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  • Page 1 Title Page Installing and Using ® for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris...
  • Page 3 Licensed Software, prior to installing it, is virus-free with an anti-virus system in which you have conÞdence. Cabletron Systems makes no representations or warranties to the effect that the Licensed Software is virus-free. Copyright © 1998 by Cabletron Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013. Cabletron Systems, Inc., 35 Industrial Way, Rochester, New Hampshire 03867-0505. This computer software is submitted with restricted rights. It may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed by the Government except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Notice or as otherwise expressly stated in the contract.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris Using this Guide ...1-2 WhatÕs NOT in this Guide ..1-4 Year 2000 Compliance ...1-4 Conventions...1-5 Screen Displays ...1-5 Launching Documentation...1-7 Using the Mouse ...1-8 Getting Help ...1-9 Chapter 2 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager...
  • Page 6 Creating Cabletron Network Objects ... 3-1 Using the SPMA Discover Application... 3-2 Launching SPMA Discover ... 3-3 Manually Creating a Cabletron Systems Glyph ... 3-4 ConÞguring Cabletron Glyph Properties ... 3-5 Assigning a Device Name ... 3-7 Assigning or Editing Community Names... 3-8 Selecting MIB Agent Files ...
  • Page 7 The SPMA Launcher Database... 4-22 Changing the Polling Rate... 4-23 Sorting the Devices Listed in the Database... 4-24 Deleting Devices from the Database ... 4-24 Using the Restore Button ... 4-24 Launching Applications... 4-25 Launching Applications from the Command Line... 4-25 Customizing Launcher Menus...
  • Page 8 Contents...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction To Spectrum For Solstice Enterprise Manager On Solaris

    Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris How to use this guide; manual conventions; contacting the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center SPECTRUM comprehensive remote management support for all of Cabletron SystemsÕ intelligent network management devices to Sun MicrosystemsÕ Solstice Enterprise Manager network management platform.

  • Page 10: Using This Guide

    This manual is designed to complement the Solstice Enterprise Manager manual set from Sun Microsystems, as well as the SPMA Tools Guide, the Cabletron SystemsÕ Network Troubleshooting Guide, the SPMA System Message Reference Guide, and the individual device- and application-speciÞc UserÕs Guides; it describes how to install SPECTRUM for SEM, how to discover Cabletron devices on your network and how to properly deÞne the glyphs that represent...
  • Page 11 Manager and in a stand-alone mode. ¥ Chapter 3, Getting Started, explains how to use SPMA Discover to create Cabletron Systems device glyphs in your Solstice Enterprise Manager database, how to create device glyphs from scratch without using SPMA Discover, and how to conÞgure your glyphs to make the most of the features and functions available on each Cabletron device.

  • Page 12: Whatõs Not In This Guide

    Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris devices. This Appendix also describes how to create a generic SNMP icon for general SNMP stack management of third-party devices. What’s NOT in this Guide . . . This guide is intended to provide you with the information you need to install SPECTRUM for SEM on your workstation, locate Cabletron devices on your network and properly deÞne their glyphs, and access the Glyph menu, which provides a gateway to each of the...

  • Page 13: Conventions

    Device Status window available from the Hub View or the Bridge View Ñ is dependent on the ÞrmwareÕs ability to provide a four-digit value. Not all Þrmware versions support this ability; contact Cabletron SystemsÕ Global Call Center for information speciÞc to your device Þrmware. Conventions...
  • Page 14 Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris re-size the information in the window; it just changes the amount of information that can be displayed (see window, scroll bars will appear as necessary so that you can scroll to view all the information that is available.

  • Page 15: Launching Documentation

    Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris Launching Documentation The SPMA documentation set is now provided in electronic format and installed with your SPMA program Þles, along with AdobeÕs Acrobat Reader application. The Guide button or menu option available in many application windows Ñ...

  • Page 16: Using The Mouse

    Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris Using the Mouse The UNIX mouse has three buttons. Procedures within the SPMA document set refer to these buttons as follows: Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 If youÕre using a two-button mouse, donÕt worry. SPMA doesnÕt make use of mouse button 2.

