Nortel Networks Optivity Switch manual

Part No. 208 963-B March 2 001 4401 Gr eat Ame rica Parkway Santa C lara, CA 9505 4 Using Optivity Switch Manager Release 1.1.0.0[...]

2 208963-B Copyright © 2001 Nortel Networks All righ ts reser ved. Ma rch 2001 . The informati on in this document is subj ect to change without notice. The statemen ts, configuration s, technical data , and recommenda tions in t his docum ent are b elieved t o be acc urate and reliable, but are prese nted wit hout expres s or implied warranty . U[...]

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5 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er , Release 1 .1.0.0 Contents Pref ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 T ext conventi ons . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Contents 208963-B Adjusti ng the content s pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Using the scale slide r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Working with th e network top ology map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 7 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er , Release 1 .1.0.0 Viewing tagged Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Viewing isolate d router po rts (IRPs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 Viewing bridge routing Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 Contents 208963-B Navigation p ane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Contents p ane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Status ba r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 9 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er , Release 1 .1.0.0 Using Mu lticast Man ager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Viewing IGMP S noop groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 General ta b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

10 Contents 208963-B Starting Log Manag er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Opening a syslog fil e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1 Exporting a log file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

11 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er , Release 1 .1.0.0 Figur es Figure 1 Optivity Switch Manag er window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Figure 2 Find Unsav ed Configu rations di alog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Figure 3 Shortcut m enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

12 Figures 208963-B Figure 30 New STG dial og box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Figure 31 Delete dia log box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Figure 32 New VLAN d ialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Figures 13 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er , Release 1 .1.0.0 Figure 65 Cache tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Figure 66 Interface ta b (L3-IGMP partial v iew) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Figure 67 Group tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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15 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er , Release 1 .1.0.0 Ta b l e s T able 1 Parts of the Optivity Swi tch Mana ger window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 T able 2 Optivity Switch Manag er menus an d command s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 T able 3 Find Uns aved Configu rations dialog box items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

16 Tables 208963-B T able 30 MultiLin k T runking Manager sta tus bar fiel ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 T able 31 T runk table f ields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 T able 32 No T runk t able fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

17 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Preface Optivit y Switch Manag er is a Ja va-based gra phical ne twork managemen t applica tion used to config ure and manag e select Passport and BayStack switches and Busine ss Policy Switch 2000 switches op erating wit hin the sa me local ar ea network. This gui de provides informat ion about[...]

18 Pref ace 208963-B T ext conventions This gui de uses the followin g text conv entions: Related publi cations For more i nformatio n about the protocol s used in Opti vity Switc h Manager or informat ion about using Devic e Manager , refer to th e publica tions in this list. bold Courier text Indicate s command names a nd options and text that yo[...]

Preface 19 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 • Networkin g Concepts f or the Acc elar 1000 Se ries Routing Switch Sof twar e Release 2.0 ( part number 205 588-A) Provides general informatio n and des criptio n of how t he Passpor t 1000 Seri es switch ha ndles vario us networki ng features , such as VLANs, Multi Link T runking , O[...]

20 Pref ace 208963-B • Refer ence for A ccelar Mana gement Soft war e Rout ing Operat ions Rele ase 2.0 (part n umber 205587- A) Describe s how to use Device Manage r to confi gure and man age layer 3 (routi ng) funct ions with the Accelar 10 00 Series routing s witch, includi ng procedur es and il lustrat ions of pert inent scr eens. • Refer e[...]

Preface 21 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 How to ge t help If you pu rchased a service c ontract for your Nor tel Networks product fr om a distri butor or authorized r eseller , contact t he techni cal suppo rt staf f for that distri butor or reselle r for ass istance . If you purcha sed a Nortel Networks service progr am, contac[...]

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23 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 1 Introducing Op tivity Switch Manager This chapt er intr od uces No rte l Netwo rks Optivi ty S witc h Mana ger f eatur es an d functi ons. The chap ter incl udes the f ollowing topi cs: • What is Optiv ity Swi tch Mana ger? (next ) • Opti vity S witc h Man ager feat ures ( page 24 [...]

24 Chapter 1 Introduc ing Optiv ity Switch Manager 208963-B T o use Optivity Swit ch Manager, you must have the Java Runti me Environment (JRE ) inst alled on you r sys tem. Opti vity S witch Mana ger r equi res JR E 1.3. Optivity Switch Manag er features Optivit y Switch Manag er is a co nfigurat ion tool for troub leshooti ng and limited network [...]

Chap ter 1 Introducing O ptivity Switch Ma nager 25 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 The submana gers open in a sepa rate wind ow from Optivit y Switch Mana ger. Y ou must have t he Optivity Switch Manager window open to a ccess all the submanager s except De vice Manager . The submanag ers are: • VLAN Manager • MultiLink T run[...]

26 Chapter 1 Introduc ing Optiv ity Switch Manager 208963-B Multicast Manager Multic ast Mana ger a llows y ou to: • V iew multicast configur ation and protocols found in the network • Display mul ticast fo rwarding pa ths from a selected source or gr oup For m ore in forma tion a bout Mult icast M ana ger , refe r to Chapt er 6, “ Usi ng Mul[...]

27 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 2 Using Optivity Sw itch Manager This chap ter descr ibes the basic proced ures for using Opti vity Switch Manag er. For info rmatio n about how t o instal l Optivit y Switch Ma nager, re fer to In stallin g Optivity S witch Manager , Release 1 .1.0.0. This chapt er inc ludes the foll ow[...]

28 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Starting Optivity Switch Man ager After yo u instal l Optivit y Switch Manag er, you can s tart th e applica tion. T o start Optivit y Switch Manager : • From the W indows 95, W i ndows 9 8, W indows 200 0, or W indows NT Start men u, choose Pr ograms > Nortel Optivity Switch Manage ment S[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 29 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Using the O ptivity Switch Manag er window The Optivi ty Switch Manager window: • Displays a logica l map of a ne twork showin g physical connecti vity between devices . • Provides tools to access ot her Optivit y Switch Ma nager featur es. • Allow[...]

30 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Ta b l e 1 describes t he parts o f the Opti vity Switch Mana ger window . When you succ essfull y query a device on th e network , the Optiv ity S witch Manager con tents pan e present s a logic al map of th e network di splaying a variet y of inf ormation a bout the net work conne ctions. Th [...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 31 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Ta b l e 2 Opti vity Sw itch Mana ger menu s and com mands Menu Co mmand Shortcut keys Des cription File Open [Ctrl]+O Opens a topolog y map. Save [Ctrl]+S Saves a topology map. Print [Ctrl]+P Opens the Print dialog box , where you set pri nt parame ters[...]

32 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Devic e T elnet Starts a T elnet se ssion. Ping Pings a device to test connec tivity . Device Manager Launch es Devi ce Mana ger to mon itor and co nfigur e the selec ted de vice. Properties Display s the prop erties of t he selected device. Refer to “ Using the Optivity Switch Mana ger short[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 33 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Finding u nsaved configuratio ns Y ou ca n find devi ces that hav e unsaved co nfigurat ion fil es or chang ed configu ration f iles. T o find unsaved conf igurati on files : The Find Uns aved Config urations dia log box open s (Fi gure 2 ) . Figure 2 Fi[...]

