Cabletron Systems EMM-E6 - Manual

v Contents Enabling Security and Traps...................................................................................... 7-12 Repeater-level Security and Traps ..................................................................... 7-14Module-level Security and Traps..................................

1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction How to use the EMM-E6 User’s Guide; manual conventions; contacting the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center; EMM-E6 firmware versions supported by SPMA The EMM-E6 (Ethernet Management Module for Ethernet with six ports) provides intelligence for Cabletron Systems’ Multi-Me...

Introduction 1-4 Conventions Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices, creating icons, and accessing the icon menus within your management platform are included in your Installing and Using SPECTRUM for... guide. If you are using SPMA for the EMM-E6 in stand-alone mode — that is, without benefi...

Conventions 1-5 Introduction graphical interface in use. For the sake of consistency, the following conventions will be followed throughout this and other SPMA guides. Screen Displays SPMA runs under a variety of different operating systems and graphical user interfaces. To maintain a consistent pre...

Introduction 1-6 Conventions Some windows will also contain a button; selecting this button launches a History window ( Figure 1-2 ) which lists all footer messages that have been displayed since the window was first invoked. This window can help you keep track of management actions you have taken s...

Getting Help 1-7 Introduction If you’re using a two-button mouse, don’t worry. SPMA doesn’t make use of mouse button 2. Just click the left button for button 1 and the right mouse button when instructed to use mouse button 3. Whenever possible, we will instruct you on which mouse button to employ; h...

2-1 Chapter 2 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Navigating through the Hub View; monitoring hub performance; managing the hub The heart of the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the EMM-E6 is the Hub View, a graphical interface that gives you access to many of the functions that provide con...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-2 Using the Hub View Navigating Through the Hub View Within the Hub View, you can click mouse buttons in different areas of the window to access various menus and initiate certain management tasks. The following diagrams describe the information displayed in the Hub View ...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-6 Using the Hub View Figure 2-4. EMM-E6 Ports Using the Mouse in a Hub View Module Each media interface module, or MIM, installed in the EMM-E6-controlled hub will be displayed in the hub view; use the mouse as indicated in the illustration below to access Network, Module...

Using the Hub View 2-7 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Figure 2-5. Mousing Around a Module Display Hub View Port Color Codes The Port Status boxes in the Hub View are color coded to indicate the port’s connection status. The colors are consistent for all Port Display Forms except Admin Status and FNB Chan...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-8 Monitoring Hub Performance • Green indicates that the port is active; that is, the port has been enabled by management, has a valid Link signal (if applicable), and is able to communicate with the station at the other end of the port’s cable segment. Note that an AUI or...

Monitoring Hub Performance 2-9 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Figure 2-6. The EMM-E6’s Device, Network, Module, and Port Menus Hub performance data available through these menus includes: • Device, Network, Module, and Port status descriptions. • Network, Module, and Port statistics, which provide a comp...

Monitoring Hub Performance 2-13 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Checking Device Status and Updating Front Panel Info The Device Status window is where you change the information displayed on the Hub View Front Panel and where you can see summary information about the current state of the hub. To open the ...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-14 Monitoring Hub Performance Chassis Type Indicates the type of hub that houses this EMM-E6 — MMAC-M3FNB, MMAC-M5FNB, and so forth — and whether or not the hub contains a shunting backplane. To change the name, location, contact, date, or time: 1. Highlight the appropria...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-16 Monitoring Hub Performance Checking Module Status You can open a Module Status window for any manageable module in the EMM-E6-controlled hub. To open the Module Status window: 1. Click button 1 in the Module Type box. or Click button 3 in the Module Index, Module Type,...

Monitoring Hub Performance 2-17 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Checking Port Status You can open a Port Status window for any port on any manageable module installed in the hub. To open the Port Status window: 1. Click button 3 in the Port Index or Port Status box to display the Port menu. 2. Drag down t...

Monitoring Hub Performance 2-19 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View • AUI EPIM • Transceiver Port AUI EPIM • Twisted Pair: RJ45 EPIM • Multi-Mode Fiber: SMA EPIM • Multi-Mode Fiber: ST EPIM • Single-Mode Fiber: ST EPIM • Hardwired AUI EPIM • Unknown (for boards that don’t support media type) Topology Type Ind...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-20 Monitoring Hub Performance To view the IP Address Table: 1. Click on to access the Device menu. 2. Drag down to IP Address Table and release. Figure 2-11. EMM-E6 IP Address Table Note that the I/F Description for the highlighted interface is repeated in the text box at...

Monitoring Hub Performance 2-25 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Protocols/Frames Statistics The Protocols/Frames statistics windows display the following fields: Protocols • OSI Frames • Novell Frames • Banyan Frames • DECNet Frames • XNS (Xerox Network Systems) Frames • IP Frames • Ctron Frames • AppleTa...

