Lucent Technologies User’s Guide CAJUN M770 MANAGER CAJUNVIEW NETWORK MANAGEMENT August 1999
Contents List of Figures ........................................................................................... v List of Tables........................................................................................... vii Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management ................................................... 1 The Purpose of this Manual ..................................................................... 1 Who Should Use This Manual ...........................................................
Resetting Elements ................................................................................. 20 Resetting the Device .....................................................................20 Resetting the Agent ......................................................................20 Resetting the Switch ....................................................................20 Resetting the Module ...................................................................20 ii Chapter 4 Fault Management ......
Appendix B Configuration Fields............................................................................... 45 Appendix C Counter Fields ........................................................................................ 55 Appendix D Trap Fields .............................................................................................. 57 Index ......................................................................................................
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List of Figures Figure 1.1 Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2 Figure 3.3 Figure 3.4 Figure 3.5 Figure 3.6 Figure 4.1 Figure 5.1 Figure 5.2 Figure 6.1 Figure 7.1 Figure 8.1 Figure 9.1 Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Chassis View ......................................................................... 4 Agent Information Window ................................................. 8 Managers Table..................................................................... 9 Device Information Dialog Box ....
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List of Tables Table 1.1 Table A.1 Table A.2 Table A.3 Table A.4 Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Chassis View Toolbar ............................................................ 5 Configuration Menu ........................................................... 41 Performance Menu ............................................................. 42 Administer Menu................................................................ 42 Help Menu ........................................................................
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Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management Welcome to Cajun M770 Management. This chapter provides an introduction to the structure and assumptions of the manual. It includes the following sections: • The Purpose and Readers of this manual - A description of the goals of this manual and its intended audience. • Organization of the manual - A brief description of the subjects contained in the various sections of the manual.
Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management • • • • • • • Port Redundancy - Setting port redundancy for ports in a Cajun M770 Multifunction Device. Switch Connected Addresses - Viewing users and devices connected to selected ports. VLANs - Creating, viewing, and modifying VLANs. Management Menus - The full menu structure of the menus in Cajun M770 Device management. Configuration Fields - All configuration fields referenced and their descriptions.
Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management If you are using OpenView (Solaris or HPUX) or NT-OV: 1 From the management platform map, select the Cajun M770 Multifunction Device you wish to work with. 2 Click in the OpenView toolbar. OR Open the Tools menu and select Lucent ! Device Manager. OR Right-click on the Device you want, and select Lucent ! Device Manager.
Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management Using Chassis View The Cajun M770 Chassis View is a graphical representation of a Cajun M770 Device which displays all modules installed in the chassis. This includes both Cajun M400 modules, DomainX modules, ATM modules, and M-MLS modules. Legacy modules are only displayed in the Chassis View if there is an NMA-Rx agent mounted in the Cajun M770. The NMA-Rx agent should be mounted in the rightmost slot (#14) of the Cajun M770.
Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management Selecting Elements Within the Chassis View, you can select modules and ports. To select an element, click on it using the left mouse button. The selected element is highlighted. To select multiple elements, press the CTRL key while clicking on each element to be selected. Using the Toolbar Buttons The Toolbar provides shortcuts to the main Chassis View functions.
Chapter 1 Welcome to Cajun M770 Management Table 1.1 Icon Chassis View Toolbar (Continued) Description Menu Item VLANs. A VLAN can be selected. All ports not associated with that VLAN are dimmed in the Chassis View. Open on-line Help. Help ! Contents When you place the cursor on the toolbar icon for 1 second, a label appears with the name of the button.
Chapter 2 Agent Configuration Before your network or Cajun M770 will work properly, your network agents must be properly configured. This chapter helps you properly setup and configure your agents, and includes helpful configuration notes for the different agent types. The following sections are included: • General Agent Installation and Configuration - General information on agent configuration. • Designating Managers - Assigning management stations for managing the Cajun M770 Device.
Chapter 2 Agent Configuration Figure 2.1 Agent Information Window The Agent Information window provides information about the main and backup agents, such as their type, position, software version, and operational status. For a full description of all configuration fields in the Agent Information window, refer to Appendix B, Configuration Fields. Designating Managers Agents send alarms to Managers’ workstations that are on the agent's Manager list.
Chapter 2 Agent Configuration Open the Configuration menu and select Managers Table. The Managers Table dialog box appears. Figure 2.2 Managers Table The dialog box lists the IP addresses, node names of the Managers, and their trap reporting status. Adding Managers to the Managers Table To add managers to the list: 1 Click on the IP address field and enter the IP address of the designated management station.
