Enterasys GatorMIM and GatorStar User manual

GatorMIM and Gator Star
User’s Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide....................................... 1-2
Related Manuals............................................................................................................ 1-2
Software Conventions .................................................................................................. 1-3
Using the Mouse....................................................................................................1-3
Common Gator Module Window Fields............................................................1-4
Using Window Buttons......................................................................................... 1-5
Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-5
Using On-Line Help..............................................................................................1-5
Accessing On-line Documentation...................................................................... 1-6
Getting Help from the Global Technical Assistance Center............................1-6
Chapter 2 The Gator Module View
Viewing Device Information ....................................................................................... 2-2
Front Panel Information........................................................................................ 2-3
Menu Structure....................................................................................................... 2-4
Gator Module Port Status Display ...................................................................... 2-6
The Chassis Manager Window............................................................................2-6
Viewing Hardware Types..................................................................................... 2-7
Viewing the Device Type............................................................................... 2-7
Viewing the Module Type ............................................................................. 2-7
Viewing the Port Type....................................................................................2-8
Viewing I/F Summary Information....................................................................2-8
Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs............................................. 2-9
Viewing Interface Detail...............................................................................2-11
Making Sense of Detail Statistics.........................................................2-13
Enabling and Disabling Ports....................................................................................2-14
Chapter 3 LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics
Viewing LocalTalk Statistics ........................................................................................ 3-1
Gator Total Repeater Statistics .................................................................................... 3-3
Index

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1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help
Welcome to the GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide. We have
designed this guide to serve as a reference for using NetSight Element Manager
for the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M.
The GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M are LocalTalk to Ethernet routers—based
on Cayman Systems’ GatorBOX-CS technology—which are integrated for use in
the MMAC series of intelligent hubs.
The GatorMIM CS is a LocalTalk router module for the MMAC hub, providing
routing connectivity between LocalTalk and Ethernet topologies with AppleTalk
and DECnet routing capabilities, with no configuration required.
The GatorStar GX-M is a single module designed to plug into the MMAC hub,
providing plug-and-play routing between LocalTalk and Ethernet networks, with
no configuration required. It integrates the LocalTalk-Ethernet gateway with the
24-port LocalTalk SmartRepeater. GatorStar GX-M’s SmartRepeater technology
provides automatic detection and correction of “jabbering” on LocalTalk ports,
and determines the location of individual nodes for each port, allowing network
management and mapping programs to determine the location and traffic of
every node on your LocalTalk network.
Both the GatorStar GX-M and the GatorMIM CS support LocalTalk Statistics and
the SNMP System Group. The GatorStar also supports GatorStar Statistics. The
GatorStar GX-M can support up to 96 users; the GatorMim CS up to 32 users.

Introduction
1-2 Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M User’s Guide
Using the GatorMIM CS/GatorStar GX-M
User’s Guide
Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of
several smaller functionalities of the GatorMIM CS and the GatorStar GX-M. This
guide contains information about software functions which are accessed directly
from the device icon.
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a list of related documentation, describes
certain software conventions, and shows you how to contact the Global Technical
Assistance Center.
Chapter 2, The Gator Module View, describes the visual display of the Gator
module in the chassis and explains how to use the mouse within the Chassis
View.
Chapter 3, LocalTalk and GatorStar Statistics, describes both the LocalTalk and
Gator Total Repeater Statistics windows, and defines the various packets and
errors forwarded across the GatorMIM CS and GatorStar GX-M as well as the
total repeater statistics counted by the GatorStar GX-M.
Related Manuals
The GatorMIM and GatorStar User’s Guide is only part of a complete document
set designed to provide comprehensive information about the features available
to you through NetSight Element Manager. Other guides which include
important information related to managing the Gator Module are as follows:
User’s Guide
Tools Guide
Remote Administration Tools User’s Guide
Alarm and Event Handling User’s Guide
For more information about the capabilities of the Gator Module, consult the
appropriate hardware documentation.
NOTE The GatorStar GX-M and the GatorMIM CS will be jointly referred to as the Gator
Module throughout much of this manual. Where there are differences, each device will be
named separately, as necessary.

