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Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220-101 (320512-D) .[...]

Document status: Standard Document version: 01.01 Document date: 28 January 2008 Copyright © 2008, Nor tel Networks All Rights Reser v ed. Sourced in Canada, India and the United States America P ar t Number: NN47220-101 (320512-D) This document is protected by cop yright and distributed under licenses restricting its use , cop ying, distr ibution[...]

3 Contents Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager 5 Overview 5 Setting ASEM Proper ties 5 Opening a Switch 8 Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2 8 Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 10 Previously Opened Switches 10 T roubleshooting the Opening of a Switch 11 Connecting to a ASEM Ser ver 11 The ASEM Interface 13 ASEM Interface Eleme[...]

4 Contents Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220-101 (320512-D) 01.01 Standard 5.0 28 January 2008 Copyright © 2008, Nor tel Networks .[...]

5 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Overview The Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager (ASEM) provides a graphical user interf ace (GUI) for remotely managing a Nor tel Application Switch through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This document provides an o ver view of how to use the ASEM. The f ollowing topics [...]

6 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Properties Screen 2 Select the proper ties to change and set their v alues. Note: The ASEM Server Notifications area is only a vailab le when a connection to an ASEM Ser ver has been estab lished. Use the ASEM Ser ver Notifications area to configure ASEM Ser ver e-mail notifications. 3 Clic[...]

Setting ASEM Proper ties 7 —End— Property screen fields Field Description Polling Fields Status Interval The interval at which statistics and status information are gathered. (If Traps, Status Interval) If the Register for Traps check box is selected, then it specifies the interval in seconds at which statistics and status information are gath[...]

8 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Field Description Synchronize VRRP Peers on Apply If checked, the switch synchronizes the SLB, filter, and VRRP configuration on a peer switch on Apply . To take effect, peers must be configured on the switches and the administrator password on the switches must be identical. ASEM Server Notifi[...]

Opening a Switch 9 Open Device screen Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or by right-clicking on the ASEM tree control. See "ASEM T oolbar" (page 21) and "ASEM T ree Control" (page 25) f or more inf or mation on these options. 2 Identify the de vice to be opened by typing the Domain Naming Ser vices (DNS) name or Inter[...]

10 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 Bef ore opening a switch using SNMP v ersion 3, SNMP version 3 must be enabled on the s witch. Ref er Nor tel Application Switch Operating System 24.0 Command Ref erence (NN47220-105) for inf or mation on enabling SNMP version 3. T o open a s witch using SNMP vers[...]

Opening a Switch 11 T r oubleshooting the Opening of a Switch Errors can occur dur ing the opening of a switch. If an error occurs, ASEM displa ys an error message. This message is illustrated in "Connection Error Message" (page 11) . Connection Error Messa g e If this message is displa yed, the f ollowing items should be chec ked: • In[...]

12 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Step Action 1 F rom the Open Device screen, select the Login to ASEM Server check bo x. "Open De vice screen" (page 12) illustrates this screen. F or information on accessing and using this screen, see "Opening a Switch" (page 8) . Note: One more check bo x Remember Pass wo[...]

The ASEM Interface 13 The ASEM Interface The ASEM interface consists of two framed windows with menu and tool bars. The left-hand tree control frame is used to display a list of s witches that were connected to during previous sessions . The r ight-hand frame displa y changes with the different functions perf or med throughout the application. An e[...]

14 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager • "ASEM T oolbar" (page 21) • "ASEM Screen and T ab Buttons" (page 23) • "ASEM T ree Control" (page 25) • Section "ASEM Conte xt Menus" (page 26) ASEM Menubar The ASEM menubar provides the commands used to monitor and configure the s witch. &quo[...]

The ASEM Interface 15 Menu Description Wizards The Wizards menu differs depending on the type of switch being managed: In Nortel Link Optimizer switches, the Wizards menu opens the initial configuration wizard. This wizard steps the user through the initial configuration. This wizard is a one-time action performed while installing a new switch. Thi[...]

16 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Icon Text Description Open Last Opens a menu that lists previously opened switches and allows connection to the switches based on stored information. Properties Opens a screen used to change default polling and SNMP information. The three buttons at the bottom of this screen allow you to save [...]

The ASEM Interface 17 Icon Text Description Log... Opens the Log screen for viewing the switch log. Manage Switch... Opens the Manage Switch Configuration Details dialog box. This dialog provides options to Insert/Modify/Delete jobs that manage devices by monitoring SNMP OIDs. Export Preferences Opens the Export Preferences screen. This screen is u[...]

