Cajun P550/P880 Manger User Guide March 2001
Cajun P550/P880 5.1 Manager User Guide Copyright 2001 Avaya Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The products, specifications, and other technical information regarding the products contained in this document are subject to change without notice. All information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable, but is presented without warranty of any kind, express or implied, and users must take full responsibility for their application of any products specified in this document.
Table of Contents Preface — vii The Purpose of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Who Should Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Organization of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Chapter 1 — Overview of the Cajun P550/P880 Manager 1-1 Chapter 2 — Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager 2-3 Overview of the Cajun P550/P880 Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring Physical Port Parameters on Fast Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Setting the Switching Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 Configuring Port VLAN Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 Configuring Non-VLAN Switch Port Parameters . . . . . 2-32 Viewing Power System Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 Viewing Fan Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35 Resetting Temperature Status .
Preface Welcome to Cajun P550/P880 Manager. This chapter provides an introduction to this guide. It includes the following sections: ■ The Purpose of this Guide - A description of the goals of the guide. ■ Who Should use this Guide - The intended audience of this guide. ■ Organization of this Guide - A brief description of the subjects contained in the various sections of this guide.
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1 Overview of the Cajun P550/P880 Manager The Cajun P550/P880 Manager allows you to the manage your Cajun switch network, including the Cajun P880, P550, and P220 switches. The Cajun P550/P880 Manager provides the following benefits: ■ Java-based Implementation - The Cajun P550/P880 Manager allows you to manage your Cajun switches anywhere you can access an IP connection to your network. ■ Platform Integration - The Cajun P550/P880 Manager integrates into HP OpenView Network Node Manager.
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2 Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Overview of the Cajun P550/P880 Manager This chapter provides the following information: ■ Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager ■ Overview of the Cajun P550/P880 Manager Window ■ Saving the Running Configuration ■ Accessing the Cajun Switch Web Agent ■ Setting Device Attributes ■ Working with VLANs ■ Working with Hunt Groups (Link Aggregation) ■ Overview of the Switch Representation ■ Setting Port Parameters ■ Configuring IP Rou
Chapter 2 From HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) To start Cajun P550/P880 Manager from HP OpenView NNM: 1. Start HP OpenView. 2. Double-click the Internet icon to open the network map. 3. Select a Cajun device (P550, P880, or P220). OR Select Edit > Find to locate the device on the network map. 4. Select Tools > Avaya> Device Manager. OR Right-click the switch and select Avaya > Device Manager. The Cajun P550/P880 Device Manager window opens (Figure 2-1, later in this chapter).
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager The SMON (if SMON is installed) tab provides access to the device SMON application. For more information about SMON, refer to the appropriate SMON user guide. Device Manager Tab When you start the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, the Device Manager tab opens by default (Figure 2-1). * Note: You can resize the Full View and Web Agent view by dragging the panel divider. Figure 2-1.
Chapter 2 Table 2-1 lists the parts of the Cajun P550/P880 Device Manager Window: Table 2-1. Cajun P550/P880 Avaya Device Manager Window Window Part Description Menu Bar Displays the Cajun P550/P880 Manager menus.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Table 2-1. Cajun P550/P880 Avaya Device Manager Window Window Part Description Full View Displays a visual and interactive representation of the current switch. Note: You may have to resize the Full View panel in order to see the entire switch representation. Resize the Full View window by clicking and dragging the right edge panel divider of the Full View pane.
Chapter 2 Cajun P550/P880 Menu Bar The are four menu options from the Device Manager tab: ■ 2-8 — Save Running Configuration - Allows you to save the running configuration file. — Exit - Allows you to exit from the Cajun P550/P880 Manager. ■ View Menu - Allows you to view or hide the Tool and Status bars. ■ Tools Menu ■ Cajun P550/P880 Manager Tool Bar File Menu — Device Information - Allows you to access the System Information screen of the switch Web Agent.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Figure 2-2. Cajun P550/P880 Manager Tool Bar Icon The Cajun P550/P880 Manager tool bar provides the following icons (Table 2-2). The icons are described in order from left to right. Table 2-2. Cajun P550/P880 Manager Tool Bar Icons Icon Description Device Information Launches the System Information dialog box of the Cajun Switch Web Agent.
