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Preface What Is in This Guide ... xi Conventions ... xii Related SPECTRUM Documentation... xii Other Related Documentation ... xiii Chapter 1 Introduction What Is in This Chapter... 1-1 The Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs ... 1-1 SPECTRUM Model Type... 1-2 Accessing SPECTRUM Views ...
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Chapter 3 ConÞguration Views What Is in This Chapter ...3-1 Device ConÞguration View ...3-1 Device ConÞguration Information ...3-1 Interface ConÞguration Table ...3-2 Interface ConÞguration View ...3-3 Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View...3-4 Catalyst Stack Chassis Information View...3-6 Chassis ...3-6 Power Supplies...3-8 Fan...3-8 Alarms ...3-9 Catalyst Stack Modules Table...3-9...
Use this guide as a reference for the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Hub management software. Before using this guide, you should be familiar with SPECTRUM operation. For the purposes of this guide, the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Hubs are referred to as Òdevices.Ó What Is in This Guide The following outlines the organization of the Cisco Catalyst 5000 Hub Management Module Guide .
Conventions Conventions This guide uses the following conventions: ¥ Menu selections and buttons referenced in text appear in bold; for example, ConÞguration or Detail. ¥ Button names appear in shadowed boxes when introducing paragraphs that describe their use; for example: Help ¥...
Other Related Documentation Refer to the following documentation for more information on managing TCP/ IP-based networks: Martin, James, Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman, Joe Leben. Local Area Networks: Architectures and Implementations , 2d ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994. Rose, Marshall T. The Simple Book: An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based Internets .
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Other Related Documentation Preface Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub Management Module Guide...
Introduction What Is in This Chapter This chapter introduces the SPECTRUM management module for the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs. It describes the following: ¥ The Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs ¥ SPECTRUM Model Type - Accessing SPECTRUM Views ¥ SPECTRUM Views Roadmap The Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs The Cisco Catalyst 5000 is a Þve slot chassis that provides Copper Distributed Data Interface/multilevel transmission (CDDI/MLT-3) and single/multimode...
The Catalyst 5500 is a 13 slot chassis that serves as a high-end switching platform. Depending on the modules installed, the Catlayst 5500 can be used in backbone applications as a scaleable Fast Ethernet or ATM switch. The Catalyst 5500 also supports switched Ethernet, Token Ring and ATM modules as well as existing Catalyst 5000 and LightStream 1010 modules.
Accessing SPECTRUM Views Icons and Labels that display information within and icon provide access to SPECTRUM views. This is done through double-click zones Icon Subviews menu selections To access the Icon Subviews menu as shown in 1. Highlight the icon or label. 2.
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SPECTRUM Model Type Figure 1-2. Using the Icon Subviews Menu to Access SPECTRUM Views Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host - LAN of type Landscape File View Go Back Go Up Icon Subviews View Path New View Jump to View View History...
SPECTRUM Views Roadmap Figure 1-4 views are accessible from double-click zones menus (Figure Figure 1-4. SPECTRUM Views Roadmap Performance view; refer to the SPECTRUM Views guide. Device views; see Chapter 2, Device Views Model Name HubCat5000 Application view; see Chapter 5, View DevTop view;...
Device Views What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the following Device views and subviews available for the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hubs: ¥ Interface Device View ¥ Chassis Device View See Chapter 1, Introduction, for information on Interface Device View This section describes the Interface Options panel and the Interface icons displayed in the Interface Device view.
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Interface Device View Figure 2-1. Interface Device View Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host - HubCat5000 of type Primary File View Model Name Contact Description Location Model Name Find Interface Description HubCat5000 Device Icon Interface Icons Ethernet 0:01D:17:2F:3C SLIP 0:01D:17:2F:3C ETHERNET 0:01D:17:2F:3C ETHERNET...
Interface Icons These icons represent the interfaces or ports for this device. The icons identify the type of interface or port and provide statistical information. shows an example of an interface icon, its Icon Subviews menu, and its labels/ double-click zones. The callouts (a through f) displayed in the illustration below identify the label and the view to which it provides double-click access.
