IP address assigned to the chassis management card. Users may still assign IP addresses to each iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II and Giga-AccessEtherLinX-II, and manage them independently over the network being transported but this may not provide the same level of security as the UMA system.
With the Unified Management Agent
When an SNMP request for an iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II comes in, the SNMP Management Module in the iMediaChassis passes the request to the SNMP agent in the specific module. The SNMP agent in the iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX-II provides the relevant management information for both the iMcV-Giga-FiberLinX and the remote Giga-AccessEtherLinX-II unit using a secure IP-Less messaging channel to the remote unit.
IP-Less Management
The Giga-AccessEtherLinX-II supports the IMC Networks secure management system that allows the unit to function as an integrated remote unit when attached to a Giga- AccessEtherLinX-II Host unit over a fiber link segment. In this mode the two units are managed as one integrated pair without the need of an assigned IP address at the remote unit.
File Management for Upgrading
The following screen, located in the iConfig utility of iView², shows the File Management functionality of the Unified Management Agent. Operators can easily upload and store new firmware versions for upgrading multiple devices with on-board logic installed in, or connected to, an iMediaChassis.