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Information About HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Features of HP Hub & Switch Management ■ Scalable solutions from 10 Mbps to Gigabit Ethernet ■ Blocks unwanted traffic with Protocol Filtering HP Proactive Networking products save time, money and increase produc­tivity. The agent-enable...

In forma tio n Ab o u t HP Hu b & S w it c h Ma nag emen t f o r OV - Information About HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Technical Product Support • An expansion slot for Gigabit connectivity • Gigabit Fiber Optic port or 8 10/100 auto-sensing ports • Layer 3 switching • Fast EtherChanne...

2 Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX This chapter includes: ■ Support Information ■ Management Station Requirements ■ Hardware Requirements ■ Software Requirements ■ Required Network Configuration ■ Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management ■ Removing HP Hub & Swit...

Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Management Station Requirements Management Station Requirements Hardware The following table shows the recommendations for HP 9000 hardware. Be fo re In st all ing HP H u b & S w it c h Ma nag emen t fo r OV ­ HP 9000 Systems with HP-UX ...

Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Required Network Configuration * The more OpenView Windows ( ovw ) sessions you run, the more OS configured swap space will be necessary. A good guideline is to configure 25 megabytes of swap space for each additional ovw session that you ex...

Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Required Patches Required Patches The following patches must be installed before installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX. Contact your HP Authorized Dealer or the nearest HP Sales and Support Office, or download the patches from ...

Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Removing HP Hub & Switch Management Note: It is also a good practice to make a backup of your current OpenView application (especially your network map) before proceeding with the installation of new applications. Installation Directorie...

Be fo re In st all ing HP H u b & S w it c h Ma nag emen t fo r OV - Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Removing HP Hub & Switch Management them, that is, remove Hub & Switch Management first, then remove Network Node Manager and/or the SNMP Management Platform. I...

3 Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management This chapter introduces HP Hub & Switch Management and includes the following topics: ■ HP Hub & Switch Management Overview ■ HP OpenView Network Management Platform ■ Definitions, Processes, and Files ■ What Devices Can Be Managed HP Hub &...

Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management Definitions, Processes, and Files SNMP Manager and Agents HP Hub & Switch Management uses SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) to communicate with managed devices. SNMP commands are transmitted and received on the network using the Internet Pro...

Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management What HP Devices Can Be Managed What HP Devices Can Be Managed For device management, HP Hub & Switch Management provides a Device View for most managed HP devices. You can display a Device View using your browser if this feature is supported for the...

Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management What HP Devices Can Be Managed Table 3-1. HP Devices That Can be Managed HP J3174A AdvanceStack Switch 208T Note 6 HP J3177A AdvanceStack Switch 224T Note 6 HP J3200A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Switching Hub-12R Note 7 Browser-manageable (firmware A.03.xx) H...

4 Running HP Hub & Switch Management This chapter describes how to start and stop HP Hub & Switch Management. It includes the following topics: ■ Starting the Manager Application ■ Verifying Installation of the Manager Product Set ■ Stopping and Restarting the Manager Application Note: Befor...

Running HP Hub & Switch Management Starting the Manager Application 2. Optionally, execute the /opt/OV/bin/ovstatus command to verify that the trapd, ovwdb, ovtopmd, and netmon background processes are running. If the background processes are not running, execute the /opt/OV/bin/ovstart command....

Running HP Hub & Switch Management Verifying Installation of the Manager Product Set prevent jobs from stopping, you may want to redirect messages to a temporary file. To run ovw in the background and to redirect error messages to a temporary file, type ovw > /tmp/ovw.log 2>&1 & Th...

Running HP Hub & Switch Management Stopping and Restarting the Manager Application Table 4-1. OpenView Menu Items OpenView Menu Menu Item added by HP Hub & Switch Management Description Options HP Hub & Switch Admin Runs the HP Admin utility for setting Hub & Switch Management parame...

Running HP Hub & Switch Management Stopping and Restarting the Manager Application Restarting the Manager If you have stopped the background processes and you want to restart them, use the command /opt/OV/bin/ovstart . M ana geme n t Runnin g H P Hub & S w itch 4-5

Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform HP Proactive Networking 5 Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform Alerts -Find /Fix /Info rm This chapter contains information on: ■ HP Proactive Networking ■ Interpreting the Alert Log HP Proactive Networking HP Proactive Networking offers the combined benefits of outstanding prod­ucts an...

