Allied Telesis AT-S102 User Manual

Converteon

™

Management Software

AT-S73, AT-S99 and AT-S102

User’s Guide

Converteon Family of Media Converter Products

AT-S73 Version 4.0.1 Management Software for the AT-CM2XX and AT-CM70S Media
Converter Cards

AT-S99 Version 4.0.1 Management Software for the AT-CV5M02 Management Card

AT-S102 Version 4.0.1 Management Software for the AT-CM3XX Media Converter Cards

613-001017 Rev B

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Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................................... 16

Product Name Conventions................................................................................................................................................. 17

Contacting Allied Telesis ..................................................................................................................................................... 18

Online Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Email and Telephone Support ...................................................................................................................................... 18

Returning Products....................................................................................................................................................... 18

Sales and Corporate Information ................................................................................................................................. 18

Warranty....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Management Software Updates ................................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 1: AT-CV5M02 Management Card ..................................................................................................................... 21

Features .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22

AT-S99 Management Software ........................................................................................................................................... 23

Console Port........................................................................................................................................................................ 23

10/100Base-TX Port ............................................................................................................................................................ 23

IP Address Configuration..................................................................................................................................................... 23

Event Log ............................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Activity Monitor .................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Syslog Client........................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Network Time Protocol Client .............................................................................................................................................. 24

Manager and Operator Accounts ........................................................................................................................................ 25

Management Access ..............................................................................................................

Local Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 26

Remote Telnet Management ........................................................................................................................................ 26

Remote Web Browser Management ............................................................................................................................ 26

SNMP Management ..................................................................................................................................................... 27

Active and Standby Management Cards ............................................................................................................................. 28

Accessing Your Network...................................................................................................................................................... 31

Configuration Files............................................................................................................................................................... 32

AT-CM Line Cards........................................................................................................................................................ 32

AT-CV Line Cards ........................................................................................................................................................ 32

AT-CV5M02 Management Card ................................................................................................................................... 32

Restoring Configurations to the AT-CM Line Cards ..................................................................................................... 33

AT-CM Line Cards and Remote Peer Management..................................................................................................... 35

Active and Standby Management Cards...................................................................................................................... 36

SNMPv3 Configuration Files ........................................................................................................................................ 37

Converteon Chassis ............................................................................................................................................................ 38

............................................. 26

Chapter 2: AT-CM and AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards ......................................................................................... 39

AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards........................................................................................................ 40

AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards ................................................................................................................................. 42

AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards .................................................................................................................................... 44

Management Software ........................................................................................................................................................ 46

Maximum Frame Sizes........................................................................................................................................................ 46

Low Power Mode................................................................................................................................................................. 46

Packet Rate Limiting............................................................................................................................................................ 47

Operating Modes ................................................................................................................................................................. 48

Link Test Mode............................................................................................................................................................. 49

Link Test and OAM Visible Mode ................................................................................................................................. 49

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MissingLink Mode......................................................................................................................................................... 49

MissingLink and OAM Visible Mode ............................................................................................................................. 51

Smart MissingLink Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 52

Smart MissingLink and OAM Visible OAM ................................................................................................................... 53

OAM Visible Mode........................................................................................................................................................ 53

OAM Bypass Mode....................................................................................................................................................... 53

Setting the Operating Mode..........................................................................................................................................54

Chapter 3: OAM-based Features .....................................................................................................................................55

Remote Peer Management..................................................................................................................................................56

Remote Updates of the AT-S73 or AT-S102 Management Software .................................................................................. 60

OAM Loopback Tests .......................................................................................................................................................... 61

Dying Gasp and First RPS Failure Signals .......................................................................................................................... 62

Dying Gasp...................................................................................................................................................................62

First RPS Failure .......................................................................................................................................................... 64

OAM Variable Requests ......................................................................................................................................................68

OAM Client Settings............................................................................................................................................................. 69

Chapter 4: Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................71

Starting a Local Management Session ................................................................................................................................ 72

Starting a Telnet Management Session...............................................................................................................................75

Starting a Web Browser Management Session ...................................................................................................................76

Saving Your Configuration Changes.................................................................................................................................... 78

Saving the Configuration of the AT-CV5M02 Management Card ................................................................................. 78

Saving the Configurations of the Local AT-CM Line Cards .......................................................................................... 80

Saving the Configurations of the Remote AT-CM Line Cards ......................................................................................83

Updating the Master Configuration File on a Standby Management Card ...................................................................83

What to Configure First on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card ......................................................................................... 85

Changing the Manager and Operator Passwords ........................................................................................................85

Assigning an IP Address Configuration and Changing the Community Strings ........................................................... 86

Setting the Date and Time ............................................................................................................................................ 87

Naming the Management Card..................................................................................................................................... 88

Saving Your Changes...................................................................................................................................................89

Configuring the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and AT-CM70S Line Cards for the OAM-based Features ........................................... 90

Setting the Operating Mode..........................................................................................................................................90

Configuring the OAM Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 93

Testing the OAM Settings.............................................................................................................................................95

Chapter 5: Configuring the AT-CV5M02 Management Card .........................................................................................99

Assigning an IP Address Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 100

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................100

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 103

Assigning a Name.............................................................................................................................................................. 104

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................104

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 104

Assigning Contact and Location Information .....................................................................................................................106

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................106

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 106

Configuring the SNMP Community Strings........................................................................................................................108

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................108

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 108

Specifying the IP Addresses of the SNMP Trap Receivers ...............................................................................................110

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................110

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 110

Configuring the Management Security............................................................................................................................... 111

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................111

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 113

Enabling or Disabling the Web Server...............................................................................................................................114

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................114

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 114

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Manually Setting the Date and Time.................................................................................................................................. 115

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 115

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 116

Configuring the Network Time Protocol Client................................................................................................................... 117

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 117

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 117

Resetting the Management Card....................................................................................................................................... 119

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 119

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 120

Viewing the Event Log....................................................................................................................................................... 122

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 122

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 129

Viewing the Activity Monitor............................................................................................................................................... 130

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 130

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 130

Configuring the Syslog Client ............................................................................................................................................ 131

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 131

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 131

Configuring the 10/100Base-TX Port................................................................................................................................. 133

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 133

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 136

Restoring the Default Setting on the 10/100Base-TX Port ................................................................................................ 138

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 138

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 138

Restoring the Default Values on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card .............................................................................. 140

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 140

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 141

Configuring the Temperature Threshold............................................................................................................................ 142

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 142

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 142

Activating a Standby AT-CV5M02 Management Card ...................................................................................................... 144

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 144

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 145

Setting the Baud Rate of the Console Port........................................................................................................................ 146

Menus..........................................................................................................................

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 147

Displaying the Operational Status of the Chassis.............................................................................................................. 148

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 148

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 150

Pinging Network Devices................................................................................................................................................... 152

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 152

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 152

Displaying the Inter-process Communication Monitor ....................................................................................................... 153

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 153

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 154

Displaying Information about the Management Card ........................................................................................................ 155

............................................... 146

Chapter 6: Configuring the Media Converter Line Cards ........................................................................................... 157

Displaying the Status of the Line Cards............................................................................................................................. 158

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 158

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 164

Displaying the Parameter Settings of the AT-CM Line Cards............................................................................................ 166

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 166

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 167

Configuring the Port Parameters on the AT-CM Line Cards ............................................................................................. 169

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 169

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 174

Setting the Operating Mode............................................................................................................................................... 176

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 176

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 179

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Assigning Names to the AT-CM Line Cards ...................................................................................................................... 181

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................181

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 181

Configuring the Maximum Frame Size on the AT-CM2K0S Line Card..............................................................................182

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................182

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 182

Setting the Auto-copy Feature ...........................................................................................................................................183

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................183

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 184

Setting the Low Power Mode on the AT-CM3 Line Cards .................................................................................................186

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................186

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 187

Setting the Low Power Mode on all the AT-CM3 Line Cards.............................................................................................188

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................188

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 189

Restoring the Default Settings ...........................................................................................................................................191

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................191

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 193

Restoring the Last Saved Configurations to the AT-CM3 Line Cards................................................................................195

Menus..........................................................................................................................

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 196

Resetting an AT-CM3 Line Card........................................................................................................................................198

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................198

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 198

Resetting All of the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards ......................................................199

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................199

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 200

Resetting All of the AT-CM, AT-CM70S, and AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards...........................................................201

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................201

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 202

Displaying Port Statistics ................................................................................................................................................... 203

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................203

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 206

Displaying the Version Numbers of the Management Software ........................................................................................207

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................207

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 209

Displaying the MAC Addresses and Serial Numbers......................................................................................................... 210

Menus.........................................................................................................................................................................210

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 211

Displaying SFP Module Information...................................................................................................................................213

Menus..........................................................................................................................

Web Browser .............................................................................................................................................................. 215

...............................................195

...............................................213

Chapter 7: Configuring the Media Converter Line Cards with Remote Peer Management .....................................217

Configuring the Remote Line Cards with the Menus .........................................................................................................218

Displaying the Status of the Remote Line Cards........................................................................................................218

Naming a Remote Line Card......................................................................................................................................223

Displaying the Parameter Settings of a Remote Line Card........................................................................................ 223

Configuring Remote Ports .......................................................................................................................................... 223

Configuring the Low Power Mode on the AT-CM3 Line Cards ................................................................................... 224

Configuring the OAM Clients ...................................................................................................................................... 224

Changing the Operating Mode ...................................................................................................................................224

Restoring the Default Settings....................................................................................................................................225

Restoring the Last Saved Configuration..................................................................................................................... 226

Saving the Parameter Settings...................................................................................................................................227

Resetting the Remote AT-CM3 Line Cards ................................................................................................................227

Configuring the Remote AT-CM Line Cards with the Web Browser Windows................................................................... 228

Displaying the Status of the Remote Line Cards........................................................................................................228

Displaying the Current Configuration..........................................................................................................................229

Naming a Remote Line Card......................................................................................................................................230

Configuring the Remote Ports .................................................................................................................................... 230

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Configuring the Low Power Mode on AT-CM3 Line Cards......................................................................................... 230

Configuring the OAM Clients on Remote Line Cards ................................................................................................. 231

Changing the Operating Mode ................................................................................................................................... 231

Restoring the Default Parameter Settings .................................................................................................................. 232

Restoring the Last Saved Configuration..................................................................................................................... 233

Saving the Parameter Settings................................................................................................................................... 233

Resetting the Remote AT-CM3 Line Cards................................................................................................................ 234

Displaying the Version Numbers of the Remote AT-CM Line Cards................................................................................. 235

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 235

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 236

Displaying the MAC Addresses and Serial Numbers of the Remote AT-CM Line Cards ..................................................238

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 238

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 239

Displaying SFP Module Information from the Remote AT-CM Line Cards........................................................................ 240

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 240

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 240

Chapter 8: Configuring the T1/E1 Ports on the AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Card .......................................... 241

Selecting the Management Method for the AT-CM70S Line Card .................................................................................... 242

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports from the AT-CV5M02 Management Card............................................................................. 246

Configuring the T1/E1 Ports from the Console Port on the Line Card............................................................................... 249

Chapter 9: Configuring the Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Client ................................................... 253

Configuring the OAM Client............................................................................................................................................... 254

Menus..........................................................................................................................

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 258

Performing the OAM Loopback Test ................................................................................................................................. 259

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 259

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 262

Displaying OAM Information on Local OAM Clients .......................................................................................................... 264

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 264

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 270

Displaying OAM Information on Remote OAM Clients ...................................................................................................... 271

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 271

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 272

Displaying OAM Statistics.................................................................................................................................................. 273

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 273

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 274

Sending OAM Variable Requests to View MIB Variables.................................................................................................. 275

Menus......................................................................................................................................................................... 275

Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................................. 276

............................................... 254

Chapter 10: Configuring SNMPv3 ................................................................................................................................. 279

SNMPv3 Overview............................................................................................................................................................. 280

SNMPv3 Authentication Protocols.............................................................................................................................. 281

SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol .......................................................................................................................................... 281

SNMPv3 MIB Views ................................................................................................................................................... 281

SNMPv3 Storage Types............................................................................................................................................. 283

SNMPv3 Message Notification................................................................................................................................... 283

SNMPv3 Tables ......................................................................................................................................................... 284

SNMPv3 Configuration Example................................................................................................................................ 288

Configuring SNMPv3 Entities ............................................................................................................................................ 289

Configuring the SNMPv3 User Table..............................................................................................

Configuring the SNMPv3 View Table ................................................................................................................................ 293

Configuring the SNMPv3 Access Table............................................................................................................................. 296

Configuring the SNMPv3 Group Table.............................................................................................................................. 300

Configuring the SNMPv3 Notify Table ............................................................................................................................... 303

Configuring the SNMPv3 Target Address Table................................................................................................................ 306

Configuring the SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table .......................................................................................................... 309

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Chapter 11: Uploading and Downloading Files ...........................................................................................................315

Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 316

Configuring the TFTP Client to Download New Management Software Programs ...........................................................317

Downloading New Management Software Using TFTP..................................................................................................... 320

Downloading New Management Software Using XMODEM .............................................................................................325

Transferring Configuration Files.........................................................................................................................................328

Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................. 328

Saving the Configuration Settings ..............................................................................................................................329

Transferring the Master and SNMPv3 Configuration Files with the Menus................................................................ 330

Transferring the Master Configuration File with the Web Browser Windows.............................................................. 334

Appendix A: Default Settings for the Management Card and the Line Cards ........................................................... 337

AT-CV5M02 Management Card ........................................................................................................................................ 338

AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards...................................................................................................... 340

AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards................................................................................................................................342

AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards ..................................................................................................................................343

Appendix B: SNMPv3 Configuration Examples ........................................................................................................... 345

SNMPv3 Manager Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 346

SNMPv3 Operator Configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 348

SNMPv3 Worksheet........................................................................................................................................................... 349

Appendix C: Packet Rate Limiting on the AT-CM2K0S Line Card .............................................................................351

Index ................................................................................................................................................................................ 371

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Figure 1. Updating the Master Configuration File on a Standby Card ............................................................................... 37

Figure 2. MissingLink and OAM Operating Mode.............................................................................................................. 51

Figure 3. Remote Peer Management - Example 1 ............................................................................................................ 56

Figure 4. Remote Peer Management - Example 2 ............................................................................................................ 57

Figure 5. Remote Module Status and Configuration Menu................................................................................................ 58

Figure 6. Remote Module Status and Configuration Window............................................................................................ 58

Figure 7. Downloading New AT-S73 Management Software to Remote AT-CM Line Cards............................................ 60

Figure 8. Loopback Test.................................................................................................................................................... 61

Figure 9. Dying Gasp Feature ........................................................................................................................................... 63

Figure 10. AT-CM2 Line Cards and First RPS Failure Signal ........................................................................................... 65

Figure 11. AT-CM3 Line Cards and First RPS Failure Signal ........................................................................................... 66

Figure 12. Connecting the Management Cable to the Management Card’s Console Port ................................................ 72

Figure 13. Main Menu........................................................................................................................................................ 73

Figure 14. URL Field in a Web Browser ............................................................................................................................ 76

Figure 15. Chassis View.................................................................................................................................................... 77

Figure 16. Save Command in the System Configuration Menu......................................................................................... 79

Figure 17. Save Command in the System Tab.................................................................................................................. 79

Figure 18. Configuration Pop-up Window.......................................................................................................................... 80

Figure 19. Save Command for a Local AT-CM Line Card - Menus ................................................................................... 81

Figure 20. Save Command for a Local AT-CM Line Card - Web Browser Windows......................................................... 81

Figure 21. All CM Line Cards Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 82

Figure 22. All CM Line Cards Pop-up Window .................................................................................................................. 82

Figure 23. Management Card Redundancy Menu....................................................................................

