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PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide

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Configuring a standard ACL

FIGURE 49

Configuring system IP address

The system IP display contains the following information.

Configuring a standard ACL

Select Configure > System > Standard ACL to configure a standard ACL. Click Reset to undo
changes.

IP Address

Configures the IP Address of the device.

Subnet Mask

Configures the network mask for the IP Address.

Default Gateway

Configures the IP address of a locally attached router (or a router attached to the Layer 2
Switch by bridges or other Layer 2 Switches).

Summary of Contents for PowerConnect B-FCX

Page 1: ...53 1002268 01 25 March 2011 PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide ...

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Page 3: ...Stackable Devices and Concepts In this chapter 1 Stackable models 1 Stack topologies 1 Chapter 2 The Web Management Interface In this chapter 3 Access requirements 3 Logging in and logging out 4 Navigating the Web Management Interface 5 Chapter 3 Monitoring Stack Performance and Metrics In this chapter 7 Monitoring the ARP cache 7 Monitoring the device 9 Monitoring flash information 10 Monitoring ...

Page 4: ...uring Stack Components In this chapter 49 Configuring the general settings for an IronStack 50 Configuring stack priority 51 Modifying priority 52 Configuring stack ports 53 Modifying stack ports 54 Configuring a stack module 55 Adding a module 56 Configuring the system boot sequence 57 Configuring the system clock 58 Configuring the system DHCP gateway 60 Configuring the system DNS 61 Configuring...

Page 5: ...ount 98 Configuring web management preference 99 Configuring an Ethernet port 101 Modifying port settings 104 Configuring port relative utilization 106 Configuring a management port 109 Configuring the monitor and mirror port 110 Configuring the QOS profile 111 Configuring the QOS bind 111 Configuring VLAN 112 Configuring STP 120 Configuring RSTP 125 Configuring trunk 131 Configuring static statio...

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Page 7: ...ures of the PowerConnect B Series FCX devices using the GUI If you are using a Layer 3 Switch you should be familiar with the following protocols if applicable to your network IP RIP OSPF BGP4 IGMP PIM DVMRP FSRP and VRRP Supported hardware and software The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide PowerConnect B FCX...

Page 8: ...tement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware firmware software or data DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations Related publications The following Dell documents supple...

Page 9: ...nd available Contacting Dell For customers in the United States call 800 WWW DELL 800 999 3355 NOTE If you do not have an active Internet connection you can find contact information on your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be av...

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Page 11: ...t of stackable models refer to the PowerConnect B Series FCX Configuration Guide Stack topologies Stack technology supports linear and ring stack topologies Although stackable units may be connected in a simple linear topology Dell recommends a ring topology because it offers the best redundancy and the most resilient operation Figure 1 shows a linear stack topology Figure 2 shows a ring stack top...

Page 12: ...e stacking port The unused stacking port may be used as a data port FIGURE 2 Ring Stack Topology NOTE In ring topologies stack units are considered both upstream and downstream because every unit can be reached from either direction For more detailed information about stack topologies and about stacking terminology refer to the PowerConnect B Series FCX Configuration Guide ...

Page 13: ...onnect devices Refer to the Release Notes for your device to determine if the Web Management Interface described in this manual applies to your product The interface can be accessed from a management station using a Web browser through an HTTP connection The management options can be accessed from a menu tree or a list The menu tree view is available when you use the Web Management Interface with ...

Page 14: ...ct device in the Location or Address field The Web browser contacts the PowerConnect device and displays the device name in the login page as shown in Figure 3 FIGURE 3 Web Management Interface login page NOTE If you are unable to connect with the device through a Web browser due to a proxy problem it may be necessary to set your Web browser for direct Internet access instead of using a proxy For ...

Page 15: ... of Web Management Interface home page 4 Click Logout under the Command module in the menu tree on the left panel of the screen to log out of the application Navigating the Web Management Interface The Web Management Interface panels Figure 5 consist of several parts The left panel shows the menu tree or list of options The interface can be set up to display a menu tree or a list of options The pr...

Page 16: ...y also contain hyperlinks The Apply and Reset buttons appear in many configuration panels Click Apply to save changes to the running configuration Click Reset before you click Apply if decided to abandon the entries All configuration panels also have links along the bottom These links are shortcuts to frequently used device management functions Web Management Interface panels all have the followin...

Page 17: ...onitoring a stack module 19 Monitoring stack neighbors 20 Monitoring stack ports status 21 Monitoring stack port statistics 23 Monitoring stack port interfaces 24 Monitoring stack resources 25 Monitoring Ethernet port statistics 26 Monitoring port utilization 30 Monitoring the management port 32 Monitoring STP 33 Monitoring RSTP 36 Monitoring IP traffic 40 Monitoring RMON Remote Monitoring history...

Page 18: ...he MAC address of the device Type The type which can be one of the following Dynamic The Layer 3 Switch learned the entry from an incoming packet Static The Layer 3 Switch loaded the entry from the static ARP table when the device for the entry was connected to the Layer 3 Switch Age The number of minutes the entry has remained unused If this value reaches the ARP aging period the entry is removed...

Page 19: ...ay contains the following information Stack Unit ID Number of the unit within a stack 1 8 Role Active Standby or Member System Up Time Amount of time the system has been running since the last reboot Running Image Version Software version currently running and some details on the version Flash Primary Image Version Release number and size of the software loaded on the primary flash Flash Secondary...

