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Avaya P580 User Manual Addendum

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User Guide Addendum for the Avaya
P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches,

Software Version 5.4

Overview
© 2002 Avaya, Inc.
This addendum provides information and procedures that will be
added to later versions of the user documentation. Version 5.4 of the
application software is supported only by the M8000R-SUP
supervisor module.
This addendum is updated periodically with new information. To
download the most current version of this document, see http://
support.avaya.com. Click Product Documentation.
This addendum includes the following topics:
New Hardware Features
New Software Features
Updated CLI Commands
Logging ACL Activity
Configuring Custom Access Types
Configuring Utilization Monitoring
Configuring Short-Lived IP Protocol Filters
Documentation Updates and Corrections
Technical Support
Documentation Feedback
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  • Page 1: Software Version

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice Switches, Software Version 5.4 Overview This addendum provides information and procedures that will be added to later versions of the user documentation. Version 5.4 of the application software is supported only by the M8000R-SUP supervisor module.

  • Page 2: New Software Features

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 New Hardware Features Version 5.4 provides support for the following new hardware: New Software Features Version 5.4 provides support for the following new software features: Security Features Performance Features December 2, 2002 10-Gigabit Uplink module.
  • Page 3 MIB Support Part No. 610-0211-094 For each of these statistics, you can set a high threshold. If this threshold is exceeded, the switch logs the event in the event log. For information on how to configure utilization monitoring, see "Configuring Utilization Monitoring" page 17.

  • Page 4: Logging Acl Activity

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Updated CLI Commands show custom-access-type Command Mode User. Description Displays the custom access types that are currently configured on the switch. Syntax show custom-access-type Sample Output The following example displays the custom access types that are currently configured on a switch: Avaya>show custom-access-type...

  • Page 5: Enabling Acl Logging

    ACL matches are not logged for FIRE path or FORE path traffic. For more information about the slow path and FIRE and FORE paths, see “Routing Overview” in Chapter 1, “Introduction,” of the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide.
  • Page 6 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 CLI Command To enable ACL logging, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: The default setting for ACL logging is disabled. Keyword, Argument, or Option <access-list-name> <rule-number> December 2, 2002 Figure 1.

  • Page 7: Setting A Logging Interval

    To disable ACL logging, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: Sample Event Log Figure 2 Entries Setting a Logging Interval Web Agent To set the interval for ACL logging: Procedure Part No. 610-0211-094 ip acl-logging disable <access-list-name> <rule-number> displays sample ACL matches in the event log.
  • Page 8 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 CLI Command To set the interval for ACL logging, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: The default setting is 2 seconds. Keyword, Argument, or Option <time-in-seconds> December 2, 2002 Figure 3.

  • Page 9: Configuring Custom Access Types

    Configuring Custom Access Types This section contains procedures for the following tasks: * Note: To log in to the ATM Uplink module, a user must: Creating a Custom Access Type Web Agent To create a custom access type: Procedure Part No. 610-0211-094 Creating a Custom Access Type Viewing Custom Access Types Modifying a Custom Access Type...
  • Page 10 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 December 2, 2002 Figure 4. Custom Access Types Web page 2. On the Custom Access Types Web page, click Create. The Create Custom Access Type Web page is displayed in the content pane.
  • Page 11 Part No. 610-0211-094 Figure 5. Create Custom Access Type Web page 3. In the Type Name field, enter a name for the custom access type. You can enter up to 31 characters. Do not use spaces. 4. For each feature in the Accessible Features list, select the permission that you want to assign the custom access type: Read-Write allows users to view and modify settings for —...

  • Page 12: Cli Command

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 CLI Command To create a custom access type, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: Keyword, Argument, or Option <catName> [sys-configuration] [ro] [module-port-mgmt] [events-mgmt] December 2, 2002 custom-access-type <catName> [sys-configuration [ro]]...
  • Page 13 Keyword, Argument, or Option [l2-switching] [routing] For example, the following command creates a custom access type that allows users read-only permission for module and port settings and read-write permission for layer 2 switching settings: Users who are assigned to the CAT1 custom access type cannot view or modify settings for system configuration, events, or routing.

  • Page 14: Modifying A Custom Access Type

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Modifying a Custom Access Type Web Agent To modify a custom access type: Procedure December 2, 2002 1. In the navigation pane, expand the System > Administration folders, and then click Custom Access Types.
  • Page 15 CLI Command To modify a custom access type, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: set custom-access-type <catName> [sys-configuration {ro | rw | none}] [module-port-mgmt {ro | rw | none}] [events-mgmt {ro | rw | none}] [l2-switching {ro | rw | none}] [routing {ro | rw | none}] * Note: Unlike the custom-access-type command that you use Keyword, Argument,...
  • Page 16 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Keyword, Argument, or Option [module-port-mgmt] [events-mgmt] [l2-switching] [routing] For example, the following command gives custom access type CAT1 read-write permission for module and port settings and read- only permission for system configuration settings: The permissions for all other features are unchanged.

