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iii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User ’s Guide............................................................... 1-2 What’s NOT in the 7C0x SmartSwitch User ’s Guide . . . ................................. 1-4 Conventions .....................
Contents iv Find MAC Address ....................................................................................... 2-26UPS.................................................................................................................. 2-27 Accessing FDDI Management .................................
v Contents Chapter 5 ATM Configuration Accessing the AToM MIB Window ............................................................................. 5-1Configuring Connections ............................................................................................. 5-4 Chapter 6 Using the 7C0x Sma...
1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch How to use the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide; manual conventions; contacting Cabletron Technical Support; 7C0x SmartSwitch firmware versions supported by SPMA Your SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch management module provides management support ...
Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch 1-2 • The 7E03-24 , a single-slot Ethernet module that provides 24 ports via two RJ71 connectors. • The 7E02-24 , a double-wide Ethernet module for the 7C04-R which provides 24 ports via RJ45 connectors. • The 7F06-02 , which provides connectivity for tw...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide 1-3 Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide Your SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the 7C0x SmartSwitch consists of a number of different applications, each of which provides a portion of the over...
Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch 1-4 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide • Chapter 6, Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View , provides detailed instructions for configuring and managing the 7C0x SmartSwitch’s traditional bridging capabilities, including monitoring bridge operation,...
Conventions 1-5 Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch management system — instructions for starting each application from the command line are included in each chapter of this guide and the SPMA Tools Guide . Conventions SPECTRUM Portable Management Applications — including the 7C0x SmartSwi...
Conventions 1-7 Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch Using the Mouse The UNIX mouse has three buttons. Procedures within the SPMA document set refer to these buttons as follows: Figure 1-3. Mouse Buttons If you’re using a two-button mouse, don’t worry. SPMA doesn’t make use of mouse button ...
Getting Help 1-8 Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch Getting Help If you need additional support related to SPMA, or if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions related to this manual, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support. Before calling, please have the following informatio...
2-1 Chapter 2 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitchHub View Navigating through the Hub View; monitoring hub performance; managing the hub The heart of the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the 7C0x SmartSwitch is the Hub View, a graphical interface that gives you access to many of the functio...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-2 Using the Hub View Navigating Through the Hub View Within the Hub View, you can click mouse buttons in different areas of the window to access various menus and initiate certain management tasks. The following sections describe the information displayed in the...
Using the Hub View 2-3 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Hub View Front Panel In addition to the graphical display of the modules installed in your 7C0x SmartSwitch chassis, the Hub View gives you device level summary information. The following Front Panel information appears to the right of the m...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-4 Using the Hub View Clicking the Device button displays the Device menu, Figure 2-2 . Figure 2-2. 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Device Menu The Device menu lets you perform the following: • Open the Device Configuration window • Launch the Global Find MAC Address t...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-5 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Figure 2-3. Mousing Around a Module Display Monitoring Hub Performance The information displayed in the Hub View can give you a quick summary of device activity, status, and configuration. SPMA can also provide further details about ...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-6 Monitoring Hub Performance Figure 2-4. The 7C0x SmartSwitch’s Device, Module, Switch, Bridge, Interface, FDDI, and Port Menus Selecting the Application Display Mode The device information, menus, and applications that are available to you via the Hub View depe...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-8 Monitoring Hub Performance COM Port and FDDI Front Panel Displays Note that, like the Module menu, neither the COM port nor the FDDI front panel displays are affected by changes in the Application Display. The COM port display always shows each port’s administ...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-9 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View desirable. You can view and configure the SMT Connection Policy by selecting the SMT Connection Policy option on the Module —>FDDI Utilities menu; see Chapter 4, FDDI Management, for more information. • DIS (disabled) — the port h...