Interface Device View Interface Icons Interface Label This label displays the interface (port) number. Administrative Status Label This label displays the status of this interface. Double-click this label to open the Interface Status view which allows you to view the operational state of that interface, and select the administrative status (enable or disable the port).
Network Address Displays the IP address assigned to the interface. Network Information Label This label displays user-selectable network information (Address, Name, or Mask). The default is Address. To change this labelÕs display, use the Interface Options Panel described later in this chapter, or do the following: 1.
Interface Device View Interface Options Panel Interface Options Panel This area of the Interface Device view allows you to modify the presentation of a highlighted Logical Interface icon. Double-click a non-text area of this panel to open the Gauge Control Panel, described later in this section. The Interface Options panel provides the following information: Find This button allows you to Þnd an entry.
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Figure 2-3. Gauge Control Panel Gauge Mode Rates Totals Percentages Gauge Type Numeric Linear The Gauge Control Panel provides the following: ¥ Gauge Mode ¥ Selected Attribute ¥ Gauge Type ¥ Gauge Buttons Gauge Mode This area allows you to select the type of information shown on the Gauge Label of the interface icon: Totals, Rates, or Percentages.
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Interface Device View Interface Options Panel Table 2-2. Totals Gauge Mode: Attributes and Corresponding Color Selected Attribute In Errors Out Errors In Packets Out Packets Unknown Protocols In No Resource Out No Resource In Octets Out Octets Table 2-3. Rates Gauge Mode: Attributes and Corresponding Color Selected Attribute Load...
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Gauge Type This area of the Gauge Control Panel allows you to select either a numeric or linear display on the Gauge Label. Gauge Buttons This area of the Gauge Control Panel provides the following buttons: Apply Applies the current settings to the Gauge label temporarily, but does not save the settings.
Chassis Device View Chassis Device View This view provides information about the device and the modules it manages. The Chassis Device view is divided into two sections. The top section provides information about the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub as a whole. The bottom section provides information about the individual modules installed in the chassis.
Figure 2-4. Cisco Catalyst 5000 Chassis Device View Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host - Machine File View Model Name Contact Description Location wsx5009 Other 10 Other wsx5010 Module IdentiÞcation Labels Module Icons These icons represent the modules inserted into the chassis. The icons identify the type of interface or port and provide statistical information.
Chassis Device View Module Icons Figure 2-5. Module Icon Module IdentiÞcation Label wsx5010 Other 10 Other Figure 2-6 the Icon Subviews menu. The callouts displayed in the illustration below identify the label and the view to which it provides double-click access. Example: Module Number NOTES Label/Module Notes view displays the Module Number and provides double- click access to the Module Notes view.
2. From the Icon Subviews menu, select Module Notes. Module Status Label This label displays the status of the module. Possible states are On, Off and Test. Double-click the Module Status label of the Module Icon to access the Module Table view, or do the following: 1.
Chassis Device View Num Ports Displays the number of ports supported by this module. Action This button allows you to initiate action on the module. Reset causes the moduleÕs control logic to be reset. Enable or Disable activates or deactivates the module.
Port Icons This label represents a port or interface on the module within this device. Figure 2-7 double-click zones. Figure 2-7. Port Label a. Port Number Label/Port Notes b. Port Status Label/Port Table View Port Number Label This label displays the port number. Double-click the Port Number Label to access the Port Notes view, used for recording port-speciÞc notes, or: 1.
Chassis Device View Port Icons Port Table View This view provides the following information: Module Displays the slot number in which this module is inserted in the chassis. Valid entries are 1 to the maximum number of slots in this chassis. Type Displays the port type in terms of the medium it supports.
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Table 2-6. Additional Status DeÞnitions (Continued) 9032208 E4 At least one packet was received by the port in the last polling period. No packets were transmitted and no collisions were detected. At least one packet was transmitted, and at least one packet was received in the last polling period.
ConÞguration Views What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the following ConÞguration views available for the device and its interfaces. These views display network conÞguration and operating information. ¥ Device ConÞguration View ¥ Interface ConÞguration View ¥ Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View See Chapter 1, Introduction, for information on Device ConÞguration View This view provides two areas of information on the conÞguration and...
