Cisco Systems MGX 8220 Cisco MGX 8220 Management

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Cisco MGX 8220 Installation and Configuration
Release 5.0, Part Number 78-6430-03 Rev. D0, November 2003
Chapter Cisco MGX 8220 System Overview
Cisco MGX 8220 Management
The functions and operation of the Cisco MGX 8220 shelf are ac hieved through downloade d firmware.
The firmware controls the overall oper at io n of t he s h elf a nd r esp o nd s t o co nfigu ra ti on co mm ands.
The current status and configuration parameters of the Cisco MGX 8220 modules are maintained in a
Management Information Base (MIB). The firmware updates the MIB when changes in status and
configuration occur. The MIB can be interrogated using SNMP commands.
Most functions of the Cisco MGX 8 22 0 sh elf R el eas e 5 .0 can b e acce ssed through the graphical user
interface (GUI) of the Cisco WAN Manager (C W M ) , R el eas e 9. 2. CW M is a network and element
management system that enables operations, administration, and maintenance of WAN-multiservice
networks.
Note CWM was formerly known as StrataView Plus.
The Cisco MGX 8220 supports the following user interfaces:
•The ASC module includes three ports for user input of management commands . Another means of
management access is provided in-band over the ATM trunk.
•The maintenance port is a simpl e R S-232 port for direct connection t o an al ph a- n ume ri c t er min al
into which you can type com mands through a command- li ne in te rface (CLI).
•The control port (SLIP protocol only), the LAN (Ethernet) port and the in-band ATM connection
all support the CLI (using Telnet), TFTP, and SNMP protocols for communicating with the Cisco
MGX 8220 shelf.