34 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Using the Optivity Switch Manage r shortcut menu Use the s hortcut m enu (Figu re 3) to sta rt device -related t asks for a select ed device. T he shortcu t menu comman ds are simil ar to thos e found in the Device menu and include l aunching the standalon e Device M anager appli cation. T o ac[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 35 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Vi ewing devi ce properties When you choose Prop erties fr om the shortcut me nu, you can view propert ies for the sel ected devi ce. The Device P ropertie s dialog box (Fi gure 4 ) includes the name , typ e, an d loca tion o f the d evic e, if th at in [...]

36 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Using the toolbar buttons The toolb ars for Op tivity Switc h Manager, VLAN Manage r, MultiLi nk T runking Manager, Log Manager, a nd Multicast Manager are located benea th their respect ive menu bars . The toolb ar buttons provide quick acc ess to co mmonly used commands. When a too lbar butt [...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 37 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Layout map Lays out the topolo gy map f or better readabili ty . Optivity Swit ch Ma nager Log Man ager Starts th e Log Ma nager subm anager Optivity Switch Ma nager T elnet Opens a T elnet s ession in a separa te window . Optivity Switch Manager Device [...]

38 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Optivity Switch Manager status bar The Optivi ty Switch Manager sta tus bar is at the bott om of the Optivi ty Switch Manager mai n window (see Fig ure 1 on page 29 ). Ta b l e 6 describes the fie lds in the st atus b ar . Undo Ch anges Undo es chang es you h ave made to the configura tion if y[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 39 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Optivity Switch Manager co ntents pane icons After yo u query a de vice ’ s seed addr ess, the topo logy map o pens in th e Optivity Switch Mana ger contents pane (Figur e 5) . Figure 5 Optiv ity Switch Manager t opology m ap The Optivi ty Switch Manag[...]

40 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Ta b l e 7 describe s the devi ce icons. Ta b l e 7 De vice ic ons Icon Name Description Bus Netwo rk bus or h ub not su pported by Optivity Switch Manager or its subman agers. Y ou can vi ew ports con nected to BayStack or Passport sw itches by choo sing V iew > Show Port Address . Passport[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 41 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Adjusting the contents pane Y ou ca n resize the Optivity Switch Manager window or su bmanager wind ows by draggin g the e dges of th e active win dow . Y ou ca n also use the scro ll bars to adjust the Opti vity Switc h Manager conten ts pane t o view a[...]

42 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Loading a saved netw ork topology map Y ou can reload a s aved topolo gy map. If you do not have a specific t opology map saved, t he applica tion loads t he previo usly saved topology map . This map is stored in the def ault.top o file. T o open a new topology map, you must us e the dis covery[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 43 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 3 Click Open . The topol ogy map is di splayed in t he content s pane. 4 From the Opt ivity Switch Manager menu ba r , choos e Actions > Updat e T opology to update your networ k topology ma p. Saving a topology map When you save a topolog y map, it i[...]

44 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Printing a topology map T o print a top ology map : • From the Opt ivity Switch Manager menu ba r , choos e File > Pr int. • On the keyb oard, pres s [Ctrl] +P . • On the Opti vity Swit ch Manager tool bar , cli ck Print . Finding a device in the topolo gy map T o locate a devic e in t[...]

Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Swi tch Manag er 45 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Arranging devices on the topology map As Opti vity Switch Mana ger disco vers devi ces, they a re arranged by default in a column (top to bo ttom/left t o right) on the top ology map. Fig ure 10 shows the Optivit y Switch Manag er content s pane af ter a[...]

46 Chapter 2 Using O ptivity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B T o manually arrang e the devi ces discover ed in the n etwork topo logy: Gett ing he lp Help in Op tivity Swit ch M anage r is ar rang ed by subj ect. A W e b br owse r , such a s Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer , opens to di splay Help fi les. Y ou ca n use the co ntents f r[...]

47 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 3 Configuring Optivity Switch Manager This chap ter descr ibes conf iguration t ools for Optivity Switch Manager, a nd include s the fol lowing topics : • Discover ing your networ k (ne xt) • Accessin g devices within dif ferent SNMP co mmunitie s (page 53) Discovering you r network [...]

48 Chapte r 3 Config uring Opti vity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Discovering devices on a network The topol ogy discove ry proces s begins whe n you supply Optivity Switch Manager wit h one or mor e network devic e seed addr esses and the appli cation queries the ad dresses. The Preference s dialog box specif ies the s eed addres s and defines the sc[...]

Chapter 3 Configu ring Optivi ty Switc h Manager 49 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 3 In the MaxHo ps textbox, ty pe the maximum nu mber of hops. 4 Use the La yout slid er to indi cate whet her greater speed or b etter ac curacy is more impo rtant . 5 Select other opt ions in th e dialog b ox to contr ol the ap pearance o f the to[...]

50 Chapte r 3 Config uring Opti vity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Map Layout Drag th e slider to the right (better) o r to the left (faster) to indicate ho w you want O ptivity Switch Manager t o lay out devices in the network topology m ap. Refer to “ Layout slider ” on page 52 for more inform ation. Sho w Dev ice by Dete rmin es ho w a dev ice i[...]

Chapter 3 Configu ring Optivi ty Switc h Manager 51 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Restricting discovery Y ou ca n restri ct the di scovery pr ocess to d evices on specified s ubnets. Use the Restric t Discovery d ialog box t o enter I P subnets tha t are avai lable for d iscovery by Optivi ty Switch Man ager . Only devices on a [...]

52 Chapte r 3 Config uring Opti vity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Figure 12 Restr ict Discover y dialo g box 3 Click In sert. A new row containing 0.0 .0.0 appears under the T o Subnet h eading. 4 Click th e row conta ining 0.0.0.0 and type t he subnet a ddress. 5 Click Clo se. Layout slider Use the la yout slide r to improve the r eadabili ty of the [...]

Chapter 3 Configu ring Optivi ty Switc h Manager 53 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 4 T o resdiscover t he network topo logy map with new layout, do one of t he followi ng: • From the Opti vity Switc h Manager menu bar , choose Acti ons > Discove r Map. • On the Opti vity Swit ch Manager tool bar , cli ck Discove r Network.[...]

54 Chapte r 3 Config uring Opti vity Sw itch Mana ger 208963-B Figure 13 Communi ties dialo g box 2 Click In sert. An empty row is added to the tabl e. 3 Click on t he empty ro w and enter the IP addr ess and co mmunities. 4 Click Sav e. The change s are save d to the s nmpcomm.propertie s file. Ta b l e 9 describe s the Communities fields in the d[...]

55 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 4 Using VLAN Manager VLAN Manager manag es Spanning T ree Groups (S TGs) and VLANs acr oss devices in a networ k. Optivity Swi tch Manag er is the st arting p oint for VLAN Manager, an d Optivity Switch Manage r must be open t o use VLAN Manager . This chapt er describ es using VLAN Mana[...]

