Cabletron Systems 9E423-36 manual

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    9031943-03 SmartSwitch 9000 9E423-36 Local Management Appendix[...]

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    1 Appendix 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf ormation Intr oduction This appendix contains local management information that is specific to the 9E423-36 Ethernet Switch Module. The 9E423-36 Ethernet Switch Module is a 37-port switching module with: • 36 front panel Ethernet ports • 1 Internal Network Bus (INB) backplane port Each front-panel port [...]

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    9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation 2 Module Interface Codes The 9E423-36 Ethernet Switch Module has 41 interfaces. T able 1 lists the identifying number , name, and description of each interface. T ab le 1. 9E423-36 Module Interface Codes Interface Number Interface Name Interface Description 1 SMB1 1 Mbps System Management Bus 2 SMB10 10 Mbps [...]

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    3 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation Use the numbers listed in T able 1 to configure the module’s default interface (see the General Configuration Screen). 24 ENET19 Ethernet Front Panel Port 19 25 ENET20 Ethernet Front Panel Port 20 26 ENET21 Ethernet Front Panel Port 21 27 ENET22 Ethernet Front Panel Port 22 28 ENET23 Ethernet Front Pane[...]

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    9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation 4 Full Duple x Configuration Screen The Full Duplex Configuration Screen (Figur e 1), displays the port number , operation mode, link status, and port status of the module’s 36 ports (12 ports at a time). Figure 1. Full Duple x Configuration Screen SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management Full Duplex Configurat[...]

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    5 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation Full Duplex Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Full Duplex Configuration Screen field. OPERA TION MODE (T oggle) Lets you determine whether the specified port will transmit and receive data separately or simultaneously . Y ou can set this field to one of the fo[...]

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    9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation 6 Setting One P ort to Full Duplex T o set one Ethernet port to Full Duplex (for example, port 1): 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight ST ANDARD ENET in the Operation Mode field (to the right of port 1). 2. Press the Space Bar until FULL DUPLEX appears in the field. 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SA [...]

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    7 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation P ort Statistics Screen The Port Statistics Screen (Figur e 2), displays information and statistics about the module’s 36 Ethernet ports. Figure 2. P ort Statistics Screen SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management PORT STATISTICS Module Name: 9E423-36 Firmware Revision: XX.XX.XX Slot Number: 12 BOOTPROM Revision:[...]

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    9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation 8 P ort Statistics Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Port Statistics Screen field. PORT # (Read-only) Indicates the current port for which statistics ar e displayed. OCTETS (Read-only) Displays the number of octets transmitted and received. P A CKETS (Read-only) Displays the numb[...]

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    9 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation MUL TICASTS (Read-only) Displays the number of multicasts received. LINK ST A TUS (Read-only) Displays one of the following values: • Link • No Link • N/A PORT TYPE (Read-only) Displays one of the following values: • AUI • BNC • EPIM-x • MMF SMA • MMF ST • RJ45 • RJ21 • SMF ST PORT ST [...]

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    9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation 10 Displa ying Statistics for Another P ort T o display statistics for another port: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the POR T # field at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press the Space Bar to incr ement (or press the Backspace key to decr ement) the port number . 3. Press the Return key (neither the r ead-o[...]

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    11 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation Smar tT runk Configuration Screen The SmartT runk Configuration Scr een (Figure 3), allows you to logically gr oup interfaces together between devices to achieve greater bandwidth between the devices. Access the SmartT runk Configuration Scr een from the Device Specific Configuration Menu Screen by us[...]

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    9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation 12 Smar tT runk Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each SmartT runk Configuration Scr een field. Po r t # (Read-only) Identifies the number of the port. P or t Name (Read-only) These are the names assigned by Cabletr on Systems for all bridging interfaces. Connection ([...]

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    13 9E423-36 Module Specific Inf or mation Displa ying the Smar tT runk P orts There ar e two SmartT runk screens. Each scr een can display up to 12 ports. The NEXT and/or PREVIOUS command displays at the bottom of the screen, allowing you to navigate to either the next or previous scr een. For example, with two screens of entries, the NEXT command[...]

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