Part No. 207810-B August 2000 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
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Contents 7 Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Text conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Screen illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Quick2Config menus and toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Pop-up menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Customizing the Quick2Config window . . .
Contents 9 Viewing access permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Modifying access permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Modifying owner and group permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Modifying access privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Comparing access permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Optivity NMS 9.0 InfoCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 HP OpenView on Windows NT Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Tivoli TME 10 NetView on Windows NT Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures 11 Figures Figure 1 Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Figure 2 Quick2Config Login dialog box—Web client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Figure 3 Quick2Config main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Figure 4 Expanding the Server Setup folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Figure 5 Lock indicator icon in the navigation pane . . . . . . . .
Figures Figure 33 Properties tabs for a BayStack AN device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Figure 34 Adding property fields or rows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Figure 35 Pop-up menu for a field or row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Figure 36 Results of a validation test in the message pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Figure 37 Export To Device dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables 13 Tables Table 1 Items in the navigation pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Table 2 Quick2Config menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Table 3 Quick2Config toolbar buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Table 4 Default access permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Table 5 Devices Password Wizard supports . . . . .
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Preface This guide describes how to use the Optivity Quick2Config™ application to configure devices on your network. For device-specific information, see the configuring guide for the device. Before you begin This guide is intended for network engineers who are responsible for using Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 to configure and maintain networks.
Preface 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: /maps/us_color.gif, where docroot is the URL that you specified to start your Quick2Config session. italic text Indicates book titles and variables in command syntax descriptions. Example: Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Preface 17 You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet. Go to the support.baynetworks.com/library/tpubs/ URL. Find the product for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the manuals and release notes, search for the sections you need, and print them on most standard printers. Go to Adobe Systems at the www.adobe.
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Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session After you or the Quick2Config administrator starts the Quick2Config server software, you can gain access to it with either the Quick2Config standalone client or the Quick2Config client applet that runs in a Web browser. Note: Optivity Quick2Config is a single user product. Only one user may connect to the server at a time.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session Starting the standalone client The standalone client software must be installed on your system before you can start the client. If the standalone client has not been installed on your system, you can download the standalone client installation files from the Web client login page. See “Starting the Web client” on page 24.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 21 2 Enter the following information: • In the UserID box, type your user name. • In the Password box, type your password. • In the Host box, type the name (or IP address) of the server machine that is running the Quick2Config server. • In the Port box, type the number of the port that the Quick2Config server is using. The default port is 7000.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session The Previous Servers list displays the host names and port numbers for Quick2Config servers that the client computer has accessed. The first time that you start a client session, this list is empty. 5 Click Next. After several seconds, the Quick2Config window opens. See “About the Quick2Config main window” on page 30.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 23 Optivity NMS InfoCenter, Solstice Domain Manager, NETview for AIX, or HP Openview To start the standalone client on any of these platforms: 1 From the Tools menu (UNIX systems) or the Applications menu (Windows NT systems), choose Quick2Config. The Optivity Quick2Config Login dialog box opens. 2 Proceed to step 4 on page 21.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session To use the jumpto command line option: 1 2 Open a command window. Type the Quick2Config client startup command, followed by the option. jumpto= For example, to start a Quick2Config client session on a Windows system with the device at 192.192.253.255 selected, type the following command: client.exe jumpto=192.192.253.255 To start a Quick2Config client session on a UNIX system with the device at 192.192.253.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 25 For example, if the administrator installed the Quick2Config server software on a server machine named Quick2Config, and if your site uses the default integrated Web server, type the following URL: http://Quick2Config/index.html The browser opens the Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 startup page. (If the startup page does not appear, this probably indicates that your site uses a third-party Web server.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 5 Click OK. After several moments, the Optivity Quick2Config window opens. See “About the Quick2Config main window” on page 30. Resetting a Quick2Config client session Sometimes a communication error can occur between the Quick2Config server and the Quick2Config client. If this happens, you can reset the Quick2Config client to its initial state. To reset the Quick2Config client: ➨ Choose View > Reset.
