3Com 3C16630A manual

S U P E R S T A C K II H U B 10 M A N A G E M E N T U S E R G U I D E M A N A G E M E N T M O D U L E (3C1 6630A) A D V A N C E D RM ON M O D U L E (3 C16 63 2) Par t No . DUA1663-0 BAA03 Revision: 01 Published Se pt e mb er 1996[...]

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C O N T E N T S A B O U T T H I S G U I D E A Wor d about Safet y vii Ab ou t th is Us e r Gu ide v ii How to Use This Guide ix Ot her Useful Publica tion s ix Special Me ssages xi Convent ions x i Te rminology xi i 1 I N T R O D U C T I O N Over vie w 1- 1 Stac king Units 1- 2 SuperSta ck I I Hu b 10 Mana gement Module 1 - 3 SuperSta ck II Hub 1 0[...]

Connec ting Man agement Equipmen t to the Serial Port 2 -8 Connec ting a VT1 00 Term inal 2-8 Connec ting a VT1 00 Terminal Emula tor 2-8 Conn ect ing a Work sta tion Runn ing SL IP 2 -9 Mana ging o ver the Netwo rk 2- 9 Quick Sta rt for SNMP Mana gemen t Users 2-9 Us in g Te ln et 2- 10 Using an SN MP Networ k Mana ger 2- 11 3 U S I N G T H E VT10[...]

Un it St a ti st ic s 3 -3 1 Unit Setup 3 -33 Port St atist ics 3 -35 Port Set up 3-3 6 Port Resilien c e 3-39 Re mo te Po l l 3- 44 Stat us 3- 45 F ault Log 3- 47 Res et 3 -48 Initializa tion 3- 4 9 Software Upg rade 3 -50 A T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N , C A B L E P I N -O U T S A N D P R O T O C O L S St anda rds A- 1 BA BT A pproval [...]

C T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G D S T A T I S T I C S E RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T Wha t is RMON ? E-1 Benefit s of R MON E-2 3Com Tran scend RMON Sma r t Agen ts E- 2 The Supe rSta ck II H ub 1 0 RMON Im pleme ntatio n E-4 The M anag ement Info rma tio n Base (M IB) E- 5 Counte rs E-7 Counte rs and RMON Alarms E- 7 Using Alarm [...]

A B O U T T H I S G U I D E A Word about Saf ety Please pa y carefu l att ention to th e Wa rning and S afety Informat ion panels t hat appear t hroug hou t this guid e. These p anels g ive inform ati on tha t w ill p r o tec t YO U and the SuperS tac k II equipmen t. Look f o r the W arnin g symbo l, which alwa ys ac compa nies the a ppropria te m[...]

vii i A B O U T T H I S G U I D E situa ti ons. If you are a lrea dy fam iliar with network man agement you will be able to skip s o m e of the i nforma tion i n t he guid e and u se th e informa tion give n for referen ce purpo ses. Th e guide a ss umes t hat you are f amiliar w ith VT 100 terminal s, mode ms, PC s a nd SN MP. You w ill need to re[...]

How to Use Th i s Guid e ix How to Us e This Guide The f o llowin g list sh ow s where t o fi n d spec ific in formati on. Other Us ef ul Publications F o r informa t ion o n i nstallin g Supe rStac k II, L ink builde r FMS and FM S II hubs, ple ase refer to the user gu ide wh ich a ccom panied the h ub. Remote M an ageme nt The SuperS ta ck II Hub[...]

x A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Transcend Wor kgroup Manag er for Windows (P ar t No . DU A1 500- 0AAA 0X) Tran scend Enter prise Ma nager for Win dows (P ar t No . DU A1 501- 0AAA 0X) If you a re using any other remote ma nagemen t software, refer to the acc om panyin g docu menta tio n and rea d the sec tio ns tha t d esc r i be h ow to ma nag e SN[...]

Special Mes sage s xi Special Mes sages A specia l form at ind ica tes notes, cautio ns, a n d w arnings. Th ese messag es a re defin ed as follow s. Notes cal l a ttenti on to impo rtant f ea tures o r instru ction s. CA U TION: C aut io ns c onta in di re cti ons th at y ou must fo llo w t o avoi d imm ed ia te sys tem dam age or los s o f da ta.[...]

xi i A B O U T T H I S G U I D E Ter m in olog y Th e followi ng te rms and ab bre vi atio ns a r e used in th is g uide: Flash EPROM Electrically Erasa ble Programm able Read-Only Me mory IETF Int ernet Eng inee ring Tas k Fo rce IP Interne t Proto col IPX Interne twork Packet Exchang e protocol LED Light Emit ting Diode LSA LAN Security Arch itec[...]

1 I N T R O D U C T I O N Overview T he Mana g em e n t Mo d ul e and Adv a n c e d R M ON Module ar e SNMP -confo rman t, slide-in modu les tha t c an ma nag e an entire stack of units. S m artAgen t software in th e M odule s automa t ically gath er a nd colla te i nforma tion abou t the sta ck. As well as supp or t ing in-band mana gement vi a a[...]

1- 14 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 sent to th e ma nag ement sta tio n if critica l thresholds are ex ceeded . You can use SNMP running over the IP or IPX pr o toc ols. ■ By c onnec ting a VT10 0 termin al (or wo rkstat ion w ith termi nal emula ti on softwa re) to t he serial po rt on the M o dule. The termin al c[...]

