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1. AutoDiscovery Map Manager E aay osa E ASANTE microcor IDE ios on 192 203 54 1 192 203 5412 192 203 54 18 192 203 54 24 1922035425 192 203 54 40 microson Microsoft SANT 192 203 54 41 192 203 5447 192 203 54 48 192 203 54 44 192 203 54 50 192 203 54 64 ASANTE B lasant E Kan ASANT RE IASANT 192 203 54 65 192 203 54 87 192 203 54 88 192 203 54 93 192 203 54 95 192 203 54 120 E srroptied 1 ncroson Ehsan LDCasaur B Li z n i n 192 203 54 149 192 203 54 162 192 203 54 173 192 203 54 180 192 203 54 185 192 203 54 186 E si pasanri E lasanr fasanr E SANT E laSANTE n Pr 192 203 54 188 192 20354 189 192 20354 190 19220354200 19220354208 192203 54222 penal Ejea 7 192 103 54238 192 203 54 240 192 203 54 254 Figure 3 1 Discovered network map 6 Click once on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s device icon A Note The SuperStack Il Switch 1000 s device icon is labeled 3Com and has the device s IP address directly below it The Device Page for the selected SuperStack 11 Switch 1000 appears see Figure 3 2 on page 3 3 For information on the Device Page s components see Device Page Components on page 3
2. Unit ID Read only field displays the number of the unit in the SuperS tack Il Switch 1000 Note This number is always 1 Port ID Read only field displays the number of the port for which MAC address mapping information is dis played Address index Read only field displays the number of the address entry for a port Address Configurable field determines the MAC address of the network station that is authorized to communicate with the port Page 6 4 Address Status mn E Address Priority m m Address List Configurable field determines the status of the MAC address in the Port Address Table nonPermanent the address is not perma nent it is removed if after a period of time aging time the device has not transmitted NonPermanent entries are removed from the table if the device is reset or a power off on cycle occurs permanent the address entry is permanent it remains in the address table even if the device is reset or a power off on cycle occurs delete manually removes the selected address entry from the address table Configurable field determines the priority of the MAC address in the Port Address Table normalPriority the address filters at a nor mal rate through the device highPriority the address filters at a faster than normal rate through the device Page 6 5 Menus Identify This menu allows you to view and configure identificatio
3. Click once on the VLAN group button the button turns green when selected Figure 5 8 Selecting aVLAN group 2 Open the Configuration menu if it s not already opened by clicking once on its menu level indicator See Figure 5 9 Group Number Port Number _ ES mi ami a E ga TA PA al lt E Menu Selections 4 configuration Menu Level Sl setup Indicator 3 vas Graph E Tavie Figure 5 9 VLAN menu level indicator 3 Click once on the VLAN menu item TheVLAN Workgroup Table appears similar to Figure 5 10 Page 5 9 VLAN Workgroup Table 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Figure 5 10 VLAN Workgroup Table Select the VLAN group to be named by clicking once on its row entry Click Modify The Modify Dialog box appears Type aname for the VLAN group in the WGroup Name field O Ul B Click Apply TheVLAN s group name is changed and appears in the Workgroup Table If it does not appear click Refresh Page 5 10 Disabling a VLAN Group Disabling a VLAN Group Disabling aVLAN group prevents all of the ports belonging to that group from communicating with each other To disable aVLAN group 1 Vv AO U BR W N In the VLAN View Page select the VLAN group you want to disable by clicking once on its VLAN group button TheVLAN group button turns green when selected Open the Configuration menu if it s not already opened by clicking once on its menu evel indicator Click once
4. cessfully SW Version Read only field displays the device s current software version number HW Version Read only field displays the device s current hard ware version number Download File Configurable field sets the file name and network name path of the software image file Server Address Configurable field sets the boot server s IP address Page 6 13 Menus Network Access This menu allows you to view and configure network access informa tion both in band and out of band for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Table 6 9 describes each field in the Network Access menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Configur ing Network Access Parameters on page 4 5 Table 6 9 Network Access Menu IP Address Configurable field sets the device s in band IP address Configurable field sets the device s in band subnet address Note A subnet mask in the IP addressing scheme is a group of selected bits whose values serve to identify a subnetwork All members of the subnetwork share the mask value Router Address Configurable field sets the address of the default gateway to which the device belongs Bootp Mode Configurable field sets the device s method for retrieving an IP address LI enabled sets the device to request an IP address from a BootP server L disabled sets the device to NOT request an IP address from a BootP server the IP address must be config
5. ment on page 3 5 for more information Click once on the VlanView menu TheVLAN View Page appears 4 Locate the port you want to assign to aVLAN by find ing its port button on the VLAN window Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the VLAN window to scroll to the right and locate port buttons that are not visible on the screen 5 Click once on the port s button and hold down the left mouse button until a small dot appears next to the screen s pointer See Figure 5 5 Page 5 5 VLAN Port Button Selection click on the port button and hold down the left mouse button until a dot appears next to the screen s pointer Group Number Port Number Menultems AE S configuration setup al validate a statistics Figure 55 Selecting a port button 6 While holding down the mouse button drag the dot onto the VLAN group button that you want to assign the port to then release the mouse button See Figure 5 6 Group Number Port Number Menultems Menu Selections E E Configuration H Setup el validate e E statistics EU A T grag the button to the VLAN group et vaw ULL AU LULU mes Number Port Number a Ga ed Go ed x i k Menultems l F menu Selections E 3 Configuration _ EH Setul drop the button a tot M on the VLAN group a statistics Figure 56 Assigning a port to aVLAN group The port is now assigned to
6. them in IntraSpection Refer to the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s User s Guide for instructions on viewing the device s community strings To set the community strings for a SuperStack II Switch 1000 in IntraSpection 1 On the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page click the map icon on the IntraSpection navigation bar located at the bottom of the screen as shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 IntraSpection navigation bar The most recently discovered map appears 2 Click the Map Manager button The Map Manager Page appears similar to Figure 4 2 Page 4 3 Management Figure 4 2 IntraSpection Map Manager Page 3 Click the Edit Device button The Map Configuration Table appears similar to Figure 4 3 Map Configuration Table D n Mad Cora Steg Write Cort Sete iy Figure 4 3 Map Configuration Table Enter the device s IP address in the IP Address field Enter the device s read community string in the Read Community String field Enter the device s write community string in the Write Community String field JJ O uh Click Apply The read and write community strings are configured Page 4 4 Configuring Network Access Parameters Configuring Network Access Parameters To configure and or manage the SuperStack Switch 1000 over the net work or via out of band access the device needs to be properly config ured with network access parameters These parameters are initially configured in the d
7. which management stations can receive traps from the device See Trap Receiv ers on page 6 15 7 Validate updates the Device Page with the latest information stored in the IntraSpection Application Server database See Validate on page 6 17 L Statistics Table allows you to view real time statistical data in a table format on the selected VLAN group See Table on page 6 21 L Graph allows you to view real time sta tistical data in a graph format on the selected VLAN group See Graph on page 6 18 Page 6 23 A Technical Support Contacting Asant Technical Support To contact Asant Technical Support Telephone 800 622 7464 Fax 408 432 6018 Fax Back 800 741 8607 408 954 8607 Internet Mail support asante com World Wide Web http w ww asante com Bulletin Board Service BBS 408 432 1416 ARA BBS guest log in 408 894 0765 AppleLink mail BBS ASANTE FTP Archive ftp asante com Technical Support Hours 6 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Standard Time USA Monday Friday Page A 1 Index A about this manual vii access to ports restricting 4 16 action field slots menu 6 12 add button 3 7 address field address list 64 index field address list 6 4 list menu 6 4 priority field 6 5 status field 6 5 table 4 15 deleting an entry 4 17 managing 4 15 agent menu description of fields information viewing 4 14 alignment errors 6 18 6 19
