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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

Routine Maintenance

NN46200-514
(322801-B Rev 01)
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  • Page 1: Routine Maintenance

    Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 (322801-B Rev 01)

  • Page 2: Statement Of Conditions

    (such as images, text, recordings or pictures) and related licensed materials including all whole or partial copies. Nortel Networks grants you a license to use the Software only in the country where you acquired the Software. You obtain no rights other than those granted to you under this License Agreement. You are responsible for the selection of the Software and for the installation of, use of, and results obtained from the Software.

  • Page 3: International Regulatory Statements Of Conformity

    New York. International regulatory statements of conformity This is to certify that the Nortel Networks 8300 Series chassis and components installed within the chassis were evaluated to the international regulatory standards for electromagnetic compliance (EMC) and safety and were found to have met the requirements for the following international standards: •...

  • Page 4: Canadian Department Of Communications Radio Interference Regulations

    CE marking statement (Europe only) EN 55 022 statements This is to certify that the Nortel 8300 chassis and components installed within the chassis are shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC. Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 Class A (CISPR 22).
  • Page 5 EN 60 950 statement This is to certify that the Nortel 8300 chassis and components installed within the chassis are in compliance with the requirements of EN 60 950 in accordance with the Low Voltage Directive. Additional national differences for all European Union countries have been evaluated for compliance.
  • Page 6 Exportador: Nortel Networks 4655 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Importador: Nortel Networks de México, S.A. de C.V. Avenida Insurgentes Sur #1605 Piso 30, Oficina Col. San Jose Insurgentes Deleg-Benito Juarez México D.F. 03900 Tel: 52 5 480 2100 Fax: 52 5 480 2199 Embarcar a: 8301 •...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    How to get help 15 Getting help from the Nortel web site 15 Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center 15 Getting help from a specialist using an Express Routing Code 15 Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller 16...
  • Page 8 FastEthernet statistics 36 Figure 6 monitor-stats command 37 Figure 7 monitor ports error collision command sample output 38 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...
  • Page 9 Global VRRP Stats tab fields 63 Table 18 Interface VRRP Stats tab fields 65 Table 19 System Log tab fields 80 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...
  • Page 10 File system commands 85 Table 23 Boot tab fields 89 Table 24 Copy File tab fields 91 Table 25 SNMP category values 92 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 11: Preface

    Before you begin This guide is intended for qualified service personnel who need to install or replace Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 modules in the chassis. A qualified service person should have appropriate technical training and experience and be aware of the hazards involved in installing and replacing customer-replaceable units.
  • Page 12 Indicates command syntax and system output, for plain Courier example, prompts and system messages. text Example: Set Trap Monitor Filters Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 13: Acronyms

    File Transfer Protocol Gigabit Ethernet IGMP Internet Group Membership Protocol Internet Protocol IPMC Internet Protocol Multicasting Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...
  • Page 14 Severely Errored Second SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Secure Shell Spanning Tree Group TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol time-to-live Unavailable Seconds Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 15: How To Get Help

    Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center If you do not find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support web site, and you have a Nortel support contract, you can also get help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center.

  • Page 16: Getting Help Through A Nortel Distributor Or Reseller

    16 Preface Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard...

  • Page 17: Routine Hardware Maintenance

    Cables that run from each installed module are securely attached and in good condition. • If rack-mounted, the chassis and the cable management device are securely attached to the rack. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 18: Cleaning Fans And Vents

    "Cleaning fans in an 8306, 8310, 8006 or 8010 chassis" (page 18) Cleaning fans in an 8306, 8310, 8006 or 8010 chassis WARNING Nortel advises that the chassis be powered down while cleaning fans and vents. Do not run a system for more than five minutes without a operational fan tray.
  • Page 19 If the chassis is powered on, the fans start turning when the fan tray connectors are fully engaged. Installing a fan tray in an 8306, 8310, 8006 or 8010 Chassis Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 20: Checking Fan Tray Leds Regularly

    8306 Chassis. This fan tray contains six high-capacity fans and a control/monitor circuit board. The Ethernet Routing Switch 8006 and 8306 Chassis has a single fan tray that is installed on the right side of the chassis. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 21: Figure 1 Fan Tray For The Ethernet Routing Switch 8006 And 8306 Chassis

    8310 Chassis. This fan tray contains eight high-capacity fans and a control/monitor circuit board. The Ethernet Routing Switch 8010 and 8310 Chassis has two fan trays installed on the right side of the chassis. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 22: Fan Tray Led - 8006, 8310, 8006, And 8010 Chassis

    You can replace a fan tray in the 8306, 8310, 8006, or 8010 chassis with the power on or off. Fan tray LED on Switch Fabric Modules The following figure shows the location of the LEDs for the fans. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 23: Checking Power Supply Leds Regularly

