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Using Technician InterfaceSoftware Router Software Version 10.0Site Manager Software Version 4.0Software Version BNX 6.0Site Manager Software Versio

xManaging Secure Mode ...8-49Setting the Router to Oper

Using Technician Interface Software4-12Transferring a FileDepending on conditions existing within your network, you can transfer files between Bay Netw

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-13In-Band File TransfersThe tftp command invokes the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) software to transfer a

Using Technician Interface Software4-14If the destination system has a memory card to which you are transferring a file, we recommend that you compact

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-15Examples:After transferring the file, you can copy it at the source to its original name. If the new file at the d

Using Technician Interface Software4-16Out-of-Band File TransfersAppendix B in this guide describes how to transfer files out-of-band (via the dial te

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-17Deleting a FileUse the delete command to delete files that you specify. You can use the wildcard characters * and

Using Technician Interface Software4-18Compacting File SpaceWhen you delete a file from a memory card, the file and its data become inaccessible and eve

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-19Formatting a Memory CardUse the format command to erase all files on a memory card and format it, where <vol&g

Using Technician Interface Software4-20Enter the following commands to partition the memory card or SIMM or delete a memory partition:partition create

5-1Chapter 5Managing a DOS File SystemYou can use the Technician Interface to manage DOS files on a Bay Networks router. This chapter is intended only

xi Appendix A Using the Bay Networks Router MIB Overview ...

Using Technician Interface Software5-2OverviewThe DOS file system on the router reads and writes to the diskette. The diskette gives the system access

Managing a DOS File System5-3The sections that follow describe the commands in detail. They also show how to use the wildcards.Naming Files and Direct

Using Technician Interface Software5-4• You can specify a directory or filename in upper- or lowercase letters; however, in directory listings and othe

Managing a DOS File System5-5Figure 5-1. Mounting a VolumeThe File System Check Report indicates the number of errors on a diskette. All values should

Using Technician Interface Software5-6The File System Check Report entries are as follows:•Allocated but unused clusters shows the number of reserved

Managing a DOS File System5-7To unmount the currently active volume, make sure the diskette drive LED is off, and enter the command as follows:unmount

Using Technician Interface Software5-8Examples:Displaying a DirectoryUse the dir command to display a list of the files in a directory. You can enter t

Managing a DOS File System5-9Figure 5-2. Sample DOS Directory ListingExamples:If you enter: The system:dirDisplays the list of files in the present wor

Using Technician Interface Software5-10The factory-default filenames are as follows:ace.out The router software image for the FN, LN, CN, and ALN. The

Managing a DOS File System5-11Table 5-2 identifies the DOS file attributes that can appear in a DOS directory display, and their meanings. Refer to “Cha

xiiUsing Wfterm Telephone Call Functions ... B-22Dialing a Remote Router ...

Using Technician Interface Software5-12The name you enter may be from one to 11 characters. You can use letters, numbers, symbols, or spaces. But you

Managing a DOS File System5-13Examples:Renaming a File or DirectoryUse the rename command to change a filename or directory name.If you specify a path

Using Technician Interface Software5-14Copying a FileUse the copy command to make a copy of a file. You can use the wildcard characters * and ? when is

Managing a DOS File System5-15Copying Files from DOS to NVFSWhen copying files from DOS diskettes to NVFS memory cards, you must specify the destinatio

Using Technician Interface Software5-16You can transfer a file in-band whenever• You can dial in to the Technician Interface port of a router you choos

Managing a DOS File System5-17We recommend that you first rename or copy the file at the source to a new, temporary filename if the name is the same as a

Using Technician Interface Software5-18Examples:After transferring the file, you can rename or copy it at the source to its original name. If the new fi

Managing a DOS File System5-19Changing File AttributesThe attr command changes the DOS file attributes. These attributes are displayed when you enter t

Using Technician Interface Software5-20To assign multiple attributes to a file, add the hex values associated with the attributes you want and enter th

Managing a DOS File System5-21The file is displayed in the same format in which it is stored (provided that you do not enter the -x argument): binary

xiiiTask 7: Adding More Hosts or Entity Filters ...C-22Task 8: Saving Your Syslog Configuratio

Using Technician Interface Software5-22Examples:If you enter: The system:delete alt.cfgDeletes the alt.cfg file in the present working directory.delete

6-1Chapter 6Managing EventsYou can use the Technician Interface to• Specify events you want to include in, or exclude from, the events log• Specify ev

Using Technician Interface Software6-2OverviewThe operating software in each processor module logs (stores) events in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) memor

Managing Events6-3• To enable the router to read only certain messages from the events log to the console display, add read filter arguments to the log

Using Technician Interface Software6-4After log -i or log -x, enter: Followed by: To specify:-e<entity_name> The name of the software service f

Managing Events6-5Examples:Displaying Active Write FiltersDisplay a list of all write (log input) filters currently in effect across the router, as fol

Using Technician Interface Software6-6Applying Read (Display) Filters to the Events LogEnter the following command to display the events stored in all

Managing Events6-7<rate> is an option that enables continuous polling of the system’s events log and display of new event messages. -p uses a de

Using Technician Interface Software6-8Example (log -w)#1: 08/13/95 16:32:20.011 INFO SLOT 2 GAME Code:11 Starting image int/9.00/52 Mon Jul 31

