNMP Manager and Agents
HP Hub & Switch Management uses SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) to communicate with managed devices. SNMP commands are
transmitted and received on the network using the Internet Protocol (IP).
The network management station used to run Hub & Switch Manage ment is
referred to as an SNMP manager system. HP devices with SNMP agents ar e
called agent systems . Each network management operation requested by
the manager system is executed by one or more agent systems.
The manager system communicates with HP devices to retrieve or modify
management information. The devices contain Network Management SNMP
Agent software to support this communication.
Note: For Hub & Switch Management operation, you must set up HP
network devices for SNMP/IP operation. See
Appendix A for more
information.
Community Names for Manager and Agent Interaction
Most SNMP exchanges involve a community name, which can be thought
of as a password for a managed device or group of devices.
Depending on the device, SNMP get requests for information from a device
agent may require the manager to supply a community name that is
configured on the device.
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Switch Managemen t
If a password has been specifically configured on a device, then password
authentication is required to perform any SNMP set operations that alter the
configuration or invoke self-test or reset on that device. The manager system
automatically asks you fo r t he password, then puts the encrypted password
in the community name field of subsequent set operations.
Configuring a password on HP devices is recommended but not required. As
described later in this manual, you can use Hub & Switch Management to set
a device password.
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What HP Devices Can Be Managed
What HP Devices Can Be Managed
For device management, HP Hub & Switch Management provides a Device
View for most managed HP devices.
Y ou can display a Device View using your browser if th is feature is supported
for the device. The devices that support this feature are noted in the table
below.
Table 3-1. HP Devices That Can be Managed
HP AdvanceStack Family of Hubs and Switches HP EtherTwist Family of Hubs and
HP J2410A AdvanceStack 100 VG Hub-15
HP J2413A AdvanceStack 100VG Hub-7M
HP J2415A AdvanceStack 100VG Hub-14
HP J2600A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub-12
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1
Note 2
Bridges
HP 28688A/B EtherTwist Hub Plus (12 port)
HP 28699A EtherTwist Hub Plus/48
HP J2355A EtherTwist Hub Plus/24S
HP 28682A Fiber-Optic Hub Plus
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HP J2601A/B AdvanceStack 10Base-T
Note 2
Hub-24
HP J2602A/B AdvanceStack 10Base-T
Note 2
Hub-48
HP J2610A/B 10Base-T Hub-8U
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HP J2611A/B 10Base-T Hub-16U
HP J2631A 10Base-T Hub-24 (SNMP bundle)
HP J2632A 10Base-T Hub-48 (SNMP bundle)
HP J2980A AdvanceStack 10/100 LAN Switch-16
Note 3
Note3
Note2
Note2
Note4
HP 28692A ThinLAN Hub Plus
HP 28674B Remote Bridge RB
HP 28673A 10:10 LAN Bridge
HP J3100A/B AdvanceStack Switch 2000
HP J3100B is browser-manageable (firmware B.04.xx)
HP J3101A AdvanceStack Switch 2000 Bundle
HP J3125A AdvanceStack Switch 200
HP J3126A AdvanceStack Switch 100
Note 5
Note 5
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Table 3-1. HP Devices That Can be Managed
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What HP Devices Can Be Managed
HP J3174A AdvanceStack Switch 208T
HP J3177A AdvanceStack Switch 224T
HP J3200A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Switchi ng Hub-12R
Note 6
Note 6
Note 7
Browser-manageable (firmw are A.0 3 .xx)
HP J3202A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Switchi ng Hub-24R
Note 7
Browser-manageable (firmw are A.0 3 .xx)
HP J3204A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Swit ch ing Hub-24T
Note 7
Browser-manageable (firmw are A.0 3 .xx)
HP J3222A AdvanceStack 100Base -T H ub-12TXM
Note 8
Browser-manageable
HP J3245A AdvanceStack Switch 800T
Browser-manageable (firmw are B.0 4 .xx)
HP J3301A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub 12M
Browser-manageable (firmw are A.0 1 .xx)
HP J3303A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub 24M
Browser-manageable (firmw are A.0 1 .xx)
HP ProCurve Family of Switches
HP J3298A HP Procurve Switch 212M
Browser-manageable
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HP J3299A HP ProCurve Switch 224M
Browser-manageable
HP J4110A HP ProCurve Switch 8000
Browser-manageable
HP J4210A HP ProCurve Switch 1600
Browser-manageable
HP J4121A HP ProCurve Switch 4000M
Browser-manageable
HP J4122A HP ProCurve Switch 2400M
Browser-manageable
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What HP Devices Can Be Managed
Table 3-1. HP Devices That Can be Managed
Note 1
Optional SNMP module for HP 100 VG hubs is J2414A or J2414B
Note 2
Optional SNMP module for 10Base-T hubs is J2603A/B. HP AdvanceStack 10Base-T hubs provided�
with SNMP module preinstalled include: HP J2630A (12-port), HP J2631A/B (24-port), HP J2632A/B (48-�
port).�
Note 3
SNMP module J3133A available for J2610B and J2611B. �
Note 4
HP J2980A 10/100 LAN Switch-16 is not supported on IPX networks. To discover this device on an �
IP network, the SNMP community name “public” must be configured on the device.100VGmodule J2981A
and 100BaseTX module J2984A available for HP J2980A.