Chapter 2 Agent Configuration Updating the Managers Table To edit the managers list: 1 Click on the IP address field and change the IP address of the designated management station. When the change takes effect, the management station’s name will be displayed automatically in the Device Name column. 2 Repeat the procedure for each manager. 3 Click OK. The change takes effect immediately. To close the Managers Table dialog box, click Cancel.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration This chapter explains how to view and set the various configuration parameters relevant to devices on your network. It includes the following sections: • Viewing Device Information - View device information about the Cajun M770 Device. • Viewing Hardware Configuration - View power supply parameters of the Cajun M770 Device. • Viewing Module Configuration - View information for the Cajun M770 modules.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Viewing Device Information The Device Information dialog box provides high-level information specific to the selected Cajun M770 Device. To view the Device Information dialog box: 1 Click . OR Open the Configuration menu and select Device Information. The Device Information dialog box appears. Figure 3.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Viewing Hardware Configuration The Hub Hardware window provides information about the presence and status of Power Supply Units (PSUs) and fans. To view hardware parameters from Chassis View: 1 Click . OR Open the Configuration menu and select Device Hardware. The Hub Hardware window appears. Figure 3.2 Hub Hardware Window The Hub Hardware window shows the location, type, HW version, and status of the Power Supply Units (PSUs), and the status of the cooling fans.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Viewing Module Configuration The Device Configuration window provides you with information specific to a selected module. To view the configuration of a Cajun M770 module: 1 Select a module by clicking on its label. 2 Open the Configuration menu and select Element ! Module. OR Double-click on the module label. The Module Configuration window appears. Figure 3.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Viewing Port Configuration The Port Configuration dialog box provides you with information specific to a selected port. To view the configuration of a port: 1 Select a port by clicking on it. 2 Open the Configuration menu and select Element ! Port. OR Double-click on a port symbol. OR Right-click on a port and select Port Configuration. The Port Configuration dialog box appears. Figure 3.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Enabling Ports To enable a port: 1 Select the port in the Chassis View. 2 Open the Configuration menu and select Enable Port. A confirmation box appears. 3 Click Yes. The port is enabled. OR 1 Right-click on the port and select Enable Port. A confirmation box appears. 2 Click Yes. The port is enabled. OR 1 Open the Port Configuration dialog box. 2 Change the Administration Status to enabled. 3 Click OK to apply the change. The port is enabled.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Viewing Domain Resource Unit Information Each DomainX in the Cajun M770 Device has a total of 100 available DRUs. The DRUs Information window provides DRU usage information for each DomainX. To view the DRUs Information window: 1 Open the Configuration menu and choose DRUs. The DRU Information window appears. Figure 3.5 DRUs Information Window The DRUs Information window provides DRU information separately for the left and right DomainX.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Viewing ATM Clock Synchronization Configuration Some multimedia applications, such as voice, require that a single clock is propagated throughout the network. The clock source is usually a Public Telco switch connected to a local PBX through a telephony network. Using the Cajun M770 ATM Device, up to four external references can be configured, two from ATM ports and two from external E1/T1 sources.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Note: When configuring the ATM source port, ensure that the ATM module/port can be used as a clock synchronization source. To have a synchronized ATM network, only modules with C/S 2.0 or higher should be in the Chassis. Suitable modules/ports are: ! Ports 1 and 2 on M15-155 modules. ! All ports on M3-622 modules. For a full description of all configuration fields in the ATM Clock Synchronization dialog box, refer to Appendix B, Configuration Fields.
Chapter 3 Device Configuration Resetting Elements You can reset the entire Cajun M770 Device or various elements of the device without resetting the entire device. Resetting the Device To reset the entire device with all its modules and subsystems: 1 Open the Configuration menu and select Reset ! Device. The entire device is reset. Resetting the Agent To reset the M-SPV/M-SPX/M-SPS agent of the device: 1 Open the Configuration menu and select Reset ! Agent. The M-SPV/M-SPX/M-SPS agent CPU is reset.
Chapter 4 Fault Management This chapter explains how to configure and view traps on your network. It includes the following sections: • Configuring Traps - Defining the types of traps that will be sent to the managers and alarm log. • Viewing Traps - Viewing the traps sent by the agent. In UNIX and Windows NT: • Severity Degrees - Defining, accessing and understanding severity degrees. Configuring Traps A trap is an SNMP message sent by the agent to its managers.
