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56 C
HAPTER
2: O
VERVIEW OF THE
M
ANAGEMENT
M
ODULE
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Telnet support — You can connect a Management Module to any
other Telnet device. The Management Module also supports incoming
Telnet sessions so that you can manage an Management Module or
another module from a workstation with Telnet support or from
another Management Module.
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Web Management support — You can monitor and manage the
Management Module through the CoreBuilder 9000 Web
Management suite of applications.
Impact on the
Network
The Management Module generates packets on the network when it:
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Establishes and maintains a Telnet session, either as a client or a server.
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Translates an IP address to a MAC address using the Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP).
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Initiates or responds to a
ping
command.
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Responds to a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) request.
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Sends SNMP traps.
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Performs an in-band download using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol
(TFTP).
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Sends REM and CRS information.
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Generates MAC frames.