Note 5
No IPX Network Management support.
Note 6
Requires Management Module J3178A.
Note 7
Requires Management Module J3210A.
Note 8
No Closeup View provided. Use telnet.
Note: HP AdvanceStack hubs can be chained together on a nonnetwork connection called a Distributed Management Chain. For Hub
& Switch Management to access a chain of AdvanceStack hubs, at least
one hub in the chain must contain an SNMP module. Chained hubs
must be of the same media type (100VG or 10Base-T). For more
information, refer to the device’s installation and reference manual.
Introduction to HP Hub &
For general management of generic SNMP devices (from HP and other
vendors), use the HP OpenView Network Node M an ager functions (such as
SNMP Configuration and SNMP MIB Browser).
Switch Management
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Running HP Hub & Switch Management
This chapter describes how to start and stop HP Hub & Switch Management.
It includes the following topics:
■ Starting the Manager Application
■ Verifying Installation of the Manager Product Set
■ Stopping and Restarting the Manager Application
Note: Before you begin, yo u should ensure that the network devices ar e
properly set up for IP operation. For information on setting up HP
network devices, see
Starting the Manager Application
Appendix A
.
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The entire product set that you have installed is started as one application,
“the manager”, on your management stat ion. In other words, HP Hub &
Switch Management starts along w it h Ne twork Node Manager.
Starting HP OpenView
Do the following steps to start your product.
1. Add /opt/OV/bin to your path using one of the commands below. Note
that you only need to do this the first time you start the HP OpenView
manager software.
For These Shells Use These Commands
/bin/ksh or /bin/
sh
/bin/csh� setenv PATH “$PATH:/opt/OV/bin:/usr/
PATH=$PATH:/opt/OV/bin:/usr/sbin
export PATH
sbin”
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Starting the Mana ger Application
2. Optionally, execute the /opt/OV/bin/ovstatus command to verify
that the trapd, ovwdb, ovtopmd , and netmo n background processes are
running. If the background processes are not running, execute the
/opt/OV/bin/ovstart command. If you are surprised that a background process is not running, run ovstart -v, whic h gi ve s you more
information. The ovstart command starts the background proc esses.
(You must be root to perform this step.)
3. If you are not running X Windows (X Windows, HP VUE or HP CDE for
HP-UX systems), start it.
4. Optionally, if you want to redirect your X Windows displa y to a system
other than the management system:
a. Set your X Windows
management system using one of the commands below. Replace
hostname with the host name of the sy stem to w hich you are
redirecting the display.
For these shells Use these commands
DISPLAY
variable onthe HP OpenView network
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Management
/bin/ksh or /bin/
sh
/bin/csh setenv DISPLAY hostname:0.0
DISPLAY=hostname:0.0
export DISPLAY
5. Make sure that the management system has permission to display
windows on hostname. If the management system does not have permission, and if the hostname is using the host-based authorization, use the
xhost command to add the management system to the xhost table on the
hostname system. To do so, on hostname type:
xhost + <managementsystem name>
where managementsystem name is the host name of the management
system. If the hostname is using the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
authorization, please refer to the xauth man pages to set up the
.Xauthority file.
6. Start the graphical network map (user interface) by typing:
ovw
ovw is executable by anyone.
Alternatively, you can run ovw in the background to free up the ter minal
window for other uses. In some cases, ovw prints error messages to
standard output and stand ar d error. To capture these messages and to
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prevent jobs from stopping, you may want to redirect messages to a
temporary file. To run ovw in the background and to redirect error
messages to a temporary file, type
ovw > /tmp/ovw.log 2>&1 &
This starts up the entire product set y ou have installed. The graphical
network map will be generated in a window, w it h the H P Hu b & Switch
Management menu items availa ble in the pull-down menus from the
menu bar.
For more information, ref er to t he HP OpenView Network Node
Manager Reference and the various man pages on the processes.
Verifying Installation of the Manager
Product Set
If the products are installed properly, you should find the menu items
associated with HP hubs, bridges, and sw it ches under the “Options” and
“Monitor” menus. The Menu items that H ub & Sw itch Management adds to
Network Node Manager are shown in the following table.
