Network concepts

1. Management Products

2. IBM Nways
Network Management Solutions
Reliable, state of the art, management that
helps reduce network costs

3. WHY NETWORK MANAGEMENT ?
Source: Infonetics Research, Inc.
" Manageability has joined Speed and Price as fundamental criteria on
which customers judge networking products" (IDC 1996)
Cost of Network Ownership
Operation
Training
Equipment
Administration
16%
"Customers are looking for more than boxes - customers are looking for
someone to take a lot of the burden off of them"
Frank Dzubeck
President, Washington-based
Communications Network Architects.
March 1997

4. Positioning of Nways Managers
Network
Management
Station
Net.Mgmt.
Platforms
Hardware
Platform
TME10 NetView for AIX and , HP
OpenView
RISC 6000, HP, PC, ...
Net. Mgmt.
Applications
Nways Manager
Operating
Systems
AIX, HPUX, Solaris
Windows 3.x/95/NT, ...
Management
Applications
Management
Platforms

5. Network Management
 Examples of features -
Graphic displays
Alarms, Alerts, Errors
Threshold alerts, and script triggers
Auto Discovery
Critical Resource Monitor
Drag and drop VLAN configuration

6. Network Management Graphics
Navigation Tree
Control Desk
Event History
Mail
CPU Perf
SNMP Errors
Events
LMU/6000
Tools
Control Desk
Monitor Systems Monitor CPU Utilization
Tree
Tools
mercury
evans
Segment 1 barstow
File Edit View Locate Options Monitor Test Tools Administer Help
Events
NetView
File Events Application Menu Help
Topology
Discovery
and Display
Event
Management
Performance Monitoring
Navigation Tree
Indeterminate
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Tool Palette
Customizable to
User Tasks and
Responsibilities
example from TME10 NetView

7. Graphical Images

8. IBM Nways Management Strategy
Leading edge
management
functions
Openness
Standards
Interpretability
Integrated Network
Management Solutions
IBM
Nways
Managers

9. IBM Nways Management Strategy
 Integrated Network Management Solutions
Comprehensive Campus and WAN management solution
Fully integrated with management platform
Simplified product line
– Ease of ordering, installation and use
– Reduced training costs
– Competitive pricing

10. IBM Nways Management Strategy
 Leading Edge Network Functions
SVN
– ATM management leadership
– ATM VLANs
End to End Management
– Distributed Management
– Scaleability
Extended Functions
– Virtual Network Management, Security, RMON II

11. IBM Nways Management Strategy
 Openness
Platform integration
– NetView for AIX
– HP OpenView UNIX
 Management of non IBM devices

12. IBM Nways Management
Product Line
 Integration
 Simplification
 Price action
 Suite Concept
 Multi platform
 Unique Brand name

13. Nways Managers Product Family
TME10 NetView for AIX & TMN /6000
Nways Enterprise Manager
2220 Switch
Management
CAMPUS
HP OpenView for Sun Solaris
Nways WAN Element Mgr.
2219, 2225, and 2230
WAN Switches
Nways Campus Managers Nways Workgroup Managers
Campus Management
TME10 NetView for AIX , HP-OV UNIX Windows 3.1 & Win NT (6/97)
LAN ATM RMON RMON
LAN & ATM
Nways RouteSwitch Managers
TME10 NV, HP-OV, Sun Solaris
HP-OV/Win, Windows 95 & NT
WIN 95 & NT Only
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3746
Alert Manager
Router & Bridge
Monitoring
Route
Mgr.
Route
Tracker
Route *
Monitor
Route *
Director
Wide Area Network (WAN) Management

14. Not Just Device Management
Comprehensive management solutions
Network
Management
 Topology
 Enterprise Traffic
 Web-based
mgmt
Virtual LAN
Management
Device
Management
 Fault
 Performance
 Policy-based
 FC LANE
 Configuration
Lowering
the cost
of Network
Operations
FC LANE: Forum-Compliant LAN Emulation

15. Nways Campus Manager for AIX
14
8281
8260 ATM
ATM network
LAN ATM RMON
Nways Campus Manager Suite for AIX
RMON agents
8250 Hubs 8260
8230 Hubs
8238
OEM RMON
agent
AIX Management Station
8282
8250 Hubs
8224
827x
8230 Hubs
2210, 6611
Traditional LANs
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Nways CAMPUS management integrated in SUITE
8285
1 CD
Web -
Based
Traffic
Monitor

