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    9032971-01 Smar tSwitch Series 2E42, 2E43, 2E48, 2E49, 2H22, 2H23, 2H28, 2H33 and 2M46 Local Management Supplement[...]

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    Local Management Supplement i NOTICE Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes ha ve been made. The hardware, firmware, or software described in this man[...]

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    Notice ii Local Management Supplement CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPOR T ANT : THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PR ODUCT IN THE UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA AND BY UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA GO VERNMENT END USERS. BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PR ODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This document is an ag[...]

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    Notice Local Management Supplement iii If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, Y ou agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Pro[...]

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    Notice iv Local Management Supplement CABLETRON SYSTEMS SALES AND SERVICE, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPOR T ANT : THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PRODUCT IN THE UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA AND BY UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA GO VERNMENT END USERS. BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PR ODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This [...]

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    Notice Local Management Supplement v If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, Y ou agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Progr[...]

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    Notice vi Local Management Supplement CABLETRON SYSTEMS LIMITED PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPOR T ANT : THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PRODUCT IN THE UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA AND BY UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA GO VERNMENT END USERS. BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PR ODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This document is an a[...]

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    Notice Local Management Supplement vii If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, Y ou agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Pro[...]

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    Notice viii Local Management Supplement DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Council Directiv e(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’ s Name: Cabletron Systems, Inc. Manufacturer’ s Address: 35 Industrial Way PO Box 5005 Rochester, NH 03867 European Representativ e Name: Mr. J. Solari European Representativ e Address: Cabletron Systems Lim[...]

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    Local Management Supplement ix CONTENTS Figures ................................................................................................... xiii Tables..................................................................................................... xiv CHAPTER 1 CHANGES TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT SCREENS 1.1 Introduction ......................[...]

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    Contents x Local Management Supplement 1.17 Summary of VLAN Local Management ...................................... 1-43 1.18 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu Screen ................................ 1-44 1.19 IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen ............................................. 1-45 1.19.1 Configuring VLANs for IGMP ...........................[...]

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    Contents Local Management Supplement xi CHAPTER 4 GENERIC ATTRIBUTE REGISTRATION PROTOCOL (GARP) 4.1 GARP Switch Operation .............................................................. 4-1 4.1.1 GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) ................... 4-1 4.2 GARP Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP) ........................... 4-3 4.3 GARP Op[...]

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    Local Management Supplement xiii FIGURES Figure P age 1-1 802.1D Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy........................ 1-3 1-2 802.1Q Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy ....................... 1-4 1-3 Example of a Local Management Screen ................................ 1-5 1-4 Device Configuration Menu Screen................................[...]

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    xiv Insert BookTitle T ABLES T ab le Page 1-1 User’s Guides Affected by Revisions ........................................ 1-1 1-2 TX Queue Mapping Default Values ........................................1-55 1-3 TX Priority Regeneration Default Values ................................ 1-56 2-1 ENET/Repeater Port Relationship ......................[...]

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    Local Management Supplement 1-1 CHAPTER 1 CHANGES TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT SCREENS This chapter introduces the scope of this document, ne w hierarchy , and ne w screens (e xcept security screens) af fected by the 4.08.xx and 4.09.xx firmware re visions. Chapter 2 describes the re vised security screens for the 2E43-51 and 2E43-51R repeater de vices . C[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-2 Local Management Supplement 1.2 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT Access to Local Management is controlled through the Passw ord screen. 1.2.1 Navigating Local Mana g ement Screens The Local Management application consists of a series of menu screens. Navigate through Local Management by selecting items f[...]

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    Accessing Local Management Local Management Supplement 1-3 Figure 1-1 802.1D Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierar chy Device Menu Password Device Configuration Menu General Configuration Port Configuration Menu Switch Configuration Network T ools 802.1 Configuration Menu Device Statistics Menu Switch Statistics Interface Statistics RMON Statistics Sy[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-4 Local Management Supplement Figure 1-2 802.1Q Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierar chy 29713-82 Device Menu Password Device Configuration Menu General Configuration Port Configuration Menu Network T ools 802.1 Configuration Menu Device Statistics Menu System Resources Information Flash Download Configu[...]

