Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards Management Module Guide

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1 Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards Management Module Guide

2 Notice Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS MANUAL OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT, EVEN IF CABLETRON SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, KNOWN, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Virus Disclaimer Cabletron has tested its software with current virus checking technologies. However, because no anti-virus system is 100% reliable, we strongly caution you to write protect and then verify that the Licensed Software, prior to installing it, is virus-free with an anti-virus system in which you have confidence. Cabletron Systems makes no representations or warranties to the effect that the Licensed Software is virus-free. Copyright April, 1998, by Cabletron Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Order Number: E6 Cabletron Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 5005 Rochester, NH SPECTRUM, SPECTRUM IMT/VNM logo, DCM, IMT and VNM are registered trademarks, and SpectroGRAPH, SpectroSERVER, Device Communications Manager, Inductive Modeling Technology, Device Communications Manager, and Virtual Network Machine are trademarks of Cabletron Systems, Inc. C++ is a trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph, Inc. UNIX is a trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. OSF/Motif and Motif are trademarks of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. X Window System is a trademark of X Consortium, Inc. Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation E6 i

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4 Contents Preface What is in this Guide...ix Conventions...x Related SPECTRUM Documentation...x Other Related Documentation...x Getting Help... xi Chapter 1 Introduction What is in this Chapter Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Card Management Module Chapter 2 Device View What is in this Chapter Accessing the Device View LED Physical Representation The Device Menu Chapter 3 Resource View What is in this Chapter Accessing the Resource View Resource View Description Device Icon Panel The Pasteboard Panel Resource Icon Panel Deleting Label Icons Prioritizing Label Icons E6 iii

5 Chapter 4 Ethernet DNI Card Generic Views What is in this Chapter Application View Accessing the Application View Application View Fields Configuration View Accessing the Configuration View Model Configuration Panel Device Configuration Panel Diagnostic View Accessing the Diagnostic View Diagnostic View Buttons Transmit Stats Receive Stats Performance View Accessing the Performance View Performance View Buttons and Fields Transmit Statistics Receive Statistics Information View Insignificant Device Chapter 5 Token Ring DNI Card Generic Views What is in this Chapter Application View Accessing the Application View Application View Fields Configuration View Accessing the Configuration View Configuration View Panels Model Configuration Panel Device Configuration Panel Diagnostic View Accessing the Diagnostic View Diagnostic View Pie Chart Diagnostic View Buttons Performance View Accessing the Performance View Multi-Attribute Line Graph Buttons Statistical Detail Buttons Information View Insignificant Device iv Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards Management Module Guide

6 Chapter 6 Event and Alarm Messages What is in this Chapter Events and Alarms Index E6 v

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8 Figures Chapter 2 Device View Figure 2-1. Accessing the Device View Figure 2-2. Token Ring DNI Card Device View Figure 2-3. Ethernet DNI Card Device View Chapter 3 Resource View Figure 3-1. Accessing the Resource View Figure 3-2. DNI Card Resource View Chapter 4 Ethernet DNI Card Generic Views Figure 4-1. Accessing the Application View Figure 4-2. Accessing the Configuration View Figure 4-3. Accessing the Diagnostic View Figure 4-4. Accessing the Performance View Chapter 5 Token Ring DNI Card Generic Views Figure 5-1. Accessing the Application View Figure 5-2. Accessing the Configuration View Figure 5-3. Accessing the Diagnostic View Figure 5-4. Accessing the Performance View E6 v

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10 Tables Chapter 1 Introduction Table 1-1. Model Type Descriptions Chapter 5 Token Ring DNI Card Generic Views Table 5-1. Isolating Errors Table 5-2. Non-Isolating Errors Chapter 6 Event and Alarm Messages Table 6-1. Events and Alarms E6 vii

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12 Preface Use this guide if you are going to manage an Ethernet or Token Ring Cabletron Desktop Network Interface (DNI) Card Devices through SPECTRUM. Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with SPECTRUM s functions as described in the Operation documentation and the Administration documentation. You should also be familiar with any network management and hardware requirements described in the related hardware documentation. What is in this Guide The following chapter descriptions outline the organization of the Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards Management Module Guide. Chapter Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Device View Chapter 3 Resource View Chapter 4 Ethernet DNI Card Generic Views Chapter 5 Token Ring DNI Card Generic Views Chapter 6 Event and Alarm Messages Description Describes the DNI Cards management module and model types. Describes the Device View s three different representations of DNI Card Devices. Describes how to use the Resource View to depict relationships between a DNI Card and resource providers such as file servers. Describes generic views, including: Application, Configuration, Diagnostic, Performance, and Information views. Describes generic views, including: Application, Configuration, Diagnostic, Performance, and Information views. Contains a listing and explanation of the alarm and event messages generated in the Event Log or Alarm View for the DNI Card model types E6 ix

