NN46200 103 02.01 User Interface Fundamentals

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
User Interface Fundamentals

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Contents
Software license
New in this release
11
Features 11
Other changes 11
Customer service 11
The Menu bar 11
Introduction
13
User interface concepts
15
CLI 15
Command syntax 16
Port entry 18
IP addresses and subnet masks 19
File management 19
NNCLI 19
Documentation convention for the portlist variable
Documentation convention for the cr option 22
Device Manager 22
The menu bar 25
The toolbar 26
Device view 28
The status bar 31
Online help 32
Web Management Interface 32
Device Manager
Device Manager installation procedures 35
Device Manager uninstallation on Windows 36
Device Manager installation on Windows 38
Device Manager installation on UNIX or Linux 40
Device Manager common procedures 45
Starting Device Manager using Windows 46
Starting Device Manager using UNIX 46
Replicating editable fields in Device Manager 46
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Device Manager Configuration 47
Device Manager main window 49
Shortcut menus 49
Using Device Manager dialog boxes 52
Editing objects in Device Manager 53
Replicating the content of editable fields in Device Manager 54
File management in Device Manager 54
Copying files 55
Checking flash memory use 56
Viewing files on the flash memory 56
Viewing files on the PCMCIA 57
Using the trap log 57
Open and delete devices 57
Opening a device using the Open Last option 61
Deleting a device using the Open Last option 61
Configuring Device Manager properties 61
Command Line Interface procedures
63
Exiting and reentering the CLI 63

Using Editing commands 64
Displaying a directory 67
Copying files 68
Copying a run-time image to flash memory from a remote TFTP server
Saving the configuration to a file 71
Job aid: Getting Help 72
Modifying user access 72
Nortel Networks Command Line Interface procedures
69
75
Accessing the NNCLI 76

Logging on to the software and accessing global configuration mode 76
Viewing configurations 76
Saving the running configuration 77
Switch between CLI and NNCLI for a single CPU 77
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a single CPU from factory defaults 78
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a single CPU from existing configurations 78
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a single CPU from factory defaults 78
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a single CPU from existing configurations 79
Switch between CLI and NNCLI for a dual CPU 79
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a dual CPU from factory defaults 80
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a dual CPU from existing configurations 80
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a dual CPU from factory defaults 81
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a dual CPU from existing configurations 81
Web management interface

Setting Web access parameters using Device Manager

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Accessing the Web interface using Device Manager 85
Configuring the Web server using the CLI 85
Configuring the Web server using the NNCLI 87
Prerequisites 87
Customer service
Updated versions of documentation
How to get help 91
Express Routing Codes 91
Additional information 92
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Troubleshooting Device Manager

Login prompt fails to appear from the Console port 93
Switch fails to open in Device Manager 94

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New in this release

The following sections detail whats new in Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch
User Interface Fundamentals (NN46200-103) for Release 4.2:
Features (page 11)

Other changes (page 11)
Features
This document has no new interfaces for the Release 4.2.
Other changes
See the following sections for information about changes that are not
feature-related.
Customer service
Customer service chapter is added to this document. This chapter
describes the complete range of services and support that Nortel provides
to customers. For more information about Nortel support, see Customer
service (page 91).
The Menu bar

The feature IPFIX is added to serviceability description in the Menu bar.
For more information, see The menu bar (page 25).

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Introduction
This document describes how to navigate the Command Line Interface
(CLI), the Nortel Networks Command Line Interface (NNCLI), how to
use the Web Management interface, and how to install and use Device
Manager on a Windows or UNIX platform.
Navigation
User interface concepts (page 15)

Device Manager (page 35)
Command Line Interface procedures (page 63)
Nortel Networks Command Line Interface procedures (page 75)
Web management interface (page 83)

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User interface concepts

This chapter provides overview information to help you understand the
user interfaces that you can use to configure the Ethernet Routing Switch
8300 by executing various commands.
Navigation
CLI (page 15)

NNCLI (page 19)
Device Manager (page 22)
Web Management Interface (page 32)
CLI
Users configure and manage the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 with the
Command Line Interface (CLI). While the switch runs in CLI mode, you
can configure a system boot flag to switch to NNCLI mode.
The CLI is organized into a tree data structure. After you type a command,
you see the command context (the current level or branch) and the
command subcontext. Context indicates commands at the current level,
and subcontext indicates one or more available command layers. The
following example shows the screen output, which includes context and
subcontext, for the config vlan 1 info command.
ERS-8310:5/config/vlan/1# info
Sub-Context: create fdb-entry fdb-filter fdb-static ip
ipv6 ipx ports srcmac static-mcastmac
CLI navigation
Command syntax (page 16)

Navigation commands (page 17)
Port entry (page 18)

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IP addresses and subnet masks (page 19)

File management (page 19)
Command syntax
Commands take the following form:
<top level command> <command option> <argument>.
For example, for access to the switch through the Web Management
interface, use the following command:
config web-server enable
In the preceding example:
config is the top-level command

web-server is one of the possible options for the config command
enable is the argument
The system prompt on the screen indicates the level or branch of the
command structure at which you are operating. When the system prompt
is 8300#, you are at the top level. If you enter only the top-level command,
you move into that branch of the command tree and the system prompt
changes to indicate the new context. For example, if you enter config,
the system prompt changes to 8300/config#. When you are in a
specific branch of the tree, you need only the subcommand for that level.
For example, to set the system contact from the top level, enter config
sys set contact <contact>. If you are already in the config sys
branch, you need enter only set contact <contact>.
Reenter the original command, or enter back to return to the previous
level in the CLI hierarchy. For example, after you use a command that
begins with config ethernet <ports>, and you enter a port number,
only reenter this information to go back up a level. You can create,
delete, or change all relevant parameters for this port without reentering
information.
To avoid typing complete commands, you can enter a shortened version
of the command, such as dis for disable or en for enable, or type part
of a command and press the Tab key to complete the command. If the
letters you type are unique to a command, the command is completed
automatically; if not, a bell sounds to indicate that more information is
necessary.
You can add additional information to a list:

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Add additional unit and port numbers separated by a comma (for

example, port 3:1,4:8,6:10).
Specify all ports on a particular unit (for example, port 3:*).
Specify a range of units and ports (for example, port 2:3-4:5 indicates
unit 2, port 3 through unit 4, and port 5).
Specify all ports on all units (for example, port * indicates all ports on
all units).
Navigation commands
The following navigation commands are available in the boot monitor and
run-time CLIs:
backtakes you back up one level

boxgoes to the top or the box level
cwcchanges the current working context
pwcdisplays the current working context
pwdprints the current working directory in the file system
topgoes to the box or top level (same as the box command)
goes up one level (same as the back command)
helpdisplays information about the eight types of help available on
the switch
You can use the following keystrokes in the CLI:
Up arrow or Ctrl+pto view and scroll through the previous history

commands.
Down arrow or Ctrl+nto view and scroll through the next history
commands.
Ctrl+uto delete a line. Clears the line so that you can enter a new
command.
Ctrl+cto cancel a line entry. Cancels the command entry and places
you at a new prompt. This command does not cancel the current
command level, only the new entry.
Ctrl+slogs you off the system.
Backspace or Ctrl+hbackspace.
Ctrl+s, Ctrl+qsoftware flow control XON/XOFF.

Tab or Ctrl+Icommand completion. Completes the command after
you enter part of a word (sh for show).

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For a complete list of the keystrokes available in the CLI, see Nortel
Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Troubleshooting (NN46200-704).
Angle brackets (< >) indicate parameter values in the CLI. Required
parameters must be in the specified order, followed by optional
parameters. Optional parameters are displayed in brackets ([ ]).
After you enter multiple CLI commands, you can terminate a command
within a single line of input using the semicolon (;) as the separator. The
CLI treats a semicolon like a carriage return.
Port entry
Each port identifier in the CLI has the following two components:
slot numberidentifies the chassis slot that contains the switch module
that the port is on.
port numberidentifies the position of the port on the switch module.

Port numbers begin with port 1 on top at the far left of the module.
For more details about port numbering in the modules, see Ethernet
Routing Switch 8300 Administration (NN46200-604) .
In an Ethernet Routing Switch 8300, chassis slots are numbered from the
top slot down, beginning at one for the top slot.
To specify a single port, type the slot number, a forward slash, and
then the port number. For example, to specify port 20 on the switch
management module in slot 3 of the switch, type the port number as 3/20.
To specify a list of port numbers, separate individual port numbers with
commas (no spaces). For example:
3/4,3/10,3/30,7/2,8/16
2/7,1/3,4/4
To specify a range of ports, type the low port number in the range, a dash,
and then the high port number in the range (no spaces). For example:
3/1-3/6
2/2-2/9
2/5-3/5
After you specify ports, you can specify any combination of port lists and
port ranges. For example:

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2/7,3/1-3/6
3/2-3/5,1/1-1/7,7/1
7/6,2/5,3/1-3/7,2/1
IP addresses and subnet masks

