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Standards

Ethernet types supported

IEEE 802.3 Type 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u Type
100Base-TX, IEEE 802.3z, IEEE 803.ab

Other standards supported

IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE
802.1w, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad

Interfaces

10/100/1000BASE-T ports

SFP transceiver slots

RS-232 connector

Indicators

System LEDs

Port LEDs:

10/100/1000BASE-T ports

2 per port

SFP transceiver slots

1 per slot

Power

Input

100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz

Physical

Dimensions

440 x 324 x 43 mm

(17.3 x 12.8 x 1.7 inches)

Weight

4.05 kg (8.9 lb)

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating

to 50

C (32

to 122

Storage

-40

to 70

C (-40

to 158

Relative humidity:

Operating

10% to 90%

Storage

5% to 90%

CAUTION:

If you need to remove the computer covers, first disconnect the computer power and modem cables from all electrical outlets.

Summary of Contents for PowerConnect 5212

Page 1: ...February 2003 P N H0863 Rev A00 Introduction Features Front Panel Components Back Panel Descriptions Management Installation Package Contents Before You Connect to the Network Mounting Kit Instructions External Redundant Power System Connecting the Console Port Password Protection SNMP Settings IP Address Assignment Connecting Devices to the Switch Management Interface Web Pages System Switch Port...

Page 2: ... control for half duplex operation l Port mirroring l Auto MDI MDIX support for the 10 100 1000BASE T ports l MAC addresses lookup based on port VLAN ID and MAC addresses l Redundant power supply RPS support for uninterrupted operation l System light emitting diode LED and per port LEDs l Standard 1U chassis l 19 inch rack mountable Management Features l Web based management with embedded HTTP ser...

Page 3: ...n The system diagnostic test is in progress l Green The system diagnostic test has completed successfully l Red The system diagnostic test has detected a fault Console Port You can access the console interface from the RS 232 serial port or a Telnet connection The console port uses a standard null modem cable For instructions on configuring your switch using the console see Management Interface Po...

Page 4: ...also connect a computer or terminal to the serial console port or use Telnet to access the switch The command line driven interface provides complete access to all switch management features Most of the common commands are described in Management Interface For a full list of commands see the Command Line Reference which is included on the documentation CD SNMP Based Management You can manage the s...

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Page 6: ...2 inches 5 1 centimeters cm on each side of the switch and 5 inches 12 7 cm at the back for the power cable 2 Attach the rubber feet on the marked locations on the bottom of the chassis The rubber feet although optional are recommended to keep the unit from slipping Installing the Switch in a Rack You can install the switch in most standard 19 inch 48 3 cm racks 1 Use the supplied screws to attach...

Page 7: ...plays If you have not logged into the command line interface CLI program the default user names are admin and guest and the corresponding passwords are admin and guest l If you log in as guest the CLI displays the Console prompt to indicate that you are using the CLI in normal access Normal Exec mode l If you log in as admin the CLI displays the Console prompt to indicate that you are using the CL...

Page 8: ...y MIB objects If you do not intend to utilize SNMP delete both of the default community strings SNMP management access to the switch is disabled if no community strings exist To delete the strings 1 If you are not already in the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode type configure and press Enter 2 To delete the private community string type no snmp server community private and then pres...

Page 9: ...s for the switch l Default gateway for the network l Network mask for the network To assign a static IP address to the switch 1 From the Privileged Exec level global configuration mode prompt type interface vlan 1 to access the interface configuration mode Press Enter 2 Type ip address ip address netmask where ip address is the switch IP address and netmask is the network mask for the network 3 Ty...

Page 10: ...tch you can connect devices to the RJ 45 connectors on the switch To connect a device to an SFP transceiver port 1 Use your cabling requirements to select an appropriate SFP transceiver type 2 Insert the SFP transceiver sold separately into the SFP transceiver slot 3 Use the appropriate network cabling to connect a device to the connectors on the SFP transceiver The slot s LED indicator turns on t...

