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    Intel ® Expr ess 550T Routing Switch User Guide 696939-003 717287-1.p65 20-08-98, 14:25 1[...]

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    500.bok : 500fro i Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 Intel ® Expr ess 550T Routing Switch User Guide 696939-003[...]

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    500.bok : 500fro ii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 Year 2000 capable An Intel product, when used in accordance with associated documentation, is “Year 2000 Capable” when, upon installation, it ac- curately stores, displays, processes, provides, and/or receives data from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year [...]

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    500.bok : 500toc.doc iii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 iii Contents Chapter 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 1 Introduction to the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    500.bok : 500toc.doc iv Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 iv CONTENTS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    500.bok : 500toc.doc v Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 v CONTENTS DNS IP Conversion Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Tools for the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Stack Synchroniz[...]

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    500.bok : 500toc.doc vi Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 vi CONTENTS Customer Support Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140[...]

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    500.bok : 500pre vii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 vii Inf ormation sources for this s witch This User Guide is one of three sources of information delivered with this switch. Quick Start descr iption A printed guide that describes these basic steps: • Connect the switch • Start the switch (using the default settings) • Start Intel Device View •[...]

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    500.bok : 500pre viii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 PREFACE viii W arning Electrostatic Sensitive Device Products cov ered This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use: • Intel Express 550T Routing Switch • Intel De vice V ie w Prerequisite knowledge This User Guide is intended for personnel authorized to configure and manage local area netw[...]

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    500.bok : 500pre ix Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 ix PREFACE Access to submenus You access submenus using a menu hierarchy. These are shown by use of angle brackets and the courier typeface. For example, File>Configuration>Setup shows that to select the Setup sub- menu you must first click File and then Configuration. Acronyms ARP Address Resoluti[...]

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    500.bok : 500pre x Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 1 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 1 1 Intel Expr ess 550T Routing Switch In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. T opic See P age Introduction to the product 2 Front Panel 3 Rear Panel 5 Installation 5[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 2 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 2 Intr oduction to the product Pur pose of the s witch The Intel Express 550T Routing Switch uses your existing network cables to integrate switching technology into your computer network. Each device in a workgroup or a network segment can communicate at a[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 3 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 3 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Software f eatures The switch offers the following features: • Intel De vice V iew for W indo ws* 95, W indo ws* 98 and W indo ws NT* or Intel De vice V ie w for W eb • Adapti ve forwarding mode • Local Management via a direct terminal connection or[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 4 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 4 Front panel por ts These ports are on the front panel: Slots f or modules After removing one or both of the cover plates, the modules can be inserted to expand the functionality of the switch. F ront panel LED functions The LEDs on the front panel have th[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 5 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 5 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Rear P anel Introduction The rear panel has a cooling fan outlet and the main supply cable, so you should position the switch with the rear panel facing away from you. View of rear panel The rear panel of the switch is shown below: Rear panel par ts The s[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 6 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 6 Bef ore Installation Contents of the pack Unpack the switch carefully and check that these parts are present: Check the pac kage contents If you have not received all of the parts, or any of the parts are dam- aged, contact your dealer immediately. Keep a[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 7 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 7 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch P ositioning and Installing the Switch Allow adequate v entilation The switch contains two fans to air-cool the internal circuitry. The air is drawn in from the left of the unit and expelled through the outlet grills on the right side and the rear. To ens[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 8 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 8 • Customer-supplied scre ws for securing the switch in the rack. Mounting scre ws are not provided because the required sizes may v ary from rack to rack. In an equipment rac k To mount the switch in a standard equipment rack: 1 Attach the mounting brac[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 9 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 9 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Installing a Module Introduction You can increase the connectivity options of your switch by installing a module. W arning Modules are not designed to be installed in, or remov ed from, the switch while it is in operation. Y ou must po wer of f the switch[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 10 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 10 Removing the module To remove a module: 1 If the switch is already operational, disconnect it from the main po wer supply . 2 Follo w the instructions in “ A voiding damage to the circuit board” abov e. 3 Unscre w the screws securing the module. 4 P[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 11 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 11 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch RJ-45 connector pin assignments The RJ-45 ports on the front of the switch have the following pin as- signments: Connecting a de vice to the RJ-45 por ts To connect a workstation compatible with IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet Ver- sion 1.0 and 2.0) or a fast acce[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 12 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 12 The P ower Cable Ground warning The switch is delivered with a power cable that fits the power sockets in your country. If this is not the case, contact your dealer immediate- ly and ask for the correct power cable. P ower cable wiring color code The wi[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 13 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 13 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch P ower up Powering up the s witch Follow these steps to power up the switch: 1 Push the female end of the po wer cable into the main sock et (in the rear panel); plug the other end into the po wer supply outlet. 2 Make sure that the Po wer LED (on the f[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 14 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 14 Def ault settings after star t- up Once the switch has started successfully, installation is complete and the switch is using its default setting (also known as default configu- ration): • All ports are enabled. • All ports operate in auto-negotiati[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 15 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 15 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 to change the configuration while the switch is operating. Other LEDs on the fr ont panel Introduction There are three other LEDs and one button on the front panel that show how the switch is operating: • Status LE[...]