All IP addresses in the CLI are specified in dotted-decimal notation as
follows:
<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>
An IP address with a subnet mask is specified in the following format:
<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>/<yyy>.<yyy>.<yyy>.<yyy>
File management
The CLI includes file management commands for working with switch
files. Use these commands for the basic operations of any file system.
The commands take the general form of command [arguments]. You
can abbreviate both the commands and the arguments as long as the
abbreviation is not ambiguous. The following table summarizes the file
system commands.
Table 1
File system commands
Command
Description
directory
Lists the contents of onboard flash memory or a PCMCIA

card.
copy
Copies a file.
rename
Renames a file.
save
Saves the running configuration to a file.
NNCLI
NNCLI is a common CLI that follows the industry standard used for device
management across Nortel products.
The NNCLI has five major command modes, listed in order of increasing
privileges. After you start a session on the switch, you begin in user EXEC
mode. Type enable followed by a logon name and password to enter
into the privileged EXEC mode. From privileged EXEC mode, you can
type any EXEC command or go to global configuration mode. From global
configuration mode, you can enter either the interface configuration mode
or the router configuration mode, depending on whether you want to
configure an interface or a protocol.
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Each mode provides a specific set of commands. The command set of a

higher-privileged mode is a superset of a lower-privileged mode. You can
access all lower-privileged mode commands after using a higher-privileged
mode.
The command modes include:
user EXECthe initial mode of access. Only a limited number of

commands exist in EXEC mode.
privileged EXECaccessed from user EXEC mode. After you access

this mode, you are prompted to provide a logon name and password.
The logon name and password combination determines your access
level in the privileged EXEC mode and higher modes. Enter enable
to enter this mode from user EXEC mode. At the password prompt,
enter Nortel. Most EXEC commands are one-time commands, such
as show commands, which show the current configuration status. The
EXEC commands are not saved when the system reboots.
global configurationuse this mode to make changes to the running

configuration. If you save the configuration, these settings survive a
reboot of the switch.
interface configurationuse this mode to modify either a logical

interface, such as a virtual local area network (VLAN), or a physical
interface, such as a port or slot. The interfaces you can configure are:
atm
FastEthernet
GigabitEthernet
Loopback
mlt
pos
VLAN
router configurationuse this mode to modify a protocol. The protocols

you can configure are:
bgp
ospf
rip
vrrp
vrf

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From either the Global configuration mode or the Interface configuration

mode, save all of the configuration parameters (both global and interface)
to a file. The default name for the configuration parameter file is config.cfg.
You can also use alternative file names.
The following table lists the NNCLI command modes, the prompts for each
mode, the abbreviated name for each mode, and how to enter and exit
each mode.
Table 2
NNCLI command modes
Command
mode
Prompt
Mode name
Command mode or enter

and/or exit mode
User EXEC
ERS-8310:5
exec
The default command mode,

which does not require an
entrance command. To exit
the NNCLI, enter logout.
Privileged
EXEC
ERS-8310:5#
privExec
Enter enable to enter

Privileged EXEC mode
from User EXEC mode. Enter
disable to exit Privileged
EXEC mode and enter User
EXEC mode. To exit the
NNCLI, enter logout.
Global
configuration
ERS-8310:5(config)#
config
Enter configure to enter

Global configuration mode
from Priviledged EXEC mode.
Enter exit to exit Global
configuration mode and
enter Privileged EXEC mode.
To exit the NNCLI, enter
logout.
Interface
configuration
ERS-8310:5(config-if)#
config-if
Entry into this command

mode depends on the type
of configured interface.
Enter interface
{atm|FastEternet|Gi
gabitEthernet|Loopbac
k|mlt|pos|VLAN} to enter
Interface configuration mode
from Global configuration
mode. Enter exit to exit
Interface configuration
mode and enter Global
configuration mode. To
return to Privileged Exec

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NNCLI command modes (contd.)
mode, enter end . To exit the
Router
configuration
ERS-8310:5(configrouter)#
config-router
Entry into this command

mode depends on the
configured protocol. Enter
router {ospf|rip|vr
rp|vrf} to enter Router
configuration mode from
Global configuration mode.
Enter exit to exit Router
configuration mode and enter
Global configuration mode.
To return to Privileged Exec
mode, enter end. To exit the
Documentation convention for the portlist variable

Commands that require you to enter one or more port numbers on the
switch use the variable <portlist> in the command syntax. The
following list specifies the rules for using <portlist>:
can be one port on a particular unit (for example, port 3:1).
You can specify all ports on a particular unit (for example, port 3:*)
You can specify a range of units and ports (for example, port 2:34:5
indicates unit 2, port 3 through unit 4, and port 5).
can be a range of numbers (for example, port 3:1-3:3).

You can add additional unit and port numbers to the list, separated by
a comma (for example, port 3:1,4:8,6:10).
You can specify all ports on all units (for example, port * indicates all
ports on all units).
Documentation convention for the cr option

In NNCLI procedures, the <cr> option in the command indicates that you
can press Enter to execute the command.
Device Manager
Device Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) between you and the
supported devices that make up your network. You can manage a single
device as though you were in the wiring closet with Device Manager. It
makes retrieval of configuration information from a device a point-and-click
operation.

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Device Manager
Device Manager displays a real-time physical view of the front panel of a

device. From the front panel view, you can view fault, configuration, and
performance information for the device, a module, or a single port.
The Device Manager window includes the following four parts:
Menu barused to access command menus
Status barused to display error messages and other information
Toolbarused for quick access to common commands

Device viewused to show a graphical representation of the device
status
The following figure shows the parts of the Device Manager window.

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Figure 1
Parts of the Device Manager window
Device manager navigation
The menu bar (page 25)

The toolbar (page 26)
Device view (page 28)
The status bar (page 31)
Online help (page 32)

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The menu bar

The menu bar on the Device Manager window provides menus with
commands to monitor a device.
ATTENTION
Menu items related to the WSM and SDM cards are activated only after the
chassis contains the required card and that card is selected.
Figure 2
Menu bar
Table 3
The following table describes the menus included on the Device Manager
menu bar
Menu
Description
Device
With the Device menu, you can:

open a device
refresh the Device view

configure polling and SNMP properties
open and view the Trap Log, SysLog, and Log
Edit
With the Edit menu, you can view parameters for the chassis
or for selected objects. The object can be a card, fan, port,
power supply, or any other object. You can also set security
parameters, run diagnostic tests, and select all objects in the
device.
Graph
With the Graph menu, you can view Device Manager statistics
and produce graphs of the chassis or port statistics.
VLAN
With the VLAN menu, you can view information about VLANs,
spanning tree groups (STG), MultiLink Trunks, and MAC
Learning.
IP
With the IP menu, you can set up IP for the switch functions.
IPV6
With the IPV6 menu, you can manage the SF/CPU ethernet
port in failover situations.
Bandwidth
Management
With the Filter command of the Bandwidth Management menu,

you can set up ACL. With the QoS option, you can set up and
view QoS maps, policies, and statistics.
RMON
With the RMON menu, you can set up RMON alarms, view
the alarm log, event log, and history log and enable or disable
RMON history or statistics on all ports.

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Table 3
The following table describes the menus included on the Device Manager
menu bar (contd.)
Menu
Description
Serviceability
With the Serviceability menu you can set up IPFIX to monitor

the IP flows periodically. You can view and configure
parameters for the exporter and the collectors.
Actions
The Actions menu provides quick access to selected actions

without going through other menus and submenus. Use this
menu to initiate a Telnet session, to open the Web management
interface, to save run-time configurations, or to save boot
configurations.
Help
With the Help menu, you can view online Help topics for Device
Manager. This menu also provides a legend for the port colors
in the Device view.
The toolbar
The toolbar buttons provide quick access to commonly used commands
and some additional actions (Table 4 "Toolbar buttons" (page 26)).
Table 4
Toolbar buttons
Button
Name
Description
Menu equivalent
Open Device
Opens a device.
Device, Open
Refresh Device Status
Refreshes the Device view

information.
Device, Refresh Status
Telnet
Opens a Telnet session.
Device, Telnet
SSH Connection
Connects to SSH.
Device, SSH
Connection
Trap Log
Opens the trap log.
Device, Trap Log

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Table 4
Toolbar buttons (contd.)
Button
Name
Description
Menu equivalent
Help
Opens online Help in a Web

browser window.
Help, Device Manager

Basics
Edit Selected
Displays configuration data

windows for the selected
chassis object.
Edit, Chassis
Edit, WSM Card
Edit, SAM Card
Edit, Card...
Edit, Fan...
Edit, MDA...
Edit, Mgmt Port...
Edit, Port...
Edit, Power Supply...
Edit, Serial Port...
Edit, ISD
Edit, SDM Mgmt Port...
Graph Selected
Opens statistics and

graphing windows.
Graph, Chassis...
Graph, WSM Card
Graph, Port...
Open Devices Home

Page
Opens the Web management

interface home page.

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Actions, Open Home

Page...
Table 4
Toolbar buttons (contd.)
Button
Name
Description
Menu equivalent
Save Runtime
Config
Saves the current run-time

configuration.
Actions, Save Runtime

Config
Alarm Manager
Opens the RMON Alarm

Manager window.
Serviceability, RMON,
Alarm Manager...
Device view
With the Device view, you can determine the operating status of the
various modules and ports in your hardware configuration. You can also
use the Device view to perform management tasks on specific objects.
Device view navigation
Object selection (page 28)

Interpreting the status of LEDs and ports (page 30)
Object selection
the entire chassis

a card (module) or multiple cards
a port or multiple ports
power supply
fan
management port
serial port

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Figure 3
The following figure describes the objects in an 8300 switch Device view
Selecting a single object (page 29)
Selecting a single object To select a single object, click the edge of the
object. The object is outlined in yellow, which indicates that it is selected.
Subsequent activities in Device Manager refer to the selected object.

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To select multiple objects of the same type (such as ports

or modules), use one of the following actions:
For a block of contiguous ports or modules, drag to

select the group of objects.
For multiple ports or modules anywhere in the

switch chassis, press Ctrl+click to select the objects
anywhere in the Device view.
To select multiple physical objects (for example fans,

power supplies, modules, and ports) they must belong to
the same category. For example, when a 10/100TX port
is the base of all ports, and a 10/100TX port is selected
first, all other ports can also be selected. However, if you
select a different type of port first (for example, a Gig port
on a Passport 8632TXE module) you cannot also elect
a port under a different category. To work around this
issue in the example provided, you can first select the
10/100TX port (the most common basic port), and then
select other port types (for example, a Gig port).
Interpreting the status of LEDs and ports

The conventions of the Device view conform closely to the actual
appearance of the switch. Module LEDs are in one of three states: on,
off, or blinking. For a full description of what each state means, see the
documentation that came with the module.
The ports on the device view are color coded to provide at-a-glance port
status. Table 5 "Device Manager port color codes" (page 30) shows the
status assigned to each color.
Table 5
Device Manager port color codes
Color
Description
Green
Port is up and operating.
Red
Port is manually disabled.
Orange
Port has no link.
Light Blue
Port is in standby mode.
Dark Blue
Port is being tested.
Grey
Port is not reachable by Device Manager.
Pink
Port has a loopback connector connected to it.
The Help menu also provides a legend that identifies the port colors and
their meanings.

