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About This Guide xxvii

Objectives xxvii

Audience xxvii

Organization xxvii

Conventions xxviii

Documentation xxix

Documentation Notes for the April 2004 Product Releases xxix

Related Documentation xxx

Technical Manual Order of Use xxx

Technical Manual Titles and Descriptions xxxi

Obtaining Documentation xliii

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Ordering Documentation xliii

Finding Documentation for Cisco MGX, BPX, SES, and CWM Products xliii Changes to This Document xliv

Documentation Feedback xlvi

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Obtaining Technical Assistance xlvi

Cisco TAC Website xlvi Opening a TAC Case xlvii

TAC Case Priority Definitions xlvii

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xlvii

1 Preparing for Configuration 1-1

Cisco MGX Switch Features 1-3

Typical Topologies 1-10

Core Switch 1-11 Multiservice Edge Aggregation 1-11

DSL Aggregation 1-13

Configuration Overview 1-13

Collecting Information 1-14

Unique Switch Name 1-14 IP Addressing Plan 1-14

ATM Addressing Plan 1-14

Administrator Data 1-15

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Unique Device Identifier 1-15

MIB Field Names for UDI 1-16

Administrator Access Method 1-16

Network Clock Source Plan 1-16 Network Management Plan 1-16

Physical Location of Cards and Lines in the Switch 1-17

Guidelines for Creating an IP Address Plan 1-17

Guidelines for Creating a Network Clock Source Plan 1-19

Planning for Manual Clock Synchronization 1-19 Planning for NCDP Synchronization 1-22

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2 Configuring General Switch Features 2-1

Configuration Quickstart 2-1

Initializing the Switch 2-4

Starting a CLI Management Session After Initialization 2-8

Ending a CLI Management Session 2-10

Entering Commands at the Switch Prompt 2-10

Getting Command Help 2-12

Displaying Command Lists 2-12

Displaying Detailed Command Lists 2-13 Displaying Command Syntax and Parameters 2-15

Configuring User Access 2-15

Adding Users 2-16

Changing Your Own User Password 2-18 Changing User Access Levels and Passwords with cnfuser 2-18

Deleting Users 2-19

Resetting the User cisco Password 2-20 Enabling and Disabling the User cisco Password Reset 2-20

Setting and Viewing the Node Name 2-21

Viewing and Setting the Switch Date and Time 2-21

Configuring PNNI Node Parameters 2-22

Adding the PNNI Controller 2-23

Setting the PNNI Level and Peer Group ID 2-24 Setting the PNNI Node Address 2-25

Setting the PNNI Node ID 2-27

Setting and Viewing the SPVC Prefix 2-28 Displaying PNNI Summary Addresses 2-29

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Configuring Clock Sources 2-30

Manually Configuring BITS Clock Sources 2-32

Enabling NCDP on a Node 2-34

Setting the LAN IP Addresses 2-36

Setting the Boot IP Address 2-36 Setting the Disk IP Address 2-39

Starting a CLI Session Through the LAN Port 2-41

Configuring for Network Management 2-42

Configuring the SNMP Trap Source IP Address 2-43 Configuring the SNMP Manager Destination IP Address 2-43

Configuring the Community String and General Switch Information 2-44

Verifying the Hardware Configuration 2-45

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3 Provisioning PXM1E Communication Links 3-1

Quickstart Provisioning Procedures 3-2

Line Configuration Quickstart 3-2 ATM Trunk Configuration Quickstart 3-3

PNNI UNI Port Configuration Quickstart 3-5

SVC Configuration Quickstart 3-7 SPVC and SPVP Configuration Quickstart 3-8

PNNI Virtual Trunk Configuration Quickstart 3-9

BPX PNNI Trunk Configuration Quickstart 3-12 AINI Link Configuration Quickstart 3-14

IISP Link Configuration Quickstart 3-15

XLMI Link Configuration Quickstart 3-17 Cisco IGX Feeder to MGX 8830 or MGX 8850 (PXM1E) Configuration Quickstart 3-19

General PXM1E Configuration Procedures 3-21

Configuring the Card Mode 3-21

Setting Up Lines 3-22

Bringing Up Lines 3-22

Configuring Lines 3-23

Verifying Line Configuration 3-28 Configuring Inverse Multiplexing for ATM 3-28

Creating an IMA Group 3-29

Configuring an IMA Group 3-31

Adding an IMA Link to an IMA Group 3-35

Configuring IMA Links 3-36

Adding an IMA Port 3-37 Establishing Redundancy Between Two Lines with APS 3-40

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Configuring Intracard APS Lines 3-40 Configuring Intercard APS Lines 3-42

Adding ATM Ports 3-44

Modifying ATM Ports 3-47 Partitioning Port Resources Between Controllers 3-48

Selecting the Port Signaling Protocol 3-52

Defining Destination Addresses for Static Links 3-56 Assigning Static ATM Addresses to Destination Ports 3-58

Configuring ILMI on a Port 3-60

Configuring ILMI Traps and Signaling 3-60 Configuring ILMI Automatic Configuration 3-62

Configuring ILMI Dynamic Addressing 3-63

Starting ILMI with the Default or Existing Values 3-65 Configuring PXM1E Line Clock Sources 3-66

