IPX Quick Configuration

The Quick Configuration option is designed to provide a default configuration which can consist of one or two ATM device interfaces (ATM adapters), up to two emulated LANs for each interface, bridging, and configuration of Classical IP and IPX over the physical interfaces and the emulated LANs.

This IPX Quick Configuration Panel enables you to configure IPX on the physical interfaces and on the emulated LAN interfaces. If IPX is configured on the ATM physical interfaces, it conforms to RFC 1483, LLC/SNAP encapsulation on ATM. The MSS Server routes IPX messages between networks that use RFC 1483 and those that use IPX over LAN emulation.

To configure IPX:

  1. Enable and configure the physical interfaces. For each physical interface:
    1. Select Enable, if enabling the interface.
    2. Enter the Network Number.
  2. Enable and configure the LAN emulation interfaces. For each emulated interface:
    1. Select Enable, if enabling the interface.
    2. Enter the Network Number.

      Valid values: X'1' to X'FFFFFFFE'

      You cannot enter X'0' or X'FFFFFFFF' as network numbers. Novell has reserved these numbers.

      Default value: 0

    3. Select the encapsulation type for the interface using the up and down arrows next to the selection list.

      Valid values:

      • For Ethernet:
        • Ethernet 8022
        • Ethernet 8023
        • Ethernet II
        • Ethernet SNAP
      • For Token-Ring:
        • Token-Ring LSB
        • Token-Ring MSB
        • Token-Ring SNAP LSB
        • Token-Ring SNAP MSB

      Default value:

      • For Ethernet: Ethernet 8023
      • For Token-ring: Token-Ring MSB

Select the Submit button.

Note: After you have completed Quick Configuration, you will need to configure SNMP to use the Send and Receive options of the AIX version of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program. To send and receive configurations using the OS/2 or Windows versions of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program, you must use FTP or TFTP.


ELS Clear Event

Use Clear Event option to disable the displaying or trapping of messages for the specified event.

To clear the event, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Clear Group

Use the Clear Group option to disable the displaying or trapping of messages for the specified group, which is identified by its group name.

To clear the group, enter the group name and then select the Submit button.


ELS Clear Subsystem

Use the Clear Subsystem option to disable the displaying or trapping of messages for a subsystem.

To clear the subsystem, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" clears all subsystems.


ELS Display Event

Use the Display Event option to enable the message display on the console monitor for specific events.

Events have the form subsystem.###.

To enable message display, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Display Group

Use the Display Group option to enable displaying messages in a group on the console.

To enable group display, enter the group name and then select the Submit button.


ELS Display Subsystem

Use the Display Subsystem option to enable displaying messages in a subsystem on the console.

To enable subsystem display, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" enables all subsystems.


ELS Files Trace TFTP

Use the Files Trace TFTP option to transfer trace files to another host on the network using TFTP.

To transfer the file:

  1. Enter the Server IP address. This is the IP address of the MSS Server to which you are transferring the files.
  2. Enter the Trace file name. This is the full path of an existing target file on the server. If the file does not exist on the server, TFTP will fail while sending the trace file.

Select the Submit button.


ELS List Event

Use the List Event option to determine the status of a message. The display shows:

To list an event, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Nodisplay Event

Use the Nodisplay Event option to suppress the displaying of messages for the specified event.

Events have the form subsystem.###.

To suppress message display, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Nodisplay Group

Use the Nodisplay Group option to suppress the displaying of messages that were previously added to the specified group.

To suppress a message group, enter the group name and then select the Submit button.


ELS Nodisplay Subsystem

Use the Nodisplay Subsystem option to suppress the displaying of messages in a subsystem.

To suppress a message subsystem, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" suppresses all subsystems.


ELS Notrace Event

Use the Notrace Event option to suppress the display of the specified tracing event.

Events have the form subsystem.###.

To suppress tracing the event, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Notrace Group

Use the Notrace Group option to suppress the display of tracing events related to the specified group.

To suppress a message group, enter the group name and then select the Submit button.


