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Contents vi Chapter 6 ATM Configuration Accessing the ATM Connections Window ................................................................ 6-1Configuring Connections ............................................................................................. 6-4 Adding a New Connection ............

1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction About the MultiSwitch 700; how to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help Welcome to the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User ’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a reference for using NetSight Element Manager for the MultiSwitch 700 product...

Introduction 1-2 • The DLE32-MA and DLE33-MA modules each provide 24 fixed 10Base-T switch ports (via RJ45 for the DLE32-MA and RJ21 for the DLE33-MA) and one slot for an optional modular interface that can link the chassis to an FDDI, ATM, WAN, or Gigabit Ethernet backbone. Each modular interface p...

Introduction 1-4 Using the MultiSwitch 700 Modules User’s Guide • Support for redundant, load-sharing power supplies to provide fault tolerance. • Diagnostic LEDs for quick visual diagnosis of interface and device performance; a single removable fan tray; a 19" footprint for ease of installation...

Related Manuals 1-5 Introduction monitoring the module’s system resources, finding a source address on the module, establishing module-level port priorities, setting up broadcast suppression on the device, and configuring the module’s front panel COM port and any attached Uninterruptable Power Suppl...

Introduction 1-6 Software Conventions Remote Monitoring (RMON) User ’s Guide Alarm and Event Handling User ’s Guide For more information about the capabilities of the MultiSwitch 700, consult the appropriate hardware documentation. Software Conventions NetSight Element Manager’s device user interfac...

Software Conventions 1-7 Introduction Device Name Displays the user-defined name of the device. The device name can be changed via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP User ’s Guide for details. IP Address Displays the device’s IP (Internet Protocol) Address. This will be one of two address...

Introduction 1-8 Software Conventions Figure 1-2. Mouse Buttons For many mouse operations, this document assumes that the left (primary) mouse button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not include instructions about which mouse button to use. However, in instances in w...

Getting Help 1-9 Introduction Using Buttons The Cancel button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to exit a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made. You may also have to use this button to close a window after you have made any necessary changes and set them by click...

Introduction 1-10 Getting Help Accessing On-line Documentation The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Element Manager can be accessed via a menu option available from the primary window menu bar: Help —> Online Documents . If you chose to install the documentation when you install...

2-1 Chapter 2 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Information displayed in the Device View window; the logical Device View; the Chassis Manager window; hub management functions The MultiSwitch 700 Device View window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current configuration of your cha...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-2 Viewing Device Information 2. Select Manage from the resulting menu. The Management Selection window, Figure 2-2 , opens. Figure 2-2. The Management Selection Window 3. In the Management Selection window, select Device View, and click the OK button. The MultiSwitc...

Viewing Device Information 2-3 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Figure 2-3. The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Window NOTE Up to 22 ports can be displayed simultaneously on a module. If a module has a higher port density than 22 ports, arrows displays at the top and bottom of the port stack so that you ...

The MultiSwitch 700 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 th...

Viewing Device Information 2-5 The MultiSwitch 700 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 window, this field will display...

Viewing Device Information 2-7 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the MultiSwitch 700 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 illustra...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-8 Viewing Device Information The Device Menu From the Device Menu, you can access the following selections: • Device Type displays a window containing a description of the device being modeled. See Device Type , on page 2-20 , for details. • Device Find Source Addre...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-12 Viewing Device Information • Performance Graph brings up windows that visually display bridging performance at the selected interface; refer to the Bridging chapter in the Tools Guide for more information. • Source Addressing allows you to view the source MAC add...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-14 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 th...

Viewing Device Information 2-15 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Port Status Color Codes Three of the Port Status display options — Bridge, Admin, and Operator — incorporate their own color coding schemes: for the Bridge option, green = FWD, blue = DIS, magenta = LIS or LRN, orange = BLK, and red = B...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-16 Viewing Device Information Figure 2-5. The MultiSwitch 700 Module Backplane Device 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 ...

