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Configuring BayStack and Business Policy Switches

with the Preside Network Configuration System

This card summarizes how to get started using the Preside Network Configuration System (Preside NCS) to configure the

BayStack and Business Policy Switches (BPS) in your network. This document is intended for network engineers who have

some familiarity with Nortel Networks Layer 2 switches.

The Business Policy Switch 2000 requires version 1.2 software. The BayStack 350, 410, and 450 switches require versions

1.3–3.1 software.

Task list

The following summarizes an example of the configuration tasks you can complete using Preside NCS:

• “Configuring the switch IP address”

• “Importing or creating a switch configuration”

• “Adding stack units and media dependent adapters (MDAs)“

• “Configuring ports”

• “Configuring VLANs”

• “Configuring spanning tree groups (STGs)”

• “Configuring an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap receiver”

• “Configuring an Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAP)”

• “Configuring media access control (MAC) security”

• Configuring QoS parameters:

— “Creating interface groups”

— “Accepting default mapping values”

— “Setting up filters“

— “Maintaining policing statistics“

— “Allowing or denying packet reordering“

— “Configuring actions“

— “Configuring meters“

— “Configuring policies”

— “Assigning mapping values”

If you are familiar with the BayStack Console Interface (CI), see the “Mapping Switch Console Interface commands to Preside NCS GUI

properties” table to locate the Preside NCS properties that you want to configure.

Each of the above tasks is explained in more detail in the procedures that follow.

Configuring the switch IP address

NOTE: If you have a properly configured BootP server in your network, it detects

the switch IP address automatically; you do not need to configure the IP address.

Connect a serial console and apply power to the switch. After the Nortel

Networks logo screen appears, press [Ctrl]-Y to access the Console

Interface (CI).

At the CI Main Menu, choose IP Configuration/Setup.

Type the in-band IP address or stack IP address, subnet mask, and default

gateway of the switch.

Press [Return] after each entry.

For a standalone switch, you enter the in-band IP

address. For a stack configuration, you enter the stack

IP address.

Click Task list to return to the list of tasks.

Summary of content (11 pages)

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Configuring BayStack and Business Policy Switches with the Preside Network Configuration System This card summarizes how to get started using the Preside Network Configuration System (Preside NCS) to configure the BayStack and Business Policy Switches (BPS) in your network. This document is intended for network engineers who have some familiarity with Nortel Networks Layer 2 switches. The Business Policy Switch 2000 requires version 1.2 software. The BayStack 350, 410, and 450 switches require versions 1.
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Importing or creating a switch configuration You can import existing configurations to the Preside NCS database directly from the switch, or you can create configurations off-line. 1 Use the Configuration menu Import commands to import configuration data directly from a switch. To import data, you specify the switch IP address and community string. 2 Use the Configuration Data Palette to create new standalone switch and stack configurations. The Palette lists switch templates by product group.
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Configuring ports By default, all unconfigured ports are untagged links in the default port-based VLAN (VLAN 1), participate in normal learning STP, and autonegotiate line speed. 1 In the navigation pane, expand the standalone switch, stack unit, or MDA to select switch ports. 2 In the Properties tab, choose the Basic, VLAN, STP, IGMP, EAP, or MAC Security tab.
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Configuring spanning tree groups (STGs) You can configure from one to eight spanning tree groups. 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and expand the Spanning Tree Protocol Group. 2 To add an STG, open the Palette tab and drag the Spanning Tree Group icon to the Spanning Tree Protocol Group in the navigation pane. 3 To configure basic STG settings, click on the STG icon and open the Basic tab. At a minimum, you must configure the STG ID so that all STG IDs are unique.
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Configuring an Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAP) 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select EAP. 2 In the Properties tab, click the Administrative State Value. Configuring media access control (MAC) security 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select MAC Address Security. 2 In the Basic tab of the MAC Address Security pane, click the MAC Security Value. 3 Enter the property values. 4 Perform the steps in “Configuring the security table,” next.
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Configuring the security table NOTE: You manually assign ports (Port 1...Port 24) to an entry (S1...S32). You enter the allowed source as an entry. For example, S1. 1 In the Security Table tab of the MAC Address Security pane, do the following: a. Click Add row icon. b. Enter the source MAC address. 2 In the navigational pane, expand MAC Address Security. 3 Expand a unit, for example, Unit #1. 4 Do the following: a. Right click a port. b. Select Copy from the popup menu. c. Right click Entry: S1.
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Creating interface groups NOTE: Nortel Networks does not allow this action from NCS, because to complete the configuration, the switch must be reset. If the switch is reset, the SNMP connection to the switch is dropped. In this case, export of the configurations is interrupted. Accepting default mapping values To manually configure the mapping among 802.1p priority values, priority, and DSCP mapping, you must use with the following QoS Advanced pages: • Assigning 802.
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Maintaining policing statistics You can configure the Business Policy Switch to maintain and display statistics on QoS policies. Statistics are only maintained for policies created while this feature is enabled. Note: Maintaining policy statistics uses additional filter resources in the Business Policy Switch. With the policy statitics feature enabled, you cannot configure as many filters as when it is disabled. 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select QoS icon.
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Configuring actions 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select QoS > Action table. 2 Click the Properties tab. 3 In the Index box, enter Generic. 4 In the Drop box, choose True or False. 5 In the Update DSCP field, enter 47,0x2F. 6 In the Set Drop Precedence box, select Use Defaults. 7 In the Update Priority box, select Priority 1. This entry changes the DSCP value to the decimal value 47 in the match packet. Priority 1 specifies a low priority.
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Configuring policies 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select QoS > Policy Table. 2 Click the Properties tab. 3 In the Index box, enter IPpolicy. NOTE: You cannot have spaces in the naming field. This entry is a unique name to identify this target. 4 In the Filter Group ID box, enter IP Filter Group. This entry is the filter group that will be associated with this policy. 5 In the Filter Group Type box, select an entry, for example, choose IPacket.
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Mapping Switch Console Interface commands to Preside NCS GUI properties If you are familiar with the BayStack Console Interface (CI), use the following table to locate the Preside NCS properties that you want to configure. To configure the properties on this CI Screen... Select this item in the Preside NCS ... and choose this navigation pane...