Lucent Technologies 9077 04S, 9077 16S, 9076 manual About 1.4 Update, How to use this Guide

About this Guide

Lucent’s GRF switched IP routers can be used to provide high-speed data communication links between IBM RS/6000 Scalable POWERparallel Systems (SP) and external networks/hosts. When packaged with an IBM SP system, the GRF router is referred to as an RS/6000 SP Switch Router, or SP Switch Router. The SP Switch Router Adapter card is the GRF media card that specifically supports SP system data transfers. To connect to an SP system, the SP Switch Router Adapter card is cabled directly to an SP Switch port.

The SP Switch Router Adapter Guide describes the media card itself and explains how to install, verify, and configure the card. The Guide provides the same type of information for this media card as is provided for other GRF media cards. Information specific to installing and configuring a GRF router is found in the manuals listed below in the “Manual sets” section.

The RS/6000 SP Switch Router is based on the GRF 400 and GRF1600 routers manufactured by Lucent Technologies. For that reason, this manual contains references to the

GRF 400/1600 Getting Started, GRF Reference Guide, and GRF Configuration and

Management manuals.

About 1.4 Update 2

The GRF 1.4 Update 2 manual set includes new features added since software release 1.4.12. GateD information is provided in a separate document, the GRF GateD Manual.

How to use this Guide

The Guide contains the following chapters and an index:

•Chapter 1, “Introduction to the SP Switch Router Adapter Card,” describes the SP Switch Router Adapter media card, its cables, LEDs, and SNMP implementation.

•Chapter 2, “Configuring the SP Switch Router Adapter,” explains how to configure the SP Switch Router Adapter media card and how to attach it to the SP Switch.

•Chapter 3, “Monitoring and Management Tools,” contains information about commands, logs, and dumps useful for maintaining the SP Switch Router and adapter card.

•Appendix A, “Part Numbers,” contains a table of corresponding Lucent and IBM part numbers for SP Switch Router components.

•Appendix B, “Log Messages,” contains explanations of log messages generated by the SP Switch Router Adapter media card.

•Appendix C, “Network Configuration Examples,” contains examples and descriptions of three basic SP Switch network configurations and their requirements.

•Appendix D, “Upgrading SP Switch Router Software,” describes how to install new releases of the router’s operating software.

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