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Nortel Alteon OS 40M2420 Command Reference Manual

Nortel Alteon OS 40M2420 Command Reference Manual

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Command Reference

Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Version 1.3
Part Number: 40M2420, April 2007
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  • Page 1: Command Reference

    Alteon OS Command Reference ® Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Version 1.3 Part Number: 40M2420, April 2007 2350 Mission College Blvd. Suite 600 Santa Clara, CA 95054 www.bladenetwork.net...
  • Page 2 Technologies, Inc. The use and purchase of this product does not convey a license under any patent rights, trademark rights, or any other intellectual property rights of Blade Network Technologies, Inc. Originated in the USA. Alteon OS, and Alteon are trademarks of Nortel Networks, Inc. in the United States and certain other ® ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface 13 Who Should Use This Book 14 How This Book Is Organized 15 Typographic Conventions 16 How to Get Help 17 The Command Line Interface 19 Connecting to the Switch 20 Management Module Setup 20 Factory-Default vs. MM assigned IP Addresses 20 Default Gateway 21 Configuring management module for switch access 21 Connecting to the Switch via Telnet 23...
  • Page 4 Alteon OS Command Reference Setup Part 3: VLANs 38 Setup Part 4: IP Configuration 39 IP Interfaces 39 Default Gateways 40 IP Routing 41 Setup Part 5: Final Steps 41 Optional Setup for Telnet Support 42 Setting Passwords 43 Changing the Default Administrator Password 43 Changing the Default User Password 45 Menu Basics 47 The Main Menu 48...
  • Page 5 Alteon OS Command Reference FDB Information 76 Show All FDB Information 77 Clearing Entries from the Forwarding Database 77 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Information 78 Show all LACP Information 78 802.1x Information 80 Spanning Tree Information 82 RSTP/MSTP Information 85 Common Internal Spanning Tree Information 88 Trunk Group Information 91 VLAN Information 91...
  • Page 6 Alteon OS Command Reference Fiber Port SFP Status 119 Information Dump 119 The Statistics Menu 121 Statistics Menu 121 Port Statistics 123 802.1x Authenticator Statistics 124 802.1x Authenticator Diagnostics 125 Bridging Statistics 127 Ethernet Statistics 129 Interface Statistics 132 Interface Protocol Statistics 134 Link Statistics 134 Layer 2 Statistics 135 FDB Statistics 135...
  • Page 7 Alteon OS Command Reference The Configuration Menu 169 Configuration Menu 170 Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes 172 Viewing Pending Changes 172 Applying Pending Changes 172 Saving the Configuration 173 System Configuration 174 System Host Log Configuration 177 SSH Server Configuration 178 RADIUS Server Configuration 179 TACACS+ Server Configuration 181 LDAP Server Configuration 184...
  • Page 8 Alteon OS Command Reference 802.1x Configuration 219 802.1x Global Configuration 220 802.1x Guest VLAN Configuration 222 802.1x Port Configuration 223 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol/ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration 225 Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration 227 CIST Bridge Configuration 228 CIST Port Configuration 229 Spanning Tree Configuration 231 Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration 233...
  • Page 9 Alteon OS Command Reference Open Shortest Path First Configuration 269 Area Index Configuration 271 OSPF Summary Range Configuration 272 OSPF Interface Configuration 273 OSPF Virtual Link Configuration 275 OSPF Host Entry Configuration 276 OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration OSPF MD5 Key Configuration 278 Border Gateway Protocol Configuration 279 BGP Peer Configuration 281 BGP Redistribution Configuration 283...
  • Page 10 Alteon OS Command Reference ACL Group Configuration 317 Port Mirroring Configuration 318 Port-Mirroring Configuration 319 Setup 320 Dump 320 Saving the Active Switch Configuration 321 Restoring the Active Switch Configuration 321 The Operations Menu 323 Operations Menu 324 Operations-Level Port Options 325 Operations-Level Port 802.1x Options 326 Operations-Level VRRP Options.
  • Page 11 Alteon OS Command Reference Uuencode Flash Dump 349 TFTP System Dump Put 350 Clearing Dump Information 350 Panic Command 351 Unscheduled System Dumps 351 Alteon OS Syslog Messages 353 Alteon OS SNMP Agent 365 Working with Switch Images and Configuration Files 368 Loading a new switch image 369 Loading a saved switch configuration 370 Saving the switch configuration 370...
  • Page 12 Alteon OS Command Reference Contents 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 13: Preface

    Preface The Alteon OS Command Reference describes how to configure and use the Alteon OS software with your Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module. For documentation on installing the switches physically, see the Installation Guide for your GbE Switch Module. For details about configuration and operation of your GbE Switch Module, see the Alteon OS Application Guide.

  • Page 14: Who Should Use This Book

    Alteon OS Command Reference Who Should Use This Book This Command Reference is intended for network installers and system administrators engaged in configuring and maintaining a network. The administrator should be familiar with Ethernet concepts, IP addressing, the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol, and SNMP configuration parameters.

  • Page 15: How This Book Is Organized

    Alteon OS Command Reference How This Book Is Organized describes how to connect to the switch and access Chapter 1 “The Command Line Interface,” the information and configuration menus. Chapter 2 “First-Time Configuration ,” describes how to use the Setup utility for initial switch configuration and how to change the system passwords.

  • Page 16: Typographic Conventions

    Alteon OS Command Reference Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic styles used in this book. Table 1 Typographic Conventions Typeface or Meaning Example Symbol This type is used for names of commands, View the readme.txt file. AaBbCc123 files, and directories used within the text. It also depicts on-screen computer output and Main# prompts.

  • Page 17: How To Get Help

    Alteon OS Command Reference How to Get Help If you need help, service, or technical assistance, see the “Getting help and technical assistance” appendix in the Layer 2/3 GbE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Installation Guide. 40M2420, April 2007 Preface...
  • Page 18 Alteon OS Command Reference Preface 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 19: The Command Line Interface

    HAPTER The Command Line Interface Your is ready to perform basic switching functions right out of the GbE Switch Module (GbESM) box. Some of the more advanced features, however, require some administrative configuration before they can be used effectively. The extensive Alteon OS switching software included in your switch provides a variety of options for accessing and configuring the switch: A built-in, text-based command line interface and menu system for access via a Telnet ses- sion or serial-port connection...

  • Page 20: Connecting To The Switch

    Alteon OS Command Reference Connecting to the Switch You can access the command line interface in any one of the following ways: Using a Telnet via the management module Using a Telnet connection over the network Using a SSH connection to securely log into another computer over a network Using a serial connection using the serial port on the GbESM Management Module Setup The BladeCenter GbE Switch Module is an integral subsystem within the overall BladeCenter...

  • Page 21: Default Gateway

    Alteon OS Command Reference Switch Module is installed. For additional information, see the Installation Guide). The man- agement module assigns an IP address of 192.168.70.1xx, where xx corresponds to the number of the bay into which each GbE Switch Module is installed, as shown in the following table: Table 1-1 GbESM IP addresses, based on switch-module bay numbers Bay number Factory-default IP address...
  • Page 22 Alteon OS Command Reference Figure 1-1 Switch management on the BladeCenter management module You can use the default IP addresses provided by the management module, or you can assign a new IP address to the switch module through the management module. You can assign this IP address through one of the following methods: Manually through the BladeCenter management module Automatically through the IBM Director Configuration Wizard (available in...

  • Page 23: Connecting To The Switch Via Telnet

    Alteon OS Command Reference Enable the following features in the management module: External Ports (I/O Module Tasks > Admin/Power/Restart > Advance Setup) External management over all ports (Configuration > Advanced Configuration) This setting is required if you want to access the management network through the exter- nal ports on the GbE Switch Module.

  • Page 24: Establishing An Ssh Connection

    Alteon OS Command Reference Establishing an SSH Connection Although a remote network administrator can manage the configuration of a GbE Switch Module via Telnet, this method does not provide a secure connection. The SSH (Secure Shell) protocol enables you to securely log into another computer over a network to execute commands remotely.

  • Page 25: Running Ssh

    Alteon OS Command Reference Running SSH Once the IP parameters are configured and the SSH service is turned on the GbE Switch Module you can access the command line interface using an SSH connection. The default setting for SSH access is disabled. To establish an SSH connection with the switch, run the SSH program on your workstation by issuing the SSH command, followed by the switch IP address: >>...

  • Page 26: Accessing The Switch

    Alteon OS Command Reference Accessing the Switch To enable better switch management and user accountability, three levels or classes of user access have been implemented on the . Levels of access to CLI, Web man- GbE Switch Module agement functions, and screens increase as needed to perform various switch management tasks.
  • Page 27 Alteon OS Command Reference – It is recommended that you change default switch passwords after initial configuration and as regularly as required under your network security policies. For more information, see “Setting Passwords” on page Table 1-2 User Access Levels User Account Description and Tasks Performed Password...

  • Page 28: Setup Versus Cli

    Alteon OS Command Reference Setup Versus CLI Once the administrator password is verified, you are given complete access to the switch. If the switch is still set to its factory default configuration, the system will ask whether you wish to run Setup (see Chapter 2, “First-Time Configuration”), a utility designed to help you through...

  • Page 29: Command Line History And Editing

    Alteon OS Command Reference Command Line History and Editing For a description of global commands, shortcuts, and command line editing functions, see “Menu Basics” on page 47.” Idle Timeout By default, the switch will disconnect your Telnet session after five minutes of inactivity. This function is controlled by the idle timeout parameter, which can be set from 1 to 60 minutes.
  • Page 30 Alteon OS Command Reference Chapter 1: The Command Line Interface 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 31: First-Time Configuration

    HAPTER First-Time Configuration To help with the initial process of configuring your switch, the Alteon OS software includes a Setup utility. The Setup utility prompts you step-by-step to enter all the necessary information for basic configuration of the switch. This chapter describes how to use the Setup utility and how to change system passwords.

  • Page 32: Using The Setup Utility

    Alteon OS Command Reference Using the Setup Utility Whenever you log in as the system administrator under the factory default configuration, you are asked whether you wish to run the Setup utility. Setup can also be activated manually from the command line interface any time after login. Information Needed For Setup Setup requests the following information: Basic system information...
  • Page 33 Alteon OS Command Reference Enter admin as the default administrator password. If the factory default configuration is detected, the system prompts: Nortel Layer2-3 GbE Switch Module 18:44:05 Wed Jan 3, 2007 The switch is booted with factory default configuration. To ease the configuration of the switch, a "Set Up" facility which will prompt you with those configuration items that are essential to the operation of the switch is provided.

  • Page 34: Stopping And Restarting Setup Manually

    Alteon OS Command Reference Stopping and Restarting Setup Manually Stopping Setup To abort the Setup utility, press <Ctrl-C> during any Setup question. When you abort Setup, the system will prompt: Would you like to run from top again? [y/n] Enter n to abort Setup, or y to restart the Setup program at the beginning. Restarting Setup You can restart the Setup utility manually at any time by entering the following command at the administrator prompt:...
  • Page 35 Alteon OS Command Reference – When the GbE Switch Module is reset, the date and time to revert to default values. Use /cfg/sys/date and /cfg/sys/time to re-enter the current date and time. The system displays the date and time settings: System clock set to 18:55:36 Wed Jan 3, 2007.

  • Page 36: Setup Part 2: Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Turn Spanning Tree Protocol on or off at the prompt: Spanning Tree: Current Spanning Tree Group 1 setting: ON Turn Spanning Tree Group 1 OFF? [y/n] Enter to turn off Spanning Tree, or enter to leave Spanning Tree on. Setup Part 2: Port Configuration –...
  • Page 37 Alteon OS Command Reference Configure Gigabit Ethernet port autonegotiation mode. If you selected a port that has a Gigabit Ethernet connector, the system prompts: Port Auto Negotiation: Current Port EXT1 autonegotiation: Enter new value ["on"/"off"]: Enter on to enable port autonegotiation, off to disable it, or press <Enter> to keep the current setting.

  • Page 38: Setup Part 3: Vlans

    Alteon OS Command Reference Setup Part 3: VLANs If you chose to skip VLANs configuration back in Part 1, skip to “Setup Part 4: IP Configura- tion” on page Select the VLAN to configure, or skip VLAN configuration at the prompt: VLAN Config: Enter VLAN number from 2 to 4094, NULL at end: If you wish to change settings for individual VLANs, enter the number of the VLAN you wish...

  • Page 39: Setup Part 4: Ip Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Setup Part 4: IP Configuration The system prompts for IP parameters. IP Interfaces IP interfaces are used for defining subnets to which the switch belongs. Up to 128 IP interfaces can be configured on the . The IP address assigned to GbE Switch Module each IP interface provide the switch with an IP presence on your network.

  • Page 40: Default Gateways

    Alteon OS Command Reference If configuring VLANs, specify a VLAN for the interface. This prompt appears if you selected to configure VLANs back in Part 1: Current VLAN: Enter new VLAN [1-4090]: Enter the number for the VLAN to which the interface belongs, or press <Enter> without spec- ifying a VLAN number to accept the current setting.

  • Page 41: Ip Routing

    Alteon OS Command Reference The system prompts you to configure another default gateway: Enter default gateway number: (1-132) Repeat the steps in this section until all default gateways have been configured. When all default gateways have been configured, press <Enter> without specifying any number. IP Routing When IP interfaces are configured for the various subnets attached to your switch, IP routing between them can be performed entirely within the switch.

  • Page 42: Optional Setup For Telnet Support

    Alteon OS Command Reference At the prompt, decide whether to make the changes permanent: Save changes to flash? [y/n] Enter to save the changes to flash. Enter to continue without saving the changes. Changes are normally saved at this point. If you do not apply or save the changes, the system prompts whether to abort them: Abort all changes? [y/n] Enter...

  • Page 43: Setting Passwords

    Alteon OS Command Reference Setting Passwords It is recommended that you change the user and administrator passwords after initial configu- ration and as regularly as required under your network security policies. To change the administrator password, you must login using the administrator password. –...
  • Page 44 Alteon OS Command Reference The System Menu is displayed. [System Menu] syslog - Syslog Menu sshd - SSH Server Menu radius - RADIUS Authentication Menu tacacs+ - TACACS+ Authentication Menu ldap - LDAP Authentication Menu - NTP Server Menu ssnmp - System SNMP Menu access - System Access Menu...

  • Page 45: Changing The Default User Password

    Alteon OS Command Reference Enter the current administrator password at the prompt: Changing ADMINISTRATOR password; validation required... Enter current administrator password: – If you forget your administrator password, call your technical support representative for help using the password fix-up mode. Enter the new administrator password at the prompt: Enter new administrator password: Enter the new administrator password, again, at the prompt:...
  • Page 46 Alteon OS Command Reference From the System Menu, use the following command to select the System Access Menu: >> System# access Select the user password. System# user/usrpw Enter the current administrator password at the prompt. Only the administrator can change the user password. Entering the administrator password confirms your authority.

  • Page 47: Menu Basics

    HAPTER Menu Basics The GbE Switch Module’s Command Line Interface (CLI) is used for viewing switch informa- tion and statistics. In addition, the administrator can use the CLI for performing all levels of switch configuration. To make the CLI easy to use, the various commands have been logically grouped into a series of menus and sub-menus.

  • Page 48: The Main Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference The Main Menu The Main Menu appears after a successful connection and login. The following table shows the Main Menu for the administrator login. Some features are not available under the user login. [Main Menu] info - Information Menu stats - Statistics Menu...

  • Page 49: Menu Summary

    Alteon OS Command Reference Menu Summary Information Menu Provides sub-menus for displaying information about the current status of the switch: from basic system settings to VLANs, and more. Statistics Menu Provides sub-menus for displaying switch performance statistics. Included are port, IF, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SNMP, routing, ARP, DNS, and VRRP statistics.

