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Although a configured switch operates normally without HAFM appliance intervention, an attached

server should operate at all times to monitor switch operation, log events and configuration

changes, and report failures.

The HAFM appliance provides an auto-detecting 10/100 Mbps LAN connection to the customer’s

public intranet to allow access from remote user workstations.

Remote workstations

Using a standard web browser, the HAFM and client applications can be downloaded and

installed on remote user workstations that are LAN-attached to the HAFM appliance. Operators at

these workstations can manage and monitor switches controlled by the HAFM appliance. A

maximum of nine concurrent users (eight remote users and one local user) can log in to the HAFM

application running on the HAFM appliance. Each remote workstation must have access to the LAN

segment on which the HAFM appliance is installed. Switch administrative functions are accessed

through the LAN and HAFM appliance.

LAN interface options

The LAN interface can be:

• Part of the dedicated 10/100 Mbps segment that provides access to managed switches. This

switch-to-HAFM appliance connection is part of the required equipment installation. Connection

of remote workstations can be through an Ethernet hub or through the customer intranet.

If only one HAFM appliance connection is used and this connection is provided through the

customer intranet, functions provided by the HAFM appliance are available to all users.

Dual LAN connections provide a dedicated LAN segment that isolates the HAFM appliance and

managed switches from unauthorized users.

• Part of a second HAFM appliance interface that connects to a customer intranet and allows

operation of the HAFM application from remote user PCs or workstations. Connection to this

LAN segment is optional and depends on customer requirements.

Minimum remote workstation requirements

Client HAFM applications download and install to remote workstations (from the HAFM appliance)

using a standard web browser. The applications operate on platforms that meet the following

minimum system requirements:

• Desktop or notebook PC with color monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using an Intel

III processor

with a 700 MHz or greater clock speed, and using the Microsoft Windows

2000 (with Service

Pack 4), Windows XP, Windows NT

4.0 (with Service Pack 6a), or Windows Server 2003.

• UNIX

workstation with color monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using a:

•Linux

® based system using an Intel Pentium III processor with 1 GHZ or greater clock speed,

using Red Hat

7.3 or later operating system.

•Hewlett-Packard HA PA-RISC

processor with a 400 MHz or greater clock speed, using the

HP-UX 11 or later operating system.