Cabletron Systems ELS10-26 manual Chapter Introduction

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

This manual is for system administrators responsible for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the ELS10-26. Much of the configuration of the ELS10-26 needs to be done using an SNMP-based network management station. This manual contains the SNMP MIB variables you may need to configure, monitor, and manage your ELS10-26. You should use this manual with the ELS10-26 User Guide and with the documentation provided with your NMS.

The contents of each chapter are described below.

•Chapter 1, Introduction, provides an overview of the SNMP primitives, describes the functions the MIB variables can be used to perform, and describes how to use TFTP to download the ELS10-26 system software.

•Chapter 2, TCP/IP MIB-II, describes the standard TCP/IP MIB variables.

•Chapter 3, Ethernet MIB, describes the standard Ethernet MIB variables.

•Chapter 4, Bridge MIB, describes the Bridge MIB variables.

•Chapter 5, PPP MIB, describes the PPP link control and IP table MIB variables.

•Chapter 6, ELS10-26 MIB, describes the Cabletron enterprise MIB variables.

•Chapter 7, Traps, describes generic and enterprise-specific traps.

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