3Com Model Vehicle Version 812 User Manual

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CoreBuilder 2500  
Software Installation and  
Release Notes  
Intelligent Switching Software  
Version 8.1.2  
Part No.10005340  
Published March 1999  
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Labeling a Port 55  
Listing General VCC Information 56  
Listing VCC Transmit Information 57  
Listing VCC Receive Information 58  
3Com Facts Automated Fax Service 61  
Support from Your Network Supplier 61  
Support from 3Com 61  
Returning Products for Repair 63  
Year 2000 Compliance 63  
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COREBUILDER 2500  
INTELLIGENT SWITCHING  
SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Overview  
These release notes describe CoreBuilder® 2500 Intelligent Switching  
software, version 8.1.2, from 3Com Corporation, dated February 19,  
1999. This release supersedes LANplex® 2500 Intelligent Switching  
software, version 8.1.1, dated December 20, 1996.  
In mid-1997, 3Com changed the name of the LANplex 2500 switch to  
the CoreBuilder 2500 switch. In version 8.1.2, however, the LANplex  
name and related abbreviations, such as lpand lpx, remain in the  
filenames and displays on the Administration Console.  
These release notes use the CoreBuilder name. If applicable for your  
system, substitute LANplex for CoreBuilder throughout these release  
notes.  
Before You Start Before you install Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 on your  
system, be sure to read this document in its entirety so that you  
understand the release features, system issues, known problems,  
supported configurations, and the software installation procedure.  
Upgrade You can load Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 on any  
Considerations LANplex 2500 or CoreBuilder 2500 system. Before you upgrade a system,  
read “Upgrade Considerations” on page 11 for important information  
and cautions.  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
About Software  
Version 8.1.2  
Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 is a maintenance release that  
includes several patches (bug fixes). Table 1 lists the patch numbers and  
descriptions.  
Patch Descriptions  
Table 1  
Patch  
No.  
Descriptions of Fixed Problems  
5
Added the ability to save nonvolatile configuration data from one system  
and restore it to another system.  
Fixed a problem with the nvdata saveprocess and .nvd file extensions.  
6
Fixed a buffer leak problem with IPX NetBIOS in configurations that have  
no outgoing interfaces.  
Fixed a problem in which IPX NetBIOS network numbers were corrupted  
when using FDDI 802.2 encapsulation on an IPX interface. This problem  
affected the processing of an IPX NetBIOS frame and potentially caused it  
to be dropped.  
10  
13  
Fixed a problem with Fast Ethernet port lockups.  
Fixed the FDDI Source Route frame problem with Panic 3 errors. Errors  
were caused by frames with unicast DA, known DA, source route SA,  
known SA, and frames in error.  
Fixed a problem with multibuffer FDDI and ATM Panic 3 errors.  
Fixed an error with the max VLAN condition that occurred while adding  
VLANs.  
15  
Fixed the corruption problem with frames that required fragmentation  
between FDDI and Ethernet.  
17  
18  
Fixed filtering problems with ATM LECs.  
Fixed a problem in which, if an IP VLAN was removed, then the remaining  
IP VLANs could no longer communicate with each other through the  
system.  
19  
22  
Fixed a problem in which AUI and BNC ports hung when a certain amount  
of collision activity occurred.  
Revised the fix that dealt with frame corruption during FDDI-to-Fast  
Ethernet or FDDI-to-Ethernet fragmentation.  
Fixed a problem with the initialization and timing of ATM LECs.  
23  
24  
Fixed a problem that occurred if an ATM multicast limit was set. If that limit  
value was reached on an ATM interface, all future traffic through that  
interface was dropped.  
Fixed the Panic78 frame buffer overreturn problem that was caused by  
Source Route frames in error. This fix is only for Transparent Bridge Mode.  
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About Software Version 8.1.2  
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Patch Descriptions (continued)  
Table 1  
Patch  
No.  
Descriptions of Fixed Problems  
25  
Added functionality to disable ATM throttling to the Broadcast and  
Unknown Server (BUS). A value indicates the number of unknown  
addresses that can be sent to the BUS. A new value of "0" disables this  
function.  
Fixed a problem with console lockup that can occur after you enter a  
Ctrl+C command at the Administration Console.  
27  
Fixed performance problems (slow responses, lost connections, and so on)  
that occurred when the system accessed the ARP table via SNMP.  
Fixed a memory leak that was caused by ARP frames.  
Fixed an ARP-related problem that resulted in buffer loss.  
Added support for LEC IDs of zero.  
28  
30  
Fixed the cause of various cp panic messages when the system is  
interoperating in an ATM environment.  
31  
32  
Fixed a buffer leak that was caused by receiving packets that were larger  
than legal Ethernet sizes.  
Changed how passwords are handled in the system.  
Changed the system response for certain MIB requests. When the MIB  
objects swSysSystemConsoleWritePwd and  
swSysSystemConsoleAdminPwdare requested by a management  
entity, the system now returns the message NoSuchName, regardless of  
the access level of the community string that you use to request these  
objects.  
33  
Fixed a problem with Rlogin so that customers can use Rlogin instead of  
Telnet. The use of Telnet causes small memory leaks of about 40 bytes per  
session. If you Telnet to a system with a Rev 7 motherboard every 15  
minutes on a 7x24 basis, then it would take approximately 24 days to start  
receiving memPartAllocerror messages when you access the system for  
information. This time would be longer than 24 days for systems with Rev  
8 motherboards and shorter for systems with Rev 6 motherboards,  
because they have different amounts of memory. A system reboot or  
power cycle returns all memory that is lost through the leaking process.  
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Provided a software fix for a flash memory issue. In certain circumstances,  
if the system was rebooted, the system indicated unrecoverable checksum  
errors. This fix incorporates a new expander file to be used during the  
software installation process.  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
System Issues  
The following system issues have been identified for software  
version 8.1.2:  
When a ping is initiated from the CoreBuilder 2500 system and is  
destined to an ATM device that has a specific ATM adapter card,  
multiple pings are required before communication is initiated. This  
situation arises because of the amount of time required for the  
adapter card to resolve ATM ARP.  
An ATM LEC cannot be configured as the backbone port in Express  
Switching mode.  
After you set a system baseline, ATM LEC bridge statistics are  
incorrect.  
You cannot set the ipDefaultTTLMIB variable.  
When the ILMI autoconfiguration option is enabled on a  
CoreBuilder 7000 switch, it could take several minutes for a LEC  
configured on a CoreBuilder 2500 to join an emulated LAN.  
Packet filters can access data only through byte 64 in the packet.  
Roving Analysis frames that are sent over a remote Fast Ethernet  
connection are truncated if greater than 1495 bytes.  
Roving analysis is not supported on a system that has an ATM module  
installed in the chassis.  
Remote roving analysis is not supported over a Fast Ethernet  
connection that has the Spanning Tree Protocol enabled.  
Before you enable Express Switching mode, disable the backbone  
port. Then, after you enable Express Switching mode, reenable the  
backbone port.  
The system cannot route FDDI multicast frames that are larger than  
1500 bytes (that is, frames that require fragmentation).  
The FCS error statistics field reports inaccurate values for Fast Ethernet  
ports.  
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System Issues  
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There are three primary upgrade considerations:  
Upgrade  
Considerations  
Once you install software version 7.0.0 or higher in a system that uses  
a revision 8.0 motherboard, you can never install software versions  
previous to version 7.0.0 in the future. To see if you have a revision 8.0  
motherboard in your system, enter system displayat the top level  
of the Administration Console. The first line of the display shows the  
product name and, in parentheses, the revision number of the  
motherboard.  
If you are upgrading from a release prior to version 7.0.0, be aware  
that the menu item ip forwardingwas changed to ip routing  
at version 7.0.0. If you have created automated scripts that include  
ip forwarding, edit them to reflect this command change.  
