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Avaya M-MLS User Manual

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Avaya M-MLS
Routing Manager
User Guide
April 2002

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  • Page 1 Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide April 2002...
  • Page 2 Avaya disclaims responsibility for errors which may appear in this document, and it reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice, to make substitutions and modifications in the products and practices described in this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 — Introduction ........1 Starting Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager .....1 Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from Avaya MultiService Console .1...
  • Page 4 SNMP Errors ......... . .71 Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface Welcome to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager. This chapter provides an introduction to the structure and assumptions of the guide. It includes the following sections: The Purpose of this Guide This guide contains the information needed to operate Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager efficiently and effectively.

  • Page 6: Organization Of This Guide

    Preface Organization of this Guide This guide is structured to reflect the following conceptual divisions: • Preface - An introduction to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager. • Introduction to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager - Instructions on how to start Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager and a description of the user interface.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from Avaya MultiService Console To start Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from Avaya MultiService Console: 1. Select the Avaya M-MLS device you wish to work with. 2. Double-click the row representing the Avaya M-MLS device. Select Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 8: Running Avaya M-Mls Routing Manager From Hp Nnm (Unix Or Windows Nt)

    From the management platform map: 1. Select the M-MLS router you wish to work with. 2. Click Select 1. Right-click on the M-MLS router you wish to work with. 2. Select Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from HP-OV for Windows...

  • Page 9: Avaya M-Mls Routing Manager User Interface

    — — — * Note: If your M-MLS device version is earlier than M-MLS 2.5, you Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide The left side of the window displays a tree of folder icons, representing various Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager applications.

  • Page 10: Toolbar, Menu, And Shortcut Key Options

    Chapter 1 Toolbar, Menu, and Shortcut Key Options The toolbar and menu provide access to the Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager’s main functions. The table below describes the buttons on the toolbar and provides the equivalent menu options and shortcut keys.

  • Page 11: Working With The User Interface

    Working with the User Interface The Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager user interface enables you to create, modify, or delete table entries in selected windows. You can make multiple changes to fields and checkboxes, and undo the changes by clicking update the router.

  • Page 12: Modifying Table Entries

    2. Click 3. Click Changing Default Values Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager uses predefined values for all new table entries. To change the default values: 1. Right-click on the folder of the table for which you wish to change the default values.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Device

    Device The Device folder provides access to the following windows: • Device Global Parameters • Upload/Download Configuration • Traps Global Parameters • Trap Managers • Reset Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 14: Device Global Parameters

    System Name System Location SW Version You can edit the System Contact, System Name, and System Location fields. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. . The Device Global Parameters window Figure 2-1. Device Global Parameters Window Table 2-1.

  • Page 15: Upload/Download Configuration

    Mode: 1. Check the 2. Enter the path of the homedir in the 3. Click Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Ensure that the TFTP server is active before using the Upload/Download Configuration feature. Figure 2-2. Upload/Download Configuration Window Use TFTP Secure Mode...

  • Page 16: Uploading The Current Configuration To A File

    . A standard file browser window appears. Open . The name of the selected file appears in the Download - Path field. Download Now . The specified configuration is downloaded to field. Upload - Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 17: Upload/Download Configuration Parameters

    When checked, each manager defined in the Trap Managers window will receive authentication traps. Refer to “Trap Managers” on page 12. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 2-2. Upload/Download Configuration...

  • Page 18: Trap Managers

    Permit or deny the IP VLAN Violation trap to the manager. Permit or deny the IPX VLAN Violation trap to the manager. Permit or deny the IP Access Control trap to the manager. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide folder and Device...

  • Page 19: Reset

    IPX Access Control Status Duplicate IP Status * Note: To edit a trap manager’s IP address, you must delete the For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Reset To reset the router, click the window appears.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 - Layer 2

    Layer 2 The Layer 2 folder provides access to the following windows: • Interfaces (VLANs) • Bridge Global Parameters • Bridge Parameters Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 21: Interfaces (Vlans)

    MAC Address * Note: It is recommended that you use the station’s predefined You can create or delete VLANs. For more information, refer to Avaya M- MLS Routing Manager User Interface. * Note: An entry may be deleted only if no IP interface or IPX...

