3COM 3500 User Manual

Command Reference Guide

CoreBuilder® 3500 CoreBuilder 9000 CoreBuilder 9400 SuperStack SuperStack II Switch 9300

II Switch 3900

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Part No. 10013505 Published November 1999

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ONTENTS

BOUT THIS GUIDE

Using This Book 20 Finding Specific Information in This Guide 20 Command Information 22

Recommendations for Entering Commands 23 Conventions 23 Documentation Comments 25 Year 2000 Compliance 25

ART

ETTING STARTED

DMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

Administration Console Overview 29 CoreBuilder 9000 System Management Overview 30

Management and Data Channels 31 CoreBuilder 9000 Management Features 33

EME Overview 33 Configuration Tasks 34 Accessing the Administration Console 35

Password Access Levels 35

Accessing Your System 36

Access Examples 37 Using Menus to Perform Tasks 39

Selecting Menu Options 40

Entering Values 41

Navigating Through the Menus 42

OMMAND SUMMARY

ART

II S

YSTEM-LEVEL FUNCTIONS

YSTEM ENVIRONMENT

Menu Structure 68

system display 69 system fileTransfer 70 system console webHelpConfig 71 system console webAccess 72 system console consoleAccess 73 system console ctlKeys 74 system console password 75 system console screenHeight 76 system console security display 77 system console security define 78 system console security remove 80 system console security access 81 system console security message 82 system console timeout timeOut 83 system console timeout interval 84 system snapshot summary 85 system snapshot detail 86 system snapshot save 87 system softwareUpdate 89 system baseline display 90 system baseline set 91 system baseline requestedState 92 system serialPort terminalSpeed 93 system serialPort modemSpeed 95 system serialPort baudRate 96 system serialPort serialPortMode 98 system serialPort configModem 99 system serialPort enableModem 100 system name 101 system time 102 system time datetime 103 system time timezone 104 system time dst 106 system nvData save 107 system nvData restore 110

system nvData examine 112

system nvData reset 113

system clearDiagBlock 114

system diagErrLog 115

system sntp display 116

system sntp define 117

system sntp modify 118

system sntp remove 119

system sntp state 120

system sntp pollInterval 121

system sntp tolerance 122

system reboot 123

script 124

logout 126

ODULE ENVIRONMENT

Menu Structure 128

module display 129

module snapshot summary 130

module snapshot detail 131

module baseline display 132

module baseline set 133

module baseline requestedState 134

module redundancy 135

module name 136

module time 137

module screenHeight 138

module nvData reset 139

module nvData emergencyDownload 140

module nvData displayDownload 141

module nvData staging 142

module clearDiagBlock 143

module diagErrLog 144

module reboot 145

disconnect 146

ART

III E

STABLISHING MANAGEMENT ACCESS

OUT-OF-B

Menu Structure 150

management summary 151 management detail 153 management ip interface summary 156 management ip interface define 157 management ip interface modify 158 management ip interface remove 159 management ip route display 160 management ip route static 162 management ip route remove 163 management ip route flush 164 management ip route default 165 management ip route noDefault 166 management ip route findRoute 167 management ip arp display 168 management ip arp static 169 management ip arp remove 170 management ip arp flushAll 171 management ip arp flushDynamic 172 management ip rip display 173 management ip rip mode 174 management ip rip statistics 176 management ip ping 177 management ip advancedPing 179 management ip traceRoute 182 management ip advancedTraceRoute 184 management ip statistics 186

AND MANAGEMENT

IMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENTPROTOCOL

Menu Structure 190

snmp display 191 snmp community 192 snmp trap display 193 snmp trap addModify 194 snmp trap remove 196 snmp trap flush 197 snmp trap smtProxyTraps 198 snmp rmonConfiguration 199 snmp writeDisable 200

(SNMP)