56 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Y ou con trol pat h redundancy f or VLANs by imp lementing the Spannin g T ree Protocol (STP). Spanning T ree Protocol As define d in the IEEE 802 .1D standar d, the Spanning T ree Proto col detects and e limin ates l ogica l loop s in a b ridg ed or s witch ed ne twork. Whe n mult iple paths ex ist, t he [...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 57 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 VLAN Manager features VLAN Manager al lows you to: • Configur e and monitor VLANs and STGs acros s one or mult iple dev ices. • V iew and edit po rt membershi p informatio n: ports not belonging to an STG, or port s belongin g to multip le STGs, indi vidual rout [...]

58 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 14 VLAN M anager wi ndow Ta b l e 1 1 describes the parts of th e VLAN Manager wind ow . Menu bar The menu bar provides menus and commands for oper ating VLAN Manage r. Ta b l e 1 1 VLAN Man ager wind ow parts Part Description T itle bar Displays the s ubmanage r name. Menu b ar Provides access to a[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 59 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Ta b l e 1 2 lists t he VLAN Man ager menus a nd commands. Ta b l e 1 2 V LAN Manag er menus and comm ands Menu Command Shortcut Ke y Descripti on File Reload [Ctrl]+R Reloads the VLAN Manage r info rmati on. Save Diag nosti c Info [Ctrl]+S Saves d iagnostic i nforma[...]

60 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B To o l b a r For info rmatio n about the toolbar button s availab le in VLAN Man ager, ref er to T able 5 on page 36 . Nav iga tion pane The VLAN Manager navigation pane (Fi gure 15) is loca ted on the left si de of the window . It contains a network fold er for ea ch STG found in the networ k. When you se[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 61 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 15 VLAN Manager na vigat ion pane Contents pane When you sel ect a net work resour ce in the navigati on pane, a t able opens in the content s pane (Figur e 16) . Figure 16 Default (1 ) folder view in the conten ts pane[...]

62 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B T o view the VLAN informat ion in th e contents pa ne: The example in Fig ure 16 shows the VLAN membership informat ion for t he Defa ult VL AN. T he D efaul t (1) folde r open s in th e con tents pane w hen you select Default ( 1) from th e navigat ion tree. Status bar The VLAN Manag er status ba r ( Figu[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 63 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 • On the VLAN Manage r toolbar , click Fi nd. The Find di alog box op ens (Figure 17) . Figure 17 Find dialog bo x 2 In the Fi nd text bo x, type the te xt or number for your s earch. 3 In the I n sectio n, click t he T ree optio n to searc h the navi gation tr ee,[...]

64 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Port memb ership In the n avigatio n pane, the top four icons represe nt the fol lowing ty pes of port membership s: • Unassigne d • T agging • Isolat ed Routing P ort (IRP) • Bridge Rout ing (bro uter ports) Ta b l e 1 4 describe s the port membership types. Vi ewing the unassigned ports T o view [...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 65 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 The Unassi gned Ports table opens i n the cont ents pane (Figure 18) . Be cause there a re no unass igned port s in the discovere d network, t he table is empty . Figure 18 Unass igned Ports table Ta b l e 1 5 describe s the Unass igned Port s table f ields. Vi ewing[...]

66 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 19 T agging P orts table Ta b l e 1 6 desc ribes the fie lds in the T a ggin g Ports tabl e. Vi ewing isolated router ports (IRPs) T o view IRPs on Passpor t 1000 Ser ies switches : The Isol ated Routi ng Ports t able opens in the con tents pane ( Figure 20) . Ta b l e 1 6 T agging Ports t able fiel[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 67 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 20 Isolat ed Routi ng Ports table Ta b l e 1 7 desc ribes the fie lds in the Iso lated Rout ing Por ts ta ble. Vi ewing bridge routing Ports T o view bridge rout ing (brou ter) por ts on Passp ort 1000 Seri es switche s and Passport 8000 Seri es switche s: The[...]

68 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 21 Brid ge Routing Ports ta ble Ta b l e 1 8 d escri bes th e fiel ds in th e Bri dge R outin g Ports table . V iewing spanning tree groups (STGs) All devi ces suppor ted by Optivit y Switch Mana ger support t he IEEE 802.1D Spanning T ree Protocol and at lea st one instan ce of a Spann ing T ree Gr[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 69 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 22 STG fol der in t he VLAN Ma nager navi gation pan e Ta b l e 1 9 describe s the STG ic ons displa yed in the VLAN Manager n avigation pane. Members T o view the ports t hat are me mbers of th e STG: The Member s table op ens in th e contents pane (Fig ure 2[...]

70 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 23 Spanni ng tree g roup memb ers table Ta b l e 2 0 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Mem bers table. Adding port members T o add ports to an S TG: 1 In the Memb ers table, sele ct a de vice in the list. 2 Double -click in the Port Members cel l for the devi ce to which you want to add port member shi[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 71 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 24 PortM embers dia log box 3 Select the port n umber(s ) or clic k All for all the p orts. 4 Click Ok. Vi ewing and configuring STG parameters Y ou ca n view and con figure STG para meters. T o view the configu ration i nformatio n: The Config uration t able [...]

72 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 25 Configu ration ta ble Ta b l e 2 1 desc ribes the fie lds in the C onfig urati on tab le. Ta b l e 2 1 C onfigurat ion tab le fields Field Descrip tion Device IP address, system n ame, or host name of th e device. Priority The Spann ing T ree Prot ocol (S TP) bridge pr iority , in decima l. The r[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 73 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Status group Use the read- only Status table to view the stat us of the Spannin g Tr ee Protocol for each STG th at is ass ociated wi th the ne twork. T o view the Status table: The Statu s table (Fig ure 26) opens i n the cont ents pane . Figure 26 Statu s ta ble Ta[...]

74 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Root The read- only Root t able displa ys informat ion about the devic e acting as r oot within a selecte d STG. T o view the root t able: The Root t able opens in the con tents pane (F igure 2 7) . Ta b l e 2 2 S tatus tabl e fields Field Des cription Device IP addres s of the br idge. NumPor ts Numbe r o[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 75 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 27 Root table Ta b l e 2 3 describe s the fi elds on the Root table. Default VLAN Passport 8000 Seri es switche s, Passport 1000 Seri es switche s, BayStack 350/410/ 450 switch es, and th e Business Po licy Switch 200 0 are fact ory configu red with al l ports[...]

76 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B T o vi ew the Defa ult Po rts tab le: The Defaul t VLAN table op ens in the co ntents pa ne (Figure 28) . Figure 28 Default VLA N table Ta b l e 2 4 desc ribes the fie lds in the De faul t VLAN t abl e. From the navi gation t ree, select Default( 1). Ta b l e 2 4 D efault VLA N table fields Field Descrip t[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 77 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 VLAN ports Ports i n a VLAN are always me mbers of a s panning tr ee group (S TG). A VLAN can incl ude all t he ports in a given STG, and there ca n be mult iple VLANs in an STG, but a VLAN wil l never h ave more port s than ex ist in the STG. In an S TG, V LAN in fo[...]

