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Enterasys X-Pedition 2000 Getting Started Guide

filters, security 

6

flow-based bridging 

4

flow-based switching 

6

G

Getting help 

xiv

, 

65

H

hardware

installation 

23

overview 

8

specifications 

24

HSSI port 

20

I

IGMP 

5

injury, avoiding 

23

installation, software 

43

IP multicasting 

5

IP routing 

4

IPX RIP 

5

IPX routing 

4

IPX SAP 

5

ISO OSI model 

3

L

L2 lookup table 

4

Layer-2 

4

Layer-2 VLANs 

4

Layer-3 

4

Layer-3 VLANs 

4

Layer-4 

6

LEDs 

20

10/100BASE-TX 

12

1000BASE-LX 

17

1000BASE-SX 

15

100BASE-FX 

14

chassis 

9

Dual HSSI 

20

Dual Serial 

19

HSSI 

20

Quad Serial - C/CE 

19

M

management 

7

management cables, installation 

31

management platforms

Command Line Interface 

7

SNMP 

7

messages, SYSLOG 

53

N

networking layers 

3

NVRAM 

9

O

OSPF 

5

overview

features 

1

hardware 

8

software 

3

P

passwords

setting up 

51

performance 

1

platform 

7

port

1000-Mbps 

14

, 

16

100Base-FX 

13

100Base-TX 

11

10Base-T 

11

cable installation 

34

dual serial 

18

gigabit 

14

, 

16

HSSI 

20

port-based VLANs 

4

power supply 

10

powering on 

43

precautions 

23

PROM software

booting 

59

loading 

59

protocol-based VLANs 

4

Q

Quad Serial - C/CE expansion module

cable installation 

38

overview 

18

Quality of Service (QoS) 

7

R

RIP, IPX 

5

routing 

4

Summary of Contents for X-Pedition 2000

Page 1: ...Getting Started Guide Revision Date 02 28 2003 2000 9032766 09 ...

Page 2: ...OCUMENT WEB SITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEM EVEN IF ENTERASYS NETWORKS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF KNEW OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Enterasys Networks Inc 35 Industrial Way Rochester NH 03867 2003 Enterasys Networks Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Part Number 9032766 09 February 2003 ENTERASYS NETWORKS NETSIGHT and LANVIEW are regist...

Page 3: ...d by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant le...

Page 4: ...ELEC EN 60825 European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization When operating within their performance limitations laser transceiver output meets the Class 1 accessible emission limit of all three standards Class 1 levels of laser radiation are not considered hazardous When the connector is in place all laser radiation remains within the fiber The maximum amount of radiant power exiting the...

Page 5: ...T AT 603 332 9400 You and Enterasys agree as follows 1 LICENSE You have the non exclusive and non transferable right to use only the one 1 copy of the Program provided in this package subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement 2 RESTRICTIONS Except as otherwise authorized in writing by Enterasys You may not nor may You permit any third party to i Reverse engineer decompile disassemble o...

Page 6: ...FRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM IF IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT BE DISCLAIMED BY APPLICABLE LAW THEN ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THIRTY 30 DAYS AFTER DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAM TO YOU 7 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT SHALL ENTERASYS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPT...

Page 7: ...ment shall be void and a breach of this Agreement 12 WAIVER A waiver by Enterasys of a breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement must be in writing and will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of such term or condition Enterasys failure to enforce a term upon Your breach of such term shall not be construed as a waiver of Your breach or prevent enforcement on any...

Page 8: ...epresentative Address Enterasys Networks Ltd Nexus House Newbury Business Park London Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 2PZ England Conformance to Directive s Product Standards EC Directive 89 336 EEC EC Directive 73 23 EEC EN 55022 EN 55024 EN 60950 EN 60825 Equipment Type Environment Networking Equipment for use in a Commercial or Light Industrial Environment Enterasys Networks Inc declares that the e...

Page 9: ...g 4 IP Routing 5 IP Multicast Routing 5 IPX Routing 5 Layer 4 Switching 6 Security 6 Quality of Service 7 Statistics 7 Management Platforms 7 Hardware Overview 8 Chassis 8 External Controls 9 Motherboard Features 9 Boot Flash 9 RAM Memory 10 Power Supplies 10 Fans 10 Expansion Modules 11 10 100BASE TX Expansion Module 11 Cabling and Connector Specifications 12 LEDs 12 100BASE FX Expansion Module 1...

Page 10: ...g an Expansion Module 28 Attaching the Console Management Cables 31 Connecting to the Serial Port 32 Connecting to the 10 100Base TX Port 33 Attaching Port Cables 34 10 100BASE TX Expansion Module 34 100BASE FX Expansion Module 36 1000BASE SX and 1000BASE LX Expansion Modules 37 Dual Serial and Quad Serial C CE Expansion Modules 38 Dual HSSI Line Card 40 Chapter 3 Firmware Installation and Setup 4...

Page 11: ...ents Activating the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad 61 Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File 61 Viewing the Current Configuration 61 Appendix A Troubleshooting 63 Appendix B Technical Support 65 Getting Help 65 Index 67 ...

Page 12: ...Contents xii Enterasys X Pedition 2000 Getting Started Guide ...

Page 13: ... and Booting the Firmware on page 43 Starting the Command Line Interface on page 44 Loading System Image Firmware on page 56 Loading Boot PROM Firmware on page 59 Who should Read this Guide Read this guide if you are a network administrator responsible for installing and setting up the XP 2000 Note Only qualified personnel should perform the installation procedures in this guide How to Use this Gu...

Page 14: ...nterasys Networks for technical support Appendix B Technical Support If You Want To See For Information About See the How to use Command Line Interface CLI commands to configure and manage the XP 2000 Enterasys Networks User Reference Manual The complete syntax for all CLI commands Enterasys X Pedition Command Line Interface Reference Manual System messages Enterasys X Pedition 2000 Error Referenc...