Chapter 1 Starting a Quick2Config client session 27 Ending a Quick2Config client session To end a Quick2Config client session: ➨ Choose File > Exit. Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
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Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config This chapter provides an overview of how to use Quick2Config. Information in this chapter is organized as follows: • • • • • “About the Quick2Config main window” on page 30 “Customizing the Quick2Config window” on page 41 “Displaying field-level Help” on page 45 “Using the online Help system” on page 45 “Changing Quick2Config account information” on page 46 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config About the Quick2Config main window The Quick2Config main window contains a menu bar, a toolbar, and three distinct panes: the navigation pane on the left, the context-sensitive pane on the top right, and the message pane on the bottom right. Figure 3 shows an example of the main window. Figure 3 Quick2Config main window Menu Bar Toolbar Navigation Pane Context-Sensitive Pane Message Pane Status Bar Drag this border to resize the navigation pane.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 31 Navigation pane The navigation pane is a hierarchical display of the contents of the Quick2Config database. At the highest level, the navigation pane contains several items, which are described in Table 1. Table 1 Items in the navigation pane Icon Label Description User Name@Server Name Represents a Quick2Config client session.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config The details of the hierarchy are revealed when you click the plus sign (+) next to an item. For example, Figure 4 shows the expanded Server Setup folder and all of its subfolders. The content of the Server Setup folder depends on the permissions that the Quick2Config administrator assigned to your account. Your Server Setup folder might contain items different from those shown in Figure 4.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 33 Lock Indicator icons As you work with Quick2Config, you will notice indicator icons in the navigation pane. These icons, which appear to the left of items, indicate the status of items. A green lock indicates that you have locked the item; therefore only you can modify the item. A red lock indicates that the item is locked by another user; therefore, you cannot modify the item. Figure 5 shows what a lock icon looks like in the navigation pane.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config To select multiple items in the navigation pane, you can use one of the following methods: • • Click the first item in a series, then [Shift]+click the last item in the series. All items between the first and last items are selected. Click one item and [Ctrl]+click additional items. Use this method when the items are not in a series.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 35 1 In the context-sensitive pane, click the Web Links tab. If the Web Links tab is not available, choose View > Context Panes, and then select Web Links. The Web Links tab opens (Figure 6). Figure 6 Web Links tab 2 Click Add. The Add Web Page dialog box opens (Figure 7). Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
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Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 37 3 In the URL field, type the URL that you want to add. The format for e-mail addresses is mailto:username@server.com. You can specify an e-mail address when you are using the standalone client software. Whether you can specify an e-mail address when you are using the Web client software depends on whether the Web browser is configured to support e-mail. 4 Optionally, in the Description field, type information that will help you identify this URL.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Message pane The message pane in the Quick2Config main window displays information about actions as they occur. For example, the pane displays a message when you change the name of a device; it also displays the results when you validate or export configuration data. Figure 9 shows the message pane with some typical network configuration messages. Figure 9 Message pane To refresh the message pane and clear the old messages, click Clear.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 39 Table 2 Quick2Config menu bar (continued) Menu Description Tools Contains commands for using the Quick2Config tools. Help Contains commands for accessing the Quick2Config online Help system and documentation. Pop-up menus Quick2Config includes pop-up menus from which you can quickly access context-sensitive menu commands. To display a pop-up menu, right-click in the navigation pane.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Toolbar The toolbar buttons provide quick access to commonly used commands. Table 3 describes the buttons on the Quick2Config toolbar. Table 3 Quick2Config toolbar buttons Button Name 207810-B Description Import Imports configuration data into the database, either from a TFTP server or from the physical device. Export Exports the selected device configuration data. You can export the data to a TFTP server or to a physical device.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 41 Customizing the Quick2Config window You can change the appearance of the main window, or of just the context-sensitive pane, to suit your preferences. To customize the window: ➨ Choose View > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box opens, displaying one of the two tabs shown in Figure 11. Figure 11 Tabs for changing the appearance of the Quick2Config window When you exit a Quick2Config session, the Quick2Config server saves any changes that you have made.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Changing the Quick2Config window style To change the look-and-feel of the Quick2Config window: 1 Choose View > Preferences. 2 In the Preferences dialog box, click the L&F tab. The Look and Feel tab is shown on the left side of Figure 11.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 43 4 Set the background, foreground, or selection (highlight) colors. The Background, Foreground, and Selection boxes display the current settings for the type of color (Theme or View) selected in the Item box. To change the current setting: a Click the Background, Foreground, or Selection box. The color dialog box opens, displaying one of the tabs shown in Figure 12 (the one that was clicked last).
