Basic Management Tasks
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Instruction Manual - NXA-ENET8-POE+
Basic Management Tasks
Overview
This chapter describes the following topics:
Displaying System Information
- Provides basic system description, including contact information.
Displaying Hardware/Software Versions
- Shows the hardware version, power status, and firmware versions
Configuring Support for Jumbo Frames
- Enables support for jumbo frames.
Displaying Bridge Extension Capabilities
- Shows the bridge extension parameters.
Managing System Files
- Describes how to upgrade operating software or configuration files, and set the system start-up
files.
Setting the System Clock
- Sets the current time manually or through specified NTP or SNTP servers.
Configuring the Console Port
- Sets console port connection parameters.
Configuring Telnet Settings
- Sets Telnet connection parameters.
Displaying CPU Utilization
- Displays information on CPU utilization.
Configuring CPU Guard
- Sets thresholds in terms of CPU usage time and number of packets processed per second.
Displaying Memory Utilization
- Shows memory utilization parameters.
Resetting the System
- Restarts the switch immediately, at a specified time, after a specified delay, or at a periodic interval.
System Information
Use the System > General page to identify the system by displaying information such as the device name, location and contact
information.
The following table lists the options on this page:
Perform the following steps to configure general system information:
1.
Click
System
>
General
. The System Information page opens (FIG. 23).
2.
Specify the system name, location, and contact information for the system administrator.
3.
Click
Apply
.
System - General Options
System Description
A brief description of the device type.
System Object ID
MID II object ID for the switch’s network management subsystem.
System Up Time
Length of time the management agent has been up.
System Name
Name assigned to the switch system.
System Location
Specifies the system location.
System Contact
Administrator responsible for the system.
FIG. 23
System Information