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PERFORMANCE VIEWS 73
Device Performance View.............................................74
Port Performance View .................................................74
CONFIGURATION VIEWS 75
Device Configuration View ............................................75
Interface Configuration View .........................................76
INDEX 78
This introduction contains the following topics: functionality and navigation techniques, refer to
the topics listed under Required Reading.
• Purpose and Scope
• Required Reading
• Supported Devices (Page 6)
Required Reading
To use this documentation effectively, you must
• The SPECTRUM Model (Page 7) be familiar with the information covered by the
other SPECTRUM online documents listed below.
Purpose and Scope • Getting Started with SPECTRUM for
Operators
Use this document as a guide for managing the
Nortel Passport devices described on Page 6 with • Getting Started with SPECTRUM for
SPECTRUM management module SM-NTL1003. Administrators
This document describes the icons, menus, and
• How to Manage Your Network with
views that enable you to remotely monitor,
SPECTRUM
configure, and troubleshoot Nortel Passport
devices through software models in your • SPECTRUM Views
SPECTRUM database.
• SPECTRUM Menus
Information specific to SM-NTL1003 is what is
• SPECTRUM Icons
primarily included in this document. For general
information about device management using • SPECTRUM Software Release Notice
SPECTRUM and explanations of SPECTRUM
The Passport 8000 Routing Switch Series consists rcA1250 Bay Networks Accelar 1250
of two devices, the 8100 Edge Switch and the routing switch.
8600 Routing Switch. The Passport 8100 Edge rcA1150 Bay Networks Accelar 1150
Switch is designed for high-density desktop routing switch.
switching applications in large networks. The rcA1050 Bay Networks Accelar 1050
Passport 8600 Routing Switch is designed for routing switch.
enterprise applications such as campus and
rcA740 Bay Networks Accelar server
building backbones, routing, or MAN connectivity switch. (note: Nortel Networks
and for service provider networks to meet the Web site notes that this device
high-performance and availability requirements has been discontinued as of
of IP infrastructures. February 2001).
Table 1 contains a complete list of supported rcA750 Bay Networks Accelar server
devices. switch. (note: Nortel Networks
Web site notes that this device
has been discontinued as of
February 2001).
The device-specific Icon Subviews menu options The rest of this document covering management
available from the Device icon are listed below. module SM-NTL1003 is organized as follows:
• Tasks (Page 9)
Option Accesses the...
• Device View (Page 10)
Device Device View (Page 10)
• Device Topology View (Page 14)
DevTop Device Topology View (Page 14)
• VLAN Fault Isolation View (Page 15)
Application Application Views (Page 16)
Configuration Configuration Views (Page 75) • Application Views (Page 16)
Fault Opens the Fault Management View. For • Performance Views (Page 73)
Management information on this view, refer to How to
Manage Your Network With
• Configuration Views (Page 75)
SPECTRUM. • Model Information View (Page 77).
Model Model Information View (Page 77)
Information
Primary Menu options that let you select the
Application primary application; for example, Gen
Bridge App, MIB-II, etc.
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the Device Figure 2: Device View
icon, select Device.
SpectroGRAPH: Router Device: Model Name
This view (Figure 2) uses icons and labels to
File View Tools Bookmarks Help
represent the device and its components, such as
modules, ports, and applications. The view Model Name Network Address Sys Up Time
Contact Manufacturer
provides dynamic configuration and performance Description Device Type
Location Primary Application Gen Bridge App Serial Number
information for each of the device’s serial and Model Name Filter Physical
network I/O ports, which are represented by Interface Description
Interface icons in the bottom panel of the view. PassportDev
The middle panel of the view displays a Device Device Icon Interface Options Panel
icon, which lets you monitor the device operation 1 ON 2 ON 3 ON 4 ON
5 ON 6 ON 7 ON 8 ON
SFTWARLPBK ATM port ATM ATM
lo0 CPU.1 7B3 8B4
0:0:1D:F:FD:B6
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
9 ON 10 ON 11 ON
ATM8023 ATM ATM
zn1 7A1 8B1
0:0:1D:F:FD:B6
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
Administrative Status
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the Device Figure 4: Device Topology View
icon, select DevTop.
