
Configuring LNM Services
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Ring Parameter Server (RPS)
The Bay Networks implementation of RPS is one of five LAN management
servers you configure on a token ring circuit. RPS provides the following main
services:
• Sends initialization information to new stations that are attaching to the ring
• Ensures that stations on the ring have consistent values for operating
parameters
• Forwards registration information from stations attaching to the ring to the
IBM LAN Network Manager application
RPS also supports the following functions:
• Status Request Function
• Ring Station Parameters Maintenance Function
• Registration Function
• RPS Activation Function
Status Request Function
The RPS Status Request Function accepts and executes requests for status from
the IBM LAN Network Manager application.
Ring Station Parameters Maintenance Function
The RPS Ring Station Parameters Maintenance Function issues commands to set
parameter values in ring stations. The ring station operational parameters
controlled by RPS are
• Ring number
• Soft-error report timer
Registration Function
The RPS Registration Function accepts unsolicited registration information from
ring stations and forwards this information to the IBM LAN Network Manager
application through LRM. RPS also responds to the station’s request for
registration by sending the current values for the ring’s operational parameters to
the requesting station.
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