Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Enterasys service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Enterasys X-PEDITION E9.1.7.0 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    CUSTOMER RELEASE NOTES 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 1 of 31 F0615-J 50 Minut eman Rd. Andover, MA 018 10 USA Tel: (978) 684-1000 X-Pedition Router System Firmware Version E9.1.7.0 System Firmware Release Date: September 2003 INTRODUCTION: This document provides specific inform ation relevant to version E9.1.7.0 o[...]

  • Page 2

    SYSTEM FIRMWARE SPECIFICATION 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 2 of 31 F0615-J SYSTEM FIRMWARE SPECIFICATION: Before installing the E9.1.7.0 System Firm ware, the Boot Firmware should be upgraded to at least v ersion E3.2.0.0. Refer to the E3.2.0.0 Boot Firmware Release Note s, or any X-Pedition Getting Started Guide[...]

  • Page 3

    RELEASE NAMING CONVENTION 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 3 of 31 F0615-J RELEASE NAMING CONVENTION: Normally, the X-Pedition product family supports two active release lines. The ol der line is always in maintenance only mode and receives only maintenance imp rovements—the newer line re ceives maintenance imp rov[...]

  • Page 4

    RELEASE NAMING CONVENTION 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 4 of 31 F0615-J A release line is defined by the first two digits in the na me, e.g. E9.0 and E9.1. The third digit increments with each release during the dev elopment phase of a line. For example, E9.0.7.0 is the seventh development relea se for the E9.0 li[...]

  • Page 5

    HARDWARE / FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 5 of 31 F0615-J HARDWARE / BOOT FIRMWARE/ SYST EM FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY: The Minimum Boot Firmware Version is a function of: • The hardware installed in the syste m (as listed below). • The version of VFS used. For more information on VF S versio[...]

  • Page 6

    HARDWARE / FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 6 of 31 F0615-J This version of System Firmware supports the X-P edition Router hard ware listed in the following table: Part Description Minimum System Firmware Version Minimum Boot Firmware Version 5SSRM-02 Router module for the Matrix E5 E8.0.1.0 1[...]

  • Page 7

    HARDWARE / FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 7 of 31 F0615-J Part Description Minimum System Firmware Version Minimum Boot Firmware Version SSR-2-LX70 1-port 70 km 1000BASE-LX module for X-Pedition 2000 2.0.0.0 SSR-2-LX70-AA 1-port 70 km 1000BASE-LX module for X-Pedition 2000 3.0.0.0 SSR-2-SER 2[...]

  • Page 8

    HARDWARE / FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 8 of 31 F0615-J Part Description Minimum System Firmware Version Minimum Boot Firmware Version SSR-HTX32-16 16-port 10/100 TX module (Cat 5 RJ- 45) with 16 MB [T-Series] for X-Pedition 8000/8600 3.1.0.0 SSR-MEM-128 128MB Memory Upgrade Kit for SSR-CM2[...]

  • Page 9

    HARDWARE / FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 9 of 31 F0615-J Part Description Minimum System Firmware Version Minimum Boot Firmware Version XP-2-LX70-AA 1-port 70 km 1000BASE-LX module for X-Pedition 2400 E9.0.0.0 XP-2-SER-AA 2-port Se rial module (No compressi on or encryption) for X -Pedition [...]

  • Page 10

    HARDWARE / FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 10 of 31 F0615-J The following table lists supported ha rdware that is Sy stem Firmware and Boot Firmware version independent. Part Description APHY-21 SSR-ATM29-02 1 port OC-3 MM F Physical Interface Module APHY-22 SSR-ATM29-02 1 port OC-3 UTP Physic[...]

  • Page 11

    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 11 of 31 F0615-J HARDWARE REQUIR EMENTS TABLE: NOTE: X-Pedition line card hardware make s use of three basic ASIC versions (pre AA-serie s, AA-series and T- series). The features supported by ea ch line card are roughly defined by which series of ASIC hardware is[...]

  • Page 12

    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 12 of 31 F0615-J Pre AA AA – Series T – Series X-Pedition Feature Set / Part Number Description Weighted Fair Queui ng Network Address Translation Server Load Balancin g Per Flow Rate Li mitin g Flow Aggregate Rate Limitin g Per Protocol VLAN Established Bit [...]

  • Page 13

    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 13 of 31 F0615-J Pre AA AA – Series T – Series X-Pedition Feature Set / Part Number Description Weighted Fair Queui ng Network Address Translation Server Load Balancin g Per Flow Rate Li mitin g Flow Aggregate Rate Limitin g Per Protocol VLAN Established Bit [...]

  • Page 14

    NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SUPPORT 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 14 of 31 F0615-J NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFT WARE SUPPORT: The following table displays inform ation on the Network Manag ement Software that supports this rel ease: NMS Platform Version Part Number NetSight Element Manager 3.1 NS-EM-CD NS-EM-LIC-1 NS-E[...]

  • Page 15

    INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION NOTES 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 15 of 31 F0615-J INSTALLATION AND CONFIG URATION NOTES: Password Recovery If an X-Pedition password is lost and the use r is unable to log in or enter Enable mode, please refer to the Enterasys Global Knowledgeba se at http://knowledgebase.ent eras[...]

  • Page 16

    NEW FEATURES AND ENHA NCEMENTS IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 16 of 31 F0615-J NEW FEATURES AND ENHANCEME NTS IN E9.1.7.0: NEW FIRMWARE SUPPORT The E9.1.7.0 system firmware provides support fo r the new feature s and enhancements below. For mo re information on any of these enhancements, please see the [...]

