Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX4000 User Manual - Chapter 18
Chapter 18
On-line Operations
Numerous functions can be performed without disrupting normal operation of an
FRX4000/6000; for example:
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Taking control of a remote Cabletron frame relay access device (FRX4000,
FRX6000, SmartSwitch 1800, or FRM)
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Backing up, restoring, and transferring files
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Enabling/disabling ports or SNA PUs
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Running tests
The remainder of this chapter describes these operations and more.
Remote Control
Remote control allows an operator to control a remote FRX4000, FRX6000, Smart-
Switch 1800, or FRM via:
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a connection through a network into a physical or logical (via frame relay) X.25
port on the node to be controlled, or
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an async terminal connected to an async PAD port, through a network, into an
X.25 port on the node to be controlled.
These restrictions apply to the Remote Control operation:
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An FRX4000/6000 cannot be controlled by more than one device at a time.
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While remotely controlling one node, you cannot take remote control of another
one.
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While a node is under remote control, its keyboard is blocked to prevent local
operation.
A
Subscriber ID
record for the controlled node must be configured in the node that will
be at the controlling end. The
Subscriber ID
in this record must be the
Remote Control
ID
in the
Node Defaults
record of the node to be controlled. The
1st Routing Path
in the
Subscriber record must be the local port in the controlling node through which the
remote connection will be made.