| Title: | DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE |
| Notice: | Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7 |
| Moderator: | NETCAD::COLELLA DT |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 4455 |
| Total number of notes: | 16761 |
How to disable ports (in a DECconcentrator 900MX) on the fly? Requirement: The network at our customer site is configured/controlled using HUBs/clearVISN. In case of a security alarm, some portions of the network need to be disabled. In our case, we need to disable two ports on a DECconcentrator 900MX. This is what I did: 1) When the system was running in normal mode (no alarm set), I used the recovery manager and saved the DECconcentrator port data in a .sdf file and .cmd file. (To be able to restore the original configuration later). 2) To test the alarm case, I disabled the given ports, the communication was blocked, as expected. I saved the port data in a different .sdf and .cmd-file using recovery manager. 3) I enabled the given ports to restore the original configuration. 4) I tried to disable the given ports by loading the alarm-configuration files using c:\clearVIS\recov\recov.exe -j xxx.cmd. It loaded the file with no error message but did NOT disable the ports. Question: Can I do this in principle, what went wrong, do I need to use the full 900MX configuration (not only the port data), or use some other approach? We need to solve the customer requirement to automatically disable a given port by software (on the fly) and reload the original configuration after the alarm is resolved. Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards, Herbert
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| 4452.1 | NETCAD::GALLAGHER | Wed Jun 04 1997 16:02 | 17 | ||
Herbert, How did you disable the ports? }Requirement: The network at our customer site is configured/controlled }using HUBs/clearVISN. In case of a security alarm, some portions of the }network need to be disabled. In our case, we need to disable two ports }on a DECconcentrator 900MX. Knowing few of the details, it seems to me that a simpler approach might be to trigger and SNMP script that sets "fddimibPORTAction.1.port" to 'disablePort(4)'. (I don't know how you'd trigger the script, but you seem to be able trigger clearVISN Recovery Manager okay so I guess you've solve that part of the problem.) Was this considered too? Is doing this with clearVISN key to solving the problem? -Shawn | |||||
| 4452.2 | Using the approach described in manual... | VDEV01::MAEHNER | Thu Jun 05 1997 02:54 | 23 | |
Hi Shawn, Thanks for your reply. Just a few more details: I am using the approach as described in the clearVISN manual, Using Recovery Manager for Automatic Network Configuration, page 9-18 ff. In example 1, step 2 of page 9-18 they select ALL devices and parameter subsets. In my case, I just want to disable two ports, hence I justs created a .sdf file and .cmd file to turn off/on these ports. But for some reason, the procedure as explained in example 1 did not work for me. Please, refer to the clearVISN manual to fully understand what I mean and tried to explain in my note. Generally, I don't care, in which way to disconnect/disable the given ports. If you can advise me of a different way which I could do in a command procedure I'd be more than happy. (I don't understand what you mean by "...sets fddimibPORTAction.1.port to 'disablePort(4)' "). Any help is greatly appreciated! Regards, Herbert | |||||