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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introducing the SmartSwitch 6500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.1

SmartSwitch 6500 Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.1

Cell Storage Module (CSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.2

Translation and Scheduling Module (TSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.3

CPU Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.4

Input/Output Modules (IOMs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Switch Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1

Receiving the SmartSwitch 6500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1.1

Inspecting the Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1.2

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.1.3

Check Accessory Carton Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2

Switch Installation and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.1

Mounting the Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.2

Installing The Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.3

Installing the CSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.2.4

Installing the TSM with CPU Daughter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

2.2.5

Installing Additional TSM Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

2.2.6

Installing Other Modules in the SmartSwitch 6500 Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

2.3

Configuring the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

2.3.1

Initial Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

2.3.2

Backup/Redundancy Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

2.4

LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

2.5

Using the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

2.5.1

Port Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20

2.5.2

Console Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

2.5.3

Console Time-out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

2.5.4

Creating an Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

2.5.5

Ambiguous Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

2.5.6

Console Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

2.6

SmartSwitch ATM Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

2.6.1

PC Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

2.6.2

Solaris Workstation Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

2.6.3

Starting SmartSwitch ATM Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

2.6.4

Initial SmartSwitch ATM Administrator Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

2.6.5

Default Community Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

2.6.6

Accessing Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

IP Over ATM and LANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1

Creating an IP over ATM VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1.1

Default ATM Addressing for IP over ATM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 3

Summary of Contents for SmartSwitch 6500

Page 1: ...SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide 35 Industrial Way Rochester NH 03866 USA 603 332 9400 Part Number 04 0050 01 Rev A Order Number 9032706...

Page 2: ...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 1998 99...

Page 3: ...the SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide may cause 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...

Page 4: ...Berkshire RG13 2PZ England Conformance to Directive s Product Standards EC Directive 89 336 EEC EC Directive 73 23 EEC EN 55022 EN 50082 1 EN 60950 Equipment Type Environment Networking Equipment for...

Page 5: ...EC EN 60825 European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization When operating within their performance limitations laser transceiver output meets the Class 1 accessible emission limit of all thre...

Page 6: ...onics p n ES1270 or equivalent 2 Using a fiber port cleaning swab Alcoa Fujikura LTS p n ACT 01 or equivalent saturated with optical grade isopropyl alcohol gently wipe the end surface of ferrules fir...

Page 7: ...SUMMARY SAFETY The SmartSwitch 6500 meets the safety requirements of UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EN 60950 IEC 950 and 73 23 EEC EMC The SmartSwitch 6500 meets the EMC requirements of FCC Part 15 EN 5502...

Page 8: ...ION HISTORY Document Name SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Document Part Number 04 0050 01 Rev A Document Order Number 9032706 Author Bruce Jordan Editor Carre Gibson Illustrator Mike Fornalski Date Revisi...

Page 9: ...5 Installing Additional TSM Modules 2 11 2 2 6 Installing Other Modules in the SmartSwitch 6500 Chassis 2 11 2 3 Configuring the Switch 2 13 2 3 1 Initial Network Configuration 2 13 2 3 2 Backup Redu...

Page 10: ...5 2 1 IISP Routing Considerations 5 2 5 3 UNI Routes 5 4 5 4 Route Metrics 5 5 5 5 IP Routing 5 6 6 Virtual Ports and Static Connections 6 1 6 1 PVC Connections 6 1 6 1 1 Point to Point PVCs 6 1 6 1 2...

Page 11: ...s 9 7 9 5 3 Deleting Events and Alarms 9 8 9 6 Saving Core Dumps 9 9 A Specifications A 1 B Agent Support B 1 B 1 MIB SMI MIB Files and Internet MIB Hierarchy B 1 B 1 1 ZeitNet Cabletron Proprietary M...

Page 12: ...xii SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Table of Contents Index I 1...

Page 13: ...gure 2 10 CSM and TSM LEDs 2 20 Figure 2 11 SmartSwitch ATM Administrator 2 26 Figure 4 1 Physical connectivity for multi peer group example 4 3 Figure 4 2 Logical representation of connectivity betwe...

Page 14: ...xiv SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide List of Figures...