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-10 Monitoring Hub Performance SMT Index Displays each port’s logical index number, which reflects the port’s logical position in relation to the SMT entity to which it is assigned. (Each FDDI interface has its own SMT entity; these are indexed from left to right...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-11 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Figure 2-8. The Switch Application Display and Menu For more information about the Switch Status window, see Viewing Switch Status , page 2-23 ; port display forms are described below. Switch Port Display Forms You can select three ...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-12 Monitoring Hub Performance • INV (invalid configuration) — the port is in an unrecognized state. • TST (testing) — the port is in a testing mode. Type A switch interface’s Type is a dynamic value determined by the type of node to which the interface is connec...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-13 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View The Bridge Application Display The Bridge Application Display — available only for devices which have been configured (via Local Management) to operate as traditional bridges — allows you to view each bridge interface according to b...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-15 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Bridge Port Color Codes The color codes assigned to each port interface in Bridge Application mode indicate the following bridging status conditions; note that the color coding is the same for all port display forms: • Green — the p...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-16 Monitoring Hub Performance For more information about the MIB I, II application, see the SPMA Tools Guide; for more information about the interface list, see Viewing the Interface List, page 2-22 ; for more information about configuring alarms, see Chapter 3,...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-17 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Capability The Capability display indicates the highest duplex mode of which the interface is capable. Note that this display does not indicate the current Duplex Mode setting. • Full — the interface can be configured to operate in ...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-18 Monitoring Hub Performance For Ethernet ports, the theoretical maximum load is 10 Mbps; for Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM, it’s 100 Mbps. • Discard — shows a value for each active port that indicates what percentage of the total packets received at or transmit...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-20 Monitoring Hub Performance - 512-1023 - 1024-1518 - Giants (packets with more than 1518 bytes) Interface Port Color Codes The color codes assigned to each port interface in the Interface Application Display mode indicate a combination of administrative (desir...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-21 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Figure 2-11. Device Configuration Window The Device Configuration window provides the following hardware and software revision information: Firmware Version Displays version information for the firmware currently installed on your 7...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-22 Monitoring Hub Performance Viewing the Interface List You can use the Interface List application to view a complete list of MAC Addresses assigned to the interfaces installed in your 7C0x SmartSwitch chassis. To open the Interface List: 1. If necessary, put t...
Monitoring Hub Performance 2-23 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View The interface and MAC address information displayed here is taken directly from the MIB II Interface Table; you can view both the MAC address and the IF index via the Interface Protocol Status window available in the MIB I, II tool....
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-24 Monitoring Hub Performance Sfs Operating Status Displays the actual operational status of the 7C0x’s SecureFast switching services: Enabled , Disabled, Pending Enable (start-up in progress), Pending Disable (shut-down in progress), or Invalid Configuration. N...
Managing the Hub 2-25 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Figure 2-14. The Bridge Port Source Address Window The bridge port Source Address window displays the MAC address of each device that has transmitted packets that have been forwarded through the selected bridging interface during the last cyc...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-26 Managing the Hub Module Utilities Most of the available SPMA Tools can be launched from the Module —> Module Utilities menu. (Remember, the Module menu is available in any Application Display mode.) To launch a utility from this menu: 1. Click either mouse...
Managing the Hub 2-27 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View menu allows you to search for a specified MAC address on multiple devices simultaneously; however, if you launch this tool from the Hub View or from the command line, only the hub against which you launch the tool will be searched. To launch ...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-28 Managing the Hub c. SMT/MAC Configuration d. SMT Connection Policy e. Station List All of these applications are described in detail in Chapter 4, FDDI Management. Accessing ATM Management For 7C0x SmartSwitches which have a 7A06-01 NIM installed, the Module ...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-30 Managing the Hub Device Configuration This polling interval controls how often a survey is conducted of the type of equipment installed in the 7C0x SmartSwitch hub; information from this poll would change the Hub View to reflect the addition and/or removal of...
