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Nortel BayStack 380-24F Reference

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Part No. 214393-A
March 2003
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  • Page 1: Switch Management Software

    Part No. 214393-A March 2003 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 2: Restricted Rights Legend

    In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Nortel Networks Inc. reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. Nortel Networks Inc. does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
  • Page 3 Software is provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of 90 days from the date Software is first shipped to Licensee. Nortel Networks will replace defective media at no charge if it is returned to Nortel Networks during the warranty period along with proof of the date of shipment.
  • Page 4 7. Term and termination. This license is effective until terminated; however, all of the restrictions with respect to Nortel Networks’ copyright in the Software and user manuals will cease being effective at the date of expiration of the Nortel Networks copyright; those restrictions relating to use and disclosure of Nortel Networks’ confidential information shall continue in effect.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Viewing statistics as graphs ......... . 38 Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 6 6 Contents Telneting to a switch ........... 40 Opening the Web-based management home page .
  • Page 7 Topology Table tab ........... 120 Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 8 8 Contents Chapter 8 RMON ............123 Working with RMON information .
  • Page 9 Edit Chassis dialog box — Fan tab ......60 Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 10 10 Figures Figure 30 FileSystem dialog box ........62 Figure 31 Graph Chassis dialog box —...
  • Page 11 AuthViolation tab ......... . . 156 Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 12 12 Figures 214393-A...
  • Page 13 VLAN tab items for a single port ....... . 79 Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 14 14 Tables Table 30 STG tab items for a single port ....... . . 81 Table 31 Interface tab fields for multiple ports .

  • Page 15: Preface

    Java-based Device Manager graphical user interface (GUI) to perform network management operations for the switch. Note: This version of Device Manager supports BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch software version 2.1. Before you begin This guide is intended for network administrators with the following background: •...

  • Page 16: Related Publications

    16 Preface Related publications For more information about using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch, refer to the following publications: • Using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch (part number 214391-A) Describes how to install and use the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch;...

  • Page 17: How To Get Help

    Preface 17 How to get help If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance. If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program, contact one of the following...
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  • Page 19: Device Manager Basics

    In a Microsoft Windows environment, from the Windows taskbar choose Start > Programs > Nortel Networks Device Manager > Device Manager. • In a UNIX environment, verify that the Device Manager installation directory is in your search path; then enter:...

  • Page 20: Setting The Device Manager Properties

    Figure 1 Device Manager window Setting the Device Manager properties Device Manager communicates with the BayStack 380-24F switch using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The software is shipped with default values set for important communication parameters, such as the polling interval, timeout, and retry count.

  • Page 21: Figure 2 Properties Dialog Box

    Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 21 Figure 2 Properties dialog box Type information and select check boxes. Click OK. Table 1 describes the Properties dialog box items. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 22: Table 1 Properties Dialog Box Items

    22 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Table 1 Properties dialog box items Area Item Description Polling Status Interval Interval at which status information is gathered (default is 20 seconds). (If Traps, Status Interval at which statistics and status information are gathered Interval: ) when traps are enabled.

  • Page 23: Opening A Device

    Choose Device > Open Last, and select an IP address from the list. • Click the folder icon in the Device Manager window. • Press [Ctrl] + O. The Open Device dialog box opens (Figure Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 24: Figure 3 Open Device Dialog Box

    24 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Figure 3 Open Device dialog box Table 3 describes the Open Device dialog box fields. Table 3 Open Device dialog box fields Field Description Device Name Either an IP address or a DNS name for the device, entered by the user.

  • Page 25: Device Manager Window

    4) that represents the physical features of the device. Figure 4 Device view Device Manager window The Device Manager window (Figure 5) has the following parts: • Menu bar • Toolbar • Device view • Status bar Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 26: Menu Bar

    26 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Figure 5 Parts of the Device Manager window Menu bar Tool bar Device view Status bar Menu bar Use the menu bar to set up and operate Device Manager (Table Table 4 Menu bar commands Command Description Device...

  • Page 27: Toolbar

    The device view allows you to determine at a glance the operating status of the various units and ports in your hardware configuration. You also use the device view to perform management tasks on specific objects. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 28: Selecting Objects

    28 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Selecting objects The types of objects contained in the device view are: • A switch (called a unit in the menus and dialog boxes) • Min-GBIC ports • GBIC ports Figure 6 Objects in the device view GBIC Port Mini-GBICPort Switch or...