Chapter 2 Table 2-2. Cajun P550/P880 Manager Tool Bar Icons Icon Description Half Duplex Allows you to set port duplex mode to Half Duplex. For information about port duplexing, refer to the Cajun ConfigMaster User Guide. (Port must be selected) Full Duplex (Port must be selected) AutoNegotiation Enable Allows you to set port duplex mode to Full Duplex. For information about port duplexing, refer to the Cajun ConfigMaster User Guide. Allows you to enable auto-negotiation for the port.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Accessing the Cajun Switch Web Agent The Web-based interface of the Cajun Switch is accessible from the Tools menu and the tool bar of Cajun P550/P880 Manager. To access the Cajun Switch Web Agent: ■ Select Tools > Device Web Site. Or ■ Click Device Web Site in the Cajun P550/P880 Device Manager tool bar. The Welcome to Cajun Switch Management web page opens.
Chapter 2 To view device information: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. Refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2. Select Tools > Device Information. Or From the tool bar, click Device Information. The System Information dialog box of the Cajun switch displays in the right side of the Cajun P550/P880 - Avaya Device Manager window. * Note: Use the panel divider to resize the System Information dialog box and view system information.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Working with VLANs Using the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, you can assign ports to VLANs and view VLAN assignments. Assigning a Port to a VLAN To assign a port to a VLAN: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to “Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager” earlier in this chapter. 2. In the Cajun P550/P880 Manager window, select Tools > Virtual LANs. Or Click Virtual LANs in the tool bar.
Chapter 2 5. When you are prompted to confirm the changes, click OK to save changes or CANCEL to restore the current VLAN assignment. Viewing Port Assignments To view ports assigned to a specific VLAN, from the VLAN pull-down menu located above the System Information and Virtual LANS area (Figure 2-3), select the VLAN for which you want to view port assignments.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager ■ All ports in a hunt group must be the same speed. ■ Packets arriving on different fabric ports within the switch have more evenly balanced loads. ■ Hunt groups do not load share if the source and destination traffic and the hunt group ports are on the same fabric port. Most I/O modules divide their ports evenly across two fabric ports. For 10-port and 12-port I/O modules, all ports use a single fabric port.
Chapter 2 3. The Hunt Group Configuration dialog box opens in the System Information and Virtual LAN pane (Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4. Hunt Group Configuration Dialog Box 4. Click CREATE. The Create Hunt Group dialog box opens. 5. In the Name field, enter a name for the end of the hunt group. 6. From the Load Sharing pull-down menu, select Enable to enable load sharing. 7. Click APPLY to save your changes, or CANCEL to restore previous settings. Viewing Hunt Group Members To view hunt group members: 1.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager 3. In the Members column, double-click the highlighted number of the Hunt Group you want to view. The Hunt Group Members dialog box opens, displaying the name and ID number of the hunt group. Adding a Port to a Hunt Group To add a port to a hunt group: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2.
Chapter 2 Deleting a Hunt Group To delete a hunt group: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2. Select Tools > Link Aggregation. Or From the tool bar, click Link Aggregation. The Hunt Group Configuration dialog box opens in the System Information and Virtual LAN pane (Figure 2-4). 3. From the Name field, select a hunt group you want to delete. 4.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager 4. Click REDISTRIBUTE to redistribute the hunt group learned addresses. Overview of the Switch Representation The switch representation, displayed in the Full View field of the Cajun P550/P880 - Avaya Device Manager window, provides an interactive, visual representation of a Cajun P880, P550, or P220 switch. Ports are depicted in four possible states: ■ Yellow – The port is enabled, but not plugged in. ■ Blue (outline) – The port is selected.
