Paradyne 6800 manual Overview

COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System

Full-Feature Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

Preinstallation Checks for the EtherLink II Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51

Installation of the Token Ring Network Interface Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52

Switching off the Cache on 486DX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53

Migrating Host Processor Release 1 or 2 to Full-Feature Workstation 2-54

Full-Feature Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57

Overview

Release 4.2 of the 6800 Series Network Management System supports two processors, the

Altos 15000 and Altos 5000. The Altos 15000 can serve only as an NMS host processor while the Altos 5000 can serve as both host processor and User Interface Processor (UIP). Most of the internal components required by the NMS in the Altos 5000 processor − as well as all the software − have been installed prior to shipment, leaving very little installation to be performed at the customer's location.

•This chapter opens with a description of the internal components and circuit cards. It then:

•Describes the various upgrade packages that the customer can choose to install in both processors.

•Explains how to configure the strap settings on the circuit cards that are part of each upgrade package.

•Provides step-by-step instructions for opening the processors, locating the expansion slots, installing the circuit cards, and closing the processors.

•Provides detailed information for converting processors from previous NMS releases to run with Release 4.2.

•Explains how to run the EISA Configuration Utility, which matches the processor's resources with the requirements of the circuit cards that were just installed.

Hardware conversion information includes retrofitting Release 1, 2, and/or 3.x host processors as full-feature workstations and converting 6386 basic-feature workstations to full-feature workstations.

After the database information has been transferred, the original 6800 Series R1, R2, or R3.x NMS hardware system can be disassembled and the individual components used as part of a Release 4.2 6800 Series NMS. For example, any basic-feature workstation in Release 2 6800 Series NMS can be disconnected from the original system and reconnected to the Release 4.2 6800 Series NMS. System printers can be similarly reused. The fault log printer used in these previous releases can be reconnected to a Release 4.2 6800 Series NMS alert log printer port to provide alert printing capabilities. (For instructions on hardware connection of these components refer to Chapter 4, Connecting the Components.)

Depending on the release, some host processors can also be reused. The Release 1 and Release 2 6800 Series NMS host processors (6386/25 processors) can be converted to full-feature workstations or basic-feature workstations and used with a Release 4.2 6800 Series NMS.

The Release 1 COMSPHERE 6830 processors (including the 3B2/600 host, the 6386/25 UIP, 6386 network monitor unit) can be returned for a customer credit applied towards the Release 4.2 6800 Series NMS.

2-2 January 1997 6800-A2-GN22-30