3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

Configuring Device Management 1007
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Restart the device to validate the upgraded Boot ROM.
Configuring a Detection
Interval
When detecting an exception on a port, the operation, administration and
maintenance (OAM) module will automatically shut down the port. The device will
detect the status of the port when a detection interval elapses. If the port is still
shut down, the device will recover it.
Follow these steps to configure a detection interval:
Configuring
Temperature Alarm
Thresholds for a Card
You can set temperature alarm thresholds for a card by using the following
command. When the temperature of a card exceeds the threshold, the device will
generate alarm signals.
Follow these steps to configure temperature alarm thresholds for a card:
Configuring the Load
Mode for the Active and
Standby Cards
Two load modes are available between active and standby cards of a device: load
sharing (BALANCE) and active/standby mode (SINGLE). You can use the xbar
command to configure the load mode for a card.
Follow these steps to configure the load mode for active and standby cards:
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CAUTION:
■ Only when both the active module and the standby module are in the slot can
the load sharing mode be valid; otherwise, even if the load sharing mode is
configured the active module will automatically switch to the active/standby
mode.
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view -
Configure a detection interval shutdown-interval time Optional
30 seconds by default.
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view -
Configure temperature alarm
thresholds for a card
temperature-limit
slot-number lower-value
upper-value
Optional
The lower value is 10 and the
upper level is 70 by default.
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view -
Configure the load mode for
main and backup cards
xbar { load-balance |
load-single }
Optional
The active and standby cards
work in the active/standby
mode by default.