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    Part No. 060180-10, Rev. E March 2005 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide www.alcatel.com[...]

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    ii OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 This user guide documents rel ease 5.1.6 of the OmniSwitch 66 00 Family. The functionality described in this guid e is subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2005 by Alcatel Int ernetworking, Inc. All ri ghts reserved. This document may not b e repro- duced in whole or in part wit[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 iii Contents About This Guide ...................... ................ ................ ................... ................ ............... .. xi Supported Platforms ................... ............... .................... ............... .................... ............... .. x i Who Shoul[...]

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    Contents ivOmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Authentication Phase ....... ................ .................... ............... ................ ............. 1-10 Connection Phase ................ ................ .... ........ ............... .................... ............. 1-11 Starting a Secure Shell Se ssion ...... .[...]

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    Contents OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 v Using Zmodem .................... ............... .................... ............... .................... ............. 2-24 Registering Software Image Files ............. ................ ............... .................... ................ . 2-26 Directories on the Switch ...[...]

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    Contents viOmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Redundancy Scenarios ............. ............ .... ................ ............... .................... ....... 4-9 Managing the Directory Stru cture (Non-Redundant) .................. .................... ............. 4-13 Rebooting the Switch ...... ............... ........ [...]

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    Contents OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 vii Customizing the Screen Display ............... ............ ................ ................... ................ ..... 5-17 Changing the Screen Size ....................... .................... ............... ................ ............. 5-17 Changing the CL I Prompt ...... [...]

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    Contents viiiOmniSwitch 6600 Fam ily Switch Managemen t Guide March 2005 Default User Settings ................. ................ ................ ................... ................ ........... 7-7 How User Settings Are Saved ................................ ............... .................... ............... 7-7 Creating a User ................[...]

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    Contents OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 ix Chapter 9 Using WebView ...................... ............... ................ ................... ................ ................ ... 9-1 In This Chapter ....... ................ ............... .................... ............... .................... ................ .. .9 [...]

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    Contents xOmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide Mar ch 2005 Community Strings (SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 ) ............... ............... ................ ....... 10-26 Configuring Commun ity Strings ......... .................... ............... .................... ... 10-26 Encryption and Authentication (SNMPv3) ....................... .......[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page xi About This Guide This OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Gui de describes basic attributes o f your switch and basic switch administration tasks. Th e software features described in thi s manual are shipped standard with your OmniSwi tch 6600 Family switch. These features are u[...]

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    Who Should Read this Manual? About This Guide page xii OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Who Should Read this Manual? The audience for this user guide is network admi nistrators and IT support perso nnel who need to config- ure, maintain, a nd monitor switches and routers in a live network. However, anyone wishing to g ain k[...]

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    About This Guide How is the Information Organized? OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page xiii This guide provi des overview mate rial on software fe atures, how-to procedures, and tutorials that will enable you to begin confi guring your Om niSwitch. Howe ver, it is not intended as a c omprehensive refer- ence to all CLI co[...]

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    Documentation Roadmap About This Guide page xiv OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Stage 2: Gaining Familiarity with Basic Switch Functions Pertinent Documentation: OmniSw itch 6600 Famil y Hardware Users Guide OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch M anagement G uide Once you have your switch up and run ning, you wi ll want to begin [...]

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    About This Guide Related Documentation OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page xv Related Documentation The following are the titl es an d descript ions of all the OmniSwitch 660 0 Family user ma nuals: • OmniSwitch 66 00 Family Getting Started Guid e Describes the hardware and software pro cedures for getti ng an OmniSw it[...]

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    User Manual CD About This Guide page xvi OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 User Manual CD All user guides for the OmniSwitch 6600 Family ar e included on the User Manual CD that accompanied your switch. This CD also includes user guides for ot her Alcatel data enterprise products. In addition, it contains a stand-al one vers[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-1 1 Logging Into the Switch Logging into t he switch may b e done locall y or remotely. M anagement tool s include: the Command Line Interface (CLI), whic h may be accessed locally via th e console port, or remotely via Telne t; WebView, which requires an HTTP c lient (b rowser) on a [...]

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    Login Specifications Logging Into the Switch page 1-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Login Specifications Login Defaults Access to managing the switch is always available for the admin user through the console po rt, even if management access to the console port is disabl ed T elnet clients supported Any standard T elnet [...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Quick Steps for Logging Into the Switch OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-3 Quick Steps for Logging Into the Switch The following procedure assum es that you have set up the switch as described in your OmniSwitch Getting Started Guide and Hardware Users Guide . Setup includes: • Connecting to[...]

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    Overview of Switch Login Components Logging Into the Switch page 1-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Over view of Switch Login Components Switch access components include access methods (or interfaces) a nd user accounts stored on the local user database in the switch and/o r on external authent ication server s. Each acce[...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Overview of Switch Login Components OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-5 Using the W ebV iew Management T ool • HTTP —The switch has a Web browser manageme nt interface for users logging in via H TTP. This management tool is called WebView. Fo r more information about using WebVi ew, see Cha[...]

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    Using Telnet Logging Into the Switch page 1-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Using T elnet Telnet may be u sed to log in to the switch from a remote stat ion. All of the standard Telnet commands are supported by software i n the switch. When Telnet is used to log in, t he switch is actin g as a Telnet server. A Telnet ses[...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Using FTP OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-7 Using F TP The OmniSwitch can function as an FTP serv er. Any standard FTP client may be used. Note. An FTP connection is not secure. Secure Shell i s r ecommended instead of FTP or Telnet as a secure method of accessing the switch. Using F TP to Lo[...]

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    Using Secure Shell Logging Into the Switch page 1-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Using Secure Shell The OmniSwitch Secure Shell feature provi des a secure mechanism that all ows you to log in to a remo te switch, to execute commands on a remote device, and to move file s from one device to another. Secure Shell provides[...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Using Secure Shell OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-9 Secure Shell Application Over view Secure Shell is an acce ss protocol used to establish secure d access to yo ur OmniSwitch. Th e Secure Shell protocol can be used to manage an OmniSwitch directly or it can provid e a secure mechani sm for[...]

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    Using Secure Shell Logging Into the Switch page 1-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Secure Shell Authentication Secure Shell authentication is a cco mplishe d in several p hases using in dustry standard algorithms and exchange mechanisms. The authentication phase is ide ntical for Secure Shel l and Secure Shell SFTP. The [...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Using Secure Shell OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-11 Connection Phase After successful authentication, both the client an d the server process the Secure Shell connect ion protocol. The OmniSwitch sup ports one channel for e ach Secure Shell connectio n. This channel can be used for a Secure[...]

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    Using Secure Shell Logging Into the Switch page 1-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 The following drawin g shows an OmniSwitch , using IP address 11.233.10. 145, establishing a Secure Shell session across a network to another Omn iSwitch, using IP address 11 .333.30.135. To establi sh this session from the console in the [...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Using Secure Shell OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-13 To view the parameters of the Secure Shell se ssion, issue the who command . The following will display. -> who Session number = 0 User name = (at login), Access type = console, Access port = Local, IP address = 0.0.0.0, Read-only domai[...]

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    Using Secure Shell Logging Into the Switch page 1-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 3 After logging i n, you will receive the sftp> prompt. You may e nter a ques tion mark (?) t o view available Secure Shell FTP commands and their definiti ons as shown here. sftp>? Available commands: cd path Change remote directory[...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Modifying the Login Banner OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-15 Modifying the Login Banner The Login Banner feature allows yo u to change the banner that di splays whenever someone logs into the switch. This feature can be used to display messag es about user authorizat ion and security. You ca[...]

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    Modifying the Login Banner Logging Into the Switch page 1-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Modifying the T ext Di splay Before Login By default, the sw itch does not display any t ext before the lo gin prompt for any CLI session. At initial bootup, the switch creates a pr e_banner.txt file in the /flash dire ctory. The f[...]

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    Logging Into the Switch Co nfiguring Login Parameters OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-17 Configuring Login Parameters You can set t h e number of ti mes a user may attempt unsu ccessfully to log in to the switch’s CLI by using the session login-attempt command as follows: -> session login-attempt 5 In this exam[...]

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    Enabling the DNS Resolver Logging Into the Switch page 1-18 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Enabling the DNS Resolver A Domain Name System (DNS) resolver is an optional internet se rvice that transl ates host names into IP addresses. Ev ery time you enter a host name whe n logging i nto the switch, a DNS service must look [...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-1 2 Managing System Files This chapter desc ribes the several methods of transfe rring software files on to the OmniSwitch and how to register those fi les for use by th e switch. This c hap ter also describes several basic swi tch management procedures and di scusses the Command Line[...]

