Lucent Technologies 9076 User Manual

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SP Switch Router Adapter Guide - 1.4 Update 2
   
 
 October 25, 1999   
 
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About this Guide
 
Lucent’s GRF switched IP routers can be used to provide high-speed data communication links 
between IBM RS/6000 Scalable POWERparallel Systems (SP) and external networks/hosts. 
When packaged with an IBM SP system, the GRF router is referred to as an RS/6000 SP 
Switch Router, or SP Switch Router. The SP Switch Router Adapter card is the GRF media 
card that specifically supports SP system data transfers. To connect to an SP system, the SP 
Switch Router Adapter card is cabled directly to an SP Switch port. 
The 
 
SP Switch Router Adapter Guide 
 
describes the media card itself and explains how to 
install, verify, and configure the card. The 
 
Guide
 
 provides the same type of information for this 
media card as is provided for other GRF media cards. Information specific to installing and 
configuring a GRF router is found in the manuals listed below in the “Manual sets” section. 
The RS/6000 SP Switch Router is based on the GRF 400 and GRF1600 routers manufactured 
by Lucent Technologies. For that reason, this manual contains references to the 
 
GRF 400/1600 Getting Started
 
 
GRF Reference Guide
 
, and 
 
GRF Configuration and 
Management 
 
manuals.   
 
About 1.4 Update 2
 
The GRF 1.4 Update 2 manual set includes new features added since software release 1.4.12. 
GateD information is provided in a separate document, the 
 
GRF GateD Manual. 
 
How to use this Guide
 
The 
 
Guide
 
 contains the following chapters and an index: 
Chapter 1, “Introduction to the SP Switch Router Adapter Card,” describes the SP Switch 
Router Adapter media card, its cables, LEDs, and SNMP implementation.
Chapter 2, “Configuring the SP Switch Router Adapter,” explains how to configure the SP 
Switch Router Adapter media card and how to attach it to the SP Switch.
Chapter 3, “Monitoring and Management Tools,” contains information about commands, 
logs, and dumps useful for maintaining the SP Switch Router and adapter card. 
Appendix A, “Part Numbers,” contains a table of corresponding Lucent and IBM part 
numbers for SP Switch Router components.
Appendix B, “Log Messages,” contains explanations of log messages generated by the SP 
Switch Router Adapter media card.
Appendix C, “Network Configuration Examples,” contains examples and descriptions of 
three basic SP Switch network configurations and their requirements.
Appendix D, “Upgrading SP Switch Router Software,” describes how to install new 
releases of the router’s operating software.