If you are upgrading from a release prior to version 8.1.1,  
be aware that the parameter broadcast addressin the IP  
interface definition procedure was changed to  
advertisement address(es)at version 8.1.1. If you have  
created automated scripts that include broadcast address, edit  
them to reflect this command change.  
Each CoreBuilder 2500 chassis features two slots for low-speed modules  
(Ethernet) and two slots for high-speed modules (ATM, FDDI, or Fast  
Ethernet). At this release, however, the system supports only one ATM  
module per chassis.  
Restrictions with  
ATM and 10BASE-FL  
Modules  
In addition, restrictions apply to certain configurations that mix one ATM  
module with two older Ethernet 10BASE-FL modules (3C201400; no  
longer orderable). The combination of these three modules causes certain  
systems to draw excessive power and eventually fail. Whether your  
system could be affected by this module-combination problem depends  
on the revision level of the system motherboard.  
You can order a newer version of the 10BASE-FL module (3C201400A).  
The configuration restrictions described in this section do not apply to this  
newer version of the 10BASE-FL module.  
To determine the revision level of your system motherboard, enter  
system displayat the top level of the Administration Console. The  
first line of the display shows the product name and, in parentheses, the  
revision number of the motherboard.  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Table 2 outlines the configuration restrictions.  
Physical Configuration Limitations  
Table 2  
Chassis with Revision 8.x Chassis with Revision 7.x Chassis with Revision 6.x  
System Configuration  
Motherboard  
Motherboard  
Motherboard  
2 old 10BASE-FL  
modules (3C201400)  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
1 FDDI (MMF or SMF)  
module  
Draws 15 amps  
Draws 14.3 amps  
Draws 14.45 amps  
1 ATM module  
2 old 10BASE-FL  
modules (3C201400)  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
Supported configuration  
Supported configuration  
1 100BASE-FX module  
1 ATM module  
Draws 14.4 amps  
2 old 10BASE-FL  
modules (3C201400)  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
Supported configuration  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
1 100BASE-TX module  
1 ATM module  
Draws 14.6 amps  
Draws 14.05 amps  
2 old 10BASE-FL  
modules (3C201400)  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
Configuration is not  
supported*  
1 TP-DDI module  
1 ATM module  
Draws 15.2 amps  
Draws 14.5 amps  
Draws 14.65 amps  
* This system configuration would be supported if you replace both of the older 10BASE-FL modules (3C201400) with the newer  
10BASE-FL modules (3C201400A).  
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System Issues  
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Error Message for Unsupported Configurations  
During system power on, Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1 or  
later can detect the unsupported configurations that are outlined in  
Table 2. If the system detects an unsupported configuration, it does not  
boot up normally and initiates a critical error condition, as indicated by  
these symptoms:  
All LEDs on the system light.  
The Config LED flashes to indicate the critical error.  
The following error message appears:  
FATAL Error .....  
Option Module Configuration Not Supported.  
Illegal Combination of Adapter Cards  
SYSTEM HALTED!  
A similar error message appears if a newer Ethernet 10BASE-FL module  
(3C201400A) is present but is not functioning properly:  
An Overcurrent Condition Has Occurred For The  
Adapter Card In Slot - 3 or 4  
Please Remove This Adapter Card and Contact 3Com  
Technical Support.  
SYSTEM HALTED!  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Customer  
Documentation  
Most functionality in Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 is  
described in the documentation titles that are listed in Table 3.  
Customer Documentation*  
Table 3  
Title  
Part Number  
801-00376-000  
801-00375-000  
CoreBuilder 2500 Getting Started Guide  
CoreBuilder 2500 Operation Guide  
CoreBuilder 2500 Administration Console User Guide 801-00374-000  
* If you ordered a system that had Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 installed, then  
you also received a Documentation CD-ROM that contains online versions of these documents.  
If you are upgrading an existing system to version 8.1.2 and want to download the latest  
documentation, visit the 3Com Web site: www.3com.com  
Other functionality in version 8.1.2 is described in “About Software  
Version 8.1.2” earlier in these release notes, as well as in Appendix A and  
Appendix B:  
Appendix A briefly describes the new features that were included in  
Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1.  
Appendix B describes how to administer ATM. ATM is mentioned in  
Appendix A and described fully in Appendix B.  
Some titles of documentation that are shipped with the CoreBuilder 2500  
system use the LANplex name instead of the CoreBuilder name.  
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Software  
Use this section in either of these cases:  
Installation  
Procedure  
If these Intelligent Switching version 8.1.2 release notes are included  
in your system packaging, then version 8.1.2 is already installed on  
your system. Use this “Software Installation Procedure” section and  
the Software CD-ROM only if you need to reinstall the software later.  
If you are upgrading an existing system to Intelligent Switching  
software version 8.1.2, read through this entire “Software Installation  
Procedure” section at least once before you start the installation  
process.  
Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 includes the following  
directory and file structure:  
Software Files on the  
Software CD-ROM  
Mib_defs  
baseMibs  
hpov  
mosy  
smic  
snm  
Software  
lp2500c  
lpexpand  
lpx2000s  
Filter Builder  
The Software CD-ROM also includes the Filter Builder utility, which you  
can use to develop and test packet filters for the CoreBuilder 2500  
system. You load Filter Builder software on a PC, not on the system. See  
the LAN Switching Tools Filter Builder Getting Started Guide on the  
Documentation CD-ROM for more information about installing and using  
Filter Builder.  
You can also obtain Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 from the  
3Com Web site. For easy downloading, all software files are compressed  
into one file. To locate this file, begin from the following URL:  
Software Files on the  
3Com Web Site  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Software Installation To install CoreBuilder 2500 Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2,  
Process Summary follow these general steps, which are explained in greater detail in the  
indicated sections:  
1 Copy the software files from the Software CD-ROM or download the  
software files from the 3Com Web Site to the hard disk of a host device.  
See “Copying Software to a Hard Disk” for detailed instructions.  
2 Prepare the system and the host device.  
See “Preinstallation Tasks” for detailed instructions.  
3 Install the diagnostic software file and system software files onto the  
CoreBuilder 2500 system by retrieving the files from the host device.  
See “Installing the Diagnostic Software” and “Installing the  
System Software” for detailed instructions.  
You can update software on the system while it is operating in a network.  
The system continues to forward traffic during the installation, except  
when the system is rebooting.  
Copying Software Because you cannot directly load Intelligent Switching software  
to a Hard Disk version 8.1.2 from the Software CD-ROM or the 3Com Web site onto  
your system, you use an interim host device to transfer software files to  
your system.  
Prerequisites for the host device:  
Must be able to function as an FTP server  
Must use a UNIX, Windows 95, or Windows NT operating system  
To copy the software to a host device, follow these steps:  
1 Either:  
a Copy the software files from the Intelligent Switching version 8.1.2  
Software CD-ROM to the hard disk of the selected host device.  
OR  
a Download the compressed file from the 3Com Web Site to the hard  
disk of the selected host device. Begin with the following URL:  
b Decompress the file on the host device to reveal the individual  
software files.  
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Because you need it later in the procedure, write down the exact  
2
pathname, using exact letter case, for the location of each software file  
on the host device.  
If you copy files from one host device to another host device using the file  
transfer protocol (FTP), be aware that the case of the letters in the  
software filenames may change during the transfer.  
Proceed to “Preinstallation Tasks” next.  
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1
To ensure that the system and the host device are ready to continue with  
the procedure, follow these steps:  
Preinstallation Tasks  
Using the ip pingcommand, verify that the CoreBuilder 2500 system  
can reach the host computer to which you copied the updated software.  
See the CoreBuilder 2500 Administration Console User Guide for more  
information about the ip pingcommand.  
Verify that the host device has FTP server software running on it.  
2
3
Using the system nvData savecommand, save your systems  
NVRAM configuration data.  
See the CoreBuilder 2500 Administration Console User Guide for more  
information about the system nvData savecommand.  
