Nortel Networks NN47220-101 User's Manual
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1. 3 Save the changes made to the file These changes are displayed the next time the application is started End Altering the Default Browser By default ASEM uses Netscape as a web browser This default can be changed to reflect personal preference or system configuration To change the default browser perform the following procedure Step Action 1 Open the dm ui properties file in a text editor This file is located in lt ASEM installation directory gt properties 2 Locate the line in the file that reads BrowserApp netscape This is located near the bottom of the file 3 Remove the number sign and replace netscape with the web browser to use If the web browser is present in the system path enter the name of the application If it is not enter the fully justified path to the application 4 Save the change made to the file This change takes effect the next time the application is started End Localization of ASEM The ASEM display can be localized to work better with a non English language Note This procedure requires the use of an external application native2ascii exe that is part of the Sun Java Development Kit The Sun JDK is freely available and can be downloaded from the Sun Java web site To localize the task perform the following procedure Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks2. Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2 To open a switch using SNMP versions 1 or 2 follow this procedure Step Action 1 From the menu select Nortel ASEM gt Open The Open Device screen opens This screen is illustrated in Open Device screen page 9 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Opening a Switch 9 Open Device screen x Device Name 192 167 120 21 Read Community wen Write Community Sr datas gt SAMPyS Use SNMPY3 r SEM Server Login to ASEM Server Remember Pass Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or by right clicking on the ASEM tree control See ASEM Toolbar page 21 and ASEM Tree Control page 25 for more information on these options 2 Identify the device to be opened by typing the Domain Naming Services DNS name or Internet Protocol IP address of the device in the Device Name field 3 Type the appropriate community strings in the Read Community and Write Community fields The default strings are public and private respectively These settings apply to SNMP version 1 or 2 access For access using SNMP version 3 see Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 page 10 4 Click Open Optionally click Ping to check if the switch is reachable on the network before attempting to open it End To connect to the switch through the Telnet protocol c
3. Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D Document status Standard Document version 01 01 Document date 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved Sourced in Canada India and the United States America Part Number NN47220 101 820512 D This document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use copying distribution and decompilation No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Nortel Networks Inc Documentation is provided as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including any kind of implied or express warranty of non infringement or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose U S Government End Users This document is provided with a commercial item as defined by FAR 2 101 Oct 1995 and contains commercial technical data and commercial software documentation as those terms are used in FAR 12 211 12 212 Oct 1995 Government End Users are authorized to use this documentation only in accordance with those rights and restrictions set forth herein consistent with FAR 12 211 12 212 Oct 1995 DFARS 227 7202 JUN 1995 and DFARS 252 227 7015 Nov 1995 Nortel Networks Inc reserves the right to change any products described herein at any time and without notice Nortel Networks Inc assumes no respo
4. Switch Root Context Menu Nortel ASEM 5 0 0 2 192 167 170 271 D Ping W Telnet x lt Close Delete a er Display Preference 4 Expand All a Collapse All Switch Root Context Menu items page 28 describes the items on this context menu Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 28 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Switch Root Context Menu items Menu item Description Ping Sends an ICMP packet to the selected switch to see if it is reachable on the network Opens a Telnet screen to the selected switch Closes the switch and all associated screens Deletes the switch entry from the ASEM tree control Display Preferences Edits the tree node display preferences for the selected switch Expand All Recursively expands the tree control to show all nodes and sub nodes Collapse All Recursively collapses the tree control to show only the switch or application root from the selected tree control node Switch Tree Context Menu Right click on the switch tree node to view the available context menu choices for the selected switch Switch Tree Context Menu page 28 illustrates this context menu Switch Tree Context Menu El Monitor Ei 4ooly Configuration B Save Configuration backup H Save Configuration no backup Ta Revert TE Revert Apply al Rese
5. causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration This causes the switch to operate with the new settings At this point the New and Current Configurations are identical Click Refresh to discard any unsaved changes and re retrieves the screen data Inserts a new row of data in an Edit table Clicking Insert opens a separate screen data entry screen Deletes the currently selected rows of a table Configures a filtered view of table data This filter is for display purposes only and does not change the switch configuration Copies data to paste on a similar section on any other table Pastes any copied data This is different from a drag and drop operation Restores the original values since the last modified data that has not been sent to the switch Exports the table data into a text file Opens the Print dialog so that the current page can be printed Nortel Application Switch Element Manager NN47220 101 320512 D Users Guide 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 None This button exists in all pages where row data can be modified Actions gt Apply Configuration Nortel Refresh Status None This button exists on all pages where rows can be inserted None This button exists on all pages where rows can be deleted None This button exists on all pages where table data can be filtered None This button exists on all pages where table data c
6. listen for 7 T table data filtered view 38 Telnet button 21 Timeout 7 toolbar buttons Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 5 0 28 January 2008 Index 49 trace routes enabling 7 tree control 25 Trap Log button 21 traps W designating a port Web interface opening 22 listening for 7 wizard 15 max number in log 7 Write Community SNMP 9 registering for 7 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 50 Index Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved Publication NN47220 101 320512 D Document status Standard Document version 01 01 Document date 28 January 2008 To provide feedback or report a problem in this document go to www noriel com documentfeedback Sourced in Canada India and the United States America The information in this document is subject to change without notice Nortel Networks reserves the right to make change in design or components as progress in engineering and manufacturing warrant Nortel Nortel Networks the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Ne