18 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Icon Text Description Schedule Apply/Save Allows for the scheduling of Apply and Save operations. A connection must be established to an ASEM Server before this menu item is accessible. Note: Scheduled Apply/Save must also have the ITM key enabled. Many ITM menu options displayed on the ASEM C[...]

The ASEM Interface 19 Icon Text Description Warm Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory like a regular reset. This feature is only available on Nortel 180 or AD Series Web Switches. Diff Config Opens a screen to display any pending configuration changes. This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches. Diff Flash Opens [...]

20 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Icon Text Description Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash memory. Dump information contains internal switch data. This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches. Close Closes the selected switch. Delete Deletes the switch entry from the ASEM tree. Tear-off Tears[...]

The ASEM Interface 21 ASEM T oolbar "T oolbar items" (page 21) outlines the toolbar items av ailable in the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager . These toolbar items are av ailable throughout the application. T oolbar items Button Name Description Menu equivalent Open Opens a switch. This requires the address or the domain name of [...]

22 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Button Name Description Menu equivalent click Configure . The SHIFT key and mouse click can also be used to select multiple ports in the tree panel. Monitor Monitors the performance of either the port or the switch. Switch: To monitor the switch, click Monitor . Port: To monitor single or mult[...]

The ASEM Interface 23 Button Name Description Menu equivalent This feature is only available to switches using Nortel Application Switch Operating System 22.0.1.0 or higher Browse SSL Home Page This button launches the web browser and open the home page of the SSL accelerator portion of a Nortel Application Switch 2424-SSL using HTTPS. This feature[...]

24 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Button Name Description Menu Equivalent Modify When a data row is selected and the Modify button is clicked, the fields of an edit form are filled with the data of the selected row. None - This button exists in all pages where row data can be modified Apply Clicking the Apply button causes the[...]

The ASEM Interface 25 Button Name Description Menu Equivalent Close Closes the current screen. If the screen is docked, the screen closes and re-opens. If the screen is undocked, the screen closes. Actions > Close Help In a specific screen or tab, this button opens context-sensitive help in a web browser. None - This button exists on all pages a[...]

26 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager • IP Address • System Description • V ersion • MA C Address The Global Default T ree Node Preferences section of this screen is used to set global preferences . The global display of tree nodes can be set by: • De vice Name • System Name • IP Address • MA C Address T o change t[...]

The ASEM Interface 27 Application Root Context Menu Right-click the application root of the tree control to view the av ailable conte xt menu choices for the ASEM application. "Application Root Context Men u" (page 27) illustrates this conte xt menu. Application Root Context Menu "Application Root Context Menu items" (page 27) T[...]

28 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Switch Root Context Men u items Menu Item Description Ping Sends an ICMP packet to the selected switch to see if it is reachable on the network. Telnet Opens a Telnet screen to the selected switch. Close Closes the switch and all associated screens. Delete Deletes the switch entry from the ASE[...]

The ASEM Interface 29 Switch T ree Context Men u items Menu Item Description Configure Provides access to configuration commands for the switch. Monitor Provides access to the monitoring commands for the switch. Apply Configuration Applies any changes that have been made to the switch configuration. Save Configuration (back up) Saves the current co[...]

30 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Menu Item Description Configuration Dump Opens a console screen displaying a dump of the current switch configuration. From this screen the configuration can be saved or printed. This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches. Clear SLB All SPs Non-Operational Statistics Clears [...]

The ASEM Interface 31 "P or t Conte xt Menu items" (page 31) descr ibes the items on this context menu. P or t Context Menu items Menu Item Description Configure Provides access to the port configuration commands. Monitor Provides access to the port monitoring commands. Enable Enables the port. Disable Disables the port. Screen Context Me[...]

32 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Menu Item Description Apply Causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration. This causes the switch to operate with the new settings. At this point, the New and Current Configurations are identical. Refresh Discards any unsaved changes and re-retrieves the screen [...]

The ASEM Interface 33 Viewing a Switch Screen T o view a s witch screen, follo w this procedure: Step Action 1 Click on a node in the tree control. 2 The screen associated with the node item is displa yed in the right-hand frame of ASEM. If applicable, select a tab on this screen. —End— T o provide visual cues about information in ASEM, the fol[...]

34 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Undocked Screen Note: If an undock ed screen is left undock ed when ASEM is closed, the screen will be re-open undock ed the ne xt time the application is run. Docking a Switch Screen An undock ed screen can be dock ed back into the right-hand frame. T o re-dock a panel, follo w this procedure[...]