Managing the Hub 2-31 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2. Click mouse button 3 on the Port Status box for the Ethernet or FDDI interface whose mode you wish to change. 3. Drag down to Configuration, and release. The Port Configuration window, Figure 2-16 , will appear. Figure 2-16. Port Configura...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-32 Managing the Hub Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports If you have any Fast Ethernet NIMs installed in your 7C0x SmartSwitch chassis, the Port Configuration window available for those ports allows you to both view and set that port’s available modes. All 100Base-TX...
Managing the Hub 2-33 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View From this window you can manually set the operational mode of the port, or — for 100Base-TX interfaces — set the port to auto negotiation so that the appropriate operational mode can be determined automatically. The mode you set will determin...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-34 Managing the Hub Note that if Auto Negotiation is the selected mode, the Current Operational Mode field will indicate which mode was selected by the link partners. See Setting the Desired Operational Mode, page 2-35 , for more information. Advertised Abilitie...
Managing the Hub 2-35 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View • Link Partner does not support auto negotiation — auto negotiation is either not supported by or is not currently selected on the remote port. • Unknown — the link partner ’s capabilities could not be determined. When the local node is not s...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-36 Managing the Hub For 100Base-FX ports, options are: 100Base-FX — 100 Mbps connection, Standard Mode 100Base-FX Full Duplex — 100 Mbps connection, Duplex Mode 2. If you have selected Auto Negotiation (for 100Base-TX ports only), use the Advertised Abilities fi...
Managing the Hub 2-37 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Figure 2-18. COM Port Configuration Window You can use the COM Port Configuration window to set the following operating parameters: COM Port Admin Use this field to administratively enable or disable the COM port. COM Port Function Use this f...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 2-38 Managing the Hub Speed Selection If you have configured the selected port as a SLIP or PPP connection, you must select the appropriate baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19,200, or Auto-Baud. Note that this field will default to Auto-Baud and become unselectable wh...
Managing the Hub 2-39 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View 3. A window will appear asking you to confirm your selection; click on OK to continue the enable or disable process, or on Cancel to cancel. When you disable bridging at a port interface, you disconnect that port’s network segment from the br...
3-1 Chapter 3 Basic Alarm Configuration Creating alarms; assigning events and actions; viewing an alarm log Through the RMON Alarm and Event functionality supported by your 7C0x SmartSwitch, you can configure some basic alarm thresholds for each available bridge port interface; you can also define a...
Basic Alarm Configuration 3-2 About Basic Alarms Launching the Basic Alarm Application You can access the Basic Alarm application in one of two ways: from the Hub View: 1. If necessary, put the Hub View into the Interface Application Display mode (click either mouse button on the Module Index or Mod...
Viewing Alarm Status 3-3 Basic Alarm Configuration Figure 3-1. Basic Alarm Configuration Viewing Alarm Status The Basic Alarm Configuration window, Figure 3-1 , contains all the fields you need to configure one or more of the three alarms available for each interface installed in your 7C0x SmartSwit...
Basic Alarm Configuration 3-4 Viewing Alarm Status The available alarm variables are: • In Octets Kb (ifInOctets) — tracks the number of octets of data received by the selected interface. Note that this value has been converted for you from octets (or bytes) to kilobytes (or units of 1000 bytes); be...
Basic Alarm Configuration 3-6 Viewing Alarm Status The remainder of the window fields provide the means for configuring alarms for each available interface. Note that the information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on . Adding or modifying an al...
Configuring an Alarm 3-7 Basic Alarm Configuration Configuring an Alarm The editable fields at the bottom of the Basic Alarm Configuration window allow you to configure alarm parameters for each available interface. These fields will display the alarm parameters for the interface which is currently ...
Disabling an Alarm 3-9 Basic Alarm Configuration To configure additional alarms, or alarms of a different type, select the appropriate alarm variable at the top of the window, highlight the appropriate interface(s), and repeat the procedures outlined above. Disabling an Alarm Using the button at the...
