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Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to SPMA
for the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34
Using the SEHI User’s Guide...................................................................................... 1-1
What’s NOT in the SEHI User’s Guide . . . ........................................................ 1-3
Conventions................................................................................................................... 1-3
Screen Displays ...................................................................................................... 1-3
Using the Mouse .................................................................................................... 1-5
Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-6
SEHI Firmware.............................................................................................................. 1-7
Chapter 2
Using the SEHI Hub View
Using the Hub View ..................................................................................................... 2-1
Navigating Through the Hub View .................................................................... 2-2
Hub View Front Panel........................................................................................... 2-2
Using the Mouse in the Hub View Ports Display ............................................. 2-5
Hub View Port Color Codes................................................................................. 2-6
Monitoring Hub Performance..................................................................................... 2-7
Port Display Form.................................................................................................. 2-8
Checking Device Status and Updating Front Panel Info ............................... 2-10
Checking Module Status..................................................................................... 2-11
Checking Repeater Status................................................................................... 2-12
Checking Port Status ........................................................................................... 2-13
Checking Statistics............................................................................................... 2-15
General/Error Statistics............................................................................... 2-16
The SEHI Error Priority Scheme................................................................. 2-18
Protocols/Frames Statistics......................................................................... 2-19
Viewing the Port Source Address List .............................................................. 2-19
Managing the Hub...................................................................................................... 2-20
Setting the Polling Intervals ............................................................................... 2-21
Enabling/Disabling Ports................................................................................... 2-22
Chapter 3
Link/Seg Traps
What is a Segmentation Trap?..................................................................................... 3-1
What is a Link Trap?..................................................................................................... 3-2
Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps ................................................................... 3-2
Configuring Link/Seg Traps for the Repeater................................................... 3-4
Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Hub Modules......................... 3-4
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Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Ports ........................................3-5
Chapter 4
Repeater Redundancy
Setting Network Circuit Redundancy........................................................................4-1
Configuring a Redundant Circuit........................................................................4-2
Monitoring Redundancy..............................................................................................4-5
Chapter 5
Source Addressing
Displaying the Source Address List............................................................................5-1
Setting the Ageing Time........................................................................................5-4
Setting the Hash Type...................................................................................................5-4
Locking Source Addresses ...........................................................................................5-5
Source Address Locking on Older Devices........................................................5-6
Configuring Source Address Traps.............................................................................5-7
Device-level Traps..................................................................................................5-8
Module- and Port-level Traps...............................................................................5-8
Finding a Source Address .......................................................................................... 5-11
Chapter 6
Security
What is LANVIEWsecure?...........................................................................................6-2
The Newest LANVIEWsecure Features..............................................................6-4
Security on Non-LANVIEWsecure Hubs...........................................................6-5
Configuring Security.....................................................................................................6-6
Resetting Learned Addresses.............................................................................6-10
Tips for Successfully Implementing Eavesdropper Protection ..................... 6-11
Enabling Security and Traps......................................................................................6-12
Repeater-level Security and Traps .....................................................................6-13
Hub-level Security and Traps.............................................................................6-14
Port-level Security and Traps .............................................................................6-15
Appendix A SEHI MIB Structure
IETF MIB Support ........................................................................................................A-1
SEHI MIB Structure......................................................................................................A-1
A Brief Word About MIB Components and Community Names ..................A-2
Index
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Chapter 1
Introduction to SPMA
for the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34
How to use the SEHI User’s Guide; manual conventions; contacting Cabletron Technical Support;
SEHI firmware versions supported by SPMA
The SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34 are intelligent repeating hubs that provide front
panel ports for network connections and a rear-panel HUBStack Interconnect Bus
port for stackable connections. Both devices fully conform to the IEEE 802.3
Repeater, AUI, and 10BASE-T specifications, and provide the flexibility to connect
networks using a variety of media via RJ45 twisted pair, SMA and ST fiber optic,
thin coax, and AUI EPIM modules. All of the models are functionally identical;
the only difference among them is the configuration of front panel ports: the
SEHI-22 has 12 built-in RJ45 ports and one slot for an EPIM module; the SEHI-24
has 24 built-in RJ45 ports and two EPIM slots; the SEHI-32 has one 50-pin Champ
connector providing 12 twisted pair segments and one EPIM slot; and the SEHI-
34 has two 50-pin Champ connectors providing 24 twisted pair segments and two
EPIM slots. You can stack as many as four of Cabletron’s SEH non-intelligent
hubs with one SEHI and the entire stack is counted as only one repeater hop. All
SEHI models will transmit re-timed data packets, regenerate preamble, extend
fragments, arbitrate collisions, and automatically partition problem segments.
Since the devices covered by this User’s Guide are functionally identical, they will be
jointly referred to throughout the text as the SEHI. Likewise, since the only differences in
NOTE
the windows for each device will be the device name (SEHI-22, SEHI-24, etc.) and the
number of ports displayed, only the SEHI-24 windows will be shown.
Using the SEHI User’s Guide
Your SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the SEHI-22/24
and SEHI-32/34 consists of a number of different applications, each of which
provides a portion of the overall management functionality. Each of these
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applications can be accessed from the icon menu (if you are using a management
platform) and from the command line (if you are running in stand-alone mode);
in addition, several applications can also be accessed from within the Hub View, a
graphical display of the SEHI and its ports.
The SEHI User’s Guide describes how to use many of the applications included
with the module; note that the instructions provided in this guide apply to the
SEHI regardless of the operating system or management platform you are using.
Instructions for launching each individual function from the command line
(stand-alone mode) are also included in each chapter.
Following is a description of the applications described in this guide; while we
provide as much background information as we can, we do assume that you’re
familiar with Ethernet networks and general network management concepts:
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Chapter 1, Introduction to SPMA for the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34,
describes the SEHI User’s Guide and the conventions used in this and other
SPMA manuals, explains where to find information about the SEHI, and tells
you how to contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support.
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Chapter 2, Using the SEHI Hub View, describes the visual display of the Hub
and explains how to use the mouse within the Hub View; the operation of
some basic functions available only from within the Hub View (changing the
Hub View display, opening menus and windows, enabling and disabling
ports, checking device and port status, and so on) are also described.
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Chapter 3, Link/Seg Traps, describes how to configure link and segmentation
traps to suit your management needs. You can access the Link/Seg Traps
application from the icon menu, the Hub View, or the command line.
Chapter 4, Redundancy, describes how to configure redundant circuits to keep
your network connections up and running in the event of a single port’s
failure. You can access the Redundancy application from the icon menu, the
Hub View, or the command line.
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Chapter 5, Source Address, describes how to display the Source Address List,
how to set the ageing time, and how to configure source address traps; it also
discusses the effects of source address locking. You can access the Source
Address application from the icon menu, the Hub View, or the command line.
Chapter 6, Security, describes how to configure intruder protection for all
MIMs installed in the SEHI-controlled hubstack, and how to configure
eavesdropper protection for any installed LANVIEWSECURE hubs. You can
access the Security application from the icon menu, the Hub View, or the
command line.
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Appendix A, SEHI MIB Components, lists the IETF MIBs supported by the
SEHI, and describes their arrangement in a series of MIB components. A
description of the objects controlled by each component is also included.
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What’s NOT in the SEHI User’s Guide . . .
The following standard SPMA tools are available through the SEHI module and
are explained in the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application Tools Guide:
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Charts, Graphs and Meters
MAC Address Locator
Community Names
MIB I, II
MIBTree
TFTP Download
Trap Table
The Charts, Graphs and Meters application is accessible from the Hub View and
the command line; the MAC Address Locator application is accessible from the
platform console window Tools menu; the rest of the tool applications are
available only from the icon menu or the command line.
Instructions on discovering Cabletron devices, creating icons, and accessing the
icon menus within your management platform are included in your Installing
and Using SPECTRUM for... guide. If you are using SPMA for the SEHI in stand-
alone mode — that is, without benefit of a specific network management system
— instructions for starting each application from the command line are included
in each chapter, both in this guide and in the SPMA Tools Guide.
Conventions
The family of SPECTRUM Portable Management Applications can work with a
number of different network management systems running on several different
operating systems and graphical user interfaces. This versatility presents two
documentation problems: first, there is no standard terminology; and second, the
appearance of the windows will differ based on the graphical interface in use. For
the sake of consistency, the following conventions will be followed throughout
this and other SPMA guides.
Screen Displays
SPMA runs under a variety of different operating systems and graphical user
interfaces. To maintain a consistent presentation, screen displays in this and other
SPMA guides show an OSF/Motif environment. If you’re used to a different GUI,
don’t worry; the differences are minor. Buttons, boxes, borders, and menus
displayed on your screen may look a bit different from what you see in the guide,
but they’re organized and labelled the same, located in the same places, and
perform the same functions in all screen environments.
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Some windows within SPMA applications can be re-sized; those windows will
display the standard window resizing handles employed by your windowing
system. Re-sizing a window doesn’t re-size the information in the window; it just
you shrink a window, scroll bars will appear as necessary so that you can scroll to
view all the information that is available.
Use the scroll bars
provided to choose
what to display in a
window that’s been
resized
Click here to
display footer
message history
Figure 1-1. Window Conventions
Some windows will also contain a
button; selecting this button
been displayed since the window was first invoked. This window can help you
keep track of management actions you have taken since launching a management
application.
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Figure 1-2. The History Window
Using the Mouse
The UNIX mouse has three buttons. Procedures within the SPMA document set
refer to these buttons as follows:
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Figure 1-3. Mouse Buttons
If you’re using a two-button mouse, don’t worry. SPMA doesn’t make use of
mouse button 2. Just click the left button for button 1 and the right mouse button
when instructed to use mouse button 3.
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Whenever possible, we will instruct you on which mouse button to employ;
however, menu buttons within SPMA applications will operate according to the
convention employed by the active windowing system. By convention, menu
buttons under the Motif windowing environment are activated by clicking the left
mouse button (referred to as mouse button 1 in SPMA documentation), and there
is no response to clicking the right button (mouse button 3). Under
OpenWindows, menu buttons can be activated by clicking the right button, and
convention dictates that the left button activates a default menu option; within
SPMA, that default option will also display the entire menu. Because of this
difference, references to activating a menu button will not include instructions
about which mouse button to use. All other panels from which menus can be
accessed, and all buttons which do not provide access to menus, will operate
according to SPMA convention, as documented.
Getting Help
If you need additional support related to SPMA, or if you have any questions,
comments, or suggestions related to this manual, contact Cabletron Systems
Technical Support. Before calling, please have the following information ready:
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The product name and part number
The version number of the program that you need help with. SPMA is
modular, which means each application will have a specific revision number.
Where applicable, an INFO button provides the version number; you can also
view the version number for any application by typing the command to start
the application followed by a -v.
You can contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support by any of the following
methods:
By phone:
Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 8 PM
Eastern Standard Time at (603) 332-9400.
By mail:
Cabletron Systems, Inc.
PO Box 5005
Rochester, NH 03866-5005
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By CompuServe :
By Internet mail:
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GO CTRON from any ! prompt
ctron.com (134.141.197.25)
anonymous
Login
Password
your email address
(603) 335-3358
By BBS:
Modem Setting
8N1: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, No parity
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SEHI Firmware
SPMA for the SEHI has been tested against firmware versions 1.10.04 and 1.05.03;
if you have an earlier version of firmware and experience problems running
SPMA contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support for upgrade information.
SEHI Firmware
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Chapter 2
Using the SEHI Hub View
Navigating through the Hub View, monitoring hub performance; managing the hub
The heart of the SPECTRUM Portable Management Application (SPMA) for the
SEHI is the Hub View, a graphical interface that gives you access to many of the
functions that provide control over the device.
Using the Hub View
There are two ways to open the Hub View: if you are working within a network
management system, you can select the Hub View option from the icon menu;
specific directions for creating a SEHI icon and accessing the icon menu can be
found in the appropriate Installing and Using SPECTRUM for... guide. If you are
running the SEHI module in a stand-alone mode, type the following at the
command line:
spmarun hubstack <IP address> <community name>
The community name you use to start the module must have at least Read access;
for full management functionality, you should use a community name that
provides Read/Write or Superuser access. For more information on community
names, consult the appropriate Installing and Using SPECTRUM for... guide,
and/or the Community Names chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide.
