Nortel Networks BayStack 100 Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Introduction
This document outlines the procedure for upgrading the boot firmware for the Bay
Networks
™ BayStack ™ 100-series network management module (NMM).
If you are using the version 1.5 agent for the BayStack 100-series NMM, revision
D boot firmware is necessary to enable the following feature upgrades:
• Configuration menu passwords
This feature allows you to designate read-only and read-write passwords for
access to the NMM configuration menus through the communications port.
This feature prevents intentional and unintentional configuration changes by
unauthorized users.
• SmartSwap ™
This feature enables an NMM to reconfigure a new hub to assume the
configuration of the hub it replaces in a managed stack of 100-series hubs.
For information about these and other features of BayStack 100-series hubs and
NMMs, refer to the following Bay Networks publications:
• Using the BayStack 100-series Hubs (Bay Networks part number 893-839-C)
• Release Notes for the BayStack 100-series Hubs (Bay Networks part number
896-086-A)
• Using the BayStack 100-series Network Management Modules (Bay
Networks part number 893-841-B).
• Release Notes for the BayStack 100-series Agent Version 1.5 (Bay Networks
part number AG-141-A).
• Firmware Upgrade Instructions for the BayStack 100-series Hubs (Bay
Networks part number 893-00945-A).