AsantéFAST 100 Management Module
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1. e A 1 Technical Support Foris ees ann ins B 1 1 Introduction The Asant FAST 100 Management Module Thank you for purchasing the Asant FAST 100 Management Mod ule an external addition to the existing unmanageable Asant FAST 100 Hub TheAsant FAST 100 Management Module adds SNMP intelligence to the Asant FAST 100 hub or hub stack enabling the stack to be managed through the module s own built in command line inter face via terminal Telnet Asant View network management soft ware or any other SNMP compatible network management software A single module is capable of managing an entire stack of 100BASE T hubs on a per stack per hub per port basis allowing you to get a pulse on your network s performance traffic bottlenecks colli sions and other network vital signs Management capabilities are extended from the managed unit to all attached hubs up to 14 in a stack providing complete management for up to 168 ports VS Utilization 77 Low High i Ar ntAEACT ANN sm CUS m m m M m m Figure 1 1 TheAsant FAST 100 Management Module Sharing the Asant FAST 100 Hub s design and expansion card tech nology the Management Module fully integrates with the high speed backplane of the hub the interconnected hub stack can then be managed as a single logical repeater Page 1 1 Introduction Features Q Monitors a Fast Ethernet network providing cur rent network2. 33 l in band management 3 1 accessing 34 to 32 installation OVervieW eeeeenee 241 procedures 22 to 24 L last IP address enabling 3 13 to 3 14 viewing 3 13 to 3 14 last MAC address viewing 3 13 to 3 14 link status 3 13 to 3 14 M main menu Index ii Index description 33 Management Module features cerce 12 installation 2 1 to 24 introduction 14 package contents 12 placement 241 master hubs cerce 241 monitoring groups hubs 3 19 monitoring ports 321 monitoring segments 347 N node summary display 343 accessing seee 343 out of band baud rate changing sse 3 7 viewing eeeenee 3 8 out of band management accessing 3 1 to 32 P package contents 12 password default occ 3 15 entering ceee 3 15 port counters screen accessing oere 321 description 321 port parameter menu apply current settings 3 13 changing hubs 3 12 changing ports 3 12 description 341 refresh screen 3 13 toggle port connection 3 12 power cord nosece 1 2 2 3 power up cycle 24 R rack mount hardware 12
3. 35 configure bootstrap parameters accessing 3 8 description 3 8 configure out of band parameters accessing accen 3 7 configure SNMP parameters accessing orreee 340 description 340 configure system administration information accessing accen 3 6 description 3 6 configure TCP IP parameters accessing 3 7 description 3 7 console password 3 15 changing esscr 3 15 default 3 15 counters description 3 18 3 20 3 22 D display group counters screen accessing occ 3 19 description 3 19 display port counters screen accessing cere 321 description 321 display segment counters screen Index Index i Index accessing crcr 347 description 3 17 E expansion card 1 2 2 2 to 23 inserting 23 G general information screen 3 4 accessing sessess 34 description 34 group counters screen accessing crcr 3 19 description 3 19 H hub stack contact name changing sss 3 6 viewing eene 3 6 hub stack location changing oo eects 3 6 viewing eene 3 6 hub stack name changing oo eee 3 6 viewing eeeeeee 3 6 hub stack numbering
4. Note If the message No Group Counters is displayed you are looking at the Group number for the Management Module not a hub Follow the directions above to view ahub Each hub s counters are monitored in four columns Current per second Peak per second Average per second and Total The Current per second column lists the number of counter occur rences each second The Peak per second column lists the largest number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the Group Counters screen The Average per second column lists the average number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the Group Counters screen The Total column lists the total number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the Group Counters screen Page 3 20 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual Time Clock The elapsed time clock updates information on the hub every 10 seconds It is located in the upper right corner of the screen and displays the number of hours minutes and seconds of the current monitored time period Resetting the Segment Counters screen To reset the Group Counters screen resets the elapsed time clock to 00 00 00 type r To stop monitoring the Group Counters and freeze the screen with the current totals type s To exit the Display Group Counters menu type q Display Port Counters This screen monitors and displays statistics for individual ports on a hub within the hub stack Each port is