ART

IV P

Menu Structure 203

Menu Structure 223

HYSICAL PORT PARAMETERS

THERNET PORTS

ethernet summary 204

ethernet detail 207

ethernet autoNegotiation 212

ethernet portMode 213

ethernet flowControl 215

ethernet paceAccess 217

ethernet paceInteractiveAccess 218

ethernet label 219

ethernet portState 220

ethernet monitoring summary 221

ethernet monitoring mode 222

IBER DISTRIBUTED DATA INTERFACE

fddi station display 224

fddi station connectPolicy 225

fddi station tNotify 227

fddi station statusReporting 228

fddi path display 229

fddi path tvxLowerBound 230

fddi path tmaxLowerBound 231

fddi path maxTreq 232

fddi mac summary 233

fddi mac detail 234

fddi mac frameErrorThreshold 237

fddi mac notCopiedThreshold 238

fddi mac llcService 239

fddi mac path 240

fddi port display 241

fddi port lerAlarm 242

fddi port lerCutoff 243

fddi port label 244

fddi port path 245

fddi stationMode display 246

fddi stationMode modify 247

(FDDI)

ART

RIDGING PARAMETERS

RIDGE-WIDE PARAMETERS

Menu Structure 251

bridge display 252 bridge ipFragmentation 255 bridge ipxSnapTranslation 256 bridge addressThreshold 257 bridge agingTime 258 bridge spanningTree stpState 259 bridge spanningTree stpPriority 261 bridge spanningTree stpMaxAge 262 bridge spanningTree stpHelloTime 263 bridge spanningTree stpForwardDelay 264 bridge spanningTree stpGroupAddress 265 bridge gvrpState 266 bridge cos enable 267 bridge cos summary 268 bridge cos modify 269 bridge multicast igmp summary 270 bridge multicast igmp snoopMode 271 bridge multicast igmp queryMode 272 bridge multicast igmp queryIpAddress 273 bridge multicast igmp vlans 274 bridge multicast igmp groups 275 bridge multicast igmp desQuerier 276 bridge multicast igmp rPorts 277 bridge multicast igmp qPort 278

RIDGE PORT PARAMETERS

Menu Structure 279

bridge port summary 280 bridge port detail 283 bridge port multicastLimit 288 bridge port stpState 289 bridge port stpCost 290 bridge port stpPriority 291 bridge port gvrpState 292 bridge port address list 293 bridge port address add 294 bridge port address remove 295

bridge port address find 296

bridge port address flushAll 297

bridge port address flushDynamic 298

RUNKS

Menu Structure 300

bridge trunk autoMap summary 301

bridge trunk autoMap enable/disable 302

bridge trunk autoMap test 303

bridge trunk summary 304

bridge trunk detail 305

bridge trunk define 307

bridge trunk modify 312

bridge trunk remove 318

ULTIPOINT LINK AGGREGATION

Menu Structure 321

bridge mpla summary 322

bridge mpla detail 323

bridge mpla mode 324

bridge mpla peerMacAddress 326

ESILIENT LINKS

Menu Structure 327

bridge link summary 328

bridge link detail 329

bridge link define 330

bridge link linkState 332

bridge link activePort 333

bridge link modify 334

bridge link remove 336

(MPLA)

IRTUAL

Menu Structure 337

LANS (VLANS)

bridge vlan summary 338

bridge vlan detail 341

bridge vlan define (3500/9000 Layer 3) 345

bridge vlan define (3900/9300/9400/ 9000 Layer 2) 352

bridge vlan modify (3500/9000 Layer 3) 355 bridge vlan modify (3900/9300/9400/ 9000 Layer 2) 360 bridge vlan remove 363 bridge vlan mode 364 bridge vlan stpMode 365 bridge vlan vlanAwareMode 366

ART

Menu Structure 370

VI R

Menu Structure 396

ACKET FILTERS

bridge packetFilter list 371 bridge packetFilter display 372 bridge packetFilter create portGroup 373 bridge packetFilter create custom 374 bridge packetFilter delete 376 bridge packetFilter edit 377 bridge packetFilter load 379 bridge packetFilter assign 382 bridge packetFilter unassign 384 bridge packetFilter portGroup list 386 bridge packetFilter portGroup display 387 bridge packetFilter portGroup create 388 bridge packetFilter portGroup delete 390 bridge packetFilter portGroup addPort 391 bridge packetFilter portGroup removePort 392