Figure 24. Management Card Redundancy Tab ............................................................................................................... 84

Figure 25. Module Status and Configuration Menu ........................................................................................................... 91

Figure 26. Viewing the OAM Client Status ........................................................................................................................ 97

Figure 27. Configuration Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 100

Figure 28. System Configuration Menu ........................................................................................................................... 100

Figure 29. System Parameters Configuration Menu........................................................................................................ 101

Figure 30. IP Parameters Menu....................................................................................................................................... 101

Figure 31. System Tab .................................................................................................................................................... 103

Figure 32. SNMPv1 & SNMPv2c Tab.............................................................................................................................. 107

Figure 33. Omega Options Menu .................................................................................................................................... 111

Figure 34. Web Server Configuration Menu .................................................................................................................... 114

Figure 35. System Clock Menu........................................................................................................................................ 115

Figure 36. Module Configuration Menu (Management Card) .......................................................................................... 120

Figure 37. General Tab ................................................................................................................................................... 121

Figure 38. Administration Menu....................................................................................................................................... 122

Figure 39. Event Log Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 122

Figure 40. Event Log ....................................................................................................................................................... 123

Figure 41. Event Log Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 129

Figure 42. Activity Monitor ............................................................................................................................................... 130

Figure 43. Syslog Tab ..................................................................................................................................................... 131

Figure 44. Port Configuration Menu for the 10/100Base-TX Port on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card ..................... 134

Figure 45. Port Configuration Menu for the 10/100Base-TX Port on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card ..................... 134

Figure 46. Port A Tab for the Management Card ............................................................................................................ 136

Figure 47. 10/100Base-TX Port on the Management Card ............................................................................................. 136

Figure 48. Temperature Threshold Configuration Menu.................................................................................................. 142

Figure 49. Management Card Redundancy Menu........................................................................................................... 144

Figure 50. Confirmation Prompt for Switch Over Management Cards ............................................................................ 144

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Figure 51. Management Card Redundancy Tab.............................................................................................................. 145

Figure 52. Terminal Configuration Menu ......................................................................................................................... 146

Figure 53. Terminal Data Rate Menu............................................................................................................................... 147

Figure 54. Diagnostics Menu ........................................................................................................................................... 148

Figure 55. Chassis Diagnostics Menu ............................................................................................................................. 148

Figure 56. Chassis Information Menu.............................................................................................................................. 149

Figure 57. Chassis Diagnostics Tab ................................................................................................................................ 151

Figure 58. Real-time IPC Message.................................................................................................................................. 153

Figure 59. Module Status and Configuration Menu ......................................................................................................... 158

Figure 60. Chassis View .................................................................................................................................................. 164

Figure 61. Menu View...................................................................................................................................................... 165

Figure 62. Display Current Configuration Window........................................................................................................... 166

Figure 63. Current Configuration Tab .............................................................................................................................. 168

Figure 64. Module Configuration Menu (Media Converter Line Card) ............................................................................. 169

Figure 65. Port Management Menu ................................................................................................................................. 170

Figure 66. Port Configuration Menu................................................................................................................................. 171

Figure 67. Port Configuration Window............................................................................................................................. 175

Figure 68. Operating Mode Configuration Menu for the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards........................................ 176

Figure 69. Operating Mode Configuration Menu for the AT-CM3 Line Cards.................................................................. 177

Figure 70. Configure Operating Mode via Management Card Menu ............................................................................... 177

Figure 71. Setting Window............................................................................................................................................... 179

Figure 72. Max Frame Size Config Menu for the AT-CM2K0S Line Card ....................................................................... 182

Figure 73. Line Card Configuration Menu........................................................................................................................ 183

Figure 74. Auto-copy Line Card Configuration Prompt .................................................................................................... 184

Figure 75. Auto-copy Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 185

Figure 76. Low Power Mode Configuration Prompt......................................................................................................... 186

Figure 77. All CM Line Card Configurations Menu .......................................................................................................... 188

Figure 78. CM301/CM302/CMCM3K0S LPM Menu ........................................................................................................ 188

Figure 79. Line Card Low Power Mode Information ...............................................................................

Figure 80. All CM Line Card Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 189

Figure 81. Display Default Configuration Window ........................................................................................................... 192

Figure 82. Default Configuration Tab............................................................................................................................... 193

Figure 83. Last Saved Configuration Tab ........................................................................................................................ 197

Figure 84. Local CM Line Card Diagnostics Menu .......................................................................................................... 199

Figure 85. General tab..................................................................................................................................................... 202

Figure 86. Line Card Module Software Image Version Window ...................................................................................... 208

Figure 87. Image Version Window................................................................................................................................... 209

Figure 88. Line Card Module Information ........................................................................................................................ 210

Figure 89. MAC Address & Serial Number Window ........................................................................................................ 212

Figure 90. SFP Information Window................................................................................................................................ 214

Figure 91. SFP Information Tab....................................................................................................................................... 216

Figure 92. Remote Module Status and Configuration Menu............................................................................................ 218

Figure 93. Remote Module Configuration Menu .............................................................................................................. 222

Figure 94. Remote Module Status & Configuration Tab .................................................................................................. 228

Figure 95. Remote Module Status & Configuration Page ................................................................................................ 229

Figure 96. Remote Line Card Module Software Image Version Window......................................................................... 235

Figure 97. Remote Image Version Page.......................................................................................................................... 236

Figure 98. Remote Line Card Module Information Window ............................................................................................. 238

Figure 99. UART Settings on the AT-CM70S Line Card.................................................................................................. 243

Figure 100. TDM Management Menu .............................................................................................................................. 244

Figure 101. UART Configuration Menu............................................................................................................................ 245

Figure 102. LIU Mode and Channel Select Menu............................................................................................................ 246

Figure 103. TDM Channel Configuration Menu 1 ............................................................................................................ 247

Figure 104. TDM Channel Configuration Menu 2 ............................................................................................................ 247

Figure 105. Local Console Menu on the AT-CM70S Line Card....................................................................................... 250

Figure 106. OAM Configurations Menu ........................................................................................................................... 254

Figure 107. OAM Configuration Submenu....................................................................................................................... 255

Figure 108. OAM Configuration Tab................................................................................................................................ 258

Figure 109. OAM Loopback Test Menu ........................................................................................................................... 259

Figure 110. Show Loopback Test Statistics Window ....................................................................................................... 261

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Figure 111. OAM Loopback Test Tab.............................................................................................................................. 262

Figure 112. OAM Test Statistics...................................................................................................................................... 263

Figure 113. Show Local OAM Information Window ......................................................................................................... 265

Figure 114. OAM Local Information Tab.......................................................................................................................... 270

Figure 115. Show Remote OAM Information Window ..................................................................................................... 271

Figure 116. Remote OAM Information Tab...................................................................................................................... 272

Figure 117. Show OAM Statistics Window ...................................................................................................................... 273

Figure 118. OAM Statistics Tab* ..................................................................................................................................... 274

Figure 119. Enter Branch Number Prompt ...................................................................................................................... 275

Figure 120. Enter Leaf Number Prompt........................................................................................................................... 276

Figure 121. OAM Variable Request Tab.......................................................................................................................... 276

Figure 122. MIB Tree....................................................................................................................................................... 282

Figure 123. SNMPv3 User Configuration Process .......................................................................................................... 284

Figure 124. SNMPv3 Message Notification Process ....................................................................................................... 285

Figure 125. Configure SNMPv3 User Table Menu .......................................................................................................... 290

Figure 126. SNMPv3 User Table Tab.............................................................................................................................. 291

Figure 127. Configure SNMPv3 View Table Menu.......................................................................................................... 293

Figure 128. SNMPv3 View Table Tab ............................................................................................................................. 294

Figure 129. Configure SNMPv3 Access Table Menu ...................................................................................................... 296

Figure 130. SNMPv3 Access Table Tab.......................................................................................................................... 297

Figure 131. Configure SNMPv3 Group Table Menu........................................................................................................ 300

Figure 132. SNMPv3 Group Table Tab ........................................................................................................................... 301

Figure 133. Configure SNMPv3 Notify Table Menu......................................................................................................... 303

Figure 134. SNMPv3 Notify Table Tab............................................................................................................................ 304

Figure 135. Configure SNMPv3 Target Address Table Menu ......................................................................................... 306

Figure 136. SNMPv3 Target Address Table Tab............................................................................................................. 307

Figure 137. Configure SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Menu.................................................................................... 310

Figure 138. SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Tab ....................................................................................................... 310

Figure 139. TFTP Image Download Configuration .......................................................................................................... 317

Figure 140. Image Download Menu................................................................................................................................. 321

Figure 141. Image Download via TFTP Menu................................................................................................................. 321

Figure 142. Image Download via XMODEM Menu.......................................................................................................... 326

Figure 143. TFTP File Upload Download Configuration Menu ......................................................................

Figure 144. Configuration File Upload/Download with TFTP........................................................................................... 332

Figure 145. Files Tab....................................................................................................................................................... 334

Figure 146. Rate Limit Input vs. Hardware Configured Values........................................................................................ 351

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Tables

Table 1. Converteon Chassis ............................................................................................................................................ 38

Table 2. AT-CM2 and AT-CM7 Media Converter Line Cards ............................................................................................ 40

Table 3. Features of the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards .............................................................. 41

Table 4. AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards ................................................................................................................. 42

Table 5. Features of the AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards ........................................................................................ 42

Table 6. AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards .................................................................................................................... 44

Table 7. Features of the AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards ........................................................................................... 45

Table 8. Versions of the AT-CM2 Line Cards that Support Dying Gasp ............................................................................ 64

Table 9. Versions of the Management Software that Support Dying Gasp ....................................................................... 64

Table 10. OAM Parameter Settings for the OAM-based Features .................................................................................... 69

Table 11. Menu Selection Options .................................................................................................................................... 74

Table 12. Omega Options Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 112

Table 13. Event Log Format ............................................................................................................................................ 123

Table 14. General Event Messages ................................................................................................................................ 124

Table 15. SFP Module Event Messages ......................................................................................................................... 127

Table 16. Module Configuration Menu for a Management Card ...................................................................................... 133

Table 17. Port Configuration Menu for the 10/100Base-TX Port on the Management Cards ......................................... 135

Table 18. Chassis Information Menu ............................................................................................................................... 149

Table 19. IPC Message ................................................................................................................................................... 153

Table 20. Module Status and Configuration Menu .......................................................................................................... 158

Table 21. Module Configuration Menu ............................................................................................................................. 170

Table 22. Port Configuration Menu .................................................................................................................................. 171

Table 23. Port Statistics for the AT-CM3 Line Cards ....................................................................................................... 203

Table 24. Port Statistics for AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards ................................................................................... 206

Table 25. Line Card Module Software Image Version Window ....................................................................................... 208

Table 26. Line Card Module Information Window ................................................................................

Table 27. Remote Module Status and Configuration Menu ............................................................................................. 219

Table 28. Line Card Module Software Image Version Window ....................................................................................... 236

Table 29. Remote Image Version Window ...................................................................................................................... 237

Table 30. Remote Line Card Module Information Window .............................................................................................. 239

Table 31. T1/E1 Port Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 248

Table 32. OAM Client Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 255

Table 33. Show Local OAM Information Window ............................................................................................................ 265

Table 34. SNMPv3 User Table Parameters .................................................................................................................... 291

Table 35. SNMPv3 View Table Parameters .................................................................................................................... 294

Table 36. SNMPv3 Access Table Parameters ................................................................................................................ 297

Table 37. SNMPv3 Group Table Parameters .................................................................................................................. 301

Table 38. SNMPv3 Notify Table Parameters ................................................................................................................... 304

Table 39. SNMPv3 Target Address Table Parameters ................................................................................................... 307

Table 40. SNMPv3 Target Parameters Table Parameters .............................................................................................. 311

Table 41. TFTP Image Download Configuration Menu ................................................................................................... 318

Table 42. Image Download via TFTP Menu .................................................................................................................... 322

Table 43. Image Download via XMODEM Menu ............................................................................................................. 326

Table 44. TFTP File Upload Download Configuration ..................................................................................................... 331

Table 45. Configuration File Upload/Download with TFTP Menu .................................................................................... 332

Table 46. Default Settings for the AT-CV5M02 Management Card and the AT-S99 Management Software ................. 338

Table 47. Default Settings for the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards and the AT-S73 Management Software .......... 340

Table 48. Default Settings for the AT-CM3 Line Cards and the AT-S102 Management Software .................................. 342

Table 49. Default Settings for the AT-CV Line Cards ...................................................................................................... 343

Table 50. Rate Limits Equivalents ................................................................................................................................... 352

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Preface

This is the management guide for the Converteon™ product line of media
converter line cards and management card. In this guide you’ll learn about
the features of the AT-CM and AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards and the
AT-CV5M02 Management Card, and how to monitor and configure the
devices from the menus and the web browser windows in the AT-S99
Management Software on the management card.

This preface contains the following sections:

 “Where to Find Web-based Guides” on page 16

 “Product Name Conventions” on page 17

 “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 18

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Where to Find Web-based Guides

The installation and user guides for all of the Allied Telesis products are
available for viewing in portable document format (PDF) from our web site
at www.alliedtelesis.com.

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Product Name Conventions

This manual uses the following product name conventions:

 AT-CM Line Cards: This name is used to refer to all of the line cards in

the AT-CM2 Line Card series and the AT-CM3 Line Card series.

 AT-CM2 Line Cards: This name is used to refer to all of the line cards

in the AT-CM2 Line Card series, such as the AT-CM201, AT-CM2K0S,
and AT-CM212A/1 Line Cards. For a complete list of the line cards,
refer to Table 1 on page 40.

 AT-CM3 Line Cards: This product name is used to refer to the three

line cards in the AT-CM3 Line Card series: the AT-CM301, AT-CM302,
and AT-CM3K0S Line Cards.

 AT-CV Line Cards: This product name is used to refer to all of the line

cards in the AT-CV Line Card series, such as the AT-CV101,
AT-CV102/2, and AT-CV1KSS Line Cards. The complete list of the
AT-CV Line Cards is provided in Table 5 on page 44.

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Preface

Contacting Allied Telesis

This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical
support and for sales and corporate information.

Online Support You can request technical support online from the Allied Telesis

Knowledge Base at www.alliedtelesis.com/support/kb.aspx. You can
submit questions to our technical support staff from the Knowledge Base
and review answers to previously asked questions.

Email and
Telephone

For Technical Support via email or telephone, refer to the Allied Telesis
web site at www.alliedtelesis.com. Select your country from the list on
the web site and then select the appropriate tab.

Support

Returning

Products

Sales and

Corporate

Products for return or repair must have Return Materials Authorization
(RMA) numbers. A product sent to Allied Telesis without an RMA number
will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense.

To obtain an RMA number, contact the Allied Telesis Technical Support
group at www.alliedtelesis.com/support/rma.aspx.

You can contact Allied Telesis for sales or corporate information at our
web site at www.alliedtelesis.com.

Information

Warranty The Converteon products listed here have a Lifetime Warranty (Two Years

Fan and PSU):

 AT-CM Media Converter Line Cards

 AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards

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 AT-CV1000 One-slot Chassis

 AT-CV1200 Two-slot Chassis

 AT-CV1203 Two-slot Chassis

These Converteon products have a Five Year Warranty:

 AT-CV5M01 Management Card

 AT-CV5M02 Management Card

This Converteon product has a Lifetime Warranty (Five Years Fan and
PSU):

 AT-CV5000 Eighteen-slot Chassis

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Go to www.alliedtelesis.com/warranty for the terms and conditions of
the warranty and for warranty registration.

Management

Software Updates

New releases of the management software for our managed products are
available from the following Internet sites:

 Allied Telesis web site: www.alliedtelesis.com

 Allied Telesis FTP server: ftp://ftp.alliedtelesis.com

If the FTP server prompts you to log on, enter “anonymous” as the user
name and your email address as the password.

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Chapter 1

AT-CV5M02 Management Card

The sections in this chapter are:

 “Features” on page 22

 “AT-S99 Management Software” on page 23

 “Console Port” on page 23

 “10/100Base-TX Port” on page 23

 “IP Address Configuration” on page 23

 “Event Log” on page 24

 “Activity Monitor” on page 24

 “Syslog Client” on page 24

 “Network Time Protocol Client” on page 24

 “Manager and Operator Accounts” on page 25

 “Management Access” on page 26

 “Active and Standby Management Cards” on page 28

 “Accessing Your Network” on page 31

 “Configuration Files” on page 32

 “Converteon Chassis” on page 38

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Features

Here are the features of the AT-CV5M02 Management Card:

 Local (out-of-band) management through the RS-232 Console port.

 Remote (in-band) management using the card’s Telnet server from

 Remote (in-band) management using a web browser.

 Remote (in-band) management using SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, and

 Easy-to-use menus and web browser windows.

 Event log for viewing operational messages about the line cards.

 Activity monitor for viewing the event messages in real-time.

 Syslog client for storing the event messages on a syslog server on

clients on your network.

SNMPv3.

your network.

