Avaya Configuring VINES Services User Manual

Configuring VINES Services Router Software Version 10.0Site Manager Software Version 4.0Part No. 112948 Rev. AJanuary 1996

xi About This Guide If you are responsible for customizing Bay Networks router software for VINES services, refer to this guide for• An overview of t

Configuring VINES Servicesxii Refer to Configuring Bay Networks Routers for instructions. Bay Networks Customer Support Bay Networks provides live

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Configuring VINES Servicesxiv Sydney, Australia (61) 2-903-5800Tokyo, Japan (81) 3-328-005 Conventions This section describes the conventions used

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1-1 Chapter 1VINES Overview This overview of the Virtual Networking System (VINES) looks briefly at• VINES network organization, architecture, and add

Configuring VINES Services1-2 Figure 1-1. VINES Server and Its Clients Datagrams called VINES internet packets carry information across a VINES env

VINES Overview1-3 At the data link level, VINES currently supports several IEEE standards, including Ethernet, Token Ring, and 802.x. VINES also prov

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Configuring VINES Services1-4 StreetTalk is a distributed directory service that contains the names and attributes of all critical network resources.

VINES Overview1-5 Figure 1-2. VINES Network When a client node becomes active on the network, it broadcasts a query request to all servers. All reach

Configuring VINES Services1-6 Figure 1-3. VINES Internet Address Format The internet address for each service node in a VINES network is its network

VINES Overview1-7 VINES Data Link Protocols The VINES data link protocols support the exchange and broadcast of data frames between neighboring serve

Configuring VINES Services1-8 VINES Routing Protocols The VINES network layer protocols route VINES data packets to destination nodes using the faste

VINES Overview1-9 Figure 1-5. VINES Internet Protocol Header When the router receives a packet, the VINES IP entity on the router handles the packet

Configuring VINES Services1-10 • Broadcast packetsWhen the router receives a broadcast packet, it checks the packet’s hop count to ensure that it is

VINES Overview1-11 Figure 1-6. VINES Nonsequenced Routing Update Protocol Header The four fields of the header are as follows:• Operation type specifi

Configuring VINES Services1-12For service nodes, the table of networks contains an entry for all known networks, except for the server’s own. Client n

VINES Overview1-13The Nonsequenced RTP entities exchange these four types of packets:• Nonsequenced routing update packetsEvery node on a VINES networ

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Configuring VINES Services1-14VINES Sequenced Routing Update ProtocolVINES Sequenced Routing Update Protocol (Sequenced RTP) differs from Nonsequenced

VINES Overview1-15You can configure your VINES interface to support Sequenced RTP only, Nonsequenced RTP only, or Automode (both Sequenced RTP and Nons

Configuring VINES Services1-16VINES Nonsequenced ARP defines two types of entities:• Address resolution servicesNodes that can route VINES packets and

VINES Overview1-17The ICP entity generates these two types of ICP packets:• Exception notification packetsThese packets specify that network layer exce

2-1Chapter 2VINES Implementation NotesThis chapter contains Bay Networks specific implementation notes that you should keep in mind when you configure V

Configuring VINES Services2-2For information on specifying values for these two parameters, refer to “Enabling VINES on an Interface” in Chapter 3.Usi

VINES Implementation Notes2-3A VINES server specifies a LAN segment, using the server name and slot number. The router has no server name, so it cannot

Configuring VINES Services2-4For the server and client nodes to communicate, we configured the routers in this way:• Enabled VINES on circuits E1, E2,

VINES Implementation Notes2-5Figure 2-2. Source Routing across a Token Ring Network You configure source routing end-node support on a per-circuit basi

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Configuring VINES Services2-6To disable the FRP header, disable the Use of FRP Header parameter; the default value of this parameter is Enable. Refer

VINES Implementation Notes2-74. Disable the Use of FRP Header parameter on all VINES WAN interfaces that are connected to routers that are bridging on

Configuring VINES Services2-8Help Thy Neighbor SupportVINES services for the router supports the Help Thy Neighbor feature. If a neighbor advertises t

