Nortel Networks 8600 manual

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning Release: 5.0 Document Revision: 01.01 www.nortel.com NN46205-319 323883-A Rev 01 .[...]

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Release: 5.0 Publication: NN46205-319 Document status: Standard Document release date: 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved. Printed in Canada and the United States of America LEGAL NOTICE While the information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable, except as otherw[...]

3 . Contents Software license 7 New in this release 11 Features 11 NNCLI 11 Other changes 11 Document changes 11 Introduction 13 Commissioning fundamentals 15 System connections 15 Terminal connection 16 Modem connection 16 System logon 19 hsecure mode 20 Setup utility 21 Secure and nonsecure protocols 25 Password encryption 26 Management port 26 S[...]

4 Connecting a modem 46 Procedure job aid: PPP file 49 Configuring the switch with the setup utility 54 Procedure job aid: setup utility prompts 54 Configuring system identification 60 Configuring the time zone 62 Configuring the date 63 Specifying the primary SF/CPU 64 Changing passwords 64 Resetting passwords 68 Initial steps using the NNCLI 69 I[...]

5 Assigning an IP address to the management port 116 Assigning static routes to the management interface 117 Example of assigning a static route to the management interface 118 Enabling remote access services 118 Enabling the Web management interface 119 Configuring the remote host logon 120 Commissioning verification 123 Pinging an IP device 123 U[...]

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7 . Software license This section contains the Nortel Networks software license. Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement This Software License Agreement ("License Agreement") is between you, the end-user ("Customer") and Nortel Networks Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Nortel Networks"). PLEASE[...]

8 Software license of this Agreement. Customer shall not a) use, copy, modify, transfer or distribute the Software except as expressly authorized; b) reverse assemble, reverse compile, reverse engineer or otherwise translate the Software; c) create derivative works or modifications unless expressly authorized; or d) sublicense, rent or lease the So[...]

Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement 9 software documentation and, in the event Software is licensed for or on behalf of the United States Government, the respective rights to the software and software documentation are governed by Nortel Networks standard commercial license in accordance with U.S. Federal Regulations at 48 C.F.R. Sectio[...]

10 Software license Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

11 . Ne w in this release The following sections detail what’s new in Nortel Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning, NN46205-319 for Release 5.0: • “Features” (page 11) • “Other changes” (page 11) Features See the following sections for information about feature changes. • “NNCLI” (page 11) NNCLI In Release 5.0, you can use the new N[...]

12 New in this release This document is restructured to align with Nortel Customer Documentation Standards (NCDS). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

13 . Intr oduction This guide provides procedures to commission the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. Navigation • “Commissioning fundamentals” (page 15) • “Commissioning” (page 31) • “Initial steps using Device Manager” (page 33) • “Initial steps using the CLI” (page 41) • “Initial steps using the NNCLI” (page 69) [...]

14 Introduction Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

15 . Commissioning fundamentals Commissioning follows hardware installation. Commissioning includes the minimal, but essential, configuration steps to provide a default, starting point configuration, set up a management interface, and establish basic security on the node. For more information about configuring security, see Nortel Ethernet Routing [...]

16 Commissioning fundamentals Terminal connection Connect the serial console interface (an RS-232 port) to a PC or terminal to monitor and configure the switch. The port uses a DB-9 connector that operates as data terminal equipment (DTE) or data communication equipment (DCE). The default communication protocol settings for the console port are: ?[...]

System connections 17 Table 1 DTE-to-DCE straight-through pin assignments (cont’d.) Switch Modem Signal Pin number DCE DB-9 pin number DCE DB-25 pin number Data terminal ready (DTR) 44 2 0 Ground (GND) 55 7 Data set ready (DSR) 66 6 Request to send (RTS) 77 4 Clear to send (CTS) 88 5 The default communication protocol settings for the modem port [...]

18 Commissioning fundamentals Figure 1 PPP configuration topology When you configure the modem port on the switch to use PPP, you must also specify a PPP file. The PPP file is a text document which includes all additional PPP configuration parameters to include when the switch reboots. Enter one configuration parameter on each line with any require[...]

System logon 19 If each user must use a different IP address, list each user with a different IP address in the file. Configure the client IP settings to use a static IP address that matches what you configure in the secrets file. An example secrets file looks like the following: long * long 47.133.223.200 william * william 47.133.223.200 System lo[...]

