Introducing Optivity Switch Manager

What is Optivity Switch Manager?
Optivity Switch Manager features
Supported devices
Optivity Switch Manager submanagers
VLAN Manager
MultiLink Trunking Manager
Multicast Manager
Log Manager
Device Manager
Security Manager
File/Inventory Manager

Using Optivity Switch Manager

Using the Optivity Switch Manager window
Optivity Switch Manager menu bar commands and toolbar buttons
Using the Optivity Switch Manager shortcut menu
Viewing device properties
Optivity Switch Manager status bar
Optivity Switch Manager contents pane icons
Using the scale slider
Finding unsaved configurations
Working with the network topology map
Saving a topology map
Loading a saved network topology map
Printing a topology map
Finding devices on the topology map
Selecting devices by type
Arranging devices on the topology map

Configuring Optivity Switch Manager

Discovering your network
Discovering devices on a network
Preferences dialog box
Rediscovering the network map
Stopping the discovery process
Restricting discovery
Layout slider
Accessing devices within different SNMP communities

Using VLAN Manager

What is VLAN Manager?
VLAN
Spanning Tree Protocol
VLAN Manager features
Starting VLAN Manager
VLAN Manager window
Menu bar commands and toolbar buttons
Navigation pane
Contents pane
Status bar
Finding network resources
Reloading VLAN Manager
Working with VLAN Manager
Port membership
Viewing the unassigned ports
Viewing tagged Ports
Viewing isolated router ports (IRPs)
Viewing bridge routing Ports
Viewing spanning tree groups (STGs)
Port Members table
Adding port members
Config table
Status table
Root table
VLAN icons
Default VLAN
VLAN ports
Managing spanning tree groups (STGs)
Creating a spanning tree group
Editing a spanning tree group
Deleting a spanning tree group
Managing VLANs
Creating VLANs
Creating a port-based VLAN
Creating a source IP subnet-based VLAN
Creating a protocol-based VLAN
User-defined protocols in a protocol-based VLAN
Creating a source MAC address-based VLAN
Deleting a VLAN
Highlighting STGs and VLANs on the topology map
Viewing VLAN members in Optivity Switch Manager
Viewing STG port members
Viewing STG root configuration

Using MultiLink Trunking Manager

What is MultiLink Trunking Manager?
MultiLink Trunks in different switch types
MultiLink Trunking Manager features
Starting MultiLink Trunking Manager
MultiLink Trunking Manager window
Menu bar commands and toolbar buttons
Navigation pane
Contents pane
Status bar
Finding network resources
Reloading MultiLink Trunking Manager
Viewing MultiLink Trunking Configurations
Viewing trunk connections
Viewing no trunk configurations
Viewing isolated devices
Viewing inter-switch trunks
Managing MultiLink Trunks (MLTs)
Creating MLTs on Passport devices
Creating an MLT with one device
Creating a new MLT on a pair of devices
Viewing MLT port information
Editing a port on an MLT
Deleting an MLT from a Passport switch
Editing an MLT
Managing SMLT configurations
Configuring IST links
Configuring IST links on pairs of devices
Configuring IST links on a single device
Configuring SMLT links
Configuring SMLT links on peer devices
Configuring SMLT links on non-peer devices
Configuring IST peers
Highlighting devices and MLT links on the topology map
Understanding the MultiLink Trunking Manager interface
Insert MLT dialog box
Insert MLT dialog box, single node
Insert MLT dialog box, two node

