Page 3 - Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement
3 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement NOTICE: Please carefully read this license agreement before copying or using the accompanying software or installing the hardware unit with pre-enabled software (each of whi...
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5 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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6 Contents 214392-A Chapter 3Device Manager basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Starting Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Setting the Device Manager properties . . ....
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Contents 7 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Setting console, Telnet, and Web passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Setting remote dial-in access security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 ...
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9 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Figures Figure 1 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Figure 2 IP Configuration/Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 11 - Tables
11 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Tables Table 1 Solaris patch files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Table 2 Properties dialog box items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 13 - Preface; Before you begin
13 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Preface The Nortel Networks * BayStack * 380-24F Gigabit Switch management software provides the means to configure and monitor the operation of your BayStack 380-24F switches. Management software includes the console in...
Page 14 - Text conventions; This guide uses the following text conventions:; bold Courier text; italic text
14 Preface 214392-A Text conventions This guide uses the following text conventions: angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the description inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command. Example: If the command syntax is ping <ip_a...
Page 15 - Related publications; Describes how to use Device Manager software to manage the switch.; Hard-copy technical manuals; URL to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Preface 15 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Related publications For more information about using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch, refer to the following publications: • Using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch (part number 214391-A) Describes how to ...
Page 16 - How to get help; URL and click ERC
16 Preface 214392-A How to get help If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance. If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program, contact one of ...
Page 17 - Management tools; Device Manager software
17 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Chapter 1Management basics This chapter summarizes basic operational procedures in a BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch and provides an overview of switch management options. Topics in this chapter include the following inf...
Page 18 - 8 Chapter 1 Management basics; Web-based management interface; Setting the switch IP parameters
18 Chapter 1 Management basics 214392-A Web-based management interface The BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Web-based management interface is a Web-based graphical user interface that you use with a Web browser to manage a switch. You can access devices on your network from various locations within t...
Page 19 - Figure 2
Chapter 1 Management basics 19 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Figure 1 Main menu 5 Select IP Configuration/Setup (or press i) to display the IP Configuration/Setup menu ( Figure 2 ). Note: The default management VLAN in the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switc...
Page 20 - Do one of the following, based on your configuration:; Access levels and passwords; If the In-Band Subnet Mask field does not already contain a value
20 Chapter 1 Management basics 214392-A Figure 2 IP Configuration/Setup menu 6 Do one of the following, based on your configuration: • For a standalone switch, enter the IP address of the switch in the In-Band Switch IP Address field. 7 In the In-Band Subnet Mask field, enter the IP subnet mask addr...
Page 21 - Accessing the Nortel Networks Web site; To access the Nortel Networks Services and Support Web site:; Windows installation; 66 Pentium II processor or above
21 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Chapter 2Installing Device Manager software Device Manager software is available on the Nortel Networks Services and Support Web site as a self-extracting executable file. This chapter provides instructions to install th...
Page 22 - Downloading the Device Manager Windows software
22 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A • 128 MB DRAM • 240 MB space on the hard disk Downloading the Device Manager Windows software To obtain the Device Manager software from the Nortel Networks Web site: 1 Go to the following URL: http://www.nortelnetworks.com/support 2 Click on ...
Page 23 - Figure 3 InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box; Click Next to continue the installation process.
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 23 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 3 Double-click the jdm_xxx.exe file. An Install screen opens that has text running through the screen. Then a Nortel dialog box opens with a ribbon on the bottom showing the p...
Page 24 - Figure 4 License Agreement dialog box; Click I accept the terms of the license agreement as shown in; Figure 5 Choose Install Set dialog box
24 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A Figure 4 License Agreement dialog box 5 Click I accept the terms of the license agreement as shown in Figure 4 . 6 Click Next. The Choose Install Set dialog box opens (Figure 5) . Figure 5 Choose Install Set dialog box
Page 25 - Do one of the following:; Figure 6 Choose Install Folder dialog box; The Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box opens
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 25 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 7 Do one of the following: — Select Typical installation to install the common set features, as well as online help. — Select Minimal installation to select features to instal...
