Nortel Networks 43W7774 manual

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    2350 Mission College Blvd. Suite 600 Santa Clara, CA 95054 www .bladenetwork. net Alteon OS Co m m a n d R e f e r e n c e Nor tel 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Swit ch M odule for IBM BladeC enter ® V ersion 1.1 TM P ar t Number: 43W7774, May 2007[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Refer ence 2 43W7774, May 2007 Copyright © 2007 Blade Network T echnologies, Inc., 2350 Mission College Blv d., Suite 600, Santa Clara, California, 95054, USA. All rights reserved. Part Number: 43W7774 . This document is protected by c opyright and distributed under licen se s restricting it s use, copying, distribution, and deco[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 3 Co n t e n t s Preface 13 Who Should Use This Book 14 How This Book Is Organized 15 Typographic Conventions 16 How to Get Help 17 The Command Line Interface 19 Connecting to the Switch 20 Management Module Setup 20 Factory-Default vs. MM as signed IP Addresses 20 Default Gateway 21 Configuring management mo dule for switch acces[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 4  Contents 43W7774, May 2007 Setup Part 3: VLANs 38 Setup Part 4: IP Configuration 39 IP Interfaces 39 Default Gateways 40 IP Routing 41 Setup Part 5: Final Steps 41 Optional Setup for Telnet Support 42 Setting Passwords 43 Changing the Default Ad ministrator Password 43 Changing the Default User Password 45 Menu Ba[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Contents  5 43W7774, May 2007 FDB Information 76 Show All FDB Information 77 Clearing Entries from the Forwar ding Database 77 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Information 78 Show all LACP Information 78 GVRP Information 79 Show GVRP VLAN Database Information 80 Show GID State Machine Information 81 Show GID Port Rin[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 6  Contents 43W7774, May 2007 Access Control Li st Informati on 118 Link Status Inform ation 119 Port Information 120 Logical Port to GEA Port Mapping 121 Fiber Port SFP Status 122 Information Dump 122 The Statistics Menu 123 Statistics Menu 123 Port Statistics 125 802.1x Authenticator Statistics 126 802.1x Authentic[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Contents  7 43W7774, May 2007 SNMP Statistics 165 NTP Statistics 169 Statistics Dump 170 The Configuration Menu 171 Configuration Menu 172 Viewing, Applying, and Savin g Change s 173 Viewing Pending Changes 173 Applying Pending Changes 174 Saving the Configuration 174 System Configuration 175 System Host Log Configura[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 8  Contents 43W7774, May 2007 802.1x Configuration 215 802.1x Global Configuration 216 802.1x Guest VLAN Configuration 218 802.1x Port Configuration 219 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol/ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration 221 Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration 223 CIST Bridge Configuration 224 CIST Po[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Contents  9 43W7774, May 2007 Open Shortest Path First Config uration 266 Area Index Configuration 268 OSPF Summary Range Configuration 269 OSPF Interface Configuration 270 OSPF Virtual Link Configuration 272 OSPF Host Entry Configuration 273 OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration 274 OSPF MD5 Key Configuration 275 B[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 10  Contents 43W7774, May 2007 Re-Mark Configuration 314 Re-Marking In-Profile Configuration 315 Update User Priority Configuration 316 Re-Marking Out-of-Profi le Configuration 317 Packet Format Filtering Configuration 317 ACL Group Configuration 318 Port Mirroring Configuration 319 Port-Mirroring Configuration 320 S[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Contents  11 43W7774, May 2007 ARP Cache Maintenance 345 IP Route Manipulation 346 IGMP Maintenance 347 IGMP Group Maintenance 348 IGMP Multicast Routers Maintenance 349 Uuencode Flash Dump 350 TFTP System Dump Put 351 Clearing Dump Information 351 Panic Command 352 Unscheduled System Dumps 352 Alteon OS S yslog Messa[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 12  Contents 43W7774, May 2007[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 13 Pref a ce The Alteon OS Command Refer ence describes how to configure and use th e Alteon OS soft- ware with your Nortel 10Gb Up link Ethernet Switch Module (GbE Switch Module). For documentation on inst allin g the switches physically , see the Installation Guide for you r GbE Switch Module. For details about config uration an[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 14  Preface 43W7774, May 2007 Who Should U se This Book This Command Reference is intended for network installers and system administrators engaged in configuring and maintaini ng a network. The administrator should be familiar with Ethernet concepts, IP addressing, the IEEE 802.1d Spa nning Tree Protocol, and SNMP c[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Preface  15 43W7774, May 2007 How T his Bo ok Is Organized Chapter 1 “The Command Line Interface,” describes how to connect to the switch and access the information an d configuration menus. Chapter 2 “First-Time Configuration ,” describes how to use the Setup utility for initial switch configuration and how t[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 16  Preface 43W7774, May 2007 T ypographic C on ventions The following table describes th e typog raphic styles used in this book. T able 1 T ypographic Conventions Ty p e f a c e o r Sym b ol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 This type is used for names of commands, files, and directories used within the te xt. Vi e w t h e[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Preface  17 43W7774, May 2007 How to Get Help If you need help, service, or technical assis t ance, see the “Getting he lp and technical assis- tance” appendix in the Nortel 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Installati on Gui de .[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 18  Preface 43W7774, May 2007[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 19 C HAPTER 1 T he Co mmand Line Inter fac e Y our GbE Switch Module (GbESM) is ready to perform basic switchin g functions right out of the box. Some of the more advanced features, ho wever , require some administrative configuration before they can be used effectively . The extensive Alteon OS switching softw are included in you[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 20  The Comm and Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007 C onnec ting to the Switch Y ou can access the command line interf ace in any one of the following ways:  Using a T eln et via the m anagement module  Using a T eln et connection over the net work  Using a SSH connection to securely log into another computer [...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Command Line Interface  21 43W7774, May 2007 Switch Module is installed. Fo r addi tional information, see the Installation Guide ). The man- agement module assigns an IP address of 192.16 8.70.1 xx , where xx corresponds to the number of the bay into which each GbE Switch Module is installed, as shown in the foll[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 22  The Comm and Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007 Figure 1- 1 Switch management on the BladeCenter managemen t mo dule 4. Y ou can use the default IP addre sses provided by the management module, or you can assign a new IP address to the switch modu le through the managem ent module. Y ou can assign this IP address t[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Command Line Interface  23 43W7774, May 2007 5. Enable the following featur es in the management modu le:  External Ports (I/O Module T asks > Admin/Po wer/Restart > Advance Setup)  External management over all ports (Configuration > Ad vanced Configuration) This setting is require d if you want to [...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 24  The Comm and Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007 Establishing an SSH Co nnec tion Although a remote network adm inistrato r can manage the co nfiguration of a GbE Switch Module via T elnet, this method does not pro vide a secure connection. The SSH (Secure Shell) protocol enables you to securely log into anot her co[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Command Line Interface  25 43W7774, May 2007 Running SSH Once the IP parameters are configured and the SSH service is turned on the GbE Switch Module , you can access the command line interface using an SSH connec tion. The default setting for SSH access is disabled. T o establ ish an SSH connection with the switc[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 26  The Comm and Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007 A ccessing the S witch T o enable better swit ch management and user accountability , three levels or classes of user access have been implemented on the GbE Switch Module . Levels of access to CLI, W eb man- agement functions, and screens increase as need ed to perfo[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Command Line Interface  27 43W7774, May 2007 N OTE – W ith the exception of the “admin” user , access to each user level can be disabled by setting the password to an empty value. Administrator The superuser Administra tor has comple te acc ess to all me nus, information, and configurati on commands on the G[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 28  The Comm and Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007 Setup V ersus CLI Once the administrator password is verified , you ar e given complete access to the sw itch. If the switch is still set to its factory defaul t configuration, the system will ask wheth er you wish to run Setup (see Chapter 2, “First-Time Configurat[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Command Line Interface  29 43W7774, May 2007 C ommand Line Histor y and Editing For a descri ption of global co mmands, shortc uts, and command line editing functions, see “Menu Basics” on page 47 .” Idle T imeout By default, the switch wi ll disconn ect your T elnet session after f ive minut es of in activi[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 30  The Comm and Line Interface 43W7774, May 2007[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 31 C HAPTER 2 Fi r st - Ti m e Co n f i g u r a t i o n T o help with the init ial proces s of configuring your switch, th e Alteon OS softw are includes a Setup utility . The Setup utility pr ompts you step-by-step to ente r all the necessary information for basic configuration of the switch. This chap ter describes how to use th[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 32  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 U sing the S etup Utility Whenever you log in as the syst em administrator unde r the factory default configuration, yo u are asked whether you wish to run the Setup utility . Setup can also be activated manually from the command line interf ace any time after login. Inf[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  33 43W7774, May 2007 Star ting Setup When Y ou Log In The Setup prompt appears automa tically wh enever you login as the system administ rator under the factory default settings. 1. Connect to the switch. After connecting, the l ogin prompt will appear as shown belo w . 2. Enter admin as the [...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 34  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 Stopping and Restarting Setup Manually Stopping Setup T o abort the Setup utili ty , press <Ctrl-C> duri ng any Setup quest ion . When you abort Setup, the system will p rompt: Enter n to abort Setup, or y to restart the Setup prog ram at the beginnin g. Restar tin[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  35 43W7774, May 2007 N OTE – When the GbE Switch Module is reset, the d ate and time to rev ert to default v alues. Use /cfg/sys/date and /cfg/sys/time to re-enter the current date and time. The system displays the date and time setti ngs: 3. Enter the month of the current system date at th[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 36  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 8. T urn Spanning T ree Pr otocol on or off at the prompt: Enter y to turn off Spanning T ree, or enter n to leave Spanning T ree on. Setup P ar t 2: P or t Configur ation N OTE – When configuring port options for y our switch, some of the prom pts and options may be d[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  37 43W7774, May 2007 3. Configure Gigabit Ethernet port autonegotiation mode. If you selected a port that has a Gigab it Ethernet connector , the system prompts: Enter on to enable port autonegot iation, off to disable it, or press <E nter> to keep the current setting. 4. If configuring[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 38  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 Setup P ar t 3: VLANs If you chose to skip VLANs configur atio n back in Part 1, skip to “Setup Part 4: IP Configura- tion” on page 39 . 1. Select the VLAN to configure, or sk ip VLAN configuration at the prompt: If you wish to change settings for in dividual VLANs, [...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  39 43W7774, May 2007 Repeat the steps in th is section until all VLANs have been configured. When all VLANs have been configured, press <Enter > without specifying any VLAN. Setup P ar t 4: IP Configur ation The system prompts for IP parameters. IP Inter faces IP interfaces are used for[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 40  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 T o keep the current setting, press <Enter>. 4. If configuring VLANs, specify a VLAN for the interface. This prompt appears if you selected to configure VLANs back in Part 1: Enter the number for the VLAN to which the in terface belongs, or press <Enter> with[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  41 43W7774, May 2007 3. At the pr ompt, enter y to enable the default gatewa y , or n to leave it disabled: 4. The system prompts you to conf igure another default gateway: Repeat the steps in this section u ntil all defa ult gateways have been configured. When all default gateways have been [...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 42  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 3. Next, decide whether to apply the changes at the pr ompt: Enter y to apply the changes, or n to continue without applyin g. Changes are normally applied. 4. At the prompt, dec ide whether to make the changes permanent: Enter y to save the changes to flash. Enter n to [...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  43 43W7774, May 2007 Setting Passw ords It is recommended that you cha nge the user and administrator pas swords after initi al configu- ration and as regularly as required under you r netw ork security policies. T o chang e the admi nistrator passw ord, you must login using th e adm inistrat[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 44  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 The System Menu is displayed. 4. From the System Menu, use the following command to select the System Access Menu: The System Access Menu is displayed. 5. Select the administrator password. [System Menu] syslog - Syslog Menu sshd - SSH Server Menu radius - RADIUS Authent[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference First-Time Configuration  45 43W7774, May 2007 6. Enter the current administra tor password at the prompt : N OTE – If you forget your administr ator password, call your tech nical support representativ e for help using the password fix-up mo de. 7. Enter the new administrator password at the prompt: 8. Enter the ne[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 46  First-Time Configuration 43W7774, May 2007 4. From the System Menu, use the following command to select the System Access Menu: 5. Select the user password. 6. Enter the current administra tor password at the prom pt. Only the administrator can change the user pa ssword. Entering the administrator password confir[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 47 C HAPTER 3 Menu Basics The GbE Switch Module’ s Comman d Line Interface (CLI) is used for viewing switch informa- tion and statistics. In addition, the adm ini strat o r can use the CLI for performing all levels of switch configuratio n. T o make the CLI easy to use, the various comma nds have been logically grouped into a se[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 48  Menu Basics 43W7774, May 2007 Th e Main Menu The Main Menu appears after a successful conn ection and login. The following table shows the Main Menu for the administrator login. So me features are not available under the user login. [Main Menu] info - Information Menu stats - Statistics Menu cfg - Configuration M[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Menu Basics  49 43W7774, May 2007 Menu Summar y  Information Menu Provides sub-menus fo r displaying information abou t the current status of the switch: from basic system settings to VLANs, and more.  S tatistics Menu Provides sub-menus for displaying switch perf ormance statistics. Incl uded are port, IF , IP [...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 50  Menu Basics 43W7774, May 2007 Global C ommands Some basic commands are recognized throughout the menu hierarchy . These commands are useful for obtaining online help, navigatin g throug h menus, and for applying and saving con- figuration changes. For help on a specific command, type help . Y ou will see the foll[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Menu Basics  51 43W7774, May 2007 revert Remove pending configuration cha nges between “apply” commands. Use this command to restore configur ation parameters set since last apply . revert apply Remove pending or applied c onfiguration cha nges between “ save ” com- mands. Use this command to remove a ny confi[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 52  Menu Basics 43W7774, May 2007 pushd Save the current menu path, so yo u can jump back to it using popd . popd Go to the menu path and positio n previously saved by using pushd . who Displays a list of users that ar e logged on to the switch. chpass_p Configures the password for the primary T ACACS+ server . chpas[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Menu Basics  53 43W7774, May 2007 C ommand Line Histor y and Editing Using the command line interface, you can retrie ve and modify previously entered commands with just a few keystrokes. The following optio ns are available globall y at the command line: T able 3-2 Command Line History and Editin g Options Option Des[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 54  Menu Basics 43W7774, May 2007 C ommand Line Inter face Shor tcuts C ommand Stack ing As a shortcut, you can type multiple commands on a single line, separated by fo rw ard slashes ( / ). Y ou can connect as many commands as required to access the menu option that you want. For examp le, the keyboard shortcut to a[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 55 C HAPTER 4 T he Informat ion Menu Y ou c an view configuration information for the switch in both the user and administrator command modes. This chapter discusses how to use the co mmand line interface to display switch infor- mation.[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 56  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info Informa tion Menu The information provided by each menu option is briefly described in T able 4-1 , with pointers to detailed information. [Information Menu] sys - System Information M enu l2 - Layer 2 Information Menu l3 - Layer 3 Information Menu qos - QoS Menu acl -[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  57 43W7774, May 2007 port Displays port status information, including:  Port alias  Whether the port uses VLAN T agging or not  Port VLAN ID (PVID)  Port name  VLAN membership  Port Fast Fowarding status  FDB Learning status For details, see page 120 . geaport Displays the Gb[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 58  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys S ystem Inf ormation The information provided by each menu option is briefly described in T able 4-2 , with pointers to where detailed information can be found. [System Menu] snmpv3 - SNMPv3 Information M enu chassis - Show BladeCenter Cha ssis related information [...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  59 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3 SNMPv3 Sy stem Information Menu SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework that supp lements the SNMPv2 Framework by suppo rti ng the following:  a new SNMP message format  security for messages  access control  remote configuration o[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 60  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 tparam Displays the T arget parameters table information. T o view a sample, see page 66 . notify Displays the Notify table inform ation. T o view a sample, see page 67 . dump Displays all the SNMPv3 informat i on. T o view a sample, see page 68 . T able 4-3 SNMPv3 informati[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  61 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/usm SNMPv3 USM User T able Information The User-based Security Model (U SM) in SNMPv3 provides securi ty services such as authen- tication and privacy of messages. This security model makes use of a defined set of user iden- tities displayed in the USM user t[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 62  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/view SNMPv3 View T able I nformation The user can control and restrict the access allowe d to a group to only a subset of the manage- ment information in the management domain that the group can access within each context by specifying the group’ s right s[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  63 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/access SNMPv3 Acc ess T able Informa t ion The access control sub system pr ovides authorization services. The vacmAccessT able maps a group name, securi ty information, a context, and a message type, which could be the read or write type of operation or noti[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 64  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/group SNMPv3 Group T able Informa t ion A group is a combination of security model an d security name that defines the access rights assigned to all the security names belonging to that group. The group is identified by a group name. /info/sys/snmpv3/comm SN[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  65 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/taddr SNMPv3 T arget Address T able I nformation This command displays the SNMP v3 tar get address table informat ion, which is stored in the SNMP engine. Name Transport Addr Port Tagl ist Params ---------- --------------- ---- ---- ------ --------------- tra[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 66  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/tparam SNMPv3 T arget Parameters T able Information Name MP Model User Name Sec Model Sec Level --------------- -------- --------- ----- --------- --------- v1v2param snm pv2c v1v2only snmpv1 noAuthNoPriv T able 4-10 SNMPv3 T arget Parameters T able Informat[...]