  • Page 50: Global Commands

    Alteon OS Command Reference Global Commands Some basic commands are recognized throughout the menu hierarchy. These commands are useful for obtaining online help, navigating through menus, and for applying and saving con- figuration changes. For help on a specific command, type help. You will see the following screen: Global Commands: [can be issued from any menu] help print...
  • Page 51 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 3-1 Description of Global Commands Command Action Remove pending configuration changes between “apply” commands. Use revert this command to remove any configuration changes made since last apply. Remove pending or applied configuration changes between “save” com- revert apply mands.
  • Page 52 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 3-1 Description of Global Commands Command Action Configures the password for the secondary TACACS+ server. chpass_s Chapter 3: Menu Basics 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 53: Command Line History And Editing

    Alteon OS Command Reference Command Line History and Editing Using the command line interface, you can retrieve and modify previously entered commands with just a few keystrokes. The following options are available globally at the command line: Table 3-2 Command Line History and Editing Options Option Description Display a numbered list of the last 64 previously entered commands.

  • Page 54: Command Line Interface Shortcuts

    Alteon OS Command Reference Command Line Interface Shortcuts Command Stacking As a shortcut, you can type multiple commands on a single line, separated by forward slashes (/). You can connect as many commands as required to access the menu option that you want. For example, the keyboard shortcut to access the Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu from the Main# prompt is as follows: Main# cfg/l2/stg 1/port...

  • Page 55: The Information Menu

    HAPTER The Information Menu You can view configuration information for the switch in both the user and administrator command This chapter discusses how to use the command line interface to display switch infor- modes. mation. 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 56: Information Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info Information Menu [Information Menu] - System Information Menu - Layer 2 Information Menu - Layer 3 Information Menu - QoS Menu - Show ACL information link - Show link status port - Show port information geaport - Show system port and gea port mapping - Show External Port SFP/XFP status...
  • Page 57 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-1 Information Menu Options (/info) Command Syntax and Usage port Displays port status information, including: Port alias Whether the port uses VLAN Tagging or not Port VLAN ID (PVID) Port name VLAN membership Port Fast Fowarding status FDB Learning status For details, see...

  • Page 58: System Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys System Information [System Menu] snmpv3 - SNMPv3 Information Menu chassis - Show BladeCenter Chassis related information general - Show general system information - Show last 100 syslog messages user - Show current user status e2eshow - Show E2E status dump - Dump all system information...

  • Page 59: Snmpv3 System Information Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-2 System Menu Options (/info/sys) Command Syntax and Usage dump Dumps all switch information available from the Information Menu (10K or more, depending on your configuration). /info/sys/snmpv3 SNMPv3 System Information Menu SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework that supplements the SNMPv2 Framework by supporting the following: a new SNMP message format security for messages...
  • Page 60 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-3 SNMPv3 information Menu Options (/info/sys/snmpv3) Command Syntax and Usage group Displays information about the group that includes, the security model, user name, and group name. To view a sample, see page comm Displays information about the community table information. To view a sample, see page taddr Displays the Target Address table information.

  • Page 61: Snmpv3 Usm User Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/usm SNMPv3 USM User Table Information The User-based Security Model (USM) in SNMPv3 provides security services such as authen- tication and privacy of messages. This security model makes use of a defined set of user iden- tities displayed in the USM user table.

  • Page 62: Snmpv3 View Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/view SNMPv3 View Table Information The user can control and restrict the access allowed to a group to only a subset of the manage- ment information in the management domain that the group can access within each context by specifying the group’s rights in terms of a particular MIB view for security reasons.

  • Page 63: Snmpv3 Access Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/access SNMPv3 Access Table Information The access control sub system provides authorization services. The vacmAccessTable maps a group name, security information, a context, and a message type, which could be the read or write type of operation or notification into a MIB view. The View-based Access Control Model defines a set of services that an application can use for checking access rights of a group.

  • Page 64: Snmpv3 Group Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/group SNMPv3 Group Table Information A group is a combination of security model and security name that defines the access rights assigned to all the security names belonging to that group. The group is identified by a group name.

  • Page 65: Snmpv3 Target Address Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/taddr SNMPv3 Target Address Table Information This command displays the SNMPv3 target address table information, which is stored in the SNMP engine. Name Transport Addr Port Taglist Params ---------- --------------- ---- ---------- --------------- trap1 47.81.25.66 v1v2trap v1v2param Table 4-9 SNMPv3 Target Address Table Information Parameters (/info/sys/ snmpv3/taddr)

  • Page 66: Snmpv3 Target Parameters Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/tparam SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Information Name MP Model User Name Sec Model Sec Level --------------- -------- -------------- --------- --------- v1v2param snmpv2c v1v2only snmpv1 noAuthNoPriv Table 4-10 SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Information (/info/sys/snmpv3/ tparam) Field Description Displays the locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated with Name this snmpTargeParamsEntry.

  • Page 67: Snmpv3 Notify Table Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/notify SNMPv3 Notify Table Information Name -------------------- -------------------- v1v2trap v1v2trap Table 4-11 SNMPv3 Notify Table Information (/info/sys/snmpv3/notify) Field Description The locally arbitrary, but unique identifier associated with this Name snmpNotifyEntry. This represents a single tag value which is used to select entries in the snmpTargetAddrTable.

  • Page 68: Snmpv3 Dump Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/snmpv3/dump SNMPv3 Dump Information usmUser Table: User Name Protocol -------------------------------- -------------------------------- adminmd5 HMAC_MD5, DES PRIVACY adminsha HMAC_SHA, DES PRIVACY v1v2only NO AUTH, NO PRIVACY vacmAccess Table: Group Name Model Level ReadV WriteV NotifyV ---------- ------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- v1v2grp snmpv1 noAuthNoPriv iso...

  • Page 69: Bladecenter Chassis Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference info/sys/chassis BladeCenter Chassis Information IBM BladeCenter Chassis Related Information: Switch Module Bay = 1 Chassis Type = Enterprise POST Results = 0xff Management Module Control - Default Configuration = FALSE Skip Extended Memory Test = FALSE Disable External Ports = FALSE POST Diagnostics Control...

  • Page 70: General System Information

    System Information at 0:16:42 Wed Jan 3, 2007 Time zone: No timezone configured Nortel Layer 2-3 GbE Switch Module Switch is up 5 days, 2 hours, 16 minutes and 42 seconds. Last boot: 0:00:47 Wed Jan 3, 2007 (power cycle)
  • Page 71 Alteon OS Command Reference Software image file and version number Configuration name Log-in banner, if one is configured 40M2420, April 2007 Chapter 4: The Information Menu...

  • Page 72: Show Recent Syslog Messages

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/log Show Recent Syslog Messages Date Time Criticality level Message 17:25:41 NOTICE system: link up on port INT1 17:25:41 NOTICE system: link up on port INT8 17:25:41 NOTICE system: link up on port INT7 17:25:41 NOTICE system: link up on port INT2 17:25:41 NOTICE...

  • Page 73: User Status

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sys/user User Status Usernames: user - enabled - offline oper - disabled - offline admin - Always Enabled - online 1 session Current User ID table: 1: name paul , dis, cos user , password valid, offline Current strong password settings: strong password status: disabled This command displays the status of the configured usernames.

  • Page 74: Layer 2 Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2 Layer 2 Information [Layer 2 Menu] - Forwarding Database Information Menu lacp - Link Aggregation Control Protocol Menu 8021x - Show 802.1x information - Show STP information cist - Show CIST information trunk - Show Trunk Group information vlan - Show VLAN information - Show general information...
  • Page 75 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-12 Layer 2 Menu Options (/info/l2) Command Syntax and Usage cist Displays Common internal Spanning Tree (CIST) bridge information, including the following: Priority Hello interval Maximum age value Forwarding delay You can also view port-specific CIST information, including the following: Port number and priority Cost State...

  • Page 76: Fdb Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/fdb FDB Information [Forwarding Database Menu] find - Show a single FDB entry by MAC address port - Show FDB entries on a single port trunk - Show FDB entries on a single trunk vlan - Show FDB entries on a single VLAN state - Show FDB entries by state dump...

  • Page 77: Show All Fdb Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/fdb/dump Show All FDB Information MAC address VLAN Port Trnk State ----------------- ---- ---- ---- ----- 00:04:38:90:54:18 EXT4 00:09:6b:9b:01:5f INT13 00:09:6b:ca:26:ef 4095 MGT1 00:0f:06:ec:3b:00 4095 MGT1 00:11:43:c4:79:83 EXT4 00:11:f9:36:71:00 4095 MGT1 00:13:0a:4d:3c:00 4095 MGT1 An address that is in the forwarding (FWD) state, means that it has been learned by the switch. When in the trunking (TRK) state, the port field represents the trunk group number.

  • Page 78: Link Aggregation Control Protocol Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/lacp Link Aggregation Control Protocol Information [LACP Menu] aggr - Show LACP aggregator information for the port port - Show LACP port information dump - Show all LACP ports information Use these commands to display Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) status information about each port on the GbE Switch Module.
  • Page 79 Alteon OS Command Reference selected Indicates whether the port has been selected to be part of a Link Aggregation Group. prio Shows the value of the port priority. attached aggr Displays the aggregator associated with each port. trunk This value represents the LACP trunk group number. 40M2420, April 2007 Chapter 4: The Information Menu...

  • Page 80: 802.1X Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/8021x 802.1x Information System capability : Authenticator System status : disabled Protocol version Authenticator Backend Port Auth Mode Auth Status PAE State Auth State ----- ------------ ------------ -------------- ---------- INT1 force-auth authorized initialize initialize *INT2 force-auth authorized initialize initialize...
  • Page 81 Alteon OS Command Reference The following table describes the IEEE 802.1x parameters. Table 4-15 802.1x Parameter Descriptions (/info/l2/8021x) Parameter Description Port Displays each port’s alias. Displays the Access Control authorization mode for the port. The Authoriza- Auth Mode tion mode can be one of the following: force-unauth auto force-auth...

  • Page 82: Spanning Tree Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/stg Spanning Tree Information ------------------------------------------------------------------ upfast disabled, update 40 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Spanning Tree Group 1: On (STP/PVST+) VLANs: 1 10 Current Root: Path-Cost Port Hello MaxAge FwdDel 8000 00:16:60:f9:1e:00 (null) Parameters: Priority Hello MaxAge FwdDel Aging 32768 Port Priority Cost...
  • Page 83 Alteon OS Command Reference The switch software uses the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). In addition to seeing if STG is enabled or disabled, you can view the following STG bridge information: Priority Hello interval Maximum age value Forwarding delay Aging time You can also see the following port-specific STG information: Slot number...
  • Page 84 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-16 Spanning Tree Parameter Descriptions (Continued) Parameter Description The port path cost parameter is used to help determine the designated port for Cost a segment. Generally speaking, the faster the port, the lower the path cost. A setting of 0 indicates that the cost will be set to the appropriate default after the link speed has been auto negotiated.

  • Page 85: Rstp/Mstp Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/stg RSTP/MSTP Information Spanning Tree Group 1: On (RSTP) VLANs: Current Root: Path-Cost Port Hello MaxAge FwdDel 8000 00:11:58:ae:39:00 EXT4 Parameters: Priority Hello MaxAge FwdDel Aging 32768 Port Prio Cost State Role Designated Bridge Des Port Type ----- ---- --------- ----- ---- ---------------------- --------...
  • Page 86 Alteon OS Command Reference Forwarding delay Aging time You can view port-specific RSTP information, including the following: Port number and priority Cost State The following table describes the STP parameters in RSTP or MSTP mode. Table 4-17 RSTP/MSTP Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description Current Root...
  • Page 87 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-17 RSTP/MSTP Parameter Descriptions (Continued) Parameter Description The Role field shows the current role of this port in the Spanning Tree. The Role port role can be one of the following: Designated (DESG), Root (ROOT), Alternate (ALTN), Backup (BKUP), Disabled (DSB), Master (MAST), or Unknown (UNK).

  • Page 88: Common Internal Spanning Tree Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/cist Common Internal Spanning Tree Information Common Internal Spanning Tree: VLANs: 2-4094 Current Root: Path-Cost Port MaxAge FwdDel 8000 00:11:58:ae:39:00 Cist Regional Root: Path-Cost 8000 00:11:58:ae:39:00 Parameters: Priority MaxAge FwdDel Hops 32768 Port Prio Cost State Role Designated Bridge Des Port Hello Type ----- ---- --------- -----...
  • Page 89 Alteon OS Command Reference Maximum age value Forwarding delay You can view port-specific CIST information, including the following: Port number and priority Cost Link type and Port type The following table describes the CIST parameters. Table 4-18 CIST Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description CIST Root...
  • Page 90 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-18 CIST Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description The state field shows the current state of the port. The state field can be either State Discarding (DISC), Learning (LRN), or Forwarding (FWD). The Role field shows the current role of this port in the Spanning Tree. The Role port role can be one of the following: Designated (DESG), Root (ROOT), Alternate (ALTN), Backup (BKUP), Disabled (DSB), Master (MAST), or...

  • Page 91: Trunk Group Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l2/trunk Trunk Group Information Trunk group 1, port state: EXT1: STG 1 forwarding EXT2: STG 1 forwarding When trunk groups are configured, you can view the state of each port in the various trunk groups. – If Spanning Tree Protocol on any port in the trunk group is set to forwarding, the remaining ports in the trunk group will also be set to forwarding.
  • Page 92 Alteon OS Command Reference VLAN information includes: VLAN Number VLAN Name Status Port membership of the VLAN Protocol-based VLAN information Whether the VLAN is a GVRP dynamic VLAN Private VLAN configuration Chapter 4: The Information Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 93: Layer 3 Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3 Layer 3 Information [Layer 3 Menu] route - IP Routing Information Menu - ARP Information Menu - BGP Information Menu ospf - OSPF Routing Information Menu - RIP Routing Information Menu - Show IP information igmp - Show IGMP Snooping Multicast Group information vrrp...
  • Page 94 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-19 Layer 3 Menu Options (/info/l3) Command Syntax and Usage Displays IP Information. For details, see page 108. IP information, includes: IP interface information: Interface number, IP address, subnet mask, VLAN number, and opera- tional status. Default gateway information: Metric for selecting which configured gateway to use, gateway number, IP address, and health status IP forwarding information: Enable status, lnet and lmask...

  • Page 95: Ip Routing Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/route IP Routing Information [IP Routing Menu] find - Show a single route by destination IP address - Show routes to a single gateway type - Show routes of a single type - Show routes of a single tag - Show routes on a single interface dump - Show all routes...

  • Page 96: Show All Ip Route Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/route/dump Show All IP Route Information Status code: * - best Destination Mask Gateway Type Metr If --------------- --------------- --------------- --------- --------- ---- -- * 11.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 11.0.0.1 direct fixed * 11.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 11.0.0.1 local addr * 11.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 11.255.255.255 broadcast broadcast...
  • Page 97 Alteon OS Command Reference The following table describes the Tag parameters. Table 4-22 IP Routing Tag Parameters Parameter Description The address belongs to a host or subnet attached to the switch. fixed The address is a static route which has been configured on the GbE Switch static Module.

  • Page 98: Arp Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/arp ARP Information [Address Resolution Protocol Menu] find - Show a single ARP entry by IP address port - Show ARP entries on a single port vlan - Show ARP entries on a single VLAN addr - Show ARP address list dump - Show all ARP entries...

  • Page 99: Show All Arp Entry Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/arp/dump Show All ARP Entry Information IP address Flags MAC address VLAN Port --------------- ----- ----------------- ---- ---- 47.80.22.1 00:e0:16:7c:28:86 INT6 47.80.23.243 00:03:42:fa:3b:30 47.80.23.245 00:c0:4f:60:3e:c1 INT6 190.10.10.1 00:03:42:fa:3b:30 – If you have VMA turned on, the referenced port will be the designated port. If you have VMA turned off, the designated port will be the normal ingress port.

  • Page 100: Bgp Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/bgp BGP Information [BGP Menu] peer - Show all BGP peers summary - Show all BGP peers in summary dump - Show BGP routing table Table 4-25 BGP Peer Information Menu Options (/info/l3/bgp)) Command Syntax and Usage peer Displays BGP peer information.

