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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 1.1 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 a multilink trunk (MLT)”

• “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“

— “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.

Summary of content (10 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 1.1 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.
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Configuring ports 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. 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.
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Configuring a multilink trunk (MLT) 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select two, three, or four Ethernet ports. 2 Create shortcuts from the ports to one of the six MLT templates. 3 Copy the ports, and then paste them as shortcuts on the MLT. 4 In the navigation pane, select the MLT. 5 In the Properties tab, type a descriptive name to identify the trunk. 6 From the Status list, choose Enabled.
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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. 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.
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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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Setting up filter groups 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select QoS > IP Classification. 2 Click the IP Table Filter tab. 3 In the Filter Group ID box, enter a label, for example, IPacket. NOTE: Do not leave spaces in your naming entry. This unique identification label distinguishes this filter group from other filter groups. 4 In the Filter Order box, enter a number, for example, 1. 5 Define the Layer 2 filter. 6 Define the Layer 2 filter group.
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Configuring meters 1 In the navigation pane, expand the switch and select QoS > Meter Table. 2 Click the Properties tab. 3 Enter the properties values. 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.
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Assigning mapping values 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. 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.
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