20 Commissioning fundamentals hsecure mode The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 supports a flag called high secure (hsecure). hsecure introduces the following behaviors for the password: 10-character enforcement, aging time, limitation of failed logon attempts, and a protection mechanism to filter certain IP addresses. After you enable the hsecu[...]

Setup utility 21 Table 4 Default community strings (cont’d.) User ID New community string l3 privateonly rw privateonly rwa secretonly Aging enforcement When you enable the hsecure flag, you can configure a duration after which you must change your password. You configure the duration by using the aging parameter. For SNMP and FTP, after a passwo[...]

22 Commissioning fundamentals the switch reboots in the desired operating mode. The setup utility also provides error and warning messages to advise you of the ramifications of certain hardware and software configurations. For information about the supported operating modes, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Administration, NN46205-605 . The [...]

Setup utility 23 Figure 2 Setup utility example one Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

24 Commissioning fundamentals Figure 3 Setup utility example two Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

Secure and nonsecure protocols 25 Figure 4 Setup utility example three Secure and nonsecure protocols The following table describes the secure and nonsecure protocols the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 supports. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

26 Commissioning fundamentals Table 5 Secure and nonsecure protocols for IPv4 Nonsecure protocols Default status Equivalent secure protocols Default status FTP and TFTP Disabled SCP Disabled Telnet Disabled Secure SHell (SSH) v1, v2 Nortel recommends that you use SSHv2 instead of SSHv1. Disabled SNMPv1, SNMPv2 Enabled SNMPv3 You must load the DES/A[...]

Management port 27 The following lists provides configuration considerations. • You can configure the standby IP to a subnet other than that of the master IP using Device Manager only. Attempts to do so using CLI or NNCLI will generate a warning message. • If you use Device Manager, you can configure the standby IP to a different subnet than th[...]

28 Commissioning fundamentals Figure 5 OOB network management port default IP flowchart Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

Device Manager 29 The switch first checks for the file pcmboot.cfg, in Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA). If not found, the switch checks for the file boot.cfg in flash. ATTENTION If you use the boot configuration file from PCMCIA, you must rename the file to pcmboot.cfg The boot.cfg file is no longer saved in PCMCIA.[...]

30 Commissioning fundamentals Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

31 . Commissioning Commissioning follows hardware installation. The commissioning task includes all the initial procedures you must use to bring the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 online and set up appropriate access for remote users. Commissioning tasks The following work flow shows the sequence of tasks you perform to commission the Nortel Ethernet[...]

32 Commissioning Figure 6 Commissioning tasks Commissioning navigation • “Initial steps using Device Manager” (page 33) • “Initial steps using the CLI” (page 41) • “Initial steps using the NNCLI” (page 69) • “Remote connection configuration using Device Manager” (page 95) • “Remote connection configuration using the CLI?[...]

33 . Initial steps using Device Mana ger The initial commissioning steps involve basic setting configuration. Prerequisites to initial steps • You must install the hardware. • You must install at least one cable to set up a remote connection to the switch. • You must power up the switch. Initial commissioning procedures The following task flo[...]

34 Initial steps using Device Manager Figure 7 Initial commissioning procedures Initial commissioning navigation • “Editing system information” (page 34) • “Configuring the date and time” (page 37) • “Changing passwords” (page 38) Editing system information You can edit system information, such as the contact person, the name of t[...]

Editing system information 35 The Chassis dialog box appears with the System tab displayed. 2 Type the contact information. 3 Type the system name. 4 Type the location information. 5 Click Apply . 6 Click Close . --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to configure the System tab. Variable Value sysDescr Shows the system as[...]

36 Initial steps using Device Manager Variable Value LastVlanChange Displays the time since the last VLAN change LastStatisticsReset Displays the time since the statistics counters were last reset LastRunTimeConfigSave Displays the last run-time configuration saved LastRunTimeConfigSaveToSlave Displays the last run-time configuration saved to the s[...]

Configuring the date and time 37 Variable Value • saveSlaveBootConfig—saves the current boot configuration to the standby SF/CPU • loadLicense—loads a software license file to enable features ActionGroup2 Can be one of the following actions: • resetlstStatCounters—resets the IST statistic counters • resetLspStats—resets the LSP stat[...]