13 Conventions Conventions In this manual, the following conventions are used: Command names are printed in bold; for example, Clear or Save & Close. Menu selections to access a view are printed in bold; for example, Configuration or Detail. Buttons are represented by a shadowed box; for example, Help. Related SPECTRUM Documentation When using this guide, you should have a clear understanding of SPECTRUM functionality and navigation techniques as described in the Administration documentation, the Operation documentation, and the following documentation: Report Generator User s Guide Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Operators Getting Started with SPECTRUM for Administrators How to Manage Your Network with SPECTRUM Preface x Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards Management Module Guide

14 Other Related Documentation Other Related Documentation Refer to the following documentation for more information on managing TCP/ IP-based networks: Martin, James, Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman, and Joe Leben. Local Area Networks: Architectures and Implementations, 2d ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Michael, Wendy H., William J. Cronin, Jr., and Karl F. Piper. FDDI: An Introduction to Fiber Distributed Data Interface. Woburn, MA: Digital Press, Rose, Marshall T. The Simple Book: An Introduction to Management of TCP/IP-based Internets. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Stallings, William. Data and Computer Communications, 4th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, Tanenbaum, Andrew S. Computer Networks, 3d ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, E6 Preface xi

15 Getting Help Getting Help If you need additional support for this SPECTRUM Network Management product, or have any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this manual, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support at one of the following regional addresses. Location Mail FAX Telephone North America Europe Pacific Japan Singapore Germany *International Operator Code Cabletron Systems, Inc. P. O. Box 5005 Rochester, NH Cabletron Systems, Ltd. Network House Newbury Business Park London Road, Newbury Berkshire, England RG13 2PZ Cabletron Systems, Inc. Allambie Grove Estate 25 French s Forest Road East French s Forest, NSW 2086 Sydney, Australia spectrum-support@ctron.com Cabletron Systems, KK Hamamatsucho MK Bldg. 4th Floor Kaigan, Minato-Ku Tokyo 101 Japan spectrum-support@ctron.com Cabletron Systems, Inc. 85 Science Park Drive #03-03/04 The Cavendish Singapore spectrum-support@ctron.com Cabletron Systems GmbH Dreieich Park Im Gefierth 13d Dreieich Frankfurt, Germany spec-germany@ctron.com (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) Preface xii Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards Management Module Guide

16 Getting Help Questions About SPECTRUM Documentation? Send your questions, comments or suggestions regarding SPECTRUM documentation to the Technical Communications Department directly via the following internet address: E6 Preface xiii

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18 Chapter 1 Introduction What is in this Chapter This chapter describes the SPECTRUM Management Module for the Cabletron Systems Ethernet or Token Ring DNI Cards. It also provides the Model Type Name assigned to the DNI Card in SPECTRUM. The Model Type Name refers to the template used to specify device attributes, actions, and associations for device models in SPECTRUM. Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Card Management Module The SPECTRUM Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Card Management Module manages DNI card devices using the SNMP network management agent and the Management Information Bases (MIBs), included with the management module. There are two SPECTRUM model type names for the DNI Card Devices, one for the Etherent models (PC_CSI_DNICard), and one for the Token Ring models (PC_CSI_TRDNI) E6 1-1

19 Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Card Management Module Table 1-1 provides the Model Type Name for the Cabletron Ethernet and Token Ring DNI Cards, and a brief description of the devices supported by the Cabletron DNI Card management module. Table 1-1. Model Type Descriptions Model Type Name PC_CSI_DNICard (Ethernet) or PC_CSI_TRDNI (Token Ring) Model Type Description The DNI Card Management Module or model types support all Cabletron Systems DNI Cards. This includes both the PC compatible (1000, 2000, and 3000 series) and Macintosh compatible (4000, 5000, 6000, and 9000 series) DNI Cards. The DNI Card Management Module model types software emulate the physical DNI Card as it exists in your computer. It will represent your DNI Card physical attributes and LED functions. The software creates views in which you can monitor your DNI Card configuration and network performance, as well as map any interdependencies between your DNI Cards and server machines. NOTE You cannot create a DNI model at the Universe, LAN, Network, IPClassA, IPClassB, or IPClassC levels E6 Introduction 1-2

