To manage a network of LightStream 2020 multiservice ATM switches (LS2020 switches), you must run the StreamView network management software on an appropriately configured network management system (NMS). The NMS, which must be a member of the Sun SPARCstation family of workstations, provides the means for configuring, monitoring, and controlling LS2020 switches throughout your network.
Note You can run StreamView on the NMS either with or without HP OpenView. However, the LS2020 topology map, which generates a graphical representation of an LS2020 network, must be run in conjunction with HP OpenView.
The hardware requirements for running the NMS software are outlined below.
- NMS workstation--Sun SPARCstation (Model 2 or higher, including IPX and IPC).
- Random access memory (RAM)--For the NMS workstation:
- Minimum--64 MB
- Recommended--128 MB
- Free disk space--For installing StreamView:
- 15 MB--If you run StreamView with HP OpenView
- 12 MB--If you run StreamView without HP OpenView
- Swap space--For dynamic swapping:
- 64 MB--If you do not run HP OpenView
- 256 MB--If you do run HP OpenView
- Consult the HP OpenView documentation for detailed information about reserving swap space.
- Hard disk storage--For standalone NMS workstation:
- 500 MB recommended--For an NMS on which you will not run HP OpenView
- 1 GB recommended--For an NMS on which you will run HP OpenView
Note If you plan to load additional software onto your NMS hard disk other than that described in the section below entitled "
NMS Software Requirements," you may need an even larger hard disk.
- Ethernet port
- Quarter-inch tape drive for installing StreamView from software distribution tape
- Color monitor for using StreamView
To use the StreamView network management application, the following software must be installed on the NMS hard disk:
- SunOS 4.1.3 or 4.1.4. SunOS 4.1.4 requires SunOS patch 102264-02.
Note The operating system required for LS2020 network management is
not the default software currently being shipped with new Sun SPARCstations. To use StreamView on the NMS, you must specifically ask for the SunOS 4.1.3 or SunOS 4.1.4
operating system to be installed on the NMS hard disk.
- X window system X11R5
- Motif 1.2 window manager
You have the option of running HP OpenView on the NMS in conjunction with StreamView. If you elect to run HP OpenView, the following version information is applicable:
- HP OpenView, Version 3.3.
- HP OVIC, Version 1.4 or later (containing the HP OpenView installation utilities file set).
Note If you intend to use the LS2020 topology map, HP OpenView must be installed on the NMS hard disk.
For more information about HP OpenView operating requirements, see the HP OpenView Management Platform Performance and Configuration Guide.
