Device Management Features; Table - Dell PowerConnect 5324 User Manual

Device Management Features

SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs
The system logs events with severity codes and timestamps. Events are sent as Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) traps to a Trap Recipient List.
For more information on SNMP Alarms and Traps, see "Defining SNMP Parameters".
SNMP Version 1 and Version 2
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) over the UDP/IP protocol. To control access to the
system, a list of community entries is defined, each of which consists of a community string and its
access privileges. There are 3 levels of SNMP security; read-only, read-write, and super. Only a super
user can access the community table.
Web Based Management
With web based management, the system can be managed from any web browser. The system
contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through which the system
can be monitored and configured. The system internally converts web-based input into
configuration commands, MIB variable settings and other management-related settings.
Configuration File Download and Upload
PowerConnect device configuration is stored in a configuration file. The Configuration file
includes both system wide and port specific device configuration. The system can display
configuration files in the form of a collection of CLI commands, which are stored and manipulated
as text files.
For more information, see "Managing Files".
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
The device supports boot image, software and configuration upload/download via TFTP.
Remote Monitoring
Remote Monitoring (RMON) is an extension to SNMP, which provides comprehensive network
traffic monitoring capabilities (as opposed to SNMP which allows network device management and
monitoring). RMON is a standard MIB that defines current and historical MAC-layer statistics and
control objects, allowing real-time information to be captured across the entire network.
For more information, see "Viewing RMON Statistics".
Command Line Interface
Command Line Interface (CLI) syntax and semantics conform as much as possible to common
industry practice. CLI is composed of mandatory and optional elements. The CLI interpreter
provides command and keyword completion to assist user and shorten typing.
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