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BayRS Version 14.00Part No. 308657-14.00 Rev 00September 19994401 Great America ParkwaySanta Clara, CA 95054Using Technician Interface Software

x308657-14.00 Rev 00Displaying the OSI Link State Database ...7-76Monitoring IPv6

Using Technician Interface Software4-8308657-14.00 Rev 00Figure 4-2. Sample NVFS Directory ListingExamples:dirDisplays the list of files on the active

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-9 The factory-default file names are as follows:an.exearn.exeasn.exebn.exes5000.exeThe router s

Using Technician Interface Software4-10308657-14.00 Rev 00The Total size, Available free space, and Contiguous free space fields that appear below the

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-11 Changing the Active VolumeUse the cd command to change the active volume, as follows:cd <

Using Technician Interface Software4-12308657-14.00 Rev 00Transferring a FileDepending on conditions existing within your network, you can transfer fi

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-13 In-Band File TransfersThe tftp command invokes the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) sof

Using Technician Interface Software4-14308657-14.00 Rev 00If the destination system has a memory card to which you are transferring a file, we recomme

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-15 Examples:After transferring the file, you can copy it at the source to its original name. If

Using Technician Interface Software4-16308657-14.00 Rev 00Displaying the Contents of a FileUse the type command to display the contents of a file. Bef

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-17 Enter the following to delete a file on a different volume:delete <vol>:<file name&

308657-14.00 Rev 00xiFor More Information ... B-7Implement

Using Technician Interface Software4-18308657-14.00 Rev 00Compacting File SpaceWhen you delete a file from a memory card, the file and its data become

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-19 Enter dinfo to ensure that the file system formatted the card successfully.Transferring a Fi

Using Technician Interface Software4-20308657-14.00 Rev 00Once the partition has been created, the new volume is referred to as <vol>b, and the

308657-14.00 Rev 005-1 Chapter 5Managing Event LogsYou can use the Technician Interface to:• Specify events you want to include in, or exclude from, t

Using Technician Interface Software5-2308657-14.00 Rev 00OverviewThe operating software in each processor module logs events in a first in first out (

Managing Event Logs308657-14.00 Rev 005-3 • To enable the router to read only certain messages from the events log to the console display, add read fi

Using Technician Interface Software5-4308657-14.00 Rev 00Table 5-1. Log Command OptionsOption Variable Function-e<entity_name> Specifies the nam

Managing Event Logs308657-14.00 Rev 005-5 Examples:Displaying Active Write FiltersYou can display a list of all write filters currently in effect acro

Using Technician Interface Software5-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Add arguments to the log command to select the event types you want to display. Enter the log

Managing Event Logs308657-14.00 Rev 005-7 Saving the Events LogYou can save the events in the current event buffer to a file for later retrieval.Enter

xii308657-14.00 Rev 00Mapping Router Event Messages into Syslog Message Format ...C-8IP Header ...

Using Technician Interface Software5-8308657-14.00 Rev 00When displaying a previously saved log file, you can use the same optional arguments as you c

Managing Event Logs308657-14.00 Rev 005-9 Saving the Events Log AutomaticallyYou can configure any model of Nortel Networks router to save the entire

Using Technician Interface Software5-10308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Autosave Volume Attribute Name: wfSerialPortAutoSaveVolume Attribute Name: 34 De

Managing Event Logs308657-14.00 Rev 005-11 Configuring the Log Autosave FeatureProceed as follows to enable and customize operation of the log autosav

Using Technician Interface Software5-12308657-14.00 Rev 00Displaying an Events Log FileYou can use the log command to display a log file. Enter the fo

Managing Event Logs308657-14.00 Rev 005-13 Clearing EventsClearing events from the events log buffer is useful if you want to conduct an experiment an

308657-14.00 Rev 006-1 Chapter 6Accessing the MIBYou can use the Technician Interface to access and manage the Nortel Networks management information

Using Technician Interface Software6-2308657-14.00 Rev 00To display a list of attributes and their associated identifiers, enterlist [<object_name&

Accessing the MIB308657-14.00 Rev 006-3 list wfCSMACDEntryDisplays all attribute names and associated attribute identifiers of the wfCSMACDEntry objec

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Using Technician Interface Software6-4308657-14.00 Rev 00Getting MIB ValuesThe get command displays the value of a MIB object. You can also insert a w

Accessing the MIB308657-14.00 Rev 006-5 The following examples demonstrate ways to display the value of an attribute. The attribute in these examples

Using Technician Interface Software6-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Setting MIB ValuesThe set command modifies the value of an instance. You set an instance by s

Accessing the MIB308657-14.00 Rev 006-7 See the Nortel Networks MIB to determine the data type.Also, make sure that the values you set are legal. Ille

Using Technician Interface Software6-8308657-14.00 Rev 00Examples:Committing MIB SetsThe commit command causes all previously entered set commands to

Accessing the MIB308657-14.00 Rev 006-9 Saving the ConfigurationYou can copy all MIB values from operating RAM to a configuration file for later retri

Using Technician Interface Software6-10308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: MIB II Counters Enable Attribute Name: wfSysMibCounterEnable Attribute Number: 1

