User guide

Prizm Exploring the Scope of Solutions
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pmp-0229 (Mar 2013)
For a generic element, Prizm
• auto discovers the element as only a generic network element.
• includes the element in the network tree.
• shows general information.
• shows events and alerts.
• charts port activity.
For passive elements (such as CMM2 or a non-manageable switch or hub), Prizm allows you to
enter into the network tree a folder/group with name, asset/owner information, and descriptive
information.
Monitoring and Fault Management
Prizm receives the traps that elements send and generates an alert for each of these. Prizm also
allows the user to establish sets of criteria that would generate other alerts and trigger email
notifications. Optionally, the user can specify a trap template. In this case, Prizm receives traps for
generic elements in the network.
For any individual element that the user selects, Prizm offers text and graphed displays of element
configuration parameters and performance statistics from an interval that the user specifies.
Element Management
Prizm allows the user to perform any of the following operations on any specified element or
group of elements:
• Manage
o large amounts of SNMP MIB data.
o module passwords.
o IP addresses.
o other communications setup parameters.
o site information: Site Name, Site Location, and Site Contact parameters.
• Reset the element.
BAM Subsystem in Prizm
Prizm integrates Bandwidth and Authentication Manager (BAM) functionality and supports the
maintenance of authentication and bandwidth data on a RADIUS server.
Either of the following modes is available for the Prizm server, subject to licensing:
• BAM-only functionality, which manages only authentication, bandwidth service plans, and
VLAN profiles of SMs.
• Full Prizm functionality, which manages attributes for all elements and authentication of SMs.