Verifying PNNI Communications 3-67

Verifying PNNI Trunk Communications 3-68

Verifying End-to-End PNNI Communications 3-69

Provisioning and Managing SPVCs and SPVPs 3-70

Configuring Point-to-Point Connections 3-70

Configuring Point-to-Multipoint Connections 3-80

Adding Parties to a P2MP Root Connection 3-81

Obtaining the NSAP for a Party 3-83

Displaying a List of Connections 3-84

Displaying the Status of a Single Connection 3-85

Modifying P2P and P2MP Connections 3-86

Bringing Down a Connection 3-86

Bringing Up a Connection 3-87

Bringing Down a Party 3-87

Bringing Up a Party 3-87

Rerouting Connections 3-87

Rerouting a P2MP Party 3-87

Deleting Connections 3-88

Deleting a P2MP Party 3-89

Configuring and Managing a Connection to an IGX Feeder 3-89

Connecting a PXM1E Card to a UXM Card on an IGX feeder 3-89

Deleting an IGX Feeder 3-90

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4 Preparing Service Modules for Communication 4-1

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Managing Firmware Version Levels for Service Modules 4-3

Locating Cards that Need the Firmware Version Set 4-3

Initializing Service Modules 4-4

Verifying Card Firmware Version Levels 4-5

Selecting MPSM Interfaces and Services 4-6

Establishing Redundancy Between Two Service Modules 4-8

Selecting a Card SCT 4-9

Selecting a Port SCT 4-11

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5 Preparing SRM Cards for Communications 5-1

Configuration Quickstart for Bulk Distribution on SRMs Configured for SONET/SDH 5-2

Configuration Quickstart for Bulk Distribution on SRMs Configured for T3 Interfaces 5-3

Setting Up SRM Lines 5-4

Bringing Up Lines 5-4

Configuring Lines on an SRM Card 5-5

Configuring a SONET/SDH Line 5-5 Configuring T3 Lines 5-8

Establishing Redundancy Between SONET/SDH Lines with APS 5-10

Linking Service Module Lines to SRM Channels, VTs, or VCs 5-13

Where To Go Next 5-19

6 Preparing RPM Cards for Operation 6-1

Configuration Quickstart 6-1

Locating RPM Cards in the Switch 6-2

Understanding dspcds and dspcd Displays for RPM 6-2

Initializing RPM Cards 6-4

Verifying the Software Version in Use 6-8

Establishing Redundancy Between RPM Cards 6-9

Configuring SNMP on the RPM Card 6-10

Where to Go Next 6-11

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7 Managing Service Class Templates 7-1

Cisco SCTs 7-2

Managing SCTs 7-4

Locating SCT Files on a Switch 7-5

SCT File Naming Convention 7-5 Creating and Modifying SCT Files 7-6

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Downloading SCT Files to the Switch 7-6 Registering SCT Files 7-7

Updating Registered SCT Files 7-9

Applying a New Major Version of an AXSM SCT to a Card or Port 7-10 Deleting a Registered SCT 7-11

Deleting Unregistered SCTs 7-12

Displaying all Registered Card and Port SCTs on a Switch 7-12

Managing Card SCTs 7-13

Managing PXM1E Port SCTs 7-13

Displaying the SCT Assigned to a Port 7-14

Selecting a Port SCT 7-14

Changing a Port SCT 7-14 Displaying Port SCT Settings 7-15

Port SCT ABR Parameters (dspportsct abr) 7-16

Port SCT Bandwidth Parameters (dspportsct bw) 7-17

Port SCT General Parameters (dspportsct gen) 7-19

Port SCT COSB Parameters (dspportsct cosb) 7-21

Port SCT Virtual Circuit Threshold Parameters (dspportsct vcThr) 7-22

Port SCT COSB Threshold Parameters (dspportsct cosThr) 7-25

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8 Managing PNNI Nodes and PNNI Routing 8-1

Managing PNNI Nodes 8-1

Creating Upper Level Peer Groups 8-1

Enabling and Disabling the Complex Node Feature 8-4 Enabling and Disabling Routes Through a Node 8-5

Enabling and Disabling Point-to-Multipoint Branching 8-6

Adding an ATM Summary Address Prefix 8-6 Configuring SVCC RCC Variables 8-7

Configuring Routing Policies for Shortest Path Tables 8-7

Configuring PNNI Timers 8-9

Managing PNNI Routes 8-10

Configuring the On-Demand Route Selection Method (First Fit or Best Fit) 8-10

Configuring the Load Balance Selection Method 8-11

Managing Preferred Routes 8-11

Maintaining the Network Node Table 8-12

Creating a Preferred Route 8-14

Modifying a Preferred Route 8-17

Deleting a Preferred Route 8-19

Deleting a Node from the Network Node Table 8-20

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Configuring Link Selection for Parallel Links 8-20 Configuring the Maximum Bandwidth for a Link 8-20

Configuring the Administrative Weight 8-21

Configuring the Aggregation Token 8-21 Configuring the Bandwidth Overbooking Factor 8-22

Configuring the Deroute Delay 8-23

Improving and Managing Rerouting Performance 8-24

Pure PXM45/C Networks 8-24

Hybrid Networks with PXM45/C and PXM45/B 8-24

Pure PXM45/B Networks Running Version 3.0.10 or Later 8-25 Hybrid Networks with PXM45/C and PXM45/A 8-25

Managing Priority Routing 8-25

Establishing Priority Routing on a Node 8-26

Configuring Priority Routing for an SPVC 8-28 Modifying SPVC Priority Routing Configuration 8-28

Configuring Priority Routing for an SVCs 8-28

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Managing Priority Bumping 8-29

Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling Priority Bumping 8-30 Displaying the Priority Bumping Configuration 8-30

Displaying Priority Bumping Statistics 8-31

Resetting the Priority Bumping Statistics 8-31 Displaying Priority Bumping Resource Usage 8-31

Managing Connection Grooming 8-32

How Grooming Reroutes Connections 8-33

Enabling and Disabling Soft Rerouting for Grooming 8-35 Configuring Scheduled Grooming 8-35

