# # Readme file for 9729 Network Management # The files contained on this disk are: README - This file. | ibm9729.mib - 9729 MIB Format | \WINDOWS\MUXSNMP.EXE - SNMP subagent for Windows 95/98 & NT \OS2\MUXSNMP.EXE - SNMP subagent for OS/2 \AIX\muxsnmp - SNMP subagent for AIX \NetView\9729.tz - 9729 application for NetView 6000 for AIX | \NetView\addtraps.9729 - 9729 trap information Note: The latest version of all the files contained on this disk can be | found on the 9729 support page on the World Wide Web at: | http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/products.nsf/techsupport/(9729)?OpenDocument The information contained in this file consists of hints for using Network management for 9729, help with functions that may not be apparent, and last minute updates to the existing documentation. Note: The symbol | is first column marks additions or changes to original release of README file. =============================================================================== 1. READ THIS FIRST Any references within the supplied documentation and/or the software provided on this diskette which may or may not refer to features that are not available, do not imply that they will be made available in the future. =============================================================================== 2. Software Requirements SNMP subagent One of the following operating systems: - AIX 4.1.2 or higher | - Windows 95 or 98 - Windows NT v3.51 or higher (v4.0 recommended) - OS/2 Warp 3.0 or higher (with TCPIP v3.0 or higher) - OS/2 Warp Connect (this includes an SNMP agent) The IBM SystemView Agent, V1.1 or higher for your operating system.(You should not need this if you have OS/2 Warp Connect) SystemView agent can be found on the World Wide Web(WWW) at: | http://www.support.tivoli.com/sva/ or | http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/products.nsf/techsupport/(9729)?OpenDocument SystemView agent can also be purchased directly from IBM. =============================================================================== |3. Software Installation | | Please refer to Chapter 3 in the 9729 Operator's Manual GA27-4172-02. | This is available at: | | http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/products.nsf/techsupport/(9729)?OpenDocument =============================================================================== 4. SNMP Subagent Options Here are some helpful parameters that have been found to work: | -p 1 (the default is 2) -s (this is used for training purposes or for testing out a network configuration such as NetView 6000) -d 3 (use this if you are experiencing trouble connecting the subagent to the SNMP agent and need debug information) -f (this is needed when two or more 9729's | are connected to the same subagent, or if you want to | specify the baud rate for the port) | Please also refer to Note 5b below, and to Chapter 3 in the 9729 Operator's Manual | GA27-4172-02. This is available at: | | http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/products.nsf/techsupport/(9729)?OpenDocument =============================================================================== |5. Changes made to v3.0 | | Several changes were made to muxsnmp (Windows and OS/2 versions only) for v3.0. | These changes include: | | a. Problem fix - When dual fiber units are connected on the SECONDARY fiber, and | the reset button on the DIAG card is pressed, a false trap indicating that the | fiber has been switched to PRIMARY was sent. In addition, when viewing the status | from NetView, the PRIMARY fiber appeared to be in use. This has been fixed in v3.0. | | b. Enhancement - PLEASE NOTE - This feature can only be used if the DIAG adapter is | upgraded to PN 25L5253. The baud rate used to communicate between the PC and 9729 was | previously fixed at 2400. Starting with v3.0, this can be set to 9600, 19200, or 38400 | by making a change to the SNMP subagent configuration file for each port. By increasing | the baud rate, the amount of time taken to gather status is reduced. This allows the | status to be more timely, and allows for more 9729s to be monitored by a single PC. | See example below of the configuration record format that allows the baud rate to be set. | | OLD FORMAT - This can still be used, and baud rate will default to 2400. | | COM1 S IBM9729_1 - 9729 at Hawthorne | | NEW FORMAT - This can be used to set baud rates of 38400, 19200, 9600, or 2400. | Each 9729 may use a different baud rate if desired. Add the forward slash | character (/) followed by the baud rate desired as shown below for each COM port. | | COM1 S /38400 IBM9729_1 - 9729 at Hawthorne | | c. Enhancement - The number of 9729s that can be monitored by a single PC has been | increased from 4 to 10. It is recommended that the baud rate be set to the higher | values to reduce the time it takes to monitor each 9729. | | d. Enhancement - Several types of error checking have been added, including parity | checking, frame error checking, and some data validity checking. If errors are | detected, retries will be attempted before an SNMP trap is generated. The error | checking is most comprehensive when the baud rate is set to the new values of 9600, | 19200, or 38400. In order to be compatible with the older DIAG cards, some error | checking was not implemented at 2400. | | e. Change in recommendation - POLLTIME paramter for muxsnmp - Previously, it was | recommended to set the -p polltime parameter to be 2 seconds plus 1 second for each | additional 9729 being monitored by the same PC. It is now recommended that this | paramter be set to 1 in most cases. | | f. Enhancement - Changes were made to work in conjunction with the new NetView | application that is also part of this package. Traps displayed in list format in | NetView will have additional information displayed to make it easier to identify | which 9729 and COM port are associated with the trap.