The spmarun script invoked first in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. This script is automatically invoked when you launch
an application from the icon menu or from within the Hub View.
NOTE
If there is a hostname mapped to your SEHI’s IP address, you can use <hostname> in
place of <IP address> to launch the Hub View. Please note, however, that the hostname is
not the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local Management and/or
SPMA; you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
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Navigating Through the Hub View
of the window to access various menus and initiate certain management tasks.
The following sections describe the information displayed in the Hub View Front
Panel and how to use the mouse in the Hub View Ports Display.
Front Panel
Device summary information
Figure 2-1. SEHI Hub View
Hub View Front Panel
In addition to the graphical display of the modules, the Hub View gives you
device level summary information. The following Front Panel information
appears below the port display in the Hub View:
Contact Status is a color code that shows the status of the connection between
SPMA and the device:
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Green means a valid connection.
Blue means that SPMAis trying to reach the device but doesn’t yet know if the
connection will be successful.
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Red means that SPMA is unable to contact or has lost contact with the device.
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Uptime
The time that the device has been running without interruption. The counter
resets to 0 days 00:00:00 (X days HH:MM:SS) when one of the following occurs:
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Power to the device is cycled.
The device is reset manually.
Date and Time
The date and time are taken from the device’s internal clock.
Device Name
A text field that you can use to help identify the device.
Location
A text field that you can use to help identify the device.
If you have assigned a device name or location that contains more than 19 characters, only
the last 19 will be displayed in the Hub View. Check the Device Status window for the
complete name and/or location, if necessary.
NOTE
IP Address
The device’s Internet Protocol address. You cannot change the SEHI’s IP address
from SPMA.
MAC Address
The device’s factory-set hardware address. The MAC address cannot be changed.
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Figure 2-2. SEHI Hub View Device Menu
The Device menu lets you perform the following:
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Open the Device Status window
Open the Repeater Status window
Open the Polling Intervals window
Open the Statistics windows
Create device-level Pie Charts, Graphs and Meters
Change the Port Display Form
Launch the Link/Seg Traps application
Launch the Redundancy application
Launch the Source Addressing application
Launch the Security application.
Note that the Device menu does not provide access to every application which is
available to the SEHI; some information is only available from the Module or Port
menus, and several applications can only be accessed either from the icon menu
(if you are running under a network management platform) or from the
command line (if you are running in stand-alone mode). See Chapter 1,
Introduction to SPMA for the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34, for a complete list of
applications available to the SEHI and how to access each one.
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If you need to call Cabletron’s Technical Support about a problem with the Hub
View application, you’ll need the information provided in the Info window
SPMA for the SEHI application
version
SEHI firmware revision, firmware
boot prom version, and
hardware version
Figure 2-3. Hub Information Window
Clicking mouse button 1 on the Quit button closes all Hub View application
windows; any open applications which can also be accessed from the command
line or from the icon menu will remain open.
Using the Mouse in the Hub View Ports Display
Each device in your SEHI-managed HUBStack will have its own ports display in
the Hub View; you can access the available ports displays by using the scroll bar
located on the right side of the Hub View Ports Display window, as illustrated in
Figure 2-4. The illustration below also indicates how to use the mouse to access
the Module and Port menus and functions.
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Port Display Form
Port Status
Using the Module or Device menus,
you can change the port display form
shown in the Port Status boxes to
any one of the following:
The Port Status display changes with
the type of port display format
selected. Statistical selections
display values in a statistic/second
format. Load displays traffic as a
percentage of theoretical maximum
capacity. Port Type displays port
status (ON, OFF, NLK, etc.). Click
mouse button 1 to toggle the port
between enabled and disabled; click
mouse button 3 to display the Port
menu.
Module Type
Displays the type of
module, or device,
whose ports are
currently being
displayed in the
Ports Display.
- Load (% of theoretical maximum)
- Traffic (Pkts/sec)
- Collisions (Colls/sec)
- Errors (Errors/sec, total or by type)
- Frame Sizes (% of total packets)
Module Index
Scroll Bar
Use the scroll bar to
rotate through the
ports displays for each
hub in the SEHI-
managed stack.
Port Index
Indicates the module’s position in
the SEHI-managed stack; the SEHI
itself is always #1. Click mouse
button 1 to open the Module Status
window; click mouse button 3 to
display the Module menu.
Click mouse button 1 to open
the Port Status window; click
mouse button 3 to display the
Port menu.
Figure 2-4. Mousing Around a Ports Display
Hub View Port Color Codes
The Port Status boxes in the Hub View are color coded to indicate the port’s
connection status. The colors are consistent for all Port Display Forms except
Admin Status; the exceptions are noted below.
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Green indicates that the port is active; that is, the port has been enabled by
management, has a valid Link signal (if applicable), and is able to
communicate with the station at the other end of the port’s cable segment.
Note that anAUI or transceiver port will display as active as long as it has been
enabled by management, even if no cable is connected.
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Blue indicates that the port has been disabled through management.
Yellow indicates that the port is enabled but does not currently have a valid
connection. This usually indicates that the device at the other end of the
segment is turned off.
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Red indicates that the port is enabled, but is not able to pass packets. This
generally means that the port has been segmented by management after
experiencing an excessive number of collisions; for a BNC (thin coax) port,
however, this may only mean that no cable or terminator has been connected.
When the Admin Status port display option is active, only two colors apply: a
port will be displayed in green if it is enabled by management, regardless of
whether or not there is a cable attached or a valid link signal detected; a port
disabled by management will display as blue.
Monitoring Hub Performance
The information displayed in the Hub View can give you a quick summary of
device activity, status, and configuration. SPMA can also provide further details
about device performance via its three-level menu structure. The Device, Module,
and give you access to the tools, menus, and windows that let you monitor
specific aspects of device performance, change hub display options, and set SEHI
operating and notification parameters. Remember, though many functions will
operate the same at each level, those accessed via the Device menu control or
provide information about the SEHI-managed stack as a whole; those accessed
via the Module menu control or provide information about a single hub in the
stack; and those accessed via the Port menu control or provide information about
a single port.
Figure 2-5. The SEHI’s Device, Module, and Port Menus
Hub performance data available through these menus includes:
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Device, Module, and Port status descriptions.
Device, Module, and Port statistics, which provide a complete breakdown of
packet activity.
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Device, Module, and Port-level pie charts, graphs and meters, for a graphic
representation of the types and levels of traffic passing through the device.
(For more information about pie charts, graphs and meters, see the Charts,
Graphs and Meters chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide.).
Port Display Form
You can change the type of information displayed for each port in the device by
using the Port Display Form option on the Device and Module menus. Changing
the port display form via the Device menu will affect all ports in the SEHI-
controlled stack; changing the display form via the Module menu will affect only
those ports on the selected device.
To change the port display form:
1. Click on the Device button to display the Device menu, or on the Module
Index box to display the Module menu.
2. Drag down to Port Display Form, then right as necessary to select one of the
port display options.The current selection will be displayed in the Port Display
Form field on the port display.
Port display form options are:
Load
Shows a percentage for each active port that represents that port’s portion of the
theoretical maximum traffic level — for Ethernet networks, 10 megabits per
second.
Collisions
Displays port traffic data in a collisions/second format. The SEHI counts both
receive collisions — those collisions it detects while receiving a transmission —
and transmit collisions — those it detects while transmitting (i.e., a port in the
SEHI-managed stack transmitted one of the colliding packets); however, those
counts are combined and a single total value is displayed.
Errors
Shows port traffic errors in an errors/second format. You can display any one of
the following types of errors:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Total errors
Alignment errors
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) errors
Runts
Giants
OOW (Out-of-Window) Collisions
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Frame Sizes
Displays a percentage for each active port that represents what portion of that
port’s traffic is of a specific size, measured in bytes. You can display any one of the
following frame sizes:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Runts (packets with fewer than 64 bytes)
64-127
128-255
256-511
512-1023
1024-1518
Giants (packets with more than 1518 bytes)
For the statistical port display form options listed above, three dashes (- - -) will display
for all inactive ports; any active (green) port will display a numeric value, even if it’s
0.0000.
NOTE
Port Type
Provides the following administrative information about the port:
•
Admin/Link Status indicates the connection status of the port:
-
-
-
-
ON indicates that the port has a valid link signal or does not support a link
signal.
OFF indicates that the port has been turned off through management
action.
NLK (No Link) indicates that the port does not have a link to a device at
the other end of the cable, or that there is no cable attached.
SEG (Segmented) indicates that the port has been segmented by the
repeater due to an excessive collision level.
Because BNC thin coax, AUI, and transceiver ports do not support the link feature, the
displayed Admin/Link status for those ports may be misleading: for example, a BNC port
will display as segmented when, in fact, there is no cable or terminator attached or the
cable has been disconnected; an AUI or transceiver port will display as on (with a valid
link signal) even when no cable is attached. Be sure to keep these anomalies in mind when
troubleshooting a device so equipped.
NOTE
•
Admin Status displays either ON or OFF, an indication of whether
management has the port enabled or disabled. A port can be ON but not
operational; for example, under the Admin display, ports that are segmented
or not linked are shown as ON.
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Active Ports displays either YES or NO for any active (green) port, indicating
whether or not that port has seen any traffic at all since the device was last
initialized or the counters were last reset; this port display form can tell you
whether any port whose statistics are not currently incrementing has seen
some activity in the past. Non-green (presumably inactive) ports will display
three dashes (---), regardless of their past statistical activity.
Checking Device Status and Updating Front Panel Info
displayed on the Hub View Front Panel and where you can see summary
information about the current state of the device.
To open the Device Status window:
1. Click on the Device button to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Status and release.
Figure 2-6. SEHI Device Status Window
Name and Location
These text fields help identify this SEHI-controlled HUBStack. The information
you enter in the Name and Location boxes is written to the SEHI’s MIB and
appears on the Hub View front panel.
Contact
Use the Contact box to record the name and phone number of the person
responsible for the device. Note that the information entered here is not displayed
on the Hub View front panel.
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Date and Time
Displays the current date and time from the SEHI’s internal clock. Although the
fields are static in the window, the front panel display is a real-time presentation.
To change the name, location, contact, date, or time:
1. Highlight the appropriate field and type the new values.
2. Press Enter or Return on the keyboard to save each change before moving
on to another; each change will appear on the front panel as soon as Enter or
Return is pressed.
Chassis Type
Displays the type of chassis used for the device (stand-alone).
Checking Module Status
controlled stack. To open the Module Status window:
1. Click mouse button 1 in the Module Index box. (Use the scroll bar to the right
of the ports display to scroll through the available modules.)
or
1. Click mouse button 3 in the Module Index box to display the Module menu.
2. Drag down to Status and release.
Figure 2-7. Module Status Window
Name
This text field can help identify the module, or device; the information entered
here does not appear anywhere else in the Hub View.
To edit the Module Name:
1. Highlight the text in the Name box and type in a new name.
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2. Press Enter or Return on the keyboard to save your changes.
Active Users
Displays the number of active source addresses communicating through this
module.
Module Type
The type of module you are viewing (SEH- or SEHI-22, 24, 32, or 34).
Checking Repeater Status
SEHI-controlled HUBStack as a whole. To open the Repeater Status window:
1. Click on the Device button to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Repeater Status and release.
Figure 2-8. SEHI Repeater Status Window
Name
This field can help identify the SEHI-controlled stack as a whole; the information
entered here is not displayed anywhere else in the Hub View.
To edit the Repeater Name:
1. Highlight the text in the Name box and type in a new name.
2. Press Enter or Return on the keyboard to save your changes.
Active Users
Displays the number of active source addresses communicating through this
module.
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Checking Port Status
controlled HUBStack. To open the Port Status window:
1. Click mouse button 1 in the Port Index box.
or
1. Click mouse button 3 in the Port Index or Port Status box to display the Port
menu.