78 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B The VLAN table opens (Fi gure 29) in th e content s pane. Figure 29 VLAN ta ble T able 24 on page 76 de scribes the fields i n the VLAN tab le.[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 79 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Managing span ning tree grou ps (STGs) Y ou c an ed it STG a nd ST G mem bers hip in forma tion to man age S TGs in a ny of the fo llow ing way s: • Creatin g a spannin g tree gr oup • Editing a spanning tree grou p • Deletin g a spannin g tree gr oup Creating [...]

80 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 30 New ST G dialog bo x 2 Insert values or select options in th e option bo xes. 3 Click Ok. Ta b l e 2 5 desc ribes the ite ms in th e New STG d ialog box. Ta b l e 2 5 N ew STG dialog bo x items Item Description Id A n umber betw een 1 and 25 that i dentifies the ne w spa nning t ree group (STG) c[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 81 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Editing a sp anning tree grou p T o edit a spann ing tree gro up: 1 Select an STG folder . 2 In the STG table in the c onte nts pa ne, cl ick th e item t hat you wa nt to ed it. The fiel d is highli ghted, and yo u can edit directly i n the tabl e. 3 T ype info rmati[...]

82 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B The Delet e dialog box ( Figure 31) opens, a sking you to co nfirm the del etion of the STG. Figure 31 Delete d ialog box 2 Do on e of th e foll owin g: • Click Y es to confi rm the de letion a nd return to the ta ble view . • Click No to c ancel the de letio n and re turn to the ta ble v iew . Managin[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 83 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 • An access (untagged ) port ca n belong to one and only one port-bas ed VLAN or it c an belong to one and only on e policy- based VLAN for the given protocol . • If you en able tagging on a port t hat is in a VLAN, t he spanning t ree group configur ation f or t[...]

84 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 32 New VLA N dialog b ox 3 T ype the VLAN ID. The value can be fro m 1 to 4094, as long as it is not a lready in use. (The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 1.) 4 T ype the VLAN name (opti onal). If no name is enter ed, a default is creat ed. 5 For a Pass port 8600 s witch, select the Qo S Level (opt io[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 85 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 9 Select the device to be conf igured on the VLAN by doing one of the followi ng: • Select from the device lis t. • Click On Al l Devices t o select al l device s in the l ist. 10 Click Ok. Ta b l e 2 6 describe s the items i n the New VLAN dialog box. Creating a[...]

86 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B The New VLAN dial og box opens (Fi gure 33) . Figure 33 New VLA N dialog b ox with byS ubnet selec ted 3 T ype the VLAN ID. The value can be fro m 1 to 4094, as long as it is not a lready in use. (The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 1.) 4 T ype the VLAN name (opti onal). If no name is enter ed, a default is [...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 87 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 10 In the Mas k text box, type the IP su bnet mask. 11 Select the device to be conf igured on the VLAN by doing one of the followi ng: • Select from the device lis t. • Click On Al l Devices t o select al l device s in the l ist. 12 Click Ok. 13 Do on e of th e f[...]

88 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 34 New VLA N dialog b ox with byP rotocolId s elected 3 T ype the VLAN ID. The value can be fro m 1 to 4094, as long as it is not a lready in use. (The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 1.) 4 T ype the VLAN name (opti onal). If no name is enter ed, a default is creat ed. 5 For a Pass port 8600 s witch, [...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 89 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 9 In the Pr otocolI d box, selec t the pro tocol. If you sele ct UsrDefine d, refer to “ Use r- defined pro tocols in a pro tocol-ba sed VLAN ” on page 89 for more i nformat ion. 10 Select the device to be conf igured on the VLAN by doing one of the followi ng: ?[...]

90 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Refer t o the sect ion on user -defined protoc ols in Networ king C onc epts fo r the Passport 1000 Serie s Routing Switch Re lease 2.0 a nd Ne twor king C oncep ts for the Passp ort 8000 Se ries Routi ng Switch for more i nforma tion about this to pic or to see t he actual values a nd how they ar e assign[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 91 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 35 New VLA N dialog b ox with byS rcMac selec ted 3 T ype the VLAN ID. The value can be fro m 1 to 4094, as long as it is not a lready in use. (The default VLAN has a VLAN ID of 1.) 4 T ype the VLAN name (opti onal). If no name is enter ed, a default is creat [...]

92 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B 9 Select the device to be conf igured on the VLAN by doing one of the followi ng: • Select from the device lis t. • Click On Al l Devices t o select al l device s in the l ist. 10 Click Ok. 11 Select the newly cr eated MAC-bas ed VLAN, and choose Ed it > Edit Mac Addresse s. The Edit Mac - VLAN dial[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 93 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 • On the VLAN Manage r toolbar , click Del ete. The Delet e dialog box op ens ( Figur e 31 on page 82 ). 2 Click Y es. Highlightin g STGs and VLANs in th e Optivity Swit ch Manage r content s pane Optivit y Switch Manager provides d ynamic disc overy of a ctive STG[...]

94 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 37 VLAN to pology i n the Optiv ity Switch M anager con tents pane V iewing STG port member s When you sel ect an STG in the VLAN Manager navigation pa ne, you can v iew the devi ces and por ts assoc iated with t hat STG in th e Optivity Swit ch Manage r network t opology map. Th is view can assist [...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 95 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 T o view STG ports: 1 In the VLAN Mana ger navigati on pane, cho ose an STG Members ic on. The STG Members t able open s in the VLAN Mana ger conten ts pane. 2 From the VLAN Mana ger menu bar , choose V iew > Highlight T opology . 3 Retu rn to th e Opti vity Switc[...]

96 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B Figure 38 Vi ewin g STG po rt m ember s Some of t he STG port memb ers[...]

Chapter 4 Using VLA N Manager 97 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 V iewing STG root configurati on Y ou ca n get a quick vi ew of which device is the root of the spanni ng tree gr oup and which por ts are in the forwarding and blocking st ate by select ing the STG root icon. T o view STG root confi guration in Optivity S witch Mana[...]

98 Chapter 4 Using V LAN Manage r 208963-B In Figure 3 9 , the root of the STG i s 10.10.40.1 53, and the port in forwarding state is Port 9 on Slot 1 of 1 0.10.40.32. Note: Upda te the V iew > Highlig ht topolo gy periodi cally to refresh the topology display , because ports may ch ange from fo rwarding to bl ocking and vice versa.[...]

99 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 5 Using MultiL ink T runking Man ager MultiLin k T runking i s a point-t o-point c onnection that aggr egates multi ple ports so that they logi cally ac t like a sin gle port wi th the ag gregated b andwidth. Grouping mul tiple port s into one logical li nk allows y ou to achi eve higher[...]

100 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B MultiLink T runking Manager features MultiLin k T runking Man ager suppor ts devices t hat imple ment the rc Vlan and rcMlt MIB gr oups. MultiLin k T runking Man ager allows yo u to: • Create, d elete, or modi fy ML T s across one or two devi ces. • V iew ML T configur ation inf ormatio[...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 101 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 MultiLink T runking Manager windo w The MultiLi nk T runki ng Manager win dow contains the part s identifi ed in (Fig ure 40) . Figure 40 MultiL ink Trunking Mana ger windo w Ta b l e 2 8 describe s the par ts of the Mul tiLink T runking Manager wind[...]

