Cabletron Systems CoreWatch User manual

CoreWatch User’s Manual

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Contents

Preface..................................................................................................... 17

About This Manual ................................................................................................................17

Who Should Read This Manual? .........................................................................................17

How to Use This Manual ......................................................................................................17

Related Documentation.........................................................................................................19

Chapter 1: A Look at CoreWatch ........................................................... 21

What Are CoreWatch’s Features?........................................................................................21

System Requirements ............................................................................................................ 22

CoreWatch Capabilities.........................................................................................................22

A Look at the Modes of CoreWatch ....................................................................................23

Which MIBs Does the SSR Support? ...................................................................................23

Chapter 2: CoreWatch Installation ........................................................ 25

Installing CoreWatch.............................................................................................................25

Installing on a Solaris System........................................................................................25

Installing on a Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98 System ......................26

Chapter 3: Learning CoreWatch Basics.................................................. 27

Starting CoreWatch................................................................................................................27

Starting CoreWatch in Solaris .......................................................................................28

Starting CoreWatch in Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98......................28

Starting CoreWatch from within SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager .......................28

Starting CoreWatch from within HP OpenView 5.x .................................................29

A Look at the CoreWatch Interface .....................................................................................29

Front Panel View.............................................................................................................30

A Look at the Modules............................................................................................31

Schematic View ...............................................................................................................32

Opening the Schematic View.................................................................................32

Using the Schematic View......................................................................................33

CoreWatch Menus ..........................................................................................................33

CoreWatch Toolbar.........................................................................................................33

CoreWatch Passwords...........................................................................................................33

Changing the Login Password......................................................................................34

Changing the Privileged Password..............................................................................34

Accessing Help .......................................................................................................................35

Exiting CoreWatch.................................................................................................................36

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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

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Chapter 7: Configuring VLANs on the SSR............................................ 87

A Look at VLANs on the SSR...............................................................................................87

VLAN Configuration Tips....................................................................................................88

Defining Access Ports and Trunk Ports..............................................................................89

Creating a Protocol-Based VLAN........................................................................................91

Creating a Port-Based VLAN ...............................................................................................96

Modifying VLANs ...............................................................................................................100

Changing a Port-Based VLAN’s Name or ID...........................................................101

Changing a Protocol-Based VLAN’s Name, ID, or Protocol Binding...................102

Replacing an Interface’s VLAN..........................................................................................103

Changing Which Ports a VLAN Includes.........................................................................103

Dragging Ports to Add Them to a VLAN .................................................................103

Adding and Removing a VLAN’s Ports Through a Dialog Box............................104

Chapter 8: Configuring IP Interfaces for the SSR ............................... 107

What Is IP? ............................................................................................................................107

A Look at IP Addresses................................................................................................108

Creating IP Interfaces ..........................................................................................................110

Creating IP Interfaces Bound to a Single Port ..........................................................110

Creating IP Interfaces Bound to a VLAN..................................................................116

Modifying IP Interface Definitions....................................................................................121

Configuring the SSR for VRRP...........................................................................................124

Specifying VRRP Trace Options .................................................................................125

Configuring a New VRRP Router ..............................................................................126

Modifying an Existing VRRP Router .........................................................................129

What to Do Next...................................................................................................................130

Chapter 9: Configuring Unicast Routing on the SSR.......................... 131

Configuring Unicast Global Parameters and Static Entries...........................................131

Setting Global Parameters for Unicast Routing........................................................132

Defining Static ARP Entries.........................................................................................133

Defining Static Route Entries ......................................................................................135

A Look at RIP Routing in the IP Environment ................................................................137

What Is Preference? ......................................................................................................138

Configuring the SSR for RIP...............................................................................................139

Setting RIP Global Parameters....................................................................................139

Defining IP RIP Interfaces............................................................................................141

Adding Trusted Gateways ..........................................................................................144

Adding Source Gateways ............................................................................................145

What to Do Next...................................................................................................................145

Chapter 10: Configuring Multicast Routing on the SSR..................... 147

What Is DVMRP? .................................................................................................................147

Configuring DVMRP Routing on the SSR........................................................................148

Setting DVMRP Global Parameters on the SSR........................................................149

Configuring DVMRP Interfaces..................................................................................150

Defining DVMRP Tunnels...........................................................................................151

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Enabling or Disabling DVMRP on Tunnels ............................................................. 153

What Is IGMP?..................................................................................................................... 154

Configuring IGMP Interfaces on the SSR ........................................................................ 155