20 Chapter 2 Device View What is in this Chapter This chapter provides a description of the Device View for the Cabletron DNI Card Management Module. The Device View for a DNI Card displays a physical representation of a PC, along with a DNI Card front panel. This view also provides access to DNI Card Generic Information Block (GIB) Views. This chapter describes how to use the Device View to access SPECTRUM generic views, and monitor the performance of the DNI Card. Accessing the Device View You can access the Device View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 2-1): Double-click on the Device View button of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Device from the Icon Subviews menu E6 2-1

21 LED Physical Representation Figure 2-1. Accessing the Device View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Device LED Physical Representation The physical representation of a DNI Card simulates LED status (on or off). Figure 2-1 shows the Device View of a token ring DNI Card. Figure 2-2 shows a Device View of an Ethernet DNI Card. For detailed information on LED operation, refer to the documentation that accompanied the DNI Card. General information on LEDs follows. Device View Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 2-2 Management Module Guide

22 LED Physical Representation Figure 2-2. Token Ring DNI Card Device View ENG.PC of type PC_CSI_TRDNI * File View Device MenuHelp? Activity Wire Fault/ Attachment Two LEDs appear in the Device View of the token ring DNI Card in Figure 2-2. These LEDs illuminate in the Device View if the VNM detects their status as ON during a poll of the device. They provide the following information: Activity This yellow LED flashes to indicate that the Token Ring DNI Card is transmitting or receiving data. Wire Fault /Attachment When lit, this green LED indicates that the Token Ring DNI Card has a properly functioning network link attached to one of its ports E6 Device View 2-3

23 LED Physical Representation Figure 2-3. Ethernet DNI Card Device View ENG.PC of type PC_CSI_DNICard * File View Device MenuHelp? XMT CP PWR RCV LNK Four LEDs appear in the Device View of an Ethernet DNI Card in Figure 2-2. These LEDs illuminate in the Device View if the VNM detects their status as ON during a poll of the device. They provide the following information: XMT LED This green LED flashes to indicate that the DNI Card is transmitting data. RCV LED This amber LED flashes to indicate that the DNI Card is receiving data. CP LED This red LED flashes to indicate that a collision has occurred on the network segment to which the DNI Card is attached. PWR/LNK LED This green LED illuminates to indicate that the DNI Card is receiving power or to indicate that an optical link exists between a fiber optic DNI Card and a device at the other end of a fiber link E6 Device View 2-4

24 The Device Menu The Device Menu The Device Menu allows you to select four SPECTRUM generic views. These generic views are: Configuration View Performance View Diagnostic View Application View Chapters 4 and 5 discuss these views in detail E6 Device View 2-5

25 The Device Menu Device View Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 2-6 Management Module Guide

26 Chapter 3 Resource View What is in this Chapter This chapter provides a description of the Resource View for the Cabletron DNI Card Management Module. A personal computer or equivalent endpoint device often depends on other devices for resources. For example, a PC may make use of a file server to access common data files, or a print server to spool files to a heavily used printer. The Resource View enables you to map these dependencies for each DNI Card-equipped PC. Accessing the Resource View You can access the Resource View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 3-1): Double-click on the Resource View button of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Resource from the Icon Subviews menu E6 3-1

27 Resource View Description Figure 3-1. Accessing the Resource View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Resource Resource View Description Figure 3-1 shows the Resource View using the Token Ring DNI Card as an example. It is composed of three panels or sections: The Device Icon Panel The Resource Icon Panel The Pasteboard Panel The top right panel is the device icon panel. It displays a device icon for the DNI Card (the dependent device). The topleft panel is the resource icon panel. It displays Resource Icons that categorize and prioritize resources. The bottom panel is the pasteboard. You use this panel to depict resource dependencies of the DNI Card. By pasting the device icons of devices that provide service to the DNI Card into the Resource View, you can illustrate the devices the DNI Card depends on for service. You can also monitor the status of these service providers E6 Resource View 3-2

28 Resource View Description Figure 3-2. DNI Card Resource View Resource Icons depict the dependencies between the endpoint devices (Token Ring DNI Card) and other network devices. You can toggle these to assign a dependency level (primary, secondary, tertiary) to the resource device. A Token Ring DNI Card (Location View Icon) depends on these devices for resources (such as print or file serving). MIS of Type PC_CSI_TRDNI * File View Help? Primary Mail Server Primary File Server Primary Mail Server Location View Icon representing Token Ring DNI Primary Print Server Secondary Application Device Icons for intermediary devices (e.g., Bridges, Hubs) which control the path to resource devices can also be placed in the resource view. Resource View Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 3-3 Management Module Guide

