IBM 866441Y - Netfinity 5600 - 8664, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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(for example, the modem it is configured to use has failed
or the network cannot resolve the destination IP address),
the processor or adapter will attempt to forward the alert,
to another system on the ASM Interconnect network that
has the resources necessary to forward the alert as
requested. If another system with the necessary resources
is not available or the alert still cannot be forwarded it is
discarded.
Sample Advanced System Management
Interconnect configurations:
The following
illustrations present sample ASM Interconnect network
configurations that you can use. In this example, a
modem has been connected to the Advanced System
Management PCI Adapter that is included with a Netfinity
7000 M10 and an Advanced System Management PCI
Adapter option has been installed in a Netfinity 5000. In
this case, the Netfinity 5000 with the Advanced System
Management PCI Adapter will act as a network gateway,
forwarding system management data generated by the
other systems in the ASM Interconnect network bus to
system management administration system connected to
the network. The Netfinity 7000 M10 has been configured
to use a modem to forward the system management data
to the administrator as well, providing redundancy in case
of network failure.
Ethernet
or Token Ring
Network
Netfinity 5000 Netfinity 5000
Netfinity 5000
Netfinity 7000M10 Netfinity 7000M10
Netfinity 5500M10
Remote System
Management
Administrator's System
Modem
Modem
Ethernet or Token Ring
Ethernet or Token Ring
ASM ASM
ASM ASM
ASM
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