Dell 3348 manual

www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3324/3348 User ’s Guide Model PowerConnect 3324/3348[...]

Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: Notes indicate important information that helps you make better use of your device. NOTICE: Notices indicate either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: Caution indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury , or death. Information in this docume[...]

Contents 3 Contents 1 Over view System Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PowerConnect 3324/3348 Stacking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Stack Members and Unit ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Configuration Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 R ear ranging Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Contents 3 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch Installation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Site Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Unpacking and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 P ackage Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Unpacking .[...]

Contents 5 User Name, P assword, and Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . 51 SNMP Community Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 R etrieving an IP address from a DHCP Ser ver . . . . . . . . . 54 R eceiving an IP address from a BOOTP Ser ver . . . . . . . . . 55 Secu[...]

6 Contents Defining SNMP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Connecting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 5 Getting Started Starting the Switch Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Understanding the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 T ree View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 7 Managing Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Defining Global Log P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Displaying RAM Log T able . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Displaying the Log File T able . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Displaying the Log File T able Using the CLI Commands . . . . 121 [...]

8 Contents 7 Configuring Switch Information Configuring Network Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Network Security Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Configuring P ort Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Defining IP -Based ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Defining MAC-Based ACLs . . . . .[...]

Contents 9 Multicast F orwarding Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Defining IGMP Snooping Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Adding Bridge Multicast Group Members . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Assigning Multicast Forward All P arameters . . . . . . . . . 287 Enabling IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 8 Viewin[...]

10 Contents Defining QoS Global P arameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Configuring Global QoS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Defining QoS Inter face Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Defining Queue Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Mapping to Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

SECTION 1 Over view System Description PowerConnect 3324/3348 Stacking Overview PowerConnect User Guide Overview PowerConnect 3324/3348 CLI Documentation[...]

12 Over view www .dell.com | support.dell.com System Description The Dell™ P owerConnect™ 3324 and 3348 devi ces are standalone and stackable advanced Layer 2 switches. P owerConnect 3324 and P ow erConnect 3348 also func tion as stand-alone Layer 2 switching systems. P owerConnect 3324/3348 devices are managed either using In- Band Management [...]

Over view 13 During the stacking setup, one device is select ed by the network admini strator as the stack master , while all other devices are selected as stack members and assigned a unique Unit ID. P owerConnect 3324/3348 stacks provide across-the-stack Layer 2 functionality including: • Switching • T runking • P ort Mirroring •V L A N s[...]

14 Over view www .dell.com | support.dell.com When the master unit boots or when inserting or removing a stack member , the master unit initiates a stacking discover process. If two me mbers are discover ed with the same Unit ID, or a master unit is not found, the entire sta ck cannot function. The stacking LED r emains red . Configuration Handling[...]

Over view 15 Rearranging Stacks The stacking order can be changed by either r e moving a stack member or by rearranging the stacking cables. The order in which stack members ar e arranged is established not by the physical order of the stack members but by the Unit ID assignment. The stack configuration is stored in stack master after the stack or [...]

16 Over view www .dell.com | support.dell.com PowerConnect 3324 R eplaces PowerConnect 3348 • If a P owerConnect 3348 replaces P owerCo nnect 3348, the new 48 10/100 BaseT ports receive the pr evious 48 10/100 BaseT port configuration. P orts G1 and G2 receive the previous device’s G1 and G2 port configuration. • If a P owerConnect 3348 repla[...]

Over view 17 P owerConnect User Guide Over view The P owerConnect User Guide is divided into two parts: • About Installing the P o werConnect 3324/3348 Switch • Using the Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Installing the PowerConnect 3324/3348 Switch This section contains the following sections about unpacking, installing, and configuring the[...]

18 Over view www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Configuring Quality of Service —Contains information about configuring device Class of Service. • Getting Help —Contains information about technica l assistance, problems with your order , r eturning items for repair or credit, and how to contact Dell. P owerConnect 3324/3348 CLI Documentation[...]

SECTION 2 Hardware Description PowerConnect 3324/3348 Description Ports Description LED Definitions[...]

20 Hardware Description www .dell.com | support.dell.com P owerConnect 3324/3348 Description PowerConnect 3324/3348 Dimensions This device has the following dimensions: • Wid th —19” • Height —1U PowerConnect 3324/3348 R ear Panel The rear panel of the Dell™ P owerConnect™ 3324/3348 is shown in the following figure: PowerConnect 3324 [...]

Hardware Description 21 General Device Components The P owerConnect 3324/33 48 includes the following hardwar e components: • CPU —Based on Motorola’s MPC 8245. • FLASH —Contains 8 MB of FLASH Memory . • SDRAM —Contains 32 MB. PowerConnect 3324 F ront Panel PowerConnect 3348 F ront Panel G1 G2 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 16 15 18[...]

22 Hardware Description www .dell.com | support.dell.com Mode Button The Mode Button toggles between port activi ty and port duplex settings. Stack ID Button The P owerConnect 3324/3348 front panel contains a Stack ID button that permits network administrators to manually select the Stack Master and stack members. NOTE: The Stack Master and stack m[...]

Hardware Description 23 Stacking Connections F or more information about connecting Stacking cables, see " Connecting Stacking Cables ". Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Master Unit #1 Member Unit #1 Member Unit #2 Member Unit #3[...]

24 Hardware Description www .dell.com | support.dell.com P orts Description Ethernet Port Description The P owerConnect 3324 features 24 FE 10Ba seT/100BaseTX UTP copper RJ45 ports per unit and 2 combo ports. The P owerConnect 3 348 features 48 FE 10BaseT/100BaseTX UTP copper RJ45 ports per unit and 2 combo ports. Each combo port is a single logica[...]

Hardware Description 25 Front P anel LEDs: 24 Ports Front P anel LEDs: 48 Ports G1 G2 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 10 9 12 11 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 123 456 123 456 Mode Button 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 System LEDs G1 G2 Link/Act Duplex PWR Diag RPS Stack 26 25 28 27 30 29 32 31 34 33 36 35 38 37[...]

26 Hardware Description www .dell.com | support.dell.com Port LEDs Each port has one corresponding LED locate d above the port. The LEDs show either link activity or duplex mode, depending on the port LED display mode. F or information about setting the LED display mode, see " System LEDs ". Port Link Activity Port Duple x Mode System LED[...]

Hardware Description 27 Giga Port Link Activity Status • The Mode button located next to the system LE Ds is used to toggle between the two display modes. F or an explanation of the port LEDs in each of these modes, see " Port LEDs ". When a power supply fails, an error message and several traps are generated. The status of each power s[...]

28 Hardware Description www .dell.com | support.dell.com Stacking LEDs The stacking LEDs indicate the unit’s position in the stack. As shown in the front panel illustrations at the start of this section, the stacking LEDs are number ed 1 through 6. Each unit in the stack has one stacking LED lit, indicating its position in the stack. When stackin[...]

SECTION 3 Installing the Po w e r C o n n e c t 3324/3348 Switch Installation Precautions Site Requirements Unpacking and Installation Cable, Port, and Pinout Information[...]

30 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Installation Precautions CAUTION: The rack or cabi net housing the switch should be adequately secured to prevent it from becoming unstable and/or falling over . CA U T I O N : Ensure the power source circuits are properly grounded. CAUTION: Observe and follow ser vic[...]

Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 31 • Po w e r —The unit is installed within 1.5 m (5 f eet) of a grounded, easily accessible outlet 100-250 V AC, 50-60 Hz . It is preferred that two separate power supplies ar e provided, for example , a UPS and a separated phased supply . • Clearance —There is adequate frontal clearance for op[...]

32 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 6 Inspect the product for dama ge. Report any damage immediately . F or information about contacting Dell, see " Getting Help ". Device Rack Installation CAUTION: Disconnect all cables from the unit before mounting the PowerConnect 3324/3348 switch in a rack[...]

Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 33 Stacking PowerConnect 3324/3348 P owerConnect 3324/3348 supports sta cking up to six P owerConnect 3324/3348 devices or up to 192 F ast Ethernet ports and six Giga ports. Each P owerConnect 3324/3348 stack contains a single Master unit, while the re maining units ar e considered stacking members. All[...]

34 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Connected Stack F or more information on configuring stacks, see " Configuring Stacking ". Connecting the PowerConnect 3324/3348 to a P ower Supply The following section contains instruction for connecting the P owerC onnect 3324/3348 to a AC power connectio[...]

Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 35 Connecting PowerConnect 3324/3348 to a P ower Supply • Plug in the P owerConnect 3324/3348 to one of the previously listed power sources. AC Power Connection AC power should be supplied to the unit through a 1.5m (5 f oot) standar d power cable with safety-ground connected. T o connect power to P o[...]

36 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Port Connections The ports are all standar d RJ 45 Ethernet ports. Switching po rts can connect to stations wired in standar d RJ45 Ethernet station mode using straight cables. T ransmission devices use crossed cables to connect to each other . The following figure il[...]

Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 37 The following figure illustrates the Gigaport Connector : GigaPort Connector A serial cable connects P owerC onnect 3324/3348 to a termina l for the initial setup and configuration. (A PC running terminal emulation software can also be used.) The serial cable is a female-to-female DB-9 crossover cabl[...]

38 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following figure illustrates the DB-9 connector . DB-9 Serial Cable DB-9 Pin Number Allocation Cable Connections This section describes how to connect the va rious cables to the P owerConnect 3324/3348 device. Pin Use 1U n u s e d 2T X D 3R X D 4U n u s e d 5G N D[...]

Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 39 ASCII T erminal (Serial) Connection The serial port connector is a DB -9 type connector . A supplied interface cable is required to connect the device. T o connect the device: 1 Connect the interface crossed cable to the terminal ASCII DTE RS-232 connection. 2 Connect the interface crossed cable to t[...]

40 Installing the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com PowerConnect 3348 T erminal Connection[...]

SECTION 4 Configuring the Po w e r C o n n e c t 3324/3348 Switch Configuration Overview General Configuration Information Terminal Connection Configuration Other Configuration Requirements Booting the Device Device Configuration Introduction Initial Configuration Advanced Configuration Sample Configuration Process Configuring Stacking Rebooting th[...]

42 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Configuration Over view This section describes the initial de vice configuration and includes: • Initial Device Bootup • P reliminary Configuration Requirements • Configuring Stacking After all the device external connections ar e in place, a terminal must be c[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 43 Instructions for setting up the device and har dwar e are provided in the preceding sections. F or a first-time installation, t he standard device installation is performed. There ar e other special functions which can be performed, bu t this suspends the installation process and results in a system[...]

44 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Switching Port Default Settings The following table describes the P ort default settings. Port Default Settings The following is an example for changing the port speed on port 1/e5 using CLI commands: console> enable console# configure Console (config)# interface [...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 45 Baud Rate The baud rates can be manually chan ged to any of the following values: • 2400 • 4800 • 9600 • 19,200 • 38,400 • 57,600 • 115,200 NOTE: The default baud rate is 9600. NOTE: Closing the device does not return the de fault baud rate. It must be specifically configured. NOTE: In[...]

46 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Other Configuration R equirements The following is requir ed for downloading embedded software and configuring the device: • ASCII terminal (or emulati on) connected to the Serial po rt in the back of the unit. • Assigned IP address for P owerConnect 3324/3 348 f[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 47 BOOT Software Version 1.30.11 Built 27-JAN-2003 10:06:03 Processor: MPC8245 Rev 0.12, 250 MHz (Bus: 10 0MHz), 32 MByte SDRAM. I-Cache 16 KB, linesize 32 .D-Cache 16 KB, linesize 32. Cache Enabled. Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RE TURN or Esc. to abort and enter prom. The auto-boot message that appea[...]

48 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com STAND ALONE The BCM5625_A1 0 ini tiate successfully The BCM5625_A1 1 ini tiate successfully 02-Jan-2000 01:01:11%SSHD-W-NOHOSTKEY: SSHG_init: The SSH daemon cannot listen for incoming connection s, because a host key has not been generated. The service will start aut[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 49 Initial Configuration Initial configuration starts after the device has booted successfully . The initial configuration scope for the device includes: • Static IP address and Subnet Mask •D e f a u l t g a t e w a y • User name and privilege level must be configured to allow r emote management[...]

