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BayRS Version 13.10
BayRS Version 13.10
Site Manager Software Version 7.10
BCC Version 4.10
Part No. 301151-C Rev 00
November 1998

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  • Page 1 Release Notes for BayRS Version 13.10 BayRS Version 13.10 Site Manager Software Version 7.10 BCC Version 4.10 Part No. 301151-C Rev 00 November 1998...
  • Page 2 Trademarks AN, BCN, BLN, BN, FRE, Quick2Config, and Bay Networks are registered trademarks and Advanced Remote Node, ANH, ARN, ASN, BayRS, BayStack, SPEX, System 5000, and the Bay Networks logo are trademarks of Bay Networks, Inc. Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Win32, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 3 Software is first shipped to Licensee. If any item of Software fails to so function during its warranty period, as the sole remedy Bay Networks will at its discretion provide a suitable fix, patch, or workaround for the problem that may be included in a future Software release.
  • Page 4 7. Term and termination. This license is effective until terminated; however, all of the restrictions with respect to Bay Networks’ copyright in the Software and user manuals will cease being effective at the date of expiration of the Bay Networks copyright; those restrictions relating to use and disclosure of Bay Networks’ confidential information shall continue in effect.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started ... 8 Deleting Interfaces with the BCC ... 8 BCC show Command Documentation ... 9 Identifying Board Types ... 11 Sending BCC Feedback ... 17 New Features in BayRS Version 13.10 ... 18 BaySecure FireWall-1 ... 18 301151-C Rev 00 Contents...
  • Page 6 Syslog Support ... 29 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) ... 29 WEP over Dial Services ... 29 New Hardware for BayRS 13.10 ... 30 ARN E7S Support ... 30 BCC Support for the FRE2-060E Processor Module with Advanced Compression Coprocessor ... 30 BCC Support for the FRE-2-060E Processor Module ...
  • Page 7 Preparing and Transferring Firewall Files Between Windows NT Platforms ... 34 IP Fragmentation Not Supported over GRE Tunnels ... 34 IP Security (IPsec) Executable ... 34 Adding the IPsec File to the BayRS 13.10 Base Kernel ... 34 Multiuser Access ... 35 Sharing BCC Multiuser Access Profiles ... 35 BCC Lock Messages ...
  • Page 8 Restriction When Virtual Channel Connections (VCCs) Become Inactive ... 40 Protocols Supported ... 40 Standards Supported ... 43 Flash Memory Cards Supported ... 48 viii 301151-C Rev 00...
  • Page 9 Table 1. BCC Board Types: AN and ANH Modules ... 11 Table 2. BCC Board Types: BLN and BCN Modules ... 13 Table 3. BCC Board Types: ASN Modules ... 15 Table 4. BCC Board Types: ARN Modules ... 16 Table 5.

  • Page 11: Preface

    BayRS Version 13.10 is a major software release that includes new features, functionality, and significant software changes made since BayRS Version 13.01. These release notes contain guidelines for using BayRS Version 13.10 Bay Networks Technical Publications You can now print Bay Networks technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet.

  • Page 12: How To Get Help

    How to Get Help For product assistance, support contracts, information about educational services, and the telephone numbers of our global support offices, go to the following URL: http://www.baynetworks.com/corporate/contacts/ In the United States and Canada, you can dial 800-2LANWAN for assistance. 301151-C Rev 00...

  • Page 13: Release Notes For Bayrs Version

    SunOS 4.1.4 Support for Site Manager • Using the BCC • New Features in BayRS Version 13.10 • New Hardware for BayRS 13.10 • Guidelines for Working with BayRS Version 13.10 • Operating Limitations • Protocols Supported • Standards Supported •...

  • Page 14: Year 2000 Compliance

    Version 7.10, see Upgrading Routers to BayRS Version 13.xx, in your upgrade package. Upgrading ATM Configurations If you are upgrading from a BayRS version earlier than 12.20 and you defined log event traps for ATM, ATM signaling, or ATM LAN emulation, you will need to redefine these traps.

  • Page 15: Upgrading L2Tp Configurations

    (broadcast, PPP, Point-to-Multipoint, or NBMA) should have the same OSPF MTU size. You can verify the OSPF MTU sizes from Site Manager or the Technician Interface. BayRS Versions 12.20 and later comply with RFC 2178, which requires the OSPF MTU size feature. Upgrading the BCC Help File The following information updates instructions relating to the BCC Help file mentioned in Upgrading Routers to BayRS Version 13.xx.

  • Page 16: Event Database

    If you received a flash card with the BayRS 13.10 (BCC 4.10) image, it should also contain the BCC Help file, bcc.help. The BCC looks for this file name as soon as you enter the first the new Version 13.10 image.