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    File Management Specificat ions Managing System Files page 2-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 File Management Specifications The following ta ble lists specifications for th e OmniSw it ch flash directory and file system a s well as the system clock. File T ransfer Methods FTP , Zmodem Switch Software Util ity OmniSwitch [...]

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    Managing System Files Switch Administration Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-3 Switch Administration Over view The OmniSwitch has a variety of so ftware features design ed for different ne tworking environ ments and applicatio ns. Over the life of the switch, it is very li kely t hat your configuration and f[...]

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    Switch Administration Overview Managing System Files page 2-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Switch Directories You can create y our own dire ctories in the swi tch flash directory . This allows yo u to organi ze your config- uration and text files on th e switch. You can also use the vi command to create files. This chap[...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-5 File and Director y Management A number of CLI commands allo w you to manage files on your swit ch by grouping them into sub- directories within th e switch’s flash directo ry. Th ese commands perfor m the same funct ions as file[...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 To list all fi les and directorie s in your current direct ory, use the ls command. Here is a sample display of the flash directory. -> ls Listing Directory /flash: drw 512 Oct 25 14:39 certifi ed/ drw 512 Jul 15 14:59 NETWORK [...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-7 Using Wildcards Wildcards allow you to substitute symbols ( * or ? ) fo r text pattern s while using fil e and directory commands. The asterisk ( * ) takes the place of multi ple characte rs and the ques tion mark charac ter ( ? ) [...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Directory Commands The directory commands are applied to the switch file system and to files contained withi n the file system. When you first en ter the flash di rectory, yo ur login is l ocated at the top of the directory tree. [...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-9 Changing Directories Use the cd command to navigate within the file direct ory structure. The cd command allows you t o move “up” or “dow n” the direct ory tree. To go d own, you mu st specify a directory located in your cu[...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Displaying Directory Contents The ls and di r commands have t he same functi on. These two c ommands display the contents o f the current directory. If you use the ls or dir command while lo gged into the /f lash file directory a[...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-11 Making a New Director y To make a new directory use the mkdir command. You may specify a path for th e new directory, other- wise, the new directory will be created i n your current directory. The syn tax for this command requires[...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Displaying Directory Contents Includin g Subdirectories The ls -r command displays t he contents of your current di rectory in addition to recursiv ely displaying all subdirectories. The fo llowing ex ample shows the result of th[...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-13 To verify the creation of the new directory, use the ls -r command to produce a li st of the conten ts of the certified directo ry. This list will include the files that were origina lly in the certi fied directo ry plus the newly[...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 File Commands The file commands apply to files located in the /f lash file directory and its sub-dire ctories. Note. Each file in any di rectory must have a unique name . If you attempt to create or copy a file into a directory w[...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-15 Move an Existing File or Directory The move and mv commands have the same function and us e the same syntax. Use these commands to move an existi ng file or directory to another location. You can specify the path and name for the [...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Change File Attribute and Permissions The chmod and attrib commands have the same functi on and us e the same syntax. Use these commands to change read-write privileges fo r the specified file. The following syntax sets t he priv[...]

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    Managing System Files File and Directory Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-17 A screen similar to th e following will b e displayed: drw 512 Mar 9 17:19 . / drw 512 Mar 9 17:20 . ./ -rw 3555972 Mar 9 06:58 H base.img -rw 266815 Mar 9 06:57 H advrout.img -rw 113389 Mar 9 06:58 H diag.img -rw 1297834 Mar 9 06[...]

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    File and Directory Manageme nt Managing System Files page 2-18 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Press Enter to skip repairing files, or enter ye s to start file repair. If y ou enter yes, the scree n displays simi- lar to the following: /flash/ - disk check in progress ... /flash/ - Volume is OK total # of clusters: 14,7 73[...]

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    Managing System Files Loading Software onto the Switch OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-19 Loading Software onto the Switch There are three common methods for load ing softwa re to and fro m your switch. The method yo u use depends on your workstatio n software, your hardware confi guration, and the location and cond[...]

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    Loading Software onto the Sw itch Managing System Files page 2-20 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 3 Transfer the file. Use the FTP “put” command or click the cl ient ’s download butt on to send the file to the switch. When you use FTP to transfer a file to the switch, the file is automatically placed i n the switch?[...]

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    Managing System Files Loading Software onto the Switch OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-21 Using the Switch as an F TP Client Using the switch as an FTP cli ent is useful in cases where you do not have access to a workstation with an FTP client. You can establish an FTP session locally by co nnecting a terminal to th[...]

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    Loading Software onto the Sw itch Managing System Files page 2-22 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 4 After logging i n, you will receive the ftp-> prompt. You may enter a question mark (?) to view available FTP commands as shown here. ftp->? Supported commands: ascii binary bye cd delete dir get help hash ls put pwd q[...]

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    Managing System Files Loading Software onto the Switch OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-23 Using Secure Shell F TP 1 Log on to the OmniSw itch and issue the sftp CLI command. The command syntax requ ires you to identify the IP address for the device you are connecting to. The foll owing command establis hes a Secure [...]

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    Loading Software onto the Sw itch Managing System Files page 2-24 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Using Zmodem A Zmodem application has been includ ed with your swit ch software so th at new programs and archives can be uplo aded through the switch’s serial conso le port. There are g enerally two si tuations that w ould [...]

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    Managing System Files Loading Software onto the Switch OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-25 Note. Files transferred via Zmodem are lo aded into the fl ash directory. Before the new files can be used by the switch, you must transfer them t o the switch’s /fl ash/working di rectory and ex ecute the instal l command.[...]

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    Registering Software Image Files Managing System Files page 2-26 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Registering Software Image Files New software transferred to the switch must g o through a reg istration proce ss before it can b e used by the switch. The regist ration process includes two tasks. • Transfer the new softwa r[...]

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    Managing System Files Registering Software Image Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-27 Using the Install Command The install command verifies that the versio n number of the new file is co mpatible with files alrea dy on the switch. It w ill also perform installation pr ocedures required by the new file or the sw[...]

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    Registering Software Image Files Managing System Files page 2-28 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 A vailable Image Files The following ta ble is a list of image files available for the OmniSwitch 6600 Family. Most of the files listed here are part of the base switch con figuration. Files that supp ort an optiona l switch fe[...]

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    Managing System Files Applicat ion Examples for File Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-29 Application Examples for File Management The following sec tions give det ailed examples o f managing file s and directories o n the switch. T ransferring a File to the Switch Using F TP In this example, th e user is a[...]

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    Application Examples for File Ma nagement Managing System Files page 2-30 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 -> install Hsecu.img renaming file temp.img -> /flash/w orking/Hrelease.img Installation of Hsecu.img was succ essful. The features and servic es supported by the Hsecu.img image file are now av ailable on the sw[...]

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    Managing System Files Applicat ion Examples for File Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-31 5 Use the ls command to verify that the fi les are now locat ed in the /flash /resources directory. -> ls /flash/resources Listing Directory /flash/resources : drw 2048 Jul 5 17:20 ./ drw 2048 Jul 5 16:25 ../ -rw 6 [...]

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    Application Examples for File Ma nagement Managing System Files page 2-32 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 3 Enter the FTP mod e by using the ftp command follow ed by the IP a ddress or the name o f the host yo u are connecting to. (If you enter a host name, please refer to “Usi ng Zmodem” on pa ge 2-24 .) ->ftp 10.2[...]

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    Managing System Files Applicat ion Examples for File Management OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-33 2 You must have a login and passwor d that is recognized by th e IP address you are logging in to. When you enter your login, the d evice will re quest your passw ord. Here, the lo gin “rrlogin2” i s used, the sy s[...]

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    Verifying Directory Contents Managing System Files page 2-34 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 T ransfer a File Using Secure Shell F TP To demonstrate how to transfer a file using the Secure Shell FTP, this a pplication ex ample continue s from the previous example, where a new directory name d “new ssdir” was crea ted o[...]

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    Managing System Files Setting the System Clock OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-35 Setting the System Clock The switch clock displays time using a 24 ho ur clock forma t. It can a lso be set for use in any time zone. Daylight Savings Time (DST) is supp orted for a number of standard time zones. DST parameters can be [...]

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    Setting the System Clock Managing System Files page 2-36 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 You may set the switch system clock to a ti me that is offse t from standard UTC time. For example, you can set a time t hat is offset from UT C by increments of 1 5, 30 or 45 mi nutes. You must indicate b y a plus (+) or minus (-) cha[...]