7. Marquee Selection page 37 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Monitoring Performance 41 Selected graphing data o Mortel Configure Monitor Wizards Actions Help a S os H 4 Nortel ASEM 5 0 0 2 Fy 192 167 120 21 Switch H E Configure 6 24 Monitor a Summary CT oooi aeae Cunlave Averagelsec Wnimum sec __ Maxirumjsec Latvallec Pes O 0 63 0 17 aj a8 Packets uk O 0 63 MIB Variables Retrieved 14 19 l Bridge i Virtual LANs eae Security FF Routing E E Layer 4 fF Layer 7 coo virtual Routir errr Buh naa fi Port 1 W Pork 2 Port 3 All Port 4 W Port 5 Port 6 All Port 7 W Port 8 W Port 9 All Port 10 W Port 11 W Port 12 fli Port 13 fl h 14 sah mM MIB Variables Modfied ol GET Requests GETNEXT Requestsn SET Requests o O GET Responsesout Taso o O Tooigenasin TooBaEnosow No Such Name Errarsin Mo Such Names of oo Badveenosn og o o oG o o o Bad Value Errors Qut Generic Errors In Generic Errors Gut Packets Using Unsupported SNMP Version Packets with Unknown Community String Packets with Wrong Community String QI ASHI Decode Errors as Read Only Errors I eee a 2 Click the graphing button at the bottom of the screen th
8. box Open Device screen page 12 illustrates this screen For information on accessing and using this screen see Opening a Switch page 8 Note One more check box Remember Password is provided next to the Login to ASEM Server check box If selected the ASEM stores the ASEM Server password on a per device basis on the client system When the dialog is opened again for the same device the ASEM Server Password field is updated with this stored password Open Device screen x Device Name 192 167 120 21 Read Community a Write Community SEE E SNMPY3 Use SNMPY3 ASEM Server Login to ASEM Server Enter the IP address or DNS name of the server in the ASEM Server Address field Enter the server user name in the ASEM Server User field By default the user name is root Enter the server password in the ASEM Server Password field Click Open Note To use the Nortel Intelligent Traffic Management options a connection to an ASEM Server must be established End Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 13 The ASEM Interface The ASEM interface consists of two framed windows with menu and tool bars The left hand tree control frame is used to display a list of switches that were connected to during previous sessions The right hand frame display changes with the
9. different functions performed throughout the application An example of the ASEM interface is illustrated in ASEM Interface page 13 Interface Eg Nortel ASEM 5 0 0 2 Summary view GUI Front Panel Spee 192 167 120 271 Switch Ooo ae ae eee ee T Mis jay None Y y Oy B4 jaw Boh o o y y Bs jaw None J o y y We jay None O o O A W7 any None y y Oy Ws jaw Nove CT iz jany None o y y da The following topics are covered in this section e ASEM Interface Elements page 13 e Working with Switch Screens page 32 ASEM Interface Elements The following section outlines the common interface elements that make up the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager These common elements are found throughout the application e ASEM Menubar page 14 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 14 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager e ASEM Toolbar page 21 e ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons page 23 e ASEM Tree Control page 25 Section ASEM Context Menus page 26 ASEM Menubar The ASEM menubar provides the commands used to monitor and configure the switch Main menubar items page 14 provides a brief outline of the main menubar items Note The Configure and Monitor menubar items are explained in detail in the ASEM help documents Main me
10. entered for SNMP version 1 and 2 connections See Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2 page 8 for more information on performing this task In the Open Device screen ensure that the correct SNMP version 3 information has been entered for SNMP version 3 connections See Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 page 10 for more information on performing this task Ensure that the switch is physically connected to the network Ensure that the switch is turned on and receiving power Ensure that the switch has been assigned a correct IP address Ensure that the correct IP address is being used in the Open Device screen Ensure that the problem does not exist because of an unrelated network misconfiguration Ensure that SNMP access is enabled on the switch Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24 0 Command Reference NN47220 105 for information on enabling SNMP access Ensure that switch is not blocking access from the client IP address Connecting to a ASEM Server When connecting to a switch through the ASEM the user also has the option of connecting to an ASEM Server To connect to a ASEM Server follow this procedure Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 12 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Step Action 1 From the Open Device screen select the Login to ASEM Server check
11. the label used perform this procedure Step Action 1 Open the alias properties file in a text editor For Nortel 180 and AD Series switches the file is located in lt ASEM installation directory gt properties Tigon For Nortel Application Switches the file is located in lt ASEM installation directory gt properties aws24 2 All entries in the file are listed in the following format MIB Variable Description Change the Description portion to reflect the new label to be used in the application Note Changing the MIB Variable portion causes the application to use the system default value for the label 3 Save the changes made to the file These changes are displayed the next time the application is started End Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 44 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Modifying the list of well known ports The ports properties file contains a list of ports known to be used by various protocols This is used in the ASEM application where a list of such ports is useful This list can be edited in a simple text editor to add or delete ports For a list of well known ports refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24 0 Command Reference NN47220 105 To modify the ports properties file perform the following procedure Step Action 1 Open the ports properties file
12. 40 Customizing the ASEM Display 42 Modifying Label Appearance 43 Modifying the list of well known ports 44 Modifying or adding Well known Protocols 44 Altering the Default Browser 45 Localization of ASEM 45 Changing the MIB Default Values 46 Index 48 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 4 Contents Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Overview The Nortel Application Switch Element Manager ASEM provides a graphical user interface GUI for remotely managing a Nortel Application Switch through the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP This document provides an overview of how to use the ASEM The following topics are covered in this book Setting ASEM Properties page 5 e Opening a Switch page 8 The ASEM Interface page 13 e Switch Configuration Tools page 35 e Monitoring Performance page 40 e Customizing the ASEM Display page 42 Setting ASEM Properties ASEM uses the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP to configure and manage a Nortel Application Switch The ASEM Properties screen is used to configure parameters used to communicate with a switch These parameters include polling interval time out and retry co
13. 46 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Step Action 1 Create a copy of the alias properties file Re name this file to alias lt temporary name gt properties where lt temporary name gt is a temporary placeholder used to save the file under a different name Open the copy of the alias properties file created in the previous step in a text editor Change the labels in this file to the new language equivalents Save the file in UTF8 format Run the native2ascii application from the operating system command line using the following format native2ascii lt input file name gt lt output file name gt In this instance substitute lt input file name gt above with the name of the file created in step 1 Specify a different file name for the lt output file name gt his file contains the localized file Re name the output file from step 5 to alias properties and replace the existing alias properties file It is advisable to create a back up of the existing file before replacing it End Changing the MIB Default Values The mibDefault properties file contains default values for MIB variables used throughout the ASEM application This file can be edited by a simple text editor To change the MIB default values perform the following procedure Step Action 1 Open the mibDefault properties file in a text editor For Nortel 180 and AD Series switches the file is located in lt ASEM installation dire
