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Avaya Managing Routers and BNX Platforms User's Manual

1. 3 Select the PC Site Manager icon in the Site Manager program group 4 Select File2 Properties 5 Add e port number to the end of the command line 6 Double click on the PC Site Manager icon Note You must specify the new port number every time you restart Site Manager Configuring Traps Sent by a Router You can specify by category entity or event the types of trap messages you want a router to send to your Site Manager workstation Specifying Traps by Category You can configure a router to send e All traps e Generic traps e Specific traps e No traps To specify the trap types you want to receive at your workstation follow these steps 1 From the Configuration Manager window select Protocols 1P SNMP Communities 2 8 Using the Trap Monitor 2 From the SNMP Community List window that appears select Community Managers 3 From the SNMP Manager List window that appears select Manager Edit Manager The Trap Types and Trap Port window appears with the default value GENERIC in the Trap Types field Figure 2 7 Va RT i Helo Figure 2 7 Specifying a Trap Category 4 Click in the Trap Types field Click on Values and select an option in the Values Selection window Then click on OK in the Values Selection window Table 2 2 describes the different trap types Table 2 2 Categories of Traps Category Description NONE Prohibits the SNMP agent from transmitting traps
2. From the main Site Manager window select Administration Router Date and Time The Router Date and Time window appears Figure 7 8 7 15 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 7 8 Router Date and Time Window 2 Use the slidebar in each field to specify the correct information Then click on Set The Zone field lets you specify the number of hours your time zone is ahead of or behind Greenwich mean time GMT Move the slidebar to the left to select a value behind GMT Move the slidebar to the right to select a value ahead of GMT For example Eastern Standard Time Zone is 5 hours behind GMT so you would select 5 Pinging a Remote Device The Ping from Router option lets you test the reachability of a remote device using one of the following protocols IP IPX OSI VINES AppleTalk and APPN You ping from the router by selecting Administration Ping from Router and then one of the protocols listed in the menu Figure 7 9 7 16 IP Ping Performing Administrative Functions Figure 7 9 Selecting Ping from Router Option The following sections describe the available ping options When you ping a remote device using the Internet Protocol the ping program residing on the router sends an Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP echo request to the remote address you specified in the IP Ping window The remote device responds to the router s request if it is reachable A message window pops up showing
3. S0000007 OODOIS PDOOGODGOD IO 0 0 0 0 Event Owie Event Dode E pid adt AMIING HEW SEGHEHT Evert Code Event Donde Evant Dock Event Dnde DODO 1000 0 0 1 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 1 3 Event Message Details Detail Description Event number Event s place in the event log see the Number of Records field for the total count Timestamp Date and time the event occurred as recorded by the router Severity Severity level of event message Slot Slot hosting the entity that generated the event message Entity Abbreviated name of entity that generated the event message Event code Event code as shown in Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms Description Text describing the event You can use the router IP address entity severity and slot to filter event messages in the Events Manager window You can use the entity and event code to look up an event message in Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms The Events M anager lets you do the following e Search for messages in the log displayed e Save the event messages you see in the Events Manager window to an ASCII file on your workstation You can then view or print the file e Reload an event log saved in binary format back into the Events Manager window Storing a log on a diskette or memory card inside the router saves the log in binary format e Clear the events displaye
4. 0 no warning default warning level 1 warn on unrecognized attributes 2 warn on unrecognized records 3 combination of levels 1 and 2 4 warn on unset attributes with no default 7 combination of 3 and 4 r report template Specifies the report template file to use By default the Report Generator uses a version specific template based on the version of the configuration file Template files are in usr Wflib The format of the template filename is version rpt For example the template file for the Version 7 80 configuration file is 7 80 rpt continued 6 8 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature Table 6 2 Options for Command Line UNIX continued Option Description c configuration file gt Specifies the name of the configuration file from which you want to generate a report O report file gt Specifies the pathname of the report file If you omit this argument the Report Generator sends the output to stdout Generating Configuration File Reports from Windows You can generate a configuration file report from Windows on a PC To do so follow these steps 1 Bring up Windows on your PC 2 Select File2 Run The Run window appears 3 In the Command Line field of the Run window enter the smcfgrpt command in the following format smcfgrpt d t h m W warning level r report template c config
5. 6 2 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature Table 6 1 Output Format Options continued Option Description Show Raw Data hex Includes the raw hexadecimal configuration data along with the ASCII translation of that data You might want to show the raw data if you intend to use the Technician Interface to enter configuration data In the Technician Interface you must enter the data in raw format Use Report Template Indicates that you want to use a report template other than the default The default is a version specific template based on the version of the configuration file For example the report generator uses a 7 80 template file to generate a report of a 7 80 configuration file You might want to use a different report template for example a 7 60 template to generate a report of a 7 80 configuration file If you select this option the Report Template File field appears below the Report File field in the Configuration Report Generator window You must enter a filename in the Report Template File field as described later Warn on Unrecognized Includes the warning Unrecognized Attribute for any attribute that is in the configuration file but is not present in the MIB Warn on No default Includes the warning NO VALUE NO DEFAULT for any attribute for which you did not specify a value in the configuration file and that does not have a MIB default value 2 C
6. 4 29 communities SNMP 2 4 compacting memory 5 24 config file 7 4 converting from ASCII to binary C 1 Config Generator using C 2 configuration file 5 5 5 8 audit trail 6 11 converting from ASCII to binary C 1 generating report of 6 1 to 6 10 logging changes to 6 11 to 6 13 remote 5 23 saving 2 5 Configuration Manager setting up SNMP on a router 2 2 tool 1 3 configuring IP Ping requests for Ping MIB 8 1 to 8 11 kernel 7 31 7 34 traps by category 2 8 by entity 2 10 by event type 2 12 connection to router 2 1 3 1 4 2 console in wfSystem MIB object group 4 6 contiguous free space 5 4 5 25 Control Point name 7 29 conventions for filenames 5 7 copying router files 5 8 counters zeroing 4 18 counters MIB II 4 35 current screen list 1 11 4 13 4 15 custom screen directories 1 12 4 33 customizing statistics screens 1 11 4 28 to 4 33 D date for router 7 15 Debug Map parameter B 19 debug messages 2 10 debug al 5 6 debugging network 1 10 5 6 decimal format displaying statistics in 4 29 Dedicated to Global Pool field 7 35 default address filter 2 19 button 7 35 configuration file 5 5 5 8 router software image 7 2 slot 7 13 statistics screens 4 13 4 14 4 33 Delayed Boot deleting 7 9 enabling and disabling 7 5 modifying 7 9 Index 2 parameters 7 10 scheduling 7 5 using 7 4 deleting Delayed Boot 7 9 IP Ping requests from Ping MIB 8 11 me
7. Select Administration2 Ping from Router2IPX The IPX Ping window appears Figure 7 13 7 20 Performing Administrative Functions Figure 7 13 IPX Ping Window 2 In the Address field enter the IPX address of the remote device in hexadecimal or decimal notation An IPX address consists of a 4 byte network address and a 6 byte host address separated by a period for example 0xX0000AB 12 0x000000CD1234 leading zero padding is not required Ox indicates that the address is in hexadecimal notation An IPX address in decimal notation consists of a 4 byte network address and a 6 byte host address where each byte is a number between 0 and 255 inclusive and each byte is separated from the next byte by a period for example 0 1 23 47 0 0 0 1 2 55 Note f you issue an IPX ping to an entity on a Token Ring network you must enter the host portion of the IPX address in byte swapped noncanonical form 3 In the Timeout field enter the number of seconds after which each ping times out The default Timeout is 1 second If the router receives a response to a ping after it times out it does not send an alive message to Site Manager In the Retries field enter the number of successive times the router should repeat the ping The default for Retries is 0 The router does not wait for the timeout before sending the next ping Click on Ping 7 21 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms IPX Ping Responses O
8. Select Commands Copy The Router Files Manager displays the source filename in a window Figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 Copy File Window for Source Filename 5 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 3 Click on OK A window prompts you for the destination filename Figure 5 5 EE Copy File Destination Filenames fcc ip Figure 5 5 Copy File Window for Destination Filename 4 Using the following format overtype the entry in the Destination Filename field with the volume and filename you want to give this file lt volume gt lt filename gt Note f you are copying a file from diskette to memory card enter the destination filename in lowercase letters only 5 Click on OK A confirmation window appears 6 Click on OK The router copies the source file to the filename and volume you specified Deleting a File You can delete one or more files at a time from a volume S Caution You cannot recover a file after it is deleted 5 10 Managing Router Files To delete one or more files follow these steps 1 Inthe Router Files Manager window select each file that you want to delete To select multiple files just click on each file you want If you select a file that you decide not to delete click on the file again to deselect it 2 Select CommandsPDelete A window prompts you to confirm your delete request Figure 5 6 Le Proceed with DELETION of Filete r config 00 33 cant
9. Then click on Save If you save the statistics window under a new name you must do the following to view this screen 1 Add the window to the current screen list See Defining the Current Screen List for instructions 2 Launch the screen See Displaying Statistics Screens for instructions Using the MIB II Counters Feature MIB II is the second version of the Management Information Base The MIB II Counters feature lets you track the number of packets each circuit in the Bay Networks router processes at the data link layer By default Site Manager enables the MIB II counters described in Table 4 2 4 35 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 4 2 MIB Il Counters Counter Description iflnNUcastPkts Counts the number of nonunicast such as subnetwork broadcast or subnetwork multicast packets delivered to a higher layer protocol ifOutUcastPkts Counts the total number of packets that higher level protocols requested be transmitted to a subnetwork unicast address including those that were discarded or not sent ifOutNUcastPkts Counts the total number of packets that higher level protocols requested be transmitted to a nonunicast address including those that were discarded or not sent iflnUcastPkts Counts the number of subnetwork unicast packets delivered to a higher layer protocol iflnUnknownProtos Counts the number of packets received via the interface that were d
10. You cannot reload an ASCII file back into the Trap Monitor 2 21 Chapter 3 Monitoring Router Events For general information about monitoring events see Monitoring Traps and Events in Chapter 1 For specific information about using buttons windows and other Site Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software Use the Events Manager to do the following Display event logs Filter event messages Search for an event message Refresh the Events Manager window Clear the Events Manager window Save event messages Clear the current event log For information on using the sys og utility on a UNIX workstation to monitor events refer to Appendix B Connecting to a Router When you want to view a router s event messages you can connect to the router from either the main Site Manager window or the Events Manager window To connect to a router through the Events Manager begin at the main Site Manager window and proceed as follows 1 Click on Events or select Tools Events Manager The Events Manager window appears From the Events Manager window select Options Connections The Router Connection Options window appears Figure 3 1 3 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 3 1 Router Connection Options Window 3 Inthe Node Name IP Address field type the IP address of the desired router Then click on OK The Events Manager window displays the specified IP address Displaying Event Logs You
11. 1 12 4 32 Technician Interface 5 6 diags command 7 1 temperature of router 4 6 templates for configuration file reports 6 3 test diagnostics 7 1 Ping 5 19 7 16 TFTP 5 12 ti cfg 5 6 Time Out parameter 8 8 time setting on router 7 15 Timer parameter 8 9 Toggle button Filtering Parameters 3 6 tools Events Manager 1 8 3 1 Launch Facility 1 11 4 16 Screen Builder 1 11 4 33 4 34 Screen Manager 1 11 4 13 Statistics Manager 1 9 4 15 Trap Monitor 2 1 totals generating from statistics 4 30 Trace Map parameter B 18 trace messages 2 10 Trace Route parameter 8 9 transferring files 5 11 5 19 trap history file 1 3 2 16 clearing 2 20 Trap Monitor tool 1 3 2 1 2 17 traps adding 2 13 categories of 2 9 clearing from Trap Monitor window 2 20 configuring by category 2 8 by entity 2 10 by event type 2 12 exceptions lists 2 12 2 14 filtering 2 17 to 2 20 by IP address 2 18 by severity 2 18 monitoring 2 16 port 2 6 2 7 saving 2 21 types 2 7 2 17 2 18 viewing 1 4 2 16 troubleshooting 7 13 type MIB object 4 8 U UDP port for traps 2 6 UNIX syslogd daemon B 1 configuring B 2 Index 8 V viewing event messages 3 2 trap messages 2 16 VINES Ping 7 24 to 7 26 VME 7 31 volume displaying contents 5 2 number 7 4 partitioning 5 3 5 26 to 5 30 W warm starting router 7 1 Warning Map parameter B 17 warning messages 2 10 2 18 wfA pplicat
12. 3 2 13 1 1 6 Ping Retry 1 1 to 65535 Specifies the number of successive times to repeat a ping Enter a value from 1 through 65535 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 7 Ping Delay 250 milliseconds 1 to 65535 Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds to wait between sending ICMP echo packets Enter a value from 1 through 65535 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 9 8 8 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Using the Ping MIB Timer 0 Any integer Specifies the number of minutes that will pass before the ping occurs again Enter a value in minutes or enter O if you want to initiate the ping request only once 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 11 Trace Route PING NOTRACE PING NOTRACE PING TRACE Lets you turn on the Trace Routes feature to show the intermediate IP addresses hops the ICMP echo packet went through to reach the destination address Select PING TRACE to turn on the Trace Routes feature otherwise leave the default PING NOTRACE 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 8 8 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Source Route PING NOSOURCEROUTE PING NOSOURCEROUTE PING STRICTSOURCEROUTE PING LOOSESOURCEROUTE Lets you overr
13. 542 gt 1213313 E24 Figure 4 18 Statistics Window Unfiltered 4 23 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Pit bores FASTER fin Display Figure 4 19 Sample Display Filters Window When you click on Refresh in the Display Filters window Figure 4 19 the Statistics Manager filters out of the active statistics window the line with the IP address of 192 32 180 43 in Column 2 Figure 4 20 shows the result of applying the display filter to the active statistics window Screen Mase ip trefe dat Description IP Traffic Information Soy Agent 192 312 155 65 Humber of Elemente 0 Circuit Meee IP Address Detagrans R VII atagrame XMIT L2 192 32 1H0 43 2884345 4642701 Figure 4 20 Statistics Screen after Filter Implemented 4 24 Monitoring Statistics Using Retrieval Filters To create a retrieval filter begin from a statistics screen 1 Select Filters2 Retrieval Filters The Retrieval Filters window appears Figure 4 21 Pair iaoal Filbert Figure 4 21 Retrieval Filters Window 2 Enter the instance ID of the object s you want to view Specifying a partial ID causes the Statistics Manager to poll and display all objects that begin with the same partial ID 3 Click on OK to save the filter in memory associated with the current statistics screen 4 Select View Refresh Display from the statistics screen Figure 4 22 shows the result of this retrieval filter The Statistics Mana
14. Bridge Translation Bridge SNMP Agent Bay Networks HDLC PPP OSPF EGP BGP and basic DLSw The LAN Suite includes DECnet Phase 4 AppleTalk Phase 2 OSI VINES IPX and ATM DXI in addition to the System Suite The WAN Suite includes ATM DXI Frame Relay LAPB and X 25 in addition to the System Suite The Corporate Suite includes the System LAN and WAN suites in their entirety xix Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Audience The ARE ATM Suite provides RFC 1483 and 1577 compliance ATM UNI 3 0 signaling in addition to the LAN Suite The ARE VNR Corporate Suite provides ATM Forum LAN Emulation in addition to the ARE ATM Suite and Corporate Suite The BNX Suite includes IP Routing SNMP Agent Bay Networks HDLC PPP OSPF EGP BGP File Based Performance Statistics Frame Relay switching and Frame Relay billing and selected components from the Corporate ARE ATM and ARE VNR Corporate suites Availability of features and functionality described in this guide depends on the suites you are using This guide is intended for experienced network operators who have a technical understanding of data communications You should have a basic understanding of how Site Manager works You perform some of the management tasks in this guide using commands and utilities that you access directly from your workstation s operating system such as UNIX or DOS To use these commands and utilities you should be familiar with your
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16. Delayed Boot to use 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 14 2 1 5 Boot Configuration File None Any valid configuration file Determines the router configuration file Enter the configuration file you want the router scheduled for Delayed Boot to use 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 14 2 1 6 Booting a Processor Module Booting a processor module by using the Reset Slot option warm starts a single processor module in the router The reset option allows you to reboot a processor module with the boot image and configuration file the router is currently using You may want to reset a slot to troubleshoot a problem you are having with a router To reset a slot follow these directions 1 From the main Site Manager window select Administration Reset Slot The Reset Slot window appears Figure 7 6 showing the router s default slot 7 13 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 7 6 Reset Slot Window 2 Click the rectangle adjacent to the slot number A popup window shows the available slots Figure 7 7 Figure 7 7 Selecting a Slot 3 Select the slot where you want to boot a processor module The popup window closes and the slot number you selected appears 4 Click on Reset A confirmation window appears 5 Clickon OK When you boot a processor module reset a slot the following occurs 1 The operating router software running on the processor module forwards a boot request to the other processor modules 2
17. FLASH OVERRIDE CRITIC ECP INTERNETWORK CONTROL NETWORK CONTROL Specifies the quality of service service precedence for handling the ICMP packet Choose the default NORMAL for routine service or enter one of the other types of service Refer to an IP programmer s manual for information on the different types of services 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 14 Num Hist Buckets Requested 1 1 to 60 If the ping is on a timer see the Timer parameter this parameter specifies the number of entries that you want to store in the Ping History table In other words you can save information about each ping request sent on the expiration of a timer If the ping is not on a timer the ping generates only one entry in the history table Enter a number from 1 to 60 to specify the number of instances of the ping you want to save information about in the Ping History table 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 15 Deleting Ping Requests To remove the results of a ping request from the Ping MIB follow these steps 1 In the display area at the top of the Ping at Intervals window select the ping request you want to delete Click on Delete Click on Apply or Done Site Manager removes all entries for the selected request from the appropriate tables Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Specifying Source Routes If you chose in the Ping at Intervals window to use strict or loose source routing see the description of the Sou
18. Local File configuration mode See Configuring Routers or Configuring Customer Access and Trunks BNX Software for information on using the Remote File and Dynamic configuration modes 8 2 Using the Ping MIB Figure 8 2 File Selection Window 4 Specify the name of the router s configuration file Then click on Open File to open the file in the Configuration Manager window Figure 8 3 For information on how to specify a filename in the File Selection window see Configuring Routers or Configuring Customer Access and Trunks BNX Software 8 3 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms rir oe Configuration Moe Local SHMP Agenti LOCAL FILE Fille Mame pxtra smqr con godine Lg Hodal lt Hodo CLH AIH Version 5 00 IDEE Used Deacription Lonnec bors S430 Dual Sumo unl Ethernet DDH KEUR Empty Slot System Aescurce Hodule Figure 8 3 Configuration Manager Window 5 From the Configuration Manager window select Platform Ping at Intervals gt IP The Ping at Intervals window appears Figure 8 4 8 4 Using the Ping MIB ED Pi at Ita 000 Apply ag j IF ddiress Ping Site Hame Packet fice Time hit Ping Retry Ping Delay Figure 8 4 Ping at Intervals Window 6 Click on Add The IP Ping Parameters window appears Figure 8 5 Lance Figure 8 5 IP Ping Parameters Window 8 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 7 Enter the IP address that you want to pin
19. Manager begin at the main Site Manager window and click on Events or select Tools3 Events Manager Each time you want to view the most current version of a router s event log you can use the Events Manager to retrieve the event log The Events Manager does not display event messages in real time The Events Manager lets you view event messages from the router whose IP address you specify in the main Site Manager window or from the Options menu in the Events Manager window Figure 1 2 shows a sample Events Manager window and Table 1 3 describes its contents 1 6 Syaira Msc 197 168 179 4 Display Log File Home WELLPFLT LOG Log Fille Sowece Current Log INFO BLUT T GAHE boot Thai Pet 16 Lesa EST zi 0 T E THFO SLOT J GAME HackEHorne 2 bela mhe connectod a Ar SOR 9S ib i 20 INFO HackEewws X boca re conmo Ib 04 20 DIE BL 1935 SLOT X GAME SLOT T GAHE Humber of recordas Overview of Router Management Frsceniilng Mim LED Event Dock Event Goch Event Dode Evmnt Goda STHE OMR zdOpOOOS OODOI amp OODODOD OODmOogODO SLOT gpk SLOT T GAHE BnaHL I a LHFLI X GAME Dg puis UN Gein Mi SOT T GAHE gabe ka fren h sdeteDODOH taille boot Thai Fen gi u5 UB 3g IB 0dzz THFO HackHone 2 became recante 10 MORTI hse INFO HackEHone 3 became rocon ao Li DS 0RS IEA DERNE SLOT 4 GAME BREMOTE 2 TOWN gt SYNC 000081 adODODO potat Figure 1 2 Events Manager Window Event Cocke
20. Manager workstation you must specify which protocols entities will send which trap types fault warning information debug or trace to your workstation Proceed as follows 1 From the Configuration Manager window select ProtocolsIP SNMP Trap Configuration Interfaces The Trap Configuration window appears Figure 2 8 2 10 Using the Trap Monitor Blot Available Entition Lurrent Entitien ALL Entities ACE ATH DXI RTHIHTF BoP3 BGP ER Bor B TP CSHACD DCH T Events Fault D Warning Detug Sawa Heip Figure 2 8 Trap Configuration Window 2 Select the appropriate slot 3 Select an entity whose trap messages you want to receive at your Site Manager workstation 4 Select the severity levels for that entity s trap messages 5 Click on Update The entity and severity levels are added to the Current Entities field 6 Repeat Steps 2 through 5 for every entity whose trap messages you want to receive at your Site Manager workstation Then click on Save 7 Save this configuration to a file and volume on the router The entities you select will now send the trap types you selected to your workstation Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Specifying Traps by Event Type You can configure a router to always or never send trap messages that you designate by their unique entity code and event number Proceed as follows 1 From the Configuration Manager window select Protoco
21. Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Slot Upper Bound 0 0 to 14 Along with the Slot Lower Bound parameter this parameter specifies the slot or range of slots on which you want to filter the log messages for this entity To specify a range of slots enter the upper number of the range in this field You must specify the lower number of the range in the Slot Lower Bound field as described previously To filter events for a specific slot enter the slot number in this field You must enter the same number in the Slot Lower Bound field If you do not want to use this filter accept the default 0 Be sure to do the same in the Slot Lower Bound field 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 11 Fault Map CRIT EMERG ALERT CRIT ERR WARNING NOTICE INFO DEBUG Maps router event messages with a severity level of fault to an error level that UNIX syslogd recognizes Table B 1 describes each of these error levels We recommend you accept the default UNIX error level for this severity level To map this severity level to a different UNIX error level click on Values and then select the error level you want 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 12 B 16 Using the syslog Facility Table B 1 syslogd Error Levels Error Level Description EMERG A panic condition that syslogd normally broadcasts to all users ALERT A condition such as a corrupted syst
22. Object ID Parameter Default Range Function Disable Enable Enable Disable Enables or disables a scheduled Delayed Boot of a particular router Select Enable to allow a Delayed Boot of a particular router to occur as scheduled Select Disable to prevent a Delayed Boot of a particular router from occurring 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 14 2 1 2 Date and Time None Year Month Day Hour Minute Second Local Time Universal Time Code UTC Offset Hours from UTC Determines the date and time that a Delayed Boot is scheduled to occur Refer to Table 7 2 for the field names and a range of acceptable values Table 7 2 Delayed Boot Fields and Values Field Range Year 1970 2070 Month 1 12 Day 1 31 Hour 0 23 Minutes 0 59 Seconds 0 60 Local Time UTC Offset LOCAL PLUS MINUS Hours from UTC 0 11 Minutes from UTC 0 59 Instructions MIB Object ID The values you enter in the Local Time UTC Offset field must be uppercase Enter the date and time you want the Delayed Boot to occur 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 14 2 1 4 7 12 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Performing Administrative Functions Boot Image Name None Any valid boot image Determines the router boot image Enter the boot image name you want the router scheduled for
23. Representations sese 5 3 Free Space Fields in Router Files Manager Window 5 5 Defaull Router Filenames sacarina eite beat vie bereitet tg 5 5 Output Format OPONSE cossis EE E E P 6 2 Optone Tor Cominand Line UNIX siiin 6 8 Options for Command Line Windows ssssseeeenees 6 9 Delayed Boot Parameter Fields and Acceptable Values 7 8 Delayed Boot Fields and Values sirsiran 7 12 Default Ping MIB Statistics Screens sssssssssssss 8 14 syslogd Error ONG qe B 17 xvii About This Guide If you are responsible for configuring and managing Bay Networks routers and or BNX platforms you need to read this guide for instructions on Accessing and viewing trap messages and event messages Accessing and viewing statistics Managing router files Monitoring changes to router configuration files Basic system administration Tracking network availability and response time This guide primarily covers how you perform these tasks using the Bay Networks Site Manager application Note The Site Manager windows shown in this book are from an X Window System UNIX environment Minor variations in screen appearance may occur from platform to platform Software Suites Routing and Switching software is available in the following suites The System Suite includes IP routing 802 1 Transparent Bridge Source Route
24. Row To clear all counters in a specific row of a circuit mode statistics screen select a row then select Options gt Zero Current Row Counters 16 shows a typical response to the Zero Current Row Counters option Screen Mase ip tric dat Description IP Traffic Information Soy Agent 192 312 156 63 Humber of Elemente 5 Circuit Meee IP Address Detegrans ROVD Datagrams XMIT ET 19 20 128 2 9 o 542 ns 1213311 Em 192 317 1 22112375 5467487 4642615 Figure 4 16 Zeroing All Counters in a Specific Row The counters Datagrams RCVD and Datagrams XMIT reset to zero in the selected row The reset has no effect on the actual current values of these counter objects in the router MIB The Zero Current Row Counters command stores the value of every counter object displayed in the selected row at reset time Each stored value provides a reference point for counter values displayed in the selected row after you zero the current row counters e The Statistics Manager displays only the difference between the counter value at reset time the last known reference value and the actual current MIB value of the same counter e The counter values in display reflect the amount of change incurred beyond the reference values stored at reset time 4 20 Monitoring Statistics Stopping Statistics Retrieval To stop the Statistics Manager from collecting any further statistics in the current screen select ViewStop Retrieval C
25. Site Manager window reappears 7 36 Chapter 8 Using the Ping MIB For general information about the Ping management information base MIB refer to Tracking Network Availability and Response Time in Chapter 1 For specific information about using buttons windows and other Site Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software To use the Ping MIB to track network availability and response time you Configure IP ping requests e Review IP ping statistics Configuring IP Ping Requests To configure the ping requests for which you want to store the results in the Ping MIB follow the steps in this section Note The Ping MIB supports IP ping requests only 1 From the main Site Manager window click on Connection or select Options Connections The Router Connection Options window appears Figure 8 1 8 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 8 1 Router Connection Options Window 2 In the Node Name IP Address field type the IP address of the router you want to configure Then click on OK 3 Inthe main Site Manger window select Tools Configuration Manager and then select the configuration mode you want Local File Remote File or Dynamic If you choose Local File the File Selection window appears Figure 8 2 If you choose Remote File the Edit Remote Configuration File window appears and if you choose Dynamic the Configuration Manager window appears This chapter assumes you chose the