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    Managing System Files Setting the System Clock OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-37 Daylight Savings Time Configuration The switch can be set to automati cally change the system clock to adjust for Daylight Savings Time (DST). There are two si tuations that a p ply depend ing on the ti me zone selected for your switch[...]

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    Setting the System Clock Managing System Files page 2-38 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Enabling DST When Daylight Sav ings Time (DST) is enable d, the switch’s cl ock will automatica lly set the default DST parameters for the time zone specified on the switch or for the custom parameters yo u can specify with the syste[...]

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    Managing System Files Setting the System Clock OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 2-39 eet Eastern Europe +02:00 La st Sunday in Mar. at 2:00 a.m. Last Sunday in Oct. at 3:00 a.m. 1:00 cet Central Europe +01:00 Last Sunday in Mar . at 2:00 a.m. Last Sunday in Oct. at 3:00 a.m. 1:00 met Middle Europe +01:00 Last Sunday in[...]

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    Setting the System Clock Managing System Files page 2-40 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 3-1 3 Configuring Network Time Pr otocol (NTP) The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or sa tellite receiver. It provides client time accura- cies within a mil lisecond on[...]

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    NTP Specifications Configuring Network Time Protoc ol (NTP) page 3-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 NTP Specifications NTP Defaults T able The following ta ble shows the defau lt settings of th e configurable NTP p arameters. NTP Defaults RFCs supported 1305–Netwo rk T i me Protocol Maximum number of NTP servers per cli[...]

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    Configuring Network Time Pro tocol (NTP) NTP Quick Steps OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 3-3 NTP Quick Steps The following st eps are design ed to show the us er the necessary commands to set u p NTP on an OmniSwitch: 1 Designate an NTP server for the switch using the ntp se rver command. The NTP server provides the s[...]

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    NTP Overview Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP ) page 3-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 NTP Over view The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source , such as a radio or satellite receiv er. It provid es client time accura- ci[...]

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    Configuring Network Time Pro tocol (NTP) NTP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 3-5 Stratum Stratum is the term used t o define the relative p roximit y of a node in a network to a time source (such as a radio clock). Stratum 1 is the server connect ed to the ti me source itself. (In most case s the time source [...]

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    NTP Overview Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP ) page 3-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Examples of these are show n in the simple network diagram below: Servers 1a and 1b receive time info rmation from, or synchronize with, a UTC tim e source such as a radio clock. (In most cases, these server s would not be connec[...]

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    Configuring Network Time Pro tocol (NTP) NTP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 3-7 When planning y our network, it is helpful to use the follow ing general rule s: • It is usually n ot a good idea t o synchronize a local time serv er with a peer (in other words, a server at the same stratum), unless the la tt[...]

  • Page 82

    Configuring NTP Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP ) page 3-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Configuring NTP The following secti ons detail the vari ous commands used t o configure and view t he NTP client software in an OmniSwitch. Configuring the OmniSwitch as a Client The NTP software is disabled on the switch by d[...]

  • Page 83

    Configuring Network Time Pro tocol (NTP) Configuring NTP OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 3-9 NTP Servers An NTP client ne eds to receive NTP updat es from and NTP server. Eac h client must ha ve at least one server with which it syn chronizes (unless it is oper ating in broadcast mode). There are also adjustable serve[...]

  • Page 84

    Configuring NTP Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP ) page 3-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Using Authentication Authentica tion is used to encrypt the NT P messages se nt between the client and server. The NTP server and the NTP client must both have a t ext file containing th e public and secret keys. (This file s[...]

  • Page 85

    Configuring Network Time Pro tocol (NTP) Verifying NTP Configuration OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 3-11 V erifying NTP Configuration To display information about the NTP client, use t he show command s listed in the following t able: For more information about the resu lting displays fo rm these command s, see the ?[...]

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    Verifying NTP Configuration Configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP ) page 3-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-1 4 Managing CMM Director y Content The CMM (Chassis Mana gement Module) softw are ru ns the OmniSwitch 6600 Family. The directory structure of the CMM software is de signed to prevent co rrupting or losing switch fi les. It also a llows you to retrieve a previo us version of the swit[...]

  • Page 88

    CMM Specifications Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 CMM Specifications Size of Flash M emory 32 Megabytes Size of RAM Memory 128 Megabytes Maximum Length of Fil e Names 32 Characters Maximum Length of D irectory Names 32 Characters Default Boot Dir ectory Certified[...]

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    Managing CMM Directory Content CMM Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-3 CMM Files The management of a stack or single switc h is controll ed by three types of files: • Image files, which are proprietary code developed by Alcatel to run the hardware . These files are not configurable by th e user, but may be upg[...]

  • Page 90

    CMM Files Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Where is the Switch Running From? When a switch has booted and is runnin g, the software used will come either from the certified directory or the working directory. In most instances, the switch boots from the certifie d directory. (A switch[...]

  • Page 91

    Managing CMM Directory Content CMM Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-5 Software Rollback Configuration Scenarios for a Single Switch The examples be low illustrate a few likely scenarios and expl ain how the runnin g configuration, workin g directory, and certified di rectory in teroperate to facili tate the sof[...]

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    CMM Files Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Scenario 2: Running Configurat ion Saved to W orking Directory The network administ rator recreates Switch X’ s runn ing configuration and immediately saves the running configuration to the working d irectory. In another mishap, the powe r [...]

  • Page 93

    Managing CMM Directory Content CMM Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-7 Scenario 3: Saving the W orking Director y to the Certified Director y After running t he modified co nfiguration se ttings, and seei ng no problems, the network administrator decides th at the modified con figuration settin gs (stored in the[...]

  • Page 94

    CMM Files Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Scenario 4: Rollback to Previous V ersion of Switch Software Later that year, an upgraded image file is released fr om Alcatel. The netw ork administra tor loads the new file via FTP to the working di rectory of th e switch and reboots the sw[...]

  • Page 95

    Managing CMM Directory Content CMM Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-9 Redundancy CMM software redundancy is one of the switch’s most important fail over features. For CMM soft ware redundancy, at l east two full y-operational O mniSwitches must be linked together as a stack. In addition, the CMM software must[...]

  • Page 96

    CMM Files Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Generally spea king, the switch assigned the lowe st stack number is the primar y CMM swit ch, the switch with the ne xt lowest sta ck number is th e secondary CMM switch, and all other switches are idle. For more information on stack number[...]

  • Page 97

    Managing CMM Directory Content CMM Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-11 Scenario 3: Synchronizing Switches in a Stack When changes have been made to the prim ary CMM swit ch certified directory, th ese changes need to be propagated to the ot her switches in the stack. This could be done by completel y rebooting [...]

  • Page 98

    CMM Files Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Scenario 4: Adding a New Switch to a Stack Since the OmniSwitch 6600 Family is de signed to be e xpandable, it is very likely that new switches wi ll be added to stac ks. The OmniSwitc h 6600 Family au tomatically de tects new switches add e[...]

  • Page 99

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing the Directory Struct ure (Non-Redu ndant) OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-13 Managing the Director y Structure (Non-Redundant) The following sections define command s that allow the user to manipulate the files in the di rectory struc- ture of a single OmniSw itch 6600 Family [...]

  • Page 100

    Managing the Directory Structure (Non-Redundant) Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 To reboot the switc h from the certified directory, enter the reload command at the prompt: -> reload This command loads the image and configura tion files i n the cert ified directory in to RAM memo[...]

  • Page 101

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing the Directory Struct ure (Non-Redu ndant) OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-15 Copying the Running Configuration to the W orking Director y Once the switch has booted an d is running, a use r can modify va rious parameters of switch functionality. These changes are stored te mpo[...]

  • Page 102

    Managing the Directory Structure (Non-Redundant) Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 To save the running confi guration to the work ing directory, ente r the copy running-config working or write memory command at the prompt, as shown: -> copy running-config working or -> write mem[...]

  • Page 103

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing the Directory Struct ure (Non-Redu ndant) OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-17 Rebooting from the W orking Director y Besides a regu lar boot of the switch (from the certifie d di rectory), you can also force th e switch to boot from the working di rectory. Thi s is useful for c[...]

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    Managing the Directory Structure (Non-Redundant) Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-18 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Note. If the switch is rebooted b efore using the copy certif ied wo rking command, the swi tch will be running from the certified di rectory as th e working a nd certified d i rectories are not t h e s[...]

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    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing the Directory Struct ure (Non-Redu ndant) OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-19 Cancelling a Rollback Timeout To cancel a rollback ti meout, enter the reload cancel command as shown: -> reload primary cancel or -> reload cancel The reload working command is described in det[...]

  • Page 106

    Managing the Directory Structure (Non-Redundant) Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-20 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Copying the W orking Director y to the Cer tified Director y When the running configuration i s saved to the wo rk ing directory, th e switch’s workin g and certifie d directories are now different. T[...]