14. Actions gt Apply guration operation causes the entire Configuration New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration This causes the switch to operate with the new settings At this point the New and Current configurations are identical Diff Config Displays the difference between Actions gt Diff the Active Current Configuration Config and the New Configuration This feature is only available to Nortel Application Switches ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons page 23 outlines the buttons that appear on ASEM screens and tabs Not all buttons appear on every screen or tab ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons Button Name Description Menu Equivalent dih Set The Set button is used to save None This button any changed fields on the exists in all pages in the screen or tab to the switch New Configure menu Configuration These changes do not take effect until they are applied Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 24 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager iG a T ni i A eE Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Modify Apply Delete Selected Rows Reset Changes When a data row is selected and the Modify button is clicked the fields of an edit form are filled with the data of the selected row Clicking the Apply button
15. Opens the Import Preferences screen This screen is used to import previously exported preferences Opens the Clear Preferences screen This screen is used to clear all configured user preferences cade Open Home Page Opens the switch browser based interface HTTP access must be enabled in the command line interface to use the BBI Open Secure Home Opens the secure browser based interface HTTPS access must be enabled in the command line interface to use the secure BBI This feature is only available in switches running Nortel Application Switch Operating System 21 0 1 0 or higher Open SSL Page Opens the browser based interface for a Nortel Application Switch 2424 SSL This feature is only available on the Nortel Application Switch 2424 SSL Apply Configuration Applies any changes that have been made to the switch configuration Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 18 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager on Text Deseripion Schedule Apply Save_ Allows for the scheduling of Apply and Save operations A connection must be established to an ASEM Server before this menu item is accessible Note Scheduled Apply Save must also have the ITM key enabled Many ITM menu options displayed on the ASEM Client must have the ITM key enabled and be logged onto an ASEM Server A user c
16. an be copied None This button exists on all pages where table data can be pasted None This button exists on all pages where table data can be modified None This button exists on all pages containing table data None This button exists on all pages The ASEM Interface 25 Button Name Description Menu Equivalent x Close Closes the current screen Actions gt Close If the screen is docked the screen closes and re opens If the screen is undocked the screen closes Help In a specific screen or tab this None This button exists button opens context sensitive on all pages and on the help in a web browser toolbar ASEM Tree Control The tree control displays all the switches opened during previous sessions in the left hand frame of the ASEM The tree hierarchy mimics much of the menu system to allow ease of navigation Each switch node is represented with a folder icon Each port is represented with a port icon A gray dot indicates a terminal node When working with the ASEM tree control the following actions can be performed e Click on any of the nodes to open and view its related window e Right click on any of the nodes to display a context menu of operations related to that node Tree Preferences Screen The Tree Preferences screen is used to configure the display of the ASEM tree control This screen is illustrated in Tree Preferences screen page 25 Tree Preferences screen x Tr
17. at represents the type of graph to create The graphing options are e Line Graph e Area Graph e Bar Graph e Pie Graph End Note The screen graphing buttons are not enabled until data is selected A graphing table is displayed based on the data selected and the graph type selected Graphing Table Bar Graph page 42 illustrates an example of a graph table displaying a bar graph Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 42 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Graphing Table Bar Graph s 192 168 249 13 Switch Monitor SNMP jol x Biers MPackets In ClPackets Out BBMIE Variables Retrieved MME Variables Modified LIGET Requests In ESET NEXT Requests In ESET Requests in 0000 MET Responses Out C1 Traps uk 300000 Hr Big Errors In LI Too Big Errors Out o Spoke abe Sage sec Fl mum sec Note Graph tables cannot be filtered Altering the Graph Display The Line Area and Bar graph types have several sub types that can be used to change the display of the graph Graph sub types page 42 outlines the sub types available Graph sub types Graph Type Graph Sub types Line Graph Horizontal Log Scale Area Graph Stacked Horizontal Log Scale Bar Graph Stacked Horizontal Log Scale Pie Graphs have no sub types Customizing the ASEM Display The appearance of th
18. ation Password field If applicable select the appropriate privacy protocol in the Privacy Protocol drop down list The options are None and DES Enter the privacy password in the Privacy Password field Click Open End Previously Opened Switches Any switch that was opened during past sessions appear as a folder in the left hand tree control navigation pane This folder is be labeled with the IP address or DNS name of the switch Click on the desired folder to initiate a new connection to the switch Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Opening a Switch 11 Troubleshooting the Opening of a Switch Errors can occur during the opening of a switch If an error occurs ASEM displays an error message This message is illustrated in Connection Error Message page 11 Connection Error Message x 192 168 749 15 timed out This could be due to i 1 Mo route ta device 2 Network is busy 3 Invalid read community 4 ASEM IP Address is not allowed to manage the switch If this message is displayed the following items should be checked In slower networks increase the Retry Count and Timeout values on the Properties screen See Setting ASEM Properties page 5 for information on performing this task In the Open Device screen ensure that the correct read and write community strings have been
19. ble when the ITM key is enabled and the ASEM client is connected to an ASEM Server Actions The Actions menu provides commands for e Opening the browser based interface e Applying switch configuration changes e Saving switch configuration changes Help The Help menu provides commands for accessing the online help and support options for the ASEM Detailed Menu Descriptions Nortel Actions and Help menus page 15 outlines the options available in the Nortel Actions and Help menus in detail For a detailed description of the Configure and Monitor menus consult the ASEM online help Nortel Actions and Help menus eon tea oesi Opens a screen that enables the user to connect to a switch The user can connect to a switch through this window by entering the appropriate SNMP information The four buttons at the bottom of this window allows the user to open ping or telnet to the desired switch or close the window without connecting Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 16 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Open Last Opens a menu that lists previously opened switches and allows connection to the switches based on stored information E Properties Opens a screen used to change default polling and SNMP information The three buttons at the bottom of this screen allow you to save th