38 Initial steps using Device Manager The User Set Time tab appears. 4 Type the correct details. 5 Click Apply . --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to configure the User Set Time tab. Variable Value Year Configures the year (integer 1998–2097) Month Configures the month (integer 1–12) Date Configures the day (integ[...]

Changing passwords 39 Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to configure the CLI tab. Variable Value RWAUserName Specifies the user name for the read/write/all CLI account. RWAPassword Specifies the password for the read/write/all CLI account. RWEnable Activates the read/write access level. RWUserName Specifies the user name for [...]

40 Initial steps using Device Manager Variable Value Timeout Indicates the number of seconds of inactivity for a Telnet or Rlogin session before automatic timeout and disconnect (30–65535 seconds). NumAccessViolations Indicates the number of CLI access violations detected by the system. This field is a read-only field. Nortel Ethernet Routing Swi[...]

41 . Initial steps using the CLI The initial commissioning steps involve basic configuration settings. Prerequisites to initial steps • You must install the hardware. • You must install at least one cable to set up a remote connection to the switch. • You must power up the switch. Initial commissioning procedures The following task flow shows[...]

42 Initial steps using the CLI Figure 8 Initial commissioning procedures Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

Job aid: Roadmap of initial CLI commands 43 Initial commissioning navigation • “Job aid: Roadmap of initial CLI commands” (page 43) • “Connecting a terminal” (page 45) • “Connecting a modem” (page 46) • “Configuring the switch with the setup utility” (page 54) • “Configuring system identification” (page 60) • “Conf[...]

44 Initial steps using the CLI Table 6 Job aid: Roadmap of initial CLI commands (cont’d.) Command Parameter dst-end <Mm.n.d/hhmm|MMddhhmm> dst-name <dstname> dst-offset <minutes> dst-start <Mm.n.d/hhmm|MMddhhmm> info name <tz> config bootconfig tz offset-from-utc <minutes> access level <access level> <[...]

Connecting a terminal 45 Table 6 Job aid: Roadmap of initial CLI commands (cont’d.) Command Parameter contact <contact> clock-sync-time <minutes> contact <contact> ecn-compatibility <enable|disable> force-topology-ip-flag <true|false> global-filter <enable|disable> info location <location> max-vlan-resour[...]

46 Initial steps using the CLI Prerequisites • To use the console port, you need the following equipment: — A terminal or teletypewriter (TTY)-compatible terminal, or a portable computer with a serial port and terminal-emulation software. — An Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-listed straight-through or null modem RS-232 cable with a female DB-9[...]

Connecting a modem 47 Prerequisites • You need a DTE-to-DCE cable (straight or transmit cable) to connect the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 to the modem. • You must configure your client dial-up settings to establish the connection to the modem. Procedure steps Step Action 1 In the run-time CLI, configure the modem port by using the follo[...]

48 Initial steps using the CLI 7 Save the boot configuration. 8 Reboot the switch. --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the config bootconfig sio command. Variable Value 8databits <true|false> Specifies either 8 (true) or 7 (false) data bits for each byte for software to interpret. The default is false. baud[...]

Connecting a modem 49 Variable Value peer-ip <ipaddr> Configures the peer (PC) IP address on the point-to-point link. The default is 0.0.0.0. The switch assigns this value to any PC that connects through the modem port with configured TCP/IP properties to obtain an IP address automatically. If the client uses a static IP address, the Nortel E[...]

50 Initial steps using the CLI Table 7 Job aid: PPP file options Option Description asyncmap <value> Configures the desired async map to the value you specify. chap_file <file> Obtains Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) secrets from the specified file. You require this option if either peer requires CHAP authentication. [...]

Connecting a modem 51 Table 7 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description ipcp_max_failure <value> Configures the maximum number of IPCP configuration negative acknowledgements (NAK) to the value you specify. ipcp_max_terminate <value> Configures the maximum number of transmissions for IPCP termination requests to the value[...]

52 Initial steps using the CLI Table 7 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description mtu <value> Configures the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size for negotiation to the value you specify. netmask <value> Configures the netmask value for negotiation to the value you specify. no_acc Disables address control compression. no_a[...]

Connecting a modem 53 Table 7 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description pap_restart <value> Configures the timeout, in seconds, for PAP negotiation to the value you specify. pap_user_name <name> Configures the user name for PAP authentication with the peer to the specified name. passive_mode Configures passive mode. PPP w[...]

