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Chapter 1 Introduction Using the SmartSwitch 2000 User’s Guide ... 1-5 Related Manuals... 1-6 Software Conventions ... 1-6 Using the Mouse ... 1-7 Common SmartSwitch 2000 Window Fields ... 1-8 Using Window Buttons... 1-9 Getting Help ... 1-1 0 Using On-line Help... 1-10 Accessing On-line Documentation...
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Configuring Ethernet Ports on Second Generation Devices ... 2-35 Configuring the COM Port... 2-40 Using an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) ... 2-42 Redirecting Traffic on the SmartSwitch 2000 ... 2-45 Priority Configuration... 2-47 Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Receive Port ... 2-48 Configuring Priority Queuing Based on MAC-layer Information ...
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Disabling a Basic Alarm... 3-8 Viewing the Basic Alarm Log... 3-9 Advanced Alarm Configuration... 3-10 Accessing the RMON Advanced Alarm/Event List ... 3-10 Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm ... 3-13 Creating and Editing an Event... 3-20 Adding Actions to an Event... 3-23 Deleting an Alarm, Event, or Action...
Introduction How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help Welcome to the SmartSwitch 2000 User’s Guide. We have designed this guide to serve as a reference for using the SmartSwitch 2000 family of devices. The SmartSwitch 2000 product family consists of several models of standalone high-speed network devices.
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• The 2H23-50R SmartSwitch is a 48 port MicroLAN 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switch (4 separately repeated MicroLANs of 12 ports each, via four RJ21 Telco connectors). The 2H23-50R also provides two FEPIM slots for uplinks, and features redundant internal power supplies.
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SONET/SDH port, all via SC connectors. Two types of High Speed Interface Modules (HSIMs) are available for use with the various SmartSwitch 2000 models. Each HSIM provides frame translation between ATM, FDDI, WAN, Gigabit Ethernet, and Ethernet through an on-board Intel i960 processor: •...
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(see the User’s Guide for more information). Once it has been added to your List, Tree, or Map view, you can access and manage the HSIM according to the information in Chapter 2, HSIM-W87 Configuration, The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View.
Global Technical Assistance Center. Chapter 2, the SmartSwitch 2000 device and explains how to use the mouse within the Chassis View; the operation of device-level management functions — including Device Find Source Address, Port Redirect, Advanced Priority Configuration, pre-standard 802.1Q port-based VLAN configuration, enabling and disabling...
HSIM-W87 is installed. Related Manuals The SmartSwitch 2000 User’s Guide is only part of a complete document set designed to provide comprehensive information about the features available to you through NetSight Element Manager. Other guides which include important information related to managing the SmartSwitch 2000 include: User’s Guide...
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Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button For many mouse operations, this document assumes that the left (primary) mouse button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not include instructions about which mouse button to use. However, in instances in which right (secondary) mouse button functionality is available, instructions will explicitly refer to right mouse button usage.
Displays the device’s IP (Internet Protocol) Address; this will be the IP address used to define the device icon. IP addresses are assigned via Local Management for the SmartSwitch 2000; they cannot be changed via NetSight Element Manager. Location Displays the user-defined location of the device. The location is entered through the System Group window;...
Informational fields describing the boards and/or ports being modeled are also displayed in most windows: Board Number Displays the number of the board. The SmartSwitch 2000 will always be Board 1. Port Number Displays the number of the monitored port.
Global Technical Assistance Center via one of the following methods: By phone: By fax: By mail: By e-mail: 1-10 (603) 332-9400 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (603) 337-3075 Enterasys Networks Technical Support 35 Industrial Way Rochester, NH 03867 support@enterasys.com Getting Help...
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FTP: Login Password By BBS: Modem Setting Send your questions, comments, and suggestions regarding NetSight documentation to NetSight Technical Communications via the following address: Netsight_docs@enterasys.com To locate product specific information, refer to the Enterasys Web site: http://www.enterasys.com For the highest firmware versions successfully tested with NetSight Element Manager 2.21, refer to the Readme file available from the NetSight Element Manager 2.2 program NOTE group.
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View window displays a color-coded graphic representation of your SmartSwitch 2000. It serves as a single point of access to all other SmartSwitch 2000 windows and screens, which are discussed at length in the following chapters.
The Internet Protocol address assigned to the SmartSwitch 2000 appears in the title bar of the Chassis View window; this field will display the IP address you have used to create the SmartSwitch 2000 icon. IP addresses are assigned via Local Management.
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UpTime The amount of time, in a X days hh:mm:ss format, that the SmartSwitch 2000 has been running since the last start-up. Port Status If management for your device supports a variable port display (detailed in...
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Menu Structure By clicking on various areas of the SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View display, you can access menus with device-, module-, and port-level options, as well as utility applications which apply to the device. The following illustration displays the menu structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus.
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Edit Device Time and Edit Device Date allow you to set the SmartSwitch 2000’s internal clock. See • System Group allows you to manage the SmartSwitch 2000 via SNMP MIB II. Refer to the Generic SNMP User’s Guide for further information. •...
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View • Broadcast Suppression allows you to set a threshold on the number of broadcast packets issued from each port on the SmartSwitch 2000 when it is operating in traditional switch (bridge) mode. See page 2-67.
