Introducing the Network 9000 Routing Hub
Managing Network 9000 Products
Network managers have available to them a variety of software tools with which to manage
Network 9000 products. Some of these tools are supplied by Xyplex; other tools are supplied by
vendors such as Digital Equipment Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Inc., etc.
All products support the following network management tools:
• ControlPoint
• SNMP
• The DECnet Network Control Program (NCP)
• DEC Terminal Server Manager (TSM)
Only Type 2 products support the following network management tool:
• Network 9000 Chassis Management Commands
Refer to the Guide to Managing Network 9000 Devices and Power Supplies for more information
about these methods.
1.3.
Network 9000 System Features
The Network 9000 Hub combined with its product modules implement the following features:
•
hot swap
•
software image loading
•
parameter storage and loading
•
remote device management
•
security loading
1.3.1
Hot Swap
All processor, I/O, and fan tray modules in six and fifteen slot Network 9000 Hubs are hot
swappable without disturbing any other function in the Hub. Depending on your
configuration, power supply modules may be hot swapped without disturbing any other function
in the Hub.
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Chapters 3 and 4 describe the procedures that you use to remove and replace
individual modules, as well as some important safety considerations.
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