1. Preface

1.1. About This Guide

This guide describes system concepts and provides configuration explanations and examples to configure the 7705 SAR boot option file (BOF) and perform system and file management functions.

This guide is organized into functional chapters and provides concepts and descriptions of the implementation flow, as well as Command Line Interface (CLI) syntax and command usage.

Note:

This manual generically covers Release 8.0 content and may contain some content that will be released in later maintenance loads. Please refer to the 7705 SAR OS 8.0.Rx Software Release Notes, part number 3HE11057000xTQZZA, for information on features supported in each load of the Release 8.0 software.

Note:

As of Release 7.0, support for the following hardware has been deprecated:

  1. CSMv1
  2. 7705 SAR-F
  3. 8-port Ethernet Adapter card, version 1
  4. 16-port T1/E1 ASAP Adapter card, version 1

These components are no longer recognized in the release.

1.1.1. Audience

This guide is intended for network administrators who are responsible for configuring the 7705 SAR routers. It is assumed that the network administrators have an understanding of networking principles and configurations. Concepts described in this guide include the following:

  1. CLI concepts
  2. file system concepts
  3. boot option, configuration, image loading, and initialization procedures
  4. basic system management functions such as the system name, router location, coordinates, and CLLI code, as well as time zones, Network Time Protocol (NTP), Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), and synchronization properties

1.1.2. List of Technical Publications

The 7705 SAR documentation set is composed of the following guides:

  1. 7705 SAR Basic System Configuration Guide
    This guide describes basic system configurations and operations.
  2. 7705 SAR System Management Guide
    This guide describes system security and access configurations as well as event logging and accounting logs.
  3. 7705 SAR Interface Configuration Guide
    This guide describes card and port provisioning.
  4. 7705 SAR Router Configuration Guide
    This guide describes logical IP routing interfaces, filtering, and routing policies.
  5. 7705 SAR MPLS Guide
    This guide describes how to configure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Resource Reservation Protocol for Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE), and Label Distribution Protocol (LDP).
  6. 7705 SAR Services Guide
    This guide describes how to configure service parameters such as service access points (SAPs), service destination points (SDPs), customer information, and user services.
  7. 7705 SAR Quality of Service Guide
    This guide describes how to configure Quality of Service (QoS) policy management.
  8. 7705 SAR Routing Protocols Guide
    This guide provides an overview of dynamic routing concepts and describes how to configure them.
  9. 7705 SAR OAM and Diagnostics Guide
    This guide provides information on Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) tools.

1.1.3. Technical Support

If you purchased a service agreement for your 7705 SAR router and related products from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance. If you purchased a Nokia service agreement, follow this link to contact a Nokia support representative and to access product manuals and documentation updates:

Product Support Portal