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I/F Speed will display the port’s bandwidth: 10M (megabits) for Ethernet; 100M for Fast Ethernet; 155.5M for ATM; and 1G for Gigabit Ethernet. • I/F Type will display the port type of each port on your SmartSwitch 2000, e.g., Eth (ethernet-csmacd), ATM, or FDDI. •...
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The Utilities Menu The Utilities menu provides access to the MIB Tools utility, which provides direct access to the SmartSwitch 2000’s MIB information, and to the RMON utility, a remote monitoring feature that is supported by many intelligent devices. These selections are also available from the Utilities menu at the top of NetSight Element Manager’s primary window.
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Bridging chapter in the Tools Guide for more information. • Filtering Database allows you to monitor and manage bridge forwarding and filtering across each port of the SmartSwitch 2000; see the Bridging chapter in the Tools Guide for more information. •...
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View • Alarm Configuration brings up windows that allow you to configure alarms and events for each available interface; see Chapter 3, for details. • Statistics launches the highest level of statistics currently available for the selected port.
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If you have selected the Bridge Mapping status mode, the port display will alter to show the physical interface index (ifIndex) associated with each front panel bridge port. For the SmartSwitch 2000 devices, the front panel bridge interfaces will map directly to each interface’s ifIndex.
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I/F Type If you choose the I/F Type mode, the interface boxes will display the interface type of each port on the SmartSwitch 2000, e.g., Eth (ethernet-csmacd), ATM, or FDDI. Note that there is no type distinction between standard Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet.
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NLK (Not Linked) when the port is on, but there is no physical link to the port or the device at the other end of the port’s segment is down. • N/A (not available) when NetSight Element Manager cannot determine the link status for the port. Viewing Chassis Information The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2-13...
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Because BNC thin coax and AUI ports do not support the link feature, the displayed Admin/Link, Admin, and Link status conditions will not always follow the pattern NOTE described above: Under Admin/Link status mode, BNC ports will display as ON if there is a valid connection and the port has been enabled;...
The Chassis Manager Window The SmartSwitch 2000 draws its functionality from a collection of proprietary MIBs and IETF RFCs, and organizes that MIB data into a series of “components.” A MIB component is a logical grouping of MIB data, and each group controls a defined set of objects.
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View The MIBs which provide the SmartSwitch 2000’s functionality — both proprietary MIBs and IETF RFCs — are listed here. MIB Components are listed here; remember, there’s no one-to-one correspondence between MIBs and MIB Components. Figure 2-3. The Chassis Manager Window...
Module Type From the Module menu on the SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View window, you can view a description of the SmartSwitch 2000. 1. Click on the SmartSwitch 2000 module index. The Module Menu opens. 2. Select Module Type. A Module Type text box opens, describing the SmartSwitch 2000.
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Interface Description Choosing the Description option from the Port menu brings up a window that describes the selected interface. Figure 2-7. Sample Interface Description Windows Viewing I/F Summary Information The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device.
2. Once you have selected the base unit, click on the down arrow in the left-most field to specify the statistic you’d like to display. The options available from this menu will vary depending on the base unit you have selected. Viewing Chassis Information The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2-19...
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View After you select a new display mode, the statistics (and graphs, where applicable) will refresh to reflect the current choice, as described below. Raw Counts The total count of network traffic received or transmitted on the indicated interface since device counters were last reset.
Viewing Chassis Information The number of bytes transmitted by this interface, expressed as a percentage of the theoretical maximum load. (Figure 2-9) provides detailed MIB-II interface Figure 2-9. Detail Interface Statistics The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Figure 2-9, opens. 2-21...
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View You can also access this information via the I/F Statistics option available on the individual port menus; see Chapter 4, Statistics, for more information. Three informational fields appear in the upper portion of the window: Description Displays the interface description for the currently selected interface.
The amount of device memory devoted to buffer space, and the traffic level on the target network, determine how large the output packet queue can grow before the SmartSwitch 2000 device will begin to discard packets. Packets Transmitted (Transmit only) Displays the number of packets transmitted by this interface.
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Using Device Find Source Address When you select the Device Find Source Address option, the device’s 802.1d Filtering database is searched for the specified MAC address. If it is found, the Component field will display the value “Bridge” indicating that the address was found on a bridging interface, and the Port Instance field will display the index number assigned to the bridge port on which the address was located.
Using Device Find Source Address on Ethernet MicroLAN Switches When you select the Device Find Source Address option on an Ethernet MicroLAN Switch, a search is made of both the Source Address Table (SAT) and the 802.1d Filtering database to discover through which interface(s) a specified source MAC address is communicating.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View You may receive an error message stating “Can’t Display Source Address” if a Port Instance of “0” or “0.0” is reported while using the Device Find Source Address feature. NOTE This value indicates that the MAC address is communicating through the backplane instead of through a front panel interface.
Mode; for Fast Ethernet ports on first generation devices, you can set a variety of duplex mode and negotiation parameters; for Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet ports on second generation devices you can set speed, duplex mode, and flow Managing the Hub The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2-27...
1. From the Chassis View, click to select the port you wish to configure; the Port Menu will display. 2. Click on Configuration. The Port Configuration window, To access the Port Configuration window on SmartSwitch 2000 Ethernet MicroLAN Switches: 1. From the Chassis View, click on Device in the menu bar to access the Device menu.
Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports on First Generation Devices The SmartSwitch 2000 has two front panel slots (Ports 25 and 26) for Fast Ethernet Interface Modules: the FE100-TX and FE100-FX. If you have any Fast Ethernet...
