Avaya DC Version User Manual

Installing the DC Version of the BCN and BLN-2

Router Software Version 11.0 Site Manager Software Version 5.0

Part No. 108301 Rev. D August 1996

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Conventions ......................................................................................................................xii

Acronyms .........................................................................................................................xiii

Ordering Bay Networks Publications ...............................................................................xiv

Technical Support and Online Services

Bay Networks Customer Service ...................................................................................xviii

Bay Networks Information Services .................................................................................xix

World Wide Web ........................................................................................................xix

Customer Service FTP ..............................................................................................xix

Support Source CD ................................................................................................... xx

CompuServe ............................................................................................................. xx

InfoFACTS .................................................................................................................xxi

How to Get Help ........................................................................................................xxi

Chapter 1 Installing the DC Version of the BCN

Backbone Concentrator Node Overview ........................................................................1-2

Preparing for Installation .................................................................................................1-3

Shipment Contents ...................................................................................................1-3

Cables ......................................................................................................................1-4

Tools and Additional Equipment ...............................................................................1-4

Site Requirements ....................................................................................................1-5

Electrical Requirements .....................................................................................1-6

Space Requirements .........................................................................................1-7

Environmental Requirements ............................................................................1-8

Setting Up the Backbone Concentrator Node ................................................................1-8

Attaching Angle Brackets .........................................................................................1-9

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Installing the BCN in the Rack ...............................................................................1-11

Connecting the BCN to the Power Source ...................................................................1-16

BCN Local/Remote Connection ....................................................................................1-21

Local Connection ...................................................................................................1-21

Remote Connection ...............................................................................................1-22

Powering On the BCN ..................................................................................................1-23

BCN Front Panel Switch and LEDs ..............................................................................1-25

BCN Reset Switch ..................................................................................................1-25

BCN Front Panel LEDs ..........................................................................................1-25

Chapter 2 Installing the DC Version of the BLN-2

Backbone Link Node-2 Overview ...................................................................................2-2

Preparing for Installation .................................................................................................2-3

Shipment Contents ...................................................................................................2-3

Cables ......................................................................................................................2-4

Tools and Additional Equipment ...............................................................................2-4

Site Requirements ....................................................................................................2-5

Electrical Requirements .....................................................................................2-6

Space Requirements .........................................................................................2-6

Environmental Requirements ............................................................................2-7

Setting Up the Backbone Link Node-2 ...........................................................................2-8

Attaching Angle Brackets .........................................................................................2-8

Installing the BLN-2 in the Rack .............................................................................2-11

Connecting the BLN-2 to the Power Source .................................................................2-14

BLN-2 Local/Remote Connection .................................................................................2-18

Local Connection ...................................................................................................2-18

Remote Connection ...............................................................................................2-19

Powering On the BLN-2 ................................................................................................2-20

BLN-2 Front Panel Switch and LEDs ............................................................................2-22

BLN-2 Reset Switch ...............................................................................................2-22

BLN-2 Front Panel LEDs ........................................................................................2-22

Index

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Figure 1-1. Backbone Concentrator Node ..................................................................1-3

Figure 1-2. Locating the Mounting Holes ...................................................................1-9

Figure 1-3. Attaching Brackets to Support the BCN .................................................1-11

Figure 1-4. Removing a Power Module from the BCN .............................................1-12

Figure 1-5. Removing the Front Bezel from the BCN ...............................................1-13

Figure 1-6. Mounting the BCN to the Rack ..............................................................1-14

Figure 1-7. BCN Terminal Block Detail .....................................................................1-16

Figure 1-8. BCN Power and Ground Cables ............................................................1-17

Figure 1-9. Strain Relief Brackets .............................................................................1-18

Figure 1-10. Cabling the BCN to a Console ...............................................................1-20

Figure 1-11. BCN Front Panel LEDs ..........................................................................1-23

Figure 1-12. FRE Module LEDs .................................................................................1-25

Figure 1-13. FRE-2 Module LEDs ..............................................................................1-25

Figure 2-1. Backbone Link Node-2 .............................................................................2-3

Figure 2-2. Locating the Mounting Holes ...................................................................2-9