Manually Grooming Connections 8-38

Configuring the Grooming Thresholds 8-39 Configuring Orderly Grooming 8-43

Configuring the Trunk Utilization Limit 8-44

Displaying Grooming Configuration Parameters 8-45

Displaying Threshold and Schedule Configuration Parameters 8-45

Displaying Nodal Grooming Configuration Parameters 8-47

Displaying Grooming Configuration Statistics 8-47 Configuring the AIS Delay 8-47

Enabling and Disabling the Soft Reroute IE 8-48

Displaying Node Configuration Information 8-49

Displaying the PNNI Node Table 8-49 Displaying the PNNI Summary Address 8-50

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Displaying System Addresses 8-50 Displaying PNNI Interface Parameters 8-51

Displaying the PNNI Link Table 8-52

Displaying the PNNI Routing Policy 8-53 Displaying the SVCC RCC Timer 8-54

Displaying Routing Policy Parameters 8-55

Displaying the SVCC RCC Table 8-55

Managing CUGs 8-56

Assigning Address Prefixes and AESAs 8-56

Creating Closed User Groups 8-57

Displaying CUG Configuration Data 8-59 Setting a Default Address for CUG Validation 8-59

Deleting a Default CUG Address 8-60

Managing Access Between Users in the Same CUG 8-60 Managing Access Between a CUG Member and Non-Members or Members of other CUGS 8-61

Deleting a CUG Assignment 8-64

Blocking the CUG IE 8-64

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Maintaining a Persistent Network Topology for CWM 8-65

Configuring a Gateway Node 8-65

Displaying the Network Topology Database 8-67

Displaying Link Information 8-69 Displaying Feeder Information 8-71

Disabling a Gateway Node 8-72

Deleting a Node from the Topology Database 8-72 Deleting a Link from the Topology Database 8-73

9 Switch Operating Procedures 9-1

Managing the Configuration Files 9-1

Saving a Configuration 9-1

Clearing a Switch Configuration 9-4 Clearing a Slot Configuration 9-4

Restoring a Saved Switch Configuration 9-5

Managing ILMI 9-7

Enabling and Disabling ILMI on a Port 9-7 Displaying the ILMI Port Configuration 9-8

Displaying and Clearing ILMI Management Statistics 9-10

Deleting ILMI Prefixes 9-11

Determining the Software Version Number from Filenames 9-11

Displaying Software Revisions for Cards 9-14

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Displaying Software Revisions in Use 9-15 Displaying Software Revisions for a Single Card 9-16

Managing Redundant Cards 9-16

Displaying Redundancy Status 9-16

Switching Between Redundant PXM Cards 9-17 Switching Between Redundant Service Modules 9-17

Removing Redundancy Between Two Cards 9-18

Switching Between Redundant RPM Cards 9-18

Managing Redundant APS Lines 9-18

Preparing for Intercard APS 9-19

Configuring Intercard APS Lines 9-20

Displaying APS Line Information 9-23 Modifying APS Lines 9-24

Switching APS Lines 9-25

Removing APS Redundancy Between Two Lines 9-26 Troubleshooting APS Lines 9-26

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Managing the Time of Day Across the Network Using SNTP 9-28

Enabling and Configuring SNTP Servers 9-28

Displaying the Current SNTP Configuration 9-30 Displaying an SNTP Server 9-31

Deleting an Existing SNTP Server 9-31

Managing NCDP Clock Sources 9-31

Enabling NCDP on a Switch 9-32 Configuring an NCDP Clock Source 9-32

Configuring an NCDP Port 9-34

Displaying NCDP Information 9-35

Display the Current NCDP Root Clock 9-35

Display A Specific NCDP Clock Source 9-37

Display All NCDP Clock Sources 9-38 Display All NCDP Ports on the Switch 9-39

Display An NCDP Port 9-39

Deleting an NCDP Clock Source 9-40

Managing Manually Configured Clocks Sources 9-41

View the Configured Clock Sources 9-41

Reconfigure Manual Clock Sources 9-42

Delete Manual Clock Sources 9-42 Restore a Manual Clock Source After Failure 9-42

Displaying SVCs 9-43

Managing Controllers 9-43

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Adding Controllers 9-44 Deleting a Controller 9-45

Viewing an ATM Port Configuration 9-45

Managing PXM1E Partitions 9-46

Displaying a PXM1E Resource Partition Configuration 9-46

Changing a PXM1E Resource Partition Configuration 9-47 Deleting a PXM1E Resource Partition 9-50

Removing Static ATM Addresses 9-51

Configuring VPI and VCI Ranges for SVCs and SPVCs 9-52

Managing Path and Connection Traces 9-54

Displaying Path and Connection Traces 9-54

Clearing a Call at the Destination Node 9-54

Managing Load Sharing 9-55

Displaying Load Sharing Status 9-55

Changing Load Sharing Options 9-55

Managing Telnet Access Features 9-56

Starting a Telnet Session from a Workstation 9-57 Starting and Managing Telnet Sessions Between Switches 9-57

Starting a Telnet Session 9-57

Returning to a Previous Session 9-58

Returning to the Original CLI Session 9-58

Displaying a Telnet Trace 9-58

Enabling and Disabling Telnet Access 9-58 Displaying the Telnet Enable Status 9-60

Starting and Managing Secure (SSH) Access Sessions Between Switches 9-60

Starting a Secure Session Between Switches 9-61

Returning to the Previous Session 9-63

Managing Remote (TACACS+) Authentication and Authorization 9-63

Configuring AAA Servers 9-63

Configuring the Cisco MGX Switch to Access AAA Servers 9-64

Configuring the Default Privilege Level 9-67 Configuring the Prompt Override Option 9-67