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Port Menu will display. 2. Click on Configuration. The Fast Ethernet Configuration window, Figure To access the Fast Ethernet Configuration window on SmartSwitch 2000 Ethernet MicroLAN Switches: 1. From the Chassis View, click on Device in the menu bar to access the Device menu.
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Displays the operational mode that you have selected for this port, and allows you to change that selection. The following operational modes are available for each port: 100Base-TX 100Base-FX Managing the Hub The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Ports, on Devices, page Auto Negotiation, 10Base-T, 10BASE-T Full Duplex, 100Base-TX, and 100Base-TX Full Duplex.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View If you choose to select a specific mode of operation (rather than auto-negotiation), you should be sure that the link partner supports the same mode. Otherwise, no link will be achieved. CAUTION If you select a Full Duplex mode and the link partner supports the same wire speed but not Full Duplex, a link will be achieved, but it will be unstable and will behave erratically.
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2. If you have selected Auto Negotiation (for 100Base-TX ports only), use the Advertised Abilities field to select the operational capabilities you wish to advertise to the port’s link partner. If both link partners will be auto-negotiating, be sure there is at least one mutually-advertised operational mode, or no link will be achieved.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Figure 2-14. The Ethernet Configuration Window If you select the Configuration option available for a standard Ethernet or FDDI interface or for a Fast Ethernet port on a first generation device, an entirely different window opens;...
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View (for the FE-100FX Fast Ethernet port module), 1000Base-SX/LX/CX (for the VHSIM-G6 Gigabit Ethernet port module), or Unknown (for a port slot with no module installed). Link State Displays the current connection status of the selected port: Link or No Link.
Both ends of the link must support auto negotiation and a common mode of operation. Technologies, page 2-38). The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Auto 2-37...
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 100Base-FX ports do not support auto negotiation for bandwidth or flow control capability, so you must choose between 100Base-FX Half Duplex and 100Base-FX Full Duplex mode, and set the flow control option. However, you must still be sure that both link partners are set to the same operational mode, or the link will be unstable.
Configuring the COM Port You can use the COM Port Configuration window functions that will be performed by the RS232 COM port on the SmartSwitch 2000 front panel. 1. Click on Device in the Chassis View menu bar to display the Device menu.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2. Click on Com Port Configuration, and then select Port 1, and release. The Com Port Configuration window, Figure 2-15. The Com Port Configuration Window You can use the Com Port Configuration window to set the following operating...
2. Click on the Apply button to save your changes. Using an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) Your SmartSwitch 2000 supports the use of a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) through the COM 1 port. (For more information on the use of a UPS with the SmartSwitch 2000, consult the SmartSwitch 2000 Installation Manual that was included when you purchased the unit.) You can view or change the status of the...
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UPS ID Displays the manufacturer and model typecode of the UPS attached to the COM port of the SmartSwitch 2000. You must assign this typecode for the UPS window to be active. (See typecode for your UPS.) The valid typecodes are: •...
Displays the number of hours that the UPS has been operating since the last time it was started up. Line Voltage Displays the voltage coming through the line attached to the SmartSwitch 2000. Battery Output Displays the amount of battery output voltage.
Test Result text box next to the Test button. Using the Disconnect Option You can disconnect the UPS attached to your SmartSwitch 2000 through its com port, as follows: 1. Click on the Disconnect button near the bottom of the UPS window. Your UPS will now be disconnected.
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The new entry will now be displayed in the Current Active Entries list in this window and the port traffic will begin to be redirected. Managing the Hub Figure 2-17. The Port Redirect Window The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Figure 2-17, opens. and select the desired source...
7 indicate the highest priority level traffic. The SmartSwitch 2000 itself supports two transmission queues: one that is for 0 or normal priority traffic (or any non-tagged traffic), and a second queue that is reserved for frames that have been tagged with a priority level of 1 or higher.
When you configure the transmission queue for a specific frame, an entry is made in one of three priority tables maintained by the SmartSwitch 2000 device. These tables are used to determine which transmit queue to use — normal priority or high priority —...
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It has a list box that displays the front panel interfaces supported by the SmartSwitch 2000 device, along with the slot number occupied by the module (for the SmartSwitch 2000, the slot number will always be 1), and any transmit priority that has been assigned to those interfaces.
(Normal–7) for forwarding packets received on the selected port. Since the SmartSwitch 2000 device has two transmit queues, a priority of Normal will cause packets received on that port to be forwarded through the lower priority queue, and...
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Current Priority Entries The Current Priority Entries list box displays any MAC-based priority entries that have been configured for the SmartSwitch 2000 device. It has four columns: • MAC Address, which identifies the physical address for which a frame transmit priority entry has been configured.
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— Normal (0)–7 — for forwarding packets received with the specified MAC-layer information. Since the SmartSwitch 2000 has two transmit queues, a priority of Normal will cause packets to be forwarded through the lower priority queue, and any priority of 1 through 7 NOTE will cause the packets to be forwarded through the higher priority queue.
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2. Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the new priority level (Normal–7) for forwarding packets received with the specified MAC-layer information. 3. Click the Apply button. The Current Priority Entries list box will be updated with the newly edited entry.
Since the SmartSwitch 2000 has two transmit queues, a priority of Normal will cause packets to be forwarded through the lower priority queue, and any priority of 1 through 7 NOTE will cause the packets to be forwarded through the higher priority queue.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Figure 2-21. The System Resources Window CPU Type Displays the type and speed (in mega-hertz) of the CPU (processor) used by the system. Flash Memory Installed: Displays the total amount of installed flash memory (in Mbytes).