16. Nways Campus Manager
LAN for AIX V3
 Enhanced support for very large campus
networks
Open database for better searching,
storage and retrieval of key network
information
Distributed polling to reduce network
load from management data
 Comprehensive support for campus
network devices
Updates for currently supported
devices
New support for 8225, 8235, and
8271/72 Model 216, 8273/74
Up-to-the-minute network and device status,
problem analysis and tracking for smooth
operation and rapid response to error
conditions

17.  Element Managers for IBM ATM
devices
8260/65 Switches
8270-800 LAN Switch
8281, 8282, 8285
8210 MSS
8271 & 8272 Sw.Modules on 8260
 Graphical display of ATM connections
 Integrated Icons for launching device
management
 Color coded
 Performance graphing
 Fault handling
 Integration with ELAN
Nways Campus Manager
ATM for AIX V2
Graphical view of ATM network and
devices with drag-and-drop
configuration, performance, and
security management of ATM
emulated Virtual LANs

18.  Provides
End to end traffic flows
Application utilization
Protocol utilization
 Uses RMON and RMON2 data
Nways Traffic Manager for
AIX V1

19. Nways Campus Manager
for HP OpenView
ATM Network
LAN ReMON
RMON Agents
HP-UX Management
Station
2210 and 6611
Routers
Traditional LANs
ATM
Nways Campus Manager Suite for HP OpenView
Individual
Components
Individual
Components
827x LAN
Switches
8250 and
8224, 8230, and
8238 Hubs
8260 ATM
8285 ATM
Switches
828x ATM
Components
8224, 8230, and
8238 Hubs 8250 and
8260 Hubs
OEM RMON
agent
 Updates Nways Campus Manager LAN
and ATM to current levels of IBM device
support
 Adds router and bridge performance
monitoring
 Includes ATM LANE management
application
 Includes distributed performance
monitoring using TME10

20. Nways Workgroup Manager for
Windows/NT
RMON
agents
LAN ReMON
Windows Management
Station
Traditional
LANs
Nways Workgroup Manager Nways Workgroup RMON
Web -
Based

21.  Supports small-medium campus
networks
 Comprehensive support for
campus network devices
 Support for 8210/8260 MSS,
8285, 8235, and 8271/72
 RMON Coupling for ease of use
 Enhanced ATM support
 Improved management platform
 WindowsNT V4.0
Nways Workgroup Manager
for Windows/NT
Up-to-the-minute network and device status,
problem analysis and tracking for smooth
operation and rapid response to error
conditions
Navigation
Tree
Control
Desk
Event
History
Mail
CPU
Perf
SNMP
Errors
Events
LMU/6000
Tools
Events
Control
Desk
Events
Note
Browser
Highlight
James Hill working 13
Jan 10:30am
Critical
Major
Minor
Warning
Cleared
Mon Jan 13 10:13:11
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Topolog
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Tree
Tools Events Statistics
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50%
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Interface
Interface
System
Protocol
IP
Events Statistics
Events Statistics
Events Statistics
Overview
Maintenance
Configuration
Operations
Windows
commands
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22. Nways Supports RMON
What is RMON?
RMON: Remote Network Monitoring
Key to RMON: The RMON Management Information Base (MIB)
RFC1271 for Ethernet (update RFC1757) and RFC1513 for Token-Ring
 Characteristics of RMON:
 RMON agents are passive counters configured by Remote Managers
 No traps generated unless specified by Manager
 No traps generated unless specified by Manager
 No traps generated unless specified by Manager
 Agent is "RMON compliant" if only one group supported
 No analysis of data done by agent
"An implementation of remote performance monitoring of Token-Ring and Ethernet LAN
segments through smart agents. Each agent gathers and analyses data from every fram
passed in the segment. Agents can be remotely configured by a manager to set
thresholds and report SNMP traps."

