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Page vii Preface About This Manual This manual introduces the IntraSpection Personality Module for the fol-lowing device: ❏ The 3Com SuperStack II Switch 1000 The manual defines a Personality Module and explains how to install and use the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module. ▲ Important: Fo...

Preface Page viii Document Conventions This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information: ❏ Commands and key words are in boldface font. ∆ Note: Noteworthy information, which contains helpful suggestions or references to other sections in the manual, is in this format...

Page 1-1 1 Introduction IntraSpection Personality Modules A Personality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that allows for expanded management of an SNMP (Simple Network Manage-ment Protocol) device by specifically addressing the device’s propri-etary information (the “Private MIB”). ...

Introduction Page 1-2 Management Options The SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module supports the follow-ing management options: ❏ VLAN — up to 16 groups ❏ Port address table ❏ Device identification information ❏ General device information ❏ SNMP agent information ❏ Slot (group) configuration i...

IntraSpection Personality Modules Page 1-3 System Requirements Server ❏ IntraSpection version 1.01. ❏ PC with 80486 or faster microprocessor. ❏ 48MB RAM. ❏ 100MB free disk space. ❏ Windows NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (rec-ommended). ❏ Web server that supports Common Gateway Interface (CGI) ...

Page 2-1 2 Installation This chapter explains how to install the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Per-sonality Module. Installing a Personality Module ▲ Important: The Personality Module is installed on the computer where the IntraSpection Application Server is installed. Before installing the Personality ...

Installation Page 2-2 The “Software License Agreement” window appears. Review the agreement carefully. 7 Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue with the installation or click No to exit the installation. The “IntraSpection Personality Module Read Me” win-dow appears. Review the information c...

Page 3-1 3 Accessing the Device This chapter explains how to access the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Per-sonality Module’s Device Page . The Device Page provides access to the Personality Module’s management options. Accessing the Device Page To access the Device Page for a SuperStack II Switch 1000 de...

Accessing the Device Page 3-2 ❏ Type the highest (last) IP address on your network in the Hi IP Address field. ❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a new map, or select Append to attach this map to the map that is stored in your system’s buffer (if any). 5 Click Apply . IntraSpection “...

Device Information Page 3-3 Device Page Components The Device Page consists of several components, including device infor-mation, a front panel image, a VLAN identification window, and manage-ment menus. See Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Device Page components Device Information The following device inform...

Accessing the Device Page 3-4 VLAN Identification Window The VLAN identification window displays the number of the currently selected VLAN group. It also allows you to select a configured group of VLAN by typing the VLAN group’s number in the window. There are 16 VLAN groups; depending on the number...

Front Panel Image Page 3-5 Selecting the Device for Management The SuperStack II Switch 1000 can be managed at different levels; that is, at the device, VLAN group, or port level. For example, if you do not select any item on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 and click the Graph menu, statistics for the...

Accessing the Device Page 3-6 Selecting a Port for Management To select a port for management: ❏ Click once on a port on the front panel image. If a VLAN group marker appears, click on the port again until the port is highlighted by a green box. See Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Selecting a port To deselec...

Tables Page 3-7 Menus The menus on the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s Device Page provide access to the different management options supported by the Personal-ity Module. Tables Some menus contain tables with information that is configurable directly on-screen from your Web browser while others contain...

Page 4-1 4 Management This chapter explains how manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via the IntraSpection Personality Module. ▲ Important: To manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000, you must first access the switch’s Device Page . See Chapter 3, “Accessing the Device,” for instructions. Performing Ba...

Setting Community Strings Page 4-3 Setting Community Strings Community strings define access rights for reading and writing SNMP data objects for a device. The community strings (read community and write community) for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 are manually set in the device via its console port...

Management Page 4-4 Figure 4-2 IntraSpection Map Manager Page 3 Click the Edit Device button. The Map Configuration Table appears, similar to Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 Map Configuration Table 4 Enter the device’s IP address in the IP Address field. 5 Enter the device’s read community string in the Read...

Configuring Network Access Parameters Page 4-5 Configuring Network Access Parameters To configure and/or manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000 over the net-work or via out-of-band access, the device needs to be properly config-ured with network access parameters. These parameters are initially config...

Management Page 4-6 Configuring Identification Information To help with device identification, you can add certain details about the SuperStack II Switch 1000; such as, the device’s physical address, name, location, and contact information. To view and/or configure device identification information:...

Performing a Software Upgrade Page 4-7 Performing a Software Upgrade The SuperStack II Switch 1000’s software can be upgraded via IntraSpection. To upgrade the device’s software: 1 Click Upgrade . The Software Upgrade table appears, similar to Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6 Software Upgrade table 2 Type the...

