Navigating in the AtmDirector Application

This chapter explains how to navigate the ATM network topology. Included is a discussion on using the CiscoView application with AtmDirector.

Using Navigational Aids

AtmDirector provides the following navigational aids to help you become familiar with the user interface and configure ATM networks.

• Multiple network and ATM maps that allow you to switch between topology maps.

• Colors that indicate device status.

• Icons that depict devices and links. Device icons include the name of the device. The name is displayed below the icon.

• Popup menus that are used in all displays that include switches. Press and hold down the right mouse button on a device or link icon to display a popup menu with command options for that switch or link.

Using the AtmDirector Window

When you launch the AtmDirector application, the AtmDirector main window opens (Figure 1-1). This window contains the following elements:

• Title bar--Displays the name of the application module.

• Menu bar--contains the following menus:

  • File

  • Windows

  • Preferences

Table 2-1 lists and describes the options under each menu.

Table  2-1: AtmDirector Window Menus and Options

Menu	Option and Description
File	Print--Prints the AtmDirector window. Exit--Exits the AtmDirector application.
Windows	Log Window--Displays the ATM Log Messages window. This window logs all debug and log messages.
Preferences	Options--Opens the Global Preferences window, in which you can configure discovery SNMP polling parameters (polling interval, timeout, and retries) and miscellaneous parameters (default network fabric and zoom factor). You can also turn on and off topology and discovery debug options for logging messages.

• Fabrics and ATM-VLANs--Lists the names of fabrics in your ATM network. When you click the plus (+) sign next to a fabric name, the tree expands and displays the names of all ATM-VLANs in that fabric. The plus sign changes to a minus (-) sign. To close the list of ATM-VLANs and return to the list of fabric names only, click the minus sign.

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Note All hosts that do not belong to a fabric but are discovered by the discovery process are placed under unknownFabric.

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• PNNI Domains/PGs--Lists the names of PNNI domains in your ATM network. When you click the plus (+) sign next to a PNNI domain name, the tree expands and displays the names of all PNNI peer groups in that domain. The plus sign changes to a minus (-) sign. To close the list of PNNI peer groups and return to the list of PNNI domain names only, click the minus sign.

• Status bar--Provides the application name and the copyright information.

Updating the AtmDirector Main Window

The list of fabrics and ATM-VLANs in the AtmDirector main window is updated when any of the following happens:

• The discovery cycle discovers a new ATM fabric. The fabric name is added to the list of fabrics and ATM-VLANs.

• The discovery cycle discovers a new ATM-VLAN. The ATM-VLAN is added to the appropriate fabric.

• Two ATM fabrics merge. See "Merging ATM Fabrics" in Chapter 3, "Generating the ATM Fabric Topology Map."

• Two ATM fabrics separate. See "Separating ATM Fabrics" in Chapter 3, "Generating the ATM Fabric Topology Map."

• An ATM fabric is deleted from the network. All ATM-VLANs in the fabric are also deleted from the network. The fabric name is removed from the list of fabrics and ATM-VLANs only if the fabric topology map and the topology maps for all the ATM-VLANs in that fabric are closed. If the fabric topology map or any of the underlying ATM-VLAN maps are already open, the fabric is not removed until all the relevant maps are closed.

• An ATM-VLAN is deleted from the network. The ATM-VLAN name is removed from the list of fabrics and ATM-VLANs only if the topology map for the ATM-VLAN is closed.

• The discovery cycle discovers a new PNNI peer group. The new peer group is added to the existing PNNI domain.

• A PNNI peer group is deleted from the network. The peer group is removed from the existing PNNI domain. If the PNNI topology map is already open, the peer group is removed after the map is closed.

Navigating the ATM Fabric Topology

When you select a fabric in the AtmDirector main window, a two-column table is displayed on the right of the window. The upper part of this table displays the names and IP addresses of all LightStream 1010 switches in that fabric. The lower part of the table displays the names and IP addresses of all other devices in that fabric (Figure 2-1).

Figure 2-1: AtmDirector Main Window with a Fabric Selected

When you double-click on a fabric in the AtmDirector window, the fabric topology window opens (Figure 2-2).

Figure 2-2: Fabric Topology Window

Fabric Topology Window

The fabric topology window contains the following elements:

• Title bar--Displays the name of the selected network fabric map.

• Menu bar--Provides access to all AtmDirector functionality and contains the following menus:

  • File

  • Edit

  • Map

  • Tools

  • Admin

  • Diagnosis

  • Performance

  • ATM-VLAN

Table 2-2 through Table 2-9 describe the options available under each menu.

