Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 (Software Release C.70.01) (30216-90328)

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New Networking

MPE/iX A-Class and N-Class Console

console requests such as tape requests and spooler status messages. This is conﬁgured

as ldev 20 on the system.

• Remote console: This port provides a modem capable port for remote support access.

This is the only port on the Core I/O card that supports a modem connection. It is not

recommended for this port to be used for general user dial-in access. In most

environments, this port is used to provide a remote connection for Predictive support.

The supported modem is the Multi-Tech model MT5634ZBA (HP Part No: 0960-1074).

• UPS port: This port is used solely for support of HP Power Trust Uninterruptable

Power Supplies (UPS) connected to the MPE system. These battery power devices are

used to ensure a system will stay up during a power failure and that power surges won’t

damage or destroy the system boards.. The console driver will not allow a user to logon

to this port. This behavior is the same as on previous platforms.

The GSP LAN/Console access

This port provides a 10Base-TX connection into the GSP. The system Core I/O card on the

N-class and A-class systems contains an imbedded Telnet/TCP/IP networking stack in

ﬁrmware. Associated with this stack is a 10BT RJ45 networking connectivity port that

can be used to perform almost all console functions that are available on the local and

remote console ports such as startup and shutdown of the system. There is more detail on

the features of this port later in this article. When a telnet connection is established to this

port and the user is logged on to the GSP, the user will see a mirrored display of all

messages going to the local console port. The user can take write access and perform

almost all the system management function that can be performed on the local console.

NOTE

This networking port is NOT the general purpose networking port and can

only be used for console access.

GSP LAN Port

This port provides an independent LAN connection to the Core I/O card. This port has its

own IP node and telnet server. This port is conﬁgured with an IP address, subnet mask

and gateway address. When enabled, a connection is established to the port via telnet from

any telnet client. The GSP provides the user and password protected logon. This is not a

secure telnet connection.

Once a user is logged on to the GSP, the user has the capability to perform almost all of the

same console tasks that are available from the local console. This includes full startup and

shutdown capability, remote power on/off control, conﬁgure and control most GSP

operations. The system can be fully managed via a connection to this port. The physical

LAN connection to this port is completely independent from the general system LAN and

cannot be used to access other MPE functions.

GSP Features

The GSP provides the functionality to locally and remotely manage the system console

functions.