Avaya M-MLS User manual

Avaya M-MLS
Routing Manager
User Guide
April 2002

Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Guide
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
The Purpose of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Who Should Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Organization of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Chapter 1 — Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Starting Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from Avaya MultiService Console .1
Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from HP NNM (UNIX or Windows NT) 2
Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from HP-OV for Windows .2
Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Toolbar, Menu, and Shortcut Key Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Working with the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Creating New Table Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Modifying Table Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Deleting Table Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Changing Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 2 — Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Device Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Upload/Download Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Selecting TFTP Secure Mode (In Solaris Only) . . . . . . . . . . .9
Uploading the Current Configuration to a File . . . . . . . . . .10
Downloading a Saved Configuration to the Router . . . . . .10
Upload/Download Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . .11
Traps Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Trap Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Chapter 3 — Layer 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Interfaces (VLANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Bridge Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Bridge Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 4 — IP Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
IP Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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IP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
ARP Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
DHCP/BOOTP Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
DHCP/BOOTP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
RIP Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
RIP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
OSPF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
OSPF Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
OSPF Interface Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
OSPF Area Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
OSPF Link State Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
OSPF External Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
OSPF Neighbor Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Access Control Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Access Control Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
IP Redundancy Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
IP Redundancy Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
IP Multicast Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
IP Multicast Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
IP Multicast Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Chapter 5 — IPX Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
IPX Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
RIP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
RIP Routing Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
SAP Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
SAP Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
SAP Filters Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
SAP Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Access Control Global Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Access Control Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Appendix A — Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Router Manager Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
SNMP Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

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Preface
Welcome to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager. This chapter provides
an introduction to the structure and assumptions of the guide. It
includes the following sections:
•The Purpose of this Guide - A description of the intended
purpose of this guide.
•Who Should Use this Guide - A description of the
intended audience of this guide.
•Organization of this Guide - A brief description of the
subjects covered in each chapter of this guide.
The Purpose of this Guide
This guide contains the information needed to operate
Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager efficiently and effectively.
Who Should Use this Guide
This guide is intended for use by network managers familiar with
network management and its fundamental concepts. It is assumed
that the user has the basic responsibility for monitoring Avaya
Inc.’s intelligent switching devices and the network traffic.

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Organization of this Guide
This guide is structured to reflect the following conceptual divisions:
•Preface - An introduction to Avaya M-MLS Routing
Manager.
•Introduction to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager -
Instructions on how to start Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager
and a description of the user interface.
•Device - Enables you to display and modify global
parameters, reset the module, define managers to send or
prevent traps, and upload or download configuration
parameters.
•Layer 2 - Enables you to define manually and display layer 2
interfaces (VLANs and bridges) at the management station.
•IP Route - Enables you to display and update IP interfaces,
the IP routing table, the ARP table, DHCP/BOOTP
parameters, RIP interfaces, OSPF interfaces, area parameters,
link state database and neighbors, the IP access control table,
redundancy parameters, and multicast parameters.
•IPX Route - Enables you to display and update IPX
interfaces, RIP interfaces and routing table, SAP interfaces
and services, and the IPX access control table.
•Error Messages - A list of error messages that can occur in
Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager.

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1Introduction
This chapter provides an introduction to Avaya M-MLS Routing
Manager. It includes the following sections:
•Starting Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager - Instructions on
how to access Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from your
management platform.
•Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface - A
description of Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager’s user interface,
including instructions on using its features.
Starting Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager
This section provides instructions for starting Avaya M-MLS Routing
Manager.
Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from Avaya
MultiService Console
To start Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from Avaya MultiService
Console:
1. Select the Avaya M-MLS device you wish to work with.
2. Double-click the row representing the Avaya M-MLS device.
Or
Select Tools > Device Manager.

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Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from HP NNM
(UNIX or Windows NT)
From the management platform map:
1. Select the M-MLS router you wish to work with.
2. Click in the OpenView toolbar.
Or
Select Tools > Avaya > Device Manager.
Or
1. Right-click on the M-MLS router you wish to work with.
2. Select Avaya: Device Manager.
Running Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager from HP-OV for
Windows
From the management platform map:
Double-click the icon representing the M-MLS router you wish to
work with.
Or
Select a M-MLS router, select Avaya > Zoom. Avaya M-MLS Routing
Manager opens.

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Introduction
Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager User Interface
The Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager user interface includes:
•Menu Bar - Access to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager
commands.
•Toolbar - Button shortcuts to Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager
commands.
•Shortcut Keys - Keyboard shortcuts to Avaya M-MLS Routing
Manager commands.
• The Main Window:
—The left side of the window displays a tree of folder icons,
representing various Avaya M-MLS Routing Manager
applications. When you select a folder, data is received from the
router, and the appropriate pane is displayed on the right.
—The top-right section of the window displays a table containing
all data associated with the selected folder. Some screens do not
contain a table.
—The bottom-right section of the window displays fields for the
selected table entry. To modify data in the fields, refer to
Toolbar, Menu, and Shortcut Key Options, and Working with the User
Interface.
* Note: If your M-MLS device version is earlier than M-MLS 2.5, you
will not be able to access some of the screens mentioned in
this manual, and some of the screens will not contain all of
the documented parameters.

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Toolbar, Menu, and Shortcut Key Options
The toolbar and menu provide access to the Avaya M-MLS Routing
Manager’s main functions. The table below describes the buttons on the
toolbar and provides the equivalent menu options and shortcut keys.
Table 1-1. Toolbar Buttons, Menu Options, and Shortcut Keys
Icon Description Menu Shortcut
Key
Cuts a selected table entry to the
Clipboard. Edit > Cut CTRL + X
Copies a selected table entry to
the Clipboard. Edit > Copy CTRL + C
Pastes a cut or copied table
entry into the table as a new
entry.
Edit > Paste CTRL + V
Creates a new table entry
(where applicable). List >
New Element
CTRL + N
Deletes the selected table entry
(where applicable). List >
Delete
Element
Shows or hides extended fields
for the current window. List >
Show/Hide
Refreshes the current screen
with data from the router. Device > Refresh CTRL + R
Sends changes to the router. Device > Send CTRL + W
Opens a dialog box which
enables you to determine the
starting point in the display of a
table.
Device > Start
point CTRL + F
Interrupts the display of table
information in large tables. Device > Stop CTRL + Q
Provides access to on-line help. Help >
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