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    Accessing Local Management Local Management Supplement 1-5 1.2.2 Screen Format Since the top part of the screen contains the same type of information (the name of the screen, the SmartSwitch model number , the firmware re vision, and the BOO T PR OM re vision), it is not shown in the follo wing descriptions of the screens. Only the lo wer portion [...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-6 Local Management Supplement 1.3 DEVICE CONFIGURATION MEN U SCREEN The De vice Configuration Menu screen, Figure 1-4 , provides access to Local Management screens that allo w you to configure and monitor operating parameters, modify SNMP community names, set SNMP traps, configure switch parameter[...]

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    Device Configuration Men u Screen Local Management Supplement 1-7 SNMP TRAPS CONFIGURA TION Provides display and configuration access to the table of IP addresses used for trap destinations and associated community names. For details, refer to your SmartSwitch de vice user’ s guide. SYSTEM RESOURCES INFORMA TION Displays the CPU type used in th[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-8 Local Management Supplement 1.4 SYSTEM RESOURCES INF ORMATION SCREEN The System Resources Information screen, Figure 1-5 , provides information concerning the processor used in the SmartSwitch and the amount of FLASH memory , DRAM, and NVRAM that is installed and ho w much of that memory is a vaila[...]

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    System Resources Inf ormation Screen Local Management Supplement 1-9 DRAM Installed (Read-Only) Indicates the amount of DRAM installed in the SmartSwitch and ho w much of it is currently av ailable. NVRAM Installed (Read-Only) Indicates the amount of NVRAM installed in the SmartSwitch and ho w much of it is currently av ailable. Current Switch Util[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-10 Local Management Supplement 1.5 FLASH DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Flash Do wnload Configuration screen, sho wn in Figure 1-6 , is used to do wnload a ne w image file from a TFTP serv er to Flash memory . Before do wnloading an image to the de vice, copy the image to the network TFTP server[...]

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    FLASH Download Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-11 The follo wing briefly defines each field of the Flash Do wnload Configuration screen: Download Method (Selectab le) This field steps between TFTP, RUNTIME and BOOTP. If set for BOO TP , the de vice sends out a BootP request to determine the IP address of the TFTP serv er an[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-12 Local Management Supplement Download Server IP (Selectab le) The IP address of the TFTP serv er to be used for the FLASH do wnload is entered in this field. Download File Name (Selectab le) The complete TFTP serv er path and file name of the ne w image is entered in this field. 1.5.1 Image File[...]

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    FLASH Download Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-13 1.5.2 Image File Download Using Runtime Set the SmartSwitch de vice to do wnload to FLASH using R UNTIME as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field. 2. Use the SPACE bar to step to RUNTIME . 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reboot After Downlo[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-14 Local Management Supplement 1.5.3 Image File Download Using BootP Set the SmartSwitch de vice to do wnload to FLASH using BootP as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field. 2. Use the SPACE bar to select BOOTP . 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the TFTP Gateway IP A[...]

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    P or t Configuration Menu Screen Local Management Supplement 1-15 Figure 1-7 Port Configuration Menu Screen The follo wing briefly defines each selectable item of the Port Configuration Menu screen: ETHERNET FULL DUPLEX CONFIGURA TION The Ethernet Full Duplex Configuration screen allo ws each 10 Mbps port to be set for either Standard Etherne[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-16 Local Management Supplement PORT REDIRECT CONFIGURA TION Used to access the Redirect Configuration Menu screen, which provides access to the Port Redirect Configuration and VLAN Redirect Configuration screens. For details, refer to Section 1.10 . BRO ADCAST SUPPRESSION CONFIGURA TION Used to se[...]

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    Ethernet Full Duplex Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-17 Figure 1-8 Ethernet Full Duplex Configuration Screen This section explains each field of the Ethernet Full Duple x Configuration screen. PORT # (Read-only) Identifies the number of the port. OPERA TION MODE (T oggle) Allo ws the user to set the specified port to transm[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-18 Local Management Supplement LINK ST A TUS (Read-only) Indicates whether there is a physical connection from this port to another Ethernet de vice. One of the follo wing v alues displays: • Link – A link signal is present; there is a valid physical connection from this port to another de vice. [...]

