Enterasys Enterasys VH-8TX1UM manual

9033 718-01 V ERTICAL HORIZON VH -8TX 1UM/ VH-8T X1MF F AST ETHERNET SWITCH USER GUIDE[...]

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Notice 9033718-01 ix DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appl icati on of Cou ncil Di rective(s): 89/336 /EEC 73/23/EEC Ma nufactu rer’ s Na me: En terasy s Networks, Inc. Ma nufact urer’ s Ad dres s: 35 Indu stri al Way PO Box 50 05 Roch este r, NH 0 3867 Euro pean Repr esen tative Nam e: Mr. J. Sims Euro pean Repr esen tative Ad dress: Entera sys Netwo[...]

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9033718 Table of Conte nts xi TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Audie nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

xii Tabl e of Content s VH- 8TX1MF Conso le Port (Ou t-of-Band) Conn ections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Remot e Manage ment via the Consol e Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 In-Ban d Connecti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Powerin g the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9033718-01 Pref ac e xiii PREFACE Pu rpo se This guide pr ovides info rmatio n about th e featu res and a pplic ations of the Enterasy s Networks Vertical Horizon VH-8T X1UM/VH-8TX1MF swi tch syst em. Audience This guide is intended for Ethe rnet Local Area Netwo rk (LAN) admi nis trat or s and Mana gem ent Infor mat io n Sys tem s (MI S) p ers onn[...]

xiv Preface VH-8TX1UM/VH-8TX1MF Other Conven tions This guide us es the fol lowing typog raphical conventi ons: • Initi al Caps Men u titles a nd conso le me nu selec tions. • [Enter] Used to design ate the Enter or Return key. • cour ier font Scree n messages and u ser prompt s. • Selec tion Desc ribes a user-c onfigurab le user interf ace[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 1 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW This chapter p rovide s the foll owing i nforma tion: • Produc t Descript ion • Featu res • Front and Rear Panel Comp onent De scription s • Featu re Summari es • Appli cation Ex ample Descriptio n This installa tion g uide des cribes Ent erasys Net works’ Vertical H orizon VH-8TX1U M/V[...]

2 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF switch is deskt op mountab le. LEDs on the front pan el provide inform ation about the operating sta tus of the switch . The re ar panel c ontai ns the pow er conn ector a nd serial cons ole por t. Features • Ports: - 7 fixed dual-spe ed 10/1 00Base-TX p orts using RJ-45 connec[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 3 Front Panel Figu re 1-1 show s the fro nt panel o f the En terasys Ne tworks Vertic al Horizo n VH-8TX1UM /VH-8TX 1MF. Tabl e 1-1 de fines the VH-8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1M F front-p anel compo nents. Figure 1 -1. VH-8TX1MF Front Panel Table 1-1. Front Panel Compone nts * The 100Ba se-FX port is a si ngle-mode fi ber (SMF ) por[...]

4 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF Rear Pa nel Figu re 1-2 show s the VH-8T X1UM/VH -8TX1MF rea r panel an d Table 1- 2 define s the rear panel compo nents. Figure 1 -2. VH-8TX1UM/VH-8 TX1MF Rear Pa nel Table 1- 2. Rear Pa nel Compo nents Feature S ummaries The fo llowing summari es descri be VH-8TX1 UM/VH-8TX1M F featur es in areas such a[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 5 fail s for any r eason, a dis abled alternat ive is a ctivated , thereb y mai ntaining the co nnecti on. This preven ts network traffi c from circula ting in an endless loop form ed by multipl e connec tions to th e sam e LAN segmen t. Spann ing Tree pa rameters are configurab le us ing the Spa nning Tree Config urati[...]

6 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF An RS-23 2 conn ection, u sing a D B-9 connec tor, is in clude d on the rear pa nel for sy stem man ageme nt. Seria l consol e managem ent can be pe rformed ou t-of-ban d using a terminal or comput er runni ng commu nication s soft ware. You can conn ect direc tly to the RS-232 port o n the rear p anel, o[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 7 • Even t: a functi on that operates w ith the Alarm g roup to defi ne an action that will be taken whe n an al arm cond ition o ccurs. Th e event may w rite a log ent ry and/or s end a trap mess age. Note tha t RMON st atisti cs and othe r informati on can o nly be vie wed using a co nnection to the on-board Web age[...]

8 Prod uct Ov erview VH-8 TX1U M/VH-8T X1MF addre ss that mat ches one i n the authoriz ed list w ill be forw arded, all ot her pack ets wil l be droppe d. Note that po rt security is di sabled on all por ts by def aul t, b ut c an be ena ble d on a per -por t ba sis by usin g th e con sol e inter face menu s, the on-board W eb age nt, or v ia SNMP[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 9 that c ould add to a cong estio n conditi on. The VH -8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF switc h suppo rts flow c ontrol per the I EEE 802.3 x stand ard. Note th at flo w cont rol is di sable d on all p orts by de fault b ut can be enabl ed on a per-por t basi s by usi ng the con sole i nterface m enus, the on-board Web ag ent, or via[...]