  • Page 29: Selecting Multiple Objects

    Port is in standby mode. Dark blue Port is being tested. Gray Port is unmanageable. Purple Loopback Mode. In addition, the Help menu provides a legend that identifies the port colors and their meanings. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 30: Shortcut Menus

    30 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Figure 7 Color port legend Shortcut menus Each object in the device view has a shortcut menu that opens when you right-click a selected object. The switch unit shortcut menu (Figure 8) provides access to basic hardware information about the switch and to the graphing dialog boxes for the switch.

  • Page 31: Status Bar

    Status bar The status bar displays error and informational messages from the software application. These messages are not related to the device being managed. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 32: Using The Buttons In Device Manager Dialog Boxes

    32 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes Table 9 describes buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes. Not all buttons appear in all dialog boxes. Table 9 Device Manager buttons Button Name Description Insert Opens a dialog box to create a new entry for a table;...

  • Page 33: Editing Objects

    37 “Graphing chassis statistics” on page This section describes the types of statistics and graphs available, the graph dialog boxes, and the procedure for creating a graph. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 34: Types Of Statistics

    34 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Types of statistics The data tables in the statistics dialog boxes list the counters, or categories of statistics being gathered, for the specified object. For example, the categories for ports include Interface, Ethernet Errors, Bridge, and Rmon. Each category can be associated with six types of statistics.

  • Page 35: Figure 10 Line Graph

    Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 35 Figure 10 Line graph Figure 11 Area graph Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 36: Figure 12 Bar Graph

    36 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Figure 12 Bar graph Figure 13 Pie graph 214393-A...

  • Page 37: Statistics For Single And Multiple Objects

    The statistics dialog box for multiple objects shows a single type of statistics (Table 10 on page 34) for the selected objects. For example, Figure 15 shows LastValue statistics for the selected ports. Figure 15 Interface statistics for multiple ports Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 38: Viewing Statistics As Graphs

    38 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics To change the type of statistics displayed, select a different type from the show list at the bottom of the dialog box. The statistics are updated based on the poll interval shown at the bottom of the dialog box.

  • Page 39: Figure 16 Statistics Dialog Box For A Port

    Buttons at the top of the graph dialog boxes for line, area, and bar graphs allow you to change the orientation of the graph, change the scale, or change the graph type. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 40: Telneting To A Switch

    40 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Table 11 describes the buttons in the graph dialog boxes. Table 11 Graph dialog box buttons Button Name Description Stacked “Stacks” data quantities instead of displaying them side-by-side. Horizontal Rotates the graph 90 degrees. Log Scale Changes the scale of the x-axis (of an unrotated graph) from numeric to logarithmic.

  • Page 41: Opening The Web-Based Management Home Page

    On the toolbar, click the Open home page button. Figure 17 Open home page icon Open home page The Web-based management home page opens (Figure 18). Figure 18 Web-based management home page Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 42: Trap Log

    42 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Trap log You can configure a BayStack 380-24F Switch to send SNMP generic traps. When Device Manager is running, any traps received are recorded in the trap log. You set the maximum number of entries in the trap log using the Properties dialog (Figure 2 on page 21).

  • Page 43: Online Help

    If, for some reason, the Web browser does not launch, the default locations of the Help files are the directories listed in Table Table 12 Help file locations Platform Default path Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT JDM Directory\help\dmhelp.html UNIX DM-UNIX/DM/help Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 44 44 Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 214393-A...

  • Page 45: Configuring And Graphing The Switch

    46) with the Globals tab displayed. Globals tab To open the Globals tab: From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > IP. The IP dialog box opens (Figure 19) with the Globals tab displayed. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 46: Addresses Tab

    46 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Figure 19 Globals tab Table 13 describes the Globals tab items. Table 13 Globals tab items Item and MIB Description association DefaultTTL Default value inserted into the Time-To-Live field of the IP header of datagrams originated at this entity, whenever a TTL value is not supplied by the transport layer protocol.

  • Page 47: Arp Tab

    From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > IP. The IP dialog box opens with the Globals tab displayed (Figure 19 on page 46). Click the ARP tab. The ARP tab opens (Figure 21 on page 48). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 48: Figure 21 Edit Ip Dialog Box - Arp Tab

    48 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Figure 21 Edit IP dialog box — ARP tab Table 15 describes the ARP tab items. Table 15 ARP tab items Item Description Interface The device unit number. MacAddress The unique hardware address of the device. IpAddress The Internet Protocol address of the device used to represent a point of attachment in a TCP/IP internetwork.