Page 20: ...on The Flash Information window contains the following information Temperature In addition to the actual temperature the color of the degrees provides a visual indicator for the device Green The temperature is within the normal operating range Orange The temperature has reached the warning level Red The temperature has reached the shutdown level CPU Utilization Percentage of CPU being used by the ...

Page 21: ...r Front Panel to view the front and rear panels for all stack units Unit ID Number of the unit within a stack 1 8 Compressed Primary Code The compressed size version and image name for the Primary Code Compressed Secondary Code The compressed size version and image name for the Secondary Code Compressed Boot ROM Code The compressed size and version for the BootROM Code Code Flash Free Space The am...

Page 22: ...e same color on two units are connected with stacking cables For example the green ports on the second and third devices are connected A gray uplink port is not connected to anything Click anywhere within a device will open the information for that particular device Select Monitor Device to view the details For more information refer to Monitoring the device on page 9 Click on any port will open t...

Page 23: ...PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 13 53 1002268 01 Monitoring the front panel 3 FIGURE 12 Monitoring the port Realtime Information ...

Page 24: ...ging MAC address is generated by the software and it is always the MAC address of the Active Controller first port This ensures that the managing MAC address remains consistent across stack reboots and helps prevent frequent topology changes as a result of protocol enabling and disabling and configuration changes Active Controller Device role in the stack Green Active Controller Amber Standby Cont...

Page 25: ...ess The MAC address of the device Port The port attached to the device for which the entry was made For dynamic entries this is the port on which the entry was learned Type The type which can be one of the following Dynamic The MAC address changes if the Active Controller changes Static The MAC address will not change if the Active Controller changes VLAN The port based VLAN that contains this ins...

Page 26: ...ion in the System Log Buffer FIGURE 14 Monitoring the dynamic system log buffer Click Next Page to view the remaining information of the Dynamic System Log Buffer The Dynamic System Log Buffer contains the following information Time Stamp The system uptime in DD HH MM SS or the actual time if the date and time was set Severity The Severity of the event Message A description of the event ...

Page 27: ... The Stack Details window contains the following information You can also view Stack Port Status and Stack Neighbors details in this window Stack Details includes the following information Unit ID Defines the number of the unit within the stack Type Device model Role The role of this unit within the stack Active Standby or Member MAC Address The MAC address of the device Priority The priority assi...

Page 28: ...y number stack ID or slot or port Port states are Up Each end is connected Down Port is configured as a stacking port but not connected None Port is not configured as a stacking port Stack port2 Indicates the port state and identifies the port by number stack ID or slot or port Port states are Up Each end is connected Down Port is configured as a stacking port but not connected None Port is not co...

Page 29: ...r stack modules The Stack Module contains the following information Stack Unit Slot Defines the number of the unit within the stack and the slot number Module The device description Status Status options are OK The module came up and is operating normally CFG The module is configured but does not physically exist within the units of the stack Ports The number of ports on the module Starting MAC Th...

Page 30: ...Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration Configure Stack Priority Allows you to configure the stack unit priority Configure Stack Port Allows you to configure the stack port Configure Stack Modules Allows you to configure the stack modules Unit ID Identifies the number of the unit within the stack Stack port1 Identifies the neighbor stack unit for stack port1 for th...

Page 31: ...k Ports FIGURE 18 Monitoring stack port status Units The number of units within the stack Order The order of the unit IDs within the stack General Stacking Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration Configure Stack Priority Allows you to configure the stack unit priority Configure Stack Port Allows you to configure the stack port Configure Stack Modules Allows you to ...

Page 32: ...ort but not connected None Port is not configured as a stacking port Stack port2 Indicates the port state and identifies the port by number stack ID or slot or port Port states are Up Each end is connected Down Port is configured as a stacking port but not connected None Port is not configured as a stacking port General Stacking Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configurat...

Page 33: ...ng cycle Port The stack identification number for this port In Packets The number of incoming packets on this port Out Packets The number of outgoing packets on this port In Errors The number of errors on the incoming packets on this port Out Errors The number of errors on the outgoing packets on this port General Stacking Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration Co...

Page 34: ...tack Port Interfaces contains the following information Port The stack identification number for this port Link Identifies the configuration for modules on this unit State Indicates that a priority has been assigned to this stack unit Duplex Indicates whether the port is configured as half or full duplex Speed Indicates the port speed Trunk Indicates whether the port is part of a trunk Tag Indicat...

Page 35: ...n about Stack Resources FIGURE 21 Monitoring stack resources Name An optional name assigned to the port General Stacking Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration Configure Stack Priority Allows you to configure the stack unit priority Configure Stack Port Allows you to configure the stack port Configure Stack Modules Allows you to configure the stack modules ...

Page 36: ...ed In use The number of entries being used by the application Available The number of available entries Get fail The number of entries out of resources Limit The maximum number of entries the system could allocate Get mem The number of entries that require more memory Size The size in bytes or each entry Init The initial number of allocated entries General Stacking Configuration Allows you to conf...

Page 37: ...t B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 27 53 1002268 01 Monitoring Ethernet port statistics 3 Select Monitor Port Statistic Ethernet to view the information FIGURE 22 Monitoring ETHERNET Port Statistic ...

Page 38: ...ts with Frame Check Sequence errors Giant Packets that were longer than the configured MTU Short Packets that were shorter than the minimum valid length Select Stack Unit ID View information about a specific stack unit by selecting the unit ID number from the drop down list and clicking Display Clear Click Clear to remove the current data and restart the monitoring process Stop Polling Click Stop ...