SuperStac k II Hu b 10 Management Module 1- 15 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 A s tac k can con si st of u p to e ig ht un its li nke d toge th er w ith hu b expan sion ca bles (3C 625). A sta ck b eha ves as a sing le Ethernet repea ter. Only on e M anag ement M od ule or A dvanc e d RM ON Module is need e d t o m anag e the s ta ck. I f yo u r sta ck co nsis [...]

1- 16 C H A P T E R 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Sup erStac k II Hub 10 unit s s u pport a n option al, redunda nt backu p p ower supply tha t can help t o reduce tota l powe r fa ilures. The module supports all nine groups of RM ON. SuperSt a c k II Hub 10 Advanced R M ON Module The Su per Stack II Hub 10 A d van c e d RMON Mo d [...]

2 I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T Saf ety Information WARNING : P leas e read the followi ng safety informa tion bef ore i nsta lli ng t he Mana geme nt Mo dul e or Ad vanced RMON Module . Install atio n and removal of eith er Mo dule s houl d be c arr ie d out by quali f ied pers onnel on l y . Rea d a n d foll ow[...]

2- 2 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Modu le” o n page 1- 15 l ist s t he un it s int o wh ic h y ou ca n in stall t he m odule. To c omplete t he install atio n, you w ill need a smal l cr oss-bl a d ed screwdriver. T he instal lati on co mprises t he followin g steps: ■ Un[...]

Inserting th e Hub 10 Modul e 2- 3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Re movin g t he Bla nki ng Plat e fr om the Hub 10 Unit 1 Remo ve the Man ag ement M odu le b lankin g pla t e from the rear panel of the un it by un screwing th e three retainin g scre ws (see F igu re 2-1). Keep two of t he screws for use wit h the M odule . Do n ot remove any of the screws aro[...]

2- 4 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Figu re 2-2 Inserting Th e Hub 10 M odule WARNI NG : D urin g ins talla tion , b oth th e ins ert/ remo ve tab and th e li p on th e connector m us t be faci ng the m odule ’s printed c ircuit b oa rd (see F i gu re 2-3 ). This me ans tha t[...]

Inserting th e Hub 10 Modul e 2- 5 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 5 Secure t h e module usin g the s uppli ed l onger screw a nd wash er on the left-han d sid e of t he c over, and the two o rigin al retain ing screws on the rig ht-ha nd sid e of the c over. 6 Return you r Hu b 1 0 u nit to i ts us ual posit ion. I f your Hub 10 u nit is part of a sta ck, rec o[...]

2- 6 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Power Up S equence W hen a n y u nit i n th e sta ck is po we red up , th e M odule wi ll rese t all th e un its i n the stac k. Therefore, to avoid an u n n ecessa ry numb er of resets , power u p a n y other u nits in the stack before pow e[...]

LEDs and Reset Butt on 2- 7 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 LEDs and R ese t Button Tw o LE Ds in dicat e th e st ate of the M odule : a r ed /green LED on the front pan el of the mana ge ment u nit and an amber LED at t he rear o f th e M odu le. The Reset button is situa ted at the rear of the M odu le. F ron t Pan el MG MT LED The LED marked MGMT on th e fron[...]

2- 8 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Connecting M anagem ent Equipment to the Serial Port Th is sectio n desc ribes how to connec t a n d s et up equipment to co mmuni ca te w ith the M od ule via the seria l p ort (ou t-of-ban d m anag ement) . By default , th e M odule will a [...]

Managing ov e r th e Network 2- 9 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 If you are u sing a PC, y ou n e ed a nul l modem cable wit h an appropria te con nec tor. Th e M odule au toma tically confi gures it s baud ra te to th at o f t he terminal emula tor, a s describ e d abo ve. You must set the c haract er siz e (8), sto p bit (1) an d parity (non e) settings of t [...]

2- 10 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Qu ick Star t f or S NMP Man age men t User s Th is sectio n desc ribes b riefl y h ow to get started if you wish to use an SNM P man age r , on ce yo u have instal led an d powered u p the M odule . It assumes you are a lrea d y fami lia r [...]

Managing ov e r th e Network 2- 11 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 To set u p Teln et c ommuni cati on s, you first need to conn ect t o th e M odul e using seria l port a ccess and enter certain pa rame t ers. If you wish to use the V T 1 00 interfa ce to set up pa rameters inclu ding trap ad dresses, perform t he followin g steps. 1 Co n ne c t a V T100 termin[...]

2- 12 C H A P T E R 2: I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D S E T U P F O R M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 T o man age th e st ack w ith a n SNM P netw ork mana ger fr om ano ther vendo r, yo u need to use t he appropria te M IB file . The con cise SNM P MI B file for th e SuperS ta ck II Hub 10 Series is a vailabl e free o n the Ask3 Com bull et[...]

3 U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E Introduction This chapter st arts with an ove r vi e w of the VT100 user i nter f ace. I t describes th e screens an d how to na viga te b etween them. A m ap of all the screen s is give n, to help you to access any c hosen sc reen. The remain der of this c hapter is divided into sec tio[...]

3 - 2 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Figu re 3-1 An Example S cr een Screen s are divi ded into three main a reas: ■ Th e hea der area, a t th e top of th e screen, d isplays a title whic h t ells you the subjec t of th e screen. ■ Th e main part of t he scre e n show s ma nag e[...]

User In terface 3 - 3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Table 3 -1 Scre en Comp one n ts Com ponen t Typ e Descr i pt i o n ◆ E n abl ed ◆ Choice Field Text enclose d in markers is a list, from which you can sele ct one option only. To cycle throug h the options, pres s [Space]. [00 5 634 ] Entry Field Text enclos ed in square bra ckets on the screen is a n E[...]

