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1. Using Optivity Campus Applications on page 4 24 Starting Optivity Campus This section describes how to start Optivity Campus from within HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView To start Optivity Campus 1 Start Network Node Manager or NetView e To start Network Node Manager choose Start gt Programs gt HP OpenView gt Network Node Manager e To start NetView choose Start gt Programs gt NetView gt NetView Console 201201 B 4 1 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView 2 In NetView or NNM choose Applications Optivity The first time you start Optivity Campus the Campus Command Center window opens Figure 4 1 and it is blank The Autodiscovery dialog box opens blank on top of the Campus Command Center window Additionally several Optivity Campus processes start and display minimized in the Windows taskbar IP Discovery IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 Read Community String public Hop Coun FK ARP Cache File Edit Task Application Add Subnet Address i es i Available Subnets Subnets To Discover Net Add Bridges Hubs Range PINGing FQ LANs From To em Delete asl rrobss eae gt Routers amp Servers 5 Switches For Help press F1 Figure 4 1 Campus Command Center Window with the Autodiscovery Dialog Box The C
2. Network Management Platform Selection dialog box shown 2 3 network settings changing in Optivity Campus 2 10 NMS configuration preferences changing 4 23 Node Discovery 4 3 4 21 description 4 3 running 4 21 201201 B 0 Optivity Campus agents supported 1 3 audience xii communications stack supported 1 3 documentation CD using 4 25 files saved during upgrade 2 8 installing 2 2 network environment 1 2 network information requirements 1 6 Node Discovery 4 21 preferences 4 21 starting 4 1 system requirements 1 2 troubleshooting 2 10 uninstalling 2 9 upgrading 2 8 Optivity database files where saved during upgrade 2 8 Optivity System Preferences dialog box network settings changing 2 10 Optivity system preferences setting 4 21 P PATH variables 3 1 Ping using to verify connectivity 2 10 preferences Optivity system setting 4 21 product support xiv publications hard copy xiv related xiii R Range PINGing IP Discovery 4 9 4 15 read community string changing in system preferences 4 24 defined 4 5 specifying during install 2 6 read write community string defined 4 5 router database updating with management station IP address 1 6 functioning as bridge configuring 1 6 seed choosing 4 4 201201 B Router Discovery defined 4 9 using 4 10 S Scheduler tab Autodiscovery dialog box CCC 4 19 scheduling Autodiscovery 4 18 seed router choosing 4 4 4 11
3. for all devices you want to manage The read only string must match for all devices or they cannot be recognized during the Autotopology process You can also use the read community strings to define domains in your network Filtering on appropriate bridges is required for proper dynamic network views See your bridge or router manuals for more information about filtering See the management guides provided with your device modules for instructions on assigning these values Network Information Checklist Before proceeding with the installation fill in the following information in the space below Default Gateway IP address Default Gateway subnet mask Default Gateway read community string IP address for management station Local subnet read community string Commonly used read community strings 201201 B 1 7 Chapter 2 Installing Optivity Campus This chapter describes how to install Optivity Campus 7 0 2 to run from within HP OpenView Network Node Manager NNM and Tivoli TME 10 NetView network management platforms Additionally this chapter describes how to upgrade Optivity Campus and how to uninstall it if necessary Before installing Optivity Campus ensure that your management station meets the system requirements defined on page 1 2 It is assumed that you have already installed either HP OpenView Network Node Manager or Tivoli TME 10 NetView network management platform on your ma
4. 13 defined 4 9 audience intended xii Autodiscovery 4 3 4 5 4 8 description 4 3 dialog box 4 8 discovery seed router IP address 4 5 flat network hellos filtering 1 5 host IP address 4 5 how it works 4 8 IP Discovery ARP Cache 4 9 Range PINGing 4 9 4 16 Router Discovery 4 9 IP Discovery using 4 9 IPX Discovery 4 17 4 18 scheduling 4 18 seed router specifying 4 11 segment hellos filtering 1 4 201201 B Index Autodiscovery dialog box IP Discovery tab shown 4 10 4 14 IPX Discovery tab shown 4 17 Scheduler tab shown 4 19 B bridge high speed forwarding table example 1 5 C Campus Command Center preferences changing 4 22 Communications Setup dialog box 2 6 community string files where saved during upgrade 2 8 community strings described 4 5 discovery seed router 4 5 non default adding 4 6 specifying 2 7 4 5 comstr ini file 2 8 4 11 configuration file ccc contents 4 20 saving 4 20 where saved during upgrade 2 8 configuration files cfg where saved during upgrade 2 8 constr ini file 2 8 conventions text xii customer support xiv Index 1 D database file backing up 3 2 descbd ini file 2 8 device discovery 4 3 ARP Cache 4 13 Autodiscovery 4 3 4 8 community strings specifying 4 5 IP Discovery 4 9 IPX Discovery 4 17 Node Discovery 4 3 nodes 4 21 Range PINGing 4 15 router discovery 4 10 scheduling 4 18 seed router choosing 4 4 ty
5. 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Choosing a Discovery Seed Router Before you run the Optivity Campus Autodiscovery you need to specify a seed router You should specify a seed router that is on or near the subnet or subnets that you are most interested in discovering as the scope of discovery is limited by the router hop count specified relative to the seed router that you choose 1 Inthe Autodiscovery dialog box ensure that the Seed Router information is correct Figure 4 2 Autodiscovery Figure 4 2 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Seed Router Section 4 4 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus The Seed Router information is read only dynamically when you select the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables option Therefore if necessary select the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables option and type any information that you want to change The Discovery Seed Router is the IP address of the router that Autodiscovery uses as the seed to initiate the discovery process This IP address is written to the synopt ini configuration file If the seed router IP address is wrong Autodiscovery fails The Discovery Seed Router Community String is case sensitive The BootP and Trap Registration processes use the Host IP Address text box information to notify agents of the IP address of the Optivity Campus management station The trap registration process informs agents to send their traps
6. 4 8 Autodiscovery Dialog Box IPX Discovery Tab 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView 2 Select a segment from the Available Segments list or manually type a segment IP address using the Segment Address text box 3 Click Add The selected segment address is displayed in the Discover Segments list box To remove a segment address from the Discover Segments list box select the address you want to remove and click Delete 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have specified all of the address ranges 5 If you want to select IP Discovery options see Using IP Discovery on page 4 9 6 Click Discover Note You can use the Scheduler to schedule Autodiscovery to occur later at a specified time or interval See Scheduling Discovery next in this chapter Scheduling Discovery The Autodiscovery Scheduler lets you schedule Autodiscovery to automatically occur daily or at a specific interval To ensure that the Optivity database is updated with the latest network information schedule Autodiscovery to occur on a regular basis You can schedule Autodiscovery to occur daily at a specified time or you can schedule Autodiscovery to occur at specific time intervals Nortel Networks recommends that you schedule Autodiscovery to occur at a time when network activity is low and when other task are not running on the Optivity Campus mana