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    500.bok : 50001 16 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 16 P or t Status button To see the speed and duplex settings of all the ports, press the Port Status button. The function of the port LEDs changes for a period of 5 seconds, where they have the following meaning: LED Color Meaning Left (Speed) Green Off: 1[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 17 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 2 17 Intel De vice V iew In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. T opic See P age System Requirements 18 Installation and Remov al 19 Using Intel De vice V ie w 20 De vice V ie w (Main Display) 30 Explorer 36 Diagnostics W indow 36 T rap W indow 37 System W indow 38 Errors W indow 39[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 18 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 18 System Requirements Requirements f or Intel De vice View under Windows You need a PC with the following minimum requirements to run Intel Device View: • Microsoft W indows NT workstation or serv er , version 4.0, or Microsoft W indows 95 or Microsoft W indows 98. (W [...]

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    500.bok : 50002 19 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 19 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Requirements f or Intel De vice View with plugin To run Intel Device View with a plugin, the PC must be running HP OpenView* or Intel LANDesk Manager. Installation and Remo val T o star t the installation of Intel De vice View Normally, the Setup program for Intel Devi[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 20 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 Remo v al of Intel De vice Vie w Remov al under Windows To remove Intel Device View under Windows: 1 Close all Intel De vice V ie w programs. 2 Use standard W indows procedures to uninstall Intel De vice Vi ew . Using Intel De vice Vie w Concept Intel Device View configures all the parameters on your swit[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 21 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 21 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View • Information section — provides details about diagnostics, traps, errors and the system. Using this window, you can show activity statistics for the switch (or the stack) and for individual ports. Bef ore a s witch is contacted Basic menu bar commands Before a swi[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 22 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 22 T ools menu The Tools menu has the following commands: • Ping — sends ICMP echo packets to the switch. Can also be accessed by selecting . • A Report Manager — uploads reports, logs and the parameter block from the switch. Can also be accessed by selecting . ?[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 23 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 23 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View • A color coding chart for Intel De vice V iew to sho w the states of switch’ s LEDs Setting the Preferences Setting the polling inter v als The polling intervals determine how often Intel Device View contacts the switch or stack and updates the status and informat[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 24 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 24 Setting the timeout parameters f or SNMP The timeout determines the intervals between polling and the number of times the request is retried if a device is not responding. To change the timeout parameters: 1 Select Monitoring>Preferences . 2 Click Timeouts . 3 Chang[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 25 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 25 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Installing and Managing Switches F ollowing installation of Intel De vice View After installing Intel Device View, you can add new switches, estab- lish or expand stacks of switches, and manage existing switches and stacks. Adding new s witches To add new switches (tha[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 26 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 26 Matrix Module connected to a new s witch When the Install wizard detects that a new switch is connected to a Matrix Module, a message informs that you must decide how to man- age the switch. If you want to manage it separately, the installation is completed and the swi[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 27 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 27 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 4 Click OK . Establishing and e xpanding a stack If you connect switches that already have IP addresses assigned to- gether via a Matrix Module, you can manage them as a stack. To cre- ate or expand an existing stack: 1 Select Device>Manage , and the Manage dialog o[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 28 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 28 De vice T ree Introduction The Device Tree displays the separate subnets on your LAN as branches in a tree. This includes a branch that shows all the unconfig- ured devices on the LAN. Identifying de vices The Device Tree uses several icons to represent the individual [...]

