Cabletron Systems 7C03 MMAC SmartSWITCH User manual

Portable Management Application
for the
7C03, 7C04, and 7C04-R
SmartSwitch Hubs
User’s Guide
®
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to SPMA
for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide............................................................... 1-2
What’s NOT in the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide . . . ................................. 1-4
Conventions................................................................................................................... 1-5
Screen Displays ...................................................................................................... 1-5
Using the Mouse .................................................................................................... 1-7
Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-8
7C0x SmartSwitch Firmware....................................................................................... 1-8
Chapter 2 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch
HubView
Using the Hub View ..................................................................................................... 2-1
Navigating Through the Hub View .................................................................... 2-2
Hub View Front Panel........................................................................................... 2-3
Using the Mouse in a Hub View Module........................................................... 2-4
Monitoring Hub Performance..................................................................................... 2-5
Selecting the Application Display Mode............................................................ 2-6
COM Port and FDDI Front Panel Displays.................................................2-8
FDDI Port Display Forms....................................................................... 2-8
FDDI Color Codes ................................................................................. 2-10
The Switch Application Display................................................................. 2-10
Switch Port Display Forms .................................................................. 2-11
Switch Port Color Codes ...................................................................... 2-12
The Bridge Application Display................................................................. 2-13
Bridge Port Display Forms................................................................... 2-13
Bridge Port Color Codes....................................................................... 2-15
The Interface Application Display ............................................................. 2-15
Interface Port Display Forms............................................................... 2-16
Interface Port Color Codes...................................................................2-20
Viewing Device Configuration .......................................................................... 2-20
Viewing the Interface List................................................................................... 2-22
Viewing Switch Status......................................................................................... 2-23
Viewing the Source Address List....................................................................... 2-24
Managing the Hub...................................................................................................... 2-25
Launching SPMA Tools from the Hub View.................................................... 2-25
Module Utilities ............................................................................................ 2-26
MIB I, II .......................................................................................................... 2-26

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Find MAC Address.......................................................................................2-26
UPS..................................................................................................................2-27
Accessing FDDI Management............................................................................2-27
Accessing ATM Management.............................................................................2-28
Accessing Bridge Management..........................................................................2-28
Setting the Polling Intervals ...............................................................................2-28
Port Configuration...............................................................................................2-30
Configuring Ethernet and FDDI Ports.......................................................2-30
Configuring Fast Ethernet Ports.................................................................2-32
Setting the Desired Operational Mode...............................................2-35
Configuring COM Ports...............................................................................2-36
Enabling and Disabling Bridge Ports................................................................2-38
Chapter 3 Basic Alarm Configuration
About Basic Alarms ......................................................................................................3-1
Launching the Basic Alarm Application.............................................................3-2
Viewing Alarm Status...................................................................................................3-3
How Rising and Falling Thresholds Work .........................................................3-6
Configuring an Alarm ..................................................................................................3-7
Disabling an Alarm.......................................................................................................3-9
Viewing an Alarm Log ...............................................................................................3-10
Chapter 4 FDDI Management
Port Configuration ........................................................................................................4-2
Enabling or Disabling FDDI Ports.......................................................................4-5
Charts, Graphs, and Meters..................................................................................4-5
Viewing the FDDI Port Chart........................................................................4-6
Changing the Measurement of Data.....................................................4-7
Viewing FDDI Port Meters ............................................................................4-7
Viewing FDDI Port Graphs ...........................................................................4-8
Alarm Configuration ....................................................................................................4-9
SMT/MAC Configuration .........................................................................................4-13
Charts, Graphs, and Meters................................................................................4-17
Viewing the FDDI MAC Chart ...................................................................4-18
Changing the Measurement of Data...................................................4-19
Viewing FDDI MAC Meters........................................................................4-19
Viewing FDDI MAC Graphs.......................................................................4-20
Configuring the SMT Connection Policy.................................................................4-21
FDDI Connection Rules.......................................................................................4-22
Special Ring Configurations........................................................................4-23
Defining Your Connection Policy ......................................................................4-23
Viewing the Station List .............................................................................................4-24