  • Page 17: Getting Help

    -v. You can contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center by any of the following methods: By phone:...
  • Page 18 Introduction to SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris For additional information about Cabletron Systems products, visit our World Wide Web site: http://www.cabletron.com/. For technical support, select Service and Support. 1-10 Getting Help...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Installing Spectrum For Solstice Enterprise Manager

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager Hardware and software requirements; installation procedures; installing SPMA modules for stand-alone operation Beginning with the 3.2rev1 release, SPMA applications are now sold and shipped as a single part number which includes all available applications and device support. The Þles that will be extracted from the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) CD that you received will depend on which modules you choose to install.

  • Page 20: Installation Prerequisites

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager Installing SPMA Files on your Workstation Whether youÕre installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager on Solaris for the Þrst time, or installing an additional device module or product upgrade, you follow the same simple procedure to install the SPMA Þles on your workstation Ñ...

  • Page 21: Preparing Your Workstation For Installation

    applications simultaneously, you may improve performance by assigning additional swap space. The SPMA core product and device modules require hard disk space as speciÞed below: SPMA Core Device modules Entire product Be sure you have enough hard disk space over and above that required by Solstice Enterprise Manager to install the modules you need;...

  • Page 22: To Install From A Local Cd-Rom Drive

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager To Install from a Local CD-ROM Drive 1. Log on to the workstation as root. If you are running on Solaris with the vold process (volume manager daemon), skip steps 2 and 3 below. When you insert a CD on a system NOTE running the volume manager daemon, the CD filesystem is automatically mounted by the system.

  • Page 23: To Install From A Remote Cd-Rom Drive

    5. If you did not start the windowing environment as root you will also need to give root permission to display by switching to the username you used to launch the windowing environment, and typing the following from the command line: xhost +<hostname>...
  • Page 24 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager Adding the line specified above to your /etc/dfs/dfstab file will permanently export the CD-ROM filesystem (until the line is removed); exporting from the command line only will export the CD-ROM filesystem until the next time you re-boot.

  • Page 25: Installing Spma

    9. Mount the CDROM drive workstation using the following command: if you are using a Solaris machine as the CD drive workstation mount -r -o hard,intr <remote hostname>:/cdrom/cdrom0 /cdrom The commands above and below should each be entered as one line. NOTE if you are not using a Solaris machine as the CD workstation mount -r -o hard,intr <remote hostname>:/cdrom...
  • Page 26 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager The Install Platform Selection window, displayed. Figure 2-1. The Install Platform Selection Window 2. Click in the appropriate fields to select the operating system and network management system (if applicable) on which you will be running the SPMA applications.
  • Page 27 Be sure you have adequate hard disk space to install the options you have selected; see Figure 2-2. Install Product Selection Window 4. Click on Next to proceed with installation; an Install Configuration window like the example shown directory you are installing from will be displayed in the Install from: field;...
  • Page 28 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager You can also click on Previous to return to the Platform Selection window, and change any settings you have made there before continuing with the install procedure. Figure 2-3. Install ConÞguration window If you decide not to go on with the installation at any time, click on Quit from this or any of the preceding windows to stop the installation process.
  • Page 29 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager We strongly recommend that you install to the default /usr directory. However, if you choose to install to a different directory, please keep the following cautions in mind: CAUTION First, use care when typing in the directory name Ñ if you mistype the name, the install will still create the directory for you, and your files may end up in an unexpected location;...
  • Page 30 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager 6. To proceed with the installation click on Install. Progress will be reported via the status bar at the bottom of the Install Configuration window (see Figure 2-5. Installation Progress Indicator 7. When all of the SPMA application files have been copied, you will be prompted to integrate SPMA with your network management system.

  • Page 31: Integrating Spma With Solstice Enterprise Manager

    Integrating SPMA with Solstice Enterprise Manager Several Solstice Enterprise Manager Þles and directories must be updated to include the information used to run SPMA. The integration process which immediately follows the install (or which can be run independently at any time) performs the following functions: ¥...

  • Page 32: Choosing Not To Integrate

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager Second, you will be prompted to re-initialize Solstice Enterprise Manager to complete the integration process. If you choose to re-initialize, the integration script will run the em_services -r command for you immediately, and SPMA will be ready to run. If you choose not to re-initialize as part of the integration, you must run the em_services -r command before SPMA can be run successfully from within Solstice.
  • Page 33 If youÕre not sure what shell youÕre using Ñ and therefore which of the procedures below you should follow Ñ type echo $SHELL; if the response comes back /bin/csh, you are using C shell; if it comes back /bin/ksh, you are using Korn shell;...