Chapter 2 You can complete the following tasks using the switch representation: ■ Viewing Module Details ■ Setting the Physical Port Configuration ■ Setting the Switching Configuration ■ Viewing Power System Statistics ■ Viewing Fan Status ■ Resetting Temperature Status Viewing Module Details Through the switch representation, you can view the module details of a module belonging to a read-only switch and add notes to the module details of a module if the switch was added with a readwrite commu
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Figure 2-6. Module Details Dialog Box Setting the Physical Port Configuration You can view and set the physical port configuration of a selected port. The attributes available to set vary depending on the type of port you select. For example, the attributes available to set for a gigabit port differ from the attributes available to set for a 10/100 Mbps port.
Chapter 2 * Notes: • Refer to Table 2-3 for more information on the Gigabit port parameters. • If necessary, use the panel divider to resize the system information panel. Figure 2-7. Detailed Physical Port Configuration Dialog Box Table 2-3. Gigabit Port Parameters Parameter Definition Name A user-assigned name for this port (possibly a drop name or the name of the station or other device connected to the port). Category Allows you to select either User Port or Service Port.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Table 2-3. Gigabit Port Parameters Parameter Definition Flow Control Mode Determines if IEEE 802.3z pause control is used on this port. The pause mechanism allows the port to stop a sending station from sending more packets if the receiving port’s buffers are full. This helps prevent lost or dropped packets. This feature is recommended for use primarily on end station connections.
Chapter 2 5. From the Flow Control Mode pull-down menu, select Enable to use flow control to prevent buffer overflows. * Note: Disable this feature only when flow control is causing congestion in other areas of the network. 6. From the PACE Priority Mode pull-down menu, select Enable to use PACE Priority Mode to detect 3Com’s proprietary PACE format. 7. From the Remote Fault Detect pull-down menu, select Enable to detect remote link errors.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Configuring Physical Port Parameters on Fast Ethernet Ports To configure ports for a Fast Ethernet module in the Detailed Physical Port Configuration dialog box: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2. Double-click a Fast Ethernet port in the switch representation.
Chapter 2 Table 2-4. Fast Ethernet (10/100) Port Parameters Parameter Definition Speed Mode Allows you to select the speed of the port manually (to either 10 or 100 Mbps). Note: If auto-negotiation is enabled, this setting is ignored. Duplex Mode Allows you set the port duplex mode (half- or fullduplex). Note: If auto-negotiation is enabled, this setting is ignored. Flow Control Mode Determines whether flow control is used on this port.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Table 2-4. Fast Ethernet (10/100) Port Parameters Parameter Definition Rate Limit Mode Prevents the switch from overwhelming the output buffer on lower-speed ports by placing a threshold on the percentage of port traffic that can be flooded packets (unknown unicasts and multicasts). You can optionally include known multicast packets in this percentage to further decrease the possibility of the port’s output buffer being overwhelmed.
Chapter 2 7. From the Flow Control Mode pull-down menu, select Enable if you want the port to use Flow Control to prevent buffer overflows. * Note: Disable this feature only when flow control is causing congestion in other areas of the network. 8. From the Auto Negotiation Mode pull-down menu, select Enable. * Note: This feature is only available for 10/100 TX ports. It works best when the port or device on the other end of the connection auto-negotiates as well.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager 13. From the Pace Priority Mode pull-down menu, select Enable to use PACE Priority Mode to detect 3Com’s proprietary PACE format. 14. Click APPLY to save your changes, or CANCEL to restore previous settings. Setting the Switching Configuration You can view and set the switching configuration, including port VLAN parameters and non-VLAN switch port parameters, for a selected port.
Chapter 2 5. From the Trunk Mode pull-down menu, select the option (excluding Clear) to indicate that the port is a trunk and to select the appropriate VLAN trunking format if the port is connected to another switch. Table 2-5 describes the VLAN Trunk Mode options: Table 2-5. VLAN Trunking Mode Options VLAN Mode Applies the following format to packets entering this port: Clear No VLAN tag. This is the default setting. IEEE-802.1Q The IEEE 802.1Q Ethernet VLAN tagging scheme.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Table 2-6. VLAN Binding Options Option Definition Static Assigns VLAN membership manually. Bind to All Binds this port to all VLANs known to the switch. This is an appropriate mode for switchto-switch connections. Note: When a tagged IEEE 802.1Q packet arrives on a port that is set to bind to all and the VLAN does not exist on the switch, the packet is forwarded on to the VLAN assigned to the port default VLAN for that port.
