AccView® Advanced Manager for OpenView NNM® User Guide
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1. Appendix B CodeBase Sub License Agreement Appendix C Product Support Services Glossary Index Chapter 1 Introduction The AccView Advanced Manager for OpenView Network Node Manager NNM is specifically designed to support the efforts of technical staff responsible for network management and maintenance This software provides a user friendly interface for managing various Accton network devices with HP OpenView NNM under Windows NT HPUX and Solaris Note Atthe time this manual was completed this software supported the EH1500 EH3512 EH3512A 24A ES3508 and ES3508A For a full list of the network devices currently supported by this software see the readme txt file on the CD ROM The Advanced Manager allows you to monitor the activity on any hub switch or designated port and automatically respond if the traffic load exceeds predefined parameters or excessive errors are detected It provides all the tools needed to monitor the network and make the changes required to avoid major crises ahead of time The Advanced Manager is based on SNMP network management protocol providing graphic based interactive management of Accton s intelligent Ethernet hub and switch systems The device modules display the front panels of the managed device showing port status and provide functional control for its ports and other advanced features It also displays detailed graphic charts o2. The files modified include the following items 1 append opt OV AccView config accoid to type to letc opt OV share conf oid to type append opt OV AccView config accoid to sym to letc opt OV share conf oid to sym append opt OV AccView config accoid to label to letc opt OV share conf oid to label append opt OV AccView config acctrapd cconf to letc opt OV share conf C trapd conf append opt OV AccView config aam envvars csh to letc csh login and letc skel cshrc append opt OV AccView config aam envvars sh to etc profile and etc skel profile After uninstalling AAM you need to manually remove the appended contents of the files mentioned above Installation Installing under Solaris The Advanced Manager can be readily installed under Solaris The setup program will guide you through this step by step procedure System Requirements Before installing the Advanced Manager please review these minimum requirements for a network management station Hardware Sun SPARC workstation CD ROM drive hard drive with at least 10 MB free disk space VGA adapter and display mouse network adapter Software Solaris 2 5 1 or above OpenWindows Version 3 0 or later or OSF Motif window manager or CDE desktop HP OpenView 6 1 or above If you frequently use multiple applications you may need a more powerful environment to run the Advanced Manager along with other applications
3. Accton Making Partnership Work AccView Advanced Manager for OpenView NNM User Guide Accton Making Partnership Work AccView Advanced Manager for OpenView NNM SNMP Based Network Management Software for OpenView NNM under Windows NT HPUX and Solaris Copyright 2000 by Accton Technology Corporation All rights reserved No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Accton Technology Corporation Accton makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of mer chantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice Accton reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes Accton International Headquarters USA Headquarters No 1 Creation Road III 6 Hughes Science based Industrial Park Irvine CA 92618 Hsinchu 300 Taiwan R O C Phone Numbers Phone 886 3 5770 270 Sales 800 926 9288 FAX 886 3 5770 267 Support 888 398 4101 or 949 707 4847 Internet support accton com tw RMA 800 762 4968 FAX 949 707 2460 Accton is a trademark of Accton Technology Corporation Other trademarks or brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies SW6130 150399 102 E112000 R02 Accton Licence Agreement
4. Change Behavior to Execute Choose the appropriate ApplicationAction such as AccView Advanced Manager re ExecEtherHub3524A Then add it to the Target Objects as the target of the application CheetaHub3524A 3 Right click on the object and select Object Properties and set the Selection Name to the object s IP address if not already configured that way You must provide an IP address not a host name for the Advanced Manager to properly access the device 3 3 Getting Started Enabling the RMON Manager 3 4 If your network map includes any third party devices that support RMON you can take the following steps to enable the Advanced Manager s RMON utilities 1 Find the object on your network map that supports RMON 2 Right click on the object and select Symbol Properties Change Behavior to Execute Choose the appropriate ApplicationAction such as AccView Advanced Manager ExecRMON Or if you only want to enable a specific RMON group select that application such as AccView Advanced Manager ExecRmStats Then add it to Target Objects as the target of the application 4 Right click on the object and select Object Properties and set the Selection Name to the object s IP address if not already configured that way You must provide an IP address not a host name for the Advanced Manager to properly access the device Chapter 4 Device Management This chapter describes how to use the device modules provided i
5. The CodeBase DLL SUB LICENSE consents to jurisdiction in the province of Alberta Canada Appendix C Product Support Services Accton is an international corporation that offers worldwide technical support Many of these services are available 24 hours a day To help us serve you more effectively please have the following information available before calling Accton Alistoffiles in your AccView Advanced Manager directory NT C AccView Advanced Manager 1 2 HP UX or Solaris opt OV AccView Detailed information about your network adapter Questions from the Support Staff Be prepared to answer the following questions Questions Example Step by step description of what happened and what you were doing when 1 Double clicked on AccView Advanced the problem occurred Manager icon 2 Saw error message Description of the actions you have taken to correct the problem Re booted computer Anything else we should know about your computer or installation Computer soaked by Great Flood of 99 Contact Information Accton FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALL From U S A and Canada Monday thorough Friday 8 30 AM 8 00 PM Pacific Time 888 398 4101 or 949 707 4847 949 707 2460 Fax From Asia 8 00 AM 5 30 PM UK Greenwich Mean Time 886 3 5770 270 886 3 5770 267 Fax INTERNET E mail addresses support accton com tw Driver updates http www accton com support html World Wide Web http www accton com FTP Site ftp