Proceed to “Installing the Diagnostic Software” next.  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Installing the The diagnostic software runs important internal tests at system power up.  
Diagnostic Software To update the diagnostic software on the system, follow these steps:  
CAUTION: If you are performing this upgrade process from a remote  
host (for example, using a modem connection or telnet session), do not  
disconnect your session to the CoreBuilder 2500 system while the  
software update is in progress, or the file may become corrupted. If your  
session is disconnected, do not reboot the system. Instead, log in to the  
system again and restart the entire software installation procedure.  
1 To ensure that no other administrative sessions can occur during the  
update process, lock the Administration Console:  
a From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system consoleLock  
on  
b At the prompt, enter:  
CAUTION: If another user logs into the system using telnet while a  
software update is taking place, the software images that are stored in  
flash memory may become corrupted.  
2 To begin loading the diagnostic software, enter the following command  
from the top level of the Administration Console:  
system softwareUpdate  
The system prompts you for several items of information.  
Press Return at any prompt to accept the default value that is shown in  
brackets.  
Host IP addressprompt, enter the IP address of the host  
3 At the  
device from which you are retrieving the diagnostic software.  
Install file pathnameprompt, enter the complete path  
4 At the  
and filename.  
Paths and filenames are case-sensitive. Be sure to type them exactly as  
shown on the hard disk of the host device.  
For an MS-DOS host, you must precede the full path with a forward  
slash (/). Example: /c:\3com\cb2500\lpx2000s  
User nameprompt, enter your user name.  
5 At the  
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At the Passwordprompt, enter your password. The field does not  
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display the characters that you enter.  
After you enter your password, the system begins to retrieve the file from  
the host device.  
When the installation is complete, the system returns you to the top level  
of the Administration Console.  
CAUTION: If, for any reason, the installation stops (that is, if you do not  
see activity for more than 2 minutes), do not reboot the system. Instead,  
press Ctrl+C. After the system displays some trace information, it prompts  
you for a login ID and password. Log in and try the installation again.  
Example Host IP address [192.9.200.14]: 192.9.200.96  
Install file pathname[/usr/cb2500/lpx2000s]:  
User name: scottco  
Password:  
Programming flash memory block 1 of 2...  
Programming flash memory block 2 of 2 ...  
Installation complete.  
To activate the newly loaded diagnostic software, reboot the system by  
entering the following command from the top level of the Administration  
Console:  
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system reboot  
CAUTION: You must reboot the system after you load the diagnostic  
software but before you load the system software. If you do not reboot  
the system at this point, then a continuous system reboot occurs later in  
the installation process.  
After the reboot, the system retains the user-configurable nonvolatile  
data.  
Log in to the system and proceed to “Installing the System Software”  
next.  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Installing the The system software is organized in two files: an expander file  
System Software  
(
lpexpand) and a compressed image file (lp2500c). The expander file  
is a utility that expands the compressed image and moves it from flash  
memory into random access memory on the system.  
To install system software, you complete these four tasks:  
Retrieve the expander file: lpexpand  
Retrieve the compressed image: lp2500c  
Reboot the system  
Retrieve the compressed image again: lp2500c  
Detailed instructions for each task are provided next.  
Loading the Expander File  
To load the expander file onto the CoreBuilder 2500 system, follow these  
steps:  
1 To ensure that no other administrative sessions can occur during the  
update process, lock the Administration Console:  
a From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system consoleLock  
on  
b At the prompt, enter:  
If you completed step 1 in “Installing the Diagnostic Software” earlier in  
these release notes, the consoleLock is already set to on.  
CAUTION: If another user logs into the system using telnet while a  
software update is taking place, the software images that are stored in  
flash memory may become corrupted.  
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From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
2
system softwareUpdate  
The system prompts you for several items of information.  
Press Return at any prompt to accept the default value that is shown in  
brackets.  
At the Host IP addressprompt, enter the IP address of the host  
device from which you are retrieving the expander file.  
3
4
At the Install file pathnameprompt, enter the complete path  
and filename.  
Paths and filenames are case-sensitive. Be sure to type them exactly as  
shown on the hard disk of the host device.  
For an MS-DOS host, you must precede the full path with a forward slash  
(/). Example: /c:\3com\cb2500\lpexpand  
At the User nameprompt, enter your user name.  
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At the Passwordprompt, enter your password. The field does not  
display the characters that you enter.  
After you enter your password, the system begins to retrieve the file from  
the host device.  
CAUTION: If, for any reason, the installation stops (that is, if you do not  
see activity for more than 2 minutes), do not reboot the system. Instead,  
press Ctrl+C. After the system displays some trace information, it prompts  
you for a login ID and password. Log in and try the installation again.  
When the installation is complete, the system returns you to the top level  
of the Administration Console. Do not reboot the system.  
192.9.200.96  
Example Host IP address [192.9.200.14]:  
Install file pathname[/usr/cb2500/lpexpand]:  
scottco  
User name:  
Password:  
Installation complete.  
CAUTION: Do not reboot the system at this point.  
Proceed to “Loading the Compressed Image” next.  
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COREBUILDER 2500 INTELLIGENT SWITCHING SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.2  
Loading the Compressed Image  
To load the compressed image file onto the CoreBuilder 2500 system,  
follow these steps:  
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system softwareUpdate  
The system prompts you for several items of information.  
Press Return at any prompt to accept the default value that is shown in  
brackets.  
Host IP addressprompt, enter the IP address of the host  
2 At the  
device from which you are retrieving the compressed image.  
Install file pathnameprompt, enter the complete path  
3 At the  
and filename.  
Paths and filenames are case-sensitive. Be sure to type them exactly as  
shown on the hard disk of the host device.  
For an MS-DOS host, you must precede the full path with a forward  
slash (/). Example: /c:\3com\cb2500\lp2500c  
User nameprompt, enter your user name.  
4 At the  
5 At the  
Passwordprompt, enter your password. The field does not  
display the characters that you enter.  
After you enter your password, the system begins to retrieve the file from  
the host device.  
CAUTION: If, for any reason, the installation stops (that is, if you do not  
see activity for more than 2 minutes), do not reboot the system. Instead,  
press Ctrl+C. After the system displays some trace information, it prompts  
you for a login ID and password. Log in and try the installation again.  
CAUTION: If a power failure occurs while you are updating the software,  
the software image that is stored in flash memory may become  
corrupted. If this happens, contact your network supplier or 3Com  
Technical Support. See Appendix C for worldwide 3Com contact  
numbers.  
When the installation is complete, the system returns you to the top level  
of the Administration Console.  
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Example Host IP address [192.9.200.14]: 192.9.200.96  
Install file pathname[/usr/cb2500/lp2500c]:  
User name: scottco  
Password:  
Programming flash memory block 1 of 15...  
Programming flash memory block 2 of 15...  
Programming flash memory block 3 of 15...  
.
.
Programming flash memory block 15 of 15...  
Installation complete.  
Proceed to “Rebooting the System” next.  
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Rebooting the System  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system reboot  
1
2
When the reboot is complete, log in to the system and proceed to  
“Reloading the Compressed Image” next.  
Reloading the Compressed Image  
You must load the compresed image file again. Follow these steps:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system softwareUpdate  
1
The system prompts you for several items of information.  
Press Return at any prompt to accept the default value that is shown in  
brackets.  
At the Host IP addressprompt, enter the IP address of the host  
device from which you are retrieving the compressed image.  
2
3
At the Install file pathnameprompt, enter the complete path  
and filename.  
Paths and filenames are case-sensitive. Be sure to type them exactly as  
shown on the hard disk of the host device.  
For an MS-DOS host, you must precede the full path with a forward  
slash (/). Example: /c:\3com\cb2500\lp2500c  
At the User nameprompt, enter your user name.  
4
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Passwordprompt, enter your password. The field does not  
5 At the  
display the characters that you enter.  
After you enter your password, the system begins to retrieve the file from  
the host device.  