  • Page 101: Bgp Summary Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/bgp/summary BGP Summary information Following is an example of the information that /info/l3/bgp/summary provides. BGP Peer Summary Information: Peer MsgRcvd MsgSent Up/Down State --------------- - -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- 1: 205.178.23.142 121 00:00:28 established 2: 205.178.15.148 0 never connect /info/l3/bgp/dump...

  • Page 102: Ospf Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/ospf OSPF Information [OSPF Information Menu] general - Show general information aindex - Show area(s) information - Show interface(s) information virtual - Show details of virtual links - Show neighbor(s) information dbase - Database Menu sumaddr - Show summary address list nsumadd - Show NSSA summary address list routes - Show OSPF routes...

  • Page 103: Ospf General Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-26 OSPF Information Menu options (/info/l3/ospf) Command Syntax and Usage dump Displays the OSPF information. /info/l3/ospf/general OSPF General Information OSPF Version 2 Router ID: 10.10.10.1 Started at 1663 and the process uptime is 4626 Area Border Router: yes, AS Boundary Router: no LS types supported are 6 External LSA count 0 External LSA checksum sum 0x0...

  • Page 104: Ospf Interface Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/ospf/if OSPF Interface Information Ip Address 10.10.12.1, Area 0.0.0.1, Admin Status UP Router ID 10.10.10.1, State DR, Priority 1 Designated Router (ID) 10.10.10.1, Ip Address 10.10.12.1 Backup Designated Router (ID) 10.10.14.1, Ip Address 10.10.12.2 Timer intervals, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 1663, Retransmit 5, Poll interval 0, Transit delay 1 Neighbor count is 1 If Events 4, Authentication type none...
  • Page 105 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 4-27 OSPF Database Information Menu Options (/info/l3/ospf/dbase) Command Syntax and Usage dbsumm Displays the following information about the LS database in a table format: a) the number of LSAs of each type in each area. b) the total number of LSAs for each area.

  • Page 106: Ospf Information Route Codes

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/ospf/routes OSPF Information Route Codes Codes: IA - OSPF inter area, N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2 IA 10.10.0.0/16 via 200.1.1.2 IA 40.1.1.0/28 via 20.1.1.2 IA 80.1.1.0/24 via 200.1.1.2...

  • Page 107: Routing Information Protocol Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/rip Routing Information Protocol Information [RIP Information Menu] routes - Show RIP routes dump - Show RIP user's configuration Use this menu to view information about the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) configuration and statistics. Table 4-28 RIP Information Menu Options (/info/l3/rip) Command Syntax and Usage routes Displays RIP routes.

  • Page 108: Ip Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/ip IP Information IP information: AS number 0 Interface information: 1: 10.200.30.3 255.255.0.0 10.200.255.255, vlan 1, up 128: 10.90.90.97 255.255.255.0 10.90.90.255, vlan 4095, up Default gateway information: metric strict 1: 10.200.1.1, vlan any, Current BOOTP relay settings: OFF 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0 Current IP forwarding settings: ON, dirbr disabled, noicmprd dis- abled...

  • Page 109: Igmp Multicast Group Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/igmp IGMP Multicast Group Information [IGMP Multicast Menu] mrouter - Show IGMP Snooping Multicast Router Port information find - Show a single group by IP group address vlan - Show groups on a single vlan port - Show groups on a single port trunk - Show groups on a single trunk...

  • Page 110: Igmp Group Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference info/l3/igmp/dump IGMP Group Information Note: Local groups (224.0.0.x) are not snooped/relayed and will not appear. Source Group VLAN Port Version Mode Expires -------------- --------------- ------- ------ -------- ----- ------- 10.1.1.1 232.1.1.1 EXT4 4:16 10.1.1.5 232.1.1.1 EXT4 4:16 232.1.1.1 EXT4...

  • Page 111: Igmp Mrouter Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference info/l3/igmp/mrouter/dump IGMP Mrouter Information VLAN Port Version Expires Max Query Resp. Time QQIC ------- ------- --------- -------- ----------------------- ---- EXT1 4:09 EXT3 4:09 EXT4 static unknown IGMP Mrouter information includes: VLAN and port where the Mrouter is connected IGMP version Mrouter expiration Maximum query response time...

  • Page 112: Vrrp Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/l3/vrrp VRRP Information Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on provides redun- GbE Switch Module dancy between routers in a LAN. This is accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRP-capable routing device. One of the virtual routers is then elected as the master, based on a number of priority criteria, and assumes control of the shared virtual router IP address.

  • Page 113: Quality Of Service Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/qos Quality of Service Information [QoS Menu] 8021p - Show QOS 802.1p information Table 4-31 QoS Menu Options (/info/qos) Command Syntax and Usage 8021p Displays the 802.1p Information Menu. For details, see page 113. /info/qos/8021p 802.1p Information Current priority to COS queue information: Priority COSq...
  • Page 114 Alteon OS Command Reference The following table describes the IEEE 802.1p priority to COS queue information. Table 4-32 802.1p Priority-to-COS Queue Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description Priority Displays the 802.1p Priority level. Displays the Class of Service queue. COSq Displays the scheduling weight of the COS queue. Weight The following table describes the IEEE 802.1p port priority information.

  • Page 115: Access Control List Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference info/acl Access Control List Information Current ACL information: ------------------------ Filter 2 profile: Ethernet - VID : 2/0xfff No ACL groups configured. Access Control List (ACL) information includes configuration settings for each ACL and ACL Group. Table 4-34 ACL Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description Filter x profile...

  • Page 116: Link Status Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/link Link Status Information Alias Port Speed Duplex Flow Ctrl Link ---- ----- ----- -------- --TX-----RX-- ------ INT1 1000 full INT2 1000 full INT3 1000 full INT4 1000 full INT5 1000 full down INT6 1000 full INT7 1000 full...

  • Page 117: Port Information

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/port Port Information Alias Port Tag Fast Lrn PVID NAME VLAN(s) ----- ---- --- ---- --- ---- -------------- ------------------------ INT1 1 INT1 1 10 4095 INT2 1 INT2 1 4095 INT3 1 INT3 1 4095 INT4 1 INT4 1 4095 INT5...

  • Page 118: Logical Port To Gea Port Mapping

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/geaport Logical Port to GEA Port Mapping Alias Logical Port GEA Port(0-based) GEA Unit ----- ------------ ----------------- --------- INT1 INT2 INT3 INT4 INT5 INT6 INT7 INT8 INT9 INT10 INT11 INT12 INT13 INT14 MGT1 MGT2 EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 EXT5...

  • Page 119: Fiber Port Sfp Status

    Alteon OS Command Reference /info/sfp Fiber Port SFP Status Port Device TX-Enable RX-Signal TX-Fault ---- ------ --------- --------- -------- EXT1 FI-SFP enabled LOST none EXT2 FI-SFP enabled LOST none EXT3 FI-SFP enabled LOST none EXT4 FI-SFP enabled LOST none EXT5 FI-SFP enabled LOST none...
  • Page 120 Alteon OS Command Reference Chapter 4: The Information Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 121: The Statistics Menu

    HAPTER The Statistics Menu You can view switch performance statistics in both the user and administrator command modes. This chapter discusses how to use the command line interface to display switch statistics. /stats Statistics Menu [Statistics Menu] port - Port Stats Menu clrports - Clear stats for all ports - Layer 2 Stats Menu - Layer 3 Stats Menu...
  • Page 122 Alteon OS Command Reference The information provided by each menu option is briefly described in Table 5-1, with pointers to detailed information. Table 5-1 Statistics Menu Options (/stats) Command Syntax and Usage port <port alias or number> Displays the Port Statistics Menu for the specified port. Use this command to display traffic statis- tics on a port-by-port basis.

  • Page 123: Port Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/port <port alias or number> Port Statistics This menu displays traffic statistics on a port-by-port basis. Traffic statistics include SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) objects. [Port Statistics Menu] 8021x - Show 802.1x stats - Show bridging ("dot1") stats ether - Show Ethernet ("dot3") stats - Show interface ("if") stats...

  • Page 124: 802.1X Authenticator Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/port <port alias or number>/8021x 802.1x Authenticator Statistics This menu option enables you to display the 802.1x authenticator statistics of the selected port. Authenticator Statistics: eapolFramesRx = 925 eapolFramesTx = 3201 eapolStartFramesRx eapolLogoffFramesRx eapolRespIdFramesRx = 463 eapolRespFramesRx = 460 eapolReqIdFramesTx...

  • Page 125: 802.1X Authenticator Diagnostics

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-3 802.1x Authenticator Statistics of a Port (/stats/port/8021x) Statistics Description lastEapolFrame- The source MAC address carried in the most recently received Source EAPOL frame. /stats/port <port alias or number>/8021x 802.1x Authenticator Diagnostics This menu option enables you to display the 802.1x authenticator diagnostics of the selected port.
  • Page 126 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-4 802.1x Authenticator Diagnostics of a Port (/stats/port/8021x) Statistics Description Total number of times that the state machine transitions from authSuccessesWhi- AUTHENTICATING to AUTHENTICATED, as a result of the Backend leAuthenticating Authentication state machine indicating successful authentication of the Supplicant.

  • Page 127: Bridging Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-4 802.1x Authenticator Diagnostics of a Port (/stats/port/8021x) Statistics Description Total number of times that the state machine receives a response from the backendNonNakRe- Supplicant to an initial EAP-Request, and the response is something other sponsesFromSuppli- than EAP-NAK.
  • Page 128 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-5 Bridging Statistics of a Port (/stats/port/brg) Statistics Description The total number of Forwarding Database entries, which have been or dot1TpLearnedEntry would have been learnt, but have been discarded due to a lack of space to Discards store them in the Forwarding Database.

  • Page 129: Ethernet Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/port <port alias or number>/ether Ethernet Statistics This menu option enables you to display the ethernet statistics of the selected port Ethernet statistics for port INT1: dot3StatsAlignmentErrors: dot3StatsFCSErrors: dot3StatsSingleCollisionFrames: dot3StatsMultipleCollisionFrames: dot3StatsLateCollisions: dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions: dot3StatsInternalMacTransmitErrors: dot3StatsFrameTooLongs: dot3StatsInternalMacReceiveErrors: Table 5-6 Ethernet Statistics for Port (/stats/port/ether) Statistics Description dot3StatsAlignment...
  • Page 130 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-6 Ethernet Statistics for Port (/stats/port/ether) Statistics Description A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for dot3StatsMultiple- which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision. CollisionFrames A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts, ifOutMul- ticastPkts, or ifOutBroadcastPkts, and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the dot3StatsSingleCollision-...
  • Page 131 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-6 Ethernet Statistics for Port (/stats/port/ether) Statistics Description A count of frames for which reception on a particular interface fails due dot3StatsInternal- to an internal MAC sub layer receive error. A frame is only counted by an MacReceiveErrors instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the dot3StatsFrameTooLongs object, the dot3Stats-...

  • Page 132: Interface Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/port <port alias or number>/if Interface Statistics This menu option enables you to display the interface statistics of the selected port. Interface statistics for port EXT1: ifHCIn Counters ifHCOut Counters Octets: 51697080313 51721056808 UcastPkts: 65356399 65385714 BroadcastPkts: 6516 MulticastPkts:...
  • Page 133 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-7 Interface Statistics for Port (/stats/port/if) Statistics Description For packet-oriented interfaces, the number of packets received via the ifInUnknownProtos interface which were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. For character-oriented or fixed-length interfaces which support protocol multiplexing, the number of transmission units received via the interface which were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol.

  • Page 134: Interface Protocol Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/port <port alias or number>/ip Interface Protocol Statistics This menu option enables you to display the interface statistics of the selected port. GEA IP statistics for port INT1: ipInReceives ipInHeaderError: ipInDiscards Table 5-8 Interface Protocol Statistics (/stats/port/ip) Statistics Description The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including...

  • Page 135: Layer 2 Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l2 Layer 2 Statistics [Layer 2 Statistics Menu] - Show FDB stats lacp - Show LACP stats The Layer 2 statistics provided by each menu option are briefly described in Table 5-10, with pointers to detailed information. Table 5-10 Layer 2 Statistics Menu Options (/stats/l2) Command Syntax and Usage Displays FDB statistics.

  • Page 136: Lacp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l2/lacp <port alias or number> LACP Statistics Port EXT1: -------------------------------------- Valid LACPDUs received: - 870 Valid Marker PDUs received: Valid Marker Rsp PDUs received: - 0 Unknown version/TLV type: Illegal subtype received: LACPDUs transmitted: - 6031 Marker PDUs transmitted: Marker Rsp PDUs transmitted: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) statistics are described in the following table:...

  • Page 137: Layer 3 Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3 Layer 3 Statistics [Layer 3 Statistics Menu] geal3 - GEA Layer 3 Stats Menu - Show IP stats route - Show route stats - Show ARP stats - Show DNS stats icmp - Show ICMP stats - Show TCP stats - Show UDP stats igmp...
  • Page 138 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-13 Layer 3 Statistics Menu Options (/stats/l3) Command Syntax and Usage icmp Displays ICMP statistics. See page 142 for sample output. Displays TCP statistics. See page 145 for sample output. Displays UDP statistics. See page 147 for sample output.

  • Page 139: Ip Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/ip IP Statistics IP statistics: ipInReceives: 3115873 ipInHdrErrors: ipInAddrErrors: 35447 ipForwDatagrams: ipInUnknownProtos: 500504 ipInDiscards: ipInDelivers: 2334166 ipOutRequests: 1010542 ipOutDiscards: ipOutNoRoutes: ipReasmReqds: ipReasmOKs: ipReasmFails: ipFragOKs: ipFragFails: ipFragCreates: ipRoutingDiscards: ipDefaultTTL: ipReasmTimeout: Table 5-14 IP Statistics (stats/l3/ip) Statistics Description The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces, including ipInReceives those received in error.
  • Page 140 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-14 IP Statistics (stats/l3/ip) Statistics Description The total number of input datagrams successfully delivered to IP user- ipInDelivers protocols (including ICMP). The total number of IP datagrams which local IP user-protocols (includ- ipOutRequests ing ICMP) supplied to IP in requests for transmission. Note that this counter does not include any datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams.

  • Page 141: Route Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-14 IP Statistics (stats/l3/ip) Statistics Description The maximum number of seconds, which received fragments are held ipReasmTimeout while they are awaiting reassembly at this entity (the switch). /stats/l3/route Route Statistics Route statistics: ipRoutesCur: ipRoutesHighWater: ipRoutesMax: 2048 Table 5-15 Route Statistics (/stats/l3/route) Statistics...

  • Page 142: Dns Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/dns DNS Statistics This menu option enables you to display Domain Name System statistics. DNS statistics: dnsInRequests: dnsOutRequests: dnsBadRequests: Table 5-17 DNS Statistics (/stats/dns) Statistics Description The total number of DNS request packets that have been received. dnsInRequests The total number of DNS response packets that have been transmitted.
  • Page 143 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-18 ICMP Statistics (/stats/l3/icmp) Statistics Description The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages received. icmpInDestUnreachs The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages received. icmpInTimeExcds The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received. icmpInParmProbs The number of ICMP Source Quench (buffer almost full, stop send- icmpInSrcQuenchs ing data) messages received.
  • Page 144 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-18 ICMP Statistics (/stats/l3/icmp) Statistics Description The number of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages sent. icmpOutTimestamps The number of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages sent. icmpOutTimestampReps The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages sent. icmpOutAddrMasks The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages sent. icmpOutAddrMaskReps Chapter 5: The Statistics Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 145: Tcp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/tcp TCP Statistics TCP statistics: tcpRtoAlgorithm: tcpRtoMin: tcpRtoMax: 240000 tcpMaxConn: tcpActiveOpens: 252214 tcpPassiveOpens: tcpAttemptFails: tcpEstabResets: tcpInSegs: 756401 tcpOutSegs: 756655 tcpRetransSegs: tcpInErrs: tcpCurBuff: tcpCurConn: tcpOutRsts: Table 5-19 TCP Statistics (/stats/l3/tcp) Statistics Description The algorithm used to determine the timeout value used for retransmit- tcpRtoAlgorithm ting unacknowledged octets.
  • Page 146 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-19 TCP Statistics (/stats/l3/tcp) Statistics Description The number of times TCP connections have made a direct transition to tcpEstabResets the CLOSED state from either the ESTABLISHED state or the CLOSE- WAIT state. The total number of segments received, including those received in error. tcpInSegs This count includes segments received on currently established connec- tions.

