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Avaya

Installation and Configuration Guide

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VAYA

 P332GT-ML

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TACKABLE

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WITCH

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OFTWARE

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 4.0

April 2003

Summary of Contents for P332GT-ML

Page 1: ...Avaya Installation and Configuration Guide AVAYA P332GT ML STACKABLE SWITCH SOFTWARE VERSION 4 0 April 2003 ...

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Page 3: ...r 3 Features P330 ML 2 Network Management and Monitoring 2 Device Manager Embedded Web 2 Command Line Interface CLI 2 Avaya Multi Service Network Manager MSNM 3 Port Mirroring 3 SMON 3 Fans Power Supply and BUPS ML Monitoring 3 Chapter 2 Standards and Compatibility 5 Avaya P330 Standards Supported 5 IEEE 5 IETF Layer 2 5 IETF Layer 3 5 IETF Network Monitoring 6 Chapter 3 Specifications 7 P332GT ML...

Page 4: ... Section 4 Installing the P330 Chapter 4 Installation 17 Required Tools 17 Site Preparation 17 Rack Mounting Optional 19 Installing the X330STK ML Stacking Sub Module Optional 20 Connecting Stacked Switches 20 To connect stacked switches 21 Making Connections to Network Equipment 23 Prerequisites 23 Connecting Cables to Network Equipment 23 Chapter 5 Powering Up the Avaya P330 25 Powering On Avaya...

Page 5: ...ting the Supervisor Level 38 Entering the CLI 39 RADIUS 39 Introduction to RADIUS 39 Radius Commands 41 Allowed Managers 42 Allowed Manager CLI Commands 42 Section 3 Configuration of the P330 Chapter 9 Default Settings of the P330 45 Configuring the Switch 45 Avaya P330 Default Settings 45 47 Chapter 10 Basic Switch Configuration 49 Introduction 49 System Parameter Configuration 50 Identifying the...

Page 6: ...otocol RSTP 65 About the 802 1w Standard 65 Port Roles 65 Spanning Tree Implementation in the P330 Family 66 Spanning Tree Protocol CLI Commands 67 MAC Aging 69 Overview 69 Configuring the P330 for MAC Aging 69 MAC Aging CLI Commands 69 LAG 70 LAG Overview 70 LAG CLI Commands 70 LAG Implementation in the Avaya P330 Family of Products 71 Port Redundancy 72 Port Redundancy Operation 72 Intermodule P...

Page 7: ...y 89 Activating a Routing License Key 90 License Key CLI Commands 91 RIP Routing Interchange Protocol Configuration 92 RIP Overview 92 RIP2 93 RIP CLI Commands 93 OSPF Open Shortest Path First Configuration 95 OSPF Overview 95 OSPF CLI Commands 96 Static Routing Configuration 97 Static Routing Overview 97 Static Routing Configuration CLI Commands 98 Route Preferences 98 Route Redistribution 100 Ro...

Page 8: ...6 IP Fragmentation and Reassembly Overview 116 IP Fragmentation Reassembly CLI Commands 116 Layer 3 Configuration File 117 Chapter 13 Embedded Web Manager 119 Overview 119 System Requirements 119 Running the Embedded Web Manager 120 Installing the Java Plug in 123 Installing from the Avaya P330 Documentation and Utilities CD 123 Install from the Avaya Site 123 Install from your Local Web Site 123 ...

Page 9: ...User s Guide vii Downloading Software 131 Download New Version without Overwriting Existing Version 132 How to Contact Us 133 In the United States 133 In the AP Asia Pacific Region 135 In the CALA Caribbean and Latin America Region 135 ...

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Page 11: ...st harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be ...

Page 12: ...tring in inverted commas Notes Cautions and Warnings Note Notes contain helpful information or hints or reference to material in other documentation Caution You should take care You could do something that may damage equipment or result in loss of data Warning This means danger Failure to follow the instructions or warnings may result in bodily injury You should ensure that you are qualified for t...

Page 13: ...Avaya AVAYA P332GT ML SECTION 1 OVERVIEW OF THE P330 ...

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Page 15: ...cts the top and bottom switches in the stack this connection provides redundancy and hot swappability A P330 stack is managed as a single IP entity About the P332GT ML Basic information about the P332GT ML follows The Avaya P332GT ML has ten 100 1000Base T and two GBIC SFP ports and provides Layer 2 and optional Layer 3 Ethernet switching Like other members of the Avaya P330 family the P332GT MLis...

Page 16: ...t and Monitoring Comprehensive network management and monitoring are key components of today s networks Therefore we have provided multiple ways of managing the P332GT ML to suit your needs Device Manager Embedded Web The built in P330 Device Manager Embedded Web Manager allows you to manage a P330 stack using a Web browser without purchasing additional software This application works with the Mic...

Page 17: ...raffic This allows you to monitor the network traffic you need Ports which are members in a Link Aggregation Group LAG cannot also be used as Port Mirroring Destination or Source ports SMON The P332GT ML supports Avaya s ground breaking SMON Switched Network Monitoring which the IETF has now adopted as a standard RFC2613 SMON provides unprecedented top down monitoring of switched network traffic a...

Page 18: ...Chapter 1 Avaya P332GT ML Overview 4 Avaya P332GT ML User s Guide ...

Page 19: ... II RFC 1213 Structure and identification of management information for TCP IP based Internet RFC 1155 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP RFC 1157 PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol IPCP RFC 1332 PPP Authentication Protocols PAP CHAP RFC 1334 PPP RFC 1661 ATM Management RFC 1695 RMON RFC 1757 SMON RFC 2613 Bridge MIB Groups RFC 2674 dot1dbase and dot1dStp fully implemented Support for rel...

