SuperStack Application

SuperStack Configuration View

Capabilities

Displays the capabilities of the device. This is used in conjunction with the upgrade level of the stack to enable a management application to correctly enable and disable the various features of the application depending on the capabilities of the unit.

The object is an octet string, where each octet represents a capability. Possible values are shown in Table 5-9:

Table 5-9. SuperStack Table Capability Values

Value

Description

 

 

01

Full RMON

 

 

02

3Com Proprietary repeater resilience

 

 

03

3Com Repeater Security MIB

 

 

If a unit has a value of '02 03' for this object, then it supports repeater resilience and security, but no other features such as RMON.

Prom Version

Displays the PROM version number on the device. If the unit has no PROM, does not correctly report the PROM version, or is currently non-operational, this will be empty.

HW Version

Displays the hardware version number of the device. If the hardware version is not available, this will be empty.

SW Version

Displays the software version number of the device. If a unit does not make its version number information available, or the device has no software, this will be empty.

Serial Number

Displays the serial number for the device.

Attention

Displays if there is an attention mechanism on a device. Possible values are No Attention and Attention.

Some units contain a mechanism for drawing attention, which is useful for directing maintainance personnel. This is often done by flashing a special LED.

Mgmt If

If the Management type is Distributed, this field displays the entry in the interface table which represents the potential management interface for the device. If this is zero, there is no management available for the device.

Application Views

3Com PortSwitch Hubs

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Management Module Guide

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