Page 15: ...10 Table 7 1 Traffic descriptor type number explanation 7 2 Table 8 1 Boot load commands 8 2 Table 9 1 Settings for Class of Service Queues 9 4 Table A 1 Hardware Specifications A 1 Table A 2 Physica...

Page 16: ...xvi SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide List of Tables...

Page 17: ...les can coexist within the SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis with other Cabletron networking devices For example the slots of the 6C110 chassis can be populated by a mix of SmartSwitch 6500 modules and SmartS...

Page 18: ...6500 traffic management functions For example TSMs perform header translation for ingress and egress cell traffic provide port queue management for ABR including EPD and PPD during congestion and EFCI...

Page 19: ...ed as daughter cards on the TSMs The TSMs of the SmartSwitch 6500 support a number of different I O modules with a variety of interfaces and media types I O modules are described in detail in Appendix...

Page 20: ...1 4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide SmartSwitch 6500 Modules Introducing the SmartSwitch 6500...

Page 21: ...de 2 1 RECEIVING THE SMARTSWITCH 6500 Your SmartSwitch 6500 is shipped to you in several cartons The number of cartons and their contents depends on which components you order 2 1 1 Inspecting the Ord...

Page 22: ...2 2 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Receiving the SmartSwitch 6500 Switch Installation and Setup Figure 2 1 SmartSwitch 6500 chassis PS1 PS2 CSM TSM CPU TSM 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1...

Page 23: ...ch component for damage Do not attempt to install damaged components Contact the Cabletron Systems Global Contact Center immediately see Appendix C Technical Support 2 Inspect the TSMs Make certain th...

Page 24: ...software for Windows 95 98 Windows NT and Solaris 2 4 2 5 CD ROM containing the SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Reference Manual related manuals and Acrobat Reader If any of these items is missing contact...

Page 25: ...rovides at least two inches of air space above and below the chassis This is necessary for proper ventilation and heat dissipation 3 Secure the SmartSwitch 6500 to the equipment rack using the screws...

Page 26: ...and try inserting it again Note The power supply obscures the view of the tracks at the bottom of the chassis so be sure to look at that area as you begin to slide the power supply into the chassis 3...

Page 27: ...YNC DATA 1 2 3 4 6A IOM 29 4 IR NO SYNC DATA 1 2 3 4 6A IOM 21 4 B FAIL MODE FAIL OK ATM CPU TSM NO SYNC DATA 1 2 3 4 6A IOM 29 4 IR B FAIL MODE FAIL OK ATM CPU TSM NO SYNC DATA 1 2 3 4 6A IOM 21 4 B...

Page 28: ...mbly Switch Installation and Setup If you have a second CSM module repeat steps 1 through 5 Figure 2 5 Installing CSM in slot 9 Rotate ejector to lock in place COM ENET POWER ACTIVE STANDBY FAIL ENET...

Page 29: ...martSwitch 6500 chassis 3 Open the ejectors at the top and bottom of the TSM CPU module 4 With the ejector labeled 6A TSM512 at the top align the top and bottom of the TSM CPU module with the tracks i...

Page 30: ...e Switch Installation and Assembly Switch Installation and Setup Figure 2 7 Installing a TSM CPU module in slot 8 Rotate ejector to lock in place Metal Backpanel Card Guides Circuit Card PS1 PS2 CSM T...

Page 31: ...th the tracks in the slot 4 Slide the TSM module into the chassis The TSM module obscures the view of the tracks at the bottom of the chassis so be sure to look at that area as you begin to slide the...

Page 32: ...E FAIL OK ATM CPU TSM NO SYNC DATA 1 6A IOM 31 1 NO SYNC DATA 2 6A IOM 31 1 B FAIL MODE FAIL OK ATM CPU TSM NO SYNC DATA 1 2 3 4 6A IOM 21 4 NO SYNC DATA 1 2 3 4 6A IOM 29 4 IR B ATM FAIL MODE CPU FAI...

Page 33: ...steps to configure initial switch parameters Note If you have a redundant CSM make the physical connections described below to the CSM in slot 9 By default the CSM in slot 9 is the master CSM and is t...

Page 34: ...2 14 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Configuring the Switch Switch Installation and Setup Default router IP address of router if any that exists between the switch and its TFTP server...