8. 1000 device you must first create a map of your network within IntraSpection 1 Make sure the Personality Module is installed and the IntraSp ection Application Server is running 2 Access IntraSpection from any Java enabled Web browser requires logging into IntraSpection A Important For help on accessing and logging into IntraSpection refer to the IntraSpection User s Manual 3 After you are logged into IntraSpection click Auto Discovery on the IntraSpection Main Menu The AutoDiscovery Page appears 4 Complete each field on the AutoDiscovery Page fol lowing the guidelines below LI Typethe IP subnet address of the SuperStack Switch 1000 to be managed in the Segment field UU Type the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s community string in the Community field C1 Make sure the Enterprise ID field has a value of all Li Type the lowest beginning IP address on your network in the Low IP Address field Page 3 1 Accessing the Device LI Type the highest last IP address on your network in the Hi IP Address field LI Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a new map or select Append to attach this map to the map that is stored in your system s buffer if any 5 click Apply IntraSpection discovers and builds a map of your net work The map contains icons which represent each SNMP device on the network Figure 3 1 is an example map
9. Installing a Personality Module 13 click ox The IntraSpection Module Installation window appears A Important This window should be pointing to the directory that contains the IntraSpection websuite exe program If it is not click Browse and locate that directory 14 cick ok 15 A Note A Select Database window may appear If it does select vendor mdb then click OK A Note An Updating IntraSpection System Files window may appear if it does click OK The installer program installs the Personality Module into the IntraSpection Application Server Installation is complete when the Installation Com pleted Successfully dialog box appears Start the IntraSpection Application Server following the guidelines below LI Windows NT 3 51 users double click the IntraSpection icon located in the Programs group Li Windows NT 4 0 users open the Start menu select Programs then IntraSpection For information on accessing the SuperStack 11 Switch 1000 see Chapter 3 Accessing the Device For information on performing some basic manage ment functions see Chapter 4 Management Page 2 3 3 Accessing the Device This chapter explains how to access the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Per sonality Module s Device Page The Device Page provides access to the Personality Module s management options Accessing the Device Page To access the Device Page for a SuperStack II Switch
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11. Switch 1000 window appears Click Finish to continue The Personality Module files are decompressed The IntraSpection Personality Module Welcome dia log box appears Click Next to continue Page 2 1 Installation The Software License Agreement window appears Review the agreement carefully 7 Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue with the installation or click No to exit the installation The IntraSpection Personality Module Read Me win dow appears Review the information carefully 8 Click Next to continue The decompressed Personality Module files are installed onto the computer The Decompression of the Source is Now Complete dialog box appears 9 Click OK to continue with the installation The Select Module to Install window appears dis playing the LS1000 ipm file See Figure 2 1 Select Module to Install ME Look in E 3 Floppy A y eel EE 151000 SysUpdate ia LS1000 ipm Files oftype fintraspection Installation Module ip Cancel F Open as read only Figure 2 1 Select Module to Install window 10 Click once on the LS1000 ipm file 11 Click Open The Enter Product Serial Number window appears 12 Enter the serial number that came with your copy of the Personality Module The serial number is located on the inside cover of this User s Manual A Important The serial number is case sensitive enter it exactly as shown Page 2 2
12. a port that belongs to the VLAN group you want to manage A green VLAN group marker appears in the selected port and in all of the ports belonging to that group of VLAN See Figure 3 4 The number of the VLAN group 1001 to 1016 appears in the VLAN identification window LJ Click once in theVLAN identification window and type the number of the VLAN group you want to manage F STATUS 123456 TCVR papa IN Packet m MMM Status i ERIC mer LA VLAN 11001 mme Status jm Status VLAN Identification Window VLAN Group Markers click once in the window then all ports with this marker belong type the number of the VLAN to the same VLAN group group to be managed Figure 3 4 Selecting aVLAN group To deselect aVLAN group 1 Click on any port not belonging to the selected VLAN group Page 3 5 Accessing the Device Selecting a Port for Management To select a port for management A Click once on a port on the front panel image If aVLAN group marker appears click on the port again until the port is highlighted by a green box See Figure 3 5 Selected Port ix bit Te 12 Figure 35 Selecting a port To deselect the port A Click again on the selected port Page 3 6 Tables Menus The menus on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s Device Page provide access to the different management options supported by the Personal ity Module Tables Some menus contain tables with information that is configurable directly
13. down menu and selecting one of the following options D normalPriority sets the address to filter normally through the device UU highPriority sets the address to filter at a high priority through the device Click Apply Access for the port is configured To view updated infor mation click Refresh Page 4 16 Deleting an Entry To manually delete an entry in the Port Address Table 1 2 3 4 Select an entry to be deleted by clicking once on its row in the table Click Modify Open the Address Status drop down menu and select delete Click Apply The entry is deleted Page 4 17 Management Viewing Statistics Statistics for a SuperStack II Switch 1000 one of its VLAN groups or one of its ports can be viewed in two different formats table or graph Sta tistics collected include runts alignment errors collisions short events and readable frames Table Statistics 1 To view statistics for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 do not select anything on the Device Page s front panel image To view statistics for aVLAN group click once on a port belonging to that VLAN group To view statistics for a port click on the port until it is highlighted with a green box A Note For more information about selecting a VLAN group see Selecting aVLAN Group for Man agement on page 3 5 2 Click Table TheTable Statistics page appears for the device the selected VLAN group or the select
14. field displays the system s reset setting Last System Error Read only field displays the last system error experi enced by the system Page 6 8 Slots Slots This menu allows you to view and configure group information for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 The group information includes details about the switch as if it were a part of a device stack Table 6 7 describes each field in the Slots menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Viewing Group Information on page 4 11 Table 6 7 Slots Menu LocationType Read only field displays the types of physical enti ties and their locations that the device can contain Note A stack chassis Such as the SuperStack II Switch 1000 contains a number of physical entities such as power supplies and cards units Each physical entity resides at some location A stack chassis can contain a number of types of locations Each type of location is specialized to a different pur pose There are five types of locations defined LJ 1 modularslot a location of this type can take a number of different entities They are general purpose and are often the purpose of the device 2 power supply bay contains a power supply 3 fan position holds a fan 4 backplane position contains only a backplane 5 stackableUnit position a stack has only entities of type stackableUnit D CO vu Location Read only field displays th
15. for a VLAN Group cococccccccnoncononnninnnonononnnos 5 12 EA 6 1 VEAN Lic ca 6 3 Address Llica inanici n 64 AO ia aa 66 Dit din noter 6 7 Adria ia 6 8 Md Ta re ote 6 9 Upgrade ait hia nt en Se 6 13 NetWork ACCESS ninia 6 14 Trap Receivers iii 6 15 Valid iia e 6 17 iO 6 18 A OO beara ccareaated teers 6 21 VEAN VIEW ss eat te nn ire enterr e 6 22 Technical SUPpOrt s sssssssennsunnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnana A 1 Contacting Asant Technical Support A l Technical Support Hours A l gt A PME Index i Page v Preface About This Manual This manual introduces the IntraSpection Personality Module for the fol lowing device L The 3Com SuperStack II Switch 1000 The manual defines a Personality Module and explains how to install and use the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module A Important For additional information on using IntraSp ection refer to the IntraSpection User s Manual Chapter Contents This manual is divided into the following chapters UU Chapter 1 Introduction defines an IntraSpection Per sonality Module and describes the components of the SuperStack 11 Switch 1000 Personality Module D Chapter 2 Installation explains how to install the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module Li Chapter 3 Accessing the Device explains how to access the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via IntraSpection Li Chapter 4 Management explains how to perform some basic m