29 Device Icon Panel Device Icon Panel The Device Icon Panel displays the Location View Icon for the DNI Card. This icon allows you to select the four SPECTRUM generic views available for the DNI Card. These generic views include: Application View Configuration View Diagnostic View Performance View For more information on DNI Card generic views, refer to Chapter 4 and Chapter 5. The Pasteboard Panel The Pasteboard Panel is empty when you initially enter the Resource View. It acts as a repository in which you can display the icons of devices on which your DNI Card depends (e.g., a file server) and the icons of intermediary devices that link the DNI Card to its servers. After using the Cut and Paste functions to place server icons and intermediary device icons into this panel, you can also use the Resource View to troubleshoot network server problems that a node is experiencing. To paste a server or intermediary device s icon in the Pasteboard Panel, follow these steps: 1. Select from the View menu New View and choose Topology. Navigate to the Topology View containing the server icon or the intermediary device s icon. 2. Click on the device that you want to paste into the Resource View. 3. Select Edit from the File menu to enter the Edit mode. 4. Select Copy from the Edit menu. If you have previously copied an icon during this SPECTRUM session, the following message appears on the screen: This will overwrite the buffer. Click on the OK button to complete the copy procedure. 5. Select Save & close from the Edit menu. 6. Repeatedly select Go Back from the View menu until you return to the DNI Card s Resource View. 7. In the Resource View, select Edit from the File menu to enter the Edit mode. 8. Select Paste from the Edit menu. The server or intermediary device s icon automatically appears in the Pasteboard Panel. Drag it to the appropriate location E6 Resource View 3-4

30 Resource Icon Panel 9. You can now assign a label from the Resource Icon Panel to the server device s icon to indicate the relationship between the server and the DNI Card, as well as assign a priority to the server icon. To do this, while in Edit mode, follow the procedure outlined in the next section. Resource Icon Panel The Resource Icon Panel displays five label icons that relate the DNI Card to servers: Mail Server File Server Other Server Print Server Application Server When you are in the edit mode, you can drag these icons into the pasteboard to label the resource devices by their appropriate function. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Select Edit from the File menu to enter the Edit mode. 2. Scroll through the Resource Icon Panel to locate the appropriate resource label. 3. Place the pointer on the label. 4. Drag the label into the pasteboard and place it under or below the appropriate device icon. The label indicates the relation that exists between the DNI Card and the device represented by the device icon associated with the label. Deleting Label Icons To remove a label icon once it is positioned below a device icon, follow these steps: 1. In Edit mode, select the label icon you want to remove. Its border turns blue. 2. Select Erase from the Edit menu. The label icon disappears and the relationship between the DNI Card icon and Server icon is destroyed. Exit from the Edit menu once you finish this operation. Resource View Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 3-5 Management Module Guide

31 Prioritizing Label Icons Prioritizing Label Icons Initially, all label icons are prioritized as primary (green). Once the label icons are placed below the appropriate server device icons, you can toggle the labels to indicate a secondary (blue) or a tertiary (gray) priority. To assign a priority to a source of service, follow these steps: 1. Select within the pasteboard panel an icon label, such as File Server. The label s border turns blue. 2. Open the Edit menu and click on Priority. Note that the selected label changes to reflect a different priority. Use the Priority menu selection to toggle the priority setting to the one you want. 3. Once you ve finished assigning priority levels, select Save & Close from the File menu. The DNI Card Resource View returns to the Navigate mode. Resource View Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 3-6 Management Module Guide

32 Chapter 4 Ethernet DNI Card Generic Views What is in this Chapter This chapter describes the five generic views for the Cabletron Ethernet DNI Card. These views allow you to access network configuration information, traffic flow statistics and error data for your DNI Card. The Ethernet DNI Card generic views include: Application View Configuration View Diagnostic View Performance View Information View Application View The Application View contains basic network information about the DNI Card. Accessing the Application View You can access the Application View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 4-1): Double-click on the Application View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Application from the Icon Subviews menu E6 4-1

33 Application View Application View Fields Figure 4-1. Accessing the Application View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Application Application View Fields The view has three information fields: Model Name The user-assigned name of the DNI Card model. Network Address The IP address assigned to the DNI Card. PC Card Owner The owner of the DNI Card-equipped PC E6 Generic Views 4-2

34 Configuration View Configuration View The Ethernet DNI Card Configuration View contains two panels: Model Configuration and Device Configuration. The Configuration View presents detailed network configuration information for the DNI Card. It also allows you to configure the polling cycles to the PC_CSI_DNICard model in the VNM database. Some configuration attributes are external to SPECTRUM since they are entered when the DNI Card drivers are configured. These include PC Card Driver Version, and the PC Card Owner. Other configuration attributes are internal. They reside in SPECTRUM and are entered when the PC_CSI_DNICard icon is created in the VNM database. These include fields such as PC Card Location, Model Name, Network Address, and Polling interval. Accessing the Configuration View You can access the Configuration View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 4-2): Double-click on the Configuration View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Configuration from the Icon Subviews menu. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 4-3 Management Module Guide

