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26Chapter 1 Device Manager basics

26Chapter 1 Device Manager basics

Figure 5 Parts of the Device Manager window

Menu bar

Tool bar

Device view

Status bar

Menu bar

Use the menu bar to set up and operate Device Manager (Table 4).

Table 4 Menu bar commands

Command	Description

Device	Opens the Open Device dialog box.

Edit	Opens edit dialog boxes for selected objects in the device view. This
	command also opens dialog boxes for managing files and running
	diagnostic tests.

Graph	Opens statistics dialog boxes for the selected object.

VLAN	Opens dialog boxes for managing VLANs, spanning tree groups (STGs),
	and Multi-Link Trunks.

Rmon	Opens RMON configuration and monitoring dialog boxes.

Actions	Provides quick opening of a Telnet session without going through other
	dialog boxes. It also provides quick opening of the Web Management
	Software Home page.

Help	Opens online Help topics for Device Manager and provides a legend for
	the port colors in the device view.

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Part No. 214393-A March 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA Restricted rights legend Copyright 2003 Nortel NetworksTrademarks Statement of conditions Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Licensee is responsible for the security of its own data and information and for maintaining adequate procedures apart from the Software to reconstruct lost or altered files, data, or programs 214393-A Contents Chapter Configuring and graphing the switch6Contents Chapter Chapter Setting up MultiLink Trunk portsContents Chapter Chapter Figures 10Figures 214393-A Figures 12Figures 214393-A Tables 14Tables 214393-A Text conventions PrefaceBefore you begin 214393-A Related publications16Preface How to get help Preface 18Preface 214393-A Chapter Device Manager basics Starting Device Manager Setting the Device Manager properties Table 1 describes the Properties dialog box items 2Type information and select check boxes3Click OK Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 214393-A 22Chapter 1 Device Manager basicsTable 1 Properties dialog box items Area Opening a device Table 3 Open Device dialog box fields 24Chapter 1 Device Manager basicsFigure 3 Open Device dialog box 214393-A Device Manager window Command Menu barTable 4 Menu bar commands 26Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Toolbar Device view Selecting objects Selecting a single object Selecting multiple objects LEDs and ports Table 7 Switch unit shortcut menu command Shortcut menusFigure 8 Switch unit shortcut menu 30Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Status barTable 8 Port shortcut menu commands Figure 9 Port shortcut menu Table 9 Device Manager buttons Using the buttons in Device Manager dialog boxes32Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 214393-A Editing objects Working with statistics and graphs 34Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Types of statisticsTypes of graphs Table 10 Types of statistics Chapter 1 Device Manager basics Figure 10 Line graph Figure 11 Area graph 214393-A 36Chapter 1 Device Manager basicsFigure 12 Bar graph Figure 13 Pie graph Statistics for single and multiple objects Viewing statistics as graphs 6To print a copy of the graph, click Print Telneting to a switch Opening the Web-basedmanagement home page Trap log Table 12 Help file locations Online HelpChapter 1 Device Manager basics 44Chapter 1 Device Manager basics 214393-A Globals tab Chapter Configuring and graphing the switchViewing switch IP information Addresses tab ARP tab Table 15 ARP tab items 48Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchFigure 21 Edit IP dialog box - ARP tab 214393-A Editing the chassis configuration System tab Table 16 System tab items 50Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchFigure 22 Edit Chassis dialog box - System tab 214393-A Description Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchTable 16 System tab items continued Base Unit Info tab Agent tab 214393-A 54Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchTable 18 Agent tab fields Description SNMP tab Trap Receivers tab Adding a Trap Receiver Power Supply tab Table 21 Power supply tab fields Table 21 describes the Power supply tab fieldsChapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Field To open the Fan tab 1Select the chassis Fan tab60Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch 2From the shortcut menu, choose Edit Chassis Working with configuration files Table 23 FileSystem dialog box items 62Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchFigure 30 FileSystem dialog box 214393-A Table 23 FileSystem dialog box items continued Graphing chassis statisticsChapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch Description SNMP tab The chassis SNMP tab lists chassis statistics Table 24 SNMP tab fields Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchTable 24 describes the SNMP tab fields Field 214393-A 66Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchTable 24 SNMP tab fields continued Field IP tab Table 25 Chassis IP tab fields 68Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchFigure 32 Graph Chassis dialog box - IP tab 214393-A Field Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchTable 25 Chassis IP tab fields continued Description ICMP In tab Table 26 ICMP In tab fields Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchFigure 33 Graph Chassis dialog box - ICMP In tab Field ICMP Out tab Table 27 ICMP Out tab fields Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switchTable 27 describes the ICMP Out tab fields Field 74Chapter 2 