Quick Setup For Management Access; About Corebuilder 2500 System Management; How Do You Want To Manage The System - 3Com CoreBuilder 2500 Getting Started Manual

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This chapter provides easy instructions for
configuring the CoreBuilder
management access. When you decide how you
want to manage your system, follow the
configuration instructions for your preferred type of
management access.

About CoreBuilder 2500 System Management

You can use several applications to configure and
manage your CoreBuilder system:
The CoreBuilder Administration Console software
Transcend Enterprise Manager software
Other SNMP-based network management
applications
The CoreBuilder Administration Console is a
character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for
performing system administration. You can access
the Administration Console using the serial ports or
IP. For more information, see the CoreBuilder 2500
Administration Console User Guide.
For more complete network management, use an
external SNMP-based application such as Transcend
Enterprise Manager or other network management
applications. You can access the system with an
external management application using IP.
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For more detailed descriptions of these applications,
see the CoreBuilder 2500 Operation Guide, Part I:
Administration and Management.

How Do You Want to Manage the System?

You can manage your system locally through a
terminal connection or remotely using an IP or
modem connection.
mechanisms.
Table 6-1 Management Access Mechanisms
Access
Mechanism Allows you to...
Terminal Connect directly to the
Administration Console and
stay attached across system
reboots
Modem Access the Administration
Console from remote sites
IP Access the Administration
Console using the rlogin or
telnet commands. Or use an
external SNMP management
application to communicate
with the CoreBuilder
agent
The management access mechanisms are described
more completely in the next sections.
Table 6-1 describes the access
Using...
Terminal serial port
Modem serial port
FDDI or Ethernet
port assigned to an
IP interface
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