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Integrated network management
The 8276 is equipped with a built-in
SNMP agent that allows the hub to be
managed through the IBM RouteSwitch
Network Manager and RouteT racker
Manager. And the 8276 supports
network management and control via a
console management terminal con-
nected to the serial communications
port.
IBM Nways RouteSwitch
Network Manager
IBM's Nways RouteSwitch Network
Manager provides what you need in a
network management package.
Replace guesswork or calculations with
real-time, graphical representations of
network performance, alarms and
configurations. Network configuration,
monitoring and diagnostic information is
simple, regardless of the mix of different
vendor equipment that makes up your
network. Y ou can integrate the
RouteSwitch Network Manager with a
variety of network platforms including HP
OpenView for Windows
®
, HP OpenView
for UNIX
®
, SunSoft SunNet Manager and,
®
of course, IBM's NetView
for AIX
IBM Nways RouteTracker
Manager
A powerful graphical application, the
RouteT racker provides the flexibility of
policy-based VLANs with the security
and isolation of port VLANs using
RouteT racker grouping capability. Y ou
can view the relationship between
groups, VLANs and devices across the
entire network. Drag-and-drop features
with smart wizards make VLAN setup and
maintenance easy.
Technical details
The 8276 provides thirty-six 10BASE-T
Ethernet ports. Two of these ports,
depending on the 8276 model, may be
configured as 10BASE-FL using single-
mode or multimode cabling. The
10BASE-T ports connect through RJ-45
connectors using a maximum of 100 m
®
.
(328 ft) of 100-ohm STP or UTP cable. The
optional, 10BASE-FL por ts connect
through SC (single-mode) or ST (multi-
mode) connectors using a maximum of
2000 m (6562 ft) of fiber cable.
There is one EIA 232-C serial port that
connects through a 9-pin, D-shell
connector to an optional customer-
provided management console.
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