Page 20: ...nd BOOTP RFC 1534 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 1541 Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol Information RFC 1542 OSPF Version 2 RFC 1583 RIP Version 2 Carrying Additional Information RFC 1723 RIP Version 2 MIB Extension RFC 1724 Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers RFC 1812 OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base RFC 1850 IP Forwarding Table MIB RFC 2096 Virtual Rou...

Page 21: ...3 5 Width 482 6 mm 19 Depth 450 mm 17 7 Weight 7 8 kg 17 2 lb AC DC Input voltage 90 to 265 VAC 50 60 Hz 36 to 72 VDC Power dissipation 100 W max 100 W max Input current 1 5 A 100 VAC 0 75 A 200VAC 4 A max Inrush current 15 A 100 VAC max 30 A 200VAC max 40 A max Operating Temp 5 to 50 C 23 122 F Rel Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing ...

Page 22: ...ricted Access Areas only Installation Codes This unit must be installed in accordance with the US National Electrical Code Article 110 and the Canadian Electrical Code Section 12 Conductor Ampacity Per UL 1950 Annex NAE NEC Article 645 5 a the branch circuit conductors supply shall have the ampacity of not less than 125 percent of the total connected load For input leads use at least 18 AWG copper...

Page 23: ... P332GT ML 109 871 hrs minimum P332GT ML and X330STK ML 105 425 hrs minimum Stacking Sub module Table B 1 Stacking Sub module Basic MTBF 2 605 528 hrs minimum 100 1000 BaseT Copper Cabling A Category 5 copper cable with RJ 45 termination should be used for 1000 BaseT ports You should use all eight wires in the cable The maximum copper cable length connected to a 100 1000Base T port is 100 m 328 ft...

Page 24: ...SFF SFP GBIC transceivers must be operated under recommended operating conditions Laser Classification Note Class 1 lasers are inherently safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Usage Restriction When a SFF SFP GBIC transceiver is inserted in the module but is not in use the Tx and Rx ports should b...

Page 25: ...ansceiver A 9 µm or 10 µm single mode fiber SMF cable may be connected to a 1000Base LX SFF SFP GBIC port The maximum length is 10 km 32 808 ft A 50 µm or 62 5 µm multimode MMF fiber cable may be connected to a 1000Base LX SFF SFP GBIC port The maximum length is 550 m 1 804 ft for 50 µm and 62 5 µm cable The LX transceiver has a Wavelength of 1300 nm Transmission Rate of 1 25 Gbps Input Voltage of...

Page 26: ...nd CE for Europe EN60950 Std Complies with EN 60825 1 Gigabit Fiber Optic Cabling Table B 2 Gigabit Fiber Optic Cabling Gigabit Interface Fiber Type Diameter µm Modal Bandwidth MhzKm Maximum Distance m Minimum Distance m Wavelength nm 1000BASE SX MM 62 5 160 220 2 850 1000BASE SX MM 62 5 200 275 2 850 1000BASE SX MM 50 400 500 2 850 1000BASE SX MM 50 500 550 2 850 1000BASE LX MM 62 5 500 550 2 131...

Page 27: ...upplied RJ 45 crossed cable and RJ 45 to DB 9 adapter Note Pin 1 of the Modem DB 25 connector is internally connected to Pin 7 GND Table B 3 Pinout of the Required Connection for Console Communications Avaya P330 RJ 45 Pin Name Terminal DB 9 Pins Modem DB 25 Pins 1 For future use NC See note 2 TXD P330 input 3 3 3 RXD P330 output 2 2 4 CD 4 8 5 GND 5 7 6 DTR 1 20 7 RTS 8 4 8 CTS 7 5 ...

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Page 29: ...Avaya AVAYA P332GT ML SECTION 4 INSTALLING THE P330 ...

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Page 31: ...g where to position the unit ensure that It is accessible and cables can be connected easily and according to the configuration rule Cabling is away from sources of electrical noise such as radio transmitters broadcast amplifiers power lines and fluorescent lighting fixtures Water or moisture cannot enter the case of the unit There is a free flow of air around the unit and that the vents in the si...

Page 32: ...rce matches the specifications listed below Table 4 2 Power Requirements AC Table 4 3 Power Requirements DC Input voltage 90 to 265 VAC 50 60 Hz Power dissipation 100 W max Input current 1 5 A Input voltage 36 to 72 VDC Power dissipation 100 W max Input current 4 A max ...

Page 33: ...ds of the front panel to reveal the fixing holes 2 Insert the unit into the rack Ensure that the four P332GT ML screw holes are aligned with the rack hole positions as shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 P332GT ML Rack Mounting 3 Secure the unit in the rack using the screws Use two screws on each side Do not overtighten the screws 4 Snap close the hinged ends of the front panel 5 Ensure that ventilatio...

Page 34: ... The P332GTP332GT ML must not be operated with the back slot open The stacking sub module should be covered with the supplied blanking plate if necessary Note Only use the X330STK ML stacking module with the P332GTP332GT ML Connecting Stacked Switches Note The two ends of the Octaplane cable terminate with different connectors Each connector can only be connected to its matching port The following...

Page 35: ...rt marked to lower unit on the bottom switch to the port marked to upper unit on top switch of the stack 5 Power up the added modules Caution Do not cross connect two P330 switches with two Octaplane light colored cables If you wish to cross connect for redundancy use one light colored Octaplane cable and one black redundancy cable Figure 4 2 shows an incorrect connection Note You can build a stac...