308657-14.00 Rev 007-1 Chapter 7System AdministrationYou can use the Technician Interface to perform the following system administration tasks:• Confi

Using Technician Interface Software7-2308657-14.00 Rev 00• Display a greeting or message before the login prompt.• Customize the Technician Interface

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-3 Configuring the Boot SourceTo use Directed Netboot, you must use the bconfig command to specify the follow

Using Technician Interface Software7-4308657-14.00 Rev 00Table 7-1. Options for the bconfig Command Option DescriptionimageSpecifies information about

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-5 Configuring Initial Interfaces and Netboot OperationYou can use the ifconfig command to do the following:•

Using Technician Interface Software7-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Table 7-2. Options for the ifconfig CommandSetting DescriptionSlot setting:-s<slot_no.>

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-7 Configuring an Ethernet Interface for Network BootingTo configure an Ethernet interface for network bootin

Using Technician Interface Software7-8308657-14.00 Rev 00Enabling and Disabling Interfaces with ifconfigTo enable an AN or ANH interface for the netwo

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-9 Booting the RouterThe Technician Interface provides the following commands for booting:•The boot command w

Using Technician Interface Software7-10308657-14.00 Rev 00A warm start occurs when you hot-swap a module, press the Reset button, or issue the boot or

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-11 You can also boot the entire system by naming a specific image or configuration file. With this “named bo

Using Technician Interface Software7-12308657-14.00 Rev 00Examples:Configuring Scheduled Boot ServicesYou can configure the router to boot at a date a

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-13 Adding Scheduled Boot Services to a RouterTo add a scheduled boot service:1.Add the RUIBOOT base record t

308657-14.00 Rev 00xvFiguresFigure 1-1. SecurID Login Procedure and Interface Dialog ...1-8Figure 1-2. SecurID PI

Using Technician Interface Software7-14308657-14.00 Rev 00Scheduling Boot EventsYou can schedule a boot event on a router as follows:1.Log in to the r

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-15 Figure 7-1. RUIBOOT Date and Time EntryOctet 1 Octet 2 Octet 3 Octet 4 Octet 5 Octet 6 Octet 7 Octet 8 Oc

Using Technician Interface Software7-16308657-14.00 Rev 00The following table specifies acceptable values for each octet of <wfRuiBootDateAndTime&g

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-17 Figure 7-2. RUIBOOT Date and Time Example3.Specify a boot image name.Specify a router software image name

Using Technician Interface Software7-18308657-14.00 Rev 004.Specify a configuration file name, as follows:BN [3]: set wfRuiBootTable.wfRuiBootConfigNa

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-19 Disabling or Reenabling Scheduled Boot Services on a RouterYou can, if necessary, disable the scheduled b

Using Technician Interface Software7-20308657-14.00 Rev 00Deleting Scheduled Boot EventsDelete a scheduled boot event as follows:BN [3]: set wfRuiBoot

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-21 Examples:Resetting a System or SlotThe reset command allows you to reboot one or more slots with a new ro

Using Technician Interface Software7-22308657-14.00 Rev 003. The resetting processor module receives and executes the router software image. At this i

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-23 • The type of router (single-slot or multislot)Based on these variables, the router system or slot perfor

Using Technician Interface Software7-24308657-14.00 Rev 00Running DiagnosticsThe diags command cold-starts one or more specified slots or the entire s

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-25 • The type of router (single-slot or multislot)Based on these variables, the router system or slot perfor

Using Technician Interface Software7-26308657-14.00 Rev 00Enabling and Disabling Diagnostics During the Power-Up SequenceYou can turn on and off the d

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-27 Examples:Turning Off the DIAG Indicator LEDThe DIAG LED lights during diagnostics and goes out after diag

Using Technician Interface Software7-28308657-14.00 Rev 00Halting Packet Transfer Between SlotsWhen you reset a slot containing a processor (FRE) modu

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-29 If you want to verify that the image resident on the bootstrap PROM matches the freboot.exe file, use the

Using Technician Interface Software7-30308657-14.00 Rev 00Enter the following command and parameters to validate an executable file on another volume:

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-31 • Validating image checksum. The system calculates a checksum on the file image data and compares the che

Using Technician Interface Software7-32308657-14.00 Rev 00Examples:Upgrading and Verifying a PROMYou use the prom command to upgrade or verify the sof

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-33 During an update, the system erases the image stored in the target PROM and writes the new image into the

308657-14.00 Rev 00xviiTablesTable 4-1. NVFS Commands ...4-3Table 4-2

Using Technician Interface Software7-34308657-14.00 Rev 00Determining the Version of the Current Boot PROM ImageTo determine the version number of boo

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-35 With a Model BLN router, for example, information similar to the following appears, with one wfHwEntry.wf

Using Technician Interface Software7-36308657-14.00 Rev 00If you need more contiguous free space for the image:• Delete unnecessary or obsolete files.