3 - 4 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 S pecia l Keyst roke s As we ll as the keystrokes d escribed above, there are several ot her keystrokes for c ontrolli ng the VT100 in terfac e. These k e ystrok es allow you to move the c urs o r aroun d th e screen , ente r informa ti on an d m[...]

User In terface 3 - 5 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Sc reen Ma p This dia gram sho ws how the menu s are relat ed to e ach oth er.[...]

3 - 6 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Gettin g Started Th is sec tion c overs log ging on to th e f acili ty, d ispla ying the ma in menu an d logg in g of f. Ma in Banner If yo u are u sing a VT 1 0 0 te rminal c onnected (d ir ec tly or via modems) to the seria l port, yo u need to[...]

Gettin g Started 3 - 7 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 I f you ca nnot see the main bann er or it displ ays i n correctly, i t ma y be th at : You r termin al i s not config ured as a VT100 termina l . Check th at your te rmina l is setu p to opera te w it h acceptab le para meters f or the se rial por t (see the s ection “Seria l Po rt Setup” on page 3- 15[...]

3 - 8 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 If yo u are lo gging on for th e first ti me (a fter insta lla tion or in itializa tion ), use on e of the default user names a nd password s sho wn in Table 3- 2 . Th e user na me to use depen ds on wh ich a ccess level y ou require. A t the ear[...]

Gettin g Started 3 - 9 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Mai n Men u The Main M enu sc reen is i llustrat ed belo w. Figur e 3- 4 Ma in Men u If you are u sing t he ma nag ement fa cility f o r th e first ti me, w e su g gest th at y ou : ■ Set up log on s for any oth er users and a ssign e ach use r an app ropria te security le v el. See “Loca l Security” [...]

3 - 10 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Au to L o g out Th er e is a bui lt-in sec urity timeout on t he VT 100 inter f ace. If you do not press any keys fo r three m inutes, th e m anagemen t fa cility wi ll warn you th at th e i nac tivity t imer is about to expire. If you do n ot p[...]

Setup 3 - 11 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Figur e 3- 6 Setu p Scre e n MAC Address (Rea d-only) The MAC a ddress of the M odule . This cann ot be ch ang ed. Device IP Address ( Text Field) If using IP, you wil l need to en ter a unique I P add ress f o r the sta ck. (S ee “IP Add resses” on page A-5 .) You may use th e Bo otP f acili t y (see below ) if [...]

3 - 12 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 If you enter a S LIP a ddress, it sh ould show a different n etwork from the stac k that you ar e mana ging. Ch eck with yo ur network ad ministra tor if you are unsure. If yo u change this fi eld, reset the Mod ule t o effec t th e ch ange . I [...]

Setup 3 - 13 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Node (Read-on ly) This field sho ws the no d e a d d ress of th e repea ter stack , wh ic h is learned autom a ticall y. Statu s (Cho ice Field ) Ena bled / Disa bled This field shows wheth er the da ta link proto col is e nabled . Cho ose Disabled if yo u wi sh to prevent a ccess for a n y rea s o n, such as securit[...]

3 - 14 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Figu re 3-7 Trap Setup Screen IP or IPX Address ( Text F i eld) Enter the IP or IPX address of the remote netw ork m anageme nt stati on to wh ich S NMP t raps should b e se nt. Co m muni ty String ( Tex t F iel d) The com mu nit y str ing all o[...]

Setup 3 - 15 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Se rial Port Se tu p You can acc ess the Seria l Port S etup screen by ac tua ting the SER IAL POR T button on th e Setup screen. Figur e 3- 8 Serial P ort Setup Screen If you alter th e serial port pa rameters and sel e c t O K, you will termi nat e any exist in g sessi on usin g the seria l p ort. Ensure t h at the[...]

3 - 16 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 DSR Control (Choic e Fiel d) En abled / Di sabled If DSR Con trol is en abled, t he ma nagemen t p ort wi ll be l ogged o ut if DSR is d easserted. Check in th e m anual fo r you r modem if you ar e n ot sur e of th e correc t setting . Flow Con[...]

User Acc ess Le vel 3 - 17 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 U ser A cc ess L e vel The User Access Le vel sc reen provid es a menu to ac cess fo ur further scre e ns. Figur e 3- 9 Use r Access Le v el Menu L ocal Se curi ty This screen all ows you to enabl e or disable a ccess to the ma nag ement fa cility, for e ach combin ati on of a ccess meth od (se rial po [...]

3 - 18 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Local S ecur i t y You can access t he Local Security screen b y ac tua ting the L O CAL SECU RITY butto n on the User Access L evel scre e n. This option is av aila ble on ly for u sers with security access leve l . Figu re 3-1 0 Loc a l Securi[...]

User Acc ess Le vel 3 - 19 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 ■ Specia list - In this im plementa tion , Speci alist ha s the sa me right s as Manager . ■ Security - This l e v el of secu rity allows a user a ccess to a ll the mana gement ope r a t ions. T his level of security shou ld be assign ed onl y to the system a dminist r a tor or s omebod y w ith th e[...]

3 - 20 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Crea t e U ser You access th e Crea te User sc r een b y ac tua ting the C REA TE USER bu tton o n the Security screen . This option is a vail able on ly for u sers w ith security access le ve l. Use th is screen to add new use rs. There can be [...]

User Acc ess Le vel 3 - 21 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 C o mmunity String ( Te xt Field) B y default, t he commun ity stri ng is the same as the U ser Name. Yo u can change t his s t ring if y ou wi sh, to a n y text strin g of up to 3 2 cha ract ers. The commun it y string is used only for SN MP acce ss . T he re mo te net wor k ma na ger m ust be conf igu[...]

