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Configuring, Modifying, and Monitoring the Unit
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Example
SYS_console>start-fg 1 9 0 10
SYS_console>
Stopping the Frame Generation
stop-fg
This command stops the Ethernet frame generator.
SNMP
This section explains how to use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage
LAN Switch Processors. It assumes that you are using an SNMP-based network management
software application such as NBase-Xyplex MegaVision ™ to manage the switches. Hereafter,
this section refers to your network management application as a Network Operations Center
(NOC). Additionally, this section describes the RMON (Remote Monitoring) application and the
type of network management applications that enable you to use RMON.
NBase-Xyplex SNMP Support
SNMP is an Internet standard protocol, defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Request for Comment (RFC) 1157, which specifies how network management information is
carried through a network. NBase-Xyplex switches support SNMP by implementing an SNMP
agent. The agent stores Management Information Base (MIB) data and makes it available
when requested through SNMP Set, Get, and Get_Next requests.
In addition, NBase-Xyplex switches generate SNMP Trap messages. Traps are notices that the
switch sends to an SNMP manager indicating that a specific event has occurred, or that the
condition of a unit has changed significantly.
SNMP basic configuration
To enable your NOC to communicate with a NBase-Xyplex switch, you must assign it an IP
address. Use the following command to do this:
set-ip-cfg ip-address ip-mask ip-broadcast
The address you assign must be valid for the network connected to the switch. In a routed
network, depending on the switch location, you also need to assign a subnet mask and gateway,
as follows:
set-gatew ip-gateway-address
To make sure that your NOC can exchange information with the switch, Ping the switch from
the NOC.