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IntraCore 8000

Ethernet Switch

User’s Manual

August 2000

Part Number 06-00566-00

Summary of Contents for IntraCore 8000

Page 1: ...IntraCore 8000 Ethernet Switch User s Manual August 2000 Part Number 06 00566 00...

Page 2: ...dvantage of this warranty you must contact Asant for a return materials authorization RMA number The RMA number must be clearly written on the outside of the returned package Product must be sent to A...

Page 3: ...EDs 1 10 Installation and Setup 2 1 Installation Guidelines 2 1 Power Requirements 2 1 Environmental Requirements 2 1 Cooling and Airflow 2 1 Installation Overview 2 2 Chassis Installation Placement 2...

Page 4: ...ading Software Remotely 3 13 SNMP Configuration 3 16 Current Settings 3 17 Changing Community Strings 3 17 Enabling Authentication Traps 3 18 Adding or Updating a Trap Receiver 3 18 Deleting a Trap Re...

Page 5: ...49 Current Settings 3 49 Setting Console Idle Time out Period 3 51 Setting Telnet Idle Time out Period 3 51 Changing the Password 3 51 Enabling or Disabling the Web Server 3 52 Viewing Statistics 3 52...

Page 6: ...VLAN Port Attributes 4 33 Configuring Inter Switch Links 4 36 Displaying a Summary of VLAN Groups 4 38 Displaying a VLAN Port Summary 4 38 Displaying a VLAN FID VID Association Summary 4 39 Resetting...

Page 7: ...IP Button 5 19 Technical Support A 1 Contacting Technical Support A 1 MIB Statistics B 1 MIB Object Definitions for Counters B 1 Readable Frames B 1 Readable Octets B 1 FCS Errors B 1 Alignment Errors...

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Page 9: ...le of meeting real world requirements for converged multi service networks The overall design incorporates a family of tightly integrated ASICs designed as system building blocks These building blocks...

Page 10: ...ort for all multi service data types High performance servers can be centrally located for added physical security Throughout the LAN advanced queuing techniques combined with multiple priority levels...

Page 11: ...consistent in their Feature Manage ment Security Perfor mance Control Web Browser Management Supported SNMP RMON Supported Supported Supported Standard MIsS Supported Supported Supported 802 1P Priori...

Page 12: ...prise edge applications Each stack supports up to 192 10 100Mbps switched Ethernet connections for cost effective high density connectivity in wiring closets The system can operate as a stand alone ne...

Page 13: ...em can operate as a stand alone network or be used in combination with an IntraCore 8000 in the backbone Figure 1 1 IntraCore 8000 Front Panel Expansion Modules The following modules can be used to ex...

Page 14: ...interface with SC type fiber connectors The interface supports 62 5 and 50 micron multimode fiber media The 62 5 micron multimode fiber can be up to 275 meters long and the 50 micron multimode fiber c...

Page 15: ...em ensures that mission critical applications get the bandwidth and priority they need even under heavy traffic conditions When network congestion occurs low latency requirements are managed by the sy...

Page 16: ...compliant for security logical network design and the control of broad cast traffic The 802 1Q standard specifies VLAN tagging for trunking VLANs from switch to switch or switch to router Compatible w...

Page 17: ...d forward Forwarding Rates 64 byte packets Switched 10Mbps 14 880 pps Switched 100Mbps 148 810 pps Switched 1000Mbps 1 488 100 pps Buffer Size 4MB MAC Address Table 8K Full Duplex Standards based Auto...

Page 18: ...fies IntraCore 8000 unit with management CPU Matrix Board Present Indicates whether or not current unit has the Matrix module for the other units in the stack MII Present Indicates whether or not a Me...

Page 19: ...lled near the IntraCore 8000 and easily accessible It must also be properly grounded Make sure the power source adheres to the following guidelines G Voltage range 100 to 240 VAC G Frequency range 60...

Page 20: ...mplete list of the items included with your IntraCore 8000 2 Required Install the IntraCore 8000 chassis in an equipment rack or wall rack or prepare it for desktop placement See page 2 3 3 Optional C...

