Introduction
ControlPoint allows you to do the following:
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Manage the configuration data of Xyplex units and DECserver units, or individual
ports . For example, you can send configuration data to a unit or port, save or
restore a unit or port's configuration data, and copy one unit or port's configuration
data to another unit or port.
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Manage a group of units or ports as an individual Object.
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Set up standard configurations as Templates to simplify configuring units or ports.
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Generate reports of unit configuration information.
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Generate inventory reports.
Contact your local Xyplex Sales Representative for more information about ControlPoint.
SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an Internet protocol, defined by RFC
1098, that specifies how network management information is carried through a network.
Network 9000 products store information defined in RFC 1066, Management Information
Base (MIB), and makes it available when requested through SNMP.
Refer to the software documentation supplied with your Network 9000 products for more
information about SNMP support. You can obtain a copy of Xyplex MIBs from the Internet
MIB repository at venera.isi.edu, or from Xyplex.
The DECnet Network Control Program (NCP)
The NCP utility allows you to make connections to the console port of many Network 9000
products through the Maintenance Operations Protocol (MOP) Remote Console Facility.
(Chapter 2 explains more about the console port.) You can use the NCP utility to define unit
as a node to the DECnet software and to troubleshoot network problems. The NCP utility is
supplied as part of the DECnet software.
You use the NCP utility at a VMS host to manage the operation of the Xyplex units . This
utility is described in the documentation supplied by DEC. Refer to the Master Index
supplied with your release of VMS software for more information.
The DEC Terminal Server Manager (TSM) Utility
You can use this utility to manage the configuration of many Network 9000 products from a
central location, not just from terminal servers. The TSM utility allows you to make
connections to the console port of a unit through the Maintenance Operations Protocol
(MOP) Remote Console Facility. The TSM utility is supplied by DEC as a separate layered
product.
You use the TSM utility at a VMS host to manage the operation of the Xyplex products. This
utility is described in the documentation supplied by DEC. Refer to the Master Index
supplied with your release of VMS software for more information.
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