SpectroGRAPH: Device Topology: Model Name
The Device Topology view (Figure 4) shows the File View Tools Bookmarks Help
connections between a modeled device and other
network entities. The lower panel of the view uses Model Name
Graphic of
Interface icons to represent the device’s serial, Nortel
network, and I/O ports. These icons provide the Device PassportDev
1 ON 2 ON 3 ON
Ethernet ATM ATM
ei0 A2 CPU
0:0:1D:F:FD:B6 0:0:1D:F:FD:B6 0:0:1D:F:FD:B6
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
Access: From within the Topology view of a LAN containing For more information about the VLAN Fault
the device model, select View > VLAN List... Isolation View, see the VLAN Management User
Guide.
In order to see VLAN Fault Isolation
View for the Nortel Passport / Accelar
Note: 8000 devices in SPECTRUM, you
Note:
must first complete the following
steps:
1 In $SPECROOT/SS/.vnmrc,
set enable_vlan_config to
TRUE.
2 The DataRelayClass attribute
for the device must be either 2
or 4. In some cases, you must
manually set this attribute.
3 Model the device within a LAN.
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the Device Figure 5: Main Application View
icon, select Application.
SpectroGRAPH: Application: Model Name
File View Tools Bookmarks Help
Main Application View
Network Address
When a device model is created, SPECTRUM Model Name
Contact
System Up Time
Manufacturer
automatically creates models for each of the Description Device Type
Supported Applications -
-
OSPF
OSPF2
SPECTRUM’s applications can be grouped within - BGP4
two general categories as follows: - VRRP
• Applications associated with non proprietary • Bridging Applications
MIBs. See Common Applications below.
- Ethernet Special Database
• Applications associated with device-specific
- Spanning Tree
MIBs. See Device-Specific MIBs (Page 18).
- Static
- Transparent
Common Applications - PPP Bridging
For the most part, these applications represent - Source Routing
the non proprietary MIBs supported by devices. - Translation
Listed below (beneath the title of the SPECTRUM - QBridge
document that describes them) are some of the
• MIB II Applications
common applications currently supported by
SPECTRUM. Refer to these documents when your - SNMP
devices support these applications. - IP
- ICMP
The documents listed below (in bold - TCP
font) are available for viewing at: - System2
Note:
Note: www.aprisma.com/manuals/ - UDP
• Transmission Applications
• Routing Applications - FDDI
- Generic Routing - Point to Point
- Repeater - DS1
- AppleTalk - DS3
- DECnet - RS-232
Value Description
TFTP Downloads
unknown The status can not be determined.
This area of the Chassis view contains
information on how to handle TFTP downloads. empty No unit installed.
Table 7: Fan Operation Status access for all items in the MIB. If it does not
match, it is compared to the Comm Read Write
Value Description string.
unknown The status can not be determined. Comm Read Write
The community name string an incoming SNMP
up Present and active.
message must match to be granted read-write
down Present but inactive. access for all items in the MIB except community
names. If it does not match, it is compared to the
Comm Read Only string.
Ambient Temp(C)
Comm Read Only
The temperature of the air entering the fan.
The community name string an incoming SNMP
message must match to be granted read-only
System View access for all items in the MIB except community
names. If it does not match, no access is granted,
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the
BayAccelarApp icon, select Chassis > System. no response is sent back to the SNMP requester,
and SNMP traps are sent to any management
This view shows system statistics and stations configured to receive them.
information.
Version
IP Address The version of the software running on the device.
The IP address of this entity.
Action
Net Mask Initiates a system action. For example, a save to
The subnet mask of this entity. NVRAM.
