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Nortel Networks Inc. software license agreement  
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or distribute the Software except as expressly authorized; b) reverse  
assemble, reverse compile, reverse engineer or otherwise translate the  
Software; c) create derivative works or modifications unless expressly  
authorized; or d) sublicense, rent or lease the Software. Licensors of  
intellectual property to Nortel Networks are beneficiaries of this provision.  
Upon termination or breach of the license by Customer or in the event  
designated hardware or CFE is no longer in use, Customer will promptly  
return the Software to Nortel Networks or certify its destruction. Nortel  
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determine Customer’s Software activation or usage levels. If suppliers of  
third party software included in Software require Nortel Networks to include  
additional or different terms, Customer agrees to abide by such terms  
provided by Nortel Networks with respect to such third party software.  
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developer and/or supplier of the Software. Such developer and/or supplier  
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these limitations or exclusions and, in such event, they may not apply.  
4. General  
1. If Customer is the United States Government, the following paragraph  
shall apply: All Nortel Networks Software available under this License  
Agreement is commercial computer software and commercial computer  
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or on behalf of the United States Government, the respective rights  
to the software and software documentation are governed by Nortel  
Networks standard commercial license in accordance with U.S. Federal  
Regulations at 48 C.F.R. Sections 12.212 (for non-DoD entities) and  
48 C.F.R. 227.7202 (for DoD entities).  
2. Customer may terminate the license at any time. Nortel Networks  
may terminate the license if Customer fails to comply with the terms  
and conditions of this license. In either event, upon termination,  
Customer must either return the Software to Nortel Networks or certify  
its destruction.  
3. Customer is responsible for payment of any taxes, including personal  
property taxes, resulting from Customer’s use of the Software.  
Customer agrees to comply with all applicable laws including all  
applicable export and import laws and regulations.  
4. Neither party may bring an action, regardless of form, more than two  
years after the cause of the action arose.  
5. The terms and conditions of this License Agreement form the complete  
and exclusive agreement between Customer and Nortel Networks.  
6. This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the country in  
which Customer acquires the Software. If the Software is acquired in  
the United States, then this License Agreement is governed by the  
laws of the state of New York.  
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New in this release  
The following section details what’s new in Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series Documentation Roadmap (NN47215-103) for Release 4.2:  
Features  
Other changes  
This document describes no new features.  
See the following sections for information about changes that are not  
feature-related:  
New documents  
Release 4.2 includes the following new documents:  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Terminology  
(NN47215-101 )  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Fundamentals  
(NN47215-102)  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Documentation Roadmap  
(NN47215-103)  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Configuration — IP  
Routing and Multicast (NN47215-503)  
For more information about new documents, see “Roadmap” (page 13).  
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Introduction  
This document explains the organization of the technical documentation  
for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Release 4.2. Use this  
document to understand where you can find specific types of information in  
the customer documentation suite.  
Navigation  
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Roadmap  
This section is a roadmap for the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series documentation. Use this section to find the correct document for the  
task you need to perform.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series technical documents are  
structured with an emphasis on the tasks you perform.  
Navigation  
Customer documentation packaging  
Nortel technical documents are organized according to job functions. For  
information about how the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
NTP suite is organized, see the following figure.  
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Figure 1  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series documentation packaging  
Product Fundamentals  
Product Fundamentals documentation includes product overview and  
information that applies to all areas of the product.  
Table 1  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series product fundamentals  
documents  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series — Regulatory Information  
(NN47215-100)  
This document provides regulatory and  
precautionary messages applicable  
to the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
This document contains common  
Series — Terminology (NN47215-101) terms and acronyms used in the Nortel  
Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
documentation suite.  
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Table 1  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series product fundamentals  
documents (cont’d.)  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series — Fundamentals  
(NN47215-102)  
This document provides instructions  
to use the Nortel Ethernet Routing  
Switch 2500 Series user interfaces,  
including Nortel Networks command  
line interface (NNCLI), Web-based  
management interface, and Device  
Manager, and includes procedures to  
use configuration files.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series — Documentation Roadmap  
(NN47215-103)  
This document contains an overview  
of the documentation suite and  
explains how to use task-based  
documentation.  
Installation and Commissioning  
Installation and Commissioning documentation includes information  
that supports initial installation and commissioning (initial configuration)  
activities, including preparation, processes, safety requirements, and  
instructions for rollback procedures.  
The following table describes Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
installation and commissioning documents.  
Table 2  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series installation and commissioning  
documents  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series — Quick Install Guide  
(323170-B)  
This document provides instructions  
to install the Nortel Ethernet Routing  
Switch 2500 Series in an equipment  
rack or on a shelf. It also provides  
instructions to perform the initial IP  
configuration on the switch using the  
CLI Quickstart.  