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Chapter 5 ATM Configuration
Accessing the AToM MIB Window............................................................................. 5-1
Configuring Connections............................................................................................. 5-4
Chapter 6 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch
Bridge View
Bridging Basics .............................................................................................................. 6-1
Transparent Bridging............................................................................................. 6-2
Accessing the Bridge Traffic View Window.............................................................. 6-2
Navigating Through the Bridge Traffic View ....................................................6-3
Bridge Traffic View Front Panel........................................................................... 6-4
The Bridge Port Display........................................................................................ 6-6
Choosing Bridge Traffic Information: Bridge Traffic View Buttons................ 6-6
Using the Detail View Window .................................................................................. 6-8
Changing Ports in the Detail View.................................................................... 6-10
The Bridge Status Window........................................................................................ 6-11
The Bridge Statistics Window ................................................................................... 6-11
The Filtering Database Window ............................................................................... 6-13
Viewing the Filtering Database.......................................................................... 6-14
Changing the Filtering Database Dynamic Ageing Time .............................. 6-17
Changing Forwarding and Static Database Entries........................................ 6-18
Deleting a Static Table Entry....................................................................... 6-19
Finding a Filtering Database MAC Address.................................................... 6-20
The Spanning Tree Protocol Window....................................................................... 6-20
Changing Spanning Tree Parameters................................................................ 6-24
The Spanning Tree Port Parameters Window......................................................... 6-25
Changing a Port’s STA Parameters.................................................................... 6-27
Creating Bridge Traffic Charts, Graphs, and Meters.............................................. 6-27
The Bridge Port Forwarding Statistics Window.....................................................6-28
Port Forwarding Statistics Window Fields ...................................................... 6-29
Configuring Forwarding Thresholds ....................................................................... 6-30
Viewing the Forwarding Log .................................................................................... 6-33
Changing Polling Intervals........................................................................................ 6-35
Enabling and Disabling Ports.................................................................................... 6-36
Enabling and Disabling a Transparent Bridge Port ........................................ 6-36
Appendix A 7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure
IETF MIB Support........................................................................................................ A-1
7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure ..............................................................................A-1
A Brief Word About MIB Components and Community Names ..................A-3
Index

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1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction to SPMA
for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
How to use the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide; manual conventions; contacting Cabletron Technical
Support; 7C0x SmartSwitch firmware versions supported by SPMA
Your SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch management module provides
management support for all three models in the 7C0x SmartSwitch family. The
7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch functions as a chassis within a chassis; residing in an
MMAC-series hub, it occupies two module slots and provides three slots of its
own — one for the 7X00 SmartSwitch Control Module, and two for its own family
of Network Interface Modules, or NIMs. The 7C04 Workgroup SmartSwitch is a
stand-alone chassis that offers four slots: one for the controller, and three for
NIMs. The 7C04-R Workgroup SmartSwitch supplies all the features of the 7C04
along with the additional fault tolerance provided by a pair of redundant
load-sharing power supplies and a removable fan tray. The 7C04-R can also
accept the new double-wide NIM modules (in slots 3 and 4) for additional front
panel connectivity.
At the heart of each 7C0x SmartSwitch hub is its 7X00 SmartSwitch Control
Module, which supervises access to the switching backplane and performs all
forwarding, filtering, and connection management functions; a variety of NIM
modules provide connectivity for FDDI, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and ATM
networks. NIM modules currently available include:
TIP
The 7C03 MMAC SmartSwitch chassis provides no network connection to the MMAC
backplane (from which it draws only power). If you wish to connect one or more networks
from the MMAC chassis to the SmartSwitch chassis, you must do so via the front panel
ports available on both the MMAC MIMs and the SmartSwitch NIMs.

Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
1-2
• The 7E03-24 , a single-slot Ethernet module that provides 24 ports via two RJ71
connectors.
• The 7E02-24 , a double-wide Ethernet module for the 7C04-R which provides
24 ports via RJ45 connectors.
• The 7F06-02 , which provides connectivity for two FDDI ring networks via its
two front-panel FPIM slots; FPIM modules that support both multi-mode fiber
and single-mode fiber (both with MIC connectors) and both shielded and
unshielded twisted pair (with RJ45 connectors) are available.
• The 7H02-06 , which provides six Fast Ethernet connections — the first via a
Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slot, and an additional five via built-in
Category 5 UTP RJ45 connectors. Two Fast Ethernet port modules are
available: the FE-100FX, which provides a single multi-mode fiber port with an
SC connector; and the FE-100TX, with a single Category 5 UTP RJ45 connector.
• The 7H02-12 , a double-wide module which provides 12 Fast Ethernet
connections — the first via a Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slot, and
another 11 via built-in UTP RJ45s.
• The 7H06-02 Fast Ethernet uplink module, which provides two Fast Ethernet
connections via Fast Ethernet Port Interface Module slots.
• The 7A06-01 , which provides a redundant ATM uplink connection via two
front panel ATM Port Interface Module slots. Available APIMs provide
connectivity for all standard ATM speeds and media types.
The available modules provide your SmartSwitch hub with key mission-critical
features such as redundant links, alarm thresholding, and full error breakdown;
Ethernet modules also provide per-port RMON support. By default, the 7X00
performs traditional switching (or bridging); depending on the version of
firmware you have installed, the 7X00 module can also be configured to perform
Cabletron’s SecureFast switching.
Note that because the 7C03, 7C04, and 7C04-R provide the same functionality and
support the same family of NIM modules (with the exception of the double-wide
modules, which can be installed only in a 7C04-R), they will be referred to
collectively throughout this manual as the 7C0x SmartSwitch. Where significant
differences exist, they will be noted.
NOTE
Not all released firmware versions support the ability to select SecureFast switching;
check your hardware manuals to see if your version of firmware supports this feature.
Currently, the toggle from traditional bridging to SecureFast switching is performed via
Local Management; see your Local Management documentation for details.

Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide 1-3
Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide
Your SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the 7C0x
SmartSwitch consists of a number of different applications, each of which
provides a portion of the overall management functionality. Each of these
applications can be accessed from the icon menu (if you are using a management
platform) and from the Stand-alone Launcher or the command line (if you are
running in stand-alone mode); in addition, several applications can also be
accessed from within the Hub View, a graphical display of the 7C0x SmartSwitch
hub and its installed modules.
The 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide describes how to use many of the
applications included with the module; note that the instructions provided in this
guide apply to the 7C0x SmartSwitch module regardless of the operating system
or management platform you are using. Instructions for launching each
individual function from the command line (stand-alone mode) are also included
in each chapter.
Following is a description of the applications covered in this guide; while we
provide as much background information as we can, we do assume that you’re
familiar with Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM networks, traditional
bridging and switching, and with general network management concepts:
• Chapter 1, Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch , describes the
7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide and the conventions used in this and other
SPMA manuals, explains where to find information about the 7C0x
SmartSwitch, and tells you how to contact Cabletron Systems Technical
Support.
• Chapter 2, Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View , describes the visual
display of the Hub and explains how to use the mouse within the Hub View;
some basic functions (changing the Hub View display, opening menus and
windows, enabling and disabling bridge ports, and so on) available only from
within the Hub View are also described. You can access the Hub View
application from the icon menu or the command line.
• Chapter 3, Alarm Configuration , describes how the 7C0x’s RMON
functionality allows you to set thresholds and enable or disable alarms for any
installed bridging interface based on selected MIB II statistics; this chapter also
describes how to specify a response to an alarm condition. You can access the
Alarm Configuration application from the icon menu, the Hub View, or the
command line.
• Chapter 4, FDDI Management , describes the five applications available for
managing any installed FDDI interfaces. You can access the FDDI applications
from the Hub View or the command line.
• Chapter 5, ATM Configuration , describes how to use the ATM configuration
application to view and configure the Permanent Virtual Circuits supported
by any installed 7A06-01 modules.

Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
1-4 Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide
• Chapter 6, Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View , provides detailed
instructions for configuring and managing the 7C0x SmartSwitch’s traditional
bridging capabilities, including monitoring bridge operation, using the special
and filtering data bases, and setting forwarding thresholds and notification
options. You can access the Bridge View from the icon menu, the Hub View, or
the command line.
• Appendix A, 7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Components , lists the IETF MIBs
supported by the 7C0x SmartSwitch, and describes their arrangement in a
series of MIB components. A description of the objects controlled by each
component is also included.
What’s NOT in the 7C0x SmartSwitch User’s Guide . . .
The following standard SPMA tools are available through the 7C0x SmartSwitch
module and are explained in the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application
Tools Guide :
• Charts, Graphs, and Meters
• Community Names
• Global Find MAC Address
• MIB I, II
• MIBTree
• Path
• Telnet
• TFTP Download
• Trap Table
• UPS
Charts, Graphs, and Meters are accessible from the Hub View and the command
line; the Global MAC Address tool is accessible from the Hub View, the platform
console window Tools menu, and the command line; the MIBTree application is
available from the platform console window Tools menu, the Stand-alone
Launcher applications menu, or the command line; and the rest of the tool
applications (except Telnet) are available from the icon menu, the Hub View, or
the command line. (The Telnet application is available only from the icon menu or
the command line.)
Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices, creating icons, and accessing the
icon menus within your management platform are included in your Installing
and Using SPECTRUM for ... guide. If you are using SPMA for the 7C0x
SmartSwitch in stand-alone mode — that is, without benefit of a specific network