When the installation is complete, the system returns you to the top level  
of the Administration Console. You do not need to reboot the system.  
Example Host IP address [192.9.200.14]: 192.9.200.96  
Install file pathname[/usr/cb2500/lp2500c]:  
User name: scottco  
Password:  
Programming flash memory block 1 of 15...  
Programming flash memory block 2 of 15...  
Programming flash memory block 3 of 15...  
.
.
Programming flash memory block 15 of 15...  
Installation complete.  
administeraccess level.  
6 You must now reset the password for the  
Follow these steps:  
This step activates patch number 32 in this release. See “About Software  
Version 8.1.2” earlier in these release notes for patch descriptions.  
a From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system password  
You are prompted for an access level to change.  
b Enter administer  
c At the prompt for your old password, enter the old password.  
d You are prompted for a new password. Enter a new password.  
e At the prompt, enter your new password again.  
7 Unlock the Administration Console.  
a From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
system consoleLock  
b Enter off  
You have completed the installation procedure for Intelligent Switching  
software version 8.1.2.  
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SNMP MIB Files  
Table 4 lists the public and private SNMP MIB files that are included in  
CoreBuilder 2500 Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.2 as ASN.1  
files.  
These MIB files are unchanged from those that were included with  
Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1.  
Supported MIBs  
Table 4  
Public MIBs  
Private MIBs  
ATM MIB - RFC 1695 (atm.mib)  
LANplex Optional FDDI MIB v1.2.1  
(lpOpFddi.mib)  
ATM MIB, af-lane-1129.001 (les.mib)  
Bridge MIB - RFC 1493 (bridge.mib)  
Ethernet MIB - RFC 1398 (ethernet.mib)  
FDDI SMT v7.3 - RFC 1512 (fddiSmt7.mib)  
Interface MIB - RFC 1573 (if.mib)  
LEC MIB, af-lane-0044.00 (lec.mib)  
MIB II - RFC 1213 (mib2.mib)  
LANplex Systems MIB v1.3 (lp.mib)  
3Com provides ASN.1 MIB files for each of the MIB compilers that are  
listed in this section. Any warnings or exceptions related to a compiler are  
listed with it.  
Compiler Support  
SMIC (version 1.0.9)  
MOSY (version 7.1)  
For the MIB file lpOpFddi.mib, the MOSY compiler reports warnings  
for counter names that do not end in “s”. These reports have no  
effect on the output produced by the MOSY compiler.  
HP Openview (version 3.1)  
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mib2schema (with SunNet Manager version 2.0)  
The MIB file fddiSmt7.mib produces the following warning messages  
when compiled using mib2schema:  
Translating....  
Warning: The following INDEX entries in  
fddimibMACCountersTable not resolved:  
fddimibMACSMTIndex  
fddimibMACIndex  
Translation Complete.  
Schema file in “fddiSmt7.mib.schema”  
Oid file in “fddiSmt7.mib.oid”  
These warning messages have no effect on the ability of SunNet  
Manager to use the schema file generated with SunNet Manager  
version 2.0 or later.  
Release History  
Table 5 provides a brief release history for the CoreBuilder 2500  
Intelligent Switching software.  
Release Descriptions  
Table 5  
Version  
Description  
8.1.2  
Maintenance release that includes various patches (bug fixes) as  
described in these release notes  
8.1.1  
New features:  
Support for ATM module  
IP interface definition change  
System Uptime menu added  
Several MIB updates  
Per-port removal from Spanning Tree  
Telnet timeout change  
7.0.1  
Maintenance release that corrected problems with the third-party  
management processor that is used in the system  
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Release Descriptions (continued)  
Table 5  
Version  
Description  
7.0.0  
New features:  
Support for the Fast Ethernet module  
Support for the unterminated BNC module  
Support for IP multicast  
Telnet and rlogin sessions now terminate after a user-specified  
time interval  
Configurable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) group address  
Menu item change (ip forwarding now ip routing)  
Support for 64 IP static routes  
Menu item change: IPX frame types  
Ethernet ports configurable as Express Switching ports  
5.1.0  
5.0.0  
Maintenance release that included various patches (bug fixes)  
New features:  
IPX routing  
AppleTalk routing  
4.3.0  
4.2.0  
New features:  
UDP Helper  
IPX Snap translation  
New features:  
IP routing  
Support for the AUI and terminated BNC modules  
4.0.1  
4.0.0  
Maintenance release that included various patches (bug fixes)  
First release of LANplex 2500 system software  
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INTELLIGENT SWITCHING  
SOFTWARE VERSION 8.1.1  
A
This appendix describes the new features, menu changes, and corrections  
that were introduced in Intelligent Switching Software version 8.1.1 and  
remain in version 8.1.2.  
Use this appendix as an addendum to the documentation titles that are  
listed in Table 3 on page 14 earlier in these release notes.  
New Features  
The following features or changes, which were introduced in  
version 8.1.1, are described briefly in the next few sections:  
Support for the ATM Module (more fully described in Appendix B)  
Parameter Change in Interface Definition Procedure  
New System Uptime Menu  
New and Updated MIBs  
Removing STP on a Per Port Basis  
Telnet Timeout Interval Changed  
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Support for the Intelligent Switching software version 8.1.1 supports the  
ATM Module CoreBuilder 2500 ATM Module, which provides a single OC-3 155 Mbps  
interface (multimode fiber) into a high-speed slot.  
Physical Configuration  
Each CoreBuilder 2500 chassis has two slots for high-speed modules  
(100 Mbps or higher) and two slots for low-speed modules. You can  
install only one ATM module per chassis. See “Restrictions with ATM and  
10BASE-FL Modules” on page 11 for details.  
Features  
The CoreBuilder 2500 ATM Module is designed to be fully interoperable  
with other 3Com ATM switches, as well as with other switches that  
comply with industry standards (UNI 3.0 and LANE 1.0).  
The ATM module supports these features:  
UNI 3.0 signaling  
LAN Emulation 1.0 (LEC support) — 2 Emulated LANs  
Dynamic configuration of Emulated LANs (ELANs)  
A maximum of 128 Virtual Connections (VCs) per system  
Management:  
UME Address registration  
MIBs: ILMI, AToM, LEC, SONET  
For detailed information about administering the ATM module and  
related software commands, see Appendix B in these release notes.  
broadcast addressin the IP interface definition  
Parameter Change in The parameter  
advertisement address(es),  
Interface Definition procedures has been changed to  
Procedure primarily to support nonbroadcast networks, such as ATM.  
Previously, a broadcast address was configured for each IP interface. The  
router used this IP address as the destination address for advertisements,  
such as RIP updates. You may now enter one or more addresses, and the  
router sends advertisements to each of these addresses. There is no  
restriction on the addresses. They may be broadcast addresses, individual  
addresses, or any combination. Separate multiple addresses with  
commas (,).  
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When you define an IP interface, you now specify several IP interface  
characteristics.  
Defining an IP  
Interface  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
ip interface define  
1
The system prompts you for the interface parameters.  
To accept the value in brackets, press Return at the prompt.  
Enter the IP address of the interface.  
2
3
Enter the subnet mask of the network to which the interface is to be  
connected.  
Enter the cost value of the interface.  
4
5
Enter the type of IP interface: management.  
158.101.1.1  
Example Enter IP address:  
255.255.255.0  
Enter subnet mask [255.255.0.0]:  
1
Enter cost [1]:  
management  
158.101.1.255  
Enter interface type (management) [management]:  
Enter advertisement address(es)[158.101.1.255]:  
If you physically change the configuration of your system after you define  
IP interfaces, the ports designated for those interfaces may no longer be  
valid. You may want to reconfigure your interfaces.  
Displaying Interface Information  
You can display both summary and detailed information about all IP  
interfaces that are configured for the system. The detail display contains  
all the summary information as well as information about the  
advertisement address, PVCs, and VLANs.  