Chapter 4 Fault Management For a full description of all traps in the Traps Configuration dialog box, refer toAppendix D, Trap Fields Appendix D, Trap Fields. Viewing Traps Traps that are sent by the agent to its managers may be viewed in two places: • In the appropriate configuration dialog box. • In the event log. Viewing Traps in a Dialog Box A list of traps sent by the agent is maintained by the management application.
Chapter 4 Fault Management Editing Severity Degrees Severity degrees may be changed for faults on a system-wide basis, or for specific devices (per IP). Caution: Do not change the Event Object Identifier of a fault. Editing Severity Degrees System-Wide To edit severity degree settings system-wide: 1 Select the enterprise which contains the fault whose settings you want to edit. A list of the faults under the enterprise appears in the Event Identification window.
Chapter 4 Fault Management Note: All changes to the severity degrees will only take effect after the changes are saved. Refer to the HPOV Event Configuration application help for more information.
Chapter 5 Performance Monitoring This chapter explains the performance monitoring options of supported devices. It includes the following sections: • Viewing Ethernet Port Counters - Provides a breakdown of the packets going through each port. • Viewing Ethernet Error Port Counters - Displays different Ethernet Error counters for the Cajun M770 ports.
Chapter 5 Performance Monitoring Viewing Ethernet Port Counters Port Counters allow you to accurately view the packet flow activity of each port in the device. Once you learn what is normal packet activity for your network, Ethernet Port Counters will help you determine network malfunctions, bottlenecks and overloaded ports. To view Ethernet Port Counters from Chassis View: 1 Select a port or ports to be monitored. — To select a single port, click on the port’s symbol.
Chapter 5 Performance Monitoring Viewing Ethernet Port Error Counters As part of a proactive fault management system, or if you suspect that something is wrong, you may want to monitor port error counters. To view Ethernet Port Error Counters from Chassis View: 1 Select a port or ports to be monitored. — To select a single port, click on the port’s symbol. — To select multiple ports, hold the CTRL key as you click on additional ports.
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Chapter 6 Port Mirroring Port Mirroring copies all received and transmitted packets (including local traffic) from a source port to a predefined destination port, in addition to the normal destination port of the packets. The source and destination ports must be located in the same DomainX. For more information, refer to Port Mirroring in The Reference Guide.
Chapter 6 Port Mirroring Accessing Port Mirroring To open the Port Mirroring dialog box for a DomainX: 1 Open the Configuration menu, and select Port Mirroring ! DomainXL for the left DomainX. OR Open the Configuration menu, and select Port Mirroring ! DomainXR for the right DomainX. The Port Mirroring dialog box appears. Note: When none of the ports in the switch support Port Mirroring, the Port Mirroring option in the Configuration menu is inactive. Figure 6.
Chapter 6 Port Mirroring Enabling Port Mirroring To enable port mirroring, you must define a source and destination port. Note: Only a single pair of ports can be defined for port mirroring on each DomainX. To enable Port Mirroring for the DomainX: 1 In the Port Mirroring dialog box, open the Port Monitoring drop-down list (refer to Figure 6.1) and select Enable. 2 Define source and destination ports in one of the following ways: a From the Module drop-down list, select a module number and a port number.
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Chapter 7 Port Redundancy Port Redundancy enables you to define a redundancy relationship between any two ports in a device. One port is defined as the primary port and the other as the secondary port. In case the primary port fails, the secondary port will take over. This connection between the two ports is called a Port Redundancy. For more information refer to Redundancy in The Reference Guide.
Chapter 7 Port Redundancy Adding a Port Redundancy To designate a port redundancy connection: 1 In the Port Redundancy dialog box, enter a name for the redundancy in the Redundancy Name field. For example, Redund1. Note: The name for a redundancy may not contain any spaces. 2 3 4 Select a primary port from the Primary field. Select a secondary port from the Secondary field. Click Add. The new port redundancy is added to the list of existing port redundancies.
Chapter 8 Switch Connected Addresses Networks are becoming increasingly complicated entities. It is not always clear which users are connected to the network and how. The Switch Connected Addresses feature allows you to see which users and devices are connected to selected ports or modules. Keeping track of this information in the network can increase efficiency, security and confidentiality.
Chapter 8 Switch Connected Addresses Sorting the List of Stations To sort the list of stations, open the drop-down list in the Sort Method field and select a field. The list is immediately sorted upon selection of a sort field. Saving the List of Stations The list of stations connected to the port may be saved as a text file by clicking the Save As button. The Save As dialog box will open and prompt you for the directory and file name you wish to save the list to.