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-37 6.To verify successful completion of a PROM upgrade, enter:prom -v <volume_no.> <Diag_PROM_so

Using Technician Interface Software7-38308657-14.00 Rev 00Viewing the Load Addresses and Sizes of ApplicationsThe loadmap command allows you to view t

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-39 No dynamically loadable modules on SLOT 4----------------------Loadmap from SLOT 2:----------------------

Using Technician Interface Software7-40308657-14.00 Rev 00The GMT offset is stored as a direction (+ or -) and a value in hours and minutes. Most time

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-41 Configuring NTP Using the Technician InterfaceWhen you use the Technician Interface to configure the Netw

Using Technician Interface Software7-42308657-14.00 Rev 00Proceed as follows to assign a password:1.Enter the following:password [ Manager | User]The

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-43 Enabling and Disabling SecurID AuthenticationThis section describes how to enable or disable SecurID serv

Using Technician Interface Software7-44308657-14.00 Rev 00If you accepted the default port, the following message appears on your console display:The

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-45 SecurID no longer required on Telnet login!You have completed the procedure, and you have not changed any

Using Technician Interface Software7-46308657-14.00 Rev 00Managing SNMP Secure ModeNortel Networks implements an optional security mechanism for all S

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-47 Setting the Router to Operate in Secure ModeThe wfsnmpmode command allows you to specify whether or not y

Using Technician Interface Software7-48308657-14.00 Rev 00Resetting the Security CounterThe wfsnmpseed command allows you to reset the counter used by

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-49 By increasing the search depth, you may enable the daughterboard to attain compression ratios higher than

Using Technician Interface Software7-50308657-14.00 Rev 00WCP Search Depth AttributesThe modifiable search depth attributes for the WCP entity have th

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-51 Parameter: WCP Circuit Search Depth Attribute Name: wfWcpCircuitSearchDepth Attribute Number: 7 Default:

Using Technician Interface Software7-52308657-14.00 Rev 00Displaying a Greeting or Notice Before the Login PromptYou can create a greeting, notice, ca

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-53 2.Use TFTP to copy ti_msg.txt from the router to your UNIX workstation or PC.3.Open ti_msg.txt on your wo

308657-14.00 Rev 00xix PrefaceThe Technician Interface is a command-line interface that lets you manage Nortel Networks™ routers. You can use the Tech

Using Technician Interface Software7-54308657-14.00 Rev 00You can suspend recording temporarily by using the pause option.You can determine the state

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-55 Enabling Internal Clocking ModeWithin test environments and when using the HSSI crossover cable (Order No

Using Technician Interface Software7-56308657-14.00 Rev 00Then save the configuration with these changes to the configuration file.When you set the wf

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-57 Table 7-6 explains the meanings of each ip subcommand in more detail.<flags> = [<IP_address>

Using Technician Interface Software7-58308657-14.00 Rev 00 Table 7-7. Flag Descriptions Flag Filtering EffectApplicable Subcommands<address>Retr

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-59 Example (ip routes)Enter the following command to display the table of IP “best” (used or active) routes:

Using Technician Interface Software7-60308657-14.00 Rev 00Data from the ip routes command excludes inactive or unused routes that exist in the complet

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-61 Example (bgp routes)Enter the following command to display the entire BGP table of routes:ip bgp_routesNe

Using Technician Interface Software7-62308657-14.00 Rev 00Example (bgp routes)Enter the following command to display routes announced to the peer with

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-63 Example (bgp routes)Enter the following command to display routes announced to BGP peers known to the loc

ii308657-14.00 Rev 00 Copyright © 1999 Nortel NetworksAll rights reserved. Printed in the USA. September 1999.The information in this document is subj

Using Technician Interface Softwarexx308657-14.00 Rev 00Text ConventionsThis guide uses the following text conventions:Note: Before you can access the

Using Technician Interface Software7-64308657-14.00 Rev 00The column headings in screens invoked by the ip command have the following meanings:* (aste

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-65 LS Type Indicates the type of OSPF link state advertisement, as follows:0 = stub advertisement1 = router

Using Technician Interface Software7-66308657-14.00 Rev 00Specifying AS Path Search PatternsTo retrieve only AS paths that contain a specific pattern

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-67 Table 7-9 shows examples of AS path pattern matching using the ip bgp_routes command with a <simplifie

Using Technician Interface Software7-68308657-14.00 Rev 00Routing TablesEach slot on the router maintains an independent routing table (or “routing po

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-69 Unlike the show ip script command, which retrieves from the router’s active MIB an aggregated view of dat

Using Technician Interface Software7-70308657-14.00 Rev 00• ARP processing -- The packet has been held and an ARP request packet has been sent to the

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-71 Slot/Internal CacheThe router operating system maintains an “internal” cache storage space on (and for) e

Using Technician Interface Software7-72308657-14.00 Rev 00DVMRP CachesWith the ip command, you can examine the contents of the DVMRP cache on any slot

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-73 Viewing the Multicast Table Manager Forwarding CacheThe Multicast Table Manager (MTM) maintains a multica

Preface308657-14.00 Rev 00xxi ellipsis points (. . . ) Indicate that you repeat the last element of the command as needed.Example: If the command synt

Using Technician Interface Software7-74308657-14.00 Rev 00For example, the following display shows that on this slot there is a cache entry for <19

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-75 Determining Circuit NumbersWhenever you create a new circuit via the Technician Interface or the Configur

Using Technician Interface Software7-76308657-14.00 Rev 00ExampleThe following command retrieves the circuit number (attribute 5) for every entry in t