Page 35: ...file Running Setup Automatically SwitchName Smart6500 my_switch a switch name IPAddress 10 0 0 1 206 61 237 22 an IP address IPNetMask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 a subnet mask Default Router 206 61...

Page 36: ...For example the backup file contains ELAN information port configuration changes PVCs and so on Note The backup file does not contain an image of the switch operating firmware For information on upgra...

Page 37: ...witch 6500 each time you make a permanent or significant change to the switch s configuration Once the SmartSwitch 6500 configuration is backed up you can restore the master TSM CPU configuration by e...

Page 38: ...the master s current configuration If the slave s configuration file is not the master s backup file use the execute redundancyconfigbackup command to sync the slave s configuration file with the mast...

Page 39: ...n standby mode FAIL CSM is in fail Normally off ENET RDY Ethernet interface is up and active Ethernet interface not active TX DATA Normally flashing transmitting data on Ethernet port RX DATA Normally...

Page 40: ...of I O module A on the TSM in slot 5 is represented by 5A3 Virtual ports are designated by a period and the virtual port number is appended to the physical port number For example virtual port 2 on p...

Page 41: ...tive TSM CPU configuration clear Clear a table list or configuration deactivate Make a connection inactive delete remove Delete an instance of a switch attribute execute Perform the following action e...

Page 42: ...put value and provides a default value displayed in parenthesis For example if you enter show portconfig without specifying a port as a parameter the following appears Smart6500 show portconfig PortNu...

Page 43: ...LowEPDWatermark 4096 HighEPDWatermark 4096 CLP1_DiscardWatermark 4096 RMCellMarkingEnable enable ExplicitRateMarkingEnable enable EFCIMarkingEnable enable Smart6500 Enter the show alias command to di...

Page 44: ...oute BUSELAN Community ELAN Interface IPATMClient IPATMPVC LANEClient LECSELAN LECSELANLEC LECSTLVSET LESELAN NetPrefix PnniMetrics PnniSummaryAddress PVC Route ServiceRegistry TrafficDescriptor TrapC...

Page 45: ...the following operations Switch management Emulated Local Area Network ELAN management Connection management Alarm management Switch discovery Topology and chassis views PNNI group views Additionally...

Page 46: ...For Windows 95 98 or Windows NT the following minimum hardware configuration is required Pentium 133 Mhz or faster processor CD ROM drive 20 MB free disk space 64 MB RAM Monitor with resolution of at...

Page 47: ...om cd drive 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen 2 6 3 Starting SmartSwitch ATM Administrator Perform the following instructions to launch the SmartSwitch ATM Administrator For the Wind...

Page 48: ...tor program Caution If the community string zeitnet is changed on the SmartSwitch 6500 it must also be changed at the SmartSwitch ATM Administrator Failure to do so makes the SmartSwitch 6500 unreacha...

Page 49: ...ough the terminal port or through the Ethernet interface by telnet 2 Create a client on the switch and assign it as the ARP server for the VLAN SmartCell ZX add ipatmclient ClientNumber 0 1 ServerType...

Page 50: ...er VLAN members 5 Configure the ATM interface or adapter for end nodes and edge devices Typically configuration consists of designating IP over ATM as the connection type assigning the device an IP ad...

Page 51: ...The default client address is constructed from netprefix two zero bytes client IP address in hexadecimal trailing zero byte For example netprefix 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A3 87 0B chassis MAC add...

Page 52: ...ult Distribute PROXY SmartCell ZX 3 Use the add laneclient command to create a client for the switch on the ELAN SmartCell ZX add laneclient ClientNumber 0 1 One is used instead of the default 0 LanNa...

Page 53: ...rk 5 Physically connect your end nodes and edge devices to the SmartSwitch 6500 ports 6 Configure the ATM interface or adapter for all end nodes and edge devices Typically configuration consists of sp...

Page 54: ...ructed from netprefix CPU MAC address with last byte summed with the client number zero selector byte For example netprefix 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A3 87 0B chassis MAC address 00 00 1D A3 87 0B...

Page 55: ...nderstand the concept of SmartSwitch 6500 client connections A client connection is actually a connection between the VLAN and the SmartSwitch 6500 CPU this CPU connection appears as if the switch is...

