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Device View User Guide
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CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise
Switch
Transcend Network Control Services Version 5.0.2 for UNIX
http://www.3com.com/
Part No. 09-1504-000e
Published August 1999
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3Com Corporation Copyright © 1999, 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or 5400 Bayfront Plaza adaptation) without written permission from 3Com Corporation. Santa Clara, California 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time 95052-8145 to time without obligation on the part of 3Co
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CONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE Conventions 7 Related Documentation 8 Help Systems 8 Year 2000 Compliance 8 Technical Support 8 1 ABOUT DEVICE VIEW About Device View 10 New in This Release 11 Management Support Matrix 12 2 USING DEVICE VIEW Preparing Devices for Management 16 Preparing the Management Platform 17 Starting Device View 17 Community Strings 17 Using the Command Line 17 Using Transcend Central 18 Viewing Network Devices 18 Managing Media, Modules, Segments, and Ports 20 Using Media Selecti
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Managing Power Systems 31 Managing the CoreBuilder 9000 Switch Power Supply 32 4 ADVANCED MANAGEMENT TASKS Viewing Performance Statistics 38 Managing Virtual LANs 39 VLANs on the CoreBuilder 9000 41 Features 43 IEEE 802.1Q and Per-port Tagging 45 VLAN IDs 46 Terminology 46 Procedural Guidelines 47 Selecting VLANs 49 Creating, Editing, or Deleting VLANs 50 INDEX
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE About This Guide provides an overview, describes conventions, tells you where to look for specific information, and lists other publications that may be useful. This version of the Device View User Guide describes how to manage the 3Com CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch using Device View software. This release of Device View also includes support for the CoreBuilder 9400 Gigabit Ethernet Switch. 3Com provides this guide in electronic (PDF) format only. The information in
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6 ABOUT THIS GUIDE For detailed information on the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch and its modules, see the documentation supplied with your hardware, especially the CoreBuilder 9000 Implementation Guide. This guide is intended for network administrators who understand networking technologies and how to integrate networking devices. You should have a working knowledge of: ■ Local Area Networking and Internetworking, including: ■ Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ■
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Conventions 7 Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide. Table 1 Notice Icons Icon Notice Type Description Information note Information that describes important features or instructions Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or potential damage to an application, system, or device Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury Table 2 Text Conventions Convention Description Screen displays This typeface rep
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8 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Table 2 Text Conventions (continued) Convention Description Words in italics Italics are used to: ■ Emphasize a point. ■ Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text. ■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Examples: From the Help menu, select Contents. Click OK. Related This guide is complemented by other 3Com documents and Documentation comprehensive help systems. Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acroba
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ABOUT DEVICE VIEW 1 ® Transcend Device View enables you to monitor and set up the 3Com hubs, switches, bridge/routers, and remote access devices in your enterprise-wide network. This version of the Device View User Guide supplements the information provided in the Device View User Guide included in Transcend Network Control Services, v5.0. See “About This Guide” for the scope of this document and other sources of information. This chapter introduces Device View and summarizes management s
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10 CHAPTER 1: ABOUT DEVICE VIEW About Device View Device View provides an easy-to-use SNMP-based interface for managing the connectivity devices in your network. Transcend Network Control Services customizes the network management platform to add meaningful symbols to the network map, and associate the symbols that represent manageable devices with applications that support them. When you manage a device, Device View creates an accurate graphical representation of the hardware that enables
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New in This Release 11 New in This Release Transcend NCS v5.0.2 for UNIX includes Device View functionality that enables you to manage the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch and the CoreBuilder 9400 Gigabit Ethernet Switch. Management support is shown in Table 3 Table 3 Device View Support for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Agent 3Com Description Version Part Number 16-slot chassis 3CB9E16 8-slot chassis 3CB9E8 7-slot chassis 3CB9E7 EME (EME1) 2.1 3CB9EME Enterprise Management Engin
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12 CHAPTER 1: ABOUT DEVICE VIEW Management This section describes the management features that are available for Support Matrix Small Office and Enterprise Switches, including the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch and the CoreBuilder 9400 Gigabit Ethernet Switch. To find information about other 3Com devices, see the Device View User Guide included with TNCS, v5.0. Table 4 shows the small office and enterprise switches that you can manage with Device View. Table 4 Small Office and Enterp
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Management Support Matrix 13 Table 4 Small Office and Enterprise Switches (continued) (continued) SuperStack II Switch 3000 SuperStack II Switch 3300 SuperStack II Switch IP 3800 SuperStack II Switch 3900 SuperStack II Switch 9000 SX SuperStack II Switch 9300 * Includes CoreBuilder 5000 Token Ring FastModules. CoreBuilder 5000 SwitchModules are managed through the CoreBuilder 5000 SwitchModule Manager application. See Using Online Help in Chapter 2 for more information on CoreBuilder 5000 Sw
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14 CHAPTER 1: ABOUT DEVICE VIEW
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USING DEVICE VIEW 2 This chapter describes the Device View interface and explains how to run the application and use it to set up manageable devices. This version of the Device View User Guide supplements the information provided in the Device View User Guide included in Transcend Network Control Services, v5.0. See “About This Guide” for the scope of this document and other sources of information. This chapter contains: ■ Preparing Devices for Management ■ Starting Device View ■ Viewing N
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16 CHAPTER 2: USING DEVICE VIEW Preparing Devices The ability to set up devices from the SNMP management station is an for Management important part of your configuration management strategy. To prepare to manage devices on your network, you need to perform the following key tasks: 1 Discover devices and create network maps — The management system organizes your network into a hierarchical series of maps and submaps. This structured, hierarchical approach provides a high-level submap that
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Preparing the Management Platform 17 4 Define groups and manage devices — To help you organize managed devices, Device View enables you to create SuperStack groups. You can then select one symbol that represents the devices, and manage all the devices in a single window. 5 Set up IP address of management station — Each device needs to be set up with the IP address of the management station in order to send traps to it. Preparing the To allow the management platform to communicate properly
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18 CHAPTER 2: USING DEVICE VIEW If you add the name of the directory containing the Device View application to your path, you can launch the Device View simply by entering: dv hostname If the device recognizes the community string and can be reached on the network, Device View displays the device. Otherwise, enter: dv -c community_string -device hostname Ensure the device’s community string is correctly set up for the management platform. Device View displays a graphical representation of th
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Viewing Network Devices 19 Media and Sub Group — Modules — Select a module Enables you to highlight with the left mouse button, associated ports. and click the right mouse button to access a shortcut menu. Ports — Select one or more Power Supply/Fan (left) — ports with the left mouse Color indicates status. button, and click the right EME (right) — Enterprise mouse button to access a Management Engine shortcut menu. Figure 1 Managing a CoreBuilder 9000 Switch
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20 CHAPTER 2: USING DEVICE VIEW Managing Media, Device View enables you to set up all aspects of the devices you manage. Modules, You can select and work with: Segments, and Ports ■ Devices ■ Console ports ■ Modules ■ Transceivers ■ Segments ■ Ports ■ Virtual LANs ■ Trunks In many cases, you can choose multiple objects and set them up at the same time. You select an object in Device View by clicking on it, then select other objects by either dragging over them, or clicking the first object