OUTING PROTOCOLS

NTERNET PROTOCOL

ip interface summary 398 ip interface detail 400 ip interface define (3500/9000 Layer 3) 403 ip interface define (3900/9300/9400/ 9000 Layer 2) 406 ip interface modify 407 ip interface remove 408 ip interface arpProxy 409 ip interface broadcastAddress 411 ip interface directedBroadcast 412 ip interface icmpRedirect 413 ip interface icmpRouterDiscovery 415

(IP)

ip interface statistics 418

ip route display 420

ip route static 422

ip route remove 423

ip route flush 424

ip route default 425

ip route noDefault 426

ip route findRoute 427

ip arp display 428

ip arp static 429

ip arp remove 430

ip arp flushAll 431

ip arp flushDynamic 432

ip arp age 433

ip arp statistics 434

ip dns display 436

ip dns domainName 437

ip dns define 438

ip dns modify 439

ip dns remove 440

ip dns nslookup 441

ip udpHelper display 442

ip udpHelper define 443

ip udpHelper remove 444

ip udpHelper hopCountLimit 445

ip udpHelper threshold 446

ip udpHelper interface first 447

ip udpHelper interface even 448

ip udpHelper interface sequential 449

ip routing 450

ip rip display 451

ip rip mode 453

ip rip compatibilityMode 455

ip rip cost 456

ip rip poisonReverse 457

ip rip routeAggregation Mode 458

ip rip password 459

ip rip addAdvertisement 460

ip rip remove Advertisement 462

ip rip policy summary 463

ip rip policy detail 464

ip rip policy define 465

ip rip policy modify 469

ip rip policy remove 471

ip rip statistics 472 ip ping 473 ip advancedPing 475 ip traceRoute 478 ip advancedTraceRoute 480 ip statistics 482

IRTUAL ROUTER REDUNDANCY

Menu Structure 485

ip vrrp summary 486 ip vrrp detail 488 ip vrrp define 492 ip vrrp modify 495 ip vrrp remove 498 ip vrrp mode 499 ip vrrp neighbor 500 ip vrrp statistics 501

ULTICAST

IP M

Menu Structure 504

ip multicast dvmrp interface summary 505 ip multicast dvmrp interface detail 506 ip multicast dvmrp interface mode 507 ip multicast dvmrp interface metric 508 ip multicast dvmrp tunnels summary 509 ip multicast dvmrp tunnels define 511 ip multicast dvmrp tunnels remove 513 ip multicast dvmrp tunnels address 514 ip multicast dvmrp tunnels threshold 515 ip multicast dvmrp tunnels metric 516 ip multicast dvmrp routeDisplay 517 ip multicast dvmrp cacheDisplay 518 ip multicast dvmrp default 520 ip multicast igmp interface summary 521 ip multicast igmp interface detail 522 ip multicast igmp interface TTL 523 ip multicast igmp snooping 524 ip multicast igmp querying 525 ip multicast cache 526 ip multicast traceRoute 528

(VRRP)

PEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST

Menu Structure 530

ip ospf areas display 531

ip ospf areas defineArea 532

ip ospf areas modifyArea 533

ip ospf areas removeArea 534

ip ospf areas addRange 535

ip ospf areas modifyRange 536

ip ospf areas removeRange 537

ip ospf defaultRouteMetric display 538

ip ospf defaultRouteMetric define 539

ip ospf defaultRouteMetric remove 540

ip ospf interface summary 541

ip ospf interface detail 542

ip ospf interface statistics 544

ip ospf interface mode 548

ip ospf interface priority 549

ip ospf interface areaID 550

ip ospf interface cost 551

ip ospf interface delay 552

ip ospf interface hello 553

ip ospf interface retransmit 554

ip ospf interface dead 555

ip ospf interface password 556

ip ospf linkStateData databaseSummary 557

ip ospf linkStateData router 558

ip ospf linkStateData network 560

ip ospf linkStateData summary 561

ip ospf linkStateData external 563

ip ospf neighbors display 564

ip ospf neighbors add 565

ip ospf neighbors remove 566

ip ospf routerID 567

ip ospf partition display 569

ip ospf partition modify 570

ip ospf stubDefaultMetric display 571

ip ospf stubDefaultMetric define 572

ip ospf stubDefaultMetric remove 573

ip ospf virtualLinks summary 574

ip ospf virtualLinks detail 575

ip ospf virtualLinks statistics 577

ip ospf virtualLinks define 581

ip ospf virtualLinks remove 582

(OSPF)

ip ospf virtualLinks areaID 583 ip ospf virtualLinks router 584 ip ospf virtualLinks delay 585 ip ospf virtualLinks hello 586 ip ospf virtualLinks retransmit 587 ip ospf virtualLinks dead 588 ip ospf virtualLinks password 589 ip ospf policy summary 590 ip ospf policy detail 591 ip ospf policy define 593 ip ospf policy modify 598 ip ospf policy remove 602 ip ospf statistics 603