54 Initial steps using the CLI chap_file "my_chap" pap_file "my_pap" Configuring the switch with the setup utility Configure the switch with the setup utility to monitor system requirements and obtain the maximum system performance. Procedure steps Step Action 1 Start the setup utility by using the following command: install 2 [...]

Configuring the switch with the setup utility 55 Table 9 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Please provide primary image-file path [/flash/p80a4100.img]: Description: Indicates the name of the primary image file. Action: Press Enter to accept the default (p80a4100.img), or type a different file name[...]

56 Initial steps using the CLI Table 9 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Do you want to enable m-mode support [n] (y/n)? Description: Specifies if you want the chassis to run in 128 K mode. To run in 128 K mode, the CPU module must be an 8691 or higher and the switch must use at least one 8600 modu[...]

Configuring the switch with the setup utility 57 Table 9 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Do you want to enable CPU High Availability mode [n] (y/n)? Description: Specifies if you want to enable CPU high availability (HA) mode. Use CPU HA mode to recover switches with two CPUs quickly from a failu[...]

58 Initial steps using the CLI Table 9 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Do you want to enable TELNET [n] (y/n)? Description: Specifies if you want to access the switch by Telnet. Action: Enter y to enable Telnet. Accept the default ( n ) to not enable Telnet. Do you want to enable TFTP [n] (y/n)? [...]

Configuring the switch with the setup utility 59 Table 9 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action First net mgmt route [0.0.0.0:0.0.0.0]: Description: Specifies the IP address of the first network management route (static route from the network management port to a device in the network). Action: Type the[...]

60 Initial steps using the CLI Configuring system identification Configure system identification to specify the system name, contact person, and location of the switch. Procedure steps Step Action 1 Specify the system name by using the following command: config sys set name <prompt> 2 Specify the name of the contact person for the switch by[...]

Configuring system identification 61 Variable Value location <location> Changes the system location. max-vlan-resource-reservation <enable|disable> Enables MAX-VLAN feature. mgmt-virtual-ip <ipaddr/mask> Configures mgmt virtual IP. ipaddr/mask is the IP address and network mask {a.b.c.d/x | a.b.c.d/x.x.x.x | default}. mgmt-virtual[...]

62 Initial steps using the CLI Configuring the time zone Set the time zone to specify the time zone for your location and configure settings for Daylight Saving Time (DST). Procedure steps Step Action 1 Configure the time zone by using the following command: config bootconfig tz 2 Save the changed configuration to the boot.cfg and pcmboot.cfg file[...]

Configuring the date 63 Variable Value dst-offset <minutes> Configures the daylight saving adjustment in minutes. The default is 60 minutes. dst-start <Mm.n.d/hhmm|MMd dhhmm> Configures the starting date of daylight saving time. • Mm.n.d/hhmm specifies an hour on the nth occurrence of a weekday in a month. For example, M10.5.0/0200 me[...]

64 Initial steps using the CLI Action Configure the date by using the following command: config setdate <MMddyyyyhhmmss> Specifying the primary SF/CPU Specify the primary SF/CPU to determine which SF/CPU you use as the primary after the switch performs a full power cycle only. When the SF/CPU becomes the primary, the master LED for the SF/CPU[...]

Changing passwords 65 Prerequisites • You must use an account with read/write/all privileges to change passwords. For security, the switch saves passwords to a hidden file. The optional parameter password is the password associated with the user name or logon name. Procedure steps Action Change a password by using the following command: config cl[...]

66 Initial steps using the CLI l1 <username> [ <password> ] Changes the Layer 1 read/write logon or password. • username is the logon name • password is the password associated with the logon name. l2 <username> <password> Changes the Layer 2 read/write logon or password. • username is the logon name. l3 <username&g[...]

Changing passwords 67 min-passwd-len <integer> Configures the minimum length for passwords in high-secure mode. integer is in a minimum range of 10–20. oper <username> Configures the operator logon to connect to the WSM. For more information about the WSM, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Web Switching Module Fundamentals, NN46[...]

68 Initial steps using the CLI slbadmin <username> Configures the SLB administrator logon to connect to the WSM. For more information about the WSM, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Web Switching Module Fundamentals, NN46205-314 . ssladmin <username> Configures the ssladmin logon to connect to and configure the secure sockets lay[...]

