Nortel Networks 209321-A manual Contents

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Text conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 1

Management basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Management tools	17
Device Manager	17
Web management interface	18
Setting the switch IP parameters	18
Access levels and passwords	20

Chapter 2

Installing Device Manager software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Accessing the Nortel Networks Web site	21
Windows installation	21
UNIX installation	22
Installing the software in a Solaris environment	23
Installing the software in an HP-UX environment	25
Installing the software in an IBM AIX environment	26

Chapter 3

Device Manager basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Starting Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Setting the Device Manager properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Opening a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software

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Contents Part No -A August Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 209321-A Copyright 2000 Nortel NetworksNortel Networks NA Inc. software license agreement 209321-A Page 209321-A Contents Chapter Web management interface basics ContentsFigures Figures 209321-A Tables Tables 209321-A Before you begin PrefacePreface Text conventionsRelated publications Using the Business Policy Switch 2000 part number 208700-ATechnical Solutions Center Telephone How to get helpManagement tools Chapter Management basicsDevice Manager Web management interface Setting the switch IP parametersManagement basics Main menu Access levels and passwords Accessing the Nortel Networks Web site Chapter Installing Device Manager softwareWindows installation Installing Device Manager software Unix installationInstalling the software in a Solaris environment To start Device Manager Enter Installing the software in an HP-UX environment Installing the software in an IBM AIX environment JDM a.b.c.d Installing Device Manager software 209321-A Starting Device Manager Chapter Device Manager basicsDevice Manager basics Setting the Device Manager propertiesArea Description Properties dialog box itemsDevice Manager basics Properties dialog box items Snmp community string default valuesAccess level Description Opening a deviceOpen Device dialog box items Open Device dialog boxDevice view Device Manager windowCommand Description Menu bar commandsMenu bar Button Name Description Menu bar equivalent ToolbarDevice view Toolbar buttonsSelecting objects Selecting multiple objects Color Description Port color codesShortcut menus Switch unit shortcut menu commandsCommand Descriptions Port shortcut menu commandsButton Name Description Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxesStatus bar Device Manager buttonsWorking with statistics and graphs Editing objectsStatistic Description Types of statisticsTypes of graphs Types of statisticsLine graph Bar graph Interface statistics for a single port Statistics for single and multiple objectsInterface statistics for multiple ports Statistics dialog box for a port Viewing statistics as graphsGraph dialog box buttons Trap log Telneting to a switchOnline Help Platform Default pathHelp file locations Requirements Chapter Web management interface basicsWeb management interface basics Accessing the Web interfaceLogin User levels in the Web management interface Web page layoutParts of the Web management MenuHeading Option Menu headings and optionsIcons Content areaIcons Web management interface basics Menu headings and optionsWeb management interface basics Icons Setting up securityConsole password Setting console, Telnet, and Web passwordsRadius management Setting remote dial-in access securityIndex MDA IndexIndex Unix