Cabletron Systems 9E429-12 manual

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    9032034-01 SmartSwitch 9000 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Local Management Appendix[...]

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    1 Appendix 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf ormation Intr oduction This appendix contains local management information that is specific to the following Ethernet modules: • 9E428-12 (12 Ports, Multimode Fiber , ST connectors) • 9E428-36 (36 Ports, Multimode Fiber , ST connectors) • 9E429-12 (12 Ports, Single-Mode Fiber , ST c[...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 2 Modifying Fields and User Privileges T o modify fields on these modules, you must have r ead-write or super-user privileges. If you have read-only privileges, you can view information; however , you cannot modify any fields. For more information about user privileges and community names[...]

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    3 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation Use the numbers listed in T able 1 to configur e the module’s default interface (see the General Configuration Screen). 18 ENET13 Ethernet Front Panel Port 13 19 ENET14 Ethernet Front Panel Port 14 20 ENET15 Ethernet Front Panel Port 15 21 ENET16 Ethernet Front Panel Port 16 22 ENET17[...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 4 Full Duple x Configuration Screen The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Full Duplex Configuration Screen (Figure 1), displays the port number , operation mode, link status, and port status of the module’s ports (12 ports at a time). Figure 1. 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Full Duplex Configu[...]

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    5 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation Full Duplex Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Full Duplex Configuration Screen field. OPERA TION MODE (Modifiable) Indicates whether the specified port will transmit and receive data separately or simultaneously . Y ou can set this field to[...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 6 Displa ying Information About Other P or ts T o display information about other ports: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight one of the following fields (located at the bottom of the Full Duplex Configuration Screen): • [1-12] (for the first 12 ports) • [13-24] (for the next 12 ports,[...]

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    7 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation Switch Configuration Screen The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Switch Configuration Screen (Figur e 2), provides basic setup options for making a switch operational in your network. Figure 2. 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Switch Configuration Screen SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management Switch [...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 8 Switch Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Switch Configuration Screen field. T ype of ST A (T oggle) Allows you to set the method that switches use to decide which switch is the controlling (Root) switch when two or mor e switches exist in para[...]

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    9 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation Status (T oggle) Allows you to set the forwarding status of the listed interface (either ENABLED or DISABLED). Press the Space Bar to toggle to the desir ed value. V alid entries are: • ENABLED • DISABLED Displa ying Other P or ts T o display other ports: 1. Use the arrow keys to high[...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 10 P or t Statistics Screen The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Port Statistics Screen (Figur e 3), displays information and statistics about the module’s Ethernet ports. Figure 3. 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 P or t Statistics Screen SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management Port Statistics Module Na[...]

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    11 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation P ort Statistics Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Port Statistics Screen field. PORT # Indicates the current port for which statistics ar e displayed. OCTETS Displays the number of octets transmitted and received. P ACKETS Displays the number of packets tra[...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 12 MUL TICASTS Displays the number of multicasts received. LINK ST A TUS Indicates whether there is a physical connection fr om this port to another 10Base- FL device. One of the following values appears: • Link - There is a 10Base-FL link signal present; there is a valid physical connect[...]

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    13 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation PORT # (Modifiab le) Selects the port for which statistics are to be displayed. Displa ying Statistics for Another P or t T o display statistics for another port: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Port # field at the bottom of the scr een. 2. Press the Space Bar to incr ement (or [...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 14 System Resour ces Screen The 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 System Resources Scr een (Figure 4), displays information about current and available r esources on the module. Figure 4. 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 System Resources Screen SmartSwitch 9000 Local Management System Resources Device[...]

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    15 9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation System Resour ces Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each System Resources Scr een field. Flash Memory Installed/A vailable Displays the size of Flash Memory and indicates how many bytes are curr ently available. DRAM Installed/A vailable Displays the size of dyna[...]

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    9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36 Module Specific Inf or mation 16[...]