3Com 3900 - Manuals

1 W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW This chapter describes the components in the Web Management suite of applications for the SuperStack ® II Switch 3900 and Switch 9300. The chapter covers these topics: ■ Web Management Overview ■ Embedded Web Management Applications ■ Installable Web Management Tools ■ L...

Web Management Overview 9 Browser and Platform Requirements The Web Management suite of applications has certain dependencies, as described in this section. Color Recommendations The minimum graphics capability is SVGA (800x600 resolution). For best performance, use XGA (1024x768 resolution). Browse...

10 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW Platform Requirements Table 3 lists the platforms that you need for each of the Web Management features. Embedded Web Management Applications With the embedded Web Management applications, you can manage your system using a Web browser. The embedded Web Mana...

Embedded Web Management Applications 11 Figure 2 Parts of the Web Management Opening Screen (3900 shown) Interface Description The screen for the embedded Web Management applications is divided into three areas, shown in Figure 2 and described here: ■ Tabs panel — At the top of the Web Management sc...

12 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW ■ Performance tab — When you select this tab, the menu tree lists charts that support dynamic monitoring. See “Performance Tab” on page 20 for more details. ■ Help tab — When you select this tab, the menu tree lists the Help configuration form and links to 3...

Embedded Web Management Applications 13 WebConsole Tab In the WebConsole application, the menu tree of folders contains icons for options that you can change to manage your device. Click an icon to view the related configuration form. Using the WebConsole To modify many of the parameters and attribu...

14 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW Configuration Wizard The WebConsole menu tree also contains an icon called Define Wizard for the Trunk Definition configuration wizard. Use the wizard to create valid configurations, modify attributes and parameters, and prevent common configuration mishaps....

Embedded Web Management Applications 15 DeviceView Tab The DeviceView application actively monitors the device and allows you to configure system and front-panel port parameters in real-time. To use the DeviceView application, click the DeviceView tab on the Web Management opening screen to launch t...

16 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW About the Device Image As you move your pointer over the image, a blue border outlines the part of the device image under your pointer. Click an element in the device image in the DeviceView workspace (shown in Figure 5), a configuration form appears below t...

Embedded Web Management Applications 17 Configuring Parameters in DeviceView To configure a parameter: 1 Click the image of the area that you want to configure: ■ To view and modify system -level parameters, click anywhere along the outline of the chassis image. ■ To view and modify port -level para...

18 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW Using Status Logging DeviceView has a Status Log that monitors system and port changes on the device and displays the events in a log. See Figure 7. Figure 7 Status Log in DeviceView (3900 Shown) For Internet Explorer, you may want to follow the instructions...

Embedded Web Management Applications 19 Figure 8 DeviceView Configuration Form (3900 Shown) 3 In the Status Logging field, select enabled. For information on other options, click Help. 4 Click Apply. 5 In the menu tree, click Status Log and configure the options for e-mailing system or port changes....

Embedded Web Management Applications 21 To customize your Performance monitoring screen: 1 On the Web Management opening screen, click the Performance tab. The Ethernet menu tree appears. 2 In the menu tree, click the Configuration option. The Web Monitoring configuration form appears. See Figure 9....

22 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW Help Tab The fourth tab of the Web Management opening screen contains these links: ■ The Help configuration form — After you install the Help files (see Chapter 2), type the path to the directory in which you installed your Help files. Click Apply to complet...

Installable Web Management Tools 23 Using WebManage Framework Use the WebManage Framework to organize the devices that you manage into easily accessible groups. You can also create a folder for each group, as shown in Figure 10 and described next. For best results, first create the folders, then cre...

24 C HAPTER 1: W EB M ANAGEMENT O VERVIEW Using the Form-Specific Help Files Each configuration form has a Help button and one or more related Help topics. See Figure 11. Many Help forms have additional links in the Help banner and at the bottom of the page, including a link to the HTML version of t...

Launching Web Management Applications 25 Launching Web Management Applications Depending on which optional files you decide to install, you can manage a single device, access Help from each form, use WebManage Framework to organize your access to multiple devices, or enable e-mail notification of St...

2 I NSTALLATION AND S ETUP This chapter covers installation and set up for the additional tools that you can install on your system: ■ Installing Supplemental Tools ■ Setting Up the Form-Specific Help Files Installing Supplemental Tools Use the file called webmanagv30.exe to launch the wizard that i...

28 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION AND S ETUP 3 Double-click the file and follow the instructions in the wizard. Three installation options are provided: ■ Custom — Installs one or more supplemental Web Management components. ■ Help Files Install — Installs only the form-specific Help files for the Web Ma...

Setting Up the Form-Specific Help Files 29 Setting Up the Form-Specific Help Files To access Help for the system, install the supplemental Help files on your workstation or server using Help Files Install or Typical in the installation wizard. See “Windows Installation” or “UNIX Help Installation” e...

30 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION AND S ETUP 4 Click Apply. The system displays a message that indicates that the Help Server has been set properly. 5 To link the form-specific Help to Web Management, select any item in the menu tree on the Web Console opening screen. Then click the Help button on any fo...

3 T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapter covers the following topics: ■ Browser Issues ■ Troubleshooting the Web Management Software Browser Issues In addition to the tips in this section, see System Issues and Known Problems for Web Management in the release notes that are shipped with your product, or the ...

32 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING Improving DeviceView Certain Status Log options allow you to send e-mail messages regarding system and port status changes to one or more e-mail addresses. To access these e-mail options, install the additional Web Management files and enable Status Logging. See Chapt...

Browser Issues 33 Figure 14 Trusted Sites Zone Dialog Box 5 Click the Add Sites button. 6 In the Add this Web site to the zone field, type http:// plus the IP address of the device that you want to manage through Web Management. This information is added in the Web sites field. Clear the Require ser...

34 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING Figure 15 Security Settings Dialog Box 5 Select Java Custom Settings. The Internet zone dialog box appears (Figure 16). Figure 16 Edit Permissions Tab

Troubleshooting the Web Management Software 35 6 Select the Edit Permissions tab. If the options listed under Unsigned Content cannot be configured, verify that you are using the latest version of Internet Explorer. 7 In the Run Unsigned Content choices, click the Enable option button. 8 Click OK to...

36 C HAPTER 3: T ROUBLESHOOTING If you modify your classpath and do not include the 3Com directories (and possibly if you do not list them before any other directories in your classpath), the Web Management components may fail to run properly. In Windows 95, your CLASSPATH is set in the autoexec.bat...