Software Product Description ___________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) OVERVIEW POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager Option Packages are OpenVMS and UL- TRIX layered products that enable POLYCENTER Framework Family prod- uct users to configure, manage, monitor, and control LAN Bridge, DECbridge, and DECconcentrator 500 devices in the "Extended LAN" and FDDI net- work environment. The term LAN Bridge is used to refer to Digital Equip- ment Corporation's LAN Bridge 100, LAN Bridge 150, LAN Bridge 200, METROWAVE Bridge, and Chipcom®'s Ethermodem[TM] Broadband Bridge. The term DECbridge is used to refer to Digital Equipment Corporation's DECbridge 500 and 600 Series products. The LAN Bridge and DECbridge products are the primary building blocks of the "Extended LAN" (Local Area Network) architecture. An Extended LAN is a collection of LANs that are interconnected and logically ap- pear as one large Local Area Network. The DECconcentrator family of products is the primary building block of the FDDI network environ- ment. Together these environments are physically and logically attached and extended via the DECbridge family of products. The DECbridge prod- uct line is the family of products which allow Ethernet and FDDI net- works to communicate transparently. The LAN Bridge and DECbridge products operate at the data link level, and FDDI DECconcentrators operate at the data link and physical link levels. Both product sets are transparent to upper level protocols. DIGITAL January 1995 AE-PMCRD-TE POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) PACKAGE OPTIONS The POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager package options can be added to selected POLYCENTER Framework Family products to provide management of LAN Bridges, DECbridges, and FDDI DECconcentrators. There are two POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager license option packages. o POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager Access Module (AM)-provides man- agement protocol support for, and user access to, LAN Bridges, DECbridges, and FDDI DECconcentrators. This package, added to either the POLY- CENTER Framework or the POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 enables users to take full advantage of those products' integrated command set, graphic and command line user interfaces, and extensibility to reg- ister, monitor, and control devices supported by the AM and FM. This AM and FM license package also enables POLYCENTER users to customize alarm rules and generate performance statistics for the supported devices. o POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager Functional Module (FM)-can option- ally be added to a POLYCENTER Framework. Used in conjunction with the POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager AM package, it provides POLY- CENTER Framework users with automatic device registration, FDDI ring map autotopology and LAN Bridge spanning tree autotopology support- ing IEEE 802.1d spanning tree and Digital's LAN Bridge 100 span- ning tree protocols. Depending on the user's POLYCENTER configuration, an additional soft- ware license may be required. Refer to the SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS sec- tion for more detail. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS This release of POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager is the release of soft- ware which supersedes the DECelms point product functionality for the POLYCENTER environment. The Extended LAN Manager AM and FM modules to- gether provide additional functionality to DECelms. 2 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) The general characteristics of POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager AM in- clude: o Remote management capabilities for FDDI and Ethernet devices on the same extended LAN o Allows for observation, monitoring, and controlling of intercon- nected FDDI and Ethernet networks o Ability to display and modify devices and lines on the LAN Bridge and DECbridge family of products NOTE: This feature is unsupported on ULTRIX. o Ability to display and monitor physical ports on the DECbridge 500 and 600 Series and DECconcentrator 500 o Ability to display spanning tree characteristics on the LAN Bridge and DECbridge family of products NOTE: This feature is unsupported on ULTRIX. o Ability to display and modify protocol database characteristics on LAN Bridge 200 and the DECbridge family of products o Ability to display and modify forwarding database characteristics on the LAN Bridge and DECbridge family of products o Ability to enable and disable lines on LAN Bridge and DECbridge prod- ucts o Ability to enable and disable physical ports on the DECconcentra- tor 500 o Ability to customize site specific alarms for the devices stored in the MIR (management information repository) for faults, errors, and changed information o Display of data-link counters, status, and characteristics on LAN bridges, DECbridges, and DECconcentrators o Ability to remotely, but on the same extended LAN, invoke a device's self-test capabilities o Simultaneous management access by multiple users 3 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) o On-line HELP facility o Similar display formats for all manageable devices o Password protection for settable parameters (LAN Bridge 150, 200, DECbridge 500 and 600 Series, and DECconcentrator 500) o Load and modify source address and protocol filtering tables (LAN Bridge 200 and DECbridge 500 and 600 Series) o Display of Ethernet/802.3 network statistics (LAN Bridges and DECbridges) o Display