Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

3398.0. "Gigaswitch management again..." by CHEFS::PADDICK (Michael Paddick - BRS Bristol, UK) Mon Mar 25 1996 11:57

    Hello,
    
    Sorry if this question has been asked before, but I have spent hours
    looking through this and the Gigaswitch conference...
    
    Can anyone clarify the situation with Hubwatch for Windows (4.1.1) 
    and Gigaswitch management for me?
    
    I need to set up several G-Switches for Spanning Tree parameters such
    as root priority, port cost etc. I also need to change S ports to 
    M ports.
    
    As far as I know, none of the above is manageable under Hubwatch, but I
    would like to have confirmation.
    
    On a further note, if Hubwatch can't do the above, I'm thinking of 
    using 'Manageworks' as a MIB browser on my prtable PC. Has anybody 
    got any experience of using this. In particular to manage the Gigaswitch?
    
    Thank ewe,
    
    Meic. 

    
    Meic,
    
    	HUBwatch for Windows V4.1.1 can set root priority and port cost
        via the Switch Summary View. It cannot set any other STP 
        parameters, nor can it set m-port enable.
    
        V5.0 will allow you to set m-port enable. It will also allow you
        to set Bridge Hello Time, Bridge Max Age, Bridge Forward Delay,
        No Frame Interval, Aging Time, and Short Aging Time.
    
    Regards,
    Bob

   If it required to switch the Spanning Tree off then it seems necessary to 
   revert to "walking the MIB".... Apart from use of the MIBs on other 
   management platforms which is the recommended (Digital) tool(s) for doing 
   this ?  ManageWORKS ? (Or is that ServerWORKS ?).....
 
   Rog