Cisco GigaStack WS-X3500-XL manual

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v Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 CONTEN TS Cisc o Li mit e d Li fe tim e Ha rd wa r e Warr a nt y Ter m s ix Preface xiii Audienc e xiii Pur pose xi ii Orga nizati on xiv Note s, Cautio ns, an d Warn in gs xiv Rela ted Pub lica ti ons xvii Obta inin g Docu mentat ion xviii World Wide Web xviii[...]

Contents vi Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Minimum IOS Releas e for Red undant Loo p Confi gurati ons 1-7 Deployme nt E xamples 1-9 Examp le 1: Casca ded S tack Conne ction 1-9 Examp le 2: Po in t-to -Poi nt Conne ctio n 1-10 CHAPTER 2 Insta lla tion 2-1 Ins pecting the Pack ing List 2-1 EMC [...]

vii Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Conte nts CHAPTER 3 Troub leshootin g 3-1 APPENDI X A Techni cal Specifi catio ns A- 1 APPENDI X B Connect or s and Cables B-1 Gig aS t ac k G BI C Cab li ng B-1 APPENDI X C Trans la ted Safet y Warnings C-1 Prod uc t Dispo sal C-1 I NDEX[...]

Contents viii Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4[...]

ix Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Cisco Li mited Lifetim e Hardware Warranty Terms Ther e ar e s p e cia l te rms a ppli c ab le to your hardw are wa rr an ty a s wel l as se rvi ces you may use durin g the warra nty pe riod. Y o ur form al W arr anty Sta tement, includin g the warranty applic[...]

Cisc o Li mited Lifetim e Hardw a r e Warrant y Term s x Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Note Y ou must have A dobe Ac robat R eade r in ord er to vi ew an d print a PDF file. If you do not have the view e r , click the Ge t Acrobat Reader icon at the bottom of the page to go to the Adobe.com [...]

xi Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Cisco Limit ed L ifetime Hard w are Warran ty Terms Comple te th e i nfo rm ation be low and ke e p for re ady re fere nc e. Produ ct purch ased from: Thei r telepho ne number: Produ ct Mode l and Serial number: Mai nten an ce C ont rac t nu mb er :[...]

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xiii Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Preface Audience This g uide is for the technic ian installin g the GigaStack G igabit I nterface Conv erter (G BIC), here after refer red to as th e GigaStack GBIC . Befo re using this guide, m ake sur e th at you are f amilia r with t he c on cept s and t [...]

Preface Organiz ation xiv Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Organization This guide is o rga nized into the follo wing chapters: Chapter 1, “ Ov er vie w , ” descr ibes the key fea tures, pr ovides a phy sical descri ption, a nd sho ws ho w the Gi gaSt ack GBICs c an be d epl oyed in r eal n[...]

xv Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Preface Not es , Cautions, and Warning s War n in g This warning symbol means danger . Y ou are in a situation that could cause bodily injury . Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electr ical ci rcuitr y and be familiar wit [...]

Preface Notes, Cautio ns, an d Warni ngs xvi Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Warnung Dieses Warn symbol bedeutet Gefahr . Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu einer K ö rperverletzung f ü hren k ö nnte. Bevor Sie mit der Arbeit an irgendeinem Ger ä t beginnen, seien Sie sich der mi[...]

xvii Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Preface R ela te d P u b l ic a t ion s Related Publications Y ou c an o rde r pr i nted copie s o f docum en ts with a D OC- xxx xxx= num be r . Fo r more in formation, se e the “ Ordering D ocumenta tion ” sectio n o n pa ge xix . These pu blica tions [...]

Preface Obtaining Documentation xviii Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 • Catalyst 2950 D esktop Sw itc h Com man d R eference (orde r number DOC-78 1 1 13 81=) • Catalyst 3500 Series XL Har dwar e Installation Guide (o rder nu mb er DOC-78 6456= ) • Catalyst 3550 Mu ltilayer Switch Har dw[...]

xix Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Preface Obt ai nin g Docu m e ntat io n Docume ntation CD-ROM Cisco docu mentati on and ad ditional l iteratur e are a vailable in a CD-R OM pack age, w hich ships wit h your prod uct. The Doc umenta tion CD-ROM is upda ted monthl y and may b e more curr ent [...]

