HP Hub & Switch Management for OV-UX
User Guide
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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
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Technical Product Support
Before Installing HP Hub & Switch
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Performing Diagnostics
Performing a Ping/Link Test
Rebooting a Device
Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings
Producing a Configuration Report
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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
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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
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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
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