102 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Menu bar The menu bar provides menus and commands for oper ating Mult iLink T runk ing Manager. Many of the command s also have associated shortcut keys. Ta b l e 2 9 lists the MultiLink T runking Mana ger commands. Ta b l e 2 9 Mul tiLink Trunking M anager s ubmenus Menu Command Shortcut k[...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 103 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 To o l b a r The MultiLi nk T runking Manag er toolbar has the same button s as Optivity Swit ch Manager and the other submanager s. For info rmation ab out the to olbar but tons avai lable in MultiLi nk T runkin g Manag er, re fer to T able 5 on pag[...]

104 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Figure 41 Contents pane Status bar The MultiLi nk T runki ng Manager st atus bar (se e Figure 4 0 on page 101) is locate d at the bo ttom of the MultiLink T runking Manager window and has two fiel ds. Ta b l e 3 0 describes the fields in the Multi Link T runki ng Manager stat us bar . Ta b [...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 105 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Finding n etwork resour ces T o find a network r esource i n the navigat ion or conten ts pane: 1 Click any device i n the navig ation pane or any text b ox in the c ontents pane, and do one of the fol lowing: • From the Mul tiLink T r unking Manag[...]

106 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Using MultiLin k T run king Manager In the Mul tiLink T r unking Manager na vigation pane, the n avigation tr ee shows the IP a ddresses o f discove red device s. Icons a ssociated wit h IP addre sses on th e branches indicat e the followi ng types of ML T : • T runk — a switch tha t li[...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 107 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 43 T run k table Ta b l e 3 1 desc ribes the fie lds in the T ru nk tab le. Ta b l e 3 1 Trunk t able fields Field Desc ription Device IP address , system na me, or hos t name of the devi ce. Id Number of the ML T (assigned by MultiLin k T run[...]

108 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B V iewing no trunk configu rations No trunk c onfigurati ons are li nks betwee n two devices t hat are no t an ML T . T o have an ML T or t runk connec tion, there must be more than one connect ion between two devices. Oft en No trunk configu rations a re single lin ks between two devices . [...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 109 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 V iewing isolated devi ces Isolat ed devices ha ve one or more connecti ons to a hub or bus, but are not connecte d to anoth er switch . T o view the isolat ed device s: The Isol ated Devic e table op ens in the contents pane (Figure 45) . PortMemb e[...]

110 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Figure 45 Isolat ed Dev ice table Ta b l e 3 3 describe s the fi elds in t he Isolated De vice table. Ta b l e 3 3 Isolat ed Dev ice t able f iel ds Field Desc ription Device IP address , system na me, or hos t name of the devi ce. Id Number of th e ML T . Name Name given to the ML T . Port[...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 111 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Managing Mult iLink T r unks (ML T s) This sec tion cont ains info rmation ab out the fo llowing co mmon operat ions you can perf orm using Mul tiLink T runki ng Manager: • Creatin g an ML T (next ) • V iewing port informat ion ( page 115 ) • E[...]

112 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Figure 46 Insert ML T di alog b ox — one devi ce se lecte d Ta b l e 3 4 desc ribes th e item s in the Inser t ML T d ialog box. 3 In the Id tex t box, s elect the Id numbe r for th e ML T . 4 In the Na me text box, t ype the name of the ML T . 5 In the Po rts box, se lect the ports to be[...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 113 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 6 Select the ML T type option. The defau lt is Acce ss. 7 In the Vl anIds fi eld, sele ct the VLAN IDs that belo ng to the ML T por t. 8 Click Ok. Creating a new ML T on a pair of devices Y ou c an config ure an ML T be tween two adjacent devices and[...]

114 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Figure 48 Inser t ML T dia log box — pai r of dev ices sele cted 3 In the I d field for both nodes, select t he same Id n umber for t he ML T . 4 In one of the Name field s, type the name of the ML T . The text you type ap pears in b oth Node Name fi elds. 5 In the Po rts text box, selec [...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 115 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 V iewing ML T port i nformation T o view port infor mation as y ou configur e an ML T : The Port d ialog box opens (Figure 49) . Ta b l e 3 5 I nsert ML T dialog box items f or two node s Section Item Descripti on Node 1 Node IP addres s of the fi rs[...]

116 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B T o open the Insert ML T dialog box, ref er to “ Creating an ML T with one device ” on page 1 1 1 . Figure 49 Port d ialog box The infor mation di splayed i n the dialog b ox include s the VLAN(s) and STG(s) to which the port bel ongs and the port link st atus. The p ort link status inf[...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 117 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Deleting an ML T T o delete an ML T : 1 In the na vigatio n pane, select a device a nd do one of the foll owing: • From the Mul tiLink T runking Manager menu bar , choo se Edit > De lete. • On the Mult iLink T r unking Manager too lbar , click[...]

118 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B Highlighting d evices and ML T links in Optivity Switch Manager Optivit y Switch Manag er displays the topol ogy informat ion from Multi Link T runk ing Manager i n the cont ents pane. T o highlight devi ces and th eir ML T in Optivit y Switch Manager : 1 In the na vigatio n pane, select a [...]

Chapter 5 Using Mul tiLink Trunki ng Manage r 119 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 53 Highli ght topo logy vi ew in Optiv ity Swit ch Manage r Highlighted Highlighted ML T link device device[...]

120 Chapt er 5 Using M ultiLink Trunking M anager 208963-B[...]

121 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 6 Using Multicast Manager This chapt er descr ibes Multicast Manager , which you can use to monitor mult icast protoco ls deploye d across th e devices di scovered by Optivity Swi tch Manag er. The chapt er includ es infor mation about the followi ng topics : • What is Mu lticast Mana[...]

122 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Multica st pro tocol s Passport 1000 Seri es switche s and Passp ort 8600 swi tches sup port the fol lowing multica st protocols : • Distance V ector Multicas t Routing Prot ocol (DVMRP) • Intern et Group Ma nagement Protoc ol (IGMP) • IGMP Snoopi ng At its mos t basic, IP multicast is the comm[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 123 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Multicast Manager features Multicas t Manager s upports de vices that i mplement rc VlanIgmpSn oop and/or igmp, rcIpDvmrp, dvmrp, and ipMRout e MIB groups. Multic ast Mana ger a llows y ou to: • Display informat ion on the multic ast protocols c onfigure[...]

124 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 54 Multic ast Mana ger window Ta b l e 3 6 desc ribes the pa rts of the M ultic ast M anage r win dow . Ta b l e 3 6 M ulticas t Manager wi ndow parts Part Description T itle bar Displays t he submanag er name. Menu b ar Pro vides ac cess to all Mult icast Ma nager comm ands. T oolba r Prov id[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 125 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Menu bar The menu bar provides menus for ope rating t he Multica st Manager . Ta b l e 3 7 descri bes the Mu lticast Mana ger menus and commands. Ta b l e 3 7 M ulticas t Manager menus an d comman ds Menu Command Shortcut key Pu rpose File Reloa d [Ctrl]+R[...]