Page 56: ...ANType 802 3 Multipoint YES MTU 1516 ErrorLogEnable NO MinimumTDEnable NO SW2 2 Use the add leselan command to create an LES on switch SW2 SW2 add leselan ELANNumber 0 1 ELANName ELAN001 mis1 ConnectM...

Page 57: ...ber ALL Client Type IP Address Server Type Server Conn Status 1 LANE 90 1 1 22 LECS Established Operational SW1 Notice in the example above that creating an ELAN with distributed services is a process...

Page 58: ...t ELAN join policies interacts with see the command descriptions in the SmartSwitch 6500 Reference Manual You can give each ELAN join policy a priority value to determine its hierarchy among other ELA...

Page 59: ...d by client Priority 1000 Weight the policy at 1000 Smart6500 Note The lower the numerical value of a priority the higher the priority In the example above a priority value of 1000 was specified Subse...

Page 60: ...ed Layer3Address IP 204 123 91 7 ELANNumber 0 1 ELAN is specified by ELAN number TLVSet No TLV set is specified Smart6500 If the currently defined ELAN policies use either Best Effort or By ATM Addres...

Page 61: ...0 00 00 00 Default Group Level 80 50 hexadecimal The SmartSwitch 6500 assigns default Node IDs based on the following format Default Node ID level child node s peer group level see note 39 nine zero 0...

Page 62: ...f your network there are advantages to dividing your PNNI network into different peer groups and levels The basic steps for creating multiple peer groups and multiple levels are as follows Set the pee...

Page 63: ...A1 set pnnipeergroupid NodeIndex 1 PeerGroupId 50 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 Change the tenth byte to 01 Console You have changed the node config...

Page 64: ...Addr 1 7A2 1 206 61 237 20 2WayInside Lowest Level Horizontal Link 2 7A3 1 206 61 237 19 2WayInside Lowest Level Horizontal Link A3 4 Select switch SWA3 to be the PGL of group A and switch SWB3 to be...

Page 65: ...20 d4 28 c1 ff 00 Peer Group Leader 50 a0 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a3 87 0b 00 20 d4 28 c1 ff 00 Active Parent Node Id 48 50 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 20 d4 28 c1 ff 00 A3 8 Phys...

Page 66: ...rough any physical link that connects the two groups For example if a second physical link is made between two other switches in groups A and B for instance between SWA1 and SWB2 and if the physical l...

Page 67: ...d 4 Perform steps 2 and 3 for switches with the same role in the other level 72 parent groups These steps create a grandparent group at level 64 and establishes a virtual link between the LGNs that re...

Page 68: ...mand to view the current administrative weights For example Smart6500_1 show pnniinterface PortNumber ALL Port Admin Wt Admin Wt Admin Wt Admin Wt Admin Wt Aggregation Number CBR RTVBR NRTVBR ABR UBR...

Page 69: ...gle logical link Using different token values for physical links causes the links to be represented and advertised as separate logical links within the parent group Continuing with the earlier example...

Page 70: ...to switch SWB2 is now advertised as a second logical link within the parent peer group see Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Aggregation token values and parallel links Level 72 First Logical link First Physical...

Page 71: ...create an IISP route that links the SmartSwitch 6500 to a device that supports only IISP routing For example 1 Physically connect port 5b2 of the SmartSwitch 6500 to the IISP device 2 Enter show netpr...

Page 72: ...0 14 41 80 of port 5b2 on the SmartSwitch 6500 Note For IISP routes to work with certain devices ILMI may also need to be disabled on the SmartSwitch 6500 Use the set portconfig command to disable ILM...

Page 73: ...the dotted line originates Figure 5 1 IISP route across PNNI domain IISP Routing Example Two A second IISP device Switch D is added behind Switch A If Switch D also needs to reach Switch C for LANE su...

Page 74: ...mart6500 add atmroute PortNumber 7a2 AtmAddress 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 59 00 00 11 22 33 44 55 00 PrefixLength 152 Index 0 Type Internal Scope 0 MetricsTag 0 Smart6500 4 Enter the show atmro...

Page 75: ...ategory administrative weight of 200 Max Cell Rate of 1000 cells per second and an Available Cell Rate of 750 cells per second First we create the outgoing member of the metric pair Smart6500 add pnni...

