3Com 7600 manual Local Management

7600 Card Management 14-3

	If there is a dedicated network for management data, then the network is
	being managed out-of-band. The advantage of using out-of-band
	management as opposed to in-band management is that if the data
	network is faulty, the problem can still be diagnosed because the
	management requests are sent over a dedicated network. Out-of-band
	management is, however, a less convenient and more expensive way to
	access the 7600 Card.
7600 Card	The following protocols are used by the 7600 Card to deliver
Management	management and administration data to and from the 7600 Card: Local
	Management (LM), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and
	Virtual terminal protocols.
Local Management	The Local Management (LM) is a character-oriented, menu-driven user
(LM)	interface for performing system-level administration. The 7600 Card’s
	Local Management is performed through the serial connection in the
	host CELLplex 7000 unit.
	The management of all 7600 Cards is supported by the Local
	Management, regardless of virtual LAN membership.
	The Local Management supports the following functions:
	Q Bridge information and configuration
	Q ATM information and configuration
	Q Ethernet information and configuration
	Q	IP configuration
	Q	System configuration
	Q Virtual LAN and LAN Emulation configuration
	Q Viewing the statistics and status information
	Q Viewing the event log
	Figure 14-2 shows the connections required to manage the 7600 Card.