Enterasys Networks 6000 - Manuals

iv Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Using the SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 User’s Guide ............................................. 1-5Related Manuals .............................................................................................................. 1- 7Getting Help......................

Contents v Using an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) ..................................................... 2-51 Accessing the UPS Window ............................................................................ 2-51Setting the UPS ID ................................................................

vi Contents Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration About RMON Alarms and Events ................................................................................... 4-1Basic Alarm Configuration .............................................................................................. 4-2 Accessing the Bas...

1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction About the SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 families; how to use this guide; related guides; getting help. Welcome to the Element Manager for the SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 Modules User ’s Guide. This guide is a reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the SmartSw...

Introduction 1-2 The SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 modules include: • The 6E122-26 and 6E123-26 SmartSwitch modules each provide 24 fixed 10Base-T switch ports (via RJ45 connectors on the 6E122; RJ21 Telco connectors on the 6E123) and two slots for optional FE-100xx Fast Ethernet Port Interface Mod...

1-3 Introduction - The HSIM-W87 is a Wide Area Network (WAN) HSIM that provides LAN to WAN connectivity for any SmartSwitch that supports high-speed interface modules (HSIMs). The HSIM-W87 has a DS3 interface (T3), providing up to 28 separate DS1 connections (T1). Refer to Chapter 8, HSIM-W87 Config...

Related Manuals 1-7 Introduction Related Manuals The SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 User ’s Guide is only part of a complete document set designed to provide comprehensive information about the features available to you through NetSight Element Manager. Other guides which include important informati...

Introduction 1-8 Getting Help From the Help menu accessed from the Device View window menu bar, you can access on-line Help specific to the Device View window, as well as bring up the Chassis Manager window for reference. Refer to Chapter 2, The Device View , for information on the Device View and C...

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2-1 Chapter 2 The Device View Information displayed in the Device View; the logical Device View; the Chassis Manager window; chassis management functions The Device View displays the current configuration of your SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module via a graphical representation of the module’s fro...

The Device View 2-2 Viewing Device Information Figure 2-1. The Management Selection Window In the Management Selection window, click to select Device View, and click the OK button. The Device View window, Figure 2-2 , will appear. Viewing Device Information The Device View ( Figure 2-2 ) provides a ...

Viewing Device Information 2-3 The Device View Figure 2-2. The Device View Window By clicking in designated areas of the chassis graphical display (as detailed later in this chapter), or by using the menu bar at the top of the Device View window, you can access all of the menus that lead to more det...

The Device View 2-4 Viewing Device Information General Device Information In addition to the main interface display, the Device View window provides the following device information: IP The Device View window title displays the device’s IP (Internet Protocol) Address; this will be the SmartSwitch 60...

Viewing Device Information 2-5 The Device View Port Status Indicates the port status display selection currently in effect. The default port status view is bridge status; if you have not changed the port status selection since launching the Device View, this field will display Default. For more info...

Viewing Device Information 2-7 The Device View Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the Device View display, you can access menus with device-, module-, and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to the device. The following illustration displays the menu structure...

The Device View 2-8 Viewing Device Information Figure 2-3. Device View Menu Structure For the Device menu: • The FDDI Statistics option will appear if you have an HSIM-F6 module installed. • The ATM Connections option will appear if you have an HSIM-A6DP module installed. • The VLAN option will appe...

Viewing Device Information 2-11 The Device View • Errors allows you to display the number of errors detected by each interface, since the last reset, expressed as a percentage of the total number of valid packets processed by the interface. • I/F Mapping will display the interface ifIndex associated...

The Device View 2-12 Viewing Device Information The FDDI Menu If your SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 has an installed HSIM-F6, the FDDI menu will appear on the Device View menu bar, with the following options: • Configuration • Connection Policy • Station List • Performance • Frame Translation Refer ...

Viewing Device Information 2-13 The Device View • Bridge Status opens a window that provides an overview of bridging information for each port, and allows you to access all other bridge-related options. Refer to the Bridging chapter in the Element Manager Tools Guide for more information. • Broadcas...

The Device View 2-14 Viewing Device Information • Source Addressing allows you to view the source MAC addresses communicating through the currently selected interface. • HSIM W87 Config (T3) allows you to configure a T3 interface for an installed HSIM-W87; see Chapter 8, HSIM-W87 Configuration , for...

Viewing Device Information 2-15 The Device View Status You can view four port status categories, as follows: • Bridge — FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, or BRK • Bridge Mapping — the instance of the physical interface associated with a bridge port • Admin — ON or OFF • Operator — ON or OFF If you have selec...

The Device View 2-16 Viewing Device Information If you have selected the Operator status mode, a port is considered: • ON if the port is currently forwarding packets. • OFF if the port is not currently forwarding packets. Note that the Operator status provides the actual status of the port; dependin...

Viewing Device Information 2-17 The Device View Load If you choose Load, the port text boxes will display the percentage of network load processed by each port during the last polling interval. This percentage reflects the network load generated by devices connected to the port compared to the theor...

The Device View 2-20 Viewing Device Information The Chassis Backplane View By default, the Device View window displays the Logical View of the 6C105/6C107 Chassis and an installed SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module. The Logical View provides port status information and access to device-, module-, ...

Viewing Device Information 2-21 The Device View Figure 2-4. The Backplane View From the Backplane View you can display the device interfaces with respect to their bridging status or their MIB II Interface status. The currently selected Port Display Form is shown in the label above the interfaces. Be...