Management Page 4-8 Updating the Device Page The files for the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s Personality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Server’s database. Occasionally, these files should be updated from the Device Page to ensure that you are viewing the device’s latest informa...

Viewing General Device Information Page 4-9 Viewing General Device Information General device information includes items such as the device’s chassis name, object ID, and hardware version number. To view general device information: 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page’s front panel image. (Th...

Management Page 4-10 Resetting the Device You can reset the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via one of two methods: ❏ By physically powering off the SuperStack II Switch 1000, then powering it on. ❏ Via the Slots menu in IntraSpection. To reset the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via the Slots menu in IntraSpec...

Viewing Group Information Page 4-11 Viewing Group Information The Slot Configuration Table displays and allows you to modify group information about the SuperStack II Switch 1000. The group informa-tion contains details about the device as if it were a part of a device stack. ∆ Note: The SuperStack ...

Management Page 4-12 Managing Trap Receivers The SuperStack II Switch 1000 can be set to generate traps. Traps are messages sent across the network to an SNMP network manager (such as IntraSpection). They alert you to faults or to changes that occur to the switch device. ▲ Important: Refer to the Su...

Managing Trap Receivers Page 4-13 ▲ Important: Do NOT type an IP address of 0.0.0.0. 6 Type the community string of the management station in the Community String field. 7 Click Apply . An entry for the management station appears in the table. If it does not appear, click Refresh . Deleting a Trap R...

Management Page 4-14 Viewing SNMP Agent Information SNMP agent information includes items such as the device’s PROM soft-ware version number, recent reset action, and last system error. To view SNMP agent information: 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page’s front panel image. (This selects the...

Managing the Port Address Table Page 4-15 Managing the Port Address Table The Port Address Table is a table of node addresses that the device receives on its ports. It uses the information in the table to decide whether a frame should be forwarded or filtered. By modifying entries in the Port Addres...

Management Page 4-16 Specifying Port Access To restrict access to a port by specifying the physical address that is authorized to connect to the port: 1 Select the number of the port you want to control access to by clicking once on a row containing that port number. For example, to specify access t...

Management Page 4-18 Viewing Statistics Statistics for a SuperStack II Switch 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports can be viewed in two different formats: table or graph. Sta-tistics collected include runts, alignment errors, collisions, short events, and readable frames. Table Statisti...

Viewing Statistics Page 4-19 Statistics are gathered in the following columns: ❏ Curr — (current) the number of occurrences each second. ❏ Peak — the largest number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen. ❏ Avg — the average number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen. ...

Management Page 4-20 Graph Statistics 1 To view statistics for the SuperStack II Switch 1000, do not select anything on the Device Page’s front panel image. To view statistics for a VLAN group, click once on a port belonging to that VLAN group. To view statistics for a port, click on the port until ...

Page 5-1 5 VLAN This chapter provides an overview of VLAN and explains how to use it with the SuperStack II Switch 1000. VLAN Overview VLAN stands for virtual local area network. VLAN is a network configura-tion tool that allows you to “group” together specific ports on the same switch, designating ...

VLAN Page 5-2 Viewing VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switch 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN. At start-up, all of the switch’s ports are on vlan1 (displayed as 1001 in the VLAN Identification Window). ▲ Important: You can delete VLAN groups; however, it is not recommended. To view the VLAN groups: ▲...

VLAN Groups Page 5-3 VLAN Groups The 16 VLAN groups are identified by a number (vlan1, vlan2, etc ) and a corresponding button, as shown in Figure 5-2. Figure 5-2 VLAN groups The VLAN group button is used to select the VLAN group for manage-ment. It is also used as a place to “drop” a port number. S...

VLAN Page 5-4 VLAN Menu Items The menu items on the VLANView screen allow for individual manage-ment of each of the 16 groups of VLAN. The menu items are identical to those on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page. Each menu can be opened or closed by clicking once on its menu-level indicator. S...

VLAN Groups Page 5-5 Creating VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switch 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN. By default, all of the switch’s ports are assigned to vlan1. To create more groups of VLANs, “group” together the ports that you want to have on the same segment by dragging and dropping a port but-...

VLAN Page 5-6 Figure 5-5 Selecting a port button 6 While holding down the mouse button, drag the dot onto the VLAN group button that you want to assign the port to, then release the mouse button. See Figure 5-6. Figure 5-6 Assigning a port to a VLAN group The port is now assigned to that VLAN group....