16. image This selects the entire device 2 Click Agent TheAgent Information table appears similar to Figure 4 11 Agent Information 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Information Heartbeat Interval PROM SWWer Restart Count nochange Last System Error 0 Figure 4 11 Agent Information table A Note The information displayed in this table is read only For a description of each field see Agent on page 6 8 3 To view the latest information click Refresh Page 4 14 Managing the Port Address Table Managing the Port Address Table The Port Address Table is a table of node addresses that the device receives on its ports It uses the information in the table to decide whether a frame should be forwarded or filtered By modifying entries in the Port Address Table you can restrict access to certain ports by specifying the physical addresses that are allowed to connect to the ports The table holds a maximum of 500 entries Initially all entries are age ing entries that is they are removed from the table if after a period of time the device has not transmitted or if the device is reset or powered off Entries can be set as permanent to remain in the table regardless of the aging time or if the switch is powered off or reset Viewing the Port Address Table The view the Port Address Table 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device 2
17. information tables 3 7 receiver address field trap receivers menu 6 15 refresh button 3 7 requirements client 1 3 server 1 3 resetting the device 4 10 reset action field agent menu 6 8 restart count field agent menu 6 8 router address field network access menu 6 14 6 18 6 19 6 12 6 12 runts S segmenting switch 5 5 select database window 2 3 selecting port for management 3 6 switch for management 3 5 Index iii selecting continued VLAN for management 3 5 serial number location of 2 2 server address field upgrade menu 6 13 requirements 1 3 service ID field slots menu type field slots menu 6 12 6 10 short events 6 18 6 19 slots menu 6 9 SNMP agent information viewing 4 14 community strings See community strings software requirements upgrading statistics graph table status field VLAN 6 3 LEDs viewing 34 subnet mask field network access menu 6 14 sw Version field upgrade menu 6 13 slots menu 6 12 switch information viewing 4 9 sys objid field slots menu 6 9 system requirements 1 3 T table menu 6 21 tables within menus components of resizing 3 7 technical support trap index field receivers adding deleting menu modifying 13 4 7 4 20 6 18 4 18 6 21 3 7 A 1 6 15 4 12 4 13 6 15 4 13 Index iv traps 4 12 TX Collision U unicast frames unit ID field address list VLAN 6 3 UNIX 1 3 up time field identify menu upgrade menu 6 13 upgrading
18. on the VLAN menu item TheWorkgroup Table appears Select the VLAN group to be disabled by clicking once on its row entry Click Modify The Modify Dialog box appears Open the Status drop down menu and select notIn Service Click Apply TheVLAN group is disabled Page 5 11 VLAN Viewing Statistics for a VLAN Group You can view statistics in table and graph formats for each of the configured groups of VLAN on the SuperStack Il Switch 1000 To view statistics for aVLAN group 1 In the VLAN View Page select the VLAN group for which you want to view statistics by clicking once on itsVLAN group button The group number button turns green when selected Open the Statistics menu if it s not already opened by clicking once on its menu evel indicator Click once on Graph to view statistics in graph for mat or Table to view statistics in table format The Statistics Table or Graph Page appears for the selected VLAN group See Viewing Statistics on page 4 18 for more informa tion on using the Statistics Page Page 5 12 Menus This chapter describes each management menu on the SuperStack Switch 1000 Personality Module s Device Page The table below provides a brief description of each menu the sections that follow explain each menu in detail Table 6 1 Device Page Menu Descriptions Configuration Title for the submenus listed below it this menu cannot be sele
19. received by the trap receiving station A Important This is a 32 bit mask field FF FF FF FF enables all traps 00000001 h high priority configuration traps 00000002 h low priority configuration traps 00000004 h high priority security traps 00000008 h low priority security traps 00000010 h alarms and polling traps CUC oo Page 6 15 Menus Category LJ 00000020 h regular heartbeat traps continued C1 00000040 h end station table traps L 00000080 h reserved L 00000100 h physical entity traps C1 00000200 h facility traps LJ 00000400 h service related traps Protocol Read only field displays what protocol is being used to send the trap IP or IPX Throttle Interval Configurable field determines the time interval for the device to send traps Note This field is in milliseconds Page 6 16 Validate Validate This menu updates the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page with the latest information from the IntraSpection Application Server database Occasionally these files should be updated to ensure that you are view ing the device s latest information When this option is selected you are returned to the IntraSpection map page A Note For instructions on using this menu see Updating the Device Page on page 4 8 Page 6 17 Menus Graph This menu allows you to view real time
20. space Windows NT 3 51 or higher or Windows NT 4 0 rec ommended Web server that supports Common Gateway Interface CGI 1 1 such as Netscape FastTrack Server Microsoft IIS NCSA HTTP etc Any database management system that supports ODBC Open Database Connectivity such as Microsoft Access Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server Any Windows Windows NT Macintosh or UNIX workstation Any World Wide Web browser with Java and Java script support such as Netscape Navigator O version 3 0 required 3 01 recommended or Microsoft Internet Explorer A Important To access and use the Personality Module s VLANView menu you must use Netscape Communicator version 4 0 Page 1 3 2 Installation This chapter explains how to install the SuperStack 11 Switch 1000 Per sonality Module Installing a Personality Module A A WN Important The Personality Module is installed on the computer where the IntraSpection Application Server is installed Before installing the Personality Module make sure that IntraSpection websuite exe is NOT running on the computer Insert the Personality Module CD into the computer where the IntraSpection Application Server is installed Open the CD to display its contents Double click the LS1000 exe file Click Yes at the IntraSpection Personality Module for LinkSwitch 1000 dialog box The IntraSpection Personality Module for the Link
21. statistical information in a graph format on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 one of its VLAN groups or one of its ports Table 6 11 describes each field in the Graph menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Viewing Statistics on page 4 18 or Viewing Statistics for aVLAN Group on page 5 12 Table 6 11 Graph Menu Drop down menu specifies the amount of time in seconds that the device is polled for information Statistics Drop down menu determines the object for which statistics are gathered Device Statistics L Readable Frames displays the total number of good or readable frames frames without error L Unicast Frames displays the number of frames seen by the card that is addressed to a unicast non card address _ Broadcast Frames displays the total num ber of frames that were successfully received and were directed to the broadcast group address L FCS Errors displays the number of frames that failed Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC Alignment Errors displays the number of frames that were an integral number of octets in length and did not pass the FCS check L FramesTooLong displays the number of frames that exceeded 1 518 bytes Short Events displays the number of data bursts data less than 10 bytes in length Runts displays the number of frames shorter than 64 bytes TX Collision displays the total number of co
22. switch softw are V validate menu 6 17 virtual local area network VLAN creating groups of group button number groups disabling 5 11 identifying on image naming 5 9 statistics viewing viewing 34 identification window LED status box 5 3 managing groups of overview 5 8 menu description of fields 6 3 menuswith 54 overview of 5 1 port button 5 3 selecting for management useof 5 1 view menu picture of viewing groups 5 2 VLAN View menu 6 22 Ww 6 18 6 18 6 19 64 66 4 7 See VLAN 55 53 53 34 5 12 34 3 5 5 2 wGroupIndex field VLAN 6 3 wGroupName field VLAN 6 3 Windows NT 3 51 1 3 starting server 2 3 Windows NT continued 40 1 3 starting server 2 3 World Wide Web browsers supported 1 3 write community string configuring 4 3 Index v
23. that VLAN group The port s button and status LED box will be aligned with the VLAN group number See Figure 5 7 Page 5 6 VLAN Groups Group Number Port Number Menultems Menu selections 4 configuration Setup 3 validate statistics lt the portis assigned to the VLAN group Figure 5 7 New VLAN group 7 Repeat steps 1 6 for each port you want to assign to aVLAN group Page 5 7 VLAN Managing VLAN Groups There are two ways to manage each configured group of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 L viathe VLANView Page L viathe SuperStack II Switch 1000 s Device Page The management menu items on the VLAN View Page are identical to those on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s Device Page A Important To access and use the VLAN View screen you must use Netscape Communicator v 4 0 This section describes how to perform the following management tasks via the VLAN View Page Management Task Page Number Naming a VLAN group page 5 9 Disabling a VLAN group page 5 11 Viewing statistics fora VLAN group page 5 12 Page 5 8 Naming a VLAN Group Naming a VLAN Group For identification purposes configured groups of VLAN can be assigned a name such as Marketing or Payroll To assign aname to aVLAN group via the VLAN View Page 1 In the VLAN View Page select the VLAN group you want to name by clicking once on itsVLAN group but ton See Figure 5 8
