Chapter 1: Introduction
Management
The ESX can be managed using Local Management (LM) tools or remote SNMP management stations.
Traditional Switching
The ESX provides Traditional Switching or future SECUREFAST Switching Virtual Network Services between all of the front panel interfaces as well as the
IEEE 802.3 Compatibility
The ESX provides IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) support to enhance the overall reliability of the network and protect against “loop” conditions. The ESX supports a wide variety of industry standard MIBs including RFC 1213 (MIB II), RFC 1757 (RMON), and RFC 1493 (Bridge MIB). A full suite of Cabletron Systems Enterprise MIBs provide a wide array of statistical information to enhance troubleshooting.
LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs
The LANVIEW diagnostic and status monitoring LEDs serve as an important troubleshooting aid by providing an easy way to observe the status of individual ports and overall network operations. Chapter 4 provides details about the ESX LANVIEW LEDs.
LCD Display
The front panel LCD Display provides information on
1.3DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used throughout this document:
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