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8. also provide partial RMON support the Find Nodes and Show Nodes functions and threshold creation on core statistics e Advanced Analyzer agents provide the richest feature set by providing full RMON support and Super RMON support for collecting statistics For more information about agent software see the documentation that came with your NMM hardware For information about downloading agents see Chapter 10 Booting New Devices and Maintaining Agents in Using Optivity Campus 7 0 located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Internetworking Module Requirements You can poll and manage third party routers or bridges that offer SNMP compliant software or provide standard Telnet access for status from the Optivity Campus management station using the Telnet application Filtering Segment Hellos for Autotopology Configure all Ethernet bridges with the segment multicast address the segment hello in their filtering tables The segment hello allows the Autotopology feature to operate properly Token ring bridges need no filters The segment hello disposition mode must be set to discard to ensure a correct representation of your network topology The following is an example 010081000101 Hubs exchange segment hellos as well as flat network hellos For more information about flat network hellos s
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10. and ports through which devices are connected to other devices Link label information is viewable in the Optivity segment view map Node information is used for the Find Node application and other applications such as Nodal View Run Node Discovery prior to using Optivity for the first time Additionally run Node Discovery periodically thereafter Note For some applications such as Nodal View information can be discovered dynamically and added to the database on an as needed basis For other applications such as Find Node Node discovery must be run first before launching the application To run Node Discovery e From the Campus Command Center menu bar choose Applications gt Node Discovery Node Discovery starts immediately discovering nodes learned by querying devices for their Show Nodes tables Show Nodes information is stored in the Optivity database for future use The Node Discovery process begins Node Discovery may take several minutes Node Discovery is complete when the Node Discovery window closes Setting Optivity System Preferences The Optivity System Preferences let you change preferences for the Optivity Campus Command Center Community Strings and NMS Configuration You can change Optivity system preferences at any time so that you do not have to reinstall the software to update the information 201201 B 4 21 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tiv
11. file ccc A configuration file includes the following information e Device information for each folder such as network address host name or MAC address Current selections in the Contents folder Thresholds To save a Campus Command Center view and create a configuration file 1 From the Optivity Campus Command Center menu bar choose File gt Save or click the Save toolbar button The Save File dialog box opens 2 Type a file name and click Save The next time you open Campus Command Center the last saved view is automatically loaded The saved configuration file is displayed at the bottom of the File menu If you try to exit the Campus Command Center without saving changes to your current configuration file you are prompted to confirm whether or not to save your changes before you exit Note To view a list of previously saved views edit the RecentFileList section in the ccc ini file The file referenced by the File1 parameter is automatically opened the next time you start Optivity Campus Command Center 4 20 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus Running Optivity Node Discovery Node Discovery is an Optivity utility that supplements the other Optivity Discovery processes and adds additional information to the Optivity database using the Show Nodes information obtained from Nortel Networks devices Node Discovery discovers nodes in your segment and link label information the slots
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13. not the read community string for the default router is probably incorrect You can verify the default router address and community string using the Optivity System Preferences dialog box Choose Start gt Programs Optivity Optivity System Preferences 4 14 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus If you did not run Router Discovery Using Routing Tables or wish to manually specify the range of discovery you can manually type the subnets that you want Autodiscovery to discover To manually specify a subnet to discover type a subnet IP address in the Add Subnet Address Field and click Add Repeat the process until you have added all of the subnets that you want ARP discovery to discover Routers serving the specified networks are queried for the contents of their ARP cache Those devices whose IP addresses fall within the discovery range are queried via SNMP to determine the device type Those device that respond and are supported by Optivity Campus are added to their respective Campus Command Center folder To remove a subnet from the Discover Subnets list box select a subnet and click Delete 5 Click Discover Devices belonging to networks listed in the Discover Subnets list box are discovered by reading the ARP caches of previously discovered routers The Autodiscovery process begins The Autodiscovery icon turns red in the Campus Command Center toolbar The icon turns green when the Autodiscovery process is
14. 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 address you enter ping 192 32 10 12 Indicates command names and options and text that you need to enter Example Enter show ip alerts routes Example Use the dinfo command Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions Do not type the brackets when entering the command Example If the command syntax is show ip interfaces alerts you can enter either show ip interfaces or show ip interfaces alerts xii 201201 B Preface italic text Indicates file and directory names new terms book titles and variables in command syntax descriptions Where a variable is two or more words the words are connected by an underscore Example If the command syntax is show at valid route valid route is one variable and you substitute one value for it Screen text Indicates system output for example prompts and system messages Example Set Trap Monitor Filters separator gt Shows menu paths Example Protocols gt IP identifies the IP option on the Protocols menu Related Publications For more information about using Optivity Campus refer to one or more of the following publications Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Workgroup Node Manager Bay Networks part number 893 660 H Provides instructions esse
15. to the Optivity Campus management station and the BootP server process informs agents from what IP address to request TFTP agent configuration file downloads 2 If any of the Seed Router information is incorrect type the correct information Alternatively you can use the System Properties dialog box NMS Configuration tab to specify a default router Choose Start Programs Optivity gt Optivity System Preferences Specifying Community Strings Community strings control access to your network resources There are two types of SNMP community strings Read e Read write The read community string controls which management station can read the management information base MIB for a particular device The read write community string controls which management station can have full access to read and write to the MIB of a device By default the read community string of a device is set to public The read write community string of a device is set to private This means that any management station can access information for that device 201201 B 4 5 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Community strings are case sensitive If all of the devices on your network have the default community strings you do not need to specify the community string names beyond the default If you have changed the community strings of your devices from the de