5. Note The default password when you first access the Configuration Menu is Asante The password is case sensitive For more information on passw ords see the section titled Set Console Password in this chapter 3 Thefollowing Configuration Menu will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM Configuration Menu Cmd Description a Config System Administration Information o Config Out Of Band Parameters i Config TCP IP Parameters b Config Bootstrap Parameters s Config SNMP Parameters p Config Port Parameters n Display Node Summary t Set Telnet Idle Time out c Set Console Password e Reset EEPROM To Default r Reset System q Exit Configuration Menu Figure 3 4 Configuration Main Menu Page 3 5 Command Line Interface Configuration Menu 4 Fromthis menu you can access the following configu ration submenus by typing the command letter of the corresponding menu option e g type a for the Con figure System Administration Information menu Configure System Administration Information This menu displays and allows you to change the hub stack s name location and contact information To access the System Administration Information menu type a from the Configuration Main Menu The following menu will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM System Administration Information Menu Hub Name lt none gt Hub Location lt noner Hub Contact lt none gt lt Cnd gt Description n Set Hub Name l Set Hub Location c Set Hub Conta
6. 22 reset system 3 16 S segment counters screen accessing cerre 347 description 347 SNMP read community 3 10 SNMP read write settings description 340 SNMP trap receivers 311 changing 311 SNMP write community 3 11 statistics menu accessing crrr 347 description 347 subscreens 347 submenus accessing occ 33 GXItIng i n Dee 34 T TCP IP parameter defaults 3 8 technical specifications A l technical support B 1 TEINE nS es ne 1 1 3 1 idle time out 3 14 to 3 15 time clock 349 321 322 trap authentication traps 311 Page iv 7AASANI ASANT TECHNOLOGIES INC HEADQUARTERS 821 FOX LANE SAN Jose CA 95131 Phone 408 435 8388 800 662 9686 Fax 408 432 7511 APPLELINK ASANTE SALES e mail address sales asante com Internet Web Site http ww w asante com Asant Technologies Asia T 886 25162636 F 886 25171999 Asant Technologies Europe T 441 81 332 1326 F 441 81 332 1334 1996 Asant Technologies Inc Asant is a trademark of Asant Technologies Inc All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Part Number 06 00282 00
7. IP address shown in the Last IP Address column if IP address mapping is enabled Last IP Address This displays the last IP address associated with the last MAC address on a port The IP address mapping feature must be enabled in order for the last IP addresses to be displayed If the mapping feature is disabled the IP Address column will display xxx xxx xxx xxx instead of the IP addresses If there is no match between the last MAC address and last IP address 0 0 0 0 will be displayed To enable the IP address mapping feature type e from the Node Summary Display menu LINK This displays the current link status of the port ON means a healthy connection OFF means there is no port connection Set Telnet Idle Time Out This option sets the idle time out period when using Telnet to access the Management Module If aTelnet connection to the Man agement Module remains idle for the number of specified time out minutes the remoteTelnet connection to the module will automati cally be disabled Page 3 14 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual To access the Telnet IdleTime Out option type t from the Configu ration Main Menu The following two lines will appear at the bot tom of the Configuration Main Menu Current idle time 20 minute s Enter Idle Time in Minutes 0 means no time out Figure3 12 SetTelNet Idle Time Out command line The current idle time will be displayed in minutes To set anew idle time
8. information such as data flow port utilization station information and enhanced secu rity features a Gathers data traffic statistics on a per stack per hub per port basis providing collision detection link tests relocking and retiming Q Provides instant MAC addressto IP address map ping locate and isolate a faulty system instanta neously Q Contains a front panel LED bargraph display for network utilization and collision Q Contains two DB 9 and RS232 ports for both con sole connection and modem connection a Complies with MIB I MIB Il and RFC 1516 Repeater MIB standard specifications Q Built in SNMP and TCP IP support easily inte grates into the existing network management envi ronment Q Supports up to 168 ports or 14 stackable Asant FAST 100 Fast Ethernet hubs Package Contents Asant FAST 100 Management Module README FIRST sheet Installation Guide User Manual Registration Card Power Cord Rack Mount Hardware Expansion Card L L DL DL L D L Page 1 2 2 Installation Installation Overview Installation of the Asant FAST 100 Management Module consists of connecting the module to the unmanageable Asant FAST 100 Hub or hub stack which you want to manage Once the module is con nected you can setup access to the module s command line inter face using either in band or out of band management see Chapter 3 for more information Placement of the Management Module TheAsant FAST 10