3 - 22 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 N o use r can d irectly cha nge a nother u ser's pa ssword or com m u n ity strin g. If yo u are a system ad ministra tor a nd wish to cha nge an other user's pa sswor d, you wi ll need t o logi n as the o ther us er. Figu re 3-1 3 Edi[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 23 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 eigh t units linked together b y h ub expansi on ca bles to form a sin gle, logical repe ater. ■ Unit - If you man age a t Unit level, you are m anagin g or viewin g a si ngl e uni t in the s tac k. T his can b e a Hub 1 0, FMS , F MS II, 10B T or 10B Ti unit. ■ Port - Mana ging a t Po rt level le[...]

3 - 24 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Figu re 3-1 4 U sin g The R epe ater Mana ge men t Scr een Th e ex ample sc reen b elow sh ows the screen with p ort level m anag ement selec ted . Figu re 3-1 5 Repea ter Ma n age ment Screen 3Com SuperStack II Repeater Management STATISTICS SE[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 25 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Mana gement Le ve l (Cho ice Field) Repe ate r / Unit / Port Toggle to the level you wish to manag e. Unit ID ( Te xt Field) E nter t he id entifyi ng nu mbe r of th e unit you wish to m anage . The Un it ID is a dig it, and is displa yed b y th e Unit LED on the fron t o f ea ch un it. T he un it wit[...]

3 - 26 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 STA TISTI CS (Butt on ) Move the c urs o r to this button and press [Retu rn] to move to the S tat istics screen fo r th e m anagemen t le vel y ou h ave cho sen. SETU P (Button ) Mo ve t he cursor to this bu tto n and p ress [Return] to move to[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 27 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Fi g ure 3-16 Repe ater Sta tistics Scree n The screen is upda ted e very 3 seco nds. I f the to p limit o f a coun ter (42949 6 729 5) is r e a che d , the counter w ill roll-over (reset to zero automa t ically ). Aft er th is event, the in divid u al figu res m ay g ive a f alse impression o f netw [...]

3 - 28 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Figu re 3-1 7 Repea te r Setup S c reen Units Available (Rea d-only ) This f ield shows h ow many unit s are cu rrently insta lled in th e repe ate r sta ck. Un it Capa ci t y (Rea d-onl y) This sh ows the maxi m u m numb er of un its th at ca n[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 29 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 R esilien t L inks are o nly a va il able on twis ted pa i r and fib er opti c med ia, becaus e the link test pulse o r the i dle signal i s used to decide wh ether the l ink is b rok en an d the sta ndb y li nk sho uld b e activa ted. Ther e is n o such li n k sig n al over coaxial media. If you ha v[...]

3 - 30 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Th e Resili ence fe atu re is ava ila ble from V T100 , Transcen d o r ano ther SNM P M anager. Detai ls of h ow to u se t he Port R esilien ce screen a re give n in “Port R esilienc e” on pa ge 3-3 9 . T he mana gem ent fa cili ty can only [...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 31 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 STANDB Y Port This fie ld shows t he identifi er of the standby port. Pa ir Sta te This f ield show s th e state of th e resilient link pair. Possible values a re: ■ Ac tive - The li nk pai r is enabl ed, an d eith er th e mai n po rt or the standb y po rt is c apable of carrying tra ffic. ■ Not i[...]

3 - 32 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Figu re 3-1 9 Unit Sta tistics Screen Th e screen is u pda ted e v ery 3 sec onds . If th e top limit of a c ount er (429 4 967 295) is reache d , t h e counter will roll-ove r (rese t to zero autom atic al l y). Aft e r thi s e vent, th e indiv[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 33 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Unit Se tup You access t he Unit S etup screen from t he Re peat er Ma nagemen t screen, b y s elec tin g ma nag ement le vel Un it then a ctua ting the SET UP button . The Unit S etup screen is ill ustrated below . Fi g ure 3-20 Unit Setu p Screen The Unit Setup screen p r o vides rea d on ly informa[...]

3 - 34 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Unit Boo t State This field indica tes in what sta te the unit wil l boot up. O nly Hu b 10 an d FMS I I units ha ve a D is a ble o n Boot switch. Th e boot sta te is determined b y th e settin g of th e Disa ble on Boo t switc h, w hich is l oc[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 35 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 page 3-37 to identify th e type o f transc eiver mo dule fitt ed. If the u nit has a shared A U I/tran sceiv er p ort, th is field sh ows AUI if n o transc eiver module is fitted . In o the r cases, Not Fitted is shown if no modul e is fitted in the slot. CANCE L ( B utton ) Mov e the cursor to this b[...]

3 - 36 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Media Type This fi eld indic ates th e media type of the p ort. See “M edia T ypes” on pa ge 3-3 7. So urce Ad d ress Changes This f ield shows th e number of differen t source ad dresses tha t ha ve b een received at t his port. I f the re [...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 37 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 The screen sh ow s th e followi ng f ields : Unit ID (Rea d-onl y) This fi eld sho ws th e un it to whi ch the p ort bel on gs. Port ID (Rea d-onl y) This fi el d sh ows the id entifier o f the port yo u selected to set u p. Media Type (Rea d-only) T his field in dicat es the media t y pe of the port.[...]