10 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF Factory Defaults Tabl e 1-3 li sts the d efault settin gs for swit ch configura tion pa rameters. Each parameter can be chan ged via th e con sole men us or Teln et. Table 1-3 . Facto ry Default Se ttings Pa ram eter Def ault V alu e Multicast F iltering GMRP Disabled IGMP Multicast Filtering Disabled Po[...]

9033718-01 Prod uct Over view 11 Applicat ion Exampl es The ex ploding pop ularity of the Internet and of corporate intr anets, as well as new, hi gh-bandw idth deskto p applicati ons, are drivi ng the demand for Fast Ethernet . The increa se in multi media traff ic and the need to suppo rt lega cy proto cols along side new, data intens ive applic [...]

12 Pro duct Ove rview VH-8 TX1UM/V H-8T X1MF Client/Ser ver Netw ork Ap plication To im prove work statio n perfo rmance in a cli ent/ser ver envi ronmen t, the VH-8TX1U M/VH-8TX 1MF switc h can be con figured to prov ide 200 M bps full -duplex F ast Eth ernet co nnecti ons t o servers b y co nnect ing each to a dedi cated sw itch port (Fi gure 1-3[...]

9033718-01 Prod uct Over view 13 Local Backbone Application The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF s witch can be use d in a lo cal ba ckbone appl ication, conne cting netwo rk seg ments to gether a nd provid ing fil e- server a ccess (F igure 1 -4). Workgro up hub s are p rovided wi th a si ngle conn ection to the s witch whi le se rvers a re put o n dedica te[...]

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9033718-01 Insta llation 15 2. INSTALLAT ION Inspec ting Your Shipment When you re ceive th e shipment o f your switch , chec k the p ackage cont ents a nd make sure y ou hav e the f ollowin g items: • VH-8TX1UM or VH-8TX1MF swit ch • Moun ting ear s and mou nting scr ews • Four ru bber feet • ESD wrist strap • Power cord • RS-2 32 null[...]

16 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Mounting the Switch on a Table or Shelf You c an mount the swi tch on a tabl e or shelf. Locat e the s witch in a pos iti on t hat al lows acce s s to th e fro nt pan el R J-4 5 po rt s, v isib ili ty of t he port L EDs, and a ccess t o the rear-pan el mo dules and power cord. Mak e sure that the m ounting s[...]

9033718-01 Insta llation 17 Mounting the Switch in a Rack The sw itch shi ps with two ( 2) multi-po sition m ountin g ears and four (4) moun ti ng sc rew s. Figu re 2.1 show s the o rientati on of t he mounti ng ears fo r attach ing the ears to th e switc h for a rack mount ap plica tion. Mou nt the switc h with th e front pan el facing forward. Do[...]

18 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Connecting a Termina l to the Console Port The c onsole p ort is a s erial RS-2 32 int erface port that en ables a conn ection to a termina l for perform ing switc h monito ring and conf iguration fu nctio ns. The te rminal may be a PC or works tation runni ng termi nal emula tion so ftware, or a t erminal c[...]

9033718-01 Insta llation 19 2. Conn ec t on e en d of th e in ter fac e cab le d ire ctl y to the swi tch’ s consol e port a nd tighten the ret aining s crews. 3. Conne ct the othe r end o f the interf ace cable to a termina l (in som e inst ances, a n adap ter may be required t o make th is co nnection ). 4. From your te rminal, s tart the termi[...]

20 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF Powe rin g t he Sw it ch To su pply pow er to the sw itch, con nect the po wer cord to the switc h and to a g rounded th ree-pron g wall o utlet (F igure 2-3). See Appe ndix A, “Tech nical Spe cificati ons” on pa ge 25 for m ore in formation regarding specif ic int ernational power c ord requ irements . [...]

9033718-01 Insta llation 21 Network Cabl e Requirements Copper Tabl e 2.1 specif ies the cab le types and length constraint s for the va rious copper i nterfac es on the VH-8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF. Table 2-1 . Copper Cable Specificat ions Fiber Tabl e2.2 spec ifies the fiber t ype, band width req uireme nt, and le ngth constra int for t he Fast Eth ernet[...]

22 Ins tallat ion VH-8 TX1U M/VH- 8TX1MF 10Bas e-T/100Ba se-TX Ports The 1 0Base-T/10 0Base-TX por ts use R J-45 connec tors. Figu re 2-4 shows an RJ-45 c onnecto r being inserted into a p ort. Figure 2-4. Inserting an RJ-45 Connector into a Port The p orts on the base unit are w ired wi th the MDI-X func tion implem ented . These ports interfac e [...]

