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CHAPTER 5
Network Element Management
This chapter describes how to manage chassis using the Cisco Catalyst Switch
Manager, and consists of the following primary sections:
• Chassis Layer2/Layer3 Management Window
� Network Element Management Window
� MAC Address Query Window
Chassis Layer2/Layer3 Management Window
The Chassis Layer2/Layer3 Management window provides capabilities to enable
or disable Cisco discovery, unidirectional, LAN and IP routing protocols on the
network element.
To launc
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Chassis Layer2/Layer3 Management Window Figure 5-1 Chassis Layer2/Layer3 Management Window The Chassis Layer2/Layer3 Management window includes the following areas: � Layer 2 Configuration � Layer 3 Configuration Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager User Guide OL-6380-01 5-2
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window Layer 2 Configuration The Layer 2 Configuration area provides: � CDP—Displays the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) global status on the network element, enabled or disabled. � UDLP—Displays the UniDirectional Link Detection Protocol (UDLP) global status on the network element: enabled, aggressive, or disabled. The “aggressive” option is not applicable for CatOS. � 802.1x—Displays the 802.1x Port Based Authentication glo
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window To launch the Network Element Management window, either: � Right–click a Site object within the Network or Physical containment views, then choose CSM/7600 Manager > NE Config/Mgmt. Or � Right–click a Network Element object within the Network or Physical containment views, then choose NE Config/Mgmt. Figure 5-2 is an example of the Network Element Management window. Figure 5-2 Network Element Management Window Cisco C
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window The Network Element object list (left-hand side of the window) allows multiple objects to be selected, so that configuration changes can be applied to multiple Network Element objects at the same time. The following tabs are available on the Network Element Management window: � Configuration Tab � System Information Tab � SNMP Access Tab � SNMP Trap Tab � Device Management Tab � Additional Notes Tab Configuration Tab T
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window IP Address The IP Address area provides: � Supervisor—IP address used to access the switch or router. � MSFC—IP address of the management agent on the MSFC daughter card (only in Hybrid OS). Operating System The Operating System area provides: � Expected OS Type—This attribute is used by a client that initiates a deployment context to indicate the type of operating system expected on a managed device. This can only
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window Cat OS Session The Cat OS Session area provides: � Same As IOS?—If enabled, the IOS telnet username and password are automatically used to connect to the Supervisor module over CatOS in Hybrid OS configurations. If this attribute is set to ‘No’ the Username, Password, and EXEC Password fields in the Cat OS Session area become active. � Username—User name to establish a CatOS management session with the device over
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window Actions The Actions area provides: � Commission— Commissions the object manually. You can commission the object only if the object is in a decommissioned state. Clicking this button forces a subchassis discovery to be executed, and propagates the commissioned status to all subobjects. � Decommission—Decommissions the object manually and propagates the decommissioned status to all subobjects. In the decommissioned st
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window SNMP Access Tab The following areas are available on the SNMP Access tab of the Network Element Management window: � IOS/LINUX SNMP � Cat OS SNMP IOS/LINUX SNMP The IOS/LINUX SNMP area provides: � SNMP v2c Read Community—The v2c community string used to read data from the agent. � SNMP v2c Write Community—The v2c community string used to write data from the agent. � Last Authentication Failure Address—The IP address
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window SNMP Trap Tab The following areas are available on the Configuration tab of the Network Element Management window: � Trap Generation � SNMP Trap Trap Generation The Trap Generation area provides: � SNMP Trap Status—Indicates the level at which SNMP traps are enabled. The level is one of these values: – disabled – layer2Only—SNMP traps are enabled on the datalink layer only. – layer3Only—SNMP traps are enabled on the n
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window � layer2Only—SNMP trap client is defined on the datalink layer only. � layer3Only—SNMP trap client is defined on the network layer only. � layer2And3—SNMP trap client is defined on the datalink and network layers. The IP address of the Cisco EMF server host should be in this list at all times. If it is not, then Cisco EMF will not receive any traps from the switch or router, which might result in an event being report
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management Network Element Management Window The SNMP Trap Client Configure window provides the following: – SNMP Trap Client Address—The IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. – SNMP Trap Client Community String—The community string used within the SNMP trap. – SNMP Version—The SNMP version running on the device, snmpv1c or snmpv2. – Add Client—Adds a client to the client list. – Remove Client—Removes the client from the client list. Note An error is reported
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management MAC Address Query Window MAC Address Query Window MAC Addresses are used within a network to identify specific ports on an interface. Other devices in the network use MAC addresses to locate ports in order to create and update routing tables and data structures. The MAC Address Query window allows you to query a Network Element for a MAC address. The query results of a Network Element based on a MAC address display in an Action Report window, indicat
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management MAC Address Query Window Figure 5-4 MAC Address Query Window The following areas are available on the MAC Address Query window: � Network Element � MAC Address Query Network Element The Network Element area consists of a listing of all network elements available via the selected object. Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager User Guide OL-6380-01 5-14
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management MAC Address Query Window MAC Address Query The MAC Address Query area provides: � MAC Address—Indicates the MAC address to be queried. The MAC address should be entered in xxxx.xxxx.xxxx format where x may be 1 through 9, A through Z, or a through z. � Query—Searches the selected Network Element for the entered MAC address. To query a MAC address for a Network Element, enter the MAC address in the corresponding field then click Query. An Action Repo
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Chapter 5 Network Element Management MAC Address Query Window Cisco Catalyst Switch Manager User Guide OL-6380-01 5-16
