Accton Technology 12mi SNMP, 12i manual Configuring a Manageable Stack

Fast EtherHub 3500 System User’s Guide

Configuring a Manageable Stack

The on-board configuration program only provides access to the private MIB. To gain full SNMP functionality, you must use optional network management software (e.g., AccView/Open).

To manage the stack with the on-board configuration program or any optional network management software, the stack must include an EtherHub-12mi (i.e., a unit with an SNMP agent).

Moreover, the network management station must be able to access the segment containing the management agent.

You should also consider adding a backup SNMP agent to provide greater management reliability for critical applications. The procedures required to install a backup agent is described below.

Installing an SNMP Backup Agent

Just add the backup agent(s) to the stack and let the system automatically choose the Master agent and the Slave agent based on longest up-time. The Master indicator on the device chosen as the primary agent will turn ON. The Backup indicator will turn ON for all other hubs (attached to the same segment) that contain SNMP agents.

Note: If you attach SNMP agents to separate segments, be sure they are assigned unique IP addresses via on-board configuration (as described under Changing the Segment Configuration in Chapter 4).

2-14 Installing the System