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SmartSwitch 9000

9E428-12/36 and 9E429-12/36

User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...903number SmartSwitch 9000 9E428 12 36 and 9E429 12 36 User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...S WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS MANUAL OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT EVEN IF CABLETRON SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Copyright February 1998 by Cabletron Systems Inc P O Box 5005 Rochester NH 03867 5005 All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Order Number 90320...

Page 4: ...use harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense WARNING Changes or modifications made to this device which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment...

Page 5: ...in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada ...

Page 6: ... Equipment for use in a Commercial or Light Industrial Environment We the undersigned hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the equipment packaged with this notice conforms to the above directives Manufacturer Legal Representative in Europe Mr Ronald Fotino Mr J Solari ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Full Name ...

Page 7: ...e Module DIP Switch 2 3 Installing the Module in the SmartSwitch 9000 Chassis 2 5 The Reset Switch 2 7 Chapter 3 Operation ENIB 3 2 SmartSwitch ASIC 3 3 i960 Core 3 3 INB NIB 3 3 System Management Buses 3 4 SMB 1 Bus 3 4 SMB 10 Bus 3 4 System Diagnostic Controller 3 4 DC DC Converter 3 5 INB Interface 3 5 ITDM Arbitration levels 3 5 Monarch Slave SmartSwitch 9000 Modules 3 6 Chapter 4 LANVIEW LEDs...

Page 8: ...Contents vi Chapter 5 Specifications Technical Specifications 5 1 CPU 5 1 Memory 5 1 Standards 5 1 Network Interfaces 5 1 Safety 5 2 Service 5 2 Physical 5 2 Dimensions 5 2 Weight 5 2 Environment 5 3 ...

Page 9: ...l switch using 802 1d standards with a high speed backbone connection or as a Secure Fast Switch SFS with 12 36 Ethernet connections Each port can be configured to operate in the Full Duplex mode This configuration allows each port to provide a full 20 Mbps of bandwidth for file servers or high end user intensive work stations Network management information is available through a variety of method...

Page 10: ... MIBs These modules also offer you a wide variety of statistical network management information to enhance network planning and troubleshooting The 9E428 12 36 and 9E429 12 36 provide information for each front panel Ethernet 10BASE FL port including packet counts along with errored frame information such as collisions CRCs and Giants via a variety of industry standard and private MIBS Industry st...

Page 11: ...cheme that ensures that no one can get the backplane for more than one time slice at a time The ITDM RAM contains 256 4 bit locations This RAM is used to hold slot numbers of modules participating in INB backplane arbitration The arbitration engine accesses this RAM once every time slice to get a slot number That slot number will be granted access on the next time slice if it is requesting The arb...

Page 12: ...X RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX INB 9E428 36 10 BASE T SMB CPU RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX SMB CPU 9E429 12 10 BASE T FNB RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX RX TX TX TX TX TX TX ...

Page 13: ...s service contract number A description of the failure A description of any action s already taken to resolve the problem e g changing mode switches rebooting the unit etc The serial and revision numbers of all involved Cabletron Systems products in the network A description of your network environment layout cable type etc Network load and frame size at the time of trouble if known The device his...

Page 14: ...Introduction 1 6 ...

Page 15: ...e box and packing materials in the event the module must be reshipped 2 Remove the module from the plastic bag Observe all precautions to prevent damage from Electrostatic Discharge ESD 3 Carefully examine the module checking for damage If any damage exists DO NOT install the module Contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support immediately The INB Terminator Modules must be installed on the rear of ...

Page 16: ...an eight position dip switch explained in the next section replaceable PROMs and sockets for memory and flash upgrades These will be used for future upgrades Instructions for installing the components will be supplied with the upgrade kit Figure 2 1 User Accessible Components St SMB 10 Prom Boot Prom Flash DRAM Dip Switches CNXSTATS Connector i960 Processor ...

Page 17: ...2 is an eight switch DIP located near the bottom left corner of the module Each switch is set according to the functions described in Table 2 1 If switch settings are changed the processor on the module must be reset using the reset switch or repowering the module for changes to take effect Figure 2 2 Module DIP Switch location 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 18: ...toggle this switch and then reset the module s processor Once the module resets factory default parameters are placed in NVRAM You can use the default parameters or if desired enter new parameters To enter new parameters refer to the Module Local Management User s Guide 6 Force BOOTP Download This module uses BOOTP Boot Strap Protocol to download new versions of the image file into Flash Memory Th...

Page 19: ...e proper airflow and cooling 2 Attach one end of the ESD wrist strap packaged with the SmartSwitch 9000 chassis to your wrist Plug the other end into the jack for the ESD Wrist Strap in the lower right corner of the SmartSwitch 9000 chassis shown in Figure 2 3 3 Install the module in the chassis by sliding it into slots and locking down both the top and bottom plastic tabs as shown in Figure 2 3 T...