Device ConÞguration View Number of Interfaces Displays the number of ports for the device. Router Redundancy This button allows you to enable (true), or disable (false) redundancy for this interface. By default it is set to be true. IF Address Translation This button accesses the IF Address Translation Table.
Last Change Displays the value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered its current operational state. If the current state was entered prior to the last re- initialization of the local network management subsystem, then this object contains a zero value. Queue Length Displays the length of the outbound packet queue in packets.
Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View Packet Size Displays the largest Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) that can be transmitted or received by the port, measured in octets. Queue Length Displays the length of the outbound packet queue in packets. Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View This view and its subviews provide device conÞguration information.
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Attach Type This button allows you to change the attachment type of the FDDI connection to the device. settings will not take effect until the concentrator is reset. Table 3-1. Possible Attach Types Attach Type Other DualAttach SingleAttach NullAttach Insert Mode This button allows you to select the mode for inserting M-ports into the concentrator ring.
Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View ARP Aging Time Displays the aging Time in milliseconds for the ARP Table. Chassis Opens the Catalyst Stack Chassis Information view described later in this section. Modules Opens the Catalyst Stack Modules Table, described later in this section. Ports Opens the Catalyst Stack Ports Table described later in this section.
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Table 3-2. Possible System Types for the Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 wsx5101 wsx5103 wsx5104 wsx5105 wsx5155 wsx5154 wsx5153 wsx5111 wsx5213 wsx5020 wsx5006 wsx5005 wsx5509 wsx5506 wsx5505 wsx5156 wsx5157 wsx5158 wsx5114 wsx5223 wsx5224 wsx5012 wsx5302 wsx5213a wsx5201 wsx5203 Backplane Displays the chassis backplane type for the device. Possible backplane types are Other, FDDI, and FDDI+Ethernet.
Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View Catalyst Stack Chassis Information View Number Slots Displays the number of slots for plug-in modules in the device. Power Supplies This section of the Chassis Information view provides the following information about the devices power supplies: #1 Type Displays the type of power supply installed as the Þrst power supply for the device.
Alarms The Alarms portion of the Chassis Information view provides information about any physical status alarms detected for the device. Possible alarm states for each of the Þelds listed below are Off and On. Temp Displays the current status of the temperature alarm for this device. Minor Displays the current status of the minor alarms for this device.
Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View Catalyst Stack Ports Table Ports Displays the number of ports for the module. Model Displays the manufacturerÕs model number for the chassis. Sort On This button allows you to select one of the table column headings as a sort key. Order This button allows you to sort the table in ascending or descending order within the selected Sort On category.
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Table 3-4. Possible Port Types (Continued) mlt3 sddi E10BaseT E10BaseF E100BaseTX Status Displays the current operational state of this port. Possible states are Other, Ok, MinorFault, and MajorFault. Additional Status Displays an integer representing additional information on the status of this port.
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Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View Catalyst Stack Ports Table Sort On This button allows you to select one of the table column headings as a sort key. Order This button allows you to sort the table in ascending or descending order within the selected Sort On category.
Device Events and Alarms Table 4-1 messages displayed for the Event Log and Alarm Manager when applicable. Table 4-1. Catalyst Switch Events and Alarms Message in the Event Log CsEvFormat/Event00010306 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %Y - %TÓ} - A(n) {t} device, named {m}, has been cold started.
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(Mac) address already used by another model. (event [{e}]) CsEvFormat/Event011c0000 {d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} - A Catalyst switch, {t} (name - {m}) has been reloaded. SystemUpTime = {I 1}. - (event [{e}]) Event and Alarm Messages...
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Catalyst Switch Events and Alarms (Continued) Message in the Event Log CsEvFormat/Event011c0001 {d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} - A Catalyst switch, {t} (name - {m}) has reported the end of a TCP session. - (event [{e}]) CsEvFormat/Event011c0003 {d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} - Module {I 1} has been transitioned to the "Ok"...
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Device Events and Alarms Table 4-1. Catalyst Switch Events and Alarms (Continued) Message in the Event Log CsEvFormat/Event011c0006 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %Y - %TÓ} - Device {m} of Type {t} reported A conÞguration revision number error notiÞcation which signiÞes that a device has incremented its vtpConÞgRevNumberErrors...