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    High Speed Interface Configuration Menu Screen Local Management Supplement 1-19 T o set the Operational Mode for individual ports, proceed as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Operation Mode field adjacent to the number of the port(s) that you plan to change. 2. Press the SPACE bar until the appropriate mode, FULL DUPLEX or STANDARD[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-20 Local Management Supplement T o access the High Speed Interface Configuration Menu screen from the Port Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the HIGH SPEED INTERFACE CONFIGURATION menu item and press ENTER. The High Speed Interf ace Configuration Menu screen, Figure 1-9 [...]

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    High Speed Interface Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-21 1.9 HIGH SPEED INTERFACE CONFIGURATION SCREEN The High Speed Interface Configuration screen displays the types of installed Fast Ethernet Interf ace Modules, their current operating mode, and indicates if the ports are linked. This screen also allows the user to enable or [...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-22 Local Management Supplement The follo wing briefly explains each field of the High Speed Interf ace Configuration screen. P or t T ype (Read-only) Displays the type of interface (FE-100FX, FE-100TX, FE-100F3, FE-100LH, or Unkno wn) installed. Figure 1-10 sho ws that there is an FE-100TX interfa[...]

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    High Speed Interface Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-23 If an FE-100TX is installed, the field steps to Auto-Negotiation, 10Base-T , 10Base-TFD (full duplex), 100Base-TX, and 100Base-TXFD (full duplex). In normal operation, the port with an FE-100TX installed is capable of auto-negotiating the operational mode and no further us[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-24 Local Management Supplement 1.9.2 Setting the FE-100FX or FE-100F3 Operational Mode Use this field to set the acti ve technology . This field toggles between 100Base-FX and 100Base-FXFD (full duplex). T o set the activ e technology through Local Management, proceed as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow [...]

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    High Speed Interface Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-25 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and Local Management saves the changes to memory. The selected mode is displayed in both the Desired Operational Mode field and the Current Operational Mode field. 1.9.5 Se[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-26 Local Management Supplement 1.10 REDIRECT CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN The Redirect Configuration Menu screen ( Figure 1-11 ) provides access to the Port Redirect Configuration and VLAN Redirect Configuration screens. Any combination, up to 128, of port and/or VLAN redirect instances can be confi[...]

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    P or t Redirect Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-27 1.11 P OR T REDIRECT CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Port Redirect Configuration screen, Figure 1-12 , enables the user to redirect frames from one source port to one destination port. Frames recei v ed on the source port can be redirected and transmitted in the frame format in which [...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-28 Local Management Supplement T o access the Port Redirect Configuration screen from the Redirect Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the PORT REDIRECT CONFIGURATION menu item and press ENTER. The Port Redirect Configuration screen displays. Figure 1-12 Port Redirect Con?[...]

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    P or t Redirect Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-29 Frame Format (Read-Only) Displays the current frame format setting: NORMAL, T A GGED or UNT A GGED The default is NORMAL. • NORMAL – Frames are redirected in the format that they were recei ved or transmitted on the source port. • T A GGED – Frames are transmitted on the[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-30 Local Management Supplement 1.11.1 Changing Source and Destination P or ts T o add or delete source port and destination port entries and set the Frame Format and Redirect Errors functions, proceed as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Source Port field near the bottom of the screen.[...]

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    VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-31 11. Use the arrow keys to highlight SAVE at the bottom of the screen. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays. This saves the new settings and updates the Source Port and Destination Port read-only fields. 1.12 VLAN REDIRECT CONFIGURATION SCREEN The VLAN Redirect Configu[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-32 Local Management Supplement T o access the VLAN Redirect Configuration screen from the Redirect Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the VLAN REDIRECT CONFIGURATION menu item and press ENTER. The VLAN Redirect Configuration screen displays. Figure 1-13 VLAN Redirect Con?[...]