50 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Gateway IP Address Activity status ----------------------- - ---------------------- IP Address I/F ----------------------- ---------------------- 100.1.1.1/8 vlan 1 console# T o configure an interface on a port, enter the commands at the system prompt as shown in the[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 51 Default Gateway T o manage a P owerConnect 3324/3348 device fr om a remote network, a default gateway , which is the gateway that a device uses if a specific gateway is not specified, must be configured. The configur ed gateway IP address mu st belong to the same subnet as one of the device IP inter[...]

52 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com The device is SNMP -compliant. It contains an SNMP agent that supports a set of standard and private MIB variables. Developers of mana gement stations requir e the exact structure of the MIB tree and r eceive the complete pri vate MIBs information before being able t[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 53 T o configure SNMP station IP addr ess and community string(s): 1 At the console prompt, type Enable . The prompt is displayed as #. 2 T ype configure and pr ess <Enter> . 3 In the configuration mode, type the SNMP configuration command with the parameters including community name (pri vate), [...]

54 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com When configuring/receiving IP addr esses t hrough DHCP and B OOTP , the configuration received from these servers includes IP addr ess, and may include subnet mask and default gateway . Retrieving an IP address from a DHCP Server When using the DHCP protocol to retri[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 55 console# NOTE: The device configuration does not need to be deleted to retrieve an IP address for the DHCP ser ver . Receiving an IP address from a BOOTP Server The standar d BOOTP protocol is supported enabl ing the device to automatically download their IP host configuration from any standar d BOO[...]

56 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com T o verify the IP addr ess, see the following display example. console> enable console# show ip interface Gateway IP Address Activity status ----------------------- - ---------------------- IP Address I/F ----------------------- ---------------------- 10.1.1.1/8 v[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 57 Configuring Security P asswords The security passwords can be configur ed for the following services: •C o n s o l e •T e l n e t • SSH •H T T P •H T T P S NOTE: P asswords are user-defined. NOTE: When creating a user name, th e default priority is "1", which allows access but no[...]

58 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring an Initial T elnet Password T o configure an initial T elnet password, enter the following commands: console> enable console# configure console(config)# aaa authenticati on login default line console(config)# aaa authenticati on enable default line con[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 59 Configuring an Initial HTTP Password T o configure an initial HTTP pass word, enter the following commands: console> enable console# configure console(config)# ip http authentication local console(config)# username admin password admin level 15 console(config)# exit Configuring an Initial HTTPS P[...]

60 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Sample Configuration Process The purpose of this chapter is to present th e basic steps r equired in order to establish a remote network management connection with the P owerConnect 3324/3348 device. This chapter does not explain the various configurati ons available[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 61 NOTE: 9600 is the default baud rate for new device. If using 9600 baud rate does not result in viewing the device terminal, tr y another baud rate setting (the device may be set at a different baud rate). 3 Use an F2F Null Modem cable to connect the PC running the ASCII terminal to the device. 4 Ins[...]

62 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Booting... ------ Performing the Power-On Self Test (POST( ------ UART Channel Loopback Test........................PASS Testing the System Cach e..........................PASS Testing the System SDRA M..........................PASS Boot1 Checksum Test........ ......[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 63 ********************************************* ********************* *** Running SW Ver. 1.0. 0.52 Date 29-Jun-200 3 Time 19:04:06 *** ********************************************* ********************* HW version is 00.00.01 Base Mac address is : 00:06:5b:ff:59:4d Dram size is : 32M bytes Dram first[...]

64 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Jan-2000 01:01:13 %L INK-W-Down: 1/e22 01-Jan-2000 01:01:13 %LINK-W-Down: 1/e23 01-Jan-2000 01:01:13 %LINK-W-Down: 1/e24 01-Jan-2000 01:01:13 %LINK-W-Down: 1/g1 01-Jan-2000 01:01:13 %LINK-W-Down: 1/g2 01-Jan-2000 01:01:14 %LINK-I-Up: Vlan 1 01-Jan-2000 01:01:14 %LINK[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 65 ************************************************** ***************** SYSTEM RESET ***************** ************************************************** . . . . Remote Management Access T o allow remote device management (T elnet, W eb etc.) perform the following: 1 Enter the command enable at the con[...]

66 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 4 Enter the command interface ethernet at the console to enter the Device Configuration screen mode through VLAN1 as follows: console> enable console# configure console(config)# interface vlan 1 console (config)# exit 5 Define an IP address on the device by assign[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 67 console(config)# exit console# ping 50.1.1.2 64 bytes from 50.1.1.2: icmp_seq=1. time=0 ms 64 bytes from 50.1.1.2: icmp_seq=2. time=0 ms 64 bytes from 50.1.1.2: icmp_seq=3. time=0 ms 64 bytes from 50.1.1.2: icmp_seq=4. time=0 ms ----50.1.1.2 PING Statistics---- 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets recei[...]

68 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com console(config)# line telnet console(config-line)# login authentication default console(config-line)# enable authentication default console(config-line)# password admin console(config-line)# exit console(config)# aaa authenticati on login default line console(config)[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 69 3 Select the option to configure the internet protocol (T CP/IP) and click P roperties . The Internet P rotocol (TCP/IP) properties window is displayed.[...]

70 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 4 Select Use the following IP address option. 5 In the Internet P rotocol (TCP/IP) proper ties windows define statically (not via DHCP) an IP address, Mask an d default gateway for the PC. NOTE: If the PC is connected to a router and not directly to P owerConnect 332[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 71 Once Access is granted, command usage is the same as in direct device management: 1 Under W indows click Start>Run and enter the command cmd. The standar d windows command line int erface is displayed. 2 Enter the command Te l n e t and the device IP address. Microsoft Windows 2 000 [Version 5.00[...]

72 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Notice that Device indicates (In ASCI I terminal) T elnet session status: console> 01-Jan-2000 02:39:04 %MSCM-I-NEWTERM: New TELNET connection from 50.1.1.3 01Jan-2000 02:39:11 %MSCM-I-TERM TERMINATED: TELNET connection from 50.1.1.3 terminated W eb Access (HT TP [...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 73 2 In the browser window type the IP previo usly configur ed on the device (with or without http:// prefix): Logging on Interface[...]

74 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 3 When the authentication window is displa yed, enter the Username and password: Password Prompt The device W eb Management Interface is displayed. PowerConnect 3324/3348 W eb Management Inter face[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 75 The P owerConnect 3324/3348 Interface Components T able lists the interface components with their corresponding numbers: Configuring Stacking Stacking Introduction Stacked P owerConnect 3324/3348 units act as a single system. Each stack has one Master unit, and up to five Member units. The Master un[...]

76 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 4 Select Unit 2 using the Stack ID button within 15 seconds. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all stacking members. NOTE: Stack the units according to their Unit ID . For example, the Master Unit is stacked first, with Unit 2 directly below the Master Unit. Expanding the S[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 77 Startup Menu F unctions F rom the Startup Menu, additional device con figuration functions are performed. The Startup Menu displays the following configuration functions: • Downloading the Software • Erasing the FLASH F ile • Erasing FLASH Sectors The screen below illustrates the Startup Menu:[...]

78 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: The <R eturn> or <Esc> key must be presse d within 2 seconds in order to display the Startup menu. NOTE: The device times out af ter 35 seconds if no se lection is made. The time out periods can be reset using the CLI. 5 Ty p e 1 . The following pro[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 79 T o erase the device configuration: 1 V erify that the ASCII terminal is connected to the device. 2 Connect the power cable. The device boots and the Startup menu appears. The device begins to boot. 3 P ress <Esc> to exit or <Enter> within two seconds. The Startup menu is displayed. 4 T [...]

80 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 7 Confirm by typing Y . The following message is displayed: Erasing flash blocks 1 - 1: Done. P assword Recovery T o r ecover an Access Method password: 1 Boot or reboot the device and pr ess <E nter> within 2 second s. The Startup menu displays. The following [...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 81 Downloading the Software Sequentially Using the CLI 1 Ensure that an IP addr ess is assigned to at least one port on the Master unit. 2 Enter console# show version to verify which software version is curr ently running on each unit. The following is an exam ple of the information which displays: Uni[...]

82 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Enter console# copy tftp://50.1.1.2 /332448-10018.dos unit://2/image . The device software is copied to the Stacking member 2. unit: the //2/image indicates the Stacking member Unit ID to which the softwa re is copied. The following is an example of the in formatio[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 83 1 Ensure that an IP addr ess is assigned to at least one port on the Master unit. 2 Enter console# show version to verify which software version is curr ently running on each unit. The following is an exam ple of the information that displays: Unit SW version Boot version HW version ----------------[...]

84 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com 6 Enter console# reload . The following message displays: This command will reset the whole system and disconnect your current session. Do you want to continue (y/n) [n] ? 7 Enter Y . The device r eboots. 8 Repeat step 3 to verify which Image files are active. 9 Ente[...]

Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch 85 Defining SNMP Settings Simple Network Management P rotocol (SNMP) provides a method for managing network devices. Devices supporting SNMP run local software (agent). The SNMP agents maintain a list of variables, which are used to manage the device. The variables are defined in the Management Informa[...]

86 Configuring the P owerConnect 3324/3348 Switch www .dell.com | support.dell.com Connecting Devices After assigning IP addresses to the P ow erConnect device, devices are connected to the RJ-45 connectors on the P owerConnect front panel. NOTICE: If auto negotiation is disabled for an RJ-45 port, the auto-MDI/MDI- X pin signal configuration is al[...]

SECTION 5 Getting Started Starting the Switch Administrator Understanding the Interface Using the Switch Administrator Buttons Using the CLI Starting the CLI[...]

88 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com Starting the Switch Administrator The Dell™ P owerConnect™ 3324/3348 Dell OpenManage™ Switch Administrator can be accessed from any PC with a web browse r . T o start the Switch Administrator: 1 Open a web browser . 2 Enter the device IP address/home.htm in the addr ess bar and press <Ent[...]

Getting Started 89 PowerConnect 3324/3348 W eb Management Inter face The P owerConnect 3324/3348 Interface Components T able lists the interface components with their corresponding numbers: PowerConnect 3324/3348 Interface Components T able T ree View The T ree View contains a list of the different featur es that can be configured including Switchi[...]

90 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com The branches in the T ree View can be e xpanded to view all the com ponents under a specific feature or r etracted to hide the feature's components. Device View The following section describes the different aspects of the Device V iew . The device provides information about the P owerConnect [...]

Getting Started 91 PowerConnect 3348 The port coloring indicates whether a specific port is currently active. P orts ar e reflected in the following colors: PowerConnect 3324/3348 P ort Indicators NOTE: The LEDs are not reflected in the P owerCon nect 3324/3348 front panel in the Switch Administrator . LED status can only be establish ed by viewing[...]

92 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com Example of Work Desk Information Using the Switch Administrator Buttons This section contains information abou t the different Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator buttons provided by the interface. T he Switch Administrator provides the following buttons: • Information Buttons—P rovides acces[...]

Getting Started 93 Information Buttons The Switch Administrator home page contains the following information buttons: Information Buttons Support Button The Support page contains information for accessing Dell's technical support page. 1 Click Support . The Dell T echnical Support P age opens: Dell T echnical Support Page Button Description Op[...]

94 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com 2 Select the area that describes the supp ort needed. The appropriate support page displays. 3 Enter a user name and password. 4 Click Log in and complete the instructions. NOTE: Depending on the type of technical support required, a user name and passw ord may be required. Help Button The Online [...]

Getting Started 95 About P ageDevice Management Buttons The Switch Administrator manage ment buttons allow network managers to easily configure P owerConnect from remote locations. The Sw itch Administrator co ntains the following management buttons: Device Management Buttons Button Description Applies set change s to the device. Adds information t[...]