  • Page 17: Sunos 4.1.4 Support For Site Manager

    SunOS 4.1.4 Support for Site Manager Customers using Site Manager with SunOS 4.1.4 must plan to migrate to a supported Solaris OS platform. Site Manager Version 7.20 will be the last release that will ship with SunOS support. Site Manager releases later than 7.20 will not work with SunOS, but will continue to work with Solaris and other supported operating systems.

  • Page 18: Bcc Help Initialization

    All BCC sessions are mutually exclusive. If you make a change in a BCC session in read-write mode, this change does not appear in another BCC session. BCC Help Initialization Obtaining a response from a BCC help request may require an initialization time of about one minute.

  • Page 19: Global Protocols Supported

    Global Protocols Supported You can use BCC commands to configure the following global services: • Access (multiuser access accounts) • • BGP (including accept and announce policies) • • DVMRP • • HTTP • IGMP • IP (including access policies, static routes, and adjacent hosts) •...

  • Page 20: Getting Started

    • OSPF • PPP (certain line parameters only; no multiline or multilink supported) • Proprietary Standard Point-to-Point • • Router Discovery (RDISC) Getting Started Caution: BCC configuration and source commands make immediate changes to the active device configuration. Read about the in Using the Bay Command Console (BCC).

  • Page 21: Bcc Show Command Documentation

    BCC show Command Documentation The following table maps each BCC contains its description BCC show command show access show atm show bgp show bri show classical-ip show config show console show dial show dns show dsucsu show dsx3 show dvmrp show ethernet show fddi show frame-relay...
  • Page 22 Using the Bay Comand Console (BCC) Configuring RMON and RMON2 Configuring WAN Line Services unavailable Configuring ATM and MPLS Services BayRS Version 13.10 Document Change Notice Using the Bay Command Console (BCC) Configuring IP Utilities Configuring IP Utilities Configuring IP Utilities...

  • Page 23: Identifying Board Types

    Identifying Board Types Tables 1 through 5 identify the Board Type parameter values displayed by the BCC. Use the “Board Type” column to find, in alphabetical order, a hardware module in an AN, ANH, ARN, ASN, BN, or System 5000 router configuration. Notes: •...
  • Page 24 Table 1. BCC Board Types: AN and ANH Modules Technician Interface or MIB BCC Board Type Module ID ansedsgf 1108 ansedsgi 1051 ansedsgj 1127 ansedsgjx 1137 ansedsgx 1048 ansedsh 1026 ansedshc 1093 ansedshf 1106 ansedshi 1029 ansedshj 1125 ansedshjx 1136 ansedsi 1027 ansedsj...
  • Page 25 Table 1. BCC Board Types: AN and ANH Modules Technician Interface or MIB BCC Board Type Module ID ansedsti 1028 ansedstj 1123 ansedstjx 1135 ansedstx 1058 ansedsx 1055 ansets 1030 ansetsg 1049 ansetsh 1032 ansetst 1031 antst 1039 Table 2 lists the BLN and BCN board types. Table 2.
  • Page 26 Table 2. BCC Board Types: BLN and BCN Modules Technician Interface or MIB BCC Board Type Module ID de100 4864 dst416 dtok enet3 esaf esafnf mce1ii120 mce1ii75 mct1 osync 4352 qenf qmct1db15 5377 qmct1ds0a 5378 qtok shssi smce1ii120 smce1ii75 smct1 sync wffddi1m wffddi1mf...
  • Page 27 Table 2. BCC Board Types: BLN and BCN Modules Technician Interface or MIB BCC Board Type Module ID wffddi1s wffddi1sf wffddi2m wffddi2mf wffddi2s wffddi2sf Table 3 lists the ASN board types. Table 4 lists the ARN board types. Table 3. BCC Board Types: ASN Modules Technician Interface or MIB...
  • Page 28 Table 4. BCC Board Types: ARN Modules Technician Interface or MIB BCC Board Type Module ID arn7sync 8873 arndcsu 8768 arne7sync 8872 arnentsync 8864 arnfe1 8780 arnft1 8776 arnis 8784 arnisdnu 8800 arnisdnu 8880 arnmbenx10 8896 arnmbsen 8720 arnmbstr 8704 arnpbenx10 8928 arnpbtenx10...

  • Page 29: Sending Bcc Feedback

    Table 5 lists the System 5000 board types. Table 5. BCC Board Types: System 5000 Modules Technician Interface or MIB BCC Board Type Module ID asnqbri 2560 atm5000bh 524544 denm 1280 dmct1nm 2944 dsnm1n 1540 dtnm 2048 1408 iqtok 2176 mce1nm 2816 mmasmbdas...