9. originally disabled when you opened the Port Parameter menu type r refresh screen to reset the port to disabled Apply Current Settings This option must be selected after changing the toggle port connec tion option in order for the new port connection to take effect To exit the Port Parameter menu and return to the Configura tion Main Menu type q Node Summary Display Menu This menu displays the last MAC addresses last IP addresses and link status for a group of ports on a hub To access the Node Summary Display menu type n from the Con figuration Menu The following menu will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM Node Summary Display Menu Group 15 Elapse Time Group Port Last MAC Address Last IP Address IP Address Mapping Function Is DISABLED e gt nable IP mapping stop direct t gt o group t next grp prev n p7 pl2 qruit Figure3 11 Node Summary Display menu Page 3 13 Command Line Interface Configuration Menu The Node Summary Display menu will display information for six ports on a hub at a time the six port numbers displayed are listed under the column labeled Port the hub displayed is listed under the column labeled Group To view the next six ports type n To view another hub type for the next hub or for the previous hub Last MAC Address This displays the last known source MAC address that is associated with a particular port This address is directly correlated with an
10. port DB 9 MIB REPEATERS SUPPORTED MIB I and MIB II IETF RFC 1516 Repeater MIB DIMENSIONS 437x208x40 mm 17 2x8 2x1 58 in 1 RU rack unit high when mounted in a standard 19 inch rack WEIGHT 2 73 kg 6 lbs POWER SUPPI Y 100 to 240 V 50 60Hz 5A at 115V Page A 1 ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING RANGE Temperature 0 to 50 C Relative Humidity 5 to 8596 non con densing INCLUDED ACCESSORIES 19 inch rack mount brackets expansion card SIANDARDS COMPLIANCE UL CSA TUV FCC ClassA CE Class B SUPPORT Lifetime warranty Free technical support World Wide Web Commercial Ondine BBS Page A 2 B Technical Support Contacting Technical Support To contact Asant Technical Support Telephone 800 622 7464 408 435 0706 Fax 408 432 6018 Fax Back 800 741 8607 408 954 8607 Bulletin Board Service BBS 408 432 1416 ARA BBS guest log in 408 894 0765 AppleLink mail BBS ASANTE FTP Archive Internet Mail WorldWide Web Site ftp asante com support asante com http Www asante com Technical Support Hours 6 00 AM to 6 00 PM Pacific Standard time USA Monday Friday Page B 1 A Asant FAST 100 hub 14 connecting to management module 22 to 24 placement in stack 241 Asant View sse 1 1 C command line interface 1 1 3 1 description 3 1 configuration main menu accessing arcc 35 description
11. port s counters are monitored in four columns Current per second Peak per second Average per second and Total The Current per second column lists the number of counter occur rences each second The Peak per second column lists the largest number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen The Average per second column lists the average number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen The Total column lists the total number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Time Clock The elapsed time clock updates information on the port every 10 seconds It is located in the upper right corner of the screen and displays the number of hours minutes and seconds of the current monitored time period Resetting the Port Counters screen To reset the Port Counters screen resets the elapsed time clock to 00 00 00 typer To stop the monitoring of the Port Counters and freeze the screen with the current totals type s To exit the Display Port Counters menu type q Page 3 22 A Technical Specifications CONFIGURATION The Management Module snaps into hub stack Maximum stack height is 15 units including the Management Module NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS SUPPORTED Telnet Asant View management software SNMP compatible man agement software LEDs Network utilization and collision bargraphs CONNECTOR One RS 232 console port DB9 one RS 232 modem out of band
12. to reset the EEPROM to default Typen to keep the current values and return to the Configuration Main Menu Reset System This option allows you to reset the network by performing a w arm reboot of the Management Module To reset the system type r from the Configuration Main Menu The following command line will appear at the bottom of the screen Are you sure you want to reset the system y N Figure 3 15 Reset System command line Type y to reset the system Type n to return to the Configuration Main Menu Page 3 16 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual Statistics Menu The Statistics Menu monitors and displays current network infor mation such as traffic collisions good frames bad frames and FCS errors on a per stack per hub per port basis To access the Statistics Menu type s from the Main Menu The fol lowing screen will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM Statistics Menu lt Cnd lt Description h Display Segment Counters Display Group Counters g p Display Port Counters q Return to Previous Menu Figure 3 16 Statistics Menu The Statistics Menu consists of three subscreens Display Segment Counters displays statistics for the entire hub stack Display Group Counters displays statistics for individual hubs within the stack and Display Port Counters displays statistics for each port on ahub within the stack To access a Statistics subscreen type the command letter of the cor respond