Page 39: ...PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 29 53 1002268 01 Monitoring port attribute 3 FIGURE 23 Monitoring Ethernet Port attributes ...

Page 40: ... has a link to detailed information about the port Load Interval secs The number of seconds for which average port utilization should be calculated This object can have a value from 30 to 300 in 30 second increments The default 300 seconds Average Value This set of columns shows the following Bits Sec The average number of bits per second received and transmitted on the port Pkts Sec The average n...

Page 41: ...ng to stop the statistics polling process Change Polling Interval Click Change Polling Interval to change the interval at which the polling occurs Ethernet Port Configuration Displays the Ethernet port configuration details Ethernet Port Attribute Displays the Ethernet port attribute details Ethernet Port Utilization Displays the Ethernet port utilization details RMON Ethernet Statistics Error Dis...

Page 42: ...ins the following information Click on any of the management port will open the realtime information for that port Port Name of the management port Each entry has a link to detailed realtime information about the port Actual speed mode Shows whether the actual speed matches the configured speed If the configured speed is set to Auto then the speed is provided Configured speed mode The speed duplex...

Page 43: ...configure based on global bridge and local port parameters PowerConnect devices support standard STP as described in the IEEE 802 1D specification To view current STP information for a stack unit select Monitor STP From the STP display select stack unit ID from the drop down list and click Display The following information appears Status The status of the port MAC Address The MAC address of the po...

Page 44: ...34 PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Monitoring STP 3 FIGURE 27 Monitoring the STP Bridge ...

Page 45: ...he topology has changed since this device was reloaded Bridge Address The STP address of this device or VLAN STP Port Parameters VLAN The VLAN that the port is in This field appears only when port VLAN is enabled Port The port number Priority The port s STP priority in hexadecimal format Path Cost The port s STP path cost State The port s STP state The state can be one of the following BLOCKING ST...

Page 46: ...er configuring RSTP select Monitor RSTP to view the bridge and port details Select stack unit ID from the drop down list and click Display The following information appears Forward Transition The number of times STP has changed the state of this port between BLOCKING and FORWARDING Cost The cost to the root bridge as advertised by the designated bridge that is connected to this port If the designa...

Page 47: ...PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 37 53 1002268 01 Monitoring RSTP 3 FIGURE 28 Monitoring the RSTP bridge The RSTP bridge display contains the following information ...

Page 48: ... or after two hello timers expire on the port Fwd Dly is also the number of seconds that a Root port waits for an RST BPDU with a proposal flag before it applies the state transitions listed above If the port is operating in 802 1D compatible mode then forward delay functionality is the same as in 802 1D STP Hello Time The interval between each configuration BPDU sent by the root bridge Bridge ID ...

Page 49: ...eceive STP BPDUs DISABLED The port is not participating in STP This can occur when the port is disconnected or STP is disabled on the port FORWARDING STP is allowing the port to send and receive frames LISTENING STP is responding to a topology change and this port is listening for a BPDU from neighboring bridges in order to determine the new topology No user frames are transmitted or received duri...

Page 50: ...anagement Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Monitoring IP traffic 3 Monitoring IP traffic Select Monitor IP Traffic to view current IP statistics FIGURE 29 Monitoring the IP traffic The IP Statistics contains the following information ...

Page 51: ...ort Sent Errors This information is used by Dell customer support Received Unreachable The number of Destination Unreachable messages received by the device Sent Unreachable The number of Destination Unreachable messages sent by the device Received Time Exceed The number of Time Exceeded messages received by the device Sent Time Exceed The number of Time Exceeded messages sent by the device Receiv...

Page 52: ...assive Opens The number of TCP connections opened by this device in response to connection requests TCP SYNs received from other devices Failed Attempts This information is used by Dell customer support Active Resets The number of TCP connections this device reset by sending a TCP RESET message to the device at the other end of the connection Passive Resets The number of TCP connections this devic...

Page 53: ... Bad Version The number of RIP packets dropped by the device because the RIP version was either invalid or is not supported by this device Bad Address Family The number of RIP packets dropped because the value in the Address Family Identifier field of the packet s header was invalid Bad Request Format The number of RIP request packets this router dropped because the format was bad Bad Metrics This...

Page 54: ...Events Indicates an overrun at the port The port logic could not receive the traffic at full line rate and had to drop some packets as a result The counter indicates the total number of events in which packets were dropped by the RMON probe due to lack of resources This number is not necessarily the number of packets dropped but is the number of times an overrun condition has been detected Octets ...

Page 55: ...re less than 64 octets long and were otherwise well formed This number does not include framing bits but does include FCS octets Size Packets Over The total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets and were otherwise well formed This number does not include framing bits but does include FCS octets Fragments The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long...

Page 56: ...nt Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Monitoring RMON statistics 3 Select Monitor RMON Statistics to view current RMON Statistics Select the stack unit ID from the drop down list and click Display FIGURE 31 Monitoring RMON Ethernet statistics ...

Page 57: ...e 65 127 octets long This number includes bad packets This number does not include framing bits but does include FCS octets Octet Packets 128 255 The total number of packets received that were 65 127 octets long This number includes bad packets This number does not include framing bits but does include FCS octets Octet Packets 128 255 The total number of packets received that were 128 255 octets l...

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Page 59: ...ring the system identification 65 Configuring the system IP address 65 Configuring a standard ACL 66 Configuring an extended ACL 68 Configuring an IP access group 71 Configuring the system MAC filter 72 Configuring the maximum system value 74 Configuring a system module 76 Configuring an NTP Server 79 Configuring a RADIUS server 80 Configuring a TACACS TACACS server 82 Configuring an Ethernet port...