  • Page 30: New Features In Bayrs Version 13.10

    New Features in BayRS Version 13.10 BayRS Version 13.10 provides the following new features. BaySecure FireWall-1 BayRS 13.10 provides support for ISDN interfaces, as well as support for backup management stations. Backup management stations provide the redundancy required to use BaySecure FireWall-1 in large enterprise networks.
  • Page 31 Release Notes for BayRS Version 13.10 When a firewall management station becomes disconnected from the router, the router begins a round-robin selection process where it continuously tries to connect to another management station at 40-second intervals. The order of the round-robin selection is primary, first backup, and then second backup management station.

  • Page 32: Bcc Show Config Options

    BCC show config Options The BCC show config with the 13.10 Release of BayRS, as follows: show config show config <BCC_instance_ID> Command Options (combine to customize show config output): -compact -recursive -verbose -all -file <filename> BCC Support for Dial-on-Demand Service You can now use the BCC to configure dial-on-demand service on your router.

  • Page 33: Bgp Configuration

    Release Notes for BayRS Version 13.10 BGP Configuration The following features are new for BGP in BayRS Version 13.10. For more information about BGP, see Chapter 8 of Configuring IP Services. Route Flap Dampening The frequent change of network reachability information that can be caused by an unstable route is commonly referred to as route flap.

  • Page 34: Data Compression Enhancements

    Data Compression Enhancements BayRS 13.10 adds BCC commands for changing the compression mode, disabling and reenabling WCP, and adding WCP software compression for PPP and frame relay services in several different contexts. It also adds descriptions of the commands for both hardware and software data compression.

  • Page 35: Domain Name Server (Dns) Proxy

    (layer 3) protocol. For BayRS Version 13.10, GRE allows the layer 3 protocol IPX, as well as IP, to be encapsulated in IP. GRE tunnels are manually configured on the routers.

  • Page 36: Domain Name Access

    Uses of the new parameters are described in Managing Routers Using the HTTP Server. IP Multicasting Configuration The following features are new for DVMRP and IGMP Relay in BayRS Version 13.10. For more information about DVMRP and IGMP Relay, see Configuring IP Multicasting and Multimedia Services.

  • Page 37: Igmp Relay

    IGMP Relay An IGMP Relay device is a unicast router with an interface to a multicast router and interfaces to one or more networks containing network hosts. For BayRS Version 13.10, the multicast router can run DVMRP, as well as MOSPF.

  • Page 38: L2Tp Support (Rfc 1877)

    IPsec supports tunnel mode and transport mode; the Bay Networks implementation of IPsec supports only tunnel mode. For BayRS Version 13.10, the Bay Networks implementation of IPsec provides network layer (layer 3) security services for WAN communications on AN, ARN, ASN, and System 5000 routers.

  • Page 39: Multiuser Access Control

    Multiuser Access Control Previous versions of the BCC included two user logins: • Manager login that allowed you to enter any system-level command and allowed read-write access to the device configuration • User login that allowed you to enter only user-level system commands and allowed read-only access to the device configuration Multiuser access allows you to configure multiple user logins (each with a distinct user name, password, and privilege levels) to access the router simultaneously.

  • Page 40: Mpls Routing Support

    MPLS Routing Support The BayRS 13.10 version of MPLS, which operates only on the ARE for the BN router, has been qualified with the Ericsson implementation of MPLS. The Ericsson implementation supports RIP version 2 and static routes. For information about MPLS, see Configuring ATM and MPLS Services.

  • Page 41: Pvc Operations And Management

    LAN segment. A virtual router typically exists on multiple routers running VRRP. One of the VRRP routers acts as the master virtual router for an IP address, while VRRP routers act as backup virtual routers. BayRS 13.10 supports VRRP over LANE.

  • Page 42: New Hardware For Bayrs 13.10

    BN router. Support for 64 MB ATM Routing Engine BayRS 13.10 supports 64 MB ATM Routing Engine ILIs. The new AREs offer 64 MB of SRAM and 6 MB of DRAM, which allow for greater scalability and performance.

  • Page 43: Guidelines For Working With Bayrs Version 13.10

    Guidelines for Working with BayRS Version 13.10 Note the following guidelines when using BayRS Version 13.10. These guidelines supplement the instructions in the Version 13.10 documentation set. Amendment to Configuring PPP Services You can now configure the following PPP line features using the BCC: •...

  • Page 44: Dsu/Csu Test Led Remains On After Reset

    DSU/CSU interface. Network Booting on DSU/CSU Interfaces AN and ANH DSU/CSU interfaces do not support network booting in BayRS Version 13.10. The ARN DSU/CSU supports network booting only over interfaces configured for 64 Kb/s Clear Channel service.

  • Page 45: Creating Multiple Gre Tunnels

    You can get these script files from the customer service Web page at http://support.baynetworks.com/software. Under Bay Networks Routers, select Router Software and click on Go. The firewall scripts are located under BayRS in Firewall Scripts. Note: The redundant management scripts do not currently support cross-platform redundancy.