Managing the Hub 2-27 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Managing the Hub In addition to the performance information described in the preceding sections, the Hub View also provides you with the tools you need to configure your hub and keep it operating properly. Hub management functions include setting polli...

Managing the Hub 2-29 Using the EMM-E6 Hub View Device Configuration This polling interval controls how often a survey is conducted of the type of equipment installed in the EMM-E6-managed hub; information from this poll would change the Hub View to reflect the addition and/or removal of a MIM or MI...

Using the EMM-E6 Hub View 2-34 Managing the Hub Enabling/Disabling MIM Ports You can enable and disable ports on any manageable MIM from both the Module menu, which affects all ports on a single module, and the Port menu, which affects individual ports. To enable or disable all ports in a module: 1....

3-1 Chapter 3 Alarm Configuration Using Alarm Configuration; setting repeater alarm configuration; setting port and module alarm configuration Alarms work in conjunction with your network management system to let you know when defined thresholds have been reached. You define the conditions that will...

Alarm Configuration 3-2 Using Alarm Configuration Using Alarm Configuration To open the Alarms window from the icon: 1. Click on the appropriate EMM-E6 icon to display the icon menu. 2. Drag down to Alarm Configuration and release. from the Hub View: 1. In the Hub View, click on to display the Devic...

Using Alarm Configuration 3-3 Alarm Configuration Configuring Alarms While configuring alarms for your EMM-E6 you must set the threshold and timebase that will factor in triggering the alarm. From the repeater alarms window you set an alarm timebase that applies to all enabled alarms at the repeater...

Alarm Configuration 3-4 Setting Repeater Alarms Alignment If this check box is selected, all misaligned packets will be included in calculating the overall percentage of errors. A misaligned packet is one with an non-integral number of bytes; these are also sometimes referred to as framing errors. R...

Setting Repeater Alarms 3-5 Alarm Configuration Setting and Changing Alarms 1. In the Alarms window, click mouse button 1 on a repeater selection in the scroll list. 2. Click mouse button 1 on to open the Set Repeater Alarms window. Figure 3-2. Set Repeater Alarms Window 3. In the Set Repeater Alarm...

Alarm Configuration 3-6 Setting Module and Port Alarms Setting Module and Port Alarms The following sections describe procedures for setting module and port alarm limits. Module-level alarms are based on the combined traffic within a particular module, while port-level alarms are based on an individ...

Alarm Configuration 3-8 Setting Module and Port Alarms 7. If you select Yes for Disable Module on Alarm, the defined condition will cause the device to disable the module. 8. Click mouse button 1 on . Setting Port Alarms 1. In the Alarms window, click mouse button 1 on a repeater selection in the sc...

4-1 Chapter 4 Link/Seg Traps What are Link and Segmentation traps; enabling and disabling these traps at the device, module, and port levels Among the traps which Cabletron devices are designed to generate are traps that indicate when a repeater port gains or loses a link signal, when the repeater s...

Link/Seg Traps 4-2 What is a Link Trap? What is a Link Trap? Some Cabletron Ethernet repeater ports — including RJ45 twisted pair and fiber optic ports — generate a link signal to monitor the status of their connection with the device at the other end of the cable segment. If the cable is removed or...

Link/Seg Traps 4-4 Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps Configuring Link/Seg Traps for the Repeater To enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for all ports on a repeater: 1. In the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater interface for which you would like to conf...

Link/Seg Traps 4-6 Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Ports To enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for individual ports: 1. In the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window, select a repeater in the scroll list. 2. Click mouse button 1 on ; the port traps...

5-1 Chapter 5 Repeater Redundancy This chapter describes how to configure and enable redundant circuits Setting Network Circuit Redundancy The redundancy application gives you the ability to define redundant circuits for your EMM-E6 to ensure that critical network connections remain operational. Eac...

Repeater Redundancy 5-2 Setting Network Circuit Redundancy from the command line (stand-alone mode) 1. From the appropriate directory, type: spmarun r4red <IP address> <community name> The main Repeater Redundancy window, Figure 5-1 , will appear. Figure 5-1. The Repeater Redundancy Wind...

Repeater Redundancy 5-6 Monitoring Redundancy Monitoring Redundancy Once you have configured your redundant circuits, you can use the fields in the All Circuits box to set the parameters that the EMM-E6 uses to periodically test each of the circuits. The EMM-E6 automatically polls all enabled circui...

6-1 Chapter 6 Source Addressing Displaying the Source Address list; setting the Aging Time; selecting the Hash Type; effects of Source Address Locking; configuring Source Address traps; finding a Source Address Displaying the Source Address List The Source Address List, or Table (SAT), contains the ...