69 . Initial steps using the NNCLI The initial commissioning steps involve basic setting configuration. Prerequisites to initial steps • You must install the hardware. • You must install at least one cable to set up a remote connection to the switch. • You must power up the switch. Initial commissioning procedures The following task flow show[...]

70 Initial steps using the NNCLI Figure 9 Initial commissioning procedures Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

Job aid: Roadmap of initial NNCLI commands 71 Initial commissioning navigation • “Job aid: Roadmap of initial NNCLI commands” (page 71) • “Connecting a terminal” (page 73) • “Connecting a modem” (page 74) • “Configuring the switch with the setup utility” (page 81) • “Configuring system identification” (page 87) • “[...]

72 Initial steps using the NNCLI Table 10 Job aid: Roadmap of initial NNCLI commands (cont’d.) Command Parameter 8databits baud <rate> mode <ascii|slip|ppp> mtu <bytes> my-ip <ipaddr> peer-ip <ipaddr> pppfile <file> restart slip-compression boot config sio modem slip-rx-compression dst-end <Mm.n.d/hhmm|MMddh[...]

Connecting a terminal 73 Table 10 Job aid: Roadmap of initial NNCLI commands (cont’d.) Command Parameter community contact <WORD 0-255> force group host location <word> log enable|maxfilesize name <WORD 0-255> notify-filter <WORD 1-32> <WORD 1-32> sender-ip {A.B.C.D} {A.B.C.D} user view <WORD 1-32> <WORD 1-3[...]

74 Initial steps using the NNCLI Procedure steps Step Action 1 Configure the terminal protocol as follows: • 9600 baud • 8 data bits • 1 stop bit • No parity 2 Connect the RS-232 cable to the console port. 3 Connect the other end of the RS-232 cable to the terminal or computer serial port. 4 Turn on the terminal. 5 Log on to the NNCLI. --En[...]

Connecting a modem 75 ATTENTION Nortel recommends that before you configure the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) or the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), you familiarize yourself with these protocols. 2 If you configure the port mode to slip , use the following command to configure other SLIP parameters: boot config sio modem [slip-compression] [s[...]

76 Initial steps using the NNCLI Variable Value mode <ascii|slip|ppp> Configures the communication mode for the serial port. The default is American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII). If you are configuring the modem port, you can configure the port to use either the SLIP or the PPP communication mode. To configure this option[...]

Connecting a modem 77 restart Shuts down and initializes the port. slip-compression Enables or disables Transmission Control Protocol over IP (TCP/IP) header compression for SLIP mode. The default is false. Use the no operator to remove this configuration. To configure this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command. sli[...]

78 Initial steps using the NNCLI Table 11 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description default_route Adds a default route to the system routing table, after successful Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP) negotiation. Use the peer as the gateway. After the PPP connection ends, the system removes this entry. driver_debug Activates P[...]

Connecting a modem 79 Table 11 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description lcp_max_terminate <value> Configures the maximum number of transmissions for LCP termination requests to the value you specify. lcp_restart <value> Configures the timeout in seconds for the LCP negotiation to the value you specify. local_auth_name &l[...]

80 Initial steps using the NNCLI Table 11 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description no_vjccomp Disables VJ connection ID compression. pap_file <file> Obtains PAP secrets from the specified file. You require this option if either peer requires PAP authentication. If your users must use the same IP address, the PAP and CHAP secre[...]

Configuring the switch with the setup utility 81 Table 11 Job aid: PPP file options (cont’d.) Option Description silent_mode Configures silent mode. PPP does not transmit LCP packets to initiate a connection until it receives a valid LCP packet from the peer. vj_max_slots <value> Configures the maximum number of VJ compression header slots [...]

82 Initial steps using the NNCLI For more information about the prompted questions, see “Procedure job aid: setup utility prompts” (page 82) . 3 Reboot the switch. --End-- Procedure job aid: setup utility prompts The following table lists the questions prompted by the setup utility and provides a description for each. Table 13 Job aid: Setup ut[...]

Configuring the switch with the setup utility 83 Table 13 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Primary CPU mgmt port: autonegotiation [n] (y/n)? Description: Specifies if you want the primary CPU to use autonegotiation. Action: Enter n to accept the default, or enter y to indicate that you want the pr[...]

