Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide User Manual

EPICenter Concepts and Solutions Guide
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Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................................... 9
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................9
Terminology..........................................................................................................................9
Conventions..............................................................................................................................10
Related Publications .................................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: EPICenter Overview....................................................................................................... 13
Introduction .............................................................................................................................13
EPICenter Features ...................................................................................................................13
Inventory Management.........................................................................................................15
The Alarm System ...............................................................................................................16
The Configuration Manager and the Firmware Manager ...........................................................16
The Grouping Manager.........................................................................................................16
The IP/MAC Address Finder..................................................................................................17
The Telnet Feature ..............................................................................................................17
Real-Time Statistics ............................................................................................................17
Topology Views ...................................................................................................................17
Enterprise-wide VLAN Management ......................................................................................18
The ESRP Manager .............................................................................................................18
EPICenter Reports...............................................................................................................18
Role-based Access Management ...........................................................................................19
Distributed Server Mode (EPICenter Gold Upgrade) ................................................................19
The EPICenter Advanced Upgrade ..............................................................................................20
EAPS Monitoring and Configuration Verification .....................................................................20
The EPICenter Policy Manager..............................................................................................20
EPICenter Software Architecture.................................................................................................20
Extreme Networks Switch Management .......................................................................................21
SNMP and MIBs .................................................................................................................21
Traps and Smart Traps.........................................................................................................22
Device Status Polling...........................................................................................................22
Extreme Networks Device Support.........................................................................................23
Third-Party Device Support ..................................................................................................23
Chapter 2: Getting Started with EPICenter.......................................................................................25
Starting EPICenter ....................................................................................................................25
Starting the EPICenter Server...............................................................................................25
Starting the EPICenter Client ...............................................................................................26
The EPICenter Client Login Window ......................................................................................28
Getting Help.............................................................................................................................30
Working with the EPICenter Features ..........................................................................................31
Device Selection Persistence................................................................................................32
Running Features in Separate Windows .................................................................................32
EPICenter User Roles ................................................................................................................32

Extreme Networks EPICenter Guide Specifications

General

Brand	Extreme Networks
Model	EPICenter Guide
Category	Software
Language	English