 Network Time Protocol (NTP) client for setting the card’s date and time

from an NTP server on your network or the Internet.

 Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) client for assigning the

management card’s IP address configuration from a BOOTP or DHCP
server on your network.

 Redundant management cards in the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

 Manual or automatic restoration of previous configurations to the local

or remote AT-CM Line Cards.

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AT-S99 Management Software

The AT-CV5M02 Management Card uses the AT-S99 Management
Software. This program comes pre-installed on the card with default
values for all of the operating parameters. New versions of the software
can be downloaded onto the card using XMODEM or Trivial File Transfer
Protocol (TFTP), as explained in Chapter 11, ”Uploading and Downloading
Files” on page 315.

Console Port

The management card has an RS-232 Console port for local management
of a Converteon chassis with a terminal or a personal computer and a
terminal emulator program. The initial management session of the
management card has to be a local session. For instructions, refer to
“Starting a Local Management Session” on page 72.

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10/100Base-TX Port

The management card has a standard 10/100Base-TX port for
communicating with your network. This port has to be connected to a
network device, such as a Fast Ethernet switch, if the management card
will be performing any of these management functions:

 Supporting remote Telnet, web browser, or SNMP management

 Sending event messages to a syslog server

 Setting the date and time from a Network Time Protocol server

 Sending SNMP traps to trap receivers

 Uploading or downloading files to a TFTP server

 Pinging remote devices

IP Address Configuration

The management card must have an IP address configuration to perform
the functions listed in “10/100Base-TX Port.” The configuration consists of
an IP address, a subnet mask, and possibly a default gateway address.
The management card can have only one IP address configuration. The
configuration can be assigned manually or supplied by a DHCP or BOOTP
server on your network. For instructions, refer to “Assigning an IP Address
Configuration” on page 100.

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Event Log

The management card has a log for recording operational events, like the
removal of line cards from the chassis or the loss of links on the ports on
the media converter cards. The events are composed of descriptions of
the events and the dates and times of when they occurred. If your network
encounters a problem, you may be able to more readily identify its cause
by reviewing the history of the events in the log. For more information,
refer to “Viewing the Event Log” on page 122.

Activity Monitor

The activity monitor displays the same event messages stored in the
event log, but in real-time. When you open the activity monitor you can
watch the event messages as they occur. For more information, refer to
“Viewing the Activity Monitor” on page 130.

Syslog Client

The management card has a syslog client for sending the event messages
to a syslog server on your network. For instructions, refer to “Configuring
the Syslog Client” on page 131.

Network Time Protocol Client

The management card has a Network Time Protocol (NTP) client for
setting its date and time from an NTP server on your network or the
Internet. The card adds the date and time to the event messages stored in
the event log and to the SNMP traps sent to SNMP trap receivers.
Although the date and time can be set manually, the NTP client is the
recommended method for setting this information because the card
cannot maintain the date and time when it is reset or when the chassis is
powered off. For instructions, refer to “Configuring the Network Time
Protocol Client” on page 117.

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Manager and Operator Accounts

The management software has two accounts. There is a manager account
for viewing and configuring the parameter settings and an operator
account for just viewing the settings. The manager account has the
username “manager” and the default password “friend”, and the operator
account has the username “operator” and the default password “operator”.
The usernames and passwords are case sensitive. For the instructions on
changing the passwords, refer to “Configuring the Management Security”
on page 111.

To change to a different account after you’ve started a management
session, you have to log out from your current session and log in again.
For example, if you log on using the operator account and afterwards want
to configure the parameter settings of the line cards, you have to log out of
the operator account and log in again with the manager account.

Note

The management card can support up to one manager session and
ten operator sessions at the same time.

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Management Access

There are four ways to manage the Converteon product:

 Local management

 Remote Telnet management

 Remote web browser management

 Remote SNMP management

Local

Management

Remote Telnet

Management

Remote Web

Browser

Management

The AT-CV5M02 Management Card has an RS-232 Console port for local
(out-of-band) management. This type of management, which has to be
performed at the chassis, hence the term “local,” is accomplished with the
management cable that ships with the card and a terminal or a PC with a
terminal emulator program. The management card does not need an IP
address for local management. Your initial management session of a
management card has to be a local session. For instructions, refer to
“Starting a Local Management Session” on page 72.

The management card has a Telnet server for remote management from
Telnet clients on your network. Because this type of management is
performed over the network, you may find it more convenient than local
management, which has to be performed in the wiring closet where the
chassis is located. Remote Telnet management, also referred to as in­band management, uses the same menus as local management and
supports all of the same management capabilities. The requirements for
remote Telnet managed are detailed in “Accessing Your Network” on
page 31. For further instructions, refer to “Starting a Telnet Management
Session” on page 75.

The AT-CV5M02 Management Card can also be managed from a web
browser on a network workstation. This is an alternative to the menus and
it supports nearly all of the same management functions. The
requirements for remote web browser management are detailed in
“Accessing Your Network” on page 31. To start this type of management
session, refer to “Starting a Web Browser Management Session” on
page 76.

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Note

The web browser windows are supported on the AT-CV5000
Chassis, but not on the AT-CV1200 or AT-CV1203 Chassis.

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SNMP

Management

The management card can be managed with a Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) program, like HP Openview. This type of
management requires a familiarity with Management Information Bases
(MIBs). To manage the product with SNMP, you have to load and compile
the ATCV5000.mib file, found on the Allied Telesis web site, into your
SNMP program.

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Active and Standby Management Cards

The AT-CV5000 Chassis can have two AT-CV5M02 Management Cards.
The second card functions as a backup card should the primary
management card fail or have to be removed from the chassis.

When the AT-CV5000 Chassis has two management cards, one of the
cards functions as the active card. The other is placed in a standby mode.
Your local and remote management sessions have to be performed
through the active card. You can discern the states of the cards by
examining their RDY LEDs. On the active card this LED will be on; it will
be off on the standby card.

The management cards automatically determine their active and standby
states when the chassis is powered on. Their states are based on their
chassis slot numbers. The management card in the lower numbered slot
acts as the active card and the card in the higher numbered slot functions
as the standby card. For example, if two management cards are installed
in slots 3 and 5 of the chassis, the card in slot 3 becomes the active card
and the card in slot 5 is the standby card.

The standby card continuously monitors the state of the active card over
the backplane inside the AT-CV5000 Chassis. If the active card fails, is
reset or is removed from the chassis, the standby card automatically
transitions to the active state, usually within twenty seconds.

If a second management card is installed while the chassis is powered on,
the new management card is placed in the standby mode, even if it
occupies a lower numbered slot than the active management card.
However, if the chassis is later power cycled or the active card is reset, the
management card in the lower numbered slot becomes the active card.

The management software has an option to force the two management
cards to change states. You might choose to use this option if the active
card is experiencing difficulties and you want to use the standby card to
perform your management tasks. The switchover, however, is not
permanent. The active and standby states are again determined
according to their slot numbers the next time the chassis is power cycled.
For instructions, refer to “Activating a Standby AT-CV5M02 Management
Card” on page 144.

The requirements and guidelines for redundant AT-CV5M02 Management
Cards are:

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 There can be only one standby management card in the AT-CV5000

Chassis.

 You can install the active and standby management cards in any of the

slots in the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

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 All of your local and remote management sessions have to be

conducted through the active management card

 The RDY LED on the active card will be on. This LED on the standby

card will be off.

 The standby management card automatically transitions to the active

state in about 20 seconds if the active card fails or is removed from the
chassis or reset.

 The network operations of the media converter line cards in the

chassis are not affected when the management cards change states.

 If the standby card transitions to the active state, it uses the same IP

address configuration as the previously active card, because the
standby card and the active card have the same configuration files. For
further information, refer to the “Configuration Files” on page 32.

 The receiver on the 10/100Base-TX port is blocked on the standby

card to prevent the card from communicating with your network and to
prevent an IP address conflict with the active card. However, the
standby card automatically activates the port if it becomes the active
card.

 Even though the 10/100Base-TX port on the standby card is disabled,

you should connect it to your network so that those management
functions that rely on the card’s access to network will be immediately
available in the event the card becomes the active card.

 The Console port is also blocked on the standby card to prevent you

from using the card to manage the chassis. However, by connecting a
terminal to the port you can view the status messages between the
standby card and the active card that are sent over the backplane in
the chassis.

 The active management card automatically updates the configuration

file on the standby card so that the standby card has the same
configuration settings in the event it becomes the active card. For
information, refer to “Configuration Files” on page 32.

Note

When installing a second management card into an existing chassis,
you should install it while the chassis is powered on. If the chassis is
powered off, you should install it in a higher numbered slot than the
existing card. If you install a second management card into a lower
numbered slot than the existing card while the chassis is powered
off, the master configuration file of the new card, which will become
the active card, will overwrite the configuration file on the existing
card when you power on the chassis. If the auto-copy settings in the
new master configuration file is enabled for the chassis slots, the
configuration settings of the line cards may change. For further
information, refer to “Configuration Files” on page 32.

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You can monitor the communications between the active management
card and the standby card over the chassis’ backplane by connecting a
personal computer with a terminal emulator program to the Console port
on the standby card. There are Update, Copy, and Heartbeat messages.
Update and Copy messages are sent by the active management card
when updating the master configuration file on the standby card.
Heartbeat messages are generated periodically by the standby card to
check the status of the active card.

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Accessing Your Network

The management card must have access to your network to perform the
functions listed here:

 Supporting remote Telnet, web browser, or SNMP management

 Sending event messages to a syslog server

 Setting the date and time from a Network Time Protocol server

 Sending SNMP traps to trap receivers.

 Uploading or downloading files to a TFTP server.

 Pinging remote devices

Here are the requirements:

 The management card must have an IP address configuration. You

can assign it manually or it can be supplied by a BOOTP or DHCP
server on your network. For instructions, refer to “Assigning an IP
Address Configuration” on page 100.

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 The card’s 10/100Base-TX port has to be connected to a device on

your network, such as an Ethernet switch. The management card
communicates with your network through that port.

 If the chassis has two management cards, the 10/100Base-TX port on

the standby card should also be connected to your network so that in
the event the card becomes the active card, it, too, will be able to
support those management functions that require network access.

 The management card should reside on the same subnet as the

remote devices (i.e., Telnet client, syslog server, or SNMP trap
receivers) or have access to their subnet through routers or other
Layer 3 routing devices.

 If the management card and the remote devices reside on different

subnets, the card’s IP address configuration should include a default
gateway address that specifies the IP address of the router interface of
the first hop to reaching the remote devices.

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Configuration Files

The management card and the media converter line cards store their
parameter settings in a series of configuration files. These files enable the
cards to retain their settings even when they are removed from the chassis
or when the chassis is powered off.

AT-CM Line

Cards

AT-CV Line

Cards

AT-CV5M02
Management

Card

The parameter settings of the AT-CM Line Cards are stored in the
configuration files in the flash memory on the cards. The files contain the
operating modes, the port settings, the ingress and egress filters, and the
OAM client settings of the line cards.

The cards automatically update their configuration files when you change
a parameter setting. There is no “Save” command needed to perform this
operation. For example, if you adjust the OAM settings on a line card, the
card automatically updates its configuration file so that it retains the new
settings even if you immediately afterwards remove the card and install it
in another slot or chassis.

The configuration files on the AT-CV Line Cards operate the same as the
files on the AT-CM Line Cards. These line cards, however, have only one
adjustable parameter, the operating mode. So their configuration files
contain just that one parameter. These configuration files are also
automatically updated whenever you change the operating modes of
these line cards through the AT-CV5M02 Management Card.

The AT-CV5M02 Management Card has four configuration files. Two of
the files are referred to as the master configuration files and the other two
as the SNMPv3 configuration files. Most of the following sections discuss
the master configuration files. To learn about the SNMPv3 configuration
files, refer to “SNMPv3 Configuration Files” on page 37.

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The master configuration files contain most of the settings of the
management card itself. For example, stored in these files are the card’s
IP address, the syslog server address, and the settings of its 10/100Base­TX port.

The master configuration files also contain the settings of all of the
AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and AT-CM70S Line Cards in the chassis. This
includes their operating modes, their port settings, and the OAM settings.
The reason the configurations of the line cards are stored here as well as
on the cards themselves is so that you can restore them to the cards,
should that be necessary, such as if you replace a card.

The two master configuration files differ in where they are stored and how
they are updated. One of the master configuration files is stored in DRAM.
The management card updates this file automatically when you change a
parameter on the management card or on a line card. It does this by

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constantly polling the line cards over the backplane in the chassis for their
current parameter settings. However, this file is temporary. It is discarded
whenever the chassis is powered off or the management card is reset or
removed from the chassis.

The second master configuration file on the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card is stored in flash memory and retained even when the chassis is
powered off. However, this master configuration file is not updated
automatically. Instead, you have to instruct the management card to do it
by issuing one of the save commands. When you enter a save command,
the management card copies the master configuration file in DRAM to
flash memory for permanent storage. For information on the save
commands, refer to “Saving Your Configuration Changes” on page 78.

Here are the steps that the management card and the line cards perform
when one of their parameter settings is changed.

1. When you enter a new setting on a line card, the management card
sends the change to the designated card over the backplane of the
chassis.

Restoring

Configurations to

the AT-CM Line

Cards

2. The line card implements the change and updates its configuration file
in flash memory so that it retains the change even if you remove the
line card or power off the chassis.

3. The management card automatically updates its master configuration
file in DRAM the next time it polls the line card, which it does every few
seconds.

4. The next time you issue a save command the management card
copies the master configuration file from DRAM to flash memory.

Note

Unless stated otherwise, all future references to the master
configuration file in this guide refer to the permanent file in flash
memory on the management card.

As just explained, the parameter settings of the AT-CM Line Cards are
stored in two locations— the configuration files on the line cards
themselves and the master configuration file on the management card.
The purpose of this redundancy is to make it easier for you to replace the
line cards. In the event you need to replace a line card, you can assign the
new card the same configuration as its predecessor by restoring to the
new card the previous configuration from the master configuration file on
the management card. This relieves you from having to manually
configure new line cards.

With the AT-CM3 Line Cards you can restore previous configurations
either automatically or manually. The former is referred to as auto-copy.

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This is set on a per-slot basis. A line card in a slot where auto-copy is
enabled always obtains its parameter settings from the master
configuration file on the management card. Thus, a replacement AT-CM3
Line Card is automatically assigned the same settings as its predecessor.

You can also restore previous configurations manually to the AT-CM3 Line
Cards. You may find this valuable if you replace a line card in a slot where
auto-copy is disabled. After installing the new line card, you can instruct
the management card to send the previous configuration to the card.

You can also restore previous configurations to the AT-CM2 Line Cards
using auto-copy, just as you can with the AT-CM3 Line Card. When one of
these line cards is installed in a chassis slot where the auto-copy feature is
enabled, it receives its configuration from the management card whenever
it is reset or powered on.

However, you cannot manually restore configurations to the AT-CM2 Line
Cards. They do not support that feature. So if you install a replacement
AT-CM2 Line Card in a slot where auto-copy is disabled and you want the
new card to have the same configuration as the previous card, you have to
manually configure it.

When the management card restores a configuration to a line card, it
takes the configuration not from the master file in DRAM, but from the file
in flash memory. So keeping that file up-to-date is important. Otherwise,
the line cards could receive incomplete or out-of-date configurations. The
best way to do that is to always remember to save your changes
whenever you configure the line cards, as explained in “Saving Your
Configuration Changes” on page 78.

The configuration of a line card in the master configuration file includes the
active or inactive state of a card’s DIP switches. These switches are an
alternative method for setting the operating mode of a line card. As such,
when a line card receives a new configuration from the management card,
the card’s method for setting its operating mode along with the operating
mode itself may change. For example, if you have a line card whose DIP
switches are active and you restore to it a previous configuration where
the operating mode is controlled by the management software, the card’s
DIP switches will be deactivated and its operating mode will be
determined by the management software.

Here is an overview of the configuration process that occurs when an
AT-CM2 or AT-CM3 Line Card is installed in an active chassis or when a
chassis is powered on:

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1. The line card initializes its management software, a process that takes
approximately one minute to complete. During this process the line
card uses the default values for its parameter settings to forward
network traffic through its ports.

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2. After the line card initializes its software, it queries for a management
card over the backplane of the chassis.

3. If the chassis does not have a management card, the line card
configures its operating parameters using the settings in its
configuration file in flash memory.

