Cabletron Systems FRM User Manual - page 53
Configuring Node-Wide Default Parameters
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Any non-alarm passwords must be different than any alarm
passwords. Unless you are certain you are not duplicating a
password, leave all passwords at the default settings.
Primary Alarm Output ID
specifies where alarms will be sent. On a device configured as a collecting node, the
ID is usually associated with a printer port (serial, parallel, or async PAD port); on
non-collecting nodes, the ID is usually the
Primary Alarm Output ID
of a collecting
node. The alarm system is designed for guaranteed delivery to the primary output
device, and output to the secondary device only if it is available. Problems with the
secondary device will not stop delivery to the primary device.
If specifying an async port to a printer, be sure to configure the
async PAD
profile
(see page 12-2) to match the line speed of the printer. (Do not con-
figure the port for
Autobaud
.)
Primary Alarm Output Pwd
is a password that will be used with the
Primary Alarm Output ID
. If that ID is a col-
lecting node, the local FRM's
Primary Alarm Output Pwd
(Password) must match the
collecting node’s
Collecting Node Pwd
.
Secondary Alarm Output ID
is used for a collecting node to send alarms to a second location other than that spec-
ified by the
Primary Alarm Output ID
. This parameter has no function on non-collecting
nodes.
Secondary Alarm Output Pwd
is a password that will be used if the
Secondary Alarm Output ID
is an address that is
also associated with a password. If so, both passwords must match.
Com. Port Thruput
is the line speed (in bits per second) through the COM port:
A
= 110 bps
B
= 150 bps
C
= 300 bps
D
= 600 bps
E
= 1200 bps
F
= 2400 bps
G
= 4800 bps
H
= 9600 bps
Com. Port Parity
sets the parity bit, which is used to detect changes in bit structure of the data from
origin to destination:
0
= None,
1
= Odd,
3
= Even.
Com. Port Stopbit
sets 1 or 2 stopbits, which signal the end of a character.
Bits per Character
sets the bit value at 7 or 8 per character.
Collecting Node
is an FRM to which alarms are sent from other FRM, SmartSwitch 1800s, and/or
FRXs. Any of these node types can be a collecting node; which nodes send their
alarms to a collecting node is determined by the
Primary Alarm Output ID
s and pass-
words of the other nodes; these must match the
Collecting Node ID
and password of
their collecting node.