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PoE port color codes With PoE ports, the color of the letter P located in
the center of each PoE port indicates the port PoE detection status.
Figure 4
Colored letter P shown in PoE ports
Table 6 "PoE port color code description" (page 31) describes the PoE
port color codes.
Table 6
PoE port color code description
P color
Description
Green
Indicates that PoE is available and the device

connected to the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
is drawing power.
Orange
Indicates that PoE is available and the device

connected to the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
is not drawing power.
Red
Indicates all other PoE states. For example,

management disabled, or no power available
to allocate.
The status bar

At the bottom of the Device Manager window is the status bar, which
displays error and informational messages from the software application.
These messages are not related to the managed device.

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Online help
Online help in Device Manager appears in a Web browser and is
context-sensitive. The Web browser launches automatically after you click
help. To display online help correctly, Nortel recommends that you use
the following Web browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

Netscape Navigator 4.7 or later
In a UNIX environment, the shell where Device Manager is launched

must have a Netscape browser in its path for Device Manager (or Optivity
Switch Manager) to launch a Netscape browser properly.
In a Solaris environment, Device Manager does not open a Netscape
window after you click Help. To work around this issue, first launch
Netscape manually. The help system then properly appears in the
Netscape browser window.
The Help menu can behave erratically after you view the About Device
Manager selection. If the edge of the Help menu extends beyond the
Device view window, you cannot select Legend with the cursor. To work
around this issue, use the arrow keys to select menu items or to widen
the device view window, so that the Help menu appears in its entirety on
top of the device view.
If the Web browser does not launch, the help files reside in the default
installation directories listed in Table 7 "Help file locations" (page 32).
Table 7
Help file locations
Help files
Default path
Device Manager
jdm installed directory/help/pp8k_basics/dmhelp.html
Device specific
help
jdm installed directory/help/platform/version/help.html,

Use the platform and version of the current device. For
example, for Ethernet Routing Switch Release 4.1, use the
accelar2k platform and v500 version.
Web Management Interface

The Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 includes a Web Management interface
that you use to monitor your switch through a Web browser from anywhere
on your network. The Web Management interface provides many of the
same monitoring features as the Device Manager software. As long as
there is a route to the switch and no filters or access policies in effect, you
can monitor the switch using the Web Management interface.

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The Web management interface is protected by a security mechanism that

requires you to log on to the device with a user name and password. The
switch is shipped with the default user name and password both specified
as ro. For security, the default state of the Web server is disabled.

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Device Manager
This chapter provides procedures to install and use Device Manager.
Navigation
Device Manager installation procedures (page 35)

Device Manager common procedures (page 45)
Device Manager main window (page 49)
File management in Device Manager (page 54)
Open and delete devices (page 57)
Configuring Device Manager properties (page 61)
Device Manager installation procedures

The Device Manager software is provided on the software CD as a
self-extracting executable file. Device Manager is also available from the
Nortel Web site. This chapter provides instructions to ** install the Device
Manager software in a Windows or UNIX environment.
In Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Release 4.1, the Java Runtime
Environment (JRE) is bundled with the Device Manager software and does
not require a separate installation.
Device Manager installation navigation
Device Manager installation precautions (page 36)

Device Manager uninstallation on Windows (page 36)
Device Manager installation on Windows (page 38)
Device Manager installation on UNIX or Linux (page 40)

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Device Manager installation precautions

The following precautions apply to Device Manager on all operating
environments:
If you have other Nortel switches in your network and run earlier
versions of Device Manager software, you must install the newest
version of Device Manager to access the switches that run the latest
software.
CAUTION
Before you upgrade Device Manager, either uninstall your
previous version of the Device Manager software, or install
the new software to a different directory. (You can have
multiple versions of Device Manager stored on your PC or
UNIX machine, provided that each version is stored in a
separate directory).
The Device Manager and Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 software

versions must match for the correct dialog boxes and information to be
shown and accessible. See the software Release Notes for a complete
compatibility list.
Device Manager saves the IP addresses that you visit to a settings file.
A Device Manager uninstall operation does not remove this settings
file.
In a Windows environment, the settings file is dm.ini, and is created

in the Device Manager install directory.
In a UNIX environment, the settings file is ~/.jdm/dm.ini.

In a Linux environment, the settings file is ~/.jdm/dm.ini.
The dm.ini file that contains IP addresses visited from a previous

Device Manager version is automatically used by a new Device
Manager version installed in the same directory. You must manually
move or copy the dm.ini file from a previous version of Device Manager
to a new Device Manager installation in a different directory.
Device Manager uninstallation on Windows

You can uninstall Device Manager from a Windows system with or without
a program group in the Windows Start menu.
Device Manager uninstallation on Windows navigation
Uninstalling Device Manager using the default program group (page

37)
Uninstalling Device Manager with no program in the Windows start

menu (page 37)

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Uninstalling Device Manager using the default program group

Use the following procedure to uninstall Device Manager using the default
program group.
You must exit from the Device Manager you want to
uninstall.
Step
Action
On the Windows Start menu, choose Start,

Programs, Nortel, Java Device Manager,
Uninstall Device Manager.
Click Uninstall .
The message All items were completely
uninstalled appears.
Click Done.
--End--
Uninstalling Device Manager with no program in the Windows

start menu
If no program group is added to the Windows Start menu during
installation, use the following procedure to remove existing Device
Manager software.
Step
Action
Navigate to the folder where the Device

Manager software is installed.
Open the UninstallerData sub folder.
Run the file: Uninstall Java Device

Manager.exe.
--End--

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Device Manager installation on Windows

The minimum system requirements to install Device Manager on Microsoft
Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
are:
400 MHz or later Pentium processor

128 MB DRAM
300 MB of available space on the hard drspace on hard drive
Device Manager installation on Windows navigation
Starting the jdm file on Windows from a CD (page 38)

Starting the jdm file on Windows from the Web (page 39)
Executing the Device Manager installation software on Windows
(page 39)
Starting the jdm file on Windows from a CD

Use the following procedure to install Device Manager from a CD.
Step
Action
Close all programs.
Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive.
From the Windows Start menu, choose Run.

The Run dialog box appears.
Click Browse and navigate to the CD-ROM

drive.
Open the dm_win directory.
Double-click the jdm_xxxx.exe file.

In the file name, xxxx represents the current
version of the Device Manager software.
In the Run dialog box, click OK.

--End--
Continue with Executing the Device Manager installation

software on Windows (page 39).

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Starting the jdm file on Windows from the Web

If you do not have the Device Manager CD, you can obtain the Device
Manager software from the Nortel Web site.
You must download the file of Product Category:
<product category>,Product Name: <product name>,
Content type: <content type>, Release: <Release>,
Status: <status>, and File name: <file name>, to
your local terminal. See www.nortel.com/support for
instructions.
Step
Action
Choose the directory on your computer to save

the Java Device Manager Software.
Click Save to begin the file transfer.
Close all programs.
Navigate to the directory on your system

to which you downloaded the Java Device
Manager Software.
Double-click the jdm_xxxx.exe file. In the file

name, xxxx represents the current version of
the Device Manager software.
--End--

Executing the Device Manager installation software on

Windows
Step
Action
After you run the jdm file, wait until the

Introduction dialog box appears, and then click
Next.
The License Agreement dialog box appears

click I accept the terms of the License
Agreement.
Click Next.
Do one of the following:

Select Typical installation to install the common
set features and online help.

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Select Minimal installation to select the minimal

features to install (recommended for those with
limited disk space).
Select Help to install only the online help.
Select Custom installation to customize the
features prior to installation.
5
Click Next. If you do not select Custom

installation in See step 4, the Choose Install
Folder dialog box appears. Continue with step
9.
If you select Custominstallation in See step 4,

the Feature Sets dialog box appears. Select
features to install from the feature sets list.
Click Next.
Click Restore Default Folder to use the

default location for Device Manager, or click
Choose and select a different storage path.
If Device Manager is already installed, you must
choose a storage path that does not conflict
with the existing version.
Click Next.
The Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box
appears select the desired shortcut path from
the list provided.
10
Click Next.
The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box
appears that contains a summary of your
choices. Verify that the information is correct.
If necessary, click Previous to return to the
appropriate dialog box to make changes.
11
Click Install.
12
After the installation completes, the Install

Complete dialog box appears. Click Done to
exit the installation.
--End--
Device Manager installation on UNIX or Linux

Device Manager installation procedures are now standardized across all
platforms. The required Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4.1 is
now part of the Device Manager installation package and does not require
a separate installation. The bundled JRE is used with Device Manager
only, and does not affect other Java applications on the same system.
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For Solaris and HP-UX, specific OS patches are required for the Device
Manager JRE to function properly. Consult SUN or HP to install the
appropriate OS patches before you launch Device Manager.
UNIX and Linux systems are case-sensitive. Use lowercase to specify file
names, and check to ensure that directories are entered correctly.
After you launch Device Manager on a Solaris workstation, if several
warning messages are displayed, perform the following tasks:
Add the following line to your .cshrc file:

setenv XKEYSYMDB $HOME/ .XKeysymDB
Make sure there is a .XKeysymbDB file in your home directory.
Device Manager installation on UNIX or Linux navigation
Unix and Linux minimum requirements (page 41)

Installing Device Manager on Linux from the CD (page 42)
Installing Device Manager on Solaris from the CD (page 42)
Installing Device Manager on HP-UX from the CD (page 42)
Installing Device Manager on UNIX or Linux from the Web (page 43)
Executing the Device Manager installation software on UNIX or Linux
(page 44)
Unix and Linux minimum requirements

Device Manager supports two UNIX platforms and one Linux platform:
a UNIX SPARC* workstation that runs the Sun* Solaris* 2.7.x (or later)
a PC running Linux Kernel 2.2 operating system (or later)
an HP* workstation that runs the HP-UX* 11.x operating system (or
later)
The minimum system requirements to install Device Manager on any Unix

or Linux platform are:
4 MB available in a temporary directory
128 MB DRAM
300 MB free in the directory where you want to install the Device
Manager software

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Installing Device Manager on Linux from the CD

Use this procedure to install the Device Manager software to a Linux
environment from the CD.
Step
Action
Close all programs.
Navigate to the Linux/JDM subdirectory on the

software CD.
Run the jdm_xxxx_linux.sh file.