16. 1000101 Flat network multicast address 010081000100 If you have a BootP server on the network and booting requests have to pass through a router for example the management station has boot files for modules located on the other side of that router configure the router address database so that network devices can boot properly You must update the router database with the IP address of your Optivity Campus management station For more information see the documentation that came with your bridge or router and Chapter 10 Booting New Devices and Maintaining Agents in Using Optivity Campus 7 0 located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD Network Information Requirements To set up network communications you need the following information before beginning the installation procedure e P address of your Optivity Campus management station The IP address should be in standard dotted decimal notation x x x x and should fit the networking requirements for your network e IP addresses for NMMs managed concentrators bridges routers and any other SNMP IP based network device s that you want to be able to access from the Optivity Campus management station If you are not using Optivity Campus to manage a device you still need IP addresses to use the Ping or Telnet access options e Subnet masks being used in your network 201201 B Preparing for Installation SNMP community strings read only and read write
17. Ds e The Guides Books section lists books on technical topics e The Technical Manuals section lists available printed documentation sets 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 the following Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers Technical Solutions Center Telephone Number Billerica MA 800 2LANWAN 800 252 6926 Santa Clara CA 800 2LANWAN 800 252 6926 Valbonne France 33 4 92 96 69 68 Sydney Australia 61 2 9927 8800 Tokyo Japan 81 3 5402 7041 xiv 201201 B Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation This chapter provides information you need to know before installing Optivity Campus to run with HP OpenView Network Node Manager or Tivoli TME 10 NetView Optivity Campus is a graphical network management application that integrates with HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView network management platforms allowing you to manage and monitor devices on Ethernet and token ring networks You will need to purchase and install these network management platforms separately For more information on Optivity Campus features see Chapter 1 Overview of Using Optivity Campus 7 0 located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentat
18. ES THAT LICENSEE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTANDS IT AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS LICENSEE FURTHER AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS THE ENTIRE AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTEL NETWORKS AND LICENSEE WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR ORAL AND WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT NO DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS WILL BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST NORTEL NETWORKS UNLESS NORTEL NETWORKS GIVES ITS EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT INCLUDING AN EXPRESS WAIVER OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT iv 201201 B Contents Preface Peor T CEO nC P ION xi E e Met case cr M Hc ET TO CPV NI qoem E xii Related Publications eoa uebusDat senda a a RA aaa aiai xiii How to Get Help TE Tom APEE E indue 8 T asad Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation Menom Se WI iei gr p NR ET ince sage E D I seri ee 1 2 SUDORE AG SIG sasesana od Gs ixi uber Rune RE Lco URL utr aa 1 3 Internetworking Module Requirements iini das tensor rcs TORO eee 1 4 Filtering Segment Hellos for Autotopology cecccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeteaaeeeeneeess 1 4 Filtering Flat Network HellQg iuisia suut oniad diat itd apanpok idt a da uel dita 1 5 Network Information Requirements isses pana ttbi Fnac pe bate tub E Fan teta Ro nine 1 6 Network Iniormation Megat 2ucoscisk o d e d e e artdee penne ee papta 1 7 Chapter 2 Installing Optivity Campus Panning the Setup
19. Part No 201201 B October 1999 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView NORTEL NETWORKS Copyright 1999 Nortel Networks All rights reserved Printed in the USA October 1999 The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks NA Inc The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may only be used in accordance with the terms of that license A summary of the Software License is included in this document Trademarks NORTEL NETWORKS is a trademark of Nortel Networks Bay Networks and Optivity are registered trademarks and Autotopology Campus Command Center and Expanded View are trademarks of Nortel Networks Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set
20. Tivoli TME 10 NetView starting 4 1 troubleshooting 2 10 Index 4 U uninstalling Optivity Campus 2 9 upgrading Optivity Campus 2 8 files saved 2 8 saved file location 2 8 V view Campus Command Center saving 4 20 Ww win ini file modifying after Optivity Campus uninstall 2 9 Windows environment changes made during install 3 1 201201 B
21. U UU UJ tU Edo mp ooonmo Next Page Prev Page Edit Table Search Item Go Page Unlearned Static Total Entries 52 Static Entries 3 Use cursor keys to choose option Press RETURN to select Press CTRL P to return to Main Menu Figure 1 1 Model 332XS Forwarding Table As with all other network devices before you can manage the Model 332XS bridge using Optivity Campus enter its IP address subnet mask and SNMP community string See the documentation included with your bridge for instructions on how to update its configuration and filtering tables Filtering Flat Network Hellos Unless a router is configured for bridging you do not need to alter router configuration to work with Optivity Campus The exception is to update its address database for correct Bootstrap Protocol BootP server operation From there you can manage the bridge using Telnet and Optivity Campus to report status changes via color indicators 201201 B 1 5 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView For routers functioning as local bridges and remote bridges add either or both the segment and flat network multicast address Your entries depend on how you want the device represented in network topology If you add only the segment multicast address Optivity Campus considers the device to be a bridge The following addresses are examples Segment multicast address 01008
22. Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM Drive 8 X recommended 2 X minimum Mouse Microsoft Windows compatible 1 2 201201 B Preparing for Installation In addition to the software requirements already stated please note the following e Optivity Campus 7 0 2 uses the Windows NT built in TCP IP stack When installing make sure your system is fully configured and all network communications protocols are installed and running prior to installation e The Optivity Campus installation program saves backup copies of your system ini files in the c opt saved directory Supported Agents Optivity Campus manages devices on Ethernet and token ring networks using the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The SNMP agent software either resides in the Bay Networks network management module NMM firmware or is downloaded to the NMM from the management station or is downloaded through the service port on the NMM The agent software enables SNMP communication between individual internetworking devices and Optivity Campus Optivity Campus supports three types of agent software Standard Advanced or Advanced Analyzer e Standard agents provide activity and diagnostic information down to a per port level they support a subset of the Optivity Campus features including Expanded View e Advanced agents provide a mid level feature set these agents make Optivity Campus Autotopology possible and provide higher level information Advanced agents
23. ampus Command Center provides a graphical representation of your campus network resources You can use the Optivity Campus Autodiscovery feature to locate devices within your network and thus populate the appropriate Campus Command Center folders 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus Discovering Network Devices Before you can use Optivity Campus to monitor and manage your network you must run the discovery features to locate and identify the devices connected to your network Discovering network devices involves these tasks Running the Campus Command Center Autodiscovery process e Running the Optivity Node Discovery process The Campus Command Center Autodiscovery feature is independent from Optivity Node Discovery The two discovery types are summarized in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Optivity Campus Discovery Types Discovery Description When to Run Type Campus Discovers Nortel Networks specific devices so that After Platform Command they can appear in Campus Command Center Discovery Center folders and Optivity Campus displays Device Autodiscovery information is stored in the Optivity device database Optivity Node Discovers network nodes by getting Show Nodes After Campus Discovery information from Nortel Networks devices that Command Center have Advanced agent software The node Autodiscovery information is added to the Optivity device database 201201 B 4 3 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0