The Device View 2-22 Viewing Device Information SmartSwitch 6000 chassis: The backplane connections are indexed 1–5, where 1 indicates the connection to first slot in the chassis and 5 indicates the connection to the last slot. Matrix E7 chassis: The backplane connections are indexed 1–7, where 1 in...

Viewing Device Information 2-23 The Device View ON (Green) The backplane interface is operational (up) and administratively enabled. Link status is linked, or not applicable to the interface. ON (Yellow) The backplane interface is operational (up) and administratively enabled; however, the interface...

The Device View 2-24 Viewing Device Information To view the Chassis Manager window: 1. Click on Help on the far right of the menu bar at the top of the Device View window. 2. Click on MIBs Supported. Figure 2-5. The Chassis Manager Window The Module Information Window The Module Information window (...

Viewing Device Information 2-25 The Device View 2. Click on Module Information. The Module Information window, Figure 2-6 , will appear. Figure 2-6. The Module Information Window Firmware Version The system description of the module, including its firmware revision number. Boot Prom The revision of ...

The Device View 2-26 Viewing Device Information Device Type Choosing the Device Type option on the Device menu brings up a window that describes the management device being modeled. Figure 2-7. Example Device Type Windows Module Type From the Module menus on the Device View window, you can view a de...

Viewing Device Information 2-27 The Device View Figure 2-9. Sample Interface Description Windows Viewing I/F Summary Information The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device. The window also pro...

The Device View 2-28 Viewing Device Information The I/F Summary window provides a variety of descriptive information about each interface on your device, as well as statistics which display each interface’s performance. The following descriptive information is provided for each interface: Index The ...

The Device View 2-30 Viewing Device Information Rate The count for the selected statistic during the last poll interval. The available parameters are the same as those provided for Raw Counts. Refer to the Raw Counts section, page 2-29 , for a complete description of each parameter. Viewing Interfac...

Viewing Device Information 2-31 The Device View Three informational fields appear in the upper portion of the window: Description Displays the interface description for the currently selected interface (e.g., Enterasys Enet Port, Enterasys Fast Enet Port, FDDI, ATM, or Enterasys Backplane Port). Add...

The Device View 2-32 Viewing Device Information Unknown Protocol (Received only) Displays the number of packets received which were discarded because they were created under an unknown or unsupported protocol. Packets Received (Received only) Displays the number of packets received by the selected i...

Viewing Device Information 2-33 The Device View When you select the Device Find Source Address option, the device’s 802.1d Filtering database is searched for the specified MAC address. If it is found, the Component field will display the value “Bridge” indicating that the address was found on a brid...

The Device View 2-34 Viewing Device Information To use the Device Find Source Address window: 1. In the Address Mode field, select the format of the Source Address you wish to find, either MAC or Canonical. 2. In the Enter Address text box, enter the Source Address you wish to find in the appropriat...

Viewing Device Information 2-35 The Device View 1. Click on Device in the Device View menu bar. 2. Click to select Device Find Source Address. The Device Find Source Address window, as shown in Figure 2-12 , will appear. Figure 2-13. Device Find Source Address Window The Device Find Source Address w...

The Device View 2-36 Managing the Module 3. Click on the Find It! button. A “Processing Request” message will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the window. If the specified MAC address is located, a list of the interface(s) through which the given address is communicating will appear in the ...

Managing the Module 2-37 The Device View available from the Device View Port menus (except on Ethernet MicroLAN modules where they are available from the Bridge Port menu); the COM Port option is available from the Device menu. Note that no configuration option currently exists for ATM ports. Config...

The Device View 2-38 Managing the Module Use the options in this window to select the desired mode: Standard Mode In Standard Mode, an interface can only either transmit or receive at any given time, and must wait for one activity to be completed before switching to the next activity (receive or tra...

Managing the Module 2-39 The Device View Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports on First Generation Modules The Fast Ethernet Configuration window available for Fast Ethernet ports on first generation modules (e.g., 6H122-xx and 6H128-08) allows you to both view and set those ports’ available modes. All 10...

The Device View 2-40 Managing the Module Figure 2-15. The Fast Ethernet Port Configuration Window 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 autom...

Managing the Module 2-41 The Device View The window displays the following information about the selected Fast Ethernet port: Port Type Displays the port’s type: 100Base-TX RJ-45 (for built-in Fast Ethernet ports and the FE-100TX Fast Ethernet port module), 100Base-FX MMF SC Connector (for the FE-10...

The Device View 2-42 Managing the Module During Auto-Negotiation, each of the link partners will advertise all selected modes in descending bandwidth order: 100Base-TX Full Duplex, 100Base-TX, 10Base-T Full Duplex, and 10Base-T. Of the selected abilities, the highest mode mutually available will aut...

Managing the Module 2-43 The Device View For a 100Base-FX port, the selection process is somewhat simpler; Auto-Negotiation for these ports is not supported at this time, so you need only choose between 100Base-FX standard mode and 100Base-FX Full Duplex. However, you must still be sure that both li...

The Device View 2-44 Managing the Module 3. Click on the Apply button to save your changes. Click on the Refresh button to display the new settings. Note that it may take a few minutes for mode changes to be completely initialized, particularly if the link partners must negotiate or re-negotiate the...

Managing the Module 2-45 The Device View Figure 2-16. The Ethernet Configuration Window From this window you can manually set the operational mode of the port, or — for 100Base-TX and 1000Base-SX/LX/CX interfaces — set the port to Auto Negotiate so that the appropriate operational mode can be determ...

