Specifications

SPECTRUM Software Release Notice (SSRN)
For SPECTRUM 6.5.1
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Document 0743
Revision 14
June 2002
SPECTRUM Configuration Manager (SCM)
General Operational Considerations
Item Description
1 Although SCM appears to load partial shared or device-specific host configurations
to Extreme devices without error, the devices ignore the changes.
Note: Extreme devices accept full shared or device-specific host configuration loads
from SCM. Attribute loads also function as expected.
2
SCM can capture host configurations if the community string matches the
community string that has write permission in the SNMP-managed device.
3
SCM can capture a device’s attributes if the community string matches the
community string in the SNMP-managed device. Similarly,
SCM can load external
attributes to a device if the community string matches the community string that
has write permission in the SNMP-managed device.
If you need to change the device’s community string, load a new configuration with
the correct Community_Name attribute value to the device.
4
SCM cannot capture attributes that require instance IDs if you are working with
early SPECTRUM management modules (in particular, those that support Cabletron
proprietary protocol devices, such as the Intelligent Repeater Module).
If you need to capture a configuration from one of these devices, create a
configuration manually (without a template) containing only the attributes that do
not require instance IDs. Then manually insert the attributes with known instance
IDs and attribute values into the configuration.
5 If you are working in a distributed SpectroSERVER environment, make sure you
manually add your user account to each landscape on which you intend to perform
SCM functions. SCM cannot contact a landscape if the landscape lacks the proper
user accounts.
6 If configurations are created for an extremely large number of models, the
scrollable box in the Overview list (to the left of the Configuration list) disappears
from view if dragged downward, and the Overview list does not appear scrollable.
7 Host Configuration operations only work for Cisco Catalyst devices after you have
navigated to the CatStack application.
8 Background operations for Cisco Catalyst devices only work on the CatStack
application model handle rather than on the device.