Broadcast Result
The broadcast address for this entity. The result of the latest action.
Comm Read Write All
The community name string an incoming SNMP
message must match to be granted full read-write
Device Management Page 23 Nortel Passport 8000/Accelar
Application Views Chassis Views
This button opens the rc2k Card Table view rc2k8x1000BaseT An 8 port gigabit unit.
which contains the following information rc2k24x100BaseFX A 24 port, 100 Mbit
applicable to Passport 8000 series devices. over fibre unit.
Table 9: Card Front Type (Continued) Table 9: Card Front Type (Continued)
not meaningful for non-IO cards and non-8100 Table 11: Port Types (Continued)
devices. The default value is false.
Value Meaning
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the rcPosSMF single mode fiber
BayAccelarApp icon, select Chassis > Port Table. rcAtm oc3
This view displays information about each port in rcGbicLx gigabit long haul
the chassis, and provides double-click access to
rcGbicSx gigabit short haul
configure ports.
rcGbicXd gigabit extended distance
Index
A unique value used to identify a port. rcGbicCu gigabit copper
rcGbicOther gigabit other
Type
The port type. Possible values appear in Table 11. rcOc3cSM OC-3c SM
rcOc3cMM OC-3c MM
Table 11: Port Types
rcOc3cCOPPER OC-3c COPPER
Value Meaning rcOc12cSM OC-12c SM
other no port installed rcOc12cMM OC-12c MM
rc100BaseTX cat 5 rcDs3 Ds3
rc100BaseT2 cat 3 rcE3 E3
rc100BaseF 100 mbps fiber rcGbicNone Gbic card feature
rc1000BaseF 1000 mbps fiber rc1000BaseT 1000 base copper
rc1000BaseDualF fiber - dual connector rcGbicZx gigabit very extended distance
rc10BaseF 10 mbps fiber
Value Meaning
PrmConectr
none None of the following. The primary connector. For ports configured with
flushMacFdb Flush MAC forwarding table. redundant connectors, this indicates which to
use as the active connector the next time the port
flushArp Flush ARP table.
turned on. The default value is left. Possible
flushIp Flush IP route table. values are left, right, and other.
flushAll Flush all tables.
ActvCnctor
triggerRipUpdate Manually trigger rip update The active connector. For ports configured with
redundant connectors, this indicates which is
currently active. Only one connector can be
Result active. The default value is left. Possible values
Displays results from the last action. The default are left, right, and other.
value is none. Possible values appear in Table 13. BckupCnctorSt
The backup connector status. This is the status of
the link attached to the non-active connector.
Possible values are up, down, and other.
AutoNegot SnglRtblPrt
Displays whether this port will auto-negotiate or Indicates whether this port is a single routable
not. The default is to auto-negotiate. port. If this value is true, the port functions like a
traditional router port.
AdminDuplx
The preferred port duplex type. The default is UnkMacDisc
half. Possible values are half and full. When this value is set to true for a given port,
packets with an unknown source MAC address
Oper Duplex will be dropped on that port. Other ports then will
The current port duplex type. Possible values are discard any packets with this MAC address in the
half and full. destination field. For example, suppose
Admin Speed 11:22:33:44:55:66 is an unknown source MAC.
The preferred port speed. The default is mbps10. Packets with source MAC 11:22:33:44:55 coming
Possible values are mbps10, mbps100, and none. from this port are discarded. Packets with
destination MAC 11:22:33:44:55:66 coming from
Oper Speed other ports are also discarded, unless this
The current port speed. address is later learned on another port or the
Mlt ID restriction ages out.
This indicates which multi-link trunk (MLT) this NumStatTrn
port is assigned to. If this port is not associated The number of state transitions.
with any MLT, this value will be set to zero (0).
AlwOvszFrm
PortLocked Specifies whether over-size frames should be
Indicates whether this port is locked. processed or dropped.