Viewing Device Information 2-17 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 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. Backplane View Bridge Display Form When the Backplane View display form is in the ...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-18 Viewing Device Information ON (Yellow) The backplane interface is operational (up) and administratively enabled; however, the interface link status is Not Linked (NLK). OFF (Blue) The interface is not operational, and prior to going down it was also administrativ...

Viewing Device Information 2-19 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Figure 2-6. The Chassis Manager Window The Module Information Window The Module Information window ( Figure 2-7 ) displays system information, as well as data provided by the PIC chip (Product Information Chip). The PIC chip, which is u...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-20 Viewing Device Information Firmware Version The system description of the module, including its firmware revision number. Boot Prom The revision of boot PROM firmware in the module, including major version number and minor revision number. The boot PROM provides ...

Viewing Device Information 2-21 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2. Select Module Type. A Module Type text box (similar to the example shown in Figure 2-9 ) opens, describing the module type. Figure 2-9. Sample Module Type Text Box Connection Type If your MultiSwitch 700 supports the ctIfConnectionTy...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-22 Viewing Device Information 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 provides access to a detailed statis...

Viewing Device Information 2-23 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Description A text description of the interface: e.g., Ethernet Frontpanel (for the standard Ethernet front panel interfaces), Fast Ethernet (for front panel Fast Ethernet interfaces), FTM Backplane (for the backplane interfaces to the ...

Viewing Device Information 2-25 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Viewing Interface Detail The Interface Statistics window ( Figure 2-13 ) provides detailed MIB-II interface statistical information — including counts for both transmit and receive packets, and error and buffering information — for each...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-26 Viewing Device Information Type Displays the interface type of the selected port: ethernet-csmacd, fddi, or atm. The lower portion of the window provides the following transmit and receive statistics; note that the first four statistics are also graphically displ...

Viewing Device Information 2-27 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Making Sense of Detail Statistics The statistics available in this window can give you an idea of how an interface is performing; by using the statistics in a few simple calculations, it’s also possible to get a sense of an interface’s ...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-28 Viewing Device Information The Device Find Source Address window can be accessed from the Chassis View menu or the Module Index: From the Chassis View: 1. Select Device—>Device Find Source Address. From the Module Index: 1. Click on a module index to display t...

Managing the Module 2-29 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 3. Click on the Find It! button. A “Processing Request” message displays 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 displa...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-30 Managing the Module Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Port Configuration windows are available from the Device View Port menus; the COM Port option is available from the Device menu. Note that no configuration option currently exists for ATM ports. Configuring Standa...

Managing the Module 2-31 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 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...

Managing the Module 2-33 The MultiSwitch 700 Device 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 determine...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-34 Managing the Module If Auto-Negotiation is the selected mode, the Current Operational Mode field will indicate which mode was selected by the link partner. See Setting the Desired Operational Mode , on page 2-35 , for more information. Advertised Abilities For 10...

Managing the Module 2-35 The MultiSwitch 700 Device 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 se...

Managing the Module 2-37 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View To access the Ethernet Configuration Window: 1. Select the port you wish to configure; the Port Menu will display. 2. Click Configuration. The Ethernet Configuration window, Figure 2-16 , opens. Figure 2-17. The Ethernet Configuration Window F...

Managing the Module 2-39 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View The Current Operational Mode settings indicate which of the available operational modes is currently in effect. If Auto Negotiate is the selected mode, the Current Operational Mode fields will indicate which mode was selected by the link partn...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-40 Managing the Module Setting the Desired Operational Mode For any 100Base-TX port, you can configure operational modes, or you can select Auto Negotiate mode, which allows the port to negotiate with its link partner to find the highest mutually available bandwidth...

Managing the Module 2-41 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View If you have manually configured specific operational modes for your 100Base-TX port or if you are configuring a 100Base-FX port, the Auto Negotiation Technologies list box does not apply. The Auto Negotiation Technologies list box has the foll...

