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Using pass-thru modules A pass-thru module is a device that replaces physical cables and allows internal network physical ports in a chassis to be made accessible from the external network. In the BladeCenter chassis, the pass-thru modules are hardware components that plug into the switch bays. The BladeCenter unit supports two types of pass-thru modules: v IBM BladeCenter Optical Pass-thru Module v IBM BladeCenter Copper Pass-thru Module In the SMASH Proxy, pass-thru modules are modeled as switches and show up with a UFcT of switch. Implementing redundant MMs The SMASH Proxy implements a limited redundant MM model. In this model, chassismgr1 handles the active MM. The SMASH Proxy handles failover conditions (transparent to the user) to maintain chassismgr1 as the active chassis. Therefore, a user should always target chassismgr1 for all management operations through the MM. The only chassismgr operations relevant for chassismgr2 are: v Viewing the status v Making it the redundant chassis v Viewing the software inventory Turning on debug for the SMASH Proxy By default, debugging is disabled for the SMASH Proxy when it is installed. If you experience a problem running the SMASH Proxy, IBM support might direct you to enable debugging. Debugging is available for various components of the Proxy. To enable SNMP debugging, set the snmp_debug variable in [install_dir]/cfg/ smash_snmp.cfg] to 1. # SMASH SNMP Configuration File # This file allows configuration of the SNMPv3 default parameters to use in # communications between the SMASH proxy and managed Bladecenters. # snmp_timeout in microseconds, default is 3.0 sec # This is the time the SMASH Proxy will wait for a response from the managed # Bladecenter before retrying an SNMP request. snmp_timeout = 3000000 # session_timeout, in seconds, default is 5 min (300 sec) # This is the amount of idle time the SMASH Proxy will allow before closing an # SNMP session between a SMASH Proxy user and a managed Bladecenter. This only # closes out the underlying SNMP session not the SMASH CLP user session. # If the user/Bladecenter SNMP session has been closed due to idleness, it will # be automatically reopened at the next user query. session_timeout = 300 # snmp_retries, default is 3 # This is the number of times the SMASH Proxy will retry an SNMP request to a # managed Bladecenter before sending an error back to the user. snmp_retries = 3 # context # This parameter is the default context to be used in Bladecenter SNMPv3 # communications. # When the user logins to the SMASH Proxy or issues an oemiicmlogin command # he can specify a username:context. If the user omits the context from the Chapter 6. Using SMASH Proxy functionality 107

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Using
pass-thru
modules
A
pass-thru
module
is
a
device
that
replaces
physical
cables
and
allows
internal
network
physical
ports
in
a
chassis
to
be
made
accessible
from
the
external
network.
In
the
BladeCenter
chassis,
the
pass-thru
modules
are
hardware
components
that
plug
into
the
switch
bays.
The
BladeCenter
unit
supports
two
types
of
pass-thru
modules:
v
IBM
BladeCenter
Optical
Pass-thru
Module
v
IBM
BladeCenter
Copper
Pass-thru
Module
In
the
SMASH
Proxy,
pass-thru
modules
are
modeled
as
switches
and
show
up
with
a
UFcT
of
switch
.
Implementing
redundant
MMs
The
SMASH
Proxy
implements
a
limited
redundant
MM
model.
In
this
model,
chassismgr1
handles
the
active
MM.
The
SMASH
Proxy
handles
failover
conditions
(transparent
to
the
user)
to
maintain
chassismgr1
as
the
active
chassis.
Therefore,
a
user
should
always
target
chassismgr1
for
all
management
operations
through
the
MM.
The
only
chassismgr
operations
relevant
for
chassismgr2
are:
v
Viewing
the
status
v
Making
it
the
redundant
chassis
v
Viewing
the
software
inventory
Turning
on
debug
for
the
SMASH
Proxy
By
default,
debugging
is
disabled
for
the
SMASH
Proxy
when
it
is
installed.
If
you
experience
a
problem
running
the
SMASH
Proxy,
IBM
support
might
direct
you
to
enable
debugging.
Debugging
is
available
for
various
components
of
the
Proxy.
To
enable
SNMP
debugging,
set
the
snmp_debug
variable
in
[
install_dir
]/cfg/
smash_snmp.cfg]
to
1.
#
SMASH
SNMP
Configuration
File
#
This
file
allows
configuration
of
the
SNMPv3
default
parameters
to
use
in
#
communications
between
the
SMASH
proxy
and
managed
Bladecenters.
#
snmp_timeout
in
microseconds,
default
is
3.0
sec
#
This
is
the
time
the
SMASH
Proxy
will
wait
for
a
response
from
the
managed
#
Bladecenter
before
retrying
an
SNMP
request.
snmp_timeout
=
3000000
#
session_timeout,
in
seconds,
default
is
5
min
(300
sec)
#
This
is
the
amount
of
idle
time
the
SMASH
Proxy
will
allow
before
closing
an
#
SNMP
session
between
a
SMASH
Proxy
user
and
a
managed
Bladecenter.
This
only
#
closes
out
the
underlying
SNMP
session
not
the
SMASH
CLP
user
session.
#
If
the
user/Bladecenter
SNMP
session
has
been
closed
due
to
idleness,
it
will
#
be
automatically
reopened
at
the
next
user
query.
session_timeout
=
300
#
snmp_retries,
default
is
3
#
This
is
the
number
of
times
the
SMASH
Proxy
will
retry
an
SNMP
request
to
a
#
managed
Bladecenter
before
sending
an
error
back
to
the
user.
snmp_retries
=
3
#
context
#
This
parameter
is
the
default
context
to
be
used
in
Bladecenter
SNMPv3
#
communications.
#
When
the
user
logins
to
the
SMASH
Proxy
or
issues
an
oemiicmlogin
command
#
he
can
specify
a
username:context.
If
the
user
omits
the
context
from
the
Chapter
6.
Using
SMASH
Proxy
functionality
107