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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 ETHERNET SWITCH MODULE LOCAL MANAGEMENT GUIDE ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide i 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 ha ve been made. The hardware, firmware, or software described ...

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    Notice ii ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide FCC NOTICE This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this de vice must accept any interference receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: Thi ...

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    Notice ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide iii CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT: Before utilizing this product, carefully read this License Agreement. This document is an agreement between you, the end user , and Cabletron Systems, Inc. (“Cabletron”) that sets forth your rights and obligations with respect to the ...

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    Notice iv ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The enclosed product (a) was de veloped solely at pri vate e xpense; (b) contains “restricted computer software” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with Section 52227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide v CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Using This Manual ....................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Manual Organization ....................................................... 1-1 1.2 Document Conventions ............................................................... 1-2 ...

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    Contents vi ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide CHAPTER 4 THE SYSTEM LEVEL SCREEN 4.1 System Level Screen Fields ........................................................ 4-1 4.2 Setting the System Date .............................................................. 4-3 4.3 Setting the System Time ................................................. ...

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    Contents ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide vii CHAPTER 10 THE COMPONENT STATUS SCREEN CHAPTER 11 THE INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN 11.1 Interface Statistics Screen Fields .............................................. 11-2 11.2 Selecting an Update-Freq.......................................................... 11-4 11.3 Clearing Statistics Count ...

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    Contents viii ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 1-1 CHAPTER 1 INTR ODUCTION W elcome to the Cabletron Systems ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Ethernet Switch Module Local Management Guide . This manual e xplains how to access and use Cabletron Systems Local Management for the ESXMIM products. Local Management provides monitoring and control capabilities for either ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction P age 1-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide Chapter 5, The SNMP Community Names Screen , explains ho w to control access to the ESXMIM by assigning community names. Chapter 6, The SNMP Traps Screen , explains ho w to configure the ESXMIM to send SNMP trap messages to multiple network management stations. Chapter 7, Th ...

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    Getting Help ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 1-3 1.3 GETTING HELP If you need additional support related to Local Management, or if you hav e any questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this manual, contact Cabletron Systems T echnical Support: By phone (603) 332-9400 Monday – Friday; 8 A . M . – 8 P . M . Eastern T ime By ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction P age 1-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 1.4.1 The Management Agent The management agent is a process within the ESXMIM which collects statistical information (e.g., frames recei ved, errors detected) about the managed network’ s operational performance. Local Management communicates with the management agent for ...

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    Local Management Requirements ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 1-5 1.5 LOCAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS The ESXMIM provides tw o communication ports, labeled COM 1 and COM 2, that support a management terminal connection. T o access Local Management, connect one of the follo wing systems to either COM 1 or COM 2: • Digital Equipment Cor ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction P age 1-6 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 1.6 LOCAL MANAGEMENT SCREEN ELEMENTS Local Management screens consist of five basic elements, or fields. Figure 1-1 sho ws a Local Management screen and points out the v arious types of fields. Figure 1-1 Sample Local Management Screen COM 1 Application: SYSTEM LEVEL Syste ...

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    Local Management Screen Elements ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 1-7 The follo wing list explains each of the Local Management fields: Event Message Field This field briefly displays messages that indicate if a Local Management procedure was e xecuted correctly or incorrectly , that changes were sav ed or not sav ed to Non-V olatil ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction P age 1-8 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide Command Fields Command fields are located at the bottom of Local Management screens. Command fields are used to exit Local Management screens and to sa ve Local Management entries. 1.7 LOCAL MANAGEMENT KE YBOARD CON VENTIONS All ke y names appear in this manual as capital l ...

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    Navigating Local Mana gement Screens ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 1-9 1.8 NAVIGATING LOCAL MANA GEMENT SCREENS T o navigate within a Local Management screen, use the arro w keys of the terminal or the workstation pro viding terminal emulation services. The Local Management screen cursor responds to the LEFT , RIGHT , UP , and DO WN ...

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    Chapter 1: Introduction P age 1-10 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 2-1 CHAPTER 2 LOCAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS This chapter describes ho w to attach a Local Management terminal to the Cabletron Systems host de vice, and lists the setup and configuration requirements for the follo wing equipment: • Console/terminal • Console cable • Console cable connections 2.1 ...

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    Chapter 2: Local Management Requirements P age 2-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 2.2 MANAGEMENT T ERMINAL SETUP REQUIREMENTS T able 2-1 lists the setup parameters for the management terminal. If the management terminal is a Digital Equipment Corporation VT320 or VT220 terminal, press F3 to access the Setup Directory. If the management ter ...