    (either Ethernet Routing Switch 8301AC or 8302AC power supplies). If they are not the same, all PoE (8348TX-PWR, 8348GTX-PWR) modules lose PoE. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...
  • Page 24 Location of the LED on 8301AC, 8302AC and power supplies Verify that the power supply status LEDs and the fan LED on the switch fabric modules light green. Switch fabric module Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 25: Checking Module Leds

    Once a year, the slots and backplane must be cleaned using a vacuum or brushes. You want to carefully plan this activity so that traffic disruption is minimized. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 26: Static Concerns

    "Installing a module" (page 30) Static concerns The Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series modules are sensitive to static electricity. Static discharge from your clothing or other fixtures around you, even at levels that do not create a spark, can cause damage.

  • Page 27: Removing A Filler Panel

    Always assume that fiber optic cables are connected to a light source. Removing a filler panel Nortel ships the Ethernet Routing Switch 8000 series chassis with a filler panel covering each empty module slot. On a 8006, 8010, 8306, or 8310 Chassis, the filler panel covers an empty module slot.

  • Page 28: Removing A Module

    Pull the filler panel away from the slot. —End— Removing a module You can remove any Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 module from an operating switch chassis without turning off the chassis power. CAUTION Before you remove a switch fabric module, back up your configuration.
  • Page 29 Removing modules and cleaning slots and the backplane 29 CAUTION Do not operate the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series with an empty module slot. If you need to replace a failed module and you do not yet have a replacement module, leave the failed module installed or install a filler...

  • Page 30: Cleaning The Slots

    —End— Installing a module You can install an Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 module with the power on or off. If you install a module in the same chassis slot where the same type of module was previously installed, the previous configuration is maintained for that module in that slot.
  • Page 31 Electrostatic discharge can damage hardware. Review the antistatic precautions on "Static concerns" (page 26). To install an Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series module: Step Action Locate the slot where you want to install the module. Remove the installed module or the filler panel.
  • Page 32 Securing the module in the chassis: 8006, 8010, 8306, and 8310 Chassis —End— After you install the modules, you can connect console equipment and network cables. For instructions, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Installation — Modules (NN46200-305). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard...

  • Page 33: Routine Software Maintenance

    "Uploading the log or syslog host to capture the log creating a syslog host to capture the log" (page 72) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 34: Checking Port Statistics And Errors

    The command uses the syntax: show interfaces <interface> error where <interface> is the interface type: • FastEthernet • GigabitEthernet Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 35: Figure 4 Show Interfaces Fastethernet Error

    Figure 4 "show interfaces FastEthernet error" (page 35) shows a sample output for the show interfaces FastEthernet error figure command. Figure 4 show interfaces FastEthernet error Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 36: Figure 5 Show Interfaces Fastethernet Statistics

    Monitoring port statistics To set the monitor statistics duration and interval, use the following command in the Global Config mode: ERS-8310:5 <config># monitor-stats Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 37: Figure 6 Monitor-Stats Command

    [<mlt_id>] monitor mlt error main [<mlt id>] monitor mlt stats interface main <cr> monitor mlt stats interface main [<mlt_id>] Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 38: Figure

    Figure 7 "monitor ports error collision command sample output" (page 38) displays a monitor command output example. Figure 7 monitor ports error collision command sample output Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 39: Table 7 Clear Command Options

    ID in a range of 1 to 128. Ends the specified Telnet session. telnet <session id> • session id is a number between 0 and 7. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 40: Checking Port Statistics And Errors Using The Command Line Interface

    {slot/port[-slot/port][, ...]} format Figure 8 "show ports error command output" (page 41) shows a sample output for the show ports error command. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 41: Show Ports Error Command Output

    Displays rmon information about the specified port or ports. stg [<ports>] Displays statistics counters for spanning tree groups on the specified port or ports. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 42: Show Ports Stats Stg Command Output

    Sets the monitor time interval. To clear the interval <integer> display, type Ctrl/L. • integer is an integer value with a range of 1 to 600 seconds Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 43: Config Cli Monitor Command Sample Output

    [ <ports> ] [from <value> ] monitor ports error extended [ <ports> ] [from <value> ] monitor ports error main [ <ports> ] [from <value> ] Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 44: Monitor Ports Error Collision Command Output

    Figure 12 "monitor ports stats interface utilization command output" (page displays an example of output for the monitor ports stats interface utilization command. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 45: Monitor Ports Stats Interface Utilization Command Output

    Local Area Network (VLAN) entries from the ARP table. • <vid> specifies the VLAN ID in a range of 1 to 4094 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 46: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    0 and 7 Clear a specific policy ID in a range of 1 to 128. qos policy-stats [<policy-id> {1..128}] Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 47: Graphing Port Statistics Using Device Manager

