Specifications

8-13
Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Chapter 8 Managing PNNI Nodes and PNNI Routing
Managing PNNI Routes
Step 1 Establish a configuration session using a user name with GROUP1 privileges or higher.
Step 2 Enter the addnwnode command as follows to add the a node to the network node table:
U1.8.PXM.a > addnwnode <nodeId> <pxmType> [-name <nodeName>]
Table 8-5 describes the parameters you can configure through the addnwnode command.
In the following example, the user adds a PXM1E node named LA to the network.
MGX8850.7.PXM1E.a > addnwnode 56:100:47.009181000000003071f80406.003071f80406.01 PXM1E
-name LA
Step 3 Enter the dspnwnode -id <nodeId> or the dspnwnode -name <nodeName> command to ensure that the
node you added in Step 2 appears in the network node table. If you use the dspnwnode -id <nodeId>
command, replace <nodeId> with the 22-octet node identifier. If you use the dspnwnode -name
<nodeName> command, replace <nodeName> with the name you assigned to the node in Step 2.
Enter the cnfndidrtes command to replace a node ID with a different ID for all configured preferred
routes. For example, if you remove a node that is a network element (NE) in one or more preferred
routes, you can use the cnfndidrtes to enter a different node’s name. Providing that the new node’s name
appears in the network node table, the new node replaces the old node in the preferred route. Enter the
cnfndidrtes command as shown in the following example:
cnfndidrtes <oldNodeId> <newNodeId>
Replace <oldNodeId> with the 22-octet identifier for the node you want to replace. Replace
<newNodeId> with the 22-octet identifier of the new node that replaces the old node.
Creating a Preferred Route
Use the following procedure to create a preferred route.
Table 8-5 addnwnode Command Parameters
nodeId This 22-octet uniquely identifies a PNNI node.
pxmType Type of controller card in the switch. The controller type determines how the software converts
between the physical and logical port identifiers. Type one of the following case-sensitive
strings:
• PXM45
• PXM1
• PXM1E
• Others (for non-Cisco nodes)
Note If you enter Others as the pxmType, you can not use the portId to build a preferred
route. (See the neSyntax parameter in Table 8-6.)
-name A string of up to 32 case-sensitive IA5 characters (except when empty) describing a PNNI
node. If you plan to build a preferred route by using node names, you must include the
-name option for entries in the network node table.
Default: an empty string