Managing Events6-9Examples:Displaying an Events Log File Previously SavedYou can use the log command to display a log file you previously saved. Enter

Using Technician Interface Software6-10You can use the same optional arguments when displaying a log file as you can to display or save the current log

Managing Events6-11The system automatically clears all events from the buffer associated with the slot or slots you indicated. Examples:If you enter:

7-1Chapter 7Accessing the MIBYou can use the Technician Interface to access and manage the Bay Networks Management Information Base (MIB). This chapte

Using Technician Interface Software7-2Listing MIB ObjectsYou can display MIB object names and their associated identifiers using the list command. When

Accessing the MIB7-3Examples:If you enter: The console displays:listAll object names and their associated object identifiers:wfCSMACDEntry = 1.3.6.1.4.

Using Technician Interface Software7-4Getting MIB ValuesThe get command displays the value of a MIB object. You can also insert a wildcard character (

Accessing the MIB7-5The following examples demonstrate ways to display the value of an attribute. The attribute in these examples is named wfSnmpDisab

Using Technician Interface Software7-6Setting MIB ValuesThe set command modifies the value of an instance. You set an instance by specifying its objec

Accessing the MIB7-7Also, make sure the values you set are legal. Illegal or incompatible MIB values can disrupt software or network services after yo

xv Figures Figure 1-1. Secure ID Login Procedure and Interface Dialog ...1-8Figure 1-2. Secure ID PIN Assignment Pr

Using Technician Interface Software7-8Committing MIB SetsThe commit command causes all previously entered set commands to take effect. When you enter

Accessing the MIB7-9Using the MIB-II CounterYou can use the MIB-II counter feature with Version 8.10 and later router software. The feature enables yo

8-1Chapter 8System AdministrationYou can use the Technician Interface to perform the following system administration tasks:• Configure the Access Node

Using Technician Interface Software8-2• Configure search depth for hardware compression• Display a greeting or message before the login prompt• Customi

System Administration8-3Configuring the Boot SourceTo use directed netboot, you must use the bconfig command to specify the following:• The IP address o

Using Technician Interface Software8-4<TFTP_host>Specifies the IP address of the host where the image or configuration file resides. If both the so

System Administration8-5Configuring Initial Interfaces and Netboot OperationYou can use the ifconfig command to do the following:• Configure the router’s

Using Technician Interface Software8-6Table 8-2. ifconfig Command Settings Setting DescriptionSlot setting:-s<slot_no.>Specifies the slot contain

System Administration8-7Configuring an Ethernet Interface for Network BootingTo configure an Ethernet interface for network booting of a router, use the

Using Technician Interface Software8-8Enabling and Disabling Interfaces with ifconfigTo enable an AN or ANH interface for the network boot process or t

System Administration8-9Booting the RouterThe Technician Interface provides the following commands for booting:• The boot command warm-starts the enti

Using Technician Interface Software8-10A warm start occurs when you hot-swap a module, press the Reset button, or issue the boot or reset command. The

System Administration8-11You can also boot the entire system by naming a specific image or configuration file. With this “named boot” operation, the syst

Using Technician Interface Software8-12Examples:Using the PCMCIA/Floppy SwitchThe PCMCIA/Floppy switch on the Flash System Controller board of an FN,

System Administration8-13If the PCMCIA/Floppy switch is in the PCMCIA setting, and you boot the router, the following occurs:1. The router boots from

Using Technician Interface Software8-142.Define a slot mask for delayed boot services on the router.Before creating the delayed boot service on the rou

System Administration8-15Note that the instance ID <wfRuiBootDateAndTime>• Specifies when the delayed boot event will occur• Comprises 11 octets,

Using Technician Interface Software8-16The following table specifies acceptable values for each octet of <wfRuiBootDateAndTime>:Example:Schedule

System Administration8-173. Specify a boot image name.Specify a router software image name for that entry, as follows:BN [3]: set wfRuiBootTable.wfRui

xvii Tables Table 4-1. NVFS Commands ...4-3Table 4-2. Router Softwar

Using Technician Interface Software8-184.Specify a configuration file name, as follows:BN [3]: set wfRuiBootTable.wfRuiBootConfigName.<wfRuiBootDateA

System Administration8-19Managing Delayed Boot ServicesThis section describes how to• Disable or re-enable delayed boot services on the router.• Disab

Using Technician Interface Software8-20Modifying Attributes for Scheduled Delayed Boot Events You can modify• The name of the router software image fil

System Administration8-21Restarting a SlotThe restart command allows you to restart the GAME image currently in use on a specified slot or slots. Resta

Using Technician Interface Software8-22Resetting a SlotThe reset command allows you to reboot one or more slots with a new router software image. You

System Administration8-235. The resetting processor module loads the configuration image and initiates the services provided by the slot; connectivity

Using Technician Interface Software8-24Based on these variables, the router system or slot performs a restart, a warm-boot, or cold-boot operation. Th

System Administration8-25ALNCNFNLN(multislot routers)Warm-boot all slots:• No diagnostics• Load new image• Initialize new image• Retain log info on al

Using Technician Interface Software8-26Running DiagnosticsThe diags command cold-starts one or more specified slots or the entire system. The cold star

