Force10 Management System SW-FTMS-LIN10 Manuel D’Utilisation

FTMS provides auto discovery of Force10 devices and discovery of all key system
components including:

• Line cards and interfaces
• Device components
• Software versions

The system allows users to configure the discovery process to run at desired intervals.
During this interval, if a new component is added to the device or an existing one is
removed, the change is reflected on the display. After discovery is complete, FTMS
performs a periodic verification of objects in the database and also polls the health 
of all components.

In addition to periodic polling, component insertion or removal is also detected via
SNMP traps sent to FTMS by the SNMP agent on the device. On receipt of this event,
FTMS performs an audit on the device that issued the event and updates its database. 

The network map displays all network devices known to FTMS via the discovery
process. Network maps support a color-coded status display of nodes and links in 
the network denoting the status of the node/link.

The system supports flexibility for grouping devices together based on multiple
criteria such as device type or geographic location. Clicking on a group displays
devices belonging to the group. Multiple groups can be created in a hierarchy to
manage large networks.

FTMS automatically builds a Layer 2 topology map from neighbor details between
Force10 devices and third-party devices that have LLDP enabled. Topology updates
occur on a configurable basis and immediately when SNMP traps are received.

The node manager is a GUI-based interface that enables network administrators to
manage Force10 devices down to the port level. Based on an intuitive Java interface,
the node manager supports fault, configuration and performance monitoring functions
for each node.

The node manager can also be installed separately as a stand-alone application or
integrated on to a third party application such as HP OpenView for maximum flexibility.

The fault management module collects, stores, and displays management information
related to the overall health of the Force10 devices and the network.

SNMP traps received from the devices, user configurable event notifications and events
generated by FTMS are logged. These events are displayed as  color-coded alarms in
the FTMS GUI. Functions such as sorting, filtering, reporting and sending alerts via
email or pager are supported.

FTMS supports highly flexible and customizable data collection, threshold
configuration and performance reporting mechanisms.

The system supports data collection of predefined elements at user configurable
polling intervals: 

• Interface counters (packets and bytes input/output)
• CPU and memory utilization
• Interface throughput

In addition to predefined data elements, the system allows data collection of any
SNMP MIB object. Along with data collection, the system allows users to configure
thresholds and corresponding alarms when the thresholds are crossed. 

Figure 1. Network map screen

Figure 2. Layer 2 topology map

Figure 3. Node manager screen

Figure 4. Fault management screen