• Toolbar--Provides quick-access buttons for accessing the Update, Navigator, OAM Ping, SPVP Setup, VC List, Zoom In, and Zoom Out options.

• Topology map--Shows the topology map for the fabric selected in the ATM Management window.

• Status bar--Displayed across the bottom of the window. Provides the application name, copyright information, and a new device counter box showing the number of new devices discovered since the map was last updated.

Table  2-2: File Menu Options

Option	Description
Print	Opens a window in which you select whether to print the entire map or only the part of the map that is visible. You can print the map to a printer or to a file.
Close	Closes the current topology map window.
Exit	Closes all windows and exits the AtmDirector application.

Table  2-3: Edit Menu Options

Option	Description
Rename Fabric	Displays a window for changing the name of a network fabric.

Table  2-4: Map Menu Options

Option	Description
Navigator	Opens a navigation window for viewing a specific area of the network topology map.
Zoom In	Increases the size of the objects in the topology map and narrows the area displayed.
Zoom Out	Decreases the size of the objects in the topology map and widens the area displayed.
Object	Displays a cascaded menu that provides options for managing objects.
Describe	Shows detailed information about the selected device or link.
CiscoView	Invokes CiscoView for the selected device.
Refresh	Redraws the AtmDirector windows.
Relayout	Redraws the topology layout in a default layout.

Table  2-5: Tools Menu Options

Options	Description
OAM Ping	Initiates an OAM1 ping to a selected device and link.
SPVC/SPVP Setup	Displays a window that lets you set up a SPVC or SPVP between hosts.
VC List	Displays a cascaded menu for choosing the virtual channels to list. You can select all connections or between devices.

Table  2-6: Admin Menu Options

Option	Description
Clear Trace	Clears the trace display on the map resulting from VC List>Trace Report>Display.

Table  2-7: Diagnosis Menu Options

Option	Description
Calls Failed	Displays a graph of calls failed on devices in the fabric.

Table  2-8: Performance Menu Options

Option	Description
Top N	Displays a graph of top N talkers in the fabric.
Traffic Between Hosts	Displays traffic between two hosts. To display traffic, select two hosts in the fabric and then select Performance>Traffic Between Hosts.

Table  2-9: ATM-VLAN Menu Options

Option	Description
ATM-VLAN Catalog	Displays a list of all ATM-VLANs and their functions. See "Viewing ATM-VLAN Information for Fabric Devices" in Chapter 4, "Generating the ATM-VLAN Topology Map.

Navigating the ATM-VLAN Topology

The AtmDirector main window displays the names of the ATM-VLANs for each ATM fabric in the network. When you select an ATM-VLAN, the host name and interface of the master LE server for this ATM-VLAN are displayed in the Master LE Server box. Below the box are displayed the names and interfaces of all devices running LANE components in that ATM-VLAN (Figure 2-3).

Figure 2-3: AtmDirector Main Window with an ATM-VLAN Selected

ATM-VLAN Topology Window

You can launch a topology map for each ATM-VLAN from this window. The topology map shows devices and ATM-VLAN components, together with their status, that participate in the ATM-VLAN, and allows you to access configuration, status, diagnostic, and performance information.

When you double-click an ATM-VLAN in the AtmDirector main window, the ATM-VLAN topology map window for the selected entity opens (Figure 2-4).

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Note When you open an ATM fabric topology map window, arrange the icons on the map, and then open an ATM-VLAN topology map window that contains the same devices, those device icons are displayed with the same layout as the fabric topology. Subsequent changes in the layout of either the fabric or ATM-VLAN topology are not reflected in the other window.

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Figure 2-4: ATM-VLAN Topology Window

The ATM-VLAN topology window contains the following elements:

• Title bar--Displays the name of the selected fabric and ATM-VLAN.

• Menu bar--Provides access to ATM-VLAN functionality via the following menus:

  • Tools (Table 2-10)

  • Diagnosis (Table 2-11)

  • Performance (Table 2-12)

  • ATM-VLAN (Table 2-13)

Functionality provided under the File, Edit, Map, and Admin is the same as that in the fabric topology window.

• Toolbar--Provides quick-access buttons to the options on the ATM-VLAN menu.

• Topology map--Shows the topology map for the selected ATM-VLAN. The topology map provides the following information:

  • Icons representing the devices that participate in this ATM-VLAN. LANE components--clients, servers, broadcast servers, and configuration servers--running on each device are also shown as icon attachments.

  • Lines representing physical links between devices in the ATM-VLAN.

  • Color coding for status of devices, LANE components, and links.

• Status bar--Displayed across the bottom of the window. Provides a legend identifying the LANE component icons.

For detailed information about using the ATM-VLAN topology view, see Chapter 4, "Generating the ATM-VLAN Topology Map."

