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Nortel Alteon Application Switch

Has anyone gotten Cirrus to work with the Nortel Alteon Application Switch? I worked with support for awhile a couple months back but they were unable to get the script working and after awhile both sides dropped the issue. This is a critical device for us and I would like to have Cirrus do a nightly backup along with all of our other devices. If someone has a working script could you post it?

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Haley

At what stage of the download process did the download fail? Where you able to login to the device within Cirrus using telnet or ssh? Where you able to enter the enable level? Did the download begin and not complete? What information did the session trace (under File > Settings > Advanced > Session Tracing) provide?

pguenther

1. Yes Cirrus can login to the device using SSH.

2. There is no "enable" level. The Alteon uses a menu type interface. However only one command is necessary to tftp the config which is /cfg/ptcfg x.x.x.x config.cfg or to dump the config to the screen /cfg/dump.

3. The download seems to always fail with TFTP. I don't think the device file is correct, but do not know what is wrong with it.

4. The session trace file seems to have the dumped config, but it does not show up in Cirrus. The session trace is the exact same if I use SSH1 or TFTP to grab the config. After the config it has the following though:

Waiting for the Current Command (/cfg/dump) to be Echoed
-->Alteon-1
Process Line = <Alteon-1>
Pushing back: <Alteon-1>
mPrompt is : <>> >
--> -
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - >
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - >
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->Configuration
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration>
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - Configuration>
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->#
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration#>
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - Configuration#>
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration# >
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - Configuration# >
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->
-->
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration# >
Process Line = <>
-->
--> >>
Process Line = <>
Process Line = <>> >
Waiting for the Current Command (/cfg/dump) to be Echoed
-->Alteon-1
Process Line = <Alteon-1>
Pushing back: <Alteon-1>
mPrompt is : <>> >
--> -
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - >
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - >
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->Configuration
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration>
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - Configuration>
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->#
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration#>
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - Configuration#>
mPrompt is : <>> >
-->
Process Line = <Alteon-1 - Configuration# >
Pushing back: <Alteon-1 - Configuration# >
mPrompt is : <>> >
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False
TimerTick: Just tick-tockin away. ..
TimerTick: mstrData=<Alteon-1 - Configuration# > State=3 - Connected to server - idle
Pending Disconnect = False

Haley

Can you also please provide a screenshot of the login screen for the device? And a screenshot of the view after you login to the device?

pguenther

Below is a snapshot of the device interface and tftp'ing the config.

System Information at 2:38:38 Thu Apr 17, 2036

Alteon Application Switch 2424-SSL

Switch is up 71 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 39 seconds.
Last boot: 15:06:21 Wed Jul 25, 2007 (unknown reason or power cycle)
Last apply: 1:01:04 Mon Apr 14, 2036
Last save: 1:07:12 Mon Apr 14, 2036

MAC Address: 00:0c:f8:91:0c:00    IP (If 31) Address: 208.65.133.32
Internal SSL Processor MAC Address: 00:0c:f8:91:0c:1f
Hardware Order No:   EB1412006
Mainboard Hardware:                  Part No: P315720-A Rev: 03
Management Processor Board Hardware: Part No: P314080-A Rev: 02
Fast Ethernet Board Hardware:        Part No: P314091-A Rev: 03

Software Version 22.0.2 (FLASH image1), active configuration.

------------------------------------------------------------
[Main Menu]
     info     - Information Menu
     stats    - Statistics Menu
     cfg      - Configuration Menu
     oper     - Operations Command Menu
     boot     - Boot Options Menu
     maint    - Maintenance Menu
     ssl      - SSL Accelerator Menu
     diff     - Show pending config changes [global command]
     apply    - Apply pending config changes [global command]
     save     - Save updated config to FLASH [global command]
     revert   - Revert pending or applied changes [global command]
     exit     - Exit [global command, always available]

>> Alteon-1 - Main# /cfg/ptcfg 10.206.68.32 alteon.cfg
Current config successfully tftp'd to 10.206.68.32:alteon.cfg

>> Alteon-1 - Configuration#