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Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager 5

Overview 5 Setting ASEM Properties 5 Opening a Switch 8

The ASEM Interface 13

Switch Conﬁguration Tools 35

Monitoring Performance 40

Customizing the ASEM Display 42

Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2 8 Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 10 Previously Opened Switches 10 Troubleshooting the Opening of a Switch 11 Connecting to a ASEM Server 11

ASEM Interface Elements 13 Working with Switch Screens 32

Conﬁguration Tools 35 Working with Tables and Forms 36 Filtering Table Data 38 Sorting Table Data 39

Working with Polling Tables and Forms 40 Working with Graphing Tables 40

Modifying Label Appearance 43 Modifying the list of well-known ports 44 Modifying or adding Well-known Protocols 44 Altering the Default Browser 45 Localization of ASEM 45 Changing the MIB Default Values 46

Index 48

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Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Overview

The Nortel Application Switch Element Manager (ASEM) provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for remotely managing a Nortel Application Switch through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This document provides an overview of how to use the ASEM.

The following topics are covered in this book:

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"Setting ASEM Properties" (page 5)

• "Opening a Switch" (page 8)

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"The ASEM Interface" (page 13)

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"Switch Conﬁguration Tools" (page 35)

• "Monitoring Performance" (page 40)

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"Customizing the ASEM Display" (page 42)

Setting ASEM Properties

ASEM uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to conﬁgure and manage a Nortel Application Switch. The ASEM Properties screen is used to conﬁgure parameters used to communicate with a switch. These parameters include polling interval, time-out, and retry count. These parameters are set at any time before or after a device is opened.

To set the properties in the ASEM Properties screen, follow this procedure:

Step Action 1

From the ASEM menu, select Nortel ASEM > Properties. This screen is illustrated in "Properties Screen" (page 6).

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Properties Screen

Select the properties to change and set their values.

Note: The ASEM Server Notiﬁcations area is only available when a connection to an ASEM Server has been established. Use the ASEM Server Notiﬁcations area to conﬁgure ASEM Server e-mail notiﬁcations.

Click Save.

Note: Each switch has individual Polling/Retry Count, Time-out, and Trace values. The root properties set on this screen establish default settings.

"Property screen ﬁelds" (page 7) outlines the ﬁelds present on this

screen.

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Property screen ﬁelds

Field Description Polling Fields

Status Interval The interval at which statistics and status information are

gathered.

(If Traps, Status Interval)

If the Register for Traps check box is selected, then it specifies the interval in seconds at which statistics and

status information are gathered. Hotswap Detect The multiples of polling intervals between hotswap checks. Enable If checked, ASEM polls the switch according to the settings

listed above the Enable check box.

SNMP Fields

Retry Count The number of times ASEM retransmits any SNMP message

before reporting a timeout message. Timeout The length of time between each retry of each SNMP waiting

period, from 3 to 30 seconds.

If the retry count is set to 2 and the time-out value to 5

seconds, ASEM reports a timeout (no response from the

switch) after 10 seconds. Trace If checked, ASEM sends detailed SNMP information to the

log. Register for Traps If checked, ASEM attempts to register the client’s IP address

to one of the trap hosts’ IP fields. Listen for Traps If checked, ASEM listens for traps and attempts to hook to

the trap port 162. Max Traps in Log The specified number of traps that may exist in the trap log.

Trap Port The number of the port on which trap messages are

General Fields

Listen for Syslogs If checked, ASEM listens for syslogs and attempts to hook

Confirm row deletion

The default is 500.

captured. The default is 162.

to the syslog port 514.

If checked, ASEM requests for confirmation each time a row

in the application is deleted.

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Field Description

Synchronize VRRP Peers on Apply

ASEM Server Notifications Fields

Enable Enable or disable ASEM Server e-mail notifications. From The e-mail address used to send the notification. To The e-mail address that receives the notification.

Server The e-mail server used to send the notification. Port The port used by the e-mail server to receive messages. User The user name used to log into the e-mail server. Password The password used to log into the e-mail server.

Opening a Switch

ASEM provides two options for opening a switch for conﬁguration and management. A switch can either be opened using SNMP versions 1 or 2, or SNMP version 3. The following sections explain how to open a switch through either of these methods.

If checked, the switch synchronizes the SLB, filter, and

VRRP configuration on a peer switch on Apply. To take

effect, peers must be configured on the switches and the

administrator password on the switches must be identical.

Note: This field supports only a single e-mail address. To send an e-mail notification to multiple addresses, create a mail list for those addresses.

Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2

To open a switch using SNMP versions 1 or 2, follow this procedure:

Step Action 1

From the menu, select Nortel ASEM > Open. The Open Device screen opens. This screen is illustrated in "Open Device screen"

(page 9).

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Open Device screen

Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or byright-clicking on the ASEM tree control. See "ASEM Toolbar" (page 21) and "ASEM

Tree Control" (page 25) for more information on these options.

Identify the device to be opened by typing the Domain Naming Services (DNS) name or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device in the Device Name ﬁeld.

3 Type the appropriate community strings in the Read Community

and Write Community ﬁelds. The default strings are public and private respectively. These settings apply to SNMP version 1 or 2 access. For access using SNMP version 3, see "Opening a Switch

using SNMPv3" (page 10).

Click Open. Optionally, click Ping to check if the switch is reachable on the

network before attempting to open it.

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To connect to the switch through the Telnet protocol, click Telnet.

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Opening a Switch using SNMPv3

Before opening a switch using SNMP version 3, SNMP version 3 must be enabled on the switch. Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System

24.0 Command Reference (NN47220-105) for information on enabling SNMP version 3.

To open a switch using SNMP version 3, follow this procedure:

Step Action 1 From the menu, select Nortel ASEM > Open. The Open Device

screen opens. This screen is illustrated in "Open Device screen"

(page 9).

Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or byright-clicking on the ASEM tree control. See "ASEM Toolbar" (page 21) and "ASEM

Tree Control" (page 25) for more information on these options.

2 Identify the device to be opened by typing the Domain Naming

Services (DNS) name or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device in the Device Name ﬁeld.

Click the v3 Enabled check box.

4 Enter the user name in the User Name ﬁeld. 5

If applicable, select the appropriate authentication protocol in the Authentication Protocol drop-down list. The options in the list are None, MD5, and SHA-96.IfNone is selected, no further conﬁguration is required. Steps 6 to 8 assume that an authentication protocol was selected.

Enter the authentication password in the Authentication Password ﬁeld.

If applicable, select the appropriate privacy protocol in the Privacy Protocol drop-down list. The options are None and DES.

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Enter the privacy password in the Privacy Password ﬁeld. Click Open.

Previously Opened Switches

Any switch that was opened during past sessions appear as a folder in the left-hand tree control navigation pane. This folder is be labeled with the IP address or DNS name of the switch. Click on the desired folder to initiate a new connection to the switch.

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Troubleshooting the Opening of a Switch

Errors can occur during the opening of a switch. If an error occurs, ASEM displays an error message. This message is illustrated in "Connection Error

Message" (page 11).

Connection Error Message

If this message is displayed, the following items should be checked:

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In slower networks, increase the Retry Count and Timeout values on the Properties screen. See "Setting ASEM Properties" (page 5) for information on performing this task.

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In the Open Device screen, ensure that the correct read and write community strings have been entered for SNMP version 1 and 2 connections. See "Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2"

(page 8) for more information on performing this task.

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In the Open Device screen, ensure that the correct SNMP version 3 information has been entered for SNMP version 3 connections. See

"Opening a Switch using SNMPv3" (page 10) for more information on

performing this task.

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Ensure that the switch is physically connected to the network.

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Ensure that the switch is turned on and receiving power.

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Ensure that the switch has been assigned a correct IP address.

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Ensure that the correct IP address is being used in the Open Device screen.

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Ensure that the problem does not exist because of an unrelated network misconﬁguration.

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Ensure that SNMP access is enabled on the switch. Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24.0 Command Reference

(NN47220-105) for information on enabling SNMP access.

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Ensure that switch is not blocking access from the client IP address.

Connecting to a ASEM Server

When connecting to a switch through the ASEM, the user also has the option of connecting to an ASEM Server. To connect to a ASEM Server, follow this procedure:

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Step Action 1

From the Open Device screen, select the Login to ASEM Server check box. "Open Device screen" (page 12) illustrates this screen. For information on accessing and using this screen, see "Opening

a Switch" (page 8).

Note: One more check box Remember Password is provided next to the Login to ASEM Server check box. If selected, the ASEM stores the ASEM Server password on a per device basis on the client system. When the dialog is opened again for the same device, the ASEM Server Password ﬁeld is updated with this stored password.

Open Device screen

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Enter the IP address or DNS name of the server in the ASEM Server Address ﬁeld.

Enter the server user name in the ASEM Server User ﬁeld. By default, the user name is root.

Enter the server password in the ASEM Server Password ﬁeld. Click Open.

Note: To use the Nortel Intelligent Trafﬁc Management options, a connection to an ASEM Server must be established.

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The ASEM Interface

The ASEM interface consists of two framed windows with menu and tool bars. The left-hand tree control frame is used to display a list of switches that were connected to during previous sessions. The right-hand frame display changes with the different functions performed throughout the application. An example of the ASEM interface is illustrated in "ASEM

Interface" (page 13).

ASEM Interface

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The following topics are covered in this section:

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"ASEM Interface Elements" (page 13)

•

"Working with Switch Screens" (page 32)

ASEM Interface Elements

The following section outlines the common interface elements that make up the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager. These common elements are found throughout the application.

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"ASEM Menubar" (page 14)

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"ASEM Toolbar" (page 21)

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"ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons" (page 23)

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"ASEM Tree Control" (page 25)

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Section "ASEM Context Menus" (page 26)

ASEM Menubar

The ASEM menubar provides the commands used to monitor and conﬁgure the switch. "Main menubar items" (page 14) provides a brief outline of the main menubar items.

Note: The Configure and Monitor menubar items are explained in detail in the ASEM help documents.

Main menubar items

Menu Description Nortel The Nortel menu provides commands for:

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Opening a switch.

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Refreshing the switch view.

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Setting polling and SNMP properties.

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Setting tree control preferences.

• Refreshing switch status.

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Switch rediscovery.

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Log viewing.

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Managing a switch.

• Telnetting to a switch.

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Import, export, and clearing of preferences.

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Closing ASEM.

Configure

Monitor The Monitor menu provides commands for switch performance

The Configure menu contains commands for switch configuration.

monitoring.

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Menu Description

Wizards The Wizards menu differs depending on the type of switch being

managed:

In Nortel Link Optimizer switches, the Wizards menu opens the initial configuration wizard. This wizard steps the user through the initial configuration. This wizard is a one-time action performed while installing a new switch. This wizard cannot be used to modify an existing switch configuration.

In Nortel Application Switches the Wizards menu provides access to the Server Load Balancing Wizard. This wizard can be used at any time to provide a simplified interface for the configuration of server load balancing through ASEM. The Link Load Balancing Wizard is only accessible when the LLB key is enabled. The Traffic Management Wizard is only accessible when the ITM key is enabled and the ASEM client is connected to an ASEM Server.

Actions The Actions menu provides commands for:

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Opening the browser-based interface.

•

Applying switch configuration changes.

• Saving switch configuration changes.

Help The Help menu provides commands for accessing the online

help and support options for the ASEM.

