Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide User Manual

EPICenter Utilities
EPICenter Concepts and Solutions Guide
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● If you specify multiple filter options, they are combined in the manner of a logical AND. This means
that an alarm entry must meet all the specified criteria to be included in the command results.
● The options for specifying the relevant time period are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined.
● You should not combine the -a and -u options (for acknowledged and unacknowledged alarms).
This combination indicates you want to display alarms that are both acknowledged and
unacknowledged. However, there are no alarms that meet this criteria since an alarm cannot be both.
To display both alarms that are acknowledged and alarms that are unacknowledged, do not specify
either option.
AlarmMgr Output
The output from the AlarmMgr command is displayed as tab-delimited ascii text, one line per alarm.
Each line contains the following information:
AlarmMgr Examples
The following examples illustrate the usage of these commands.
● To display the last 300 alarm log entries in the EPICenter database running on the local server, as
user admin with the default password, enter the following command:
AlarmMgr -user admin
● To display the last 300 alarm log entries in the EPICenter database running on server snoopy on port
81, with EPICenter login “master” and password “king,” enter the following command:
AlarmMgr -host snoopy -port 81 -user master -password king
● To display all alarm log entries for the alarm named FanFailed in the local EPICenter database that
occurred yesterday and are unacknowledged, enter the following command:
AlarmMgr -user admin -y -u -an “Fan Failed”
● To find all alarm log entries that were generated from port 12 on device 10.2.3.4, and place the
results in the file device1.txt enter the following command:
AlarmMgr -user admin -dip 10.2.3.4 -p 12 -f device1.txt
The FindAddr Utility
Using the Find Address command (FindAddr) you can specify a Media Access Control (MAC) or
Internet Protocol (IP) network address, and a set of network devices (or ports on a device) to query for
ID Event ID of the alarm (assigned by the EPICenter server when the alarm is received)
Name Name of the alarm
Category Category that the alarm is classified under
Severity Severity level of the alarm
Source IP address of the device that generated the alarm
Time Time the alarm occurred, reported as Greenwich Mean Time
Message Message associated with the alarm
Acked Whether the alarm has been acknowledged (true or false)

Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide Specifications

General

Brand	Extreme Networks
Model	EPICenter Guide
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Language	English

Summary

EPICenter Overview

EPICenter Features

Comprehensive overview of the EPICenter software's capabilities and advantages for network management.

Inventory Management

Manages a database of all devices, enabling discovery and status tracking of network components.

The Alarm System

Provides fault detection and alarm handling for network devices, allowing custom alarm definitions.

Getting Started with EPICenter

Starting EPICenter

Details on launching the EPICenter server and client components for initial use.

Creating the Device Inventory

First step in using EPICenter to populate the inventory database through discovery or manual addition.

Managing your Network Assets

Using Discovery to Find Network Devices

Utilizes the Inventory Manager's discovery feature to automatically find network devices running SNMP agents.

Organizing Your Inventory with Device Groups

Groups devices with common characteristics for unit management, simplifying tasks like alarm scoping.

Configuring and Monitoring Your Network

User-Defined Telnet Macros

Enables creation and execution of Telnet macros for automating configuration tasks on multiple devices.

Network-wide VLAN Configuration

Manages VLANs across multiple devices, providing network-wide visibility and configuration capabilities.

Managing Network Security

Management Access Security

Secures switch configuration and traffic monitoring, controlling user access and ensuring confidentiality.

Using RADIUS for EPICenter User Authentication

Configures EPICenter to use an external RADIUS server for robust user authentication and authorization.

Tuning and Debugging EPICenter

Monitoring and Tuning EPICenter Performance

Addresses factors affecting EPICenter performance and provides tuning strategies for optimal operation.

Tuning the Alarm System

Optimizes alarm system performance by disabling unnecessary alarms and scoping them to relevant devices.

EPICenter Utilities

The DevCLI Utility

Command-line utility for managing devices and device groups, useful for bulk operations and automation.

Inventory Export Scripts

Scripts to export device or slot information from EPICenter inventory into CSV format for analysis.