Network Management and Device Managers Configuration October 2003
Network Management and Device Managers Configuration Copyright 2003 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v The Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v Organization of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Chapter 1 — Avaya Network Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents Entering the Avaya SMON Manager License . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Entering SMON Device Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Configuring Access Security (HP-OV NNM Mode Only) . . . . . . . . .18 Configuring Proxy Settings (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Configuring the Web Server (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Configuring FTP (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preface Welcome to Avaya Network Management. This chapter provides an introduction to the structure and assumptions of this guide. It includes the following sections: • The Purpose of This Guide - A description of the goals of this 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.
Preface Organization of This Guide This guide is structured to reflect the following conceptual divisions: vi • Preface - This section describes the guide’s purpose, intended audience and organization. • Avaya Network Management Overview - An overall description of the Avaya Integrated Management suite and its various parts. • Before You Install - Information on preparing to install Avaya Network Management applications.
1 Avaya Network Management Overview This chapter provides an overall description of Avaya Network Management applications and Device Managers that are included in Avaya Integrated Management suite. It includes the following topics: • Network Management Applications and Device Managers Overview - An overall description of Avaya Network Management, its various parts, features, and benefits.
Chapter 1 • Network Management Tools - Includes applications that help you manage your network as a whole. These applications allow you to monitor switching, configure VLANs, set up rules to enhance quality of service, and perform other important network tasks. For more information about network-wide applications, refer to “Network Management Tools” on page 7.
Avaya Network Management Overview Network Management Features Avaya Network Management’s main features and benefits include: • Performance monitoring for switched environment (SMON) • Multilayer switch monitoring • VLAN management • Comprehensive and easy-to-use device configuration • Backup and easy distribution of device configurations • Easy configuration of network traffic management policies • Easy updating of device software • Easy mapping of hosts to switch ports • Fault diagnosis a
Chapter 1 Device Management Tools This section provides a general description of the “device manager” concept, and a brief description of the device managers. This section discusses the following topics: • Overview • Avaya Device Managers Overview Avaya Network Management includes applications tailored to manage and monitor each family of Avaya’s LAN and backbone switches. The device managers allow you to set up, configure, monitor, manage, and diagnose all Avaya network devices.
Avaya Network Management Overview In addition, each device can be monitored using Avaya’s Device SMON applications. Device SMON provides switch monitoring capabilities, as well as graphs and pie charts displaying traffic types on ports, VLANs, and switches. Avaya Device Managers This section provides a brief description of the features that the Avaya device managers allow you to configure. Not all features are applicable for all devices.
Chapter 1 • VLAN configuration • WAN connection configuration • Wireless Access Point configuration * Note: For information on the features supported by a specific device manager, refer to the device’s User Guide. In addition, Device SMON provides switch level (Layer 2) monitoring of the information passing through the devices in your network. AnyLayer SMON provides information about higher level (Layer 3 and above) packets passing through the routers in your network.
Avaya Network Management Overview The Avaya Device Managers allow you to manage the following devices: • Avaya C460 • Avaya G350 • Avaya P130 • Avaya P330/G700 • Avaya P580/P882 • Avaya Access Points 3, 4, 5, 6 Network Management Tools This section provides a general description of the Avaya Network Management tools, and a brief description of each of the network applications.
Chapter 1 Network-wide Applications This section provides a brief description of each of the Avaya Network Management network-wide applications. For more details about a specific application, refer to the application’s User Guide. • Network Management Console - Avaya Network Management Console is an application that allows you to view the devices in your network.
Avaya Network Management Overview • Avaya Network Configuration Manager - An application that allows you to save device and module configurations, and apply them to devices and modules across the network. Device and module configurations can be stored and applied to selected devices and modules. Avaya Network Configuration Manager makes it easy to create an accurate and consistent network configuration.