  • Page 147: Udp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/udp UDP Statistics UDP statistics: udpInDatagrams: udpOutDatagrams: udpInErrors: udpNoPorts: 1578077 Table 5-20 UDP Statistics (/stats/l3/udp) Statistics Description The total number of UDP datagrams delivered to the switch. udpInDatagrams The total number of UDP datagrams sent from this entity (the switch). udpOutDatagrams The number of received UDP datagrams that could not be delivered for udpInErrors...

  • Page 148: Igmp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/igmp <VLAN number> IGMP Statistics IGMP Snoop vlan 2 statistics: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- rxIgmpValidPkts: rxIgmpInvalidPkts: rxIgmpGenQueries: rxIgmpGrpSpecificQueries: rxIgmpGroupSrcSpecificQueries: rxIgmpLeaves: rxIgmpReports: txIgmpReports: txIgmpGrpSpecificQueries: txIgmpLeaves: rxIgmpV3CurrentStateRecords: rxIgmpV3SourceListChangeRecords:0 rxIgmpV3FilterChangeRecords: This menu option displays statistics about the use of the IGMP Multicast Groups. IGMP statistics are described in the following table: Table 5-21 IGMP Statistics (/stats/l3/igmp) Statistic...

  • Page 149: Ospf Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/ospf OSPF Statistics [OSPF stats Menu] general - Show global stats aindex - Show area(s) stats - Show interface(s) stats Table 5-22 OSPF Statistics Menu (/stats/l3/ospf) Command Syntax and Usage general Displays global statistics. See page 150 for sample output.

  • Page 150: Ospf Global Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/ospf/general OSPF Global Statistics The OSPF General Statistics contain the sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and interfaces. OSPF stats ---------- Rx/Tx Stats: -------- -------- Pkts hello database ls requests ls acks ls updates Nbr change stats: Intf change Stats:...
  • Page 151 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-23 OSPF General Statistics (stats/l3/ospf/general) Statistics Description Rx/Tx Stats: The sum total of all OSPF packets received on all OSPF areas and inter- Rx Pkts faces. The sum total of all OSPF packets transmitted on all OSPF areas and Tx Pkts interfaces.
  • Page 152 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-23 OSPF General Statistics (stats/l3/ospf/general) (Continued) Statistics Description Nbr Change Stats: The sum total of all Hello packets received from neighbors on all OSPF hello areas and interfaces. The sum total number of neighbors in this state (that is, an indication that Start Hello packets should now be sent to the neighbor at intervals of Hel- loInterval seconds.) across all OSPF areas and interfaces.
  • Page 153 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-23 OSPF General Statistics (stats/l3/ospf/general) (Continued) Statistics Description Intf Change Stats: The sum total number of Hello packets sent on all interfaces and areas. hello The sum total number of interfaces down in all OSPF areas. down The sum total of interfaces no longer connected to the attached network loop...

  • Page 154: Vrrp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/l3/vrrp VRRP Statistics Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on the provides GbE Switch Module redundancy between routers in a LAN. This is accomplished by configuring the same virtual router IP address and ID number on each participating VRRP-capable routing device. One of the virtual routers is then elected as the master, based on a number of priority criteria, and assumes control of the shared virtual router IP address.

  • Page 155: Routing Information Protocol Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-24 VRRP Statistics (/stats/l3/vrrp) Statistics Description The total number of VRRP advertisements received that had a bad inter- vrrpBadInterval val. /stats/l3/rip Routing Information Protocol Statistics RIP ALL STATS INFORMATION: RIP packets received = 12 RIP packets sent = 75 RIP request received RIP response recevied = 12...

  • Page 156: Management Processor Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/mp Management Processor Statistics [MP-specific Statistics Menu] - Show Packet stats - Show All TCP control blocks in use - Show All UDP control blocks in use - Show CPU utilization Table 5-25 Management Processor Statistics Menu Options (/stats/mp) Command Syntax and Usage Displays packet statistics, to check for leads and load.

  • Page 157: Mp Packet Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/mp/pkt MP Packet Statistics Packet counts: allocs: 1722684 frees: 1722684 mediums: mediums hi-watermark: jumbos: jumbos hi-watermark: smalls: smalls hi-watermark: failures: Table 5-26 Packet Statistics (/stats/mp/pkt) Statistics Description Total number of packet allocations from the packet buffer pool by the allocs TCP/IP protocol stack.

  • Page 158: Tcp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/mp/tcb TCP Statistics All TCP allocated control blocks: 10ad41e8: 0.0.0.0 0 <=> 0.0.0.0 listen 10ad5790: 47.81.27.5 1171 <=> 47.80.23.243 established Table 5-27 MP Specified TCP Statistics (/stats/mp/tcb) Statistics Description Memory 10ad41e8/10ad5790 Destination IP address 0.0.0.0/47.81.27.5 Destination port 0/1171 Source IP 0.0.0.0/47.80.23.243...

  • Page 159: Cpu Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/mp/cpu CPU Statistics This menu option enables you to display the CPU utilization statistics. CPU utilization: cpuUtil1Second: cpuUtil4Seconds: cpuUtil64Seconds: Table 5-28 CPU Statistics (stats/mp/cpu) Statistics Description The utilization of MP CPU over 1 second. It shows the percentage. cpuUtil1Second The utilization of MP CPU over 4 seconds.

  • Page 160: Acl Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/acl ACL Statistics - Display ACL stats meter - Display ACL metering stats dump - Display all available ACL stats clracl - Clear ACL stats clrmeter - Clear ACL metering stats ACL statistics are described in the following table. Table 5-29 ACL Statistics Menu Options (/stats/acl) Command Syntax and Usage acl <1-4096>...

  • Page 161: Acl Meter Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/acl/meter <meter number> ACL Meter Statistics This option displays ACL meter statistics. Out of profile hits for Meter 1, Port EXT1: 0 Out of profile hits for Meter 2, Port EXT1: 0 40M2420, April 2007 Chapter 5: The Statistics Menu...

  • Page 162: Snmp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/snmp SNMP Statistics – You can reset the SNMP counter to zero by using clear command, as follows: >> Statistics# snmp clear SNMP statistics: snmpInPkts: 150097 snmpInBadVersions: snmpInBadC'tyNames: snmpInBadC'tyUses: snmpInASNParseErrs: snmpEnableAuthTraps: snmpOutPkts: 150097 snmpInBadTypes: snmpInTooBigs: snmpInNoSuchNames: snmpInBadValues: snmpInReadOnlys: snmpInGenErrs:...
  • Page 163 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-30 SNMP Statistics (/stats/snmp) Statistics Description The total number of ASN.1 or BER errors encountered by the SNMP pro- snmpInASNParseErrs tocol entity when decoding SNMP Messages received. Note: OSI's method of specifying abstract objects is called ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One, defined in X.208), and one set of rules for representing such objects as strings of ones and zeros is called the BER (Basic Encoding Rules, defined in X.209).
  • Page 164 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-30 SNMP Statistics (/stats/snmp) Statistics Description The total number of MIB objects, which have been altered successfully snmpInTotalSetVars by the SNMP protocol entity as a result of receiving valid SNMP Set- Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs). The total number of SNMP Get-Request Protocol Data Units (PDUs), snmpInGetRequests which have been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol entity.
  • Page 165 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-30 SNMP Statistics (/stats/snmp) Statistics Description The total number of SNMP Trap Protocol Data Units (PDUs), which have snmpOutTraps been generated by the SNMP protocol entity. The total number of GetRequest-PDUs, GetNextRequest-PDUs, snmpSilentDrops GetBulkRequest-PDUs, SetRequest-PDUs, and InformRe- quest-PDUs delivered to the SNMPv2 entity which were silently dropped because the size of a reply containing an alternate Response- PDU with an empty variable bindings field was greater than either a local...

  • Page 166: Ntp Statistics

    Alteon OS Command Reference /stats/ntp NTP Statistics Alteon OS uses NTP (Network Timing Protocol) version 3 to synchronize the switch’s internal clock with an atomic time calibrated NTP server. With NTP enabled, the switch can accurately update its internal clock to be consistent with other devices on the network and generates accu- rate syslogs.

  • Page 167: Statistics Dump

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 5-31 NTP Statistics Parameters (/stats/ntp) Field Description Last update time The time stamp showing the time when the switch was last updated. Current system time The switch system time when the command /stats/ntp was issued. –...
  • Page 168 Alteon OS Command Reference Chapter 5: The Statistics Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 169: The Configuration Menu

    HAPTER The Configuration Menu This chapter discusses how to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for making, viewing, and saving switch configuration changes. Many of the commands, although not new, display more or different information than in the previous version. Important differences are called out in the text.

  • Page 170: Configuration Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg Configuration Menu [Configuration Menu] - System-wide Parameter Menu port - Port Menu - Layer 2 Menu - Layer 3 Menu - QOS Menu - Access Control List Menu pmirr - Port Mirroring Menu setup - Step by step configuration set up dump - Dump current configuration to script file ptcfg...
  • Page 171 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-1 Configuration Menu Options (/cfg) Command Syntax and Usage dump Dumps current configuration to a script file. For details, see page 320. ptcfg <host name or IP address of TFTP server> <filename on host> Backs up current configuration to TFTP server. For details, see page 321.

  • Page 172: Viewing, Applying, And Saving Changes

    Alteon OS Command Reference Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes As you use the configuration menus to set switch parameters, the changes you make do not take effect immediately. All changes are considered “pending” until you explicitly apply them. Also, any changes are lost the next time the switch boots unless the changes are explicitly saved.

  • Page 173: Saving The Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Saving the Configuration In addition to applying the configuration changes, you can save them to flash memory on the GbE Switch Module – If you do not save the changes, they will be lost the next time the system is rebooted. To save the new configuration, enter the following command at any CLI prompt: # save When you save configuration changes, the changes are saved to the active configuration block.

  • Page 174: System Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys System Configuration [System Menu] syslog - Syslog Menu sshd - SSH Server Menu radius - RADIUS Authentication Menu tacacs+ - TACACS+ Authentication Menu ldap - LDAP Authentication Menu - NTP Server Menu ssnmp - System SNMP Menu access - System Access Menu date...
  • Page 175 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-2 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys) Command Syntax and Usage Displays the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server Menu. To view menu options, see page 186. ssnmp Displays the System SNMP Menu. To view menu options, see page 188.
  • Page 176 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-2 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys) Command Syntax and Usage hgibp enable|disable Enables or disables Higig Ingress Back Pressure (IBP) flow control mode. The default value is disabled. If you change the flow-control mode, you must apply and save the changes, then reboot the switch before the change takes effect.

  • Page 177: System Host Log Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/syslog System Host Log Configuration [Syslog Menu] host - Set IP address of first syslog host host2 - Set IP address of second syslog host sever - Set the severity of first syslog host sever2 - Set the severity of second syslog host facil - Set facility of first syslog host facil2...

  • Page 178: Ssh Server Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/sshd SSH Server Configuration [SSHD Menu] intrval - Set Interval for generating the RSA server key scpadm - Set SCP-only admin password hkeygen - Generate the RSA host key skeygen - Generate the RSA server key sshport - Set SSH server port number - Enable the SCP apply and save...

  • Page 179: Radius Server Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-4 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/sshd) Command Syntax and Usage Disables the SSH server. Displays the current SSH server configuration. /cfg/sys/radius RADIUS Server Configuration [RADIUS Server Menu] prisrv - Set primary RADIUS server address secsrv - Set secondary RADIUS server address secret - Set RADIUS secret...
  • Page 180 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-5 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/radius) Command Syntax and Usage timeout <RADIUS server timeout seconds (1-10)> Sets the amount of time, in seconds, before a RADIUS server authentication attempt is considered to have failed. The default is 3 seconds. bckdoor disable|enable Enables or disables the RADIUS backdoor for telnet.

  • Page 181: Tacacs+ Server Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/tacacs+ TACACS+ Server Configuration TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access Control system) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to determine whether access can be allowed to a given system. TACACS is an encryption protocol, and therefore less secure than TACACS+ and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocols.
  • Page 182 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-6 TACACS+ Server Menu Options (/cfg/sys/tacacs) Command Syntax and Usage prisrv <IP address> Defines the primary TACACS+ server address. secsrv <IP address> Defines the secondary TACACS+ server address. secret <1-32 character secret> This is the shared secret between the switch and the TACACS+ server(s). secret2 <1-32 character secret>...
  • Page 183 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-6 TACACS+ Server Menu Options (/cfg/sys/tacacs) Command Syntax and Usage cauth disable|enable Enables or disables TACACS+ command authorization. clog disable|enable Enables or disables TACACS+ command logging. Enables the TACACS+ server. This is the default setting. Disables the TACACS+ server.

  • Page 184: Ldap Server Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ldap LDAP Server Configuration LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to deter- mine whether access can be allowed to a given system. [LDAP Server Menu] prisrv - Set IP address of primary LDAP server...
  • Page 185 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-7 LDAP Server Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ldap) Command Syntax and Usage telnet disable|enable Enables or disables the LDAP back door for telnet. The telnet command also applies to SSH/SCP connections, and the Browser-Based Interface (BBI). The default is disabled. To obtain the LDAP backdoor password for your GbESM, contact your IBM Service and Support line.

  • Page 186: Ntp Server Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ntp NTP Server Configuration [NTP Server Menu] prisrv - Set primary NTP server address secsrv - Set secondary NTP server address intrval - Set NTP server resync interval tzone - Set NTP timezone offset from GMT dlight - Enable or disable NTP daylight savings time - Turn NTP service ON...
  • Page 187 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-8 System Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ntp) Command Syntax and Usage Disables the NTP synchronization service. Displays the current NTP service settings. 40M2420, April 2007 Chapter 6: The Configuration Menu...

  • Page 188: System Snmp Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference cfg/sys/ssnmp System SNMP Configuration [System SNMP Menu] snmpv3 - SNMPv3 Menu name - Set SNMP "sysName" locn - Set SNMP "sysLocation" cont - Set SNMP "sysContact" rcomm - Set SNMP read community string wcomm - Set SNMP write community string trsrc - Set SNMP trap source interface timeout...
  • Page 189 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-9 System SNMP Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ssnmp) Command Syntax and Usage snmpv3 Displays SNMPv3 menu. To view menu options, see page 190. name <new string, maximum 64 characters> Configures the name for the system. The name can have a maximum of 64 characters. locn <new string, maximum 64 characters>...

  • Page 190: Snmpv3 Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3 SNMPv3 Configuration SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is an extensible SNMP Framework that supplements the SNMPv2 Framework by supporting the following: a new SNMP message format security for messages access control remote configuration of SNMP parameters For more details on the SNMPv3 architecture please refer to RFC2271 to RFC2276.
  • Page 191 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-10 SNMPv3 Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3) comm <snmpCommunity number [1-16]> The community table contains objects for mapping community strings and version-independent SNMP message parameters. To view menu options, see page 197. taddr <snmpTargetAddr number [1-16]> This command allows you to configure destination information, consisting of a transport domain and a transport address.

  • Page 192: User Security Model Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/usm User Security Model Configuration You can make use of a defined set of user identities using this Security Model. An SNMP engine must have the knowledge of applicable attributes of a user. This menu helps you create a user security model entry for an authorized user. You need to pro- vide a security name to create the USM entry.