Conventions 1-5
Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
management system — instructions for starting each application from the
command line are included in each chapter of this guide and the SPMA Tools
Guide .
Conventions
SPECTRUM Portable Management Applications — including the 7C0x
SmartSwitch module — can work with a number of different network
management systems running on several different operating systems and
graphical user interfaces. This versatility presents two documentation problems:
first, there is no standard terminology; and second, the appearance of the
windows will differ based on the graphical interface in use. For the sake of
consistency, the following conventions will be followed throughout this and other
SPMA guides.
Screen Displays
SPMA runs under a variety of different operating systems and graphical user
interfaces. To maintain a consistent presentation, screen displays in this and other
SPMA guides show an OSF/Motif environment. If you’re used to a different GUI,
don’t worry; the differences are minor. Buttons, boxes, borders, and menus
displayed on your screen may look a bit different from what you see in the guide,
but they’re organized and labelled the same, located in the same places, and
perform the same functions in all screen environments.
Some windows within SPMA applications can be re-sized; those windows will
display the standard window resizing handles employed by your windowing
system. Re-sizing a window doesn’t re-size the information in the window; it just
changes the amount of information that can be displayed (see Figure 1-1). When
you shrink a window, scroll bars will appear as necessary so that you can scroll to
view all the information that is available.

Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
1-6 Conventions
Figure 1-1. Window Conventions
Some windows will also contain a button; selecting this button
launches a History window (Figure 1-2) which lists all footer messages that have
been displayed since the window was first invoked. This window can help you
keep track of management actions you have taken since launching a management
application.
Figure 1-2. The History Window
Use the scroll bars
provided to choose
what to display in a
window that’s been
resized
Click here to
display footer
message history

Conventions 1-7
Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
Using the Mouse
The UNIX mouse has three buttons. Procedures within the SPMA document set
refer to these buttons as follows:
Figure 1-3. Mouse Buttons
If you’re using a two-button mouse, don’t worry. SPMA doesn’t make use of
mouse button 2. Just click the left button for button 1 and the right mouse button
when instructed to use mouse button 3.
Whenever possible, we will instruct you on which mouse button to employ;
however, menu buttons within SPMA applications will operate according to the
convention employed by the active windowing system. By convention, menu
buttons under the Motif windowing environment are activated by clicking the left
mouse button (referred to as mouse button 1 in SPMA documentation), and there
is no response to clicking the right button (mouse button 3). Under
OpenWindows, menu buttons can be activated by clicking the right button, and
convention dictates that the left button activates a default menu option; within
SPMA, that default option will also display the entire menu. Because of this
difference, references to activating a menu button will not include instructions
about which mouse button to use. All other panels from which menus can be
accessed, and all buttons which do not provide access to menus, will operate
according to SPMA convention, as documented.
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3

Getting Help 1-8
Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch
Getting Help
If you need additional support related to SPMA, or if you have any questions,
comments, or suggestions related to this manual, contact Cabletron Systems
Technical Support. Before calling, please have the following information ready:
• The product name and part number
• The version number of the applications that you need help with. SPMA is
modular, which means each application will have a specific revision number.
Where applicable, an INFO button provides the version number; you can also
view the version number for any application by typing the command to start
the application followed by a -v.
You can contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support by any of the following
methods:
By phone: Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 8 PM
Eastern Standard Time at [phone]
By mail: Cabletron Systems, Inc.
PO Box 5005
Rochester, NH 03866-5005
By CompuServe®: GO CTRON from any ! prompt
By Internet mail: [email protected]
By FTP ctron.com (134.141.197.25)
Login anonymous
Password your email address
By BBS: [phone]
Modem Setting 8N1: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, No parity
For additional information about Cabletron Systems products, visit our World
Wide Web site: http://www.cabletron.com/
7C0x SmartSwitch Firmware
SPMA for the 7C0x SmartSwitch has been tested against released firmware
version 1.02.05 and pre-release version 1.03.00 for the 7X00 Controller Module,
and pre-release version 1.00.04 for the 7A06-01 NIM; if you have an earlier version
of firmware and experience problems running SPMA, contact Cabletron Systems
Technical Support for upgrade information.
NOTE As a general rule, firmware versions for new products are liable to change rapidly; contact
Cabletron Systems Technical support for information about the latest customer release of
firmware available.