The Device View 2-46 Managing the Module FE-100FX Fast Ethernet port module), 1000Base-SX/LX/CX (for the VHSIM-G6 Gigabit Ethernet port module), or Unknown (for a port slot with no module installed). Link State Displays the current connection status of the selected port: Link or No Link. Remote Auto...

Managing the Module 2-47 The Device View Duplex This field specifies Half Duplex or Full Duplex mode for the port. Flow Control Flow control allows Ethernet devices to notify attached devices that congestion is occurring and that the sending device should stop transmitting until the congestion can b...

The Device View 2-48 Managing the Module To set your desired operational mode: 1. Click on the Speed, Duplex, or Flow Control list box to display the menu of available options; click to select the operational mode you wish to set. 2. Click on the Apply button to save your changes. Auto Negotiation T...

Managing the Module 2-49 The Device View Auto Negotiate Technology This column lists possible operational modes. Setting Advertised Abilities for Auto Negotiation You can determine which operational mode supported by the local port will be advertised to the negotiating link partner. Of the advertise...

The Device View 2-50 Managing the Module 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 field to select the function for which you wish to use the CO...

Managing the Module 2-51 The Device View To change the configuration of the selected COM port: 1. Click on the arrow to the right of each field. 2. Drag down to select the desired setting, then release. 3. Click on the Apply button to save your changes. Using an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Yo...

The Device View 2-52 Managing the Module Figure 2-18. The UPS Window UPS ID Displays the manufacturer and model typecode of the UPS attached to the COM port of the SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7. You must assign this typecode for the UPS window to be active. (See Setting the UPS ID , on page 2-53 , f...

The Device View 2-54 Managing the Module To activate the test: 1. Click on the Test button. The unit will begin its self-test. The results of the test will appear in the Test Result text box next to the Test button. Using the Disconnect Option You can disconnect the UPS attached to your SmartSwitch ...

The Device View 2-56 Managing the Module To add an entry: 1. SmartSwitch 6000 with assigned IP address only: Enter the Chassis IP Address and the Chassis Community Name, then click Contact to display the Current Active Entries. 2. If applicable: Click the arrow next to Source Module and select the d...

Managing the Module 2-57 The Device View routing fields, if present), and then recomputing the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) appropriately. On receiving such a frame, a tag-aware switch will read the priority from the tagged portion of the frame, remove the Tag Header, recompute the FCS, and then direc...

The Device View 2-58 Managing the Module Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Receive Port You can use the Port Priority Configuration window, Figure 2-20 , to determine packet queuing based solely upon the port at which the packet was received. This allows you to ensure that a connected user or LA...

Managing the Module 2-59 The Device View To assign a transmit priority to a port: 1. Click to highlight the port interface of interest in the Port # column. Each interface is identified by its MIBII IfIndex . 2. Click on the Transmit Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired prio...

The Device View 2-60 Managing the Module Figure 2-21. The MAC Based Priority Configuration Window To access the MAC Based Priority Configuration window: 1. Click on Device to access the Device menu. 2. Drag down to Priority Configuration, and to the right to select MAC Based from the cascading menu....

Managing the Module 2-61 The Device View Below the Current Priority Entries list box, several text fields and command buttons allow you to configure or edit MAC-based priority entries: MAC Address This text field allows you to enter a new MAC address that will have a transmit priority associated wit...

The Device View 2-62 Managing the Module 5. Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired priority level — Normal (0)–7 — for forwarding packets received with the specified MAC-layer information. 6. Click the Apply button. The Current Priority Entries list box will be up...

Managing the Module 2-63 The Device View Figure 2-22. Frame Priority Configuration Window To assign a transmit priority based on frame Type information: 1. Click on the Add button. The entry fields will be activated. 2. Click in the Frame Type text box, and type in the 2-byte frame Type in XXXX form...

The Device View 2-64 Managing the Module 2. Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired priority level (Normal–7) for forwarding packets received with the specified frame Type information. 3. Click the Apply button. The Frame Type Priorities Entries list box will be up...

Managing the Module 2-65 The Device View Figure 2-23. The Broadcast Statistics and Suppression Window Port # This read-only field indicates the number assigned to each interface on the device. Total RX Displays the total number of broadcast frames received on the interface since the device was last ...

The Device View 2-66 Managing the Module To reset the Peak Rate and Time Since Peak values: 1. Shift- or Control-click to select one or more interfaces for which you want to reset the values. 2. Click on the Reset Peak Rate and Peak Time on Selected Ports: drop-down list box, and select YES. 3. Clic...

Managing the Module 2-67 The Device View To display the System Resources window: 1. Click on Device in the Device View menu bar to display the Device menu. 2. Click on System Resources. The System Resources window, Figure 2-24 , will appear. Figure 2-24. The System Resources Window CPU Type Displays...

Managing the Module 2-69 The Device View To reset peak switch utilization: 1. Click on the arrow next to the Reset Peak Switch Utilization field and select Yes from the drop-down list. (The default value is No.) 2. Click on the Apply button to reset the displayed peak switch utilization. Note that w...

The Device View 2-72 Managing the Module If a port receives a tagged frame that specifies a VLAN other than the one assigned to the port, the switch will dynamically associate that frame’s source address and VLAN with the port (i.e., add that frame’s VLAN to the receiving port’s egress list). Dynami...

