Lucent Technologies 9077 16S User Manual

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 October 22, 1999   
SP Switch Router Adapter Guide - 1.4 Update 2
Introduction to the SP Switch Router Adapter card
SNMP on the SP Switch Router Adapter card
SNMP activity during media card start up    
   
      
   
After the SP Switch Router software boots, the media cards boot and load their boot 
diagnostics. The SP Switch Router Adapter media card runs its diagnostics as a check for 
hardware defects. If no failure is detected, the card’s run-time software is loaded. The screen 
displays diagnostic and boot reports from all the media cards, interleaved as received. 
If a hardware problem is found, the diagnostic forwards a 
ConfigState
 trap request to 
mib2d. In turn, mib2d sends a 
switchConfigState
 trap message
 (with 
ConfigState=diagnosticFailed
) to the SP SNMP Manager. The SP Switch Router 
Adapter card continues to execute its self-test software until the card is powered off (removed 
from the chassis).
Note:
The execution of diagnostics at boot time is an option. The default is for diagnostics to 
run each time the SP Switch Router Adapter card boots.  
After an SP Switch Router Adapter card successfully loads its run-time software, the card 
requests its configuration parameters. After the run-time software verifies the parameters are 
valid (not null), the card is ready to begin normal operation.
If the configuration parameters contain null values, the card informs mib2d that the 
configuration parameters have not been sent via a trap request message. mib2d sends the SP 
SNMP Manager a 
switchConfigState
 trap message 
(
ConfigState=microcodeLoadFailed
) and also a 
switchInfoNeeded
 trap message.          
The card remains in this state (5, 
microcodeLoadFailed
) until it receives valid configuration 
parameters, or until the card is reset. The card periodically requests configuration parameters 
and sends trap request messages to mib2d.
If the SP SNMP Manager is configured and operational, it responds to the mib2d trap 
messages by sending SET commands to put the parameters in place. If the SP SNMP Manager 
does not respond, there may be a configuration error that can be detected using the procedures 
for diagnosing dependent node configuration problems in the PSSP Diagnosis Guide
As a last resort, the network administrator can perform the following operations to install the 
updated parameters on the SP Switch Router Adapter card:
run the dev1config command  
edit 
/etc/grdev1.conf
 as required
use grreset slot to reset the SP Switch Router Adapter media card 
The SP Switch Router Adapter card can receive valid parameters either way. It does not begin 
normal operation until it is brought on line with the SP system as the IP router interface.   
Refer to the section in Chapter 2 on “Bringing the SP Switch Router Adapter card on-line with 
the SP” for a continuation of the start up scenario discussed here.