  • Page 49: Editing The Chassis Configuration

    To open the System tab: Select the chassis. From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis. The Chassis dialog box opens with the System tab displayed (Figure 22). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 50: Figure 22 Edit Chassis Dialog Box - System Tab

    50 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Figure 22 Edit Chassis dialog box — System tab Note: The chassis keeps track of the elapsed time and calculates the time and date using the system clock of the Device Manager machine as a reference.
  • Page 51 The agent does best efforts to return a response before the action occurs. If any of the combined download actions are requested, neither action occurs until the expiration of s5AgInfoScheduleBootTime, if set. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 52: Base Unit Info Tab

    52 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Base Unit Info tab The Base Unit Info tab provides read-only information about the operating status of the hardware and whether or not the default factory settings are being used. To open the Base Unit Info tab: Select the chassis.

  • Page 53: Agent Tab

    The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed. Click the Agent tab. The Agent tab opens (Figure 24). Figure 24 Edit Chassis dialog box — Agent tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 54: Table 18 Agent Tab Fields

    54 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Table 18 describes the Agent tab fields. Table 18 Agent tab fields Item Description NextBootpAddr The IP address of the BootP server to be used the next time the switch is booted. NextBootNetMask The subnet mask to be used the next time the switch is booted.

  • Page 55: Snmp Tab

    The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab displayed. Click the SNMP tab. The SNMP tab opens (Figure 25). Figure 25 Edit Chassis dialog box — SNMP tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 56: Trap Receivers Tab

    The next trap receiver entry to be created. Trap Receivers tab The Trap Receivers tab lists the devices that will receive SNMP traps from the BayStack 380-24F switch. To open the Trap Receivers tab: Select the chassis. From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis.

  • Page 57: Adding A Trap Receiver

    Figure 27 Chassis, Insert Trap Receive dialog box Type the Index, NetAddr, and the Community information. Note: Refer to Table 20 on page 57 for description of the Chassis Insert Trap Receivers dialog box items. Click Insert. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 58: Power Supply Tab

    58 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Power Supply tab The Power supply tab provides read-only information about the operating status of the switch power supply. To open the Power supply tab: Select the chassis. From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis. The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab...

  • Page 59: Table 21 Power Supply Tab Fields

    Power supply is operating at error level. • fatalErr: An error stopped the power supply operation • notConfig: Power supply needs to be configured. The allowable values are determined by the component type. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 60: Fan Tab

    60 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Fan tab The Fan tab provides read-only information about the operating status of the switch fans. To open the Fan tab: Select the chassis. From the shortcut menu, choose Edit > Chassis. The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 22 on page 50) with the System tab...

  • Page 61: Working With Configuration Files

    To open the Edit FileSystem dialog box: From the Device Manager main menu, choose Edit > File System. The FileSystem dialog box opens (Figure 30). Update only one item at a time. Click Apply after each change. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 62: Figure 30 Filesystem Dialog Box

    62 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Figure 30 FileSystem dialog box Table 23 describes the FileSystem dialog box items. Table 23 FileSystem dialog box items Item Description LoadServerAddr The IP address of the load server for the configuration file and/or the image file.

  • Page 63: Graphing Chassis Statistics

    From Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Chassis. • On the toolbar, click Graph. The following sections describe the Graph Chassis dialog box tabs with descriptions of the statistics on each tab. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 64: Snmp Tab

    64 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Six columns provide the statistics for the counters that are listed on the tab. For descriptions of the chassis IP statistics, refer to Table 10 on page SNMP tab The chassis SNMP tab lists chassis statistics. To open the SNMP tab: Select the chassis.

  • Page 65: Figure 31 Graph Chassis Dialog Box - Chassis Snmp Tab

    SNMP protocol as the result of receiving valid SNMP Get-Request and Get-Next PDUs. InTotalSetVars The total number of MIB objects altered successfully by the SNMP protocol as the result of receiving valid SNMP Set-Request PDUs. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 66 66 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Table 24 SNMP tab fields (continued) Field Description InGetRequests The total number of SNMP Get-Request PDUs that have been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol. InGetNexts The total number of SNMP Get-Next PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol.

  • Page 67: Ip Tab

    • On the toolbar, click Graph. The Chassis dialog box opens (Figure 31 on page 65) with the SNMP tab displayed. Click the IP tab. The IP tab opens (Figure 32). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 68: Figure 32 Graph Chassis Dialog Box - Ip Tab

    68 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Figure 32 Graph Chassis dialog box — IP tab Table 25 describes the Chassis IP tab fields Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields Field Description InReceives The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including those received in error.
  • Page 69 The number of IP datagram fragments that have been generated as a result of fragmentation at this entity. ReasmReqds The number of IP fragments received that needed to be reassembled at this entity. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 70: Icmp In Tab

    70 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields (continued) Field Description ReasmOKs The number of IP datagrams successfully reassembled. ReasmFails The number of failures detected by the IP reassembly algorithm (for whatever reason: timed out, errors, etc.). Note that this is not necessarily a count of discarded IP fragments because some algorithms (notably the algorithm in RFC 815) can lose track of the number of fragments by combining them as they are received.

