Nortel Networks 214393-A User Manual

Part No. 214393-A March 2003

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Text conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 1

Device Manager basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Starting Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setting the Device Manager properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Opening a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Device Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Device view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Shortcut menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Editing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Working with statistics and graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Types of statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Types of graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Statistics for single and multiple objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Viewing statistics as graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Selecting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Selecting a single object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting multiple objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

LEDs and ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Telneting to a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Opening the Web-based management home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Trap log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 2

Configuring and graphing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Viewing switch IP information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Editing the chassis configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Working with configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Graphing chassis statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Globals tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Addresses tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

ARP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

System tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Base Unit Info tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Agent tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

SNMP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Trap Receivers tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Adding a Trap Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Power Supply tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Fan tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

SNMP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

IP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

ICMP In tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

ICMP Out tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Configuring and graphing port s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Viewing and editing a single port configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Interface tab for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

VLAN tab for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

STG tab for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Configuring multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Interface tab for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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VLAN tab for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Graphing port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Interface tab for graphing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Ethernet Errors tab for graphing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Bridge tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

RMON tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 4

Setting up Mu l tiLink Trunk ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

MultiLink Trunk (MLT) features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Setting up MLTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adding ports to a MultiLink Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

MultiLink Trunk statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

MultiLink Trunk Ethernet error statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Chapter 5

Creating and managing VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Creating VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

VLAN Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Creating a port-based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Accepting untagged frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Modifying and managing existing VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Chapter 6

Setting up bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Base tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Spanning Tree tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Transparent tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Forwarding tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Chapter 7

Troubleshooting Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Topology tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Topology Table tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Chapter 8

RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Working with RMON information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Log information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Viewing statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Viewing history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Creating a history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Disabling history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Enabling Ethernet statistics gathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

How RMON alarms work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Creating alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Alarm Manager example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Alarms tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

How events work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Viewing an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Creating an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Deleting an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Security para meters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

SecurityList tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Security, Insert SecurityList dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

AuthConfig tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

AuthStatus tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

AuthViolation tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Figures

Figure 1 Device Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Figure 2 Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 3 Open Device dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 4 Device view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 5 Parts of the Device Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Figure 6 Objects in the device view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 7 Color port legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 8 Switch unit shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 9 Port shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 10 Line graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 11 Area graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 12 Bar graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 13 Pie graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Figure 14 Interface statistics for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 15 Interface statistics for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 16 Statistics dialog box for a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Figure 17 Open home page icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 18 Web-based management home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 19 Globals tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 20 Edit IP dialog box — IP Address tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Figure 21 Edit IP dialog box — ARP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Figure 22 Edit Chassis dialog box — System tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Figure 23 Edit Chassis dialog box — Base Unit Info tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 24 Edit Chassis dialog box — Agent tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 25 Edit Chassis dialog box — SNMP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Figure 26 Trap Receivers tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Figure 27 Chassis, Insert Trap Receive dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Figure 28 Edit Chassis dialog box — Power Supply tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Figure 29 Edit Chassis dialog box — Fan tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

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Figure 30 FileSystem dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 31 Graph Chassis dialog box — Chassis SNMP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 32 Graph Chassis dialog box — IP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 33 Graph Chassis dialog box — ICMP In tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 34 Graph Chassis dialog box — ICMP Out tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Figure 35 Port dialog box — Interface tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 36 Edit Port dialog box — VLAN tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Figure 37 Edit Port dialog box — STG tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 38 Edit Ports — Interface tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Figure 39 VLAN tab for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Figure 40 Interface tab for graphing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 41 Graph Port dialog box — Ethernet Errors tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure 42 Graph Port dialog box — Bridge tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure 43 Graph Port dialog box — RMON tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Figure 44 MLT dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Figure 45 PortMembers dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 46 MLT Statistics — Interface tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Figure 47 MLT Statics dialog box — Ethernet Errors tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Figure 48 VLAN dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Figure 49 VLAN, Insert Basic dialog box for a port-based VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Figure 50 VLAN tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Figure 51 VLAN dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Figure 52 Base tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 53 Spanning Tree tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Figure 54 Transparent tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 55 Forwarding tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Figure 56 Diagnostics dialog box — Topology tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Figure 57 Diagnostics dialog box — Topology Table tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Figure 58 Port dialog box — RMON tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Figure 59 Port dialog box — RMON tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Figure 60 History tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Figure 61 RMONControl, Insert History dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Figure 62 RMONControl dialog box — Ether Stats tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Figure 63 RMONControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Figure 64 RMONControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box port list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

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Figure 65 How alarms fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Figure 66 Alarm example — threshold less than 260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Figure 67 Alarm Manager dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Figure 68 Alarm variable list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Figure 69 RMONAlarms dialog box — Alarms tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Figure 70 RMONAlarms dialog box — Events tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Figure 71 Insert Events dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure 72 New event in the Events tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure 73 Log tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Figure 74 General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Figure 75 SecurityList tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Figure 76 Security, Insert SecurityList dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Figure 77 AuthConfig tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Figure 78 Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Figure 79 AuthStatus tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Figure 80 AuthViolation tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

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Tables

Table 1 Properties dialog box items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 2 SNMP community string default values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 3 Open Device dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Table 4 Menu bar commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Table 5 Toolbar buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Table 6 Port color codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Table 7 Switch unit shortcut menu command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Table 8 Port shortcut menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 9 Device Manager buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Table 10 Types of statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Table 11 Graph dialog box buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table 12 Help file locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Table 13 Globals tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Table 14 IP Addresses tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Table 15 ARP tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Table 16 System tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Table 17 Base Unit Info tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Table 18 Agent tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Table 19 SNMP tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Table 20 Edit Chassis dialog box — Trap Receivers tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Table 21 Power supply tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Table 22 Fan tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Table 23 FileSystem dialog box items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Table 24 SNMP tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Table 26 ICMP In tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Table 27 ICMP Out tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Table 28 Interface tab items for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Table 29 VLAN tab items for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Table 30 STG tab items for a single port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Table 31 Interface tab fields for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Table 32 VLAN tab fields for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Table 33 Port Interface tab fields for multiple ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table 34 Ethernet Errors tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Table 35 Bridge tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Table 36 RMON tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Table 37 MLT dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Table 38 Interface tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Table 39 Ethernet Errors tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Table 40 VLAN dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Table 41 VLAN dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Table 42 Base tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Table 43 Spanning Tree tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Table 44 Transparent tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Table 45 Forwarding tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Table 46 Topology tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Table 47 Topology Table tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Table 48 History tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Table 49 Ether Stats tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Table 50 RMON Insert Alarm dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Table 51 Describes the fields on the Alarms tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Table 52 Events tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Table 53 Log tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Table 54 General tab items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Table 55 SecurityList tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Table 56 Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Table 57 AuthConfig tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Table 58 Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Table 59 AuthStatus tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Table 60 AuthViolation tab fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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Preface

Welcome to the Nortel Ne tworks* Device Manager software, a set of graphical

network management applications you can use to configure and manage the

Nortel Networks BayStack

information about using the features and capabilities of the Java-based Device

Manager graphical user interface (GUI) to perform network management

operations for the switch.

Note: This version of Device Manager supports BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch software version 2.1.

Before you begin

This guide is intended for network administrators with the following background:

380-24F Gigabit Switch. This guide provides

• Basic knowledge of networks and Ethernet

• Familiarity with networking concepts and terminology

• Basic knowledge of network topologies

• Familiarity with GUIs

Text conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:

italic text Indicates book titles. separator ( > ) Shows menu paths.

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bridging

Example: Protocols > IP identif ie s the IP opti on on the Protocols menu.

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Related publications

For more information about using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch, refer to

the following publications:

• Using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch (part number 214391-A) Describes how to inst all and use t he BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch;

includes instructions to use the console interface to configure the switch.

• Installing the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch (part number 214390-A) Provides installation instructions for the switch in English and five other

languages.

• Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software (part number 214392-A)

Provides an introduction to the major features of the Device Manager software and how to use it to manage the BayStack 380-24F switch.

• Using Web-Based Management for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch (part number 214394-A)

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Describes how to use the Web-based management interface to configure and monitor switch operations.