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Changing views in the context-sensitive pane By default, the context-sensitive pane is a shared, modal display area. The pane displays the contents of the currently active tab; to change the contents, you click a different tab. This is referred to as Tab View. You can change the context-sensitive pane to display four types of information in independent, separately sizable windows. This is referred to as Desktop View.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 45 Displaying field-level Help The Quick2Config software includes property tips for fields in the properties tab that accept user input. Figure 14 shows how to display a property tip for an entry field. Figure 14 Displaying a property tip Click the question mark. Click an entry field. Help message for this field. Using the online Help system To start the online Help system, choose Help > Contents or Help > Index.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Figure 15 Help topic for the Properties tab Changing Quick2Config account information Your Quick2Config user account includes a user name and a password. You should treat this account information the same way that you treat other account information; for example, to keep your account secure, you might want to change your Quick2Config password once a month. Changing your password To change your Quick2Config password: 1 Choose File > Set Login Password.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config 47 Figure 16 Change Login Password dialog box 2 In the Current Password field, type your password. 3 In the New Password field, type your new password. 4 Press [Enter] or [Tab]. A Confirm Password dialog box opens (Figure 17). Figure 17 Confirm Password dialog box 5 In the Confirm Password box, type your new password again. 6 Click OK. Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 2 Getting started with Quick2Config Viewing and changing account information To view and change account information: 1 In the navigation pane, click the icon that represents your user account. If your user account is not visible, open the Server Setup folder and then open the User Groups folder. 2 In the context-sensitive pane, click the Properties tab. The Properties tab displays your user name, actual name, e-mail address, and password. Figure 18 is an example of user account information.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database The Quick2Config navigation pane displays the contents of the Quick2Config database. This chapter describes how to manage items in the Quick2Config database.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Using the palette The Quick2Config navigation pane displays the contents of the Quick2Config database, whereas the Palette tab in the context-sensitive pane displays a set of icons and templates that represent items (with their default configuration data) that you can add to the Quick2Config database.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 51 Adding new devices Each version of Quick2Config includes device templates for a specific set of the networking devices from Nortel Networks. You can use these templates to add new devices to your Quick2Config database. When you select the Configuration Data folder in the navigation pane and click the Palette tab, a list of templates for Nortel Networks devices is displayed.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database • Save the device information in an ASCII file and specify the file name in the Import from Network dialog box. See “Importing configurations from a device list” on page 54. Specifying network device information in the Import dialog box To import a configuration directly from a device on the network: 1 In the navigation pane, select a destination folder for the device configuration data.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 53 3 In the Select a driver list, select the driver. 4 In the Device’s IP address or hostname box, enter the IP address or name of the device whose configuration information you are importing. 5 Click Add. The device’s configuration information is added to the Import tab, which opens on the right side of the Import From Network dialog box. Repeat steps 3 through 5 until the import list is complete.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 7 Click Import. Quick2Config imports the configuration data into the folder that you specified in step 1. Importing configurations from a device list Instead of specifying IP addresses and password information in the Import From Network dialog box, you can specify this information in a file and add the information from that file to a list of devices from which to import. To import devices listed in an import file: 1 Create the device list file.