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    Management T erminal Setup Requirements ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 2-3 2.2.1 Cable Configuration f or the Management T erminal This section outlines the proper cable configurations to connect a management terminal to the ESXMIM. Y ou need an adapter kit containing the follo wing items to connect a terminal to the ESXMIM: • On ...

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    Chapter 2: Local Management Requirements P age 2-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 2.3 ESTABLISHING A T ELNET CONNECTION Once the ESXMIM has a v alid IP address, you can establish a T elnet session with Local Management from any TCP/IP based node on the network. T elnet connections to the host device require the community name passwords ass ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 3-1 CHAPTER 3 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT This chapter explains ho w to access and use the Local Management menu screens. Menu screens provide a path to the setup screens, statistic screens, and status screens. 3.1 USING THE MENU SCREENS V erify that your terminal has been properly connected to the ESXMI ...

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    Chapter 3: Accessing Local Management P age 3-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 2. Enter your password and press ENTER. The default super-user access password is “ public ” or press ENTER. • If you enter an in valid passw ord, the cursor returns to the beginning of the password entry field. • If you enter a v alid password, the ass ...

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    Navigating Local Mana gement Screens ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 3-3 Figure 3-2 Hierarc hy of Local Mana gement Screens 3.2.1 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items T o select items on a Local Management menu screen, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item. 2. Press ENTER. The selected Lo ...

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    Chapter 3: Accessing Local Management P age 3-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 3.2.2 Exiting Local Management Screens T o exit an y of the Local Management screens, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the RETURN command at the bottom of the Local Management screen. 2. Press ENTER. The previous screen in the Loc ...

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    The Main Menu Screen ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 3-5 3.3 THE MAIN MENU SCREEN The Main Menu screen is the starting point from which all the Local Management screens are accessed. Figure 3-3 sho ws the Main Menu screen. Figure 3-3 The Main Menu Screen The Main Menu screen displays the follo wing menu items: • Setup Menu – The S ...

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    Chapter 3: Accessing Local Management P age 3-6 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide • MIB Navigator – The MIB Na vigator is a Local Management utility which allo ws the user to access, monitor , and set specific Management Information Base (MIB) items within the ESXMIM. 3.4 THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The Setup Menu provides access to Local Mana ...

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    The Setup Menu Screen ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 3-7 The Setup Menu displays the follo wing menu items: • System Level – The System Le vel Setup screen allo ws you to configure basic operating parameters for the ESXMIM. • SNMP Community Names – The SNMP Community Names Setup screen allo ws you to change or re vie w the c ...

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    Chapter 3: Accessing Local Management P age 3-8 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 3.5 THE STATUS MENU SCREEN Figure 3-5 sho ws the Status Menu screen. The Status Menu screen provides access to the Chassis Status screen and Component Status screen. Figure 3-5 The Status Menu Screen NO TE The ESXMIM does not use the Chassis Status screen. Flash ...

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    The Statistics Menu Screen ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 3-9 3.6 THE STATISTICS MENU SCREEN Figure 3-6 sho ws the Statistics Menu screen. The Statistics Menu screen provides access to the MIB-2 Statistics screen. Figure 3-6 The Statistics Menu Screen Flash Image V ersion: XX.XX.XX 07 ST A TISTICS MENU MIB-2 ST A TISTICS ESXMIM Local ...

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    Chapter 3: Accessing Local Management P age 3-10 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 4-1 CHAPTER 4 THE SYSTEM LEVEL SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to use the System Lev el screen to set the follo wing parameters: 4.1 SYSTEM LEVEL SCREEN FIELDS Figure 4-1 sho ws the ESXMIM System Le vel screen. Figure 4-1 The System Level Screen System Date System Time Host IP Address Subnet Mask Def ...

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    Chapter 4: The System Lev el Screen P age 4-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide The follo wing definitions explain each System Le vel screen field. System Date Use this field to enter the system date. System Time Use this field to enter the system time. Host IP Address Use this field to enter the IP address of the ESXMIM. Subnet Mask Use ...

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    Setting the System Date ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 4-3 COM 2 Application Use this field to select the communication port’ s application. The av ailable setting for this field is LM. 4.2 SETTING THE SYSTEM DATE T o set the system date, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the System Date field. 2. En ...

