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  • Page 1 ® DEC GigaSwitch Management Module Guide...
  • Page 2 Notice Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 (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 03866-5005. 2. (a) 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 4: Table Of Contents

    Preface What Is in This Guide ... xi Who Should Read This Manual ... xi How This Manual Is Organized ... xii Conventions ... xii Related SPECTRUM Documentation... xiii Other Related Documentation ... xiii Getting Help... xiv Chapter 1 Introduction What Is in This Chapter...
  • Page 5 Chapter 3 Configuration Views What Is in This Chapter ...3-1 DEC GigaSwitch Device Configuration View ...3-1 Accessing the Device Configuration View...3-2 Interface Address Translation Table ...3-2 Interface Configuration Table ...3-3 Module Configuration View ...3-3 Board Table View ...3-3 Port Configuration View ...3-4 FDDI MAC Table View...3-4 Chapter 4 Event and Alarm Messages...
  • Page 6 Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Applications (continued) DecElanApp ... 5-11 Configuration ... 5-11 Bridge Databases ... 5-11 Extended Bridge... 5-12 Characteristics... 5-12 Disable Spanning Tree ... 5-13 NTP ... 5-13 Rate-Limiting... 5-13 Spanning Tree ... 5-14 Extended FDDI ... 5-14 Protocol Databases... 5-15 SNMP Authentication...
  • Page 7 DEC GigaSwitch Management Module Guide...
  • Page 8 Chapter 2 Device View Figure 2-1. DEC Gigaswitch Logical Device View ... 2-3 Figure 2-2. DEC Gigaswitch Logical Device View - Label and Double-Click Zones ... 2-4 Figure 2-3. Interface Device View ... 2-7 Figure 2-4. DEC GigaSwitch Physical Device View ... 2-18 Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Applications Figure 5-1.
  • Page 9 DEC GigaSwitch viii Management Module Guide...
  • Page 10 Chapter 2 Device View Table 2-1. Module Menu Selections ... 2-4 Table 2-2. Port Icon Subviews ... 2-5 Table 2-3. Interface Status Label Definitions ... 2-9 Table 2-4. Interface Types for the DECGigaSwitch ... 2-10 Table 2-5. Color and Statistical Definitions for each Attribute... 2-12 Table 2-6.
  • Page 11 DEC GigaSwitch Management Module Guide...

  • Page 12: Preface

    What Is in This Guide This manual serves as a reference guide to the DEC GigaSwitch management module software, providing the information necessary to create, configure, and monitor the DEC GigaSwitch in SPECTRUM. Who Should Read This Manual You should read this manual if you are going to model and monitor a DEC GigaSwitch device through SPECTRUM.

  • Page 13: How This Manual Is Organized

    How This Manual Is Organized How This Manual Is Organized This guide is organized as follows: Chapter Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Device Views Chapter 3 Configuration Views Chapter 4 Events and Alarms Chapter 5 DEC-Specific Applications Conventions In this manual the following conventions are used. •...

  • Page 14: Related Spectrum Documentation

    Related SPECTRUM Documentation Refer to the following documentation for more information on using SPECTRUM: SPECTRUM Report Generator User’s Guide SPECTRUM AutoDiscovery User’s Guide Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Operators Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Administrators How to Manage Your Network with SPECTRUM Other Related Documentation LAN Troubleshooting Handbook, Mark Miller (1989, M&T Publishing, Inc.) Local Area Networks, Architectures and Implementations, James Martin &...

  • Page 15: Getting Help

    For additional support for SPECTRUM products, or to make comments or suggestions regarding SPECTRUM or this manual, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support via one of the following means: Location Cabletron Systems, Inc. P. O. Box 5005 North America Rochester, NH 03866-5005 E-mail: spectrum-support@ctron.com...

  • Page 16: Chapter 1 Introduction

    The SPECTRUM model type name of the DEC GigaSwitch device is as follows: DECGigaSwitch: A DEC GigaSwitch data switch. SPECTRUM supports the Fiber GIGAswitch/FDDI System Linecard, 2-port (FGL-2), Switch Control Processor (SCP), and Clock cards. The DEC GigaSwitch allows for 14 linecards to be installed into its back providing for a total of 32 simultaneous network connections.