Figure 2-3. Attaching Brackets to Support the BLN-2 ..............................................2-10

Figure 2-4. The Front Bezel of the BLN-2 ................................................................2-12

Figure 2-5. Mounting the BLN-2 to the Rack ............................................................2-13

Figure 2-6. BLN-2 Terminal Block Detail ..................................................................2-15

Figure 2-7. Attaching BLN-2 Power and Ground Cables ..........................................2-16

Figure 2-8. Terminal Block with a Single Power Source ...........................................2-17

Figure 2-9. Cabling the BLN-2 to a Console ............................................................2-19

Figure 2-10. BLN-2 Front Panel LEDs ........................................................................2-21

Figure 2-11. FRE Module LEDs .................................................................................2-23

Figure 2-12. FRE-2 Module LEDs ..............................................................................2-23

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Tables

Table 1-1. Shipment Contents ..................................................................................1-4

Table 1-2. Tools and Equipment You Supply .............................................................1-5

Table 1-3. Power Requirements ................................................................................1-6

Table 1-4. BCN Dimensions ......................................................................................1-7

Table 1-5. Total Space Required for BCN .................................................................1-7

Table 1-6. Total Space Required for BCN .................................................................1-8

Table 1-7. Environmental Requirements ...................................................................1-8

Table 1-8. Console Operating Parameters ..............................................................1-20

Table 1-9. Modem Operating Parameters ...............................................................1-21

Table 2-1. Shipment Contents ..................................................................................2-4

Table 2-2. Tools and Equipment You Supply .............................................................2-5

Table 2-3. Power Requirements ................................................................................2-6

Table 2-4. BLN-2 Dimensions ...................................................................................2-7

Table 2-5. BLN-2 Thermal Output and Air Plenum Requirements ............................2-7

Table 2-6. Total Space Required - BLN-2 .................................................................2-7

Table 2-7. Environmental Requirements ...................................................................2-8

Table 2-8. Console Operating Parameters ..............................................................2-18

Table 2-9. Modem Operating Parameters ...............................................................2-20

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About This Guide

If you are responsible for installing the DC version of Bay Networks routers, you need to read this guide. The following routers have DC versions:

• Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN

• Backbone Link Node-2 (BLN A separate chapter for each router describes how you should

• Prepare for the installation

• Set up the router

• Connect the router to the power source

• Cable a console, PC, or modem to the router

• Power up the router

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Note:

This guide is intended for use by trained service personnel. It provides detailed site preparation and installation pr ocedur es. It assumes that you have a technical understanding of electronic apparatus and data communications.

Comply at all times with the following safety guidelines:

Danger:

permitted to install the DC version of Bay Networks routers

Warning:

lift them by yourself. Use a team of people or specialized lifting equipment.

Due to high-energy hazards, only qualiﬁed service personnel are

Given the weight of the BLN-2 and BCN routers, do not attempt to

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Conventions

This section describes the conventions used in this guide. angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the

description inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command. Example: if command syntax is

192.32.10.12

arrow character (➔) Separates menu and option names in instructions.

Example: Protocols AppleTalk option in the Protocols menu.

ping

<ip_address>

➔

AppleTalk identiﬁes the

, you enter

ping

bold text

Indicates text that you need to enter and command

dinfo

names in text. Example: Use the

command.

brackets ([ ]) Indicate optional elements. You can choose none, one,

or all of the options.

italic text

Indicates variable values in command syntax descriptions, new terms, ﬁle and directory names, and book titles.

quotation marks (“ ”) Indicate the title of a chapter or section within a book.

screen text

ellipsis points Horizontal (. . .) and vertical ellipsis points indicate

Indicates data that appears on the screen. Example:

Bay Networks Trap Monitor Filters

()

Set

omitted information.

vertical line (|) Indicates that you enter only one of the parts of the

command. The vertical line separates choices. Do not type the vertical line when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is

show at routes show at routes

nets

, you enter either

show at nets

, but not both.