24. anging NMS Configuration The network management station NMS Configuration tab allows you to change the IP address of the Optivity Campus host management station the discovery seed router subnet mask and the discovery seed router community string you entered during the installation process To change NMS configuration 1 Choose Start gt Programs gt Optivity gt Optivity System Preferences The System Properties dialog box opens The Command Center tab is displayed by default 2 Click the NMS Configuration tab Figure 4 11 Command Center Community Strings NMS Configuration e1 Subnet Mask 255 295 za m Discovery Seed E Community String Host IP Address 134 5 Cancel Apply Help Figure 4 11 System Properties Dialog Box NMS Configuration Tab 201201 B 4 23 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView 3 Type the IP address of the discovery seed router in the Discovery Seed Router field Type 1 1 1 1 for a routerless network 4 Type the subnet mask of the network in the Subnet Mask field 5 Type the read community string of your seed router in the Default Gateway Community String field In a routerless environment accept the default public 6 Type the IP address of the Optivity Campus management station 7 Click OK to save the new information All the information is saved in the Optivity database If
25. arts the ARP discovery process see page 4 13 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Routers serving the specified networks are queried for the contents of their ARP cache Those devices whose IP addresses fall within the discovery range are queried via SNMP to determine the device type Those device that respond and are of a type that Optivity supports Click Discover The Autodiscovery process begins The Autodiscovery icon turns red in the Campus Command Center toolbar The icon turns green when the Autodiscovery process is completed Also the Status Bar displays Autodiscovery Not Running You see all of the available subnets on your network Figure 4 5 Autodiscovery x IP Discovery Se IP Address Subnet Mask Hop Count Read Community String ARP Cache 351 10 1 0 0 Available Subnets Subnets To Discover 10 0 164 0 10 1 127 4 an anann a Discover Add Subnet Address Range PINGing Figure 4 5 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Router Discovery 4 12 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus Using ARP Cache Discovery When the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables option is not selected in the Autodiscovery dialog box To select subnets for ARP Cache discovery 1 Onthe Autodiscovery IP Discovery tab deselect the Router Discovery Using Routing Table
26. completed Also the Status Bar displays Autodiscovery Not Running Note The ARP Cache discovery process is aware of routers on the network Even if you have not run Router Discovery Using Routing Tables and Discovery is running for the first time the ARP Discovery utility still proceeds to retrieve routing information from the seed router so that appropriate next hop routers to query can be discarded This process will not however populate the Available Subnets list box in the Autodiscovery dialog box Using Range PINGing Range PINGing is commonly used as an alternative discovery method to router discovery and ARP Cache discovery either to limit the scope of discovery to three very specific address ranges or as a discovery method for routerless environments Range PINGing involves sending and ICMP Ping to determine what IP devices are alive on the network It then sends an SNMP request to determine device type As with ARP Cache discovery devices responding that are within the range of the device type that Optivity Campus has been designed to identify are discovered 201201 B 4 15 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView To select subnets for Range PINGing discovery 1 Type the starting and ending host address in the From and To text boxes Figure 4 7 IP Discovery Router Discovery Using Routing Tables rSeed Router IP Address Subnet Ma
27. d Center Tab 4 22 System Properties Dialog Box NMS Configuration Tab 4 23 vii viii 201201 B Tables Table 1 1 Optivity Campus 7 0 2 System Requirements sees 1 2 Table 2 1 Optivity Files Saved D ring Upgrade i 2 8 Table 3 1 Environment oS UD TL ENERO D m 3 1 Table 4 1 Oplivity Campus Discovery DuUGE 1 cocceca centro pare tcn mra rtr scene ence para 4 3 Table 4 2 IP Discovery Methods 201201 B ix X 201201 B Preface Welcome to Optivity Campus a graphical network management application for midsize to large campus network environments Optivity Campus provides an Autodiscovery feature that automatically discovers and displays all subnetworks hubs bridges probes switches routers and servers to create a blueprint of your network configuration Optivity also delivers advanced management for multi LAN Ethernet and token ring networks Optivity Campus runs under both Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95 and integrates with HP OpenView Workgroup Node Manager WNM HP OpenView Network Node Manager NNM or Tivoli TME 10 NetView Windows based network management platforms for Windows This preface describes the contents of this guide and provides information about how to use it along with the other publications included with your Optivity Campus software Nortel Networks recommends that you read this document before getting star
28. dialog box opens and prompts you to restart your computer for system modifications to take effect Click Yes to restart your computer immediately or click No if you want to wait before restarting the computer Click Finish to exit the Setup program Verify that the Start Programs Optivity for HP OpenView submenu exists Nortel Networks recommends that you read the next chapter before starting to use Optivity Campus 201201 B 2 7 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Upgrading Optivity Campus This section describes how to upgrade Optivity Campus to run from within HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView You can upgrade Optivity Campus from versions 7 0 and 7 0 1 To upgrade Optivity Campus 1 Start Windows and log in as Administrator 2 Close all other programs 3 Install Optivity Campus as described on page 2 2 When you upgrade Optivity Campus from a previous version the Setup program automatically saves many of the important files used by the previous installation All files are saved to the op saved directory Table 2 1 lists these files Table 2 1 Optivity Files Saved During Upgrade Files File name Extension Default Path Optivity database d k c loptidb Community string files comstr ini descdb ini c opt bin Image files img c loptimages Configuration files cfg c lopt images or c opt profil
29. e Campus Command Center lt viewname gt ccc c opt bin Configuration files Optivity ini files constr ini synopt ini c loptibin thiddata ini thidplt ini 4 After upgrading Optivity Campus copy the saved files back to their original locations in the opf directory structure 5 Restart your management station 2 8 201201 B Installing Optivity Campus Uninstalling Optivity Campus This section describes how to uninstall Optivity Campus from your management station During the Optivity installation all of the system configuration files modified by the setup program such as win ini are saved to the c opf saved directory Also platform files modified by the setup program are saved to a saved subdirectory of the directory where the platform software is installed The Setup program then modifies new versions of these files during the installation process Note It is not necessary to modify the win ini file if you will reinstall Optivity Campus at a later date However if you want to permanently uninstall Optivity Campus remove the following sections from the win ini file Optivity Optivity for OpenView BPTFTP Synoptics Generic Apps OpenView To uninstall Optivity Campus 1 Restore the files in the Waved directories to their original locations Note The system files in the c opAsaved directories may not be current if you installed other software packages after the Optivity Camp
