Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 - Page 9

Contents
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide July 2010 ix
Automatic Remote Configuration Download Defaults ..................................................8-3
Overview .........................................................................................................................8-4
Basic Operation ........................................................................................................8-4
Network Components ........................................................................................8-5
Information Provided by DHCP Server ............................................................8-5
Information Provided by Instruction File ..........................................................8-5
File Servers and Download Process ..................................................................8-6
LED Status .........................................................................................................8-6
Process Illustration ...................................................................................................8-7
Additional Process Notes .........................................................................................8-8
Quick Steps for Automatic Remote Configuration .........................................................8-9
Download Component Files ..........................................................................................8-10
Instruction File .......................................................................................................8-10
Instruction File Syntax ....................................................................................8-11
Instruction File Usage Guidelines ...................................................................8-12
Firmware Upgrade Files .........................................................................................8-12
Bootup Configuration File .....................................................................................8-12
Debug Configuration File .......................................................................................8-13
Script File ...............................................................................................................8-13
Script File Usage Guidelines ...........................................................................8-13
Automatic Remote Configuration Download Process ..................................................8-14
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................8-15
Error Resolution ..............................................................................................8-15
Server Connection Failure and File Download Errors ...........................................8-15
Error Description Table ...................................................................................8-15
Script File Errors ....................................................................................................8-16
Error Description Table ...................................................................................8-16
Chapter 9 Configuring MAC Retention .....................................................................................9-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................9-1
MAC Retention Defaults .................................................................................................9-2
MAC Retention Overview ..............................................................................................9-3
How MAC Retention Works ....................................................................................9-4
MAC Retention After Multiple Take-Overs ............................................................9-5
Configuring MAC Retention ...........................................................................................9-6
Enabling MAC Retention .........................................................................................9-6
Detecting a Duplicate MAC Address .......................................................................9-6
Configuring MAC Release .......................................................................................9-6
MAC Retention Applications ..........................................................................................9-7
Software Failure .......................................................................................................9-7
Link Failure ..............................................................................................................9-8
Chapter 10 Managing Switch User Accounts ..........................................................................10-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................10-1
User Database Specifications ........................................................................................10-2