Configuration Guide User guide

FastIron Configuration Guide v
53-1002494-02
Using SNMP to upgrade software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Software reboot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Software boot configuration notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Displaying the boot preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Loading and saving configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Replacing the startup configuration with the
running configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Replacing the running configuration with the
startup configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Logging changes to the startup-config file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server . . . . . . . .83
Dynamic configuration loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Maximum file sizes for startup-config file and running-config .86
Loading and saving configuration files with IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using the IPv6 copy command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Copying a file from an IPv6 TFTP server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
IPv6 ncopy command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
IPv6 TFTP server file upload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Using SNMP to save and load configuration information . . . . . 91
Erasing image and configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
System reload scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Reloading at a specific time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reloading after a specific amount of time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Displaying the amount of time remaining before
a scheduled reload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Canceling a scheduled reload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Diagnostic error codes and remedies for TFTP transfers. . . . . . . . .93
Network connectivity testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Pinging an IPv4 address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tracing an IPv4 route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Hitless management on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600. . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Benefits of hitless management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Supported protocols and services for hitless
management events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Hitless management configuration notes and
feature limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Hitless reload or switchover requirements and limitations . .100
What happens during a Hitless switchover or failover . . . . . .101
Enabling hitless failover on the FSX 800 and
FSX 1600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Executing a hitless switchover on the FSX 800 and
FSX 1600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Hitless OS upgrade on the FSX 800 and FSX 1600 . . . . . . . .104
Syslog message for Hitless management events . . . . . . . . . .107
Displaying diagnostic information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Chapter 4 Security Access
Securing access methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110