  • Page 17: Table Of Contents

    For more information about the slow path and FIRE and FORE paths, see “Routing Overview” in Chapter 1, “Introduction,” of the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide. For each of these statistics, you can set a high threshold. If this...

  • Page 18: Enabling Utilization Monitoring

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Enabling Utilization Monitoring To enable utilization monitoring, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: The default setting for utilization monitoring is disabled. Keyword, Argument, or Option forwarding-engine To disable utilization monitoring, enter Global Configuration mode...

  • Page 19: Setting A Utilization Threshold

    To disable event logging of utilization, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: Setting a Utilization Threshold To set a utilization threshold, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: The default setting for the utilization threshold is 95 percent. Keyword, Argument or Option FIRE...

  • Page 20: Viewing Utilization Settings

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Keyword, Argument or Option FORE <utilization-percent> Clearing the utilization threshold resets it to 95 percent, its default setting. To clear the utilization threshold, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command:...

  • Page 21: Viewing Cpu Utilization Statistics

    Viewing CPU Utilization Statistics To display the CPU utilization statistics, use the following command: You can enter this command from user mode. The command displays a history of utilization and the average utilization. A sample of the display is as follows: Average CPU Utilization over the 60 second sample window: 0 percent Individual Sample Utilizations (sorted from most...

  • Page 22: Configuring Short-Lived Ip Protocol Filters

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 * Note: For an explanation of fabric ports and chip index The command displays a history of utilization and the average utilization. A sample of the display is as follows: Average statistics over the 120 second sample window: Forwarding Engine Utilization =1 percent.

  • Page 23: Enabling A Short-Lived Ip Protocol Filter

    For information about the slow path, see “Routing Overview” in Chapter 1, “Introduction,” of the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide. By default a filter is enabled for DNS and NTP packets. To route the packets of other short-lived protocols by means of the slow path, you must enable a filter for the protocol.

  • Page 24: Disabling A Short-Lived Ip Protocol Filter

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Command To enable a filter for a short-lived IP protocol, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: Keyword, Argument, or Option {tcp | udp} <port> Examples To send all SNMP packets to supervisor module for slow path...

  • Page 25: Displaying Short-Lived Ip Protocol Filters

    Command To disable the filter for a short-lived IP protocol, enter Global Configuration mode and use the following command: Keyword, Argument, or Option {tcp | udp} <port> Examples To disable the short-lived IP protocol filter for DNS, enter the following command: To disable the short-lived IP protocol filter for NTP, enter the following command: Displaying Short-Lived IP Protocol Filters...

  • Page 26: Documentation Updates And Corrections

    The following information will be added to “Hardware Components” in Chapter 1, “Introduction.” Overview Two power supplies are required to operate a fully-loaded P580 or P882 chassis. You can install a third power supply for backup if one of the other two fails.
  • Page 27 When using static power allocation, the switch turns on the module in slot 2 (slot 3 if slot 2 contains a redundant supervisor) and then turns on each consecutive module for which sufficient power is available. When the switch reaches a module for which insufficient power is available, the switch stops attempting to turn on modules.

  • Page 28: Configuring The Forwarding Cache

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Configuring the The following information will be added to “Configuring the Forwarding Cache Forwarding Cache” in Chapter 18, “Monitoring and Configuring the Forwarding Cache.” Because of the volume of traffic that the 10-Gigabit module can...

  • Page 29: Remote Fault Detection

    The following note will be added to “Configuring VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP) Snooping” in Chapter 4, “Using VLANs, Spanning Tree, Hunt Groups, and VTP Snooping.” * Note: When VTP Snooping creates VLANs on the Avaya Remote Fault The following information will be added to “Configuring Physical Detection Port Parameters on Gigabit Ports”...
  • Page 30 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 If the receive signal is restored on the local port, the local port sends a message to the remote switch, which then turns on the remote port again. * Important: Remote fault detection must be enabled on both the...
  • Page 31 Restrictions: ACLs The following paragraph will be added to “Managing F-Chip Memory” and “Activating Access Lists” in Chapter 9, “Configuring IP Routing.” When you enable an ACL, the switch may change the maximum number of forwarding entries for IP unicast traffic to improve the performance of the switch.