Page 21: ...not install any optional modules you have purchased until the switch has been installed in the rack Equipment Rack Guidelines Table 2 2 Equipment Rack Guidelines Guideline Specification Size Width 17...

Page 22: ...for this purpose I Important Make sure the unit is supported until all the mounting screws for each bracket are secured to the equipment rack Failure to do so could cause the unit to fall resulting in...

Page 23: ...e IntraCore 8000 stacking cable supplied with your unit If you need additional cables contact Asant support see Appen dix A Technical Support for details Three or Four Stack Configuration Before stack...

Page 24: ...t as shown in Figure 2 1 K Note Do not use any cable but the IntraCore 8000 stacking cable supplied with your unit If you need additional cables contact Asant support see Appen dix A Technical Support...

Page 25: ...the power cord is disconnected for initial installation 1 Remove the cover plate from the slot where you intend to install the expansion module 2 Align the bottom of the expansion module with the rai...

Page 26: ...rt the GBIC into the slot on the front of the Gigabit Ethernet module 3 Slide the GBIC into the slot until you hear or feel a click The click indicates that the GBIC is locked into the slot 4 When you...

Page 27: ...ab or Kim Wipe to clean the ferrules of the opti cal connector The most common source of contaminants in the optical bores is debris picked up from the optical connectors Connecting Power To connect p...

Page 28: ...Cabling Procedures The 8 fixed ports on each 10 100 module allow for the connection of 10Base T or 100Base TX network devices The ports are compatible with IEEE 802 3 and 802 3u standards I Important...

Page 29: ...ore 8000 is shipped with BootP support If your network contains a BootP server configured with available valid IP addresses BootP allows the IntraCore 8000 to be configured automatically with an IP ad...

Page 30: ...To make the cable connection from a terminal to the console port of the IntraCore 8000 use the following procedure 1 Using a straight through RS 232 cable with a 9 pin male D subminiature plug at one...

Page 31: ...face Out of band network management is guaranteed even when the in band Ethernet network is down To access the IntraCore 8000 Local Management Interface using out of band management first follow the p...

Page 32: ...owing procedure 1 Make sure the network to which the IntraCore 8000 is connected is functioning 2 Make sure the IntraCore 8000 is configured with valid IP information See Configuring for Management ea...

Page 33: ...nt For information on managing the IntraCore 8000 with SNMP based management software refer to Chapter 4 Advanced Management and your SNMP software manual The Asant private MIB for the IntraCore 8000...

Page 34: ...Installation and Setup Page 2 16...

Page 35: ...erface G Viewing General Information G Configuration Menu G System Administration Configuration G System IP Configuration G Bootstrap Configuration G SNMP Configuration G Port Configuration G Advanced...

Page 36: ...In band connection via Telnet four sessions maximum For instructions on how to connect to the IntraCore 8000 see Management Options on page 2 13 The rest of this chapter describes the Local Managemen...

Page 37: ...Submenu To access a submenu type the command letter that corresponds with the option you need to use For example type g for General Information Exiting a Submenu To exit a submenu type q To exit a com...

Page 38: ...0 General Information System up for 000days 21hrs 45mins 45secs Software Version Bank 1 Image Version Date 1 10 Dec 7 1999 12 14 38 Running Bank 2 Image Version Date 1 10 Dec 7 1999 11 54 14 System In...

Page 39: ...of the unit s Dynamic Random Access Memory EEPROM Size The size in megabytes MB of the unit s EEPROM Flash Size The size in MB of the switch s flash memory or non volatile RAM Console Baud Rate The c...

Page 40: ...iption System Administration Configuration Displays and allows you to change the name location and con tact information for the IntraCore 8000 See page 3 8 System IP Configuration Displays and allows...

Page 41: ...or display it by port or VLAN either with or without showing IP addresses Also lets you search for MAC or IP addresses and lets you set the age out time for MAC addresses See page 3 33 Security Manag...

Page 42: ...gs Changing System Administration Info To change the name location or contact information for the IntraCore 8000 use the following procedure Setting Description System Name The name of the IntraCore 8...