  • Page 71: Figure 33 Graph Chassis Dialog Box - Icmp In Tab

    The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages received. ParmProbs The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received. DestUnreachs The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages received. TimeExcds The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages received. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 72: Icmp Out Tab

    72 Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch ICMP Out tab The chassis ICMP Out shows ICMP Out statistics. To open the ICMP Out tab: Select the chassis. Do one of the following: • From Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Chassis. •...

  • Page 73: Table 27 Icmp Out Tab Fields

    The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages sent. ParmProbs The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages sent. DestUnreachs The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages sent. TimeExcds The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages sent. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
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  • Page 75: Configuring And Graphing Ports

    When you edit multiple ports, some tabs are not available, and some tabs are available even though the options are not applicable. When the option does not apply for a given port, NoSuchObject is displayed. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 76: Interface Tab For A Single Port

    76 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports The following sections provide a description of the tabs in the Edit Port dialog box, and details about each field on the tab. Interface tab for a single port The Interface tab shows the basic configuration and status of a single port. To view the Interface tab: Select the port you want to edit.

  • Page 77: Table 28 Interface Tab Items For A Single Port

    Indicates whether this port is enabled for autonegotiation or not. AdminDuplex The administrative duplex mode of the port (full). AdminSpeed Set the port’s speed. OperSpeed The current operating speed of the port. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 78: Vlan Tab For A Single Port

    78 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Table 28 Interface tab items for a single port (continued) Field Description MltId The MultiLink Trunk to which the port is assigned (if any). OperDuplex The duplex mode of the port (full duplex). VLAN tab for a single port The VLAN tab allows you to view the VLAN membership for a single port.

  • Page 79: Table 29 Vlan Tab Items For A Single Port

    When the flag is set, the frames are discarded by the forwarding process. When the flag is reset, the frames are assigned to the VLAN specified by rcVlanPortDefaultVlanId. DefaultVlanId The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on a trunk port. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 80: Stg Tab For A Single Port

    80 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports STG tab for a single port In the Spanning Tree Group (STG) tab, you can view the status and modify the configuration of a port’s spanning tree parameters. To view the STG tab: Select the port you want to edit.

  • Page 81: Table 30 Stg Tab Items For A Single Port

    The Port Identifier of the port on the Designated Bridge for this port’s segment. ForwardTransitions The number of times this port has transitioned from the Learning state to the Forwarding state. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 82: Configuring Multiple Ports

    82 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Configuring multiple ports You can graph port statistics from the graph port dialog box. To open the graph port dialog box: Select the port or ports you want to edit. Do one of the following: •...

  • Page 83: Figure 38 Edit Ports - Interface Tab

    AdminStatus in the down state. AdminStatus changes to the up state (or remains in the down state) as a result of either management action or the configuration information available to the managed system. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 84: Vlan Tab For Multiple Ports

    84 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Table 31 Interface tab fields for multiple ports (continued) Field Description OperStatus Current operational state of the interface, which can be one of the following: • • down • testing If AdminStatus is up, then OperStatus should be up if the interface is ready to transmit and receive network traffic.

  • Page 85: Figure 39 Vlan Tab For Multiple Ports

    When the flag is set, the frames are discarded by the forwarding process. When the flag is reset, the frames are assigned to the VLAN specified by rcVlanPortDefaultVlanId. DefaultVlanId The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on a trunk port. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 86: Graphing Port Statistics

    86 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Graphing port statistics You can graph statistics for either a single port or multiple ports from the graphPort dialog box. The windows displayed are identical for either single or multiple port configuration. To open the graphPort dialog box for graphing: Select the port or ports you want to graph.

  • Page 87: Figure 40 Interface Tab For Graphing Ports

    The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 88: Ethernet Errors Tab For Graphing Ports

    88 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Table 33 Port Interface tab fields for multiple ports (continued) Field Description InErrors For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces, the number of inbound transmission units that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.