3 - 38 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 below. Ot her units will displa y t h e Unau thorized De vice Action f ield describe d b elow . This fie ld provides a ccess to the security f e atu res from the seria l po r t in case yo u l ock y ourself out of in-ba nd man agement. Wh en en a[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 39 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 You can en able o r disabl e the gene rat ion of link pulse sig nals fo r an individ ual po rt. In an 802 .3 10BA SE-T compli ant n etwork, le ave this option a t the default settin g. If y ou are u sing n on-c ompl iant transceiv ers tha t do not use the l ink pu lse sign al, y ou will need to disabl[...]

3 - 40 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Th e Port Re silie nce screen allows you t o crea te and de lete a resili ent link pai r (m ain li nk an d stan db y lin k), and to ch ange t he c onf igurat ion o f an e xistin g resi lient l ink pa ir. Th er e are three step s to set ting up a[...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 41 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Fi g ure 3-23 Port Resilience Screen R ule s f or se ttin g up resi lie nt li nks A resi li en t pair canno t be set up thro ugh the VT 100 sc reens i f o n e or eithe r of the ports is a secur e port. ■ You can set up a resilien t link pair to use ports o n the same unit, or on different un its in [...]

3 - 42 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 ■ Th e numbe r of resilien t link s per stac k must not e xceed 1 6. Resili ence works b y monit oring the fi ber receive i dle sig nal or th e 10B ASE-T link Test Pulse , to d etermine w het her or n ot t he ma in lin k is o peratio nal. I f [...]

Repeate r Managem ent 3 - 43 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Media Type (Rea d-o nl y ) T his field shows the medi a typ e for the stand by port. Refer to Ta bl e 3- 4 on page 3 -3 7 for the d ifferent media t y pes. Link S tate ( Read- onl y) This f ield show s th e c onnec t ion sta te o f the stand by port. Refer to Ta bl e 3- 5 on page 3 -3 9 for the d iffe[...]

3 - 44 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 W hen yo u con figu re a resi lient l i n k p air, th e ma nagem ent fac il i ty w ill a utom at ica lly en able L ink Pul se gene ra tion (see “Port Setup” on pag e 3-36 ) f or b oth po rts. If y o u subsequ ently delete the resilient link [...]

Stat us 3 - 45 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Target Address ( Text Field) Enter the IP or IPX a ddress of th e device to poll. Round Trip Time (Rea d-onl y) Th is is the interval in mill isecond s between th e time th e last f rame wa s sent to t he ta r g et device a n d t he time a response was rece ived by the Mo dule. If ther e is no response wi th i n a [...]

3 - 46 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 b e useful t o you r tech nical s u pport representa tive i n t he event of problems. Las t Res et Type Th is field ind ica tes the c ause of the last reset. T h is informa t ion m ay be useful to yo ur techn ical supp ort representa tive in the[...]

Stat us 3 - 47 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 F a ult Log The F ault Log screen displa ys r ea d-onl y inform atio n about th e log, which is upda ted whenever a n abnorma l cond ition is detec ted. Fi g ure 3-26 F a ult L og Screen Rese t Cou nt This field displa ys th e numb er of resets r ecord e d a t the time of the fault . Time (seconds) Th is field sh o[...]

3 - 48 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 Re set If yo u suspect tha t th e stac k is not func tion ing c o r rectly in the w ay y ou ha ve con figured it , you can reset th e enti re sta ck from th e Reset screen. Th is h as the same effec t as pressing the Reset but ton on th e rear o[...]

Initiali z ation 3 - 49 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 Initiali zation This operatio n is only availa ble to users with security acc ess le vel. The initia liza tion opera tion perform s a r eset as describ ed in “Reset” on page 3-48 , and i n ad dition returns t he NVRA M to its ini tial va lues. Y ou should on ly in itiali ze the stack if : ■ The confi[...]

3 - 50 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3 S of tware Upgrade Th is option is only a vai labl e to users w ith security access le v el. Wh en 3Com i ss ues a new versio n of t he Mod ule S m artAgen t software, you can ob tai n the s o ftware ima ge from 3 Com bul letin board services (s[...]

Software Upgrade 3 - 51 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA0 3 wrong ima ge. Y ou must pla ce th e ima ge file w here it i s a ccessible to the TFT P loa d request . Check wi th your system a dministra tor i f you a re unsure w here to place the image file . Y o u m ay w ish to down load th e file from a noth er d irectory. If s o, you mus t g ive the ful l pat h to t[...]

3 - 52 C H A P T E R 3: U S I N G T H E VT100 M A N A G E M E N T I N T E R F A C E D UA1 66 3- 0BAA 0 3[...]

A T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N , C A B L E P I N -O U T S A N D P R O T O C O L S Standards The Su perSta ck II Hub 1 0 Mana geme nt Modul e and the Ad vanced RMON Mo dule are desig ned t o meet th e follow ing stand ards: Safety UL19 50 E N 6 0950 C S A 22. 2 #95 0 EC MA 9 7 EMC C S A C10 8 . 8 - M 1983 Class A FCC Part 15 C lass A IEC [...]

A-2 A P P E N D I X A: T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N , C A B L E P I N -O U T S A N D P R O T O C O L S D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Electrical Th ese figures appl y to the d e vic e listed w hen fi tted with a SuperS tack II Hu b 1 0 Man age m e nt Module or S uperSta ck II Hub 10 Advan ced RMO N Mo dule. Power Consum ption 3C1 6665A 46 V A 3C1 6[...]

Ca bl e Pin- Ou ts A-3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Cable Pin-Outs This sec ti on sho ws t he pin -out s for the Man age m e nt Terminal cable used to co nnec t a termi nal, P C or modem to the serial p ort (R S-232C mana gement po rt). Null Modem C a bl e RS-232C 25 p in to RS-232 C 25 pin. RS232C Serial Port 25 pin male Screen TxD RxD Ground RTS CTS DSR DCD[...]

