Product Introduction 1-3
Features
Features
The features of the VNswitch 900FF module are listed and described in this section.
For further information, refer to the DIGITAL VNswitch 900 Series Technical
Overview.
Hot Swap
With hot-swapping capabilities, you can perform the following functions without
turning off the power.
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Install or remove the module from a DIGITAL MultiSwitch 900.
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Install or remove the Mod-FDDI cards.
Configuration and Management
The following configuration and management options are available:
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Auto-configuring at power-up.
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Support for up to 256 internal addresses for management and other purposes.
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Manageability via SNMP and Command Line Interface (CLI) management via
Telnet or an attached terminal device, or both.
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Upgradeable device firmware (in nonvolatile flash memory) using TFTP with
clearVISN Flash Loader or with the DEChub ONE through the setup port with any
TFTP server.
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A built-in SNMP management agent. It supports a comprehensive graphical user
interface (GUI), using the DIGITAL clearVISN MultiChassis Manager, that is
identical for both in-band and out-of-band management.
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Support for approximately 8000 network addresses.
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Support for a Load/Dump/Management (LDM) port that allows downline loads
and upline dumps of operational images.
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User-configured rate limiting for broadcast and multicast packets by address and
specified protocol.
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Support for backplane LANs by allowing the FDDI ports to be individually
directed (through management software, such as the clearVISN MultiChassis
Manager) to the MultiSwitch 900 backplane.
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Usable with other VNswitch 900 modules to create various configurations
involving Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and ATM by connecting over the
400 Mb/s VNbus.