  • Page 17

    NEW FEATURES AND ENHA NCEMENTS IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 17 of 31 F0615-J Display of the System FPGA Rev ision A capability has been added that permits the display of t he system FPGA revision number as illustrated in the example below. SYSTEM# system show hardware Hardware Information : System typ[...]

  • Page 18

    NEW FEATURES AND ENHA NCEMENTS IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 18 of 31 F0615-J NEW HARDWARE SUPPORT 10-Gigabit Ethernet (E R16-OS16-01) This release introduces su pport for the ER16-OS16-01, an optical fiber-b ased 10-Gigabit Ethernet module for the ER16 platform. This one slot card provides a single m [...]

  • Page 19

    ISSUES RESOLVED IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 19 of 31 F0615-J ISSUES RESOLVED IN E9.1.7.0: The following tables provide brief descri ptions of the issues resolved in this release. E9.1.7.0 includes all issues resolved in the E9.0.7.7 System Firmware Maintenance Release (see the E9.0.7.7 Release Notes [...]

  • Page 20

    ISSUES RESOLVED IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 20 of 31 F0615-J Hot Swap I.D. Under rare circumstance s, the system may occasi onally core when hot swapping a line card into the router. F2333 Internet Protocol (IP) I.D. If an X-Pedition with ip enable reverse flo w all configured receives an invalid TCP[...]

  • Page 21

    ISSUES RESOLVED IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 21 of 31 F0615-J Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM-SM) I.D. When running PIM in an equal cost multi-path enviro nment, if a multicast traffic link goes down and comes back up, the client may receive duplicate pa ckets. F4436 If a user comments the pim glo[...]

  • Page 22

    ISSUES RESOLVED IN E9.1.7.0 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 22 of 31 F0615-J SmartTRUNK I.D. When SmartTRU NK links carry ing mu lticast traffic go down in a La yer-2 IGMP environment, traffic may not fail over to active links in the SmartT RUNK. Furthermore, after the downed links are re- established, multicast tra[...]

  • Page 23

    KNOWN RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 23 of 31 F0615-J KNOWN RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS: Known Restrictions and Li mitations are so rted alphab etically by topic heading. 10-Gigabit Ethernet I.D. PIM is not currently supported. F2025 If a single smarttrunk add ports command co ntains m[...]

  • Page 24

    KNOWN RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 24 of 31 F0615-J Multicast I.D. On a non-T-series line card, it is recomm ended t hat access ports be used when runni ng a multicast routing protocol such as PIM or DVMRP , due to t he fact that multicast pa ckets can be replicated to only one IP VLA[...]

  • Page 25

    KNOWN RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 25 of 31 F0615-J Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM-SM) I.D. Using the all option of the pim sparse set interface configuration command fails to set the timer options. Users must set these options individua lly, using each interface nam e and IP add[...]

  • Page 26

    INFORMATIONAL NO TES AND STATEMENTS 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 26 of 31 F0615-J INFORMATIONAL NOTES AND ST ATEMENTS: This section contains items previously listed in the Known Re strictions and Limitations se ction. These items are not limitations, but informational statements and notes about the firmware and h[...]

  • Page 27

    COMPLIANCE / STANDARD SUPPORT 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 27 of 31 F0615-J COMPLIANCE SUPPORT: Compliance Level Compliant Year 2000 Yes IEEE STANDARDS MIB SUPPORT: Standard Title IEEE 802.3ad LACP IEEE STANDARDS SUPPORT: Standard Title IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1p Traffic Prioritization IEEE 802.1Q VLAN[...]

  • Page 28

    COMPLIANCE / STANDARD SUPPORT 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 28 of 31 F0615-J RFC No. Title RFC 1350 The TFTP Protocol (Revision 2) RFC 1397 BGP Default Route Advertisement RFC 1483 Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 RFC 1490 Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay RFC 1519 CIDR RFC 1552 Th[...]

  • Page 29

    COMPLIANCE / STANDARD SUPPORT 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 29 of 31 F0615-J IETF STANDARDS MIB SUPPORT: RFC No. Title RFC 1471 PPP LCP (Link Control Protocol) RFC 1472 PPP Security Protocol RFC 1473 PPP IP NCP (Network Control Protocol) RFC 1474 PPP Bridge NCP RFC 1493 Definitions of Managed Objects fo r Bridges [...]

  • Page 30

    COMPLIANCE / STANDARD SUPPORT 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 30 of 31 F0615-J IETF EXPERIMENTAL MIB SUPPORT: Function Draft DVMRP Draft 4 IGMP Draft 5 FRAME RELAY STANDARD SUPPORT: Standard Title Frame Relay Forum FRF.1.1 User-to-Ne twork (UNI) Implementation Agreement Frame Relay Forum FRF.3.1 Multiprotocol Encaps[...]

  • Page 31

    COMPLIANCE / STANDARD SUPPORT 10/02/03 P/N: 9038090-53 Subject to Change With out Notice Page: 31 of 31 F0615-J Enterasys Networks Privat e Enterprise MIBs are available in ASN. 1 format from the Enterasy s Networks Suppo rt web site at: http://www.enterasys.com/support/mibs/ . Indexed MIB documentation is also available. SNMP TRAP SUPPORT: RFC No.[...]