96 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com Adds ACEs to A CLs. Adds ACLs. Adds new lists. Attaches assorted lists to interfaces. Resets statistic counters. P rints the Network Management System page and/or table information. Sorts table information. Displays the Neighbors List from the Neighbors T able page. Restores the device default set[...]

Getting Started 97 Using the CLI This section contains an introduction to the Comma nd Line Interface (CLI). Command Mode The CLI is divided into command modes. Each command mode has a specific command set. Entering a question mark ? at the system prompt (console prompt) displays a list of commands available for that particular command mode. In eac[...]

98 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com T o list the user EXEC commands enter the command ? . The user -level prompt consists of the hos t name followed by the angle bracket (>) . console> NOTE: The default host name is console unless it has been mo dified during initial configuration. Privileged EXEC Mode This mode ensures that t[...]

Getting Started 99 The exit command is used to move back from any mode to a previous level mode, for example, from Interface Configuration Mode to Global Configuration Mode, and from Global Configuration Mode to P rivileged EXEC Mode. Global Configuration Mode Global Configuration commands apply to system features, rather than a specific protocol o[...]

100 Getting Started www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Line Interface —Contains commands to configure the management connections. These include commands such as line speed and timeout settings. • IP Access-List —Contains commands to manage access lists. The commands create and maintain the lists. • Ethernet —Contains commands to manage [...]

Getting Started 101 T elnet Connection T elnet is a terminal emulatio n TCP/IP protocol. ASCII terminals can be virtually connected to the local device through a TCP/IP protocol network. T elnet is an alternative to a local login terminal where a r emote login is required. P owerConnect 3324/3348 supports up to four simultaneous T elnet sessions. A[...]

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SECTION 6 Configuring System Information Defining General Device Information Managing Logs Defining Device IP Addresses Managing Device Security Defining SNMP Parameters Managing Files Defining Advanced Settings[...]

104 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com This section provides information about def ining system paramet ers including security features, downloading device softwar e, and resetting the device. T o open the System page: • Click System in the T r ee View . The System page opens. System Pa ge Defining General Device Info[...]

Configuring System Information 105 General Pa ge Viewing the Asset P age The Asset page contains parameters for configuring general device information, including the system name, location, and contact, the sy stem MAC Addr ess, System Object ID, date, time, and System Up T ime. T o open the Asset page: •C l i c k System > General > Asset in[...]

106 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Asset P age The Asset page contains the following fields: • System Name —Defines the user -defined device name. • System Contact —Specifies the name of the contact person. • System Location —Indicates the location where the system is currently running. • MAC Address ?[...]

Configuring System Information 107 • Asset T ag —Specifies the user -defined device reference. • Serial No . —Indicates the serial number of the device. Defining system information: 1 Open the Asset page. 2 Define the System Name , System Contact, System L ocation, Date, Asset T ag, and Ti m e fields. 3 Click Apply Changes . The system para[...]

108 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Console (config)# snmp-server location New_York Console (config)# exit Console # exit Console (config)# asset-tag lqwepot Console> clock set 13:32:00 7 Mar 2002 Console> show clock 13:32:00 7 Mar 2002 console# show system System Description: Ethernet Stackable Switching Syste[...]

Configuring System Information 109 Viewing System Health Information The System Health page physical device har dware information. T o open the System Health page: •C l i c k System > General > Health in the T ree View . The System Health page opens. System Health Pa ge The System Health page contains the following fields: • Unit —Indic[...]

110 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com – —Indicates the redundant power supply is not operating normally for the specified unit. – Not P resent —Indicates that the power supply is not present for the specified unit. Viewing System Health Inform ation Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equi[...]

Configuring System Information 111 V ersions Page The Ve r s i o n s page contains the following information: • Unit No . —Indicates the st acking unit number . • Software V ersion —Displays the current softwar e version running on a specific stacking unit. • Boot V ersion —Displays the current Boot versio n running on a specific stacki[...]

112 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console> show version SW version 1.0.0.01 (date 14-Feb-2003 time 14:42:16 ) Boot version 1.30.11 ( date 27-Jan-2003 time 10:06:02 ) HW version 01.01.01 Resetting the Device The Res et page allows users to reset the device from a r[...]

Configuring System Information 113 Resetting the device: 1 Open the Res e t page. 2 Click Res e t . A confirmation message displays: Device Reset Confirmation Message 3 Click OK . The device is reset. After the device is r eset, the user is prompted for a user name and password. Resetting the Device Using the CLI The following table summarizes the [...]

114 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Logs P age The Log s page contains links to t he following pages: • Defining Global Log Parameters • Displaying RAM Log Table • Displaying the Log File Table • Viewing the Remote Log Server Settings Page Defining Global Log P arameters The System Logs enable you to view sig[...]

Configuring System Information 115 Event messages have a unique format, as p er the SYSLOG RFC recommended message format for all error reporting; for e xample, Syslog+ local device reporting. Messages are assigned a severity code and include a me ssage mnemonic, which identifies the source application generating the message. Messages are filter ed[...]

116 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Global Log P arameters Page The Global Log P arameters page contains the following fields: • Logging —Enables device global logs for Cache, File, and Server Logs. Console logs are enabled by default and cannot be di sabled. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables s[...]

Configuring System Information 117 – Wa r n i n g —Indicates the lowest level of a device warning. The device is functioning, but an operational problem has occurred. – Notice —P rovides the network administrators with device information. – Informational —P rovides device information. – Debug —P rovides detailed information about th[...]

118 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# logging on Console (config)# logging console errors Console (config)# logging buffered debugging Console (config)# logging file alerts Console (config)# clear logging Displaying RAM Log T able The RAM Log T a ble co[...]

Configuring System Information 119 The R AM L og T able page contains the following fields: • Log Index —Indicates the log number in the RAM Log T able . • Log Time —Specifies the time at whic h the log was entered in the R AM L og T able . • Severity —Specifies the log severity . • Description —Displays the user -defined log descri[...]

120 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Buffer log: 11-Aug-2002 15:41:43: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Inter face FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up 11-Aug-2002 15:41:43: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Inter face Ethernet1/e0, changed state to up 11-Aug-2002 15:41:43: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Inter face Ethernet1/e1, changed state to up 11-Aug-2002 15:41:[...]

Configuring System Information 121 Displaying the Log File T able The Log F ile T able contains information about log entries saved to the Log File in FLASH, including the time the log wa s entered, the log severity , and a description of the log message. T o open the Log F ile T able page: •C l i c k System > L ogs > Log F ile in the T ree[...]

122 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console # show logging file Console logging: level debugging. Console M essages: 0 Dropped (severity). Buffer logging: level debugging. Buffer Messag es: 11 Logged, 200 Max. File logging: level not ifications. File Messag es: 0 Dropp[...]

Configuring System Information 123 11-Aug-2002 15:41:39: %LINEPROTO -5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/e0, changed state to down 11-Aug-2002 15:41:39: %LINEPROTO -5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/e1, changed state to down 11-Aug-2002 15:41:39: %LINEPROTO -5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/e2, changed state to[...]

124 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • UDP P ort (1-65535) —Indicates the UDP port to w hich the logs are sent for the selected server . The possible range is 1 - 65,535. The default value is 514. • F acility —Indicates the facility mapping level for the selected server . The default value is Local 0. The poss[...]

Configuring System Information 125 Add a Log Server Pa ge In addition to the fields in the Remote Logs Server Settings page, the Add a L og Ser ver page contains the following field: • New Log Ser ver IP Address —Specifies the IP address of the new Log Server . T o add a log server: 1 Define the New L og Server IP Address, UDP P ort, F acility [...]

126 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Removing a Log Server from the L og Ser vers T able page: 1 Open the Remote Logs Ser ver Settings page. 2 Click Show All . The Log Ser vers T able page opens. 3 Select a Log Ser vers T able entry . 4 Check the Remove check box to r emove the server(s). 5 Click Apply Changes . The L[...]

Configuring System Information 127 The IP Addressing page contains links to the following pages: • Defining Default Gateways • Defining IP Interfaces • Defining DHCP IP Interfaces • Configuring ARP Defining Default Gateways The Default Gateway page allows network managers to a ssign Gateway devices. P ackets ar e forwarded to the default IP[...]

128 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The Default Gateway page contains the following fields: • Default Gateway —Indicates the Gateway device IP address. • Active —Indicates if the default Ga teway device specified in the Default Gateway drop-down list is currently active. The possible field values ar e: – Ch[...]

Configuring System Information 129 3 Define the Default Gateway IP Address field. OR Set the new gateway as active by checking the check box. 4 Click Apply Changes . The new default Gateway device is defined, and the device is updated. Displaying the Default Gateway T able: 1 Open the Default Gateway page . 2 Click Show All . The Default Gateway T [...]

130 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# ip default-gateway 196.210.10.1 Console (config)# no ip default-gateway 196.210.10.1 Defining IP Interfaces The IP Interface P arameters page contains parameters for assigning IP addr esses to interfaces. T o open t[...]

Configuring System Information 131 – Po r t —Indicates that the IP addr ess was assigned to a port. – LAG —Indicates that the IP addr ess was assigned to a Link Aggregated Group (LAG). – VLAN —Indicates that the IP address was assigned to a VLAN. • Ty p e —Indicates whether the IP address was defi ned manually as a static IP addr es[...]

132 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com IP Interface T able P age Deleting IP addresses: 1 Open the IP Interface page. 2 Click Show All . The IP Interface T able page opens. 3 Select an entry in the IP Interface T able . 4 Check the Remove check box to r emove IP addresses. 5 Click Apply Changes . The IP address is delet[...]

Configuring System Information 133 Internet address is 10.7.1.192/24 console# show ip interface vlan 204 IP Address Directed Broadcast ----------------------- -------------------- 146.1.0.132/29 disable console# Defining DHCP IP Interfaces The DCHP IP Interface page specifies the DCHP client setting for the device per interface. •C l i c k System[...]

134 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The DCHP IP Interface page contains the following fields: • Interface —Select an interface of the device. – Po r t —Specifies the interface type is a port , and the specific port number for which DHCP client settings are shown. – LAG —Specifies the interface type is a L[...]

Configuring System Information 135 Modifying a DCHP IP Interface: 1 Open the DHCP IP Interface page. 2 Modify the Interface field. 3 Click Apply Changes . The entry is modified, and the device is updated. Displaying the DHCP IP Interfaces T able: 1 Open the DHCP IP Interface page. 2 Click Show All . The DHCP IP Interfaces T able P age opens. DHCP I[...]

136 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# interface ethernet 1/e8 Console (config-if)# ip address-dhcp hostname marketing Configuring ARP The Address Resolution P rotocol (ARP) is a TCP/IP protocol that converts IP addr esses into physical addresses. The st[...]

Configuring System Information 137 The ARP Settings page contains the following fields: • ARP Entry Age Out (0-4000000) —Indicates the amount of time (seconds) that passes before an ARP entry is aged out. Aft er this period, the entry is deleted from the table. The default value is 60,000 seconds. • Clear ARP T able Entries —Indicates the t[...]

138 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Add ARP Entry Page 3 Select an Interface and define its IP Address and MAC address fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The ARP T able entry is added, and the device is updated. Displaying the ARP T able: 1 Open the ARP Setting page. 2 Click Show All . The ARP T able page opens. ARP T a[...]

Configuring System Information 139 The following is an example of the CLI commands: console(config)# arp 1 46.1.0.131 00-00-55-66-77-00 ethernet 1/e1 Console (config)# exit Console# arp timeout 12000 Console# show arp InterfaceIP addr essHW addressStatus ------------------- ------------------- 1/e1 10.7.1.1020 0:10:B5:04:DB:4BDynamic 2/e2 10.7.1.13[...]

140 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Management Security Page This section includes the following topics: • Defining Access P rofiles • Defining Authentication P rofiles • Assigning Authentication P rofiles • Defining the Local User Databases • Defining Line P asswor ds • Defining Enable P asswor d • Con[...]