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Acronyms

About This Guide-

This document uses the following acronyms: ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode A WG American Wire Gauge Btu British thermal unit BCN Backbone Concentrator Node BLN-2 Backbone Link Node-2 EIA Electronic Industry Association EMC electromagnetic compatibility FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface FRE™ Fast Routing Engine GAME Gate Access Management Entity HDCM Harpoon Diagnostic Console Monitor NVFS nonvolatile ﬁle system pps packets per second PPP Point-to-Point Protocol PPX™ Parallel Packet Express SNA Systems Network Architecture SRM-F System Resource Module-Front SRM-L System Resource Module-Link

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Ordering Bay Networks Publications

To purchase additional copies of this document or other Bay Networks publications, order by part number from Bay Networks Press™ at the following numbers. You may also request a free catalog of Bay Networks Press product publications.

Phone: 1-800-845-9523 FAX - U.S./Canada: 1-800-582-8000 FAX - International: 1-916-939-1010

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Technical Support and Online Services

To ensure comprehensive network support to our customers and partners worldwide, Bay Networks Customer Service has Technical Response Centers in key locations around the globe:

• Billerica, Massachusetts

• Santa Clara, California

• Sydne y , Australia

• Tokyo, Japan

• Valbonne, France

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The Technical Response Centers are connected via a redundant Frame Relay Network to a Common Problem Resolution system, enabling them to transmit and share information, and to provide live, around-the-clock support 365 days a year.

Bay Networks Information Services complement the Bay Networks Service program portfolio by giving customers and partners access to the most current technical and support information through a choice of access/retrieval means. These include the World W ide Web, CompuServ e, Support Source CD, Customer Support FTP, and InfoFACTS document fax service.

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Bay Networks Customer Service

If you purchased your Bay Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact that distributor’s or reseller’s technical support staf f for assistance with installation, conﬁguration, troubleshooting, or integration issues.

Customers can also purchase direct support from Bay Networks through a variety of service programs. As part of our PhonePlus™ program, Bay Netw orks Service sets the industry standard, with 24-hour, 7-days-a-week telephone support available worldwide at no extra cost. Our complete range of contract and noncontract services also includes equipment staging and integration, installation support, on-site services, and replacement parts delivery -- within approximately 4 hours.

To purchase any of the Bay Networks support programs, or if you have questions on program features, use the following numbers:

Region Telephone Number Fax Number

United States and Canada

1-800-2LANWAN; enter Express Routing Code (ERC) 290 when prompted

(508) 670-8766

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(508) 436-8880 (direct) Europe (33) 92-968-300 (33) 92-968-301 Asia/Paciﬁc Region (612) 9927-8800 (612) 9927-8811 Latin America (407) 997-1713 (407) 997-1714

In addition, you can receive information on support programs from your local Bay Networks ﬁeld sales ofﬁce, or purchase Bay Networks support directly from your authorized partner.

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Bay Networks Information Services

Bay Networks Information Services provide up-to-date support information as a ﬁrst-line resource for network administration, expansion, and maintenance. This information is available from a variety of sources.

W orld Wide Web

The Bay Networks Customer Support Web Server offers a diverse library of technical documents, software agents, and other important technical information to Bay Networks customers and partners.

A special beneﬁt for contracted customers and resellers is the ability to access the Web Server to perform Case Management. This feature enables your support staff to interact directly with the network experts in our worldwide Technical Response Centers. A registered contact with a valid Site ID can

• View a listing of support cases and determine the current status of any open case. Case history data includes severity designation, and telephone, e-mail, or other logs associated with the case.

Technical Support and Online Services

• Customize the listing of cases according to a variety of criteria, including date, severity, status, and case ID.

• Log notes to existing open cases.

• Create new cases for rapid, efﬁcient handling of noncritical network situations.

• Communicate directly via e-mail with the speciﬁc technical resources assigned to your case.

The Bay Networks URL is menu item on that home page.

Customer Service FTP

Accessible via URL combines and organizes support ﬁles and documentation from across the Bay Networks product suite, including switching products from our Centillion™ and Xylogics site lets you quickly locate information on any of your Bay Networks products.

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http://www.baynetworks.com

ftp://support.baynetworks.com

. Customer Service is a

(134.177.3.26), this site

business units. Central management and sponsorship of this FTP

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Support Source CD

This CD-ROM -- sent quarterly to all contracted customers -- is a complete Bay Networks Service troubleshooting knowledge database with an intelligent text search engine.