  • Page 22: Bridge Global Parameters

    Bridge Global Parameters To display and update the global bridge parameter, click the and select window appears. Bridge Global Parameters . The Bridge Global Parameters Figure 3-2. Bridge Global Parameters Window Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Layer 2 folder...
  • Page 23 The following parameter is displayed: Field Name Bridging Status For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 3-2. Bridge Global Window Parameter Description The following Bridging Status values are available: •...

  • Page 24: Bridge Parameters

    Protocol Bridge Group If Name You can define or remove Bridging protocols from the manager. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Layer 2 . The Bridge Parameters window appears. Figure 3-3. Bridge Parameters Window Table 3-3. Bridge Parameters Window...

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 - Ip Route

    RIP Interfaces • OSPF • Access Control Global Parameters • Access Control Table • IP Redundancy Global Parameters • IP Redundancy Table • IP Multicast Global Parameters • IP Multicast Interfaces • IP Multicast Table Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 26: Ip Global Parameters

    ICMP error messages should not be sent. The number of seconds that may pass between ARP requests concerning entries in the ARP table. After this period, the entry is deleted from the table. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide IP Route folder...

  • Page 27: Ip Interfaces

    Field Name IP Address IP NetMask If Name Status - Enabled Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The IP Interfaces window appears. Figure 4-2. IP Interfaces Window Table 4-2. IP Interface Parameters Description The IP address assigned to the device on this subnet.
  • Page 28 Proxy ARP - Enable You can create, modify and delete IP interfaces. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. * Note: The IP Address, IP NetMask, IF Name and Status must be * Note: The list of VLANs allocated in the system is displayed in the If Table 4-2.

  • Page 29: Routing Table

    Field Name Destination Net Mask Next Hop If Name Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The Routing Table window appears. Figure 4-3. Routing Table Window Table 4-3. Routing Table Parameters Description The destination network IP address of this route.
  • Page 30 Route Age You can create, modify, or delete Routing Table static entries. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. * Note: Only static entries in the Routing Table can be modified. Table 4-3. Routing Table Parameters Description The protocol through which the route was learned.

  • Page 31: Arp Table

    MAC Address IF Name Status You can create or delete ARP table entries. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide ARP Table . The ARP Table window appears. Figure 4-4. ARP Table Window Table 4-4.

  • Page 32: Dhcp/Bootp Global Parameters

    Chapter 4 DHCP/BOOTP Global Parameters To display and update the DHCP/BOOTP global parameter, click the Route folder and select Global Parameters window appears. DHCP/BOOTP Global Parameters Figure 4-5. DHCP/BOOTP Global Parameters Window . The DHCP/BOOTP Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...
  • Page 33 Field Name DHCP/BOOTP Global Status To modify the DHCP/BOOTP Global Status, click the pull-down list and select a status. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 4-5. DHCP/BOOTP Global Parameters Description The following DHCP/BOOTP global status values are available: • Enable - Acts according to the DHCP/BOOTP configuration of each interface.

  • Page 34: Dhcp/Bootp Parameters

    The interface name (VLAN) upon which the clients are located. The IP address of the first of two possible DHCP servers for the interface. The IP address of the second of two possible DHCP servers for the interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide IP Route...
  • Page 35 Field Name Mode IP Address You can create, modify, or delete DHCP/BOOTP parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 4-6. DHCP/BOOTP Parameters Description The method by which the DHCP relay chooses an IP address to include in the DHCP request.

  • Page 36: Rip Global Parameters

    Leak OSPF into RIP Leak Static into RIP You can modify RIP Global Parameters by checking boxes as desired. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. . The RIP Global Parameters window appears. Figure 4-7. RIP Global Parameters Window Table 4-7.

  • Page 37: Rip Interfaces

    Field Name IP Address Send Mode Interface State Status - Enable Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The RIP Interfaces window appears. Figure 4-8. RIP Interfaces Window Table 4-8. RIP Interface Parameters Description The IP address of the interface.
  • Page 38 • Split Horizon - The routes are not advertised to this interface at all. • None - The routes are advertised to this interface as is. Authentication Method. Possible methods are: • None • Simple Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 39: Ospf

    Field Name Authentication Key * Note: In the Send field, selecting ‘ You can modify the RIP interfaces. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. OSPF OSPF • OSPF Global Parameters • OSPF Interface Table • OSPF Area Parameters •...