To display IP interface information, enter one of the following command  
strings from the top-level menu of the Administration Console:  
ip interface summaryor ip interface detail  
1
2
Enter specific interface index numbers or all.  
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State, has been added to the interface display table,  
Field Added to the A new field,  
Interface Display allowing you to view the state of all interfaces configured for each  
switching module in the system.  
The interface state is determined based on the state of all ports  
associated with the interface. For IP, the state displayed is either Up  
or Down:  
The interface state is displayed as Downif no port in the defined  
interface, including those in overlapping subnetworks, has established  
link status. Link status is not established for FDDI DAS ports when  
neither the A nor the B port has established link status.  
The interface state is displayed as Upif one or more ports in the  
defined interface, including those in overlapping subnetworks, have  
established link status.  
As the interface state changes, transitions are reflected in the  
corresponding tables for all directly connected and associated routes.  
For IP transitions, all routes that are associated with the interface time out  
in the same manner as do learned routes that are not updated.  
If link status is transitioned, previously defined configurations, such as  
static routes, do not have to be redefined.  
New System A menu option was added so that you can display the time — in minutes,  
Uptime Menu hours, and days — since the last system reboot occurred.  
To display system upTime, from the top level of the Administration  
Console, enter system upTime  
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At version 8.1.1, LANplex MIB support was added for:  
New and  
Updated MIBs  
File transfer of Flash and NVRAM images  
Enhanced FDDI MAC and port configuration  
SNMP community string configuration  
Control panel access lock  
Remote console session lock  
Console password configuration  
Date and time configuration  
FDDI backplane station mode configuration  
At version 8.1.1, support for the Interface MIB (if.mib) was added. This  
MIB supports the following objects:  
ifStackTable  
ifXTable  
ifName  
ifLinkUpDownTrapEnable  
At version 8.1.1, support for the ATM MIB (atm.mib) was added.  
Beginning in version 8.1.1, you may remove ports from the Spanning Tree  
operation on a per-port basis. Ports removed from Spanning Tree (STP) do  
not participate in the STP operation but continue to forward data.  
Previously, ports could be enabled or disabled. For more information on  
administering STP bridge port parameters, see the CoreBuilder 2500  
Administration Console User Guide.  
Removing STP on a  
Per Port Basis  
Beginning in version 8.1.1, you can configure the telnet timeout interval  
to a number between 1 and 60 minutes. Previously, this interval could  
only be configured to a number between 30 and 60 minutes.  
Telnet Timeout  
Interval Changed  
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ADMINISTERING ATM  
B
This appendix describes how to administer asynchronous transfer mode  
(ATM) on a LANplex® 2500 or CoreBuilder® 2500 system. It covers the  
following topics:  
Before You Configure ATM  
Administering UNI Management Entities  
Administering ATM Ports  
Before you add an ATM module to your system, see “Restrictions with  
ATM and 10BASE-FL Modules” on page 11 for details.  
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APPENDIX B: ADMINISTERING ATM  
ATM in Your  
Network  
ATM architecture differs fundamentally from IEEE 802.x technology. IEEE  
802.x LANs, which are limited to FDDI, Ethernet, and token ring, are  
connectionless and use the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses in  
each packet to communicate to end-stations. ATM is connection-oriented  
and uses an circuit identifier, called a virtual channel identifier, to  
exchange data between two ATM stations over previously established  
virtual channel connection (VCC).  
LAN Emulation To forward data over an ATM interface in an existing network, two  
and Classical IP methods are provided to adapt existing network layer protocols to the  
connection-oriented paradigm of ATM:  
— Supports transparent translation of higher  
LAN Emulation (LANE)  
level protocols, such as IP, IPX, and AppleTalk protocols. LANE also  
supports broadcast and multicast addressing.  
— Supports transparent translation of IP only  
Classical IP over ATM  
over ATM, and does not support broadcast or multicast addressing.  
Classical IP is supported only in CoreBuilder 2500 Extended Switching  
Software, version 8.1.0 or later. Thus, it does not apply to Intelligent  
Switching Software version 8.1.2.  
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Before You  
Configure ATM  
Before you configure ATM, follow these steps:  
Check the ATM link status.  
Verify that address registration is operational.  
Verify that signalling is operational.  
To check the link status, follow these steps:  
Checking  
ATM Link Status  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
1
2
atm ume display  
You are prompted for the number(s) of the UME that you want to display.  
Enter the number(s) of the UME(s) or all.  
Sample ATM UME display:  
reqState  
connected  
state  
connected  
reqVpi  
0
vpi  
0
reqVci  
16  
vci  
16  
connCount  
2
discCount  
2
rxPdus  
232  
dropRxPdus  
0
txPdus  
209  
The state field should show connected. If the state field shows  
disconnected, there is a problem with the link. If this happens, check  
the cabling to ensure that the CoreBuilder 2500 system is correctly  
connected to the ATM switch.  
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Verifying Address After you ensure that the link is connected, verify that the system is able  
Registration to register addresses at both the network and the user sides of the UME  
Network Interface (UNI). Two addresses — one for LAN Emulation and  
one for Classical IP over ATM — are registered at the network side.  
To verify registered addresses:  
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ume list  
The system prompts you for the number(s) of the ATM ports that you  
want to list.  
all. Sample ATM UME list:  
2 Enter the number(s) of the port(s) or  
Select Atm port(s) (1-2|all) [1]:  
Port 1:  
Prefixes registered at the user side UNI:  
47-0005-80-ffe100-0000-f21a-200e  
Addresses registered at the network side UNI:  
47-0005-80-ffe100-0000-f21a-200e-00803e1f6712-00  
47-0005-80-ffe100-0000-f21a-200e-00803e1f6713-00  
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The ATM signaling protocol allows end-stations to establish, maintain,  
and clear ATM connections between end points with virtual connections  
(VCCs). Multiple virtual connections can exist on a physical link. There are  
two types of virtual connections: a virtual path and a virtual channel.  
Verifying Signaling  
You can verify that signaling is operational by viewing the virtual  
connections — virtual path identifiers (VPIs) and virtual channel identifiers  
(VCIs) that the system has established.  
To verify that signaling is operational, from the top level of the  
Administration Console, enter atm ports vcc list  
Sample VCC list:  
Port 1:  
Virtual circuits, actual: 10 maximum: 1024  
VPI/VCI  
status  
aalType  
lastChange  
0/5  
0/16  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1 min  
1 hr 37 mins 25 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 40 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 40 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 42 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 42 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
3/381  
3/382  
3/383  
3/384  
3/385  
3/386  
3/387  
3/388  
In addition to newly defined VCCs, two additional VCCs are listed, which  
are reserved VPIs and VCIs used for signaling (VPI 0/VCI 5) and for the  
UME ILMI (VPI 0/VCI 16).  
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LAN Emulation  
LAN Emulation (LANE) provides unicast, multicast, and broadcast network  
behavior over connection-oriented ATM. An emulated LAN (ELAN) can  
consist of many LAN emulation clients (LECs). An ELAN consists of the  
following components:  
— Responsible for  
handling broadcast, multicast, and initial unicast frames sent from a  
LAN Emulation Client. Each ELAN contains only one BUS.  
A Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS)  
A LAN Emulation Server (LES)  
— Responsible for registering and  
resolving MAC addresses to ATM addresses for LECs. Each ELAN  
contains only one LES.  
LAN Emulation Clients (LECs)  
— The end node from the perspective  
of the ATM network. It performs data forwarding, address resolution,  
and other control functions. Additionally, it maintains the LAN  
emulation software.  
— The LECS  
A LAN Emulation Configuration Server (LECS)  
provides configuration information about the ATM and LAN networks.  
It also provides the address of the LES to the LEC.  
Important considerations:  
You must define a LES and a BUS as part of an ELAN before you can  
define a LEC.  
You can configure the LES and the BUS on the same LEC or on  
different LECs.  
