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8 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 About Software Version 8.1.2 Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 is a maintenance release that includes several patches (bug fixes). Table 1 lists the patch numbers and descriptions. Table 1 Patch Descriptions Patch No. ...

About Software Version 8.1.2 9 25 Added functionality to disable ATM throttling to the Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS). A value indicates the number of unknown addresses that can be sent to the BUS. A new value of "0" disables this function. Fixed a problem with console lockup that can oc...

10 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 System Issues The following system issues have been identified for software version 8.1.2: ■ When a ping is initiated from the CoreBuilder 2500 system and is destined to an ATM device that has a specific ATM adapter card, multip...

System Issues 11 Upgrade Considerations There are three primary upgrade considerations: ■ Once you install software version 7.0.0 or higher in a system that uses a revision 8.0 motherboard, you can never install software versions previous to version 7.0.0 in the future. To see if you have a revision...

12 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 Table 2 outlines the configuration restrictions. * This system configuration would be supported if you replace both of the older 10BASE-FL modules (3C201400) with the newer 10BASE-FL modules (3C201400A). Table 2 Physical Configu...

System Issues 13 Error Message for Unsupported Configurations During system power on, Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1 or later can detect the unsupported configurations that are outlined in Table 2. If the system detects an unsupported configuration, it does not boot up normally and ini...

14 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 Customer Documentation Most functionality in Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 is described in the documentation titles that are listed in Table 3. * If you ordered a system that had Intelligent Switching software ver...

Software Installation Procedure 15 Software Installation Procedure Use this section in either of these cases: ■ If these Intelligent Switching version 8.1.2 release notes are included in your system packaging, then version 8.1.2 is already installed on your system. Use this “Software Installation Pr...

Software Installation Procedure 17 2 Because you need it later in the procedure, write down the exact pathname, using exact letter case, for the location of each software file on the host device. If you copy files from one host device to another host device using the file transfer protocol (FTP), be...

18 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 Installing the Diagnostic Software The diagnostic software runs important internal tests at system power up. To update the diagnostic software on the system, follow these steps: CAUTION: If you are performing this upgrade proces...

Software Installation Procedure 19 6 At the Password prompt, enter your password. The field does not display the characters that you enter. After you enter your password, the system begins to retrieve the file from the host device. When the installation is complete, the system returns you to the top...

20 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 Installing the System Software The system software is organized in two files: an expander file ( lpexpand ) and a compressed image file ( lp2500c ). The expander file is a utility that expands the compressed image and moves it f...

Software Installation Procedure 21 2 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter: system softwareUpdate The system prompts you for several items of information. Press Return at any prompt to accept the default value that is shown in brackets. 3 At the Host IP address prompt, enter the IP...

Software Installation Procedure 23 Example Host IP address [192.9.200.14]: 192.9.200.96 Install file pathname[/usr/cb2500/lp2500c]: User name: scottco Password: Programming flash memory block 1 of 15... Programming flash memory block 2 of 15... Programming flash memory block 3 of 15... . . Programmi...

24 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 5 At the Password prompt, enter your password. The field does not display the characters that you enter. After you enter your password, the system begins to retrieve the file from the host device. When the installation is comple...

SNMP MIB Files 25 SNMP MIB Files Table 4 lists the public and private SNMP MIB files that are included in CoreBuilder 2500 Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 as ASN.1 files. These MIB files are unchanged from those that were included with Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1. Compi...

26 C ORE B UILDER 2500 I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.2 ■ mib2schema (with SunNet Manager version 2.0) The MIB file fddiSmt7.mib produces the following warning messages when compiled using mib2schema: Translating.... Warning: The following INDEX entries in fddimibMACCountersTable not...

Release History 27 7.0.0 New features: ■ Support for the Fast Ethernet module ■ Support for the unterminated BNC module ■ Support for IP multicast ■ Telnet and rlogin sessions now terminate after a user-specified time interval ■ Configurable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) group address ■ Menu item cha...

A N EW F EATURES IN I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.1 This appendix describes the new features, menu changes, and corrections that were introduced in Intelligent Switching Software version 8.1.1 and remain in version 8.1.2. Use this appendix as an addendum to the documentation titles ...