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Table 4-1. Catalyst Switch Events and Alarms (Continued) Message in the Event Log CsEvFormat/Event011c0008 {d Ò%w- %d %m-, %Y - %TÓ} - Device {m} of Type {t} reported A VTP Server disabled notiÞcation. This trap is generated when the local system is no longer able to function as a VTP Server because the number of deÞned...
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Device Events and Alarms Event and Alarm Messages Cisco Catalyst 5000/5500 Hub Management Module Guide...
Application View What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the views and tables available for the following device- speciÞc applications: ¥ Catalyst Stack Application ¥ Discovery Application ¥ Ethernet Application The Application view allows you to access increasingly detailed views of network information for the applications supported by this device.
Device Application View ¥ Bridging - Gen Bridge App (Gen_Bridge_App) - Spanning Tree (Span_Tree_App) - Static (Static_App) - Transparent (Transparent_App) ¥ FDDI Application (rfc1512App) Device Application View This view shows the common and device-speciÞc applications supported by this device and provides access to application-speciÞc information. See Chapter 1, Introduction, for information on Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2...
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Figure 5-1. Device Application View (Icon Mode) Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - HubCat 500 of type HubCat 5000 File View Model Name Contact Description Location Gen Bridge App Gen_Bridge_App Spanning Tree Span_Tree_App Static Static_App Static Static_App 9032208 E4 Net Addr Prime-App Model Name HubCat5000 MIB-II...
Catalyst Stack Application The Catalyst Stack application supported by the Cisco Catalyst Hub is modeled in SPECTRUM with the CATStackApp Model Type. describes each of the application-speciÞc Icon Subviews menu selections available for the Catalyst Stack application. Table 5-1. Catalyst Stack Application-SpeciÞc Icon Subviews Menu Selections Menu Selection ConÞguration Bridge/Router...
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Device Application View This view provides the following information: Enable Rip Allows you to enable or disable the RIP protocol on the Catalyst Switch. Enable IP Frag Allows you to enable or disable IP Fragmentation on the Catalyst Switch. Enable Spantree Allows you to enable or disable the Spanning Tree protocol on the Catalyst Switch.
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CAM Aging Time Displays the aging time for the CAM table. CAM Mode Allows you to select whether the CAM module is operating in Filtering Mode or Forwarding Mode. IPX SNAP To Ether Allows you to select the default translation for IPX packets when bridging from FDDI SNAP to Ethernet.
Community Strings This view lists the community strings and allows you to change the access levels. When an SNMP message is received by the Catalyst Switch, the messageÕs community string is compared with this table to determine the access rights of the messageÕs sender.
Table 5-3 Table 5-3. Community Strings View Access Levels Access Level Read Only Read Write Read Write FDDI Ring Table This table lists the nodes in the FDDI ring(s) to which the device is attached. Double-click a table entry to access an entry-speciÞc FDDI Ring table that allows you to modify the information displayed in the table.
Device Application View Catalyst Filter Tables Catalyst Filter Tables The following series of views are accessed in the order listed and are described below: ¥ MAC table/Vendor table ¥ Protocol table/Test table ¥ Port table To access the views listed above, do the following: 1.
Vendor Table This area of the Filter Tables view contains a list of vendor ID Þlter entries. Double-click a table entry to access an entry-speciÞc Filter Vendor Table view that allows you to modify the information presented in the table. The Vendor Table and its corresponding entry-speciÞc views provide the following information: Module...
Device Application View Catalyst Filter Tables Type Displays the type of action this Þlter will cause. Selecting Invalid removes this Þlter from the table. Selecting Deny causes packets whose Type Þeld or DSAP/ SSAP Þeld matches the value speciÞed in the Value Þeld to be dropped. Selecting Permit causes all packets whose Type Þeld or DSAP/SSAP Þeld does not match the value speciÞed in the Value Þeld to be dropped.
Module Displays the unique integer identiÞer of the module where this port is located. This number is the same as the slot number in which the module is installed. Port Displays the unique integer identiÞer of this port within its module. This value is determined by the location of the port on the module.
