Enterasys IRM2, Руководство пользователя

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Chapter 1
Introduction
How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help; IRM2 firmware versions
Welcome to the Enterasys Systems NetSight Element Manager for the IRM2
User’s Guide.
We have designed this guide to serve as a simple reference for using
NetSight Element Manager for the IRM2.
The IRM2 is an IEEE 802.3-compliant repeater module designed to be installed in
a Cabletron Systems Multi Media Access Center (MMAC
®
) hub, either with or
without the Flexible Network Bus (FNB™). The IRM2 occupies the first
(management) slot of the MMAC hub, and controls non-intelligent Ethernet
modules installed to its left. It retimes and regenerates Ethernet data packets
throughout the chassis, and performs automated management such as port
segmentation. With NetSight Element Manager, you can gather a full array of
statistical information from the IRM2 at the device, board, and port levels —
including data throughput statistics and error breakdowns. You can also set
alarms and traps for the hub, configure redundant circuits, or set port security
parameters based on Ethernet source address locking.
Using This Manual
Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of
several smaller functionalities of the IRM2 device module. This guide contains
information about software functions which are accessed directly from the device
icon; for information about functions which are accessed via the menu bar across
the top of the map window, consult the User’s Guide and Tools Guide included in
this package, as well as any management platform-specific documentation that
accompanied NetSight Element Manager.
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a list of related documentation, describes
certain software conventions, and shows you how to contact the Enterasys Global
Call Center.