IPX

Menu Structure 606

ipx interface display 607 ipx interface define 608 ipx interface modify 610 ipx interface remove 612 ipx interface SAPadvertising 613 ipx interface RIPadvertising 614 ipx route display 615 ipx route secondary 617 ipx route static 618 ipx route remove 620 ipx route flush 621 ipx server display 622 ipx server static 624 ipx server remove 626 ipx server flush 627 ipx server secondary 628 ipx forwarding 629 ipx rip mode 630 ipx rip triggered 631 ipx rip policy summary 632 ipx rip policy define 633 ipx rip policy modify 635 ipx rip policy remove 637 ipx sap mode 638 ipx sap triggered 639 ipx sap policy summary 640

ipx sap policy detail 641

ipx sap policy define 642

ipx sap policy modify 645

ipx sap policy remove 648

ipx output-delay 649

ipx statistics summary 650

ipx statistics rip 651

ipx statistics sap 652

ipx statistics forwarding 653

ipx statistics interface 655

ipx oddLengthPadding 657

ipx NetBIOS 658

ipx secondary 659

PPLETALK

Menu Structure 662

appletalk interface summary 663

appletalk interface detail 664

appletalk interface define 665

appletalk interface modify 667

appletalk interface remove 669

appletalk interface statistics 670

appletalk route display 672

appletalk route flush 673

appletalk aarp display 674

appletalk aarp remove 675

appletalk aarp flush 676

appletalk zone display network 677

appletalk zone display zone 678

appletalk forwarding 679

appletalk checksum 680

appletalk sourceSocket 681

appletalk ping 682

appletalk statistics ddp 683

appletalk statistics rtmp 684

appletalk statistics zip 685

appletalk statistics nbp 686

ART

VII T

RAFFIC POLICY

UALITY OF SERVICE

Menu Structure 690

qos classifier summary 691 qos classifier detail 692 qos classifier define 694 qos classifier modify 701 qos classifier remove 706 qos control summary 707 qos control detail 708 qos control define 710 qos control modify 718 qos control remove 724 qos ldap display 725 qos ldap enable 726 qos ldap disable 727 qos rsvp summary 728 qos rsvp detail 729 qos rsvp enable 730 qos rsvp disable 732 qos bandwidth display 733 qos bandwidth modify 734 qos excessTagging display 735 qos excessTagging enable 736 qos excessTagging disable 737 qos statistics interval 738 qos statistics receive 739 qos statistics transmit 741

(QOS)

AND

RSVP

ART

VIII M

ONITORING

VENT LOG

Menu Structure 748

log display 749 log devices 750 log services 752

OVING ANALYSIS

Menu Structure 756

analyzer display 757

analyzer add 758

analyzer remove 760

analyzer start 761

analyzer stop 763

ART

IX R

Online Technical Services 767

Support from Your Network Supplier 769 Support from 3Com 769 Returning Products for Repair 771

EFERENCE

ECHNICAL SUPPORT

World Wide Web Site 767

3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 767

3Com FTP Site 768

3Com Bulletin Board Service 768

3Com Facts Automated Fax Service 769

NDEX

BOUT

HIS

UIDE

This

Command Reference Guide

commands that you use to configure and manage your system or module after you install it. Before you use this guide, you should have already consulted documents such as your system module

Several CoreBuilder book. Table 1 lists the specific platforms and the current software release level of that platform as it relates to the information contained in this book:

Ta b l e 1

Platform Release

CoreBuilder® 3500 3.0

SuperStack® II Switch 3900 3.0

CoreBuilder 9000 3.0

SuperStack II Switch 9300 3.0

CoreBuilder 9400 3.0

This guide is intended for the system or network administrator who is responsible for configuring, using, and managing the system. It assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations and familiarity with communications protocols that are used on interconnected LANs.

