Specifications

5.7 VLAN Manager
Management Tools 5–13
5.7.2 VLAN Manager Features
Specific features of VLAN Manager are as follows:
• Provides a project-group oriented NMS to configure VLANs on switched net-
works based on Digital’s switching products.
• Operates independently or in conjunction with other network management appli-
cations on a common clearVISN management platform.
• Includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is user-friendly and that simplifies
the management of network switching devices.
• Supports both the creation and modification of VLAN databases in GUI and
ASCII file format.
• Supports testing and resetting of switches to either clear a configuration or query
whether a database is loaded to the switch. This can be done at a network level
so that it is not necessary to test/reset each switch.
• Supports creation of VLANs that logically segment the network into separate
broadcast/multicast domains. A maximum of 255 VLANs can be created in a
VLAN database file.
• Uses packet encapsulation and VLAN tags to direct VLAN traffic on the FDDI
trunk to the correct switch and port. Therefore VLANs can extend throughout
the network. They are not simply restricted to the module or a hub.
• Supports the aggregation of Members into Groups so that they can be manipu-
lated together.
• Supports moving of Groups and Members from one VLAN to another.
• Automatically creates a default VLAN that contains all switch ports and associ-
ated users that are not assigned to a created VLAN. Therefore, implementing
VLANs on your network does not disrupt communication between users that are
not assigned to a VLAN.
• Uses Microsoft’s Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), an interface for access-
ing data in a heterogeneous environment of relational and non-relational data-
base management systems (DBMS).