Intel 1520 manual Centralized administration

Centralized administration

The Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance incorporates many native command and control features for carrier-class system management and administration. The following list provides an overview of these features:

Single system image

The appliance maintains a single system image for every node configured into the appliance cluster.

Multicast management protocol

The appliance uses a multicast management protocol to manage the cluster’s single system image. Information about cluster membership, configuration, and exceptions is shared across all managers in the cluster, and the appliance automatically propagates configuration changes to all nodes in the cluster.

Node discovery

The appliance automatically detects new appliance nodes on your network and adds them to the cluster, propagating the latest configuration information to the newcomer. This feature provides a convenient way to bootstrap new machines.

Browser-based management interface

The Manager UI is a Web-based interface that you can access through a browser. You can configure management access to the Manager UI through password authentication. See Chapter 4‚ Configuring the Appliance for information about using the Manager UI.

Command-line interface

In addition to the Manager UI, the appliance supports a command-line interface (CLI). The CLI provides a text-based interface that lets you configure the system’s network addresses and control, configure, and monitor the appliance. See Chapter 1‚ Using the Command-Line Interface for more information.

SNMP

	The appliance supports SNMP access for reading statistics and sending traps
	(SNMP alarms). The appliance integrates into existing SNMP-managed
	networks, appearing as additional managed device.
	SNMP is a standard way of managing everything that is a part of your
	network environment. SNMP-compliant devices or agents store data about
	themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to
	the SNMP managers. SNMP managers probe devices for status and SNMP
	agents report whether a device is functioning properly.
Note	The Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance supports two MIBs: MIB-2 (a
	standard MIB) and the Intel NetStructure Cache Appliance MIB. You can

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