User guide
Provisioning a Device Software Configuration (Standard Loads)
AlliedView NMS Administration Guide (Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices)
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New MTACs can be added with the Add button. MTACs with duplicate ids cannot be added. All fields (MTAC, Password, and
Type) are mandatory. A new MTAC can be added by modifying an existing MTAC. As opposed to the Modify button, the Add
button will keep the previous id and add the new id.
It is important that the correct Type is entered by the customer. In most cases, using the wrong Type will prevent password gen-
eration with no obvious errors other than a message at the end of the last wizard panel indicating either no passwords were gen-
erated or less were generated than attempted.
Note: In the case of Switchblade and 9800 series devices, either type can be used, but ATI's license fee structure
allows Switchblade passwords to be generated at a discount, so the customer should be sure to use the
correct Type or face unexpected fees. Any further validation of Type by the AlliedView NMS software is not
possible.
The Delete button will delete all selected rows. Performance will be improved if all depleted and invalid MTACs are removed
as soon as possible so their status won't be re-retrieved.
MTAC information is stored on the server in the file <NMSHome>/swdownload/MtacFile.
The Next button performs no processing other than bring up the second wizard panel.
Note: If all MTAC information is up to date, the 1st panel is actually for confirmation only and can be skipped.
The Cancel button will close the wizard without generating passwords but will save any modifications made to MTAC account
information
Some of the possible error dialogs that can popup from this wizard panel are included in Figure 5-45
FIGURE 5-45 Possible Error Messages for MTAC Wizard Panel (1)
2. Second Wizard Panel - Select devices and releases for password generation
The second panel displays all the devices, their serial numbers, their supported releases, and their passwords, if any. Refer to
Figure 5-46.