Detailed Menu Descriptions "Nortel, Actions, and Help menus" (page

15) outlines the options available in the Nortel, Actions, and Help menus

in detail. For a detailed description of the Conﬁgure and Monitor menus, consult the ASEM online help.

Nortel, Actions, and Help menus

Icon Text Description Nortel Menu

Open Opens a screen that enables the user to

connect to a switch. The user can connect to a switch through this window by entering the appropriate SNMP information. The four buttons at the bottom of this window allows the user to open, ping, or telnet to the desired switch or close the window without connecting.

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Icon Text Description

Open Last Opens a menu that lists previously opened

Properties Opens a screen used to change default

Tree Preferences Opens a screen used to choose the Tree

switches and allows connection to the switches based on stored information.

polling and SNMP information. The three buttons at the bottom of this screen allow you to save the changed information, close this window, and ask for help.

Node Sort Preferences. These preferences are:

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System Name

•

Device Name

• IP Address

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System Description

•

Version

•

MAC Address

Global preferences for Tree Node settings can also be set under the Global Default Tree Node Preferences. The display options are:

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Device Name

•

System Name

• IP Address

•

MAC Address

For more information see "Tree Preferences

Screen" (page 25).

Refresh Status Refreshes the ASEM screen with the latest

changes. This poles the switch.

Rediscover Device Closes the switch and reopens it, checking

for configuration changes such as software versioning.

Telnet Opens the Telnet window for telnet access

to the switch.

Trap Log... Opens the Trap Log screen for viewing the

switch trap log.

Syslog...

Opens the Syslog screen for viewing the switch syslog.

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Icon Text Description

Log... Opens the Log screen for viewing the

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Manage Switch...

Export Preferences Opens the Export Preferences screen.

Import Preferences Opens the Import Preferences screen.

Clear Preferences

Exit Closes the ASEM.

Actions Menu

Open Home Page Opens the switch browser-based interface.

Open Secure Home Page

Opens the Manage Switch Configuration Details dialog box. This dialog provides options to Insert/Modify/Delete jobs that manage devices by monitoring SNMP OIDs.

This screen is used to export preferences to a file for use on another system or for back up purposes.

This screen is used to import previously exported preferences.

Opens the Clear Preferences screen. This screen is used to clear all configured user preferences.

HTTP access must be enabled in the command line interface to use the BBI.

Opens the secure browser-based interface. HTTPS access must be enabled in the command line interface to use the secure BBI.

This feature is only available in switches running Nortel Application Switch Operating System 21.0.1.0 or higher.

Open SSL Page Opens the browser-based interface for a

Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL. This feature is only available on the Nortel

Application Switch 2424-SSL.

Apply Configuration Applies any changes that have been made

to the switch configuration.

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Icon Text Description

Schedule Apply/Save Allows for the scheduling of Apply and

Note: Scheduled Apply/Save must also have the ITM key enabled. Many ITM menu options displayed on the ASEM Client must have the ITM key enabled and be logged onto an ASEM Server. A user could log onto an ASEM Server for a switch, but if an ITM key on the switch is not enabled, nothing happens.

Save operations. A connection must be established to an ASEM Server before this menu item is accessible.

Save Configuration (back up)

Saves the current configuration in backup memory and saves the active configuration by overwriting the current configuration.

Save Configuration (no back up)

Saves the current configuration to the flash memory.

Revert Reverts the switch to the current active

configuration. This is available if the new configuration settings were not applied.

Revert Apply Reverts the switch to the current saved

configuration. This is available if the new configuration settings were applied but not saved.

Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM

memory. This is similar to cycling the power of the switch.

This feature is only available to Nortel Application Switches.

Cold Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM

memory. This is similar to cycling the power of the switch. Using this button, the maintenance kernel option can be accessed.

This feature is only available on Nortel 180 or AD Series Web Switches.

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Icon Text Description

Warm Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM

memory like a regular reset.

This feature is only available on Nortel 180 or AD Series Web Switches.

Diff Config Opens a screen to display any pending

configuration changes.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Diff Flash Opens a screen to display any pending

configuration changes and the affected configuration stored in flash memory on the switch.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Configuration Dump Opens a console screen displaying a dump

of the current switch configuration. From this screen the configuration can be saved or printed.

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Clear SLB All SPs Non-Operational Statistics

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Clears all SPs non-operational SLB statistics on the switch, resetting them to zero. This command does not reset the switch and does not affect the following counters:

•

Counters required for Layer 4 and Layer 7 operation (such as current real server sessions).

• All related SNMP counters.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

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Icon Text Description

Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash

Close Closes the selected switch. Delete Deletes the switch entry from the ASEM

Tear-off Tears off the selected window. Collapse All Collapses the tree to show only the switch

Expand All Expands the tree to show all nodes and

Help Menu

memory. Dump information contains internal switch data.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

tree.

or application root from the selected tree node.

subnodes.

Contents Opens the Nortel Application Switch

Element Manager User’s Guide (this document).

Online Support Provides contact to technical support by

connecting to the Nortel Customer Support Web page.

Legend Defines the color coding of ports in the

ASEM. The port colors are as follows:

•

Green - Up

• Red - Down

•

Orange - No Link

•

Cyan - Standby

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Blue - Testing

• Gray - Unmanageable

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Pink - Loopback

About ASEM Opens a screen that displays information

about the switch devices and minimum software versions that are supported.

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ASEM Toolbar

"Toolbar items" (page 21) outlines the toolbar items available in the Nortel

Application Switch Element Manager. These toolbar items are available throughout the application.

Toolbar items

Button Name Description Menu equivalent

Open Opens a switch. This requires

the address or the domain name of the switch and the appropriate authentication information.

Refresh Status

Refreshes the status of the switch displayed in the ASEM.

Telnet Opens a Telnet session to the

switch.

Trap Log Opens the trap log.