4. If the chassis has a management card, the following occurs:

a. The management card examines its master configuration file in

flash memory for the auto-copy setting for the line card’s slot.

b. If the auto-copy feature for the slot is enabled, the management

card copies the settings of the line card for that slot from its master
configuration file in flash memory and sends them to the line card
over the backplane. When the line card receives the settings, it
examines them to determine whether or not they are from the
same line card model. If they are, it implements the settings. If they
are not, it discards the settings and instead uses the settings in its
own configuration file in flash memory to configure its parameters.

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Cards and

Remote Peer

Management

c. If auto-copy for the slot is disabled, the line card uses the settings

in its own configuration file in flash memory to configure its
operating parameters.

The settings for the auto-copy parameters for the slots in a chassis are
stored in the master configuration file on the management card. They are
not stored in the configuration files on the line cards. Consequently, the
line cards do not carry this setting with them when they are moved to
different slots or different chassis.

The discussions so far have concerned the configuration files found on the
local AT-CM Line Cards. These are the line cards that reside in the same
chassis as the management card. But most of this information also
happens to apply to remote AT-CM Line Cards. These are line cards that
are managed through the remote peer management feature. This feature,
which is explained in “Remote Peer Management” on page 56, lets you
manage remote line cards through their local AT-CM Line Card
counterparts.

When the management card polls a local line card for its parameter
settings, it checks to see if the local line card has a remote peer
connection to a remote line card. If there is a remote peer connection, the
management card also polls the remote line card for its configuration, as
well, and stores the configuration in its master configuration file. This
makes it possible for you to restore the configurations to the remote line
cards just as you can to the local line cards. For instance, if you install a
new line card in a remote chassis, you can download the last saved
configuration to the line card from the management card to give the new
card the same configuration as the previous card in the remote chassis.

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Here are two items of importance to restoring configurations to remote
AT-CM Line Cards:

 There is no auto-copy for remote line cards. To restore a previous

 You have to configure a remote line card for remote peer management

configuration to a remote line card, you have to do it manually. The
instructions can be found in “Restoring the Last Saved Configuration”
on page 226.

before you can remotely restore a previous configuration. For
instructions, refer to “Configuring the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and
AT-CM70S Line Cards for the OAM-based Features” on page 90.

Active and

Standby

Management

Cards

When there are two management cards in the AT-CV5000 Chassis, the
active card automatically copies its master configuration file over the
backplane to the standby card in response to specific events. In this
manner, the active and standby cards always have the same master
configuration file. Thus, if the active card is removed from the chassis or
fails, the standby card, after completing the transition to the active state,
will operate with the same master configuration file.

Here are the events that cause an active management card to copy its
master configuration file to a standby card:

 When you issue one of the save commands, the active card updates

its master configuration file in flash memory and then transmits the
changes to the standby card.

 When the AT-CV5000 Chassis is powered on, the two management

cards initialize their AT-S99 Management Software programs and
afterwards share their slot numbers to ascertain which is the active
card. The card in the lowered numbered slot than transitions to the
active state and automatically transmits its master configuration file to
the standby card.

 If you install a second management card in an operating chassis, the

active management card waits for the new card to initialize its
management software and enter the standby state. Afterwards, it
transmits its master configuration file to the new card.

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If you install a second management card during a local management
session, you’ll be able to watch the process as status messages similar to
those in Figure 1 are displayed on your screen.

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Active Management Card (AT-CV5M02) founded in Slot [ 2]
Standby Management Card (AT-CV5M02) founded in Slot [ 5]
===========================================================

-> Waiting for Standby to be Ready ... Please Wait ....... Not Ready

-> Waiting for Standby to be Ready ... Please Wait ....... Not Ready

-> Waiting for Standby to be Ready ... Please Wait ....... Ready

<- Copy Configuration to Standby .... Please Wait ..078.. Succeeded

Figure 1. Updating the Master Configuration File on a Standby Card

(The incrementing number at the bottom of the screen is the ID number of
the parameter setting the active card is transmitting to the standby card.
All parameter settings have unique ID numbers. The number can be
ignored.)

After the management card has sent the entire master configuration file, it
displays “Succeeded.” To resume managing the chassis, press any key.

SNMPv3

Configuration

Files

The status messages are somewhat different if you install a second
management card while viewing the Module Configuration and Status
menu or the Remote Module Configuration and Status menu; but their
meanings are the same.

If you plan to manage the chassis with SNMPv3, you should know that the
settings to the SNMPv3 tables are not stored in the master configuration
file, but rather in an auxiliary file called the SNMPv3 configuration file. Just
like the master configuration files, there are two of them, one in DRAM,
which is updated automatically by the management card whenever you
change a value in the SNMPv3 tables, and the other in flash memory,
which is updated in response to the save command.

The management software does not have different save commands for
updating the master configuration file and the SNMPv3 configuration file to
flash memory for permanent storage. Instead, the same command, Save
System Configuration, stores both files. When you enter that command,
the management card stores both files, the master configuration file and
the SNMPv3 configuration file, from DRAM to flash memory. For more
information about this command, refer to “Saving the Configuration of the
AT-CV5M02 Management Card” on page 78.

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Converteon Chassis

Table 1 lists the four chassis in the Converteon product line.

Table 1: Converteon Chassis

Chassis

AT-CV1000 1 No No

AT-CV1200 2 Yes No

AT-CV1203 2 Yes No

AT-CV5000 18 Yes Yes

The AT-CV1200 Chassis and AT-CV1203 Chassis are physically identical.
The only difference between them is that the AT-CV1203 Chassis
supports the OAM-based dying gasp feature, which is explained in “Dying
Gasp and First RPS Failure Signals” on page 62.

The AT-CM and the AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards can be installed
in any of the chassis. The only exception is the double-slot AT-CM70S
Line Card, which is not supported in the AT-CV1000 Chassis.

Number of

Slots

Supports

Redundant

Power Supply

Supports

Redundant

Management

Card

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The sections in this chapter are:

 “AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards” on page 40

 “AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards” on page 42

 “AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards” on page 44

 “Management Software” on page 46

 “Maximum Frame Sizes” on page 46

 “Low Power Mode” on page 46

 “Packet Rate Limiting” on page 47

 “Operating Modes” on page 48

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AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards

Table 1 lists the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Converteon Line Cards.

Table 1: AT-CM2 and AT-CM7 Media Converter Line Cards

Model Type Port/Slot Connector Cable

AT-CM201 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CM202 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CM202/1 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CM202/2 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CM2K0S Gigabit Ethernet

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

1

SFP

slot for
1000Base-X
transceiver

Duplex ST 50/125 or

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 50/125 or

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 9/125 micron

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 9/125 micron

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Varies by SFP
transceiver

Maximum

Distance

2 kilometers (1.24

62.5/125 micron
multi-mode

62.5/125 micron
multi-mode

single-mode

single-mode

- Varies by SFP

miles)

(328 feet)

2 kilometers (1.24
miles)

(328 feet)

15 kilometers (9.4
miles)

(328 feet)

40 kilometers
(24.8 miles)

(328 feet)

transceiver

AT-CM212A/1
AT-CM212B/1

AT-CM70S Fast Ethernet and

1. SFP transceiver sold separately.

2. Four T1/E1 ports.

Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

T1/E1

40

10/100/1000Base­T twisted pair

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

1

SFP

slot for
100Base-FX
transceiver

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

2

T1/E1

RS-232 Console Mini-DIN RS-232 Serial n/a

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

(328 feet)

Simplex SC 9/125 micron

single-mode

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Varies by SFP
transceiver

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

RJ-48 Twisted-pair n/a

- Varies by SFP

15 kilometers (9.4
miles)

(328 feet)

transceiver

(328 feet)

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Note

The maximum operating distances of the fiber optic ports assume
full-duplex operation. The distances will be significantly less for half­duplex mode.

Table 2 lists the features of the line cards.

Table 2: Features of the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Media Converter Line Cards

Twisted Pair Port

Operating Modes

Operations, Administration, and Maintenance
(OAM)

 IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

 Half- or full-duplex mode

 Auto-MDI/MDI-X

 RJ-45 connector

 Back pressure in half-duplex mode

 IEEE 802.3x flow control in full-duplex mode

 Link Test

 MissingLink

 Smart MissingLink

 OAM Visible

 OAM Bypass

 Loopback test

 Remote Converteon line card management

 Remote management software downloads

 Dying gasp

 Variable requests

™

1

1

2

1

1

Other Features

 Standard Ethernet frames up to 1522 bytes

 Ingress and egress packet rate limiting

 LEDs for unit and port status

 Cyclical redundancy check

 Suitable for managed and unmanaged

network environments

 Management available with the AT-CV5M02

Management Card

 AT-S73 Management Software

1. Requires the AT-CV5M02 Management Card.

2. Require one AT-CV5M02 Management Card in the upstream AT-CV5000 Chassis.

3. The maximum frame size of the AT-CM2K0S Line Card is 1632 bytes.

3

1

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AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards

Table 3 lists the AT-CM3 Line Cards.

Table 3. AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards

Model Type Port/Slot Connector Cable

AT-CM301 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CM302 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CM3K0S Fast or Gigabit

Ethernet

1. SFP transceiver sold separately.

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

optic

10/100Base-TX
twisted pair

1

SFP

slot for a
100Base-FX or a
1000Base-X
transceiver

10/100/1000Base­T twisted pair

Duplex ST 50/125 or

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 50/125 or

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Varies by SFP
transceiver

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Table 4 lists the common features.

Table 4: Features of the AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards

Maximum

Distance

2 kilometers (1.24

62.5/125 micron
multi-mode

62.5/125 micron
multi-mode

- Varies by SFP

miles)

(328 feet)

2 kilometers (1.24
miles)

(328 feet)

transceiver

(328 feet)

Twisted Pair Port

SFP Slot - AT-CM3K0S Line Card

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 IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

 Half- or full-duplex mode

 Auto-MDI/MDI-X

 RJ-45 connector

 IEEE 802.3x flow control in full-duplex mode

at 10 or 100 Mbps

 Supports 100Base-FX and 1000Base-X SFP

modules (SFP module purchased
separately.)

Table 4: Features of the AT-CM3 Media Converter Line Cards

Operating Modes  Link Test

 MissingLink

 Smart MissingLink

 Link Test and OAM Visible

 MissingLink and OAM Visible

 Smart MissingLink and OAM Visible

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OAM

 Loopback test

 Remote Converteon line card management

 Remote management software downloads

 Dying gasp

 Variable requests

1

2

1

Other Features  Jumbo frames up to 10,240 bytes

 Ingress and egress packet rate limiting

 LEDs for unit and port status

 Low power mode

 Cyclical redundancy check

 Suitable for managed and unmanaged

network environments

 Management available with the AT-CV5M02

Management Card

 AT-S102 Management Software

1. Requires the AT-CV5M02 Management Card.

2. Requires one AT-CV5M02 Management Card in the upstream AT-CV5000 Chassis.

1

1

1

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AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards

Table 5 lists the line cards in the AT-CV Series.

Table 5. AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards

Model Type Port/Slot Connector Cable

AT-CV101 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

optic

100Base-TX
twisted pair

AT-CV102 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

optic

100Base-TX
twisted pair

AT-CV102/1 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

optic

100Base-TX
twisted pair

AT-CV102/2 Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX fiber

AT-CV1KSS Gigabit Ethernet

optic

100Base-TX
twisted pair

2

SFP

slot for a
1000Base-X
twisted pair or fiber
optic transceiver

1

SFP

slot for a
1000Base-X
twisted pair or fiber
optic transceiver

Duplex ST 50/125 or

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 50/125 or

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 9/125 micron

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Duplex SC 9/125 micron

RJ-45 Twisted-pair 100 meters

Varies by SFP
transceiver

Varies by SFP
transceiver

Maximum

Distance

2 kilometers (1.24

62.5/125 micron
multi-mode

62.5/125 micron
multi-Mode

single-mode

single-mode

- Varies by SFP

- Varies by SFP

miles)

(328 feet)

2 kilometers (1.24
miles)

(328 feet)

40 kilometers
(24.8 miles)

(328 feet)

15 kilometers (9.4
miles)

(328 feet)

transceiver

transceiver

1

1. The maximum operating distances of the fiber optic ports assume full-duplex operation. The distances will be
significantly less for half-duplex mode.

2. SFP transceivers sold separately.

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The features of the cards are listed in Table 6.

Table 6: Features of the AT-CV Media Converter Line Cards

100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port

Operating Modes

Other Features

 IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation

 Half- or full-duplex mode

 Auto-MDI/MDI-X

 RJ-45 connector

 Back pressure in half-duplex mode

 IEEE 802.3x flow control in full-duplex mode

 Link Test

 MissingLink

 Smart MissingLink

 Jumbo Ethernet frames up to 9000 bytes

 LEDs for unit and port status

 Cyclical redundancy check

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Management Software

The line cards use the following management programs:

 AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards: AT-S73 Management Software

 AT-CM3 Line Cards: AT-S102 Management Software

The devices come with the programs preinstalled. The default settings for
the parameters can be found in Appendix A, “Default Settings for the
Management Card and the Line Cards” on page 337.

Allied Telesis may periodically make available on our web site new
versions of the management programs. Installing the new programs
requires the AT-CV5M02 Management Card. For instructions, refer to
Chapter 11, ”Uploading and Downloading Files” on page 315.

The AT-CV Line Cards do not have management software

Maximum Frame Sizes

The line cards have the following maximum frame sizes:

 AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards: 1522 bytes

 AT-CM3 Line Cards: 10240 bytes

 AT-CV Line Cards: 9000 bytes

With one exception, the maximum frame sizes are not adjustable on the
line cards. The sole exception is the maximum frame size for the
AT-CM2K0S Line Card, which can be increased to 1632 bytes. For
instructions, refer to “Configuring the Maximum Frame Size on the
AT-CM2K0S Line Card” on page 182.

Low Power Mode

The AT-CM3 Line Cards have a low power mode that lets you conserve
power by turning off the LEDs when you are not monitoring them. The
feature can be controlled either through the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card or with the recessed ECO Friendly button on the front panels of the
line cards.

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Activating or deactivating the low power mode does not interfere with the
network operations of the cards. Additionally, this mode does not control
the RDY LEDs on the line cards.

The low power mode is not available on the AT-CM2, AT-CM70S and
AT-CV Line Cards.

Packet Rate Limiting

You can set packet rate limits on the network traffic on the ports of the
AT-CM2, AT-CM3 and AT-CM70S Line Cards. You might use this feature
to deal with traffic bottlenecks in a network. They can be set on both ports
and for either the ingress or egress traffic. For instructions, refer to
“Configuring the Port Parameters on the AT-CM Line Cards” on page 169.
Setting this feature requires the AT-CV5M02 Management Card.

The AT-CV Line Cards do not support packet rate limits.

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Operating Modes

The operating modes of the line cards are used to determine the states of
the links on their ports, to troubleshoot link problems and, in the case of
the AT-CM2, AT-CM70S and AT-CM3 Line Cards, to implement the OAM­based features.

The AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards support these operating modes:

 Link Test mode

 MissingLink mode

 Smart MissingLink mode

 OAM visible mode

 OAM bypass mode

The AT-CM3 Line Cards support these operating modes:

 Link Test mode

 MissingLink mode

 Smart MissingLink mode

 Link Test and OAM Visible mode

 MissingLink and OAM Visible mode

 Smart MissingLink and OAM Visible mode

The AT-CV Line Cards support these operating modes:

 Link Test mode

 MissingLink mode

 Smart MissingLink mode

The AT-CV Line Cards do not have an OAM operating mode and do not
support the OAM-based features.

The operating modes are discussed in the following sections:

 “Link Test Mode,” next

 “Link Test and OAM Visible Mode” on page 49

 “MissingLink Mode” on page 49

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 “MissingLink and OAM Visible Mode” on page 51

 “Smart MissingLink Mode” on page 52

 “Smart MissingLink and OAM Visible OAM” on page 53

 “OAM Visible Mode” on page 53

 “OAM Bypass Mode” on page 53

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Link Test Mode This operating mode is supported on all of the Converteon media

converter line cards.

Contrary to its name, this operating mode is not a diagnostic utility
program. Rather, it simply displays on the Link LEDs on a line card the
states of the links on the ports. That is, a port’s Link LED will be on and a
port’s status in the management software will be online when the port has
a link to a network device. Conversely, a port’s Link LED will be off and its
status in the management software will be offline when it does not have a
link to a network device.