  • Page 107

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing the Directory Struct ure (Non-Redu ndant) OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-21 When the softwa re on the working di rectory of a switch has proven to be effective and reliable, eventu- ally the con tents of the work ing directory should be co pied into the certified direct ory. [...]

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    Managing the Directory Structure (Non-Redundant) Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-22 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Show Currently Used Configuration When a switch is booted, the certi fi ed and workin g director ies are compared. If they are the same, the switch runs from the working director y. If they are differen[...]

  • Page 109

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing the Directory Struct ure (Non-Redu ndant) OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-23 Show Switch Files The files currently in stalled on a switc h can be viewed usi n g the show microcode command. This command displays the fi les currently in the specified directory. To display file s[...]

  • Page 110

    Managing Redundancy in a Stack Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-24 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Managing Redundancy in a Stack The following section de scribe circ umstances that th e user should be aware of when managing the CMM directory structure o n a switch with redundant CMMs. It also inclu des descriptions o[...]

  • Page 111

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing Redundancy in a Stac k OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-25 Synchronizing the primary and secondary CMMs is done usin g the copy flash-synchro command described in “Synchronizing t he Primary and Secondary CMM s” on page 4-26 . Note. If a switch fails over to the secondary C[...]

  • Page 112

    Managing Redundancy in a Stack Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-26 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Synchr onizing the Primary and Secondar y CMMs If you have a seco ndary CMM in your switch, i t will be necessary to synchroniz e the software be tween the primary and second ary CMM. If the primar y CMM goes down (for e[...]

  • Page 113

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing Redundancy in a Stac k OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-27 To synchronize the second ary CMM to the primary CMM, enter the following command at t he prompt: ->copy flash-synchro The copy flash-synchro command is desc ribed in det ail in the Om niSwitch CLI Re ference Guide .[...]

  • Page 114

    Managing Redundancy in a Stack Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-28 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Swapping the Primar y CMM for the Secondary CMM If the primary CMM is having proble ms, or if it ne eds to be shut d own, then the secon dary CMM can b e instructed to “take over” sw itch operation as the primary CMM[...]

  • Page 115

    Managing CMM Directory Content Managing Redundancy in a Stac k OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-29 The command returns the directo ry the switch is currently runn ing from (working or certified) and which- CMM is current ly controlling the swit ch (primary or secondar y). It also displays whether the working and cert[...]

  • Page 116

    Emergency Restore of the boot.cfg File Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-30 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Emer gency Restore of the boot.cfg File If all copies of the boot.cfg file have been deleted and a system boot has occurred , network configuratio n information is pe rmanently lost. However, if the files have be[...]

  • Page 117

    Managing CMM Directory Content Displaying CMM Conditions OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 4-31 Displaying CMM Conditions To show variou s CMM conditio ns, such as where the switch is runni ng from and wh ich files are in stalled, use the following CLI show comma nds: For more information on the resulting displays from [...]

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    Displaying CMM Conditions Managing CMM Directory Content page 4-32 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-1 5 Using the CLI Alcatel’s Command li ne interface (CLI) is a text-b ased configuration i nterf ace that a llows you to configure switc h application s and to vi ew switch statistics. Each CLI co mmand applica ble to the swi tch is defined in the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide . Al[...]

  • Page 120

    CLI Specifications Using the CLI page 5-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 CLI Specifications The following ta ble lists specifications for th e Command Line Inte rface. CLI Over view The CLI uses single-l ine text comma nd s that are similar to other indu stry standard sw itch interfaces. However, the Alcatel CLI i s diffe[...]

  • Page 121

    Using the CLI Command Entry Rules and Syntax OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-3 Offline Configuration Using Configuration Files CLI config uration commands ca n be typed into a generic text file . When the text file is plac ed in the switch /flash/working directory, its co mmands are app lied to the sw itch when th e[...]

  • Page 122

    Command Entry Rules and Syntax Using the CLI page 5-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Using “Show” Commands The CLI contains show commands that allow you to view conf iguration and switch status on your consol e screen. The show syntax is used with ot her command keyw ords to display i nformation pertaining to those ke[...]

  • Page 123

    Using the C LI Command Help OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-5 Par tial Keyword Completion The CLI has a partial keyword recognition feature that al lows the switch t o recognize part ial keywords to CLI command syntax. Instead of typi ng the entire keyword, you may type only as many characters as is necessary to un [...]

  • Page 124

    Command Help Using the CLI page 5-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 The following table contains t he firs t-level commands and th eir set names a s they are list ed on the disp lay screen when you enter a single qu estion mark and pr ess Enter. Command Set Name Commands System Service & File Management WHOAMI, WHO, VI[...]

  • Page 125

    Using the C LI Command Help OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-7 T utorial for Building a Command Using Help The Help feature allows you to figure out syntax for a CLI command by using a series o f command line inquiries togeth er with some educ ated guesses. If you do not know the correct CLI command you can use the H[...]

  • Page 126

    Command Help Using the CLI page 5-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 3 At the command prompt, enter name followed by a space and a questi on mark. This step will either give you more choices or an error message. -> vlan 33 name ? ^ <hex> <"string"> <str ing> (Vlan Manager Command Set) There is[...]

  • Page 127

    Using the C LI CLI Services OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-9 CLI Ser vices There are several services built into the CL I that help you use the interface. The Command Line Edi ting service makes it easy for you to enter and edit repe titive commands. Other CLI services, such as syntax checking, co mmand help, prefi[...]

  • Page 128

    CLI Services Using the CLI page 5-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Recalling the Prev ious Command Line To recall the last command exe cuted by the sw i tch, press either the Up Arrow key or the !! (bang, bang) command at the prompt and t he previous command will display on your screen. You can execute the command again [...]

  • Page 129

    Using the C LI CLI Services OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-11 Syntax Checking If you make a mistake while entering com mand syntax, the CLI gives yo u clues about how to correct you r error. Whenever you enter an invalid comman d, two indicato rs are displayed. • The Error message tells yo u what the error is. ?[...]

  • Page 130

    CLI Services Using the CLI page 5-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Example for Using Prefix Recognition This example sh ows how the Pref ix Recogni tion featur e is used for enter ing multipl e commands that h ave the same prefix. This table l ists the tasks to be acco mplished in this example and the CLI syntax required[...]

  • Page 131

    Using the C LI CLI Services OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-13 Prefix Prompt You may set the CLI so that your screen pr ompt displays the stored prefi x. To display the stored prefix as part of the screen prompt for th e VLAN example above, enter the prompt prefix CLI command as follows: -> prompt prefix The foll[...]

  • Page 132

    CLI Services Using the CLI page 5-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 respond by printing the number four com mand at the prompt. Using the h istory list of commands abo ve, the follow ing would d isplay: -> !4 -> show temp You can recal l the last co mmand in the history list by i ssuing the !! (bang bang) sy ntax. T[...]

  • Page 133

    Using the CLI Logging CLI Commands and Entry Re sults OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-15 Logging CLI Commands and Entr y Results OmniSwitch 6600 Family swit ches provide command logg ing via the command- log command. This feature allows users to record up to 100 of the most recent commands e ntered via Telnet, Se cu[...]

  • Page 134

    Logging CLI Commands and En try Results Using the CLI page 5-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Viewing the Current Command Logging Status As mentioned above, the comma nd logging fea ture is disable d by defaul t. To view wheth er the feature is currently enabled or di sabled on the switch, use the show command-log status[...]

  • Page 135

    Using the C LI Customizin g the Screen Displ ay OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-17 Customizing the Screen Display The CLI has several commands that allow you to customize the way switch information is displayed to your screen. Yo u can make th e screen displa y smaller or larger. You can also adjust the siz e of the[...]

  • Page 136

    Customizin g the Screen Displ ay Using the CLI page 5-18 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Displaying T able Information The amount of informatio n displayed on your consol e screen can be extensive, especially for certain show commands. By default, th e CLI will immediately scroll all informat ion to the screen. The more mo[...]

  • Page 137

    Using the C LI Customizin g the Screen Displ ay OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-19 Filtering T able Information The CLI allows you to define filters for di splaying table informat ion. This is useful in cases where a vast amount of display d ata exists but you are interested in only a small subset of th at data. Com[...]

  • Page 138

    Multiple User Sessions Using the CLI page 5-20 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Multiple User Sessions Several CLI commands give you information about us er sessions that are currently operating on the OmniSwitch, includ ing your own session. These commands a llow you to list the number and types of sessions that are curren[...]

