Nortel Networks 4050 manual Manually adding a switch, Switch menu displays

78Chapter 3 Managing the network access devices

Manually adding a switch

To add a network access device and configure it manually, use the following command:

/cfg/domain #/switch <switch ID>

where switch ID is an integer in the range 1 to 255 that uniquely identifies the network access device in the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain.

When you first add the network access device, you are prompted to enter the following information:

•switch name — a string that identifies the switch on the Nortel SNAS 4050. The maximum length of the string is 255 characters. After you have defined a name for the switch, you can use either the switch name or the switch ID to access the Switch menu.

•type of switch — valid options are ERS8300 and ERS5500. The input is case sensitive.

•IP address of the switch.

•NSNA communication port — the TCP port for communication between the Nortel SNAS 4050 and the network access device. The default is port 5000.

•Red VLAN ID — the VLAN ID of the Red VLAN configured on the switch.

•username — the user name for an rwa user on the switch (required for Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 only).

The SSH fingerprint of the switch is automatically picked up if the switch is reachable. If the fingerprint is not successfully retrieved, you receive an error message (Error: Failed to retrieve host key). After you have added the switch, you must add or import the SSH public key for the switch (see “Managing SSH keys for Nortel SNA communication using the CLI” on page 88).

The Switch menu displays.

Figure 4 on page 79 shows sample output for the /cfg/domain #/switch command and commands on the Switch menu. For more information about the Switch menu commands, see “Configuring the network access devices using the CLI” on page 80.

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