Creating an You can create an 802.3 emulated LAN on ATM by defining the LANs  
Emulated LAN servers (the BUS and the LES) and then configuring each LAN Emulation  
Client (LEC).  
To create an emulated LAN, follow these steps:  
1 Determine the location of the BUS and LES.  
You can define the BUS and LES in any LEC on the network, or on an  
ATM switch, such as the 3Com CoreBuilder 7000 system.  
2 Define the Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS).  
3 Define the LAN Emulation Server (LES).  
4 Define the LAN Emulation Clients (LEC).  
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When configuring more than one LEC in a LANplex 2500 or  
Eliminating Bridge  
Loops in ELAN  
CoreBuilder 2500 system, a bridge loop may be created. This possibility  
exists because the LANplex can bridge between all ports, including logical  
bridge ports (LECs). Because the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is off by  
default, we recommend following this procedure when you create  
multiple LECs with Intelligent Switching software:  
Configurations  
After you define all LECs, at the Enable Stateprompt, enter enable  
Enable STP. From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
bridge stpState enabled  
1
2
Reboot the system.  
3
The system adds the LECs to the bridge table.  
You can configure a LAN Emulation Client (LEC) to join an existing 802.3  
emulated LAN by providing information about the LAN Emulation Server  
(LES) and the Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS).  
Configuring Clients to  
Join an Existing  
Emulated LAN  
Defining LAN Emulation Clients  
When you define a LAN Emulation Client, you give information necessary  
for a client to be included in the emulated LAN. A BUS and a LES must  
already be defined as part of the emulated LAN before you can define a  
client.  
When the client attempts to join the emulated LAN, some of the  
configured information is carried along with the join request sent to the  
LES. The LES can alter this information. The client then has the option of  
accepting or rejecting any changes made by the LES. If the changes are  
accepted or if there are no changes, the client successfully joins the  
emulated LAN. Otherwise, the join fails.  
To define a client:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm lane define  
1
2
Enter the number of the ATM port to which the client is attached.  
You can attach only one client per port to the same emulated LAN.  
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lecsand manual.  
3 Enter the LECS access type. Choices are  
If you choose LECS as your means of joining an ELAN, and another  
CoreBuilder system provides LES and BUS services, you must update the  
directly attached ATM switch LECS with the ELAN name and the  
corresponding LES address.  
4 Enter the name of the emulated LAN to which you are adding the client,  
or press Return to choose the default ELAN shown in brackets. The ELAN  
name may contain a maximum of 32 characters.  
5 Enter the maximum transmission unit (MTU), also known as maximum  
frame size. Choices are Unspecified, 1516, and 4544.  
The system supports Unspecified Bit Rate (UBR) only.  
All LECs within the same emulated LAN must have the same MTU size.  
Enter Unspecified to allow the LES to select an appropriate MTU size.  
enablefor the enable state for the next reboot.  
6 Enter  
7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 to define other LECs.  
8 Enable STP to eliminate potential bridge loops. From the top level of the  
Administration Console, enter:  
bridge stpState enabled  
9 Reboot to enable all newly defined LECs.  
Sample procedure:  
Select menu option (atm/lane/lec): define  
Select ATM port [1]:  
Enter LEC access type (lecs, manual) [lecs]:  
Enter Elan Name []: Elan_1  
Enter Elan MTU Size (Unspecified,1516,4544) [Unspecified]:  
Enter Enable State for next reboot (disable, enable)  
[enable].  
You must REBOOT to be able to enable a newly created LEC.  
Reboot after you have added all newly created LECs.  
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From the Administration Console you can:  
Administering  
LAN Emulation  
Clients  
Display summary or detailed information about emulated LAN clients  
Modify information for emulated LAN clients  
Define a client for inclusion in an emulated LAN  
Remove a client from the network  
Displaying Information About LAN Emulation Clients  
You can display a summary report or a detailed report of information  
about LAN Emulation Clients. The summary displays information about  
the location and state and the most important statistics about the clients  
general activity. The detailed includes the summary information plus  
additional statistics.  
To display information about a LAN Emulation Client:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm lane summary  
1
2
or  
atm lane detail  
You are prompted for the number of a LEC.  
Specify the number of the LAN Emulation Client about which you want  
information.  
The information is displayed in the format you specified.  
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Sample summary display for a LAN Emulation Client:  
location  
Port 1  
bridgePort  
Port 10  
state  
init  
maxArpRtryCt  
1
arpRespTime  
1
arpAfterCt  
0
inArpReqs  
0
inArpRsps  
3
outBusUcDscrds  
0
elanName  
elan463_0  
elanType  
802.3  
elanMtu  
1516  
lesAccessType  
lecs  
connCompTime  
4
controlTime  
120  
flushRspTime  
4
maxUnkFrmTim  
1
pthSwtDlyTim  
6
vccTime  
1200  
topologyChgFlag  
0
fwdDelayTime  
15  
ageTime  
300  
inCtrls  
34  
outCtrls  
4422  
inDds  
0
outDds  
0
inBus  
0
outBus  
0
outArpReqs  
3
outArpRsps  
0
macAddress  
00-80-3e-20-9e-fd  
busAddress  
47-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-00aa-00c0da6001cf-00  
lesAddr  
47-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-00aa-00c0da6001cf-00  
lecsAddr  
00-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000-00  
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Sample detail display for a LAN Emulation Client:  
location  
Port 1  
bridgePort  
Port 10  
state  
init  
requestedState  
enabled  
configSource  
manual  
cfgMaxArpRtryCt  
1
maxArpRtryCt  
1
cfgArpRespTime  
1
arpRespTime  
1
cfgMaxUnkFrmCt  
1
arpAfterCt  
0
inArpReqs  
0
inArpRsps  
3
outBusUcDscrds  
0
cfgElanName  
elanName  
elan463_0  
cfgElanType  
802.3  
elanType  
802.3  
cfgElanMtu  
1516  
elanMtu  
1516  
cfgLesAccessType  
lecs  
lesAccessType  
lecs  
cfgConnCompTime  
4
connCompTime  
4
cfgCtrlTimer  
120  
controlTime  
120  
cfgFlushRspTime  
4
flushRspTime  
4
maxUnkFrmTime  
1
maxUnkFrmTim  
1
cfgPathSwDlyTime  
6
pthSwtDlyTim  
6
cfgVccTime  
1200  
vccTime  
1200  
topologyChgFlag  
0
cfgFwdDlyTime  
15  
fwdDelayTime  
15  
cfgAgeTime  
300  
ageTime  
300  
inCtrls  
34  
outCtrls  
4271  
inDds  
0
outDds  
0
inBus  
0
outBus  
0
outArpReqs  
3
outArpRsps  
0
macAddress  
00-80-3e-20-9e-fd  
busAddress  
47-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-00aa-00c0da6001cf-00  
cfgLesAddr  
00-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000-00  
lesAddr  
47-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-00aa-00c0da6001cf-00  
lecAddress  
47-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-00aa-080002138cc1-01  
lecsAddr  
00-0000-00-000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000-00  
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Table 6 describes the attributes of the LAN Emulation Client displays.  
References to the ATM Forum Specification for LAN Emulation appear in  
parentheses following the parameter description.  
