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    2350 Mission College Blvd. Suite 600 Santa Clara, CA 95054 www .b ladenetwork.net BLADEOS™ BBI Quick Guide RackSwitch™ G8124 V ersion 5.2 Part Number: BMD00163, January 2010[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 2 BMD00163, January 20 10 Copyright © 2010 BLADE Network T echnologies , Inc., 2350 Mission College Blvd., Suite 600, Santa Clara, Califo rnia, 95054, USA. All rights re served. Part Number: BMD0016 3. This document is protected by c opyright and distributed under license s r estricting it s use, copying, distribution, and de[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 3 Content s Preface  5 Who Should Use This Bo ok  5 Related Documentation  5 Typographic Conventions  6 How to Get Help  7 Chapter 1: Getting Started  9 Features  9 Requirements  9 Switch Set Up  10 IP Interfaces  10 Enabling/Disablin g BBI Access  10 Web Browser Set Up  10 Starting the BBI[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 4  Contents BMD00163, January 20 10 Chapter 5: The Dashboard  27 Steps for Displaying Dashboards  27[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 5 Preface The BLADEOS Browser - Based Interface (BBI) softwa re is included with the RackSwitch G8124 (G8124). The BBI software lets you use your W e b browser to access switch information and statistics, and to perform switch configuration via the Internet. This BBI Quick Guide provides an overview of how to access and use t[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 6  : Preface BMD00163, January 20 10 T ypographic Conventions The following table describe s the typographic styles used in th is book. T able 1 T ypographic Conventions T ypeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 This type is used for names of commands, files, an d directories used within the text. V iew the readme.txt f[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide BMD00163, January 2010 : Preface  7 How to Get Help If you need help, service, or technical as sist ance, call BLADE Network T echnologies T echnical Support: US toll free calls: 1-800 -414-5268 International calls: 1-408 -834-7871 Y ou also can visit our web site at the following address: http://www.bladenetwork.net Click [...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 8  : Preface BMD00163, January 20 10[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 9 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter briefly describes the software features and requirements for the BLADEOS Browser- Based Interface (BBI), and expl ains how to access the BBI start page. Features The network administrator can access switch conf iguration and monitoring functions through the BBI, a W eb-based switch [...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 10  Chapter 1: Getting Started BMD00163, January 2010  Frame-capable W eb-browser software, such as the following:  Netscape Navigator 4.7x or higher  Internet Explo rer 6.0x or higher  Mozilla FireFox 1.0.4 or higher  JavaScript enabled in you r W eb brows er Switch Set Up Before you can access the BBI, mini[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide BMD00163, January 201 0 Chapter 1: Getting S tarted  11 S t arting the BBI When the switch and browser set up i s done , follow these steps to launch the BBI: 1. Start your W eb browser . 2. Enter the switch IP interface addre ss in the W eb browser ’ s URL field. For example, consider an IP interface with a network IP ad[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 12  Chapter 1: Getting Started BMD00163, January 2010 If your switch and brow ser ar e properly confi gured, you ar e asked to enter a password: Enter the account name and password for the switch’ s administrator or user account. The default account name is admin , and the default passwo rd is admin . For mor e password i[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide BMD00163, January 2010 Chapt er 1: Getting S tarted  13 4. Allow the BBI Dashboard page to load. When the proper account name and password com bination is entered, the BBI Dashboard page is displayed in your browser ’ s viewin g area. There may be a slight delay while the Dashboard pag e is being initialized. Y ou should [...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 14  Chapter 1: Getting Started BMD00163, January 2010[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 15 C HAPTER 2 Browser-Based Interface Basics Once you are properly logged in, the Blade OS Brow ser-Based Interface (BBI) appears in your W eb browser ’ s viewing win dow:[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 16  Chapter 2: Browser-Based Interface Basics BMD00163, January 2010 The main regions on the BLADEOS BBI are as follows:  The T oolbar is used for selectin g the context for your actions in the other windo ws.  The Navigation windo w is used for sel ecting particular items or features to act upon.  The Forms window[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide BMD00163, January 201 0 Chapter 2: Br owser-Based Inte rface Basics  17 Navigation Window The navigation window is used for selecting a pa rticular switch featur e to act upon. Status, statistics, or configuration form s for the selected item will app ear in the forms window , depending on the context chosen on the toolbar [...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 18  Chapter 2: Browser-Based Interface Basics BMD00163, January 2010 Forms Window When a feature icon is s elected on the navigation win dow , a status, statisti cs, or configuration form is displayed in the forms window . The exact nature of the form depends on the current context selected on the toolbar , as well as the t[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 19 C HAPTER 3 Configuring the Switch The Blade OS Browser -Based Interface (BBI) can be used to view and change switch configuration parameters. The same configuration parameters that are available through the switch’ s command-line interface are present on the BBI conf iguration forms. The following provi des a basic outli[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 20  Chapter 3: Configuring the Switch BMD00163, January 20 10 2. Select a feature icon in the na v igation window . For example: 3. V iew or make changes to the settings shown in the forms window . For example:[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide BMD00163, January 201 0 Chapter 3: Con figuring the Switch  21 Note – Fields which must be con figured for proper switch operations are highl ighted on the form s in GREEN type. Items which load othe r forms when selected are underlined . 4. Click the Submit but ton on the bottom of the form to su bmit the form conten ts [...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 22  Chapter 3: Configuring the Switch BMD00163, January 20 10 Using the BBI to Load Switch Sof tware Y ou can use the Browser-Based Interface to load so ftware onto the G8124. The software image to load can reside in one of the following locatio ns:  TFTP server  Local computer After you log onto the BBI, perform the [...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide BMD00163, January 201 0 Chapter 3: Con figuring the Switch  23 The Switch Image and Configurat ion Management page a ppears. 3. Enter the server ’ s information in the FTP/TFTP Settin gs section. Select a port for the file transfer (optional).[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 24  Chapter 3: Configuring the Switch BMD00163, January 20 10 4. In the Image Settings section, se lect the image version you want to replace (Image for T r ansfer). Enter the file name and click Get Image. Once the image has loaded, the page re freshes to show the new software.[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 25 C HAPTER 4 V iewing S t atistics The Blade OS Browser- Based Interface (BBI) can be used to view a variety of switch performance statistics. The same statistics that are availabl e through the switch’ s command-line interface are present on the BBI statistics forms. The following provides a basic outline for viewing stat[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 26  Chapter 4: Viewing Statis tics BMD00163, January 20 10 3. V iew the statistics in the forms window . For example: Note – Items which load other fo rms when selected are u nderlined .[...]

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    BMD00163, January 2010 27 C HAPTER 5 The Dashboard The Blade OS Browser -Based Interface (BBI) can be used to v iew th e present settings and operating status of a variety of sw itch features. The same informat ion available th rough the switch’ s command-line interface is pr esent on the dashboard forms. The following provides a basic outline fo[...]

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    BLADEOS 5.2 BBI Guide 28  Chapter 5: The Dashboard BMD00163, January 2010 3. V iew information shown in the forms window . For example: Note – Items which load other fo rms when selected are u nderlined .[...]