  • Page 34: Copying The Necessary Files To A Custom Ctrondb Directory

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager For all shells, be sure you have logged in with the user name that you will use to run SPMA, then use your favorite text editor to do the following: For C Shell Make the following entry in your .login Þle: setenv CTRONDB <any_rw_directory>...

  • Page 35: A Note About Environment Variables (For Previous Users Only!)

    Be sure each user who will be running SPMA applications from the same workstation runs this script while logged in with the user name he or she will be using to run SPMA; the necessary files will only be copied once each time the script is run, to the location defined by the currently active definition of CTRONDB! A Note About Environment Variables (For Previous Users Only!)

  • Page 36: Testing For And Correcting Potential Nis Problems

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager Testing for and Correcting Potential NIS Problems The following information concerns only those networks which use NIS; if your network uses DNS or any other network information service, you should not use the pnisd daemon described below. CAUTION In some network environments, NIS servers can take a signiÞcant amount of time to resolve host names to IP addresses.
  • Page 37 a. During installation, a default rc.ctron file was copied to the b. Using your favorite text editor, open the file. At the beginning If you are a previous user of SPMA, be sure you check this parameter! Some earlier versions of SPMA did not require that you install to a particular directory;...

  • Page 38: Using Spma Applications In A Stand-Alone Mode

    Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager d. Save and close the file, and re-boot your workstation for the For help information about this daemon, type pnisd -h at any command line; for version number information, type pnisd -v. Note that neither of NOTE these commands will start the pnisd daemon.

  • Page 39: What's Next

    installation procedure described above. SpeciÞc commands for starting each application are included in the SPMA Tools Guide and in each device- and application speciÞc UserÕs Guide; the Stand-alone Launcher is described in Chapter 4, Note that the installation procedure does not require you to add /usr/ctron/bin to your PATH variable.
  • Page 40 Installing SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager 2-22 What’s Next?

  • Page 41: Chapter 3 Getting Started

    ToolsÑ>Object Palette, or automatically, by using the SEM Discover tool. If you create an object manually, you can choose from a list of speciÞc object types which includes Cabletron Systems objects. The glyph that is created represents a distinct network component. If you...

  • Page 42: Using The Spma Discover Application

    Cabletron devices; however, the SEM Discover tool cannot create Cabletron Systems glyphs. For that, you need SPMA Discover. SPMA Discover will not discover any third-party devices in your SEM database;...

  • Page 43: Launching Spma Discover

    Launching SPMA Discover The SPMA Discover tool is located in the Solstice Enterprise Manager console Tools menu. It doesnÕt matter which console view window you have open when you launch SPMA Discover; SPMA Discover will examine every active (that is, pingable) component in the currently open management database before it stops.

  • Page 44: Spma Discover And Smartswitch 9000 Devices

    See the SmartSwitch 9000 Chassis and SmartSwitch 9000 Module userÕs guides for details. Manually Creating a Cabletron Systems Glyph To create glyphs for your Cabletron Systems devices without using SPMA Discover: 1. Open the SEM Console window in which you want to place the device.

  • Page 45: Conþguring Cabletron Glyph Properties

    2. Select Tools—>Object Palette to open the Object Palette Viewer. 3. In the Object Palette window, click to select the object you want. The Object Configuration Tool window, which allows you to configure object properties, will appear. All Cabletron device names begin with the designation Òcsi,Ó as in csiEMME.
  • Page 46 Getting Started To access the Object ConÞguration Tool window: 1. Click mouse button 3 on the glyph to display the Glyph menu. 2. Drag down to Object Properties and release; the glyph’s Object Configuration Tool window, Figure 3-1. The Object ConÞguration Tool Window Figure 3-1, will appear.

  • Page 47: Assigning A Device Name

    When you manually create a glyph using the Object Palette, the glyphÕs Configuration Tool window will appear automatically. NOTE For a manually-created glyph, you must assign a glyph Name (either the IP address or hostname associated with the device you wish to model) and supply the appropriate community names (both the sNMPusrRdCommunity and sNMPusrWrCommunity for older-generation devices, or just chassisusrCommunity for newer...

  • Page 48: Assigning Or Editing Community Names

    Getting Started Assigning or Editing Community Names There are three Þelds in the middle of the Object ConÞguration Tool window (in the Object Description section) that allow you to edit and/or set community name access for the device associated with the selected glyph: sNMPusrRdCommunity and sNMPusrWrCommunity For older Cabletron devices, use these lines to specify the community...

