Sunfire B1600 manual

Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054 U .S.A. 650-960-1300 Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com Sun Fire TM B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide P ar t No . 817-2576-10 June 2003, Re vision A[...]

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v Contents 1. Introduction 1- 1 1.1 Overview 1-2 1.1.1 Switch Architectur e 1-2 1.1.2 W ays of Accessing the Switch Management Application 1-2 1.2 Description of Hardwar e 1-3 1.2.1 Ethernet Ports 1-3 1.2.1.1 Up-link Ports 1-3 1.2.1.2 Internal Ports 1-4 1.2.2 Status LEDs 1-5 1.3 Features of the Switch 1-6 1.4 Switch Default Settings 1-9 2. Initial [...]

vi Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3. General Management of the Switch 3-1 3.1 Using the W eb Interface 3-2 3.1.1 Navigating the W eb Browser Interface 3-3 3.1.1.1 Home Page 3-3 3.1.1.2 Configuration Options 3-4 3.1.2 Panel Display 3-4 3.1.3 Main Menu 3-5 3.2 Basic Configuration 3-8 3.2.1 Displaying Sys[...]

Contents vii 3.2.6.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring User Authentication 3-32 3.2.6.3 MIB variables Associated W ith User Authentication 3-33 3.2.7 Configuring SNMP 3-33 3.2.7.1 Configuring SNMP Access 3-34 3.2.7.2 Specifying T rap Managers and T rap T ypes 3-36 3.3 Configuring Global Network Pr otocols 3-39 3.3.1 VLAN Configuration 3-39 3.3.1.[...]

viii Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.5.5 Mapping IP Precedence 3-87 3.3.5.6 Mapping DSCP Priority 3-90 3.3.6 Address T able Settings 3-92 3.3.6.1 Displaying the Address T able 3-92 3.3.6.2 Changing the Aging T ime 3-94 3.4 Port Configuration 3-96 3.4.1 Displaying Connection Status 3-96 3.4.2 Configu[...]

Contents ix 3.4.6.1 Displaying the Current Interface Settings for ST A 3-125 3.4.6.2 Configuring Interface Settings for ST A 3-129 3.4.6.3 Checking the ST A Protocol Status for Interfaces 3-132 3.4.7 Filtering T raffic Fr om the Down Link Ports to the Management Port 3-134 3.4.7.1 W eb Interface: Filtering T raff ic to the Management Port 3-135 3.4[...]

x Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.5.4.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Message Logs 3-159 4. Command-Line Reference 4-1 4.1 Using the Command-Line Interface 4-2 4.1.1 Accessing the CLI 4-2 4.1.1.1 Console Connection 4-2 4.1.1.2 T elnet Connection 4-3 4.1.2 Entering Commands 4-4 4.1.2.1 Keywords and A[...]

Contents xi 4.3.1.7 exit 4-19 4.3.1.8 quit 4-19 4.3.2 Flash/File Commands 4-20 4.3.2.1 copy 4-20 4.3.2.2 delete 4-22 4.3.2.3 dir 4-23 4.3.2.4 whichboot 4-25 4.3.2.5 boot system 4-26 4.3.3 System Management Commands 4-27 4.3.3.1 hostname 4-28 4.3.3.2 username 4-29 4.3.3.3 enable password 4-30 4.3.3.4 ip http port 4-31 4.3.3.5 ip http server 4-32 4.3[...]

xii Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.4.4 radius-server key 4-49 4.3.4.5 radius-server retransmit 4-50 4.3.4.6 radius-server timeout 4-50 4.3.4.7 show radius-server 4-51 4.3.4.8 tacacs-server host 4-52 4.3.4.9 tacacs-server port 4-52 4.3.4.10 tacacs-server key 4-53 4.3.4.1 1 show tacacs-server 4-54 4.[...]

Contents xiii 4.3.7.5 show ip interface 4-75 4.3.7.6 show ip redir ects 4-75 4.3.7.7 ping 4-76 4.3.7.8 ip filter 4-77 4.3.7.9 show ip filter 4-81 4.3.8 Interface Commands 4-83 4.3.8.1 interface 4-83 4.3.8.2 description 4-84 4.3.8.3 speed-duplex 4-85 4.3.8.4 negotiation 4-86 4.3.8.5 capabilities 4-87 4.3.8.6 flowcontr ol 4-89 4.3.8.7 shutdown 4-91 4[...]

xiv Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.1 1.2 spanning-tree mode 4-106 4.3.1 1.3 spanning-tree forwar d-time 4-107 4.3.1 1.4 spanning-tree hello-time 4-108 4.3.1 1.5 spanning-tree max-age 4-109 4.3.1 1.6 spanning-tree priority 4-1 10 4.3.1 1.7 spanning-tree pathcost method 4-1 1 1 4.3.1 1.8 spanning-tre[...]

Contents xv 4.3.13.4 show garp timer 4-135 4.3.13.5 bridge-ext gvrp 4-135 4.3.13.6 show bridge-ext 4-136 4.3.14 IGMP Snooping Commands 4-138 4.3.14.1 ip igmp snooping 4-139 4.3.14.2 ip igmp snooping vlan static 4-140 4.3.14.3 ip igmp snooping version 4-141 4.3.14.4 show ip igmp snooping 4-142 4.3.14.5 show mac-address-table multicast 4-143 4.3.14.6[...]

xvi Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.16 Mirror Port Commands 4-164 4.3.16.1 port monitor 4-164 4.3.16.2 show port monitor 4-165 4.3.17 Link Aggregation Commands 4-166 4.3.17.1 channel-group 4-167 4.3.17.2 lacp 4-168 A. Management Information Base A-1 A.1 Supported MIBs A-2 A.2 Supported T raps A-3 B.[...]

Contents xvii Glossary Glossary-1 Index Index-1[...]

xviii Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003[...]

xix Pr eface This Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide provides information that enables you to understand and use the switch inside the Switch and System Controller (SSC) module in the system chassis. There ar e two interfaces to the switch: a command-line interface and a web interface. This manual describes both. The ma[...]

xx Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Chapter 3 describes all of the key switch features and shows you how to conf igure these features thr ough both the web interface and the console interface. It also provides a list of comparable MIB variables used by SNMP management applications. Chapter 4 provides a d[...]

Preface xxi T ypographic Conventions Related Documentation Accessing Sun Documentation Y ou can view , print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at: http://www.sun.com/documentation T ypeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands and files; on-scr een computer output Display system files. Us[...]

xxii Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Contacting Sun T echnical Support If you have technical questions about this product that are not answer ed in this document, go to: http://www.sun.com/service/contacting Sun W elcomes Y our Comments Sun is interested in impr oving its documentation and welcomes your[...]

1-1 CHAPTER 1 Intr oduction The Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis includes two (Switch and System Contr oller (SSC) modules. The SSC includes a high-performance Gigabit Ethernet switch. The 16 internal full-duplex Gigabit ports on this switch provide high-capacity connectivity within the chassis, while the eight external full-duplex Gigabit ports[...]

1-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 1.1 Overview The switches provide Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for the Sun Fir e B1600 blade system chassis. If a fault develops in one switch, operation continues without interruption on the second. All components in the chassis—blades, SSCs and power supply units[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3 When you connect through a web br owser the switch provides HTTP management access with a graphical user interface. The information provided by SNMP can be displayed by an appr opriately configur ed management application that is able to use SNMP . 1.2 Description of Har dwar e The SSC includes the switch board, the SC, c[...]

1-4 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 1.2.1.2 Internal Ports The switch also includes 16 internal 1000BASE-X Gigabit Ethernet ports that connect to the blades in the chassis. These ports are f ixed at 1000 Mbit/sec, full duplex. The internal ports are named SNP0 to SNP15 in the conf iguration interface. T[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-5 1.2.2 Status LEDs Switch level indicators are located on the SSC module. The 1000BASE-T up-link ports and the 10/100BASE-TX management port located on the rear panel of the SSC also include indicators for both Link and Speed. FIGURE 1-1 SSC Exterior Panel T ABLE 1-1 Port LEDs LED Condition Status SSC Active On (Green) The[...]

1-6 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 1.3 Featur es of the Switch The switch provides a wide range of advanced performance-enhancing featur es. Multicast filtering pr ovides support for real-time network applications. Port-based and tagged virtual local area networks (VLANs), plus support for automatic GA[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-7 can be dynamically learned through GVRP or ports can be manually assigned to a specific set of VLANs. This allows the switch to r estrict traffic to the VLAN groups to which a user has been assigned. By segmenting your network into VLANs, you can: ■ Eliminate broadcast storms, which severely degrade performance in a f l[...]

1-8 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 This switch also supports several common methods of prioritizing layer 3/4 traff ic to meet application requirements. T raffic can be prioritized based on the priority bits in the IP frame’s T ype of Service (T oS) octet. When these services are enabled, the priorit[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-9 1.4 Switch Default Settings T ABLE 1-2 Switch Default Settings Function Default System Settings • W eb Mgt. Enabled • Secur e W eb Mgt. Disabled • BOOTP Enabled • DHCP Enabled • SNMP Communities public : Read Only private : Read/W rite • SNMP T raps Authentication traps: enabled Link up down events: enabled ?[...]

1-10 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 • Edge Port (Fast Forwarding) Enabled by default for SNP0-15, disabled for NETP0-7 Address Aging 300 seconds V irtual LANs • GVRP Disabled • Default VLAN PVID 1 (for untagged frames) • Management VLAN VLAN 2 (for the management port) • T agging RX: All fram[...]

2-1 CHAPTER 2 Initial Conf iguration For full information about performing the initial configuration of the switch, refer to the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide . This chapter contains the following sections: ■ Section 2.1, “Connecting to the Switch Interface” on page 2-2 ■ Section 2.2, “Enabling SNMP Management A[...]

2-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 2.1 Connecting to the Switch Interface 2.1.1 Conf iguration Options For management access, the switch module provides a command-line configuration interface (CLI). This program can be accessed by first connecting to the RJ-45 serial console port on the switch, and the[...]

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration 2-3 W eb Interface – The switch also includes an embedded HTTP W eb agent. This agent can be accessed using a standard W eb browser from any computer on the management network. SNMP Software – The switch’s management agent is based on Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), supporting versions 1, 2c, and 3. [...]

2-4 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 The default strings are: ■ public – W ith read-only access. Authorized management stations are only able to retrieve MIB objects. ■ private – W ith read/write access. Authorized management stations are able to both retrieve and modify MIB objects. Note – If [...]

Chapter 2 Initial Configuration 2-5 3. Save the conf iguration settings by following the instructions in the Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Software Setup Guide .[...]

2-6 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003[...]

3-1 CHAPTER 3 General Management of the Switch This chapter describes how to perform basic configuration tasks and includes the following sections: ■ Section 3.1, “Using the W eb Interface” on page 3-2 ■ Section 3.2, “Basic Configuration” on page 3-8 ■ Section 3.3, “Conf iguring Global Network Pr otocols” on page 3-39 ■ Section [...]

3-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.1 Using the W eb Interface The Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis switch pr ovides an embedded HTTP web agent. Using a web browser , you can configur e the switch and view statistics to monitor network activity . The web agent can be accessed by any computer on the[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-3 3.1.1 Navigating the W eb Br owser Interface T o access the web-browser interface, you must first enter a user name and passwor d. The administrator has read/write access to all configuration parameters and statistics. The default administrator user name and password is admin . 3.1.1.1 Home Page When y[...]

3-4 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.1.1.2 Configuration Options Configurable parameters have a text field or a menu. Once a conf iguration change has been made on a page, click the Save button to confirm the new setting. The following table summarizes the web page configuration buttons. Note – T o e[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-5 3.1.3 Main Menu Using the on-board web agent, you can define system parameters, manage and control the switch and all its ports, and monitor network conditions. The following table briefly describes the selections available from this pr ogram. T ABLE 3-2 Summary of T asks Y ou Can Perform Using the W e[...]

3-6 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Class of Service Conf igures Class of Service 3-78 • Basic T raffic Prioritisation Configur es default CoS priorities, maps CoS priorities to output queues, and configures W eighted Round Robin queueing 3-78 • Layer 3/4 T raffic Prioritisation Selects layer 3/4 pr[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-7 Static Addresses Displays or edits static entries in the Address T able; enables and disables learning of permanent entries 3-121 Spanning T ree Configur es port settings for the global spanning tree 3-125 • Spanning T ree Protocol Configur es STP port-level settings for interface(s) on the global sp[...]

3-8 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2 Basic Conf iguration 3.2.1 Displaying System Information Y ou can identify the system by providing a descriptive name, location, and contact information. When displaying system information using the web interface or CLI, the following parameters are displayed or c[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-9 FIGURE 3-3 Switch Setup ⇒ System Identity W indow[...]

