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7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure

RMON Default

The RMON, or Remote Network Monitoring, Default MIB component contains the statistics, history, alarm, and event groups from the RMON MIB (RFC 1757). This component is shipped in an inactive state, and can be activated and deactivated as necessary.

Host Services

The Host Services MIB component contains the objects that provide the 7C0x with its IP functionality — essentially, those functions which allow the 7C0x to operate over a network — including functions such as ping, Telnet, and TFTP.

MIB Navigator

The MIB Navigator component provides a command set from which you can configure and manage your 7C0x SmartSwitch by telnetting directly into the device and viewing and modifying the objects in the device’s MIB. The MIB Navigator is accessible through SPMA via the Telnet application; see the SPMA Tools Guide and/or your 7C0x hardware manual for more information.

FDDI SMT

The FDDI SMT (Station ManagemenT) MIB component contains the objects that allow the FDDI NIM ports to function as stations on the FDDI ring, including information regarding connection policy, configuration, T-Req and T-Neg values, the TVX timer value, duplicate address testing, frame status, version IDs, and upstream neighbor addresses.

SWITCH Services

The SWITCH Services MIB component — instantiated only when the 7C0x has been configured (currently via Local Management) to operate in SecureFast switching mode — provides the objects necessary for SecureFast switching operation, including administrative and operational status, port types, switch capacity, connection table data, a variety of switching-related statistics, and switch configuration parameters.

A Brief Word About MIB Components and Community Names

In the original version of the component MIB architecture, each MIB component is protected by its own set of user-configurable Read-Only, Read/Write, and Super-User community names. These names determine the level of access that will be granted to the information controlled by each individual component. For these devices, the central point of access for remote management is provided by the Chassis MGR MIB component — that is, if you define your device icon or launch a management application using the read-only, read/write, or super-user community name assigned to the Chassis MGR MIB component, your SPMA application is granted the appropriate level of access (read-only, read/write, or super-user) to all of that device’s MIB information — even if the other MIB components have different community names (as may occur if multiple instances of the same component are required).

7C0x SmartSwitch MIB Structure A-3