Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide User Manual

EPICenter Features
EPICenter Concepts and Solutions Guide
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The IP/MAC Address Finder
The IP/MAC Address Finder applet lets you search for specific network addresses (MAC or IP
addresses) and identify the Extreme Networks switch and port on which the address resides. You can
also use the IP/MAC Finder applet to find all addresses on a specific port or set of ports. If you have
enabled EPICenter’s periodic MAC Address polling, which does polls for edge port address
information, you can perform a fast address search by just searching the EPICenter database for this
information. ALternatively you can direct EPICenter to search the FDBs of specific Extreme switches.
You can export the results of your search to a file, either on the server or on your local (client) system.
The Telnet Feature
The Telnet feature provides two ways to interact with devices via Telnet: either by running an
interactive Telnet session on a selected device, or by creating Telnet macros (scripts of CLI commands)
that can be executed on multiple devices in one operation, and can be executed repeatedly. Results of
the most recent macro run on each device are saved into log files, and can be viewed from within the
Telnet applet. Telnet macros can be exported and imported through the Macro Editor.
Saved Telnet macros can also be run from outside the Telnet applet, through the Tools menu or from
the right-click pop-up menus that are available in most EPICenter features. When a macro is created, the
administrator can define both an execution context—whether the macro should be available to be run
on all devices in a device group, or only individual devices or individual ports— and can allow these
macros to be run by users with specific roles.
You can use the interactive Telnet capability (but not Telnet macros) to view and modify configuration
information for some third-party devices as well as for Extreme Networks devices. Telnet macros are
supported on Extreme Networks and Avaya devices.
Real-Time Statistics
The Real-Time Statistics feature of the EPICenter software provides a graphical presentation of
utilization and error statistics for Extreme switches in real time. The data is taken from Management
Information Base (MIB) objects in the etherHistory table of the Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIB. You
can choose from a variety of styles of charts and graphs as well as a tabular display.
You can view data for multiple ports on a device, device slot, or within a port group, optionally
limiting the display to the “top N” ports (where N is a number you can configure). You can also view
limited historical statistics for an individual port. If you choose to view a single port, the display shows
the value of the selected variable(s) over time, and can show utilization history, total errors history, or a
breakdown of individual errors.
In addition, the Real-Time Statistics applet lets you “snapshot” a graph or table as a separate browser
page. You can then save, print, or e-mail the page.
Topology Views
The EPICenter software’s Topology feature allows you to view your network (EPICenter-managed
devices and the links between Extreme devices) as a set of maps. These maps can be organized as a tree
of submaps that allow you to represent your network as a hierarchical system of campuses, buildings,
floors, closets, or whatever logical groupings you want.

Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide Specifications

General

Brand	Extreme Networks
Model	EPICenter Guide
Category	Software
Language	English