126 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B To o l b a r The toolb ar inclu des the sa me buttons a s Optivity Swi tch Manag er and the oth er submanager s. For inf ormation ab out the t oolbar but tons avai lable in Multicast Manage r, ref er to T able 5 on page 3 6 . Nav iga tion pane The Multic ast Manager navigati on pane (Fi gure 55) is o[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 127 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 55 Multic ast Mana ger navi gation pa ne Contents pane When you sel ect a net work resour ce in the navigati on pane, a t able opens in the content s pane (Figur e 56) . Note: In this rel ease, tab les are n ot availa ble for mul ticast sou rce subn[...]

128 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 56 DVM RP T able in the co ntents pan e T o vie w the mult icast i nform atio n in the c onte nts pa ne: The DVMRP table opens in the c ontents pane. The example i n Figure 56 shows the DVMRP informatio n found on de vice 10.10.40.31. Status bar The Mult icast Mana ger stat us bar is located a[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 129 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Finding a network resource T o find a network r esource: 1 Click any device in the naviga tion pane , or in the table vie w , and do one of the followi ng: • From the Mul ticast Man ager menu bar , choose Edit > Find. • On the Mult icast Manag er to[...]

130 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B 5 If a fi rst match was found, cli ck Next to fin d each subse quent match , or clic k Previous to go back to your la st match. Using Multicast Manag er Multicas t Manager di splays the f ollowing mul ticast pr otocols an d groups support ed on the de vices dis covered i n the networ k topology : •[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 131 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 58 IGMP Sno op T able The IGMP Snoop T able cont ains fiv e tabs that d isplay i nformation about IGMP snooping: • General tab (next) • Receiver tab ( page 133 ) • Send er tab ( page 135 ) • Static tab ( page 137 ) • Acce ss tab ( page 138[...]

132 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 59 General tab Ta b l e 3 9 desc ribes the fie lds in the G enera l tab. Ta b l e 3 9 General tab f ields Field Des cription VlanId VLAN ID of the VLAN. Enable Indicat es wheth er IGMP snoo ping wo rks only w hen a multicas t router exists in the VLAN. ReportPr oxyEnable Whether o r not the IG[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 133 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Recei ver ta b The R ecei ver t ab (Figure 6 0) provide s informat ion about IGMP gr oup recei vers. Robus tness Robus t value (bas ed on the n etwork ’ s tendency to lose data). Thi s value , along with the query interval, is used to determin e the grou[...]

134 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 60 Receiv er tab Ta b l e 4 0 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Rec eive r tab. Ta b l e 4 0 R eceiver tab fiel ds Field Des cription VlanId VLAN ID of the VLAN. GrpAddre ss Address of the mult icast group to whic h the rece iver subscr ibes . InPort Port wher e group me mbership was learned. If [...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 135 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Sender tab The Sender tab (Figu re 61) displays inf ormation a bout the IG MP Snoop sender device. Expiratio n Ti me left un til this m ember is ag ed out . This value is deri ved fr om the Ro bust V alue , MaxRes pon se T ime value , and Que ry Inte rval.[...]

136 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 61 Sender tab Ta b l e 4 1 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Sen der ta b. Ta b l e 4 1 S ender ta b fields Field Des cription VlanId VLAN ID of the ingress VLAN. GrpAddre ss Address of the multic ast group that the s ender is broad casting. InPort Port whe re group me mbership w as learned. If t[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 137 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Stat ic tab The S tatic tab (Figure 62) d isplays i nformation ab out the st atic ent ries cr eated to forward IGMP Snoop data f or a given mult icast g roup. Figure 62 Sta tic tab Ta b l e 4 2 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Sta tic tab . Ta b l e 4 2 Stat[...]

138 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Access tab The A cces s tab (Figure 63) displays information a bout the mul ticast gro ups or range of multicast address that wer e either de nied tra nsmission, de nied rece ption, or denie d both tra nsmission and receptio n of multic ast tra ffic. Figure 63 Acce ss ta b Ta b l e 4 3 desc ribes the[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 139 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 V iewing L3-IGM P information Layer 3 I GMP allows an I P Multicast router to learn the existenc e of host grou p members on t heir dir ectly con nected sub nets. Passport 1000 Seri es switche s and Passp ort 8600 swi tches support layer 3 IGMP . T o view [...]

140 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 64 IGMP T able The IGMP T able contain s three t abs that dis play inf ormation ab out IGMP: • Cache tab (next ) • Inte rface t ab ( page 142 ) • Group tab ( pa ge 144 ) Cache tab The C ache tab (F igure 6 5) displays L3- IGMP cache in formation .[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 141 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 65 Cache t ab Ta b l e 4 4 describe s the fi elds in t he Cache tab . Ta b l e 4 4 C ache ta b fields Field Des cription Address IP multicas t group ad dress for wh ich this en try contai ns info rmati on. Interface Interface from which the correspo[...]

142 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Inte rface ta b The In terface tab (Figu re 66) displays st atistics a bout the L3- IGMP interfac es used. Figure 66 Interfa ce tab (L3- IGMP partial view) Ta b l e 4 5 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Inte rface tab. ExpiryT ime Amount o f time (in seconds ) remainin g before th is entry is aged out .[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 143 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Ta b l e 4 5 Interf ace ta b fi elds Field Des cription Interface Interfa ce on whic h IGMP i s enable d. QueryIn terval( sec) Frequenc y (in se conds) a t which IG MP host query pa ckets are t ransm itte d on th e inte rfac e. The rang e is fr om 1 to 655[...]

144 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Group tab The Group t ab (Figure 67) dis play s L3-I GMP mu ltic ast gr oup i nforma tio n. Figure 67 Group ta b Ta b l e 4 6 describe s the fi elds in the Gr oup tab. Ta b l e 4 6 G roup ta b fields Field Des cription IpAddr ess IP address (Clas s D), designated as the mu lticast group address , tha[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 145 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 V iewing DVMRP information DVMRP route rs listen t o all IGMP hos t membershi p reports, eve n if they are not the desi gnated que rier , and keep a loca l databas e of every host members hip repor ter . Passport 1000 Seri es switche s and Passp ort 8600 s[...]

146 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 68 DVMRP T able The DVMRP T able contains f ive tabs th at displ ay DVMRP informati on: • Glob als ta b (next) • Inte rface t ab ( page 148 ) • Neighbor tab ( page 150 ) • Route tab ( p age 151 ) • Next Hop ta b ( page 153 ) Globals tab The Global s tab (Fi gure 69) displ ays the g l[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 147 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 69 Globa ls tab Ta b l e 4 7 desc ribes the fie lds in the G loba ls tab. Ta b l e 4 7 G lobals tab field s Field Des cription Enable Whether DV MRP is enab led (true) or disabled (false) on the swit ch. Update Interval Periodically e ach multic ast[...]

148 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Inte rface ta b The D VMRP Interf ace ta b (Figure 70) display s inform ation abo ut the in terface s with DVMRP enabled. T rigge redUpdate Interval T rigge red update s are sent w hen routin g informa tion changes . This v alue is the a mount of time (in s econds) betwee n triggered up date messag e[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 149 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 70 Interfa ce tab (D VMRP) fiel ds Ta b l e 4 8 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Inte rface tab. Ta b l e 4 8 Interf ace ta b — DVMRP fields Field Des cription Interface The DVM RP interface , slot/por t number o r VLAN identifi cation. OperState Cu[...]