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Chapter 1 Device Manager basics

This chapter describes basic procedures for using the Device Manager software. The chapter includes the following information:

• Instructions to start Device Manager, set the Device Manager properties, and open a device (next)

• A summary of the Device Manager user interface features and how to use them (startin g on page 25)

• Instructions to view statistics and display graphs (page 33)

• Instructions to use Device Manager to Telnet to a switch (page 40)

• Information about the trap log (page 42)

• Information about online Help (page 43)

Note: This version of Device Manager supports BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch software version 2.1.

Starting Device Manager

➨ Do one of the following , depending upon your opera ti ng sys tem e nvi ronment:

• In a Microsoft

Start > Programs > Nortel Networks Device Manager > Device Manager.

• In a UNIX environment, verify that the Device Manager installation

directory is in your search path; then enter:

JDM

The initial Device Manager window opens (Figure 1).

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Note: On startup, Device Manager performs a DNS lookup for the

machine on which it is running. If the DNS lookup is slow or fails, the initial Device Manager window may take up to 30 seconds to open.

Figure 1 Device Manager window

Setting the Device Manager properties

Device Manager communicates with the BayStack 380-24F switch using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The software is shipped with default values set for important communication parameters, such as the polling interval, timeout, and retry count. You may want to set the parameters before you open a device to manage.

To set the Device Manager properties:

1 Choose Device > Properties.

The Properties dialog box opens (Figure 2).

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Figure 2 Properties dialog box

2 Type information and select check boxes. 3 Click OK.

Table 1 describes the Properties dialog box items.

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Table 1 Properties dialog box items

Area Item Description Polling Status Interval Interval at which status information is gathered (default is 20

(If Traps, Status Interval: )

Hotswap Poll Interval The interval at which Device Manager polls for module

Enable Enables (true) or disables (false) periodic polling of the device

SNMP Retry Count Number of times Device Manager sends the same polling

Timeout Length of each retry of each polling waiting period. When you

Trace The trace field is used to enable and disable SNMP tracing.

Listen for Traps When selected (enable d), Devic e manag er liste ns for trap s from

Max Traps in Log The specified num be r of traps that may exist in the trap log. The

Trap Port Specifies the UDP port that Device Manager will listen on to

Listen for Syslogs This feature is inactive and not available. Confirm row deletion A dialog box displays when checked, before deleting a row.

seconds). Interval at which statistics and status inform ation are gathered

when traps are enabled. The default is 60.

information. The default is 1 interval.

for updated status. If p olling is disabled, the chassis status is updated only when you click Refresh on the Chassis tab.

request if a response is not returned to Device Manager. You may want to set this field to three or four.

access the device th rough a slow link, y ou may wan t to inc rease the timeout interval and then change the Retransmission Strategy to sup erli nea r.

When Trace is selected, SNMP protocol data units (PDUs) are displayed in the Device > Log dialog box.

traps when Device Manager is launched against a device.

the device

default is 500.

receive SNMP traps.

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Opening a device

“Opening” a device displays the device view, a picture of the device. To open the device view, you must enter community strings that determine the access level granted to the device.

Table 2 shows the default access community strings for the Device Manager

software.

Table 2 SNMP community string default values

Access lev el Description

Read-only public Read/write private

To display the device view:

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1 Do one of the following:

• Choose Device > Open.

• Choose Device > Open Last, and select an IP address from the list.

• Click the folder icon in the Device Manager window.

• Press [Ctrl] + O. The Open Device dialog box opens (Figure 3).

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Figure 3 Open Device dialog box

Table 3 describes the Open Device dialog box fields.

Table 3 Open Device dialog box fields

Field Description

Device Name Either an IP address or a DNS name for the device, entered by

Read Community SNMP read community string fo r the devic e. Default is

Write Community SNMP write community string for the device. Default is

the user.

public

(displayed as ******). The entry is case-sensitive.

private (displayed as *******).The entry is case-sensitive.

v3 Enabled Specifies that v3 is enabled User Name Specifies the user name. Authentication

Protocol Authentication

Password Privacy Protocol Specifies a privacy protocol. Privacy Password Specifies the privacy password.

Specifies the authentication protocol.

Specifies the authentication password.

2 In the Device Name text box, type the DNS name or IP address of the device.

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community strings.

4 Click Open.

Device Manager automatically determines what version of software the selected device is running and displays the appropriate Device Manager dialog boxes.

The Device Manager window opens, showing a picture of the device (Figure 4) that represents the physical features of the device.

Figure 4 Device view

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Note: To gain read/write/all access to a device in Device Manager, you must enter the read/write/all comm unity stri ng for both t he Read Community and Write Community strings.

Device Manager window

The Device Manager window (Figure 5) has the follo wing parts:

•Menu bar

• Toolbar

• Device view

• Status bar

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Figure 5 Parts of the Device Manager window

Menu bar

Tool bar

Device view

Status bar

Menu bar

Use the menu bar to set up and operate Device Manager (Table 4).

Table 4 Menu bar commands

Command Description

Device Opens the Open Device dialog box. Edit Opens edit dialog boxes for selected objects in the device view. This

Graph Opens statistics dialog boxes for the selected object. VLAN Opens dialog boxes fo r managin g VLANs, sp annin g tree group s (STGs),

Rmon Opens RMON configuration and monitoring dialog boxes. Actions Provides quick opening of a Telnet session without going through other

Help Opens online Help topics for Device Manager and provides a legend for

command also opens dialog boxes for managing files and running diagnostic tests.

and Multi-Link Trunks.

dialog boxes. It also provides quick opening of the Web Management Software Home page.

the port colors in the device view.

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Toolbar

The toolbar contains buttons that provide quick access to commonly used commands and some additional actions.

Table 5 Toolbar buttons

Button Name Description Menu bar equivalent

Open Device

Refresh Device Status

Telnet Opens a Telnet session. Device > Telnet

Trap Log Opens the trap log. Device > Trap Log

Help Opens online Help in a Web

Edit Selected

Graph Selected

Home Page Opens the Web Management

Opens the Open Device dialog box.

Refreshes the device view information.

browser.

Displays configuration data for the selected chassis object.

Opens statistics and graphing dialog boxes for the selected object.

Software Home Page.

Device > Open

Device > Refresh Status

Help > Device

Edit > Unit Edit > Chassis Edit > Port

Graph > Chassis Graph > Port

Actions > Open Home Page

Device view

The device view allows you to determine at a glance the operating status of the various units and ports in your hardware configuration. You also use the device view to perform management tasks on specific objects.

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Opens the Rmon Alarm Manager.

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Selecting objects

The types of objects contained in the device view are:

• A switch (called a unit in the menus and dialog boxes)

• Min-GBIC ports

• GBIC ports

Figure 6 Objects in the device view

Switch or

Switch or Chassis

Chassis object

object

Mini-GBICPort

GBIC Port

Selecting a single object

To select a single object:

➨ Click the edge of the object.

The object is outlined in yellow, indicating that it is selected. Subsequent activities in Device Manager refer to the selected object.

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Selecting multiple objects

To select multiple objects of the same type (such as GBIC ports or or mini-GBIC ports):

➨ For a block of contiguous ports, drag to select the group of mini-GBIC ports.

To select all the ports in a switch:

➨ Choose Edit > Select > Ports.

LEDs and ports

The color of LEDs in the device view is the same as the colors of the LEDs on the physical switch. However, the device view does not show blinking activity of the LEDs.

For a full description of the LEDs for the Baystack 380, refer to Using the BayStack 380-24F 1000 Switch.

The ports on the device view are color coded to show port status.

Table 6 shows the status assigned to each color.

Table 6 Port color codes

Color Description

Green Port is operating. Red Port has been manually disabled. Orange Port has no link. Light blue Port is in standby mode. Dark blue Port is being tested. Gray Port is unmanageable. Purple Loopback Mode.

In addition, the Help menu provides a legend that identifies the port colors and their meanings.

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Figure 7 Color port legend

Shortcut menus

Each object in the device view has a shortcut menu that opens when you right-click a selected object. The switch unit shortcut menu (Figure 8) provides access to basic hardware information about the switch and to the graphing dialog boxes for the switch.

Figure 8 Switch unit shortcut menu

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Table 7 Switch unit shortcut menu command

Command Description

Edit Opens a read-only dialog box that provides basic hardware

information about the switch.

The port shortcut menu (Figure 9) provides a faster path for editing and graphing a single port; however, you can access the same options using the men u ba r or the toolbar.

