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Configuring Management Paths
This chapter explains how to configure a management path between a Lucent switch
and the Network Management Station (NMS) or IP host. This management path can
then be used to access the switch for either configuration or Telnet purposes. The term
"NMS" describes the workstation that is used to host NMS applications. You can use
the procedure described in this chapter to establish communications between the
switch and any IP host (that is, NavisXtend Accounting Server).
The management path options described in this chapter are available when the NMS
or IP host connects to the switch via an ATM router or Network Interface Card (NIC).
Unless otherwise noted, these options are available on all Lucent switch platforms
(CBX 3500, CBX 500, GX 550, and B-STDX 9000 Multiservice switch).
The connection between the NMS and the switch network is called the NMS Path.
This connection sets up the link to send and receive management protocol requests
and responses. To make this connection, you must know the IP address of the NMS.
The NMS path configuration is node-specific and describes each NMS that attaches
via the switch.
You only need to define an NMS path for the switch that contains one of the following
management connection elements:
Management PVC (MPVC) — You can use this type of connection for all
applications involving a switch and an attached NMS or IP host. Because the MPVC is
an actual PVC between the UNI or NNI logical port (to which the NMS or IP host
connects) and the remote switch CP/SP/NP module, the switch that connects the NMS
or IP host is not burdened by the traffic traversing the MPVC.
You can also use redirect MPVC to create a management path for a connection that
has three endpoints: pivot, primary, and secondary.
Management VPI/VCI — (CBX 500, GX 550, and B-STDX 9000 only) This is the
preferred method if you only use the attached NMS or IP host to transfer information
between the host and the local switch. Even though you can use a management
VPI/VCI connection to transfer information between the host and remote switch(es),
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