Reserving CPU Bandwidth Depending on your needs and the main function of your SmartSwitch 2000 you may wish to change the amount of CPU bandwidth that is currently reserved for management purposes. The three possible allocations of CPU bandwidth on your...
• limited — the management of the SmartSwitch 2000 may appear slow while the SmartSwitch 2000 is at maximum switching load. • full — management of the SmartSwitch 2000 is always possible and management frames will have priority over switched data if full CPU bandwidth is required (switched frames may be dropped).
802.1Q switch, any frames received from that port will be classified as belonging to the Default VLAN. When 802.1Q is implemented for a SmartSwitch 2000 that has an HSIM-A6DP installed, each LEC will be represented as an individual port which can be easily assigned membership in a VLAN.
(e.g., if a tagged frame belonging to a dynamically learned VLAN is not received by the port within the switch’s aging time, the transmitting station’s source address and VLAN will be aged out for that port; no unknown destination frames belonging to the station’s VLAN will be transmitted through...
Table (contLogicalEntryTable). When the 802.1Q component is activated, the device will automatically reset, and begin operating in 802.1Q mode. Your SmartSwitch 2000 will automatically reset when 802.1Q mode is activated. If you attempt to activate the 802.1Q component via the MIB Tools application, you may lose contact with the rest of the chassis once the device resets.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View The Configured VLANS list box and fields allow you to view, create, modify, delete, enable, and disable 802.1Q port-based VLANs. The list box displays the following information about your defined VLANs: VLAN ID The VLAN ID is used to identify data frames that originate from, and are intended for, the ports assigned to the VLAN.
1. Click to select the desired VLAN entry in the Configured VLANS list box. 2. Click Delete. The selected VLAN will be removed from the list box. Managing the Hub The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Enabling and Disabling VLANs, on...
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Enabling and Disabling VLANs Unless Enable is selected when a VLAN is initially defined, it is disabled by default. A new VLAN that is left in a Disabled state will remain disabled until a port is assigned to NOTE it, at which time it will be automatically enabled.
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Slot/Port These fields display the slot and port index for each port on your 802.1Q switch. For the SmartSwitch 2000, the slot index will always be 1. VLAN ID This field displays the VLAN ID of the VLAN to which the port is currently assigned.
Formats, on Assigning VLAN Membership to Ports To assign a port on your 802.1Q switch to any of your defined VLANs: 1. In the list box, click to select a port that you wish to assign to a VLAN. The port’s current VLAN configuration information, including its VLAN ID, will be...
VLAN Port Assignment list without closing the window. Performing Egress List Configuration 802.1Q VLAN switching allows each port on a switch to transmit traffic for any or all defined VLANs on your network. During egress list configuration, you determine which VLANs are on each port’s egress list. See...
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Slot Number This field displays the slot index for the device being configured. This field lists the VLAN IDs of the currently configured VLANs on your switch. Name This field lists the VLAN names assigned to the currently configured VLANs on your switch.
To access the Broadcast Statistics and Suppression window: 1. Click on Device in the Chassis View menu bar to display the Device menu. Click on the SmartSwitch 2000 module index. The Module Menu opens. Managing the Hub The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View...
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2. Select Broadcast Suppression. The Broadcast Statistics and Suppression window, Figure 2-25. The Broadcast Statistics and Suppression Window Port # This read-only field indicates the number assigned to each interface on the device. Total RX Displays the total number of broadcast frames received on the interface since the device was last initialized.
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40. 3. Click on the Apply button. The new threshold will be applied to the selected interfaces. Any broadcast frames received by the interface exceeding the set threshold will be dropped. Managing the Hub The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2-69...
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View Setting the Device Date and Time You can select the Edit Device Time and Edit Device Date options from the menu to change the date and time stored in the device’s internal clock. To edit the device time: 1.
Disabled state through the Learning and Listening states to the Forwarding state; bridge port state color codes will change accordingly. From the Port menus in the SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View, you can enable and disable any individual ports: 1. Click on the desired Port index. The Port menu displays.
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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View 2-72 Managing the Hub...
You can configure alarms and events (and, where appropriate, actions) for each available interface through the RMON Alarm and Event functionality supported by your SmartSwitch 2000. The Alarm, Event, and Actions windows described in this chapter are identical to those provided via the RMON utility.
MIB-II objects: ifInOctets, ifInNUcast, and ifInErrors. Because these pre-selected objects are not RMON-specific, you can configure alarms for all interfaces installed in your SmartSwitch 2000 — including those, like FDDI, for which no specific RMON statistics currently exist.
Accessing the Basic Alarm Configuration Window To access the RMON Basic Alarm Configuration window: 1. From the Chassis View, click on the appropriate port interface to display the Port menu. 2. Select Alarm Configuration. The RMON Basic Alarm Configuration window, Figure Figure 3-1.
Alarm Configuration Viewing Alarm Status The Basic Alarm Configuration window contains all the fields you need to configure one or more of the three basic alarms available for each interface installed in your RMON device: Kilobits — Total Errors — Broadcasts/Multicasts Use these fields at the top of the window to change the alarm type whose status is displayed in the list box.
