Avaya Configuring LNM Services Bedienungsanleitung

Part No. 303534-A Rev 00October 1998BayRS Version 13.00Site Manager Software Version 7.00 Configuring LNM Services

303534-A Rev 00xiTablesTable 1-1. MAC Sublayer Servers and Their Functional Addresses ...1-4Table A-1. LNM Global Parameters ...

303534-A Rev 00xiii PrefaceThis guide describes LNM services and what you do to start and customize LNM services on a Bay Networks® router.Before You

Configuring LNM Servicesxiv303534-A Rev 00Text ConventionsThis guide uses the following text conventions:angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you

Preface303534-A Rev 00xv Acronymsitalic text Indicates file and directory names, new terms, book titles, and variables in command syntax descriptions.

Configuring LNM Servicesxvi303534-A Rev 00Bay Networks Technical PublicationsYou can now print Bay Networks technical manuals and release notes free,

Preface303534-A Rev 00xvii How to Get HelpFor product assistance, support contracts, or information about educational services, go to the following UR

303534-A Rev 001-1 Chapter 1LNM Servers OverviewLNM Services are embodied in the LNM Servers program, the Bay Networks implementation of the five LAN

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Configuring LNM Services1-2303534-A Rev 00IBM LAN Network Manager can also communicate with the IBM NetView host-based network management product. Thi

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-3 Local ServicesLocal services provided by LNM Servers enable you to control each station attached to a token rin

Configuring LNM Services1-4303534-A Rev 00REM, RPS, and CRS are MAC sublayer servers, and each has its own functional address on the physical LAN it h

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-5 Figure 1-1. LNM ServersThe following sections provide an overview of the five management servers.LLC2Physical l

Configuring LNM Services1-6303534-A Rev 00LAN Reporting Mechanism (LRM)The Bay Networks implementation of LRM is one of five LAN management servers yo

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-7 You can also set the “Auto-link time interval” in the IBM LAN Network Manager System Parameters to a value that

Configuring LNM Services1-8303534-A Rev 00Figure 1-2. Controlling and Observing LAN Network ManagersRouting FunctionThe LRM Routing Function forwards

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-9 Security FunctionThe LRM Security Function maintains and checks ASCII passwords that are used to authenticate u

Configuring LNM Services1-10303534-A Rev 00 Figure 1-3. Reporting Links via Multiplexed LLC2 SessionsYou initially establish the reporting link throug

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-11 Ring Error Monitor (REM)The Bay Networks implementation of REM is one of five LAN management servers you confi

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Configuring LNM Services1-12303534-A Rev 00• Receiver-Congestion Error Reporting Function• Status Request Function• Set Parameters FunctionSoft-Error

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-13 • Ring performance is eroding as a result of this problemExceeding the threshold causes REM to notify the IBM

Configuring LNM Services1-14303534-A Rev 00Ring Parameter Server (RPS)The Bay Networks implementation of RPS is one of five LAN management servers you

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-15 RPS Activation FunctionWhen a Ring Parameter Server becomes active on a ring, it determines if another RPS is

Configuring LNM Services1-16303534-A Rev 00Set Station Parameters FunctionThe CRS Set Station Parameters Function accepts and executes requests from t

LNM Servers Overview303534-A Rev 001-17 Status Request FunctionThe LBS Status Request Function accepts and responds to requests for status from the IB

Configuring LNM Services1-18303534-A Rev 00For More Information About the LAN Management ServersThe following publications provide technical details a

303534-A Rev 002-1 Chapter 2LNM Servers Implementation NotesThis chapter provides basic guidelines for configuring and using the Bay Networks LNM Serv

Configuring LNM Services2-2303534-A Rev 00IBM LAN Network ManagerTo acquire knowledge of LNM Servers on a Bay Networks router, the IBM LAN Network Man

