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This chapter gives an overview of the Revision 8.3.1 Extended Switching software and describes the enhanced Administration Console menus.
The CoreBuilder 2500 Extended Switching software replaces your existing CoreBuilder 2500 software and adds new functionality to your system. Extended Switching software contains all of the features of CoreBuilder 2500 Intelligent Switching software and adds these features:
The RMON feature is available only through an SNMP connection, not through the Administration Console. See Chapter 15 for details.
For information about how to gain access to online help, use scripts, and use the Administration Console, see the CoreBuilder 2500 Administration Console User Guide.
for information about how to install Extended Switching software on your CoreBuilder 2500 system, see the CoreBuilder 2500 Extended Switching Software Installation and Release Notes.
When you gain access to the Administration Console, the top-level menu appears. The Extended Switching software contains top-level menus and additions to the Intelligent Switching's ethernet, fddi, bridge, and ip menu options, as shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 Top-level Menu Options for Extended Switching Software
The rest of this chapter reviews the features in the CoreBuilder 2500 Extended Switching software. Subsequent chapters describe these features in greater detail.
From the bridge menu, you can configure and manage virtual LANs (VLANs). Figure 1-2 shows the bridge menu hierarchy. For example, to create a new VLAN, from the top level of the Administration Console, enter: bridge vlan define
Figure 1-2 bridge Menus
For more information about VLANs, see Chapter 2 and Chapter 9.
From the ip menu, you can configure and manage:
Figure 1-3 (on this page and the next) shows the ip menu hierarchy. For example, to define a new IP interface, from the top level of the Administration Console, enter: ip interface define
Figure 1-3 ip Menus
From the ipx menu, you can configure and manage:
Figure 1-4 shows the ipx menu hierarchy. For example, to define a new IPX interface, from the top level of the Administration Console, enter: ipx interface define
Figure 1-4 ipx Menus
For more information about IPX routing, see Chapter 6 and Chapter 12.
From the appletalk menu, you can configure and manage:
Figure 1-5 shows the appletalk menu hierarchy. For example, to define a new AppleTalk interface, from the top level of the Administration Console, enter: appletalk interface define
Figure 1-5 appletalk Menus
For more information about AppleTalk routing, see Chapter 8 and Chapter 14.