  • Page 67

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  67 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/notify SNMPv3 Notify T able I nformation Name Tag -------------------- --------------- ----- v1v2trap v1v2trap T able 4-1 1 SNMPv3 Notify T able Informat ion (/info/sys/snmpv3/notify ) Field Description Name The locally arbitrary , but unique id entifier asso[...]

  • Page 68

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 68  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/snmpv3/dump SNMPv3 Dump Informat ion usmUser Table: User Name Pro tocol -------------------------------- --- ----------------------------- adminmd5 HMA C_MD5, DES PRIVACY adminsha HMA C_SHA, DES PRIVACY v1v2only NO AUTH, NO PRIVACY vacmAccess Table: Group Name Pref[...]

  • Page 69

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  69 43W7774, May 2007 info/sys/chassis BladeC enter Chassis Information Chassis information includes details about the BladeCenter chassis and management module settings. IBM BladeCenter Chassis Related Info rmation: Switch Module Bay = 0 Chassis Type = Enterprise POST Results = 0xff Management Mo[...]

  • Page 70

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 70  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/general General S y stem Informa tion N OTE – The display of temperature wi ll come up only if the temper ature of any of the sensors exceeds the temperature threshold. There will be a warn ing from the software if any of the sen- sors exceeds this temperature th[...]

  • Page 71

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  71 43W7774, May 2007  IP address of IP interface #1  Hardware version and part number  Software image file and versio n number  Configuration name  Log-in banner , if one is configured[...]

  • Page 72

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 72  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/log Show Rec ent Sy slo g Messages Each syslog message has a criticality level associated with it , included in text form as a prefix to the log message. One of eight different prefixes is used, depe nding on th e condition that the administra t or is being notifie[...]

  • Page 73

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  73 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sys/user Use r S ta tu s This command displays the status of the configured usernames. Usernames: user - enabled - offline oper - disabled - of fline admin - Always Enable d - online 1 session Current User ID table : 1: name pau l , dis, co s user , p assword valid , of[...]

  • Page 74

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 74  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2 Lay er 2 Info rmation The information provided by each menu option is briefly described in T able 4-12 , with point- ers to where detailed info rmation can be found. [Layer 2 Menu] fdb - Forwarding Database Information Menu lacp - Link Aggregation Con trol Protocol [...]

  • Page 75

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  75 43W7774, May 2007 stg In addition to seeing if STG is enabled or disa bled, you can view the following STG bridge infor- mation:  Priority  Hello interval  Maximum age value  Forwarding delay  Aging time Y ou can also see the following port-specific STG information:  Port ali[...]

  • Page 76

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 76  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/fdb FDB Informa tion The forwarding database (FDB) contains in formation that maps the media access control (MAC) address of each known device to the swit ch port where the device address was learned. The FDB also shows which other ports have seen frames destined fo[...]

  • Page 77

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  77 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/fdb/dump Show All FDB Information An address that is in the forwarding ( FWD ) state, means that it has been learned by the switch. When in the trunking ( TRK ) state, the port field represents the trunk g roup number . If the state for the port is listed as unknown [...]

  • Page 78

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 78  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/lacp Link Aggr egation C ontrol Protoc ol Information Use these commands to display Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) stat us information about each port on the GbE Switch Module. /info/l2/lacp/dump Show all LA CP Information LACP dump includes the following informat[...]

  • Page 79

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  79 43W7774, May 2007  selected Indicates whether th e port has been selected to be part of a Link Aggregation Group.  prio Shows the value of the port priority .  attached aggr Displays the aggregator as sociated with each port.  trunk This value represents the LACP trunk group number[...]

  • Page 80

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 80  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 info/l2/gvrp/gvd Show GVRP VLAN Database Information The GVRP VLAN Database table provides basic GVRP information for each VLAN, as follows:  GVRP Registration state:  Normal: The VLAN responds normally to GVR P reg istration information. Dynamic VLANs have a normal re[...]

  • Page 81

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  81 43W7774, May 2007 info/l2/gvrp/gid Show GID State Machine Information For each GVRP-registered VLAN, the GID State Machine table indicates the GVRP participa- tion of switch ports. It also displays the po rts’ current Applicant and Registrar states. T abl e 4-16 lists the possible GVRP ap pl[...]

  • Page 82

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 82  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 T abl e 4-17 lists the possible GVRP regi strar states for the port. The registrar receives GVRP messages from other GVRP participan ts on the ne twork. Registrar states are further defined as follows:  Normal registration : The registrar responds normally to incoming GPD[...]

  • Page 83

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  83 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/8021x 802.1x Information N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from t he screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firmware versions and optio [...]

  • Page 84

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 84  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 The followin g table describes t he IEEE 802.1x paramete rs. T able 4-18 802.1x Parameter Descriptions (/info/l2/8021x) Parameter Desc ripti on Port Displays each port’ s alias. Auth Mode Displays the Access Control authoriza tion mode for the port. The Authoriza- tion mod[...]

  • Page 85

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  85 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/stg Spanning T ree Information N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from t he screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firmware versions and [...]

  • Page 86

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 86  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 The switch software uses the IEEE 802.1d Sp anni ng Tree Protocol (STP). In addition to seeing if STG is enabled or disabled , you can vi ew the following STG bridge information :  Priority  Hello interval  Maximum age value  Forwarding delay  Aging time Y ou [...]

  • Page 87

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  87 43W7774, May 2007 Cost The port path c ost parameter is used to help determine the designated port for a segment. Generally speaki ng, the faster th e port, the lower the p ath cost. A setting of 0 indicates that the cost will be set to th e appropriate default after the link speed has been au[...]

  • Page 88

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 88  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/stg RSTP/MSTP Informa tion N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from the screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firmware versions and op t[...]

  • Page 89

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  89 43W7774, May 2007 Y ou can view po rt-specific RSTP info rm ation, including the following:  Port number and priority  Cost  St at e The followin g table describes the STP parameters in RSTP or MSTP mode. T able 4-20 RSTP/MSTP Parameter Descriptions Parameter Desc ripti on Current Roo[...]

  • Page 90

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 90  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 Role The Role fi eld shows the current rol e of this port in the Spanning Tree. The port role can be one of the followin g: Designate d (DESG), Root (ROOT), Alternate (AL TN), Backup (BKUP), Disa bled (DSB), Master (MAST), or Unknown (UNK). Designated Bridge The Designated B[...]

  • Page 91

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  91 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/cist C ommon Internal Spanning T ree Information N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from t he screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firm[...]

  • Page 92

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 92  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 Y ou can view po rt-specific CIST info rmation, including the followi ng:  Port number and priority  Cost  Link type and Port type The following table describes the CIST parameters. T able 4-21 CIST Parameter Descrip tions Parameter Desc ripti on CIST Root The CIST [...]

  • Page 93

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  93 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/trunk T runk Group Info rmation When trunk groups are configured, you can view the state of each port in the various trunk groups. N OTE – If Spanning T ree Protocol on any port in the trunk group is set to forwarding , the remaining ports in the trunk gro up will [...]

  • Page 94

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 94  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l2/vlan VLAN Informat ion N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from the screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firmware versions and op tio n[...]

  • Page 95

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  95 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3 Lay er 3 Info rmation The information provided by each menu option is briefly described in T able 4-22 , with point- ers to detailed information. [Layer 3 Menu] route - IP Routing Informati on Menu arp - ARP Information Menu bgp - BGP Information Menu ospf - OSPF Rou[...]

  • Page 96

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 96  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 ip Displays IP Informati on. For details, see page 1 11 . IP information, includes:  IP interface information: Inte rface number , IP address, subne t mask, VLAN number , and opera- tional status.  Default gateway informa tion : Metric for selecting which configured ga[...]

  • Page 97

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  97 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/route IP Routing Information Using the commands listed below , you can display all or a portion of the IP routes currently held in the switch. [IP Routing Menu] find - Show a single route by destination IP address gw - Show routes to a sin gle gateway type - Show rou[...]

  • Page 98

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 98  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/route/dump Show All IP Route Information The followin g table describes the Type parameters. Status code: * - best Destination Mask Ga teway Type Tag Metr If --------------- --------------- ------- -------- --------- --------- ---- -- * 11.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 11.0.0 .1 [...]

  • Page 99

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  99 43W7774, May 2007 The followin g table describes the Tag parame ters. T able 4-25 IP Routing T a g Pa rame te rs Parameter Desc ripti on fixed The address belongs to a h ost or subnet attached to the switch. static The address is a st atic route which ha s been configured on the Gb E Switch Mo[...]

  • Page 100

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 100  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/arp ARP Informa tion The ARP information includes IP address and MAC address of each entry , address status flags (see T able 4-26 on page 100 ), VLAN and port for the address, and port referencing information. [Address Resolution Protocol Menu] find - Show a singl[...]

  • Page 101

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  101 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/arp/dump Show All ARP Entr y Information N OTE – If you have VMA turned on, the referenced port will b e the designated port. If you h ave VMA turned of f, the designated port will be th e normal ingress port. The Flag field is interpreted as follows: IP address F[...]

  • Page 102

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 102  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/arp/addr ARP Addr ess List Information /info/l3/bgp BGP Informa tion IP address IP mask MAC address VLAN Flags --------------- --------------- -- --------------- ---- ----- 205.178.18.66 255.255.255.255 0 0:70:cf:03:20:04 P 205.178.50.1 255.255.255.255 0 0:70:cf:03[...]

  • Page 103

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  103 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/bgp/peer BGP P eer information Following is an example of the information that /info/l3/bgp/peer prov ides. /info/l3/bgp/summary BGP Summary information Following is an example of the information that /info/l3/bgp/summary provides. BGP Peer Information: 3: 2.1.1.1 ,[...]