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    VLAN Redirect Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-33 Frame Format (Read-Only) Displays the current frame format setting: RECEIVED, T A GGED or UNT A GGED. The default is RECEIVED. • RECEIVED – Frames are redirected in the format that they were recei ved by the SmartSwitch de vice. • T A GGED – Frames are transmitted on the d[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-34 Local Management Supplement 1.12.1 Changing Source VLAN and Destination P or ts T o add or delete source VLAN and destination port entries and set the Frame Format, proceed as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Source VLAN field near the bottom of the screen. 2. Type in the VLAN ID n[...]

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    Broadcast Suppression Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-35 9. Use the arrow keys to highlight SAVE at the bottom of the screen. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays. This saves the new settings and updates the Source Port and Destination Port read-only fields. 1.13 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Broadca[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-36 Local Management Supplement The follo wing explains each field of the Broadcast Suppression screen: PORT # (Read-Only) Identifies the number of the port. T otal RX (Read-Only) Displays the total number of broadcast frames recei ved. P eak Rate (Read-Only) Displays the highest number of broadcast[...]

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    Repeater Configuration Menu Screens Local Management Supplement 1-37 [13 - 24] (Navigation K ey) When the Switch Configuration screen displays, the current screen settings are displayed for the first 12 ports. This field is used to step to the next screen for the same type of information for the ne xt twelve ports, if av ailable. (The number of[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-38 Local Management Supplement 1.15 802.1 CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN The 802.1 Configuration Menu screen, Figure 1-15 , provides access to the Switch Configuration, 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu, GARP Operation Status, GMRP Group Registrations, and 802.1p Priority Configuration Menu screens. T o [...]

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    802.1 Configuration Menu Screen Local Management Supplement 1-39 802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURA TION MENU Displays only if the SmartSwitch has been configured to operate as an IEEE 802.1Q switch. When selected, this menu item opens the 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu screen. The IGMP/VLAN Configuration screen has been added to the 802.1Q VLAN Configurat[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-40 Local Management Supplement 1.16 SWITCH CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Switch Configuration screen, Figure 1-16 , provides the basic setup options to make a switch operational in your network. T o access the Switch Configuration screen from the 802.1 Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to[...]

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    Switch Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-41 Age Time (Modifiable) Allo ws the user to set the amount of time (in seconds) that the SmartSwitch keeps an address in its switch table before discarding it. An address is automatically discarded when a v alid frame is not recei ved from that address within the time specified in the Ag[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-42 Local Management Supplement [1-8], [9-16], [17-24], [25-32], [33-40], or [41-48] (Navigation K ey) When the Switch Configuration screen displays, the current screen settings are displayed for the first 8 ports. This field is used to step to another screen for the same type of information for po[...]

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    Summary of VLAN Local Management Local Management Supplement 1-43 1.16.3 Setting (Enabling or Disabling) the P or t Status T o set the status of an interface (port), proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Status field of the port. 2. Use the SPACE bar to toggle to either ENABLED or DISABLED . 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight t[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-44 Local Management Supplement 1.18 802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN T o access the 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Menu screen from the 802.1 VLAN Configuration Menu screen, use the arro w ke ys to highlight the 802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURA TION MENU item and press ENTER. The 802.1Q VLAN Configuration Me[...]

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    IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-45 PORT FIL TERING CONFIGURA TION Used to set the switch to filter out inbound frames to pre vent them from being forwarded by the switch out a particular port. This screen also lists the VLANs that hav e frames eligible to be transmitted out that port. Refer to your SmartSwitch de vice[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-46 Local Management Supplement IGMP is enabled or disabled by VLAN, not port by port. The follo wing multicast routing protocols are transparently supported and are used only to detect the location of the routers (see the Release Notes for any changes or additions to this list): • D VMRP (Distance [...]

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    IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-47 Figure 1-19 IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen The follo wing describes each field of the IGMP/VLAN Configuration screen: IGMP V ersion (T oggle) Displays the current configured IGMP version running on the VLAN selected in the VLAN ID field (version 1 or 2). The default is version 2.[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-48 Local Management Supplement Query Response Time (Modifiable) Used to enter the maximum query response time advertised in IGMPv2 general queries on this VLAN. This value is used in calculations for other timers. The def ault value is 10 seconds. The range of possible entries is 1 to 300 seconds. T[...]

