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IntraSpection ™ Personality Module 3Com ® SuperStack ™ II Switch 1000 User’ s Manual Asanté T echnologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 1.
Copyright Notice Copyright 1997 by Asanté T echnologies, Inc . All rights reserved. No part of this manual, or any associated artwork, software, product design or design concept, may be copied, r.
Page iii T able of Contents Preface .................................................................................. vii About This Manual ..........................................................................vii Chapter Contents ...............
Page iv Menus3-7 Tables ...................................................................................... 3-7 Table Columns ........................................................................ 3-7 Buttons .....................................
Page v Managing VLAN Groups ................................................................. 5-8 Naming a VLAN Group............................................................ 5-9 Disabling a VLAN Group ..............................................
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Page vii Preface About This Manual This manual introduces the IntraSpection P er sonality Module f or the f ol- lowing device: ❏ The 3Com SuperStack II Switc h 1000 The manual defines a P er sonality Module and e xplains how to install and use the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er sonality Module.
Preface Page viii Document Conventions This manual uses the f ollowing conventions to conv e y instr uctions and inf or mation: ❏ Commands and key words are in boldface f ont. ∆ Note: Notew orthy inf or mation, which contains helpful sugg estions or r ef erences to other sections in the manual, is in this format.
Page 1-1 1 Introduction IntraSpection Personality Modules A P er sonality Module is a “plug-in” to the IntraSpection system that allows f or e xpanded manag ement of an SNMP (Simple Networ k Manage- ment Protocol) device by specifically addr essing the device’ s propri- etar y information (the “Private MIB”).
Introduction Page 1-2 Management Options The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er sonality Module supports the follow- ing management options: ❏ VLAN — up to 16 groups ❏ P ort address table ❏ Devic.
IntraSpection Personality Modules Page 1-3 System Requirements Server ❏ IntraSpection v er sion 1.01. ❏ PC with 80486 or faster micr oprocessor. ❏ 48MB RAM. ❏ 100MB free disk space. ❏ W indows NT™ 3.51 or higher or Windows NT 4.0 (r ec- ommended).
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Page 2-1 2 Installation This chapter e xplains how to install the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er- sonality Module. Installing a Personality Module ▲ Important: The P er sonality Module is installed on the computer where the IntraSpection Application Ser ver is installed.
Installation Page 2-2 The “Software License Ag reement” window appear s. Review the agr eement carefully . 7 Click Ye s to accept the agreement and continue with the installation or clic k No to e xit the installation. The “IntraSpection P er sonality Module Read Me” win- dow appears.
Installing a Personality Module Page 2-3 13 Click OK . The “IntraSpection Module Installation” window appear s. ▲ Important: This window should be pointing to the director y that contains the IntraSpection (websuite.e xe) progr am. If it is not, click Browse and locate that director y .
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Page 3-1 3 Accessing the Device This chapter e xplains how to access the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 P er- sonality Module’ s Device Page . The Device P ag e provides access to the P er sonality Module’ s mana gement options.
Accessing the Device Page 3-2 ❏ T ype the highest (last) IP address on y our netw or k in the Hi IP Address field. ❏ Select New in the Discovery Mode field to create a new map, or select Append to attach this map to the map that is stored in y our system’ s buf f er (if any).
Device Information Page 3-3 Device Page Components The Device P a g e consists of several components, including device infor- mation, a front panel image, a VLAN identification window , and manage- ment menus.
Accessing the Device Page 3-4 VLAN Identification Window The VLAN identification window displays the number of the currentl y selected VLAN group. It also allows you to select a configur ed group of VLAN by typing the VLAN group’ s number in the window .
Front Panel Image Page 3-5 Selecting the Device for Management The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 can be managed at differ ent levels; that is, at the device, VLAN group, or por t level. For e xample, if you do not select any item on the SuperStac k II Switch 1000 and clic k the Graph menu, statistics f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 are displa yed.
Accessing the Device Page 3-6 Selecting a Port for Management T o select a por t for manag ement: ❏ Click once on a port on the front panel image. If a VLAN group mar ker appear s, click on the port again until the port is highlighted b y a gr een box.
Tables Page 3-7 Menus The menus on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s Device P a ge pr ovide access to the different manag ement options supported b y the P er sonal- ity Module.
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Page 4-1 4 Management This chapter e xplains how manage the SuperStac k II Switch 1000 via the IntraSpection P er sonality Module. ▲ Important: T o mana g e the SuperStac k II Switc h 1000, you must first access the switc h’ s Device Page . See Chapter 3, “ Accessing the Device, ” f or instructions.
Management Page 4-2 ▲ Important: For inf or mation on using VLAN, see Chap- ter 5, “VLAN . ” Management T ask Page Number Managing the port address table page 4-15 Viewing statistics page 4-18 b.