Basic Alarm Configuration 3-10 Viewing an Alarm Log Viewing an Alarm Log The ability to create a log of alarm events is provided by the Event group of the RMON MIB. If you have selected the Log option for any of your alarms, and you wish to view the resulting log, you can do so by using MIBTree or a...
Viewing an Alarm Log 3-11 Basic Alarm Configuration logTime Displays the value of the 7C0x’s sysUpTime when the alarm instance occurred (in timeticks by default, but perhaps converted by your MIB utility into days hours:minutes:seconds format). You can compare this value to the device’s current sysU...
4-1 Chapter 4 FDDI Management Using the FDDI utilities to manage FDDI modules: port configuration, alarm configuration, SMT/MAC configuration, configuring the connection policy, and viewing the station list The Module menu FDDI Utilities selections allow you to monitor and manage the FDDI interfaces...
FDDI Management 4-2 Port Configuration Port Configuration The Port Configuration window ( Figure 4-1 ) displays information about the configuration of the ports on your FDDI modules, and allows you to enable or disable those ports. To open the Port Configuration window from the Hub View: 1. Click ei...
FDDI Management 4-4 Port Configuration State Displays a value that indicates the port’s connection status. There are four possible connection states: • Connecting –– the port is trying to establish a link, but has not yet been successful. Ports which are not connected and which have not been disable...
Port Configuration 4-5 FDDI Management Enabling or Disabling FDDI Ports You can enable or disable ports individually or as a group, as follows: 1. Highlight the appropriate port or ports in the scroll list. You can select or de-select any ports by clicking on them, or you can use the Scope field: if...
FDDI Management 4-6 Port Configuration Viewing the FDDI Port Chart To view the FDDI Port Chart window, highlight an entry in the scroll list and click . The FDDI Port Chart window, Figure 4-3 , will appear. Figure 4-3. FDDI Port Chart Window The FDDI Port Chart window displays the following informat...
Port Configuration 4-7 FDDI Management Changing the Measurement of Data Measurement fields located at the bottom of the FDDI Port Chart window allow you to change how the incoming data is measured: • Absolute –– displays the chart variable values recorded in the device MIB counters. • Delta –– displ...
FDDI Management 4-8 Port Configuration Estimate can range from 10 -4 to 10 -15 , but is always displayed as the absolute value of the exponent; for example, if the port’s LER Estimate is computed to be 10 -5 , the value displayed in the Port Status box will be 5, which represents an actual rate of 1...
Alarm Configuration 4-9 FDDI Management Alarm Configuration The Alarm Configuration application allows you to set the LER Alarm and LER Cutoff thresholds for each FDDI interface installed in the SmartSwitch chassis. Once alarms have been configured, a port will enter an alarm state if its LER Estima...
Alarm Configuration 4-11 FDDI Management appear. For multiple NIMs, SMT entities will be indexed from left to right in the hub, and from top (front panel port 1) to bottom (front panel port 2) on each module. Port Displays the index number assigned to each port. If you have launched the Alarm Config...
FDDI Management 4-12 Alarm Configuration LER Cutoff The Link Error Rate (LER) Cutoff field displays the threshold at which a connection is flagged as faulty and the port is disabled by Station Management (SMT). SMT automatically re-enables the port when the error rate falls below the cutoff value. T...
SMT/MAC Configuration 4-13 FDDI Management SMT/MAC Configuration The SMT (Station Management)/MAC (Media Access Control) Configuration window displays information about the configuration of each SMT entity present in the hub, the operating state of the ring to which that entity is attached, the phys...
SMT/MAC Configuration 4-15 FDDI Management The supported version range is identified with the ietf-fddi MIB by two smtTable attributes: fddimibSMTLoVersionId and fddimibSMTHiVersionId. If a received frame is not within the supported version range, the frame is discarded. MAC Cts Displays the number ...
FDDI Management 4-16 SMT/MAC Configuration The MAC Configuration portion of the window provides the following information about the current configuration of the selected interface’s MAC entity: SMT Displays the index number assigned to the SMT entity. MAC The index number assigned to each MAC entity...