Fields in the LAN Emulation Client Displays  
Table 6  
Parameter  
Description  
arpAfterCt  
Number of unknown frames after which the client sends an  
LE_ARP request  
busAddress  
cfgAgeTime  
ATM address of Broadcast and Unknown Server  
Requested maximum time that the client maintains an entry in  
its LE_ARP cache (C17)  
cfgArpRespTime  
Requested maximum time (in seconds) that the client expects  
between an LE_ARP request and an LE_ARP response (C20)  
cfgConnCompTime Requested time during which data or a READY_IND message is  
expected from a calling party (C28)  
cfgCtrlTimer  
Requested timeout period for request/response control frame  
interactions (C7)  
cfgElanType  
Requested type of LAN to emulate (802.3)  
Requested maximum frame size  
cfgElanMtu  
cfgElanName  
cfgflushRspTime  
Requested emulated LAN name  
Requested time limit for receiving an LE_FLUSH_RESPONSE  
after sending an LE_FLUSH_REQUEST (C21)  
cfgFwdDlyTime  
Requested maximum time that the client maintains an entry for  
a nonlocal MAC address in its LE_ARP cache as long as the  
topologyChgFlag is true (C18)q  
cfgLesAccessType  
Requested method for determining how to access the LAN  
Emulation Server  
cfgLesAddr  
ATM address of requested LAN Emulation Server  
Requested maximum number of LE_ARP attempts  
Requested maximum unknown frame count (C10)  
cfgMaxArpRtryCt  
cfgMaxUnkFrmCt  
cfgPathSwDlyTime Requested time since sending a frame to the BUS after which  
the client assumes that the frame has been discarded or  
delivered (C22)  
cfgVccTime  
Requested time after which the client releases any data direct  
VCC that did not transmit or receive data frames (C12)  
LesAccessType  
lecState  
Current type of access to the LAN Emulation Server  
Current client machine state  
location  
ATM port to which the client is connected  
Current maximum frame size  
ElanMtu  
ElanName  
ElanType  
Current emulated LAN name  
Type of LAN currently emulated (802.3)  
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Fields in the LAN Emulation Client Displays (continued)  
Table 6  
Parameter  
enabled  
Description  
Current management state of the client (disabled or enabled)  
Number of LE_ARP requests received  
inArpReqs  
inArpRsps  
inBus  
Number of LE_ARP responses received  
Number of frames transmitted to the Broadcast and Unknown  
Server  
inCtrls  
Number of control frames received  
Number of frames received on data direct circuits  
ATM address of client  
inDds  
lecAddress  
LesAddr  
ATM address of current LAN Emulation Server  
maxUnkFrmTime  
Requested time period during which the client will send no  
more than the maximum number of unknown frames to the  
Broadcast Unknown Server (BUS) for a given destination (C11)  
outCtrls  
Number of control frames transmitted  
outDds  
Number of frames transmitted on data direct circuits  
Number of LE_ARP requests transmitted  
Number of LE_ARP responses transmitted  
outArpReqs  
outArpRsps  
outBus  
Number of frames received from the Broadcast and Unknown  
Server  
outBusUcDscrds  
requestedState  
topologyChgFlag  
Number of unknown unicast frames thrown away by the  
Broadcast and Unknown Server  
Requested management state of the client (disabled or  
enabled)  
Boolean value indicating that the client is using Forward Delay  
Time rather than Aging Time to age nonlocal entries in its  
LE_ARP cache (C19)  
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Modifying Information About LAN Emulation Clients  
To modify LAN Emulation Client parameters, follow these steps:  
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm lane modify  
You are prompted for the parameter that you want to modify.  
2 Enter the parameter.  
You are prompted for the number(s) of the LEC(s) that you want to  
modify.  
all.  
3 Select the number(s) of the LEC(s) or  
You are prompted for the new value of the option that you selected.  
4 Enter the new value.  
If you modify the ELAN name in the LEC configuration, you must disable  
and then enable the LEC before the change takes effect.  
Removing a LAN Emulation Client  
To remove a client from the emulated LAN, follow these steps:  
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm lane remove  
You are prompted for the number of the LEC to remove.  
2 Specify the number of the LEC to remove.  
You are prompted to confirm the deletion.  
y
n
y
3 Enter to confirm or to cancel. If you enter , the system reboots and  
deletes the specified LEC.  
Sample procedure:  
remove  
1
Select menu option (atm/lec):  
Select LEC(s) (1-3|all) [1]:  
y
Delete LEC(s) resulting in system reboot?” (n,y) [y]:  
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Administering UNI  
Management  
Entities  
A User-to-Network Interface (UNI) Management Entity (UME) implements  
the management interface to the ATM network. Each ATM port has one  
UME, which manages the network prefix and address tables and provides  
access to the Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI) MIB.  
Each CoreBuilder 2500 UME registers one address for LAN Emulation and  
one address for Classical IP over ATM with the switch port to which it is  
attached.  
You can display information about each UME and configure its attributes.  
When you display UME information for an ATM port, you display values  
for the connection state, the VPI (virtual path identifier), the VCI (virtual  
channel identifier), and other attributes.  
Displaying UME  
Information  
To display UME information:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ume display  
1
2
You are prompted to select an ATM port.  
Enter the ATM port for which you want to display the UME information.  
The UME information is displayed.  
Sample display:  
reqState  
connected  
state  
disconnected  
reqVpi  
0
vpi  
0
reqVci  
16  
vci  
16  
connCount  
2
discCount  
2
rxPdus  
232  
dropRxPdus  
0
txPdus  
209  
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Table 7 describes the fields provided in the UNI Management Entity  
displays.  
Fields in the UME Display  
Table 7  
Attribute  
Description  
connCount  
Number of times port has successfully connected since last  
reboot  
discCount  
Number of times port has disconnected since last reboot  
dropRxPdus  
Number of protocol data units (frames) received but not  
processed  
reqState  
reqVci  
Requested connection state for management access and address  
registration (connected or disconnected)  
Requested virtual channel identifier. This value takes effect after  
you disable and then enable the port.  
reqVpi  
Requested Virtual Path Identifier. This value takes effect after you  
disable and then enable the port.  
rxPdus  
txPdus  
state  
Number of protocol data units (frames) received  
Number of protocol data units (frames) transmitted.  
Current connection state for management access and address  
registration. Possible values:  
Connected — Address registration has been successfully  
completed  
Connecting — Circuit is up, but the port has not successfully  
completed address registration  
Disconnected — Either the reqState has been set to this state  
or the circuit is down  
Disconnecting — Address registration has been terminated  
but the circuit is still up  
vci  
vpi  
Current virtual channel identifier  
Current virtual path identifier  
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You can list the registered network prefixes and addresses of any ATM  
port.  
Listing Network  
Prefixes and  
Addresses  
To list prefixes and addresses:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ume list  
1
2
You are prompted for an ATM port.  
Select an ATM port.  
The registered network prefixes and addresses are listed for the port that  
you requested.  
Sample UME list:  
Port 1:  
Prefixes registered at the user side UNI:  
47-0005-80-ffe100-0000-f21a-200e  
Addresses registered at the network side UNI:  
47-0005-80-ffe100-0000-f21a-200e-00803e1f6712-00  
47-0005-80-ffe100-0000-f21a-200e-00803e1f6713-00  
For each ATM port, you can set the connect state for management access  
and address registration.  
Setting the UME  
Connect State  
To set the connect state:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ume state  
1
You are prompted for an ATM port.  
Enter the ATM port for which to set the state.  
2
3
Enter the new value (connectedor disconnected). The default is  
connected.  
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Setting the Virtual For each ATM port, you can set the virtual path identifier (VPI) used by  
Path Identifier UME for the Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI). To set the VPI:  
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ume vpi  
You are prompted for an ATM port.  
2 Enter the ATM port for which you want to set the virtual path identifier.  
3 Enter the new value for the VPI.  
The new VPI takes effect after the port has been disabled and then  
enabled.  
Setting the Virtual You can set the virtual channel identifier (VCI) used by UME for the  
Channel Identifier Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI). To set the VCI:  
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ume vci  
You are prompted for an ATM port.  
2 Enter the ATM port for which you want to set the virtual channel  
identifier.  
3 Enter the new value for the VCI.  
The new VCI takes effect after the port has been disabled and then  
enabled.  
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Administering ATM  
Ports  
You can display summary or detailed reports, create labels, and list virtual  
channel connection (VCC) information for ATM ports.  
You can display a summary of ATM port information or a detailed report.  