Configuring User Authentication on the Switch 9-67

Configuring Command Authorization on the Switch 9-69 Configuring FTP and SSH Messaging Format for AAA Servers 9-70

Displaying the TACACS+ Configuration 9-71

Displaying AAA Server Information 9-71 Displaying AAA Server Statistics 9-71

Avoiding Command Mode Authorization Issues with RPM 9-73

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Verifying PXM Disk Data 9-73

Displaying the Contents of the Disk Verification Utility Log File 9-75

Troubleshooting Active and Standby Card Disk Discrepancies 9-78

Configuring a Line Loopback 9-79

Configuring Loopback Line Tests on PXM1E and AXSM Cards 9-79 Configuring a Line Loopback on a Service Module 9-80

Managing Bit Error Rate Tests 9-80

Configuring a Bit Error Rate Test 9-80

Deleting a Configured Bit Error Rate Test 9-83

Managing PXM1E and AXSM Card Diagnostics 9-83

Configuring Offline and Online Diagnostics Tests on PXM1E and AXSM Cards 9-84

Enabling Online and Offline Diagnostics Tests on All Cards in a Switch 9-85

Displaying Online and Offline Diagnostics Test Configuration Information 9-86

Displaying Online Diagnostic Errors 9-88

Displaying Offline Diagnostic Errors 9-88

Enabling and Disabling IMA Group ATM Cell Layer Parameters 9-89

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Managing IMA 9-91

Displaying IMA Groups 9-91

Displaying the Status of a Single IMA Group 9-91

Displaying IMA Links 9-92 Deleting an IMA Group 9-93

Deleting an IMA Link 9-93

Restarting an IMA Group 9-93

Using Manual IMA Group Restart 9-94

Using Automatic IMA Group Restart 9-94

Displaying the IMA Group Autorestart Configuration and State 9-96

10 Switch Maintenance Procedures 10-1

Manually Resetting the PXM 10-1

Adding Cards 10-2

Adding a Standby PXM Card 10-2

Adding Service Modules 10-2 Adding SRM Cards 10-4

Adding RPM Cards 10-5

Replacing Cards 10-6

Replacing PXM Cards 10-6

Automatic Response for Standalone PXM Installations 10-7

Automatic Response for Redundant PXM Installations 10-8

Manually Responding to Nativity Checks 10-9

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Replacing PXM1E-4-155 Cards with PXM1E-8-155 Cards 10-10 Replacing PXM1E SC Cables with LC Cables via SC Conversion Cables 10-15

Replacing PXM45/A or PXM45/B Cards with PXM45/C Cards 10-17

Gracefully upgrade from a Redundant PXM45 Card Set to a Redundant PXM45/C Card

Set 10-17

Non-gracefully Upgrade a Single PXM45 to a PXM45/C 10-18

Replacing AXSM Cards with AXSM/B Cards 10-18

Upgrading a Standalone AXSM 10-18

Upgrading an AXSM in a Redundant Card Set 10-19

Replacing Service Modules 10-20

Replacing Service Modules with the Same Type of Service Module 10-20

Replacing Eight-Port T1 and E1 Service Modules with MPSM-8-T1E1 10-21

Replacing Service Modules with a Different Type of Service Module 10-25

Replacing SRM Cards with SRME/B 10-25 Replacing RPM Cards 10-26

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Decommissioning an AXSM Slot 10-26

Decommissioning an RPM Slot 10-28

11 Viewing and Responding to Alarms 11-1

Viewing and Responding to Alarms Using Physical Switch Controls 11-1

Displaying Alarm Reports in the CLI 11-1

Displaying Node Alarms 11-2

Displaying Clock Alarms 11-2 Displaying Switching Alarms 11-2

Displaying Environment Alarms 11-5

Displaying Card Alarms 11-6 Displaying Line Alarms on Service Modules 11-8

Displaying IMA Alarms 11-8

Displaying License Alarms 11-9

Displaying Log File Information 11-11

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Upgrade Process Overview A-1

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Quickstart Procedures for Software Upgrades A-2

Graceful PXM Boot Upgrades from Releases Prior to Release 3.0.10 A-3

Graceful PXM Boot Upgrades from Release 3.0.10 and Later A-5

Non-Graceful PXM Boot Upgrades A-7 Graceful PXM and Service Module Runtime Software Upgrades A-7

Non-Graceful PXM and Service Module Runtime Software Upgrades A-9

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Graceful RPM Boot and Runtime Software Upgrades A-13

Graceful RPM Boot Software Upgrades A-15 Graceful RPM Runtime Software Upgrades A-17

Non-Graceful RPM Boot Software Upgrades A-19

Non-Graceful RPM Runtime Software Upgrades A-20

Quickstart Procedures for Software Downgrades A-22

PXM and AXSM Boot Downgrades A-22

Non-Graceful PXM Runtime Software Downgrades A-22

Non-Graceful AXSM Runtime Software Downgrades A-23

Browsing the File System A-24

Locating Software Updates A-25

Copying Software Files to the Switch A-25

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Upgrade Procedures for PXM Cards and Service Modules A-26

Upgrading PXM Boot Software from Releases Prior to 3.0.10 A-26

Upgrading PXM Boot Software from Release 3.0.10 and Later A-28

Upgrading Boot Software on Service Modules A-29 Loading the Runtime Upgrade Software A-31

Starting the Upgrade Software A-33

Aborting a Runtime Software Upgrade A-33 Committing to a Runtime Software Upgrade A-35

