Version 4.2.2 for Unix
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 Contents
 Using the ATM and Vlan Management Application
 Color Status and Propagation 6
Vlan Moves 5 Moving Ethernet Segments Between VLANs
 LEC 7 Lane User 7 Switch Domain Statistics
Tracing a VC Path Between Two ATM End Nodes 6
Lane Component Statistics
 Glossary Index
 Viii
 How to Use
Introduction
This Guide
 Organization of the ATM and Vlan Management User Guide
Conventions
List conventions that are used throughout this guide
Text Conventions
 Equipment
 About this Guide
 ATM and Vlan Manager
 14CHAPTER
 Management?
What is ATM
ATM and Vlan
Management
 Vlan Management Functions
Tools Assistants or Wizards
 What is ATM and Vlan Management?
 ATM and Vlan
Management Maps
Map
 1ATM Device Manager Map
 2ATM Switch Graph Assistant Window
 Zoom icon Cross Reference icon
 4ATM Network Map Main Display
 5ATM Switch Map
 LAN Emulation provides
6Access to the ATM Network Map through the Topology Browser
 7LAN Emulation Map Main Display
 8LAN Emulation Submap/Backbone and Services Window
 ATM and Vlan Management Maps
 10The Virtual LANs Map Main Display
Virtual LANs Map
 11The Virtual LANs Submap Displaying Ethernet Segments
 16CHAPTER 1 ATM and Vlan Management Overview
 13The ATMvLAN Policies Map
 14Access to the ATMvLAN Policies Map using the Topology Tool
 15The ATM and Vlan Gigabit Network Map
 ATM and Vlan Application Toolbar, see page 1-21, includes
Management Tools
 Http//machineipaddress/7689/WebBase
 Icon Display Icon Name Description
 17The ATMvLAN Toolbar
Topology Tool
 24CHAPTER 1 ATM and Vlan Management Overview
 ATM and Vlan Management Tools
 26CHAPTER 1 ATM and Vlan Management Overview
 Topology Tool ATMvLAN Objects Toolbar
 See for a detailed description of the Bandwidth Tool
Bandwidth Tool
 Report Tool
19The Network Node Interface Traffic Tools
 Locator Tool
20The Network Node Interface Tabular Tool
 Users Tool
21The Locator Tool
 22The Build UDB Tool
 23The VnPro Tool
Profile Tool
 24VnPRo Save As dialog box
 ATM and Vlan Management Tools
 Tasks Tool
FSetup Tool
 26Fast Setup Wizard Step
 27Fast Setup Wizard Step
 28Fast Setup Wizard Step
 29Fast Setup Wizard Step
 30Fast Setup Wizard Step
 31Fast Setup Wizard Step
 NMS Setup
 34NMS Setup Delegation PDP
 Click Next. is displayed as in Figure
 46CHAPTER 1 ATM and Vlan Management Overview
 37NMS Setup Locator
 Management
Configuration
Assistants
Assistants
 NMSetup
Values in a step by step procedure
NMSetup
 Devices
To configure the Snmp SmartAgents on Devices
 Device Snmp Community Setting
1Configuring Snmp Community Settings
 Starting the Poller on Multiple Distributed Machines
Starting the Poller Locally
 Configuring Snmp SmartAgents on Devices
 An Example of Distributed Polling
 Device
Configuration for
VLANs in ATM
Networks
 CB7000 Fast Setup Tool
 Virtual LANs
Vlans in Non-ATM
 Starting Up
Login to the Unix Workstation and Start the OVW
Manager
Management Application
 Common Startup Problems
Verify that your network is up and running
Customize the Vlan colors and aliases
 3Virtual LANs Configuration Assistant
 Filename Description
2ATMvLAN Customization Files
 Restart the ATM Vlan Application
 Select ATMvLAN -- Load Transcend ATMvLAN Maps
Page
 Vlan Maps
Navigating ATM
 Window Name Select Action Description
1Window Access From the Root Window
 Coded according to its current status in the network
2Window Access from the ATMvLAN Devices Map
 3SuperStack II Switch
 4CoreBuilder Front Panel Display
 5CoreBuilder 2500 Module Device Manager Front Panel Display
 6ATM SuperStack II Switch 2700 Array
 Window Name Select Action
 8The VN-elan window 4Window Access from the Vn-elan Map
 9Cross Referencing VLANs in the Transcend Topology Browser
