Cabletron Systems ESX-1320 manual Document Conventions

Chapter 1: Introduction

Management

The ESX can be managed using Local Management (LM) tools or remote SNMP management stations. Out-of-band Local Management is provided through RS232 COM ports on the front panel using a standard VT220 or VT320 terminal or emulator. In-band remote management is possible through any SNMP compliant Network Management System (NMS).

Traditional Switching

The ESX provides Traditional Switching or future SECUREFAST Switching Virtual Network Services between all of the front panel interfaces as well as the high-speed uplink BRIM interface. This allows for future migration to Virtual Network technologies without requiring the replacement of existing infrastructure purchases.

IEEE 802.3 Compatibility

The ESX provides IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) support to enhance the overall reliability of the network and protect against “loop” conditions. The ESX supports a wide variety of industry standard MIBs including RFC 1213 (MIB II), RFC 1757 (RMON), and RFC 1493 (Bridge MIB). A full suite of Cabletron Systems Enterprise MIBs provide a wide array of statistical information to enhance troubleshooting.

LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs

The LANVIEW diagnostic and status monitoring LEDs serve as an important troubleshooting aid by providing an easy way to observe the status of individual ports and overall network operations. Chapter 4 provides details about the ESX LANVIEW LEDs.

LCD Display

The front panel LCD Display provides information on power-up diagnostics, hardware and firmware revision levels, IP address, serial number, and alarms. This allows non-technical personnel to provide network technicians with basic information critical to the troubleshooting process through simple push-button operation. Chapter 4 provides details about the LCD Display.

1.3DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

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