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Figure 9 Port shortcut menu

Table 8 describes the commands on the port shortcut menu.

Table 8 Port shortcut menu commands

Command Description

Edit Opens a dialog box that allows y ou to set operating param eters

Graph Opens a dialog box that displays statistics for the port and

Enable Administratively brings a port up. Disable Administratively shuts down a port. The color of the port

Status bar

The status bar displays error and informational messages from the software application. These messages are not related to the device being managed.

for the port.

allows you to display the statistics as a graph.

changes to red in the device view.

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Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes

Table 9 describes buttons i n Device Manager dia lo g b oxes. Not all butt ons appear

in all dialog boxes.

Table 9 Device Manager buttons

Button Name Description

Insert Opens a dialog box to create a new entry for a table; then

Copy Copies selected cells from a table.

Paste Pastes copi ed values to a currently selected table cell.

from the dialog box, inserts the new entry in the table.

Reset Changes

Print Table or Print Graph

Stop/Refresh Stops the current action (compiling, saving, and so forth).

Export Data Exports information to a file you specify. You can then

Causes changed (but not applied) fields to revert to their previous values.

Prints the table or graph that is displayed.

If you are updating or compiling a large data table, the Refresh button changes to a Stop button while this action is taking place. Clicking the Stop button interrupts the polling process.

import this file into a text editor or spreadsheet for further analysis.

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Editing objects

You can edit objects and values in the Device Manager device view in the following ways:

• Select an object and, on the toolbar, click the Edit Selected button.

The edit dialog box opens for that object.

• From a switch or port shortcut menu, choose Edit. The edit dialog box opens for that object.

When you change the value in a box, the changed value is displayed in bold. However, changes are not applied to the running configuration until you click Apply.

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Note: Many dialog boxes contain a Refresh button. After you apply

changes to fields, click Refresh to display the new information in the dialog box.

Working with statistics and graphs

Device Manager tracks a wide range of statistics for each port. You can view and graph statistics for a single object or multiple objects. For information about the statistics t r acked for the switch and ports, refer t o “Statistics for single and

multiple objects” on page 37 and “Graphing chassis statistics” on page 63.

This section describe s the types of stati stics and graphs avai lable, the graph di alog boxes, and the procedure for creating a graph.

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Types of statistics

The data tables in the statistics dialog boxes list the counters, or categories of statistics being gathered, for the specified obje ct. For example, the categories for ports include Interface, Ethernet Errors, Bridge, and Rmon. Each category can be associated with six type s of st atisti cs. Table 10 describes the types of statis tics t hat are available.

Table 10 Types of statistics

Statistic Description

AbsoluteValue The total count since the last time counters were reset. A system

reboot resets all counters.

Cumulative The total count since the statistics window was first opened. The

Average Th e cumul ati ve count divided by the cumulative elap s ed time. Minimum The minimum average for the counter for a given polling interval over

Maximum The maximum average for the counter for a given polling interval over

LastValue The average for the counter over the last polling interval.

elapsed time for the cumulative counter is displayed at the bottom of the graph window.

the cumulative elapsed time.

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With Device Manager, you can create line, area, bar, and pie graphs. Figure 10,

Figure 11, Figure 12, and Figure 13 illustrate the different g r aph styles,

respectively.

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Figure 10 Line graph

Figure 11 Area graph

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Figure 12 Bar graph

Figure 13 Pie graph

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Statistics for single and multiple objects

Statistics for a selected object or objects are displayed in the statistics dialog box.

The dialog box for a singl e objec t show s all si x types of stati stic s for ea ch counte r (Figure 14).

Figure 14 Interface statistics for a single port

The statistics dialog box for multiple objects shows a single type of statistics (Table 10 on page 34) for the selected objects. For example, Figure 15 shows LastVa lue statist ics for the selected ports.

Figure 15 Interface statistics for multiple ports

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T o chang e the type of s tatist ics dis played, se lect a d if ferent t ype from t he show list at the bottom of the dialog box.

The statistics are updated based on the poll interval shown at the bottom of the dialog box. You can select a different polling interval.

Buttons for bar, pie, and line graphs are located a t the bottom of a stat is tics dialog box.

See the next section, “Viewing statistics as graphs,” for instructions to use these buttons.

You can export th e statistics to a tab-separated file format and im port the file into other applications. To export the information, use the Export Data button below the table.

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Viewing statistics as graphs

To create a graph for an object:

1 Select the object or objects to be graphed.

See “Selecting objects” on page 28.

2 Do one of the following:

• On the toolbar, click Graph Selected.

• From the shortcut menu for the object, choose Graph.

• From the main menu, choose Graph > Chassis or Graph > Port. A statistics dialog box opens with tabs for different categori es of st atistics for

the selected object (Figure 16).

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Figure 16 Statistics dialog box for a port

3 Select a tab for the group of statistics you want to view. 4 On the displayed data table, drag to select the cells you want to graph. (They

must be in the same row or column.)

5 Click one of the graph buttons at the bottom of the dialog box

See “Types of graphs” on page 34.

A graph dialog box opens for the selected graph type.

6 To print a copy of the graph, click Print.

Buttons at the top of the graph dialog boxes for line, area, and bar graphs allow you to change the orientation of the graph, change the scale, or change the graph type.

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Table 11 describes the buttons in the graph dialog boxes.

Table 11 Graph dialog box buttons

Button Name Description

Stacked “Stacks” data quantities instead of displaying them

Horizontal Rotates the graph 90 degrees.

Log Scale Changes the scale of the x-axis (of an unrotated graph)

Line Chart Converts an area graph or bar graph to a line graph.

Area Chart Converts a line graph or bar graph to an area graph.

Bar Chart Converts a line graph or area graph to a bar graph.

Telneting to a switch

From Device Manager, you can initiate a Telnet session to the console interface for the switch you are currently accessing.

side-by-side.

from numeric to logarithmic.

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➨ Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Device > Telnet.

• On the toolbar, click the Telnet button.

A Te lnet window to the switch opens.

Open home page

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Opening the Web-based management home page

From Device Manager, you can access the Web-based management home page.

To open the Web-based management home page:

➨ Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Actions > Open home

page.

• On the toolbar, click the Open home page button.

Figure 17 Open home page icon

The Web-based management home page opens (Figure 18).

Figure 18 Web-based management home page

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Trap log

You can configure a BayStack 380-24F Switch to send SNMP generic traps. When Device Manager is running, a ny tr aps received are record ed i n the trap log. You set the maximum number of entries i n th e trap l og usin g th e Proper ties dial og box (Figure 2 on page 21). The default number of trap log entries is 500.

To view the trap log:

➨ Do one of the following:

• On the toolbar, click the Trap Log button.

• From the Device Manager Main Menu, choose Device > Trap Log.

Note: When you operate Device Manager from a UNIX platform, you must be logged in as root in order to receive traps.

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Device Manager receives traps on port 162. If this port is being used by another application, you will not be able to view the trap log until the other application is disabled and Device Manager is restarted.

By default, traps are sent in SNMP V2c format. However, if you are using an older network management system (NMS), one that supports only SNMP V1 traps (HP OpenView), you can specify that the traps be sent in V1 format.

For more information about traps and trap receivers, refer to Using the BayStack 380-24F 1000 Switch.

Online Help

Online Help in Device Manager is context-sensitive. You use a Web browser to display online Help. The Web browser should launch automatically when you click the Help button. If the Help topic you are accessing is not displayed in your browser, exit the existing browser session and click the Help button again.

If, for some reason, the Web browser does not launch, the default locations of the Help files are the directories listed in Table 12.

Table 12 Help file locations

Platform Default path

Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT JDM Directory\help\dmhelp.html UNIX DM-UNIX/DM/help

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Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch

The first three sections of this chapter describe how you can use Device Manager to configure your switch. The la st section desc ribes how to use Devic e Manager to graph switch statistics.

Viewing switch IP information

You can view the switch IP information using the IP dialog box.

To open the IP dialog box:

➨ From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > IP.

The Edit IP dialog box opens (Figure 19 on page 46) with the Globals tab displayed.

Globals tab

To open the Globals tab:

➨ From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > IP.

The IP dialog box opens (Figure 19) with the Globals tab displayed.

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Figure 19 Globals tab

Table 13 describes the Globals tab items.