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    500.bok : 50002 29 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 29 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands By positioning the mouse pointer in the Device Tree and clicking the right mouse button, the following functions are available: Functions Description (without a de vice selected) Vi ew IP Address Sorts the devices by their IP addresses. Name[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 30 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 30 De vice Vie w (Main Displa y) Switch contacted When Intel Device View contacts the switch or stack, the front (inter- face side) of the switch or stack is displayed. This view provides a real-time vie w of the switch, or stack and ports, which behav e in the same way a[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 31 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 31 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands f or a single s witch Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers: Functions Description De vice Setup Displays comprehensi ve information about the switch’ s ov erall setup. VLAN/Routing Setup Provides an o vervie w of existi[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 32 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 32 Right mouse button commands f or a stack border When managing a stack of switches, right click the stack border and Intel Device View offers: De vice Reboots the switch and provides informa- tion about the firmware in the switch. Also enables the switch’ s firmware[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 33 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 33 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands f or a s witch in a stack When managing a stack of switches, right click a switch and Intel De- vice View offers: Port Overvie w Pro vides port performance, packet distri- bution and spanning tree information for all the ports in the stack. [...]

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    500.bok : 50002 34 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 34 Right mouse button commands f or a por t Right click a single port and Intel Device View offers: IPX Routing Provides information about the IPX rout- ing links and networks, and the number of packets sent via the IPX protocols. De vice Restarts the switch and provides [...]

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    500.bok : 50002 35 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 35 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Color coding The switch and ports are displayed in different colors: Color Means Switch Body Gray The switch is operational (the soft- ware is loaded and running) and it can be contacted by Intel Device View via the network. Dark blue That switch is selected, and v ari[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 36 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 36 Explorer Intel De vice View Explorer The Explorer within Intel Device View displays management infor- mation, for example VLANs on this switch and other switches. If a switch is disabled or not operational, it is displayed with a red cross through it. General managemen[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 37 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 37 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands Right click a message and Intel Device View offers: Diagnostic details window This window provides comprehensive details of the error. T rap Windo w T raps window The Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch. Color coding Trap[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 38 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 38 Right mouse button commands Right click a message and Intel Device View offers: System Windo w System window The System window contains a log of all the major switch events with date and times (for example, return to factory default, filter entry set- tings, modules in[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 39 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 39 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Err ors Windo w Errors window The Errors window is a log of all error messages generated by the switch. Right mouse button commands Right click a message and Intel Device View offers: Functions Description Refresh Reloads and updates all the information in this windo w[...]

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    500.bok : 50002 40 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 41 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 3 41 Standard Configuration In this chapter Configuration is the way we change the setup of the switch or stack. In this chapter you will find all the instructions you need to change setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports. In chapter 4 you will find instructions to integrate VLANs and rou[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 42 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 42 Changing the Setup of the Switch or Stac k Improving s witch secur ity To restrict the use of the switch or stack, you can: • Change the administrator password for local management. • Change the user password for local management. • Limit access to Local Man[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 43 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 43 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration System Identifying the s witch To assist with switch identification and administration, you can change certain switch details (name, location and contact person). With a switch or stack in the Device View window: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup. 2 Click Syste[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 44 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 44 Internet Pr otocol Changing IP details To change the main IP address and network mask: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click IP . 3 Change the details. 4 Click OK . This is used to contact the switch via IP (TFTP, SNMP, TEL- NET etc.) protocols.[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 45 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 45 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Local Time Setting the date and clock to local time To change the clock in the switch to your local time: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click Date/Time . 3 Click Insert Current PC Date/Time to show the present settings. If this is satisfactory, click OK[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 46 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 46 Security The authentications list defines the hosts that can carry out SNMP , TFTP or T elnet management on the switch, have read-write or read- only rights and access to communities. You can: • Add a ne w entry to the list • Delete an entry • Edit existing[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 47 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 47 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 9 Click OK . T raps Pur pose A trap alerts you of e vents occurring in the switch. The traps list sho ws where SNMP traps (generated by the switch) are sent. You can: • Add a ne w entry to the list • Delete an entry • Edit existing entries Adding a trap Note[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 48 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 48 P ermanent Entries Pur pose Enables you to allocate a port to a device that does not send out device information. These devices are not removed from the switch’s ad- dress table, regardless of how long they are quiet. This is useful for connections to printers a[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 49 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 49 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Link Aggregation Pur pose Combines two or four adjacent ports to increase the bandwidth be- tween two switches or stacks. You can: • Add a ne w entry to the list • Delete an entry Adding an Aggregate Link To set up and add an aggregate link: 1 Select Device Se[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 50 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 50 P or t Mirroring Pur pose Provides a f acility to deb ug or monitor traffic on a specific port, by duplicating the traf fic and sending it to a specified port. Only one pair of ports can be mirrored per switch. W ithin Port Mirroring, you can: • Add a ne w e[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 51 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 51 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Local Management Changing pass word details The administrator has read-write access at all levels. The user can read the monitoring screens, but cannot change the configuration, up- date software or reset the station. To prevent unauthorized personnel changing con[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 52 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 52 TFTP Changing pass word details T o giv e added security , you can limit the number of staff authorized to transfer TFTP files by changing the TFTP password. To change the password: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click TFTP . 3 T ype the old password. 4 [...]

