Cisco RPM-PR Installation and Configuration, Release 5.2
IOS and Configuration Basics
Download this chapter
IOS and Configuration BasicsIOS and Configuration Basics
 Feedback

Table Of Contents

IOS and Configuration Basics

Cisco IOS Software Basics

Cisco IOS Modes of Operation

Getting Context-Sensitive Help

Saving Configuration Changes

Manually Configuring RPM-PR

Verifying Network Connectivity

Configuring the Cellbus Clock (CBC) Rate


IOS and Configuration Basics

This appendix contains basic information about the Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS) software and about configuring the RPM-PR, and includes the following sections:

•Cisco IOS Software Basics

•Manually Configuring RPM-PR

•Configuring the Cellbus Clock (CBC) Rate

Cisco IOS Software Basics

This section provides you with some basic information about the Cisco IOS software.

Cisco IOS Modes of Operation

Cisco IOS software provides access to several different command modes. Each command mode provides a different group of related commands.

For security purposes, Cisco IOS software provides two levels of access to commands: user and privileged. The unprivileged-user mode is called user EXEC mode. The privileged mode is called privileged EXEC mode and requires a password. The commands available in user EXEC mode are a subset of the commands available in privileged EXEC mode. Table C-1 describes some of the most commonly used modes, how to enter the modes, and the resulting prompts. The prompt helps you identify which mode you are in and, therefore, which commands are available.

Table C-1 Cisco IOS Operating Modes  

Mode of Operation
Usage
How to Enter the Mode
Prompt

User EXEC

User EXEC commands allow you to connect to remote devices, change terminal settings on a temporary basis, perform basic tests, and list system information. The EXEC commands available at the user level are a subset of those available at the privileged level.

Log in.

MGX8850-RPM>

Privileged EXEC

Privileged EXEC commands set operating parameters. The privileged command set includes those commands contained in user EXEC mode, and also the configure command through which you can access the remaining command modes. Privileged EXEC mode also includes high-level testing commands, such as debug.

Enter the enable EXEC command from user EXEC mode.

MGX8850-RPM#

Global configuration

Global configuration commands apply to features that affect the system as a whole.

Enter the configure privileged EXEC command from global configuration mode.

MGX8850-RPM(config)#

Interface configuration

Interface configuration commands modify the operation of an interface such as an Ethernet or serial port. Many features are enabled by per-interface. Interface configuration commands always follow an interface global configuration command, which defines the interface type.

Enter the interface type number command from global configuration mode. For example, enter the interface int switch 9/1 command to configure the ATM interface.

MGX8850-RPM(config-if)#

ROM monitor

ROM monitor commands are used to perform low-level diagnostics. You can also use the ROM monitor commands to recover from a system failure and stop the boot process in a specific operating environment.1

Enter the reload EXEC command from privileged EXEC mode. Click Break during the first 60 seconds (sec) while the system is booting.

ROMMON>

1 You can modify the configuration register value using the config-reg configuration command. See "Maintaining the Cisco MGX RPM-PR" in the "Virtual Configuration Register Settings" section for more information.


Almost every configuration command also has a no form. In general, use the no form to disable a feature or function. Use the command without the keyword no to reenable a disabled feature or to enable a feature that is disabled by default. For example, IP routing is enabled by default. To disable IP routing, enter the no ip routing command and enter ip routing to reenable it. The Cisco IOS software command reference publication provides the complete syntax for the configuration commands and describes what the no form of a command does.

Getting Context-Sensitive Help

In any command mode, to view a list of available commands, enter a question mark (?). 

MGX8850-RPM> ?

To obtain a list of commands that begin with a particular character sequence, type in those characters followed immediately by the question mark (?). Do not include a space. This form of help is called word help because it completes a word for you. 

MGX8850-RPM# co?

configure  connect  copy

To list keywords or arguments, enter a question mark in place of a keyword or argument. Include a space before the question mark. This form of help is called command syntax help. It reminds you which keywords or arguments are applicable based on the command, keywords, and arguments you have already entered. 

MGX8850-RPM# configure ?

  memory    Configure from NV memory

  network   Configure from a TFTP network host

  terminal  Configure from the terminal

  <cr>

You can also abbreviate commands and keywords by entering just enough characters to make the command unique from other commands. For example, you can abbreviate the show command to sh.

Saving Configuration Changes

Whenever you make changes to the RPM-PR configuration, you must save the changes to memory so they will not be lost if the system is rebooted. There are two types of configuration files: the running (current operating) configuration and the startup configuration. The running configuration is stored in RAM; the startup configuration is stored in NVRAM.

To display the current running configuration, enter the show running-config command. Enter the copy running-config startup-config command to save the current running configuration to the startup configuration file in NVRAM. 

MGX8850-RPM> enable

MGX8850-RPM# copy running-config startup-config

To display the startup configuration, enter the show startup-config command. Enter the copy startup-config running-config command to write the startup configuration to the running configuration. 

MGX8850-RPM> enable

MGX8850-RPM# copy startup-config running-config

To erase both configuration files (and start over), enter the write erase and reload commands. 

MGX8850-RPM> enable

MGX8850-RPM# write erase

MGX8850-RPM# reload

Warning This command sequence will erase the entire RPM-PR configuration in RAM and NVRAM and reload the RPM-PR.

Manually Configuring RPM-PR

You can configure the RPM-PR manually if you prefer not to use AutoInstall or the prompt-driven System Configuration Dialog.

The following procedure describes how to manually configure an RPM-PR.

Step 1 Connect a console terminal to the RPM-PR.

Follow the instructions described in "Installing the Cisco MGX RPM-PR," in the section "Connecting a Console Terminal or PC to the RPM-PR Console Port," and then power on the RPM-PR.