Page 20: ...re 2 3 Installing the Module Metal Back Panel Module Guides Module Jack for ESD Wrist Strap Plastic Tab Warning Ensure that the circuit card is between the card guides Lock down the top and bottom plastic tabs at the same time applying even pressure ...

Page 21: ...own the module or restarting the module To reset the i960 processor press the reset switch twice within three seconds To shut down the module press and hold the reset switch down for three or more seconds To restart the module after it has been shut down press and release the Reset Switch For security SNMP management can be used to disable the functions of this switch Figure 2 4 The Reset Switch R...

Page 22: ...Installing the 9E428 and 9E429 Modules 2 8 ...

Page 23: ... ASIC while the Internal Network Bus Network Interface Block INB NIB converts data packets received from the INB into a canonical format before forwarding to the SmartSwitch ASIC All data packets destined for a front panel port the INB or the i960 are converted into the canonical format before forwarding to the SmartSwitch ASIC Network Interface Blocks NIBS check for valid data packets entering th...

Page 24: ...n canonical format that allows the SmartSwitch ASIC Engine to determine the proper destination port The ENIB also converts data packets from the common canonical format back to Ethernet data packets for transmission out front panel ports Fast Packet Switch i960 Processor I N B 1 2 INB NIB SMB 1 SMB 10 DC DC Convertor Diagnostic Controller ENI B ENI B ENI B ENI B ENI B ENI B ENI B ENI B ENI B ...

Page 25: ... provides the network administrator with the ultimate network security without the performance degradation found when using routers or bridges with special filtering capabilities The SmartSwitch 9000 hub can support individual modules operating in the traditional switch mode or SFS mode providing security where needed i960 Core The i960 core provides the SNMP protocol stacks to support industry st...

Page 26: ...e chassis via an optional Ethernet Port Interface Module EPIM located on the front of the Environmental Module Through an EPIM connection full SNMP management of the SmartSwitch 9000 is available side band from user data Modules that share the SMB 10 bus periodically send out loop back packets to ensure the validity of SMB 10 If a fault is detected on the SMB 10 the SMB 1 can be used as an alterna...

Page 27: ...o hold slot numbers of modules participating in INB backplane arbitration The arbitration engine accesses this RAM once every time slice to get a slot number That slot number will be granted access on the next time slice if it is requesting The arbitration engine is always one time slice ahead meaning that the value read from the RAM is for the next time slice not the current time slice The RAM is...

Page 28: ...ing access to the backplane If the owner of the token is not requesting then the lowest slot number requesting will be granted access This ensures that a time slice will not be idle if there are modules requesting access Monarch Slave SmartSwitch 9000 Modules All modules in an SmartSwitch 9000 chassis that transfer packets across the INB backplane have identical INB interfaces However one of them ...

Page 29: ...36 modules Figure 4 1 The LANVIEW LEDs The functions of the two System Status LEDs System Management Bus SMB and CPU Central Processing Unit are listed in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 System Status SMB and CPU LEDs LED Color State Description Green Functional Fully operational Yellow Testing Power up testing Yellow Blinking Crippled Not fully operational i e one port may be bad Port Transmit RX RX TX TX SM...

Page 30: ...ng Link port disabled Yellow Flashing Link activity port enabled Flashing to steady on indicates rate Red INB fault not synchronized with the Monarch Off No link no activity port enabled Table 4 3 INB Transmit LEDs LED Color State Green Flashing Activity port enabled Flashing to steady on indicates rate Yellow Blinking Port in standby state Red INB fault Off Link port disabled Table 4 4 Port Recei...

Page 31: ...o link port disabled Table 4 5 Port Transmit LEDs LED Color State Green Flashing Data activity flashing to steady on indicates rate Yellow Blinking Port in standby state Red Flashing Collision with collision rate Red Fault Off No activity port can be disabled or enabled Table 4 4 Port Receive LEDs ...

Page 32: ...LANVIEW LEDs 4 4 ...

Page 33: ...ations CPU Intel i960 RISC based microprocessor Memory 4 Mb Local RAM expandable to 32 Mb 4 Mb Flash Memory expandable to 32 Mb 2 Mb Packet RAM 16 Mb DRAM Standards IEEE 802 1D IEEE 802 3j 10BASE FL Network Interfaces Straight through ST connectors ...

Page 34: ...2 ESD IEC 801 3 Radiated susceptibility IEC 801 4 EFT Service MTBF MHBK 217E 200 000 hrs MTTR 0 5 hr Physical Dimensions 35 0 D x 44 0 H x 6 0 W centimeters 13 8 D x 17 4 H x 1 2 W inches Weight Unit 1 360 7 gr 3 lbs Shipping 1 814 4 gr 4 lbs It is the responsibility of the person who sells the system to which the module will be a part to ensure that the total system meets allowed limits of conduc...

Page 35: ...5 3 Specifications Environment Operating Temperature 5 to 40 C Storage Temperature 30 to 90 C Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing ...

Page 36: ...Specifications 5 4 ...

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