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-77 Monitoring IPv6 RoutesThe ip6 command allows you to display IPv6 data.You choose the type of data by spec

Using Technician Interface Software7-78308657-14.00 Rev 00Obtaining IPv6 Route and Node InformationThe ip6 routes command displays IPv6 routes using t

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-79 The IPv6 column headings have the following meanings:Prefix Indicates the prefix (address) and prefix len

Using Technician Interface Software7-80308657-14.00 Rev 00Example (ip6 routes)Enter the following command to display all IPv6 routes on the device:ip6

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-81 Example (ip6 routes <address>/<prefix>)Enter the following command to display the range of IP

Using Technician Interface Software7-82308657-14.00 Rev 00Example (ip6 routes -p<protocol>)Enter the following command to display data for all d

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-83 Example (ip6 stats <ifindex>)Enter the following command to display data for interface 1 on the dev

Using Technician Interface Softwarexxii308657-14.00 Rev 00AcronymsACE advanced communications engineAPPN Advanced Peer-to-Peer NetworkingARP Address R

Using Technician Interface Software7-84308657-14.00 Rev 00Technician Interface Commands and Access LevelsThe Technician Interface provides two access

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-85 disable (see Using Technician Interface Scripts)9echo (see Writing Technician Interface Scripts)99enable

Using Technician Interface Software7-86308657-14.00 Rev 00octetfmt (see Writing Technician Interface Scripts)99on99osi lsp99osidata99partition99passwo

System Administration308657-14.00 Rev 007-87 source aliases99source env (see Writing Technician Interface Scripts)99sprintf (see Writing Technician In

308657-14.00 Rev 008-1 Chapter 8Managing AliasesAn alias is a command you create to take the place of long or multiple commands. After creating the al

Using Technician Interface Software8-2308657-14.00 Rev 00Creating and Displaying an AliasYou can use the alias command either to create an alias or to

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-3 Examples:Inserting Parameters in an AliasYou can insert one or more parameters in an <alias_value> when c

Using Technician Interface Software8-4308657-14.00 Rev 00The parameter number indicates the position of the value in the user entry. This feature allo

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-5 Inserting Character Strings in an AliasThe echo command prints one or more strings of characters to the Technic

Preface308657-14.00 Rev 00xxiii GAME Gate Access Management EntityGMT Greenwich mean timeHDLC high-level data link controlHSSI High-Speed Serial Inter

Using Technician Interface Software8-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Examples:alias ipstats “echo \; echo \“IP Input Statistics:\”; echo \; get WfIpInterfaceEntry

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-7 Debugging AliasesThe verbose command allows you to display the commands within an <alias_value> as an ali

Using Technician Interface Software8-8308657-14.00 Rev 00Examples:Saving Aliases to a FileYou can copy all aliases residing in RAM to a file on a volu

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-9 Loading Aliases from a FileYou can use the source aliases command to load the aliases from a file residing on t

Using Technician Interface Software8-10308657-14.00 Rev 00Debugging with Predefined AliasesThis section describes how to use aliases that are useful f

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-11 at_curDisplays the current network start, network end, and default zone for all AppleTalk interfaces.at_itDisp

Using Technician Interface Software8-12308657-14.00 Rev 00bgp3nexthopDisplays the NEXT_HOP attribute of each network advertisement received via BGP-3.

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-13 decif <index>Displays DECnet information for the interface index you enter. You can obtain the <index

Using Technician Interface Software8-14308657-14.00 Rev 00fr_status <line.llindex>Displays the status of the specified frame relay interface.fr_

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-15 ipx_intfEnables or disables a specific IPX interface.1 = Enable2 = Disableipx_if <interface_ID>Displays

Using Technician Interface Softwarexxiv308657-14.00 Rev 00PPP Point-to-Point ProtocolPPX parallel packet exchangePROM programmable read-only memoryQEN

Using Technician Interface Software8-16308657-14.00 Rev 00lbstateDisplays bridge interfaces and their current states. The following example shows one

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-17 ospf_intfReports the state of all the router’s OSPF interfaces, including virtual links. The states are1 = Dow

Using Technician Interface Software8-18308657-14.00 Rev 00stif <index>Displays all spanning tree bridge information for the (learning) bridge in

Managing Aliases308657-14.00 Rev 008-19 vines_cctstats <circuit_no.>Displays VINES statistics for a specified circuit.vines_client_enEnables VIN

308657-14.00 Rev 00A-1 Appendix AUsing the Nortel Networks Router MIBThis appendix describes how to use the Nortel Networks router management informat

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-2308657-14.00 Rev 00OverviewThis section examines the structure of the Nortel Networks router MIB. The object tre

Using the Nortel Networks Router MIB308657-14.00 Rev 00A-3 Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of the Nortel Networks Router MIB (continued) wellf

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-4308657-14.00 Rev 00 Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of the Nortel Networks Router MIB (continued)

Using the Nortel Networks Router MIB308657-14.00 Rev 00A-5 Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of the Nortel Networks Router MIB (continued)

Preface308657-14.00 Rev 00xxv Hard-Copy Technical ManualsYou can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet.