3-10 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2.1.2 Command-line Interface: Displaying and Specifying Identification Details FIGURE 3-4 CLI Commands for Specifying Host Name, Location, and Contact Information. Console(config)# hostname R&D 5 Console(config)# snmp-server location WC 9 Console(config)# snmp-[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-11 3.2.1.3 MIB V ariables: Identif ication Details T ABLE 3-3 SNMP MIB variables Corresponding to the Switch Setup ⇒ System Identity W indow Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue System Name (Host Name) MIB-II. system. sysName Read/write String (size(0-255)) System Location MIB-II[...]

3-12 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2.2 Setting the IP Addr ess By default, the switch searches for its IP address, default gateway , and netmask using DHCP . Y ou can manually configur e a specific IP address or dir ect the device to obtain an address fr om a BOOTP or DHCP server . V alid IP address[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-13 T ext / Hex – Indicates whether the client ID has been entered as a text string (1-15 characters) or as a hexidecimal value. The data type used will depend on the requir ements of your DHCP server . Note – The Client ID specified in this menu will be overwritten by the SC the next time the system,[...]

3-14 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-5 Open Switch Setup ⇒ Network Identity W indow Note – If you receive an err or message saying that the data you have entered is invalid, confirm that you have specif ied each of the IP addresses correctly .[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-15 Command-line Interface: Specifying the Management VLAN and IP Details ● Specify the management interface, IP address, and default gateway: MIB V ariables: Specifying the Management VLAN and IP Details Console# config Console(config)# interface vlan 2 Console(config-if)# ip address 10.1.0.2 255.255.2[...]

3-16 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2.2.2 Using DHCP/BOOTP By default, the switch uses DHCP/BOOTP services to find its IP configuration information. Web Interface: Using Dynamic IP Conf iguration Services 1. Open Switch Setup ⇒ Network Identity . 2. Specify the management VLAN interface. 3. Specify[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-17 If the address assigned by DHCP is no longer functioning, you will not be able to renew the IP settings thr ough the web interface. Y ou can only restart the DHCP service through the web interface if the curr ent address is still valid. Note – If you lose your management connection, use a console co[...]

3-18 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB variables: Using Dynamic IP Conf iguration Services 3.2.3 Displaying Switch Softwar e V ersions When displaying switch software versions using the web interface or CLI, the following parameters are displayed: ■ Loader V ersion – The version number of the load[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-19 FIGURE 3-7 Open Switch Setup ⇒ Software W indow (showing version information) 3.2.3.2 Comand-line Interface: Displaying Switch Software V ersion Information Use the following command to display version information: Console# show version Unit1 Serial number :1 Service tag : Hardware version :R0B Numb[...]

3-20 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2.3.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Software V ersion Information T ABLE 3-6 MIB V ersions Associated W ith Software V ersion Information Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue Switch Serial Number SUN. switchMgt. switchInfoTable. switchInfoE[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-21 3.2.4 Managing Firmwar e Y ou can upload and download firmwar e to and from a TFTP server . By saving runtime code to a file on a TFTP server , that file can later be downloaded to the switch to restor e operation. Y ou can also set the switch to use new firmware without overwriting the previous versi[...]

3-22 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-8 The Switch Status ⇒ Software W indow (for downloading f irmware) Note – If you receive an err or message saying that the data you have entered is invalid, you might have typed an incorrect IP address or an incorr ect file name, or you not might have th[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-23 3. T ype the source and destination f ile names. 4. Set the new f ile to start up the system. 5. Restart the switch. T o start new firmwar e, use the reload command to reboot the system. MIB V ariables Associated With Downloading Firmware Console# copy tftp file TFTP server ip address: 10.1.0.99 Choos[...]

3-24 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 TFTP Destination File Name sun... tftpMgt. tftpDestFile Read/write String (size (0-127)) TFTP Action sun... tftpMgt. tftpAction Read/write notDownloading (1), downloadT oPROM (2), downloadT oRAM (3) ( not supported) upload (4) TFTP Status sun... tftpMgt. tftpStatus R[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-25 3.2.5 Saving or Restoring Conf iguration Settings Y ou can upload and download configuration settings to and from a TFTP server . The configuration f ile can later be downloaded to restor e the switch’s settings. When downloading configuration f iles, note the following points: ■ The destination f[...]

3-26 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-10 The Switch Setup ⇒ Software W indow (for downloading a configuration file) If you download to a new file name, select the new f ile from the pull-down menu and click Save. T o use the new settings, reboot the system by clicking Save and Restart. FIGURE [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-27 4. Restart the switch. If you download the startup configuration file under a new f ile name, you can set this file as the startup f ile at a later time, and then restart the switch. MIB V ariables Associated With Downloading Conf iguration Settings Console# copy tftp startup-config TFTP server ip add[...]

3-28 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2.6 Conf iguring User Authentication Use the Security menu to restrict management access based on specified user names and passwords. Y ou can manually configure access rights on the switch, or you can use a remote access authentication server based on RADIUS or T [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-29 RADIUS-aware or T ACACS+-aware devices on the network. An authentication server contains a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated privilege levels for each user that requires management access to a switch. Note – When setting up privilege levels on a RADIUS or T ACACS+ server [...]

3-30 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ T imeout for reply 8 – Number of seconds (between 1 and 65,535) the switch waits for a reply befor e resending a request. The default is 5. ■ Local Access Authentication ■ User Account – The name (between 1 and 8 characters) of the user . The maximum numb[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-31 FIGURE 3-12 The Switch Config ⇒ Security W indow for Use W ith Authentication Servers T o configure authentication parameters for local access: 1. T ype a user name. 2. Select an access level, Normal or Privileged . 3. T ype a password. 4. Click Add.[...]

3-32 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-13 The Switch Config ⇒ Security W indow Showing Locally Stored Logins 3.2.6.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring User Authentication 1. Assign a user name and access level. T ype 0 for Normal access and 15 for Privileged access. 2. Specify the password. 3[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-33 3.2.6.3 MIB variables Associated W ith User Authentication 3.2.7 Conf iguring SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a communication protocol designed specifically for managing devices or other elements on a network. T ABLE 3-9 MIB V ariables Associated W ith User Authentication Field N[...]

3-34 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Equipment commonly managed with SNMP includes switches, routers, and host computers. SNMP is typically used to configure these devices for pr oper operation in a network environment, as well as to monitor them to evaluate performance or detect potential problems. The[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-35 FIGURE 3-14 The Switch Config ⇒ Communication W indow for Adding and Removing Community Strings Command-line Interface: Adding and Removing Community Strings The following example adds the string blueberry with read/write access. MIB V ariables Associated With Community Strings Note – There ar e n[...]

3-36 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.2.7.2 Specifying T rap Managers and T rap T ypes T raps indicating status changes are issued by the switch to specified trap managers. Y ou must specify trap managers so that key events are reported by this switch to your management station (using network managemen[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-37 FIGURE 3-15 The Switch Config ⇒ Communication W indow Listing the Stations That Receive T raps From the Switch Command-line Interface: Specifying T rap Management Stations This example adds a trap manager and enables link-up-down and authentication traps. Console(config)# snmp-server host 10.1.0.19 [...]

3-38 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With T rap Management T ABLE 3-10 MIB V ariables Associated W ith T rap Management Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue T rap Destination Address sun... trapDestMgt. trapDestTable. trapDestEntry. trapDestAddress No acc[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-39 3.3 Conf iguring Global Network Pr otocols This section describes how to configur e global switch settings for virtual LANs, multicast service, Spanning T ree Algorithm, handling data based on specific class-of- service requir ements, and displaying the address table or setting static addresses. 3.3.1[...]

3-40 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 the connection supports VLANs. Then assign ports on the other VLAN-aware network devices along the path that will carry this traff ic to the same VLAN(s), either manually or dynamically using GVRP . However , if you want a port on this switch to participate in one or[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-41 page 3-1 14 .) Y ou should also determine security boundaries in the network and disable GVRP on end-station ports where you need to pr event advertisements from being pr opagated, or forbid ports from joining restricted VLANs. Note – If you have host devices that do not support GVRP , you must conf[...]

3-42 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: Displaying Basic VLAN Information ● T ype the following command: Console# show bridge-ext Max support vlan numbers: 32 Max support vlan ID: 4094 Extended multicast filtering services: No Static entry individual port: Yes VLAN learning: IVL C[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-43 MIB V ariables Associated With Basic VLAN Information T ABLE 3-11 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Basic VLAN Information Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue VLAN V ersion Number MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects . dot1qBase. dot1qVlanVersion- Number Read only v[...]

3-44 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 T raff ic Classes Enabled MIB-II. dot1dBridge. pBridgeMIB. pBridgeMIBObjects. dot1dExtBase. dot1dT raff icClasses- Enabled Read/ write true (1), false (2) true GMRP Status MIB-II. dot1dBridge. pBridgeMIB. pBridgeMIBObjects. dot1dExtBase. dot1dGmrpStatus Read/ write e[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-45 3.3.1.2 Enabling or Disabling GVRP (Global Setting) GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) def ines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to register VLAN members on ports acr oss the network. VLANs are dynamically conf igured based on join messages issued by host devices and propag[...]

3-46 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With GVRP 3.3.1.3 Configuring VLANs When configuring VLANs using the web interface or CLI, the following parameters are displayed or can be conf igured: ■ ID – The ID of configur ed VLAN (1 to 4094). ■ Name – The name of the VLAN (1 [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-47 2. Click Enable, Disable or Remove. T o add interfaces to a VLAN: 1. Select an entry . 2. Click Membership. (See “Adding Static Members to VLANs” on page 3-50 .) FIGURE 3-17 The Switch Config ⇒ VLANs W indow W ith the Default VLAN Configuration Displayed[...]

3-48 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: VLAN Conf iguration The following sample commands create a new VLAN and display all VLAN information: Console(config)# vlan database Console(config-vlan)# vlan 3 name R&D media ethernet state active Console(config-vlan)# Console# show vlan[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-49 MIB V ariables Associated With VLAN Conf iguration T ABLE 3-13 MIB V ariables Associated W ith VLAN Configuration Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue VLAN ID MIB- II.dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects . dot1qVlan. dot1qVlanCurrentT able. dot1qVlanCurrentE ntry. dot1qVla[...]

3-50 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.1.4 Adding Static Members to VLANs When adding static members to VLANs using the web interface or CLI, the following parameters are displayed or can be configur ed: ■ Name – The name of the VLAN. ■ Up T ime at Creation – The time the VLAN was cr eated. ?[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-51 ■ Add T agged: The interface is a member of the VLAN. All packets transmitted by the port on this VLAN will be tagged, that is, carry a tag and therefore carry VLAN or COS information. ■ Add Untagged: The interface is a member of the VLAN. All packets transmitted by the port will be untagged, that[...]

3-52 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-18 The Switch Config ⇒ VLANs W indow Command-line Interface: Adding Ports Manually to a VLAN The following example adds two ports to VLAN 3 (named R&D), forbids server blade port SNP13 from joining the VLAN dynamically (using GVRP), and f inally displa[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-53 MIB V ariables Associated With Adding Ports to a VLAN T ABLE 3-14 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Adding Ports to a VLAN Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue VLAN ID MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects. dot1qVlan. dot1qVlanStaticTable. dot1qVlanStaticEntry. dot1qV[...]

3-54 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.2 Multicast Conf iguration Multicasting is used to support real-time applications such as videoconferencing or streaming audio. A multicast server does not have to establish a separate connection with each client. It merely br oadcasts its service to the network [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-55 The purpose of IP multicast filtering is to optimize a switched network’s performance, so that multicast packets will only be forwarded to those ports containing multicast group hosts or multicast routers/switches, instead of f looding traff ic to all ports in the subnet (VLAN). 3.3.2.1 Configuring [...]

3-56 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ Query Interval – The frequency (between 60 and 125 seconds) at which the switch sends IGMP host-query messages. The default is 125 seconds. ■ Query Report Delay – The time (between 5 and 25 seconds) between receiving an IGMP Report for an IP multicast addre[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-57 FIGURE 3-19 The Switch Config ⇒ Br oadcast & Multicast W indow[...]

3-58 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: Conf iguring IGMP Snooping Parameters This example modifies the settings for multicast filtering, and then displays the current status. Console(config)# ip igmp snooping Console(config)# ip igmp snooping querier Console(config)# ip igmp snoopi[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-59 MIB V ariables Associated With IGMP Parameters 3.3.2.2 Specifying Interfaces Connected to Multicast Routers Multicast routers use the information obtained from IGMP Query , along with a multicast routing pr otocol such as DVMRP , to support IP multicasting across the Internet. These routers may be dyn[...]

3-60 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 When specifying interfaces connected to multicast routers through the web interface or CLI, the following parameters are displayed or can be conf igured: ■ All known ports in VLAN connected to multicast routers: ■ VLAN – The VLAN on the switch. (The pull-down m[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-61 FIGURE 3-20 The Switch Config ⇒ Br oadcast & Multicast W indow (Multicast Router Ports selected)[...]