30. e it The default destination directory for NNM registration files and bitmaps is c NNNMNregistration The default destination directory for the Optivity Campus application files is c opt The default destination directory for miscellaneous files is c opt unsupported Click Next The Setup program copies the files to your network management station Thereafter the Communications Setup Dialog Box opens Figure 2 3 If the installation did not complete successfully copy the files in the c opt saved and c lt platform gt saved directories to another directory before running the Setup program again 201201 B 2 5 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView When you run the Setup program again database files that were not copied to the saved directory are overwritten Communications Setup Ea Please enter the following information about your seed router Discovery Seed Router o12721 O IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Read Community String public 0 Please enter the following information about your network management station Network Management Station IP Address 34 177 125 100 Local Subnet Read ublic Community String p Commonly Used Read Community Strings citation Add commuter private public Delete stationair OK Cancel Figure 2 3 Communications Setup Dialog Box T
31. ee Filtering Flat Network Hellos on page 1 5 When building network views using the Autotopology feature Optivity Campus locates bridges and identifies network segments as a result of the bridge s filtering the segment hello address If the bridge does not have this address in its filtering table Optivity Campus cannot accurately depict the segment and bridge bounds Figure 1 1 shows an example of the Model 332XS high speed bridge forwarding table The segment hello is a static entry that is it is made manually and not changed by Optivity Campus during the Autodiscovery process 1 4 201201 B Preparing for Installation TB Address Database Page 1 of 2 Address Dispn Address Dispn Address Dispn 02608C4BEC40 LAN 02608C423348 LAN 080090016241 LAN 02608C704032 LAN 0000C08BE918 LAN 0000C0CB3614 LAN 0207010061B1 LAN 0000C0291307 LAN 0000C0869E16 LAN 0000C06BA216 LAN 0000C095071C LAN 080077002662 LAN 08002002467E LAN 02608C579979 LAN 02608C4BD242 LAN 0000COEFA116 LAN 80001003FEFE LAN 0000COF5FBO6 LAN 800010030000 LAN 0000C0362A LAN 02608C688641 LAN 0000C01E1913 LAN 0000C08C9C16 LAN 020701039B4 LAN 02608C4A5521 LAN 0000COBFEAO6 LAN 02608C325804 LAN 0000C048831A LAN 0000COB7FF18 LAN 0000C019041A LAN 0000C0D9A216 LAN 0000C0512114 LAN 0000C059FE12 LAN 08002B06209E LAN 0000C025A116 LAN 010081000101 Discard UJ UJ tU tJ w tU CU w w w tU UJ UJ UU UJ UJ UU UU UU UU UU UJ tU UJ UJ UJ w UJ UU UU UJ U
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33. etworks hubs routers bridges and switches on the specified subnet e Discovers the various LAN segments and rings in your network e Displays the discovered devices in the appropriate Campus Command Center folder 4 8 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus Using IP Discovery The IP Discovery tab in the Autodiscovery dialog box displays the three discovery methods ARP Cache Range PINGing and Router Discovery You can use one or all discovery methods Table 4 2 describes each discovery method Table 4 2 IP Discovery Methods IP Discovery Description Method Router Discovery ARP Cache Range PINGing Discovers routers networks and subnetworks Enable the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables check box if you want Autodiscovery to discover available networks and subnetworks in your network and the routers that are connected to those networks Uses Address Resolution Protocol ARP information from routers on the network to discover devices that communicated through the router and have had their address logged in the router ARP cache ARP is a protocol for mapping an IP address to a physical machine address that is recognized in the local network Sends an Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP echo request to each address in the specified range discovering network devices that reply In a routerless environment Range PINGing is the only discovery that discovers devices 201201 B 4 9 Get
34. ew Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Backing Up Database Files This section describes how to back up your database files e To save your map and its associated database files save and restore the following files to the appropriate directory C OPT DB TOPODB includes D1 D6 K1 K5 DBD C OPT DB DCSDB includes D1 D7 K1 DBD e To restore the database enter the following commands cd c opt db erase restore backup directory c e To ensure proper system operation periodically back up these files cNoptNmagesNbptftp out Saved BootP TFTP log c opWbin fnm Saved Flat Network View maps c opt bin sgv Saved Segment View maps 3 2 201201 B Chapter 4 Getting Started with Optivity Campus This chapter describes how to start Optivity Campus from within HP OpenView Network Node Manager or Tivoli TME 10 NetView It describes how to discover network devices using Autodiscovery Additionally it describes how to set Optivity Campus system properties It is recommended that you read this chapter before you use the Optivity Campus network management and monitoring features described in Using Optivity Campus 7 0 located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD This chapter includes the following information e Starting Optivity Campus next e Discovering Network Devices on page 4 3 e Setting Optivity System Preferences on page 4 21 e
35. fault settings then you need to specify those changed community strings to match in Optivity Otherwise Autodiscovery will not be able to discover these devices In the System Properties dialog box the Community Strings tab lets you add to or change the non default read community strings for devices on your network If you added non default community strings during the installation process they appear in the tab To add non default read community strings 1 Choose Start gt Programs gt Optivity gt Optivity System Preferences The System Properties dialog box opens Note Alternatively you can use the Set Community Strings utility from HP OpenView Choose Applications gt Set Community Strings See Specifying Community Strings on page 4 5 4 6 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 2 Click the Community Strings tab Figure 4 3 System Properties Command Center NMS Configuration System Defined Read Community String pbic Commonly Used Read Community Strings who Figure 4 3 System Properties Dialog Box Community Strings Tab The System Defined Read Community is already displayed It is the default read community string your management station uses to communicate with devices 3 In the Commonly Used Read Community Strings field type a non default read community strings used on your networks and subnetworks Perform this step only if you use multiple read o
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37. gement station 4 18 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus To schedule the Autodiscovery process 1 In Optivity Campus Command Center menu bar choose Applications gt Autodiscovery or click the Autodiscovery toolbar button The Autodiscovery dialog box opens Figure 4 9 IP Discovery X Start Daily At 1 30 C AM PM Start At Intervals Of Hrs Figure 4 9 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Scheduler Tab 2 Click the Scheduler tab 3 To schedule Autodiscovery daily at a specific time check the Start Daily At check box type the specified time in the text box and click the AM or PM option The Start Daily At Autodiscovery option is automatically checked by default 4 Toschedule Autodiscovery to occur periodically at a specified interval check the Start At Intervals Of check box and type the hours in the text box 5 Click Discover to automatically start Autodiscovery at the specified time or interval Click OK to save the information and close the Autodiscovery window To disable Autodiscovery at a specified time or interval deselect everything on the Scheduler tab and click OK 201201 B 4 19 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Saving a Campus Command Center View After discovered devices are displayed in the Optivity Campus Command Center you can save the view which results in creating a configuration