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Alarm Configuration Log/Trap Indicates whether or not each alarm has been configured to create a silent log of event occurrences and the alarms that triggered them, and whether or not each alarm has been configured to issue a trap in response to a rising or falling alarm condition.
Alarm Configuration The remainder of the window fields provide the means for configuring alarms for each available interface. The information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on the Refresh button. Adding or modifying an alarm automatically updates the list.
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In order for the trap selection to work properly, your SmartSwitch 2000 must be configured to send traps to your network management station. This is accomplished via NOTES Local Management and the Trap Table; consult your device hardware manual for more information.
Alarm Configuration When configuring a Kilobits alarm, NetSight Element Manager converts octets into kilobits (units of 125 bytes, or octets) for you; for example, to set a falling threshold of 625 octets, enter a threshold value of 5. 9. In the Falling Action field, click to select the action you want your device to take in response to a falling alarm: Enable Port, Disable Port, or None.
Viewing the Basic Alarm Log If you have selected the “log” response for an alarm, and that alarm’s rising and/or falling threshold has been crossed, the Basic Alarms application will create a log of alarm occurrences. If a threshold has been crossed, it will be preceded in the interface list box display by a double greater-than sign (>>).
The Basic Alarm Configuration window provides a quick and easy way to set up some basic alarms for all of the interfaces installed in your SmartSwitch 2000. However, if you prefer more control over the parameters of the alarms you set (as...
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Figure 3-3. The RMON Advanced Alarm/Event List Window Neither the Alarms or Events list is interface-specific; both will be displayed the same for every interface. Alarms and events which have been configured via the Basic Alarms NOTES window are not displayed in and cannot be accessed or edited from the Advanced Alarm/Event List window.
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Indices 2000 to 3999 are reserved and unavailable. Indicates the amount of time, in seconds, over which the selected variable will be sampled.
Index numbers are permanently assigned to their associated events; however, numbers made available by the deletion of existing events can be assigned to new events, as needed. Indices 2000 to 4999 are reserved and unavailable. Indicates the last time this event was triggered. Note that...
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Alarm Configuration The main Alarm/Event window remains active while the Create/Edit Alarm window is open; to edit a different alarm (or use its settings as the basis of a new alarm), simply double-click on the alarm you want to use in the main Alarms Watch list, and the Create/Edit Alarm window will update accordingly.
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1 and 1,999 and 4,000 and 9,999 (indices 2000 to 3999 are reserved and unavailable). Clicking on the Index button to select the next available index number will replace the current Owner string with the default value described above;...
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Alarm Configuration If you don’t know the exact spelling of the OID you wish to use for your alarm variable, and you can’t find it by searching through the tree, use the MIB Tool Find feature to locate the OID and determine its exact spelling (and tree location). For more information on the MIB Tool utility and its Find capabilities, see the MIB Tools chapter in the Tools Guide.
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You can use the MIB Tree panel to determine which objects are tabular and which are not: objects which are part of a table will descend from a blue folder (which will have a “T” on it, and a name which will almost always include the word “table”); objects which are not will descend directly from a yellow folder.
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Alarm Configuration If you wish to set an alarm on an object whose instance is non-integral — for example, a Host Table object indexed by MAC address — or on an object with multiple indices, like a NOTE Matrix Table entry (which is indexed by a pair of MAC addresses), you must follow certain special procedures for defining the instance.
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7. Since the first sample taken can be misleading, you can use the selections in the Startup Alarm box to disable either the rising or the falling threshold for that sample only. If you would like to exclude the falling alarm, select the Rising option;...
Alarm Configuration 13. Click Apply to set your changes. If you have made any errors in configuring alarm parameters (using an invalid value in any field, leaving a field blank, or selecting an alarm variable which is not resident on the device), an error window with the appropriate message displays.
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1 and 1,999 and 5,000 and 9,999 (indices 2000 to 4999 are reserved and unavailable). Clicking on the Index button to select the next available index number will replace the current Owner string with the default value;...
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WARNING, one Normal) to the management station each time the event is triggered. In order for the trap selection to work properly, your SmartSwitch 2000 must be configured to send traps to the management station. This is accomplished via local NOTES management;...
c. Select both Log and Trap to both log the event occurrence and generate the traps. If you select neither option, the event’s occurrences will neither be logged nor generate traps; unless the event includes an action or a series of actions, this effectively disables the event (since there will be no indication that it has been triggered).
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Alarm Configuration Figure 3-6. The RMON Create/Edit Actions Window 2. The index number and description of the event with which the action or actions will be associated is displayed in the Event: field at the top of the window. Information in this field is not editable; to assign actions to a different event, double-click on the correct event in the Events Watch list;...
5. Once you have selected the object you wish to set, you must assign the appropriate instance value in the Instance field. If you’re not sure how the object you wish to set is instanced, you can use the MIB Tree utility (described in the Tools Guide ) to query it;...
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Alarm Configuration The top portion of the window contains the device information boxes, as well as the event index number and the event description; the log itself includes the following fields: Index Time Description Each log will hold only a finite number of entries, which is determined by the resources available on the device;...
How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work Rising and falling thresholds are intended to be used in pairs, and can be used to provide notification of spikes or drops in a monitored value — either of which can indicate a network problem. To make the best use of this powerful feature, however, pairs of thresholds should not be set too far apart, or the alarm notification process may be defeated: a built-in hysteresis function designed to limit the generation of events specifies that, once a configured threshold is met or...
