Configuring Remote Agents

The problem with reconfiguring agents is that agents may be physically located all over the world. The TrafficDirector Remote Login application lets you reach those agents through the network, from your local network management console, regardless of where they are located.

When a SwitchProbe is first installed, the agent automatically starts running with no further action. However, you may want to initalize certain parameters or perform software upgrades later on. You can do this directly from your TrafficDirector console by using the Remote Login utility.

Remote Login is a configuration console that lets you enable and configure options to customize how a probe monitors and gathers data. Remote Logging uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) protocol running over UDP/IP to connect to the probe.

Caution The Remote Login application works only with SwitchProbes.

Using Remote Login

The Remote Login application makes it easy to change and update to agents on your network from your main network management console. Use Remote Login whenever you want to do the following:

• Change the IP address of an agent

• Set the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) address for a firmware upgrade

• Set interface speed, encapsulation, or other parameters

• Change read and write community strings on an agent

When you log in to an agent from TrafficDirector, a menu is displayed in the Remote Login console window. To perform any of the listed tasks, enter the corresponding menu number at the prompt and press Enter. Follow the subsequent directions displayed in the console window. For more information about agent configuration tasks, see the SwitchProbe User Guide.

Launching the Remote Login Utility

To launch the TrafficDirector Remote Login utility to perform maintenance or upgrades on your network probes, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Select the agent or Frame Relay agent that you want to configure from the Name list.

Step 2 Click the Remote Login icon.

The TrafficDirector Remote Login window (Figure 39-1) is displayed.

Figure 39-1: TrafficDirector Remote Login Window

Step 3 Enter the menu number that corresponds to the task you want to perform.

Step 4 Follow the screen instructions. See the SwitchProbe User Guide for complete information and instructions on configuring TrafficDirector probes.

Step 5 To make your changes take effect, enter the menu number that corresonds to an agent reset.

Step 6 To exit Remote Login, enter exit.