Page 11: ... l SNMP l Multicast Support l Statistics System The System page contains a dynamic switch applet that displays the current status of the switch ports The color of each switch port icon indicates its link status l Green The link is up l Grey The link is down Clicking on any port icon displays the port configuration page Web Pages System Switch Ports Address Table Spanning Tree VLAN Class of Service...

Page 12: ...secure management access l Jumbo Frame Allows you to enable jumbo frame support on the switch l Firmware Allows you to transfer a firmware upgrade to the switch l Configuration Allows you to save or restore switch configuration files l Reset Allows you to reboot the switch General Information The General page contains links to the following pages l Asset l Health l Versions l System Logs l Logs l ...

Page 13: ...ple Console config hostname Server Chassis 35 Console config snmp server contact Paul Console config snmp server location WC 19 Console config exit Console show system System description PowerConnect 5212 Command Usage show system Displays system information hostname name Specifies or modifies the system name for this device snmp server contact string Sets the system contact sysContact string snmp...

Page 14: ...em Contact Paul MAC address 00 00 e8 00 00 02 Web server enable Web server port 80 Web secure server enable Web secure server port 443 POST result Performing Power On Self Tests POST UART Loopback Test PASS Timer Test PASS DRAM Test PASS I2C Initialization PASS Runtime Image Check PASS PCI Device Check PASS Switch Driver Initialization PASS Switch Internal Loopback Test PASS ...

Page 15: ...ss Power is connected but has failed l Not present Power is not connected To reset these fields to their current value click Refresh CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch General Health page Example Console show version Unit1 Serial number 123457 Command Usage show version Displays hardware and software version information for the system as ...

Page 16: ...er Unit id 1 Loader version 1 0 0 0 Boot rom version 1 0 0 2 Operation code version 0 0 0 5 Console Versions The Versions page contains the following fields l Hardware Version l Microcode Version l Loader Version l Boot ROM Version l Operation Code Version l Total Port Number l Role l Service Tag l Serial Number ...

Page 17: ...page Example Console show version Unit1 Serial number 123457 Service tag 3 Hardware version 2002 Number of ports 12 Main power status up Redundant power status up Agent master Unit id 1 Command Usage show version Displays hardware and software version information for the system as well as the unit s power status ...

Page 18: ...y The default is for levels 0 to 3 to be logged to flash and levels 0 to 7 to be logged to RAM The Switch General System Logs page contains the following editable fields l System Log Status Enables disables the logging of debug or error messages to the logging process l Flash Level Limits log messages saved to the switch s permanent flash memory for all levels up to the specified level For example...

Page 19: ...sage logging on Controls the logging of debug or error messages to a logging process The no form disables the logging process logging history flash ram level Limits syslog messages saved to switch memory based on severity The no form returns the logging of syslog messages to the default level flash Event history stored in flash memory permanent memory ram Event history stored in temporary RAM memo...

Page 20: ...ere are eight facility types specified by values of 16 to 23 The facility type is used by the syslog server to dispatch log messages to an appropriate service Default 23 l Logging Trap Limits log messages that are sent to the remote syslog server for all levels up to the specified level For example if level 3 is specified all messages from level 0 to level 3 will be sent to the remote server Defau...

Page 21: ...ss Adds a syslog server host IP address that will receive logging messages Use the no form to remove a syslog server host logging facility facility_type Sets the facility type for remote logging of syslog messages The no form returns the type to the default logging trap level Limits syslog messages saved to a remote server based on severity The no form returns the remote logging of syslog messages...

Page 22: ... address of the VLAN interface that allows management access to the switch l Subnet Mask Identifies the subnet mask that determines the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets l Gateway IP Address Identifies the IP address of the gateway router between the switch and management stations that exist on other network segments The Management VLAN is the only VLAN through which you can g...

Page 23: ...ress ip address netmask bootp dhcp Sets the primary IP address for this device Use the no form command to remove the IP address or to disable IP address assignment through BOOTP or DHCP ip default gateway gateway Establishes a static route between the switch and management stations that exist on another network segment show ip interface Displays the usability status of an IP interface show ip redi...

Page 24: ... sensitive l Confirm Password Type the new password a second time to verify that you have typed it correctly The password entered is encrypted on the screen and is displayed as a sequence of asterisks To save any changes you make in this page click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh Command Usage ip dhcp restart Resubmits a DCHP client request NOTE The default user n...

