3Com 7600 manual Card Administration Console

14-4CHAPTER 14: DEVICE MANAGEMENT

Figure 14-27600 Card Administration Console

Even if you wish to use SNMP management, you must first connect a terminal to the serial port, set the VN/bridge configuration, and per bridge IP address and subnet mask.

Simple Network Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the standard Management management protocol for multi-vendor IP networks. Supporting

Protocol (SNMP) transaction-based queries, SNMP formats messages and transmits information between reporting devices and data-collection programs. It runs on top of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), offering a connectionless-mode service. This allows SNMP to pass management information before a session is established.

The 7600 Card can be managed through SNMP-based external network management applications running on a workstation. Transcend Enterprise Manager, a network management application from 3Com, manages 7600 Cards by graphically displaying the network. This graphical interface makes it easier to manage large networks (see Figure 14-3).