Chapter 2 11. From the Hunt Group pull-down menu, select a hunt group for which this port will be a member. Refer to the Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operations Guide for more information on hunt groups. 12. From the Spanning Tree pull-down menu, select to Enable or Disable spanning tree protocol on this port. 13. From the Fast Start pull-down menu, select to Enable or Disable. When enabled, Fast Start mode ports begin forwarding traffic without waiting for the spanning tree negotiation to complete.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager 4. From the Allow Learning pull-down menu, select Disable to stop the port’s learning of new addresses. This feature can be useful for security. Selecting Enable allows the port to learn new addresses. 5. From the Hunt Group pull-down menu, select a hunt group for which this port will be a member. Refer to the Cajun P550/P220 Switch Operations Guide for more information on hunt groups. 6.
Chapter 2 The Power System dialog box of the Cajun Switch Web Agent opens (Figure 2-8). * Note: If necessary, use the panel divider to resize the system information panel. Figure 2-8. Power System Dialog Box 3. Use Table 2-7 to review your power system statistics: Table 2-7. Power System Statistical Parameters 2-34 Parameter Definition Power Supply Identifies the power supply. Status Identifies whether or not the power supply is detected. Type Describes the type of power supply detected.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Viewing Fan Status You can view the fan status of the switch. To display the fan status: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2. In a Cajun P880 switch representation, right-click on the blank area of the chassis to the left of modules three to eight.
Chapter 2 * Note: If a component’s status is non-operational, power down the switch and contact your service representative to diagnose the failing unit. Resetting Temperature Status You can view and reset the temperature status of the switch. To display the temperature status: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Figure 2-10. Temperature System Dialog Box Table 2-8. Temperature Threshold Parameters Threshold Defines... High Shutdown Temperature (Layer 2)/High Warning Temperature (Layer 3) The value in degrees Celsius that when passed causes the switch to send a trap to the network management station and triggers a shutdown. By default, this value is 50 degrees Celsius. For the Layer 3 CPU sensor, the default value is 100 degrees Celsius.
Chapter 2 Setting Port Parameters You can use the tool bar to set the following port parameters: ■ Setting the Port Speed ■ Enabling a Port ■ Disabling a Port ■ Setting a Port to Half-Duplex ■ Setting a Port to Full-Duplex ■ Enabling Port Auto-Negotiation ■ Disabling Port Auto-Negotiation * Note: After selecting one of these icons in the tool bar, apply and cancel buttons appear to the right of the icons.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Figure 2-11. Device Manger Window (with apply and cancel buttons shown) To set the port speed: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2. In the switch representation, select a port. 3. In the Cajun P550/P880 Device Manager tool bar, click 10 or 100. 4.
Chapter 2 Disabling a Port The Disable port icon is represented as a port with an X. Hold the cursor over the icon to display the icon name: Disable. To disable a port: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager. For information about starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager, refer to "Starting the Cajun P550/P880 Manager" earlier in this chapter. 2. In the switch representation, select the port to disable. 3. In the Cajun P550/P880 Device Manager tool bar, click Disable Port. 4.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager 3. In the Cajun P550/P880 - Avaya Device Manager tool bar, click Full Duplex. 4. Click apply to set port duplexing to full-duplex, or cancel to restore previous settings (Figure 2-11). Enabling Port Auto-Negotiation The Auto Negotiate Enable icon is depicted as a handshake with a check mark. Hold the cursor over the icon to display the icon name: Auto Negotiate Enable. To enable auto-negotiation for a port: 1. Start Cajun P550/P880 Manager.
Chapter 2 Configuring IP Routing In Layer 3 switches, such as the Cajun P550 and P880 switches, capabilities that once were provided by additional hardware, such as bridges, switches, and hubs, are now provided as virtual configurations inside the router. You can emulate bridging capabilities inside the chassis of Layer 3 switches through Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). The ability to emulate bridging hardware through a virtual means is referred to as IP Routing.