Ale rts - Find /Fix /In fo rm Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform HP Proactive Networking ■ Advanced Switching. New switching techniques like meshing, VLAN tagging, and voice and data handling provide high performance networking for the future. Control of Costs. HP provides Total Cost of Ownership benefits by ...

Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform Interpreting the Alert Log - Find/Fix/Inform First Time Installation Information. There will be an entry in the Alert Log for first time installation information for the device. Ale rts - Find /Fix /In fo rm 5-6

Accessing Hub Features More Information on Device Features 6 Accessing Hub Features HP Hub & Switch Management lets you manage your HP devices with your browser from anywhere in your network. Several features provide information about the status of your device, alert you to problems in your netw...

Accessing Hub Features Accessing the Device View Accessing the Device View To launch the Device View, double-click on a device symbol in the HP Network Node Manager map or right-mouse-click on the device symbol and select Monitor HP Hub/Switch . The Status - Overview page for the device displays. Se...

Accessing Hub Features Interpreting Device Status Acc e ss ing H u b Fe atures Figure 6-1. Hub Status Overview Page Reading the Performance Gauges The performance gauges display statistical information about the selected device. By looking at the gauges, you can quickly determine if there are proble...

Accessing Hub Features Interpreting Device Status Table 6-1. Gauge Attributes for Hubs Attribute Description Severity Values Utilization% Represents the traffic on the port as a percentage of the port’s bandwidth. Warning: 40% Critical: 75% Collisions% Represents the number of collisions that have o...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device Table 6-2. Switching Hub Global Counters Counter Description Total Octets Total number of octets of data (including bad packets) received on the network. This object can be used to estimate Ethernet utilization. Broadcast Packets Messages sent to all us...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device If the device you selected is not manageable by browser, you can only manage it from the management workstation. A cce ssin g Hub Fea ture s Figure 6-2. 10Base-T Hub-12M Device View You can enable and disable individual ports (click on the port to selec...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device and faulty network interface cards. The Fault Detection page lets you set the sensitivity and actions that occur when a fault is detected on a port in your network. For hubs, you can set the sensitivity for logging network problems and disabling ports. ...

A cce ssin g Hub Fea ture s Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device Configuring IP Select the way that you want IP addresses configured for your network: ■ Manual - Set the IP address through the console. ■ Disabled - IP is disabled, there is no access to management or telnet. Not Recommended...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device Port Configuration The Port Configuration page displays information about the hub ports. To enable a port, select the port number in the page, then click Enable Selected Ports . Use the Disable Selected Ports button to disable a port or group of ports. ...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device A cce ssin g Hub Fea ture s Figure 6-4. Setting Backup Links You can create one or more backup links by selecting the Backup Links button and clicking on the Add New Backup Link... button at the bottom of that page. The parameters are described in the t...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device Table 6-4. Backup Link Parameters Parameter Description Retries The maximum number of times the primary port can fail before the backup port becomes active. Configuring Load Balancing - Switching Hubs Only the switching hubs provide a load balancing fea...

Accessing Hub Features Configuring Your Device If you want to change the URL that is accessed when the Support tab is selected, type in the new address and click on the Apply Changes button. For example, you could change the URL to launch your site home page. A cce ssin g Hub Fea ture s 6-12

Managing Switches Switch Status 7 Managing Switches This chapter has information on: ■ Switch Status ■ Switch Identity ■ Configuration ■ Using VLANs ■ Support/Mgmt URL Switch Status Status - Overview To launch the Status - Overview page for a switch that is manageable by browser, double-click on the...

Managing Switches Switch Status M ana gi ng S w it c h e s Figure 7-1. Switch Status Overview Page Graph Area The bar graph gives a quick overview of the performance of the switch. Each bar shows the highest percentage of transmitted (TX) or received (RX) traffic utilization for that port in the las...

Managing Switches Switch Status Status - Port Status The Port Status page (switches only) displays the operational status of each switch port. The settings can be changed in the Configuration - Port Configuration page. The Port Status settings are described in the following table. Table 7-1. Port St...

Managing Switches Identity Identity The Identity tab displays the following information about the switch:. ■ System Name ■ Product Number and Name ■ System Location ■ Firmware Version ■ System Contact ■ IP Address ■ System Up-Time ■ Management Server The Management Server field displays the address ...

Managing Switches Configuration Characteristics of Bootp and DHCP. The Bootp protocol is designed for a network in which each host has a permanent network location. It is not adaptable to a mobile computing environment. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) manages the allocation of TCP/IP ...