Page 43: ...q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu System IP Configuration The System IP Configuration Menu displays and allows you to change the information needed to access the IntraCore 8000 over the...

Page 44: ...ype the new address at the prompt See Table 3 4 for a description of each address I Important Follow the format number number number number To cancel a change press ctrl c at the command prompt 4 Pres...

Page 45: ...efault setting or remotely over the network I Important The default Load Mode setting for the IntraCore 8000 is Local Image Banks The IntraCore 8000 has two banks to store its runtime software The ban...

Page 46: ...e Bootstrap Configuration Menu by typing b in the Configuration Menu 2 Type a in the Bootstrap Configuration Menu if you need to toggle the Boot Bank setting for the next boot Typi cally you will want...

Page 47: ...hown in Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Remote Bootstrap Configuration Menu IntraCore 8000 Bootstrap Configuration Menu Bank 1 Image Version Date 1 10J Dec 7 1999 12 14 38 Running Bank 2 Image Version Date 1 00...

Page 48: ...Load Mode BootP TFTP Sets the IntraCore 8000 to request an IP address from a BootP server AND to download the software s image file through TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol I Important To use this...

Page 49: ...ddress 5 At the prompt type the IP address of the remote boot server that contains the switch s software image file Then press Return The Bootstrap Configuration Menu appears 6 Type f to select the op...

Page 50: ...ON for remote management of your network see Chapter 4 Advanced Management I Important Be sure to change the SNMP community strings in order to prevent unauthorized access to man agement information F...

Page 51: ...rl c at the command prompt 4 Press Return The new string takes effect 5 Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu Setting Description SNMP Read Commu nity The string that defines access righ...

Page 52: ...t 4 Type q to quit and return to the Configuration Menu Adding or Updating a Trap Receiver Trap receivers are network management stations designated to receive traps from the IntraCore 8000 I Importan...

Page 53: ...s ports for port speed duplex and auto negotiation It also provides an overview of the entire IntraCore 8000 system s port operating status To access the Port Configuration Menu type p in the Configu...

Page 54: ...XXXX Port Status Enabled Link Status Up RJ45 TX Auto Neg Enabled ABCD Link Speed 100 Mbps Half Duplex Cmd Description h Help for legends t Toggle Port Status Enable Disable u Toggle Auto Negotiation M...

Page 55: ...ll duplex D Disabled by Mgmt Action h 10 Mbps half duplex d Disabled by Security Violation H 100 Mbps half duplex B Blocking G 1000 Mbps full duplex S Listening R Learning Legends for port priority Fo...

Page 56: ...ort for which parameters are shown Operating Status This field displays status symbols for each of the current mod ule s ports For details see the legend in Figure 3 11 Auto Negotiation This field dis...

Page 57: ...his feature allows the devices to determine and use their highest common speed and best communication parameters I Important By default all of the ports are set to Auto Negotiation as shown in Figure...

Page 58: ...s changed immediately and the change is reflected in the Link Speed line near the top of the Port Configuration Menu Toggling Half to Full Duplex Half duplex mode allows transmission in two directions...

Page 59: ...such as module 2 in the map shown in Figure 3 9 The Port Configuration Menu for 1000BaseX ports appears as shown in Figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 Port Configuration Menu for 1000BaseX ports For a descripti...

Page 60: ...he following procedure 1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the Configuration Menu 2 Choose a module in the System Module Map 3 In the Basic Port Configuration Menu use s n or p to sele...

Page 61: ...d Figure 3 14 Advanced 10 100BaseTX Port Configuration Figure 3 13 Advanced Port Configuration Menu 10 100BaseTX port For a legend of the symbols used for the flow control and port priority table type...

Page 62: ...sic Port Configuration Menu Module Type 2 GBIC Module 1 Port 1 Port 1 Port 2 Flow Ctrl SX LinkUp Forwarding SX LinkDown Priority 1 1 Max Broadcast Rate N A Max Multicast Rate N A 802 3x Flow Control E...

Page 63: ...Code for the type of module 24 100TX 2 GBIC or 8 100FX See Figure 3 9 for the full names of each module type Operating Status This field displays status symbols for each of the current mod ule s port...