  • Page 193: Snmpv3 View Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-11 User Security Model Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ssnmp/ snmpv3/usm) Command Syntax and Usage Deletes the USM user entries. Displays the USM user entries. cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/view SNMPv3 View Configuration [SNMPv3 vacmViewTreeFamily 1 Menu] name - Set view name tree - Set MIB subtree(OID) which defines a family of view subtrees mask...

  • Page 194: View-Based Access Control Model Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/access View-based Access Control Model Configuration The view-based Access Control Model defines a set of services that an application can use for checking access rights of the user. Access control is needed when the user has to process SNMP retrieval or modification request from an SNMP entity.
  • Page 195 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-13 View-based Access Control Model Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ssnmp/ snmpv3/access) Command Syntax and Usage rview <32 character view name> This is a 32 character long read view name that allows you read access to a particular MIB view. If the value is empty or if there is no active MIB view having this value then no access is granted.

  • Page 196: Snmpv3 Group Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/group SNMPv3 Group Configuration [SNMPv3 vacmSecurityToGroup 1 Menu] model - Set security model uname - Set USM user name gname - Set group gname - Delete vacmSecurityToGroup entry - Display current vacmSecurityToGroup configuration Table 6-14 SNMPv3 Group Menu Options (/cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/group) Command Syntax and Usage model usm|snmpv1|snmpv2 Defines the security model.

  • Page 197: Snmpv3 Community Table Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/comm SNMPv3 Community Table Configuration This command is used for configuring the community table entry. The configured entry is stored in the community table list in the SNMP engine. This table is used to configure commu- nity strings in the Local Configuration Datastore (LCD) of SNMP engine.

  • Page 198: Snmpv3 Target Address Table Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/taddr SNMPv3 Target Address Table Configuration This command is used to configure the target transport entry. The configured entry is stored in the target address table list in the SNMP engine. This table of transport addresses is used in the generation of SNMP messages.

  • Page 199: Snmpv3 Target Parameters Table Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/tparam SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Configuration You can configure the target parameters entry and store it in the target parameters table in the SNMP engine. This table contains parameters that are used to generate a message. The param- eters include the message processing model (for example: SNMPv3, SNMPv2c, SNMPv1), the security model (for example: USM), the security name, and the security level (noAuthno- Priv, authNoPriv, or authPriv).

  • Page 200: Snmpv3 Notify Table Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/ssnmp/snmpv3/notify SNMPv3 Notify Table Configuration SNMPv3 uses Notification Originator to send out traps. A notification typically monitors a system for particular events or conditions, and generates Notification-Class messages based on these events or con- ditions. [SNMPv3 snmpNotifyTable 1 Menu] name - Set notify name...

  • Page 201: System Access Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference cfg/sys/access System Access Configuration [System Access Menu] mgmt - Management Network Definition Menu user - User Access Control Menu (passwords) http - Enable/disable HTTP (Web) access https - HTTPS Web Access Menu wport - Set HTTP (Web) server port number snmp - Set SNMP access control userbbi...
  • Page 202 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-19 System Access Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access) Command Syntax and Usage tnport <TCP port number> Sets an optional telnet server port number for cases where the server listens for telnet sessions on a non-standard port. tport <TFTP port number (1-65535)> Sets the TFTP port for the switch.

  • Page 203: Management Networks Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/access/mgmt Management Networks Configuration [Management Networks Menu] - Add mgmt network definition - Remove mgmt network definition - Display current mgmt network definitions clear - Clear current mgmt network definitions This menu is used to define IP address ranges which are allowed to access the switch for man- agement purposes.

  • Page 204: User Access Control Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/access/user User Access Control Configuration [User Access Control Menu] - User ID Menu eject - Eject user usrpw - Set user password (user) - Set operator password (oper) admpw - Set administrator password (admin) strongpw - Strong password menu - Display current user status –...

  • Page 205: System User Id Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/access/user/uid <1-10> System User ID Configuration [User ID 1 Menu] - Set class of service name - Set user name pswd - Set user password - Enable user ID - Disable user ID - Delete user ID - Display current user configuration Table 6-22 User ID Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access/user/uid) Command Syntax and Usage...

  • Page 206: Strong Password Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/access/user/strongpw Strong Password Configuration [Strong Pwd Menu] - Enable usage of strong passwords - Disable usage of strong passwords expiry - Set password validity warning - Set warning days before pswd expiry faillog - Set number of failed logins for security notification - Display current strong password configuration Table 6-23 Strong Password Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access/user/strongpw) Command Syntax and Usage...

  • Page 207: Https Access Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/sys/access/https HTTPS Access Configuration [https Menu] access - Enable/Disable HTTPS Web access port - HTTPS WebServer port number generate - Generate self-signed HTTPS server certificate certSave - save HTTPS certificate - Display current SSL Web Access configuration Table 6-24 HTTPS Access Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/sys/access/https) Command Syntax and Usage access...

  • Page 208: Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> Port Configuration [Port INT1 Menu] - Gig Phy Menu aclqos - Acl/Qos Configuration Menu 8021ppri - Set default 802.1p priority pvid - Set default port VLAN id name - Set port name dscpmrk - Enable/disable DSCP remarking for port - Enable/disable VLAN tagging for port...
  • Page 209 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-25 Port Configuration Menu (/cfg/port) Command Syntax and Usage tagpvid disable|enable Disables or enables VLAN tag persistence. When disabled, the VLAN tag is removed from pack- ets whose VLAN tag matches the port PVID. The default value is disabled for INT and EXT ports, and enabled for MGT ports.

  • Page 210: Port Link Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> gig Port Link Configuration [Gigabit Link Menu] speed - Set link speed mode - Set full or half duplex mode fctl - Set flow control auto - Set auto negotiation - Display current gig link configuration Use these menu options to set port parameters for the port link.

  • Page 211: Temporarily Disabling A Port

    Alteon OS Command Reference Temporarily Disabling a Port To temporarily disable a port without changing its stored configuration attributes, enter the fol- lowing command at any prompt: Main# /oper/port <port alias or number>/dis Because this configuration sets a temporary state for the port, you do not need to use apply or save.

  • Page 212: Acl Port Metering Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> aclqos/meter <meter number> ACL Port Metering Menu [Metering Menu] - Set committed rate in KiloBits/s mbsize - Set maximum burst size in KiloBits enable - Enable/disable port metering dpass - Set to Drop or Pass out of profile traffic assign - Assign meter to ACL, ACL block or ACL group unassign - Unassign meter from ACL, ACL block or ACL group...

  • Page 213: Re-Mark Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> aclqos/ re-mark <re-mark number> Re-Mark Menu [Re-mark Menu] inprof - In Profile Menu outprof - Out Profile Menu assign - Assign re-mark action to ACL item unassign - Unassign re-mark action from ACL item reset - Reset re-mark settings - Display current settings...

  • Page 214: Re-Marking In-Profile Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> aclqos/ re-mark <ACL group number>/inprof Re-Marking In-Profile Menu [Re-marking - In Profile Menu] up1p - Set Update User Priority Menu updscp - Set the update DSCP reset - Reset update DSCP settings - Display current settings Table 6-30 ACL Re-Mark In-Profile Options (/cfg/port/aclqos/re-mark/inprof) Command Syntax and Usage...

  • Page 215: Update User Priority Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> aclqos/ re-mark/inprof <ACL group number>/up1p Update User Priority Menu [Update User Priority Menu] value - Set the update user priority utosp - Enable/Disable use of TOS precedence reset - Reset in profile up1p settings - Display current settings Table 6-31 ACL Re-mark User Priority Options (/cfg/port/aclqos/re-mark/inprof/ up1p)

  • Page 216: Re-Marking Out-Of-Profile Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/port <port alias or number> aclqos/ re-mark <ACL group number>/outprof Re-Marking Out-of-Profile Menu [Re-marking - Out Of Profile Menu] updscp - Set the update DSCP reset - reset update DSCP setting - Display current settings Table 6-32 ACL Re-mark Out-of-Profile Options (/cfg/port/aclqos/re-mark/ outprof) Command Syntax and Usage updscp <0-63>...

  • Page 217: Layer 2 Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2 Layer 2 Configuration [Layer 2 Menu] 8021x - 802.1x Menu mrst - Multiple Spanning Tree/Rapid Spanning Tree Menu - Spanning Tree Menu - FDB trunk - Trunk Group Menu thash - IP Trunk Hash Menu lacp - Link Aggregation Control Protocol Menu failovr...
  • Page 218 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-33 Layer 2 Configuration Menu (/cfg/l2) Command Syntax and Usage vlan <VLAN number (1-4095)> Displays the VLAN Configuration Menu. To view menu options, see page 247. upfast enable|disable Enables or disables Fast Uplink Convergence, which provides rapid Spanning Tree convergence to an upstream switch during failover.

  • Page 219: 802.1X Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/8021x 802.1x Configuration [802.1x Configuration Menu] global - Global 802.1x configuration menu port - Port 802.1x configuration menu - Enable 802.1x access control - Disable 802.1x access control - Show 802.1x configuration This feature allows you to configure the GbESM as an IEEE 802.1x Authenticator, to provide port-based network access control.

  • Page 220: 802.1X Global Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/8021x/global 802.1x Global Configuration [802.1x Global Configuration Menu] gvlan - 802.1x Guest VLAN configuration menu mode - Set access control mode qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout svrtmout - Set server authentication request timeout maxreq - Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions...
  • Page 221 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-35 802.1x Global Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/8021x/global) Command Syntax and Usage svrtmout <1-65535> Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for a response from the RADIUS server before declaring an authentication timeout. The default value is 30 seconds. The time interval between transmissions of the RADIUS Access-Request packet containing the supplicant’s (client’s) EAP-Response packet is determined by the current setting of /cfg/sys/radius/timeout (default is 3 seconds).

  • Page 222: 802.1X Guest Vlan Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/8021x/global/gvlan 802.1x Guest VLAN Configuration [802.1x Guest VLAN Configuration Menu] vlan - Set 8021.x Guest VLAN number - Enable 8021.xGuest VLAN - Disable 8021.x Guest VLAN - Display current Guest VLAN configuration The 802.1x Guest VLAN menu allows you to configure a Guest VLAN for unauthenticated ports.

  • Page 223: 802.1X Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/8021x/port <alias or number> 802.1x Port Configuration [802.1x Port Configuration Menu] mode - Set access control mode qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout svrtmout - Set server authentication request timeout maxreq - Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions...
  • Page 224 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-37 802.1x Port Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/8021x/port) Command Syntax and Usage svrtmout <1-65535> Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for a response from the RADIUS server before declaring an authentication timeout. The default value is 30 seconds. The time interval between transmissions of the RADIUS Access-Request packet containing the supplicant’s (client’s) EAP-Response packet is determined by the current setting of /cfg/sys/radius/timeout (default is 3 seconds).

  • Page 225: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol/Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/mrst Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol/ Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration [Multiple Spanning Tree Menu] cist - Common and Internal Spanning Tree menu name - Set MST region name - Set revision level of this MST region maxhop - Set Maximum Hop Count for MST (4 - 60) mode...
  • Page 226 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-38 MSTP/RSTP Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/mrst) Command Syntax and Usage mode rstp|mstp Selects either Rapid Spanning Tree mode (rstp) or Multiple Spanning Tree mode (mstp). The default mode is RSTP. Globally turns RSTP/MSTP ON. Note: When RSTP is turned on, the configuration parameters for STG 1 apply to RSTP. Globally turns RSTP/MSTP OFF.

  • Page 227: Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/mrst/cist Common Internal Spanning Tree Configuration [Common Internal Spanning Tree Menu] - CIST Bridge parameter menu port - CIST Port parameter menu - Add VLAN(s) to CIST default - Default Common Internal Spanning Tree and Member parameters - Display current CIST parameters Table 6-39 describes the commands used to configure Common Internal Spanning Tree (CIST)

  • Page 228: Cist Bridge Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/brg CIST Bridge Configuration [CIST Bridge Menu] prior - Set CIST bridge Priority (0-65535) mxage - Set CIST bridge Max Age (6-40 secs) - Set CIST bridge Forward Delay (4-30 secs) - Display current CIST bridge parameters CIST bridge parameters are used only when the switch is in MSTP or RSTP mode.

  • Page 229: Cist Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/mrst/cist/port <port alias or number> CIST Port Configuration [CIST Port 1 Menu] prior - Set port Priority (0-240) cost - Set port Path Cost (1-200000000, 0 for auto) hello - Set CIST port Hello Time (1-10 secs) link - Set MSTP link type (auto, p2p, or shared;...
  • Page 230 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-41 CIST Port Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/mrst/cist/port) Command Syntax and Usage edge disable|enable Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server ports as edge ports (enabled). This command is disabled by default.

  • Page 231: Spanning Tree Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/stg <STP group number> Spanning Tree Configuration [Spanning Tree Group 1 Menu] - Bridge parameter menu port - Port parameter menu - Add VLAN(s) to Spanning Tree Group remove - Remove VLAN(s) from Spanning Tree Group clear - Remove all VLANs from Spanning Tree Group - Globally turn Spanning Tree ON...
  • Page 232 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-42 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu (/cfg/l2/stg) Command Syntax and Usage default Restores a spanning tree instance to its default configuration. Displays current Spanning Tree Protocol parameters. Chapter 6: The Configuration Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 233: Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/stg <STP group number>/brg Spanning Tree Bridge Configuration [Bridge Spanning Tree Menu] prior - Set bridge Priority [0-65535] hello - Set bridge Hello Time [1-10 secs] mxage - Set bridge Max Age (6-40 secs) - Set bridge Forward Delay (4-30 secs) aging - Set bridge Aging Time (1-65535 secs, 0 to disable) - Display current bridge parameters...
  • Page 234 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-43 Spanning Tree Bridge Menu Options (/cfg/l2/stg/brg) Command Syntax and Usage fwd <new bridge Forward Delay (4-30 secs)> Configures the bridge forward delay parameter. The forward delay parameter specifies the amount of time that a bridge port has to wait before it changes from the listening state to the learning state and from the learning state to the forwarding state.

  • Page 235: Spanning Tree Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/stg <STP Group number>/port <port alias or number> Spanning Tree Port Configuration [Spanning Tree Port EXT1 Menu] prior - Set port Priority (0-255) cost - Set port Path Cost (1-65535 (802.1d) / 1-200000000 (MSTP/RSTP) /0 for auto) link - Set port link type (auto, p2p, or shared;...
  • Page 236 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-44 Spanning Tree Port Menu Options (/cfg/l2/stg/port) Command Syntax and Usage edge disable|enable Enables or disables this port as an edge port. An edge port is not connected to a bridge, and can begin forwarding traffic as soon as the link is up. Configure server ports as edge ports (enabled). Enables STG on the port.

  • Page 237: Forwarding Database Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/fdb Forwarding Database Configuration [FDB Menu] static - Static FDB Menu learn - Enable/disable FDB Learning for all ports flood - Enable/disable Flooding of Unknown Destination MACs - Display current FDB configuration Use the following commands to configure the Forwarding Database (FDB) for the GbESM. Table 6-45 FDB Menu Options (/cfg/l2/fdb) Command Syntax and Usage static...

  • Page 238: Static Fdb Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/fdb/static Static FDB Configuration [Static FDB Menu] - Add a permanent FDB entry - Delete a static FDB entry clear - Clear static FDB entries - Display current static FDB configuration Use the following commands to configure static entries in the FDB. Table 6-46 Static FDB Menu Options (/cfg/l2/fdb/static) Command Syntax and Usage add <MAC address>...

  • Page 239: Trunk Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/trunk <trunk group number> Trunk Configuration [Trunk group 1 Menu] - Add port to trunk group - Remove port from trunk group - Enable trunk group - Disable trunk group - Delete trunk group - Display current Trunk Group configuration Trunk groups can provide super-bandwidth connections between s or other GbE Switch Module...

