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1. L amp F ColorsiFonts M amp F ColorsiFonts Select Look And Feel Theme Colors Fonts represent the color scheme and fonts for most panels and controls x Item Theme Colors Fonts wv Background Foreground is Selection a Font Narne Dialog v Font Size 12 y Reset Defaults amy cancer te oy concen He When you exit a Quick2Config session the Quick2Config server saves any changes that you have made These changes are associated with your Quick2Config user name so that your changes are maintained even if you start subsequent Quick2Config sessions from another computer Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 42 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Changing the Quick2Config window style To change the look and feel of the Quick2Config window 1 2 Choose View gt Preferences In the Preferences dialog box click the L amp F tab The Look and Feel tab is shown on the left side of Figure 11 Choose a style from the Select Look and Feel box e Metal Java style the default e CDE Motif Common Desktop Environment Motif style e Windows Microsoft style not available on UNIX platforms Click a button e OK sets the selected style and closes the Preferences dialog box e Apply sets the style and leaves the dialog box open e Cancel closes the dialog box without changing the window style Chan
2. 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 45 Displaying field level Help The Quick2Config software includes property tips for fields in the properties tab that accept user input Figure 14 shows how to display a property tip for an entry field Figure 14 Displaying a property tip Palette Properties 2l Click the question Basic Import Export FTP TFTP HTTP mark Property Value TFTP Server Name Click an entry TFTP File name field IP Address Specifies the TFTP server to use may Manager password be a hostname or IP address Help message for this field Using the online Help system To start the online Help system choose Help gt Contents or Help gt Index Alternatively you can press F1 for context sensitive Help anywhere in the Quick2Config main window For example to see a general description of the Properties tab in the online Help system 1 Click in the Properties tab 2 Press F1 The Help topic for the Properties tab opens Figure 15 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 46 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Figure 15 Help topic for the Properties tab http 32 245 252 139 help netConfigClientClientGUI html Properties Tab Use the Properties tab to view or modify the attributes and attribute values for the item currently selected in the navigation pane Although the specific contents of
3. AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS LICENSEE FURTHER AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS THE ENTIRE AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTEL NETWORKS AND LICENSEE WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR ORAL AND WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT NO DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS WILL BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST NORTEL NETWORKS UNLESS NORTEL NETWORKS GIVES ITS EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT INCLUDING AN EXPRESS WAIVER OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 207810 B Contents 7 Contents PYGTACS 66 525 25504690 0464000 OSLO A LAr ATA ELE REAR LAR RT 15 CENO OU DOT ad tas he cea se do als Mrs rac da ke PAA ee Ae ee A kc 15 TOR CONVORIONS occccscncdanweeeeeGeeeeaSeRehasad GAGS EERE ae 16 Sereen illustatons op op hee tng RR head ng AN We ean pe DEN ER Lea Aa eta Rw A 16 PPT RR MM SMU MI Sc ch eho Sy aac nt sa a ec ao Ae ee 16 How toget help 2nccncctee seed Hees Seeew ER we dee EERO O e eee we eee ee 17 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client SesSiON 0 cece eee eee 19 BONO VOU SI uk tu a tee bl eee ee bd a ee eee Pek ke A keds 19 Starting the standalone client n ei ane eke eM RkE REE OR ew 20 Starting the standalone client on Windows systems 00 0000 20 Starting the standalone client on UNIX systems 000002 eee ue 21 Starting the standalone client on network management platfor
4. next to an item For example Figure 4 shows the expanded Server Setup folder and all of its subfolders The content of the Server Setup folder depends on the permissions that the Quick2Config administrator assigned to your account Your Server Setup folder might contain items different from those shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Expanding the Server Setup folder z Ie Server Setup EE Email Notification a Scheduled Operations gt Syslog Messages BH TFTP Errors T SYSLOG Daemon Sy TFTP Server E g User Groups 3 Administrators B administrator oe Web Server Items in the navigation pane can be individual items for example a specific networking interface or they can be groups of other items For example the Configuration Data folder might contain a folder that groups together all devices in a geographical area 207810 B Lock Indicator Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 33 Lock Indicator icons As you work with Quick2Config you will notice indicator icons in the navigation pane These icons which appear to the left of items indicate the status of items A green lock indicates that you have locked the item therefore only you can modify the item A red lock indicates that the item is locked by another user therefore you cannot modify the item Figure 5 shows what a lock icon looks like in the navigation pane Figure 5 Lock indicator icon in the navigation pane re fl Configuration Data H A Cisco H
5. E Saved Search Results Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 64 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database To sort the items in the navigation pane by name Choose View gt Sort gt by Name To sort the items in the navigation pane by type Choose View gt Sort gt by Type Working with shortcuts A shortcut is a representation of an item in the hierarchy A shortcut is linked to the database item that it represents so any change that you make to the shortcut or to the database item is reflected in the other Using shortcuts you can get multiple views of your network that can help you solve configuration problems For example the navigation pane organizes network items in a physical manner you see a device then its interfaces then its protocols and so forth as you expand the device With shortcuts you can create a logical view of a network grouping related items under one item such as interfaces that communicate with each other For example in the physical view an Ethernet adapter appears as an interface under a device You might want to create a logical view that shows how the Ethernet items in your network are related You can create a folder called Ethernet Interfaces that contains shortcuts to all Ethernet interfaces in the network Once you place the shortcuts in this folder you can use the validate command to validate all the Ethernet connections in the network at o
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10. B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 31 Navigation pane The navigation pane is a hierarchical display of the contents of the Quick2Config database At the highest level the navigation pane contains several items which are described in Table 1 Table 1 Items in the navigation pane Icon Label Description User Name Server Name Represents a Quick2Config client session For example Figure 3 shows that Administrator established a Quick2Config client session with the Quick2Config server on rtp kstudwe Configuration Data The Configuration Data folder contains all the m network configuration information to which you have access permissions This is the folder or one of its subfolders to which you can add devices See Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database on page 49 Saved Search Results The Saved Search Results folder contains the results of any saved searches Initially this folder is empty See Searching the configuration database on page 93 jo Server Setup The Server Setup folder contains your user account information Depending on the permissions that the Quick2Config administrator assigned to your account you might have access to additional items in this folder Eh Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 32 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config The details of the hierarchy are revealed when you click the plus sign
11. Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 93 Searching the configuration database You can use the Find feature to search the Quick2Config database With the Find feature you can look for text in the following items Item names Property tips Field names Field values If a string is found in an object a reference to that object is returned Starting a search To start a search 1 From the navigation pane select the item that you want to search You can select a folder to search through all items within the folder If you select the very top item the search will look in the entire database Open the Find dialog box Figure 45 in one of the following ways e Choose Edit gt Find e On the toolbar click Find Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 94 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Figure 45 Find dialog box Find More Options Look in Search for IV Lookin item names Lookin field values I Lookin popup help Lookin field names Device Location Find Close Help 3 Inthe Search for field type the text that you want to find By default you can specify wildcard characters in your text The wildcards are an asterisk and a question mark 4 Specify which fields you want to search item names help topics field values and field names Click the Look In tab and specify which folders or items you want to search Click the More Options tab to specify
12. TFTP host see Importing from a remote TFTP directory on page 59 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 58 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Importing from the default TFTP directory To import from the default TFTP directory 1 2 In the TFTP server list select Local TFTP Server the default selection In the Files in TFTP directory list select the files you want to import If the list is empty verify the location of the TFTP server directory and copy the files you want to import to the directory In the Select a driver list select the driver Click Add The files you have selected to import are listed in the Files to Import tab at the bottom of the Import From TFTP dialog box Repeat steps 2 through 4 until you have added all the files to the import list You can proceed to the next step or you can add remote files to the import list as explained in the next section Click Import Quick2Config imports the listed configuration files If you have many configuration files the import process can take a while 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 59 Importing from a remote TFTP directory To import from a remote TFTP server 1 Inthe TFTP server list select Remote TFTP Server The contents of the top two panes of the Import from TFTP dialog box change In the upper left pane the TFTP Server s IP address or hostname box is enabled in the up
13. after several seconds the Differences report opens Figure 43 The database information appears on the left and the actual device configuration data appears on the right Figure 43 Differences report amp Differences olx View Properties view Properties E 132 245 253 13 Accela E actual Devices H Slot 1 8x1 00BaseF 132 245 253 13 Acci lt Slot 3 16x100Base gt Slot 4 CPU Slot 6 2x1 000Base H Slot 8 1x1000Base i Default VLAN fic 42 gt Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 92 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Saving comparison results To save the results of a comparison 1 Inthe Differences dialog box click Save The Save dialog box opens Figure 44 Figure 44 Save dialog box Select the destination folder for your save in the tree below If you would like to create a new subfolder select a destination folder enter in the new folder name and press the New Folder button New Folder Folder Name Folder ss s S B Pp Administrator rtp wsherril Ej Server Setup m Configuration Data i a Saved Search Results i Scheduler fe Scripts H Cancel 2 Choose a destination for the report You can either select an existing folder or create a new one A new folder appears inside the selected folder 3 Click OK The report is named Differences with the timestamp appended 207810 B
