Configuring Host Router and Cisco Integrated Storage System Module Interfaces


Last Updated: April 26, 2010

To configure the Cisco Integrated Storage System network module after it is installed in your host Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR), you need to configure the following:

ISR external interface to an external network link, using the Cisco IOS CLI for setting standard router settings

ISR internal interface to the Cisco Integrated Storage System module, using the Cisco IOS CLI for setting the network module IP address and default gateway router

Cisco Integrated Storage System module internal interface to the host router

The following sections describe the tasks required to configure the host router and Cisco Integrated Storage System module interfaces:

Before Configuring the Cisco Integrated Storage System Interfaces

Entering and Exiting the Command Environment

Configuring Interfaces

Opening and Closing a Network Module Session

Before Configuring the Cisco Integrated Storage System Interfaces

Complete the following prerequisites for the ISR, the Cisco Integrated Storage System module, and file server before you attempt to configure the module:

Cisco ISR Prerequisites

Network Module Prerequisites

File Server Prerequisites

Cisco ISR Prerequisites

Check the latest release notes (see the Release Notes for the Cisco Video Management and Storage System) to ensure that your Cisco router is running the appropriate Cisco IOS release and recognizes the Cisco Integrated Storage System module.


Note After minimum release requirements are met, you can change the image either on the host router or on the Cisco Integrated Storage System module, without affecting the other image.


Network Module Prerequisites

If it was not already installed at the factory, install the Cisco Integrated Storage System network module into the host router with sufficient physical memory, depending on the model number, to accommodate the Cisco Integrated Storage System application software. For detailed information on physical memory and hardware installation, see Cisco 2800 Series Hardware Installation.

If you need to swap out the Cisco Integrated Storage System module:

Before swapping out a module in an existing system, back up your configuration using the procedures described in the Cisco Video Management and Storage System CLI Administrator Guide.

Press the SHUTDOWN button on the network module faceplate for less than 2 seconds to perform a graceful shutdown of the network module before removing power from the router or before starting and online insertion and removal (OIR) sequence on the router. The application may take up to 2 minutes to fully shut down.


Caution If you press the SHUTDOWN button for more than 4 seconds, a nongraceful shutdown of the hard disk will occur and may corrupt files on the network module's disk drive. After a nongraceful shutdown, the HD and SYS LEDs remain lit. Press the SHUTDOWN button for less than 2 seconds to gracefully reboot the network module.

After the swap, restore the data.


Note For more information, see the "Verifying System Status" section on page 15.


Note the Cisco Integrated Storage System module location in the host router:

slot: Number of the host router chassis slot for the module. After you install the module, you can obtain this information by using the router show running-config command.

unit: Number of the daughter card on the module. This value should be 0.


Note You need this information for the "Interface Configuration Tasks" section and the "Opening and Closing a Network Module Session" section.


File Server Prerequisites

If you need to download a new image, you will need to access a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. To verify that your download FTP or TFTP file server is accessible, see the Cisco Integrated Storage System Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Verify that the Cisco Integrated Storage System module software is accessible by first accessing the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI).

Entering and Exiting the Command Environment

The Cisco Integrated Storage System user EXEC, privileged EXEC, and configuration command modes are similar to the user EXEC, privileged EXEC, and configuration modes for Cisco IOS CLI commands. The description for each command in this section indicates the command mode.

This section provides the procedures for entering and exiting the command environment, in which the Cisco Integrated Storage System module configuration commands are executed. See the following sections for the procedures:

Entering the Command Environment

Exiting the Command Environment

Entering the Command Environment

When the Cisco Integrated Storage System module has been installed and is active, use the following procedure to enter the command environment.

Prerequisites

The following information is required for entering the command environment:

IP address of the Cisco ISR that contains the Cisco Integrated Storage System module

Username and password for logging in to the router

Slot number of the module

SUMMARY STEPS

1. Open a console or Telnet session.

2. telnet ip-address

3. Enter the user ID and password of the router.

4. service-module integrated-service-engine slot/port session

5. (Optional) enable

DETAILED STEPS

 
Command or Action
Purpose

Step 1 

Open a console or Telnet session.

Connect to the console port or use a Microsoft Windows command prompt window, a secure shell, or a software emulation tool such as Attachmate Reflection.

Step 2 

telnet ip-address,
or
Connect to the router and start a session.

Example:
C:\>telnet 172.16.231.195

Specify the IP address of the router at the Telnet prompt,
or
Connect the router to a PC or other DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) device and start a session.

Step 3 

Enter the 
Username: userid and 
Password: password.