  • Page 17: Spectrum And The Dec Gigaswitch

    SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch SPECTRUM and the DEC GigaSwitch The DEC GigaSwitch Management Module model will allow modeling of the DEC GigaSwitch device. Supported Devices: GigaSwitch/FDDI Supported Cards: FGL2, SCP, Clock card Firmware Versions: 2.00, 2.10, 2.20 If you are running a previous version of SPECTRUM, the following user interface aspects may differ from those in SPECTRUM version 4.0: NOTE •...

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Device View

    Device View What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the Gigaswitch’s Logical. Interface and Physical Device views and how to utilize these views to manage and access information from the Gigaswitch module. The Logical Device view provides a logical representation of the Gigaswitch module and access to configuration and status information on the module itself, the Ring In and Ring Out ports, and the station ports.

  • Page 19: Accessing The Logical Device View

    Logical Device View Accessing the Logical Device View Accessing the Logical Device View The Logical Device view is accessed using one of the following methods: • Double-click on the Device view button of the Gigaswitch device icon. This will open the Device view that was opened last (i.e. Logical, Physical, or Interface).

  • Page 20: Device View

    Figure 2-1. DEC Gigaswitch Logical Device View Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host -GigaSwitch of type DECGigaSwitch File View Model Name Contact Description Location 9031754 E5 Net Addr Prime-App FGL2 FGL2 CLOCK Spanning Spanning 14 Run Spanning Spanning Spanning Spanning Logical Device View Accessing the Logical Device View Help?
  • Page 21 Logical Device View Accessing the Logical Device View Figure 2-2. DEC Gigaswitch Logical Device View - Label and Double-Click Zones Module Number/ Module Notes view Table 2-1. Module Menu Selections Menu Selection Module Notes Module Port Table Module Configuration Device View FGL2 Port Status/ Port Configuraton view...

  • Page 22: Interface Device View

    Table 2-2 list the icon subviews available from a highlighted port in the Logical Device view. Table 2-2. Port Icon Subviews Menu Selection Port Notes Port Configuration Spanning Tree Interface Device View This section describes the module information available from the Interface Device view, which displays a Device Icon Panel, an Interface Options Panel, and a Logical Interface icon.
  • Page 23 Interface Device View • Highlight the GigaSwitch device icon and select Device -> Interface from the Icon Subviews menu. The Interface Device View includes three panels as well as the Device View Banner shown in Figure 2-3. Device View Go Back Go Up Icon Subviews View Path...
  • Page 24 Figure 2-3. Interface Device View GigaSwitch of type DECGigaSwitch of Landscape VNMHost:Primary File View Model Name Contact Description Location Find Interface Description FDDI 8:0:2B:B3:1D:24 FDDI 8:0:2B:B3:1D:23 13 ON FDDI 8:0:2B:B3:1D:34 14 ON FDDI 8:0:2B:B3:1D:33 9031754 E5 Net Addr Sys Up Time Manufacturer Device Type Prime-App...

  • Page 25: Device Icon Panel

    Interface Device View Device Icon Panel Device Icon Panel The Device Icon Panel displays the GigaSwitch Location view Icon. Interface Options Panel The Interface Option Panel area of the Device view allows you to modify the presentation of the Logical Interface Icon. It provides the fields described below as well as access to the Gauge Control Panel view.

  • Page 26: Logical Interface Icon

    Logical Interface Icon The logical interface icon displays information about each of the interfaces on the line cards installed in the GigaSwitch Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities DevTop Detail IF Status IF Configuration IF Address Translation Table Network Information Panel Thresholds Model Information a) DevTop view/Port Number Label...

  • Page 27: Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label

    Interface Device View Logical Interface Icon Table 2-3. Interface Status Label Definitions Operational Status TESTING The interface status label provides access to the status view specific to the port. Double-clicking on this label opens the Interface Status view. This view allows you to set the administrative status to ON or OFF.

  • Page 28: Interface Address Translation Table/Mac Address Label

    Table 2-4. Interface Types for the DECGigaSwitch (Continued) starLan proteon-10Mbit proteon-80Mbit HyChan fddi lapb sdlc CEPT basicISDN primaryISDN propPointToPointSerial softwareLoopback eon/CLNPoverIP ethernet-3Mbit nsip/XNSoverIP slip ultra frame-relay Interface Address Translation Table/MAC Address Label The MAC Address Label displays the physical address of each of the interfaces for the line cards installed in the DEC GigaSwitch.

