Extreme Networks ISM Provision User's Guide

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6-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging ProvidersFigure 6-2: Creating a Provider3 Select NextNow add user accounts to your provider; sel

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 6-5Managing Providers4 Launch the Create Provider Account wizardOnce you have selected the icon to add a new

6-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging Providers1 Select the provider2 Launch the Create Provider Device Access wizard3 Select device a

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 6-7Managing Providers3 Select device and portsSelect the device from the drop-down list. Select the Subscrib

6-8 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging Providers

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 7-17Managing the ISM Provision ServerOverviewThe Server Administration view of NIM allows you to view and co

7-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the ISM Provision Server— View Other Connected Users— Send Broadcast Message— Stop Server— View

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 7-3Logs TabLogs TabThe Logs tab allows you to examine the server and device communicator logs (see Figure 7-

7-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the ISM Provision ServerControl TabThe Control tab allows you to view which other users are conn

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 7-5Manage Device Communicators• Delete a Device Communicator• View Device Communicator LogsAdd a Device Comm

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide xiConventionsThe words “enter” and “type”When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type somethin

7-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the ISM Provision Server1 Select Modify Device Communicator buttonChoose the Communicators tab i

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 7-7Manage Device CommunicatorsFigure 7-4: Delete Device Communicator Wizard2 Select DeleteThe device communi

7-8 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the ISM Provision ServerManage ISM Provision ServerThe following tasks manage the device communi

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 7-9Manage ISM Provision ServerSend Broadcast MessageFrom the Control tab in the Server Administration view,

7-10 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the ISM Provision Server2 Select the Send Message buttonOnce the Send Message button is selecte

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 7-11Manage ISM Provision ServerFor Windows and Solaris installations, there are other ways to start and stop

7-12 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the ISM Provision Server

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 8-18Change ControlOverviewThe Change Control view of NIM allows you to commit changes to the ISM Provision s

8-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideChange ControlJobsEvery time you add, modify, or delete any object, this change is captured by the client

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 8-3Change Control TasksChange Control TasksThe following tasks can be accomplished in the Change Control vie

xii Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide Related PublicationsThe publications related to this one are:• ISM Provision Installation Guide• IP Serv

8-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideChange ControlFigure 8-1: Current Job ChangesView Committed, Scheduled, or Saved JobsCommitted, scheduled

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 8-5Change Control Tasks5 Review the job6Select CloseDetailed Steps. The following steps are a more detailed

8-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideChange ControlSelect which category of jobs you want to view. Infrastructure represents the jobs originat

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 8-7Change Control TasksOn the right-hand side of the window you can select tabs to view created, modified, a

8-8 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideChange Control1 Select the Configuration Versioning tab in the Change Control viewThe Configuration Versi

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 8-9Change Control Taskshourglass until the process is complete. You cannot perform any other functions with

8-10 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideChange Control3 Select the Rollback buttonThis will open a confirmation window.4 Select Continue to conf

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide A-1AISM Provision Devices, Images, and ModulesSupported Devices, Images and ModulesTable A-1 lists the devic

A-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideWDM Y Y Y Y Y YF48T N N N Y Y YF96T N N N Y Y YG8T N N N Y Y YG8X N N N Y Y YG12SX N N N Y Y YP3CM N N N

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide B-1BISM Provision RulesOverviewThe ISM Provision clients will check device configurations against their own

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 1-11Infrastructure and Services Management Provision OverviewOverviewExtreme Networks’ Infrastructure and Se

B-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideTable B-1: Rules Checked by the NIM client and ISM Provision serverObject Rule TypeAccess List (ICMP, IP,

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide B-3OverviewMultilink Port Group Check if the group is not in any VLAN while being enabled ErrorCheck if the

B-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideTopology Check if both ends of the trunk:• have the same port type• have the same Auto Negotiation/Speed/

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide B-5OverviewVLAN Bootp When enabling, check if the IP address is configured on the VLANErrorVLAN DVMRP When e

B-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideCheck if the port is enabled and is IPCP, but the VLAN which the port is under does not have an IP addres

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide B-7OverviewCheck if the VLAN tag is within the provider tag pool ErrorIP Subscriber Check if the IP address

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Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide C-1CISM Provision Server MaintenanceOverviewYou will want to periodically backup the ISM Provision server to

C-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideDatabase Backup Utility LocationIn this appendix, the term “<install_dir>” represents the directory

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide C-3Adding a License KeyThis command generates a backup of the database in the specified backup directory. Th

1-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideInfrastructure and Services Management Provision OverviewSummary of Features• Version Control of Network

C-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideSteps. To add an additional license key:1 Make a backup copy of the ISMPLicense.txt fileIn case you have

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide C-5Adding a License KeyFigure C-2: ISMPLicenseKey.txt File with New Key Added5 Save the file6 Start the ISM