9033718-01 Insta llation 23 100B ase- FX F ibe r Por t The 1 00Bas e-FX fi ber p ort u ses an SC co nnect or . Figu re 2- 5 s hows an SC fiber conne ctor being inse rted int o the fibe r port on the VH-8TX 1UM/VH - 8TX1 MF. Figure 2-5 . Insertin g an SC Fib er Connecto r into the F iber Por t The f iber uplin k on th e VH-8TX1MF s upport s multi-mo[...]

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9033718-01 Technical Specifications 25 APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards Compliance IEEE 802 .1D Trans parent Bridging Sp ecificat ions (ISO/ IEC 10038) IEE E 80 2.1p T ra ffic C las s Ex pedi ti ng an d Dyn amic Mu ltica st F ilt eri ng IEEE 802 .1Q Virtual Bri dged Local Are a Networks IEEE 802 .2 Local Area Netw orks, Lo gic[...]

26 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF Electric al Speci ficatio ns Input voltage: 100-2 40 VAC Input frequen cy: 50-60 Hz Maxim um power c onsumption : 90 VA Ph ysic al S peci fic atio ns Heigh t: 1.72 in. (4.36 c m) Leng th: 8.03 in. (20. 4 cm) Wid th: 13 i n. (33 cm ) Weig ht: 4.17 lb. (1.8 9 kg)[...]

9033718-01 Technical Specifications 27 Port Spec ificatio ns Console Por t Tabl e A-1 sh ows the console port pi n assign ments . Table A-1. RS-232 Console Port Pin Assignm ents 10Base- T and 1 00Base- TX Po rts Tabl e A-2 show s the 10Ba se-T/1 00Base-TX pi nouts . These po rts are wired MDI-X. All und efined pins are not used. Table A-2 . 10Bas e[...]

28 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF MDI/MDI-X Crossover Cable Wiring Figu re A-1 show s the wi ring sche me for i mplemen ting a cro ssover c able if ne eded for c onnec tion to the switch ’s 10Base -T or 10 0Base-T X ports. Such a cable m ay be req uired w hen co nnecti ng the switch to ano ther switc h or a h ub devic e. Fi[...]

9033718-01 Technical Specifications 29 Country-S pecific Requirements Tabl e A-3 lists the po wer cord se t require ments by coun try and id entifi es the a ccredited agenc y with in that countr y. Table A-3. Power Cord Set Requirem ents by Country Note 1 Flexibl e co rd must b e <HAR> Typ e HO5VV-F o r HO3VV-F, 3-conductor , 1.0 mm 2 , or 0.[...]

30 T echni cal Speci fic atio ns VH- 8TX1U M/VH -8TX 1MF Note 2 Flex ible cord must be Type SV, SJ, SPT o r equival ent, No. 1 8 AWG, 3-co nducto r. Wall plu g must be a tw o-pole gro unding type wi th a NEM A 5-15P (15A, 125 V) or NEMA 6 -15P (15 A 250V) conf igurati on. Note 3 Appli ance co upler, flexible cord, and wal l plug m ust bear a “T?[...]

9033718 Fl ow Co ntrol 31 APPENDIX B. FLOW CON TROL Flow co ntrol is a mechanis m which al lows you to protect the switch from over load cond itions and to k eep ad ditional traffic off the network wh en exces sive con gestion wi ll resu lt. Figure B-1 illus trates flow c ontrol fo r both half- and fu ll-duplex appli cations. Figure B-1. F low Cont[...]

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9033718 Acronym s & Abb reviati ons 33 APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS & ABB REVIATIONS Term Def initio n 10Base-T 10 Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet 100Base-TX 100 Mbps twisted-pair Fast E thernet 100Base-FX 100 Mbps fiber option Fast E thernet ANSI American National Standards Institute BootP Bootstrap Protocol CAT5 Category 5 CRC Cyclic Redundan cy Check[...]

34 Ac ronyms & Abb reviation s VH- 8TX1MF TXD Tra nsm it D ata UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair VLAN Virtual LAN Term Def initio n[...]

9033718 Index 1 INDEX 10Base-T/100Base-T X ports, 22 802.1D, 4 802.1p, 9 802.1Q, 2, 9 802.3, 22 802.3x, 9 A application examples, 11 architecture of s witch, 2 auto-negotiation, 2, 7 B back-press ure flow control, 31 BootP, 8, 19 browsers, W eb, 6, 19 buffers, frame, 5 C cable requirements, 21 Class of S ervice, 9 client/server applica tion, 12 com[...]

2 Inde x VH-8TX1M F load balancing, 9 local backbone application, 13 location requirements, 15 M management int erfaces, 5 MDI, 22 MDI-X, 22, 27 memory tests , 20 mirror ports, 7 modem connect ion, 19 mounting ears, 17 mounting the switch in a rack, 17 on a table or shelf , 1 6 multi-mode fiber, 21, 23 N network applications, 11 network management [...]

90337 18 Index 3 W Web-based network manage r, 6 X XMODEM download, 5, 20[...]

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