--End--

software on UNIX or Linux (page 44).
Installing Device Manager on Solaris from the CD

Use this procedure to install the Device Manager software to a Solaris
Step
Action
Close all programs.
Navigate to the Solaris/JDM subdirectory on the

software CD.
Run the jdm_xxxx_solaris_sparc.sh file.

--End--

Installing Device Manager on HP-UX from the CD

The Device Manager CD is in ISO9660 format and does not support Rock
Ridge extensions. On an HP-UX CD-ROM system, all directories and files
appear in uppercase followed by a revision number. For example, you can
see the executable as JDM_5620_HPUX_PA-RISC.BIN;1.
Use this procedure to install the Device Manager software to a HP-UX

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Step
Action
Close all programs.
Navigate to the HP-UX/JDM subdirectory on the

software CD.
Run the jdm_xxxx_hpux_pa-risc.sh file.

--End--

software on UNIX or Linux (page 44).
Installing Device Manager on UNIX or Linux from the Web

Use this procedure to install the Device Manager software to a UNIX
(Solaris or HP-UX or Linux) environment from the Web:
Step
Action
Go to the following URL:

http://www.nortel.com/support
Select the correct software support page for

your product.
This requires four steps from the Product
Finder page:
a Select the product family from the first box.
b Select the specific product from the second
box.
c Select Software.
d Click Go.
The software page opens.
Click the desired Device Manager version you

want.
The Software Detail Information page opens.
Click the appropriate Device Manager file for

you operating environment.
A File Download dialog box appears that
asks you to either run this program from its
current location or to save the Device Manager
software to your system.

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Click Save.
A Save As dialog box appears.
Choose the directory to which you want to

download the software to. The software
download is a self-extracting .exe file.
Click Save to begin the file transfer.
After the file transfer completes, close all

programs.
Navigate to the directory on your system where

you saved the Device Manager software.
10
Make the installation file executable:

For the Solaris environment, enter
the following command: chmod a+x
jdm_xxxx_solaris_sparc.sh
For the HP-UX environment, enter
the following command: chmod a+x
jdm_xxxx_hpux_pa-risc.sh
For the Linux environment, enter the following
command: chmod a+x jdm_xxxx_linux.sh
11
Run the installation file:

For the Solaris environment, run the
jdm_xxxx_solaris_sparc.sh file.
For the HP-UX environment, run the
jdm_xxxx_hpux_pa-risc.sh file.
For the Linux environment, run the
jdm_xxxx_linux.sh file.
--End--

Executing the Device Manager installation software on UNIX or

Linux
Step
Action
After you run the jdm file, click Next to execute

the installation software.
The License Agreement dialog box appears,

Click I accept the terms of the License
Agreement.

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Click Next.
Do one of the following:
45
Select Typical installation to install the common

set features and online help.
Select Minimal installation to select the minimal
features to install (recommended for those with
limited disk space).
Select Help to install only the online help.
Select Custom installation to customize the
features prior to installation.
5
Click Next.
If you selected Custom installation in See step

4, the Feature Sets dialog box appears.
Select features to install from the feature sets

list.
Click Next.
Click Restore Default Folder to use the default

location for Device Manager, or click Choose
and select a storage path.
ATTENTION
If Device Manager is already installed on your
computer, you must choose a storage path that
does not conflict with the already existing version.
10
Click Next.
After the Pre-Installation Summary dialog
box appears, verify the folder and disk space
required to install the software. If necessary,
click Previous to return to the appropriate dialog
box and make changes.
11
Click Install.
After the installation completes, the Install
Complete dialog box appears.
12
Click Done to exit the installation.

--End--

This section contains procedures for performing Device Manager common
procedures.

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Device Manager common procedures navigation
Starting Device Manager using Windows (page 46)

Starting Device Manager using UNIX (page 46)
Replicating editable fields in Device Manager (page 46)
Device Manager Configuration (page 47)
Starting Device Manager using Windows

Use this procedure to start Device Manager in a Microsoft Windows
environment.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs, Nortel,

Java Device Manager, DM.
The abbreviated Device Manager window appears.
--End--
Starting Device Manager using UNIX

Use this procedure to start Device Manager in a Solaris or Linux
environment.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Verify that the Device Manager installation directory is in your

search path.
Type Type ./JDM.

The abbreviated Device Manager window appears.
--End--
On start-up, Device Manager performs a DNS lookup for the system

on which it runs. If the DNS lookup is slow or fails, a timeout message
appears.
Replicating editable fields in Device Manager

You can replicate cells only with the copy and paste option. If you
double-click a cell it makes the cell editor available. With the cell editor,
you can update a value, open an option list, or open a dialog box.
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Procedure steps
Step
Action
Click Open to open a device.
Click a cell to highlight it.
Click Copy.
Highlight the cells where you want the data copied.
Click Paste.
The content in the first cell appears in the highlighted cells.
Click Apply to set the change, or click the Arrow to reset the
change.
--End--
Device Manager Configuration

You can configure important Device Manager communication parameters
in the Default Properties and Properties windows. Parameters that you
configure in the Default Properties window apply to each device you
access using Device Manager, while parameters that you configure in the
Properties window for a device, apply to that device only.
You cannot configure Application Control and Application Launch from
JDM properties in the Device Manager: Properties window.
You cannot configure Web Management properties in the Device Manager:
Default Properties window.
Device Manager Configuration navigation
Configuring Device Manager default properties (page 47)

Configuring Device Manager device properties (page 48)
Configuring Device Manager default properties

Use this procedure to configure Device Manager default properties, before
or after you open a device.
Step
Action
To configure Device Manager default properties

before you open a device, choose Device,
Properties, Current from the Abbreviated
Device Manager window and skip to step 4.

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The Device Manager: Default Properties

window appears.
OR
To configure Device Manager default properties
after you open a device, choose Device,
Properties, Devices from the Device Manager
window.
The Properties Device List window appears.
2
Select Default.
Click Edit.
The Device Manager: Default Properties
window appears.
Configure Device Manager default properties as

required.
Click OK.
--End--
Configuring Device Manager device properties

Use this procedure to configure Device Manager properties for a specific
device in the Properties window.

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Before performing the steps of this procedure, you must open the device
view of a Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 in Device Manager.
Step
Action
From the Device Manager menu bar, choose

Device, Properties, Current.
The Device Manager Properties window
appears.
Configure Device Manager properties as

required.
Click OK.
--End--

This section contains procedures for using the Device Manager main
window.
Device Manager main window navigation
Shortcut menus (page 49)

Using Device Manager dialog boxes (page 52)
Editing objects in Device Manager (page 53)
Replicating the content of editable fields in Device Manager (page 54)
Shortcut menus
You can access objects (such as the chassis, port, or card) in Device view
either through the menu bar or through shortcut menus. The shortcut
menus provide a quick way to edit objects and apply changes.
shortcut menus navigation
Displaying the chassis shortcut menu (page 49)

Displaying the card shortcut menu (page 50)
Displaying the port shortcut menu (page 51)
Displaying the chassis shortcut menu

Use the following procedure to display the chassis shortcut menu.

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Step
Action
To display the chassis shortcut menu, select

the chassis and right click.
--End--
Variable definitions
The following table shows the command descriptions for
the Chassis shortcut menu.
Table 8
Command
Description
Edit
Edit chassis parameters.
Graph
Graph chassis statistics.
Save Runtime Config
Save any changes made as a

runtime configuration.
Save Boot Config
Save any changes made as a boot

configuration.
Reset Counters
Reset all the statistics counters for

the switch.
Hard Reset
Perform a hard reset of the switch.
Soft Reset
Perform a soft reset of the switch.
Show Port Tooltip
Show the port tooltip data.
Refresh Port Tooltip
Refresh the port tooltip data.
Displaying the card shortcut menu

The card shortcut menu provides a quick way to view the card parameters.
This shortcut menu is context-sensitive and based on the currently
selected card type.

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Step
Action
To display the card shortcut menu, select a

card and right-click.
If the selected card is an I/O module, click Edit.

--End--
Displaying the port shortcut menu

Use the following procedure to display the port shortcut menu.
Step
Action
To display the port shortcut menu, select one or

more ports and right click.
--End--
Port shortcut menu fields

Use the data in the following table to use the fields for the Port shortcut
menu.
Table 9
Command
Description
Edit
Display edit port menu.
Graph
Graph port statistics.
Enable
Administratively bring a port up.
Disable
Administratively shut down a port.
Enable Rmon Stats
Enable Rmon statistics logging on

this port or ports.
Enable Rmon History
Enable Rmon history logging on

this port or ports.
Enable FastStart
Enable FastStart spanning tree

operation on this port or ports.
Disable FastStart
Disable FastStart spanning tree

operation on this port or ports.