Page 26 - Figure 7 Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box; The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens; Figure 8 Pre-installation Summary dialog box
26 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A Figure 7 Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box 11 Select your shortcut path(s). 12 Click Next. The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens (Figure 8) . Figure 8 Pre-installation Summary dialog box
Page 27 - The installation process begins; Figure 9 Installing Java Device Manager dialog box
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 27 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 13 Verify the folder, shortcut(s), and disk space required to install the software. Use the Previous button to return to the appropriate dialog box to make changes. 14 Click I...
Page 28 - Figure 10 Install Complete dialog box; UNIX installation
28 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A Figure 10 Install Complete dialog box 15 Click Done to exit the installation. Device Manager is now completely installed on your machine. UNIX installation The minimum system requirements for installing Device Manager in a UNIX SPARC* workstat...
Page 29 - Installing OS patches and JRE software; Solaris
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 29 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software — 32 MB DRAM Installing the Device Manager software in a UNIX environment requires two or three steps, depending on the specific platform: 1 In a Solaris environment, install ...
Page 30 - Use the; “Installing the JRE in a SunOS/Solaris; Table 1 Solaris patch files; for this script to work.
30 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A 1 Use the uname -a command to determine the version of SunOS/Solaris that is installed on your workstation. Table 1 lists the patch file archive name for each version of Solaris. 2 Create a new working directory and move to that directory by e...
Page 31 - Change the user to root and run the script by entering:; Installing the JRE in a SunOS/Solaris environment; To install the JRE in a SunOS/Solaris environment:
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 31 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 6 Change the user to root and run the script by entering: su root ./pinst -cj 7 The patch installation can take up to several hours to complete, during which time, your system...
Page 32 - Make the file executable by entering:; Execute the script file by entering:
32 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A 2 Make the file executable by entering: chmod a+x /tmp/j2re-1_3_1_03-solsparc.sh 3 Change the working directory to /usr by entering: cd /usr You will install the JRE software to this directory. 4 You may need to be the root user to run the JRE...
Page 33 - Downloading the Device Manager UNIX software
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 33 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Downloading the Device Manager UNIX software 1 Go to the following URL: http://www.nortelnetworks.com/support 2 Click on the product for which you want JDM. A page opens that ...
Page 34 - Figure 11 InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box; Figure 12 License Agreement dialog box
34 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A Figure 11 InstallAnywhere Introduction dialog box 3 Click Next to continue the installation process. The License Agreement dialog box opens (Figure 12) . Figure 12 License Agreement dialog box
Page 35 - Figure 13 Choose Install Set dialog box
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 35 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 4 Click I accept the terms of the license agreement as shown in Figure 12 . 5 Click Next. The Choose Install Set dialog box opens (Figure 13) . Figure 13 Choose Install Set di...
Page 36 - Figure 14 Choose Install Folder dialog box; Figure 15 Pre-installation Summary dialog box
36 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A Figure 14 Choose Install Folder dialog box 8 Click Restore Default Folder or click Choose to select the storage path. 9 Click Next. The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens (Figure 15) . Figure 15 Pre-installation Summary dialog box
Page 37 - Figure 16 Installing Java Device Manager dialog box
Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 37 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 10 Verify the folder, shortcut(s), and disk space required to install the software. Use the Previous button to return to the appropriate dialog box to make changes. 11 Click I...
Page 38 - Figure 17 Install Complete dialog box; Click Done to exit the installation.
38 Chapter 2 Installing Device Manager software 214392-A Figure 17 Install Complete dialog box 12 Click Done to exit the installation. Device Manager is now completely installed on your machine.
Page 39 - Starting Device Manager; JDM
39 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Chapter 3Device Manager basics This chapter describes basic procedures for using the Device Manager software. The chapter includes the following information: • Instructions to start Device Manager, set the Device Manager...
Page 40 - Figure 18 Device Manager window; Setting the Device Manager properties; To set the Device Manager properties:
40 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Figure 18 Device Manager window Setting the Device Manager properties Device Manager communicates with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The software is shipped with default values set for important commun...
Page 41 - Figure 19 Properties dialog box; Type information and select check boxes.; Table 2 Properties dialog box items
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 41 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Figure 19 Properties dialog box 2 Type information and select check boxes. 3 Click OK. Table 2 describes items in the Properties dialog box. Table 2 Properties dialog box items Area Item D...