  • Page 29: Network Information Panel/Network Information Label

    Interface Device View Logical Interface Icon Network Information Panel/Network Information Label The Network Information Label displays the name, address, or subnet mask of this interface, according to selections made in the Interface Options Panel, (see Interface Options Panel on page 2-8) . Double-clicking on this label displays the Network Information Panel, displaying the name, address, and subnet mask of this interface.
  • Page 30 Table 2-5. Color and Statistical Definitions for each Attribute (Continued) Statistic In Load Out Load Total Load Multi-Attribute Line Graph Buttons Buttons allow you to modify the statistical presentation of the Multi-Attribute Line Graph. The following buttons are provided: Lin/Log This button toggles between a linear or logarithmic scale presentation of the graph.

  • Page 31: Gauge Control Panel

    Interface Device View Pressing this button brings up the Interface Configuration view. (See Interface Configuration View/Port Type Label on page 2-10.) Alarms Pressing this button brings up the Alarm Manger, listing the alarms, if any, for the interfaces. Events Pressing this button brings up the Event Log for the GigaSwitch model. Threshold Pressing this button brings up the Interface Threshold view, allowing you to set the Load, Packet Rate, Error Rate, and %Discarded thresholds for the...

  • Page 32: Gauge Type

    Table 2-6. GaugeTotals Mode Attribute and Color Definitions Selected Attribute Errors In Packets Out Packets In Octets Out Octets Discards Forwarded Host Bound Transmitted Filtered Table 2-7. GaugeRates Mode Attribute and Color Definitions Selected Attribute Load Load In Load Out Packet Rate In Packet Rate Out Packet Rate...

  • Page 33: Gauge Control Panel Buttons

    Interface Device View Gauge Control Panel Buttons Several buttons allow you to control the way the Gauge Control Panel selections affect the logical interface icon. The Gauge control panel provides the following buttons: Apply Apply the current selections to the Logical Gauge. The settings cannot be saved.

  • Page 34: Physical Device View

    Physical Device View The Physical Device view provides a graphical representation of the DEC GigaSwitch and provides access to the Notes, Port Table, and Configuration views for each of the modules installed in the DEC GigaSwitch. Accessing the Physical Device View The Physical Device view is accessed using one of the following methods: •...
  • Page 35 Physical Device View Accessing the Physical Device View Figure 2-4. DEC GigaSwitch Physical Device View Primary Landscape 0x00400000 - VNM Host -GigaSwitch of type DECGigaSwitch File View Model Name Contact Description Location Device View 2-18 Net Addr Sys Up Time Manufacturer Device Type Prime-App...
  • Page 36 Table 2-8 describes the icon subviews accessible form the DEC GigaSwitch’s Physical Device View. Table 2-8. DEC GigaSwitch l Physical Device View- Module Icon Subviews Menu Selection Module Notes Module Port Table Module Configuration 9031754 E5 Physical Device View Accessing the Physical Device View Description Opens the Module Notes View, allowing you to write, save, and email notes about the highlighted...
  • Page 37 Physical Device View Accessing the Physical Device View Device View DEC GigaSwitch 2-20 Management Module Guide...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Configuration Views

    Configuration Views What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the configuration views available for the DEC GigaSwitch module. These views allow you to access and change the configuration settings for the DEC GigaSwitch module, its Ring In and Ring Out Ports, and its station ports.

  • Page 39: Accessing The Device Configuration View

    Accessing the Device Configuration View Accessing the Device Configuration View You can access the Device Configuration View through the Icon Subviews Menu, or the icon double-click zones. • Highlight the DECGigaSwitch device icon and select Configuration from the Icon Subviews menu. Go Back Go Up Icon Subviews...

  • Page 40: Interface Configuration Table

    clicking on one of the entries in the Interface Address Translation Table access the Address Translation Table Information View. This view allows you to enter information about a new interface to be included in the Interface Address Translation Table or to edit the information for an existing entry. Interface Configuration Table The Interface Configuration Table displays information regarding the interfaces attached to the GigaSwitch.