  • Page 89: Figure 41 Graph Port Dialog Box - Ethernet Errors Tab

    76) or for multiple ports opens with the Interface tab displayed. Click the Ethernet Errors tab. The Ethernet Errors tab opens (Figure 41). Figure 41 Graph Port dialog box — Ethernet Errors tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 90: Table 34 Ethernet Errors Tab Fields

    90 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Table 39 describes the Ethernet Errors tab fields. Table 34 Ethernet Errors tab fields Field Description AlignmentErrors A count of frames received on a particular interface that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check.
  • Page 91 (generic) collision for purposes of other collision-related statistics. ExcessiveCollisions A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to excessive collisions. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 92: Bridge Tab

    92 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Bridge tab The Bridge tab displays port frame statistics. To open the Bridge tab for graphing: Select the port or ports you want to graph. To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure.

  • Page 93: Rmon Tab

    Select the port or ports you want to graph. To select multiple ports, [Ctrl] + left-click the ports that you want to configure. A yellow outline appears around the selected ports. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 94: Figure 43 Graph Port Dialog Box - Rmon Tab

    94 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Do one of the following: • From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph > Port. • From the shortcut menu, choose Graph. • On the toolbar, click Graph. The Port dialog box for a single port (Figure 35 on page 76) or for multiple ports opens with the Interface tab displayed.

  • Page 95: Table 36 Rmon Tab Fields

    (FCS Error) or a bad FCS with a non-integral number of octets (Alignment Error). Jabber is defined as the condition where any packet exceeds 20 ms. The allowed range to detect jabber is between 20 ms and 150 ms. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 96 96 Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Table 36 RMON tab fields (continued) Field Description <=64 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were less than or equal to 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but including FCS octets). 65 - 127 The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were greater than 64 octets in length (excluding framing bits but...

  • Page 97: Setting Up Multilink Trunk Ports

    Trunking provides media and module redundancy. MultiLink Trunk (MLT) features A number of Nortel Networks products implement MultiLink Trunking and have different features and requirements based on the architecture of the device. For the BayStack 380-24F, MultiLink Trunking has the following general features and requirements: •...

  • Page 98: Figure 44 Mlt Dialog Box

    98 Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk ports Figure 44 MLT dialog box The active MultiLink Trunks are displayed with the fields described in Table Table 37 MLT dialog box fields Field Description The number of the MLT (assigned consecutively). Name The name given to the MLT.

  • Page 99: Adding Ports To A Multilink Trunk

    From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > MLT. The MLT dialog box opens (Figure 44 on page 98). Select an MLT row and then click Graph. The Statistics, MLT window (Figure 46) opens with the Interface tab displayed. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 100: Figure 46 Mlt Statistics - Interface Tab

    100 Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk ports Figure 46 MLT Statistics — Interface tab Table 38 describes the fields in the Interface tab. Table 38 Interface tab fields Field Description InMulticastPkt The number of packets delivered to this MLT that were addressed to a multicast address at this sublayer.

  • Page 101: Multilink Trunk Ethernet Error Statistics

    (Figure 46 on page 100) with the Interface tab displayed. Click the Ethernet Errors tab. The Ethernet Errors tab opens (Figure 47). Figure 47 MLT Statics dialog box — Ethernet Errors tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 102: Table 39 Ethernet Errors Tab Fields

    102 Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk ports Table 39 describes the fields in the Ethernet Errors tab. Table 39 Ethernet Errors tab fields Field Description AlignmentErrors A count of frames received on a particular MLT that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check.
  • Page 103 (generic) collision for purposes of other collision-related statistics. ExcessiveColls A count of frames for which transmission on a particular MLT fails due to excessive collisions. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
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  • Page 105: Creating And Managing Vlans

    A VLAN is a collection of ports on one or more switches that define a broadcast domain. The Baystack 380-24F Gigabit switch supports port-based VLANs. For a further description of VLANs, refer to Using the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch. When you create VLANs using Device Manager, observe the following rules: •...

  • Page 106: Creating Vlans

    106 Chapter 5 Creating and managing VLANs Creating VLANs Device Manager enables you to create a port-based VLAN. VLAN Information To open the VLAN dialog box: From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > VLANs. The VLAN dialog box opens (Figure 48).

  • Page 107: Creating A Port-Based Vlan

    If no name is entered, a default name is created. In the Type field, click byPort if not already selected. Click Insert. Specify the port membership by clicking the PortMembers buttons. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 108: Accepting Untagged Frames

    108 Chapter 5 Creating and managing VLANs Accepting untagged frames In the BayStack 380-24F, you configure whether or not untagged frames are sent or received on the port level. Refer to “VLAN tab for a single port” on page 78 VLAN tab field descriptions.

  • Page 109: Modifying And Managing Existing Vlans

    The ports that are members of the VLAN. ActiveMembers Set of ports that are currently active in the VLAN. Active ports include all static ports and any dynamic ports where the VLAN policy was met. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 110 110 Chapter 5 Creating and managing VLANs 214393-A...

