Contents
10 CoreWatch User’s Manual
Chapter 4: Learning Configuration Expert Basics................................. 37
What Is Configuration Expert?............................................................................................ 37
Starting Configuration Expert............................................................................................. 38
Starting Configuration Expert from the Front Panel View...................................... 38
Starting Configuration Expert in Solaris..................................................................... 38
Starting Configuration Expert in Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98 ... 39
A Look at the Configuration Expert Window................................................................... 39
Configuration Tree......................................................................................................... 40
A Look at the Configuration Tree Icons .............................................................. 43
Wizards and Dialog Boxes............................................................................................ 43
Copying Configuration Settings with Drag-and-Drop.................................................... 44
Finding Objects...................................................................................................................... 44
Deleting Objects..................................................................................................................... 45
Order of Configuration Tasks.............................................................................................. 45
Saving and Applying Your Configuration Changes........................................................ 46
Saving Changes to a Configuration File: .................................................................... 46
Loading a Configuration File into an SSR .................................................................. 46
Retrieving a Configuration File from an SSR............................................................. 47
Exiting Configuration Expert .............................................................................................. 48
Chapter 5: Changing System Settings ................................................... 49
Providing System Information............................................................................................ 49
Configuring an SSR Chassis ................................................................................................ 50
Configuring Ports.................................................................................................................. 52
Configuring Global Settings on All Ports................................................................... 52
Configuring an Individual Port ................................................................................... 54
Configuring the SSR for a SYSLOG Server........................................................................ 57
Configuring for DNS ............................................................................................................ 59
Configuring the SSR for SNMP........................................................................................... 60
Setting Up a Target for SNMP Traps .......................................................................... 60
Establishing Community Strings................................................................................. 62
Chapter 6: Configuring SSR Bridging..................................................... 65
A Look at Bridging on the SSR............................................................................................ 65
Configuring the Bridging Mode of Ports........................................................................... 66
Configuring a Port for Flow-Based Bridging............................................................. 67
Configuring a Port for Address-Based Bridging....................................................... 68
Controlling the Aging State of SSR Bridging .................................................................... 70
Setting Up a Default Aging Timeout........................................................................... 70
Overriding the Default Timeout Interval on a Port .................................................. 71
Disabling Aging on a Port............................................................................................. 72
Enabling Aging on a Port.............................................................................................. 74
Setting Up STP on the SSR................................................................................................... 76
Defining STP Settings for SSR Bridging...................................................................... 77
Defining STP Attributes on an Individual Port......................................................... 78
Enabling STP on a Port.................................................................................................. 79
Disabling STP on a Port................................................................................................. 81
Configuring SmartTRUNK Behavior on the SSR ............................................................. 82
Defining SmartTRUNK Settings for SSR Bridging.................................................... 83