  • Page 104

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 104  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/bgp/dump Show all BGP Information Following is an example of the information that /info/l3/bgp/dump prov ides. >> BGP# dump Status codes: * valid, > best, i - i nternal Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete Network Next Hop Metr LcPrf Wght Path --[...]

  • Page 105

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  105 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/ospf OSPF Information [OSPF Information Menu] general - Show general informa tion aindex - Show area(s) informa tion if - Show interface(s) in formation virtual - Show details of virt ual links nbr - Show neighbor(s) inf ormation dbase - Database Menu sumaddr - Show[...]

  • Page 106

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 106  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/ospf/general OSPF General I nformation dump Displays the OSPF information. OSPF Version 2 Router ID: 10.10.10.1 Started at 1663 and the process upti me is 4626 Area Border Router: yes, AS Boundary Router: no LS types supported are 6 External LSA count 0 External LS[...]

  • Page 107

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  107 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/ospf/if OSPF Inter face I nformation /info/l3/ospf/dbase OSPF Database Information Ip Address 10.10.12.1, Area 0.0.0.1, Admin Status UP Router ID 10.10.10.1, State DR, P riority 1 Designated Router (ID) 10.10.10.1 , Ip Address 10.10.12.1 Backup Designated Router (ID[...]

  • Page 108

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 108  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 dbsumm Displays the following information about the LS database in a table format: a) the number of LSAs of each type in each area. b) the total number of LSAs for each area. c) the total number of LSAs for each LSA type for all areas combined. d) the total number of LSAs f[...]

  • Page 109

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  109 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/ospf/routes OSPF Information Route C odes Codes: IA - OSPF inter area, N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2 IA 10.10.0.0/16 via 200.1.1.2 IA 40.1.1.0/28 via 20.1.1.2 IA 80.1.1.0/24 via 20[...]

  • Page 110

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 110  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/rip Routing Information P rotocol Inf ormation Use this menu t o view information ab out the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) configuration and statistics. /info/l3/rip/routes RIP Routes Information This table contains all dynamic routes learnt through RIP , incl[...]

  • Page 111

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  111 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/ip IP Informa tion IP information includes:  IP interface information: Inte rface number , IP address, subnet mask, broadcast address, VLAN number , and operational status.  Default gateway information: Metric for select ing which configured gatew a y to use, [...]

  • Page 112

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 112  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/igmp IGMP Multicast Group Informa tion T abl e 4-32 describes the commands used to display inform atio n about IGMP groups learned by the switch. [IGMP Multicast Menu] mrouter - Show IGMP Snooping Multicast Router Por t informat ion find - Show a single group by IP[...]

  • Page 113

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  113 43W7774, May 2007 info/l3/igmp/dump IGMP Group Inf ormation IGMP Group info rmation includes:  IGMP source address  IGMP Group address  VLAN and port  IGMP version  IGMPv3 filter mode  Expiration timer value  IGMP multicast forwarding state /info/l3/igmp/mrouter IGMP Mult[...]

  • Page 114

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 114  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 info/l3/igmp/mrouter/dump IGMP Mrouter Information IGMP Mrouter information includes:  VLAN and port where the Mrouter is connected  IGMP version  Mrouter expiration  Maximum query response time  Querier ’ s Robustness V ariable (Q R V)  Querier ’ s Qu[...]

  • Page 115

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  115 43W7774, May 2007 /info/l3/vrrp VRRP Information V irtua l Ro ut er Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) suppor t o n GbE Switch Module p rov ides redu n- dancy between routers in a LAN . This is accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID num ber on each participating VRRP-ca[...]

  • Page 116

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 116  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/qos Quality of Ser vice Information /info/qos/8021p 802.1p Informa tion [QoS Menu] 8021p - Show QOS 802.1p info rmation T able 4-34 QoS Menu Options (/info/qos) Command S yntax and Usage 8021p Displays the 802.1p Informati on Menu. For details, see pag e 116 . Current[...]

  • Page 117

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  117 43W7774, May 2007 The following table describes the IEEE 802.1p priority to COS queue information. The follow ing table describes t he IEEE 802.1p por t priority informat ion. T able 4-35 802.1p Priority-to-COS Queu e Parameter Descriptions Parameter Desc ripti on Priority Displays the 802.1p[...]

  • Page 118

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 118  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 info/acl Ac cess C ontrol List Informat ion Access Control List (ACL) information incl udes configuration settings for each ACL and ACL Group. Current ACL information: ------------------------ Filter 2 profile: Ethernet - VID : 2/0xfff Meter - Set to disabled - Set committe[...]

  • Page 119

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  119 43W7774, May 2007 /info/link Link Sta tus Information N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from t he screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firmware versions and opt[...]

  • Page 120

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 120  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/port P or t Informa tion N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from the screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the firmware versions and op tio n[...]

  • Page 121

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Information Menu  121 43W7774, May 2007 /info/geaport L o g ic a l P o rt t o GE A P ort M a pp i ng N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document mi ght differ slightly from t he screens displayed by your system. Screen co ntent varies based on the type of Blad eCenter unit that you are using and the [...]

  • Page 122

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 122  The Information Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /info/sfp F iber P or t SFP Sta tus This command displays the status of the Sm all Form Pluggable (SFP) module on each Fiber External Port. /info/dump Informa tion D ump Use the dump command to dump all switch information avail able from the Information Menu (10K or more, d[...]

  • Page 123

    43W7774, May 2007 123 C HAPTER 5 Th e St a ti s t i c s M e n u Y ou can view switch performance statistics in both the user and administrator command modes. This chapter discusses how to use the comm and line interface to display s witch statistics. /stats Stati sti cs M enu [Statistics Menu] port - Port Stats Menu l2 - Layer 2 Stats Menu l3 - Lay[...]

  • Page 124

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 124  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 The information provided by each menu option is briefly described in T able 5-1 , with pointers to detailed information. T able 5-1 S tatistics Menu Options (/stats) Command S yntax and Usage port <port alias or number> Displays the Port Statistics Menu for the specifi[...]

  • Page 125

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  125 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> P or t Statistics This menu displays traffic statistics on a port -by-port basis. T raffic statistics include SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) objects. [Port Statistics Menu] 8021x - Show 802.1x stats brg - Show bridging ("d[...]

  • Page 126

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 126  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> /8021x 802.1x Authentica tor Statistics This menu option enables you to display the 802.1x authenti cator statistics of the selected port. Authenticator Statistics: eapolFramesRx = 925 eapolFramesTx = 3201 eapolStartFramesRx = 2 eapol[...]

  • Page 127

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  127 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> /8021x 802.1x Authen ticator Diagnostics This menu option enables you to disp lay the 80 2.1x authenticator diagnost ics of the selected port. Authenticator Diagnostics: authEntersConnecting = 1820 authEapLogoffsWhileConnecting = 0 aut[...]

  • Page 128

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 128  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 authTimeoutsWhile- Authenticating T otal number of times that the state machin e tra n siti ons from AUTHENTICA TING to ABOR TING , as a result of the Back end Authen- tication state machi ne indica ting authen tication timeout. authFailWhileAu- thenticating To t a l number [...]

  • Page 129

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  129 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> /brg Bridging Statistics This menu option enables you to display the bridg ing statistics of the selected port. backendAuthSuc- cesses T otal number of times that the stat e ma chine receive s an Acc ept me ssag e from the Authenticati[...]

  • Page 130

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 130  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 dot1TpLearnedEntry Discards The total number of Forwarding Databa se entries, which have been or would have been learnt, but have been discarded due to a lack of space to store them in the Forwarding Database . If this counter is increasing, it indicates that the Forwarding [...]

  • Page 131

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  131 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> /ether Ethernet Statistics This menu option enables you to display the eth ernet statistics of the selected port Ethernet statistics for port INT1: dot3StatsAlignmentErrors: 0 dot3StatsFCSErrors: 0 dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames: 0 dot[...]

  • Page 132

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 132  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 dot3StatsMultiple- CollisionFrames A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibite d by more than one collision. A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of eit[...]

  • Page 133

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  133 43W7774, May 2007 dot3StatsInternal- MacReceiveErrors A count of frames for whic h reception on a particul ar interface fails due to an internal MAC sub layer receive err or . A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the[...]

  • Page 134

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 134  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> /if Inter face Sta tistics This menu option enables you to display th e interface statistics of the selected port. Interface statistics for port EXT1: ifHCIn Counters ifHCOut Counters Octets: 51697080313 51721056808 UcastPkts: 6535639[...]

  • Page 135

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  135 43W7774, May 2007 ifInUnknownProtos For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of packets received via the interface which were discarded be cause of an unknown or unsupported protocol. For character -oriented or fixed-length interfaces which support protocol multiplexing, th e number of trans[...]

  • Page 136

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 136  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/port <port alias or number> /ip Inter face Pr otocol Statistics This menu option enables you to display th e interface statistics of the selected port. /stats/port <port alias or number> /link Link Statistics This menu enables you to display the link stati[...]

  • Page 137

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  137 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l2 Lay er 2 Statistics The Layer 2 statistics provided by each menu option are briefly described in T able 5- 10 , with pointers to detailed i nformation. /stats/l2/fdb FDB Statistics This menu option enables you to disp lay statist i cs regarding the use of the forwar[...]

  • Page 138

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 138  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l2/lacp <port alias or number> LA CP Statistics Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) stati stics are described in the fo llowing table: Port EXT1: ----------------------------------- --- Valid LACPDUs received: - 8 70 Valid Marker PDUs received: - 0 Valid Ma[...]

  • Page 139

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  139 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l2/gvrp GVRP Statistics Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) statistics are describ ed in the following table: GARP/GVRP statistics ==================== Join Empty received: 3194 Join In received: 492 Empty received: 482 Leave In received: 0 Leave Empty received: [...]

  • Page 140

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 140  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 Leave Empty trans- mitted The total number of Leave Empty messages sent. Leave All transmit- ted The total number of Le aveAll messa ges se nt. Unaccepted Attribute Value The total number of GPDUs received that had an unacceptable attribute value. Invalid Message/ Attributes[...]

  • Page 141

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  141 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3 Lay er 3 Statistics The Layer 3 statistics provided by each menu option are briefly described in T able 5- 14 , with pointers to detailed i nformation. [Layer 3 Statistics Menu] geal3 - GEA Layer 3 Stats Me nu ip - Show IP stats route - Show route stats arp - Show A[...]

  • Page 142

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 142  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 icmp Displays ICMP statistics. Se e page 146 for sample output. tcp Displays TCP statis ti c s. See page 149 for sample output. udp Displays UDP statis ti cs. See page 151 for sample output. igmp Displays IGMP statis tics . See page 152 for sample output. ospf Displays OSPF [...]

  • Page 143

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  143 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/ip IP Statistics IP statistics: ipInReceives: 3115873 ipInH drErrors: 1 ipInAddrErrors: 35447 ipFor wDatagrams: 0 ipInUnknownProtos: 500504 ipInD iscards: 0 ipInDelivers: 2334166 ipOut Requests: 1010542 ipOutDiscards: 4 ipOut NoRoutes: 4 ipReasmReqds: 0 ipRea smOKs:[...]

  • Page 144

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 144  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 ipInDelivers The total number of input datagrams su ccessfully delivered to IP user- protocols (including ICMP). ipOutRequests The total number of IP datagrams whic h local IP user-protocols (includ- ing ICMP) supplied to IP in requests for transm ission. Note that this coun[...]

  • Page 145

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  145 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/route Route Statistics /stats/l3/arp ARP statistics This menu option enables you to display Add ress Resolution Protocol statistics. Route statistics: ipRoutesCur: 11 ipRout esHighWater: 11 ipRoutesMax: 2048 T able 5-16 Route S tatistics (/stats/l3/route) Statistics[...]

  • Page 146

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 146  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/dns DNS Statistics This menu option enables you to display Dom ain Name System statistics. /stats/l3/icmp ICMP Statistics DNS statistics: dnsInRequests: 0 dnsOut Requests: 0 dnsBadRequests: 0 T able 5-18 DNS S tatistics (/stat s/dns) Statistics Description dnsInReq[...]

  • Page 147

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  147 43W7774, May 2007 icmpInDestUnreachs The number of ICMP Destination Unr eachable messages received. icmpInTimeExcds The number of I C MP T ime Exceede d messages received. icmpInParmProbs The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received. icmpInSrcQuenchs The number of ICMP Source Quench [...]

  • Page 148

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 148  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 icmpOutTimestamps The number of ICMP T imestam p (request) messag es sent. icmpOutTimestampReps The number of ICMP T imestamp Reply messages se nt. icmpOutAddrMasks The number of ICMP Address Ma sk Request messages sent. icmpOutAddrMaskReps The number of ICMP Address Mask Re[...]

  • Page 149

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  149 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/tcp TC P S t at i s t i c s TCP statistics: tcpRtoAlgorithm: 4 tcpRtoM in: 0 tcpRtoMax: 240000 tcpMaxC onn: 512 tcpActiveOpens: 252214 tcpPass iveOpens: 7 tcpAttemptFails: 528 tcpEsta bResets: 4 tcpInSegs: 756401 tcpOutS egs: 756655 tcpRetransSegs: 0 tcpInEr rs: 0 t[...]

  • Page 150

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 150  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 tcpEstabResets The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to the CLOSED state from ei the r the EST ABLISHED st ate or the CLOSE- W AIT st at e. tcpInSegs The total number of segments received , including those received in error . This count includes s[...]