Page 42 - Opening a device; Table 3; Table 3 SNMP community string default values; Table 2 Properties dialog box items (continued)
42 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Opening a device “Opening” a device displays the device view, a picture of the device. To open the device view, you must enter community strings that determine the access level granted to the device. Table 3 shows the default access community strings for t...
Page 43 - Figure 20 Open Device dialog box; Table 4; Table 4 Open Device dialog box items
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 43 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software To display the device view: 1 Do one of the following: • Choose Device > Open. • Choose Device > Open Last, and select an IP address from the list. • Click the folder icon in the Dev...
Page 44 - ) that represents the physical features of the device.; Figure 21 Device view; To gain read/write/all access to a device in Device Manager, you must; Table 4 Open Device dialog box items (continued)
44 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A 2 In the Device Name text box, type the DNS name or IP address of the device. 3 In the Read Community and Write Community text boxes, type the proper community strings ( Table 3 on page 42 ). 4 Click Open. Device Manager automatically determines what versi...
Page 45 - Device Manager window; Figure 22 Parts of the Device Manager window; Table 5; Table 5 Menu bar commands
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 45 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Device Manager window The Device Manager window ( Figure 22 ) has the following parts: • Menu bar • Toolbar • Device view • Status bar Figure 22 Parts of the Device Manager window Menu bar...
Page 46 - Toolbar; Table 6; Table 6 Toolbar buttons
46 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Toolbar The toolbar contains buttons that provide quick access to commonly used commands and some additional actions ( Table 6 ). Table 6 Toolbar buttons Button Name Description Menu bar equivalent Open Device Opens the Open Device dialog box. Device > ...
Page 47 - Device view; Selecting objects; Figure 23 Objects in the device view; Selecting a single object
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 47 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Device view The device view ( Figure 23 ) allows you to determine at a glance the operating status of the various units and ports in your hardware configuration. You also use the device vi...
Page 48 - Selecting multiple objects; For a block of contiguous ports, drag to select the group of ports.; LEDs and ports
48 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Selecting multiple objects To select multiple objects of the same type (such as ports or switches of the same type): • For a block of contiguous ports, drag to select the group of ports. To select all the ports in a switch: LEDs and ports The color of LEDs...
Page 49 - The ports on the device view are color coded to show port status.; Figure 24 Port color legend
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 49 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software The ports on the device view are color coded to show port status. Table 7 shows the status assigned to each color. In addition, the Help menu provides a legend that identifies the port col...
Page 50 - Shortcut menus; Figure 25 Shortcut menu; Table 8; Figure 26 Port shortcut menu; Table 9; Table 8 Switch unit shortcut menu commands
50 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Shortcut menus Each object in the device view has a shortcut menu that opens when you right-click a selected object. The switch shortcut menu ( Figure 25 ) provides access to basic hardware information about the switch and to the graphing dialog boxes for ...
Page 51 - Status bar; describes buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes. Not all buttons; Table 9 Port shortcut menu commands; Table 10 Device Manager buttons
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 51 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Status bar The status bar displays error and informational messages from the software application. These messages are not related to the device being managed. Using the buttons in Device M...
Page 52 - Editing objects; Select an object and, on the toolbar, click the Edit Selected button.; Many dialog boxes contain a Refresh button. After you apply; Table 10 Device Manager buttons (continued)
52 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Editing objects You can edit objects and values in the Device Manager device view in the following ways: • Select an object and, on the toolbar, click the Edit Selected button. The edit dialog box opens for that object. • From a switch or port shortcut men...
Page 53 - Working with statistics and graphs; Types of statistics; illustrate the different graph styles,; Table 11 Types of statistics
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 53 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Working with statistics and graphs Device Manager collects a wide range of statistics for each switch and each port. You can view and graph statistics for a single object or multiple objec...
Page 54 - Figure 27 Line graph
54 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Figure 27 Line graph Figure 28 Area graph
Page 55 - Figure 29 Bar graph
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 55 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Figure 29 Bar graph Figure 30 Pie graph
Page 56 - Statistics for single and multiple objects; Figure 31 Interface statistics for a single port; shows LastValue; Figure 32 Interface statistics for multiple ports
56 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Statistics for single and multiple objects Statistics for a selected object or objects are displayed in the statistics dialog box. The dialog box for a single object shows all six types of statistics for each counter ( Figure 31 ). Figure 31 Interface stat...