AutoNegSprt Qos Level
Indicates whether this port can support auto- Specifies the Qos level with which packets carried
negotiation. on this port should be processed. Possible values
range from level0 through level7.
DifSrvEnbl Community
Used to enable/disable the Differentiated Service The community string used to send trap
feature on this port. messages to this trap receiver.
DfSrvType Src Address
Used to specify the Differentiated Service type for The IP address to use as a source when sending
this port. Possible values are none, access, and traps. This will be inserted into the source IP
core. address field in the UDP trap packet.
DfSrvIeee8021pOv Row Status
Used to enable/disable the Differentiated Service Used to manage the creation and deletion of rows.
IEEE 802.1P over-ride feature. The status column has six defined values as
shown in Table 14 (Page 35). All of the values
VendorDesc except notReady may be specified in a
Used to show the name of the vendor of this port's management protocol set operation while only the
connector. Only applicable to ports on a GBIC last three values will be returned in response to a
cards. management protocol.
Result
Displays results from the last action. The default
value is none. Possible values appear in Table 16.
AR IP Subnets Added
The number of IP subnet entries added to the
IP Views
Address Translation table. These tables provide information about how the
device handles IP protocol packets.
AR IP Subnets Deleted
The number of IP subnet entries deleted from the
Address Translation table. IP Configuration Table
AR Rsvps Added Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the AccelarApp
The number of RSVP entries added to the Address Application icon, select IP Views > Config Table.
Translation table. This table shows IP routing information for a
particular interface.
AR Rsvps Deleted
The number of RSVP entries deleted from the If Index
Address Translation table. A unique value used to identify an interface or
VLAN.
Brdg Fdb Size
The number of entries in the dot1d forwarding Advert Def Rte
database table. Displays whether this interface should advertise a
RIP default route.
Brdg Static Size
The number of entries in the dot1d Static Address Accept Def Rte
Filtering table. Displays whether this interface should accept a
RIP default route.
IP Address Size
The number of entries in the IP Address table. Row Status
See Row Status (Page 34).
IP Forwarding Size
The number of entries in the IP Forwarding table. RIP Enable
Allows you to enable or disable RIP routing on the
IP Net to Media Size
specified interface.
The number of entries in the IP Net-to-media
table.
The default is “1”. Possible values range from 0 to IP Address Table View
FF.
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the AccelarApp
Metric Application icon, select IP Views > IP Address Table.
The metric for this type of service on this This table displays addressing information for the
interface. The default value is 108 divided by the entity's IP addresses.
interface speed. The value “FFFF” means there is
no route via this TOS. Possible values range from If Index
1 to FFFF. A unique value used to identify an interface.
Auth Key Address
The Authentication Key. If the Area's The IP address of this entry.
Authorization Type is “simplePassword” and the
Net Mask
key length is shorter than 8 octets, the agent will
The subnet mask for this entry. This is an IP
pad the field with zeros. When read, this field
address with all network bits set to 1 and all
returns a length of zero.
hosts bits set to 0.
Row Status
Bcast Addr Format
See Row Status (Page 34).
The IP broadcast address format used on this
Hello Interval interface. Possible values are “zeros” and “ones”.
The length of time, in seconds, between Hello
Reasm Max Size
packets that the router sends on the interface.
The size of the largest IP datagram this entity can
This must be the same for all routers attached to
re-assemble from fragmented incoming
a common network. The default is 10 seconds.
datagrams.
Rtr Dead Interval
Row Status
The number of seconds a router's Hello packets
See Row Status (Page 34).
are not seen before it's neighbors declare it down.
This should be a multiple of the Hello interval.
This must be the same for all routers attached to
a common network. The default is 40 seconds.
Members
IP Address from sources wishing to join this
group.