Page 64: ...rt runs short of buffer resources the port will transmit PAUSE frames When it receives them the link partner obeys these PAUSE frames When the low resource situation is relieved the port sends out PAU...

Page 65: ...priority from 0 to 7 and press Return The new default priority is shown on the Advanced Port Configuration Menu Global Port Configuration The Global Port Configuration Menu allows you to simultaneousl...

Page 66: ...lect Global 10M 100M bps Link Speed d Select Global Half Full Duplex o Modify Global Auto Negotiation Advertisement r Set Global Max Broadcast Multicast Rate f Toggle Global 802 3x Flow Control Enable...

Page 67: ...raCore 8000 uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be forwarded to a particular destination port or flooded to all ports other than the received port Each entry consists o...

Page 68: ...then see the MAC addresses for the member ports of that VLAN only 3 At the prompt which appears type y to see IP addresses in the display or type n to see the display without IP addresses then press R...

Page 69: ...ou can see the entries for each port of each module For example in Figure 3 18 some MAC addresses for devices connected to port 6 of module 1 are shown Entry Type D Dynamic S Static I Self Module Port...

Page 70: ...return Module 1 Port 6 Entry Type T D Dynamic S Static M Multiple I Self M P T MAC Address IP 1 6 D 00 00 94 10 80 1D 199 35 192 185 1 6 D 00 E0 52 01 44 46 199 35 192 189 1 6 D 00 00 94 A2 DE 56 199...

Page 71: ...rwarding Table The Age Out Time is the number of seconds that addresses remain in the table after being learned by the IntraCore 8000 The default is 300 seconds Use the following procedure to set the...

Page 72: ...u select the downloading protocol Type t to download the image file via TFTP or type x to download using the X Y Z modem protocol The two subsections that follow describe downloading by each of the tw...

Page 73: ...ing Menu Current Settings IntraCore 8000 TFTP File Downloading Menu Bank 1 Image Version Date 1 00T May 07 1999 11 34 46 Bank 2 Image Version Date 1 00U Jul 29 1999 15 55 34 Running File Type Image Se...

Page 74: ...Image Version Date The version number and compilation date of runtime code that is stored in memory bank 2 on the IntraCore 8000 The Run ning designation indicates that the runtime code is currently r...

Page 75: ...ing the image file then press Return 4 Type f to set the image file name 5 At the prompt enter the image file s name and path then press Return 6 Type r to set the retry count 7 At the prompt enter t...

Page 76: ...Y Z Modem Image File Downloading Menu appears as shown in Figure 3 23 Figure 3 23 X Y Z Modem Image File Downloading Menu IntraCore 8000 X Y ZMODEM Image File Downloading Menu Bank 1 Image Version Dat...

Page 77: ...software 3 Type c to select the console baud rate The Baud Rate Set ting Menu appears as shown in Figure 3 24 The maxi mum baud rate currently supported is 57 600 bps Setting Description Bank 1 Image...

Page 78: ...ollow the instruction manual of the serial communications soft ware K Note The terminal on which the serial communica tions software is running must have the same baud rate as the IntraCore 8000 manag...

Page 79: ...m reboot It also allows you to schedule a reset up to 24 hours in advance To reset the IntraCore 8000 type r in the Configuration Menu A screen similar to Figure 3 25 appears Figure 3 25 System Reset...

Page 80: ...lt without affecting its IP and Bootstrap configuration 3 Type y to confirm the reset or type n to cancel the reset K Note During the scheduled reset operation you can see the reset countdown decremen...

Page 81: ...he number of seconds the IntraCore 8000 will wait before it automatically resets I Important The maximum number of seconds that can be entered is 86 400 24 hours 4 Press Return The IntraCore 8000 will...

Page 82: ...dure to clear all entries from the current System Log 1 Open the System Log Menu by typing l in the Configura tion Menu IntraCore 8000 System Log Menu Cmd Description l Display System Log c Clear Syst...