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-6308657-14.00 Rev 00 Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of Nortel Networks Router MIB ObjectswfWanGroup (wfAp

Using the Nortel Networks Router MIB308657-14.00 Rev 00A-7 Nortel Networks Router MIB FilesA collection of ASCII files (one per router entity) togethe

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-8308657-14.00 Rev 00Also, the latest editions of the following textbooks provide information about these standard

Using the Nortel Networks Router MIB308657-14.00 Rev 00A-9 Supported TrapsThe following generic traps are supported by the software:ifSpecificThe obje

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-10308657-14.00 Rev 00Unsupported OperationsThe SNMP set operation is not supported for MIB-II objects. All set op

Using the Nortel Networks Router MIB308657-14.00 Rev 00A-11 The line number encodes several attributes of the line it represents. You can use Technici

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-12308657-14.00 Rev 00Example:Line number = 102101• chan = 1• type = 0•slot = 2• mod = 1• conn = 01This is the on

308657-14.00 Rev 00B-1 Appendix BUsing Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesThis appendix describes how to use the xmodem command to perform out-of-ban

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-2308657-14.00 Rev 00This section describes:• The asynchronous terminal program available on UNIX and remote PC wo

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-3 In support of Nortel Networks router file management tasks, the YMODEM batch protocol

Using Technician Interface Softwarexxvi308657-14.00 Rev 00How to Get HelpIf you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a d

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-4308657-14.00 Rev 00For out-of-band file transfer operations, use only the xmodem command parameters and options

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-5 Command ParametersWhen you enter an xmodem command at the Technician Interface comman

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Table B-1. Option Flags for the Xmodem CommandOption Flag Meaning or ActionySelects the YMODE

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-7 File NamesThe conventions for the treatment of file names by the YMODEM protocol are:

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-8308657-14.00 Rev 00File HandlingThe following information applies to configuration files you transfer between a

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-9 For more detailed information about these and other modem-related issues, see the use

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-10308657-14.00 Rev 00Out-of-Band File Transfers from a UNIX WorkstationThis section provides the procedures you n

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-11 3.Press Return to invoke the Technician Interface login prompt from the target route

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-12308657-14.00 Rev 008.Enter the xmodem send binary command, as follows:xmodem sby <source_vol>: <filena

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-13 Typical workstation and router responses are:-----------------XMODEM File Receive Fu

308657-14.00 Rev 001-1 Chapter 1Introducing the Technician InterfaceThe Technician Interface provides management access to a Nortel Networks router by

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-14308657-14.00 Rev 005.Press Return to invoke the Technician Interface login prompt from the target router. The s

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-15 10.Enter an xmodem send binary command with the print (display) transfer events and

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-16308657-14.00 Rev 00Typical workstation and router responses are-----------------XMODEM Send FunctionFile Name:

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-17 Out-of-Band File Transfers from a Windows WorkstationThis section describes the Nort

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-18308657-14.00 Rev 00Opening WftermYou can open Wfterm by double-clicking on its icon in the Site Manager icon gr

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-19 From this window, you can:• Check current settings or enter new settings for the int

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-20308657-14.00 Rev 00Figure B-4. Accessing the Modem Settings WindowFigure B-5. Verifying or Modifying Modem Inte

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-21 If you are unsure of the current modem interface settings, see the user manual suppl

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-22308657-14.00 Rev 00Using Wfterm Telephone Call FunctionsYou can access two telephone call functions from the Ph

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-23 Figure B-8. Wfterm Dial Command WindowEnter in the Dial Command window the telephone

Using Technician Interface Software1-2308657-14.00 Rev 00Differences from Site ManagerThe Technician Interface running on the router, and the Site Man

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-24308657-14.00 Rev 00Logging In to the Router’s Technician InterfaceAfter Wfterm connects to the Technician Inter

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-25 Figure B-9. Wfterm File Transfer Operation Selection WindowTransferring Files from a

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-26308657-14.00 Rev 00Proceed as follows to transfer one or more files from a router to your workstation:1.Enter a

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-27 5.To set the receiving Wfterm utility into receive mode, choose YMODEM-Receive from

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-28308657-14.00 Rev 00At the conclusion of file transfer operations, you can close the connection between the work

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-29 e disables the EOT verification.3.Set the sending Wfterm utility into send mode by c

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-30308657-14.00 Rev 00Closing the ConnectionYou can “gracefully” close the connection between your workstation and

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files308657-14.00 Rev 00B-31 Quitting WftermYou can quit the Wfterm utility after you:• Finish transferring files

308657-14.00 Rev 00C-1 Appendix CUsing Syslog Messaging toMonitor Router EventsThis appendix provides:• An overview of Syslog services on a Nortel Net

Introducing the Technician Interface308657-14.00 Rev 001-3 Running the Technician InterfaceThe Technician Interface software entity normally runs on o

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-2308657-14.00 Rev 00Syslogd is a UNIX daemon that receives and locally logs, displays, prints, and/or forwards me

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-3 Figure C-1. Syslog and Syslogd OperationsSyslog software:• Polls slot logs• Retr

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-4308657-14.00 Rev 00Remote Hosts and FiltersYou use a management workstation to monitor event messages generated

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-5 Figure C-2. Router Event Message Filtering for One HostPolling the Events LogSys