  • Page 240: Ip Trunk Hash Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/thash IP Trunk Hash Configuration [IP Trunk Hash Menu] - IP Trunk Hash Settings Menu - Display current IP trunk hash configuration Use the following commands to configure IP trunk hash settings for the GbESM. Table 6-48 IP Trunk Hash Menu Options (/cfg/l2/thash) Command Syntax and Usage Displays the Trunk Hash Settings menu.
  • Page 241 Alteon OS Command Reference Use the following commands to configure IP trunk hash parameters for the GbESM. Table 6-49 IP Trunk Hash Menu Options (/cfg/l2/thash/set) Command Syntax and Usage smac enable|disable Enable or disable trunk hashing on the source MAC. dmac enable|disable Enable or disable trunk hashing on the destination MAC.

  • Page 242: Lacp Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/lacp LACP Configuration [LACP Menu] sysprio - Set LACP system priority timeout - Set LACP system timeout scale for timing out partner info port - LACP port Menu - Display current LACP configuration Use the following commands to configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for the GbESM.

  • Page 243: Lacp Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/lacp/port <port alias or number> LACP Port Configuration [LACP Port EXT1 Menu] mode - Set LACP mode prio - Set LACP port priority adminkey - Set LACP port admin key - Display current LACP port configuration Use the following commands to configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for the selected port.

  • Page 244: Layer 2 Failover Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/failovr Layer 2 Failover Configuration [Failover Menu] trigger - Trigger Menu vlan - Globally turn VLAN Monitor ON/OFF - Globally turn Failover ON - Globally turn Failover OFF - Display current Failover configuration Use this menu to configure Layer 2 Failover. For more information about Layer 2 Failover, see “High Availability”...

  • Page 245: Failover Trigger Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/failovr/trigger Failover Trigger Configuration [Trigger 1 Menu] amon - Auto Monitor Menu limit - Limit of Trigger - Enable Trigger - Disable Trigger - Display current Trigger configuration Table 6-53 Failover Trigger Menu Options (/cfg/l2/failovr/trigger) Command Syntax and Usage amon Displays the Auto Monitor menu for the selected trigger.

  • Page 246: Auto Monitor Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/failovr/trigger/amon Auto Monitor Configuration [Auto Monitor Menu] addtrnk - Add trunk to Auto Monitor remtrnk - Remove trunk from Auto Monitor addkey - Add LACP port adminkey to Auto Monitor remkey - Remove LACP port adminkey from Auto Monitor - Display current Auto Monitor configuration Table 6-54 Auto Monitor Menu Options (/cfg/l2/failovr/trigger/amon) Command Syntax and Usage...

  • Page 247: Vlan Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/vlan <VLAN number> VLAN Configuration [VLAN 1 Menu] pvlan - Protocol VLAN Menu privlan - Private-VLAN Menu name - Set VLAN name - Assign VLAN to a Spanning Tree Group - Add port to VLAN - Remove port from VLAN - Define VLAN as list of ports - Enable VLAN - Disable VLAN...
  • Page 248 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-55 VLAN Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/vlan) Command Syntax and Usage def <list of port numbers> Defines which ports are members of this VLAN. Every port must be a member of at least one VLAN. By default, internal server ports (INTx) and external ports (EXTx) are in VLAN 1. Enables this VLAN.

  • Page 249: Protocol-Based Vlan Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/vlan/pvlan <protocol number> Protocol-based VLAN Configuration [VLAN 1 Protocol 1 Menu] - Set protocol type prio - Set priority to protocol - Add port to PVLAN - Remove port from PVLAN - Delete protocol - Enable protocol - Disable protocol ports - Add/Remove a list of ports to/from PVLAN...
  • Page 250 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-56 PVLAN Menu Options (/cfg/l2/vlan/pvlan) Command Syntax and Usage tagpvl enable|disable Enables or disables port tagging on this PVLAN. taglist Defines a list of ports that will be tagged by the selected protocol on this VLAN. Enter empty to disable tagging on all ports by this PVLAN.

  • Page 251: Private Vlan Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l2/vlan/privlan Private VLAN Configuration [privlan Menu] type - Set Private-VLAN type - Associate secondary VLAN with a primary VLAN - Enable Private-VLAN - Disable Private-VLAN - Display current Private-VLAN configuration Use this menu to configure a Private VLAN. Table 6-57 Private VLAN Menu Options (/cfg/l2/vlan/privlan) Command Syntax and Usage type primary|isolated|community...

  • Page 252: Layer 3 Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3 Layer 3 Configuration [Layer 3 Menu] - Interface Menu - Default Gateway Menu route - Static Route Menu mroute - Static IP Multicast Route Menu - ARP Menu frwd - Forwarding Menu - Network Filters Menu rmap - Route Map Menu - Routing Information Protocol Menu...
  • Page 253 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-58 Layer 3 Configuration Menu (/cfg/l3) Command Syntax and Usage rmap <route map number (1-32)> Displays the Route Map Menu. To view menu options see page 262. Displays the Routing Interface Protocol Menu. To view menu options, see page 266.

  • Page 254: Ip Interface Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/if <interface number> IP Interface Configuration [IP Interface 1 Menu] addr - Set IP address mask - Set subnet mask vlan - Set VLAN number relay - Enable or disable BOOTP relay - Enable interface - Disable interface - Delete interface - Display current interface configuration can be configured with up to 128 IP interfaces.

  • Page 255: Default Gateway Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-59 IP Interface Menu Options (/cfg/l3/if) Command Syntax and Usage Removes this IP interface. Displays the current interface settings. /cfg/l3/gw <gateway number> Default Gateway Configuration [Default gateway 1 Menu] addr - Set IP address intr - Set interval between ping attempts retry - Set number of failed attempts to declare gateway DOWN...

  • Page 256: Ip Static Route Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-60 Default Gateway Menu Options (/cfg/l3/gw) Command Syntax and Usage vlan <1-4095> Sets the VLAN to be assigned to this default IP gateway. Enables the gateway for use. Disables the gateway. Deletes the gateway from the configuration. Displays the current gateway settings.

  • Page 257: Ip Multicast Route Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/mroute IP Multicast Route Configuration [IPMC Static Route Menu] - Add static IP Multicast route - Remove static IP Multicast route - Display current static IPMC route configuration The following table describes the IP Multicast Route menu options. Table 6-62 IP Static Route Configuration Menu Options (cfg/l3/mroute) Command Syntax and Usage add <IPMC destination>...

  • Page 258: Arp Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/arp ARP Configuration Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the TCP/IP protocol that resides within the Internet layer. ARP resolves a physical address from an IP address. ARP queries machines on the local network for their physical addresses. ARP also maintains IP to physical address pairs in its cache memory.

  • Page 259: Arp Static Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/arp/static ARP Static Configuration Static ARP entries are permanent in the ARP cache and do not age out like the ARP entries that are learnt dynamically. Static ARP entries enable the switch to reach the hosts without sending an ARP broadcast request to the network.

  • Page 260: Ip Forwarding Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/frwd IP Forwarding Configuration [IP Forwarding Menu] dirbr - Enable or disable forwarding directed broadcasts noicmprd - Enable/disable No ICMP Redirects - Globally turn IP Forwarding ON - Globally turn IP Forwarding OFF - Display current IP Forwarding configuration Table 6-65 IP Forwarding Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/frwd) Command Syntax and Usage dirbr disable|enable...

  • Page 261: Network Filter Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/nwf Network Filter Configuration [IP Network Filter 1 Menu] addr - IP Address mask - IP Subnet mask enable - Enable Network Filter disable - Disable Network Filter delete - Delete Network Filter - Display current Network Filter configuration Table 6-66 IP Network Filter Menu Options (/cfg/l3/nwf) Command Syntax and Usage addr <IP address, such as 192.4.17.44>...

  • Page 262: Routing Map Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/rmap <route map number> Routing Map Configuration – The map number (1-32) represents the routing map you wish to configure. [IP Route Map 1 Menu] alist - Access List number aspath - AS Filter Menu - Set as-path prepend of the matched route - Set local-preference of the matched route metric - Set metric of the matched route...
  • Page 263 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-67 Routing Map Menu Options (/cfg/l3/rmap) (Continued) Command Syntax and Usage prec <value (1-255)> Sets the precedence of the route map. The smaller the value, the higher the precedence. Default value is 10. weight <value (0-65534)>|none Sets the weight of the route map.

  • Page 264: Ip Access List Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/rmap <route map number/alist <access list number> IP Access List Configuration – The route map number (1-32) and the access list number (1-8) represent the IP access list you wish to configure. [IP Access List 1 Menu] - Network Filter number metric - Metric...

  • Page 265: Autonomous System Filter Path

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/rmap <route map number> aspath <autonomous system path> Autonomous System Filter Path – The rmap number (1-32) and the path number (1-8) represent the AS path you wish to configure. [AS Filter 1 Menu] - AS number action - Set AS Filter action enable...

  • Page 266: Routing Information Protocol Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/rip Routing Information Protocol Configuration [Routing Information Protocol Menu] - RIP Interface Menu update - Set update period in seconds - Globally turn RIP ON - Globally turn RIP OFF current - Display current RIP configuration The RIP Menu is used for configuring Routing Information Protocol (RIP) parameters.

  • Page 267: Routing Information Protocol Interface Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/rip/if <interface number> Routing Information Protocol Interface Configuration [RIP Interface 1 Menu] version - Set RIP version supply - Enable/disable supplying route updates listen - Enable/disable listening to route updates poison - Enable/disable poisoned reverse split - Enable/disable split horizon trigg - Enable/disable triggered updates...
  • Page 268 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-71 RIP Interface Menu Options (/cfg/l3/rip/if) Command Syntax and Usage trigg disable|enable Enables or disables Triggered Updates. Triggered Updates are used to speed convergence. When enabled, Triggered Updates force a router to send update messages immediately, even if it is not yet time for the update message.

  • Page 269: Open Shortest Path First Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/ospf Open Shortest Path First Configuration [Open Shortest Path First Menu] aindex - OSPF Area (index) menu range - OSPF Summary Range menu - OSPF Interface menu virt - OSPF Virtual Links menu md5key - OSPF MD5 Key Menu host - OSPF Host Entry menu redist...
  • Page 270 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-72 OSPF Configuration Menu (/cfg/l3/ospf) Command Syntax and Usage default <metric (1-16777214)> <metric-type 1|2>|none Sets one default route among multiple choices in an area. Use none for no default. Enables OSPF on the GbE Switch Module. Disables OSPF on the GbE Switch Module.

  • Page 271: Area Index Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/ospf/aindex <area index> Area Index Configuration [OSPF Area (index) 1 Menu] areaid - Set area ID type - Set area type metric - Set stub area metric auth - Set authentication type - Set time interval between two SPF calculations enable - Enable area disable - Disable area...

  • Page 272: Ospf Summary Range Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-73 Area Index Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/ospf/aindex) Command Syntax and Usage enable Enables the OSPF area. disable Disables the OSPF area. delete Deletes the OSPF area. Displays the current OSPF configuration. /cfg/l3/ospf/range <range number> OSPF Summary Range Configuration [OSPF Summary Range 1 Menu] addr...

  • Page 273: Ospf Interface Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-74 OSPF Summary Range Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/ospf/range) Command Syntax and Usage disable Disables the OSPF summary range. delete Deletes the OSPF summary range. current Displays the current OSPF summary range. /cfg/l3/ospf/if <interface number> OSPF Interface Configuration [OSPF Interface 1 Menu] aindex...
  • Page 274 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-75 OSPF Interface Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/ospf/if) Command Syntax and Usage hello <value (1-65535)> Configures the interval in seconds between the hello packets for the interfaces. dead <value (1-65535)> Configures the health parameters of a hello packet, which is set for an interval of seconds before declaring a silent router to be down.

  • Page 275: Ospf Virtual Link Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/ospf/virt <link number> OSPF Virtual Link Configuration [OSPF Virtual Link 1 Menu] aindex - Set area index hello - Set hello interval in seconds dead - Set dead interval in seconds trans - Set transit delay in seconds retra - Set retransmit interval in seconds - Set router ID of virtual neighbor...

  • Page 276: Ospf Host Entry Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-76 OSPF Virtual Link Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/ospf/virt) Command Syntax and Usage disable Disables OSPF virtual link. delete Deletes OSPF virtual link. Displays the current OSPF virtual link settings. /cfg/l3/ospf/host <host number> OSPF Host Entry Configuration [OSPF Host Entry 1 Menu] addr - Set host entry IP address...

  • Page 277: Ospf Route Redistribution Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-77 OSPF Host Entry Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/ospf/host) Command Syntax and Usage delete Deletes OSPF host entry. Displays the current OSPF host entries. /cfg/l3/ospf/redist fixed|static|rip|ebgp|ibgp OSPF Route Redistribution Configuration [OSPF Redistribute Fixed Menu] - Add rmap into route redistribution list - Remove rmap from route redistribution list export - Export all routes of this protocol...

  • Page 278: Ospf Md5 Key Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/ospf/md5key <key ID> OSPF MD5 Key Configuration [OSPF MD5 Key 1 Menu] - Set authentication key delete - Delete key - Display current MD5 key configuration Table 6-79 OSPF MD5 Key Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/ip/ospf/md5key) Command Syntax and Usage Sets the authentication key for this OSPF packet.

  • Page 279: Border Gateway Protocol Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/bgp Border Gateway Protocol Configuration [Border Gateway Protocol Menu] peer - Peer menu aggr - Aggregation menu - Set Autonomous System (AS) number pref - Set Local Preference - Globally turn BGP ON - Globally turn BGP OFF - Display current BGP configuration Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an Internet protocol that enables routers on a network to share routing information with each other and advertise information about the segments of the...
  • Page 280 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-80 Border Gateway Protocol Menu (/cfg/l3/bgp) Command Syntax and Usage as <1-65535> Set Autonomous System number. pref <local preference (0-4294967294)> Sets the local preference. The path with the higher value is preferred. When multiple peers advertise the same route, use the route with the shortest AS path as the preferred route if you are using eBGP, or use the local preference if you are using iBGP.

  • Page 281: Bgp Peer Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/bgp/peer <peer number> BGP Peer Configuration [BGP Peer 1 Menu] redist - Redistribution menu addr - Set remote IP address - Set remote autonomous system number hold - Set hold time alive - Set keep alive time advert - Set min time between advertisements retry...
  • Page 282 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-81 BGP Peer Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l3/bgp/peer) Command Syntax and Usage advert <min adv time (1-65535)> Sets time in seconds between advertisements. retry <connect retry interval (1-65535)> Sets connection retry interval, in seconds. orig <min orig time (1-65535)> Sets the minimum time between route originations, in seconds.

  • Page 283: Bgp Redistribution Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/bgp/peer/redist BGP Redistribution Configuration [Redistribution Menu] metric - Set default-metric of advertised routes default - Set default route action - Enable/disable advertising RIP routes ospf - Enable/disable advertising OSPF routes fixed - Enable/disable advertising fixed routes static - Enable/disable advertising static routes - Display current redistribution configuration...

  • Page 284: Bgp Aggregation Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/bgp/aggr <aggregation number> BGP Aggregation Configuration [BGP Aggr 1 Menu] addr - Set aggregation IP address mask - Set aggregation network mask enable - Enable aggregation disable - Disable aggregation delete - Delete aggregation - Display current aggregation configuration This menu enables you to configure BGP aggregation to specify the routes/range of IP destina- tions a peer router accepts from other peers.

  • Page 285: Igmp Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/igmp IGMP Configuration [IGMP Menu] snoop - IGMP Snoop Menu relay - IGMP Relay Menu mrouter - Static Multicast Router Menu igmpflt - IGMP Filtering Menu - IGMP Advanced Menu - Globally turn IGMP ON - Globally turn IGMP OFF - Display current IGMP configuration Table 6-84 describes the commands used to configure basic IGMP parameters.

  • Page 286: Igmp Snooping Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/igmp/snoop IGMP Snooping Configuration [IGMP Snoop Menu] igmpv3 - IGMP Version3 Snoop Menu mrto - Set multicast router timeout aggr - Aggregate IGMP report srcip - Set source ip to use when proxying GSQ - Add VLAN(s) to IGMP Snooping - Remove VLAN(s) from IGMP Snooping clear - Remove all VLAN(s) from IGMP Snooping...