Help Opens the Using ASEM online help

in a web browser window.

This button is also available in each ASEM screen for context-sensitive help.

Configure Provides access to configuration

commands for either the switch or the port.

Switch: To configure the switch, click Configure .

Nortel ASEM > Open

Nortel ASEM > Refresh Status

Nortel ASEM > Telnet

Nortel ASEM > Trap Log

Help > Contents

Configure > Switch

Configure > Port

Port: To configure single or multiple ports, select the desired ports and click Configure .

•

To select multiple, non-adjacent ports, hold the CTRL key while selecting the desired ports and then click

Configure .

•

To configure adjacent ports from the GUI Front Panel screen, click and drag the mouse over the desired elements to select them and

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Button Name Description Menu equivalent

click Configure . The SHIFT key and mouse click can also be used to select multiple ports in the tree panel.

Monitor Monitors the performance of either

the port or the switch.

Switch: To monitor the switch, click Monitor .

Port: To monitor single or multiple ports, select the desired ports and click Monitor .

• To select multiple, non-adjacent ports, hold the CTRL key while selecting the desired ports and then click

Monitor .

•

To monitor adjacent ports from the GUI Front Panel screen, click and drag the mouse over the desired elements. The ports that are inside the rectangle are selected. Then click Monitor .

Monitor > Switch

Monitor > Port

Browse Home Page

Opens the Browser-Based Interface (BBI) of the switch. To access the BBI, use the CLI command,

/cfg/sys/access/http e

to configure the switch to allow HTTP traffic.

Browse Secure Home Page

Opens the secure home page of the switch. To access the secure home page, use the CLI menu: /cfg/sys/access/https to configure the switch to allow HTTPS traffic. Refer Nortel

Application Switch Operating System 24.0 Command Reference

(NN47220-105) for detailed information on setting up secure home page access.

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Actions > Open Secure Home Page

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Button Name Description Menu equivalent

This feature is only available to switches using Nortel Application Switch Operating System 22.0.1.0 or higher

Browse SSL Home Page

This button launches the web browser and open the home page of the SSL accelerator portion of a Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL using HTTPS.

This feature is only available to the Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL.

Apply Confi guration

The Apply Configuration operation causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration. This causes the switch to operate with the new settings. At this point, the New and Current configurations are identical.

Diff Config Displays the difference between

the Active (Current) Configuration and the New Configuration

This feature is only available to Nortel Application Switches.

Actions > Open SSL Home Page

Actions > Apply Configuration

Actions > Diff Config

ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons

"ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons" (page 23) outlines the buttons that appear

on ASEM screens and tabs. Not all buttons appear on every screen or tab.

ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons

Button Name Description Menu Equivalent

Set

The Set button is used to save any changed fields on the screen or tab to the switch New Configuration. These changes do not take effect until they are applied.

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Button Name Description Menu Equivalent

Modify When a data row is selected

and the Modify button is clicked, the fields of an edit form are filled with the data of the selected row.

Apply Clicking the Apply button

causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration. This causes the switch to operate with the new settings. At this point, the New and Current Configurations are identical.

Refresh Click Refresh to discard

any unsaved changes and re-retrieves the screen data.

Insert Inserts a new row of data in

an Edit table. Clicking Insert opens a separate screen data entry screen.

Delete Selected

Deletes the currently selected rows of a table.

Rows

None - This button exists in all pages where row data can be modified

Actions > Apply Configuration

Nortel - Refresh Status

None - This button exists

on all pages where rows can be inserted

None - This button exists on all pages where rows can be deleted

Filter Configures a filtered view of

table data. This filter is for display purposes only and does not change the switch configuration.

Copy Copies data to paste on a

similar section on any other table.

Paste Pastes any copied data. This

is different from a drag and drop operation.

Reset Changes

Restores the original values since the last modified data that has not been sent to the switch.

Export Table

Exports the table data into a text file.

Data Print Opens the Print dialog so

that the current page can be printed.

None - This button exists on all pages where table data can be filtered

None - This button exists on all pages where table data can be copied

None - This button exists on all pages where table data can be pasted

None - This button exists on all pages where table data can be modified

None - This button exists on all pages containing table data

None - This button exists on all pages

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Button Name Description Menu Equivalent

Close Closes the current screen.

If the screen is docked, the screen closes and re-opens. If the screen is undocked, the screen closes.

Help In a specific screen or tab, this

button opens context-sensitive help in a web browser.

Actions > Close

None - This button exists

on all pages and on the toolbar

ASEM Tree Control

The tree control displays all the switches opened during previous sessions in the left-hand frame of the ASEM. The tree hierarchy mimics much of the menu system, to allow ease of navigation. Each switch node is represented with a folder icon. Each port is represented with a port icon. A gray dot indicates a terminal node.

When working with the ASEM tree control, the following actions can be performed:

•

Click on any of the nodes to open and view its related window.

•

Right-click on any of the nodes to display a context menu of operations related to that node.

Tree Preferences Screen The Tree Preferences screen is used to conﬁgure the display of the ASEM tree control. This screen is illustrated in

"Tree Preferences screen" (page 25).

Tree Preferences screen

The Tree Node Sort Preferences section of this screen is used to set preferences for the sorting and displaying of items in the ASEM tree control. The sorting of tree control items can be performed by:

•

System Name

•

Device Name

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IP Address

•

System Description

•

Version

•

MAC Address

The Global Default Tree Node Preferences section of this screen is used to set global preferences. The global display of tree nodes can be set by:

•

Device Name

•

System Name

•

IP Address

•

MAC Address

To change tree node preferences using the Tree Preferences screen, perform the following task:

Step Action 1

Open the Tree Preferences screen by selecting Nortel ASEM > Tree Preferences from the menu.

Select an item in either section and use the up and down arrows to arrange the desired order.