Page 83: ...rent Settings Table 3 13 describes the settings in the User Interface Configuration Menu Setting Description Console UI Idle Time out Duration of time the console will remain idle before returning to...

Page 84: ...out Settings HTTP Server Status Enabled or Disabled Telnet Session Status Inactive or Active depending on whether session is in progress Telnet Session Source IP The IP address of the device being use...

Page 85: ...e out Period Use the following procedure to change the Telnet Time out 1 Type t in the User Interface Configuration Menu A prompt for the number of minutes is displayed 2 Enter the desired idle time o...

Page 86: ...c 6 Press Return The password change takes effect 7 Type q to return to the Configuration Menu You will now need to enter the new password each time you log in to the Configuration Menu Enabling or Di...

Page 87: ...the module for which you want to see statistics The Port Statistics Counters screen is displayed as shown in Figure 3 30 System Module Map Please select one of the following slots Slot Description Mo...

Page 88: ...f the counters as shown in Figure 3 31 IntraCore 8000 Port Statistics Counters Module 2 Port 1 Elapsed Time Since Up 000 00 00 55 Counter Name Total Avg s Counter Name Total Avg s Total RX Pkts 1474 2...

Page 89: ...Elapsed Time Since Reset 000 00 00 55 Counter Name Total Avg s Counter Name Total Avg s Total RX Pkts 1474 26 Total RX Bytes 116246 2113 Dropped Pkts 185 3 Good Broadcast 57 1 Good Multicast 6 0 Unde...

Page 90: ...Configuration Page 3 56...

Page 91: ...raffic that can bring down an entire network Overview The Spanning Tree Protocol reduces a network with multiple redundant connections to one in which all points are connected the protocol spans the n...

Page 92: ...idge to forward traffic to the root G Select the ports on each bridge that forward traffic and place the redundant ports in blocking state Enabling and Disabling STP The IntraCore 8000 is shipped with...

Page 93: ...of your network you may wish to decrease the Bridge Priority from its default value of 0x8000 If the current bridge is near the edge of your network it is best to leave the value of the Bridge Priori...

Page 94: ...0 seconds K Note The Hello Time Maximum Age and Forward Delay are constrained by the following formula Hello Time 1 Maximum Age 2 x Forward Delay 1 In general reducing the values of these timers will...

Page 95: ...root bridge for the spanning tree Root Port The port this bridge will use to forward traffic to the root If this bridge is the root the root port will be 0 Root Path Cost The cost as calculated by the...

Page 96: ...s 0 255 Port path cost is the bridge spanning tree parameter that assigns a cost factor to the port The lower the assigned port path cost the more likely the port is to be accessed The default port pa...

Page 97: ...rity or Port Path Cost is displayed in the Spanning Tree Port Configuration Menu SNMP and RMON Management The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP may be used to manage the IntraCore 8000 The SNMP...

Page 98: ...The Ethernet statistics group contains statistics measured on each port of the IntraCore 8000 These are cumulative counters that start at zero each time the IntraCore 8000 is reset The Statistics Grou...

Page 99: ...station s MAC address and IP address if available and the switch s port numbers Port New Node Trap Detects the connection of any new device to the secured port Sends trap with the new node s MAC addre...

Page 100: ...plicated IP monitoring detection is cur rently enabled or disabled Duplicated IP Trap Status Whether duplicated IP trap is currently enabled or dis abled Station Movement Trap Status Whether station m...

Page 101: ...plicated IP detection and trapping are enabled Enabling and Disabling Duplicated IP Detection To enable or disable detection of duplicated IP addresses 1 From the Configuration Menu type t to access t...

Page 102: ...n movement trap includes the station s MAC address and IP address if available and the switch s port numbers By default station movement trap is disabled To enable or disable detection of the movement...

Page 103: ...sabled by setting or disabled in response to a security intrusion IntraCore 8000 Port Security Configuration Menu Module Type 24 100TX RJ45 Module 01 Port 01 Module Port Security Info Port Security En...

Page 104: ...a new node trap being sent The default age out time is 300 seconds You may reduce the number of traps sent by lengthening the age out time as explained in Setting the MAC Address Age Out Time in Chap...