 Lane User Double click, or from
 LES
 ATM Network ATM Switch Double click, or from
 ATMvLAN menu select the Move Newly assigned policy Icon
 13The ATMvLAN Toolbar
 Manual Device Discovery Configuration Assistant
Backbone and Services Configuration Assistant
 Vlan Aliases and Colors Configuration Assistant
 14This Window Displays the VC Path Between Two LE Clients
Data Direct
 Using the ATM and Vlan Assistants
 20CHAPTER 3 Using the ATM and Vlan Management Application
 II Vlan Manager
 22CHAPTER
 Configuring
Manual Device
Discovery
 2CHAPTER 4 Network Configuration Tasks
 Manual Discovery window is displayed in Figure
1Manual Discovery Setup Window
 Modifying Devices
Adding Devices
Deleting Devices
Clearing the Entire Database
 2Locator Tool Manual Discovery Database
 3The Backbone and Services Configuration Window
 Click Apply
To access the Backbone and Services Configuration Assistant
 8CHAPTER 4 Network Configuration Tasks
 Lane Redundancy Planning and Setup Guidelines
 Workaround
 Pre-conditions for Lane Redundancy to Take Effect
LES Failure Resolution
 Restoring Lane Clients To Use The Primary LES
How Does The Primary LES Regain Control of the ELAN?
 Manually Modifying Lane Redundancy
 Manually Returning the Clients LECs Back to the Primary LES
 How Do Lane Clients Take Advantage of Multiple LECSs?
 An Example of Setting Up and Activating Lane Redundancy
 Configuring LAN Emulation Services
 5The Backbone and Services Window
 Configuring LAN Emulation Services
 Lecs Recovery
 Quick Lane Redundancy
 Vlan Names field lists all the VLANs that have been defined
6Virtual LANs Configuration Assistant for Aliases and Colors
 Viewing the Vlan Aliases and Colors Database
Retaining Vlan Aliases and Colors
 Configuration in ATM based Vlan environments
Auto-configuration
Policy-based Vlan
Grouped together as a layer 2 broadcast domain
 Stand-alone NT based Vlan Server
 Integrated TEM/Unix or TEM/NT Based Vlan Server
 Configuring MAC Based Vlan Auto-configuration Policy
 8The Build UDB Tool
 Finding a MAC Address
Using the MACvDB
Mapping a MAC Address to a Vlan
Searching the MACvDB
 Modifying the MACvDB
 Vlan
 Configuring IP
Verify that Automatic Vlan Auto-configuration is Activated
Subnet-based Vlan
 Configuring
Start the Locator Tool and select the SubnetVdb tab
Based policies
 Modifying the Subnet
 10The Locator Tool Subnet vDB
Moving Devices into the IP Subnet-based Policy
 Networks
 Configuring IP Subnet-based Vlan Auto-configuration
 Server Member Table
Searching the Vlan Server Scalar Parameters
 12The Locator Tool Vlan Server Member Table
Searching the Vlan Server Member Table
 Administrative
Configuring or
LEC Configuration Parameter and Status Assistant
Viewing
 13The LEC Configuration Dialog Box
 Parameters Meaning
1Configuration Parameters
 4LEC Configuration Window Actions
LE Server Parameters & Status Configuration Assistant
 LES Status is
5LES Parameters
Window Actions
 15The LsEthPort Parameters Configuration Assistant
Ethernet Port Parameters & Status Configuration Assistant
 Port Status is
Port parameters are
ATM Port Parameters & Status
8Port Parameters
 10Port Parameters
To access the window
 12Window Actions
SuperStack II Switch 2700 Parameter and Status Information
Page
 System information is
Chassis information is
CoreBuilder 7000 Module ATM Port Parameters & Status
 16Port Parameters
18CoreBuilder Module ATM Port Parameters & Status
 18Window Actions
17 Port Status
 CoreBuilder 7000 Module Parameter and Status Information
19CoreBuilder Parameter and Status Configuration Assistant
 19System Information
20Chassis Information
21 Window Actions
 CoreBuilder 7000 Module Switch Board Parameters & Status
 22Module Parameters
Module Status is
23Module Status
24Window Actions