  • Page 32: Set Debug

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Command Reference Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches clear tcp The clear tcp command will be added to Chapter 10, “IP.” Command Mode: Global Configuration.
  • Page 33 MIB objects. For more information about setting up SNMP communities, see Chapter 2, “Initialize and Setup,” in the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide. Part No. 610-0211-094 only during troubleshooting sessions. If debug mode...
  • Page 34 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Syntax: To Create: snmp-server community [encrypted] <community-string> {ro | rw | none} [{normal | admin | <catName>}] [<ip-addr>] To Delete: [no] snmp-server community <community-string> Keyword, Argument, or Option [encrypted] <community-string>...
  • Page 35 [<ip-addr>] 2 of 2 Sample Output: The following example sets up the user1 community string with read-write access and normal security level: Systems: Avaya P580 and P882 Multiservice switches. username Command Mode: Enable. Description: Creates a new user account. Syntax: To Create: username <name>...
  • Page 36 The <catName> variable assigns a custom access type to the user. For information about custom access types, see Chapter 2, “Initialize and Setup,” in the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide. The default access type is read-only.

  • Page 37: Documentation Feedback

    Technical Support To contact Avaya Technical Support: Documentation Feedback If you have comments about the technical accuracy or general quality of this document, please send us an e-mail message at: Please cite the document title, part number, and page reference, if appropriate.
  • Page 38 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 December 2, 2002 Part No. 610-0211-094...

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Configuring The Avaya 10-Gigabit Uplink Module

    C H A P T E R 1 Appendix A: Configuring the Avaya 10-Gigabit Uplink Module Overview This appendix describes how to configure the Avaya 10-Gigabit Uplink module. See You can configure the 10-Gigabit module by using the CLI or the Web Agent.
  • Page 40 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Associating VLANs with 10-Gigabit Ports Two Methods of Associating VLANs and Ports Overview If you do not use the Bind-To-All or Bind-To-Received option, you can use one of two methods to manually associate VLANs with...

  • Page 41: Sample Configurations

    VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 VLAN 4 VLAN 5 VLAN 6 Sample Configurations This section describes three sample configurations that use the 10- Gigabit module to link two switches together. Configuration 1 In the switched network configuration that is shown in Figure 10, (Switched the two switches are configured with the same VLANs (1 through Network)
  • Page 42 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 VLAN 4 VLAN 5 Configuration 2 In the switched network configuration that is shown in Figure 11, (Switched the two switches have VLANs 4, 5 and 6 in common. If you were to...

  • Page 43: Gigabit Ports

    On each switch, you then need to create a separate VLAN (VLAN ID 100) for the routed traffic and an IP interface (192.168.1.x) and enable a routing protocol such as RIP version 2 on the IP interfaces. VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 VLAN 4 VLAN 5...
  • Page 44 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Figure 14. Physical Port Configuration Web page for the 10- December 2, 2002 Figure 13. Module Information Web page 3. In the Ports column for the 10-Gigabit module that you want to configure, select the port.
  • Page 45 Figure 15. Detailed Physical Port Configuration Web page for Part No. 610-0211-094 4. In the Enable column, select the checkbox to enable the port. 5. Click APPLY to save your settings, or CANCEL to restore previous settings. 6. In the Name column, select the port name. The Detailed Physical Port Configuration Web page is displayed (Figure 15).
  • Page 46 User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Parameter Name Category December 2, 2002 Disable – Sets the port to neither send or receive pause signals. Use this setting when flow control is causing congestion in other areas of the network.
  • Page 47 To configure ports on a 10-Gigabit module, enter Global Configuration mode and then use the following command: For details about this command, see the Command Reference Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches, Version 5.3.1. Part No. 610-0211-094 Table 13.

  • Page 48: Configuring Switch Port Parameters

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 Configuring Switch Port Parameters Overview For information about configuring switch port parameters on 10- Gigabit ports, see “Configuring Switch Port Parameters,” in Chapter 5, “Configuring Port Parameters,” of the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, Version 5.3.1.
  • Page 49 * Note: The set port network-error-detection all action off CLI IEDR The 10-Gigabit module does not support the Internal Error Detection and Recovery (IEDR) feature. Monitoring the Forwarding Cache Because of the volume of traffic that the 10-Gigabit module can process and its internal architecture, the module can cause the number of entries in the Layer 3 forwarding cache to reach the default maximum of 130,000 sooner than other modules.

  • Page 50: Viewing Network Statistics

    User Guide Addendum for the Avaya P580 and P882, v5.4 To prevent this issue from occurring, monitor the forwarding cache and increase the maximum number of system entries as necessary. You may need to adjust the setting initially to accommodate peaks in network demand.

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