84 Initial steps using the NNCLI Table 13 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Do you want to enable enhanced operation mode support [n] (y/n)? Description: Specifies if you want to enable enhanced operation mode. Enhanced operation mode increases the maximum number of VLANs when you use MultiLink Tru[...]

Configuring the switch with the setup utility 85 Table 13 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action Do you want to enable FTP [n] (y/n)? Description: Specifies if you want users to access the switch by File transfer Protocol (FTP). Action: Enter y to enable FTP for remote users. Accept the default ( n ) to[...]

86 Initial steps using the NNCLI Table 13 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action IP Address for mgmt-virtual-ip [0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0]: Description: Indicates the IP address for the virtual management port. Action: Type the IP address of the virtual management port. Accept the default (0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0) to no[...]

Configuring system identification 87 Table 13 Job aid: Setup utility prompt descriptions (cont’d.) Prompt Description and action IP address of the default VLAN [0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0]: Description: Specifies the IP address of the default Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN). Action: Type the IP address of the default VLAN. Do you want to save the changes [...]

88 Initial steps using the NNCLI Variable Value authentication-trap Enables or disables generation of authentication traps. bootstrap Sets SNMP initial user entry. community Sets community table. contact <word> Identifies the contact person who manages the node. To include blank spaces in the contact, use quotation marks (") around the t[...]

Configuring the time zone 89 Example of configuring system identification Procedure steps Step Action 1 Change the system name by using the following command: ERS-8610:5(config)# sys name ERS-8610 2 Configure the system contact by using the following command: ERS-8610:5(config)# snmp-server contact joe.smith@somecompany.com 3 Configure the system l[...]

90 Initial steps using the NNCLI Variable Value dst-end <Mm.n.d/hhmm|MMddh hmm> Configures the ending date of DST. You can specify the time in one of two ways: • Mm.n.d/hhmm specifies an hour on the nth occurrence of a weekday in a month. For example, M10.5.0/0200 means the fifth occurrence of Sunday in the tenth month (October) at 2:00 a.m[...]

Specifying the primary SF/CPU 91 Variable Value name <tz> Configures an abbreviated name for the local time zone name. tz is the name. For example, PST is Pacific Standard Time. To configure this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command. offset-from-utc <minutes> Configures the time zone offset in minutes t[...]

92 Initial steps using the NNCLI Procedure steps Step Action 1 View the current setting for the primary SF/CPU by using the following command: show boot config master 2 Specify the slot of the primary SF/CPU by using the following command: boot config master <cpu-slot> 3 Save the configuration to the boot.cfg and pcmboot.cfg files. 4 Reboot t[...]

Changing passwords 93 2 Configure password options by using the following command: password [access-level <word>] [aging-time day <1-365>] [default-lockout-time <60-65000>] [lockout <word> time <time>] [min-passwd-len <10-20>] [password-history <3-32>] --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the follow[...]

94 Initial steps using the NNCLI Variable Value default-lockout-time <60-65000> Changes the default lockout time after three invalid attempts. Configures the lockout time, in seconds, and is in the 60–65000 range. The default is 60 seconds. To configure this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command. lockout <[...]

95 . Remote connection configuration using De vice Manager This section contains the minimum information required to configure a management interface for the purposes of setting up a remote connection. Remote connection configuration procedures The following task flow shows the sequence of procedures you perform to permit remote connections to th[...]

96 Remote connection configuration using Device Manager Figure 10 Remote connection configuration procedures Remote connection configuration navigation • “Assigning an IP address to the management port” (page 97) • “Assigning static routes to the management interface” (page 97) • “Configuring SNMP settings for Device Manager access?[...]

Assigning static routes to the management interface 97 Assigning an IP address to the management port Assign an IP address to the management port to use it for out-of-band (OOB) management. The standby IP must be in the same subnet as the master IP. Create a virtual management port in addition to the physical management ports on the switch manageme[...]

98 Remote connection configuration using Device Manager The Static Routes tab appears. 3 Click Insert . The Insert Static Routes dialog box appears. 4 Select the owner virtual router and forwarder (VRF). 5 In the Dest box, type the IP address. 6 In the Mask box, type the mask. 7 In the NextHop box, type the IP address of the router through which yo[...]

Configuring SNMP settings for Device Manager access 99 Variable Value NextHop Configures the IP address of the next hop of this route. In the case of a route bound to an interface realized through a broadcast media, the value of this box is the agent IP address on that interface. NextHopVrfId Indicates the next hop VRF ID in interVRF static-route c[...]