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    IGMP/VLAN Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-49 VLAN ID (Selectable) Displays the Identifying number for the VLANs available to be modified. The information under Configuration and Statistics applies only to this VLAN ID number . Use the SP A CE bar to step through all av ailable VLAN IDs. IGMP State (Selectable) Displays the cur[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-50 Local Management Supplement 6. Use the arrow keys to highlight the IGMP Version field. Then use the SPACE bar to select the proper IGMP version for the VLAN shown in the VLAN ID field. 7. Use the arrow keys to highlight the remaining fields: Query Interval , Query Response Time , Interface Robustn[...]

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    Priority/Multicast Configuration Menu Screen Local Management Supplement 1-51 Figure 1-20 Priority/Multicast Configuration Menu Screen The Priority/Multicast Configuration Menu screen displays the follo wing menu items: PORT PRIORITY CONFIGURA TION Used to set the port default transmit priority (0 through 7) of each port for frames that are rece[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-52 Local Management Supplement 1.21 P OR T PRIORITY CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Port Priority Configuration screen, Figure 1-21 , is used to set the priority (0 through 7) on each port. A port receiving a frame without priority information in its tag header is assigned a priority according to the prior[...]

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    P or t Priority Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-53 The follo wing describes each field of the Port Priority Configuration screen: P or t # (Read-Only) Lists each switched port on the de vice. Priority (Selectable) Used to select the transmit priority of frames recei ved without the priority indicated in their tag header . A pr[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-54 Local Management Supplement 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen. 4. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and the setting is saved. 1.22 ADV ANCED P OR T PRIORITY CONFIGURATION SCREEN The Advanced Port Priority Configuration screen, Figure 1-[...]

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    Adv anced Port Priority Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-55 Figure 1-22 Advanced P ort Priority Configuration Screen The follo wing describes each field of the Advanced Port Priority Configuration screen: Priority (Read-Only) Lists the eight priorities, 0 through 7. TX Queue (T oggle) Enables the frames with a certain priority[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-56 Local Management Supplement TX Priority (Selectable) Enables the frames with a certain RX priority to be changed to transmit according to a dif ferent TX priority (0 through 7). The follo wing describes ho w the frames of learned traf fic are handled. When a frame is recei ved, it is check ed to [...]

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    Adv anced Port Priority Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 1-57 1.22.1 Setting the TX Mapping Queues T o set the TX queue for frames with a particular priority , proceed as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Port # field. 2. Type in the number of the port to which the TX queue setting will be applied. 3. Use the arrow k[...]

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    Chapter 1: Changes to Local Management Screens 1-58 Local Management Supplement 5. Press the SPACE bar to step to the appropriate value, 0 through 7 . The 0 selection is the lowest level TX priority value. 6. If more than one TX priority is to be changed, repeat steps 4 and 5 until all the appropriate TX priority settings are changed. 7. Use the ar[...]

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    Local Management Supplement 2-1 CHAPTER 2 LM SECURITY SCREENS F OR 2E43-51/2E43-51R DEVICES The information in this chapter replaces the information about the Repeater Configuration Menu and Repeater Port Configuration screens provided in the 2E43-51/2E43-51R SmartSwitc h 2100 User’s Guide . 2.1 REPEATER CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN The Repeater C[...]

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    Chapter 2: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2E43-51/2E43-51R Devices 2-2 Local Management Supplement The follo wing introduces each screen that is accessible from the Repeater Configuration Menu screen. REPEA TER LEVEL SECURITY CONFIGURA TION Used to set the state of security of all ports on each connector , simultaneously . The ports can be set to recei[...]

  • Page 77

    Repeater Level Security Configuration Local Management Supplement 2-3 Figure 2-2 Repeater Level Security Configuration Screen The follo wing section defines the fields on the Repeater Le vel Security Configuration screen. Interface (Read-Only) Indicates the interface connector (ENET 1 through 4) selected in the Interface field. Security State[...]

