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8265 Nways ATM Switch

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Page 4: ...cation If the form has been removed address your comments to IBM France Centre d Etudes et Recherches Service 0798 BP 79 06610 La Gaude France FAX 33 0 4 93 24 77 97 E mail FRIBMQF5 at IBMMAIL IBM Int...

Page 5: ...nd Using a Configuration Console 9 Overview 9 Before You Start 9 Entering Commands 10 Keyboard Functions 10 Getting Help 10 Example Screens Shown in This Book 10 Command Completion 11 Setting Up a Con...

Page 6: ...Timeout 29 Configuring the ATM Switch Address 30 Using Alert Messages 31 Types of Alerts 31 Configuring Alerts 32 Examples 32 Q 2931 Branches and Parties 33 Using Maintenance Mode 34 Leaving Maintena...

Page 7: ...ng Peer Group Identifiers 62 Using the Switch s ATM Address 62 Explicitly Entering a Peer Group ID 63 Configuring Summary Addresses 64 Configuring PNNI Path Selection 66 Constant Bit Rate and Variable...

Page 8: ...oading the Violation Log 90 Part 2 Managing the 8265 91 Chapter 8 Management Commands 93 Displaying 8265 Information 93 Displaying the Power System 95 Displaying 8265 Module Information 96 Show the In...

Page 9: ...and Download Operations 119 Inband Operations 120 Upgrading CPSW Microcode 120 Upgrading FPGA Picocode in ATM Modules 120 Uploading Dumps 120 Uploading Traces 121 Uploading the Error Log 121 Manual Op...

Page 10: ...failed ATM Forum LE status xx 145 Problems in an IBM Proprietary LAN Emulation Environment 146 Network Access Security Problems 149 All ATM Registration Attempts Rejected 149 Some ATM Registration Att...

Page 11: ...VP Tunneling Over a WAN 52 6 PNNI Configuration Update Mechanism 55 7 PNNI Configuration Update Critical 56 8 PNNI Configuration Update Non critical 57 9 Level ID Perspective of a Switch ATM Address 6...

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Page 15: ...nsfer Mode ATM technology ATM Forum UNI Specification Versions 3 0 3 1 and 4 0 ATM Forum LAN Emulation Specification Version 1 0 ATM Forum P NNI Specification Version 1 0 Where to Find More Informatio...

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Page 17: ...Part 1 Configuring Your ATM Network Copyright IBM Corp 1994 1998 1...

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Page 19: ...TM subsystems can be interconnected in order to build a local privately owned and administered ATM network called an ATM Campus Network ATM Campus Network ATM User Devices ATM User Devices ATM Peer gr...

Page 20: ...etween an ATM user device such as a terminal router bridge server workstation or concentrator equipped with an ATM adapter and the ATM network The ATM subsystem supports the private UNI defined by the...

Page 21: ...ed by that prefix Such a prefix is called a summary address PNNI generates a default summary address to provide reachability to all end systems attached to the switch whose addresses share the switch...

Page 22: ...types of UBR path selection widest path and shortest path The widest path approach finds the least loaded path in terms of bandwidth regardless of the number of hops required to reach the destination...

Page 23: ...interface Each VPC can be of UNI PNNI or IISP type and ensures the same functionality as a physical interface This means that ILMI signalling and routing may be provided per logical interface i e VPC...

Page 24: ...h additional end point is called a party or a branch of the multicast tree The traffic characteristics are common for all the parties of a PVC The two end points of a PVC may be on the same 8265 or on...

Page 25: ...an IP workstation and the CPSW If your workstation supports TFTP it can also be used as a TFTP server to perform DOWNLOAD and UPLOAD operations between your workstation and the 8265 See Upload and Dow...

Page 26: ...the character Enter Runs the command or prompts you to enter missing parameters Space bar Types the complete command Ctrl C Cancels the command that is currently running and returns you to a blank com...

Page 27: ...mand 8265ATM save To enter a parameter such as COMMUNITY with the SAVE command you can type the first few letters for example COMM and press the space bar 8265ATM save comm The rest of the parameter i...