100 Remote connection configuration using Device Manager 4 Select the properties you want to change and configure their values. 5 Click OK . --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to configure the Properties dialog box. Variable Value Status Interval Interval you use to gather statistics and status information (default is [...]

Enabling the Web management interface 101 Variable Value Trap Port The number of the port where the switch captures trap messages. The default is 162. Listen for Syslogs If you select this variable, Device Manager monitors for syslogs. Confirm row deletion If you select this variable, Device Manager sends a message after you delete a system table r[...]

102 Remote connection configuration using Device Manager Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

103 . Remote connection configuration using the CLI This section contains the minimum information required to configure a management interface to set up a remote connection. Remote connection configuration procedures The following task flow shows the sequence of procedures you perform to permit remote connections to the Nortel Ethernet Routing Sw[...]

104 Remote connection configuration using the CLI Figure 11 Remote connection configuration procedures Remote connection configuration navigation • “Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection CLI commands” (page 105) • “Assigning an IP address to the management port” (page 106) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01[...]

Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection CLI commands 105 • “Assigning static routes to the management interface” (page 107) • “Enabling remote access services” (page 108) • “Enabling the Web management interface” (page 109) • “Configuring the remote host logon” (page 110) Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection CLI commands The [...]

106 Remote connection configuration using the CLI Table 14 Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection CLI commands (cont’d.) Command Parameter enable config web-server password <ro> <username> <password> ftpd <true|false> rlogind <true|false> sshd <true|false> telnetd <true|false> flags tftpd <true|false>[...]

Assigning static routes to the management interface 107 Variable Value cpu-slot <value> Specifies the Switch Fabric/Central Processor Unit (SF/CPU) module ( 8691SF/CPU or 8692SF/CPU), slot 5 or slot 6. If you do not specify a slot number for the IP address, the switch assigns the slot number to the currently active management module. ipaddr/m[...]

108 Remote connection configuration using the CLI Example of assigning a static route to the management interface Procedure steps Action If you locate a management station on the network of 11.0.0.0/255.0.0.0, and the next hop to that network from the management interface is 10.127.231.1, enter the following command to configure the management port[...]

Enabling the Web management interface 109 4 Enable or disable the access service by using the following command: flags <access-service> <true|false> 5 Save the boot configuration. --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the flags command. Variable Value access-service Specifies the type of remote access s[...]

110 Remote connection configuration using the CLI Variable Value enable Enables the Ethernet Routing Switch Web interface. password <ro> <username> <password> Configures passwords for access to the Web interface. username is the user logon name (up to 20 characters). password is the password associated with the logon name (up to 2[...]

Configuring the remote host logon 111 Variable Value password <value> Configures the password to enable FTP transfers. value is the password, up to 16 characters long. After you configure this password, only FTP is used for remote host logon. ATTENTION This password must match the password for the FTP server, or the FTP operation fails. Also,[...]

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113 . Remote connection configuration using the NNCLI This section contains the minimum information to configure a management interface to set up a remote connection. Remote connection configuration procedures The following task flow shows the sequence of procedures you perform to permit remote connections to the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 86[...]

114 Remote connection configuration using the NNCLI Figure 12 Remote connection configuration procedures Remote connection configuration navigation • “Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection NNCLI commands” (page 115) • “Assigning an IP address to the management port” (page 116) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-31[...]

Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection NNCLI commands 115 • “Assigning static routes to the management interface” (page 117) • “Enabling remote access services” (page 118) • “Enabling the Web management interface ” (page 119) • “Configuring the remote host logon” (page 120) Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection NNCLI commands[...]

116 Remote connection configuration using the NNCLI Table 15 Job aid: Roadmap of remote connection NNCLI commands (cont’d.) Command Parameter enable password <rwa/rw/ro> <username> <passwd> enable help-tftp <WORD 0-256> http-port <1-49151> web-server http-port <1-49151> Assigning an IP address to the management[...]

Assigning static routes to the management interface 117 Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the boot config net mgmt ip and sys mgmt-virtual-ip commands. Variable Value cpu-slot <value> Specifies the Switch Fabric/Central Processor Unit (SF/CPU) module (8691SF/CPU or 8692SF/CPU), slot 5 or slot 6. If you do not spe[...]

