User ManualTable of ContentsUsing Optivity Switch Manager Release 1.1.0.01Preface17Before you begin17Text conventions18Related publications18How to get help21Chapter 1 Introducing Optivity Switch Manager23What is Optivity Switch Manager?23Optivity Switch Manager features24Optivity Switch Manager submanagers24VLAN Manager25MultiLink Trunking Manager25Multicast Manager26Log Manager26Device Manager26Chapter 2 Using Optivity Switch Manager27Starting Optivity Switch Manager28Using the Optivity Switch Manager window29Optivity Switch Manager menu bar30Finding unsaved configurations33Using the Optivity Switch Manager shortcut menu34Viewing device properties35Using the toolbar buttons36Optivity Switch Manager status bar38Optivity Switch Manager contents pane icons39Adjusting the contents pane41Using the scale slider41Working with the network topology map41Loading a saved network topology map42Saving a topology map43Printing a topology map44Finding a device in the topology map44Arranging devices on the topology map45Getting help46Chapter 3 Configuring Optivity Switch Manager47Discovering your network47Discovering devices on a network48Restricting discovery51Layout slider52Accessing devices within different SNMP communities53Chapter 4 Using VLAN Manager55What is VLAN Manager?55VLAN55Spanning Tree Protocol56VLAN Manager features57Starting VLAN Manager57VLAN Manager window57Menu bar58Toolbar60Navigation pane60Contents pane61Status bar62Finding network resources62Using VLAN Manager63Port membership64Viewing the unassigned ports64Viewing tagged Ports65Viewing isolated router ports (IRPs)66Viewing bridge routing Ports67Viewing spanning tree groups (STGs)68Members69Adding port members70Viewing and configuring STG parameters71Status group73Root74Default VLAN75VLAN ports77Managing spanning tree groups (STGs)79Creating a spanning tree group79Editing a spanning tree group81Deleting a spanning tree group81Managing a VLAN82Creating a VLAN82Creating a port-based VLAN83Creating a source IP subnet-based VLAN85Creating a protocol-based VLAN87User-defined protocols in a protocol-based VLAN89Creating a source MAC address-based VLAN90Deleting a VLAN92Highlighting STGs and VLANs in the Optivity Switch Manager contents pane93Viewing VLAN members in Optivity Switch Manager93Viewing STG port members94Viewing STG root configuration97Chapter 5 Using MultiLink Trunking Manager99What is MultiLink Trunking Manager?99MultiLink Trunking Manager features100Starting MultiLink Trunking Manager100MultiLink Trunking Manager window101Menu bar102Toolbar103Navigation pane103Contents pane103Status bar104Finding network resources105Using MultiLink Trunking Manager106Viewing trunk connections106Viewing no trunk configurations108Viewing isolated devices109Managing MultiLink Trunks (MLTs)111Creating an MLT111Creating an MLT with one device111Creating a new MLT on a pair of devices113Viewing MLT port information115Editing a port on an MLT116Deleting an MLT117Editing an MLT117Highlighting devices and MLT links in Optivity Switch Manager118Chapter 6 Using Multicast Manager121What is Multicast Manager?121Multicast protocols122DVMRP122IGMP122IGMP Snooping122Multicast Manager features123Starting Multicast Manager123Multicast Manager window123Menu bar125Toolbar126Navigation pane126Contents pane127Status bar128Finding a network resource129Using Multicast Manager130Viewing IGMP Snoop groups130General tab131Receiver tab133Sender tab135Static tab137Access tab138Viewing L3-IGMP information139Cache tab140Interface tab142Group tab144Viewing DVMRP information145Globals tab146Interface tab148Neighbor tab150Route tab151Next Hop tab153Viewing MRoute information154Route tab154Viewing Multicast Groups information156Source Subnets tab157Receivers tab159Viewing Multicast Manager information in Optivity Switch Manager160Highlighting a multicast device160Highlighting a multicast forwarding path161Chapter 7 Using Log Manager165Uploading Passport syslog files to your management station166Uploading a file using Device Manager166Uploading a file using the CLI167Initiating a Telnet session from Device Manager167Using the Telnet application168Uploading the syslog file169Passport/Accelar 1000 Series switches (version 2.x)170Starting Log Manager170Opening a syslog file171Exporting a log file174Locating specific log entries174Filtering log entries176Appendix A Additional reference sources179Appendix B Troubleshooting and error messages181Resolving problems181Error messages181Index183Size: 17.8 MBPages: 192Language: EnglishOpen manual