SMT/MAC Configuration 4-17 FDDI Management TReq (Requested Target Token Rotation Time) Displays the token rotation time bid made by the noted MAC during ring initialization, in milliseconds. T-Req is stored within the MIB in nanoseconds rather than milliseconds; SPMA converts nanoseconds to millisec...
FDDI Management 4-18 SMT/MAC Configuration Viewing the FDDI MAC Chart To view the FDDI MAC Chart window, highlight an entry in the MAC Configuration scroll list and click . The FDDI MAC Chart window, Figure 4-8 , will appear. Figure 4-8. FDDI MAC Chart Window The MAC Chart provides the following inf...
SMT/MAC Configuration 4-19 FDDI Management Lost Count Displays the number of MAC PDUs (Protocol Data Units include both tokens and frames) that contain an unknown error, so their validity is in doubt. When the MAC encounters a frame of this type, it increments the Lost Frame counter and strips the r...
FDDI Management 4-20 SMT/MAC Configuration The FDDI MAC Meters window graphically and numerically displays the following statistics: Frame Rate Displays the total FDDI network activity, measured in frames per second. The Frame Rate includes frames, but not tokens. Frame Error Rate Displays the total...
Configuring the SMT Connection Policy 4-21 FDDI Management Configuring the SMT Connection Policy The SMT Connection Policy of an FDDI concentrator determines which types of connections are allowed among the four FDDI port types: A, B, M (Master), and S (Slave). FDDI protocol forbids Master—>Maste...
FDDI Management 4-22 Configuring the SMT Connection Policy Figure 4-10. SMT Connection Policy Window FDDI Connection Rules By default, all connections are allowed except the illegal M—>M connection; the following table summarizes the FDDI connection rules: V — valid connection X — illegal connect...
Configuring the SMT Connection Policy 4-23 FDDI Management Each interface controls only its own connection policy; however, when two interfaces attempt to connect, their combined connection policies dictate the connections that will be allowed, with the most lenient policy prevailing — in other word...
FDDI Management 4-24 Viewing the Station List 2. In the Scope field, click on the selection button to select the front panel interface (FP) or SMT entity for which you wish to configure connection policy. (Remember, if you launch from the command line, front panel designations will not appear, and e...
Viewing the Station List 4-25 FDDI Management Figure 4-11. The Station List Window Note that the information displayed in the Station List window is static once the window is opened; for updated information, click mouse button 1 on . Also, note the scroll bar located to the right of the list window;...
FDDI Management 4-26 Viewing the Station List Upstream MAC Displays the hardware address of the node’s nearest upstream neighbor. Note that the addresses displayed in this field also respond to any change in display mode from MSB to Canonical, or vice versa. Vendor Displays the name of the vendor th...
5-1 Chapter 5 ATM Configuration Configuring Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs); adding and deleting connection entries The ATM interface available via the 7A06-01 NIM module provides the connectivity that allows you to merge ATM network segments with traditional LAN technologies via the SmartSwitch c...
ATM Configuration 5-2 Accessing the AToM MIB Window Figure 5-1. The AToM MIB Window The AToM MIB window provides the following information about the ATM connections configured for any installed 7A06-01 interfaces: Max Displays the maximum number of connections (both SVCs and PVCs) allowed by current...
Accessing the AToM MIB Window 5-3 ATM Configuration The remainder of the window contains a list box which displays the following information about each of the currently configured PVCs; use the scroll bar to the right of the list to view additional connections, if necessary: Interface The device int...
ATM Configuration 5-4 Configuring Connections Encaps Displays the method used to encapsulate LAN packets on the selected circuit. Current versions of 7A06-01 firmware use 802.3 VC-based multiplexing for bridging protocols (designated 802.3); future versions will add support for ATM Forum LAN Emulati...
