Avaya Managing Routers HTTP Server User Manual
BayRS Version 14.00
Part No. 308653-14.00 Rev 00
September 1999
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Managing Routers Using the HTTP Server
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Contents
Preface
Before You Begin .............................................................................................................xiii
Text Conventions .............................................................................................................xiv
Acronyms ........................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ................. xv
Hard-Copy Technical Manuals ............................................... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....x vi
How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xvi
Chapter 1
Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server
Browser Requirements ...................................................................................................1-1
Starting the HTTP Server Using
Starting the HTTP Server Using the BCC or Site Manager ............................................1-3
Setting HTTP Server Security ........................................................................................1-4
User Name/Password Security Concepts ................................................................1-5
Basic Access Authentication ....................... ....... ...... ....... ...................................... ...1-8
Digest Authentication ...............................................................................................1-9
Filtering Network Address es .... ....... ...... ............................................. ....... ...... ................1-9
Using a Domain Name Instead of an IP Address ...........................................................1-9
Relocating HTTP Server Help Information ...................................................................1-10
Customizing HTTP Parameters ....................................................................................1-10
install.bat
.....................................................................1-2
Chapter 2
HTTP Server Concepts
What the HTTP Server Does ..........................................................................................2-1
Navigating the HTTP Server Interface ............................................................................2-3
Data Display Formats .....................................................................................................2-4
Enabling and Disabling Connections ..............................................................................2-4
What the Administration Functions Do ...........................................................................2-4
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Chapter 3
Monitoring Routers Using the HTTP Server
Getting Help ....................................................................................................................3-1
Specifying a Router to Monitor .......................................................................................3-2
Viewing Overall System Status .......................................................................................3-2
Chapter 4
Troubleshooting Router Operation
Troubleshooting Icon ... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ............................................. ...... ....... .........4-1
Displaying Circuit Alerts ..................................................................................................4-2
Viewing the Event Log .................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ......................4-2
Filtering What the Event Log Shows ........................................................................4-3
Interpreting Event Messages ...................................................................................4-3
Saving and Clearing the Event Log ..........................................................................4-4
Saving the Event Log ................................... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ......................4-4
Clearing the Event Log ......................................................................................4-5
Getting Help on the Event Log Window ...................................................................4-5
Pinging Devices ..............................................................................................................4-5
Ping IP ............................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... .............................4-6
Ping IPX ................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ......................4-6
Ping AppleTalk ......................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ............................................. ...... ...4-7
Chapter 5
Viewing Router Services Statistics
Router Services Statistics ..............................................................................................5-1
Using the HTTP Server to View HTTP Statistics ............................................................5-3
HTTP Configuration Statistics ..................................................................................5-3
HTTP Counters ........................................................................................................5-3
HTTP Request Statistics ..........................................................................................5-4
HTTP Response Statistics .......................................................................................5-4
Using the Statistics Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics ........................................5-5
Selecting the Windows to Display ............................................................................5-5
Starting the Statistics Launch Facility ......................................................................5-5
Viewing HTTP Statistics .............................. ............................................. ....... ...... ...5-6
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Chapter 6
Viewing Router Port Statistics
Changing the Administrative Status of a Port .................................................................6-2
Viewing Traffic Statistics for All Ports ..............................................................................6-2
Viewing Ethernet Port Statistics .....................................................................................6-3
Viewing Serial Port Statistics ..........................................................................................6-3
Viewing FDDI Port Statistics ...........................................................................................6-3
Viewing HSSI Port Statistics ...........................................................................................6-4
Viewing Token Ring Port Statistics .................................................................................6-4
Chapter 7
Viewing Router Protocol Statistics
Changing the Administrative Status of an Interface ........................................................7-1
Viewing IP Statistics .......... ...... ....... ............................................. ...... ....... ......................7-2
Viewing IPX Statistics ........ ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ............................................. ...7-3
Viewing AppleTalk Statistic s ........................................................ ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...7-3
Chapter 8
Support and Administration
What Administration Functions Do .................................................................................8-1
Using Date and Time Functions .....................................................................................8-2
Using the Reset and Boot Functions ..............................................................................8-3
Resetting a Slot ........................................................................................................8-3
Booting the Router ...................................................................................................8-3
File Manager Functions ..................................................................................................8-4
Files Function ...........................................................................................................8-4
Volumes Function .....................................................................................................8-5
Appendix A
Site Manager Parameters
Accessing HTTP Site Manager Parameters .................................................................. A-2
Appendix B
BCC show Commands
Sample show Command Output .................................................................................... B-2
Online Help for show Commands .................................................................................. B-3
Show Commands for the HTTP Server ......................................................................... B-3
show http summary ................................................................................................. B-3
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Index
show http requests .................................................................................................. B-4
show http responses ............................................................................................... B-4
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Figure
Figure 2-1. HTTP Server Interface Components ........................................................2-2
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Tables
Table 1-1. Access Privilege Levels and Associated Functions .................................1-6
Table 4-1. Event Message Severity Levels .................................. ....... ......................4-4
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Preface
This guide describes how to configure and use the Nortel Networks™ HTTP
Server , an embed ded Web-based router management tool included wit h the Nortel
Networks router operating system software (BayRS
standard Web browser. Using HTTP Server software, you can monitor network
devices, v ie wing su mmary, fault, and statistica l info rmation on a de vice-b y-d e vice
basis.
