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Extreme Networks EPICenter 4.1 Software Installation Manual (546 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
17
Introduction
17
Terminology
17
Conventions
18
Related Publications
19
Chapter 1 Epicenter and Policy Manager Overview
21
Introduction
21
Summary of Features
22
Simple Inventory Management
23
The Alarm System
23
The Configuration Manager
23
The Grouping Manager
23
The IP/MAC Address Finder
24
Interactive Telnet Applet
24
Extremeview Configuration and Status Monitoring
24
Real-Time Statistics
24
Topology Views
25
Enterprise-Wide VLAN Management
25
The ESRP Manager
25
The STP Monitor
26
Dynamic Reports
26
Distributed Server Mode
26
Security Management
26
Epicenter Stand-Alone Utilities
27
Epicenter Components
27
Extreme Networks Switch Management
28
Extreme Networks Device Support
29
Third-Party Device Support
29
Overview of the Policy Manager
29
Basic Epicenter Policy Definition
30
Policy Types
31
Access-Based Security Policies
31
IP-Based Policies (Access List Policies)
33
Source Port Policies
36
VLAN Policies
37
Policy Named Components
38
Policy Access Domain and Scope
41
Using Groups in Policy Definitions
42
Precedence Relationships Within the Policy Manager
43
Policy Configuration
43
Cisco Device Support
44
Cisco Port Mappings
44
Limitations on Cisco Device Support
44
Epicenter Policy Limitations
45
Chapter 2 Installing the Epicenter Software
47
Installation Overview
47
Server Requirements
48
Windows 2000 or Windows XP
48
Solaris
48
Client Requirements
49
Browser Requirements for Reports
49
Epicenter Software Licensing
50
Obtaining an Evaluation License
50
Obtaining a Permanent License
50
Upgrading an Evaluation License
50
Adding a License for an Optional Product
51
Upgrading from a Previous Release
51
Installing on a Windows 2000 or Windows XP System
52
Adding or Updating the License Key
55
Installing on a Solaris System
56
Required Patches
56
Local Name Resolution
56
Installing the Epicenter Server
56
Configuration Files
60
Adding or Updating a License Key
61
Setting up SNMP Version 3 for Solaris and Windows
62
Installing the Epicenter Client
62
Installing the Stand-Alone Client Application on Windows 2000 or Windows XP
63
Installing the Stand-Alone Client Application in the Solaris Operating Environment
64
Uninstalling the Epicenter Software
66
Uninstalling the Epicenter Server on Windows 2000 or Windows XP
66
Uninstalling the Epicenter Stand-Alone Client Application on Windows 2000 or Windows XP
67
Uninstalling the Epicenter Server in Solaris
67
Uninstalling the Epicenter Stand-Alone Client Application in Solaris
68
Chapter 3 Starting Epicenter
69
Running the Epicenter Server Software under Windows
69
Starting the Epicenter Server
69
Shutting down the Epicenter Server Components
70
Restarting the Epicenter Server Components as Services
71
Running the Epicenter Server Software under Solaris
71
Starting or Restarting the Epicenter Server
71
Shutting down the Epicenter Server Components
71
The Epicenter Client
72
Running the Epicenter Stand-Alone Client
72
Viewing Reports from the Stand-Alone Client
74
Running the Epicenter Client in a Browser
74
The Network Status Summary Report Page
77
The Distributed Server Summary
78
The "About Epicenter" Page
79
Navigating the Epicenter Applications
80
The Navigation Toolbar
80
Main Applet Frame
82
The Component Tree
82
The Status/Detail Information Panel
83
Moving the Component Tree Boundary
84
Resizing Columns
84
Sorting Columns
85
Applet Function Buttons
85
Printing from Epicenter
86
Chapter 4 Using the Inventory Manager
87
Overview of the Epicenter Device Inventory
87
Gathering Device Status Information
88
Displaying the Network Device Inventory
89
Viewing Device Status Information
90
Viewing Device Information from Pop-Up Menus
92
Discovering Network Devices
95
Adding Devices and Device Groups
100
Adding a Device