2 Before You Install This chapter provides a description of the procedures you need to follow before installing Avaya Network Management Applications and Device Managers: • Running in NNM Mode (HP-OV) - Software requirements for running Avaya Network Management applications and Device Managers with HP-OpenView. • Before Running the Installation - Information on necessary steps to be taken before installing Avaya Network Management applications.
Before You Install Before Running the Installation This section provides the instructions to prepare for Avaya Network Management installation. Stopping the Server Before installing the Network Management and Device Manager applications, you must stop the Avaya Network Management Server and all running HP-OV NNM background processes. The process to be stopped depends on the mode in which Avaya Network Management is running.
Chapter 2 Upgrading from Previous Versions This section provides information on upgrading from previous versions of Avaya network management software. Upgrading from MSNM 5.0 You can upgrade to Avaya Integrated Management from MSNM 5.0 directly. All customization files, device maps, and data files are preserved. For instructions on upgrading from MSNM 5.0, refer to the Avaya Integrated Management 2.0 Installation Guide.
3 Installation Instructions This chapter provides information on the procedures you need to follow to installing Avaya Network Management Applications and Device Managers: Before the Installation To ensure proper installation of Avaya Network Management Applications and Device Managers, follow the procedures discussed in Chapter 2, Before You Install.
4 After You Install This chapter provides information on the tasks you should perform after installing Avaya Network Management: • SNMP Options - Information on configuring SNMP for Avaya Network Management. • Configuring Login Security - Information on configuring secure login mode for Avaya Network Management. • Downloading Embedded Software - Information on maintaining the most current release of embedded software for Avaya network devices.
After You Install SNMP Options This section provides information on configuring SNMP options for Avaya Network Management. You should set up read-write communities for all devices and read-only communities for key devices. The default SNMP version is SNMPv1. If you are using SNMPv3, set up user names and passwords. For more information on configuring SNMP, refer to Avaya Network Management Console in Standalone Mode User Guide and Using Network Node Manager HP OpenView.
Chapter 4 8. Click Apply to save the changes and continue adding target switches. Or Click OK to save changes and close the SNMP Configuration dialog box. Configuring SNMPv3 Options To use SNMPv3 with Avaya Network Management, you must enable Login Mode and configure user names and password. For more information on configuring Login Mode and user names and passwords, refer to the Avaya Network Management User Administration User Guide.
After You Install Downloading Embedded Software Embedded software for Avaya’s devices can be found on the Avaya support website. To manage your devices properly, obtain the latest software for your network agents. After you obtain the embedded software, download the software to the agents location on your network. Updating your embedded software provides the following benefits: • Most recent network management features. • Support for new modules and devices.
Chapter 4 Entering SMON Device Licenses SMON for Avaya P130, P330, and C460 devices do not require a device SMON license for the first 90 days of use. After 90 days from initial use, Device SMON is disabled unless you enter a valid permanent device SMON license. For information on entering device SMON licenses, refer to your device’s SMON Installation Guide. * Note: You can run device SMON on the Avaya P580/P882 without a device SMON license.
After You Install Configuring Proxy Settings (Optional) If your network has a non-permissive firewall, you must configure Avaya Network Management to work with your proxy server. This will enable Avaya Software Update Manager’s Analyze and Retrieve from the Web functions. To configure Avaya Network Management to work with your proxy server: 1. Type ovstop to stop HP-OV NNM’s background processes, if they are running. 2. Open the Avaya_Net_Mgt/cvs/private/gen/cv.
Chapter 4 PassEnv AIM_FPM PassEnv AIM_MSA PassEnv CV_PATH #Aliases: Alias /launch_nnm "C:/Program Files/Avaya/Network Management/Ntov/Launch" AddHandler cgi-script .
After You Install The following is an example of a configuration script for an Apache web server running with Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode: PassEnv AIM_FPM PassEnv AIM_MSA PassEnv CV_PATH #Aliases: Alias /launch "C:/Program Files/Avaya/Network Management/CVS/Launch" AddHandler cgi-script .