6. e g OpenView NNM or AccView Advanced Manager OpenView NNM Network Node Manager A comprehensive network management tool that runs under Windows NT or Unix It supports automated network mapping and event management for a broad range of third party network devices Glossary 2 Glossary Packet The unit of data transfer over a local area network For Ethernet it includes the number of preamble bits the start of frame delimeter the destination and source addresses the data to be transferred and the error correction code Protocol A set of rules that allows computers to communicate with one another specifying the format timing sequencing and error checking for data transmission Retries The number of times the AccView Advanced Manager attempts to communicate with a device before quitting Also see timeout RMON Remote Monitoring RMON provides comprehensive network monitoring capabilities It eliminates the polling required in standard SNMP and can set alarms on a variety of traffic conditions including specific errors types SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol The application protocol offering network management services in the Internet suit of protocols Subnet A LAN segment which may be reached through a gateway Subnet Mask A decimal number four integers which specifies the logical network subnet of the terminal A typical subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Also see Netmask Timeout The elapsed time i
7. HP OpenView NNM background processes if any This has the same effect as executing ovstop from the command line Insert the Advanced Manager installation CD ROM in your drive Change the directory to WinNT on the CD ROM Type SETUP in the dialog box Click on OK to start SETUP Follow the on screen instructions to install the software N ook BW Files Modified or Created In order to manage Accton s network devices under OpenView NNM the installation program modifies some of the NNM files and creates other files which are then stored in different subdirectories of NNM If you have installed NNM under the default directory C OpenView then the following NNM files will be modified oid to type file is modified to provide the Network Node Manager with a mapping from OID to Accton s object type and other attributes The full path is C OpenView Confloid_to_type oid to sym file is modified to provide applications with a mapping from OID to Accton s symbol class and type The full path is C OpenView Conf C oid_to_sym for OpenView 5 0 or C OpenView Conf oid_to_sym for OpenView 5 01 and above trapd conf file is modified to provide applications with a mapping from Accton s trap events to a user defined string The full path is C OpenView Conf C trapd conf And the following Accton specific files will be created for NNM accton fields file is added to C OpenView Fields C directory accton reg f
8. Management FUNCIONS s ae lie en 1 2 Application Interface nn 1 2 Features of the Advanced Manager 1 2 Chapter 2 Installation seen 2 1 Installing under Windows NT claire een ee 2 1 System Requirements tendu re et ket te tun irta 2 1 fona acus cr 2 2 Files Modified or Created 2 een 2 2 Installing nderFIPUR 2 2 a ae ia 2 3 System Requirements eek dene 2 3 Software Installato Pr 2 3 Files Modified or Created surta EROR M 2 5 Starting a Device Management Application 2 6 Removing AAM from HP UX 10 20 nnne 2 7 Installing rider SO ATS asin a dedita 2 8 System Requirements 2 8 Software Installatoni riale balia ira 2 8 Files Modified or Created ee 2 11 Starting a Device Management Application 2 11 Removing AAM from Solaris en 2 12 Chapter 3 Getting Started 2 4 444424242404028 rile 3 1 Setting Up Device Components een 3 1 Modifying Existing Objects Ceo ee ee 3 3 Enabling Device Management ii 3 3 Enabling the RMON Manager niri es it 3 4 Chapter 4 Device ManagemMent iii 4 1 Management Overview nc caesi eta asteste ae Ua Do Bes TRI ER NL UN RE 4 1 Getting Started i alitalia 4 2 Before YOU Beginnen 4 2 Accessing the SoftWare nennen 4 2 Command Interface for the EH3512A 24A _ ii 4 3 Table of Contents Appendix A Specifications
9. Otherwise you may not be able to take advantage of the full range of management capabilities Software Installation You must first decompresses program files for Advanced Manager AAM from CD ROM into a temporary directory on your hard disk Then use the install program to copy these files to the OpenView NNM directory and make necessary changes to the OpenView NNM system files Note Install HP OpenView NNM on your platform before installing this package You will be asked to provide your OpenView directory during the installation process for the Advanced Manager To install AAM in Solaris 1 Log in as the root 2 Mount the CD ROM if the system started up without Volume Management 3 Change to the directory that includes the AAM depot file Installation For example suppose the AAM depot file is in export home ckhsu sw6130 then at the shell prompt use the cd command to change directories Example cd export home ckhsu sw6130 4 After you change to the AAM depot directory enter the pkgadd command with the d sw6130 depot option pkgadd resides in usr sbin directory Example pkgadd d sw6130 depot After you issue this command you will see the following message on the screen The following packages are available 1 ACCTONaam AAM AccView Advance Manager sparc Release 1 2 Select package s you wish to process or all to process all packages default all q At this time just p
10. Provides detailed information on device parameters such as statistics for the overall SNMP agent device component status and network interface configuration statistics Introduction Isolate or reattach hubs switches and enable or disable ports Displays real time graphical statistics for various counters including network traffic Monitors the status and traffic load of devices such as displaying the number of incoming outgoing and discarded frames The RMON Manager provides detailed statisitcs and analysis tools from all 9 RMON groups under Windows NT It also allows you to set adjustable threshold values in devices and inform system administrators of events via trap reports However note that only the Statistics Group is supported by the RMON Manager under HPUX and Solaris and that the screen displays are built entirely on applications provided the HP Openview NNM Management controls are displayed with graphic and text oriented windows Commands are accessed via logically grouped menu functions and an intuitive user interface Introduction Chapter 2 Installation This chapter describes setup procedures for AccView s Advanced Manager software under Windows NT HPUX and Solaris Installing under Windows NT The Advanced Manager can be readily installed under Windows NT The setup program will guide you through this step by step procedure System Requirements Before installing the Advanced Manager please review these min