20. ccess to commands for the switch or ports The following context menus are available in the ASEM e Application Root Context Menu page 27 e Switch Root Context Menu page 27 e Switch Tree Context Menu page 28 e Port Context Menu page 30 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 27 Application Root Context Menu Right click the application root of the tree control to view the available context menu choices for the ASEM application Application Root Context Menu page 27 illustrates this context menu Application Root Context Menu p Mortel ASEM 5 0 0 2 A Open 4 Expand All Collapse All Application Root Context Menu items page 27 The following table describes the items on this context menu Application Root Context Menu items Menu item Description o Open Opens a switch This requires the address or the domain name of the switch and the appropriate authentication information Collapse All Collapses the tree to show only the switch or application root from the selected tree node Expand All Expands the tree to show all nodes and subnodes Switch Root Context Menu Right click the switch root the folder showing the switch IP address or name to view the available context menu choices Switch Root Context Menu page 27 illustrates this context menu
21. ctory gt properties Tigon For Nortel Application Switches the file is located in lt ASEM installation directory gt properties aws24 All entries in the file are listed in the following format MIB Variable Value Edit the file as appropriate using the format listed above Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Customizing the ASEM Display 47 3 Save the changes made to the file These changes are displayed the next time the application is started End Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 48 Index A Apply Configuration button 23 24 B Browse Home Page button 22 buttons toolbar C configuration applying 23 24 configuration difference 23 Configure button 22 Confirm row deletion 7 D Device Manager setting poll interval 7 setting properties 5 setting properties 5 Diff Config button 23 F filtered view of table data 38 H Help button 21 25 L Listen for Traps 7 menus See individual menu names 14 Monitor button 22 N Nortel ASEM toolbar buttons O Open Device button 21 P Properties dialog box 5 R Read Community SNMP 9 Refresh Status button 21 24 Register for Traps 7 Retry Count 7 S snmp 7 Status Poll Interval 7 syslog
22. e ASEM application can be customized to suit user preferences Changes does not effect the functioning of the switch only the appearance of the application Altering the appearance of the application involves changing specific properties files located in the properties sub folder of the ASEM installation directory These files can be altered with a simple text editor Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Customizing the ASEM Display 43 The following sections describe the elements of the ASEM that can be changed e Modifying Label Appearance page 43 e Modifying the list of well known ports page 44 e Modifying or adding Well known Protocols page 44 e Altering the Default Browser page 45 Localization of ASEM page 45 e Changing the MIB Default Values page 46 CAUTION Altering the appearance of the ASEM involves altering properties files located in the properties sub folder of the application installation Nortel recommends that copies of the Original properties files be saved in a separate folder before altering them These original files can be restored by replacing the altered the files in the properties directory Modifying Label Appearance The alias properties file lists the correspondence between MIB variables and the label used to describe that value in the application To change
23. e changed information close this window and ask for help ge Tree Preferences Opens a screen used to choose the Tree Node Sort Preferences These preferences System Name Device Name IP Address System Description Version MAC Address Global preferences for Tree Node settings can also be set under the Global Default Tree Node Preferences The display options are Device Name System Name IP Address MAC Address For more information see Tree Preferences Screen page 25 Refresh Status Refreshes the ASEM screen with the latest changes This poles the switch a Rediscover Device Closes the switch and reopens it checking for configuration changes such as software versioning Telnet Opens the Telnet window for telnet access to the switch A Trap Log Opens the Trap Log screen for viewing the switch trap log A Syslog Opens the Syslog screen for viewing the switch syslog Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 17 Opens the Log screen for viewing the switch log Opens the Manage Switch Configuration Details dialog box This dialog provides options to Insert Modify Delete jobs that manage devices by monitoring SNMP OIDs Opens the Export Preferences screen This screen is used to export preferences to a file for use on another system or for back up purposes
24. ee Node Sort Preferences Global Default Tree Mode Preferences System Description version MAC Address a y 2 gt 5x2 The Tree Node Sort Preferences section of this screen is used to set preferences for the sorting and displaying of items in the ASEM tree control The sorting of tree control items can be performed by e System Name e Device Name Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 26 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager e IP Address e System Description e Version e MAC Address The Global Default Tree Node Preferences section of this screen is used to set global preferences The global display of tree nodes can be set by e Device Name e System Name e IP Address e MAC Address To change tree node preferences using the Tree Preferences screen perform the following task Step Action 1 Open the Tree Preferences screen by selecting Nortel ASEM gt Tree Preferences from the menu 2 Select an item in either section and use the up and down arrows to arrange the desired order 3 Click Save Tree Nodes Now to save the new preferences The changes take effect the next time ASEM is re opened End ASEM Context Menus Context menus are available by right clicking on any of the tree control nodes or screens in ASEM These context menus provide immediate a
25. en fields page 7 outlines the fields present on this screen Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Setting ASEM Properties 7 End Property screen fields Field Description Polling Fields Status Interval The interval at which statistics and status information are gathered If Traps Status If the Register for Traps check box is selected then it Interval specifies the interval in seconds at which statistics and status information are gathered Hotswap Detect The multiples of polling intervals between hotswap checks Enable If checked ASEM polls the switch according to the settings listed above the Enable check box Retry Count The number of times ASEM retransmits any SNMP message before reporting a timeout message Timeout The length of time between each retry of each SNMP waiting period from 3 to 30 seconds If the retry count is set to 2 and the time out value to 5 seconds ASEM reports a timeout no response from the switch after 10 seconds Trace If checked ASEM sends detailed SNMP information to the log Register for Traps If checked ASEM attempts to register the client s IP address to one of the trap hosts IP fields Listen for Traps If checked ASEM listens for traps and attempts to hook to the trap port 162 Max Traps in Log The specified number of traps that may exi