Page 25: ...entication fails and the client has to restart the authentication process Range 1 to 5 times Default 3 To save any changes you make in this page click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh Command Usage enable password level level 0 7 password Use this command to control access to the Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level For the 0 7 parameter 0 means plain p...

Page 26: ... the switch Use the no form to disable the SSH server ip ssh timeout seconds authentication retries integer Specifies the authentication timeout for the SSH server and the number of retries allowed by a client Use the no form to reset the values to the default disconnect ssh connection_id Terminates an SSH connection The connection_id is the session number displayed when using the show ssh command...

Page 27: ...enticate the user Local TACACS The switch attempts to authenticate the user first and then a TACACS server attempts to authenticate the user RADIUS Local A RADIUS server attempts to authenticate the user first and then the switch attempts to authenticate the user RADIUS TACACS A RADIUS server attempts to authenticate the user first and then a TACACS server attempts to authenticate the user Local R...

Page 28: ...dius local local tacacs radius Defines the login authentication method and precedence radius server host host_ip_address Specifies the RADIUS server IP address radius server port port_number Sets the RADIUS server UDP port number radius server key key_string Sets the RADIUS encryption key up to 20 characters radius server retransmit number_of_retries Sets the number of times the switch attempts to...

Page 29: ...port number 49 Console HTTPS Use the Switch Security HTTPS page to enable the Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS over the Secure Socket Layer SSL providing secure access i e an encrypted connection to the switch s Web interface Both the HTTP and HTTPS service can be enabled independently on the switch However you cannot configure the HTTP and HTTPS servers to use the same UDP port If you cha...

Page 30: ...equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch Security HTPS page Example Console config ip http secure server Console config ip http secure port 441 Console config Jumbo Frame From the Jumbo Frame page you can enable and disable jumbo frame support on the switch Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows NT with service pack 6a Windows 2000 Netscape Navigator 4 76 or l...

Page 31: ... switch set the Jumbo Frame Support Status to Enabled To save any changes you make in this page click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch Jumbo Frame page Example Console config jumbo frame Console config Firmware Upgrade From the Firmware page you can configure the system t...

Page 32: ...nsfer to Server Downloading Operation Code from a Server 1 In the Transfer Operation Code Image File from Server field enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server IP Address field 2 In the Source File Name field type the filename of the software code file to download 3 For the Destination File Name select a filename from the drop down menu to replace an existing file or specify a ne...

Page 33: ...guration File to Server field enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server IP Address field 2 In the Source File Name field select the configuration file to upload from the drop down menu 3 For the Destination File Name type a filename to identify the configuration file on the TFTP server 4 Click Transfer to Server Transferring a Configuration File from a Server Command Usage copy tf...

Page 34: ... Transfer from Server Deleting a Configuration File from the Switch 1 In the Remove Configuration File field select the file to delete from the drop down menu 2 Click Remove File Selecting the Start up Configuration File 1 In the Start Up Configuration File field select the start up configuration file from the drop down menu 2 Click Apply Changes Copying the Running Configuration to a File 1 In th...

Page 35: ... server boot system boot rom config opcode filename Specifies the file or image used to start up the system Example Console copy tftp startup config TFTP server ip address 10 1 0 99 Source configuration file name startup 01 Startup configuration file name startup Console Reset Click Reset to reboot the switch When prompted confirm that you want to reset the switch boot system boot rom config opcod...

Page 36: ...umn you can change the following parameters listed by column name on the screen l Name Type Allows a user defined label for the port and indicates the type of port 1000Base TX 10 100 1000Base T RJ 45 port 1000Base SFP Gigabit SFP transceiver port l Admin Oper Allows the network administrator to manually disable a port and indicates the status of the link up or down l Speed Duplex Mode Allows the m...

Page 37: ...ands for items in the Ports Port Configuration page NOTICE If autonegotiation is disabled for an RJ 45 port the auto MDI MDI X pin signal configuration is also disabled Command Usage interface ethernet unit port Configures an Ethernet port interface and enters interface configuration mode shutdown Disables an interface To restart a disabled interface use the no form command description string Adds...