  • Page 139

    Using the C LI Multiple User Sessions OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-21 Listing Y our Current Login Session In order to li st information abo ut your current login session, y ou may either use th e who command and identify your lo gin by your IP address or you may enter the whoami command. The follow ing will displ[...]

  • Page 140

    Multiple User Sessions Using the CLI page 5-22 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Possible values for command domain s and families are listed here : T erminating Another Session If you are logged in under th e user name admin or diag, you can terminate the session of another user by using the kill command. Th e following co [...]

  • Page 141

    Using the C LI Application Example OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 5-23 Application Example Using a Wildcard to Filter T able Information The wildcard character allows you to substitute t he as te risk (*) character for text pa tterns while usin g the filter mode. Note. You must type the wildcard character in front of[...]

  • Page 142

    Verifying CLI Usage Using the CLI page 5-24 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 4 Press the spacebar <sp> key to execute th e filter option. The following wi ll display. Enter filter pattern: *vlan* 8193 dot1qBase vlan 8194 dot1qVlan vlan 8195 dot1qVlanCurrentTable vlan 8196 dot1qVlanStaticTable vlan 8197 vlanMgrVlanSet [...]

  • Page 143

    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-1 6 W orking With Configuration Files Commands and settings needed for the OmniSwitch 6600 Family can be contained in an ASCII-based configurati on text file. Configuration files can be created in several ways and are useful in network environments where multiple switches must be mana[...]

  • Page 144

    Configuration File Specifications Working With Configuration Files page 6-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Configuration File Specifications The following ta ble lists specifica tions applicab le to Configurat ion Files. T utorial for Creating a Configuration File This example creates a conf iguration file that includes C[...]

  • Page 145

    Working With Configuration Files Tutorial for Creating a Configuration File OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-3 4 Use the show configuration status command to verify that the dhcp_relay.txt configuration file was applied to t he switch. The display is simi lar to the one sh own here: -> show configuration status Fi[...]

  • Page 146

    Quick Steps for Applying Configuration Fi les Working With Configuration Files page 6-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Quick Steps for Applying Configuration Files Setting a File for Im mediate Application In this example, the configura tion file configfile_1 exists on the swit ch in the /flash directory. When t hese step[...]

  • Page 147

    Working With Configuration Files Quick Steps for Applying Configuration Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-5 Note. Optional. To verify t hat the switch receive d this configuration apply request, enter the show configuration status command. The display is similar t o the one show n here. -> show configuration [...]

  • Page 148

    Configuration Files Overview Working With Configuration Files page 6-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Configuration Files Over view Instead of using CLI commands entere d at a workstat ion, you can configure the switch usin g an ASCII- based text file. You may type CLI comman ds directly into a text document to create a c[...]

  • Page 149

    Working With Configuration Files Configuration Files Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-7 Cancelling a Timed Session You may cancel a pending timed session by usin g the configuration cancel command. To confirm tha t your timer session has been cancelled, use t he show configuration status command. The followi[...]

  • Page 150

    Configuration Files Overview Working With Configuration Files page 6-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Setting the Error File Limit The number of files ending with the .err extension present in the switch’s /flash directory is set with the configuration error-file limit command. You can set the switch to allow up to 25 e[...]

  • Page 151

    Working With Configuration Files Configuration Files Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-9 V erbose Mode Syntax Checking When verbose is specified in th e command line, a ll syntax cont ained in the con figuration fil e is printed to the console, even i f no error is detected. (When verbose is not specified i n[...]

  • Page 152

    Creating Snapshot Configuration Files Working With Configuration Files page 6-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Creating Snapshot Configuration Files You can gen erate a list of con figuration s currently running on the switch by using the configuration snapshot command. A snapshot is a text file tha t lists commands issu[...]

  • Page 153

    Working With Configuration Files Creating Snapshot Configuration Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-11 User-Defined Naming Options When the snapsh ot syntax does not include a fil e name, the snapsh ot file is created using the default file name asc. n .snap. Here, the n character holds the place of a numb er ind[...]

  • Page 154

    Creating Snapshot Configuration Files Working With Configuration Files page 6-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Example Snapshot File T ext The following is the text of a sample snapsho t file created with the configuration snapshot all command. !================================= =======! ! File: asc.1.snap ! !===========[...]

  • Page 155

    Working With Configuration Files Creating Snapshot Configuration Files OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 6-13 (Example Snapshot File - Cont inued) ip rip interface vlan-11 status en able ip rip interface vlan-51 ip rip interface vlan-51 status en able ip rip redist LOCAL ip rip redist-filter LOCAL 0.0.0. 0 0.0.0.0 ip ri[...]

  • Page 156

    Verifying File Configuration Working With Configuration Files page 6-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 V erifying File Configuration You can verify th e content and the status o f the switch’s con figuration fi les with comma n ds listed in the following t able. show configuration status Displays whether there i s a pen[...]

  • Page 157

    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-1 7 Managing Switch User Accounts Switch user accounts may be set up lo cally on the sw itch for users to log in to and manage the switch. The accounts specify login informa tion (combina tions of usernames and passwords) and privilege or profile information depending on the type of u[...]

  • Page 158

    User Database Specifications Managing Switch User Accounts page 7-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 User Database Specifications User Account Defaults • Two user accounts are available on the switch by default: admin and default . For more informati on about these accounts, see “Startup Defaul ts” on page 7-4 and “[...]

  • Page 159

    Managing Switch User Accounts Overview of User Accounts OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-3 Over view of User Accounts A user account includes a log in name, password , and user privile ges. The account also inclu des privilege or profile informat ion, dependi ng on the type of us er account. There are t wo types of a[...]

  • Page 160

    Overview of User Accounts Managing Switch User Accounts page 7-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 • Secure Shell —Any standard Sec u re Shell client may be used for logg ing into the switch. • SNMP —Any standard SNM P browser ma y be used for l ogging into th e switch. For more information about conn ecting to t he [...]

  • Page 161

    Managing Switch User Accounts Overview of User Accounts OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-5 Quick Steps for Network Administrator User Accounts 1 Configure the user with the relevant username an d passwo rd. For example, t o create a user called thomas with a passwor d of pubs , enter the following: -> user thomas [...]

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    Overview of User Accounts Managing Switch User Accounts page 7-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Quick Steps for Creating Cu stomer Login User Accounts 1 Set up a user profil e through the end-user profile command. For example, configure a profile cal led Profile1 that specifies read-write access to the physical and basic-[...]

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    Managing Switch User Accounts Overview of User Accounts OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-7 Default User Settings The default user account on the sw itch is used for storing new user defaul ts for privileges and p rofile information. This account does n ot include a password and canno t be used to lo g into the switc [...]

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    Creating a User Managing Switch User Accounts page 7-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Creating a User To create a new user, enter the user command w ith the desire d username an d password. Use t he password keyword. For example: -> user thomas password techpubs In this example, a user ac co unt with a use r name of th[...]

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    Managing Switch User Accounts Creating a User OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-9 4 Enter the p assword again. -> password enter old password:******** enter new password: ********* reenter new password: ********* -> The password is now reset for the curr ent user. At the next switch login, the user must en ter t[...]

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    Creating a User Managing Switch User Accounts page 7-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 To disable the default password expi ration, use the user password-expiration command with the disable option: -> user password-expiration disabl e Default password expiration is disabled on th e switch. Specific User Pa ssword Expir[...]

  • Page 167

    Managing Switch User Accounts Configuring Privileges for a User OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-11 Configuring Privileges for a User To configure p rivileges fo r a user, ent er the user command wi th the read-only or read-write option and the desired CLI command domain name s or command family names. The read-only [...]

  • Page 168

    Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account Managing Switch User Ac counts page 7-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account By default, users can access the swi tch based on the SNMP setti ng specified for the default user account. The user command, however, may be used to configur e SNMP a[...]

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    Managing Switch User Accounts Setting Up SNMP Access for a Us er Account OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-13 For this user, if the SNMP community map mo de is enabled (the default ), the SNMP community map must include a mapping for this user to a community string . In this example, the communit y string is our_group[...]

  • Page 170

    Setting Up End-User Profiles Managing Switch User Accounts page 7-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Setting Up End-User Pr ofiles End-user profil es are designed for user accounts in the carrier market . With end -user profiles, a network administrator can config ure customer login account s that restrict users to particu[...]

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    Managing Switch User Accounts Setting Up End-User Profiles OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 7-15 Creating End-User Profiles To set up an end-user profil e, use the end-user profil e command and enter a name for the profi le. Specify read-only or read-write acc ess to particular command areas. The pr ofile can also spe [...]

