Avaya 4000 Series Quick Start Configuration

Avaya 4000 Series Quick Start Configuration

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Quick Start Configuration for Avaya
Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series
Release 5.8
NN47205-104
Issue 02.01
June 2014

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  • Page 1 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series Release 5.8 NN47205-104 Issue 02.01 June 2014...
  • Page 2 INSTALLS AVAYA SOFTWARE, PURCHASED FROM AVAYA INC., written consent of Avaya can be a criminal, as well as a civil offense ANY AVAYA AFFILIATE, OR AN AVAYA CHANNEL PARTNER (AS under the applicable law.
  • Page 3 Product or Hosted Service notices and articles, or to report a problem with your Avaya Product or Hosted Service. For a list of support telephone numbers and contact addresses, go to the Avaya Support website: http://support.avaya.com (or such successor site as designated by Avaya), scroll to the bottom of the page, and select Contact Avaya Support.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Using telnet to log on to the device ............... 36 Enabling the web server management interface ...............  36 Accessing the switch through the web interface ....................... 37 Configuring a VLAN .................... 40 Configuring VLAN using EDM Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 5 Saving the configuration .................... 44 Storing the configuration files Chapter 6: Verification...................... 48 ...................... 48 Pinging an IP device .................... 48 Verifying the software release ...................... 49 Displaying local alarms June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    For more information on new features of the switch and important information about the latest release, see Release Notes for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-400. For more information about how to configure security, see Configuring Security on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-505.
  • Page 7 Avaya Mentor videos provide technical content on how to install, configure, and troubleshoot Avaya products. About this task Videos are available on the Avaya Support website, listed under the video document type, and on the Avaya-run channel on YouTube. Procedure •...
  • Page 8: Support

    Use the online service request system to create a service request. Chat with live agents to get answers to questions, or request an agent to connect you to a support team if an issue requires additional expertise. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 9: Chapter 2: New In This Release

    Chapter 2: New in this release The following section details what is new in Quick Start Configuration for Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-104 for Release 5.8. Features There are no feature-related changes for Release 5.8. Other changes See the following section for information about changes that are not feature-related.
  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Fundamentals

    More information ships in the box with your new Ethernet Routing Switch 4000, including • An installation kit • A foldout poster, Quick Installation of Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-302. For more information about hardware specifications and installation procedures, see Installing Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-300.
  • Page 11: System Logon

    The following table describes the secure and nonsecure protocols that the switch supports. Table 2: Secure and nonsecure protocols Nonsecure protocols Default status Equivalent secure Default status protocols Disabled Disabled Telnet Enabled SSH v1, v2 Disabled June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 12: Management Port

    On SSH, by default, HTTP is enabled and HTTPS is disabled. Management port The ERS 4000 Series hardware is not equipped with a designated out-of-band (OOB) management port. Use the management port for OOB management when an IP address is assigned to that port.
  • Page 13: Password Encryption

    17 for more information about connecting a terminal to the console port on the ERS 4000 Series switch. Password encryption The local passwords for the switch are stored in the configuration file, encrypted with an Avaya proprietary algorithm. Important: For security reasons, Avaya recommends that you configure the passwords to values other than the factory defaults.
  • Page 14 The following table contains the default user name and password that you can use to log on to Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 using EDM. For more information about changing the Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 passwords, see Configuring Security on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-505.
  • Page 15 To return to the full navigation tree display, click the x beside the Auto Complete Search dialog box. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 16 Fundamentals Figure 2: EDM window Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 17: Chapter 4: Connecting To The Switch

    See Installing Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-300 for a list of the terminal emulation settings that must be used with any terminal emulation software used to connect to the switch.
  • Page 18 Basic switch parameters have now been configured and saved. Important: Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series only supports the Avaya CLI. The old Bay Stack menu interface is not supported on this product. When the switch is set to factory default parameters, the CLI Quickstart screen displays, which enables you to configure default IP information.
  • Page 19: Configuring The Terminal

    If you set the terminal length to 0, the pagination is disabled and the display scrolls continuously. width Set the width of the terminal display in characters. By default, 79 characters are displayed. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 20: Chapter 5: Configuring The Switch Using Acli

    IP address when in standalone mode. Procedure 1. Press CTRL+Y after the Avaya banner displays. 2. Enter Global Configuration mode: enable configure terminal 3. Assign an IP address to the management port: Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 21: Configuring Bootp On The Current Instance Of The Switch Or Server

    Tthe IP address can range from 0.0.0.0 (no IP address assigned) to 255.255.255.255. For more information about IP addressing and subnet addressing, see Configuring IP Routing and Multicast on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-506. Configuring BootP on the current instance of the switch or...
  • Page 22: Setting User Access Limitations Using Acli

    Follow this procedure to edit the password configuration. Procedure 1. Enter Global Configuration mode: enable configure terminal 2. Enter the following command: cli password {read-only | read-write} <password> Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 23: Enabling And Disabling Passwords

    | local | radius | tacacs Specify the password type to modify: • none: disables the password. • local: uses the locally defined password for serial console or telnet access. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 24: Setting User Access Limitations Using Enterprise Device Manager

    Use the data in the following table to configure the console switch password. Variable Definition Console Stack Password Type Specify the type of password to use. Values include: • none—Disables the password Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 25: Configuring The Web And Telnet Password Using Edm

    Use the data in the following table to configure the web and telnet switch password. Variable Definition Web/Telnet Stack Password Type Specify the type of the password to use. Values include: • none—Disables the password June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 26: Configuring The Acli Banner

