Roving Analysis; Management - 3Com SuperStack II Manual

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Roving Analysis

Management

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TACK WITCH ANAGEMENT
Your Switch supports roving analysis, a system that allows you to attach a
network analyzer to one port and use it to monitor the traffic of other
ports on the Switch. The system works by enabling you to define an
analysis port (the port that is connected to the analyzer), and a monitor
port (the port that is to be monitored). Once the pair are defined, and you
enable the system, the Switch takes all the traffic going in and out of the
monitor port and copies it to the analysis port.
Roving analysis is used when you need the functions of a network
analyzer, but do not want to change the physical characteristics of the
monitored segment by attaching an analyzer to that segment.
For information about setting up roving analysis ports, see
Roving Analysis Ports"
Your Switch can be managed using three methods:
Web interface management — The Switch has an internal set of
web pages that allow you to manage it using any Java-enabled Web
browser. You can access the web interface using:
A management workstation connected over the network
A management workstation connected to the console port of the
Switch, running the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
Command line interface management — The Switch has a command
line interface that allows you to perform limited management. You
can access the command line interface using:
A terminal or terminal emulator connected over the network
using Telnet
A terminal or terminal emulator connected to the console port of
the Switch
SNMP management — You can manage the Switch using any
network management application running the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP), such 3Com Transcend
Manager software.
For information about setting up your Switch for management, see
"Setting Up for Management"
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