14. client session 207810 B 29 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config This chapter provides an overview of how to use Quick2Config Information in this chapter is organized as follows e About the Quick2Config main window on page 30 e Customizing the Quick2Config window on page 41 e Displaying field level Help on page 45 e Using the online Help system on page 45 e Changing Quick2Config account information on page 46 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 30 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config About the Quick2Config main window The Quick2Config main window contains a menu bar a toolbar and three distinct panes the navigation pane on the left the context sensitive pane on the top right and the message pane on the bottom right Figure 3 shows an example of the main window Figure 3 Quick2Config main window Optivity Quick2Config OF x Menu Bar File Edit View Tools Help a Toba MARV as Xamma FA O ra le EP aaministrator rtp kstudwe Palette Properties ee m Configuration Data oe Centillion 1000 Series Switches EN Saved Search Results C Folder or Domain IE Server Setup Context Sensitive Pane Message Pane Status Bar 7 Drag this border to resize Drag this border to resize the the navigation pane context sensitive and messages panes 207810
15. documentation Pop up menus Quick2Config includes pop up menus from which you can quickly access context sensitive menu commands To display a pop up menu right click in the navigation pane Like other Quick2Config menus the menu choices that are available on the pop up menu depend on which item you have selected in the navigation pane Figure 10 shows two examples of pop up menus one when a networking device is selected and one for drag and drop operations Figure 10 Pop up menus x onda XX Delete J Pop up menu for Ba copy Ctrl C device E ccie Cighey aA Raste AS shancdt ilins Sez Rename Ctrl R Move Here Pop up menu for E copy Here See drag and drop Permissions A Create Shortcut Here Run Wizard Wer Links Cancel Export Compare V Validate Lock gt yv vy m Unlock gt Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 40 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Toolbar The toolbar buttons provide quick access to commonly used commands Table 3 describes the buttons on the Quick2Config toolbar Table 3 Quick2Config toolbar buttons Button Name Description Compare Import Imports configuration data into the database either from a TFTP server or from the physical device Export Exports the selected device configuration data You can export the data to a TFTP server or to a physical device Compares selected database de
16. from descending to ascending or vice versa Inthe Audit Log window click the column heading for the sort key For example if the Audit Log is sorted by user name click the User column heading to change the sort order Jumping to a database item from the Audit Log window An audit log might contain entries that require further investigation To facilitate this you can jump from an entry in the Audit Log window to the corresponding item in the navigation pane To jump from an audit log entry to the corresponding item in the navigation pane Double click the audit log entry The Quick2Config window opens and the item to which the log entry corresponds is selected Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 102 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 207810 B 103 Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems If you have installed the Quick2Config software in its default installation directory and installed the network management system in its default directory then you can start a Quick2Config client session from the Tools or Applications menu This appendix describes the setup tasks that you must complete if you have installed the Quick2Config software or the network management system in a directory other than the default and you want to start a Quick2Config client session from the network management system Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 1
17. item s subtree Note The Quick2Config administrator has full access privileges and gt does not have to be the owner of an item in order to modify its access permissions Modifying owner and group permissions You can change the owner of an item and its group access permissions To change the owner of an item 1 View the item s access permissions See Viewing access permissions on page 68 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 70 Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 2 Inthe Permissions tab select an owner in the Owner list If you are not the Quick2Config administrator be careful not to choose the Administrator account If you do you will not be able to make any further modifications to the item To change the groups with access to an item 1 View the item s access permissions See Viewing access permissions on page 68 2 Inthe Groups list select the groups that you want to include and clear the groups that you want to exclude Modifying access privileges To modify the access privileges for an item In the Permissions tab click the appropriate Read and Write check boxes in the Everyone Group or Owner rows Comparing access permissions When you select more than one item in the hierarchy and open the Permissions tab Quick2Config compares the access permissions for all selected items If permissions differ among the items the cells of those settings
18. on page 81 4 Click Export Quick2Config starts the data export process Configuring devices with a Telnet connection Quick2Config includes a Telnet proxy which allows you to establish a remote connection to any Telnet enabled site You can use this feature to connect to a device on the network and perform some specialized configuration tasks manually You can start a Telnet session from Quick2Config regardless of whether your client computer supports Telnet A Telnet session started from Quick2Config is functionally identical to a Telnet session started from your computer Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 84 Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data To establish a Telnet connection Open a Telnet window in one of the following ways e Choose Tools gt Telnet e On the toolbar click Telnet Choose Session gt Open The Open Telnet Session dialog box opens Figure 40 Figure 40 Open Telnet Session dialog box 3 To open a new connection enter a hostname or IP address in the field below then press the OK button Connect To M History List In the Connect To box type the name or the IP address of the device to which you want to establish a connection Click OK The Connect Progress status window opens If after several moments a Telnet session has not been established click the Cancel button in the Connect Progress window Verify that you have entered
19. results of the comparison to generate and export a configuration file that forces the configuration on the physical device to exactly match the configuration in the Quick2Config database Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 82 Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data Exporting configuration data to the TFTP server Note BayStack switches do not support export to a TFTP server gt To export configuration data to the TFTP server 1 In the navigation pane select the devices for which you want to export the configuration data 2 Run the Export command in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Export gt To TFTP e On the toolbar click Export and then choose TFTP The Export to TFTP dialog box opens Figure 39 Figure 39 Export to TFTP dialog box Export Schedule Notification Export to TFTP Eg All listed items will be exported You can select Remove Preview items to remove preview or modify Export z a Nashville Property Value maas TFTP Server TFTP File name Nashville_cfg TFTP File name for backup Nashville_cfg_bak 2 Export Cancel Help 207810 B Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 83 3 To see the configuration file that will be exported to TFTP prior to exporting it click Preview The Preview dialog box opens See Figure 38
20. that are different are displayed in dark gray For these grayed cells you can set the access permission as you do with a single item the new setting applies to all selected items In Figure 31 notice that the Everyone Write setting is dark gray indicating a difference in access privileges among the selected items 207810 B Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 71 Figure 31 Access settings for multiple items Palette Properties Permissions Apply settings to sub items Permissions Read Write Groups ean M D Everyone TE Locking device configurations Because the Quick2Config server supports concurrent users it is possible that more than one user might attempt to change the configuration of the same item at the same time For this reason Nortel Networks recommends that you lock an item before you make any changes to that item s configuration When you lock an item you block the item s write privilege to all users except yourself While the item is locked other users can only read the item s configuration Locking an item locks all shortcuts to that item and locking a shortcut locks the item itself and all other shortcuts to that item You can lock any item in the navigation pane for which you have write access which means that more than one user can modify separate items on the same device For example you could lock a device s Ethernet interface w
21. the following ways e Double click the icon in the Palette tab e Drag the icon from the Palette tab to the navigation pane e Select an icon in the Palette tab and then click the Paste button at the bottom of the tab Note Although any of these methods is acceptable the procedures in this book use the double click method You can use the Paste button and the spin control which are located in the lower left corner of the context sensitive pane to add multiple copies of an item to the navigation pane To change the number of copies you want to add do one of the following e Type a value in the spin box e Click the arrows to increase or decrease the number of copies 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 51 Adding new devices Each version of Quick2Config includes device templates for a specific set of the networking devices from Nortel Networks You can use these templates to add new devices to your Quick2Config database When you select the Configuration Data folder in the navigation pane and click the Palette tab a list of templates for Nortel Networks devices is displayed To add a device to the network configuration database 1 In the navigation pane select the Configuration Data folder or one of its subfolders In the context sensitive pane click the Palette tab Expand the folder containing the device you want to add and then double click it After you add a device to the
22. the properties tab depend on what you have selected in the navigation pane the properties tab generally contains the items described in the following table Item Description Basic Tab Review or modify the basic properties for the currently selected itern This tab is always available Import Export Review or modify the import and export properties for the currently Tab selected device This tab is available only when the currently selected item is a device Other tabs Review or modify other properties for the currently selected item For example if the currently selected itern is device level IP then the following tabs are available zi Changing Quick2Config account information Your Quick2Config user account includes a user name and a password You should treat this account information the same way that you treat other account information for example to keep your account secure you might want to change your Quick2Config password once a month Changing your password To change your Quick2Config password 1 Choose File gt Set Login Password The Change Login Password dialog box opens Figure 16 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 47 Figure 16 Change Login Password dialog box This dialog allows you to change your login password First enter your current password Then enter your new password After entering your new password remember to press Tab so that you may confirm your pass
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24. 04 Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems Optivity NMS 9 0 InfoCenter If you have installed Quick2Config in any directory other than the default you must specify the full path of the file that starts the Quick2Config client client exe on Windows systems client sh on UNIX systems To specify t he path 1 From the Optivity Infocenter menu bar choose Infocenter Admin gt Application Launch gt NETconfigurator 2 Type the full pathname for the file The pathname must be enclosed in quotes and you must escape the quote characters For example if you installed the Quick2Config standalone client on Windows NT in d you would specify d NI ETconfigurator StandaloneClient client exe Similarly if you installed the Quick2Config server on a Windows NT system in d y d NI ou would specify ETconfigurator client exe HP OpenView on Windows NT Systems If HP OpenView is installed in other than the default installation directory you must copy the NETconfigurator registration file NET configurator share optncs ov to the OpenView registration C directory If Quick2Config is installed in other than the default installation directory you must edit th directory e registration file so that it specifies the current Quick2Config 207810 B Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems 105 Tivoli TME 10 NetView on Windows NT Systems If
