3com Enterprise Management Suite 2.41 Getting Started Manual

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Part Number 10015165 Rev.2

Published September 2007

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SUITE

GETTING STARTED GUIDE

Enterprise Management Suite

Release 2.41

3Com Corporation

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CONTENTS

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SUITE GETTING STARTED GUIDE

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Conventions 13

Related Documentation 14

Your Comments 15

1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Introduction 17

Object Containers 17

Equipment Folders 18

Logical Views 18

Object Usage 19

Configuration Templates 19

Scheduled Operations 19

EMS Device Classes 20

All Configuration Template Classes 20

All Events 20

All Operation Steps 20

All Stated Managed Objects 20

All Stateless Folders 20

All Static Classes 20

Serial and Parallel Processing 20

Features 21

Benefits 22

EMS Software Components 23

Supported Devices 24

Supported 3Com Data Products 24

Supported 3Com Router Products 26

Supported 3Com Wireless Products 27

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Supported VCX Products 29

Graphical User Interface Basics 30

Menu Bar 30

Toolbar 31

Left-hand Pane Views 31

Explorer View (default view) 31

List View 32

Logical Views 32

Right-hand Pane Views 32

Properties View (default view) 32

Related View 32

Root Folders 33

Pop-up Menus 34

SNMP Devices 34

Help Options 35

Help Menu 35

Tool Tips 35

Advisor Window 36

Online Help 36

Printing Options 36

EMS Event Processing 37

Event Flow 37

2 PRE-INSTALLATION

EMS Software Licenses 41

Network Management Platform Software (Optional) 42

System Requirements 42

Hardware Requirements 42

IBM-Compatible Hardware Requirements 42

Sun Workstation Hardware Requirements 42

IBM i5/OS Hardware Requirements 43

Network Interface Card Requirements 43

Platform and Operating System Requirements 43

Supported Databases 45

Supported Network Management Platforms 46

Platform Related Installation Information 46

Solaris 46

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File Permissions and EMS 46

Running the EMS Server from Root Accounts 47

Setting User Read-Write Permissions 47

Using Static IP Addresses 47

Using the EMS GUI Client Without a Monitor 47

Windows 48

Using Windows Filenames 48

Linux 48

Resolving Remote Client Login Problems 48

IBM iSeries 48

Running EMS as QSECOFR User 48

Ports Used by EMS 48

TFTP Server Installation and Initial Configuration 49

TFTP for Windows 49

Installing the 3Com TFTP Server for Windows Software 50

Initially Configuring the 3Com TFTP Server for Windows

Software 50

Initially Configuring EMS for the 3Com TFTP Server Software for

Windows 51

TFTP for UNIX and Linux 51

TFTP for IBM i5/OS 52

Server Failover Requirements 52

Hardware Requirements 52

Supported Platforms 53

3 INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETUP

Installing EMS Software Components 56

Installing the EMS Server using the Silent Option 59

Installing the EMS Server using the Console Option 59

Navigating the Enterprise Management Suite Directories 59

Database Configuration 61

Embedded Database 62

Features and Benefits 62

Configuring Database Compaction 63

Limitations 64

Configuring Embedded Databases 64

Maintenance Options 64

External Database 64

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Features and Benefits 65

Deploying on an EMS Server 66

Deploying on a Dedicated Server 66

Configuring Oracle External Databases 67

Configuring MySQL External Databases 69

Configuring i5 DB2 External Databases 71

Running Multiple External Databases on a Single Database

Server 73

Multiple User Access for External Databases 74

External Database Tools and Options 74

Configuring for Multi-homed Server Support 74

Configuring EMS Servers with a Static IP Address 75

EMS Licensing System 75

Evaluation Mode 75

Extended Evaluation Mode 75

Activating EMS 76

Obtaining an Activation Key 76

Activate Server Command 76

Activation Key Verification 77

EMS Client: Evaluation Mode Visual Indicator 77

Initially Starting the EMS Server 79

Using Windows Shortcut Options 79

Using a Command Prompt 80

Initially Starting the EMS GUI Client 81

Using Windows Shortcut Options 81

Using a Command Prompt 83

Initially Starting the EMS CLI Client 84

4 SERVER FAILOVER CONFIGURATION

Introduction to Server Failover 87

How Server Failover Works 87

Server Failover Concepts 88

Remote Server 88

Server Run Modes 89

Active 89

Dormant 89

EMS_FILEHOME 89

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local_server. properties file 90