35 Configuration View Model Configuration Panel Figure 4-2. Accessing the Configuration View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Configuration Model Configuration Panel The Model Configuration Panel presents the following device attributes and information: Model Name The name assigned to the DNI Card model. Network Address The IP address used to poll the DNI Card. Community String The SNMP community the DNI Card belongs to. Security String The SPECTRUM security string assigned to the DNI Card. Polling Interval The time in milliseconds between polls of the DNI Card. Default value is 60 seconds. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 4-4 Management Module Guide

36 Diagnostic View Device Configuration Panel Poll Log Ratio The ratio of device polls to database entries. Default value is 10 polls to 1 database entry. Polling Status The this button determines whether or not device is polled by SPECTRUM. Possible settings are True (device polled) and False (device not polled). Device Configuration Panel The Device Configuration Panel presents the following device attributes and information: Application The name of the network application currently running on the PC in which DNI Card is installed. PC Card Driver Version The version of the DNI Card driver software. PC Card Location The site at which the DNI Card-equipped PC is located. PC Card Owner The registered owner of the DNI Card. User s Last Name The last name of the user to which the DNI Card is assigned. User s Full Name The full name of the user to which the DNI Card is assigned. Diagnostic View The Diagnostic View contains traffic attributes for both transmitted and received data. The view summarizes traffic flow (in bytes and packets) and provides a complete breakdown of network errors experienced by the DNI Card. Each traffic attribute is given for two intervals. Total records data since PC_DNICard counters were last reset. Last Poll indicates new data gathered during the most recent poll of the device E6 Generic Views 4-5

37 Diagnostic View Accessing the Diagnostic View Accessing the Diagnostic View You can access the Diagnostic View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 4-3): Double-click on the Diagnostic View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Diagnostic from the Icon Subviews menu. Figure 4-3. Accessing the Diagnostic View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Diagnostic Diagnostic View Buttons The More Receive Stats and More Transmit Stats buttons allow you to access additional statistics. Some traffic attributes also have associated buttons. These buttons display graphs for the attributes. Event and Alarm Log buttons provide access to the DNI Cards Event Log View and Alarms View respectively. The Diagnostic View has two levels. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 4-6 Management Module Guide

38 Diagnostic View Diagnostic View Buttons Transmit Stats The Transmit Stats buttons allow you to access Diagnostic View transmit statistics. Diagnostic View transmit statistics include: Xmit Bytes The number of bytes transmitted by the DNI Card. Xmit Packets The number of packets transmitted by the DNI Card. Xmit Errors The number of transmit errors experienced by the DNI Card. More Transmit Stats The More Transmit Stats buttons allow you to access additional transmit statistics from the Diagnostic View. Additional transmit statistics include: Deferred Transmits The number of packets deferred due to busy media. Multi Coll Pkts The number of transmit packets experiencing multiple collisions. Excess Coll Pkts The number of transmit packets aborted due to excessive collisions. Carrier Sense Errors The number of transmit packets that experience carrier sense errors (i.e., lose carrier during transmission). Receive Stats The Receive Stats buttons allow you to access Diagnostic View receive statistics. Receive statistics include: Rcv Bytes The number of bytes received by the DNI Card. Rcv Packets The number of packets received by the DNI Card E6 Generic Views 4-7

39 Performance View Rcv errors The number of receive errors experienced by the DNI Card. More Receive Stats The More Receive Stats button allows you to access additional receive statistics form the Diagnostic View. Additional receive statistics include: Alignment Errors The number of alignment errors in the receive packets. Length Errors The number of packets whose length is not equal to the number of bytes received. Giants The number of oversize packets received by this DNI Card. Runts The number of undersize packets received by this DNI Card. CRC Errors The number of receive packets containing CRC errors. Performance View The Performance View contains traffic data attributes for both transmitted and received traffic. The view summarizes traffic flow (in bytes and packets) and network errors experienced by the DNI Card. The view breaks down packets into Multicast and Broadcast address packets. Each traffic attribute is summarized over two intervals: total since PC_DNICard counters were last reset and value as of the last poll. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 4-8 Management Module Guide

