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Management
Management Services
By providing a rich set of industry-standard management services accessible by a full menu of physical inter- faces, the Model 6511RC offers an extensive selection of management options. The Matrix Switch provides the following management services:
•HTTP Web-Management Interface accessible via any standard web browser
•SNMP version 1 configuration management (specified in RFC 1157)
•MIB II (specified in RFC 1213)
•Command Line Management Interface (CLI)
•SYSLOG Management Client (specified in RFC 3164)
•Out-of-Band RS-232 configuration port for management and control
•TELNET via Ethernet
•Remote Software Upgrade via FTP/TFTP
Management Interfaces
You can reach the Matrix Switch’s management services via any of the following physical interfaces:
•RS-232 Config Port presented as an RJ-45 connector on the front panel of the front blade
•PICMG 2.16 midplane connector block on the front blade
•10/100 Ethernet port presented as an RJ-45 connector on the front panel of the front blade.
•Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports presented as RJ-45 connectors on the rear panel of the rear blade
Management Approach
Managing the Model 6511RC’s may be approached using one of two schemes, generally referred to as In-band or Out-of-band management. In-band management refers to those schemes in which management informa- tion traverses the same network resources as network user traffic. Out-of-band management refers scenarios in which management information does not traverse the same resources as network user traffic. In other words, out-of-band management involves implementing a secondary, special-purpose, management network dedi- cated to carrying management information about the primary, user network. In-band management is more efficient. However, because management information is susceptible to failures in the user network., it is less reliable. Out-of-band management, while more reliable, is also more costly because it involves more equip- ment.
Management access paths into the Model 6511RC for both In-band and Out-of-band approaches are described below.
•In-band management access paths include:
-The two RJ-45 10/100/1000 Ethernet trunk ports on the rear panel of the rear blade support in-band management for applications where the Ethernet link is used as an aggregated trunk for user traffic as well as a path for management information. An external management workstation communicates with the management services in the Matrix Switch via a routed-protocol connection within the Ethernet link. The management connection terminates at the management service within the Matrix Switch.