ELS Notrace Subsystem

Use the Notrace Subsystem option to suppress the display of tracing events related to the specified subsystem.

To suppress a message subsystem, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" suppresses all subsystems.


ELS Notrap Event

Use the ELS Notrap Event to suppress the sending of the specified message in an SNMP trap. Use the subsystem event number to identify the event.

Events have the form subsystem.###.

To suppress trapping the event, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Notrap Group

Use the ELS Notrap Group to suppress the sending of a group of messages in SNMP traps.

To suppress the group, enter the group name and select the Submit button.


ELS Notrap Subsystem

Use the ELS Notrap Subsystem to suppress the sending of a subsystem's messages in SNMP traps.

To suppress the subsystem, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" suppresses all subsystems.


ELS Set Pin

Sets the pin parameter to the maximum number of traps that can be sent on a per-second basis. Internally, the pin is reset every tenth of a second. (One tenth of the maximum number of traps is sent every tenth of a second.)

Valid values: 0 to 65535

Default value: 0

To set the pin, enter the pin value and then select the Submit button.


ELS Trace Event

Use the Trace Event option to display the specified event on the router console.

To trace an event, enter the event number and then select the Submit button.


ELS Trace Group

Use the Trace Group option to display a group of events that have been defined in a group on the router console.

To trace a group, enter the group name and then select the Submit button.


ELS Trace Subsystem

Use the Trace Subsystem option to display a group of events in a subsystem on the router console.

To trace a subsystem, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" traces all subsystems.


ELS Trap Event

Use the Trap Event option to select the event message to be sent to the remote SNMP network management workstation. A remote SNMP network management workstation is an IP host in the network acting as an SNMP manager. The Trap Event option causes the specified event message to be sent to a network management workstation in an SNMP trap.

To trap an event, enter the event and select the Submit button.


ELS Trap Group

Use the Trap Group option to select messages for events in a group to be sent to the remote SNMP network management workstation. A remote SNMP network management workstation is an IP host in the network acting as an SNMP manager. The Trap Group option allows events that were previously added to the specified group to be sent to a network management workstation in an SNMP trap.

To trap a group, enter the group name and then select the Submit button.


ELS Trap Subsystem

Use the Trap Subsystem option to select messages for events in a subsystem to be sent to the remote SNMP network management workstation. A remote SNMP network management workstation is an IP host in the network acting as an SNMP manager. The Trap Subsystem option allows events in a specified subsystem to be sent to a network management workstation in an SNMP trap.

To trap a subsystem, select the subsystem from the list. Selecting "ALL" traps all subsystems.


Feature MCF Clear Filter

Use the Clear Filter option to clear the statistics listed by the List Filter option.

To clear a filter, enter the filter number and then select the Submit button.


Feature MCF Disable Filter

Use the Disable Filter option to disable a particular filter. The filter number corresponds to the number displayed in the List Filter function.

To disable the filter, enter the filter number and then select the Submit button.


Feature MCF Enable Filter

Use the Enable Filter option to enable a particular filter. The filter number corresponds to the number displayed in the List Filters function.

To enable a filter, enter the filter number and then select Submit.


Feature MCF Reinit

Use the Reinit option to reinitialize the entire filtering system to a previous configuration without affecting the rest of the router.

To reinitialize filtering, select the yes radio button and then select the Submit button.


Network Interface Wrap Start

Use the Wrap option to perform a loopback data test on the ATM interface of the adapter. Wrap can be issued on a per VC basis by specifying virtual path identifier (VPI)-virtual channel identifier (VCI) pairs. Data is looped back internally.

To start a wrap:

  1. Enter the VPI.

    Valid values: 0 to 255

    Default value: 0

  2. Enter the VCI.

    Valid values: 0 to 65535

    Default value: 32

  3. Enter the wrap pattern.

    Valid values: Any string of 32 characters.

    Default value: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ123456

Select the Submit button.


Network Interface Wrap Stop

Use the Wrap Stop option to stop a loopback data test on the ATM interface of the adapter that you previously started. Wrap can be issued on a per VC basis by specifying virtual path identifier (VPI)-virtual channel identifier (VCI) pairs. Data is looped back internally.