100
Creating a Device Group
102
Modifying Devices and Device Groups
104
Modifying a Device
104
Modifying a Device Group
107
Deleting Devices and Device Groups from the Database
109
Deleting a Device
109
Deleting a Device Group
110
Updating Device Information
111
Configuring Default Access Parameters
112
Finding Devices
114
Displaying Properties
115
All Device Group Properties
115
Device Properties
117
Chapter 5 The Epicenter Alarm System
121
Overview of the Epicenter Alarm System
121
The Alarm Log Browser
122
Acknowledging an Alarm
124
Deleting Alarm Log Entries
124
Deleting Groups of Log Entries
124
Viewing Alarm Details
126
Filtering the Alarm Display
126
Deleting Alarm Log Filters
128
Pausing All Alarms
129
Defining Alarms
129
Creating a New Alarm Definition
130
Modifying Alarm Definitions
138
Deleting Alarm Definitions
138
Alarm Categories
138
Creating a New Alarm Category
138
Modifying an Alarm Category
139
Deleting an Alarm Category
139
Threshold Configuration
139
Creating an Event Rule
142
Modifying a Rule
150
Deleting a Rule
151
Resynchronizing the RMON Rules
151
Configuring Other SNMP Trap Events
152
Setting Epicenter as a Trap Receiver
153
Configuring Epicenter as a Syslog Receiver
153
Log Archive
154
Writing Tcl Scripts for Alarm Actions
155
The Tcl Scripting Environment
155
Chapter 6 Configuration Manager
157
Overview of the Configuration Manager
157
Viewing Device Information from Pop-Up Menus
159
Uploading Configurations from Devices
163
Archiving Configuration Settings
165
Device Schedules
165
Global Schedules
167
Downloading Configuration Information to a Device
168
Downloading an Incremental Configuration to Devices
169
Creating an Incremental Configuration File
170
Upgrading Software Images
170
Performing a Multi-Step Upgrade
171
Upgrading Images on Devices
173
Upgrading Bootrom on Devices
177
Upgrading Slot Images on Modular Devices
178
Selecting Software Images
181
Specifying the Current Software Versions
182
Performing a Live Software Update
183
Obtaining New Software Images
184
Configuring the TFTP Server
186
Finding Devices
187
Displaying Properties
187
Device Group Properties
188
Device Properties
188
Chapter 7 Using the Interactive Telnet Application
191
Overview of the Interactive Telnet Applet
191
Using Telnet with Extreme Switches
191
Running Extremeware Command Macros
192
Running a Telnet Session on an Individual Switch
196
Viewing Device Information from Pop-Up Menus
199
Properties
199
Alarms
200
Browse
200
Eview
200
Statistics
200
Sync
201
Vlans
201
Using Interactive Telnet with Third-Party Devices
199
Finding Devices
201
Displaying Properties
202
Device Group Properties
202
Device Properties
202
Chapter 8 The Grouping Manager
205
Overview of the Grouping Manager
205
Displaying Epicenter Groups and Resources
207
Resource Details
209
Grouping Manager Functions
210
Creating a New Resource
211
Deleting Resources
213
Adding a Resource as a Child of a Group
213
Removing a Child Resource from a Group
216
Adding Relationships to a Resource
216
Removing Relationships from a Resource
218
Adding and Removing Attributes
219
Searching for a Resource
221
Setting up a Resource Search
222
Searching from the Main Toolbar
224
Searching from the Add Resources or Add Relationship Window
225
Importing Resources
225
Importing from an LDAP Directory
227
Importing from a File
228
Importing from an NT Domain Controller or NIS Server
232
Chapter 9 Using the IP/MAC Address Finder
233
Overview of the IP/MAC Finder Applet
233
Extremeware Software Requirements
234
Tasks List Summary Window
234
Creating a Search Task
236
Detailed Task View
238
Exporting Task Results to a Text File
240
Chapter 10 Using Extremeview
243
Overview of the Extremeview Application
243
Viewing Device Status Information
244
Viewing Switch Configuration Information
248
Viewing Switch Statistics
253
Finding Devices
255
Viewing Device Information from Pop-Up Menus
