4. Configuration of Modules and Ports.

Physical modules and physical as well as logical ports can be entered manually in the INMS database via the DB editor. For Fore nodes, INMS alternatively supports automatic configuration of modules and ports in the INMS database via INMS autodiscovery. By default all components of a node are monitored: If Fore ports are not being used in the configuration the administrator must explicitly set the port to the disabled state, i.e. administratively down as opposed to the port's own derived down state.