  • Page 49: Selecting Mib Agent Files

    Selecting MIB Agent Files If you plan to use the Solstice SNMP Browser tool against the Cabletron devices you are adding, you may want to assign the appropriate MIB agent Þles to each glyph so that the Browser can successfully query each deviceÕs MIBs. Some Cabletron MIB agents are speciÞc to a single device, such as the IIMCFN10-MIB and IIMCFN100-MIB.

  • Page 50: Manually Creating Smartswitch 9000 Module And Chassis Glyphs

    Getting Started Please note that only those MIB agent files which apply to devices for which you have installed SPMA management modules will appear in the MIB NOTES agent list. Also, note that selecting MIB agent files for your glyphs is entirely optional; all installed MIB agent files can always be accessed from the SNMP Browser tool.

  • Page 51: A Few Words About Mib Components And Community Names

    For more information about conÞguring and using the SmartSwitch 9000 chassis Hub View, consult the SPMA SmartSwitch 9000 Chassis UserÕs Guide. A Few Words about MIB Components and Community Names As you might expect, the Solstice Enterprise Manager SNMP Browser, which provides access to device MIB data, requires that you supply the correct SNMP Community Name when accessing a deviceÕs MIB information.

  • Page 52: Starting Spma Tools And Applications

    Getting Started For more information about your deviceÕs MIB structure and what objects can be found in what components, consult the appendix at the end of your NOTE SPMA device-specific UserÕs Guide. Starting SPMA Tools and Applications Except for SPMA Discover, all SPMA tools and applications are accessible from the Glyph menu, from inside the Hub View or Bridge View, and/or from the command line (for stand-alone mode).

  • Page 53: Launching Documentation

    Launching Documentation A new menu option available from the console Viewer window also provides access to all installed SPMA documentation Þles. (Documentation Þles are installed automatically based on the management modules you choose.) Selecting the ToolsÑ>SPMA Guide option will launch a menu Þle (illustrated in provides a link to all available documents.
  • Page 54 Getting Started If you select a link via the SPMAdocs.pdf menu file for a document associated with a management module you have not installed, you will be prompted to re-run the install procedure and select the missing module. You cannot view the documentation for a module you have not installed. 3-14 Starting SPMA Tools and Applications...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Using The Stand-Alone Launcher

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher Adding devices to the Launcher database; how to assign the appropriate community names; discovering devices; launching applications from the Launcher and the command line; using and customizing the Launcher menus; viewing documentation Outside the Solstice Enterprise Manager platform, SPMA applications can be accessed in either of two ways: directly from the command line (as speciÞcally described in the SPMA Tools Guide and the device- and application-speciÞc UserÕs Guides);...

  • Page 56: About The Stand-Alone Launcher

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher About the Stand-alone Launcher The Stand-alone Launcher serves as a kind of simple network map, providing you with a quick view of device status and a database in which to store information about each of the Cabletron management devices installed on your network.
  • Page 57 Using the Stand-alone Launcher Use the new Guide menu for access to the electronic document set. Figure 4-1. The Stand-alone Launcher Window, before adding devices About the Stand-alone Launcher...
  • Page 58 Using the Stand-alone Launcher The database created by the Launcher will be stored, along with other SPMA configuration information, in the CTRONDB directory you defined during installation. If more than one user will be running SPMA applications from CAUTION the same workstation and each wishes to maintain a separate database of devices, the CTRONDB variable must be set to a different location for each user.
  • Page 59 Device Type Displays the device type: EMME, MRXI-24, TRMM, etc., as detected by the most recent successful poll. Host Name/IP Address Displays the hostname or IP address used to deÞne the device when it was entered in the database. If there is a hostname mapped to your deviceÕs IP address, you can use that hostname in place of the IP address;...

  • Page 60: Adding Devices To The Launcher Database

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher Adding Devices to the Launcher Database There are two ways to add devices to the database: you can add them one at a time via the EditÑ>Add Device menu option, or you can perform a discover on one or more network segments (see Discover can also add a SmartSwitch 9000 six- or 14-slot chassis to the launcher database, as described below.
  • Page 61 Figure 4-2. SPMA Launcher Add Device window 2. Enter the device’s Host Name or IP Address, as desired, by clicking in the appropriate selection box to place the cursor in the text box, then entering the value. If you wish to use a hostname instead of an IP address, there must be a hostname mapped to your deviceÕs IP address;...
  • Page 62 Using the Stand-alone Launcher SPMA generates network traffic with every poll; keep in mind that shorter intervals mean increased network traffic. NOTE 4. In the Chassis/Read Community and Write Community fields, enter the community name(s) you want the Launcher (and all other SPMA applications) to use when contacting the device: For newer devices —...

