Understanding 8265 Management; Chassis Management; Network Management - IBM Nways 8265 Product Description

Understanding 8265 Management

Chassis Management

Network Management

The management of the 8265 is achieved in four areas:
Chassis Management
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Network Management
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Traffic Management
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Code Management.
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The 8265's controller module provides management of the power and cooling
subsystems. The 8265 has one controller module as standard, and a second
controller module can be installed as a backup in case of failure.
You can manage the ATM subsystem in any of the following ways:
From an ASCII terminal with a character-based command line interface that is
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directly connected to the RS-232 console port or RJ-45 Ethernet port on the
control point and switch module.
By remotely logging in to the control point console using TELNET. Management
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traffic flows via the network.
From a network management station running a network management application
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that supports Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) protocols and the
8265 SNMP-compliant Management Information Base (MIB) extensions.
Via the Internet. The 8265 features an integrated web server that provides a
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graphical view of the chassis and components, with easy navigation. Basic
configuration functions (isolate and connect modules, enable and disable
interfaces) are possible along with basic display functions. Debugging facilities
include the ability to set up and display traces, display the error log, and display
the connection table. A TELNET link to the Control Point is also provided.
SNMP Support
In a campus environment managed by SNMP, the 8265's control point and switch
module acts as a SNMP agent allowing you to configure all ATM modules installed in
the switch using SNMP. The SNMP agent implements the ATM MIB defined in the
UNI (V3.0, 3.1, and 4.0) and ILMI (V4.0) specifications of the ATM Forum. The
following MIBs are available for network management:
MIB-II Evolution (RFC 1573), defined to model network interfaces
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ATM Supplemental MIB (draft-ietf-atommib-atm2), an extension of the AToMMIB,
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mainly covering SVC management
AToMMIB and LAN Emulation MIBs
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ATM Forum PNNI MIB extension, which allows the creation, deletion, and
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management of soft-PVCs in relation to the AToMMIB tables
WAN MIBs:
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– E1/T1 (RFC 1406)
– E3/DS3 (RFC 1407)
– SONET (RFC 1595)
ATM Forum PNNI MIB, for PNNI management
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Chapter 1. Introduction