13. 0 Management Module snaps onto an Asant FAST 100 Hub or anywhere within the stack of hubs however the following guideline must be followed to ensure proper operation of the Management Module a Atleast one of the Asant FAST 100 hubs in your stack must be a Master Hub The Master Hub must be installed at the bottom of the hub stack Once the Master Hub is installed at the bottom of the stack the Manage ment Module can then be installed anywhere within the stack of hubs To identify a Master Hub look for the Master Hub label M label near the Uplink port on the front panel of any Asant FAST 100 Hub see figure 2 1 If there is no Master Hub in your hub stack contact Asant technical support for a Master Hub replacement before installing the Management Module see Appendix B for technical support information Page 2 1 Installation M label signifies the hub is aMaster Hub Z OR UPLINK LIIIIL Asant FAST 100 Hub lt gt Figure 2 1 Asant FAST 100 Master Hub OR UPLINK LL Asant FAST 100 Hub Figure 2 2 Asant FAST 100 Hub To Install the Management Module Before proceeding with the installation make sure you have the fol lowing items Q Asant FAST 100 Management Module figure 2 3 Q Expansion Card figure 2 4 a Power Cord Q Rack Mount Hardware optional W Utilization Low High Gi Asant FAST 100 DER Figure 2 3 AsanteFAST Network Management
14. Asant FAST 100 Management Module Installation Guide and User Manual 7 ASANTE Table of Contents Intro ducHon enee EE 1 1 TheAsant FAST 100 Management Module 11 uiii mer ITE 12 Package Contents ceser 1 2 Installaliol stunt 2 1 Installation OVErview octo kt rine nre eene 2 1 Placement of the Management Module 241 Installing the Management Module 22 Command Line Interface 3 1 In Band Management 341 Out of Band Management 3 1 Using the Command Line Interface 33 Mat Melissa tii bb i peri iro sta n 33 Accessing a SUDITIOHU oct o e obe ns D entes 33 Exiting a SUD IOI ta ER RE nr CS er aen AAA 34 General Information Screen 34 Configuration Main Ment cte tech 35 Configure System Administration Information 3 6 Configure O ut of Band Parametere 3 7 ConfigureTCP IP Parameters 3 7 Configure Bootstrap Parameters ee 3 8 Configure SNMP Parameters 3 10 Configure Port Parameters 3 11 Node Summary DS Estate te 3 13 Set Telnet IdleTime Out 3 14 Set Console Password idc ri dete eb 3 15 Reset EEProm to Default 3 16 E EE 3 16 Statistics MENU oso nee ete 3 17 Display SegmentCounters sssss sets tere t tee pte 3 17 Display Group Counters eect teeter tettettetneetiees 3 19 Display Port Counters 321 Technical Specifications
15. Module Figure 2 4 Expansion Card Page 2 2 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual 1 You must power off the entire Asant FAST 100 Hub or hub stack to which you are connecting the Management Module 2 Determine where in the stack you want to place the Management Module following the placement guideline as described on page one of this chapter Note For these instructions the Management Module will be placed on top of an Asant FAST 100 Hub 3 Remove the label covering the expansion slot on top of the Asant FAST 100 Hub located on the top right corner of the hub 4 Insert the expansion card into the top of the hub see figure 2 5 or into the top of the Management Module if the Management Module is being placed on the bottom of a hub Expansion Card TOT OC d 7 SE DEE EE 9 10 11 1707 plink Spey sey gn j 1 n 6666 6606 5585 ASAN Link Receive Jeton Ke Asant FAST 100 Hub Figure 2 5 Inserting expansion card into an Asant FAST 100 Hub 9 Holding theAsant FAST 100 Management Module lower the module straight down on top of the hub 6 When you have lined up the expansion card on the hub with the Management Module s expansion slot located underneath the module press down lightly on the top of the Management Mod ule until the edge connector at the rear of the unit is fully inserted see figure 2 6 Page 2 3 Installation Asant FAST 100 Management Mod
16. Short Event Runts Frame Too Long FCS Errors o E e on Vo VD Alignment Errors DRM Errors Collisions Late Collisions Auto Partitions Readable Octets MJLPs OO OO OO ot A OO OO OO om E A OO OO OO Oo O A rreset s top drirect to n ext group prrev group qruit Figure 3 18 Group Counters screen Page 3 19 Command Line Interface Statistics Menu Counters The Group Counters screen displays the number of occurrences for each counter on a hub For a definition and description of each counter name please refer to the Standard Repeater RFC 1516 Definitions of Manager Objects for IEEE 802 3 Repeater Device Note Because there is only one collision domain the number of Collisions in the Group Counters screen is the same as the number of Collisions in the Segment Counters screen Monitoring a Group Each module in the interconnected Asant FAST 100 Management Module and 100 hub stack is assigned a Group number Thebottom module is assigned Group number 15 the next module up is Group 14 and so on When using the command line interface to monitor the hub stack each module is referred to by that group number The hub that is being monitored will be listed as Group and a number displayed in the upper right corner of the screen To monitor another group type n for the next group or p for the previ ous group To go directly to another group type d direct to then enter the group number and press return