VINES Implementation Notes2-9For example, if you configure a router in group mode for Frame Relay, Frame Relay treats a group mode circuit like one cir

Configuring VINES Services2-103.Set the User-Defined Network ID to equal the result of the previous step. Use one of the following methods:• From the T

3-1Chapter 3Enabling VINES ServicesThis chapter describes how to enable VINES services. It assumes you have read Configuring Routers and that you have1

Configuring VINES Services3-2Figure 3-1. Edit Interface Details Window3.Do one of the following:• If you do not want to edit the VINES interface detai

Enabling VINES Services3-3Figure 3-2. Edit Connector Windowb.Click on Edit Line. The Edit SYNC Parameters window appears (Figure 3-3).Figure 3-3. Edit

Configuring VINES Services3-4c.Set the Clock Source parameter to External or Internal, as appropriate for your network.d. Enter the line speed for the

4-1Chapter 4Editing VINES ParametersOnce you enable a VINES interface, you can use Site Manager to edit VINES parameters and customize VINES services.

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Configuring VINES Services4-2Accessing VINES ParametersYou access all VINES parameters from the Configuration Manager window (Figure 4-1). Figure 4-1.

Editing VINES Parameters4-3Editing VINES Global ParametersTo edit VINES global parameters:1. Select Protocols➔Vines➔Edit Vines Global from the Configur

Configuring VINES Services4-4VINES Global Parameter DescriptionsUse these parameter descriptions as a guide when you configure the parameters on the Ed

Editing VINES Parameters4-5 Parameter: Broadcast Class Default: All Options: All | No Charge | Low Cost | LANs | Server All | Server No Charge | Serve

Configuring VINES Services4-6 Parameter: RTP Mode Default: Automode Options: Automode | Nonsequenced | Sequenced Function: Specifies whether this route

Editing VINES Parameters4-7Figure 4-3. VINES Interfaces Window2.Edit the parameters, using the descriptions in the next section as a guide.3. Click on

Configuring VINES Services4-8 Parameter: Enable Default: Enable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Enables or disables VINES over this interface. Ins

Editing VINES Parameters4-9 Parameter: Ethernet Header Default: Ethernet Options: Ethernet | SNAP Function: Specifies the type of encapsulation that th

Configuring VINES Services4-10 Parameter: Split Horizon Enable Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: When you enable this parameter, th

Editing VINES Parameters4-11 Parameter: Frame Relay Broadcast Default: None Options: Any decimal number Function: Provides a broadcast address for th

vi Chapter 2 VINES Implementation Notes Enabling VINES on a Synchronous Line ...

Configuring VINES Services4-12 Parameter: Configured Interface Cost Default: 0 Range: 0 to 65535 Function: Overrides the default Banyan specified cost.

Editing VINES Parameters4-13 Parameter: Inverse ARP Enable Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: Specifies whether this interface suppor

Configuring VINES Services4-14 Parameter: Use Perm. Nonsequenced Neighbors Default: Disable Options: Enable | Disable Function: When the RTP mode is s

A-1Appendix AVINES Default SettingsTable A-1 and Table A-2 show the default settings for VINES parameters in Site Manager. Use the Configuration Manage

Configuring VINES ServicesA-2Table A-2. VINES Interface Parameters Parameter DefaultEnable EnableARP Enable DisableEnd Station Enable DisableEthernet

Index-1Aaddressing in VINES, 1-4ARP Enable interface parameter, 4-8assigning network ID, 2-2BBanyan VINES. See VINESBay NetworksCompuServe forum, xiic

Index-2IIEEE support, 1-3, 1-6InfoFACTS service, xiiiInterface Cost interface parameter, 4-10Internet Control Protocol (ICP), 1-3, 1-16Internet Protoc

Index-3Split Horizon for STALK Enable interface parameter, 2-8, 4-13StreetTalk, 1-3, 2-8synchronous line, enabling VINES, 2-1Ttable of all known netwo

vii Figures Figure 1-1. VINES Server and Its Clients ...1-2Figure 1-2. VINES Network

ix Tables Table 1-1. VINES Protocol Stack ....................1-2Table 1-2. Assignment of S