26. ified Undocking a Switch Screen Any screen in the right hand frame can be undocked from the frame This feature is useful in instances such as when information must be compared between two or more switches when configuration data is being moved between switch configuration screens or if a particular monitoring screen must be left open To undock a switch screen perform the following task Step Action 1 Right click on the screen displayed in the right hand frame 2 From the context menu select the menu item Tear Off Panel End The screen is now undocked Undocked Screen page 34 illustrates an example of an undocked screen Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 34 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager wale Sa Screen Switch 4 Configure Switch wan Wane ports state Spanning Tree Group Jumbo Frames Source MAC Address Learning on VLAN Default BWM Contract 1 Default VLAN 1 5 28 lenabled i A EEE 2 E je 2 2 dsabled e ote i 1024 3M 5 eee ote enabled ji 1 024 4 090 55L VLAN enabled i disabled jenabled 1 G4 2 ei e 5 3 6 0 5 4 8 x a 4 ows E W Port 5 E Port 6 4M Port 7 MF Port E i Poet 9 E Port 10 E Port 11 E Port 12 E W Port 13 Right Panel is blank
27. in a text editor This file is located in lt ASEM installation directory gt properties 2 All entries in the file are listed in the following format Protocol Port Edit the file as appropriate using the format listed above Note Editing the ports properties file can have an adverse affect on the application Ensure all changes to this file are intended before saving them 3 Save the changes made to the file These changes are displayed the next time the application is started End Modifying or adding Well known Protocols The protocols properties file lists well known protocols This is used in the ASEM application where a list of such protocols is useful This list can be edited in a simple text editor to add or delete protocols To modify the protocols properties file perform the following procedure Step Action 1 Open the protocols properties file in a text editor This file is located in lt ASEM installation directory gt properties 2 All entries in the file are listed in the following format Protocol Index Value Edit the file as appropriate using the format listed above Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Customizing the ASEM Display 45 Note Editing the protocols properties file can have an adverse affect on the application Ensure all changes to this file are intended before saving them
28. left hand frame contains the tree control used to manage the switch and switch components accessed in the application The right hand frame contains the screens through which configuration and management of the switch is performed The following sections contain information on accessing the screens in the right hand frame of ASEM and interacting with them e Viewing a Switch Screen page 33 Undocking a Switch Screen page 33 e Docking a Switch Screen page 34 e Closing a Switch Screen page 34 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 33 Viewing a Switch Screen To view a switch screen follow this procedure Step Action 1 Click on a node in the tree control 2 The screen associated with the node item is displayed in the right hand frame of ASEM If applicable select a tab on this screen End To provide visual cues about information in ASEM the following display conventions are followed on all screens e Fields with italicized labels indicate values that take effect immediately after clicking the Set button These fields do not need to be applied to update the configuration e Fields that appear with a white background can be edited e Fields that appear with a gray background cannot be edited e Field text appears in bold when data is in the process of being entered or mod
29. lick Telnet Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 10 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 Before opening a switch using SNMP version 3 SNMP version 3 must be enabled on the switch Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24 0 Command Reference NN47220 105 for information on enabling SNMP version 3 To open a switch using SNMP version 3 follow this procedure Step Action 1 From the menu select Nortel ASEM gt Open The Open Device screen opens This screen is illustrated in Open Device screen page 9 Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or by right clicking on the ASEM tree control See ASEM Toolbar page 21 and ASEM Tree Control page 25 for more information on these options Identify the device to be opened by typing the Domain Naming Services DNS name or Internet Protocol IP address of the device in the Device Name field Click the v3 Enabled check box Enter the user name in the User Name field lf applicable select the appropriate authentication protocol in the Authentication Protocol drop down list The options in the list are None MD5 and SHA 96 If None is selected no further configuration is required Steps 6 to 8 assume that an authentication protocol was selected Enter the authentication password in the Authentic
30. nges do not take effect until they are applied Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 32 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Menu Item Description S Causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration This causes the switch to operate with the new settings At this point the New and Current Configurations are identical Refresh Discards any unsaved changes and re retrieves the screen data Filter Table Rows Opens the Filter Table screen to configure a filtered view of table data This filter is for display purposes only and does not change the switch configuration Copy Copies data to paste on a similar section on another table Paste Pastes any copied data This is different from a drag and drop operation Reset Changes Restores the original values since the last modified data that has not been sent to the switch Export Table Data Exports the table data into a text file Print Table Opens the Print dialog so that the current page can be printed Close and Re Open Closes the current screen If the screen is docked the screen closes and re opens If the screen is undocked the screen closes Help In a specific screen or tab this button opens context sensitive help in a web browser Working with Switch Screens The ASEM screen is divided into two main frames The
31. nsibility or liability arising from the use of products described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Nortel Networks Inc The use and purchase of this product does not convey a license under any patent rights trademark rights or any other intellectual property rights of Nortel Networks Inc Nortel Application Switch Element Manager 5 0 is a trademark of Nortel Networks Inc in the United States and certain other countries Any other trademarks appearing in this manual are owned by their respective companies Export This product software and related technology is subject to U S export control and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries Purchaser must strictly comply with all such laws and regulations A license to export or reexport may be required by the U S Department of Commerce Contents Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager 5 Overview 5 Setting ASEM Properties 5 Opening a Switch 8 Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or2 8 Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 10 Previously Opened Switches 10 Troubleshooting the Opening of a Switch 11 Connecting toa ASEM Server 11 The ASEM Interface 13 ASEM Interface Elements 13 Working with Switch Screens 32 Switch Configuration Tools 35 Configuration Tools 35 Working with Tables and Forms 36 Filtering Table Data 38 Sorting Table Data 39 Monitoring Performance 40 Working with Polling Tables and Forms 40 Working with Graphing Tables
32. nubar items Menu Description S Nortel The Nortel menu provides commands for Opening a switch Refreshing the switch view Setting polling and SNMP properties Setting tree control preferences Refreshing switch status Switch rediscovery Log viewing Managing a switch Telnetting to a switch Import export and clearing of preferences Closing ASEM Configure The Configure menu contains commands for switch configuration Monitor The Monitor menu provides commands for switch performance monitoring Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 15 Menu Description S Wizards The Wizards menu differs depending on the type of switch being managed In Nortel Link Optimizer switches the Wizards menu opens the initial configuration wizard This wizard steps the user through the initial configuration This wizard is a one time action performed while installing a new switch This wizard cannot be used to modify an existing switch configuration In Nortel Application Switches the Wizards menu provides access to the Server Load Balancing Wizard This wizard can be used at any time to provide a simplified interface for the configuration of server load balancing through ASEM The Link Load Balancing Wizard is only accessible when the LLB key is enabled The Traffic Management Wizard is only accessi