If you stop a wrap, the following statistics will be displayed:

To stop a wrap:

  1. Enter the VPI of a currently running wrap.

    Valid values: 0 to 255

    Default value: 0

  2. Enter the VCI of a currently running wrap.

    Valid values: 0 to 65535

    Default value: 32

Select the Submit button.

Note: If you stop a wrap that is not currently active, you will receive a message.


Network Interface LES LECS Delete

The Operator Console options modify the current LE services and take effect immediately. These options do not modify the static memory of the router and are lost on the next reload of the MSS Server.

Use the LECS Delete option to delete an operating LECS. The LECS, along with all of its policies, ELANs, etc., is deleted from operation. You can recreate the LECS using either the LECS Create or the LECS Restart option.

To delete a LECS, select the Delete LECS and all of its resources button and then select the Submit button.


Network Interface Wrap Display

Use the Wrap Display option to display the statistics for an operational loopback data test on the ATM interface of the adapter. Wrap can be issued on a per VC basis by specifying virtual path identifier (VPI)-virtual channel identifier (VCI) pairs. Data is looped back internally.

If you display a wrap, the following statistics will be displayed:

To display a wrap:
  1. Enter the VPI of a currently running wrap.

    Valid values: 0 to 255

    Default value: 0

  2. Enter the VCI of a currently running wrap.

    Valid values: 0 to 65535

    Default value: 32

Select the Submit button.


Network Interface Trace

Use the Trace option to turn tracing on, to turn tracing off, or to list the active traces on the VCCs on the interface. To trace the ATM interface, select the trace function and then select the Submit button.

After setting tracing on:

  1. Enter the beginning of the VPI range. This should be an existing VPI on this device.

    Valid values: 0 to the value entered in End of VPI range.

    Default value: 0

  2. Enter the End of the VPI range.

    Valid values: Value entered in Beginning of VPI range to 255.

    Default value: 0

  3. Enter the beginning of the VCI range.

    Valid values: 0 to the value entered in End of VCI range.

    Default value: 32

  4. Enter the end of the VCI range.

    Valid values: Value entered in Beginning of VCI range to 65535

    Default value: 65535

Select the Submit button.


LECS ELANs Create

The Operator Console options modify the current LE services and take effect immediately. These options do not modify the static memory of the router and are lost on the next reload of the MSS Server.

Use the Create option to create an ELAN for the LECS from the ELAN configuration data. The configuration data must already exist in static memory. Creating the ELAN results in the creation of all LESs, TLVs, and policy values for that ELAN.

To create an ELAN, select the ELAN from the list of choices and then select the Submit button.

Note: If you select the All enabled ELANs choice, then all ELANs enabled in the static configuration are created.


LECS ELANs Delete

The Operator Console options modify the current LE services and take effect immediately. These options do not modify the static memory of the router and are lost on the next reload of the MSS Server.

Use the Delete option to delete an ELAN from the LECS. The LESs, TLVs, and policy values of that ELAN are also deleted.

To delete an ELAN, select the ELAN from the list of choices and then select the Submit button.

Note: If you select the All enabled ELANs choice, then all ELANs enabled in the static configuration are deleted.


LECS ELANs Select ELAN

The Operator Console options modify the current LE services and take effect immediately. These options do not modify the static memory of the router and are lost on the next reload of the MSS Server.

From the LECS ELANs option, one can create, delete, and display the ELANs of the LECS.

Use the Select ELAN option to enter into the LECS ELAN Details Console environment. In this environment, you work more closely with a particular ELAN.


LECS ELANs Select ELAN LESs Create

Use the LES Create option to create LES ATM address information from the configuration. Note that configuration data must already exist.

To create a LES, select the LES from the list of choices and then select the Submit button.

If you select the All enabled LESs choice, then all LESs which are enabled in static memory for this ELAN will be created.

Creation of the LES also creates all policy value information associated with that LES.