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    Chapter 4: The System Lev el Screen P age 4-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 3. Press ENTER to set the system clock. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command field at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER. If the time entered was a valid format, the Event Message field at the top of the screen displays “SAVED OK”. If the ...

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    Setting the Subnet Mask ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 4-5 4.5 SETTING THE SUBNET MASK Subnets are logical di visions of the network. T o change the subnet mask from its default v alue, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Subnet Mask field. 2. Enter the subnet mask using DDN format. Values for each dec ...

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    Chapter 4: The System Lev el Screen P age 4-6 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 4.6 SETTING THE DEFAULT GATEWA Y T o set the default gate way , perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Default Gateway field. 2. Enter the IP address of the default gateway using DDN format. For example: 134.141.79.121 3. Press ENTER. ...

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    COM P or t Applications ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 4-7 4.8 COM P OR T APPLICATIONS The ESXMIM communication ports support the follo wing application: • Cabletron Systems Local Management connections NO TE Ref er to the Release Notes included with the ESXMIM to v erify which communication por t applications are currently suppor ...

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    Chapter 4: The System Lev el Screen P age 4-8 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 5-1 CHAPTER 5 THE SNMP COMM UNITY NAMES SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to assign community names. Community names allo w you to control Local Management access by establishing three passwords. Each password controls v arying lev els of access to ESXMIM Local Management. Figure 5-1 sho ws the SNMP Com ...

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    Chapter 5: The SNMP Community Names Screen P age 5-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide The follo wing definitions explain each of the three le vels of access: read-only This access le vel allo ws reading of de vice parameters including read-only community names. read-write This access le vel allo ws the reading of parameters and the read-onl ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 6-1 CHAPTER 6 THE SNMP T RAPS SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to configure the SNMP T raps screen to allow the ESXMIM to send traps to as many as eight remote management workstations. SNMP traps are messages about network e vents and de vice operational statistics. The follo wing sections explain SNM ...

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    Chapter 6: The SNMP T raps Screen P age 6-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide T rap Community Name This field allo ws you to enter the community name which provides the desired le vel of trap access for the management w orkstation in question. Some SNMP traps may not be av ailable to stations which are giv en read-only or read-write access t ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 7-1 CHAPTER 7 THE FLASH DOWNLOAD SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to use the FLASH Download screen to do wnload a firmware image from a TFTP server to the ESXMIM. Figure 7-1 sho ws the FLASH Do wnload screen. Figure 7-1 The FLASH Download Screen NO TE FLASH download oper ations require a properly name ...

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    Chapter 7: The FLASH Download Screen P age 7-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 7.1 SELECTING A FLASH DOWNLOAD METHOD 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field. 2. Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select a flash download method. • If you select R UNTIME , the Reboot After Download field appears. • If you select BOO TPR ...

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    Selecting a FLASH Download Server ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 7-3 7.1.2 Runtime Download If you select Runtime do wnload, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reboot After Download field. 2. Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select one of the following: • YES , if you want the ESXMIM to reboot and ...

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    Chapter 7: The FLASH Download Screen P age 7-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 7.2.1 Changing the Download Server IP T o change the IP address of the FLASH Download serv er, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the DOWNLOAD SERVER IP field. 2. Type the IP address of the server to be used for the download. 3. Pres ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 8-1 CHAPTER 8 THE BRIDGE SETUP SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to use the Bridge Setup screen to select a Spanning T ree protocol and enable/disable bridge ports. Figure 8-1 shows the Bridge Setup screen. Figure 8-1 The Bridge Setup Screen BRIDGE SETUP SP ANNING TREE PROTOCOL: BRIDGE PORT ADMIN ST ATU ...

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    Chapter 8: The Br idge Setup Screen P age 8-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 8.1 BRIDGE SETUP SCREEN FIELDS The follo wing list describes each of the Bridge Setup screen fields: Spanning T ree Protocol Use this field to select a spanning tree protocol. Possible selections for this field are IEEE 802.1, DEC, or NONE. Bridge P ort Admin S ...

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    Selecting the P or t Administrative Status ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 8-3 8.3 SELECTING THE P ORT ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS T o select the bridge port administrativ e status, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the [BRIDGE_PORT X ] field. 2. Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select the bridge port you want t ...