  • Page 40: Ospf Global Parameters

    Controls redistribution of direct routes which are external to OSPF. If checked, local subnets on which OSPF is disabled are advertised into OSPF as external routes. IP Route folder, . The OSPF Global Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 41: Ospf Interface Table

    You can modify OSPF Global Parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. * Note: After updating the Router ID field, a message is displayed OSPF Interface Table To define and display the OSPF interfaces, click the OSPF window appears.
  • Page 42 Hello Interval Dead Interval Interface Cost Authentication Type Authentication Key You can modify OSPF interfaces. For more information, refer to Avaya M- MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Table 4-10. OSPF Interface Parameters Description The interface state of the OSPF interface: •...

  • Page 43: Ospf Area Parameters

    Area ID Stub Area Area Border Routers Count AS Border Routers Count Area LSAs Count Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide OSPF folder, and select Area Parameters Figure 4-11. OSPF Area Parameters Window Table 4-11. OSPF Area Parameters Description A unique number identifying the OSPF area to which this router belongs.

  • Page 44: Ospf Link State Database

    Chapter 4 Field Name Area LS Checksum Summary You can modify OSPF parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. OSPF Link State Database To display the OSPF Link State Database, click the folder, and select OSPF window appears.
  • Page 45 Sequence Number LSA Age Checksum The parameters in the OSPF Link State Database window are read-only. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 4-12. OSPF Link State Database Window Description Identifies the part of the routing domain that is described by the advertisement. The LSA ID can be either a router ID or an IP address.

  • Page 46: Ospf External Database

    Use this parameter to detect old and duplicate link state advertisements. The larger the sequence number, the more recent the advertisement. Note that the sequence number is usually negative. IP Route folder, . The OSPF External Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 47: Ospf Neighbor Table

    The following parameters are displayed: Field Name Neighbor Address Router ID Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 4-13. OSPF External Database Window Description The age of the link state advertisement (in seconds). This parameter is a checksum of the complete contents of the advertisement, not including the Age value.
  • Page 48 • Down • Attempt • Init • Two Way • Exchange Start • Exchange • Loading • Full The priority of this neighbor in the Designated Router election. The current length of the retransmission queue. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 49: Access Control Global Parameters

    To enable the Access Control Global Status, click the checkbox. The Access Control global parameter applies to all entries in the Access Control table. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Access Control Global Parameters Table 4-15.

  • Page 50: Access Control Table

    - the packet is part of an established session that was previously initiated from the other direction and allowed by the device. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...
  • Page 51 Source Address Source Mask Destination Address Destination Mask Protocol Application Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The Access Control Table window appears. Access Control Table Figure 4-16. Access Control Table Window Table 4-16. Access Control Table Window Description The source address of the traffic.

  • Page 52: Ip Redundancy Global Parameters

    Field Name Operation You can create or delete entries in the Access Control table. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. IP Redundancy Global Parameters To define and display Redundancy Global Parameters, click the folder and select Global Parameters window appears.
  • Page 53 Active Redundancy TimeOut Redundancy Polling Interval You can modify the IP Redundancy Global Parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 4-17. Redundancy Global Parameters Description The entry status: •...

  • Page 54: Ip Redundancy Table

    The IP addresses of this device identifying the IP interface. The IP address of the main router to be polled and backed up. 0.0.0.0 denotes that the redundancy feature does not operate on this interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide IP Route folder...

  • Page 55: Ip Multicast Global Parameters

    To define and display the IP Multicast global parameters, click the IP Route folder and select IP Multicast Global Parameters . The IP Multicast Global Parameters window appears. Figure 4-19. IP Multicast Global Parameters Window Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...
  • Page 56 Field Name IP Multicast Status - Enable You can modify the IP Multicast Global Parameter. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Table 4-19. IP Multicast Global Parameter Description The following IP Multicast Status global status values are available: •...

  • Page 57: Ip Multicast Interfaces

    The following parameters are displayed: Field Name If Name IP Multicast Status IP Multicast State Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The IP Multicast Interfaces window appears. Figure 4-20. IP Multicast Interfaces Window Table 4-20. IP Multicast Interfaces Description The name of the interface.

  • Page 58: Ip Multicast Table

    IGMP Query Response Time You can modify the IP Multicast Interfaces parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. IP Multicast Table The Multicast Table shows which multicast groups have members on which interfaces. This table determines how the router performs forwarding of IP multicast packets.
  • Page 59 To sort the IP Multicast Table, click on a column heading to sort by that column. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide IP Route .