17. and submenus contained within In band management In band network management allows network managers to man age control and monitor their networks over the Ethernet network usingTCP IP In band management is usually done with a device that is running some type of network management software and that is connected directly to the network To access the command line interface via in band management use aTelnet utility to connect to the Management Module see figure 3 1 Out of band management Out of band network management allows network managers to manage control and monitor their networks directly from the Man agement Module using either a dumb terminal or a modem Out of band network management is guaranteed even when the in band Ethernet is down Page 3 1 Command Line Interface To access the command line interface using out of band manage ment connect a dumb terminal directly to the Management Mod ule s Console port located on the Module s front panel or connect a modem to the Module s RS232 port on the front panel see figure 3 1 In both cases use a straight through serial cable for connec tion The following diagram demonstrates the possible in band and out of band management connections for accessing the Management Module Asant FAST 100 Hub 3 CE 9 10 177 pin LI Asant FAST 100 Hub Collision N D su VA Partition VAE ASANTE Link Receive 100BASE TX Ports Util
18. ct Information q Return to Previous Menu Figure 3 5 System Administration Information menu 1 To set or change the hub stack s name location or contact information type the command letter of the corresponding menu option 2 When prompted type anew name location contact name up to 64 characters each then press return To cancel this option and not make any changes to the hub stack s name location or contact information press ctrl c at the command prompt 3 The new information you just entered will be displayed at the top of the screen 4 To quit and return to the Configuration Main Menu type q Page 3 6 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual Configure Out Of Band Parameters This menu displays and allows you to change the out of band param eters used when accessing the Management Module remotely To access the Out Of Band Parameter menu type o from the Config uration Main Menu The following screen will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM Out Of Band Parameter Menu Hub Out 0f Band Baud Rate 3600 Cmd Description a Set Out Of Band Baud Rate to 1200 Baud b Set Out Of Band Baud Rate to 2400 Baud c Set Out Of Band Baud Rate to 4800 Baud d Set Out Of Band Baud Rate to 9600 Baud q Return to Previous Menu Command Figure 3 6 Out Of Band Parameter menu Out Of Band Baud Rate To change the Out of Band Baud Rate type the command letter of the corresponding baud rate menu option e g type a
19. ew s Bootp and TFTP applications are enabled Q Power cycle the Management Module as well as the entire hub stack following the proper power up cycle procedure as described in Chapter 2 To exit the BootStrap Parameter menu type q Configure SNMP Parameters The Management Module is an SNMP Simple Network Manage ment Protocol manageable device You can change the SNMP parameters such as read write settings trap authentication and trap receivers by accessing the Configure SNMP Parameter menu To access the Configure SNMP Parameter menu type s from the Configuration Main Menu The following screen will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM SNMP Parameter Menu SNMP Read Community public SNMP Write Community private Trap Authentication DISABLED SNMP Trap Receivers IP Address Community 0 0 0 0 lt Not Used 0 0 0 0 lt Not Used 0 0 0 0 lt Not Used 0 0 0 0 lt Not Used gt lt Cmd gt lt Description gt r Set SNMP Read Community wW Set SNMP Write Community t Toggle Trap Authentication Traps a Add SNMP Trap Receiver Entry d Delete SNMP Trap Receiver Entry q Return to Previous Menu Command Figure 3 9 SNMP Parameter menu Page 3 10 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual SNMP Read and Write Community By default the SNMP Read Community is set to PUBLIC To change the Read Community type r from the SNMP Parameter menu At the prompt type a new community then press return By default the SNMP Write C
20. ing menu option e g type h for the Display Segment Counters screen Display Segment Counters This screen monitors and displays information for the entire hub stack The Segment Counters are monitored each second how ever the screen is updated every 10 seconds listed as Elapsed Time in the upper right corner of the screen To access the Display Segment Counters screen type h from the Statistics Menu The following screen will appear Page 3 17 Command Line Interface Statistics Menu AsanteFast 100 NM Segment Counters Elapse Time Counter Name Curr s lt Peak s gt Total Good Frames Bad Frames Short Event Runts Frame Too Long FCS Errors Alignment Errors DRM Errors Collisions Late Collisions Auto Partitions Readable Octets MJLPs o o o o 000000000000 Oo OO OO OO OO OO Oo OO OO OO OO OO CO OO OO OO OO 000 rreset s top qruit Figure 3 17 Segment Counters screen Counters The Segment Counters screen displays the number of occurrences for each counter in the hub stack For a definition and description of each counter name please refer to the Standard Repeater RFC 1516 Definitions of Manager Objects for IEEE 802 3 Repeater Device Monitoring a Segment Each hub stack s counters are monitored in four columns Current per second Peak per second Average per second and Total The Current per second column lists the number of counter occur rences each second The Peak pe