  • Page 151

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  151 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/udp UDP Statistics UDP statistics: udpInDatagrams: 54 udpOutDa tagrams: 43 udpInErrors: 0 udpNoPor ts: 1578077 T able 5-21 UDP S tatistics (/stat s/l3/udp) Statistics Description udpInDatagrams The total number of UDP datagr ams delivered to the switch. udpOutDatagr[...]

  • Page 152

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 152  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/igmp <VLAN number> IGMP Statistics This menu option displays statistics abo u t the use of the IGMP Multicast Groups. IGMP statistics are describe d in the follo wing table: IGMP Snoop vlan 2 statistics: -------------------------------------------------------[...]

  • Page 153

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  153 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/ospf OSPF Statistics [OSPF stats Menu] general - Show global stats aindex - Show area(s) stats if - Show interface(s) st ats T able 5-23 OSPF S tatistics Menu (/stats/l3/osp f) Command S yntax and Usage general Displays global stati s tics. See page 154 for sample o[...]

  • Page 154

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 154  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/ospf/general OSPF Global Statistics The OSPF General S tatistics contain the sum to tal of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. OSPF stats ---------- Rx/Tx Stats: Rx Tx -------- --- ----- Pkts 0 0 hello 23 518 database 4 12 ls requests 3 1 ls[...]

  • Page 155

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  155 43W7774, May 2007 T able 5-24 OSPF General S t atistics (stats/l3/osp f/general) Statistics Description Rx/Tx Stats: Rx Pkts The sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and inter- faces. Tx Pkts The sum total of all OSPF packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and interfaces. Rx[...]

  • Page 156

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 156  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 Nbr Change Stats: hello The sum total of all Hello packets received from neighbors on all OSPF areas and inte rfac es. Start The sum total number of neighbors in th is state (that is, an indication that Hello packets should now be sent to the neighbor at intervals of Hel- lo[...]

  • Page 157

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  157 43W7774, May 2007 Intf Change Stats: hello The sum total numb er of Hello packet s sent on all inte rfaces and areas. down The sum total numb er of interfaces down in all OSPF areas. loop The sum total of interfa ces no longer connected to the attached network across all OSPF areas and inte rf[...]

  • Page 158

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 158  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/vrrp VRRP Statistics V irtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on the GbE Switch Module provides redundancy between routers in a LAN. This is accomplished by co nfiguring the same virtual router IP address and ID numbe r on each participating VRRP-cap able[...]

  • Page 159

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  159 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/l3/rip Routing Information Pr otocol Statistics RIP ALL STATS INFORMATION: RIP packets received = 12 RIP packets sent = 75 RIP request received = 0 RIP response recevied = 12 RIP request sent = 3 RIP reponse sent = 72 RIP route timeout = 0 RIP bad size packet received [...]

  • Page 160

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 160  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/mp Management Pr ocessor Sta tistics [MP-specific Statistics Menu] pkt - Show Packet stats tcb - Show All TCP control blocks in use ucb - Show All UDP control blocks in use cpu - Show CPU utilization T able 5-26 Management Processor S ta tistics Menu Options (/stats/m[...]

  • Page 161

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  161 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/mp/pkt MP P acket Statistics Packet counts: allocs: 1722684 frees: 1722684 mediums: 0 mediums h i-watermark: 4 jumbos: 0 jumbos hi -watermark: 0 smalls: 0 smalls hi -watermark: 8 failures: 0 T able 5-27 Packet S tatistics (/stats/mp/pkt) Statistics Description allocs T[...]

  • Page 162

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 162  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/mp/tcb TC P S t at i s t i c s All TCP allocated con trol blocks: 10ad41e8: 0. 0.0.0 0 <=> 0. 0.0.0 80 listen 10ad5790: 47 .81.27.5 1171 <=> 47 .80.23.243 23 establ ished T able 5-28 MP S pecified TC P S tatistics (/stat s/mp/tcb) Statistics Description 10[...]

  • Page 163

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  163 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/mp/ucb UCB Statistics /stats/mp/cpu CPU Statistics This menu option enables you to disp lay the CPU uti lizati on statistics. All UDP allocated control blocks: 161: listen CPU utilization: cpuUtil1Second: 53% cpuUtil4Seconds: 54% cpuUtil64Seconds: 54% T able 5-29 CPU S[...]

  • Page 164

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 164  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/acl A CL Statistics ACL statistics are described in the following table. /stats/acl/acl < ACL number > AC L S t a t i s t ic s This option displays ACL statisti cs. [ACL Menu] acl - Display ACL stats dump - Display all availabl e ACL stats clracl - Clear ACL sta[...]

  • Page 165

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  165 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/snmp SNMP Statistics N OTE – Y ou can reset the SNMP counter to zero by using clear command, as fo llows: >> Statistics# snmp clear SNMP statistics: snmpInPkts: 150097 snm pInBadVersions: 0 snmpInBadC'tyNames: 0 snm pInBadC'tyUses: 0 snmpInASNParseErr[...]

  • Page 166

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 166  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 snmpInASNParseErrs The total number of ASN.1 or BER e rrors encountered by the SNMP pro- tocol entity when decoding SNMP Messages re ceived. Note: OSI's method of specifying abst ract o bjects is called ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One, defi ned in X.208), and one se[...]

  • Page 167

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  167 43W7774, May 2007 snmpInTotalSetVars The total number of MIB objects, whic h have been alte red successfully by the SNMP protocol entity as a re sult of receiv ing va lid SNMP Se t- Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs). snmpInGetRequests The total number of SNMP Get-Reque st Protocol Data Units [...]

  • Page 168

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 168  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 snmpOutTraps The total number of SNMP Trap Prot ocol Data Units (P DUs), which have been generated by the SN MP protocol entity . snmpSilentDrops The total number of GetRequest -PDUs, GetNextRequ est -PDUs, GetBulkRequest -PDUs, SetRequest -PDUs, and InformRe- quest -PDUs de[...]

  • Page 169

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Statistics Menu  169 43W7774, May 2007 /stats/ntp NTP Statistics Alteon OS uses NTP (Netwo rk T iming Protocol) version 3 t o synchronize the switch’ s internal clock with an atomic time calibrated NTP server . W ith NTP enabled, the switch can accurately update its internal clock to be consistent with other dev[...]

  • Page 170

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 170  The Statistics Menu 43W7774, May 2007 N OTE – Y ou can issue /stats/ntp clear command to delete all NTP statistics. /stats/dump Stat is tic s D um p Use the dump command to d ump all switch statist ics available from the S tatistic s Menu (40K or more, depending on your configuration). This data can be used to[...]

  • Page 171

    43W7774, May 2007 171 C HAPTER 6 T he Co nfiguration Menu This chapter discusses how to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for making, viewing, and saving switch configuration chan ges. Many of the commands, although not n ew , displ ay more or dif ferent information than in the previous ve rsion. Impor tant dif ferences are called out in the tex[...]

  • Page 172

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 172  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg C onfiguration Menu Each configuration option is briefly describ ed in T able 6-1 , with pointe rs to detai led m e nu commands. [Configuration Menu] sys - System-wide Paramete r Menu port - Port Menu l2 - Layer 2 Menu l3 - Layer 3 Menu qos - QOS Menu acl - Access Co[...]

  • Page 173

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  173 43W7774, May 2007 V iewing , Applying, and Sa ving Changes As you use the configuration menus to set switch param eters, the changes you make do not take effect immediately . All ch anges are considered “pending” until you explicit ly apply them. Also, any changes are lost the next time[...]

  • Page 174

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 174  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 Applying P ending Changes T o mak e your confi guration changes active, you must apply them . T o apply config urat ion changes, enter apply at any prompt in the CLI. N OTE – The apply command is a global comman d. Therefore, you can enter apply at any prompt in the adm[...]

  • Page 175

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  175 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys S ystem C onfigur ation This menu provides confi guration of switch m ana gement parameters such as user and adminis- trator privilege mode passwords, W eb-based management settings, and management access lists. [System Menu] syslog - Syslog Menu sshd - SSH Server[...]

  • Page 176

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 176  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 ssnmp Displays the System SNMP Me nu. T o view menu options, see page 189 . access Displays the System Access Me nu. T o view menu options, see page 202 . date Prompts the user for the system date. The date revert s to i ts de faul t value when the switch is reset. time C[...]

  • Page 177

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  177 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/syslog Sy stem Host Log C onfiguration [Syslog Menu] host - Set IP address of fi rst syslog host host2 - Set IP address of se cond syslog host sever - Set the severity of first syslog host sever2 - Set the severity of second syslog host facil - Set facility of fir[...]

  • Page 178

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 178  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/sshd SSH Ser v er Configura tion For the GbE Switch Module , this menu enables Secure Shel l access from any SSH client. SSH scripts can be viewed by using the /cfg/dump command (see page 321 ). N OTE – Except for cur , the commands of this menu are only access[...]

  • Page 179

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  179 43W7774, May 2007 off Disables the SSH serve r. cur Displays the current SSH server configuration . T able 6-4 System Configuration Me nu Options (/cfg/sys/sshd) Command S yntax and Usage[...]

  • Page 180

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 180  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/radius RADIUS Ser ver C onfiguration [RADIUS Server Menu] prisrv - Set primary RADIUS s erver address secsrv - Set secondary RADIUS server address secret - Set RADIUS secret secret2 - Set secondary RADIUS server secret port - Set RADIUS port retries - Set RADIUS [...]

  • Page 181

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  181 43W7774, May 2007 off Disables the RADIUS server . cur Displays the current RADI US server para me ters. T able 6-5 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ radius) Command S yntax and Usage[...]

  • Page 182

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 182  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/tacacs+ T ACA CS+ Ser ver C onfiguration T ACACS (T erminal Access Controller Access Control system) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote access server to forward a user's logon pas sword to an authentication server to determine whether access [...]

  • Page 183

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  183 43W7774, May 2007 T able 6-6 T ACACS+ Server Menu O ptions (/cfg/sys /tacacs) Command S yntax and Usage prisrv <IP addr ess> Defines the primary T A CACS+ server address. secsrv <IP addr ess> Defines the secondary T A CACS+ server address. secret <1-32 character secr et> T[...]

  • Page 184

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 184  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 cauth disable | enable Enables or disables T ACACS+ command aut horization. clog disable | enable Enables or disables T ACACS+ command logging. on Enables the T ACACS+ server . This is the default setting. off Disables the T ACACS+ server . cur Displays current T ACACS+ c[...]

  • Page 185

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  185 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ldap LDAP Server C onfiguration LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to deter- mine whether access can be allowed to a give[...]

  • Page 186

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 186  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 telnet disable | enable Enables or disables the LDA P back door for telnet. The telnet command also applies to SSH/SCP connections, and the Browser-Ba sed Interface (BBI). The default is disabled . T o obtain the LDAP backdoor password for your GbESM, contact your IBM Ser[...]

  • Page 187

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  187 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ntp NTP Ser ver C onfiguration This menu enables you to synchronize the switch clock to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server . By default, this option is disabled. [NTP Server Menu] prisrv - Set primary NTP serv er address secsrv - Set secondary NTP se rver addres[...]

  • Page 188

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 188  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 off Disables the NTP s ynchronization service. cur Displays the current NTP service sett i ngs. T able 6-8 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ ntp) Command S yntax and Usage[...]

  • Page 189

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  189 43W7774, May 2007 cfg/sys/ssnmp Sy stem SNMP C onfiguration Alteon OS supports SNMP-based network management. In SNMP mod el of netw ork manage- ment, a management station (client/manager) acces ses a set of variables known as MIBs (Man- agement Information Base) provided by the managed dev[...]

  • Page 190

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 190  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 T able 6-9 System SNMP Menu Op tions (/cfg/sys/ssnmp) Command S yntax and Usage snmpv3 Displays SNMPv3 menu. T o view menu options, see page 191 . name <new string, maximum 64 characters> Configures the name for the system. The na me can have a maximum of 64 charact[...]

  • Page 191

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  191 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3 SNMPv3 Configur ation SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework that supp lements the SNMPv2 Framework by suppo rti ng the following:  a new SNMP message format  security for messages  access control  remote configuration of [...]

  • Page 192

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 192  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 comm <snmpCommunity number [1-16]> The community table contains objects for mapping community st rings and version-independent SNMP message paramete rs . T o view menu options, see page 198 . taddr <snmpT ar getAddr number [1-16]> This command allows you to co[...]

  • Page 193

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  193 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm User Security Model Configuration Y ou can make use of a defi ned set of user identities using this Security Model. An SNMP engine must have the knowledge of applicable attributes of a user . This menu helps you create a user security model entry [...]

  • Page 194

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 194  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/view SNMPv3 View C onfiguration del Deletes the USM user entries. cur Displays the USM user ent rie s. [SNMPv3 vacmViewTreeFamily 1 Menu] name - Set view name tree - Set MIB subtree(OID) which defines a family of view subtrees mask - Set view mask typ[...]

  • Page 195

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  195 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/access View-based A ccess Contr ol M odel Configuration The view-based Access Control Model defines a set of services that an application can use for checking access rights of the user . Access control is needed wh en the user has to process SNMP retr[...]

  • Page 196

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 196  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 rview <32 character view name> This is a 32 character long read vi ew name that allows you read acc ess to a particular MIB view . If the value is empty or if there is no active MIB vi ew having this value then no access is granted. wview <32 character view name&[...]

