Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager User manual

Extreme Networks, Inc.
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ExtremeWare
Enterprise Manager™
Installation and User
Guide
Version 2.0
Published: November 1999
Part number: 100008-00 Rev A

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Contents
PREFACE
Introduction xvii
Terminology xviii
Conventions xviii
Related Publications xviii
1EXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER OVERVIEW
Introduction 1-1
Summary of Features 1-2
ExtremeView Configuration and Status Monitoring 1-2
Enterprise-wide VLAN Management 1-3
Support for Summit Virtual Chassis Stacks 1-3
Policy-based Quality of Service 1-4
Simple Inventory Management 1-4
Real-Time Statistics 1-5
The MAC/IP Address Finder 1-5
Security Management 1-5
ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Components 1-6
Extreme Networks Switch Management 1-7
Hardware and Software Requirements 1-8
Extreme Networks Device Requirements 1-8
Third-Party Device Requirements 1-8
Server Requirements 1-9
Client Requirements 1-10

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2INSTALLING THE EXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
Installation Overview 2-1
Installing on a Windows NT System 2-2
Installing the Enterprise Manager Server 2-2
Updating an Evaluation Version to a Licensed Version 2-5
Uninstalling the Enterprise Manager Server 2-6
Installing on a SPARC Solaris System 2-6
Installing the Enterprise Manager Server 2-7
Updating an Evaluation Version to a Licensed Version 2-12
Uninstalling the Enterprise Manager Server 2-13
Installing the Enterprise Manager Client 2-14
Downloading the Client Applet in Internet Explorer 2-14
Uninstalling the Client Applet 2-16
3STARTING THE EXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
Running the Enterprise Manager Under Windows 3-1
Starting or Restarting the Enterprise Manager Server 3-2
Shutting Down the Enterprise Manager Server Components 3-2
Restarting the Enterprise Manager Server Components as
Services 3-3
Running the Enterprise Manager Under Solaris 3-4
Starting or Restarting the Enterprise Manager Server 3-4
Shutting Down the Enterprise Manager Server Components 3-4
Launching the ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Client 3-5
Navigating The Enterprise Manager Functions 3-8
The Component Tree 3-11
The Status/Detail Information Panel 3-11
Moving the Component Tree Boundary 3-13
Resizing and Sorting Columns 3-13
Applet function buttons 3-13
4ADMINISTERING THE EXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
Overview of User Administration 4-1
Enterprise Manager Access 4-1
ExtremeWare Access 4-2
The RADIUS Server 4-2

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Starting the Enterprise Manager Client for the First Time 4-3
Changing the Admin Password 4-4
Adding or Modifying User Accounts 4-6
Deleting Users 4-7
Changing Your Own User Password 4-8
RADIUS Administration 4-9
5USING THE INVENTORY MANAGER
Overview of the Enterprise Manager Device Inventory 5-1
Device Groups 5-2
Port Groups 5-2
Gathering Device Status Information 5-2
Displaying the Network Device Inventory 5-3
Viewing Device Status Information 5-5
Discovering Network Devices 5-8
Adding Devices, Device Groups and Port Groups 5-13
Adding a Device 5-13
Creating a Device Group 5-15
Creating a Port Group 5-17
Modifying Devices, Device Groups and Port Groups 5-18
Modifying a Device 5-18
Modifying a Device Group 5-19
Modifying a Port Group 5-21
Deleting Devices, Device Groups, and Port Groups from the
Database 5-22
Deleting a Device 5-22
Deleting a Device Group 5-24
Deleting a Port Group 5-24
Updating Device Information 5-25
6USING EXTREMEVIEW
Overview of the ExtremeView Application 6-1
Viewing Switch Status Information 6-3
Viewing Switch Configuration Information 6-5
Viewing Switch Statistics 6-8
Using Telnet with Extreme Switches 6-9
Running ExtremeWare Command Macros 6-11
Running an Interactive Telnet Session on an Individual Switch 6-13

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Copy/Paste from an Interactive Telnet Session 6-14
Macro Recording and Playback from an Interactive
Telnet Session 6-15
Using Telnet with Cisco Devices 6-15
7USING THE VLAN MANAGER
Overview of Virtual LANs 7-1
Displaying VLANs 7-2
Adding a VLAN 7-6
Deleting a VLAN 7-9
Modifying a VLAN 7-10
Adding and Deleting Protocol Filters 7-12
8USING THE POLICY SYSTEM
Overview of The Policy System 8-1
Policy Types 8-2
Basic Policy Definition 8-5
Policy Objects 8-7
Policy Implementation Types 8-8
Policy Scoping 8-8
Policy Auto Configuration 8-8
Third-Party Device Support 8-9
Cisco Device Support 8-9
Cisco Port Mappings 8-10
Limitations on Cisco Device Support 8-10
Xedia Device Support 8-11
Limitations on Xedia Device Support 8-11
Using The Policy System 8-13
Creating a New Network Policy 8-15
Using the Create Policy Wizard 8-15
Creating a Policy from the New Menu 8-20
Viewing and Modifying Network Policies 8-21
The Definition Tab 8-23
VLAN Policy Definition Tab 8-23
Application Server Policy Definition Tab 8-24
Client/Server Policy Definition Tab 8-27
Source Port Policy Definition Tab 8-30