  • Page 78

    Chapter 2: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2E43-51/2E43-51R Devices 2-4 Local Management Supplement The port will lock down on the address that is currently configured in the Port Level Security Configuration screen (if one is entered), or on the source address of the last received frame. When a port is locked on an address, the de vice ex ecutes the act[...]

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    P or t Level Security Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 2-5 4. To change the DisablePort setting to NoDisablePort , press the SPACE bar to toggle the setting. 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SendTrap field. 6. To change the SendTrap setting to NoTrap , press the SPACE bar to toggle the setting. 7. To change the security on al[...]

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    Chapter 2: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2E43-51/2E43-51R Devices 2-6 Local Management Supplement Figure 2-3 Port Level Security Configuration Screen The follo wing section defines the fields on the Port Le vel Security Configuration screen. Po r t (Read-only) Lists the repeater ports on the ENET interface connector (ENET 1 through 4) selected in t[...]

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    P or t Level Security Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 2-7 • LockOnNext – The next frame recei ved by each port is e xamined to learn its source address. After the source address of a frame is learned on a port, it is no w locked on that address and only those frames recei ved with that same source address are allo wed on that [...]

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    Chapter 2: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2E43-51/2E43-51R Devices 2-8 Local Management Supplement INTERF A CE # (Selectable) Used to select the front panel interface connector (ENET 1 to ENET 4) to which the port security settings will be applied. 2.3.1 Setting the P or t Le vel Security T o set the security for each repeater port on a connector, proce[...]

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    P or t Level Security Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 2-9 13. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command. 14. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and all ports of the connector are set to the selected operating mode. 15. To change the security on a different interface connector, repeat step 1 through step 14 as [...]

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    Chapter 2: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2E43-51/2E43-51R Devices 2-10 Local Management Supplement[...]

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    Local Management Supplement 3-1 CHAPTER 3 LM SECURITY SCREENS F OR 2H23-50R/2H33-37R DEVICES The information in this chapter replaces the information about the Repeater Configuration Menu and Repeater Port Configuration screens provided in the 2H23-50R/2H33-37R SmartSwitc h 2100 User’s Guide . 3.1 REPEATER CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN The Repeater[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-2 Local Management Supplement The follo wing introduces each screen that is accessible from the Repeater Configuration Menu. REPEA TER PORT CONFIGURA TION Used to monitor the link status and current operating mode of each port on the 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps network of a front panel conne[...]

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    Repeater P or t Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 3-3 Figure 3-2 Repeater Port Configuration Screen The follo wing are definitions for each field of the Repeater Port Configuration screen: PORT # (Read-only) Indicates the repeater port on the connector selected in the CONNECTOR field. Refer to T able 3-1 for the connector (CONN[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-4 Local Management Supplement NETWORK # (Read-only) Indicates the network on the connector selected in the CONNECT OR field. T able 3-2 sho ws the association between the connector (CONN) and Networks on the de vice. LINK ST A T . (Read-only) Displays the Link status (Link or No Link[...]

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    Repeater P or t Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 3-5 PORT ST A T . (T oggle) Used to enable (turn on) or disable (turn of f) the port. T o enable or disable the port, refer to Section 3.2.2 . SET ALL PORTS (Selectab le) Used to select operating mode for all the ports on the connector simultaneously . This field steps through the f[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-6 Local Management Supplement 3. Press ENTER to display the repeater port settings on that connector. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the PORT STAT. field of the repeater port being enabled or disabled. 5. Use the SPACE bar to toggle to the appropriate setting (Enable or Disable). [...]

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    Module Level Security Configuration Local Management Supplement 3-7 3.3 MODULE LEVEL SECURITY CONFIGURATION The Module Le vel Security Configuration screen, Figure 3-3 , is used to set the state of security according to connector . All repeater ports on a connector can be set to recei ve all frames (NonSecure state), lock on the source address of[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-8 Local Management Supplement The follo wing section defines the fields on the Module Le vel Security Configuration screen. Connector (Read-Only) Indicates the connector . Refer to T able 3-3 for the connector (CONN)/repeater port relationship on the de vice. Security State (Select[...]