24. 1 3 heartbeat interval field agent menu 6 8 help Seetechnical support hw version field upgrade menu 6 13 hw version field slots menu 6 11 identification information configuring 4 6 identify menu 6 6 image front panel 34 in band parameters configuring 4 5 installation 2 1 IntraSpection Application Server 2 3 requirements 1 3 select database window 2 3 serial number entering 2 2 intended audience viii interfaces field identify menu 6 6 IntraSpection application server starting 2 3 mapicon 4 3 map manager 4 3 IP address configuring manually 6 14 field network access menu 6 14 out of band 6 14 LEDs status viewing 34 load status field upgrade menu location field identify menu 6 6 information configuring 4 6 type field slots menu 6 9 M MAC addresses viewing table of 4 15 management accessing the device address list menu agent menu 6 8 device menu 6 7 device page components graph menu 6 18 identify menu 6 6 menus components of overview 6 1 network access menu 6 14 performing basic functions 6 13 3 1 64 3 3 3 7 overview 4 1 port address table 4 15 selecting 3 6 resetting the device 4 10 slots menu 6 9 software upgrades 4 7 statistics graph viewing 4 20 table viewing 4 18 switch selecting 3 5 table menu 6 21 tasks 4 1 trap receiversmenu 6 15 updating device page 4 8 requesting from server 6 14 nase mene PE validate menu 6 17 Java 13 vlan view menu 6 22 map L ic
25. 13 VLAN View Menu Group Number Buttons represent each of the device s ports Port Number Vlan1 Vian 16 Buttons represent each of the device s 16 groups of VLAN Menu Items Menus allow you to manage each configured group of VLAN groups that contain at least one port or the entire device These menus are identical to those on the Device Page 1 Configuration m m VLAN allows you to name disable or enable the selected VLAN group See VLAN on page 6 3 Address List allows you to view the last 500 IP addresses that the device received and allows you to restrict access to each port See Address List on page 6 4 Identify allows you to configure identi fication information for the device See Identify on page 6 6 Device allows you to view general information on the device See Device on page 6 7 Agent allows you to view SNMP agent information on the device See Agent on page 6 8 Slots allows you to view and configure the device s group information See Slots on page 6 9 Page 6 22 VLAN View Qi Setup 1 Upgrade allows you to set the down load file name and server address for upgrading the device s software See Upgrade on page 6 13 NetwAccess allows you to view and configure network access information for the device See Network Access on page 6 14 L TrapReceivers allows you to determine
26. 3 For information on performing basic management func tions see Performing Basic Management Functions on page 4 1 Page 3 2 Device Page Components The Device Page consists of several components including device infor mation a front panel image aVLAN identification window and manage ment menus See Figure 3 2 Device Information Device Information eo 192 203 54 165 VLAN Front Panel Identification Image Window Sas le Vianview z Personality Module fe seu Information management m meam menus El Figure 3 2 Device Page components Device Information The following device information is displayed at the top of the Device Page UU Device Description a description of the device i e 3Com Front Panel D IP Address the IP address of the SuperStack Switch 1000 Page 3 3 Accessing the Device VLAN Identification Window TheVLAN identification window displays the number of the currently selected VLAN group It also allows you to select a configured group of VLAN by typing the VLAN group s number in the window There are 16 VLAN groups depending on the number of VLANs you have created this number can be from 1001 to 1016 See Selecting aVLAN Group for Management on page 3 5 for informa tion on selecting aVLAN group on the front panel image See Creating VLAN Groups on page 5 5 for information on c
27. Click Address List The Port Address Table appears similar to Figure 4 12 Port Address Table 192 203 54 165 Switeh 1000 Figure 4 12 PortAddress Table The table displays the last 500 addresses that the device has received Use the table s scroll bar to navigate up and down the table You cannot directly search for aspecific MAC address in the table 3 Click Refresh to view the latest information Page 4 15 Management Specifying Port Access To restrict access to a port by specifying the physical address that is authorized to connect to the port 1 Select the number of the port you want to control access to by clicking once on a row containing that port number For example to specify access to port number 3 click ona row entry that contains a Port ID of 3 2 Click Modify The Modify Dialog box appears 3 Type the MAC address that is authorized to connect to this port in the Address field Determine the status of the address by opening the Address Status drop down menu and selecting one of the following options Y nonPermanent sets the address to be a non permanent entry in the table the IP address is deleted after the specified aging time or when the device is reset or powered off Y permanent sets the address to be a perma nent entry in the table the IP address is not deleted regardless of time or power off reset 5 Determine the priority of the address by opening the Address Priority drop
28. For a description of each object see Graph on page 6 18 4 Select the number of seconds for which statistics are to be gathered in the Seconds drop down menu The graph automatically begins gathering statistics 5 Use the scroll bar to change the graph s count per sec ond display scroll up to increase the count per sec ond scroll down to decrease it Li Average per Second the average number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen UU Peak per Second the largest number of occur rences since opening or resetting the screen 6 To reset the statistics in the graph click Reset Page 4 20 5 VLAN This chapter provides an overview of VLAN and explains how to use it with the SuperStack II Switch 1000 VLAN Overview VLAN stands for virtual local area network VLAN is a network configura tion tool that allows you to group together specific ports on the same switch designating them as their own virtual network segments With the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module the use of VLAN lets you Li Create up to 16 separate user groups D Limit broadcast and multicast traffic LJ Increase security by specifying which segments can communicate with each other QU Allocate network resources such as servers Li Designate specific application groups You can create up to 16 separate VLANs on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 by assigning each port on the switch to aVLAN number By group
29. II Switch 1000 s MIB Management Information Base for more information on the options available in this field DBaseAction Configurable field allows you to carry out operations on the VLAN group s address list in the forwarding database Qi FreezeAddrs makes all addresses in the workgroup permanent Page 6 3 Menus Address List This menu displays the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s MAC address table The MAC address table is a table of node addresses that the device receives on its ports It uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be forwarded or filtered Each entry consists of the MAC address of the device and an identifier for the port on which it was received A Important The MAC address table holds a maxi mum of 500 entries The SuperStack II Switch 1000 learns entries automatically by listening to and learning the information that is broadcast when a new node logs onto the network The SuperStack II Switch 1000 checks the source and destination address as packets pass through it and records the informa tion in the table A Important You cannot manually add an entry into the Port Address Table Table 6 3 describes each field in the Address List menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Managing the Port Address Table on page 4 15 Table 6 3 Address List Menu Read only field displays the number of the entry in the Port Address Table from 1 to 500
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32. VLAN group button to re assign the port to aVLAN group See Creating VLAN Groups on page 5 5 for more information Page 5 3 VLAN VLAN Menu Items The menu items on the VLANView screen allow for individual manage ment of each of the 16 groups of VLAN The menu items are identical to those on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page Each menu can be opened or closed by clicking once on its menu evel indicator See Figure 54 Group Number Port Number __ mE PPF n 4 setup S validate 08 statistics Ja Graph E Tavie Menu Level Indicator Menultems Menu Selections a Configuration Closed Menu Opened Menu indicates menu is closed indicates menu is open Figure 5 4 VLAN menus Page 5 4 VLAN Groups Creating VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switch 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN By default all of the switch s ports are assigned to vlan1 To create more groups of VLANs group together the ports that you want to have on the same segment by dragging and dropping a port but ton onto aVLAN group button To create aVLAN group 1 Open the SuperStack Il Switch 1000 s Device Page 2 Wait for the page to validate it is validated when you see flashing LEDs A Note The front panel image on the Device Page displays the currently selected VLAN group such as 1001 as well as the ports that are assigned to that VLAN See Selecting aVLAN Group for Manage