    • "Graphing OSPF statistics" (page 55) • "Graphing EAPoL Authenticator statistics" (page 56) • "Graphing EAPoL diagnostic statistics" (page 58) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 48: Graph Port Dialog Box - Interface Tab

    Interface tab visible. See "Graph Port dialog box - Interface tab" (page 48). Graph Port dialog box - Interface tab —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 49: Table 11 Graph Port, Interface Tab Fields

    The total number of flow control packets transmitted by this interface. Graphing ethernet error statistics Use the Ethernet Errors tab to graph Ethernet error statistics. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 50: Graph Port Dialog Box - Ethernet Errors Tab

    The Ethernet Errors tab appears. See"Graph Port dialog box - Ethernet Errors tab" (page 50). Graph Port dialog box - Ethernet Errors tab —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 51: Table 12 Ethernet Errors Tab Fields

    In particular, an instance of this object can represent a count of receive errors on a particular interface that are not otherwise counted. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 52: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    A yellow outline appears around the selected ports. From the Device Manager main menu, select Graph > Port. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 53: Graph Port Dialog Box - Spanning Tree Tab

    The number of Topology Change Notification BPDUs transmitted. Graphing DHCP statistics To graph Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) statistics for a single port or multiple ports: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 54: Graphport Dialog Box - Dhcp Tab

    Select the statistic(s) you want to graph. In the Poll Interval box, select the polling interval. Click the Graph button (bar, pie, chart, line). —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 55: Ospf - Stats Tab

    Select the statistic(s) you want to graph. In the Poll Interval box, select the polling interval. Click a line, area, bar or pie chart button. —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 56: Table 14 Ospf - Stats Tab Fields

    The EAPOL Stats tab for graphing a single port or multiple ports appears. See "Graph Ports dialog box - EAPOL Stats tab" (page 57) "Graph Ports dialog box - EAPOL Stats tab" (page 57) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 57: Graph Ports Dialog Box - Eapol Stats Tab

    Authenticator. RespFramesRx Displays the number of valid EAP Response frames (Other than Resp/Id frames) received by this Authenticator. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 58: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    EAPOL Diag tab" (page 59)) or for multiple ports ("Graph Port dialog box - EAPOL Diag tab" (page 59)) appears. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 59: Graph Port Dialog Box - Eapol Diag Tab

    Authenticator PAE state machine transitions from Connecting to Authenticating as a result of receiving an EAP-Response/Identity message received from the Supplicant. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 60: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    Authenticator PAE state machine transitions from Authenticated to Disconnected as a result of an EAPoL-Logoff message received from the Supplicant. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 61: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    EAPOL Session tab" (page 62)) or for multiple ports ("Graph Port dialog box - EAPOL Session tab" (page 62)) appears. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 62: Graph Port Dialog Box - Eapol Session Tab

    Step Action From the Device Manager menu bar, select IP Routing > VRRP... The VRRP window appears with the Globals tab displayed. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 63: Table 17 Global Vrrp Stats Tab Fields

    VrIDErrors The total number of VRRP packets received with an invalid VrID for this virtual router. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 64: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    The VRRP Stats window for the selected interface appears. Highlight the numerical data to graph. Click either the line, area, bar, or pie, chart button. —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 65: Checking Logs For Errors

    "Showing logs using NNCLI" (page 66) • "Showing logs using CLI" (page 68) • "Showing logs using Device Manager" (page 70) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 66: Showing Logs Using Nncli

    first. If the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 has a real-time clock, the log file shows real time. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 67: Show Logging File Tail Command Sample Output

    The show logging config command displays the level of information being entered in the log. The level ranges from information (INFO), where all messages are entered, to FATAL, where only fatal errors are recorded. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 68: Showing Logs Using Cli

    file, where the tail option was entered to display the most recent information first. If the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series has a real-time clock, the log file shows real time. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard...

  • Page 69: Show Log File Tail Command Sample Output

    FATAL, where only fatal errors are recorded. The manufacturing (MFG) level is for manufacturing purposes only and not available for customer use. To display the level information, use the following command: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 70: Showing Logs Using Device Manager

    From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Device > Trap Log. The Trap Log dialog box appears. See Figure 17 "Trap Log dialog box" (page 71). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 71: Figure 17 Trap Log Dialog Box

    SysLog dialog box Using the log To view the log: • From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Device > Log. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 72: Uploading The Log Or Creating A Syslog Host To Capture The Log

    • "Receiving system log messages using Device Manager" (page 82) • "Changing the severity level mapping using Device Manager" (page 84) Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 73: Defining Transfer Criteria For The Log File

    Adds the IP address of the host, to which the log file needs add-IP to be transferred. You can configure only a reachable remote host. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 74: Configuring The Syslog Facility Using Cli

    If this option is set, the previously transferred log file is overwritten on the remote server. Nortel recommends that you not set this option. Shows the configured IP address and the file name for the info remote host.