Preface Obtainin g Techn ical As sistance xx Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 T o submit yo ur com ments by m ail, for your c onven ience ma ny doc ument s conta in a respon se card behind t he front cove r . Other wise, you ca n mail your com ments to the followin g address: Cisco Systems, Inc[...]

xxi Cataly st GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Preface Obta ining Tech nical As sistan ce Techn ical Ass istance Center The C isco T AC webs ite is ava ilable to all custo mers w ho ne ed tech nical assista nce with a Cis co product or techno logy that is under warra nty or covere d by a maint enanc e con[...]

Preface Obtainin g Techn ical As sistance xxi i Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Contacting TAC by Telephone If you h ave a prio rity lev el 1(P1) or pr iority l evel 2 (P2) probl em, con tact T AC b y telepho ne a nd imme diatel y ope n a ca se. T o obtain a direc tory of toll-fr ee nu mber s [...]

C H APTER 1-1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 1 Overview The Giga Stac k GBIC (m odel WS-X 350 0-XL ) adds p ort de nsit y an d high-per formanc e connect ivity to su pporting switches. When installe d in a suppor ting switch , the GigaStac k GBIC supp orts Gigab it connec tions in a cascad ed [...]

Chap ter 1 Ove rview Giga Sta c k GBI C LEDs 1-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 • Support for r edund an t l oop conf igur ati on s in a Gig aSta ck G BI C s tac k For mor e informat ion, see the “ Minimum IOS Re lease fo r Redund ant Loop Conf ig urat ions ” secti on on p age 1-7 a nd [...]

1-3 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chapte r 1 Overvi ew GBIC Modul e Slot LEDs GBIC Module Slot LEDs Figure 1-2 shows t he GBIC module slot LED o n th e fr ont of a sup portin g swit ch, and Figure 1-3 shows the GB IC LED loca tion when t he GigaStack GBIC is installe d in the 1 000BA SE- X mo[...]

Chap ter 1 Ove rview Cabling Guideli nes 1-4 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Figur e 1 -3 GBIC LED Lo cation on a 1 00 0BASE-X M odule Ta b l e 1 - 2 de scribes the switc h and 1000BA SE-X modul e GBIC slot LE D colors and por t status . Cabling Guidelines The Gi ga Stack GB IC us es th e fo l[...]

1-5 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chapte r 1 Overvi ew Cabling Guidelines The ma ximum di stance for a GBIC -to-G BIC conn ection is 1 meter . The GigaSta ck G BIC req uire s C isco pr opri etary si gnali ng and ca bling. Fo r more inform ation a bout cabl ing, see Appe ndix B, “ Conn ec to[...]

Chap ter 1 Ove rview Switches Suppo rting the GB IC 1-6 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Switches Supp orting the GBIC Refer to the online GigaStack G igabit Interf ace Converte r Switch Compatibility Matrix listed with the GBIC docum enta tion on ww w .c isco.c om for the most curr ent lis t o[...]

1-7 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chapte r 1 Overvi ew Minimum IOS Rel ease for Redund ant Loop Confi gura tions Minimum IOS Re lease for Redu ndant Loop Configura tions T o ensure su ppo rt f or re dun dant lo op co nfigu rat ions wh en us in g th e Gig aSta ck GBIC in a c asca ded sta ck co[...]

Chap ter 1 Ove rview Minimum IO S Releas e for R edundan t L oop Conf iguratio ns 1-8 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Note All switches in a series mu st run the same soft ware ver sion. For ex ampl e, if the stack inc lude s o nly C at aly st 2 900 seri es X L and 350 0 s eries XL s witc hes,[...]

1-9 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chapte r 1 Overvi ew Deployme nt Exampl es Deployme nt Exampl es Thi s sect ion co ntain s examp les t hat us e the Giga Stack GBIC as a Gigab it up link to aggr egate t raf fic in a switch ed and sha red netwo rk. Example 1: Casc aded Stack Co nnectio n Figu[...]