40 Performance View Accessing the Performance View Accessing the Performance View You can access the Performance View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 4-4): Double-click on the Performance View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Performance from the Icon Subviews menu. Figure 4-4. Accessing the Performance View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Performance E6 Generic Views 4-9

41 Performance View Performance View Buttons and Fields Performance View Buttons and Fields Buttons in this view allow you to select graphs of traffic attributes. The Performance View has three levels. Transmit Statistics The Performance View presents the following transmit statistics: Model Name The name, assigned by the card owner, to the DNI Card model. PC Card Owner The name of the PC Card Owner. Packets Transmitted The number of packets transmitted by the DNI Card. Bytes Transmitted The number of bytes transmitted by the DNI Card. Total Transmit Errors The total number of transmit errors. Multicast Pkts The number of multicast packets transmitted by this DNI Card. Broadcast Pkts The number of broadcast packets transmitted by this DNI Card. Carrier Lost The number of transmit packets experiencing carrier sense errors. Receive Statistics Receive Statistics The Performance View presents the following receive statistics: Packets Received The number of packets received by the DNI Card. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 4-10 Management Module Guide

42 Information View Bytes Received The number of bytes received by this DNI Card. Errors Received The total number of receive errors. Multicast Pkts The number of multicast packets received. Broadcast Pkts The number of broadcast packets received. Carrier Lost The number of receive packets experiencing carrier sense errors. Information View The Information View provides attribute information related to the Ethernet DNI Card. This information includes contact status values, model condition values, connector count values, and the rollup threshold contact status color values. To access the Information View, follow these steps: 1. Click on the Ethernet DNI Card icon. 2. Select Icon Subviews from the View menu. 3. Select a generic view from the Icon Subviews menu. 4. Select Current View Information... from the View menu in any of the views you selected in Step 3. You can also access the Information View as follows: 1. Navigate to the Ethernet DNI Card Device View or Resource View. 2. Select Current View Information... from the View menu. No button subviews are available from the Ethernet DNI Card Information View. For more specific details on the Information View, refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.! CAUTION Do not attempt to update this view unless you have a complete understanding of model thresholds in SPECTRUM. You must also have ADMIN editing security privileges for the specific Ethernet DNI Card model E6 Generic Views 4-11

43 Information View Insignificant Device Insignificant Device SPECTRUM provides an insignificant device intelligence circuit that is useful with PCs or other endpoint devices not vital to the network operation. This circuit allows you to reduce the priority of network events originating at an insignificant end point device and thus eliminate the red alarm condition. In the Ethernet DNI Card s Information View, you can set the Value when Red attribute to zero (0). This causes the DNI Card icon to turn blue, instead of red, when contact is lost. Thus, there will be no rollup conditions for minor network events such as a workstation power-down. To change the Ethernet DNI Card svalue when Red attribute, follow these steps: 1. Navigate to the Ethernet DNI Card s Information View. 2. Enter zero (0) in the Value when Red attribute field. 3. Select Save All Changes from the File menu. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 4-12 Management Module Guide

44 Token Ring DNI Card Generic Views Chapter 5 What is in this Chapter This chapter describes the five generic views available for the Cabletron token ring DNI Card. These views allow you to access network configuration information, traffic flow statistics, and error data for your token ring DNI Card. From some of these views, you can also access the Alarms View and the Event Log View. The token ring DNI Card generic views are: Application View Configuration View Performance View Diagnostic View Information View Generic views incorporate the following features: Buttons provide access to subviews containing detailed operating data and statistics. Pie charts provide a percentage breakdowns of current network activity. Graphs provide indications of performance over time. The following sections describe the individual generic views available for token ring DNI Card devices E6 5-1

45 Application View Application View The Application View contains basic network configuration information for the token ring DNI Card. Accessing the Application View You can access the Application View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 5-1): Double-click on the Application View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Application from the Icon Subviews menu. Figure 5-1. Accessing the Application View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Application E6 Generic Views 5-2

46 Configuration View Application View Fields Application View Fields This view has only one level. The data fields it includes are outlined below. Model Name The model name, assigned by the card owner, of the token ring DNI Card. Up to 16 characters can be displayed in the model name field. Network Address The IP address assigned to the token ring DNI Card. User s Full Name The full name of the DNI Card owner, including middle initial. User s Last Name The last name of the DNI Card owner. Configuration View The Configuration View contains detailed network configuration information for the token ring DNI Card. It also allows you to configure the polling cycles to the PC_CSI_TRDNI model in the SpectroSERVER database. Some Configuration View attributes are external to SPECTRUM, since they are entered when the token ring DNI Card drivers are configured. These include the System Object Id and the DNI Card s Owner Name. Other configuration attributes are internal. They are entered when the PC_CSI_TRDNI icon is created in the SpectroSERVER database. These include the Model Name, Network address and Polling Interval. The Configuration View has two levels. Accessing the Configuration View You can access the Configuration View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 5-2): Double-click on the Configuration View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Configuration from the Icon Subviews menu E6 Generic Views 5-3