  • Page 172

    Verifying the User Configuratio n Managing Switch Use r Accounts page 7-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Associating a Profile With a User To associate a profile with a user, enter the user command with the end-user profile keywords and the relevant profile name . For example: -> user Customer2 end-user profile Profil[...]

  • Page 173

    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-1 8 Managing Switch Security Switch security is p rovided on the switc h for all avai lable management interfaces (console, Telnet, HTTP, FTP, Secure Shell, and SNMP). The switch may be set up to all ow or deny access thro ugh any o f these interfaces. (Note t hat users attemp ting to[...]

  • Page 174

    Switch Security Specifications Managing Switch Security page 8-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Switch Security Specifications Switch Security Defaults Access to managing the switch is always available for the admin user through the console po rt, even if management access to the console port is d isabled for other users.[...]

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    Managing Switch Security Switch Security Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-3 Switch Security Over view Switch security fe atures increase th e secu rity of the ba sic switch lo gin process by allowing management only through part icular interfaces for users with pa rticular privileges. Login information and p[...]

  • Page 176

    Authenticated Switch Access Managing Switch Security page 8-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Authenticated Switch Access Authenticated Switch Acce ss (ASA) is a way of authen ticating users who want to manage th e switch. With authenticate d access, all switch login attempts usin g the console or mo dem port , Telnet, FT [...]

  • Page 177

    Managing Switch Security Authen ticated Switch Access OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-5 Note. A RADIUS server supporting the challenge an d respon se mechanism as defi ned in RADIU S RFC 2865 may access an ACE/Server for authe ntication purp oses. The ACE/ Server is then used for user authentication, and the RADIUS [...]

  • Page 178

    Configuring Authenticated Switch Access Managing Switch Security page 8-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Configuring Authenticated Switch Access Setting up Auth enticated Switch Access involves th e following ge neral steps: 1 Set Up the Authentication Servers . This proced ure is described briefly in this cha pter. See t[...]

  • Page 179

    Managing Switch Security Quick Steps for Setting Up ASA OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-7 Quick Steps for Setting Up ASA 1 If the local user d atabase will be us ed for user login i nformation, set up user a ccounts throug h the user command. User accounts may include user privileges or an end-user prof ile. In this[...]

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    Quick Steps for Setting Up ASA Managing Switch Security page 8-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 The order of the se rver names is importa nt here as well. In th is example, the switch will use ldap2 for logging switch access sessions. If ldap2 becomes unavailable , the switch will use the local Switch Logging facility . F[...]

  • Page 181

    Managing Switch Security Setting Up Management Interfaces for ASA OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-9 Setting Up Management Inter faces for ASA By default, authenticated access is available through the console port . Access through other mana gement interfaces is disabl ed. Other manageme nt interfaces include Telnet,[...]

  • Page 182

    Setting Up Management Interfaces for ASA Managing Switch Security page 8-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Enabling Switch Access Enter the aaa authentication command with the relevant keyword that indicates the manageme nt inter- face and specify the servers to be used for authenti cation. In this example, Telnet access [...]

  • Page 183

    Managing Switch Security Setting Up Management Interfaces for ASA OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-11 In this scenario, SNMP a ccess is not enabled because only RADIUS serve r s have been i ncluded in t he default setting. If servers of different types are configured and include LDAP or local , SNMP will be enabled t[...]

  • Page 184

    Configuring Accounting for ASA Managing Switch Security page 8-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Configuring Accounting for ASA Accounting servers track network reso urces such as time, p ackets, bytes, etc., an d us er activity (whe n a user logs in and out, how many lo gin attempts were made, session length, etc.). The [...]

  • Page 185

    Managing Switch Security Ve rifying the ASA Configuration OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 8-13 V erifying the ASA Configuration To display information about management interfaces used for Authenticated Switch Access, use the show commands listed here: For more information about the resulting displays from these c omma[...]

  • Page 186

    Verifying the ASA Configuration Managing Switch Security page 8-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005[...]

  • Page 187

    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-1 9 Using W ebV iew The switch can b e monitored and co nfigured using Web View, Alcatel’s w eb-based device management tool. The WebView application is em bedded in th e switch and is ac cessible via the foll owing web brows- ers: • Internet Explorer 6.0 and later for Windows NT,[...]

  • Page 188

    WebView CLI Defau lts Using WebView page 9-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 W ebV iew CLI Defaults Web Management Command Line Interface (CLI) commands allo w you to enable /disable WebVie w, enable/disable Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and vi ew basic WebVie w parameters. These configuration options are also available in We[...]

  • Page 189

    Using WebView WebView CLI Commands OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-3 W ebV iew CLI Commands The following co nfiguration opti ons can be performed using th e CLI. These configurati on options are also availabl e in WebView. Enabling/Disabling W ebV iew WebView is enabled on the switch by default. If necessary, use t[...]

  • Page 190

    Quick Steps for Setting Up WebView Using WebView page 9-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Quick Steps for Setting Up W ebV iew 1 Make sure you have an Ethernet connecti on to the switch. 2 Configure switc h management for HTTP usi ng the aaa authentication command. Enter the command, the port ty pe that yo u are authe ntic[...]

  • Page 191

    Using WebView WebView Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-5 Banner The following features are available in the WebView Banner: • Options— Brings up the User Options Page, which is u sed to chang e the user lo gin password. • Save Config— Brings up the Save Configuration Screen. Click Ap ply to save the [...]

  • Page 192

    WebView Overview Using WebView page 9-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Feature Options Feature configurat ion options are di splayed as dro p-dow n menus at the top of each feature page. For more information on usi ng the drop-down menus, see “Configura tion Page ” on page 9 -9 . View/Configuration Area The View/Con f[...]

  • Page 193

    Using WebView Configuring the Swit ch With We bView OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-7 Configuring the Switch With W ebV iew The following sec tions provide a n overview of WebV iew functionality. For detailed configuration proce- dures, see other chapters in this guide, the OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Network Conf iguratio[...]

  • Page 194

    Configuring the Switch With WebView Using WebView page 9-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Home Page The first page displayed for each fe ature is the Home Page (e. g., IP Home). The Home Page describes the feature and provides an overview of that feature’ s current configuratio n. If ap plicable, home pages display the [...]

  • Page 195

    Using WebView Configuring the Swit ch With We bView OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-9 Configuration Page Feature configurat ion options are di splayed in the drop-down menu s at the top of e ach page. The sa me menus are displayed on every configuration page wit hin a feature. To c onfigure a feature on the swi tch,[...]

  • Page 196

    Configuring the Switch With WebView Using WebView page 9-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 T able Configuration Page Table configurat ion pages show curr ent config urations in tabular f orm. Entries may be added, modi fied, or deleted. You c an delete multi ple entries, but you can only modify one ent ry at a time. Addin[...]

  • Page 197

    Using WebView Configuring the Swit ch With We bView OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-11 Modifying an Existing Entry To modify an existing en try: 1 Click on th e checkbox to the left of th e entry on the Configuration page and click Modify. The Modify window appears (e.g., Modify IP Sta tic Route). The c urrent confi[...]

  • Page 198

    Configuring the Switch With WebView Using WebView page 9-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 T able Features T able V iews Some table config uration pages c an be expande d to view additional co nfiguration info rmation. If this option is availa ble, a toggle swit ch appears at the b ottom left corner of the table. To chang[...]

  • Page 199

    Using WebView Configuring the Swit ch With We bView OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-13 T able Sor ting Basic Sort Table entries can be sorted by column in ascending or desc ending order. Ini tially, tables a re sorted on the first column in asc ending order (the number 1 a p pears in the fi rst column). To so rt in [...]

  • Page 200

    Configuring the Switch With WebView Using WebView page 9-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Advanced Sorting You can also customize a sort by defining primary and secondary sor t criteria. To define primary and secondary column so rts, click on th e “Sort” icon i n the upper righ t corner of the table (the column hea d[...]

  • Page 201

    Using WebView Configuring the Swit ch With We bView OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-15 T able Paging Certain poten tially large tables (e.g. , VLANs) have a pa ging feature that loads the table data i n increments of 50 or 100 entries. If the table re aches this threshold, th e first group of entries is displayed an[...]

  • Page 202

    Configuring the Switch With WebView Using WebView page 9-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Adjacencies WebView provides a graphical representation of al l AMAP-supported Alcatel switches and IP phones adjacent to the switch. The followin g information for each dev ice is also listed: • IP address • MAC address • Rem[...]

  • Page 203

    Using WebView WebView Help OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 9-17 W ebV iew Help A general help page for using WebView is available from the banner at the top of the page. In addition, on-line help is avai lable on every WebView page. Eac h help page provides a description of the page and specific instructions for each [...]