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Custom Policy Definition Tab 8-32
The Status Tab 8-34
The Scope Tab 8-35
The Overlaps Tab 8-37
The Precedence Tab 8-38
The QoS Results Tab 8-41
Viewing and Modifying Network QoS Treatments 8-42
Adding or Modifying Local Users 8-44
Adding or Modifying User Groups 8-47
Adding or Modifying End Stations 8-48
adding or Modifying End Station Groups 8-50
Displaying Managed Device Status 8-52
Cisco Device Policy Setup 8-53
Configuring QoS Policies 8-55
System Status 8-56
Current State 8-56
Importing Data from NT Domains or Solaris NIS 8-57
Displaying the Event Log 8-58
9MANAGING VIRTUAL CHASSIS STACKS
Overview of Virtual Chassis Stacks 9-1
Identifying Virtual Chassis Stack Topologies 9-2
Displaying the Virtual Chassis Stack Topology 9-3
Displaying A Virtual Chassis Stack 9-5
Displaying A VC Stack Component 9-6
Displaying Orphan VCs 9-7
Displaying Orphan Summit Switches 9-8
Creating a Virtual Chassis Stack 9-10
Deleting a Virtual Chassis Stack 9-11
Editing a Virtual Chassis Stack 9-12
Configuring Virtual Chassis Stack Ports 9-13
Identifying the Virtual Chassis Stack Topology 9-15

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10 REAL TIME STATISTICS
Overview 10-1
Displaying Multiport Statistics 10-3
Displaying Statistics For a Single Port 10-7
Changing the Display Mode 10-9
Setting Graph Preferences 10-11
11 USING THE IP/MAC ADDRESS FINDER
Overview of the IP/MAC Finder Applet 11-1
Tasks List Summary Window 11-2
Creating a Search Task 11-4
Detailed Task View 11-5
AHPOPENVIEW INTEGRATION
Integration Overview A-1
Integrating with HP OpenView under Windows NT A-2
Installing the HP OpenView Integration Components A-2
Uninstalling the Integration Components A-4
Integrating with HP OpenView under Solaris A-4
Installing the HP OpenView Integration Components A-4
Uninstalling the Integration Components A-9
Launching the Client from HP OpenView A-9
Launching the Client from the HP OpenView Tools Menu A-9
Launching ExtremeWare Vista from the HP OpenView Map A-11
BDYNAMIC LINK CONTEXT SYSTEM (DLCS)
Overview B-1
Using DLCS in the Policy System B-2
DLCS Properties B-2
Enabling DLCS on an Extreme Switch B-2
DLCS Limitations B-3
ISQ Improvements B-4

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CDATABASE UTILITIES
Overview C-1
The Validation Utility C-2
Using the DBVALID Command-line Utility C-2
Database Connection Parameters C-3
The Backup Utility C-3
The DBBACKUP Command-line Utility C-3
Database Connection Parameters C-4
Installing a Backup Database C-5
DEXTREMEWARE ENTERPRISE MANAGER PROPERTIES FILES
The extreme.properties File D-1
The ciscoipports.properties File D-2
ETROUBLESHOOTING
ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Server Issues E-1
Installation E-1
SNMP E-2
VLANs E-3
ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Client E-4
Client Initialization E-4
VLAN Manager E-5
Inventory Manager E-5
Policy System client E-6
INDEX

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Figures
1-1 ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager software architecture 1-7
2-1 ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Start-up page 2-15
2-2 Security warning prior to downloading the signed client
applet 2-16
3-1 ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Start-up page 3-6
3-2 ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager Login page 3-7
3-3 The About ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager page 3-9
3-4 VLAN Manager applet running in a browser window 3-10
3-5 Inventory Manager applet 3-12
3-6 Pop-up dialog box for adding a VLAN in the VLAN
Manager 3-14
4-1 User Administration window 4-4
4-2 Edit User window 4-5
4-3 New User and Edit User windows 4-6
4-4 Change Password window 4-8
4-5 Radius Administration page 4-10
5-1 The Inventory Manager applet, main page 5-4
5-2 Inventory Manager device group summary status 5-6
5-3 Inventory Manager device status information 5-7
5-4 Inventory Manager information for a Cisco device 5-8
5-5 Inventory Manager Device Discovery set up window 5-9
5-6 Results of a discovery, with details visible 5-11
5-7 Setting default device options for discovered devices 5-12
5-8 Message window showing Add device progress 5-13
5-9 Add Device window in the Inventory Manager 5-14
5-10 Add Device Group window in the Inventory Manager 5-16