  • Page 41: Port Configuration View

    Port Configuration View Port Configuration View Access the Port Configuration View by following the steps below: 1. Access the DEC GigaSwitch Logical Device View via the Icon Subviews menu. 2. Highlight the appropriate port. 3. Select Port Configuration for the Icon Subviews menu. FDDI MAC Table View To change the Purger Enable setting, do the following: 1.

  • Page 42: Chapter 4 Event And Alarm Messages

    Event and Alarm Messages What Is in This Chapter This chapter describes the types of events and alarms generated by the DEC GigaSwitch. Additionally, this appendix notes if an event is also mapped to an identical alarm message, and provides any probable cause messages corresponding to these alarms.
  • Page 43 DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms Table 4-1. DEC GigaSwitch Events and Alarms (Continued) Event Message Event00010308 {d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, named {m}, has detected a communication Link Down. (event [{e}]) Event00010309 {d "%w- %d %m-, %Y - %T"} A(n) {t} device, named {m}, has detected a communication Link Up.

  • Page 44: Chapter 5 Dec-Specific Applications

    DecGigaApp The DecGigaApp allows the user to perform basic configuration processes for the GigaSwitch, to access bridge information for the switch, to configure filters, and to upgrade the firmware for specific cards. Figure 5-1 illustrates the Icon Subviews menu for the DecGigaApp.

  • Page 45: Configuration

    DecGigaApp Configuration Figure 5-1. The DecGigaApp Icon Subviews menu These icon subviews allow the user to perform configuration tasks for the GigaSwitch or to view statistics relating to the GigaSwitch’s performance. Configuration The DecGigaApp Configuration View allows the user to specify the following settings for the DEC GigaSwitch: Primary Application Dictates what application will be analyzed in the GigaSwitch’s Performance...

  • Page 46: Gigaswitch Arp

    In addition to these configuration settings, three buttons provide access to tables detailing information on the boards within the GigaSwitch, the hardware and firmware specifications for the GigaSwitch, and the information on the GigaSwitch’s power supply. Boards This table provides information on individual boards in the GigaSwitch. Information is categorized by Index, Type, Status, Hardware Revision, and Firmware Revision.

  • Page 47: Gigaswitch Bridge Statistics

    DecGigaApp GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics The GigaSwitch Bridge Statistics icon subview menu accesses the GigaSwitch Flooding Table. Unknown Unicast Rate Maximum bytes-per-second bandwidth of packets multicast because the destination address was not yet learned by the the bridge. Multicast Rate The maximum bytes-per-second bandwidth of packets multicast because the destination address is a multicast address.

  • Page 48: Gigaswitch Filters

    GigaSwitch Filters The GigaSwitch Filters icon subview allows the user to configure Port Matrices, Destination Filters, SAP Filters, SNAP Filters, and Source Filters. These port matrices and filters can be configured to restrict traffic from certain ports to a portion of the network, to isolate a device while troubleshooting or to improve performance between ports by establishing a path for the packets traveling between those ports.

  • Page 49: Editing Destination Filters

    DecGigaApp GigaSwitch Filters Editing Destination Filters The Destination Filter icon subview generates the GigaSwitch Port Filter- Destination Address Table. The user has the option of editing the settings for an existing filter or adding a new filter to the table. 1.

  • Page 50: Editing The Settings For An Existing Filter

    Editing the Settings for an Existing Filter 1. Double-click on the setting you wish to change, which generates the SAP Protocol Filter View. 2. Edit the settings you would like to change. 3. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu and close out of the Destination Filter View.

  • Page 51: Adding A Snap Filter To The Table

    DecGigaApp GigaSwitch Filters Adding a SNAP Filter to the Table 1. Click the Add an Entry button to display the Add an SNAP Filter View. 2. Enter the appropriate Name for the filter. 3. In the Protocol text box, enter the SNAP protocol to be filtered. 4.

  • Page 52: Gigaswitch M Ports

    5. Choose the disposition (Filter, Always Filter, or Forward) for the filter, using the Disposition button in the view. Click on the Status button so that it displays the desired status (Other, Invalid, Permanent, DeleteOnReset, or DeleteOnTimeOut). 6. Choose Save All Changes from the File menu. 7.

