ES-2048 User’s Guide

Cluster Management

Cluster Management allows you to manage switches through one switch, called the cluster manager. The switches must be directly connected and be in the same VLAN group so as to be able to communicate with one another using same cluster management implementation.

Maintenance and Management Features

Access Control

You can specify the service(s) and computer IP address(es) to control access to the switch for management.

Cluster Management

Cluster management (also known as iStacking) allows you to manage switches through one switch, called the cluster manager. The switches must be directly connected and be in the same VLAN group so as to be able to communicate with one another.

Configuration and Firmware Maintenance

You can backup or restore the switch configuration or upgrade the firmware on the switch.

IP Protocols

IP Host (No routing)

Telnet for configuration and monitoring

SNMP for management

SNMP MIB II (RFC 1213)

SNMP v1 RFC 1157

SNMPv2, SNMPv2c or later version, compliant with RFC 2011 SNMPv2 MIB for IP, RFC 2012 SNMPv2 MIB for TCP, RFC 2013 SNMPv2 MIB for UDP

Ethernet MIBs RFC 1643

Bridge MIBs RFC 1493

SMI RFC 1155

RMON RFC 1757

SNMPv2, SNMPv2c RFC 2674

System Monitoring

System status (link status, rates, statistics counters)

SNMP

Temperatures, voltage, fan speed reports and alarms

Port Mirroring allows you to analyze one port's traffic from another.

Security

• System management password protection

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch

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