Page 105: ...teen See help for more information 6 Type 1 for Port Security Level 1 To enable New Node detection 1 From the Configuration Menu type t to access the Secu rity Management Menu 2 Type p to access the P...

Page 106: ...out the intruder s MAC address it will not accept any traffic from that station The intruder s address is then re enabled only by clearing the security level by management I Important If you set secur...

Page 107: ...erting Modifying a Port Trusted MAC Address When you set port security level 2 or 3 for a port you specify the port trusted MAC address You can change that address for a port without completing all th...

Page 108: ...AN Specifications for the IntraCore 8000 The IntraCore 8000 supports the following features of the IEEE 802 1Q standard G Port based VLAN management G Up to 64 manually configurable VLANs G Default VL...

Page 109: ...nt Unnecessary flooded traffic wastes bandwidth on a LAN potentially clogging the network Flooded traffic is traffic that is sent to all ports on the switch because the destination is a broadcast or m...

Page 110: ...itch itself can keep track of which ports belong to which VLANs In a network with multiple switches information about which VLAN an ethernet frame belongs to must be sent along with the frame This is...

Page 111: ...ect VLANs or VLAN groups on different switches you must configure a port as an Inter switch Link ISL See Configuring Inter Switch Links Default VLAN The IntraCore 8000 is configured by default with a...

Page 112: ...e Type You can specify whether a port receives all frames or only tagged frames If a port is configured to receive only tagged frames any untagged frames received by the port are dropped In this case...

Page 113: ...ess database in the system is represented by a Filtering ID FID For independent learning VLANs the FIDs are assigned by the system beginning from 0 Shared learning VLANs are represented by FIDs beginn...

Page 114: ...both switches In this case VLAN 2 and VLAN 3 are linked across the switch However VLAN 4 is not for example frames from E 3 and E 4 cannot reach E 7 and Port Receive Frame Type Ingress Filter VLANs Un...

Page 115: ...if port 1 receives an untagged frame it assigns the frame to VLAN 2 for example VLAN 2 will be flooded with frames from E 9 On the other hand when port 1 transmits a frame from VLAN 2 it removes the t...

Page 116: ...s Max Supported VLANs The IntraCore 8000 supports 64 VLANs Number of VLANs Configured Number of VLANs currently present on the switch Number of Active VLANs Number of VLANs currently active on the swi...

Page 117: ...command you select a VLAN by its index you can type the index of an existing VLAN or the index of a VLAN you will create IntraCore 8000 VLAN Group Static Configuration Menu VLAN Index 01 Module Port L...

Page 118: ...notice that the VID for an unused VLAN is 0000 2 Type c to create the new VLAN and enter the VID you decided to use 3 Enter a name for the VLAN Setting Description VLAN Index The VLAN Index of the VLA...

Page 119: ...and Disabling Management Access The IntraCore 8000 supports configurable management access for VLANs By default management access is enabled and all devices connected to the switch in a VLAN can commu...

Page 120: ...y other VLAN on the switch Advanced Static VLAN Configuration To access the Advanced Group Static Configuration Menu type v in the VLAN Group Static Configuration Menu A screen similar to Figure 4 8 a...

Page 121: ...VLAN s untagged set type a in the Advance Group Static Configuration Menu Then enter the module and port description Specifying Shared or Independent Address Learning By default independent learning o...

Page 122: ...e independent learning for a VLAN type i in the Advance Group Static Configuration Menu Inserting and Removing MAC Addresses What does this do What significance does inserting a MAC Address have for a...

Page 123: ...reen IntraCore 8000 VLAN Port Configuration Menu Module Type 24 100TX RJ45 Module 01 Port 01 Port VLAN Membership Info Member Non Member VLAN Index 1 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 Port VLAN ID PVID 4095 Port GV...

Page 124: ...igned a PVID of 4095 Setting Description Module The IntraCore 8000 module for which the information on the screen applies Port The port for which the information on the screen applies Port VLAN Member...

Page 125: ...tching the VID of the tagged frame All other frames are dropped and no addresses will be learned To enable or disable ingress filtering on the port from the VLAN Port Configuration Menu type f to togg...