Page 60: ...and reliability For more configuration information refer to PowerConnect B Series FCX Configuration Guide The unit with the highest priority is the Active Controller 128 by default The stack member with the highest priority after the Active Controller is the Standby Controller which takes over if the current Active Controller fails Select Configure Stack General to configure the priority of units ...

Page 61: ...annot be forced to join a stack Enable Enable stacking mode on a new unit before you add it to the stack None Prevents the unit from actively sending out probe messages however the unit can still be called to join a stack by an Active Controller MAC Address The MAC address of the device MAC Persistent Timer If Enabled allows you to set a time delay before the stack MAC address changes During this ...

Page 62: ...if the Active fails and the Standby takes over then the original Active becomes operational again it will not be able to resume its original role In the same situation when the priorities of the Active and Standby Controllers are different the old Active Controller will regain its role and will reset the other units You can assign the same priority to the Active and Standby Controllers once after ...

Page 63: ...d ID to a new stack unit once this unit is reset it assumes the new ID All configuration information related to the previous unit that used the ID is deleted The Active Controller learns the configuration for the new unit instead of creating an interface configuration for the new unit If the configuration for a unit being replaced does not match the new unit type the Active Controller removes the ...

Page 64: ... stack ports Configure the stack ports and Click Apply FIGURE 36 Modifying stack ports The configurable options include the following Click Show Stack Ports to view the details of selected stack ports as shown below Unit ID The stack identification number for this unit Stack port1 Identifies the port by number stack ID or slot or port Stack port2 Identifies the port by number stack ID or slot or p...

Page 65: ... 55 53 1002268 01 Configuring a stack module 4 FIGURE 37 Show Stack Ports Configuring a stack module Select Configure Stack Module to configure a stack module Select a Unit ID from 1 to 8 in the drop down menu then click Apply FIGURE 38 Add Modules for Stack Unit ...

Page 66: ... the configuration of the new unit does not match the configuration of the old unit the Active Controller learns the module types for the new unit and merges this information with what it knows for the base module This merged configuration remains static and stays on the Active Controller even if the new unit leaves the stack Click Add to display the new stack module Click Delete to delete a modul...

Page 67: ...re the system boot sequence FIGURE 40 Configuring system boot sequence Other options in this panel includes Select any one of the boot sequence operation and click Add to display the selected operation in the Boot Sequence List as shown in Figure 41 Add Enables you to add the Boot Sequence operations Delete Enables you to delete the added Boot Sequence operations Reset To undo your changes click R...

Page 68: ...rface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Configuring the system clock 4 FIGURE 41 Boot Sequence List Configuring the system clock Select Configure System Clock to configure the system clock Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes ...

Page 69: ...e Configures the different time zones that can be configured for the device Daylight Saving time Allows to enable or disable Daylight Saving Time option The DST feature is automatic but to trigger the device to the correct time the device must be configured to the US time zone not the GMT offset Date Configures the system date in the mm dd yyyy format Time Configures the system time in the hh mm s...

Page 70: ...iguring system DHCP gateway The DHCP gateway contains the following information Click Add after entering the values for Unit ID and IP to display the added information in the DHCP Gateway list Unit ID The stack identification number for this unit IP List Displays the list of IP addresses Add Enables you to add Unit ID Modify Enables you to modify if any Delete Enables you to delete the changes mad...

Page 71: ...formation Configuring the system DNS Select Configure System DNS to configure a system DNS Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes ID The stack identification number for this unit IP Address List Displays the list of IP addresses Show Displays the added list of DHCP gateway Add DHCP Gateway Allows you to add new ID and address list to the DHCP gateway list ...

Page 72: ... contains the following information Configuring the general system Select Configure System General to configure the general system Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes Domain Name The label of the controlling system Address Format Refers to the IPv4 or IPv6 format Server Search List Provides the list of servers to configure DNS ...

Page 73: ...des Identification IP Address DNS DHCP Gateway Clock NTP Policy based VLANs Enables to configure port VLAN Spanning Tree Enables and disables STP on the device On enabling it allows to select the type of STP QoS Defines the type of QoS to be selected ACL Per Port Per VLAN Enables or disables the number of ACLs per port per VLAN IP Multicast Enables or disables IP Multicast IGMP Allows to configure...

Page 74: ...N tag type of the device The tag type can be a hexadecimal value from 0 ffff The default is 8100 Broadcast Limit Specifies the total number of broadcast packets or bytes allowed on the port Mac Age Time Defines how long a port address remains active in the address table Default VLAN ID Specifies the default VLAN ID number Chassis Poll Interval sec Specifies the interval in which the chassis is pol...

Page 75: ... configuration or click Reset to undo changes FIGURE 48 Configuring system identification The System Identification contains the following information Configuring the system IP address Select Configure System IP Address to configure the IP address of a system Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes Name Displays the name of the device Contact Specifies the contact inf...

Page 76: ... information Configuring a standard ACL Select Configure System Standard ACL to configure a standard ACL Click Reset to undo changes IP Address Configures the IP Address of the device Subnet Mask Configures the network mask for the IP Address Default Gateway Configures the IP address of a locally attached router or a router attached to the Layer 2 Switch by bridges or other Layer 2 Switches ...

Page 77: ...kets that match a policy in the access list permit The ACL will permit forward packets that match a policy in the access list IP Address The IP Address of the route s destination Filter Mask Allows you to specify a range of IP addresses to include or exclude based on mask matching Host Name Enables you to perform Telnet ping and tracer route commands Log Allows you to select if you want to log the...

