7600 Card Management
14-3
If there is a dedicated network for management data, then the network is
being managed
out-of-band
. The advantage of using out-of-band
management as opposed to in-band management is that if the data
network is faulty, the problem can still be diagnosed because the
management requests are sent over a dedicated network. Out-of-band
management is, however, a less convenient and more expensive way to
access the 7600 Card.
7600 Card
Management
The following protocols are used by the 7600 Card to deliver
management and administration data to and from the 7600 Card: Local
Management (LM), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and
Virtual terminal protocols.
Local Management
(LM)
The Local Management (LM) is a character-oriented, menu-driven user
interface for performing system-level administration. The 7600 Card’s
Local Management is performed through the serial connection in the
host CELLplex 7000 unit.
The management of all 7600 Cards is supported by the Local
Management, regardless of virtual LAN membership.
The Local Management supports the following functions:
Q
Bridge information and configuration
Q
ATM information and configuration
Q
Ethernet information and configuration
Q
IP configuration
Q
System configuration
Q
Virtual LAN and LAN Emulation configuration
Q
Viewing the statistics and status information
Q
Viewing the event log
Figure 14-2 shows the connections required to manage the 7600 Card.
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