Page 126: ...traffic between the two switches G For each VLAN remove the ISL port from the VLAN s set of untagged ports By default when you add a port to a VLAN it will send tagged and untagged frames This step c...

Page 127: ...Use the commands on the bottom of the menu to select the VLAN you want 3 Type v to display the Advance Group Static Configura tion Menu 4 Type d then enter the module and port description for the ISL...

Page 128: ...Groups Summary Index VLAN ID Mgmt Access Created By FID Status 1 1 Enable Mgm Action 0 Active Independent 2 1024 Enable Mgm Action 1 Active Independent End of VLAN Summary Quit IntraCore 8000 Module 1...

Page 129: ...ty measures on the IntraCore 8000 to the factory defaults access the VLAN Management Menu by typing v in the Configuration Menu Then type r to reset all of the VLAN configurations that have been chang...

Page 130: ...o access the GVRP Configuration Menu type v in the Configuration Menu to access the VLAN Management Menu then type g to access the GVRP Configuration Menu A screen similar to Figure 4 15 appears Figur...

Page 131: ...us of system GVRP Enabling GVRP on a Group of Ports To enable GVRP on a group of ports from the GVRP Configuration Menu type e Disabling GVRP on a Group of Ports To disable GVRP on a group of ports fr...

Page 132: ...AN Figure 4 16 VLAN Forbidden Set Configuration Menu 1 Use the commands at the bottom of the menu to select a VLAN 2 Type a to add a list of ports to the forbidden set or type d to delete a list of po...

Page 133: ...17 appears Figure 4 17 VLAN Registration Fixed Set Configuration Menu This is incomplete Needs more GVRP info waiting for Breen IntraCore 8000 VLAN Fixed Set Configuration Menu VLAN Index 01 Module Po...

Page 134: ...st group When an end station wants to join in a multicast group it binds the multicast address of that group to its network interface When a node is using an IP multicast address it also uses an ether...

Page 135: ...the forwarding table for the ports where an end station has joined a multicast group GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol A limitation of IGMP Snooping is that all IP multicast traffic must be e...

Page 136: ...cast Traffic Management Menu type c in the Configuration Menu A screen similar to Figure 4 18 appears Figure 4 18 Multicast Traffic Management Menu IntraCore 8000 Multicast Traffic Management Menu Mul...

Page 137: ...oggle the status of IGMP Snooping Enabling and Multicast Poliocy based Quality of Service To enable or disable QOS on the IntraCore 8000 from the Multicast Traffic Management Menu type p to toggle the...

Page 138: ...t Traffic Management Menu Then type m A screen similar to Figure 4 20 appears Figure 4 20 Multicast FDB Configuration Menu Use the commands at the bottm of the menu to select a VLAN or Multicast Group...

Page 139: ...Inserting an address adds the address to the list of Multicast Groups for the current VLAN The addresses begin 01 00 5e The remaining 24 bits are the lowest 24 bits of the IP multicast address To add...

Page 140: ...Advanced Management Page 4 50...

Page 141: ...ow to access the HTTP server and view the management features it offers To use Web browser management the IntraCore must be configured with an IP address For instructions on configuring IntraCore with...

Page 142: ...5 1 Web Browser Management Overview page The Web Browser Management Overview page contains a sidebar with nine management option buttons and a view of the IntraCore front panel that displays real tim...

Page 143: ...ges that are displayed when you click each of the buttons Front Panel Button This button opens or refreshes the Web Browser Management Overview page This is the top level or opening page The Web Brows...

Page 144: ...t Selector Feature If you point the cursor to a port connector and click the mouse a port specific page is displayed which shows the selected port s configuration and traffic statistics Figure 5 2 Por...

Page 145: ...h are listed at the top of Figure 5 3 The General Information fields are described fully in User Interface Configuration in Chapter 3 Figure 5 3 General Information page The first two sub levels Softw...

Page 146: ...nd down arrows let you scroll the screen up to view the counter graph This is useful when the counters have run off the screen due to the system having been up for a long time G Right Left Arrows Thes...