  • Page 63: Assigning An Appropriate Community Name

    5. Click on Apply to add the device; if the entered IP address or host name is associated with an active device, the device entry will immediately appear in the list box with its contact status displayed, and will also be added to the database. The Add Device window will remain open, allowing you to add additional devices if desired.
  • Page 64 Using the Stand-alone Launcher accommodate multiple instances of the same MIB component (as occurs in multi-channel Ethernet repeaters or multi-ring Token Ring devices). When you enter one of the original devices with a component-based MIB structure into the Launcher database, you should use a community name which provides the appropriate level of access to the deviceÕs Chassis MGR (or, for some SmartSwitches, the Module MGR) MIB component;...

  • Page 65: Adding A Smartswitch 9000 Chassis

    Adding a SmartSwitch 9000 Chassis If you wish to add an individual SmartSwitch 9000 module to the Launcher, you may do so by following the instructions in the previous section; because each of these modules is an intelligent device with its own management capability and its own IP address, they are handled by the Launcher just like any other MMAC or stand-alone device.
  • Page 66 Using the Stand-alone Launcher You can add both new and previously-deÞned SmartSwitch 9000 Chassis Views to the Launcher database, as follows: 1. From the Launcher menu bar select Edit and drag down to Add Device.The SPMA Launcher: Add Device window page 2.

  • Page 67: A Special Note About The Smartswitch 9500

    A Special Note About the SmartSwitch 9500 There is one special case in the SmartSwitch 9000 family of devices: the SmartSwitch 9500. The SmartSwitch 9500 chassis incorporates the CTM (cell transfer matrix) backplane, and was designed to support the 9A656 and other specially-designed ATM modules operating in a distributed chassis mode Ñ...
  • Page 68 Using the Stand-alone Launcher Figure 4-3. SPMA Launcher Discover window The initial time you open the Discover window, only the Device Type list box will have any entries; once you have added Community Names and/or IP Address ranges, they will be saved in databases and will be listed each time you open the Discover window.

  • Page 69: Discover Parameters

    The databases created by the Discover tool will be stored, along with the Stand-alone Launcher database and other SPMA configuration information, in the CTRONDB directory you defined during installation. If more than CAUTION one user will be running SPMA applications from the same workstation and each wishes to maintain a separate database of devices, the CTRONDB variable must be set to a different location for each user.
  • Page 70 Using the Stand-alone Launcher and added to the database. You can add multiple SNMP Community Names to this list box, and select only those you wish to use for each discovery session. IP Address Ranges The Discover tool searches for Cabletron devices on your network by sending requests (Þrst PING, then SNMP) to the IP addresses within the range or ranges you deÞne here.

  • Page 71: Adding And Deleting Snmp Community Names

    Polling Rate (sec) Displays the interval at which the Stand-alone Launcher will poll the discovered devices once they are added to the Launcher database. You can change the polling interval from this Þeld; the default polling rate is 600 seconds. See more information.

  • Page 72: Adding And Deleting Ip Address Ranges

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher You can rearrange the list so that the community names are listed in a more logical order (e.g., decreasing order of use) by using the Up and Down buttons located below the list box. You may only move one entry at a time. To delete a community name from the list box: 1.

  • Page 73: Setting The Discover Parameters

    3. Press Return or click on the Add button to add the IP address range to the list box. The ranges you set in this window will be saved in an IP Address Range database and will appear in the list box for use each time you use the Discover Tool.

  • Page 74: Starting The Discovery Process

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher The community name used to discover the device will be used in the Launcher database as the Write or Chassis community name (as NOTE appropriate) when the device is added. 3. In the IP Address Ranges list box, click to select the IP Address Range(s) you want to use in the discovery process.
  • Page 75 Using the Stand-alone Launcher As the discovery progresses, the Progress Þelds (Visited and Added) will increment as appropriate. Devices are added to the launcher in the order that they are discovered, even if the devices already existing in your database have been sorted; for more information, see Sorting the Devices Listed in the Database,...

