Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM FDM User manual

FDM
Management Module Guide
®

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ContentsContents
Preface
What is in this Guide ..........................................................................................................vii
Conventions ........................................................................................................................viii
Related SPECTRUM Documentation................................................................................viii
Other Related Documentation............................................................................................. ix
Related Hardware Documentation................................................................................ ix
Related Network Protocol Documentation ................................................................... ix
Getting Help ...........................................................................................................................x
Chapter 1 Introduction
What is in this Chapter......................................................................................................1-1
FDDI Modules for the MMAC-FNB...................................................................................1-1
FDM Management Information Bases.............................................................................. 1-4
Proper Modeling of the FDM .............................................................................................1-4
FDM Applications............................................................................................................... 1-5
SPMA and the FDM........................................................................................................... 1-5
Chapter 2 Modeling the FDM
What is in this Chapter......................................................................................................2-1
Single Ethernet to FDDI LAN........................................................................................... 2-2
Multiple Ethernet LANs to an FDDI LAN........................................................................2-4
Device Topology Views........................................................................................................2-6
Accessing the Device Topology Views.......................................................................... 2-6
FDM DevTop View .......................................................................................................2-7
Off-Page Reference Panel......................................................................................2-7
Simplified Device View Panel................................................................................2-7
Device Icon Panel................................................................................................... 2-7
Port Connections Panel ......................................................................................... 2-9
Bridging Interface Icons........................................................................................2-9
Concentrator DevTop View........................................................................................2-11
FDDI Port Icons...................................................................................................2-11

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Chapter 3 Device View
What is in this Chapter ......................................................................................................3-1
Chassis Device View............................................................................................................3-1
Accessing the Chassis Device View .............................................................................3-2
Logical Module Icons...........................................................................................................3-4
Module Number/Notes Facility....................................................................................3-5
Module Type/Concentrator Device Configuration View Label...................................3-5
Interface Type/GenBridgePort Notes Facility.............................................................3-6
Port Number/FDDI Port Notes Facility.......................................................................3-6
Port Type.......................................................................................................................3-6
Port Status/Port Configuration View Label.................................................................3-7
Bridge Interface Status/Bridge Port Configuration View Label................................3-7
Physical Device View ..........................................................................................................3-8
Accessing the Physical Device View ............................................................................3-8
Icon Subviews Menu Selections.................................................................................3-11
Chapter 4 Configuration Views
What is in this Chapter ......................................................................................................4-1
FDM Device Configuration View........................................................................................4-1
Accessing the FDM Device Configuration View..........................................................4-1
FDM Device Configuration View Fields......................................................................4-2
Interface Configuration Table................................................................................4-3
Interface Device Detail View........................................................................................4-4
Concentrator Device Configuration View ..........................................................................4-4
Accessing the Concentrator Device Configuration View ............................................4-4
Station Configuration...................................................................................................4-5
SMT Information..........................................................................................................4-7
Chapter 5 Event and Alarm Messages
What is in this Chapter ......................................................................................................5-1
FDM Events and Alarms....................................................................................................5-1
Index

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FiguresFigures
Chapter 1 Introduction
Figure 1-1. Bridging Ethernet to FDDI with the FDM ......................................................... 1-3
Figure 1-2. Bridging Ethernet to FDDI with the FDM in SPECTRUM ............................... 1-4
Figure 1-3. Example of an SPMA Application ........................................................................1-6
Chapter 2 Modeling the FDM
Figure 2-1. Modeling a Single Ethernet to FDDI LAN ..........................................................2-3
Figure 2-2. Modeling Multiple Ethernet LANs to an FDDI LAN .........................................2-5
Figure 2-3. Accessing the Device Topology View ....................................................................2-6
Figure 2-4. FDM DevTop View ................................................................................................ 2-8
Figure 2-5. FDM Bridging Interface Icon ............................................................................... 2-9
Figure 2-6. FDDI Port Icon ....................................................................................................2-11
Figure 2-7. Concentrator DevTop View ................................................................................2-13
Chapter 3 Device View
Figure 3-1. Accessing the Chassis Device View .....................................................................3-2
Figure 3-2. FDM Logical Device View .................................................................................... 3-3
Figure 3-3. Logical Module Icon Detail ..................................................................................3-4
Figure 3-4. Accessing the Physical Device View ....................................................................3-9
Figure 3-5. Physical Device View ..........................................................................................3-10
Chapter 4 Configuration Views
Figure 4-1. Accessing the FDM Device Configuration View .................................................. 4-2
Figure 4-2. Accessing the Concentrator Device Configuration View ....................................4-5