of Ethernet/802.3 network utilization statistics (LAN Bridge 200 and DECbridge 500 and 600 Series) o Ability to display FDDI stations that adhere to the ANSI X3T9.5 Sta- tion Management (SMT) standard The general characteristics of POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager FM in- clude: o FDDI ring map autotopology NOTE: This feature is unsupported on ULTRIX. o Bridge spanning tree autotopology supporting IEEE 802.1d spanning tree and Digital's LAN Bridge 100 spanning tree protocols on the LAN Bridge and DECbridge family of products NOTE: This feature is unsupported on ULTRIX. o Autoregistration for LAN Bridges, DECbridges, DECconcentrators, and other FDDI devices that adhere to the ANSI X3T9.5 FDDI Station Man- agement (SMT) standard 4 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Processors Supported OpenVMS-based Processors: VAX: VAXft Model 410, VAXft Model 610, VAXft Model 612 VAX 4000 Model 300, VAX 4000 Model 400, VAX 4000 Model 500, VAX 4000 Model 600 VAX 4000 Model 700 VAX 6000 Model 400 Series, VAX 6000 Model 500 Series, VAX 6000 Model 600 Series VAX 7000 Model 600 Series VAX 8200, VAX 8250, VAX 8600, VAX 8650, VAX 8700, VAX 8800, VAX 8810, VAX 8820, VAX 8830, VAX 8840 VAX 9000 Model 110, VAX 9000 Model 210, VAX 9000 Model 300 Series, VAX 9000 Model 400 Series MicroVAX: MicroVAX 3300, MicroVAX 3400, MicroVAX 3500, MicroVAX 3600, MicroVAX 3800, MicroVAX 3900 5 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) VAXstation:VAXstation 3200, VAXstation 3500, VAXstation 3520, VAXstation 3540 VAXstation 4000 Model 60, VAXstation 4000 Model 90, VAXstation 4000 Model 90A VAXserver: VAXserver 3400, VAXserver 3500, VAXserver 3600, VAXserver 3602, VAXserver 3800, VAXserver 3900 VAXserver 4000 Model 300, VAXserver 4000 Model 500 VAXserver 4000 Model 600 VAXserver 4000 Model 700 VAXserver 6000 Model 410, VAXserver 6000 Model 420, VAXserver 6000 Model 510, VAXserver 6000 Model 520, VAXserver 6000 Model 610, VAXserver 6000 Model 620, VAXserver 6000 Model 630 ULTRIX-based Processors: RISC: DECstation:DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 CX, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 HX, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 MX, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 PX, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 TX, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 PXG, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 PXG+, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 PXG Turbo, DECstation 5000 Model 120/125/133/150 PXG Turbo+ DECstation 5000 Model 200 CX, 6 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) DECstation 5000 Model 200 HX, DECstation 5000 Model 200 MX, DECstation 5000 Model 200 PX, DECstation 5000 Model 200 TX, DECstation 5000 Model 200 PXG, DECstation 5000 Model 200 PXG+, DECstation 5000 Model 200 PXG Turbo, DECstation 5000 Model 200 PXG Turbo+ DECstation 5000 Model 240/260 HX, DECstation 5000 Model 240/260 MX, DECstation 5000 Model 240/260 TX, DECstation 5000 Model 240/260 PXG+, DECstation 5000 Model 240/260 PXG Turbo+ DECsystem: DECsystem 5000 Model 200, DECsystem 5000 Model 240, DECsystem 5100, DECsystem 5400, DECsystem 5500, DECsystem 5810, DECsystem 5900 Processors Not Supported MicroVAX I, MicroVAX II, MicroVAX 2000 MicroVAX 3100 Model 10/10E, MicroVAX 3100 Model 20/20E MicroVAX 3100 Model 30 MicroVAX 3100 Model 40 MicroVAX 3100 Model 80 MicroVAX 3100 Model 90 VAXstation I, VAXstation II, VAXstation 2000 VAXstation 3100 Model 30, VAXstation 3100 Model 38, VAXstation 3100 Model 40, VAXstation 3100 Model 48, 7 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) VAXstation 3100 Model 76 VAX-11/725, VAX-11/730, VAX-11/750, VAX-11/780, VAX-11/782, VAX-11/785 VAX 4000 Model 60, VAX 4000 Model 90, VAX 4000 Model 100, VAX 4000 Model 200, VAX 4000 VLC VAX 6000 Model 200 Series, VAX 6000 Model 300 Series VAX 8300, VAX 8350, VAX 8500, VAX 8530, VAX 8550, VAX 10000 Model 600 Series VAXstation 8000 VAXft Model 110, VAXft Model 310 VAXserver 6000 Model 210, VAXserver 6000 Model 220, VAXserver 6000 310, VAXserver 6000 Model 320 VAXserver 3100, VAXserver 3300, VAXserver 4000 Model 200 Personal DECstation 5000 Model 20/25 MX, Personal DECstation 5000 Model 20/25 HX, Personal DECstation 5000 Model 20/25 TX, Personal DECstation 5000 Model 20/25 PXG+, Personal DECstation 5000 Model 20/25 PXG Turbo +, DECsystem 3100, DECsystem Model 25, DECsystem 2100, DECsystem 5820, DECsystem 5830, DECsystem 5840. DECstation 3100, DECstation Model 3100 series. 8 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) MINIMUM RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION * For OpenVMS: Processor Capac- 6 SPECmark ity: Memory Required: 32 MB Disk: RZ25 For RISC/ULTRIX: Processor Capac- 16 SPECmark ity: Memory Required: 48 MB Disk: RZ56 Disk * Specific network environments may require larger configurations. Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1): For OpenVMS: Disk space 4,900 blocks on the system disk required for installation and use: 1,400 blocks on the mcc_common disk 6,300 blocks total For RISC/ULTRIX: Disk space 18,000 Kbytes required for installation and use: These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user's system environment, configuration, and software options. 