  • Page 287: Igmp Version 3 Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-85 IGMP Snoop Menu Options (/cfg/l3/igmp/snoop) Command Syntax and Usage Enables IGMP Snooping. Disables IGMP Snooping. Displays the current IGMP Snooping parameters. /cfg/l3/igmp/snoop/igmpv3 IGMP Version 3 Configuration [IGMP V3 Snoop Menu] sources - Set the number of sources to snoop in group record v1v2 - Enable/disable snooping IGMPv1/v2 reports exclude...

  • Page 288: Igmp Relay Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-86 IGMP V3 Menu Options (/cfg/l3/igmp/snoop/igmpv3) Command Syntax and Usage Disables IGMP version 3. Displays the current IGMP version 3 configuration. /cfg/l3/igmp/relay IGMP Relay Configuration [IGMP Relay Menu] mrtr - Upstream Multicast Router Menu - Add VLAN(s) to downstream - Remove VLAN(s) from downstream clear - Remove all VLAN(s) from downstream...

  • Page 289: Igmp Relay Multicast Router Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-87 IGMP Relay Menu Options (/cfg/l3/igmp/relay) Command Syntax and Usage Disables IGMP Relay. Displays the current IGMP Relay configuration. /cfg/l3/igmp/mrtr <Mrouter number> IGMP Relay Multicast Router Configuration [Multicast router 2 Menu] addr - Set IP address of multicast router intr - Set interval between ping attempts retry...

  • Page 290: Igmp Static Multicast Router Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-88 IGMP Relay Mrouter Menu Options (/cfg/l3/igmp/relay/mrtr) Command Syntax and Usage Enables the multicast router. Disables the multicast router. Deletes the multicast router from IGMP Relay. Displays the current IGMP Relay multicast router parameters. /cfg/l3/igmp/mrouter IGMP Static Multicast Router Configuration [Static Multicast Router Menu] - Add port as Multicast Router Port...

  • Page 291: Igmp Filtering Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt IGMP Filtering Configuration [IGMP Filter Menu] filter - IGMP Filter Definition Menu port - IGMP Filtering Port Menu - Enable IGMP Filtering - Disable IGMP Filtering - Display current IGMP Filtering configuration Table 6-90 describes the commands used to configure an IGMP filter. Table 6-90 IGMP Filtering Menu Options (/cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt) Command Syntax and Usage filter <filter number (1-16)>...

  • Page 292: Igmp Filter Definition

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt/filter <filter number> IGMP Filter Definition [IGMP Filter 1 Definition Menu] range - Set IP Multicast address range action - Set filter action - Enable filter - Disable filter - Delete filter - Display current IGMP filter configuration Table 6-91 describes the commands used to define an IGMP filter.

  • Page 293: Igmp Filtering Port Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/igmp/igmpflt/port <port alias or number> IGMP Filtering Port Configuration [IGMP Port EXT1 Menu] filt - Enable/disable IGMP filtering on port - Add IGMP filter to port - Remove IGMP filter from port - Display current IGMP filtering Port configuration Table 6-92 describes the commands used to configure a port for IGMP filtering.

  • Page 294: Igmp Advanced Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/igmp/adv IGMP Advanced Configuration [IGMP Advanced Menu] qintrval - Set IGMP query interval robust - Set expected packet loss on subnet timeout - Set report timeout fastlv - Enable/disable Fastleave processing in VLAN flood - Flood unregistered IPMC - Display current IGMP Advanced configuration Table 6-90 describes the commands used to configure advanced IGMP parameters.

  • Page 295: Domain Name System Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/dns Domain Name System Configuration [Domain Name System Menu] prima - Set IP address of primary DNS server secon - Set IP address of secondary DNS server dname - Set default domain name - Display current DNS configuration The Domain Name System (DNS) Menu is used for defining the primary and secondary DNS servers on your local network, and for setting the default domain name served by the switch services.

  • Page 296: Bootstrap Protocol Relay Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/bootp Bootstrap Protocol Relay Configuration [Bootstrap Protocol Relay Menu] addr - Set IP address of BOOTP server addr2 - Set IP address of second BOOTP server - Globally turn BOOTP relay ON - Globally turn BOOTP relay OFF - Display current BOOTP relay configuration The Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) Relay Menu is used to allow hosts to obtain their configura- tions from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.

  • Page 297: Vrrp Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp VRRP Configuration [Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Menu] - VRRP Virtual Router menu group - VRRP Virtual Router Group menu - VRRP Interface menu track - VRRP Priority Tracking menu hotstan - Enable/disable hot-standby processing - Globally turn VRRP ON - Globally turn VRRP OFF - Display current VRRP configuration Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) support on...
  • Page 298 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-96 VRRP Menu Options (/cfg/l3/vrrp) Command Syntax and Usage hotstan disable|enable Enables or disables hot standby processing, in which two or more switches provide redundancy for each other. By default, this option is disabled. Globally enables VRRP on this switch. Globally disables VRRP on this switch.

  • Page 299: Virtual Router Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <router number> Virtual Router Configuration [VRRP Virtual Router 1 Menu] track - Priority Tracking Menu vrid - Set virtual router ID addr - Set IP address - Set interface number prio - Set renter priority adver - Set advertisement interval preem...
  • Page 300 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-97 VRRP Virtual Router Menu Options (/cfg/l3/vrrp/vr) Command Syntax and Usage if <interface number (1-127)> Selects a switch IP interface. If the IP interface has the same IP address as the addr option above, this switch is considered the “owner” of the defined virtual router. An owner has a special priority of 255 (highest) and will always assume the role of master router, even if it must preempt another virtual router which has assumed master routing authority.

  • Page 301: Virtual Router Priority Tracking Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp/vr <router number>/track Virtual Router Priority Tracking Configuration [VRRP Virtual Router 1 Priority Tracking Menu] - Enable/disable tracking master virtual routers - Enable/disable tracking other interfaces ports - Enable/disable tracking VLAN switch ports - Display current VRRP virtual router configuration This menu is used for modifying the priority system used when electing the master router from a pool of virtual routers.

  • Page 302: Virtual Router Group Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp/group Virtual Router Group Configuration [VRRP Virtual Router Group Menu] track - Priority Tracking Menu vrid - Set virtual router ID - Set interface number prio - Set renter priority adver - Set advertisement interval preem - Enable or disable preemption - Enable virtual router - Disable virtual router...
  • Page 303 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-99 Virtual Router Group Menu Options (/cfg/l3/vrrp/group) Command Syntax and Usage prio <priority (1-254)> Defines the election priority bias for this virtual router group. This can be any integer between 1 and 254. The default value is 100. During the master router election process, the routing device with the highest virtual router priority number wins.

  • Page 304: Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp/group/track Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking Configuration [Virtual Router Group Priority Tracking Menu] - Enable/disable tracking other interfaces ports - Enable/disable tracking VLAN switch ports - Display current VRRP Group Tracking configuration – If Virtual Router Group Tracking is enabled, then the tracking option will be available only under group option.

  • Page 305: Vrrp Interface Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp/if <interface number> VRRP Interface Configuration – The interface-number (1 to 127) represents the IP interface on which authentication parameters must be configured. [VRRP Interface 1 Menu] auth - Set authentication types passw - Set plain-text password - Delete interface - Display current VRRP interface configuration This menu is used for configuring VRRP authentication parameters for the IP interfaces used...

  • Page 306: Vrrp Tracking Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/l3/vrrp/track VRRP Tracking Configuration [VRRP Tracking Menu] - Set priority increment for virtual router tracking - Set priority increment for IP interface tracking ports - Set priority increment for VLAN switch port tracking - Display current VRRP Priority Tracking configuration This menu is used for setting weights for the various criteria used to modify priority levels dur- ing the master router election process.

  • Page 307: Quality Of Service Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/qos Quality of Service Configuration [QOS Menu] 8021p - 802.1p Menu dscp - Dscp Menu Use the Quality of Service (QoS) menus to configure the 802.1p priority value and DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) value of incoming packets. This allows you to differentiate between various types of traffic, and provide different priority levels.

  • Page 308: 802.1P Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/qos/8021p 802.1p Configuration [802.1p Menu] priq - Set priority to COS queue mapping qweight - Set weight to a COS queue numcos - Set number of COS queue - Display current 802.1p configuration This feature provides the capability to filter IP packets based on the 802.1p bits in the packet's VLAN header.

  • Page 309: Dscp Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/qos/dscp DSCP Configuration [dscp Menu] dscp - Remark DSCP value to a new DSCP value prio - Remark DSCP value to a 802.1p priority - Globally turn DSCP remarking ON - Globally turn DSCP remarking OFF - Display current DSCP remarking configuration Use this menu map the DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) value of incoming packets to a new value, or to an 802.1p priority value.

  • Page 310: Access Control List Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/acl Access Control List Configuration [ACL Menu] - Access Control List Item Config Menu block - Access Control List Block Config Menu group - Access Control List Group Config Menu - Display current ACL configuration Use this menu to create Access Control Lists, ACL Blocks, and ACL Groups. ACLs define matching criteria used for IP filtering and Quality of Service functions.

  • Page 311: Acl Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/acl/acl <ACL number> ACL Configuration [ACL 1 Menu] ethernet - Ethernet Header Options Menu ipv4 - IP Header Options Menu tcpudp - TCP/UDP Header Options Menu pktfmt - Set to filter specific packet format types egrport - Set to filter for packets egressing this port action - Set filter action...

  • Page 312: Ethernet Filtering Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/acl/acl <ACL number>/ethernet Ethernet Filtering Configuration smac - Set to filter on source MAC dmac - Set to filter on destination MAC vlan - Set to filter on VLAN ID etype - Set to filter on ethernet type - Set to filter on priority reset - Reset all fields...

  • Page 313: Ip Version 4 Filtering Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/acl/acl <ACL number>/ipv4 IP version 4 Filtering Configuration [Filtering IPv4 Menu] - Set to filter on source IP address - Set to filter on destination IP address proto - Set to filter on prototype - Set to filter on TOS reset - Reset all fields - Display current parameters...

  • Page 314: Tcp/Udp Filtering Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/acl/acl <ACL number>/tcpudp TCP/UDP Filtering Configuration [Filtering TCP/UDP Menu] sport - Set to filter on TCP/UDP source port dport - Set to filter on TCP/UDP destination port flags - Set to filter TCP/UDP flags reset - Reset all fields - Display current parameters This menu allows you to define TCP/UDP matching criteria for an ACL.

  • Page 315: Packet Format Filtering Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 6-110 TCP/UDP Filtering Menu Options (/cfg/acl/acl x/tcpudp) Command Syntax and Usage reset Resets the TCP/UDP parameters for the ACL to their default values. Displays the current TCP/UDP Filtering parameters. /cfg/acl/acl <ACL number>/pktfmt Packet Format Filtering Configuration [Filtering Packet Format Menu] ethfmt - Set to filter on ethernet format...

  • Page 316: Acl Block Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference cfg/acl/block <ACL Block number> ACL Block Menu [ACL Block 1 Menu] addacl - Add ACL item to block remacl - Remove ACL item from block - Display current ACL items in block This menu allows you to compile one or more ACLs into an ACL Block. Each ACL in the ACL Block must fall within the same mask.

  • Page 317: Acl Group Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/acl/group <ACL Group number> ACL Group Configuration [ACL Group 1 Menu] - Add ACL to group - Remove ACL from group - Display current ACL items in group This menu allows you to compile one or more ACLs into an ACL Group. Once you create an ACL Group, you can assign the ACL Group to one or more ports.

  • Page 318: Port Mirroring Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/pmirr Port Mirroring Configuration [Port Mirroring Menu] mirror - Enable/Disable Mirroring monport - Monitoring Port based PM Menu - Display All Mirrored and Monitoring Ports Port mirroring is disabled by default. For more information about port mirroring on the GbE Switch Module, see “Appendix A: Troubleshooting”...

  • Page 319: Port-Mirroring Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/pmirr/monport Port-Mirroring Configuration [Port EXT1 Menu] - Add "Mirrored" port and VLANs - Rem "Mirrored" port and VLANs delete - Delete this "Monitor" port - Display current Port Mirroring configuration Table 6-115 Port Mirroring Monitor Port Menu Options (/cfg/pmirr/monport) Command Syntax and Usage add <mirrored port (port to mirror from)>...

  • Page 320: Setup

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/setup Setup The setup program steps you through configuring the system date and time, BOOTP, IP, Span- ning Tree, port speed/mode, VLAN parameters, and IP interfaces. To start the setup program, at the Configuration# prompt, enter: Configuration# setup For a complete description of how to use setup, see Chapter 2, “First-Time...

  • Page 321: Saving The Active Switch Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference /cfg/ptcfg <TFTP server> <filename> Saving the Active Switch Configuration When the ptcfg command is used, the switch’s active configuration commands (as displayed using /cfg/dump) will be uploaded to the specified script configuration file on the TFTP server.
  • Page 322 Alteon OS Command Reference Chapter 6: The Configuration Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 323: The Operations Menu

    HAPTER The Operations Menu The Operations Menu is generally used for commands that affect switch performance immedi- ately, but do not alter permanent switch configurations. For example, you can use the Opera- tions Menu to immediately disable a port (without the need to apply or save the change), with the understanding that when the switch is reset, the port returns to its normally configured operation.

  • Page 324: Operations Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /oper Operations Menu [Operations Menu] port - Operational Port Menu vrrp - Operational Virtual Router Redundancy Menu - Operational IP Menu passwd - Change current user password clrlog - Clear syslog messages conlog - Enable/Disable Session Console Logging cfgtrk - Track last config change made ntpreq...

  • Page 325: Operations-Level Port Options

    Alteon OS Command Reference /oper/port <port alias or number> Operations-Level Port Options [Operations Port INT1 Menu] 8021x - 8021.x Menu - Enable port - Disable port - Current port state Operations-level port options are used for temporarily disabling or enabling a port, and for re- setting the port.

  • Page 326: Operations-Level Port 802.1X Options

    Alteon OS Command Reference /oper/port <port alias or number>/8021x Operations-Level Port 802.1x Options [802.1x Operation Menu] reset - Reinitialize 802.1x access control on this port reauth - Initiate reauthentication on this port now Operations-level port 802.1x options are used to temporarily set 802.1x parameters for a port. Table 7-3 Operations-Level Port 802.1x Menu Options (/oper/port x/8021x) Command Syntax and Usage reset...

  • Page 327: Operations-Level Vrrp Options

    Alteon OS Command Reference /oper/vrrp Operations-Level VRRP Options. [VRRP Operations Menu] back - Set virtual router to backup Table 7-4 Operations-Level VRRP Menu Options (/oper/vrrp) Command Syntax and Usage back <virtual router number (1-1024)> Forces the specified master virtual router on this switch into backup mode. This is generally used for passing master control back to a preferred switch once the preferred switch has been returned to service after a failure.

  • Page 328: Operations-Level Ip Options

    Alteon OS Command Reference /oper/ip Operations-Level IP Options [IP Operations Menu] - Operational Border Gateway Protocol Menu Table 7-5 Operations-Level IP Menu Options (/oper/ip) Command Syntax and Usage Displays the Border Gateway Protocol Operations Menu. To view the menu options see page 328.

  • Page 329: The Boot Options Menu

    HAPTER The Boot Options Menu To use the Boot Options Menu, you must be logged in to the switch as the administrator. The Boot Options Menu provides options for: Selecting a switch software image to be used when the switch is next reset Selecting a configuration block to be used when the switch is next reset Downloading or uploading a new software image to the switch via FTP/TFTP In addition to the Boot Menu, you can use a Web browser or SNMP to work with switch image...

  • Page 330: Boot Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /boot Boot Menu [Boot Options Menu] sched - Scheduled Switch Reset Menu image - Select software image to use on next boot conf - Select config block to use on next boot mode - Select CLI mode to use on next boot prompt - Prompt for selectable boot mode gtimg - Download new software image via TFTP ptimg - Upload selected software image via TFTP...