11. Marked field in list window will now display Yes Marked Name Revision Information Size Architecture Category Yes AAM 1 1 AccView Advanced Manager 14272 S7700 8800 HPUX 10 20 network management Select the menu item Actions gt Install analysis Then a dialog box titled Install Analysis hostname will appear If you have successfully installed NNM 6 1 in HP UX the OK button in this dialog box will be enabled after a while Press the OK button and when HP UX asked you to confirm your choice press the Yes key Now you will see a dialog box titled Install Window hostname Press Done in the Install Window hostname dialog box AAM has now been installed in your system Note The default full path name for OpenView NNM is opt OV The recommended directory for installing the Advanced Manager is opt OV AccView For easier access to the AM directory include it in the path environment variable in your cshrc file This manual assumes that you are running under the C shell If you are using a different System command processor then please make the necessary adjustments to the instructions provided in this manual Installation Files Modified or Created The installation program modifies some of the OpenView NNM files and creates other files which are then stored in different subdirectories of the OpenView NNM If you have installed the OpenView manager in the default path opt OV the following NNM files will be modi
12. P events All you need to do is specify your management station as a trap receiver in the managed device However if the management station is in a different IP segment then the appropriate IP gateway will have to be defined in the management device Also note that if you have disabled any of the default settings in Event Configuration for OpenView NNM you may need to re enable these settings to receive trap messages 4 3 Device Management 4 4 Appendix A Specifications The AccView Advanced Manager is designed to manage Accton products under HP s OpenView NNM It also provides a 9 group RMON management utilitity that can be used for any network device that supports RMON RFC 1757 Product Overview e Runs under OpenView NNM in Microsoft Windows NT HPUX and Solaris Provides device management for Accton products that include an SNMP agent Provides RMON management for any devices that support RFC 1757 Features and Specifications AccView Advanced Manager Architecture Scalable modular design Open device management and RMON modules User Interface PC Windows NT 4 0 or above OpenView NNM 5 0 or above HP 9000 workstation HPUX 10 20 OpenView NNM 6 1 or above Sun workstation Solaris 2 5 1 or above OpenView NNM 6 1 or above Device Management Full control over Accton devices RMON Management Full 9 group RMON Trap Management Device traps reported to OpenView NNM SNMP traps configured for the dev
13. RSONAL INJURY OR SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IF YOU APPLY ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASED OR LICENSED FROM ACCTON TO ANY SUCH UNINTENDED OR UNAUTHORIZED USE YOU SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD ACCTON ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HARMLESS AGAINST ALL CLAIMS COSTS DAMAGES AND EXPENSES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF ANY SUCH UNINTENDED OR UNAUTHORIZED USE EVEN IF SUCH CLAIM ALLEGES THAT ACCTON OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WAS NEGLIGENT IN DESIGNING OR MANUFACTURING THE PRODUCT Limitation of Liability and Damages IN NO EVENT SHALL ACCTON BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL INDIRECT SPECIAL PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR LOST PROFITS SAVINGS OR REVENUES OF ANY KIND OR FOR ANY ACTUAL DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF 100 000 REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT TORT NEGLIGENCE OF ACCTON OR OTHERS STRICT LIABILITY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE WHETHER OR NOT ANY REMEDY IS HELD TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE AND WHETHER OR NOT ACCTON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES About this Guide About this Guide Welcome to the AccView Advanced Manager for HP OpenView NNM This guide describes how to manage various Accton network products using AccView s device management modules or RMON Manager It describes the procedures for installing and using this program under the Windows NT HPUX and Solaris operating systems Detailed instructions on how to use every module make it easy for yo
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15. accton com tw C 1 Product Support Services C 2 Glossary AccView AccView is a complete network management platform AccView is composed of a core program and group of related modules AccView is a complete network management product with modules for managing Accton and third party SNMP devices AccView Advanced Manager Software used to manage Accton devices in under OpenView NNM Also includes an RMON manager that can access all 9 RMON groups for any device that supports RMON Address Identification of entities in a communication protocol BOOTP Boot Protocol BOOTP is a popular protocol that runs on top of the UDP IP stack BOOTP is used by devices to discover their own IP address Bandwidth Utilization The percentage of packets received over time as compared to overall bandwidth Broadcast Packet A packet transmitted to all nodes attached to the network Community A character string embeded in SNMP messages that s used to authenticate the access rights of the service requester Connection A logical binding between two or more users of a service Ethernet A 10 Mbps baseband LAN that uses a bus configuration and CSMA CD Ethernet Frame A packaging structure for Ethernet data and control information It consists of the destination address source address field length data pad and a frame check sequence Glossary 1 Glossary Gateway A synonym for router in internet protocol IP A gateway connects seve
16. e you have set the following environment variables in you system shell EMSHOME ETHERHUB1500 ETHERHUB3512 SWITCHHUB3508 CHEETAHSWITCH3508A CHEETAHUB3524A If you have not set these variables in your environment set them now by typing the following command for the C shell source opt OV AccView config aam envvars csh or the following command for the Shell or K shell lopt OV AccView config aam envvars sh You can start an AAM device management application by either of these means Youcan start it directly from the command line by just typing app name ip address f you start OpenView NNM it will automatically discover any manageable Accton devices on your network Just double click on any Accton device in the network map to launch the AAM management application Installation Removing AAM from HP UX 10 20 1 2 3 In SAM double click the Software Management icon Double click the Remove Software icon Double click the Remove Local Host Software icon Now you will see the graphic interface for swremove Click the item with the following information Marked Name Revision Information Size Architecture Category AAM 1 1 AccView Advanced Manager 14272 S7700 5800_HPUX 10 20 network management Select Actions gt Mark for Remove from the menu Select Actions gt Remove from the menu When the dialog box titled Remove Analysis hostname appears press OK Then press the Yes button to confirm
