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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