2. Drag down to Status and release.
Figure 2-9. SEHI Port Status Window
Note that the window title includes the module and port number in parentheses;
the rest of the window contains the following fields:
Name
This text field can help identify the port; the information entered here is not
displayed anywhere else in the Hub View.
To edit the Name:
1. Highlight the text in the Name box and type in a new name.
2. Press Enter or Return on the keyboard to save your change.
Link Status
The port’s Link Status tells you whether or not the port has a valid connection to
the node at the other end of the cable segment. The possible Link conditions are:
•
Active — The port has a valid connection with the device at the other end of
the port’s cable.
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•
•
Inactive — The device at the other end of the cable is turned off, there is a
break in the cable, or there is no device or cable connected.
Not Supported — The selected port does not support the Link feature, so the
SEHI cannot determine link status; this value will show only for thin coax
(BNC), AUI, or transceiver ports.
The fact that thin coax (BNC), AUI, and transceiver ports do not support the link feature
can cause some misleading port status indicators: for example, a BNC port may show as
segmented when, in fact, the cable has been disconnected; or an AUI or transceiver port
may appear to have an active link when no cable has been attached. You should keep these
anomalies in mind when troubleshooting a device so equipped.
NOTE
•
Unknown — The SEHI can’t determine a link status.
Status
The port’s Status can be one of three states:
•
Segmented—A port becomes segmented (that is, disabled by the repeater
module) when the port experiences 32 consecutive collisions, or when the
port’s collision detector is on for longer than approximately 2 to 3
milliseconds.
Because they do not support the link feature, thin coax (BNC) ports will display as
segmented when there is no cable or terminator attached or the cable or terminator has
been disconnected (i.e., a “no link” condition).
NOTE
•
•
Active —The port is operating normally.
Unknown — The SEHI cannot determine port status.
Active Users
Each active source address communicating through the port is counted as an
active user. If Active Users is greater than one, it indicates that the port is
supporting a trunk connection.
Media Type
Indicates the type of cable segment connected to the port. The supported media
types are:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Twisted Pair: RJ45 conn(ector)
BNC EPIM
AUI EPIM
Transceiver Port: AUI EPIM
Twisted Pair: RJ45 EPIM
Multi-Mode Fiber: SMA EPIM
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•
•
Multi-Mode Fiber: ST EPIM
Single-Mode Fiber: ST EPIM
Topology Type
Indicates how the port is being used. The available types are:
•
Station—The port is receiving packets from no devices, a single device, or two
devices. Note that a port in station status may actually be connected to
multiple devices; station status simply indicates that no more than two devices
are currently active.
•
•
Trunk—The port is receiving packets from three or more devices; it may be
connected to a coax cable with multiple taps, or to a repeater or another MIM.
Unknown — The SEHI cannot determine the topology status.
Checking Statistics
The Hub View can provide a summary of Ethernet statistics at the Device,
statistics contain the same statistical categories at each level.
Figure 2-10. SEHI Statistics Windows (Device Level)
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To view device statistics at the Device, Module, or Port levels:
1. Display the Device, Module, or Port menu by clicking mouse button 3 in the
2. Drag down to Statistics and then right to either General/Errors or
Protocols/Frames and release.
The Hub View begins counting the selected statistics when you open the window;
counts will be cumulative until you use the Reset button or close the window.
When a device is reset, statistics windows and/or statistics displays in the Hub View may
display very large numbers for one polling interval. This is due to the resetting of the
counters.
NOTE
Because the SEHI does not currently support Protocol counts, the Protocol fields in the
Protocols/Frames window will remain blank.
Note that the module statistics windows include the module number in the
window title; the port statistics windows include the module and port numbers in
the window title.
General/Error Statistics
The General/Errors statistics windows display the following fields:
Received Bytes
The number of bytes of data received by this device, module, or port since the
window was last opened or reset.
Total Packets
The number of packets of all types received by this device, module, or port since
the window was last opened or reset.
Avg Packet Size
The number of bytes per packet received by this device, module, or port since the
window was last opened or reset. The average packet size is calculated by
dividing the number of bytes received by the number of packets received.
Broadcast Packets
The number of broadcast packets received by this device, module, or port since
the window was last opened or reset. Broadcast packets have a single address
recognized by each station on the net: this address is designated in IP form as
255.255.255.255, or in MAC hexadecimal form as FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF. The ARP
and RARP requests sent by bridges and routers are broadcast packets.
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Multicast Packets
The number of multicast packets received by this device, module, or port since
the window was last opened or reset. Multicast packets are simultaneously
addressed to more than one address, but fewer than all addresses.
Collisions
The number of collisions recorded by this device, module, or port since the
window was last opened or reset. The SEHI counts both receive collisions —
those detected while a port is receiving data — and transmit collisions — those
detected while a port is transmitting data (i.e., the port has transmitted one of the
colliding packets); however, these counts are combined and a single total value is
displayed. Collisions of this type (called “legal” collisions, as opposed to the
OOW collisions described below) are a natural by-product of a busy network; if
you are experiencing high numbers of collisions, it may be time to redirect
network traffic by using bridges or routers. Extremely high collision rates can also
indicate a data loop (redundant connections) or a hardware problem (some
station transmitting without listening first).
Total Errors
The number of errors of all types recorded by this device, module, or port since
the window was last opened or reset.
Alignment Errors
The number of misaligned packets recorded since the window was last opened or
reset. Misaligned packets are those which contain any unit of bits which is less
than a byte — in other words, any group of bits fewer than 8. Misaligned packets
can result from a packet formation problem, or from some cabling problem that is
corrupting or losing data; they can also result from packets passing through more
than two cascaded multi-port transceivers (a network design which does not meet
accepted Ethernet spec).
CRC Errors
CRC, or Cyclic Redundancy Check, errors occur when packets are somehow
damaged in transit. When each packet is transmitted, the transmitting device
computes a frame check sequence (FCS) value based on the contents of the packet,
and appends that value to the packet. The receiving station performs the same
computation; if the FCS values differ, the packet is assumed to have been
corrupted and is counted as a CRC error. CRC errors can result from a hardware
problem causing an inaccurate computation of the FCS value, or from some other
transmission problem that has garbled the original data. The CRC error counter
shows the total number of CRC errors recorded since the window was last
opened or reset.
OOW Collisions
The number of out-of-window collisions recorded since the window was last
opened or reset. OOW collisions occur when a station receives a collision signal
while still transmitting, but more than 51.2 µsec (the maximum Ethernet
propagation delay) after the transmission began. There are two conditions which
can cause this type of error: either the network’s physical length exceeds IEEE
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802.3 specifications, or a node on the net is transmitting without first listening for
carrier sense (and beginning its illegal transmission more than 51.2 µs after the
first station began transmitting). Note that in both cases, the occurrence of the
errors can be intermittent: in the case of excessive network length, OOW collisions
will only occur when the farthest stations transmit at the same time; in the case of
the node which is transmitting without listening, the malfunctioning node may
only fail to listen occasionally, and not all of its failures to listen will result in
OOW collisions — some may simply result in collisions (if the 51.2 µs window has
not yet closed), and some will get through fine (if no one else happens to be
transmitting).
Runt Frames
The number of received packets smaller than the minimum Ethernet frame size of
64 bytes (excluding preamble). This minimum size is tied to the maximum
propagation time of an Ethernet network segment — the maximum propagation
time is 51.2 µs, and it takes approximately 51.2 µs to transmit 64 bytes of data;
therefore, every node on the segment should be aware that another node is
transmitting before the transmission is complete, providing for more accurate
collision detection. Runts can sometimes result from collisions, and, as such, may
be the natural by-product of a busy network; however, they can also indicate a
hardware (packet formation), transmission (corrupted data), or network design
(more than four cascaded repeaters) problem.
Giant Frames
The number of received packets that are longer than the maximum Ethernet size
of 1518 bytes (excluding preamble). Giant packets typically occur when you have
a jabbering node on your network — one that is continuously transmitting, or
transmitting improperly for short bursts — probably due to a bad transmitter on
the network interface card. Giant packets can also result from packets being
corrupted as they are transmitted, either by the addition of garbage signal, or by
the corruption of the bits that indicate frame size.
The SEHI Error Priority Scheme
Each Cabletron device employs an error priority scheme which determines how
packets with multiple errors will be counted, and ensures that no error packet is
counted more than once. The priority scheme for the SEHI counts errors in the
following order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
OOW Collisions
Runts
Giants
Alignment Errors
CRC Errors
Knowing the priority scheme employed by the SEHI can tell you a lot about the
error counts you are seeing. For example, you know that the number of packets
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counted as CRC errors had only CRC errors — they were of legal size (not runts or
giants) and had no truncated bytes. You also know that any packet less than 64
bytes long has been counted as a runt, even if it also had alignment and/or CRC
problems (which is likely if the runt is the result of a collision or other
transmission problem).
Protocols/Frames Statistics
The Protocols/Frames statistics windows display the following fields:
Protocols
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
OSI Frames
Novell Frames
Banyan Frames
DECNet Frames
XNS (Xerox Network Systems) Frames
IP Frames
Ctron Frames
AppleTalk Frames
Other Frames
Because the SEHI does not currently support Protocol counts, the Protocol fields in the
Protocols/Frames window will remain blank.
NOTE
Frame Sizes
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Runt Frames (packets smaller than 64 bytes)
64-127 (byte) Frames
128-255 Frames
256-511 Frames
512-1023 Frames
1024-1518 Frames
Giant Frames (packets larger than 1518 bytes)
Viewing the Port Source Address List
You can use the Source Address List option from the Port menu to view the Port
address and its associated vendor name for each device communicating through a
specific port on the SEHI or hubstack.
The full features of Source Addressing (including the device-level Source Address
List, port locking, source address traps, and find source address) are discussed in
the Source Address chapter, later in this book.
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Figure 2-11. The Port Source Address List
To view a port’s Source Address List:
1. Display the Port menu by clicking mouse button 3 in the appropriate Port
Status box.
2. Drag down to Source Address List and release.
The Source Address List window displays addresses of all devices that have
transmitted packets that were detected by the selected port within a time period
less than the Source Address Table’s (SAT) defined ageing time (addresses that
have not transmitted a packet during one complete cycle of the ageing timer will
be purged). The Ageing Timer is user-configurable; see Setting the Ageing Time
in the Source Address chapter, later in this manual. The List window can display
about ten addresses at once; use the scroll bar to the right of the List window to
view additional addresses, if necessary.
Since the SAT is constantly changing as old entries are aged out and new ones
learned from the network, you should occasionally update a displayed list by
clicking mouse button 1 on the
and will not reflect recent changes. The displayed number of Active Users is also
static; this field will also update when you click on
button. Once displayed, the list is static
.
Managing the Hub
In addition to the performance information described in the preceding sections,
the Hub View also provides you with the tools you need to configure your
HUBStack and keep it operating properly. Hub management functions include
setting polling intervals, enabling ports at the module and port level, and
disabling ports at the port level.
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Figure 2-12. SEHI Polling Intervals
Setting the Polling Intervals
To set the polling intervals used by SPMA and the SEHI:
1. Click on the Device button to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Polling Intervals, and release. The SEHI Polling Intervals
3. To activate the desired polling, click mouse button 1 on the selection box to
the right of each polling type field.
4. To change a polling interval, highlight the value you would like to change, and
enter a new value in seconds. Note that the Use Defaults option must not be
selected, or values will revert back to default levels when you click on Apply,
and your changes will be ignored.
5. If you wish to use your new polling interval settings as the default values that
SPMA will use for each SEHI-controlled stack you are managing, use mouse
button 1 to select the Save As Defaults option.
6. If you wish to replace existing values with the current set of default values, use
mouse button 1 to select the Use Defaults option.
7. Click mouse button 1 on the Apply button once your changes are complete.
Changes take effect after the current polling cycle is complete.
You can set the update intervals for the following:
Contact Status
This polling interval controls how often the SEHI is “pinged” to check SPMA’s
ability to maintain a connection with the device.
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Device General Status
This polling interval controls how often the Hub View Front Panel Information —
such as Uptime, Device Name, and so forth — and some port status information
is updated.