38. he Discovery Seed Router IP Address IP Address and Subnet Mask fields are already filled in with your management station and network settings Note Optivity Campus retrieves information from your IP stack configuration settings It defaults to using your default gateway router as your discovery seed router If you wish to specify a different seed router you can do so now or alternatively you can specify a different discovery seed router after installation using the Optivity Campus Autodiscovery dialog box see page 4 8 or the System Preferences dialog box see page 4 23 2 6 201201 B Installing Optivity Campus 14 Check that your network information is correct and enter the read community string for the seed router and your local subnet In the Commonly Used Read Community Strings text box enter each string and click Add Repeat this procedure until you have added all strings in the list box Note You can also enter gateway and community string information after the installation using the Optivity System Properties dialog box To reach that dialog box choose Start Programs Optivity for HP OpenView Optivity System Preferences 15 16 17 18 19 Click Next The Setup program notifies you that it has modified your network management platform files and has placed them and copies of files from previous Optivity Campus installations in c opf saved Click OK The Setup Complete
39. he network settings in Optivity Campus by choosing Start Optivity Optivity System Preferences The Optivity System Preferences dialog box opens Make the network setting changes on the NMS Configuration tab of the Optivity System Preferences dialog box You can also perform network setting changes by modifying the Optivity section in the c opt bin synopt ini file 2 10 201201 B Chapter 3 Postinstallation Tasks This chapter describes the tasks that you should perform after you have installed the Optivity Campus software and before you use it This chapter includes the following information e Understanding Windows Environment Changes next e Backing Up Database Files on page 3 2 Understanding Windows Environment Changes This section describes changes made to your Windows environment to optimize performance and ensure system stability Table 3 1 describes the changes and additions to the system environment that are made by the Optivity Campus Setup program during installation to your management station environment settings Table 3 1 Environment Settings Added Settings Description ARMONHOME C OPT ARMON Verify that the paths to the Optivity and PATH C OPT ARMON AR_QFC PATH platform directories have been added PATH C OPT BIN PATH PATHZCAOPENVIEW BIN OpenView NNM only PATHZCAUSRYOVABIN NetView only 201201 B 3 1 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenVi
40. ii tomes ebdbereriisipkQrtase aut te qa gu pore didU aa 4 23 Using Cibtivib Campus Ap ATH uaa tad Casati paure mra ace dip iaia E vds ca Roe ea bea asas 4 24 Index vi 201201 B Figure 1 1 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 10 Figure 4 11 201201 B Figures Model 332XS Forwarding Table tornare crea eirca tse nca 1 5 Network Management Platform Selection Dialog Box 2 3 Optivity Campus Setup Components Dialog Box HP OpenView Network Node Manager sss 2 4 Communications Setup Dialog BIO sees rt rr i e RR 2 6 Campus Command Center Window with the Autodiscovery Dialog Box 4 2 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Seed Router Section uuuss 4 4 System Properties Dialog Box Community Strings Tab 4 7 Autodiscovery Dialog Box IP Discovery Tab sseesssss 4 10 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Router Discovery uussssssss 4212 Autodiscovery Dialog Box ARP Cache Discovery ssss 4 14 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Range PINGing Discovery 4 16 Autodiscovery Dialog Box IPX Discovery Tab sussssuss 427 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Scheduler Tab sssssss 4 19 System Properties Dialog Box Comman
41. information verifying 4 5 segment multicast address example 1 6 Setup Components dialog box HP OpenView NNM shown 2 4 setup program Communications Setup dialog box 2 6 default destination directories 2 5 Network Management Selection dialog box shown 2 3 Optivity Campus components 2 5 Optivity Campus Setup dialog box shown 2 4 running 2 2 troubleshooting 2 5 understanding Windows environment changes 3 1 what it does 2 2 SNMP agents supported by Optivity Campus 1 3 SNMP community strings specifying 1 7 4 5 software installing 2 2 uninstalling 2 9 upgrading 2 8 standard agents 1 3 starting Autodiscovery 4 8 HP OpenView Network Node Manager 4 1 Node Discovery 4 21 Optivity Campus 4 1 Tivoli TME 10 NetView 4 1 static IP address requirement 2 10 subnet mask 1 6 changing in system preferences 4 24 specifying during install 2 6 support Nortel Networks xiv synopt ini file 2 8 4 11 network settings changing 2 10 Index 3 system preferences Campus Command Center 4 22 Community Strings 4 6 NMS configuration 4 23 System Properties dialog box Command Center tab 4 23 Command Center tab shown 4 22 Community Strings tab 4 8 Community Strings tab shown 4 7 NMS Configuration tab 4 23 NMS Configuration tab shown 4 23 system requirements 1 2 T TCP IP stack supported 1 3 technical publications xiv technical support xiv text conventions xii thldplt ini file 2 8
42. ion CD 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Network Environment Optivity Campus with HP OpenView Network Node Manager or Tivoli TME 10 NetView installed on your management station allows you to manage multi LAN Ethernet and token ring network segments that consist of supported Nortel Networks internetworking devices and agents System Requirements Before you install Optivity Campus 7 0 2 with HP OpenView Network Node Manager or Tivoli TME 10 NetView for Windows ensure that the network management station s upon which you install software meets the requirements defined in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 Optivity Campus 7 0 2 System Requirements Description Requirement Management Station Pentium IBM compatible PC operating at 333 MHz recommended 166 MHz minimum RAM 128 MB recommended 32 MB minimum Disk Space 125 MB for Optivity Campus 7 0 2 recommended 111 minimum Swap Space Virtual 70 MB for NNM 128 MB for NetView Memory Video Adapter VGA or Super VGA adapter and display Operating Environment Microsoft Windows 95 e Windows NT 4 0 with Service Pack 4 or 5 Communications Stack Winsock implementation on Microsoft TCP IP stack e PX stack is supported only under Windows 95 Network Management HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6 0 for Windows NT Platform 4 0 Tivoli TME 10 NetView 5 1 for
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44. nagement station If you have not please do so before proceeding with the Optivity Campus installation For information about how to install Optivity Campus with HP OpenView Workgroup Node Manager see Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Workgroup Node Manager This chapter includes the following information e Running the Setup Program on page 2 2 e Upgrading Optivity Campus on page 2 8 e Uninstalling Optivity Campus on page 2 9 e Troubleshooting Information on page 2 10 201201 B 24 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Running the Setup Program This section describes how to install Optivity Campus using the Setup program The Optivity Campus Setup program does the following Lets you select the network management platform with which you want Optivity Campus to integrate Lets you enter your name and company name for device agent software upgrades Lets you specify the Optivity Campus components you want the Setup program to install and lets you select the destination directory Copies the Optivity files to your network management station and configures them Lets you specify the communications settings for your network including IP address read community strings gateway IP address and subnet mask Updates your system files To install Optivity Campus 1 2 Start Microsoft Windows on you
45. nly community strings on your Nortel Networks network devices If the community strings are not added to the list Nortel Networks devices cannot be discovered or polled for status Note Do not add any read write community strings Add only applicable read community strings Community strings are case sensitive therefore ensure that you type the proper case 201201 B 4 7 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView 4 Click Add The community string you just typed is displayed in the list box To delete community strings select the community string from the list box and click Delete 5 Click OK Running Autodiscovery The first time you start Optivity Campus the Autodiscovery dialog box is open Subsequently use the Autodiscovery toolbar button or the Applications gt Autodiscovery command to open the Autodiscovery dialog box The Autodiscovery dialog box provides three discovery options each on a separate tab IP Discovery IPX Discovery and Scheduler Note If your management station is configured for IP only you do not see the IPX Discovery tab If your management station is configured for IPX only you do not see the IP Discovery tab You see both tabs if your management station is configured for both protocols Autodiscovery does the following e Discovers all of the file and print servers in your network e Discovers all of the Nortel N
