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266 Implementing an Open IBM SAN
3.6 Monitoring and maintenance of an INRANGE SAN
This topic will briefly cover these topics:
򐂰 Communication protocols to manage an INRANGE SAN
򐂰 Microcode load information
򐂰 Monitoring user activities
򐂰 Using the INRANGE event log
3.6.1 Management communication protocols
Management communication can be done using different physical interfaces:
򐂰 Director:
– RS-232 Serial Interface
– Ethernet 10/100 Base T Connector
򐂰 Management PC:
– Modem connectivity
– RS-232 Serial Interface
– Ethernet 10/100 Base T Connector to directors
– Industry standard network interfaces to the corporate network
Using these physical interfaces the following management services can be used:
IN-VSN management software
Client/Server based management tool dedicated for users.
Maintenance interface using the RS-232 serial interface
Terminal based interface to change basic settings like director ID’s or IP settings.
This is dedicated for IBM or INRANGE Customer Engineers.
Simple network management protocol (SNMP)
An interface to integrate INRANGE directors into the corporate systems
management.
Trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP)
TFTP is used to load new firmware to directors and to retrieve and/or change
director management configuration settings (for example, IP, SNMP). This
service is dedicated to IBM or INRANGE Customer Engineers.