Page 57 - “Viewing statistics as graphs; Viewing statistics as graphs; To create a graph for an object:
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 57 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software To change the type of statistics displayed, select a different type from the show list at the bottom of the dialog box. The statistics are updated based on the poll interval shown at the b...
Page 58 - Figure 33 Statistics dialog box for a port; Select a tab for the group of statistics you want to view.
58 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Figure 33 Statistics dialog box for a port 3 Select a tab for the group of statistics you want to view. 4 On the displayed data table, drag to select the cells you want to graph. (They must be in the same row or column.) 5 Click one of the graph buttons at...
Page 59 - describes the buttons in the graph dialog boxes.; Table 12 Graph dialog box buttons
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 59 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Buttons at the top of the graph dialog boxes for line, area, and bar graphs allow you to change the orientation of the graph, change the scale, or change the graph type. Table 12 describes...
Page 60 - Telneting to a switch
60 Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 214392-A Telneting to a switch From Device Manager, you can initiate a Telnet session to the console interface for the switch you are currently accessing. To Telnet to a switch: • From the Device Manager main menu, choose Device > Telnet. • On the toolbar, click...
Page 61 - Online Help; Table 13 Help file locations
Chapter 3 Device Manager basics 61 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software By default, traps are sent in SNMP V2c format. However, if you are using an older network management system (NMS), one that supports only SNMP V1 traps (HP OpenView), you can specify that ...
Page 63 - Requirements
63 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Chapter 4Web management interface basics A BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch includes a Web management interface that lets you monitor your switch through a World Wide Web browser from anywhere on the network. The Web inte...
Page 64 - For instructions to set the IP address of the switch, refer to; Accessing the Web interface; To access the Web interface:
64 Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 214392-A For instructions to set the IP address of the switch, refer to “Setting the switch IP parameters” on page 18 . Access to the Web management interface must also be enabled for the switch (the default setting) using the console interface. For infor...
Page 65 - Figure 34 System Information home page; “Setting up security” on page 70; Figure 35 Login page
Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 65 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Figure 34 System Information home page Network security does not yet exist the first time you access the Web management interface. As the system administrator, you must create ac...
Page 66 - RO
66 Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 214392-A 4 In the Username text box, type RO for read-only access or RW for read-write access. 5 In the Password text box, type your password. 6 Click Log On. The System Information home page opens. With Web access enabled, the switch can support up to fo...
Page 67 - Web page layout; Menu; ) is the same for all pages. It contains a list of seven main; Figure 36 Menu; lists the main menu headings and
Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 67 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Web page layout All the Web management pages for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch have a common layout. Each is divided into two sections: the menu and the content area. All W...
Page 68 - Table 15 Menu headings and options
68 Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 214392-A Table 15 Menu headings and options Heading Option Summary Switch InformationSwitch View Configuration IPSystemSNMPv1SNMPv3SNMP TrapMAC Address TableFind MAC AddressPort ManagementHigh Speed Flow ControlSoftware DownloadConfiguration FileConsole/C...
Page 69 - Content area; describes the icons.; Table 16 Page icons
Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 69 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Content area The content area displays tables of information with buttons that you use to configure and monitor the switch. Some tables may be too big to fit the displayed page a...
Page 70 - Setting up security
70 Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 214392-A Setting up security To set passwords and RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) authentication settings for the for the switch, use the Security pages. These pages allow you to create or modify the passwords of a switch, and allow yo...
Page 71 - Setting console, Telnet, and Web passwords; Figure 37 Console password page
Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 71 Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software Setting console, Telnet, and Web passwords 1 From the main menu, select Administration > Security. 2 On the Security page list, click Console, Telnet, or Web. The selected pas...
Page 72 - Setting remote dial-in access security; To set the parameters for remote dial-in access security:; Figure 38 Radius management page
72 Chapter 4 Web management interface basics 214392-A Setting remote dial-in access security To set the parameters for remote dial-in access security: 1 From the main menu, select Administration > Security > Radius. The Radius management page opens (Figure 38) . Figure 38 Radius management pag...
Page 73 - Index
Getting Started with the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software 73 Index A AbsoluteValue statistics 53 access levels 20, 42, 66 Actions menu 45 Alarm Manager button 46 Area Chart button 59 area graph example 54 Average statistics 53 B Bar Chart button 59 bar graph example 55 blinking LE...