Configuring the Cajun Switch Using the P550/P880 Manager Agent page is retrieved from the switch and displayed in the right side of the Routing Manager tab. In the status bar of the Routing Manager Tab, the icon depicting a connection between a computer and a switch indicates when the Cajun Switch Web Agent dialog box has finished loading. When a Cajun Switch Web Agent page loads, the status bar displays the message: Communication Succeeded.
Chapter 2 Using SMON For more information about using SMON, refer to the appropriate documentation: 2-44 ■ Cajun P120 Device SMON User Guide ■ Cajun P330 Device SMON User Guide ■ Cajun P550/P880 Device SMON User Guide Cajun P550/P880 Manager User Guide
Index Numerics 10/100/1000 tool bar icon 2-9 3Com VLAN trunking mode 2-30 3ComMapping Table 2-32 A About Help menu 2-8 active alarms viewing 2-11 active backpressure 2-26 Allow Learning configuring 2-31, 2-33 Auto Negotiation Mode Fast Ethernet port parameters 2-26 Auto Negotiation Speed/Duplex Advertisement Fast Ethernet port parameters 2-26 Automatic VLAN Creation configuring 2-31 Auto-Negotiation Disable tool bar icon 2-10 Auto-Negotiation Enable tool bar icon 2-10 B Bind to All VLAN binding options 2-31
service port 2-23 Spanning Tree 2-32, 2-33 Trunk Mode 2-30 Upper Warning Temperature 2-37 user port 2-23 VLAN Binding 2-30 VTP Snooping 2-31 Content Help menu 2-8 Cooling System dialog box 2-35 creating hunt group (link aggregation group) 2-15 Current Power Available power system statistical parameters 2-34 D deleting hunt group (link aggregation group) 2-18 Detailed Physical Port Configuration dialog box 2-22 Device Information tool bar icon 2-9 Tools menu 2-8 device information modifying 2-12 viewing 2-11
tool bar icon 2-10 half-duplex setting port 2-40 help online 2-8 Help menu 2-6, 2-8 About 2-8 Content 2-8 High Shutdown Temperature configuring 2-37 High Warning Temperature configuring 2-37 Hunt Group configuring 2-32, 2-33 hunt group 2-14 consideration 2-14 creating 2-15 deleting 2-18 redistribuing learned addresses 2-18 viewing 2-16 Hunt Group Configuration screen 2-16 I icons 10/100/1000 2-9 Auto-Negotiation Disable 2-10 Auto-Negotiation Enable 2-10 Device Information 2-9 Device Web Site 2-9 Full Duplex
Fast Ethernet port parameters 2-27 physical port parameters gigabit ports 2-22 port assigning to a VLAN 2-13 port assignments viewing 2-14 port auto-negotiation disabling 2-41 enabling 2-41 port colors switch representation 2-19 Port Disable tool bar icon 2-9 Port Enable tool bar icon 2-9 port parameters Fast Ethernet 2-25 setting 2-38 port speed 2-9 setting 2-39 Port VLAN configuring 2-29 Port VLAN parameters 3Com Mapping Table 2-32 Allow Learning 2-31 Automatic VLAN Creation 2-31 Fast Start 2-32 Frame Tag
Fast Ethernet port parameters 2-26 starting Cajun P550/P880 Manager from HP OpenView NNM 2-4 Static VLAN binding options 2-31 Status power system statistical parameters 2-34 switch attributes 2-11 switch icon color 2-6 switch port colors 2-7 switch representation 2-19 port colors 2-19 view module details 2-20 switch representation (full view field) 2-19 switch system information 2-9 switch Web Agent 2-11 T tab Routing 2-42 SMON 2-44 temperature status resetting 2-36 Temperature System dialog box 2-37 temper
VTP Snooping configuring 2-31 W Web Agent 2-11 6 Cajun P550/P880 Manager User Guide