Upgrade Procedures for RPM-PR and RPM-XF Cards A-36

Upgrading RPM Boot Software A-36

Upgrading RPM Runtime Software A-40

Upgrading RPM Runtime Software for 1:N Redundancy A-41

Upgrading RPM Runtime Software for Non-Redundant Cards A-44

Troubleshooting Upgrade Problems A-46

B PXM Backup Boot Procedures B-1

Changing to PXM Backup Boot Mode B-1

Browsing the File System in Backup Boot Mode B-2

Locating Software Updates B-4

Transferring Software Files to and from the Switch B-4

Clearing the Switch Configuration B-5

Initializing the PXM Hard Disk B-5

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C Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access Options C-1

Setting Up CP Port Connections C-2

Setting Up Terminal Server Connections C-4

Setting Up Local LAN Connections C-6

Setting Up Dial-Up Connections C-6

Configuring the Switch C-8

Configuring the Router C-10

Starting a CLI Management Session Using a CP Port or Terminal Server Connection C-11

Starting a CLI Telnet Session C-12

Starting a Secure (SSH) CLI Session C-13

Ending a CLI Management Session C-15

D Standards Compliance D-1

PNNI Compliance D-1

ATM Signaling Compliance D-2

UNI 3.0/3.1 Signaling D-2

UNI 4.0 Signaling D-2

IISP Signaling D-2 PNNI Signaling D-3

ATM Signaling Interworking D-4

SONET/SDH D-4

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Hardware Survey Worksheets E-1

General MGX Switch Configuration Worksheet (PXM45, PXM1E, and SRM) E-5

Additional PXM1E Information Configuration Worksheet E-7

AUSM/B Configuration Worksheet E-11

AXSM Configuration Worksheet E-12

CESM Configuration Worksheet E-13

FRSM-12-T3E3 Configuration Worksheet E-14

FRSM-2CT3, FRSM-2T3E3, and FRSM-HS2/B Configuration Worksheet E-15

FRSM-8T1 and FRSM-8E1 Configuration Worksheet E-16

MPSM-8-T1E1 Configuration Worksheet E-17

MPSM-T3E3-155 Configuration Worksheet E-18

VISM Configuration Worksheet E-19

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F MPSM Licensing F-1

MPSM Licensing Information F-1

MPSM License Overview F-1

MPSM License Concepts and Terms F-4 PXM License Pool F-6

Displaying License Data F-7

Displaying All Node Licenses F-7 Displaying Licenses for a Specific MPSM Card Type F-7

Displaying the License Usage for All Cards F-7

Displaying Licenses for All Cards F-8 Displaying the License Usage for a Specific Card F-9

Displaying a History of License Updates F-10

Displaying License Alarms F-11 Adding Licenses Purchased from Cisco.com F-11

Moving Licenses from an MPSM Card to the Switch F-13

Allocating Feature Licenses to a Card F-13 Recovering Feature Licenses That are Not In Use F-14

Saving and Restoring the License Configuration F-14

Transferring Licenses Between Switches F-14 MPSM License Alarms F-18

Node License Alarm F-18

Slot License Alarms F-19 Rekeying Feature Licenses F-21

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G Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability G-1

Diagnostics G-1

Diagnostics Examples G-2

Diagnostics Tests G-4

PXM1E Diagnostics Tests G-4

PXM45 Diagnostics Tests G-5

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Figure 1-1 Core Switch Topology 1-11

Figure 1-2 Multiservice Edge Aggregation Topology 1-11

Figure 1-3 Virtual Trunk Topology 1-12

Figure 1-4 DSL Edge Aggregation Topology 1-13

Figure 1-5 Using Multiple IP Addresses for Switch Access 1-18

Figure 1-6 Example Network Clock Source Topology with a Single Master Clock Source 1-20

Figure 1-7 Example Network Clock Source Topology with Two Master Clock Sources 1-21

Figure 1-8 Example NCDP Source Topology 1-23

Figure 2-1 Workstation Connection to Console Port on a PXM-UI-S3 Back Card 2-4

Figure 2-2 Workstation Connection to Console Port on a PXM-UI-S3/B Back Card 2-5

Figure 2-3 BITS Clock Source Ports on PXM45 UI-S3 Back Card 2-31

FIGURES

Figure 2-4 BITS Clock Source Ports on PXM1E UI-S3/B Back Card 2-32

Figure 2-5 Hardware Required for Local LAN Connections to PXM-UI-S3 Back Cards 2-39

Figure 2-6 Hardware Required for Local LAN Connections to PXM-UI-S3/B Back Cards 2-40

Figure 3-1 Virtual Trunk Topology 3-9

Figure 3-2 Standalone PXM1E with Intracard APS 3-40

Figure 3-3 Redundant PXM1E Configuration with Intercard APS 3-42

Figure 3-4 Relationship Between Cards, Bays, Lines, and Logical Interface Numbers 3-46

Figure 3-5 Relationship of Port Controller, Controller Partition, and Resource Partitions 3-49

Figure 3-6 IGX Feeder Topology 3-89

Figure 8-1 Example Hierarchical PNNI Network Topology Showing a Two-Level Hierarchy 8-2

Figure 8-2 Soft Reroute Method of Connection Grooming 8-34

Figure 9-1 Filename Format for Released Software 9-13

Figure 9-2 Filename Format for Prereleased Firmware 9-13

Figure 9-3 IMA Group Restart Example 9-93

Figure 10-1 PXM1E-4-155 Back Cards with SC Cable 10-15

Figure 10-2 Standby SFP-8-155 Back Card with SC Conversion Cable 10-16

Figure 10-3 Both SFP-8-155 Back Cards with SC Conversion Cables 10-16

Figure C-1 Workstation Connection to the Console Port C-2

Figure C-2 Workstation Connection to Console Port on a PXM-UI-S3/B Back Card C-3

Figure C-3 Terminal Server Connection to the Console Port on a PXM45 UI-S3 Back Card C-4