Page 38: ...nk and also indicates the status of the link up or down l Speed Duplex Mode Allows the manual selection of port speed and duplex mode and also indicates the current speed and mode of member ports l Flow Control Allows automatic or manual selection of support for flow control and also indicates the type of flow control currently in use l Autonegotiation Port Capabilities Allows autonegotiation to b...

Page 39: ...ription to a trunk interface speed duplex 1000full 100full 100half 10full 10half Configures the speed and duplex mode of a given interface when autonegotiation is disabled negotiation Enables autonegotiation for a given interface To disable autonegotiation use the no form command capabilities 1000full 100full 100half 10full 10half flowcontrol symmetric Advertises the trunk capabilities of a given ...

Page 40: ...oadcast packets received on a port Possible values are 16 64 128 or 256 packets per second The default is 256 packets per second If jumbo frames are enabled on the switch the maximum threshold for broadcast storm control is limited to 64 packets per second To save any changes you make in this page click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh CLI Commands The following ta...

Page 41: ...ves or transmits To add a new mirror session to the Sessions Table first delete the current mirror session by selecting the session in the table and clicking Remove Mirror Session Select the new source port destination port and traffic type and then click Add Mirror Session CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Ports Port Mirroring page Example Co...

Page 42: ...ort Note that a secure port has the following restrictions l It should not be connected to a network interconnection device l It cannot be configured as a member of a static trunk The Ports Port Security page contains links to the following pages l Global Configuration l Port Security Configuration Global Configuration On the Ports Port Security Global Configuration page you can set the security a...

Page 43: ... CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Ports Port Security pages Example Console config interface ethernet 1 5 Console config if port security action trap and shutdown NOTICE If a port is disabled due to a security violation it must be manually re enabled from the Ports Port Configuration page See the section Reenabling a Shutdown Port below NOTE ...

Page 44: ...ses configured on the switch l Current Static Address Table Lists all static addresses l Interface Allows you to select the port or trunk associated with the system you want to set as static l MAC Address Allows you to enter the MAC address of a system you want to set as static l VLAN Allows you to select the VLAN associated with the interface To add a new address to the table select the interface...

Page 45: ... trunk from the drop down menus l MAC Address Check the option box and type the address in the box provided l VLAN Check the option box and select the appropriate VLAN from the drop down menu l Address Table Sort Key Select the key from the drop down menu to sort the displayed table entries l Query button Click this button to execute the query once you have selected the criteria for the query Comm...

Page 46: ...witch if it is not configured as static The Aging Time option sets the time before an address is purged from the system You can change this value to any number between 18 and 2184 The Command Usage show mac address table address mac_address mask interface interface vlan vlan id sort address vlan interface Allows you to view classes of entries in the bridge forwarding database clear mac address tab...

Page 47: ... down The Spanning Tree Protocols supported by the switch include the following standards l STP Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D l RSTP Rapid STP IEEE 802 1w RSTP is designed as a general replacement for the slower legacy STP RSTP achieves much faster reconfiguration around one tenth of that required by STP by reducing the number of state changes before active ports start learning predefining an...

Page 48: ...pecific VLAN members may be inadvertently disabled to prevent network loops thus isolating group members RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w RSTP supports connections to either STP or RSTP nodes by monitoring the incoming protocol messages and dynamically adjusting the type of protocol messages the RSTP node transmits as described below STP Mode If the switch receives an 802 1D Bridge Pr...

Page 49: ... disable it spanning tree mode stp rstp Selects the Spanning Tree mode for the switch Use the no form to return to the default STP spanning tree forward time seconds Configures the Spanning Tree bridge forward time globally for the switch spanning tree hello time time Configures the Spanning Tree bridge hello time globally for the switch spanning tree max age seconds Configures the Spanning Tree b...

Page 50: ...BPDUs is specified by setting the minimum interval between the transmission of consecutive protocol messages Range 1 10 Default 3 To save any changes you make in this page click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree Advanced Bridge Settings page Example Console config ...