Table 13 Globals tab items

Item and MIB association

DefaultTTL Default value inserted into the Time-To-Live field of the IP header of

ReasmTim eo ut Maximum number of seconds t hat rec ei ve d fragments are held while

Addresses tab

The Addresses tab shows the IP address information for the device.

To open the Addresses tab:

1 From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > IP.

The IP dialog box opens with the Globals tab displayed (Figure 19 on

page 46).

2 Click the Addresses tab.

The Addresses tab opens (Figure 20 on page 47).

Description

datagrams originated at this entity, whenever a TTL value is not supplied by the transport layer protocol. Default value is 16.

they are awaiting reassembly at this entity. Default value is 5.

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Figure 20 Edit IP dialog box — IP Address tab

Table 14 describes the IP Address tab items.

Table 14 IP Addresses ta b items

Item Description

Addr The device IP address. NetMask The subnet mask address. BcastAddr The IP broadcast address used. ReasmMaxSize The size of the largest IP datagram that this entity can reassemble

from incoming IP fragmented datagrams received on this interface.

ARP tab

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) tab shows the MAC addresses and the associated IP addresses for the switch.

To open the ARP tab:

1 From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > IP.

2 Click the ARP tab.

The IP dialog box opens with the Globals tab displayed (Figure 19 on

page 46).

The ARP tab opens (Figure 21 on page 48).

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Figure 21 Edit IP dialog box — ARP tab

Table 15 describes the ARP tab items.

Table 15 ARP tab items

Item Description

Interface The device unit number. MacAddress The unique hardware address of the device. IpAddress The Internet Protocol address of the devi ce us ed to repres ent a point

Type The type of mapping.

of attachment in a TCP/IP internetwork.

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Editing the chassis configuration

You can edit a chassis configuration from the Edit Chassis dialog box (Figure 22

on page 50).

To open the Chassis dialog box:

1 Select the chassis. 2 Do one of the following:

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

• On the toolbar, click Edit.

The following sections provide a description of the tabs in the Edit > Chassis dialog box and details about each item on the tab.

System tab

You can use the System tab to specify, among other things, tracking information for a device and device descriptions.

To open the System tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens with the System tab displayed (Figure 22).

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Note: The chassis keeps track of the elapsed time and calculates the time and date using the system clock of the Device Manager machine as a reference.

Table 16 describes the System tab items.

Table 16 System tab items

Item Description

sysDescr The assigned system name. sysUpTime The time since the system was last booted. sysContact Type the contact information (in this case, an e-mail

address) for the system adminis trato r. sysName Type the name of this device. sysLocation Type the physical location of this device.

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Table 16 System tab items (continued)

Item Description

AuthenticationTraps Click enable or disable. When you select enabled, SNMP

traps are sent to trap receivers for all SNMP access

authentication. When you select disabled, no traps are

received.

To view traps, click the Trap toolbar button.

NextBootMgmtProtocol The transport protocol(s) to use after the next boot of the

agent. CurrentMgmtProtocol The current transport protocol(s) that the agent supports. BootMode The source from which to load the initial protocol

configuration information to boot the switch the next time,

local (from the switch), or net (over the network), or none. ImageLoadMode The source from which to load the agent image at the next

boot. CurrentImageVersion The version number of the agent image that is currently

used on the switch. LocalStorageImageVersion The version number of the agent image that is stored in

flash memory on the switch . NextBootDefaultGateway The IP address of the default gateway for the agent to use

after the next time the switch is booted. CurrentDefaultGateway The IP address of the default gateway that is currently in

use. NextBootLoadProtocol The transport protocol to be used by the agent to load the

configuration information and the image at the next boot. LastLoadProtocol The transport protocol last used to load the image and

configuration information on the switch. Reboot Action object to reboot the agent.

Reset — initiates a hardware reset.

The agent does best eff orts to return a response before th e

action occurs. If any of the combined download actions are

requested, neither action occurs until the expiration of

s5AgInfoScheduleBootTime, if set.

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Base Unit Info tab

The Base Unit Info tab provides read-only information about the operating status of the hardware and whether or not the default factory settings are being used.

To open the Base Unit Info tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens with the System tab displayed (Figure 22 on

page 50).

3 Click the Base Unit Info tab.

The Base Un it Info tab opens (Figure 23).

Figure 23 Edit Chassis dialog box — Base Unit Info tab

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Table 17 describes the Base Unit Info tab items.

Table 17 Base Unit Info tab items

Item Description

Type The switch type. Descr A description of the switch hardware, including number of ports and

transmission speed.

Ver The switch hardware version number.

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Table 17 Base Unit Info tab items (continued)

Item Description

SerNum The switch serial number. LstChng The value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered its current

operational state. If the current state was entered prior to the last reinitialization of the local network management subsystem, the value is zero.

Location Type the physical location of the switch.

Agent tab

The Agent tab provides read-only information about the addresses that the agent software uses to identify the switch.

To open the Agent tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed.

3 Click the Agent tab.

The Agent tab opens (Figure 24).

Figure 24 Edit Chassis dialog box — Agent tab

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Table 18 descri bes the Agent tab fields.

Table 18 Agent tab fields

Item Description

NextBootpAddr The IP address of the BootP server to be used the next time

the switch is booted.

NextBootNetMask The subnet mask to be used the next time the switch is

booted.

LoadServerAddr The IP address of the load server for the configuration file

and/or the image file. If not used, then the value is 0.0.0.0.

ImageFileName Name of the image file(s) currently associated with the

interface. When the object is not used, the value is a zero length string.

ValidFlag Indicates if the configuration and/or image file(s) were

downloaded from this interface and if the file names have not been changed.

BootRouterAddr The IP address of the boot router for the configuration file

and/or the image file.

MacAddr T he switch’s MAC address.

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SNMP tab

The SNMP tab provides read-only information about the addresses that the agent software uses to identify the switch.

To open the SNMP tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed.

3 Click the SNMP tab.

The SNMP tab opens (Figure 25).

Figure 25 Edit Chassis dialog box — SNMP tab

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Table 19 descri bes the SNMP Info tab fields.

Table 19 SNMP tab fields

Field Description

LastUnauthenticat edIp A dd ress The last IP address that was not authen tic ate d

LastUnauthenticatedCommunityString The last community string that was not

TrpRcvrMaxEnt The maximum number of trap receiver entries. TrpRcvrCurEnt The current number of trap receiver entries. TrpRcvrNext The next trap receiver entry to be created.

Trap Receivers tab

The Trap Receivers tab lists the devices that will receive SNMP traps from the BayStack 380-24F switch.

by the device.

authenticated by the device.

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To open the Trap Receivers tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed.

3 Click the Trap Receivers tab.

The Trap Receivers tab opens (Figure 26).

Figure 26 Trap Receivers tab

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Table 20 describes the Trap Receivers tab items.

Table 20 Edit Chassis dialog box — Trap Receivers tab items

Item Description

NetAddr The address (or DNS hostname) for the trap receiver. Community Community string used for trap messages to this trap receiver.

Adding a Trap Receiver

To edit the network traps table:

1 In the Trap Receivers tab (Figure 26), click Insert.

The Chassis, Insert Trap Receive dialog box opens (Figure 27).

Figure 27 Chassis, Insert Trap Receive dialog box

2 Type the Index, NetAddr, and the Community information.

Note: Refer to Table 20 on page 57 for description of the Chassis,

Insert Trap Receivers dialog box items.

3 Click Insert.

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Power Supply tab

The Power supply tab provides read-only information about the operating status of the switch power supply.

To open the Power supply tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed.

3 Click the Power Supply tab.

The Power supply tab opens (Figure 28).

Figure 28 Edit Chassis dialog box — Power Supply tab

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Table 21 describes the Power supply tab fields.

Table 21 Power supply tab fields

Field Description

Desc The power supply type. OperStat The operational state of the power supply. Values include:

• other: Some other state.

• notAvail: This st a t e is not avail abl e.

• removed: Power supply was removed.

• disabled: Power supply is disabled.

• normal: Power supply is operating in normal operation.

• resetInProg: A reset of the power supply is in progress.

• testing: Power supply is doing a self test.

• warning: Power supply is operating at a warning level.

• nonFatalErr: Power supply is operating at error level.

• fatalErr: An error stopped the power supply operation

• notConfig: Power supply needs to be configured. The allowable values are determined by the component type.

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Fan tab

The Fan tab provides read-only information about the operating status of the switch fans.

To open the Fan tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed.