25. 10 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 61 Figure 25 Delete Confirmation dialog box Delete Confirmation xi Press OK to delete the 2 item s listed Press Cancel to cancel this operation z Orlando Nortel Te e Raleigh Cancel 3 Click OK Renaming items To rename items in the Quick2Config database 1 Inthe navigation pane select the item that you want to rename 2 Open the Rename dialog box Figure 26 in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Rename e On the toolbar click Rename e Right click the item and then choose Rename from the pop up menu Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 62 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Figure 26 Rename dialog box To rename the listed item enter the new name in the entry field below An item s name may contain any characters you wish New item name Charlotte I Rename shortcuts to this item Charlotte isco In the New item name box type a new name for the item If you want to rename shortcuts to this item click the Rename shortcuts check box 5 Click OK The navigation pane displays the item s new name Sorting items By default when you add an item to the Quick2Config database the navigation pane displays the item at the top of the hierarchy For example if you add a new device to the Configuration Data folder the new device appears as the first devic
26. 14 Tables 207810 B 15 Preface TM This guide describes how to use the Optivity Quick2Config application to configure devices on your network For device specific information see the configuring guide for the device Before you begin This guide is intended for network engineers who are responsible for using Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 to configure and maintain networks Consequently this guide assumes prior knowledge and understanding of networking terminology theories and practices and specific knowledge about the networking devices protocols and interfaces that comprise your enterprise s network You should also have working knowledge of the Windows operating system or UNIX windowing systems and graphical user interfaces GUIs Note This guide distinguishes between Quick2Config users and the Quick2 Config administrator Quick2Config users the intended audience of this guide are network engineers who use the Quick2Config software to configure networks The Quick2Config administrator is responsible for administering the Quick2Config server software Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 16 Preface Text conventions This guide uses the following text conventions angle brackets lt gt Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the description inside the brackets Do not type the brackets when entering the command Example lt docroot gt maps us_color gif where doc
27. 2 Enter the URL of the server machine on which the Quick2Config administrator installed the Quick2Config server software 207810 B Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 25 For example if the administrator installed the Quick2Config server software on a server machine named Quick2Config and if your site uses the default integrated Web server type the following URL http Quick2Config index html The browser opens the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 startup page If the startup page does not appear this probably indicates that your site uses a third party Web server In this case get the URL for the Quick2Config server from the site administrator 3 Click Log In The browser loads the client software a process that might take several seconds depending on network traffic After the client software is loaded the Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens Figure 2 Figure 2 Quick2Config Login dialog box Web client N Optivity Quick2Config Login Welcome to Optivity Quick2Config Enter or verify the information below then press the OK button to log in a Optivity Quick2Config UserID Administrator a NG rel Password How the world m shares ideas J Login information Cancel cy Unsigned Java Applet Window 4 Type your user name and password in the appropriate boxes The characters in your password are displayed as asterisks Using the Optivity Quick2Co
28. 7 03 26 PM 26 Apr 99 7 03 25 PM Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoBay Raleigh Administrator configuratio y imported demo Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoBay SantaC 26 Apr 99 7 03 24 PM Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoBay Orlandc 26 Apr 99 7 03 22 PM Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoBay Nashvil 26 Apr 99 7 03 12 PM Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoBay D C cfg 26 Apr 99 7 02 05 PM Administrator Object Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Folder or Domain was rename 26 Apr 99 7 01 50 PM Administrator Object Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Folder or Domain was created b Close Help Generating an audit log for a selected item You can generate an audit log for selected items from any of the following locations e Audit Log All Items dialog box e Quick2Config toolbar e Quick2Config Tools menu Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 100 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config To view the audit log for a selected item from the Audit Log All Items dialog box 1 Generate an audit log See Generating an audit log for all items on page 98 In the Audit Log window click the item for which you want to view
29. NetView is installed in other than the default installation directory you must copy the Quick2Config registration file NETconfigurator share optncs ov to the NetView registration C directory If Quick2Config is installed in other than the default installation directory you must edit the registration file so that it specifies the current Quick2Config directory Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 106 Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems 207810 B 107 Index A access groups modifying 69 access permissions assigning 67 comparing for multiple items 70 for multiple items 71 for multiple selected objects 70 modifying 69 overview 67 viewing 68 access privileges conditions for possessing 68 defined 67 modifying 70 read defined 67 write defined 67 access sectors 67 administrator Quick2Config 15 special locking privileges 72 audit log generating for all 98 generating for selected item 99 sorting 101 C client interface defined 30 running 24 configuration data comparing 90 exporting 79 exporting to a device 79 exporting to TFTP server 82 reimporting 89 searching 93 validating 78 configurations from the TFTP directory importing 56 context sensitive pane 34 conventions text 16 customer support 17 D data and device configurations synchronizing 88 database activity monitoring 98 device configurations locking 71 device passwords setti
30. P Server 132 245 252 139 TFTP File name 32 245 253 20 export TFTP File name for backup ftiscot confg bak IP Address fi32 245 25320 Telnet password free Enable password trr Save config on device I Save config on device Replace device s configuration and reboot Replace device s co Fa ciscol Delete Preview Export Cancel Help 3 To see the configuration file that will be exported to the device prior to exporting it click Preview The Preview dialog box opens Figure 38 Note Preview is not available for BayStack switches gt 207810 B Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 81 Figure 38 Preview dialog box Configuration file generated by Optivity NETconfigurator Version V 2R1POBv2rl 1999 4 23 2 0 Timestamp 23 Apr 99 12 52 42 PM User Administrator Support http www baynetworks com Device Model Number interface Serial0 shutdowm i interface Seriall shutdowm interface Seriall l multipoint i end Export Close 4 Click Export This button is available on both the Preview and the Export dialog boxes Quick2Config starts the data export process To ensure that the configuration of the physical device matches the configuration data in the database Quick2Config does the following e Imports the configuration data from the physical device e Compares this data with the configuration data that you want to export e Uses the
31. Part No 207810 B August 2000 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software NORTEL NETWORKS Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks All rights reserved August 2000 The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks NA Inc The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may only be used in accordance with the terms of that license A summary of the Software License is included in this document Trademarks NORTEL NETWORKS is a trademark of Nortel Networks AN and Optivity are registered trademarks and Baystack and Quick2Config are trademarks of Nortel Networks Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Notwi
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33. Windows NT Systems 00020 0c eaeeee 105 INGO 6 e0i544 6460s 01 46o F0444S 049 024 0408 e SON Aes Ces eRe ea 107 207810 B Figures 11 Figures Figure 1 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box 2000 0c eee eee 20 Figure 2 Quick2Config Login dialog box Web client 0005 25 Figure 3 Quick2Config main window 000 ccc eee 30 Figure 4 Expanding the Server Setup folder 00 000 eee eee 32 Figure 5 Lock indicator icon in the navigation pane 000000 33 Fouet WEBILINKS IND 4 si5c0ce e0dendeede eoeaohebeer sore tees eoaedee 35 Figuie Add Weo Page dialog DOX ciiiucunecdiigdaadedidneundan ee Diksi 36 Figure8 Web Links tab with URLS lt 2c0h lt cectcanhe Hecke ee deseo sneee ee 37 Figure Message pane 2c acer occas eee dle eee eee dba 38 Figure 10 Pop Up MENUS sisrsercrsrriesesssd irises issi TARERE ANRE 39 Figure 11 Tabs for changing the appearance of the Quick2Config window 41 Figure 12 Setting color with swatches HSB or RGB methods 43 Figure 13 Tab and desktop views of context sensitive data 44 Figure 14 Displaying a property tip sics bess cece s dea sdvnds oaun pends ed bares 45 Figure 15 Help topic for the Properties tab 200 e eee eee 46 Figure 16 Change Login Password dialog box 0000 cece eee 47 Figure 17 Confirm Password dialog DOX wic cic oe ee es he eh 47 Figure 19 User account inorma
34. Within Optivity ECC navigate to a router device Right click the router icon and choose Config gt Quick2Config The Quick2Config Login dialog box opens Proceed to step 4 on page 21 207810 B Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 23 Optivity NMS InfoCenter Solstice Domain Manager NETview for AIX or HP Openview To start the standalone client on any of these platforms 1 From the Tools menu UNIX systems or the Applications menu Windows NT systems choose Quick2Config The Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens 2 Proceed to step 4 on page 21 Note If you have installed Quick2Config or the network management application in other than the default directory you will need to perform some additional setup tasks See Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems on page 103 Specifying a database item when you start the client By default the Quick2Config standalone client starts with the Configuration Data folder selected and the Palette tab displayed If you want to start the standalone client with another item in the database selected you can use the jumpto command line option For example you might start the Quick2Config client so that a device with a particular IP address is selected and its properties are displayed The jumpto command line option takes a string The syntax is jumpto lt string gt Quick2Config searches its database starting at the Configuration D
35. abase Figure 49 shows an example of an audit log for all items 207810 B Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 99 Figure 49 Audit log example All items This window shows change events for all items You can sort by date or user by clicking on the respective column heading To view the audit log for the affected item only select a row and press the Item Log button You can also double click on a row to jump to that item in the main tree Date User 26 Apr 99 8 17 07 PM Administrator Object Temp whoa was deleted from parent Temp 2 26 Apr 99 8 1 6 38 PM administrator 7 Object Temp whoa was deleted from parentTemp oT 26 Apr 99 8 01 59 PM i Administrator Object Saved Search Results Raleigh was deleted from parent Saved St 26 Apr 99 8 01 19 PM Administrator Object Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BSrmith Raleigh was deleted f 26 Apr 99 7 04 05 PM Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoCisco Hous 26 Apr 99 7 03 52 PM p Administrator i The fo owing configuration was successfu ly imported demoCisco Denvi 26 Apr 99 7 03 51 PM Administrator The fo owing configuration was successfu ly imported demoCisco Dalla 26 Apr 99 7 03 43 PM Administrator The following configuration was successfully imported demoCisco Chice Administrator 26 Apr 99 7 03 40 PM The following configuration was successfully imported demoCisco Charl 26 Apr 99 7 03 26 Apr 99