Using Multicast Manager

What is Multicast Manager?
Multicast protocols
IGMP and IGMP Snooping
DVMRP
PIM-SM
Multicast Manager features
Starting Multicast Manager
Multicast Manager window
Menu bar commands and toolbar buttons
Navigation pane
Contents pane
Status bar
Finding a network resource
Finding a routing interface
Reloading Multicast Manager
Working with Multicast Manager
Viewing IGMP and IGMP Snoop information
Viewing DVMRP information
Viewing PIM-SM information
Viewing MRoute information
Viewing Multicast Manager information on the topology map
Highlighting a multicast device
Highlighting a multicast forwarding tree
Understanding the Multicast Manager navigation tree
IGMP and IGMP Snoop protocol folder
Active Devices folder
Active Interface tab
Groups tab
Senders tab
Snoop folder
MRDISC folder
Fast Leave folder
Static Members folder
Group Access folder
DVMRP protocol folder
Enabled devices table
Interfaces folder
Routes folder
Routes tab
Neighbors tab
Next Hops tab
Dvmrp RPB Trees folder
PIM-SM protocol folder
Enabled Devices table
Interfaces folder
Candidate RPs folder
Redundant RPs folder
Bootstrap Switches folder
Mismatched Switches subfolder
Multicast Route protocol folder
PIM-DVMRP Gateway folder
Timed Prune folder
Routes folder
Routes tab
Next Hops tab
MRoute RPM Trees folder

Using Log Manager

Uploading Passport syslog files to your management station
Uploading a file using Device Manager
Uploading a file using the CLI
Initiating a Telnet session from Device Manager
Using the Telnet application
Uploading the syslog file
Passport/Accelar 1000 Series switches (version 2.x)
Starting Log Manager
Opening a syslog file
Exporting a log file
Locating specific log entries
Filtering log entries

Using Security Manager

Starting Security Manager
The Security Manager window
Menu bar commands and toolbar buttons
Navigation pane
Content pane
Understanding Security Domains
Working with Security Manager
Changing the Security Manager password
Resetting the Security Manager password
Reloading Security Manager
Saving security domain settings
Working with security domains
Creating security domains
Setting security domain properties
Deleting security domains
Adding devices to a security domain
Removing devices from a security domain
Managing access policies with Security Manager
Enabling or disabling access policies
Enabling or disabling access policies for a security domain
Enabling or disabling individual access policies
Adding access policies
Deleting access policies
Managing security domain attributes
Configuring CLI access
Configuring SNMP access
Configuring Web access
Adding RADIUS servers
Removing RADIUS servers
Setting global RADIUS server parameters
Viewing security statistics
Highlighting devices on the topology map
Highlighting members of a security domain
Highlighting devices that exceed security thresholds
Highlighting non-conforming devices
Viewing non-conforming devices
Synchronizing security domains
Understanding the Security Manager interface
Property table
Members folder
Attributes folder
Access Policy Enable tab
Access Policy Table tab
Cli Access tab
SNMP Access tab
Web Access tab
Radius Global tab
Radius Servers tab
Auditor folder
Access Policy Enable tab
Access Policy Table tab
Cli Access tab
SNMP Access tab
Web Access tab
Radius Global tab
Radius Servers tab
Monitor folder
Access Policy Table tab
Cli Access tab
SNMP Access tab
Web Access tab
Radius Servers tab
New Domain dialog box
New Member dialog box
New Access Policy dialog box
New Radius Server dialog box

Using File/Inventory Manager

Starting File/Inventory Manager
The File/Inventory Manager Window
Menu bar commands and toolbar buttons
Navigation pane
Content pane
Working with File/Inventory Manager
Using inventory files
Saving inventory information to a file
Saving inventory information in CSV format
Loading inventory information from a file
Reloading the inventory
Downloading image and configuration files to devices
Downloading image and configuration files to BayStack and similar devices
Downloading image and configuration files to Passport 8000 family devices
Uploading files from devices
Uploading configuration files from BayStack and similar devices
Uploading image and configuration files from Passport 8000 family devices
Editing Passport configuration files
Highlighting devices on the topology map
Finding elements in the inventory
Printing inventory information
Understanding the File/Inventory Manager interface
BayStack Hardware folder
Stack tab
MDA tab
BayStack Software folder
General tab
Image/Config tab
Passport 1000 Hardware folder
Chassis tab
Card tab
Passport 1000 Software folder
General tab
Software tab
Configuration tab
Passport 8000 Hardware folder
Chassis tab
Card tab
MDA tab
Passport 8000 Software folder
General tab
Software tab
Configuration tab
WSM Image tab
Download Config/Image to Device dialog box
Download File to Device(s) dialog box
Upload File from Device(s) dialog box
Upload Config from Device(s) dialog box

Additional reference sources

Troubleshooting and error messages

Resolving problems
Error messages