Managing the Module 2-73 The Device View To set up your 802.1Q port-based VLANs using NetSight Element Manager, you must first define the desired VLANs using the VLAN Config window ( Figure 2-25 ), which allows you to assign VLAN IDs and optional VLAN names, and enable or disable VLANs. After your V...

The Device View 2-74 Managing the Module VLAN ID The VLAN ID is used to identify data frames that originate from, and are intended for, the ports assigned to the VLAN. Up to 64 VLANs may be created, with VLAN IDs ranging from 2-4094. The VLAN ID is combined with the port’s identification (e.g., modu...

Managing the Module 2-75 The Device View Deleting VLANs The VLAN Config window also allows you to delete VLANs (except for the Default VLAN, which cannot be deleted). When a VLAN is deleted, any ports assigned to that VLAN will automatically become members of the Default VLAN. To delete a VLAN from ...

Managing the Module 2-77 The Device View For more information on 802.1Q port operational modes, see 802.1Q Port Types , on page 2-72 . Discard This field displays the port’s current frame discard format (discardTagged, discardUntagged, or noDiscard). The VLAN ID, Port Operational Mode, and Port Disc...

The Device View 2-78 Managing the Module 1. In the VLAN Port Config window’s list box, click to select a port to which you wish to assign a port operational mode. 2. In the Port Operational Mode field, click to select the desired operational mode. 3. Click the Apply button. The selected mode will be...

Managing the Module 2-79 The Device View Figure 2-27. The VLAN Egress Port Config Window Selected VLAN The Selected VLAN box at the top of this window lists the VLANs currently configured on the device. You can select a VLAN from this list to associate with the egress lists on the device’s ports. Th...

The Device View 2-80 Managing the Module VLAN ID Unique identifier for the VLAN. Name Name assigned to the VLAN. Port Egress Information The Port Egress Information box lists the ports whose egress lists contain the selected VLAN. You can use this list to change how frames belonging to the selected ...

Managing the Module 2-81 The Device View VLAN and Priority Configuration For firmware versions 5.0.x and higher, the Bridge Extension Configuration windows allow you to define and configure 802.1Q VLANs and port priority for your SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 modules. Define your VLANs using the VL...

The Device View 2-82 Managing the Module Figure 2-28. The Bridge Extension Configuration Window The Bridge Capability fields indicate whether the device implements certain IEEE 802.1D and 802.1Q functionality: Extended Multicast Filtering Service Devices that implement this functionality can perform...

Managing the Module 2-83 The Device View IVL — Independent VLAN LearningSVL — Shared VLAN LearningIVL/SVL — Both Independent and Shared VLAN Learning Configurable PVID Tagging Devices that implement this functionality have the ability to override the default PVID setting and the egress state (Tagged...

Managing the Module 2-85 The Device View Figure 2-29. The VLAN Config Window The Configured VLANs table displays the following information about VLANs configured on the module: VLAN ID Displays the unique number that identifies the VLAN. Allowable values range from 2 to 4094. VLAN ID 1 is reserved f...

The Device View 2-86 Managing the Module Creating and Modifying VLANs The fields immediately below the Configured VLANS table are used to create and modify your VLANs. To create a new VLAN: 1. In the VLAN ID field, enter a unique value between 2-4094. VLAN ID 1 is reserved for the Default VLAN, and ...

Managing the Module 2-87 The Device View Configuring Basic VLAN Port Parameters VLAN port assignment and egress state configuration is performed using the VLAN Port Configuration (Basic) window, which is accessed from the Bridge Extension window. You can also use this window to access Advanced VLAN ...

The Device View 2-88 Managing the Module Port VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN assigned to the port. When you assign a VLAN to a port, that VLAN’s ID (VID) becomes the Port VLAN ID (PVID) for the port. Endpoints connected to the port become members of that VLAN. All untagged frames received ...

The Device View 2-90 Managing the Module Figure 2-31. The VLAN Port Configuration (Advanced) Window The window displays the following information: Port Displays the number that identifies the port. Port VLAN ID Displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN assigned to the port. When you assign a VLAN to a port, ...

The Device View 2-92 Managing the Module Setting a Port’s Egress State To set a port’s egress state: 1. In the table, click to select the port whose egress state you wish to set. The port’s current VLAN configuration information, including its egress state, will be displayed in the fields below. 2. ...

Managing the Module 2-93 The Device View Configuring GVRP To enable or disable GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) on a port: 1. Select the desired port in the table: 2. Use the GVRP drop-down list to specify whether GVRP will be enabled on the port. GVRP is a protocol used to dynamically add VLA...

The Device View 2-94 Managing the Module Figure 2-32. The VLAN Egress Port Config Window The Selected VLAN table at the top of this window lists the VLANs currently configured on the device. You can select a VLAN from this list to associate with the egress lists on the device’s ports. The Selected V...

Managing the Module 2-95 The Device View Status Displays the current status of the selected VLAN: Enabled (active), Disabled (not active), or Other (created but turned off or in the process of being created). The Port Egress Information table lists the ports whose egress lists contain the selected V...

The Device View 2-96 Managing the Module Setting Port Priority You can set the default Ingress User Priority for each port using the Bridge Extension Port Priority window. Priority is a value between 0 and 7 assigned to each frame, with 7 being the highest priority. Priority is used to assign frames...

Managing the Module 2-97 The Device View Default Ingress User Priority Displays the default Ingress User Priority assigned to the port. Priority is used to assign frames transmission priority over other frames. Priority is a value between 0 and 7 assigned to each frame, with 7 being the highest prio...