Chapter 9 VLANs This chapter provides all the information and instructions you need to use virtual LANs. It includes the following sections: • Creating and Editing VLANs - Explains how to access and edit the VLAN list. • Allowing Inter-VLAN Communication - Explains how you can allow selected users to have access to all the VLANs. For more information about VLANs, refer to VLANs in The Reference Guide. Creating and Editing VLANs The building blocks of VLANs are switch ports.
Chapter 9 VLANs Accessing the VLAN List To create or edit VLAN names, numbers or component switch ports you need to access the VLAN list: 1 Open the Configuration menu and select Virtual LANs. The Virtual LANs for Device dialog box appears. Figure 9.1 Virtual LANs for Device Dialog Box The left column of the Virtual LANs for Device dialog box lists all VLAN names and numbers. Click on a name to select a VLAN. The right column lists member switch ports of the currently selected VLAN.
Chapter 9 VLANs Editing VLAN Member Ports To assign ports to VLANs: 1 Arrange the windows so you can see the Virtual LANs for Device dialog box and the Chassis View at the same time. 2 From the All Virtual LANs List, select the VLAN you wish to edit. 3 In the Chassis View, click on the ports you wish to add to the VLAN (use CTRLclick to select multiple ports). By selecting a DomainX module (use CTRL-click to select multiple modules), you select all ports contained within those elements.
Chapter 9 VLANs Allowing Inter-VLAN Communication Individual switch ports may be given the status of “Global Port”. Global ports can communicate with all VLANs. This feature has many uses: • Executives or administrators in a company can give their switch ports Global port status so they can access all VLANs. • A server attached to a Global port can serve many VLANs. • Indirect communication between VLANs can be arranged.
AppendixA Cajun M770 Management Menus This appendix gives the full menu structure of the menus in the Cajun M770 management application. Configuration Table A.1 Configuration Menu Item Description Device Information Displays information about the device. Element ! Agent Displays configuration information for an agent. Element ! Module Displays configuration information for a module. Element ! Port Displays configuration information for a port. Enable Ports Enables the selected port/s.
Table A.1 Configuration Menu (Continued) Item Description DRUs Displays Domain Resource Unit usage for the right and left DomainX. ATM Clock Sync Displays clock synchronization information. Reset ! Device Resets the entire hub with all its modules and subsystems. Reset ! Agent Resets the M-SPV agent CPU only. Reset ! DomainX ! DomainXL Resets the left DomainX. Reset ! DomainX ! DomainXR Resets the right DomainX. Reset ! Module Resets the selected module. Exit Zoom Exits Chassis View.
Table A.3 Administer Menu (Continued) Item Description SMONMaster Launches the Cajun SMONMaster application if an SMON probe exists in the device. ToolBar Toggles the toolbar on and off. Help Table A.4 Help Menu Item Description Contents Opens the on-line help for information. About Cajun M770 Manager Copyright information about the Cajun M770 Manager.
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Appendix B Configuration Fields Field Name Description Activity Status The port activity status: • Active - The port is enabled, and data is transferred through the port. • Dormant - The port is enabled, but data is not transferred through it, e.g., because the port acts as the backup port in a pair of redundant ports. • NotActive - The port is disabled. Administration Status The state of the port: • Enabled - The port is enabled and can transmit and receive packets.
46 Field Name Description Clock Status The status of clock synchronization on the device. Possible statuses are: • locked - The M-SPS module is using a clock which is locked to the input timing source. • holdover - The M-SPS module is simulating a clock to which it was previously locked. This state will last until the clock source is fixed. • free_running - The M-SPS module is using its ±4.6 ppm oscillator to generate timing.
Field Name Description Framing The framing type of the external clock source. Possible types are: For M-SPS/ER: • E1_Framed • E1_Unframed For M-SPS/T: • DS1_SF • DS1_ESF For ATM A/B: • --- HW Version Hardware version of the power supply. Stored in X.0 format, where X=1,2,.... MAC Address The MAC address of the device, agent, or ring interface. Module Type The module type. Number of Ports The number of ports located on the module.
48 Field Name Description Port Classification The level of importance of the port. Ports are classified as follows: • Backbone - device or switch connections (most important). • Valuable - servers or critical users (less important). • Regular - normal users (least important). For more information refer to Port Classification in The Reference Guide. Port Functionality The physical media type of the selected port. If the port conforms to a certain standard (Repeater, Transceiver, 10BaseT, etc.
Field Name Description Port Mode The operational mode of the port or ports on the module. Not all modules support all modes. Both sides of the link must be in the same mode. Flow Control and ISL (Interswitch Link) are recommended for backbone links with Lucent Technologies’ equipment. Note that the Port Speed field will be insensitive if the Use Switches field is set to ON. The components which make up the mode are: • Half Duplex (HDX) - The port operates in Half Duplex.