  • Page 76: The Spma Launcher Database

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher The SPMA Launcher Database Once you have added your devices to the database, they will be displayed automatically each time you start the launcher, as illustrated in Contact Status Color codes indicate SPMA’s ability to contact the listed devices Lower Window Display...

  • Page 77: Changing The Polling Rate

    Each time you start the Launcher, an attempt is made to determine the correct device type for all IP addresses in the database. If a device is improperly identiÞed, the Launcher will change the entry to the correct device type (and display a footer message at the bottom of the window).

  • Page 78: Sorting The Devices Listed In The Database

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher Sorting the Devices Listed in the Database Initially, devices will appear in the list box in the order they were added, either manually or via the Discover tool. To sort them alphabetically by device type, click on Edit in the Launcher menu bar, drag down to Sort List by, then across to select Device Type (multiple devices of the same type will be listed in a random order).

  • Page 79: Launching Applications

    Launching Applications Once you have added your devices to the database, you can use the Applications menu to launch the applications which are available for the device currently selected in the list box. To launch an application: 1. Click in the list box to select the device you wish to manage. 2.

  • Page 80: Customizing Launcher Menus

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher Just make sure youÕre in the right directory Ñ /usr/ctron/bin Ñ or that your path environment variable is set up so that all Þles can be located from any directory (/usr/ctron/bin must be included in the PATH line).
  • Page 81 4. Following the pattern used in the original, add an additional line for each application in the following format: Application <name> <executable path> [argument] Where: <name> is the name of your application as you would like it to appear on the Application menu; note that there can be no white space between words.

  • Page 82: Viewing Documentation

    Using the Stand-alone Launcher When they are added to the Launcher database, some Cabletron device types require a Chassis Manager community name; others require separate Read NOTE and Write community names. When adding an application to a deviceÕs menu, be sure to specify the arguments appropriate to the device. For example, an EMME requires only a Chassis Manager community name;...
  • Page 83 Using the Stand-alone Launcher With its Guide menu, the Stand-alone Launcher window provides special access to a menu Þle (illustrated in Figure 4-6) that provides links to all available documents. You can also access this menu Þle (called SPMAdocs.pdf) and any other document Þle directly via Acrobat Reader.
  • Page 84 Using the Stand-alone Launcher 4-30 Viewing Documentation...

  • Page 85: Appendix A Cabletron Device Mib Agents

    Cabletron Device MIB Agents A complete list of the MIB agent files to select when manually creating a Cabletron device glyph; creating a generic SNMP glyph Configuring a Manually-Created Glyph If you plan to use Solstice Enterprise ManagerÕs SNMP Browser to access information from Cabletron devices whose glyphs have been created manually (that is, without using Discover and SPMA Discover), you will need to select the appropriate MIB agent Þles in...

  • Page 86: Cabletron Device Mib Agent Tables

    Cabletron Device MIB Agents modules, by topology type; and one which lists SmartSwitch 9000 modules, also grouped by topology type. When conÞguring a glyph for a device which has a BRIM or HSIM installed, be sure to check the BRIM/HSIM table for any additional Þles that should be selected. Cabletron Device MIB Agent Tables MMAC and Standalone Devices Table A-1.
  • Page 87 Table A-1. MMAC and Standalone Device MIB Agent Table Device ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-AppleTalk- ROUTER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-CHASSIS-MIB EMM-E6 ¥ IIMCCTRON-CSMACD-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DECIV- ROUTER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ESXMIM ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-CHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥...
  • Page 88 Cabletron Device MIB Agents Table A-1. MMAC and Standalone Device MIB Agent Table Device ¥ IIMCCOMMUNITY-MIB IRM3 ¥ IIMCCTRON-COMMON-MIB ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-AppleTalk- ROUTER-MIB MicroMMAC ¥ IIMCCTRON-CHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DECIV- ROUTER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-COMMON-MIB MicroMMAC-T ¥...
  • Page 89 Table A-1. MMAC and Standalone Device MIB Agent Table Device ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-AppleTalk- ROUTER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB NBR Series ¥ IIMCCTRON-CHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DECIV- ROUTER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-CHASSIS-MIB SEHI ¥ IIMCCTRON-DEVICE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DEVICE-MIB SEHI100TX ¥...
  • Page 90 Cabletron Device MIB Agents Table A-1. MMAC and Standalone Device MIB Agent Table Device ¥ IIMCCT-BROADCAST-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-CONTAINER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-PIC-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB SmartSwitch ¥ IIMCCTRON-CHASSIS-MIB 2000 ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCTRON-IF-REMAP-2- ¥ IIMCCTRON-PORTMAP-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-BROADCAST-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-CONTAINER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥...
  • Page 91 Table A-1. MMAC and Standalone Device MIB Agent Table Device ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-COMMON-MIB STHI ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-COMMON-MIB TRBMIM ¥ IIMCCTRON-DEVICE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB TRMM ¥ IIMCCTRON-COMMON-MIB TRMMIM ¥ IIMCCTRON-DEVICE-MIB TRMMIM-1 ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB ¥...