™
) and accessible from any
You can use the Bay Command Console (BCC
HTTP Server software on a router. In this guide, you will find configuration
instructions for both the BCC and Site Manager.
Before You Begin
Before using this guide, you must complete the following procedures. For a new
router:
• Install the router (see the installation guide that came with your router).
• Connect the router to the network and create a pilot configuration file (see
Quick-Starting Routers
• Configure IP on the router (see
Services; Configuring IP, ARP, RIP, and OSPF Services; and Configuring
GRE, NAT, RIPSO and BFE Services
Make sure that you are runni ng the lates t versio n of Nortel Netw orks BayRS
Site Manager software. For information about upgrading BayRS and Site
Manager, see the upgrading guide for your version of BayRS.
™
) or Site Manager to configure the
).
Configuring IP Multicasting and Multimedia
).
™
and
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Text Conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions:
:
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 the command syntax is:
ip_address
bold text
ping
<
ping 192.32.10.12
Indicates command names and options and text that
, you enter:
>
you need to enter.
show ip {alerts | routes
command.
dinfo
}.
italic text
Example: Enter
Example: Use the
Indicates file and directory names, new terms, book
titles, and variables in command syntax descriptions.
Where a variable is two or more words, the words are
connected by an underscore.
Example: If the command syntax is:
show at
valid_route
valid_route
<
>
is one variable and you subst itute one value
for it.
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screen text
Indicates system output, for example, prompts and
system messages.
Example:
Set Trap Monitor Filters
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separator ( > ) Shows menu paths.
Example: Protocols > IP iden tifi es the IP optio n on the
Protocols menu.
Acronyms
vertical line (
) Separates choices for command keywords and
|
arguments. Enter only one of the choices. Do not type
the vertical line when ent ering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is:
show ip {alerts | routes
show ip alerts
or
show ip routes
, you enter either:
}
This guide uses the following acronyms:
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
BootP Bootstrap Protocol
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FTP File Transfer Protocol
HSSI High-Speed Serial Interface
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message protocol
, but not both.
IP Internet P rotocol
IPX Internet Packet Exchange
MAC media access control
RIP Routing Information Protocol
SAP Service Advertising Protocol
SMDS Switched Multimegabit Data Service
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
TCP Transaction Control Protocol
URL uniform resource locator
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How to Get Help
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If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a
distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that
distributor or reseller for assistance.
If you purchased a Nort el Net wor ks s ervice pr ogram, c ontact one of the f ollowing
Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers:
Technical Solutions Center Telephone Number
Billerica, MA 800-2LANWAN (800-252-6926)
Santa Clara, CA 800-2LANWAN (800-252-6926)
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Chapter 1
Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server
The Nortel Networks HTTP Server is an embedded Web-based router
management tool included with BayRS and accessible from any standard Web
browser. Using the HTTP Server software, you can monitor network devices,
viewing summary, fault, and statistical information on a device-by-device basis.
Before you can use the HTTP Server to monitor a router, you must configure and
enable the HTTP Server software on the router using the Quick-Start installation
script install.bat, the Bay Command Console (BCC), or Site Manager.
The following sections describe how to get started.
rowser Requirements
B
Starting the HTTP Server Using install.bat
Starting the HTTP Server Using the BCC
Starting the HTTP Server Using Site Manager
Setting HTTP Server Security
Using a Domain Name Instead of an IP Address
Relocating HTTP Server Help Information
Customizing HTTP Parameters
Browser Requirements
Your Web browser must support the following:
•Frames
• JavaScript 1.2 or later
• Java applets
• Cascading style sheets
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For example, the browsers Netscape® 4.0 and later and Microsoft® Internet
Explorer
®
4.0 and later offer these features.
