Lucent Technologies Cajun M770 Agent Configuration, General Agent Installation and Configuration

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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.

General Agent Installation and Configuration

The following topics describe how to set up and configure all Lucent Technologies agents.

Verifying Agent Installation

Before configuring your agents, make sure that each has been properly installed. Check that the agent has been properly connected to the device, and the IP address and community name for the agent have been set as described in the agent's Installation Guide.

Downloading New Agent Software

Downloading agent software is done using the Cajun Download Manager. For instructions, please refer to the on-line help for the Cajun Download Manager, or the Cajun Download Manager User’s Guide included in the Additional Applications User’s Guide.

Viewing the Agent Information Window

Every Lucent Technologies agent has an Agent Information window which provides you with details about the agent. To view the configuration of an agent:

1 Click .

OR

Open the Configuration menu and select Element Agent. The Agent Information window appears.

Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide

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Contents Cajun M770 Manager Page Contents Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Iii Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Chassis View Toolbar List of FiguresList of Figures Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Table A.4 List of TablesList of Tables Viii Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Purpose of this Manual Welcome to Cajun M770 ManagementWho Should Use This Manual Organization of this ManualStarting Cajun M770 Management If you are using OpenView Solaris or Hpux or NT-OV Launching Module Managers Using Chassis ViewSelecting Elements Using the Toolbar ButtonsHelp Contents Using Configuration WindowsGeneral Agent Installation and Configuration Agent ConfigurationVerifying Agent Installation Downloading New Agent SoftwareViewing the Managers Table Designating ManagersRemoving Managers from the Managers Table Adding Managers to the Managers TableUpdating the Managers Table Device Configuration Device Information Dialog Box Viewing Device InformationHub Hardware Window Viewing Hardware ConfigurationModule Configuration Window Viewing Module ConfigurationPort Configuration Dialog Box Viewing Port ConfigurationDisabling Ports Enabling PortsDRUs Information Window Viewing Domain Resource Unit InformationClock Synchronization Dialog Box Viewing ATM Clock Synchronization ConfigurationDevice Configuration Resetting the Device Resetting ElementsResetting the Agent Resetting the SwitchConfiguring Traps Fault ManagementAssigning Severity Degrees Unix and NT-OV Only Viewing TrapsEditing Severity Degrees System-Wide Editing Severity DegreesFault Management Performance Monitoring Ethernet Port Counters Window Viewing Ethernet Port CountersPort Error Counters Window Viewing Ethernet Port Error CountersPerformance Monitoring Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Port Mirroring Port Mirroring Dialog Box Accessing Port MirroringDisabling Port Mirroring Enabling Port MirroringChapter Port Mirroring Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Viewing Port Redundancy Information Port RedundancyDeleting a Port Redundancy Adding a Port RedundancyEditing a Port Redundancy Switch Connected Addresses for Device Window Switch Connected AddressesSaving the List of Stations Sorting the List of StationsCreating and Editing VLANs VLANsEditing Vlan Names and Numbers Accessing the Vlan ListEditing Vlan Member Ports Allowing Inter-VLAN Communication Cajun M770 Management Menus ConfigurationPerformance Help Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide 10 of The Reference Guide Configuration FieldsDisable, use Internal Clock Clock E1Unframed E1Framed36 of The Reference Guide FDX+ISL Algorithm STA on page 27 of The Reference Guide Cajun M400 Manager User’s Guide Algorithm STA on page 27 of The Reference Guide Disabled Time to Restore field Counter Fields Cajun M400 Manager User’s Guide Trap Fields Cajun M400 Manager User’s Guide Index AccessingCajun M770 Manager User’s Guide Unix Cajun M770 Manager User’s Guide