Page 51: ...Spanning Tree Protocol is detecting network loops Where more than one port is assigned the highest priority the port with lowest numeric identifier will be enabled Default 128 Range 0 240 in steps of 16 l Path Cost This parameter is used by the STP to determine the best path between devices Therefore lower values should be assigned to ports attached to faster media and higher values assigned to po...

Page 52: ...the priority for the specified interface Use the no form to restore the default spanning tree cost cost Configures the Spanning Tree path cost for the specified interface Use the no form to restore the default spanning tree link type auto point to point shared Configures the link type for the Rapid Spanning Tree Use the no form to restore the default spanning tree edge port Specifies an interface ...

Page 53: ...runk by toggling the value of the Port Trunk button U The port is a member of the VLAN All packets transmitted by the port will be untagged that is not carry a tag and therefore not carry VLAN or CoS information T The port is a member of the VLAN All packets transmitted by the port will be tagged that is carry a tag and therefore carry VLAN or CoS information F The port is forbidden from automatic...

Page 54: ...e vlan name media ethernet state suspend active Configures a VLAN Use the no form command to restore the default or delete a VLAN interface vlan vlan id Allows you to enter interface configuration mode for VLANs and to configure a physical interface switchport allowed vlan add vlan list tagged untagged remove vlan list Configures untagged and tagged ports The parameter vlan list is the list of VLA...

Page 55: ...g is enabled the port will discard incoming frames tagged for VLANs which do not include this ingress port in their member set Ingress filtering does not affect VLAN independent BPDU frames such as GVRP or STP However they do affect VLAN dependent BPDU frames such as GMRP l GVRP Status Enables disables GVRP for the port GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information to automatically ...

Page 56: ...ettings page Example Console config interface ethernet 1 1 Console config if switchport native vlan 3 NOTICE If Mode is set to 1Q Trunk frames belonging to the port s default VLAN i e associated with the PVID are sent untagged but all other frames are tagged with the assigned VLAN ID Command Usage switchport native vlan vlan id Configures the PVID default VLAN ID for a port switchport acceptable f...

Page 57: ...he network GVRP must be globally enabled for the switch before you can individually enable GVRP for a specific trunk For more information see GVRP Default Disabled l GARP Join Timer Specifies the interval in centiseconds between transmitting requests queries to participate in a VLAN group The range is 20 to 1000 centiseconds l GARP Leave Timer Specifies the interval in centiseconds that a trunk wa...

Page 58: ...switches in the network enable GVRP on the links between these devices You should also determine security boundaries in the network and configure GVRP settings to limit the VLAN propagation When GVRP is globally enabled for the switch the default setting allows all the ports to transmit and receive VLAN advertisements as well as automatically join VLANs To control and limit the VLAN propagation in...

Page 59: ...ecedence DSCP values or IP TCP UDP port numbers to the switch s four priority queues Port Settings In the Port Settings page you can specify the default port priority for each port on the switch All packets entering the switch that are untagged do not already have a priority value are tagged with the specified default port priority and then sorted into the appropriate priority queue at the output ...

Page 60: ...LI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Class of Service Trunk Settings page Example Console config interface port channel 2 Console config if switchport priority default 5 Traffic Classes On the Traffic Classes page you can configure the mapping of frame priority tags to each port s four CoS priority queues Each IEEE 802 1p priority level from 0 to 7...

Page 61: ...eue cos map 1 3 Console config queue cos map 2 4 5 Console config queue cos map 3 6 7 Console show queue cos map Information of Eth 1 1 Queue ID Traffic class 0 0 1 2 Command Usage queue cos map queue_id cos1 cosn Assigns traffic class values to the CoS priority queues Use the no form command to set the CoS map to the default values show queue cos map interface Shows the CoS priority map ...

Page 62: ...lue for a CoS To change a table setting select the entry in the WRR Setting Table type the new weight in the Weight Value box and then click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Class of Service Queue Scheduling page Command Usage queue bandwidth weight1 weight4 Assigns WRR weights...