3-62 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: Specifying Interfaces Connected to Multicast Routers The following example configures port NETP0 as a multicast r outer port within VLAN 1 and then displays a confirmation of this configuration: MIB V ariables Associated With Interfaces Connec[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-63 Snooping Multicast Router Static Ports sun... igmpSnoopMgt. igmpSnoopRouterStaticTable. igmpSnoopRouterStaticEntry. igmpSnoopRouterStaticPorts Read/create Octet string (port list) Snooping Multicast Router Static Status sun... igmpSnoopMgt. igmpSnoopRouterStaticTable. igmpSnoopRouterStaticEntry. igmpS[...]

3-64 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.2.3 Configuring Multicast Services Multicast filtering can be dynamically configur ed using IGMP Snooping and IGMP Query messages as described in “Configuring IGMP Snooping Parameters” on page 3-55 . For certain applications that require tighter contr ol, you[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-65 2. T ype the IP address for the multicast service in the text f ield. 3. Click Add. FIGURE 3-21 The Switch Config ⇒ Br oadcast & Multicast W indow (Multicast Services selected) Note – If you receive an err or message saying that the data you have entered is invalid, check that you have specifi[...]

3-66 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: Conf iguring Multicast Services The following example assigns a multicast address to port NETP0 and then displays all the known multicast services supported on VLAN 1. MIB V ariables Associated With Conf iguring Multicast Servcies Console(conf[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-67 3.3.3 Br oadcast Storm Control (Global Setting) Broadcast storms can occur when a device on your network is malfunctioning, or if application programs are not well designed or pr operly configured. If ther e is too much broadcast traf fic on your network, performance can be severely degraded or everyt[...]

3-68 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-22 The Switch Config ⇒ Br oadcast & Multicast W indow (Broadcast Storms selected) 3.3.3.2 Command-line Interface: Using Broadcast Storm Contr ol The following example shows how to set the broadcast threshold to 64 packets per second.[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-69 Note – Note that the switchport broadcast command enables broadcast storm control on the specif ied interface and sets the broadcast threshold for every interface on the switch. MIB V ariables Associated W ith Broadcast Storm Contr ol Console(config)# interface ethernet NETP7 Console(config-if)# swi[...]

3-70 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.4 Spanning T r ee Algorithm Configuration The Spanning T ree Algorithm (ST A) can be used to detect and disable network loops, and to provide backup links between switches, bridges or r outers. This allows the switch to interact with other bridging devices (that [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-71 The following global ST A paramters are fixed and cannot be changed: ■ Bridge ID – The priority and MAC address of the switch. ■ Designated Root – The priority and MAC address of the device in the spanning tree that the switch has accepted as the root device. ■ Root Port – The number of th[...]

3-72 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ Maximum Age – The maximum time (in seconds) the switch can wait without receiving a conf iguration message before attempting to reconfigur e. All switch ports (except for designated ports) receive conf iguration messages at regular intervals. Any port that ages[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-73 FIGURE 3-23 The Switch Config ⇒ Spanning T ree ⇒ Basic Configuration W indow Note – If you receive an err or saying that the data you have entered is invalid, check that the values you have given for Priority , Hello T ime, Maximum Age, and Forward Delay ar e within the specified ranges for thes[...]

3-74 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: Conf iguring Basic ST A Settings The following command displays global ST A settings, followed by settings for each port. Note – The current r oot port and current root cost display zer o when the switch is not connected to the network. The [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-75 MIB V ariables Associated With Basic ST A Settings T ABLE 3-19 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Basic ST A Settings Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue ST A System Status sun...staMgt. staSystemStatus Read/write enabled (1), disabled (2) enabled ST A Protocol T ype sun...staMgt.[...]

3-76 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.4.2 Configuring Advanced ST A Settings This section describes advanced settings for RSTP. When configuring RSTP settings thr ough the web interface or CLI, the following parameters can be configur ed: ■ Path Cost Method – The setting that defines the range of[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-77 FIGURE 3-24 The Switch Config ⇒ Spanning T ree ⇒ Advanced Configuration W indow Note – If you receive an err or saying that the data you have entered is invalid, check that you have specified a transmission limit within the specified range. Command-line Interface: Conf iguring Advanced ST A Sett[...]

3-78 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.5 Class of Service Conf iguration Class of Service (COS) enables you to specify which data packets have greater precedence when traf fic is buffer ed in the switch due to congestion. The switch supports COS with four priority queues for each port. Data packets in[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-79 FIGURE 3-25 The Switch Config ⇒ Class of Service Command-line Interface: Conf iguring Class of Service This example assigns a default priority of 5 to port NETP1. Console(config)# interface ethernet NETP1 Console(config-if)# switchport priority default 5 Console# show interfaces switchport ethernet [...]

3-80 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With Class of Service 3.3.5.2 Mapping COS V alues to Egr ess Queues This switch processes Class of Service (COS) priority tagged traf fic by using four priority queues for each port, with service schedules based on W eighted Round Robin (pag[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-81 The priority levels recommended in the IEEE 802.1p standard for various network applications are shown in the following table. However , you can map the priority levels to the switch’s output queues in any way that benefits application traff ic for your own network. When mapping COS queues to port e[...]

3-82 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-26 The Switch Config ⇒ Class of Service W indow for Mapping COS V alues to T raff ic Classes Command-line Interface: Mapping COS V alues to T raff ic Classes The following example shows how to map COS values 0, 1 and 2 to COS priority queue 0, value 3 to C[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-83 MIB V ariables Associated With Mapping COS V alues to T raff ic Queues T ABLE 3-24 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Mapping COS V alues to T raff ic Queues Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue T raff ic Class Priority MIB-II. dot1dBridge. pBridgeMIB. pBridgeMIBObjects. dot1dPrior[...]

3-84 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.5.3 Setting the Service W eight for T raff ic Classes This switch uses the W eighted Round Robin (WRR) algorithm to determine the frequency at which it services each priority queue. As described in “Mapping COS V alues to Egress Queues” on page 3-80 , the tra[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-85 Command-line Interface: Setting the Service W eight for T raff ic Classes The following example shows how to assign WRR weights of 1, 4, 16, and 64 to the COS priority queues 0, 1, 2 and 3. MIB V ariables: Setting the Service Weight for T raffic Classes 3.3.5.4 Mapping Layer 3/4 Priorities to COS V al[...]

3-86 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ The precedence for priority mapping is IP Pr ecedence or DSCP Priority , and then Default Port Priority . ■ IP Precedence and DSCP Priority cannot both be enabled. Enabling one of these priority types automatically disables the other . When mapping layer 3/4 pr[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-87 T o disable layer 3/4 traff ic prioritization completely , use the following commands: MIB V ariables Associated With T raffic Prioritisation 3.3.5.5 Mapping IP Precedence The T ype of Service (T oS) octet in the IPv4 header includes three pr ecedence bits defining eight dif ferent priority levels ran[...]

3-88 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ Class of Service V alue – The COS value that is mapped to the selected IP Precedence value. Note that “0” r epresents low priority and “7” repr esents high priority . Web Interface: Mapping IP Precedence 1. Open Switch Conf ig ⇒ Class of Service ⇒ L[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-89 Command-line Interface: Mapping IP Precedence The following example maps IP Precedence value 1 to COS value 0 on port SNP5 15 , and then displays all the IP Precedence settings for that port. MIB V ariables Associated With Mapping IP Precedence 15.Mapping specific values for IP Pr ecedence is implemen[...]

3-90 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.3.5.6 Mapping DSCP Priority The DSCP is six bits wide, enabling coding for up to 64 different forwar ding behaviors. The DSCP replaces the T oS bits, but it retains backward compatibility with the three pr ecedence bits so that non-DSCP compliant, T oS-enabled devi[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-91 FIGURE 3-30 The Switch Config ⇒ Class of Service W indow for Mapping DSCP to COS V alues Command-line Interface: Mapping DSCP Priority The following example maps DSCP value 0 to COS value 1 on port SNP5 16 , and then displays all the DSCP Priority settings for that port. 16.Mapping specific values f[...]

3-92 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With Mapping DSCP to CoS V alues 3.3.6 Addr ess T able Settings Switches store the addr esses for all known devices. This information is used to route traff ic directly between the inbound and outbound ports. All the addr esses learned by mo[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-93 ■ Address T ype – Whether an address was learned or statically configured. Web Interface: V iewing the Address T ables 1. Open Switch Conf ig ⇒ Address T ables. 2. Specify an interface, VLAN, MAC address, or address type (any combination) for the search criteria. 3. Click Query . FIGURE 3-31 The[...]

3-94 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With the Address T ables 3.3.6.2 Changing the Aging T ime Y ou can set the aging time for entries in the dynamic address table. When setting the address table aging time, the following parameter can be configur ed: ■ Aging T ime – The ti[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-95 FIGURE 3-32 The Switch Config ⇒ Addr ess T ables W indow (showing aging time option) Command-line Interface: Changing the Aging T ime This example sets the aging time to 400 seconds. MIB V ariables Associated With Aging T ime Console(config)# mac-address-table aging-time 400 Console(config)# T ABLE [...]

3-96 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4 Port Conf iguration This section includes configuration menus for the down-link ports, up-link ports, and management port. Most of these menus apply to all port types. However , the management port only supports a few basic menus, and Packet Filtering (page 3- 13[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-97 ■ Auto-negotiation – The configured state of auto-negotiation. Either enabled or disabled. ■ Protect Status – The conf igured state of broadcast storm control on the interface. T o set the threshold value, see “Broadcast Storm Control (Global Setting)” on page 3-67 . ■ MAC Address 19 –[...]

3-98 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-33 The Up Links ⇒ Connections Status W indow[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-99 Command-line Interface: Displaying the Connection Status of a Port This example shows the connection status for Port NETP7. Console# show interfaces status ethernet NETP7 Information of NETP7 Basic information: Port type: 1000T Mac address: 00-00-E8-66-66-83 Configuration: Name: External RJ-45 connect[...]

3-100 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With the Connection Status of Ports T ABLE 3-32 MIB V ariables Associated W ith the Connection Status of Ports Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue Port T ype sun... portMgt. portTable. portEntry. portType Read only o[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-101 Port Speed Duplex Status sun... portMgt. portTable.portEntry . portSpeedDpxStatus Read only error(1), halfDuplex10(2), fullDuplex10(3), halfDuplex100(4), fullDuplex100(5), halfDuplex1000(6), fullDuplex1000(7) Port Capabilities sun... portMgt. portTable.portEntry . portCapabilities Read/ write Bits{ p[...]

3-102 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4.2 Conf iguring Interface Connections Y ou can use the Port Setup page to enable/disable an interface, set auto-negotiation and the interface capabilities to advertise, or manually fix the speed, duplex mode, and flow contr ol. When configuring interface connecti[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-103 Note – The integrated switches on the Sun Fire B1600 blade system chassis are each composed of two switch chips linked together . It is only possible to enable flow control between two ports that ar e on the same switch chip. The ports NETP0, NETP1, NETP4, NETP5, and SNP8 through SNP15 ar e on one [...]

3-104 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-34 The Up Links ⇒ Status W indow (showing attribues of NETP0)[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-105 3.4.2.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring Interface Connections Select the interface, and then enter the requir ed settings. 3.4.2.3 MIB V ariables Inspecting or Conf iguring Interface Connections Console#Console(config)# interface ethernet NETP1 Console(config-if)# description RD SW#17 Console(con[...]

3-106 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Port Capabilities sun... portMgt. portTable.portEnt ry. portCapabilities Read/write Bits{ portCap10half (0), portCap10full (1), portCap100half (2), portCap100full (3), portCap1000half (4), portCap1000full (5), reserved6-13 (6-13), portCapSym (14), portCapFlowCtrl (1[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-107 3.4.3 Conf iguring Aggregated Links Y ou can create multiple links between devices that work as one virtual, aggregate link. An aggregated link of fers a dramatic increase in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks exist, as well as providing a fault-tolerant link between two devices. Y ou c[...]

3-108 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4.3.1 Dynamically Configuring an Aggr egated Link with LACP Web Interface: Dynamic Aggr egated Links (LACP) 1. Click Up Links/Down Links ⇒ Link Aggregation. 2. Locate the required port in the Link Aggregation table. 3. Click Enable LACP or Disable LACP . Note ?[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-109 Command-line Interface: Dynamic Aggregated Links (LACP) The following example enables LACP for ports NETP0 and NETP1. These ports can be connected to two LACP-enabled ports on another switch to form an aggregated link. Console(config)# interface ethernet NETP0 Console(config-if)# lacp Console(config-[...]

3-110 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With Dynamic Aggregated Links T ABLE 3-34 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Dynamic Aggregated Links Field Name * * For a description of other CLI variables, see “Displaying Connection Status” on page 3-96 MIB V ariable Access V alue Rang[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-111 3.4.3.2 Statically Configuring an Aggr egated Link Web Interface: Statically Conf iguring an Aggregated Link 1. Click Up Links / Down Links ⇒ Link Aggregation. 2. Select a trunk from the Select T runk menu. 3. Select the required port. 4. Click Add or Remove. Note – The action buttons take immedi[...]