Page 28: ...ts parity and stop bits 3 Configure these configuration console settings to the values used by the CPSW so that the configuration console and the CPSW can communicate The factory set default settings...

Page 29: ...other than 9600 is required use the SET TERMINAL BAUD command to configure a data transmission rate 8265ATM set terminal baud 192 4 Set the local IP address 8265 and remote IP address workstation for...

Page 30: ...upport The SLIP function is supported on TCP IP for AIX version 3 2 5 TCP IP V2 1 2 for IBM DOS V7 no TFTP support TCP IP V2 0 for OS 2 V3 WARP ChameleonNFS V4 0 for Windows Using TCP IP for AIX versi...

Page 31: ...load operations 7 Set terminal speed with the mode com1 command 8 PING the IP address of the remote CPSW Using ChameleonNFS V4 0 or V4 1 for Windows 1 Configure the SLIP connection using the Custom ic...

Page 32: ...subnet mask for the Ethernet port can be configured when in either Adminstrator or Maintenance Mode Administrator Mode When in Adminstrator mode the IP address and subnet mask can be configured in on...

Page 33: ...AC_ADDRESS command The following example configures the Ethernet port with a MAC address of 0E0000020304 8265ATM set device ethernet_mac_address E 2 3 4 Maintenance Mode The MAC address is configured...

Page 34: ...rver ATM address in the 8265 Set the IP address of the 8265 Enable the port that will be used for the TELNET session LAN Emulation Set the ATM address of the 8265 Start the LEC These steps are describ...

Page 35: ...W Sessions You can set a timeout period for a remote CPSW by entering the SET TERMINAL TIMEOUT command When this value is exceeded the system automatically logs you off the remote 8265 session and ret...

Page 36: ...colors a web browser that supports tables and timed page refresh Recommended Web Browser Configuration In order to ensure that all displays are current it is recommended that your web browser be confi...

Page 37: ...ration console The new configuration console setting is not however permanently saved In order to save the configuration console parameters that you reconfigure with the SET command you must connect t...

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Page 39: ...ollowing example sets the ATM address to 39 99 99 99 99 99 99 00 00 99 99 01 01 99 99 99 99 99 99 01 8265ATM set pnni node_ atm_address 9 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 1 1 99 99 99 99 99 99 1 Once you have...

Page 40: ...ration Summary To configure the CPSW follow the steps listed below Each of these steps are described in a subsequent section of this chapter 1 Set the CPSW user and administrator passwords 2 Set the n...

Page 41: ...Then press Enter 2 In the next three fields displayed enter your current password and the new password up to fifteen characters twice as shown below For security purposes the values you enter are not...

Page 42: ...ministrator password and the new user password up to fifteen characters twice as shown here Enter current administrator password admin password New password new user password Re enter password new use...

Page 43: ...e and day To set the node clock enter the SET CLOCK command and specify the time and date parameters Then press Enter For example the following command sets the node clock to 4 44 p m on March 20 1997...

Page 44: ...d and press Enter 8265ATM set device name 8265 name Service Contact Information After installing the 8265 and logging on to the CPSW you should enter the location details and the name of the appropria...

Page 45: ...essing the CPSW if you forget to log off the system If no keystroke is entered for the time period specified by SET TERMINAL TIMEOUT the system automatically logs you off The default value for SET TER...

Page 46: ...econfiguration action you issue the COMMIT PNNI command to activate the new configuration If you wish to modify the address further you reissue the SET PNNI NODE_0 ATM_ADDRESS command before issuing t...

Page 47: ...ESS or SET DEVICE LAN_EMULATION_CLIENT command ATM address of the ARP server using the SET DEVICE ARP_SERVER command IP address of the default gateway using the SET DEVICE DEFAULT_GATEWAY command A He...

Page 48: ...e sent to the trap receiver and local configuration console only 8265ATM set alert hello trap display The following example shows how to configure a Change alert to be sent to the trap receiver only 8...

Page 49: ...rties config_5 providing at least 24000 branches and 8000 parties The above configurations guarantee the minimum number of branches and parties possible The 8265 will optimize the configuration based...