26. Statistics Manager in Site Manager You might also create your own application to query the Ping MIB analyze the data and generate reports of the information You can also use such applications as IBM NetView 6000 SunNet Manager and HP OpenView to work with the Ping MIB For more information on using the Ping MIB refer to Chapter 8 Log You should make several copies of the log on the next page to organize your management files Keep the log in a handy place near your Site Manager workstation Use this log to list the filenames and directories of all your configuration files trap history files and event logs Managing Routers and BNX Platforms LOG Filename Directory Description Date Chapter 2 Using the Trap Monitor For general information about monitoring traps see Monitoring Traps and Events in Chapter 1 For specific information about using buttons windows and other Site Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software Use the Trap Monitor to do the following Display the trap history file Filter trap messages Clear the Trap Monitor window Clear the trap history file Save trap messages Connecting to a Router Before you can use the Trap Monitor tool you must configure the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agent inside the router to send specified trap messages to the Trap Monitor To do this you must fir
27. a remote VINES device the router responds if the device can be reached and Site Manager displays the response or the result of the request To send a VINES request to determine the network connectivity of a VINES host proceed as follows Select Administration gt Ping from Router VINES The VINES Ping window appears Figure 7 15 7 24 Performing Administrative Functions Figure 7 15 VINES Ping Window In the Network Host field enter the network and host address of the remote device you want to ping The Network ID is the 32 bit serial number of the server node that identifies the logical grouping of nodes on a VINES network The Host address is the 16 bit subnetwork number that identifies the node within the server node s logical grouping Note You can enter the network and host addresses in decimal or hexadecimal format If you use hexadecimal format precede each address with the Ox prefix 3 In the Timeout field enter the number of seconds after which each ping times out The default Timeout is 1 second If the router receives a response to a ping after it has timed out it does not send an alive message to Site Manager In the Retries field enter the number of successive times the router should repeat the ping The default for Retries is 0 The router does not wait for the timeout before it sends the next ping In the Packet Size field enter the number of bytes of data to send with each ping The def
28. address of the device whose ping information you want to remove from the ping tables 2 Click on Delete 8 14 Appendix A Responding to SNMP SET Errors On occasion you may receive an SNMP SET error Your Site Manager workstation can display and log all SNMP SET error messages received from a Bay Networks router Site Manager displays and logs a simple message SNMP SET Error When for example you are unable to complete a SET operation because An SNMP request from your Site Manager workstation timed out due to traffic conditions on the network The SNMP community name that you specified for the SNMP request did not allow write access to the desired router Figure A 1 shows an example of an SNMP SET error message that appears when a SET lockout condition exists on the target router SNMP General Set Error Machine is currently locked by manager IP address Figure A 1 Sample SNMP SET Error Message An SNMP SET error lockout message means that e The router rejected one or more of your SET attempts e You may need to repeat all or part of your configuration task For more information on router SNMP SET locking refer to Configuring SNMP BOOTP DHCP and RARP Services A 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms When you receive an SNMP SET error message click on OK in the error message box and see if another SET error message pops up immediately If no other SET error message appears imme
29. an invalid parameter when you issue a VINES ping A sample message follows VINES ping invalid parameter specified e A VINES service is not running message appears if the VINES service is not enabled on the router A sample message follows VINES ping VINES service is not running 7 26 Performing Administrative Functions AppleTalk Ping When you issue an AppleTalk ping to a remote AppleTalk device the router responds if the device can be reached and Site Manager displays the response or the result of the request To send an AppleTalk request to determine the network connectivity of an Appletalk host proceed as follows 1 Select Administration2 Ping from Router gt AppleTalk The AppleTalk Ping window appears Figure 7 16 Figure 7 16 AppleTalk Ping Window 2 Inthe Net Host field enter the network address and node ID of the remote device you want to ping The range of valid values for an AppleTalk network address is from 1 to 65279 decimal The range of valid values for an AppleTalk node ID is from 1 to 254 decimal Note You can enter the network address and node ID in decimal or hexadecimal format If you use hexadecimal format precede each address or node ID with the Ox prefix 3 Inthe Timeout field enter the number of seconds after which each ping times out The default Timeout is 1 second 7 27 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms If the router receives a response to a pin
30. assign map to the severity level fault trace warning information and debug of the router event message For example you might map all router fault messages to the UNIX CRIT error level You could map more than one router severity level to the same UNIX error level You can use Site Manager to assign a facility and to map severity levels to error levels as described later For example suppose you want to log all fault warning and debug messages that syslogd receives from the router to a file usr adm logs baynet log on the remote host Assume also that you used Site Manager to map fault messages to the CRIT error level warning messages to the WARNING error level and debug messages to the UNIX DEBUG level You might add a line similar to the following to your syslog conf file local7 crit local7 warning local7 debug usr adm logs baynet log In this example the facility is LOCAL7 For more information on syslogd and syslog conf refer to the instructions provided in the UNIX man pages B 2 Using the syslog Facility Understanding How syslog Filters Messages The syslog facility forwards router event messages to a remote host only when at least one entity filter exists for that host Entities include Bay Networks software that provides a service such as TFTP IP or the GAME operating system An entity filter is a set of criteria that you specify to tell syslog whether to forward an event message Refer to Event Messag
31. columns There are two types of statistics screens e Circuit mode The Statistics Manager continually polls the router for statistics and updates the statistics screen with new data You determine how often the Statistics Manager retrieves these statistics by specifying a polling rate Managing Routers and BNX Platforms e Table mode The Statistics Manager retrieves statistics from the router only once when you launch the screen You must refresh the screen each time you want to update it with new data Using Online Help Site Manager provides online help for each Statistics Manager tool To get help click on Help at the bottom of the screen To exit the Help window click on OK Locating Statistics Files Depending on whether you load Site Manager on a UNIX or DOS computer the Statistics Manager stores all statistics screen files in one of the following directories Platform Default Screen Directory Custom Screen Directory UNIX usr Wt lib wfscrns HOME wfscrns DOS wfllib wfscrns wflwfscrns For more information on using the Statistics Manager refer to Chapter 4 Managing Router Files You can display a list of the system files stored on a Bay Networks router s active volume using the Router Files Manager tool The Router Files Manager lets you e Display the files on all disk volumes in a Bay Networks router e Transfer and copy files between volumes on a Bay Networks router s disk and
32. is reallocating the global and local memory on FRE2 and ACE32 processor modules Access Nodes and Access Feeder Nodes You can perform these tasks using the Site Manager Administration menu Figure 1 4 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 1 4 Site Manager Administration Menu Window For more information about using each of the administrative functions refer to Chapter 7 Tracking Network Availability and Response Time You can track network availability and response time using the Ping MIB The Ping MIB is a group of tables that stores the following information for one or more ping requests e General ping information such as the address you want to ping whether you want to use trace routing and source routing and the frequency of the ping e Trace route data that shows the IP addresses the ping went through to reach its destination Keeping a Overview of Router Management e Source route data which contains the IP addresses that you want the ping to go through instead of those in the routing table History data about previous pings that you chose to initiate at specific intervals See Chapter 8 for information on setting ping intervals To use the Ping MIB you must first define the IP addresses that you want to ping You can enter the addresses of routers host computers or any device on the network The Ping MIB stores the results of the ping requests You can then monitor those results using the
33. iz bak Figure 5 6 Deleting Router Files 3 Click on Yes The router deletes the files you specified from the volume displayed Transferring a File The Router Files Manager allows you to transfer files between any router and Site Manager workstation by selecting File TFTP Figure 5 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms m 15556 Frasticort ero I Froid ag xo RO HET conf ig 900 Ty 12 Dan 1g bak 1B5H c rm ig Liz Total sheer 2152 1 featlebde free specet 21799 Contiguous free space J707 L Figure 5 7 Selecting the TFTP Option This option invokes the TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol software to execute file transfers Note 7o transfer files to or from a router that uses a diskette based file system you must set the TFTP Retry Time Out parameter to 10 seconds If you do not make this adjustment duplicate transfer sessions may occur This in turn may result in zero length or locked files on the diskette For more information on how to set the TFTP Retry Time Out parameter refer to Configuring IP Services You can choose TFTP Put File s to transfer one or more files to several routers at the same time For example you might want to transfer a new boot image to three different routers Rather than performing the transfer three times once for each router you can transfer the file to all three routers at once 5 12 Managing Router Files To transfer files to multiple routers simultaneou
34. message follows OSI ping 49000400000a12121200 is unreachable 7 23 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms VINES Ping A does not respond message appears if the NSAP address of the target device is resolved but the router does not receive a CLNP echo response from the target device within the timeout allowed A sample message follows OSI ping 49000400000a12121200 does not respond An NSAP address is too short message appears if the NSAP address is too short The minimum allowed NSAP address length is 20 hexadecimal characters 10 bytes A sample message follows OSI ping NSAP address is too short An OSI service is not running message appears if the OSI service is not enabled on the router A sample message follows OSI ping OSI service is not running A resource error message appears if the router cannot allocate a buffer for the request because no buffers are available A sample message follows OSI ping resource error A system error message appears if the Technician Interface has failed A sample message follows OSI ping system error A lt y y y y y y V y y y y y v y y y y y y y gt is a bad NSAP address message appears if the NSAP address is more than 20 hexadecimal characters or nonhexadecimal characters y y y y v y v y y y y y y y y y y y y y is the address of the CLNP host A sample message follows OSI ping 123456Z is a bad NSAP address When you issue a VINES ping to
35. minutes Refrain from resetting the AN during this time Resetting the AN during compacting will corrupt the memory card and the AN will not boot until you replace the memory card 5 25 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Formatting a Memory Card or Flash SIMM Note References to memory cards in this section also apply to flash SIMMs Single Inline Memory Modules The Format option allows you to format and initialize a memory card Use the Format option to format new memory cards if you did not obtain them from Bay Networks Caution You cannot recover files from a memory card after you use the Format option We recommend that you copy them to a second memory card before you use the Format option To format a volume begin at the Router Files Manager window and proceed as follows 1 Select the volume that contains the memory card you want to format 2 Select Commands gt Format A confirmation window appears 3 Click on OK The router formats and initializes the memory card 4 Display a list of the volume s contents when the format operation is done The format process is complete if the Router Files Manager does not display a list of files Partitioning Media on Bay Networks Routers Site Manager lets you partition the nonvolatile file system NVFS on Bay Networks Access Nodes ANs or Access Stack Nodes ASNs These routers use a single flash file system that is the routers have only one medium where t
36. must load an event log into the Events Manager window before event messages will appear there There are three types of event logs e Current the log in the router s memory e Remote the log on the router s Flash memory card or diskette e Local the log transferred and saved in binary format to the Site Manager workstation When you retrieve an event log file using Site Manager you are using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP to transfer this file from the router s memory to the Site Manager workstation Displaying the Current Log The current log is the temporary log file in the router s memory 3 2 Monitoring Router Events Before you display these event messages you must first connect to the router whose event log you want to view Then to display the current log in the router s memory select File gt Get Current Log File from the Events Manager window Event messages will now appear in the Events Manager window Figure 3 2 along with fields displaying the following information WELLFLT LOGin the Log Filename field e Current Login the Log File Source field e Total events in the Number of Records field For suggested responses to specific event messages refer to Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms E Beta Hanaga nl File View Options Find Syston Momo 192 15BB8 1279 34 Display Fmcendlng A fascenrding Log Fille Home MELLFLT LOG Log File Source Current Lop a EN iu eee
37. pathname and filename appear in the Selection window c Click on OK You return to the Configuration Report Generator window 5 Click on Generate Report Site Manager generates the configuration file report and saves the report under the filename you selected You can then open the report in a text editor 6 6 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature Figure 6 5 shows part of a report Hate Han Tun 12 12 8221 1956 configuration Fila etrr Pru tk eR Router Software HIB Uarzi n c i Hardwara onfi gration Group el iBaza Barkplang Id w imEpld pt Backbone Link Mode BLA w iEntre Table wliEnErg Entry wfiSIptrins 3 Hi dula Tipe Caf Hid Td pt ENF eliEnETy Entry vfiSI otip 4 Hadula Tipe CufHePldTd nb 255 InVu Ib UM UE w iEntry Entry vfi SI pttp 5 Hadula Type wiHePidld nt SHE Protecols Configuration Group QwfPratacolz IP lpadad on slats wfIDROTOLamd 3 4 DLE lomded on slots Cwf lsLomd 3 4 5 TFTP leadad on slots ef TFT Load Harm SAWP lnarded on slots LwftnMeLomd Hore TER la amp dgd an slotg CafT Load 3 d LLC2 Toaded on slots wfllc2Loamd 3 4 MERGE lagded on slote CwfHERSELOmd 5 SDLT leaded on slots wfsniclomd 5 wiPimjami 42347 03132 APPA Control Print leaded pn slots wfnPPHCpLosd AOPA Link 5arwicez wadad on slots wf PPRLzLOmd ARP loaded on slots CwFARRLOsd Hore Link Pindul es ConA guration Group ef Li niksHaruez MET Jos
38. request because no buffers are available A sample message follows AppleTalk ping resource error An invalid parameter specified message appears if you specify an invalid parameter when you issue an AppleTalk ping sample message follows AppleTalk ping invalid parameter specified An AppleTalk service is not running message appears if the AppleTalk service is not enabled on the router A sample message follows AppleTalk ping Appletalk service is not running 7 28 APPN Ping Performing Administrative Functions When you issue an APPN ping to a remote APPN device the remote device responds if it can be reached and Site Manager displays the response or the result of the request APPN ping uses the APING APPN Ping Transaction Program TP to send an APING request to the APINGD TP running on the remote device To send an APPN ping request proceed as follows 1 Select Administration2 Ping from Router gt APPN The APPN Ping window appears Figure 7 17 Figure 7 17 APPN Ping Window 2 Inthe Target CP LU Name field enter the required APPN address in the format of a Control Point name of the remote device Use the format network ID CP name gt if the remote device is not on the same network as the system from which you are pinging 7 29 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms In the Mode Name field optionally enter one of the following values INTER for interactive mode for example when t
39. save your changes and return to the Ping at Intervals window To delete an address from the list of source route addresses follow these steps 1 Click on the address in the display area of the Source Route Entries window Click on Delete Click on Apply to save your changes and remain in the window or click on Done to save your changes and return to the Ping at Intervals window Site Manager removes the entry from the Source Route Entries window and from the Ping MIB tables 8 13 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Reviewing IP Ping Statistics You can view the information in the Ping MIB using the Statistics Manager in Site Manager The Statistics Manager provides four default screens that contain information from the Ping MIB Table 8 1 describes the four screens Table 8 1 Default Ping MIB Statistics Screens Screen Name Contains Information from pingmain dat Main Ping MIB table pinghist dat Ping history table pingsrc dat Ping source route table pingtrc dat Ping trace route table Refer to Chapter 4 for information on viewing statistics screens Removing Entries from the Ping MIB You should periodically clear entries from the Ping MIB to prevent the entries from using up too much of your router s memory resources To remove entries from the ping tables main history source route and trace route follow these steps 1 Inthe Ping at Intervals display window select the IP
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41. the Local Memory partition The router software ensures that the sum of local and global memory always equals the total amount of memory available on a given processor Site Manager does not allow you to configure more than 4 MB of global memory to an ACE32 processor if an ACE25 module resides in the same router You overcome this constraint in a router with an ACE32 processor by upgrading any ACE25 processors in the same router to ACE32 processors 7 32 Performing Administrative Functions Repartitioning Global and Local Memory Caution You should change memory partitioning only at the recommendation of or under the direction of the Bay Networks Technical Response Center Under normal router and network operating conditions you should have no need to modify the default memory partitions established for a processor module You reallocate processor memory partitions in rare instances and only for the purpose of network troubleshooting To repartition global and local memory start at the Site Manager main window and follow these steps 1 Click on Connection or select Options gt Connections The Router Connection Options window appears Figure 7 18 He i Figure 7 18 Specifying Router Connection Options 2 Enter the IP address of a router that requires processor memory repartitioning and set the Timeout and Retry options Then click on OK 3 From the main Site Manager window select Administration gt Kernel C
42. the response or the result of the request To send an ICMP echo request to a remote device running IP proceed as follows 1 Select Administration Ping from Router IP The IP Ping window appears F 7 17 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 7 10 IP Ping Window 2 Inthe IP Address field enter the IP address of the remote device in dotted decimal notation 3 In the Timeout field enter the number of seconds after which you want each ping to time out The default Timeout is 1 second If the router receives a response to a ping after the ping has timed out it does not send an alive message to Site Manager 4 In the Retries field enter the number of successive times the router should repeat the ping The default for Retries is 0 The router does not wait for the timeout before it sends the next ping 5 Inthe Packet Size field enter the number of bytes of data to send with each ping The default Packet Size is 16 6 Inthe Traceroute field specify y yes if you want the router to generate a path report that shows the intervening hop addresses to the destination The default for Traceroute is n no 7 Click on Ping 7 18 Performing Administrative Functions IP Ping Responses Site Manager displays one of the following messages when you click on Ping If you enter a value other than 0 for Retries Site Manager displays one of the following messages for the default ping plus one for each add
43. the router Saving a Configuration To save a configuration to a file and volume on the router select File gt Save or File Save As from the Configuration Manager window Exiting from the Configuration Manager window also prompts you to save a configuration Specify the filename and router volume then select Save Note the name and router volume you specified Refer to Configuring Routers or Configuring Customer Access and Trunks BNX Software for more information on using the Configuration Manager tool 2 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Running Multiple Network Management Applications If you are running another network management application besides Site Manager on your workstation you must configure Site Manager to receive trap messages via another port on your Site Manager workstation This is necessary for the following reasons e The router can only send trap messages to one network management application at a time e Only one application can map to a port at a time Note By default a network management application installed on your workstation binds to UDP User Datagram Protocol Port 162 This port is dedicated to receiving SNMP traps from the SNMP agent Since Site Manager is the preferred network management application for receiving trap messages we recommend that when running another manager you configure Site Manager to bind to an alternative UDP port where Site Manager can continue to receive trap mes
44. time you want to refresh the information displayed in the Output field 7 To exit the Quick Get Facility window click on Done Defining the Current Screen List The current screen list is a subset of the default statistics screens and any custom statistics screens you build More information follows on the Screen Builder tool you use to custom design router statistics screens Note When you first use the Statistics Manager the current screen list is empty To view router statistics you must add statistics screens to the current screen list To manage your statistics screen database most effectively add to the current screen list only those statistics screens that you use most often Adding Statistics Screens To add a statistics screen to the current screen list follow these steps 1 From the Statistics Manager window select Tools Screen Manager The Screen Manager window appears Figure 4 10 4 13 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms befall Screens TLCa Endpoint Endo int Endpoint Endod it ISR Addie ISRA Addresa I Copy Default Delete Screen Figure 4 10 Screen Manager Window The Screen Manager displays the default statistics screens grouped by protocol Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list If you have not yet built any custom statistics screens then the User Screens list is empty Later it will display any custom screens you create using the Screen Builder The Statistics Manage
45. tmp mnt usrzl4 techpuhs Filgsz Filla To Put MISLEUI ailrc nrig xinibtnrr mnig hrc orig dele be orig MID a oo nin summan minihaha ri f r j Hultinle Hruburzs TN roa Figure 5 13 TFTP Put File Selection Window 2 Inthe Path box enter the pathname of the directory on the Site Manager workstation that contains the files you want to transfer The files in that directory appear in the Files window 3 Inthe Files window click on each file that you want to transfer to the router Then click on Add The selected files appear in the Files to Put window If you inadvertently add files to the Files to Put window that you do not want to transfer to the router select those files in the Files to Put window Then click on Remove 5 21 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 4 RepeatSteps 2 and 3 to select files from other directories that you want to transfer to the router 5 If you select multiple routers see Choosing the Routers earlier in this section and you want to transfer the files to all of the routers you selected click on Yes in the Multiple Routers field If you select only one router or if you do not want to transfer the files to all of the routers you set up in the Multiple Router Setup window click on No in the Multiple Routers field In this case if you previously set up multiple routers the Router Files Manager transfers the selected files only to the router to which you are
46. to this manager GENERIC Configures the agent to transmit well defined SNMP traps cold start warm start and authentication failure traps The agent is automatically enabled to send cold start and warm start traps However you must enable the Authentication Failure Trap parameter if you want the agent to transmit authentication failure traps as well continued 2 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 2 2 Categories of Traps continued Category Description SPECIFIC Configures the agent to transmit all enabled trap message types fault warning debug information and trace traps from the protocol entities on your network ALL Configures the agent to transmit cold start and warm start traps as well as all other enabled traps authentication failure fault warning debug information and trace traps Note You will usually want to select GENERIC or SPECIFIC when you configure the SNMP agent to send traps These options minimize the agent s use of router resources 5 Click on OK in the Trap Port and Trap Types window 6 Save this configuration to a file and volume on the router Note f you select SPECIFIC you must further specify by entity the kinds of trap messages you want the SNMP agent to send to your workstation Proceed to the section Specifying Traps by Entity Specifying Traps by Entity If you configure an SNMP agent to send SPECIFIC trap types to your Site
47. valid Entering an invalid value can corrupt your configuration 8 6 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Using the Ping MIB IP Address None Any valid IP address Specifies the IP address of the device you want to ping To change the IP address that appears in this field type the new address in place of the existing one 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 4 Ping Site Name None Any name you want to correspond to the device from which you are pinging Serves as descriptive information for your use Optionally enter a name for your ping site 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 17 Packet Size 16 1 to 4850 Specifies the size of the Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP packet in bytes Enter the number of bytes of data that you want to send with each ping 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 5 8 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Time Out 5 seconds 1 to 65535 Sets the length of time in seconds after which an unsuccessful ping expires Enter a value from 1 through 65535 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3
48. want to forward to the remote host Enter the name of the entity whose log messages you want to forward to the remote host You can click on Values and select an entity name from the list that appears Also Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms provides a complete list of entity names If you select the entity name WILDCARD syslog uses the parameters that you specify for this filter only if no other operational filters exist for the remote host In such cases syslog applies the filters of the wildcard entity to all event messages regardless of the entity 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 4 6 Click on OK B 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 10 11 12 13 The Syslog Host Filter List window reappears Figure B 4 The IP address of the host the filter number and filter index appear in the display window Define the different aspects of the filter by entering values for the parameters in the Syslog Host Filter List window Use the descriptions in Syslog Host Filter List Parameters as a guide Click on Apply To add more filters click on Add and repeat Steps 5 through 9 Otherwise click on Done The Syslog Host List window reappears Figure B 2 In the display window click on the remote host whose parameters you want to configure Enter values for the parameters in the Syslog Host List window Use the descriptions in the section Syslog Host List Parameters as a guide Click on Apply T
49. want to include in the ASCII configuration file report as long as you include the MIB names Refer to Chapter 6 for more information on generating an ASCII configuration file report Caution You must include the MIB Names in the ASCII configuration file for Config Generator to create a valid binary configuration file Using Config Generator Config Generator is available to users of Site Manager Version 4 0 or BNX Version 6 0 or later Config Generator is located in the usr wf bin directory along with the other Site Manager command line tools You run Config Generator from the UNIX command line Enter the name of the edited ASCII configuration file you want to convert and a name for the new binary configuration file in the following format rpt2cfg f xASCII Report Filename o New Binary Filename If you don t supply a new binary filename Config Generator sends the output to lt stdout gt Depending on the size of the file Config Generator may take several minutes to convert the file When Config Generator is finished the UNIX prompt returns If no error messages appear Config Generator created and saved the binary configuration file If you receive an error message the file is corrupt and should not be used Checking for Errors Config Generator checks the ASCII configuration file for valid MIB names valid MIB values and for duplicate circuit names If these errors are found Config Generator displays the line num