Setting IGMP Global Parameters ............................................................................... 155

Enabling or Disabling IGMP on Interfaces............................................................... 156

What to Do Next.................................................................................................................. 158

Chapter 11: Configuring the SSR for IPX Routes ................................ 159

What Is IPX?......................................................................................................................... 159

Creating IPX Interfaces....................................................................................................... 161

Creating IPX Interfaces Bound to a Single Port....................................................... 161

Creating IPX Interfaces Bound to a VLAN............................................................... 167

Modifying IPX Interface Definitions ................................................................................ 172

Configuring Static IPX SAP Entries.................................................................................. 175

What to Do Next.................................................................................................................. 178

Chapter 12: Configuring QoS on the SSR............................................ 179

What Is QoS?........................................................................................................................ 179

Establishing the SSR’s Queuing Policy ............................................................................ 180

Associating Precedences to Layer-3/Layer-4 Flows...................................................... 181

Assigning IP QoS Precedence............................................................................................ 181

Assigning IPX QoS Precedence.................................................................................. 183

Creating QoS Profiles.......................................................................................................... 184

Creating a QoS Profile for an IP Flow....................................................................... 185

Creating a QoS Profile for an IPX Flow .................................................................... 190

Creating a QoS Profile for a Layer-2 Flow................................................................ 195

Modifying QoS Profiles...................................................................................................... 199

Redefining an IP Flow ................................................................................................. 199

Redefining an IPX Flow Definition............................................................................ 200

Redefining a Layer-2 Flow Definition....................................................................... 201

Changing an IP or IPX Flow’s Interface List............................................................ 202

Adding or Deleting a Flow’s Interfaces through a Dialog Box...................... 203

Dragging an Interface to Apply a Flow to the Interface.................................. 204

Changing a Layer-2 Port List...................................................................................... 204

Chapter 13: Configuring Security on the SSR ..................................... 207

A Look at ACLs ................................................................................................................... 207

Setting IP Security ............................................................................................................... 208

Setting IPX Security............................................................................................................. 212

Configuring an IPX ACL............................................................................................. 212

Setting Up IPX RIP Filters........................................................................................... 217

Setting Up IPX SAP Filters.......................................................................................... 221

Applying ACLs to IP or IPX Interfaces ............................................................................ 224

Copying an ACL to Apply It to an Interface............................................................ 225

Applying an ACL by Editing an Interface’s Definition.......................................... 226

Setting Layer-2 Security...................................................................................................... 228

Configuring Layer-2 Address Filters ........................................................................ 229

Configuring Layer-2 Port-to-Address Lock Filters ................................................. 231

Configuring Layer-2 Static-Entry Filters .................................................................. 234

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Configuring Layer-2 Secure Port Filters....................................................................238

Modifying the SSR’s Security Settings..............................................................................241

Changing an ACL’s Name...........................................................................................242

Adding or Modifying ACL Rules...............................................................................243

Modifying Layer-2 Security Filters.............................................................................243

Modifying a Filter’s Settings ................................................................................243

Modifying a Filter’s Port Bindings......................................................................244

Chapter 14: Configuring OSPF on the SSR .......................................... 247

A Look at OSPF Routing on the SSR.................................................................................247

Setting OSPF Global Parameters........................................................................................248

Configuring OSPF Area Tables...................................................................................249

Creating OSPF Area Tables..................................................................................250

Modifying Area Tables .........................................................................................267

Chapter 15: Configuring BGP on the SSR............................................ 269

BGP Overview ......................................................................................................................269

Configuring Your SSR for BGP ..........................................................................................270

Setting BGP Global Parameters ..................................................................................270

Configuring a New BGP Peer Group.........................................................................271

Modifying an Existing BGP Peer Group....................................................................288

Chapter 16: Configuring Routing Policies on the SSR........................ 297

Routing Policies on the SSR................................................................................................297

RIP and OSPF Routing Policy Defaults ............................................................................297

Setting RIP Routing Policy Defaults...........................................................................298

Setting OSPF Routing Policy Defaults .......................................................................299

A Look at the Building Blocks of Routing Policies..........................................................300

Export Destination Building Blocks ...........................................................................301

Configuring and Modifying RIP Export Destinations .....................................301

Configuring and Modifying OSPF Export Destinations..................................303

Configuring and Modifying BGP Export Destinations....................................304

Aggregate Destination Building Blocks.....................................................................306

Configuring Aggregate Destinations..................................................................306

Modifying Aggregate Destinations.....................................................................308

Export Source Building Blocks....................................................................................309