Software Conventions 1-3
Introduction
Software Conventions
Your NetSight Element Manager’s device user interface contains a number of
elements common to most windows and which operate the same regardless of the
window in which they appear. A brief description of some of the most common
elements appears below. The information provided here is not repeated in the
descriptions of specific windows and/or functions.
Using the Mouse
This document assumes you are using a Windows-compatible mouse with two
buttons; if you are using a three button mouse, you should ignore the operation of
the middle button when following procedures in this document. Procedures
within the NetSight Element Manager document set refer to these buttons as
follows:
Figure 1-1. Mouse Buttons
For many mouse operations, this document assumes that the left (primary) mouse
button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not
include instructions about which mouse button to use.
However, in instances in which right (secondary) mouse button functionality is
available, instructions will explicitly refer to right mouse button usage. Also, in
situations where you may be switching between mouse buttons in the same area
or window, instructions may also explicitly refer to both left and right mouse
buttons.
Instructions to perform a mouse operation include the following terms:
•Pointing means to position the mouse cursor over an area without pressing
either mouse button.
•Clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then
press and release the appropriate mouse button. This is most commonly used
to select or activate objects, such as menus or buttons.
Left Mouse Button
Right Mouse Button

Introduction
1-4 Software Conventions
•Double-clicking means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated
target, then press and release the mouse button two times in rapid succession.
This is commonly used to activate an object’s default operation, such as
opening a window from an icon. Note that there is a distinction made between
“click twice” and “double-click,” since “click twice” implies a slower motion.
•Pressing means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then
press and hold the mouse button until the described action is completed. It is
often a pre-cursor to Drag operations.
•Dragging means to move the mouse pointer across the screen while holding
the mouse button down. It is often used for drag-and-drop operations to copy
information from one window of the screen into another, and to highlight
editable text.
Common Gator Module Window Fields
Similar descriptive information is displayed in boxes at the top of most Gator
Module windows in NetSight Element Manager, as illustrated in Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2. Sample Window Showing Informational Boxes
Device Name
Displays the user-defined name of the device. The device name can be changed
via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP User’s Guide for details.
IP Address
Displays the device’s IP (Internet Protocol) Address; this will be the IP address
used to define the device icon. IP addresses are assigned via local management for
the Gator Modules; they cannot be changed via NetSight Element Manager.
Device
Name
IP Address
MAC
Address

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Introduction
MAC Address
Displays the manufacturer-set MAC address of the device interface. This address
is factory-set and cannot be altered.
Using Window Buttons
The Cancel button that appears at the bottom of most windows allows you to exit
a window and terminate any unsaved changes you have made. You may also
have to use this button to close a window after you have made any necessary
changes and set them by clicking on an OK, Set, or Apply button.
An OK, Set, or Apply button appears in windows that have configurable values;
it allows you to confirm and SET changes you have made to those values. In some
windows, you may have to use this button to confirm each individual set; in other
windows, you can set several values at once and confirm the sets with one click
on the button.
The Help button brings up a Help text box with information specific to the
current window. For more information concerning Help buttons, see Getting
Help, page 1-5.
The command buttons, for example Bridge, call up a menu listing the windows,
screens, or commands available for that topic.
Any menu topic followed by ... (three dots) — for example Statistics... — calls up
a window or screen associated with that topic.
Getting Help
This section describes different methods of getting help for questions or concerns
you may have while using NetSight Element Manager.
Using On-Line Help
You can use the Gator Module window Help buttons to obtain information
specific to the device. When you click on a Help button, a window will appear
which contains context-sensitive on-screen documentation that will assist you in
the use of the windows and their associated command and menu options. Note
that if a Help button is grayed out, on-line help has not yet been implemented for
the associated window.
From the Help menu accessed from the Module View window menu bar, you can
access on-line Help specific to the Module View window, as well as bring up the
Chassis Manager window for reference. Refer to Chapter 2, The Gator Module
View,for information on the Module View and Chassis Manager windows.

Introduction
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Accessing On-line Documentation
The complete suite of documents available for NetSight Element Manager can be
accessed via a menu option available from the primary window menu bar:
Help—>Online Documents. If you chose to install the documentation when you
installed NetSight Element Manager, selecting this option will launch Adobe’s
Acrobat Reader and a menu file which provides links to all other available
documents.
Getting Help from the Global Technical Assistance Center
If you need technical support related to NetSight Element Manager, contact the
Global Technical Assistance Center via one of the following methods:
By phone: [phone]
24 hours a day, 365 days a year
By fax: [phone]
By mail: Enterasys Networks
Technical Support
35 Industrial Way
Rochester, NH 03867
By e-mail: [email protected]
FTP: ftp.ctron.com (134.141.197.25)
Login anonymous
Password your e-mail address
By BBS: [phone]
Modem Setting 8N1: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, No parity
NOTE All of the online help windows use the standard Microsoft Windows help facility. If you
are unfamiliar with this feature of Windows, you can select Help from the Windows
Start menu, or Help —> How to Use Help from the primary NetSight Element
Manager window.
TIP If you have not yet installed the documentation, the Online Documents option will not
be accessible from the menu file; in order to activate this option, you must run the
setup.exe again to install the documentation component. See your Installation Guide
for details.