3 Click the Fan tab.

The Fan tab opens (Figure 28).

Figure 29 Edit Chassis dialog box — Fan tab

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Table 22 describes the Fan tab fields.

Table 22 Fan tab fields

Field Description

Desc The fan type. OperStat The operational state of the fan. Values include:

• other: Some other state.

• notAvail: This st a t e is not avail abl e.

• removed: Fan was removed.

• disabled: Fan is disabled.

• normal: Fan is operating in normal operation.

• resetInProg: A reset of the fan is in progress.

• testing: Fan is doing a self test.

• warning: Fan is operating at a warning level.

• nonFatalErr: Fan is operating at error level.

• fatalErr: An error stopped the fan operation

• notConfig: Fan needs to be configured. The allowable values are determined by the component type.

Working with configuration files

You can view information and upload or download the configuration and image files from the Edit FileSystem dialog box.

To open the Edit FileSystem dialog box:

➨ From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > File System.

The FileSystem dialog box opens (Figure 30).

Update only one item at a time. Click Apply after each change.

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Figure 30 FileSystem dialog box

Table 23 describes the FileSystem dialog box items.

Table 23 FileSystem dialog box items

Item Description

LoadServerAddr The IP address of the load server for the configuration file and/or the

image file. If not used, then the value is 0.0.0.0.

ConfigFileName Name of the configuration file currently associated with the interface.

When not used, the value is a zero length string.

ImageFileName Name of the image file(s) currently associated with the interface.

When the object is not used, the value is a zero length string.

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Table 23 FileSystem dialog box items (continued)

Item Description

Action • This object is u sed to d ownl oad or upload a config file or a n i ma ge

Result This object is used to get the status of the latest action as shown by

file. In read operation, if there is no acti on t aken since the boot up, it will return with a value of other. Otherwise, it will return the latest action such as:

dnldConfig dnldImg upldConfig

• In a write operation, the value that can be written is: dnldConfig - download a config file to a device.

• The new config file will not take effect until the next boot cycle of the device. Possible values are:

dnldImg - download an image to a device. upldConfig - upload a config file to a server from a device.

s5AgInfoFileAction. The values that can be read are:

• other — if no action taken since the boot up

• inProgress — the operation is in progress

• success — the operation succeeds.

• fail — the operation failed.

Graphing chassis statistics

To graph ch assis statistics:

1 Select the chassis. 2 Do one of the following:

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• From Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Chassis.

• On the toolbar, click Graph.

The following sections describe the Graph Chassis dialog box tabs with descriptions of the statistics on each tab.

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Six columns provide th e statistics for the counters that are listed on the tab.

For descriptions of the chassis IP statistics, refer to Table 10 on page 34.

SNMP tab

The chassi s SNMP tab l i sts chassis statistics.

To open the SNMP tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 From the shortcut menu, choose Graph > Chassis.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed.

3 Click the SNMP tab.

The SNMP tab opens (Figure 31).

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Figure 31 Graph Chassis dialog box — Chassis SNMP tab

Table 24 descri bes the SNMP tab fields.

Table 24 SNMP tab fields

Field Description

InPkts The total number of messages delivered to the SNMP from

the transport service.

OutPkts The total number of SNMP messages passed from the

SNMP protocol to the transport service.

InTotalReqV ars The tot al number of MIB obje cts re trieved s uccessful ly by th e

SNMP protocol as the r esult of receiving valid SNMP Get-Request and Get-Next PDUs.

InTotalSetVars The total number of MIB objects altered successfully by the

SNMP protocol as the r esult of receiving valid SNMP Set-Request PDU s.

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Table 24 SNMP tab fields (continued)

Field Description

InGetRequests The total number of SNMP Get-Request PDUs that have

been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol.

InGetNexts The total number of SNMP Get-Next PDUs accepted and

processed by the SNMP protocol.

InSetRequests The total numb er of SNM P Set-R eques t PDUs a ccept ed and

processed by the SNMP protocol.

InGetResponses The total number of SNMP Get-Response PDUs accepted

and processed by the SNMP protocol.

OutTraps The total number of SNMP Trap PDUs generated by the

SNMP prot ocol.

OutTooBigs The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is tooBig.

OutNoSuchNames The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is noSuchName.

OutBadValues The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is badValue.

OutGenErrs The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP

protocol for which the va lu e of t he e rror-s tatus field is genErr.

InBadV ersions The total numb er of SNMP m essages de livered to the SNMP

protocol for an unsupported SNMP version.

InBadCommunityNames The total number of SNMP messages delivere d to the SNMP

protocol that used an unknown SNMP community name.

InBadCommunityUses The total number of SNMP messages de livered to the SNMP

protocol that represented an SN MP opera tion no t allo wed by the SNMP community named in the message.

InASNParseErrs The total number of ASN.1 or BER errors encountered by the

SNMP protocol when decoding received SNMP messages.

InTooBigs The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is tooBig.

InNoSuchNames The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is noSuchName.

InBadValues The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is badValue.

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Table 24 SNMP tab fields (continued)

Field Description

InReadOnlys The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP

protocol for which the value of the error-status field is readOnly. It is a protocol error to generate an SNMP PDU containing the value “readOnly” in the error-status field. This object is provided to detect incorrect impleme nt a tion s of the SNMP.

InGenErrs The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP

protocol for which the v al ue o f the erro r-st a tus fie ld isgenErr.

IP tab

The IP tab shows IP information for the chassis.

To open the IP tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 Do one of the following:

• From Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Chassis.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph. The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 31 on page 65) with the SNMP

tab displayed.

3 Click the IP tab.

The IP tab opens (Figure 32).

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Figure 32 Graph Chassis dialog box — IP tab

Table 25 describes the Chassis IP tab fields

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Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields

Field Description

InReceives The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces,

including those receiv ed in error.

InHdrErrors The number of input datagrams discarded due to errors in their

IP headers, including bad checksums, version number mismatch, other format errors, time-to-live exceeded, errors discovered in processing their IP options.

InAddrErrors The number of input datagrams discarded because the IP address

in the IP header destination field was not a valid address. This count includes invalid addresses (forexample, 0.0.0.0) and addresses of unsupported Classes (for example, Class E). For addresses that are not IP Gateways and therefore do not forward datagrams, this coun ter incl udes d ata grams disca rded be cause the destination address was not a local address.

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Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields (continued)

Field Description

ForwDatagrams The number of input datagrams for which this entity was not their

final IP destination, as a r esult of which an attem pt was made to find a route to forward them to that final destination. For addresses that do not act as IP Gateways, this counter will include only those packets that were Source-Routed by way of this address and had successful Source-Rou te option processing.

InUnknownProtos The number of locally addressed datagrams received successfully

but discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol.

InDiscards The number of input IP datagrams for which no problems were

encountered to prevent their continued processing but that were discarded (for example, for lack of buffer space). Note that this counter does not include any datagrams discarded while awaiting reassembly.

InDelivers The total number of input datagrams successfully delivered to

IP user-protocols (including ICMP).

OutRequests The total number of IP datagrams that local IP user-protocols

(including ICMP) supplied to IP in requests for transmission. Note that this counter does not include any datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams.

OutDiscards The number of output IP datagrams for which no problem was

encountered to prevent their transmission to their destination, but that were discarded (for example, for lack of buffer space). Note that this counter would include datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams if any such packets met this (discretionary) discard criterion.

OutNoRoutes The number of IP datagrams discarded because no route could be

found to transmit them to their destination. Note that this counter also includes any packets counted in ipForwDatagrams that have no route. Note that this includes any datagrams a host cannot route because all of its default gateways are down.

FragOKs The number of IP datagrams that have been successfully

fragmented at this entity.

FragFails The number of IP datagrams that have been discarded because

they needed to be fragmented at this entity but could not be, for example, because their Don’t Fr agment flag was set.

FragCreates The number o f IP datag ram fragme nts tha t have been genera ted as

a result of fragmentation at this entity.

ReasmReqds The number of IP fragments received that needed to be

reassembled at this entity.

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Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields (continued)

Field Description

ReasmOKs The number of IP datagrams successfully reassembled. ReasmFails The number of failures detected by the IP reassembly algorithm

(for whatever reason: timed out, errors, etc.). Note that this is not necessarily a count of discarded IP fragments because some algorithms (notably the algorithm in RFC 815) can lose track of the number of fragments by combining them as they are received.