Click Save Tree Nodes Now to save the new preferences. The changes take effect the next time ASEM is re-opened.

—End—

ASEM Context Menus

Context menus are available by right-clicking on any of the tree control nodes or screens in ASEM. These context menus provide immediate access to commands for the switch or ports.

The following context menus are available in the ASEM:

•

"Application Root Context Menu" (page 27)

•

"Switch Root Context Menu" (page 27)

•

"Switch Tree Context Menu" (page 28)

•

"Port Context Menu" (page 30)

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Application Root Context Menu Right-click the application root of the tree control to view the available context menu choices for the ASEM application. "Application Root Context Menu" (page 27) illustrates this context menu.

Application Root Context Menu

"Application Root Context Menu items" (page 27) The following table

describes the items on this context menu

Application Root Context Menu items

Menu Item Description

Open Opens a switch. This requires the address or the domain

name of the switch and the appropriate authentication information.

Collapse All Collapses the tree to show only the switch or application

root from the selected tree node.

Expand All Expands the tree to show all nodes and subnodes.

Switch Root Context Menu Right-click the switch root (the folder showing the switch IP address or name) to view the available context menu choices.

"Switch Root Context Menu" (page 27) illustrates this context menu.

Switch Root Context Menu

"Switch Root Context Menu items" (page 28) describes the items on this

context menu.

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Switch Root Context Menu items

Menu Item Description

Ping Sends an ICMP packet to the selected switch to see if it

is reachable on the network. Telnet Opens a Telnet screen to the selected switch. Close Closes the switch and all associated screens. Delete Deletes the switch entry from the ASEM tree control. Display Preferences Edits the tree node display preferences for the selected

switch. Expand All Recursively expands the tree control to show all nodes

and sub-nodes. Collapse All Recursively collapses the tree control to show only the

switch or application root from the selected tree control

node.

Switch Tree Context Menu Right-click on the switch tree node to view the available context menu choices for the selected switch. "Switch Tree

Context Menu" (page 28) illustrates this context menu.

Switch Tree Context Menu

"Switch Tree Context Menu items" (page 29) describes the items on this

context menu.

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Switch Tree Context Menu items

Menu Item Description

Configure Provides access to configuration commands for

the switch.

Monitor Provides access to the monitoring commands

for the switch.

Apply Configuration Applies any changes that have been made to

the switch configuration.

Save Configuration (back up) Saves the current configuration in backup

memory and saves the active configuration by overwriting the current configuration.

Save Configuration (no back up)

Saves the current configuration to the flash memory.

Revert Reverts the switch to the current active

configuration. This is available if the new configuration settings were not applied.

Revert Apply Reverts the switch to the current saved

configuration. This is available if the new configuration settings were applied but not saved.

Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory.

This is similar to cycling the power of the switch.

This feature is only available to Nortel Application Switches.

Diff Opens a screen to display any pending

configuration changes.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Diff Flash Opens a screen to display any pending

configuration changes and the affected configuration stored in flash memory on the switch.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

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Menu Item Description

Configuration Dump Opens a console screen displaying a dump

of the current switch configuration. From this screen the configuration can be saved or printed.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Clear SLB All SPs Non-Operational Statistics

Clears all SPs non-operational SLB statistics on the switch, resetting them to zero. This command does not reset the switch and does not affect the following counters:

•

Counters required for Layer 4 and Layer 7 operation (such as current real server sessions).

•

All related SNMP counters.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash memory.

Dump information contains internal switch data.

This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches.

Port Context Menu The Port Context Menu can be accessed in one of two ways:

•

To access the context menu for a single port, right-click the port.

•

To access the context menu for multiple ports, select the desired ports and right-click in the selection area.

"Port Context Menu" (page 30) illustrates the Port Context Menu.

Port Context Menu

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"Port Context Menu items" (page 31) describes the items on this context

menu.

Port Context Menu items

Menu Item Description

Configure Provides access to the port configuration commands. Monitor Provides access to the port monitoring commands. Enable Enables the port. Disable Disables the port.

Screen Context Menu The Screen Context Menu is accessed by right-clicking on a screen in the right-hand frame of ASEM. "Screen Context

Menu" (page 31) illustrates this context menu.

Screen Context Menu

"Screen Context Menu items" (page 31) describes the items on this context

menu.

Screen Context Menu items

Menu Item Description

Tear Off Panel Undocks the current screen from the right-hand

Set Saves any changed fields on the screen or

frame.

tab to the switch New Configuration. These changes do not take effect until theyare applied.

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Menu Item Description

Apply Causes the entire New Configuration to be

copied to the Current Configuration. This causes the switch to operate with the new settings. At this point, the New and Current Configurations are identical.

Refresh Discards any unsaved changes and re-retrieves

the screen data.

Filter Table Rows Opens the Filter Table screen to configure

a filtered view of table data. This filter is for display purposes only and does not change the switch configuration.

Copy Copies data to paste on a similar section on

another table.

Paste Pastes any copied data. This is different from a

drag and drop operation.

Reset Changes Restores the original values since the last

modified data that has not been sent to the

switch. Export Table Data Exports the table data into a text file. Print Table Opens the Print dialog so that the current page

Close and Re-Open Closes the current screen. If the screen is

Help In a specific screen or tab, this button opens

Working with Switch Screens

The ASEM screen is divided into two main frames. The left-hand frame contains the tree control used to manage the switch and switch components accessed in the application. The right-hand frame contains the screens through which conﬁguration and management of the switch is performed.

The following sections contain information on accessing the screens in the right-hand frame of ASEM and interacting with them:

•

"Viewing a Switch Screen" (page 33)

• "Undocking a Switch Screen" (page 33)

•

"Docking a Switch Screen" (page 34)

can be printed.

docked, the screen closes and re-opens. If the

screen is undocked, the screen closes.

context-sensitive help in a web browser.