50. workstation s operating system and a standard text editor Before You Begin Refer to the following Quick Starting Routers and BNX Platforms for information on how to install Site Manager on your computer Using Site Manager Software for an introduction to the Bay Networks network management application Configuring Routers or Configuring Customer Access and Trunks BNX Software for information on how to use the Configuration Manager tool Configuring SNMP BOOTP DHCP and RARP Services for more information on SNMP XX About This Guide Bay Networks Customer Support Bay Networks provides live telephone technical support to our distributors resellers and service contracted customers from two U S and three international support centers If you have purchased your Bay Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff of that distributor or reseller for assistance with installation configuration troubleshooting or integration issues Customers also have the option of purchasing direct support from Bay Networks through a variety of service programs The programs include priority access telephone support on site engineering assistance software subscription hardware replacement and other programs designed to protect your investment To purchase any of these support programs including PhonePlus for 24 hour telephone technical support call 1 800 2LANWAN Outside the U S a
51. you to save the information displayed on a statistics screen to an ASCII file on your Site Manager workstation To save the information shown on the statistics screen proceed as follows 1 Select File Save As from the statistics screen A file directory box appears prompting you to select a place to store the data Select a directory in which to store the data Select a file in which to store the data You can select an existing file from the file list or type a new name for the file in the Filename field Click on OK Site Manager stores the data in ASCII format You can use any text editor to view the data once you store it on your workstation 4 27 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Building Custom Statistics Screens You can build custom statistics screens You can select up to nine different objects from the Bay Networks MIB and define how the screen displays the statistics you select After you save the custom statistics screen it is added to the Screen Manager s user screen list Designing Statistics Screens To design a custom statistics screen proceed from the Statistics Manager window as follows 1 Select Tools gt Screen Builder The Screen Builder Facility window appears Fi Mib Objects urHardaarobonf E T bject Inpe im uf tur tiarolonf ig Aerem METE _ Tupe ufi ina RITE GI Z wT App boot bon Road Description Colin Information and Gebup Seve Colin Clear Colier Total n Pre
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53. 5 5 7 31 7 35 afn exe 5 5 agent SNMP configuring 2 2 to 2 6 enabling 2 14 aliases in debug al file 5 6 ALL trap category 2 10 ALN 5 5 7 31 AN 5 5 7 31 7 35 partitioning media on 5 3 5 26 to 5 30 an exe 5 5 APING 7 29 AppleTalk Ping 7 27 APPN Ping 7 29 to 7 31 ARP 7 20 ASCII file converting to binary C 1 saving event messages to an 1 8 3 9 saving statistics to an 4 27 saving trap messages to an 2 21 Index ASN 5 5 7 31 7 35 partitioning media on 5 3 5 26 to 5 30 asn exe 5 5 asndiag exe 5 5 audit trail logging 6 11 to 6 13 automatic overwrite 5 8 5 19 available free space 5 4 5 25 backing up router files 5 5 5 23 5 25 backplane ID 4 6 Bay Networks MIB 1 9 4 3 4 5 software B 3 BCN 7 31 binary format converting to C 1 default configuration file 5 5 event logs in 1 8 3 2 3 10 ti cfg file 5 6 BLN 7 31 BLN 2 7 31 BN 5 5 bn exe 5 5 BNX 5 5 boot command 5 5 delayed 7 4 FN LN CN 7 2 image 5 5 5 6 7 3 7 35 Index 1 processor module 7 13 PROM 5 6 router 7 1 7 3 slot 7 13 verification 7 4 C categories of traps 2 9 circuit mode statistics screens 1 11 4 17 4 32 name table 4 6 clearing counter objects 4 18 event log 3 11 7 15 Events Manager window 3 9 trap history file 2 20 CLNP echo request 7 22 CN 5 5 7 31 code entity 1 5 2 13 event 1 5 2 13 cold starting a router 7 1 column setting up in statistics screens
54. 7 31 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Partitioning Overview Processor modules in a router use three types of memory e Global memory e Local memory e Nonvolatile RAM NVRAM Global and local memory are separate partitions of a single contiguous memory address space The RAM chips associated with this address space exist physically on each processor module The NVRAM for each processor module stores the memory partitioning configuration associated with that module You cannot partition NVRAM Note carefully the differences in how NVRAM supports processor modules in PPX and VME bus Bay Networks routers FRE2 NVRAM is present on each If you move a FRE2 module to PPX bas FRE2 processor module inside another slot in the router the ed routers the router memory partitioning configuration moves with the FRE2 module to the new slot ACE32 For routers using ACE32 If you move an ACE32 module to VME bas processor modules NVRAM is another slot in the router the ed routers only present on the SYSCON memory partitioning configuration processor module does not move with the ACE32 module to the new slot The partitioning remains in effect at the original slot location You can specify the amount of local and global memory that is the size of the local and global memory partitions used by a given processor module Increasing the size of the Global Memory partition automatically decreases the size of
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56. Boots To delete all scheduled Delayed Boots proceed to the next section To delete a Delayed Boot on a particular router start at the Configuration Manager and complete the following steps 1 Select Platform2Scheduled BootBoot The RUI Boot Interface Parameters window appears refer to Figure 7 3 7 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 2 From the list in the upper left corner of the window select the scheduled RUI Boot you want to cancel 3 Click on Delete The scheduled Delayed Boot is deleted 4 Click on Done to return to the Configuration Manager main window Deleting All Scheduled Delayed Boots You can delete all scheduled Delayed Boots from the current version of Site Manager If you delete all scheduled Delayed Boots you cannot recover them Note To disable all scheduled Delayed Boots without deleting them refer to the section Enabling and Disabling Delayed Boot To delete all scheduled Delayed Boots start at the Configuration Manager and complete the following steps 1 Select Platform Schedule Boot gt Delete The Delete RUI Boot message window appears Figure 7 5 Figure 7 5 Delete RUI Boot Message Window 2 Select OK You have deleted all scheduled Delayed Boots from the current version of Site Manager Specifying Values for Delayed Boot Parameters Use the information in this section to specify values for Delayed Boot RUI Boot parameters For each parameter this section pr
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59. File or Dynamic mode The Configuration Manager window appears Figure 2 2 igi ge Enrf iguration Mode memibe SHH PHZ VIBH 128 34 2 punfig Harkbone Link Hode HHY B 1 Color Begs deed voces Description Connectors IEXITO Dial Token Ring EET KEH su3 FOOT HultiMode is 50 Oued Ethernet pu Resource Bodule Figure 2 2 Configuration Manager Window 2 From the Configuration Manager window select Protocols2IP SNMP2 Communities The SNMP Community List window appears Figure 2 3 2 3 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms SHEP Comet demi c Y Figure 2 3 SNMP Community List Window 3 From the SNMP Community List window select Community Managers The SNMP Manager List window appears Figure 2 4 Comeunity public 5HwP Hanagersi Figure 2 4 SNMP Manager List Window 4 From the SNMP Manager List window select Manager Add Manager 2 4 Using the Trap Monitor The Add SNMP Manager window appears Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Add SNMP Manager Window 5 Type the IP address of your Site Manager workstation Then click on OK The SNMP Manager List window displays your workstation s IP address 6 Select File Exit in the SNMP Manager List window You return to the SNMP Community List window 7 Select File Exit in the SNMP Community List window You return to the Configuration Manager window 8 Save this configuration to a file and volume on
60. IE aoc ete b du dU euangelia tad anb aaa 2 20 Davin Vap ion p rtt UE 2 21 Chapter 3 Monitoring Router Events Connecting to a Router T TEN Tm TU 3 1 L isciavindg EXE EOD seco dide sad or br do aed lara dosi da asas antc He a acra ba are E 3 2 Espana te Cune LO ai doa eat aaa ch aus adi aAA 3 2 Displaying e MOTO LOG aiisiasuen ec nad cti nca i mee 3 4 Dips e Local EOD oto eai tds d t p bal rcv e ebay 3 5 Filtering Event Messages T T TREN T ere ore Filering by Sevenit DIOE Ang ENDE sasini eanna E 3 6 vi Filtering by Router IP Address qose exer Ro EE ER DER nents 3 8 Searching for an Event MESSAGE iriaren naiiai abadani d ANAK 3 8 Refreshing the Events Manager Window icis cedit ker oat dee inti dd us b ERE 3 9 Glearing the Events Manager WInGdOW 152 ieeecdier teret neret annt te hne Dn eaae 3 9 Saving Event Messages m T ionun m css Tt 3 9 ddr NAGE the Curent Event LOO Rm 3 11 Chapter 4 Monitoring Statistics Accessing SUGNSUGCS sorae N 4 1 Dondeburg ia A BOUIBE airin ean od a RE e ap aetas 4 2 Viewing the Bay Networks MIB T TEN arcus 4 8 Vema The MIB BROWS c 4 5 Getting Instances of Selected Objects 0 ccceeeesceececeeeeeeee cece eeeaaeeeeeeeeeeaaeeneeeeess 4 7 Benning tie Curent Screen LIBE asrnane ani e ica ehetaniaawe ors 4 13 Adding SISUSUGS DOORS uua ora anis dioe Qe d eite lub OR D e edd 4 13 R movmg S
61. Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Router Software Version 10 0 Site Manager Software Version 4 0 Software Version BNX 6 0 Site Manager Software Version BNX 6 0 Part No 112931 Rev A January 1996 ES Bay Networks CES Bay Networks 4401 Great America Parkway 8 Federal Street Santa Clara CA 95054 Billerica MA 01821 Copyright 1988 1996 Bay Networks Inc All rights reserved Printed in the USA January 1996 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 Bay Networks 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 Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 Gi of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Notice for All Other Executive Agencies Notwithstanding any other license agreement that may pertain to or accompany the delivery of this computer softwar
62. OD XX Bay Networks Customer SU BONY aiiis duae ugar sate duda duda dena adadya uad Luna ga xxi Menlo e ein ranean eee xxi loop inp ep Tm xxii World Wide Web vend pn xxii povEEe aci Ree xxii do quum p CEN TEE LT T IT xxiii Ordering Bay Networks Publications i e torte eren dade berto A dese ii xxiv JAEFORVITIB qu oa e C edidit arem ue o e aeu ub RNC cbn OA MS xxiv Chapter 1 Overview of Router Management CORTON the ROULET RT m 1 1 Moritorna Taps and EEVORIIB osorioi innia tain cad epee kia dor tet inni dia oe KEEN MK 1 2 Viewing Dub MOSBSIBS uisu aiii isbe i dubetedu bci uddedeb aep bi te teda te t idedib opido 1 3 VISAO Even Messages eich dte bid od Nei pO M E UD a pd ed cM ds 1 6 DION SIEIS dixcauoiusondauh dace miei ane edd tuus ne diu d EN EAT ED DEC 1 9 Usima the CIM Rage T 1 10 Using the Screen Builder TGO 25a arbe or iX YR ta 1 Dm SED a en EE n Entra epa Po Corea 1 11 Usmo dis oeresn Manager NOG sonsiiosi eeu aiss bead Ibl nsa E labe tas ipae opus eae 1 11 Using the Launch FAcity TOO pirinin a EN 1 11 Hu EE Hel e a a TRE M 1 12 Locating Statistics Files eT T 1 12 Mansono ROmer PISS awaniri ttr a e cia t deci n attin E ble gh de oed wines 1 12 Monitoring Changes to Router Configuration Files ssseseee 1 13 GCusiomizirig Router Goltwae IMAGES 1 acri gab ied ttri eb M diro pe tne pe sab lada
63. RS LI ace e a 8 1 Specifying Values for Ping at Intervals Parameters cccccecceeeeceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeaes 8 6 Deleting Ping Regue BS sxisicsccasccessnctzessniedetaccauecesatucenvensaes buceo 8 11 SCHEIN SCS MONIES MR UT 8 12 Changing or Deleting Source Route Addresses ssssssssssss 8 13 Reviewing IP PINO SANSICE mete prarsicsd cancer io d 8 14 Removing Entries iromthe Ping MIB seu tae n tn Feb od N 8 14 Appendix A Responding to SNMP SET Errors Accessing the SNMP SET Eror EDO suus rotto ana tet Rae P e ER ER Pneterea E A 2 UST ISCAS ENS A 3 DOS VOR S YUNA escent Sider iio ctp en on eta n ep d ad oe Lo na Eun ence A 3 Appendix B Using the syslog Facility Configuring the syslogd Daemon e TN B 2 Understanding How syslog Filters Messages eene B 3 Congue Syslog FACY daisies sata ducite iaeiiai aaa EENAA B 3 Configuring syslog Group Parameter x2 acini exeo ua ed spe esa aiia B 4 syslog Group SEG BEBE auia au a i eR nee Rab de ase ad de B 5 Configuring the syslog Host List bis EE T E E B 7 syslog H st Filter List Parameter G sacris ean B 11 syslog Most List Pabeiel ele uaedudud ext Ross dia bihia B 19 Deleting the syslog Facility from the Router seseessessesseeeneeee nnns B 21 Appendix C Generating Binary Configuration Files Index Prep aii he ASC Coniguration File e C 1 Usmo Camo Ore auuiautgidatna
64. SI Ping Site Manager displays one of the following messages when you issue an IPX ping If you enter a value other than 0 for Retries Site Manager displays one of the following messages for the default ping plus one for each additional ping A target address is unreachable message appears if the router cannot find the specified network address in its table of IPX networks A sample message follows IPX ping OxAB12 CD1234 is unreachable An alive message appears if the router receives an IPX reply packet from the target device within the timeout allowed A sample message follows IPX ping OxAB12 CD1234 is alive A does not respond message appears if the IPX address of the target device is resolved but the router does not receive an IPX reply packet from the target device within the timeout allowed A sample message follows IPX ping OxAB12 CD1234 does not respond An invalid parameter specified message appears if the network or host address is all Os all Fs or not a valid IPX address A sample message follows IPX ping invalid parameter specified A resource error message appears if the router cannot allocate a buffer for the request because no buffers are available A sample message follows IPX ping resource error When you issue an Open Systems Interconnection OSI ping the router sends a Connectionless Network Protocol CLNP echo request to the remote network service access point NS AP address
65. The first processor module to respond to the boot request forwards the boot image resident in its memory 7 14 Performing Administrative Functions The resetting processor module receives and executes the boot image At this instant the router disrupts connectivity to the associated slot and to the services provided in that slot The other processor modules resynchronize their routing tables after the slot fails to receive packets The resetting processor module completes the boot process and requests a configuration The first available processor module forwards the configuration resident in its memory The resetting processor module loads the configuration image and initiates the services provided by the slot thus re establishing connectivity The resetting processor module alerts the other processor modules that it can receive packets The other processor modules resynchronize their routing tables accordingly Clearing the Event Log To clear a router s current event log follow these steps 1 Select Administration2 Clear Event Log A confirmation window appears Click on OK to delete all the event messages currently stored in the router s memory New event messages automatically start filling the event log again Setting a Router s Date and Time You can use the Router Date and Time command to update the router s date time and time zone To set the time and date recorded on the router follow these steps 1
66. a fixed number of messages When it reaches its limit it starts overwriting the log at the beginning To clear a router s current event log select Administration Clear Event Log from the main Site Manager window A confirmation window appears Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Confirmation Window Click on OK in the confirmation window to delete all the event messages that are currently stored in the router s memory Site Manager enters a message in the event log indicating that it has cleared the log New event messages automatically start filling the event log again Chapter 4 Monitoring Statistics For general information about monitoring router statistics see Monitoring Statistics in Chapter 1 For specific information about using buttons windows and other Site Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software For information on file based performance statistics refer to Gathering and Interpreting Performance Data BNX Software You can use Site Manager to do the following Access statistics Connect to a router View the Bay Networks MIB Define the current screen list Display statistics screens Create statistics filters Search for statistics information Save statistics information Build custom statistics screens Use the MIB II Counters feature Accessing Statistics You access all router statistics from the Statistics Manager window To access this window begin at the main Site Manager window and click on Statist
67. ages for FRE processor modules and out for ACE processor modules See Table 5 3 earlier 5 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms e Use the cfg filename extension for alternate configuration files The default configuration file is config Use the al filename extension for alias files e Use the og filename extension for log files Copying a File You can use the Router Files Manager to copy a file on the router You can copy the file to a different volume or to the same volume To copy a file you do the following 1 Examine the existing filenames 2 Verify the existence of adequate free space on the destination volume 3 Create the copy The following sections describe each of these steps Examining the Router Destination Volume The router automatically overwrites any file that has the same filename as the file you are creating To avoid overwriting an existing file display a list of the volume s contents and determine the filenames that are already in use For information on how to do this see Displaying the Contents of a Volume earlier in this chapter If you are unfamiliar with the file naming rules and conventions refer to the earlier section Naming a File before you proceed Verifying Adequate Free Space You must be certain that the router volume has enough space available for the copy Depending on the router software version you are using your software might automatically check the av
68. ailable space for you To determine your router software version select Help gt Site Manager Version in the Router Files Manager window Routers that run 7 80 or later software automatically make sure enough free space exists on the destination volume specified in a file copy operation 5 8 Managing Router Files For routers that use a software version earlier than 7 80 you must Determine from the Router Files Manager window the size of the file you want to copy e Determine from the Router Files Manager window the amount of free space available to receive the file copy on the destination volume Fora router diskette destination volume use the number of bytes displayed for Available free space Fora router Flash memory card destination volume use the number of bytes displayed for Contiguous free space Caution Copying a file to a memory card volume that has an insufficient amount of contiguous free space results in a corrupted copy of the original source file You must delete the corrupted file Before you again attempt to copy the same or any other source file s to the same volume you must compact the volume See Compacting File Space on a Flash Memory Card later in this chapter Creating the Copy Copy a file as follows 1 In the Router Files Manager window select the file you want to copy If you select a file that you decide not to copy click on the file again to deselect it 2
69. ailed description of the object Click on OK to exit the Statistics Help window To deselect an object listed under MIB Objects select the object again Use selections in the Display Information and Retrieval Filter fields of the Quick Get Facility window to determine the format of MIB objects retrieved to the Output field of that window You can use the Quick Get Facility to display All unfiltered or specific filtered instances of MIB objects selected in the Mib Objects field All filtered or unfiltered instances of selected MIB objects with or without their associated instance IDs 4 8 Monitoring Statistics To display without instance IDs all instances of MIB objects selected in the Mib Objects field Fi a Leave the Retrieval Filter field blank b Select No in the Display Information field c Click on Retrieve Request ib On jects Back wrIpBaseRtErntr s FIplscHmuitelleut Lug toti indis wrFIplasc8mubteletrici Rui pias boho Er wf placer taPr tn s Ipliasernu teh wr Lp Basen tehast wf Ipai botot ici F lpRasehin belni i bif IpllaceRout eHesctHip Object Inforeation roemz Read Only Ty Integer ur Bead Description Retrieval Falter Inztznce IN Display Information Lnatance IE Yeu Ho un riese mpenn Dutput Stop Retrieve Figure 4 6 All Instances Retrieved Unfiltered without Instance IDs 4 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms To di
70. ake effect Use the slidebar to select the column that displays the statistics that you want to filter In this case Site Manager displays the statistics for the address mask in Column 5 Thus you use the slidebar to specify Column 5 4 22 Monitoring Statistics 4 Select either Display or No Display depending on the desired action If you want the Statistics Manager to display only those statistics that match the filter select Display If you want the Statistics Manager to hide those statistics that match the filter select No Display 5 Click on OK to save the filter in memory or click on Refresh to implement the filter immediately Ifyou click on OK the filter box disappears There will be no immediate change to the statistics screen However the next time you refresh the statistics screen it will display only the statistics specified by the filter Ifyou click on Refresh the Statistics Manager immediately refreshes the screen and displays only the statistics specified by the filter 6 Click on OK to exit the Display Filters window Display Filter Example In Figure 4 18 if you want to display the statistics only for nee circuit yii an IP address of 192 32 180 43 configure the display filter shown in I ee x7 Screen Mase ip trefe dat Description IP Traffic Information Snap Agent 192 312 156 69 Humber of Elemente i Circuit Meee IP Address Stz Doatagrams ROVE Retagrans XMIT 541 20 2 o
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72. ange of event numbers that you want to use in the filter enter the lower number of the range in this field You then enter the upper number of the range in the Log Evt Upper Bound field described next The values you enter for lower and upper bound are included in the range For example if you specify a lower bound of 2 and an upper bound of 7 syslog forwards all messages that are of event codes 2 through 7 inclusive The syslog facility ignores all other event messages To filter a specific event code enter the event code in this field Be sure to enter the same code in the Log Evt Upper Bound field For example to forward only the log messages that have an event code of 10 enter 10 in this field and in the Log Evt Upper Bound field If you do not want to filter by event code accept the default 0 Be sure to do the same in the Log Evt Upper Bound field If you use a wildcard filter entry the syslog facility ignores this parameter 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 7 B 12 Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Using the syslog Facility Log Evt Upper Bound 255 0 to 255 Along with the Log Evt Lower Bound parameter this parameter specifies the event number code or range of event numbers for the current filter that you want to forward to the remote host Refer to Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms for a complete list of event codes for each entity To specify a range of ev
73. at Description IP Traffic Information Snap Agent 192 32 156 63 Humber of Elemente i Cirat Mere IP Address Detagrans RCVD Dietagrons XMIT Dowri 0 146 9905 1213313 192 32 16 65 25123118 3466907 192 32 1 66 129 249052 170874 192 32 1BH0 43 8882300 4642022 Figure 4 13 Statistics Screen Refreshing Active Statistics Screens To update a statistics screen select ViewRefresh Display The Statistics Manager retrieves the MIB objects from the router and updates the statistics screen with the new data Specifying Circuit Mode Statistics Polling Rate A circuit mode statistics screen is one that the Statistics Manager continually updates with new data When viewing a circuit mode screen you can specify how often the Statistics Manager polls the router to update the data To specify the polling rate begin at a statistics screen and proceed as follows 1 Select Options Poll Rate The Polling Rate window appears Figure 4 14 4 17 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 4 14 Polling Rate Window 2 Use the slidebar to specify a polling rate then click on OK Zeroing Circuit Mode Statistics You can reset all counters in a circuit mode statistics screen to zero through the Zero All Counters menu option You can also reset all counters in a selected row to zero through the Zero Current Row Counters menu option Note These functions affect only the values displayed in Site Manager circuit mode statistics
74. at has the files you want to transfer then click on OK 3 Select the router volume from which you need to transfer a file The Router Files Manager lists the files on that volume 4 Select the files you want to transfer from the router to the Site Manager workstation 5 Select File29 TFTP Get File s The TFTP Get Files window appears Figure 5 11 C T i 7 Proceed uitis IFTP Get of filets 7 bn oro Destinatinn lrecturg t tap mts bechpubs Figure 5 11 TFTP Get Files Window In this example you are transferring one file from the router to the Site Manager workstation 5 17 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 6 Tostore the file on your Site Manager workstation without changing the filename follow these steps a In the Destination Directory field enter the name of the directory on your Site Manager workstation where you want to store the file Click on OK to proceed The Router Files Manager transfers the files to the Site Manager workstation If a file with the same name already exists in the destination directory on the Site Manager workstation the file you are getting overwrites it To store the file under a new name on your Site Manager workstation follow these steps a Click on Rename in the TFTP Get Files window Figure 5 11 The TFTP Rename Files window appears Figure 5 12 IFIP Farmma Filan Figure 5 12 TFTP Rename Files Window b In the Proceed with TFTP Get
75. ation on using the Report Generator tool and the Audit Trail feature refer to Chapter 6 Customizing Router Software Images Site Manager provides a tool the Image Builder that lets you customize the router software images you receive from Bay Networks A router software image is a group of executable files that operates the protocols on your network in conjunction with a Bay Networks router You can do the following to modify a router software image e Remove a protocol that you do not use For example you might want to remove protocols to make more space available on the media that contains the router software image Alternatively you can add protocols that you inadvertently removed e Replace an existing image with an entirely new one Note The Image Builder is not supported by BNX Software To access the Image Builder select Tools Image Builder For more information on using the Image Builder tool refer to Modifying Software Images for Routers Overview of Router Management Performing Administrative Functions You can perform the following administrative tasks from Site Manager Booting warm starting the router Resetting warm starting a single processor module in the router Clearing the router s event log Setting the router s date and time Testing the router s connection to a remote device on the network using one of the following protocols APPN IP IPX OSI VINES or AppleTalk Configuring the kernel that
76. ault is 16 7 25 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 6 Inthe Traceroute field specify y yes if you want the router to generate a path report that displays the intervening hop addresses to the destination The default is n no 7 Click on Ping VINES Ping Responses Site Manager displays one of the following messages when you issue a VINES ping if you enter a value for Retries Site Manager displays one of the following messages for the default ping plus one for each additional ping e An alive message appears if the router receives a response from the target device within the timeout allowed The message also indicates the size of the test packet A sample message follows VINES ping 2705682 8003 is alive size 16 bytes e A does not respond message appears if the address of the target device is resolved but the system did not receive a response from the target device within the timeout allowed A sample message follows VINES ping 2705682 8003 does not respond e A target address is unreachable message appears if the router cannot find the specified address in its routing table A sample message follows VINES ping 2705682 8003 is unreachable e A resource error message appears if the router cannot allocate a buffer for the request because no buffers are available A sample message follows VINES ping resource error e An invalid parameter specified message appears if you specify
77. ber in the ASCII configuration file where the error occurred and a brief description of the error The program does not check for cross dependencies within the file C 2 Generating Binary Configuration Files Correct any errors in the ASCII configuration file report and run Config Generator on the corrected file When you are satisfied that you have a valid binary configuration file use TFTP to transfer the file to the router or platform and reboot see Chapter 5 for more information on TFTP Remember that Config Generator provides very limited error checking Always keep a valid binary configuration file ready in case the boot fails Checking MIB Attributes You can use Config Generator to find the possible MIB attributes for a particular MIB record To find the possible attributes you provide the MIB name and MIB version number in the following format rpt2cfg q MIB Name d MIB Version Number where MIB Version Number is equal to the current software version number 7 80 8 00 8 10 10 0 etc For example to find the MIB attributes for the 8 10 version of the MIB record wfsys enter the following rpt2cfg q wfsys d 8 10 Config Generator displays Possible valid attributes for this record entry are wfSysContact wfSysName wfSysLocation wfSysMibRevision wfSysMibCounterEnable Checking MIB Attribute Values You can use Config Generator to find a range of valid values for a given MIB attribute To find th