  • Page 111: Setting Up Bridging

    Spanning Tree Protocol. To view the Base tab: From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Bridge. The Bridge dialog box opens with the Base tab displayed (Figure 52). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 112: Spanning Tree Tab

    112 Chapter 6 Setting up bridging Figure 52 Base tab Table 42 describes the Base tab fields. Table 42 Base tab fields Field Description BridgeAddress MAC address of the bridge when it is referred to in a unique fashion. This address should be the smallest MAC address of all ports that belong to the bridge.

  • Page 113: Figure 53 Spanning Tree Tab

    Chapter 6 Setting up bridging 113 Click the Spanning Tree tab. The Spanning Tree tab opens (Figure 53). Figure 53 Spanning Tree tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 114: Table 43 Spanning Tree Tab Fields

    114 Chapter 6 Setting up bridging Table 43 describes the Spanning Tree tab fields. Table 43 Spanning Tree tab fields Field Description ProtocolSpecification Version of the spanning tree protocol being run. Values include: • decLb100: Indicates the DEC LANbridge 100 spanning tree protocol.

  • Page 115: Transparent Tab

    The Transparent tab contains information about a specific unicast MAC address, which has some forwarding information for the bridge. To view the Transparent tab: From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Bridge. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 116: Forwarding Tab

    116 Chapter 6 Setting up bridging The Bridge dialog box opens, with the Base tab displayed. Click the Transparent tab. The Transparent tab opens (Figure 54). Figure 54 Transparent tab Table 44 describes the Transparent tab items. Table 44 Transparent tab items Item Description LearnedEntryDiscard...

  • Page 117: Figure 55 Forwarding Tab

    From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Bridge. The Bridge dialog box opens, with the Base tab displayed. Click the Forwarding tab. The Forwarding tab opens (Figure 55). Figure 55 Forwarding tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 118: Table 45 Forwarding Tab Fields

    118 Chapter 6 Setting up bridging Table 45 describes the Forwarding tab fields. Table 45 Forwarding tab fields Field Description Status The values of this fields include: • invalid: Entry is no longer valid, but has not been removed from the table. •...

  • Page 119: Troubleshooting Device Manager

    To view topology information: From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Diagnostics. The Diagnostics dialog box opens with the Topology tab displayed (Figure 56). Figure 56 Diagnostics dialog box — Topology tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 120: Topology Table Tab

    Description IpAddr The IP address of the device. Status Whether Nortel Networks topology is on (topOn) or off (topOff) for the device. The default value is topOn. NmmLstChg The value of sysUpTime the last time an entry in the network management MIB (NMM) topology table was added, deleted, or modified.

  • Page 121: Table 47 Topology Table Tab Fields

    The current state of the sender of the topology message. The choices are: • topChanged —Topology information has recently changed. • heartbeat —Topology information is unchanged. • new — The sending agent is in a new state. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
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  • Page 123: Rmon

    RMON The Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) MIB is an interface between the RMON agent on a BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch and an RMON management application, such as the Device Manager. It defines objects that are suitable for the management of any type of network, but some groups are targeted for Ethernet networks in particular.

  • Page 124: Viewing History

    124 Chapter 8 RMON Do one of the following: • Double-click on the selected port • From the shortcut menu, choose Graph. • From the Device Manager main menu, choose Graph. The Graph Port dialog box opens with the Interface tab displayed (Figure 35 on page 76).

  • Page 125: Figure 59 Port Dialog Box - Rmon Tab

    The graph Port dialog box opens with the Interface tab displayed (Figure 40 on page 87). Click the RMON tab. The RMON tab opens (Figure 59). Figure 59 Port dialog box — RMON tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 126: Creating A History

    126 Chapter 8 RMON Creating a history You can use RMON to collect statistics at intervals. For example, if you want RMON statistics to be gathered over the weekend, you will want enough buckets to cover two days. To do this, set the history to gather one bucket each hour, thus covering a 48-hour period.

  • Page 127: Figure 61 Rmoncontrol, Insert History Dialog Box

    The network management system that created this entry. Select an index and then click Insert. The RMONControl, Insert History dialog box opens (Figure 61). Figure 61 RMONControl, Insert History dialog box Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 128: Disabling History

    128 Chapter 8 RMON Select the port from the port list or type the port number. Set the number of buckets. The default is 50. Set the interval. The default is 1800 seconds. Type the owner, the network management system that created this entry. Click Insert.