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    500.bok : 50003 53 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 53 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the flow control Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. Note that the individual port settings overrule the default setting. To change the default flow mechanism on all ports: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click Switchin[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 54 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 54 Changing the time to measure errors The sample time should be the shortest time needed to detect errors. If the sample time is too great, there may be too many errors before the forwarding mode changes. To change the time the switch retains error counters: 1 Selec[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 55 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 55 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration • T ime between transmitted Configuration BPDUs • T ime the switch spends in the Listening and Learning states W arning when using VLANs It is important to be aware of problems that may arise when using Spanning Tree and VLANs. The Spanning Tree can use alter[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 56 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 56 Changing the spanning tree prior ity The higher the value, the lower the chance of the switch being used as the root bridge. To change the priority value: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click Spanning Tree . 3 Click Priority . 4 T ype the required value.[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 57 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 57 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the f orward dela y e xpir y time To change the time between port states while the bridge attempts to become the root: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click Spanning Tree . 3 Click Forward Delay Timer Expiry . 4 T ype the required number of secon[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 58 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 58 Using the mouse There are two ways to access the Port Setup window: • Double-click the port • Right-click on the port, and click Port Setup General Changes Renaming a por t To give a port a new name, for example, its use or the user(s) connect- ed: 1 Click the[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 59 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 59 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration P or t Mode Disabling the port If you disable the port, the devices attached to it cannot use the switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from the switch’s address table. If those addresses are defined as permanent entries, they are not purged but a[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 60 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 60 Changing duple x mode To change the port’s duplex mode (when auto-negotiation is dis- abled): 1 Click the port you want to change. 2 Select Port Setup . 3 Click Port Mode . 4 Click Half Duplex or Full Duplex . Half allo ws either transmission or receipt of the d[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 61 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 61 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the flow control on a por t Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. To change the flow mechanism on a port: Note This feature is over-ridden by disabling the flow control set- ting in Device Setup>Switching . 1 Click the port you[...]

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    500.bok : 50003 62 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 62 4 Click Enable spanning tree on this port . If there is a check mark in the box, the port is used in STP . If the box is empty , the port is not used in STP . 5 Click OK . Changing the cost of the path The higher the cost, the lower the chance of this port being u[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 63 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 4 63 Adv anced Configuration In this chapter In this chapter you will learn how to use Advanced Configuration ef- fectively. This chapter covers the V irtual LAN (VLAN), Routing and IP Filtering features. Y ou can create logical network groups (VLANs) by se gmenting the switch; for example, according to [...]

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    500.bok : 50004 64 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 64 VLANs (Vir tual LANs) Pur pose You can use VLANs to: • Create up to 128 separate user groups • Limit broadcast and multicast traf fic • Increase security by limiting communication between groups • Allocate network resources (such as servers) to groups For[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 65 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 65 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Adding a VLAN The task of adding VLANs is simplified by using the VLAN Wizard . VLANs are not switch specific when managing a stack. Therefore, right-click the stack border to access VLAN/Routing Setup. To add a VLAN: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup . 2 Click Add , an[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 66 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 66 4 /Routing Adding a policy to a VLAN You may want to add another policy (that is, a port, IP address, IP subnet or MAC address) to an existing VLAN. To add a policy: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup . 2 Click the name of the VLAN you want to edit. 3 Select Policies>[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 67 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 67 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Changing VLAN mode To change the mode of operation of a VLAN: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup . 2 Click Advanced . The VLAN mode is sho wn. 3 Click the VLAN mode to see the full range of choices. 4 Click the ne w mode and make sure the rest of the details are correct.[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 68 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 68 Adding a station to a Switch VLAN Link To place a station on the link between two switches or two stacks, configure the station as a permanent entry. If you have a stack, right- click a stack border and select Stack Setup instead of Device Setup: 1 Choose one of t[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 69 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 69 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 3 Double-click Server Expiry Time-out , and type the ne w v alue. 4 Click OK . P or ts with IP lear ning IP learning must be enabled when using IP policies. (IP learning is enabled on all ports by default.) If you want to change the settings for individual ports, [...]