ICMP In tab

The chassis ICMP In tab shows ICMP In statistics.

To open the ICMP In tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 Do one of the following:

• From Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Chassis.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 31 on page 65) with the SNMP tab displayed.

3 Click the ICMP In tab.

The ICMP In tab opens (Figure 33).

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Figure 33 Graph Chassis dialog box — ICMP In tab

Table 26 descri bes the ICMP I n tab fields.

Table 26 ICMP In tab fields

Field Description

SrcQuenchs The number of ICMP Source Quench messages received. Redirects The number of ICMP Redirect messages received. Echos The number of ICMP Echo (request) messages received. EchoReps The number of ICMP Echo Reply messages received. Timestamps The number of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages received. TimestampReps The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages received. AddrMasks The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages received. AddrMaskReps The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages received. ParmProbs The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received. DestUnreachs The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages received. TimeExcds The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages received.

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ICMP Out tab

The chassi s ICMP Out shows ICMP Out statist ics.

To open the ICMP Out tab:

1 Select the chassis. 2 Do one of the following:

• From Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Chassis.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph.

The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 31 on page 65) with the SNMP tab displayed.

3 Click the ICMP Out tab.

The ICMP Out tab opens (Figure 34).

Figure 34 Graph Chassis dialog box — ICMP Out tab

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Table 27 descri bes the ICMP Ou t tab fields.

Table 27 ICMP Out tab fields

Field Description

SrcQuenchs The number of ICMP Source Quench messages sent. Redirects The number of ICMP Redirect messages received. For a host, this

object will always be zero, because hosts do not send redirects. Echos The number of ICMP Echo (reque st) mes s age s sent. EchoReps The number of ICMP Echo Rep ly mess ag es se nt. Timest amps The number of ICMP Timest am p (reque st) me ss age s sent. TimestampReps The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages sent. AddrMasks The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages sent. AddrMaskReps The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages sent. ParmProbs The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages sent. DestUnreachs The num be r of ICMP Dest ina tion Unreachable messages sen t. TimeExcds The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages sent.

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Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports

This chapter describes how you use Device Manager to confi gure and gra ph ports on a BayStack 380-24F Switch.

The windows displayed when you configure a single port differ from the ones displayed when you configure multiple ports. However, the options are similar.

Viewing and editing a single port configuration

To view or edit the configuration of a single or multiple ports:

1 Double-click on a single port or select the ports you want to edit. 2 Do one of the following:

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• Double-click on the selected port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit.

Note: When you edit a single port, tabs that are not applicable are not available for you to select.

When you edit multiple ports, some tabs are not available, and some tabs are available even th ough the opt ions ar e not appl icabl e. When th e option does not apply for a given port, NoSuchObject is displayed.

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The following sections provide a description of the tabs in the Edit Port dialog box, and details about each field on the tab.

Interface tab for a single port

The Interface tab shows the basic configuration and status of a single port.

To view the Interface tab:

1 Select the port you want to edit. 2 Do one of the following:

• Double-click on the selected port

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit button. The Port dialog box for a single port opens (Figure 35) with the Interface tab

displayed.

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Figure 35 Port dialog box — Interface tab

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Table 28 describes the Interface tab items for a single port.

Table 28 Interface tab items for a single port

Field Description

Index A unique value assigned to each interface. The value ranges

Descr The type of switch and number of ports. Type The media type of this interface. Mtu The size of the largest packet, in octets, that can be sent or received

PhysAddress The MAC address assigned to a particular interface. AdminS tatu s The curren t admini strativ e st ate of the in terface , whic h can be one of

OperStatus The current operational state of the interface, which can be one of

LastChange The value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered its current

Speed Current speed. AutoNegotiate Indicates whether this port is enabled for autonegotiation or not. AdminDuplex The administrative duplex mode of the port (full). AdminSpeed Set the port’s speed. OperSpeed The current operating speed of the port.

between 1..24.

on the interface.

the following:

•up

•down When a managed system is initialized, all interfaces start with

AdminS tatus in the down state. AdminStatus change s to the up state (or remains in the down state) as a result of either management action or the configuration information available to the managed system.

the following:

•up

•down

•testing If AdminStatus is up , then Ope rStatus should be up if the interface is

ready to transmit and receive network traf fic . If AdminStatus is down, then OperStatus should be down. It should remain in the down state if and only if there is a fault that preven ts it from going to the up st ate . The testing state indicates that no operational packets can be passed.

operational state. If the current state was entered prior to the last reinitialization of the local network management subsystem, the value is zero.

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Table 28 Interface tab items for a single port (continued)

Field Description

MltId The MultiLink Trunk to which the port is assigned (if any). OperDuplex The duplex mode of the port (full duplex).

VLAN tab for a single port

The VLAN tab allows you to view the VLAN membership for a single port.

To view the VLAN tab:

1 Select the port you want to edit. 2 Do one of the following:

• Double-click the selected port

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit.

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The Port dialog box for a single port opens (Figure 35 on page 76) with the Interface tab displayed.

3 Click the VLAN tab.

The VLAN tab opens (Figure 36).

Figure 36 Edit Port dialog box — VLAN tab

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Table 29 descri bes the VLAN tab items.

Table 29 VLAN tab items for a single port

Item Description

Type Indicates the type of VLAN port (Trunk or Access port). If the

VlanIds The VLANIDs of which this port is a member. DiscardUntaggedFrames This field only applies to trunk ports. It acts as a flag used to

DefaultVlanId The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on a

port is a trunk port, the port is pro bably a member of more than one VLAN. If the po rt is an acce ss po rt, the p ort can only be a member of one VLAN if there is no membership conflict.

determine how to process untagged frames received on this port. When the flag is set, the frames are discarded by the forwarding process. When the flag is reset, the frames are assigned to the VLAN specified by rcVlanPortDefaultVlanId.

trunk port.

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STG tab for a single port

In the Spanning Tree Group (STG) tab, you can view the status and modify the configuration of a port’s spanning tree parameters.

To view the STG tab:

1 Select the port you want to edit. 2 Do one of the following:

• Double-click the selected port.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit. The Port dialog box for a single port opens (Figure 35 on page 76) with the

Interface tab displayed.

3 Click the STG tab.

The STG tab opens (Figure 37).

Figure 37 Edit Port dialog box — STG tab

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Table 30 describes the STG tab items.

Table 30 STG tab items for a single port

Item Description

StgI d The number of times this po rt has transi tioned from the Lea rning

Priority The value of the priority field that is contained in the first

State The port’s current state as defined by application of the

EnableStp Allows you to select true or false to enable or disable STP. FastStart All ows you to select true or false to enable or disable FastStart. PathCost The contribution of this port to the cost of paths toward the

DesignatedRoot The unique Bridge Identifier of the bridge recorded as the Root

DesignatedCost The path cost of the Designated Port of the segment connected

DesignatedBridge The Bridge Identifier of the bridge that this port considers to be

DesignatedPort The Port Identifier of the port on the Designated Bridge for this

ForwardTrans ition s The number of times this port has tra nsitio ned fro m the Learni ng

state to the Forwarding state.

(in network byte order) octet of the (2-octet long) Port ID. The other octet of the Port ID is derived from the value of dot1dStpPort.

Spanning Tree Protocol. This state controls the action a port takes when it receives a frame. If the bridge det ects a port that is malfunctioning, it pl aces that po rt into the broke n st ate. For ports that are disabled (see EnableStp), this object has a value of disabled.

spanning tree root, which include this port. The IEEE

802.1D-1990 sta ndard reco mmends tha t the de fault value o f this parameter be in inverse proportion to the speed of the attached LAN.

in the Configuration BPDUs transmitted by the Designated Bridge for the segment to which the port is attached.

to this port. This value i s comp ar ed to th e Root Pat h Cost field in received bridge PDUs.

the Designated Bridge for this port’s segment.

port’s segment.

state to the Forwarding state.

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Configuring multiple ports

You can graph port statistics from the graph port dialog box.

To open the graph port dialog box:

1 Select the port or ports you want to edit. 2 Do one of the following:

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit Selected.

The following sections discuss the graph port statistics tabs with descriptions of the statistics.

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Interface tab for multiple ports

The Interface tab shows the basic configuration and status of the selected ports.

To view or edit the Interface tab for multiple ports:

1 Select the ports that you want to edit.

[Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

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2 Do one of the following:

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit. The Interface tab (Figure 38) shows port interface statistics.