Managing Switches Configuration Modify port settings Figure 7-4. Switch Port Configuration Table 7-2. Switch Port Configuration Settings Setting Description Port The port number. The port may be appended with one of the following: • Trkx - The port trunk to which this port belongs • Mesh - The port ...

Managing Switches Configuration Table 7-2. Switch Port Configuration Settings Setting Description Flow Control Indicates the current state of flow control for this port. When disabled, the port does not generate flow control packets and drops any flow control packets it receives. • 10/100TX, 10FL, 1...

Managing Switches Configuration Figure 7-5. Selecting a Monitoring Port on a Switch Using VLANS Virtual LANs, or VLANs, are generally defined as broadcast domains created with software rather than being a function of the hardware. They can be viewed as a group of end nodes, possibly on different phy...

Managing Switches Configuration VLANs make large networks more manageable. You can group users according to some shared characteristic, such as a common business function or a common protocol. A single switch may have several independent VLANs within it. Note: VLANs must be created with the device c...

Managing Switches Configuration Enabling Broadcast Control for IP The IP protocol uses Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets to find the MAC address of a node that corresponds to the network layer address. When Broadcast Control is enabled, the switch intercepts the ARP packet on its way to the ...

Managing Switches Configuration environment (where more than one IP network is configured in a single broadcast domain). See Routing Information Protocol. Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Multimedia and email applications need the ability to communicate to multiple destinations efficiently....

Managing Switches Configuration Note: Using the console you can designate specific ports to always or never forward multicast packets. Forward with High Priority When “Forward with High Priority” is checked, any IGMP packets received by the switch will be forwarded in a prioritized manner, preceding...

Managing Switches Configuration If you have configured VLANs for the switch (you must do this with the device console), select a VLAN for which the features will apply. Configuration - Support/Mgmt URLs Support URL To go directly to the HP Support Site on the World Wide Web, click on the Support tab...

Managing Switches Configuration Management Server URL Enter the URL for your management server. This will let you display the online help at any client in the network. Note: This field will contain the address for the HP Network City web site by default. If you do not change it, the online help will...

Setting Up Security for a Device Device Passwords 8 Setting Up Security for a Device It is advisable to set up security for your devices to prevent unauthorized access to the device or the network. You can configure device security to prevent unauthorized use of certain parts of the network by certa...

Setting Up Security for a Device Device Passwords Figure 8-1. Assign Passwords to a Device There are two categories of passwords: ■ Operator (Read only): The Operator can view all pages except the Security pages. For switches, this password is the same as the console password. ■ Manager (Full Read a...

Setting Up Security for a Device Device Passwords Table 8-1. Manager/Operator Password Combinations Passwords Read Protected Write Protected Results Manager password set Operator password not set N/A Yes Anyone can get Read Access, but only the Manager can read and write to the device. Recommended m...

Setting Up Security for a Device Port Security (hubs only) Port Security (hubs only) You can assign security levels on hubs port by port. Select the Port Security button to view the current settings for each port. This feature is not available for switches. Figure 8-2. View the Security Settings for...

Setting Up Security for a Device Port Security (hubs only) Table 8-2. Address Selection Setting Description First Heard The device learns the address of the device attached to the port and makes it the authorized MAC address. If a different device is later attached to the port, the new address is re...

Setting Up Security for a Device Port Security (hubs only) Note: In order for traps to function, you must also set the trap in the Thresholds dialog box, as follows: 1. Using the right mouse button, click on the device symbol in the HP Network Node Manager map. 2. Select SNMP Configuration . 3. Sele...

Setting Up Security for a Device Set Security Policy for Selected Ports (hubs only) port will not be disabled when a new address is learned if the setting is Continuous . Set Security Policy for Selected Ports (hubs only) You can set the security policy port by port, or by selecting a group of ports...

Performing Diagnostics Performing a Ping/Link Test 9 Performing Diagnostics P e rf or min g Diagn ostic s Using HP Hub & Switch Management, you can help isolate faults by running device self-tests, Link tests, and Ping tests (IP networks). Note: For older HP devices that cannot be managed with a...

Performing Diagnostics Rebooting a Device P e rf or m in g Di agn ost ic s Figure 9-1. Ping/Link Test The number of successes or failures of the test packets reaching the Destination IP or MAC Address are displayed at the top of the page. A failure means that either the device at the destination add...

Performing Diagnostics Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings Resetting the hub to the factory default settings removes any configuration changes that you have made since installing the device, and restores the factory defaults. The IP address is also...