Page 50: ...information such as configuration error log and restart counters CLEAR CONFIGURATION Erases the customization of a CPSW module DOWNLOAD OUT_OF_BAND Downloads new CPSW module software SET DEFAULT_GATEW...

Page 51: ...mmand This resets the ATM subsystem The MAINTENANCE MODE display on the CPSW module System Status LCD switches off Entering the DOWNLOAD OUT_OF_BAND BOOT command This operation loads the new boot prog...

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Page 53: ...t Set IP Address and Subnetwork Mask Set Default Gateway Set ARP server Set Community Table Set Alerts LAN Emulation over ATM subnetwork LE Set LAN Emulation Client parameters including IP Address and...

Page 54: ...mask is the group of common characters in the left part of the IP address These characters are also called the network ID The host address is the group of unique characters to the right of the IP addr...

Page 55: ...d universal administrated MAC addresses are supported 4 The associated LES ATM address is the address of a LES monitoring the emulated LAN The LES must be a LE Forum compliant LES connected to an 8265...

Page 56: ...ATM subnetwork The default gateway is useful when sending CPSW alert packets to a management workstation that is on a different network and is accessible via a router For example the following comman...

Page 57: ...es to ATM addresses This is necessary to permit communication between an ATM network and SNMP stations in a Classical IP subnetwork The following command defines the ATM address for an ARP server 8265...

Page 58: ...mand For example the following command specifies that a community name called ATMMGMT with an IP address of 195 44 45 244 has read write access to the CPSW 8265ATM set community ATMMGMT 195 44 45 244...

Page 59: ...u use the SET ALERT command See the IBM 8265 Command Reference Guide for information on the different types of alerts you can enable and disable with this command For example the following command ena...

Page 60: ...ECS_WITH_LES les_atm_address 2 LECS ATM address definition To define the LECS ATM address for a LEC you issue the following command 8265ATM SET DEVICE LAN_EMULATION_CLIENT tr eth NO_LES_WITH_LECS les_...

Page 61: ...99 99 99 1 84 C 11 8 95 4F 13 You may define several ATM addresses at any given time LECS Well Known Address The LEC can directly call on one of two LEC Well Known Addresses which are 47 79 A 3E 1 an...

Page 62: ...Checking the Configuration To check the configuration of the LECS addresses enter the following command 8265ATM show lan_emul configuration_server 46 IBM 8265 User s Guide...

Page 63: ...the same command for example set port 1 2 3 5 4 7 enable uni would enable ports 2 3 4 5 and 7 You can set a port to any of the ATM interfaces User to Network UNI Public User to Network public_UNI Int...

Page 64: ...this you enter the VPC_SERVICE_CATEGORY paramter on the SET VPC_LINK command giving one of the following two values CBR This activates traffic shaping and the type of traffic allowed can be specified...

Page 65: ...E_ADDRESS command If you define an IISP port check that no VPI is defined in your reachable address If you define a VOID or Public UNI port with a VPC link of type IISP check that the VPI of the VPC l...

Page 66: ...t define the ATM address of that 8265 For each PVC connection you can specify whether a reserved bandwidth is to be allocated The valid settings shown as the number of bits used for Virtual Path Ident...

Page 67: ...roups Figure 4 Connecting Switches in Different Peer Groups This example shows how to connect Switch 1 in Peer Group A to Switch 2 in Peer Group B using slot 6 port 1 of Switch 1 and slot 4 port 2 of...

Page 68: ...nel Identifier VPCI at both ends achieved by entering the following commands 8265ATM set port 2 2 enable public_uni 8265ATM set vpc_link 2 2 1 enable pnni bandwidth 155 vpci 6 8265ATM set port 3 3 ena...

Page 69: ...s registered from ILMI Disallowing duplicate addresses may for example be useful for backup servers Allowing duplicate addresses may be useful for load balancing between switches To specify whether du...

Page 70: ...mirroring are disabled Port mirroring is enabled using the SNOOP_ENABLE command The following example mirrors port 3 of the module in slot 4 to port 1 of the module in slot 2 8265ATM snoop_enable 4 3...