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    Module Level Security Configuration Local Management Supplement 3-9 • LockedOnAddr – The Security State of all ports on the specified connector are set to LockedOnAddr . This setting is for con venience, so that all ports on an interface connector can be set to LockedOnAddr at one time. Until the address is set at the repeater port le vel, th[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-10 Local Management Supplement 5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SendTrap field. 6. To change the SendTrap setting to NoTrap , press the SPACE bar to toggle the setting. 7. To change the security on more than one connector, repeat steps 1 through 6 for each connector. Then procee[...]

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    P or t Level Security Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 3-11 Figure 3-4 Port Level Security Configuration Screen The follo wing section defines the fields on the Port Le vel Security Configuration screen. Po r t (Read-only) Indicates the repeater port on the connector selected in the CONNECTOR # field. Refer to T able 3-4 for t[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-12 Local Management Supplement Network (Read-only) Indicates the network to which the port is currently attached. T able 3-5 sho ws the association between the connector (CONN) and Network on the de vice. Security State (Selectable) Used to select the state of security for frames rece[...]

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    P or t Level Security Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 3-13 When a port is locked on an address, the de vice executes the actions selected in the Action On Intruder field when a frame is received that violates security . Action On Intruder (T oggle) Used to select the actions taken for the selected security state. There are two ?[...]

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    Chapter 3: LM Secur ity Screens f or 2H23-50R/2H33-37R Devices 3-14 Local Management Supplement 2. Use the SPACE bar to step to the appropriate connector (CONN) number. 3. Press ENTER to display the 12 repeater ports of the selected connector. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Security State field for the desired repeater port. 5. Use the SPAC[...]

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    Local Management Supplement 4-1 CHAPTER 4 GENERIC ATTRIB UTE REGISTRATION PR OTOCOL (GARP) This appendix provides the follo wing information: • Describes the switch operation when its ports are configured to operate under the Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) applications – GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) and/or GARP Multic[...]

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    Chapter 4: Gener ic Attribute Registr ation Protocol (GARP) 4-2 Local Management Supplement The purpose of GVRP is to dynamically create VLANs across a switched network. When a VLAN is declared, the information is transmitted out GVRP configured ports on the switch in a GARP formatted frame using the GVRP multicast MA C address (01-80-C2-00-00-21)[...]

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    GARP Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP) Local Management Supplement 4-3 Configuring a VLAN on an 802.1Q switch creates a static GVRP entry . The entry will always remain re gistered and will not time out. Howe ver , dynamic entries will time-out and their registrations are remo ved from the member list if the end station A is removed. This ens[...]

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    Chapter 4: Gener ic Attribute Registr ation Protocol (GARP) 4-4 Local Management Supplement 4.3 GARP OPERATION STATUS SCREEN The GARP Operation Status screen, Figure 4-2 , is used to enable ports on the switch as GMRP- and GVRP-aw are ports. The ports may be enabled one by one or all at the same time for GMRP and GVRP . T o access the GARP Operatio[...]

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    GARP Operation Status Screen Local Management Supplement 4-5 GVRP (T oggle) Sets the port to operate as a GVRP-aw are port. The setting is only v alid if the GVRP Protocol field near the bottom of the screen is set to Enable. The GMRP field setting toggles between Y (yes) and N (no). The default is “Y”. T o set the port, refer to Section 4.3.[...]

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    Chapter 4: Gener ic Attribute Registr ation Protocol (GARP) 4-6 Local Management Supplement GVRP Protocol (T oggle) Enables or disables the GVRP Protocol on the switch. When set to Enable, all port settings are v alid for GVRP enabling those ports to send/recei ve frames to other GVRP-a ware switches. Disable makes the port settings in v alid. The [...]

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    GMRP Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 4-7 3. Press ENTER. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen. 5. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays. 4.4 GMRP CONFIGURATION SCREEN The GMRP Configuration screen, Figure 4-3 , is used to set the GMRP operation mode of each port. T o access th[...]

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    Chapter 4: Gener ic Attribute Registr ation Protocol (GARP) 4-8 Local Management Supplement Mode (Selectable) Select one of the follo wing four modes of operation: • Use GMRP Filter Unreg – Do not forward multicast addressed frames out this port that have an unregistered multicast address. • Forward All Groups – Regardless of multicast addr[...]