  • Page 197

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  197 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/group SNMPv3 Group C onfiguration [SNMPv3 vacmSecurityToGroup 1 Menu] model - Set security model uname - Set USM user name gname - Set group gname del - Delete vacmSecurityT oGroup entry cur - Display current vacm SecurityToGroup configuration T able [...]

  • Page 198

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 198  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/comm SNMPv3 Community T able Configuration This command is used for configuring the communit y tabl e ent ry . The configured entry is stored in the community table l ist in the SNMP engine. This table is us ed to configure commu- nity strings in the[...]

  • Page 199

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  199 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/taddr SNMPv3 T arget Address T able Configuration This command is used to configure the target tran sport entry . The configur ed entry is stored in the target address table list in the SNMP engine. Th is table of transport addresses is used in the ge[...]

  • Page 200

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 200  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/tparam SNMPv3 T arget Parameter s T able Configuration Y ou can configure the target parameters entry and store it in the target parameters table in the SNMP engine. This table contains parameters th at are used to generate a message. The param- eter[...]

  • Page 201

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  201 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/notify SNMPv3 Notify T able Configuration SNMPv3 uses Notification Originator to send out trap s. A notification typicall y monitors a system for particular events or conditions, a nd generates Notification- Class messages based on these events or con[...]

  • Page 202

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 202  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 cfg/sys/access Sy stem Ac cess C onfiguration [System Access Menu] mgmt - Management Network D efinition Menu user - User Access Control Menu (passwords) http - Enable/disable HTTP (Web) access https - HTTPS Web Access Men u wport - Set HTTP (Web) serve r port number snmp[...]

  • Page 203

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  203 43W7774, May 2007 tport <TFTP port number (1-65535)> Sets the TFTP port for the sw itch. The default is port 69. cur Displays the current system access parameters. T able 6-19 System Access Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access) Command S yntax and Usage[...]

  • Page 204

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 204  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/access/mgmt Management Networks Configura tion This menu is used to define IP address range s which are allowed to access the switch for man- agement purposes. [Management Networks Menu] add - Add mgmt network def inition rem - Remove mgmt network definition cur [...]

  • Page 205

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  205 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/access/user User Ac cess Control Co nfiguration N OTE – User passwords can be a maximum of 15 characters. [User Access Control Menu] uid - User ID Menu eject - Eject user usrpw - Set user password (u ser) opw - Set operator passwor d (oper) admpw - Set administr[...]

  • Page 206

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 206  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/access/user/uid < 1-10> System U ser ID Configuration [User ID 1 Menu] cos - Set class of service name - Set user name pswd - Set user password ena - Enable user ID dis - Disable user ID del - Delete user ID cur - Display current user configuration T able 6[...]

  • Page 207

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  207 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/access/user/strongpw Strong P assword C onfiguration [Strong Pwd Menu] ena - Enable usage of stro ng passwords dis - Disable usage of str ong passwords expiry - Set password validit y warning - Set warning days bef ore pswd expiry faillog - Set number of failed lo[...]

  • Page 208

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 208  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/sys/access/https HT TPS Access Configura tion [https Menu] access - Enable/Disable HTTPS Web access port - HTTPS WebServer port number generate - Generate self-signed HTTPS server certificate certSave - save HTTPS certifica te cur - Display current SSL Web Access con[...]

  • Page 209

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  209 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/port <port alias or number> P or t C onfigura tion Use the Port Configuration menu to confi gure settings for individual switch ports, except the management port (MG T). This command is enabled by default. [Port INT1 Menu] gig - Gig Phy Menu aclqos - Acl/Qos Con[...]

  • Page 210

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 210  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 learn disable | enable Enables or disables FDB learning on the port. tag disable | enable Disables or enables VLAN tagging for th is port. It is di sabled by default. tagpvid disable | enable Disables or enables VLAN tag pe rsistence . When disa bled, the VLAN tag is remo[...]

  • Page 211

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  211 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/port <port alias or number> gig P or t Link Configur ation Use these menu options to set port parameters for the po rt li nk. N OTE – The speed and mode pa ram eters are fixed for Gigabit Eth e rnet ports, and cannot be configured. Link menu options are descri[...]

  • Page 212

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 212  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 T emporarily Disabling a P or t T o temporari ly disable a port without changing its stored configuration attribut es, enter the fol- lowing command at any prompt: Because this configuration sets a temporar y state for the p ort, you do not need to use apply or save . The[...]

  • Page 213

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  213 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2 Lay er 2 C onfiguration [Layer 2 Menu] 8021x - 802.1x Menu mrst - Multiple Spanning Tr ee/Rapid Spanning Tree Menu stg - Spanning Tree Menu gvrp - GVRP configuration m enu trunk - Trunk Group Menu thash - IP Trunk Hash Menu lacp - Link Aggregation Con trol Protocol[...]

  • Page 214

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 214  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 vlan <VLAN number (1-4095)> Displays the VLAN Configuration Menu. T o view menu options, see page 243 . upfast enable | disable Enables or disables Fast Uplink Convergence, wh ich provides rapid Sp anni ng T ree convergence to an upstream switch during failover . No[...]

  • Page 215

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  215 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/8021x 802.1x Co nfiguration This feature allows you to conf igure the GbESM as an IEEE 802.1x Authenti cator , to p rovide port-based network access control. [802.1x Configuration Menu] global - Global 802.1x config uration menu port - Port 802.1x configur ation me[...]

  • Page 216

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 216  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/8021x/global 802.1x Global Configu ration The global 802.1x menu allows you to configure parameters that affect all ports in the GbESM. [802.1x Global Configuration Menu] gvlan - 802.1x Guest VLAN co nfiguration menu mode - Set access control m ode qtperiod - Set [...]

  • Page 217

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  217 43W7774, May 2007 svrtmout <1-65535> Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator wait s for a response from the RADIUS server before declaring an authentica tion timeout. The defau lt value is 30 seconds. The time interval be tween transmissions of the RADIUS Access-R equest packet c[...]

  • Page 218

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 218  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/8021x/global/gvlan 802.1x Guest VLAN Configura tion The 802.1x Guest VLAN menu allows you to configure a Guest VLAN for un au thenticated ports. The Guest VLAN provides limited access to switch fun ctions. [802.1x Guest VLAN Configuration Men u] vlan - Set 8021.x [...]

  • Page 219

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  219 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/8021x/port < alias or number > 802.1x Port Configuration The 802.1x port menu allows you to configure param e ters that affect the selected port in the GbESM. These settings override the global 802.1x parameters. [802.1x Port Configuration Menu] mode - Set ac[...]

  • Page 220

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 220  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 svrtmout <1-65535> Sets the time, in seconds, the au thenticator waits for a response from the RADIUS server before declaring an authentica tion timeout. The default value is 30 seconds. The time interval bet ween transmissions of the RADIUS Acces s-Request packet c[...]

  • Page 221

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  221 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/mrst Rapid Spanning T ree Protoc ol/ Multiple Spanning T ree Pr otocol C onfiguration Alteon OS supports the IEEE 802.1w Rapid Span ning T ree Protocol (RSTP) and IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP). MSTP allows y ou to map many VLANs to a small numb[...]

  • Page 222

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 222  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 mode rstp | mstp Selects either Rapid Spanning T ree mode ( rstp ) or Multiple Sp anning Tree mode ( mstp ). The default mode is RSTP . on Globally turns RSTP/MSTP ON. Note : When RSTP is turned on, the configurat ion parameters for STG 1 apply to RSTP . off Globally turn[...]

  • Page 223

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  223 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/mrst/cist C ommon Internal Spanning T ree Configur ation T a ble 6-34 describes the comman ds used to configure Common In ternal Spanning Tree (CIST) parameters. The CIST provides compatibility wi t h different MSTP regions and with devices running different Spanni[...]

  • Page 224

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 224  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/brg CIST Bridge Configuration CIST bridge parameters are used on ly when the switch is in MSTP or R STP mode. CIST parameters do not affect operation of STP/PVST+. [CIST Bridge Menu] prior - Set CIST bridge Prio rity (0-65535) mxage - Set CIST bridge Max[...]

  • Page 225

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  225 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/port < port alias or number > CIST P or t Configuration CIST port parameters are used to modify MRST operation on an individu al port basis. CIST parameters do not affect operation of STP/PVST +. For each port, RSTP/MSTP is turned on by default. [CI[...]

  • Page 226

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 226  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 edge disable | enable Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server ports as edge ports (enabled). This command is disabled by default. on Enables MRST[...]

  • Page 227

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  227 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/stg < STP gr oup number > Spanning T ree C onfiguration Alteon OS supports the IEEE 802.1d Spanning T ree Protocol (STP). STP is used to prevent loops in the netw ork topology . Up to 128 Spanning Tree Groups can be configured o n the switch (STG 128 is reser[...]

  • Page 228

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 228  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 default Restores a spanning tree instance to its default configuration. cur Displays current Spanning T r ee Protocol parameters. T able 6-37 S panning Tree Configuration M enu (/cfg/l2/s tg) Command S yntax and Usage[...]

  • Page 229

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  229 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/stg < STP gr oup number > /brg Spanning T ree Bridge C onfiguration Spanning Tree bridge parameters af fect the glob al STG op eration of the switch. STG bridge parameters include:  Bridge priority  Bridge hello time  Bridge maxi mum age  Forwardi[...]

  • Page 230

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 230  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 When configuring STG bridge parameters, the followin g formulas must be used:  2*( fwd -1) > mxage  2*( hello +1) < mxage fwd <new bridge Forwar d Delay (4-30 secs)> Configures the bridge forward de lay parameter . The forward dela y parameter specifie s[...]

  • Page 231

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  231 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/stg <STP Gr oup number> /port <port alias or number> Spanning T ree P or t Configuration By default for STP/PVST+, Spanning Tr ee is turned Off for internal ports and manageme nt ports, and turned On for external ports. By default for RSTP/MSTP , Spanni[...]

  • Page 232

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 232  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 edge disable | enable Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server ports as edge ports (enabled). on Enables STG on the port. off Disables STG on the [...]

  • Page 233

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  233 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/gvrp GVRP C onfiguration Use the following commands to configure Ge neric VLAN Regist rat ion Protocol (GVRP). [GVRP configuration Menu] port - Port menu jtime - Set GARP join time ltime - Set GARP leave time latime - Set GARP leave all t ime dynamic - Enable/disab[...]

  • Page 234

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 234  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/gvrp/port GVRP P or t Configura tion Use the following commands to configure GVR P settings for the port. off Globally turns GVRP off . With GVRP of f, the switch does not process GPDUs. When you turn GVRP off , existing dynamic VLANs are deleted. cur Display curr[...]

  • Page 235

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  235 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/trunk <trunk gr oup number> T runk Configura tion T runk groups can provid e super-bandwidth connections between GbE Switch Module s or other trunk capable devices. A trunk is a group of ports that act together , combining their bandwidth to create a single, [...]

  • Page 236

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 236  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/thash IP T runk Hash Configur ation Use the following commands to configure IP tru nk hash setti ngs for the GbESM. /cfg/l2/thash/set IP T runk Hash T runk hash parameters are set globally for the GbE Swit ch Module. Y ou can enab le one or two parameters, to conf[...]

  • Page 237

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  237 43W7774, May 2007 Use the following commands to configure IP tru nk hash parameters for the GbESM. T able 6-44 IP T runk Hash Menu Options (/cfg/l2/thash/set) Command S yntax and Usage smac enable | disable Enable or disable trunk ha shing on the source MAC. dmac enable | disable Enable or [...]

  • Page 238

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 238  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/lacp LA CP Configura tion Use the following commands to configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) fo r the GbESM. [LACP Menu] sysprio - Set LACP system prio rity timeout - Set LACP system timeout scale for timing out partner info port - LACP port Menu cur[...]

  • Page 239

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  239 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/lacp/port <port alias or number> LACP P or t Configuration Use the following commands to configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for the selected port. [LACP Port EXT1 Menu] mode - Set LACP mode prio - Set LACP port priori ty adminkey - Set LACP po[...]

  • Page 240

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 240  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/failovr Lay er 2 F ailov er Configur ation Use this menu to configu re Layer 2 Failover . For more information about Layer 2 Failover, see “High A vailab ility” in the Alteon OS Application Gu ide . [Failover Menu] trigger - Trigger Menu vlan - Globally turn V[...]

  • Page 241

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  241 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/failovr/trigger F ailover T rigger Configuration [Trigger 1 Menu] amon - Auto Monitor Menu limit - Limit of Trigger ena - Enable Trigger dis - Disable Trigger cur - Display current Trig ger configuration T able 6-48 Failover T rigger Menu Option s (/cfg/l2/failovr/[...]

  • Page 242

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 242  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/failovr/trigger/amon Auto Monitor Configuration [Auto Monitor Menu] addtrnk - Add trunk to Auto Mo nitor remtrnk - Remove trunk from Au to Monitor addkey - Add LACP port admink ey to Auto Monitor remkey - Remove LACP port adm inkey from Auto Monitor cur - Display [...]

  • Page 243

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  243 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/vlan <VLAN number> VLAN Configur ation The commands in this menu co nfigure VLAN attributes, chan ge the status of each VLAN, change the port membership of each VLAN, an d delete VLANs . For more information on con- figuring VLANs, see “Setup Part 3: VLANs?[...]

  • Page 244

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 244  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 N OTE – All ports must belong to at least one VLAN. Any port which is removed from a VLAN and which is not a member of any other V LAN is automatically added to default VLAN 1. Y ou cannot remove a port from VLAN 1 if the port has no membership in any other VLAN. Also, [...]