Figure 38 Edit Ports — Interface tab

Table 31 descri bes the Interface tab fiel ds.

Table 31 Interface tab fields for multiple ports

Field Description

Index A unique value assigned to each interface. The value ranges between

Descr Type of switch and number of ports. Type Media type for this interface. Mtu Size of the largest packet, in octet s, tha t can be sent or recei ved on t he

PhysAddress MAC address assigned to a particular interface. AdminStatus Current administrative state of the interface, which can be one of the

1 and 255.

interface.

following:

•up

•down When a managed system is initialized, all interfaces start with

AdminStatus in the down state. AdminStatus changes to the up state (or remains in the down state) as a result of either management action or the configuration information available to the managed system.

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Table 31 Interface tab fields for multiple ports (continued)

Field Description

OperStatus Current operational state of the interface, which can be one of the

LastChange Value of the time the interface entered its current operational state. If

Speed The estimate bandwidth of the interface in bits per second (bps). For

AutoNegotiate Indicates whether the port is enabled (checked) for autonegotiation or

AdminDuplex The administrative duplex mode of the port (full). OperDuplex Indicate duplex value of the port. AdminSpeed The speed of a port: 1000 mbps OperSpeed The current operating speed of the port. MltId The MultiLink Trunk to which the port is assigned (if any).

following:

•up

•down

•testing If AdminStatus is up, then OperStatus should be up if the interface is

ready to transmit and receive network traffic. If AdminStatus is down, then OperStatus should be down. It should remain in the down state if and only if there is a fault that prevents it from going to the up state. The testing state indicates that no operational packets can be passed.

the current stat e wa s e ntered prior to the last r ein itialization of the lo ca l network management subsystem, the value is zero.

interfaces that do not vary in bandwid t h or have no way to estim at e the bandwidth, this object should contain the nominal bandwidth. If the bandwidth of the interface is greater than the maximum value reported by the object, then the object displays its maximum value (4,294,967,295). For a su b-la ye r tha t ha s n o co nc ept of b and w id t h, th e object should be zero.

not.

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VLAN tab for multiple ports

The VLAN tab shows the VLAN membership for the selected ports.

To view or edit the Interface tab for multiple ports:

1 Select the ports that you want to edit.

[Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

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2 Do one of the following:

• From the shortcut menu, choose Edit.

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > Port.

• On the toolbar, click Edit. The Port dialog box for a multiple port (Figure 35 on page 76) opens with the

Interface tab displayed.

3 Click the VLAN tab.

The VLAN tab opens (Figure 39).

Figure 39 VLAN tab for multiple ports

Table 32 describes the VLAN tab fields for multiple ports.

Table 32 VLAN tab fields for multiple ports

Field Description

Type Indicates the type of VLAN port (Trunk or Access port). If the

VlanIds The VLANIDs of which this port is a member. DiscardUntaggedFrames This field only applies to trunk ports. It acts as a flag used to

DefaultVlanId The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on a

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Graphing port statistics

You can graph statistics for either a sin gle port or multiple ports from the graphPort dialog box. The windows displayed are identical for either single or multiple port configuration.

To open the graphPort dialog box for graphing:

1 Select the port or ports you want to graph.

To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

2 Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph. The graphPort dialog box for a single port (Figure 40 on page 87) or for

multiple ports opens with the Interface tab displayed.

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Interface tab for graphing ports

The Interface tab shows interface parameters for graphing a port or ports.

To open the Interface tab for graphing:

1 Select the port or ports you want to graph.

To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

2 Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph. The Port dialog box for a single port (Figure 40 on page 87) or for multiple

ports opens with the Inte rface tab di splayed.

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Figure 40 Interface tab for graphing ports

Table 33 descri bes the Interface tab fields for graphing ports.

Table 33 Port Interface tab fields for multiple ports

Field Description

ifInOctets The total number of octets received on the interface, including

framing characters.

ifOutOctets The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface,

ifInUcastPkts The number of packets delivered by this sublayer to a higher

ifOutUcastPkt s The number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be

ifInNUcastPkts The number of packets delivered by this sublayer to a higher

ifOutNUcastPkts The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested

InDiscards The number of inbound packets that were chosen to be discarded

OutDiscards The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be

including framing characters.

sublayer that were not addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer.

transmitted that were not addressed to a multicast address at this sublayer. This total number includes those packets discarded or unsent.

(sub)layer, which were addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer.

be transmitted, and which were addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sublayer, including thos e that were

discarded or not sent.

even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.

discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.

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Table 33 Port Interface tab fields for multiple ports (continued)

Field Description

InErrors For packet-oriented inte rfaces, the number o f inbound packet s that

OutErrors For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of outbound packets

InUnknownProtos For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of packets received via

contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, the number of inbound transmission units that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.

that could not be transmitted because of errors. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, the number of outbound transmis sion unit s that could not be transmitte d because of errors.

the interface that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces that support protocol multiplexing, the number of transmission units received via the interface that were discarded because of an unknow n or unsuppo rted protocol. Fo r any interfac e that does not sup port prot ocol mu ltiplexi ng, this coun ter will always be 0.

Ethernet Errors tab for graphing ports

The port Ethernet Errors tab shows port Ethernet Errors statistics.

To open the Ethernet Errors tab for graphing:

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1 Select the port or ports you want to graph.

To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

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2 Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph. The Port dialog box for a single port (Figure 35 on page 76) or for multiple

ports opens with the Inte rface tab di splayed.

3 Click the Ethernet Errors tab.

The Ethernet Errors tab opens (Figure 41).

Figure 41 Graph Port dialog box — Ethernet Errors tab

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Table 39 describes the Ethernet Errors tab fields.

Table 34 Ethernet Errors tab fields

Field Description

AlignmentErrors A count of frames received on a particular interface that are

FCSErrors A count of frames received on a particular interface that are

InternalMacTransmitErrors A count of frames for which transmission on a particular

InternalMacReceiveErrors A count of frames for which reception on a particular

CarrierSenseErrors The number of times that the c arrier sense c ondition was lost

not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check. The count represented b y an in st anc e of thi s object is incremented when the alignmentError status is returned by the MAC servi ce to th e LLC (or o ther MA C user). Received frames for which multiple error conditions occur are, according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management, counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC.

an integral number of octets in length but do not p as s the FCS check. The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameCheckError status is returned by the MAC servi ce to th e LLC (or o ther MA C user). Received frames for which multiple error conditions occur are, according to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management, counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC.

interface fails due to an internal MAC sublaye r transmit error. A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the LateCollisions object, the ExcessiveCollisions object, or the CarrierSenseErrors object.

interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error. A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the FrameTooLongs object, the AlignmentErrors object, or the FCSErrors object.

The precise meaning of the count represented by an instance of this object is implementation specific. In particular , an ins ta nce of this obje ct may repres ent a count of receive errors on a p arti cular i nte rfac e t hat are not otherwise counted.

or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame on a particular interfac e. Th e co unt re pres en ted by an in stance of this object is incremented at most once per transmission attempt, even if the carrier sense condition fluctuates during a transmission attempt.

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Table 34 Ethernet Errors tab fields (continued)

Field Description

FrameTooLongs A count of frames received on a particular interface that

SQETestErrors A count of times that the SQE TEST ERROR message is

DeferredTransmissions A count of frames for which the first transmission attempt on

SingleCollisionFrames A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular

MultipleCollisionFrames A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular

LateCollisions The number of times that a collision is detected on a

ExcessiveCollisions A count of frames for which transmission on a particular

exceed the maximum permitted frame size. The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameTooLong status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC (or other MAC us er). Re ce ive d fra mes for which multiple error conditio ns oc cur are, acco rdin g to the conventions of IEEE 802.3 Layer Management, counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC.

generated by the PLS sublayer for a particular interface. The SQE TEST ERROR message is defined in section 7.2.2.2.4 of ANSI/IEEE 802.3-1985 and its generation is described in section 7.2.4.6 of the same document.

a particular inter face is de layed be cause the medium i s busy. The count represented by an instan ce o f this object does not include frames involved in collisions.

interface for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision. A frame that is counted by an insta nce of this o bject is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUca stPkts, ifOutMulticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts, and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the MultipleCollisionFrames object.

interface for which transm ission is inhib ited by more than one collision. A frame that is counted by an insta nce of this o bject is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUca stPkts, ifOutMulticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts, and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the SingleCollisionFrames object.

particular interface later than 512 bit-times into the transmission of a packet. Five hundred and twelve bit-times corresponds to 51.2 microseconds on a 10 Mb/s system. A (late) collision included in a count represented by an instance of this object is also considered as a (generic) collision for purposes of other collision-related statistics.

interface fails due to excessive coll is ion s.

