Controlling Token Ring Mim Management Mode; Enabling All Ports On Token Ring Modules - Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM TRMMIM User Manual

Portable management application

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Using the TRMMIM Hub View

To change the ring speed of a module:

1. Click mouse button 1 on the Module Ring Speed box (at the bottom of the

1. Click mouse button 3 in the Module Name, FNB State, or Port Display Form

2. Drag down to Speed, right to 4 Mega Bits or 16 Mega Bits, then release.

Controlling Token Ring MIM Management Mode

Token Ring MIMs can run in one of two modes:

Auto (AUT)

Auto mode means that the MIM is using the hardware conﬁguration settings; it is

not being controlled. If you change an operating parameter (ring speed, bypass

state, and so forth) on a module in Auto mode, the mode changes to Management

to indicate that it is being managed.

Management (MGT)

Management mode means that management takes precedence over the default

hardware settings on the board. If you toggle back to Auto mode, the hardware

default settings will be restored, and any administrative actions you have taken to

alter those settings will be undone.

To change a module's management mode:

1. Click mouse button 1 on the Module Management Mode box (at the bottom

1. Click mouse button 3 in the Module Name, FNB State, or Port Display Form

2. Drag down to Mode, drag right to Auto or Management, and then release.

Note that there is no Auto mode available for the management board.

You can choose to enable all Station Ports, all Ring Ports, or all ports on a module.

To enable all ports on a Token Ring MIM:

1. Click mouse button 3 in the Module Name, FNB State, or Port Display Form

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module) to toggle between 4 and 16 Mb/second.

box to display the Module menu.

of the module) to toggle between AUT and MGT.

box to display the Module menu.

Managing the Hub at the Module Level

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