Configuring and Modifying RIP Export Sources..............................................309

Configuring and Modifying OSPF Export Sources ..........................................311

Configuring and Modifying BGP Export Sources ............................................312

Configuring and Modifying Autonomous System Path Export Sources......314

Configuring and Modifying Tag Export Sources..............................................316

Configuring and Modifying Direct Export Sources .........................................318

Configuring and Modifying Static Export Sources...........................................319

Configuring and Modifying Aggregate Export Sources..................................321

Import Source Building Blocks ...................................................................................322

Configuring and Modifying RIP Import Sources .............................................323

Configuring and Modifying OSPF Import Sources..........................................325

Configuring and Modifying BGP Import Sources............................................327

Configuring and Modifying Aggregate Source Building Blocks...........................329

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IP Route Filter Building Blocks .................................................................................. 330

Configuring IP Route Filters ............................................................................... 331

Modifying IP Route Filters .................................................................................. 333

Configuring and Modifying Optional Attribute Building Blocks ........................ 334

Export Policies ..................................................................................................................... 335

Configuring Export Policies ....................................................................................... 336

Modifying Export Policies .......................................................................................... 341

Import Policies..................................................................................................................... 342

Configuring Import Policies....................................................................................... 342

Modifying Import Policies.......................................................................................... 346

Aggregate Policies............................................................................................................... 347

Configuring Aggregate Policies................................................................................. 347

Modifying Aggregate Policies.................................................................................... 352

Redistribute Policies............................................................................................................ 353

Configuring Redistribute Policies.............................................................................. 353

Modifying Redistribute Policies................................................................................. 357

Summarize Routes .............................................................................................................. 358

Configuring Summarize Routes ................................................................................ 358

Modifying Summarize Routes ................................................................................... 362

Chapter 17: Checking System Status ................................................... 365

Obtaining Chassis Information ......................................................................................... 365

Obtaining Port Information ............................................................................................... 366

Obtaining Trap Information .............................................................................................. 368

Obtaining SmartTRUNK Information.............................................................................. 369

Chapter 18: Monitoring Real-Time Performance ................................ 371

Monitoring System Performance ...................................................................................... 371

Setting the Scaling of Dials ......................................................................................... 373

Monitoring Port Utilization ............................................................................................... 374

Obtaining Statistics About an Individual Port................................................................ 376

Obtaining Packet Statistics.......................................................................................... 377

Obtaining Port Byte Statistics..................................................................................... 378

Obtaining Port Error Statistics ................................................................................... 379

Monitoring IP Interface Statistics...................................................................................... 381

Obtaining IP Packet Statistics..................................................................................... 381

Obtaining IP Reassembly Statistics ........................................................................... 382

Obtaining IP Error Statistics ....................................................................................... 384

Monitoring IPX Interface Statistics ................................................................................... 385

Obtaining IPX Packet Statistics .................................................................................. 386

Obtaining IPX Error Statistics............................................................................................ 387

Using the Graph Toolbar.................................................................................................... 389

Chapter 19: Checking the Status of Bridge Tables ............................. 391

Obtaining VLAN Information........................................................................................... 391

Obtaining STP Port Information ....................................................................................... 392

Obtaining L2 Interface Information.................................................................................. 394

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Chapter 20: Checking the Status of Routing Tables........................... 397

Checking IP Routing Status................................................................................................397

Obtaining IP Interface Information............................................................................398

Obtaining IP Forwarding Information ......................................................................399

Checking IPX Routing Status .............................................................................................400

Obtaining IPX Interface Information .........................................................................401

Obtaining IPX Forwarding Information....................................................................403

Checking OSPF Routing Status..........................................................................................405

Obtaining OSPF Interface Information......................................................................405

Obtaining OSPF Area Information.............................................................................409

Obtaining OSPF Neighbor Information ....................................................................410

Obtaining OSPF Link-State Database Information ..................................................412

Obtaining OSPF Area Aggregate Information .........................................................414

Checking RIP Routing Status .............................................................................................416

Obtaining RIP Interface Information .........................................................................416

Obtaining RIP Peer Information.................................................................................417

Checking DVMRP Routing Status.....................................................................................419

Obtaining DVMRP Interface Information.................................................................419

Obtaining DVMRP Neighbor Information................................................................421

Obtaining DVMRP Routing Information ..................................................................423

Obtaining DVMRP Next Hop Information...............................................................424

Checking IGMP Status ........................................................................................................425

Obtaining IGMP Interface Information .....................................................................426