150 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Neighbor tab The Neighbo r tab (Fi gure 71) displ ays the DVMRP neighb ors, which a re the multica st router s that have a n interf ace on the same netw ork. Figure 71 Neighbo r tab Ta b l e 4 9 desc ribes the fie lds in the N eigh bor ta b. Ta b l e 4 9 N eighbo r tab fiel ds Field Des cription Inte[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 151 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Route tab The DVMRP Route ta b (Figure 72) sho ws the tabl e of routes l earned t hrough DVMR P r oute e xcha nge. MajorV ersion Neighboring rout er ’ s ma jor DVMR P versio n number . MinorV ersion Neighboring rout er ’ s mi nor DVMRP versio n number [...]

152 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 72 Rout e tab ( DVMRP ) Ta b l e 5 0 desc ribes the fie lds in the R oute t ab. Ta b l e 5 0 R oute tab (DVMRP) fields Field Des cription Source The netw ork addre ss that, wh en combi ned with th e correspo nding rout e SourceMask v alue, ide ntifies the sources fo r which thi s entry conta i[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 153 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Next Hop tab The Next Hop tab (Figur e 73) displa ys the next hop on o utgoing in terface s for routing IP mult icast datag rams. Figure 73 Next Hop tab Ta b l e 5 1 desc ribes the fie lds in the N ext H op tab . Interface DVMRP interfa ce slot/port n umbe[...]

154 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B V iewing MRou te information Multi cast Route (MRoute) in formation contains the detai ls about the mult icast routes found in th e network. T o vie w Mult icast Route i nforma tion : The MRoute ta ble opens with one ta b, the Route ta b, display ed. Route tab The Route t ab (Figure 74 ) lists multic[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 155 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 74 Rout e tab ( MRo ute) Ta b l e 5 2 desc ribes the fie lds in the R oute t ab. Ta b l e 5 2 Route ta b (MR oute ) fie lds Field Des cription GroupAdd ress IP multicast g roup addres s for whic h this en try contai ns multic ast routin g informat i[...]

156 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B V iewing Mul ticast Groups information Multicas t Group inf ormation cont ains deta ils about multicast g roups with active members, incl uding thei r multicas t group addre ss, source su bnet, and last reporter . T o view Multicast Group informati on: The Multic ast Group t able opens with the Sourc[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 157 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 75 Multic ast Group table The Multic ast Group t able contai ns two tabs that dis play multi cast infor mation: • Source Sub nets tab (next) • Receiver s tab ( page 159 ) Source Subnets tab Multicas t traf fic must trave l through s ource subn e[...]

158 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 76 Sou rce Subnets ta b Ta b l e 5 3 desc ribes the fie lds in the S ource Subne ts tab . Ta b l e 5 3 S ource Sub nets tab fi elds Field Des cription SubnetAdd ress N etwork add ress that , when combin ed with the correspo nding Sub netMask value, id entifies the sourc e multic ast addres s. [...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 159 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Recei vers tab The R ecei vers ta b (Figure 77) displays th e addre sses of the l ast repo rters f or the active multicast group. Figure 77 Receiv ers tab (Multicas t Groups) Ta b l e 5 4 desc ribes the fie lds in th e Rec eive rs tab.[...]

160 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B V iewing Multicast Manager information in Optivity Switch Manager While the Multicast Manager wind ow is open, yo u can highligh t the fol lowing informat ion on the topology map in the Opt ivity Switch Man ager main wi ndow: • Location of a part icular multi cast device s • Multicas t forward in[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 161 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 3 Retu rn to th e Opti vity Switch Man ager wind ow . — If a pr otocol ic on was sele cted, all dev ices suppo rted by th e protocol are highli ghted. — If a si ngle devi ce was select ed, the devi ce is hi ghlighted . Highlighting a multicast forwardi[...]

162 Chapter 6 Using M ulticast M anager 208963-B Figure 78 Optiv ity Switch Manage r with forwa rding nod e highli ghted Y ou ca n also sel ect a mult icast pr otocol in Multicast Manager and view in Optivit y Switch Manag er the dev ices that ar e active ly using that protocol . T o view devices usi ng multicast protocols: 1 In the Mult icast Mana[...]

Chap ter 6 U sin g Mult icas t Mana ger 163 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 79 Optiv ity Switch Manage r window with devices u sing DVM RP highlig hted[...]

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165 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Chapter 7 Using L og Manage r Log Manag er allows you to open l og files th at are t ransferred from a networ k device. T he log file i s a file saved on the f lash memory o f a device . Y ou can use the log file cont ent (dis played in ASCII form at) to a nalyze any activit y written to the lo[...]

166 Chapter 7 Using L og Manager 208963-B Uploading Pass port syslog files to y our managemen t station This sec tion desc ribes how to upload Passpo rt 8000 Ser ies (versi on 3.0 and higher) syslog f iles to yo ur manag ement stati on. The proc edure her e illustr ates the general principl es of the upl oad proce ss for al l switche s. For speci f[...]

Chapter 7 Usi ng Log Manager 16 7 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 80 Copy F ile tab 2 Enter t he source a ddress of th e syslog f ile. 3 Enter t he destin ation addr ess of th e syslog f ile. 4 Select the star t radio bu tton. 5 Click Appl y . Uploadin g a fi le us ing the CL I If remot e access to t he CLI is e nabled for [...]

168 Chapter 7 Using L og Manager 208963-B Figure 81 T elne t dialog b ox 2 T o begin your T elnet ses sion, ente r your log in name and pass word, for example: Login: rwa Password: *** (rwa) Using the T elnet applicat ion T o initiate a T elnet se ssion usi ng the T elnet appli cation: 1 Launch your T elnet applicatio n. 2 From the menu bar , click[...]

Chapter 7 Usi ng Log Manager 16 9 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 82 T elne t window 4 T o begin the T elnet sessi on, enter y our login n ame and pass word, for example: Login: rwa Password: *** (rwa) When you have accessed the CLI, you u se the copy command to upload the file . Upload ing the sys log file T o use the copy[...]

170 Chapter 7 Using L og Manager 208963-B Passport/Accel ar 1000 Series switches (ver sion 2.x) T o uplo ad a Passport/ Accelar 1000 Series syslo g file to your mana gement stati on, use the CLI copy comm and as desc ribed in the CLI refe renc e guid e that was shipped wi th the swi tch. For exampl e, the fol lowing CLI comma nd and prompt sequence[...]

Chapter 7 Usi ng Log Manager 17 1 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 83 SysL og dialog box Opening a s yslog file T o open a syslog file: 1 In the Sy sLog dialog box, click the fo lder ico n. The Open sys Log dialog box opens (Fi gure 84) . Figure 84 Open s ysLog dia log box[...]