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iIndexAaccount password 2-4addconfiguration object 4-22device 5-2provider 6-2Ccaptureconfigurations 5-1capture existing network 5-1changeunmanaged dev

ii - INDEXexisting networkcapture 5-1exportinventory file 5-15Iicons, named 3-4importinventory file 5-11infrastructure provider 6-2inventorynetwork 5-

INDEX - iiiNIM views 3-2server 1-4update 5-6server rules B-1enable B-1service bundles 1-5special caseupload device 4-39start 2-1subscribers 1-5suppres

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Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 1-3How ISM Provision worksHow ISM Provision worksFigure 1-1: ISM Provision ComponentsISM Provision consists

1-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideInfrastructure and Services Management Provision Overview• Your Network DevicesThe following sections des

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 1-5How ISM Provision worksTypically, you will install one device communicator on the same host as the ISM Pr

1-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideInfrastructure and Services Management Provision Overview

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 2-12Starting Network Infrastructure ManagerOverviewSince the Network Infrastructure Manager (NIM) client is

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2-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideStarting Network Infrastructure Manager1 Launch the NIM ClientLaunch the NIM client as you would launch o

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 2-3Overviewit from the drop-down list in the server field. Click on the down-arrow on the right side of the

2-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideStarting Network Infrastructure ManagerIn the User Account field, enter your user account name. The previ

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 2-5OverviewFigure 2-4: NIM Initial ScreenWhen NIM launches, the Network Provision view is initially displaye

2-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideStarting Network Infrastructure Manager

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 3-13Network Infrastructure Manager OverviewNetwork Infrastructure Manager OverviewNetwork Infrastructure Man

3-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager Overview• Configuration and topology import from devices and input filesNI

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 3-3Network Infrastructure Manager OverviewInventory, Providers Administration, Server Administration, and Ch

3-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager Overviewand a number key at the same time to use the shortcuts. For exampl

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 3-5Network Infrastructure Manager OverviewNetwork Provision ViewFigure 3-5: NIM Network Provision ViewThe Ne

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide iiiContentsPrefaceIntroduction ixTerminology xConventions xRelated Publications xii1 Infrastructure and Serv

3-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager OverviewAt any time you may test your modified configurations against a nu

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 3-7Network Infrastructure Manager Overviewyour devices to the inventory, ISM Provision will read the current

3-8 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager OverviewFrom this view there is a conversion tool to help you setup existi

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 3-9Network Infrastructure Manager OverviewChange Control ViewFigure 3-9: Change Control ViewFrom the Change

3-10 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager OverviewFigure 3-10: NIM Icons: Open Changes, Save Changes, Modify Object

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 3-11Network Infrastructure Manager OverviewMove DeviceSelect this icon to move the currently selected device

3-12 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager Overview

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-14Network ProvisioningOverviewFrom the Network Provision view of Network Infrastructure Manager you can di

4-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Provisioning• Configuration Objects• Key Information• Unsupported Configuration Commands• Managed

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-3Network Provision View PanelsNetwork Provision View PanelsWhen you select the Network Provision view of N

iv Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Infrastructure Manager Overview 3-1Summary of Features 3-1NIM Views 3-2Selecting NIM Views 3-2Netw

4-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningThe Network Provision view can show three named panels: Network, Templates, and Verif

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-5Configuration Objectsthe plus sign next to a device name, the objects that make up that device will be di

4-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Provisioningdevice configuration itself. Objects can be displayed, modified, copied, and pasted,

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-7Managed and Unmanaged DevicesHowever, commands classed as unsupported can still be managed by ISM Provisi

4-8 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningYou will likely create an unmanaged device in preparation to adding an actual device

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-9View Device Configurations1 Select the objectYou may need to expand an object in the Network panel to sel

4-10 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-4: Device Expanded to Show Next Level of ObjectsThe following figure (Figur

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-11View Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-5: Network Panel Detail of Figure 4-4The objects that make up device

4-12 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-6: Network Panel with VLANs ExpandedNow that the VLAN object v1 is visible,

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-13View Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-7: VLAN v1 PropertiesFigure 4-8 shows the Properties panel for the VL

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide vView Multiple Configuration Objects 4-15Modify Visible Configuration Options 4-18Modify View Options 4-20Cr

4-14 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-8: VLAN v1 Properties Detail of Figure 4-7Some of the properties that you m

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-15View Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-9: Expanded VLAN v1 ObjectView Multiple Configuration ObjectsYou may

4-16 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningTo view multiple configuration objects:1 Select the object to openSelecting an objec

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-17View Device ConfigurationsOnce you have selected Open Object, a separate window will open to display the

4-18 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-12: VLANs v1 and v1 Displayed in Separate WindowsModify Visible Configurati