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Using Device Manager dialog boxes

Many Device Manager dialog boxes contain editable fields that you can
use to enter parameter values. Many of the parameters contain default
values. For example, a port can be enabled or disabled. Other parameter
values are ranges of user-determined values. For example, the value for a
system contact is a name you enter in the SysContact field. Editable fields
in Device Manager dialog boxes are white.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
To change the value in a field with preset values, click the field.
The following figure shows possible choices for parameters
displayed.
Select a new value from the list.
Click Apply.
--End--
For fields that do not have preset values, click the field and type the value.
When you enter values for IP addresses, MAC addresses, or time, follow
these guidelines:
Enter an IP address in decimal format:

<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>.<xxx>
Enter a MAC address in hexadecimal format:

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Time is a value based on the delta from the switch boot-up time.
Device Manager dialog box buttons

The following table describes buttons that appear in Device Manager
dialog boxes and tabs. Not all buttons appear in all dialog boxes. The
following table describes buttons that appear in Device Manager dialog
boxes and tabs.

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Table 10
Device Manager buttons
Button
Description
Apply
Applies the changes you entered in fields on a tab or dialog

box. The button is unavailable until you change a parameter.
Changes are displayed as bold text or numbers.
Insert
Opens a dialog box to create a new entry for a table, and then
inserts the new entry in the table.
Delete
Deletes a selected entry.
Refresh
Refreshes the information in the window. Each time you

click Refresh, new information is polled from the switch and
displayed.
Close
Closes the tab or dialog box and discards the changes you
made to fields.
Help
Opens context-sensitive online Help.
Resize
Columns
Resizes table columns to fit the data they contain.
Stop
Stops the current action (polling).
Copy
Copies selected items to your computer memory clipboard.
Paste
Pastes the contents of your computer clipboard in the selected

location.
Reset change
s
Resets changed configuration values to their default value.
Export data
You can export data to external media.
Print Table
Prints the contents of any displayed table.
Graph
Graphs selected data.
Export (on
Graph dialog
boxes)
Saves the current table in ASCII format in a file you specify.

The table contains tabs, so you can import this file into a text
editor or spreadsheet for further analysis.
Print (on
Graph dialog
boxes)
Prints the current table.
Editing objects in Device Manager

Use this procedure to edit objects and values using Device Manager in the
following ways.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
To edit objects and values, do one of the following:

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Select an object and on the Device Manager toolbar, choose

Edit Selected.
From the shortcut menu for a chassis, card, port, or other object,
select Edit.
Double-click the object.
From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit, Select All,
and then choose an object type from the list.
The changes you made in a field are displayed in bold.
2
Click Apply to apply the changes to the device.
Click Refresh to display the new information in the tab or dialog

box.
To make changes in the running configuration, click Apply.
To make the changes permanent, on the Device Manager menu

bar, choose Actions, Save Runtime Config.
--End--
Replicating the content of editable fields in Device Manager

Some Device Manager window options display information in a table
format that includes editable cells. Use this procedure to replicate editable
cell content.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Double-click the cell.
Highlight the content to replicate.
Press ctrl+c to save the content.
Highlight the cells into which you want to paste the data.
Pressctrl+v to paste the content.

The contents of the first cell are replicated in the highlighted
cells.
Click Apply to save the change.

--End--
File management in Device Manager

This section contains procedures to manage files with Device Manager.

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On the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300, the File System tabs allow you to
copy and verify the files currently stored in onboard flash memory and on
an installed PCMCIA card. Use the tabs to perform the following actions:
Copy a file.
Verify the name, size, and storage date of each file present in onboard
flash memory and PCMCIA memory.
Check the amount of memory used and the number of files stored in
onboard flash memory and on an installed PCMCIA card.
File management in Device Manager navigation
Copying files (page 55)

Checking flash memory use (page 56)
Viewing files on the flash memory (page 56)
Viewing files on the PCMCIA (page 57)
Using the trap log (page 57)
Copying files
Use the following procedure to copy a file.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
On the menu bar, choose Edit, FileSystem.

The File System box appears with the Copy File tab displayed.
In the Source dialog box, specify the file to copy in one of the
following forms:
/flash/filename
/pcmcia/filename
ipaddress:/home/user/filename
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In the Destination box, specify the location you want to copy the
file to:
/flash/filename
/pcmcia/filename
ipaddress:/home/user/filename
In the Action section, , select the start option button.
Click Apply to start copying the files.

The results of the action appear in the Result box.
--End--
Checking flash memory use

Use this procedure to check use of the flash memory in the switch.
Procedure steps
Step
Action

The File System dialog box appears with the Copy File tab
displayed.
Click the Device Info tab.

--End--
The Device Info tab shows the amount of memory, both used and
available, for onboard flash memory and an installed PCMCIA card, and
the number of files in each location. With the Action field, you can reset
the PCMCIA card.
Viewing files on the flash memory

Use this procedure to view the content of the flash memory.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Click the Flash Files tab.

--End--

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The Flash Files tab lists the name, modification date, and size of each
switch file in the onboard flash memory. The slot number indicates the
chassis location of the referenced CPU/switch fabric module.
Viewing files on the PCMCIA

Use this procedure to view the content of the PCMCIA.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Click the PCMCIA Files tab.

--End--
The PCMCIA Files tab lists the name, modification date, and size of each
switch file in the PCMCIA card. The slot number indicates the chassis
location of the referenced CPU/switch fabric module.
Using the trap log

Use the following procedure to configure an Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
switch to send out SNMP generic traps. When Device Manager is running,
any traps received are recorded in the trap log. You can set the maximum
number of entries in the trap log using the Properties dialog box. The
default number of trap log entries is 500.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
On the Device Manager tool bar, click Trap Log.
On the menu bar, choose Device, Trap Log.

--End--
By default, traps are sent in SNMPv2c format. If you use an older network
management system (NMS) that supports only SNMPv1 traps (HP
OpenView), you can select that the traps be sent in v1 format.

Device Manager uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
to configure and manage Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 switches.

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Open and delete devices navigation
Opening a device using GUI (page 58)

Opening a device using the Open Last option (page 61)
Deleting a device using the Open Last option (page 61)
Opening a device using GUI

You can access an ERS 8300 using Device Manager by opening a device
view, which is a GUI representation of the device. To open the device
view, you must configure the device name and access level information in
the Open Device window by performing the steps of this procedure.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
On the abbreviated Device Manager window, choose Device,

Open.
The Open Device window appears.

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In the Device Name box, type the DNS name or IP address of

the device.
To open an SNMPv1- or SNMPv2c-managed device, perform

steps 4 and 5 or to open an SNMPv3-managed device, go to
step 7.
To use the default values for SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, select the

Use default community strings in properties check box.
If you do not want to use the default values for SNMPv1 or

SNMPv2c, enter the access level community strings in the Read
Community and Write Community boxes.
To gain read/write/all access to a device in Device Manager, you
must enter the read/write/all community string for both the Read
Community and Write Community strings.
Select the v3 Enable check box.
Configure the SNMPv3 parameters as required.

When you enable Save SNMPv3 Devices to Open Last, any
user can open a previously accessed SNMPv3-managed device
without entering SNMPv3 security information.
Click Ping or Telnet to check if the switch is reachable.
Click Open.
--End--
Job aid: SNMP community string default values

The Table 11 "SNMP community string default values" (page 59) describes
the default access level community strings.
Table 11
SNMP community string default values
Access Level
Description
read-only
Public
Layer 1 read/write
Private
Layer 2 read/write
Private
Layer 3 read/write
Private
read/write
Private
read/write/all
Secret

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Determining the device software version

Device Manager automatically determines the version of software that the
selected device is running. The Device Manager window opens and shows
a picture that represents the physical features of the device.
For information about connecting to the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
using SNMPv3, see Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Security using
CLI and NNCLI (NN46200-605) or Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300
Security using JDM (NN46200-605).
Open Device parameters

Table 12 "Open Device parameters" (page 60) describes all parameters in
the Open Device window for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300.
Table 12
Open Device parameters
Parameter type
Parameter name
Description
General
Device Name
Identifies the DNS name or IP

address of the device.
SNMPv1/SNMPv2c
Read Community
Indicates the length of the read

community password string.
Write Community
Indicates the length of the write

community password string.
Use default community strings in

properties
Indicates to apply the default read

and write community strings.
v3 Enabled
Enable or disable SNMP version 3.
User Name
Indicates the user security name. If

v3 Enabled is selected, this name
appears in the Edit, SNMPv3 tables.
Context Name
The identifier for the context that is

unique within an SNMP entity.
Authentication Protocol
Indicates the selected authentication

protocol: NONE, MD5, or SHA-96.
Authentication Password
Indicates the length of the

authentication password string.
Privacy Protocol
Indicates the selected privacy

protocol: NONE or DES.
Privacy Password
Indicates the length of the privacy

password string.
SNMPv3

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Opening a device using the Open Last option

Use this procedure to open a previously opened device. You can use the
Device Manager Open Last option to view or select from a list of available
devices.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
On the abbreviated Device Manager window menu bar, choose

Device, Open Last by SNMPv1/v2
A menu appears that lists the devices previously opened. The
Open Last list displays up to 24 devices at a time. You can view
additional devices by selecting Device List 2, Device List 3, and
so on.
Select the IP address/system name of the device that you want

to open.
The Open Device dialog box for that device appears.
--End--
Deleting a device using the Open Last option

You can use the Open Last option to delete devices when you no longer
want the devices in the list.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
On the abbreviated Device Manager window menu bar, choose

Device, Open Last
Click Edit.
In the Device dialog box, select the device you want to remove
from the list and click Delete.
--End--
Configuring Device Manager properties

Before you can manage a switch using Device Manager, you must set an
IP address for the switch using the CLI. See Commands Reference - CLI
(NN46200-105) for additional instructions.