256
Properties
256
Alarms
257
Browse
257
Statistics
258
Sync
258
Telnet
258
Vlans
258
Displaying Properties
259
Device Group Properties
259
Device Properties
259
Slot Properties
260
Port Properties
263
Chapter 11 Real-Time Statistics
267
Overview of Real-Time Statistics
267
Displaying Multi-Port Statistics
269
Displaying Statistics for a Single Port
271
Changing the Display Mode
273
Setting Graph Preferences
274
Taking Graph Snapshots
277
Viewing Device Information from Pop-Up Menus
279
Properties
279
Alarms
279
Browse
280
Eview
280
Sync
280
Telnet
280
Vlans
281
Displaying Properties
281
Device Group Properties
281
Device Properties
281
Slot Properties
282
Port Properties
283
Chapter 12 Network Topology Views
285
Overview of Epicenter Topology Views
285
Displaying a Network Topology View
286
Map Elements
287
Map Element Description Panel
291
Manipulating Topology Views and Maps
292
Creating a New View or a New Map
293
Node Placement Criteria in an Auto Populate View
294
Adding Elements to the Map
297
Editing the Map
301
Setting View Properties
304
Map Viewing Functions
305
Displaying VLAN Information
313
Using the Tools Menu
315
Mark Links Mode
315
Adding Links to a VLAN
315
Connecting an Edge Port to a VLAN
317
Device Alarms
318
Device Browse
319
Device Statistics
319
Device Telnet
319
Device View
319
Device Vlans
320
Device Properties
320
Chapter 13 Using the VLAN Manager
321
Overview of Virtual Lans
321
Displaying a VLAN
322
Viewing Vlans on a Switch
324
Viewing Switches in a VLAN
325
Viewing VLAN Member Ports
326
Viewing Device Information from Pop-Up Menus
328
Adding a VLAN
330
Deleting a VLAN
333
Modifying a VLAN
334
Modifying a VLAN from the Toolbar
335
Modifying a VLAN from the Component Tree Menu
337
Adding and Deleting Protocol Filters
338
Chapter 14 The Spanning Tree Monitor
341
Overview of the Spanning Tree Monitor
341
Displaying STP Domain Information
342
Displaying STP VLAN Configurations
344
Displaying STP Device Configurations
344
Displaying STP Port Information
346
Viewing STP Domain Properties from Pop-Up Menus
347
STP Properties
347
VLAN Properties
348
The Device Pop-Up Menu
348
Chapter 15 The ESRP Manager
351
Overview of the ESRP Manager
351
Viewing ESRP Detail Information
353
Chapter 16 Administering Epicenter
355
Overview of User Administration
355
Controlling Epicenter Access
355
The Epicenter RADIUS Server
356
Setting Epicenter Server Properties
356
Starting the Epicenter Client for the First Time
357
Changing the Admin Password
358
Adding or Modifying User Accounts
358
Deleting Users
360
Changing Your Own User Password
360
RADIUS Administration
361
RADIUS Server Configuration
362
RADIUS Client Configuration
363
Disabling RADIUS for Epicenter
363
Server Properties Administration
363
Devices Properties
365
Scalability Properties
366
SNMP Properties
367
Topology Properties
368
External Connection Properties
369
Other Properties
369
Distributed Server Administration
370
Configuring a Server Group Member
371
Configuring a Server Group Manager
372
Chapter 17 Dynamic Reports
373
Overview of Epicenter Reports
373
Network Status Summary Report
374
Dynamic Reports
375
Viewing Predefined Epicenter Reports
376
Report Filtering
376
Server State Summary Report
378
Device Inventory Report
379
Slot Inventory Report
381
Device Status Report
382
VLAN Summary Report
382
Voice VLAN Summary Report
383
Interface Report
383
Resource to Attribute Mapping Report
384
Unused Ports Report
385
User to Host Mapping Report
385
Network Login Report
386
Alarm Log Report
386
Event Log Report
387
System Log Report
387
Configuration Management Log Report
388
Printing Epicenter Reports
389
Exporting Reports
389
Creating New Reports
389
Creating or Modifying a Report
391
Adding a User-Defined Report to the Reports Menu
392
Debugging
392
Chapter 18 Voice over IP Manager
395
Overview of Voice over IP Management
395
Viewing Voip VLAN Settings
