SuperStack Application
SuperStack Configuration View
Application Views 3Com PortSwitch Hubs
5-20 Management Module Guide
Capabilities
Displays the capabilities of the device. This is used in conjunction with the
upgrade level of the stack to enable a management application to correctly
enable and disable the various features of the application depending on the
capabilities of the unit.
The object is an octet string, where each octet represents a capability. Possible
values are shown in Table 5-9:
If a unit has a value of '02 03' for this object, then it supports repeater
resilience and security, but no other features such as RMON.
Prom Version
Displays the PROM version number on the device. If the unit has no PROM,
does not correctly report the PROM version, or is currently non-operational,
this will be empty.
HW Version
Displays the hardware version number of the device. If the hardware version
is not available, this will be empty.
SW Version
Displays the software version number of the device. If a unit does not make its
version number information available, or the device has no software, this will
be empty.
Serial Number
Displays the serial number for the device.
Attention
Displays if there is an attention mechanism on a device. Possible values are
No Attention and Attention.
Some units contain a mechanism for drawing attention, which is useful for
directing maintainance personnel. This is often done by flashing a special
LED.
Mgmt If
If the Management type is Distributed, this field displays the entry in the
interface table which represents the potential management interface for the
device. If this is zero, there is no management available for the device.
Table 5-9. SuperStack Table Capability Values
Value Description
01 Full RMON
02 3Com Proprietary repeater resilience
03 3Com Repeater Security MIB