Page 63: ...r Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP value depending on whether you have DSCP or IP Precedence aware devices in your network You can use the Layer 3 4 Priority page to identify IP traffic priorities and map the priorities to the CoS values in the priority tag of each frame The following figure shows the ToS field structure for IP Precedence and IP DSCP show queue bandwidth Displays the WRR ba...

Page 64: ...h priority Click IP Precedence in the IP Precedence DSCP Priority Status field to enable this feature Each IP Precedence value from 0 to 7 is mapped to one CoS value from 0 to 7 The number 0 represents the lowest priority and 7 represents the highest priority The following table shows the default priority mapping To change a table setting click the entry in the IP Precedence Priority Table type th...

Page 65: ...alue The number 0 represents low priority and 7 represents high priority Click IP DSCP in the IP Precedence DSCP Priority Status field to enable this feature Each IP DSCP value from 0 to 63 is mapped to one CoS value from 0 to 7 The number 0 represents the lowest priority and 7 represents the highest priority The following table shows the default priority mapping All of the DSCP values that are no...

Page 66: ...COS Eth 1 1 0 0 Eth 1 1 1 0 Eth 1 1 2 0 Eth 1 1 3 0 Command Usage map ip precedence Enables IP precedence mapping IP ToS for the switch map ip precedence ip precedence value cos cos value Sets IP precedence priority IP ToS priority for a port or trunk interface applies to all ports show map ip precedence interface Shows the IP precedence priority map map ip dscp Enables IP DSCP mapping for the swi...

Page 67: ...s l You can configure up to six trunk groups with up to four ports as a trunk group l All ports in the same trunk must consist of the same media type for example twisted pair or fiber l The ports on both ends of the trunk must be configured for the same VLAN speed duplex mode flow control and CoS settings l If the target switch has also enabled LACP on the connected ports the trunk will automatica...

Page 68: ...hernet 1 11 Console config if channel group 1 Console config if exit Console config interface ethernet 1 8 Console config if lacp Console config if Command Usage channel group channel id Adds a port to a trunk Use the no form command to remove a port from a trunk lacp Enables 802 3ad LACP for the current port or trunk interface show interfaces status port channel channel id Displays the status of ...

Page 69: ...ings are case sensitive l Access Mode Sets the access rights for the new community that you are creating Access rights are either read only or read write To add an SNMP community type the new name in the Community String box select the access rights from the Access Mode drop down menu and then click Add Community String To delete a community click the entry in the Community List and then click Rem...

Page 70: ...a trap manager type the new IP address in the IP Address box type the appropriate SNMP community in the Community String box and then click Add Trap Manager To delete a trap manager click the entry in the Trap Manager List and then click Remove Trap Manager CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the SNMP Traps page Example NOTICE The switch does not pr...

Page 71: ...IP address subnet mask entries currently configured for SNMP access l IP address Specifies a new IP address to add to the IP Filter List l Subnet Mask Specifies a single IP address or group of addresses If the IP is the address of a single management station the mask should be set to 255 255 255 255 Otherwise the IP address group is specified by the mask To add an IP address type the new IP addres...

Page 72: ...arded on to ports that do not require it This capability significantly reduces the multicast traffic on the network The Multicast Support page contains links to the following pages l IGMP Setting l IGMP Member Port Table l Multicast Router Port Settings IGMP Setting With IGMP Snooping you can configure the switch to forward multicast traffic intelligently Based on the IGMP query and report message...

Page 73: ...0 Console config ip igmp snooping version 1 Command Usage ip igmp snooping Enables IGMP snooping on the switch ip igmp snooping querier Enables the switch as an IGMP snooping querier ip igmp snooping query count count Configures the query count ip igmp snooping query interval seconds Configures the snooping query interval ip igmp snooping query max response time seconds Configures the snooping rep...

Page 74: ...IP Address Specifies the IP address of a new multicast service l Port Trunk Toggle Buttons Allows you to select ports or trunks to receive the specified multicast service by toggling the value of the port trunk button S Statically sets a port or trunk as a group member of the multicast service D Indicates that a port or trunk has been dynamically set as a group member of the multicast service BLAN...