  • Page 75: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    Specifies the syslog severity to use for Ethernet host <id> maperror Routing Switch Error messages. <level> • level is {emergency|alert| critical|e rror|warning| notice|info|debug} Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 76: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    Switch Fatal messages, and enable the sending of syslog messages. The example also uses the info command to display system log information for the specified host. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 77: Config Sys Syslog Command Sample Output

    <enable|disable> ERS-8310:6/config/sys/syslog# host 1 ERS-8310:6/config/sys/syslog/host/1# ? Sub-Context: Current Context: address <ipaddr> create delete facility <facility> host <enable|disable> info mapinfo <level> Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 78: Displaying Information About Syslog Features

    ERS-8310:6/config/sys/syslog/host/1# Displaying information about syslog features To display information about the syslog features enabled on the switch, use the following command: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 79: Enabling The System Log Globally Using Device Manager

    You can enable the system log feature globally to send messages to up to 10 syslog hosts. By default, five hosts are supported. To enable the system log feature globally: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 80: Inserting A System Log Table Member Using Device Manager

    OperState The operational state of the syslog service. Inserting a system log table member using Device Manager To insert a system log table member: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 81: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    "Diagnostics, Insert System Log Table dialog box" (page 81). Select the appropriate items. Click Insert. Diagnostics, Insert System Log Table dialog box —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 82: Receiving System Log Messages Using Device Manager

    UNIX workstation concurrently handles messages received from applications running on the workstation, as well as messages received from Ethernet Routing Switch 8000 Series running in a network accessible to the workstation. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 83: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    The system log feature supports eight different severity levels: • Debug • Info • Notice • Warning • Error • Critical • Alert • Emergency Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 84: Changing The Severity Level Mapping Using Device Manager

    For each severity type, use the MapWarningSeverity list to change the severity level. Diagnostics dialog box - System Log Table tab —End— Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 85: Clearing Logs After Uploading Or Capturing The Log

    For all Device Manager log dialog boxes, there is a clear button that clears the log. Managing Files During changes and monthly, Nortel recommends removing any old files after examining the directory and backing up current configurations. You can automate this process using scripts in a scripting language of your own choice.

  • Page 86: Displaying A Directory

    Copying a runtime image from TFTP server to local PCMCIA: copy 192.168.249.10:p83a3000.img /pcmcia/p83a3000.img Copying a runtime image from PCMCIA to a local flash: copy /pcmcia/p83a3000.img /flash/p83a3000.img Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 87: Saving The Boot Configuration To A File

    /pcmcia/ repair command or the dos-format command. For example, to save a boot configuration file as a backup file, you use the following command: save bootconfig file boot.cfg backup2 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 88: Backing Up The Boot File In Device Manager

    The Card dialog box appears with the Card tab displayed. Click the Boot tab. The Boot tab appears. See "Card dialog box - Boot tab" (page 89). Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 89: Card Dialog Box - Boot Tab

    The boot configuration file used when the switch most recently booted. LastRuntimeImageSource The run-time image that was loaded most recently. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 90: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    Enables Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server option. EnableSshServer Enables Secure Shell (SSH) server option. EnableAltLed Enables the alternate LED. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 91: Copying A Pcmcia Or Flash File Using Device Manager

    Displays the result of the copy process: • none • inProgress • success • fail • invalidSource • invalidDestination • outOfMemory • outOfSpace • fileNotFound Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 92: Monitoring Network Performance

    The tail option is not supported with the save-to-file option. Table 25 SNMP category values SMP Categories IPMC SNMP IP-RIP POLICY DVMRP FILTER VLAN Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 93: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    files, look on the PCMCIA card for files usually ending with a triple 0 (for example, /PCMCIA/a6d00005.000). You can also find a syslog or a sysHwLog depending on the fault. Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007...

  • Page 94: Index

    74 Diagnostic statistics 56 config sys syslog commands 75 graphing ports 47 conventions, text 11 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

  • Page 95: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series

    Trap Log dialog box 70, 71, 71, 72 modules 28 troubleshooting Rlogin module LED indications 25 enable boot server 90 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

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    VRRP statistics, graphing 62 UNIX receiving traps 71 watchdog, enable boot timer 90 UNIX Syslog facility 74 vents, cleaning 18 Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Routine Maintenance NN46200-514 03.01 Standard 4.0 27 August 2007 Copyright © 2004-2007, Nortel Networks...

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