Asante IntraSpection Bay Networks System 2000 User manual

IntraSpection
™
Personality Module
Bay Networks
™
System 2000
™
Ethernet Hubs Models 28xx
User’s Manual
Asanté Technologies, Inc.
821 Fox Lane
San Jose, CA 95131
1.800.662.9686
www.asante.com
August 1997
Part Number 06-00372-00 Rev. A
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Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................. v
About This Manual...................................................................................v
Chapter Contents.....................................................................................v
Document Conventions..........................................................................vi
Audience.................................................................................................vi
Introduction...................................................................... 1-1
IntraSpection Personality Modules............................................1-1
Bay 28x3 Personality Module................................................................1-2
Management Options............................................................................1-2
Installation....................................................................... 2-1
Installing a Personality Module..................................................2-1
Management.................................................................... 3-1
Accessing the Device Page ...................................................................3-1
Device Page Components.....................................................................3-3
Device Information........................................................................3-3
Front Panel Image Components.....................................................3-4
Group Numbering...................................................................3-4
Selecting the Device for Management.....................................3-5
Menu Components.........................................................................3-6
Tables......................................................................................3-6
Table Columns ........................................................................3-6
Buttons....................................................................................3-6
Performing Basic Management Functions ............................................3-7
Setting Community Strings.............................................................3-8
Configuring Network Access Parameters ....................................3-10
Configuring Identification Information........................................3-11
Performing a Software Upgrade...................................................3-12
Updating the Device Page............................................................3-13
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Viewing General Device Information ..........................................3-14
Viewing SNMP Agent Information...............................................3-15
Resetting a Group or Device........................................................3-16
Disabling a Group ........................................................................3-17
Enabling a Group...................................................................3-17
Partitioning a Port........................................................................3-18
Managing Trap Receivers.............................................................3-19
Adding a Trap Receiver.........................................................3-19
Deleting a Trap Receiver.......................................................3-20
Modifying a Trap Receiver....................................................3-20
Setting Device, Group, and Port Security ....................................3-21
Viewing Statistics.........................................................................3-23
Table Statistics.......................................................................3-23
Graph Statistics......................................................................3-24
Menus............................................................................... 4-1
Configuration........................................................................................4-3
Identify...........................................................................................4-3
Agent..............................................................................................4-4
Device............................................................................................4-5
Software.........................................................................................4-6
Network.........................................................................................4-8
Control.......................................................................................4-9
Reset...............................................................................................4-9
Partition........................................................................................4-10
Security ........................................................................................4-11
Trap Receiver...............................................................................4-13
Validate....................................................................................4-14
Statistics...................................................................................4-15
Table ............................................................................................4-15
Graph...........................................................................................4-16
Technical Support............................................................A-1
Index ...........................................................................Index-i
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Preface
About This Manual
This manual introduces the IntraSpection Personality Module for the fol-
lowing device(s):
❏
The Bay Networks System 2000 Ethernet Hubs (28xx
Models)
The manual defines a Personality Module and explains how to install
and use the Bay 28xx Personality Module.
▲ Important: For additional information on using
IntraSpection,refer to the IntraSpection User’s
Manual.
Chapter Contents
This manual is divided into the following chapters:
❏
Chapter 1,“Introduction,”defines an IntraSpection Per-
sonality Module and describes the components of the
Bay 28xx Personality Module.
❏
Chapter 2,“Installation”explains how to install the Bay
28xx Personality Module.
❏
Chapter 3,“Management,”explains how to access the
Bay 28xx Personality Module’s Device Page and how to
perform some basic management functions.
❏
Chapter 4,“Menus,”is a reference section that describes
the Personality Module’s management menus and their
contents.
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Document Conventions
This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and
information:
❏
Commands and key words are in boldface font.
∆ Note: Noteworthy information,which contains
helpful suggestions or references to other sections
in the manual,is in this format.
▲
Important: Significant information that calls
attention to important features or instructions is in
this format.
Audience
This manual uses terms and concepts associated with Ethernet network-
ing and hubs;it is recommended that the user of this manual be familiar
with the basics of local area networking and Ethernet hubs.
This manual also assumes familiarity with IntraSpection.
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1
Introduction
IntraSpection Personality Modules
A Personality Module is a“plug-in”to the IntraSpection system that
allows for expanded management of an SNMP (Simple Network Manage-
ment Protocol) device by specifically addressing the device’s propri-
etary information (the“Private MIB”).
Management capabilities are accessed via the Personality Module’s
Device Page. See Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 Bay 28xx Personalty Module’s Device Page
For a description of the Device Page’s components,see“Device Page
Components”on page 3-3.
