Product Overview
The Switch Management Interface
Introduction The DEFINITY Extender Switch Management Interface is a
| The Switch Management Interface, when connected |
| through to the ADMIN port of the Rack, is used for the |
| configuration, status, troubleshooting, monitoring, and |
| software upgrades for all 12 Switch Cards |
| simultaneously. |
| The Switch Management Interface software is year 2000 |
| compliant, and requires Windows 95, or Windows NT |
| 4.0 or higher to operate properly. See Customer |
| Supplied Equipment in Chapter 3, for PC requirements. |
The ADMIN | Switch Cards are configured using the ADMIN port. |
Port | The port is connected to a PC via an |
| In addition, Card “0” must contain the Switch Card |
| (3100 or 3200) with the latest revision of software to |
| utilize all features of the Switch Management Interface. |
| See How to Connect to the ADMIN port in Chapter 5 for |
| more information. |
Upgrade | The Switch Management Interface is used for upgrading |
process for 3100 | the software for the Model 3100 Switch Cards. The |
Switch Cards | administrator can upgrade a single card or multiple cards |
| simultaneously. |
| Note: You can upgrade the Model 1101 Remote Module |
| from the Switch Card over the analog connection. See |
| Upgrading the Remote Module in Chapter 7 for more |
| information. |
Issue 1 October 1998