Configuring System Information 141 Defining Access Profiles The Access P rofiles page allows network managers to define profiles and rules for accessing the device. Management method access can be limited to a specific user group by Ingress P orts, Source IP address, and/or Subnet Masks. Management Access methods can be separately defined for: • [...]

142 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The Access P rofiles page contains the following fields: • Access P rofile State —Enables the Access Profile on the device. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables Access Profile Security Management on the device. – Disable —Disables the Access Profile Security[...]

Configuring System Information 143 Add An Access Profile Page The Add An Access P rofile page contains the following fields: • Access P rofiles Name —Specifies the Access Profile for which rules ar e defined. • Rule P riority (1-65535) —Indicates the rule priority (for an optional first rule to include in the new profile). • Management Me[...]

144 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Source IP Address —Indicates the interface Source IP Address to which the packet is matched. • Network Mask —Indicates the interfac e network mask to which the packet is matched. • P refix L ength —Indicates the prefix length to which the packet is matched. • Action[...]

Configuring System Information 145 • Management Method —Specifies the management me thod for which the access profile is defined. The possible field values: – All —Indicates all management methods are as signed to the Access P rofile. Users with this Access P rofile can access t he device using all management methods. – Te l n e t —Indi[...]

146 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com 5 Click Apply Changes . The rule is added, and the device is updated. Viewing the P rofile Rules T able: NOTE: The order in which r ules appear in the Profile R ules T able is important. P ackets are matched to the first r ule which meets the r ule criteria. 1 Open the Access P rof[...]

Configuring System Information 147 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# management access-list mlist Console (config-macl)# permit ethernet 1/e1 Console (config-macl)# permit ethernet 2/e9 Console (config-macl)# deny ethernet 1/e2 Console (config-macl)# deny ethernet 2/e10 Console (config-macl)# exit CLI Command Descri[...]

148 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Console (config)# management access-class mlist Console (config)# exit Console# show management access-list mlist ----- permit ethernet 1/e1 permit ethernet 2/e9 ! (Note: all other access implicitly denied) Console> show management access-class Management access-class is ena ble[...]

Configuring System Information 149 Authentication Profiles Page The Authentication P rofiles page contains the following options lists: • Authentication P rofile Name —Displays the user -defined authentication method lists and includes the following values: – Network Default – Console Default • Optional Methods —Lists the user authentic[...]

150 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Remove —Removes the selected A ut hentication P rofile from the Authentication P rofile Name list. – Checked —Removes an Authentication Profile. – Unchecked —Maintains an Authentication Profile. Selecting an Authentication P rofile: 1 Open the Authentication P rofiles[...]

Configuring System Information 151 Authentication Profile Page Deleting an Authentication Profile: 1 Open the Authentication P rofiles page. 2 Click Show All . The Open the Authentication P rofile page opens. 3 Select an authentication profile. 4 Check the Remove check box. 5 Click Apply Changes . The authenticating profile is deleted. Configuring [...]

152 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Assigning Authentication Profiles After Authentication P rofiles are defined, the A uthentication P rofiles can be applied to Management Access methods. F or example, console users can be authenticated by Authentication Method Lists 1, while T elnet users are aut henticated by Auth[...]

Configuring System Information 153 • Te l n e t —Displays the Authentication P rofiles used to authenticate T elnet users. Authentication P rofiles are assigned in Assigning Authentication Profiles . There ar e two predefined field values to which other A uthentication Profiles can be added. However the predefined values cannot be dele ted. The[...]

154 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Secure HTTP —Specifies the authentication profiles used for Secure HTTP access. The possible field values are: – None —Indicates that no authentication profiles is used for Secure HTTP access. – Local —Indicates that Secure HTTP authentication occurs locally . – Rad[...]

Configuring System Information 155 3 Click Apply Changes . T elnet sessions are assig ned an A uthentication List. Applying an Authentication P rofile to Secure T elnet (SSH) Sessions: 1 Open the Select Authentication page. 2 Select an Authentication P rofile in the Secure T elnet (SSH) field. 3 Click Apply Changes . Secure T elnet (SSH) sessions a[...]

156 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config-line)# enable authentication default Console (config-line)# login authentication default Console (config-line)# exit Console (config)# ip http authentication radius local Console (config)# ip https authen tication rad[...]

Configuring System Information 157 Defining the Local User Databases The Local User Database page allows network managers to define users, passwords and access levels. P asswor d are limited to a maximum of 16 characters. T o open the Loc al Use r Database page: •C l i c k System > Management Securit y > Local User Database in the T ree Vie[...]

158 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com – Checked — Removes a specific user from the Local User Database . – Unchecked —Maintains the user in the Local User Database . Assigning access rights to a user: 1 Open the Local User Database page. 2 Select a user in the User Name field. 3 Define the Access Level, and P a[...]

Configuring System Information 159 Local User T able Page Deleting Users: 1 Open the Local User Database page. 2 Click Show All . The L ocal User T able page opens. 3 Select a User Name . 4 Check the Remove check box. 5 Click Apply Changes . The user is deleted, and the device is updated. Assigning Users Using CLI Commands The following table summa[...]

160 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Defining Line P asswords The Line P asswords page allows network managers to define line passwor ds for management methods. P asswor ds are limit to maximum of 16 characters. T o open the Line P asswords page: • Click System > Management Security > Line P asswords in the T [...]

Configuring System Information 161 Defining line passwords for console sessions: 1 Open the Line P assword page . 2 Define the Line P assword for Console field. 3 Click Apply Changes . The line password for console sessions is defined, and the device is updated. Defining line passwords for T elnet sessions: 1 Open the Line P assword page . 2 Define[...]

162 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Click System > Management Security > Enable P asswords in the T ree View . The Modify Enable P assword page opens. Modify Enable Password P age The Modify Enable P assword pa ge contains the following fields: • Select Enable Access Level —Specifies the access level as[...]

Configuring System Information 163 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# enable password level 15 dell Console# show users accounts UsernamePrivilege ------------------ Bob15 Robert15 Configuring RADIUS Global P arameters Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (R ADIUS) servers provide additional security for network[...]

164 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com RADIUS Settings Page The RADIUS Settings page contains the following fields: • IP Address —Indicates the list of Authentication Server IP addr esses. • P riority (1-65535) —Indicates the server priority . The possible values are 1-65535, where 1 is the highest value. This i[...]

Configuring System Information 165 The following fields set the R ADIUS default values: • Default T imeout for Reply (1-30) —Specifies the default amount of time (in seconds) the device waits for an answer from th e RADIUS server befor e timing out. NOTE: If Host Specific Timeouts, Retransmit, Dead Time , or Deny values are not specified, the G[...]

166 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Define the IP Address, P riority , Authentication P ort, Number of R e tries, T imeout for Reply , Dead T ime, Key String, and Source IP Address fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The new RADIUS server is adde d, and the device is updated. Displaying the R ADIUS Server List: 1 Open [...]

Configuring System Information 167 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# radius-server timeout 5 Console (config)# radius-server retransmit 5 Console (config)# radius-server deadtime 10 Console (config)# radius-server key dell-server Console (config)# radius-server host 196.210.100.1 auth-port 1645 timeout 20 Console# s[...]

168 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com 172.16.1.216451646118 02 Defining SNMP P arameters Simple Network Management P rotocol (SNMP) provides a method for managing network devices. Devices supporting SNMP run a local software (agent). The SNMP agents maintain a list of variables, which are used to manage the device. The[...]

Configuring System Information 169 Defining Communities The system administrator manages access rights (r ead and write, r ead only , and so on.) by defining communities in the Community T a ble. When the community names are changed, access rights are also changed. T o open the SNMP Community page: •C l i c k System > SNMP > Communities in [...]

170 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com – SNMP Admin —Indicates that the user has access to all device configuration options, as well to modifying the community . • Remove —Removes a community . The possible field values are: – Checked —Removes the community . – Unchecked —Maintains the community . Defini[...]

Configuring System Information 171 Community T able Page Deleting Communities: 1 Open the SNMP Community page. 2 Click Show All . The Community T able page opens. 3 Select a community from the Community T able . 4 Check the Remove check box. 5 Click Apply Changes . The community entry is deleted, and the device is updated. Configuring Communities U[...]

172 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com SNMP T rap Settings P age The SNMP T rap Settings page contains the following fields: • SNMP T rap —Enables sending SNMP traps or SNMP notifications from the switch to defined trap recipients. The possible field values ar e: – Enable —Enables sending SNMP traps or SNMP noti[...]

Configuring System Information 173 – Checked —Removes the T rap Manager T able entry . – Unchecked —Maintains the T rap Manager T able entry . Enabling SNMP T raps on the device: 1 Open the SNMP T rap Settings page. 2 Select Enable in the SNMP T rap drop-down list. 3 Define the Select Recipient IP , T raps, and Community String fields. 4 Cl[...]

174 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Displaying the T rap Managers T able: The T rap Managers T able contains fields for configuring trap types. 1 Open the T raps page. 2 Click Show All . The T raps Manager T able page opens. T rap Managers T able Page Deleting a T rap Manager T able entry : 1 Open the SNMP T rap Sett[...]

Configuring System Information 175 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# snmp-server enable traps Console (config)# snmp-server tr ap authentication Console (config)# snmp-server host 10.1.1.1 trapRec 2 Console (config)# exit Console# show snmp Community-StringCommun ity-AccessIP address ---------------------- ---------[...]

176 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com File Management Overview The configuration file structure consists of the following files: • Startup Configuration F ile —Retains the exact device configuration when the device is powered down or r ebooted. The Startu p file maintains configuration commands, and configuration c[...]

Configuring System Information 177 File Management Page The F ile Management page contains links to: • Downloading F iles • Uploading F iles • Resetting the Active Image • Copying and Deleting F iles Downloading Files The F ile Download from Server page contains fields for downloading image and Configuration F iles from the TFTP server to t[...]

178 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com File Download From Server Page The F ile Download from Ser ver page contains the following fields: • F irmware Download —Indicates that the F irmware file is downloaded. If F irmware Download is selected, the Configuration Download fields are grayed out. • Configuration Downl[...]

Configuring System Information 179 • Configuration Download F ile Destination —Indicates the destination file to which to the configuration files is download ed. The possible field values are: – Running Configuration —Downloads commands into the R unning Configuration files. – Startup Configuration —Downloads the Startup Configuration f[...]

180 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Copy took 0:01:11 [hh:mm:ss] Uploading Files The F ile Upload to Ser ver page contains fields for uploadin g the software from the TFTP server to the device. The Image file can also be uploaded from the F ile Upload to Ser ver page. T o open the F ile Upload to Server page: • Cli[...]

Configuring System Information 181 • Configuration Upload Destination —Specifies the Configuration file path from which the file is uploaded. • Configuration Upload T r ansfer file name —Indicates the software file to which the configuration is uploaded. The possible field values are: – Running Configuration —Uploads the R unning Config[...]

182 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Resetting the Active Image The Active Images page allows network managers to select and reset the Image files. The Active Image file for each unit in a stacking configuration can be individually selected. T o open the Active Images page: • Click System > F ile Management > [...]

Configuring System Information 183 3 Click Apply Changes . The Image file is selected. The Image file reloads only after the next r eset. The currently selected Image file continue to run until the next device reset. F or instruction on resetting the device, see " Resetting the Device ". Working with the Active Image File Using CLI Comman[...]

184 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Copy Files Page The Copy F iles page contains the following fields: • Copy Master F irmware —Copies either the Software Im age and/or Boot Code from the master unit to a selected stacking unit. – Source —Copies either the Software Image or Boot Code files to the selected st[...]

Configuring System Information 185 • Restore Configuration F actory Defaults —Restor es the F actory Configuration default files by erasing the Startup-Config F ile. Note that the Backup-Config F ile is not erased. The possible field values are: – Checked —Restores the factory defaults. – Unchecked —Maintains the current configuration s[...]

186 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Accessing file 'file1' on 172.16.101.101. Loading file1 from 172.16.101.101: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![...]

Configuring System Information 187 Configuring General Device T uning Parameters The General Settings page allows network managers to define general device parameters. T o open the General Settings page: •C l i c k System > Advanced Settings > General in the T ree V iew . The General Settings page opens. General Settings Pa ge The General S[...]