 Locate the ATM Devices
Display Existing VCs
Establishing Permanent Virtual Channels
 Pinpointing Channel Congestion
New PVC is displayed in the window
 Interfaces located on two different Switch Domain windows
 22The Virtual Path window
 Configuring PVCs
 62CHAPTER 4 Network Configuration Tasks
 Moving Ethernet
Vlan Moves
Segments Between
VLANs
 Using the Vlan Move Operation
 Virtual LANs Window is displayed as in Figure
To locate Ethernet segments
 2The VNname window
 3The Vlan Move window
 Using the LAN Emulation Window
Locating Ethernet Segments Using the Hpov Locate Option
Drag-and-Drop Ethernet Segments Between Vlan Windows
 Drag-and-Drop on Front Panel Window
 4SuperStack II Switch 2700 Front Panel Display
 Removing a Port from a Protocol-based Vlan
Automatic Vlan Moves Based on Policies
 Snooping
 Configuration
 Performing Policy-based Vlan Moves
Null Policy
ATM and Vlan Policies Map
 Disabling Ports
Enabling
 Manual Lecs
Database
Modification
 Manual Lecs Database Modification
 16CHAPTER 5 Network Modification Tasks
 Color Status
Propagation
Vlan Management software
 Device Level
Troubleshooting
Indicates operating statuses of the ATMvLAN Device icons
5000, CoreBuilder 2500/6000, LANplex 2016/5000
 3Color Key for Lane Level
Lane Level
 Troubleshooting icons
4Color Key for Network icons
5Color Key for Virtual LANs Icons
 Indications in the Vlan Map
Indications in the Backbone and Services Window
 Path Assistants for
Performance Problems
Identifying
Connectivity
 End Nodes
 8CHAPTER 6 Network Troubleshooting Tasks
 Network Performance Measurement Tasks
 1The NNIx Browser
 NNIx Map
 4CHAPTER 7 Network Performance Measurement Tasks
 3The NNIx Configuration Map Tab
Map Configuration Tab
 4The NNIx Polling Configuration Tab
NNIx Traffic Polling Configuration Tab
 NNIx Communication Configuration Tab
Communication Configuration Tab
 Simulation Configuration Tab
History Configuration Tab
Page
 8The NNIx Bar Chart
 10The NNIx Cumulative Pie Chart
 Displaying Statistics To display statistics
 11CoreBuilder Statistics
 Level Statistics
Displaying Port
 1Traffic Graphs
2Total Frames
3Good Frames
 Lane Component
Information for load balancing when required
Statistics
Lane User
 13LES Graph Assistant
 18CHAPTER 7 Network Performance Measurement Tasks
 14LEC Graph Assistant
Select the Graph Assistant option from the ATMvLAN menu
 15Statistic of Lane User Group Window
Select the Graph Assistant from the ATMvLAN menu
 16LANE User Statistics Graph Zoom Display
 Switch Domain
To display the statistics from an ATM switch
Select the ATM switch icon
 Table A-0Supported Devices
Supported Devices
 Connectivity form Fast Ethernet to ATM. It
 Icons Present at Problem Startup
System Problems
Window Not Problem Generated
Action
 Set Operation Failed Problem
Slow System Startup Problem
Snmp set operation failed
 Message Type Meaning Action
Table B-1System Messages
 They are not defined on
 System Messages B-5
 Lecs Configuration Snmp SET error
 System Messages B-7
 PDP is not running Error
 ATM and Vlan Management Basics
 Role of Edge Devices
 Virtual Channels
 Figure C-1Virtual Path/Channels Connections
Two levels of virtual channels are supported at the UNI
 SVC PVC
Table C-2Comparison of SVC and PVC
 Integrated ATM/Ethernet Switching
 Vlan Type 3Com Product
 ATM-based VLANs
 Lecs
 Figure C-3LAN Emulation Components
Admin and Default VLANs
 Tag-based VLANs
Non-ATM VLANs
 Protocol-based
VLANS
Protocol-based VLANs
 Table C-1 Protocol Suite Protocol Types
 14APPENDIX C ATM and Vlan Management Basics
 Glossary
 Glossary
 Network
Platform NMP Network
SmartAgent
 Glossary
 Index
 LES C NNI C
 JDK 1
 MTU
 ONcore Switch Module 2 -1, 2 -3, 2 -8, 2 -9 Oper Status 4
 Topology Tool 1 10, 1 20, 1 23, 3
 VPI C 3, C