Managing the Module 2-43 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View PPP Select this option to use the COM port as a PPP connection for out-of-band SNMP management via direct connection to a serial port on your network management workstation. Note that when you configure the port as a PPP connection, you must s...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-44 Managing the Module Accessing the UPS Window At the UPS window, you can configure the UPS ID model type for the uninterruptable power supply you have attached to the COM port on your device. You can also view information concerning the UPS connected to your Multi...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-46 Managing the Module Setting the UPS ID You need to set the UPS ID typecode that indicates the manufacturer and model of the UPS. To set the UPS ID: 1. Click on next to the SET UPS ID text box. A Model number menu displays. Scroll to highlight the appropriate UPS ...

Managing the Module 2-47 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View To access the Port Redirector Menu: 1. Click on Device in the Device View menu bar to display the Device menu. 2. Select Port Redirector. The Port Redirector window, Figure 2-20 , opens. Figure 2-20. The Port Redirector Window The current port...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-48 Managing the Module 5. Click Add to add the redirect pair you have just configured to the list. The new entry will now be displayed in the Current Active Entries list in this window and the port traffic will begin to be redirected. To delete an entry: 1. Click to...

Managing the Module 2-49 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View priority queue. However, the MultiSwitch 700 will tag outgoing frames with the full range of eight priority levels, so that upon reception, a device that supports the entire range of priority queuing will forward the frame appropriately. You c...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-50 Managing the Module Figure 2-21. The Port Priority Configuration Window To access the Port Priority Configuration window: 1. Click on Device to access the Device menu. 2. Click on Priority Configuration and then right to select Port Based from the menu. The Port ...

Managing the Module 2-51 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2. Click on the Transmit Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired priority level (Normal–7) for forwarding packets received on the selected port. 3. Click the Apply button. The defined priority displays next to the port in...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-52 Managing the Module To access the MAC Based Priority Configuration window: 1. Click Device to access the Device menu. 2. Click Priority Configuration, and then right to select MAC Based from the menu. The MAC Based Priority Configuration window opens. The MAC Bas...

Managing the Module 2-53 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View To assign a transmit priority based on MAC-layer information: 1. Click on the Add button. The entry fields will be activated. 2. Click in the MAC Address text box, and type in the physical address in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format, where X is a vali...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-54 Managing the Module 2. Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the new priority level (Normal–7) for forwarding packets received with the specified MAC-layer information. 3. Click Apply. The Current Priority Entries list box will be updated...

Managing the Module 2-55 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 4. Click Apply. The Frame Type Entries list box will be updated with the newly created entry. You can edit an existing frame Type entry by changing its previously assigned priority. 1. Highlight the desired entry in the Current Priority Entrie...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-56 Managing the Module Figure 2-24. 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 ...

Managing the Module 2-57 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 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 sel...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-58 Managing the Module To display the System Resources window: 1. Click Device in the Device View menu bar to display the Device menu. 2. Select System Resources. The System Resources window, Figure 2-25 , opens. Figure 2-25. The System Resources Window CPU Type Dis...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-60 Managing the Module CPU Management Reservation: Displays the desired amount of CPU bandwidth reserved for management purposes: None, Limited, or Full. Bandwidth that is not reserved for management will be devoted to switching. Reserving CPU Bandwidth Depending on...

Managing the Module 2-63 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 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 egre...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-64 Managing the Module Refer to your device’s Local Management documentation for instructions on activating a device’s 802.1Q operational mode via Local Management. For details on the Mib Tools application, refer to your Tools Guide. To set up your 802.1Q port-based...

Managing the Module 2-65 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Figure 2-26. The VLAN Config Window The Configured VLANS list box and fields allow you to view, create, modify, delete, enable, and disable 802.1Q port-based VLANs. The list box displays the following information about your defined VLANs: VLAN...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-66 Managing the Module Creating and Modifying VLANs The fields immediately below the Configured VLANS list box are used to create and modify your port-based VLANs. To create a new VLAN: 1. In the VLAN ID field, enter a unique value between 2-4094. VLAN ID 1 is reser...