Step 2 When you are prompted to enter the initial dialog, enter no to go into the normal operating mode of the RPM-PR: 

Would you like to enter the initial dialog? [yes]: no

Step 3 After a few seconds you will see the user EXEC prompt (Router>).

By default, the host name is Router, but the prompt will match the current host name. In the following examples, the host name is MGX8850-RPM-PR. Enter the enable command to enter enable mode. You can make configuration changes only in enable mode: 

MGX8850-RPM> enable

The prompt will change to the privileged EXEC (enable) prompt, MGX8850-RPM#.

Step 4 Enter the configure terminal command at the enable prompt to enter configuration mode: 

MGX8850-RPM# config terminal

You can now enter any changes you want to the configuration. You will probably want to perform the following tasks:

1. Assign a host name for the RPM-PR using the hostname command.

2. Enter an enable secret using the enable secret command.

3. Enter an enable password using the enable password command.

4. Assign addresses to the interfaces using the protocol address command.

5. Specify which protocols to support on the interfaces.

Refer to the Cisco IOS configuration and command reference publications for more information about the commands you can use to configure the RPM-PR. You can also refer to the Cisco MGX 8850 Wide Area Switch Command Reference and MGX 8850 Wide Area Switch Installation and Configuration documents for information about the commands you can use to configure the RPM-PR.

Step 5 When you finish configuring the RPM-PR, enter the exit command until you return to the privileged EXEC prompt (MGX8850-RPM#).

Step 6 To save the configuration changes to NVRAM, enter the copy run start command at the privileged EXEC prompt: 

MGX8850-RPM# copy run start

********

The RPM-PR is now configured and will boot with the configuration you entered.This concludes the initial RPM-PR configuration.

Verifying Network Connectivity

When you have installed and configured the RPM-PR, you can use the following commands in user EXEC mode to verify network connectivity:

•ping—Sends a special datagram to the destination device, then waits for a reply datagram from that device. (See "Verifying Ethernet Connectivity" of Chapter 5 in this manual for a detailed ping procedure.)

•telnet—Logs in to a remote node.

•traceroute—Discovers the routes that packets take when traveling from one RPM-PR to another.

If there is a problem with network connectivity, see "Maintaining the Cisco MGX RPM-PR" in the section "Reading Front Panel LEDs," and check the cable connections. If there is still a problem, check the RPM-PR configuration. Contact customer service for further assistance.

Configuring the Cellbus Clock (CBC) Rate

When two adjacent RPM-PR cards are on the same cell bus, that is, occupy adjacent slots, the cellbus clock (CBC) rate should be set to 42MHz. If, for any reason, one of the adjacent RPM-PRs goes to Failed or Empty state, the CBC must be reconfigured to 21MHz on the active, live RPM-PR card for Traffic Shaping to work correctly.

If the PXM puts one of the RPM-PRs into failed state, while the RPM-PR is functioning, the RPM-PR must stop sending idle cells to avoid impacting traffic shaping on the remaining functional RPM-PR.

CBC is enabled by default when the RPM-PR is configured. Because it is enabled by default, the only commands necessary are the following:

rpm-auto-cbclk-change to stop the RPM-PR from sending idle cells in the event of a failure by implementing an automatic cellbus clock change.

and

no rpm-auto-cbclk-change to keep the RPM-PR from initiating an automatic cellbus clock change when traffic shaping is not required.

The following screen output displays an example of the rpm-auto-cbclk-change command. 


  RPM-11#config terminal

  Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

  RPM-11(config)#int sw1

  RPM-11(config-if)#rpm-auto-cbclk-change

  RPM-11(config-if)#end

  RPM-11#write mem

  Building configuration...

  [OK]

  RPM-11#show run int sw1

Building configuration...


Current configuration :142 bytes

!

interface Switch1

 no ip address

 no atm ilmi-keepalive

 rpm-auto-cbclk-change

 switch autoSynch off

end

! rpm_tag_id Apr 04 2002 02:49:04



  RPM-11#config terminal

  Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

  RPM-11(config)#int sw1

  RPM-11(config-if)#no rpm-auto-cbclk-change

  RPM-11(config-if)#end

  RPM-11#write mem

  Building configuration...

  [OK]

  RPM-11#show run int sw1

Building configuration...


Current configuration :145 bytes

!

interface Switch1

 no ip address

 no atm ilmi-keepalive

 no rpm-auto-cbclk-change

 switch autoSynch off

end

! rpm_tag_id Apr 04 2002 02:49:57

If traffic shaping is not required, enter the no rpm-cbclk-change command, either manually or during card configuration. The following screen output displays an example of the no rpm-auto-cbclk-change command. 

RPM-11#config terminal

  Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

RPM-11(config)#int sw1

RPM-11(config-if)#no rpm-auto-cbclk-change

RPM-11(config-if)#end

RPM-11#write mem

Building configuration...

[OK]

RPM-11#show run int sw1

Building configuration...


Current configuration :124 bytes

!

interface Switch1

 no ip address

 no atm ilmi-keepalive

 switch autoSynch off

end

! rpm_tag_id Apr 04 2002 02:52:54


After a reload, it would look like this:


RPM-11#show run int sw1

Building configuration...


Current configuration :142 bytes

!

interface Switch1

 no ip address

 no atm ilmi-keepalive

 rpm-auto-cbclk-change

 switch autoSynch off

end

! rpm_tag_id Apr 04 2002 02:55:03

Note Because rpm-auto-cbclk-change is enabled by default, this will be the condition upon resetting or reloading an RPM-PR card. Therefore, if traffic shaping is not required, enter the no rpm-auto-cbclk-change command to disable the function.