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Figure C-4 Terminal Server Connection to the Console Port on a PXM1E UI-S3/B Back Card C-5

Figure C-5 Hardware Required for Dial-up Connection to a PXM45 UI-S3 Back Cards C-6

Figure C-6 Hardware Required for Dial-up Connections on a PXM1E UI-S3/B Back Card C-7

Figure F-1 The Switch License Pool F-6

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Table 1 Technical Manuals and Release Notes for Cisco MGX and BPX Switches and Media Gateways (April 2004

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Table 2 Documents that Ship with Multiservice Switch Products xxxviii

Table 3 Descriptions of Technical Manuals and Release Notes for Cisco Multiservice Switch Products xxxviii

Table 4 Changes to This Book Since the Previous Release xliv

Table 1-1 Card-specific Configuration Guides 1-2

Table 1-2 Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8880, and Cisco MGX 8950 Capabilities 1-3

Table 1-3 Differences between PXM 45 Cards 1-10

Table 1-4 Show Inventory Command Display Output 1-15

Table 1-5 MIB Field Names for UDI 1-16

Table 2-1 CLI Prompt Components 2-7

Table 2-2 Card State Descriptions 2-14

Table 2-3 User Access Levels 2-16

Table 2-4 Time Zones for cnftmzn Command 2-22

Table 2-5 Parameter Descriptions for the addcontroller Command 2-23

Table 2-6 Parameter Descriptions for cnfclksrc Command on the PXM 2-33

Table 2-7 cnfncdp Command Parameters 2-34

Table 2-8 bootChange Command Option Descriptions 2-38

Table 2-9 Valid Card Installation Options 2-50

Table 3-1 PXM1E Link and Connection Types 3-1

Table 3-2 Parameters for cnfln Command 3-23

Table 3-3 dspln Command Parameters 3-28

Table 3-4 addimagrp Command Parameters 3-30

Table 3-5 cnfimagrp Command Parameters 3-33

Table 3-6 cnfimalnk Command Parameters 3-36

Table 3-7 Parameters for addimaport Command 3-38

Table 3-8 APS Line Architecture Modes 3-41

Table 3-9 Parameters for addport and cnfport Commands 3-45

Table 3-10 Parameters for the addpart Command 3-50

Table 3-11 Port Identification Parameters 3-53

Table 3-12 Port Signaling Configuration Parameters 3-54

Table 3-13 ATM Address Configuration Parameters 3-57

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Table 3-14 ATM Address Configuration Parameters 3-59

Table 3-15 cnfilmi Command Configuration Parameters 3-61

Table 3-16 Parameter Descriptions for cnfclksrc Command when Used for PXM1E 3-67

Table 3-17 Parameters for the addcon and cnfcon Commands 3-71

Table 3-18 addparty Command Parameters 3-82

Table 3-19 Optional Parameters for the dspcons Command 3-84

Table 4-1 cnfcdmode Command Parameters 4-7

Table 4-2 MPSM-8-T1E1 Card Names in the dspcd and dspcds Command Displays 4-8

Table 5-1 Parameters for SONET Line Configuration 5-6

Table 5-2 Parameters for T3 Line Configuration 5-9

Table 5-3 Working and Protection Indexes for addapsln Command 5-11

Table 5-4 APS Line Architecture Modes 5-12

Table 5-5 cnfapsln Command Parameters 5-12

Table 5-6 addlink Command Parameters 5-14

Table 5-7 SRM SONET Virtual Tributary Mapping 5-15

Table 5-8 SRM SDH AU3 TUG-2 and TU/VC Mapping 5-17

Table 5-9 SRM SDH AU4 TUG-3, TUG-2, and TU/VC Mapping 5-18

Table 7-1 Cisco Provided SCTs 7-2

Table 7-2 SCT Naming Conventions 7-6

Table 7-3 addsct and cnfsct Command Parameters 7-8

Table 7-4 delsct Command Parameters 7-11

Table 7-5 dspscts Command Display Components 7-12

Table 7-6 Options for dspportsct Command 7-15

Table 7-7 SCT ABR Descriptions 7-16

Table 7-8 SCT Bandwidth Parameter Descriptions 7-18

Table 7-9 SCT General Parameter Descriptions 7-20

Table 7-10 SCT COSB Parameter Descriptions 7-22

Table 7-11 SCT VC Threshold Parameter Descriptions 7-23

Table 7-12 Class of Service (CoS) Scaling Table 7-24

Table 7-13 Logical Interface Scaling Table 7-24

Table 7-14 SCT COSB Threshold Parameter Descriptions 7-26

Table 8-1 Parameters for addpnni-summary-addr Command 8-7

Table 8-2 Parameters for cnfpnni-svcc-rcc-timer Command 8-7

Table 8-3 Parameters for cnfpnni-routing-policy Command 8-8

Table 8-4 Parameters for cnfpnni-timer Command 8-10

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Table 8-6 addpref Command Parameters 8-15

Table 8-7 addcon and cnfcon Preferred Route Command Parameters 8-16

Table 8-8 Parameters for cnfpref Command 8-18

Table 8-9 cnfpri-routing Command Parameters 8-27

Table 8-10 Parameters for cnfrteopt Command 8-36

Table 8-11 Parameters for optrte Command 8-38

Table 8-12 Supported Grooming Thresholds 8-39

Table 8-13 Grooming Metric Selection 8-41

Table 8-14 Parameters for cnfrteoptthresh Command 8-41

Table 8-15 Parameters for cnfndrteopt Command 8-44

Table 8-16 Objects Displayed for dsppnni-summary-addr Command 8-50

Table 8-17 Objects Displayed for the dsppnni-intf Command 8-52

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Table 8-18 Objects Displayed for the dsppnni-routing-policy Command 8-53