  • Page 129: Enabling Ethernet Statistics Gathering

    A unique value assigned to each interface. An index identifies an entry in a table. Port Any Ethernet interface on the device. Owner The network management system which created this entry. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 130: Disabling Ethernet Statistics Gathering

    130 Chapter 8 RMON Click Insert. The RMONControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box opens (Figure 63). Figure 63 RMONControl, Insert Ether Stats dialog box Select the port(s). Enter the port number you want or select the port from the list menu (Figure 64).

  • Page 131: Alarms

    During the first interval that the data passes above the rising value, the alarm fires as a rising event. During the first interval that the data drops below the falling value, the alarm fires as a falling event (Figure 65). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 132: Figure 65 How Alarms Fire

    132 Chapter 8 RMON Figure 65 How alarms fire Rising value Falling value Alarm fires No firing 7821EA It is important to note that the alarm fires during the first interval that the sample goes out of range. No additional events are generated for that threshold until the opposite threshold is crossed.

  • Page 133: Creating Alarms

    Delta alarms are sampled twice per polling period. For each sample, the last two values are added together and compared to the threshold values. This process increases precision Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 134: Alarm Manager Example

    134 Chapter 8 RMON and allows for the detection of threshold crossings that span the sampling boundary. If you track the current values of a given delta-valued alarm and add them together, therefore, the result is twice the actual value. (This result is not an error in the software.) Alarm Manager example Note: The example alarm described in the following procedure...

  • Page 135: Figure 68 Alarm Variable List

    For this example, select a rising value of 4 and a falling value of 0. Leave the remaining fields at their default values, including a sample type of Delta.Click Insert. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 136: Table 50 Rmon Insert Alarm Dialog Box Fields

    136 Chapter 8 RMON If you want to make field changes, see the field descriptions shown in Table Table 50 RMON Insert Alarm dialog box fields Field Description Variable Name and type of alarm—indicated by the format: alarmname.x where x=0 indicates a chassis alarm. alarmname.

  • Page 137: Alarms Tab

    If the value of this object is deltaValue(2), the value of the selected variable at the last sample will be subtracted from the current value, and the difference compared with the thresholds. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 138 138 Chapter 8 RMON Table 51 Describes the fields on the Alarms tab (continued) Field Description Value The value of the statistic during the last sampling period. For example, if the sample type is deltaValue, this value is the difference between the samples at the beginning and end of the period.

  • Page 139: Events

    To view a table of events: From the Device Manager main menu, choose RMON > Alarms. The RMONAlarms dialog box opens displaying the Alarms tab (Figure 69 on page 137). Click the Events tab. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 140: Figure 70 Rmonalarms Dialog Box - Events Tab

    140 Chapter 8 RMON The Events tab opens (Figure 70). Figure 70 RMONAlarms dialog box — Events tab Table 52 describes the RMONAlarms Events tab fields. Table 52 Events tab fields Field Description Index This index uniquely identifies an entry in the event table. Each entry defines one event that is to be generated when the appropriate conditions occur.

  • Page 141: Creating An Event

    If you select snmp-trap or log-and-trap, you must set trap receivers. Click Insert. The new event is displayed in the Events tab (Figure 72). Figure 72 New event in the Events tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 142: Deleting An Event

    142 Chapter 8 RMON Deleting an event To delete an event: In the Events tab, highlight an event Description. Click Delete. The event is removed from the table. Log information The Log tab chronicles and describes the alarm activity, which is then generated to viewed.

  • Page 143: Table 53 Log Tab Fields

    Log tab fields. Table 53 Log tab fields Item Description Time An implementation-dependent description of the event that activated the log entry. Description Specifies whether the event is a rising or falling event. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
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  • Page 145: Security Parameters

    The General tab allows you to set and view general security information for the switch. To view the General tab: From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Security. The Security dialog box opens with the General tab displayed (Figure 74). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 146: Figure 74 General Tab

    146 Chapter 9 Security parameters Figure 74 General tab Table 54 describes the General tab items. Table 54 General tab items Items Description AuthSecurityLock If this parameter is listed as “locked,” the agent refuses all requests to modify the security configuration. Entries also include: •...
  • Page 147 Set of ports where auto-learning is enabled. CurrSecurityLists Current number of entries of the Security listed in the SecurityList tab MaxSecurityLists Maximum entries of the Security listed in the SecurityList tab. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 148: Securitylist Tab

    148 Chapter 9 Security parameters SecurityList tab The SecurityList tab contains a list of Security port items. To view the SecurityList tab: From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Security. The Security window opens with the General tab displayed (Figure 74 on page 146).