36. account has user name and password parameters whereas a networking device has host name and domain name parameters The contents of the Properties tab change based on the item that you select in the navigation pane See About device properties on page 73 for more information In addition you can add these three tabs to the context sensitive pane e Permissions Specifies which users can access items in the database and the access privileges read write or both that they have e Wizards Contains a list of Quick2Config wizards Wizards walk you through commonly performed operations such as changing device passwords The content of the Wizards tab is dynamic e Web Links Contains frequently used URLs and e mail addresses You and other Quick2Config users can add URLs and addresses to this tab Adding URLs and e mail addresses You can add URLs and e mail addresses to the Web Links tab For example you might want to add the Web addresses of networking equipment manufacturers for quick access to support information You can also add descriptive comments about each URL so that you can remember what information is available at each site To add URLs to the Web Links tab 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 35 1 In the context sensitive pane click the Web Links tab If the Web Links tab is not available choose View gt Context Panes and then select Web Links The Web Links tab opens Figure 6 F
37. advanced search options See Advanced search options on page 96 for more information 207810 B Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 95 7 Click Find As the search progresses the title bar displays the number of items searched and number of matches and the matches are listed For example Figure 46 shows a the result of a search for the string Bay that detected 12 matches Figure 46 Search results in the Find tab Find 409 items searched 12 matches found x Find More Options Look in Search for Bay MV Lookin item names v Lookin field values MV Lookin popup help V Lookin field names Device Location e Nashville Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BS Mees Nashville Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BS 7 Santa Clara Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BS T Santa Clara Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BS T Seattle Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BS EA Seattle Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial BS pt Raleigh Configuration Data BSmith Tutoria Raleigh Configuration Data BSmith Tutoria T D C Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Bay Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial e Orlando Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Clear Close Help You can jump to a listed item by double clicking it You can save selected items by clicking Save Selected See Saving
38. ase tftp e On UNIX systems the default location of the TFTP directory is tftpboot To import configuration data from the TFTP directory first copy the device configuration data you want to import to the TFTP directory If you do not have access to the TFTP server s directory ask the Quick2Config administrator to copy the files To import configuration data 1 In the navigation pane select a destination folder for the configuration data 2 Open the Import from TFTP dialog box Figure 23 in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Import gt From TFTP e On the toolbar click Import and then click TFTP in the Import Source dialog box 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 57 Figure 23 Import From TFTP dialog box E Import From TFTP xl Import schedule Notification FTP server Files in TFTP directory Local TFTP Server zJ demoBay D C cfg FIPS 6 IP add nan 2 demoBay Nashville ctg erver s IP address or hostname demoBay Orlando cfg idemoBay Raleigh ctg demoBay SantaClara cfg demoBay Seattle cfg demoCisco Charlotte contg demoCisco Chicago contg X Select All Add Select a driver lAuto detect ba Files to Import Serer Driver Filename If you are importing TFTP files located in the Quick2Config server s default TFTP directory see Importing from the default TFTP directory next If you are importing from any other
39. ata folder for the specified string When it finds a match Quick2Config selects that item in the navigation pane and displays the item s Properties tab Quick2Config displays the first match only it cannot handle multiple matches Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 24 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session To use the jumpto command line option 1 Open a command window 2 Type the Quick2Config client startup command followed by the jumpto lt string gt option For example to start a Quick2Config client session on a Windows system with the device at 192 192 253 255 selected type the following command client exe jumpto 192 192 253 255 To start a Quick2Config client session on a UNIX system with the device at 192 192 253 255 selected type the following commands cd usr Quick2Config client bin sh client sh jumpto 192 192 253 255 Starting the Web client Note The Web client is provided as a convenience for you to use while on the road or away from the office For performance reasons Nortel Networks recommends that whenever possible you use the standalone client See Starting the standalone client on page 20 You can start the Quick2Config Web client on a Microsoft Windows or a UNIX system that has one of the following Web browsers installed e Netscape 4 5 or later e Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later To start the Web client 1 Open a Web browser window
40. configuration you can set the device properties See Setting device properties on page 75 for more information Adding existing configuration data You can import configuration data directly from devices in your network With some versions of Quick2Config you can also import configuration data files located in a TFTP server directory Importing configurations from devices In addition to importing configuration files from the TFTP server directory you can import configuration information directly from devices on your network Importing a device from the network requires you to enter the device s IP address or associated name Some devices also require a community string and one or more passwords You have two choices e Enter device information in the import dialog box See Specifying network device information in the Import dialog box on page 52 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 52 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database e Save the device information in an ASCII file and specify the file name in the Import from Network dialog box See Importing configurations from a device list on page 54 Specifying network device information in the Import dialog box To import a configuration directly from a device on the network 1 In the navigation pane select a destination folder for the device configuration data 2 Open the Import from Network dialog box Figure 19 in one of the fol
41. connect to the server at a time Information in this chapter is organized as follows Before you Starting the standalone client on page 20 Starting the Web client on page 24 Resetting a Quick2Config client session on page 26 Ending a Quick2Config client session on page 27 start Before you start a Quick2Config client session obtain the following information The location of the Quick2Config server software If you are using the Web client you need the URL for the server software if you are using the standalone client software you need the name of the host and the port on which the server software is installed Your Quick2Config user ID and password If you do not have a valid user ID and password you will not be able to start a client session Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 20 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session Starting the standalone client The standalone client software must be installed on your system before you can start the client If the standalone client has not been installed on your system you can download the standalone client installation files from the Web client login page See Starting the Web client on page 24 The procedure that you use to start the standalone client depends on which platform you are using Windows UNIX or a network management platform Starting the standalone client on Windows systems To start the standalone c
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43. e in the folder As you add more items to the database you might want to sort them You can sort by name or by item type 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 63 When you sort by name the navigation pane displays the items in ascending alphabetical order When you sort by type the navigation pane displays the root folders in their default order Configuration Data Server Setup and Saved Search Results and sorts the items within each folder by type The left side of Figure 27 shows an example of the navigation pane sorted by name and the right side shows the same pane sorted by type Figure 27 Sorted items in the navigation pane WS z Administratora vsherril m Configuration Data i m Configuration Data 3 9 BSmith Tutorial BSmith Tutorial Charlotte a D C e Sort by name Bay T o Chicago H T Nashville H Tav D C H e Orlando Sort by type ma T o Dallas H zy Raleigh o Denver a Santa Clara H o Houston a Seattle H Nashville 4 o Charlotte 4 Orlando H o Chicago TE Raleigh H Dallas H T Santa Clara 4 isco Denver H E Seattle Heo Houston E VLANs B VLANs q Saved Search Results Server Setup Scheduler Scheduler Scripts DJ Scripts 6 Server Setup
44. ermissions Table 4 Default access permissions Access group Privilege Owner Read Write Group Read Everyone Read Write The following sections describe how you can view and modify an item s access permissions Viewing access permissions To view a database item s access permissions 1 In the navigation pane click the item 2 Open the Permissions tab in one of the following ways e Choose View gt Context Panes and select Permissions e Right click and select Permissions from the pop up menu 207810 B Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 69 The Permissions tab opens Figure 30 displaying the item s access permissions Figure 30 Permissions tab Palette Properties Permissions Apply settings to sub items Permissions Read Write Owner Administrator w e M Groups Group List z M p Everyone M D 3 Set your update preference If you have selected a container for example a folder inspect the check box beside Apply settings to subitems e Select this option if changes should apply to all items in the container e Clear the option if changes should apply only to the container Modifying access permissions You can modify an item s access permissions only if you are the item s owner Any changes that you make to an item s access privileges take effect immediately You can also choose to modify all items in the selected
45. ging colors and fonts Each window display style has default colors and fonts To change these 1 2 Choose View gt Preferences In the Preferences dialog box click the Colors Fonts tab The Colors Fonts tab is shown on the right side of Figure 11 In the Item box select e Theme Fonts Colors to change the color of panes and controls e View Fonts Colors to set the color of trees and lists 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 43 4 Set the background foreground or selection highlight colors The Background Foreground and Selection boxes display the current settings for the type of color Theme or View selected in the Item box To change the current setting a Click the Background Foreground or Selection box The color dialog box opens displaying one of the tabs shown in Figure 12 the one that was clicked last b Inthe Color dialog box choose the color selection method by clicking the appropriate tab Swatches left HSB middle or RGB right c Change colors The Preview pane at the bottom visually displays changes as you make them Figure 12 Setting color with swatches HSB or RGB methods Swatches Hse RGB swatches Hse Rea Swatches HSB RoB i o B Sample Text Sample Text Oo Sample Text Sample Text Swatches HSB RGB d Close the Color dialog box Click Done to set the change cl