Setting Up Server Failover 91

Initial Setup 91

Editing the Properties Files 91

Other local_server.

properties Configurations 93

SNMP Trap Forwarding 93

TFTP Server Directory 93

EMS_FILEHOME 94

Troubleshooting 94

Running in Server Failover Mode 94

Server Startup Messages 94

Active Server Behaviors 96

Client Logins 96

Scheduled Operations 96

Data Collectors 96

Logged-in Users 96

Shutting down the Active Server 96

Losing the Connection to the Active Server 97

Dormant Server Behaviors 97

Connecting to the Dormant server when the Active server is still

running 97

Preventing Clients from Attaching to the Dormant Server 97

How the Failover System Works 98

Server Failover Mechanism 98

Passing Control Back to the Peferred Server 99

5 SNMP DEVICE CONFIGURATION

Creating Device Folders 101

Creating Equipment Bays and Racks 102

Discovering Multiple SNMP Devices 103

Discovering Single SNMP Devices 108

Listing Devices by IP Address instead of Hostname 111

Deleting SNMP Devices and Folders 112

Rediscovering an SNMP Device 112

Viewing SNMP Device Identification 113

Configuring the SNMP Version 114

Configuring Read and Write Community Strings 114

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Common SNMP Device Configuration 115

Exporting and Importing SNMP Devices 115

Importing SNMP Devices from HP OpenView 115

Create Device File 115

Import New Devices 116

Remove Old Devices 116

Reserving and Unreserving Elements 116

Reserving an Element 116

Unreserving an Element 117

Renaming Elements 117

Configuring Equipment Folder Parameters 118

Understanding the Discovery Interface 118

To Discover a Range of SNMP Devices using the Discovery Tab 120

Schedulable GUI Based Device Discovery 120

Transferring Values to/from the Discovery Tab 120

Copy Values from the Discovery Tab 120

Save Values to the Discovery Tab 121

6 GUI CLIENT CONFIGURATION

Configuring Environment Settings 125

Configuring the Printer Page Setup 129

Configuring the Display of Non-supported MIB Objects in the EMS

GUI 131

7 USER CONFIGURATION

Creating User Folders 133

Creating New Users 134

Deleting a User 135

Assigning a Root View to a User 135

Assigning User Access Rights 136

Removing an Assigned Root View 137

Exporting and Importing Users 137

Exporting Users 137

Importing EMS Users 138

User Passwords 138

Resetting User Passwords 138

Changing User Passwords 139

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Setting a Login Expiration Date and Time 140

Forcing a Logout 140

From the EMS GUI 140

From the Command Line 140

Broadcasting Messages to Users 141

Sending a Message to One User 141

Sending a Message to Multiple Users 141

Applying RADIUS Authentication to a User 142

Changing a User’s RADIUS Shared Secret 143

Configuring User Access to Device Folders 143

Telnet Script Access Levels 145

Setting Telnet Scripting Access Levels 145

8 LOGICAL VIEW CONFIGURATION

Creating a Logical View 147

Deleting a Logical View 148

9 NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM INTEGRATION

C

ONFIGURATION

About 3Com Integration Kit 149

Installation 150

Launching EMS from a Network Management Platform 152

Setting Up the EMS Launcher 152

Launching EMS from a Network Management Platform 153

Icons 154

Traps 154

MIBs 155

Network Node Manager Integration Architecture 156

General File Location 156

Menu Integration and Application Registration Files 156

Fields File 157

Configuration Files for SysObjectID Recognition 158

Symbol Integration File 159

Icon Files 159

Trap File 160

MIB Files 160

Trap Support 161

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Forwarding Traps to a Network Management Platform 161

