Related Information...........................................................................................................................................11
Access List Configuration Problems or ILMI Community Configured as Read−Only
Known Caveats
If the Switch Knows the NSAP Address
When the NSAP Address Is Configured Statically on the Switch
When the NSAP Address Is Registered via ILMI by Another Device
Configuration Problems
Related Information
Introduction
This document explains how to troubleshoot Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI) address registration
problems on Cisco devices when using LAN emulation (LANE).
The ILMI protocol uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) format packets across the
User−Network Interface (UNI) to access an ILMI Management Information Base (MIB) associated with the
link within each node. The ILMI protocol facilitates network−wide auto configuration by allowing adjacent
nodes to determine each other's characteristics. Examples of these characteristics are the size of each other's
connection space, the type of signaling used (UNI or NNI), type of link (public or private) and hooks for
network management autodiscovery.
ILMI is also used for address registration.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.
For more information on document conventions, refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.
Associated Error Message
Address resolution problems are usually associated with the following error message:
%LANE−3−NOREGILMI: [chars] [chars] cannot register [ATM address] with ILMI
For example:
%LANE−3−NOREGILMI: ATM2/0/0.1 LEC cannot register
47.00918100000000603E5A4501.00D0069A7C40.01 with ILMI
This error message can be reported by one of the following:
LAN Emulation Configuration Server (LECS)•
LAN Emulation Server (LES) or broadcast and unknown server (BUS)•
LAN Emulation Client (LEC)•
Although this document looks at the address registration problems encountered by a LEC, the explanations are
also valid for registration problems with the LECS and LES/BUS.
Configure
Network Diagram
This setup illustrates the problem:
This setup uses:
Bernard is a Cisco 7500 router running Cisco IOS® software release 12.1(4).•
Casimir is a LightStream 1010 running Cisco IOS software release 12.0(13)W5(19b)•
Tintin is a Cisco 7000 router running Cisco IOS software release 11.2(22)P.•
This setup uses LANE, and the LECS and LES/BUS are located on the LightStream 1010.
Note: The configuration used here does not give the best LANE performances; it is simply being used for
illustration. For design recommendations regarding LANE services, refer to the LANE Design
Recommendations.
The first thing to check in the case of address registration problems through ILMI is whether the ILMI
permanent virtual circuit (PVC) is up using these show commands:
On a router, issue the show atm vc command.•
On a LightStream 1010, issue the show atm vc interface atm x/y/z command.•
bernard# show atm vc
VCD / Peak Avg/Min Burst
Interface Name VPI VCI Type Encaps SC Kbps Kbps Cells Sts
2/0/0 9 0 5 PVC SAAL UBR 149760 UP
2/0/0 1 0 16 PVC ILMI UBR 149760 UP
!−−− Output suppressed.
Casimir# show atm vc interface atm 0/0/0
Interface VPI VCI Type X−Interface X−VPI X−VCI Encap Status
ATM0/0/0 0 5 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 47 QSAAL UP
ATM0/0/0 0 16 PVC ATM2/0/0 0 35 ILMI UP
!−−− Output suppressed.
If the ILMI PVC is up, then you must check which ILMI state the router and the atm switch are in. Do this by
issuing the show atm ilmi−status command.