33. number in the value field compares enumeration numbers instead of string types If the value type is a string it uses the label of the enumeration type for comparison instead of the number 4 Enter a comparison value into the Value field 5 Select AND OR or END from the last drop down list The AND and OR operations go in the order of the filter statements from the top to the bottom of the screen Build complex filters by stringing together various statements with AND and OR Using the END operator terminates the filter even if it is not the last filter statement 6 Click Add 7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each filter statement that makes up the larger filter 8 Click Filter End Select a row in the Display rows where list make a modification and click Replace to modify a filter statement in the list Click Remove all and Filter to return to the unfiltered table Select a row in the Display rows where list and click the Remove button to remove a filter statement from the list Sorting Table Data Data in an Edit Table can also be sorted by column Initially rows are sorted in order by column To change the sort order perform the following steps Step Action 1 Select the column to be sorted on 2 Click the column once to sort in ascending order or twice to sort in descending order Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 No
34. or Torn off Note f an undocked screen is left undocked when ASEM is closed the screen will be re open undocked the next time the application is run Docking a Switch Screen An undocked screen can be docked back into the right hand frame To re dock a panel follow this procedure Step Action 1 Right click on the screen displayed in the right hand frame 2 From the context menu select the menu item Dock Panel End Closing a Switch Screen The operation of closing a switch screen is dependent upon the current state of the screen In undocked screens clicking the Close button closes the screen In docked screens however clicking the Close button has the effect of closing and re opening the screen refreshing the contents of the screen and all tabs The Apply Revert and Revert Apply actions can also have the effect of closing a screen In undocked screens executing one of these commands closes the current screen In docked screens executing one of these commands closes and re opens it Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Switch Configuration Tools 35 When an Apply action is performed from one of the ASEM wizards Intelligent Traffic Management Link Load Balancing or Server Load Balancing all screens are closed The Apply action only pertains to the Current switch Switch Configuration Tools Thi
35. orts and then click Monitor To monitor adjacent ports from the GUI Front Panel screen click and drag the mouse over the desired elements The ports that are inside the rectangle are selected Then click Monitor Browse Opens the Browser Based Actions gt Open Home Page Interface BBI of the Home Page switch To access the BBI use the CLI command cfg sys access http e to configure the switch to allow HTTP traffic amp Browse Opens the secure home page of Actions gt Open Secure the switch To access the secure Secure Home Home Page home page use the CLI menu Page cfg sys access https to configure the switch to allow HTTPS traffic Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24 0 Command Reference NN47220 105 for detailed information on setting up secure home page access Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 23 Description Menu equivalent This feature is only available to switches using Nortel Application Switch Operating System 22 0 1 0 or higher Browse This button launches the web Actions gt Open SSL Home browser and open the home page SSL Home Page Page of the SSL accelerator portion of a Nortel Application Switch 2424 SSL using HTTPS This feature is only available to the Nortel Application Switch 2424 SSL Apply Confi The Apply Configuration
36. ould log onto an ASEM Server for a switch but if an ITM key on the switch is not enabled nothing happens Save Configuration Saves the current configuration in backup back up memory and saves the active configuration by overwriting the current configuration Save Configuration Saves the current configuration to the flash no back up memory Revert Reverts the switch to the current active configuration This is available if the new configuration settings were not applied fy Revert Apply Reverts the switch to the current saved configuration This is available if the new configuration settings were applied but not saved Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory This is similar to cycling the power of the switch This feature is only available to Nortel Application Switches Cold Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory This is similar to cycling the power of the switch Using this button the maintenance kernel option can be accessed This feature is only available on Nortel 180 or AD Series Web Switches Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 19 ee Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory like a regular reset This feature is only available on Nortel 180 or AD Series Web Switches Diff Config Opens a screen to display any pending configu
37. ration changes This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Diff Flash Opens a screen to display any pending configuration changes and the affected configuration stored in flash memory on the switch This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Configuration Dump Opens a console screen displaying a dump of the current switch configuration From this screen the configuration can be saved or printed This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Non Operational Statistics on the switch resetting them to Statistics zero This command does not reset the switch and does not affect the following counters Counters required for Layer 4 and Layer 7 operation Such as current real server sessions All related SNMP counters This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Clear SLB All SPs Clears all SPs non operational SLB Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 20 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager con rea oesi Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash memory Dump information contains internal switch data This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches ana anaa il Delete Deletes the switch entry from the ASEM tree Tears off the selected window Collapse All Collapses the tree to
38. reens 2 Click the source screen and drag the mouse to the destination screen without releasing the left mouse button 3 Release the left mouse button in the destination screen End The data in the destination and source screens will now match Click Set and Apply to save the changed data In the case of Edit Tables if there is an unequal number of rows in the source and destination screens the destination screen will have rows added to it For example if the source screen has four rows and the destination screen only three a new row is added to the destination screen Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 38 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Data can also be dragged out of ASEM into a text application In this instance the dragged data is placed into the text application as text Insert button New rows are added to Edit Tables through the use of the Insert button Clicking Insert opens a separate data entry screen that contains the same fields as the Edit Table Enter the data into the screen and click the Insert button again to add it to the Edit Table In the case of Edit Forms data entry is performed directly on the form Browse and Modify Buttons n some data entry screens the Browse button opens a selection screen used to choose from a list of pre configured parameters Once a selection ha