172 Chapter 7 Using L og Manager 208963-B 2 In the Fi le name te xt box, type th e name of the log fil e to import, or use the Brow se bu tton t o loca te the log fi le. 3 Click Open . The l og file is im porte d into the Sy sLog d ialog box (Figure 85) . Figure 85 Import ed log fil e in SysLo g dialog box The S ysLo g dia log b ox in clude s so me[...]

Chapter 7 Usi ng Log Manager 17 3 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Severity The sev erity level of the log entry . The possible severity lev els ar e: • Info — Inform ational me ssage only • Wa r n i n g — Ther e may be a mis conf igur atio n in t he network, but you do not need t o take ac tion. • Error — There i s a m[...]

174 Chapter 7 Using L og Manager 208963-B Exporting a log file T o export a log file to the hard dri ve of your ma nagement st ation: 1 In the de vice vie w , click the di skette i con. The Export sysLog dia log box opens (Figure 86) . Figure 86 Expor t sysLog d ialog box 2 In the Fi le name te xt box, type a n ame for your file, fo r example, sysl[...]

Chapter 7 Usi ng Log Manager 17 5 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Figure 87 sys Log - Find dialog box 2 In the Fi nd field , type the type the str ing you want to search for , fo r example, Fatal. 3 In the Fro m field, check Selec tion (finds t he first occurrenc e of your selec tion from your cur rent posi tion in the table) or S[...]

176 Chapter 7 Using L og Manager 208963-B Filtering log e ntries In Log Ma nager, you c an displa y specifi c log entr ies by fil tering ou t (removin g) non- relate d log entrie s. T o display spe cific log en tries: 1 In the de vice vie w , click Filte r . The sysLog - Filter dialog bo x opens (Figure 88) . Figure 88 sys Log - Filt er dialo g box[...]

Chapter 7 Usi ng Log Manager 17 7 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 5 The SysL og dialog box di splays on ly the entries th at satis fy the fi lterin g crit eria. 6 T o restore all log entri es in the SysLog dial og box: a Select onl y “ All records ” in th e sev erity c olumn . b T ype “ empty string ” / ” blank str ing ?[...]

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179 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Appe ndix A Additional reference source s For more i nformatio n about net working conc epts, prot ocols, an d topologies, you may want to consult t he follo wing source s: • RFC 1058 (RIP v ersion 1) • RFC 1723 (RIP v ersion 2) • RFC 1213 (IP) • RFC 1389 (RIP 2 Management Informat ion [...]

180 Appendi x A Add itional re ference sou rces 208963-B[...]

181 Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 Appe ndix B T roubleshoo ting and error messag es Resolving prob lems Ta b l e 5 6 describe s common Optivi ty Switch Manager probl ems and soluti ons. Error messages Ta b l e 5 7 desc ribes Opti vity S witch Man ager mess ages a nd the ir me aning s. Ta b l e 5 6 O ptivity Switch Manager probl[...]

182 Appendi x B Tro ubleshoo ting and err or messag es 208963-B Ta b l e 5 7 O ptivity Switch Manage r error mes sages Message M eaning Disc repancies w ere found , see Vi ew > Au d i t The sub manager c an still function, but it has fou nd discrep ancies b etween nod es. From th e subman ager menu bar , choose Vi ew > Audi t to view the Audi[...]

Using Opt ivity Switc h Manager , Releas e 1.1.0.0 183 Index A Access tab 138 Action field 136 ActiveMRouter item 133 ActiveQuerier item 133 Address field in the Cache tab 141 in the Communities d ialog box 54 in the Neighbor tab 150 Asynchron ous T ransf er Mode. See AT M AT M 3 1 Automatically Relayout after disco very option 5 0 Automatically Sa[...]

184 Index 208963-B Designate dRoot field 75 Device field in the Configuration table 72 in the Isolated Dev ice table 1 10 in the N o T runk tabl e 108 in the Root table 7 5 in the Status t able 74 in t he Trunk ta ble 107 device ic ons 40 Device item in the Bridge Ro uting Ports table 68 in the Default Ports table 76 in the Isolated Rou ting Ports [...]

Index 185 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Grou p tab, view ing L 3-IGM P mu ltica st gro up information 144 GroupAddress fiel d 155 GrpAddress field in the Access tab 139 in the Receiver tab 134 in the Sender tab 136 in the Static tab 137 H HelloT ime field 74 Help 46 highligh ted topology view 93 HighPriority item in the Default [...]

186 Index 208963-B L L3-IGMP and Multicas t Manager 130 Cache tab 140 disp laying info rmat ion 13 9 Group tab 144 Interface tab 142 LastMemberQueryI nterval field 143 LastReporter fi eld in the Cache tab 141 in the Receivers tab 160 Layer 3 IGM P . See L3-IGMP Layout sl ider 52 LeafT imeOut field 148 Link T ype s, de fini tion 31 LocalAddress fiel[...]

Index 187 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 multicast protocols 162 source subnet in Optiv ity Switch Manager 160 window 1 23 Multicast Manager icons forw ardi ng nod e 1 29 multicast group 129 source subn et 129 Multicast Route. See MRoute. multicast, definition 1 22 MultiLink T runking Manager configuring a ML T on two devices 113[...]

188 Index 208963-B protocol -based 87 source MAC-b ased 90 Next Hop tab 1 53 No t runk co nfig urati ons, vie wing 10 8 No T runk tabl e 108 Node item, in the Insert ML T dialog b ox 112, 1 15 Non-hig hlighted opt ion 50 NotA llow edT oJoin f ield 1 38 NumPorts field 74 NumRou tes field 148 O On All Devices item in the New VLAN dialog box 85 in the[...]

Index 189 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 Preferences dialog box 48 Priority field 72 Priority item 80 product support 21 Prot ocol fi eld 156 protocol-based VLANs creating 87 PIDs 89 usin g user-d efine d pro tocol s 8 9 Prot ocolId b ox 89 ProtocolSpecification field 74 publicat ions rela ted 1 8, 179 Q QosLevel item in the Defa[...]

190 Index 208963-B Source Subnets tab 157 SourceAddress field 155 SourceMask field in the Next Hop tab 15 4 in the Route tab 152, 155 spanning tr ee groups definition 56 viewing configuration info rmation 5 7 viewing root informatio n 57 Spanning T ree Protocol. See STP State field 151 status bar Multicast Manager 128 Mul tiLin k T run k Mana ger 1[...]

Index 191 Using Optiv ity Switc h Manager, Rel ease 1.1.0.0 toolb ar bu ttons 36 T opChanges field 74 topo logy map, m agnif ying 41 T riggered UpdateInterval f ield 148 T rim HostName Domains item 50 troubles hooting 94, 181 T runk table 107 trunk, definition 106 Ty p e f i e l d in the New VLAN dialog box 85 in the Next Hop tab 15 4 in the Receiv[...]

192 Index 208963-B tagging 64 unassigned VLAN 64 VlanId field in the Access tab 139 in th e Gene ral ta b 132 in the Receiver tab 134 in the Sender tab 136 in the Static tab 137 VlanIds field in the Isolated Dev ice table 1 10 in the N o T runk tabl e 109 in t he Trunk ta ble 107 VlanIds item in the Insert ML T dialog box 1 12, 115 in the T agging [...]