Table 8-19 Objects Displayed for the dsppnni-svcc-rcc-timer Command 8-54

Table 8-20 addcug/dspcug Command Parameters and Options 8-58

Table 8-21 setcugdefaddr Command Parameters 8-60

Table 8-22 cnfaddrcug Command Parameters 8-62

Table 8-23 Valid Operational and Admin State Combinations 8-66

Table 8-24 Topology Database Feeder Node Information 8-68

Table 9-1 Port Identification Parameters 9-7

Table 9-2 Column Descriptions for dspilmis and dspilmi Commands 9-8

Table 9-3 Determining Firmware Version Numbers from Filenames 9-14

Table 9-4 cnfapsln Command Parameters 9-21

Table 9-5 switchapsln Command Parameters 9-23

Table 9-6 Options for cnfapsln Command 9-24

Table 9-7 Options for switchapsln Command 9-25

Table 9-8 Troubleshooting APS Line Problems Using the dspaps Command 9-27

Table 9-9 Troubleshooting Card Problems 9-28

Table 9-10 cnfsntp Command Parameters 9-29

Table 9-11 cnfsntprmtsvr Command Parameters 9-30

Table 9-12 Objects Displayed for dspsntp Command 9-30

Table 9-13 cnfncdp Command Parameters 9-32

Table 9-14 cnfncdpclksrc Command Parameters 9-33

Table 9-15 cnfncdpport Command Parameters 9-34

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Table 9-16 dspncdp Command Objects 9-36

Table 9-17 dspncdpclksrc Command Objects 9-37

Table 9-18 dspncdpclksrcs Command Objects 9-38

Table 9-19 dspncdpports Command Objects 9-39

Table 9-20 dspncdpport Command Objects 9-39

Table 9-21 delncdpclksrc Command Objects 9-40

Table 9-22 Parameters for the addcontroller Command 9-44

Table 9-23 Parameters for the cnfpart Command 9-48

Table 9-24 ATM Address Configuration Parameters 9-52

Table 9-25 Parameters for the cnfpnportrange Command 9-53

Table 9-26 Path and Connection Trace Commands 9-54

Table 9-27 Command Parameters for cnfxbarmgmt 9-56

Table 9-28 Command Parameters for ssh 9-61

Table 9-29 Parameters for cnfaaa-server Command 9-64

Table 9-30 Keywords for cnfaaa_authen and cnfaaa-author Commands 9-68

Table 9-31 verifydiskdb check Command Parameters 9-74

Table 9-32 verifydiskdb status Command Display 9-75

Table 9-33 dspbertcap Command Parameters 9-81

Table 9-34 cnfbert Command Parameters 9-81

Table 9-35 cnfdiag Command Parameters 9-84

Table 9-36 cnfdiagall Command Parameters 9-85

Table 9-37 cnfatmimagrp Command Parameters 9-90

Table 10-1 Automatic Response to Nativity Checks in Standalone Installations 10-7

Table 10-2 Mastership Assignment to PXM Card Sets after Nativity Check 10-8

Table 11-1 Crossbar Alarm Troubleshooting Commands 11-4

Table 11-2 Card Alarm Information Commands 11-7

Table 11-3 Line Alarm Information Commands 11-8

Table A-1 File System Commands at Switch Prompt A-24

Table A-2 Software Versions Reported During Graceful Upgrades A-32

Table A-3 Software Versions Reported During Non-Graceful Upgrades A-32

Table A-4 Troubleshooting Upgrade Problems A-46

Table B-1 File System Commands at Backup Boot Prompt B-3

Table D-1 UNI 3.x Signaling D-2

Table D-2 PNNI Signaling D-3

Table D-3 PNNI 2.0 Interface Capabilities D-3

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Table E-1 Cisco MGX 8830 Hardware Survey Worksheet E-2

Table E-2 Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45) Hardware Survey Worksheet E-3

Table E-3 Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Survey Worksheet E-4

Table E-4 General Switch Configuration Parameters E-5

Table E-5 Additional PXM1E Card Configuration Parameters E-7

Table E-6 General AUSM/B Configuration Parameters E-11

Table E-7 General AXSM, AXSM-E, and AXSM-XG Card Configuration Parameters E-12

Table E-8 General CESM Configuration Parameters E-13

Table E-9 General FRSM12 Card Configuration Parameters E-14

Table E-10 General FRSM-2CT3, FRSM-2T3E3, and FRSM-HS2/B Configuration Parameters E-15

Table E-11 General FRSM-8T1 and FRSM-8E1 Configuration Parameters E-16

Table E-12 General MPSM-8-T1E1 Configuration Parameters E-17

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Table E-13 General MPSM-T3E3-155 Card Configuration Parameters E-18

Table E-14 General VISM Configuration Parameters E-19

Table E-15 General VXSM Card Configuration Parameters E-20

Table F-1 Available Licensed Services for MPSM8-T1E1 and MPSM-T3E3-155 Cards F-2

Table F-2 Feature Options for MPSM Services F-3

Table F-3 MPSM License Concepts and Terms F-4

Table F-4 Feature LIcense Terminology for MPSM Cards F-5

Table G-1 RAS-Related Diagnostics, Alarm, and POST Commands G-2

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About This Guide

This prefa ce de s crib es t he o bj ect ives, aud ien ce, organizat io n, an d co nvention s o f th e

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide.

This guide describes how to configure the Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), and Cisco MGX 8950 switches and the Ci s co MGX 8880 Media Gateway. This guide als o describes how to perform some operating procedures after the switch begins operation.

Audience

The Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, Cisco MGX 8830, and Cisco MGX 8880 Configuration Guide provides network operators and administrators with configuration procedures for

setting up Cisco MGX 8830, Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), and Cisco MGX 8950 switches and the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway.