Uncommenting the SNMP.trap.Threads Line 162

Trap Forwarding Based on IP addr Range Setting 162

Event Type Tab 162

IP Address Ranges Tab 163

10 OPERATIONS

Verifying the EMS Serial Number 168

Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information 168

Toggling between the Explorer View and List View 170

Using the List View 170

Toggling between the Properties and Related View 173

Expanding and Collapsing Elements 175

Using the Tree Menu Option 175

Using the Toolbar 175

Using Standard Double-clicking 175

Executing Commands for Multiple Elements 176

Organizing Elements 176

Monitoring the Status of GUI Elements 177

Viewing the Status 177

Using the State Tab 177

Using the State Icon 178

Using the Monitor State Utility 179

Refreshing the Status 180

Using the MIB Browser 181

Starting the MIB Browser 181

Getting and Setting MIB Values 181

Viewing Numeric Values in Alternative Formats 182

Monitoring Numeric Properties 183

Setting the Poll Rate 183

Using EMS to Edit Network Device Properties 184

Editing Simple Properties 185

Editing Tabular Properties 186

Copying and Pasting Values between Elements 188

Locating Information Using the Find Command 190

Creating Inventory Reports 192

Locating Information in MIB Tables Using the Find Button 193

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Accessing the Web Browser Interface 194

Printing the EMS GUI Explorer Tree 195

Starting and Stopping EMS Software Components 195

Starting the EMS Server 195

Starting the EMS Server as a Daemon 195

Starting the Server as a UNIX Background Process 196

Starting the Server as a Windows Background Process 197

Stopping the EMS Server 198

Starting the EMS GUI Client 198

Stopping the EMS GUI Client 198

Starting the EMS CLI Client 199

Stopping the EMS CLI Client 199

Using the Server Monitor to Monitor EMS Server Performance 199

Monitoring EMS Server Memory 201

Monitoring EMS GUI Memory 202

Displaying Server Console Commands 203

Displaying EMS CLI Client Console Commands 204

Configuring Table Data Loading 204

A COMMAND LINE INTERFACE REFERENCE

EMS Server Console 207

Using Daemon-specific Server Console Commands 208

EMS CLI Client 209

Dormant Server CLI Commands 210

info Command 211

runMode Command 211

INDEX

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This chapter contains an overview of this guide, lists guide

conventions, related documentation, product compatibility, and

describes how to send us your comments on the user documentation.

This guide describes how to install, start, and initially configure the

Enterprise Management Suite (EMS) to run your system components.

This guide is intended for network administrators with some training

or experience working in a data center using 3Com equipment.

The README file is bundled with the EMS software and provides release

notes and basic installation instructions. If the information in the

README file differs from the information in this guide, follow the

instructions in the README file.

Conventions Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Tab l e 1 Notice Icons

Icon Notice Type Description

Information note Information that describes important features or

instructions

Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or

potential damage to an application, system, or device

Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury

14 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

These 3Com documents contain additional information about the

Enterprise Management Suite.

The following documents are a part of the Enterprise Management Suite:

■ Enterprise Management Suite User Guide

■ Enterprise Management Suite Getting Started Guide

Tab l e 2 Text Conventions

Convention Description

Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the

screen.

Syntax The word “syntax” means that you must evaluate the syntax

provided and then supply the appropriate values for the

placeholders that appear in angle brackets. Example:

To enable RIPIP, use the following syntax:

SETDefault !<port> -RIPIP CONTrol =

Listen

In this example, you must supply a port number for <port>.

Commands The word “command” means that you must enter the

command exactly as shown and then press Return or Enter.

Commands appear in bold. Example:

To remove the IP address, enter the following command:

SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr = 0.0.0.0

The words “enter”

and “type”

When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type

something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press

Return or Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”

Keyboard key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key

names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del

Words in italics Italics are used to:

■ Emphasize a point.

■ Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the

text.

■ Identify menu names, menu commands, and software

button names. Examples:

From the Help menu, select Contents.

Click OK.

Your Comments 15

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authorized 3Com representative.

16 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

1

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

The Enterprise Management Suite (EMS) provides a flexible

management solution with comprehensive integration abilities and

advanced value-added features to provide industry-leading

management capabilities.

This chapter contains the following topics:

■ Introduction

■ Features

■ Benefits

■ EMS Software Components

■ Supported Devices

■ Graphical User Interface Basics

■ Help Options

■ Printing Options

■ EMS Event Processing

Introduction The 3Com Enterprise Management Suite addresses the complexity of

network management by presenting a truly object-oriented view of all

aspects of its system. In EMS everything is considered an object, which

includes devices, folders, logical views, users, scheduled operations, and

configuration templates. This object-based approach is fundamental to

giving you the flexibility to customize EMS to your specific needs.

Object Containers Objects are stored in different types of containers (or folders) in EMS.

