Analyzing Routing Updates - Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 User Manual

Displaying Software Release Numbers
Displaying Active Processes

Analyzing Routing Updates

Collecting the Update Packets
Analyzing the Data
F-2
To display the release number of the FRX8000 management (INM/NMP) software, at
the [NETLINK] prompt type
To display the UNIX software release number, at the
type .
uname -X [Enter]
To display all active FRX8000 processes, at the
Two programs, run from the
update packets from all nodes in the network, then analyze the network paths.
To collect update packets, at the
getrup [-s(size)] [-t(time)] -o(file) [Enter]
where:
is the (optional) maximum file size in Kbytes
(size)
is the (optional) maximum time in minutes, and
(time)
is the name of the output file.
(file)
Routing update packets will be collected continuously until:
Maximum time is reached, or
Maximum file size is reached, or
Operator presses
Analysis of the data collected with
or Pentium PC. The program,
cost, and standard deviation.
At the prompt, type:
[NETLINK]
where:
requests output of maximum and mean link costs and standard
-a
deviation.
prints a table of link costs and standard deviation.
-t
suppresses text to provide more suitable output for input to
-l
another program. (rupana normally outputs text and numbers.)
specifies an (optional) filter that limits output to link costs from
-s (source)
the specified node (source).
-d (dest) specifies an (optional) filter that limits output to link costs to the
specified node.
is the input file name specified in
(file)
cat release [Enter].
[NETLINK] prompt, allow the user to collect routing
[NETLINK] prompt, type:
,
[F3] .
can be done on any UNIX-based 386, 486,
getrup
rupana , will compute the maximum link cost, mean link
rupana [-a] [-t] [-l] [-s(source)] [-d(dest)] (file) [Enter]
prompt
[NETLINK]
[NETLINK] prompt type
.
getrup
FRX8000 3.0 User Guide, Rev 02
stat [Enter] .
,