A-4 A P P E N D I X A: T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N , C A B L E P I N -O U T S A N D P R O T O C O L S D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 PC-A T Serial Cable 9 pin to RS -232C 25 pin. Mo dem Ca ble RS-232 C 25 pin to RS -232C 25 pin. RS232C Serial Port 25 pin male TxD RxD Ground RTS CTS DSR DCD DTR RI 2 3 7 4 5 6 8 20 22 RxD TxD Ground RTS DTR CTS DSR [...]

Protoc ol Addres s e s A-5 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Protocol Addresses IPX Addres se s If you are u sing t he IPX protocol , the M odule wi ll be a lloca ted an I PX address aut oma tica lly b y the local I PX router o r Net Ware File Server. This happens approx ima tely 60 seconds a fter t he unit is powered u p for the f irst t ime. You should never nee[...]

A-6 A P P E N D I X A: T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N , C A B L E P I N -O U T S A N D P R O T O C O L S D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 tho se you ha v e b een allo ca ted by Netw ork Info rma tion Cent er (NIC ). If you do n ot d o this, y our ou tsid e com mun icat ions will n ot opera te. A subnet ma sk is a filtering system for IP an d SLI P add [...]

Protoc ol Addres s e s A-7 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Tele pho ne +31 20 592 5 0 65 Fa x : +31 20 592 5 0 90 e-mail: ncc @ripe.net Asia Pacif ic Netwo rk Inform a t i on Centre (APN IC- DOM) Attent ion : Asia Paci fic N e t wo rk Informa tion Centre (A PN IC -DO M) c/ o Compute r Cent r e , Un iversity of Tokyo 2-11- 16 Y a yoi Bu nkyo- ku, To kyo 1 13 Ja p[...]

A-8 A P P E N D I X A: T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N , C A B L E P I N -O U T S A N D P R O T O C O L S D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03[...]

B T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T 3Com p rovides ea sy access to technic al s upp ort informa tion throug h a variety of services. T his ap pendix describ es these se rvices. On-line Technical Services 3Com o ff e rs world w ide produc t s u ppo rt se ve n da ys a week, 2 4 hou rs a da y, th roug h the follo wing on-lin e syste ms: ■ 3Com Bul let[...]

B-2 A P P E N D I X B: T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Acces s b y ISD N ISDN use rs ca n dial-i n t o 3Com B B S usi ng a digita l modem for fast acc ess up to 56 Kbps. To a ccess 3ComBB S using I SD N, dial th e follow ing nu mb er: (40 8) 654- 2703 W orld Wide W eb S ite Access the la test n etworkin g in f o rmati on on 3Com[...]

Su p port from Your Network Supplier B-3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 3Com F a cts Auto mat ed F ax S erv ice 3Com Co rpora tion ’s int erac tive fax servic e, 3ComF a cts, prov ides da ta sheets, techn ical a rticles, di agram s, and tr o ubl eshootin g in struc tions o n 3C o m pro d ucts 24 hours a day, se ven days a we ek. Call 3 ComF ac ts using you r [...]

B-4 A P P E N D I X B: T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 ■ A li st of system hardware an d software, in cludin g re visi on le vels ■ D e t ail s ab out recent c onfigu ra tion c hang es, if a pplicabl e If you a re unabl e to con tac t you r net work s u pplie r, see th e follow ing se ctio n on ho w to co ntact 3 Com. Suppor[...]

Returning P roducts f or Repair B-5 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Returning P r o ducts for R epair A prod uct sent d ir ec t l y to 3Com for repair must first be assign e d a Return M a teria ls Autho rizatio n (R MA) nu mber. A p rodu ct sen t to 3 Com witho ut a n RMA numbe r wi ll b e returned t o the send er unopen e d , a t the sen der’s expen se. To o[...]

B-6 A P P E N D I X B: T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03[...]

C T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G In th e main c hapters, w e ha ve in dica ted whe re problem s ca n occ ur when usin g th e man ageme nt fa cility. Th is appe n d ix collec ts togeth er this troub lesho oting i nforma tion . I t will h elp you to d eterm ine th e cause o f a proble m, shou ld on e arise, and to c orre c t the probl em. I t lists sy[...]

C - 2 A P P E N D I X C: T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 If you st ill can not res ol ve the proble m, the Module i tself ma y b e f aulty. Conta ct your supplier. S creens are inc orre ct ly dis playe d. Chec k th at you r term inal o r termin al emulat or i s co rrec tly c onfigu red to opera te as a VT1 0 0 t erminal. Check th [...]

C - 3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Try a ccessing the device th rough a d iffer e nt p ort. If you ca n no w ac cess the d e vic e, a problem with th e origi nal p ort i s ind ica ted. Re -ex amin e the c on nect ion s and cablin g . Possibly ther e is a n etwork probl em p r eventin g you accessin g th e de v ice over the n etwork. T ry ac cessing the d e vi[...]

C - 4 A P P E N D I X C: T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03[...]

D S T A T I S T I C S This appen dix l ists the terms that are u se d in t he Repea ter Sta tistics, Unit S tat istics and Po rt Sta tistics sc reens. There a r e suggesti ons for courses of ac tion to take, if required. In g eneral , if repea ter stati stics indica te a problem , try to i s ol ate t he s o urce of the problem b y exa min ing un it[...]

