2.Click the folder icon next to System in the left-hand frame.

3.Click CONFIGURE at the top of the page.

4.Click the icon next to General in the drop-down list under System. On a window similar to Figure 5-8,you see options, such as IP Address and Network Mask fields, that can be configured on this page. Other options on this page include date and time settings, syslog settings (if you have a syslog server), and SNMP settings.

Figure 5-8 Switch information using BBI

You can browse through some of the other links in the left-hand frame to get more familiar with where the configuration options for the switch are located.

5.If you have made any changes to the switch and wish to save them, click Apply to apply the changes to the current running config.

6.Click Save to save the changes.

5.2.4SNMP management - IBM Director

You can manage and monitor the Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM switch module using SNMP via IBM Director. You can also use SNMP-based management systems, such as Tivoli Network Manager. The following SNMP capabilities are supported by the module:

￿SNMP management stations can be configured to receive TRAP messages from the switch module. This is configured in the /cfg/sys/ssnmp/ menu. Support is available for SNMPV3 as well as support for SNMP versions 1 and 2.

￿SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) files are provided with every software image. These files can be imported to the MIB compiler, which is included with IBM Director and

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