Chapter 4 Configuring FTP (Optional) FTP is supported by Avaya Software Update Manager and Avaya Network Configuration Manager for certain network switches and gateways. To configure FTP service on your Windows server: 1. Create a user on the Windows server. 2. Select Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manager. 3. Select Default FTP Site. 4. Select the Home Directory tab. 5. Under FTP Site Directory, select Read and Write. 6. Click Apply to save changes. 7.
After You Install 2. Click Load. A directory browser appears. 3. Navigate to the Install_Directory/snmpmibs directory, where Install_Directory is the directory in which you installed Avaya Network Management. 4. Select the MIBs you wish to add to the MIBs database. 5. Clock Open. The new MIBs are loaded. For more information, refer to Managing Your Network with HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2.
Chapter 4 Configuring Default Settings The following section explains how to configure specific default settings with recommended values. Cold Start Traps The default setting in HP-OV NNM is not to record cold start traps in the Event Log. To record cold start traps in the Event Log: 1. In HP-OV NNM, select Options > Event Configuration. The Event Configuration dialog box opens. 2. In the Enterprises window, select snmpTraps. 3. In the Events for Enterprise snmpTraps (.1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.
5 Running Avaya Network Management in Multiple Modes This chapter provides information about installing and running Avaya Network Management applications and Device Managers both in Standalone Mode and in HP-OV NNM mode on the same computer. To use Avaya Network Management Console both in Standalone Mode and in HP NNM mode on the same computer, you must install Avaya Network Management Console twice, once in Standalone Mode and once in HP-OV NNM Mode.
Chapter 5 Installing Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode If HP-OV NNM is installed on your computer and you wish to install Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode, refer to the Avaya Integrated Management 2.0 Installation Guide. Installing Avaya Network Management in HP-OV NNM Mode If Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode is installed on your computer, the following instructions explain how to install HP-OV NNM and Avaya Network Management Server in HP-OV NNM Mode. 1.
Running Avaya Network Management in Multiple Modes Configuring Avaya Network Management to Run in Standalone Mode To run Avaya Network Management Server in Standalone Mode when your computer starts: 1. Configure your computer to run Avaya Network Management Server on startup: a. Open the Services applet in Windows Control Panel. b. Select Avaya Network Management Server. c. Click Startup. d. Select Automatic. e. Click OK. 2. Configure HP-OV NNM background services not to start automatically: a.
Chapter 5 Configuring Avaya Network Management to Run in HP-OV NNM Mode To run Avaya Network Management Server in HP-OV NNM Mode when your computer starts: 1. Configure Avaya Network Management Server not to start automatically: a. Open the Services applet in Windows Control Panel. b. Select Avaya Network Management Server. c. Click Startup. d. Select Manual. e. Click OK. 2. Configure HP-OV NNM background processes to run when your computer starts: a. Select SNMP Trap Service. b. Click Startup. c.
6 Getting Started with Avaya Network Management This chapter provides instructions on how to get started with Avaya Network Management. It includes the following sections: • Getting Started with Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode - Instructions on what to do after installing Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode. • Getting Started with Avaya Network Management in HP-OV NNM Mode - Instructions on what to do after installing Avaya Network Management in HP-OV NNM Mode.
Chapter 6 Getting Started with Avaya Network Management in Standalone Mode After installing Avaya Network Management to run in Standalone Mode, the following steps will help you start managing your network using Avaya Network Management: 1. Ensure that Avaya Network Management Server is running. Avaya Network Management Server is a Windows service and should start automatically when you boot the server station.
Getting Started with Avaya Network Management Getting Started with Avaya Network Management in HP-OV NNM Mode After installing Avaya Network Management to run in HP-OV NNM Mode, the following steps will help you start managing your network using Avaya Network Management: 1. Ensure that HP NNM’s background processes are running. HP NNM background processes are a Windows service and should start automatically when you boot the server station. If HP NNM’s background processes are not running, start them.