33. anagement functions C1 Chapter 5 VLAN provides an overview of VLAN and explains how use it with the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module Li Chapter 6 Menus is a reference chapter that describes the Personality Module s management menus Page vii Preface Document Conventions This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information J Commands and key words are in boldface font A Note Noteworthy information which contains helpful suggestions or references to other sections in the manual is in this format A Important Significant information that calls attention to important features or instructions is in this format Audience This manual uses terms and concepts associated with Ethernet network ing and switches it is recommended that the user of this manual be familiar with local area networking and Ethernet switches This manual also assumes familiarity with IntraSpection Web based net work management Page viii 1 Introduction IntraSpection Personality Modules A Personality Module is a plug in to the IntraSpection system that allows for expanded management of an SNMP Simple Network Manage ment Protocol device by specifically addressing the device s propri etary information the Private MIB Management capabilities are accessed via the Personality Module s Device Page See Figure 1 1 SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module The Sup
34. apply button 3 7 assistance Seetechnical support audience intended viii B bootp mode 6 14 broadcast frames buttons add 3 7 apply 3 7 modify 3 7 refresh 3 7 6 8 6 18 6 19 C CGI 13 chapter contents vii chassis name field 6 7 chassisHWVers 6 7 chassisObjid 6 7 client requirements 1 3 common gateway interface community string configuring 4 3 trap receivers 6 15 configurable information within a menu 3 7 configuration tasks See CGI 4 1 contact field identify menu 6 6 information configuring 4 6 counters description of 6 21 D database management system dbaseAction field VLAN 6 3 description field identify menu device defined 34 information viewing menu description of fields page accessing components menus components of overview 6 1 tables 3 7 resizing 3 7 updating 4 8 selecting for management disk space required 1 3 document conventions viii downLinkPortID field VLAN download Filename field slots menu 6 13 13 66 3 3 49 6 7 3 1 33 3 7 35 63 E entity type field slots menu name field slots menu state field slots menu F fcs errors frames too long front panel image G graph menu 6 18 graphic of device image 6 10 6 12 6 12 6 18 6 19 6 18 6 19 34 See front panel group defined numbering 34 34 Index i groups of VLAN creating disabling 5 11 naming 5 9 statistics viewing viewing 34 55 5 12 H hardware requirements
35. ce off and then on 1 Open the Slots menu click once on the row entry click Modify open the Action drop down menu and select Reset then click Apply Page 4 7 Management Updating the Device Page The files for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s Personality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Server s database Occasionally these files should be updated from the Device Page to ensure that you are viewing the device s latest information To update the Personality Module s Device Page T Click validate The Device Page is updated with the latest information After it is updated the IntraSpection Map Manager Page appears 2 Click AutoDiscovery to rediscover the SuperStack II Switch 1000 A Important Refer to page 3 1 for instructions on discovering devices with AutoDiscovery Page 4 8 Viewing General Device Information Viewing General Device Information General device information includes items such as the device s chassis name object ID and hardware version number To view general device information 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device 2 Click Device The Device Information table appears similar to Figure 4 7 Device Information 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Device NumberOfGroups ChassisName ChassisObjld 1 3 6 1 4 1 43 1 8 ChassisHWWers 1 0 Figure 4 7 Device Information table A Note The i
36. cted VLAN Allows you to name disable or enable any of the 16 groups of VLAN See VLAN on page 6 3 AddressList Allows you to view the last 500 addresses that the device received Also allows you to restrict access to each port See Address List on page 6 4 Identify Allows you to configure device identification information See Identify on page 6 6 Device Allows you to view general device information See Device on page 6 7 Agent Allows you to view information on the device s SNMP agent See Agent on page 6 8 Slots Allows you to view and configure the device s group infor mation See Slots on page 6 9 Setup Title for the submenus listed below it this menu cannot be selected Upgrade Allows you to determine the download file name and server address for upgrading the device s software See Upgrade on page 6 13 Page 6 1 Menus NetwAccess Allows you to view and configure network access informa tion both in band and out of band for the device See Network Access on page 6 14 TrapReceiv Allows you to determine the management stations can ers receive traps from the device See Trap Receivers on page 6 15 Validate Updates the Device Page with its latest information from the IntraSpection Application Server database See Vali date on page 6 17 Statistics Title for the submenus listed below it this menu cannot be selected Graph All
37. e 4 3 Configuring network access parameters page 4 5 Configuring identification information page 4 6 Performing a software upgrade page 4 7 Management Tasks Management Task Page Number Updating the Device Page page 4 8 Viewing general device information page 4 9 Resetting the device page 4 10 Viewing group information page 4 11 Managing trap receivers page 4 12 Viewing SNMP agent information page 4 14 Page 4 1 Management Management Task Page Number Managing the port address table page 4 15 Viewing statistics page 4 18 A Important For information on using VLAN see Chap ter 5 VLAN Page 4 2 Setting Community Strings Setting Community Strings Community strings define access rights for reading and writing SNMP data objects for a device The community strings read community and write community for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 are manually set in the device via its console port In order to access the device with IntraSpection the community strings must be set in IntraSpection to match those set in the device A Important It is recommended that you set the commu nity strings for the device in IntraSpection before you attempt to perform any network management functions This section describes how to set the community strings in IntraSpec tion to match those set in the SuperStack II Switch 1000 A Important You must know the community strings of the SuperStack II Switch 1000 in order to correctly set
38. e location within the device Note A location is where a physical entity such as a power supply or a card unit resides SysObjid Read only field displays the object ID of the entity at this location Page 6 9 Menus Service Type Read only field displays what kind of entity is present at this location m UOC CODO CO O L O L L 1 unmanaged 802 3 repeater 2 IEEE 802 3 repeater 3 IEEE 802 5 mau module 4 IEEE 802 5 ring builder 5 FDDI concentrator 6 management module 12 standard backplane 13 extended backplane 14 display panel 17 fan 18 power supply 19 standard bridge 20 bridge per port 21 terminal server 22 remote bridge 23 switched Ethemet Entity Type Read only field in conjunction with Service Type uniquely identifies the specific physical entity For example the Service Type may be 802 3 repeater while the Entity Type may be 12 port UTP card Smart 802 3 Repeater CUCCU C O L 1 4 port RLC coax 2 8 port UTP 3 4 port fiber 4 8 port STP 6 4 port fanout 7 12 port UTP 8 12 port STP 9 12 port secure UTP 10 12 port secure STP 11 6 port fiber 12 4 port coax Page 6 10 Slots Entity Type continued 32 6 port resilient fiber 65 12 port UTP RJ 45 connector 66 12 port UTP RJ 45 connector expand able 67 13 port UTP Telco module 68 24 port TUP 2xTelco 69 6
39. ed port similar to Figure 4 13 VLAN Statistics Table WL SOK Se Beare k 11600 VLAN 1001 Figure 4 13 Table Statistics For a complete description of each object in the table see Table on page 6 21 3 Select the number of seconds to poll for statistics in the Sampling Interval drop down menu Page 4 18 Viewing Statistics Statistics are gathered in the following columns a a a a Curr current the number of occurrences each second Peak the largest number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Avg the average number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Total the total number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen 4 To reset the object counters to zero click Reset Page 4 19 Management Graph Statistics 1 To view statistics for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 do not select anything on the Device Page s front panel image To view statistics for aVLAN group click once on a port belonging to that VLAN group To view statistics for a port click on the port until it is highlighted with a green box 2 Click Graph The Graph Statistics page appears similar to Figure 4 14 VLAN Statisthes Graph VAL 200 54 908 Swited 1000 VLAN DME Count Per Second Scroll Bar Display Drop Down Menus Seconds Statistics Figure 4 14 Graph Statistics 3 Select the object to be monitored in the Statistics drop down menu
40. erStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module allows for expanded management of a 3Com SuperStack II Switch 1000 Me E IntraSpection F Device Information 3COM Front Panel VLAN Front Panel image Identification Window 2 Configuration VLAN Identify Personality Module Information management menus Figure 1 1 SuperStack II Switch 1000 Device Page Page 1 1 Introduction Management Options The SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module supports the follow ing management options L LD TCOCOOOO L VLAN up to 16 groups Port address table Device identification information General device information SNMP agent information Slot group configuration information Softw are upgrades Network access configuration Trap receiver management Table statistics at the device VLAN and port levels Graph statistics at the device VLAN and port levels See Chapter 4 Management for information on performing some basic management functions See Chapter 5 VLAN for information on using VLAN with the Super Stack II Switch 1000 See Chapter 6 Menus for a complete description of each management menu an Page 1 2 d its contents IntraSpection Personality Modules System Requirements Server C C O O D Client m a IntraSpection version 1 01 PC with 80486 or faster microprocessor 48MB RAM 100MB free disk
41. erred to as a group To view configure the Slot Configuration Table 1 2 3 4 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device Click Slots The Slot Configuration Table appears similar to Figure 4 9 Stot Configuration Table 192 209 4 16 Switch 1000 Figure 4 9 Slot Configuration Table A Note For adescription of each field see Slots on page 6 9 To modify information click once on arow entry Click Modify The Modify Dialog box appears A Important Only those fields that contain drop down menus can be edited Click Apply To view updated information click Refresh Page 4 11 Management Managing Trap Receivers The SuperStack II Switch 1000 can be set to generate traps Traps are messages sent across the network to an SNMP network manager such as IntraSpection They alert you to faults or to changes that occur to the switch device A Important Refer to the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s User s Guide for instructions on setting traps This section describes how to add and delete trap receivers Trap receivers are management stations designated to receive traps when they occur Adding a Trap Receiver To add atrap receiver A Important A maximum of four trap receivers is allowed 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device 2 Click trapReceivers TheTrap Receiver Table ap
42. evice via the console port however some can be modified using IntraSpection To view configure network access parameters 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device 2 Click netwAccess The Network Access Information table appears similar to Figure 4 4 Network Access Information 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Inband IP Address Subnet Mask Router Address BootpMode OutofBand IP Address Subnet Mask 192 203 54 165 255 255 255 0 192 203 541 enable 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 44 Network Access Information table 3 Click once in the field to be edited For a description of each field see Network Access on page 6 14 Type the new information or select an option if it s a drop down menu 5 click Apply The network access parameters are configured To view updated information click Refresh Page 4 5 Management Configuring Identification Information To help with device identification you can add certain details about the SuperStack II Switch 1000 such as the device s physical address name location and contact information To view and or configure device identification information 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device 2 Click Identify The Device Identification table appears similar to Figure 3 5 Device Identification 192 203 54 165 S
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44. ifornia 95131 1f you acquired this product in e of California Should you have any questions concerning subsidiary or sales office or write to Asant Technologies Technologies Inc makes no other warranties express implied or oth ity Module and specifically disclaims any warranty for merchantability mplied warranties is not permitted in some states and the exclusions spec apply to you This warranty provides you with specific legal rights There may be other rights that you have Table of Contents Preface A ER ER nunn nnnn nannan nananman nna vii About This Manual vii Chapter Contents cuina dl vii Document Conventions viii AU CO tasa cai lide ds diia eich viii INTPOCUCHON ui eue nains Lesme secte 1 1 IntraSpection Personality Modules eeen 1 1 SuperStack II Switch 1000 Personality Module assecc 1 1 Management Options rice siete Lits tire freins 1 2 System Requirements recrear 1 3 UU is a Aa aa OTEA A E etant ten r a ste 1 3 CliQ nt ss rennais nn nae 1 3 Installation iii a 2 1 Installing a Personality Module 2 1 Accessing the Device 31 Accessing the Device Page 3 1 Device Page Components 3 3 Device Information 3 3 VLAN Identification Window sessscccccccccccccrrrsss 3 4 Front Panel Mae ccccccsssccsscsscsrsssscessessessessessessrsersseees 34 Selecting the Device for Management 35 Selecting a VLAN Group for Management 35 Selecting a Port for Manage
45. ing certain ports together you effectively cut the switch into com pletely independent segments For example you can designate ports 2 6 and 8 to be on VLAN1 and ports 1 10 and 12 to be on VLAN2 As a result each group of ports will have its own workgroup and resources within its domain You can cre ate and reconfigure these workgroups reallocate resources as required and gather statistics at the VLAN group and port levels Page 5 1 VLAN Viewi ng VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switch 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN At start up all of the switch s ports are on vlan1 displayed as 1001 in the VLAN Identification Window A Important You can delete VLAN groups however it To view is not recommended the VLAN groups A Important To access and use the VLAN groups viathe VLAN View menu you must use Netscape Communi 1 Click VLANView on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 VLAN J Groups cator v 4 0 Device Page The VLAN View Page appears Figure 5 1 is an example of the VLAN View Page configured with eight groups of VLAN HS 192 203 54 165 Vlan View Netscape File Edt View Go Communicator Help E Menu Selections B E configuration VLAN Group Button Port Button Page 5 2 Figure 5 1 VLAN View Page Port LED van Ml avoressuist Ml ivents Ml Device T agent Ml siots a setup DD Upgrade I netwaccess Ml
46. llisions that occurred when transmitting from the device U CO O Page 6 18 Graph Statistics continued Group Statistics m m L Uo U U O Readable Frames displays the total number of good or readable frames frames without error Unicast Frames displays the number of frames seen by the card that is addressed to a unicast non card address Broadcast Frames displays the total num ber of frames that were successfully received and were directed to the broadcast group address FCS Errors displays the number of frames that failed Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC Alignment Errors displays the number of frames that were an integral number of octets in length and did not pass the FCS check FramesTooLong displays the number of frames that exceeded 1 518 bytes Short Events displays the number of data bursts data is less than 10 bytes in length Runts displays the number of frames shorter than 64 bytes Auto Partitions displays the number of times the device has automatically partitioned a port Total Errors displays the total number of errors which have occurred on all ports on all groups in this device Port Statistics m m Readable Frames displays the total number of good or readable frames frames without error Transmitted Frames displays the number of frames including error frames which were transmitted by ports in
47. ment 3 6 Page iii Menus3 7 A O NOIA 3 7 Table COLO i a 3 7 BUEN Seccatid aia 3 7 MAS 4 1 Performing Basic Management FUNCTIONS oooccccccocnnononocincnononnonos 4 1 Configuration Tasks Overview 4 1 Management Tasks OVErViGW ereenn 4 1 Setting Community Strings 4 3 Configuring Network Access Parameters scere 4 5 Configuring Identification Information 46 Performing a Softw are Upgrade 4 7 Updating the Device Page 48 Viewing General Device Information cccseseeesseseeees 4 9 Resetting the Device 4 10 Viewing Group Information 4 11 Managing Trap Receivers 4 12 Adding a Trap Receiver 4 12 Deleting a Trap Receiver 4 13 Modifying a Trap Receiver c oocccccicnncccnnonocnnoonorncnnnonnonnos 4 13 Viewing SNMP Agent Information 4 14 Managing the Port Address Table ssec 4 15 Viewing the Port Address Table 4 15 Specifying Port ACCESS wo cece teteteteetetttetetetetees 4 16 Deleting an Entry nono 4 17 Viewing Statistics 4 18 Fable Statistical lts mn 4 18 GraphiStatiStieS astra aai 4 20 VLAN He 5 1 VLAN OVerVieW caia oi 5 1 Viewing VLAN Groups nono noo nonrrnn nan nono 5 2 VLAN Group Ssiss aien a tien lain uaa lien 5 3 VLAN POPS waiters remet ts dana od 5 3 VEAN Menu Items iria 54 Creating VLAN Groups orcas 55 Page iv Managing VLAN Groups 5 8 Naming a VLAN Group 5 9 Disabling a VLAN Group 5 11 View ing Statistics
48. n information for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Table 6 4 describes each field in the Identify menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Config uring Identification Information on page 46 Table 6 4 Identify Menu Physical Address Read only field displays the device s hardware address Object ID Read only field displays the device s SNMP identify ing number Read only field displays a description of the device Configurable field assigns a name to the device Note A maximum of 254 characters including spaces is allowed Location Configurable field assigns a physical location to the device Note A maximum of 254 characters including spaces is allowed Contact Configurable field assigns a name of the person responsible for the device Note A maximum of 254 characters including spaces is allowed Up Time Read only field displays the amount of time the device has been operational since the last time it was off line Interfaces Read only field displays the number of network inter faces present on the device Page 6 6 Device Device This menu allows you to view general information for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Table 6 5 describes each field in the Device menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Viewing General Device Information on page 4 9 Table 6 5 Device Menu Number of Groups Read only field dis