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    500.bok : 50004 70 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 70 Adding a routing link To add a routing link to a VLAN that is not already configured: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup>Add . 2 Select the Setup an IP routing interface box. 3 Click Next , and follo w the instructions in the W izard windo ws. Changing IP and IPX deta[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 71 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 71 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Changing the number of BOO TP request hops This parameter specifies the maximum number of hops that a BOOTP request can make before being discarded. To change the number of hops: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup . 2 Click Advanced>IP Routing . 3 Double-click the Max[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 72 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 72 4 Click OK . D VMRP T unnels Introduction This routing switch supports the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP). This enables IP multicast packets to be encapsu- lated in an IP header, and sent through a tunnel between two specific switches on a netw[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 73 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 73 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Enabling IGMP pruning IGMP pruning implements a system where only the necessary amount of IP multicast packets are bridged. To enable IGMP pruning: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup . 2 Click Advanced>IP Routing>IGMP . 3 Check Enabled . 4 In Pruning timeout , type[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 74 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 74 Adding a User Group Before filtering can take place, you must define the different user groups. To add a user group: 1 Select IP Filtering Setup>User Groups . 2 Click Add . 3 T ype a unique name for the User Group. 4 Click OK . 5 When the User Group list is com[...]

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    500.bok : 50004 75 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 75 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 3 For port selections, define the IP filter protocol, while for Address define the IP Address (and subnet if necessary). 4 Select the User Group for this ne w member . 5 Click OK . Checking Member connections This checks which members a specific member can comm[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 77 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 5 77 Managing the Switch In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. T opic See P age Management using Intel De vice V iew 78 Monitoring the Switch’ s Performance 79 Monitoring the Stack’ s Performance 84 Monitoring VLANs and Routing 89 Monitoring the Port’ s Performance 97 T ools for [...]

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    500.bok : 50005 78 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 78 Management using Intel De vice Vie w Wh y use Intel De vice View? Intel Device View allows you to: • Configure system, switching, IP , spanning tree, authentication, and trap parameters for the switch. • Configure port-related parameters. • V ie w traps, logs[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 79 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 79 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Hardware details To see the MAC address, hardware version and memory size: 1 Click Monitoring>Hardware Information . 2 T o update the information, click Refresh . Monitoring the Switch’ s P erformance Monitoring the total packet activity T o view the total acti [...]