Setting Community Strings Page 4-3 Setting Community Strings Community strings define access r ights for r eading and writing SNMP data objects f or a device. The community strings (read community and wr ite community) f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 are manuall y set in the device via its console port.
Management Page 4-4 Figur e 4-2 IntraSpection Map Manag er P age 3 Click the Edit Device button. The Map Configuration T a ble appears, similar to Figure 4-3. Figur e 4-3 Map Configuration T a ble 4 Enter the device’ s IP address in the IP Address field.
Configuring Network Access Parameters Page 4-5 Configuring Network Access Parameters T o configure and/or manage the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 over the net- wor k or via out-of-band access, the device needs to be properly config- ured with netw ork access par ameter s.
Management Page 4-6 Configuring Identification Information T o help with device identification, you can add certain details about the SuperStack II Switc h 1000; such as, the device’ s physical address, name, location, and contact information.
Performing a Software Upgrade Page 4-7 Performing a Software Upgrade The SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s software can be upg raded via IntraSpection. T o upgrade the device’ s software: 1 Click Upgrade . The Software Upg rade table appears, similar to Figur e 4-6.
Management Page 4-8 Updating the Device Page The files f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s P er sonality Module are stored within the IntraSpection Application Ser ver’ s data base. Occasionally , these files should be updated from the Device P age to ensure that y ou are viewing the device’ s latest information.
Viewing General Device Information Page 4-9 V iewing General Device Information General device inf or mation includes items such as the device’ s chassis name, object ID , and hardware v er sion number . T o view g eneral device inf or mation: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image.
Management Page 4-10 Resetting the Device Y ou can reset the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 via one of two methods: ❏ By physicall y powering of f the SuperStack II Switc h 1000, then powering it on.
Viewing Group Information Page 4-11 V iewing Group Information The Slot Configuration T a ble displa ys and allows you to modify g roup inf or mation about the SuperStack II Switch 1000. The group inf or ma- tion contains details about the device as if it were a part of a device stack.
Management Page 4-12 Managing T rap Receivers The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 can be set to g enerate traps. T raps are messages sent across the netw ork to an SNMP networ k manager (suc h as IntraSpection). The y aler t you to f aults or to chang es that occur to the s witch device.
Managing Trap Receivers Page 4-13 ▲ Important: Do NO T type an IP address of 0.0.0.0. 6 T ype the community string of the mana g ement station in the Community String field. 7 Click Apply . An entr y for the manag ement station appear s in the table.
Management Page 4-14 V iewing SNMP Agent Information SNMP agent inf or mation includes items such as the device’ s PR OM soft- ware v er sion number , recent reset action, and last system er ror . T o view SNMP agent inf or mation: 1 Do not select any item on the Device P age’ s front panel image.
Managing the Port Address Table Page 4-15 Managing the Port Address T able The P ort Address T able is a table of node addresses that the device receiv es on its por ts. It uses the information in the table to decide whether a frame should be f orwarded or filtered.
Management Page 4-16 Specifying Port Access T o restr ict access to a port b y specifying the ph ysical address that is authorized to connect to the por t: 1 Select the number of the port you want to control access to by clicking once on a ro w containing that port number .
Page 4-17 Deleting an Entry T o manually delete an entr y in the Port Address T able: 1 Select an entr y to be deleted b y clicking once on its row in the table. 2 Click Modify . 3 Open the Address Status drop-down menu and select delete . 4 Click Apply .
Management Page 4-18 V iewing Statistics Statistics f or a SuperStack II Switc h 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports can be viewed in tw o dif f erent f or mats: table or graph. Sta- tistics collected include runts, alignment er ror s, collisions, shor t events, and readable fr ames.
Viewing Statistics Page 4-19 Statistics are gathered in the f ollowing columns: ❏ Curr — (current) the number of occur rences each second. ❏ Peak — the larg est number of occur rences since opening or resetting the screen. ❏ Av g — the aver age number of occurrences since opening or resetting the screen.
Management Page 4-20 Graph Statistics 1 T o view statistics f or the SuperStack II Switch 1000, do not select anything on the Device P age’ s front panel image. T o view statistics f or a VLAN group, clic k once on a por t belonging to that VLAN group.
Page 5-1 5 VLAN This chapter pr ovides an ov er view of VLAN and explains ho w to use it with the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. VLAN Overview VLAN stands f or virtual local area networ k.
VLAN Page 5-2 V iewing VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN. At star t- up, all of the switc h’ s por ts are on vlan1 (displa y ed as 1001 in the VLAN Identification W indow). ▲ Important: Y ou can delete VLAN groups; how ever , it is not recommended.