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Statistics Accessing interface statistics from the Chassis View; available statistics windows Each port menu in the SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View provides two statistics selections: Statistics and I/F Statistics. Selecting the Statistics option will launch the highest level of statistics available for the selected interface: if the interface supports RMON, the RMON statistics window will display;...
Statistics If the selected interface displays MIB-II I/F Statistics and you were expecting to see RMON statistics, the RMON Default MIB component may be disabled; see the RMON NOTE User’s Guide for information on how to check (and if necessary, change) the admin status of the RMON Default MIB component.
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Ethernet statistics are: Bytes Displays the total number of bytes contained in packets processed on the network segment. This number includes bytes contained in error packets. Packets Displays the total number of packets processed on the network segment. Again, this number includes error packets. Drop Events This field indicates the number of times packets were dropped because the device could not keep up with the flow of traffic on the network.
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Statistics Fragments Jabbers Collisions Undersized Oversized In their default state, the percentages displayed to the right of the numerical values for these fields indicate what percentage of total packets transmitted on the network segment were of the noted type. If you select the % of Tot. Errors option by clicking the mouse button in the check box, the percentages will indicate what percentage of problem, or error, packets transmitted on the network segment were of the noted type;...
The percentages displayed to the right of the numerical values for these fields indicate what percentage of all packets transmitted on the network segment were of the noted size. Unless the network segment has experienced a significant number of runts and/or giants (which are not counted in this group), these percentages will add up to 100.
This window is also available for all port interfaces via the I/F Summary window (see Chapter 2, The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis Bridge Status view (see the Bridge chapter in the Tools Guide). Figure 4-2. Standard Print Window...
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Statistics Figure 4-3. The Interface Statistics Window Three informational fields appear in the upper portion of the window: Description Displays the interface description for the currently selected port: Enet Port. Address Displays the MAC (physical) address of the selected port. Type Displays the interface type of the selected port: ethernet-csmacd, atm, or fddi.
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The amount of device memory devoted to buffer space, and the traffic level on the target network, determine how large the output packet queue can grow before the SmartSwitch 2000 will begin to discard packets. Packets Transmitted (Transmit only) Displays the number of packets transmitted by this interface.
The Repeater menu lets you access windows to monitor and manage repeated Ethernet networks supported by a SmartSwitch 2000 Ethernet MicroLAN Switch (e.g., the 2E43-51 or 2E43-51R). Among these windows are repeater, board, and port statistics windows (including Statistics, Timer Statistics, and Performance Graph windows), repeater board, and port Alarm Limits windows, and repeater board, and port Trap Selection windows.
The Statistics Windows At the Statistics windows, you can view accumulated statistics and error breakdowns for each network supported by the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch, and for each individual module and port. A pie chart graphically depicts these statistics for quick visual reference.
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Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches Figure 5-1. The Repeater Statistics Window To open the board-level Statistics window from the Chassis View window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H) to reveal the board-level Repeater menu.
Transmit collisions are those the Ethernet MicroLAN Module detects while transmitting a packet, which means the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch has transmitted one of the colliding packets; receive collisions are those detected by the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch while it is receiving a transmission. Hard Errors...
Soft Errors CRC Errors Alignment Errors Runts Using the Total and Delta Option Buttons By using the Total and Delta option buttons located at the bottom of the Statistics windows, you can choose whether to view the total statistics count (Total) or the statistics count for the last polling interval (Delta).
Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches Timer Statistics You can use the Timer Statistics windows to gather statistical information concerning the repeater channels on your Ethernet MicroLAN Module and its boards and/or ports over a user-set time period. Statistics are displayed both numerically and graphically, using color-coded, dynamic bar charts.
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Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches Figure 5-2. The Repeater Timer Statistics Window To open the board-level Timer Statistics window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H) to reveal the board-level Repeater menu.
Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches % Errors The percentage of errors processed by the selected repeater, board, or port during the user-defined time interval. Setting the Timer Statistics Interval To set the Timer Statistics time interval: 1. Click on the clock symbol ( Interval text box, 2.
Accessing the Performance Graph Windows To access the repeater-level Performance Graph window: 1. Click on Repeater on the Chassis View menu bar; a menu listing active repeater channels opens. 2. Select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H) to reveal the Repeater menu. 3.
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Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches 2. Click on Performance Graph. The port-level Performance Graph window opens. The Board and Port Performance Graph windows are similar to the Repeater Performance Graph window displayed in statistics applicable to the board or port level. For each chosen statistic, Performance Graphs display both average and peak activity, as well as the date and time the peak values were recorded;...
Runt Packets Giant Packets Algn. Errors OOW Collns. Nothing Configuring the Performance Graphs 1. Click on the Percent Load button; select the desired Load mode from the menu. 2. Click on the Frames button; select the desired Frames mode from the menu. 3.
Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches Frame Status Breakdown With the Detail Breakdown window, you can see the status of the frames passing through your each repeater channel and each board and port. The status conditions and corresponding colors (for both the pie chart and numerical statistics) are: •...
Using the Alarm Limits windows, you can configure alarm limits for the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch at the repeater, board, and port levels; these alarms will notify you – via traps sent to NetSight Element Manager’s alarm logging facility – that your system has experienced a certain percentage of collisions or errors, or a certain number of specific packet types, within a user-defined time interval.