Device Configuration
This polling interval controls how often a survey is conducted of the devices
installed in your SEHI-controlled HUBStack.
Port Operational State
This polling interval controls the update of the information displayed in the Port
Status boxes for each port in the device. Port state information includes link state
(the color code) and admin state (on or off).
Statistics
This polling interval controls how often the information displayed in the Port
Status boxes is updated when the Port Display Form is set to a rate or percentage,
and how often the Device, Module, and Port statistics counts are updated.
SPMA generates network traffic when it retrieves the above-described information; keep
in mind that shorter intervals mean increased network traffic. Range limits for these
polling times are 0-999,999 seconds; however, an entry of 0 will be treated as a 1.
NOTE
Enabling/Disabling Ports
You can enable and disable ports both from the Module menu, which affects all
ports on a single module, or device; or from the Port menu, which affects
individual ports.
To enable or disable an individual port:
1. Click mouse button 1 on the Port Status box to toggle the port On or Off.
or
1. Click mouse button 3 on the Port Index or Port Status box to display the Port
menu.
2. Drag down to Enable or Disable, as appropriate, and release. The selected
port changes color when its state changes. A disabled port is blue.
To enable or disable all ports in a module:
1. Click mouse button 3 on the Module Index box to open the Module menu.
2. Drag down to Enable All Ports or Disable All Ports, as appropriate, and
release.
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When disabling all ports on a module, make sure you don’t disable the port through which
your management station is communicating with the HUBStack, or you will lose contact
with the stack.
!
CAUTION
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Link/Seg Traps
What are Link and Segmentation traps; enabling and disabling these traps at the device, module, and
port levels
Among the traps which Cabletron devices are designed to generate are traps
which indicate when a repeater port gains or loses a link signal, when the repeater
segments (disconnects) a port due to collision activity, and when a segmented
port becomes active again. In some networks, these Link and Segmentation traps
may be more information than a network manager wants to see. So SPMA
provides you with a means to selectively enable and disable Link and
Segmentation traps: you can turn traps on and off for all ports on the SEHI, all
ports on a selected module or modules, or for individual ports.
SPMA does not accept the trap messages; that task is left to your network management
system. (See the appropriate network management system documentation for details
NOTE
about viewing trap messages.) When this utility is used in stand-alone mode, traps will
either be ignored when they return to the workstation from which you are running SPMA
for the SEHI, or they will turn up at another management workstation which has been
configured to accept traps. Note also that, regardless of the configuration performed using
this utility, NO traps will be sent by the device unless its trap table has been properly
configured; see the SEHI hardware manual and/or the Trap Table chapter in the SPMA
Tools Guide for more information.
What is a Segmentation Trap?
Cabletron’s Ethernet repeaters count collisions at each port. If a port experiences
32 consecutive collisions, the repeater segments the port to isolate the source of
the collisions from the rest of the network. When the repeater segments a port, it
generates a portSegmenting trap. As soon as a segmented port receives a good
packet, the repeater reconnects the port to the network and generates a
portUnsegmenting trap.
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Link/Seg Traps
Unterminated BNC (thin coax) ports appear in the Hub View as segmented ports. When
you attach a thin coax cable or a 50 Ω terminator to a port, the repeater generates a
portUnsegmenting trap; when you remove the cable or terminator, the repeater
generates a portSegmenting trap. Note also that devices at both ends of the cable will
generate the portUnsegmenting and portSegmenting traps, even if only one end of the
cable has been disconnected.
NOTE
What is a Link Trap?
Some Cabletron Ethernet repeater ports — including RJ45 twisted pair and fiber
optic ports — generate a link signal to monitor the status of their connection with
the device at the other end of the cable segment. If the cable is removed or broken,
the port’s link status goes to “No Link” and the repeater generates a
portLinkDown trap. When a port in a “No Link” condition receives a link signal,
the port goes to a “Link” condition and the repeater generates a portLinkUp trap.
Note that devices at both ends of the disconnected or broken cable will generate
the portLinkDown and portLinkUp traps, even when only one end of the cable
has been removed.
BNC (thin coax), AUI, and transceiver ports do not support a link signal. As described
above, BNC ports respond to changes in link status by generating portSegmenting and
portUnsegmenting traps; AUI and transceiver ports do not respond at all to changes in
link status (unless the port has been segmented due to excessive collisions), and will
always display as on, even if no cable is connected.
NOTE
Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps
Although each Cabletron device comes with a number of traps built in to the
firmware, no device will generate these traps unless it is configured to do so. This
can be accomplished via Local Management (by enabling traps and entering your
workstation’s IP address in the Community Names screen), or via the SPMA Trap
Table utility, accessible from the icon menu or from the command line. Once traps
as a whole have been enabled, you can use the Link/Seg Traps feature to
selectively enable and disable link and segmentation traps as required by your
network management needs.
To open the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window:
from the icon:
1. Click on the appropriate SEHI icon to display the icon menu.
2. Drag down to Link/Seg Traps and release.
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from the Hub View:
1. Click on
to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Link/Seg Traps and release.
from the command line (stand-alone mode):
1. From the appropriate directory, type
spmarun r4hwtr <IP address> <community name>
The spmarun script invoked first in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. This script is automatically invoked when you launch
an application from the icon menu or from within the Hub View.
NOTES
If you wish to change any Link/Seg Trap settings, be sure to use a community name with
at least Read/Write access. If you only wish to view current settings, a community name
with Read access will be sufficient.
If there is a hostname mapped to your SEHI’s IP address, you can use <hostname> in
place of <IP address> to launch this application. Please note, however, that the hostname
is not the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local Management and/or
SPMA; you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
Figure 3-1. Repeater Link/Seg Traps Window
Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps
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Link/Seg Traps
Configuring Link/Seg Traps for the Repeater
To enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for all ports on a repeater:
1. In the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater
interface for which you would like to configure link and segmentation traps.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
; the Channel X Link/Seg Traps
Figure 3-2. Channel X Link/Seg Traps Window
3. In the Link Traps field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate selection to
Enable or Disable link traps for the repeater.
4. In the Segmenting Traps field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate
selection to Enable or Disable segmenting traps for the repeater.
5. Click mouse button 1 on
to save your changes; the current status
will be displayed in each field to the right of the field name. Click on
to exit the window.
Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Hub Modules
To enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for all ports on the selected hub
module or modules:
1. In the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window, select a repeater interface in the
scroll list.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
will appear.
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Figure 3-3. The Module Traps Window
3. In the Module Traps window, click mouse button 1 to select the module for
which you wish to configure link and segmentation traps. If the Set Trap
Status For field displays Selected Modules (the default setting), you can click
to select any modules; to de-select any highlighted module, click on it again. If
the selection All Modules is displayed in the Set Trap Status For field, all
available modules will be automatically selected; if you de-select any module,
the SetTrap Status For field will automatically revert to the Selected Modules
setting. To change the setting in the Set Trap Status For field, click mouse
button 1 on the currently displayed setting, and drag down to select a new
setting.
4. Click on the appropriate selection in the LinkTraps field to Enable or Disable
link traps for the selected modules, as desired.
5. Click on the appropriate selection in the SegmentingTraps field to Enable or
Disable segmenting traps, as desired.
6. Click on
window.
to save your changes; click on
to exit the
Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Ports
To enable or disable Link and Segmentation traps for individual ports:
1. In the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window, select a repeater in the scroll list.
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2. Click mouse button 1 on
will appear.
Figure 3-4. The Port Traps Window
3. In the port traps window, click mouse button 1 to select the port or ports for
which you wish to configure traps. If the Set Trap Status For field displays
Selected Ports (the default setting), you can click to select any ports; to de-
select any highlighted port, click on it again. If the selection All Ports on
Module is displayed in the Set Trap Status For field, you can select only one
port at a time; trap status will be set for all ports on the same module as the
selected port. If the selection All Ports on Repeater is displayed in the Set
Trap Status For field, all available ports will be automatically selected; if you
de-select any port, the Set Trap Status For field will automatically revert to
the Selected Ports setting. To change the setting in the Set Trap Status For
field, click on the currently displayed setting, and drag down to select a new
setting.
4. Click on the appropriate selection in the LinkTraps field to Enable or Disable
link traps for the selected modules, as desired.
5. Click on the appropriate selection in the SegmentingTraps field to Enable or
Disable segmenting traps, as desired.
6. Click on
window.
to save your changes; click on
to exit the
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Chapter 4
Repeater Redundancy
This chapter describes how to configure and enable redundant circuits.
Setting Network Circuit Redundancy
The redundancy application gives you the ability to define redundant circuits for
your SEHI to ensure that critical network connections remain operational. Each
circuit has a designated primary port and one or more backup ports. The SEHI
monitors the link status of the primary port’s connection to one or more network
IP addresses; if the link fails, the SEHI automatically switches traffic to a backup
port.
Before you configure redundancy, make sure that only the primary physical link is
connected to the network. If a backup port is connected before you configure and enable
redundancy, you create a data loop.
NOTE
To open the main Repeater Redundancy window:
from the icon:
1. Click on the appropriate device icon to display the icon menu.
2. Drag down to Redundancy and release.
from the Hub View:
1. Click on
to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Redundancy and release.
from the command line (stand-alone mode):
1. From the appropriate directory, type:
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spmarun r4red <IP address> <community name>
The spmarun script invoked first in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. The script is automatically invoked when you launch
the application from the icon menu or from within the Hub View.
NOTES
If you wish to change any redundancy settings, be sure to use a community name with at
least Read/Write access. If you only wish to view current settings, a community name
with Read access will be sufficient.
If there is a hostname mapped to your SEHI’s IP address, you can use <hostname> in
place of <IP address> to launch this application. Please note, however, that the hostname
is not the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local Management and/or
SPMA; you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
Figure 4-1. The Repeater Redundancy Window
Configuring a Redundant Circuit
To establish or edit a redundant circuit:
1. In the Repeater Redundancy window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater
interface for which you would like to edit or establish a redundant circuit, then
click
appear.
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Figure 4-2. The Channel X Redundancy Window
2. If you want to change a circuit’s name or the number of retries, highlight the
appropriate circuit and click
. The Change Circuit
Figure 4-3. The Change Circuit Window
In the appropriate boxes, enter a new circuit name (up to 16 alphanumeric
characters) and/or number of retries; Retries is the number of times the SEHI
tests the connection to the first IP address listed in the Circuit Addresses
window before it gives up and moves on to the next address. The valid range
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of retries you can enter into this field is 0-16. Be sure to click on
before exiting the window to save your changes.
3. With the appropriate Circuit Name highlighted, click
to access the
Figure 4-4. The Add Circuit Address Window
In this window you can define IP addresses of up to 8 devices on the network.
These addresses identify the destination nodes that the SEHI looks for to
determine the status of the active link. If the device determines that it has lost
the link with the first address in the Circuit Addresses list, it checks the link
status with the next address. If it can’t establish a link with any address in the
list, the device switches traffic to a backup port.
a. To add a circuit address, enter a valid network IP address and then click
. Repeat as necessary to add additional addresses. Click
to exit the window.
The SEHI will poll the circuit addresses in the order they were entered.
NOTE
b. To delete a circuit address, highlight the address in the Circuit Addresses
list in the Channel X Redundancy window, and click
.
4. The bottom half of the Channel X Redundancy window is where you define
the primary port and backup ports for the highlighted Circuit Name. The
Status of the Circuit Name must be set to Disabled when you configure the
port list. Using the Module and Port boxes and the Add button, enter up to 8
ports to define the circuit.
5. By default, all ports are created as Inactive Backup ports.You should set one
port to be the Primary port and one port to be the Active port. Typically, the
same port is both Primary and Active but this is not required.To select primary
and active ports, click button 1 on a port to highlight it then click
select the same or another port and click . Only one port can be
;
the Primary port and only one port can be Active at any one time; if you set a
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different port to be Primary or Active, the original Primary or Active port
automatically resets to Backup/Inactive.
All backup ports will be disabled as soon as you enable the redundant circuit. The ports
remain disabled until they become active due to primary port failure. If you disable the
redundant circuit, you must manually enable each backup port in that circuit.