If you have changed the default settings for these browsers, you must ensure that
Java is enabled and that your browser is configured to accept cookies. To
configure digest aut hent ic at io n, you must use a br owser t hat supports this fe atu re .
Caution:
Internet Explorer lets you store your browser password. For
security reasons, Nortel Networks strongly recommends that you do not store
your password.
If you are upgrading from an earlier version of the HTTP Server and want to
access Web pages that require digest authentication, you must reenter or change
your password when upgrading to the HTTP Server in BayRS Version 13.20.
Starting the HTTP Serve r Us ing
A new router comes with a flash memory card cont aining the software image for
the router, two configuration files (config and ti.cfg), and the Quick-Start script
install.bat.
The Quick-Start installation script install.bat creates an initial IP network
interface on the rout er so that your router ca n communicate wit h the con figurati on
workstation from which you will manage t he route r . Th e i nstall.ba t script pr ompts
you to enter the network information that dynamically configures the initial IP
interface.
install.bat
As the following example shows, the script asks whether you want to enable
HTTP. Answer yes to this question. (The default is no.)
Step 7. Enable HTTP
Enable the HTTP (Web) Server
----------------------------
Do you want to enable the HTTP (Web) server? (y/n)[n]:
HTTP server enabled.
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Note:
For complete ins truct ion s on runn ing the ins tall. bat scr ipt an d verif ying
that the installation is successful, see Quick-Starting Routers.
When you enable the HTTP Ser ver duri ng the Qui ck-St art pr ocedur e, you ca n use
the HTTP Server with its default configuration settings after completing the
install.bat procedure. For information on modifyin g the default H TT P Server
settings, see “C
ustomizing HTTP Parameters.”
After you run the install.bat script, you can install Site Manager software, as
described in Quick-Starting Routers.
Starting the HTTP Serve r Us ing the BCC or Site Manager
If you did not use the Quick-Start procedure to start the HTTP Server, you can
start it using the BCC or Site Manager. When you complete this procedure, the
HTTP Server software is configured on the router. Before you start the HTTP
Server, verify that you have configured IP on an interface.
You can start the HTTP Server using default values for all parameters. For
information about modifying the default HTTP Server settings, see “C
ustomizing
HTTP Parameters.”
Using the BCC
Adding the HTTP Server to a router automatically loads TCP on all slots. To add
the HTTP Server to a router, navigate to the box prompt and enter:
http
For example, the following command adds HTTP Server to a router:
box#
http
http#
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Using Site Manager
You can configure the HTTP Server software in any Configuration Manager
mode. To start the HTTP Serve r software, complete the following tasks:
You do this System responds
Site Manager Procedure
1. In the Configuration Manager window,
Protocols
choose
2. Choose
3. Choose
4. Choose
5. Choose
6. Choose
7. Choose
8. Choose
Global Protocols
TCP
Create TCP
Protocols
Global Protocols
HTTP
Create HTTP
.
. The Global Protocols menu opens.
. The TCP menu opens.
. You return to the Configuration Manager
. The Protocols menu opens.
. The Global Protocols menu opens.
. The HTTP menu opens.
. You return to the Configuration Manager
Setting HTTP Server S ecurity
The HTTP Server allows access to device information from anywhere in the
network. To protect your network information, you can implement security
controls. The HTTP Server offers access control through: user name/password
security, basic access or digest authentication, and network address filtering, as
described in the following sections.
User Name/Password Security Concept
Basic Access Authentication
Digest Authentication
The Protocols menu opens.
window.
window.
s
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The HTTP Server control s access to network dev ice i nf ormation by grouping t hat
information into col le ction s, call ed realms, that share the same security at tri butes.
The HTTP Server defines three security realms on the router: user, operator, and
manager . A use r name/p assword author izati on mechan is m control s acce ss to ea ch
realm.
• The user access privileges let you view device information
• The operator access privileges additionally let you make temporary changes
to the router configuration; for example, enabling and disabling an interface,
setting and clearing the event log, se tting the date and time, re sett ing a slot on
the router, and rebooting the router using a file that a person with manager
access privilege has loaded on the router.
• The manager access privileges add complete read-write access to the router,
letting you, for example, format and compact volumes and load files onto the
router’s flas h memory . A per son with manager ac cess privileges can also view
SNMP communities and SNMP manager information.
Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server
and
ping a router.
Note:
Setting the user access privileges, assigning passwords, and related
activities are not part of the HTTP Server, but your level of privilege
determines what you can do in the HTTP Server.
The nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) standard Manager and User login accounts are
similar to the Manager and User logins for the Technician Interface. BayRS also
supports custom logins, such as chris, lee, and operations. The access privilege
levels for custom logins are manager (same privileges as for the Manager login),
user (same privileges as for the User login) and operator, as previously listed.
Note:
In this guide, the wo rd “Manage r” or “User” with an init ial capit al lette r
(other than at the start of a sentence) refers to the the actual NVRAM login.
The word “manager,” “user,” or “operato r” (a ll l ower case) refe rs to a p rivil ege
level.
The system administrator can also create groups of user login accounts with the
same access privilege levels. For example, users with the logins chris and lee can
be members of the group support, which could have operator-level access
privileges. For information about how to configure custom logins and associated
access privileges, see Using the Bay Command Console (BCC).
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Privileges are cumulative. An operator can do all that a user can, plus the
functions listed for the operator privilege level. A manager can do everything an
operator can, plus those functions that are exclusively available to the manager
privilege level. Table 1-1 summarizes the privilege levels and the functions
available to each.
Table 1-1. Access Privilege Levels and Associated Functions
A user with
at least this
privilege
level Can perform this function
By clicking on this path in the navigation
frame
User Display router summary
information.
View circuit alerts and the event
log.
Ping a router. Trouble Shooting > Ping - IP
Display router statistics for
services, ports, and protocols
(except SNMP communities and
SNMP manager statistics).
Get help on the HTTP Server
interface, view the release notes,
link to online manuals, and
contact the Nortel Networks
Technical Solutions Center.
Display file status. Administration > File Manager
View the date and time. Administration > Date
Summary
Trouble Shooting > Circuit Alerts
Trouble Shooting > Event Log
Trouble Shooting > Ping - IPX
Trouble Shooting > Ping - AppleTalk
Statistics > Services
Statistics > Ports
Statistics > Protocols
Support > Help
Support > Release notes
Support > Manuals
Support > Support
(continued)
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Table 1-1. Access Privilege Levels and Associated Functions
(continued)
A user with
at least this
privilege
level Can perform this function
Operator Enable or disable a conn ection to
a router.
Reset a slot.
Boot a router.
Save or clear the event log. Troubleshooting > Event Log > Save Log
Set the date and time. Administration > Date
Manager Copy, delete, get, or put a file. Administration > File Manager > Files
Compact a volume.
Format a volume.
Create or delete a partition on a
volume.
By clicking on this path in the navigation
frame
Statistics > Ports > Ethernet > Summary
Statistics > Ports > Serial > Summary
Statistics > Ports > FDDI > Summary
Statistics > Ports > HSSI > Summary
Statistics > Ports > Token Ring > Summary
Administration > Reset & Boot
Troubleshooting > Event Log > Clear Log
Administration > File Manager > Volumes
The system administrator sets the privilege level and assigns a password for each
user or group of users. The manag er password cannot be an empt y (null) string. To
perform manager functions on a device, you must enter the appropriate login
name and password.
A password is optional for a user or operator login account. If the system
administrator does not set a user or operator password, the HTTP Server accepts
an empty (null) string as the password. Generally, the system administrator sets
passwords using Technician Interface or BCC commands, just as for console
access.
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If you have user or operator pr ivileges and att empt to access info rmation requir ing
manager or operator privileges (or, if you attempt to use the manager login with a
null password), the HTTP Server prompts you for the manager password. If you
do not provide the appropriate password, an error message appears, and you
cannot perform that operation.
Note:
The BCC and Technician Interface provide two default user login
accounts, User and Ma nager. Information about these access p rivileg e levels i s
stored in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) on the router.
A system administrator can define multiple-user groups, names, passwords,
and access privileges for other users.
The operator privilege level can be assigned to any user login account other
than one of the default login names. Information about these other configured
users is stored in the device configuration file. Only one system administrator
at a time can change the configuration file.
For specific informat ion about creating login names and pa sswo rds and as si gni ng
access privileges, see Using the Bay Command Console (BCC) or Using
Technician Interface Software. For information about securing a router as part of
the Quick-Start procedure, see Quick-Starting Routers.
Basic Access Authentication
In basic access authentication, the user name and password are passed over the
network as encoded but unencrypted text. While this serves to verify the identity
of the user, the information is less secure than with digest authentication. Even in
basic access authentication, the information is not visible to anyone with a sniffer
or similar device. If yo ur browser does n ot support digest authenticatio n, you must
leave authenti catio n set to the defaul t va lue of b asic; othe rwise, you cannot acce ss
the device.
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