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Nortel Application Switch Element Manager
Users Guide
NN47220-101 (320512-D)
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Document status: Standard Document version: 01.01 Document date: 28 January 2008 Copyright © 2008, Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved. Sourced in Canada, India and the United States America Part Number: NN47220-101 (320512-D) This document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Nortel Networks, Inc. Documentat
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3 Contents Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager 5 Overview 5 Setting ASEM Properties 5 Opening a Switch 8 Opening a Switch Using SNMP versions 1 or 2 8 Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 10 Previously Opened Switches 10 Troubleshooting the Opening of a Switch 11 Connecting to a ASEM Server 11 The ASEM Interface 13 ASEM Interface Elements 13 Working with Switch Screens 32 Switch Configuration Tools 35 Configuration Tools 35 Working with Tables and Forms 36 Filtering Table Data 38 Sorting
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4 Contents Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Users Guide NN47220-101 (320512-D) 01.01 Standard 5.0 28 January 2008 Copyright © 2008, Nortel Networks .
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5 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Overview The Nortel Application Switch Element Manager (ASEM) provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for remotely managing a Nortel Application Switch through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This document provides an overview of how to use the ASEM. The following topics are covered in this book: • "Setting ASEM Properties" (page 5) "Opening a Switch" (page 8) "The ASEM Interface" (page 13) "Switch Configuration Tools" (
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6 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Properties Screen 2 Select the properties to change and set their values. Note: The ASEM Server Notifications area is only available when a connection to an ASEM Server has been established. Use the ASEM Server Notifications area to configure ASEM Server e-mail notifications. 3 Click Save. Note: Each switch has individual Polling/Retry Count, Time-out, and Trace values. The root properties set on this screen establish default settings. "Property
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Setting ASEM Properties 7 —End— Property screen fields Field Description Polling Fields Status Interval The interval at which statistics and status information are gathered. (If Traps, Status If the Register for Traps check box is selected, then it Interval) specifies the interval in seconds at which statistics and status information are gathered. Hotswap Detect The multiples of polling intervals between hotswap checks. Enable If checked, ASEM polls the switch according to the settings listed abo
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8 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Field Description Synchronize If checked, the switch synchronizes the SLB, filter, and VRRP Peers on VRRP configuration on a peer switch on Apply. To take Apply effect, peers must be configured on the switches and the administrator password on the switches must be identical. ASEM Server Notifications Fields Enable Enable or disable ASEM Server e-mail notifications. From The e-mail address used to send the notification. To The e-mail address t
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Opening a Switch 9 Open Device screen Open the Open Device screen from the toolbar or by right-clicking on the ASEM tree control. See "ASEM Toolbar" (page 21) and "ASEM Tree Control" (page 25) for more information on these options. 2 Identify the device to be opened by typing the Domain Naming Services (DNS) name or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device in the Device Name field. 3 Type the appropriate community strings in the Read Community and Write Community fields. The default strings ar
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10 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Opening a Switch using SNMPv3 Before opening a switch using SNMP version 3, SNMP version 3 must be enabled on the switch. Refer Nortel Application Switch Operating System 24.0 Command Reference (NN47220-105) for information on enabling SNMP version 3. To open a switch using SNMP version 3, follow this procedure: Step Action 1 From the menu, select Nortel ASEM > Open. The Open Device screen opens. This screen is illustrated in "Open Device sc
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Opening a Switch 11 Troubleshooting the Opening of a Switch Errors can occur during the opening of a switch. If an error occurs, ASEM displays an error message. This message is illustrated in "Connection Error Message" (page 11). Connection Error Message If this message is displayed, the following items should be checked: In slower networks, increase the Retry Count and Timeout values on the Properties screen. See "Setting ASEM Properties" (page 5) for information on performing this task. In
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12 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Step Action 1 From the Open Device screen, select the Login to ASEM Server check box. "Open Device screen" (page 12) illustrates this screen. For information on accessing and using this screen, see "Opening a Switch" (page 8). Note: One more check box Remember Password is provided next to the Login to ASEM Server check box. If selected, the ASEM stores the ASEM Server password on a per device basis on the client system. When the dialog is op
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The ASEM Interface 13 The ASEM Interface The ASEM interface consists of two framed windows with menu and tool bars. The left-hand tree control frame is used to display a list of switches that were connected to during previous sessions. The right-hand frame display changes with the different functions performed throughout the application. An example of the ASEM interface is illustrated in "ASEM Interface" (page 13). ASEM Interface The following topics are covered in this section: "ASEM Interfac
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14 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager "ASEM Toolbar" (page 21) "ASEM Screen and Tab Buttons" (page 23) "ASEM Tree Control" (page 25) Section "ASEM Context Menus" (page 26) ASEM Menubar The ASEM menubar provides the commands used to monitor and configure the switch. "Main menubar items" (page 14) provides a brief outline of the main menubar items. Note: TheConfigure andMonitor menubar items are explained in detail in the ASEM help documents. Main menubar items Menu Descrip
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The ASEM Interface 15 Menu Description Wizards The Wizards menu differs depending on the type of switch being managed: In Nortel Link Optimizer switches, the Wizards menu opens the initial configuration wizard. This wizard steps the user through the initial configuration. This wizard is a one-time action performed while installing a new switch. This wizard cannot be used to modify an existing switch configuration. In Nortel Application Switches the Wizards menu provides access to the Server Load
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16 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Icon Text Description Open Last Opens a menu that lists previously opened switches and allows connection to the switches based on stored information. Properties Opens a screen used to change default polling and SNMP information. The three buttons at the bottom of this screen allow you to save the changed information, close this window, and ask for help. Tree Preferences Opens a screen used to choose the Tree Node Sort Preferences. These pref
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The ASEM Interface 17 Icon Text Description Log... Opens the Log screen for viewing the switch log. Manage Switch... Opens the Manage Switch Configuration Details dialog box. This dialog provides options to Insert/Modify/Delete jobs that manage devices by monitoring SNMP OIDs. Export Preferences Opens the Export Preferences screen. This screen is used to export preferences to a file for use on another system or for back up purposes. Import Preferences Opens the Import Preferences screen. This sc
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18 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Icon Text Description Schedule Apply/Save Allows for the scheduling of Apply and Save operations. A connection must be established to an ASEM Server before this menu item is accessible. Note: Scheduled Apply/Save must also have the ITM key enabled. Many ITM menu options displayed on the ASEM Client must have the ITM key enabled and be logged onto an ASEM Server. A user could log onto an ASEM Server for a switch, but if an ITM key on the swit
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The ASEM Interface 19 Icon Text Description Warm Reset Switch Reloads and saves the current RAM memory like a regular reset. This feature is only available on Nortel 180 or AD Series Web Switches. Diff Config Opens a screen to display any pending configuration changes. This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches. Diff Flash Opens a screen to display any pending configuration changes and the affected configuration stored in flash memory on the switch. This feature is only availa
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20 Using the Nortel Application Switch Element Manager Icon Text Description Clear Flash Dump Clears the dump region of the flash memory. Dump information contains internal switch data. This feature is only available on Nortel Application Switches. Close Closes the selected switch. Delete Deletes the switch entry from the ASEM tree. Tear-off Tears off the selected window. Collapse All Collapses the tree to show only the switch or application root from the selected tree node. Expand All Expands t