Page 78: ...the router takes if a RIP route packet matches the IP address and subnet mask of the filter The action can be one of the following deny The ACL will deny drop packets that match a policy in the access list permit The ACL will permit forward packets that match a policy in the access list Source Identifies the source list that will be included or excluded on the interface Mask This parameter provide...

Page 79: ...werConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 69 53 1002268 01 Configuring an extended ACL 4 FIGURE 52 Configuring an extended ACL The Extended ACL display contains the following information ...

Page 80: ...ue in the type of service TOS byte of IP header used for assigning precedence to IP packets TOS The 8 bit field Type of Service in a IP datagram header IP Protocol The IP protocol can be one of the following well known names or any IP protocol number from 0 255 Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Internet Gateway Routing Protocol IGRP Internet Protocol IP...

Page 81: ...following information Source Range System defined Enables you to define the source range system Destination Destination Port System defined Enables you to define the destination port system Destination Range System defined Enables you to define the destination range system Port The port attached to the device for which the entry was made Direction Specifies the direction you want the filtering to ...

Page 82: ...ntries Select Name ACLs Clicking on this parameter allows you to enter the ACL Name ID Displays the identification of MAC Filter Action The action the router takes if a RIP route packet matches the IP address and subnet mask of the filter The action can be one of the following deny The ACL will deny drop packets that match a policy in the access list permit The ACL will permit forward packets that...

Page 83: ...s field applies only if the IP protocol is TCP or UDP Protocol The IP protocol can be one of the following well known names or any IP protocol number from 0 255 Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Internet Gateway Routing Protocol IGRP Internet Protocol IP Open Shortest Path First OSPF Transmission Control Protocol TCP User Datagram Protocol UDP System De...

Page 84: ...y contains the following information Configuring the maximum system value Select Configure System Max Parameter to configure the maximum system value parameter Port Specifies the port number Filter ID List Displays the list of Filter IDs Show Displays the added MAC Filter entries MAC Filter Click MAC Filter to go back to the MAC filter screen as shown in Figure 55 ...

Page 85: ...nfiguring the maximum system parameter The Configure System Parameter Maximum Value display contains the following information Name An optional name assigned to the port Range Specifies the range of values for the port Default Displays the default value for the port Current Max Value Displays the current maximum value for the port ...

Page 86: ...fy to change the maximum value Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes FIGURE 57 Modifying the maximum parameter value Click Show to show the new maximum parameter value Configuring a system module Select Configure System Module to configure a system module Click Delete to delete any module ...

Page 87: ...PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 77 53 1002268 01 Configuring a system module 4 FIGURE 58 Configuring system module ...

Page 88: ... Module Identifies the module by stack unit ID module number module type Status Displays the status of this module Ports Displays the number of ports in this module Starting MAC The starting MAC address for this module Add Module Click Add Module to add a management module as shown in Figure 59 Slot The Interface module slot number Module Type Identifies the module type Add Allows you to add the M...

Page 89: ...ing a Network Transfer Protocol NTP server A The table shows the following information You can view the details of NTP Server Click NTP Server to display the NTP server information Polling Time This parameter allows you to specify the minimum poll interval for NTP messages Synchronize System is synchronized to an NTP peer Apply To save your configuration click Apply Reset To undo your changes clic...

Page 90: ...g a RADIUS server Select Configure System RADIUS to configure a RADIUS server Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes IP Address The IP Address of the route s destination Version Displays the version of the NTP Server Add Allows you to add the IP Address Delete Allows you to delete the changes made Reset To undo your changes click Reset Show Displays the NTP Server en...

Page 91: ...her retrying the authentication request or determining that the RADIUS servers are unavailable and moving on to the next authentication method in the authentication method list The timeout can be from 1 15 seconds The default is 3 seconds Dead Time This parameter specifies how long the Dell device waits for the primary authentication server to reply before deciding the server is dead and trying to...

Page 92: ...ges IP Address The IP Address of the route s destination Auth Port This parameter specifies the Authentication port number It is an optional parameter The default is 1645 Acct Port This parameter specifies the Accounting port number It is an optional parameter The default is 1646 Usage Enables the server to be used in any of the four modes Authentication only Authorization only Accounting only Any...

Page 93: ... the authentication request or determining that the TACACS TACACS servers are unavailable and moving on to the next authentication method in the authentication method list The timeout can be from 1 15 seconds The default is 3 seconds Dead Time This parameter specifies how long the Dell device waits for the primary authentication server to reply before deciding the server is dead and trying to auth...

Page 94: ...to configure management authentication IP Address The IP Address of the destination for the route Auth Port This parameter specifies the UDP for TACACS or TCP for TACACS port number of the authentication port on the server Usage Enables the server to be used in any of the four modes Authentication only Authorization only Accounting only Any AAA operation Add Allows you to add the IP Address Delete...

Page 95: ...tion Sequence display the following information Click Add to display the current authentication method that is configured as shown in Figure 67 Type Specifies the type of authentication to be used Login Enable Web Server SNMP Server Add Enables to add the authentication methods Delete Enables to delete the added methods Show Sequence Displays the list of authentication methods added ...

Page 96: ...er Guide 53 1002268 01 Configuring a TACACS TACACS server 4 FIGURE 67 Viewing the configured management authentication method Configuring management authorization Select Configure System Management Authorization methods to configure management authorization ...