17. electing Capabilities General Attributes or IP Map from the Attributes list Refer to Field Definitions for Add Object Dialog Box on the next page After you have finished editing the Add Object dialog box double click on the object you just created to start the Advanced Manager Enter the community string in the Advanced Manager dialog box to verify your access privileges and press the OK button The Advanced Manager will then open the device management window for the selected object see Chapter 4 Getting Started Note The Advanced Manager can also be invoked as an independent application Under Windows NT just select the required application from the Start Programs menu Under Unix just enter gt etherhub lt hostname gt at the command line where hostname indicates the name of the device Field Definitions for Add Object Dialog Box Parameter Description Behavior The system s response to double clicking can be defined as Explode or Execute Set Behavior to Execute and select the appropriate Advanced Manager application from the Application Action list Be sure Target Objects is set to Self This will allow you to directly invoke the Advanced Manager by double clicking on this map object However also note you can also invoke the Advanced Manager by clicking on the map object with your mouse opening the AccView menu and then selecting the appropriate device management module Object Attributes Capabilities Determine
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19. er To install AAM in HP UX 10 20 1 Log in as the root and mount the CD ROM 2 Start the SAM System Administration Manager 3 Double click the Software Management icon in SAM 4 Double click the Install Software to Local Host icon Installation 5 When the graphic interface for swinstall appears it should include a dialog box titled Specify Source hostname If it does not appear please select the menu items Actions then Change Source from the menu bar When the dialog box appears you need to specify the following items a In the Source Depot type field set the combo box to Local Tape b In the Source Depot path field specify where the depot file is example cdfs sw6130 depot or users ckhsu sw6130 sw6130 depot After these two steps click the OK button in the dialog box After a while the list window will display the following item Marked Name Revision Information Size Architecture Category AAM 1 1 AccView Advanced Manager 14272 S7700 8800 HPUX 10 20 network management If you do not see this item in your list window make sure that you followed the preceding steps and that you have the correct AAM depot file Highlight the list item with your mouse and click the menu item Actions gt Mark for Install After this you will see a dialog box titled Error hostname The swinstall program is just warning you that NNM 6 1 needs to be installed Go ahead and press the OK button The
20. f network statistics via the RMON Manager General Description Simply by opening your network map and invoking various Accton hub or switch objects specific management interfaces and system information can be readily accessed Interface statistics and traffic load can then be readily displayed You can use the RMON Manager to define specific thresholds and issue trap messages warning you of abnormal conditions See the RMON Manager User Guide The Advanced Manager s device modules Chapter 4 can then be used to keep the network functioning despite problems such as broadcast storms or device failures You can use these modules to shut down malfunctioning ports switch to backup systems or reconfigure network connections and then restore system parameters back to normal values after component problems have been resolved or the traffic falls off 1 1 Introduction Management Functions This software provides state of the art utilities which allow you to perform the following management tasks Monitor significant events and statistics The Advanced Manager provides access to common MIB variables as well as specific parameters for Accton devices Network statistics can be displayed for a wide range variables Using the RMON Manager you can collect network statistics or analyze network traffic You can also define thresholds for parameters based on specific criteria or traffic loading and then warn the network manager of potentia
21. f the actual LEDs on the units being monitored 2 Select the overall system by deselecting all components a hub port or agent module by clicking on its graphic representation or an active segment by clicking on the segment label 3 Double click on any segment label or port to invoke the corresponding statistics window The Advanced Manager provides a menu bar above the stack display The following table describes each menu and the associated commands Menu Description Configuration System Configuration Configures IP parameters including address subnet mask gateway and default bootup IP RMON Configuration Enables disables RMON for 10 or 100 Mbps segments attaches Agent Module to 10 or 100 Mbps segment Port Configuration Disables enables any port and sets communication mode to 10 or 100 Mbps or auto negotiation Also displays last source address number of address changes auto partition status link status and speed of the current connection Backup Port Configuration Allows you to specify up to 15 backup ports Code Update Downloads new firmware version from the specified FTP server to update the Agent Module over the network Performance Segment Statistics Port Statistics Fault IP Trap Receivers Securit Community Intrusion Control Accounting System Information Displays system description MIB object ID system uptime and other contact information Note By default OpenView NNM enables most common SNM
22. fied oid to type is modified to etc opt OV share conf oid to type This file provides the Node Manager with a mapping from OID to the object type and other attributes oid to sym is modified to etc opt OV share conf oid to sym This file provides applications with a mapping from OID to default symbol class and type oid to label is modified to etc opt OV share conf oid to label This file provides applications with a mapping from OID to a user defined label trapd conf is modified to etc opt OV share conf C trapd conf This file provides applications with a mapping from trap events to a user defined string And the following Accton specific files will be created for NNM accton fields file is added to the etc opt OV share fields C directory accton reg file is added to the etc opt OV share registration C directory accton Connector file are added to etc opt OV share symbols C directory es e g eh 20 p bitmap files are added to the etc opt OV share bitmaps C directory including 1500eh 3508aes 3508es 3512eh 3524aeh 3526f cshrc file contains an additional entry that defines the variable DEVICEDB This variable refers to the directory where the Advanced Manager is installed AM is a new directory which contains files and directories used to invoke the Advanced Manager Installation Starting a Device Management Application Before you start AAM s device management application make sur