NOTE
6. Once you have configured all the ports that compose the redundant circuit,
enable the circuit by clicking
.
Be sure to make all physical connections to the backup ports once the redundant circuit
has been configured and enabled.
NOTE
To clear the settings in one circuit, highlight the Circuit Name that you want to
clear, and click on
.
To clear all redundancy configurations, click on
in the All Circuits
portion of the window. Reset does the following:
•
•
•
•
Deletes all entries in the Circuit Addresses box
Changes the status of every Circuit to Disabled
Reverts to previous Circuit Name(s)
Clears all module and port entries
After clearing redundancy settings by either method, backup ports remain disabled until
you manually reenable them so that data loops do not occur. Before you enable the ports,
disconnect their physical connections.
NOTE
Monitoring Redundancy
Once you have configured your redundant circuits, you can use the fields in the
All Circuits box to set the parameters that the SEHI uses to periodically test each
of the circuits. The SEHI automatically polls all enabled circuits through the
Primary port and all Backup ports at the time specified in the Test Time box. If the
first poll fails (results in a no link condition with all of the circuit IP addresses), the
SEHI checks the circuit’s Retries field. If Retries is greater than 0, the SEHI waits
the number of seconds specified in the Poll Interval field, and then polls the
circuit again.
To set the Poll Interval:
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1. In the All Circuits box, type in a new value in the Poll Interval field and click
. Poll Interval is the time in seconds between retries (if the first
attempt is unsuccessful).
To set the Test Time:
1. In the All Circuits box, type a new test time in theTestTime field in a 24-hour
HH:MM:SS format and click
. The Test Time is the time of day when
the SEHI polls the addresses listed in each of the enabled circuits.
To immediately test all enabled circuits:
1. Click
in the All Circuits box.
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Chapter 5
Source Addressing
Displaying the Source Address list; setting the Ageing Time; selecting the Hash Type; effects of Source
Address Locking; configuring Source Address traps; finding a Source Address.
Displaying the Source Address List
The Source Address List, or Table (SAT), contains the MAC address and its
associated vendor name for each device communicating through a port in the
SEHI (or SEHI-controlled) hub. Each detected source address is also identified by
the module and port through which it is communicating with the SEHI.
To view a SEHI’s Source Address List:
from the icon:
1. Click on the appropriate device icon to display the icon menu.
2. Drag down to Source Address and release.
from the Hub View:
1. Click on
to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Source Addressing and release.
from the command line (stand-alone mode):
1. From the appropriate directory, type
spmarun r4sa <IP address> <community name>
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The spmarun script invoked first in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. This script is automatically invoked when you launch
an application from the icon menu or from within the Hub View.
NOTES
If you wish to change any Source Address settings, be sure to use a community name
with at least Read/Write access. If you only wish to view current settings, a community
name with Read access will be sufficient. If you wish to lock or unlock ports, you must use
a community name with SuperUser access.
If there is a hostname mapped to your SEHI’s IP address, you can use <hostname> in
place of <IP address> to launch this application. Please note, however, that the hostname
is not the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local Management and/or
SPMA; you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
Figure 5-1. The Repeater Source Address Window
The Repeater Source Address window provides a list of the repeater interfaces
available on the SEHI, as well as command buttons that allow you to display the
Source Address List and enable and disable module and port source addressing
traps.
The ability to enable or disable source addressing traps at the module and port level is not
available in all versions of repeater device firmware; if the Module Trap and Port Trap
buttons are grayed out, these features are not available on your device. Contact Cabletron
Systems Technical Support for more information on upgrading your device firmware.
NOTE
To view the source address list for the device, highlight the interface for which
you wish to view the SAT, then click mouse button 1 on
; the Source
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Figure 5-2. The Source Address List Window
The Source Address List window displays addresses of all devices that have
transmitted packets through the SEHI within a time period less than the SAT’s
defined ageing time (addresses that have not transmitted a packet during one
complete cycle of the ageing timer will be purged). The Ageing Time is user-
about ten addresses at once; use the scroll bar to the right of the list window to
view additional addresses, if necessary.
Some entries in the Source Address List window may list port numbers 25 or 26; port 25
represents EPIM 1, and port 26 represents EPIM 2.
NOTE
Since the SAT is constantly changing as old entries are aged out and new ones
learned from the network, you should occasionally update the displayed list by
clicking mouse button 1 on
not reflect recent changes. Also static is the displayed number of Active Users;
this field will also update when you click on
. Once displayed, the list is static and will
.
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The snapshots of the Source Address List that you can obtain via this feature do not reflect
the current port security status of the SAT — that is, when Source Address Locking is
enabled, you can still observe addresses being aged out of the table (for all ports) and new
addresses being added (for trunk ports) as you refresh the Source Address List displayed
in this window. However, the SEHI remembers the addresses that were in the table when
locking was enabled, and will continue to protect station ports (and, in later versions of
EMME/EMM-E6 firmware, RIC MIM trunk ports) from access by unauthorized sources.
NOTE
Setting the Ageing Time
The source address list Ageing Time determines the minimum amount of time an
inactive source address will remain in the Source Address Table before it is
purged. The source address timer runs continuously beginning at the time the
device is turned on; source addresses that are added to the SAT during one timer
cycle will remain in the table for the rest of the current cycle and at least through
the next complete cycle. If no packets have been received from that address
during one complete cycle, the address will be purged.
The Ageing Time is user-configurable, and can be set using the Ageing Time text
box in the Source Address list window.
To change the Ageing Time:
displayed ageing time.
2. Enter your desired ageing time in minutes; allowable range is 0 to 4320 (three
days).
3. Click mouse button 1 on
to save your change.
The new Ageing Time takes effect immediately.
Setting the Hash Type
You can increase the efficiency with which your SEHI handles the Source Address
Table by selecting the appropriate hashing algorithm. If you are operating in a
DECnet environment, or one which incorporates some DECnet elements, select
the DEC hashing algorithm; if your network contains no DECnet elements (or at
least none operating on the same network segment as your SEHI), select the non-
DEC hashing algorithm. Making the wrong selection won’t do any damage, but
making the correct selection will optimize performance.
To set the Hash Type for a repeater interface, or channel:
1. In the Repeater Source Address window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater
interface for which you would like to set the hash type.
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2. Click mouse button 1 on
; the Channel X Source Address List
3. In the Hash Type field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate selection to
apply Dec or nonDec hashing to all ports on the selected repeater channel.
4. Click mouse button 1 on
to exit the window.
to save your changes; click on
If your SEHI firmware does not support the Hash Type feature, this field will be
unavailable.
NOTE
Locking Source Addresses
When Source Address Locking is enabled, it puts into place a number of security
measures designed to protect your Stack from unauthorized access. Depending
on the revision of firmware installed on your SEHI and the kinds of Modules in
the STACK, locking ports can provide a number of different protections,
including secure address assignment, trunk port locking, configurable violation
response, both eavesdrop and intruder protection, multi-level locking modes, and
new definitions for station and trunk ports: station ports are those detecting zero,
one, or two source addresses; trunk ports are those detecting three or more.
Enabling port locking from the Source Address List window activates all
applicable security protections, as configured via the Security application
(described in Chapter 5 of this guide).
Since the multi-level locking feature cannot be implemented from the Source Address List
window, locking ports from this window will apply Full lock status by default to any
ports which are currently unlocked. Any ports which are already in Continuous lock
mode, however, will remain so. For more information on these lock modes and other
security features, see Chapter 5, Security.
NOTE
To enable or disable Source Address Locking:
1. Click mouse button 1 on the appropriate option in the Source Address Lock
field.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
to set your new lock status.
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Remember, you must have SuperUser (SU) access to the device in order to lock or unlock
ports.
NOTE
In addition to activating the security measures as configured via the Security
application, locking source addresses has the following effects:
•
On devices running older versions of firmware, unlinked ports will be
disabled immediately after locking has been enabled; these ports can be re-
enabled using their port menus, but they will immediately be disabled again
if a device is connected and begins transmitting (since the port’s source
address table was locked in an empty state). On devices with newer firmware,
unlinked ports are not automatically disabled in response to port locking, but
they, too, will be immediately disabled if a device is connected and attempts to
transmit packets.
•
•
•
Although the Source Ageing Interval does not apply to station ports when
Source Address Locking is enabled, the snapshot of the SAT provided by the
Source Address List window may show a learned source address ageing out if
that address remains inactive, and the appropriate trap will be generated.
Once Source Address Locking has been enabled, each port’s topology status
(station or trunk) remains fixed and will not change while locking remains
enabled, regardless of any changes in the number of source addresses
detected.
If Source Address Locking has been enabled, and one or more ports have been
shut down because a new source address attempted access, those ports will
remain disabled even after the SEHI has been reset, and must be re-enabled
manually.
Source Address Locking on Older Devices
If your SEHI is running a firmware version previous to 1.05.01, Source Address
Locking is implemented somewhat differently:
•
Station ports are defined as those detecting zero or one source address; trunk
ports as those detecting two or more.
•
If a locked station port experiences a violation, the port will be automatically
disabled and no traffic will be allowed through — not even traffic from the
known source address.
•
•
•
Trunk ports are never locked.
Unlinked ports are immediately disabled.
The Source Ageing Interval does not apply to locked station ports.
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•
•
•
A port’s topology status (station or trunk) remains fixed while locking is in
effect, even if the number of detected addresses changes.
Any ports disabled due to a violation (or because they were unlinked when
locking was enabled) must be manually re-enabled via their Port menus, and
There are no additional Security features available.
If you are not sure which set of port locking features your device firmware
supports, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support.
Configuring Source Address Traps
The SEHI can issue several different traps in response to changes in the Source
Address Table; you can enable and disable certain of these traps for the SEHI as a
whole, and, if your device has very new firmware, they can also be enabled or
disabled for each individual module and port.
If the Module Traps and Port Traps buttons on the Repeater Source Address screen are
grayed-out, your device firmware does NOT support the ability to enable and disable
source addressing traps at the module and port levels. Contact Cabletron Systems
Technical Support for information about upgrading your device firmware.
NOTE
SPMA does not accept the trap messages; that task is left to your network management
system. (See the appropriate network management system documentation for details
about viewing trap messages.) When this utility is used in stand-alone mode, traps will
either be ignored when they return to the workstation from which you are running SPMA
for the SEHI, or they will turn up at another management workstation which has been
configured to accept traps. Note also that, regardless of the configuration performed using
this utility, NO traps will be sent by the device unless its trap table has been properly
configured; see the SEHI hardware manual and/or the Trap Table chapter in the SPMA
Tools Guide for more information.
You can enable and disable the following Source Address traps:
•
A newSourceAddress trap is generated when a station port — one receiving
packets from zero, one, or two source addresses — receives a packet from a
source address that is not currently in its source address table. Information
included in this trap includes the board number, port number, and source
address associated with the trap. Trunk ports — those receiving packets from
three or more source addresses — will not issue newSourceAddress traps.
•
A sourceAddressTimeout trap is issued anytime a source address is aged out
of the Source Address Table due to inactivity. The trap’s interesting
information includes the board and port index, and the source address that
Other traps that will be sent in response to changes in source addressing (even
when the above traps have been disabled) include:
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•
•
PortTypeChanged traps are issued when a port’s topology status changes
from station to trunk, or vice versa. The interesting information includes the
board and port index, and the port’s new topology status.
A lockStatusChanged trap is generated when the ports in the hub are locked
or unlocked using the Source Address Lock option in the Source Address List
window or by using the lock options in the Security application; the interesting
or Chapter 5, Security, for more information.)
•
PortSecurityViolation and portViolationReset traps are sent in response to
changes related to port locking: if ports are locked, the portSecurityViolation
trap indicates that a new source address has attempted access on one of the
ports, and the configured security actions are being taken; the interesting
information is the board and port index, and the violating address.
PortViolationReset traps are sent when management intervention has re-
enabled a port or ports previously disabled in response to a port security
violation; the interesting information is board and port index. Again, see
Device-level Traps
The current status of the device-level source addressing traps is displayed in the
page 5-3).