When you display a summary, you receive information about the port,  
including its label, status, and the most important statistics about general  
port activity and port errors. The detailed report includes the information  
in the summary plus additional port statistics, such as cells discarded.  
Displaying Port  
Information  
To display information about ATM ports:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ports summary or atm ports detail  
The port information is displayed in the format you specified.  
Sample summary display:  
1
status  
inService  
cfgVPCs  
2
cfgVCCs  
10  
bandWidth  
148608000  
rxCells  
13467  
txCells  
13434  
portLabel  
Sample detail display:  
status  
inService  
cfgVPCs  
2
cfgVCCs  
10  
bandWidth  
148608000  
rxCells  
13196  
txCells  
13163  
ocdEvents  
2
hecErrors  
7
txCellDiscards  
0
transType  
sonet  
mediaType  
multiMode  
uniType  
private  
uniVersion  
3.0  
tcAlarm  
noTcAlarm  
maxVPCs  
16  
maxVCCs  
1024  
maxVPIbits  
4
maxVCIbits  
10  
lastChange  
1 min  
portLabel  
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Table 8 describes the fields in the port displays:  
Fields in the ATM Ports Displays  
Table 8  
Field  
Description  
bandwidth  
cfgVPCx  
Total bandwidth available for port (in bits per second)  
Current number of virtual path connections  
Current number of virtual channel connections  
Header Error Checksum count  
cfgVCCs  
hecErrors  
lastChange  
linkStatus  
maxVCCs  
maxVPCs  
maxVCIbits  
Last time the link state of the port changed since the last reboot  
State of link  
Maximum number of possible virtual channel connections  
Maximum number of possible virtual path connections  
Maximum number of bits available to represent a Virtual  
Channel Identifier  
maxVPIbits  
Maximum number of bits available to represent a Virtual Path  
Identifier  
mediaType  
ocdEvents  
operStatus  
portLabel  
reqStatus  
rxCells  
Type of physical connection media  
Number of times an out-of-cell delineation was detected  
Current state of port  
Label for the physical port  
Requested state of port  
Number of cells received  
rxCellsDropped  
tcAlarm  
Number of cells received but thrown away  
Transmission convergence alarm  
Type of transmission sublayer  
transType  
txCellDiscards  
txCells  
Number of cells thrown out after attempting to transmit  
Number of cells transmitted  
uniType  
Type of User-Network Interface (public or private)  
UNI specification implemented  
uniVersion  
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Port labels serve as a useful reference point and as an accurate way to  
identify your ports for management. You might want to label your ATM  
ports so that you can easily identify the device specifically attached to  
each port (for example, LAN, workstation, or server).  
Labeling a Port  
To label an ATM port:  
From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:  
atm ports label  
1
Enter the port(s) that you want to label.  
Enter the label of each ATM port.  
2
3
Ports labels can be a maximum of 32 characters in length. The new port  
label appears the next time that you display information for that port.  
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Listing Virtual You can list general virtual channel connection (VCC) information as well  
Channel Connection as specific transmit and receive information.  
Information  
Listing General VCC Information  
To list general VCC information, enter the following command from the  
top level of the Administration Console:  
atm ports vcc list  
Sample display of general VCC information:  
Port 1:  
VPI/VCI  
Virtual circuits, actual: 10 maximum: 128  
status  
aalType  
lastChange  
0/5  
0/16  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
localUpEndToEndUnknown  
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1 min  
1 hr 37 mins 25 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 40 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 40 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 42 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 42 secs  
2 hrs 51 mins 41 secs  
3/381  
3/382  
3/384  
3/385  
3/386  
3/387  
3/388  
Table 9 describes the fields in the display.  
Fields in the General VCC Display  
Table 9  
Field  
Description  
aalType  
Type of ATM Adaptation Layer (aal5)  
Last time the circuit changed state  
Current status for the circuit  
lastChange  
status  
VPI/VCI  
The VPI and VCI for the circuit listed in the present entry  
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Listing VCC Transmit Information  
To list virtual channel connection transmit information, enter the  
following command from the top level of the Administration Console:  
atm ports vcc listxmt  
Sample display of VCC transmit information:  
Port 1:  
Virtual circuits, actual: 5 maximum: 128  
VPI/VCI  
transmit  
trafficDescriptor  
parameter 1  
parameter 2  
parameter 3  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
0/5  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
0/16  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
3/381  
3/382  
3/383  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
Table 10 describes the fields in the VCC transmit display:  
Fields in the VCC Transmit Display  
Table 10  
Field  
Description  
parameter 1  
parameter 2  
parameter 3  
Values associated with the transmit trafficDescriptor  
transmit  
Transmit characteristics of the circuit  
trafficDescriptor  
VPI/VCI  
The VPI and VCI for the circuit listed in the present entry  
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Listing VCC Receive Information  
To list virtual channel connection receive information, enter the following  
command from the top level of the Administration Console:  
atm ports vcc listrcv  
Sample display of VCC receive information:  
Virtual circuits, actual: 4 maximum: 128  
Port 1:  
VPI/VCI  
receive  
trafficDescriptor  
parameter 1  
parameter 2  
parameter 3  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
0/5  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
atmNoClpNoScr  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
n/a  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
0/16  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
3/381  
3/382  
CLP 0+1 pcr  
350490  
Table 11 describes the fields in the VCC receive display:  
Fields in the VCC Receive Display  
Table 11  
Field  
Description  
vpi/vci  
The VPI and VCI for the circuit listed in the present entry  
receive  
Receive characteristics of the circuit  
trafficDescriptor  
parameter 1  
parameter 2  
parameter 3  
Values associated with the receive trafficDescriptor  
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Germany  
Hungary  
Ireland  
Israel  
0800 297468  
0800 71429  
800 17309  
0800 113153  
0800 917959  
0800 1821502  
00800 12813  
1800 553117  
1800 9453794  
1678 79489  
Netherlands  
Norway  
Poland  
Portugal  
South Africa  
Spain  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
U.K.  
0800 0227788  
800 11376  
00800 3111206  
0800 831416  
0800 995014  
900 983125  
020 795482  
0800 55 3072  
0800 966197  
Italy  
Latin America  
Argentina  
Brazil  
AT&T +800 666 5065  
0800 13 3266  
1230 020 0645  
Mexico  
Peru  
Puerto Rico  
01 800 CARE (01 800 2273)  
AT&T +800 666 5065  
800 666 5065  
Chile  
Colombia  
98012 2127  
Venezuela  
AT&T +800 666 5065  
North America  
U.S.A. and Canada  
1 800 876 3266  
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Returning Products  
for Repair  
Before you send a product directly to 3Com for repair, you must first  
obtain an authorization number. Products sent to 3Com without  
authorization numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the  
senders expense.  
To obtain an authorization number, call or fax:  
Country  
Telephone Number  
65 543 6500  
Fax Number  
Asia, Pacific Rim  
65 543 6348  
Europe, South Africa, and  
Middle East  
+ 31 30 6029900  
+ 31 30 6029999  
From the following countries, you may call the toll-free numbers; select option 2 and  
then option 2:  
Austria  
0800 297468  
0800 71429  
800 17309  
Belgium  
Denmark  
Finland  
France  
Germany  
Hungary  
Ireland  
0800 113153  
0800 917959  
0800 1821502  
00800 12813  
1800553117  
1800 9453794  
1678 79489  
0800 0227788  
800 11376  
00800 3111206  
0800 831416  
0800 995014  
900 983125  
020 795482  
0800 55 3072  
0800 966197  
Israel  
Italy  
Netherlands  
Norway  
Poland  
Portugal  
South Africa  
Spain  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
U.K.  
Latin America  
1 408 326 2927*  
1 800 876 3266  
1 408 326 3355*  
1 408 326 7120*  
U.S.A. and Canada  
* Number is not toll-free  
Year 2000  
Compliance  
For information on Year 2000 compliance and 3Com products, visit the  
3Com Year 2000 Web page:  
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