Page 97: ...ay the authorization method currently configured as shown in Figure 69 Configuring management accounting Select Configure System Management Accounting methods to configure management accounting Type Specifies the mode of authorization Commands Exec Command Level Allows you to select the command level Add Enables to add the authorization methods Delete Enables to delete the added methods Show Seque...

Page 98: ...nting Method display contains the following information Type Specifies the mode of authorization Commands Exec System Command Level Allows you to select the command level Add Enables to add the accounting methods Delete Enables to delete the added methods Show Sequence Displays the list of accounting methods added Add Click Add to show the current configured accounting method ...

Page 99: ... following information Click Add to view the current configured SNMP Community String as shown in Figure 71 Type Displays the type of login username and password Community String Displays the username to open a web management session Encrypt Specifies if encryption is enabled for a particular string View Name Specifies the name of the community string ACL Id This parameter identifies a collection ...

Page 100: ...53 1002268 01 Configuring a TACACS TACACS server 4 FIGURE 71 Adding Community strings Configuring general management parameters Select Configure System Management General to configure the management Click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo changes ...

Page 101: ...T Telnet Authentication Allows you to enable or disable Telnet Authentication Telnet Time Out Set a default timeout to wait for a response Specified in seconds Default is no timeout Telnet Password Enables you to enter the Telnet password Web Preference Allows you to configure the web management preferences User Account Allows you to login with the user account Authentication Methods Allows you to...

Page 102: ...ng a system log The System Log display contains the following information System Log Allows you to modify the system log Community String Allows you to modify Trap Allows you to configure the Trap Trap Receiver Allows you to configure the Trap Receiver Logging The state enabled or disabled of the Syslog buffer Logging persistence Allows you to enable or disable Logging persistence Buffer size The ...

Page 103: ...268 01 Configuring a TACACS TACACS server 4 Click Show Log Server to display log server entries if any as shown in Figure 74 FIGURE 74 Viewing Log Server entries Log Server Click Add Log Server to add extra log servers to your system log configuration as shown in Figure 75 ...

Page 104: ...Click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo changes Server IP Address Displays the IP address of IPv4 or IPv6 Server Udp Port This parameter specifies the application port used for the Syslog facility The default is 514 Add Allows you to add the server IP Address Delete Allows you to delete the changes made Reset To undo your changes click Reset Show Log Server Displays the Log Se...

Page 105: ...you to enable or disable Cold Start Link Up Allows you to enable or disable Link Up Link Down Allows you to enable or disable Link Down STP New Root Allows you to enable or disable STP New Root STP Topology Change Allows you to enable or disable STP Topology Change Locked Address Violation Allows you to enable or disable Locked Address Violation Module Inserted Allows you to enable or disable Modu...

Page 106: ...ver The Trap Receiver display contains the following information IP Address The IP Address of the route s destination UDP Port This parameter specifies the application port used for the Syslog facility The default is 514 Delete Allows you to delete the trap receiver Modify Allows you to modify the data Community Security Name Arbitrary values made of two five digit integers joined by a colon Each ...

Page 107: ...following threats Modification of information Masquerading the identity of an authorized entity Message stream modification Disclosure of information Security Level The value for security level can be one of the following none If the security model shows v1 or v2 then security level is blank User names are not used to authenticate users community strings are used instead noauthNoPriv Displays if t...

Page 108: ...f for V3 Allows you to enable or disable encryption for a particular string It is turned off for V3 Security Model Used to secure against the following threats Modification of information Masquerading the identity of an authorized entity Message stream modification Disclosure of information Security Level Only for V3 The value for security level can be one of the following noauthNoPriv Displays if...

Page 109: ...eb Preference to configure the Web management preferences Click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo changes User Name Specifies the User Id Password Allows you to enter the login password Privilege Lets you use the commands allowed by the user level Add Allows you to add information to the user account using the CLI commands Delete Enables you to delete the changes made Reset To...

Page 110: ...fies the time after which the front panel gets refreshed Front Panel The ports are labelled on the front panel of the devices Page Menu Displays the shortcuts to functions and other panels Front Panel Frame Allows you to enable or disable the front panel frame Bottom Frame Allows you to enable or disable the bottom frame Menu Frame Allows you to enable or disable the menu frame Menu Type The left ...

Page 111: ...Select Stack Unit ID and Click Display to view the port details 2 Click Modify to modify a respective port For more information on how to modify an ethernet port refer to Modifying port settings on page 104 for details Port Statistic Displays the port statistic polling time STP Shows whether STP is Enabled or Disabled for the port TFTP Status Displays the current TFTP polling time status in secs R...

Page 112: ...102 PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Configuring an Ethernet port 4 FIGURE 81 Configuring an ETHERNET Port ...

Page 113: ... Default The globally configured Gigabit negotiation mode is the default mode for all Gigabit fiber ports You can override the globally configured default and set individual ports to the following Negotiate full auto The port first tries to perform a handshake with the other port to exchange capability information If the other port does not respond to the handshake attempt the port uses the manual...

Page 114: ...figure any Ethernet port in the row associated with the port number as shown in the previous display The following display will appear Use this form to make changes and click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo the changes Click Show ETHERNET Port Configuration to o view the new port configuration FIGURE 82 Modifying the port settings ...

Page 115: ...it the number of devices that have access to a specific port Access violations are reported as SNMP traps By default this feature is disabled A maximum of 2 048 entries can be specified for access The default address count is eight STP STP detects and eliminates logical loops in the network STP also ensures that the least cost path is taken when multiple paths exist between ports or VLANs If the s...