118 Remote connection configuration using the NNCLI Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the boot config net mgmt route command. Variable Value gateway Configures the IP address of the default gateway. netaddr/mask Configures the IP address and mask of the destination network in the formats a.b.c.d/x | a.b.c.d/x.x.x.x | d[...]

Enabling the Web management interface 119 Procedure steps Step Action 1 Enable the access service by using the following command: boot config flags <access-service> See the following variable definitions table for more information. 2 Save the boot configuration. --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the boot [...]

120 Remote connection configuration using the NNCLI web-server enable 2 Configure the access password by using the following command: web-server password <ro> <username> <passwd> --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the web-server command. Variable Value def-display-rows Sets web server default d[...]

Configuring the remote host logon 121 3 Reboot the switch. --End-- Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the boot config host command. Variable Value ftp-debug Enables or disables debug mode on FTP. If you enable debug mode, debug messages appear on the management console screen. The default is disabled. Use the no operato[...]

122 Remote connection configuration using the NNCLI Variable Value tftp-timeout <seconds> Configures the TFTP timeout. The default value is 6 seconds. seconds is the number of seconds (1–120). To configure this option to the default value, use the default operator with the command. user <value> Configures the remote user logon. value [...]

123 . Commissioning verification This section contains information about how to verify your commissioning procedures result in a functional switch. Commissioning verification navigation • “Pinging an IP device” (page 123) • “Using Telnet to log on to the device” (page 124) • “Accessing the switch through the Web interface” (page[...]

124 Commissioning verification Variable Value -d Configures ping debug mode (for IPv4). datasize value Specifies the size of ping data sent in bytes (for IPv4) (16–4076). HostName/ipv4address/ipv6addre ss Specifies the host name or IPv4 (a.b.c.d) or IPv6 (x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x) address (string length 1–256). -I Specifies the interval between transmis[...]

Accessing the switch through the Web interface 125 Step Action 1 Start your Web browser. 2 Type the switch IP address as the URL in the Web address field. The Web logon page appears. 3 In the User Name and Password boxes, type ro . 4 Click Log On . The System page appears. This page provides general information about the switch and its configuratio[...]

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127 . Common pr ocedures using De vice Manager The following section describes common procedures you use while commissioning the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. Common procedure na vigation • “Saving the configuration” (page 127) Saving the configuration After you change the boot configuration, you must save the changes to both the mast[...]

128 Common procedures using Device Manager Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Commissioning NN46205-319 01.01 Standard 30 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks .[...]

129 . Common pr ocedures using the CLI The following section describes common procedures you use while commissioning the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. Common procedure na vigation • “Saving the configuration” (page 129) Saving the configuration After you change the boot configuration, you must save the changes to both the master and t[...]

130 Common procedures using the CLI Variable Value file <value> Specifies the file name in one of the following formats for value : • [a.b.c.d]: <file> • peer/<file> • /pcmcia/ <file> • /flash/ <file> file is a string of 1–99 characters. mode <cli|nncli> Saves the configuration as CLI or NNCLI. savetype[...]

131 . Common pr ocedures using the NNCLI The following section describes common procedures you use while commissioning the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. Common procedure na vigation • “Saving the configuration” (page 131) Saving the configuration After you change the boot configuration, you must save the changes to both the master and[...]

132 Common procedures using the NNCLI Variable Value backup <word> Saves the specified file name and identifies the file as a backup file. word uses one of the following formats: • [a.b.c.d]:<file> • peer/<file> • /pcmcia/ <file> • /flash/ <file> file is a string of 1–99 characters. file <word> Specifie[...]

133 . Index B baud option 48, 75 baud rate, configuring 48, 75 boot configuration saving 37 C cable , serial 46, 74 CLI commands setdate 63 commands setdate 63 configuring the time 37 connection, testing 123 connector , modem 16 Console por t connecting 45, 73 RS-232 por t 16 console, reset 37 counters, reset 37 D da ylight saving time, configu[...]

134 offset-from-utc option 44, 63, 72, 91 P pass word commands 38, 64, 92 pass words def ault 19 peer-ip option 49, 76 pin assignments, Modem por t 16 point-to-point link 48, 76 pppfile option 49, 76 primar y command 64, 91 Primar y SF/CPU and primar y command 91 prompt root-le vel 88 protocol settings, terminal 46, 74 R remote host logon, defini[...]

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