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Alcatel-Lucent 6850-P24L manual

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    OmniSwitch 6850 Series Getting Star ted Guide 060208-10, Rev . C June 2007[...]

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    Wa r n i n g . Only personn el knowledgeab le in basic ele ctrical and mecha nical procedures sh ould install or maintain this equipment. Lithium Batteries Caution. There is a danger of explo sion if the Lithium ba ttery in your chassis is incorrectly replaced. Replace the battery only with th e same or equivalent type of batter y recommended by th[...]

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    June 2007 iii OmniSwitch 6850 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Site Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3[...]

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    iv June 2007 Files and Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Boot and Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 boot.params File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 boot.cfg File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    June 2007 OmniSwitch 6850 Series 1 OmniSwitch 6850 Series The OmniSwit ch 6850 Series is a n advanced fixe d configuration family of Ethe rnet switches. These switche s provide wire rate La yer 2 forwardin g and Layer 3 rout ing with advanced services. They are fixed configuration, tripl e-speed (10/100/1000) switches that provid e increased networ[...]

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    2 OmniSwitch 6850 Series June 2007 Related Documentation The following are th e titles and de scriptions of al l the OmniSwitch 6850 Series user do cumentation in cluded in the User Manual CD: • OmniSwitch 6 850 Series Get ting Starte d Guide Describes the hardware and software procedures for getting an OmniSw itch 6850 Series switch up and runni[...]

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    June 2007 Installing the Hardware 3 Items Required In addition to the materials and components p rovided in the OmniSwitch 6850 Series shipmen t, you must prov ide the following i tems in order to co mplete this in stallation: • Grounding w rist strap • Phillips screwdriver • Serial cable • Rack mount screws, if ap plicable Site Preparation[...]

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    4 Installing the Hardware June 2007 All surfaces that are u sed for intention ally grounding the EUT shall be broug ht to a bright finish and an a nti oxidant solu tion must be applied to the surfaces bei ng joined. Non-conductive coatings (such as lacquer and enamel) must be removed from threads and other contact surfaces to assure electri cal con[...]

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    June 2007 Installing the Hardware 5 Items Included Your OmniSwitch 685 0 Series switch order includes the following i tems: • OmniSwitch 6850 Series chassis • Rack mount flanges with attachment screws (rack mount flanges may be pre-installed o n some orders) • Power cord (country-specific) • Documentation CD containing a complete set of use[...]

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    6 Installing the Hardware June 2007 4 Carefully remove any foam pads and protect ive plastic from the switch chassis. Note. Alcatel-Lucent provides factory-installed blank cover plates for empty backu p power supply or 10-Giga- bit expansio n module bays. Do not remov e these cover plates unless a ba ckup power supp ly or expansion mod ule is to be[...]

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    June 2007 Installing the Hardware 7 Never obstruct the air vent s located at the left and right sides of the chassis. Note. Clearance is not required at the top and bottom of the chassis. For detailed chassis airflow diagrams, refer to the OmniSwit ch 6850 Series Hardware Users Guide . Installation Options There are two ways in which the OmniSwitch[...]

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    8 Installing the Hardware June 2007 Rack-Mounting the Switch Refer to the impo rtant guidelin es below before in stalling the OmniSwitch chassis in a rack. • It is recommended tha t two people in stall the swi tch in the rack—one person to h old the chassis and positi on it in the rack, and a second pers on to secure the chassis to the rack usi[...]

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    June 2007 Installing the Hardware 9 3 After the rack-m ount flange s are secured to t he chas- sis, mark the h oles on the ra ck where the switc h is to be installed. 4 Lift and positi on the switch until the ra ck-mount flanges are flush with the ra ck post. 5 Align the holes i n the flanges with th e rack holes tha t were marked in step 3. 6 Once[...]

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    10 Installing the Hardware June 2007 Installing Combo Port SFPs OmniSwitch 6850 Series swi tches offer Gigabit Ethern et combo ports, located on the front panel . These combo ports support hot-swapp able fiber Small Form-Factor Plugg ables (SFPs). For instructio ns on installing and remo ving combo port SFPs, refer to the instruction card pr ovided[...]

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    June 2007 Connections and Cabling 11 Once your switch is prop erly set up and all the required hard- ware components are installed, you should co nnect all netwo rk and management cables required for yo ur network applica- tions. Connecti ons may include : • RJ-45 cable connection to the console port • Single mode or multimode fi ber cables to [...]

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    12 Booting OmniSwitch 6850 Series Switch es June 2007 Booting a Standalone Switch The OmniSwitch 6850 Series switch d oes not use an on/off switch. The power cord is the switch’s onl y connect/discon- nect device. The power connector socket is located on t he switch’s rear panel. For more information, refer to the OmniSwitch 6850 Series Hardwar[...]

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    June 2007 Booting OmniSwitch 6850 Seri es Switches 13 If any of the LED state diffe rs from the states shown in the table above, refer to the OmniSwitc h 6850 Series Hardware Users Guide for more information. Contact Alcatel-Lucent Customer Support if the unexpected LED st ate persists. For information on booting stacked configurations a nd dynamic[...]