A status of Enabled indicates that source address traps have been enabled for all
ports on all modules installed in the SEHI or SEHI-controlled hub; a status of
Disabled indicates that source address traps have been disabled for all ports on all
modules; and a status of Other indicates that there is some combination of
enabled and disabled source address traps on the modules and/or ports in the
hub or device.
To change the current status and enable or disable traps for all ports in the SEHI-
controlled hub:
1. Click mouse button 1 on the appropriate option in the Source AddressTraps
field.
2. Click button 1 on
to set your new trap status; the new status will
be displayed to the left of the options in the Source AddressTraps field. Note
that enabling or disabling traps at the device level will eliminate any status of
Other by setting all ports on all modules to the same status.
Module- and Port-level Traps
To set module- and port-level source addressing traps, select the appropriate
channel in the Repeater Source Address window, then click on to
to enable and disable
enable and disable module-level traps, or on
port-level traps.
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It is not necessary to close the Source Address List before launching the module and port
traps windows; just move the Source Address List window out of the way, if necessary, to
reach the main Repeater Source Address window.
NOTE
As with device-level trap status, a status of Other for any module indicates that
there is some combination of enabled and disabled source address traps on the
ports in that module.
To configure trap status for all ports on a selected module or modules:
mouse button 1 to select the module for which you wish to enable or disable
traps. If the Set Trap Status For field displays Selected Modules (the default
setting), you can click to select any modules; to de-select any highlighted
module, click on it again. If the selection All Modules is displayed in the Set
Trap Status For field, all available modules will be automatically selected; if
you de-select any module, the Set Trap Status For field will automatically
revert to the Selected Modules setting. To change the setting in the Set Trap
Status For field, click mouse button 1 on the currently displayed setting, and
drag down to select a new setting.
2. Click on the appropriate selection in theTrap Status field to enable or disable
traps for the selected modules, as desired.
3. Click on
to save your changes. Note that enabling or disabling
traps at the module level will eliminate any module status of Other by setting
all ports on the selected module or modules to the same status.
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Figure 5-3. The Module Source Address Traps Window
To enable or disable port-level traps:
mouse button 1 to select the port or ports for which you wish to enable or
disable traps. If the Set Trap Status For field displays Selected Ports (the
default setting), you can click to select any ports; to de-select any highlighted
port, click on it again. If the selection All Ports On Module is displayed in the
Set Traps Status For field, you can select only one port at a time; trap status
will be set for all ports on the same module as the selected port. If the
selection All Ports on Repeater is displayed in the Set Trap Status For field,
all available ports will be automatically selected; if you de-select any port, the
Set Trap Status For field will automatically revert to the Selected Ports
setting. To change the setting in the Set Trap Status For field, click mouse
button 1 on the currently displayed setting, and drag down to select a new
setting.
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Figure 5-4. The Port Source Address Traps Window
Some entries in the Port Source Address Traps window may list port numbers 25 or 26;
port 25 represents EPIM 1, and port 26 represents EPIM 2.
NOTE
2. Click on the appropriate selection in theTrap Status field to enable or disable
traps for the selected port(s), as desired.
3. Click on
to save your changes.
Finding a Source Address
You can use the
button to locate a source address in the list by the
module and port through which it is communicating with the SEHI. This feature
is especially useful when your device is very busy and your source address table
is quite large.
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Note that each repeater channel maintains its own Source Address Table, and they are
completely independent of one another; therefore, if you search for a source address
communicating via Channel B from the Channel A Source Address List window, the
result will be a “not found,” even though the address is connected to a port in the SEHI-
controlled hub.
NOTE
To find a source address:
1. Click mouse button 1 on
in the Source Address List window
appear.
Figure 5-5. Find Source Address Window
2. In the MAC Address field, enter the source address you wish to locate in a
hexadecimal (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) format.
3. Click on
. If the address is in the table at the time the search is
initiated, the remaining fields in the window will display the module and port
through which the address is communicating with the SEHI. If the address is
not in the table, the message MAC Address Not Found will display in the
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Chapter 6
Security
Launching the Security application; LANVIEWSECURE defined; configuring security; enabling security
and traps at the repeater, hub, and port levels; security on non-LANVIEWSECURE Hubs
The Security application allows you to configure and manage the
LANVIEWSECURE feature incorporated into the new generation of Cabletron’s
family of stackable hubs. LANVIEWSECURE provides enhanced intruder
protection by allowing you to secure two source MAC addresses per port, along
with an additional floating cache of up to 32 addresses among ports on a single
hub; in addition, LANVIEWSECURE provides eavesdrop protection by scrambling
the data portion of each packet to all ports except the destination port.
Some portions of LANVIEWSECURE functionality will apply to all ports in the SEHI-
managed hubstack, including ports residing on older, non-LANVIEWSECURE hubs; these
NOTE
will be noted throughout the text, and summarized in the section entitled Security on
Non-LANVIEWSECURE Hubs.
To launch the Security application
from the icon:
1. Click on the appropriate device icon to display the icon menu.
2. Drag down to Security and release.
from the Hub View:
1. Click on
to display the Device menu.
2. Drag down to Security and release.
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from the command line (stand-alone mode):
1. From the appropriate directory, type
spmarun r4sec <IP address> <SU community name>
The spmarun script invoked first in the above command temporarily sets the environment
variables SPMA needs to operate; be sure to use this command any time you launch an
application from the command line. This script is automatically invoked when you launch
an application from the icon menu or from within the Hub View.
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You must use a community name with Superuser access to run the Security application.
If there is a hostname mapped to your SEHI’s IP address, you can use <hostname> in
place of <IP address> to launch this application. Please note, however, that the hostname
is not the same as the device name which can be assigned via Local Management and/or
SPMA; you cannot use the device name in place of the IP address.
Figure 6-1. The Repeater Security Window
The Repeater Security window provides a list of the repeater interfaces available
on the SEHI, as well as command buttons that allow you to configure security at
the repeater, hub, and port levels.
What is LANVIEWSECURE?
LANVIEWSECURE comprises a set of enhanced security features that have been
implemented on the new generation of Cabletron’s stackable family (as
designated by the letter “S” at the end of the hub name), and are supported by
SEHI firmware versions 1.05.01 and above. When the LANVIEWSECURE feature is
enabled, it provides two kinds of protection: intruder protection will prevent any
unauthorized source addresses from communicating with the network via a
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secure port, and can be configured to secure both station and trunk ports;
eavesdropper protection scrambles the data portion of any packet transmitted via a
secure port to all but the destination port, and can be extended to broadcast and
multicast packets as well as packets destined for a single address. Security is
activated by enabling port locking; you can lock and unlock ports and enable or
disable traps at the repeater-, hub-, and port-level Security windows, as well as
via the Source Address windows (see Chapter 4, Source Addressing, for more
information).
When you lock ports from a repeater-, hub,-, or port-level Security window, you have the
option of setting two lock modes: Full or Continuous. When you lock ports via a Source
Address window, the lock setting will default to the Full lock mode. See the section on
more information on these two lock modes.
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LANVIEWSECURE includes the following features:
New definitions for station and trunk ports
Under LANVIEWSECURE, station ports are now defined as those detecting zero,
one, or two source addresses; trunk ports are defined as those detecting three or
more.
Secure address assignment
The first two source addresses detected on any port are automatically secured for
both station and trunk ports; you can accept these default addresses as your
secure addresses, or you can replace them. In addition, each hub contains a
floating cache that allows you to assign an additional 32 secure addresses among
the ports of your choosing.
Trunk port security
When locking is enabled, all ports will be secured — including natural trunk
ports. (Only ports which have been forced to trunk status will remain unlocked.)
Before implementing locking on trunk ports, however, be sure you have secured
the necessary source addresses; as with station ports, only the first two detected
source addresses are secured by default.
For devices with the newest security firmware (SEHI 1.10.xx and higher), a port’s
topology status — whether it is considered to be a station port or a trunk port —
no longer determines its securability; securability is only determined by the
number of source addresses in a port’s source address table: any port which
detects fewer than 35 source addresses will be locked. Ports which exceed those
numbers are designated “unsecurable,” and will be displayed as such in the port-
level Security window; in addition, a new feature allows you to force any port to
an unsecurable (that is, unlockable) state.
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If your SEHI is running firmware more recent than 1.05.01 and previous to 2.10.xx, you
will not have the ability to force a port to unsecurable status; however, for firmware
versions in that range, ports which have been forced to trunk status will not be locked, so
you can use the force trunk feature to render a port unsecurable if you wish.
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Configurable violation response
Before LANVIEW SECURE, any locked port which experienced a violation was
shut down automatically; now, you can choose to allow ports to remain enabled
even after an unsecured address has attempted to access a locked port. If you
choose not to disable a port which has experienced a violation, however, the
port’s only response to an intruder will be to issue a trap after the first violation;
all packets, regardless of source address, will be allowed to pass. Ports in this state
still have active eavesdropper protection (see definition below), and all packets
addressed to any destination other than the secured address(es) will be scrambled.
Full or partial security against eavesdropping
In addition to the enhanced intruder protection features described above,
LANVIEWSECURE provides protection against eavesdroppers by scrambling the
data portion of each packet to all ports except the port on which the destination
address has been secured — in other words, the only port that will receive the
packet in an unscrambled (readable) format is the port to which the packet was
addressed. Two levels of eavesdropper protection are provided: full security
scrambles all packets not specifically destined to the secured port, including
broadcasts and multicasts; partial security scrambles only unicast packets.
The Newest LANVIEWSECURE Features
Additional LANVIEWSECURE features available on the newest firmware versions
(SEHI 2.10.xx and higher) include:
Continuous learning mode
When configuring security on the newest LANVIEWSECURE devices, you can now
choose between two levels of lock status: Full lock status, which behaves as
locking has always done, and Continuous lock status, which essentially disables
intruder protection by allowing the port to continue to learn new source
addresses even when in a locked state. In this state, eavesdropper protection is
still active, and will adjust so that packets addressed to the current learned
address for a secured port are not scrambled.
Locking ports from a Source Address window automatically provides Full lock status;
however, locking ports from the repeater- or hub-level Source Address window does not
override any existing Continuous lock status settings.
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Forced non-secure status
With the original version of LANVIEWSECURE, all ports except those which had
been forced to trunk status could be locked, and would be locked automatically if
locking were enabled at the repeater or hub level. With the enhanced version of
LANVIEWSECURE, this has changed in two ways: first, any port which has more
than 35 addresses in its source address table (or exactly 35 addresses through two
consecutive ageing times) is automatically considered unsecurable and cannot be
locked while in this state; and second, you can force any port into this
unsecurable state (as long as it is not already locked).
Learned addresses reset
By selecting the Reset Learned Addresses option in the repeater-, board-, or port-
level Security window, you can clear all learned and secured addresses out of the
selected port(s) address table, and allow that port to begin learning (and securing)
new addresses. Note that you cannot reset learned addresses on a locked port or
on a port which is designated unsecurable.
You cannot reset learned addresses or force non-secure status on a port which is already
locked; in order to implement either of those features, you must first unlock the port.
NOTE
Security on Non-LANVIEWSECURE Hubs
LANVIEWSECURE features as described above apply in total only to hubs
designated as LANVIEWSECURE (as indicated by a label on the front panel and an
“S” appended to the hub name). Some of the enhanced security features,
however, will apply to all hubs installed in your SEHI-controlled hubstack,
regardless of their LANVIEW SECURE status:
New definitions for station and trunk ports
All ports in your SEHI-controlled hubstack will be defined as station or trunk
ports according to the new definitions: station ports are those detecting zero, one,
or two source addresses; trunk ports are those detecting three or more.
Secure address assignment
Up to two source addresses detected on any station port are still automatically
secured, and you can still accept or replace these default addresses. However, you
cannot assign more than two secure addresses to any port (as there is no floating
cache available), and neither natural nor forced trunk ports will ever be locked
while in a trunk state.
Configurable violation response
You can still choose to allow ports to remain enabled even after an unsecured
address has attempted to access a locked port. If you choose not to disable a port
which has experienced a violation, however, the port’s only response to an
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intruder will be to issue a trap after the first violation; all packets, regardless of
source address, will be allowed to pass.
