TurboStack Hubs with Management
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Network Management
Network
Management
Planning
Before installing and connecting manageable TurboStack hubs at various
site locations (such as in closets in a single building or in closets on
different floors or in different buildings), you need to decide on the number
of hubs in your network and where each hub is to be located. This
advanced planning will facilitate the assignment of hub names, MAC and/
or IP addresses. It will also maximize the efficiency of network
management once your hubs are fully installed and operational.
If you have a limited number of workgroup terminals and/or devices
co-located on the same floor, for example, you may decide to manage each
hub locally in a standalone configuration. In this scenario, a non-TCP
network may be appropriate.
If you have many geographically dispersed subnetworks, each connected
to its own department concentrator, management of these multiple hubs
remotely in a central-site configuration may require TCP/IP network
management.
Any manageable TurboStack hub can be configured for local or central-site
management. The Omega agent allows local hub management through
the front console serial port connected directly to a terminal or PC.
Agent Software
ATI provides every manageable TurboStack hub with a pre-installed
software program called Omega. Omega enables network management
either locally through an RS232 terminal port or remotely through a
Telnet session. The Omega agent also supports industry-standard SNMP
Network Management Stations.
Should the Master (or top unit in the chassis) be removed or fail, the
Backup (or second from the top unit) takes over the Master functions
automatically. You can hot swap any module without interrupting hub
management functions.
Note
Both the Master and the Backup modules must have management
capability in order to ensure continuous management functionality.
The TurboStack agent software is easy to upgrade through the firmware
cassette port. When you insert an optional AT-S10 firmware cassette into
this port, at power-up the new firmware providing enhanced security
features is copied to the hub’s onboard non-volatile flash memory.
Refer to the
TurboStack™ AT-S10 Firmware Module For TurboStack Hubs
Operations Manual
for additional information.
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