Configuring and graphing the switch 214393-A Chapter Configuring and graphing ports Viewing and editing a single port configuration Interface tab for a single port Field Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 28 Interface tab items for a single port Description VLAN tab for a single port Table 29 VLAN tab items for a single port Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 29 describes the VLAN tab items Description STG tab for a single port Table 30 STG tab items for a single port Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 30 describes the STG tab items Description Configuring multiple ports Interface tab for multiple ports Table 31 Interface tab fields for multiple ports Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsFigure 38 Edit Ports - Interface tab Field VLAN tab for multiple ports Table 32 VLAN tab fields for multiple ports Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsFigure 39 VLAN tab for multiple ports Field Graphing port statistics Interface tab for graphing ports Field Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsFigure 40 Interface tab for graphing ports Description 214393-A Ethernet Errors tab for graphing ports88Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing ports Field 2Do one of the following 214393-A 90Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 34 Ethernet Errors tab fields Field Field Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 34 Ethernet Errors tab fields continued Description Bridge tab RMON tab 2Do one of the following Table 36 RMON tab fields Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 36 describes the RMON tab fields Field 214393-A 96Chapter 3 Configuring and graphing portsTable 36 RMON tab fields continued Field Setting up MLTs Chapter Setting up MultiLink Trunk portsMultiLink Trunk MLT features Table 37 MLT dialog box fields 98Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk portsFigure 44 MLT dialog box 214393-A Adding ports to a MultiLink Trunk MultiLink Trunk statistics Table 38 Interface tab fields 100Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk portsFigure 46 MLT Statistics - Interface tab 214393-A MultiLink Trunk Ethernet error statistics 214393-A 102Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk portsTable 39 Ethernet Errors tab fields Field Field Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk portsTable 39 Ethernet Errors tab fields continued Description 104Chapter 4 Setting up MultiLink Trunk ports 214393-A Creating VLANs page Chapter Creating and managing VLANsVLANs Modifying and managing existing VLANs page 106Chapter 5 Creating and managing VLANs Creating VLANsVLAN Information Figure 48 VLAN dialog box Creating a port-basedVLAN Accepting untagged frames Figure 51 VLAN dialog box Modifying and managing existing VLANsChapter 5 Creating and managing VLANs Table 41 VLAN dialog box fields 110Chapter 5 Creating and managing VLANs 214393-A Base tab next Chapter Setting up bridgingBase tab Spanning Tree tab The Spanning Tree tab opens Figure Chapter 6 Setting up bridging2Click the Spanning Tree tab Figure 53 Spanning Tree tab 214393-A 114Chapter 6 Setting up bridgingTable 43 Spanning Tree tab fields Field Transparent tab Forwarding tab 2Click the Forwarding tab Chapter 6 Setting up bridgingTo view the Forwarding tab The Forwarding tab opens Figure 214393-A 118Chapter 6 Setting up bridgingTable 45 Forwarding tab fields Field Topology tab next Topology Table tab page Chapter Troubleshooting Device ManagerTopology tab Topology Table tab Table 47 Topology Table tab fields Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Device ManagerTable 47 describes the Topology Table tab fields Field 122Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Device Manager 214393-A Viewing statistics Chapter RMONWorking with RMON information Viewing history Buckets are gathered at 30-minuteintervals Creating a history Figure 61 RMONControl, Insert History dialog box Chapter 8 RMONTable 48 History tab fields Field Disabling history Enabling Ethernet statistics gathering Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering Alarms How RMON alarms work 214393-A 132Chapter 8 RMON Figure 65 How alarms fireRising value Falling value Alarm fires No firing Chapter 8 RMON Creating alarmsFigure 66 Alarm example - threshold less than Alarm Manager example Figure 68 Alarm variable list Chapter 8 RMON Figure 60 on page an alarm Table 51 Describes the fields on the Alarms tab Alarms tabFigure 69 RMONAlarms dialog box - Alarms tab Chapter 8 RMON 214393-A To delete an alarm138Chapter 8 RMON Field Viewing an event EventsHow events work Table 52 Events tab fields Figure 70 RMONAlarms dialog box - Events tab140Chapter 8 RMON 214393-A Creating an event Log information Deleting an event Table 53 Log tab fields Table 53 describes the Log tab fieldsChapter 8 RMON Description 144Chapter 8 RMON 214393-A Chapter Security parameters General tab Table 54 General tab items 146Chapter 9 Security parametersFigure 74 General tab 214393-A partitionPortdaFilteringAndsendTrap Port is Chapter 9 Security parametersTable 54 General tab items continued Items SecurityList tab Security, Insert SecurityList dialog box AuthConfig tab Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box 214393-A Figure 78 Security, Insert AuthConfig dialog box152Chapter 9 Security parameters Description AuthStatus tab Table 59 AuthStatus tab fields 154Chapter 9 Security parametersFigure 79 AuthStatus tab blocked type AuthViolation tab Table 60 AuthViolation tab fields 156Chapter 9 Security parametersFigure 80 AuthViolation tab 214393-A Symbols Index 158Index 214393-A Index 160Index 214393-APage 162Index 214393-APage 164Index 214393-A