3com S330 User Manual

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To erase the system database, follow these steps:
CAUTION: Before you erase the system database, make a record of all 
configuration settings; these settings will be lost when you erase the database. 
Also keep in mind that erasing the database is an action that cannot be undone. 
Perform the following procedure only if you are sure that erasing the database is 
your best course of action.
System Database to open the Erase System Database menu. This menu displays 
the following warning and prompt:
This action will cause a SOFT RESET of the system.
Do you want to erase the system database (Y/N) [N]?
Enter y to erase the system database.
Configuring In-band 
Management
In addition to managing the PathBuilder S330/S310 out-of-band, you can also 
manage the unit in-band via the 10Base-T port on the near-end MCPU card (up to 
ten VCs maximum).
To configure in-band management via the 10Base-T port on the near-end MCPU 
card, follow these steps:
If you use this method, you must use a new subnet with each PathBuilder 
S330/S310 and a new static route for each new subnet on the management 
station or router. You are also limited to managing ten remote units from the 
central management unit,
Open the Add Virtual Circuit menu and set preliminary circuit configuration 
parameters. 
From the Main Menu select [2] Configuration Management to open up the 
Configuration Management Menu. 
Select [2] Manage Circuit. This opens the Virtual Circuit Menu. 
Select [2] Add Virtual Circuit.
Enter the desired description for the circuit, and press [Enter].
Enter 1 to set the VC Class as PVC.
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Enter 1 to set the VC Type as VCC.
Build a PVC on the near-end PathBuilder S330/S310, using the MCPU as side A of 
the virtual circuit. To do this, you need to set the following side A parameters on 
the Add Virtual Circuit screen, as shown in Figure 45.
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Shaper Number—Choose the number corresponding to the desired shaper 
value. You assign the shaper number from the MCPU Shapers screen. See 
“Configuring MCPU Shapers” in Chapter 4, for details.
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IP Address—This address must be different than the local host IP address.
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Subnet Mask—Specify any acceptable address (for example, 255.255.255.0)