Important Information about LinkBuilder FMS Management Modules

Modified: 04/02/96

Important Information about LinkBuilder FMS Management Modules

The following information should be read in conjunction with the manual, 'The LinkBuilder FMS II (3C16630 series) and FMS (3C16030) Management Modules User Guide' (Part number DUA1663-0AA0x).

Important

When connecting the power connector from the management module to the FMS unit, please take particular care to ensure that the orientation of the connector is correct. Full details, with diagrams, are given separately for each management module in Chapter 2 of the User Guide. For your convenience, an outline is repeated here. Failure to ensure the connector is correctly oriented can result in damage to the module when the unit is powered up.

The LinkBuilder FMS II Management Module, 3C16630 series.
During installation, both the insert/remove tab and the lip on the connector must be facing towards the module's printed circuit board. This means that the connecting wires will be twisted. The User Guide diagrams show this clearly.

The LinkBuilder FMS Management Module, 3C16030.
During installation, both the insert/remove tab and the lip on the connector must be facing towards the module's printed circuit board. This means that the connecting wires will be twisted. The User Guide diagrams show this clearly.

The LinkBuilder FMS Agent, Version 3.00

1. On the VT100 Port Setup screen, the `Link State' and `Lost Links' fields are displayed for Thin Coax ports, but they do not apply to this type of port.
2. On the VT100 Repeater Statistics, Unit Statistics and Port Statistics screens, Short Events are counted as Runts.
3. On the VT100 Unit Setup screen, a unit configured as Disable on Boot will indicate `All Ports Disabled' in the `Unit Boot State' field, even if any ports have been selectively enabled via the VT100 Port Setup screen. This also applies if the unit is not Disable on Boot and some ports have been selectively disabled.
4. On the VT100 Remote Poll screen, if there are multiple instances of the screen, they will share the same Target Address. This may happen if there are multiple Telnet sessions, or a serial port session and a Telnet session. The last address entered is the address that will be polled.
5. On the VT100 Remote Poll screen, if an IP address is entered but the stack has no IP configuration then no error message is displayed. A similar problem will occur with IPX.
6. On the VT100 Edit User screen, if the values entered in the `New Password' and `Confirm Password' fields are different, an error message is displayed when `OK' is selected. If [Return] is then pressed, a null password is set for the user. The user can log in, but if an attempt is made to change the password again, the message `Old Password Field Not Completed' will be displayed.
7. If the stack has a configuration that results in a large number of traps being generated within a short space of time, it is possible that some traps will not be sent.
8. If the Software Upgrade download activity fails, the trap reporting the error may indicate an incorrect status. Successful download will always result in a correct trap status.
9. Backspace does not work correctly on some "VT100" terminal emulators. If this happens, use [Ctrl-H].
10. Setting End Station Filter to forwardNone has no effect as addresses will still be learnt.
11. The counters, alarms and traps indicating the rate of errors, expressed as "errors per 10,000 packets" can be misleading. Note that this is an indication of rate, not absolute values. For example, a value of 180 errors per 10,000 packets does not mean that 180 errors have occurred. It means that over the averaging period of the alarm, a rate of at least one error in (10,000 divided by 180 = ) 56 packets has been exceeded.

Existing ISOVIEW customers will find a new version of the ISOVIEW Concise MIB for FMS on the 3Com bulletin boards. This gives access to the new FMS Agent version 3 functionality through the MIB Browser. The bulletin board telephone numbers are:

Australia: +61 2 955 2073	Italy: +39 2 273 00680 (fee required)
France: +33 1 6986 6954	UK: +44 1442 278278
Germany: +49 89 67281189	US: +1 408 980 8204

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