Forced non-secure status
With the enhanced version of LANVIEWSECURE, even ports on non-
LANVIEWSECURE Hubs can be forced to an unsecurable status (as long as they
are currently unlocked).
Learned addresses reset
You can still use the Reset Learned Addresses option in the repeater-, board-, or
port-level Security window to clear all learned and secured addresses out of the
selected port(s) address table, and allow that port to begin learning (and securing)
new addresses. Note that you cannot reset learned addresses on a locked port or
on a port which is designated unsecurable.
Eavesdrop protection (scrambling), trunk port locking, continuous lock mode,
and the floating address cache are not available for non-LANVIEWSECURE hubs.
Configuring Security
Most Security parameters are set via the port-level Security window; these will
apply to the configured port regardless of the level at which security is enabled.
To access the Port Security window:
1. In the Repeater Security window, click to select the interface for which you
would like to configure port-level security.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
Figure 6-2, will appear.
; the Channel A Port Security window,
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Figure 6-2. Channel A Port Security Window
The top portion of the window contains a list box which displays each port
communicating on the selected channel, designated by hub and port number.
Each port’s current Lock Status, violation response, Security Level, and Trap
status is also displayed. Note that any ports on a non-LANVIEWSECURE hub will
display “not applicable” in the Security Level field; eavesdropper protection
(scrambling) and continuous lock mode cannot be implemented for these ports.
The lower portion of the window provides the fields you need to configure
security for one or more of the listed ports. Note that if you select a group of ports
with different security capabilities, only those capabilities which apply to every
port in the selected group will be active; those which are not available for every
port in the selected group will be grayed out.
To configure security levels and violation response:
1. Use the Set Security For field or the mouse to select the port or ports for
which you wish to configure security (note that the settings in the Set
Security For field will change automatically as you click to select or de-select
ports).
2. In the On Violation field, click to select disable if you want the port or ports to
be disabled if any unauthorized source address is detected, or select
noDisable if you wish the port to remain operational after a violation. Note
that selecting the noDisable option effectively removes intruder protection
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from the selected ports: a trap will be sent after the first violation, but all
packets, regardless of source address, will be allowed to pass. Ports in this
state still have active eavesdropper protection.
Any ports which are disabled in response to a violation will remain disabled even after the
SEHI has been reset, and must be re-enabled manually. See Enabling /Disabling MIM
Ports in Chapter 2 for more information.
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3. The Security Level field allows you to select which packets not addressed to
the selected ports will be scrambled: click to select partial if you wish to
scramble the data portion of all packets except broadcasts and multicasts;
select full if you wish to scramble broadcasts and multicasts as well. Note that
scrambling can only be applied to LANVIEWSECURE hubs; this field will be
grayed out if one or more non-LANVIEWSECURE hub ports has been selected
in the list box.
4. Use the Force NonSecure field to designate which ports should be securable
(that is, lockable) and which should be unsecurable. By definition, any
LANVIEWSECURE port with more than 35 addresses in its source address
table (or exactly 35 for two consecutive ageing times) is unsecurable, as are
any non-LANVIEWSECURE ports with more than 3 addresses (or exactly 3 for
two consecutive ageing times). Unsecurable ports — whether forced or
natural — cannot be locked, and will be designated in the list box as
Unsecurable.
You cannot force a port to Unsecurable status if it is already locked.
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5. Click on
to save your changes; the new Security Level and
violation response settings will be displayed in the list box.
To assign secure addresses to a port:
1. Click to select a single port in the list box; the
activated.
button will be
2. Click on
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Figure 6-3. The Addresses Window
3. On the left side of the window, the Learned Addresses list box will display all
source addresses detected by the selected port during the last ageing interval
(see Chapter 4, Source Address, for more information on the ageing
interval). On the right side of the window, the Secure Addresses list box will
display the source addresses which have been secured for that port.
Remember, as long as the port is in a securable state, the first two addresses
detected by the port are automatically secured; you can add additional
addresses, or delete the default addresses and secure new ones, as follows:
a. To add a learned address, click to highlight the desired address in the
Learned Addresses list box, then click on
. A confirmation
window will appear; click onYes to secure the selected address.
If security has never been enabled, new addresses will replace any existing learned
addresses. If security has ever been enabled — even if it is not currently enabled — new
addresses will be stored in addition to any learned addresses.
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b. To delete a secured address, click in the Secure Addresses list box to
highlight the address you wish to delete, then click on
. A
confirmation window will appear; click onYes to delete the address, or No
to leave the address secured.
c. To add an address not yet detected by the port, make sure no Learned
Addresses are highlighted, then click on
; the Add MAC Address
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Figure 6-4. Add MAC Address Window
d. Enter the desired MAC address in an xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx format, then click
on
. A confirmation window will appear; if you click onYes to
secure the address, it will appear in the Secure Addresses list box.
4. To secure addresses for additional ports, click to select the desired port in the
Channel A Port Security window; the Addresses window will automatically
display the Learned and Secure addresses for the new port.
If the maximum number of addresses has already been assigned to the floating
cache on the selected board, or if you have already secured two addresses on a non-
LANVIEWSECURE hub port, the Add button will be disabled.
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You can clear both Learned and Secure addresses (and re-start the learning process) by
using the Reset Learned Addresses option in the repeater-, hub-, or port-level Security
Resetting Learned Addresses
You can clear all learned and secured addresses out of a port’s address table, and
allow that port to begin learning (and securing) new addresses, as follows:
1. In the Repeater Security window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater
interface for which you would like to reset learned addresses.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
open the appropriate window.
,
, or
to
3. In the Module or Port window, click to select the hub(s) or port(s) for which you
wish to reset learned addresses.
You cannot reset learned addresses for any port which is already locked or in an
unsecurable state (either natural or forced). If you select a group of ports which includes
one in a locked or unsecurable state, or if you select a hub or a repeater which has a port in
one of these states, the Reset Learned Addresses option will be unavailable.
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4. Click to select the Reset Learned Addresses option. A confirmation window
will appear; click on
to reset addresses, or on
to cancel.
The port’s address table will be cleared of all Learned and Secure addresses,
and the learning process will restart.
Tips for Successfully Implementing Eavesdropper Protection
There are a couple of things to note about eavesdropper protection, or scrambling,
that must be taken into consideration as you are planning security for your
network.
•
Security can only be implemented by locking a port, and can only be
completely disabled by unlocking the port. You cannot enable intruder
protection on a LANVIEWSECURE hub without also enabling eavesdropper
protection. You can, however, effectively enable eavesdropper protection
alone by selecting the noDisable option for the violation response; selecting
noDisable basically eliminates intruder protection, as all packets will be
allowed to pass regardless of their source address. (Note, however, that the
port will issue a trap after the first violation.) You can also enable eavesdropper
protection without intruder protection by selecting the Continuous lock mode;
•
•
Security must be disabled on any port which is connected to an external bridge,
or the bridge will discard all packets it receives as error packets (since the CRC
is not recalculated after a packet is scrambled).
Security should also be disabled on any port which is supporting a trunk
connection, unless you are sure that no more than 34 source addresses will
attempt to use the port, and you have secured all necessary addresses. Note
that, with the newest versions of security, a LANVIEWSECURE port that sees
more than 35 addresses in its Source Address table (or exactly 35 addresses for
two consecutive ageing intervals) is considered unsecurable and cannot be
locked.
•
Full security should not be implemented on any port which supports a Name
Server or a BootP server, as those devices would not receive the broadcast and
multicast messages they are designed to respond to (partial security — which
does not scramble broadcasts or multicasts — will not affect their operation).
Note that users who require responses to broadcast or multicast requests can
still operate successfully if their ports are fully secured, as the reply to a
broadcast has a single, specific destination address.
In general, scrambling is most effective when employed in a single hubstack
which contains only LANVIEWSECURE hubs; remember, non-LANVIEWSECURE
hubs do not support scrambling as part of their security functionality.
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Enabling Security and Traps
You can enable or disable all applicable protections by locking or unlocking ports
via the repeater, hub, or port Security window, as described in the sections below.
There are two levels of lock status to choose from: if you select Full lock status, the
port will stop learning new source addresses, accept packets only from secured
source addresses, employ either full or partial eavesdrop protection (as
configured), and take the configured steps (send trap and/or disable port) if a
violation occurs; if you select Continuous lock status, the port will implement the
configured level of eavesdrop protection, but continue to learn source addresses
and allow all packets to pass, effectively disabling intruder protection.
Enabling and disabling traps from the Security windows has the same effect as
enabling and disabling them from the Source Address windows; you can enable
and disable the following traps:
•
A newSourceAddress trap is generated when a station port — one receiving
packets from zero, one, or two source addresses — receives a packet from a
source address that is not currently in its source address table. Information
included in this trap includes the board number, port number, and source
address associated with the trap. Trunk ports — those receiving packets from
three or more source addresses — will not issue newSourceAddress traps.
•
A sourceAddressTimeout trap is issued anytime a source address is aged out
of the Source Address Table due to inactivity. The trap’s interesting
information includes the board and port index, and the source address that
timed out. (See Setting the Ageing Time in Chapter 4, Source Addressing, for
more information.)
All other source address traps (portTypeChanged, lockStatusChanged,
portSecurityViolation, and portViolationReset, all defined in Chapter 4, Source
Addressing) will continue to be generated as appropriate, as will the security-
specific traps:
•
A secureStateChange trap indicates that a port has changed from a securable
state to an unsecurable state, or vice versa; the interesting information includes
board and port index.
•
A learnStateChange trap indicates that a port has had its learned addresses
reset. Interesting information includes board and port index, and current learn
state. Note that SPMA always maintains ports in a learn state, and just resets
that learn state to achieve a reset of existing learned and secure addresses.
•
A learnModeChange trap is issued when a port is set to continuous lock
mode; interesting information includes board and port index, and current
learn mode.
When setting these parameters at the various levels, keep in mind that the most
recent setting will override the existing status: for example, if you lock one or
more ports at the port level, then unlock them at the hub level, all ports on the
hub will be unlocked. Similarly, if you enable traps at the hub level, then disable
them at the repeater level, traps will be disabled for all ports on the repeater.
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Enabling and disabling locking from the Source Address application (described in
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Chapter 4) will implement all applicable security features as they have been configured via
the port-level Security window. Note that locking ports from the Source Address window
implements Full lock status by default; however, this will not override the status of any
ports which have already been set to Continuous lock mode.
Enabling and disabling traps from the Source Address window also has the same effect as
enabling or disabling them from the Security application. Keep in mind, however, that
SPMA does not accept the trap messages; that task is left to your network management
system. (See the appropriate network management system documentation for details about
viewing trap messages.) Note, too, that no traps will be sent by the SEHI unless its trap
table has been properly configured; see the SEHI hardware manual and/or the Trap Table
chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide for more information.
Repeater-level Security and Traps
Locking ports at the repeater, or channel, level applies all applicable security (as
configured via the Port Security window) to every port on the channel.
If you select a repeater whose ports have different security capabilities, you may still be
able to select and apply security states which are not applicable to all ports. Applying
these kinds of settings will have no adverse affect on your network devices: those ports
which can accept the set will do so; those which cannot will either ignore the set or issue a
Set Failed.
NOTE
To enable or disable security and traps for all ports on a repeater:
1. In the Repeater Security window, click mouse button 1 on the repeater
interface for which you would like to configure port locking and/or traps.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
; the Channel A Security window,
Figure 6-5, will appear. Note that the current repeater-level settings are
displayed immediately to the right of the field names; a repeater whose ports
have different Security Mode or Trap settings will display a status of
“Mismatch.”
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Figure 6-5. Channel A Security Window
3. In the Security Mode field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate selection
to apply Full or Continuous lock status to all ports on the selected repeater
channel, or to Unlock all ports on the channel. (Note that if your SEHI does
not support the newest security enhancements, the Continuous selection will
be unavailable.)
4. In the Send Trap field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate selection to
Enable or Disable traps for the selected repeater channel.