This operating mode is typically used when the ports on a card are
connected to network devices that are unable to take advantage of the
features of the MissingLink mode. You might also use this mode instead of
an OAM mode if the device connected to the fiber optic port is not OAM­compatible, meaning that you cannot implement the OAM features. This
mode is also particularly useful when you want to use the Link LEDs or the
management software to troubleshoot a network problem, or after the
installation of a line card to verify the links on the ports.

Link Test and

OAM Visible

Mode

MissingLink

Mode

As with all of the operating modes, this mode does not interfere with the
forwarding of traffic by a media converter line card during normal network
operations.

The AT-CM3 Line Cards have two versions of the Link Test operating
mode, one with and another without support for the OAM-based features.
To use the Link Test mode together with the OAM-based features on the
fiber optic port, set the card to this operating mode. Or, to use the Link
Test mode without the OAM-based features, set the line card to just the
Link Test mode.

This operating mode makes it possible for the two ports of a line card to
share their “link” states with each other so that a change to the state of a
link on a port is automatically replicated on the other port. In this way, both
ports on a line card, and the network devices connected to the ports, are
kept aware of any changes to the states of a link on a port.

When a line card in the MissingLink mode detects that a port cannot
establish a link to its network device or has lost its link, the card replicates
the loss on the other port on the card by disabling the port’s transmitter.
This notifies the network device connected to the port that there is no link
on the other port. To explain it another way, the MissingLink mode will not
allow a port to establish a link to a network device unless the companion
port on the card can also establish a link with a network device.

When a link is reestablished on a port, the MissingLink mode automatically
reactivates the transmitter on the other port so that the two network
devices can again forward traffic to each other through the two ports of the
media converter line card.

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The value to this type of fault notification is that some network devices,
such as managed Fast Ethernet switches, can respond to the loss of a link
by performing a specific action. For example, the network device might
send a trap to a network management station, and so alert the network
administrator of the problem. Or, if the device is running a spanning tree
protocol, it might seek a redundant path to a disconnected node.

Here is an example of how the MissingLink mode works. Assume that two
Fast Ethernet switches, one local and one remote, are connected to the
two ports on a media converter line card. Switch A, the remote switch, is
connected to port A on the line card, while Switch B, the local device, is
connected to port B. If the link to Switch A cannot be established or is lost,
the line card disables the transmitter on port B to signal Switch B of the
lack of the link to Switch A. This notifies Switch B of the problem so it too,
along with Switch A, can take remedial action, such as activating a
redundant path if it is running a spanning tree protocol, or sending an
SNMP trap to a management workstation. Without the MissingLink mode,
Switch B would be unaware of the problem because it would still have a
link to the media converter line card.

In the example the initial loss occurred on port A. But the operating mode
operates the same when the initial loss of the link is on port B. Here, the
transmitter on port A is disabled to notify the node connected to that port of
the loss of the link on port B.

The states of the ports on a line card running in this mode operate in
tandem. Either both of the ports have a link or neither of the ports. This is
reflected on the Link LEDs and in the management software. If both ports
can form links with their network devices, their Link LEDs will both be on
and their status in the management software will be Online. If one or both
ports cannot establish a link, then the Link LEDs will be off and their status
in the management software will be Offline.

This operating mode is useful when the network devices connected to the
ports of a line card can react to a loss of a link on a port, such as managed
Fast Ethernet switches running SNMP or a spanning tree protocol.
Conversely, the MissingLink mode will be of little value if the network
devices of a line card cannot react to a lost link. In the latter scenario, the
Link Test mode would probably be a better operating mode for a line card
during normal network operations.

Furthermore, Allied Telesis does not recommend using the MissingLink
mode when troubleshooting a network problem that may be rooted in a
link problem. The MissingLink mode will not allow you to use the port’s
Link LEDs or the management software to diagnose the problem, since
neither port will show a link. Rather, the Link Test and the Smart
MissingLink modes are more useful when troubleshooting a link problem.

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MissingLink and

OAM Visible

Mode

This operating mode for the AT-CM3 Line Cards combines the
MissingLink mode and OAM. The ports of a line card in this mode function
exactly as they do in the MissingLink mode, with the additional of the
OAM-based features on Port A, the fiber optic port.

As explained in the previous section, the two ports on a line card set to the
MissingLink mode operate in tandem. If one of the ports does not have or
loses its link to its network device, the companion port on the card is
disabled to prevent it from forming a link with its network device.

For OAM to work in this combined operating mode, there has to be a link
not only on the fiber optic port on a card but on the twisted pair port, too. If
the twisted pair does not have a link, the fiber optic port is disabled and
OAM will not work, even if the fiber optic port is connected to an active
device.

This principal is illustrated in Figure 1. It shows two AT-CM Line Cards,
one in the AT-CV5000 Chassis and another in the remote AT-CV1000
Chassis, connected over fiber optic cable. If the line cards are set to the
MissingLink and OAM operating mode, the fiber optic link that connects
the cards is active only if the twisted pair ports also have links. If either of
the twisted pair ports does not have a link to a network device, the fiber
link is disabled and so is OAM. For example, if the twisted pair port on the
line card in the AT-CV1000 Chassis at the remote site did not have a link
to its device, the fiber optic port on the card would be disabled, along with
OAM.

AT-CV1000 Chassis

AT-CV5000 Chassis

Twisted pair cable to
network device

Fiber optic cable

F
A

N

AT-CV5000

1

P

S
1

RD

Y

Twisted pair cable to
network device

Figure 1. MissingLink and OAM Operating Mode

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The same would happen if the twisted pair port on the line card in the
AT-CV5000 Chassis did not have a link with its device. The fiber optic link
across the line cards would be unavailable.

This relationship between OAM on the fiber optic port and the state of the
link on a twisted pair port has to be taken into account when using this
operating mode. You must remember that in order for OAM and the OAM­based features to work on a line card set to this operating mode, there
have to be links on both ports on the line card, and not just on the fiber
optic port. If you want to have access to OAM even when there is no link
on a twisted pair port on the line card, you should use the Link Test and
OAM operating mode instead.

Smart

MissingLink

Mode

This mode, which is supported on all of the media converter line cards, is
nearly identical to the MissingLink mode. It, too, lets the two ports on a
media converter line card share the link status of their network
connections. The difference is that this mode does not completely shut off
the transmitter of a port when a companion port on the line card loses or
cannot establish a link to a network device. Rather, it pulses the port’s
transmitter and flashes the port’s Link LED once a second to signal that
the port can still establish a link to its network device and that the link loss
originated on the companion port on the line card.

When the connection is reestablished on a port, the companion port
automatically resumes normal operations to permit the two ports to
forward traffic again.

The advantage of the Smart MissingLink mode over the MissingLink mode
is that troubleshooting network problems is easier because you can use
the Link LEDs. For example, assume that the fiber optic port on a media
converter line card set to the Missing Link mode did not have a link to its
network device. The mode’s response would be to disable the transmitter
on the companion port, the twisted pair port. The result would be that the
Link LEDs for both ports would be off, making it difficult for you to
determine which port experienced the original link loss.

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In contrast, the Smart MissingLink mode would respond by pulsing the
transmitter on the twisted pair port and flashing the port’s Link LED about
once a second, to signal that the failure originated on the fiber optic port.

The behavior of the operating mode is the same regardless of which port
does not have a link. In the previous example, the loss was on the fiber
optic port. But if the loss happened on the twisted pair port, the mode
pulses the transmitter and the Link LED for the fiber optic port.

As with the other operating modes, this mode does not interfere with the
flow of network traffic through the ports of a line card during normal
network operations of a media converter line card. However, Allied Telesis
recommends limiting its use to diagnosing link failures, particularly if the
network devices connected to the ports are managed devices. The pulsing

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of the transmitter on a port and the constantly changing state of a link
could prove problematic for some managed devices. For example, the
device might send a constant stream of SNMP traps or, if the device is
running a spanning tree protocol, the protocol might become confused as
the status of the device’s link to the media converter constantly changes.

Smart

MissingLink and

OAM Visible

OAM

OAM Visible

Mode

This mode is supported on the AT-CM3 Line Cards. It is not supported on
the AT-CM2, AT-CM70S, and AT-CV Line Cards.

The only difference between this mode and the Smart Missing Link mode
is the addition of support for the OAM-based features on the fiber optic
port of the line card. You might choose this mode if your network would
benefit from the operating characteristics of the Smart MissingLink mode
and if the fiber optic port is connected to an OAM-compatible device, such
as another Converteon line card.

Even though the OAM-based features are present only on the fiber optic
port, in this operating mode they are dependent on the state of the twisted
pair port, just as in the MissingLink and OAM visible mode. For OAM to
work, there have to be links on both ports, not just the fiber optic port, on
the line card. For more information, refer to “MissingLink and OAM Visible
Mode” on page 51. If you want the availability of the OAM-based features
to be independent of the state of the twisted pair port on the line card, use
the Link Test with OAM mode.

This operating mode is supported on the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line
Cards. Use this mode to add support for the OAM-based features on the
fiber optic ports of these line cards

OAM Bypass

Mode

When a line card is set to this operating mode, the Link LEDs for the ports
operate the same as in the Link Test mode. A port’s Link LED will be on
when the port has a link to a network device and it will be off when the port
does not have a link.

As with the other operating modes, this mode does not interfere with the
forwarding of network packets and so can be used by a line card during
normal network operations.

This operating mode is supported on the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line
Cards. A line card set to this mode ignores the OAMPDUs received on its
fiber optic port and forwards the packets as normal network traffic.

For all intents and purposes, this operating mode is identical to the Link
Test mode. Even the ports’ Link LEDs operate the same.

Note

This mode does not support the OAM-based features.

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Setting the

Operating Mode

There are two ways to set the operating modes on the AT-CM and AT-CV
Media Converter Line Cards. You can use the DIP switches on the line
cards or the management card. If you use the management card to set the
operating mode on a line card, the DIP switches are deactivated and
reactivating them requires the management card. For instructions on how
to set the operating modes of the line cards, refer to “Setting the Operating
Mode” on page 176.

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OAM-based Features

The Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) is a standard
that defines a set of tools and utilities for remotely monitoring, testing, and
troubleshooting a network. It provides network operators the ability to
monitor the condition of the network and to determine the location of the
failing links or fault conditions. For background information on OAM, refer
to the IEEE 802.3ah standard.

The AT-CM2, AT-CM3 and AT-CM70S Line Cards support five OAM­based features on their fiber optic ports. Some of the features are part of
the IEEE 802.3ah standard while others are specific to this product. The
sections in this chapter describe the features and the appropriate line card
settings. The sections are:

 “Remote Peer Management” on page 56

 “Remote Updates of the AT-S73 or AT-S102 Management Software”

on page 60

 “OAM Loopback Tests” on page 61

 “Dying Gasp and First RPS Failure Signals” on page 62

 “OAM Variable Requests” on page 68

 “OAM Client Settings” on page 69

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Remote Peer Management

This feature lets you configure remote line cards through their local line
card counterparts. This saves you from having to travel to the remote sites
to configure the cards or from having to install AT-CV5M02 Management
Cards in all the remote Converteon enclosures. The remote management
sessions, which are conducted over the fiber optic cables that link the local
and remote line cards, do not interfere with the network operations of the
line cards.

To manage a remote card, you start a local or remote management
session on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card and then redirect the
session to the remote card by selecting its local counterpart.

This feature is illustrated in Figure 2 on page 56. At a central location is
the AT-CV5000 Chassis with the AT-CV5M02 Management Card. To
manage the remote card, you select its local counterpart to establish a
remote management connection over the fiber optic cable that links the
line cards.

Management traffic

AT-CV5000 Chassis

and AT-CV5M02

Management Card

AT-CM Line Card in remote

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Figure 2. Remote Peer Management - Example 1

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This feature is supported on all of the Converteon chassis. In the next
example the chassis with the management card is the AT-CV1203
Chassis.

Remote AT-CM Line Card in

AT-CV1000 Chassis

Management traffic

AT-CM Line Card and

AT-CV5M02 Management

Card in AT-CV1203

Chassis

Local or remote management

workstation

Figure 3. Remote Peer Management - Example 2

Remote management is supported in both the menus and the web
browser windows in the AT-S99 Management Software. To configure
remote line cards from the menus, you use the Remote Module Status and
Configuration menu, selected directly from the Main Menu. An example of
the menu is shown in Figure 4. The menu lists those remote line cards with
remote peer connections to their local line card counterparts. To manage a
remote AT-CM Line Card, you select it from the menu. This redirects the
session to the remote line card.

For more information on this menu, refer

to “Configuring the Remote Line Cards with the Menus” on page 218.

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Remote line card and port

information

Remote Module Status and Configuration

========================= REMOTE MODULE ======================== ========== FIBER PORT ========= ========= COPPER PORT =======

Mod_Name CardTypeVer VER OperMode FrmSz LPM Slot CPM ST SP FC IngRL EgrRL OAM ST SP FC IngRL EgrRL AN

1 ----------- ------- ------- ----- --- ---- --- -- --- -- ----- ----- --- -- --- -- ----- ----- -­2 Reg11_r AT-CM3K0S V400 OAM_LT 10240 ON 1 Y * 1G Y 0 0 oo* * 1G Y 0 0 Y
3 Reg20_r AT-CM301 V400 OAM_LT 10240 ON 1 Y * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
4 Reg21_r AT-CM301 V400 OAM_LT 10240 ON 1 Y * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
5 Area2a_r AT-CM301 V400 OAM_LT 10240 ON 1 Y * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
6 -------- ----------- ------- ------- ----- --- -- --- -- --- -- ----- ----- --- -- --- -- ----- ----- -­7 -------- ----------- ------- ------- ----- --- -- --- -- --- -- ----- ----- --- -- --- -- ----- ----- --

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Figure 4. Remote Module Status and Configuration Menu

The corresponding window in the web browser windows has the same
name as its menus peer and is used in much the same manner. To
redirect the session to a remote line card, you select its local counterpart
in the window. For more information on this window, refer to “Configuring
the Remote AT-CM Line Cards with the Web Browser Windows” on
page 228.

Remote line card and port

information

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Figure 5. Remote Module Status and Configuration Window

You cannot perform the following management functions on remote line
cards through remote peer management:

 You cannot disable the twisted pair ports or the fiber optic ports on the

remote line cards.

 You can view but not configure the OAM settings on remote AT-CM2

and AT-CM70S Line Cards. (This limitation does not apply to remote
AT-CM3 Line Cards, because you can configure their OAM settings.)

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 You cannot change the operating modes on AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S

Line Cards, but you can on AT-CM3 Line Cards.

 You cannot reset AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards, but you can

AT-CM3 Line Cards.

For instructions on how to use this feature, refer to Chapter 7, ”Configuring
the Media Converter Line Cards with Remote Peer Management” on page

217.

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Remote Updates of the AT-S73 or AT-S102 Management Software

Allied Telesis may periodically release new versions of the AT-S73
Management Software for the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards and
the AT-S102 Management Software for the AT-CM3 Line Cards. New
software can be downloaded to remote media converter line cards through
the OAM-based remote peer management feature. This saves you from
having to visit the remote sites when you want to update their
management software.

This feature is illustrated in Figure 6. The remote AT-CM Line Card in the
AT-CV1000 Chassis receives a new version of the AT-S73 or AT-S102
Management Software over the fiber optic link on Port A from its line card
counterpart in the managed chassis, in this case the AT-CV5000 Chassis.
The file is downloaded through the management card from a local
management session using XMODEM or from a remote TFTP server. For
instructions, refer to Chapter 11, ”Uploading and Downloading Files” on
page 315.

New management software

Local AT-CV5000

Chassis and
AT-CV5M02

Management Card

Remote AT-CM Line Card in

AT-CV1000 Chassis

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Figure 6. Downloading New AT-S73 Management Software to Remote

AT-CM Line Cards

OAM Loopback Tests

OAM loopback tests are used to test the quality of the fiber optic
connection that serves as the link between two AT-CM Line Cards or
between a line card and another OAM-compliant device. The test consists
of a local line card in a managed chassis transmitting test packets from
Port A, the fiber optic port, to a remote line card, which transmits the
packets back to the local line card over the same fiber optic cable. As a
local line card receives its original test packets, it checks for lost packets
and for packets with errors, and displays the results in statistics counters.