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    Chapter 8: The Br idge Setup Screen P age 8-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 8.4 SELECTING BRIDGE P OR T PAIR ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS T o select the bridge port pair administrativ e status, perform the following steps: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the [BRIDGE_PORT XX ] field. 2. Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select the bridge port yo ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 9-1 CHAPTER 9 THE MODULE SPECIFIC SETUP SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to use the Module (Device) Specific Setup screen to modify the operation of the ESXMIM. The ESXMIM Module Specific Setup screen is sho wn in Figure 9-1. Figure 9-1 The Module Specific Setup Screen RETURN 13 MODULE SPECIFIC SETU ...

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    Chapter 9: The Module Specific Setup Screen P age 9-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 9.1 DEVICE SPECIFIC SETUP SCREEN FIELDS The follo wing list describes each of the De vice Specific Setup screen fields: Interface 1 This field displays the current connection status of the ESXMIM Interface 1. Interface 1 may be assigned to either the M ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 10-1 CHAPTER 10 THE COMPONENT STATUS SCREEN Figure 10-1 sho ws the Component Status screen. The Component Status screen monitors the status of the MIB Components of the ESXMIM. Figure 10-1 The Component Status Screen The Component Status table lists the administrati ve status (Admin. Status) of the ESXM ...

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    Chapter 10: The Component Status Screen P age 10-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 11-1 CHAPTER 11 THE INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN Figure 11-1 sho ws the Interface (MIB-2) Statistics screen. The Interface Statistics screen displays error , collision, and traf fic statistics for specified ESXMIM interfaces. Figure 11-1 The Interface Statistics Screen 15 IN OCTETS: IN UNICAST PKTS: IN ...

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    Chapter 11: The Interface Statistics Screen P age 11-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 11.1 INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN FIELDS The follo wing list describes the Interface Statistics screen fields: In Octets This field displays the number of octets (bytes) recei ved by the interf ace. In Unicast Pkts This field displays the number of unic ...

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    Interface Statistics Screen Fields ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 11-3 • Alignment Errors - Alignment errors are packets that are misaligned. A misaligned packet is one that contains a non-integral number of bytes. • Runt Pack ets - Runt packets are packets smaller than the minimum Ethernet frame size of 64 bytes, not including p ...

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    Chapter 11: The Interface Statistics Screen P age 11-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide Interface This command field allo ws you to select the interface(s) you want to monitor . 11.2 SELECTING AN UPDATE-FREQ The ESXMIM updates the Interface Statistics screen e very three seconds by default. The UPD A TE-FREQ command allows you to adjust the ...

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    Selecting an Interface ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 11-5 11.4 SELECTING AN INTERFACE When the Interface Statistics Screen first appears, statistics are displayed for Interface 1, Interface 2, and Interf ace 3. T o view statistics for other interfaces, use the INTF A CE X command fields at the bottom of the screen. T o select an i ...