Page 71: ...ows you to enter changes to the current configuration These changes are kept in memory until you instruct PNNI to implement them PNNI only accepts parameter changes if the parameter value lies within...

Page 72: ...bsystem This ensures that the new parameters are automatically reinstalled after subsequent reset or power on actions 3 The reset action re initializes PNNI by loading the Active Configuration reposit...

Page 73: ...4 If you decide that the configuration changes that you have made should be removed you can instruct PNNI to replace the new parameters with the previous values from the last save This does not cause...

Page 74: ...iguration Changes Once you have set all the parameters you wish to configure you issue the following command 8265ATM commit pnni If the configuration changes affect critical settings that is settings...

Page 75: ...mand 8265ATM save pnni This ensures that any changes made to the active configuration as a result of a non critical commit are reinstalled after a reset or power on action Restoring the Active Configu...

Page 76: ...rameters enter the following command 8265ATM show pnni node_ Note After a COMMIT PNNI command has been issued the Active and Future Configuration will show the same information To display whether the...

Page 77: ...rther you reissue the SET PNNI NODE_0 ATM_ADDRESS command before issuing the COMMIT PNNI command which causes the address to be saved in the NVS Configuration repository before the Control Point is re...

Page 78: ...used then the address bits positioned between the level id and End System Id disappear In the default PNNI configuration the peer group identifier is derived from the first 12 bytes of the switch s ad...

Page 79: ...tch s 51 bit ATM address Note The entered peer group id value must conform to the prefix of the private ATM address PNNI applies address checking to entered peer group ids This operation removes the r...

Page 80: ...system address prefixes match that address PNNI uses a longest matching prefix criterion so no two summary addresses within a PNNI network should have the same value unless they represent the same set...

Page 81: ...prefix 39 aa bb of the configured summary address If you now set a second external summary address to 39 aa bb cc then PNNI will automatically migrate the three external addresses to the new summary...

Page 82: ...um of administrative weights the path with the highest available bandwidth is chosen Available Bit Rate IBM s PNNI Path Selection supports Available Bit Rate ABR calls in two ways precomputed and on d...

Page 83: ...ds the least loaded path in terms of bandwidth regardless of the number of hops required to reach the destination This approach balances the load on the paths through a network in the absence of criti...

Page 84: ...urs on the current route To enable or disable the crankback function you enter the SET PNNI CRANKBACK ON or SET PNNI CRANKBACK OFF command The follow example shows how to enable the crankback function...

Page 85: ...addresses Information relating to the PNNI system itself Configuration status Peer group members Neighbors PTSEs Displaying Node_0 Information The following parameters can be displayed for node_0 ATM...

Page 86: ...the summary addresses already in effect in the Active system enter the following command 8265ATM show pnni summary_address To display the summary addresses set in the Future configuration enter the fo...

Page 87: ...there is a pending commit Peer Group Members 8265ATM show pnni node_ peer_group_members Neighbor Node Ids To obtain a list of neighbor node ids enter the following command 8265ATM show pnni neighbor N...

Page 88: ...trieve detailed information about the respectively indexed HL PTSE Say for example you wish to inspect the second PTSE then you would enter the following command 8265ATM show pnni ptse self_originated...

Page 89: ...to obtain summary information about all PTSE types issued by the respective node Then you could display that node s second HL PTSE assuming it exists by entering the following command 8265ATM show pnn...

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Page 91: ...s that do not have ILMI must have their address defined via the SET REACHABLE_ADDRESS command see Configuring Reachable Addresses on page 49 Security can be implemented either globally on all detected...

Page 92: ...lly added to a switch when new modules are inserted you can set default parameters that can be applied to newly detected ports Unless specified otherwise the default settings are 1 security disabled 2...

Page 93: ...ule is installed and the port on the module Tips If you only wish to have security on a few selected ports the easiest way to do this is by entering the following commands 1 SET SECURITY MODE NO_SECUR...

Page 94: ...ecurity globally you enter the following command 8265ATM set security mode no_security To disable security on a specific port you enter the following command 8265ATM set security port slot port no_sec...

Page 95: ...or disable the autolearn function for all ports enter the following command 8265ATM set security autolearn enable disable To set a value for a given port enter the following command 8265ATM set secur...