Figure 7 illustrates a loopback test between two AT-CM Line Cards. The
test packets are generated by a line card in the AT-CV5000 Chassis at the
central office and are returned by a line card in the AT-CV1000 Chassis at
a remote site.

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Remote AT-CM Line

Card in AT-CV1000

Chassis

Test packets

AT-CV5000 Chassis

AT-CV5000

and AT-CV5M02

Management Card

Local AT-CM Line Card

Figure 7. Loopback Test

For instructions, refer to “Performing the OAM Loopback Test” on
page 259.

Caution

Loopback tests are disruptive to network operations. The local and
remote line cards do not forward network traffic during the test.
Some network traffic may be lost.

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Dying Gasp and First RPS Failure Signals

The dying gasp and the first RPS failure are signals that the AT-CM Line
Cards automatically transmit on their fiber optic ports to notify you of
power supply problems with the AT-CV1203 Chassis. They indicate either
that a chassis has lost all power and has stopped functioning, or, if a
chassis has both a primary and a redundant power supply module, that
just one of the modules has lost power.

The remote AT-CM Line Cards send the signals to their local line card
counterparts in the AT-CV5000 at the central office, where the signals are
stored in the event log on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card and are
transmitted as SNMP traps to alert you to the events.

The signals are:

 Dying gasp - The AT-CM Line Cards send this signal if the AT-CV1203

Chassis loses all power.

 First RPS failure - The line cards send this signal if the AT-CV1203

Chassis has two power adapters and just one of the adapters loses
power.

The signals, along with their rules and restrictions, are described in the
following subsections.

Dying Gasp The AT-CM Line Cards send this signal if they detect that the AT-CV1203

Chassis has just lost all power. Just before shutting down, the line cards
transmit the signal from their fiber optic ports to their line card counterparts
in the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

The process is illustrated in Figure 8. When the remote AT-CV1203
Chassis loses power, the AT-CM Line Card in the chassis transmits the
dying gasp signal from Port A over its fiber optic link to its line card
counterpart in the AT-CV5000 Chassis at the central office. The local card
sends the signal over the chassis’ backplane to the management card
which enters the event in its event log and sends an SNMP trap to alert
you to the problem.

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1. The remote AT-CV1203
Chassis loses power.

2. The remote AT-CM Card Line
Card sends the dying gasp
signal to its local counterpart in
the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

3. The local AT-CM Line Card
sends the signal over the
backplane to the management
card.

4. The management card enters
the event in the event log and
sends an SNMP trap.

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Figure 8. Dying Gasp Feature

If there are two line cards in the remote chassis, both cards send the
signal.

The requirements for the dying gasp signal are listed here:

 Only AT-CM Line Cards in the AT-CV1203 Chassis can send the

signal and only AT-CM Line Cards in the AT-CV5000 Chassis can
recognize the signal and pass it to the management card in the
chassis. This feature is not supported on the AT-CV Line Cards, the
AT-CV1000 Chassis, or the AT-CV1200 Chassis.

 This feature is supported on all the AT-CM3 Line Cards and on the

newer versions of the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards listed in
Table 7. Determining the version levels of the AT-CM2 Line Cards
requires the management card because the version levels are not
included on the faceplates on the cards. When viewed with the
management software, the newer AT-CM2 Line Cards display their
version levels as extensions to the model names, like AT-CM201-v2.
AT-CM2 Line Cards that do not display a version level do not support
this feature.

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Table 7. Versions of the AT-CM2 Line Cards that Support Dying Gasp

Media Converter Line Card Hardware Version

AT-CM201 Version 2

AT-CM202 Version 2

AT-CM202/1 Version 2

AT-CM202/2 Version 2

AT-CM212A/1 Version 2

AT-CM212B/1 Version 2

AT-CM70S Version 2

AT-CM2K0S Version 3



Refer to Table 8 for the required version levels of the management
software.

Table 8. Versions of the Management Software that Support Dying Gasp

Management and Media

Converter Line Cards

Management Software Versions

AT-CV5M01 Management Card Version 2.0.2 or later of the

AT-S70 Management Software.

AT-CV5M02 Management Card Version 3.0.0 or later of the

AT-S99 Management Software

AT-CM2 Line Cards Version 2.0.2 or later of the

AT-S73 Line Card Management
Software.

AT-CM3 Line Cards Version 3.0.0 or later of the

AT-S102 Line Card Management
Software.

First RPS Failure The AT-CM Line Cards send this signal if the AT-CV1203 Chassis has

both a primary power supply and a redundant power supply, and just one
of the power supplies loses power. The signal indicates that the remote
chassis is continuing to operate after having lost power on one of its power
modules.

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The following subsections explain how this feature works on the AT-CM2
and AT-CM3 Line Cards.

AT-CM2 Line Cards

The AT-CM2 Line Cards cannot detect if an AT-CV1203 Chassis that has
two power supplies loses power on just one of them. Instead, a
management card is required. If a single power supply fails, it is the
management card that detects the loss and generates the signal, sending
it over the backplane in the chassis to the line card, which transmits it to its
local counterpart in the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

This feature is illustrated in Figure 9.

1. The remote AT-CV1203
Chassis loses power on
one power supply.

3. The remote AT-CM2 Card
sends the signal to its local
counterpart in the AT-CV5000
Chassis.

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2. The management card sends
the first RPS failure signal to
the AT-CM2 Line Card over
the backplane.

4. The local AT-CM2 Card sends
the signal over the backplane to
the management card.

5. The management card enters
the event in the event log and
sends an SNMP trap.

Listed here are the requirements of this feature:

 The first RPS failure signal is supported only on the AT-CM Line Cards

in the AT-CV1203 and AT-CV5000 Chassis. This feature is not
supported on the AT-CV Line Cards, the AT-CV1000 Chassis, or the
AT-CV1200 Chassis.

 You do not have to configure any of the settings on the management

card in the remote AT-CV1203 Chassis for it to support the first RPS
failure signal, and you do not have to connect its 10/100Base-TX port
to the network. The card simply has to be present in the AT-CV1203
Chassis.

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Note

The AT-CM70S Line Card, which is a double-slot card, does not
support the first RPS failure signal because it uses both slots in the
AT-CV1203 Chassis, leaving no available slot for a management
card.

AT-CM3 Line Cards

The AT-CM3 Line Cards also support the first RPS failure signal. And as
with the AT-CM2 Line Cards, they send the signal when the AT-CV1203
Chassis loses power on just one of its two power supplies.

The difference is that these line cards, when installed in the newer version
of the AT-CV1203 Chassis, do not require the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card because they are able to determine for themselves when the chassis
loses power on a single power supply module. This leaves the second slot
in the chassis available for another media converter line card. This is
illustrated in Figure 10.

1. The remote AT-CV1203
Chassis loses power on
one power supply.

2. The remote AT-CM3 Card
sends the first RPS failure
signal to its local counterpart in
the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

4. The local AT-CM3 Card sends
the signal over the backplane to
the management card.

5. The management card enters

AT-CV5000

the event in the event log and
sends an SNMP trap.

Figure 10. AT-CM3 Line Cards and First RPS Failure Signal

However, if you have the older version of the AT-CV1203 Chassis, then
just as with the AT-CM2 Line Cards the chassis must have the
management card to support the first RPS failure signal. As stated earlier,
you do not have to configure the management card or connect its 10/
100Base-TX port to your network. The card simply has to be in the
chassis.

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How do you know whether you have an older or a newer version of the
AT-CV1203 Chassis? You have to look at its serial number. You’ll find it on
the labels on the shipping container and on the bottom of the unit.
Examine the first six characters. If the characters are “A04187” or
“A04188,” the chassis is the newer version and it doesn’t need the
management card to support the first RPS failure signal with the AT-CM3
Line Cards. If it’s any other number, than the management card is
required.

This discussion about the different versions of the AT-CV1203 Chassis
does not apply to the AT-CM2 Line Cards. If you want these cards to
support the first RPS failure signal, the chassis, regardless of its version,
must have the management card.

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OAM Variable Requests

This feature, which is part of the IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet OAM standard,
lets you view the performance and error statistics that are stored in the
Management Information Bases (MIBs) on remote OAM devices. To use
the feature, you specify the branch and leaf of the object identifier (OID) of
the MIB object you want to view. These are the last two parts of an OID.
The prefix of the OID predefined in the OAM clients on the line cards is not
adjustable. This feature has the following restrictions:

 Variable requests use the following MIB tree prefix:

iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) ieee802dot3(10006) csmacdmgt(30)

 Variable requests are transmitted from Port A, the fiber optic port, on

the line cards. This feature is not supported on Port B, the twisted pair
port.

 You can use OAM variable requests to view, but not change MIB

values.

 This feature cannot be used to view the MIB objects in the private

Allied Telesis MIB.

Note

The AT-CM Line Cards do not support any of the MIB objects in the
portion of the MIB tree that variable requests can access. So
although the line cards can be used to send variable requests to
query other OAM-compatible devices for MIB values, they will not
respond to variable requests from other OAM-compliant devices.

For instructions, refer to “Sending OAM Variable Requests to View MIB
Variables” on page 275.

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OAM Client Settings

Table 9 lists the parameter settings for the OAM clients for the OAM-based
features on the AT-CM Line Cards. The instructions on how to configure
the clients can be found in “Configuring the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and
AT-CM70S Line Cards for the OAM-based Features” on page 90 and
“Configuring the OAM Client” on page 254.

Table 9. OAM Parameter Settings for the OAM-based Features

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OAM Parameter

Local AT-CM Line Card in

a Managed Chassis

AT-CM3 Line Card Operating Mode Link Test with OAM,

MissingLink with OAM or
Smart MissingLink with
OAM

Remote AT-CM Line Card

or Other OAM-

Compatible Device

Link Test with OAM,
MissingLink with OAM or
Smart MissingLink with
OAM

AT-CM2 Line Card Operating Mode OAM Visible OAM Visible

OAM Admin State Enabled Enabled

OAM Mode Active Active or Passive

OAM Loopback Support

This parameter controls whether or
not the OAM client on a line card will
participate in OAM loopback tests by
returning test packets received on port
A from another OAM client. This
parameter only applies to OAM clients
that return the test packets and has no
affect on OAM clients that generate
the test packets.

This parameter can be set
to Yes or No on the local
AT-CM Line Cards
because these line cards
generate the test packets.

The possible settings for
this parameter on remote
line cards are:

 Yes - The remote line

cards can participate in
loopback tests by
returning test packets.

 No - The remote line

cards cannot
participate in loopback
tests

OAM Variable Requests Support

This parameter controls whether or
not the OAM client on a line card will
respond to variable retrieval requests
from other OAM clients. A variable
retrieval request is a query of an OAM
client by another OAM client for the
current value of a MIB object. This
parameter applies only to OAM clients
that are queried, and not to OAM
clients that send the variable requests.

This parameter can be set
to Yes or No on the local
AT-CM Line Cards
because these line cards
generate the variable
requests.

The possible settings on
remote OAM-compatible
devices are

 Yes - The OAM client

responds to variable
retrieval requests. This
is the default setting.

 No - The OAM client

does not respond to
variable retrieval
requests.

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Starting a Management Session

This chapter has the following sections:

 “Starting a Local Management Session” on page 72

 “Starting a Telnet Management Session” on page 75

 “Starting a Web Browser Management Session” on page 76

 “Saving Your Configuration Changes” on page 78

 “What to Configure First on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card” on

page 85

 “Configuring the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and AT-CM70S Line Cards for the

OAM-based Features” on page 90

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This procedure explains how to start a local, out-of-band management
session using the RS-232 Console port on the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card. The management card does not need an IP address for local
management. Your initial management session has to be a local session.

The Console port on the management card requires a DEC VT100 or
ANSI terminal, or an equivalent terminal emulator program, capable of
displaying up to 125 characters per line.

To start a local management session:

1. Connect one end of the management cable included with the
management card to the Console port on the management card, as
shown in Figure 11. If the chassis has two AT-CV5M02 Management
Cards, start the session on the active management card, identified by
its green RDY LED.

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Figure 11. Connecting the Management Cable to the Management Card’s

Console Port

2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a terminal or
a PC with a terminal emulator program.

3. Configure the terminal or the terminal emulation program as follows:

 Bits per second: 115200 default (range 2400 to 115200 bps)

 Data bits: 8

 Parity: None

 Stop bits: 1

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4. When prompted, enter the username and password of the manager or
operator account on the management card. The manager account has
the username “manager” and the default password “friend.” The
operator account has the username “operator” and the default
password of “operator.” Usernames and passwords are case sensitive.
For further information, refer to “Manager and Operator Accounts” on
page 25. For instructions on how to change a password, refer to
“Configuring the Management Security” on page 111.

After you log on, the Main Menu in Figure 12 is displayed on your
screen.

Allied Telesis AT-CV5M02 Management Module Software

AT-CV5000 AC

Main Menu

Module Status and Configuration

Remote Module Status and Configuration

Administration

Image Download

Diagnostics

Configuration

Management Card Redundancy

Quit

Figure 12. Main Menu

Note

The Main Menu for the AT-CV1200 or AT-CV1203 Chassis does not
include the Management Card Redundancy option. That menu
option applies only to the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

Note

You should always remember to select Quit from the Main Menu
when you are finished managing the chassis with the manager
account. If you close your terminal emulator program without logging
out, the management session remains active and the management
card rejects any further attempts to log on until the console timer has
timed out.

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The instructions in Table 10 explain how to move through the menus
and select menu options.

Table 10. Menu Selection Options

When directed to You must

Select an option Highlight the option by pressing the Up ( ↑ )

or Down ( ↓ ) arrow key and then pressing
Return.

or

Type the first character of the option at the
prompt and press Return. If two or more
options have matching initial characters,
type the initial characters until the option
you want is highlighted and press Return.

Enter information (for

Type the information and press Return.
example, the IP address
of a management card)

Return to the previous
screen

Press Esc or select the “Return to...” option

at the bottom of the menu.

Activated options are preceded with the > symbol in a menu. In the
following example, the first option is activated:

> Enable this port

Disable this port

When you select a field that accepts a value, the -> symbol is
displayed. For example:

System name: ->

When you see the -> symbol, enter a new value for the parameter.
After entering a value, press Return. Unless stated otherwise, all
changes are immediately implement by the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card and the AT-CM Line Cards.

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Starting a Telnet Management Session

Note

The requirements for remote Telnet management are described in
“Accessing Your Network” on page 31.

The large windows in the management software require a Telnet client that
can support up to 125 characters per line.

To start a remote Telnet management session on the AT-CV5M02
Management Card:

1. Specify the IP address of the management card in the Telnet client at
your workstation. If the chassis has two management cards, enter the
IP address of the active card.

2. When prompted, enter the username and password of the manager or
operator account of the management card. The manager account has
the username “manager” and the default password “friend.” The
operator account has the username “operator” and the default
password “operator.” Usernames and passwords are case sensitive.

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After you log on, the Main Menu in Figure 12 on page 73 is displayed.
For instructions on how to use the menus, refer to Table 10 on
page 74.

A Telnet management session gives you the same management
capability as a local management session. You can perform all of the
same management functions and configure all of the same line card
parameters.

3. To end a management session, select Quit from the Main Menu.

Note

You should always remember to select Quit from the Main Menu
when you are finished managing the chassis with the manager
account. If you close your terminal emulator program without logging
out, the management session remains active and the management
card rejects any further attempts to log on until the console timer has
timed out.

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Starting a Web Browser Management Session

Note

The requirements for remote web browser management are
described in “Accessing Your Network” on page 31.

Note

The web browser windows are supported on the AT-CV5000
Chassis, but not on the AT-CV1200 or AT-CV1203 Chassis.

To start a remote web browser management session:

1. Enter the IP address of the management card in the URL field of your
web browser, as shown in Figure 13. If the AT-CV5000 Chassis has
two management cards, enter the IP address of the active card.

URL Field

Figure 13. URL Field in a Web Browser

2. When prompted, enter the username and password of the manager or
operator account on the management card. For the manager account
the username is “manager” and the default password is “friend.” For
the operator account the username is “operator” and the default
password is “operator.” Usernames and passwords are case sensitive.

After you log on, the Chassis View, shown in Figure 14 and described
in “Displaying the Status of the Line Cards” on page 158, is displayed.

3. To end a management session, click Log-Out in the menu bar.

Note

You should always remember to select Quit from the Main Menu
when you are finished managing the chassis with the manager
account. If you close your web browser program without logging out,
the management session remains active and the management card
rejects any further attempts to log on until the console timer has
timed out.