Page 36: ...r Supply Connector BUPS Connector Power Supply Connector BUPS Connector Power Supply Connector BUPS Connector Power Supply Connector BUPS Connector Power Supply Connector BUPS Connector 5 4 3 2 1 Cable to Upper Unit Cable to Lower Unit Cable to Upper Unit Cable to Lower Unit Cable to Upper Unit Cable to Lower Unit Cable to Upper Unit Cable to Lower Unit Cable to Upper Unit Cable to Lower Unit Powe...

Page 37: ...o connect the cables 1 Insert an SFP GBIC Small Form Factor Plugable Gigabit Interface Converter transceiver not supplied to port housings numbered 51 and 52 Note GBICs are 3 3V 2 Connect an Ethernet fiberoptic cable not supplied to the GBIC transceiver You can use LC or MT RJ fiberoptic cables depending on the GBIC type you are using For a list of approved SFP GBIC transceivers see www avayanetwo...

Page 38: ...4 Gigabit Ethernet Cabling Gigabit Interface Fiber Type Diameter µm Modal Bandwidth MhzKm Maximum Distance m Minimum Distance m Wavelength nm 1000BASE SX MM 62 5 160 220 2 850 1000BASE SX MM 62 5 200 275 2 850 1000BASE SX MM 50 400 500 2 850 1000BASE SX MM 50 500 550 2 850 1000BASE LX MM 62 5 500 550 2 1310 1000BASE LX MM 50 400 550 2 1310 1000BASE LX SM 9 NA 10 000 2 1310 1000BASE ELX SM 9 NA 70 ...

Page 39: ...onnect your P330 ML units to the BUPS ML only The P330 BUPS is not compatible with P330 ML units Powering On Avaya P330 Module DC For the DC input version of the Avaya P330 connect the power cable to the switch at the input terminal block 1 The terminals are marked and with the IEC 5019a Ground symbol 2 The size of the three screws in the terminal block is M3 5 3 The pitch between each screw is 9 ...

Page 40: ... following indicate that you have performed the installation procedure correctly If you do not receive the appropriate indication please refer to Troubleshooting the Installation Table 5 1 Post Installation Indications Procedure Indication Troubleshooting Information Powering the P330 All front panel LEDs illuminate briefly Page 127 Creating Stacks The LED next to the appropriate connection Cable ...

Page 41: ...rt according to the illuminated function LED The function is selected by pressing the left or right button until the desired parameter LED is illuminated The P332GT ML front panel shown below includes LEDs buttons SFP GBIC transceiver housings 100 1000 Base T ports and the RJ 45 console connector The LEDs are described in Table 6 1 Figure 6 1 P332GT ML Front Panel Figure 6 2 P332GT ML LEDs Table 6...

Page 42: ...lane is in redundant mode ROUT Routing Mode OFF Layer 2 mode ON Router mode The following Function LEDs apply to all ports LNK Port Status ON Link is OK OFF Port is disabled Blink Port is enabled but Link is down COL Collision Always OFF All ports are full duplex only Tx Transmit to line OFF No transmit activity ON Data transmitted on line from the module Rx Receive from line OFF No receive activi...

Page 43: ... N A ON 1000 Mbps 1000 Mbps LAG Link Aggregation Group Trunking OFF No LAG defined for this port ON Port belongs to a LAG Table 6 2 Avaya P332GT ML Select buttons Description Function Left Right Individual select LED function see table above Reset module Press both right and left buttons together for approximately 2 seconds All LEDs on module light up until buttons are released Reset stack Press b...

Page 44: ...BUPS ML connector Figure 6 3 shows the back panel of the AC version switch and Figure 6 4 shows the back panel of the DC version switch with a stacking sub module installed Figure 6 3 P332GT ML AC version Back Panel with Stacking Sub module BUPS ML connector cover plate removed Figure 6 4 P332GT ML DC Back Panel without Stacking Sub module installed BUPS ML connector cover plate shown ...

Page 45: ...31 BUPS ML Input Connector The BUPS ML input connector is a 3 3 VDC and 5 VDC connector for use with the P330 BUPS ML unit only A BUPS Input sticker appears directly above the BUPS ML input connector which is covered with a metal plate Figure 6 5 BUPS ML Input Connector Sticker ...

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Page 47: ...ort Parameters The serial port settings for using a terminal or terminal emulator are as follows Baud Rate 9600 bps Data Bits 8 bits Parity None Stop Bit 1 Flow Control None Terminal Emulation VT 100 Connecting a Terminal to the Avaya P330 Serial port Perform the following steps to connect a terminal to the Avaya P330 Switch Console port for acessing the text based CLI 1 The P330 device is supplie...

Page 48: ...command session router To configure the switch parameters on module 6 type the command session 6 switch Note When you use the session command the security level stays the same Assigning P330 s IP Stack Address Note All P330 switches are shipped with the same default IP address You must change the IP address of the master P330 switch in a stack in order to guarantee that the stack has its own uniqu...

Page 49: ...nect your station to the network 2 Verify that you can communicate with the Avaya P330 using Ping to the IP of the Avaya P330 If there is no response using Ping check the IP address and default gateway of both the Avaya P330 and the station Note The Avaya P330 default IP address is 149 49 32 134 and the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 3 From the Microsoft Windows taskbar of your PC click Star...

Page 50: ...pervisor Level 4 At the prompt type set interface ppp ip_addr net mask with an IP address and netmask to be used by the Avaya P330 to connect via its PPP interface Note The PPP interface configured with the set interface ppp command must be on a different subnet from the stack inband interface 5 Set the baud rate ppp authentication and ppp time out required to match your modem These commands are d...