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 55 Figure 22 Import List dialog box 5 Click Browse. Select the file you edited in step 1. The Import List Dialog box closes and the Import from Network dialog box is updated with the information from the file. Alternatively, you can type or paste the device information directly in the Import List Dialog box, and then click OK. 6 In the Import From Network dialog box (Figure 19), click Import. Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Importing configurations from a TFTP directory Wirh some versions of Quick2Config you can import configuration data from the default TFTP directory or from a remote TFTP directory. The default TFTP directory is located on the system running the Quick2Config server. The specific location depends on the operating system: • • On Windows systems, the default location of the TFTP directory is \database\tftp.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 57 Figure 23 Import From TFTP dialog box If you are importing TFTP files located in the Quick2Config server’s default TFTP directory, see “Importing from the default TFTP directory,” next. If you are importing from any other TFTP host, see “Importing from a remote TFTP directory” on page 59. Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Importing from the default TFTP directory To import from the default TFTP directory: 1 In the TFTP server list, select Local TFTP Server (the default selection). 2 In the Files in TFTP directory list, select the files you want to import. If the list is empty, verify the location of the TFTP server directory and copy the files you want to import to the directory. 3 In the Select a driver list, select the driver. 4 Click Add.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 59 Importing from a remote TFTP directory To import from a remote TFTP server: 1 In the TFTP server list, select Remote TFTP Server. The contents of the top two panes of the Import from TFTP dialog box change. In the upper-left pane, the TFTP Server’s IP address or hostname box is enabled; in the upper-right pane, the list of files in the TFTP directory is replaced by a file name box (Figure 24).
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 5 Click Add. The file is added to the Files to Import list (Figure 24). Repeat steps 2 through 5 until you have added all the remote files you want to import. Deleting items To delete an item from the database, you must have write access to the item. Note: When you delete an item, Quick2Config automatically deletes any shortcuts for that item.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 61 Figure 25 Delete Confirmation dialog box 3 Click OK. Renaming items To rename items in the Quick2Config database: 1 In the navigation pane, select the item that you want to rename. 2 Open the Rename dialog box (Figure 26) in one of the following ways: • • • Choose File > Rename. On the toolbar, click Rename. Right-click the item, and then choose Rename from the pop-up menu. Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Figure 26 Rename dialog box 3 In the New item name box, type a new name for the item. 4 If you want to rename shortcuts to this item, click the Rename shortcuts check box. 5 Click OK. The navigation pane displays the item’s new name. Sorting items By default, when you add an item to the Quick2Config database, the navigation pane displays the item at the top of the hierarchy.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 63 When you sort by name, the navigation pane displays the items in ascending alphabetical order. When you sort by type, the navigation pane displays the root folders in their default order—Configuration Data, Server Setup, and Saved Search Results—and sorts the items within each folder by type. The left side of Figure 27 shows an example of the navigation pane sorted by name, and the right side shows the same pane sorted by type.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database To sort the items in the navigation pane by name: ➨ Choose View > Sort > by Name. To sort the items in the navigation pane by type: ➨ Choose View > Sort > by Type. Working with shortcuts A shortcut is a representation of an item in the hierarchy. A shortcut is linked to the database item that it represents, so any change that you make to the shortcut or to the database item is reflected in the other.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database 65 Creating a shortcut 1 In the navigation pane, select the item for which you want to create a shortcut. 2 Copy the item for which you want to create a shortcut in one of the following ways: • • • Choose Edit > Copy. On the toolbar, click Copy. Right-click the item, and then choose Copy from the pop-up menu. 3 In the navigation pane, select the folder into which you want to place the shortcut.