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5-11 Add Port Group window in the Inventory Manager 5-17
5-12 Devices tab of the Modify Devices, Device Groups, and Port
Groups window. 5-19
5-13 Device Groups tab of the Modify Devices, Device Groups, and
Port Groups window. 5-20
5-14 Port Groups tab of the Modify Devices, Device Groups, and Port
Groups window. 5-21
5-15 Devices tab of the Delete Devices and Device Groups
window. 5-23
5-16 Device Groups tab of the Delete Devices, Device Groups, and
Port Groups window. 5-24
5-17 Port Groups tab of the Delete Devices, Device Groups, and Port
Groups window. 5-25
5-18 Synchronize Devices dialog 5-26
6-1 The ExtremeView applet, main page 6-2
6-2 The ExtremeView applet, Status summary 6-3
6-3 The ExtremeView applet, switch status 6-4
6-4 The ExtremeView applet, port status 6-5
6-5 The ExtremeView applet, Configuration summary 6-6
6-6 The ExtremeView applet, Configuration details 6-7
6-7 The ExtremeView applet, Statistics summary 6-8
6-8 The ExtremeView applet, Statistics details 6-9
6-9 The ExtremeView applet, Telnet interface 6-10
6-10 The ExtremeView applet, record and play buffer 6-11
6-11 An open Telnet session for a switch in the ExtremeView
applet 6-13
6-12 An open Telnet session for a switch in the ExtremeView
applet 6-14
6-13 An open Telnet session for Cisco device in ExtremeView 6-16
7-1 VLAN Manager applet, topology shown by VLAN 7-3
7-2 VLAN topology shown by switch 7-4
7-3 VLAN member ports on a selected switch 7-5
7-4 Switch member ports for a selected VLAN 7-6
7-5 Add VLAN dialog, Properties and Ports page 7-7
7-6 Add VLAN dialog, IP Forwarding page 7-8
7-7 The Delete VLAN page 7-9
7-8 The Modify VLAN dialog, Properties and Ports page 7-10
7-9 The Modify VLAN dialog, IP Forwarding page 7-12
7-10 Protocol Panel dialog box, View/Delete page 7-13

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7-11 Protocol Panel dialog box, Add Protocol page 7-14
8-1 Application Server Policy 8-2
8-2 Client/Server Policy 8-3
8-3 Source Port Policy 8-4
8-4 VLAN Policy 8-4
8-5 Basic Policy Definition 8-6
8-6 The Policy System main view 8-13
8-7 Using the policy object selector to specify policy
components 8-16
8-8 Pop-up selection box for Policy type 8-20
8-9 Create: Network QoS Policy page for a VLAN policy 8-21
8-10 Network QoS Policy view for a VLAN policy, Definition
tab 8-22
8-11 Network QoS Policy view for an Application server policy,
Definition tab 8-25
8-12 Translation of a Client/Server policy definition into traffic
flows 8-27
8-13 Network QoS Policy view for a Client/Server policy, Definition
tab 8-28
8-14 Network QoS Policy view for a Source Port policy, Definition
tab 8-30
8-15 Network QoS Policy view for a Custom policy, Definition
tab 8-32
8-16 Network QoS Policy view for a VLAN policy, Status tab 8-34
8-17 Network QoS Policy view for a VLAN policy, Scope tab 8-35
8-18 Network QoS Policy view for a VLAN policy, Overlaps
tab 8-37
8-19 Network QoS Policy view for a VLAN policy, Precedence
tab 8-39
8-20 Edit: Select Policies pop-up window 8-40
8-21 Network QoS Policy view for a VLAN policy, QoS Results
tab 8-41
8-22 Network QoS Treatment view 8-43
8-23 The Network User View 8-45
8-24 The Local Group – Users view 8-47
8-25 The End Station view. 8-49
8-26 The End Station Group view. 8-51
8-27 The Managed Devices View 8-52
8-28 Setting Cisco Device Policy 8-53
8-29 The Policy System Configuration view. 8-55