Page 96: ...fies the slot where the module is installed and the port on the module Enabling and Disabling Violation Logging You can enable or disable the logging of security violations either on all ports or spec...

Page 97: ...anager station when security violations are detected enter the following command 8265ATM set security default trap enable disable Autolearn Default To specify if the autolearn function is to be effect...

Page 98: ...tion Logging Default To enable or disable the logging of security violations on all newly detected ports enter the following command 8265ATM set security default log enable disable 82 IBM 8265 User s...

Page 99: ...any slot port where any specifies that the address is to be accepted for all ports in the 8265 and slot port can be used to specify a single port Note You should not have both a full ATM address and E...

Page 100: ...ot The last security violations at the 8265 or port level Current Global Settings To display the global settings currently in effect enter the following command 8265ATM show security control The resul...

Page 101: ...and the addresses in the access control address table on the server this may due to an address incorrectly entered in the file only valid entries are downloaded To check this edit the access control a...

Page 102: ...ow The slot and port where the violation occurred The ATM address that was rejected Date and time of the violation Displaying the Last Violation To display information regarding the last security viol...

Page 103: ...ecurity This will save the parameter settings to NVRAM Reverting Security Changes If after making changes to the security configuration but not saving them you decide that you do not wish to retain th...

Page 104: ...to upload the file Downloading the Access Control Address Table To download the access control address table enter the following commands 1 SET TFTP SERVER_IP_ADDRESS to define the server where the fi...

Page 105: ...ess is to be validated enter ff for all 19 bytes If only the ESI part of the address is to be validated enter for the first 13 bytes 3 Enter the port s for which the address is to be authorized You ca...

Page 106: ...To upload the log enter the following commands 1 SET TFTP SERVER_IP_ADDRESS to define where the file is to be stored on the server 2 SET TFTP FILE_NAME to define the path name for the file on the ser...

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Page 109: ...splaying information about installed modules How to reset the 8265 and installed modules The IBM 8265 Command Reference Guide SA33 0458 provides details of all 8265 commands Displaying 8265 Informatio...

Page 110: ...tion Backplane Type Revision Load Sharing Power Distribution Board SwitchChannel Backplane Power Supply Information Power Supply Status Model Number 1 OKAY 8265PS HO 2 OKAY 8265PS HO 3 OKAY 8265PS HO...

Page 111: ..._FAULT_TOLERANT Slot Power Information Slot Class Admin Status Operating Status 1 9 ENABLE ENABLED 3 4 ENABLE ENABLED 5 4 ENABLE ENABLED 6 5 ENABLE ENABLED 9 8 ENABLE ENABLED 14 7 ENABLE ENABLED Hub P...

Page 112: ...anufacture for each installed module When you enter SHOW INVENTORY VERBOSE the following additional information is shown for installed 8265 modules Operational software version number Boot software ve...

Page 113: ...Number of slots 17 Note Pad LAN Emulation Token Ring BIA 6291f1234 LAN Emulation Ethernet BIA 629771234 Ethernet Port BIA 629779234 1 1 53 58G9611FC5 4 C38844 VIM R 34 IBM 96 531 Note Pad OK for combo...

Page 114: ...W MODULE SHOW MODULE ALL SHOW MODULE VERBOSE Show Module To display basic information for a module installed in a specified slot use the following command syntax SHOW MODULE In the following example t...

Page 115: ...nformation 8265ATM show module all Slot Install Connect Operation General Information 1 Y n n 8265 ATM WAN 2 Module 2 n n n 3 n n n 4 Y Y Y 8265 ATM 4 ports 155 Mbps Module 5 n n n 6 n n n 7 n n n 8 n...

Page 116: ...for a 4 port 155 Mbps module installed in slot 1 8265ATM show module 1 verbose Slot Install Connect Operation General Information 1 Y Y Y 8265 ATM 4 ports 155 Mbps Module status connected hardware OK...

Page 117: ...mple RESET MODULE initiates a hardware reset of the module installed in slot 16 8265ATM reset module 16 Reset started 8265ATM Resetting the 8265 Use the RESET HUB command to reboot all installed modul...