Chapter 3 Managing items in the Quick2Config database Viewing the location of shortcuts You can use the Shortcuts command to view the location of all shortcuts for an item in the navigation pane. To view the shortcuts for any item: 1 In the navigation pane, select the item for which you want to view shortcuts. 2 Right-click, and then choose Shortcuts from the pop-up menu. The Shortcuts dialog box opens.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties This chapter describes how to set permissions on database items and how to set device properties. Information in this chapter is organized in the following way: • • • • “About access permissions” (next) “Locking device configurations” on page 71 “About device properties” on page 73 “Setting device properties” on page 75 About access permissions Each item in the Quick2Config database has a set of access permissions associated with it.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties A user possesses access privileges on a particular item if one or more of the following conditions is true: • • • • If everyone has the privilege. If owner has the privilege and the user is the owner. If group has the privilege and the user is a member of a group that has been granted access privileges. If the user is the Quick2Config administrator. Access permissions are not restricted to the device level.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 69 The Permissions tab opens (Figure 30), displaying the item’s access permissions. Figure 30 Permissions tab 3 Set your update preference. If you have selected a container—for example, a folder—inspect the check box beside Apply settings to subitems: • Select this option if changes should apply to all items in the container. • Clear the option if changes should apply only to the container.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 2 In the Permissions tab, select an owner in the Owner list. If you are not the Quick2Config administrator, be careful not to choose the Administrator account. If you do, you will not be able to make any further modifications to the item. To change the groups with access to an item: 1 View the item’s access permissions. See “Viewing access permissions” on page 68.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 71 Figure 31 Access settings for multiple items Locking device configurations Because the Quick2Config server supports concurrent users, it is possible that more than one user might attempt to change the configuration of the same item at the same time. For this reason, Nortel Networks recommends that you lock an item before you make any changes to that item’s configuration.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties Figure 32 Locked and unlocked items Locked item Unlocked item If you have write access, you can lock and unlock either a single item, a group of items, or an entire subtree of items. A subtree is an item and all of its associated subitems; for example, a device and all of its interfaces, protocols, and user-defined items. To lock a single item or a group of items: 1 In the navigation pane, select the item or items that you want to lock.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 73 About device properties Each item in the Quick2Config database has associated with it one or more sets of properties. The properties, which define the characteristics of a database item, are displayed as parameters and fields. For example, the IP Address parameter contains the fields IP Address and Subnet Mask, the two values you must enter to correctly configure an IP address.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties Multi-value property fields For some device properties, you can enter a variable number of values, or sets of values. Where this is the case, a plus sign (+) appears under the field or row heading. These fields are referred to as multi-value property fields. For example, Figure 34 shows a property form for adding a variable number of user name/ password pairs. You click the plus sign to add a new row.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties 75 Property undo You can undo the last change that you make in the Properties tab in one of the following ways: • • Choose Edit > Undo. Click the Undo button in the lower-left corner of the Properties tab. Note: The Undo command and the Undo button are enabled only if the previous operation can be undone. Setting device properties Typically, you set the properties for a device, interface, or protocol one at a time.
Chapter 4 Setting access permissions and device properties Table 5 lists the passwords that you can change with the Password Wizard.You cannot change passwords for BayStack devices with the Password Wizard.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data You can use Quick2Config to validate configuration data and export configuration data from the Quick2Config database to a TFTP server or to device(s) on the network.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data Quick2Config can validate data for a specific interface on a device, for the device itself, for a group of devices, or for all devices on the network. Some validation procedures take longer to run than others; the data being tested determines how long a particular procedure takes. Note: The validation process ignores user-defined data.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 79 Exporting configuration data After you configure a device and validate its configuration data, you can export the data to the device. Alternatively, you can export the data to the TFTP server. Because you control when configuration data is exported, you have the freedom to experiment with a configuration without adding invalid data to your network.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data To export configuration data to a device: 1 In the navigation pane, select the device or devices for which you want to export the configuration data. 2 Run the Export command in one of the following ways: • • Choose File > Export > To Network. On the toolbar, click Export, and then choose Network. The Export To Device dialog box opens (Figure 37).