Device Information
Front Panel Image
Personality Module
Information (menus)
Bay 2803 Hub
Bay 2813
Management
Module
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Bay 28xx Personality Module
The Bay 28x3 Personality Module allows for expanded management of
any of the following models in the Bay Networks System 2000 Ethernet
Hub family:
❏
Model 2803 — Ethernet Hub withAUI Interconnect
Port.
❏
Model 2813 (Option 04 and Option 05) — Managed
Ethernet Hub withAUI Interconnect Port andAdvanced
or Standard IP/IPX ManagementAgent.
❏
Model 2813SA — Managed Ethernet Hub withAUI Inter-
connect Port andAdvancedAnalyzer ManagementAgent.
❏
Model 2814 (Option 04 and Option 05) — Managed
Ethernet Hub with 10Base-FL Interconnect Port and
Advanced or Standard IP/IPX ManagementAgent.
❏
Model 2814SA — Managed Ethernet Hub with 10Base-
FL Interconnect Port andAdvancedAnalyzer Manage-
mentAgent.
Management Options
The Bay 28xx Personality Module supports the following management
options:
See Chapter 3,“Management,”for information on performing some basic
management functions. See Chapter 4“Menus”for a complete descrip-
tion of each management option.
❏Device identification
information
❏SNMP agent information
❏General device informa-
tion
❏Software upgrades
❏Network access
configuration
❏Device or group resets
❏Group and port partitions
❏Device,group,and port
security
❏Trap receiver management
❏Device Page validation
❏Table statistics at the
device/group/port levels
❏Graph statistics at the
device/group/port levels
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System Requirements
Server
❏
IntraSpection version 1.01.
❏ PC with 80486 or faster microprocessor.
❏
48MB RAM.
❏
100MB free disk space.
❏
Windows NT™ 3.51 or higher orWindows NT 4.0 (rec-
ommended).
❏
Web server that supports Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) 1.1 (such as Netscape FastTrack Server™,
Microsoft IIS,NCSA HTTP,etc.).
❏
Any database management system that supports ODBC
(Open Database Connectivity),such as Microsoft
Access™,Oracle™,or Microsoft SQL Server.
Client
❏
AnyWindows™,Windows NT,Macintosh™ or UNIX®
workstation.
❏
AnyWorldWideWeb browser with Java™ and Java-
script support such as Netscape Navigator® (version
3.0 required,3.01 recommended) or Microsoft Inter-
net Explorer™.
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2
Installation
Installing a Personality Module
This chapter explains how to install the Bay 28xx Personality Module.
▲
Important: Before installing the Personality Module,
make sure that IntraSpection (websuite.exe) is NOT
running on the computer.
1
Insert the Personality Module CD into the computer
where the IntraSpectionApplication Server is
installed.
2
Open the CD to display its contents.
3Double-click the Bay.exe file.
4Click Yes at the“IntraSpection Personality Module
for Bay Networks”dialog box.
The“IntraSpection Personality Module for the Bay Net-
works”window appears.
5Click Finish to continue.
The Personality Module files are decompressed.
The“IntraSpection Personality ModuleWelcome”dia-
log box appears.
6Click Next to continue.
The“Software LicenseAgreement”window appears.
Review the agreement carefully.
7Click Yes to accept the agreement and continue
with the installation;click No to exit the installation.
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The“IntraSpection Personality Module Read Me”win-
dow appears. Review the information carefully.
8Click Next to continue
The decompressed Personality Module files are
installed onto your computer.
The“Decompression of the Source is Now Complete”
dialog box appears.
9Click OK to continue with the installation.
The“Select Module to Install”window appears,dis-
playing the Bay.ipm file. See Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 Select Module to Install window
10 Click once on the Bay.ipm file.
11 Click Open.
The“Enter Product Serial Number”window appears.
12 Enter the serial number that came with your copy of
the Personality Module.
The serial number is located on the inside cover of this
User’s Manual.
▲Important: The serial number is case-sensitive;
enter it exactly as shown.
13 Click OK.
The“IntraSpection Module Installation”window
appears.
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▲Important: This window should be pointing to
the directory that contains the IntraSpection
(websuite.exe) program. If it is not,click
Browse and locate that directory.
14 Click OK.
∆Note: A“Select Database”window may appear.
If it does,select vendor.mdb,then click OK.
∆Note: A“Updating IntraSpection System Files”
window may appear,if it does,click OK.
The installer program installs both Personality Mod-
ules into the IntraSpectionApplication Server.
Installation is complete when the“Installation Com-
pleted Successfully”dialog box appears.
15 Start the IntraSpectionApplication Server,following
the guidelines below:
❏Windows NT 3.51 users: double-click the
IntraSpection icon (located in the Programs
group).