System Administration8-27We recommend that you issue the diags command to the associated slot immediately after you hot-swap a board. Otherwise, the D

Using Technician Interface Software8-28You issued a diag command from a Technician Interface session (console or Telnet) on one slot, and the target

System Administration8-29When you issue the Technician Interface diags command to test and reboot a specific module, the test and reboot process may ta

Using Technician Interface Software8-30Halting Packet Transfer between SlotsWhen you reset a slot containing a processor (FRE or ACE) module, the rout

System Administration8-31The executable software consists of the following binary files:• frediag.exe is the diagnostics image file. To upgrade with a n

Using Technician Interface Software8-32Validating an Executable FileYou validate executable files before upgrading by using the readexe command. This c

System Administration8-33Figure 8-1. Sample Response to readexe CommandThe system response to the readexe command contains the following information:•

Using Technician Interface Software8-34• Program execution address space provides information about where the file is located in memory.—Load Address

System Administration8-35Examples:Upgrading and Verifying a PROMYou use the prom command to upgrade or verify the software on the diagnostics PROM or

Using Technician Interface Software8-36During an update, the system erases the image stored in the target PROM and writes the new image into the PROM.

System Administration8-37Determining the Version of the Current Boot PROM ImageTo determine the version number of Boot PROM images residing in a route

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Using Technician Interface Software8-38Using the prom CommandTo upgrade the PROMs:1. Insert a Flash card with sufficient contiguous free space to accom

System Administration8-394. If you are updating a Boot PROM, enterprom -w <vol> : <Boot_PROM_file> <slot_ID >For example:prom -w

Using Technician Interface Software8-408.After upgrading all slots, reboot with the latest router software image (for example, bn.exe) using the follo

System Administration8-41loadmap [<slot_no.>] [<filename>]loadmap [<slot_no.>-<slot_no.>] [<filename>]loadmap [<slot_no

Using Technician Interface Software8-42No dynamically loadable modules on SLOT 4----------------------Loadmap from SLOT 2:------------------------>

System Administration8-43Setting the ACE Backplane TypeThe backplane command allows you to set or display the ACE backplane type in nonvolatile RAM. Y

Using Technician Interface Software8-44The date, time, and GMT offset are displayed in mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss +|- hh:mm format. For example:Jan 16, 1995 15

System Administration8-45Assigning PasswordsThis section describes how to assign or reassign the Manager and User access passwords. The Technician Int

Using Technician Interface Software8-462.Proceed to Step 3 if you are logged in as Manager and you are changing the User password. Otherwise, enter th

System Administration8-47Enabling and Disabling Secure ID AuthenticationThis section describes how to enable or disable SecureID services from a Techn

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Using Technician Interface Softwarexx Software Suites Routing and Switching software is available in the following suites:• The System Suite includ

Using Technician Interface Software8-48If you entered a different port number, the following message appears on your console or Telnet display:The por

System Administration8-49Disabling SecureID AuthenticationOnce the Technician Interface login prompt appears ($, or whatever your network administrato

Using Technician Interface Software8-50When the agent on the router receives the set request, it compares the decrypted value with the value of its ow

System Administration8-51Setting the Encryption KeyUse the wfsnmpkey command to specify the key that the encryption algorithm uses when it encrypts th

Using Technician Interface Software8-52Example:Customizing Hardware Compression Search DepthIf you have model BLN, BLN-2, and BCN routers configured to

System Administration8-53Testing Compression and ThroughputPerform the following tests before and after making any change to the set values of the lin

Using Technician Interface Software8-54WCP Search Depth AttributesThe modifiable search depth attributes for the WCP entity have the following characte

System Administration8-55 Parameter: WCP Circuit Search Depth Attribute Name: wfWcpCircuitSearchDepth Attribute Number: 7 Default: 256 Options: 0 (no

Using Technician Interface Software8-56Displaying a Greeting or Notice Before the Login PromptYou can create a greeting, notice, caution, or warning m

System Administration8-57To replace or customize the Welcome message on a particular router:1. Back up or copy ti_msg.txt to another filename (such as

About This Guidexxi Before You Begin Before using this guide to run Technician Interface commands on a router or BNX platform, you must• Install the

Using Technician Interface Software8-58[-pause] immediately places the system in pause mode. Use this option with the -fileonly option.<vol> is t

System Administration8-59The default value, 2, enables external clocking. The new value, 1, enables internal clocking. Enter the following to display

Using Technician Interface Software8-60When you set the wfCSMACDAlignmentMode attribute to 2 (ALIGN_OVER_128_BYTES), the router realigns the nonoptima

System Administration8-61<flags> = [<IP_address> | <IP_address/prefix> | -a<area_address> | -A | -c<circuit_no.> | -i <

Using Technician Interface Software8-62Example (ip routes)Enter the following command to display the table of IP “best” (used or active) routes:-N Ret

System Administration8-63ip routesNetwork/Mask Proto Age Slot Cost NextHop Address / AS------------------ ------ --------- ---- --

Using Technician Interface Software8-64Example (IP routes)Enter the following command to display the entire table of routes, including inactive/unused

System Administration8-65Example (bgp routes)Enter the following command to display the entire BGP table of routes:ip bgp_routesNetwork/Mask Peer Re