VLAN Groups Page 5-7 Figure 5-7 New VLAN group 7 Repeat steps 1 – 6 for each port you want to assign to a VLAN group. the port is assignedto the VLAN group book Page 7 Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM

VLAN Page 5-8 Managing VLAN Groups There are two ways to manage each configured group of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switch 1000: ❏ via the VLANView Page ❏ via the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s Device Page The management menu items on the VLAN View Page are identical to those on the SuperStack II Switch...

Naming a VLAN Group Page 5-9 Naming a VLAN Group For identification purposes, configured groups of VLAN can be assigned a name (such as “Marketing” or “Payroll”). To assign a name to a VLAN group via the VLAN View Page: 1 In the VLAN View Page, select the VLAN group you want to name by clicking once...

VLAN Page 5-10 Figure 5-10 VLAN Workgroup Table 4 Select the VLAN group to be named by clicking once on its row entry. 5 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appears. 6 Type a name for the VLAN group in the WGroup- Name field. 7 Click Apply . The VLAN’s group name is changed and appears in the Workg...

Disabling a VLAN Group Page 5-11 Disabling a VLAN Group Disabling a VLAN group prevents all of the ports belonging to that group from communicating with each other. To disable a VLAN group: 1 In the VLAN View Page, select the VLAN group you want to disable by clicking once on its VLAN group button. ...

VLAN Page 5-12 Viewing Statistics for a VLAN Group You can view statistics — in table and graph formats — for each of the configured groups of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switch 1000. To view statistics for a VLAN group: 1 In the VLAN View Page, select the VLAN group for which you want to view statist...

VLAN Page 6-3 VLAN This menu allows you to name, disable or enable any of the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s 16 groups of VLAN. Table 6-2 describes each field in the VLAN menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Naming a VLAN Group” on page 5-9, “Disabling a VLAN Group” on page 5-11, or ...

Menus Page 6-4 Address List This menu displays the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s MAC address table. The MAC address table is a table of node addresses that the device receives on its ports. It uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be forwarded or filtered. Each entry cons...

Menus Page 6-6 Identify This menu allows you to view and configure identification information for the SuperStack II Switch 1000. Table 6-4 describes each field in the Identify menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Config- uring Identification Information” on page 4-6. Table 6-4 Ide...

Device Page 6-7 Device This menu allows you to view general information for the SuperStack II Switch 1000. Table 6-5 describes each field in the Device menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing General Device Information” on page 4-9. Table 6-5 Device Menu Field Description Num...

Menus Page 6-8 Agent This menu displays read-only SNMP agent information for the Super-Stack Switch 1000. Table 6-6 describes each field in the Agent menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing SNMP Agent Information” on page 4-14. Table 6-6 Agent Menu Field Description Heartbeat...

Slots Page 6-9 Slots This menu allows you to view and configure group information for the SuperStack II Switch 1000. The group information includes details about the switch as if it were a part of a device stack. Table 6-7 describes each field in the Slots menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using thi...

Upgrade Page 6-13 Upgrade This menu allows you to set the download file name and server address for upgrading the device’s software. Table 6-8 describes each field in the Upgrade menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Performing a Software Upgrade” on page 4-7. Table 6-8 Upgrade Men...

Menus Page 6-14 Network Access This menu allows you to view and configure network access informa-tion (both in-band and out-of-band) for the SuperStack II Switch 1000. Table 6-9 describes each field in the Network Access menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Configur- ing Network A...

Trap Receivers Page 6-15 Trap Receivers This menu allows you to determine the management stations that will receive traps from the SuperStack II Switch 1000. ▲ Important: Refer to the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s User Guide for instructions on setting traps. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this men...

Validate Page 6-17 Validate This menu updates the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page with the latest information from the IntraSpection Application Server database. Occasionally, these files should be updated to ensure that you are view-ing the device’s latest information. When this option is sel...

Menus Page 6-18 Graph This menu allows you to view real-time statistical information — in a graph format — on the SuperStack II Switch 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports. Table 6-11 describes each field in the Graph menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing Stati...

Table Page 6-21 Table This menu allows you to view real-time statistical information, in table format, on the SuperStack II Switch 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports. Table 6-12 describes each field in the Table menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Viewing Statistic...

Menus Page 6-22 VLAN View This menu allows you to view, configure, and manage the 16 groups of VLAN that are supported by the SuperStack II Switch 1000. Table 6-13 describes each field in the VLAN View menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see Chapter 5, “VLAN.” Table 6-13 VLAN View Men...

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Index-i Index A about this manual vii access to ports, restricting 4-16 action field, slots menu 6-12 add button 3-7 address field, address list 6-4 index field, address list 6-4 list menu 6-4 priority field 6-5 status field 6-5 table 4-15 deleting an entry 4-17 managing 4-15 agent menu, description...