LNM Servers Implementation Notes303534-A Rev 002-3 Figure 2-1. Source Routing, LNM, and Line ParametersInternal LANBridgeSRbridgew/ servers(Internal M

iv303534-A Rev 00its own data and information and for maintaining adequate procedures apart from the Software to reconstruct lost or altered files, d

Configuring LNM Services2-4303534-A Rev 00Internal MAC AddressInternal MAC Address is an LNM Servers interface-level parameter. You must enter an inte

LNM Servers Implementation Notes303534-A Rev 002-5 If you use the PROM-based MAC address option (the default) for a given circuit, you must subsequent

Configuring LNM Services2-6303534-A Rev 00Number of RPS Servers per RingThe IBM Token Ring Network Architectural Reference specifies that only one RPS

303534-A Rev 003-1 Chapter 3Enabling LNM ServersThis chapter describes how to enable LNM Servers. It assumes you have 1.Opened a configuration file.2.

303534-A Rev 004-1 Chapter 4Editing LNM Servers ParametersThis chapter describes how you use Site Manager software to• Access LNM Servers parameters•

Configuring LNM Services4-2303534-A Rev 00The Technician Interface allows you to modify parameters by issuing set and commit commands with the MIB obj

Editing LNM Servers Parameters303534-A Rev 004-3 Editing LNM Servers Global ParametersTo edit the LNM Servers Global parameters, begin at the Configur

Configuring LNM Services4-4303534-A Rev 00 Parameter: LAN Net Manager Servers Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Globally enables or

Editing LNM Servers Parameters303534-A Rev 004-5 Editing LNM Servers Interface ParametersAny LNM Servers interface you add to a token ring physical ci

303534-A Rev 00vContents PrefaceBefore You Begin ...

Configuring LNM Services4-6303534-A Rev 00Figure 4-4. LNM Interface Configuration Window (Scrolled)2.Select/highlight the interface you want to modify

Editing LNM Servers Parameters303534-A Rev 004-7 Parameter: Enable Default: Enable (the Configuration Manager automatically sets this parameter to En

Configuring LNM Services4-8303534-A Rev 00 Parameter: Internal MAC Addr Default: None Options: Any valid, unique, 48-bit MAC address in MSB (token rin

Editing LNM Servers Parameters303534-A Rev 004-9 Parameter: RPS active Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Use this parameter to turn

Configuring LNM Services4-10303534-A Rev 00 Parameter: Error Rate Threshold Default: 128 Range: 10 to 256 Function: Specifies when an excessive-soft-e

Editing LNM Servers Parameters303534-A Rev 004-11 Parameter: OB1 Manager Password Default: None Options: Any valid password, consisting of up to eigh

Configuring LNM Services4-12303534-A Rev 00Deleting LNM Servers from a CircuitTo delete LNM Servers from their associated physical circuit:1.From the

303534-A Rev 00A-1 Appendix ASite Manager Default SettingsTables A-1 and A-2 list the Site Manager default parameter settings for the LAN Network Mana

303534-A Rev 00Index-1Aaccess passwords, 1-9, 2-6accessing LNM server parameters, 4-2acronyms, xvaddressesexternal MAC, 2-4 to 2-5internal MAC, 2-4Bbe

vi303534-A Rev 00Configuration Report Server (CRS) ...1-15Station Status Request

Index-2303534-A Rev 00Ffunctional addressesConfiguration Report Server (CRS), 1-4Ring Error Monitor (REM), 1-4Ring Parameter Server (RPS), 1-4function

303534-A Rev 00Index-3password functionality, 1-7, 1-9protocol boundary function, 1-9reporting link maintenance function, 1-6routing function, 1-8secu

Index-4303534-A Rev 00Rreceiver-congestion error reporting function (REM), 1-13redundant servers on a ring, 2-6reference materials, 1-18registration f

303534-A Rev 00viiAppendix A Site Manager Default SettingsIndex

303534-A Rev 00ixFiguresFigure 1-1. LNM Servers .......................1-5Figure