Quick Start Guide

and SuperStack® II platforms are documented in this

Platforms Covered in This Document

provides information about the

Getting Started Guide

and physically installed your system or module.

If the information in the release notes that are shipped with your product differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the release notes.

BOUT THIS GUIDE

Using This Book

Finding Specific Information in This Guide

This guide contains information for every command for the platforms listed at the beginning of this chapter. It includes specific information about command syntax, field descriptions, default values, and the possible range of values. Some command descriptions include a section called “Important Considerations” that contains additional information to be aware of when using the command. Where appropriate, examples help you to understand the commands.

This guide does not contain troubleshooting information or instructional material about why or when to use a particular command. For information about troubleshooting and networking tasks, see the

Implementation Guide

that is shipped with your system on a CD-ROM.

Use this chart to help you find information about specific tasks:

If you are looking for information about Turn to

System administration and configuration tasks

Using command abbreviations

Summary of commands for all platforms

Displaying the system or module configuration

Using the snapshot feature

Baselining statistics

Configuring system parameters, such as name, date/time, and passwords

Configuring system security

Establishing system access through a Web browser

Saving, restoring, and resetting nonvolatile data

Running scripts of Console tasks

Setting up the system for out-of-band management access through serial ports or using IP and setting up SNMP

Administering the IP management interface

Configuring SNMP community strings

Administering trap reporting

Administering Ethernet ports

Displaying statistics for and labelling Ethernet ports

Administering Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ports

Part I: Getting Started

Part II: System-Level Functions

Part III: Establishing Management Access

Part IV: Physical Port Parameters

Finding Specific Information in This Guide

If you are looking for information about Turn to

Configuring bridge parameters such as bridge display, agingTime, stpState, and Class of Service

Part V: Bridging Parameters

Managing trunks

Configuring bridge port parameters such as listing addresses, setting the port priority, and controlling the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) on a bridge

Displaying MultiPoint Link Aggregation (MPLA) parameters

Configuring resilient links

Configuring virtual LANs (VLANs)

Configuring packet filters

Configuring IP interfaces and IP protocol parameters

Configuring Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

Part VI: Routing Protocols

parameters

Configuring IP multicast routing and filtering

Configuring Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing

Configuring IPX routing

Configuring AppleTalk routing

Configuring Quality of Service (QoS) classifiers, controls,

Part VII: Traffic Policy Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), bandwidth, and excess tagging

Viewing statistics

Administering the event log

Part VIII: Monitoring

Administering roving analysis

Technical support Part IX: Reference

Quickly locating information on tasks and topics Index

BOUT THIS GUIDE

Command Information

Sample platform list

Each software command has its own description in this guide. Each command description begins at the top of a page. A command description begins with these items:

The full command name

■

Platforms on which this command is valid

■

Under the command name is a list of 3Com switch platforms. The command is valid on every platform that has a check mark (✓) next to it.

3500

✓✓✓✓

9000

✓✓✓✓

9400

✓✓✓✓

3900

✓✓✓✓

9300

✓✓✓✓

A short description of the purpose of the command

■

Some command descriptions begin with a sentence similar to this one:

For CoreBuilder 9000: Applies to Layer n switching modules only.

“ where n is either 2 or 3. Because the CoreBuilder 9000 system can house both Layer 2 modules and Layer 3 modules, this sentence alerts you to the fact that this particular command is valid only on Layer 2 modules or Layer 3 modules.

”

The command description continues with one or more of the following sections:

■

Valid Minimum Abbreviation

— This section lists the shortest

number of characters that you can type to issue the command.

■

Important Considerations

— These usage notes identify potential

problems before you use the command.

■

Options

— If the command begins a configuration process or other procedure, this section presents each prompt that you see, its description, the possible values that you can enter, and the default value.

■

Fields

— If the command prompts the system to display information,

this section lists the display parameters and their definitions.

Conventions

Recommendations

for Entering

Commands

■

Procedure

■

Example

— Numbered steps walk you through complex commands.

— Examples show the interactive display when the system

provides additional useful information.