9 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) OPTIONAL HARDWARE VT1300 and VT2000 Color Terminals are supported. CLUSTER ENVIRONMENT This layered product is fully supported when installed on any valid and licensed VAXcluster* configuration without restrictions. The HARD- WARE REQUIREMENTS section details any special hardware required by this product. * V5.x VAXcluster configurations are fully described in the VAXclus- ter Software Product Description (29.78.xx) and include CI, Eth- ernet, and Mixed Interconnect configurations. IMPORTANT INTEROPERABILITY INFORMATION FOR OPENVMS USERS ONLY Interoperability problems may occur when more than one product con- taining DECthreads is installed on a system. This occurs because some products overwrite the system version of DECthreads. If a product with a different version of DECthreads is installed after POLYCENTER Frame- work, problems may occur. POLYCENTER Framework V1.4 is linked with DECthreads V1.0-422. Later versions of DECthreads have a backwards compatible API. Consequently, no problem should result from having a more recent version of DECthreads on the system. Only SSB versions of DECthreads are supported. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR OPENVMS For Systems Using Terminals (no DECwindows Motif® interface): o OpenVMS VAX Operating System V5.5-2 to V6.1 o POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 V1.4 10 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) For Workstations Running DECwindows Motif: o OpenVMS VAX Operating System V5.5-2 to V6.1 o DECwindows Motif V1.1 for OpenVMS V5.5-2 DECwindows Motif V1.2 for OpenVMS V6.1 o POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 V1.4 OpenVMS Tailoring For OpenVMS systems, the following OpenVMS classes are required for full functionality of this layered product: o OpenVMS Required Saveset o Network Support o Programming Support o Utilities For more information about OpenVMS classes and tailoring, refer to the OpenVMS Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx) SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR RISC/ULTRIX For Systems Using Terminals (no Motif interface): o ULTRIX Operating System V4.2, V4.3, V4.3A, V4.4 o POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 V1.4 For Workstations (both with and without Motif): o ULTRIX Worksystem Software V4.2, V4.3, V4.3A, V4.4 o DECwindows Motif V1.1.3 (for Ultrix V4.2, V4.3, 4.3A) DECwindows Motif V1.2 (for Ultrix V4.4) o POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 V1.4 RISC/ULTRIX Subsets 11 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) The following Subsets are required for this layered product: o UDTBASE42x, UDTINTLRT42x, (ULTRIX 4.2) o UDTBASE43x, UDTINTLRT43x, (ULTRIX 4.3, 4.3A) o UDTBASE44x, UDTINTLRT44x, (ULTRIX 4.4) For more information about ULTRIX Subsets, refer to the ULTRIX Oper- ating System Software Product Description (SPD 26.40.xx). SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. For more in- formation about Digital's licensing terms and policies, contact your local Digital office. License Management Facility: This layered product supports the OpenVMS VAX and ULTRIX RISC License Management Facility. License units for this product are allocated on an Unlimited Use ba- sis. For more information on the License Management Facility, refer to: o The OpenVMS VAX Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx) or the License Management Facility manual of the Open- VMS VAX Operating System documentation set. or o The ULTRIX RISC Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 26.40.xx) or the Guide to Software Licensing in the ULTRIX RISC Op- erating System documentation set. 12 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware/software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the requirements for the current version. DISTRIBUTION MEDIA This product is available as part of the OpenVMS VAX and ULTRIX Lay- ered Product Consolidated Distributions on CD-ROM. This product is also available on TK50 Streaming Tape The software documentation for this product is available as part of the OpenVMS VAX Online Documentation Library on CD-ROM. ORDERING INFORMATION POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager AM and FM for OpenVMS VAX Software Licenses: QL-GX8A*-** Software Media and Documentation: QA-GX8AA-** Software Documentation: QA-GX8AA-GZ Software Product Services: QT-GX8A*-** POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager AM and FM for RISC/ULTRIX Software Licenses: QL-MGUA*-** Software Media: QA-MGUA*-** Software Documentation: QA-MGUAA-GZ Software Product Services: QT-MGUA*-** SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from Digital. For more in- formation, contact your local Digital office. 13 POLYCENTER Extended LAN Manager, Version 1.4 SPD 38.67.05 (Formerly DECmcc Extended LAN Manager) Network Management Services are also available. These include, but are not restricted to, the following: o Network Management Operations Services o Network Management Planning and Design Services o Network Management Implementation Services o Network Management Training For local availability, please contact your Digital Sales Office. SOFTWARE WARRANTY Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital with the pur- chase of a license for the product as defined in the Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD. The above information is valid at time of release. Please contact your local Digital office for the most up-to-date information. ® Chipcom is a registered trademark of Chipcom Corporation. ® Motif is a registered trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc. [TM]Ethermodem is a trademark of Chipcom Corporation. [TM]The DIGITAL Logo, CI, DECbridge, DECwindows, METROWAVE, Mi- croVAX, OpenVMS, POLYCENTER, TK, Ultrix, VAX, VAXcluster, VAXft, VAXserver, and VAXstation are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. © 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved. 14