Black Box LES1408A, LES1332A, LES144BA, LES1416A, LES1348A, LES1432A Broadband Ethernet Failover

active broadband access paths to the console server, if you are unable to access it through the primary management network (Network or Network1), you can still access it through the alternate broadband path (for example, a T1 link).

On the System: IP menu select Network 2 and configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS with the access settings for the alternate link.

Make sure that when you configure the principal Network 1 Settings connection, the Failover Interface is set to None.

5.3Broadband Ethernet Failover

The second Ethernet port on the LES1508A, LES1408A, LES1416A, LES1432A, LES1448A, LES1308A, LES1316A, LES1332A, LES1348A, LES1208A-R2, LES1216A-R2, LES1232A and LES1248A-R2 console servers can also be configured for failover to ensure transparent high availability.

When configuring the principal network connection, specify Network 2 (eth1) as the Failover Interface to use when a fault is detected with Network 1 (eth0).

Specify the Probe Addresses of two sites (the Primary and Secondary) that the Advanced Console Server is to ping to determine if Network 1 (eth0) is still operating.

_____________________________________________________________________

724-746-5500 blackbox.com Page 86