The Device View 2-98 Managing the Module Figure 2-34. The Bridge Extension Port Traffic Class Window The Port Traffic Class window displays the following information: Port Displays the number that identifies the port. Priority Priority is a value between 0 and 7 with 7 being the highest priority. Sw...

Managing the Module 2-99 The Device View Mapping Port Priority to Traffic Class To map a port priority to a traffic class: 1. Select the desired port in the Port Traffic Class table. 2. Use the Traffic Class field drop-down list to select the desired traffic queue. Matrix E5 modules support two (0-1...

The Device View 2-100 Managing the Module Figure 2-35. The Bridge Extension Port GARP Times Window The Port GARP Times window displays the following information: Port Displays the number that identifies the port. Join Time Displays the Join Time configured for the port. Join Time is the maximum time...

Managing the Module 2-101 The Device View Configuring Port GARP Times To configure port GARP times: 1. Select the port in the table or use the drop-down list in the Port field and select the desired port. 2. In the Join Time field, enter the amount of time in centiseconds. 3. In the Leave Time field...

The Device View 2-102 Managing the Module Figure 2-36. The Bridge Extension Port GMRP Window The Port GMRP window displays the following information: Port Displays the number that identifies the port. Status Displays whether GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol) is disabled or enabled on the p...

Managing the Module 2-103 The Device View Enabling or Disabling GMRP To enable or disable GMRP on each port: 1. Select the port in the table or use the drop-down list in the Port field and select the desired port. 2. Use the drop-down list in the GMRP Status field and select the desired action: Enab...

The Device View 2-104 Managing the Module To edit the device date: 1. Click on Device on the Device View menu bar to access the Device menu. Click on Edit Device Date. 2. The Device Date change window, Figure 2-38 , will appear. Figure 2-38. The Device Date Window 3. Enter the new date in a mm/dd/yy...

Managing the Module 2-105 The Device View 1. Click on the appropriate port display box to display the port menu. 2. Drag down to select Enable to enable bridging at the interface, or Disable to disable bridging. Bridging will now be enabled or disabled across the selected port, as desired. To enable...

3-1 Chapter 3 Statistics Accessing interface statistics from the Device View; available statistics windows Each port menu in the Device View window provides two statistics selections: Statistics and I/F Statistics. Selecting the Statistics option will launch the highest level of statistics available...

Statistics 3-2 RMON Statistics RMON Statistics The RMON Ethernet Statistics window ( Figure 3-1 ) provides a detailed statistical breakdown of traffic on the monitored Ethernet network. Statistics are provided in both numerical and graphic format, and include peak values and the date and time they o...

RMON Statistics 3-3 Statistics The selected interface number and its description are displayed at the top of the Statistics window. The column on the left side of the window displays each statistic’s name, total count, and percentage; the column on the right displays the peak value for each statisti...

Statistics 3-4 RMON Statistics Problems CRC/Alignment Indicates the number of packets processed by the network segment that had a non-integral number of bytes (alignment error) or a bad frame check sequence (Cyclic Redundancy Check, or CRC error). Fragments Indicates the number of packets processed ...

RMON Statistics 3-5 Statistics The percentages displayed to the right of the numerical values for these fields indicate what percentage of all packets transmitted on the network segment were of the noted size. Unless the network segment has experienced a significant number of runts and/or giants (wh...

Statistics 3-6 RMON Statistics To temporarily freeze the statistics display, select the Freeze Stats option; in this mode, statistics will continue to be collected, but the display will not update. To resume normal updates, click again to de-select the freeze option. Printing Statistics The Print bu...

Interface Statistics 3-7 Statistics Interface Statistics The interface I/F Statistics window ( Figure 3-3 ) provides MIB-II interface statistical information — including counts for both transmit and receive packets, and error and buffering information — for the front panel interfaces on the SmartSwi...

Interface Statistics 3-9 Statistics Transmit Queue Size (Transmit only) Displays the number of packets currently queued for transmission from this interface. The amount of device memory devoted to buffer space, and the traffic level on the target network, determine how large the output packet queue ...

4-1 Chapter 4 Alarm Configuration Accessing the Basic and Advanced Alarms windows; creating a basic alarm; creating an advanced alarm; creating events; assigning actions to events; viewing the event log Through the RMON Alarm and Event functionality supported by your SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 se...

Alarm Configuration 4-2 Basic Alarm Configuration Using the Advanced Alarms feature, you can define custom alarms for almost any MIB-II or RMON object, as long as it is present in the device firmware and its value is defined as an integer (including counters, timeticks, and gauges). All aspects of t...

Basic Alarm Configuration 4-3 Alarm Configuration Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window To access the RMON Basic Alarm Configuration window: 1. From the Device View, click on the appropriate port index to display the Port menu. 2. Drag down to Alarm Configuration, and release. The Basic Ala...

Alarm Configuration 4-4 Basic Alarm Configuration Figure 4-1. Basic Alarm Configuration Window • Total Errors (ifInErrors) — tracks the number of error packets received by the selected interface. • Broadcast/Multicast (ifInNUcastPkts) — tracks the number of non-unicast — that is, broadcast or multic...

Basic Alarm Configuration 4-5 Alarm Configuration IF Type Displays each interface’s type: e.g., FDDI, Ethernet, ATM. Note that there is no type distinction between standard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. Status Displays the current status of the selected alarm type for each interface: Enabled or Disabl...

Alarm Configuration 4-6 Basic Alarm Configuration 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 the Refresh button. Adding o...

