Cabletron Systems 1800 Chapter 19 On-line Operations

Chapter 19
On-line Operations
Numerous functions can be performed without disrupting normal operation of a
SmartSwitch 1800; for example:
●Taking remote c ontrol of anot her Sma rt Swit c h 1800 or other Ca bl etro n frame
relay access device
●Backing up, restoring, and transferring files
●Enabling/disabling ports or SNA PUs
●Running tests
The remainder of this chapter describes these operations and more.
Remote Co ntrol
Remote control allows an operator to control a remote Cabletron frame relay access
device vi a:
●a connection through a networ k into a physi cal or logical ( via fr ame relay) X.25
port on the node to be controlled, or
●an async terminal connected to an async PAD port, through a network, into an
X.25 port on the node to be controlled.
These restrictions apply to the Remote Control operation:
●A Cabletron frame relay access device cannot be controlled by more than one
device at a time.
●While remotely controlling one node, you ca nnot take remote control of another
one.
●While a node is under remote control, its keyboard is blocked to prevent local
operat ion.
A Subscriber ID record for the controlled node must be configured in th e node that will
be at the controlling end. The Subscriber ID in this record must be the Remote Control
ID in the Node Defaults record of the node to be controlled. The 1st Routing Path in th e
Subscriber record must be the local port in the controlling node through which the
remote connection will be made.