D- 2 A P P E N D I X D: S T A T I S T I C S D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 value seen for unic ast frames. A hig h level of b roadca st frames can ad versely affect n etwork pe rforman ce. Dat a Rate Mi smat ches Th e numb er of frames received by the repea ter, u nit or p ort who se tim in g w as out side th e permitted frequenc y rang e. This m ay indica te[...]

D-3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Mu lticast Fram es T h is is the to tal num ber o f multic ast frames seen at the repea ter, h ub or p ort. A multicast frame is on e tha t is ad dressed to a group of MAC addresses (th at is, several de v ices) on th e network. The total nu mb er of mult ica st frames will no rmally be a sm all percenta ge o f the va lue seen[...]

D- 4 A P P E N D I X D: S T A T I S T I C S D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 detec ted a t th e stac k. Collision s are a normal part o f 8 02. 3 o per atio n, and are no t errors . Tran s m it c ollisio ns form part of t he Tota l Co llisions figure. Unic ast F ra mes T h is is the total number of f r ames a d d resse d to a sing le MAC address (that is, a sin[...]

E RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T What is R M O N? Transce nd SmartAge nt RMON provid es a mechan ism fo r remot e monitorin g an d analysis of a Local A rea Net work. R MON i s the common abbreviation for t he Remote Mon itoring MIB a s defin ed by the IETF in documents RFC 1271 and RFC 1757. A typical RMON s ystem consist s of two [...]

E - 2 A P P E N D I X E: RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Bene f its of RMON Tra dition al n e t wo rk mana gemen t invo lves a n etwork mana gemen t con s o le poll ing netw ork devices (e.g. h ubs, b r i dges, rou ters) at r egu lar inte rvals to g ath er stati stics an d ident if y p r o blems or trend s . As ne[...]

Benefits of RMON E - 3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Als o, since a probe n eeds to b e able to see all tra f f ic, a standa lone probe has to be atta ched to a n on-secure hub p ort. Imp lementin g RMON in the hub mea ns all hub ports can ha ve securit y featu res enabled . Integ rat ing RM ON into Tran scen d Sma rtAgent s also allo ws o the r feat ur es to [...]

E - 4 A P P E N D I X E: RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 The SuperStack I I Hub 10 RMON Implem entati on Th e followi ng t able s u mm ariz es t he s uppo rt in this produc t for t he nine stand ard gro ups of R MON . The table a lso specifies the c onfigu ra tion o f the vario us groups after syste m initi ali za[...]

The Manage ment Informat ion Base (MIB) E - 5 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 ■ monitor a ll sta tistic s , ■ le arn all the h osts , ■ create a who-ta lks-to-w hom ma trix . B ecau se the SuperS tack II Hub 10 stack s upports on ly one Ethern et segmen t, th er e is on e inte rfa c e tha t can g ath er R MON inform a tion . F or t hose resources crea ted [...]

E - 6 A P P E N D I X E: RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 ex am ple of an obj ec t mig ht be a p ort th at can be e nabled or d isabled , or a co unte r t hat ca n be re ad. Consid er a coun ter objec t tha t records the numbe r of frames transmit ted on to t he net work . The M IB w ould cont ain th e fo llowing e[...]

Counters E - 7 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 C ou nters Counters a re th e MIB objec ts w hich hold and upd at e the numb er of occu rr e nces of a p ar t icu lar e ve nt throu gh a port, mod ule, re peat er or on th e netw ork. The m an a gemen t facility rea ds th e cou nters it need s for the o utp ut, p r o cesses th e info rma tion and displa ys th e res [...]

E - 8 A P P E N D I X E: RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Th e diag ram belo w sh ows th e v ariati on of a typica l cou nte r wit h time. Fi g ure E-1 Counte r V alues During Autos etting O f Thresholds Ala rm th reshold s m ay b e au toca librat e d or set m anually. Autoc alibra tio n is a me ans of ca lcula tin[...]

Counters and RMON Alarms E - 9 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 . Figu re E-2 Counter Values After Settin g Thresholds Alarms c an be set u p w ith tw o acti ons; on e is ass o ciat ed wit h the high threshold a n d th e oth er with the lo w t hreshold. W hether a n ac tion i s taken depe n d s on the circumsta nces surrounding each crossing of a threshold . The [...]

E - 10 A P P E N D I X E: RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Table E-2 Ala rm Ac tions Action High Th resh old Low Th reshol d No action. Notify only. Send Tra p. Notify and blip p ort . Send Trap . Turn port off. Turn port on afte r 5 se conds. Notif y a n d disable port. Send Trap . Turn port off. N otif y an d en [...]

Counters and RMON Alarms E - 11 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Us ing Ala rms H ow to se t up alar ms is de scr ibed in t he manua ls o f y our ma nageme nt appli cati on. The alarm car ries th e ability to defin e ac tion s to b e taken wh en th e alarm va lue rises a bove th e high threshold, a nd/or f alls bel ow the lo w thresh old. Two system a larms with [...]

E - 12 A P P E N D I X E: RMON A N D A D V A N C E D M A N A G E M E N T D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Broad cast Storms are capa ble of using m o st o f the av ailable band width of y our net work. I f you set u p an a larm on the B roadcast F rames Recei ved co un ter of a po rt, wit h the ‘Notify and Blip ’ ac ti on (see Table E-2 on page E-10 ) , on [...]

F I N D E X O F M A N A G E M E N T A C T I O N S A N D D A T A This i n d ex con sists of an alph abetica l li sting of fiel d names taken from the VT 100 screens. I t rela tes the field names t o the page in th e user guide where y ou c an fin d a descripti on of the use of th e field and the title of th e s creen con ta ining it. A ls o, it in d[...]

