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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
Chapter 1 Preparing for Configuration
Collecting Information
MIB Field Names for UDI
The MIB field names that contain the UDI information are as follows:
Administrator Access Method
Beginning in Release 5, the Cisco MGX switch supports secure access for CLI management sessions. In
prior releases the switch supported insecure Telnet access. The secure access feature encrypts the
administrator’s user ID and password, and all session activity. As an administrator, you can now disable
Telnet access to force all CLI management sessions to use the secure access method. When planning for
configuration, consider which access method you want to use and whether you want to disable Telnet
access. For more information on establishing secure sessions, see “
Starting a Secure (SSH) CLI Session
”
in
Appendix C, “Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access Options.”
For information on disabling
Telnet access, see “
Enabling and Disabling Telnet Access
” in
Network Clock Source Plan
A network clock source plan is recommended for switch synchronization. This topic is described in the
“
Guidelines for Creating a Network Clock Source Plan
” section later in this chapter.
Network Management Plan
You can use the following tools to manage the Cisco MGX switches:
•
command line interface (CLI) provided with the switch
•
Cisco WAN Manager
•
Cisco View
•
Third-party SNMP manager
The CLI that comes with the switch is the least expensive option. To use the other tools, you must
purchase Cisco WAN Manager (CWM) or a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) manager.
The MGX switches come with an SNMP agent for use with an SNMP manager.
The advantage to using CWM or an SNMP manager is that you can use one program to simultaneously
manage multiple devices. Also, CWM is the only management tool that can configure Service Class
Templates (SCTs). Most installations require at least one CWM workstation to complete the switch
configuration.
Table 1-5
MIB Field Names for UDI
UDI Field
MIB Field Name
NAME:
Entity-MIB.entPhysicalName (Product Name)
DESCR: Entity-MIB.entPhysicalDescr
(Product
Description)
PID: Entity-MIB.entPhysicalModelName
(PID)
VID: Entity-MIB.entPhysicalHardwareRev
(VID)
SN: Entity-MIB.entPhysicalSerialNumber
(SN)