23. g disk space requirements Checking for conflicts with packages already installed Checking for setuid setgid programs This package contains scripts which will be executed with super user permission during the process of installing this package Do you want to continue with the installation of lt ACCTONaam gt y n Now please input y and then press Return You will see the package is now installing Wait for about 30 seconds you will see the following output at screen Updating procedure is now over Installation of lt ACCTONaam gt was successful Now AAM is successfully installed in Solaris Installation Files Modified or Created The additional files created and files modified are the same as for HP UX see page 2 5 Starting a Device Management Application Before you start AAM s device management application make sure you have set the following environment variables in you system shell EMSHOME ETHERHUB1500 ETHERHUB3512 SWITCHHUB3508 CHEETAHSWITCH3508A CHEETAHUB3524A If you have not set these variables in your environment set them now by typing the following command for the C shell source opt OV AccView config aam envvars csh or the following command for the Shell or K shell lopt OV AccView config aam envvars sh You can start it directly from the command line by just typing app_name ip_address f you start OpenView NNM it will automatically discover any manageable Accton device
24. gement stations that will receive trap messages Security Setthe community strings used to control management access Configure intrusion control for any port Accounting Display system information including device description contact person and location Help Display detailed help information 4 1 Device Management Getting Started This section describes how to start the Advanced Manager It also tells what the program can do Before You Begin The Advanced Manager device modules run under HP s OpenView Network Node Manager NNM This manual assumes that you are thoroughly familiar with the Network Node Manager If necessary please refer to the HP OpenView user guide Using Network Node Manager Accessing the Software The standard way to access a device management module is to first open the NNM lt gt platform open the network map containing the device you want to manage and double Zef click on the target icon If your map has not yet been defined then first add the required device to the map verifying that you have the correct address as described in Chapter 3 For more detailed information on setting up your network map refer to the NMM user s guide Adjust the parameters displayed in the Advanced conica Advanced Marsda x Manager dialog box for program initialization as required Depending on your environment you may need to modify any of the following items Protocol Target Address Com
25. ice can be displayed and handled in OpenView NNM MIB Management Accton device MIBs can be managed directly in OpenView NNM Provides detailed system and port configuration basic statistics for device segment or port trap management SNMP configuration and system information Statistics History Hosts Host Top N Matrix Alarms Events Filter Capture Device MIBs can be loaded into OpenView NNM and viewed or managed using NNM s MIB Browser Specifications A 2 AccView Advanced Manager System Requirements PC Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or later HP OpenView NNM 5 0 or above Pentium 133 32 MB RAM 20 MB hard disk space CD ROM drive VGA color monitor mouse network adapter Software Hardware HP 9000 workstation Software HPUX 10 20 HP OpenView NNM 6 1 or above Hardware HP 9000 workstation 64 MB RAM 20 MB hard disk space CD ROM drive VGA color monitor mouse network adapter Sun SPARC workstation Software Solaris 2 5 1 or above OpenWindows Version 3 0 or later or OSF Motif window manager HP OpenView 6 1 or above Sun SPARC workstation 64 MB RAM 20 MB hard disk space CD ROM drive VGA color monitor mouse network adapter Hardware Disk space required to install AccView is about 20 MB using a local or network hard disk User files configuration settings data logs etc will vary depending on you
26. ile is added to C OpenView Registration C directory accton connector file is added to C OpenView Symbols C directory e Device modules such as eh3524a ico files are added to the C OpenView Bitmaps C directory Installation Installing under HPUX The Advanced Manager can be readily installed under HP Unix HPUX The setup program will guide you through this step by step procedure System Requirements Before installing the Advanced Manager please review these minimum requirements for a network management station Hardware HP 9000 workstation CD ROM drive hard drive with at least 10 MB free disk space e VGA adapter and display mouse network adapter Software e HPUX 10 20 HP OpenView NNM 6 1 or above If you frequently use multiple applications you may need a more powerful environment to run the Advanced Manager along with other applications Otherwise you may not be able to take advantage of the full range of management capabilities Software Installation You must first decompresses program files for Advanced Manager AAM from CD ROM into a temporary directory on your hard disk Then use the install program to copy these files to the OpenView NNM directory and make necessary changes to the OpenView NNM system files Note Install HP OpenView NNM on your platform before installing this package You will be asked to provide your OpenView directory during the installation process for the Advanced Manag
27. imum requirements for a network management station Hardware e PC with an Pentium 133 CPU and 32MB memory CD ROM drive hard drive with at least 20 MB free disk space e VGA adapter and display mouse network adapter Software Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or above HP OpenView NNM 5 0 or above If you frequently use multiple applications you may need a more powerful environment to run the Advanced Manager along with other applications Otherwise you may not be able to take advantage of the full range of management capabilities Advanced system requirements include Personal computer with a Pentium 150 processor or higher Local hard disk with a minimum of 30 MB free disk space e SVGA color monitor with accelerated video adapter Minimum 64 MB of memory RAM Note Although the Advanced Manager uses about 10 MB of disk space additional disk space is required for user files Installation Software Installation The setup program will install the Advanced Manager from CD ROM This program decompresses files and copies them to a location you specify on your hard disk During installation you will be prompted to assign the program group Note Install HP OpenView NNM on your platform before installing this package You will be asked to provide your OpenView directory during the installation process for the Advanced Manager Installation steps 1 Start Windows Use the NNM Services Stop command e stop all