  • Page 53: Upgrade

    DecGigaApp Upgrade Upgrade The Upgrade icon subview allows the user to download new firmware for a particular card in the GigaSwitch. Upgrading Card Firmware 1. Click on the Upgrade icon subview. 2. Enter the TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) Destination address or the MOP (Maintenance Operation Protocol) Destination address in the TFTP Destination or MOP Destination text box.

  • Page 54: Chapter 5 Dec-Specific Applications (Continued)

    The user may choose the application that they wish to be detailed in the Performance View. Update Switch The user may specify whether the switch should be updated or not by clicking on the Update Switch button so that it shows the desired setting (True or False).

  • Page 55: Extended Bridge

    DecElanApp Extended Bridge Extended Bridge The Extended Bridge icon subview accesses another menu of subviews related to the bridging statistics of the GigaSwitch. Figure 5-2. The Extended Bridge Submenu The following Extended Bridge subviews allow the user to choose various settings.

  • Page 56: Disable Spanning Tree

    Fragmentation Click the Fragmentation button so that it displays the desired fragmentation condition. (True or False) Remove Mgmt Address The user can choose between Other and True. The initial setting is Other, but selecting True will remove the management address. Remove Mgmt Protocol The user can choose between Other and True.

  • Page 57: Spanning Tree

    DecElanApp Extended Bridge Spanning Tree The Extended Bridge Spanning Tree view allows the user to specify the following Spanning Tree settings: Short Aging Time(Secs) Enter the desired time (in seconds) in the text box. The default is 30. Bad Hello Limit Enter the desired limit in the text box.

  • Page 58: Protocol Databases

    MAC Table To edit the Purger settings for a GigaSwitch port: 1. Double-click on the desired port displayed in the MAC Table. 2. In the FDDI MAC Table View, click on the Purger Enable button so that it displays either True or False. 3.

  • Page 59: Snmp User Communities Table

    DecElanApp SNMP Authentication SNMP User Communities Table The SNMP User Communities Table provides the ability to add Read-Only management stations or management stations with Read-Write permissions. The SNMP User Communities View also allows the user to edit an existing station’s mask and status. To edit an existing station’s settings: 1.

  • Page 60: Model Information View

    Model Information View The model information view provides the user with a concise list of SPECTRUM’s settings for the GigaSwitch model. The Poll Interval used by many of the SPECTRUM applications must be set in the application’s Model Information View. To set the Poll Interval: 1.
  • Page 61 DecElanApp Model Information View DEC-Specific Applications DEC GigaSwitch 5-18 Management Module Guide...

  • Page 62: Index

    Symbols % Discarded 2-12 % Error 2-12 % Host Bound 2-12 % Transmitted 2-12 Accessing Chassis Device View Device Configuration View Physical Device View 2-17 Accessing Configuration View Adding a Source Filter ADDRESS Administrative Status Applications Apply Button 2-16 ARP Agent Associations Bandwidth Board Table View...
  • Page 63 Host Bound 2-15 Index Load 2-12 Octets 2-14 Packet Rate 2-12, Packets 2-14 Index Init Switch 5-11 Interface Description Device View Number Label Options Panel 2-8, Performance View Label Status Label Status Label Interface Address Translation Table Interface Configuration Table...
  • Page 64 M Ports Address Label 2-11 MAC Table 5-15 Management Information Base 1-1, Manual Filter 5-12 MASK Memory MIB 1-1, Module Configuration View Module Menu Selections Multi-Attribute Line Graph 2-12 Buttons 2-13 Mustard Green 2-12 NAME Network Information Label 2-11 Panel 2-11 Notice 5-13...
  • Page 65 Supported Cards 2-15 TEST 2-10 TESTING 2-10 Timeout Total 2-14 Load 2-12 Packet Rate 2-12 Trademarks Transmitted 2-15 Turquoise 2-12 Update Switch 5-11 Upgrading Firmware 5-10 Virus Disclaimer White 2-12, 2-15 Yellow 2-12, 2-15 Index DEC GigaSwitch Management Module Guide...

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