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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series installation and commissioning  
documents (cont’d.)  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series Installation — SFPs  
(NN47215-301)  
This document provides instructions  
to install small form factor pluggable  
transceivers, 10 Gigabit small form  
factor pluggable transceivers, and  
includes specifications for these  
hardware components.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series Configuration — System  
(NN47215-500)  
This document provides instructions  
to perform basic configuration of  
the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series including procedures to  
configure the switch IP address after  
hardware installation. It also provides  
instructions to configure system-level  
features such as stacking, feature  
licensing, Simple Network Time  
Protocol, BootP, Domain Name  
System, PoE, and LLDP.  
Upgrades and Patches  
Upgrades and Patches documentation includes information to upgrade  
software and hardware components.  
The following table describes Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
upgrades and patches documents.  
Table 3  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series upgrades and patches  
documents  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series Release Notes — Software  
Release 4.2 (NN47215-400)  
This document describes new features  
and important information about the  
latest release. Release Notes includes  
a list of known issues (including  
workarounds where appropriate) and a  
list of fixed issues.  
Operations  
Operations documents include information that supports tasks related to  
configuration (post-commissioning) of services or applications, routine  
maintenance of hardware or software, and accounting or billing activities.  
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The following table describes Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
operations documents.  
Table 4  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series operations documents  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series Configuration — VLANs,  
Spanning Tree, and Multi-Link  
Trunking (NN47215-501)  
This document describes procedures  
and conceptual information to  
configure VLANs, Spanning Tree,  
Link Aggregation Control Protocol,  
and Multi-Link Trunking on the Nortel  
Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
This document provides procedures  
Series Configuration — IP Routing and and conceptual information to  
Multicast (NN47215-503)  
configure IP routing features on  
the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series, including static routes,  
Proxy ARP, DHCP Relay, and  
UDP forwarding. It also provides  
procedures and conceptual information  
to manage multicast traffic using IGMP  
snooping.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series Configuration — Quality of  
Service (NN47215-504)  
This document provides procedures  
and conceptual information to  
configure Quality of Service on the  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series.  
Administration and Security  
Administration and Security documentation includes information that  
supports tasks that operations personnel perform that relate to network  
administration or product security, including the configuration and  
management of systems data and users. The documentation also includes  
the management and protection of resources from unauthorized or  
detrimental access and use.  
The following table describes Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
administration and security documents.  
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documents  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series Configuration — Security  
(NN47215-505)  
This document provides procedures  
and conceptual information to  
administer and configure security  
features for the Nortel Ethernet  
Routing Switch 2500 Series, including  
MAC-based security, RADIUS,  
EAPOL, and SSH.  
Fault and Performance Management  
Fault and Performance Management documents include information  
that supports the tasks that operations personnel perform that relate  
to managing or preventing faults, troubleshooting, and monitoring and  
improving the performance of the network or product  
The following table describes Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
fault and performance management documents.  
Table 6  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series fault and performance  
management documents  
Document title  
Description  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500  
Series Configuration — System  
Monitoring (NN47215-502)  
This document provides information  
about system diagnostics tools  
including syslog, Remote Monitoring,  
port mirroring, and displaying port and  
chassis statistics.  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch  
2500 Series Troubleshooting  
(NN47215-700)  
This document describes common  
problems and error messages and the  
techniques to resolve them.  
Documentation file formats  
To locate the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series software  
Release 4.2 documentation on the Nortel Web site, see “Customer  
service” (page 29), or the documentation CD. The following documents are  
also available in print format:  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series — Quick Install Guide  
(323170-B)  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series — Regulatory Information  
(NN47215-100)  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series  
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Information quality  
Nortel technical documents are tested by subject matter experts (SMEs)  
throughout the product development lifecycle. SMEs from Design, Product  
Verification (PV), Product Line Management (PLM), Verification Office  
(VO), and Global Network Product Support (GNPS), all contribute to  
document quality.  
Nortel releases technical documents in the early stages of development  
that have not completed all testing milestones, on a limited basis.  
Documents that have not completed testing bear a Draft watermark on  
every page to indicate that the content they contain may change as the  
product is refined and document testing is completed. Draft documents are  
not widely available.  
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Text conventions  
This chapter describes the text conventions used in the Nortel Ethernet  
Routing Switch 2500 Series documentation.  
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Angle brackets  
Indicates that you choose the text to enter based on the description inside  
the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command.  
Example: If the command syntax isping <ip_address>, you enter ping  
192.32.10.12  
Bold or Bold Courier text  
Bold or Bold Courier text indicates command names, options, and text  
that you must enter.  
Example: Use the info command.  
Example: Enter show ip {alerts|routes}.  
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Example: Protocols, IP identifies the IP command on the Protocols menu.  
Braces  
Braces ({ }) indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where more  
than one option is available. You must choose only one option. Do not  
type the braces when you enter the command.  
Example: If the command syntax is  
show ip {alerts|routes}, you must enter either  
show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not both.  
Brackets  
Ellipses  
Brackets ([ ]) indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type  
the brackets when you enter the command.  
Example: If the command syntax is  
show ip interfaces [-alerts], you can enter either show ip  
interfaces orshow ip interfaces -alerts.  