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 81 Figure 38 Preview dialog box 4 Click Export. This button is available on both the Preview and the Export dialog boxes. Quick2Config starts the data export process. To ensure that the configuration of the physical device matches the configuration data in the database, Quick2Config does the following: • • • Imports the configuration data from the physical device. Compares this data with the configuration data that you want to export.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data Exporting configuration data to the TFTP server Note: BayStack switches do not support export to a TFTP server. To export configuration data to the TFTP server: 1 In the navigation pane, select the devices for which you want to export the configuration data. 2 Run the Export command in one of the following ways: • • Choose File > Export > To TFTP. On the toolbar, click Export, and then choose TFTP.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 83 3 To see the configuration file that will be exported to TFTP prior to exporting it, click Preview. The Preview dialog box opens. (See Figure 38 on page 81.) 4 Click Export. Quick2Config starts the data export process. Configuring devices with a Telnet connection Quick2Config includes a Telnet proxy, which allows you to establish a remote connection to any Telnet-enabled site.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data To establish a Telnet connection: 1 Open a Telnet window in one of the following ways: • • 2 Choose Tools > Telnet. On the toolbar, click Telnet. Choose Session > Open. The Open Telnet Session dialog box opens (Figure 40). Figure 40 Open Telnet Session dialog box 3 In the Connect To box, type the name or the IP address of the device to which you want to establish a connection. 4 Click OK. The Connect Progress status window opens.
Chapter 5 Validating and exporting configuration data 85 5 At the prompt in the Telnet session window, enter your password. If your password is recognized, you are connected to the device and can access its text interface as if you had connected a console directly to that device. Use the Session menu to disconnect, connect to a different device, or stop the session. Use the Edit menu to cut, paste, or change display preferences. Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
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Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Quick2Config includes several features that help you manage the Quick2Config database and monitor Quick2Config’s operations. Information in this chapter is organized in the following way: • • • “Synchronizing Quick2Config data and device configurations” (next) “Searching the configuration database” on page 93 “Monitoring database activity” on page 98 Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Synchronizing Quick2Config data and device configurations Quick2Config is a very powerful tool; however, its power and usefulness is diminished if the device data in its database is not synchronized with the physical configuration of the devices in the network. Therefore, Quick2Config includes several features that allow you to easily synchronize the database configuration data with the physical device configuration.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 89 Reimporting configuration data You should use the Re-import feature when a device’s configuration has been changed outside the Quick2Config environment (for example, by using a direct Telnet connection to the device). Reimporting the device configuration updates the Quick2Config database to reflect the configuration as it exists on the device.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 3 Click Re-import. If the configuration was last imported from the network, the information in the Import pane is correct. However, if the configuration was last reimported from the TFTP directory, the information in the Import pane might be incomplete, and you might have to supply additional information. Comparing configuration data You can use the Compare command to compare the configuration of a database item and a physical device.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 91 3 Click Compare. Alternatively, you can schedule the comparisons for a later time. The Compare operation begins, and after several seconds, the Differences report opens (Figure 43). The database information appears on the left and the actual device configuration data appears on the right. Figure 43 Differences report Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Saving comparison results To save the results of a comparison: 1 In the Differences dialog box, click Save. The Save dialog box opens (Figure 44). Figure 44 Save dialog box 2 Choose a destination for the report. You can either select an existing folder or create a new one. A new folder appears inside the selected folder. 3 Click OK. The report is named Differences with the timestamp appended.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 93 Searching the configuration database You can use the Find feature to search the Quick2Config database. With the Find feature, you can look for text in the following items: • • • • Item names Property tips Field names Field values If a string is found in an object, a reference to that object is returned. Starting a search To start a search: 1 From the navigation pane, select the item that you want to search.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Figure 45 Find dialog box 3 In the Search for field, type the text that you want to find. By default, you can specify wildcard characters in your text. The wildcards are an asterisk (*) and a question mark (?). 4 Specify which fields you want to search—item names, help topics, field values, and field names. 5 Click the Look In tab and specify which folders or items you want to search. 6 Click the More Options tab to specify advanced search options.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 95 7 Click Find. As the search progresses, the title bar displays the number of items searched and number of matches, and the matches are listed. For example, Figure 46 shows a the result of a search for the string “Bay*” that detected 12 matches. Figure 46 Search results in the Find tab You can jump to a listed item by double-clicking it. You can save selected items by clicking Save Selected. (See “Saving the search results” on page 97.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Advanced search options You can use the More Options tab (Figure 47) to configure more advanced searches, including: You can use the More Options tab to configure more advanced searches, including: • • • • • • Wildcards (“*” and “?”) Similar items Exact matches only Case-sensitive search Recursive searches Searching the entire database Figure 47 Find dialog box—More Options tab 207810-B