78. between the router and the Site Manager workstation e Delete files from a Bay Networks router s disk volume e Compact Bay Networks memory cards e Partition the nonvolatile file system NVFS on Bay Networks Access Node ANTM or Access Stack Node ASNTM routers Overview of Router Management To access the Router Files Manager begin at the main Site Manager window and click on Files or select Tools Router Files Manager For more information about using the Router Files Manager refer to Chapter 5 Monitoring Changes to Router Configuration Files Two features are available for you to track changes to router configuration files e The Report Generator tool e The Audit Trail feature The Report Generator tool translates the router s binary configuration file to an ASCII file You can use any standard text editor to view and print the file You can also use source comparison utilities to compare one report with another to detect configuration changes To access the Report Generator tool select Tools Report Generator from the Site Manager main window In organizations where network managers at branch locations share router management responsibilities central administrators can use audit trail logs to monitor configuration changes An audit trail log is an ASCII file that describes the changes made to a router configuration file Each router you audit has its own audit trail log file Whenever someone changes a router configuration file
79. bjects belong The MIB Objects field displays a list of subordinate groups For example when you select wfApplication the objects shown in Figure 4 5 appear Hib Dh pects Back mf Total inde zrDechreoup Ubject information ead Description scii peg Retrieval Filter wFXrisBircup Instance IE af Tes rap se l LanBaraggor turo Display Information welApiprisougs Lnztznce IE Tae Cp Retr bese Breese l Dutput Figure 4 5 Sample Quick Get Facility Window 4 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Select additional object groups or tables until you reach the individual objects you are interested in For example to see the current state of all IP interfaces configured on the router select wfInternet wflpRouting wflpGroup wflIpInterfaceTable Then select the wfIPInterfaceState and wfIPInterfaceAddr objects located beneath the wflIpInterfaceTable group Select each object in which you are interested Note that selectable objects are indented When you select an individual object the Object Information field at the top right of the Quick Get Facility window displays the following information about that object Access Whether the object is user configurable read write or nonconfigurable read only Type The type of object integer octet string Syntax The possible values for the object Click on Read Description to display a Statistics Help window that contains a more det
80. cribes how to load the file into the Trap Monitor window Figure 1 1 shows a sample Trap Monitor window and Table 1 2 describes the window contents is 158 123 34 HIH HIR HIH SHEP TL TELHET TELHET IP TELHET TELHET LLL HIH HIH TELHET TELHET TELHET TOP IP TEP TELHET TELHET TELHET TELHET TEL HET TELHET 13 45 56 13143 34 are aro 4 ELE Po ho npo hi no no amp o no no ho no PO TO na mo DO mo ho n P TO Pha f no na WODPPCEPEEPTT Bay Networks Trap Monitor Window 3 uftnmp i 0 semet tn PWS 3z 160 40 3 wfFswniEntm 13 200 met to 1 wit 3 0 eet fo 0 0 0 Agent cleared joni TCP Client Closing 197 16H 125 34 2 1E Sensinn Hanmer down for 197 32 060 bon Hanmpenr transitioned from st pent nn 192 068 125 394 for TOP loc mion Hanger transitief from st smion Hanager terminating for dU i utnmp 3 0 set n 192 32 160 40 SERIE GILL S uffavolEnimy 13 400 emt to 4 208 ES Dnrmecticngs Hmaper received connect Session Hanager inmitiolizing Session Aaner up for 192 g do z 125 34 2a Me Season Hangger trensitionesd From Frmsion Hangger brane biomed From Hanger transitioned from Hnrmgenr tremeltinned from Honger transitioned From Hanger brane biomed from 1 4 Overview of Router Management Table 1 2 Trap Message Details Item Description Timestamp Date and time the Site Manager workstation received the trap message Node IP address
81. ctive dated 14 May 1991 as may be amended from time to time shall apply for interoperability purposes Licensee must notify Bay Networks in writing of any such intended examination of the Software and Bay Networks may provide review and assistance Notwithstanding any foregoing terms to the contrary if licensee licenses the Bay Networks product Site Manager licensee may duplicate and install the Site Manager product as specified in the Documentation This right is granted solely as necessary for use of Site Manager on hardware installed with licensee s network This license will automatically terminate upon improper handling of Software such as by disclosure or Bay Networks may terminate this license by written notice to licensee if licensee fails to comply with any of the material provisions of this license and fails to cure such failure within thirty 30 days after the receipt of written notice from Bay Networks Upon termination of this license licensee shall discontinue all use of the Software and return the Software and Documentation including all copies to Bay Networks Licensee s obligations under this license shall survive expiration or termination of this license Bay Networks Inc 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara CA 95054 8 Federal Street Billerica MA 01821 Contents About This Guide SUIS CER oraa bal uc oi taa terran erent NAR du L aU UE XIX PRIVEE orane RE H E XX Bagito CONN NETT E a E
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83. currently connected 6 To transfer the files and store them on the router without changing the filenames click on OK During the file transfer operation the Router Files Manager displays the address of the router that is receiving the files When the transfer to each of the routers is complete the TFTP Put File Selection window closes and you return to the Router Files Manager window To transfer a file and store it on the router under a different filename follow these steps a Click on Rename in the TFTP Put File Selection window The TFTP Rename Files window appears Figure 5 14 FIF Ferara Filux Figure 5 14 TFTP Rename Files Window b Inthe Proceed with TFTP Put of file field enter the name of the file you want to transfer to the router 5 22 Managing Router Files Do not enter the complete pathname since you specified the pathname in the TFTP Put File Selection window c Inthe Destination File field type the name under which you want to store the file on the router d Click on OK The Router Files Manager transfers the files to the Site Manager router to which you are currently connected A message appears in the TFTP Rename Files window indicating when the operation is complete Note You can put a renamed file on only one router at a time the router to which you are currently connected even if you choose multiple routers in the TFTP Put File Selection window e Click on Cancel in
84. customize a default screen simply use the operating system to copy it to the custom screen directory on your Site Manager workstation under a new name Then load and edit it as described in this section Retrieving a Statistics Screen File Before you can edit a statistics screen file you must load retrieve it from your Site Manager workstation To retrieve a statistics screen file begin at the Statistics Manager screen and proceed as follows 1 Select Tools gt Screen Builder 4 33 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms The Screen Builder window appears Click on Load The Statistics Save Load Screen appears Highlight the statistics screen file you want to edit Once you select a statistics screen file the Screen Information fields reflect the screen name and type of data it collects Click on Load to load the screen s column attributes into the Screen Builder The Column Information and Setup portion of the Screen Builder window now reflects the statistics screen you retrieved beginning with the first column defined Editing a Statistics Screen File After you retrieve the statistics screen use the Screen Builder to edit the screen To edit the screen columns follow these steps 1 Select the number box corresponding to the column you want to edit When you select the column number the Object Heading Width and Radix fields are filled in with the current column information If the column is currently u
85. d be aware of the following e We recommend that you back up the files by copying them to a second memory card e You should compact file space at off peak hours if possible due to the resource requirements for performing the compaction To compact the files on a memory card begin at the Router Files Manager window and proceed as follows 1 Select the volume that contains the memory card you want to format 2 Select Commands Compact A confirmation window appears 3 Click on OK While the operation is in progress a running percentage of work completed appears next to the Volume field in the Router Files Manager window The router is unavailable for any other file system requests until it completes the compacting procedure Upon completion of the compacting operation the Router Files Manager automatically displays the list of files stored in the memory card If you issue a file system request before the router finishes compacting all files on the designated volume the message Last command failed appears The router did not successfully complete the command Caution During the compacting operation if the slot that contains the memory card resets runs diagnostics or loses power the memory card loses all its data and can become corrupted Likewise if you remove a memory card while it is being compacted the memory card can become corrupted and lose its stored data On AN routers the compacting operation can take up to 12
86. d in the Events Manager window For more information on using the Events Manager see Chapter 3 1 8 Overview of Router Management Monitoring Statistics Site Manager uses an SNMP based polling mechanism to request the following e Realtime data link layer statistics providing circuit information e Network layer statistics providing protocol information When it receives this data Site Manager displays the information in a statistics window Using the Statistics Manager tool you can do the following e Connect to a router e View the Bay Networks Management Information Base MIB e Display statistics screens Build custom statistics screens e Edit custom statistics screens Add or remove statistics screens from the current screen list To access the Statistics Manager tool begin at the main Site Manager window and click on Statistics or select Tools Statistics Manager The Statistics Manager provides four tools that you can access from the Statistics Manager s Tools menu Figure 1 3 Table 1 4 describes these tools SHEP Aganti Circuit Manele E Protocols Ez 1 IPX RIP IFX EZ Z Ch IP RIP TCP TELHET Figure 1 3 Statistics Manager Tools Menu Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 1 4 Statistics Manager Tools Tool Use to Quick Get View objects in the Management Information Base MIB Screen Builder Design your own custom statistics screens Screen Manage your s
87. ded on slots CwFOEHETLomd 3 AC loaded an clots nHL 5 PT loaded on slots CefpTlosd 4 Drivers Configuration Group tafir vers TLC loaded on slots aFOLACCLoad 3 TREE loadad of slots a lee a4 MS loaded on sloks Lef Sloe 5 Saitch Options Porsseters Table Saith Options Parmeter Entry CuFrireuitHsseEnEry wfclreultrumbarzi s 1 wfCirzui tHsae el ete 1 Har Figure 6 5 Sample Configuration File Report 6 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Generating Configuration File Reports from UNIX You can generate a configuration file report from the UNIX command line The format of the UNIX command you use is as follows smcfgrpt d t h m W warning level r report template gt c configuration file gt o report file gt Table 6 2 describes the options you can use in the UNIX command line Table 6 2 Options for Command Line UNIX Option Description d Includes the MIB default value for any configurable attribute for which you did not specify a value in the configuration file t Produces the same result as d except that default values are tagged Default h Includes raw hexadecimal data in addition to the ASCII translation of that data m Includes the MIB attribute identifier names in addition to the ASCII translation of those names W warning levee Sets the warning level to indicate types of warnings to include in the report
88. dia partition 5 30 router files 5 10 Destination Host parameter B 8 diagnosing network problems 3 7 diagnostics command 7 1 image 5 6 PROM 5 6 tests 7 1 diskette router software on 5 3 display Site Manager refreshing 7 4 statistics refreshing 4 23 Display Filters window 4 22 displaying statistics 4 16 custom screens 4 33 volume contents 5 2 dynamic mode performing 1 2 E editing audit trail configuration file 6 11 SNMP global parameters 2 14 statistics files 4 34 Enable parameter syslog B 5 enabling SNMP agent 2 14 entity code 1 5 2 13 specifying an 2 10 erasing memory cards 5 24 event code 1 5 2 13 log 1 3 7 35 clearing 3 11 current 3 2 displaying 3 2 local 3 5 remote 3 4 message looking up 1 8 record 3 7 saving 3 9 searching for 3 8 Events Manager tool 1 8 3 1 window 1 7 3 4 clearing 3 9 refreshing 3 9 exiting Site Manager 2 7 F Fault Map parameter B 16 fault messages 2 10 FDDI tables 4 6 file backup 5 23 5 25 compacting 5 25 configuration 5 5 5 8 audit trail 6 11 generating report of 6 1 to 6 10 copying 5 8 deleting 5 10 extensions 4 14 5 7 naming conventions 5 7 partition 5 29 remote configuration modifications 5 23 retrieving 5 16 statistics 1 12 retrieving 4 33 syslog conf B 2 transfer 5 11 trap history 1 3 2 16 clearing 2 20 Index 3 filter address 2 19 by display string 4 22 creati
89. diately retry the SET operation If several SET error messages appear in succession while you are configuring a circuit in dynamic mode wait for the router s SNMP lockout condition to clear and follow these steps 1 Delete the circuit you have been attempting to configure 2 Recreate add the circuit 3 Repeat all remaining steps of your configuration task If even these steps fail 1 Exitfrom the Configuration Manager without saving your changes 2 Reboot the router on the current last saved configuration file 3 Repeat your entire configuration task Accessing the SNMP SET Error Log As mentioned earlier your Site Manager workstation can log SNMP SET errors Figure A 2 shows the logged version of the same SET lockout error message shown in Figure A 1 Message Received When Received by Locked out Time Stamp Workstation Named Received by Workstation Software Entity Named Jun 21 16 21 22 corpmgr syslog SNMP set error Machine is currently locked by manager 198 43 21 156 Object wf SyncLineNumber Message Locked in Manager s SET Attempt Failed on IP Address Figure A 2 Logged Version of SNMP SET Error Message A 2 Responding to SNMP SET Errors You can examine the default or designated SNMP SET error log file on your Site Manager workstation if you want to analyze an accumulated pattern of SNMP SET errors The following sections describe how to work with the SNMP SET error log fi
90. direct event messages from this facility 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 2 1 5 B 20 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Host Using the syslog Facility Time Seq Enable Disable Enable Disable Forwards to the remote host router event messages in the order that they occur Enable this feature only if it is essential that the remote host receive router event messages in the order that they occur When this feature is enabled the syslog facility polls the router events log filters the messages orders them based on the time they occurred and then forwards them to the remote hosts When this feature is disabled the syslog facility polls the router events log filters the messages and then forwards the messages to the remote hosts 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 2 1 6 Deleting the syslog Facility from the Router To delete the syslog facility from the router follow these steps 1 In the Configuration Manager window select Platform gt Syslog Delete Syslog A window prompts you to confirm your decision Do you R EALLY want to delete Router Syslog 2 Click on OK in the confirmation window B 21 Appendix C Generating Binary Configuration Files Config Generator rpt2cfg is a UNIX command line tool that you use to create bootable binary configuration files from your edited ASCII configuration file reports With Config Generator you can create configurat
91. doing the following Generating configuration file reports e Maintaining an audit trail log Generating Configuration File Reports You can generate reports from a router s configuration file from e Site Manager The UNIX command line e Windows on a PC The following sections describe each method Generating Reports from Site Manager To generate a configuration file report from Site Manager select Tools Report Generator from the Site Manager main window The Configuration Report Generator window appears Figure 6 1 shows a sample window 6 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 6 1 Configuration Report Generator Window To complete the Configuration Report Generator Window follow these steps 1 Select the Output Format Options that you want to use in the report To select an option simply click in its box Table 6 1 describes each option Table 6 1 Output Format Options Option Description Show Defaults Includes the MIB default value for any configurable attribute for which you did not specify a value in the configuration file Tag Defaults Includes the label default beside any attribute that uses the MIB default value If you click on Tag Defaults while Show Defaults is not selected Site Manager automatically selects Show Defaults as well Show MIB Names Includes MIB attribute identifier names in addition to the ASCII translation of those names continued
92. dow Clearing the Trap Monitor Window To clear the Trap Monitor window select View Clear Window The Trap Monitor clears the window of all trap messages Since the system constantly updates the trap history file new trap messages appear right away Clearing the Trap History File The trap history file can hold only a fixed number of messages When it reaches its limit it starts overwriting the log at the beginning The Trap Monitor lets you empty the current trap history file so that you can start a new log of trap messages From the Trap Monitor window select File gt Clear History File 2 20 Using the Trap Monitor The Trap Monitor updates the trap history file and begins immediately to store new trap messages Saving Trap Messages The Trap Monitor lets you save the traps currently displayed in the Trap Monitor window to an ASCII file on your Site Manager workstation You can later view edit or print this file To save trap messages to an ASCII file proceed as follows 1 From the Trap Monitor window select File Save Traps The Trap Monitor prompts you to name the file Figure 2 18 Save Trapa to File ave Enter file mme B Figure 2 18 Saving Traps to a File 2 Type a directory and filename then click on Save The system saves the log to an ASCII file on your computer If you do not specify a directory the system saves the file to your local directory The Trap Monitor window reappears Note
93. dow Filtering Trap Messages The Trap Monitor gives you two viewing options e Select Trap Types e Set Address Filters Using these options you can filter by severity or by router IP address all trap messages that the Trap Monitor tool receives The Trap Monitor displays only those trap types that you specify 2 17 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Filtering by Severity To filter trap messages by type fault warning information debug or trace proceed as follows 1 From the Trap Monitor window select View gt Select Trap Types The Selected Trap Types window appears Figure 2 15 m ion Debug Wm Datu Figure 2 15 Selected Trap Types Window 2 Select the trap types you want the Trap Monitor to display then click on OK Note The fault warning and information types are usually the most useful types to select The Trap Monitor window displays only those trap messages that you specify Refer to Clearing the Trap Monitor Window later in this chapter to learn how to remove unwanted messages from the window Filtering by Router IP Address Filtering messages by IP source address specifies which routers trap messages you want to appear in the Trap Monitor window Specifying a full IP address causes the Trap Monitor to show trap messages that originate from the SNMP agent at that address only 2 18 Using the Trap Monitor Specifying a partial IP address causes the Trap Monitor to show trap
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95. e router uses a diskette the active volume shown is A This number comes from the number of the slot hosting the first available memory card Additional memory cards in the router are optional they provide redundancy and additional storage In addition if the router is an Access Node AN or Access Stack Node ASN and the media is partitioned the active volume is represented by a number for the slot and a letter for the volume For example 1A refers to volume A the primary volume on slot 1 and 1B refers to volume B the secondary volume on the same media in slot 1 For more information see Partitioning Media on Bay Networks Routers later in this chapter To change the volume displayed select the Volume box The Volume box lists all available volumes on the router as shown in Figure 5 2 Select the volume you want Managing Routers and BNX Platforms hn arx Prasat exo conf 13r Dai can ig Total steer 2600152 featleable free mei 21999 Contiguous free space 9707 L Figure 5 2 Volume Box in Router Files Manager Window Available and Contiguous Free Space The fields at the bottom of the Router Files Manager window show the amount of free space in a selected volume Table 5 2 describes the fields 5 4 Managing Router Files Table 5 2 Free Space Fields in Router Files Manager Window Field Description Total size Total number of bytes used and
96. e values you provide the MIB attribute and the MIB version number in the following format rpt2cfg q MIB Attribute d lt MIB Version Number where MIB Version Number is equal to the current software version number 7 80 8 00 8 10 10 0 etc For example to find the values for the 8 10 version of the MIB attribute w SysMibCounterEnable enter the following rpt2cfg q wfSysMibCounterEnable d 8 10 C 3 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Config Generator Displays Possible valid list of values are DISABLE ENABLE Identifying Files Created by Config Generator Config Generator adds a text string to the system name of the configuration files it generates so that you can differentiate them from other configuration files To see the message start at the Site Manager Configuration Manager window and select Platform Edit System Information The following message is added to the System Name field This binary config was created using rpt2cfg You will also see this message in any ASCII configuration file reports that you create with Report Generator from binary configuration files that you created with Config Generator You can see the message on the line in the file that identifies the system name C4 A access information about MIB objects 4 8 ace out 5 5 7 4 ACE32 7 31 7 32 7 35 address filters 2 19 default setting 2 19 MAC 4 29 mask 4 23 Administration menu 1 15 7 1 AEN
97. elayed BOOL 1 2 ettet tn ni 7 9 Deleting All Scheduled Delayed Boots sssssssssseeees 7 10 Specifying Values for Delayed Boot Parameters sese 7 10 Boating a PIOBSSSBE Modia scansioni ror EI e be ER En ka RE oo re Ra btc e pa coca 7 13 ELI NS ber Evom LO aspis ti ocu edi s ed irte ditis heu tbe ot pim etel dite fe i te bap est dina iab imde 7 15 Seiling s Routers Date and Time ccce acu pop i pet etr ioo eti pa tiic d tad antes 7 15 Pinging a Remote Devic 1 suce tonirana DRE Kn ud ERR E eod Hog UK AREE PUR Ka Od RA 7 16 laic LSU UT EINEN 7 17 IP Ping FIBRPOBES Guissodatelaciisii pads thdaxed itae eaa Raprx Mob iata d Mp EA n tER iR t I a 7 19 lub ERE ETE Tre 7 20 IPX aedi EE 7 22 HEIN DORSET D I LIT IET 7 22 OSI Ping Responses TE Given ees TE T T a 7 28 E SP oue iecit T A E E E A tins eti Meum EAE dcm 7 24 VINES FINO PUB SERN RETI 7 26 POS TANCE UNG code eq ce iedarad edu hasaeaiebatudgnetates tated aloe bate adobe ead bsec Me ete Du dde 7 27 AppleTalk Ping Responses 2 on Dad qiie iae d ene cade dad NER 7 28 Pl d Ma m EET DIS CET 7 29 APPNPNg RESPONSES iiie ticsit eM Sos ead a E ridet D iGeE 7 30 Reallocating Memory Partitions for a Processor Module sssseseees 7 31 SAUER NUTR Ys SW sesenta aha dae ec Dot cea a 7 32 Repartitioning Global and Local Memory essent 7 33 Chapter 8 Using the Ping MIB Conmigurna IP Pig HOQUCE TS
98. em database that you should correct immediately CRIT Critical conditions such as hard device errors ERR Errors WARNING Warning messages NOTICE Conditions that are not errors but that may require special handling INFO Informational messages DEBUG Messages that contain information that is of value only when you are debugging the network Parameter Warning Map Default WARNING Option EMERG ALERT CRIT ERR WARNING NOTICE INFO DEBUG Function Maps router event messages with a severity level of warning to an error level that UNIX syslogd recognizes See Table B 1 for a description of the syslogd error levels Instructions We recommend you accept the default UNIX error level for this severity MIB Object ID level To map this severity level to a different UNIX error level click on Values and then select the error level you want 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 13 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Info Map INFO EMERG ALERT CRIT ERR WARNING NOTICE INFO DEBUG Maps router event messages with a severity level of info to an error level that UNIX syslogd recognizes See Table B 1 for a description of the syslogd error levels We recommend you accept the default UNIX error level for this severity level To map this severity level to a different UNIX
99. end However the Trap Monitor tool lets you choose from all trap messages received by the workstation which traps you want to view in the Trap Monitor window You can filter trap message types by severity or by IP address using address filters The next section describes how to configure the Trap Monitor to receive trap messages from routers throughout your network Using the Trap Monitor The Trap Monitor tool lets you filter and view trap messages Before you use the Trap Monitor tool to view trap messages configure the SNMP agent in each router to send trap messages as described earlier The agent running in the router sends only the trap types that you enable in the router configuration The Trap Monitor running in your Site Manager workstation subsequently filters and displays a subset of all the trap messages it receives from routers in your network Note f you configure your routers to send traps do not exit the Trap Monitor window Otherwise the routers log this message ICMP Destination unreachable Displaying the Trap History File The trap history file contains trap messages that you specified be sent to your Site Manager workstation The Trap Monitor dynamically displays trap messages from this file after you load the trap history file into the Trap Monitor window Use the Load History File feature to display all trap messages since you last cleared the history file 1 From the main Site Manager window click on Tra
100. ent Select Descending to display events from the newest most recent to the oldest Displaying a Remote Log A remote log resides on the router s memory card or diskette To display the log you must retrieve it from the router s media Connect to the router whose event messages you want to view Then proceed as follows 1 From the Events Manager window select File Get Remote Log File The Load Remote Log File window appears Figure 3 3 File name volums IE E T Figure 3 3 Load Remote Log File Window 2 Select the volume that contains the log file from the Volume pull down menu 3 Enter the filename 4 Click on Open 3 4 Monitoring Router Events The router transfers the file to the Site Manager workstation where Site Manager displays the events listed in the file in the Events Manager window Along with event messages from the router s memory card or diskette the following data appears in the Events Manager window The filename you selected in the Log Filename field Remote Log in the Log File Source field e The total number of events in the Number of Records field Displaying a Local Log A local log resides on the hard drive of your Site Manager workstation Before you can display any event messages you must connect to the router whose event log you want to view After doing this proceed as follows 1 From the Events Manager window select File Load Local Log File The Load Loca
101. ent numbers enter the upper number of the range in this field You must specify the lower number of the range in the Log Evt Lower Bound field described previously To filter a specific event code enter the event code in this field You must enter the same event code in the Log Evt Lower Bound field If you do not want to filter by event code accept the default 255 Be sure to do the same in the Log Evt Lower Bound field If you use a wildcard filter entry the sys og facility ignores this parameter 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 8 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Severity Mask None w warning i informational t trace f fault d debug Identifies the types of events warning informational trace fault debug to forward only if the range of event numbers includes all events 0 through 255 The syslog facility ignores any events that are not of the types you specify If you specified a range of event numbers using the Log Evt Lower Bound and Log Evt Upper Bound parameters sys og ignores the Severity Mask parameter If you did not specify a range of event numbers enter the types of events you want to forward Use the first letter of each event type you want to include w warning 1 informational t trace f fault d debug Be sure to enter lowercase letters only Do not separate the letters with commas o
102. error level click on Values and then select the error level you want 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 14 Trace Map DEBUG EMERG ALERT CRIT ERR WARNING NOTICE INFO DEBUG Maps router event messages with a severity level of trace to an error level that UNIX syslogd recognizes See Table B 1 for a description of the syslogd error levels We recommend you accept the default UNIX error level for this severity level To map this severity level to a different UNIX error level click on Values and then select the error level you want 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 15 B 18 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Using the syslog Facility Debug Map DEBUG EMERG ALERT CRIT ERR WARNING NOTICE INFO DEBUG Maps router event messages with a severity level of debug to an error level that UNIX syslogd recognizes See Table B 1 for a description of the syslogd error levels We recommend you accept the default UNIX error level for this severity level To map this severity level to a different UNIX error level click on Values and then select the error level you want 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 16 syslog Host List Parameters The following is a description of the parameters in the Syslog Host List window Figure B 2 Parameter Messaging Enable Default Enable Options Enable Disable Function Enables or disables the forwarding of router events to this remote h
103. es for Routers and BNX Platforms for a complete list of entities for which you can create filters You can define many entity filters for a remote host and you can define several different sets of criteria for each entity For example you might define two different APPN filters for the same host The criteria that define the entity filter can consist of the following The event number or range of numbers For example you might want syslog to forward only the event messages with event numbers 5 through 50 The severity level warning fault trace informational or debug The slot or range of slots on which the event occurred For example you might want only the event messages that occur on slot 4 or slots 2 through 4 Note The event number and severity level are mutually exclusive Configuring the syslog Facility The steps you must take to configure the syslog facility are as follows 1 Configure the syslog group parameters The group parameters let you Enable or disable syslog on the router Specify the number of remote hosts you want to configure for syslog Set the polling cycle Add at least one remote host for which you want the syslog facility to filter and forward router event messages Select a host and add at least one entity filter for that host B 3 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms The following sections describe how to configure and enable the syslog facility Configuring syslo