30 A PPENDIX A: N EW F EATURES IN I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.1 Support for the ATM Module Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1 supports the CoreBuilder 2500 ATM Module, which provides a single OC-3 155 Mbps interface (multimode fiber) into a high-speed slot. Physical Conf...

New Features 31 Defining an IP Interface When you define an IP interface, you now specify several IP interface characteristics. 1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter: ip interface define The system prompts you for the interface parameters. To accept the value in brackets, press R...

32 A PPENDIX A: N EW F EATURES IN I NTELLIGENT S WITCHING S OFTWARE V ERSION 8.1.1 Field Added to the Interface Display A new field, State , has been added to the interface display table, allowing you to view the state of all interfaces configured for each switching module in the system. The interfa...

New Features 33 New and Updated MIBs At version 8.1.1, LANplex MIB support was added for: ■ File transfer of Flash and NVRAM images ■ Enhanced FDDI MAC and port configuration ■ SNMP community string configuration ■ Control panel access lock ■ Remote console session lock ■ Console password configurat...

B A DMINISTERING ATM This appendix describes how to administer asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) on a LANplex ® 2500 or CoreBuilder ® 2500 system. It covers the following topics: ■ ATM in Your Network ■ Before You Configure ATM ■ LAN Emulation ■ Administering UNI Management Entities ■ Administering A...

36 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM ATM in Your Network ATM architecture differs fundamentally from IEEE 802.x technology. IEEE 802.x LANs, which are limited to FDDI, Ethernet, and token ring, are connectionless and use the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses in each packet to communicate to end-sta...

Before You Configure ATM 37 Before You Configure ATM Before you configure ATM, follow these steps: ■ Check the ATM link status. ■ Verify that address registration is operational. ■ Verify that signalling is operational. Checking ATM Link Status To check the link status, follow these steps: 1 From th...

38 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Verifying Address Registration After you ensure that the link is connected, verify that the system is able to register addresses at both the network and the user sides of the UME Network Interface (UNI). Two addresses — one for LAN Emulation and one for Classical I...

Before You Configure ATM 39 Verifying Signaling The ATM signaling protocol allows end-stations to establish, maintain, and clear ATM connections between end points with virtual connections (VCCs). Multiple virtual connections can exist on a physical link. There are two types of virtual connections: ...

40 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM LAN Emulation LAN Emulation (LANE) provides unicast, multicast, and broadcast network behavior over connection-oriented ATM. An emulated LAN (ELAN) can consist of many LAN emulation clients (LECs). An ELAN consists of the following components: ■ A Broadcast and Unk...

LAN Emulation 41 Eliminating Bridge Loops in ELAN Configurations When configuring more than one LEC in a LANplex 2500 or CoreBuilder 2500 system, a bridge loop may be created. This possibility exists because the LANplex can bridge between all ports, including logical bridge ports (LECs). Because the...

42 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM 3 Enter the LECS access type. Choices are lecs and manual . If you choose LECS as your means of joining an ELAN, and another CoreBuilder system provides LES and BUS services, you must update the directly attached ATM switch LECS with the ELAN name and the correspon...

LAN Emulation 43 Administering LAN Emulation Clients From the Administration Console you can: ■ Display summary or detailed information about emulated LAN clients ■ Modify information for emulated LAN clients ■ Define a client for inclusion in an emulated LAN ■ Remove a client from the network Displ...

44 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Sample summary display for a LAN Emulation Client: location bridgePort state Port 1 Port 10 init maxArpRtryCt arpRespTime arpAfterCt 1 1 0 inArpReqs inArpRsps outBusUcDscrds 0 3 0 elanName elanType elan463_0 802.3 elanMtu lesAccessType connCompTime 1516 lecs 4 cont...

LAN Emulation 45 Sample detail display for a LAN Emulation Client: location bridgePort state Port 1 Port 10 init requestedState configSource cfgMaxArpRtryCt enabled manual 1 maxArpRtryCt cfgArpRespTime arpRespTime 1 1 1 cfgMaxUnkFrmCt arpAfterCt inArpReqs 1 0 0 inArpRsps outBusUcDscrds 3 0 cfgElanNa...