Page 118: ...5 but the reset is achieved more quickly as the Controller modules are not reset The following example shows the RESET ATM_SUBSYSTEM command in use 8265ATM reset atm_subsystem This will reset the atm...

Page 119: ...dget and increase the budget if neccessary How to establish fault tolerance in the power subsystem The sequence that the 8265 powers up slots and how to change the sequence How the 8265 manages power...

Page 120: ...sufficient unallocated power budget to power them up This section describes Determining the Power Budget Increasing the Unallocated Power Budget Determining Switch Power Budget To ensure optimal power...

Page 121: ...nd 295 Watt power supplies in your 8265 and fault tolerant mode is enabled a warning message is displayed to inform you that the 415 Watt power supplies are being treated as having 295 Watts Note This...

Page 122: ...non fault tolerant mode CAUTION The 8265 may reset unpredictably when in power fault tolerant mode if there is insufficient power in reserve when a power supply failure occurs Displaying Current Power...

Page 123: ...att power supply provides approximately 300 Watts at 5 Volts You have three power supplies available which gives you 900 Watts of 5 Volts In this example non fault tolerant mode allows you to use 900...

Page 124: ...ss settings from highest to lowest This process continues until the limit of the power budget is reached If two or more media modules have the same power class setting they power up in order from slot...

Page 125: ...tting Setting Power Class Manually Power Class 10 Warnings Displaying the Current Slot Status To display the slot number power class setting administrative status slot power enabled or disabled and mo...

Page 126: ...dules set to power class 10 do not power down automatically under any circumstances 2 You cannot change the default power class setting for installed controller modules To set the power class for a me...

Page 127: ...controller module responds by disabling power fault tolerant mode If the power budget deficit remains in effect after power fault tolerant mode has been disabled media modules selectively power down...

Page 128: ...section titled Specifying Power Up Order earlier in this chapter and the 8265 Command Reference Guide For information concerning 8265 module power down due to an overheat condition see Overheating on...

Page 129: ...the operating temperature is exceeded or a fan unit fails These indicators work on the active controller only as the standby controller does not monitor 8265 operating conditions Operating Temperatur...

Page 130: ...he warning provided by the FAN status LEDs allows you adequate time to replace a faulty fan at your convenience Note Operate the switch with all fans running Automatic 8265 Module Power Down The Intel...

Page 131: ...gy to media modules installed in the overheat management area where the overheat condition was detected 4 The overheat indication ends when the 8265 internal operating temperature falls below the temp...

Page 132: ...nue to power down until all media modules in the affected overheat management area have powered down Modules with a power class setting of 10 continue to run 8265 temperature is allowed to stabilize f...

Page 133: ...talled module Power mode Power mode for the switch prior to a switch reset power fault tolerant mode or power non fault tolerant mode As the switch powers up following a reset the controller module co...

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Page 135: ...re microcode for your CPSW and media modules can be upgraded by out of band operations Data such as error logs traces and dumps can also be uploaded to the host These operations are shown in Figure 11...

Page 136: ...with the new code Upgrading FPGA Picocode in ATM Modules To upgrade hardware picocode in the FPGA of CPSW and media modules enter the following commands at the directory prompt 1 SET TFTP SERVER_IP_AD...

Page 137: ...oad the trace Uploading the Error Log To upload the error log to the host enter the following CPSW commands at the directory prompt 1 SET TFTP SERVER_IP_ADDRESS to define the server connected to the C...

Page 138: ...s 1 MAINTAIN to activate Maintenance mode 2 DOWNLOAD OUT_OF_BAND to specify boot or operational code and to load it in the flash EEPROM of the CPSW module Start the file transfer in the workstation us...

Page 139: ...operation The active controller module reboots and then loses active controller module status to the standby controller module The active controller module reboots and briefly disrupts 8265 operation...

Page 140: ...andby controller module Upgrading Controller Module Boot Microcode To upgrade the controller module boot microcode enter the following commands 1 SET TFTP SERVER_IP_ADDRESS to define the server where...