Page 51: ...sswords and access levels of up to 10 local users In Supervisor level you can also access RADIUS authentication configuration commands Note If you wish to define more than ten users per switch or accounts for a user on multiple switches you should use RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service A login name and password are always required to access the CLI and the commands The login name pa...

Page 52: ...re asked for a Login name Type root as the Login name and the default password root in lowercase letters Welcome to P330 Login root Password Password accepted Cajun_P330 N super Defining new local users Define new users and access levels using the following command in Supervisor Level Exiting the Supervisor Level To exit the Supervisor level type the command exit In order to Use the following comm...

Page 53: ... the Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS A RADIUS authentication server is installed on a central computer at the customer s site On this server user authentication account information is configured that provides various degrees of access to the switch The P330 will run as a RADIUS client When a user attempts to log into the switch if there is no local user account for the entered us...

Page 54: ...e on the RADIUS server and in the non volatile memory of the P330 In addition user passwords are sent between the client and server are encrypted for increased security Figure 8 1 illustrates the RADIUS authentication procedure Figure 8 1 RADIUS Authentication Procedure User attempts login Local User account authenticated in switch Perform log in according to user s priviliege level to switch Yes ...

Page 55: ...r IP address set radius authentication server Configure a character string to be used as a shared secret between the switch and the RADIUS server set radius authentication secret Set the RFC 2138 approved UDP port number set radius authentication udp port Set the number of times an access request is sent when there is no response set radius authentication retry number Set the time to wait before r...

Page 56: ...Manager is done by checking the Source IP address of the packets thus if the Source IP address is modified on the way NAT Proxy etc even an Allowed Manager will not be able to access the P330 Allowed Manager CLI Commands In order to Use the following command When set to enabled only managers with ip address specified in the allowed table will be able to access the device set allowed managers Add d...

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Page 59: ...es see Embedded Web Manager For instructions on the use of the graphical user interfaces refer to the Device Manager User s Guide on the Documentation and Utilities CD Avaya P330 Default Settings The default settings for the Avaya P330 switch and its ports are determined by the Avaya P330 software These default settings are subject to change in newer versions of the Avaya P330 software See the Rel...

Page 60: ...ngs unless configured otherwise Timezone offset 0 hours SNMP communities Read only Read write Trap SNMP Public Public Public SNMP retries number 3 SNMP timeout 2000 Seconds SNMP authentication trap Disabled CLI timeout 15 Minutes User Name Password root root Table 9 1 Default Switch Settings Function Default Setting ...

Page 61: ...t speed 100 1000 Mbps Depends on auto negotiation results 1000 Mbps Auto negotiation1 1 Ensure that the other side is also set to Autonegotiation Enabled Enable Enable Flow control auto negotiation advertisement Disabled no pause Disabled no pause Administrative state Enable Enable Port VLAN ID 1 1 Tagging mode Clear Clear Port priority 0 0 Spanning Tree cost 19 4 Spanning Tree port priority 128 1...

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Page 63: ...N expansion modules and Media Gateway Processor of G700 session Display or set the terminal width in characters terminal width Display or set the terminal length in lines terminal length Display or set the prompt hostname Return the prompt to its default value no hostname Clear the current terminal display clear screen Set the number of minutes before an inactive CLI session automatically logs out...

Page 64: ...s to configure and display the mode of operation for the switch and display key parameters In order to Use the following command Configure the system name set system name Configure the system contact person set system contact Configure the system location set system location In order to Use the following command Configure the basic mode of operation of a module to either Layer 2 or Router set devi...

Page 65: ...me information and acquiring parameters In order to Use the following command Restore the time zone to its default UTC clear timezone Configure the time zone for the system set timezone Configure the time protocol for use in the system set time protocol Enable or disable the time client set time client Configure the network time server IP address set time server Display the current time show time ...

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Page 67: ...AN Spanning Tree Protocol Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol MAC Aging Link Aggregation Group LAG Port Redundancy IP Multicast Filtering Weighted Queuing Stack Health Stack Redundancy Port Classification Ethernet Ethernet is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards It uses the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection CSMA CD access method to handle simultaneous demands CSMA CD is a...

Page 68: ...rotocol that runs between two stations two switchs or a station and a switch When enabled Auto Negotiation negotiates port speed and duplex mode by detecting the highest common denominator port connection for the endstations For example if one workstation supports both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps speed ports while the other workstation only supports 10 Mbps then Auto Negotiation sets the port speed to 10...

Page 69: ... networkl traffic Priority determines in which order packets are sent on the network and is a key part of QoS Quality of Service The IEEE standard for priority on Ethernet networks is 802 1p Avaya P330 switches supports two internal priority queues the High Priority queue and the Normal Priority queue Packets tagged with priorities 4 7 are mapped to the High Priority queue packets tagged with prio...

Page 70: ... a reply is received the CAM table is updated with the new address VLAN port mapping Ethernet Configuration CLI Commands The following table contains a list of the configuration CLI commands for the Ethernet feature The rules of syntax and output examples are all set out in detail in the Reference Guide Table 11 1 Configuration CLI Commands for Ethernet Feature In order to Use the following comman...

Page 71: ...priority level of a port set port level Display settings and status for all ports show port Display per port status information related to flow control show port flowcontrol Display the flow control advertisement for a Gigabit port used to perform auto negotiation show port auto negotiation flowcontrol advertisement Display the CAM table entries for a specific port show cam Clear all the CAM entri...