21. ization Low High 77 Asant FAST 100 ASANTE Management Modu Phone Network Dumb Terminal Workstation In Band Management Telnet or Asant View connection through the Asant FAST Hub Figure 3 1 Page 3 2 Out Of Band Management direct connection to the Manage ment Module s Console port NS Workstation Out Of Band Management modem connection to the Man agement Module s RS 232 port In Band and Out Of Band Management Diagram Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual Using the Command Line Interface Each module in the interconnected Asant FAST 100 Management Module and 100 Hub stack is assigned a Group number The bot tom module is assigned Group number 15 the next module up is Group 14 and so on When using the command line interface to monitor the hub stack each module is referred to by that group number After you connect to the command line interface using either in band or out of band management as described above the following main menu will appear Main Menu AsanteFast 100 NMM Local Management Version 1 0C Copyright c 1992 96 Asante Technologies Inc Main Menu Cmd gt Description General Information Configuration Statistics Figure 3 2 Management Module Main Menu From the Main Menu you can access three submenus General Information Configuration and Statistics If you are using Telne
22. monitored every second however the screen is updated every 10 seconds listed as Elapsed Time in the upper right corner of the screen To access the Display Port Counters screen type p from the Statis tics Menu The following screen will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM Port Counters Grp 15 Port 1 Elapse Time 00 00 00 Counter Name Curr s Peak sr x vg sr Total Good Frames 0 0 Bad Frames Short Event Runts Frame Too Long FCS Errors Alignment Errors DRM Errors Collisions Late Collisions Auto Partitions Readable Octets MJLPs 000000000000 000000000000 000000000000 000000000000 rreset stop drirect to nrext port prrev port t next grp prev arp Figure 3 19 Port Counters screen Page 3 21 Command Line Interface Statistics Menu Counters The Port Counters screen displays the number of occurrences for each counter on a port For a definition and description of each counter name please refer to the Standard Repeater RFC 1516 Definitions of Manager Objects for IEEE 802 3 Repeater Device Monitoring a Port The Port being monitored will be displayed at the top of the screen next to the hub Group number To monitor another hub s ports type for the next group or for the previous group To view another port on the current hub type n for next port or p for previ ous port To go directly to another port type d direct to then enter the port number and press return Each
23. ommunity is set to PRIVATE To change the Write Community type w from the SNMP Parameter menu At the prompt type anew community then press return Trap Authentication Traps This option indicates whether the SNMP agent process is permitted to generate authentication failure traps By default the Trap Authentication option is DISABLED To enable Trap Authentication type t This will toggle the Trap Authentica tion option through ENABLE and DISABLE SNMP Trap Receiver This option sets the receiving station address for SNMP traps Nor mally these addresses will be the same as your network manage ment software systems IP addresses To add an SNMP Trap Receiver address type a from the SNMP Parameter menu At the prompt type an IP address then press return To delete an SNMP Trap Receiver address type d from the SNMP Parameter menu At the prompt type the address to be deleted then press return Configure Port Parameters From this menu you can configure all of your port parameters on a particular hub To access the Configure Port Parameter menu type p from the Con figuration Main Menu The following screen will appear Page 3 11 Command Line Interface Configuration Menu AsanteFast 100 NMM Port Parameter Menu Group 15 Port 1 Link Status On Port Connection Enabled lt Cmd gt Description Toggle Port Connection Direct to the Port Select Next Port Select Previous Port Select Next Group Selec
24. out period enter the number of minutes at the Enter Idle Time in Minutes command line then press return Note The default and recommended time out period is 20 minutes To exit this option without making any changes to the current idle time out press ctrl c Set Console Password The console password is the password needed to access the Config uration Main Menu By default the password is Asante 1 To change the current console password type c from the Con figuration Main Menu The following command line will appear at the bottom of the Configuration Main Menu Enter New Password Max length is Z0 Figure 3 13 Set Console Password command line 2 Typeanew password at the Enter New Password prompt then press return Note The console password is case sensitive The password must be a minimum of one character and a maximum of 20 characters in length The password takes any ASCII code Ww At the confirmation password prompt type your new password again then press return Page 3 15 Command Line Interface Configuration Menu Reset EEProm to Default The Reset EEProm option allows you to reset all values in the hub stack to the default To reset the EEPROM to the default type e from the Configuration Main Menu The following command line will appear at the bot tom of the Configuration Main Menu Are you sure you want to reset EEPROM to default y N Figure 3 14 Reset EEProm to Default command line Type y