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Page 143: ...he CPSW Active LED fails to come on after you switch on the 8265 if diagnostics are enabled the LED should come on after approximately 7 seconds if diagnostics are disabled the LED should come on imme...

Page 144: ...subsystem There is a power supply failure due to poor power prioritization configured with the SET POWER command Steps to Take 1 Refer to Chapter 9 Managing the Power Subsystem on page 103 An ATM mod...

Page 145: ...are not legible Steps to Take 1 Make sure that the attached console is an ASCII terminal 2 Check the terminal parameters especially the baud rate parity and data bits The default parameters are 9600 b...

Page 146: ...configuration settings and save them using the SAVE command The prompt appears on the screen and you have not entered the MAINTAIN command Steps to Take 1 The CPSW module is running in maintenance mo...

Page 147: ...the standby Control Point and Switch module Perform the following steps a On the standby Control Point and Switch module force the maintenance mode by issuing the command MAINTAIN force b On the stan...

Page 148: ...in progess These are only displayed if diagnostics are enabled 5 CLR2 the second bank of DRAM is being cleared This is only displayed if two banks of DRAM are installed 6 LOAD the operational code is...

Page 149: ...ake sure that the media port s status is UP If the status is not UP restart the client If the port s status does not change to UP run a trace by entering the SET TRACE and UPLOAD INBAND commands Then...

Page 150: ...e attached to it 2 The ARP client is not registered in the ARP server Check that the ARP client has TCP IP running and that the address configured for its ARP server is correct 3 If the 8265 and the A...

Page 151: ...Manager ATM or active from the SHOW PVC command If not then try to re enable that PVC 2 The hardware connections may be failing in which case replug the cables attached to the devices 3 If the source...

Page 152: ...ts After having defined a PVC ending at NNI or IISP ports the PVC is not active Steps to Take 1 The PVC was defined using an as a value for VPI re enable that PVC 2 Redefine the PVC using an implicit...

Page 153: ...settings If you cannot solve the problem after performing the troubleshooting operations described in this section contact your IBM service representative Checking ATM Address Registration If you susp...

Page 154: ...has failed Action to take varies according to the type of connection that has failed If you cannot solve the problem take a PNNI dump with the DUMP PNNI topology_data_base command and contact your IBM...

Page 155: ...T PORT command and specify IISP as the interface parameter Make sure that the status of each port is UP If not follow the procedure described in the IBM 8265 Media Module Reference Guide SA33 0459 2 U...

Page 156: ...port and enter the command WRAP slot port REPLY_MODE ENABLE Your port is now redirecting Received Cells to the transmit side Now from the ATM Analyzer generate traffic on the VCI 5 and compare the out...

Page 157: ...module may reach the bandwidth limit Spread the PNNI ports over several modules 2 The ATM address of an 8265 located on the PING path has been changed Disable the PNNI link and re enable it If the abo...

Page 158: ...ted the LE server The reason depends on LE server implementation Cause Codes 18 102 Explanation The LE server is present but not started Cause Code 47 Explanation There may be a lack of resources on t...

Page 159: ...attached to it 2 The LEC does not support the same LAN type as the 8265 LEC Check that the LEC is emulating IEEE 802 3 or DIX Ethernet frames or Token Ring 802 5 3 If the 8265 LEC and the other LEC a...

Page 160: ...S TCP IP or the TCPIPCFG EXE for OS 2 TCP IP 2 0 2 Keep the TCP IP frame type of DIX and change the 8265 LEC Ethernet type to DIX using the command SET DEVICE LAN_EMULATION_CLIENT ETH_TYPE DIX DOS TCP...

Page 161: ...for the LEC is not compatible with the LES BUS version Cause Code 2 Explanation The 8265 LEC parameters are incompatible with the LES BUS For example the emulated LAN type of the 8265 LEC may be Ether...

Page 162: ...o the LES but one cannot call the other one because the LES is not available any more port disabled or not in service The LES does not tell you that it has lost its address because it only tells that...

Page 163: ...ation The workstation did not send the re registration message within 3 minutes Steps to Take 1 Ensure that the port for the workstation is connected properly 2 Ensure that the cable between the 8265...