49. nformation displayed on this page is read only For a description of each field see Device on page 6 7 3 Click Refresh to view the latest information from the device Page 4 9 Management Resetting the Device You can reset the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via one of two methods L By physically powering off the SuperStack II Switch 1000 then powering it on LI Viathe Slots menu in IntraSpection To reset the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via the Slots menu in IntraSpec tion 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel image This selects the entire device 2 Click Slots The Slot Configuration Table appears similar to Figure 4 8 Slot Configuration Table 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Figure 4 8 Slot Configuration Table 3 Click once on the row containing the group you want to reset A Note For a description of each field see Slots on page 6 9 4 Click Modify The Modify Dialog box appears Open the Action drop down menu and select Reset Click Apply The device is reset Page 4 10 Viewing Group Information Viewing Group Information The Slot Configuration Table displays and allows you to modify group information about the SuperStack II Switch 1000 The group informa tion contains details about the device as if it were a part of a device stack A Note The SuperStack II Switch 1000 is a stack able switch In a stack of switches each switch in the stack is ref
50. on IntraSpection 4 3 lamptest field slots menu 6 12 manager IntraSpection 4 3 last memory required for installation 1 3 restart type field agent menu 6 8 menus system error field agent menu 6 8 buttons 3 7 Index ii menus continued components of 3 7 overview of 6 1 tables components of 3 7 resizing 3 7 MIB private 1 1 Microsoft Access 1 3 ls 1 3 Internet Explorer 1 3 SQLServer 1 3 modify button 3 7 N name field identify menu 6 6 information configuring 4 6 NCSAHTTP 1 3 Netscape FastTrack Server 1 3 Navigator 1 3 network access parameters configuring 4 5 menu 6 14 map creating 3 1 number of groups field 6 7 of ports field 6 12 O object ID field identify menu 6 6 ODBC 1 3 Oracle 1 3 out of band parameters configuring 4 5 overview personality modules 1 1 P personality module accessing device 3 1 device page components of 3 3 menus overview 6 1 using for management 3 1 personality module continued installing 2 1 overview 1 1 physical address configuring 4 6 field 6 6 pluginType field slots menu 6 12 port access to restricting 4 16 address table deleting an entry 4 17 managing 4 15 defined 34 ID field address list 64 selecting for management 3 6 viewing image of 34 post type field slots menu powerReg field slots menu private MIB 1 1 prom SWVer field agent menu 6 8 R RAM required 1 3 read community string configuring 4 3 readable frames 6 18 6 19 read only
51. on screen from your Web browser while others contain informa tion that is read only The tables below describe how to recognize configurable and read only fields Configurable Information Menu Item Action Drop down menus Select from an available option White colored fields Type information Read only Information Menu Item Action Green or gray colored fields None read only field Table Columns Table columns can be resized by placing the mouse pointer on acolumn title s left or right side until a double arrow appears and dragging the column to the left or to the right as desired Buttons Some menus contain buttons that allow you to edit and or update the page s table The table below describes the different buttons that are available and their functions Button Action Apply Applies any changes made to the device Refresh Updates the page with the latest information Modify Modifies a selected entry Add Adds an entry into the table Page 3 7 Management This chapter explains how manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000 via the IntraSpection Personality Module A Important To manage the SuperStack II Switch 1000 you must first access the switch s Device Page See Chapter 3 Accessing the Device for instructions Performing Basic Management Functions This chapter covers the following tasks Configuration Tasks Configuration Task Page Number Setting community strings pag
52. ou to view real time statistical information in table format on the SuperStack Il Switch 1000 one of its VLAN groups or one of its ports Table 6 12 describes each field in the Table menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Viewing Statistics on page 4 18 or Viewing Statistics for aVLAN Group on page 5 12 Table 6 12 Table Menu Sampling Interval Configurable field allows you to set the amount of time in seconds that the device is polled for informa tion Button resets the counters to zero Read only fields displays the objects for which statis tics are gathered For a description of each object see Statistics on page 6 18 Curr Current Read only field displays the number of counter occurrences each second Read only field displays the largest number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Average Read only field displays the average num ber of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Avg Total Read only field displays the total number of counter occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Page 6 21 Menus VLAN View This menu allows you to view configure and manage the 16 groups of VLAN that are supported by the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Table 6 13 describes each field in the VLAN View menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Chapter 5 VLAN Table 6
53. ows you to view real time statistical data in a graph format on the device or a selected group of VLAN See Graph on page 6 18 Table Allows you to view real time statistical data in a table for mat on the device or a selected group of VLAN See Table on page 6 21 VlanView Allows you to view configure and manage the 16 groups of VLAN See VLAN View on page 6 22 Page 6 2 VLAN VLAN This menu allows you to name disable or enable any of the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s 16 groups of VLAN Table 6 2 describes each field in the VLAN menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Naming a VLAN Group on page 5 9 Disabling aVLAN Group on page 5 11 or Viewing Statistics for aVLAN Group on page 5 12 Table 6 2 VLAN Menu WGroupindex Workgroup Index Read only field displays the num ber of the VLAN group from 1001 to 1016 WGroupName Configurable field determines a name for the VLAN group See Naming a VLAN Group on page 5 9 for instruc tions UnitiD Read only field displays the identity of the unit on which the VLAN group s downlink resides DownLinkPortiD Read only field displays the identity of the downlink port for the VLAN group Status Configurable field enables or disables the group of VLAN See Disabling a VLAN Group on page 5 11 for instructions 7 active enables the group of VLAN Note Refer to the SuperStack
54. pears similar to Figure 4 10 Trap Receiver Table 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Figure 4 10 Trap Receiver Table Click Add TheAdd Dialog box appears 4 Open the Status drop down menu and select active 5 Type the IP address of the management station that is to receive traps in the Receiver Address field Page 4 12 6 7 Managing Trap Receivers Important Do NOT type an IP address of 0 0 0 0 Type the community string of the management station in the Community String field Click Apply An entry for the management station appears in the table If it does not appear click Refresh Deleting a Trap Receiver To delete a trap receiver entry uh W N Click once on the row containing the entry to be deleted Click Modify The Modify Dialog box appears Open the Status drop down menu and select notIn Service Click Apply Click Refresh in theTrap Receiver Table The trap receiver is deleted Modifying a Trap Receiver To change the IP address of a trap receiver entry 1 2 Delete the trap receiver entry following the directions above Add a new trap receiver entry follow ing the instruc tions on page 4 12 Page 4 13 Management Viewing SNMP Agent Information SNMP agent information includes items such as the device s PROM soft ware version number recent reset action and last system error To view SNMP agent information 1 Do not select any item on the Device Page s front panel
55. plays the number of groups the device contains Chassis Name Read only field displays the name of the device s chassis Note This field always displays LinkSwitch 1000 Sta ChassisObjid Read only field displays the device s object ID num ber ChassisHWVers Read only field displays the device s hardware ver sion number Page 6 7 Menus Agent This menu displays read only SNMP agent information for the Super Stack Switch 1000 Table 6 6 describes each field in the Agent menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Viewing SNMP Agent Information on page 4 14 Table 6 6 Agent Menu Heartbeat Interval Read only field displays the time in seconds between successive heartbeat events sent to the man agement station An interval of Oindicates that no heartbeat events are to be generated Note A heartbeat event is an event generated at a regular interval to inform the manager that this device is still operating and can be reached on the network PROM SWVer Read only field displays the software version number of the device s SNMP agent Restart Count Read only field displays the number of restarts the device has undergone either power on off or reset Read only field displays the reason for the last sys tem restart which may be caused by a management command a timeout a power interruption or system error Reset Action Read only