    2. Configure the switch to use a custom banner or use the default banner: banner {custom | static} 3. Create a custom banner: banner <line_number> "<LINE>" 4. Save the configuration: save config Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 27 *** Avaya *** Copyright (c) 1996-2014, All Rights Res *** HW:R0A2 FW:5.8.0.1 SW:v5.8.0.145 ******************************************** Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the banner command. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 28: Configuring System Identification

    If you ran the install script to set up the configuration information, the read-write community name is already configured. 5. Configure the system name: snmp-server name "<text>" 6. Configure the system contact: Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 29 Use the data in the following table to use the snmp-server host command. Table 9: snmp-server host command Variable Definition <host-ip> Specify an IPv4 or IPv6 address for a host intended to be the trap destination. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 30: Enabling Logging

    SNMP protocol. Enabling logging Use this procedure to enable the logging of system messages. For more information about logging, see Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Series and Virtual Services Platform 7000 Series Logs Reference, NN47216–600. Procedure 1.
  • Page 31: Configuring Local Time Zone

    2. Enter the following command to enable SNTP: sntp enable 3. Enter the following command to configure the time zone: clock time-zone zone hours [minutes] 4. Enter the following command to configure daylight saving time: June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 32 Indicates that daylight saving time you set to start and end on the specified days every year. Day to start daylight saving time. month Month to start daylight saving time. year Year to start daylight saving time. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 33: Configuring The Clock

    The following table describes the parameters for the clock source command. Variable Definition Configure NTP as the time source. sntp Configure SNTP as the time source. sysUpTime Configure System Up Time as the time source. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 34: Configuring A Static Route

    0.0.0.0 is considered the default route. <mask> Specify the destination subnet mask for the route being added. <next-hop> Specify the next-hop IP address for the route being added. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 35: Enabling Remote Access

    You can enable remote access for telnet, SSH (on SSH software images), SNMP, and webpage access. For more information, see Using ACLI and EDM on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-102 and Configuring Systems on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000, NN47205-500.
  • Page 36: Using Telnet To Log On To The Device

    You can use EDM to configure and maintain your switch through a web-based graphical user interface. You can monitor the switch through a web browser from anywhere on the network. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014...
  • Page 37: Configuring A Vlan

    • Ensure that the web server is enabled. • Note the user name and password. • Open one of the supported web browsers. For more information about the supported browsers, see Using ACLI and EDM on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-102 About this task Use this procedure to access the switch through a web browser.
  • Page 38 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#vlan create 600 type spbm-bvlan Creating an RSPAN VLAN: 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#vlan create 700 type port remote-span Displaying a range of VLANs: 4850GTS-PWR+(config)#show vlan id 100,107,109-113,115,200,300,500,600,700 Name Type Protocol Active IVL/SVL Mgmt Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 39 Enter the type of VLAN to create: • port—Port-based • protocol—Protocol-based (see the following list) remote-span Specify as RSPAN VLAN. protocol-decEther2 Specify a decEther2 protocol-based VLAN. protocol-ipEther2 Specify an ipEther2 protocol-based VLAN. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 40: Configuring Vlan Using Edm

    Before you begin Ensure you follow the VLAN configuration rules for Ethernet Routing Switch 4000. For more information about the VLAN configuration rules and about configuring a VLAN, see Configuring Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 41 Configuring VLAN using EDM VLANs, Spanning Tree, and Multi-Link Trunking on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 Series, NN47205-501. About this task Use this procedure to create a VLAN and assign an IP address to a VLAN to enable routing on the VLAN.
  • Page 42 • ip • ipx802dot3 • ipx802dot2 • ipxSnap • ipxEthernet2 • decLat • sna802dot2 • snaEthernet2 • netBios • xns • vines • ipv6 • usrDefined • rarp Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 43: Installing A License File

    For switches equipped with a USB port, you can also use a USB mass storage device to copy the license file to the switch. About this task Install a license file on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 to enable licensed features. Procedure 1. Enter Privileged EXEC mode: enable 2.
  • Page 44: Storing The Configuration Files

    Storing the configuration files Before and after you upgrade your Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 software, make copies of the configuration files. If an error occurs, use backup configuration files to return Ethernet Routing Switch 4000 to a previous state. You can store the files in binary or ASCII format. Use the following procedure to store the configuration file in binary format.
  • Page 45 [force][minutes-to-wait <1-60>] [cancel] Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the shutdown command. Variable Definition force Instruct the switch to skip the shutdown confirmation prompt. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 46 [force] [minutes-to-wait] [cancel] Variable definitions Use the data in the following table to use the reload command. Variable Definition force Instruct the switch to skip the shutdown confirmation prompt. Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 47 Reloading a remote switch after configuration Variable Definition minutes-to-wait <1-60> Specify the number of minutes before the switch resets itself. The default wait time is 10 minutes. cancel Cancel all scheduled switch shutdowns. June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 48: Chapter 6: Verification

    Use this procedure to display the currently-loaded and operational software load Procedure 1. Log on to ACLI to enter User EXEC mode. 2. At the command prompt, enter the following command: show boot [diag] [image] Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series June 2014 Comments? infodev@avaya.com...
  • Page 49: Displaying Local Alarms

    Use this procedure to display local alarms. Procedure 1. Enter Global Configuration mode: enable configure terminal 2. At the command prompt, enter the following command : show rmon alarm June 2014 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 4000 Series Comments? infodev@avaya.com...

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