Cyclades AlterPath OnBoard, Administrator'S Manual

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Glossary 399
MIB
Each SNMP device has one or more MIBs (management information bases),
which describes the device’s manageable objects and attributes. The MIB
name tree for Cyclades starts at 1.3.6.1.4.1.4413.
MIIMON
A value set when configuring Ethernet failure to specify how often the active
interface is inspected for link failures. A value of zero (0) disables MII link
monitoring. A value of 100 is a good starting point, according to SourceForce
bonding documentation.
MS-CHAP (Microsoft challenge handshake authentication protocol)
The Microsoft version of CHAP, which does not require the storage of a clear
or reversibly-encrypted password. Can be used with or without AAA
(authentication, authorization, and accounting). If AAA is enabled, PPP
authentication can be done by and RADIUS.
NAT
Network address translation, an Internet standard that enables the use of one
set of IP addresses for internal traffic and another set of IP addresses for traffic
over the public network. The AlterPath OnBoard uses NAT to allow access to
service processors and managed devices while not revealing their Ethernet
addresses. Users can use administratively-assigned virtual IP addresses to
access the service processor or device through the OnBoard.
native applications
A management option that gives the user the ability to run service processor -
specific native applications and access the application’s management features
from the user's remote computer through the OnBoard. For example, the IBM
service processor provides the IBM Director native application.
To obtain this type of access, the authenticated and authorized user selects the
“Native IP” option after establishing a VPN connection between the user’s
computer and the OnBoard. At that point, the user can bring up the
management application from where it resides on the user's computer or on
the service processor and use the service processor's server management
functions.