Using Technician Interface Software8-66Example (bgp routes)Enter the following command to display routes announced to the peer with a local address of

System Administration8-67Example (bgp routes)Enter the following command to display routes announced to BGP peers known to the local router:ip bgp_rou

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Using Technician Interface Software8-68The column headings in screens invoked by the ip command have the following meanings:* (asterisk) Indicates rou

System Administration8-69Routing TablesEach slot on the router maintains an independent routing table (or “routing pool”). The table is the default (b

Using Technician Interface Software8-70Unlike the show ip script command, which retrieves from the router’s active MIB an aggregated view of data from

System Administration8-71• ARP processing — The packet has been held and an ARP request packet has been sent to the LAN for that host. When the addres

Using Technician Interface Software8-72Slot/Internal CacheThe router operating system maintains an “internal” cache storage space on (and for) each sl

System Administration8-73OSPF Link State DatabaseWith the ip command, you can examine• The entire contents of the router’s OSPF Link State Data Base (

Using Technician Interface Software8-74You can determine the circuit number from the router’s active MIB by using the Technician Interface get command

System Administration8-75Example:The following command retrieves the circuit number (attribute 2) for every entry in the Circuit Name table:$ g wfCir

Using Technician Interface Software8-76Table 8-4. Technician Interface Access Levels Command User Manager!✔✔alias✔✔arrayenv✔✔attr (DOS only)✔✔backpla

System Administration8-77export✔✔format (NVFS only)✔get✔✔getenv✔✔gosub✔✔goto✔✔help✔✔history✔✔if✔✔ifconfig✔instenv✔✔ip✔✔label (DOS only)✔let✔✔list✔✔load

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Using Technician Interface Software8-78password Manager✔password User✔✔pause✔✔ping✔✔pktdump (refer to the Troubleshooting Routers guide)✔printf✔✔prom✔

System Administration8-79stamp✔✔stop (LN and CN only)✔string✔system✔✔telnet✔✔tftp✔type✔✔unalias✔✔unmount (DOS only)✔✔unsetenv✔✔verbose✔✔wfsnmpkey✔wfsn

9-1Chapter 9Managing AliasesAn alias is a command you create to take the place of long or multiple commands. After creating the alias, you enter the a

Using Technician Interface Software9-2Creating and Displaying an AliasYou can use the alias command either to create an alias or to display the comman

Managing Aliases9-3Examples:Inserting Parameters in an AliasYou can insert one or more parameters in an <alias_value> when creating an alias. Yo

Using Technician Interface Software9-4The parameter number indicates the position of the value in the user entry. This feature allows you to use the s

Managing Aliases9-5Inserting Character Strings in an AliasThe echo command prints one or more strings of characters to the Technician Interface consol

Using Technician Interface Software9-6You can also embed parameter references within an echo command. Refer to the first example to see how this is don

Managing Aliases9-7Debugging AliasesThe verbose command allows you to display the commands within an <alias_value> as an alias executes. This co

Using Technician Interface Softwarexxiv Conventions This section describes the conventions used in this guide.angle brackets (< >) Indicate tha

Using Technician Interface Software9-8Examples:Saving Aliases to a FileYou can copy all aliases residing in RAM to a file on a volume for later retriev

Managing Aliases9-9Enter the following to load aliases:source aliases <vol>:<filename><vol> is the volume storing the alias file.<fi

Using Technician Interface Software9-10You can display the commands associated with an alias loaded in memory in two ways:• You can use the alias comm

Managing Aliases9-11bgppeerstate Displays the administrative state of all configured BGP connections. Valid values are1 = Up2 = Down3 = Init4 = Invalid

Using Technician Interface Software9-12decadjs Displays all DECnet adjacent nodes and their respective adjacency table indexes. The following example

Managing Aliases9-13fddiot <circuit_no.>Displays the number of FDDI octets transmitted for the specified circuit.fddift <circuit_no.>Displa

Using Technician Interface Software9-14ipfwdage Displays the age of each entry in the IP forwarding table.ipfwdas Displays the next hop AS of each ent

Managing Aliases9-15ipx_it Displays the IPX interface table, including the state of the interfaces. The states are1 = Up2 = Downipx_rt Displays the me

Using Technician Interface Software9-16lbstats Displays bridge receive, transmit, and dropped packet statistics.mem_info <slot_no.>Displays the

Managing Aliases9-17ospf_nbrs Reports the state of every OSPF neighbor that the router knows about. The states are1 = Down2 = Attempt3 = Init4 = Two w

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Using Technician Interface Software9-18ststate Displays the current state of each link running the Spanning Tree protocol in the node. The states are1

A-1Appendix AUsing the Bay Networks Router MIBThis appendix describes how to use the Bay Networks router Management Information Base (MIB). The Bay Ne

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-2OverviewThis section examines the structure of the Bay Networks router MIB. The object tree assigned to the Bay

Using the Bay Networks Router MIBA-3Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of Bay Networks Router MIB Objectswellfleet (enterprises.18) wfSwSeries

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-4Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of Bay Networks Router MIB Objects (continued) wfLine (continued)

Using the Bay Networks Router MIBA-5Figure A-1. Sample Top-Level Hierarchy of Bay Networks Router MIB Objects (continued)Bay Networks Router MIB Files