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    GMRP Configuration Screen Local Management Supplement 4-9 4.4.2 Setting a Mode for All P or ts The modes of operation are the same as the ones described in Section 4.4.1 , except that all ports are af fected. T o set all the ports to operate in one mode, proceed as follo ws: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Set All Ports field. 2. Press the [...]

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    Local Management Supplement 5-1 CHAPTER 5 NETW ORK T OOLS This chapter introduces the “cdp” command and sho ws ho w it af fects the Network T ools Help screen. The cdp command is an addition to the built-in commands listed in your SmartSwitch user’ s guide. 5.1 NETWORK T OOLS The Network T ools function resides on the platform firmware and a[...]

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    Chapter 5: Network T ools 5-2 Local Management Supplement Figure 5-1 Network T ools Help Screen The Network T ools functions are performed using a series of commands. Entering commands in Network T ools in volv es typing the command to be ex ecuted at the Network T ools prompt, adding any desired or required extensions, and pressing ENTER. F or det[...]

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    Network T ools Local Management Supplement 5-3 cdp Description: Allo ws management of Cabletron Discovery Protocol (CDP) on this de vice. This protocol is used by SmartSwitch de vice to discov er other neighboring network de vices and establish the topology of the network fabric. This protocol can also be used by the SmartSwitch de vice to propagat[...]

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    Local Management Supplement A-1 APPENDIX A ABOUT IGMP This appendix provides the follo wing information: • IGMP Overvie w • Supported Features and Functions • Detecting Multicast Routers T o configure the SmartSwitch device for IGMP operation, refer to Section 1.19 for instructions. A.1 IGMP OVERVIEW IGMP is a multicast protocol used by rout[...]

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    Appendix A: About IGMP A-2 Local Management Supplement • Supports stand alone multicast servers only if a router is present on the network. • Multicast forwarding rate is dependent on the number of ports to which the multicast stream is forwarded. More ports de grade the performance. • Supports IGMP version 1 and 2 only . Default is version 2[...]

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    Detecting Multicast Routers Local Management Supplement A-3 There are many multicast routing protocols that the switch supports. These include the follo wing: • PIM version 1 and 2 • CBT (core based trees) • MOSPF • D VMRP The routing protocols are detected as follo ws: • All the multicast routing protocols hav e a destination address of [...]

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    Local Management Supplement Index-1 INDEX Numerics 802.1D switching mode hierarchy of 1-3 802.1Q switching mode hierarchy of 1-4 A Advanced Port Priority Configuration screen default priority 1-56 Port command 1-57 port# 1-56 priority 1-55 RX priority 1-55 TX priority 1-56 tx queue 1-55 Age time 1-41 B Bridge Configuration screen state 1-41 Broadca[...]

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    Index Index-2 Local Mana gement Supplement H Hierarchy 802.1D switching mode 1-3 802.1Q switching mode 1-4 High Speed Interface screen advertised ability 1-23 configuring an FE-100FX 1-23 configuring an FE-100TX 1-24 current operational mode 1-22 desired operational mode 1-22 link status 1-22 port type 1-22 setting the FE-100FX 1-24 setting the FE-[...]

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    Index Local Management Supplement Index-3 Repeater Port Configuration screen (2Hxx) connector # 3-5 current oper. mode 3-4 desired oper. mode 3-4 link stat. 3-4 network # 3-4 port # 3-3 port stat. 3-5 set all ports 3-5 Repeater Ports (2Hxx) enabling or disabling of 3-5 S Screen Repeater Port Configuration screen (2Hxx) 3-2 Screen Format 1-5 Screens[...]

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    Index Index-4 Local Mana gement Supplement MAC address 1-41 number of ports 1-40 port # 1-41 port status 1-43 selecting the STA 1-42 status 1-41 switch address 1-40 type of STA 1-40 System Resources Information screen CPU type 1-8 current switch utilization 1-9 DRAM installed 1-9 FLASH memory installed 1-8 NVRAM installed 1-9 peak switch utilizatio[...]