An ellipsis (...) indicates that you repeat the last element of the command  
as needed.  
Example: If the command syntax is  
ethernet/2/1 [ <parameter> <value> ]...,  
you enter ethernet/2/1 and as many parameter-value pairs as you  
need.  
Italic text  
Italic text indicates book titles or new terms followed by a definition.  
Example: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Release Notes  
(NN47215-400) .  
Plain Courier text  
Plain Courier text indicates system output, for example, prompts and  
system messages.  
Example: Set Trap Monitor Filters  
Separator  
A separator ( , ) shows menu paths.  
Example: Protocols , IP identifies the IP command on the Protocols  
menu.  
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Vertical bar  
A vertical bar ( | ) separates choices for command keywords and  
arguments. Enter only one choice. Do not type the vertical line when you  
enter the command.  
Example: If the command syntax is  
show ip {alerts|routes}, you enter either  
show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not both.  
cr convention  
In NNCLI procedures, when you see <cr> as an option for a command,  
you can press the Enter key on your keyboard to execute the command.  
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Modular, task-based information  
Modular, task-based information (MTBI) is a quick reference for using the  
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series task-based documentation.  
MTBI describes the structure of task-based information and how it can be  
used most effectively.  
Navigation  
Task-based documentation  
Task-based documentation is a new way of packaging customer  
information in a structured, modular, task-centric format.  
Task-based documentation focuses on what the user must do and the  
sequence in which to perform tasks.  
The goal is to make Nortel documentation easy to find, easy to use, timely,  
and accurate.  
The following figure describes the relationship between work flows, task  
flows, and procedures.  
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How to use task-based documentation  
In task-based documentation, procedural information is included in the  
document. Conceptual and reference information is provided, and the user  
is guided on how to use conceptual and reference material by identified  
prerequisites or direct links and references.  
The user navigates the information by following the flows that are provided  
for tasks and procedures.  
Task flow overview  
Task flows are flowcharts that illustrate which procedures and decisions  
are involved to complete an activity.  
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The task flows guide you through activities to use the Nortel Ethernet  
Routing Switch 2500 Series, whether it is configuration, upgrading,  
installation, maintenance, or troubleshooting.  
Each flow provides the prerequisites and links to the tasks or procedures.  
To perform or refer to a procedure, always follow the task flow. Following  
the task flows ensures that you meet all the requirements for successful  
completion of the task.  
Work flows, task flows, and procedures  
Work flows, task flows, and procedures have similar elements to maintain  
consistency and usability. Each of the following sections have a specific  
function:  
To understand the relationship between work flows, task flows, and  
procedures, see Work flows, task flows, and procedures in task-based  
documentation.  
Purpose statements  
Purpose statements explain why or when you would perform a work flow,  
task, or procedure and impact.  
Prerequisites  
Prerequisites list everything you must do or understand before you  
start the workflow, task, or procedure. Prerequisites can include tasks  
that should already be completed, risks, confirmation of system status,  
required knowledge, time estimates or limitations, and links to supporting  
information.  
The prerequisite section is omitted if no required prerequisites exist.  
Work flows or task flows  
This section is the flow chart diagram that represents the task flow with  
navigational links to the tasks or procedures in the flow.  
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Procedure steps  
Procedures provide numerical steps that help you perform the procedure.  
Each step is a single action.  
Example procedures  
Some procedures use examples to show how to correctly perform the  
procedure with realistic settings.  
Variable definitions  
Variable definitions provide the possible values, ranges, or definitions of  
variables used in the procedure steps.  
If variables are not used in the procedure, then the variables definition  
section is omitted.  
Job aid  
Job aids provide information help to successfully perform the procedure.  
The job aid is only used when required.  
Task-based documentation terms  
The following table describes task-based documentation terms.  
Term  
Description  
Work flow  
Task or task flow  
A high or top-level group of tasks.  
A logical group of procedures  
represented as a single action in a  
flowchart diagram. Complex tasks  
can be divided into simpler tasks or  
subtasks.  
Procedure  
Step  
A logical group of single action steps  
in a task.  
A single action performed in a  
procedure.  
Variable  
A placeholder in procedure steps  
representing a value or definition.  
Restructuring Nortel technical documents into a task-based format is an  
ongoing initiative. The documentation for some Nortel products is already  
converted to the new format.  
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Customer service  
Visit the Nortel Web site to access the complete range of services and  
support that Nortel provides. Go to www.nortel.com or go to one of the  
pages listed in the following sections.  
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Updated versions of documentation  
You can download and print the latest versions of Nortel Ethernet Routing  
Switch 2500 Series technical documentation and Release Notes directly  
from the Internet at http://nortel.com/documentation.  
How to get help  
If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a  
distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that  
distributor or reseller for assistance.  
If you purchased a Nortel service program, you can get help by  
contacting one of the Nortel Technical Solutions Centers found at  
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