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105. ets italic text quotation marks Screen text ellipsis points vertical line l 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 if command syntax is ping jp address you enter ping 192 32 10 12 Separates menu and option names in instructions Example Protocols gt AppleTalk identifies the AppleTalk option in the Protocols menu Indicates text that you need to enter and command names in text Example Use the dinfo command Indicate optional elements You can choose none one or all of the options Indicates variable values in command syntax descriptions new terms file and directory names and book titles Indicate the title of a chapter or section within a book Indicates data that appears on the screen Example set Bay Networks Trap Monitor Filters Horizontal and vertical ellipsis points indicate omitted information Indicates that you enter only one of the parts of the command The vertical line separates choices Do not type the vertical line when entering the command Example If the command syntax is show at routes nets you enter either show at routes or show at nets but not both xxiii Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Ordering Bay Networks Publications Acronyms To purchase additional copies of this document or other Bay Networks publications order by
106. ewFilters The Filtering Parameters window appears Figure 3 5 This window highlights the activated parameters You can click on Toggle to switch between highlighted and nonhighlighted options 3 6 Monitoring Router Events Legend Highlight Include in display ma Light Exclude from disnisy Entities a as Dl ad glELner IV mr qp as er EMI 5MoED f a Refresh Inggle Lance Figure 3 5 Filtering Parameters Window You can change the current filtering setup by highlighting any Severity Slot or Entities parameter you want included in the next event log display You can then do the following Click on Refresh to refilter the event messages Click on OK to save your new filtering setup without automatically refiltering the event messages 3 Select the parameters you want and then click on Refresh or OK Notice that the number of records does not change the total number of event messages is always displayed Note We recommend filtering for trace events only when you diagnose network problems You do not need to filter for debug events 3 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Filtering by Router IP Address Filtering by router IP address requires that you connect to a router from the main Site Manager window or Events Manager window See the earlier section Connecting to a Router Then display a current remote or local event log using the File men
107. ext to the Boot Image volume A popup window shows the available router volumes 4 Select the volume where the image specified in Step 2 is located The popup window closes and the new volume is displayed 5 To boot from an alternative configuration file enter a configuration filename in the Configuration field 6 Select the rectangle next to the Configuration volume shown A popup window shows the available router volumes 7 Select the volume where the configuration file specified in Step 5 is located The popup window closes and the new volume appears 8 Click on Boot A confirmation window appears 9 Click on OK Wait a few minutes to give the router time to reboot 7 3 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 10 To determine if the router booted correctly select View Refresh Display from the main Site Manager window If the router booted correctly system information appears in the main Site Manager window The same defaults appear in the Boot Router window after every boot Depending on the router the following may appear e The name of the router s boot image the section Default Filenames in Chapter 5 lists the names of the boot images for the different Bay Networks routers config for all routers e Volume number for routers using a memory card or Single Inline Memory Module SIMM e Volume indicated by the letter A for routers using a diskette Using Delayed Boot Delayed Boot or Remote U
108. g Events Manager window 3 9 Site Manager window 7 4 statistics 4 17 4 23 remote configuration mode 5 23 description of 1 2 report generating from configuration file 6 1 to 6 10 format options 6 2 from UNIX 6 8 from Windows 6 9 specifying a template 6 6 Reset button 7 1 resetting a slot 7 13 retrieval filter Quick Get 4 8 statistics 4 21 4 25 window 4 25 Retrieve Request option 4 13 router backplane ID 4 6 Index 6 boot procedures 7 1 circuit name table 4 6 cold starting 7 1 connection 2 1 3 1 4 2 date and time 7 15 default software image 7 2 Ping 5 19 7 16 polling 4 17 power supply 4 6 serial number 4 6 system record 4 6 temperature 4 6 warm starting 7 1 Router Date and Time window 7 15 routes IP 7 35 routing tables 4 6 7 15 rptrAddrTrackPackage 4 5 4 6 rptrBasicPackage 4 5 4 6 rptrMonitorPackage 4 5 4 6 RUI Boot 7 4 S Save Log window 3 10 saving configuration 2 5 event messages 3 9 trap messages 2 21 Screen Builder Facility window 4 28 Screen Builder tool 1 11 4 33 4 34 Screen Launch Facility tool 1 11 4 16 Screen Manager tool 1 11 4 13 screens default statistics 4 14 designing for statistics 4 28 Search Options window 4 26 searching the event log 3 8 Selected Trap Types window 2 18 serial number for router 4 6 Set Address Filters option 2 17 SET error A 1 severity filtering events by 3 6 messages 2 18 Se
109. g Then click on OK You then return to the Ping at Intervals window 8 Inthe display area in the window click on the IP address for which you want to configure the ping request 9 Enter values for the parameters in the Ping at Intervals window as described in the next section 10 Click on Apply 11 Click on Ping Start to begin pinging the IP address at the interval you specified Site Manager stores the results of the ping requests in the Ping MIB tables 12 Repeat Steps 8 through 11 to configure and start ping requests for additional IP addresses To stop pinging an address select the address in the Ping at Intervals window and click on Ping Stop Specifying Values for Ping at Intervals Parameters Use the information in this section to specify values for the parameters in the Ping at Intervals window For each parameter this section provides information about default settings valid parameter options the parameter function instructions for setting the parameter and the Management Information Base MIB object ID The Technician Interface lets you modify parameters by issuing set and commit commands that specify the MIB object ID This process is equivalent to modifying parameters using Site Manager For more information about using the Technician Interface to access the MIB refer to Using Technician Interface Software Caution 7he Technician Interface does not verify that the value you enter for a parameter is
110. g Group Parameters To configure the syslog group parameters follow these steps 1 Bring up the Configuration Manager window For information on how to do this refer to Configuring Routers 2 Select Platform gt Syslog gt Create Syslog The Syslog Group Parameters window opens Figure B 1 Enable Hasim Horts Log Poll Timer Figure B 1 Syslog Group Parameters Window 3 Enter values in the Enable Maximum Hosts and Log Poll Timer fields using the following parameter descriptions as a guide 4 Click on OK to exit the window and save your changes Note Once you enable syslog you can edit the syslog group parameters at any time by selecting Platform Syslog gt Global from the Configuration Manager window B 4 Using the syslog Facility syslog Group Parameters The following is a description of the parameters in the Syslog Group Parameters window Figure B 1 For each parameter this appendix provides information about default settings valid parameter options the parameter function instructions for setting the parameter and the Management Information Base MIB object ID The Technician Interface lets you modify parameters by issuing set and commit commands that specify the MIB object ID This process is equivalent to modifying parameters using Site Manager For more information about using the Technician Interface to access the MIB refer to Using Technician Interface Software Caution The Technic
111. g after it has timed out it does not send an alive message to Site Manager In the Retries field enter the number of successive times the router should repeat the ping The default for Retries is 0 The router does not wait for the timeout before it sends the next ping In the Packet Size field enter the number of bytes of data to send with each ping The default is 16 bytes and the maximum is 585 bytes Click on Ping AppleTalk Ping Responses Site Manager displays one of the following messages when you issue an AppleTalk ping if you enter a value for Retries Site Manager displays one of the following messages for the default ping plus one for each additional ping An alive message appears if the router receives a response from the target device within the timeout allowed The message also indicates the size of the test packet A sample message follows AppleTalk ping 2553 217 is alive size 16 bytes A does not respond message appears if the address of the target device is resolved but the system did not receive a response from the target device within the timeout allowed A sample message follows AppleTalk ping 2553 217 does not respond A target address is unreachable message appears if the router cannot find the specified address in its routing table A sample message follows AppleTalk ping 2553 217 is unreachable A resource error message appears if the router cannot allocate a buffer for the
112. g routers Connecting to a Router To connect to a router using the Router Files Manager 1 Select Options Connections from the Router Files Manager window The Router Connection Options window appears Figure 5 3 5 6 Managing Router Files Hom Home TP Address Hoe 168 129 63 Identity Community publ bc E a 1 3 i Retries per request Figure 5 3 Router Connection Options Window 2 Enter an IP address in the Node Name IP Address field then click on OK The Router Files Manager connects you to the specified router The IP address of that router appears in the Router Files Manager window Naming a File Before you continue with this section you need to know the rules for naming files e Filenames must start with an alphabetical character The remaining characters must be alphanumeric and may also include the underscore _ character Filenames can consist of 1 to 8 characters Note that configuration filenames can consist of 1 to 15 characters including a period However we recommend that you limit filenames to 8 characters to ensure that all operating systems that we support can recognize the names Filename extensions are optional and must be preceded by a filename and a dot They can be from 1 to 3 characters Also we recommend that you use the following conventions when you name files so that you can distinguish files by type e Use the exe filename extension for software im
113. gement application such as the Hewlett Packard OpenView Network Node Manager then you can use the syslog facility as an alternative to SNMP traps to display router events You can use the Configuration Manager to configure the syslog facility to do the following e Deliver event messages in the order in which they occur e Filter messages based on a set of criteria that you define In addition you can use the Configuration Manager to enable or disable the syslog facility You should read this appendix for information on e Configuring the syslogd daemon on remote hosts e How the syslog facility filters event messages e Configuring the syslog facility e Deleting syslog from the router B 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Configuring the syslogd Daemon You must configure the UNIX syslogd daemon to specify the log files and users to which you want to forward event messages To do this you must edit the file etc syslog conf on each remote host The syslogd daemon determines where to write event messages based on A priority code that the syslog application attaches to each event message e Event data from the syslog conf file The priority code consists of a facility and a level The facility describes the system that originates the event message using the standard configurable UNIX facility names LOCALO through LOCAL7 The level is the UNIX error level EMERG ALERT CRIT ERR WARNING NOTICE INFO DEBUG that you
114. ger retrieves only one MIB object no other instances of the same object exist in the MIB associated with the currently connected router 4 25 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms ee Screen Haeo ip ete dat Description IP Routing Table Snap Agent 192 32 1 5 65 Mumber of Elemente 1 Protocol Figure 4 22 Statistics Screen after Implementing a Retrieval Filter Searching for Statistics Information You can search for any text string that appears on a statistics screen To define the text string to search for proceed as follows 1 Select Search Find The Statistics Mii a Search Options window that prompts you to define a text string J Lance Figure 4 23 Search Options Window 2 Enter the text you want to search for then click on Find 4 26 Monitoring Statistics The Statistics Manager highlights the line where the next instance of the text string occurs Continue clicking on Find in the Search Options window Note The Search Options window is case sensitive If you still want to search for the text string you defined but would rather have the Search Options window disappear proceed as follows 1 Click on Cancel in the Search Options window The Search Options window disappears Select Search gt Find Next The Statistics Manager highlights the line where the next instance of the text string occurs Saving Statistics Information The Statistics Manager allows
115. ges Whether the audit trail feature is on or off To edit the audit trail configuration file follow these steps 1 To edit the audit trail configuration file on a UNIX workstation copy the audit cfg file to a directory where you have write permission Open audit cfg in a standard text editor Figure 6 6 shows the default file ROUTER 192 32 156 66 AUDIT ON FILE usr wf routerA adt EMATL jdoe wellfleet com jsmith wellfleet com Figure 6 6 Default Audit Trail Configuration File Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Copy the four default lines in the file and insert them at the end of the file Delete the pound sign at the beginning of the ROUTER line After the equal sign overwrite the default value with the IP address of the router you want to audit For example you might type ROUTER 192 32 156 3 Delete the pound sign at the beginning of the FILE line After the equal sign overwrite the default value with the pathname and filename for the audit trail log file for the router On UNIX workstations the path for your audit trail log file should point to a directory in your UNIX environment where you have write permission On PCs the path is c wf The filename should be the router s name not its IP address followed by the adt extension For example you might type FILE usr1 jb southcape adt Delete the pound sign at the beginning of the EMAIL line After the eq
116. he file system resides The NVFS for the AN resides on a Single Inline Memory Module SIMM The ASN uses a flash memory card You can stack ASNs and use more than one flash memory card in the stack to achieve file system redundancy In this case partitioning would not be necessary If the single flash file system fails the router has no backup file system from which to boot 5 26 Managing Router Files Partitioning the file system divides it into two independent volumes of equal size You can store default boot images and configuration files on each volume for redundancy Then if the router is unable to boot from the primary file system it automatically attempts to boot from the secondary or backup file system For example suppose the NVFS for your Access Node resides on a 4 MB SIMM Partitioning the file system creates two 2 MB volumes The volumes function independently and you reference them with unique slot and volume identifiers You could then copy the files from the primary volume to the secondary volume Note You can partition file systems on 4 MB media only Creating a Partition To partition the NVFS on an AN or ASN follow these steps 1 In the Router Files Manager window select the volume you want to partition Make sure the value for contiguous free space is no more than half of the volume s total size To create volumes of equal size the existing file system cannot be more than half of the total media s
117. he router via TFTP Determine from the Router File Manager window the amount of free space available to receive the file copy on the destination volume Fora router diskette destination volume use the number of bytes displayed for Available free space Fora router memory card or flash SIMM destination volume use the number of bytes displayed for contiguous free space Caution The destination volume may reside on a router that is running a version of the Series 7 software earlier than 7 80 for example 7 60 In this case if the destination volume does not have enough free space or contiguous free space for a memory card volume the router accepts only a partial corrupted copy of your source file If you inadvertently transfer a file to a memory card volume that cannot accommodate your entire source file delete the corrupted file copy from the destination volume See Deleting a File earlier in this chapter Before you transfer the same or any other source file s to the same volume compact the contents of that volume See Compacting File Space on a Memory Card or Flash SIMM later in this chapter 5 20 Managing Router Files Transferring Files to the Destination Volume To transfer files from the Site Manager workstation to one or more routers follow these steps from the Router Files Manager window 1 Select File gt TFTP gt Put File s The TFTP Put File Selection window appears Figure 5 13 Path
118. here is not much data involved and response time is very important BATCH for batch like mode when there is a lot of data involved and response time is not important INTERSC for a secure version of interactive mode BATCHSC for a secure version of the batch like mode You can leave this field blank to use the default mode which is similar to INTER APPN route calculation uses the mode characteristics when determining the optional route Specifying a mode for the ping will test whether a route exists that is suitable to carry the type of traffic that the mode identifies In the Data Size field enter the number of bytes of data to send with each ping The default is 100 In the Retries field enter the number of successive times the router should repeat the ping The default for Retries is 1 The router does not wait for the timeout before it sends the next ping In the Timeout field enter the number of seconds after which each ping times out The default Timeout is 15 seconds If the router receives a response to a ping after it has timed out it does not send an alive message to Site Manager Click on Ping APPN Ping Responses Site Manager displays one of the following messages when you issue an APPN ping Site Manager displays only one message regardless of the number of retries you specified An alive message appears if the router receives a response from the target device within the timeout allo
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120. i t tep mnt gti ta Filter Figure 6 3 Save Report File As Window Complete the Save Report File As window as follows a In the Directories window select the directory path where you want to store the configuration file report The path appears in the Selection window b Enter a filename for the report after the path in the Selection window c Click on OK You return to the Configuration Report Generator window 4 If you select Use Report Template in the list of Output Format Options the Report Template File field appears in the Configuration Report Generator window Click on Select under the Report Template File field The Report Template File window appears Figure 6 4 6 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Filter tmp pit fue bechpubs e Linector ies Files 1 Emithority rident es eats orig ferro bog oshro iGshro orig login login orig Soa on J tep_entfusrslbechpubs Figure 6 4 Use Report Template File Window Complete the Use Report Template File window as follows a In the Directories window select the directory path that contains the template file you want to use b In the Files window select the template file you want On UNIX workstations template files are in usr wf lib On PCs the template files are in c wf lib The format of the template filename is lt version gt rpt For example the template file for the Version 7 80 configuration file is 7_80 rpt The
121. ian Interface does not verify that the value you enter for a parameter is valid Entering an invalid value can corrupt your configuration Parameter Enable Default Enable Options Enable Disable Function Enables or disables the syslog facility on the router Instructions Set to Disable if you want to disable the syslog facility on the router Note that even though the syslog facility is enabled by default you must use Site Manager to configure a remote host and enable associated filters before the syslog facility can filter and forward messages MIB Object ID 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 1 2 B 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Maximum Hosts 5 to 10 Specifies the maximum number of remote hosts you want to configure for the syslog facility Enter the maximum number of hosts you want to be able to configure for the syslog facility 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 1 4 Log Poll Timer 5 seconds 5 to 610000 Determines the amount of time in seconds syslog waits before initiating another cycle to poll all slots for event messages the router logged since the previous polling cycle Enter the number of seconds that you want syslog to wait between polling cycles 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 1 5 B 6 Using the syslog Facility Configuring the syslog Host List You
122. ics or select Tools Statistics Manager The Statistics Manager window appears Figure 4 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms GO A E E SHEP Aganti D92 D60 179 13 Circuit Heia Slot Connecter Type Protocols Emi 1 m1 UNE 0 IP RIF AT ARF Ea Z z CSAACH LH IP RIF VIHES IPX RI Fal 63 FELD LH IP UFF VIHES IPX H E41 4 mz md 0 IP OSPF AT ARF ES tprubrs DE k z uer 0 IP RIF ARF Figure 4 1 Statistics Manager Window Note The Statistics Manager requires an active connection to a target router to display router statistics The next section describes how to use the Statistics Manager tool to establish or change a connection to a router The Statistics Manager window displays the current router s configuration That is it displays the circuit type and location of the router s network interfaces and the bridging and routing protocols that are enabled on each interface Connecting to a Router To connect to a router from the Statistics Manager window proceed as follows 1 Select Options2 Router Connection The Router Connection Options window appears Figure 4 2 4 2 Monitoring Statistics Mode Hame IP Address joe 168 129 33 Identity Community public IET UE Reteries per mequesh rm Figure 4 2 Router Connection Options Window 2 Specify the target router s IP address in the Node Name IP Address field Then click on OK The SNMP Agent field in the Statist
123. ics Manager window displays the IP address of the router you specified See Figure 4 1 Viewing the Bay Networks MIB You view the Bay Networks Management Information Base MIB using the Quick Get tool Quick Get includes a MIB Browser tool that lets you scroll through and select up to ten objects from the MIB You then use Quick Get to get all instances of objects you select and to display that information in columns in the Quick Get Facility window To access the Quick Get Facility window begin at the Statistics Manager window and select Tools Quick Get The Quick Get Facility window appears Figure 4 3 4 3 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms LETTERE en eMiardes rel ond 1g ef Sof Dare or ig aT Spo Lon wino wP ppl icat ion rptrBasbcPackage rptrMonitar zi rpti iddeTrackP s Ubject Information Atonas Breed lescription Retrieval Filter inata IE Display Information Lnatance IE 4 Yum oM Betriewem Bonesi Dutput top Retrimen Figure 4 3 Quick Get Facility Window The MIB Browser operates the MIB Objects window located in the top left corner of the window 4 4 Monitoring Statistics Using the MIB Browser The Bay Networks MIB is organized as a hierarchical tree When you first activate Quick Get the MIB Browser displays the object groups at the top of the tree e wfHardwareConfig e wfSoftwareConfig e wfSystem e wfLine e wfApplication e rptrBasicPackage e
124. ide the routing table and specify the alternate addresses you want the ping to go through Choose the default PING NOSOURCEROUTE to use the routing table Choose PING STRICTSOURCEROUTE if you want to specify all the IP addresses that the ping must go through to reach the destination address You must know all of the addresses for strict source routing to work With strict source routing if the ping cannot get from one of the specified addresses to another the ping will terminate Choose PING LOOSESOURCEROUTE if you want to specify the addresses that the ping should go through to reach the destination address however the ping might pass through intermediate hops between the addresses you specify If you choose strict or loose source routing click on Source Route to specify the routes See Specifying Source Routes later in this chapter 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 12 Ping Source Address 0 0 0 0 Any valid IP address Specifies the IP address of the source of the ping request Optionally enter the IP address you want to use as the source address of the ping request This should be the IP address of the outgoing port on the router 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 13 1 1 13 8 10 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Using the Ping MIB Ping Type of Service NORMAL NORMAL PRIORITY IMMEDIATE FLASH
125. ile Remote File or Dynamic Use Local File mode to create or edit a configuration file locally on the Site Manager workstation for later implementation on the router Use Remote File mode if you can access the router over the network but want to implement the configuration at a later date Use Dynamic mode if you can access the router over the network and want to configure the system in real time For more information on using the Configuration Manager refer to Configuring Routers Monitoring Traps and Events Two types of messages help you manage a router Trap messages provide realtime information on the operating status of the routers running on your network Routers using the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP an industry standard produce trap messages You use the Trap Monitor tool in Site Manager to view these messages Event messages also provide information on the operating status of the routers running on your network however event messages provide a more detailed description You can use the Events Manager tool in Site Manager to display event messages Alternatively on UNIX workstations you can use the Bay Networks implementation of the UNIX syslog facility to specify destinations for event messages For example you can specify a file on a remote host to which you want the syslog facility to forward event messages You can then open or print the file to view the event messages Note This section focuses
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127. in Chapter 7 6 Check the MIB version in the Site Manager main window If the version is earlier than 7 80 verify that Adequate free space exists on the router s diskette to copy temp to another file Adequate contiguous free space exists on the router s memory card or flash SIMM to copy temp to another file Note Routers that run 7 80 or later software automatically verify the existence of adequate free space on the destination volume specified in a file copy operation 7 Copy the file temp to config 8 Boot the router with config 9 Delete temp Compacting File Space on a Flash Memory Card Note References to memory cards in this section also apply to flash SIMMs Single Inline Memory Modules and PCMCIA SRAM cards used with BNX software You must compact the memory card to ensure that the available free space is contiguous When you delete a file on a memory card the file becomes inaccessible but the data remains on the memory card Eventually all space is used The Compact option copies the active files from the memory card to the router s memory erases the memory card and copies the files back to the memory card 5 24 Managing Router Files This procedure gives you more file space provided that you have more available free space than contiguous free space For more information refer to Available and Contiguous Free Space earlier in this chapter Before you use the Compact option you shoul
128. ing Routers and BNX Platforms De onilt Aubers 192 168 179 63 19 160 179 33 132 327 156 6H 192 327 195 6H 192 37 155 656 Figure 5 8 Multiple Router Setup Window The Default Routers window lists the routers to which you are currently connected The Current Routers window lists the routers whose files you want to manage simultaneously The Volume window lists all of the volume identifiers for Bay Networks routers To transfer files to the same volume s on several different routers follow these steps a Inthe Default Routers list click on each router to which you want to transfer the same files at the same time b In the Volume list click on each volume where you want to put files c Click on Add The selected routers and volumes appear in the Current Routers list Figure 5 9 5 14 Managing Router Files De fonilt Routers Corrent miters IUZ 15H 129 Bh1 a 19a 6A 128 53 3 ILC BB ru ET TET 192 160 179 33 TA 172 3 156 69 E 192 42 186 65 ET ed ea 192 32 156 65 Figure 5 9 Adding Routers to the Current Routers List Using the multiple router setup in Figure 5 9 you can transfer the same files to Volume 3 on each of the routers in the Current Routers list To transfer files to different volume s on several different routers follow these steps a In the Default Routers list click on the router to which you want to transfer files b In the Volume list click on the volume s where y
129. ing up 5 13 N naming files 5 7 network ID 7 25 network management applications 2 6 NONE trap category 2 9 NSAP address 7 23 7 24 Num Hist Buckets Requested parameter 8 11 NVRAM 7 32 7 35 O object groups 4 5 4 6 MIB 4 4 Index 5 type 4 8 OSI Ping 7 22 to 7 24 overwrite 5 8 5 19 P packet information 4 6 Packet Size parameter 8 7 parameters editing SNMP global 2 14 enabling SNMP agent 2 14 partitioning media 5 26 to 5 30 partitioning memory 7 31 Ping AppleTalk 7 27 APPN 7 29 to 7 31 IP 7 17 to 7 20 IPX 7 20 to 7 22 MIB 1 16 8 1 configuring IP Ping requests 8 1 to 8 11 deleting IP Ping requests 8 11 specifying IP Ping source routes 8 12 to 8 13 viewing IP Ping statistics 8 14 OSI 7 22 to 7 24 remote devices 7 16 router 5 19 VINES 7 24 to 7 26 Ping Delay parameter 8 8 Ping Retry parameter 8 8 Ping Site Name parameter 8 7 Ping Source Address parameter 8 10 Ping Type of Service parameter 8 11 polling rate 1 11 4 17 router 1 9 4 17 power supply router 4 6 previewing statistics screens 4 31 processor module booting 7 13 partitioning memory 7 31 PROM 5 6 boot 5 6 diagnostic 5 6 protocol state information 4 6 putting files on multiple routers 5 13 Q Quick Get Facility window 4 3 4 8 retrieval filter 4 8 tool 1 10 4 3 R Radix field 4 29 reallocating memory 7 31 real time display of trap messages 2 16 refreshin