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    500.bok : 50005 80 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 80 Monitoring the total activity of transmitted pack ets T o view the total acti vity of the packets being transmitted on all the ports: 1 Select Device Activity>Tx Packets . Each column represents the acti vity lev el on that port. 2 T o see the exact v alue, hold t[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 81 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 81 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring the spanning tree statistics To view the spanning tree statistics for the whole switch, select Spanning Tree Statistics . Overview of all the ports To view the setups of all the ports on the switch: 1 Select Port Overview . 2 Double-click a port to get the[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 82 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 82 Stations on the s witch To view the IP addresses of the devices that have accessed manage- ment on the switch: 1 Click Monitoring>Access Overview . 2 T o change the order of the information, click the appropriate title bar . Monitoring using RMON Pur pose The swit[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 83 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 83 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch RMON Alarms Alarm is a useful RMON feature; it enables you to set your own thresholds for when the network activity requires some attention. 1 Right-click a switch and select Monitoring>RMON Alarms>Configure . The Alarm Table window opens, which lists all alarm[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 84 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 84 Monitoring the Stac k’ s P erf ormance Monitoring the health of the stack The Stack Health Monitor provides an overall status for the switches in the stack. To view the health of the stack: Right-click the stack bor- der and select Stack Health Monitor . If the con[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 85 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 85 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IntraStack activity T o view the total acti vity of the packets between the switches in the stack, or across the Matrix Module: 1 Right-click the stack border and select IntraStack Traf- fic Each column represents a Matrix Module port and its activity le v[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 86 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 86 Monitoring the total packet activity per por t T o view the total acti vity of the packets on all the ports: 1 Right-click the stack border and select Stack Activ- ity>Total Packets per Port . Each column represents a port and its acti vity lev el. 2 T o see the e[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 87 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 87 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 3 Click View and change the presentation style: 3D- to 2D- Graph, with or without a peak v alue indicator and vertical to horizontal bars. Monitoring the total activity of transmitted pack ets T o view the total acti vity of the packets being transmitted on all the s[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 88 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 88 Overview of all the ports To view the setups of all the ports in the stack: 1 Right-click the stack border and select Port Overview . 2 Double-click a port to get the specific details for that port: port performance, faults, distrib ution and spanning tree informati[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 89 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 89 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Stations on the s witch To view the IP addresses of the devices on the switch: 1 Select Monitoring>Access Overview . 2 T o change the order of the information, click the appropriate title bar . Monitoring VLANs and Routing General inf ormation The information prov[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 90 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 90 Overview of the VLANs on a s witch To view the VLANs on the switch: 1 Select VLAN>Monitoring . This sho ws a full list of VLANs activ e on the switch or in the domain (if distributed VLAN or stand-alone for a stack). T o vie w this windo w from the Explorer , righ[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 91 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 91 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Inf ormation about the domain To view the VLAN mode and Domain name: 1 Select VLAN>Status . 2 T o change the information, see “Changing VLAN mode” in “VLANs (V irtual LANs)”, p. 67. Inf ormation about VLAN configuration To see if another user is configuri[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 92 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 92 Inf ormation about the ser v er This provides status information about the server: Note This information is only av ailable from switches in a stack or from switches in a distributed VLAN. 1 Select VLAN>Status . 2 Click Server Information VLAN links to other s wit[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 93 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 93 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IP links T o view the IP Routing links: 1 Select IP Routing>Links . 2 Double-click a link to get the specific details about that link: counters, setup and ARP table information. 3 T o present the Counters information as a graph, double-click the parame[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 94 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 94 Monitoring IP counters T o view the IP protocol counters for all links: 1 Select IP Routing>Counters . 2 Click the protocol to get the specific details on that protocol: packets recei v ed and packets transmitted. 3 T o present the information as a graph, double-[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 95 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 95 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch IP multicast networks This table provides information about the topology of accessible sub- nets that have DVMRP routers. To view the multicast network table, select IP Routing>IP Multicast>Network : IP multicast f orwarding This table provides information abou[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 96 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 96 IGMP table This table provides information about routers that want to receive multicast packets at a specific address. To view the IGMP table, se- lect IP Routing>IP Multicast>IGMP. Monitoring IPX links T o view the IPX Routing links: 1 Select IPX Routing>Li[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 97 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 97 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IPX networks To view the IPX network table, select IPX Routing>Networks . Monitoring IPX ser vices To view the IPX services, select IPX Routing>Services . Monitoring IPX counters T o view the IPX protocol counters for all links: 1 Select IPX Routing&[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 98 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 98 Monitoring the perf ormance of a por t To monitor the performance of a specific port: 1 Right-click the port. 2 Select Port Details>Performance . This table sho ws the total number of frames and bytes, utiliza- tion of the ports and the number of packets transmitt[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 99 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 99 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring the distr ibution on a por t To monitor the distribution percentages of unicast, multicast and broadcast frames on a specific port: 1 Right-click the port. 2 Select Port Details>Distribution . Monitoring the spanning tree statistics on a por t To monito[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 100 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 100 Monitoring the VLANs on a por t To view the VLANs on the port: 1 Right-click and select VLAN Port Monitoring . 2 Click either of the tabs to vie w details of that port: RMON Interf ace statistics To access a range of subnet management statistics: 1 Right-click a po[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 101 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 101 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch T ools f or the Switch T ools av ailable The switch has various tools to help with management: Ping Pinging a de vice Use Ping to ensure a device is attached to the network. If the device is on a remote network, you may need to adjust the timeout in order to receiv[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 102 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 102 3 Change the settings in the fields if required, and click Ping . Report Manager Using the Repor t Manager To view a log or report: 1 Click Tools>Report Manager . If you are managing a stack, select the IP Address of the indi vidual switch. 2 Double-click IP Ad[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 103 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 103 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch • Log files (to pinpoint trouble sources) to provide diagnostic information for troubleshooting • Detailed system information and operational statistics What does it do? This facility is divided into four parts: • Configuration Allo ws you to change the bas[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 104 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 104 • Software Update lets you: - Load new software to the switch - Reset the switch if necessary - Monitor the software status Access to the Local Management application Instructions on how to access the application have been mentioned earlier: • Access from the C[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 105 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 105 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Recovery Manager Pur pose Use the Recovery Manager if the software in your switch is corrupted or a software download to the switch failed, or you have moved a con- figured switch from another net, forgotten the switch’s IP address, or simply lost control of the [...]