Folders are used for objects such as users, scheduled events, and

configuration templates. Equipment and logical view folders are also a

type of container, but they have a recommended purpose, which is

described in detail in the next paragraph.

18 CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Equipment Folders

Equipment folders provide a basic container for your devices. They let you

store your devices in logical, physical groupings according to your choice

of physical property. For example, you could create folders for subnets,

sites, machine rooms, equipment bays, or even racks. Equipment folders

can hold any type of EMS object, however 3Com recommends you limit

equipment folders to only contain devices.

Logical Views

You can create as many logical views as you need to group your EMS

objects in a way that makes sense for you. The important fact to bear in

mind is that the logical views can contain any object. For example, you

could create a logical view that groups a common set of devices together

with their relevant configuration templates and scheduled operations.

Logical views can contain objects that are links to objects elsewhere in

the EMS Explorer Tree. For example, when you discover or add a new

device to an equipment folder, EMS creates a corresponding

system-defined logical view that groups the new devices according to

device type. The devices inside the device type folders are actually links

to the original object in the equipment folder. If you reserve the object

in the equipment folder, the link is reserved at the same time.

Logical views can be used in conjunction with the Root View for a

user. A user can be limited to only seeing the contents of the logical

view assigned as their root view. Combining this with the other

capabilities mentioned in this section, the EMS administrator can

create logical views for each user that contain not only the devices,

but also any pre-configured scheduled operations, data collections,

configuration templates or any other EMS objects (or entire folders)

the user may need.

As a further level of control, the EMS data product device support

includes folders for Administration, Security, Configuration,

Performance, and Fault. Using logical views, you can limit users such

that they can only access the Performance folders (but not the

Administration folder) for example.

Introduction 19

Object Usage Objects can be used in many different ways (as described in the rest of

this guide), but there are two general-purpose object usage tools that put

a number of powerful features at your disposal.

Configuration Templates

When we refer to the attributes of an object, we are specifically referring

to the contents of the right-hand pane in the EMS window. Attributes

can be edited manually or configured in bulk using configuration

templates.

Initially, you might think of configuration templates as only acting on

device objects, but in fact, any object's attributes can be modified. For

example, you can set up a configuration template to change user settings

such as Expiration Date for the user's login or to update a department

setting.

Once created, a configuration template is itself an object, and while

you cannot change any attributes for a configuration template you

can use the template like any object. For example, you can move it to

a more appropriate container or add a link (using a Logical View) to it

instead, if other users need to access the same template.

Scheduled Operations

The operations of an object are specifically the right-click menus available

for that object. The scheduler lets you run any object's operations at a

defined time or over a repeated interval you specify.

One example is to run device-based operations at a preset time by

configuring a scheduled operation to run automatically. For example, you

can apply a configuration template as part of a scheduled operation or

log off certain EMS users at a pre-determined time.

Once created, a scheduled operation is an object and can be moved

around the EMS system — placing it in a logical view for example.

20 CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT OVERVIEW

EMS Device Classes This section defines EMS device classes, which you need to understand in

order to configure scheduled operations, data collectors, and the Target

Filter Selection dialog.

All Configuration Template Classes

This consists of classes that define the configuration template managed

object itself, the class that the managed object configures, and a class

that defines the attribute data being configured.

All Events

This defines classes for all Events within the system. This includes events

used when operations are executed, SNMP traps, and user-based access

to the system.

All Operation Steps

These classes are used to specify the operations steps that may be

performed in a scheduled operation.

All Stated Managed Objects

Stated Managed Objects are Managed Objects that have an operational

state. The state is represented by a colored square in the tree. The

following colors represent the possible states: Green (enabled), Yellow

(degraded), Red (disabled), and Magenta if EMS cannot accurately

determine the state. Stated Managed Objects includes Equipment, SNMP

Managed devices, and users.

All Stateless Folders

Stateless folders are Managed Objects that act as containers for other

Managed Objects. Stateless folders do not have an operational state

associated with them.

All Static Classes

Static classes have no instances in EMS. These are typically used to define

common functions across Managed Objects.

Serial and Parallel

Processing

EMS lets you specify whether to operate on objects in serial (one at a

time) or in parallel (all at once). You can have one type of processing

thread per selection. For instance, when you single select a folder of

objects, the folder contents are processed in a series. With serial

processing, EMS allocates one processing thread and works on the

objects one at a time. When you multi-select the folder contents, the

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