VLAN Groups Page 5-3 VLAN Groups The 16 VLAN groups are identified by a number (vlan1, vlan2, etc ) and a corresponding button, as shown in F igure 5-2. Figur e 5-2 VLAN groups The VLAN group button is used to select the VLAN group f or mana g e- ment.
VLAN Page 5-4 VLAN Menu Items The menu items on the VLANVie w screen allow f or individual mana ge- ment of each of the 16 g roups of VLAN . The menu items are identical to those on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 Device P a g e. Each menu can be opened or c losed by clicking once on its menu-level indicator .
VLAN Groups Page 5-5 Creating VLAN Groups The SuperStack II Switc h 1000 comes with 16 groups of VLAN. By default, all of the s witch’ s por ts are assigned to vlan1. T o create more gr oups of VLANs, “group” tog ether the por ts that you want to hav e on the same segment by dragging and dropping a port but- ton onto a VLAN group button.
VLAN Page 5-6 Figur e 5-5 Selecting a port button 6 While holding down the mouse button, drag the dot onto the VLAN group button that y ou want to assign the port to, then release the mouse button. See Figur e 5-6. Figur e 5-6 Assigning a port to a VLAN group The port is now assigned to that VLAN group.
VLAN Groups Page 5-7 Figur e 5-7 New VLAN group 7 Repeat steps 1 – 6 f or eac h por t you want to assign to a VLAN group. the port is assigned to the VLAN group book Page 7 Thursday, September 4, 19.
VLAN Page 5-8 Managing VLAN Groups There are tw o ways to manag e each configured g roup of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000: ❏ via the VLANView Page ❏ via the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s Device Page The management menu items on the VLAN Vie w P age ar e identical to those on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000’ s Device P a ge.
Naming a VLAN Group Page 5-9 Naming a VLAN Group For identification purposes, configured g roups of VLAN can be assigned a name (such as “Marketing” or “P ayroll”). T o assign a name to a VLAN group via the VLAN Vie w P age: 1 In the VLAN Vie w P a ge, select the VLAN group y ou want to name by clicking once on its VLAN group but- ton.
VLAN Page 5-10 Figur e 5-10 VLAN W orkgroup T able 4 Select the VLAN group to be named by clicking once on its row entr y . 5 Click Modify . The Modify Dialog box appear s. 6 T ype a name f or the VLAN group in the WGroup- Name field. 7 Click Apply .
Disabling a VLAN Group Page 5-11 Disabling a VLAN Group Disabling a VLAN group prev ents all of the por ts belonging to that group from communicating with eac h other . T o disa ble a VLAN group: 1 In the VLAN Vie w P a ge, select the VLAN group y ou want to disable by clic king once on its VLAN group button.
VLAN Page 5-12 V iewing Statistics for a VLAN Group Y ou can view statistics — in table and gr aph formats — f or each of the configured g roups of VLAN on the SuperStack II Switch 1000.
Page 6-1 6 Menus This chapter describes each manag ement menu on the SuperStack II Switch 1000 P er sonality Module’ s Device P a ge. The table below pro vides a brief descr iption of each menu; the sections that f ollow e xplain each menu in detail.
Menus Page 6-2 Menu Description NetwAccess Allows you to view and configure network access informa- tion (both in-band and out-of-band) for the device. See “Network Access” on page 6-14. T rapReceiv- ers Allows you to determine the management stations can receive traps from the device.
VLAN Page 6-3 VLAN This menu allows y ou to name, disable or enable any of the SuperStac k II Switch 1000’ s 16 groups of VLAN . T a ble 6-2 describes each field in the VLAN menu.
Menus Page 6-4 Address List This menu displays the SuperStac k II Switch 1000’ s MA C address table. The MA C address table is a table of node addresses that the device receiv es on its por ts. It uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be f orwarded or filtered.
Address List Page 6-5 Field Description Address Status Configurable field; determines the status of the MAC address in the Port Address T able. ❏ nonPermanent — the address is not perma- nent; it is removed if, after a period of time (aging time), the device has not transmitted.
Menus Page 6-6 Identify This menu allows y ou to view and configure identification inf or mation f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. T a ble 6-4 describes each field in the Identify menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Config- uring Identification Information” on page 4-6.
Device Page 6-7 Device This menu allows y ou to view g eneral inf ormation for the SuperStack II Switch 1000. T a ble 6-5 describes each field in the Device menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing General Device Inf or mation” on page 4-9.
Menus Page 6-8 Agent This menu displays r ead-only SNMP ag ent inf or mation f or the Super- Stack Switc h 1000. T a ble 6-6 describes each field in the Ag ent menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “Vie wing SNMP Agent Inf or mation” on page 4-14.