Obtaining IGMP Cache Information..........................................................................428

Chapter 21: Checking the Status of QoS Tables................................. 431

Obtaining Layer-2 Priority Information ...........................................................................431

Obtaining Flow Priority Information................................................................................433

Obtaining Layer-2 Switching Information .......................................................................435

Obtaining Layer-3 and Layer-4 Switching Information.................................................436

Chapter 22: Obtaining Reports ............................................................ 439

Saving Multiple Tables as a Report...................................................................................439

Saving a Single Table as a Report ......................................................................................441

Appendix A: Working with Tables ...................................................... 443

Finding Text in a Table........................................................................................................443

Controlling the Contents of Tables....................................................................................444

Refreshing a Table................................................................................................................445

Restoring Table Information...............................................................................................445

Obtaining Table Records.....................................................................................................445

Saving a Single Table as a Report ......................................................................................445

Exporting Data from a Table ..............................................................................................446

Sorting Table Information...................................................................................................446

Appendix B: CoreWatch Menus........................................................... 447

File Menu...............................................................................................................................447

Monitor Menu.......................................................................................................................448

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Performance State Submenu....................................................................................... 448

System State Submenu ................................................................................................ 450

Bridging State Submenu.............................................................................................. 450

Routing State Submenu............................................................................................... 451

QoS State Submenu...................................................................................................... 453

Window Menu.....................................................................................................................454

Help Menu............................................................................................................................ 454

Appendix C: Supported Regular Expressions...................................... 457

Appendix D: Error Messages................................................................ 461

Missing or Invalid Field Error Messages ......................................................................... 461

Duplicate Objects Error Messages .................................................................................... 465

Already Exists or in Use Error Messages......................................................................... 465

Unavailable Objects Error Messages ................................................................................ 466

Miscellaneous Error Messages .......................................................................................... 467

Glossary ................................................................................................. 473

Index ...................................................................................................... 483

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual provides a general overview of CoreWatch and provides procedures for

using that application to configure and monitor a SmartSwitch Router (SSR). For product

information not available in this manual, see the manuals listed in “Related

Documentation” on page 19.

Who Should Read This Manual?

Read this manual if you are responsible for configuring or monitoring the SSR and you

want to do so using CoreWatch rather than using Command Line Interface (CLI)

commands.

How to Use This Manual

If You Want To See

Get an overview of CoreWatch Chapter 1 on page 21

Start CoreWatch or familiarize yourself with other basic

tasks and the CoreWatch interface

Chapter 3 on page 27

Start Configuration Expert and familiarize yourself with

its interface

Chapter 4 on page 37

Change system information that is needed before an SSR

can be configured

Chapter 5 on page 49

Configure bridging on the SSR Chapter 6 on page 65

Configure virtual local area networks (VLANs) on the SSR Chapter 7 on page 87

Configure Internet Protocol (IP) interfaces that you want

to use for unicast or multicast routing

Chapter 8 on page 107

Configure the SSR for the Routing Information Protocol

(RIP)

Chapter 9 on page 131

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Configure the SSR for the Distance Vector Multicast

Routing Protocol (DVMRP) and Internet Group

Management Protocol (IGMP), which IP uses to perform

multicast routing

Chapter 10 on page 147

Configure Internet Packet Exchange (IPX) routes on the

SSR

Chapter 11 on page 159

Configure Quality of Service (QoS) policies Chapter 12 on page 179

Configure security on the SSR Chapter 13 on page 207

Read an overview of OSPF routing and configure OSPF on

the SSR

Chapter 14 on page 247

Configure BGP on the SSR Chapter 15 on page 269

Configure Routing Policies on the SSR Chapter 16 on page 297

Check the status of the SSR chassis and ports Chapter 17 on page 365

Monitor real-time performance on the SSR Chapter 18 on page 371

Display tables that contain bridge information and data

about the SSR’s VLANs

Chapter 19 on page 391

Display tables that contain information about the routing

protocols you are using on the SSR

Chapter 20 on page 397

Obtain information about Layer-2, Layer-3, and

Layer-4

Chapter 21 on page 431

Obtain boot log information to perform fault monitoring Chapter 20 on page 329

Obtain reports that include information CoreWatch

displays in its tables

Chapter 22 on page 439

Work in CoreWatch tables Appendix A on page 443

Learn about the commands available on each CoreWatch

menu

Appendix B on page 447

Learn about the regular expressions CoreWatch supports Appendix C on page 457

Obtain information about CoreWatch error messages Appendix D on page 461

If You Want To See

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