50 Field Name Description Port STA State The state of the port in terms of the Spanning Tree Protocol. The possible states are: • Disabled - The port is disabled. • Blocking - STP is enabled and currently blocking the port. This means that the port is effectively disabled to prevent the formation of a loop in the network. • Forwarding - The port is currently forwarding information received. For more information refer to Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) in The Reference Guide.
Field Name Description Serial Number A unique number assigned by Lucent Technologies to the selected hardware. Slot Number The slot number in which the module is located. Slots are numbered from left to right, starting with number 1 as the leftmost slot. This number may be 1 - 14. The agent module is inserted in either slot 15 or 16. A module which occupies two enclosure slots, will be identified by the number of the second slot (the right-hand slot).
52 Field Name Description Source Priority The priority of the timing source. The source with the highest priority that is healthy will be selected as the current source. The valid range of priorities is: disable - The source is disabled. 1 - 4 - 4 is the highest. Source Status The status of the timing source. Possible statuses are: • ok - The timing source is healthy and is detected on this source. • loss of signal - The timing source is not detected on this source.
Field Name Description System Name Logical name of the system as defined on the SNMP agent of the device. Type The agent type. Upper Backplane Configuration The configuration of the upper backplane of the Cajun M770 device, used for ATM switch modules. Possible values are: • Not Installed - No upper backplane is installed. The device can not operate as an ATM switch. • Single Domain - The upper backplane supports a configuration of one ATM switch for all 14 slots.
54 Field Name Description VLAN ID The VLAN number of the port. Valid VLAN numbers are from 1 - 3071. VLAN Number The number of the VLAN of which the port, ports on the module, or the agent is a member. Change the number in this field to move the port to another VLAN. A port which is part of the Generic network will have the VLAN Number 0 (zero), and a port which is part of the Global network will have the VLAN Number 255.
Appendix C Counter Fields Field Description Broadcast Pkts Received Total number of broadcast packets that entered the Ethernet port. Collisions Total number of Ethernet collisions in which the port was involved. CRC Alignment Total number of Ethernet packets received at this port with FCS error and Framing error. This indicates the number of corrupted packets received.
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AppendixD Trap Fields Field Description ATM Clock Sync Traps A group of traps which report the failure of ATM clock synchronization in the device. Authentication Traps An SNMP request with an illegal community was received. Backup Agent Fault Traps The trap reports the failure of the backup MSPV agent in the Cajun M770. CAM Last Change Traps The trap reports the last time the Contents Address Memory was changed. Config.
58 Field Description PSU Fault Clear Traps The trap reports that the PSU failure was corrected. PSU Fault Traps The trap reports the failure of a PSU. STA Version Inconsistency Traps The trap reports that the software on the module is outdated and does not support STA. Temperature Exceed Traps Notifies the management station of the internal board/enclosure temperature fluctuations. It is generated when the temperature exceeds the hardware defined threshold on the module.
Index A Accessing port mirroring 30 port redundancy 34 severity degrees 22 VLAN list 38 Administer menu 42 Agent configuration 7 reset 20 software downloading 7 verifying configuration 7 viewing the information box 7 Allowing inter-VLAN communications 40 C Cajun M770 Multifunction Device Management agent configuration 7 connected stations 35 device configuration 11 menus 41 performance monitoring 25 port redundancy 33 VLANs 37 welcome to 1 Chassis View selecting elements 5 toolbar 5 usage 4 Clock synchroniz
Help menu 43 How this manual is organized 1 How to access port mirroring 30 access the VLAN list 38 configure agents 7 configure devices 11 configure ports 15 create VLANs 37 delete a port redundancy 34 designate managers 8 disable port mirroring 31 disable ports 16 download agent software 7 edit a port redundancy 34 edit VLAN member switch ports 39 edit VLAN names and numbers 38 edit VLANs 37 enable port mirroring 31 enable ports 16 reset the agent 20 reset the device 20 reset the module 20 reset the switc
Trap fields 57 U UNIX running Cajun M770 Multifunction Device management 2 severity degrees 22 Using Chassis View 4 toolbar 5 V Verifying agent installation 7 Viewing agent information box 7 clock synchronization configuration 18 connected stations 35 device information 12 Domain Resource Units 17 Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide hardware configuration 13 management menus 41 module configuration 14 VLANs accessing the list 38 creating 37 editing 37 editing member switch ports 39 editing names and numbers 3
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