Page 116: ... the ports Both transmit and receive traffic is counted in each percentage To configure port relative utilization from the Ethernet Port Configuration panel refer to Configuring an Ethernet port on page 101 FIGURE 83 Configure Port Uplink Relative Utilization Click Add to add a port member Click Modify to modify a port member Click Delete to delete a port member Click Reset to undo changes Once th...

Page 117: ...rt Members You can enable individual ports or entire rows Click Continue after selecting the necessary uplink port members FIGURE 84 Uplink port members Downlink port members Click Select Downlink Port Members You can enable individual ports or entire rows Click Continue after selecting the necessary downlink port members FIGURE 85 Downlink port members ...

Page 118: ...t members is displayed as shown below FIGURE 86 Configuring the uplink and downlink port members Click Show to view the details of the uplink and downlink port members of a particular ID The Show port uplink relative utilization window appears as shown below FIGURE 87 Port uplink relative utilization details of a particular ID ...

Page 119: ...he configuration or click Reset to undo changes Select Status of the port and click Apply The change has been made message appears at the top indicating the change The Configure Management Port display contains the following information Click Show Management to view the details of Management configuration Management port name The name of the management port MAC Address The MAC address of the manag...

Page 120: ...splay contains the following information Configure Mirror Port Mode Specifies the mode in which the port operates In Out In Out Mirror Port Specifies the port to which the monitored traffic is copied Configure Monitor Port Mode Specifies the mode in which the port operates In Out In Out Monitor Port Specifies the port whose traffic you want to monitor Configured Mirror Port Displays the configured...

Page 121: ... information Configuring the QOS bind Select Configure QOS Bind to configure the QOS bind Click Apply to save configuration and click Reset to undo changes Show Mirror Port Displays the newly added mirror ports Add Enables you to add the ports Delete Enables you to delete the changes made Reset To undo your changes click Reset Name Specifies the QoS profile name Committed Bandwith This parameter c...

Page 122: ... 4 FIGURE 91 Configuring QOS bind The QOS Bind display contains the following information Configuring VLAN Select Configure VLAN to configure the VLAN Priority Displays the priority level from lowest to highest 0 7 Profile Name Specifies the QoS profile name Profile Displays the QOS Profile screen ...

Page 123: ...STP The type of STP enabled on the device 802 1W Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP which was now 802 1W feature if enabled provides rapid traffic reconvergence for point to point links within a few milliseconds 0 500 milliseconds Port Members Displays the list of port members Apply To save your configuration click Apply Delete Enables you to delete the changes made Modify Enables you to modify the...

Page 124: ...ocol to configure Vlan protocol VLAN Id This parameter displays STP information for the specified port based VLAN Name Displays the default VLAN name Spanning Tree The type of STP enabled on the device 802 1W Enables you to modify the settings of RSTP configuration Port Members Displays the list of port members Finish Enables you to complete the operation Delete Enables you to delete the changes m...

Page 125: ...PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 115 53 1002268 01 Configuring VLAN 4 FIGURE 94 Configuring VLAN Protocol The VLAN protocol display contains the following information ...

Page 126: ...t members under the static port and exclude port Change Static members Allows you to select the static port members Change Exclude members Allows you to select the exclude port members Clear Allows you to unselect the selected port members Add Enables you to add the protocol types Modify Enables you to modify the changes Delete Enables you to delete the added protocol types Reset To undo your chan...

Page 127: ...mbers to exclude port members as shown in Figure 97 Select Row Allows you to select the entire row Clear Row Allows you to clear any selected row Select All Allows you to select all the port members Clear All Allows you to clear all the port members selected Reset To undo your changes click Reset Continue Allows you to proceed to the next screen Cancel Allows you to cancel the changes made ...

Page 128: ...002268 01 Configuring VLAN 4 FIGURE 97 Exclude Port Members Select the port members and click Continue to view the selected port members as shown in Figure 98 FIGURE 98 Display of selected port members Click IP Subnet to view the details of IP Subnet as shown in Figure 99 ...

Page 129: ...rk to display the information as shown in Figure 100 FIGURE 100 IPX network Protocol_VLAN_Name Specifies the name of the protocol VLAN IP Address Configures the IP Address of the device Mask This parameter provides a filter for displaying multiple MAC addresses that have specific values in common Selected Port Members Displays the selected port members under the static port and exclude port ...

Page 130: ...wing information Configuring STP Select Configure STP to configure the STP bridge Protocol_VLAN_Name Enter the name of the protocol VLAN Frame Type Enter the frame type of the protocol Network IPX network must be between 0x00000001 to 0xFFFFFFFE Selected Port Members Displays the selected port members under the static port and exclude port ...

Page 131: ...ority The preference that STP gives this port relative to other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree A higher numerical value means a lower priority Max Age The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits for a hello message from the root bridge before deciding the root has become unavailable and performing a reconvergence Hello Time The interval between each configuration BPDU se...

Page 132: ...down list and clicking Display Modify Enables you to modify any port STP Bridge Parameters Forward Delay Seconds The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits following a topology change and consequent reconvergence Maximum Age Seconds The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits for a hello message from the root bridge before deciding the root has become unavailable and performing a reconver...

Page 133: ...ay the details of RSTP statistic as shown in Figure 103 FIGURE 103 STP Statistic Port The port number Apply port STP Allows you to apply the changes to port STP Apply to all Ports Allows you to apply the changes to all ports Show Displays the changes in STP parameters if any Statistic Displays the Statistic STP parameters ...