Page 72: ...e the Management VLAN consists of stations on numerous floors of the building and which are connected to both Device A and Device B Figure 11 1 VLAN Overview In virtual topological networks the network devices may be located in diverse places around the LAN such as in different departments on different floors or in different buildings Connections are made through software Each network device is co...

Page 73: ...the port are assigned the port s VLAN ID Tagged frames are unaffected by the port s VLAN ID The Tagging Mode determines the behavior of the port that processes outgoing frames If Tagging Mode is set to Clear the port transmits frames that belong to the port s VLAN table These frames leave the device untagged If Tagging Mode is set to IEEE 802 1Q all frames keep their tags when they leave the devic...

Page 74: ...ay be either Port VLAN IDs PVID or VLANs that were manually added to the switch Statically Bound the port supports VLANs manually configured on it Note VLAN Binding The forwarding mechanism of the P330 ML switches is based on frame s VLAN and MAC address If a frame is destined to a known MAC address but arrives on a different VLAN than the VLAN on which this MAC address was learnt this frame will ...

Page 75: ...acket arrives at a port only the packets with the VLAN tag corresponding to the VLANs which are configured on the port will be accepted Packets with other VLAN tags will be dropped Static Binding The user manually specifies the list of VLAN IDs to be bound to the port up to 253 VLANs Default mode for every port Only VLAN 9 and any otherVLANs statically configured on the port will be allowed to acc...

Page 76: ...g method set port vlan binding mode Define a static VLAN for a port set port static vlan Configure the tagging mode of a port set trunk Create VLANs set vlan Display the port VLAN binding mode settings show port vlan binding mode Display VLAN tagging information of the ports port binding mode port VLAN ID and the allowed VLANs on a port show trunk Display the VLANs configured in the switch show vl...

Page 77: ...yer 2 Features Avaya P332GT ML User s Guide 63 VLAN Implementation in the Avaya P332GT ML This section describes the implementation of the VLAN feature in the Avaya P332GT ML No of VLANs 253 tagged VLANs ranging from 1 to 3071 ...

Page 78: ... out of any arrangement of bridges The result is a single path between any two end stations on an extended network Provides a high degree of fault tolerance It allows the network to automatically reconfigure the spanning tree topology if there is a bridge or data path failure The Spanning Tree Algorithm requires five values to derive the spanning tree topology These are 1 A multicast address speci...

Page 79: ...te to the network segment The RSTP algorithm makes it possible to change port roles rapidly through its fast topology change propagation mechanism For example a port in the blocking state can be assigned the role of alternate port When the backbone of the network fails the port may be rapidly changed to forwarding Whereas the STA passively waited for the network to converge before turning a port i...

Page 80: ...imitations that govern the implementation of Spanning Tree in the P330 line RSTP s fast convergence benefits are lost when interacting with legacy STP bridges When RSTP detects STP Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs type 1 on a specific port it will begin to speak 802 1d on this port only Specifically this means 802 1d bridges will ignore RSTP BPDUs and drop them 802 1d bridges will send 802 1d form...

Page 81: ...mmandss In order to Use the following command Enable Disable the spanning tree application for the switch set spantree Set the bridge priority for spanning tree set spantree priority Set the RSTP bridge spanning tree max age parameter set spantree max age Set the RSTP bridge hello time parameter set spantree hello time Set the RSTP bridge forward delay time prameter set spantree forward delay Sele...

Page 82: ...e admin and operational RSTP state show port edge state Set the port as an RSTP edge port or non edge port set port edge admin state Set the port point to point admin status set port point to point admin status Show the port s point to point admin and operational RSTP status show port point to point status Table 11 3 Spanning Tree Protocol CLI Commandss In order to Use the following command ...

Page 83: ...M INIT MAC Aging default state is enabled mac aging time is set in minutes Default 5 minutes Minimum time 1 minute maximum time 3600 min Note On a mixed P330 P330 ML stack MAC Aging if enabled will apply only to P330 ML modules in the stack MAC Aging CLI Commands The following table contains a list of the CLI commands for the MAC Aging feature The rules of syntax and output examples are all set ou...

Page 84: ... of the base port such as port speed VLAN number etc are applied to all the other member ports in the LAG When created each LAG is automatically assigned a logical port number usually designated 10x This logical port number can then be used as any regular panel port for all configuration required for the LAG Spanning Tree Redundancy etc Note In the P330 ML switches you need to erase all ports in t...

Page 85: ...egate the bandwidth of groups of up to four 1000Base T ports in a LAG or pairs of adjacent 1000 Base T ports within a group and one LAG of two remaining 1000Base T ports for a maximum of 6 LAGs per switch The relationship between the P332GT ML Port Numbers the number of the maximum configurable LAGs and the LAG logical Port Numbers that will be assigned to each LAG are depicted below Panel Ports i...

Page 86: ...rts up to 20 pairs of ports per stack The redundant or secondary port takes over when the primary port link is down Port redundancy provides for the following in the P330 Switchback from the secondary to primary port is allowed Switching time intervals can be set by the user Note Port Redundancy interworks with the Spnning Tree Algorithm The Port Redundancy feature functions as follows Port Redund...

Page 87: ...d Note Defining intermodule port redundancy on ports with no link causes both ports to be disabled You should connect the link prior to attempting to define intermodule port redundancy Note Once a port has been designated in a redundancy scheme either as a primary or a secondary port it can not be designated in any other redundancy scheme Note Intermodule Port Redundancy does not interworks with t...