Basic Alarm Configuration 4-7 Alarm Configuration 4. In the Alarm field, click to select one or both of the following options: a. Select Log if you wish to create a silent log of alarm occurrences. b. Select Send Trap if you want your device to issue a trap in response to each alarm occurrence. 5. A...

Basic Alarm Configuration 4-9 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 a Basic Alarm Using the Disable...

Alarm Configuration 4-10 Basic Alarm Configuration Figure 4-2. Basic Alarm Log The top portion of the Basic Alarm Log window contains the device information boxes, as well as the Port Number assigned to the interface that experienced the alarm condition and the type of alarm that was triggered; the ...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-11 Alarm Configuration Each log will hold only a finite number of entries, which is determined by the resources available on the device; when the log is full, the oldest entries will be replaced by new ones. Advanced Alarm Configuration The Basic Alarm Configuration wi...

Alarm Configuration 4-14 Advanced Alarm Configuration The fields in the Events Watch display include: Index This is a number that uniquely identifies an entry in the event table; an index number is assigned when an event is created. These numbers are extremely important, as they are the means by whi...

Alarm Configuration 4-16 Advanced Alarm Configuration 2. In the Owner text box, enter some appropriate text designation for this alarm, if desired; you may want to use the network manager’s name or phone number, or the IP or MAC address of the management workstation, to identify the creator of the a...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-17 Alarm Configuration a. If you know the exact name of the OID whose value you wish to track (including its capitalization), simply enter the name in the Alarm Variable field; to verify that you have entered the name correctly, click on the Find-> button to move th...

Alarm Configuration 4-18 Advanced Alarm Configuration If you have selected an object from a table which is indexed by some other means — for example, by ring number — you must be sure to assign the instance accordingly. If you’re not sure how a tabular object is instanced, you can use the MIB Tools ...

Alarm Configuration 4-20 Advanced Alarm Configuration 7. Since the first sample taken can be misleading, you can use the selections in the Startup Alarm box to disable either the rising or the falling threshold for that sample only. If you would like to exclude the falling alarm, select the Rising o...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-21 Alarm Configuration 13. Click the Apply button to set your changes. If you have made any errors in configuring alarm parameters (using an invalid value in any field, leaving a field blank, or selecting an alarm variable which is not resident on the device), an error...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-23 Alarm Configuration 3. Click in the Description text box to enter any text description you want to identify the event. This description will appear in the Events Watch portion of the main Advanced Alarm/Event window, and help you distinguish among the events you hav...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-25 Alarm Configuration To add an action or actions to an event: 1. In the Create/Edit Events window, click on the Actions button. The Create/Edit Action window, Figure 4-6 , will appear. Figure 4-6. The RMON Create/Edit Action Window 2. The index number and description...

Alarm Configuration 4-26 Advanced Alarm Configuration 4. To select the Variable whose value you wish to SET, use the MIB Tree display provided on the right side of the window. (For more information about how to use the MIB Tools browser, see the Tools Guide .) Use the scroll bars and click to open t...

Alarm Configuration 4-28 How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work will be generated until the opposite threshold is met or crossed. Therefore, if your threshold pair spans a wide range of values, and network performance is unstable around either threshold, you will only receive one event in response t...

5-1 Chapter 5 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Viewing the Statistics, Timer Statistics, and Performance Graph windows; using the repeater, board, and port Alarm Limits windows; setting alarm limits; link state traps, segmentation traps, and source address traps The Repeater menu provides access t...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-2 Repeater Statistics To help you better understand and track the traffic your network is handling, NetSight Element Manager provides you with a variety of statistical information presented in three different formats: Statistics, Timer Statistics, and Performance...

Repeater Statistics 5-3 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Figure 5-1. The Repeater Statistics Window To open the board-level Statistics window from the Device View window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Drag down to select the appropriate repeater channel (A...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-4 Repeater Statistics Bytes Displays the total number of bytes – including error packets – that have been processed by the selected repeater, board, or port. Note that this byte count includes errors. Broadcasts Displays the total number of broadcast frames that ...

Repeater Statistics 5-5 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Using the Total and Delta Option Buttons By using the Total and Delta option buttons located at the bottom of the Statistics windows, you can choose whether to view the total statistics count (Total) or the statistics count for the last poll...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-6 Repeater Statistics Timer Statistics You can use the Timer Statistics windows to gather statistical information concerning the repeater channels on your Ethernet MicroLAN module and its boards and/or ports over a user-set time period. Statistics are displayed b...

Repeater Statistics 5-7 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Figure 5-2. The Repeater Timer Statistics Window To open the board-level Timer Statistics window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Drag down to select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H), then righ...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-8 Repeater Statistics % Errors The percentage of errors processed by the selected repeater, board, or port during the user-defined time interval. Setting the Timer Statistics Interval To set the Timer Statistics time interval: 1. Click on the clock symbol next to...

Repeater Statistics 5-9 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules You can select the graphing and statistics parameters by using the command buttons (for Percent Load, Frames, or Errors) and their associated menus. When you alter a parameter, the new parameter will appear on the face of the button, and the...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-10 Repeater Statistics 3. Select Performance Graph. The board-level Performance Graph window will appear. To access the port-level Performance Graph windows: 1. Click on the appropriate Port in the Device View display; the port menu will appear. 2. Select Perform...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-12 Repeater Statistics Configuring the Performance Graphs To configure the Performance Graphs: 1. Click on the Percent Load button; select the desired Load mode from the menu. 2. Click on the Frames button; select the desired Frames mode from the menu. 3. Click o...