Page 75: ...r ports Type 1 224 1 2 3 Eth 1 11 User Console Multicast Router Port Settings You can use the Multicast Router Port Settings page to display or set ports on the switch that are attached to a neighboring multicast router switch for each VLAN ID The following options are available Command Usage ip igmp snooping vlan vlan id static ip address interface Adds a port to a multicast group show mac addres...

Page 76: ... any changes you make in this page click Apply Changes If you don t want to save the changes click Refresh CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Multicast Support Multicast Router Port Settings page Example Console config ip igmp snooping vlan 1 mrouter ethernet 1 5 Console config exit Console show ip igmp snooping mrouter vlan 1 VLAN M cast Route...

Page 77: ...r Summary Chart The Chart page compares one type of statistic across all ports or trunks You must define the following variables l Statistics Specifies the type of system data to monitor l Refresh Rate Specifies the time interval between automatic refreshes Table The Table page lists in table format all statistics counters for a specific port or trunk You must specify the port or trunk from the dr...

Page 78: ...istics Table page Example Console show interfaces counters ethernet 1 12 Ethernet 1 12 Iftable stats Octets input 91248 Octets output 343887 Unitcast input 680 Unitcast output 593 Discard input 0 Discard output 0 Error input 0 Error output 0 Command Usage show interfaces counters interface Statically configures a multicast router port clear counters interface Clears statistics on an interface ...

Page 79: ...ssive collisions 0 Internal mac transmit errors 0 Internal mac receive errors 0 Frame too longs 0 Carrier sense errors 0 RMON stats Drop events 0 Octets 435135 Packets 3430 Broadcast pkts 303 Multi cast pkts 1854 Undersize pkts 0 Oversize pkts 0 Fragments 0 Jabbers 0 CRC align errors 0 Collisions 997976404 Packet size 64 octets 2584 Packet size 65 to 127 octets 211 Packet size 128 to 255 octets 19...

Page 80: ...f traffic received on the port that consists of packets with errors Counter Summary The Statistics Counter Summary page provides a per port summary of traffic type counters This page displays the following information l Received Unicast Packets Total number of unicast packets received on the port l Transmit Unicast Packets Total number of unicast packets transmitted on the port l Received Multicas...

Page 81: ...tput 343887 Unitcast input 680 Unitcast output 593 Discard input 0 Discard output 0 Error input 0 Error output 0 Unknown protos input 0 QLen output 0 Command Usage show interfaces counters interface Displays statistics counters for an interface clear counters interface Clears statistics counters on an interface NOTE You can also clear a port s counters by clicking the Reset Counter button at the b...

Page 82: ... mac transmit errors 0 Internal mac receive errors 0 Frame too longs 0 Carrier sense errors 0 RMON stats Drop events 0 Octets 435135 Packets 3430 Broadcast pkts 303 Multi cast pkts 1854 Undersize pkts 0 Oversize pkts 0 Fragments 0 Jabbers 0 CRC align errors 0 Collisions 997976404 Packet size 64 octets 2584 Packet size 65 to 127 octets 211 Packet size 128 to 255 octets 198 Packet size 256 to 511 oc...

Page 83: ...Console config clear counters ethernet 1 17 Back to Contents Page ...

Page 84: ...m tagged frames and appropriately switches frames out the proper ports based on this information The configuration of VLANs for frames entering the switch without tags must be made by the user of the switch This configuration can be made either through the web or console interface or through Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Assigning Ports to VLANs Before enabling VLANs for the switch you m...

Page 85: ... VLAN information to automatically register VLAN members on ports across the network GVRP uses GVRP Bridge Protocol Data Units GVRP BPDUs to advertise static VLANs to other switches in the network Any GVRP enabled device receiving the advertisements can dynamically join the advertised VLAN All GVRP dynamically learned VLANs operate as tagged VLANs A GVRP enabled port only joins a VLAN when an adve...

Page 86: ...VLAN setup 1 In the VLAN Membership page select Add a new VLAN from the Show VLAN drop down menu 2 In the Name box type New to represent the new VLAN 3 In the VLAN ID box type 2 for the new VLAN 4 Click Apply Changes to create the new VLAN 5 Select VLAN 2 from the Show VLAN drop down menu Because there are no ports in the new VLAN all the port and trunk toggle buttons are blank 6 Click the toggle ...

