Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Programming manual

Cabletron Systems
Using MMAC-Plus
™
Remote Management
Guide
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The Complete Networking Solution

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Using This Manual........................................................................................................ 1-2
Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-3
Using On-line Help................................................................................................ 1-3
Getting Help from Cabletron Systems Technical Support............................... 1-3
MMAC-Plus Remote Management Features ............................................................ 1-3
Related Documentation................................................................................................ 1-4
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Initiating MMAC-Plus Remote Management........................................................... 2-1
Chapter 3 MMAC-Plus Management Views
An Overview of Management Views......................................................................... 3-1
General View Information.................................................................................... 3-2
Changing the Current View ................................................................................. 3-3
Changing the Default View .................................................................................. 3-3
The Chassis View .......................................................................................................... 3-4
Environmental Module Status ............................................................................. 3-4
System Status.......................................................................................................... 3-5
Client Modules....................................................................................................... 3-6
Module Index Color Codes ........................................................................... 3-6
Ethernet,FDDI,andTokenRingBridgingModulesPortDisplayColorCodes
3-6
FDDI Concentrator Module Port Display................................................... 3-7
Enabling and Disabling a Client Module Interface ................................... 3-7
The Environmental Status View ................................................................................. 3-7
Environmental Module Status...................................................................... 3-8
Chassis Status.................................................................................................. 3-8
Client Modules.............................................................................................. 3-10
Module Power View..................................................................................... 3-11
Module Temperature View.......................................................................... 3-14

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The BackPlane ConÞguration View.......................................................................... 3-16
ConÞguring the 9E133-36 Module..................................................................... 3-17
ConÞguring the 9F120-08 FDDI Concentrator Module.................................. 3-19
ConÞguring the 9F116-01 Module .....................................................................3-20
ConÞguring the 9T122 Series Token Ring MicroLAN Module .....................3-22
The FNB Ring ConÞguration Window ............................................................. 3-23
Accessing Module-speciÞc Management Windows ..............................................3-26
Index

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Chapter 1
Introduction
How to use this guide; getting help; special features of MMAC-Plus Remote Management; related
reading
Welcome to the Cabletron Systems Using MMAC-Plus¨ Remote Management
Guide. We have designed this manual to serve as a simple reference tool for
remotely managing a Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus Chassis with an installed
9C300-1 Environmental Modulesª and MMAC-Plus Client Modules (including
the 9E132 and 9E133 series Ethernet MicroLAN Moduleª, the 9T122 Series Token
Ring MicroLAN Moduleª, the 9F120 series FDDI Concentrator Moduleª, and
the 9F116 series FDDI Bridge/Router Moduleª).
The MMAC-Plus is Cabletron Systems latest generation network hub - a fourteen
slot chassis with an integrated backplane that supports LAN, WAN, SNA, and
ATM connectivity. There are four components to the backplane. Two components
are currently implemented: the Flexible Network Bus (FNB) Ñ composed of two
dual-FDDI networks that provide up to 400 Mbps of data bandwidth, and a two-
channel System Management Bus (SMB) that is used by all components to
exchange status and environmental information, issue diagnostic messages,
provide intermodule communication, and synchronize chassis management.
There are two more components to be implemented in the near future: an Internal
Network Bus (INB), designed to support packet and ATM cell transport, and a
Cell Transfer Matrix (CTM), which will enable the MMAC-Plus to act as a
backbone ATM switch.
The MMAC-Plus is equipped with an Environmental Module that controls
system cooling, environmental monitoring, and provides out-of-band
management capability. Individual client modules provide management and
connectivity options for any network media or technology. No dedicated
management module is required for the hub as a whole.

Introduction
1-2 Using This Manual
MMAC-Plus Remote Management capability for the chassis includes:
¥ A Chassis View, which allows you to see at a glance the connection status of
any installed MMAC-Plus client modules, as well as basic information about
the Environmental Module, including the status of its communication ports,
Ethernet EPIM port, and LCD read-out, and environmental conditions for the
chassis as a whole.
¥ An Environment View, which displays environmental information for the
individual client modules (including power consumption and operating
temperature), as well as fan speed and power supply management.
¥ A Backplane ConÞguration View, which shows how the installed client
modules are currently conÞgured with regard to the FNB backplane
component of the MMAC-Plus chassis, and allows you to change that
conÞguration.
¥ Access to Client Module-speciÞc management applications.
You should read this manual thoroughly to understand MMAC-Plus Remote
Management.
UsingThis Manual
This manual covers management operations directly related to the monitoring
and control of the chassis (including the conÞguration of client modules with
respect to the chassis). It also describes management functions that are shared by
most client modules, such as alarm and event monitoring.
This manual does not describe management operations that are inherent to
individual client modules. These operations are covered in separate management
module guides; refer to these guides for more information on managing an
individual module.
Chapter 1, Introduction, discusses the capabilities of Cabletron Systems MMAC-
Plus Remote Management. It also lists related user manuals.
Chapter 2, Getting Started, discusses how to initially conÞgure MMAC-Plus
Remote Management through the Chassis Setup view.
Chapter 3, MMAC-Plus Management Views, describes viewing and using the
Chassis, Environment, and Backplane ConÞg views of MMAC-Plus Management.
We assume that you have a general working knowledge of data communications
networks and their physical layer components.