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 97 Saving the search results To save the search results: 1 Click the Find tab. 2 Select the items from the search results you want to save. 3 Click Save Selected. The Save search results dialog box opens (Figure 48). Figure 48 Save Search Results dialog box 4 Choose the destination for the search results. You can either accept the default destination (Saved Search Results) or select another existing folder.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config Monitoring database activity Quick2Config keeps an audit log containing all changes made to the Quick2Config database. For each change, the Quick2Config server records the following information: • • • Date and time the change was made The name of the user who made the change A brief description of the change You can generate an audit log for the entire Quick2Config database or for selected items in the database.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 99 Figure 49 Audit log example—All items Generating an audit log for a selected item You can generate an audit log for selected items from any of the following locations: • • • Audit Log—All Items dialog box Quick2Config toolbar Quick2Config Tools menu Using the Optivity Quick2Config 2.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config To view the audit log for a selected item from the Audit Log—All Items dialog box: 1 Generate an audit log. See “Generating an audit log for all items” on page 98. 2 In the Audit Log window, click the item for which you want to view the log. 3 Click Log. To view the audit log for a selected item from the toolbar: 1 In the navigation pane, click the item for which you want to view the log. 2 On the toolbar, click Audit Log.
Chapter 6 Managing and monitoring Quick2Config 101 Sorting an audit log By default, the entries in an audit log are sorted by date, in descending order. However, you can sort the log by user. You can also change the sort order from descending to ascending. To specify the sort key for an audit log: 1 Generate an audit log. See “Generating an audit log for all items” on page 98 or “Generating an audit log for a selected item” on page 99.
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Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems If you have installed the Quick2Config software in its default installation directory and installed the network management system in its default directory, then you can start a Quick2Config client session from the Tools or Applications menu.
Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems Optivity NMS 9.0 InfoCenter If you have installed Quick2Config in any directory other than the default, you must specify the full path of the file that starts the Quick2Config client (client.exe on Windows systems; client.sh on UNIX systems). To specify the path: 1 From the Optivity Infocenter menu bar, choose Infocenter Admin > Application Launch > NETconfigurator. 2 Type the full pathname for the file.
Appendix A Starting Quick2Config on network management systems 105 Tivoli TME 10 NetView on Windows NT Systems If NetView is installed in other than the default installation directory, you must copy the Quick2Config registration file (NETconfigurator\share\optncs.ov) to the NetView registration\C directory. If Quick2Config is installed in other than the default installation directory, you must edit the registration file so that it specifies the current Quick2Config directory.
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Index A exporting to TFTP server 82 reimporting 89 searching 93 validating 78 access groups, modifying 69 access permissions assigning 67 comparing for multiple items 70 for multiple items 71 for multiple selected objects 70 modifying 69 overview 67 viewing 68 access privileges conditions for possessing 68 defined 67 modifying 70 read, defined 67 write, defined 67 access sectors 67 administrator Quick2Config 15 special locking privileges 72 audit log generating for all 98 generating for selected item
Index H N Help overview 45 pop-up Help 45 using 45 navigation pane adding shortcuts 65 defined 31 selecting items in 33 sorting items in 63 hierarchy uses of the Configuration Data level 31 uses of the Server Setup level 31 I indicator icons defined 33 in the navigation pane 33 IOS configurations importing 51 items adding from Palette tab 50 deleting 60 jumping to 95 locked and unlocked 72 renaming 61 sorting 62 unlocking 72 O objects changing properties 73 deleting 60 P Palette tab 50 panes 31
Index 109 changing colors and fonts 42 changing the window style 42 context-sensitive pane 34 customizing 41 menu bar 38 message pane 37 navigation pane 31 overview 30 toolbar 38, 40 T technical support 17 Telnet connections, configuring devices with 83 text conventions 16 TFTP server exporting configuration data to 82 toolbar 40 toolbar buttons, defined 40 S Save Search Results dialog box 97 Search advanced options 96 jumping to 95 options 96 progress update 95 results 95 saving 92, 97 starting 93 U Und
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