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Figure 14. Chassis View

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Saving Your Configuration Changes

As you configure the parameter settings on the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card and the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and AT-CM70S Line Cards, it’s important
to keep in mind how the cards go about the task of permanently saving
their settings. Otherwise, you may find yourself having to reenter the same
settings if you have to reset a card or a chassis. You’ll also miss out on an
important feature of the Converteon product line that lets you restore
previous configurations to the line cards.

There are two parts to this discussion. The first has to do with the
commands that you use in the menus and the web browser windows to
save the configuration settings. This part of the discussion is the focus of
the following subsections. As you’ll learn, all of these commands do
basically the same thing, which is they update the master configuration file
in flash memory on the management card. Where they differ is in the
amount of information that’s saved. There are commands for saving just
the changes to the management card, the changes to a single line card, or
the changes to all of the line cards in the chassis.

Saving the

Configuration of

the AT-CV5M02

Management

Card

The second part of the discussion has to do with the configuration files
themselves. There are actually several configuration files on the
management card and a separate configuration file on each of the line
cards. This part of the discussion is explained in “Configuration Files” on
page 32.

When you enter a change to a parameter setting on the management
card, your change is automatically saved by the card in a file in DRAM. For
instance, if you change the card’s IP address, adjust the speed or duplex
setting of its 10/100Base-TX port, or enter the IP address of a syslog
server, the management card automatically records the new setting in the
file. However, since this file is stored in DRAM, it’s only temporary, which
is why its referred to as the temporary master configuration file. If you turn
off the chassis or reset or remove the management card, your changes
are discarded.

If you want to permanently save your changes, which, in most cases, you
probably will, you have to instruct the management card to copy its
temporary master configuration file in DRAM to permanent storage in flash
memory. The configuration file, after stored in flash, will retain the settings
even when the card is powered off.

The command in the menus for instructing the management card to save
its configuration settings to permanent storage is in the System
Configuration Menu. The menus that lead to the command and the
command itself are:

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Main Menu -> Configuration -> System Configuration -> Save System
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When you select this command, the management card copies its settings
from the temporary master configuration file in DRAM to flash memory for
permanent storage.

System Configuration Menu

System Parameters Configuration

Save System Configuration

Return System Configuration to Default

Return to Main Menu ...

Figure 15. Save Command in the System Configuration Menu

The same command can be found in the web browser windows in the
System window, shown Figure 16.

Figure 16. Save Command in the System Tab

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Clicking the Edit button in the Configuration section of the tab displays the
pop-up window, shown in Figure 17, which has the Save System
Configuration.

When should you use the Save System Configuration command?
Whenever you want to permanently save the changes you’ve made to the
parameter settings on the management card. You aren’t, however,
required to enter the command after every change. That’s because the
command copies all of the management card’s settings to permanent
storage, not just your last change. Instead, you might make it a practice to
enter the command at the end of your management sessions, just before
logging off.

Figure 17. Configuration Pop-up Window

Saving the

Configurations of

the Local AT-CM

Line Cards

How do you save your changes to the parameter settings on the AT-CM
Line Cards? Actually, you don’t have to because the line cards do it for
you, automatically. Each line card maintains in its flash memory a
configuration file that it updates whenever you enter a new value for a
parameter setting. Since the file is in flash memory, the contents are
retained even when the line card is reset or is not operating. For example,
if you were to disable a port on a line card or change a port’s speed, and
immediately afterwards were to remove the line card or power off the
chassis, the card would still retain your new setting.

You can, however, save the configuration settings of the AT-CM Line
Cards in the master configuration file on the AT-CV5M02 Management
Card, from where they can be restored to the line cards, should that ever
prove necessary. For example, if you replaced a line card, you could
restore the previous configuration stored on the management card to the
new card, thereby giving the new line card the same configuration at its
predecessor. This relieves you from having to adjust the settings
manually.

There are several commands for saving a line card’s configuration in the
master configuration file. You can save the changes to each card
individually, or you can save the changes to all of the line cards at the
same time. If you’re configuring just one card, the former might be easier.

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But if you’re configuring several cards, the latter might be more
convenient.

The command for saving a single line card’s configuration is found in a
submenu beneath the Module Configuration Menu, which is the principal
menu for configuring the settings of a line card. An example of the menu is
shown in Figure 63 on page 169. The command is in the Line Card
Configuration menu. When you select that menu option, the menu in
Figure 18 is displayed. In that menu is the Save Line Card Configuration.
That command instructs the management card to update its master
configuration file in flash memory with the latest configuration settings of
the selected line card.

Line Card Configuration

Auto-copy Line Card Configuration

Display Current Configuration

Display Last saved Configuration

Display Default Configuration

Restore Last Saved Configuration

Return Line Card to Default Configuration

Save Line Card Configuration

Return to Module Configuration Menu...

Figure 18. Save Command for a Local AT-CM Line Card - Menus

The web browser windows also features the same command. It’s a button
located in the Current Configuration tab of the Line Card Configuration
window.

Figure 19. Save Command for a Local AT-CM Line Card - Web Browser

Windows

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If you have a lot of line cards to configure, rather than saving the changes
of each card individually, you can use this command instead:

Configuration - > All CM Line Cards Configuration -> Save All CM Line
Cards Configurations

When you select this command, the management card saves in its master
configuration file in flash memory the settings of all of the AT-CM2,
AT-CM3 and AT-CM70S Line Cards in the chassis.

To locate this same command in the web browser windows, click the
Configuration button in the menu bar and then the All CM Line Cards tab.

Figure 20. All CM Line Cards Tab

Click the Edit button for the All CM Line Cards Configuration Setting option
to display the pop-window where the command resides.

Figure 21. All CM Line Cards Pop-up Window

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Saving the

Configurations of

the Remote

AT-CM Line

Cards

The Converteon product has a series of OAM-based features. One of
them is remote peer management. This feature lets you manage remote
AT-CM Line Cards from their local line card counterparts that are installed
in a chassis that has the AT-CV5M02 Management Card. The value to this
feature is that it can save you from having to travel to the remote sites
when you need to configure the remote cards.

Remote line cards function exactly the same as local line cards when it
comes to saving their configuration changes. When you configure the
parameter settings on the remote line cards through remote peer
management, they immediately save their changes in their configuration
files in flash memory for permanent storage. There is no save command
for you to perform and the settings are retained even if the remote line
cards are powered off or are removed from their chassis.

But, just like the configurations of the local line cards, the parameter
settings of the remote line cards can also be stored in the master
configuration file of the local AT-CV5M02 Management Card. Once stored
there, the configurations can be restored to the remote cards, if the need
arises. For instance, if you replace a remote line card, you could restore
the predecessor’s configuration to the new card so that it has the same
settings.

Updating the

Master

Configuration

File on a Standby

Management

Card

The commands for saving the configurations of the remote line cards to
the master configuration file are the same as those for the local cards. To
save the configuration of a single remote line card, use the Save Line Card
Configuration command from the menus or the Save Current
Configuration from the web browser windows. To save the configurations
of all of the local and remote line cards, use the Save All CM Line Card
Configuration menu command or web browser button.

If the AT-CV5000 Chassis has two AT-CV5M02 Management Cards, an
active card and a standby card, the active card automatically updates the
master configuration file on the standby card. This is explained in “Active
and Standby Management Cards” on page 36.

You can manually update the master configuration file on the standby card
using two of the commands in the Management Card Redundancy menu
and tab, shown in Figure 22 and Figure 23, respectively.

Management Card Redundancy Menu

Switch Over Management Cards

Copy Active Card Configuration to Standby Card

Save Current Configuration of Standby Card

Return to Administration Menu ...

Figure 22. Management Card Redundancy Menu

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The functions of these commands are described here:

Figure 23. Management Card Redundancy Tab

 Copy Active Card Configuration to Standby Card - This command is

used to copy the temporary master configuration file from DRAM in the
active management card to DRAM in the standby card.

 Save Current Configuration of Standby Card - This command instructs

the standby card to copy its master configuration file from DRAM to
flash memory for permanent storage.

To use the commands, select the Copy command and wait for the active
card to send its file to the standby card. Then select the Save command.

In all likelihood, you’ll probably never use these commands because the
active and standby management cards perform these functions
automatically as part of their normal operations. About the only situation
where you might feel inclined to use them is if you suspect that the active
management card is failing and, prior to removing it from the chassis, you
want to manually update the configuration file on the standby card, to
insure that it has the latest settings.

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What to Configure First on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card

This section has a few suggestions on what to configure during your initial
management session of the management card. The first management
session has to be a local session from the Console port on the card. For
instructions on how to start a local management session, refer to “Starting
a Local Management Session” on page 72.

Changing the
Manager and

Operator

Passwords

Since the default passwords for the manager and operator accounts on
the management card are included in this guide, you should change them
to protect the unit from unauthorized access.

To change the passwords:

1. From the Main Menu, select Configuration.

2. From the Configuration Menu, select System Configuration.

3. From the System Configuration Menu, select System Parameters
Configuration.

4. From the System Parameters Configuration menu, select Omega
Options to display the Omega Options Menu

5. In the Omega Options Menu, select Manager Password to change
the Manager password or Operator Password to change the
Operator password.

6. Enter a new password of 0 to 16 alphanumeric characters. A password
is case-sensitive and can consist of the letters A to Z in uppercase and
lowercase, and the numbers 1 to 9. Do not use special characters such
as spaces, asterisks (*), or exclamation points (!) in a password. To
delete the current password without assigning a new password, enter
a space in the password field. The default passwords are “friend” for
the manager account and “operator” for the operator account.

For information on the other options in the Omega Options Menu, refer
to “Configuring the Management Security” on page 111.

7. Return to the Main Menu.

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Assigning an IP

Address

Configuration

and Changing the

Community

Strings

You have to assign the management card an IP address configuration if
the card will be performing any of these management functions:

 Remote Telnet, web browser, or SNMP management

 Sending event messages to a syslog server

 Setting the date and time from a Network Time Protocol server

 Sending SNMP traps to trap receivers.

 Uploading or downloading files to a TFTP server.

 Pinging a remote device.

The IP address configuration has to consist of a unique IP address and a
subnet mask. If the management card and the network devices (e.g.,
syslog server or TFTP server) are located on different networks, the
configuration must also include a default gateway address. The default
gateway address is the IP address of the router interface that represents
the first hop to reaching the remote networks where the devices reside.

Since a management card with an IP address configuration is vulnerable
to unauthorized access from an intruder with an SNMP program, you
should change the card’s SNMP community strings to protect the
management card and the media converter line cards. If an intruder were
to learn the IP address and the community strings of the management
card, he could use an SNMP application program to gain access to the
card, without having to know the password to the manager account.

The IP address configuration of the management card can be assigned
manually or, since the management card has a DHCP client, by a DHCP
server on your network.

To assign the management card an IP address configuration and to
change the SNMP community strings:

1. From the Main Menu, select Configuration.

2. From the Configuration Menu, select System Configuration.

3. From the System Configuration Menu, select System Parameters
Configuration.

4. From the System Parameters Configuration menu, select IP
Parameters to display the IP Parameters Menu.

5. To manually assign an IP address configuration to the management
card, enter values for the IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway
address parameters. When entering the values, observe the following
guidelines:

 The values have to be entered in this format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.

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 To delete a value without assigning a new value, enter 0.0.0.0.

 A default gateway address is needed if the management card will

be communicating with a network device, like a TFTP server or a
syslog server, located on a different subnet. The address, which
has to be a member of the same subnet as the card’s IP address,
should identify the first hop to reaching the remote subnet.

6. To activate the DHCP client to assign the IP address from a DHCP
server on the network, select Enable DHCP. Review the following
guidelines before activating the DHCP client:

 If you want to learn the management card’s MAC address so that

you can enter it on the DHCP server, refer to “Displaying the
Operational Status of the Chassis” on page 148.

 The 10/100Base-TX port on the management card has to be

connected to a device on your network, such as a Fast Ethernet
switch. The card communicates with your network through that
port.

 If the card already has a static IP address, the address is

overwritten by the address from the DHCP server.

Setting the Date

and Time

 When you activate the client, the management card immediately

transmits up to two queries to the DHCP server. If there is no
response, the management card operates without an IP address.

7. To change the community strings, enter the new values in the Get

Community String, Set Community String, and Trap Community
String fields. Community strings are case sensitive and can have up to

thirteen characters. Spaces and special characters are permitted.

8. Return to the Main Menu.

The management card adds the date and time to event messages and
SNMP traps. You can set the date and time manually or you can configure
the Network Time Protocol (NTP) client so that the card obtains this
information from an NTP server on your network or the Internet. If you
choose to use the NTP client, review “Accessing Your Network” on
page 31 to learn the client’s requirements.

Note

If you enter the date and time manually, you’ll have to reenter it
whenever the management card is reset or the chassis is powered
off, because the card does not have an onboard battery to maintain
the information. For this reason, the NTP client is the recommended
method for setting the date and time.

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To set the date and time:

1. From the Main Menu, select Configuration.

2. From the Configuration Menu, select System Configuration.

3. From the System Configuration Menu, select System Parameters

4. From the System Parameters Configuration menu, select System

5. To set the date and time manually, do the following:

Configuration.

Clock Configurations.

a. In the System Clock Menu, select System Date (mm/dd/yy) and

enter a new date in the format “mm/dd/yy” format. For example,
April 5, 2008 would be 4/5/08.

b. Select System Time (hh:mm:ss) and enter a new time in 24-hour,

“hh:mm:ss” format. The seconds are optional. For example, 8:15
am would be 08:15.

Naming the

Management

Card

6. To configure the NTP client, do the following:

a. Select NTP Server and enter the IP address of the NTP server.

b. Select the NTP UTC Offset field and enter the time difference, in

hours, between the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) and your
local time. The range is between -12 and +12 hours. The default is
0 hours.

c. To enable the client, select Enable NTP.

7. Return to the Main Menu.

The management card will be easier to identify if you assign it a name.
The name is displayed at the top of the menus in the management
software. To assign a name to the management card:

1. From the Main Menu, select Configuration.

2. From the Configuration Menu, select System Configuration.

3. From the System Configuration Menu, select System Parameters
Configuration.

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4. Select System Name and enter a new name of up to 39 characters for
the card. Spaces and special characters are permitted.

5. Return to the Main Menu. The new name does not appear in the
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Saving Your

Changes

This completes the initial configuration of the management card. To save
your changes in the permanent master configuration file in flash memory
on the card:

1. From the Main Menu, select Configuration.

2. From the Configuration Menu, select System Configuration.

3. From the System Configuration menu, select Save System
Configuration.

The following message is displayed:

Saving system configuration ... Please Wait

After updating its master configuration file, the management card
changes the message to:

Saving system configuration ... Please Wait ... OK

Press any key to continue...

4. Return to the Main Menu.

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Configuring the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, and AT-CM70S Line Cards for the OAM-based Features

Are you planning to use any of these OAM-based features on the AT-CM
Line Cards?

 Remote peer management

 Remote downloads of new management software

 Dying gasp

 OAM loopback tests

 OAM variable requests

If so, this procedure shows you how to configure the line cards. It explains
how to set their operating modes to an OAM mode and how to verify the
settings of the OAM clients.

This procedure has to be performed at a Converteon chassis that has the
management card. Thus, those AT-CM Line Cards that you plan to deploy
at remote sites must initially be installed and configured in a chassis that
has a management card.

Setting the

Operating Mode

You can use either the menus or the web browser windows to configure
the line cards. This procedure uses the menus.

This procedure is divided into the following tasks:

 “Setting the Operating Mode,” next

 “Configuring the OAM Settings” on page 93

 “Testing the OAM Settings” on page 95

To set the operating mode on the AT-CM Line Card for the OAM-based
features:

1. Install the AT-CM Line Card in a Converteon chassis that has the
AT-CV5M02 Management Card and start a local management session
or a remote Telnet management session on the chassis.

2. Wait one minute for the AT-CM Line Card to initialize its management
software. The card’s Ready (RDY) LED turns on when it has finished
initializing the software.