  • Page 331: Updating The Switch Software Image

    Alteon OS Command Reference Updating the Switch Software Image The switch software image is the executable code running on the . A version GbE Switch Module of the image ships with the switch, and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are released, you can upgrade the software running on your switch.
  • Page 332 Alteon OS Command Reference The Switch Image and Configuration Management page appears. If you are loading software from your computer (HTTP client), go to step 4. If you are loading software from a FTP/TFTP server, enter the server’s information in the FTP/TFTP Settings section.

  • Page 333: Using The Aos Cli

    Alteon OS Command Reference Using the AOS CLI To load a new software image to your switch, you need the following: The image or boot software loaded on a FTP/TFTP server on your network The hostname or IP address of the FTP/TFTP server The name of the new software image or boot file –...

  • Page 334: Selecting A Software Image To Run

    Alteon OS Command Reference Selecting a Software Image to Run You can select which software image (image1 or image2) you want to run in switch mem- ory for the next reboot. At the Boot Options# prompt, enter: Boot Options# image Enter the name of the image you want the switch to use upon the next boot.

  • Page 335: Uploading A Software Image From Your Switch

    Alteon OS Command Reference Uploading a Software Image from Your Switch You can upload a software image from the switch to a FTP or TFTP server. At the Boot Options# prompt, enter: Boot Options# ptimg The system prompts you for information. Enter the desired image: Enter name of switch software image to be uploaded <hostname or server-IP-addr>...

  • Page 336: Selecting A Configuration Block

    Alteon OS Command Reference Selecting a Configuration Block When you make configuration changes to the , you must save the changes so GbE Switch Module that they are retained beyond the next time the switch is reset. When you perform the save command, your new configuration changes are placed in the active configuration block.

  • Page 337: Resetting The Switch

    Alteon OS Command Reference Resetting the Switch You can reset the switch to make your software image file and configuration block changes occur. – Resetting the switch causes the Spanning Tree Group to restart. This process can be lengthy, depending on the topology of your network. –...
  • Page 338 Alteon OS Command Reference Chapter 8: The Boot Options Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 339: The Maintenance Menu

    HAPTER The Maintenance Menu The Maintenance Menu is used to manage dump information and forward database informa- tion. It also includes a debugging menu to help with troubleshooting. 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 340: Maintenance Menu

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint Maintenance Menu – To use the Maintenance Menu, you must be logged in to the switch as the administrator. [Maintenance Menu] - System Maintenance Menu - Forwarding Database Manipulation Menu debug - Debugging Menu - ARP Cache Manipulation Menu route - IP Route Manipulation Menu igmp...
  • Page 341 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 9-1 Maintenance Menu (/maint) Command Syntax and Usage Displays the ARP Cache Manipulation Menu. To view menu options, see page 345. route Displays the IP Route Manipulation Menu. To view menu options, see page 346. igmp Displays the IGMP Maintenance Menu.

  • Page 342: System Maintenance

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/sys System Maintenance This menu is reserved for use by IBM Service Support. The options are used to perform system debugging. [System Maintenance Menu] flags - Set NVRAM flag word Table 9-2 System Maintenance Menu Options (/maint/sys) Command Syntax and Usage flags <new NVRAM flags word as 0xXXXXXXXX>...

  • Page 343: Forwarding Database Maintenance

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/fdb Forwarding Database Maintenance [FDB Manipulation Menu] find - Show a single FDB entry by MAC address port - Show FDB entries for a single port trunk - Show FDB entries for a single trunk vlan - Show FDB entries for a single VLAN dump - Show all FDB entries...

  • Page 344: Debugging Options

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/debug Debugging Options [Miscellaneous Debug Menu] tbuf - Show MP trace buffer snap - Show MP snap (or post-mortem) trace buffer clrcfg - Clear all flash configs The Miscellaneous Debug Menu displays trace buffer information about events that can be helpful in understanding switch operation.

  • Page 345: Arp Cache Maintenance

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/arp ARP Cache Maintenance [Address Resolution Protocol Menu] find - Show a single ARP entry by IP address port - Show ARP entries on a single port vlan - Show ARP entries on a single VLAN addr - Show ARP entries for switch's interfaces dump...

  • Page 346: Ip Route Manipulation

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/route IP Route Manipulation [IP Routing Menu] find - Show a single route by destination IP address - Show routes to a single gateway type - Show routes of a single type - Show routes of a single tag - Show routes on a single interface dump - Show all routes...

  • Page 347: Igmp Maintenance

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/igmp IGMP Maintenance [IGMP Multicast Group Menu] group - Multicast Group Menu mrouter - IGMP Multicast Router Port Menu clear - Clear group and mrouter tables Table 9-7 describes the IGMP Maintenance commands. Table 9-7 IGMP Maintenance Menu Options (/maint/igmp) Command Syntax and Usage group Displays the Multicast Group menu.

  • Page 348: Igmp Multicast Routers Maintenance

    Alteon OS Command Reference Table 9-8 IGMP Multicast Group Maintenance Menu Options (/maint/igmp/group) Command Syntax and Usage port <Port number or alias> Displays all IGMP multicast groups on a single port. trunk <Trunk Group number> Displays all IGMP multicast groups on a single trunk group. detail <IP address>...

  • Page 349: Uuencode Flash Dump

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/uudmp Uuencode Flash Dump Using this command, dump information is presented in uuencoded format. This format makes it easy to capture the dump information as a file or a string of characters. If you want to capture dump information to a file, set your communication software on your workstation to capture session data prior to issuing the uudmp command.

  • Page 350: Tftp System Dump Put

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/ptdmp <server> <filename> TFTP System Dump Put Use this command to put (save) the system dump to a TFTP server. – If the TFTP server is running SunOS or the Solaris operating system, the specified ptdmp file must exist prior to executing the ptdmp command, and must be writable (set with proper permission, and not locked by any application).

  • Page 351: Panic Command

    Alteon OS Command Reference /maint/panic Panic Command The panic command causes the switch to immediately dump state information to flash mem- ory and automatically reboot. To select panic, at the Maintenance# prompt, enter: >> Maintenance# panic A FLASH dump already exists. Confirm replacing existing dump and reboot [y/n]: Enter to confirm the command:...
  • Page 352 Alteon OS Command Reference Chapter 9: The Maintenance Menu 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 353: Alteon Os Syslog Messages

    PPENDIX Alteon OS Syslog Messages The following syntax is used when outputting syslog messages: <Time stamp><Log Label>Web OS<Thread ID>:<Message> where <Timestamp> The time of the message event is displayed in month day hour:minute:second format. For example: Aug 19 14:20:30 <Log Label> The following types of log messages are recorded: LOG_EMERG, LOG_ALERT, LOG_CRIT, LOG_ERR, LOG_WARNING, LOG_NOTICE, LOG_INFO, and LOG_DEBUG <Thread ID>...
  • Page 354 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_ALERT Own BPDU received from port <port_id> STG <stg>, topology change detected CIST topology change detected STG <stg>, new root bridge CIST new root bridge Cannot contact default gateway <ip_address> VRRP Received errored advertisement from <ip_address> VRRP Received incorrect password from <ip_address>...
  • Page 355 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_CRITICAL Can't allocate memory in load_MP_INT Currently not enough resource for loading RSA private key Currently not enough resource for loading RSA public key SYSTEM Temperature exceeds threshold Failed to Read SFP ID for port EXT<num> Failed to Select SFP for port EXT<num>...
  • Page 356 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_ERROR MGMT PANIC at <file>:<line> in thread <thread id> MGMT VERIFY at <file>:<line> in thread <thread id> MGMT ASSERT at <file>:<line> in thread <thread id> Cannot contact <primary|secondary> NTP server <ip_address> Unable to listen to NTP port Error: Error writing STG config to FLASH Error: Error writing config to FLASH MGMT...
  • Page 357 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_ERROR (continued) PORT_MIRR Port Mirroring changes are not applied Broadcast address for IP interface <interface_id> is invalid IP Interfaces <interface_id> and <interface_id> are on the same subnet MGMT Unapplied changes reverted MGMT Unsaved changes reverted SNMP source trap interface <IF> is not enabled Password already taken Radius is already turned ON Cannot ena/dis primary admin user...
  • Page 358 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_ERROR (continued) A previous apply is being executed. Try later. RADIUS secret must be 1-<len> characters long Please configure primary RADIUS server address. TACACS+ secret must be 1-<len> characters long Please configure primary TACACS+ server address. Port Mirroring changes are not applied VRRP cfg_sync_tx_putsn: ABORTED...
  • Page 359 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_ERROR (continued) VRRP Synchronization Receive UNKNOWN Timeout VRRP Sync receive in progress ... cannot start Sync VRRP Sync already in progress ... cannot start Sync VRRP Config Sync route find error. VRRP Config Sync tcp_open error. VRRP Config Synchronization Timeout - Resuming Console thread VRRP...
  • Page 360 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_ERROR (continued) VRRP Multiple static routes have same destination VRRP Virtual router <vr_id> must have sharing disabled when hotstandby is enabled VRRP Virtual router group must be enabled when hotstandby is enabled VRRP At least one virtual router must be enabled when group is enabled VRRP Virtual router group must have sharing disabled when hotstandby is enabled...
  • Page 361 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_NOTICE (continued) MGMT Second syslog host changed to <ip_address> MGMT Second syslog host changed to this host MGMT Next boot will use active config block MGMT User password changed MGMT Operator password changed MGMT Administrator password changed MGMT RADIUS server timeouts MGMT...
  • Page 362 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_NOTICE (continued) MGMT <mins> minutes until scheduled reboot MGMT Password for <user> changed by <user>, notifying admin to save. MGMT Temperature OK VLAN Default VLAN can not be deleted " default gateway <ip_address> <""enabled""|""disabled"">" Default gateway <ip_address> operational scp <login_level>...
  • Page 363 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_NOTICE (continued) SYSTEM Management Port can only be enabled/disabled by the Management Module SYSTEM Cannot change the Management IP Interface VLAN SYSTEM Cannot enable/disable the Management IP Interface SYSTEM Cannot enable/disable forwarding on Management IP Interface SYSTEM Cannot delete the Management IP Interface SYSTEM...
  • Page 364 Alteon OS Command Reference LOG_INFO (continued) MGMT Unsupported GBIC refused MGMT Flash Write Error. Failed to allocate buffer. Quitting MGMT Flash Write Error. Trying again MGMT Flash Write Error. Failed to allocate buffer. Quitting MGMT Flash Write Error MGMT FLASH ERROR - invalid address used scp <login_level>...

  • Page 365: Alteon Os Snmp Agent

    Appendix B Alteon OS SNMP Agent The Alteon OS SNMP agent supports SNMP version 3. Security is provided through SNMP community strings. The default community strings are “public” for SNMP GET operation and “private” for SNMP SET operation. The community string can be modified only through the Command Line Interface (CLI).
  • Page 366 Alteon OS Command Reference Alteon OS SNMP agent supports the following generic traps as defined in RFC 1215: ColdStart WarmStart LinkDown LinkUp AuthenticationFailure The SNMP agent also supports two Spanning Tree traps as defined in RFC 1493: NewRoot TopologyChange The following are the enterprise SNMP traps supported in Alteon OS: Table 9-10 Alteon OS-Supported Enterprise SNMP Traps Trap Name Description...
  • Page 367 Alteon OS Command Reference Table 9-10 Alteon OS-Supported Enterprise SNMP Traps Trap Name Description altSwTcpHoldDown A altSwTcpHoldDown trap signifies that new TCP connec- tion requests from a particular client will be blocked for a pre-determined amount of time since the rate of new TCP connections from that client has reached a pre-determined threshold.

  • Page 368: Working With Switch Images And Configuration Files

    Alteon OS Command Reference Working with Switch Images and Configuration Files This section describes how to use MIB calls to work with switch images and configuration files. You can use a standard SNMP tool to perform the actions, using the MIBs listed in Table 9-11.

  • Page 369: Loading A New Switch Image

    Alteon OS Command Reference Loading a new switch image To load a new switch image with the name “MyNewImage-1.img” into image2, follow the steps below. This example assumes you have a FTP/TFTP server at 192.168.10.10. Set the FTP/TFTP server address where the switch image resides: Set agTftpServer.0 “192.168.10.10”...

  • Page 370: Loading A Saved Switch Configuration

    Alteon OS Command Reference Loading a saved switch configuration To load a saved switch configuration with the name “MyRunningConfig.cfg” into the switch, follow the steps below. This example assumes you have a TFTP server at 192.168.10.10. Set the FTP/TFTP server address where the switch Configuration File resides: Set agTftpServer.0 “192.168.10.10”...

  • Page 371: Saving A Switch Dump

    Alteon OS Command Reference Saving a switch dump To save a switch dump to a FTP/TFTP server, follow the steps below. This example assumes you have a FTP/TFTP server at 192.168.10.10. Set the FTP/TFTP server address where the configuration will be saved: Set agTftpServer.0 “192.168.10.10”...
  • Page 372 Alteon OS Command Reference Appendix B: Alteon OS SNMP Agent 40M2420, April 2007...

  • Page 373: Glossary

    Glossary DIP (Destination IP The destination IP address of a frame. Address) Dport (Destination The destination port (application socket: for example, http-80/https-443/DNS-53) Port) NAT (Network Address Any time an IP address is changed from one source IP or destination IP address to another Translation) address, network address translation can be said to have taken place.
  • Page 374 Alteon OS Command Reference VIR (Virtual Interface A VRRP address that is an IP interface address shared between two or more virtual routers. Router) Virtual Router A shared address between two devices utilizing VRRP, as defined in RFC 2338. One vir- tual router is associated with an IP interface.

  • Page 375: Index

    Index Symbols autonomous system filter path ............265 action ............50 / command .............. 265 ............... 16 ............265 aspath ......54 abbreviating commands (CLI) ......173, 336 backup configuration block access control ........176 banner (system option) ............204 user ..............
  • Page 376 Alteon OS Command Reference broadcast configuration ...........97 ............219 IP route tag 802.1x ..........96 ........ 204 IP route type administrator password ........19 ..........172 Browser-Based Interface apply changes ............227 CIST ..255 default gateway interval, for health checks ......255 default gateway IP address .......349 capture dump information to a file...
  • Page 377 Alteon OS Command Reference ......... 339 forwarding database (FDB) ....76 Forwarding Database Information Menu date ........ 343 Forwarding Database Menu ............35 setup ..... 77, 83, 89, 91 forwarding state (FWD) ..........175 system option ........234 fwd (STP bridge option) .........
  • Page 378 Alteon OS Command Reference ........116 Information Link Status Information ........109 .......... 189 IGMP Information linkt (SNMP option) ....110 ........84 IGMP Multicast Router Information LISTENING (port state) .......91 .......... 94 Trunk Group Information lmask (routing option) ..........94 information lnet (routing option) ............113 ..........
  • Page 379 Alteon OS Command Reference ....... 276 host entry configuration ........... 152 nbr change statistics ..........269 host routes ........... 19 network management ............. 269 interface ............... 175 notice ......... 273 interface configuration ..........186 NTP server menu ........269 link state database .........
  • Page 380 Alteon OS Command Reference ............340, 351 Port Menu reboot ........208 ........36, 210 configuration options receive flow control ....208 ............. 77 configuring Gigabit Ethernet (gig) reference ports ............ 99 port mirroring referenced port ..........318 ............. 213 configuration re-mark ............116 ..........
  • Page 381 Alteon OS Command Reference ..........28, 31 setup facility statistics ..........39 ......... 156 IP configuration management processor ..........39 ..........121 IP subnet mask Statistics Menu ......37 ........... 34 port auto-negotiation mode stopping switch setup ......... 36 port configuration subnet address maskconfiguration ...........
  • Page 382 Alteon OS Command Reference time Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) ............35 ..305 setup authentication parameters for IP interfaces ..........175 ........303 system option group options (prio) ....... 327 timeout operations-level options ..........180 ......305 radius server password, authentication ..... 300 timeouts priority election for the virtual router ..........29...

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