46. ntial to software installation and is designed for the experienced user Using Optivity Campus 7 0 Bay Networks part number 893 786 E Provides complete instructions for using the Optivity Campus integrated applications to manage monitor and configure your network This document is located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD To use the CD see page 4 24 Release Notes for Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Bay Networks part number 896 007 L Provides up to date information about this Optivity Campus release 201201 B xiii Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free directly from the Internet Go to support baynetworks com library tpubs Find the product for which you need documentation Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product Using Adobe Acrobat Reader you can open the manuals and release notes search for the sections you need and print them on most standard printers You can download Acrobat Reader free from the Adobe Systems Web site www adobe com You can purchase selected documentation sets CDs and technical publications through the collateral catalog The catalog is located on the World Wide Web at support baynetworks com catalog html and is divided into sections arranged alphabetically e The CD ROMs section lists available C
47. oli TME 10 NetView Changing Campus Command Center Preferences The Command Center tab allows you to change default information and MAC address format To change Command Center preferences 1 Choose Start gt Programs gt Optivity gt Optivity System Preferences The System Properties dialog box opens Figure 4 10 The Command Center tab is displayed by default System Properties Command Center Community Strings NMS Configuration Default Time Out Sec Default Polling Period Sec Default Network Retries Sec Default Out of Band Time Out Sec MAC Address Format Vendor Type eg SYNOPTO19D18 C Hex Type eg OOAABBO1SD18 Reset To Default Figure 4 10 System Properties Dialog Box Command Center Tab Type the time in seconds to wait for a response from a device Type the time in seconds for Optivity Campus to poll a device Type the number of retries for getting information from a device Dv we Cw p Type the time out in seconds for out of band operations 4 22 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 6 Select the MAC Address format type that you want If you select the vendor type the MAC address is displayed in Optivity applications by vendor name followed by six hexadecimal numbers If you select the hex type the MAC address is displayed in Optivity applications in hexadecimal format 7 Click Reset To Default if you want to go back to the default values Ch
48. orks are displayed in the Available Subnets list box If the Available Subnets list box is not populated check the read community string of the default router Open the Routers folder in Optivity Campus Command Center and Ping and SNMP Echo test the router If the Ping succeeds but the Echo test fails the most likely cause is an incorrect community string or manager entry associated with the community string if using a Nortel Networks seed router Router discovery discovers routers and automatically populates the Available Subnets list box on the IP Discovery tab with all of the available subnets in your network It does not populate the Subnets to Discover list box that is necessary to discover the networking devices on your network and to fill the various device folders in Campus Command Center If the Available Subnets list box does not populate check the read community string and or Manager entry for the seed router As an alternative or in addition to the procedure described above you can manually specify the subnets in your network that you want Autodiscovery to discover To manually specify a subnet to discover type a subnet IP address in the Add Subnet Address Field and click Add Repeat the process until you have added all of the subnets that you want Autodiscovery to discover Once you have used one of the two discovery methods described above to populate the Autodiscovery dialog box with subnets to discover clicking Discover st
49. pes 4 3 DHCP not supported 2 10 discover ini file 4 11 specifying default hop count 4 11 discovery seed router community string 4 5 IP address 4 5 documentation CD using 4 25 F flat network multicast address example 1 6 G gateway IP address specifying 2 6 H hellos flat network filtering 1 4 1 5 segment filtering for Autodiscovery 1 4 hop count default specifying for Autodiscovery 4 11 specifying in discover ini file 4 11 host IP address 4 5 specifying during install 2 6 specifying in system preferences 4 24 HP OpenView Network Node Manager starting 4 1 Index 2 image files where saved during upgrade 2 8 installation Optivity Campus 2 2 post tasks 3 1 3 2 preparation 1 1 internetworking module requirements 1 4 IP address changing in system preferences 4 24 management station specifying during install 2 6 static 2 10 IP Discovery ARP Cache Discovery 4 13 Range PINGing 4 9 4 15 router 4 9 4 10 starting 4 9 IP Discovery methods ARP Cache 4 9 Range PINGing 4 9 Router Discovery 4 9 IP Discovery tab Autodiscovery dialog box CCC 4 9 IPX Discovery tab Autodiscovery dialog box CCC 4 17 IPX Discovery using 4 17 network administrator requirements xii network environment for Optivity Campus 1 2 network information requirements 1 6 2 6 checklist 1 7 community strings of devices 1 7 device IP addresses 1 6 management station IP address 1 6 subnet mask 1 6
50. r management station On Windows NT log into the Windows NT workstation as a user with Administrator privileges If the network management platform is running exit it Start the Optivity Campus Setup program a Insert the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Software CD into the CD ROM drive If Autorun is enabled the Optivity Campus Setup program starts automatically If Autorun is disabled manually start the setup program as follows b Choose Start gt Run The Run dialog box opens c Type the following line in the Command Line field CDROM drive setup setup exe d Click OK 2 2 201201 B Installing Optivity Campus The Network Management Platform Selection dialog box opens Figure 2 1 Optivity Setup x Optivity Campus 7 0 2 is available for the following network management platforms Choose the one to install for and click on Nest C Optivity with HP OpenView Workgroup Node Manager Optivity for C Optivity for Tivoli TME 10 NetView lt Back Cancel Figure 2 1 Network Management Platform Selection Dialog Box Select the network management platform that you have installed on your management station Click Next The Setup program confirms whether or not you are logged in as Administrator or an equivalent user on the Windows NT machine and that you have closed all NetView or Network Node Manager windows Click Yes or No If you click Yes Optivity Setup prompts yo
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52. s option The ARP Cache Discovery area is disabled if you have selected the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables option Note This step assumes that you have run Router Discovery Using Routing Tables as described on page 4 10 otherwise skip to the next step 2 Inthe Available Subnets list box select the available subnets within which you want Autodiscovery to discover your networking devices 3 Click Add The selected subnet address is listed in the Discover Subnets list box Figure 4 6 201201 B 4 13 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Autodiscovery x IP Discovery Router Discovery Using Routing Tables rSeed Router IP Address Subnet Mask 255 Read Community String pubiic Hop Count p ARP Cache Add Subnet Address Available Subnets Subnets To Discover 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 164 0 751 10 1 0 0 75 10 1 0 0 10 1 127 4 10 1 127 4 oN 404094900 4 Discover Range PINGing From 10 1 127 4 To 10 1 127 4 Discover Figure 4 6 Autodiscovery Dialog Box ARP Cache Discovery To remove a subnet from the Discover Subnets list box select the address in the list box and click Delete 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all subnets that you want Autodiscovery to discover After you run discovery once all the discovered subnets are displayed in the All Subnets list box If