Repeater Statistics 5-13 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Frame Status Breakdown With the Detail Breakdown window, you can see the status of the frames passing through your each repeater channel and each board and port. The status conditions and corresponding colors (for both the pie chart and num...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-14 Repeater Statistics For newer firmware versions: • For station ports, the locking mechanism behaves as described above: the first two detected addresses are automatically secured; port locking will shut down the port if any additional addresses attempt access....

Repeater Statistics 5-15 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Determining a Port’s Topology Status There are three ways to determine whether a port’s topology status is currently station or trunk: • Bring up the port’s Statistics window, and check the Active Users field. If the Active Users field disp...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-16 Repeater Statistics To lock or unlock all ports on a selected repeater channel: 1. Click on Repeater on the Device View menu bar and select the desired repeater channel, then drag right to display the repeater menu. 2. Click on Lock/Unlock Ports. If the repeat...

Alarm Limits 5-17 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Locking and Unlocking Individual Ports On devices running newer firmware, a security option (Security Selection on the Repeater menu and Port Security on the port menu) will be available which lets you set the parameters related to LANVIEW SECURE ...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-18 Alarm Limits Accessing the Alarm Limits Windows To open the repeater-level Alarm Limits window from the Device View: 1. Click on Repeater on the Device View menu bar; a menu listing the available repeater channels will appear. 2. Drag down to select the approp...

Alarm Limits 5-19 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules To access the board-level Alarm Limits window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Drag down to select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H), then right to reveal the board-level Repeater menu. 3. Select Alar...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-20 Alarm Limits Figure 5-8. Port Alarm Limits Window The Alarm Limits window displays the following fields: Collisions Use the text box in this field to enter the number of collisions per good packet you wish to allow on the selected repeater, board, or port befo...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-22 Alarm Limits within: This field displays the user-configurable alarm limit timer interval: the amount of time the selected statistics will be counted before being compared to the configured thresholds. The allowable values are 10 seconds to 23 hrs/59 mins/59 s...

Alarm Limits 5-23 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 3. Click on the up and down arrows to change the time, or type in the new hour time interval. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minutes and seconds of your new time interval. Remember, valid settings range from 10 seconds to 23 hours 59 minutes 5...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-24 Trap Selection Your Alarm Limits are now set. Any condition that exceeds these alarm limits will generate an alarm, and disable that board or port, if so configured. Refer to the Element Manager Alarm and Event Handling Guide for information on how to use the ...

Trap Selection 5-25 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Figure 5-10. Repeater Trap Selection Window To access the board-level Trap Selection window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Drag down to select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H), then right to reve...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-26 Trap Selection You can change trap settings from any level window; however, if you have established individual trap settings for any ports, remember that enabling and disabling traps from the repeater- or module-level windows will override those individual set...

Trap Selection 5-27 Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules Source Address Traps The Ethernet MicroLAN module can issue several different traps in response to changes in a port’s Source Address Table: A newSourceAddress trap is generated when a station port – one receiving packets from no source addresse...

Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Modules 5-28 Trap Selection To enable or disable the above-described traps: 1. Open the appropriate Trap Selection window. 2. Click on the check box next to the desired trap: Link State, Segmentation, or Source Address. An empty check box indicates that the corresponding t...

6-1 Chapter 6 FDDI Management Concentrator configuration; connection policy; station list; concentrator performance; FDDI statistics; frame translation The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module’s FDDI configuration, connection policy, station list, and perf...

FDDI Management 6-2 Viewing FDDI Information • Connection Policy — This window shows the types of connections between the four FDDI PHY (port) types — A, B, M, and S — that will be allowed by the SMT entity. • Station List — With this window you can see the configuration of the ring on which the SMT...

Viewing FDDI Information 6-3 FDDI Management Configuration The Concentrator Configuration window, Figure 6-2 , informs you about the configuration and operating state of the FDDI ring associated with the selected SMT entity, and displays parameters relating to ring initialization. Figure 6-2. The Co...

FDDI Management 6-4 Viewing FDDI Information beacon process. This state will not occur unless you are using locally-administered addresses, as factory-set MAC addresses are guaranteed to be unique. Ring-Op-Dup The ring is operational; however, the address of the MAC under control of the SMT entity h...

Viewing FDDI Information 6-5 FDDI Management frames (from other issuing stations) and either continues its own bid (and removes the competing Claim Frame from the ring) or defers (halts transmission of its own bid and repeats the competing bid) according to the following hierarchy of arbitration: • ...

FDDI Management 6-6 Viewing FDDI Information • Local means that the MAC is not inserted into a primary or secondary path of a dual ring, but may be connected to one or more other nodes. This is not a valid value for the HSIM-F6. • Isolated means that the MAC has no connection to the ring or other co...

Viewing FDDI Information 6-7 FDDI Management The following table summarizes the FDDI connection rules: V —valid connectionX —illegal connectionU —undesirable (but legal) connection; this requires that SMT is notified.P —valid, but when both A and B are connected to M ports (a dual-homing configurati...

Viewing FDDI Information 6-9 FDDI Management Station List The Station List illustrates the configuration of the ring associated with the currently selected SMT entity, including number of nodes on the ring, node addresses (both Canonical and MAC), node class, and ring topology. Figure 6-4. The Stati...

