Security; Reliability And Serviceability; Performance; Year 2000 (Y2K) - IBM 8275 User Manual

Security

User access security can be implemented using the following functions of the
8275-416 :
v User Accounts: The 8275-416 supports up to six accounts (one user with
v SNMP read/write protection based on community name.

Reliability and Serviceability

The 8275-416 :
v Provides a comprehensive Power-On Self Test (POST) that ensures that all of its
v Controls a seven-segment LED that allows you to follow the boot sequence.
v Allows you to download software upgrades using any of the management
v Allows you to implement parallel paths for network traffic through the use of
v Allows you to configure a port to "see" traffic going into and out of another port
v Provides statistics for all ports.

Performance

High performance, Layer 2 switching for the 8275-416 consists of:
v Switching for up to 32 ports
v Supporting up to 12 000 end stations
v Processing 64-bytes packets at the following rates:
v Detecting broadcast storms and preventing them from impacting the network

Year 2000 (Y2K)

The 8275-416 is Y2K ready.
– IBM Nways Manager for NT (V2.0 or later)
– IBM Nways Manager for HP-UX (V2.0 or later)
– IBM Nways Manager for AIX (V2.0 or later)
Read/Write status and five with Read Only status) for terminal interface and Web
access. Access to the 8275-416 configuration panels is password protected. Only
one user name with Read/Write status is allowed to be configured, which
prevents potential conflicts in configuration changes. The default Read/Write user
name is: admin , and the default password is blanks (no password). If you lose
the password, contact your IBM service representative.
components are functioning correctly.
methods.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) which provides a level of fault tolerance and
ensures that:
– Redundant paths are disabled when the main paths are operational
– Redundant paths are enabled if the main paths fail
on the 8275-416 (Port Mirroring).
– 14 880 packets per second to 10 Mbps ports.
– 148 800 packets per second to 100 Mbps ports
(Broadcast Storm Control).
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Chapter 1. Introduction