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-6Site Manager installs these files at \wf\mibs on PCs, and at /usr/wf/mibs on UNIX workstations. For example, the

Using the Bay Networks Router MIBA-7Implementation NotesThe following notes list the assumptions made about MIB-II object definitions, supported traps,

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-8Supported TrapsThe following generic traps are supported by the software:ipAddrEntry In certain circumstances, t

Using the Bay Networks Router MIBA-9Unsupported OperationsThe SNMP set operation is not supported for MIB-II objects. All set operations must be perfo

Using Technician Interface Softwarexxvi DOS Disk Operating SystemDRAM Dynamic RAMDSAP Destination Service Access PointEOF End of FileFAT File Allocat

Using Technician Interface SoftwareA-10 0 0000000 00||||||resv chan type slot mod connField Purposeresv. (0-1) Reserved for future expansion, with a

Using the Bay Networks Router MIBA-11Example:Line number = 102101• chan = 1• type = 0• slot = 2• mod = 1• conn = 01This is the only line on the first

B-1Appendix BUsing Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesThis appendix describes how to use the xmodem command to perform out-of-band file transfers. The

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-2This section describes• The asynchronous terminal program available on UNIX and 386/486 DOS remote workstations•

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-3In support of Bay Networks router file management tasks, the YMODEM batch protocol has the following capab

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-4The xmodem CommandThe following represents the syntax of the xmodem command:For out-of-band file transfer operati

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-5Command ParametersWhen you enter an xmodem command at the Technician Interface command line prompt, follo

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-6Table B-1. Xmodem Option FlagsOption FlagMeaning or Actiony Selects the YMODEM batch protocol for sending files.

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-7FilenamesThe conventions for the treatment of filenames by the YMODEM protocol are• The source router or t

About This Guidexxvii OSI Open Systems InterconnectionPCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International AssociationPPP Point-to-Point ProtocolPPX Pa

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-8File HandlingThe following information applies to configuration files you transfer between a remote workstation an

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-9Viewing xmodem Log EventsTo view the log information for xmodem (YMODEM) file transfers, enter the followi

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-10Out-of-Band File Transfers from a UNIX WorkstationThis section provides the procedures you need to• Open a dial

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-113. Press return to invoke the Technician Interface login prompt from the target router. The system displ

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-128.Enter the xmodem send binary command, as follows:xmodem sby <source_vol>: <filename> . . . <file

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-13Workstation and router response: (typical)-----------------XMODEM File Receive FunctionCRC mode requeste

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-145.Press return to invoke the Technician Interface login prompt from the target router. The system displays the

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-1510. Enter an xmodem send binary command with the print (display) transfer events and information option

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-16Workstation and router response: (typical)-----------------XMODEM Send FunctionFile Name: atl.cfgFile Size: 7k,

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-17Out-of-Band File Transfers from a Windows WorkstationThis section describes the Bay Networks Communicati

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-18Opening WftermYou can open Wfterm by double-clicking on its icon in the Site Manager icon group, as shown in Fi

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-19From this window, you can• Check current settings or enter new settings for the interface to the modem l

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-20Figure B-4. Accessing the Modem Settings WindowFigure B-5. Verifying or Modifying Modem Interface Settings

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-21You access this window by means of the Modem/Settings pull-down menu in the Wfterm base program window.

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-22ATS0 = 0OKWith the local modem online and initialized, you can access and use the telephone call functions supp

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-23Figure B-8. The Wfterm Dial Command WIndowEnter in the Dial Command window the telephone number of a rou

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-24Once Wfterm connects to the Technician Interface port of a router, you must log in to that Technician Interface

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-25Figure B-9. The Wfterm File Transfer Operation Selection WindowTransferring Files from Router to DOS Wor

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-26Proceed as follows to transfer one or more files from router to workstation:1. Enter a cd command to designate t

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-275. To set the receiving Wfterm utility into receive mode, select the YMODEM-Receive option from the File

1-1 Chapter 1Introducing the Technician Interface The Technician Interface provides management access to a Bay Networks router by means of• Telnet (i

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-288.You verify that the file transfer was successful when you see the File Transfer Completed message in the Wfter

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-292. At the Technician Interface command line prompt, enter the xmodem receive binary command, as follows:

Using Technician Interface SoftwareB-30Closing the ConnectionYou can “gracefully” close the connection between your workstation and a target router af

Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer FilesB-31Quitting WftermYou can quit the Wfterm utility after you• Finish transferring files• Log out of the Techn

C-1Appendix CUsing Syslog Messaging toMonitor Router EventsThis appendix provides• An overview of Syslog services on a Bay Networks router and counter

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-2Syslogd is a UNIX daemon software component that receives and locally logs, displays, prints, and/or forwards me

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-3Figure C-1. Syslog and Syslogd OperationSyslog software:• Polls slot logs• Retrieves ev

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-4Remote Hosts and FiltersYou use a management workstation to monitor event messages generated by specific software

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-5Figure C-2. Router Event Message Filtering for One HostPolling the Events LogSyslog polls the events

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Using Technician Interface Software1-2 Differences from Site Manager The Technician Interface and Site Manager are both used for maintaining router s

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-6When you want Syslog to select and forward from all entities event messages that satisfy severity and slot crite