  • Page 245

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  245 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/vlan/pvlan <pr otocol number> Pr otocol-based VLAN Configur ation Use this menu to configure Protocol-based VLAN (PVLAN) for the selected VLAN. [VLAN 1 Protocol 1 Menu] pty - Set protocol type prio - Set priority to prot ocol add - Add port to PVLAN rem - Rem[...]

  • Page 246

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 246  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 tagpvl enable|disable Enables or disables port tagging on this PVLAN. taglist Defines a list of ports that will be tagged by the selected protocol on this VLAN. Enter empty to disable tagging on all ports by this PVLAN. cur Displays current parameters for the selected PVL[...]

  • Page 247

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  247 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l2/vlan/privlan Priva te VLAN Configur ation Use this menu to configure a Private VLAN. [privlan Menu] type - Set Private-VLAN typ e map - Associate secondary VLAN with a primary VLAN ena - Enable Private-VLAN dis - Disable Private-VLAN cur - Display current Priv ate-[...]

  • Page 248

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 248  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3 Lay er 3 C onfiguration [Layer 3 Menu] if - Interface Menu gw - Default Gateway Menu route - Static Route Menu mroute - Static IP Multicast Route Menu arp - ARP Menu frwd - Forwarding Menu nwf - Network Filters Menu rmap - Route Map Menu rip - Routing Information [...]

  • Page 249

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  249 43W7774, May 2007 rmap <r oute map number (1-32)> Displays the Route Map Menu. T o view menu options see page 259 . rip Displays the Routing Interface Protoc ol Menu. T o view menu options, see page 263 . ospf Displays the OSPF Menu. T o view menu options, see page 266 . bgp Displays [...]

  • Page 250

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 250  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/if <interface number> IP Inter face C onfigura tion The GbE Switch Module can be configured with up to 128 IP interfaces. Each IP interface repre- sents the GbE Switch Module on an IP subnet o n your network. The Interface option is disabled by default. N OT[...]

  • Page 251

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  251 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/gw <gateway number> Default Gatew ay C onfiguration N OTE – The switch can be configured with up to 5 gateways. Gateway 5 is reserved for the management VLAN 4095. This option is disabled by default. del Removes this IP interfa ce. cur Displays the current [...]

  • Page 252

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 252  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 ena Enables the gateway for use. dis Disables the gateway . del Deletes the gateway fr om the configuration. cur Displays the current gateway settings. T able 6-55 Default Gateway Menu Options (/cfg/l3/gw) Command S yntax and Usage[...]

  • Page 253

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  253 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/route IP Static Route C onfiguration Up to 128 static routes can be configured. [IP Static Route Menu] add - Add static route rem - Remove static route cur - Display current stat ic routes T able 6-56 IP S tatic Route Configurati on Menu Options (cfg/l3/ro ute) Com[...]

  • Page 254

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 254  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/mroute IP Multicast Route C onfiguration The following table describes th e IP Multicast Rou te menu options. [IPMC Static Route Menu] add - Add static IP Multic ast route rem - Remove static IP Mul ticast route cur - Display current stat ic IPMC route configurati[...]

  • Page 255

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  255 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/arp ARP C onfiguration Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the TCP/IP prot ocol th at resides wit hin the Internet layer . ARP resolves a physical address from an IP address. ARP queries machines on the local network for their physical addresses. ARP also maintain[...]

  • Page 256

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 256  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/arp/static ARP Static Configuration Static ARP entries are permanent in the ARP cache and do not age out like the ARP entries that are learnt dynamically . S tatic ARP entries enable the switch to reach the hosts without sending an ARP broadcast request to the net[...]

  • Page 257

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  257 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/frwd IP F or war ding Configur ation [IP Forwarding Menu] dirbr - Enable or disable fo rwarding directed broadcasts noicmprd - Enable/disable No IC MP Redirects on - Globally turn IP For warding ON off - Globally turn IP For warding OFF cur - Display current IP F o[...]

  • Page 258

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 258  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/nwf Network F ilter C onfiguration [IP Network Filter 1 Menu] addr - IP Address mask - IP Subnet mask enable - Enable Network Filte r disable - Disable Network Filt er delete - Delete Network Filte r cur - Display current Netw ork Filter configuration T able 6-61 [...]

  • Page 259

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  259 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/rmap <r oute map number> Routing Map C onfiguration N OTE – The map number (1-32) represents the routing map you wish to con figure. Routing maps control and modify routing inform ation. [IP Route Map 1 Menu] alist - Access List number aspath - AS Filter Me[...]

  • Page 260

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 260  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 prec <value (1-256)> Sets the precedenc e of the route map. The smal ler the value, the higher the precedence. Default value is 10. weight <value (0-65534)> | none Sets the weight of the route map. enable Enables the route map. disable Disables the route map. [...]

  • Page 261

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  261 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/rmap <r oute map number> /alist <access list number> IP Acc ess List Configuration N OTE – The r oute map number ( 1-32) and the access list number (1-8) represent the IP access list you wish to configure. [IP Access List 1 Menu] nwf - Network Filter [...]

  • Page 262

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 262  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/rmap <r oute map number> aspath <autonomous system path> Autonomous S ystem F ilter Pa th N OTE – The rmap number ( 1-32) and the path number (1-8 ) represent the AS path yo u wish to configure. [AS Filter 1 Menu] as - AS number action - Set AS Filte[...]

  • Page 263

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  263 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/rip Routing Information P rotocol C onfiguration The RIP Menu is used for co nfiguring Routing Informat ion Protocol (RIP) parameters. This option is turned off by default. [Routing Information Protocol Menu] if - RIP Interface Menu update - Set update period in se[...]

  • Page 264

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 264  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/rip/if <interface number> Routing Information Pr otocol Inter face Configuration The RIP Menu is used for configuring Routin g Information Protocol parameters. This option is turned off by default. N OTE – Do not configure RIP1 parameters if your routing e[...]

  • Page 265

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  265 43W7774, May 2007 trigg disable | enable Enables or disables T riggered U pdates. T riggered Updates are us ed to speed convergence. When enabled, T riggered Updates force a router to se nd update messages immediatel y , even if it is not yet time for the update message. The default value i[...]

  • Page 266

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 266  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf Open Shor test P ath F irst Configura tion [Open Shortest Path First Menu] aindex - OSPF Area (index) me nu range - OSPF Summary Range m enu if - OSPF Interface menu virt - OSPF Virtual Links m enu md5key - OSPF MD5 Key Menu host - OSPF Host Entry menu redist[...]

  • Page 267

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  267 43W7774, May 2007 default <metric (1-16777215)> <metric-type 1|2> | none Sets one default route among mult iple choices in an ar ea. Use none for no default. on Enables OSPF on the GbE Switch Module. off Disables OSPF on the GbE Switch Module. cur Displays the current OSPF confi[...]

  • Page 268

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 268  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/aindex <ar ea index> Area Index Configuration [OSPF Area (index) 1 Menu] areaid - Set area ID type - Set area type metric - Set stub area metric auth - Set authentication t ype spf - Set time interval be tween two SPF calculations enable - Enable area d[...]

  • Page 269

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  269 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/range <range number> OSPF Summar y Range Configuration enable Enables the OSPF area. disable Disables the OSPF area. delete Deletes the OSPF area. cur Displays the current OSPF configuratio n. [OSPF Summary Range 1 Menu] addr - Set IP address mask - Set [...]

  • Page 270

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 270  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/if <interface number> OSPF Inter face Configuration disable Disables the OSPF summary range. delete Deletes the OSPF summary range. current Displays the current OSPF summary range. [OSPF Interface 1 Menu] aindex - Set area index prio - Set interface rou[...]

  • Page 271

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  271 43W7774, May 2007 hello <value (1-65535)> Configures the interval in seconds between the hello packets for the interfaces. dead <value (1-65535)> Configures the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set for an interval of seconds before declaring a silent router to be do[...]

  • Page 272

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 272  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/virt <link number> OSPF Virtual Link Configuration [OSPF Virtual Link 1 Menu] aindex - Set area index hello - Set hello interval i n seconds dead - Set dead interval in seconds trans - Set transit delay in seconds retra - Set retransmit inter val in sec[...]

  • Page 273

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  273 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/host <host number> OSPF Host Entry Configuration disable Disables OSPF virtual link. delete Deletes OSPF virtual link. cur Displays the current OSPF virtual link settings. [OSPF Host Entry 1 Menu] addr - Set host entry IP ad dress aindex - Set area index[...]

  • Page 274

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 274  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/redist fixed | static | rip | ebgp | ibgp OSPF Route Redistribution Configura tion delete Deletes OSPF host entry . cur Displays the current OSPF host entries. [OSPF Redistribute Fixed Menu] add - Add rmap into route redistribution list rem - Remove rmap from[...]

  • Page 275

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  275 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/ospf/md5key <key I D> OSPF MD5 Key Configura t ion [OSPF MD5 Key 1 Menu] key - Set authentication k ey delete - Delete key cur - Display current MD5 key configuration T able 6-74 OSPF MD 5 Key Configur ation Menu O ptions (/cfg/ip/ ospf/md5key) Command S ynta[...]

  • Page 276

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 276  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/bgp Border Gatew ay Pr otocol Co nfiguration Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an Internet protocol that enables routers on a network to share routing informatio n with each other and a dvertise information about the segments of the IP address space they can access[...]

  • Page 277

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  277 43W7774, May 2007 as <1-65535> Set Autonomous System number . pref <local pr efer ence (0-4294967294)> Sets the local prefere nce. The path with the higher value is p refe rred. When multiple peers advert ise the same route, use the route with the shortest AS pa th as the prefer[...]

  • Page 278

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 278  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/bgp/peer <peer number> BGP P eer Configuration This menu is used to configure BGP peers, which are border routers that exchange routing information with routers on internal and external networks. The peer option is disabled by default. [BGP Peer 1 Menu] redi[...]

  • Page 279

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  279 43W7774, May 2007 advert <min adv time (1-65535)> Sets time in seconds between advertisements. retry <connect r etry interval (1-65535)> Sets connection retry interv al, in seconds. orig <min orig time (1-65535)> Sets the minimum time between route originations, in seconds[...]

  • Page 280

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 280  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/bgp/peer/redist BGP Redistribution Configuration [Redistribution Menu] metric - Set default-metric o f advertised routes default - Set default route ac tion rip - Enable/disable adver tising RIP routes ospf - Enable/disable adver tising OSPF routes fixed - Enable/[...]

  • Page 281

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  281 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/bgp/aggr <aggr egation number> BGP Aggr egation Configuration This menu enables you to configure BGP aggrega tion to specify the routes/range of IP destin a- tions a peer router accepts from ot her peers. All matched routes ar e aggregated to one route, to re[...]

  • Page 282

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 282  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp IGMP Co nfiguration T abl e 6-79 describes the commands used to configure basic IGMP parameters. [IGMP Menu] snoop - IGMP Snoop Menu relay - IGMP Relay Menu mrouter - Static Multicast Rou ter Menu igmpflt - IGMP Filtering Menu adv - IGMP Advanced Menu on - Gl[...]

  • Page 283

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  283 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/snoop IGMP Snooping Configuration IGMP Snooping allows the switch to fo rward mu lticast traffic only to those ports that request it. IGMP snooping prevents multicast traffic from being flooded to all ports. The switch learns which server hosts are interested [...]

  • Page 284

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 284  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/snoop/igmpv3 IGMP V ersion 3 Configuration T abl e 6-83 describes the commands used to configure IGMP version 3. ena Enables IGMP Snooping. dis Disables IGMP Snooping. cur Displays the current IG MP Snooping parameters. [IGMP V3 Snoop Menu] sources - Set the [...]

  • Page 285

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  285 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/relay IGMP Relay Configuration T abl e 6-83 describes the commands used to configure IGMP Relay . dis Disables IGMP version 3. cur Displays the current IGMP version 3 configuration. [IGMP Relay Menu] mrtr - Upstream Multicast R outer Menu add - Add VLAN(s) to [...]

  • Page 286

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 286  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/mrtr < Mr outer number > IGMP Relay Multicast Router Configuration T abl e 6-85 describes the commands used to conf igure the IGMP Relay multicast router . dis Disables IGMP Relay . cur Displays the current IG MP Relay configuration. [Multicast router 2[...]

  • Page 287

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  287 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/mrouter IGMP Static Multicast Router Co nfiguration T abl e 6-84 describes the commands used to co nfigure a static multicast router . N OTE – When you configure a static mu lticast router on a VLA N, th e process of learning mul- ticast routers is disabled [...]

  • Page 288

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 288  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt IGMP F iltering Configuration T abl e 6-85 describes the commands used to configure an IGMP filter . [IGMP Filter Menu] filter - IGMP Filter Definiti on Menu port - IGMP Filtering Port Menu ena - Enable IGMP Filterin g dis - Disable IGMP Filteri ng cu[...]

  • Page 289

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  289 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt/filter < filter number > IGMP F ilter Definition T abl e 6-86 describes the commands used to define an IGMP filter . [IGMP Filter 1 Definition Menu] range - Set IP Multicast add ress range action - Set filter action ena - Enable filter dis - Disa[...]

  • Page 290

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 290  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt/port < port alias or number > IGMP F iltering Por t Configuration T abl e 6-87 describes the commands used to configure a port for IG MP filterin g. [IGMP Port EXT1 Menu] filt - Enable/disable IGMP filtering on port add - Add IGMP filter to p or[...]