39. rtel Networks 40 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager 3 If applicable select the next column to sort by End Monitoring Performance This section provides an overview of performance monitoring For detailed information about monitoring commands refer ASEM online help by selecting Help gt Contents from the ASEM menu ASEM displays monitored data in Poll Tables and Forms and Graph Tables Monitoring data in Poll Tables and Forms are discussed in the following section Graph Tables are discussed in Working with Graphing Tables page 40 Working with Polling Tables and Forms Monitored data is displayed in Polling Tables and Forms Data in the fields are updated and displayed at intervals determined by the Poll Interval drop down list present at the bottom of all polling screens The polling interval can be adjusted from 2 seconds to 60 minutes Exporting Data Data in a polling table can be exported to a text file in a tabular format Select the desired fields click Export and specify the location to store the new file Data is then be exported to the file Printing Data Click Print to print the contents of the polling table or form Working with Graphing Tables Data displayed in a graph table can be displayed as a graph To view data in a graph perform the following procedure Step Action 1 Select the data to be graphed For information on data selection see Selecting a Group of Fields with the
40. s This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Diff Flash Opens a screen to display any pending configuration changes and the affected configuration stored in flash memory on the switch This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 30 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Menu item Description o Configuration Dump Opens a console screen displaying a dump of the current switch configuration From this screen the configuration can be saved or printed This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Clear SLB All SPs Clears all SPs non operational SLB statistics Non Operational Statistics on the switch resetting them to zero This command does not reset the switch and does not affect the following counters Counters required for Layer 4 and Layer 7 Operation such as current real server sessions All related SNMP counters This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash memory Dump information contains internal switch data This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches Port Context Menu The Port Context Menu can be accessed in one of two ways e To access the context menu for a single port right click the por
41. s been made click the Modify button to make the change active in the data entry screen Delete Row Button Delete a row of data by clicking the Delete button Select the index numbers of the desired rows and click the Delete button Filtering Table Data When a table contains multiple entries Such as 500 configured filters a table filter can be built to define which items are displayed To build a table filter perform the following tasks Step Action 1 Click Filter The Table Filter screen appears Table Filter screen page 38 illustrates an example of the Table Filter screen Table Filter screen 192 167 120 21 Switch irtual LAN LAN Memberships Filter x Column which Walle es couTsns z JEND x Add Display rows where Seas Remove ll Replace z x 2 2 Select a filtering field from the Column drop down list All of the fields in the table are present in this drop down list 3 Select an operator from the which drop down list The operators are e CONTAINS Always a string e IS GREATER THAN Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Switch Configuration Tools 39 IS LESS THAN e EQUALS e DOES NOT EQUAL The operator used depends on the column data and value type For example if the column is an enumeration type that is based on an enumeration MIB type entering a
42. s section provides an overview of the tools provided by ASEM for the configuration and management of switches These tools are available on most screens and tabs in the application For information on switch access and ASEM interface elements consult the following sections e Opening a Switch page 8 e The ASEM Interface page 13 The following topics are covered in this section e Configuration Tools page 35 e Working with Tables and Forms page 36 e Filtering Table Data page 38 Configuration Tools Configuration Tools page 35 describes the configuration tools available on all ASEM screens and tabs These tools represented as buttons on the screens and tabs are used to finalize and save changes made to switch configuration Configuration Tools Function Description o Browse Some fields in editable forms have a browse button associated with them Click on a Browse button to configure the field with a list of pre defined or known parameters The Set button causes any changed field values to be set into the New Configuration of the switch These changes do not take effect until they are applied Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 36 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Function Description o The Apply button causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Curren
43. show only the switch or application root from the selected tree node Expand All Expands the tree to show all nodes and subnodes Contents Opens the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager User s Guide this document Online Support Provides contact to technical support by connecting to the Nortel Customer Support Web page Defines the color coding of ports in the ASEM The port colors are as follows Green Up Red Down Orange No Link Cyan Standby Blue Testing Gray Unmanageable Pink Loopback a About ASEM Opens a screen that displays information about the switch devices and minimum software versions that are supported Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 21 ASEM Toolbar Toolbar items page 21 outlines the toolbar items available in the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager These toolbar items are available throughout the application Toolbar items Button Name Description Menu equivalent Open Opens a switch This requires Nortel ASEM gt the address or the domain name Open of the switch and the appropriate authentication information Refresh Refreshes the status of the switch Nortel ASEM gt Status displayed in the ASEM Refresh Status Telnet Opens a Telnet session to the Nortel ASEM gt switch Telnet Trap Log Opens the trap log Nor
44. st in the trap log The default is 500 Trap Port The number of the port on which trap messages are captured The default is 162 General Fields Listen for Syslogs If checked ASEM listens for syslogs and attempts to hook to the syslog port 514 Confirm row If checked ASEM requests for confirmation each time a row deletion in the application is deleted Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 8 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Field Description Synchronize If checked the switch synchronizes the SLB filter and VRRP Peers on VRRP configuration on a peer switch on Apply To take Apply effect peers must be configured on the switches and the administrator password on the switches must be identical ASEM Server Notifications Fields Enable or disable ASEM Server e mail notifications The e mail address used to send the notification To The e mail address that receives the notification Note This field supports only a single e mail address To send an e mail notification to multiple addresses create a mail list for those addresses Opening a Switch ASEM provides two options for opening a switch for configuration and management A switch can either be opened using SNMP versions 1 or 2 or SNMP version 3 The following sections explain how to open a switch through either of these methods