5. Click mouse button 1 on
to save your changes; the new status
will be displayed in each field to the right of the field name. Click on
to exit the window.
Hub-level Security and Traps
Locking ports at the hub level applies all applicable protections (as configured via
the Port Security window) to each port on the selected hub or hubs.
If you select a group of hubs whose ports have different security capabilities, you may still
be able to select and apply security states which are not applicable to all ports. Applying
these kinds of settings will have no adverse affect on your network devices: those ports
which can accept the set will do so; those which cannot will either ignore the set or issue a
Set Failed.
NOTE
To enable or disable locking and/or traps at the hub level:
1. In the Repeater Security window, click to select the appropriate repeater
interface in the scroll list.
2. Click mouse button 1 on
; the Channel A Module Security
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displayed in the list box; a repeater whose ports have different Security Mode
or Trap settings will display a status of “Mismatch.”
Figure 6-6. Channel A Module Security Window
3. Use the Set Security For field or the mouse to select the hub or hubs for
which you wish to configure security (note that the settings in the Set
Security For field will change automatically as you click to select or de-select
hubs).
4. In the Security Mode field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate selection
to apply Full or Continuous lock status to all ports on the selected hubs, or to
Unlock all ports on the hubs. (Note that if your SEHI does not support the
newest security enhancements, the Continuous selection will be
unavailable.)
5. Click on the appropriate selection in the SendTrap field to Enable or Disable
traps for the selected hub(s).
6. Click on
to save your changes; each hub’s current status will be
to exit the window.
displayed in the scroll list. Click on
Port-level Security and Traps
To enable or disable security and/or traps at the port level:
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1. In the Repeater Security window, click to selected the desired repeater
interface, or channel, in the scroll list.
2. Click
appear.
Figure 6-7. Channel A Port Security Window
For information on configuring security level, violation response, and secure addresses,
NOTE
3. Use the Set Security For field or the mouse to select the port or ports for
which you wish to configure security (note that the settings in the Set
Security For field will change automatically as you click to select or de-select
ports).
4. In the Security Mode field, click mouse button 1 on the appropriate selection
to apply Full or Continuous lock status to the selected port(s), or to Unlock
selected ports. (Note that if your DEVICE does not support the newest
security enhancements, or if the group of ports you have selected includes
one on a non-LANVIEWSECURE hub, the Continuous selection will be
unavailable.)
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5. Click on the appropriate selection in the SendTrap field to Enable or Disable
traps for the selected port(s).
6. Click on
to save your changes; each port’s new status will be
to close the window.
displayed in the list box. Click on
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SEHI MIB Structure
SEHI management information base configuration
IETF MIB Support
In addition to its proprietary features, the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34 currently
support the following IETF MIB:
•
RFC 1213 MIB for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II
SEHI MIB Structure
Cabletron’s newer intelligent devices — like the SEHI — organize MIB data into a
series of “components.” A MIB component is a logical grouping of MIB data, and
each group controls a defined set of objects. For example, SEHI repeater
information resides in its Repeater component; more generic device and port
information resides in the SEHI Chassis MGR component.
The SEHI MIB consists of five components, each of which is described below. To
see the names of the MIB components in your SEHI, bring up the Community
Names application, or use any SNMP Get operation that will allow you to view
the contents of the chCompTable.
The SEHI MIB consists of the following components:
SEHI Chassis MGR
The Chassis MGR MIB component contains most of the basic information about
the SEHI, including: the SEHI’s MIB component information (in the
chCompTable), device names, hardware revision numbers, MAC and IP
addresses, the current time and date, and information related to redundancy,
alarms, and TFTP download. The system, interfaces, at, ip, icmp, udp, and snmp
groups from MIB-II are also included. The community names assigned to this
MIB component provide the gateway that all SPMA applications use to access all
information in the other components, even if those components have different
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community names; the Chassis MGR community names are the same as those
assigned via Local Management.
SEHI LIM
The SEHI LIM, or Local Management, component contains the objects that
provide out-of-band management via the Console port on the SEHI’s front panel.
No objects from this component are used for remote management.
Repeater One
The Repeater MIB component controls all repeater functionality on the SEHI.
These functions include port count, port enable/disable, port status, board
number, repeater statistics (packets, bytes, collisions, errors, etc.), protocol counts,
and frame sizes; also included are the alarm, redundancy, source addressing, and
trap functions. Note that the default community names for the Repeater MIB
component will always be different from the default names assigned to all the
other components.
SEHI Host Services
The Host Services MIB component contains the objects that provide the SEHI with
its IP functionality — essentially, those functions which allow the SEHI to operate
over a network — including functions such as ping, Telnet, and TFTP.
SEHI IP Services
The IP Services MIB component is not currently used by the SEHI, but is reserved
for future use.
A Brief Word About MIB Components and Community Names
In the original version of the component MIB architecture, each MIB component is
protected by its own set of user-configurable Read-Only, Read/Write, and Super-
User community names. These names determine the level of access that will be
granted to the information controlled by each individual component. For these
devices, the central point of access for remote management is provided by the
Chassis MGR MIB component — that is, if you define your device icon or launch
a management application using the read-only, read/write, or super-user
community name assigned to the Chassis MGR MIB component, your SPMA
application is granted the appropriate level of access (read-only, read/write, or
super-user) to all of that device’s MIB information — even if the other MIB
components have different community names (as will occur of necessity with the
SEHI’s multiple Network MIB components, each of which must have a unique set
of community names).
The set of community names you assign via Local Management are those which apply to
the Chassis MGR MIB component.
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Newer versions of devices with this component-based MIB architecture have
been simplified somewhat; these devices support a single, global set of community
names, with small modifications added automatically to accommodate multiple
instances of the same MIB component (as occurs with the SEHI’s Network
components). Again, defining your device icon or launching a management
application with one of these global community names gives SPMA access to all
MIB information.
Where community names may become an issue, however, is when you are using
the MIBTree or any similar MIB-based tool (such as those provided by SunNet
Manager or HP Network Node Manager) to access MIB information. For these
kinds of tools, you must supply the precise community name assigned to the
component that contains the information you want. For devices which support
the original component-based MIB architecture, this means you must use the
exact community name you have assigned to a specific component to access that
component’s MIB information. (Again, note that the SEHI’s Network components
always have unique community names.) For devices which support the new
global community names, you must make note of the automatic modifications
that are made for network components, and use those specific community names
when trying to access information stored in those components.
The MIB component descriptions provided above will serve as a roadmap for
determining where the information you’re interested in is located; you can use the
SPMA Community Names tool (described in Chapter 3 of the SPMA Tools Guide)
to determine whether your version of firmware supports the original component-
based MIB architecture, or the new global community names. The Community
Names tools also allows you to both view and set the community names which
apply to your device.
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Device Status 2-10
disable ports 2-22
discovering Cabletron devices 1-3
A
active port 4-4
Active Users 2-12, 2-14, 2-20
Add Circuit Address 4-4
Admin Status 2-9
Admin/Link Status 2-9
Ageing Time 5-3, 5-4
Ageing Timer 2-20
Alignment Errors 2-17
Avg Packet Size 2-16
E
eavesdropper protection 6-3
tips for implementing 6-11
enable ports 2-22
Error Priority Scheme 2-18
Errors 2-8
B
F
Broadcast Packets 2-16
FCS value 2-17
find source address 5-12
firmware version 1-7, 2-5
floating address cache 6-3
forced non-secure status 6-5, 6-6
Frame Sizes 2-9, 2-19
Front Panel 2-2, 2-22
Full lock status 5-5
C
Change Name/Retries 4-3
Charts and Meters 1-3
Chassis MGR A-1
Circuit Name 4-4
Collisions 2-8, 2-17
color codes 2-2, 2-6
Community Names 1-3, 2-1, A-2
component-based MIB architecture A-2
connection status 2-6
Contact 2-10
Contact Status 2-2, 2-21
continuous learning mode 6-4
Continuous lock status 5-5
conventions 1-3
G
General/Errors 2-16
getting help 1-6
Giant Frames 2-18
global community names A-3
H
help 1-6
CRC Errors 2-17
creating icons 1-3, 2-1
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Errors 2-17
History window 1-4
Host Services A-2
hostname 2-1
Hub View 2-1
Hub View Front Panel 2-22
hubstack 2-1
D
Date 2-11
default community names A-2
Device button 2-4
Device Configuration 2-22
Device General Status 2-22
Device menu 2-4, 2-7
Device Name 2-3
I
icon menus, accessing 1-3
IETF MIBs, supported by SEHI A-1
inactive backup ports 4-4
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Info window 2-5
intruder protection 6-2
IP Address 2-3
Port Display Form 2-4, 2-8, 2-22
port display form
options 2-8
port locking 5-5, 6-3
Port menu 2-7
IP Services A-2
Port Operational State 2-22
port security status 5-4
Port Source Address List 2-19
Port Status 2-13
Port Traps 5-2, 5-7
Port Type 2-9
L
LANVIEWsecure 6-2
on non-secure MIMs 6-5
learnModeChange trap 6-12
learnStateChange trap 6-12
LIM A-2
portLinkDown 3-2
portLinkUp 3-2
Link signal 2-6, 2-9
Link Status 2-13
link traps 3-1
Link/Seg Traps 2-4
Load 2-8
Local Management A-2
Location 2-3, 2-10
lock modes 6-3, 6-4
Locking Source Addresses 5-4, 5-5
lockStatusChanged trap 5-8
PortSecurityViolation trap 5-8
portSegmenting 3-1
PortTypeChanged trap 5-8
portUnsegmenting 3-1
portViolationReset trap 5-8
primary port 4-4
Protocols 2-19
Protocols/Frames 2-16, 2-19
R
M
r4hwtr 3-3
MAC Address 2-3, 5-1, 5-12
Media Type 2-14
r4red 4-2
r4sa 5-1
r4sec 6-2
MIB component A-1
MIB component descriptions A-3
MIB I, II 1-3
receive collisions 2-17
Received Bytes 2-16
redundant circuits 4-1
Repeater One A-2
Reset Circuit 4-5
resetting learned addresses 6-5, 6-6, 6-10
Runt Frames 2-18
MIBTree 1-3
misaligned packets 2-17
Module menu 2-7
Module Traps 5-2, 5-7
Motif 1-3
Multicast Packets 2-17
S
SAT 5-1
N
Name 2-10, 2-13
Save As Defaults 2-21
secure address assignment 6-3, 6-5
secure addresses 6-8
secureStateChange trap 6-12
Security 2-4, 5-5
newSourceAddress trap 5-7, 6-12
O
OOW Collisions 2-17
OSF/Motif 1-3
security level 6-8
security parameters 6-6
security violation response 6-4, 6-5
segmentation traps 3-1
segmented 2-7, 2-9, 2-14
SEHI firmware 2-5
P
Poll Interval 4-5
polling intervals 2-4, 2-21
port color codes 2-6
SEHI MIB components A-1
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Set Trap Status For 3-5, 3-6, 5-9, 5-10
Setting Network Circuit Redundancy 4-1
Source Address 2-4
Source Address List 5-1
source address locking 5-5
Source Address Traps 5-8
sourceAddressTimeout trap 5-7, 6-12
spmarun 3-3, 5-1, 6-2
stand-alone mode 1-3, 2-4
Station 2-15
station ports 5-5, 5-6, 6-3, 6-5
Statistics 2-15, 2-22
general/errors 2-16
protocols/frames 2-16, 2-19
Status 2-14
T
Technical Support 1-6
Test Time 4-5
testing redundant circuits 4-5
TFTP Download 1-3
Time 2-11
topology status 5-6
Topology Type 2-15
Total Errors 2-17
Total Packets 2-16
transmit collisions 2-17
Trap Table 1-3
Trunk 2-15
trunk port security 6-3
trunk ports 5-5, 5-6, 6-3, 6-5
U
unique community names A-2
unsecurable ports 6-3, 6-5, 6-6
Uptime 2-3
Use Defaults 2-21
V
version numbers 1-6
viewing trap messages 3-1, 5-7
stand-alone mode 3-1, 5-7
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