  • Page 46: Preparing And Transferring Firewall Files Between Windows Nt Platforms

    Adding the IPsec File to the BayRS 13.10 Base Kernel To use IPsec, you must use Image Builder to add an IPSec file to the BayRS 13.10 base kernel. The IPSec file is located on a separate CD, which ships with the IPsec feature.

  • Page 47: Multiuser Access

    Multiuser Access To use the multiuser access feature, see Using the Bay Command Console (BCC) and the following guidelines. Sharing BCC Multiuser Access Profiles To share user access profiles configured on one router across multiple routers: Navigate in BCC configuration mode to a multiuser access context that you want to replicate on another router.
  • Page 48 Release Notes for BayRS Version 13.10 This message appears when a user in BCC config mode is logged in using a telnet session. The message contains the user’s login name and the IP address of the workstation from which the user initiated the session.

  • Page 49: Password Command

    > and stores it in encrypted form only. NAT Anomalies NAT exhibits the following anomalies in BayRS 13.10. Configuring NAT Dynamically When you configure a local or global interface for NAT in dynamic mode, the router returns an SNMP set error. However, this error does not affect the configuration of the router.

  • Page 50: Outbound Lan Traffic Filters

    PPP or FR layer 2 encryption, you must purchase a separate CD containing the WEP executable (wep.exe) for BayRS 13.10 software. To install WEP on a router, you must first add the WEP executable to your BayRS 13.10 base kernel using Image Builder in Site Manager.

  • Page 51: X.25 Pvcs

    You can purchase two WEP executables based on the key size: a 40-bit version and a 56-bit version, which are included on separate CDs. You must purchase three CDs when ordering the WEP protocol for BayRS software: • Base BayRS 13.10 CD, which contains no WEP functions •...

  • Page 52: Restriction When Deleting A Hybrid Mode Permanent Virtual Circuit (Pvc)

    Restriction When Virtual Channel Connections (VCCs) Become Inactive On the ARE and 5782 MPE, BayRS 13.10 does not release virtual channel connections when they time out. To maintain the availability of VCCs for new activities, configure a LAN emulation client (LEC) other than the router to release the inactive VCCs.
  • Page 53 • Bisync over TCP (BOT) • Bootstrap Protocol (BootP) • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP-3 and BGP-4) • Classless interdomain routing (CIDR) • Data compression (WCP and Hi/fn) • Data link switching (DLSw) • DECnet Phase IV • Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) •...
  • Page 54 • Multi-Protocol over ATM (MPOA) • Multicast OSPF (MOSPF) • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) • Native Mode LAN (NML) • Network Time Protocol (NTP) • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) • Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) • Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) • Polled Asynch (PAS), also called Asynch Passthru over TCP •...

  • Page 55: Standards Supported

    XMODEM and YMODEM Standards Supported Table 7 lists the Request For Comments (RFCs) and other standards documents with which Version 13.10 complies. BayRS Version 13.10 may support additional standards that are not listed in this table. Table 7. Standards Supported by Version 13.10...
  • Page 56 Table 7. Standards Supported by Version 13.10 Standard Description IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Bridges ITU Q.921 ISDN Layer 2 Specification ITU Q.931 ISDN Layer 3 Specification ITU X.25 Interface between data terminal equipment (DTE) and data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) for terminals operating in the packet mode and connected to public data networks by dedicated circuits RFC 768 User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  • Page 57 Table 7. Standards Supported by Version 13.10 Standard Description RFC 922 Broadcasting Internet Datagrams in Subnets RFC 925 Multi-LAN Address Resolution RFC 950 Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure RFC 951 Bootstrap Protocol RFC 959 File Transfer Protocol RFC 994 Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service RFC 1009 Requirements for Internet Gateways RFC 1027...
  • Page 58 Table 7. Standards Supported by Version 13.10 Standard Description RFC 1213 MIB for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets RFC 1267 Border Gateway Protocol 3 (BGP-3; obsoletes RFC 1163) RFC 1293 Inverse ARP for Frame Relay RFC 1294 Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay (obsoleted by RFC 1490) RFC 1304 Definition of Managed Objects for the SIP Interface Type...
  • Page 59 Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification RFC 2338 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VINES 4.11 BayRS works with the Banyan VINES 4.11 standard. BayRS Version 8.10 (and later) also supports VINES 5.50 sequenced routing. 301151-C Rev 00 (continued)

  • Page 60: Flash Memory Cards Supported

    You use Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) flash memory cards to store the software image and the configuration files in Bay Networks routers. Software images for BayRS 13.10 require 8 or 16 MB flash cards; however, you can store configuration files on 4 MB flash cards.

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