3-112 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command-line Interface: Statically Conf iguring an Aggregated Link This example creates port-channel 2 using ports NETP2 and NETP3. These ports can be connected to two ports on another switch to form an aggregated link. Console(config)# interface port-channel 2 Cons[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-113 MIB V ariables Associated With Static Aggregated Links T ABLE 3-35 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Static Aggregated Links Field Name * * For a description of other CLI variables, see “Displaying Connection Status” on page 3-96 MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue T runk Maximum ID su[...]

3-114 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4.4 Conf iguring VLAN Behavior for Interfaces Y ou can configure VLAN behavior for specif ic interfaces, including default VLAN identifier (PVID), accepted frame types, ingress f iltering, GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) status, and Gr oup Address Registrat[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-115 ■ Ingress f iltering only affects tagged frames. ■ If ingress f iltering is disabled, the interface accepts any VLAN-tagged frame if the tag matches a VLAN known on the switch (except for those VLANs explicitly forbidden on the port). ■ If ingress f iltering is enabled, the interface discards i[...]

3-116 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 2. Modify the required settings for each interface. 3. Click Save. FIGURE 3-37 The Up Links ⇒ VLANs W indow[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-117 Scroll down to the VLAN membership table, and conf igure the VLANs requir ed for the selected interface. FIGURE 3-38 The Up Links ⇒ VLANs W indow (cont’d) 3.4.4.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring VLAN Behavior for Interfaces This example sets port NETP4 to accept only tagged frames, assigns PV[...]

3-118 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4.4.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith VLAN Behavior of Interfaces T ABLE 3-36 MIB V ariables Associated W ith VLAN Behavior of Interfaces Field Name MIB Variab le Access V alue Range Default V alue Port PVID MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects. dot1[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-119 Port GVRP Status MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects. dot1qVlan. dot1qPortVlanTable . dot1qPortVlanEntry . dot1qPortGVRPStatu s Read/write enabled (1), disabled (2) disabled GARP Join T ime MIB-II. dot1dBridge. pBridgeMIB. pBridgeMIBObjects. dot1dGarp. dot1dPortGarpTable . dot1dPortGar[...]

3-120 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 VLAN Static Name MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects. dot1qVlan. dot1qVlanStaticTab le. dot1qVlanStaticEnt ry. dot1qVlanStaticNam e Read/ create Octet string (size (0-32)) VLAN Static Row Status MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects. dot1[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-121 3.4.5 Conf iguring Static Addresses Y ou can use address filtering to set static addresses that ar e bound to a specific port and VLAN, or to enable port security that restricts all inbound traff ic to the entries currently listed in the addr ess table (including either dynamic or static addresses). [...]

3-122 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ Duration – The address can be set to the following type: ■ Permanent – The assignment is permanent, and restored after the switch is reset. ■ Delete on Reset – The assignment lasts until the switch is reset. 3.4.5.1 W eb Interface: Conf iguring Static [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-123 3.4.5.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring Static Addr esses This example adds the same items to the static address table: 3.4.5.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Static Addresses Console(config)# interface ethernet NETP4 Console(config-if)# port security Console(config-if) exit Console(config)# mac[...]

3-124 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 VLAN Index MIB-II. dot1dBridge. qBridgeMIB. qBridgeMIBObjects . dot1qVlan. dot1qVlanStaticTa ble. dot1qVlanStaticEn try. dot1qVlanIndex Index Integer Static Address MIB-II. dot1dBridge. dot1dStatic. dot1dStaticTable. dot1dStaticEntry. dot1dStaticAddres s Read/write [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-125 3.4.6 Managing Interfaces for Spanning T ree Algorithm Y ou can configur e RSTP attributes for specific interfaces, including port priority , path cost, link type, and edge port. Y ou can use a different priority or path cost for ports of same media type to indicate the preferred path, link type to i[...]

3-126 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ Link T ype (Admin Link type 25 ) – The link type connected to the interface. ■ Point-to-Point – A connection to exactly one other bridge. ■ Shared – A connection to two or mor e bridges. ■ Auto – The switch automatically determines if the interface[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-127 FIGURE 3-40 The Up Links ⇒ Spanning T ree W indow Command-line Interface: Displaying the Current Interface Settings for ST A This example shows the ST A attributes for port NETP4: Console# show spanning-tree ethernet NETP4 SNP0 information -----------------------------------------------------------[...]

3-128 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables Associated With a Port’ s ST A Settings T ABLE 3-38 MIB V ariables Associated W ith a Port’s ST A Settings Field Name MIB V ariable Access V alue Range Default V alue Port sun...xstMgt. mstInstancePortTable. mstInstancePortEntry Index Inter ger (1[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-129 3.4.6.2 Configuring Interface Settings for ST A These settings apply to the selected interface(s) when the switch is set to STP forced compatibility mode (page 3-70 ) and RSTP. When configuring ST A interface settings through the web interface or CLI, the following parameters can be configured: ■ P[...]

3-130 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ The default values for Ethernet connections are 2,000,000 (half duplex), 1,000,000 (full duplex), and 500,000 (aggregated link). The default values for Fast Ethernet connections are 200,000 (half duplex), 100,000 (full duplex), and 50,000 (aggregated link). The [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-131 FIGURE 3-41 The Up Links ⇒ Spanning T ree W indow for NETP4 Command-line Interface: Conf iguring ST A Settings for a Port This example sets STP attributes for port NETP5. Console(config)# interface ethernet NETP5 Console(config-if)# spanning-tree port-priority 128 Console(config-if)# spanning-tree [...]

3-132 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 MIB V ariables for Configuring a Port’ s ST A Settings 3.4.6.3 Checking the ST A Protocol Status for Interfaces If at any time the switch detects STP BPDUs, including Configuration or T opology Change Notification BPDUs, it automatically sets the selected interfac[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-133 FIGURE 3-42 The Up Links ⇒ Spanning T ree W indow (showing ST A status) Command-line Interface: Checking the ST A Protocol Status for an Interface This example uses the protocol migration command to verify the spanning tr ee message type (RSTP or STP-compatible) to send on this interface. MIB V ari[...]

3-134 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4.7 Filtering T raf fic Fr om the Down Link Ports to the Management Port Y ou can configur e the packet filtering to prevent specif ied IP traffic fr om reaching the internal management port (NETMGT) from the down-link ports. Note – T raff ic is not allowed betw[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-135 ■ Source – The frame’s TCP/UDP source addr ess, netmask, and port range (between 0 and 65,535). ■ Destination – The frame’s TCP/UDP destination address, netmask, and port range (between 0 and 65,535). ■ Fragment – The rule will only match packets with the More Fragments (MF) bit set o[...]

3-136 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.4.7.2 Command-line Interface: Filtering T raf fic to the Management Port The following example allows all packets to pass through the filter by permitting any protocol type, and using a null address and network mask for both the sour ce address and destination add[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-137 3.4.7.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Filtering T raf fic to the Management Port T ABLE 3-41 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Filtering T raff ic to the Management Port Field Name MIB Variab le Access V alue Range Default V alue Index sun... securityMgt. packetFilterUnitMgt. pfuRuleTable. pfuRuleEnt[...]

3-138 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Destination IP Port Range sun... securityMgt. packetFilterUnitMgt. pfuRuleTable. pfuRuleEntry. pfuRuleDstPortRange1 & pfuRuleDstPortRange2 Read/create Integer (1-65536) TCP Code sun... securityMgt. packetFilterUnitMgt. pfuRuleTable. pfuRuleEntry. pfuRuleTcpCode [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-139 3.5 Monitoring Port and Management T raf f ic This section describes switch monitoring functions, including those used to mirror traff ic to a monitor port for analysis, display detailed network statistics for any port, or display key statistics on SNMP traff ic passing through the management port. N[...]

3-140 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-44 The Monitoring ⇒ Port Mirroring W indow 3.5.1.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring Port Mirr oring Use the interface command to select the monitor port, then use the port monitor command to specify the source port. Note that default mirr oring under t[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-141 3.5.1.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Port Mirroring 3.5.2 Showing Port Statistics Y ou can display standar d statistics on network traffic fr om the Interfaces Group and Ethernet-like MIBs, as well as a detailed breakdown of traff ic based on the RMON MIB. Interfaces and Ethernet-like statistics d[...]

3-142 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Note – RMON groups 2, 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP . T ABLE 3-43 T raff ic Statistics Statistic Description Interface Statistics • Received Octets The total number of octets received on the interface, including framing characters. • Received Unicast[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-143 • T ransmit Discarded Packets The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no err ors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space. • T ransmit Errors The number of outbound [...]

3-144 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 RMON Statistics • Dr op Events The total number of events in which packets were dropped due to lack of resour ces. • Jabbers The total number of frames received that were longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including FCS octets), and had either [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-145 3.5.2.1 W eb Interface: V iewing Port Statistics 1. Open Monitoring ⇒ Statistics. 2. Select the required interface. 3. Click Select. Y ou can also use the Refresh button at the bottom of the page to update the screen. FIGURE 3-45 The Monitoring ⇒ Port Statistics window[...]

3-146 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Scroll down the page to view RMON statistics. FIGURE 3-46 The Monitoring ⇒ Port Statistics W indow Showing RMON Statistics[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-147 3.5.2.2 Command-line Interface: V iewing Port Statistics This example shows statistics for port SNP13. Console# show interfaces counters ethernet SNP13 Ethernet 13 Iftable stats: Octets input: 868453, Octets output: 3492122 Unicast input: 7315, Unicast output: 6658 Discard input: 0, Discard output: 0[...]

3-148 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.5.2.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Port Statistics T ABLE 3-44 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Port Statistics Field Name MIB V ariable Access Range Interface Statistics • In Octets MIB-II. interfaces.ifNumber.ifTable.ifEnt ry.ifInOctets Read only Integer •[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-149 • Out Discar ds MIB-II. interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOutD iscards Read only Integer • Out Err ors MIB-II. interfaces.ifTable.ifEntry.ifOutE rrors Read only Integer Ether-like Statistics • Alignment Err ors MIB-II. transmission.dot3StatsTable.dot3S tatsEntry. dot3StatsAlignmentErrors Read only I[...]

3-150 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 • SQE T est Errors MIB-II. transmission.dot3StatsTable.dot3S tatsEntry. dot3StatsSQETestErrors Read Only Integer • Frames T oo Long MIB-II. transmission.dot3StatsTable.dot3S tatsEntry. dot3StatsFrameTooLongs Read only Integer • Deferred T ransmissions MIB-II. [...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-151 • Multicast Packets MIB-II. rmon.statistics.etherStatsTable.e therStatsEntry.etherStatsMulticas tPkts Read only Integer • CRC/Alignment Errors MIB-II. rmon.statistics.etherStatsTable.e therStatsEntry.etherStatsCRCAlign Errors Read only Integer • Undersize Packets MIB-II. rmon.statistics.etherSt[...]

3-152 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.5.3 Showing SNMP Statistics Y ou can display key statistics on SNMP traff ic crossing the management port. This information can be used to debug SNMP errors, or to display the overall amount of SNMP traff ic processed by the switch, as well as any illegal attempts[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-153 3.5.3.1 W eb Interface: V iewing SNMP Statistics ● Open Monitoring ⇒ SNMP Statistics. Y ou can also use the Refresh button at the bottom of the page to update the screen. SNMP packets output • SNMP packets output The total number of SNMP messages which wer e passed from the SNMP pr otocol entit[...]

3-154 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-47 The Monitoring SNMP Statistics W indow[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-155 3.5.3.2 Command-line Interface: V iewing SNMP Statistics This example shows SNMP statistics for the switch. Console# show snmp SNMP traps: Authentication: enable Link-up-down: enable SNMP communities: 1. private, and the privilege is read/write 2. public, and the privilege is read-only 11 SNMP packet[...]

3-156 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 3.5.3.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith SNMP Statistics 3.5.4 Conf iguring Message Logs Y ou can limit system log messages saved to switch memory based on severity . When configuring message logs thr ough the web interface or CLI, the following parameters can be dis[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-157 ■ Enable Logging – The status of logging of debug or error messages to switch memory . The default is disabled. ■ Logging Level – The error level (between 0 and 7) of system log messages saved to switch memory based on severity . Note that the messages saved include the selected level down to[...]

3-158 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 FIGURE 3-48 The Monitoring ⇒ Logs W indow 3.5.4.2 Command-line Interface: Configuring Message Logs This example enables logging, sets the r ecorded messages for Flash memory to level 3 (that is “errors”), and then shows the log messages stored in Flash. Consol[...]