46 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Table 6 describes the attributes of the LAN Emulation Client displays. References to the ATM Forum Specification for LAN Emulation appear in parentheses following the parameter description. Table 6 Fields in the LAN Emulation Client Displays Parameter Description a...

LAN Emulation 47 enabled Current management state of the client ( disabled or enabled ) inArpReqs Number of LE_ARP requests received inArpRsps Number of LE_ARP responses received inBus Number of frames transmitted to the Broadcast and Unknown Server inCtrls Number of control frames received inDds Nu...

48 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Modifying Information About LAN Emulation Clients To modify LAN Emulation Client parameters, follow these steps: 1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter: atm lane modify You are prompted for the parameter that you want to modify. 2 Enter the param...

Administering UNI Management Entities 49 Administering UNI Management Entities A User-to-Network Interface (UNI) Management Entity (UME) implements the management interface to the ATM network. Each ATM port has one UME, which manages the network prefix and address tables and provides access to the I...

50 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Table 7 describes the fields provided in the UNI Management Entity displays. Table 7 Fields in the UME Display Attribute Description connCount Number of times port has successfully connected since last reboot discCount Number of times port has disconnected since la...

Administering UNI Management Entities 51 Listing Network Prefixes and Addresses You can list the registered network prefixes and addresses of any ATM port. To list prefixes and addresses: 1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter: atm ume list You are prompted for an ATM port. 2 Sele...

52 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Setting the Virtual Path Identifier For each ATM port, you can set the virtual path identifier (VPI) used by UME for the Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI). To set the VPI: 1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter: atm ume vpi You are prompt...

Administering ATM Ports 53 Administering ATM Ports You can display summary or detailed reports, create labels, and list virtual channel connection (VCC) information for ATM ports. Displaying Port Information You can display a summary of ATM port information or a detailed report. When you display a s...

54 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Table 8 describes the fields in the port displays: Table 8 Fields in the ATM Ports Displays Field Description bandwidth Total bandwidth available for port (in bits per second) cfgVPCx Current number of virtual path connections cfgVCCs Current number of virtual chan...

Administering ATM Ports 55 Labeling a Port Port labels serve as a useful reference point and as an accurate way to identify your ports for management. You might want to label your ATM ports so that you can easily identify the device specifically attached to each port (for example, LAN, workstation, ...

56 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Listing Virtual Channel Connection Information You can list general virtual channel connection (VCC) information as well as specific transmit and receive information. Listing General VCC Information To list general VCC information, enter the following command from ...

Administering ATM Ports 57 Listing VCC Transmit Information To list virtual channel connection transmit information, enter the following command from the top level of the Administration Console: atm ports vcc listxmt Sample display of VCC transmit information: Table 10 describes the fields in the VC...

58 A PPENDIX B: A DMINISTERING ATM Listing VCC Receive Information To list virtual channel connection receive information, enter the following command from the top level of the Administration Console: atm ports vcc listrcv Sample display of VCC receive information: Table 11 describes the fields in t...

C T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 3Com provides easy access to technical support information through a variety of services. This appendix describes these services. Information contained in this appendix is correct at time of publication. For the most recent information, 3Com recommends that you access the 3Com ...

60 A PPENDIX C: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 3Com FTP Site Download drivers, patches, software, and MIBs across the Internet from the 3Com public FTP site. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To connect to the 3Com FTP site, enter the following information into your FTP client: ■ Hostnam...

Support from Your Network Supplier 61 Access by Digital Modem ISDN users can dial in to the 3Com BBS using a digital modem for fast access up to 64 Kbps. To access the 3Com BBS using ISDN, call the following number: 1 847 262 6000 3Com Facts Automated Fax Service The 3Com Facts automated fax service...

62 A PPENDIX C: T ECHNICAL S UPPORT When you contact 3Com for assistance, have the following information ready: ■ Product model name, part number, and serial number ■ A list of system hardware and software, including revision levels ■ Diagnostic error messages ■ Details about recent configuration ch...

Returning Products for Repair 63 Returning Products for Repair Before you send a product directly to 3Com for repair, you must first obtain an authorization number. Products sent to 3Com without authorization numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense. To obtain an auth...