Preface
This manual describes how to use the Xyplex Network 9000
™
chassis management
commands to change and monitor certain characteristics of Network 9000 product modules
and power supplies. It also explains the commands that display and monitor these
characteristics.
The Network 9000 chassis management commands manage the characteristics of products
while they are operational, after they have loaded software and parameters. To use these
commands, you must already have installed the chassis, the power supplies, and the
product modules. This manual is written for network managers or administrators who
have some knowledge of the network configuration at their site.
Organization
This manual contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1
Describes the Network 9000 Intra-Networking Hub and the different ways
you can manage it. This chapter also introduces some of the features you
can change with chassis management commands.
Chapter 2
Explains how to log on to the Xyplex command interface and enter chassis
management commands. This chapter also describes some of the common
terms in the commands.
Chapter 3
Describes the internal and external network connections for each Network
9000 product and how to change them.
Chapter 4
Describes an alternative to the initialization configuration menu that the
chassis management commands provide to change initialization
parameters.
Chapter 5
Describes the chassis management commands that display and monitor
information about modules in chassis slots and PS/130 power supplies.
Chapter 6
Describes how to reset or inhibit (hold) a processor module or PS/130 power
supply.
Appendix A
Network 9000 Type 1 and Type 2 Options
Appendix B
Status and Error Messages
Glossary
Defines some commonly used Network 9000 terms.
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