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    WebView Help Using WebView page 9-18 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005[...]

  • Page 205

    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-1 10 Using SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application-l ayer protocol that all ows communication between SN MP managers and SNMP agents on an IP network. Network admini strators use SNMP to monitor networ k performa nce and to manage network resources. In Th[...]

  • Page 206

    SNMP Specifications Using SNMP page 10-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 SNMP Specifications The following ta ble lists specifica tions for the SNMP protocol. SNMP Defaults The following table describes t he default v a lues of the SNMP protocol parameters. RFCs Supported for SNMPv2 1902 th rough 1907 - SNMPv2c Management [...]

  • Page 207

    Using SNMP Quick Steps for Setting Up An SNMP Management Statio n OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-3 Quick Steps for Setting Up An SNMP Management Station An SNMP Netw ork Management Stat ion (NMS) i s a workstation configured to receive S NMP traps from the switch. To set up an SNMP NMS usin g the switch’s CLI, p[...]

  • Page 208

    Quick Steps for Setting Up Trap Filters Using SNMP page 10-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Quick Steps for Setting Up T rap Filters You can filte r traps by limiting user access to trap c ommand famili es. You can also filt er according to individual traps. Filtering by T rap Families The following example will create a [...]

  • Page 209

    Using SNMP Quick Steps for Setting Up Trap Filters OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-5 Filtering by Individual T raps The following example enable s trap fil tering for the c oldstart, warmstart, link up, and link down traps. The identification numbers for these traps ar e 0, 1, 2, and 3. When trap filter ing is enab[...]

  • Page 210

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 SNMP Over view SNMP provides an in dustry standard commu nications mode l used by netw ork administrators to man age and monitor their network devi ces. The SNMP model defines two components: the SNMP Manager and the SNMP Agent. • The SNMP Mana ger reside[...]

  • Page 211

    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-7 Using SNMP for Switch Management The Alcatel switch can be configured u sing the Comma nd Line Inte rface (CLI), SNMP or the WebVi ew device manage ment tool. Whe n configuring the switch u sing SNMP, an NM S application (such as Alca - tel’s OmniVista or[...]

  • Page 212

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 The community string security standard offers minimal security and is g enerally insufficie nt for networks where need for se curity is high. Al though SNMPv1 l acks bulk message retrieval capabilities and security features, it is widely used and is a de fa[...]

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    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-9 SNMP T raps T able The following tabl e provides info rmation on all SNMP t raps supported by the switch. Each ro w includes the trap name, its ID numbe r, any objects (if appl icable), its command family, and a description of the condition the SNMP agent i[...]

  • Page 214

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 5 entConfigChange none module An entConfigChange notification is generated when a conceptual row is created, modified, or deleted in one of th e entity tables. 6 aipAMAPStatusT rap aipAMAPLast- T rapReason aipAMAPLa st- Tr a pP o r t aip The status of the[...]

  • Page 215

    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-11 9 chassi sT rapsStr chassisTrapsStr- Level chassi s- Tr a ps St r A p - pID chassi sT r apsStr- SnapID chassi sT r apsStr- fileName chassi sT r apsStr- fileLineNb chassi sT r apsStr- ErrorNb chassi s- T rapsStrcom- ments chassi sT r apsStr- dataInfo chassi[...]

  • Page 216

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 1 1 chassi sT rapsStateChange physicalIndex chassi sT r ap- sObjectT ype chassi sT r ap- sObjectNum- ber chasEntPhys- OperStatus chassis An NI status change was detected. physicalIndex —The physical index of the involved object. chassisT rapsObjectT ype[...]

  • Page 217

    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-13 15 healthMonDeviceT rap healthMonRx- Sta t u s healthMonRx- TxStatus healthMon- MemorySta- tus healthMonC- puStatus healthMonCm- mT empStatus healthMonCm- mCpuT emp - Sta t u s health Indicates a device-level threshold was crossed. healthMonRxS tatus —Rx[...]

  • Page 218

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-14 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 18 bgpEstablished bgpPeerLastEr- ror bgpPeerState bgp The BGP routing protocol has entered the established state. bgpPeerLastError —The last error code and subcode seen by this peer on this connection. If no error has occurred, this field is zero. Other[...]

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    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-15 22 dvmrpNeighborLoss dvmrpInterface- LocalAddress dvmrpNeigh- borState ipmr A 2-way adjacency relationship with a neighbor has been lost. This trap is generated when the neighbor state changes from “active” to “one-way ,” “ignor- ing” or “dow[...]

  • Page 220

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 24 risingAlarm alarmIndex alarmV ariable alarmSample- T ype alarmV alue alarmRisingTh- reshold rmon An Ethernet statistical variable has exceeded its rising thresh- old. The variable’ s rising thresh- old and whether it will issue an SNMP trap for this [...]

  • Page 221

    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-17 27 stpRootPortChange vStpNumber vStpRootPort- Number stp A root port has changed for a spanning tree bridge. The root port is the port that offers the lowest cost path from this b ridge to the root bridge. vS tpNumber —The Spanning T ree number identifyi[...]

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    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-18 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 33 slbT rapOperStatus s lbT rap InfoEn- tityGroup slbT rapInfoOp- erStatus slbT rapInfo- ClusterName slbT rapInfoS- erverIpAddr load balancing A change occurred in the opera- tional status of the server load balancing entity . slbT rapInfoEntityGr o up ?[...]

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    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-19 38 alaStac kMgrNeighborChangeT rap alaStack- MgrStackS ta- tus alaS tack- MgrSlotNI- Number alaS tackMgr- Tr a - pLinkNumber stack manager Indicates whether or not the stack is in loop. alaS tackMgrS tackS tatus —Indicates whether the stack is or is not [...]

  • Page 224

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-20 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 42 gmBindRuleV iolation gmBindRule- T ype gmBindRuleV- lanId gmBindRuleI- PA d d r e s s gmBin- dRuleMac- Address gmBindRule- PortIfIndex gmBin- dRuleProto- Class gmBindRu- leEthertype gmBindRuleD- sapSsa p vlan Occurs whenever a binding rule which has be[...]

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    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-21 47 pethPsePortOnOffNotification pethPsePortDe- tectionStatus module Indicates if power inline port is or is not delivering pow er to the a power inline device. pethPsePortDetectionS tatus —Describes the operational status of the port PD detection. A valu[...]

  • Page 226

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-22 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 52 ospfV irtNbrStateChange ospfRouterId ospfV irtN- brArea ospfV irtN- brRtrId ospfV irtN- brState ospf Indicates a state change of the virtual neighbor rel ationship. ospfRouterId —A 32-bit integer uniquely identifyi ng the router in the Autonomous Sys[...]

  • Page 227

    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-23 56 alaStac kMgrOutOfSlotsT rap N/A chassi s One element of the stack will enter the pass throu gh mode because there are no slot num- bers available to be assigned to this element. Note : This trap is not supported on Omn iSwitch 6600 Family switches. 57 a[...]

  • Page 228

    SNMP Overview Using SNMP page 10-24 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 60 lnkaggAggUp traplnkaggId traplnkaggPor- tIfIndex linkaggre- gation Indicates the link aggregate is active. This trap is sent when any one port of the link aggregate group goes into the attached state. traplnkaggId — Index valu e of the Link Aggregate[...]

  • Page 229

    Using SNMP SNMP Overview OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-25 65 pktDrop pktDropT ype pktDropIfIndex pktDropCount pktDropFrag IP The pktDrop trap indicates that the sending agent has dropped certain packets (to blocked IP ports, from spoofed addresses, etc.). pktDropT ype — Reason index for why the packet was dropp[...]

  • Page 230

    Using SNMP For Switch Security Using SNMP page 10-26 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 Using SNMP For Switch Security Community Strings (SNMPv1 and SNMPv2) The switch supports the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c commu nity strings security standard. When a commu- nity string is carried over an incoming S NMP request, th at community str[...]

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    Using SNMP Using SNMP For Switch Security OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-27 Encr yption and Authentication (SNMPv3) Two important pr ocesses are used t o verify that the messa ge contents have not been altere d and that the source of the message is authent ic. These processes are enc ryption and authenticat ion . [...]

  • Page 232

    Using SNMP For Switch Security Using SNMP page 10-28 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 Setting SNMP Security By default, the swit ch is set to “privacy all” which means the switc h accepts only authenticated and encrypted v3 Sets, Gets, and Get-Nexts. You can co nfig ure different l evels of SNMP security by ente ring s[...]