Managing the Module 2-67 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Enabling and Disabling VLANs To enable or disable VLANs: 1. Select the desired VLAN entry in the Configured VLANS list box. 2. In the VLAN Admin field, click to select Enable or Disable. 3. Click the Apply button. The selected VLAN will be ena...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-68 Managing the Module Figure 2-27. The VLAN Port Config Window The 802.1Q VLAN Port Assignment list box in this window displays the following information about ports on your 802.1Q switch: Slot/Port These fields display the slot and port index for each port on your...

Managing the Module 2-69 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View • Hybrid mode, which allows a port to receive and transmit both tagged and untagged frames. In this mode, the port will be a member of its statically assigned VLAN, as well as any dynamically learned VLANs. Hybrid mode is enabled by default. F...

Managing the Module 2-71 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Figure 2-28. The VLAN Egress Port Config Window The list box at the top of this window is used to select a configured VLAN for association with your switch’s ports. Clicking on a VLAN will display its currently associated ports in the lower po...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-72 Managing the Module Under the list box there are two groups of check boxes that display the ports on the switch. A checkmark in the port’s check box indicates that the VLAN selected in the list box is in the port’s egress list. The two groups are: Egress Ports Us...

Managing the Module 2-73 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Figure 2-29. The Device Time Window 3. Enter the new time in a 24-hour hh:mm:ss format, either by highlighting the field you wish to change and using the up and down arrow buttons, or by entering the new value in the appropriate field. 4. Clic...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-74 Managing the Module Enabling and Disabling Ports When you disable bridging at a port interface, you disconnect that port’s network from the bridge entirely. The port does not forward any packets, nor does it participate in Spanning Tree operations. Nodes connecte...

The DELHW-UA Device View 2-75 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View The DELHW-UA Device View Unlike other modular interfaces designed for the MultiSwitch 700 boards, the DELHW-UA module functions as an independent intelligent device with its own IP address. As such, it must be managed separately from the ...

The DELHW-UA Device View 2-77 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Launching the DELHW-UA Device View Window The DELHW-UA Device View window is the main screen that immediately informs you of the current condition of individual ports on your switch via a graphical display. The Device View window also ser...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-78 The DELHW-UA Device View Figure 2-31. The DELHW-UA 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 me...

The DELHW-UA Device View 2-79 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View Front Panel Information The areas surrounding the main chassis area provide the following device information: IP The Internet Protocol address assigned to the DELHW-UA appears in the title bar of the Device View window. IP addresses are a...

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View 2-80 The DELHW-UA Device View Date The current date, in an mm/dd/yyyy format, set in the DELHW-UA’s internal clock. Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the DELHW-UA Device View display, you can access menus with device- and port-level options, as well as ut...

The DELHW-UA Device View 2-85 The MultiSwitch 700 Device View I/F Speed If you choose the I/F Speed mode, the port text boxes will display the speed of the network segment connected to each port. The speed of the network management port will be displayed in Kbps. I/F Type If you choose the I/F Type ...

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

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 Frame Size (Bytes) Packets The Frame Size (Bytes) Packets fields indicate the number of packets (including error packets) processed by the network segment that were of the noted length, excluding framing bits but including frame check sequence bits. Packet sizes counte...

Statistics 3-6 RMON Statistics 3. Click on the Accum option button; after the completion of the current polling cycle plus two more polling cycles, the screen will display a fresh cumulative count of statistics. Note that making this selection does not clear device counters; you can still re-select ...

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 MultiSwi...

Interface Statistics 3-9 Statistics Packets Received (Received only) Displays the number of packets received by the selected interface. Transmit Queue Size (Transmit only) Displays the number of packets currently queued for transmission from this interface. The amount of device memory devoted to buf...

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 MultiSwitch 700 module, you can ...

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 Chassis Logical View, click on the appropriate port index to display the Por t menu. 2. Select Alarm Configuration. The RMON Basic Alarm C...