25. r Manual AsanteFast 100 NMM BootStrap Parameter Menu Boot Load Mode LOCAL Boot Mode TFTP Boot Server IP Address 192 203 54 216 Boot File Name c VaviewidlOOh cfx Cmd lt Description gt l Set Load Mode to Local Set Load Mode to Remote Set Boot Mode to Bootp t ftp Set Boot Mode to Tftp Set Boot Server IP Address Set Boot File Name Return to Previous Nenu Figure 3 8 BootStrap Parameter menu By default the bootstrap parameter settings are configured to ini tiate downloading from Asant View In most cases you will never have to change the bootstrap parameters If you do change the bootstrap parameters follow these guidelines Initiate downloading from Asant View default setting Q Onthe Asant View machine select Configure then Software Upgrade Make sure you also turn on the BootP and TFTP application in Asant View Q On the Management Module the boot load mode should remain set to LOCAL You do not have to set the boot mode boot server IP address or boot file name Initiate downloading from the hub Q On the Management Module change the boot load mode to REMOTE by typing r from the Bootstrap Parameter menu Q If you have an IP address already configured choose TFTP for the boot mode Make sure Asant View e TFTP application is enabled Page 3 9 Command Line Interface Configuration Menu Q If you do not have an IP address configured choose Bootp tftp for the boot mode Make sure Asant Vi
26. r second column lists the largest number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen The Average per second column lists the average number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen TheTotal column lists the total number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Page 3 18 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual Time Clock The elapsed time clock updates information on the hub stack every 10 seconds It is located in the upper right corner of the screen and displays the number of hours minutes and seconds of the current monitored time period Resetting the Segment Counters screen To reset the Segment Counters screen resets the elapsed time clock to 00 00 00 type r To stop the monitoring of the Segment Counters and freeze the screen with the current totals type s To exit the Display Segment Counters screen type q Display Group Counters This screen monitors and displays information on individual hubs within the hub stack Each hub is numbered as a Group and is mon itored every second however the screen is updated every 10 sec onds listed as Elapsed Time in the upper right corner of the screen To access the Display Group Counters screen type h from the Sta tistics Menu The following screen will appear AsanteFast 100 NMM Group Counters Elapse Time 00 00 Counter Name lt Curr s gt Peak s Total Good Frames 3613 3613 Bad Frames 5 5
27. santeFast 100 NIMM with SNMP Agent and TELNET Software V1 0D Compiled Date Mar 12 1996 Time 10 47 19 System Administration Hub Name none Hub Location none gt Hub Contact none Hub ID MAC IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Router ID MAC Address 00 00 94 75 94 EE IP Address 192 203 54 224 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Router 192 203 54 1 Hub Boot Information Boot Load Mode LOCAL Boot Mode TFTP Boot Server 192 203 54 216 Boot File Name c iaview dlOOh cfx Fast NIM Out 0f Band Parameters Baud Rate 2600 Type lt sp gt to continue Figure 3 3 General Information screen Page 3 4 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual The General Information screen displays the compilation date and time as well as the current network settings To change any of the network settings you need to access the Configuration menu see the section titled Configuration Main Menu later in this chapter for more information To exit the General Information screen press the space bar on your keyboard This will bring you back to the Main Menu Configuration Main Menu The Configuration Main Menu allows you to view and change your network configurations These configurations include system administration information TCP IP parameters port parameters and IP mapping Accessing the Configuration Main Menu 1 Fromthe Main Menu type c 2 Atthe Enter Password prompt type your password then press return