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Device Manager uses the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

to configure and manage Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 switches. You
can use the Device Manager Properties dialog box to configure important
communication parameters such as the polling interval, timeout, and retry
count. You can set these parameters at any time before or after you open
a device.
Step
Action
On the Device Manager window menu bar, choose Device,

Properties.
The Device Manager Default Properties dialog box appears.
Select the properties you want to change and assign their

values.
Click OK.
--End--

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Command Line Interface procedures

This chapter provides information about command line interface (CLI)
tasks.
Navigation
Exiting and reentering the CLI (page 63)
Saving the configuration to a file (page 71)
Using Editing commands (page 64)

Job aid: special terminal characters (page 66)
Displaying a directory (page 67)
Copying files (page 68)
Copying a run-time image to flash memory from a remote TFTP
server (page 69)
Job aid: Getting Help (page 72)

Modifying user access (page 72)
Exiting and reentering the CLI

Use the following procedure to end a CLI session, and then log back on to
the CLI.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
End a CLI session by using one of the following commands:

quit
or
logout
or
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2
Log back on to the CLI by entering the following command:

login
--End--
Using Editing commands

Use Edit commands to modify CLI command text and navigate within
commands.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Enter edit mode by using the following command:

esc
Enter the desired edit command.
Press Return to move to the next line.

--End--
Job aid: Commands available in edit mode

Table 13
The following table describes the commands available in edit mode
Key combination
Description
:q
End the edit mode without saving the changes made to a

file.
:w
Quit and save the file.
ZZ
Quit and save the file.

Movement and Search commands
^L
Redraw the screen.
^F
Display the next screen.
^B
Display the previous screen.
^D
Display the next half screen.
Û
Display the previous half screen.
<n>G
Go to the command number n.
Go to the last command line.
/<s>
Search forward in the file for the string s.

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Table 13
The following table describes the commands available in edit mode (contd.)
Key combination
Description
?<s>
Search backward in the file for the string s.
Repeat the last search.
Repeat the last search in the opposite direction.
<n>k
Get the nth previous line in the file.
<n>-
Same as the k command.
<n>j
Get the nth next line in file.
<n>+
Same as the j command.
RETURN
Same as the j command.
<n>h
Move left n characters.
^H
Same as the h command.
<n>l
Move right n characters.
SPACE
Same as the 1 command.
<n>w
Move n words forward.
<n>W
Move n blank-separated words forward.
<n>e
Move to the end of the nth next word.
<n>E
Move to the end of the nth next blank-separated word.
<n>b
Move back n words.
<n>B
Move back n blank-separated words.
f<c>
Find character c, searching forward.
F<c>
Find character c, searching backward.
Move the cursor to the first non-blank character in the line.
Go to the end of the line.
Go to the beginning of the line.

Insert commands (input is expected until you enter
ESC)
Append.
Append at the end of the line.
c SPACE
Change character.
cl
Change character.
cw
Change word.
cc
Change entire line.
c$
Change everything from the cursor to the end of the line.
Same as the c$ command

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The following table describes the commands available in edit mode (contd.)
Key combination
Description
Same as the cc command.
Insert.
Insert at the beginning of the line.
Type over characters.
Open a line after the current line.
Open a line preceding current line.

Editing commands
<n>r<c>
Replace the following n characters with c.
<n>x
Delete n characters starting at the cursor.
<n>X
Delete n characters to the left of the cursor.
d SPACE
Delete character.
dl
Delete character.
ATTENTION
The default value for <n> is 1.
Job aid: special terminal characters

The following table lists the special terminal characters which you use to
edit the commands.
Key combination
Command
^H
Backspace.
^D
Log out of the CLI.
^C
Cancel the line entry.
^P
Previous history command.
^N
Next history command.
^S
Output suspend.
^Q
Output resume.
Î
Command completion.
^B
Move the cursor back one character.
^F
Move the cursor forward one character.
Â
Move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Ê
Move the cursor to the end of the line.
ESC B
Move the cursor back one word.

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Key combination
Command
ESC F
Move the cursor forward one word.
DEL
Erase the character at the cursor.
^K
Erase all characters from the cursor to the end of the

line.
^X
Erase all characters before the cursor to the beginning

of the line.
Û
Erase or clear the entire line.
^W
Erase the word to the left of the cursor.
ESC D
Erase from the cursor to the end of the word.
^L
Redisplay the line.
^R
Redisplay the line.
^T
Transpose the character to the left of the cursor with

the character at the cursor.
ESC L
Change the character at the cursor to lowercase.
ESC U
Change the character at the cursor to uppercase.
Multiple command terminator.
"..."
Preserve white space in strings.
Displaying a directory
Display a directory to view the contents of the flash and PCMCIA memory.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Display the contents of the flash and PCMCIA memory by using

the following command:
directory [<dir,] [<-l,]
--End--
Use the data in the following table to use the directory [<dir,>]
[<-l,>] command.

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Variable
Value
<dir>
Specifies either flash or PCMCIA in

the form /flash or /pcmcia.
If you enter the directory command
with no arguments, the contents of all
flash devices appear. If you specify
flash or PCMCIA directory, only the
contents of that device appear.
After you enter the dir command, the
CLI displays all file names under the
parent directory, rather than under the
subdirectory.
Displays file details if you specify a
path name.
<-l>
Copying files
Copy files to move information from one memory storage area or medium
to another.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Copy a file by using the following command:

copy <srcfile> <dstfile>
--End--
Use the data in the following table to use the copy <srcfile>
<dstfile> command.
Variable
Value
dstfile
The destination file in the format {a.b.c.d:|peer:|/pcm

cia/xxx|/flash/xxx}<file> and file is the filename
of the destination file.
srcfile
The source file in the format

{a.b.c.d:|peer:|/pcmcia/|/flash/}<file> and file is
the filename of the source file.

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Copying a run-time image to flash memory from a remote TFTP

server
Use the following procedure to copy a run-time image to flash memory
from a remote TFTP server.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Copy a run-time image to flash memory from a remote TFTP

server by using the following command:
copy <srcfile> <destfile>
--End--
Use the data in the following table to use the copy <srcfile>
<destfile> command.
Variable
Value
srcfile
Specifies the name of the copied file in its

new location. a.b.c.d:<file>|/pcmcia
/<file>| /flash/<file>.
dstfile
Specifies the name of the destination file in

its new location.a.b.c.d:<file>|/pcmci
a/<file>| /flash/<file>.
Job aid: Configuration examples

The following sections are examples of copying the runtime image.
Configuration examples navigation
Example of copying a run-time image from a TFTP server to a local

flash (page 70)
Copying a runtime image from the TFTP server to a local PCMCIA

(page 70)
Copying a runtime image from the PCMCIA to a local flash (page 70)
Copying a runtime image from CPU-Slot5 flash to CPU-Slot6 flash
(page 70)
Example of copying a runtime configuration file to a TFTP server

(page 71)
Saving the configuration to a file (page 71)

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local flash
Copies a run-time image from a TFTP server to a local flash.
Step
Action
Copy a run-time image from a TFTP server to a

local flash by using the following command:
ERS-8310:5# copy 192.168.249.10:p80a
4100.img /flash/p80a4100.img
--End--
Copying a runtime image from the TFTP server to a local

PCMCIA
Copies a runtime image from the TFTP server to a local PCMCIA.
Step
Action
Copy a runtime image from the TFTP server to

a local PCMCIA using the following command:
ERS-8310:5# copy 192.168.249.10:p80a
4100.img /pcmcia/p80a4100.img
--End--
Copying a runtime image from the PCMCIA to a local flash

Copies a runtime image from the PCMCIA to a local flash.
Step
Action
Copy a runtime image from the PCMCIA to a

local flash using the following command:
ERS-8310:5#copy /pcmcia/p80a4100.img
/flash/p80a4100.img
--End--
Copying a runtime image from CPU-Slot5 flash to CPU-Slot6

flash
Copies a runtime image from CPU-Slot5 flash to CPU-Slot6 flash.

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Step
Action
Copy a runtime image from CPU-Slot5 flash to

CPU-Slot6 flash using the following command:
ERS-8310:5# copy /flash/p80a4100.img
127.0.0.6:/flash/p80a4100.img
The IP address for CPU-Slot5 is 127.0.0.5; the
IP address for CPU-Slot6 is 127.0.0.6.
--End--
Example of copying a runtime configuration file to a TFTP

server
Copies a runtime configuration file to a TFTP server.
Step
Action
Copy a runtime configuration file to a TFTP

server by using the following command:
ERS-8310:5# copy /flash/config.cfg
192.168.249.10:config.cfg
--End--
Saving the configuration to a file

Use the following procedure to save the running configuration to a file.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Save the running configuration to a file by using the following

command:
save <savetype> [file <value>] [verbose] [standby
<value>] [backup <value>]
--End--
Use the data in the following table to save the running configuration to a
file.