F- 2 A P P E N D I X F: I N D E X O F M A N A G E M E N T A C T I O N S A N D D A T A D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Alignmen t Errors R 3-26 Repe ater Statist ics Alignmen t Errors R 3-31 Unit Sta tistics Alignmen t Errors R 3-35 Port Sta tistics APPLY D 3-39 Port Re silience Area ( of fault) R 3-47 Fault Log Autocon fig(ura tion) C 3-15 Serial Port Setup Sc[...]

F-3 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Default R outer E 3-10 Setu p Scree n DELETE D 3-39 Port R esil i e nce DELETE USERS B 3-17 User Acces s Level Menu DELETE USERS D 3-21 Delete U sers Screen Device IP Ad dress E 3-10 Setu p Scree n Device SubNet Ma sk E 3-10 Setu p Scree n DRS Control C 3-15 Serial Port Setu p Screen EDIT USER B 3-17 User Acces s Level Menu Er[...]

F- 4 A P P E N D I X F: I N D E X O F M A N A G E M E N T A C T I O N S A N D D A T A D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 Late Eve nts R 3-31 Unit Sta tistics Late Eve nts R 3-35 Port Sta tistics Link Pulse C 3-36 Port Set up Link State R 3-36 Port Set up Link State R 3-39 Port Re silience LOCAL SECU RITY B 3-17 User Acc es s Le vel M enu LOGOFF D 3-9 Ma in Men u [...]

F-5 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Pa sswo rd E 3-21 Edit U ser Screen PO LL D 3-44 Remote Poll Port ID E 3-22 Re pea ter Ma na ge me nt Port ID R 3-35 Port St atistics Port ID R 3-36 Port Se tup Port State C 3-36 Port Se tup Power Supply S ta t us R 3-33 Unit Setup REMOTE POLL B 3-9 Main Menu Rem ote Telnet (Security ) C 3-18 Local Security Screen Repea ter He[...]

F- 6 A P P E N D I X F: I N D E X O F M A N A G E M E N T A C T I O N S A N D D A T A D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03 SLIP SubNet Mas k E 3-10 Setup Scree n Source Addre ss C hanges R 3-35 Port Sta tistics Sp eed (s eri al l ine ) C 3-15 Serial Port Setup Screen Sta ndby Lin ks Ava ilable R 3-39 Port Re silience Stand by Port R 3-28 Repe ater Resilience Stand [...]

F-7 DUA1 6 63 -0BAA03 Unicas t Fram e s R 3-35 Port St atistics Unit Bo ot Sta t e R 3-33 Unit Setup Unit Capacity R 3-27 Repea ter Setu p Unit H ardware R evision R 3-33 Unit Setup Unit ID E 3-22 Re pea ter Ma na ge me nt Unit ID R 3-31 Un it Sta tisti cs Unit ID R 3-35 Port St atistics Unit ID R 3-33 Unit Setup Unit ID R 3-36 Port Se tup Unit Por[...]

F- 8 A P P E N D I X F: I N D E X O F M A N A G E M E N T A C T I O N S A N D D A T A D UA1 66 3-0 BAA 03[...]

I N D E X Numerics 3Com Bulleti n B oard Servi c e (3ComBBS) B-1 3Com sales offices B-4 3ComFacts B-3 A access levels 3-20 man a ger 3-18 monitor 3-18 secure m onitor 3-18 security 3-19 spec ial ist 3-19 acces s m ethod 3-18 active port 3-31 active power supp ly 3-34 alarm action E-10 alarm s E-7, E-11 sys t em E-11 al i g nment errors D-1 APPLY bu[...]

2 D SR control 3-16 E edit us er scre en 3-21 EMC standar ds A-1 ent ry field s 3-3 env ironmental st an d ards A-1 errors /1000 0 packets D-2 F fault log sc re en 3- 47 fault number 3-47 fax servi c e . Se e 3ComFa cts FCS errors D -2 flow control 3-16 Hu b 10 ma na ge me nt mo du le blanking plat e 2- 2 con necting to unit 2-3 con tents of packag[...]

3 ma na ge men t mod ule accessing facility 1 -1 hardwa re v ers ion 3-46 LEDs 2-7 powering u p 2-6 res et b ut ton 2 -7 upgradin g soft ware 3-50 map of scre en s 3- 5 medi a type 3-35, 3-37, 3-42, 3-43 MGMT LED 2-7 modem ca ble pin-outs A -4 multi cast frames D -3 N NetWar e file se rve r A-5 network manager community s tring 3-14 managing stack [...]

4 fault log 3-47 initializat ion 3-48 local security 3-18 logon 3 -7 ma in ba nne r 3-6 mai n me nu 3- 9 port resilien ce 3-39 port setup 3-36 port s t a tistics 3-35 remote pol l 3-44 repea ter mana geme nt 3-23 repea ter resilience 3-28 repeate r setup 3-27 repea ter s tatist ics 3-26 reset 3-47 security 3-17 seri al por t setup 3-15 setup 3-10 s[...]

5 U unaut h oriz ed de v ic e a ction 3-38 unicast frames D- 4 unit h ardware re vision 3-33 unit ID 3-25, 3-32, 3-33, 3-35 , 3-37 unit port capac i t y 3-33 unit port state 3-34 unit s etup screen 3-33 unit s tatistics screen 3- 31 unit t yp e 3-32, 3-33 units available 3-27 upgrade able s oftware version 3-46 user acces s lev el screen 3-17 user [...]

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