Page 76: ...tNumber 6b2 AtmAddress 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 77 88 PrefixLength 104 Index 0 Type Internal Scope 0 MetricsTag 0 9 The index tag of our metric pair Smart6500 5 5 IP ROUTING The SmartSwitch 65...

Page 77: ...ow communicate with the NMS on the Ethernet network To see the route enter the show route command on SW2 Smart6500 show route ROUTE NET TABLE destination gateway flags Refcnt Use Interface 0 0 0 0 0 0...

Page 78: ...5 8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide IP Routing Routing Note The NMS must also contain a route that specifies the Ethernet interface of the Ethernet connected switch as the gateway to the ELAN subnet...

Page 79: ...nd node to a group of receiving end nodes traffic is one way Note PVCs use traffic descriptors to define their traffic characteristics See Chapter 7 Traffic Management Section 7 1 1 for further inform...

Page 80: ...Specify its VCI Port1 to Port2TrafficDescriptorIndex 2 We use our traffic descriptor Port2 to Port1TrafficDescriptorIndex 2 Smart6500 The example above creates a PVC between ports 7a1 and 7b2 with VP...

Page 81: ..._0 1 Kb s 1 NRTVBR 7 0 0 10872 5436 0 2052 0 0 5 2 CBR 2 1 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 UBR 11 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 UBR 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 176 NRTVBR 2 1 0 1585 0 0 0 0 0 5 Smart6500 In the example above tr...

Page 82: ...RP server is on the switch ServerAddress IPAddress 100 1 1 0 NetMask 255 0 0 0 MTU 9180 Smart6500 3 Use add ipatmpvc to associate the end node s IP address with the PVC Smart6500 add ipatmpvc ClientNu...

Page 83: ...a practical example of creating a PVP connection between ports 7a4 and 7b1 1 Use the set portconfig command to turn off signaling and ILMI and to specify bits for VPIs on port 7a4 Smart6500 set portco...

Page 84: ...ng is characteristic of a true PVP connection However if necessary a PVP can be created between ports running ILMI and signaling In this case the PVP coexists with the rest of the connections if any e...

Page 85: ...ual ports 6 3 1 Creating Virtual Ports Virtual ports are created on physical ports by first allocating a range of Virtual Path Identifiers VPIs and then distributing the VPIs among the virtual ports T...

Page 86: ...virtual port on the physical port For instance in the example above 7a1 7 is the highest virtual port that can be created using MaxVpiBits 3 Use the add port command to create the virtual port and to...

Page 87: ...nSvcVci 32 MaxVccs 8192 MaxSvpVpci 0 MaxVpcs 0 Smart6500 2 Use the set portconfig command to assign two bits to MaxVpiBits Smart6500 set portconfig PortNumber 7a1 PortAdminStatus up IlmiAdminStatus up...

Page 88: ...minStatus up IlmiAdminStatus up SigType autoConfig nnipvc Turn off signaling SigRole network InterfaceType private MaxVpiBits 0 4 Available VPIs are set to 24 1 16 1 15 VPIs MaxVciBits 9 MaxVciBits de...

Page 89: ...e more than one virtual port on a particular physical port make certain that you do not run out of Available VPIs as specified by MaxVpiBits in the set portconfig command If you create more than one v...

Page 90: ...6 12 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Virtual Ports Virtual Ports and Static Connections...

Page 91: ...ort or category of service level These console commands affect switch traffic flow by controlling Bandwidth allocation Call Admission Control CAC policies The service category for a connection Buffer...

Page 92: ...10872 5436 0 2052 0 0 5 2 CBR 2 1 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 5 176 NRTVBR 2 1 0 1585 0 0 0 0 0 5 Smart6500 Note You cannot use the default traffic descriptors for user defined PVCs All traffic descriptors used t...

Page 93: ...ervice category 7 1 2 Call Admission Control Policy Call Admission Control CAC policy defines the bandwidth allocation scheme used by the CAC when setting up connections The SmartSwitch 6500 offers th...

Page 94: ...d to change the CAC policy to moderate or conservative Smart6500 set caceqbwallocscheme PortNumber 7a1 SeriveCategory CBR ubr AllocScheme LIBERAL moderate Smart6500 Use the set cacserviceclassbw comma...