56. port fiber ST connector expandable 70 6 port fiber SMA connector expandable 71 6 port coax expandable 72 4 port fanout LUUUULU Yoo IEEE 802 5 Mau Module Y 1 12 port UTP RJ 45 connector L 2 12 port STP RJ 45 connector IEEE 802 5 Ring Builder LJ 1 ring builder STP rin rout RJ 45 connec tors Management Module L 1 standard management module L 2 enhanced management module Standard Backplane L 1 standard backplane Display Panel L 1 first release front panel Fan C1 1 standard fan tray Power Supply J 2 standard power supply Switched Ethemet C1 1 headend unit 1 2 expansion unit HwVersion Read only field displays the major and minor revision level of the entity at this location Page 6 11 Menus SwVersion Read only field displays the software version number of the entity at this location if the entity contains a processor If an entity has no software the value of this parameter is none Serviceid Read only field displays the number of the service in the device This ID can be used to reference the ser vice elsewhere in the MIB EntityName Read only field displays the name of the entity at this location PowerReq Read only field displays the power consumption requirement of the entity NumberofPorts Read only field displays the number of ports on the entity at this location LampTest Config
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58. reating aVLAN group Front Panel Image The front panel image contains the following components as illustrated in Figure 3 3 11 Status LEDs real time LEDs that represent the LEDs on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s front panel These LEDs indicate power management and port activity L Device the SuperStack II Switch 1000 Port each port on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 L 1 VLAN groups groups of configured VLANs on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 These are identified by a number displayed in the VLAN identification window and a group marker a green v displayed in each port that belongs to the VLAN group Status LEDs VLAN Identification Window VLAN Group Markers Figure 3 3 Front panel image components Page 3 4 Front Panel Image Selecting the Device for Management The SuperStack II Switch 1000 can be managed at different levels that is at the device VLAN group or port level For example if you do not select any item on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 and click the Graph menu statistics for the SuperStack II Switch 1000 are displayed If you select aVLAN group and click Graph statis tics for the selected VLAN group are displayed To select the device D Do not click anything on the front panel image To deselect the device L Click once on a port Selecting a VLAN Group for Management There are two methods for selecting aVLAN group for management 1 Click once on
59. this workgroup Filtered Frames displays the total number of frames within a workgroup that were fil tered because the destination station was on the same segment port as the source station Page 6 19 Menus Statistics Port Statistics continued continued L Forwarded Frames displays the total num ber of frames that were forwarded success fully by ports in this workgroup to their destinations 1 RX Congestion displays the number of frames that were dropped due to congestion lack of buffer resource on the receive side of ports in this workgroup 1 TX Congestion displays the number of frames that were dropped due to congestion lack of buffer resource on the transmit side of ports in this workgroup J TX Multicast displays the number of multi cast braodcast frames that were transmitted by ports in this workgroup Average per sec Displays the average number of occurrences since ond opening or resetting the screen Reset Statistics Button resets the counters to zero Peak per second Displays the largest number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen Count per second display Page 6 20 Displays the amount of counts per second displayed on the graph Note To control the count per second display use the scroll bar on the right side of the graph scroll up to increase the count per second scroll down to decrease it Table Table This menu allows y
60. traprecewvers ES Validate ES statistics E orapn Di Tabie Status Menu Items VLAN Groups VLAN Groups The 16 VLAN groups are identified by a number vlan1 vlan2 etc and a corresponding button as shown in Figure 5 2 VLAN Group Number VLAN Group Button identifies the VLAN group select this button for this number cannot be management drag and selected drop a port button here to place the port within this VLAN group Figure 5 2 VLAN groups TheVLAN group button is used to select the VLAN group for manage ment It is also used as a place to drop a port number See Viewing Statistics for aVLAN Group on page 5 12 and Creating VLAN Groups on page 5 5 for more information VLAN Ports Each of the switch s ports are identified by a port button The port but ton contains a group number and aport number The group number represents the device in this case the SuperStack II Switch 1000 and is always labeled 1 Each port button also has a corresponding realtime LED status box which displays activity on the port no activity on this port activity on this port VLAN Port Button identifies the port an i m 4 Status Box by group and port number lights when there drag and drop this is activity on the port button onto a VLAN port group button to assign the port to that VLAN group Figure 5 3 VLAN ports You can drag and drop a port button onto a
61. urable field displays the status of the test that can be performed on entities contained in the rack EntityState Read only field displays the state of the entity in the stack Each entity in the stack chassis has a basic state inde pendent of what function that entity performs within the stack chassis initializing operational failure If the agent cannot determine the state of a particular entity the value is unknown Action POSTtype Configurable field resets the specified unitcard Configurable field displays the type of power on self tests which an entity carries out during power up L normalPOST a basic confidence check of the entity 5 seconds is performed L extendedPOST a comprehensive set of tests 3 minutes are performed PluginType Read only field displays the type of plug in module if any attached to this entity If a plug in module can never be attached to this entity the value notApplicable is displayed Page 6 12 Upgrade Upgrade This menu allows you to set the download file name and server address for upgrading the device s software Table 6 8 describes each field in the Upgrade menu A Note For instructions on using this menu see Performing a Software Upgrade on page 4 7 Table 6 8 Upgrade Menu Load Status Read only field displays the status of the last soft ware download ll success software download completed suc
62. ured manually via the device s console port IP Address Configurable field sets the device s out of band IP address Subnet Mask Configurable field sets the device s out of band sub net address Page 6 14 Trap Receivers Trap Receivers This menu allows you to determine the management stations that will receive traps from the SuperStack II Switch 1000 A Important Refer to the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s User Guide for instructions on setting traps A Note For instructions on using this menu see Managing Trap Receivers on page 4 12 Table 6 10 describes each field in the Trap Receivers menu Table 6 10 Trap Receivers Menu Trap index Read only field displays the number of the trap receiver entry Status Configurable field displays the status of the trap receiving station s entry LI active trap receiving station s entry is active L notinService trap receiving station s entry is not active deletes the trap receiving station when selected Note Refer to the SuperStack II Switch 1000 s MIB for information on the other options available in this field Receiver Address Configurable field displays the IP address of the man agement station that can receive traps Community String Configurable field displays the write community string of the receiving management station Category Configurable field determines which traps are to be
63. witch 1000 Identification 08 00 4E 11 03 B3 Object ID 1 3 6 1 4 1 43 1 813 Desciption 3Com SuperStackil Switch 1000 SW Version 2 10 Name Switch 1000 Location 3Com Contact Com Up Time 22h 43m 518 Configuration Interfaces El APPLY REFRESI Figure 3 5 Device Identification table 3 Click once in the field to be edited For a description of each field see Identify on page 6 6 A Important Only those fields that are colored white can be edited 4 Type the new information A Important A maximum of 254 characters including spaces is allowed 5 click Apply The device identification information is modified To view updated information click Refresh Page 4 6 Performing a Software Upgrade Performing a Software Upgrade The SuperStack II Switch 1000 s software can be upgraded via IntraSpection To upgrade the device s software 1 Click Upgrade The Software Upgrade table appears similar to Figure 4 6 Software Upgrade 192 203 54 165 Switch 1000 Download Load Status SW Version HW Version Download Filename Server Address Figure 46 Software Upgrade table Type the software s file name and network path in the Download Filename field Type the server s IP address where the software file resides in the Server Address field Click Apply uh WU N Initiate the downloading via one of the following two methods OU Physically power the devi

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