  • Page 92: Brim/Hsim Modules

    Cabletron Device MIB Agents BRIM/HSIM Modules If you are conÞguring a glyph for a device which has a BRIM or HSIM installed, be sure to check the chart below to determine if additional agent Þles should be selected. Table A-2. BRIM/HSIM MIB Agent Table BRIM/HSIM Module ¥...

  • Page 93: Smartswitch 9000 Devices

    SmartSwitch 9000 Devices To create a glyph for any individual SmartSwitch 9000 module, select the appropriate component from the EditÑ>CreateÑ>Component menu; NOTE conÞgure the object as usual, assigning a valid community name and selecting the agent Þles listed on the chart that follows. To create a glyph for a SmartSwitch 9000 chassis, select the csi9000 six- or 14-slot chassis component.
  • Page 94 Cabletron Device MIB Agents Table A-3. SmartSwitch 9000 Device MIB Agent Table SmartSwitch 9000 Device Type ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB or IIMCCT-CONTAINER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-PIC-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- ATM (9A) ¥ IIMCCTRON- ENVIRONMENT-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-FDDI-FNB-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-FDDI-STAT- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB or IIMCCT-CONTAINER-MIB ¥...
  • Page 95 Table A-3. SmartSwitch 9000 Device MIB Agent Table SmartSwitch 9000 Device Type ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB or IIMCCT-CONTAINER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-PIC-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-BRIDGE-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-DOWNLOAD- FDDI (9F) ¥ IIMCCTRON- ENVIRONMENT-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-FDDI-FNB-MIB ¥ IIMCCTRON-FDDI-STAT- ¥ IIMCCHASSIS-MIB or IIMCCT-CONTAINER-MIB ¥ IIMCCTIF-EXT-MIB ¥ IIMCCT-PIC-MIB ¥...

  • Page 96: Creating And Using The Generic Snmp Glyph

    Cabletron Device MIB Agents Creating and Using the Generic SNMP Glyph Although third-party devices are not supported by SPECTRUM for Solstice Enterprise Manager, a generic SNMP glyph has been included to provide you with general SNMP management for any networking device which supports the SNMP stack, via both the Solstice Enterprise Manager SNMP Browser and the SPMA MIB I, II application.
  • Page 97 accessing third-party applications 4-26 agent schemas 3-5, A-1 Applications, launching 4-25 automatically-created glyphs 3-1 Bourne shell 2-14 Bridge views 1-1 C shell 2-14 Cabletron device glyph 3-1 Cabletron glyph 3-2 Chassis Community 4-8 Chassis MGR 3-8, 4-10 chassisusrCommunity 3-8 command line 4-25 Community Names 3-11 community names 3-5, 3-8, 4-8, 4-10, 4-27...
  • Page 98 Index Hardware Requirements 2-2 Help 1-9 History button 1-6 Host Name/IP Addr 4-5 hostname 4-7 Hub Views 1-1 icon 4-25 icon menu 3-12, 4-25 Installation Prerequisites 2-2 installing without the user interface 2-12 IP Address 4-7 Korn shell 2-14 Last Contact Change 4-5 launching an SPMA tool or application 3-12 launching third-party applications 4-26...
  • Page 99 Index Technical Support 1-3, 1-9 third-party devices 3-2, A-12 time and date display 1-5 to access the Glyph Ñ> Tools menu 3-12 to launch an SPMA tool or application 3-12 Uptime 4-5 /usr/ctron/bin 4-26 /usr/ctron/conf directory 2-19 version numbers 1-9 Web site 1-10 Write Community 4-8 Year 2000 compliance 1-4...
  • Page 100 Index Index-4...

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