188 Configuring System Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Viewing RAM Log Entries Counter Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for viewing fields displayed in the General Settings page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# logging buffered size 300 CLI Command Desc[...]

SECTION 7 Configuring Switch Information Configuring Network Security Configuring Ports Configuring Address Tables Configuring GARP Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol Configuring VLANs Aggregating Ports Multicast Forwarding Support[...]

190 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com This section provides all system operation and general information for configuring network security , ports, Address tables, GARP , VLA Ns, Spanning T ree, P ort Aggregation, and Multicast Support. Switch Page Configuring Network Security Dell™ P owerConnect™ 3324/3348 allows n[...]

Configuring Switch Information 191 Network Security Page The Network Security page contains links to the following topics: • Network Security Overview • Configuring P ort Security • Defining IP -Based ACLs • Defining MAC-Based A CLs • Binding ACLs Network Security Overview Access Control Lists (ACLs) allow network manage rs to define clas[...]

192 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • W ild Card Masks • Match DSCP • Match IP -P recedence • Source MAC Addr ess • Destination MAC Addr ess •V L A N I D F or example, a network administrator may de fine an ACL rule that states that port number 20 can receive T CP packets; however , if a UDP packet is r e[...]

Configuring Switch Information 193 Configuring Port Security Network users can be limited to specific ports or LAGs with Locked P orts. Locked P ort is restricted to users with specific MA C addresses. L ock ed ports can only be enabled on static MAC addr esses. In addition, t he L ocked P ort security option enables storing a list of MAC addresses[...]

194 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Set P ort —Indicates that the port is either lock ed or unlock ed. The possible field values are: – Unlocked —Unlocks P ort. This is the default value. – Loc ked —L ocks P ort. • Action on V iolation —Indicates the action to be applied to packets arriving on a loc[...]

Configuring Switch Information 195 Port Security T able Page In addition to the fields displayed in the Port Security Page , the P ort Security T able page contains the following additional field: • Unit No . —Indicates the unit number for which the port security information is displayed. Configuring Locked P ort Security with CLI Commands The [...]

196 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com 5/7 Discard E nable 100 88 7/8 Discard Disable Defining IP -Based ACLs The Add ACE to IP Based A CL page allows network administ rators to define IP -based Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Access Control Entries (A CEs). ACEs act as filters to match packets to forwar ding criteria. [...]

Configuring Switch Information 197 • Source IP Address —Matches the source IP address to which pack ets are addressed to the ACE. • Wild Card Mask —Indicates the source IP Addr ess wild card mask. W ild cards are used to mask all or part of a source IP Addr ess. W ild card masks specify which bits ar e used and which bits are ignor ed. A wi[...]

198 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Add IP Based ACL P age 3 Define the AC L N am e , New Ace Priority , P rotocol , Source and Destination P ort , Source and Destination IP Address , Match DSCP or Match IP P recedence , and Action fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The IP -based ACLs ar e define d. If a new ACE priorit[...]

Configuring Switch Information 199 ACEs Associated with IP -ACL Modifying an IP -based ACE: 1 Open the Add ACE to IP Based A C L page . 2 Click Show All.The ACEs Associated with IP -A CL page opens. 3 Modify the ACL Name , New Ace P riority , Protocol , Source and Destination P ort , Source and Destination IP Address , Match DSCP or Match IP P rece[...]

200 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Assigning IP -based ACEs to ACLs Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for assigning IP -based ACEs to A CLs as displayed in the Add ACE to IP Based ACL page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Permit 00:00:bo:11:11:11 0: 0:[...]

Configuring Switch Information 201 Add ACE to MAC Based ACL P age The Add ACE to MA C Based ACL page contains the following fields: • ACL Name —Contains a list of user -defined ACLs. • New ACE P riority —Enables cr eating a new ACE and indicates the A CE priority . • Source MAC Address —Matches the source MA C addr ess from which packet[...]

202 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • VLAN ID —Matches the packet’s VLAN ID to the A C E. • Action —Indicates the ACE forwar ding acti on. The possible field values are: – P ermit —F orwards packets which meet the A CE criteria. – Deny —Drops packets which meet the A CE criteria. – Shutdown —Dro[...]

Configuring Switch Information 203 Displaying ACL-specific A CEs: 1 Open the Add ACE to MA C Based ACL page . 2 Click Show All . The ACEs Associated with MA C ACL page opens. ACEs Associated with MAC ACL Modifying a MAC-based A CE: 1 Open the Add ACE to MA C Based ACL page . 2 Click Show All .The ACEs Associated with MAC A CL page opens. 3 Modify t[...]

204 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com 4 Check the Remove check box. 5 Click Apply Changes . The MAC-based A CE is removed, and the device is updated. Assigning MAC-Based ACEs to ACLs Using the CLI Commands The following is an example. Station A is connec ted to port 5, and Station B is connected to port 9. Station A ha[...]

Configuring Switch Information 205 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# mac access-list dell Console (config-mac-al)# permit 6.6.6.6.6.6 0.0.0.0. 0.0 any vlan 4 Console (config-mac-al)# deny 6.6.6.6.6.6 0.0.255.255.255.255 Binding ACLs The ACL Bindings page allows network managers to assign A CL Lists to interfaces. T [...]

206 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com ACL Bindings P age The ACL B in di ng s page contains the following fields: • Select an Interface —Indicates the interface and inter face type to which the ACL is attached. The possible field values are: – Po r t —Indicates the port number to which the ACL is attached. – [...]

Configuring Switch Information 207 3 Define the interface to which the ACL is attached in the Attach ACL to an Interface field. 4 Click Apply Changes . The ACL is attached to the interface. Assigning ACL Membership Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equi valent CLI commands for assigning ACL membership as displayed in the ACL[...]

208 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Ports P age This section includes the following topics: • Defining P ort P arameters • Defining LAG P arameters • Enabling Storm Control • Defining P ort Mirroring Sessions Defining Port P arameters The P ort Configuration page allows network adm inistrators to define port [...]

Configuring Switch Information 209 Port Configuration The P ort Configuration page contains the following fields: • Po r t —Specifies the port number . • Description —P rovides a brief interface desc ription, for example Ethernet. • Po r t T y p e —Indicates the port type. The possible field values are: – Ethernet – F ast Ethernet ?[...]

210 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Current P ort Status —Specifies the port operational status. The possible field values are: – Up —Indicates the port is currently operating. – Down —Indicates the port is currently non-operational. • Re-Activate Suspended P ort —Reactivates a port if the port has [...]

Configuring Switch Information 211 – Disable —Disables auto negotiation on the po rt. This is the default value. – Current Auto Negotiation —Indicates the A uto Negotiation operational status. • Back P ressure —Enables Back Pr essure mode on the device. Back P ressur e mode is used with Half Duplex mode to disable ports from r eceiving [...]

212 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following table describes the parameter com bination settings requir ed to configure ports. These settings ensure that conf iguration functionalities ar e maintained. • Current MDI/MDIX —Indicates the MDIX operational status. The possible field values are: –M D I –M D I[...]

Configuring Switch Information 213 Ports Configuration T able In addition to the P ort Configuration page fields, the P ort Configuration T able also displays the following field: • Unit Number —Indicates the stacking unit number for which the port information is displayed. Configuring Ports with CLI Commands The following examples describe how[...]

214 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring ports as displayed in the P ort Configuration . CLI Command Description interface ethernet interface Enters the interface configuration mode to configure an ethernet type interface. description string Adds a[...]

Configuring Switch Information 215 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# interface ethernet 1/e5 Console (config-if)# Console (config-if)# description RD SW#3 Console (config-if)# shutdown Console (config-if)# no shutdown Console (config-if)# speed 100 Console (config-if)# duplex full Console (config-if)# negotiation Co[...]

216 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com PortPortDuplexSpeed NegFlowBackMDILink ContPresModeState ---------------------------------------------- 2/e1100-copperFull1000offOffDisableOffDown* Legend Neg : Negotiation Flow Cont: Flow Control Back Pres: Back Pressure *: The interface was suspen ded by the system. Router# show [...]

Configuring Switch Information 217 T o open the LAG Configuration page: NOTE: If port configuration is modified while th e port is a L AG member , the configuration change is only effective af ter the port is removed from the L AG. •C l i c k Switch > P orts > LAG Configuration in the T ree V iew . The LAG Configuration page displays. LAG C[...]

218 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Current LAG Status —Specifies the LAG status. The possible field values ar e: – Up —Indicates the LAG is currently operating. – Down —Indicates the LAG is c urrently non-operational. • Admin Auto Negotiation —Enables A uto Negotiation on the LAG. Auto-negotiation [...]

Configuring Switch Information 219 – Half —The interface supports transmission between the device and the client in only one direction at a time. • Flow Control —Indicates if Flow Cont rol is enabled on the LAG. The possible values are: – Off —Disables Flow Control on the LAG. This is the default value. – On —Enables Flow Control on[...]

220 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com LAG Configuration T able Configuring LAGs with CLI Commands The following is an example of how to set up LAG with auto-negotiation disabled, 100F ull. At the system prompt, ent er the following to set up static link aggregation: console> en console# config console(config)# inter[...]

Configuring Switch Information 221 The following message displays: console# sh interfaces status port-channel 1 Flow Link Back ch Type Duplex Speed Neg Control State Pressure ................................ .............................. ch1 100M Full 100 Disabled Off Up Disabled The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for confi[...]

222 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Enabling Storm Control A Broadcast Storm is a result of an e xcessive amount of broadcast messages simultaneously transmitted across a network by a single port. F orwarded message responses ar e loaded onto the network, straining network resources or causing the network to time out[...]

Configuring Switch Information 223 – All F ast Ethernet P orts —Indicates that storm control is enabled for all FE ports. Storm control can be applied individually to GE ports. – Gigabit Ethernet P ort —Indicates that storm control is enabled for the selected Gigabit Ethernet port. Storm control is either enabled or disabled for ALL FE port[...]

224 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Displaying the P ort P arameters T able: 1 Open the Storm Control page . 2 Click Show All . The Storm Control Settings T able opens. Storm Control Settings T able Configuring Storm Control with CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equiva lent CLI commands for configuring[...]

Configuring Switch Information 225 [Packets/sec] -------------- -------- ----- ---- -------- ----------- Gigaethernet 1 Enabled Disabled Enabled 2000 Gigaethernet 2 Enabled Enabled Enabled 2000 FastEthernet Enabled E nabled Enabled 1000 Defining Port Mirroring Sessions P ort mirroring monitors and m irrors network traffic by forwar ding copies of i[...]

226 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • P orts cannot be configured as a destination port. • All packets ar e tagged when they are transmitted from the destination port. The following restriction applies to ports configur ed as source ports: • If any packet is r eceived untagged on the source port, the packet is [...]

Configuring Switch Information 227 • Destination P ort —Defines the port number to which po rt traffic is mirrored. A copy port cannot mirror itself, cannot be a VLAN member other than the source port VLAN, and cannot be configured with an IP interface. All traffic on the source port is tagged. • Source P ort —Defines the port number from w[...]

228 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Deleting a copy port from a port mirroring session: 1 Open the P ort Mirroring page. 2 Check the Remove check box. 3 Click Apply Changes . The port mirroring session is de leted, and the device is updated. Configuring a Port Mirroring Session Using CLI Commands The following table [...]

Configuring Switch Information 229 Configuring Address T ables MAC addr esses are stored in eit her the Static Addr ess or the Dynamic Address databases. A packet addr essed to a destination stored in one of the databases is forwar ded immediately to the port. The Static and Dynamic Address T a bles can be sorted by interface, VLAN, and interface t[...]

230 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Defining Static Addresses The Static MA C Address page contains a list of static MA C addr esses. Static addresses can be added and removed from the Static MA C Address page. In addition, several MAC addresses can be defined for a single port. T o open the Static MAC Address page: [...]

