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    A21721-001 Intel ® NetStructur e ™ 6000 Switch User Guide for the Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Modules[...]

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     Intel® NetStructur e™ 6000 Switch User Guide for the Gigabit and Fast Ether net Modules A21721-00 1[...]

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    Copyright © 2000, Intel Corporation. All rig hts reserved. Intel C orpo ration, 5200 NE Ela m Y o ung Parkwa y , Hill sboro OR 97124-64 97 I nformation in th is document is prov ided in connection with Intel ® products. No license, expr ess or implied, by esto ppel or otherwise, to any intellectu al property rights is grant ed by this document. E[...]

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    3 Contents Chapter 1 Quick Star t 5 Module In stallation ................... ......................... ........... 7 Chapter 2 Gigabit Eth ernet Modules 9 Overview of the Gigabit Eth ernet Mod ule s .............. .. 10 1000Bas e-SX Module ....... .......................... ............... 10 1000Bas e-LX/1000Base-SX Module ................ .......[...]

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    Quick Start T opic See Page Modu le Installation 7[...]

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    C H A P T E R 1 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 6 The Intel® NetStructure™ 6 000 s witch is a modular switch that sup- ports up to f our med ia mo du les. The table below describes the available modules. I/O Modules A v ailable Modules per Chassi s A vail able Ports per Chassis Features per Slot 1000Bas e-SX Switch Modu le[...]

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    C H A P T E R 1 Quick St art 7 Module Inst allation T o in stall a module 1 Remove the module f rom the carton. Warning Electrostati c Sensitiv e Device. Do not handle the printed circuit board unless your work area is static-free! Contro l Processor 2 N/A Each contains one RS-23 2 (DB9) connector and one RJ-45 10/ 100 Ethernet management port. I/O[...]

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    C H A P T E R 1 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 8 2 Carefully remo ve the module fro m the ESD protective bag an d place it on a flat surface. 3 Remove the blank filler tray from any of the empty slot bays on the switch. 4 Lift up the mod ule by placi ng both ha nds on th e side of t he module faceplate pane l or underneath t[...]

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    Gigabit Ether net Modules To p i c S e e P a g e Overview of the Gigabit Ether net Modul es 10 1000Base-SX Mo dule 10 1000Base-LX/ 1000Base-SX Module 12[...]

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    C H A P T E R 2 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 10 Overview of the Gigabit Ethernet Modules The Inte l® NetS tructure™ 6 000 switch has two Gigabit E thernet modules. One i s a 1000Base-S X card and the other is a 1000Base- LX/1000B ase-SX card. 1000Base-SX Module The chassis can house up to fou r 1000SX Gigabi t Ethern et[...]

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    C H A P T E R 2 Gigabit Ethernet Modules 11 Gigabi t Ethernet Configu ration The Gigabit Ethern et module us es SC duple x connectors as defined by the IEC 87 -419 standar ds. The table b elow describes the maximum ca ble length f or the module. Light Emi tting Diod es (LEDs) provide status i nformation f or the module. There are t hree LEDs per po[...]

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    C H A P T E R 2 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 12 1000Ba se-LX/1000Base- SX Module The switch suppo rts up t o four SX/LX modules for a total of 32 Gigabit Ethernet ports. In addition, each port can b e enabled or disabled, and can be config ured to support au to-negotia tion. Configuring port s The default setting h a s all[...]

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    C H A P T E R 2 Gigabit Ethernet Modules 13 privileged mode. R e fer to the Intel® Net Structur e™ 6 0 00 User Guide for inst ructions on ent ering privileg ed mode. Y ou can co nfigure any port as enabled (act ive and al lowing data t o pass) or disabl ed (inactive wit h no data transmission or recep tion). All por ts are ena bled by def ault. [...]

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    C H A P T E R 2 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 14 Gigabi t Ethernet T roublesho oting Power-up Problems The foll owing table i s a quic k guide to power-up p roblems, thei r possible cause, and a suggested cour se of actio n. Link Solid Green The Link LED is available on each port. The Link L ED stays o n while a go od link [...]

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    C H A P T E R 2 Gigabit Ethernet Modules 15 Link LED is not lit. Dirty optics. T r y d if ferent por ts and reverse the cable (if possible). Replace the cable. If replacing the cable fails to help, clean the optics. Bad cable or incorrect cable adapter orientation . Auto-negot iation mode does not ag ree with remote link partner . Change auto- nego[...]

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    Fast Ether net Modules To p i c S e e P a g e Overview of the Fast Ethernet Module s 16 10/10 0 Ethern et Modu le 16[...]

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    C H A P T E R 3 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 16 Overview of the F ast Ethernet Modules The Intel ® NetS tructure™ 6000 switch has two Fast Ethernet modules. One is a 10 0Base-TX card which can upgrade your Ethernet network to Fast Ethernet by su pporting both 10M bps and 100Mbps on each switched port. The othe r module [...]

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    C H A P T E R 3 Fast Ethernet M o dules 17 The link configurat ion is store d in non-vo latile memory . This allows the curr ent setting to be restored upon the next reset. The se t lin k port_nu m b er def aults command re store s th e fact ory default lin k settings to th e switch. T ype the non-privi l eg ed show link port _number command to dis[...]

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    C H A P T E R 3 Intel® NetStructure™ 6000 Switch Modules User Guide 18 10/100 Ethernet T roublesh ooting Power-up Problems The foll owing table i s a quic k guide to power-up p roblems, thei r possible cause, and a suggested cour se of actio n. Symptom Possi b le Cause Course of Ac tion No Link LED after plugging in a cable. Bad or impro per cab[...]

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    C H A P T E R 3 Fast Ethernet M o dules 19 No connectivity with a station o n a switch po rt. No link. Link on 10/100 module is off. See “No Link LED” symptom above. T es t for con n ectivity with the ping command. Cabl e has just been moved from one port to another . Use the clear fdb command or wait until the aging ti me h a s ex pired if the[...]