HOW TO USE THIS WEB SITE


INTRODUCTION

This Web page contains important information concerning the basic operation of this Web site. It is suggested that you read this entire Web page before beginning configuration of the IBM MSS Server.

The following topics are covered in this Web page. You can go to a specific section by clicking a link.



GENERAL INFORMATION

Operational Environments

This Web site is optimized for the following environments:

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Web Browser Setup


In order to ensure that all necessary information is correctly displayed, please perform the following steps before using this site:

  1. Set the background color in your Web browser to the values listed below. These values will produce a moderate gray backround that is the default for many Web browsers. Using these values will allow the optimal display of all graphics.

  2. You can usually find the background color options panel for your Web browser in the Options or Preferences pull-down menu.

  3. IMPORTANT: Set the Cache and Document Verification (if applicable) in your Web browser to the following values:

  4. Make sure that only one person is configuring this MSS Server at any given time. This will ensure that the displayed parameters and other interrelated values will not unexpectedly change during a configuration session.
  5. NOTE: Failure to follow this suggestion might cause unpredictable results.

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Help System

An optional, on-line help system is available, free of charge , for the MSS/8210 Web Interface. This help system is specifically designed to complement the configuration of the IBM MSS/8210 while utilizing your web browser.

In order to download this free help system for the Web Interface, point your browser, which is connected to the internet, towards the following URL:

http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/8210

Ensure that the help system package you download is applicable to your MSS/8210 Version and Release Level. The help system package will contain installation information that you might need in order to install it.

Note: Earlier versions of this help system may not function correctly with later releases of the operational code. Therefore, it is imperative that MSS/8210 Code Level and Help System Level be matched. There is no on-line help system for MSS/8210 releases prior to R1.1.

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Last Minute Updates

Last minute informational updates, free operational code upgrades (where applicable), stand-alone configuration tool diskette images and optional help system files can be easily downloaded from the web.

In order to access this information, point your browser, which is connected to the internet, towards the following URL:

http://www.networking.ibm.com/support/8210

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HOME PAGE GRAPHIC

The Graphic on the Home Page of the IBM MSS Server represents the front view of the unit to which you are currently connected. This graphic allows you to do the following things:

NOTE FOR MONOCHROME DISPLAY USERS:
If you are using a monochrome display, yellow and green borders will appear as a darker gray in comparison to the background. Further, the light gray, indicating an incorrectly configured or management-disabled device, will appear as a white border.

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NAVIGATING THROUGH THE INTERFACE

Host name, Location, and Contact Person

If the host name, location, and contact person for the unit to which you are connected have not been set up, click the appropriate hypertext link and fill in the required information.

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Configuration and Console

The following pathways are available from the Home Page configuration and console link:

NOTE: The above-listed links might go many levels deep. In order to allow you to see where you have been and to return to a previous level, this version of the IBM MSS/8210 provides you with an Enhanced History Function . This implementation utilizes a select list and a "Return To" button in order to allow you to return to a previously visited page within the current software branch. Depending upon the type of HTML browser used, a picklist, choice box or pull-down list box will be displayed. This list of selections is populated with the names of the pages visited under the CURRENT branch of the software structure. Upon exiting a command pathway, the select list is cleared of those entries in preparation for the next visited pathway within the software structure.

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Hard Copy Parameter and Command Help

If you need help with any of the individual parameters or commands that you can access from the configuration and console links, and you either do not want to, or have not yet installed the on-line Help System which is available, free of charge, from IBM, then you can refer to the following IBM publications:

Multiprotocol Switched Services Server (MSS)
Command Line Interface Volumes 1 and 2
User's Guide and Protocol Reference

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Guided Configuration (*)

Guided configuration walks you through the steps necessary to configure the IBM MSS Server. In order to enter the Guided Configuration mode, take the following steps:

NOTE: You can always tell that you are in Guided Configuration mode, as those links are marked with an asterisk ( * ).

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Diagnostics

The following pathways are available from the Home Page Diagnostics Link:

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Vital Product Data

The Vital Product Data Link displays hardware and software product data such as release levels, serial numbers, maintenance levels, and engineering changes. This information might be required should you need to call IBM Service about an upgrade or a problem.

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