Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3106 - Manual (Page 58)

Chapter 1: Overview
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Note
The backplane bandwidth for each Ethernet line card is reduced
from 40 to 20 Gbps for about two minutes while the inactive master
controller card initializes its management software and synchronizes
its database with the active master controller card. This may reduce
network performance.
Note
To reset individual line cards in the chassis, use the RESTART
CARD command in the management software.
NET MGMT
Port
The NET MGMT port is used by the controller card to support the features
in Table 14. The controller card uses the port to access your network to
communicate with network devices, such as TFTP servers and Telnet and
SSH client workstations.
An alternative to using the NET MGMT port is to configure the inband
interface on the controller card. The inband interface allows the card to
communicate with your network over the backplane and line cards in the
chassis.
You may use either the NET MGMT port or inband interface to give the
controller card access to your network, but you may not use both. For
instructions on how to configure the NET MGMT port and inband interface,
refer to the Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches.
Table 14. Features that Use the NET MGMT Port
Feature Description
Ping Used to test the NET MGMT port
for network connectivity.
FTP client Used with an FTP server on your
network to download files to or
upload files from the controller
card.
RADIUS client Used for remote management
authentication and 802.1x port-
based network access control.
RMON with SNMP Used with the RMON portion of
the MIB tree on an SNMP
workstation to remotely monitor
the switch.
Secure Shell server Used to remotely manage the
chassis with a Secure Shell client.