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-6308657-14.00 Rev 00When you want Syslog to select and forward from all entities event messages that satisfy seve

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-7 Filtering by Event Severity LevelEach event message generated by the router soft

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-8308657-14.00 Rev 00You can configure a filter to select messages logged on a specific slot by setting the upper

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-9 Syslog retrieves the variables shown in brackets ([ ]) from the router’s system

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-10308657-14.00 Rev 00The facility code identifies a standard UNIX system facility that receives a message from an

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-11 You determine how the severity levels of Nortel Networks router event messages

308657-14.00 Rev 00iiiUNDER WHICH NORTEL NETWORKS WILL PERMIT YOU TO USE THE SOFTWARE. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, return the pro

Using Technician Interface Software1-4308657-14.00 Rev 00The User login entry allows you to enter read-only commands. These only read information from

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-12308657-14.00 Rev 00Syslogd makes these determinations by examining the two parts of the priority code (facility

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-13 6.Reinitialize Syslogd by entering the following command at the UNIX command li

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-14308657-14.00 Rev 00In this example, the path specified next to each “local” facility indicator in the file sho

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-15 Task 2: Defining a Slot Mask for Syslog on the RouterBefore creating the Syslog

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-16308657-14.00 Rev 002.Configure the interval (in seconds) between Syslog polling cycles on the router:$: set wf

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-17 where:3.To optionally enable Syslog message time sequencing for the remote host

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-18308657-14.00 Rev 00Now proceed to step 1.1.Create a new filter for the desired entity and remote host pair by f

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-19 b.Define a severity mask only if you did not already define an event number (or

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-20308657-14.00 Rev 00The default value of wfSyslogEntFltrWarningMap is 5, mapping router WARNING level messages t

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-21 Task 9: Logging Out of the Technician InterfaceEnter at the Technician Interfac

Introducing the Technician Interface308657-14.00 Rev 001-5 If your network administrator has enabled this feature on a router, you enter a SecurID PAS

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-22308657-14.00 Rev 00Reenabling Syslog on the router• Transitions Syslog hosts and their filters to an ACTIVE ope

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-23 $: set wfSyslogEntFltrEntry.wfSyslogEntFltrDisable.<wfSyslogEntFltrHostInde

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-24308657-14.00 Rev 00Deleting Syslog from the RouterIf you want to delete Syslog from the router, change the sett

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-25 4.Create a wildcard filter to forward events of type fault, warning, and debug

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-26308657-14.00 Rev 00Syslog Parameter DescriptionsSyslog objects and key parameters (attributes) that you can set

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-27 wfSyslogEntityFilterTable (table of entity filters for one host):wfSyslogEntFlt

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-28308657-14.00 Rev 00Global/Group ParametersThis section describes the Syslog group/global parameters. Parameter:

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-29 Parameter: Syslog Operational State Attribute Name: wfSyslogOperState Attribut

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-30308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Maximum Hosts Attribute Name: wfSyslogMaxHosts Attribute Number: 4 Default: 5 Ra

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-31 Host ParametersThis section describes parameters you can configure for each hos

Using Technician Interface Software1-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Newly installed routers initially do not require SecurID authentication for Technician Interf

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-32308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Messaging Enable Attribute Name: wfSyslogHostDisable Attribute Number: 2 Default

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-33 Parameter: Host UDP Port Attribute Name: wfSyslogHostUDPPort Attribute Number:

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-34308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Host Time Seq Enable Attribute Name: wfSyslogLogTimeSeqEnable Attribute Number:

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-35 Parameter: Host Operational State Attribute Name: wfSyslogHostOperState Attrib

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-36308657-14.00 Rev 00Entity Filter ParametersThis section describes the parameters you can configure for each fil

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-37 Parameter: Filter Operational State Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrOperState A

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-38308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Log Evt Lower Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrLogEvtLowBnd Attribute Number

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-39 Parameter: Log Evt Upper Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrLogEvtUppBnd Att

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-40308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Severity Mask Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrSevMask Attribute Number: 9 Default

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-41 Parameter: Slot Lower Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrSlotLowBnd Attribut

Introducing the Technician Interface308657-14.00 Rev 001-7 Figure 1-1 shows the complete authentication procedure and dialog you may encounter when at

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-42308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Slot Upper Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrSlotUppBnd Attribute Number: 11

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-43 Parameter: Fault Map Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrFaultMap Attribute Number:

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-44308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Warning Map Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrWarningMap Attribute Number: 13 Defau

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router Events308657-14.00 Rev 00C-45 Parameter: Trace Map Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrTraceMap Attribute Number:

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-46308657-14.00 Rev 00For More InformationSee the instructions provided in the UNIX manual (man) pages on your wor

308657-14.00 Rev 00Index-1Symbols! command, 3-3Aaccesslevelsmanager, 7-84 to 7-87user, 7-84 to 7-87password protection, 1-3via SecurID, 1-3acronyms, x

Index-2308657-14.00 Rev 00BOOTP server, 7-6, 7-7broadcast addresses, 3-8, 3-11CcacheDVMRP, 7-72interface, 7-69internal, 7-71MTM forwarding, 7-73multic