Alarm Configuration 4-4 Basic Alarm Configuration Figure 4-1. RMON 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 m...

Basic Alarm Configuration 4-5 Alarm Configuration IF Type Displays each interface’s type: FDDI, Ethernet, Token Ring, or 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 ...

Alarm Configuration 4-6 Basic Alarm Configuration Falling Action These option buttons indicate whether or not a falling alarm occurrence will initiate any actions in response to the alarm condition: Enable Port if bridging will be enabled at the selected interface in response to a falling alarm, Dis...

Basic Alarm Configuration 4-7 Alarm Configuration 3. In the Interval field, enter the amount of time, in seconds, over which the selected variable will be sampled. At the end of the interval, the sample value will be compared to both the rising and falling thresholds. You can assign any interval fro...

Alarm Configuration 4-8 Basic Alarm Configuration 7. In the Rising Action field, click to select the action you want your device to take in response to a rising alarm: Enable Port, Disable Port, or None. Note that this action enables or disables only bridging at the specified port, and not the inter...

Alarm Configuration 4-10 Advanced Alarm Configuration 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 remainder of the window c...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-13 Alarm Configuration The information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on the Refresh button. Adding or modifying an alarm automatically updates the list. The fields in the Events Watch display include: Index This ...

Alarm Configuration 4-14 Advanced Alarm Configuration Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm The Create/Edit Alarms window ( Figure 4-4 , page 4-15 ) allows you to both create new alarms and edit existing ones. When you click on the Create/Edit button in the Alarms Watch list, the Create/Edit Alarms...

Alarm Configuration 4-16 Advanced Alarm Configuration 4. To select the Variable to be used for your alarm, use the MIB Tree display provided on the right side of the window. (For more information about how to use the MIB Tools utility, see the Tools Guide .) The display will default to the top of th...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-17 Alarm Configuration in which they reside; for example, if you wish to set an alarm on an object located in an RMON Statistics table, you can determine the appropriate instance by noting the index number assigned to the table that is collecting data on the interface ...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-19 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...

Alarm Configuration 4-20 Advanced 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...

Alarm Configuration 4-22 Advanced 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 4-23 Alarm Configuration c. Select both Log and Trap to both log the event occurrence and generate the traps. If you select neither option, the event’s occurrences will neither be logged nor generate traps; unless the event includes an action or a series of actions, this...

Alarm Configuration 4-24 Advanced 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...

Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-25 Alarm Configuration a. If you know the exact name of the OID value you wish to track (including its capitalization), simply enter the name in the Variable field; to verify that you have entered the name correctly, click on the Find-> button to move the MIB Tree d...

Alarm Configuration 4-26 Advanced Alarm Configuration Deleting an Alarm, Event, or Action To delete an alarm, event, or action: 1. In the appropriate window, highlight the alarm, event, or action you wish to remove. 2. Click on the Delete button to remove. A window will appear asking you to confirm ...

How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work 4-27 Alarm Configuration The top portion of the window contains the device information boxes, as well as the event index number and the event description; the log itself includes the following fields: Index This uniquely identifies this occurrence of the event....

5-1 Chapter 5 FDDI Management Concentrator configuration; connection policy; station list; concentrator performance; FDDI statistics; frame translation The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a MultiSwitch 700 module’s FDDI configuration, connection policy, station list, and performance with r...

FDDI Management 5-2 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 5-3 FDDI Management Configuration The Concentrator Configuration window, Figure 5-2 , 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 5-2. The Co...

FDDI Management 5-4 Viewing FDDI Information 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 has been found to duplicate ...

Viewing FDDI Information 5-5 FDDI Management 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: • A Claim Frame with the lowest TTRT bid ha...

FDDI Management 5-6 Viewing FDDI Information • Secondary indicates that the MAC is inserted into the secondary path of the currently used FNB ring. • 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...

Viewing FDDI Information 5-7 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 5-9 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 5-4. The Stati...