45. t e To access the context menu for multiple ports select the desired ports and right click in the selection area Port Context Menu page 30 illustrates the Port Context Menu Port Context Menu i Port 1 H E Ei Configure Po El Monitor a Enable d Disable m T Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 31 Port Context Menu items page 31 describes the items on this context menu Port Context Menu items Menu item Description S Configure Provides access to the port configuration commands Monitor Provides access to the port monitoring commands Enable Enables the port Disable Disables the port Screen Context Menu The Screen Context Menu is accessed by right clicking on a screen in the right hand frame of ASEM Screen Context Menu page 31 illustrates this context menu Screen Context Menu 5 Tear off Panel fp set Apply Refresh ES Filter Table Rows a copy Paste Reset changes Gbtr e Deccan h Export Table Data ey Print Table Close and Re Open Help Screen Context Menu items page 31 describes the items on this context menu Screen Context Menu items Tear Off Panel Undocks the current screen from the right hand frame Set Saves any changed fields on the screen or tab to the switch New Configuration These cha
46. t FS Diff Bf Diff Flash Sie Configuration Dump se Clear SLE All 5Ps Mon Operational Statistics Te Clear Flash Dump Sa at FE A A A a E E A A A A Switch Tree Context Menu items page 29 describes the items on this context menu Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 320512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks The ASEM Interface 29 Switch Tree Context Menu items Configure Provides access to configuration commands for the switch Monitor Provides access to the monitoring commands for the switch Apply Configuration Applies any changes that have been made to the switch configuration Save Configuration back up Saves the current configuration in backup memory and saves the active configuration by overwriting the current configuration Save Configuration no back Saves the current configuration to the flash memory up Revert Reverts the switch to the current active configuration This is available if the new configuration settings were not applied Revert Apply Reverts the switch to the current saved configuration This is available if the new configuration settings were applied but not saved Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory This is similar to cycling the power of the switch This feature is only available to Nortel Application Switches Diff Opens a screen to display any pending configuration change
47. t Configuration This causes the switch to operate with the new settings At this point the New and Current configurations are identical Italicized labels indicate variables that take effect immediately They do not require an Apply to update the configuration Refresh The Refresh button causes the screen to retrieve the data from the switch and update the display Any changes made that were not saved with a Set are now gone Also any changes made to the configuration by another user are picked up and displayed Working with Tables and Forms ASEM uses the following types of tables and forms to display data e Edit Tables and Forms e Poll Tables and Forms e Graph Tables The following section Working with Edit Tables and Forms page 36 describes using Edit Tables and Forms For information on working with Poll Tables and Forms see Working with Polling Tables and Forms page 40 For information on working with Graph Tables see Working with Graphing Tables page 40 Working with Edit Tables and Forms ASEM provides several tools for working with data on Edit Tables and Forms The following topics provide an overview of these tools Copy and Paste Data on Edit Tables and Forms can be manually copied and pasted between fields To copy and paste information between data fields perform the following procedure Step Action 1 Select the field to be copied by clicking in it 2 Copy the data in the source field through one of
48. tel ASEM gt Trap Log Help Opens the Using ASEM online help Help gt Contents in a web browser window This button is also available in each ASEM screen for context sensitive help Bip Configure Provides access to configuration Configure gt commands for either the switch or Switch the port Configure gt Port Switch To configure the switch click Configure Port To configure single or multiple ports select the desired ports and click Configure e To select multiple non adjacent ports hold the CTRL key while selecting the desired ports and then click Configure e To configure adjacent ports from the GUI Front Panel screen click and drag the mouse over the desired elements to select them and Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 22 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Button Name Description Menu equivalent click Configure The SHIFT key and mouse click can also be used to select multiple ports in the tree panel Monitor Monitors the performance of either Monitor gt Switch the port or the switch Monitor gt Port Switch To monitor the switch click Monitor Port To monitor single or multiple ports select the desired ports and click Monitor To select multiple non adjacent ports hold the CTRL key while selecting the desired p
49. these methods e Click Copy at the bottom of the screen e Right click the selected field and click Copy item in the context menu 3 Paste the data into the destination field through one of these methods Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks Switch Configuration Tools 37 e Click Paste at the bottom of the screen e Right click the selected field and click Paste item in the context menu End A single string value can be pasted into multiple rows of the same column by selecting all of the desired columns before pasting Selecting a Group of Fields with the Marquee Selection A group of fields can be selected using the Marquee selection Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse across the desired fields Release the mouse button when selection is complete The group of fields can now be treated as a single unit Drop Down Lists Drop down lists are available for fields that have a fixed set of parameters Fields with drop down lists display an arrow button when the field is selected Click the arrow to display the list of values and select a value from the list by clicking on it Drag and Drop Operations Data can be dragged and dropped between similar Edit Tables and Forms in ASEM In Edit Tables and Forms perform the following steps to drag and drop data Step Action 1 Open two or more undocked sc
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51. unt These parameters are set at any time before or after a device is opened To set the properties in the ASEM Properties screen follow this procedure Step Action 1 From the ASEM menu select Nortel ASEM gt Properties This screen is illustrated in Properties Screen page 6 Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220 101 820512 D 01 01 Standard 5 0 28 January 2008 Copyright 2008 Nortel Networks 6 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Properties Screen Nortel ASEM 5 0 0 9 Properties Polling aaa a pe Status Interval IF Traps Status Interval SECS Hotswap Detect every intervals Enable Retry Count LS Timeout 3 40 Secs Trace Register for Traps Listen For Traps Max Traps in Log 1 10 000 Trap Port General Listen For Syslogs Confirm row deletion Synchronize VRRP Peers on Apply ASEM Server Notifications Enable Email Settings SMTP Settings Server Fort User Password 2 Select the properties to change and set their values Note The ASEM Server Notifications area is only available when a connection to an ASEM Server has been established Use the ASEM Server Notifications area to configure ASEM Server e mail notifications 3 Click Save Note Each switch has individual Polling Retry Count Time out and Trace values The root properties set on this screen establish default settings Property scre
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