Table  2-10: Tools Menu

Options	Description
Control Connection VCs	Displays a dialog box that shows incoming and outgoing control connections for a selected LANE component in an ATM-VLAN.
Data Direct VCs	Displays a dialog box that shows the details of all data direct virtual connections originating from a client in an ATM-VLAN.

Table  2-11: Diagnosis Menu

Options	Description
Config Server Addresses	Displays a dialog box that shows the configuration server addresses known to the selected components in an ATM-VLAN.
Client>Status/ Control Params	Displays a dialog box that shows the status and control parameter information for a client in an ATM-VLAN.
Client>Client ARP Information	Displays a dialog box that provides details of the LAN Emulation Address Resolution Protocol (LE_ARP) process for a client in an ATM-VLAN.
Server>LE Server Status and Parameters	Displays a dialog box that provide status information for a server in an ATM-VLAN.

Table  2-12: Performance Menu

Options	Description
Client Performance	Displays a dialog box that plots the performance of a client in an ATM-VLAN.
Broadcast Server Performance	Displays a dialog box that provides real-time graphs of the broadcast server traffic in an ATM-VLAN.

Table  2-13: ATM-VLAN Menu

Options	Description
Summary	Displays a dialog box that shows summary information for an ATM-VLAN.
Client Summary	Displays a dialog box that shows summary information for a client in an ATM-VLAN.
Server Summary	Displays a dialog box that shows summary information for an LE server and broadcast server in an ATM-VLAN
Config Server Summary	Displays a dialog box that shows summary information for a configuration server in an ATM-VLAN.
Config Server Database	Displays a dialog box that shows ATM-VLAN-to-LE server database mappings.

Navigating the PNNI Topology

The AtmDirector main window shows the names of the PNNI routing domains in the network and the peer groups that belong to each domain. You can launch a topology view for each domain and peer group from this window. The topology map shows the nodes and links in the selected entity, together with their status, and allows you to access PNNI status, configuration, and monitoring information.

When you double-click a PNNI domain or peer group name from the AtmDirector main window, the PNNI topology map for the selected entity opens (Figure 2-5).

Figure 2-5: PNNI Topology Window

The PNNI topology window contains the following elements:

• Title bar--Displays the name of the selected domain and peer group.

• Menu bar--Provides access to AtmDirector PNNI functionality via the PNNI Options menu (Table 2-14).

• Toolbar--Provides quick-access buttons to the options on the PNNI Options menu.

• Topology map--Shows the topology map for the selected domain or peer group. The topology map provides the following information:

  • Icons representing PNNI nodes. PNNI nodes are LS1010 switches configured for PNNI routing at the lowest hierarchical level

  • Lines representing links between nodes

  • Color coding for status of devices and nodes

For detailed information about using the PNNI topology, see Chapter 5, "Generating the PNNI Topology Map."

Table  2-14: PNNI Options Menu

Options	Description
Node Config & Information	Displays a dialog box that allows you to display and modify the configuration of a PNNI node. You can also use this dialog box to add a new node and to access PNNI timers and real-time nodal information.
ATM Routes	Displays a dialog box that allows you to display, modify, add, or delete reachable addresses for a PNNI node.
Summary Addresses	Displays a dialog box that allows you to display, modify, add, or delete summary addresses for a PNNI node.
Link Information	Displays a dialog box that shows status information for a link between two PNNI nodes.
Interface Tuning	Displays a dialog box that allows you to display, modify, add, or delete administrative weights and metrics for an interface on a switch.
Neighboring Peer	Displays a dialog box that shows link and status information for the neighboring peers of a selected PNNI node.
Scope Mapping	Displays a dialog box that allows you to display, modify, and delete scope mapping of advertised addresses for a PNNI node.

Using CiscoView with AtmDirector

AtmDirector allows you to launch the CiscoView application for each LightStream 1010 switch shown on a topology map. CiscoView is a device-management application that enables you to display a graphical representation of each network device, display configuration and performance information, and perform configuration and minor troubleshooting tasks.

You can use CiscoView with AtmDirector to view the physical faceplate representation of the LightStream 1010 switch and to troubleshoot and configure ATM devices on a port level.

Launching the CiscoView Application

To launch the CiscoView application from AtmDirector, follow these steps:

Step 1 Ensure that CiscoView 4.1 and the LightStream 1010 package are installed on your system.

Step 2 Launch AtmDirector from CWSI.

The AtmDirector window opens.

Step 3 Select a device from the fabric topology window (Figure 2-2).

Step 4 Select Map>Object>CiscoView or select the device and double-click the right mouse button.

The system launches the CiscoView application for the selected device.