Page 88: ...eration set port redundancy interval Display information on port redundancy schemes show port redundancy Define the switch s unique intermodule redundancy scheme set intermodule port redundancy Clear the intermodule redundancy set intermodule port redundancy off display the intermodule redundancy entry defined for the switch show intermodule port redundancy In order to Use the following command ...

Page 89: ...witch ports need to receive which multicast packets and configures the necessary information into the switch s hardware tables This learning is based on IGMP version 1 or 2 snooping The multicast filtering function in the P330 is transparent to the IP hosts and routers It does not affect the forwarding behavior apart from filtering multicast packets from certain ports where they are not needed To ...

Page 90: ...n the Avaya P332GT ML No of multicast groups 1000 In order to Use the following command Enable or disable the IP multicast filtering application set intelligent multicast Define aging time for client ports set intelligent multicast client port pruning time Define aging time for router ports set intelligent multicast router port pruning time Define group filtering time delays set intelligent multic...

Page 91: ...k When the Priority scheme is set to Strict Giga ports the Low priority queue will transmit only if the High priority queue has nothing to transmit When the Priority scheme is set to WWR with a weight factor n Giga ports the High priority queue will transmit n packets for each packet that willbe transmitted from the Low priority queue Note By default the WWR weights between the high and low priori...

Page 92: ...r 11 Avaya P330 Layer 2 Features 78 Avaya P332GT ML User s Guide Display the current queuing scheme settings show queuing scheme Table 11 8 Weighted Queuing CLI Commands In order to Use the following command ...

Page 93: ... Cable is present the user is prompted to disconnect one of the short Octaplane cables and the redundant connection will be checked Then when prompted the cable should be reconnected and the test will run a second time to check the regular Octaplane connections The stack is reset after the Stack Health process completes Note You should not load the stack with traffic during this test Note If the s...

Page 94: ...n when the port is disabled and a fast aging operation on the CAM table will be performed This feature is particularly useful for the link intermodule redundancy application where you need to be informed about a link failure on the dormant port and resume traffic quickly Port Classification CLI Commands In order to Use the following command Set the port classification to either regular or valuable...

Page 95: ...nues uninterrupted The single management IP address for the stack is also preserved for uninterrupted management and monitoring You can remove or replace any unit within the stack without disrupting operation or performing stack level reconfiguration Since each P330 module has an integral SNMP agent any module in a stack can serve as the stack Network Managment Agent NMA while other NMAs act as re...

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Page 97: ...ariety of messages The Routing Update Message is one such message Routing Updates generally consist of all or a portion of a routing table By analyzing Routing Updates from all routers a router can build a detailed picture of network topology A Link State Advertisement is another example of a message sent between routers Link State Advertisements inform other routers of the state of the sender s l...

Page 98: ... relation between the destination host s protocol address and its physical address is obtained by the routers using the ARP request reply mechanism and the information is stored within the ARP table in the router see The ARP Table on page 111 Within an enterprise routers serve as an intranet backbone that interconnects all networks This architecture strings several routers together via a high spee...

Page 99: ...For example if there are two interfaces over the same VLAN and you configure DHCP server on one interface it will be used also for the second interface over the same VLAN This behavior might be less expected and in some cases wrong In order to prevent misconfiguration and unexpected results the P330 prevents configuration of VLAN oriented commands on an interface unless explicitly requested by the...

Page 100: ...dministrative state of an IP interface ip admin state Update the interface broadcast address ip broadcast address Define a default gateway router ip default gateway Define the interface RIP route metric value default metric Enable net directed broadcast forwarding ip directed broadcast Set the IP routing mode of the interface ip routing mode Enable or disable the sending of redirect messages on th...

Page 101: ... Note Assign the stack IP address as described in Assigning P330 s IP Stack Address before you assign the Initial Router IP address 4 To access Router commands from the Master module type the command session module number router where module number is the location of the router module in the stack and press Enter The command prompt changes from P330 N to Router N where N is the number of the route...

Page 102: ...reated Type Router configure interface interface name ip vlan vland id Press Enter 10 Type exit and press Enter This returns you to the prompt Router configure 11 If the management station is not on the same subnet as the switch configure a default gateway static route Use the command ip default gateway ip address and press Enter replacing ip address with the IP address of the default gateway 12 S...

Page 103: ...btaining a Routing License Key To obtain a License Key that enables routing features 1 Go to http license lsg avaya com and click request new license 2 Enter the Certificate Key and Certificate Type 3 Click Next 4 Enter contact information once per certificate 5 Click Next ...

Page 104: ...iew number of licenses left 7 Enter serial number of the switch es or module To identify serial numbers use the CLI command show module identity 8 Click Generate The feature enabling license code is generated Activating a Routing License Key To activate a Routing License Key ...

Page 105: ...e number the location of the device in the stack license license code featureName routing and press Enter 2 Reset the module 3 Check that the license is activated using the CLI Use the show license CLI command License Key CLI Commands In order to Use the following command Configure the feature license set license Display the feature license show license Display the switch identity required for acq...

Page 106: ...g RIPv1 you must not configure supernets which are networks with a mask smaller than the natural net mask of the address class such as 192 1 0 0 with mask 255 255 0 0 smaller than the natural class C mask which is 255 255 255 0 For detailed descriptions of RIP refer to the standards and published literature RIPv2 is a new version of the RIP routing protocol but with some advantages over RIPv1 RIPv...

Page 107: ...e following command Configure the Routing Information Protocol RIP router rip Specify a list of networks on which the RIP is running network Redistribute routing information from other protocols into RIP redistribute Specify the RIP version running on the interface basis ip rip rip version Set the interface RIP route metric value default metric Set the RIP Send and Receive mode on an interface ip ...