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-7If you configure an event number range of 0 to 255, Syslog ignores the range as a filtering parameter

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-8You define a range of slot numbers for an entity filter by specifying• An upper boundary number (MIB object wfSysl

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-9Syslog retrieves the variables shown in brackets ([ ]) from the router’s system log message or from

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-10UDP HeaderSyslog adds to any event message that passes all filtering criteria the destination UDP port number on

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-11The error level code identifies the severity level (level of urgency) of a received message for UNIX

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-12You determine how Bay Networks router event message severity levels map to error levels on your UNIX workstatio

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-13Refer to “Configuring Syslog on the Router” for instructions on how to enable the Syslog time sequen

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-14Example:In this example, the path specified next to each “local” facility indicator in the file shows a unique d

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-154. Save the changes you made to syslog.conf.5. Enter the UNIX ps command to obtain the process id f

Introducing the Technician Interface1-3 Running the Technician Interface The Technician Interface software entity normally runs on one slot only, exc

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-16Following the configuration procedure, this appendix provides an example of Syslog configuration, plus definitions

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-171. Configure the maximum number of active hosts served by Syslog on the router:$: set wfSyslog.wfSy

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-182.To define the UNIX system facility you want to receive Syslog messages from the router, enter the following:$:

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-191. Create a new filter for the desired entity and remote host pair by first creating an entry in the

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-20To define by severity levels the event messages you want Syslog to select and forward to a specific remote host,

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-21b. Change router WARNING message mapping, as follows:$: set wfSyslogEntFltrEntry.wfSyslogEntFltrWa

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-22Task 7: Adding More Hosts or Entity FiltersYou can add more hosts or entity filters to your Syslog configuration,

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-23Managing Syslog on a RouterOnce you finish configuring Syslog on a router, you may occasionally need

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-24Disabling or Re-enabling Syslog Hosts or FiltersYou can disable or re-enable host or filter entries already defin

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-25b. Re-enable an entity filter by entering the following command line:$: set wfSyslogEntFltrEntry.wf

Using Technician Interface Software1-4 The User login entry allows you to enter read-only commands. These only read information from the router. Th

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-26Example Syslog ConfigurationThe following is an example of a Syslog configuration procedure when• Your management

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-274. Create a wildcard filter to forward events of type fault, warning, and debug, and on Slots 2,3,4,

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-28Syslog Parameter DescriptionsSyslog objects and key parameters (attributes) that you can set on the router or g

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-29wfSyslogEntityFilterTable (table of entity filters for one host):wfSyslogEntFltrEntry (individual en

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-30Global/Group ParametersThis section describes the Syslog group/global parameters. Parameter: Syslog Delete Attr

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-31 Parameter: Syslog Operational State Attribute Name: wfSyslogOperState Attribute Number: 3 Default:

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-32 Parameter: Maximum Hosts Attribute Name: wfSyslogMaxHosts Attribute Number: 4 Default: 5 Range: 1 to 10 Functi

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-33Host ParametersThis section describes parameters you can configure for each host you add to the Sysl

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-34 Parameter: Host UDP Port Attribute Name: wfSyslogHostUDPPort Attribute Number: 4 Default: 514 Range: 514 to 53

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-35 Parameter: Host Time Seq Enable Attribute Name: wfSyslogLogTimeSeqEnable Attribute Number: 6 Defau

Introducing the Technician Interface1-5If you enable this feature on a router, you enter in addition to a login entry a Secure ID passcode after the P

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-36 Parameter: Host Operational State Attribute Name: wfSyslogHostOperState Attribute Number: 7 Default: 2 (inacti

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-37Entity Filter ParametersThis section describes the parameters you can configure for each filter (entr

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-38 Parameter: Filter Operational State Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrOperState Attribute Number: 6 Default: 2 (i

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-39 Parameter: Log Evt Lower Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrLogEvtLowBnd Attribute Number: 7 Def

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-40 Parameter: Log Evt Upper Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrLogEvtUppBnd Attribute Number: 8 Default: 255 Ra

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-41 Parameter: Severity Mask Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrSevMask Attribute Number: 9 Default: None

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-42 Parameter: Slot Lower Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrSlotLowBnd Attribute Number: 10 Default: 0 Range: 0

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-43 Parameter: Slot Upper Bound Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrSlotUppBnd Attribute Number: 11 Default

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-44 Parameter: Fault Map Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrFaultMap Attribute Number: 12 Default: 3 (CRIT) Options: 1

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-45 Parameter: Warning Map Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrWarningMap Attribute Number: 13 Default: 5 (

Using Technician Interface Software1-6Newly installed routers initially do not require Secure ID authentication for Technician Interface login privile

Using Technician Interface SoftwareC-46 Parameter: Trace Map Attribute Name: wfSyslogEntFltrTraceMap Attribute Number: 15 Default: 8 (DEBUG) Options:

Using Syslog Messaging to Monitor Router EventsC-47For More InformationRefer to the instructions provided in the UNIX man(ual) pages on your workstati

Index-1Symbols! command, 3-3* wildcard, 5-2? wildcard, 5-2Aaborting a command, 3-3accesslevelsmanager, 8-75 to 8-79user, 8-75 to 8-79password protecti

Index-2autoscriptsat manager login, 2-19at user login, 2-19automgr.bat, 2-18 to 2-19autouser.bat, 2-18 to 2-19customizing, 2-20samples, 2-19Bbackplane

Index-3Technician Interface operatingbackplane, 8-43boot, 8-9clearlog, 6-10date, 8-43diags, 8-26exec, 3-7help, 3-2history, 3-4ifconfig, 8-5loadmap, 8-4

Index-4default filenames, 4-8default settings, IP interface, 8-7delayed boot, 8-13delete command, 4-17, 5-21deleting a console port instance, 2-5diagno

Index-5displaying the contents of, 4-16, 5-20freboot.exe, 4-9install.bat, 4-9names, 4-4renaming, 5-13syslog.conf, C-47ti.cfg, 4-9transferring, 4-12, 5

Index-6logcommand, 6-6, 6-9input filters, 6-3displaying list of, 6-5ouput filters, 6-6loginlevels, 1-3Manager’s Script, 2-15procedure, 1-3retries, 2-14s

Index-7out-of-band file transfersfrom a UNIX workstation, B-10 to B-16from a Windows workstation, B-17 to B-31hardware configuration, B-9overview of, B-

Introducing the Technician Interface1-7Figure 1-1 shows the complete authentication procedure and interface dialog you may encounter when attempting a

Index-8processor modules, 4-4promcommand, 8-30, 8-35verifying and upgrading software on, 8-35protected accessvia password, 1-3via SecureID, 1-3QQENET

Index-9parametersDebug Map, C-46Delete, C-30Enable, C-30Entity Filter Delete, C-37Entity Filter Enable, C-37Fault Map, C-44Filter Operational State, C

Index-10WWelcome screen, customizing the, 1-10wfsnmpkey command, 8-51wfsnmpmode command, 8-50wfsnmpseed command, 8-51Wftermaccessing from Site Manager

Using Technician Interface Software1-8Figure 1-1. Secure ID Login Procedure and Interface DialogBSee AFigure 1-2Access denied,cardcode bad.Enter n

Introducing the Technician Interface1-9Figure 1-2. Secure ID PIN Assignment Procedure and Interface DialogAGo to BFigure 1-1Was your newPIN accepte

Using Technician Interface Software1-10Technician Interface Welcome ScreenWhen you initially boot a router (during installation) using the configuratio

Introducing the Technician Interface1-11Your network administrator can change the Technician Interface prompt you receive on a local or remote ASCII c

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Using Technician Interface Software1-12Login ConfigurationFor instructions on changing the default values associated with the console port, see “Configu

Introducing the Technician Interface1-13Starting a Manager Session from within a User SessionYou can initiate a Manager session within a User session

2-1Chapter 2Configuring the Console PortTo configure a router’s console port parameters using the Technician Interface, you have to change the default p

Using Technician Interface Software2-2OverviewYou access the Technician Interface software through a console or modem attached to a router serial port

Configuring the Console Port2-3Using the set CommandEnter one of the following Technician Interface commands to configure a console port parameter:set

Using Technician Interface Software2-4Using the commit CommandEnter the following command after issuing one or more set commands:commitThe commit comm

Configuring the Console Port2-5 Parameter: Port Delete Attribute Name: wfSerialPortDelete Attribute Number: 1 Default: 1 (Create) Options: 1 (Create)

Using Technician Interface Software2-6 Parameter: Port State Attribute Name: wfSerialPortState Attribute Number: 3 Default: 4 (Not present) Options: 1

Configuring the Console Port2-7 Parameter: Port Name Attribute Name: wfSerialPortName Attribute Number: 5 Default: None Options: Set by the system. Fu

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Using Technician Interface Software2-8 Parameter: Port Type Attribute Name: wfSerialPortType Attribute Number: 7 Default: 1 (Technician Interface) Opt

Configuring the Console Port2-9 Parameter: Data Bits Attribute Name: wfSerialPortDataBits Attribute Number: 9 Default: 8 Options: 7 | 8 Function: Spec

Using Technician Interface Software2-10 Parameter: Stop Bits Attribute Name: wfSerialPortStopBits Attribute Number: 11 Default: 1 (1) Options: 1 (1) |

Configuring the Console Port2-11 Parameter: Lines Per Screen Attribute Name: wfSerialPortLinesPerScreen Attribute Number: 13 Default: 24 lines Range:

Using Technician Interface Software2-12 Parameter: Prompt Attribute Name: wfSerialPortPrompt Attribute Number: 15 Default: $ Options: Any string of up

Configuring the Console Port2-13 Parameter: Login Timeout Attribute Name: wfSerialPortLoginTimeOut Attribute Number: 16 Default: 1 min Range: 1 to 99

Using Technician Interface Software2-14 Parameter: Command Timeout Attribute Name: wfSerialPortCommandTimeOut Attribute Number: 18 Default: 15 min Ran

Configuring the Console Port2-15 Parameter: Login Script Search Path Attribute Name: wfSerialPortInitialSearchPath Attribute Number: 28 Default: 2: Ra

Using Technician Interface Software2-16 Parameter: User’s Login Script Attribute Name: wfSerialPortUserAutoScript Attribute Number: 30 Default: None O

Configuring the Console Port2-17 Parameter: Force User Logout Attribute Name: wfSerialPortUserAbortLogoutDisable Attribute Number: 31 Default: 2 (Disa

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Using Technician Interface Software2-18Using Autoscript FilesYou can configure the Technician Interface to use the autoscript files automgr.bat and auto

Configuring the Console Port2-19Sample Autoscript FilesThe following autoscript files for the Manager login and the User login are configured using the

Using Technician Interface Software2-20Customizing Autoscript FilesYou can customize the automgr.bat or autouser.bat scripts by entering the appropria

3-1Chapter 3Using Operating CommandsThe basic Technician Interface operating commands allow you to • Display online help• Pause and scroll text on a s

Using Technician Interface Software3-2Displaying Online HelpUse the help command to display online help text for any Technician Interface command, as

Using Operating Commands3-3Enter the following command to set or display the more mode:more [-s] [on | off] <#_of_lines>Examples:Halting a Comma

Using Technician Interface Software3-4! [<repeat_count>]Examples:Repeating a Command Recently EnteredUse the history command to• View a list of

Using Operating Commands3-5Example:$> dinfo (Command 1)VOL STATE TOTAL SIZE FREE SPACE CONTIG FREE SPACE-----------------------------

Using Technician Interface Software3-6$> stamp (Command 3)Image: beta/9.00/1Created: Tue Jun 6 13:08:17 EDT 1995(continued)$> history (Dis

Using Operating Commands3-7Loading a Command into MemoryUse the exec command to load or unload dynamically loadable Technician Interface commands to a

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Using Technician Interface Software3-8IP PingWhen you issue the ping command for IP, the ping program sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP

Using Operating Commands3-9The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping command (if you enter a value in the <repeat_co

Using Technician Interface Software3-10Examples:If you enter (on one line): The system:ping -ip 192.32.1.151Pings the device at the IP address 192.32.

Using Operating Commands3-11ping 192.32.1.151 -t3 -r8 -s62Pings the device at the IP address 192.32.1.151 eight successive times, sends 62 bytes of da

Using Technician Interface Software3-12IPX PingWhen you issue the ping command for IPX, the router sends an IPX configuration request packet to the rem

Using Operating Commands3-13An IPX address in decimal notation consists of a 4-byte network address and a 6-byte host address, where each byte is a nu

Using Technician Interface Software3-14• An invalid parameter specified message: This message appears if the network or host address is all 0s, all Fs

Using Operating Commands3-15OSI PingWhen you issue the ping command for OSI, the router sends a Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP) echo request to

Using Technician Interface Software3-16•A <target address> is unreachable message: This message appears if the local Bay Networks router cannot

Using Operating Commands3-17Examples:If you enter (on one line): The system:ping -osi 49000400000a12121200Pings the device at the NSAP address 4900040

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Using Technician Interface Software3-18VINES PingWhen you issue the ping command for VINES to a remote VINES device, it responds if it can be reached,

Using Operating Commands3-19The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping command (if you enter a value in the <repeat_c

Using Technician Interface Software3-20Examples:If you enter: The system:ping -vines 2705682.8003Pings the device at the VINES address 2705682.8003 an

Using Operating Commands3-21AppleTalk PingWhen you issue the ping command for AppleTalk to a remote AppleTalk device, it responds if it can be reached

Using Technician Interface Software3-22• An alive message: This message appears if the system receives a response from the target device within the &l

Using Operating Commands3-23Examples:If you enter: The system:ping -at 100.5Pings the device at the AppleTalk address 100.5 and waits up to 5 seconds

Using Technician Interface Software3-24APPN PingWhen you issue the ping command for APPN to a remote APPN device, it responds if it can be reached, an

Using Operating Commands3-25The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping command:• An alive message: This message appears

Using Technician Interface Software3-26Examples:If you enter (on one line): The system:ping -appn raleighPings the device at the APPN address raleigh

4-1Chapter 4Managing a NonVolatile File SystemYou can use the Technician Interface to manage nonvolatile file system (NVFS) files on a Bay Networks rout

ixBooting the Router ...8-9How the Router Boot

Using Technician Interface Software4-2OverviewThe NVFS file system on the router reads and writes to one or more memory cards. Memory cards exist in 2-

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-3Using Multiple Memory CardsThis section describes how to manage multiple memory cards on the router. You may want

Using Technician Interface Software4-4The system boots from the default router software image (Table 4-2) and configuration file (config) if you do not s

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-5We also recommend the following conventions when naming files so that you can easily distinguish files by type:• Us

Using Technician Interface Software4-6The dinfo command displays the following data:Vol: Slot number where the memory card is currently installed. (V

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-7Figure 4-2. Sample NVFS Directory ListingExamples:If you enter: The console:dirDisplays the list of files on the a

Using Technician Interface Software4-8The factory-default filenames are as follows:ace.out The router software image for the FN, LN, CN, and ALN. The s

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-9The Total size, Available free space, and Contiguous free space fields that appear below the dir display show the

Using Technician Interface Software4-10Changing the Active VolumeUse the cd command to change the active volume, as follows:cd <vol>:<vol>

Managing a NonVolatile File System4-11Copying Files from NVFS to DOSWhen copying files from NVFS to DOS on FN, LN, or CN routers equipped with Flash Sy