Nortel Networks NN47220-101 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Using the Nortel Application SwitchElement Manager

Overview The Nortel Application Switch Element Manager (ASEM) provides a

graphical user interface (GUI) for remotely managing a Nortel Application

Switch through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This

document provides an overview of how to use theASEM.

The following topics are covered in this book:

•"Setting ASEM Properties" (page 5)

•"Opening a Switch" (page 8)

•"The ASEM Interface" (page 13)

•"Switch Conﬁguration Tools"(page 35)

•"Monitoring Performance" (page 40)

•"Customizing the ASEM Display" (page 42)

ASEM uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to conﬁgure

and manage a Nortel Application Switch. The ASEM Properties screen is

used to conﬁgure parameters used to communicate with a switch. These

parameters include polling interval, time-out, and retry count. These

parameters are set at any time beforeor after a device is opened.

Toset the properties in the ASEM Properties screen, follow this procedure:

Step Action

1From the ASEM menu, select Nortel ASEM > Properties. This

screen is illustrated in "Properties Screen" (page 6).

Nortel Application Switch Element Manager

Users Guide

NN47220-101 (320512-D) 01.01 Standard

5.0 28 January 2008