3. From the Main Menu select Module Status and Configuration.

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4. In the OpMode column of the Module Status and Configuration Menu,

=

examine the operating mode of the line card you want to configure. For
the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards, the operating mode has to be
the OAM Visible mode (OAM_V). For the AT-CM3 Line Cards, the
operating mode can be any one of the following:

 Link Test and OAM Visible mode (OAM_LT)

 MissingLink and OAM Visible mode (OAM_ML)

 Smart MissingLink and OAM Visible mode (OAM_SML)

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Module Status and Configuration

========================= MODULE_INFO ======================== =========== FIBER_PORT =========== ========= COPPER_PORT ======

Mod_Name CardTypeVer ST OperMod IPC FrmSz LPM AC VER ST SP FC IngRL EgrRL OAM ST SP FC IngRL EgrRL AN
1 ------ AT-CV5M02 * Active 800 ---- ON_ V400 - --- - ----- ---- --- * 100 - ----- ----- ­2 Reg11 AT-CM302 * OAM_LT o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
3 Reg20 AT-CM302 * OAM_LT o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
4 Reg21 AT-CM302 * OAM_LT o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
5 Area2a AT-CM302 * OAM_ML o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
6 Area2b AT-CM302 * LT ___ o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 --- * 100 Y 0 0 Y
7 a121 AT-CM3K0S * OAM_LT o** 10240 ON_ N V400 * 1G Y 0 0 oo* * 1G Y 0 0 Y
8 Reg12 AT-CM202-v2 * OAM_V o*o ---- --- N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
9 AT-CM202-v2 * OAM_V o*o ---- --- N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
10 AT-CM202-v2 * OAM_V o*o ---- --- N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
11 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­12 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­13 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­14 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­15 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- -----

More ...

Return to Main Menu ...

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Figure 24. Module Status and Configuration Menu

For information about the Module Status and Configuration Menu,
refer to “Displaying the Status of the Line Cards” on page 158.)

5. If you are configuring an AT-CM2 or AT-CM70S Line Card and want to
use the OAM-based dying gasp feature, examine the card’s model
name in the CardTypeVer column. To support dying gasp, the card
must have the suffix “v2” or “v3”, designating it as a newer version of
the card. If the model name does not have a suffix, the AT-CM2 or
AT-CM70S Line Card supports all of the OAM-based features, but not
dying gasp. (This restriction does not apply to the AT-CM3 Line
Cards.)

Note

If the line card is already set to the desired OAM mode, go to
“Configuring the OAM Settings” on page 93. Otherwise, continue to
the next step to configure the card’s operating mode.

6. Select the AT-CM2, AT-CM3, or AT-CM70S Line Card you want to
configure and press Return to display the Module Configuration Menu
for the card.

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7. Select Configure Operating Mode to display the Operating Mode

8. From the Operating Mode Configuration Menu, select Line Card

9. From the menu, do one of the following:

Configuration Menu for the line card.

Note

If you are configuring an AT-CM2 or AT-CM70S Line Card, go to
step 9.

Management Mode to display the Configure Operating Mode via
Management Card menu, which lists the available operating modes of
the card.

 To configure an AT-CM2 or AT-CM70S Line Card, select OAM

Visible Mode. (The OAM Bypass mode doesn’t support the OAM-

based features.)

 To configure an AT-CM3 Line Card, select one of the following:

– OAM_Link Test (Link Test and OAM Visible

mode)

– OAM_MissingLink (MissingLink and OAM Visible

mode)

– OAM_Smart MissingLink (Smart MissingLink

and OAM Visible mode)

This confirmation prompt is displayed:

Warning: Changing the Operation Mode will reset the line
card.
Change Operation Mode now? (Yes or No):

10. Type Y to continue or N to cancel the procedure. This prompt is
displayed:

If auto-copy is enable, operation mode change need to be
saved to take affect.
Save line card configuration before rebooting? (Yes or
No):

11. Type Y for yes to update the master configuration file on the
management card with the new setting for the card’s operating mode.
This step is especially important if the auto-copy feature is activated on
the card’s slot. If the card’s operating mode isn’t saved in the master
configuration file, the new setting will not take affect because the card,
after it resets, will revert to its previous operating mode. Since this is
the initial configuration, you probably don’t know the auto-copy setting
for the slot. But respond with Yes anyway. In fact, there is little

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likelihood you will ever respond with No to this prompt. (This step isn’t
applicable to the AT-CM70S Line Card because it doesn’t support the
auto-copy feature.)

The operating mode on the line card is changed to OAM visible and
the card resets.

12. Wait one minute for the line card to initialize its management software
and for the RDY LED to turn on. Then go to the next procedure.

Configuring the

OAM Settings

To configure the OAM settings:

1. From the Main Menu, select Module Status and Configuration
Menu:

2. Select the line card you want to configure.

3. From the line card’s Module Configuration Menu, select Port A, the
fiber optic port, to display the Port Management Menu.

4. Select OAM Configurations to display the OAM Configuration menu.
(If the OAM Configurations selection is not included in the menu, you
need to set the line card to an OAM mode. Return to the Main Menu
and repeat the procedure “Setting the Operating Mode” on page 90,
starting with step 4.)

5. Select OAM Configuration to display the OAM Configuration
submenu.

6. In the OAM Configuration menu, check the Admin State parameter. It
must be Enabled. If it is set to Disabled, select Admin State and press
Return to toggle the parameter to Enabled.

7. Check the Mode parameter. It has to be set to Active. If it is set to
Passive, highlight Mode and press Return to toggle the parameter to
Active.

8. If the line card will be installed at a remote site and you want it to
support the OAM loopback test, verify that the Loopback Support
parameter is set to Yes. If it is set to No, highlight Loopback Support
and press Return to toggle the parameter to Yes. This parameter has
to be set to Yes only if the line card will be returning test packets from
remote sites. This parameter can be set to Yes or No if the line card
will be generating the test packets.

Note

The Link Event Support and the Variable Retrieval Support
parameters can be ignored. For information on all of the OAM
parameters, refer to “Configuring the OAM Client” on page 254.

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9. The line card is now configured for the OAM-based features. If there
are no other parameters you want to configure, such as port speed or
the card’s name, and if the card will be deployed at a remote site in an
unmanaged chassis, you can remove it from the chassis. Entering a
save command is unnecessary because the card automatically saves
your changes in its configuration file.

If, however, the line card will remain in the chassis with the
management card, you should add the card’s configuration to the
master configuration file on the management card. To accomplish this,
do the following:

a. Return to the card’s Module Configuration Menu.

b. Select Line Card Configuration.

c. From the Line Card Configuration menu, select Save Line Card

Configuration to add the card’s configuration to the master
configuration file. For further information, refer to “Configuration
Files” on page 32.

10. Return to the Main Menu.

The line card is now configured for the OAM-based features. If there
are other AT-CM Line Cards you want to support the features, repeat
this procedure starting with “Setting the Operating Mode” on page 90.

If you have a large number of AT-CM Line Cards to configure, you can
speed up the process with the auto-copy feature. To use the feature,
you configure one line card with the necessary settings and then
activate the auto-copy feature on the slot. Line cards subsequently
installed in the same slot will be assigned the same settings,
automatically.

For the auto-copy feature to work, the line cards have to be of the
same model. For instance, if you were to install the AT-CM302 Line
Card in a slot that had been configured for the AT-CM202 Line Card,
the new card would reject the configuration from the management card
and would instead use the parameter settings in its own configuration
file. For background information, refer to “Configuration Files” on
page 32.

To use the auto-copy feature to configure multiple AT-CM Line Cards
with the same settings, perform these additional steps:

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1. After configuring the parameter settings for the OAM client on the line
card, return to the card’s Module Configuration Menu.

2. Select Line Card Configuration.

3. From the Line Card Configuration menu, select Auto-copy Line Card
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4. From the Display Current Configuration menu, select Auto-copy
Enable. (Although the setting of the auto-copy feature is set in a card’s

Module Configuration Menu, it applies to the slot. The setting is not
transferred if the line card is installed in a different slot or chassis.)

5. Return to the line card’s Module Configuration Menu.

6. To configure other parameters on the line card, refer to Chapter 6,
”Configuring the Media Converter Line Cards” on page 157.

7. Return to the card’s Module Configuration Menu and select Line Card
Configuration.

8. From the Line Card Configuration menu, select Save Line Card
Configuration.

9. You can now remove the line card from the slot.

10. To assign the same configuration to another AT-CM Line Card, install
the card in the same slot and wait a full minute for the line card to
initialize its management software and to receive its parameter
settings from the management card. Afterwards, remove the card.
Repeat this step to assign the same settings to other AT-CM Line
Cards.

Testing the OAM

Settings

The following procedure shows you a quick and easy way to test the OAM­based settings on the line cards. The test consists of connecting the fiber
optic ports on two identical AT-CM Line Cards, such as two AT-CM302
Cards, and checking to see whether the cards can establish a remote peer
connection to each other. If they can, then their OAM settings are correct.

To test the OAM settings of two identical AT-CM Line Cards:

1. Install one of the line cards in a Converteon chassis that has the
AT-CV5M02 Management Card.

2. Install the second line card in a different Converteon chassis. (If you
want to test the dying gasp feature, the enclosures have to be the
AT-CV5000 Chassis and the AT-CV1203 Chassis.)

3. If the enclosures are not powered on, power them on now.

4. Connect a fiber optic cable between the fiber optic ports on the two line
cards.

5. If you are testing AT-CM3 Line Cards and one or both of the cards are
set to the MissingLink and OAM Visible mode or the Smart MissingLink
and OAM Visible mode, you have to connect their twisted pair ports to
live network equipment. Otherwise, the fiber optic ports will not
establish a connection with each other. If the enclosures are close to
each other you can, for the purposes of this test, connect the twisted

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6. Start a local management session on the management card. For

7. From the Main Menu, select Remote Module Status and

pair ports of the two cards together. This requirement does not apply
to the OAM Visible mode for the AT-CM2 and AT-CM70S Line Cards,
or to the Link Test and OAM Visible mode for the AT-CM3 Line Cards.

directions, refer to “Starting a Local Management Session” on
page 72.

Configuration. An example of the menu is shown in Figure 91 on
page 218. If the local line card in the chassis with the management
card has established a remote peer connection to the other line card,
the second card appears as an entry in this menu. This would indicate
that the OAM clients on the two line cards were configured correctly.

Note

The AT-CM Line Cards have to be in the OAM operational state to
support the OAM-based features. The cards, when powered on or
reset, may take up to two minutes to achieve this state because they
have to initialize their management software and negotiate the OAM
states with their local or remote counterpart.

If the remote line card does not appear in the menu, wait one to two
minutes to give the line cards time to initialize their management
software and negotiate their OAM states, and then try the following:

a. Return to the Main Menu and select Module Status and

Configuration.

b. Examine the three characters in the OAM column for the fiber optic

port of the line card you are testing. This column displays
information about the status of the OAM client on the card. The
third character in the OAM column should be an asterisk, indicating
that the OAM client on the card is operational and that it has
established a connection to the OAM client on the other line card.

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OAM Status - Operational

oo*

Module Status and Configuration

======================== MODULE_INFO ======================= ========== FIBER_PORT ========== ======== COPPER_PORT ========

Mod_Name CardTypeVer ST OperMod IPC FrmSz LPM AC VER ST SP FC IngRL EgrRL OAM ST SP FC IngRL EgrRL AN
1 ------ AT-CV5M02 * Active 800 ---- ON_ V400 - --- - ----- ---- --- * 100 - ----- ----- ­2 Reg11 AT-CM302 * OAM_LT o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
3 Reg20 AT-CM302 * OAM_LT o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
4 Reg21 AT-CM302 * OAM_LT o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
5 Area2a AT-CM302 * OAM_ML o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
6 Area2b AT-CM302 * LT ___ o*o 10240 ON_ N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 --- * 100 Y 0 0 Y
7 a121 AT-CM3K0S * OAM_LT o** 10240 ON_ N V400 * 1G Y 0 0 oo* * 1G Y 0 0 Y
8 Reg12 AT-CM202-v2 * OAM_V o*o ---- --- N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
9 AT-CM202-v2 * OAM_V o*o ---- --- N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
10 AT-CM202-v2 * OAM_V o*o ---- --- N V400 * 100 Y 0 0 oo* * 100 Y 0 0 Y
11 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­12 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­13 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­14 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- ----­15 AT-CV102 * LT ___ --- ---- --- * ---- * 100 --- ---- ---- --- * 100 -- ----- -----

More ...

Return to Main Menu ...

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Figure 25. Viewing the OAM Client Status

If the third character is a “o”, the fiber optic port has not established
a connection to the port on the other line card. Try the following:

 Check that the fiber optic cable is firmly connected to the ports

on the two cards.

 Check that the other Converteon chassis is powered on and

that the line card is fully inserted in the slot in the enclosure.

 If the cards are AT-CM3 Line Cards set to the MissingLink and

OAM mode or the Smart MissingLink and OAM mode, check to
be sure that their twisted pair ports are connected to live
network equipment.

If the third character is a letter, such as an “L” or “P”, the fiber optic
port has established a link with the other line card and the OAM
client is attempting to negotiate with the other client. If the
character does not transition to an asterisk, it probably means that
the OAM settings on one or both of the cards is incorrect. To verify
their settings, repeat the procedures “Setting the Operating Mode”
on page 90 and “Configuring the OAM Settings” on page 93.

8. To test the dying gasp feature, do the following:

a. Power off the AT-CV1203 Chassis. If the chassis has two power

supplies, disconnect one of the supplies, wait a second or two and
power off the second supply.

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b. From the Main Menu, select Administration.

c. From the Administration Menu, select Event Log and Display

Event Log. If the AT-CV1203 Chassis has just one power supply
or if it has two power supplies but not a management card, you
should see this message in the event log:

Dying Gasp has occurred on remote linecard

number

.

Number is the slot number of the line card in the AT-CV5000

Chassis that received the dying gasp signal from its remote
counterpart line card in the AT-CV1203 Chassis.

If the remote AT-CV1203 Chassis has two power supplies and the

AT-CV5M02 Management Card, the event log should also contain
this message, logged when the first power supply on the remote
chassis lost power.

CV1203 RPS Failure on Remote Line Card

number

The number variable performs the same function in this message
as it does in the previous message, indicating the slot number of
the line card that received the signal in the AT-CV5000 Chassis.

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This chapter has the following sections:

 “Assigning an IP Address Configuration” on page 100

 “Assigning a Name” on page 104

 “Assigning Contact and Location Information” on page 106

 “Configuring the SNMP Community Strings” on page 108

 “Specifying the IP Addresses of the SNMP Trap Receivers” on

page 110

 “Configuring the Management Security” on page 111

 “Enabling or Disabling the Web Server” on page 114

 “Manually Setting the Date and Time” on page 115

 “Configuring the Network Time Protocol Client” on page 117

 “Resetting the Management Card” on page 119

 “Viewing the Event Log” on page 122

 “Viewing the Activity Monitor” on page 130

 “Configuring the Syslog Client” on page 131

 “Configuring the 10/100Base-TX Port” on page 133

 “Restoring the Default Setting on the 10/100Base-TX Port” on

page 138

 “Restoring the Default Values on the AT-CV5M02 Management Card”

on page 140

 “Configuring the Temperature Threshold” on page 142

 “Activating a Standby AT-CV5M02 Management Card” on page 144

 “Setting the Baud Rate of the Console Port” on page 146

 “Displaying the Operational Status of the Chassis” on page 148

 “Pinging Network Devices” on page 152

 “Displaying the Inter-process Communication Monitor” on page 153

 “Displaying Information about the Management Card” on page 155

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Assigning an IP Address Configuration

This section explains how to assign an IP address, subnet mask and
default gateway to the management card. A management card can have
only one IP address configuration, which can be assigned manually or by
a DHCP server on your network. For background information, refer to “IP
Address Configuration” on page 23.

You have to use the menus from a local management session or a Telnet
management session to change the IP address configuration. The web
browser windows allow you to view, but not change, this information.

Changing the IP address configuration of the management card from a
Telnet client ends your management session. To resume managing the
card, you have to start a new management session.

Menus To assign an IP address configuration to the card from the menus:

1. From the Main Menu, select Configuration to display the
Configuration Menu shown in Figure 26.

Configuration Menu

System Configuration

All Line Cards Configurations

Configuration File Upload/Download with TFTP

Return to Main Menu ...

Figure 26. Configuration Menu

2. From the Configuration Menu, select System Configuration to
display the menu in Figure 27.

System Configuration Menu

System Parameters Configuration

Save System Configuration

Return System Configuration to Default

Return to Configuration ...

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Figure 27. System Configuration Menu