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Tables
Chapter 2 Modeling the FDM
Table 2-1. Interface Status Definitions................................................................................2-10
Table 2-2. Multi-Attribute Line Graph Color Definitions...................................................2-10
Table 2-3. Possible FDDI Port Types....................................................................................2-12
Chapter 3 Device View
Table 3-1. Module Menu Selections........................................................................................3-5
Table 3-2. Module Type Descriptions.....................................................................................3-5
Table 3-3. FDDI Port Types....................................................................................................3-6
Table 3-4. Port Menu Selections.............................................................................................3-7
Table 3-5. Possible Port States and Definitions.....................................................................3-8
Table 3-6. Physical Device View - Module Icon Subviews Menu Selections ......................3-11
Chapter 4 Configuration Views
Table 4-1. FDDI Ring State Descriptions...............................................................................4-6
Table 4-2. Ring Connection Descriptions...............................................................................4-6
Chapter 5 Event and Alarm Messages
Table 5-1. FDM Events and Alarms.......................................................................................5-2

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Preface
Read this manual if you are going to manage the FDM module through
SPECTRUM. Before reading this manual, you should be familiar with
SPECTRUM’s functions as described in the Operation and Administration
documentation.You should also be familiar with any network management
and hardware requirements described in the FDM documentation.
What is in this Guide
The Management Module Guide for the Cabletron Systems FDM serves as a
reference guide to the SPECTRUM FDM Management Module software.This
guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1
Introduction
Briefly introduces and gives and overview of
the FDM Management Module.
Chapter 2
Modeling the FDM
Explains the procedure for properly modeling
the FDM in SPECTRUM.This chapter also
describes the Device Topology Views, which
must be used in order to properly model the
FDM.
Chapter 3
Device View
Describes the Device View representations of
the FDM devices, and the functionality
provided by this view.
Chapter 4
Configuration Views
Describes how to access and use the FDM and
Concentrator Configuration Views.
Chapter 5
Event and Alarm Messages
Contains a listing and explanation of the
alarm/events messages generated in the
Event Log or Alarm View for the FDM model
type.

Conventions
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Conventions
In this manual the following conventions are used.
• Command names are printed in bold ; for example, Save & Close .
• Menu selections to access a view are printed in bold ; for example,
Configuration or Detail .
• Buttons are represented by a shadowed box; for example:
• Book or chapter titles are usually printed in italics ; for example,
SPECTRUM Operator’s Reference.
Related SPECTRUM Documentation
Refer to Operations and Administration documentation as well as the
following documentation for more information on using SPECTRUM:
SPECTRUM Report Generator User’s Guide
Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Operators
Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Administrators
Managing a Network with SPECTRUM
Help

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Other Related Documentation
Other Related Documentation
Refer to the following documentation for more information on managing
TCP/IP-based networks:
LAN Troubleshooting Handbook , Mark Miller (1989, M&T Publishing, Inc.)
The Simple Book — An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based
Internets , Marshall T. Rose, Performance Systems International, Inc.
Computer Networks ,Andrew S.Tanenbaum, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Local Area Networks,Architectures and Implementations , James Martin &
Kathleen K. Chapman for the Arben Group, Inc. (1989, Prentice-Hall, Inc.)
Related Hardware Documentation
Refer to the following documentation to learn more about the FDM:
FDMMIM and FDMMIM-04 FDDI Concentrator Ethernet to FDDI Bridge
Module Installation and User’s Guide , Cabletron Systems, Inc.
Related Network Protocol Documentation
Refer to the following documentation to learn more about FDDI:
A Primer to FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface , Digital Equipment
Corporation.

Getting Help
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Getting Help
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suggestions regarding SPECTRUM or this manual, contact Cabletron
Systems Technical Support via one of the following means:
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Chapter 1
Introduction
What is in this Chapter
This chapter describes the SPECTRUM Management Module for the FDM.
It also provides the model type names assigned to the hubs in SPECTRUM.
The model type name refers to the template used to specify attributes,
actions, and associations for device models in SPECTRUM.
FDDI Modules for the MMAC-FNB
Cabletron Systems FDDI modules for the MMAC-FNB provide Ethernet to
FDDI bridging and concentrator capabilities.The MMAC-FNB FDDI modules
are:
FDMMIM (FDDI Management Media Interface Module)
The FDMMIM is an Ethernet to FDDI bridge providing the connection
between the Ethernet “A” channel on the MMAC and the FDDI portion of the
NOTE If you are running a previous version of SPECTRUM, the following user
interface aspects may differ from those in SPECTRUM version 4.0:
• Order and names of menu selections
• Navigational features (mouse button functionality)
For information about menu selections and navigating within previous
versions of SPECTRUM, refer to the SPECTRUM System User’s Guide. For
information about menu selections and navigating within SPECTRUM
version 4.0, refer to the SPECTRUM Views.