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Bridge tab

The Bridge tab displays port frame statistics.

To open the Bridge tab for graphing:

1 Select the port or ports you want to graph.

To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

2 Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph. The Port dialog box for a single port (Figure 35 on page 76) or for multiple

ports opens with the Inte rface tab di splayed.

3 Click the Bridge

tab.

The Bridge tab for graphing ports opens (Figure 42).

Figure 42 Graph Port dialog box — Bridge tab

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Table 35 describes the Bridge tab fields.

Table 35 Bridge tab fields

Field Description

DelayExceededDiscards Number of frames discarded by the port due to excessive

MtuExceededDiscards Number of frames discarded by the port due to an

InFrames The number of frames that hav e been re ceived by this port

OutFrames The number of frames that have bee n receiv ed by this port

InDiscards Count of valid frames received which were discarded

RMON tab

The RMON tab displays Ethernet statistics for graphing a port or ports.

To open the RMON tab for graphing:

1 Select the port or ports you want to graph.

To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports.

transit delays through the brid ge. It is incre mente d by both transparent and source route bridges.

excessive size. It is incremented by both transparent and source route bridges.

from its segment.

(filtered) by the Forwarding Process.

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2 Do one of the following:

• From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port.

• From the shortcut menu, choose Graph.

• On the toolbar, click Graph. The Port dialog box for a single port (Figure 35 on page 76) or for multiple

ports opens with the Inte rface tab di splayed.

3 Click the RMON

tab.

The RMON tab for graphing ports opens (Figure 43).

Figure 43 Graph Port dialog box — RMON tab

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Table 36 describes the RMON tab fields.

Table 36 RMON tab fields

Field Description

Octets The total number of octets of data (including those in bad packets)

Pkts The total number of packets (including bad packets, broadcast

BroadcastPkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to the

MulticastPkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to a

CRCAlignErrors The total number of packets received that had a length (excluding

UndersizePkts The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets

OversizePkts The total number of packets received that were longer than

Fragments The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in

Collisions The best estimate of the total number of collisions on this Ethernet

Jabbers The total number of packets received that were longer than

received on the network (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). You can use this object as a reasonable estimate of Ethernet utilization. For greater precision, sample the etherStatsPkts and etherS t atsOctets object s bef ore and after a comm on int erv al.

packets, and mul ticast packets) received.

broadcast address. Note that this does not include multicast packets.

multicast address. Note that this number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address.

framing bits, b ut includ ing FCS octet s) of bet ween 64 and 1 518 octet s, inclusive, but had ei ther a bad F ram e C hec k Se que nc e (FCS ) with an integral number of octe t s (FC S Error) o r a b ad FC S wi th a non int egra l number of octets (Alignment Error).

long (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed.

1518 octets (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets) and were otherwise well formed.

length (excluding framing b its b ut including FCS octet s) and had eithe r a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integr al number o f octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a nonintegral number of octets (Alignment Error). It is entirely normal for etherStatsFragments to increment becaus e it counts bo th runts (which are normal occurre nces due to collisions) and noise hits.

segment.

1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets), and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) with an integral number of octets (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error). Jabber is defined as the condition where any packet exceeds 20 ms. The allowed range to detect jabber is between 20 ms and 150 ms.

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Table 36 RMON tab fields (continued)

Field Description

<=64 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that

65 - 127 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that

128 - 255 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that

256 - 511 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that

512 - 1023 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that

>1023 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that

were less than or equal to 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

were greater than 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

were greater than 127 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

were greater than 255 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including F CSoctets).

were greater than 511 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets).

were greater than 1023 octets in len gth (ex cl udi ng framing bits but including FCS octets).

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Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk ports

MultiLink T runking (MLT) is a point-to-point conn ection that aggr egates multip le ports so that they logically act like a single port with the aggregated bandwidth. Grouping multiple ports into a logical link all ows you to achieve highe r aggregate throughput on a switch-to-switch or switch-to-server application. MultiLink Trunking provides media and module redundancy.

MultiLink Trunk (MLT) features

A number of Nortel Networks products implement MultiLink Trunking and have different feat ures and requir ements based on the archit ecture of the devi ce. For the BayStack 380-24F, MultiLink Trunking has the following general features and requirements:

• A unit can have up to six MultiLink Trunks (MLTs).

• Up to four ports can belong to an MLT.

• MultiLink Trunking is compatible with the Spanning Tree Protocol.

• IEEE 802.1Q tagging is supported on an MLT.

• For bridge traffi c, the alg orithm that distributes traf fic acros s an MLT is based on the source and destination MAC addresses.

Setting up MLTs

To set up MLTs:

➨ From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > MLT.

The MLT dialog box opens (Figure 44).

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Figure 44 MLT dialog box

The active MultiLink Trunks are displayed with the fields described in

Table 37.

Table 37 MLT dialog box fields

Field Description

ID The number of the MLT (assigned consecutively). Name The name given to the MLT. PortType Access or trunk port. PortMembers The ports that are assigned to the MLT. VLANIDs The VLANs assigned to the MLT Enable Specifies enabling of the MLT.

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Adding ports to a MultiLink Trunk

To add ports to an existing MLT:

1 From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > MLT.

The MLT dialog box opens (Figure 44 on page 98).

2 Double-click the PortMembers field.

The PortMembers dialog box opens (Figure 45).

Figure 45 PortMembers dia log box

3 Click the port numbers you want to add. 4 Click OK. 5 In the Enable column, select True to enable your selection.

MultiLink Trunk statistics

To view MLT interface statistics:

1 From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > MLT.

The MLT dialog box opens (Figure 44 on page 98).

2 Select an MLT row and then click Graph.

The Statistics, MLT window (Figure 46) opens with the Interface tab displayed.

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Figure 46 MLT Statistics — Interface tab

Table 38 descri bes the fields in the Interface tab.

Table 38 Interface tab fields

Field Description

InMulticastPkt The number of packets delivered to this MLT that were

addressed to a multicast address at this sublayer. For a MAC layer protocol, this number includes both Group and Functional addresses.

OutMulticast The total number of p acket s that h igher-level protocols requeste d

InBroadcastPkt The number of packets delivered to this MLT that were

OutBroadcast The total nu mber of packe ts tha t higher-l evel prot ocols reque sted

be transmitted, and that were addressed to a multicast address at this ML T, including those that were disc arded or not s ent. For a MAC layer protocol, this number includes both Group and Functional addresses.

addressed to a broadcast address at this sublayer.

be transmitted, and that were addressed to a broadcast address at this MLT, including those that were discarded or not sent.

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Nortel Networks 214393-A User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

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Preface

Before you begin

Text conventions

Related publications

How to get help

Starting Device Manager

Setting the Device Manager properties

Opening a device

Device Manager window

Menu bar

Toolbar

Device view

Selecting objects

Selecting a single object

Selecting multiple objects

LEDs and ports

Shortcut menus

Status bar

Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes

Editing objects

Working with statistics and graphs

Types of statistics

Types of graphs

Statistics for single and multiple objects

Viewing statistics as graphs

Telneting to a switch

Opening the Web-based management home page

Trap log

Online Help

Viewing switch IP information

Globals tab

Addresses tab

ARP tab

Editing the chassis configuration

System tab

Base Unit Info tab

Agent tab

SNMP tab

Trap Receivers tab

Adding a Trap Receiver

Power Supply tab

Fan tab

Working with configuration files

Graphing chassis statistics

SNMP tab

IP tab

ICMP In tab

ICMP Out tab

Viewing and editing a single port configuration

Interface tab for a single port

VLAN tab for a single port

STG tab for a single port

Configuring multiple ports

Interface tab for multiple ports

VLAN tab for multiple ports

Graphing port statistics

Interface tab for graphing ports

Ethernet Errors tab for graphing ports

Bridge tab

RMON tab

MultiLink Trunk (MLT) features

Setting up MLTs

Adding ports to a MultiLink Trunk

MultiLink Trunk statistics