47 Configuration View Configuration View Panels Figure 5-2. Accessing the Configuration View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Configuration Configuration View Panels The Configuration View of a token ring DNI Card is composed of three panels spread over two screens. These panels are: Model Configuration Panel The Model Configuration panel provides information on the SPECTRUM DNI Card model. This panel s attribute fields include: Model Name The name, assigned by the card owner, to the DNI Card model. Network Address The IP address used to poll the DNI Card. Community Name The community to which this DNI Card belongs E6 Generic Views 5-4

48 Security String The SPECTRUM security string assigned to the DNI Card. Configuration View Configuration View Panels Polling Interval The interval in microseconds between SpectroSERVER polls of the DNI Card. Default is 60 seconds. Poll Log Ratio The ratio of device polls to database entries. Default ratio is 10 polls to 1 log of data. Polling Status This indicator button activates device polling (True) or deactivates polling (False). Device Configuration Panel The Token Ring Device Configuration panel provides access to token ring commands and device status attributes. This panel s attribute fields and buttons include: System Description This attribute identifies the DNI Card device. System Object ID This attribute identifies the DNI Card s object ID. System UpTime The length of time in days, hours, minutes and seconds the DNI Card has been powered on. User s Last Name The last name of the card owner. User s Full Name The full name of the card owner. Token Ring Configuration This button provides access to the screen containing the Token Ring Device Configuration panel. This panel s attribute fields include: Model Name The name assigned by the card owner to the DNI Card model. Network Address The IP address of the DNI Card. Ring Open Status This attribute indicates the success or failure of the last Open command E6 Generic Views 5-5

49 Diagnostic View Ring Speed This attribute indicates the speed of the network the DNI Card is connected to. Up Stream This attribute provides the MAC (hardware) address of this station s up stream neighbor. Dot 5 Functional This attribute indicates the DNI Card s MAC address. Commands This button allows you to insert (open) the station into the ring, remove (close) the station from the ring, or reset all statistic timers to zero. Ring State This attribute indicates the state of the ring. Possible ring states are: Opened, Closed, Opening, Closing, OpenFailure and RingFailure. Act Mon Participate This button allows you to configure your Token Ring DNI Card for Active Monitor contention (True) or for no Active Monitor contention (False). Diagnostic View The Token Ring Card Diagnostic View provides a pie chart depicting Resource Errors. In addition, it provides several buttons that access additional graphs and views. Accessing the Diagnostic View You can access the Diagnostic View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 5-4): Double-click on the Diagnostic View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Diagnostic from the Icon Subviews menu E6 Generic Views 5-6

50 Diagnostic View Diagnostic View Pie Chart Figure 5-3. Accessing the Diagnostic View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Diagnostic Diagnostic View Pie Chart SNMP Interface Errors depicted by the pie chart include: IfInDscrd The number of inbound packets discarded even though no errors were detected. IfOutDscrd The number of outbound packets discarded even though no errors were detected. IfInErr The number of inbound packets that contain errors rendering them undeliverable to a higher-level protocol. IfOutErr The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors E6 Generic Views 5-7

51 Performance View Diagnostic View Buttons Diagnostic View Buttons The buttons available in the Diagnostic View include: Token Ring Soft Errors See the Performance View Soft Error Rate button. Token Ring Hard Errors See the Performance View Hard Error Rate button. Token Ring Status See the Performance View Token Ring Status button. Events This button provides access to the DNI Card s Event Log View. Alarms This button provides access to the DNI Card s Alarms View. Performance View The Performance View contains traffic data attributes for both transmitted and received traffic. The view summarizes traffic flow (in frames) and network errors experienced by the token ring DNI Card. The initial Performance View presents information on transmitted data. It contains seven buttons, three of which modify the statistical presentation of the Multi-Attribute Line Graph, three of which provide detailed views of the performance and error totals displayed, and one that accesses a Performance View presenting information on received data. Accessing the Performance View You can access the Performance View using one of the following methods (refer to Figure 5-4): Double-click on the Performance View label of the icon. Highlight the icon and select Performance from the Icon Subviews menu E6 Generic Views 5-8