FDDI Modules for the MMAC-FNB
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FNB.The FDMMIM provides SMT/SNMP management of other FDDI
modules (FDCMIM-04 and FDCMIM-08) in the same MMAC chassis.
FDMMIM-04 (FDDI Management Media Interface Module)
The FDMMIM is an Ethernet to FDDI bridge and a four port concentrator on
a single module.The FDMMIM-04 provides all the functionality of the
FDMMIM with four additional master (“M”) ports for connecting to other
FDDI devices.
FDCMIM-04
FDCMIM-08 (FDDI Concentrator Media Interface Modules)
The FDCMIM-04 and FDCMIM-08 provide four and eight concentrator “M”
ports respectively.These modules provide additional FDDI connections when
inserted to the left of and adjacent to the FDM module in the MMAC-FNB
chassis. The FDC modules provide no management functions. The FDC
modules communicate with an FDM through the FNB.Although the FDC
modules can work independently of the FDM, the FDM is required to provide
a connection to the FDDI dual counter-rotating ring and to provide
management functions. Figure 1-1 shows a representation of an Ethernet to
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FDDI Modules for the MMAC-FNB
Figure 1-1. Bridging Ethernet to FDDI with the FDM
Ethernet
Network
MMAC-FNB
Ethernet Bus
FDDI
Network
FDDI Ring
Connections
MMAC-FNB FDM FDC
MMAC-FNB
FDDI Bus
AB

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FDM Management Information Bases
SPECTRUM management of an FDM is based on the following Management
Information Bases (MIBs) which come as a part of the software module for the
model type:
• Internet MIB-II (RFC 1213)
• FDDI MIB (RFC 1285)
• IETF Bridge MIB (RFC 1286)
• CTSMTMIB - Cabletron Systems Enterprise-Specific MIB
• Cabletron Systems Common-MIB (not fully implemented)
• Backplane Protocol MIB
Proper Modeling of the FDM
You create the FDM model to represent the physical FDM device bridging
between two networks. Figure 1-2 shows a representative modeling of the
FDM in SPECTRUM. Chapter 2, Modeling the FDM, explains the proper
modeling process.
Figure 1-2. Bridging Ethernet to FDDI with the FDM in SPECTRUM
Ethernet network
(LAN_802_3 model)
FDDI network
(FDDI model)
FDM Ethernet to
FDDI bridge model
MMAC-FNB with
installed FDM and
related modules
FDDI hub application
model (HubSCIFDDI)
BdgCSIFDM
Knight

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FDM Applications
FDM Applications
The FDM supports only common applications. Common applications are
described in the MIB II Applications, Bridging Applications, and
Miscellaneous Applications, and are as follows:
• Gen Bridge App (Gen_Bridge_App)
- Spanning Tree (Span_Tree_App)
- Static (Static_App)
- Transparent (CT_Tp_App)
• MIB-II (SNMP2_Agent)
- ICMP (ICMP_App)
- IP (IP2_App)
- System (System2_App)
- UDP (UDP2_App)
• DownLoad App (CtDoanLoadApp)
• FDDI SMT (FddiSMT)
SPMA and the FDM
SPECTRUM also provides SPECTRUM Portable Management Application
(SPMA) functionality for the FDM.To open the SPMA Application View from
any SPECTRUM view, follow these steps:
1. Select Icon Subviews from the View menu; or, highlight the FDM model
and click the middle mouse button to access the Icon Subviews menu.
2. Select Utilities from the Icon Subviews menu.
3. Select SPMA from the Utilities menu.
The SPMA Application View provides buttons to select SPMA-specific views
and dialog boxes. Figure 1-3 provides an example of an SPMA Application
View.

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Figure 1-3. Example of an SPMA Application
The SPECTRUM Portable Management Application Tools Guide provides
additional information on the following SPMA tools:
•Using the MIB-I, MIB-II Tool, Chapter 2, explains how to use this tool to
view and change MIB I and MIB II object ID values.
•Using the Community Names Tool, Chapter 3, explains Cabletron’s
Component structure of device MIBs, and describes how to change device
community names.
•Using TFTP DownloadTool,Chapter 5, explains how to upgrade firmware
on Cabletron devices equipped with Flash EEPROMs.
•Using the SNMP Traps Tool, Chapter 6, explains how to establish which
network management workstations on your network will receive trap
alarms from a selected device, and also provides a brief overview of some
of the traps supported by Cabletron Systems’ devices.
SPMA Application
TR MicroLAN Switch Module of type 9T122_24
Community Names FNB View Trap Table
Basic Configuration
CtRouter of type ctRouterApp
Bridge View
Bridging of type CSIBridge
TRing 1 of type MPlusTRApp
Alarm Configuration
Statistics
Ring Map Security
TRing 2 of type MPlusTRApp
Alarm Configuration
Statistics
Ring Map Security
Download App of type CtDownLoadApp
TFTP Download
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Chapter 2
Modeling the FDM
What is in this Chapter
This chapter describes the procedures for modeling the FDM Ethernet to
FDDI bridging module in SPECTRUM.
SPECTRUM requires that certain modeling conventions be followed in order
for it to correctly monitor and manage physical devices or applications. If you
use AutoDiscovery to create your FDM models, it will locate the devices on
your network and create the associated models,but will not impose the proper
configuration automatically. Follow the instructions contained in this chapter
to impose the proper configuration upon models that AutoDiscovery has
already created.
If you create models of your FDM devices manually, follow the modeling
procedures explained in this chapter to create a model that is consistent with
the conventions and rules used by the AutoDiscovery program when it
constructs a network model, and impose the proper configuration upon that
model.
NOTE In order to follow the steps in this chapter you must have a working
knowledge of icon creation, cutting, copying, pasting, and the DevTop View.
For more information on using the DevTop View, refer to SPECTRUM Views.