Chapter 3 General Management of the Switch 3-159 3.5.4.3 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Message Logs T ABLE 3-48 MIB V ariables Associated W ith Message Logs Field Name MIB V ariable Access Value Range Default V alue Log Status sun... sysLogMgt. sysLogStatus Read/write enabled (1), disabled (2) History Flash Level sun... sysLogMgt. sysLogStatus.sy[...]

3-160 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003[...]

4-1 CHAPTER 4 Command-Line Refer ence This chapter describes how to use the command-line interface (CLI) and includes the following sections: ■ Section 4.1, “Using the Command-Line Interface” on page 4-2 ■ Section 4.2, “Command Groups” on page 4-1 1 ■ Section 4.3, “Detailed Command Description” on page 4-13[...]

4-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.1 Using the Command-Line Interface 4.1.1 Accessing the CLI When accessing the management interface for the switch over a direct connection to the switch’s console port, or through a T elnet connection, the switch can be managed by entering command keywords and par[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-3 4.1.1.2 T elnet Connection T elnet operates over the IP transport protocol. In this environment, your management station and any network device you want to manage over the network must have a valid IP address. V alid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Each address consists of a[...]

4-4 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 After entering the T elnet command, the login screen displays: Note – Y ou can open up to four sessions to the switch through T elnet. 4.1.2 Entering Commands This section describes how to enter CLI commands. 4.1.2.1 Keywords and Ar guments A CLI command is a series[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-5 4.1.2.2 Minimum Abbreviation The CLI accepts a minimum number of characters that uniquely identify a command. For example, the command logging history can be entered as logging h . If an entry is ambiguous, the system prompts for further input. 4.1.2.3 Command Completion If you terminate input with a T ab key , [...]

4-6 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.1.2.5 Showing Commands If you type a ? at the command prompt, the system displays the first level of keywords for the curr ent command class (Normal Exec or Privileged Exec) or configuration class (Global, Interface, Line, or VLAN Database). Y ou can also display a [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-7 4.1.2.6 Partial Keyword Lookup If you terminate a partial keyword with a question mark, alternatives that match the initial letters are pr ovided. (Remember not to leave a space between the command and question mark.) For example s? shows all the keywords starting with “s.” 4.1.2.7 Negating the Effect of Com[...]

4-8 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 mark ? at the prompt to display a list of the commands available for the curr ent mode. The command classes and associated modes are displayed in the following table: 4.1.2.10 Exec Commands When you open a new console session on the switch with the user name and passw[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-9 4.1.2.1 1 Configuration Commands Configuration commands are privileged level commands used to modify switch settings. These commands modify the running configuration only and are not saved when the switch is rebooted. T o store the running configuration in non-volatile storage, use the copy running-config startu[...]

4-10 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 T o enter the other modes, at the configuration prompt type one of the following commands. Use the exit command to return to Configuration mode or the end command to return to Privileged Exec mode. For example, you can use the following commands to enter interface co[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-11 4.2 Command Gr oups The system commands can be broken down into the functional groups shown below . T ABLE 4-4 Command Groups Command Group Description Pa ge General Basic commands for entering privileged access mode, restarting the system, or quitting the CLI 4-13 Flash/File Manages code image or switch config[...]

4-12 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 The access mode shown in the following tables is indicated by these abbreviations: ■ NE (Normal Exec) ■ PE (Privileged Exec) ■ GC (Global Configuration) ■ IE (Interface Configuration) ■ LC (Line Configuration ■ VC (VLAN Database Configuration) Priority Se[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-13 4.3 Detailed Command Description 4.3.1 General Commands 4.3.1.1 enable Use this command to activate Privileged Exec mode. In privileged mode, additional commands are available, and certain commands display additional information. See “Understanding Command Modes” on page 4-7 . Syntax enable [ level ] level [...]

4-14 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Default Setting Level 15 Command Mode Normal Exec Command Usage ■ super is the default password r equired to change the command mode from Normal Exec to Privileged Exec. (T o set this password, see the enable password command on page 4-30 .) ■ The # character is [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-15 Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage The > character is appended to the end of the prompt to indicate that the system is in normal access mode. Example Related Commands enable ( 4-13 ) 4.3.1.3 configur e Use this command to activate Global Configuration mode. Y ou must enter this mode to modify any set[...]

4-16 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example Related Commands end ( 4-18 ) 4.3.1.4 show history Use this command to show the contents of the command history buffer . Default Setting None Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Command Usage The history buffer size is f ixed at 10 Execution commands an[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-17 Example In this example, the show history command lists the contents of the command history buffer: The ! command repeats commands fr om the Execution command history buffer when you are in Normal Exec or Privileged Exec Mode, and commands fr om the Configuration command history buf fer when you are in any of t[...]

4-18 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage This command resets the entire system. Example This example shows how to reset the switch: 4.3.1.6 end Use this command to return to Privileged Exec mode. Default Setting None Command Mode Global Configuration, Interface Con[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-19 4.3.1.7 exit Use this command to return to the pr evious configuration mode or exit the configuration pr ogram. Default Setting None Command Mode Any Example This example shows how to return to the Privileged Exec mode fr om the Global Configuration mode, and then quit the CLI session: 4.3.1.8 quit Use this com[...]

4-20 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Usage The quit and exit commands can both exit the configuration program. Example This example shows how to quit a CLI session: 4.3.2 Flash/File Commands These commands are used to manage the system code or configuration f iles. 4.3.2.1 copy Use this command [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-21 Syntax copy file { file | running-config | startup-config | tftp } copy running-config { file | startup-config | tftp } copy startup-config { file | running-config | tftp } copy tftp { file | running-config | startup-config } copy tftp https-certificate ■ file – Keyword that allows you to copy to/from a f i[...]

4-22 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following example shows how to upload the configuration settings to a file on the TFTP server: The following example shows how to copy the running configuration to a f ile. The following example shows how to download a conf iguration file: 4.3.2.2 delete [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-23 Syntax delete f ilename f ilename – Name of the configuration file or image name. Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage ■ If the file type is boot-ROM or is used for system startup, then this f ile cannot be deleted. ■ The file Factory_Default_Config.cfg cannot be deleted. Exampl[...]

4-24 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 The type of file or image to display includes: ■ boot-rom – Boot ROM ■ config – Configuration f ile ■ opcode – Run-time operation code. ■ f ilename – Name of the file to display . If this file exists but contains errors, information on the file cannot[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-25 Example The following example shows how to display all file information: 4.3.2.4 whichboot Use this command to display which files were booted when the system power ed up. Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage See T ABLE 4-5 on for a description of the file information displayed by thi[...]

4-26 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example This example shows the information displayed by the whichboot command 4.3.2.5 boot system Use this command to specify the file or image used to start up the system. Syntax boot system { boot-rom | config | opcode } : f ilename The type of file or image to set[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-27 Example Related Commands dir ( 4-23 ) whichboot ( 4-25 ) 4.3.3 System Management Commands These commands are used to contr ol system logs, passwords, user names, browser configuration options, and display or configur e a variety of other system information. Console(config)# boot system config: startup Console(c[...]

4-28 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.3.1 hostname Use this command to specify or modify the host name for this device. Use the no form to restor e the default host name. Syntax hostname name no hostname name – The name of this host. The maximum length is 255 characters. Default Setting None Comman[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-29 Example 4.3.3.2 username Use this command to add named users, requir e authentication at login, specify or change a user's password (or specify that no password is r equired), or specify or change a user's access level. Use the no form to remove a user name. Syntax username name { access-level level |[...]

4-30 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage There is no need to specify encrypted passwords on the command line. The option 7 is used internally by the switch at system bootup time to enable the switch to read any encrypted passwords stor ed in the configuration [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-31 Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ Y ou cannot set a null password. Y ou have to enter a password to change the command mode from Normal Exec to Privileged Exec with the enable command (page 4-13 ). ■ There is no need to specify encrypted passwords on the command line. The option 7 is used in[...]

4-32 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Global Configuration Example Related Commands ip http server ( 4-32 ) 4.3.3.5 ip http server Use this command to allow the switch to be monitored or configur ed from a browser . Use the no form to disable this function. Syntax ip http server no ip http s[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-33 Example Related Commands ip http port ( 4-31 ) 4.3.3.6 jumbo frame Use this command to enable support for jumbo frames. Use the no form to disable it. Syntax jumbo frame no jumbo frame Default Setting disabled Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ The switch provides mor e efficient thr oughput fo[...]

4-34 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ Enabling jumbo frames limits the maximum threshold for broadcast storm control to 64 packets per second. (See the switchport broadcast command on page 4-91 .) Example 4.3.3.7 logging on Use this command to control logging of error messages. This command sends deb[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-35 Related Commands logging history ( 4-35 ) clear logging ( 4-36 ) 4.3.3.8 logging history Use this command to limit syslog messages saved to switch memory based on severity . The no form returns the logging of syslog messages to the default level. Syntax logging history { flash | ram } level no logging history {[...]

4-36 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage The message level specified for Flash memory must be a higher priority (numerically lower) than that specified for RAM. Example 4.3.3.9 clear logging Use this command to clear messages from the log buf fer . Syntax clea[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-37 Related Commands show logging ( 4-37 ) 4.3.3.10 show logging Use this command to display the current logging configuration, along with any system and event messages stored in memory . Syntax show logging { flash | ram } ■ flash – Event history stored in Flash memory (permanent memory). ■ ram – Event his[...]

4-38 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following example shows that system logging is enabled, the message level for Flash memory is errors (default level 3 to 0), the message level for RAM is debugging (default level 7 to 0), and lists one sample error . Related Commands logging on ( 4-34 ) l[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-39 Command Usage ■ Use this command in conjunction with the show running-config command to compare the information in running memory to the information stored in non-volatile memory . ■ This command displays settings for key command modes. Each mode group is separated by ! symbols, and includes the configurati[...]

4-40 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Related Commands show running-config ( 4-40 ) 4.3.3.12 show running-config Use this command to display the configuration information currently in use. Default Setting None ! ! spanning-tree mst-configuration name XSTP REGION 0 ! interface ethernet SNP0 description Bl[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-41 Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage ■ Use this command in conjunction with the show startup-config command to compare the information in running memory to the information stored in non-volatile memory . ■ This command displays settings for key command modes. Each mode group is separated by ! symbols,[...]

4-42 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Related Commands show startup-config ( 4-38 ) 4.3.3.13 show system Use this command to display system information. ! vlan database vlan 1 name DefaultVlan media ethernet state active vlan 2 name MgtVlan media ethernet state active ! ! ! spanning-tree mst-configuratio[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-43 Default Setting None Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Command Usage ■ For a description of the items shown by this command, refer to “Displaying System Information” on page 3-8 . ■ The POST results should all display PASS . If any POST test indicates FAIL , contact your distributor for assistan[...]

4-44 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.3.14 show users Shows all active console and T elnet sessions, including user name, idle time, and IP address of T elnet clients. Default Setting None Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Command Usage The session used to execute this command is indicated by[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-45 Default Setting None Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Command Usage See “Displaying Switch Software V ersions” on page 3-18 for detailed information about the software items. The meaning of hardwar e items are as follows: ■ Serial Number – The serial number of the main board. ■ Service T ag ?[...]

4-46 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 RADIUS and T ACACS are logon authentication protocols that use software r unning on a central server to control access to RADIUS-aware or T ACACS-aware devices on the network. An authentication server contains a database of multiple user name and password pairs with [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-47 Authentication methods may be specified in any or der . Default Setting None Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ RADIUS uses UDP while T ACACS uses TCP . UDP only offers best ef fort delivery , while TCP offers a connection-oriented transport. Also, note that RADIUS encrypts only the password in[...]

4-48 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.4.2 radius-server host Use this command to specify the RADIUS server . Use the no form to restor e the default. Syntax radius-server host host_ip_address no radius-server host host_ip_address – The IP address of the server . Default Setting 10.1 1.12.13 Command[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-49 Default Setting 1812 Command Mode Global Configuration Example 4.3.4.4 radius-server key Use this command to set the RADIUS encryption key . Use the no form to restore the default. Syntax radius-server key key_string no radius-server key key_string – The encryption key used to authenticate logon access for th[...]

4-50 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.4.5 radius-server retransmit Use this command to set the number of retries. Use the no form to r estore the default. Syntax radius-server retransmit number_of_retries no radius-server retransmit number_of_retries – The number of times (between 1 and 30) the swi[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-51 Default Setting 5 Command Mode Global Configuration Example 4.3.4.7 show radius-server Use this command to display the current settings for the RADIUS server . Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Example Console(config)# radius-server timeout 10 Console(config)# Console# show radius-server Remote [...]

4-52 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.4.8 tacacs-server host Use this command to specify the T ACACS server . Use the no form to r estore the default. Syntax tacacs-server host host_ip_address no tacacs-server host host_ip_address – IP addr ess of server . Default Setting None Command Mode Global C[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-53 Default Setting None Command Mode Global Configuration Example 4.3.4.10 tacacs-server key Use this command to set the T ACACS encryption key . Use the no form to restore the default. Syntax tacacs-server key key_string no tacacs-server key key_string – The encryption key used to authenticate logon access for [...]

