Network Management Ports
The Acme Packet 3900 has three network management ports located on the rear left side of the chassis, labeled Mgmt 0, Mgmt 1, and Mgmt 2. These 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports are used for EMS control, RADIUS accounting, CLI management, SNMP queries and traps, and other management functions.
Ethernet LED
Each network management Ethernet port has two integrated LEDs: one LED indicates Link, and the other indicates Activity. The LED pair is located directly above its associated port.
Link Speed LED
The link LED is located to the top left side of the network management Ethernet port. This LED illuminates different colors depending on the speed of the connection. The color of the Link LED maps to the following link speeds on management ports:
| Colors | Link Speed |
|---|---|
| Amber | 1000 Mb |
| Green | 100 Mb |
| No LED light | 10 Mb |
Activity LED
The activity LED is located at the top right side of the network management Ethernet port. The activity LED illuminates when the Ethernet connection has packet activity, either transmitting or receiving. Unlike the link speed LED, the color of the activity LED holds no meaning.
Upon initial bootup of the Acme Packet 3900, the network management Ethernet ports are not configured. You must first connect to the Acme Packet 3900 over a serial connection before you can configure the management Ethernet ports for use. Set up the management interfaces using the physical and network interface configuration elements. Refer to the System Configuration chapter of the Configuration Guide for details.
- Maintenance activities
- Application log retrieval
- Software upgrades
- System configuration
- SSH, SNMP and SFTP connections
- RADIUS CDR transmission
Oracle recommends that you use shielded CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cables with RJ45 plugs for connecting to the rear-panel Acme Packet 3900 Ethernet interfaces. These Ethernet interfaces have a distance limitation of 328 feet (100 m), as defined by the FAST Ethernet standard, IEEE 802.3.