Page 95: ...ndex MaxValue 7A1 1 CBR 10 64 15 1024 7A1 2 RTVBR 8 256 13 4096 7A1 3 NRTVBR 8 256 13 4096 7A1 4 ABR 8 256 12 8192 7A1 5 UBR 8 256 12 8192 PortID QueueId ServiceClass MinIndex MinValue MaxIndex MaxVal...

Page 96: ...3 4096 7A3 3 NRTVBR 8 256 13 4096 7A3 4 ABR 8 256 12 8192 7A3 5 UBR 8 256 12 8192 Smart6500 CBR on port 7a3 is currently using 64 MinIndex 10 as its minimum threshold Use the show minmax command to de...

Page 97: ...itchtrafficcongestion Switch Traffic Congestion Parameters Low EPD Threshold 209715 cells High EPD Threshold 104857 cells CLP1 Discard Threshold 131072 cells RM Cell Marking Enable OFF EFCI Cell Marki...

Page 98: ...7 8 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Traffic Management Capabilities Traffic Management...

Page 99: ...1 1 Accessing the Boot Load Prompt Boot load commands are executed from the boot load prompt The boot load prompt is not part of the switch console and is accessible only after a reboot and before th...

Page 100: ...ther POST is set to run at switch start up none df Download Firmware Downloads firmware images from a TFTP Bootp server Different components of the switch firmware are downloaded depending on the para...

Page 101: ...to the master none Table 8 1 Boot load commands Continued Command Action Parameters initial boot routines boot image 0 boot image 1 MAC addresses POST diagnostics SmartSwitch 6500 switch operating fi...

Page 102: ...FTP Bootp server 6 From the terminal connection enter the reboot command 7 When the following message appears Press any key to exit to boot load prompt stop the countdown by pressing any key The boot...

Page 103: ...2 Connect both the TFTP Bootp server and the SmartSwitch 6500 to your Ethernet network Make sure that the TFTP Bootp server can be reached by the SmartSwitch 6500 Ethernet interface 3 Connect a dumb...

Page 104: ...mb terminal or workstation running terminal emulation software to the SmartSwitch 6500 Terminal port 4 Copy the SmartSwitch 6500 switch operating firmware image into the appropriate location on the TF...

Page 105: ...in the directory specified by the TFTP server software Often this directory is tftpboot However it may be different with your TFTP server software The following is an example of a hot upgrade Smart650...

Page 106: ...he SmartSwitch 6500 operating firmware image into the appropriate location on the TFTP Bootp server 5 Set up the TFTP Bootp server tables or equivalent file with the SmartSwitch 6500 MAC address and I...

Page 107: ...on SmartSwitch 6500 to check the local client Does the client have the correct IP address Is the subnet correct Is the ATM address correct Is the server type correct Check end node configurations Are...

Page 108: ...mand 3 Check IP routes and addresses Use show route command to check the SmartSwitch 6500 route table Are the destination addresses correct for the specified gateways Are there any routing loops Are o...

Page 109: ...6500 and the other switch are in the same peer group The SmartSwitch 6500 and the other switch are is different peer groups Use the following procedures to diagnose and resolve PNNI connectivity probl...

Page 110: ...GESTION If the bandwidth of your SmartSwitch 6500 begins to decrease and if connections are being lost or packets are being dropped at a high rate it s possible that your switch is becoming congested...

Page 111: ...and and take the default of all Is the number of cells dropped increasing for this port and quickly decreasing for all other ports If yes proceed to the Port Congestion section If no continue 9 Is the...

Page 112: ...omer support If yes continue Enter the show cacinfo command for this port Is the Allocated Bandwidth less than the Cell Reception Rate obtained from show pvc d or show svc d in step 6 If no go through...

Page 113: ...events command to view a list of the currently logged events For example Smart6500 show events Index ALL 0 33554474 MAJOR EVENT 000 00 04 311 LES ReadServerConfig Unable to open config file les db 1 3...

Page 114: ...d to re establish SAAL connection Port ID 0x01c81000 T309 10000 3 117506049 024 01 54 430 More space q Alarms are displayed in the following format Alarm number The index number of the alarm in the ci...

Page 115: ...coredump EnableCoreDump n y y to enable core dump feature ServerIP 204 95 77 240 IP address of my TFTP server CoreDumpFile tftpboot bobr core full path name for core dump files userName bobr login na...