Slots Page 6-9 Slots This menu allows y ou to view and configure g roup inf or mation f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000. The group inf or mation includes details about the switc h as if it wer e a par t of a device stack. T a ble 6-7 describes each field in the Slots menu.
Menus Page 6-10 Field Description Service T ype Read-only field; displays what kind of entity is present at this location. ❏ (1) unmanaged 802.3 repeater ❏ (2) IEEE 802.
Slots Page 6-11 Field Description Entity T ype (continued) ❏ (32) 6-port resilient fiber ❏ (65) 12-port UTP , RJ45 connector ❏ (66) 12-port UTP , RJ45 connector (expand- able) ❏ (67) 13-port .
Menus Page 6-12 Field Description SwV ersion Read-only field; displays the software version number of the entity at this location if the entity contains a processor . If an entity has no software, the value of this parameter is “ none .” Serviceid Read-only field; displays the number of the service in the device.
Upgrade Page 6-13 Upgrade This menu allows y ou to set the download file name and ser ver address f or upgrading the device’ s software. T a ble 6-8 describes each field in the Upg rade menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see “P erf or ming a Software Upg rade” on page 4-7.
Menus Page 6-14 Network Access This menu allows y ou to view and configure netw ork access inf or ma- tion (both in-band and out-of-band) f or the SuperStack II Switc h 1000.
Trap Receivers Page 6-15 T rap Receivers This menu allows y ou to deter mine the management stations that will receiv e traps from the SuperStac k II Switch 1000. ▲ Important: Ref er to the SuperStack II Switch 1000’ s User Guide f or instr uctions on setting traps.
Menus Page 6-16 Field Description Category (continued) ❏ ‘00000020’h — regular heartbeat traps ❏ ‘00000040’h — end station table traps ❏ ‘00000080’h — reserved ❏ ‘00000100.
Validate Page 6-17 V alidate This menu updates the SuperStack II Switc h 1000 Device P a ge with the latest inf or mation from the IntraSpection Application Ser ver database. Occasionally , these files should be updated to ensure that you ar e view- ing the device’ s latest inf or mation.
Menus Page 6-18 Graph This menu allows y ou to view real-time statistical inf or mation — in a gr aph format — on the SuperStack II Switc h 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its por ts.
Graph Page 6-19 Field Description Statistics (continued) Group Statistics ❏ Readable Frames — displays the total number of good or readable frames (frames without error). ❏ Unicast Frames — displays the number of frames seen by the card that is addressed to a unicast (non-card) address.
Menus Page 6-20 Field Description Statistics (continued) Port Statistics (continued) ❏ Forwarded Frames — displays the total num- ber of frames that were forwarded success- fully by ports in this workgroup to their destinations.
Table Page 6-21 T able This menu allows y ou to view real-time statistical inf or mation, in table f or mat, on the SuperStack II Switch 1000, one of its VLAN groups, or one of its ports.
Menus Page 6-22 VLAN V iew This menu allows y ou to view , configure, and manage the 16 gr oups of VLAN that are supported by the SuperStack II Switch 1000. T a ble 6-13 describes each field in the VLAN View menu. ∆ Note: For instructions on using this menu, see Chapter 5, “VLAN .
VLAN View Page 6-23 Field Description ❏ Setup ❏ Upgrade — allows you to set the down- load file name and server address for upgrading the device’ s software. See “Upgrade” on page 6-13. ❏ NetwAccess — allows you to view and configure network access information for the device.
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Index-i Index A about this manual vii access to ports, restricting 4-16 action field, slots menu 6-12 add button 3-7 address field, address list 6-4 inde x field, address list 6-4 list menu 6-4 prio.
Index-ii groups of VLAN creating 5-5 disabling 5-11 naming 5-9 statistics, viewing 5-12 viewing 3-4 H hardware requirements 1-3 heartbeat interval field, agent menu 6-8 help.
Index-iii menus (continued) components of 3-7 overview of 6-1 tables components of 3-7 resizing 3-7 MIB, private 1-1 Microsoft Access 1-3 IIS 1-3 Internet Explorer 1-3 SQL Server 1-3 modify button 3-7.
Index-iv selecting (continued) VLAN f or management 3-5 serial number, location of 2-2 server address field, upgrade menu 6-13 requirements 1-3 service ID field, slots menu 6-12 type field, slots menu 6-10 short events 6-18 , 6-19 slots menu 6-9 SNMP agent inf or mation, viewing 4-14 community strings.
Index-v Windows NT (continued) 4.0 1-3 starting server 2-3 World Wide Web browsers supported 1-3 write community string, configuring 4-3 book Page v Thursday, September 4, 1997 3:47 PM.
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