Tabl e 4-1. OpenView Menu Items
OpenView
Menu
Monitor HP Hu b/Switch Monitor HP Hub/Switch: Displays a graphical
Menu Item added by
HP Hub & Switch
Management
Description
control panel (Closeup View) of a selected (IPaddressed) HP hub , brid ge, or switch.
SNMP Configuration: Allows you to configure
the following on the devices that can be
managed with a browser:
Thresholds
Tra p Re ceivers
Community Names
Authorized Managers
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Table 4-1. OpenView Menu Items
OpenView
Menu
Options HP Hub & Switch
Menu Item added by
HP Hub & Switch
Management
Admin
Description
Runs the HP Admin utility for setting Hub &
Switch Management parameters.
Note: For information on setting up network devices for IP operation,
see
Appendix A.
Stopping and Restarting the Manager
Application
Stopping the Manager
Stopping the manager consists of:
1. Exiting the manager’s graphical network map and user interface, and
2. Optionally stopping the manager’s background processes.
To exit from the network map and interfa ce (ovw), select Exit in the map’s
File menu.
Running HP Hub & Switch
If you want the manager to continuously collect data and monitor changes
even when the map and interface are not up (that is, even if you exit from
ovw), do step 1 and not step 2. The background pr ocesses—netmon, trapd,
ovwdb, ovtopmd, and snmpCollect—w ill continue to run and you need only
run /opt/OV/bin/ovw to return to the map and in terface. For more
information on these background processes, refer to the HP OpenView
Network Node Manager Reference manual or read the man page for the
process.
If you want to stop the background processes, use the command /opt/OV/
bin/ovstop. Using ovstop without arguments stops all of the
processes—netmon, trapd, ovwdb, ovtopmd, a nd snmpCollect—in the
correct order.
Management
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Restarting the Manager
If you have stopped the background processes and you want to restart them,
use the command /opt/OV/bin/ovstart.
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Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform
HP Proactive Networking
Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform
This chapter contains information on:
■ HP Proactive Networking
■ Interpreting the Alert Log
HP Proactive Networking
HP Proactive Networking offers the comb ined benefits of outstanding products and effective, easy-to-use network management that provide you with the
control, uptime and performance your network needs.
Note: Devices that are manageable with your Web browser featur e HP
Proactive Networking. For older HP devices, read the chapter
“Management for Non-Browserable Devices” or see the online help.
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Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform
Control
Control with Management. Improve c ontrol of your network with:
■ Increased visibility into the network by monitoring all segments and
displaying network performanc e information
■ Compatibility with other vendor’s products
Control with Technologies. For your future network, you will need to rely
on emerging technologies. Two principal emerging technologies that HP
provides are:
■ Gigabit Ethernet. This technology i s the natu ral evolut io n of 10Base -T
and 100Base-T. It is the high-performance network of the future.
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HP Proactive Networking
■ Advanced Switching. New switching techniques like meshing, VLAN
tagging, and voice and data handling provide high performance
networking for the future.
Control of Costs. HP provides Tot al Cost of Ownership benefits by
focusing on “out-of-the-box” manageability based on a combination of HP Top
Tools for Hubs & Switches and management-enabled hardware.
Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform
Uptime
Find, Fix, Inform. The Find/Fix/Inform feature of HP Proactive
Networking discovers, corr ects, and reports on problems that occur on the
network. The three parts are:
■ Hardware Agent. The hardware agent monitors the network continu-
ously, automatically balancingtrafficand finding and fixingmost common
network problems.
■ Management Software. The Web browser-based user interface provides
a consistent, friendly environment fo r monitoring your network.
■ Network Manager. HP Hub and Switch Management for OV-UX helps
you achieve maximum control, uptime, and performance by lett ing you
manage the network anytime, anywhere.
Quality and Reliability. High quality, reliable HP products will help keep
your network running into the next century. HP’s Quality of Service provides
service-level guarantees for mission critical applications and multimedia
communication applications.
Best Warranty and Support. HP products are backed by a lifetime
warranty (for as long as you own the product) and free end-user telephone
support. Every HP Proactive Ne t w orking product is Year 2000 ready.
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Performance
Bandwidth Performance. Video and multimedia applications require large
amounts of bandwidth. HP has these solutions to meet your bandwidth needs:
■ A line of high-speed hubs and switches that deliver extensive bandwidth
to the desktop. HP hubs and switches use industry-standard Ethernet
technology with its low cost and scalability from 10 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps.
■ Protocols and product software that co ntrol bandwidth utilization and
improve information delivery
■ Backbones that are fast, reliable and robust
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