Page 134: ...is device was reloaded Bridge Address The STP address of this device or VLAN STP Port Parameters Port The port number Priority The preference that STP gives this port relative to other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree A higher numerical value means a lower priority Path Cost The port s STP path cost State The port s STP state The state can be one of the following BLOCKING STP ...

Page 135: ...ices for backward compatibility Users currently using RSTP Draft 3 should migrate to 802 1W Cost The cost to the root bridge as advertised by the designated bridge that is connected to this port If the designated bridge is the root bridge itself then the cost is 0 The identity of the designated bridge is shown in the Design Bridge field Design Root The root bridge as recognized on this port The va...

Page 136: ...126 PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Configuring RSTP 4 FIGURE 104 Configuring the RSTP bridge ...

Page 137: ...bridge has been forced to operate in an STP compatibility mode 2 The bridge has been forced to operate in an 802 1W mode This is the default RSTP Port Parameters Vlan The port based VLAN that owns the STP instance VLAN 1 is the default VLAN If you have not configured port based VLANs on this device all 802 1W information is for VLAN 1 Port Admin Edge If set to enabled then the port becomes an edge...

Page 138: ...nt by the root bridge Priority The preference that STP gives this port relative to other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree A higher numerical value means a lower priority Force Version The configured force version value One of the following value is displayed 0 The bridge has been forced to operate in an STP compatibility mode 2 The bridge has been forced to operate in an 802 1...

Page 139: ...rity of the port The default is 128 or 0x80 Path Cost The configured path cost on a link connected to this port Port ID of the port in slot port format RSTP Bridge Parameters Vlan The port based VLAN that owns the STP instance VLAN 1 is the default VLAN If you have not configured port based VLANs on this device all 802 1W information is for VLAN 1 RootBridge ID The ID assigned by STP to the root b...

Page 140: ...y the root bridge Bridge ID The ID of the bridge Bridge MaxAge The configured max age for this bridge The default is 20 Bridge Hello The configured hello time for this bridge The default is 2 Bridge Fwd Delay The configured forward delay time for this bridge The default is 15 Force Version The configured force version value One of the following value is displayed 0 The bridge has been forced to op...

Page 141: ...STP This can occur when the port is disconnected or STP is disabled on the port FORWARDING STP is allowing the port to send and receive frames LISTENING STP is responding to a topology change and this port is listening for a BPDU from neighboring bridges in order to determine the new topology No user frames are transmitted or received during this state LEARNING The port has passed through the LIST...

Page 142: ... ports FIGURE 108 Adding port members in the Trunk The trunk display contains the following information Trunk Id The trunk group number The software numbers the groups in the display to make the display easy to use Port Members Displays the added port members in the trunk group State Specifies the state of the port and indicates if it is configured and operational Add Enables you to add the port m...

Page 143: ...tries Add Trunk Allows you to add new ports MAC Address The MAC address of the device Vlan ID Enables you to select a Vlan ID This Vlan ID field is disabled if no port was configured Port The port number QOS The QoS attribute specifies the priority of the incoming traffic based on any value between 0 lowest priority and 7 highest priority Default is 0 Type Specifies the type of the device host or ...

Page 144: ...134 PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Configuring static station 4 ...

Page 145: ...t command prompt 138 Performing a trace 139 Using TFTP 140 Clearing information The Web Management Interface provides additional commands that include configuration settings and stack configuration Select Command Clear to clear specific data related to a stack Select the check boxes to clear information for MAC Address Port Statistics IP ARP Cache or System Logging This will delete all current ent...

Page 146: ...ble Frame to hide the menu tree from the left panel Click Frame Enable hyperlink to show the menu tree appearing at the bottom of the window FIGURE 111 Appearance of screen with the disabled menu tree Logging out Select Command Logout to exit the Web Management Interface You can re login through login hyperlink at the bottom FIGURE 112 Web Management Interface Logout page ...

Page 147: ...ller unit becomes the new Active Controller After a reset if no stack member qualifies as Active Controller the existing Standby Controller waits 30 seconds and then assumes the role of Active Controller If both Active and Standby Controllers are removed the rest of the stack will continue to function because they are operating on whatever is programmed in the hardware The stack members will not b...

Page 148: ...on require you to reload the software after you save the changes to the startup config file FIGURE 114 Command Configuring Flash Accessing a telnet command prompt The Telnet command establishes a Telnet connection from a Dell device to a remote IPv6 host using the console Select Command Telnet to open a Telnet CLI window FIGURE 115 Telnet Command ...

Page 149: ...utgoing interface Ethernet port ve number parameter This parameter identifies the interface that must be used to reach the remote host If you specify an Ethernet interface you must also specify the port number associated with the interface If you specify a VE interface also specify the VE number Performing a trace The Trace Route command allows you to trace a path from the Dell device to an IPv6 h...

Page 150: ...device is successful in contacting the TFTP server and the server has the configuration files the files are merged If there is a conflict the server file takes precedence If the device is unable to contact the TFTP server or if the files are not found on the server the TFTP part of the configuration download process ends Select Command TFTP Configuration to access the TFTP configuration FIGURE 117...

Page 151: ...FTP server since the last time the software was reloaded or the switch was rebooted Configuration File Name The name under which the Layer 2 Switch s startup config file was uploaded or downloaded during the most recent TFTP access TFTP Server ID The IP address of the most recently contacted TFTP server if the switch has contacted a TFTP server since the last time the software was reloaded or the ...

Page 152: ...142 PowerConnect B Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53 1002268 01 Using TFTP 5 ...

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