130. ion 4 5 4 6 4 7 wfHardwareConfig 4 5 4 6 wfLine 4 5 4 6 wfSoftwareConfig 4 5 4 6 wfSystem 4 5 4 6 workstation ID 2 3 Z zeroing counter objects 4 18 Index 9
131. ion files faster than with the Site Manager Configuration Manager Caution Config Generator is meant for advanced users only It provides very limited validation checking of the edited ASCII configuration file If you attempt to boot from a corrupt configuration file the results will be unpredictable The router or platform may fail diagnostics or fail to boot Make sure you are familiar with the ASCII configuration file format and know exactly what changes to make before you use Config Generator For additional information or advice contact the Bay Networks Technical Response Center To create a bootable binary configuration file with Config Generator you need to e Use Report Generator to create an ASCII configuration file report see Chapter 6 e Usea text editor to make changes to the file e Use Config Generator to convert the edited ASCII configuration file report to a bootable binary configuration file Preparing the ASCII Configuration File Config Generator requires that you include the Bay Networks MIB names in the ASCII configuration file report Choose the appropriate option when you generate your report e Ifyou are using Report Generator from Site Manager select the Show MIB Names option from the Output Format Options dialog box C 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms e Ifyou are using Report Generator from the UNIX or Windows command line use the m option You can select any of the other options you
132. iscarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol To access these counters in the MIB Browser select wfApplication wfDataLink wflfGroup and then wflfTable Note that if you want to measure packet count statistics at the data link layer you should not disable the counters doing so would result in inaccurate aggregate statistics However if you choose to disable the counters you can do so by following these steps 1 In the Configuration Manager window select Platform MIB II Counters The MIB II Counters Enable Disable window appears Figure 4 28 4 36 Monitoring Statistics Min II DLountera Enable Figure 4 28 MIB Il Counters Enable Disable Window 2 Click on Values and select Disable Note that disabling the counters disables them on all circuits and slots Likewise enabling the counters enables them on all circuits and slots 3 Click on OK to exit the window and save the change For More Information For information about MIB standards see the following references Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP IP based Internets SMI RFC 1155 Information Processing Systems Open Systems Interconnection Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One ISO 8824 4 37 Chapter 5 Managing Router Files For general information about managing router files see Managing Router Files in Chapter 1 For specific information about using buttons windows and other S
133. ite Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software To manage router files you can use the Router Files Manager to do the following Display the contents of a router s volume e Connect to a router e Name files e Copy files Delete files Transfer files e Back up files e Modify a config file in remote configuration mode e Compact file space on a memory card or flash SIMM e Format a memory card or flash SIMM e Partition media on Bay Networks routers 5 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Displaying the Contents of a Volume To display files stored on a volume inside the router begin at the main Site Manager window and click on Files or select ToolsRouter Files Manager The Router Files Manager window appears showing the files in the active volume Soto Haeo 1HJ 158 129 6 amp 1 Wolmer Jre T O Frstigt ama frentloahle free space 21999 Contiguous free space J707 L Figure 5 1 Router Files Manager Window 5 2 Managing Router Files Active Volumes In the Router Files Manager window the active volume is represented by a number or letter depending on the type of media the router uses See Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Active Volume Representations Media Active Volume Description Flash Memory 1 through 14 If the router uses a memory card or a memory Card or Memory module the active volume can be from 1 through Module 14 depending on the router platform Diskette A If th
134. itional ping e An alive message appears if the router received an ICMP echo response from the target device within the timeout allowed The message also provides the size of the test packet Figure 7 11 shows a sample message iren 152 32 182 1 t1 216 r IP pingi 192 32 182 1 is alive size 16 f Figure 7 11 Ping Is Alive Window e A does not respond message appears if the media access control MAC address of the target device is resolved but the router did not receive an ICMP echo response from the target device within the timeout allowed Figure 7 12 shows a sample message Figure 7 12 Ping Does Not Respond Window e An ICMP host unreachable from lt y y y y gt message appears if the router whose address is y y y y cannot forward the ping request any further along the path to the target device IP updates its IP routing or Address Resolution Protocol ARP table accordingly A sample message follows ping ICMP host unreachable from 192 32 243 1 7 19 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms IPX Ping e A target address is unreachable message appears if the router previously issued an ICMP host unreachable from y y y y message Within 40 seconds the router receives a subsequent ICMP echo request addressed to the same target device The ARP times out or the address is not resolved A sample message follows ping 192 32 1 151 is unreachable When you issue an I
135. ize If the file system is too large you might want to do one or more of the following so that you will be able to create a partition Format the media as described in the previous section Delete some files as described in Deleting a File earlier in this chapter Compact the files as described in Compacting File Space on a Memory Card or Flash SIMM earlier in this chapter If you want to partition the file system on an ASN make sure that the flash memory card is not write protected By default we ship memory cards unprotected See Installing and Maintaining ASN Routers and BNX Platforms for information on setting the Read Write switch on the flash memory card Select Commands Create Partition A window appears prompting you to confirm your decision to partition the media Figure 5 15 5 27 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms D 3 Proceed with create partition 1 7 7 Figure 5 15 Create Partition Confirmation Window 4 Click on OK in the confirmation window Site Manager displays the following message beside the volume box in the Router Files Manager window CREATING media partition Please wait When the process is complete the following message appears Media partition created Issuing DIRECTORY command The partitions function as independent flash media Site Manager uses the following format to identify the partitions lt slot gt lt volume gt where s ot refers t
136. l Log window appears Figure 3 4 BOO Filter tap_ent fuer Ly techpubs E Directories Files T Xmuthori ty imf mni te teal bs orig error log ashr oshroorig login login orig turlect inn Ftmp mnt usrzt bechpulis Figure 3 4 Load Local Log Window 2 Select the directory that contains the log file in the Directories box until the path to the directory appears in the Selection window 3 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 3 Select or type in the filename in the Selection box after the pathname 4 Click on OK Along with the event messages from this file the Events Manager window displays e The filename you selected in the Log Filename field e The name Local Log in the Log File Source field e Total events in the Number of Records field Filtering Event Messages You can specify the types of event messages that appear in the Events Manager window by specifying filters You can filter event messages by severity slot entity or router IP address The Filters feature in the Trap Monitor window specifically filters for severity slot and entity Note Filtering does not affect how events are logged in the router s memory Event messages are filtered only in the Events Manager window not in their source Filtering by Severity Slot and Entity You can filter event messages displayed in the Events Manager window as follows 1 Display events in the Events Manager window 2 Select Vi
137. le on UNIX and DOS workstations UNIX Workstations UNIX Site Manager workstations use the standard UNIX syslog facility and syslog conf file to specify destinations for SNMP SET error messages Refer to the instructions provided in the UNIX man pages for information on syslog and syslog conf Examine the lt facility level gt indicator user err in syslog conf The path specified next to each user err entry indicates a destination for SNMP SET error messages Edit syslog conf if you want to respecify destinations for SNMP SET error messages DOS Workstations DOS based Site Manager workstations log SNMP SET error messages to the seterror log file C wf seterrorlog Edit S TEMAN INI if you want to e Switch off SNMP SET error logging PC platform only e Respecify the pathname or filename of the SET error log file e Respecify the size of the SET error log file A 3 Appendix B Using the syslog Facility Bay Networks provides a syslog facility that works with the UNIX syslogd daemon residing on remote host systems The syslog facility periodically polls the router s events log and forwards any new router event messages to the remote hosts you specify The UNIX syslogd daemon residing on the remote hosts then outputs the messages to the appropriate device If you use Site Manager you can use the Events Manager to examine router events However if you manage your routers using a third party SNMP based network mana
138. lick on Remove The Statistics Manager removes the statistics screen you select Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to remove additional statistics screens Click on OK to exit the window and save your changes or click on Cancel to exit without saving the changes 4 15 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Displaying Statistics Screens Use the Launch Facility to display statistics screens Note Before you can display a statistics screen you must add it to the current screen list For instructions see the previous section Defining the Current Screen List To display a statistics screen follow these steps 1 From the Statistics Manager window select Tools Launch Facility The Statistics Launch Facility window displays the statistics screens that are in the Current Screen List Figure 4 12 Statistics Screen at tnn dat AppleTalk HEP Traffio i at trt dat nppleTalk Foute Trarfic at_zip dat AppleTalk Gore Tablo biplane dat Eackplane Information hardeare dat Hardware Information ip main dat IP Interface Information ip trece dat IP Traffic Information Figure 4 12 Statistics Launch Facility Window 2 Select one of the statistics screens and click on Launch Once you launch the statistics screen Site Manager begins retrieving the specified MIB objects from the router After a short time a statistics screen appears such as the one shown in Figure 4 13 4 16 Monitoring Statistics a E e Screen Nase ip trfc d
139. lick on Select File under the Configuration File field The Select Configuration File window appears Figure 6 2 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms fe Select Lanfig Fils Filter fextra mmpr k Directories Files A 1 Jestoonfigegr burider dir ivstglobeal cetah es jastrone eln dastzonefilt mnenic pereonal Jesurpoonf ig aget etrmizret deenumgngz lots NT I ELLE T dscircul tief T 3 Soloctinn l oxtrajsmgr A Figure 6 2 Select Configuration File Window Complete the Select Configuration File window as follows a Inthe Directories window select the directory path that contains the configuration file from which you want to generate a report b Inthe Files window select the configuration file The pathname and filename appear in the Selection window c Click on OK You return to the Configuration Report Generator window 3 Click on Select File under the Report File field Note You can skip this step if you want the Report Generator to send the output to lt stdout gt The Save Report File As window appears Figure 6 3 6 4 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature Sess Ppr Fila i El Filter ftap_ent fuer LY bechpubs a Directories Files Pimp ant ani MO TERT orien tes mdefmlte urtig enrrur mz oshro Atp mt arit cshro orig tmp mnt umrd ta M i dtap eei ure ta T login orig Salat bor stap mnt usrztt bechpulis tep mt umr2d ta tmp omnt ugr
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141. ls21P SNMP Trap Configuration Exceptions The Traps Exceptions Lists window appears Figure 2 9 Helps r nluagz Mevupr Trap a Figure 2 9 Traps Exceptions Lists Window 2 To add an event message to the list of trap messages sent to your router click on Add in the Traps Exceptions Lists window The Add Trap window appears Figure 2 10 2 12 Using the Trap Monitor Entity Code Event Code Alma Heer Tros Figure 2 10 Add Trap Window 3 To determine which Entity Code and Event Code values to specify refer to Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms 4 Click on Values to enter values in the three fields shown in the Add Trap window Table 2 3 shows the values you should enter Table 2 3 Entering Values in the Add Trap Window Field Value Entity Code Enter a value between 0 and 61 Event Code Enter a value between 0 and 255 Always Never Trap Enter ALWAYS 5 Click on OK in the Add Trap window The entity s event type appears in the Traps Exceptions Lists window Figure 2 11 2 13 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Done Entity IP E23 Code 6 Park Delete Apply alur i Help Dlungz Meuwer Trap Figure 2 11 Traps Exceptions Lists Window You have now specified a particular entity s event message to be sent to your Site Manager workstation s Trap Monitor 6 Repeatthis procedure for every entity s event message you wan
142. messages from all router SNMP agents that have the same partial IP address that you specify in the address filters window To configure an address filter from the Trap Monitor window follow these steps 1 Select View gt Set Address Filters The Address Filters window appears Figure 2 16 Fekirgzz Filtar Figure 2 16 Address Filters Window A default address filter of 0 0 0 0 causes the Trap Monitor to display trap messages from all Bay Networks routers that you configure to send trap messages to your Site Manager workstation The default address filter entry 255 255 255 255 is merely a placeholder for an IP address that you choose to enter 2 In the Address Filters window specify one or more IP addresses and or address filters You can enter as many as five complete IP addresses or address filters The remaining fields must display the placeholder IP number 255 255 255 255 Figure 2 17 shows a sample Address Filters window 2 19 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms akira Filtarz EX ECEN Figure 2 17 Sample Address Filters Window With this configuration you can view trap messages from all routers with IP addresses starting with 128 and 192 32 along with those from the router at IP address 140 250 200 1 3 Click on Save Once you save the filter entries the Trap Monitor displays trap messages only from those routers with an IP address that matches the value you specify in the Address Filters win
143. mple you cannot boot from a diskette if the switch is set in the PCMCIA position When you use the Site Manager to boot the router or to specify an image and configuration file in a Technician Interface boot command the software verifies the file s existence before allowing the boot to take place If the PCMCIA Floppy switch is in the PCMCIA setting and you boot the router the following occurs 1 The router boots from ace out if it is available If not it boots from 2 ace out if it is available If both are unavailable a boot error occurs 2 The router configures from config if it is available If not it configures from 2 config if it is available If both are unavailable a configuration error occurs Booting a Router To boot a Bay Networks router start from the Site Manager main window and follow these steps 1 Select Administration2O Boot Router The Boot Router window shows default filenames for the router software image and the configuration file Figure 7 1 7 2 Performing Administrative Functions aut Raster z Figure 7 1 Boot Router Window You can enter alternative filenames in this window The Boot Router window also shows two default router volumes for the router software image and configuration file You can select alternative volumes as well 2 To boot from a router software image other than the one displayed enter an image filename in the Boot Image field 3 Select the rectangle n
144. must add the remote hosts for which you want the syslog facility to filter and forward router event messages To do this follow these steps 1 In the Configuration Manager window select Platform Syslog Syslog Host Table The Syslog Host List window appears Figure B 2 Hensagimg Enable Host UE Fort Host Log Facility Host Tome Seq Enable Figure B 2 Syslog Host List Window 2 Click on Add The Syslog Remote Host Configuration window appears Figure B 3 B 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Destination Hoot Figure B 3 Syslog Remote Host Configuration Window 3 In the Destination Host field type the IP address of the remote host for which you are configuring the syslog facility Then click on OK The Syslog Host Filter List window appears Fis 3 frlg Heat 159 35 1E Ed Filtar Lin Filter Enable Long Evi Lower Foul Log Evt Upper Bound Severity Mask Slot Lower Pouri Slot Upper Eniri Figure B 4 Syslog Host Filter List Window B 8 Using the syslog Facility 4 Click on Add The Syslog Filter Config window appears Figure B 5 Cancel Filter Entity Momo Figure B 5 Syslog Filter Config Window 5 Enter the Filter Entity Name using the following parameter description Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID as a guide Filter Entity Name None Any valid entity name Specifies the entity whose log messages you
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146. nd Canada call 408 764 1000 You can also receive information on support programs from your local Bay Networks field sales office or purchase Bay Networks support directly from your reseller Bay Networks provides several methods of receiving support and information on a nonpriority basis through the following automated systems CompuServe Bay Networks maintains an active forum on CompuServe All you need to join us online is a computer a modem and a CompuServe account We also recommend using the CompuServe Information Manager software available from CompuServe The Bay Networks forum contains libraries of technical and product documents designed to help you manage and troubleshoot your Bay Networks products Software agents and patches are available and the message boards are monitored by technical staff and can be a source for problem solving and shared experiences Customers and resellers who have Bay Networks service contracts can visit the special libraries to acquire advanced levels of support documentation and software To open an account and receive a local dial up number call CompuServe at 1 800 524 3388 and ask for Representative No 591 e Inthe United Kingdom call Freephone 0800 289378 xxi Managing Routers and BNX Platforms InfoFACTS e In Germany call 0130 37 32 e In Europe except for the United Kingdom and Germany call 44 272 760681 e Outside the U S Canada and Europe call 614 529 134
147. ndefined these fields remain blank To remove all of the current column information click on Clear Column Select and edit any of the column attributes you want to change as follows If you want the column to contain statistics about a different object highlight a new object from the MIB Browser To change the column size use the slidebar to increase or decrease the current size To change the column heading type a new heading To display the integer in a different format change the Radix setting The section Designing Statistics Screens earlier in this chapter describes how to set each of the column s attributes Click on Save Column to implement your changes 4 34 Monitoring Statistics 4 Repeat this procedure to edit additional columns Note 7o display the statistics screen and see the results of your edits click on Preview 5 Click on Save to save your changes to the screen The Statistics Save Load Screen appears You can either save this modified window to an existing file or save it under a new name as follows To save the screen to an existing file select the file from the list by highlighting it Then click on Save Click on OK to allow the Statistics Manager to overwrite the file To save the screen under a new name enter the name of the file in the Screen Name field Describe the file in the Description field and specify whether the screen mode is Circuit or Table
148. ndows and other Site Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software This chapter describes how to e Boot a router e Clear the event log e Set arouter s date and time e Ping a remote device e Reallocate memory partitions for a processor module Router Booting Procedures Booting a router warm starts every processor module in the router Pressing the Reset button on the front panel of the router performs the same procedure Note You can use Site Manager to warm start a router only To cold start a router to initiate diagnostic tests you must physically power off and then power on the router or use the diags command from the Technician Interface Refer to Using Technician Interface Software for more information You must boot a router to use a new configuration file or router software image Managing Routers and BNX Platforms FN LN CN Router Boot Prerequisite The PCMCIA Floppy switch on the Flash System Controller board of an FN LN or CN determines where the router looks for the image ace out and configuration file when it is booting The PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association position is for memory card boot access and the Floppy position is for diskette boot access You can use Site Manager and the Technician Interface to access both the memory card and diskette files regardless of the position of this switch But you cannot override the switch setting when booting For exa
149. ng 4 21 Quick Get retrieval 4 8 statistics display 4 21 statistics retrieval 4 21 4 25 traps 2 17 to 2 20 by IP address 2 18 by severity 2 18 Filter Enable parameter B 11 Filter Entity Name parameter B 9 Filtering Parameters window 3 7 Find Text Pattern window 3 8 EN 5 5 7 31 formatting memory cards 5 26 FRE2 7 31 7 32 7 35 freboot exe 5 6 frediag exe 5 6 free space 5 4 G GAME B 3 generating configuration file report 6 1 to 6 10 format options 6 2 from UNIX 6 8 from Windows 6 9 specifying a template 6 6 GENERIC trap category 2 9 Get Remote Log File window 3 4 getting files 5 16 global memory 7 35 Greenwich mean time 7 16 H hexadecimal format displaying statistics in 4 29 network and host addresses 7 25 7 27 host address 7 25 ID 7 25 mode running IP in 5 13 5 19 host list for syslog B 7 to B 21 Host Log Facility parameter B 20 Host Time Seq Enable parameter B 21 Host UDP Port parameter B 20 ICMP echo request 7 17 ID network 7 25 Site Manager workstation 2 3 ifInNUcastPkts counter 4 35 ifInUcastPkts counter 4 35 iflInUnknownProtos counter 4 35 ifOutN UcastPkts counter 4 35 ifOutUcastPkts counter 4 35 image boot 5 5 5 6 7 3 7 35 diagnostics 5 6 router default 7 2 Info Map parameter B 18 information messages 2 10 2 18 interface drivers 4 6 IP address filters 2 18 routes 7 35 routing statistics 4 14 IP address parameter 8 7 IP Ping 7 17
150. nter in the Local Time UTC Offset field must be uppercase 7 8 Performing Administrative Functions Modifying a Scheduled Delayed Boot Note 7o modify the date and time of a Delayed Boot you must cancel and re schedule the boot Refer to the section Deleting a Scheduled Delayed Boot later in this chapter To modify a Delayed Boot on a particular router you edit the Enable Image Name and Configuration File Name parameters Start at the Configuration Manager and complete the following steps 1 Select Platform2Scheduled Boot Boot The RUI Boot Interface Parameters window appears refer to Figure 7 3 2 From the list in the upper left corner of the window select the Delayed Boot you want to modify 3 Edit the Enable Image Name or Configuration File Name field Refer to Table 7 1 for the field names and the range of acceptable values 4 Click on Apply The Delayed Boot of the router you selected is modified 5 Select Done to return to the Configuration Manager main window Deleting a Scheduled Delayed Boot Note 7o modify the date and time of a Delayed Boot you must cancel and re schedule the boot Complete the steps below and refer to the section Scheduling a Delayed Boot earlier in this chapter To modify the Enable Image Name and Configuration File Name parameters of a Delayed Boot refer to the previous section Modifying a Scheduled Delayed Boot You can delete one or all scheduled Delayed
151. nternet Packet Exchange Protocol IPX ping the router sends an IPX configuration request packet to the remote IPX address that you specify If the remote device is listening on socket number 456h for an IPX configuration request packet it responds if it can be reached and Site Manager displays a message indicating that the device is alive or does not respond IPX configuration request packets are typically used to get configuration information from other devices on a NetWare network However the router only uses these packets to test the reachability of a remote device that listens for and responds to IPX configuration request packets The IPX router will not send or acknowledge IPX configuration request packets addressed to e Network 0x00000000 local network destination or network OxFFFFFFFF e Host 0x000000000000 or host OXFFFFFFFFFFFF broadcast host destination The IPX router will only respond to request packets sent directly to one of its interface addresses If you send a request packet from a router to an IPX interface on that same router the router does not send the request packet out onto the line Instead the router sends the packet internally to the specified interface which then responds internally Note The IPX router will respond reply with a ping response to any ping packet that comes in on socket number 9086 and that has a type field of 0 To send an IPX configuration request packet proceed as follows 1
152. o add more hosts and filters repeat Steps 2 through 12 Otherwise click on Done to save your changes and return to the Configuration Manager window B 10 Using the syslog Facility syslog Host Filter List Parameters The following is a description of the parameters in the Syslog Host Filter List window refer to Figure B 4 Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Filter Enable Enable Enable Disable Enables or disables the filter for the associated remote host If you want the syslog facility to use this filter to determine which messages to forward to the remote host select Enable Otherwise select Disable You can stop using this entity filter by deleting the filter To do this select the filter in the Syslog Host Filter List window refer to Figure B 4 and then click on Delete If you delete an entity filter and later decide you want to use that filter you must add the filter again 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 2 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Log Evt Lower Bound 0 0 to 255 Along with the Log Evt Upper Bound parameter this parameter specifies the event number code or range of event numbers for the current filter that you want to forward to the remote host Refer to Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms for a complete list of event codes for each entity To specify a r
153. o do so click on and hold the Slot button to display all the slots in the router Then drag the pointer to the desired slot number and release the mouse button Enter an amount in the Dedicated to Global Pool field To add more memory to the global pool click on Up until the desired amount of memory appears or type a value in the Dedicated to Global Pool field As you increase the amount of global memory you decrease the amount of local memory proportionally To add more memory to the local pool click on Down until the desired amount of memory appears or type a value in the field To restart the slot with the new values click on Update A confirmation window prompts Restart slot To reset the memory allocation to the factory default values click on Default rather than Update A message then prompts you to confirm your decision to reset the values Click on OK to restart the processor module located in that slot Site Manager stores the new configuration in NVRAM and restarts the module ACE32 or FRE2 or router AN AFN or ASN This store and restart process takes about 10 seconds to complete Repeat Steps 2 through 7 to reallocate memory partitioning on a different processor module if applicable 7 35 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Repeat Steps 1 through 7 to reallocate memory partitioning on a processor module in a different router 9 When you finish click on Done in the Kernel Configuration window The main
154. o the number of the processor board that contains the partitioned media and volume is a for the primary volume and b for the secondary volume In the AN the slot is always 1 In an ASN the slot can be from 1 to 4 depending on the setting of the Slot ID selector See Installing and Maintaining ASN Routers and BNX Platforms for information on setting the slot ID For example suppose you partition an AN s file system Site Manager refers to the primary volume as 1a and the secondary as 1b Figure 5 16 5 28 Managing Router Files Seton Hasc 1H7 158 130 157 Volume io In inatall bat startup cg cont ly Tr al Total steer J797 fvestlable free l Figure 5 16 Volume Identifiers for Partitioned Media To manage the files on a partitioned volume you can use any of the commands that you would normally use to manage the files on an unpartitioned volume example you can compact the files on one volume without affecting the files the other For on You can use Command gt Copy to copy the router files to the new volume See Copying a File earlier in this chapter Note n partitioning the volume the router creates a special partition file in the secondary volume You will not see the file in the secondary volume s list of files The partition file takes up 98 bytes of space in the secondary volume only 5 29 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Deleting a Partition If you partitioned
155. of file field enter the name of the file you want to retrieve from the router In the Destination File field type the path and filename under which you want to store the file on your Site Manager workstation Click on OK The Router Files Manager transfers the files to the Site Manager workstation 5 18 Managing Router Files Putting a File The Put File option lets you transfer files from the Site Manager workstation to one or more routers To transfer a file from the Site Manager workstation to a router you must do the following 1 Choose the router s to which you want to transfer the files 2 Examine the existing filenames on the router destination volume 3 Verify the existence of adequate free space on the destination volume 4 Transfer the files to the destination volume The following sections describe each of these steps Choosing the Routers To transfer files to more than one router at a time follow the instructions in the earlier section Setting Up Multiple Routers to select the routers you want To transfer files to only one router follow these steps from the Router Files Manager window 1 Select Options2 Router Connection from the Router File Manager window 2 Enter the IP address of the router to which you want to transfer files then click on OK Note We recommend that you ping the router before you attempt to transfer a file if you are running IP in host only mode on the de