28. l system problems or subsequently use the Advanced Manager s device modules to disable isolate a malfunctioning port or device Application Interface The Advanced Manager is designed as an add on product for HP s OpenView NNM Specific requirements depend on your operating system Windows NT 4 0 or above OpenView NNM 5 0 or above HP 9000 workstation running HPUX 10 20 OpenView NNM 6 11 or above Sun workstation running Solaris 2 5 1 or above OpenView NNM 6 1 or above In addition to these basic requirements you will need an additional 10 MB of disk space to install AccView s Advanced Manager For a detailed listing of the requirements for OpenView NNM refer to the appropriate HP OpenView NNM manual The Advanced Manager can be fully integrated into OpenView NNM as part of its management console or can be invoked as stand alone software Management actions normally occur via the OpenView NNM network map through which you activate the appropriate software module by opening a menu for the concerned device By sending commands across the network you can directly manage Accton s intelligent hubs or switches Features of the Advanced Manager The Advanced Manager includes the following features Uses Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Integrated as part of the HP OpenView NNM console Easy to install and user friendly Manages Accton s intelligent hubs and switches by monitoring device status on line
29. materials and all copies of the SOFTWARE Further use of the SOFTWARE components will be in violation of this license Limited Warranty Limited Warranty The Warranty Period for the media on which the SOFTWARE is recorded is for 5 years from the date of its delivery to the original user as evidenced by a receipt You must give Accton prompt written notice within the Warranty Period of any warranty claim Conditioned on your providing prompt written notice to Accton within the Warranty Period Accton shall as your sole and exclusive remedy repair or replace media not conforming to this warranty or accept return of any such nonconforming media The election of whether to repair replace or refund shall be Accton s in its sole discretion EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SECTION THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS ACCTON DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AGAINST INFRINGEMENT AND THE LIKE AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM ANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE NOT RELYING ON ACCTON S SKILL OR JUDGEMENT TO SELECT OR FURNISH SUITABLE GOODS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY ACCTON ARE NOT DESIGNED INTENDED OR AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT OR OTHER APPLICATION WHERE PRODUCT FAILURE COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO PE
30. munity public Community name describing the administrative Polling Interval g B se relationship between SNMP entities Timeout sec Polling Interval between sending requests Heiner Press OK to confirm your selections and open the Cancel device management window as shown in the following example gt EH3512A EH3524A Manager 10 1 106 51 Configuration Performance Fault Security Accounting Help Accton 10 20 30 4 50 6 70 50 90 100 110 120 CheetaHub Power 3524A 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 RI eee 10m 100 wss EJEJEJEJEJEJEJEJETEJETE Accton 10 20 30 4 50 60 70 30 90 100 110 120 CheetaHub Power 3524A 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 E22 7717104 100M I cl EJ j KII CJ EJ j KEN KE EJ j KI ji KE EJ j EBI EJ Actirity coin e e DIDO E DE DE Notes 1 This example shows a dual speed stack containing two hubs 2 Menu options displayed at half intensity are inactive and cannot be used for the selected object 4 2 Device Management Command Interface for the EH3512A 24A The main menu for all the device management modules shows a graphical representation of the device or stack you want to monitor A real time display of the target object includes the base unit for each hub in the stack management modules and optional switch modules Note that the sequence in which the hubs are displayed depends on the cabling sequence 1 LEDs are lit to reflect the real time status o
31. n seconds that the AccView Advanced Manager waits for a response from a device TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol A file transfer protocol for downloading files Glossary 3 Glossary Glossary 4 C CodeBase 6 0 DLL B 1 D device management 4 1 F features 1 2 A 1 installation HPUX 2 3 Solaris 2 8 Windows NT 2 1 O OpenView NNM configuring objects 3 1 enabling RMON 3 4 modifying objects 3 3 P product support C 1 S specifications A 1 sub license agreement B 1 support services C 1 system requirements 2 1 2 3 2 8 Index Index 1 Index Index 2 SW6130 150399 102 E112000 R02
32. n the AccView Advanced Manager Since these modules are functionally similar only the management software for Accton s dual speed CheetaHub Power 3512A 24A stackable hub system is described as an example Detailed information about specific modules is included in the on line help These modules use Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP to manage Accton s intelligent hubs and switches They are designed to run under HP s OpenView Network Node Manager NNM but can also be invoked as stand alone applications directly under Windows or Unix Management Overview Once you have installed the Advanced Manager the devices it recognizes as manageable will be displayed on the NMM network map by a unique icon similar to this S Just double click on this icon to invoke the Advanced Manager The device module for the EH3512A 24A can perform any of the following tasks Configuration Performance Fault Security Accounting Help Configuration Display network configuration including IP settings and BootP options Configure RMON settings including activating RMON for 10 100 Mbps segments Display hardware and firmware versions for the repeater board and agent module e Monitor on line status of hubs and ports or enable disable any port Download new agent firmware to the agent module e Assign backup ports Performance Display network statistics for the selected segment or port including counter increment and rate Fault Designate IP mana