•

"Closing a Switch Screen" (page 34)

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Viewing a Switch Screen

To view a switch screen, follow this procedure:

Step Action

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Click on a node in the tree control.

2 The screen associated with the node item is displayed in the

right-hand frame of ASEM. If applicable, select a tab on this screen.

—End—

To provide visual cues about information in ASEM, the following display conventions are followed on all screens:

• Fields with italicized labels indicate values that take effect immediately after clicking the Set button. These ﬁelds do not need to be applied to update the conﬁguration.

•

Fields that appear with a white background can be edited.

•

Fields that appear with a gray background cannot be edited.

•

Field text appears in bold when data is in the process of being entered or modiﬁed.

Undocking a Switch Screen

Any screen in the right-hand frame can be undocked from the frame. This feature is useful in instances such as when information must be compared between two or more switches, when conﬁguration data is being moved between switch conﬁguration screens or if a particular monitoring screen must be left open.

To undock a switch screen, perform the following task:

Step Action 1

The screen is now undocked. "Undocked Screen" (page 34) illustrates an example of an undocked screen.

Right-click on the screen displayed in the right-hand frame. From the context menu, select the menu item Tear Off Panel.

—End—

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Undocked Screen

Note: If an undocked screen is left undocked when ASEM is closed, the screen will be re-open undocked the next time the application is run.

Docking a Switch Screen

An undocked screen can be docked back into the right-hand frame. To re-dock a panel, follow this procedure:

Step Action 1

Right-click on the screen displayed in the right-hand frame.

2 From the context menu, select the menu item Dock Panel.

—End—

Closing a Switch Screen

The operation of closing a switch screen is dependent upon the current state of the screen. In undocked screens, clicking the Close button closes the screen. In docked screens however, clicking the Close button has the effect of closing and re-opening the screen; refreshing the contents of the screen and all tabs.

The Apply, Revert, and Revert-Apply actions can also have the effect of closing a screen. In undocked screens, executing one of these commands closes the current screen. In docked screens, executing one of these commands closes and re-opens it.

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When an Apply action is performed from one of the ASEM wizards (Intelligent Trafﬁc Management, Link Load Balancing, or Server Load Balancing), all screens are closed. The Apply action only pertains to the current switch.

Switch Conﬁguration Tools

This section provides an overview of the tools provided by ASEM for the conﬁguration and management of switches. These tools are available on most screens and tabs in the application.

For information on switch access and ASEM interface elements, consult the following sections:

•

"Opening a Switch" (page 8)

•

"The ASEM Interface" (page 13)

The following topics are covered in this section:

•

"Conﬁguration Tools" (page 35)

•

"Working with Tables and Forms" (page 36)

Switch Conﬁguration Tools 35

•

"Filtering Table Data" (page 38)

Conﬁguration Tools

"Conﬁguration Tools" (page 35) describes the conﬁguration tools available

on all ASEM screens and tabs. These tools, represented as buttons on the screens and tabs, are used to ﬁnalize and save changes made to switch conﬁguration.

Conﬁguration Tools

Function Description

Browse Some fields in editable forms have a browse button associated

Set

with them. Click on a Browse button to configure the field with a list of pre-defined or known parameters.

The Set button causes any changed field values to be set into the New Configuration of the switch. These changes do not take effect until they are applied.

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Function Description

Apply The Apply button causes the entire New Configuration to be

copied to the Current Configuration. This causes the switch to operate with the new settings. At this point, the New and Current configurations are identical.

Italicized labels indicate variables that take effect immediately. They do not require an Apply to update the configuration.

Refresh The Refresh button causes the screen to retrieve the data from

the switch and update the display. Any changes made that were not saved with a Set are now gone. Also, any changes made to the configuration by another user are picked up and displayed.

Working with Tables and Forms

ASEM uses the following types of tables and forms to display data:

•

Edit Tables and Forms

• Poll Tables and Forms

•

Graph Tables

The following section, "Working with Edit Tables and Forms" (page 36), describes using Edit Tables and Forms. For information on working with Poll Tables and Forms, see "Working with Polling Tables and Forms" (page 40). For information on working with Graph Tables, see "Working with Graphing

Tables" (page 40).

Working with Edit Tables and Forms

ASEM provides several tools for working with data on Edit Tables and Forms. The following topics provide an overview of these tools.

Copy and Paste Data on Edit Tables and Forms can be manually copied and pasted between ﬁelds. To copy and paste information between data ﬁelds, perform the following procedure:

Step Action 1

Select the ﬁeld to be copied by clicking in it. Copy the data in the source ﬁeld through one of these methods:

•

Click Copy at the bottom of the screen.

•

Right-click the selected ﬁeld and click Copy item in the context menu.

Paste the data into the destination ﬁeld through one of these methods:

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Click Paste at the bottom of the screen.

•

Right-click the selected ﬁeld and click Paste item in the context menu.

—End—

A single string value can be pasted into multiple rows of the same column by selecting all of the desired columns before pasting.

Selecting a Group of Fields with the Marquee Selection A group of ﬁelds can be selected using the Marquee selection. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the desired ﬁelds. Release the mouse button when selection is complete. The group of ﬁelds can now be treated as a single unit.

Drop-Down Lists Drop-down lists are available for ﬁelds that have a ﬁxed set of parameters. Fields with drop-down lists display an arrow button when the ﬁeld is selected. Click the arrow to display the list of values and select a value from the list by clicking on it.

Drag and Drop Operations Data can be dragged and dropped between similar Edit Tables and Forms in ASEM.

In Edit Tables and Forms, perform the following steps to drag and drop data:

Step Action 1

Open two or more undocked screens. Click the source screen and drag the mouse to the destination

screen without releasing the left mouse button.