156. of router whose SNMP agent generated the trap message Slot Slot hosting the entity that generated the trap message Entity Abbreviated name of entity that generated the trap message Severity Severity level of trap message Fault Warning Information Debug or Trace First letter is used for example W stands for Warning Description Text describing the trap You can use the entity severity slot and node to filter the types of trap messages you want to view in the Trap Monitor window The Trap Monitor tool lets you do the following e Save the trap messages you see in the Trap Monitor window to an ASCII file on your workstation You can view or print the file later e Clear the Trap Monitor window to display only the latest messages or empty the trap history file entirely to start a new log You can configure the SNMP agent to send specified trap messages to the Trap Monitor window as follows Configuring the SNMP Agent By category none generic specific all By entity By event message entity event code 1 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Note 7o save routing resources configure the SNMP agent so that it sends only important data such as fault warning and information messages For more information about using the Trap Monitor see Chapter 2 Viewing Event Messages You can view event messages in Site Manager using the Events Manager tool To access the Events
157. olumn heading width Any data that exceeds the specified column width will cause the rest of the data on the same line to shift to the right As a rule of thumb allow at least the following widths IP addresses 18 units 15 for the address plus 3 spaces MAC addresses 16 units 14 for the address plus 2 spaces Circuit Names Numbers 18 units Specify whether the Statistics Manager displays statistics in decimal hexadecimal or ASCII format by clicking on the corresponding button in the Radix field You may find the ASCII radix useful for displaying NetBIOS Names 4 29 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 7 Click on Save Column to save the column attribute information The Screen Builder displays an asterisk in the column button for the column you just saved 8 RepeatSteps 1 to 7 to add other objects to the statistics screen 9 To generate a sum of the values in two or more columns follow these steps a Click on the number of the column in which you want to display the sum b Click on Total The Screen Builder Column Total window appears Figure 4 25 Select gI bo tote rep A ee RE Cance Figure 4 25 Screen Builder Column Total Window c Click on each column that will contain values that you want to include in a total For example suppose Columns 1 2 and 3 will contain information about different kinds of dropped packets You can generate a total of all dropped packet
158. om statistics screens The MIB Browser lets you select up to nine objects to include on the screen For each object you select you design how the statistics appear on the screen The screen shows each object s statistics in a single column below a column heading The Screen Builder lets you specify the following Aname for the column heading e The column width e The format in which the screen displays the statistics decimal or hexadecimal You can also use the Screen Builder to edit custom screens For example you can redefine how to display statistics or you can add or delete objects from the screen Using the Screen Manager Tool You use the Screen Manager to manage the statistics screen database and to define a current screen list The database contains more than 75 default statistics screens In addition you can design and save up to 4 000 customized screens The current screen list is a subset of the entire database of statistics screens usually those you use most often It can contain both default and custom built screens Note that you can display only those statistics screens that you have added to the current screen list Using the Launch Facility Tool You use the Launch Facility tool to display any statistics screens that are on the current screen list When you launch a statistics screen Site Manager polls the router for all instances of the MIB objects specified on the screen then it formats and displays the data in
159. on file is 7 80 rpt c configuration file gt Specifies the name of the configuration file from which you want to generate a report If the path to the configuration file is not in your PATH statement be sure to enter the full pathname O report file gt Specifies the pathname of the report file For More Information For information about converting your ASCII configuration file reports into bootable binary configuration files refer to Appendix C 6 10 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature Maintaining an Audit Trail Log To use the Audit Trail feature you must edit the default audit trail configuration file that comes with Site Manager You edit the file to Specify an audit trail community that is the routers for which you want to create audit trail log files Specify whether you want auditing on or off By default the Audit Trail feature is off The following section describes how to edit the audit trail configuration file Editing the Audit Trail Configuration File Site Manager provides a default audit trail configuration file audit cfg The file resides in usr wf on UNIX workstations and in c wf on PCs You must edit the file to specify the following for each router you want to audit The IP address of the router The pathname of the audit trail log file The email addresses of all users that the Audit Trail feature should notify if the router s configuration file chan
160. on using the Events Manager to display event messages For information on using the syslog facility refer to Appendix B For an overview of how your routers are functioning view the trap messages first then view event messages for more complete descriptions of the operating status of the routers Overview of Router Management Table 1 1 compares trap and event messages Refer to Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms for information on how to respond to messages Table 1 1 Comparing Trap Messages and Event Messages Trap Messages Event Messages Realtime display Detailed display not in real time SNMP standard Bay Networks specific Usually view before event messages Usually view after trap messages Expensive to view but fast Inexpensive to view but slower Brief messages provided Descriptive messages provided see Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms No list of messages provided List of messages and recommended responses provided see Event Messages for Routers and BNX Platforms Use Configuration Manager to configure SNMP Use Events Manager to view and filter agent to send messages to Trap Monitor messages Use Trap Monitor to view and filter messages Can configure SNMP agent to send event Cannot configure SNMP agent to send trap messages to Trap Monitor messages to Events Manager Can save messages to ASCII file Can save messages to ASCII file Stored in wo
161. onfiguration The Kernel Configuration window appears Figure 7 19 7 33 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Slots 2 T Henne Configuration im EKBybes Total on Specified irti hoe Dedicated bo Local Pool SEE Dedicated to Global Pool 2048 up ro Nr Default Figure 7 19 Kernel Configuration Window router does not contain an ACE32 or a FRE2 processor module a window appears with the following message Note f the router you are configuring is not an AN AFN or ASN or if the No valid modules were found The message also means that the processor modules found in the currently connected router are not user configurable Such is the case when the Kernel Configuration routine immediately finds only ACE25 or FRE module s in the currently connected router 7 34 Performing Administrative Functions The Kernel Configuration window displays the following information Total memory for the specified slot Total memory displayed depends on the type of processor module Memory dedicated to the local pool Local pool refers to the memory used to manage the router For example it contains the statistics event log bootable image and configuration file along with the routes that IP has learned Memory dedicated to the global pool Global pool refers to the memory dedicated for message buffers Select the slot of the processor module that requires memory repartitioning T
162. ormation Top level MIB Object Group Types of Objects Information Example wfHardwareConfig Objects pertaining to router hardware Router backplane ID power supply configuration temperature serial number wfSoftwareConfig Objects pertaining to the type of protocol Interface drivers and driver software that is loaded and information required to load the software wfSystem Objects pertaining to the router system System record console remote software console circuit name table wfLine Objects pertaining to drivers and lines FDDI tables line state line traffic wfApplication LAN WAN and Bridge information Routing tables packet information protocol state information rptrBasicPackage Repeater configuration status and control information Repeater operational state about the repeater ports rptrMonitorPackage Objects that monitor repeater Performance and error statistics for performance statistics groups and ports rptrAddrTrackPackage Table of address mapping information Source address of the last readable frame that the port received Monitoring Statistics Getting Instances of Selected Objects You can select and retrieve instances for as many as ten MIB objects at one time To locate individual objects find the object group or table that logically categorizes the objects you are interested in Proceed as follows 1 Select the top level object group to which the o
163. ost Instructions If you want syslog to forward router events to this host accept the default MIB Object ID If you do not want syslog to forward events to this host select Disable You can also stop forwarding router events to the host by deleting the host To do this select the remote host in the Syslog Host List window Figure B 2 and then click on Delete If you delete a remote host and later decide you want to forward router events to that host you must add the remote host again 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 2 1 2 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID Host UDP Port 514 514 to 530 Identifies the UDP port of the remote host Type the port number to which you want syslog to send UDP packets 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 2 1 4 Host Log Facility LOCAL7 LOCALO to LOCAL7 Specifies the facility type that syslog appends to router event messages as part of the priority code See Configuring the syslogd Daemon earlier in this chapter for more information on the priority code The syslogd daemon on the remote host uses this information to determine which system generated the message that syslog forwarded Enter the facility type you want to use You must also specify the facility type in the syslog conf file on the remote host as part of your entry that tells syslogd where to
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165. ou want to put files on the router you just selected c Click on Add d Repeat Steps a through c for each router to which you want to transfer the same files The selected routers and volumes appear in the Current Routers list Figure 5 10 5 15 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Default Routers Current Routers 192 ITE Ru SET a IUZ 6A 129 652 192 160 179 33 Poe a 1 6 192 32 1 5 6H Add gt F pop eG as D IO BH ra Remove 1923215565 L Figure 5 10 Multiple Router Setup Window Using the multiple router setup window shown in Figure 5 10 you can transfer the same files to Volume 2 on the first router in the Current Routers list Volume 3 on the second router in the list and Volume 4 on the third router If you inadvertently add a router and volume to the Current Routers list you can remove it from that list To do so select the router in the Current Routers list and click on Remove 4 Click on Save You can now proceed to Putting a File for information on putting files on the routers Getting a File The Get File option allows you to transfer one or more files from the router to the Site Manager workstation To transfer files from the router to the Site Manager workstation begin at the Router Files Manager window and proceed as follows 1 Select Options2 Router Connection from the Router File Manager window 5 16 Managing Router Files 2 Enter the IP address of the router th
166. ovides information about default settings valid parameter options the parameter function instructions for setting the parameter and the Management Information Base MIB object ID 7 10 Performing Administrative Functions The Technician Interface lets you modify parameters by issuing set and commit commands that specify the MIB object ID This process is equivalent to modifying parameters using Site Manager For more information about using the Technician Interface to access the MIB refer to Using the Technician Interface Software Caution 7he Technician Interface does not verify that the value you enter for a parameter is valid Entering an invalid value can corrupt your configuration Parameter Disable Default Enable Options Enable Disable Function Enables or disables Delayed Boot on all the routers you have scheduled to boot Instructions Select Disable to prevent routers you have scheduled for Delayed Boot MIB Object ID Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB Object ID from booting Select Enable to allow routers you have scheduled for Delayed Boot to boot 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 14 1 2 Delete Created Delete Cancels a Delayed Boot of a particular router Select Delete to cancel a Delayed Boot on a particular router from occurring 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 14 2 1 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Options Function Instructions MIB
167. part number from Bay Networks Press at the following numbers You may also request a free catalog of Bay Networks Press product publications Phone FAX U S Canada FAX International ACE ALN AN APPN ARP ASN BCN BGP BLN BLN 2 BOOTP CLNP CSMA CD DLSw DMAP DOS EGP FDDI FN FRE GAME HSSI 1 800 845 9523 1 800 582 8000 1 916 939 1010 Advanced Communications Engine Access Link Node Access Node Advanced Peer to Peer Networking Address Resolution Protocol Access Stack Node Backbone Concentrator Node Border Gateway Protocol Backbone Link Node Backbone Link Node 2 Bootstrap Protocol Connectionless Network Protocol Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection data link switching direct memory access processor Disk Operating System Exterior Gateway Protocol Fiber Distributed Data Interface Feeder Node fast routing engine Gate Access Management Entity high speed serial interface xxiv ICMP IP IPX LLC MIB NSAP NVFS NVRAM OSI OSPF PCMCIA PPP PPX RFC SIMM SMDS SNMP TCP IP TFTP UDP VINES XNS About This Guide Internet Control Message Protocol Internet Protocol Internet Packet Exchange Novell logical link control Management Information Base network service access point Nonvolatile file system Nonvolatile read access memory Open Systems Interconnection Open Shortest Path First Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Point to Point Pro
168. ps or select Tools Trap Monitor The Trap Monitor window appears 2 From the Trap Monitor window select File Load History File The Trap Monitor window displays incoming trap messages along with trap messages logged since you last cleared the history file 2 16 Using the Trap Monitor Figure 2 14 shows the Trap Monitor window with messages MIB 7 whine 2 0 uet to HIH I wheal Entry 213 24 MIR 1 whine 3 0 set fo SHRP DO Agent cleered loi TLE TELHET TELHET 5 bon dente ruoli t Lond from rt IP Client nr 192 16H 125 34 for TOP Inc TELHET Seosiion H nager transi biowed from st TELHET I Beeston Hnruggemr terminating for 192 LUI I ufin d et to ag 1560 4 0 HTH 13 ni Entry seb to 4 HTE I3 affysol Erir 13 400 met to 4 TELHET D LDormecticngs Manager rece TELHET D Session Honager initisalizim TELHET Session Manager up for 19 TOP 2 i IP TEF i I VELHET I Season Hr n ros iid DR Bt TELNET E Benson i brami biomed From 5 TELHET CT Session H er trameitionwesd from TELHET D Session Asnager tromeltinwee from TELHET Session r transitioned from TELHET Session Hanger transi biomed from E z E z 5 z 5 z ri E a 2 e 5 2 5 z 5 z 5 z 5 z ri E a n E n 2 5 2 5 z 5 5 z ri z zi z E n z E Figure 2 14 Trap Monitor Window You can scroll through the trap messages using the scroll bars on the bottom and right side of the win
169. r identifies each default statistics screen using a filename with the dat extension followed by a description of the type of data the screen displays In the example shown in Figure 4 11 the statistics screen displays IP routing statistics Filename Screen description ip rte dat IP Routing Table Figure 4 11 Example of Filename and Screen Description 4 14 Monitoring Statistics Highlight the statistics screen you want to add to the Current Screen List then click on Add The Current Screen List can contain both default screens and custom screens at the same time so you can add statistics screens from either list The Statistics Manager updates the Current Screen List to include the statistics screen that you add Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to add additional statistics screens to the current screen list Click on OK to update the current screen list and save your changes or click on Cancel to exit the Screen Manager window without saving the changes You can use the Launch Facility to display any screen on the current screen list For instructions see Displaying Statistics Screens later in this chapter Removing Statistics Screens To remove a statistics screen from the Current Screen List follow these steps 1 From the Statistics Manager window select Tools Screen Manager The Screen Manager window appears Highlight the statistics screen you want to remove from the current screen list Then c
170. r spaces 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 9 B 14 Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB Object ID Using the syslog Facility Slot Lower Bound 0 0 to 14 Along with the Slot Upper Bound parameter this parameter specifies the slot or range of slots on which you want to filter the log messages for this entity In the case of ASN routers this parameter specifies the module for the particular slot since an ASN router is considered a slot To specify a range of slots enter the lower number of the range in this field You then enter the upper number of the range in the Slot Upper Bound field described next The values you enter for lower and upper bound are included in the range For example if you specify a lower bound of 1 and an upper bound of 4 syslog forwards all messages that occur on Slots 1 through 4 inclusive The syslog facility ignores event messages that occur on all other slots To filter events for a specific slot enter the slot number in this field Be sure to enter the same number in the Slot Upper Bound field For example to forward only the log messages that occur on Slot 2 enter 2 in this field and in the Slot Upper Bound field If you do not want to use this filter accept the default 0 Be sure to do the same in the Slot Upper Bound field 1 3 6 1 4 1 18 3 3 2 15 3 1 10 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Parameter Default Range Function Instructions MIB
171. rce Route parameter in the previous section you must specify the routes that you want to use To do so click on Source Route in the Ping at Intervals window The Source Route Entries window appears Figure 8 6 Proceed as follows Fp ly Ping Source Route Address Figure 8 6 Source Route Entries Window 1 Click on Add The Source Ping Parameters window appears Figure 8 7 Lance Figure 8 7 Source Ping Parameters Window 8 12 2 Using the Ping MIB In the Source Address field enter the IP address of the device you want the ping to go through to reach its destination Then click on OK You return to the Source Route Entries window The IP address you just entered appears in the display area To enter additional source route addresses repeat Steps 1 and 2 You can enter as many as eight source route addresses Be sure to enter the source route addresses in the order that you want the packet to traverse them from source to destination Click on Apply and then click on Done You then return to the Ping at Intervals window Changing or Deleting Source Route Addresses To change an IP address that appears in the Source Route Entries display window follow these steps 1 Click on the address you want to change The address appears in the Ping Source Route Address field Type the new address in place of the old one Click on Apply to save your changes and remain in the window or click on Done to
172. reating Statistics Filters You can set a display filter or a retrieval filter for each statistics screen you open from the Statistics Manager Launch Facility Without filtering the Statistics Manager polls a router for the values of all MIB objects defined in the currently active statistics screen The screen subsequently shows the values of those objects as determined by the data returned by the router A display filter is a software mechanism that enables the Statistics Manager to search the entire contents of the currently active statistics screen and then e Show only those rows that contain an object that contains a string matching in value to the filter string This is the display filter s Display option e Hide only those rows that contain an object that contains a string matching in value to the filter string This is the display filter s No Display option Specifying a longer display filter string narrows the number of match possibilities available from the currently active statistics screen A retrieval filter is a software mechanism that enables the Statistics Manager to poll a router for only a subset of specific MIB objects These objects have instance IDs that match the full or partial instance ID you enter in the Retrieval Filter window The currently active statistics screen subsequently displays the values of those objects as determined by the data returned by the polled router The Statistics Manager polls only one
173. rkstation s trap history file Stored in router s event log Stamped with workstation s time Stamped with router s time Viewing Trap Messages You view trap messages in real time using the Trap Monitor tool To access the Trap Monitor begin at the main Site Manager window and click on Traps or select Tools Trap Monitor The Trap Monitor lets you view event messages along with trap messages Before using the Trap Monitor you must use the Configuration Manager to do the following Specify the Internet Protocol IP address of your Site Manager workstation e Configure the SNMP agent located inside your router to send specified trap messages to the Site Manager workstation Managing Routers and BNX Platforms eS MEE 3 14749256 9 13 47 55 9 13147 56 9 izr 9 13 49 34 9 13 49 50 9 13 49 50 Figure 1 1 e Ifyou use more than one network management application change the trap port assigned to your Site Manager application so that Site Manager will continue to receive trap messages from the router The Trap Monitor tool receives trap messages from all SNMP agents on the network that are configured to send the messages Once you configure an agent to send SNMP trap messages to your Site Manager workstation a trap history file saves a running history of these messages The Trap Monitor dynamically displays trap messages from the trap history file after you load the file into the Trap Monitor window Chapter 2 des
174. router in each statistics window The retrieval filtering mechanism for a statistics screen works substantially in the same way as does the retrieval filtering mechanism for the Quick Get Facility That is specifying more of the instance ID in the Retrieval Filter window causes the workstation to solicit a smaller number of objects from a router This in turn typically reduces the number of objects displayed in the active statistics screen Using retrieval filters to collect statistics across your network reduces 4 21 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms e The amount of processing overhead performed by your Site Manager workstation and any polled router The amount of network bandwidth consumed for the purpose of periodic polling and poll responses You can use display filters and retrieval filters in various combinations For example you could e Use a retrieval filter first to solicit from routers in your network the values of certain MIB objects e Apply a display filter to hide or show objects in the resulting statistics screen Using Display Filters To create a display filter begin from a statistics screen 1 Select Filters Display Filters The Display Filters window prompts you to define the filter Figure 4 17 Despley Ho Display rorum Help D Cancel Figure 4 17 Display Filters Window 2 Enter the text string you want to filter in the Text field 3 Specify the column where you want the filter to t
175. rptrMonitorPackage e rptrAddrTrackPackage Beneath these object groups related objects are organized in subordinate object groups or tables for example Figure 4 4 shows part of the MIB tree for the wfSystem object group The prefix wf that precedes many of the MIB objects indicates that they are Bay Networks enterprise specific objects wfSystem oN wfServices wfSystem wfGame wfConsole wfTI Rui wfSysDescrip wfSysObjectlD wfSysContact wfSysLocation wfSysServices wfGmtOffSet wfMibVersion Figure 4 4 MIB Tree for System Group 4 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms To access individual objects first select the top level object group The MIB Browser brings you down one level in the tree and displays subordinate object groups Continue selecting object groups and descending through the MIB tree until the MIB Browser displays the individual objects that you want to select You can differentiate between object groups and individual objects by noting their position in the MIB Browser window Object groups are flush left with the window individual objects are indented slightly Use the scroll bar to scroll through the MIB To move backward in the MIB tree select the Back option which appears in the Quick Get Facility window after you display subordinate object groups from the top level object group Table 4 1 describes where to find different types of MIB information Table 4 1 Finding MIB Inf
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177. s by adding the values in the three columns Figure 4 26 shows that Column 4 will display the total of the values in Columns 1 2 and 3 4 30 Monitoring Statistics dren hildir Calumn Tatal Select cmbumnee bo tote Lp 2 5 fe F s v Omid Coli Gol Cola Tum Help Cance Figure 4 26 Selecting Columns to Total d Click on Save You then return to the Screen Builder Facility window e Click on Save Column in the Screen Builder Facility window to save the totals column you just specified 10 To preview the statistics screen you are building click on Preview The statistics screen appears and displays the current column design Note however that the Statistics Manager does not retrieve any statistics from the router 11 Click on Save once you finish building the screen The Statistics Save Load Screen window appears Figure 4 27 It lists all the custom statistics screen files that you save in the statistics screen directory 4 31 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms irkirz 5 Lpar 5r Screen Informatii Sores Her peters Description IP Arp Table Orientation Circuit Taio Directory i oT Enet rfc CSHACD Treat Hei Treo HISI Traffic Figure 4 27 Statistics Save Load Screen 12 Complete the Statistics Save Load Screen as follows a Enter a new name for the file in the Screen Name field If you are saving the file to a PC the name you enter must follow s
178. sages To configure the SNMP agent to send trap messages to Site Manager via a different port follow these steps 1 From the Configuration Manager window select Protocols21P SNMP Communities 2 From the SNMP Community List window that appears select Community Managers 3 From the SNMP Manager List window select Manager gt Edit Manager The Trap Port and Trap Types window appears with the default value 162 Figure 2 6 2 6 Using the Trap Monitor Figure 2 6 Trap Port and Trap Types Window 4 Toselect a port number use the Values button or type a port number in the Trap Port field You can enter any port number on your Site Manager workstation as long as another application is not using that port 5 Click on OK in the Trap Port and Trap Types window 6 Savethis configuration to a file and volume on the router For information see the previous section Saving a Configuration 7 Exit Site Manager by selecting File Exit from the Bay Networks Site Manager window 8 Restart Site Manager using either the UNIX or DOS commands shown in Table 2 1 2 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 2 1 Restarting Site Manager on a New Port Platform Steps UNIX 1 Open a command line window 2 Enter wfsm e port number at the prompt DOS 1 Start the Windows environment The Program Manager window appears 2 Double click on the Site Manager program group from the Program Manager window
179. sal Time Code UTC Offset in the Local Time UTC Offset field You cannot enter LOCAL unless the Gmt offset of the scheduled router s system clock is set to zero The values you enter in the Local Time UTC Offset field must be uppercase as shown in Table 7 1 Once you enter PLUS or MINUS the fields Hours from UTC and Minutes from UTC become active use the scroll bar to access the Minutes from UTC field Enter the appropriate information and proceed to the next step 7 7 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 4 Click on OK You will see the RUI Boot Interface Parameters window with the image name and configuration file of the appropriate router The date and time of the Delayed Boot appears in the upper left corner All scheduled Delayed Boots are listed here 5 Click on Done to return to the Configuration Manager main window A Delayed Boot is now scheduled and will automatically occur on the routers you selected at the date and time you selected using the boot image and configuration file you selected Table 7 1 Delayed Boot Parameter Fields and Acceptable Values Field Range Year 1970 2070 Month 1 12 Day 1 31 Hour 0 23 Minute 0 59 Second 0 60 Boot Image File Any valid boot image Boot Configuration File Any valid Configuration file Local Time Universal Time LOCAL PLUS MINUS Code UTC Offset Hours from UTC 0 11 Minutes from UTC 0 59 The values you e
180. ser Interface Boot RUI Boot lets you specify the exact date and time a Bay Networks router boot takes place It functions in all other aspects as a normal boot initiated from the Administration menu of Site Manager To perform a normal boot see Booting a Router in the previous section You schedule a Delayed Boot using the Configuration Manager available from the Tools menu of Site Manager For more information on the Configuration Manager refer to Configuring Routers or Configuring Customer Access and Trunks BNX Software This section describes how to e Enable and disable the Delayed Boot feature e Schedule one or more Delayed Boots e Modify a scheduled Delayed Boot e Delete a scheduled Delayed Boot 7 4 Performing Administrative Functions Enabling and Disabling Delayed Boot You can globally enable or disable the Delayed Boot feature When you enable Delayed Boot you can schedule a router for a Delayed Boot When you disable Delayed Boot you can continue to schedule router boots however no boots will occur until you re enable the feature Note Disabling Delayed Boot does not alter the boot schedule If Delayed Boot is later enabled any routers whose boot time has not expired will boot as scheduled To enable and disable Delayed Boot start at the Configuration Manager and complete the following steps 1 Select Platform2Schedule Boot Global The RUI Boot Group List window appears Figure 7 2 Fig