28. t a fourth option will be available Close Connection This option closes your remote connection to the Management Module s com mand line interface Accessing a Submenu To access a submenu press the command letter of the correspond ing menu option e g type g for General Information There is no need to press return the system will automatically bring you to the next submenu Page 3 3 Command Line Interface General Information Screen Fxiting a Submenu In most cases you can press q to exit a submenu as displayed on certain screens How ever in some circumstances a submenu will contain additional choices Some of these choices are command lines which ask you to directly enter information for example the Set Console Password command line from the Configuration Main Menu asks you to enter a new password To exit these command lines press ctrl c General Information Screen The General Information screen displays current statistics on the Management Module such as system administration information hub IP addresses subnet mask and default router information hub boot information and out of band parameters information The information displayed on this screen is for viewing purposes only you cannot make any changes to the network information from this screen Accessing the General Information Screen From the Main Menu type g to access the General Information screen The following screen will appear A
29. t Previous Group Refresh Screen Apply Current Settings Return to Previous Menu Om HI B D Go Figure 3 10 Port Parameter menu Note If the screen No Port Parameters appears you are looking at the Group number for the Management Module not a hub Fol low the directions below Changing Hubs to view ahub The Port Parameter menu will display port information for one port on one hub at a time The hub you are viewing is listed as Group number in the upper right corner of the screen The port you are viewing is listed as Port number in the upper right corner of the screen Changing Hubs To view port parameters for another hub group type on your keyboard advances you to the next group or type brings you to the previous group Changing Ports To view port parameters for another port on a hub type n for the next port type p for previous port or type d direct to port then a port number Toggle Port Connection This option enables or disables the selected port connection Type c from the Port Parameter Menu to toggle through enabling or disabling the port The status of the port connection will be dis played at the top of the screen Type a apply current settings for the change to take effect Page 3 12 Asant FAST 100 Management Module User Manual Refresh Screen This option allows you to reset the Port Parameter menu to the orig inal settings for example if you enable a port that was
30. to set the baud rate to 1200 type b to set the baud rate to 2400 To exit the Out Of Band Parameter menu type q Configure TCP IP Parameters This menu displays and allows you to change a hub stack s IP address subnet mask and default router information To access the Configure TCP IP Parameter menu type i from the Configuration Main Menu The following screen will appear Page 3 7 Command Line Interface Configuration Menu AsanteFast 100 NMM TCP IP Parameter Menu Hub IP Address 192 203 54 224 Hub Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Hub Default Router 192 203 54 1 zCmd lt Description gt i Set IP Address 1i Set Subnet Mask r Set Default Router Address q Return to Previous Menu Figure 3 7 TCP IP Parameter menu By default each parameter is set to 0 0 0 0 To change a parameter type the command letter of the corresponding menu option When prompted type the new address then press enter The new address will be displayed at the top of the screen To exit this menu and return to the Configuration Main Menu type q Configure Bootstrap Parameters This menu allows you to view and change the bootstrap parameters boot load mode boot mode and boot server IP address used for downloading a new version of runtime software for the Manage ment Module To access the Bootstrap Parameters menu type b from the Configu ration Main Menu The following screen will appear Page 3 8 Asant FAST 100 Management Module Use
31. ule SF Utilization Low 2s High Asant FAST100 qux o eet ASANI Management M odule PWR Reset _ __ Tix OOOO III ASANTE E Dien Poris Asant FAST 100 Hub Asant FAST 100 Hub Figure 2 6 Connecting the Asant FAST 100 Management Module with a Hub 7 Oncethehub and module are connected plug the Management Module s power cord into the power socket on the rear panel of the Management Module 8 Plug the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet or other source of power Caution Before powering on the Management Module you must power on the bottom module in the stack first The proper power up cycle must be followed in order for the Module to operate The proper power up cycle when using a Man agement Module in a stack of Asant FAST 100 hubs is from the bottom up 9 Turn on the power switch on the bottom module in your net Work stack The power switch is located on the left side of the module s back panel 10 Continue to power on each module following the proper power up cycle in the stack Page 2 4 3 Command Line Interface TheAsant FAST 100 Management Module monitors a network s per formance collisions traffic and other vital signs and allows you to manage the information using its own builtin command line inter face This chapter contains reference information on how to connect to the command line interface as well as information on the Main Menu
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