Page 108: ...er s Guide Specify the type of authentication used in RIP Version 2 packets ip rip authentication mode Set the authentication string used on the interface ip rip authentication key Specify the RIP timers values timers basic In order to Use the following command ...

Page 109: ... state algorithms to send routing information to all nodes in an internetwork by calculating the shortest path to each node This calculation is based on a topography of the Internet constructed by each node Each router sends that portion of the routing table keeps track of routes to particular network destinations that describes the state of its own links and it also sends the complete routing str...

Page 110: ...spf cost Specify the time interval between hellos the router sends ip ospf hello interval Configure the interval before declaring the neighbor as dead ip ospf dead interval Configure interface priority used in DR election ip ospf priority Configure the interface authentication password ip ospf authentication key Display general information about OSPF routing show ip ospf Display the OSPF related i...

Page 111: ...ations that are reachable via another router as a next hop The next hop router must belong to one of the directly attached networks for which the P330 has an IP interface Local static routes such as those that have no next hop are not allowed Two kinds of static routes can be configured High Preference static routes which are preferred to routes learned from any routing protocol Low Preference sta...

Page 112: ...red over a RIP route to the subnet of the destination P330 protocol preferences are listed below from the most to the least preferred 1 Local directly attached net In order to Use the following command Establish a static route ip route Remove a static route no ip route Set the maximum number of route entries in the routing table ip max route entries Set the maximum number of route entries in the r...

Page 113: ...vaya P330 Layer 3 Features Avaya P332GT ML User s Guide 99 2 High preference static manually configured routes 3 OSPF internal routes 4 RIP 5 OSPF external routes 6 Low preference static manually configured routes ...

Page 114: ... 1 OSPF external type 2 metric N to RIP metric N 1 Static to OSPF external type 2 metric configurable default 1 RIP metric N to OSPF external type 2 metric N Direct to OSPF external type 2 metric 1 By default the P330 does not redistribute routes between OSPF and RIP Redistribution from one protocol to the other can be configured By default static routes are not redistributed to RIP and OSPF The P...

Page 115: ...e address from its IP address This mechanism ability is called ARP Address Resolution Protocol The following mechanism describes how a station builds an ARP Table Figure 12 2 Building an ARP Table Station 1 sends ARP Request Broadcast specifying IP address of Station 2 Station 2 receives the broadcast and identifies its IP address Station 2 sends an ARP Reply to Station 1 containing Station 2 MAC ...

Page 116: ...cache arp Configure the amount of time that an entry remains in the ARP cache arp timeout Set the amount of time that an entry remains in the ARP cache back to default no arp timeout Set the maximum number of ARP cache entries allowed in the ARP cache ip max arp entries Set the maximum number of ARP cache back to default no ip max arp entries Enable proxy ARP on an interface ip proxy arp Disable p...

Page 117: ...ack of IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task This means that a new computer can be added to a network without the hassle of manually assigning it a unique IP address Many ISPs use dynamic IP addressing for dial up users However dynamic addressing may not be desirable for a network server DHCP BOOTP Relay The P330 supports the DHCP BOOTP Relay Agent function This is...

Page 118: ...each request and sends it to both servers This provides redundancy and prevents the failure of a single server from blocking hosts from loading You can enable or disable or DHCP BOOTP Relay in P330 BOOTP DHCP CLI Commands In order to Use the following command Enable or disable relaying of bootp and dhcp requests to the BOOTP DHCP server no ip bootp dhcp relay no restores default Add or remove a BO...

Page 119: ...terface basis When a netbios broadcast packet arrives from an interface on which netbios rebroadcast is enabled the packet is distributed to all other interfaces configured to rebroadcast netbios If the netbios packet is a net directed broadcast e g 149 49 255 255 the packet is relayed to all other interfaces on the list and the IP destination of the packet is replaced by the appropriate interface...

Page 120: ...nctions of the virtual router are performed by one of the physical routers with which it is associated This router is known as the master router For each virtual router VRRP selects a master router If the selected master router fails another router is selected as master router In VRRP two or more physical routers can be associated with a virtual router thus achieving extreme reliability In a VRRP ...

Page 121: ...D must not be used in the network even in different VLAN By the end of the routers configuration and when the network is up the main router for each virtual router will be elected according to this order of preference The virtual router IP address is also the router s interface IP address It has the highest priority you can configure this parameter It has the highest IP address if the previous cas...

Page 122: ...RP requests Therefore the stations will not sense any change neither in the configured DG nor in the MAC level VRRP has no provisions for routing data base synchronization among the redundant routers You need to perform this manually Case 2 One router is Main on one IP subnet e g 20 20 20 0 and redundant on another e g 30 30 30 0 In this case each IP subnet must be in different VRID e g 1 2 The ab...

Page 123: ...router ID Ip vrrp preempt Set the primary address that shall be used as the source address of VRRP packets for the virtual router ID Ip vrrp primary Accept or discard packets addressed to the IP address es associated with the virtual router such as ICMP SNMP and TELNET if it is not the IP address owner Ip vrrp override addr owner Display VRRP information show ip vrrp Display full VRRP related info...

Page 124: ...ting a failure the backup P330 sends a gratuitous ARP message that causes all stations to send their IP traffic to the backup P330 MAC address instead of the failed unit MAC address As long as it is an active backup resulting from the failure of the main unit the backup P330 answers ARP requests for the main unit providing its own MAC address SRRP Configuration Example The P330 in SRRP mode can ba...