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8-30 The Import Data view 8-58
8-31 The Event Log 8-59
9-1 Virtual Chassis Stack Manager display of known Virtual Chassis
stacks 9-4
9-2 Details of an individual Virtual Chassis Stack 9-6
9-3 Detail view of a Virtual Chassis component of a VC stack 9-7
9-4 Orphan Virtual Chassis Connections 9-8
9-5 Orphan switches Virtual Chassis connections 9-9
9-6 Creating a VC stack 9-10
9-7 Delete Virtual Chassis Stack 9-11
9-8 Editing a VC stack 9-12
9-9 Configure ports in a VC Stack 9-14
9-10 Identify Virtual Stack 9-16
10-1 Real Time Statistics main page 10-4
10-2 Bar chart showing device port statistics 10-5
10-3 Warning displayed when Enterprise Manager cannot retrieve
data 10-6
10-4 Utilization data over time for an individual port on a
device. 10-8
10-5 Individual errors in a single-port chart 10-9
10-6 Setting 3D graph preferences 10-11
10-7 Setting graph color preferences 10-12
10-8 Setting data color preferences 10-13
10-9 Setting other graph preferences 10-13
11-1 IP/MAC Address Finder main page 11-2
11-2 Tasks List summary 11-3
11-3 Find addresses window 11-4
11-4 Search in progress 11-6
11-5 Address search results in the Detailed Task View 11-7
A-1 The Tools menu in HP OpenView Network Node
Manager A-10
A-2 ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager icon on the HP OpenView
toolbar A-11
A-3 Pop-up menu for a selected Summit device A-12

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Tables
1Text Conventions xviii
5-1 Inventory Manager Device Status Indicators 5-6
6-1 ExtremeView Switch Status Indicators 6-4
6-2 ExtremeView Macro Variables 6-12
8-1 Default QoS Treatments 8-43
C-1 dbvalid Command Switches C-2
C-2 Database Connection Parameters for dbvalid Utility C-3
C-3 dbbackup Command Switches C-4
C-4 Database Connection Parameters for dbbackup Utility C-4

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Preface
This Preface provides an overview of the ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager™
Installation and User Guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other useful
publications.
INTRODUCTION
This guide provides the required information to install and use the ExtremeWare
Enterprise Manager software. It is intended for use by network managers who are
responsible for monitoring and managing Local Area Networks, and assumes a basic
working knowledge of:
•Local Area Networks (LANs)
•Ethernet concepts
•Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
•Routing concepts
•The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Note:
If the information in the Release Notes shipped with your software differs from
the information in this guide, follow the Release Notes.

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TERMINOLOGY
When features, functionality, or operation is specific to a particular model of the
Summit family, the model name is used (for example, Summit1 or Summit4).
Explanations of features and operations that are the same among all members of the
Summit family simply refer to the product as the Summit.
CONVENTIONS
Table 1 lists conventions that are used throughout this guide.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
The ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager documentation set includes the following:
•The ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager 2.0 User Guide (this manual)
•ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager 2.0 Release Notes
•ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager License Agreement
Table 1: Text Conventions
Convention Description
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
The words “enter”
and “type” When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type something, and then press the Return or Enter key. Do not press the
Return or Enter key when an instruction simply says “type.”
[Key] names Key names appear in text in one of two ways. They may be
■referred to by their labels, such as “the Return key” or “the Escape
key.”
■written with brackets, such as [Return] or [Esc].
If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names
are linked with a plus sign (+). For example:
Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del].
Words in bold type Bold text indicates a button or field name.
Words in italicized type Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place where
they are defined in the text.

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RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Other manuals that you will find useful are:
•ExtremeWare 4.0 Software User Guide
•ExtremeWare 4.0 Quick Reference Guide
•ExtremeWare Command Reference
•ExtremeWare 5.0 Release Notes
•The Summit Hardware Installation Guide
•BlackDiamond Hardware Installation Guide
•BlackDiamond User Guide
•The Summit Virtual Chassis Design and Installation Guide
The Extreme Networks web site provides much useful information:
•For general information about Extreme Networks, see the Extreme Networks home
page:
http://www.extremenetworks.com
•A link to the ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager User Guide in PDF format may be
found at:
http://www.extremenetworks.com/support/documentation.htm
•For a general description of ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager, and a link to a
downloadable evaluation version of ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager version 2.0,
go to:
http://www.extremenetworks.com/products/datasheets/nms.htm
•Customers with a support contract can access the Technical Support pages at:
http://www.extremenetworks.com/support/database.htm
The technical support pages provide the latest information on Extreme Networks
software products, including the latest Release Notes, information on known
problems, downloadable updates or patches as appropriate, and other useful
information and resources.

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