Nortel Passport - setup logging for config changes / errors

[rainman]

Hello,

How does the Nortel Passport do system logs? I am used to other network devices that you can use a "show log" to see a system log, but I can't find anything on the Passport that represents a system log for errors or system events.

I'm looking to capture information such as configuration changes (changes to prov), errors (LP's, Atmif's, Interfaces changes state up/down).

Is there a way to set this up? If anybody has done this please point me in the right direction.


Tx - Rainman

 

[psm1]

Hello!

Did you hear about X-AMINER software? Very smart and useful tool.

 

[NTPeave]

Hi there.
psm1 is right - using the Nortel management software suite is definitely the best way. The problem is that LOG changes like this are part of the same Nortel collection method as is used for statistics, accounting, alarms etc. They are not easily accessible by a "sh log" type of command. If you have access to the network management server/s for your network (but not the NMS tools???) then you might still be able to pull out the log changes from the BDF (Bulk Data Format) files.
If you just have logon access to individual passports, but not the management system/tools, you can set an individual telnet etc session to have LOG data echoed to it, as shown below. Your login must have sufficient CommandImpact to allow this! Here, I used the "ME" command to see what session I was using (NMIS TEL SES/2) and turned on LOG datastream access in the second command. The first LOG output shows a record of me doing that, followed by a change I made using a different telnet session (which could have been somebody else) which wouldn't normally be seen. The LOG output only records add/set/delete (not display) commands, as well as act pr, etc...
This method is okay for monitoring changes on one or several passports, but not a large number. If it helps, your terminal session application may be able to stream its output to file...?

Passport1> me
EM/PASSPORT1 Nmis Telnet Session/2; Userid = admin
Impact = systemAdministration; Scope = network; CustomerId = 0
Mode = oper
ok 2004-09-03 17:25:44.06

Passport1> s nmis tel ses/2 data log
Nmis Telnet Session/2
ok 2004-09-03 17:26:06.84

Passport1>
LOG Nmis Telnet Session/2; 2004-09-03 17:26:06.85
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100004
command = s nmis tel ses/2 data log
response = ok

Passport1>
LOG Prov; 2004-09-03 17:26:41.86
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100003
command = st pr
response = ok

Passport1>
LOG Lp/8 X21/6; 2004-09-03 17:27:49.73
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100003
command = s lp/8 x21/6 comment "This unauthorised change will
never be found"
response = ok

Passport1>
LOG Prov; 2004-09-03 17:28:04.51
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100003
command = ch pr
response = ok

Passport1>
[confirm prov alarm]
LOG Prov; 2004-09-03 17:28:11.46
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100003
command = act pr
response = ok

Passport1>
[activate prov alarm]
LOG Prov; 2004-09-03 17:28:16.69
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100003
command = confirm prov
response = ok

Passport1>
LOG Prov; 2004-09-03 17:28:34.20
userId = admin
sessionSequenceNumber = 100003
command = en pr
response = ok

Passport1>

 

[Mankyway]

Hi Rainman

To see logs on the Passport, you need to have them spooling on the collector (list col/*). you can choose from accounting, alarms, logs, scn's, statistics etc.

Depending on what management system will decide how you capture them, but a simple way is to have a local operator console attached to the Passport and have a PC capturing the alarms as generated.
If you have NMS or Preside,then the toolsets have Alarm displays. If you have MDP on your NMS or MDM, then you can process these statistics for Reports etc. With MDM you can also have MDMWeb that allows you to receive the alarms to your PC(s)