33. object functionality and the corresponding menu items that are enabled The capailities list for any Accton object is True for these items isAccton isNode isConnector isIP and isSNMPSupported Hubs also display True for isHub and isRepeater and switches display True for isSwitch General Provide a listing of application specfic attributes for the Advanced Manager This listing Attributes should be True for isSNMPSupported and also list the Accton device management module as the SNMPAgent and Accton as the Vendor IP Map Enter the Hostname IP Address and Subnet Mask After initial configuration the IP Map displays object characteristics based on information extracted from the agent s MIB Selection Name This name is used to enable the appropriate device management module by the Advanced Manager And it is used OpenWindows to identify each object in the database If you do not provide a name the objects Label is used by default Any additional information you want to provide for the selected object Modifying Existing Objects Enabling Device Management If your network map already includes any of Accton s manageable devices such as the EH1500 EH3512 EH3512A 24A ES3508 or ES3508A then you need to take the following steps to enable the Advanced Manager s device management utilities 1 Find the object on your network map that represents a manageable Accton product 2 Right click on the object and select Symbol Properties
34. oft Windows or OS 2 software packages Distributable Software This is the Executable Software except for the CodeReporter executable program DLL Software This is a dynamic link library form of the Software which is executed indirectly under the DOS Microsoft Windows or OS 2 software packages It includes Microsoft Windows and OS 2 dynamic link library forms of the software For the purpose of this license agreement other forms of the Software which are executed indirectly such as the an AutoCad EXP form of the Software are also considered to be DLL Software B 1 CodeBase 5 0 DLL Sub License Agreement B 2 2 Sub License You may use the DLL Software with and only with the Distributable Software provided by the CodeBase 5 LICENSEE You may not use the DLL Software for any other purpose Specifically you agree not to use the DLL Software for the purposes of developing or creating Executable Software 3 Transfer Restrictions The DLL Software is sub licensed to you and may not be transferred to anyone without the prior consent of the CodeBase 6 0 DLL LICENSEE Any authorized transferee of the sub license shall be bound by the terms of this agreement 4 Disclaimer The DLL Software is provided as is without any kind of warranty It is your responsibility to determine whether the DLL Software is suitable for your purpose 5 Miscellaneous This agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta Canada
35. r network configuration and statistical tracking requirements Appendix B CodeBase Sub License Agreement The AccView Advanced Manager for Windows NT uses code from Sequiter Software Inc This section contains a statement of agreement between Sequiter Software Inc and the CodeBase 6 0 LICENSEE Accton concerning sub licensing specifically for software used in the file CADLL DLL All the terms and conditions in this agreement are imposed upon the CodeBase 5 0 DLL SUB LICENSEE i e the party purchasing the software described in this manual This legal document is an agreement between you the CodeBase 5 0 DLL SUB LICENSEE and the CodeBase 5 0 LICENSEE hereinafter referred to as the Agreement You are not being sold any Sequiter Software Inc software Instead you are being granted the right to use Sequiter Software Inc software through this license agreement Sequiter Software retains all ownership of its software including all copies of its software 1 Definitions Software This is the Sequiter Software Inc computer programs contained in the CodeBase 5 software package or any computer programs containing parts of the computer programs in this package These programs could be represented any form in print as electronic source code as compiled object modules as a library file a dynamic link library or an executable program Executable Software This is a form of the Software which can be executed by the DOS Micros
36. ral IP networks It builds a routing database by exchanging information with other gateways or with information input by the network administrator It relays IP data packets between connected networks IP Address A 32 bit quantity representing a point of attachment to the Internet It is usually represented by four 8 bit integers separated by dots Each decimal integer represents a byte in an IP address The IP address is divided into a network part and a host part For example 192 9 211 151 See Appendix E for more information on Internet and IP addresses IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange is a NetWare protocol providing datagram message delivery LAN Local Area Network A group of interconnected computers and other devices MAC Address Media Access Control address that represents a unique physical address for each port in a local area network Map A network diagram showing devices managed in OpenView NNM MIB An acronym for Management Information Base It is a set of objects that contain information about the device Note that MIB 2 is simply a subordinate component of the overall MIB Netmask The netmask divides a network into logical subnets This number uses a binary representation to include or exclude address For example these netmasks correspond to various internet classes Class A 255 0 0 0 Class B 255 255 0 0 Class C 255 255 255 0 NMS Network Management Station The computer used to run network management software
37. ress Return or specify 1 and then press Return After a while you will see the following message Processing package instance lt ACCTONaam gt from lt export home ckhsu sw6130 sw6130 depot gt AAM AccView Advance Manager sparc Release 1 2 Accton Technology Inc Accton Technology Inc Before you start to install Accton AAM AccView Advanced Manager please read the manual first to ensure you understand what will happen after you install this software and what files will be modified after you install and what things you need to do before you install this software Please input the path where HP OpenView NNM is installed gt opt OV Installation 2 10 Please input the directory where the HP OpenView NNM 6 1 is installed If it is installed at the default directory just press the Return key and the system will find it Then you will see the following messages Checking OV NNM files Found ovw Found xnmevents HP OpenView NNM is installed at opt OV AccView Advanced Manager will be installed into opt OV AccView The selected base directory lt opt OV AccView gt must exist before installation is attempted Do you want this directory created now y n q Now please input y and then press Return You will see the following Using lt opt OV AccView gt as the package base directory Processing package information Processing system information Verifyin