Next Hop
The IP address of the next hop for this route. In Proto
the case of a route using a broadcast media, this The mechanism by which this route was learned.
value is the agent's IP address on that interface. The inclusion of gateway routing protocols does
not imply that hosts should support those
Metric protocols. Possible values appear in Table 20
The primary routing metric for this route. The (Page 47).
semantics of this metric are determined by the
routing-protocol specified in the route's Proto
field. If this is not used, its value will be “-1”.
If Index
A unique value used to identify an interface
through which the next hop of this route will be
reached.
Type
The type of route. Note that the values direct and
indirect refer to the notion of direct and indirect
routing in the IP architecture. Possible values
appear in Table 19.
Designated Port
The Port Identifier of the port on the Designated
Bridge Views
Bridge for this port's segment. These views display information on the bridging
status.
Forward Transitions
The number of times this port has transitioned
from the Learning state to the Forwarding state. FDB Table View
In Config Bpdus Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the AccelarApp
The number of Config BPDUs received by this Application icon, select Bridge > FDB Table.
port. This view contains the following field and the FDB
Table. Double-clicking an entry in the table opens
In Tcn Bpdus
the FDB Configuration View which lets you
The number of Topology Change Notification
configure an entry in the FDB table. The FDB
BPDUs received by this port.
Table view contains the following information.
In Bad Bpdus
FDB Table Size
The number of Bad BPDUs received by this port.
The number of entries in the bridge forwarding
Out Config Bpdus database table.
The number of Config BPDUs transmitted by this
port. FDB Table
Out Tcn Bpdus This table displays information about a specific
The number of Topology Change Notification unicast MAC address for which the bridge has
BPDUs transmitted by this port. some forwarding information. The table contains
the following information.
Row Status
See Row Status (Page 34). Status
The status of this entry.
101 resourceNotAvailable
4 Fatal Condition
102 operationNotAllowed
103 operationInProgress
Code
104 invalidPortNumber
The last error reported in the system. This is an
encoded value identifying the software module 105 invalidSubnetAddress
generating the error message as well as a specific 106 invalidSubnetMask
error condition within that module. This is
107 invalidVlanId
intended to help Accelar support and
development staff isolate system problems. 108 invalidVlanName
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
Table 23: Return Code Descriptions Table 23: Return Code Descriptions
396 invalidFileName
397 invalidDiaglogueDuplicateMirroredPort
Code Description
415 dvmrpInterfaceTableIsFull
416 invalidDscpField
417 invalidDscpReservedField
418 disablePortPriorToChangingDiffServPortType
419 ipFilterInvalidId
% Forwarded
from the Device and Application icons. You 1.00
% Transmit
0.10
determine performance at the port/interface level 0.01 % Error
For more information on Performance views, refer type routing of type IP Routing of Landscape node: Primary
Configuration views let you view and modify Figure 7: Device Configuration View
current settings for the modeled device and its
interfaces, ports, and applications. The following SpectroGRAPH : 192.168.93.43
Configuration views are available for models of File View Tools Help
Nortel Passport / Accelar 8000 devices:
Device Configuration View
• Device Configuration View (Page 75) Model Name Network Address System Up Time
Access: From the Icon Subviews menu for the Device Sort Find Update Interface Configuration Table
icon, select Configuration. Index Description Type Bandwidth Physical Address Operation Status
Admin. Status
Figure 8 shows a sample Model Information view. Model Name Contact Net Address
Description Manufacturer Device Type
The layout of this view is the same for all model Location SysUpTime Serial Number
types in SPECTRUM but some information will
vary depending on the model it defines. Refer to Model Information View
the SPECTRUM Views documentation for a
MM Name
complete description of this view. MM Part Number
Condition Value
Contact Status
MM Version Type
Lost Child Count
Model Type
Value When Yellow
Model Creation Time
Value When Orange
Model Created By
Value When Red
Model State
Security String
Communication Information
DCM TimeOut Community Name
DCM Retry Mgnmt Protocol
Log Ratio
Last Successful Poll