Release the left mouse button in the destination screen.

—End—

The data in the destination and source screens will now match. Click Set and Apply to save the changed data.

In the case of Edit Tables, if there is an unequal number of rows in the source and destination screens, the destination screen will have rows added to it. For example, if the source screen has four rows and the destination screen only three, a new row is added to the destination screen.

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Data can also be dragged out of ASEM into a text application. In this instance the dragged data is placed into the text application as text.

Insert button New rows are added to Edit Tables through the use of the Insert button. Clicking Insert opens a separate data entry screen that contains the same ﬁelds as the Edit Table. Enter the data into the screen and click the Insert button again to add it to the Edit Table.

In the case of Edit Forms, data entry is performed directly on the form. Browse and Modify Buttons In some data entry screens, the Browse

button opens a selection screen used to choose from a list of pre-conﬁgured parameters. Once a selection has been made, click the Modify button to make the change active in the data entry screen.

Delete Row Button Delete a row of data by clicking the Delete button. Select the index numbers of the desired rows and click the Delete button.

Filtering Table Data

When a table contains multiple entries (such as 500 conﬁgured ﬁlters), a table ﬁlter can be built to deﬁne which items are displayed.

To build a table ﬁlter, perform the following tasks:

Step Action 1

Click Filter. The Table Filter screen appears. "Table Filter screen"

(page 38) illustrates an example of the Table Filter screen.

Table Filter screen

Select a ﬁltering ﬁeld from the Column drop-down list. All of the ﬁelds in the table are present in this drop-down list.

Select an operator from the which drop-down list. The operators are:

• CONTAINS (Always a string)

•

IS GREATER THAN

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IS LESS THAN

•

EQUALS

•

DOES NOT EQUAL

The operator used depends on the column data and value type. For example, if the column is an enumeration type that is based on an enumeration MIB type, entering a number in the value ﬁeld compares enumeration numbers instead of string types. If the value type is a string, it uses the label of the enumeration type for comparison, instead of the number.

4 5

Enter a comparison value into the Value ﬁeld. Select AND, OR,orEND from the last drop-down list. The AND and

OR operations go in the order of the ﬁlter statements from the top to the bottom of the screen. Build complex ﬁlters by stringing together various statements with AND and OR. Using the END operator terminates the ﬁlter, even if it is not the last ﬁlter statement.

6 7

Click Add. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each ﬁlter statement that makes up

the larger ﬁlter.

Click Filter.

—End—

Select a row in the Display rows where list, make a modiﬁcation and click Replace to modify a ﬁlter statement in the list.

Click Remove all and Filter to return to the unﬁltered table. Select a row in the Display rows where list and click the Remove button to

remove a ﬁlter statement from the list.

Sorting Table Data

Data in an Edit Table can also be sorted by column. Initially, rows are sorted in order by column. To change the sort order, perform the following steps:

Step Action 1

Select the column to be sorted on. Click the column once to sort in ascending order or twice to sort in

descending order.

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If applicable, select the next column to sort by.

Monitoring Performance

This section provides an overview of performance monitoring. For detailed information about monitoring commands, refer ASEM online help by selecting Help > Contents from the ASEM menu.

ASEM displays monitored data in Poll Tables and Forms and Graph Tables. Monitoring data in Poll Tables and Forms are discussed in the following section. Graph Tables are discussed in "Working with Graphing Tables"

(page 40).

Working with Polling Tables and Forms

Monitored data is displayed in Polling Tables and Forms. Data in the ﬁelds are updated and displayed at intervals determined by the Poll Interval drop-down list present at the bottom of all polling screens. The polling interval can be adjusted from 2 seconds to 60 minutes.

Exporting Data

Data in a polling table can be exported to a text ﬁle in a tabular format. Select the desired ﬁelds, click Export , and specify the location to store the new ﬁle. Data is then be exported to the ﬁle.

—End—

Printing Data

Click Print to print the contents of the polling table or form.

Working with Graphing Tables

Data displayed in a graph table can be displayed as a graph. To view data in a graph, perform the following procedure:

Step Action 1 Select the data to be graphed. For information on data selection,

see"Selecting a Group of Fields with the Marquee Selection" (page

37).

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Click the graphing button at the bottom of the screen that represents the type of graph to create. The graphing options are:

•

Line Graph

•

Area Graph

•

Bar Graph

•

Pie Graph

—End—

Note: The screen graphing buttons are not enabled until data is selected.

A graphing table is displayed based on the data selected and the graph type selected. "Graphing Table - Bar Graph" (page 42) illustrates an example of a graph table displaying a bar graph.

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Graphing Table - Bar Graph

Note: Graph tables cannot be ﬁltered.

Altering the Graph Display

The Line, Area, and Bar graph types have several sub-types that can be used to change the display of the graph. "Graph sub-types" (page

42) .outlines the sub-types available.

Graph sub-types

Graph Type Graph Sub-types

Line Graph Horizontal, Log Scale Area Graph Stacked, Horizontal, Log Scale Bar Graph Stacked, Horizontal, Log Scale

Pie Graphs have no sub-types.

Customizing the ASEM Display

The appearance of the ASEM application can be customized to suit user preferences. Changes does not effect the functioning of the switch, only the appearance of the application.

Altering the appearance of the application involves changing speciﬁc .properties ﬁles located in the properties sub-folder of the ASEM installation directory. These ﬁles can be altered with a simple text editor.

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The following sections describe the elements of the ASEM that can be changed:

•

"Modifying Label Appearance" (page 43)

•

"Modifying the list of well-known ports" (page 44)

•

"Modifying or adding Well-known Protocols" (page 44)

•

"Altering the Default Browser" (page 45)

•

"Localization of ASEM" (page 45)

•

"Changing the MIB Default Values" (page 46)

CAUTION

Altering the appearance of the ASEM involves altering .properties ﬁles located in the properties sub-folder of the application installation. Nortel recommends that copies of the original .properties ﬁles be saved in a separate folder before altering them. These original ﬁles can be restored by replacing the altered the ﬁles in the properties directory.