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    500.bok : 50005 106 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 106 T ools f or the Stack T ools av ailable f or a stack When managing a stack, the following tools are available: Stack Sync hr onization Manager Pur pose Before switches connected together via a Matrix Module can be man- aged as a stack, their configurations must be [...]

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    500.bok : 50005 107 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 107 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Switch P osition Organizer Using the Switch P osition Organizer This tool enables you to reposition the switches displayed on screen, so they ha v e the same relati ve position to each other as the physical switches in the stack. To reposition a switch: 1 Select To[...]

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    500.bok : 50005 108 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 108 • Port 3 – dark yello w • Port 4 – dark cyan • Port 5 – purple • Port 6 – cyan • No connection – dark gray[...]

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    500.bok : 50006 109 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 6 109 T echnical Specifications In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics: T opic See P age Physical Specifications 110 Po wer Specifications 112 Performance Specifications 112[...]

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    500.bok : 50006 110 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 110 Ph ysical Specifications Approv als The switch has the following approvals: Ph ysical The switch has the following physical specifications: Appro val for Standard Safety UL 1950 CSA-C22.2 No. 950 IEC 950 EN 60950 Emission FCC 47 CFR part 15 Class A EN 55022 C[...]

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    500.bok : 50006 111 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 111 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications Environmental The switch has the following environmental specifications: LEDs The switch has the following number of LEDs: Connections The switch has the following number of connections: Operating temperature +41˚F to +104˚F (+5˚C to +40˚C) Storage tempera[...]

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    500.bok : 50006 112 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 112 P ower Specifications Consumption Power consumption: 100 W maximum P ower supply The power supply has: P erf ormance Specifications MA C addresses The number of MAC addresses: Throughput Internal backplane bandwidth: 2.1Gbps CPU IDT 79R3052 (40 MHz) Memor y [...]

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    500.bok : 50006 113 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 113 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications Suppor ted protocols This switch supports the following protocols: Subject Document Reference Bridge/Spanning T ree IEEE 802.1d Ethernet IEEE 802.3 Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3u Full duplex flo w control IEEE 802.3x Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3z UDP RFCs 768, 950 [...]

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    500.bok : 50007 115 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 115 7 Console P ort Use and T r oubleshooting In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics: T opic See P age Use of the Console Port 116 T roubleshooting T ools 121 T roubleshooting Procedure 121 T ypical Problems and Causes 122 Reporting the Problem to Intel Customer Support 125[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 116 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 116 Use of the Console P or t Pur pose of Console P or t If you lose contact with the switch and the Recovery Manager in Intel Device View or Local Management over the LAN cannot contact it, then the following is possible via the Console port on the fr[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 117 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 117 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Upgrading Softw are If a working switch software needs to be upgraded, it is recommended to use the Software Upgrade Wizard in Intel Device View rather than the maintenance mode commands. This is easier and the existing con- figuration is retained.[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 118 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 118 Reco vering fr om Start-up Failure Network boot process The network boot process is as follows: 1. The switch sends a BOO TP request over the network. The boot request contains the switch’ s MA C address. The boot server contains a bootptab file[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 119 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 119 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting BOOTP request and the name of the boot software to a specified boot server. This is useful if the boot server being used does not support the use of a bootptab file. • It runs tests on hardware and pro vides diagnostic information. Note Loading s[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 120 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 120 bootptab file entr y The entry for the switch in the bootptab should contain a line sim- ilar to: :bf=/intel/switch/es550_x.xx: This instructs the switch to load the switch software from the bootp/ tftp server. Use the Intel Device View applicatio[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 121 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 121 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting T r oub leshooting T ools T roubleshooting tools av ailable The tools available for troubleshooting on the switch are: The LED indicators These are located on the front panel of the switch. The LEDs indicate the overall switch status, and the statu[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 122 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 122 3 Check for any rele vant messages in the Trap window. Use of this tool is described in “T rap W indow”, p. 37. 4 Check for any rele vant messages in the System window . The System Log gives details about system events that occur during start-u[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 123 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 123 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Star t-up Pr oblems I’ve f orgotten my pass w ord Explanation: Y ou are prompted for a password on the Login screen. Action: Enter Maintenance Mode, and type: run defparm . Consequence: This resets the configuration to the default v alues so you[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 124 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 124 I have poor perf ormance and high number s of second port drops Explanation: There may be a loop in the network and Spanning T ree is not enabled. Action: A void loops, or alternati vely , either enable STP on all the ports (using Device Setup ) or[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 125 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 125 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Repor ting the Pr ob lem to Intel Customer Suppor t Introduction If you are unable to solve the problem and want to report the problem to Intel Customer Support, there are certain things that you can do, to enable us to begin solving your problem q[...]

