Nortel Networks BMD00009 manual Getting Started, Features

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started

This chapter briefly describes the software features and requirements for the Alteon OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI), and explains how to access the BBI start page.

Features

The network administrator can access switch configuration and monitoring functions through the BBI, a Web-based switch management interface. The BBI has the following features:

„Many of the same configuration and monitoring functions as the command-line interface

„Intuitive and easy-to-use interface structure

„Password protection

„Nothing to install; the BBI is part of the Alteon OS switch software

„Automatically upgraded with each new software release

NOTE – You can perform most configuration and monitoring tasks through the BBI.

For a comprehensive set of commands, use the command-line interface. Refer to Alteon OS Command Reference for the Nortel 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for

IBM BladeCenter.

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