HP J3250M 2

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Edition 1

September 1998

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HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX

J3250M

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Contents

HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX User Guide Page Contents 1Information About HP Hub & Switch Management for OV 2Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Management for OV 3 Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management 4 Running HP Hub & Switch Management 5 Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform 6 Accessing Hub Features 7 Managing Switches 8 Setting Up Security for a Device 9 Performing Diagnostics 10 HP Hub & Switch Management Admin 11 Management for Non-BrowserableDevices Appendix A Information About HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX Introduction Features of HP Hub & Switch Page Technical Product Support Before Installing HP Hub & Switch Page Page Page Page Page Introduction to HP Hub & Switch Management HP Hub & Switch Management Overview HP OpenView Network Management Platform Definitions, Processes, and Files SNMP Manager and Agents Community Names for Manager and Agent Interaction community name get set What HP Devices Can Be Managed HP ProCurve Family of Switches SNMP Configuration and SNMP MIB Browser) and Running HP Hub & Switch Management Starting the Manager Application Optionally, execute the /opt/OV/bin/ovstatus /opt/OV/bin/ovstart ovstart If you are not running X Windows (X Windows, HP VUE or HP CDE for Verifying Installation of the Manager Product Set Stopping and Restarting the Manager Application Restarting the Manager Switch & Hub HP Running Page Alerts - Find/Fix/Inform HP Proactive Networking Advanced Switching Control of Costs Uptime Find, Fix, Inform Hardware Agent Interpreting the Alert Log - Find/Fix/ Inform The following table shows the common faults and how they are indicated Table 5-1.Find/Fix/Inform Faults Fault Detection The sensitivity settings are: High Sensitivity ■Medium Sensitivity: the device will act when serious network problems occur Medium Sensitivity First Time Installation Information. There will be an entry in the Alert Accessing Hub Features More Information on Device Features Accessing the Device View Viewing Device Identity Information Interpreting Device Status Figure 6-1.Hub Status Overview Page Reading the Performance Gauges All Ports Hub Global Counters Switching Hub Global Counters Configuring Your Device Figure 6-2. 10Base-T Hub-12MDevice View Select All Ports To move selected ports to a particular segment: 1.Select the Move Selected Ports to Segment button 3.Click on Apply Settings Medium Sensitivity: the device will act when serious network problems occur Low Sensitivity Figure 6-3.Fault Detection Sensitivity Settings Configuration - System Information Hub IP Configuration Switching Hub IP Configuration Port Configuration Enable Selected Ports Disable Selected Ports The information displayed is described in the table Table 6-3.Hub Port Configuration Figure 6-4.Setting Backup Links Backup Links Add New Backup Link Table 6-4.Backup Link Parameters Configuring Load Balancing - Switching Hubs Load Balancing Perform Automatic Load Balancing Undo Last Load Balancing Configuration - Support URL Page Managing Switches Switch Status Graph Area Alert Log Area - Find/Fix/Inform Status - Port Status Configuration - Port Configuration The Port Status settings are described in the following table Table 7-1.Port Status Settings Identity Configuration Figure 7-2.HP ProCurve Switch 8000M Device View Configuration - IP Configuration ■Use Bootp - The Bootp (or DHCP) protocol sets the IP address automat ically Some switches let you configure an IP address for every VLAN you have created Figure 7-3.Switch IP Configuration Configuration - Port Configuration Modify port settings Figure 7-4.Switch Port Configuration Table 7-2.Switch Port Configuration Settings Configuration - Assigning a Monitoring Port Using VLANS Note: VLANs must be created with the device console Configuration - Device Features Automatic Broadcast Control (ABC) Routing Information Protocol Enabling Broadcast Control for IP Enabling Broadcast Control for IPX Automatic IP Gateway Configuration See Routing Information Protocol Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) ■information can be sent to destinations whose addresses are unknown Forward with High Priority Support URL Management Server URL Page Setting Up Security for a Device Device Passwords Up Security for a Device Figure 8-1.Assign Passwords to a Device There are two categories of passwords: Apply Changes Table 8-1.Manager/Operator Password Combinations The Function of Community Names SNMP Configure HP Hub/Switch Security Up Setting Device Port Security (hubs only) First Heard Assigned 1.Click on the Set Security Policy for Selected Ports button Address Selection Authorized Address Note: In order for traps to function, you must also set the trap in the Thresholds dialog box, as follows: 2.Select SNMP Configuration Figure 8-3.Set Trap Receiver Thresholds Disable Port Set Security Policy for Selected Ports (hubs only) The Intrusion Log (hubs only) Page Performing Diagnostics Performing a Ping/Link Test Rebooting a Device Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings Producing a Configuration Report Page HP Hub & Switch Management Admin Starting HP Hub & Switch Management Admin HP Admin Parameters HP OpenView Device Symbols Make Device Symbols Execut able at OpenView Startup User Interface Parameters Table 10-2.User Interface Parameters Graph Options Parameters Table 10-3.Graph Option Parameters Printer Configuration Parameters Management Admin Figure 10-2.Printer Configuration Table 10-4.Printer Configuration Parameters OpenView Configuration Options Figure 10-3.OpenView Configuration Options The options are described in more detail here ForceMapUpdates remsh /etc/hosts.equiv $HOME/.rhosts man hosts.equiv man rhosts Page Management for Non-BrowserableDevices About Closeup Views Displaying the Closeup View You can display a Closeup View in several ways, including the following: From an HP OpenView map, use the left mouse button and double-click HP Hub/Switch Title Bar Message Bar Toolbar Activity Gauges Hub LAN Ports Overview of Toolbar Functions Page Page Page Setting the Configuration Parameters Appendix A Agent Firmware Versions Preparing Network Devices Configuring IP Parameters The IP configuration parameters are described below IP Address Subnet Mask Primary Default Router Backup Default Router Network Bootp Server A-6 Index 2 – Index Page 4 – Index