Chaining The Hubs; Out-Of-Band Management; In-Band (Network) Management - HP AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub-12 Installation And Reference Manual

Hub Reference

Chaining the Hubs

The HP AdvanceStack hubs can be easily connected together with
standard unshielded twisted-pair cable through their Extension (In/Out)
ports to form a distributed management chain. When hubs are "chained"
together, any hub in the stack can be managed from a single PC running
HP Stack Manager, or, if one hub in the stack has the HP Ethernet SNMP
Module installed, the entire stack can be managed from an SNMP
network management station or from an ASCII terminal or PC terminal
emulator. The chain can extend up to 185 meters (end-to-end) so
multiple wiring closets can be managed from a single location. Note that
this is not a network connection, it is only a management connection
between the hubs.
Refer to chapter 1, "Installing the HP AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hubs" for
information about chaining and network connections.

Out-of-Band Management

The basic management program included with your hub, HP Stack
Manager, is a Windows-based graphical user interface that serves as the
console for the HP AdvanceStack hubs. With this program you can
configure, monitor, and diagnose your hub or a chain of hubs. Refer to
chapter 2, "Installing and Using HP Stack Manager", for more details
about out-of-band management.
Included with the HP J2603A or B Ethernet SNMP Module is an ASCII
console interface that can also be used to configure, monitor, and
diagnose your hub or a chain of hubs. The SNMP Module must have
firmware agent A.03.00 or later. Refer to the HP Ethernet SNMP Module
Installation and Reference Guide for more information.

In-Band (Network) Management

When an HP Ethernet SNMP Module is installed in your
HP AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub, the hub can be managed remotely by
any network management product that complies with the Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) standard.
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