53. sk K pee Read Community String Hop Count ARP Cache Add Subnet Address Aada Available Subnets Subnets To Discover 10 0 0 0 a 10 0 164 0 10 1 127 4 rRange PINGing From f10 1 0 0 From gt 10 0 0 0 From gt 10 0 164 0 From gt 10 1 0 0 To 10 1 0 255 Toc 10 0 0 255 Toc 10 0 164 255 Toc 10 1 0 255 Figure 4 7 Autodiscovery Dialog Box Range PINGing Discovery 2 Click Add The specified range is added to the Range PINGing range list box To remove a subnet address range from the Range PINGing range list box select the range you want to remove and click Delete 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have specified all of the addresses 4 Click Discover The Autodiscovery process begins Note You can use the Scheduler to schedule Autodiscovery to occur later at a specified time or interval see page 4 18 Using IPX Discovery IPX Discovery involves discovering the hubs from the IPX server bindery To use the IPX Discovery 1 Inthe Autodiscovery dialog box click the IPX Discovery tab The IPX Discovery tab opens Figure 4 8 If your management station is not running IPX this tab is not available 00000001 200000002 Sooo Spo0000020 00000030 O3ACE246 7 00000001 E amp 200000002 00000010 00000020 5 200000030 CU3ACE26 E Figure
54. ted with Optivity Campus network management application Before You Begin This guide describes how to install Optivity Campus to integrate with HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView on your management station It also describes how to set up Optivity Campus for optimal performance Additionally it describes how to get started using Optivity Campus to proactively manage your network This guide covers using Optivity Campus only For information on using your management station Windows 95 Windows NT HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView refer to the documentation included with those products 201201 B xi Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Audience For detailed information about how to use Optivity Campus refer to Using Optivity Campus 7 0 located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD This guide is intended for Ethernet and token ring local area network LAN administrators with the following background e Working knowledge of IBM PC terminology and operation e Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows NT e Familiarity with the IP and IPX protocols e Familiarity with either HP OpenView Network Node Manager or Tivoli TME 10 NetView Text Conventions This guide uses the following text conventions angle brackets lt gt bold text brackets Indicate that you choose the text
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57. ting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Using Router Discovery 1 Atthe top left on the IP Discovery tab check the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables check box Figure 4 4 Autodiscovery Figure 4 4 Autodiscovery Dialog Box IP Discovery Tab When you select the Router Discovery Using Routing Tables option the Seed Router area of the dialog box is enabled and you can modify the information if necessary Additionally the ARP cache and Range PINGing sections of the Autodiscovery dialog box are disabled 4 10 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus 2 If you have not already done so ensure that the Seed Router information is correct The Seed Router section in Router discovery will update the synopt ini comstr ini and discover ini files accordingly and therefore update the NMS Configuration tab in the System Preference dialog if you made any changes The Router Discovery Using Routing Tables option uses the seed router to discover all available subnets and routers in your network only Router discovery queries the seed router for its next hop routing table and discovers all available networks and subnets within a specified hop count The default hop count for IP router discovery is 4 hops You can also modify the default hop count by changing the HopCount parameter in the X1tr Interface section of the discover ini file Discovered netw
58. u for your name and your company name If you click No you must exit the Optivity Campus Setup program close all windows and thereafter rerun the Setup program Enter your name and your company name The company name should be the same name you used to register for Nortel Networks Support Services Click Next 201201 B 2 3 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView 10 Choose the destination folder into which you want to install Optivity Campus 7 0 2 11 Click Next The Optivity Campus Setup Components dialog box opens Figure 2 2 Optivity Setup m Registration Files STRIS Figure 2 2 Optivity Campus Setup Components Dialog Box HP OpenView Network Node Manager The Optivity Campus Setup Components dialog box for Tivoli TME 10 NetView is similar and therefore is not shown 2 4 201201 B Installing Optivity Campus 12 13 Select the components that you want the Setup program to install e NNM Registration Files The HP OpenView registration files e Optivity Campus The Optivity Campus 7 0 2 application files e Misc Various unsupported Optivity Campus applications By default all of the components are selected If you are upgrading Optivity Campus you may only want to select certain components If you want to change the destination directory for a component select that component click Change and then chang
59. us installation 2 Delete the Optivity Campus files The default directory is cop You can right click the default directory and select Delete from the shortcut menu or you can do the following a Use Windows Explorer or choose Start Programs Command Prompt The Command Prompt window opens b Atthe command prompt type rmdir s sq c opt 3 Restart your management station 201201 B 2 9 Getting Started with Optivity Campus 7 0 2 for HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli TME 10 NetView Troubleshooting Information Using Static Versus Dynamic IP Addresses Optivity Campus does not support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP The IP address subnet mask and default gateway address settings for Optivity Campus are obtained only once during the Setup process and are pulled from the TCP IP setting of the Microsoft TCP IP communications stack The Optivity Campus management station must maintain a static IP address for the purpose of being reachable as an IP Trap receiver and BootP server Verifying Connectivity Use Ping to verify the presence of any local IP address or your default router or gateway To run Ping e At the command prompt type ping P Address of device that you want 1o verify connectivity If the Ping fails you may have specified an illegal IP address default gateway or subnet mask Note If you ever change the network settings subsequent to installation change t
60. you click Cancel the System Properties information is not changed in the database Using Optivity Campus Applications After you have a NetView or NNM map you can use Campus Command Center and the Optivity Campus integrated applications to manage monitor and configure your network For information about using the Optivity Campus applications see Using Optivity Campus 7 0 located on the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD or use the Optivity Campus Online Help System To view the Optivity Campus Online Help System choose Help gt Optivity Index from the Campus Command Center menu bar 4 24 201201 B Getting Started with Optivity Campus To use the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD 1 Insert the Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD in your management station CD ROM drive Choose Start gt Run The Run dialog box opens Type the following lt CDROMdrive gt Welcome pdf Click OK The Optivity Campus 7 0 2 Documentation CD interface opens in Adobe Acrobat Click Main Menu The list of documentation opens Click the document that you want 201201 B 4 25 Symbols ini files Optivity Campus where saved during upgrade 2 8 A advanced agents 1 3 Advanced Analyzer agents 1 3 agent software downloading 1 3 agents advanced 1 3 Advanced Analyzer 1 3 software downloading 1 3 standard 1 3 supported 1 3 applications Optivity Campus using 4 24 ARP Cache IP Discovery 4

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