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47. gure a device and validate its configuration data you can export the data to the device Alternatively you can export the data to the TFTP server Because you control when configuration data is exported you have the freedom to experiment with a configuration without adding invalid data to your network Exporting configuration data to a device When you export to a network device the device is reconfigured based on information that is currently in the Quick2Config database Note If a network device configuration has been changed manually it is possible that the device s physical configuration is more current than the configuration information for that device in the database In this case do not export to the device Instead use Re import to update the database from the device See Reimporting configuration data on page 89 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 80 Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data To export configuration data to a device 1 In the navigation pane select the device or devices for which you want to export the configuration data 2 Run the Export command in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Export gt To Network e On the toolbar click Export and then choose Network The Export To Device dialog box opens Figure 37 Figure 37 Export To Device dialog box Export To Device xi Export Schedule Notification Export Property Value TFT
48. he UNIX command line Open a command window 2 Enter the following command cd usr Quick2Config client bin 3 Type the following command at the prompt client sh The Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens See Figure 1 4 Enter the following information e Inthe UserID box type your user name e In the Password box type your password e In the Host box type the name or IP address of the server machine that is running the Quick2Config server e In the Port box type the number of the port that the Quick2Config server is using The default port is 7000 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 22 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session The Previous Servers list displays the host names and port numbers for Quick2Config servers that the client computer has accessed The first time that you start a client session this list is empty Click Next After several seconds the Quick2Config window opens See About the Quick2Config main window on page 30 Starting the standalone client on network management platforms You can start the standalone client from the following network management platforms Optivity Enterprise Command Console ECC Optivity NMS 9 0 InfoCenter Solstice Domain Manager NETview for AIX HP OpenView Optivity Enterprise Command Console ECC To start the standalone client on the Optivity Enterprise Command Console ECC network management platform
49. hile another user locks its serial interface In this way you can both work on separate locked items under the same device When an item is locked a lock icon appears next to it in the navigation pane This lock icon can be red or green depending upon who locks the item If you lock an item a green lock appears on your system In all other Quick2Config client sessions the lock is red If another user locks an item the icon appears as a red lock on your system which indicates that you cannot modify the item Figure 32 illustrates locked and unlocked items Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 72 Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties Figure 32 Locked and unlocked items Locked item __ 1 Charlotte Unlocked item _ Chicago Re DC Bay Q laoa Dallas If you have write access you can lock and unlock either a single item a group of items or an entire subtree of items A subtree is an item and all of its associated subitems for example a device and all of its interfaces protocols and user defined items To lock a single item or a group of items 1 Inthe navigation pane select the item or items that you want to lock 2 On the toolbar click Lock A green lock is displayed next to the selected item or items To lock a subtree 1 In the navigation pane select the root item 2 Choose File gt Lock gt Subtree A green lock i
50. ice it also displays the results when you validate or export configuration data Figure 9 shows the message pane with some typical network configuration messages Figure 9 Message pane Messages Device updated to reflect change to IOS version Line automatically renamed to Line Aux 0 Line automatically renamed to Line Con 0 Line automatically renamed to Line Vty 0 4 TFTP server set to 132 245 252 139 Clear To refresh the message pane and clear the old messages click Clear Quick2Config menus and toolbar The Quick2Config main window contains a menu bar and a toolbar Menu bar Table 2 describes the Quick2Config menu bar More information about individual menu items can be found in the following chapters Table 2 Quick2Config menu bar Menu Description File Contains commands for managing items in the navigation pane Edit Contains basic editing commands such as Copy Delete and Paste View Contains commands for resetting refreshing and sorting the items in the navigation pane Also contains commands for changing Quick2Config preferences and viewing additional tabs in the context sensitive pane 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 39 Table 2 Quick2Config menu bar continued Menu Description Tools Contains commands for using the Quick2Config tools Help Contains commands for accessing the Quick2Config online Help system and
51. ich you want to view shortcuts 2 Right click and then choose Shortcuts from the pop up menu The Shortcuts dialog box opens It displays a table that includes the name and location of the selected item and the name and location of all of its shortcuts Figure 29 shows an example of an item that has one shortcut Figure 29 Shortcuts dialog box Name Location Real Object Charlotte Configuration Data Charlotte Close 207810 B 67 Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties This chapter describes how to set permissions on database items and how to set device properties Information in this chapter is organized in the following way e About access permissions next e Locking device configurations on page 71 e About device properties on page 73 e Setting device properties on page 75 About access permissions Each item in the Quick2Config database has a set of access permissions associated with it Access permissions are based on the assignment of two characteristics access group and privilege The access groups which establish groupings of users are owner group and everyone By default the owner of an item is the user who adds the item to the hierarchy The group for an item is the user group or groups that have been given access to the item The owner of the item grants access to user groups Everyone includes the entire set of Quick2Config users The access pr
52. igure 6 Web Links tab Palette Properties Web Links 2 Click Add The Add Web Page dialog box opens Figure 7 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 36 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Figure 7 Add Web Page dialog box Add Web Page 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 37 3 Inthe URL field type the URL that you want to add The format for e mail addresses is mailto username server com You can specify an e mail address when you are using the standalone client software Whether you can specify an e mail address when you are using the Web client software depends on whether the Web browser is configured to support e mail 4 Optionally in the Description field type information that will help you identify this URL 5 Click OK The Add Web Page dialog box closes and the URL is added to the Web Links tab Figure 8 Figure 8 Web Links tab with URLs Palette Properties Web Links Nortel website Kerry Studwell Eu Modify Delete You can use the buttons along the bottom of the Web Links tab to activate the selected URL modify it or delete it Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 38 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Message pane The message pane in the Quick2Config main window displays information about actions as they occur For example the pane displays a message when you change the name of a dev
53. ing Retries Timeout Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 54 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 7 Click Import Quick2Config imports the configuration data into the folder that you specified in step 1 Importing configurations from a device list Instead of specifying IP addresses and password information in the Import From Network dialog box you can specify this information in a file and add the information from that file to a list of devices from which to import To import devices listed in an import file 1 10 10 10 10 Create the device list file Use a text editor to create a file that lists the devices you want to import Put each device on a separate line List its required parameters separated by commas or spaces the IP address followed by the SNMP community string and 0 1 or 2 strings For example 92 16 1 public bay BayRS routers manager password 92 16 2 public BayStack switches no passwords 92 16 3 public rwa bay Accelar switches user name and password 92 16 4 public bay bay Cisco routers telnet and enable passwords In the navigation pane select a destination folder for the device configuration data Open the Import From Network dialog box in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Import gt From Network e On the toolbar click Import and then click Network in the Import Source dialog box Click Add List The Impor
54. inistrator rtp wsherril IB Server Setup fl Configuration Data Q Saved Search Results Scheduler fe Scripts Cancel 4 Choose the destination for the search results You can either accept the default destination Saved Search Results or select another existing folder If you create a new folder it appears inside the selected folder 5 Click OK Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 98 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Monitoring database activity Quick2Config keeps an audit log containing all changes made to the Quick2Config database For each change the Quick2Config server records the following information e Date and time the change was made e The name of the user who made the change e A brief description of the change You can generate an audit log for the entire Quick2Config database or for selected items in the database Once you have generated a log you can sort it by date or by user You can also jump from an item in the log to the item in the navigation pane Generating an audit log for all items To generate the audit log for all the items in the database Choose Tools gt Audit Log gt Entire Log The Generating Audit Log window opens it displays the progress of the generation of the audit log When the log has been generated the Audit Log All Items window opens It displays a list of all the changes that have been made to the Quick2Config dat
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56. ivileges which establish the actions a user can perform on an item are read and write The read privilege grants permission to look at the configuration of a database item for example it allows a user to see an item in the hierarchy and view its properties on the Properties pane but not to change the item s configuration The write privilege grants permission to change an item s configuration to export an item s configuration data and to delete an item Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 68 Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties A user possesses access privileges on a particular item if one or more of the following conditions is true e If everyone has the privilege e If owner has the privilege and the user is the owner e If group has the privilege and the user is a member of a group that has been granted access privileges e If the user is the Quick2Config administrator Access permissions are not restricted to the device level This means that each interface and protocol under a device can have its own access permissions For example you can have permission to change the IP protocol properties for an Ethernet interface on a particular device but not have permission to change the IPX properties When you add a new item to the Quick2Config database you become the item s owner and Quick2Config assigns the default access permissions to the item Table 4 lists the default access p