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    Chapter 11: The Interface Statistics Screen P age 11-6 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-1 CHAPTER 12 THE MIB NAVIGATOR SCREEN This chapter explains ho w to use the MIB Navigator utility . The MIB Navigator allo ws access to a command set from which you can configure and manage the ESXMIM. Figure 12-1 sho ws the MIB Navigator screen. Figure 12-1 The MIB Navigator Screen NO TE Figure 12- ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 12.1 MANAGING DE VICE MIBS The MIB Navigator lets you manage objects in the ESXMIM’ s Management Information Bases (MIBs). MIBs are databases of objects used for managing the de vice and determining the ESXMIM’ s configuration. The commands within the MIB N ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-3 12.2 MIB NAVIGATOR COMMAND SET OVERVIEW The MIB Navigator command set pro vides the following commands: Navigation Commands Navigation commands allo w you to access and manage the MIB for the de vice running the MIB Navigator . Some of these commands also pro vide ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 12.2.1 Con ventions for MIB Na vigator Commands This manual uses the follo wing con ventions for denoting commands: • Information ke yed by the user is sho wn in this helv etica f ont. • Command arguments are indicated by tw o types of brackets: - required a ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-5 12.2.2 Navigation Commands The follo wing MIB Navigation commands allo w you to move from MIB object to MIB object within the MIB tree. branch: Syntax : branch [path] Description : The branch command displays all of the leav es in the MIB tree belo w a specified ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-6 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ctron: Syntax : ctron Description : The ctron command allo ws you to change directories to the Cabletron MIB (1.3.6.1.4.1.52) without ke ying in the entire path. Options : Not Applicable Example : help: Syntax : help <COMMAND> Description : The help comman ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-7 mib2: Syntax : mib2 Description : The mib2 command allo ws you to mov e directly to the MIB II subtree (1.3.6.1.2.1) without entering the entire path. Options : Not Applicable Example : next: Syntax : next [path] Description : The next command enables you to deter ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-8 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide pwd: Syntax : pwd Description : The pwd command displays the full path name for the directory in which you are currently working. The directory is displayed in ASCII format. Options : Not Applicable Example : MIBNav-> pwd # /iso/org/dod/internet/mgmt/mib-2 05 ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-9 set: Syntax : set <OID> <v alue> Description : The set command enables you to set the v alue of a managed object. This command is v alid only for leaf entries in the current MIB tree, or for managed objects in the MIB. If the leaf specified does not e ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-10 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide su: Syntax : su [community name] Description : The su command enables you to change your community name to allo w for dif ferent access to the MIB. The community name that you enter allo ws you either read only , read-write, or super-user access to that de vice ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-11 whoami: Syntax : whoami Description : The whoami command displays your community string and access pri vileges to the MIB. When using the whoami command one of these three access le vels appears: read-only , read-write, and super-user . Options : Not Applicable E ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-12 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 12.2.3 Built-In Commands The built-in commands listed in this section acti vate functions on the LM managed de vice or de vices being accessed through MIB Navigation. arp: Syntax : arp <options> Description : The arp command provides access to the ARP (Ad ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-13 defroute: Syntax : defroute [interface number] [IP address] Description : The defroute command allo ws you to set the default IP route to a managed de vice through the specified interface. Options : Not Applicable Example : netstat: Syntax : netstat [option] Des ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-14 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide ping: Syntax : ping [IP address] Description : The ping command generates an outbound ping request to check the status (ali ve/not ali v e) of a de vice at a specified IP address. Options : Not Applicable Example : snmpbranch: Syntax : snmpbranch [IP address] ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-15 snmpget: Syntax : snmpget [IP address] [community name] [OID] Description : The snmpget command enables you to query another SNMP de vice to obtain a v alue for a specified object. This command requires the appropriate community string and object id. Options : N ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-16 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide snmpset: Syntax : snmpset [IP address] [community name] Description : The snmpset command enables you to set the v alue of an object in other SNMP devices. This command requires the appropriate community string and OID. When defining a ne w leaf set, MIB Navig ...

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    MIB Navigator Command Set Overview ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide P age 12-17 snmptree: Syntax : snmptree [IP address] [community name] Description : The snmptree command provides a display of all objects in the de vice and their corresponding v alues. Options : Not Applicable Example : traceroute: Syntax : traceroute [IP address] Descript ...

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    Chapter 12: The MIB Navigator Screen P age 12-18 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide 12.2.4 Special Commands done, quit, exit: Syntax : done Description : These commands enable you to exit from the MIB Navigator and return to the Main Menu screen. Options : Not Applicable Example : MIBNav-> done Connection closed 051472 ...

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    ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide Index-1 INDEX A Alignment errors 11-3 arp 12-12 B Backplane connection 9-2 branch 12-5 Bridge Setup screen 8-1 port administrative status 8-3 Spanning Tree protocol 8-2 C Caution 1-2 cd 12-5 COM port application 4-2 Command field 1-8 Community names 5-1 read-only 5-2 read-write 5-2 setting 5-2 super-user 5-2 ...

  • Cabletron Systems ESXMIM - page 84

    Index Index-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Mana gement Guide I Input field 1-7 Interface 1 assigning 9-2 Interface Statistics screen 11-1 clearing counters 11-4 discards 11-2, 11-3 errors 11-2, 11-3 interface 11-4 nonucast 11-2, 11-3 octets 11-2, 11-3 screen fields 11-2 selecting interface 11-5 selecting update-freq 11-4 unicast 11-2, 11-3 update-freq 11 ...

  • Cabletron Systems ESXMIM - page 85

    Index ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide Index-3 P Password screen 3-1 Passwords - see Community names Physical (MAC) address 4-2 ping 12-14 pwd 12-8 Q quit 12-18 Quitting 3-4 R Runts 11-3 S Screen fields command fields 1-8 display fields 1-7 event message field 1-7 input fields 1-7 selection fields 1-7 Screens Bridge Setup 8-1 Component Statu ...

  • Cabletron Systems ESXMIM - page 86

    Index Index-4 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Mana gement Guide ...

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A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Cabletron Systems ESXMIM by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Cabletron Systems ESXMIM.

A complete Cabletron Systems manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

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4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with Cabletron Systems ESXMIM
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
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