2-1
Chapter 2
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch
HubView
Navigating through the HubView;monitoring hub performance; managing the hub
The heart of the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the
7C0x SmartSwitch is the Hub View, a graphical interface that gives you access to
many of the functions that provide control over the 7C0x hub and its installed
modules.
Using the HubView
There are two ways to open the Hub View: if you are working within a network
management system, you can select the Hub View option from the icon menu;
specific directions for creating a 7C0x SmartSwitch icon and accessing the icon
menu can be found in the appropriate Installing and Using... guide. If you are
running the 7C0x SmartSwitch module in a stand-alone mode, type the following
at the command line:
spmarun fps <IP address> <community name>
The community name you use to start the module must have at least Read access;
for full management functionality, you should use a community name that
provides Read/Write or Superuser access. For more information on community
names, consult the appropriate Installing and Using... guide, and/or the
Community Names chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide.

Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View
2-2 Using the Hub View
NavigatingThrough the HubView
Within the Hub View, you can click mouse buttons in different areas of the
window to access various menus and initiate certain management tasks. The
following sections describe the information displayed in the Hub View and show
you how to use the mouse to manipulate the Hub View display.
Figure 2-1. 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View
NOTES The spmarun script invoked first in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. This script is automatically invoked when you launch
an application from the icon menu or from within the Hub View.
If there is a hostname mapped to your 7C0x SmartSwitch’s IP address, you can use
<hostname> in place of <IP address> to launch the Hub View. Please note, however,
that the hostname is not the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local
Management and/or SPMA; you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
Front Panel
Device summary information

Using the Hub View 2-3
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View
HubView Front Panel
In addition to the graphical display of the modules installed in your 7C0x
SmartSwitch chassis, the Hub View gives you device level summary information.
The following Front Panel information appears to the right of the module display:
Contact Status is a color code that shows the status of the connection between
SPMA and the device:
• Green means a valid connection.
• Blue means that SPMAis trying to reach the device but doesn’t yet know if the
connection will be successful.
• Red means that SPMA is unable to contact or has lost contact with the device.
Uptime
The time that the device has been running without interruption. The counter
resets to 00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS) when one of the following occurs:
• Power to the device is cycled.
• The device is reset manually.
Device Name
A text field that you can use to help identify the device; you can assign a device
name via the MIB I, II application (described in the SPMA Tools Guide). To view a
name which is longer than the field, click to place your cursor in the text box, and
use the arrow keys to shift the display.
Device Location
A text field that you can use to help identify the device; you can assign a device
location via the MIB I, II application (described in the SPMA Tools Guide). To
view a location which is longer than the field, click to place your cursor in the text
box, and use the arrow keys to shift the display.
IP Address
The device’s Internet Protocol address; this field will display the IP address you
have used to create the 7C0x SmartSwitch icon (if you are running the Hub View
from a management platform) or the IP address you used to launch the Hub View
program (if you are running in stand-alone mode). You cannot change the 7C0x
SmartSwitch’s IP address from SPMA.
NOTE Although you can erase the current name and location and enter new values in the text
fields, you cannot set these values from the Hub View. Any value you attempt to set will
remain in the text field only until the Hub View is closed; to permanently change the
name or location, you must do so via the MIB I, II application.

Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View
2-4 Using the Hub View
Clicking the Device button displays the Device menu, Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2. 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View Device Menu
The Device menu lets you perform the following:
• Open the Device Configuration window
• Launch the Global Find MAC Address tool (described in the SPMA Tools
Guide)
• Open the Polling Intervals window
Note that the Device menu provides access to only a few of the applications
which are available to the 7C0x SmartSwitch; additional applications are available
from the Module, Switch, Bridge, Interface, and Port menus, and many can also
be accessed both from the icon menu (if you are running under a network
management platform) and from the command line (if you are running in
stand-alone mode). See Chapter 1, Introduction to SPMA for the 7C0x
SmartSwitch, for a complete list of applications available to the 7C0x
SmartSwitch and how to access each one.
Clicking mouse button 1 on the Quit button closes all Hub View application
windows; any open applications which can also be accessed from the command
line or from the icon menu will remain open.
Using the Mouse in a HubView Module
Each network interface module, or NIM, installed in the 7C0x SmartSwitch hub
will be displayed in the hub view; use the mouse as indicated in the illustration
below to access Module, Switch/Bridge/Interface, and Port menus and functions.
TIP
Note that slots 3 and 4 of the 7C04-R chassis can accept either the double-wide NIM
modules or the standard-size modules; both module types display as the same size in the
Hub View.