  • Page 291

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  291 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/igmp/adv IGMP Advanced C onfiguration T abl e 6-85 describes the commands used to co nfigure advanced IGMP parameters. [IGMP Advanced Menu] qintrval - Set IGMP query inter val robust - Set expected packet loss on subnet timeout - Set report timeout fastlv - Enable/[...]

  • Page 292

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 292  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/dns Domain Name Sy stem C onfiguration The Domain Name System (DNS) Menu is used for de fining the prim ary and secondary DNS servers on your local network, and for setting the d efault domain name served by the switch services. DNS parameters must be configured p[...]

  • Page 293

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  293 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/bootp Bootstrap P rotocol Rela y Configura tion The Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) Relay Menu is used to allow hosts to obtain thei r configura- tions from a Dynamic Host Co nfiguration Prot ocol (DHCP) server . The BOOTP configuration enables the switch to forward a c[...]

  • Page 294

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 294  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp VRRP Co nfiguration V irtu a l Ro ut er Redundancy Protocol (VRRP ) support on GbE Switch Module s provides redun- dancy between routers in a LAN. This is accomplished by configuring the same virt ual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRP[...]

  • Page 295

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  295 43W7774, May 2007 hotstan disable | enable Enables or disables hot standby processing, in which two or more switches provide redundancy for each other . By default, this option is disabled. on Globally enable s VRRP on this switch. off Globally disables VRRP on this switch. cur Displays the[...]

  • Page 296

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 296  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <r outer number> Virtual Router Configuration This menu is used for configuring virtual routers for th is switch. A virtual ro uter is defined by its virtual router ID and an IP address. On each VRRP-capable routing device pa rticipating in redundanc[...]

  • Page 297

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  297 43W7774, May 2007 if <interface number (1-127)> Selects a switch IP interface. I f the IP in terface has the same IP addre ss as the addr option above, this switch is cons ide red the “owner” of the defi ned virtual router . An owner has a special pr iority of 255 (highest) and wi[...]

  • Page 298

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 298  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <r outer number> /track Virtual Router Priority T racking Configuration This menu is used for m odifying the priority sy stem used when electing the master router from a pool of virtual routers. V arious tracking criteria can be used to b ias the ele[...]

  • Page 299

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  299 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp/group Virtual Router Group Configura tion The V irtual Router Group menu is used for associating all virtua l routers into a single logical virtual router , whi ch forces all virtual routers on the GbE Switch Module to either be master or backup as a group. A [...]

  • Page 300

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 300  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 prio <priority (1-254)> Defines the election priority bias for this virtual router group. Th is can be any integer between 1 and 254. The default value is 100. During the master router election pr ocess, the routing device with th e highest virtual router priority n[...]

  • Page 301

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  301 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp/group/track Virtual Router Group P riorit y T racking Configura tion N OTE – If V irtual Router Group T racking is enabled, then the track ing option will be avail a ble only under group option. The tracking setting for the other individual virtual routers w[...]

  • Page 302

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 302  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp/if <interface number> VRRP Inter face C onfiguration N OTE – The interface-number (1 to 127) repres ents the IP interface on which authentication parameters must be configured. This menu is used for configur ing VRRP authentication paramete rs for the[...]

  • Page 303

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  303 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/l3/vrrp/track VRRP T racking Configuration This menu is used for setting weights for the vari ou s criteria used to modify priority levels dur- ing the master router election pr ocess. Each time one of the tracking criteria is met (see “VRRP V irtual Router Priority[...]

  • Page 304

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 304  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/qos Quality of Ser vic e C onfiguration Use the Quality of Service (QoS) menus to configure the 802.1p prio rit y value and DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) value of incoming packets. This allows yo u to differentiate between various types of traffic, and provide diff eren[...]

  • Page 305

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  305 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/qos/8021p 802.1p C onfiguration This feature provides the capability to filter IP packets based on the 802.1p bits in the packet's VLAN header . The 802.1p bits speci fy the priority that you should give to the packets while forwarding them. The packets with a hi[...]

  • Page 306

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 306  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/qos/dscp DSCP Co nfiguration Use this menu map the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) value of inco ming packets to a new value, or to an 802.1p priority value. [dscp Menu] dscp - Remark DSCP value to a new DSCP value prio - Remark DSCP value to a 802.1p priority on - Global[...]

  • Page 307

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  307 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl A ccess C ontrol List C onfigur ation Use this menu to create Access Control Lists and ACL Groups. ACLs define matching criteria used for IP filtering and Quality of Service functi ons. [ACL Menu] acl - Access Control List Item Config Menu group - Access Control L[...]

  • Page 308

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 308  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > A CL Configur ation These menus allow you to define filtering criteria for each Access Control List (ACL). [ACL 1 Menu] ethernet - Ethernet Header Opti ons Menu ipv4 - IP Header Options Me nu tcpudp - TCP/UDP Header Optio ns Menu meter - [...]

  • Page 309

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  309 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /ethernet Ethernet F iltering Configur ation This menu allows you to define Ethernet matching criteria for an ACL. stats e | d Enables or disa bles the statistics collect ion for the Access Control List. reset Resets the ACL pa rameters to[...]

  • Page 310

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 310  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /ipv4 IP version 4 F iltering C onfigura tion This menu allows you to define IPv4 matching criteri a for an ACL. reset Resets Ethernet parameters for the ACL to their de fault values. cur Displays the current Ethernet parameters for the A[...]

  • Page 311

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  311 43W7774, May 2007 tos <0-255> Defines a T ype of Service value for the ACL. Fo r more information on T oS, refer to RFC 1340 and 1349. reset Resets the IPv4 para meters for the ACL to their d efault values. cur Displays the current IPV4 parameters. T able 6-104 IP version 4 Filtering [...]

  • Page 312

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 312  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /tcpudp T CP/UDP Filt ering Configur ation This menu allows you to define TCP/UDP matching criteria for an ACL. [Filtering TCP/UDP Menu] sport - Set to filter on TCP /UDP source port dport - Set to filter on TCP /UDP destination port flag[...]

  • Page 313

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  313 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /meter A CL Metering Configur ation This menu defines th e metering profile for the selected ACL. reset Resets the TCP/ UDP parameters for the ACL to t heir default values. cur Displays the current TCP/ UDP Filtering parameters. [Metering [...]

  • Page 314

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 314  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /re-mark Re -Mark Configur ation Y ou can choo se to re-mark IP h eader data for the selected ACL. Y ou can configure diff erent re- mark values, based on whether p ackets fall within the ACL Meterin g profile, or out of the ACL Metering [...]

  • Page 315

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  315 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /re-mark/inprof Re -Mark ing In-Profile C onfiguration [Re-marking - In Profile Menu] up1p - Set Update User Prio rity Menu updscp - Set the update DSCP reset - Reset update DSCP se ttings cur - Display current sett ings T able 6-108 ACL R[...]

  • Page 316

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 316  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /re-mark/inprof/up1p Update U ser Priority Configuration [Update User Priority Menu] value - Set the update user priority utosp - Enable/Disable use o f TOS precedence reset - Reset in profile up1 p settings cur - Display current sett ing[...]

  • Page 317

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  317 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /re-mark/outprof Re -Marking Out- of-Pr ofile Configuration /cfg/acl/acl < ACL number > /pktfmt P acket F ormat Filtering C onfigura tion This menu allows you to define Packet Format matching criteria for an ACL. [Re-marking - Out Of[...]

  • Page 318

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 318  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/acl/group < ACL Gr oup number > A CL Group C onfiguration This menu allows you to compile one or more ACLs into an ACL Group. Once you create an ACL Group, you can assign the ACL Group to one or more ports. reset Resets Packet Fo rmat pa rameters for the ACL to[...]

  • Page 319

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  319 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/pmirr P or t Mirroring C onfigura tion Port mirroring is disabled by default. For more in format ion about port mirroring on the GbE Switch Module, see “Appendix A: Troubleshooting” in the Alteon OS Application G uide . N OTE – T raffic on VLAN 4095 is not mirro[...]

  • Page 320

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 320  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/pmirr/monport P or t-Mirroring C onfiguration [Port EXT1 Menu] add - Add "Mirrored" port rem - Rem "Mirrored" port delete - Delete this "Monitor " port cur - Display current Port-based Port Mirroring configuration T able 6-1 14 Port Mirr[...]

  • Page 321

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu  321 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/setup Set up The setup program steps you through configuri ng th e system date and time, BOOTP , IP , Sp an- ning T ree, port speed/mode, VLAN parameters, and IP interfaces. T o start the setup program, at the Configuration# prompt, enter: For a complete description o[...]

  • Page 322

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 322  The Configuration Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /cfg/ptcfg <TFTP server> <filename> Saving the A c tive S witch C onfiguration When the ptcfg command is used, the switch’ s active configuration commands (as displaye d using /cfg/dump ) will be uploaded to the specifi ed script configuration file on the TF[...]

  • Page 323

    43W7774, May 2007 323 C HAPTER 7 T he Opera tions Menu The Operations Menu is generally used for co mm ands that affect swit ch performance immedi- ately , but do not alter permanen t switch configurations. For ex ample, you can use the Opera- tions Menu to immediately disabl e a port (without the need to apply or save the change), wi th the unders[...]

  • Page 324

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 324  The Operations Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /oper Opera tions Menu The commands of the Operations Menu enable you to alter switch operational characteristics without affecting swit ch configuration. [Operations Menu] port - Operational Port Men u vrrp - Operational Virtual Router Redundancy Menu ip - Operational IP Me[...]

  • Page 325

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Operations Menu  325 43W7774, May 2007 /oper/port <port alias or number> Operations-L evel P or t Options Operations-level port options are used for temporarily disabling or enabling a port, and for re- setting the port. [Operations Port INT1 Menu] 8021x - 8021.x Menu ena - Enable port dis - Disable port len[...]

  • Page 326

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 326  The Operations Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /oper/port <port alias or number>/ 8021x Operations-L evel P or t 802.1x Options Operations-level port 802.1x opti ons are used to tem por arily set 802.1x parame ters fo r a port. [802.1x Operation Menu] reset - Reinitialize 802.1x access control on this port reauth -[...]

  • Page 327

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Operations Menu  327 43W7774, May 2007 /oper/vrrp Operations-L evel VRRP Options. /oper/ip Operations-L evel IP Options [VRRP Operations Menu] back - Set virtual router to backup T able 7-4 Operations-Level VRRP Menu Options (/oper /vrrp) Command S yntax and Usage back <virtual r outer number (1-1024)> Force[...]

  • Page 328

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 328  The Operations Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /oper/ip/bgp Operations-L evel BGP Options [Border Gateway Protocol Operations Menu] start - Start peer session stop - Stop peer session current - Current BGP operatio nal state T able 7-6 Operations-Level BGP Menu Op tions (/oper/ip/bgp) Command S yntax and Usage start <[...]

  • Page 329

    43W7774, May 2007 329 C HAPTER 8 T he B oot Options Menu T o use the Boot Opti ons Menu, you m ust be logged in to the switch as the administrator . The Boot Options Menu provides options for:  Selecting a switch software image to be used when the switch is next reset  Selecting a config uration block to b e used when the switch is next reset[...]

  • Page 330

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 330  The Boot Options Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /boot Boot Menu Each of these options is discussed in greater detail in the following sections. Scheduled Reboot of the Switch This feature allows the switch administrator to sche dule a rebo ot to occur at a particular time in future. This feature is particularly helpful [...]

  • Page 331

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Boot Options Menu  331 43W7774, May 2007 Updating the S witch Sof t ware Image The switch software image is the executable code runni ng on the GbE Switch Module . A version of the image ships with the switch, and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are released, you can upgrade the sof[...]

  • Page 332

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 332  The Boot Options Menu 43W7774, May 2007 The Switch Image and Configurat ion Management page appears. 3. If you are loading softwar e from your computer (HTTP client), go to step 4. If you are loading softwar e from a FTP/TFTP server , enter the server’ s information in the FTP/TFTP S etti ngs section. 4. In th[...]

  • Page 333

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Boot Options Menu  333 43W7774, May 2007 Using the CLI T o load a new software image to your switch, you need the following:  The image or boot software load ed on a FTP/TFTP server on your network  The hostname or IP address of the FTP/TFTP server  The name of the new software image or boot file N OTE ?[...]

  • Page 334

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 334  The Boot Options Menu 43W7774, May 2007 6. The system prompts yo u to confirm your request. Y ou sh ould next select a software image to run, as describe d below . Selecting a Software Image to Run Y ou can select which software image ( image1 or image2 ) you want to run in sw itch mem- ory for the next reboot. [...]

  • Page 335

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Boot Options Menu  335 43W7774, May 2007 Uploading a Sof tware Image from Y our S witch Y ou can upload a software image from the switch to a FTP or TFTP server . 1. At the Boot Options# prompt, enter: 2. The system pr ompts you for inform ation. Enter th e desired image: 3. Enter the name or the IP addr es s of t[...]

  • Page 336

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 336  The Boot Options Menu 43W7774, May 2007 Selec ting a C onfigura tion Block When you make configuration changes t o the GbE Switch Module , you must save the changes so that they are retained beyond the next time the switch is reset. When you perform the save command, your new configura tion changes are placed in[...]

  • Page 337

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Boot Options Menu  337 43W7774, May 2007 Resetting the S witch Y ou can reset the switch to make your software image file and configuration block changes occur . N OTE – Resetting the switch causes the Spanning T r ee Group to restart. This process can be lengthy , depending on the topology of your network. N OT[...]

  • Page 338

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 338  The Boot Options Menu 43W7774, May 2007[...]