  • Page 149: Security, Insert Securitylist Dialog Box

    An index of the security list. This corresponds to the Security port list that can be used as an index into AuthConfig tab. SecurityListMembers The set of ports that are currently members in the Port list. Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 150: Authconfig Tab

    150 Chapter 9 Security parameters AuthConfig tab The AuthConfig tab contains a list of boards, ports and MAC addresses that have the security configuration. An SNMP SET PDU for a row in the tab requires the entire sequence of the MIB objects in each entry to be stored in one PDU. Otherwise, GENERR return-value is returned.

  • Page 151: Security, Insert Authconfig Dialog Box

    (Figure 74 on page 146). Click the AuthConfig tab. The AuthConfig tab opens (Figure 77 on page 150). Click inside a row. Click Insert. The Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box opens (Figure 78). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 152: Figure 78 Security, Insert Authconfig Dialog Box

    152 Chapter 9 Security parameters Figure 78 Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box Table 58 describes the Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box fields. Table 58 Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box fields Item Description BrdIndx Index of the board. This corresponds to the index of the unit containing the board, but only if the index is greater than zero.

  • Page 153: Authstatus Tab

    From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Security. The Security window opens with the General tab displayed (Figure 74 on page 146). Click the AuthStatus tab. The AuthStatus tab opens (Figure 79). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 154: Figure 79 Authstatus Tab

    154 Chapter 9 Security parameters Figure 79 AuthStatus tab Table 59 describes the AuthStatus tab fields. Table 59 AuthStatus tab fields Item Description AuthStatusBrdIndx The index of the board. This corresponds to the index of the slot containing the board if the index is greater than zero. AuthStatusPortIndx The index of the port on the board.

  • Page 155: Authviolation Tab

    MAC addresses. To view the AuthViolation tab: From the Device Manager menu bar, select Edit > Security. The Security window opens with the General tab displayed (Figure 74 on page 146). Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...

  • Page 156: Figure 80 Authviolation Tab

    156 Chapter 9 Security parameters Click the AuthViolation tab. The AuthViolation tab opens (Figure 80). Figure 80 AuthViolation tab Table 60 describes fields for the AuthViolation tab fields. Table 60 AuthViolation tab fields Field Description BrdIndx The index of the board. This corresponds to the unit containing the board.

  • Page 157: Index

    Base tab Alarm Manager button BcastAddr field alarms tab 137, blinking LEDs alarms, RMON characteristics of BootMode field creating BootRouterAddr tab AlignmentErrors field 90, Bridge dialog box Area Chart button Bridge parameter Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 158 Index Base tab Collisions field BridgeAddress field Color field NumPorts field color-coded ports Type communication parameters, setting for Device Forwarding tab Manager Address field Port field Community field 57, Status field community strings Spanning Tree tab default BridgeHelloTime field entering BridgeMaxAge field ConfigFileName field DesignatedRoot field...
  • Page 159 RMON alarms ifInNUcastPkts field FallingEventIndex field ifInOctets field FallingThreshold field ifInUcastPkts field Fan tab 58, ifOutNUcastPkts field FCSErrors field 90, ifOutOctets field File System window ifOutUcastPkts field Forwarding tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 160 Index image file Interface window ImageFileName field 54, InternalMacReceiveErrors field 90, ImageLoadMode field InternalMacTransmitErrors field 90, InAddrErrors field Interval field 127, InASNParseErrs field InTooBigs field InBadCommunityNames field InTotalReqVars field InBadCommunityUses field InTotalSetVars field InBadValues field InUnknownProtos field 69, InBadVersions field IP Address tab InBroadcastPkt field IP dialog box...
  • Page 161 NmmCurNum field PhysAddress field 77, NmmLstChg field Pkts field NmmMaxNum field polling interval NoSuchObject error message port color legend Port dialog box port Ethernet Error Statistics tab object types Port field objects Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 162 Index Port Interface tab 76, Remote Monitoring. See RMON port shortcut menu Reset Changes button Port Spanning Tree window Result field PortMembers field 98, 106, Retry Count field ports rising event color-coded rising value, RMON alarms configuring 75, RisingEventIndex field controlling RisingThreshold field disabled...
  • Page 163 Transparent tab single port types trap log statistics dialog box Trap Log button multiple objects Trap Port field statistics dialog boxes Trap Receivers Status field 120, NetAddr field Trap Receivers tab Reference for the BayStack 380-24F Gigabit Switch Management Software...
  • Page 164 Index troubleshooting home page, graphic locations of Help files window, Device Manager receiving traps Write Community field TrpRcvrCurEnt field Write Community, SNMP 24, TrpRcvrMaxEnt field TrpRcvrNext field Type Type field 48, 52, 77, 79, 83, 85, types of objects UndersizePkts field UNIX receiving traps unmanageable port, color...

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