Page 116: ...5 00000008 d2000000 Core Dump Common DRAM dumped to tftpboot bobr core_cmn CPU DRAM dumped to tftpboot bobr core_cpu ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff d2000010 ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff ffffffff d2...

Page 117: ...cells 512 K Flash memory 16 MB Serial port RS 232c compliant RJ 45 connector Ethernet port IEEE 802 3 compliant RJ 45 connector On TSM CPU modules ports 7b4 and 8b4 are reserved for the CPU and can n...

Page 118: ...m 8 dBm 34 dBm 50 Km SMF LR 622 Mbps STS 12c or STM 4 SC 2 dBm 3 dBm 7 dBm 28 dBm 45 Km MMF 155 Mbps STS 3 or STM 1 SC 14 dBm 19 dBm 14 dBm 31 dBm 2 Km MMF 622 Mbps STS 12c or STM 4 SC 14 dBm 20 dBm 1...

Page 119: ...otocol Supported MIBs SNMPv2c See Appendix B Agent Support MIB II RFC 1213 Interface Table MIB RFC 1573 AToM MIB RFC 1695 AToM2 MIB pre standard LANE MIB ATM Forum ILMI 4 0 MIB ATM Forum IP over ATM M...

Page 120: ...A 4 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Specifications...

Page 121: ...net MIB Hierarchy The MIB structure is logically represented by a tree hierarchy see Figure B 1 The root of the tree is unnamed and splits into three main branches Consultative Committee for Internati...

Page 122: ...is shown in Figure B 2 All nodes starting with zn represent Zeitnet objects The private ZeitNet MIB is represented by the object identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 1295 or iso org dod internet private enterprise...

Page 123: ...ng LAN Emulation Client information has an Object Identifier of 1 3 6 1 4 1 1295 2 3333 9 1 1 The znLecDDCount object representing the number of Data direct connections maintained by one LEC Lan Emula...

Page 124: ...following table of Zeitnet proprietary MIB groups lists group name object identifier and group function Table B 1 Zeitnet proprietary MIB groupings Name Object Identifier Function zeitnet 1 3 6 1 4 1...

Page 125: ...Lane Services Group znLanEmulation 1 3 6 1 4 1 1295 2 3333 9 1 Zeitnet LAN Emulation Group znLec 1 3 6 1 4 1 1295 2 3333 9 1 1 LAN Emulation Client Specific znLes 1 3 6 1 4 1 1295 2 3333 9 1 2 Lan Emu...

Page 126: ...conformance to ATM standards for the SmartSwitch 6500 ATM switch includes the following exceptions Non Conformance atmInterfaceIlmiVpi Read only atmInterfaceIlmiVci Read only aal5VccTable Not support...

Page 127: ...rtSwitch 6500 An NMS can use this IP address to reach the SmartSwitch 6500 through Ethernet An NMS can also manage the SmartSwitch 6500 through one of its ATM ports if the SmartSwitch 6500 has a clien...

Page 128: ...tore reboot B 2 2 Default Community Strings The following is a list of the default community strings used by the SmartSwitch 6500 public Used for all standard SNMP communication ILMI Used by ILMI chan...

Page 129: ...Center is available Monday through Friday 8am to 8pm Eastern Time by calling 603 332 9400 C 2 FAX SERVICE You can fax support questions to us any time at 603 337 3075 C 3 ELECTRONIC SERVICES You can c...

Page 130: ...hes for verified reported software issues C 7 REPAIR SERVICES Cabletron offers an out of warranty repair service for all our products at our Santa Clara Repair Facility Products returned for repair wi...

Page 131: ...yer Mux ABR Available Bit Rate AFI Authority and Format Identifier ANSI American National Standards Institute API Application Programming Interface ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASCII American Stand...

Page 132: ...de Telegraphique et Telephonique Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony CCR Current Cell Rate CDV Cell Delay Variation CER Cell Error Ratio CES Circuit Emulation Service CI C...

Page 133: ...n standard for digital transmission service at 2 Mb s E 3 European standard for digital transmission service at 34 4 Mb s transports 16 E1 circuits E NET Ethernet EFCI Explicit Forward Congestion Indi...