23. Nways ReMon for AIX
*DLM - downloadable to supporting agents
Part of Nways management family
- integrates with Nways Campus Manager - LAN
- tested with all IBM hardware agents
LAN Remote Monitoring = ReMon
 Features:
 full Ethernet and Token-Ring RMON support (9 and 13 groups)
 real-time color-coded graph views of LAN activity statistics
 identifies alarm locations within LAN segments, drill down to w/s
 Enterprise Communications Analysis Module* (ECAM) for protocol analysis
 mapping of MAC to network layer addresses for IP, IPX and DECnet
 detection of duplicate addresses on the network
 detail of higher-level protocol usage and statistics
 Traffic Transmission Management Module* (TTMM) for placing test pattern on to
LANs to simulate traffic
 presentation support for real-time view of ECAM and TTMM data

24. ReMon Displays

25. RMON Agents
Group
E-MAC T-MAC
Statistics
- Ethernet YES N/A
- Token-Ring MAC
N/A YES
- Token-Ring N/A YES
Promiscuous
Hosts YES YES
Matrix
YES
Host Top
YES
Alarm YES YES
YES YES
History
- Ethernet YES N/A
- Token-Ring MAC N/A
Event
- Token-Ring N/A
Promiscuous
Filter
Packet Capture
Ring Station
N/A YES
8260
HTMAC
8230
N/A
YES
NO
NO
N/A
YES
Source-Route
NO YES
N/A
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
SNMP modl
8238
N/A
Bronze
Bronze
Silver
N/A
Silver*
Bronze
Gold
Gold
Silver
Silver
Gold
Gold
Gold
Gold
Eth.probe
YES
N/A
N/A
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
N/A
N/A
N/A
8250
YES
YES
N/A
HTMAC
HTMAC
HTMAC
HTMAC
HTMAC
HEMAC
HEMAC
N/A
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
N/A
NO
NO
4.0
NO
NO
4.0
TRMM
ECAM (RMON2)
TTMM
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
HTMAC
HEMAC
NO
NO
8225
YES
N/A
N/A
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
N/A
N/A
N/A
YES
YES
N/A
NO
NO
* Bronze supports Ring Station Order
Mod 3
YES NO

26. RMON 2
 RMON 2
New IETF standard
 Available Probes
8250 Ethernet Probe module
8260 HEMAC
8260 HTMAC
8270-800 RMON UFC
8272-216 RMON UFC

27. IBM
Systems Management
Solutions
Extending management beyond
the network

28. Nways, NetView and TME10
TME 10
NetView
Systems
Nways
Campus WAN Other
Products

29. TME 10
Industry
SystemView
TME
Object-oriented
Framework
Cross-platform products
Industry Partnerships
Host management
Network Management
Distributed products (e.g..
storage management)
Hardware and Software Vendors
Database / Application Vendors
Other Systems Management Vendors

30. NetView and TME 10
 Nways Manager for AIX is fully integrated with NetView fo
AIX
which is a feature of TME 10
 Nways Manager for other OS (OS/2, NT, ...) will be
integrated with the corresponding versions of TME 10
when available
 New 10/Plus Network Management Working Group base
on NetView Association APIs used by Nways Manager
applications

31. TME10 NetView Standard Function
 Fault Management
 Filtering and Thresholding
 MIB Browser
 Print and Mail Tools
 Intelligent Event Handling
 Automation
 Fault Diagnosis Tools
 Performance Management
 Performance Monitor
 Thresholds on Critical Resources
 Performance Data Collection
 MIB Application Builder
 MIB Tool Set
 Configuration Management
 Auto Discovery
 Topology Display
 Managed Device Database
 Unnumbered Interface and Secondary
Addressing Support
 Distributed Management
 Network Management
 Systems Management
 Trap Filtering and Forwarding
 Open Topology - GTM
 Multiprotocol Support
 Industry Leading End User Interface
 Customizable Views
 Intelligent Window Management
 Cooperative Management with Mainfram
NetView
 10 Plus/Vendor Association

32. TME10 NetView Advanced
Functions
 Fully Implemented Distributed
Management
Distributed Discovery
Distributed Status Checking
'Reliable' Trap Delivery
 Manager Takeover
 Multiple Distributed Database Support
Event/Performance Data
 Advanced Discovery Functions
Variable Sub-net Mask Support
'Unlimited' Interfaces per Node
Customized Discovery Options
– Range of Devices
– List of Devices
 Event Management Subsystem
Multiple Dynamic Event Managemen
Applications
Automation Daemon
Customize Traps on Per-Node Basis
Predefined Operator Action
Event Forwarding to Cooperative
TME10 NetView
 TME10 NetView
Performance Monitoring Tool

33. IBM Management Benefits
 Comprehensive Network Management
not just device management
 Comprehensive solutions for
LANs and ATM, ELANs and VLANs
Performance monitoring
Remote management
 Comprehensive Management Solutions
Integrated
Simplified
Highly competitive functions and costs
Reliable, state of the art, management that he
reduce network costs

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