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    500.bok : 50007 126 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 126 Files suitable f or TFTP transf er You can retrieve log files for analysis using TFTP. Here are two of the various files suitable for TFTP transfer: T ransf erring files to and from the s witch using TFTP To transfer files using TFTP: 1 At the com[...]

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    500.bok : legal 127 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 A 127 Limited Hard war e W arranty Limited Hard ware W arranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material and workmanship for three (3) years following the latter of: (i) the date of purchase only if you register by retur[...]

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    500.bok : legal 128 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 128 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty If the Customer Support Group verifies that the product is defective, they will have the Return Material Authorization Department issue you an RMA number to place on the outer package of the product. Intel cannot accept any product without an RMA number on the pac[...]

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    500.bok : legal 129 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 129 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty Country Number Language France +44 1793 404988 French Germany +44 1793 404777 German Italy +44 1793 404141 Italian UK +44 1793 404900 English If the Customer Support Group verifies that the product is defective, they will have the Return Material Authorization Dep[...]

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    500.bok : legal 130 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 130 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int[...]

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    500.bok : legal 131 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 131 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty A VER TISSEMENT Le système a été conçu pour fonctionner dans un cadre de travail normal. L’emplacement choisi doit Ítre: • Propre et dépourvu de poussière en suspension (sauf la poussière normale). • Bien aèrè et loin des sources de chaleur , y com[...]

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    500.bok : legal 132 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 132 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty Prima di rimuovere il coperchio del telaio, assicurarsi che il sistema sia scollegato dall’alimentazione, da tutti i collegamenti di comunicazione, reti o linee di modem. Non avviare il sistema senza aver prima messo a posto il coperchio. AD VER TENCIAS El siste[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 133 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 I 133 Index Numerics 10/100Base-TX port, 4 A Access restrictions to Local Management, 14 to Local Management, 104 to SNMP, 45 Acronyms, ix Add a Aggregate Link, 49 a DVMRP tunnel, 72 a Member, 74 a Permanent Entry, 48 a routing link, 70 a static route, 70 a trap, 47 , 50 a User Group, 74 a VLAN, 65 d[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 134 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 134 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch shielded, 10 wiring color code, 12 Change default forwarding mode, 53 duplex mode, 60 errors before adaptive forwarding mode operates, 54 flow control, 53 flow control on a port, 61 forward delay expiry time, 57 forwarding mode on a port, 60 hello expiry[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 135 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch Essential reading, 6 Events, RMON, 83 F Fan, 5 Files suitable for TFTP transfer, 126 transfer using TFTP, 126 Flow control change on a port, 61 change on switch, 53 default, 14 Forward delay expiry time, change, 57 Forwarding IP multicast packets, 95 Forward[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 136 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 136 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch change details, 70 monitor counters, 94 monitor links, 93 monitor networks, 93 RSVP tables, 94 IPX Routing change details, 70 monitor counters, 97 monitor links, 96 monitor networks, 97 monitor services, 97 Isolate a problem, 121 L LED colors and their m[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 137 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch N Nominal power supply voltage, 112 O Operating temperature, 111 Overview all the ports, 81 , 88 VLANs, 90 P Package contents, 6 Parts rear panel, 5 Password change, 51 forgotten, 123 Performance problems, troubleshooting, 123 Permanent Entries, 48 Permanent[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 138 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 138 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch installation, 18 installation for web clients, 18 installation for Windows, 18 installation with plugin, 19 Reset, 4 RJ-45 port, 4 RMON purpose, 82 Routing add a link, 70 RPS, 15 RSVP change settings, 71 tables, 94 Rubber feet, 7 S Security, improving, 4[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 139 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch Trap, add a, 47 Traps, 37 color coding, 37 Troubleshooting cable problems, 124 communication problems, 124 configuration changes are lost, 123 contacting technical support, 125 forgotten password, 123 isolating a problem, 121 performance problems, 123 Spanni[...]

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    500.bok : 500ix.doc 140 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 140 A utomated Suppor t You can reach Intel ® automated support services 24 hours a day, ev- ery day at no charge. The services contain the most up-to-date infor- mation about Intel products. You can access installation instructions, troubleshooting information, and general product information. Cust[...]