Modifying Label Appearance

The alias.properties ﬁle lists the correspondence between MIB variables and the label used to describe that value in the application. To change the label used, perform this procedure:

Step Action 1

Open the alias.properties ﬁle in a text editor. For Nortel 180 and AD Series switches, the ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties/Tigon. For Nortel Application Switches, the ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties/aws24.

All entries in the ﬁle are listed in the following format:

MIB Variable=Description

Change the Description portion to reﬂect the new label to be used in the application.

Note: Changing the MIB Variable portion causes the application to use the system default value for the label.

Save the changes made to the ﬁle. These changes are displayed the next time the application is started.

—End—

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Modifying the list of well-known ports

The ports.properties ﬁle contains a list of ports known to be used by various protocols. This is used in the ASEM application where a list of such ports is useful. This list can be edited in a simple text editor to add or delete ports. For a list of well-known ports, refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24.0 Command Reference (NN47220-105).

To modify the ports.properties ﬁle, perform the following procedure:

Step Action 1

Open the ports.properties ﬁle in a text editor. This ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties.

All entries in the ﬁle are listed in the following format:

Protocol=Port

Edit the ﬁle as appropriate using the format listed above.

Note: Editing the ports.properties ﬁle can have an adverse affect on the application. Ensure all changes to this ﬁle are intended before saving them.

3 Save the changes made to the ﬁle. These changes are displayed

the next time the application is started.

—End—

Modifying or adding Well-known Protocols

The protocols.properties ﬁle lists well-known protocols. This is used in the ASEM application where a list of such protocols is useful. This list can be edited in a simple text editor to add or delete protocols.

To modify the protocols.properties ﬁle, perform the following procedure:

Step Action 1

Open the protocols.properties ﬁle in a text editor. This ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties.

All entries in the ﬁle are listed in the following format:

Protocol=Index Value

Edit the ﬁle as appropriate using the format listed above.

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Note: Editing the protocols.properties ﬁle can have an adverse affect on the application. Ensure all changes to this ﬁle are intended before saving them.

Save the changes made to the ﬁle. These changes are displayed the next time the application is started.

Altering the Default Browser

By default, ASEM uses Netscape as a web browser. This default can be changed to reﬂect personal preference or system conﬁguration.

To change the default browser, perform the following procedure:

Step Action 1

Open the dm_ui.properties ﬁle in a text editor. This ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties.

Locate the line in the ﬁle that reads: #BrowserApp=netscape. This is located near the bottom of the ﬁle.

Remove the number sign and replace netscape with the web browser to use. If the web browser is present in the system path, enter the name of the application. If it is not, enter the fully justiﬁed path to the application.

—End—

Localization of ASEM

The ASEM display can be localized to work better with a non-English language.

Note: This procedure requires the use of an external application, native2ascii.exe, that is part of the Sun Java Development Kit. The Sun JDK is freely available and can be downloaded from the Sun Java web site.

To localize the task, perform the following procedure:

Save the change made to the ﬁle. This change takes effect the next time the application is started.

—End—

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Step Action 1

Create a copy of the alias.properties ﬁle. Re-name this ﬁle to alias_ <temporary name> .properties where <temporary name> is a temporary placeholder used to save the ﬁle under a

different name.

2 Open the copy of the alias.properties ﬁle created in the

previous step in a text editor.

Change the labels in this ﬁle to the new language equivalents.

4 Save the ﬁle in UTF8 format. 5

Run the native2ascii application from the operating system command line using the following format:

native2ascii <input file name> <output file name>

In this instance, substitute <input file name> above with the name of the ﬁle created in step 1. Specify a different ﬁle name for the <output file name>. This ﬁle contains the localized ﬁle.

Re-name the output ﬁle from step 5 to alias.properties and replace the existing alias.properties ﬁle. It is advisable to create a back up of the existing ﬁle before replacing it.

Changing the MIB Default Values

The mibDefault.properties ﬁle contains default values for MIB variables used throughout the ASEM application. This ﬁle can be edited by a simple text editor.

To change the MIB default values, perform the following procedure:

Step Action 1

Open the mibDefault.properties ﬁle in a text editor. For Nortel 180 and AD Series switches, the ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties/Tigon. For Nortel Application Switches, the ﬁle is located in <ASEM installation directory>/properties/aws24.

All entries in the ﬁle are listed in the following format:

MIB Variable=Value

Edit the ﬁle as appropriate using the format listed above.

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Save the changes made to the ﬁle. These changes are displayed the next time the application is started.

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Apply Conﬁguration button 23, 24

Browse Home Page button 22 buttons

toolbar

conﬁguration, applying 23, 24 conﬁguration, difference 23 Conﬁgure button 22 Conﬁrm row deletion 7

Device Manager

setting poll interval 7 setting properties 5 setting properties. 5

Diff Conﬁg button 23

ﬁltered view of table data 38

Help button 21, 25

Listen for Traps 7

menus.See individual menu names 14 Monitor button 22

Nortel ASEM

toolbar buttons

Open Device button 21

Properties dialog box 5

Read Community, SNMP 9 Refresh Status button 21, 24 Register for Traps 7 Retry Count 7

snmp 7 Status Poll Interval 7 syslog

listen for 7

table data

ﬁltered view 38 Telnet button 21 Timeout 7 toolbar buttons

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trace routes, enabling 7 Trap Log button 21 traps

designating a port 7 listening for 7 max number in log 7 registering for 7

tree control 25

Web interface, opening 22 wizard 15 Write Community, SNMP 9

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