Switch Configuration T ools 35 When an Apply action is perf or med from one of the ASEM wizards (Intelligent T raffic Management, Link Load Balancing, or Ser v er Load Balancing), all screens are closed. The Apply action only per tains to the current s witch. Switch Configuration T ools This section provides an ov er view of the tools provided b[...]

36 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Function Description Apply The Apply button causes the entire New Configuration to be copied to the Current Configuration. This causes the switch to operate with the new settings. At this point, the New and Current configurations are identical. Italicized labels indicate variables that take ef[...]

Switch Configuration T ools 37 • Click P aste at the bottom of the screen. • Right-click the selected field and click P aste item in the conte xt menu. —End— A single string value can be pasted into m ultiple rows of the same column by selecting all of the desired columns before pasting. Selecting a Group of Fields with the Marquee Select[...]

38 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Data can also be dragged out of ASEM into a te xt application. In this instance the dragged data is placed into the te xt application as te xt. Insert button New rows are added to Edit T ab les through the use of the Insert button. Clicking Insert opens a separate data entr y screen that conta[...]

Switch Configuration T ools 39 • IS LESS THAN • EQU ALS • DOES NO T EQU AL The operator used depends on the column data and value type. F or e xample, if the column is an enumeration type that is based on an enumeration MIB type , enter ing a number in the v alue field compares enumeration numbers instead of string types. If the value type [...]

40 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager 3 If applicable , select the ne xt column to sor t by . —End— Monitoring P erformance This section provides an ov er view of perf or mance monitor ing. F or detailed inf or mation about monitoring commands, ref er ASEM online help by selecting Help > Contents from the ASEM menu. ASEM di[...]

Monitoring P erformance 41 Selected graphing data 2 Click the gr aphing button at the bottom of the screen that represents the type of graph to create. The graphing options are: • Line Graph • Area Graph • Bar Graph • Pie Graph —End— Note: The screen graphing b uttons are not enabled until data is selected. A graphing tab le is display [...]

42 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Graphing T able - Bar Graph Note: Graph tab les cannot be filtered. Altering the Graph Display The Line , Area , and Bar graph types ha ve se ver al sub-types that can be used to change the display of the gr aph. "Graph sub-types" (page 42) .outlines the sub-types av ailable . Graph[...]

Customizing the ASEM Display 43 The f ollowing sections descr ibe the elements of the ASEM that can be changed: • "Modifying Label Appearance" (page 43) • "Modifying the list of w ell-known por ts" (page 44) • "Modifying or adding Well-known Protocols" (page 44) • "Altering the Default Browser" (page [...]

44 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Modifying the list of well-known por ts The ports.properties file contains a list of por ts known to be used by v ar ious protocols. This is used in the ASEM application where a list of such por ts is useful. This list can be edited in a simple te xt editor to add or delete por ts. For a list[...]

Customizing the ASEM Display 45 Note: Editing the protocols.properties file can hav e an adverse aff ect on the application. Ensure all changes to this file are intended before sa ving them. 3 Sav e the changes made to the file. These changes are displa yed the ne xt time the application is star ted. —End— Altering the Default Bro wser By de[...]

46 Using the Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Step Action 1 Create a cop y of the alias.properties file . Re-name this file to alias_ <temporary name> .properties where <temporary name> is a temporar y placeholder used to sav e the file under a diff erent name. 2 Open the copy of the alias.properties file created in the pr[...]

Customizing the ASEM Display 47 3 Sav e the changes made to the file. These changes are displa yed the ne xt time the application is star ted. —End— Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220-101 (320512-D) 01.01 Standard 5.0 28 January 2008 Copyright © 2008, Nor tel Networks .[...]

48 Inde x A Apply Configuration b utton 23, 24 B Browse Home P age button 22 buttons toolbar C configuration, applying 23, 24 configuration, diff erence 23 Configure button 22 Confirm row deletion 7 D De vice Manager setting poll inter val 7 setting proper ties 5 setting proper ties. 5 Diff Config button 23 F filtered view of tab le data 38 [...]

Index 49 trace routes, enab ling 7 T rap Log b utton 21 traps designating a por t 7 listening f or 7 max number in log 7 registering for 7 tree control 25 W W eb interf ace, opening 22 wizard 15 Write Community , SNMP 9 Nor tel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220-101 (320512-D) 01.01 Standard 5.0 28 January 2008 Copyright © 2008[...]

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