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Variable
Value
backup <value>
Saves the specified file name and identifies

the file as a backup file. String length is 1 to 99
characters.
file <value>
The file name is a string. String length is 1 to 99

characters.
save <savetype>.
Specifies the type of file to save. The options are:

config
bootconfig
log
trace
standby <value>
Saves the specified file name to the standby

CPU. String length is 1 to 99 characters.
verbose
Saves the default and current configuration. If you

omit this parameter, only the current configuration
is saved.
Job aid: Getting Help

After you navigate the Boot Monitor and run-time CLI, online Help is
available at all levels. From any level of the tree, you can access Help in
one of the following four ways:
Enter help <command> to view an explanation of what the command

does and its syntax.
Enter help to view an explanation of the available help.
Enter a question mark (?) to view a list of all commands in that

command context and the subcontext of that command.
Enter <command> syntax to view a list of commands and parameters

available for that command.
Modifying user access

Device Manager read-write community users can modify user names and
passwords. You can modify user access to restrict users from changing
user names and passwords.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Create a mib-view (strict) that excludes the management

information base (Mib)-object identifiers (OID) that correspond to
the user names and passwords of the access levels by using the
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following command:
ERS-8310:5/config/snmp-v3/mib-view# create strict
1
ERS-8310:5/config/snmp-v3/mib-view# strict
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.1 type exclude
2
Create a user (Nortel) by entering the following command:

ERS-8310:5/config/snmp-v3/usm# create Nortel
Create an snmp-group that corresponds to the user (group) by

entering the following command:
ERS-8310:5/config/snmp-v3/group-member# create
nortel usm group
Configure the SNMP access for that group (assign write

permissions to the user based on the mib-view strict created in
step 1) by entering the following command:
ERS-8310:5/config/snmp-v3# group-access create
group usm noAuthNoPriv
ERS-8310:5/config/snmp-v3# group-access view
group usm noAuthNoPriv read root write strict
notify root
Repeat steps 1 to 4 for the different access level user names

and passwords to which you want to restrict the write access.
--End--
Job aid: Mapping of access level names and passwords to OIDs

The following table shows the mapping between the available access level
names and passwords to their corresponding OIDs.
Object ID
Object ID Name
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.1
RWAUserName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.2
RWAPassword
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.3
RWUserName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.4
RWPassword
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.5
RWL3UserName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.6
RWL3Password
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.7
RWL2UserName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.8
RWL2Password
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.9
ROUserName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.10
ROPassword
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.15
RWL1UserName
1.3.6.1.4.1.2272.1.19.16
RWL1Password

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Nortel Networks Command Line

Interface procedures
This chapter provides information about Nortel Command Line Interface
(NNCLI) tasks.
Either the NNCLI or the CLI is accessible at run-time. You cannot use
both the CLI and NNCLI commands in the same session. If a switch is
operating in NNCLI mode, it does not recognize a CLI configuration file
and cannot load it. Similarly, a switch that operates in CLI mode does not
recognize an NNCLI configuration file and cannot load it.
You use a boot monitor flag to toggle between the existing CLI and NNCLI.
You must reboot the switch for the change to take effect (if configured
from runtime). To retain the configuration, you must save the running
configuration in the new mode before you toggle the flag.
The CLI and NNCLI config.config files must have unique file names
after you save them. If the file names are not unique, the config file
is overwritten in either CLI format or NNCLI format, depending on the
choice you made. After booting dual SF/CPU switches, always boot
the secondary SF/CPU before you boot the primary SF/CPU. Nortel
recommends that you reset and hold the secondary SF/CPU at the monitor
prompt, and then boot the primary SF/CPU. After the primary SF/CPU
boots, boot the secondary SF/CPU from the monitor prompt.
Navigation
Accessing the NNCLI (page 76)
Viewing configurations (page 76)
Logging on to the software and accessing global configuration mode

(page 76)
Saving the running configuration (page 77)

Switch between CLI and NNCLI for a single CPU (page 77)
Switch between CLI and NNCLI for a dual CPU (page 79)
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Accessing the NNCLI

After you power up the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300, the default interface
is the CLI. To switch from the CLI to the NNCLI, you must change the
NNCLI boot flag and save the boot configuration file.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Change the NNCLI boot flag using the following command:

ERS-8310:5# config boot config flags nncli true
Save the boot configuration file using the following command:

ERS-8310:5# save boot
Reboot the switch.

--End--
Access the NNCLI using Telnet, rlogin, or the local console port.
Logging on to the software and accessing global configuration

mode
After you access the NNCLI, you can do the following:
log in to the software using the default user name and password
access global configuration mode
Procedure steps
Step
Action
At the log on prompt, press Enter.
At the password prompt, click enter.
To access privExec mode, at the prompt ERS-8310:5 enter

enable.
At the password prompt, enter Nortel.
At the prompt, enter configure to access global configuration

mode.
--End--
Viewing configurations
You can view all configurations in one mode, even if the switch is in a
different mode.
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Procedure steps
Step
Action
View CLI configurations using the following command:

show running-config mode cli
View NNCLI configurations using the following command:

show config mode nncli
--End--
Saving the running configuration

You can save the running configurations on the switch in NNCLI format
from CLI, or in CLI format from NNCLI.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Save the running configuration from CLI to NNCLI using the

following command:
save config file testnncli.cfg mode nncli
Save the running configuration from NNCLI to CLI using the

following command in global configuration mode:
save config file testcli.cfg mode cli
--End--
Switch between CLI and NNCLI for a single CPU

If the switch is in CLI mode, setting the bootconfig flag to NNCLI
automatically saves the flag to the boot.cfg file and prompts for a reboot in
NNCLI mode. The reverse is also true.
Switch between CLI and NNCLI for a single CPU navigation
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a single CPU from factory defaults
(page 78)
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a single CPU from existing

configurations (page 78)
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a single CPU from factory defaults
(page 78)
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a single CPU from existing


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Use the following procedure to change a single CPU from CLI to NNCLI
from factory defaults.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Set the factory defaults flag on the switch by using the following
command:
config boot config flags nncli true
Boot the switch.

--End--
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a single CPU from existing

configurations
Use the following procedure to change a single CPU from CLI to NNCLI
from an existing configuration.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Save the configurations in NNCLI mode by using the following

command:
save config file nncli.cfg mode nncli
ATTENTION
Use a unique file name other than that used in CLI or it is overwritten.
Configure the default configuration to the specified file name by

using the following command:
config bootconfig flags nncli true
Boot the switch.

--End--
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a single CPU from factory defaults
Use the following procedure to change a single CPU from NNCLI to CLI

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Procedure steps
Step
Action
Enter configuration mode.
Enter the following command:

boot config flags factory defaults

no boot config flags nncli
The boot.cfg is saved automatically.
Boot the switch.

--End--
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a single CPU from existing

configurations
Use the following procedure to change a single CPU from NNCLI to CLI
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Save the configurations in CLI mode as shown in the following

command:
save config file cli.cfg mode cli
Go to the configuration mode.

Boot the switch.

--End--

The savetostandby flag is enabled after you upgrade a dual CPU from the
CLI to NNCLI or from the NNCLI to CLI from both factory defaults and
existing configurations.

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Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a dual CPU from factory defaults
(page 80)
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a dual CPU from existing

Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a dual CPU from factory defaults
(page 81)
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a dual CPU from existing

Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a dual CPU from factory defaults
Use the following procedure to change a dual CPU from CLI to NNCLI
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Set the factory defaults flag on the switch and save boot.
Boot the secondary SF/CPU in NNCLI mode.

The secondary SF/CPU boots up in NNCLI mode.
Boot the primary SF/CPU in NNCLI mode.

Both CPUs are now in NNCLI mode.
--End--
Switching from CLI to NNCLI for a dual CPU from existing

configurations
Use the following procedure to change a dual CPU from CLI to NNCLI
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Save the configurations in NNCLI mode as shown in the

following command:
save config file nncli.cfg mode nncli

config boot config flags nncli true

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Boot the secondary SF/CPU first, and then boot the primary
SF/CPU.
--End--
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a dual CPU from factory defaults
Use the following procedure to change a dual CPU from NNCLI to CLI
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Set the factory defaults flag on the switch and save boot.
Boot the secondary SF/CPU in CLI mode.

The secondary SF/CPU boots up in CLI mode.
Boot the primary SF/CPU in CLI mode.

Both CPUs are now in CLI mode.
--End--
Switching from NNCLI to CLI for a dual CPU from existing

configurations
Use the following procedure to change a dual CPU from NNCLI to CLI
from existing configurations.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Save the configurations in CLI mode as shown in the following

command:
save config file cli.cfg mode cli

Boot the secondary SF/CPU first, and then boot the primary
SF/CPU.
--End--

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Web management interface

This chapter provides information about Web management interface tasks.
The Web management interface is protected by a security mechanism that
requires you to log on to the device using a user name and password. The
switch is shipped with the default user name and password both specified
as ro. For security, the default state of the Web Server is disabled.
You must enable the Web management interface for the switch (the
default setting). You can enable or disable Web access using the config
web-server command.
To access the Web management interface, enter your switch IP address
as the URL in your Web browser and log on.
Prerequisites
A computer connected to any of the network ports

One of the following browsers:
Netscape Navigator 4.7 or later

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
The IP address of the Ethernet Routing Switch 8300.
Setting Web access parameters using Device Manager (page 84)
Navigation
Accessing the Web interface using Device Manager (page 85)
Configuring the Web server using the CLI (page 85)
Configuring the Web server using the NNCLI (page 87)

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Setting Web access parameters using Device Manager

In Device Manager, use the Web tab to set Web access parameters
(including passwords).
To access a Web browser from the Device Manager toolbar, click the
Browse Device Home Page button.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
On the Device Manager menu bar, choose Security, General,

Web tab.
Click the Web tab.

If no Web tab exists on your interface, on the Device Manager
menu bar, choose Edit, Chassis, click the System tab, and
select the EnableWebServer check box.
In the ROUserName and ROPassword fields, specify the user

name and password for access to the Web interface.
Web pages are read-only pages. Use the other fields to specify
the path and file name for the Web Help files and to set the
number of rows allowed in the Web display.
--End--
Use the data in the following table to use the Web tab.
Variable
Value
ROUserName
Specifies the user name for the read-only Web

server account.
ROPassword
Specifies the password for the read-only Web

server account.
PrimaryHtmlSourceDir
Specifies the primary HTML source directory.
SecondaryHtmlSourceDir
Specifies the secondary HTML source directory.
TertiaryHtmlSourceDir
Specifies the tertiary HTML source directory.
HelpTftpSourceDir
Specifies the TFTP source directory for Help files.
DefaultDisplayRows
Specifies the default display rows for the HTML

pages.
LastChange
Specifies the time of the most recent change to the

switch configuration using the Web interface. This
field always reads none.

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Variable
Value
NumHits
Specifies the number of times pages in the Web

interface are accessed.
NumAccessChecks
Specifies the number of times access attempts are

authenticated.
NumAccessBlocks
Specifies the number of times access is attempted

and denied.
LastHostAccessBlocked
Specifies the last host accessed blocked.
NumRxErrors
Specifies the number of receive errors.
NumTxErrors
Specifies the number of transmit errors.
NumSetRequest
Specifies the number of set-requests sent to the

Web server.
Accessing the Web interface using Device Manager

The Web interface includes a 15 minute timeout period. If there is no
activity for 15 minutes, the system logs off the switch Web interface and
you must reenter the password information.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Start your Web browser.
Enter the switch IP address as the URL in the Address bar.
In the Log on window, enter ro in the User Name and Password

fields.
Click Log On.