Page 164: ...on level and at the bridge level 2 For connection problems first consider the if you know neither the emulated MAC addresses of the stations nor the ATM addresses of these stations use the Campus Mana...

Page 165: ...URITY ATM_ADDRESS command 2 Check that both full ATM address and ESI address with the same ESI address have not been defined for the same setting either specific port or any port Remove one of the ent...

Page 166: ...or Telnet or from the SNMP Manager Campus Manager ATM or MIB Browser Before performing any upload make sure that the machine hosting the TFTP server can ping the 8265 When an upload fails an error co...

Page 167: ...d permission for TFTP Change the attributes of the file on the host You are trying to download to a directory that is not downloadable by TFTP If your source host runs AIX or Unix use the directory tm...

Page 168: ...download inband operation is performed and TFTP supported services are operational Steps to Take 1 Use the DOWNLOAD OUT_OF_BAND command to load the microcode that was previously active Then restart th...

Page 169: ...ocal console Error log information uploaded to the host by entering the UPLOAD command Trace information uploaded to the host by entering the UPLOAD command Dump information uploaded to the host by en...

Page 170: ...IN_TRACE ON 3 If requested by the service representative start a specific trace or enter SET TRACE ALL ON to trace all activities 4 Stop the trace by entering the SET TRACE MAIN_TRACE OFF command Note...

Page 171: ...e decimal Error Code hex Meaning of Clear Cause 1 0x01 ATM address not defined assigned 2 0x02 There is no route to the transit network 3 0x03 There is no route to the destination 10 0x0A VPI VCI is u...

Page 172: ...ation 89 0x59 Invalid end point reference 91 0x5B Invalid transit network selection 92 0x5C Too many pending add party requirements 93 0x5D AAL parameters cannot be supported 96 0x60 Mandatory informa...

Page 173: ...not initialize properly 0024 The PCMCIA is either missing incorrectly installed or incompatible with the installation 0030 The initialization or the diagnostics failed for the switch the SPU Switch Pr...

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Page 175: ...the ATM Forum DCC Data Country Code E 164 Specific Integrated Service Digital Network Number ICD International Code Designator Each of the three ATM address formats is 20 bytes long and consists of t...

Page 176: ...the ATM subsystem E 164 E 164 IDI 8 bytes Specifies the international addressing format used by B ISDN public transport providers and is up to 15 digits long BCD syntax This field is padded with lead...

Page 177: ...em Identifier 6 bytes Identifies an end system unique within an area or within any larger addressing structure such as the IEEE MAC address space Not used for routing within the ATM network SEL SELect...

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Page 179: ...work A token ring network adapter is active if it is able to transmit and receive on the network 2 Operational 3 Pertaining to a node or device that is connected or is available for connection to anot...

Page 180: ...t connects two LAN segments to allow the transfer of information from one LAN segment to the other A bridge may attach the LAN segments directly by network adapters and software in a single device or...

Page 181: ...ng of data from one place for reception elsewhere by telecommunication means I default Pertaining to an attribute condition value or option that is assumed when none is explicitly specified I destinat...

Page 182: ...otocols Internet address See IP address Internet Protocol IP 1 A protocol that routes data through a network or interconnected networks IP acts as an interface between the higher logical layers and th...

Page 183: ...points 2 Each of the end points on the connection can send information without additional i e higher layer information N neighbor node A node that is directly connected to a particular node via a logi...

Page 184: ...connection with only two end points port 1 An access point for data entry or exit 2 A connector on a device to which cables for other devices such as display stations and printers are attached Synonym...

Page 185: ...nonym for subnetwork subnet address In Internet communications an extension of the basic IP addressing scheme where a portion of the host address is interpreted as the local network address subnetwork...

Page 186: ...th connection VPC A concatenation of VPLs between Virtual Path Terminators VPTs VPCs are unidirectional virtual path connection identifier VPCI Identifies an end to end virtual path Allows the creatio...

Page 187: ...MSS Server Module Setup and Problem Determination Guide GA27 4141 Nways MAS MRS MSS Library Configuration Program User s Guide for Nways Multiprotocol Access Routing and Switched Services GC30 3830 Nw...

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