Switch Router Adapter Owner's Manual

SP Switch Router Adapter Guide - 1.4 Update 2 iii
Contents
About this Guide............................................................................. xiii
About 1.4 Update 2 ................................................................................................................ xiii
How to use this Guide............................................................................................................ xiii
Manual sets ............................................................................................................................ xiv
SP Switch Router manuals.............................................................................................. xiv
IBM SP system manuals................................................................................................. xiv
Documentation conventions..................................................................................................... xv
IP routing publications........................................................................................................... xvi
Chapter 1 Introduction to the SP Switch Router Adapter card .................... 1-1
What is the RS/6000 SP Switch Router ? ............................................................................. 1-2
SP Switch Router systems for IBM sites ............................................................................. 1-3
Cables included in your system ...................................................................................... 1-3
SP Switch cable ..................................................................................................... 1-3
Ethernet cable ......................................................................................................... 1-4
SP ground strap........................................................................................................ 1-4
PCMCIA 520MB disk .................................................................................................... 1-4
Redundant AC power supplies ....................................................................................... 1-4
Redundant supply safety ......................................................................................... 1-4
Upgrading system memory .................................................................................................... 1-5
Overview of the SP Switch Router Adapter card................................................................... 1-6
Face plate diagram ........................................................................................................ 1-6
Inserting a media card into the SP Switch Router ................................................................. 1-7
ESD requirements........................................................................................................... 1-8
Card insertion procedure................................................................................................. 1-8
SP Switch Router Adapter card LEDs .................................................................................. 1-9
LED activity during boot ................................................................................................ 1-9
LED activity during normal operations ........................................................................ 1-11
SP Switch Router Adapter card specifications..................................................................... 1-13
Assigning filters .................................................................................................................. 1-14
SNMP on the SP Switch Router Adapter card..................................................................... 1-15
SP Switch Router Adapter dependent node MIB support ............................................ 1-15
SP Switch Router Adapter media card states (SNMP) ................................................ 1-16
SNMP configuration overview ..................................................................................... 1-17
SNMP activity during media card start up .................................................................. 1-18