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    14 Your First Login Session June 2007 Once the switch or stack has succ essfully booted and you have accessed your computer’s terminal emulation software via the console port, you are ready to log in to the switch’s Command Line Interface (CLI) and configure basic information. C o mp l ete t h e f o ll o w ing s t eps d u r i ng y o ur f i rst [...]

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    June 2007 Your First Login Session 15 The default welcome banner, whic h includes informatio n such as the current softw are version and sy stem date, displa ys— followed by the CLI command p rompt: Welcome to the Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850 Series Software Version 6.1.5.281.R01 Developmen t, March 16, 2007. Copyright(c), 1994-2007 Alcatel-Luc[...]

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    16 Your First Login Session June 2007 Unlocking Session T ypes Security is a ke y feature on OmniSwitch 68 50 Series switches. As a result, when you a ccess the switch fo r the first time, you must use a direct console port connec tion . All other session types (Telnet, FTP, WebView, SNMP, etc.) are “locked out” until they are manually unlocked[...]

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    June 2007 Your First Login Session 17 Changing the Login Password Change the login passw ord for admin user sessions by follow - ing the steps below: 1 Be sure that you have log ged into the sw itch as user type admi n (see “Logging in to the Sw itch” on pag e 14 ). 2 Enter the keyword password and press Enter . 3 Enter your new password at the[...]

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    18 Your First Login Session June 2007 Setting the System Time Zone The switch’s default time zone is UTC (also referred to as Greenwich Mean Time). If you require a time zone that is sp ecific to your reg ion—or if you need to enable Daylight Saving s Time (DST) on the switch—you can configure the se settings via th e system timezone and syst[...]

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    June 2007 Your First Login Session 19 Specifying a System Name The system name is a simp le, user-defined text descrip tion for the switch. To specify a syst em name, enter system name , fo llowed by a text description of up to 19 characters. Note. You cannot include spaces between words when entering a system name. For exampl e: -> system name [...]

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    20 Files and Directories June 2007 Boot and Image Files Although the fl ash memory on OmniSwitch 6850 Series switches can contain many file types (e .g., log and snapshot files), there are four specific fi le ty pes that provid e key switch and network functions. Th ese files include the boot.cfg file, boot.params file, boot.slot.cfg file, and imag[...]

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    June 2007 Files and Directories 21 Image Files Image files (those files with .img extensions) contain an executable code t hat provides support for the sy stem, Ethernet ports, and network function s. In other word s, they serve as essential drivers for swit ch and network o perations. Although these files may be back ed up to the root flash direc-[...]

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    22 Files and Directories June 2007 W orking and Certified Directories OmniSwitch 6850 Series swi tches offer flash memory w ith 8 MB base ROM space and 64 MB extended ROM. This mem- ory is used to st ore files, inclu ding boot an d image files, tha t are used for switch opera tions. The /flash directory contains two subdi rectories: /working and /c[...]

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    June 2007 Files and Directories 23 Certified Directory The software in the /flash/certified directory should be treated as the “gold master” for the swit ch. When you place configu- ration and image files i n this direct ory, you are “certi fying” them as tested and re liable. If the swi tch is running from the /flash/wo rking directory and[...]

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    24 Files and Directories June 2007 Can I save changes to the Certified directory? No. The /flash/certified directory is intended to store only tested, reliable configuration and image fi les. Configuration changes must be saved to th e boot.cfg file in the /flash/wo rking directory. Once t hose changes have been road- tested, the content s of the /[...]

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    June 2007 Files and Directories 25 W ork ing and Certified Are Different If the software in the /flash/working directory differs even slightly from the software in the /flash/certified directory, the switch will aut omatically run from the /flash/certified directory. When the switch runs from the /flash/certified directory, configurat ion changes c[...]

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    26 Using WebView June 2007 The switch can be configured and monitored using WebView, Alcatel-Lucent ’s Web-based de vice management tool. WebView software is pre-installed in the switch; y ou are not required to load ad ditional so ftware. Note. Although WebV iew software is pre-installed, you must first enable HTTP sessi ons for yo ur switch bef[...]

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    June 2007 Using WebView 27 2 Enter the switc h’s IP ad dress in the browser’s “Address” text f ield (“Locatio n:” fo r Netscape users) . The login screen disp lays. 3 Enter the user name and pa ss word at the login prompt. Remember, if you have alre ady changed the user name and password for your sw itch, be sure to use the new informat[...]

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    28 Using WebView June 2007 Navigate the applicatio n by clicking on the “Configu ration Group” butto ns in the left-ha nd toolbar. Refine your n avigation by selecting “Con figuration Opt ions” for each group from the item s displayed in the grey, horizontal navigation bar. Site Maps. WebView also prov ides site maps for each configuration [...]

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    June 2007 Using WebView 29 Online Help General online help is availab le through the main Help link located in the top WebVi ew banner. Detailed, context-base d help is provided for each status table and configurat ion dialog win dow. Additional Information For mo r e information on usi n g W e b V ie w , r e f e r to the “ U sing WebView” c ha[...]

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    30 Using WebView June 2007 T roubleshooting The W ebView login screen does not display . This suggests either a physic al or network conn ection issue. Try the following options: • Be sure that you have a good ph ysical Ethernet ca ble connection to the switch. • Be sure your computer has a valid Ethernet co nnection and IP address. • Verify [...]