4-54 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.4.1 1 show tacacs-server Use this command to display the current settings for the T ACACS server . Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Example 4.3.5 SNMP Commands Controls access to this switch from SNMP management stations, as well as the err or ty[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-55 4.3.5.1 snmp-server community Use this command to define the community access string for the Simple Network Management Protocol. Use the no form to remove the specif ied community string. Syntax snmp-server community string [ ro | rw ] no snmp-server community string ■ string – Community string that acts li[...]

4-56 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Usage The first snmp-server community command you enter enables all versions of SNMP (SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c). The no snmp-server community command disables all versions of SNMP . Example 4.3.5.2 snmp-server contact Use this command to set the system contact st[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-57 Related Commands snmp-server location ( 4-57 ) 4.3.5.3 snmp-server location Use this command to set the system location string. Use the no form to remove the location string. Syntax snmp-server location text no snmp-server location text – String that describes the system location. (Maximum length: 255 charact[...]

4-58 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax snmp-server host host-addr community-string version version-number no snmp-server host host-addr ■ host-addr – Name or Internet address of the host (the targeted r ecipient). (Maximum host addresses: 5 trap destination IP address entries) ■ community-str[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-59 Related Commands snmp-server enable traps ( 4-59 ) 4.3.5.5 snmp-server enable traps Use this command to enable the switch to send Simple Network Management Protocol traps (SNMP notif ications). Use the no form to disable SNMP notifications. Syntax snmp-server enable traps [ authentication | link-up-down ] no sn[...]

4-60 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example Related Commands snmp-server host ( 4-57 ) 4.3.5.6 show snmp Use this command to check the status of SNMP communications. Default Setting None Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Command Usage This command provides information on the community access st[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-61 Example Console# show snmp SNMP traps: Authentication: enable Link-up-down: enable SNMP communities: 1. private, and the privilege is read/write 2. public, and the privilege is read-only 0 SNMP packets input 0 Bad SNMP version errors 0 Unknown community name 0 Illegal operation for community name supplied 0 Enc[...]

4-62 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.6 Line Commands Y ou can access the on-board conf iguration program by attaching a VT100 compatible device to the switch’s serial port. These commands are used to set communication parameters for the serial port or T elnet (a virtual terminal). Note – The con[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-63 Default Setting There is no default line. Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage T elnet is considered a virtual terminal connection and will be shown as Vty in screen displays such as show users . Example T o enter console line mode, enter the following command: Related Commands show line ( 4-68 ) sho[...]

4-64 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Default Setting login local Command Mode Line Configuration Command Usage ■ There ar e three authentication modes provided by the switch itself at login: login selects authentication by a single global password as specified by the password line configuration comman[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-65 Syntax password { 0 | 7 } password no password ■ { 0 | 7 } - 0 means input plain password, 7 means input encrypted password. ■ password - Character string that specifies the line passwor d. (Maximum length: 8 characters plain text, 32 encrypted, case sensitive) Default Setting No password is specif ied. Com[...]

4-66 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.6.4 exec-timeout Use this command to set the interval that the system waits for user input before terminating the current session. Use the no form to restor e the default. Syntax exec-timeout [ seconds ] no exec-timeout seconds - Integer that specifies the number[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-67 Syntax password-thresh threshold no password-thresh threshold – The number of allowed password attempts. (Range: 1- 120; 0: no threshold) Default Setting The default value is three attempts. Command Mode Line Configuration Command Usage ■ When the login attempt threshold is r eached on the console port, the[...]

4-68 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax silent-time [ seconds ] no silent-time seconds – The number of seconds to disable console response. (Range: 0-65535; 0: no silent-time) Default Setting The default value is no silent-time. Command Mode Line Configuration Example T o set the silent time to 60[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-69 Default Setting Shows all lines Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Example T o show the connection settings for all lines, enter this command: 4.3.7 IP Commands By default, the switch searches for its IP address, default gateway , and netmask using DHCP . Y ou can manually configur e a specific IP addres[...]

4-70 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.7.1 ip address Use this command to set the IP address for this device. Use the no form to r estore the default IP address. Syntax ip address { ip-address netmask | bootp | dhcp } no ip address ■ ip-address – The IP addr ess ■ netmask – The network mask fo[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-71 Command Mode Interface Configuration (VLAN) Command Usage ■ Y ou can manually configure a specif ic IP address, or direct the device to obtain an address fr om a BOOTP or DHCP server . The factory default is to use DHCP . V alid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Any other f[...]

4-72 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage ■ DHCP requir es the server to reassign the client’s last address if available. ■ If the BOOTP or DHCP server is moved to a different domain, the network portion of the address pr ovided to the cli[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-73 Syntax ip dhcp client-identifier { text text | hex hex } no ip dhcp client-identifier ■ text – A text string. (Range: 1-15 characters) ■ hex – The hexidecimal value. Default Setting The DHCP client identifier is supplied by the System Controller in the SSC whenever the System Controller r esets the swit[...]

4-74 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.7.4 ip default-gateway Use this command to a establish a static route between the switch and management stations that exist on another network segment. Use the no form to r emove the static route. Syntax ip default-gateway gateway no ip default-gateway gateway ?[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-75 4.3.7.5 show ip interface Use this command to display the settings of an IP interface. Default Setting All interfaces Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage This switch can only be assigned one IP address. This address is used for managing the switch. Example Related Commands show ip redirects ( 4-75 ) 4.3.[...]

4-76 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Privileged Exec Example Related Commands ip default-gateway ( 4-74 ) 4.3.7.7 ping Use this command to send ICMP echo request packets to another node on the network. Syntax ping host [ count count ][ size size ] ■ host – The IP address of the host. ?[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-77 Command Usage ■ Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be reached. ■ The following are some r esults of the ping command: Normal response – The normal r esponse occurs in one to ten seconds, depending on network traff ic. Destination does not respond – If the host does not r espo[...]

4-78 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax ip filter [ rule-number ] action protocol { sour ce source-bitmask } { destination destination-bitmask }[ fragments ][ log ] The port number is not checked. The fragments option is allowed. ip filter [ rule-number ] action protocol { sour ce source-bitmask }[ [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-79 1 (fin) – Finish 2 (syn) – Synchronize 4 (rst) – Reset 8 (psh) – Push 16 (ack) – Acknowledgement 32 (urg) – Ur gent pointer code-keyword-seq – The following code keywords can be specified, but must follow the indicated sequence: fin | syn | rst | psh | ack | urg (The code keyword must be ON if spe[...]

4-80 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 SYN flag valid, use code 2 2 Both SYN and ACK valid, use code 18 18 SYN valid and ACK invalid, use code 2 18 Example – Address f ilters This example allows all packets to pass through the f ilter by permitting any protocol type, and using a null addr ess and networ[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-81 This also blocks all TCP packets from class C addresses 192.168.1.0 with SYN set. Example – Checking for port numbers This example allows TCP packets from class C addresses 192.168.1.0 to anywher e when set for destination port 80. This example drops any TCP packets fr om source 10.7.1.1 to destination 10.8.1[...]

4-82 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Privileged Exec Example In this example, the only specified r ule permits packets within the subnet 10.1.0.x to pass between the management port and the down-link ports. Console# show ip filter Ip filter: Rule:1, Action: permit, Protocol: any, Log: disab[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-83 4.3.8 Interface Commands These commands are used to display or set communication parameters for an Ethernet port, aggregated link, or VLAN. 4.3.8.1 interface Use this command to configur e an interface type and enter interface configuration mode. Syntax interface interface no interface port-channel channel-id i[...]

4-84 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Range: 1 to 6) ■ vlan vlan-id (Range: 1 to 4094) Default Setting None Command Mode Global Configuration Example T o specify the first up-link port, e[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-85 Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Example The following example configures a description for down-link port SNP5. 4.3.8.3 speed-duplex Use this command to configure the speed and duplex mode of a given interface when auto-negotiation is disabled. Use the no form to restore the defaul[...]

4-86 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Command Usage ■ T o force operation to the speed and duplex mode specified in a speed- duplex command, use the no negotiation command to disable auto- negotiation on the selected interface. However , not[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-87 Default Setting Enabled Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Command Usage ■ Down-link ports SNP0-15 are f ixed with auto-negotiation disabled. ■ When auto-negotiation is enabled the switch will negotiate the best settings for a link based on the capabilites command. When auto-negot[...]

4-88 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax capabilities { 1000full | 100full | 100half | 10full | 10half | flowcontrol | symmetric } no port-capabilities [ 1000full | 100full | 100half | 10full | 10half | flowcontrol | symmetric ] ■ 1000full – Supports 1000 Mbit/sec full-duplex operation ■ 100ful[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-89 Example The following example configures port NETP5 capabilities to 100half , 100full and flowcontrol . Related Commands negotiation ( 4-86 ) speed-duplex ( 4-85 ) flowcontrol ( 4-89 ) 4.3.8.6 flowcontr ol Use this command to enable flow contr ol. Use the no form to disable flow control. Note – The integrated[...]

4-90 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Command Usage ■ Flow control can eliminate frame loss by “blocking” traff ic from end stations or segments connected directly to the switch when its buf fers fill. When enabled, back pressur e is use[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-91 4.3.8.7 shutdown Use this command to disable an interface. T o restart a disabled interface, use the no form. Syntax shutdown no shutdown Default Setting All interfaces are enabled. Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Command Usage This command allows you to disable a port due to abnor[...]

4-92 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax switchport broadcast packet-rate rate no switchport broadcast rate – The threshold level in packets per second. (Range: 16, 64, 128, 256) Default Setting Enabled for all ports 256 packets per second Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) Command Usa[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-93 4.3.8.9 clear counters Use this command to clear statistics on an interface. Syntax clear counters interface interface – ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage Statistics are only initialized for a powe[...]

4-94 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax show interfaces status [ interface ] interface ■ ethernet port-name ■ port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Range: 1-6) ■ vlan vlan-id (Range: 1-4094) Default Setting Shows status for all interfaces.[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-95 Example 4.3.8.1 1 show interfaces counters Use this command to display statistics for an interface. Syntax show interfaces counters [ interface ] interface ■ ethernet port-name port-name - down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Range: 1-6) Default Setting Shows counters[...]

4-96 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Usage If no interface is specified, information on all interfaces is displayed. For a description of the items displayed by this command, see “Showing Port Statistics” on page 3-141 . Example 4.3.8.12 show interfaces switchport Use this command to display[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-97 Syntax show interfaces switchport [ interface ] interface ■ ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Range: 1-6) Default Setting Shows all interfaces. Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Command Usage If no interface is specified, in[...]

4-98 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example This example shows the configuration setting for Ethernet port NETP7. 4.3.9 Addr ess T able Commands These commands are used to conf igure the address table for f iltering specified addresses, displaying current entries, clearing the table, or setting the agi[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-99 4.3.9.1 mac-address-table static Use this command to map a static address to a destination port. Use the no form to remove an addr ess. Syntax mac-address-table static mac-address { interface interface } vlan vlan-id [ action ] no mac-address-table static mac-address vlan vlan-id ■ mac-address – MAC addr es[...]

4-100 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 ■ A static address cannot be learned on another port until the addr ess is removed with the no form of this command. Example 4.3.9.2 clear mac-address-table dynamic Use this command to remove any learned entries from the forwar ding database and to clear the trans[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-101 ■ mask – Bits to ignore in the address. ■ interface ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT port-channel channel-id (Range: 1-6) ■ vlan-id – VLAN ID (Range: 1-4094) ■ sort – Sort by address, vlan or interface. Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged[...]

4-102 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax mac-address-table aging-time seconds no mac-address-table aging-time seconds – The time is the number of seconds (18 to 2184). Default Setting 300 seconds Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage The aging time is used to age out dynamically learned [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-103 Example 4.3.10 Port Security Commands These commands can be used to disable the learning function or manually specify secure addr esses for a port. Y ou might want to leave port security off for an initial training period (enable the learning function) to register all the current VLAN members on the selected p[...]

4-104 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) Command Usage ■ If you enable port security , the switch stops dynamically learning new addresses on the specif ied port. Only incoming traff ic with source addresses already stor ed in the dynamic or static address [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-105 4.3.1 1 Spanning T ree Commands This section includes commands that configure the Spanning T ree Algorithm (ST A) for the overall switch, and commands that configure ST A for the selected interface. 4.3.1 1.1 spanning-tree Use this command to enable the spanning tree algorithm globally for this switch. Use the[...]

4-106 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax spanning-tree no spanning-tree Default Setting Spanning tree is enabled. Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage The Spanning T ree Algorithm can be used to detect and disable network loops, and to provide backup links between switches, bridges or rou[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-107 ■ rstp – Rapid Spanning T ree Pr otocol (IEEE 802.1w) Default Setting rstp Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ Rapid Spanning T ree Pr otocol RSTP supports connections to either STP or RSTP nodes by monitoring the incoming protocol messages and dynamically adjusting the type of protocol mes[...]

