Router User's Guide

4. Configuration Options
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Configuring Management PVCs
Select Management PVCs to define inband management links by adding or
changing Management PVCs (see Table 4-18, Management PVC Options). First,
DLCI records must have been configured for the interface where the Management
PVC will reside. See
Manually Configuring DLCI Records
on page 4-64 for
additional information.
Main Menu
→
Configuration
→
Management and Communication
→
Management PVCs
Select New or Modify to add or change Management PVCs.
When you select New, the configuration option field is blank.
When you select Modify, the values displayed for all fields are based on the
PVC ID number that you specified.
These options do not apply when the Management PVC is designated as a
TS Management Link (see
Configuring Node IP Information
on page 4-74 for
additional information).
From this screen, you can go directly to the PVC Connections screen by selecting
the PVCC
onn function key for easy movement between screens.
Select the Del
ete function key, a Management PVC ID#, and respond Yes to the
Remove otherwise unused components associated with the
deleted PVC?
prompt for quick removal of unused DLCIs. If the Management
PVC selected is defined as a trap Initial Route Destination, a Default IP
Destination, or a TS Access Management Link, an ...
Are You Sure?
prompt is
displayed to warn you.
A payload management circuit is identified by
PM
in the EDLCI field of the
Management PVCs Options screen. If a payload management management
circuit is deleted, the associated PVC remains standard, even if was a multiplexed
PVC (automatically converted to standard) when it the management circuit was
created.
If an existing PVC with an associated payload managed management circuit is
deleted, then the payload management circuit is also deleted.
Table 4-18. Management PVC Options (1 of 6)
Name
Possible Settings:
ASCII Text Entry
Default Setting: Initially blank; no default.
Specifies a unique name for the management PVC as referenced on screens (e.g., Tampa
for Tampa, Florida).
ASCII Text Entry
–
Enter a unique name for the management PVC (maximum length
8 characters).