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Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches Figure 5-6. The Repeater Alarm Limits Window To access the board-level Alarm Limits window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to display the Module menu. 2. Select the appropriate repeater channel (A - H), then right to reveal the board-level Repeater menu.
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Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches Figure 5-7. The Board Alarm Limits Window To access the port-level Alarm Limits window: 1. Click once on the appropriate Port to display the Port menu. 2. Click on Alarm Limits. The Port Alarm Limits window, Figure 5-8, opens.
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Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches The Alarm Limits window displays the following fields: Collisions Use the text box in this field to enter the number of collisions per good packet you wish to allow on the selected repeater, board, or port before an alarm is generated; allowable values are 1-15.
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(Remember, on an Ethernet MicroLAN Switch, a board is equivalent to a repeater channel.)
Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches within: This field displays the user-configurable alarm limit timer interval: the amount of time the selected statistics will be counted before being compared to the configured thresholds. The allowable values range from 10 seconds to 23 hrs/59 mins/59 secs. Configuring Alarms You configure alarms by choosing the alarm you wish to enable, setting the threshold to the desired level, and selecting a time interval within which that...
Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switches In order for your device to issue any traps – and in order for your management workstation to receive those traps – your Ethernet MicroLAN Switch’s trap table must NOTE have been properly configured via Local Management; see the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch hardware manual or Local Management documentation for more information.
The Board Trap Selection window is similar to the Repeater Trap Selection window displayed in Ethernet MicroLAN Switch, a “board” is the equivalent of a repeater channel). If all port-level trap settings are uniform at the current level of device management (i.e., a given trap is either set to enabled or disabled for all ports on a repeated...
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Source Address Traps The Ethernet MicroLAN Switch can issue several different traps in response to changes in a port’s Source Address Table: A newSourceAddress trap is generated when a station port – one receiving packets from no source addresses, or from one or two source addresses –...
When you configure traps, keep in mind the hierarchy of levels at which you are setting traps; for the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch, traps set at the repeater or board level will override current port-level settings for all ports on that repeater channel.
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3. Click Apply. The device will now issue, or stop issuing, the indicated traps to your management workstation. Keep in mind, however, that no traps will be issued to your management station unless the Ethernet MicroLAN Switch’s trap table has been properly configured via Local Management. Consult your Local Management documentation for more information.
Concentrator configuration; connection policy; station list; concentrator performance; FDDI statistics; frame translation The FDDI menu lets you access windows to view a SmartSwitch 2000’s FDDI configuration, connection policy, station list, and performance with respect to each Station Management (SMT) entity present on an installed HSIM-F6 High Speed Interface Module.
FDDI Applications • Station List — With this window you can see the configuration of the ring on which the SMT entity resides, including number of nodes, node addresses (both Canonical and MAC), node class, and current ring topology • Performance —...
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Figure 6-2. The Concentrator Configuration Window MAC State This field indicates the current state of the MAC on the FDDI ring associated with the selected SMT entity. The RMT component of SMT monitors MAC operation and takes actions necessary to aid in achieving an operational ring. As described by the FDDI Station Management (SMT) Draft Proposed American National Standard, RMT occurs on a per-MAC basis and aids in the detection and resolution of failures, such as stuck beaconing and the presence of duplicate...
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FDDI Applications Non-Op-Dup Ring-Op-Dup Directed Trace SMT Version Displays the HSIM-F6’s operational Station Management (SMT) version. SMT provides the system management services for the FDDI protocols, including connection management, node configuration, error recovery, and management frame encoding. SMT frames have a version ID field that identifies the structure of the SMT frame Info field.
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T-Req. (Requested Target Token Rotation Time) The token rotation time bid made by the selected SMT entity during ring initialization. Each station detecting that the ring must be initialized begins a claim token process and issues a stream of Claim Frames, which negotiate the value assigned to the Target Token Rotation Time (TTRT).
FDDI Applications • Secondary 2 indicates that the Secondary 2 FDDI ring is being used. • Local means that the MAC is connected to one or more nodes but is not connected to the dual ring. • Isolated means that the MAC has no connection to the ring or other concentrator ports.
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The following table summarizes the FDDI connection rules: V — valid connection X — illegal connection U — undesirable (but legal) connection P — valid, but when both A and B are connected to M ports (a dual-homing configuration), only the B connection is used. Though technically legal under FDDI connection rules, undesirable connections will cause a twisted or wrapped ring.
FDDI Transmission MIB (RFC1512). fddimibSMTConnectionPolicy is simply a 16-bit integer value (ranging from 32768 to 65535) that corresponds to the connection policy (in the “Reject X-Y” format, where X represents a port on the FDDI Switch Module, and Y represents the attaching node).
Address Mode Displays the current mode being used to display the addresses of the devices in the Station List. The two possible modes are Canonical (FDDI) or MAC (Ethernet). To change the current Address Mode, click on the Address Mode button at the bottom of the window.
FDDI Applications MAC Address Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the node inserted into the ring. MAC addresses are hard-coded into the device and are not configurable. Node Class Displays the type of ring device. Possible values are: Station Concentrator Topology Indicates the node’s MAC configuration topology.
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Statistics are displayed in three ways: • By count (i.e., the number detected of each for the selected interval). • By rate (i.e., the number of each per second, as averaged over the selected interval). • Graphically, as a percentage of each with respect to total network load processed by the HSIM-F6 during the last interval.