Source Addressing 6-4 Setting the Hash Type Setting the Aging Time The source address list Aging Time determines the minimum amount of time an inactive source address will remain in the Source Address Table before it is purged. The source address timer runs continuously beginning at the time the dev...

Source Addressing 6-6 Locking Source Addresses In addition to activating the security measures as configured via the Security application, locking source addresses has the following effects: • On devices running older versions of firmware, unlinked ports will be disabled immediately after locking ha...

Configuring Source Address Traps 6-7 Source Addressing • A port’s topology status (station or trunk) remains fixed while locking is in effect, even if the number of detected addresses changes. • Any ports disabled due to a violation (or because they were unlinked when locking was enabled) must be ma...

Finding a Source Address 6-11 Source Addressing Figure 6-4. The Port Source Address Traps Window 2. Click on the appropriate selection in the Trap Status field to enable or disable traps for the selected port(s), as desired. 3. Click on to save your changes. Finding a Source Address You can use the ...

7-1 Chapter 7 Security Launching the Security application; LANVIEW SECURE defined; configuring security; enabling security and traps at the repeater, module, and port levels; security on non-LANVIEW SECURE MIMs The Security application allows you to configure and manage the LANVIEW SECURE feature in...

Security 7-2 What is LANVIEWsecure? from the command line (stand-alone mode): 1. From the appropriate directory, type spmarun r4sec <IP address> <SU community name> The Repeater Security window, Figure 7-1 , will appear. Figure 7-1. The Repeater Security Window The Repeater Security wind...

Security 7-4 What is LANVIEWsecure? Configurable violation response Before LANVIEW SECURE , any locked port which experienced a violation was shut down automatically; now, you can choose to allow ports to remain enabled even after an unsecured address has attempted to access a locked port. If you ch...

Security 7-6 Configuring Security Configurable violation response You can still choose to allow ports to remain enabled even after an unsecured address has attempted to access a locked port. If you choose not to disable a port which has experienced a violation, however, the port’s only response to a...

Security 7-10 Configuring Security Figure 7-4. Add MAC Address Window d. Enter the desired MAC address in an xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx format, then click on . A confirmation window will appear; if you click on Yes to secure the address, it will appear in the Secure Addresses list box. 4. To secure addresses...

Configuring Security 7-11 Security Resetting Learned Addresses You can clear all learned and secured addresses out of a port’s address table, and allow that port to begin learning (and securing) new addresses, as follows: 1. In the Repeater Security window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater inter...

Security 7-14 Enabling Security and Traps Repeater-level Security and Traps Locking ports at the repeater, or channel, level applies all applicable security (as configured via the Port Security window) to every port on the channel. To enable or disable security and traps for all ports on a repeater:...

Enabling Security and Traps 7-15 Security 5. Click mouse button 1 on to save your changes; the new status will be displayed in each field to the right of the field name. Click on to exit the window. Module-level Security and Traps Locking ports at the module level applies all applicable protections ...

Enabling Security and Traps 7-17 Security Port-level Security and Traps To enable or disable security and/or traps at the port level: 1. In the Repeater Security window, click to selected the desired repeater interface, or channel, in the scroll list. 2. Click ; the Channel X Port Security window, F...

8-1 Chapter 8 Front Panel Redundancy This chapter describes setting up front panel redundancy Setting Front Panel Redundancy When you configure front panel redundancy, you designate one of the EMM-E6’s redundant front panel ports as the active port and the other port as the backup. Once a redundancy...

A-1 Appendix A EMM-E6 MIB Structure EMM-E6 management information base configuration IETF MIB Support In addition to its proprietary features, the EMM-E6 currently supports the following IETF MIBs: • RFC 1213 MIB for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II • RFC 1271 Remote Network Moni...

EMM-E6 MIB Structure A-2 EMM-E6 MIB Structure MIB Components The EMM-E6 MIB components are described below. Note, however, that at any given time the component list displayed by your EMM-E6 may not include some of the components described below, since the EMM-E6 has the ability to alter the componen...

EMM-E6 MIB Structure A-5 EMM-E6 MIB Structure A Brief Word About MIB Components and Community Names As mentioned above, the arrangement of the EMM-E6’s MIB into a series of components provides a tremendous amount of flexibility in controlling access to the EMM-E6’s configuration and statistical info...

Index-1 Index A active port 5-5Active Ports 2-12Add Circuit Address 5-4Admin Status 2-12Advanced Router Config 1-4Aging Time 6-3, 6-4aging time 2-26alarm 3-5Alarm Configuration 2-4, 3-2Alarm Threshold 3-5alarm types 3-5Alignment Errors 2-23ATM_MIB A-3Audible Chassis Alarm 2-14Avg Packet Size 2-22 B ...