Page 87: ...ings page 9 Click Apply Changes to save any changes Click Refresh if you don t want to save the changes Example 2 Example 2 illustrates a more complicated setup and demonstrates several scenarios for configuring VLANs 1 Set up four VLANs as shown in following table All switch ports remain as members of the default VLAN VLAN ...

Page 88: ... Set up the Port VLAN IDs PVIDs as shown in the following figure VLAN ID Name Port Members Tagged Untagged 2 Admin 1 U 2 U 10 U 5 Internal 1 U 4 U 5 U 10 Web 1 T 9 T 10 T 11 U 12 U 15 Collocation 1 U 2 U 12 U ...

Page 89: ...an untagged packet l If a tagged packet with a VLAN tag value 10 enters Port 9 it can be forwarded to Ports 1 10 11 and 12 If the packet leaves Port 1 or 10 it is tagged with a VLAN ID value of 10 If the packet leaves Port 11 or 12 it leaves as an untagged packet l If a tagged packet with a VLAN tag value 15 enters Port 9 it is forwarded to ports in VLAN 15 even though Port 9 is not a member of VL...

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Page 91: ...k The port status is set to Enable and the autonegotiation feature is enabled at the switch See Port Configuration for more information Management Access l The terminal cannot access the switch Ensure that Your terminal is correctly configured to operate as a VT100 terminal You are using a proper null modem cable You have set the terminal emulator program to VT100 compatible 8 data bits 1 stop bit...

Page 92: ...ed to be able to access all switches The VLAN port memberships should be set up as shown in the following figure In the preceding figure the management VLAN is VID 2 and all inter switch ports are configured as tagged ports The ports that interconnect the switches must be configured as members of the management VLAN and the management station must be connected to a port that is also a member of th...

Page 93: ...connection to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP server or with SNMP management software You can upgrade the diagnostics code only through the switch s RS 232 serial console port You can upgrade switch firmware by connecting a computer directly to the serial console port on the switch s front panel and using VT100 terminal emulation software that supports the XModem protocol See Connecting the ...

Page 94: ...ostic code files in the switch s flash memory Use the D elete File command to remove a runtime or diagnostic file that is not set as the startup file the S Up setting for the file is 0 9 Press x to download the new code file If you are using Windows HyperTerminal click Transfer and then click Send File Select the XModem Protocol and use the Browse button to find the required firmware code file on ...

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Page 105: ...ean Union Such marking is indicative that this Dell system meets the following technical standards Set 1 For standard Dell ITE with AC power supplies l EN 55022 Information Technology Equipment Radio Disturbance Characteristics Limits and Methods of Measurement l EN 55024 Information Technology Equipment Immunity Characteristics Limits and Methods of Measurement l EN 61000 3 2 Electromagnetic Comp...

Page 106: ... product NOM Information Mexico Only The following information is provided on the device s described in this document in compliance with the requirements of the official Mexican standards NOM Back to Contents Page Exporter Dell Computer Corporation One Dell Way Round Rock TX 78682 Importer Dell Computer de México S A de C V Paseo de la Reforma 2620 11 Piso Col Lomas Altas 11950 México D F Ship to ...

Page 107: ...ng out interior components l Use the product only with approved equipment l Allow the product to cool before removing covers or touching internal components l Operate the product only from the type of external power source indicated on the electrical ratings label If you are not sure of the type of power source required consult your service provider or local power company l Use only approved power...

Page 108: ...er and may result in serious injury NOTE Your system is safety certified as a free standing unit and as a component for use in a Dell rack cabinet using the customer rack kit The installation of your system and rack kit in any other rack cabinet has not been approved by any safety agencies It is your responsibility to have the final combination of system and rack kit in a rack cabinet evaluated fo...

Page 109: ...roduct enclosure touching or installing internal components or touching an uninsulated modem cable or jack When Working Inside Your System Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your system To prevent static damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of the electronic components such as the microprocessor You c...

Page 110: ...osoft Windows NT and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own February 2003 P N H0863 Rev A00 Back to Contents Page NOTE A NOTE ind...

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