181. sly you must use the Router Files Manager to set up those routers The next section describes how to do this If you want to transfer files to only one router the Router Files Manager uses the Node Name IP Address that you specified in the Router Connection Options window to determine the router onto which you put files For more information see the section Putting a File later in this chapter You can choose TFTP Get File s to get one or more files from a router Unlike the Put File s option which lets you transfer files to several routers at the same time you can get files from only one router at a time Again the Router Files Manager uses the Node Name IP Address from the Router Connection Options window to determine the router from which to get files For more information see the section Getting a File later in this chapter Note We recommend that you ping the router before you transfer a file if you are running IP in host only mode and you have configured the router with the same IP address on multiple physical interfaces Setting Up Multiple Routers To set up several routers so that you can put the same files on those routers at one time follow these steps 1 Select Options2 Router Connection and complete the Router Connection Options window for each router to which you want to transfer the files 2 Select Options Multiple Router Setup The Multiple Router Setup window appears Figure 5 8 5 13 Manag
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183. st connect to the router as follows 1 From the Bay Networks Site Manager window select Options Connections The Router Connection Options window appears Figure 2 1 2 1 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Figure 2 1 Router Connection Options Window 2 In the Node Name IP Address field type the IP address of the router you want to configure Then click on OK The Bay Networks Site Manager window displays the router s system information Configuring the Router s SNMP Agent You must configure the SNMP agent in a router such that it will e Recognize your Site Manager workstation as a valid SNMP manager e Send specified trap messages to your Site Manager workstation To configure the SNMP agent use the Configuration Manager tool which you also use to e Enable the SNMP agent on the router e Save the result of your configuration entries on the router This section explains briefly how to accomplish these tasks For more information on how to customize traps a router sends refer to Configuring SNMP BOOTP DHCP and RARP Services 2 2 Using the Trap Monitor Identifying Site Manager as an SNMP Manager To configure the router s SNMP agent to send trap messages to your Site Manager workstation you must first tell the router to recognize your Site Manager workstation as a valid SNMP manager 1 From the Bay Networks Site Manager window select Tools Configuration Manager Then select Local File Remote
184. stination router and you have configured the destination router with the same IP address on multiple physical interfaces Examining the Router Destination Volume The router automatically overwrites any file that has the same filename as the file you are transferring from your Site Manager workstation To avoid overwriting an existing file on the router destination volume display a list of the volume s contents and determine the filenames that are already in use For information on how to do this see Displaying the Contents of a Volume earlier in this chapter 5 19 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms If you are unfamiliar with the file naming rules and conventions refer to the earlier section Naming a File before you proceed Verifying Adequate Free Space on the Destination Volume You must be certain that the router destination volume has enough space available for the files you transfer Depending on the router software version you are using your software might automatically check the available space for you To determine your router software version select Help in the Router Files Manager window Routers that run 7 80 or later software automatically verify the existence of adequate free space on the destination volume specified in a TFTP Put operation For routers that use a software version earlier than 7 80 you must e Determine from the Router File Manager window the size of the file you want to transfer to t
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186. t sent to the Trap Monitor 7 Click on Apply and then click on Done 8 Save this configuration to a file and volume on the router You have now configured the SNMP agent inside each specified router to send event messages along with trap messages to your Site Manager workstation s Trap Monitor Enabling an SNMP Agent By default the SNMP agent is always enabled However if the agent is disabled at some point you will have to enable it To enable an SNMP agent to send trap messages to your Site Manager workstation follow this procedure 1 From the Configuration Manager window select Protocols21P SNMP Global The Edit SNMP Global Parameters window appears Figure 2 12 2 14 Using the Trap Monitor Enable Uee Lock Lock Time ut Authentication Failure Traps Figure 2 12 Edit SNMP Global Parameters Window 2 Click on Values and select Enable from the Values Selection window Figure 2 13 Then click on OK Cance Figure 2 13 Values Selection Window 3 Click on OK in the Edit SNMP Global Parameters window to save your changes and exit the window 4 Savethis configuration to a file and volume on the router You have now configured this router s SNMP agent to send trap messages to your Site Manager workstation 2 15 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Viewing Trap Messages Your Site Manager workstation receives all types of trap messages that routers in your network are configured to s
187. tandard DOS format Enter a description of the screen in the Description field The maximum length of the screen description is 40 characters Specify the screen mode by selecting either Circuit or Table Choose Circuit if you want the Statistics Manager to continually update the screen with new statistics Choose Table if you want the Statistics Manager to gather and display current statistics only once when you launch the screen Click on Save to save the statistics screen to a file 4 32 Monitoring Statistics Depending on whether you are running Site Manager on a UNIX or DOS computer the Statistics Manager saves all custom screens to one of the custom screen directories listed Platform Custom Screen Directory UNIX HOME wfscrns DOS wflwfserns Displaying Custom Statistics Screens To view a Statistics screen you created complete the following steps 1 Add the screen to the current screen list See Defining the Current Screen List earlier in this chapter for instructions 2 Launch the screen See Displaying Statistics Screens earlier in this chapter for instructions You can also view the text version of the statistics screen file using any text editor Editing Custom Statistics Screens You can load a statistics screen that you previously built and edit the screen This is a two step procedure Note The default screens are write protected so you cannot edit them To
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189. tatistics screen database and specify a current Manager statistics screen list Launch Facility Select statistics screens from the current screen list and launch or display the screens The following sections describe each of these tools as well as how to get online help Later we describe where the Statistics Manager stores default and custom built statistics files on your UNIX workstation or PC For more information about monitoring statistics see Chapter 4 For information on file based performance statistics available only with BNX software refer to Gathering and Interpreting Performance Data BNX Software Using the Quick Get Tool You use Quick Get to view the MIB and retrieve instances of selected MIB objects from the router The Bay Networks MIB is a Bay Networks proprietary database that contains the router s configuration parameters and statistics Quick Get includes a MIB Browser which you use to scroll through the MIB and select those objects about which you want to retrieve information Quick Get retrieves all instances of the specified MIB objects and displays the statistics in a window Quick Get helps you debug your network for example if you want to monitor MIB objects It is also an easy way to view the MIB and decide which objects you want to include on your customized statistics screens Overview of Router Management Using the Screen Builder Tool You use the Screen Builder to create cust
190. the audit trail feature if enabled for that router appends the changes to the audit trail log Note The Audit Trail feature keeps track of router configuration changes made in remote mode or dynamic mode only The feature does not track changes made in local mode or those made using the Technician Interface With audit trail logging enabled when you configure the router in remote mode Site Manager does the following once you save your configuration changes Transfers the configuration file to the router as usual e Creates the audit trail log file if it doesn t already exist e Appends the configuration changes to the audit trail log file If you configure the router in dynamic mode Site Manager does the following each time an SNMP SET occurs e Updates the configuration on the router Logs the SET to the audit trail log file Site Manager creates the audit trail log file if it does not already exist and appends the changes to the file 1 13 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Note To prevent an audit trail log file from becoming too large you should periodically delete old information in it or delete the file itself You can configure the Audit Trail feature to send you and other network managers a copy of the audit trail log file whenever Site Manager updates it with new information For routers configured in dynamic mode the Audit Trail feature sends the log file after every tenth SNMP set For more inform
191. the NVFS on your AN or ASN you can remove the partition to revert to a single flash file system You might want to do this for example if the router software image is larger than half of the total media size Caution Deleting a partition deletes all files from the secondary volume Files on the primary volume remain intact and the primary volume then represents the entire size of the medium To delete a partition follow these steps 1 In the Router Files Manager click on the Volume box and switch to the primary volume 2 Select Commands2Delete Partition A window appears prompting you to confirm your decision to delete the partition Figure 5 17 eco Gcr Figure 5 17 Delete Partition Confirmation Window 3 Click on OK in the confirmation window Site Manager displays the following message beside the volume box in the Router Files Manager window DELETING media partition Please wait When the process is complete the following message appears Media partition deleted Issuing DIRECTORY command 5 30 Chapter 6 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature For general information about tracking router configuration file changes see Monitoring Changes to Router Configuration Files in Chapter 1 For specific information about using buttons windows and other Site Manager features refer to Using Site Manager Software You can monitor changes to router configuration files by
192. the TFTP Rename Files window You return to the TFTP Put File Selection window You can then click on OK to transfer any remaining files without changing the filenames or repeat these steps for each file you want to rename Backing Up Router Software Files to a Host Computer We recommend that you use TFTP to back up the contents of each memory card or flash SIMM to a host computer on your network After you back up all files you can remove the files freboot exe and frediag exe These files are not required on the router s memory card flash SIMM or diskette and are distributed only as backups for the EEPROMs Modifying config Files in Remote Configuration Mode Use this procedure when you use the Configuration Manager remote mode to modify a config file 1 Compact the contents of the memory card or flash SIMM if your router is equipped with one See the next section Compacting File Space on a Memory Card or Flash SIMM 2 Copy the config file to a new file named temp See Copying a File earlier in this chapter 5 23 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms 3 Modify temp using the Configuration Manager remote mode Refer to the appropriate Bay Networks manual for customizing the type of router software you use 4 Savetemp When you save in remote mode Site Manager automatically copies the file to the router 5 To test your modifications boot the router with the file temp Refer to Booting a Router
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194. to 7 20 configuring requests for Ping MIB 8 1 to 8 11 deleting requests from Ping MIB 8 11 specifying source routes 8 12 to 8 13 statistics 8 14 IPX Ping 7 20 to 7 22 Index 4 K kernel configuration 7 31 7 34 L Launch Facility tool 4 16 line state and traffic 4 6 LN 5 5 7 31 Load Local Log File window 3 5 Load Screen window 4 32 local memory 7 35 locked message A 1 log audit trail 6 11 to 6 13 events 1 3 clearing 3 11 current 3 2 displaying 3 2 local 3 5 remote 3 4 searching for 3 8 Log Evt Lower Bound parameter B 12 Log Evt Upper Bound parameter B 13 Log Poll Timer parameter B 6 loose source routing 8 10 MAC address 4 29 7 19 manager adding 2 5 SNMP 2 4 Maximum Hosts parameter B 6 media partitioning 5 3 5 26 to 5 30 memory card compacting 5 24 erasing 5 24 formatting 5 26 router software on 5 3 global 7 35 local 7 35 module router software on 5 3 partitioning 7 31 Messaging Enable parameter B 19 MIB Bay Networks 1 9 4 3 4 5 browser 4 3 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 29 description 1 10 object groups 4 6 Objects window 4 4 Ping 1 16 8 1 configuring IP Ping requests 8 1 to 8 11 deleting IP Ping requests 8 11 specifying IP Ping source routes 8 12 to 8 13 viewing IP Ping statistics 8 14 standards 4 37 variables 5 6 viewing 1 9 MIB II Counters feature 4 35 modifying configuration files 5 23 monitoring traps 2 16 multiple routers sett
195. tocol parallel packet express Request for Comments Single Inline Memory Module Switched Multimegabit Data Services Simple Network Management Protocol Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Trivial File Transfer Protocol User Datagram Protocol Virtual Networking System Xerox Networking Systems XXV Chapter 1 Overview of Router Management To manage your Bay Networks routers or BNX platforms you can Configure the router Monitor traps and events Monitor statistics Manage router files Monitor changes to router configuration files Customize router software images Perform administrative functions Track network availability and response time Configuring the Router You can configure your router remotely using the Configuration Manager tool in Site Manager The Configuration Manager lets you do the following Add network interfaces to the router using default values Customize network interfaces for your network environment Configure inbound and outbound traffic filters on interfaces Assign priorities to certain types of traffic that an interface receives Reconfigure the router s connection to the Technician Interface Specify a router s hardware configuration Specify administrative information about the router Managing Routers and BNX Platforms To access the Configuration Manager tool select Tools Configuration Manager from the Site Manager main window You must then specify the operating mode Local F
196. ty until you load an event log or refresh the display Saving Event Messages You can save the event messages that appear in the Events Manager window to an ASCII file on your Site Manager workstation You can then print the log using any tool on your workstation To save an event log to an ASCII file follow these steps 1 Display the event log in the Events Manager window 2 Filter the event messages displayed 3 Select File gt Save Output to Disk The Save Log window appears Figure 3 7 3 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Filter tmp pst fue bechpubs Lirector ies Files HENNNNNEEEEBESSSEN suthority rief eni bts teats orig error lag ame beter ioe af erm com ighi umhrc halds Cshre or ig Joan lmgin E Imgin ur ig Figure 3 7 Save Log Window 4 Select the directory path in which you want to save the file The path appears in the Selection window 5 Enter the filename in the Selection window after the path 6 Click on OK The Events Manager saves the log to an ASCII file in the specified local directory If you do not specify a directory the file is automatically saved to your local directory Note For viewing purposes you can reload into the Events Manager event logs stored in binary format You cannot reload into the Events Manager event logs stored in ASCII format 3 10 Monitoring Router Events Clearing the Current Event Log The router s event log can hold only
197. u See Displaying Event Logs described earlier Event messages now appear in the Events Manager window You have effectively filtered a log by router IP address Searching for an Event Message Use the Events Manager s Find and Find Next options to locate an event containing text that you specify 1 Display events in the Events Manager window 2 Select Find Find The Find Text Pattern window appears Figure 3 6 Find Tact Pattern Figure 3 6 Find Text Pattern Window 3 Type the text you want to find You can type up to 255 characters including spaces in this box Note The Find Text Pattern window is case sensitive 3 8 Monitoring Router Events 4 Click on Find Site Manager searches from the first event highlighted in the log for the first instance of the text pattern and highlights the event that contains the text pattern 5 Select Find Find Next to find the next instance of the same text pattern Refreshing the Events Manager Window To redisplay a log file in Site Manager s memory after you set up new filters select ViewRefresh Display from the Events Manager window The Events Manager displays the events that match the filters you last saved according to the setting of the Ascending Descending option in the Events Manager window Clearing the Events Manager Window To clear the events in the Events Manager window select View Clear Window The window clears and remains emp
198. u back up the config file before overwriting it continued 5 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 5 3 Default Router Filenames continued Filename Description Notes debug al ASCII file containing aliases Aliases are commands that abbreviate long or multiple commands They are used to debug common network problems frediag exe Copy of the diagnostics image You cannot read or change this file resident on the diagnostics PROM for the BCN and BLN freboot exe Copy of the bootstrap image resident on the bootstrap PROM for the BCN and BLN You cannot read or change this file the MIB variables associated with the default Technician Interface console operating parameters install bat Script containing Technician You use the Bay Networks Technician Interface commands Interface commands during the initial startup ti cfg Configuration file containing This file contains the minimal configuration necessary to operate the router You boot with this file when updating a PROM You may also want to boot with this file when copying a volume to provide full use of all system buffers This file is stored in binary format Note Although you cannot read or change the contents of bootable images such as an exe or asn exe you can rename these files If you rename a bootable image file you must specify the new name when you boot the router See Chapter 7 for information on bootin
199. ual sign overwrite the default value with the email addresses of users you want to notify of configuration changes Use a comma to separate each email address For example you might type EMAIL pgrant llantz odiaz If you do not want to use mail notification delete the pound sign at the beginning of the EMAIL line and delete the default email addresses Note The mail notification feature is not available on PCs Delete the pound sign at the beginning of the AUDIT line To enable audit trail logging leave the default value ON To disable audit trail logging type off after the equal sign Repeat Steps 2 through 6 for each router that you want to audit Save your changes and exit the file 6 12 Using the Report Generator and Audit Trail Feature You must specify the new pathname for the AUDIT PATH environment variable For UNIX platforms this variable should point to the directory where you have placed the modified audit trail configuration file For example AUDIT_PATH usr1 jake audit cfg For the PC the variable should point to the directory c wf audit cfg For example set audit path c lwflaudit cfg Viewing an Audit Trail Log File Once Site Manager creates an audit trail log file and appends information to it you can open it in any standard text editor You can also print the file Figure 6 7 shows a sample audit trail log file Wed Jul 6 04 57 13 1994 192 32 156 71 wfSerialPortTable 11 2 ksnow rem
200. unused on the volume Available free Number of unused bytes on the volume space Contiguous free Number of unused bytes in the largest block available space on the volume Default Filenames Table 5 3 lists the default router filenames Table 5 3 Default Router Filenames Filename Description Notes ace out Bootable image for the FN LN ALN AFN with diskette and CN The system automatically references this binary file for Bra Bootable image for the AFN booting instructions unless you specify another bootable image You cannot read or change this file It must have the with flash file system correct filename for the system to boot successfully after a an exe Bootable image for the AN cold start The Administration gt Boot Router option does asn exe Bootable image for the ASN however let you specify another software image bn exe Bootable image for the BLN and BCN asndiag exe Copy of the diagnostics image You cannot read or change this file for the ASN config Default configuration file The system references this binary file for configuration data when booting However you can specify another configuration file with the Boot Router option You can change the configuration by copying an alternate configuration file to config Also you can store alternate or future configurations This file must have the config filename for the system to configure automatically after booting We recommend that yo
201. uration file o report file gt Table 6 3 describes the options you can use in this command line 4 Click on OK in the Run window Table 6 3 Options for Command Line Windows Option Description d Includes the MIB default value for any configurable attribute for which you did not specify a value in the configuration file t Produces the same result as d except that default values are tagged Default h Includes raw hexadecimal data in addition to the ASCII translation of that data m Includes the MIB attribute identifier names in addition to the ASCII translation of those names continued 6 9 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Table 6 3 Options for Command Line Windows continued Option Description W warning level gt Sets the warning level to indicate types of warnings to include in the report 0 no warning default warning level 1 warn on unrecognized attributes 2 warn on unrecognized records 3 combination of levels 1 and 2 4 warn on unset attributes with no default 7 combination of 3 and 4 r report template gt Specifies the report template file to use By default the Report Generator uses a version specific template based on the version of the configuration file Template files are in c wf lib The format of the template filename is version rpt For example the template file for the Version 7 80 configurati
202. ure 7 2 RUI Boot Group List Window 2 Edit the parameter Enter Enable to globally enable Delayed Boot Enter Disable to globally disable Delayed Boot 3 Click on OK to return to the Configuration Manager main window Scheduling a Delayed Boot Delayed Boot lets you specify the exact date and time a router boot occurs and the image and configuration file the router will use 7 5 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms To schedule a Delayed Boot of a Bay Networks router start at the Configuration Manager and complete the following steps 1 Select Platform Scheduled Boot Boot The RUI Boot Interface Parameters window appears Figure 7 3 1905 12 31 410 Local Hode IE 1997 12 31 EE 18 rd fidi igmg 12 31 AiU Local Hode j 190 12 410 IM Appi Image Hamo Configuration Filo Haso Figure 7 3 RUI Boot Interface Parameters Window 2 Click on Add The RUI Boot Parameters window appears Figure 7 4 7 6 Performing Administrative Functions Lance Himrte Second Boot Image Hame Boot Configuration File Loca Time 7 UTC Offset fours from LITE Figure 7 4 RUI Boot Parameters Window 3 Enter the appropriate information in each of the active fields You must complete all the active fields to schedule a Delayed Boot Refer to I for the field names and the range of acceptable values Caution For a Delayed Boot to occur you must enter PLUS or MINUS and the appropriate Univer
203. verity Mask parameter B 14 Site Manager Administration menu 1 15 exiting 2 7 restarting from command line 2 7 workstation ID 2 3 slot default 7 13 filtering events by 3 6 reset 7 13 Slot Lower Bound parameter B 15 Slot Upper Bound parameter B 16 SNMP A 1 acronym 1 2 adding a Manager 2 5 agent 1 3 1 5 configuring 2 2 to 2 6 enabling 2 14 specifying an entity 2 10 Community List window 2 4 editing global parameters 2 14 Manager List window 2 4 polling 1 9 trap port 2 6 Source Route parameter 8 9 8 10 source routes specifying for IP Ping 8 12 SPECIFIC trap category 2 10 statistics customizing screens for 1 11 4 28 database of screens for 1 11 default screens for 4 13 4 14 4 33 description of 1 9 display filter for 4 21 displaying 4 16 files 1 12 4 32 editing 4 34 Index 7 retrieving 4 33 filter for 4 21 generating totals of 4 30 IP Ping 8 14 IP routing 4 14 refreshing screen 4 17 retrieval filters for 4 21 4 25 updating 4 17 Statistics Manager tool 1 9 4 15 Tools menu 1 9 window 4 2 strict source routing 8 10 syntax for MIB objects 4 8 SYSCON 7 32 syslog 1 2 adding remote hosts for B 7 configuring group parameters for B 4 to B 6 configuring the host list for B 7 to B 21 deleting from the router B 21 filtering event messages with B 3 syslog conf file B 2 syslogd daemon configuring B 1 system record for router 4 6 T table mode screens
204. vienu telum 1 z Peper 9 Oh joe Heading bith Emdix MIT Figure 4 24 Screen Builder Facility Window 4 28 Monitoring Statistics The MIB Browser on the left side of the screen lets you scroll through the MIB and select MIB objects to add to the screen The section Using the MIB Browser earlier in this chapter explains how to maneuver through the MIB The Column Information and Setup portion of the screen lets you specify how the statistics for the selected objects appear on the screen Specify the column you want to define in the screen design by clicking on the corresponding column number For example to define the first column on the statistics screen click on the 1 Scroll through the MIB tree and select the MIB object that you want to list in the column The Object field in the Column Information and Setup portion of the screen displays the MIB object you select Select the Heading field and enter a name that describes the type of statistics that the Statistics Manager will collect and display in that column For example if you select the object wfIPInterfaceAddr you could name the column IP Address Specify the column width Click on the slidebar and move it back and forth until the Screen Builder displays the appropriate column width The width displays in character units The width you specify here must be greater than 0 and greater than or equal to the c
205. wed A sample message follows APPN ping bay is alive A did not complete in the time allowed message appears if the node is alive but congested the data transfer time exceeded the timeout or the directory search is not complete A sample message follows 7 30 Performing Administrative Functions APPN ping ping of bay did not complete in the time allowed e An unreachable message appears if no route could be calculated to the remote device or if the remote device does not support APINGD A sample message follows APPN ping bay is unreachable e An invalid name message appears if the specified node name or mode name is invalid A sample message follows APPN ping invalid name specified e An APPN service is not running message appears if the APPN service is not enabled on the router A sample message follows APPN ping APPN service is not running Reallocating Memory Partitions for a Processor Module Using the Site Manager s Kernel Configuration tool you can reallocate memory for the following routers and processor modules AFN The AFN router contains a single processor module AN The AN router contains a single processor module ASN The ASN router contains a single processor module ACE32 8MB or The ACE32 processor module is used in VME based greater routers CN LN FN and ALN FRE2 The FRE2 processor module is used in the BLN BLN 2 and BCN routers
206. windows and have no effect on the actual value of counter objects in a router MIB Zeroing All Counters in a Screen To clear all counters in a circuit mode statistics screen select Options gt Zero All Counters Figure 4 15 shows a typical response to the Zero All Counters option 4 18 Monitoring Statistics Screen Mase ip trfc dat Description IP Traffic Information Swap Agent 192 I2 156 65 Mumber of Elemente Circuit T IP Address Detagrans ROVE Datagrsms XHIT 542 Lm m 192 32 1 6 6 pas 192 37 156 179 E21 197 32 180 43 Figure 4 15 Zeroing All Counters in a Screen Note n this example the counters Datagrams RCVD and Datagrams XMIT reset to zero in the statistics screen This type of reset has no effect on the actual current values of these counter objects in the router MIB The Zero All Counters command stores the value of every counter object in the display at reset time Each stored value provides a reference point for counter values displayed following the reset that is after resetting all counters in the display e The Statistics Manager displays only the difference between the counter value at reset time the last known reference value and the actual current MIB value of the same counter e The counter values in display reflect the amount of change incurred beyond the reference values stored at reset time 4 19 Managing Routers and BNX Platforms Zeroing All Counters in a Specific
207. you specify The remote device responds if it can be reached and Site Manager displays the response or the result of the request To send a CLNP echo request proceed as follows 1 Select Administration Ping from Router gt OSI The OSI Ping window appears Figure 7 14 7 22 Performing Administrative Functions Figure 7 14 OSI Ping Window 2 5 In the Address field enter the NSAP address of the remote device in hexadecimal notation In the Timeout field enter the number of seconds the router should wait for a response from the remote device The default Timeout is 1 second In the Retries field enter the number of successive times the router should repeat the ping The router does not wait for the timeout before it sends the next ping after a response to a previous ping is received The default for Retries is 0 Click on Ping OSI Ping Responses Site Manager displays one of the following messages when you issue an OSI ping If you enter a value other than 0 for Retries Site Manager displays one of the following messages for the default ping plus one for each additional ping An alive message appears if the router receives a CLNP echo response from the target device within the timeout allowed A sample message follows OSI ping 49000400000a12121200 is alive A target address is unreachable message appears if the local router cannot find the specified address in its routing table A sample

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