308657-14.00 Rev 00Index-3terminating, 3-3timeout condition, 2-13commit command, 2-4, 6-8compact command, 4-18compressionfile, 7-31hardware, 7-48confi

Index-4308657-14.00 Rev 00events (via Events Manager)clearing, 5-13displaying filters, 5-5displaying log for, 5-2, 5-12filtering log input, 5-3filteri

308657-14.00 Rev 00Index-5s5000.exe, 4-4, 4-9s5000boot.exe, 4-9s5000diag.exe, 4-9in-band file transfersNVFS, 4-13 to 4-15initializing the Technician I

Using Technician Interface Software1-8308657-14.00 Rev 00Figure 1-1. SecurID Login Procedure and Interface DialogBSee AFigure 1-2Access denied,cardcod

Index-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Motorola processor module, 4-4mtm command, 7-57Nnamed boot, 7-11NLSP ping response, 3-14nonvolatile file system (NVFS), 4-1N

308657-14.00 Rev 00Index-7ping commandAppleTalk, 3-23 to 3-25APPN, 3-26 to 3-28IP, 3-7 to 3-10IPv6, 3-11 to 3-13IPX, 3-14 to 3-16IPX, NLSP response, 3

Index-8308657-14.00 Rev 00stop bits, setting, 2-10support, Nortel Networks, xxviSyslogconfiguring the router for, C-14deleting from router, C-24deleti

308657-14.00 Rev 00Index-9Vverbose command (for debugging aliases), 8-7verbose option (ping command), 3-8, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13VINES ping command, 3-20 to

Introducing the Technician Interface308657-14.00 Rev 001-9 Figure 1-2. SecurID PIN Assignment Procedure and Interface DialogAGo to BFigure 1-1The S

Using Technician Interface Software1-10308657-14.00 Rev 00Technician Interface Welcome ScreenWhen you initially boot a router (during installation) us

Introducing the Technician Interface308657-14.00 Rev 001-11 Login Timeout GuidelinesKeep the following in mind when you enter your login name (User or

Using Technician Interface Software1-12308657-14.00 Rev 00Login ConfigurationFor instructions on changing the default values associated with the conso

Introducing the Technician Interface308657-14.00 Rev 001-13 Starting a Manager Session from Within a User SessionYou can initiate a Manager session wi

iv308657-14.00 Rev 00SHALL THE LIABILITY OF NORTEL NETWORKS RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID TO NORTEL NETWORKS FOR T

Using Technician Interface Software1-14308657-14.00 Rev 00The router software currently includes embedded scripts for the following router software en

308657-14.00 Rev 002-1 Chapter 2Configuring the Console PortTo configure a router’s console port parameters using the Technician Interface, you have t

Using Technician Interface Software2-2308657-14.00 Rev 00OverviewYou access the Technician Interface software through a console or modem attached to a

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-3 Using the set CommandEnter one of the following Technician Interface commands to configure a consol

Using Technician Interface Software2-4308657-14.00 Rev 00Using the commit CommandEnter the following command after issuing one or more set commands:co

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-5 • Command you enter to configure or monitor the parameter• MIB object ID Parameter: Port Delete Att

Using Technician Interface Software2-6308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Port State Attribute Name: wfSerialPortState Attribute Number: 3 Default: 4 (Not

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-7 Parameter: Port Name Attribute Name: wfSerialPortName Attribute Number: 5 Default: None Options: S

Using Technician Interface Software2-8308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Port Type Attribute Name: wfSerialPortType Attribute Number: 7 Default: 1 (Techni

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-9 Parameter: Data Bits Attribute Name: wfSerialPortDataBits Attribute Number: 9 Default: 8 Options:

308657-14.00 Rev 00vContents PrefaceBefore You Begin ...

Using Technician Interface Software2-10308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Stop Bits Attribute Name: wfSerialPortStopBits Attribute Number: 11 Default: 1 (

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-11 Parameter: Lines Per Screen Attribute Name: wfSerialPortLinesPerScreen Attribute Number: 13 Defau

Using Technician Interface Software2-12308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Prompt Attribute Name: wfSerialPortPrompt Attribute Number: 15 Default: $ Option

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-13 Parameter: Password Timeout Attribute Name: wfSerialPortPasswordTimeOut Attribute Number: 17 Defa

Using Technician Interface Software2-14308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Login Retries Attribute Name: wfSerialPortLoginRetries Attribute Number: 19 Defa

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-15 Parameter: Manager’s Login Script Attribute Name: wfSerialPortManagerAutoScript Attribute Number:

Using Technician Interface Software2-16308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: User’s Login Script Attribute Name: wfSerialPortUserAutoScript Attribute Number:

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-17 Parameter: Force User Logout Attribute Name: wfSerialPortUserAbortLogoutDisable Attribute Number:

Using Technician Interface Software2-18308657-14.00 Rev 00 Parameter: Maximum Autosaved Files Attribute Name: wfSerialPortAutoSaveNumFiles Attribute N

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-19 Using Autoscript FilesYou can configure the Technician Interface to use the autoscript files autom

vi308657-14.00 Rev 00Console Port Parameters ...2-4Using

Using Technician Interface Software2-20308657-14.00 Rev 00Sample Autoscript FilesThe following autoscript files for the Manager login and the User log

