Nortel Networks 42C4911 manual Part 3 High Availability Fundamentals

Alteon OS Application Guide

„Chapter 11, “Border Gateway Protocol,” describes BGP concepts and BGP features sup- ported in Alteon OS.

„Chapter 12, “OSPF,” describes OSPF concepts, how OSPF is implemented in Alteon OS, and examples of how to configure your switch for OSPF support.

Part 3: High Availability Fundamentals

„Chapter 13, “High Availability,” describes how to use the Virtual Router Redundancy Pro- tocol (VRRP) to ensure that network resources remain available if one GbE Switch Mod- ule is removed for service.

Part 4: Appendices

„Appendix A, “Troubleshooting,” discusses two tools for troubleshooting your switch— monitoring ports and filtering session dumps.

„Appendix B, “RADIUS Server Configuration Notes,” discusses how to modify RADIUS configuration files for the Nortel Networks BaySecure Access Control RADIUS server, to provide authentication for users of the GbE Switch Module.

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