IBM 8276 Integrated network management, IBM Nways RouteSwitch Network Manager, Technical details

Integrated network management

The 8276 is equipped with a built-in SNMP agent that allows the hub to be managed through the IBM RouteSwitch Network Manager and RouteTracker Manager. And the 8276 supports network management and control via a console management terminal con- nected to the serial communications port.

IBM Nways RouteSwitch

Network Manager

IBM’s Nways RouteSwitch Network Manager provides what you need in a network management package. Replace guesswork or calculations with real-time, graphical representations of network performance, alarms and configurations. Network configuration,

monitoring and diagnostic information is simple, regardless of the mix of different vendor equipment that makes up your network. You can integrate the RouteSwitch Network Manager with a variety of network platforms including HP OpenView for Windows®, HP OpenView for UNIX®, SunSoft SunNet Manager and, of course, IBM’s NetView® for AIX®.

IBM Nways RouteTracker

Manager

A powerful graphical application, the RouteTracker provides the flexibility of policy-based VLANs with the security and isolation of port VLANs using RouteTracker grouping capability. You can view the relationship between groups, VLANs and devices across the entire network. Drag-and-drop features with smart wizards make VLAN setup and maintenance easy.

Technical details

The 8276 provides thirty-six 10BASE-T Ethernet ports.Two of these ports, depending on the 8276 model, may be configured as 10BASE-FL using single- mode or multimode cabling. The 10BASE-T ports connect through RJ-45 connectors using a maximum of 100 m (328 ft) of 100-ohm STP or UTP cable. The optional, 10BASE-FL ports connect through SC (single-mode) or ST (multi- mode) connectors using a maximum of 2000 m (6562 ft) of fiber cable.

There is one EIA 232-C serial port that connects through a 9-pin, D-shell connector to an optional customer- provided management console.