15.4.3 About network sets............................................................................................

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15.5 Learning more..........................................................................................................

120

16 Managing interconnects, logical interconnects, and logical interconnect

 

groups.................................................................................................

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16.1 Managing enclosure interconnect hardware.................................................................

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16.1.1 Roles................................................................................................................

121

16.1.2 Tasks................................................................................................................

121

16.1.3 About interconnects............................................................................................

121

16.1.4 Learning more...................................................................................................

122

16.2 Managing logical interconnects and logical interconnect groups....................................

122

16.2.1 Roles...............................................................................................................

123

16.2.2 Tasks...............................................................................................................

123

16.2.3 About logical interconnects................................................................................

123

16.2.4 About logical interconnect groups.......................................................................

126

16.2.5 About SNMP settings.........................................................................................

127

16.2.6 Update the logical interconnect configuration from the logical interconnect group......

128

16.2.7 Configure a port to monitor network traffic...........................................................

129

16.2.8 Learning more..................................................................................................

129

17 Managing enclosures and enclosure groups.........................................

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17.1 Prerequisites for bringing an enclosure under management.............................................

131

17.2 Roles.......................................................................................................................

132

17.3 Tasks.......................................................................................................................

132

17.4 About enclosures......................................................................................................

132

17.5 About enclosure groups.............................................................................................

133

17.6 Effects of managing an enclosure................................................................................

133

17.7 Learning more..........................................................................................................

133

18 Managing firmware for managed devices............................................

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18.1 About the appliance firmware repository......................................................................

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18.2 About unsupported firmware......................................................................................

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18.3 Roles and Tasks........................................................................................................

136

18.4 The firmware update process.....................................................................................

136

18.5 Best practices for firmware.........................................................................................

137

18.6 Learning more..........................................................................................................

138

19 Managing power and temperature......................................................

139

19.1 Managing power......................................................................................................

139

19.1.1 Roles.................................................................................................................

139

19.1.2 Tasks................................................................................................................

139

19.1.3 About power delivery devices..............................................................................

139

19.1.4 About racks.......................................................................................................

140

19.2 Managing temperature..............................................................................................

141

19.2.1 Roles................................................................................................................

141

19.2.2 Tasks...............................................................................................................

141

19.2.3 About data centers............................................................................................

141

19.2.4 Learning more..................................................................................................

142

20 Managing users and authentication....................................................

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20.1 Roles......................................................................................................................

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