Enter your user ID and password for the router.

Step 4 

service-module integrated-service-engine 
slot/port session
Example:
Router> service-module integrated-service-engine 
1/0 session
iss-10-0-0-0> 

From the router, enter the Cisco Integrated Storage System module command environment by using the module located in the slot number and port number. The prompt changes to the service module prompt.

Note If the message
"Trying ip-address slot/port ..."
Connection refused by remote host
appears, enter the command service-module integrated-service-engine slot/port session clear and repeat Step 4.

Step 5 

enable
Example:

iss-10-0-0-0> enable

iss-10-0-0-0#

(Optional) Enters Cisco Integrated Storage System user EXEC mode. You can begin configuring the network module.

Exiting the Command Environment

To leave the Cisco Integrated Storage System module command environment and return to the ISR command environment, return to the Cisco Integrated Storage System EXEC mode and enter the exit command twice, or enter Alt-Ctrl-6, and then enter x.

The following example shows the exit procedure:

iss-10-0-0-0# exit
iss-10-0-0-0> exit
Router# 

or


iss-10-0-0-0# Alt-Ctrl-6, x

Configuring Interfaces

The host router and the Cisco Integrated Storage System module use several interfaces for internal and external communication (see Figure 1). Each interface is configurable from the router by using the Cisco IOS CLI.

Figure 1 Router and Cisco Integrated Storage System Network Module Interfaces

 
On This Hardware Interface...
Configure These Settings...
Using This Configuration Interface

Step 1 

Host router interface to external link

Standard router settings

Host router Cisco IOS CLI

Step 2 

Host router interface to the Cisco Integrated Storage System module

Cisco Integrated Storage System network module IP address and default gateway router

Step 3 

Cisco Integrated Storage System module interface to host router

All other Cisco Integrated Storage System module application settings

Cisco Integrated Storage System module CLI


The following sections provide the procedures for configuring the host router and network module interfaces:

Interface Configuration Tasks

Opening and Closing a Network Module Session

Interface Configuration Tasks

The first configuration task is to set up the Cisco Integrated Storage System module interface to the host router and to its external links. This enables access to the module so that you can install and configure the Cisco Integrated Storage System software application.

Steps 1, 2, and 3 open the host router CLI to access the router interface to the Cisco Integrated Storage System module. The remaining steps configure the interface.


Note If you lose power or connection during any of the following procedures, the system usually detects the interruption and tries to recover. If the system fails to recover, fully reinstall the system using the boot helper.


SUMMARY STEPS

From the Host-Router CLI

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. interface integrated-service-engine slot/0

4. ip address router-side-ip-address subnet-mask

or

ip unnumbered type number

5. service-module ip address module-side-ip-address subnet-mask

6. service-module external ip address external-ip-address subnet-mask

7. service-module ip default-gateway gateway-ip-address

8. If the ip unnumbered type number command is used in Step 4, then set ip route.

9. end

10. copy running-config startup-config

11. show running-config

DETAILED STEPS

 
Command or Action
Purpose
 
From the Host-Router CLI

Step 1 

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enters privileged EXEC mode on the host router. If prompted, enter your password.

Step 2 

configure terminal

Example:

Router# config t

Enters global configuration mode on the host router.

Step 3 

interface integrated-service-engine slot/0

Example:

Router(config)# interface integrated-service-engine 1/0

Enters interface configuration mode for the slot number and port number where the Cisco Integrated Storage System module resides.

slot: specifies the module slot

port: specifies the module port number

Step 4 

ip address router-side-ip-address subnet-mask


or

ip unnumbered if-type number

Example:

Router(config-if)# ip address 172.16.153.11 255.255.255.0


or

Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered ethernet 0

Specifies the router interface to the module.

router-side-ip-address subnet-mask—IP address and subnet mask for the host router interface.

if-type number—Type and number of another interface on which the router has an assigned IP address. It cannot be another unnumbered interface. Serial interfaces using High Level Data Link Control (HDLC), Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Link Access Procedure Balanced (LAPB), Frame Relay encapsulations, Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), and tunnel interfaces can be unnumbered.

Step 5 

service-module ip address module-side-ip-address subnet-mask

Example:

Router(config-if)# service-module ip address 172.16.153.11 255.255.255.0

Specifies the IP address for the Cisco Integrated Storage System module interface to the router.

module-side-ip-address—IP address for the interface.

subnet-mask—Subnet mask to append to the IP address; must be in the same subnet as the host router.