The Support Source CD contains extracts from our problem-tracking database; information from the Bay Networks Forum on CompuServe; comprehensive technical documentation, such as Customer Support Bulletins, Release Notes, software patches and ﬁxes; and complete information on all Bay Networks Service programs.

You can run a single version on Macintosh Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, DOS, or UNIX computing platforms. A Web links feature enables you to go directly from the CD to various Bay Networks Web pages.

CompuServe

For assistance with noncritical network support issues, Bay Networks Information Services maintain an active forum on CompuServe, a global bulletin-board system. This forum provides ﬁle services, technology conferences, and a message section to get assistance from other users.

The message section is monitored by Bay Networks engineers, who provide assistance wherever possible. Customers and resellers holding Bay Networks service contracts also have access to special libraries for advanced levels of support documentation and software. To take advantage of CompuServe’ s recently enhanced menu options, the Bay Networks Forum has been re-engineered to allow links to our Web sites and FTP sites.

We recommend the use of CompuServe Information Manager software to access these Bay Networks Information Services resources. To open an account and receive a local dial-up number in the United States, call CompuServe at 1-800-524-3388. Outside the United States, call 1-614-529-1349, or your nearest CompuServe ofﬁce. Ask for Representative No. 591. When you are on line with your CompuServe account, you can reach us with the command

GO BAYNET

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InfoFACTS

InfoFACTS is the Bay Networks free 24-hour fax-on-demand service. This automated system has libraries of technical and product documents designed to help you manage and troubleshoot your Bay Networks products. The system responds to a fax from the caller or to a third party within minutes of being accessed.

To use InfoFACTS in the United States or Canada, call toll-free 1-800-786-3228. Outside North America, toll calls can be made to 1-408-764-1002. In Europe, toll-free numbers are also available for contacting both InfoFACTS and CompuServe. Please check our Web page for the listing in your country.

How to Get Help

Use the following numbers to reach your Bay Networks Technical Response Center:

Technical Response Center Telephone Number Fax Number

Billerica, MA 1-800-2LANWAN (508) 670-8765 Santa Clara, CA 1-800-2LANWAN (408) 764-1188 Valbonne, France (33) 92-968-968 (33) 92-966-998 Sydney, Australia (612) 9927-8800 (612) 9927-8811 Tokyo, Japan (81) 3-5402-0180 (81) 3-5402-0173

Technical Support and Online Services

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Chapter 1

Installing the DC Version of the BCN

You install the DC version of the Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN) router by

• Preparing for installation

• Setting up the BCN

• Connecting the BCN to the power source

• Cabling a console or modem to the router for access to the Technician Interface

• Powering up the BCN, and observing the router as it initializes during the power-up sequence

Note:

In this manual, all references to the BCN refer to the DC version.

Danger:

permitted to install a BCN.

Warning:

to lift it by yourself. Use a team of people or specialized lifting equipment.

Due to high-energy hazards, only qualiﬁed service personnel are

The BCN weighs approximately 214 lbs (97.07 kg). Do not attempt

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Caution:

Inspect all items for any shipping damage. In particular, ensure that

the ports on the rear panel are not damaged.

If you detect any damaged or missing items, do not attempt to install the BCN. Contact the Bay Networks Technical Response Center at 1-800-2LAN-WAN.

Backbone Concentrator Node Overview

The Backbone Concentrator Node is a multiprotocol router/bridge designed to satisfy the high-performance and availability requirements of the most demanding, mission-critical backbone internetworks. These networks transport information, using communications subsystems and protocols such as

• Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

• T1/T3 synchronous lines

• Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

• Systems Network Architecture

The BCN (F MC68040-based Fast Routing Engine (FRE or FRE-2) processor modules in conjunction with the 1-GB/s Parallel Packet Express (PPX) processor interconnect. This combination delivers industry-leading 480,000-pps performance.

igure 1-1) uses a symmetric multiprocessor architecture with

1-2

The BCN supports up to 13 FRE or FRE-2 processor modules and up to 52 LAN/WAN interfaces (up to 13 FDDI).

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