The System page appears, which provides general information
about the switch and its configuration parameters.
--End--
Configuring the Web server using the CLI

Use the following procedure to enable and manage the Web server using
the CLI.

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Procedure steps
Step
Action
Enable and manage the Web server using the following

command:
config web-server
--End--
Use the data in the following table to use the config web-server
command.
Variable
Value
def-display-rows
<integer>
Sets the number of rows displayed on each page.

integer is 10 to 100.
disable
Disables the Ethernet Routing Switch Web interface.
enable
Lets users use the Ethernet Routing Switch Web interface.
html-source-dir
help-tftp <file>
Specifies the file location and name for the Web server
HTML Help file.
file specifies the path and file name of the HTML source.
http-port <integer>
Specifies the HTTP port of the Web server.

integer is a value from 1 to 49151.
info
Indicates whether Web access is enabled or disabled on

the switch and displays the current Web user name and
password settings.
password <ro>
<username> <passwd>
Sets passwords for access to the Web interface.
username is the user logon name, up to 20 characters

long.
passwd is the password associated with the log on

name, up to 20 characters long.
Example of configuring the Web server using the CLI

Procedure steps
Step
Action
Enable the Web interface using the following command:

8310:5# config web-server enable

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Specify the number of rows in the display using the following

command:
8310:5/config/web-server# def-display-rows 30
Display the web interface parameters using the following

command:
8310:5/config/web-server# info
Display Web access, password, and access information by using

the following command:
show web-server
Web Server Info :

Status : on
RO Username : ro
RO Password : ********
Def-display-rows : 30
Html help tftp source-dir :
HttpPort : 80
NumHits : 0
NumAccessChecks : 0
NumAccessBlocks : 0
NumRxErrors : 0
NumTxErrors : 0
NumSetRequest : 0
8310:5/config/web-server#
--End--
Configuring the Web server using the NNCLI

Use the following procedure to enable and manage the Web server using
the NNCLI.
Prerequisites
You must have access to global configuration mode and privEXEC

configuration mode.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
Enable the Web server using the following command:

web-server [enable]
Use the no operator to disable the web-server:
no web-server [enable]
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In privEXEC configuration mode, display the web-server status

using the following command:
show web-server
--End--
Use the data in the following table to use the web-server command.
Variable
Value
def-display-rows
Sets the number of rows displayed on each page between

10 and 100.
enable
Lets you use the Ethernet Routing Switch Web interface.

To disable the web-server, use the following command:
no web-server [enable]
help-tftp
Specifies the file location and name for the Web server
HTML Help file in the following format:
<WORD/0-256> {a.b.c.d:| peer: | /pcmcia/ |
/flash/ |} <file> <string length 0..256>
http-port
Specifies the HTTP port of the Web server. The value is

from 1 to 49151.
password
Sets passwords for access to the Web interface in the

following format:
{ro|rw|rwa} <WORD/1-20> <WORD/1-20>
Example of configuring the Web server using the NNCLI

Procedure steps
Step
Action
Enable the web interface in global configuration mode using the

following command:
web-server enable
Specify the number of rows in the display using the following

command:
web-server def-display-rows 25
Display the web interface parameters using the following

command:
show web-server
Web Server Info :
Status : on
RO Username : ro
RO Password : ********
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Def-display-rows : 30
Html help tftp source-dir :
HttpPort : 80
NumHits : 0
NumAccessChecks : 0
NumAccessBlocks : 0
NumRxErrors : 0
NumTxErrors : 0
NumSetRequest : 0
8310:5<config>#
--End--

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Customer service
Visit the Nortel Web site to access the complete range of services and
support that Nortel provides. Go to www.nortel.com or go to one of the
pages listed in the following sections.
Navigation
Updated versions of documentation (page 91)

How to get help (page 91)
Express Routing Codes (page 91)
Additional information (page 92)
Updated versions of documentation

You can download and print the latest versions of Nortel Ethernet Routing
Switch 8300 technical documentation and Release Notes directly from the
Internet at http://nortel.com/documentation.
How to get help

If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a
distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that
distributor or reseller for assistance.
If you purchased a Nortel service program, you can get help by
contacting one of the Nortel Technical Solutions Centers found at
http://www.nortel.com/callus; or visit our Technical Support site at
http://www.nortel.com/support.
Express Routing Codes

An Express Routing Code (ERC) is available for many Nortel products and
services.
When you use an ERC, your call is routed to a technical support person
who specializes in supporting that particular product or service. To locate
an ERC for any product or service, go to http://www.nortel.com/erc.
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Additional information
Use the information in the following table to access other areas of the
Nortel Web site.
For information about
Contact
Contact Us
http://www.nortel.com/contactus
Documentation feedback
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Products (marketing)
http://www.nortel.com/product
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http://www.nortel.com/pic
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Search
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Services
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Training
http://nortel.com/trainings

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Appendix
Troubleshooting Device Manager
This appendix contains information about problems that can occur while
you are operating the switch.
Navigation
Login prompt fails to appear from the Console port (page 93)
Switch fails to open in Device Manager (page 94)
Login prompt fails to appear from the Console port

If you connect a terminal to the Console port on the Ethernet Routing
Switch 8300 and fail to get a login prompt, the port can include an
incorrect DCE/DTE setting. Move the DCE/DTE switch from its current
setting to the other position, see the following figure.
Figure 5
DCE/DTE switch
If the console screen continues to fail to show a prompt, use the following
procedure to check the port settings.
Procedure steps
Step
Action
In the Device view, select the Console port.
On the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit, Serial Port.

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Ensure the port setting match the following list:
9600 baud
8 data bits
--End--
Switch fails to open in Device Manager

If a switch fails to open, Device Manager displays a timeout message.
Timeouts can occur in slower networks and indicate that you need to
increase your retransmission retries and timeout interval. For information
about changing these values, see Configuring Device Manager device
properties (page 48).
If increasing the retransmission retries and timeout interval does not solve
the problem, in the Open Device dialog box, make sure that you entered
the correct read and write community information. For instructions on
entering community strings, see Opening a device using GUI (page 58).
If the switch cannot be reached through IP (the management station
cannot communicate with the switch), verify the following:
Is the switch connected to the network?
Is the network misconfigured?
Is the switch turned on?

Does the switch have an incorrect IP address?
Is the incorrect IP address specified in the Open Device field in Device
Manager?
If you are using SNMPv3, verify the following:
Is the encryption module correctly loaded on the switch?

Is the user login ID and password correct?
Is the authentication protocol and password correct?
Is the privacy protocol and password correct?

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Index
A
Action field 56
Actions menu 26
Alarm Manager button 28
Apply button 53
DCE/DTE switch 93
Delete button 53
Destination field 56
device
opening 58, 61
Device Manager
installing on UNIX 41
menu bar descriptions 25
toolbar buttons 26
directory command 67
B
Bandwidth Management menu 25
Boot Monitor CLI
help commands 72
Browse Devices Home Page button 27
buttons
task 53
toolbar 26
using Device Manager 53
C
card, selecting 30
chassis, selecting 29
CLI commands
copy 68
directory 67
file system 19
Close button 53
color-coded ports 30
commands
copy 68
directory 67
file system 19
help 72
save 71
configuration
saving 71
copy command 68
E
Edit Component button 27
Edit menu 25
Export data button 53
F
failure of switch to open in Device
Manager 94
failure to get a login prompt 93
file system commands 19
G
Graph button 53
Graph menu 25
Graph Selected button 27
H
Help button 27, 53
help commands 72
Help menu 26

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I
Insert button 53
IP address
incorrect 94
IP Routing menu 25
software installation
UNIX 41
Source field 55
Stop button 53
switch fails to open in Device Manager
T
Telnet
button 26
session 26
terminal characters, special 66
timeout interval 94
timeout messages 94
toolbar buttons 26
Trap Log button 26
troubleshooting
login prompt failure 93
switch does not open 94
LEDs, interpreting 30
login prompt, failure to get 93
O
objects
editing 54
selecting 29
Open Device button 26
P
passwords
changing Web interface, using
Device Manager 83
ports
color-coded 30
Print Table button 53
U
UNIX
installing Device Manager 41
V
VLAN menu
Q
QOS menu 25
question mark in the CLI
Read Community, SNMP 59

Read-Write-All access 59
Refresh button 53
Refresh Display button 26
requirements
UNIX installation of Device Manager
Web interface 83
Reset changes button 53
Resize Columns button 53
retransmission retries 94
RMON, menu 25
run-time configuration, saving 28
41
Web interface
accessing, using Device Manager 85
changing password for, using Device
Manager 83
requirements 83
Web interface, opening 27
Web management interface 83
Write Community, SNMP 59
S
save command, Run-Time CLI 71
save configuration 71
SaveRun-Time Config button 28
slot, selecting 30
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config is the top-level command

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Add additional unit and port numbers separated by a comma (for

Specify all ports on a particular unit (for example, port 3:*).

backtakes you back up one level

You can use the following keystrokes in the CLI:

Up arrow or Ctrl+pto view and scroll through the previous history

Ctrl+slogs you off the system.

Ctrl+s, Ctrl+qsoftware flow control XON/XOFF.

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IP addresses and subnet masks

Lists the contents of onboard flash memory or a PCMCIA

Saves the running configuration to a file.

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Each mode provides a specific set of commands. The command set of a

user EXECthe initial mode of access. Only a limited number of

privileged EXECaccessed from user EXEC mode. After you access

global configurationuse this mode to make changes to the running

interface configurationuse this mode to modify either a logical

router configurationuse this mode to modify a protocol. The protocols

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