Step 6 

service-module ip default-gateway ip-address

Example:

Router(config-if)# service-module ip default-gateway 172.16.153.21

Specifies the IP address for the default gateway as an IP unnumbered interface.

Step 7 

service-module ip default-gateway gateway-ip-address

Example:

Router(config-if)# service-module ip default-gateway 10.0.0.40

Specifies the IP address for the default gateway router for the module.

gateway-ip-address—IP address for the gateway router.

Step 8 

If the ip unnumbered type number command is used in Step 4, then add a host-specific route to the service module IP address:

ip route service-module-ip-address subnet-mask integrated-service-engine slot/0

Example:

Router(config-if)# ip route 172.16.153.11 255.255.255.0 integrated-service-engine 1/0

(Optional) Sets the ip route command if the ip unnumbered type number command is used in Step 4.

Step 9 

end

Example:

Router(config-if)# end

Returns to global configuration mode on the host router.

Step 10 

copy running-config startup-config

Example:

Router# copy running-config startup-config

Saves the new running configuration of the host router as the startup configuration.

Step 11 

show running-config

Example:

Router# show running-config

Displays the running configuration of the host router. Use this command to verify address configurations.

Examples

The following partial sample output from the show running-config command shows the interface configurations:

interface integrated-service-engine 1/0
 ip address 10.0.0.20 255.255.255.0
 service-module external ip address 172.0.0.30 255.255.0.0
 service-module ip address 10.0.0.21 255.255.255.0
 service-module ip default-gateway 10.0.0.40

Opening and Closing a Network Module Session

This section describes how to open and close a session on the Cisco Integrated Storage System module.

The boot helper is a small subset of the system software that runs on the module. It boots the module from the network and assists in software installation, software upgrades, disaster recovery, and other operations when the module cannot access its software.

The application image contains the network module user functionality software. The application image is based on the Cisco Integrated Storage System module software.


NoteYou can conduct only one module session at a time.

Step 1 and 2 open the host-router CLI and access the module. The remaining steps open a session with the module, configure the module, clears the module session, returning you to the host-router CLI.


SUMMARY STEPS

From the Host-Router CLI

1. enable

2. service-module integrated-service-engine slot/0 status

3. service-module integrated-service-engine slot/0 session

From the Service-Module Interface

Network module configuration commands:

4. Control-Shift-6 x
or

5. exit

From the Host-Router CLI

6. service-module integrated-service-engine slot/0 session clear

DETAILED STEPS

 
Command or Action
Purpose
 
From the Host-Router CLI

Step 1 

enable

Example:

Router> enable

Enters privileged EXEC mode on the host router. If prompted, enter your password.

Step 2 

service-module integrated-service-engine slot/0 status

Example:

Router# service-module integrated-service-engine 2/0 status

Displays the status of the specified module, so that you can ensure that the module is running (that is, the module is in a steady state).

Note If the module is not running, start it with one of the startup commands listed in the "Shutting Down and Starting Up the Cisco Integrated Storage System Application" section on page 14.

Step 3 

service-module integrated-service-engine slot/0 session

Example:

Router# service-module integrated-service-engine 1/0 session


Trying 10.10.10.1, 2065 ... Open

Begins a module session on the specified module. Do one of the following:

To interrupt the auto-boot sequence and access the boot loader, quickly type ***.

To start a configuration session, press Enter.

 
From the Service-Module Interface (boot loader prompt or configuration prompt)

Step 4 

.
.
.

Example (boot loader):

iss-module boot loader> config


or

Example (configuration):

iss-module> configure terminal

iss-module(config)>

.

.

.

iss-module(config)> exit

iss-module> write

Enters boot loader or configuration commands on the module as needed.

Boot loader command choices include boot, config, exit, help, ping, reboot, show, and verify.

or

Configuration command choices are similar to the commands that are available on the router. To access global configuration mode, use the configure terminal command. Enter configuration commands. Then exit global configuration mode by using the exit command. Save your new configuration by using the write command. Notice that you do not use the enable command and the prompt does not change from >.

Step 5 

Example (boot loader):

Press Control-Shift-6 x

or

exit

Example (Configuration):

iss-module(config)> exit

iss-module> exit

Closes the module session and returns to the router CLI.

Note The module session stays up until you clear it in Step 6. While the session remains up, you can return to it from the router CLI by pressing Enter.

 
From the Host-Router CLI

Step 6 

service-module integrated-service-engine slot/0 session clear

Example:

Router# service-module integrated-service-engine 1/0 session clear

Clears the module session for the specified module. When prompted to confirm this command, press Enter.