38. s on your network Just double click on any Accton device in the network map to launch the AAM management application Installation Removing AAM from Solaris 1 Login as root 2 You can remove the AccView Advanced Manager in the X Environment via the admintool or by directly removing AAM at the command line 3 Removing AAM in the X environment a Start admintool in the X Environment Issue admintool at the shell prompt b Select Browse gt Software from the menu c Select Application Software from the combo box d Highlight AAM AccView Advanced Manager in the list box e Select Edit gt Delete from the menu Then you will see a popup dialog box asking for comfirmation Push the Delete button f Finally when you see a popup window for uninstalling AAM answer the question and then Solaris will remove it automatically 4 Removing AAM at the command line a At the shell prompt issue the following command and then press Return pkgrm ACCTONaam Then you will see the following information display on the screen The following package is currently installed ACCTONaam AAM AccView Advance Manager sparc Release 1 2 Do you want to remove this package b Just press y and then the Return key and Solaris will automatically remove AAM 2 12 Installation The files modified include the following items 1 append opt OV AccView config accoid_to_type
39. the cshrc file setenv DEVICEDB AM 4 And then issue the source command again to verify the change Note The value of DEVICEDB should be the directory where the Advanced Manager resides It is very important that the environment variable DEVICEDB is properly defined Otherwise the Advanced Manager will not function properly Add Object Palette x Symbol Classes Setting Up Device Components 1 Double click on the HP OpenView je NNM icon to bring up the network g rsttes management console Under Unix you can invoke the Advanced Manager either from the OpenView NNM or by typing AM at the Unix command line Symbol Subclasses for Class AcctonConnector 2 From the NNM console open the Edit menu and drag the pointer down to Add Object T Drag a Subclass Symbol to the desired Submap 3 Select AcctonConnector from Symbol Classes Getting Started 3 2 4 6 The Add Object dialog box will appear Fill in Scroll down through the Symbol SubClasses until you find the icon for the Accton device Symbol Type en you want to manage such as the EH3524A E Drag the device icon onto your map Display Label Yes No r Behavior the required parameters as described under C Explode Adding an Object in chapter 4 of HP s Application Action R R AccView Advanced Manager ExecCheetahS witch35084 OpenView manual Using Network Node AccView Advanced Manager ExecCheetaH
40. to letc opt OV share conf oid to type append opt OV AccView config accoid to sym to letc opt OV share conf oid to sym append opt OV AccView config accoid to label to letc opt OV share conf oid to label append opt OV AccView config acctrapd cconf to letc opt OV share conf C trapd conf append opt OV AccView config aam envvars csh to letc csh login and etc skel cshrc append opt OV AccView config aam envvars sh to letc profile and etc skel profile After uninstalling AAM you need to manually remove the appended contents of the files mentioned above Installation 2 14 Chapter 3 Getting Started Welcome to AccView s Advanced Manager for Accton s manageable hubs and switches The Advanced Manager is a powerful network management product that provides detailed device management functions along with a sophisticated graphic interface This chapter describes how to integrate the Advanced Manager into OpenView NNM under Windows NT The procedures described for using the Advanced Manager under Windows NT are very similar to that used under the HPUX and Solaris environments However before running the Advanced Manager under Unix check the list of environment settings for the variable DEVICEDB as shown below 1 Issue the source command source cshrc 2 Type setenv on the command line setenv 3 The line DEVICEDB AM should appear in the list If you cannot find this variable add it to
41. u monitor and control Accton s network devices under the OpenView NNM network management system General Manual Coverage This manual is your guide to using AccView to manage all your network resources It covers the following topics Introduction Chapter 1 Software Installation Chapter 2 Getting Started Chapter 3 Device Management Chapter 4 Note For detailed information on using the RMON Manager see the AccView RMON Manager User Guide Conventions Used in this Manual This manual uses a variety of editorial and typographical conventions to help you locate and interpret information easily These conventions are italics Italicized words refer to keyboard keys you have to press menu options you have to select to invoke an action or a section in this manual or another manual you can consult for reference For example select Help from the menu bar and then click on Contents Courier New Words shown in Courier New typeface are used to represent screen displays filenames or commands you must enter to initiate an action Additional References System Help Help files may be accessed directly from the AccView Advanced Manager via on line help To get help select Help from the menu bar and then click on Contents Last minute information regarding this software has been recorded in the README TXT file About this Guide Table of Contents Chapter1 Introductioni li 1 1 General Description zu ae iR nenn re wa nah 1 1
42. ub3524A Manager AccView Advanced Manager ExecEtherHub1500 Selection Note that Symbol Type Label and Behavior EE ERE refer to the device symbol while Object P FEX arget Objects 1 Attributes Selection Name and Comments Sel Create list refer to the actual object Object Attributes 7 Specify a Label for the device symbol Capabilties TA General Attributes 8 Set Behavior to Execute The Add Object UE 10 11 12 13 Selection Name dialog box will display an alternate menu as i Set Selection Name shown here It also includes submenus for Comments each of the Object Attributes selections and a Set Selection Name dialog box for the IP address Set the Application Action for the selected Cancel Heb device To make the object accessible to OpenView s NNM open Object Attributes for IP Map and enter a Hostname IP Address and Subnet Mask To make the object accessible to the Advanced Manager you must specify the IP address under Set Selection Name Note Under Unix the Name and IP Address of the managed device must also be defined in etc hosts exactly as it is here Otherwise the definition in the Add Object window will not be accepted After creating an object the NNM lists information extracted from the agent s MIB This information can be displayed by selecting Object Properties from the devices s pull down menu and then s
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