4-108 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 The minimum value is the higher of 4 or [(max-age / 2) + 1]. Default Setting 15 seconds Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage This command sets the maximum time (in seconds) the root device will wait before changing states (that is, discarding to learning [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-109 Default Setting 2 seconds Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage This command sets the time interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits a configuration message. Example 4.3.1 1.5 spanning-tree max-age Use this command to configur e the spanning tree bridge maximum age globally for this sw[...]

4-110 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage This command sets the maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait without receiving a conf iguration message before attempting to reconfigur e. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive conf igurati[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-111 Command Usage Bridge priority is used in selecting the root device, root port, and designated port. The device with the highest priority becomes the ST A root device (0=highest, 61440=lowest). However , if all devices have the same priority , the device with the lowest MAC address will then become the r oot de[...]

4-112 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example 4.3.1 1.8 spanning-tree transmission-limit Use this command to configur e the minimum interval between the transmission of consecutive RSTP BPDUs. Use the no form to restore the default. Syntax spanning-tree transmission-limit count no spanning-tree transmis[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-113 Syntax spanning-tree cost cost no spanning-tree cost cost – The path cost for the interface. (Range – 1-200,000,000) The recommended range is - Ethernet: 200,000-20,000,000 Fast Ethernet: 20,000-2,000,000 Gigabit Ethernet: 2,000-200,000 Default Setting ■ Ethernet – half duplex: 2,000,000; full duplex: [...]

4-114 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Related Commands spanning-tree port-priority ( 4-1 14 ) 4.3.1 1.10 spanning-tr ee port-priority Use this command to configur e the priority for the specified interface. Use the no form to restor e the default. Syntax spanning-tree port-priority priority no spanning-[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-115 Related Commands spanning-tree cost ( 4-1 12 ) 4.3.1 1.1 1 spanning-tree edge-port Use this command to specify an interface as an edge port. Use the no form to restore the default. Syntax spanning-tree edge-port no spanning-tree edge-port Default Setting NETP0-7, NETMGT : Disabled SNP0-15: Enabled (fixed at th[...]

4-116 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example 4.3.1 1.12 spanning-tr ee protocol-migration Use this command to re-check the appropriate BPDU format to send on the selected interface. Syntax spanning-tree protocol-migration interface interface ■ ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up l[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-117 4.3.1 1.13 spanning-tr ee link-type Use this command to configur e the link type for Rapid Spanning T ree. Use the no form to restor e the default. Syntax spanning-tree link-type { auto | point-to-point | shared } no spanning-tree link-type ■ auto – Automatically derived from the duplex mode setting. ■ p[...]

4-118 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.1 1.14 show spanning-tr ee Use this command to show the configuration for the spanning tree. Syntax show spanning-tree [ interface ] interface ■ ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Ran[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-119 Example Console# show spanning-tree Spanning tree information -------------------------------------------------------- Spanning tree mode :RSTP Spanning tree enable/disable :enable Priority :32768 Bridge Hello Time (sec.) :2 Bridge Max Age (sec.) :20 Bridge Forward Delay (sec.) :15 Root Hello Time (sec.) :2 Ro[...]

4-120 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.12 VLAN Commands A VLAN is a group of ports that can be located anywhere in the network, but communicate as though they belong to the same physical segment. This section describes commands used to create VLAN gr oups, add port members, specify how VLAN tagging i[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-121 4.3.12.1 vlan database Use this command to enter VLAN database mode. All commands in this mode will take effect immediately . Default Setting None Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ Use the VLAN database command mode to add, change, and delete VLANs. After finishing conf iguration changes, you[...]

4-122 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax vlan vlan-id [ name vlan-name ] media ethernet [ state { active | suspend }] no vlan vlan-id [ name | state ] ■ vlan-id – ID of configur ed VLAN. (Range: 1-4094, no leading zeroes) ■ name – Keyword to be followed by the VLAN name. vlan-name – ASCII [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-123 Related Commands show vlan ( 4-130 ) 4.3.12.3 interface vlan Use this command to enter interface configuration mode for VLANs, and conf igure a physical interface. Syntax interface vlan vlan-id vlan-id – The ID of the configur ed VLAN. (Range: 1-4094, no leading zeroes) Default Setting None Command Mode Glob[...]

4-124 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax switchport mode { trunk | hybrid } no switchport mode ■ trunk – Specifies a port as an end-point for a VLAN trunk. A trunk is a dir ect link between two switches, so the port transmits tagged frames that identify the source VLAN. However , note that frame[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-125 Default Setting All frame types Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Command Usage When set to receive all frame types, any r eceived frames that are untagged are assigned to the default VLAN. Example The following example shows how to r estrict the traffic r eceived on SNP1 to tagged [...]

4-126 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Usage ■ Ingress f iltering only affects tagged frames. ■ If ingress f iltering is disabled, the interface accepts any VLAN-tagged frame if the tag matches a VLAN known to the switch (except for VLANs explicitly forbidden on this port). ■ If ingress f i[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-127 Command Usage ■ If an interface is not a member of VLAN 1 and you assign its PVID to this VLAN, the interface will automatically be added to VLAN 1 as an untagged member . For all other VLANs, an interface must first be configur ed as an untagged member before you can assign its PVID to that group. ■ If ac[...]

4-128 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 T o restore the management port to its factory-default VLAN (VLAN 2) and remove it fr om any other VLANs you have added it to, type the following commands: where vlan id is the number of a VLAN other than VLAN 2 to which you have added NETMGT . (Repeat the last comm[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-129 Example The following example shows how to add VLANs 1, 2, 5 and 6 to the allowed list as tagged VLANs for port SNP1: 4.3.12.9 switchport forbidden vlan Use this command to configur e forbidden VLANs. Use the no form to remove the list of forbidden VLANs. Syntax switchport forbidden vlan { add vlan | remove vl[...]

4-130 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following example shows how to prevent port SNP1 from being added to VLAN 3: 4.3.12.10 show vlan Use this command to show VLAN information. Syntax show vlan [ id vlan-id | name vlan-name ] ■ id – Keyword to be followed by the VLAN ID. vlan-id – ID [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-131 Example The following example shows how to display information for VLAN 1: 4.3.13 GVRP and Bridge Extension Commands GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) def ines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to automatically register VLAN members on interfaces across the network. This section des[...]

4-132 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.13.1 switchport gvrp Use this command to enable GVRP for a port. Use the no form to disable it. Syntax switchport gvrp no switchport gvrp Default Setting Enabled Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Example 4.3.13.2 show gvrp configurati[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-133 Default Setting Shows both global and interface-specific configuration. Command Mode Normal Exec, Privileged Exec Example 4.3.13.3 garp timer Use this command to set the values for the join, leave and leaveall timers. Use the no form to restor e the timers' default values. Syntax garp timer { join | leave[...]

4-134 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Default Setting ■ join : 20 centiseconds ■ leave : 60 centiseconds ■ leaveall : 1000 centiseconds Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel) Command Usage ■ Group Addr ess Registration Protocol (GARP) is used by GVRP and GMRP to register o[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-135 4.3.13.4 show garp timer Use this command to show the GARP timers for the selected interface. Syntax show garp timer [ interface ] interface ■ ethernet port-name port-name – down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Range: 1-6) Default Setting Shows all GARP timers. Com[...]

4-136 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax bridge-ext gvrp no bridge-ext gvrp Default Setting Enabled Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to register VLAN members on ports acr oss the network. This function should be ena[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-137 Command Usage The meanings of items displayed by this command are as follows: ■ Max support vlan numbers – The VLAN version used by the switch as specified in the IEEE 802.1Q standard. ■ Max support vlan ID – Maximum VLAN ID recognized by the switch. ■ Extended multicast filtering services – The sw[...]

4-138 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example 4.3.14 IGMP Snooping Commands This switch uses IGMP (Internet Group Management Pr otocol) to query for any attached hosts that want to receive a specif ic multicast service. It identifies the ports containing hosts requesting a service and sends data out to [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-139 4.3.14.1 ip igmp snooping Use this command to enable IGMP snooping on this switch. Use the no form to disable it. Syntax ip igmp snooping no ip igmp snooping Default Setting Disabled Command Mode Global Configuration ip igmp snooping query-interval Configur es the query interval GC 4-145 ip igmp snooping query[...]

4-140 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following example enables IGMP snooping. 4.3.14.2 ip igmp snooping vlan static Use this command to add a port to a multicast group. Use the no form to remove the port. Syntax ip igmp snooping vlan vlan-id static ip-address interface no ip igmp snooping v[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-141 Example The following shows how to statically configure a multicast gr oup on a port: 4.3.14.3 ip igmp snooping version Use this command to configur e the IGMP snooping version. Use the no form to restor e the default. Syntax ip igmp snooping version { 1 | 2 } no ip igmp snooping version ■ 1 – IGMP V ersio[...]

4-142 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following configur es the switch to use IGMP V ersion 1: 4.3.14.4 show ip igmp snooping Use this command to show the IGMP snooping configuration. Default Setting None Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage See “Configuring IGMP Snooping Parameters?[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-143 4.3.14.5 show mac-address-table multicast Use this command to show known multicast addresses. Syntax show mac-address-table multicast [ vlan vlan-id ] [ user | igmp-snooping ] ■ vlan-id – VLAN ID (1 to 4094) ■ user – Display only the user-conf igured multicast entries. ■ igmp-snooping – Display onl[...]

4-144 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.14.6 ip igmp snooping querier Use this command to enable the switch as an IGMP snooping querier . Use the no form to disable it. Syntax ip igmp snooping querier no ip igmp snooping querier Default Setting Disabled Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-145 count - The maximum number of queries issued for which there has been no response befor e the querier takes action to drop a client from the multicast group. (Range: 2-10) Default Setting 2 times Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage The query count defines how long the querier waits for a r esponse [...]

4-146 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax ip igmp snooping query-interval seconds no ip igmp snooping query-interval seconds – The frequency at which the switch sends IGMP host-query messages. (Range: 60-125) Default Setting 125 seconds Command Mode Global Configuration Example The following shows [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-147 Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ The switch must be using IGMPv2 for this command to take effect. ■ This command defines the time after a query , during which a response is expected from a multicast client. If a querier has sent a number of queries defined by the ip igmp snooping query-cou[...]

4-148 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Default Setting 300 seconds Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage The switch must use IGMPv2 for this command to take effect. Example The following shows how to configure the timeout to 500 seconds: Related Commands ip igmp snooping version ( 4-141 ) 4.3.1[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-149 Default Setting No static multicast router ports are conf igured. Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage Depending on your network connections, IGMP snooping may not always be able to locate the IGMP querier . Therefore, if the IGMP querier is a known multicast router/switch connected over the network[...]

4-150 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage Multicast router port types displayed include Static or Dynamic . Example The following shows the ports attached to multicast r outers: 4.3.15 Priority Commands The commands described in this section allow you to specify wh[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-151 4.3.15.1 switchport priority default Use this command to set a priority for incoming untagged frames, or the priority of frames received by the device connected to the specif ied interface. Use the no form to restor e the default value. Syntax switchport priority default default-priority-id no switchport prior[...]

4-152 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Usage ■ The precedence for priority mapping is IP Pr ecedence or IP DSCP , and default switchport priority . ■ The default priority applies for an untagged frame received on a port set to accept all frame types (i.e, receives both untagged and tagged fra[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-153 Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage WRR allows bandwidth sharing at the egress port by defining scheduling weights. Example The following example shows how to assign WRR weights of 1, 3, 5 and 7 to the COS priority queues 0, 1, 2 and 3: Related Commands show queue bandwidth ( 4-155 ) 4.3.15.3 queue[...]

4-154 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Default Setting This switch supports Class of Service by using four priority queues, with W eighted Round Robin queuing for each port. Eight separate traff ic classes are defined in IEEE 802.1p. The default priority levels are assigned accor ding to recommendations [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-155 Example The following example shows how to map COS values 0, 1 and 2 to COS priority queue 0, value 3 to COS priority queue 1, values 4 and 5 to COS priority queue 2, and values 6 and 7 to COS priority queue 3: Related Commands show queue cos-map ( 4-156 ) 4.3.15.4 show queue bandwidth Use this command to disp[...]

4-156 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example 4.3.15.5 show queue cos-map Use this command to show the class-of-service priority map. Syntax show queue cos-map [ interface ] interface ■ ethernet port-name port-name - down link: SNP0-15; up link: NETP0-7; mgt: NETMGT ■ port-channel channel-id (Range:[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-157 Example 4.3.15.6 map ip precedence (Global Conf iguration) Use this command to enable IP precedence mapping (IP T ype of Service). Use the no form to disable IP precedence mapping. Syntax map ip precedence no map ip precedence Default Setting Enabled Command Mode Global Configuration Command Usage ■ The prec[...]