FDDI Management 6-10 Viewing FDDI Information Stations Panel The Stations Panel displays a list of the stations on the ring to which the selected SMT is connected, in ring sequence from the MAC, along with each station’s node class and current topology. Note that the information displayed in the Sta...

Viewing FDDI Information 6-11 FDDI Management Performance The Concentrator Performance window, Figure 6-5 , provides graphical and numeric performance statistics for the selected SMT entity, including transmit frames, receive frames, frame errors, lost frames, and ring ops. Figure 6-5. The Concentra...

FDDI Management 6-12 Viewing FDDI Information Available statistics are: Transmit Frames The number of frames transmitted by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Receive Frames The number of frames received by the MAC associated with the SMT during the chosen interval. Frame Er...

FDDI Management 6-14 Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings Setting the FDDI Statistics Poll Rate To set the FDDI Statistics poll rate: 1. Click on the clock symbol ( ) next to the Poll Rate (sec) text box. The New Timer Interval text box, Figure 6-7 , will appear. Figure 6-7. New Timer Interva...

Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings 6-15 FDDI Management Figure 6-8. The Frame Translation Window Information about Ethernet and FDDI Frame Types There are four frame types which can be transmitted on an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet network – Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.2, Ethernet 802.3 (or Raw Ethern...

FDDI Management 6-16 Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings If the frame is exiting the FDDI ring through another FDDI/Ethernet bridge, the FDDI frame must be converted back into an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet frame. As there are four potential Ethernet frame types to which the two FDDI frame types can...

Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings 6-17 FDDI Management Ethernet 802.3 (Ethernet Raw) The Ethernet 802.3 frame format has an 802.3 MAC layer header (as do Ethernet 802.2 frames); however, it does not contain an 802.2 LLC header. Instead, Novell IPX is fixed within the packet as the network ...

FDDI Management 6-18 Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings FDDI SNAP frames, by identifying it as a SNAP frame in the LLC header, and inserting a SNAP header with the Ethernet Type field. By default, Enterasys’ Ethernet-to- FDDI bridges will translate an 802.3 Raw frame into an FDDI MAC frame ...

7-1 Chapter 7 ATM Configuration Viewing connection data; configuring Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs); adding and deleting connection entries The ATM interface provided by the HSIM-A6DP module provides the connectivity that allows you to merge ATM network segments with traditional LAN technologies ...

ATM Configuration 7-2 Accessing the ATM Connections Window Figure 7-1. The Current ATM Connections Window The Current ATM Connections window provides the following information about the device’s ATM connections: Connection Data The Connection Data fields provide the following information about each ...

ATM Configuration 7-4 Configuring Connections Configuring Connections You can add a new connection or delete an existing connection as described in the following sections. Adding a New Connection To configure new Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs), enter the following information in the text fields w...

8-1 Chapter 8 HSIM-W87 Configuration Configuring the T3 interface; configuring T1 connections; setting priority IP Addresses The HSIM-W87 is a High Speed Interface Module that provides Wide Area Network (WAN) services. The HSIM has a DS3 interface (T3), providing up to 28 separate DS1 connections (T...

The T1 Configuration Window 8-3 HSIM-W87 Configuration Line Status This field indicates the line status of the interface. It contains loopback state and failure state information. Scroll to view all of the status information, if necessary. T3 Line Type Select the type of DS3 or C-bit application imp...

HSIM-W87 Configuration 8-4 The T1 Configuration Window Figure 8-2. The T1 Config Window At the top of the T1 Config window a list box displays configuration information for each T1 connection (line). When you highlight a specific T1 line by clicking on it, the fields below the list box display the c...

HSIM-W87 Configuration 8-6 Configuring IP Priority Configuring IP Priority The IP Priority Configuration window allows you to assign priority transmission to up to 16 IP addresses communicating across the HSIM-W87. To access the IP Priority Config window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to ...

Configuring IP Priority 8-7 HSIM-W87 Configuration Number of Entries Displays the number of Priority IP addresses currently configured. This number will change each time you add or delete an IP address in the list box. Below these two fields is a list box displaying the currently configured IP Prior...

Index-1 Index Symbols % Load 3-3% of Tot. Errors 3-4 Numerics 6C107 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-10, 2-20, 2-104 802.1D 2-72, 2-76802.1Q 1-5 1D Trunk 2-72, 2-761Q Trunk 2-72, 2-76Default VLAN 2-74discard format 2-77Egress List 2-71Egress List Configuration 2-78, 2-93frame discard format 2-77Hybri...

Index Index-2 buffer space 2-31, 3-8Bytes 3-3 C channel trunking 7-3Chassis Backplane View 2-20Chassis Type 2-4claim token process 6-4CMT 6-1, 6-5Collisions 3-4, 5-4, 5-11, 5-23 Out-of-Window (OOW) 5-4, 5-11, 5-21 Collisions (%) 5-20color codes 2-19color-coded port display 2-2community names 4-7 in ...

Index-3 Index FDDI connection rules 6-7FDDI frame formats 6-17FDDI Frame Translation window 6-14FDDI MAC frame 6-18FDDI SNAP frame 6-17FDDI Statistics poll rate 6-14Filtering Database 2-71fInNUcast 4-4firmware versions 2-70Firmware, revision 2-5First Generation Modules 2-39Flash Memory Available 2-6...

Index Index-4 M MAC address 2-5MAC Based Priority Configuration 2-59 creating MAC based priority entries 2-60 MAC Path 6-5MAC State 6-3Master (M) port 6-5Matrix 3-9, 4-1Matrix e7 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, ...