Page 147: ...so view a summary of the frames per port by placing the cursor on the desired bar A box with the statistics appears as shown in To see either a line graph or a table display of the system s statistics...

Page 148: ...Management Page 5 8 In Figure 5 6 a summary of the counters for a port is displayed in table format Figure 5 6 Summary of counters for a port In Figure 5 7 the counters for a port are displayed in bar...

Page 149: ...Statistics Button Page 5 9 Figure 5 7 Bar graph of counters for a port...

Page 150: ...guration page for any individual port can be accessed by single clicking on the associated blue number in the right or left hand margin Figure 5 8 Port Configuration table To view the Port Configurati...

Page 151: ...n of the IntraCore as shown in Figure 5 9 STP configuration is explained in Chapter 4 Advanced Management Click the STP Port Configuration button to display the STP Configuration settings for each por...

Page 152: ...Page 5 12 SNMP Button This button displays the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol page as shown in Figure 5 10 See SNMP Configuration in Chapter 3 for an explanation of SNMP settings Figure 5 10...

Page 153: ...nd MAC addresses for either a particular port or all ports The display for all ports is shown in Figure 5 11 The activity status Entry and VLAN segment VSEG are also displayed for each device Figure 5...

Page 154: ...ter 4 Figure 5 12 VLAN Groups page To configure the selected VLAN click the VLAN button To configure the ports for the selected VLAN click the Ports button Port Configuration Clicking the Ports button...

Page 155: ...5 13 VLAN Port Selection page VLAN Configuration To congigure a VLAN first select a VIDin the VLAN Groups page Figure 5 12 then click the VLAN button This opens the VLAN Group Configuration options p...

Page 156: ...reate or Modify button in the VLAN Group Configuration dialog box The VLAN Attributes dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 5 15 Figure 5 15 VLAN Attributes dialog box Enter or change the basic a...

Page 157: ...X are untagged members and ports with a green dot are tagged members To modify the port members 1 Select the action you want to perform in the right hand panel Add Delete Port Members Add Delete Unta...

Page 158: ...for devices connected to the IntraCore 8000 click the Add Del MAC Addr button in the VLAN Group Configuration dialog box The dialog box shown in Figure 5 17 appears Figure 5 17 Add Delete MAC Address...

Page 159: ...trap is enabled displays a record of duplicate IP Addresses detected The Log shows the MAC address of the device that is the original or rightful owner of the IP address and the MAC address of the sp...

Page 160: ...Web Browser Management Page 5 20...

Page 161: ...upport Telephone 800 622 7464 Fax 801 566 3787 Fax Back 800 741 8607 E mail support asante com World Wide Web Site http www asante com FTP site for RMON information ftp ftp isi edu in notes rfc1757 tx...

Page 162: ...Page A 2...

Page 163: ...ary for obtaining the packet error rate The approximate minimum time for rollover of this counter is 80 hours Reference IEEE 802 3 Rptr Mgt 19 2 6 2 aReadableFrames Readable Octets This object is the...

Page 164: ...by one for each frame received on this port whose OctetCount is greater than maxFrameSize Ref 4 4 2 1 IEEE 802 3 Std If rptrMonitorPortFrameTooLongs is incremented then neither the rptrMonitorPortAli...

Page 165: ...times and less than 565 bit times An event whose length is greater than 74 bit times but less than 82 bit times shall increment either the shortEvents counter or the runts counter but not both A Carr...

Page 166: ...each CarrierEvent on this port in which the CollIn X variable transitions to the value SQE Ref 9 6 6 2 IEEE 802 3 Std while the ActivityDuration is greater than the LateEventThreshold Such a CarrierEv...

Page 167: ...received on this port that meets all of the following conditions a The CollisionEvent signal is not asserted b The ActivityDuration is greater than ValidPacketMinTime c The frequency data rate is dete...

Page 168: ...ortEvents rptrMonitorPortLateEvents rptrMonitorPortVeryLongEvents and rptrMonitorPortDataRateMismatches This counter is redundant in the sense that it is the summation of information already available...

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