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Managing fddi networks with sunnet manager, To set up the sunnet manager console – Sun Microsystems 1.0 User Manual

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Managing FDDI Stations Using SunNet Manager

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Managing FDDI Networks with SunNet Manager

For detailed information on how to use SunNet Manager to manage the
various components of your network, refer to the SunNet Manager User’s Guide.

The SunNet Manager agents for SunFDDI/P are used to recover FDDI statistics
and SMT frame information. For detailed instructions on how to interpret this
data, refer to the ANSI/FDDI standards listed in “FDDI Conformance” on
page 2.

To Set Up the SunNet Manager Console

1. Log in as

root

or become

superuser

.

2. Start the SunNet Manager console, and initialize the runtime

management database (MDB).

3. Use HeadStart to begin discovering the nodes in your network, or use

BasicStart to build your own database with the console’s graphical editor.
Note that the Discover facility will only fully recognize the Ethernet (

le

)

interfaces in your network.

4. Modify the component properties of each SunFDDI/P station in your

network.
Use the scroll bar to show all of the properties associated with the station.
You must enter either the host name or the MAC address associated with
the SunFDDI/P interface in the last field in the list of properties. If you enter
a host name, it must be registered in the NIS/NIS+ map or in the

/etc/hosts

file on each machine in your network. If you enter a MAC

address, it must be entered in ring format.

5. Click SELECT on the check box associated with each SunNet Manager

agent that you want to communicate with the station.
If you enable the SunFDDI/P proxy agent (

pf_fddismt7_2

), you must also

specify the host name (or MAC address) of the target FDDI station from
which the proxy agent will request information.

# /opt/SUNWconn/bin/snm —i