Table of Contents

BPX Configuration (Preliminary)

Initial Setup
Adding Virtual Trunks

BPX Management
IP, IP Relay Configuration (Preliminary)

Installing SV+ and Associated Applications
Configure SV+ Workstation (example)

Network Node Configuration (Preliminary)

Adding nodes, adding trunks, shelves, etc.
Configuring the IPX, IGX, and BPX for SV+ NMS Operation
Configuring the AXIS for SV+ NMS Operation (example)

Configuration and Management

BPX Configuration (Preliminary)

This chapter contains preliminary procedures. Refer to the Command Reference, the AXIS Reference Manual, and StrataCom ISC for more detailed information.

The BPX node can be accessed through a local control port (over an RS-232 or Ethernet TCP/IP link. An administration screen from a control terminal or from the StrataView Plus Network Management Station (NMS) can issue BPX commands. Remote control terminal access is possible using a Virtual Terminal (vt) command if the node has been configured with a name and at least one trunk to the network has been established.

For frame relay connections in both tiered and non-tiered networks StrataView Plus provides end-to-end configuration management using the Connection Manager. When the IPX is configured as an Interface Shelf, it can not be reached by the vt command, and frame relay end-to-end connections are configured from StrataView Plus via the Connection Manager over an in-band LAN connection. (Note: Telnet can be used to access an interface shelf (e.g., IPX shelf or AXIS shelf) if a SV+ workstation is not available to provide in-band management.)

The only type of IPX shelf connections supported for Rel. 8.2 are frame relay to frame relay connections and frame relay interworking connections. However, on the IPX, all types of DAXCONS (connections in and out the same IPX shelf) are supported, voice, data, etc. For Release 8.2, the AXIS shelf includes frame relay interworking connections, ATM connections, and FUNI connections.

Initial Setup

The basic tasks to configure an BPX are as follows:

• Set up the node

  • configure the node name (cnfname).

  • configure the time zone (cnftmzn).

  • configure date (cnfdate)

  • configure the LAN interface (cnflan).

  • configure the auxiliary or terminal ports to support any necessary external devices such as a local printer, an autodial modem, or an external multiplexer attached to the unit (cnfprt, cnfterm, cnftermfunc).

• Set up the trunks to other routing nodes

  • verify the correct cards are in both the local and remote nodes (dspcds).

  • up the trunk at each node (uptrk).

  • configure any parameters required for the trunk at each node (cnftrk).

  • set up Y redundancy if desired (addyred)

• If using an IPX/IGX Interface Shelf, configure it as shelf

  • Up the trunk from the AIT/BTM to the BPX using (uptrk). Shelf trunks for the IPX/IGX must be upped on both the Routing Hub and the Shelf before the Shelf can be joined to the Routing Network

  • Contact StrataCom ISC to configure IPX/IGX shelf option.

  • At the BPX, add the IPX/IGX as a shelf to the BPX (addshelf).

Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 are examples of the screens displayed when "dspnode" is entered at a BPX and at one of its IPX shelves, respectively. The "dspnode" screen displayed at the "hubone' bpx node shows that it is connected to the "shlf3ipx" node via BNI trunk 3.3. The "dspnode" screen displayed at the "shlf3ipx" node show that it is connected to the bpx via AIT trunk 8.

Adding Virtual Trunks

This section details the steps for setting up a virtual trunk. Virtual trunking is an optional feature that must be enabled by StrataCom prior to adding virtual trunks. Also, revision levels of ASI and BNI firmware must be current. The following procedure assumes that StrataCom equipment is used in the ATM Cloud as well as in the StrataCom subnetworks. In this case, a BNI output from the subnetwork is connected to an ASI UNI input at the ATM Cloud (Figure 3-3). Proceed as follows:

1. In the ATM cloud network, physically connect an ASI port at the cloud edge to each BNI port in the StrataCom Network that is intended to have virtual trunks.

Figure 3-3:
Virtual Trunks across a StrataCom ATM Cloud

4. Configure BNI virtual trunks. On the BNIs that connect to the cloud ASI ports, configure up to 32 virtual trunks, as follows:

BPX Management

You can monitor, manage and troubleshoot the BPX using the StrataView Plus Network Management Station. Commands are issued to a BPX node through the Node Administration window. Frame Relay connections are added via the StrataView Plus Connection Manager. You can display and monitor the network's topology, monitor alarms, events, and statistics. Refer to the StrataView Plus Operations Guide for more information.

For detailed configuration information, refer to the Command Reference Manual.

IP, IP Relay Configuration (Preliminary)

In setting up network management for a network, both the SV+ workstation and network nodes need to be configured. SV+ communicates over a standard physical LAN network to a gateway node or nodes, but a separate in-band IP relay network is setup for all nodes via a gateway node for SNMP and TFTP in-band communication over the node trunks (Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4: SV+ Physical LAN and IP Relay Network

Installing SV+ and Associated Applications

Refer to the StrataView Plus Installation manual, the Command Reference, and the AXIS Reference Manual for additional information.

Configure SV+ Workstation (example)

1. Enter physical IP addresses and physcial LAN node names (with a letter"p", for example to differentiate from IP relay name) in /etc/hosts and enter IP relay addresses and actual node names.

  If the workstation is connected to the corporate network, add any IP addresses and associated names of hosts that you may want to connect to your workstation, as the NIS is disabled.

2. Enter name of gateway node in config.sv, using physical LAN name.g., nw1bpx1p. Note; normally, a bpx is used for the gateway node because of its greater processing power.

  0|Network1|nw1bpx1p|9600|0|7|6|0|30|1024|8.1|

3. Enter IP Relay subnet mask at end of rc.local file:

  # route add for SV+

  route add net 204.179.55.0 nw1ipx1p 1

4. Contact Corporate Network Administrator, but in order for workstation to use /etc/hosts, it must not be able to access the NIS directory. A work around is to perform the following:

  mv /etc/defaultdomain /etc/defaultdomain_old

Network Node Configuration (Preliminary)

Adding nodes, adding trunks, shelves, etc.

Refer to the applicable Reference manuals, IPX, BPX, IGX, AXIS, etc., for node installation and operation.

As a minimum, the nodes need to be configured with name (cnfname), date (cnfdate), time (cnftime), timezone (cnftmzn), and trunks upped (uptrk) and added (uptrk or addshelf, as applicable. Connections can also be added now, or added later, after configuring the nodes for operation with the SV+ NMS manager.

Configuring the IPX, IGX, and BPX for SV+ NMS Operation

On IPX, BPX, IGX nodes the following commands are used to configure the nodes for operation with SV+: cnflan, cnfnwip, cnfstatmast, cnfsnmp. The AXIS is configured with cnfifip and cnfstatsmgr. The cnflan command is only necessary for nodes or shelves in which the LAN port is actually connected to a physical Ethernet LAN,

Configuring the AXIS for SV+ NMS Operation (example)

At installation, initial access to the AXIS is provided by the control port.

1. Connect a terminal to the control port on the AXIS workstation.

2. Login

3. Name the shelf

4. Set the date:

5. Set the time:

6. Enter Help for a list of commands:

7. Check versions of ASC, and Service Module (e.g., FRSM, AUSM) Firmware

8. Enter Ethernet LAN port IP address

   You are configuring ethernet port are you sure? enter yes/no: yes

9. Enter IP Relay Address for SNMP Management and Stats Collection

   You are configuring atm port are you sure? enter yes/no: yes

10. Configure stat master address (IP of SV+ workstation)

Posted: Thu Jan 18 14:28:11 PST 2001
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