52 Performance View Multi-Attribute Line Graph Buttons Figure 5-4. Accessing the Performance View Double-click D Close Navigate Alarms Performance Notes... Utilities Zoom Configuration Diagnostic Acknowledge Flash Green Enabled Application Device Resource Select Performance Multi-Attribute Line Graph Buttons Lin/Log The Lin/Log button toggles between a linear or logarithmic Y-axis scale. Scroll to Date-Time The Scroll to Date-Time button allows you to set the viewing area of the graph to begin at a specified date and time. Change Time Scale The Change Time Scale button allows you to set the graph s X-axis time scale E6 Generic Views 5-9

53 Performance View Statistical Detail Buttons Statistical Detail Buttons Frame Rate The Frame Rate s corresponding D button accesses a color coded pie chart displaying the relative amounts of Non-UniCast and UniCast packets transmitted and the number of Soft Errors and Hard Errors. The Clear button below the pie chart allows you to clear all attribute fields and begin recording data anew. Soft Error Rate The Soft Error Rate corresponding D button accesses a screen that provides a Token Ring Status button and two color coded pie charts displaying the relative amounts of Isolating and Non-Isolating errors. Tables 8-1 and 8-2 provides these errors. Table 5-1. Isolating Errors Line Burst AC Abort Tx Internal The number of corrupted frames detected by a particular station port that indicates intermittent cable or hardware error. The number of signals not accepted by a station port on the ring that indicates a bit encoding error. The number of Access Control errors that indicate a problem on the ring due to system overload, nonfunctional upstream neighbors, or duplicate addresses. The number of abort sequences issued by station ports on the ring. The number of recoverable internal errors that indicate a station port in marginal operating condition. Table 5-2. Non-Isolating Errors Frequency Lost Frame Frame Copied Receive Congestion Token The number of times that a station on the ring detected a different electrical frequency than the frequency defined in the specification. The number of frames that were transmitted on the ring but did not return to the transmitting station. The number of frames addressed to a specific station in which the Frame Status A bit is already set. The number of frames addressed to a specific station that could not be accepted because the station has no available buffer space. The number of times a station acting as active monitor recognized an error condition on the ring that required the transmission of a token E6 Generic Views 5-10

54 Information View Token Ring Status The Token Ring Status button accesses a screen displaying a series of possible problems occurring on the ring. The existence of a problem is indicated by the button to the left of the problem label appearing depressed. Hard Error Rate The Hard Error Rate button accesses a bar gauge displaying the number of hard errors detected on the network by the token ring DNI Card. The following buttons are also available: Soft Error Rate The Hard Errors button accesses a rate graph displaying the amount of hard errors detected by the token ring DNI Card on the network over a given time frame. TR DNI Receive Performance View The TR DNI Receive Performance View button accesses the TR DNI Receive Performance View, which presents information on traffic flow and network errors received by the token ring DNI Card. The Receive Performance View has the same graph and button functions as those available for the TR DNI Transmit Performance View described above, but applied to receive traffic. Information View The Information View provides attribute information related to the Token Ring DNI Card. This information includes contact status values, model condition values, connector count values, and the rollup threshold contact status color values. To access the Information View, follow these steps: 1. Click on the Token Ring DNI Card icon. 2. Select Icon Subviews from the View menu. 3. Select a generic view from the Icon Subviews menu. 4. Select Current View Information... from the View menu in any of the views you selected in Step 3. You can also access the Information View as follows: 1. Navigate to the Token Ring DNI Card Device View or Resource View. 2. Select Current View Information... from the View menu E6 Generic Views 5-11

55 Information View Insignificant Device No button subviews are available from the Token Ring DNI Card Information View. For more specific details on the Information View, refer to the SPECTRUM Views Reference.! CAUTION Do not attempt to update this view unless you have a complete understanding of model thresholds in SPECTRUM. You must also have ADMIN editing security privileges for the specific Token RingDNI Card model. Insignificant Device SPECTRUM provides an insignificant device intelligence circuit that is useful with PCs or other endpoint devices not vital to the network operation. This circuit allows you to reduce the priority of network events originating at an insignificant end point device and thus eliminate the red alarm condition. In the Token Ring DNI Card s Information View, you can set the Value when Red attribute to zero (0). This causes the DNI Card icon to turn blue, instead of red, when contact is lost. Thus, there will be no rollup conditions for minor network events such as a workstation power-down. To change the Token Ring DNI Card svalue when Red attribute, follow these steps: 1. Navigate to the Token Ring DNI Card s Information View. 2. Enter zero (0) in the Value when Red attribute field. 3. Select Save All Changes from the File menu. Generic Views Cabletron Ethernet/Token Ring DNI Cards 5-12 Management Module Guide