Configuring Boards And Ports; Assigning An Entire Tpxmim Board - Cabletron Systems TPXMIM-20 Installation Manual

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION/CONFIGURATION

3.3 CONFIGURING BOARDS AND PORTS

The TPXMIM provides state of the art flexibility by allowing you to
assign whole boards or individual ports to any MMAC Channel (i.e.,
Channel A, B, or C). In other words, you can:
• assign an entire TPXMIM to any one Channel
• assign any number of individual TPXMIM ports to any Channel.
This flexibility provides the advantage of grouping users together based
on file server or network usage, ultimately maximizing the use of
bandwidth. In addition, since the TPXMIM uses only one slot, a single
MMAC can contain up to 168 user ports while providing bridging and
routing capabilities.
Setting TPXMIM boards or individual ports to a specific MMAC Channel
requires the use of a MIB walking tool and access through a multi-
channel management device (i.e., EMME, EMM-E6, etc.). In other
words, you must set specific MIB instances pertaining to the TPXMIM
board as a whole or the individual ports.
You can set MIBs using a number of MIB walking tools. This manual
describes how to set the MIBs using the SNMP Tools screen in EMME or
EMM-E6 Local Management. For additional information regarding the
SNMP Tools screen, refer to the EMME User's Guide or the EMM-E6
Local Management Guide.

3.3.1 Assigning an Entire TPXMIM Board

The TPXMIM allows the options of assigning an entire board to an
individual MMAC Channel (i.e., Channel A, B, or C). Assigning an entire
board overrides any port local assignments that may have been set. To
assign an entire TPXMIM board, refer to the following instructions and
set the MIB using the desired variable.
To assign an entire board:
1. From the SNMP Tools screen, highlight SET, using the arrow keys.
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