Device Application View Catalyst TFTP Information View Catalyst TFTP Information View This view allows you to conÞgure and initiate Þle transfers to and from the device. To access the Catalyst TFTP Information view, do the following: 1. Within the Application view, highlight the CATStackApp icon (icon mode) or model type name (list mode).
Catalyst Trap Receiver Table This table lists the addresses of Network Management Stations that should receive trap messages from the Catalyst Stack Application. Double-click a table entry to access the entry-speciÞc Catalyst Trap Receiver table, which allows you to change the items displayed in the table. To access the Catalyst Trap Receiver table, do the following: 1.
Vlan Displays the Virtual LAN to which this port is attached. Switch Level Displays the switch priority level the port uses to access the switching media. If the port is functioning correctly, the ÒNormalÓ value appears. Catalyst VLan Manager This view provides a graphical display of the deviceÕs module and port conÞguration, and indicates the vlan to which each port is assigned.
Selecting a VLan Within the VLAN panel on the VLAN number to display or assign ports. The VLAN number icon and the ports assigned to that VLAN will be highlighted. Figure 5-3. VLAN Panel VLAN Number Icon Adding a VLAN Within the VLAN panel, enter the number of the VLAN you would like to add.
Device Application View Discovery Application Figure 5-4. Add/Remove Buttons Changing a PortÕs VLAN To select a VLAN to add a port to, highlight the VLAN number icon in the VLAN panel. Double click on the port icon which you would like to add to the VLAN.
Discovery Cache Table View This view provides the information recieved by the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP). It provides the following information: Type Displays the type of address contained in the corresponding Address Þeld described below. Address Displays the network layer of the deviceÕs SNMP-agent as reported in the most recent CDP message.
Device Application View Ethernet Application Ethernet Application This application provides access to the application-speciÞc Detail view. To access the Detail view, select Detail from the Icon Subview menu. This view provides access to three pie charts with performance statistics. For more information about the frame or transmit error performance statistics, refer to How to Manage Your Network with SPECTRUM.
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Symbols #1 Status #1 Test Results #1 Type #2 Status #2 Test Results #2 Type (rfc1512Ap Numerics 1 Dual Phy Multi Mode OC-3 ATM 1 Dual Phy Single Mode OC-3 ATM 1 Dual Phy UTP OC-3 ATM 1 Port Multi Mode OC-3 ATM 1 Port Single Mode OC-3 ATM 1 Port UTP OC-3 ATM 12 Port 10/100BaseTX...
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Catalyst Stack Application Catalyst Stack ConÞguration View Catalyst Stack Ports Table 3-10 Sort On 3-12 Catalyst Stack System ConÞguration View Catalyst VLan Manager 5-16 Adding a VLAN 5-17 Changing a PortÕs VLAN 5-18 Discovery Application 5-18 Removing a VLAN 5-18 Selecting a VLan 5-17 CATStackApp...
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Port Logical Access Label Detail Receive Max Ring Table Transmit Max FDDI Application FDDI Ring Table FDDI transmit buffers File 5-14 Filter Tables 5-10 Filtering Mode Find Firmware 2-14 Forwarding Mode Gauge Control Panel gauge buttons label mode selected attribute type Gen Bridge App Gen_Bridge_Ap...
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Table 5-10 MAC Address Label MAC Þlter entries 5-10 Major Mask 5-12 Network Mgmt Type MIB-II Minor Model 3-6, 3-10 Module 2-13, 2-16, 3-10, 5-8, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-14 Module Status Label 2-13 Module Table View 2-13 Modules Button Monitor Information View 5-13 Name 2-13, 2-16, 3-9,...
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Module 5-13 Port 5-13 source Virtual LAN 5-13 Span_Tree_App Spanning Tree protocol SPECTRUM Support 1-1, SPECTRUM Views Roadmap Speed 2-16 Static Static_Ap Status 2-13, 2-16, 3-8, 3-11 Sub Type 2-14 Supervisor Module II, 2 100BaseFX Multi Mode Supervisor Module II, 2 100BaseFX Single Mode Supervisor Module II, 2 100BaseTX Supervisor Module, 2 100BaseFX Multi...
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