Configuring Switch Information 231 – Delete on Reset —Indicates the MA C address is de leted when the device is reset. – Ti m e o u t —Indicates the MAC address is deleted when the device times out. – Secure —Guarantees that a Locked P ort MAC addr ess is not deleted. A secure MAC addr ess is deleted from the Port Security Page . Adding[...]

232 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Removing a static address from the Static Addr ess T able: 1 Open the Static Address T able . 2 Click Show All to open the Static MAC Address T able . 3 Select a single or multiple table entries. 4 Check the Remove check box. 5 Click Apply Changes . The selected static addresses ar[...]

Configuring Switch Information 233 Viewing Dynamic Addresses The Dynamic Address page contains information about querying the Dynamic Address Ta b l e , including the interface type, MAC addresses, VLAN, and table sorting. P ackets forwarded to an addr ess stored in the Addr ess T a ble ar e forwarded directly to those ports. T o open the Dynamic A[...]

234 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Address T able Sort Key —Specifies the method by which the Dynamic Address T able is sorted. The possible field values are: – Address —Sorts the query results for a designated MA C address. – VLAN —Sorts the query results by VLAN ID. – Interface —Sorts the query r[...]

Configuring Switch Information 235 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# bridge aging-time 250 Console (config)# exit Console# show bridge address table Aging time is 250 sec vlan mac address port type ---- ----------- --- ----- ----- 1 0060.704C.73FF 5/e8 dynamic 1 0060.708C.73FF 5/e8 dynamic 200 0010.0D48.37FF 5/e9 st[...]

236 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com GARP P age This section includes the following topic: • Defining GARP Timers Defining GARP Timers The GARP Timers page contains parameters for enabl ing GARP on the device. T o open the GARP T imers page: • Click Switch > GARP > GARP T imers in the T ree V iew . The GARP [...]

Configuring Switch Information 237 GARP Timers P age The GARP T imers page contains the following fields: • Interface —Indicates the type of interface on which GARP Timers ar e shown. The possible field values are: – Po r t —Indicates the port for whic h GARP Timers ar e displayed. – LAG —Indicates the LAG for which GARP T imers are dis[...]

238 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: The following relationships between the variou s timer values must be maintained: Leave time must be greater than or equal to three time s the join time. Leave-all time must be greater than the leave time. Defining GARP Timers: 1 Open the GARP T imers page. 2 Define the Inter[...]

Configuring Switch Information 239 3 Select an interface in the Copy P arameters from field. 4 Select the interfaces to which the GARP Timers information is copied in the Copy T o fields. Defining GARP Timers Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining GARP timers as displayed in the GARP T imers page.[...]

240 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Spanning T ree P age This section contains the following topics: • Defining STP Global Settings • Defining STP P ort Settings • Defining STP LAG Settings • Configuring Rapid Spanning T r ee Defining STP Global Settings The Spanning T ree Global P arameters page contains par[...]

Configuring Switch Information 241 Spanning T ree Global Settings P age The Spanning T ree Global P arameters page contains the following fields: • Spanning T ree State —Enables STP on the device. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables STP on the device. – Disable —Disables STP on the device. • STP Operation Mode —Indicate[...]

242 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Max Age (6-40 )—Specifies the switch Maximum Age Time. The Maximum Age T ime indicates the amount of time in seconds a bridge waits before sending configuration messages. The default maximum age time is 20 seconds. • F orward Delay (4-30) —Specifies the switch forward del[...]

Configuring Switch Information 243 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console(config)# spanning-tree Console(config)# spanning-tree mode rstp Console(config)# spanning-tree priority 12288 Console(config)# spanning-tree hello-time 5 Console(config)# spanning-tree max-age 10 Console(config)# spanning-tree forward-time 25 Console(config)[...]

244 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Root ID Priority 32768 Address X.X.X.X.X.X Cost 57 Port 1/e1 Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec Bridge ID Priority 32769 Address X.X.X.X.X.X Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec Number of topology changes 2 last change occurred 00:23:56 ago Times: [...]

Configuring Switch Information 245 STP Port Settings P age The STP P ort Settings page contains the following fields: • Select a P ort —Indicates the port for which STP statistics are displayed. • STP —Enables STP on the port. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables STP on the port. – Disable —Disables STP on the port. • [...]

246 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com – Learning —The port is currently in the learni ng mode. The port cannot forward traffic however it can learn new MAC addr esses. – F orwarding —The port is currently in the forw arding mode. The port can forwar d traffic and learn new MAC addr esses. • Speed —Indicates[...]

Configuring Switch Information 247 Modifying STP P ort P roperties: 1 Open the STP P ort Settings page. 2 Modify the P riority , P ath Cost , Default P ath Cost , and the F ast Link fields. 3 Click Apply Changes . The STP port parameters are modified, and the device is updated. STP Port T able P age Defining STP Port P arameters Using CLI Commands [...]

248 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Console(config-if)# spanning-tree cost 35000 Console(config-if)# spanning-tree port-priority 96 Console(config-if)# exit Console(config)# exit Console# show spanning-tree ethernet 1/e5 Console# show spanning-tree ethernet 1/e5 Interface Port IDDesignated Port ID Name PrioStsEnb Cos[...]

Configuring Switch Information 249 STP LAG Settings Page The STP LAG Settings page contains the following fields: • Select a LAG —Indicates the user -defined LAG. F or more information on defining LAGs, see " Defining LAG Membership ". • STP —Enables STP on the LAG. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables STP on the L[...]

250 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com – Blocking —The LAG is currently block ed and canno t be used to forward traffic or learn MAC addr esses. – Listening —The LAG is currently in the listening mode. The LAG cannot forwar d traffic or learn MAC addr esses. – Learning —The LAG is currently in the learni ng [...]

Configuring Switch Information 251 3 Click Apply Changes . The STP LAG parameters are modified, and the device is updated. STP LAG T able Page Defining STP LAG P arameters Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equi valent CLI commands for defining STP LAG parameters as displayed in the STP LAG Settings page. The following is an exam[...]

252 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com STP has the following di fferent port states: • Listening • Learning • Blocking •F o r w a r d i n g A listening port is either a designated or a root port, and is in the process of moving to the forwarding state. However , aft er the port is in the forwardi ng state, ther [...]

Configuring Switch Information 253 The Rapid Spanning T ree (RSTP) page contains the following fields: • Interface —Indicates the interface number on which RSTP is enabled. • Fa s t L i n k —Indicates if F ast Link is enabled. NOTE: Fast Link is enabled in the STP P ort Settings page or the STP L AG Settings page. F or more information abou[...]

254 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Defining Rapid STP P arameters Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for defining RSTP parameters as displayed in the Rapid Spanning T ree (RSTP) page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console(config)# interface ethernet 1/e5 [...]

Configuring Switch Information 255 VLANs function at Layer 2. Since VLANs is olate traffic within the VLAN, a Layer 3 functioning router is needed to allow tra ffic to flow between VLANs. Layer 3 routers identify segments and coordinate with VL ANs. VLANs ar e broadcast and multicast domains. Broadcast and multicast traffic is on ly transmitted in [...]

256 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Defining VLAN LAG Settings • Configuring GVRP Defining VLAN Members The VLAN Membership page allows network managers to define VLAN groups. T o open the VLAN Membership page: • Click Switch > VLAN > VLAN Membership in the T ree V iew . The VLAN Membership page opens. [...]

Configuring Switch Information 257 VLAN Membership Section The VLAN Membership Section contains the following fields: • Show VLAN —Lists and displays specific VLAN information according to : – VLAN ID —Displays VLANs by VLAN ID. The de fault ID for the VLAN is 1. If the VLAN has an ID that is the current port P ort Default VLAN ID (PVI D), [...]

258 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Adding new VLANs: 1 Open the VLAN Membership page. 2 Click Add . The Create New VLAN page opens: Create New VLAN Page 3 Define the VLAN ID and VLAN Name fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The new VLAN is added, and the device is updated. Modifying VLAN Name Groups: 1 Open the VLAN Mem[...]

Configuring Switch Information 259 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console # vlan database Console (config-switch)# Console (config-switch)# vlan 1972 Console (config-switch)# exit Console (config)# interface vlan 19 Console (config-if)# name Marketing VLAN Port Membership T able The VLAN P ort Membership T able contains a port tab[...]

260 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The VLAN P ort Membership T able displays the ports and the port s states, as well as LAGs. VLAN Port Membership T able Assigning ports to a VLAN group: 1 Open the VLAN Membership page. 2 Select a VLAN from the Show VLAN drop-down list. 3 Select ports in the P ort Membership T able[...]

Configuring Switch Information 261 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console # vlan database Console (config-vlan)# vlan 1972 Console (config-vlan)# exit Console (config)# interface vlan 1972 Console (config-if)# name Marketing Console (config-if)# exit Console (config)# interface range ethernet 1/e18 - e20 Defining VLAN Ports Settin[...]

262 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com VLAN Port Settings P age The VLAN P ort Settings page contains the following fields: • Po r t —Indicates the port num ber included in the VLAN. • P ort VLAN Mode —Designates the port VLAN mode.The possible field values are: – General —Indicates that the port belongs to [...]

Configuring Switch Information 263 – Admit All —Indicates that both tagged and untagged packets ar e accepted on the port. • Ingress F iltering —Enables Ingress filtering on t he port. Ingr ess filtering discards packets that ar e associated with a VLAN th at does not include the ingress port. The possible field values are: – Enable —En[...]

264 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Assigning Ports to VLAN Groups Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands fo r assigning ports to VLAN groups as displayed in the VLAN P ort Settings page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# interface range ethernet[...]

Configuring Switch Information 265 VLAN LAG Setting Page The VLAN LACP P arameters page contains the following fields: • LAG —Indicates the LAG number included in the VLAN. • P ort Mode —Indicates the port mode. The possible field values are: – General —Indicates that the LAG belongs to one or more VLANs, and each VLAN is user -defined [...]

266 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Ingress F iltering —Enables ingress filtering by the LA G. Ingress filtering discar ds packets which do not include an ingr e ss port. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables ingress filtering by the LAG. – Disable —Disable ingress filtering by the LAG. Assig[...]

Configuring Switch Information 267 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# interface port channel 1 1/e8 Console (config-if)# switchport mode access console (config-if)# switchport LAG native vlan 123 Console (config-if)# switchport general pvid 234 Console (config-if)# switchport general allowed vlan add 1,2,5,6 tagged C[...]

268 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Maximum number of GVRP VLANs after Reset —Sets another value for GVRP VLANs and is used for tuning. This value becomes valid after reset only . The maximum number of GVRP VLANs include s all the VLANs participating in GVRP operation regar dless whether they are static or dyna[...]

Configuring Switch Information 269 GVRP P arameters P age The GVRP P arameters page contains the following fields: • GVRP Global Status —Enables GVRP on the device. The possible field values are: – Enabled —Indicates GVRP is enabled on the device. – Disabled —Indicates GVRP is disabled on the device. This field value is the default. •[...]

270 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com – Disable —Disables creating VLANs through GVRP . • GVRP Registration —Enables GVRP r egistration stat us. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables VLAN registration through GVRP . – Disable —Disables VLAN re gistration through GVRP . Enabling GVRP on the de[...]

Configuring Switch Information 271 GVRP Port P arameters T able In addition to the field displayed in the GVRP P arameters page , the GVRP P ort P arameters T able page also displays the following fields: • Unit —Indicates the stacking unit number for which the GVRP information is displayed. • Copy P arameters F rom —Indicates the specific [...]

272 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# gvrp enable Console (config)# interface ethernet 1/e8 Console (config-if)# gvrp enable Console (config-if)# gvrp-vlan-creation-forbid Console (config-if)# gvrp registration-forbid Console# show gvrp configuration GV[...]

Configuring Switch Information 273 Aggregated links can be assigned manually or automatically by enabling the Link Aggregation Control P rotocol (LACP) on the r elevant links. P owerConnect 3324/3348 provides LAG Load Balancing based on both source MAC addresses and destination MA C addresses. Aggregated links ar e treated as a single logical port [...]