  • Page 60: Chapter 5 - Ipx Route

    IPX Route enables you to display and update the following windows: • IPX Interfaces • RIP Interfaces • RIP Routing Table • SAP Interfaces • SAP Services • SAP Filters Global Parameters • SAP Filters • Access Control Global Parameters • Access Control Table Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 61: Ipx Interfaces

    The following parameters are displayed: Field Name Circuit No Network No If Name Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The IPX Interfaces window appears. Figure 5-1. IPX Interfaces Window Table 5-1. IPX Interfaces Parameters Description The IPX circuit number specific to the IPX interface automatically assigned to the device.
  • Page 62 For a specific encapsulation, only one network number can be * Note: You can create, modify, or delete IPX interfaces. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Table 5-1. IPX Interfaces Parameters Description Encapsulation method associated with this IPX interface.

  • Page 63: Rip Interfaces

    Circuit No Network No Status - Enable State - Active Update Interval Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide . The RIP Interfaces window appears. Figure 5-2. RIP Interfaces Window Table 5-2. RIP Interface Parameters Description The IPX circuit number specific to the RIP interface.

  • Page 64: Rip Routing Table

    Field Name Aging Time You can modify RIP interface parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. RIP Routing Table The IPX RIP routing table contains the best route to the destination networks that can be reached by the IPX router.
  • Page 65 Next Hop Circuit No. Static Route is not allowed. * Note: The parameters in the IPX RIP Routing Table window are read-only. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table 5-3. RIP Routing Table Parameters Description IPX node address (12 hexadecimal digits) of the next IPX router in the route to the destination network that is described by this table entry.

  • Page 66: Sap Interfaces

    The state of the SAP interface. If the SAP status is enabled but the IPX Interface is disabled, the IPX SAP interface state will be inactive. The SAP periodic update interval, in seconds. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide IPX Route folder and...

  • Page 67: Sap Services

    Field Name Aging Time You can modify SAP interface parameters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. SAP Services The SAP Services window contains information about each service, located on every server in the network that can be reached by the IPX router.
  • Page 68 The protocol from which knowledge of this service was obtained. Number of hops on the route to the server, determined by the IPX SAP routing algorithm. Time in seconds from the last SAP update needed to remove a service learned from SAP. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 69: Sap Filters Global Parameters

    SAP Filters Global Status - Enable To enable the SAP Filter Global Status, click the checkbox. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. If the SAP Filter Global Status is disabled, you can still modify * Note:...

  • Page 70: Sap Filters

    Type of service (assigned by Novell) provided by the server. An * (asterisk) represents all service types. The direction that SAP messages should be allowed from: • Input • Output Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide IPX Route folder and select...

  • Page 71: Access Control Global Parameters

    Operation Permit The Circuit No, Direction, and Operation must be defined * Note: You can create or delete SAP Filters. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Access Control Global Parameters The Access Control Global Parameters window contains a global parameter that enables or disables all entries in the Access Control Table.
  • Page 72 Access Control Global Status - Enabled To enable the Access Control Global Status, click the checkbox. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Table 5-8. Access Control Global Parameters Description Enables or disables all entries in the Access Control Table.

  • Page 73: Access Control Table

    The following parameters are displayed: Field Name Source Address Destination Address Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Access Control Table . The Access Control Table appears. Figure 5-9. Access Control Table Table 5-9. Access Control Table Parameters Description The source address of the traffic.
  • Page 74 The Source Address, Destination Address, and Operation must * Note: You can create, modify, or delete Access Control Table entries. For more information, refer to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface. Table 5-9. Access Control Table Parameters Description Whether the indicated traffic is allowed access or not: •...

  • Page 75: Appendix A - Error Messages

    These include Router Manager error messages and SNMP error messages. Router Manager Error Messages The following is a table of Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager error messages with explanations. An ‘X’ represents text that changes, depending on the context. Error Message...
  • Page 76 IfIndex or the IfName are invalid. This could be caused by a duplicate index or name, or an index that is too big. Displayed when an error occurs while creating an IP interface. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

  • Page 77: Snmp Errors

    SNMP Error: Message too big. The following error has occurred: SNMP Error: No such name. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide Table A-1. Error Messages and Explanations General information message that is displayed when the SNMP communications layer fails to communicate with the device.
  • Page 78 The device has reported that a bad value was entered for a field. The field with the bad value could be X. Appended to any of the previous SNMP errors in the event there is no field information available. Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide...

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