Chap ter 1 Ove rview Deploy m en t Exampl es 1-10 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Example 2: P oint-to-Point C onnection Figure 1-6 shows t he 350 0 XL sw itch aggr eg ati ng t raffic b y u sing a G igaSta ck GBIC as a f ull -du plex , point- t o-po int u pl ink co nnec tion . Figur e 1 -6 P o[...]

C H APTER 2-1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 2 Installation This cha pter d escrib es how to unpa ck , inst all, c able, a nd ru n t h e pow er-on self-te st (POST) on t he GigaStac k GBIC. After power on , you can manage GB IC ports as you w ould manage fixed ports on the switch, throu gh the[...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion EMC Regu la tor y State ments 2-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 EMC Regulat ory Statements This section lists inter national regulat ory information f or the GigaStack GBIC. U.S.A. U.S. regulatory i nformation for th is product is in the front matter o f this ma nua[...]

2-3 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chap te r 2 In stal lati on EMC Re gulator y Sta temen ts Korea Hungary This equipm e nt is a Cl ass A p rod uct and shou ld b e use d and insta ll ed pr ope rly accord ing to th e Hungar ian EM C Class A requi rements (M SZEN 55022). Cl ass A equipment is d [...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion Avoid ing Ele ctros tat i c Disc harge 2-4 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Avoiding E lectrostatic Discha rge Before yo u ins tall the Gi gaStac k GBIC , g ro und yourse lf by touc hing the me tal part o f the cha ssis t o av oid ele ctrost atic disc harge ( ESD). Y o[...]

2-5 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chap te r 2 In stal lati on In stalli ng a GigaSt ack GBIC Figur e 2-1 Inse rting the Gig aStack GBIC in t o a S witc h Modul e Slot Figur e 2-2 Inser ting the Gig aStac k GBIC into a 1 00 0BASE -X Module S Y S T E M R P S S T A T U S M O D E U T IL 22081 2 3[...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion Attach ing t he GBIC Cl ip 2-6 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Attaching the GBIC Clip Each Gi gaStac k GBIC ship s with a re movable c lip that can be atta ched to p rovide ext ra secu rity ag ainst accid ental cable remova l. If you us e the cl ip, you must attach i[...]

2-7 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chap te r 2 In stal lati on Rec ommended Conf igura tion Step 4 Secure the cable in a c lip no tch as shown in Figure 2-4 . Figur e 2-4 Secur ing the Cabl es in the G BIC Clip Step 5 Insert the GBIC into the slot. Fol low the steps in the “ In stalling a Gi[...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion Creating Conne ctions 2-8 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Figur e 2 -5 Inse rting the Cable in a Gi gaStac k GBIC Note A lways use a G iga Stac k ca ble to c onn ect a G igaSt ack G BIC to an y d evice . For more in formation, se e the “ GigaStack G BIC Cabling ” [...]

2-9 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chap te r 2 In stal lati on Creating C onnec tion s Note Th e GigaSta ck GBIC suppo rts setti ng a trunk to IEE E 802.1Q or In ter-Switch Link (I SL) encaps ulation. All Gig aStack GBIC interfac es in the casc aded stack should be c onfigure d as trunk in ter[...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion Creating Conne ctions 2-10 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Point-to-Point Connections A po int-t o- point co nne ction o pe rate s in f ul l-du plex m ode. Figur e 2-6 shows an exam ple of su ppo rti ng switche s w ith poi nt- to-p oint con ne ctions. Figur e 2-6 P oi[...]

2-11 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chap te r 2 In stal lati on Creating C onnec tion s Casc ad ed S tac k C onn ec tions Y ou ca n connect fro m three to nine switch es in a casc aded sta ck configur ation. The ca sc ad ed st ack o per a tes in hal f- dup lex mo de . Figure 2-7 sho ws the con[...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion Creating Conne ctions 2-12 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Casc ad ed S tac k Co nnec tio ns with a R edun dan t Lin k Y ou c an for m a redu ndant l ink by c onnec ting t he open ports on the t op and bottom Giga Stack GBIC s within the s ame stack, as shown in Figur[...]

2-13 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Chap te r 2 In stal lati on Removing a GigaSta ck GBIC Cauti on A loop cau ses exce ssive collisio n error s on the por t and can caus e the link to become unsta ble. This instab ility decreases per formance on the links , and communica tion betwe en the swi[...]