Organization

The majo r s ec tions of th is d o cu m en t a re as foll ows:

• Chapter 1, “Preparing fo r Co nfi gur ati on, ” de scr ibes i nf orma tion you wi ll ne e d duri ng c onf i gurat io n

and provides planning guidelines for configuration.

• Chapter 2, “C on figu ri ng G e ne ra l S w i tch Features,” describes how to configure features that apply

to the en tire swit ch, rather t ha n to a single card, line, or tr un k .

• Chapter 3, “Provi sioni ng PXM1E Commun icati on Links ,” describes how to configure PXM1E lines

and provision connections on those lines.

• Chapter 4, “Preparing Service Modules for Communication,” describes how to initialize service

modules in preparation for provisioning.

• Chapter 5, “Preparing SRM C ards f or Communic ations, ” descr ibes h ow t o conf igure the P XM to use

the bulk distri bution fe a tu r e p r ovided by S RM car ds .

• Chapter 6, “Preparing RPM Cards f or Oper ation, ” describes how to initialize RPM-PR and RPM-XF

cards in the switch, determine the software versions in use, and configure 1:N card redundancy.

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• Chapter 7, “M an ag in g S er v ice Class Templa tes, ” d es c ri be s h ow to d ownl oa d an d u se s er vice class

templates for AXSM, PXM1E, and FRSM12 cards.

• Chapter 8, “Managing PNNI Nodes and PNNI Routing,” provides in fo r m at io n you can use to

optimize PNNI ro uting.

• Chapter 9, “Sw it ch O p er ati ng P r o ced u res ,” describes how to manage your configuration after the

switch is configured and during day-to-day operation.

• Chapter 10, “Switch Maintenance Procedures,” provides procedures for adding and replacing cards

after the initial installation and configuration of the switch.

• Chapter 11, “Viewing and Responding to Alarms,” describes the controls available on the switch

and how to v iew sw it ch al ar m s.

• Appendix A, “Downloading and Installing Software Upgrades,” explains how to upgrade switch

software.

• Appendix B, “PXM Bac kup Boot Procedures ,” describes specia l proced ures you can use to manage

the switch w h en o nl y th e b o ot software is lo ad ed .

• Appendix C, “Suppor ting and Using Additional CLI Ac cess Options,”describes alternat iv e ways to

connect managem en t wo rks t ati on s t o th e s w i tch .

Conventions

• Appendix D, “Standards Compliance,” describes the tech n ica l and com pl ian ce s p eci fica tio n s f or

Release 4 of the Cisco MGX switches and the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway.

• Appendix E, “Hardwa re Su rv e y an d Sof tw are Con f igura t ion Wo rksh ee ts ,” provides worksheets that

you can use to plan for or record the configuration of Cisco MGX switches and the Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gate way.

This publication uses the conventions listed in the following paragraphs. Command descriptions use these conventions:

• Commands and keywords are in boldface.

• Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.

• Required c ommand arg ume nt s ar e in sid e angle b ra cke ts ( < >).

• Optional command arguments are in square brackets ([ ]).

• Alternative keywords are separated by vertical bars ( | ).

Examples u s e t hes e co nventions:

• Termina l sessions an d in f orm at io n th e sy s t em d isp lays are i n screen font.

• Information you enter is in boldface screen font.

• Nonprintin g ch ar act er s, su ch as passwor ds, are in an g le br ack ets (< >).

• Default responses to system prompt s are in square brackets ([ ]).

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this si tu ation, yo u migh t do s o m et hi ng that c ou ld r es u lt i n

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equipment damage or loss of data.

Tip s Means the fo ll owin g i nf ormat i on wil l help yo u so lv e a pro blem. The tips information might

not be troubleshooting or even an action, but could be useful information, similar to a Timesaver.

Warning

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, you must be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. (To see translated versions of this warning, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information document that accompanied the product.)

Documentation

A Guide to Cisco Multiservice Switch and Media Gateway Documentation ships with you r p rod uct. Th at guide contains general information about how to locate Cisco MGX, BPX, SES, and CWM document ati on o n li ne.

Documentation Notes for the April 2004 Product Releases

The April 2004 rel ease inclu de s n ew har dw are o r f eat ur es fo r th e fo ll owing re l ease s :

• Cisco MGX Release 5 for the MGX 8880 Media Gateway

• Cisco M G X R ele as e 5 f o r th ese multis er v ice s w it ch es :

–

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E)

–

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45)

–

Cisco MGX 8950

–

Cisco MGX 8830

• Cisco M G X R ele as e 1.3 , fo r th ese mult iser v ice s w it ch es:

–

Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1)

–

Cisco MGX 8230

–

Cisco MGX 8250

• Cisco VXS M Rele ase 5. The Voice Switc h Service Mo dul e (VXSM ) card is new for this re leas e.

• Cisco WAN Manager Rele a se 15. The Ci sc o WAN Manager (CWM) netw ork mana gemen t sof tw ar e

is improved fo r th i s r elease. The p r evio us releas e o f CWM was 12 . CW M R elease 1 5 in trod u ces a helpf ul ne w d ocume nt ation fe a tu r e : w e b -b a sed online Help. To invoke online Help , p r es s F1 on a PC, press the Help key on a UNI X works tation, o r s elect Help from the main or popup menu.

Other components of multiservice WAN products, such as t he Service Expansion Shelf (SES) and WAN switchin g software h ave n o new features fo r th e A p r il 20 0 4 re lea s e, th er ef ore, their existing documentation was not updated.

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Audience

Organization

Conventions

Documentation

Documentation Notes for the April 2004 Product Releases

Related Documentation

Technical Manual Order of Use