1-11 Device ManagementWhen configuring device management, go to these sections for information you are interested in:z Device Management Overviewz Device Management Configuration Task Listz Configuring the Exception Handling Methodz Rebooting a Devicez Configuring the Scheduled Automatic Execution Functionz Upgrading Device Softwarez Clearing the 16-bit Interface Indexes Not Used in the Current Systemz Identifying and Diagnosing Pluggable Transceiversz Displaying and Maintaining Device Management Configurationz Device Management Configuration ExamplesDevice Management OverviewDevice Management Configuration Task ListComplete these tasks to configure device management:Task RemarksConfiguring the Exception Handling Method OptionalRebooting a Device OptionalConfiguring the Scheduled Automatic Execution Function OptionalUpgrading the Boot ROM Program Through Command Lines OptionalUpgrading the Boot File Through Command Lines OptionalClearing the 16-bit Interface Indexes Not Used in the Current System OptionalIdentifying and Diagnosing Pluggable Transceivers OptionalConfiguring the Exception Handling MethodWhen the system detects any software abnormality, it handles the situation with one of the following twomethods:z reboot: The system recovers itself through automatic reboot.z maintain: The system maintains the current situation, and does not take any measure to recoveritself. Therefore, you need to recover the system manually, such as reboot the system. Sometimes,it is difficult for the system to recover, or some prompts that are printed during the failure are lostafter the reboot. In this case, you can use this method to maintain the abnormal state to locateproblems and recover the system.