  • Page 339

    43W7774, May 2007 339 C HAPTER 9 T he Maintenanc e Menu The Maintenance Menu is used to manage dump informati on and forw ard database informa- tion. It also includes a debugging menu to help wit h tro ubleshooting.[...]

  • Page 340

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 340  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint Maintenance Menu N OTE – T o use the Mainte nance Menu, you must be lo gg ed in to the switch as the administrator . Dump information contains intern al switch state data that is written to flash memory on the GbE Switch Module after any one of th e following occur[...]

  • Page 341

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Maintenance Menu  341 43W7774, May 2007 route Displays the IP Route Manipulati on Menu. T o view menu options, see page 346 . igmp Displays the IGMP Maintena nce Me nu. T o view menu options, see page 347 . uudmp Displays dump information in uue ncoded format. Fo r details, se e page 350 . ptdmp hostname, filename[...]

  • Page 342

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 342  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/sys Sy stem Maintena nce This menu is reserved for use by IBM Service Support. The options are u sed to perform system debugging. [System Maintenance Menu] flags - Set NVRAM flag word T able 9-2 System Maintenance Me nu Options (/maint/sys) Command S yntax and Usage [...]

  • Page 343

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Maintenance Menu  343 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/fdb F or war ding Database Maint enance The Forwarding Database Mani pulation Menu can be us ed to view information an d to delete a MAC address from the forwarding database or cl ear the entire forwarding database. This is helpful in ident ifying problems associated [...]

  • Page 344

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 344  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/debug Debugging Options The Miscellaneous Debug Menu displays trace buf fer information about events that can be helpful in understanding switch operatio n. Y ou can view the fol lowing information usi ng th e debug menu:  Events traced by the Management Processor[...]

  • Page 345

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Maintenance Menu  345 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/arp ARP Cache Mai ntenance N OTE – T o display all ARP entries curr ently held in the switch, or a portion accordi ng to one of the options listed on the menu above ( find , port , vlan , dump ), you can also refer to “ARP Information” on page 100 . [Address Res[...]

  • Page 346

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 346  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/route IP Route Manipulation N OTE – T o display all routes, you can also refer to “IP Routing Inform atio n” on page 97 . [IP Routing Menu] find - Show a single route by destination IP address gw - Show routes to a sin gle gateway type - Show routes of a sin gl[...]

  • Page 347

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Maintenance Menu  347 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/igmp IGMP Maint enance T abl e 9-7 describes the IGMP Maintenance commands. [IGMP Multicast Group Menu] group - Multicast Group Menu mrouter - IGMP Multicast Route r Port Menu clear - Clear group and mrou ter tables T able 9-7 IGMP Maintenance Menu Op tions (/maint/ig[...]

  • Page 348

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 348  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/igmp/group IGMP Group Ma intenance T abl e 9-7 describes the IGMP Maintenance commands. [IGMP Multicast Group Menu] find - Show a single group by IP group address vlan - Show groups on a sin gle vlan port - Show groups on a sin gle port trunk - Show groups on a sin g[...]

  • Page 349

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Maintenance Menu  349 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/igmp/mrouter IGMP Multicast Ro uters Maintenanc e T abl e 9-7 describes the IGMP multicast router (Mrouter) maintenance commands. [IGMP Multicast Routers Menu] vlan - Show all multicast r outer ports on a single vlan dump - Show all multicast r outer ports clear - Cle[...]

  • Page 350

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 350  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/uudmp Uuencode F lash D ump Using this comman d, dump info rmation is pres ented in uuencoded format. This format makes it easy to capture the dump info rmation as a file or a string of characters. If you want to capture dump information to a file, set your com mu ni[...]

  • Page 351

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Maintenance Menu  351 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/ptdmp <server> <filename> TFTP Sy stem Dump Put Use this command to put (save) the system dump to a TFTP server . N OTE – If the TFTP server is runn ing SunOS or the So lari s oper ating system, the specified ptdmp file must exist prior to executing the [...]

  • Page 352

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 352  The Maintenance Menu 43W7774, May 2007 /maint/panic Pa n ic Co m m a n d The panic command causes the switch to immediately dump st ate information to flash m em- ory and automatically reboot. T o select panic , at the Maintenance# prompt, enter: Enter y to confirm the command: The following messages are display[...]

  • Page 353

    43W7774, May 2007 353 A PPENDIX A Alt eon OS Sy slog Messages The following syntax is used when outputting sysl og messages: <T ime stamp><Log Label> Web OS <Thr ead ID> : <Message> wher e  <T imestamp> The time of the message event is displayed in month day hour:mi nut e:second format. For example: Aug 19 14:20:30 [...]

  • Page 354

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 354  Alteon OS Syslog Messages 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_ALERT STP Own BPDU received from port <port_id> STP STG <stg>, topology change detected STP CIST topology change detected STP STG <stg>, new root bridge STP CIST new root bridge IP Cannot contact defau lt gateway <ip_address> VRRP Received e[...]

  • Page 355

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS Syslog Messages  355 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_CRITICAL SSH Can't allocate memory in load_MP_INT SSH Currently not enough resource for loading RSA private key SSH Currently not enough resource for loading RSA public key SYSTEM T empe rat ure exceeds threshold SFP Failed to Read SFP ID for port EXT<num>[...]

  • Page 356

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 356  Alteon OS Syslog Messages 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_ERROR MGMT PANIC at <file>:<line> in thread <t hread id> MGMT VERIFY at <file>:<line> in thread <thread id> MGMT ASSER T at <fil e >: <l ine > in thread <thread id> NTP Cannot contact <p rimary|secondary> [...]

  • Page 357

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS Syslog Messages  357 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_ERROR (continued) POR T_MIRR Port Mirroring changes are not applied CLI Broadcast address for IP inte rface <interface_i d> is invalid CLI IP Interfaces <int erface_id> and <interface_i d> are on the same subnet MGMT Unapplied changes reverted MGMT[...]

  • Page 358

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 358  Alteon OS Syslog Messages 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_ERROR (continued) CLI A previous apply is being executed. Try later . CLI RADIUS secret must be 1-<len > characters long CLI Please configure primary RADIUS server address. CLI T ACACS+ secret must be 1-<len> characters long CLI Please configu r e prim [...]

  • Page 359

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS Syslog Messages  359 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_ERROR (continued) VRRP Synchronization Re ceive UNKNOWN T imeout VRRP Sync receive in progress ... cannot start Sync VRRP Sync already in progr ess ... cannot start Sync VRRP Config Sync route find error . VRRP Config Sync tcp_open error . VRRP Config Synchronizatio[...]

  • Page 360

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 360  Alteon OS Syslog Messages 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_ERROR (continued) LOG_NOTICE VRRP Multiple static rout es have same destination VRRP V irtual router <vr_id> must have sharing disabled when hotstandby is enabled VRRP V irtual router group must be enabled when hotstandby is enabled VRRP At least one vi rtual[...]

  • Page 361

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS Syslog Messages  361 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_NOTICE (continued) MGMT Second syslog host changed to <ip_address> MGMT Second syslog host changed to this host MGMT Next boot will use active config block MGMT User password changed MGMT Operator passw ord changed MGMT Administrator pa ss word changed MGMT RA[...]

  • Page 362

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 362  Alteon OS Syslog Messages 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_NOTICE (continued) MGMT <mins> minutes until scheduled reboot MGMT Password for <user> changed by <user>, notifying admin to save. MGMT T emperature OK VLAN Default VLAN can not be deleted IP " default gateway <ip_address> <"&qu[...]

  • Page 363

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS Syslog Messages  363 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_NOTICE (continued) LOG_INFO SYSTEM Management Port can only be enabled/disabl ed by the Management Module SYSTEM Cannot change the Mana gemen t IP Interface VLAN SYSTEM Cannot enable/disable the Management IP Interface SYSTEM Cannot enable/disable forwar ding on Man[...]

  • Page 364

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 364  Alteon OS Syslog Messages 43W7774, May 2007 LOG_INFO (continued) MGMT Unsupported GBIC refused MGMT Flash W rite Error . Failed to allocate buf fer . Quitting MGMT Flash Write Error . Trying again MGMT Flash W rite Error . Failed to allocate buf fer . Quitting MGMT Flash Write Error MGMT FLASH ERROR - i nvalid a[...]

  • Page 365

    43W7774, May 2007 365 Appendix B Alt eon OS SNMP Agen t The Alteon OS SNMP agent supports SNMP version 3. Security is pro vided thro ugh SNMP community strings. The default co mmunity strings are “public” for SNMP GET operation and “private” for SNMP SET operation. The community string can be mod ifi ed only through the Command Line Interfa[...]

  • Page 366

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 366  Alteon OS SNMP Agent 43W7774, May 2007 Alteon OS SNMP agent supports the foll o w ing generic traps as defined in RFC 1215:  ColdStart  Wa r m S t a r t  LinkDown  LinkUp  AuthenticationFailure The SNMP agent also supports two Spanning T ree traps as defined in RFC 1493:  NewRoot  T opologyC[...]

  • Page 367

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS SNMP Agent  367 43W7774, May 2007 altSwT cpHoldDow n A altSwT cpHoldDown trap sign ifies that ne w TCP connec- tion requests from a particular c lient will be blocked for a pre-determined amount of time since the rate of new TCP connections from that client has reached a pre-determined threshold. altSwT empE[...]

  • Page 368

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 368  Alteon OS SNMP Agent 43W7774, May 2007 W ork ing with S witch I mages and C onfiguration F iles This section describes how to use MIB calls to work with switch images and configuration files. Y ou can use a standard SNMP tool to perform the actions, usin g the MIBs listed in T abl e 9-1 1 . The examples in this [...]

  • Page 369

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS SNMP Agent  369 43W7774, May 2007 Loading a ne w switch image T o load a new switch image with the name “MyNewImage-1.img” into image2 , follow the steps below . This example assumes you have a FTP/TFTP server at 192.168.10.10. 1. Set the FTP/TFTP server addr ess wh ere the switch image resides: Set agTf[...]

  • Page 370

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 370  Alteon OS SNMP Agent 43W7774, May 2007 Loading a sa ved switch c onfiguration T o load a saved switch configurati on wit h the name “MyRunningConfig.cfg” into the switch, follow the steps below . This example assumes you have a TFTP server at 192.168.10.10. 1. Set the FTP/TFTP server addr ess where th e swit[...]

  • Page 371

    Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS SNMP Agent  371 43W7774, May 2007 Saving a switch dump T o save a switch dump to a FTP/TFTP server , follow the steps below . This example assumes you have a FTP/TFTP server at 192.168.10.10. 1. Set the FTP/TFTP server addr ess wher e the configuration will be saved: Set agTftpServer.0 “192.168.10.10” 2.[...]

  • Page 372

    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 372  Alteon OS SNMP Agent 43W7774, May 2007[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 373 Glossar y DIP (Destination IP Addr ess) The destination IP address of a frame. Dport (Destination Po r t ) The destination port (applic ation socket: for example, http-80/https-443/DNS-53) NA T (Network Address T ranslation) Any time an IP address is cha nged from one source IP or dest ination IP address to another address, ne[...]

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    Alteon OS Comma nd Reference 374  Glossary 43W7774, May 2007 VIR (Virtual Inter face Router) A VRRP address that is an IP interface addre ss shared between two or more virtual routers. Vi r t u a l R o u t e r A shared address between two devices utiliz ing VRRP , as defined in RFC 2338. One vir- tual router is associa ted with a n IP interfa ce[...]

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    43W7774, May 2007 1 Inde x Symbols / command ................. ...................... ................... 50 [ ] ........................ .................... ...................... ..... 16 A abbreviating commands (CLI) .............. ................ 54 access control user ................. .................... ...................... 205 ACL Port[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference 2  Index 43W7774, May 2007 broadcast IP route tag ............. ....................... ...............99 IP route type ................. ...................... ..........98 Browser-Based Interface ............ .................... .......19 C capture dump information to a file ............ ...........350 Cisco Ether [...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Index  3 43W7774, May 2007 D date setup ............ .................... ...................... ..... 35 system option ... ....................... ................... 176 daylight savings time ..... ................... ................. 187 debugging ....................... .................... .............. 339 def[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference 4  Index 43W7774, May 2007 image downloading ..... ....................... ...................331 software, selecting .............. ....................... .. 334 indirect (IP route type) .......... ...................... ..........98 Information IGMP Information .................... ...................112 IGMP Multi[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Index  5 43W7774, May 2007 Multiple Spanning Tree configuration .......... ...................... .............. 221 mxage (STP bridge option) ................... .............. 229 N nbr change statistics ..................... ................... ... 156 network management .......... ....................... .........[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference 6  Index 43W7774, May 2007 Port Menu configuration options ........................ ...........209 configuring Gigabit Ethernet (gig) ............ ..... 209 port mirroring configuration ...................... ....................... .. 319 Port number ........... ...................... ......................119 port s[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Index  7 43W7774, May 2007 setup facility ........... ... ..... ... ...... ... ..... ... ...... ... . 28, 31 IP configuration ........... ....................... .......... 39 IP subnet mask ..................... ...................... .. 39 port auto-negotiation mode ..................... ....... 37 port configuratio[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference 8  Index 43W7774, May 2007 TFTP server ................... ....................... .............322 thash ......... ....................... ...................... ...........236 time setup ...................... ....................... ...............35 system option ................... ...................... ..... 17[...]

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    Alteon OS Command Reference Index  9 43W7774, May 2007 write community string (SNMP option) ....... ........ 190[...]