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CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Switch Theory of Operation
Switch Manager for HP OpenView for Windows
The Switch Manager is an application that runs under HP OpenView for Windows.
It provides an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) that displays a chassis
physical view and supports configuration, performance monitoring, and
troubleshooting.
This application is included with the switch.
For information about Switch Manager on other platforms, please contact your
local Olicom sales representative.
Telnet Management and VT100 Management (Console)
The Console Management function may be accessed out-of-band via the TIA/EIA-
232-F (i.e. RS-232) port labelled MANAGEMENT or in-band via Telnet.
IBM LAN Network Manager
The switch does
not
support management by the IBM LAN Network Manager, but
it will allow LAN Network Manager LLC frames to flow through the switch so that
communication to existing LNM manageable hubs and source route bridges will be
maintained.
Some error reporting functions and ring map functions might be lost for the rings
attached to through the switch, because a Token-Ring Switch will not (and should
not) forward MAC frames, but only LLC frames between ports.
RMON Support
RMON is an industry-standard method for providing network statistics monitoring
using SNMP. It also collects fault, performance, and configuration statistics. It can
monitor continuously, even when communication with the management station is
not possible or efficient. RMON can then notify the management station when an
exceptional condition occurs.
In typical SNMP management, the SNMP client has to continuously poll the switch
for fault, performance, and configuration information, waiting for the value to
change. This causes increased traffic through the network. With RMON, you can
have the switch monitor a particular statistic internally, and when the statistics
reaches a threshold, the switch will send a trap to the client. This monitoring
method reduces traffic between the SNMP client and the switch.
The following groups defined in the RFC 1757 RMON MIB are supported in the
switch: