Automatic Backups; Pcap Enhancements; Snmp Interface Index Enhancement - Nortel NN46110-602 Troubleshooting Manual

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Automatic backups

You can now back up a file or a directory, as well as trigger a backup, when a file
changes. Previously, you could only back up system, configuration, and log files.
You can use either the graphical user interface (GUI) or the command line
interface (CLI) to configure automated backup.
You can also now use a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client as well as File
Transfer Protocol (FTP) to transfer backup files. You can use either the GUI or the
CLI to activate SFTP.
For more information about automatic backups, see
page

PCAP enhancements

You can now capture packets to disk files. Previously, you could capture packets
to random access memory (RAM) only. There are five new commands for the
command line interface (CLI) of the VPN Router. You must use the CLI to
configure Packet Capture (PCAP).
For more information about PCAP enhancements, see
file" on page

SNMP interface index enhancement

Third-party network management systems (NMS) rely on interface index
(IfIndex) numbers to monitor and gather statistics for devices through SNMP.
These locally significant numbers are assigned to the physical and virtual
interfaces on the device and enable the NMS to associate statistics with interfaces.
Previously, when a branch office tunnel came up, it was assigned a dynamic
IfIndex number. Only up tunnels were reported; any down tunnels were not
reported.
With the enhancement, each branch office is assigned a static IfIndex, the IfIndex
is saved in LDAP, and tunnels are reported even when they are down.
For more information about the IfIndex enhancement, see
Management of TCP/IP-Based Internets MIB" on page
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