274 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Link Aggregation Page This section includes the following topics: • Defining LACP Parameters • Defining LAG Membership Defining LACP P arameters The LACP P arameters page contains information for configuring LACP LAGs. Aggr egate ports can be linked into link-aggr egation port-[...]

Configuring Switch Information 275 LACP P arameters P age The LACP P arameters page contains the following sections: • Global Parameters • Port Parameters Table Global P arameters Global P arameters contains information for assigning LA CP priority . Aggregate ports can be linked into link-aggr egation po rt-groups. LAGs may be set up manually [...]

276 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Global Parameters The Global P arameters section contains the following field: • LACP System P riority —Indicates the LACP priority value. The possible range is 1-65535. The default value is 1. Defining Global P arameters: 1 Open the LACP P arameters page. 2 Scroll to the Globa[...]

Configuring Switch Information 277 • LACP P ort P riority —Indicates the port LACP priority value. The default is 1. • LACP T imeout —Assigns an administrative LACP timeout.The possible field values are: – Short —Specifies a short timeout value. – Lon g —Specifies a long timeout value. Defining P ort P arameters: 1 Open the LACP P a[...]

278 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring LACP Pa rameters Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring LACP parameters as displayed in the Link Aggregation page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# lacp system-priority 120 Console [...]

Configuring Switch Information 279 Defining LAG Membership The LAG Membership page allows network managers to a ssign ports to LAGs. LAGs can include up to 8 ports. Currently P owerCo nnect 3324/3348 supports 6 LAGs per system, whether the device is a standa lone device or in a stack. The LAG Membership T able contains the following rows: • LACP [...]

280 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console# channel-group port-channel-numb er mode on auto 1 Port-Channel 1:Port Type 1000 Ethernet Actor System Priority:1 MAC Address: 000285:0E1C00 Admin Key: 29 Oper Key: 29 Partner System Priority:0 MAC Address: 000000:000000 Oper[...]

Configuring Switch Information 281 T o open the Multicast Support page: •C l i c k Switch > Multicast Support in the T ree V iew . The Multicast Support page opens. Multicast Support Pa ge The Multicast Support page includes links to the following topics: • Defining IGMP Snooping Settings • Adding Bridge Multicast Group Members • Assigni[...]

282 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com When IGMP snooping is globally enabled, t he switching ASIC is programmed to forward all IGMP frames to the CPU. The CP U anal yzes the incoming frames and determines which ports want to join which Multicast gr oups, which ports have Multicast routers generating IGMP queries, and w[...]

Configuring Switch Information 283 • IGMP Snooping Status —Indicates if IGMP snooping is enabled on the device. The possible field values are: – Enabled —Enables IGMP snooping on the specific VLAN. – Disabled —Disables IGMP snooping on the sp ecific VLAN. This is the default value. Enabling bridge multicast filtering on the device: 1 Op[...]

284 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Adding Bridge Multicast Group Members The Bridge Multicast Group page displays the ports and LAGs attached to the multicast service group in the Po r t and LAG T able . The P ort and LAG tables also reflect the manner in which the port or LAGs jo ined the multicast group. P orts ca[...]

Configuring Switch Information 285 The IGMP P ort/LAG Members T able figure displays IGMP P ort/LAG member status . IGMP Port/LAG Members T able The IGMP P ort/LAG Members T able Control Settings Ta b l e contains the settings for managing IGMP port and LAG members. IGMP Port/LAG Members T able Control Settings Defining ports to receive multicast s[...]

286 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com Assigning LAGs to receive multicast service: 1 Open the Bridge Multicast page. 2 Define the VLAN ID and the Bridge Multicast Address fields. 3 T oggle the LAG to S to join the LAG to the selected mu lticast group, or toggle a port to F to forbid the port from joining a multicast gr[...]

Configuring Switch Information 287 1 0100.5e02.0203 static1/e1, 2/e2 19 0100.5e02.0208 static 1/e1-8 19 0100.5e02.0208 dynamic1/e9-11 Forbidden ports for multicast addresses: VlanMAC AddressPorts ------------------------------------- 10100.5e02.02032/e8 190100.5e02.02082/e8 Assigning Multicast F orward All Parameters The Bridge Multicast F orward A[...]

288 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com • P orts T able —Lists the port that can be added to a multicast service. • LAGs T able —Lists the LAGs that can be added to a multicast service. The Bridge Multicast F orward All page contains the settings for managing switch and port settings. Bridge Multicast F orward Al[...]

Configuring Switch Information 289 The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console # show bridge multicast filtering Filtering: Enabled VLAN: 1 PortForward-All StaticStatus --------------------- 1/e1ForbiddenFilter 1/e2ForwardForward(s) 1/e3-Forward(s) Enabling IGMP Snooping The IGMP Snooping page allows network managers to add IGMP member[...]

290 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com IGMP Snooping P age The IGMP Snooping page contains the fo llowing information: • VLAN ID —Specifies the VLAN ID. • IGMP Snooping Status —Enables IGMP snooping on the device. The possible field values are: – Enable —Enables IGMP snooping on the device. – Disable —Di[...]

Configuring Switch Information 291 • Leave Time Out (1-3600000) —Specifies the amount of time in seconds after a port leave message is received befor e the entry is aged out. The possible field values are: – User -Defined —Indicates the user-defined Leave Timeout period. – Immediate Leave —Specifies an immediate L eave Timeout period. D[...]

292 Configuring Switch Information www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# interface vlan 2 Console (config-if)# ip igmp snooping Console (config-if)# ip igmp snooping mrouter learn-pim-dvmrp Console (config-if)# ip igmp snooping host-time-out 300 Console (config-if)# ip igmp snoopin g mro[...]

SECTION 8 Viewing Statistics Viewing Tables Viewing RMON Information Viewing Charts[...]

294 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com The Statistic pages contains device informat ion for interface, GVRP , etherlike, RMON, and device utilization. T o open the Statistics/RMON page: • Click Statistics/RMON in the T ree View . The Statistics/RMON page opens. Statistic/RMON Pa ge This section contains the following topics: • [...]

Viewing Statistics 295 T able View Page The Ta b l e V i e w page contains the following links: • Viewing Utilization Summary • Viewing Counter Summary • Viewing Interface Statistics • Viewing Etherlik e Statistics • Viewing GVRP Statistics Viewing Utilization Summary The Utilization Summary page contains statistics for port utilization. [...]

296 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Utilization Summary Page The Utilization Summary page contains the following fields: • Unit No . —Indicates the unit number for which port statistics are displayed. • Po r t —Indicates the port number . • P ort Status —Indicates the port status. • % P ort Utilization —Indicates[...]

Viewing Statistics 297 Viewing Counter Summary The Counter Summary page contains statistics for port utilization in numeric sums as opposed to percentages. T o open the Counter Summary page: •C l i c k Statistics/RMON > T able V i ews > Counter Summary in the T ree V iew . The Counter Summary page opens: Counter Summary Page The Counter Sum[...]

298 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com • T ransmit Non-Unicast P ackets —Indicates the number of transmitted non-Unicast packets from the port. • Received Errors —Indicates the number of r eceived errors on the port. • T ransmit Errors —Indicates the number of tran smitted errors from the port. Viewing counter summary s[...]

Viewing Statistics 299 The Interface Statistics page contains the following fields: • Interface —Specifies the interface (type and num ber) for which the statistics are displayed. – Po r t —Indicates port statistics are displayed. – LAG —Indicates LAG statistics ar e displayed. • Refresh Rate —Indicates the amount of time that passe[...]

300 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com • T ransmitted Broadcast P ackets —Displays the amount of Broadcast pack ets transmitted from t he selected interface. • T ransmitted Unknown P ackets —Displays the amount of unknown pack ets transmitted from t he selected interface. • T ransmitted Discarded P ackets —Displays the [...]

Viewing Statistics 301 PortOutOctetsOutUcastPktsO utMcastPktsOutBcastPkts -------------------------- ----------------------- 1/e121845032626 Alignment Errors: 0 FCS Errors: 0 Single Collision Frames: 0 Multiple Collision Frames: 0 Deferred Transmissions: 0 Late Collisions: 0 Excessive Collisions: 0 Internal MAC Tx Errors: 0 Carrier Sense Errors: 0 [...]

302 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Etherlike Statistics Page The Etherlike Statistics page contains the following fields: • Interface —Specifies the interface type for w hich the statistics are displayed. – Po r t —Indicates port statistics are displayed. – LAG —Indicates LAG statistics ar e displayed. • Refresh R[...]

Viewing Statistics 303 • Single Collision F rames —Displays the amount of Sing le Collisions F rames errors received on the selected interface. • Multiple Collision F rames —Displays the amount of Multiple Collisions F rames errors received on the selected interface. • Deferred T ransmissions —Displays the amount of deferred transmissio[...]

304 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Viewing GVRP Statistics The GVRP Statistics page contains device statistics for GVRP . T o open the GVRP Statistics page: • Click Statistics/RMON > T able V iews > GVRP Statistics in the T ree V i ew . The GVRP Statistics page opens: GVRP Statistics Page The GVRP Statistics page contai[...]

Viewing Statistics 305 • Join Empty —Displays the device GVRP Join Empty statistics. • Empty —Displays the device GVRP Empty statistics. • Leave Empty —Displays the device GVRP L eave statistics. • Join In —Displays the device GVRP Join In statistics. • Lea ve I n —Displays the device GVRP Leave in statistics. • Invalid P roto[...]

306 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com T he following is an exa mple of the CLI commands: Console# show gvrp statistics GVRP statistics: ---------------- Legend: rJE: Join Empty Received . : Join In Received rEmp : Empty Received rLIn : Leave In Received rLE : Leave Empty Received rLA : Leave All Received sJE : Join Empty Sent sJIn[...]

Viewing Statistics 307 Viewing RMON Information Remote Monitoring (RMON) allows network managers to view network traffic information from a remote location. T o open the RMON page: •C l i c k Statistics/RMON > RMON in the T r ee View . The RMON page opens. RMON P age This section contains the following topics: • Viewing RMON Statistics • V[...]

308 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com RMON Statistics Group Pa ge The RMON Statistics Group page contains the following information: • Interface —Indicates the interface type and number for which statistics are displayed. The possible field values are: – Po r t —Indicates that port specific statistics are displayed. – LA[...]

Viewing Statistics 309 • Multicast P ackets R eceived —Indicates the amount of Multicast packets received on the interface since the counters were last clear ed. • CRC& Align Errors —Indicates the amount of CR C and Align errors that have occurred on the interface since the counters wer e last cleared. • Undersize P ackets —Indicate[...]

310 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI command: Console# show rmon statistics ethernet 1/e1 Port 1/e1 Dropped: 8 Octets: 878128 Packets: 978 Broadcast: 7 Multicast: 1 CRC Align Errors: 0 Collisions: 0 Undersize Pkts: 0 Oversize Pkts: 0 Fragments: 0 Jabbers: 0 64 Octets: 98 65 to 127 Octets: 0 [...]

Viewing Statistics 311 RMON History Control Page The RMON History Control page contains the follo wing information: • History Entry No . —Specifies the History Control T able entry . • Source Interface —Indicates the source from which the history samples were tak en. The possible field values are: – Po r t —Indicates the history samples[...]

312 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Adding a History Control Entry : 1 Open the RMON History Control page. 2 Click Add . The Add History Entry page opens . Add History Entr y 3 Define the History Entry No ., Source Interface, Owner , Max No. of Samples to K eep , and the Sampling Interval fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The Hist[...]

Viewing Statistics 313 History Control T able Deleting a History Control T able entry: 1 Open the RMON History Control page. 2 Select a History Control T able entry in the History Index field. 3 Check the Remove check box. 4 Click Apply Changes . The RMON History Control T able entry is deleted, and the device is updated. Viewing The RMON History T[...]

314 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com RMON History T able NOTE: Not all fields are shown in the RMON Histor y T able. The RMON History T able contains the following fields: • Sample No . —Indicates the specific sample that the information in the table reflects. • Drop Events —Indicates the number of droppe d packets due to[...]