6-1 Chapter 6 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitchBridge View A brief explanation of bridging methods; a tour of the Bridge Traffic View; using the Detail View; monitoring bridge operation; using the Filtering Database; configuring bridge operating parameters; setting forwarding thresholds, statistics, and no...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-2 Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window Transparent Bridging Transparent bridges are most common in Ethernet networks. Individual Transparent bridges monitor packet traffic on attached network segments to learn their network segment location in terms of wh...
Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window 6-3 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View The Bridge Traffic View is the heart of the Bridge application. The first window to appear when you start the Bridge application, it contains a status display of the device’s bridge ports and contains the buttons and...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-4 Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window Bridge Traffic View Front Panel The right side of the Bridge Traffic View displays device summary information: Contact Status Contact Status is a color code that shows the status of the connection between SPMA and th...
Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window 6-5 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View MAC Address The factory-set MAC hardware address assigned to me 7X00 Controller module’s backplane (or Host) interfaces. (Note that these two internal interfaces share a MAC address.) Clicking on the Device button di...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-6 Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window The Bridge Port Display Each Bridge Port box in the Bridge Traffic View displays information about its corresponding bridge port. The Bridge Port boxes are color-coded, reflecting their current status. Bridge Port bo...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-8 Using the Detail View Window Learning The port is processing BPDUs, but is not yet relaying packets. The port is adding address information to the Filtering Database. Forwarding A port enters this state from the Learning state. The port is relaying frames a...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-10 Using the Detail View Window Figure 6-4. Port Boxes in the Detail View Changing Ports in the Detail View The Detail View can display up to four ports at the same time. If the bridge has more than four ports, you can show other device ports by exchanging an...
The Bridge Status Window 6-11 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View The Bridge Status Window You can set or change the device time, date, name, or location—all of which display in the Bridge Traffic View Front Panel—in the Bridge Status window. The Contact field is the only Bridge Status window fie...
The Filtering Database Window 6-13 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View MtuExceedDiscard Mtu stands for “maximum transfer unit”; it is the largest frame size that can be processed by the 7C0x SmartSwitch. A port discards any received frames that are larger than the Mtu; this field lists how many s...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-14 The Filtering Database Window Viewing the Filtering Database To open the Filtering Database window: 1. Display the Device menu by clicking on the Front Panel button. 2. Drag down to Filtering Database, and release. 3. At the top of the Filtering Database w...
The Filtering Database Window 6-15 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View Learned Entry Discards The number of database entries that never made it into the Filtering Database due to a lack of buffer space. Ideally, this number should be 0. If this number grows, it indicates a very busy network. A va...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-16 The Filtering Database Window Destination Port Displays the port or ports to which frames that have the specified source address and were received on the specified port or ports will be forwarded. Note that packets with the specified source address receive...
The Filtering Database Window 6-17 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View The Ageing Time determines how long a Forwarding entry (or a Static entry with deleteOnTimeout status) is retained before being discarded due to inactivity. Use the Change Ageing Time button to set a new Ageing Time; see the f...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-18 The Filtering Database Window Changing Forwarding and Static Database Entries The only entries that can be changed or deleted in the Filtering Database are static entries. If the entry you wish to change or delete is a forwarding entry, you must add it to ...
The Filtering Database Window 6-19 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View Static Address The Static Address field will display the MAC address of the entry you highlighted in the Filtering Database window. If no entry was selected, the address field will contain zeros, and a valid MAC address may be...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-20 The Spanning Tree Protocol Window Finding a Filtering Database MAC Address To find a source address in the Filtering Database: 1. In the Filtering Database window, click on the button to open the Find MAC Address window. or In the Bridge Traffic View, disp...
The Spanning Tree Protocol Window 6-21 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View The Spanning Tree Protocol window displays information used by the network bridges to select the Root Bridge and parameters that affect the bridge’s participation in Spanning Tree operations. To open the Spanning Tree Prot...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-22 The Spanning Tree Protocol Window Designated Root This value represents the bridge that is the current Root Bridge as determined by the STA. The Designated Root value consists of the configurable portion of the bridge ID (i.e., the first two octets of the ...
