
Connecting ASN Routers and BNX Platforms to a Network
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Router Management Tools
You configure and manage an ASN using
• The
Technician Interface
, a command-line interface which operates in router
memory. You execute Technician Interface commands and scripts either from
an attached console or from a remote console via a modem.
•
Site Manager
software, an SNMP-based application with a graphical user
interface. You run Site Manager at a workstation that is connected, along with
the router, to an IP network.
•
Optivity/RM (Router Management)
, a comprehensive network management
application for administering and troubleshooting large, complex networks.
The Optivity/RM package includes Site Manager, PathMan, and RouterMan
software.
Router Software
Before it can operate, the ASN hardware needs to boot a software image. To
bridge and route traffic, the ASN also needs a configuration file that is tailored to
your network.
The router software image,
asn.exe,
comprises the following executable files:
• The
krnl_asn.exe
software image file, which contains the operating system
kernel.
• Application files — executable files needed to perform the functions specified
in the configuration file. All application files have
.exe
filename extensions.
(For example, the router needs an
ipx.exe
executable file to run IPX.)
Boot Configuration Options
This section summarizes your options for getting the ASN software image file and
configuration files.
An ASN boots using one of four configured startup options. The differences
among the four ASN startup options are based on whether the router retrieves boot
and configuration files over the network or from local memory.
Getting a software image or configuration file over the network is called
Netbooting
. Getting a file from the file system stored in local Flash memory is
called
Local booting
.
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