Chapt er 2 Insta llat ion Power-O n Sel f-Test 2-14 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 Step 3 If you are using the GBIC clip to secure the GBIC cables, remove th e clip from the Gig aStack GBIC by p ulling the ta bs from the slots on the GBIC. Remove the cabl es from the notches in the clip. Step[...]

C H APTER 3-1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 3 Troubleshooting Ta b l e 3 - 1 describes how to identif y problem s with th e switch and Gi gaStack GBIC and how to resolve t hem. T able 3-1 Common Pr oblems and Their Solu tions Symptom P ossible Causes Corrective Action GBIC module slot LED is [...]

Chapt er 3 Troubleshoot ing 3-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 GigaSt ack GBIC LED bli nks any color fo r mo r e tha n 1 m inute . Link fl ap (the link keeps going up a nd do wn ). Remove and rein sert the Giga Stack GBIC. Upgrad e all the switches in a serie s to the same softwa re ve rs ion[...]

A-1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 APPENDIX A Technical Specifications Ta b l e A - 1 lists t he te chni cal sp ecific ations and r egulat ory agen cy ap prova ls fo r the GigaSt ack GBIC. T able A -1 T ec hnical Spe cifications Enviro nme ntal Ranges Opera ting temperatu re 32 to 1 13 ° F (0[...]

Append ix A Technical Spec if ic ations A-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Ag en cy A ppro v als Safe ty EMI AS/NZS 3260, TS 001 FCC Part 15 Cla ss A UL 1950 /CSA 22.2 N o. 95 0 EN 5 502 2A Cla ss A (CI SPR 2 2 Cl ass A ) IEC 950/E N 60950 VCCI Class A CE AS/NRZ 3548 Cla ss A BCIQ CE T able A [...]

B-1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 APPENDIX B Connecto rs and Cab les This appe ndix descri bes the Cisc o proprie tary cables and co nnecto rs for the GigaStack GBIC. GigaSta ck GBIC Cabling The Gig aStack GBI C uses propr ietary c onnect ors as shown in Figur e B-1 . Figu re B-1 GigaStack GB[...]

Appendi x B Connectors and Cab les GigaSt ack GBIC Cabling B-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04[...]

C-1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 APPENDIX C Translated Safety Warnings This appendi x repeats the warni ngs in this guide in multiple languages. Product Disposal War n in g Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all nati onal laws and regulations. Waarschuwing Het u[...]

Appendi x C Translated Safety W arni ng s Produ ct D ispo sal C-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Adva rsel Endelig kassering av dette produktet skal v æ re i henhold til al le relevante nasjonale lover og bestemmelser . Avi s o Deitar fora este produto em conformidade com todas as leis e regu[...]

IN- 1 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 INDE X Numerics 1000BAS E-X modu le descri ption 1-7 IEEE st anda r ds 1-7 A agen cy a pprova l s A-2 alignmen t errors 1-4 autonego tiation 2-7 C cable 1-m cable av ailabilit y 2-1 descri ption an d cautions B-1 guideli nes 1-5, B-1 lengths 1-5 part n um b[...]

Index IN-2 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 erro r f ra mes detect ing 3-1 LED indi cation 1-4 Spanning Tre e Pro toco l 3-1 F featu re s 1-1 to 1-2 feed ba ck t o Ci sc o Sy s tem s, we b xix G Giga Stack cab le conn ector , see cl ip Gi gaSt ack GB IC cablin g guidelines 1-5 conne ctin g p or[...]

IN- 3 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Inter face Converter Hardware Installation Guide 78-6460-04 Index N netwo rk exampl es 1-9 note d efi nitio n xiv P packin g list 2-1 POST condition al limitations 2-14 LED indi cator 1-3 power- on self-te st, see POST product d isposa l C- 1 R redun dant l ink s confi gurat ion exam ple 2-12 supporte d IOS Release [...]

Index IN-4 Catalyst GigaStack Gigabit Interface Converter Hardware Inst allation Guide 78-6460-0 4 U URLs, Ci sco xviii W warnings, Produ ct Disp osal C-1 World W i de We b, docu me nta tio n fro m xvi ii[...]