57. lient on a Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows NT system 1 From the Windows Start menu choose Programs gt Quick2Config 2 2 gt Standalone Client The Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens Figure 1 Figure 1 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box Optivity Quick2Config Login Welcome to Optivity Quick2Config Enter or verify the information below then press the OK button to log in gt i A UserID Administrator ae Optivity Password Quick2Config Host rtp kerry Port 7000 oZ Po NERTEL Previous Servers rtp kerry port 7000 w NETWORKS How the world shares ideas J Login information Cancel 207810 B Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 21 2 Enter the following information e Inthe UserID box type your user name e Inthe Password box type your password e Inthe Host box type the name or IP address of the server machine that is running the Quick2Config server e In the Port box type the number of the port that the Quick2Config server is using The default port is 7000 The Previous Servers box displays the host name and port number for Quick2Config server that the client computer last accessed 3 Click OK After several seconds the Quick2Config window opens See About the Quick2Config main window on page 30 Starting the standalone client on UNIX systems To start a standalone client session from t
58. llon 2nc uncaeseesabeeudesabeneddeaeeaeess 48 Figure 19 Import From Network dialog box 0 0 20 c eee eee eee 52 Figure 20 Auto detect Community String dialog box 000 0 eee 53 Figure 21 Import from Network dialog box Import tab 004 53 Figure 22 Import List dialog DOK 5 2ss 2cis0 0ss4 ho ddeane rikr Arn shee 55 Figuiecs impon Pron FIP dialog POX nacede sa aueeanadeeauervancad heeds 57 Figure 24 Import From TFTP dialog box for a remote file import 59 Figure 25 Delete Confirmation dialog bOX a ansaa anaana anaana 61 Figure 26 Rename dialog DOK si cctc duns chee edness dee baneeesdke ed ARe Ha 62 Figure 27 Sorted items in the navigation pane 00 0c eee ee eee 63 Figure 28 Shortcuts in the navigation pane 00 c eects 65 Figuie29 Shortcuts dialog POX 224 206 ccie seta d reiii des sede dedecedee sas 66 Figure ou Peormissions tab ai 0csccraaig thee added rains ed w HH ees yes dows 69 Figure 31 Access settings for multiple items 20 00 eee eee 71 Figure 32 Locked and unlocked items cccc cc as ci ees trevor tees ree sonmne an 72 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 12 Figures Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Properties tabs for a BayStack AN device 0 0000 c ee eae
59. lowing ways e Choose File gt Import gt From Network e On the toolbar click Import and then click Network in the Import Source dialog box Figure 19 Import From Network dialog box GA Import From Network x Import Selectthe type of device you d like to import Select a driver BayStack 450 Switch Driver v Jevice s IP address or hostname Device Driver Cancel Help 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 53 3 Inthe Select a driver list select the driver 4 Inthe Device s IP address or hostname box enter the IP address or name of the device whose configuration information you are importing 5 Click Add The device s configuration information is added to the Import tab which opens on the right side of the Import From Network dialog box Repeat steps 3 through 5 until the import list is complete Figure 20 Auto detect Community String dialog box E uto detect x 2 Please enter a Community String a 6 Enter the passwords If passwords are enabled for the device the Import tab includes one or more password boxes If no asterisks appear in a box you must enter and confirm a password For example Figure 21 shows the Import tab for a Passport device where you must enter a community string password Figure 21 Import from Network dialog box Import tab Basic Import Export Property Value IP Address Community Str
60. lving alogin contention 26 starting 24 Quick2Config database deleting items from 60 Quick2Config window access tab 69 207810 B changing colors and fonts 42 changing the window style 42 context sensitive pane 34 customizing 41 menu bar 38 message pane 37 navigation pane 31 overview 30 toolbar 38 40 S Save Search Results dialog box 97 Search advanced options 96 jumping to 95 options 96 progress update 95 results 95 saving 92 97 Starting 93 search results saving 97 Server Setup folder expanding 32 shortcuts adding 78 creating 65 defined 64 locking 71 viewing location of 66 working with 64 SNMP Community String Passwords setting 76 standalone client starting HP OpenView 23 NETview for AIX 23 Solstice Domain Manager 23 UNIX systems 21 Windows systems 20 support Nortel Networks 17 synchronize database with network 88 Index 109 T technical support 17 Telnet connections configuring devices with 83 text conventions 16 TFTP server exporting configuration data to 82 toolbar 40 toolbar buttons defined 40 U Undo command 75 update database from network device 89 device from database 79 URLs addresses adding 34 user account information 48 V validation messages 78 W Web client starting 24 wizards Password 75 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 110 Index 207810 B
61. ms 22 Optivity Enterprise Command Console ECC 000 0 eee eae 22 Optivity NMS InfoCenter Solstice Domain Manager NETview for AIX or HP Openview 00 0 cece een ee ene 23 Specifying a database item when you start the client n n nnana 23 Starting he Web Cent sess isrrdssritt tta inr t ennea EE 24 Resetting a Quick2Config client session 0 ces 26 Resolving a login contention in a Quick2Config client session 4 26 Ending a Quick2Conig client session 1iicccccexscesatiexsdeeenteeancenade 27 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 000 cece eee eee eee 29 About the Quick2Config main window 2 0 20 cece 30 Navigation PANG nics saci e nti a aeeere rete eeeee Chee eee CORRE ER 31 Loeck Indicator ICOS 244 40ca0cddae oddest adn OR ddhne Chad ey aaa 33 Selecting items in the navigation pane 0000 eee e eee eee 33 Context sensitive Pane icsaccecegeehedeees donee edesderwetdecaigae ae 34 Adding URLs and e mail addresses 00000 0c ence eee 34 Mises WA eias ke dee PALER AP PEE AKeRERE ERED ODER E HEE NEUES GO 38 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 8 Contents Quick2Config menus and toolbar 00 0 c ccc eens 38 Fie thes ccna egante aU Rae een eRe Rie eee 38 POP UP MENUS ccc ccued cede eew nekadi EAE ERE RE Cee wee eR 39 TOA in a ede eed Bd eee DAE Lee ded 40 Customizing the Quick2Config window 20
62. nd place all the shortcuts in a folder Then you can validate the folder To validate configuration data 1 In the navigation pane select the item or items to be validated 2 Run the Validate command in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Validate e On the toolbar click Validate e Right click and then select Validate from the pop up menu Quick2Config starts its validation process and displays information about each validation test in the messages pane Figure 36 shows an example of the type of messages that appear when the validation process detects two interfaces using the same IP address Figure 36 Results of a validation test in the message pane Messages Check for duplicate IP address assignments Check the validity of assigned IP subnet masks Check for invalid fields or required fields that are blank Checks to see that IP is configured on a local interface if BGP is configured on the Bay device Checks to see if global IPX was deleted without deleting all Interface IPX objects on the Bay device IP address conflict address 194 43 66 253 is assigned to Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Charlotte Serial 0 Encapsulation Frame Relay Serial Sub 3 IP 194 43 66 253 Configuration Data BSmith Tutorial Charlotte Serial 0 IP 194 43 66 253 Duplicate IP address assignments were found 207810 B Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 79 Exporting configuration data After you confi
63. ne time If your network is large using shortcuts for testing can save time when troubleshooting a problem In the navigation pane a shortcut is distinguished from the item it represents by a small arrow in the lower left corner of the icon 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 65 Creating a shortcut 1 In the navigation pane select the item for which you want to create a shortcut 2 Copy the item for which you want to create a shortcut in one of the following ways e Choose Edit gt Copy e On the toolbar click Copy e Right click the item and then choose Copy from the pop up menu 3 Inthe navigation pane select the folder into which you want to place the shortcut 4 Paste the shortcut in one of the following ways e Choose Edit gt Paste as Shortcut e On the toolbar click Paste as Shortcut e Right click and then choose Paste as Shortcut from the pop up menu The navigation pane displays the shortcut Figure 28 shows an example of shortcuts Figure 28 Shortcuts in the navigation pane a a Mortel BayStack AN Ha tei Bay System 5000 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 66 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Viewing the location of shortcuts You can use the Shortcuts command to view the location of all shortcuts for an item in the navigation pane To view the shortcuts for any item 1 In the navigation pane select the item for wh
64. nfig 2 2 Client Software 26 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 5 Click OK After several moments the Optivity Quick2Config window opens See About the Quick2Config main window on page 30 Resetting a Quick2Config client session Sometimes a communication error can occur between the Quick2Config server and the Quick2Config client If this happens you can reset the Quick2Config client to its initial state To reset the Quick2Config client Choose View gt Reset Resolving a login contention in a Quick2Config client session Optivity Quick2Config is a single user product If another user attempts to connect to the server during your session the Login Contention dialog box opens You have two choices e Click the Allow button to let the new user connect to the server Clicking the Allow button will disconnect you from the server and end the session e Click the Block button to prevent the new user from connecting to the server You remain connected to the server The new user receives a message that the login request was denied You have 60 seconds to respond If you do not respond within 60 seconds you are disconnected from the server 207810 B Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 27 Ending a Quick2Config client session To end a Quick2Config client session Choose File gt Exit Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 28 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config
65. ng 75 device properties overview 73 devices adding new 51 configuring with a Telnet connection 83 deleting 60 exporting configuration data to 79 importing from network 52 difference results saving 92 E e mail addresses adding 34 Export dialog box 80 F Find dialog box 94 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 108 Index H Help overview 45 pop up Help 45 using 45 hierarchy uses of the Configuration Data level 31 uses of the Server Setup level 31 indicator icons defined 33 in the navigation pane 33 IOS configurations importing 51 items adding from Palette tab 50 deleting 60 jumping to 95 locked and unlocked 72 renaming 61 sorting 62 unlocking 72 L lock icons 71 locking effect on access permissions 71 effect on shortcuts 71 locking privileges 72 menu bar 38 message pane defined 38 validation test results 78 More Options tab 96 multi value property fields defined 74 N navigation pane adding shortcuts 65 defined 31 selecting items in 33 sorting items in 63 O objects changing properties 73 deleting 60 P Palette tab 50 panes 31 Password Wizard 75 passwords setting for devices 75 Permissions tab 69 pop up Help described 45 pop up menus 39 product support 17 properties changing object 73 undoing 75 Q Quick2Config account information 46 Quick2Config adminstrator defined 15 Quick2Config client session ending 27 resetting 26 reso
66. onfig database to a TFTP server or to device s on the network Information in this chapter is organized in the following way e Validating configuration data next e Exporting configuration data on page 79 e Configuring devices with a Telnet connection on page 83 Validating configuration data After you have added devices to the Quick2Config database you can validate the configuration data to ensure that you configured the devices correctly Quick2Config performs several validation tests and reports configuration problems including the following e Duplicate IP addresses e Invalid subnet masks e Invalid IPX tunnels e Missing configuration data Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 78 Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data Quick2Config can validate data for a specific interface on a device for the device itself for a group of devices or for all devices on the network Some validation procedures take longer to run than others the data being tested determines how long a particular procedure takes Note The validation process ignores user defined data gt You can customize which part of the configuration data is checked by setting up shortcuts that group certain kinds of items together For example to check whether the IP enabled serial interfaces of multiple devices are correctly configured you can create a shortcut for each of the IP enabled serial interfaces a