FDDI Management 5-10 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. If the number of nodes exceeds the panel size,...

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

FDDI Management 5-12 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 5-14 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 5-7 , will appear. Figure 5-7. New Timer Interva...

Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings 5-15 FDDI Management Figure 5-8. 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...

Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings 5-17 FDDI Management This is the default frame type for Novell NetWare software version 3.12 and beyond; it is also used for OSI packets on IEEE 802.x LAN networks. Ethernet 802.3 (Ethernet Raw) The Ethernet 802.3 frame format has an 802.3 MAC layer header...

FDDI Management 5-18 Configuring FDDI Frame Translation Settings FDDI SNAP The FDDI SNAP frame type has an FDDI header with a Frame Control field that provides FDDI framing information, and the 802.2 LLC header with FDDI Frame Control, a SNAP LSAP identifier, and a five byte protocol identifier. The...

6-1 Chapter 6 ATM Configuration Viewing connection data; configuring Permanent Vir tual Circuits (PVCs); adding and deleting connection entries The ATM interface provided by the DELHA-UA module provides the connectivity that allows you to merge ATM network segments with traditional LAN technologies ...

ATM Configuration 6-2 Accessing the ATM Connections Window Figure 6-1. 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 6-4 Configuring Connections Refresh Selecting the Refresh button refreshes the connection information displayed in the window. Configuring Connections You can add a new connection or delete an existing connection as described in the following sections. Adding a New Connection To co...

Configuring Connections 6-5 ATM Configuration Deleting a Connection To delete an existing PVC: 1. In the connections list box, click to select the connection you wish to delete. 2. Click on the Delete button. A confirmation window will appear, listing the parameters assigned to the connection and as...

7-1 Chapter 7 WAN Configuration The DELHW-UA and its port interface modules; WAN redundancy; the WAN Logical View; changing WAN Logical settings The DELHW-UA Wide Area Networking (WAN) modular interface available for the DLE32-MA, DLE33-MA, and other MultiSwitch 700 modules provides LAN-to-WAN switc...

About the DELHW-UA 7-3 WAN Configuration throughput of up to 1.544 Mbps. Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) allows for channelization of up to 24 links over a single physical T1/FT1 interface. DELTD-UI This port interface module provides both a T1 and DDS interface that allows you to easily switch bet...

WAN Configuration 7-4 The WAN Logical View The WAN Logical View The WAN Logical View window displays information about the interfaces that are part of your physical port. The windows are identical for T1 and Synchronous ports. The number of entries is dependent on the type of port. The T1 port, for ...

The WAN Logical View 7-5 WAN Configuration Protocol Displays the active Link Layer protocol. This field displays PPP (Point to Point), Frame Relay, or Other. Compression Indicates whether data compression is activated or de-activated. MTU Displays the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) for this interface. ...

Index-1 Index Symbols % Load 3-3% of Tot. Errors 3-4 Numerics 802.1D 2-64, 2-69802.1Q 1-3 1D Trunk 2-64, 2-691Q Trunk 2-64, 2-69Default VLAN 2-66discard format 2-70Egress List 2-64Egress List Configuration 2-71frame discard format 2-70Hybrid 2-65, 2-70Ingress List 2-63Ingress List Configuration 2-68...

Index-3 Index G Getting Help 1-10Gigabit Ethernet 2-36Global Technical Assistance Center 1-11grouping of virtual connections 6-3 H Help button 1-9, 1-10Help Menu 2-10, 2-83how rising and falling (RMON) thresholds work 4-27 hysteresis 4-10, 4-27 I I/F Summary 2-22 interface performance statistics 2-2...

Index Index-4 P packet capture events 4-1 Packet Type 3-3Packets 3-3Packets Received 2-27, 3-9Packets Transmitted 2-27, 3-9Peak Switch Utilization 2-60peak values 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) 6-1Physical Status 2-23PIC chip 2-19Polling Interval 4-5port assignment 2-68Port Base...