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Introduction
Send yourquestions, comments, and suggestions regarding NetSight
documentation to NetSight Technical Communications via the following e-mail
address:
[e-mail]
To locate product specific information, refer to the Enterasys Web site:
http://www.enterasys.com
NOTE For the highest firmware versions successfully tested with NetSight Element Manager
2.2.1, refer to the Readmefile available from the NetSight Element Manager 2.2.1 program
group. If you have an earlier version of firmwareand experience problems, contact the
Global Technical Assistance Center.

Introduction
1-8 Getting Help

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Chapter 2
The Gator Module View
Information displayed in the Module View window; Chassis Manager window; enabling and disabling
ports
The Gator Module View window is the main screen that immediately informs you
of the current configuration of the ports on your Gator Module. Because the Gator
Module functions as a stand-alone IMIM (Intelligent Media Interface Module),
other MIMs in the MMAC chassis will not be visible. The default Logical View
displays the condition of individual ports on the Gator Module; the Physical View
provides a graphical representation of the actual board face. The Module View
window serves as a single point of access to all other Gator Module windows,
which are discussed at length in the following chapter.
To access the Gator Module View window, use one of the following options:
1. In any map, list, or tree view, double-click the Gator Module icon you wish to
manage;
Figure 2-1. Gator Module icon
or
1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the Gator Module you wish to manage, and
select Manage—>Node from the primary window menu bar, or select the
Manage Node toolbar button.
or

The Gator Module View
2-2 Viewing Device Information
1. In any map, list, or tree view, click the right mouse button to select the Gator
Module you wish to manage, and on the resulting menu, click Manage.
Viewing Device Information
The Gator Module View window (Figure 2-2) provides a graphic representation
of the Gator Module, including a color-coded port display which immediately
informs you of the current configuration and status of the ports on the module.
Figure 2-2. Module View Window—GatorStar GX-M and GatorMIM CS
By clicking in designated areas of the graphical display, or by using the menu bar
at the top of the Module View window, you can access device-, board-, and
port-level information.
TIP When you move the mouse cursor over a management “hot spot” the cursor icon changes
into a “hand” ( ) to indicate that clicking in the current location will bring up a
management option.

Viewing Device Information 2-3
The Gator Module View
Front Panel Information
The section below the main port display provides the following device
information:
Connection Status
This color-coded icon indicates the current state of communication between
NetSight Element Manager and the Gator Module.
•Green indicates the Gator Module is responding to device polls (valid
connection).
•Blue indicates an unknown contact status — polling has not yet been
established with the Gator Module.
•Red indicates the Gator Module is not responding to device polls (deviceis off
line, or device polling has failed across the network for some other reason).
UpTime
The amount of time, in a days hh:mm:ss format, that the Gator Module has been
running since the last start-up.
Port Status
If management for your device supports a variable port display (see the Gator
Module Port Status Display, page 2-6), this field will show the display currently
in effect. If only a single port display is available -- or if the default view is in
effect -- this field will state Default.
MAC
The physical layer address assigned to the Gator Module’s Ethernet interface.
MAC addresses are hard-coded in the device, and are not configurable.
Firmware
The revision of device firmware stored in the Gator Module’s FLASH PROMs.
Boot Prom, Time, and Date
These fields are not supported.
IP
The Internet Protocol address assigned to the Gator Module is displayed in the
title bar; this field will display the IP address you have used to create the Gator
Module icon. IP addresses are assigned via Local Management.
NOTE Up to 24 ports can be displayed simultaneously on a module. If a module has a higher port
density than 24 ports, Up and Down arrows will appear at the top and bottom of the port
stack so that you can scroll through the remaining ports.

The Gator Module View
2-4 Viewing Device Information
Menu Structure
By clicking on various areas of the Gator Module’s Module View display, you can
access menus with device-, board-, and port-level options, as well as utility
applications which apply to the device as a whole. Figure 2-3 displays the menu
structure and indicates how to use the mouse to access the various menus.
Figure 2-3. Gator Module View Menu Structure
The Device Menu
From the Device Menu at the Module View window menu bar, you can access the
following selections:
•Device Type displays a description of the device being modeled; see Viewing
the Device Type, page 2-7, for details.
•LocalTalk Statistics displays packets and errors forwarded across the Gator
Module in both numeric and pie chart form; see LocalTalk and GatorStar
Statistics, in Chapter 3, for more information.
•System Group allows you to manage the Gator Module via SNMP MIB II.
Refer to the Generic SNMP User’s Guide for further information.
Device menu for
the GatorStar
GX-M
Device menu for
the GatorMIM CS
Port menu is
available for the
GatorMIM CS
only