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-19View Device Configurations1 Open the Options dialog boxRight-click the Network or Properties panel to di

4-20 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Provisioning3 Select the options to displayCheck the boxes to display the objects. Uncheck the b

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-21Create and Modify Network Device Configurationsconfigurations and modify them for new devices, create te

4-22 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningDetailed Steps. The following steps are a more detailed explanation of the previous

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-23Create and Modify Network Device Configurationsdevice folder you want to add the device to. When you add

vi Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide7 Managing the ISM Provision ServerOverview 7-1Communicators Tab 7-2Logs Tab 7-3Control Tab 7-4Manage Devi

4-24 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-15: Selecting the VLANs Object2 Launch the Create wizard (Edit>Add)To la

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-25Create and Modify Network Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-16: Launch the Create VLAN Wizard3 Enter the key

4-26 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-17: Create VLAN Wizard4 Enter additional informationEnter any other paramet

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-27Create and Modify Network Device ConfigurationsSummary Steps. To modify a configuration object:1 Select

4-28 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-18: Launching the Modify Device Wizard3 Edit the object propertiesEdit any

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-29Create and Modify Network Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-19: Modify Device Wizard4Select FinishWhen you f

4-30 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningDetailed Steps. The following steps are a more detailed explanation of the previous

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-31Create and Modify Network Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-20: Select the Network Device Folder4Select Past

4-32 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningFigure 4-21: Paste the Device5 Enter a device name (or IP address)Enter the device n

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-33Create and Modify Network Device ConfigurationsFigure 4-22: Enter Device Name6 Select Finish, or modify

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide viiC ISM Provision Server MaintenanceOverview C-1Database Backup Utility C-1Database Backup Utility Location

4-34 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningSave Changes Without Changing Network ConfigurationIf you have made changes to the c

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-35Create and Modify Network Device Configurations2Select YesThe changes are removed. At this point the Net

4-36 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork ProvisioningDetailed Steps. The following steps are a more detailed explanation of the previous

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-37Create and Modify Network Device ConfigurationsIn the left-hand box titled Config Areas, select the Mana

4-38 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Provisioning5 Enter Device AddressThe Device Address field is used to inform ISM Provision of th

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 4-39Access Extreme Devices DirectlyIf this happens, examine the errors displayed in the Results panel of the

4-40 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideNetwork Provisioningand then selecting the Tools Options tab in the Options window. Either type in the s

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-15Managing the Network InventoryOverviewThe Network Inventory view of NIM lists the managed devices in ISM

5-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network InventoryNetwork Inventory view displays only those devices currently managed by ISM

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-3Manage the Network Inventory Listan opportunity to synchronize the ISM Provision server with your NIM cli

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5-4 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network InventoryFigure 5-1: Network Inventory View—No Devices 2 Select the Add Device butto

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-5Manage the Network Inventory ListFigure 5-2: Create Device Entry Wizard3 Fill in the Device Name (or IP a

5-6 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network Inventory— Device Name (or IP address). This field specifies the name or IP address

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-7Manage the Network Inventory ListFigure 5-4: Server Update NotificationIf you choose Update Now, the Netw

5-8 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network InventoryFigure 5-5: New Device Displayed in Network Inventory ViewIf you choose Upd

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-9Manage the Network Inventory ListFigure 5-6: Synchronizing the View to the ServerOnce the view is synchro

5-10 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network InventoryFigure 5-7: New Device Displayed in Network Provision ViewModify a Network

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-11Manage the Network Inventory List1 From the Network Inventory view, select the device listing to modify2

5-12 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network Inventorydevices to the network inventory, export an inventory file, and use a text

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-13Manage the Network Inventory ListFigure 5-8: Import Inventory Wizard2 Specify the file to importThe Inve

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide ixPrefaceThis Preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other publi

5-14 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network InventoryFigure 5-9: Select Inventory FileSelect the file name from the file listin

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-15Manage the Network Inventory ListExport Inventory FileYou would export an inventory file to save the adm

5-16 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network Inventoryinventory (and topology) files is “.topo”. If you do not specify an extens

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-17Manage the Network Inventory DevicesSee the task, “Modify a Device Communicator”, in Chapter 7, “Managin

5-18 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network InventorySelect which device you want to upload, clicking on an individual device,

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 5-19Manage the Network Inventory DevicesFigure 5-12: Save Running Configuration Wizard2 Select the device fo

5-20 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging the Network Inventory

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 6-16Managing ProvidersOverviewThe Providers Administration view in Network Infrastructure Manager allows you

6-2 Network Infrastructure Manager User GuideManaging ProvidersThe Infrastructure ProviderThe infrastructure provider entry is a special one. This pro

Network Infrastructure Manager User Guide 6-3Managing ProvidersSummary Steps. To create a provider and provider accounts:1 Launch the Create Provider