10 HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Hub & Switch Management Admin is an administration utility that allows you to set specified configuration and control parameters used by HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX. HP Admin is automatically installed when you install HP Hub & Switch M...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters The parameters are briefly described below. For more information, see the HP Admin online help. Network Parameters Network parameters enable you to set values and behavior for network device communication and Closeup View activity. The paramet...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters the attached devices appears. When the device symbol is in the executable state (a box appears around the symbol) and you double-click on it, a Closeup View of the device appears. HP Admin gives you two check boxes in the Make Device Symbols E...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters Graph Options Parameters HP Admin graph options parameters enable you to control different aspects of the graphing feature. The parameters are described in the following table. Table 10-3. Graph Option Parameters Parameter Description Graph Lo...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters Printer Configuration Parameters Network management applications that implement printer support on X Window systems can use the Print Configuration dialog box to configure printer configuration parameters. HP Hub & Switch M ana geme n t Ad...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters Table 10-4. Printer Configuration Parameters Parameter Description Set As Default Sets the printer selected in the “Installed Printers” box as the default printer. Remove Removes a selected printer from the “Installed Printers” list. Add Displ...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters HP Hub & Switch M ana geme n t Ad mi n Figure 10-3. OpenView Configuration Options The options are described in more detail here. ForceMapUpdates. If the attributes (name of icon, application name) of a symbol are changed, for example, dur...

HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters Distributed Console. HP Hub & Switch Management is started remotely when you use Network Node Manager’s Distributed Console feature from a client station. The program “ovexec” displays a pop-up window in which you enter a password for the ...

11 Management for Non-Browserable Devices This chapter provides a summary of hub, bridge, and switch management functions for devices that cannot be managed with the Web browser interface. It includes the following topics: ■ About Closeup Views ■ Overview of Toolbar Functions Use the online help for...

Management for Non-Browserable Devices About Closeup Views Displaying the Closeup View You can display a Closeup View in several ways, including the following: ■ From an HP OpenView map, use the left mouse button and double-click on a hub, bridge, or switch symbol. ■ On an HP OpenView map, select a ...

Management for Non-Browserable Devices About Closeup Views The number of Closeup Views that you can display at one time depends on your free system resources available (such as available memory). If the HP device can be managed with your browser, the menu option SNMP Configure HP Hub/Switch will als...

Management for Non-Browserable Devices Overview of Toolbar Functions Hub LAN Ports The Closeup View allows you to view each hub port and determine port status. Port status can be determined by the port icon symbol and colors displayed. You can individually select any port on a Closeup View by clicki...

Management for Non-Browserable Devices Overview of Toolbar Functions Configuration Functions The Configuration button displays a menu that allows you to perform configuration functions for the device. The menu items displayed depend on the type of device. See the online help for details about the Co...

Appendix A Agent Firmware Versions A Appendix A Appendix A contains the following topics: ■ Agent Firmware Versions ■ Preparing Network Devices ■ Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses ■ Configuring IP Parameters Agent Firmware Versions HP Hub & Switch Management communicates with network device...

Appendix A Preparing Network Devices For HP devices, use an existing version of HP Hub & Switch Management or other device management utility. Update the device’s software or firmware to the current supported version. Note: HP Hub & Switch Management may be able to discover devices that have...

Appendix A Configuring IP Parameters bridge. Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses If you intend to connect your network to other networks that use globally administered IP addresses, Hewlett-Packard strongly recommends that you use IP addresses that have been assigned to you. There is a formal pro...

Appendix A Configuring IP Parameters The network management station is configured for IP using the TCP/IP stack utilities. To configure a device for IP, you typically connect to the device’s console port and use the console port interface. (Refer to the device’s instal­lation manual for more informa...

Appendix A Configuring IP Parameters name “public” on the device to allow the device to be discovered and managed by HP Hub and Switch Management. Typically, the community name on HP hubs and bridges will automatically default to “public”. To configure a device for IP networks, use the device’s cons...

Index A Acknowledge Alerts … 5-5Add New Backup Link … 6-10Address Resolution Protocol … 7-12Address Selection … 8-4agent software … A-1agent system … 3-3Alert Log … 5-3, 7-3alerts … 6-2 closing … 5-4 first time install information … 5-6 Alerts page … 7-3 ARP … 7-13 ARP, cache … 7-12 – 7-13 Assign an...