Intel IXM5414E manual Switch module management and control

module by selecting this mode as an option through the management module configuration utility program (see the applicable Installation and User’s Guide publications on the Resource CD for more information).

Switch module management and control

This document describes the user interfaces, screens, parameters and other information that you need for remote management and control of your IXM5414E switch module. Complete the following initial configuration steps:

1.Connect the Ethernet port of the management module to a 10/100 Mbps network (with access to a management station) or directly to a management station.

2.Initially configure the management module with the appropriate IP addresses for network access (see the applicable SB-HE Installation and User’s Guide publications on the Resource CD for more information).

3.From the management-module Web interface, click I/O Module Tasks, click Management; then, click the bay in which the switch module is installed.

4.Click Advanced Management under the selected bay and make sure that the following Ethernet switch module features are enabled:

•External ports

•External management over all ports

•Preserve new IP configuration on all resets

5.Click Save.

Note: When management of the Ethernet switch module is enabled through the four external ports, the switch module will acquire its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server when the switch module is turned on or reset.

Once a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) communication path has been established with the switch module through the Management Module’s Ethernet port, you can perform a series of management and control tasks. These tasks are in the following categories:

•Configuration

•Modification of the switch module’s parameter settings

•Remote management setup

•Network monitoring

—Automatically receive error alerts (traps)

—View/reset port traffic statistics

—Monitor data traffic on selected output ports

•Maintenance

—Update the switch module’s software

—View and configure the message and event logs

—Restore factory default settings

The switch module supports three primary management and control user interfaces. A built-in Web browser interface is the primary interface (see Chapter 5 “Web-Based Network Management” on page 41 for detailed information). The Web browser interface can be invoked from the management and configuration utility program, along with the Telnet interface that provides a Command Line Interface

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