67. ons and device properties 75 Property undo You can undo the last change that you make in the Properties tab in one of the following ways e Choose Edit gt Undo e Click the Undo button in the lower left corner of the Properties tab Note The Undo command and the Undo button are enabled only if the previous operation can be undone Setting device properties Typically you set the properties for a device interface or protocol one at a time Quick2Config supports many networking devices interfaces and protocols and describing the properties for each is outside the scope of this guide If you have questions about a particular device s properties refer to the documentation for that device Quick2Config provides a wizard for making global password changes and a tool for calculating IP subnet addresses Setting device passwords You can change device passwords easily with the Password Wizard which you can run on a folder a group of devices or a single device If you run the wizard on a folder the wizard changes passwords on all devices in that folder Note The passwords on the physical devices are not changed until you export the configuration data See Exporting configuration data on page 79 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 76 Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties Table 5 lists the passwords that you can change with the Password Wizard You cannot change
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69. ose the dialog box and return to the Preferences dialog box Click Cancel to discard the changes close the dialog box and return to the main Colors Fonts pane right side of Figure 11 on page 41 5 To change the display font select from the choices in the Font Name list 6 To change the font size select from the choices in the Font Size list 7 Click OK to make your selections and close the Preferences dialog box Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 44 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Changing views in the context sensitive pane By default the context sensitive pane is a shared modal display area The pane displays the contents of the currently active tab to change the contents you click a different tab This is referred to as Tab View You can change the context sensitive pane to display four types of information in independent separately sizable windows This is referred to as Desktop View To select Tab View Figure 13 left side Choose View gt Tab View To select Desktop View Figure 13 right side Choose View gt Desktop View You can select these views regardless of the current window style selection Figure 13 shows the two views with the Metal window style selected Figure 13 Tab and desktop views of context sensitive data Folder or Domain Y Nortel Bay Router ne Scrip Paste 1 H Tab View Desktop View
70. ouston Denver isco isco Dallas E Chicago isco Charlotte All VLANs A Saved Search Results i Scheduler i A Scripts a Server Setup E Email Notification F E E E Selecting items in the navigation pane You can select one or more items in the navigation pane The selected item determines what appears in the context sensitive pane and it receives the actions of any tasks that you perform in the context sensitive pane For example if you select a router in the navigation pane the context sensitive pane displays protocols and interfaces for that router Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 34 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config To select multiple items in the navigation pane you can use one of the following methods e Click the first item in a series then Shift click the last item in the series All items between the first and last items are selected e Click one item and Ctrl click additional items Use this method when the items are not in a series Context sensitive pane The context sensitive pane always contains two tabs e Palette Displays templates for creating new database items The contents of the Palette tab change based on the item that you select in the navigation pane See Using the palette on page 50 for more information e Properties Displays the parameters that characterize a database item For example a user
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72. passwords for BayStack devices with the Password Wizard Table 5 Devices Password Wizard supports Device family Passwords Accelar switches Layer 2 Layer3 Read only Read write Read write all Nortel Networks routers SNMP community string The Password Wizard is not context sensitive the wizard displays the same sequence of dialog boxes regardless of the type of devices selected If a dialog box prompts for information that is not relevant for the selected devices just click Next to skip to the next dialog box To set or change passwords or community strings for one or more devices 1 In the navigation pane select the devices for which you want to set passwords 2 Open the Password Wizard in one of the following ways e Right click and from the pop up menu choose Run Wizard gt Change passwords recursively below selected item s e Inthe context sensitive pane click the Wizards tab and then double click Change passwords recursively below selected item s Note If the Wizards tab is not displayed in the context sensitive pane first choose View gt Context Pane gt Wizards The Password Wizard opens Follow the instructions on the wizard to change the passwords or community strings for the devices 207810 B 77 Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data You can use Quick2Config to validate configuration data and export configuration data from the Quick2C
73. per right pane the list of files in the TFTP directory is replaced by a file name box Figure 24 Figure 24 Import From TFTP dialog box for a remote file import E Import From TFTP Eg Import Schedule Notification FTP server Enter name of file Remote TFTP Server o zJ FTP Server s IP address or hostname Auto detect Files to Import Serer _ Driver Filename 2 Inthe TFTP Server s IP address or hostname box type the remote host s name or IP address From the Select a driver list select the driver In the Enter name of file box top right of Figure 24 type the name of a file you want to import Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 60 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 5 Click Add The file is added to the Files to Import list Figure 24 Repeat steps 2 through 5 until you have added all the remote files you want to import Deleting items To delete an item from the database you must have write access to the item Note When you delete an item Quick2Config automatically deletes any shortcuts for that item To delete an item from the Quick2Config database In the navigation pane select the item that you want to delete 2 Open the Delete Confirmation dialog box Figure 25 in one of the following ways e Choose Edit gt Delete e On the toolbar click Delete e Right click the item and then choose Delete from the pop up menu 2078
74. root is the URL that you specified to start your Quick2Config session italic text Indicates book titles and variables in command syntax descriptions Example Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 bold text Used for emphasis separator gt Shows menu paths Example Choose View gt Sort gt by Name Screen illustrations The screen illustrations in this guide show the Java Metal look and feel option You can change the look and feel of the Quick2Config window with the View gt Preferences command For more information see Customizing the Quick2Config window on page 41 Related publications For more information about using Quick2Config refer to e Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 part number 207809 B Intended for Quick2Config administrators this guide describes how to install and administer the Quick2Config server 207810 B Preface 17 You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free directly from the Internet Go to the support baynetworks com library tpubs URL Find the product for which you need documentation Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the manuals and release notes search for the sections you need and print them on most standard printers Go to Adobe Systems at the www adobe com URL to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader You can purchase
75. rt From Network dialog box Re import Schedule Notification Import 3 Accelar 1200 Property Value IP Address fi 32 245 253 13 Password Delete Cancel Help Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 90 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 3 Click Re import If the configuration was last imported from the network the information in the Import pane is correct However if the configuration was last reimported from the TFTP directory the information in the Import pane might be incomplete and you might have to supply additional information Comparing configuration data You can use the Compare command to compare the configuration of a database item and a physical device To compare the configuration information for a device in the database with the configured network device 1 In the navigation pane select the database item that you want to compare 2 Choose File gt Compare gt With Network The Compare with Network dialog box opens Figure 42 Figure 42 Compare with Network dialog box Compare with Network xi Compare Schedule Notification import Property Value IP Address 132 245 253 13 Password Delete f Cancel Help 207810 B Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 91 3 Click Compare Alternatively you can schedule the comparisons for a later time The Compare operation begins and
76. s displayed next to the selected item and all of its subitems To unlock an item a group of items or a subtree follow the previous procedures choosing Unlock instead of Lock Note As with the access permissions the Quick2Config administrator has special privileges for locking and unlocking items The administrator is the only user who can unlock items that have been locked by another user 207810 B Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 73 About device properties Each item in the Quick2Config database has associated with it one or more sets of properties The properties which define the characteristics of a database item are displayed as parameters and fields For example the IP Address parameter contains the fields IP Address and Subnet Mask the two values you must enter to correctly configure an IP address When you select the Properties tab in the context sensitive pane a second tab bar is displayed This second tab bar always contains at least the Basic tab Depending on the complexity of the configuration data for an item items might have additional tabs Items with complex configuration data require more tabs than items with simple configuration data Note Tab bars wrap in the context sensitive pane so you might see what appears to be more than two tab bars Nevertheless any third tab bar and so forth that you see is part of the second tab bar If you prefer to see all the
77. selected documentation sets CDs and technical publications through the Internet at the www 1 fatbrain com documentation nortel URL How to get help If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program contact one of the following Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers Technical Solutions Center Telephone EMEA 33 4 92 966 968 800 2LANWAN or 800 252 6926 Asia Pacific 61 2 9927 8800 China 800 810 5000 North America An Express Routing Code ERC is available for many Nortel Networks products and services When you use an ERC your call is routed to a technical support person who specializes in supporting that product or service To locate an ERC for your product or service go to the www12 nortelnetworks com URL and click ERC at the bottom of the page Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 18 Preface 207810 B 19 Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session After you or the Quick2Config administrator starts the Quick2Config server software you can gain access to it with either the Quick2Config standalone client or the Quick2Config client applet that runs in a Web browser gt Note Optivity Quick2Config is a single user product Only one user may