❏Windows NT 4.0 users: open the Start menu,select
Programs,then IntraSpection.
For information on accessing the Personality Modules’
Device Pages and performing some basic management
functions,see Chapter 3,“Management.”
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3
Management
This chapter explains how to access and use the Bay 28xx Personality
Module’s Device Page. The Device Page provides access to the Personal-
ity Module’s management options.
Accessing the Device Page
To access the Device Page for a Bay 28xx device,you must first create a
map of the network.
1Make sure the Personality Module is installed and the
IntraSpectionApplication Server is running.
2Access IntraSpection from any Java-enabledWeb
browser (requires logging into IntraSpection).
▲Important: For help on accessing and logging
into IntraSpection,refer to the IntraSpection
User’s Manual.
3After you are logged into IntraSpection,click Auto
Discovery on the IntraSpection Main Menu.
TheAutoDiscovery Page appears.
4Complete each field on theAutoDiscovery Page,fol-
lowing the guidelines below:
❏Type the IP subnet address of the Bay 28xx device
to be managed in the Segment field.
(This is the subnet address of the stack’s manage-
ment module;the default setting for this field is
the subnet address of the browser being used to
access IntraSpection.)
❏Type the management module’s community string
in the Community field.
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❏Make sure the Enterprise ID field has a value of all.
❏Type the lowest (beginning) IP address on your
network in the Low IP Address field.
❏Type the highest (last) IP address on your network
in the Hi IP Address field.
❏Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a
new map,or select Append to attach this map to the
map that is stored in your system’s buffer (if any).
5Click Apply.
IntraSpection builds a map of your network. The map con-
tains icons which represent each“discovered”SNMP
device on the network. Figure 3-1 is an example map.
Figure 3-1 Discovered network map
6Click once on the Bay 28xx device’s icon.
▲Important: The Bay 28xx’s device icons are
labeled“Synoptics.”
The Device Page for the selected Bay 28xx device
appears (see Figure 3-2 on page 3-3).
For information on the Device Page’s components,see
“Device Page Components”on page 3-3.
For information on performing basic management functions,
see“Performing Basic Management Functions”on page 3-7.
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Device Information
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Device Page Components
The Device Page consists of several components;including,device
information,a front panel image,and management menu items. See Fig-
ure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Device Page components
Device Information
The following device information is displayed at the top of the Device
Page:
❏A description of the device (i.e.,“Bay 2800 Front
Panel”).
❏The device’s IP address.
Device
Front Panel
(entire hub stack
Management
(Personality
Information
Menus
Image
collectively re-
ferred to as a
single device;
each module re-
ferred to as a
Module infor-
mation)
group)
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Management
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Front Panel Image Components
The front panel image contains the following components (as illustrated
in Figure 3-3):
❏Device — the entire stack of hubs and the attached
management module.
❏Group — each module within the device.
❏Port — each port on each group.
❏Status LEDs — real-time LEDs that represent the LEDs
on the device. These LEDs indicate port activity.
Figure 3-3 Front panel image components
▲Important: Throughout this manual,the term device
refers to the entire stack of hubs;the term group refers to
an individual module;the term port refers to an individual
port.
Group
Group
Group
Ports
Device
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Selecting the Device for Management
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Selecting the Device for Management
A Bay 28xx device can be managed at different levels;that is,at the
device,group,and/or port level.
For example,if a group is selected and you select the Graph menu,sta-
tistics for that group (single module) are displayed. If the device is
selected and you select Graph,statistics for the device (entire hub
stack) are displayed.
Selecting an Item
Deselecting an Item
Target Item Action
Device (entire hub stack) Do not click anything on the front panel
image.
Group (single module) Click once on the group.
Port Click once on the port.
Target Item Action
Device Click once on a group or port.
Group Click again on the selected group.
Port Click again on the selected port.
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Menu Components
The menus on the Device Page provide access to the different manage-
ment options supported by the Bay 28xx Personality Module.
Tables
Some menus contain tables with information that is configurable
directly on-screen from yourWeb browser while others contain informa-
tion that is read-only.
The following tables describe how to recognize configurable and read-
only information.
Configurable Information
Read-only Information
Table Columns
Table columns can be resized by placing the mouse pointer on a column
title’s left or right side (until a double arrow appears) and dragging the
column to the left or to the right,as desired.
Buttons
Some menus contain buttons which allow you to edit/and or update the
page.
The table below describes the different buttons that are available and
their functions.
Menu item Action
Drop-down menu Select from an available option.
White-colored fields Type information.
Menu item Action
Green- or gray-colored fields None; read-only field.
Button Action
Apply Applies any changes made to the device.
Refresh Updates the page with the latest information.
Modify Modifies a selected entry.
Add Adds an entry into the table.
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