  • Page 233

    Using SNMP Working with SNMP Traps OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-29 W orking with SNMP T raps The SNMP agent in the switch has the ab ility to send traps to the management station. It is not required that the management stat ion request them. Traps are me ssages alertin g the SNMP manager to a condition on the ne[...]

  • Page 234

    Working with SNMP Traps Using SNMP page 10-30 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 Authentication T rap The authentication trap is sent when an SNM P authentication failure is detected. This trap is a signal to the management station that the switch re ceived a messa ge from an unauthorized protocol entity. This normally means[...]

  • Page 235

    Using SNMP SNMP MIB Information OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-31 SNMP MIB Information MIB T ables You can disp lay MIB tabl es and their corre sponding command famili es by using the show snmp mib family command. The MIB table identifies the MIP iden tifi cation number, the MIB table name and the command family. [...]

  • Page 236

    SNMP MIB Information Using SNMP page 10-32 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 Industr y Standard MIBs The following ta ble lists industry standard MIBs supp orted by the O mniSwitch 66 00 Family. MIB Name Description Dependencies BRIDGE-MIB, RFC 1493 The Bridge MIB for managi ng MAC bridges based on the IEEE 802.1D standard [...]

  • Page 237

    Using SNMP SNMP MIB Information OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-33 IGMP-STD-MIB, RFC 2933 Internet Group Man agement Protocol MIB. SNMPv2-SM I, SNMPv2-TC, SNMPv2-CONF , IF-MIB INET -ADDRESS-MI B, RFC 2851 T extual Conven tions for Inte rnet Network Addresse s. SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-TC IP-BRIDGE-MIB, RFC 2674 The Bridg[...]

  • Page 238

    SNMP MIB Information Using SNMP page 10-34 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 RS-232-MIB, RFC 1659 Definitions of Managed Objec t s for RS-232-like Hardware Devices using SMIv2. SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-CONF , IF-MIB SNMP-COMMUNITY MIB, RFC 2576 This MIB module de fines objects to help sup port coex- istence between SNMPv1, S NMPv[...]

  • Page 239

    Using SNMP SNMP MIB Information OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-35 SNMP-VIEW -BASED- ACM-MIB, RFC 2575 V iew-based Access Contro l Model (V ACM) for the Simple Network Man agement Protocol (SNMP). SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-TC, SNMPv2-CONF , SNMP- FRAMEWORK- MIB TCP-MIB, RFC 2012 SNMPv2 Management Inf ormation Base for the[...]

  • Page 240

    SNMP MIB Information Using SNMP page 10-36 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 Enterprise (Proprietary) MIBs The following table list s the enterprise propriet ary MIBs suppor ted by the OmniSwitch 66 00 Family. Note. The ALCATEL-IND1-BASE* MIB is required for all MIBs listed in this table. MIB Name Description Dependencies* [...]

  • Page 241

    Using SNMP SNMP MIB Information OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-37 ALCA TEL-IND1- IPMS-MIB Definitions of managed objects for th e IP Multicast Switching (IPMS) subsystem. SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-TC, SNMPv2-CONF IF-MIB ALCA TEL-IND1- IPRM-MIB Definitions of manag ed objects for the IP Routing Manager (IPRM) subsystem. S[...]

  • Page 242

    SNMP MIB Information Using SNMP page 10-38 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005 ALCA TEL-IND1- POLICY -MIB Definitions of manage d objects for the Policy Manager subsystem. SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-TC, SNMPv2-CONF ALCA TEL-IND1- POR T -MIB Definitions of managed objects for the Port Manager subsystem. SNMPv2-SMI, SNMPv2-CONF , IF-MI[...]

  • Page 243

    Using SNMP Verifying the SNMP Configuration OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 10-39 V erifying the SNMP Configuration To display information about SNMP management st ations, trap management, co mmunity strings, and security, use the show commands listed in the following t able. For more information about the resulting d[...]

  • Page 244

    Verifying the SNMP Configuration Using SNMP page 10-40 OmniSwitch 6600 Fami ly Switch Management Guide March 2005[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page A-1 A Software License and Copyright Statements This appendix co ntains Alcate l and third-pa rty software ven dor license and copyright st atements. Alcatel License Agreement ALCA TEL INTERNETWORKING, INC. (“AII”) SOF TW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT. Please re ad the terms and c[...]

  • Page 246

    Alcatel License Agreement Software License and Copyright Statements page A-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 3. Confidentiality. AII considers the Licensed File s to contain valuable t rade secrets of AII, t he unautho- rized disclosure of which could cause irrepa rable harm to AII. Except as expressly set forth herein, Li[...]

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    Software License and Copyright St atements Alcatel License Agreement OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page A-3 10. Governing Law. This License Agreement shall be constr ued and governed in accordance with the laws of the Sta te of Califo rnia. 11. Severabil ity. Should a ny term of this Li cense Agreement be declared void o[...]

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    Third Party Licenses and Notices Software License and Copyright Statements page A-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Third Par ty Licenses and Notices The licenses and notices related only to su ch third party software are set forth below: A. Booting and Debugging Non-Proprietary Software A small, separate software portion [...]

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    Software License and Copyright Statements Third Party Licenses and Notices OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page A-5 C. Linux Linux is wri tten and distrib uted under the GNU General Public License which mean s that its source co de is freely- distribut ed and avai lable to th e general pu blic. D. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENS[...]

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    Third Party Licenses and Notices Software License and Copyright Statements page A-6 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 verbatim or with mod ifications and/or t ranslated in to another language. (Hereinafter , translation is included wi thout limitati on in the term “mo difi cat ion”.) Each licensee is addressed as “you?[...]

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    Software License and Copyright Statements Third Party Licenses and Notices OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page A-7 b Accompany it wi th a written of fer, valid for at least three yea rs, to give any th ird party, for a charge no more than your cost of physi cally performing source distri bution, a complete machine-readabl[...]

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    Third Party Licenses and Notices Software License and Copyright Statements page A-8 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 consistent application o f that syste m; it is up to the author/do nor to decid e if he or she i s willing to dist rib- ute software throug h any other system an d a licensee cannot im pose that choice. This [...]

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    Software License and Copyright Statements Third Party Licenses and Notices OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page A-9 Appendix: How to Apply These T erms to Y our New Programs If you develop a new program, and you w ant it to be of th e greatest possibl e use to the publ ic, the best way to achieve this is to make it free so[...]

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    Third Party Licenses and Notices Software License and Copyright Statements page A-10 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Material copyright Li nux Online Inc. Design and compilation copyright (c)1994-200 2 Linux Online Inc. Linux is a regist ered trad emark of Linus Torvalds Tux the Penguin, featured in our logo, wa s created [...]

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    Software License and Copyright Statements Third Party Licenses and Notices OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page A-11 H. Apptitude, Inc. Provided with th is product is certai n network moni toring software (“Me terWorks/RMON”) licensed from Apptitude, Inc., wh ose copyright notice is as follo ws: Copyright (C) 199 7-199[...]

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    Third Party Licenses and Notices Software License and Copyright Statements page A-12 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 L. Wind River Systems, Inc. Provided with th is product is certain software (“ Run-Time Mo dule”) licensed from Wind River Sy stems, Inc. Licensee is prohibited from: (i) copying the Ru n-Time Module, ex[...]

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    OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Index-1 Index Symbols ! command 5-10 A aaa accounting session command 8-6 aaa authentication command 1-3, 8-6 default setting for mana gement interfaces 8-10 for HTTP access 9-4 used for enabling switch access 8-10 aaa ldap-server command 8-6 aaa radius-server command 8-6 accounting for Auth[...]

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    Index Index-2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 20 05 defaults Authenticated Switch Access 7-2, 8-2 SNMP 10-2 switch security 7-2, 8-2 user accounts 7-4 WebView 9-2 delete command 2-16 DES encryption 10-27 dir command 2-10 directories certified 2-26, 4-3 flash 2-8 managing 4-13 network 2-26 working 2-26, 4-3 DNS resolver 1-18 Dom[...]

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    Index OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 Index-3 NTP server configuring 3-9 designating 3-9 minimum poll time 3-9 preferred 3-9 version number 3-9 P partition management 10-29 passwords expiration 7-9 minimum length 7-9 user-configured 7-8 pre_banner.txt file 1-16 prefixes 5-11 primary CMM swapping with the secondary 4-28 syn[...]

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    Index Index-4 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 20 05 switch security defaults 7-2, 8-2 syntax 5-3, 5-11 system date command 2-35 system dayligh t savings time comma nd 2-37 system time command 2-36 system timezone com mand 2-35 T tables displays 5-18 filters 5-23 takeover command 2-35, 4-28 Telnet 1-4, 1-6 telnet command 1-6 tim[...]