Page 134: ...cond GCAC Generic Call Admission Control GCRA Generic Cell Rate Algorithm GFC Generic Flow Control HEC Header Error Check IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers ICMP Internet Control Me...

Page 135: ...Telecommunications Union Telecommunications Standards Sector ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network KB S Kilobits per second LAN Local Area Network LANE LAN Emulation LE LAN Emulation LE ARP LAN Emu...

Page 136: ...ize MCR Minimum Cell Rate MIB Management Information Base MMF Multi Mode Fiber MP Multi Point MSM Main Switch Module MTU Maximum Transfer Unit NAKS Negative Acknowledges NDIS Network Driver Interface...

Page 137: ...ion Maintenance and Provisioning OC 1 Optical Carrier 1 OC N Optical Carrier n where n is an integer ODI Open Data link Interface OOB Out of Band OSI Open Systems Interconnection PC Personal Computer...

Page 138: ...Quality of Service QSAAL Q Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer Q represents the Q series of the ITU T International Telecommunications Union R Read Only Access RAM Random Access Memory RCC Routing Control...

Page 139: ...gabit Data Service SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SONET Synchronous Optical Network STM 1 Synchronous Transport Module 1 STM N Synchronous Transport Module n where n is an integer STM NC Sync...

Page 140: ...riptor TDM Time Division Multiplexing TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TLV Type Length and Value UBR Unspecified Bit Rate UME UNI Management Entity UNI User Network Interface UP Unnumbered Poll UPC...

Page 141: ...CC Virtual Channel Connection VCI Virtual Channel Identifier VCL Virtual Channel Link VLAN Virtual LAN VP Virtual Path VPC Virtual Path Connection VPI Virtual Path Identifier VPN Virtual Private Netwo...

Page 142: ...D 12 SmartSwitch 6500 User Guide Acronyms...

Page 143: ...cfg 8 2 df 8 2 go 8 2 he 8 2 memory affected by 8 3 ponf 8 2 scsm 8 3 swms 8 3 boot load firmware 8 4 boot load prompt 8 1 BUS 3 4 C Cabletron technical support C 1 CAC 7 3 allocating bandwidth 7 4 co...

Page 144: ...route 5 2 5 4 show caceqbwallocscheme 7 4 show client 3 2 3 5 show events 9 7 show ipatmarp 3 2 show lecselanpolicy 3 11 show minmax 7 6 show netprefix 5 1 show pnniinterface 4 8 show pnnilink 4 4 sho...

Page 145: ...port 2 13 EPD 7 7 EPD threshold 7 7 Ethernet port 2 13 event categories 9 6 event persistence 9 6 event queue 9 6 events 9 6 deleting 9 8 events and alarms 9 6 viewing 9 7 F firmware 8 1 G go 8 2 H h...

Page 146: ...SM fail ok 2 19 tx data 2 19 LED descriptions 2 19 LEDs 2 19 LES 3 4 LGN 4 2 logical group node 4 2 logical link 4 5 M Management Standards A 3 master TSM CPU 2 17 MaxIndex 7 6 MaxVpiBits 6 5 6 8 metr...

Page 147: ...4 2 default node ATM address 4 1 example 4 2 logical link 4 5 multi level topology 4 2 node address 4 1 parallel links 4 8 4 9 physical connections and peer groups4 6 setting peer group ID 4 3 startin...

Page 148: ...nagement 7 1 unpacking 2 1 SmartSwitch 6500 Modules 1 2 SmartSwitch 6C110 chassis 1 1 SmartSwitch ATM Administrator 2 25 default community strings 2 28 B 8 initial set up 2 27 online help 2 28 passwor...

Page 149: ...ng Module 1 2 Troubleshooting 9 1 troubleshooting congestion 9 4 core dumps 9 9 diagnosing congestion 9 4 event categories 9 6 events and alarms 9 6 global congestion 9 4 IP over ATM 9 1 LAN emulation...

Page 150: ...tSwitch 6500 User Guide Index VPIs used 6 8 virtual UNI 6 8 VLAN creating 3 1 IP over ATM 3 1 VPI 6 2 VPI VCI pair 6 2 W warranty hardware C 2 software C 2 Z ZeitNet Cabletron proprietary MIBs B 2 Zei...

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