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1 • Introduction Model 6511RC User Manual
24 Hardware overview
Management
Management Services
By providing a rich set of industry-standard management services accessible by a full menu of physical inter-
faces, the Model 6511RC offers an extensive selection of management options. The Matrix Switch provides the
following management services:
• HTTP Web-Management Interface accessible via any standard web browser
• SNMP version 1 configuration management (specified in RFC 1157)
• MIB II (specified in RFC 1213)
• Command Line Management Interface (CLI)
• SYSLOG Management Client (specified in RFC 3164)
• Out-of-Band RS-232 configuration port for management and control
• TELNET via Ethernet
• Remote Software Upgrade via FTP/TFTP
Management Interfaces
You can reach the Matrix Switch’s management services via any of the following physical interfaces:
• RS-232 Config Port presented as an RJ-45 connector on the front panel of the front blade
• PICMG 2.16 midplane connector block on the front blade
• 10/100 Ethernet port presented as an RJ-45 connector on the front panel of the front blade.
• Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports presented as RJ-45 connectors on the rear panel of the rear blade
Management Approach
Managing the Model 6511RC’s may be approached using one of two schemes, generally referred to as In-band
or Out-of-band management. In-band management refers to those schemes in which management informa-
tion traverses the same network resources as network user traffic. Out-of-band management refers scenarios in
which management information does not traverse the same resources as network user traffic. In other words,
out-of-band management involves implementing a secondary, special-purpose, management network dedi-
cated to carrying management information about the primary, user network. In-band management is more
efficient. However, because management information is susceptible to failures in the user network., it is less
reliable. Out-of-band management, while more reliable, is also more costly because it involves more equip-
ment.
Management access paths into the Model 6511RC for both In-band and Out-of-band approaches are
described below.
• In-band management access paths include:
- The two RJ-45 10/100/1000 Ethernet trunk ports on the rear panel of the rear blade support in-band
management for applications where the Ethernet link is used as an aggregated trunk for user traffic as well
as a path for management information. An external management workstation communicates with the
management services in the Matrix Switch via a routed-protocol connection within the Ethernet link.
The management connection terminates at the management service within the Matrix Switch.