FDDI Applications FDDI Statistics The FDDI Statistics window displays traffic statistics for the HSIM-F6’s SMT entity, including the number of frames and kilobytes per second (averaged over a defined poll rate), the peak number of kilobytes per second, and the module’s bandwidth utilization (expressed as a percentage) for the current poll interval.
%Util The percentage of utilization of available bandwidth by the indicated SMT over the current poll interval; the percentage is calculated by dividing the actual number of transmitted bytes/sec into the maximum number of bytes/sec that could be transmitted (125,000,000 bytes/sec potential on a 100 Megabit/second ring).
FDDI Applications Figure 6-8. The Frame Translation Window Information about Ethernet and FDDI Frame Types There are four frame types which can be transmitted on an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet network – Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.2, Ethernet 802.3 (or Raw Ethernet), and Ethernet SNAP;...
If the frame is exiting the FDDI ring through another FDDI/Ethernet bridge, the FDDI frame must be converted back into an IEEE 802.3/Ethernet frame. As there are four potential Ethernet frame types to which the two FDDI frame types can be translated, you must determine which translation options you want in effect —...
FDDI Applications This is the default frame type for Novell NetWare software version 3.12 and beyond; it is also used for OSI packets on IEEE 802.x LAN networks. Ethernet 802.3 (Ethernet Raw) The Ethernet 802.3 frame format has an 802.3 MAC layer header (as do Ethernet 802.2 frames);...
There is no FDDI equivalent for Ethernet 802.3 Raw frames or Ethernet II frames. Enterasys’ Ethernet/FDDI bridges will automatically translate Ethernet II frames into FDDI SNAP frames, by identifying it as a SNAP frame in the LLC header, and inserting a SNAP header with the Ethernet Type field. By default, Enterasys’...
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FDDI Applications 802.2, FDDI SNAP (generally used when bridging to an AppleTalk environment on an FDDI ring), or FDDI MAC (the default option, which translates the frame into an FDDI MAC frame – which will not recognized as a data frame on an FDDI ring, but will be recognized by an Enterasys Ethernet/FDDI bridge).
Viewing connection data; configuring Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs); adding and deleting connection entries The ATM Connections option is available when you have an HSIM-A6DP installed and enabled in your SmartSwitch 2000. The ATM HSIM-A6DP provides the connectivity that allows you to merge ATM network segments with traditional LAN technologies.
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ATM Configuration Figure 7-1. Current ATM Connections Window The Current ATM Connections window provides the following information about the device’s ATM connections: Connection Data The Connection Data fields provide the following information about each ATM interface available on the device: Maximum Connections Displays the maximum number of connections allowed Current Configured Settings...
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Encapsulation Type Status UpTime Selecting the Add button either adds a new connection or modifies an existing one, using the parameters entered in the fields below the list box. A confirmation window opens for both additions and modifications. Delete Selecting the Delete button deletes the selected connection; a confirmation window requires that you confirm the deletion.
ATM Configuration Configuring Connections Adding a New Connection To configure new Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs), enter the following information in the text fields which appear just below the settings list box: 1. In the I/F text box, click on the down-arrow to the right of the text field, and select the interface for which you wish to configure a connection.
HSIM-W87 Configuration Configuring the T3 interface; configuring T1 connections; setting priority IP Addresses The HSIM-W87 is a High Speed Interface Module that provides Wide Area Network (WAN) services. The HSIM has a DS3 interface (T3), providing up to 28 separate DS1 connections (T1). The HSIM-W87 design provides WAN connectivity to any SmartSwitch that supports HSIM connections.
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HSIM-W87 Configuration Click here to select or deselect an option button. The T3 Config window provides the following information about the device’s T3 configuration and allows you to set certain values: Time Elapsed Indicates the number of seconds that have elapsed since the beginning of the near end current error-measurement period.
Line Status This field indicates the line status of the interface. It contains loopback state and failure state information. Scroll to view all of the status information, if necessary. T3 Line Type Select the type of DS3 or C-bit application implementing this interface: M23 or CbitParity.
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HSIM-W87 Configuration Click here to select or deselect an option. At the top of the T1 Config window a list box displays configuration information for each T1 connection (line). When you highlight a specific T1 line by clicking on it, the fields below the list box display the current values for that line, and allow you to change those values.
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Valid Intervals Displays the number of previous intervals for which valid data was collected. The value will be 96 unless the interface was brought online within the last 24 hours, in which case the value will be the number of complete 15-minute intervals since the interface has been online.
HSIM-W87 Configuration Configuring IP Priority The IP Priority Configuration window allows you to assign priority transmission to up to 16 IP addresses communicating across the HSIM-W87. To access the IP Priority Config window: 1. Click on the appropriate Module Index to access the Module menu. 2.
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Number of Entries Displays the number of Priority IP addresses currently configured. This number will change each time you add or delete an IP address in the list box. Below these two fields is a list box displaying the currently configured IP Priority Addresses.
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HSIM-W87 Configuration Configuring IP Priority...
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Stations Panel 6-9 Statistics, Ethernet 4-2 Status (alarm) 3-4 Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs) 7-1 T1 Configuration 8-3 T1 Frame Type 8-5 T1 Line BuildOut 8-5 T1 Line Number 8-4 T1 Loop Back 8-5 T3 Configuration 8-1 T3 Line Type 8-3 T3 Loop Back 8-3 Tag Header 2-47, 2-58, 2-59 tagging 2-47...
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