Viewing Statistics 315 • Oversized P ackets —Indicates the number of pack ets received that ar e more than 1518 octets long during the sampling session. • F ragments —Indicates the number of packets r eceived that are less than 64 octets long and have a FCS during the sampling session. • Jabbers —Indicates the number of packets r eceiv [...]

316 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Console (config-if)# rmon collection history 1 interval 2400 Console# show rmon history 1 throughput Sample set: 1Owner: CLI Interface: 1/e1 Interval: 1800 Requested samples: 50 Granted samples: 50 Maximum table size: 500 Day: Jan 18 2002 TimeOctetsPacketsBroadcastMulticastUtilization --------[...]

Viewing Statistics 317 RMON Events Control Page The RMON Events Control page contains the following fields: • Event Entry —Indicates the event. • Community —Specifies the SNMP community to which the event belongs. • Description —P rovides a user-defined event description. • Ty p e —Describes the event type. The possible field values[...]

318 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Adding a RMON Event: 1 Open the RMON Events Control page. 2 Click Add . The Add New RMON Event page opens. Add New RMON Event 3 Define the New Event Index, Community , Description, T ype , and Owner fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The Event T a ble entry is added, and the device is updated. Mo[...]

Viewing Statistics 319 RMON Events T able Deleting multiple RMON Event entries: 1 Open the RMON Events Control page. 2 Select an Event T a ble entry in the Event Index field. 3 Check the Remove check box. 4 Click Apply Changes . The Event T able entry is deleted, and the device is updated. NOTE: A single Event entr y can be removed from the RMON Ev[...]

320 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com 1ErrorsLogCLIJan 18 2002 23:58:17 2High BroadcastLog-Trapdevic eManagerJan 18 2002 23:59:48 Viewing the Events Log The RMON Events Log page contains a list the RM ON Events. T o open the RMON Events Log : • Click Statistics/RMON > RMON> Events in the T ree View . The RMON Events Log pa[...]

Viewing Statistics 321 Viewing RMON Events Log Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for viewing fields displayed in the RMON Events Log page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# rmon table-size log 500 Console# show rmon log Maximum table size: 500 Event DescriptionTime ---[...]

322 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Click Statistics/RMON > RMON> Alarms in the T ree View . The RMON Alarm page opens. RMON Alarm Page The RMON Alarm page contains the following fields: • Alarm Entry —Indicates a specific alarm. • Counter Name —Indicates the selected RMON counter . • Counter V alue —Indica[...]

Viewing Statistics 323 • Rising/F alling Event —The mechanism that reports the alarms: LOGed or TR AP ed or a combination of both. When LOG is selected, there is no saving mechanism either in the device or in the management system. Howe ver , if the device is not being reset, it remains in the device LOG table. If TR AP is selected, a TRAP via [...]

324 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com New Alarm Entry 3 Define the New Alarm Index, Sample V ariable, Sample T y pe, Rising Threshold, Rising Event, F alling Threshold, F a lling Event, Startup Alarm, Inter val , and Owner fields. 4 Click Apply Changes . The RMON alarm is added, and the device is updated. Modifying an Alarm T able[...]

Viewing Statistics 325 RMON Alarm T able Deleting an Alarm T able entry: 1 Open the RMON Alarm page. 2 Select an RMON Alarm in the Alarm Entry drop-down box. 3 Check the Remove check box. 4 Click Apply Changes . The RMON Alarm T able entry is deleted, and the device is updated. Defining and Displaying Device Alarms Using the CLI Commands The follow[...]

326 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com 31.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.9CLI Console# show rmon alarm 1 Alarm 1 ------- OID: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.1 Last sample Value: 878128 Interval: 30 Sample Type: delta Startup Alarm: rising Rising Threshold: 8700000 Falling Threshold: 78 Rising Event: 1 Falling Event: 1 Owner: CLI Viewing Charts The Chart[...]

Viewing Statistics 327 Charts Page The Charts page contains the following links: • Viewing Port Statistics • Viewing LAG Statistics Viewing Port Statistics The P orts page displays statistics in a chart form for a selected port. T o open the Po r t Statistics page: •C l i c k Statistics > Charts > P orts in the T ree View . The Po r t S[...]

328 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com Port Statistics P age The Po r t Statistics page contains the following fields: • Interface Statistics —P rovides interface statistics for the selected unit. • Etherlike Statistics —P rovides Etherlike statist ics for the selected unit. • RMON Statistics —P rovides RMON statistics [...]

Viewing Statistics 329 Viewing Port Statistics Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for viewing fields displayed on the Po r t Statistics page . The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console# clear counters ethernet 1/e1 Console# show rmon statistics ethernet 1/e1 Port 1/e1 Dropped: 8 Octets: [...]

330 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com 512 to 1023 Octets: 491 1024 to 1518 Octets: 389 Console # configure Console (config)# clear gvrp s tatistics ethernet 1/e8 Console (config)# exit Console# show gvrp statistics GVRP statistics: ---------------- Legend: rJE : Join Empty Received rJIn : Join In Received rEmp : Empty Received rLI[...]

Viewing Statistics 331 INVPROT : Invalid Protocol Id INVPLEN : Invalid PDU Length INVATYP : Invalid Attribute Type INVALEN : Invalid Attribute Length INVAVAL : Invalid Attribute V alue INVEVENT : Invalid Event PortINVPROTINVATYPINVA VALINVPLENINVALENINVEVENT ---------------------------------------------- 1/e1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/e2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/e3 0 0 0[...]

332 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com LAG Statistics Pa ge The LAG Statistics page contains the following fields: • Interface Statistics —P rovides interface statistics for trunks. • Etherlike Statistics —P rovides Etherlike statistics for trunks. • RMON Statistics —P rovides RMON statistics for trunks. • GVRP Statis[...]

Viewing Statistics 333 Viewing LAG Statistics Using the CLI Commands The following table contains the CLI commands for viewing LAG statistics. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console# show interfaces counters PortInOctetsInUcastPktsInMcastPktsInBcastPkts ---------------------- ---------------------- 1/e118389212899878 2/e10000 3/e1[...]

334 Viewing Statistics www .dell.com | support.dell.com --------------------------- ----------------- 1/e118389212899878 PortOutOctetsOutUcastPkts OutMcastPktsOutBcastPkts --------------------------- ----------------- 1/e19188980 Alignment Errors: 17 FCS Errors: 8 Single Collision Frames: 0 Multiple Collision Frames: 0 SQE Test Errors: 0 Deferred T[...]

SECTION 9 Configuring Quality of Ser vice Quality of Service (QoS) Overview Defining QoS Global Parameters Mapping to Queues[...]

336 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com This section provides information for defini ng and configuring Quality of Service (QoS) parameters. • Click Quality of Service in the T ree View . The Quality of Ser vice page opens. Quality of Service Page This section includes the following topics: • Quality of Service (QoS[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 337 QoS includes traffic such as voice, video , and real-time traffic that can be assigned a high priority queue, while other traffic can be assig ned a lower priority queue. The result is an improved traffic flow for traffic with high demand. QoS is defined by : • Classification —Specifies which packet fields ar[...]

338 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com CoS to Queue Mapping T able Default Va lues CoS mapping is enabled on a per -system basis. The CoS value order is from zero to seven, where zero is the lowest prio rity and seven is the highest. DSCP values can be mapped to priority queues. The DSCP to Queue Mapping T able Default[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 339 • W eighted Round Robin —Ensur es that a single application does not dominate the forwarding capacity of P owerConnect 3324/3348. W eighted Round Robin (WRR) forwards entir e queues in a round robin or der . Queue priorities are defined by the queue length. The longer the queue length, t he higher the queue&a[...]

340 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com The QoS Global P arameters page contains links for : • Configuring Global QoS Settings • Defining QoS Interface Settings • Defining Queue Settings Configuring Global QoS Settings The QoS Global Settings page allows the user to enable or disable QoS. In addition, the user can[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 341 • Tr u s t M o d e —Determines which packet fields to use for classifying packets entering the switch. When no rules ar e defined the traffic containing the pr edefined packet field (CoS, DSCP or TCP/UDP port) is mapped accor ding to the relevant trust modes table. T raffic not containing a pr edefined pack e[...]

342 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com Console (config)# qos trust dscp Defining QoS Interface Settings The QoS Interface Settings page enables the user to define, per interface, if the selected T r ust mode is to be activated. The default priority for incoming untag ged packets is also selected in the QoS Interface Se[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 343 • Set Default CoS F or Incoming T raffic T o —Sets the default CoS tag value untagged packets. The CoS tag values ar e 0-7. The default value is 0 . Assigning QoS/CoS settings for an interface: 1 Open the QoS Interface Settings page. 2 Select an interface in the Interface field. 3 If trust mode is to be disab[...]

344 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com Queue Setting Page The Queue Settings page contains the following fields: • Queues —Indicates the queue number . NOTE: Overloading a queue may cause network congestion. • Strict P riority —Specifies if traffic scheduling is based strictly on the queue priority . The defaul[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 345 Assigning Queue Setting Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands fo r configuring fields in the Queue Settings page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# wrr-queue bandwidth 10 20 30 40 Console (config)# exit Console # exit Console> show qo[...]

346 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com 6 - 3 7 - 3 Mapping to Queues The Mapping to Queue page contains links to pages for mapping CoS and DSCP values, as well as TCP and UDP ports to QoS queues. T o open the Mapping to Queue page: • Select Quality of Service > Mapping to Queue . The Mapping to Queue page opens. M[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 347 CoS to Queue Mapping T able Page The CoS to Queue Mapping T able page contains the following fields: • Class of Service —Specifies the CoS priority tag value s, where zero is the lowest and seven is the highest. • Queue —Indicates the traffic forwarding queue to which the CoS priority is mapped. F our tra[...]

348 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com Assigning CoS V alues to Queues Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring fields in the Mapping CoS V alues to Queues Ta b l e . The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# wrr queue cos-map 4 7 Mapping[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 349 DSCP Mapping P age The F or the list of the DSCP default queue settings, contains the following fields: NOTE: In a stacking configuration, Queue 4 is used for for warding stacking traffic. Therefore, assigning additional traffic to Queu e 4 may inter fere with stack control. • DSCP In —Indicates the values of[...]

350 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# qos map dscp-queue 33 40 41 to 1 Mapping TCP Port V alues to Queues The TCP to Queue page allows network managers to classi fy specific T CP destination port traffic to queues. T o open the TCP to Queue page: • S[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 351 • Insert TCP P ort —Enables defining a new TCP port. • Map to Queue —Indicates the traffic queue to wh ich the TCP port is assigned. NOTE: In a stacking configuration, Queue 4 is used for for warding stacking traffic. Therefore, assigning additional traffic to Queu e 4 may inter fere with stack control. ?[...]

352 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com TCP to Queue Mapping T able Removing a TCP port mapping from the TCP to Queue Mapping T able : 1 Open the TCP to Queue page. 2 Click Show All . The TCP to Queue Mapping T able opens. 3 Select a port in the TCP P ort List drop-down list. The queue to which the port is assigned disp[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 353 Console (config)# show qos map tcp-port-queue Tcp port-queue map: Port queue ----- ------ 6000 1 6001 2 6002 3 Mapping UDP Port V alues to Queues The UDP to Queue page allows network managers to classify specific UDP port traffic to queues. T o open the UDP to Queue page: • Select Quality of Service >Mapping[...]

354 Configuring Quality of Ser vice www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Insert UDP P ort —A new UDP port may be defined. • Map to Queue —Indicates the traffic queue to w hich the UDP port is assigned. NOTE: In a stacking configuration, Queue 4 is used for for warding stacking traffic. Therefore, assigning additional traffic to Queue 4 may in[...]

Configuring Quality of Ser vice 355 Assigning UDP Ports to Queues Using the CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands fo r configuring fields in the UDP to Queue page. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# qos map udp-port-queue 2000 80 to 2 Console (config)# show qos map udp-port-queue CLI[...]

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