4-158 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following example shows how to enable IP precedence mapping globally: 4.3.15.7 map ip precedence (Interface Conf iguration) Use this command to set IP precedence priority (IP T ype of Service priority). Use the no form to restor e the default table. Synt[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-159 Example The following example shows how to map IP precedence value 1 to COS value 0: 4.3.15.8 map ip dscp (Global Configuration) Use this command to enable IP DSCP mapping (Differ entiated Services Code Point mapping). Use the no form to disable IP DSCP mapping. Syntax map ip dscp no map ip dscp Default Settin[...]

4-160 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.15.9 map ip dscp (Interface Configuration) Use this command to set IP DSCP priority (Differ entiated Services Code Point priority). Use the no form to restore the default table. Syntax map ip dscp dscp-value cos cos-value no map ip dscp ■ dscp-value – 8-bit [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-161 ■ DSCP priority values are mapped to default Class of Service values accor ding to recommendations in the IEEE 802.1p standar d, and then mapped to the queue defaults. ■ Mapping specific values for DSCP is implemented as an interface configuration command, but any changes apply to all interfaces on the swi[...]

4-162 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example Related Commands map ip precedence (Global Configuration) ( 4-157 ) map ip precedence (Interface Configuration) ( 4-158 ) 4.3.15.1 1 show map ip dscp Use this command to show the IP DSCP priority map. Syntax show map ip dscp [ interface ] interface ■ ether[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-163 Command Mode Privileged Exec Example Related Commands map ip dscp (Global Configuration) ( 4-159 ) map ip dscp (Interface Configuration) ( 4-160 ) Console# show map ip dscp ethernet SNP1 DSCP mapping status: disabled Port DSCP COS ----------- ---- --- SNP1 0 0 SNP1 1 0 SNP1 2 0 SNP1 3 0 . . . SNP1 61 0 SNP1 62[...]

4-164 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 4.3.16 Mirror Port Commands This section describes how to mirror traf fic from a sour ce port to a target port. 4.3.16.1 port monitor Use this command to configur e a mirror session. Use the no form to clear a mirror session. It is only possible to monitor one port [...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-165 Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet, destination port) Command Usage ■ Y ou can mirror traf fic from a sour ce port to a destination port for real-time analysis. Y ou can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the destination port and study the traff ic crossing the source port in a complet[...]

4-166 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Command Mode Privileged Exec Command Usage This command displays the currently configur ed source port, destination port, and mirror mode (RX, TX, RX/TX). Example The following shows mirroring conf igured from port SNP6 to port NETP2: Related Commands port monitor ([...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-167 aggregated links. For example, an aggr egated link consisting of two 1000 Mbit/sec ports can support an aggregate bandwidth of 4 Gbit/sec when operating at full duplex. Guidelines for Creating Aggr egated Links ■ Finish configuring aggr egated links before you connect the corresponding network cables between[...]

4-168 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Syntax channel-group channel-id no channel-group channel-id – The port-channel index (Range: 1-6) Default Setting The current port will be added to this aggr egated link. Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) Command Usage ■ When configuring static agg[...]

Chapter 4 Command-Line Reference 4-169 Syntax lacp no lacp Default Setting Enabled Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) Command Usage ■ The ports on both ends of an aggregated link must be conf igured for full duplex, either by forced mode or auto-negotiation. ■ An aggregated link formed with another switch using LACP will automatica[...]

4-170 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Example The following shows LACP enabled on ports NETP0 to NETP2. Because LACP has also been enabled on the ports at the other end of the links, the show interfaces status port-channel 1 command shows that port-channel 1 has been established. Console(config)# interf[...]

A-1 APPENDIX A Management Information Base An SNMP management station can configur e and monitor network devices by setting or reading device variables specified in the Management Information Base (MIB). The key MIB groups supported by the switch are listed in this appendix. Also, note that specific MIB variables used for each conf iguration task a[...]

A-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 A.1 Supported MIBs The standard MIBs ar e listed in the following table. T ABLE A-1 Supported MIBs RFC No. Title Suppor ted Gr oups 1213 MIB-II • system group • interfaces gr oup • ip gr oup • icmp gr oup • tcp gr oup • udp gr oup • snmp gr oup 1493 Brid[...]

Appendix A Management Information Base A-3 The Sun private enterprise MIB is listed below . A.2 Supported T raps SNMP traps supported include the following items: Sun private enterprise traps supported include the following item: T ABLE A-2 Sun Private Enterprise MIB Title V ersion CSSP .MIB 01.00.00 T ABLE A-3 SNMP T raps RFC No. Title RFC 1215 (S[...]

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B-1 APPENDIX B T r oubleshooting If you are having pr oblems connecting to the network, check your network cabling to ensure that the device in question is pr operly connected to the network. Then see “Diagnosing Switch Indicators” on page B-2 to verify that the corresponding port on the switch is functioning properly . If you are having pr obl[...]

B-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 B.1 Diagnosing Switch Indicators If you have a connected a device to a port on the switch, but the Link LED is off, then check the following items: ■ Be sure the cable is plugged into both the switch and corr esponding device. ■ V erify that the proper cable type [...]

Appendix B T roubleshooting B-3 ■ Check that you have a valid network connection to the switch and that the port you are using has not been disabled. See “Port Configuration” on page 3-96 . ■ If there ar e only Layer 2 switches between the management station and system chassis, make sure that: ■ The switch’s management VLAN is configur [...]

B-4 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 B.4 Using System Logs If a fault does occur , refer to the other manuals for the system chassis to ensure that the problem you encounter ed is actually caused by the switch. If the problem appears to be caused by the switch, follow these steps: 1. Enable logging. 2. S[...]

Appendix B T roubleshooting B-5 B.5 Err or Messages B.5.1 Command-Line Err or Detection If the switch detects invalid input in the command line, it displays a ^ beneath the location where the err or was detected. For example: T runk 1 link-down notification Aggregated link down 6 VLAN XX 2 link-up notification VLAN link up 6 VLAN XX link-down notif[...]

B-6 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 B.5.2 System Err ors The key error messages generated by the switch ar e listed in the following table. T o control the message levels issued by the switch, see “logging history” on page 4-35 . B.5.3 Command Line Err ors The error messages generated by the switch [...]

Appendix B T roubleshooting B-7 Failed to get string Show command failed. Failed to set string Configuration command failed. Failed to write certificate file to flash. Certificate f ile has an error , private key file error (such as incorrect pass phrase), or private key does not match the certificate public key . Incomplete command. Incomplete com[...]

B-8 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 This command for console only. Line mode (vty) can not use console parameter commands. This command is only valid for adding a single port to a an aggregated link. Only one port can be added to an aggregated link with this command. This command is only valid for the n[...]

Appendix B T roubleshooting B-9 B.5.4 W eb Interface Err ors The error messages generated by this switch for the W eb interface are listed in the following table. Note that these messages are not written to the log file. T ABLE B-4 W eb Interface Error Messages Menu Message Description Switch Setup System Identity User privileges are not enough to [...]

B-10 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Data is invalid. General err or . Illegal SNMP trap IP address. Illegal IP address format. Please select a Community String. Select a community string to remove. Please type a Community String. T ype a community string to add. T rap Manager table is full or data is i[...]

Appendix B T roubleshooting B-11 Data is invalid General error . User privileges are not enough to perform this operation. Privileges insuff icient. Membership Data is invalid. General err or . User privileges are not enough to perform this operation. Privileges insuff icient. Broadcast & Multicast Broadcast Parameters Threshold is out of range[...]

B-12 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Advanced Configuration Data is invalid. General err or . User privileges are not enough to perform this operation. Privileges insuff icient. Class of Service Basic T raff ic Prioritisation Cos V alue is out of range. CoS V alue is out of range. Data is invalid. Gener[...]

Appendix B T roubleshooting B-13 Cannot set aggregated link status. Cannot enable LACP for a static member of an aggregated link. Data is invalid. General err or . User privileges are not enough to perform this operation. Privileges insuff icient. VLANs Data is invalid. General err or . Please enter a valid PVID. PVID is invalid. Select a correct o[...]

B-14 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 Packet Filtering User privileges are not enough to perform this operation. Privileges insuff icient. Monitoring Port Mirroring Data is invalid. General err or . User privileges are not enough to perform this operation. Privileges insuff icient. Logs Data is invalid. [...]

C-1 APPENDIX C Specif ications This appendix contains the following sections: ■ Section C.1, “Switch Architectur e” on page C-2 ■ Section C.2, “Management Features” on page C-3 ■ Section C.3, “Physical” on page C-3 ■ Section C.4, “Power” on page C-4 ■ Section C.5, “Envir onmental” on page C-4 ■ Section C.6, “Standa[...]

C-2 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 C.1 Switch Ar chitecture T ABLE C-1 Switch Architecture Item Specifications Ports • Network up links - 8 1000BASE-T • Midplane - 16 Gigabit serialized down links (for server Blades) • Management channel - 1 10/100BASE-TX, 1 console port (serial RJ-45) Network In[...]

Appendix C Specifications C-3 C.2 Management Featur es C.3 Physical T ABLE C-2 Management Features Item Specifications In-Band Management T elnet, W eb-based HTTP , or SNMP Out-of-Band Management RS-232 signaling over RJ-45 console port Software Loading TFTP in-band or XModem out-of-band MIB Support • SNMP v1/v2 (RFC 1215, 1907) • MIB II (RFC 2[...]

C-4 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003 C.4 Power C.5 Envir onmental C.6 Standar ds T ABLE C-4 Power Specifications Item Specifications Operating V oltage +12 VDC Maximum Current 5.2 A Power Consumption 62 W atts maximum Heat Dissipation 21 1 BTU/hr maximum T ABLE C-5 Environmental Specifications Item Speci[...]

Appendix C Specifications C-5 IEEE 802.3x full-duplex flow control (ISO/IEC 8802-3) IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Contr ol Protocol RFC 1215, 1907 SNMP RFC 2819 RMON (groups 1,2,3,9) RFC 2863 MIB II RFC 1493 Bridge MIB RFC 1643, 2665 Etherlike MIB RFC 826 ARP RFC 1 1 12 IGMP RFC 792 ICMP T ABLE C-6 Supported Standards (Continued) Standard Descripti[...]

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Glossary-1 Glossary 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbit/sec Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbit/sec Fast Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 UTP cable. 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3ab specification for Gigabit Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5, 5e 100-ohm UTP cable. 100[...]

Glossary-2 Sun Fire ™ B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • April 2003 Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Provides a framework for passing conf iguration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. DHCP is based on the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic allocation of reusable network addr esses and[...]

Glossary-3 IEEE 802.1w An IEEE standard for the Rapid Spanning T ree Protocol (RSTP) which is designed to supersede IEEE 802.1D. RSTP provides considerably faster convergence for topology changes. IEEE 802.3 Defines carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications. IEEE 802.3ab Defines[...]

Glossary-4 Sun Fire ™ B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • April 2003 Layer 2 Data Link layer in the ISO 7-Layer Data Communications Protocol. This is related dir ectly to the hardware interface for network devices and passes on traff ic based on MAC addresses. Layer 3 Network layer in the ISO 7-Layer Data Communications Pro[...]

Glossary-5 Shielded T wisted Pair (STP) Cable T wisted-pair wire cover ed with an external aluminum-foil or woven copper shield designed to reduce excessive noise pick up or radiation. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The application protocol in the Internet suite of pr otocols which offers network management services. Spanning T ree Proto[...]

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Index-1 Index A acceptable frame types, 3-1 14, 4-124 address table, 3-92, 4-100 aging time, 3-94, 4-101 aggregated links, 4-166 aging time, 3-94, 4-101 B BOOTP, 3-16, 4-71 broadcast storm port setting, 3-103, 4-91 threshold, 3-67, 4-91 C Class of Service See CoS CLI, 4-2 command-line interface See CLI community string, 2-3, 3-34, 4-55 configurati[...]

Index-2 Sun Fire ™ B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • J anuar y 2003 description, 3-40 global setting, 3-45, 4-135 interface configuration, 3-1 15, 4-132 I IEEE 802.1D, 3-70, 4-106 IEEE 802.1w, 3-70, 4-107 IGMP, 3-54, 4-138 ingress filtering, 3-1 14, 4-125 Internet Group Management Pr otocol See IGMP IP address BOOTP/DHC[...]

Index-3 traps, supported, A-3 version, 2-3, 3-36, 4-58 software downloads, 3-21, 4-20 software version, displaying, 3-18, 4-44 Spanning T ree Algorithm See ST A Spanning T ree Pr otocol See STP specifications, C-1 SSC, 0-xix, 1-1, 1-3 ST A, 3-70, 4-105, 4-106 configuring interfaces, 3-129, 4-105 description, 3-70 edge port, 3-126, 3-130, 4-1 15 i[...]

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