Page 125: ...the SRRP configuration mode router srrp Disable SRRP no router srrp Backup an additional interface of the main router using the SRRP application ip srrp backup Configure the polling interval in seconds used by SRRP poll interval Set the polling interval used by SRRP back to default no poll interval Configure the timeout after which SRRP declares the main router dead if it does not reply to polling...

Page 126: ...ured by the user The P330 supports Access Control policy Access Control rules define how the P330 should handle routed packets There are three possible ways to handle such packets Forward the packet Permit operation Discard the packet Deny operation Discard the packet and notify the management station Deny and Notify The Avaya P330 can enforce Access Control policy on each routed packet according ...

Page 127: ...access list dscp operation Designates which original frame fields influence internal queues selection ip access list dscp trust Assign a name to a Policy List ip access list name Add the name of an owner to a Policy List ip access list owner Delete an access list element or a Policy List no ip access list Activate a Policy List ip access group Deactivate a Policy List no ip access group Display th...

Page 128: ...list number show ip access group Display the DSCP to CoS map of a policy list show ip access list dscp Display summary information regarding all configured access lists show ip access list summary Set the policy control source to either local or remote policy server set qos policy source Copy current policy and router configuration to the startup configuration file copy running config startup conf...

Page 129: ...igning priority 3 to all TCP traffic going to the host 172 44 17 1 rule 2 3 Denying Telnet sessions originated by the host 192 168 5 33 rule 3 P330 1 super ip access list 100 1 fwd6 tcp 149 49 0 0 0 0 255 255 any done P330 1 super ip access list 100 2 fwd3 tcp any host 172 44 17 1 done P330 1 super ip access list 100 3 deny tcp host 192 168 5 33 any eq 23 done ...

Page 130: ...ntation and reassembly IP Fragmentation works as follows IP packet is divided into fragments each fragment becomes its own IP packet each packet has same identifier source destination address fragments are usually not reassembled until final destination IP Fragmentation Reassembly CLI Commands In order to Use the following command Clear the fragment database and restore its defaults clear fragment...

Page 131: ...mands in the file are in CLI format The user can edit the file if required and re configure the router module by downloading the configuration file Although the file can be edited it is recommended to keep changes to the file to a minimum The recommended configuration method is using MSNM P330 Device Manager and or the CLI Changes to the configuration file should be limited to those required to cu...

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Page 133: ...Port Mirroring Setting up port mirroring for ports in an Avaya P330 Switch Trap Managers Configuration Viewing and modifying the Trap Managers Table Switch Connected Addresses View devices connected to selected ports Port Security Intermodule Redundancy One pair per stack Also operates as a result of a module fault e g power failure System Requirements Minimum hardware and Operating System require...

Page 134: ...r Note You should assign an IP address to the switch before beginning this procedure 1 Open your browser 2 Enter the url of the switch in the format http aaa bbb ccc ddd where aaa bbb ccc ddd is the IP address of the switch Note The user name is root The default password for read write access is root Note The Web management passwords are the same as those of the CLI If you have created additional ...

Page 135: ...Chapter 13 Embedded Web Manager Avaya P332GT ML User s Guide 121 The welcome page is displayed Figure 13 1 The Welcome Page ...

Page 136: ... Java plug in installed the Web based manager should open in a new window see Figure 13 2 Figure 13 2 Web based Manager If you do not have the Java plug in installed follow the instructions on the Welcome page that offers a variety of options to install the plug in see Figure 13 1 ...

Page 137: ...tions for installing it manually Installing from the Avaya P330 Documentation and Utilities CD 1 Close all unnecessary applications on your PC 2 Insert the Avaya P330 Documentation and Utilities CD into the CD drive 3 Click Start on the task bar 4 Select Run 5 Type x emweb aux files plug in_1_3_1 exe where x is the CD drive letter 6 Follow the instructions on screen Install from the Avaya Site Cli...

Page 138: ...lation of the Java plug in the first time the users tries to manage the device 1 Copy the emweb aux files directory from the Avaya P330 Documentation and Utilities CD to your local Web server Please refer to your Web server documentation for full instructions 2 Define the URL in the Avaya P330 using the following CLI command set web aux files url IP address directory name where IP address director...

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Page 141: ... correctly Replace the power cord If the cord is inserted correctly check that the AC power source is working by connecting a different device in place of the P3330 If that device works refer to the next step If that device does not work check the AC power P3330 AC power supply not functioning Use an optional BUPS Backup Power Supply Contact your local Avaya distributor The power supply is not use...

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Page 143: ... 2 Loosen the screws to the stacking sub module by turning the knobs 3 Take hold of the two knobs one near each side of the front panel and pull gently but firmly towards yourself 4 Insert the new stacking sub module gently into the slot ensuring that the metal base plate is aligned with the guide rails The metal plate not the PCB of the X330STK ML fits onto the guide rails 5 Press the sub module ...

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Page 145: ...lti Service Network Manager Suite Obtain Software Online You can download the firmware and Embedded Web Manager from the Software Download section at www avaya com support Downloading Software Download the firmware and Embedded Web Manager as follows Use the command in the Avaya P330 CLI copy tftp SW_image image file EW_archive filename ip mod_num Please see the CLI Chapters of the User s Guides f...

Page 146: ...e embedded web image file from being downloaded into Bank A by providing a non existant file name for the Embedded Web image file preserves the old version in Bank A allows the user to boot from either Bank A or Bank B i e using either the old or new software version Note In normal operation the Embedded Web file should be copied to Bank A and the new software version should be downloaded to Bank ...

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