The Spanning Tree Protocol Window 6-23 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View Hello Time Indicates, in seconds, the length of time the Root Bridge, or bridge attempting to become the Root, waits before resending a Configuration BPDU. The Root Bridge determines the Hello Time. Priority The Spanning T...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-24 The Spanning Tree Protocol Window Root Forward Delay The Forward Delay (in seconds) that will be implemented by this bridge if it is the Root or becomes the Root. (The Root Bridge in the network sets the Forward Delay for all bridges in the Spanning Tree n...
The Spanning Tree Port Parameters Window 6-25 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View The Spanning Tree Port Parameters Window The Spanning Tree Algorithm ensures that only a single bridge path exists between any two end stations in a network designed with multiple bridges placed in parallel; it also...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-26 The Spanning Tree Port Parameters Window Figure 6-12. Spanning Tree Port Parameters Window Designated Cost The cost of the path from this port to the Root Bridge on the network. If the highlighted port is the Root Port, the Designated Cost is 0. If this br...
Creating Bridge Traffic Charts, Graphs, and Meters 6-27 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View Designated Port The Port ID of the port on the Designated Bridge for this port’s segment. The Designated Port is the bridge port that offers the lowest path cost to the Root Bridge. Forward Transitions The...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-28 The Bridge Port Forwarding Statistics Window Figure 6-13. Pie Chart Window For complete descriptions of chart, graph, and meter variables and details on how to create and control a pie chart, graph or meter, see the chapter on charts, graphs and meters in ...
The Bridge Port Forwarding Statistics Window 6-29 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View Figure 6-14. Bridge Port Forwarding Statistics Window Port Forwarding Statistics Window Fields The Bridge Port Statistics window contains two list boxes detailing port forwarding activity to and from the current...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-30 Configuring Forwarding Thresholds The four statistics shown beneath the list boxes are the port summary statistics, which consist of: Total Frames Forwarded The total number of frames forwarded through the bridge to another segment. Total Frames Received T...
Viewing the Forwarding Log 6-33 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 4. Notification Conditions make your Notification Options subject to defined conditions: a. If you check the In—Out—In box, notification takes place when the threshold passes from one range to another and then back. The number in...
Changing Polling Intervals 6-35 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View To save log files: 1. Click on the Save button and select either Current Log or All Logs to open the Save Log window. 2. In the Save Log window, enter a file name for the file to be saved and then click on the OK button. The defa...
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View 6-36 Enabling and Disabling Ports You can change values for the following polling interval fields: Device Info Specifies the time, in seconds, that SPMA waits before updating the Front Panel information (Uptime, Location, and so forth) in the Bridge Traffic Vie...
A-1 Appendix A 7C0x SmartSwitchMIB Structure 7C0x SmartSwitch management information base configuration IETF MIB Support In addition to its proprietary features, the 7C0x SmartSwitch currently supports the following IETF MIBs: • RFC 1213 MIB for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II •...
7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure A-2 7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure depending on which functionality the device has been configured to use. To see which MIB components are currently being used in your 7C0x SmartSwitch, bring up the Community Names application, or use any SNMP Get operation that will a...
7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure A-3 7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure RMON Default The RMON, or Remote Network Monitoring, Default MIB component contains the statistics, history, alarm, and event groups from the RMON MIB (RFC 1757). This component is shipped in an inactive state, and can be activated an...
Index-1 Index Numerics 7C0x MIB components A-27C0x SmartSwitch family 1-1 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch 1-17C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch 1-17C04-R Workgroup SmartSwitch 1-1NIM modules 1-1 7C0x SmartSwitch firmware versions 1-8 A AAL Type 5-3Add to Static Table button 6-18Admin button 6-6Admin status Bridge 2-1...
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