Configuring the Console Port308657-14.00 Rev 002-21 Customizing Autoscript FilesYou can customize the automgr.bat or autouser.bat scripts by entering

308657-14.00 Rev 003-1 Chapter 3Using Operating CommandsThe basic Technician Interface operating commands allow you to: • Display online help.• Pause

Using Technician Interface Software3-2308657-14.00 Rev 00Displaying Online HelpUse the help command to display online Help text for any Technician Int

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-3 Enter the following command to set or display the more mode:more [ -s] [on | off] <#_of_lines>Exa

Using Technician Interface Software3-4308657-14.00 Rev 00Enter the following to execute the last command you entered, where <repeat_count> is th

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-5 Example:$> dinfo (Command 1)VOL /98 STATE TOTAL SIZE FREE SPACE CONTIG FREE SPACE------

Using Technician Interface Software3-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Created: Tue Sep 813:08:17 EDT 1999$> history (Displays the history list) 1 dinfo

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-7 Enter the following to load a command into memory or unload a command from memory:exec [-load | -unload

308657-14.00 Rev 00viiDisplaying the Contents of a File ...4-16Deleting

Using Technician Interface Software3-8308657-14.00 Rev 00[-t<timeout>] [-r<repeat_count>] [-s<size>] [-p] [-a<address>] [-v] a

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-9 •An ICMP host unreachable from y.y.y.y message: This message appears if the local Nortel Networks route

Using Technician Interface Software3-10308657-14.00 Rev 00ping 192.32.1.151 -t3 -r8 -s62Pings the device at the IP address 192.32.1.151 eight successi

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-11 IPv6 PingWhen you issue the ping command for IP version 6 (IPv6), the ping program sends an Internet C

Using Technician Interface Software3-12308657-14.00 Rev 00The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping command. If you ent

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-13 Examples: ping -ipv6 3FFE:1300:0003:0011:0000:0001:A2A5:2159Pings the device at the IPv6 address 3FFE:

Using Technician Interface Software3-14308657-14.00 Rev 00IPX PingWhen you issue the ping command for IPX, the router sends an IPX configuration reque

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-15 An IPX address in decimal notation consists of a 4-byte network address and a 6-byte host address, whe

Using Technician Interface Software3-16308657-14.00 Rev 00•An invalid parameter specified message: This message appears if the network or host address

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-17 OSI PingWhen you issue the ping command for OSI, the router sends a Connectionless Network Protocol (C

viii308657-14.00 Rev 00Chapter 7 System AdministrationManaging AN, ANH, ARN, and ASN Routers ...

Using Technician Interface Software3-18308657-14.00 Rev 00•A <target address> is unreachable message: This message appears if the local Nortel N

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-19 Examples:ping -osi 49000400000a12121200Pings the device at the NSAP address 49000400000a12121200 and w

Using Technician Interface Software3-20308657-14.00 Rev 00VINES PingWhen you issue the ping command for VINES to a remote VINES device, it responds if

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-21 The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping command. If you enter a value

Using Technician Interface Software3-22308657-14.00 Rev 00Examples:ping -vines 2705682.8003Pings the device at the VINES address 2705682.8003 and wait

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-23 AppleTalk PingWhen you issue the ping command for AppleTalk to a remote AppleTalk device, the console

Using Technician Interface Software3-24308657-14.00 Rev 00•A does not respond message: This message appears if the address of the target device is res

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-25 Examples:ping -at 100.5Pings the device at the AppleTalk address 100.5 and waits up to 5 seconds (defa

Using Technician Interface Software3-26308657-14.00 Rev 00APPN PingWhen you issue the ping command for APPN to a remote APPN device, the console displ

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-27 The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping command:•An alive message: Th

308657-14.00 Rev 00ixUpgrading and Verifying a PROM ...7-32Upgrading PRO

Using Technician Interface Software3-28308657-14.00 Rev 00ping -appn raleigh -r100 -s2000 -m#interPings the device at the APPN address raleigh 100 suc

Using Operating Commands308657-14.00 Rev 003-29 Displaying the ATM ARP Table for an InterfaceYou can display the ATM ARP tables for a specific IP inte

Using Technician Interface Software3-30308657-14.00 Rev 00 [2:1]$ atmarp table -v 128.185.97.73 Vpi.vci Atm address IP addre

308657-14.00 Rev 004-1 Chapter 4Managing a Nonvolatile File SystemYou can use the Technician Interface to manage nonvolatile file system (NVFS) files

Using Technician Interface Software4-2308657-14.00 Rev 00OverviewThe NVFS file system on the router reads and writes to one or more memory cards. Memo

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-3 Using Multiple Memory CardsThis section describes how to manage multiple memory cards on the

Using Technician Interface Software4-4308657-14.00 Rev 00The system boots from the default router software image (Table 4-2) and configuration file (c

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-5 Naming Files: Rules and ConventionsThe rules for naming files are as follows:• You must speci

Using Technician Interface Software4-6308657-14.00 Rev 00Displaying the Status of All Memory CardsEnter dinfo to display the status of all memory card

Managing a Nonvolatile File System308657-14.00 Rev 004-7 When you delete a file on a memory card, the file becomes inaccessible, but the data remains