Before you enter any command, 3Com recommends that you:

Examine the system menu carefully for the full command string:

■

Consult the documentation for the valid minimum abbreviation for

■

the command string.

If you are unfamiliar with a particular system, always enter the entire command, even though the system accepts abbreviated commands. If you abbreviate commands, you may make errors or omissions that have undesirable consequences.

For example, on the CoreBuilder 9000, to list all addresses for a port, you use the enter

bridge port address list all

bridge port address all

abbreviated version of the

, the system interprets it as an

bridge port address flushAll

command. If you mistakenly

command, which flushes the entire address table for the port and does not request that you confirm the command.

Conventions

Table 2 and Table 3 list icon and text conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Ta b l e 2

Icon Notice Type Description

Notice Icons

Information note Information that describes important features or

instructions

Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data

or potential damage to an application, system, or device

Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal

injury

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Ta b l e 3

Text Conventions

Convention Description

Screen displays

This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.

Command

The word “command” means that you enter the command exactly as shown in the text and then press Return or Enter. Commands appear in bold. Example:

To set flow control, enter the following command:

ethernet flowControl

This guide always gives the full form of a command. However, you can abbreviate commands by entering just enough characters to distinguish one command from another similar command, as shown in “

Abbreviations

” under each command description.

Valid Minimum

Commands are not case sensitive.

The words “enter” and “type”

When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type something, and then press the Return or Enter key. Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”

Keyboard key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key

names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:

Press Ctrl+C.

Words in

italics

Italics are used to:

Emphasize a point

■

Denote a new term when it is defined in text

■

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ETTING

TARTED

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Administration Overview

Command Summary

DMINISTRATION

This chapter introduces the Administration Console software that is supplied with your system, the types of commands that you use to perform network tasks, the valid syntax for command abbreviations, and some shortcuts to help you navigate through the menus. It also provides an overview of the management software that is specific to the CoreBuilder Management Engine) Management Console for the CoreBuilder 9000 and describes its relationship to the Administration Console software.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

Administration Console Overview

■

CoreBuilder 9000 System Management Overview

■

CoreBuilder 9000 Management Features

■

Configuration Tasks

■

9000 Enterprise Switch. It introduces the EME (Enterprise

VERVIEW

Administration Console Overview

Accessing the Administration Console

■

Using Menus to Perform Tasks

■

The Administration Console software is installed at the factory in flash memory on the system processor. Because this software boots automatically from flash memory when you power on your system, the system is immediately ready for use in your network. However, you may need to:

Configure certain parameters before the system can operate

■

effectively in your networking environment.

Connect to the Administration Console, if you have a

■

CoreBuilder 9000.

View important MAC, port, bridge, virtual LAN (VLAN), and IP

■

statistics while you manage your system.

HAPTER

1: A

DMINISTRATION OVERVIEW

You use the Administration Console software to configure your system parameters (or, on the CoreBuilder 9000, to configure your module parameters) and display statistics and counters.

CoreBuilder 9000 System Management Overview

For more complete network management, you can use an external

application, such as 3Com’s Transcend

Network Control Services tool

suite.

On the CoreBuilder 3500, CoreBuilder 9000, and CoreBuilder 9400, and

on the SuperStack

II Switch 3900 and Switch 9300, you can also configure parameters and view statistics using the Web Management suite of HTML-based applications. See the

Web Management User Guide

for your system for additional information.

The CoreBuilder 9000 comes in a 7-slot, 8-slot, or 16-slot chassis in which you install switch fabric modules and interface modules. Before you begin to manage your CoreBuilder 9000 system, review the management-related information in this section.

The CoreBuilder 9000 system supports the following management interfaces:

EME Management Console

■

Use the EME Management Console to manage EME and Enterprise Management Controller (EMC) functions, such as login table management, IP connectivity, event and trap logs, and software downloads to all modules. The EME Management Console also manages chassis functions, such as system inventory and power management features.

Administration Console

■

Use the Administration Console to manage the CoreBuilder 9000 switch fabric modules and intelligent interface modules. These modules contain an on-board network management agent that allows this direct management.

ATM Local Management Application (LMA)

■

Use the ATM LMA to manage the ATM Enterprise Switch, ATM Switch Fabric Module, and ATM interface modules. These modules contain an on-board network management agent to allow this direct management.

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