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Nortel ALTEON OS BMD00007 User Manual

Nortel ALTEON OS BMD00007
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Alteon OS
Command Reference
Nortel 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
®
Version 1.2
TM
Part Number: BMD00007, November 2007

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Nortel ALTEON OS BMD00007 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandNortel
ModelALTEON OS BMD00007
CategorySoftware
LanguageEnglish

Summary

The Command Line Interface

Connecting to the Switch

Methods for accessing the switch's command line interface via Telnet, SSH, or serial connection.

First-Time Configuration

Using the Setup Utility

Step-by-step guide to the setup utility for essential switch configuration and password changes.

Starting Setup When You Log In

Procedure for initiating the setup utility automatically upon administrator login with factory default settings.

Setup Part 4: IP Configuration

Configuration of IP interfaces, including IP addresses, subnet masks, and default gateways.

Setting Passwords

Procedure for changing default administrator and user passwords for enhanced security.

Menu Basics

The Information Menu

System Information

Displays general system information, including date, time, model, software version, and hardware details.

IP Routing Information

Displays IP route details, including destination, gateway, type, tag, and interface information.

BGP Information

Provides access to BGP peer, summary, and routing table information for network routing.

OSPF Information

Accesses menus for general OSPF, area, interface, virtual links, and neighbor information.

The Statistics Menu

Port Statistics

Displays traffic statistics on a port-by-port basis, including 802.1x, bridging, Ethernet, IP, and link stats.

IP Statistics

Displays statistics for IP datagrams received, transmitted, errors, discards, and reassembly.

Route Statistics

Information on outstanding routes, maximum supported routes, and route table details.

SNMP Statistics

Statistics related to SNMP messages delivered, errors encountered, and request/response counts.

The Configuration Menu

Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes

Process for managing pending configuration changes, applying them, and saving them to flash memory.

System Configuration

Configuration of switch management parameters like user passwords, web management, and access lists.

Port Configuration

Configuration of individual switch ports, including VLAN tagging, Spanning Tree, and port state.

Layer 2 Configuration

Configuration options for Layer 2 protocols including 802.1x, Spanning Tree, FDB, GVRP, and VLANs.

802.1x Configuration

Configuration for the IEEE 802.1x Authenticator to provide port-based network access control.

VLAN Configuration

Configuration of VLAN attributes, status, port membership, and deletion of VLANs.

Layer 3 Configuration

Configuration options for Layer 3 protocols including IP interfaces, gateways, routing, ARP, and BGP.

IP Interface Configuration

Configuration of IP interfaces, including IP address, subnet mask, VLAN, and BOOTP relay settings.

The Operations Menu

The Boot Options Menu

The Maintenance Menu

APPENDIX A Alteon OS Syslog Messages

Appendix B Alteon OS SNMP Agent

Glossary

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