78. t List dialog box opens Figure 22 207810 B Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 55 Figure 22 Import List dialog box Use this dialog to specify a list of devices to import You can either paste the list into the text box below or press the Browse button to select a file Specify devices to import one line at a time IP address community string password 1 y For example to import an Accelar switch at community string is public and whose rwa specify 10 10 10 5 public poof gt Browse 5 Click Browse Select the file you edited in step 1 The Import List Dialog box closes and the Import from Network dialog box is updated with the information from the file Alternatively you can type or paste the device information directly in the Import List Dialog box and then click OK 6 Inthe Import From Network dialog box Figure 19 click Import Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 56 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Importing configurations from a TFTP directory Wirh some versions of Quick2Config you can import configuration data from the default TFTP directory or from a remote TFTP directory The default TFTP directory is located on the system running the Quick2Config server The specific location depends on the operating system e On Windows systems the default location of the TFTP directory is lt InstallDir gt datab
79. tabs on a single line increase the width of the context sensitive pane You can add or change the properties of an item by changing the information in the Properties tabs Figure 33 shows an example of the Basic properties tab that appears when a BayStack AN device is selected in the navigation pane Figure 33 Properties tabs for a BayStack AN device Device specific tabs Drag the headings to adjust the sizes of the fields Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 74 Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties Multi value property fields For some device properties you can enter a variable number of values or sets of values Where this is the case a plus sign appears under the field or row heading These fields are referred to as multi value property fields For example Figure 34 shows a property form for adding a variable number of user name password pairs You click the plus sign to add a new row Rows are automatically numbered for reference Figure 34 Adding property fields or rows User Name s User Name Password J m To delete or insert a field or row 1 Click the number of the row to select it The number column changes color 2 Right click the selected row A pop up menu opens Figure 35 Figure 35 Pop up menu for a field or row 3 Select Delete or Insert You can also copy and paste rows 207810 B Chapter 4 Setting access permissi
80. the correct host name or IP address for the device and try again 207810 B Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 85 5 At the prompt in the Telnet session window enter your password If your password is recognized you are connected to the device and can access its text interface as if you had connected a console directly to that device Use the Session menu to disconnect connect to a different device or stop the session Use the Edit menu to cut paste or change display preferences Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 86 Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 207810 B 87 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Quick2Config includes several features that help you manage the Quick2Config database and monitor Quick2Config s operations Information in this chapter is organized in the following way e Synchronizing Quick2Config data and device configurations next e Searching the configuration database on page 93 e Monitoring database activity on page 98 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 88 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Synchronizing Quick2Config data and device configurations Quick2Config is a very powerful tool however its power and usefulness is diminished if the device data in its database is not synchronized with the physical configuration of the devices in the network Therefore Q
81. the log Click Log To view the audit log for a selected item from the toolbar 1 In the navigation pane click the item for which you want to view the log 2 On the toolbar click Audit Log To view the audit log for a selected item from the Tools menu 1 In the navigation pane click the item for which you want to view the log 2 Choose Tools gt Audit Log gt On Selected Item The Generating Audit Log window opens it displays the progress of the generation of the audit log When the audit log has been generated the Audit Log Selected Item window opens It displays a list of all the changes that have been made to the selected item 207810 B Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 101 Sorting an audit log By default the entries in an audit log are sorted by date in descending order However you can sort the log by user You can also change the sort order from descending to ascending To specify the sort key for an audit log 1 Generate an audit log See Generating an audit log for all items on page 98 or Generating an audit log for a selected item on page 99 2 Inthe Audit Log window click the following column headings e Date to sort the log by date This is the default sort key e User to sort by user name The default sort order for this sort key is alphabetical in descending order By default the Quick2Config server sorts an audit log in descending order To change the sort order
82. the search results on page 97 You can stop the search at any time by clicking Cancel in the Progress dialog box Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 96 Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Advanced search options You can use the More Options tab Figure 47 to configure more advanced searches including You can use the More Options tab to configure more advanced searches including e Wildcards and e Similar items e Exact matches only e Case sensitive search e Recursive searches e Searching the entire database Figure 47 Find dialog box More Options tab Find More Options Look in Include similar items fuzzy search no wildcards Include only exact matches no wildcards Case sensitive search M Recurse into sub objects M Search entire database maytake times Find Close Help 207810 B Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 97 Saving the search results To save the search results Click the Find tab Select the items from the search results you want to save Click Save Selected The Save search results dialog box opens Figure 48 Figure 48 Save Search Results dialog box Select the destination folder for your save in the tree below If you would like to create a new subfolder select a destination folder enter in the new folder name and press the New Folder button New Folder Folder Name Folder O Ej P Adm
83. thstanding any other license agreement that may pertain to or accompany the delivery of this computer software the rights of the United States Government regarding its use reproduction and disclosure are as set forth in the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability Nortel Networks NA Inc reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice Nortel Networks NA Inc does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Portions of the code in this software product may be Copyright 1988 Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of such portions are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation advertising materials and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that such portions of the software were developed by the University of California Berkeley The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from such portions of the software without specific prior written permission SUCH PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCL
84. uick2Config database The Quick2Config navigation pane displays the contents of the Quick2Config database This chapter describes how to manage items in the Quick2Config database Information in this chapter is organized as follows e Using the palette on page 50 e Adding new devices on page 51 e Adding existing configuration data on page 51 e Deleting items on page 60 e Renaming items on page 61 e Sorting items on page 62 e Working with shortcuts on page 64 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 50 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Using the palette The Quick2Config navigation pane displays the contents of the Quick2Config database whereas the Palette tab in the context sensitive pane displays a set of icons and templates that represent items with their default configuration data that you can add to the Quick2Config database Because a particular item in the navigation pane can accept only certain items the contents of the Palette tab change based on the item that you have selected in the navigation pane For example you can add a device to a folder but you cannot add a device to a protocol therefore the Palette tab only displays devices when you have selected a folder in the navigation pane but does not display devices when you have selected a protocol You can add items from the context sensitive pane s Palette tab to the navigation pane in
85. uick2Config includes several features that allow you to easily synchronize the database configuration data with the physical device configuration e The Export to Device feature described on page 79 ensures that the configuration of the physical device and the database configuration data are the same e The Re import feature described on page 89 imports configuration data from the physical device or the TFTP directory into the database replacing the configuration data that was in the database e The Compare feature described on page 90 compares the database configuration data with the physical device configuration and generates a report Note You can also compare the database with TFTP configuration files or compare selected objects with one another 207810 B Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 89 Reimporting configuration data You should use the Re import feature when a device s configuration has been changed outside the Quick2Config environment for example by using a direct Telnet connection to the device Reimporting the device configuration updates the Quick2Config database to reflect the configuration as it exists on the device To reimport a device s configuration data 1 In the navigation pane select the devices from which you want to reimport configuration data 2 Choose File gt Re import gt From Network The Re import From Network dialog box opens Figure 41 Figure 41 Re impo
86. vices or compares the configuration data for the selected device with the physical device configuration Lock vi Validate i Validates the current selection Locks the selected items Unlock Unlocks the selected items ra Undo Undoes changes made in the navigation pane x Delete Deletes the current selection You must confirm the deletion Ba Copy Copies the current selection to the clipboard J aa a Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the current selection Paste as Pastes a shortcut into the current selection AE Shortcut ina Rename Renames the current selection KYE Find Starts the Find tool You can specify search criteria such as field EE names and field values Telnet Starts a Telnet session E Log Displays an audit log of the selected devices 3 Upgrade Displays information about how to upgrade Quick2Config to Nortel ir Information Networks system configuration software Optivity Network Configuration System 207810 B Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 41 Customizing the Quick2Config window You can change the appearance of the main window or of just the context sensitive pane to suit your preferences To customize the window Choose View gt Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens displaying one of the two tabs shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Tabs for changing the appearance of the Quick2Config window
87. word Current Password New Password Cancel Help In the Current Password field type your password In the New Password field type your new password Press Enter or Tab A Confirm Password dialog box opens Figure 17 Figure 17 Confirm Password dialog box Confirm Password x Type the password again to confirm it oO 5 Inthe Confirm Password box type your new password again 6 Click OK Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2 2 Client Software 48 Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Viewing and changing account information To view and change account information 1 In the navigation pane click the icon that represents your user account If your user account is not visible open the Server Setup folder and then open the User Groups folder 2 Inthe context sensitive pane click the Properties tab The Properties tab displays your user name actual name e mail address and password Figure 18 is an example of user account information Figure 18 User account information Palette Properties Basic Property User Name Administrator Actual Name Bismi Email Address bsmith nortel com Aoo Password ttt 3 Type your new account information in the appropriate fields If you change your password be sure to press Tab and then type your password again in the Confirm Password message box See Figure 17 207810 B 49 Chapter 3 Managing items in the Q

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