395
Selecting Vlans for Voip
397
Qos Settings for a Voip VLAN
400
Default Configuration Attributes
401
Minimum Bandwidth Calculations
402
Configuring Qos Settings
404
Voip Reports
407
Voice VLAN Summary Report
407
Known Behaviors and Problems
407
Chapter 19 Using the Policy Manager
409
Policies View
411
Policy Definition Page
412
Policy Traffic Page
414
Creating a New Policy
416
Edit Policy Endpoints Window
423
Edit Policy Access Domain/Policy Scope Window
425
Modifying Policies
427
Deleting a Policy
429
Resetting a Policy
429
Configuring Policy Precedence
430
Viewing and Modifying Qos Profiles
431
Configuring Qos Policies
433
Auto Configuration
433
Directed Configuration
434
Chapter 20 The ACL Viewer
437
ACL Viewer Summary Displays
438
Access List Display
439
Policy Rule Comparison
441
View Policy Rules
442
View Configured Rules
442
VLAN Qos Display
443
Policy Rule Comparison
444
View Policy Rules
445
Source Port Qos Display
445
Policy Rule Comparison
447
View Policy Rules
448
View Configured Rules
448
Qos Profile Display
449
Network Login/802.1X Display
450
Cisco Device Policy Setup
451
Appendix A Troubleshooting
455
Troubleshooting Aids
455
Using the Stand-Alone Client Application
455
Using the Browser-Based Client (Windows Only)
456
Epicenter Client
457
Epicenter Database
458
Epicenter Server Issues
459
VLAN Manager
461
Alarm System
462
ESRP Manager
464
Inventory Manager
464
Extremeview
465
Grouping Manager
466
Printing
466
Topology
466
STP Monitor
467
Reports
467
Appendix B Epicenter Utilities
469
Epicenter Utilities
469
The Devcli Utility
469
Using the Devcli Commands
470
Devcli Examples
472
Inventory Export Scripts
473
Using the Inventory Export Scripts
473
Inventory Export Examples
475
The SNMPCLI Utility
476
Using the SNMPCLI Utility
476
SNMPCLI Examples
477
Port Configuration Utility
477
The Alarmmgr Utility
479
Using the Alarmmgr Command
479
Alarmmgr Output
481
Alarmmgr Examples
481
The Findaddr Utility
481
Using the Findaddr Command
482
Findaddr Output
483
Findaddr Examples
484
The Transfermgr Utility
484
Using the Transfermgr Command
484
Transfermgr Examples
486
The Vlanmgr Utility
487
Using the Vlanmgr Command
487
Vlanmgr Output
489
Vlanmgr Examples
489
The Importresources Utility
490
Using the Importresources Command
490
Importresources Examples
492
Appendix C Epicenter External Access Protocol
493
Epicenter External Access Protocol
493
External Access Protocol Overview
493
External Access Protocol Structure
493
Epicenter Server Commands
496
Tcl Client API
498
Installing and Using the Tcl Client API
499
Tcl Exported Functions
499
Appendix D Epicenter Database Views
505
Epicenter Database Views
505
Device Report View
505
Interface Report View
507
Database Event Log View
508
Database Alarm Log View
509
Appendix E Event Types for Alarms
511
Event Types for Alarms
511
SNMP Trap Events
511
RMON Rising Trap Events
515
RMON Falling Trap Events
515
Epicenter Events
516
Appendix F Epicenter Backup
517
Epicenter Backup
517
Epicenter Log Backups
517
Database Utilities
518
The Validation Utility
518
Using the DBVALID Command-Line Utility
518
Database Connection Parameters
519
The Backup Utility
519
The DBBACKUP Command-Line Utility
519
Database Connection Parameters
520
Installing a Backup Database
520
Appendix G Dynamic Link Context System (DLCS)
523
Overview of DLCS
523
Using DLCS with the Policy Manager
523
DLCS Properties
524
Enabling DLCS on an Extreme Switch
524
DLCS Limitations
524
ISQ Improvements
525
Appendix H Epicenter Policy System Feature Comparison
527
Epicenter Policy System Feature Comparison
527
Extremeware 6.2 Features Supported
527
Extremeware 6.0.X and 6.1.X Features Supported
528
Extremeware 5.X Features
529
Extremeware 4.X Features
530
Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) 11.2 Features
531
Epicenter Policy Issues and Limitations
531
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