=========================================================================== SUPERSTACK(TM) II HUB 10 AND LINKBUILDER(R) FMS(TM) MANAGEMENT AGENTS =========================================================================== This file contains the following sections:- A:- details your legal rights and obligations. B:- lists the additional products supported by this release. C:- a list of new features supported by this release of Management Agent Software and how to use them. D:- a list of features supported by earlier releases. E:- a list of known problems with ways of minimising their effect. F:- outlines the way of upgrading your agents. 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These versions of the Management Agent are:- 3C16030 LinkBuilder FMS Management Module 3.04 3C16630 LinkBuilder FMS II Management Module 3.04 3C16630A SuperStack II Hub 10 (FMS II) Management Module 3.16 3C16632 SuperStack II Hub 10 (FMS II) Advanced RMON Module 1.02 The respective files for these products are:- 3C16030 FMS03_04.slx 3C16630 FMS03_04.slx 3C16630A FMA03_16.slx 3C16632 FMR01_02.slx Also included is TFTP server software for IBM compatible PCs. These versions includes support for the following units: 3C16665A SuperStack II Hub 10 6 port Fiber 3C16670A SuperStack II Hub 10 12 Port TP 3C16671A SuperStack II Hub 10 24 Port TP 3C16672A SuperStack II Hub 10 Telco If you have a Management Module that already contains this version of the agent, you do not need to install the agent. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC NEW FEATURES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC This release is necessitated by an enforced hardware change. The opportunity is taken to improve SNMP response under heavy broadcast loading and fix a bug which caused some problems with configuration retention during reset/power cycle. After installation, these changes will not require any actions by you. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD EARLIER FEATURES DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD All earlier features are maintained in these new versions of the Management Agents. This funtionality is described in your user guide, DUA1663-0ABAA0X. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE KNOWN PROBLEMS EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Below are listed known problems which still exist on the respective management modules. 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. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF UPGRADING THE AGENT FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Details on how to upgrade the Management Agent are given in the manual that accompanies the Management Module. Please read the instructions carefully. A TFTP Server is required in order to perform the upgrade. 3Com provides a DOS-based TFTP Server free of charge to its customers. See the file 3COMTFTP.TXT for a full description of the 3Com DOS-based TFTP Server. _____________________________________________________________________________ (R) means a registered trademark. (TM) means a trademark. 3Com and LinkBuilder are registered trademarks, and SuperStack and FMS are trademarks, of 3Com Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Document Number: DRA1630-0AAA08 Revision: 00 Issued: 2nd September 1996 Copyright (c) 1996 3Com Ireland.