Page 15: ...dy taken to resolve the problem e g changing mode switches rebooting the unit etc The serial and revision numbers of all involved Enterasys Networks products in the network A description of your network environment layout cable type etc Network load and frame size at the time of trouble if known ...

Page 16: ...Preface xvi Enterasys X Pedition 2000 Getting Started Guide ...

Page 17: ...ion and install the XP 2000 now see Chapter 2 Hardware Installation If you want to boot the XP 2000 software and perform basic configuration tasks now see Chapter 3 Firmware Installation and Setup Specifications The XP 2000 provides high speed switching and full non blocking throughput The hardware provides high speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring filtering and Quality of Se...

Page 18: ...ghput Capacity Up to 16 000 routes Up to 128 000 Layer 4 application flows Up to 180 000 Layer 2 MAC addresses 4 096 Virtual LANs VLANs 2 000 Layer 2 security and access control filters 3MB input output buffering per Gigabit port 1MB input output buffering per 10 100 port Routing protocols IP RIP v1 v2 OSPF BGP v2 v3 v4 IPX RIP SAP Multicast IGMP DVMRP Bridging and VLAN protocols 802 1d Spanning T...

Page 19: ... Features This section describes the following XP 2000 features Address based and flow based bridging Port based VLANs and protocol based VLANs IP and IPX routing Layer 4 application switching Security Quality of Service QoS Layer 7 Application Layer 6 Presentation Layer 5 Session Layer 4 TCP UDP application Layer 3 IP IPX routing Layer 2 LLC Layer 2 MAC bridging Layer 1 Physical Interfaces Table ...

Page 20: ...figured to perform flow based bridging instead of address based bridging on a per port basis A port cannot be configured to perform both types of bridging at the same time Port and Protocol VLANs The XP 2000 supports the following types of Virtual LANs VLANs Port based VLANs A port based VLAN is a set of ports that comprises a Layer 2 broadcast domain The XP 2000 confines MAC layer broadcasts to t...

Page 21: ...e the packet to its IP destination s You can create only one IP and IPX interface on a single port or VLAN You can add secondary IP addresses to the same IP interface When you add an interface to a set of ports you are adding a VLAN to those ports Ports that contain IP and IPX interfaces can still perform Layer 2 bridging IP Routing The XP 2000 supports the following IP unicast routing protocols R...

Page 22: ... can therefore manage and control individual flows between hosts on an individual application basis A single host can have many individual Layer 4 entries in the XP 2000 For example an IP host might have separate Layer 4 application entries for email FTP HTTP and so on or separate Layer 4 flow entries for specific email destinations and for specific FTP and Web connections Security The bridging ro...

Page 23: ...de extensive statistical data on demand You can access the following types of statistics Layer 2 RMON and MIB II Statistics Port statistics for normal packets and for errors packets in packets out CRC errors and so on Layer 3 RMON v2 Statistics Statistics for ICMP IP IP interface IP routing IP multicast VLAN Layer 4 RMON v2 Statistics Statistics for TCP and UDP Management Platforms You can manage ...

Page 24: ...lots slots 3 and 4 Currently Enterasys configures the XP 2000 at the factory in one of the following ways before shipping 16 10 100BASE TX ports and two empty expansion slots 24 10 100BASE TX ports and a 2 port 1000BASE SX or 1000BASE LX gigabit module in the expansion slot Figure 1 shows the front view of a loaded XP 2000 Figure 1 Front view of loaded XP 2000 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1...

Page 25: ...Features The internal motherboard performs all the XP 2000 s computing and routing functions It contains system wide bridging and routing tables Traffic that does not yet have an entry in the L2 and L3 L4 lookup tables on individual expansion modules is handled by the motherboard After processing traffic the motherboard updates the L2 and L3 L4 tables on the ports and or expansion slot s that rece...

Page 26: ... should fail the remaining power supply will assume the entire load and provide enough current to operate a fully configured XP 2000 chassis Note Be sure to plug the XP 2000 into a single phase grounded power source located within 6 feet of the installation site The following table lists the specifications for the power supplies Fans The XP 2000 contains two internal fans to provide cooling air fl...

Page 27: ...100BASE TX Expansion Module The 10 100BASE TX expansion module contains eight independent Ethernet ports Each port senses whether it is connected to a 10 Mbps segment or a 100 Mbps segment and automatically configures itself as a 10Base T or 100Base TX port Figure 2 shows the front panel of the 10 100BASE TX expansion module Figure 2 Front panel of 10 100BASE TX expansion module 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10...

Page 28: ...28 feet 100 meters segment length 100Base TX 802 3u standard RJ 45 connector wired as Media Data Interface Crossed MDIX see 10 100BASE TX Expansion Module on page 34 for pin assignments EIA Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cabling Maximum 100 meters 328 feet segment length Table 6 10 100BASE TX expansion module LEDs LED Description Link Each port has two LEDs on its connector The green LED on th...

Page 29: ...les However the router does support a configuration consisting of one 1 Gigabit module and one 1 100Base FX module Cabling and Connector Specifications The following table lists the media specifications for the 100BASE FX expansion module G2M HFXA4 08 100BASE FX 1 Lnk Act Lnk Act Lnk Act Lnk Act Lnk Act Lnk Act Lnk Act Lnk Act 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Table 7 100BASE FX expansion module specifications Port t...

Page 30: ... module Figure 4 Front panel of 1000BASE SX expansion module Table 8 100BASE FX expansion module LEDs LED Description Lnk Each port has two LEDs located to the left of the connector The green Lnk LED indicates the link status When this LED is lit the port hardware is detecting that a cable is plugged into the port and the port has established communication with the device at the other end Act The ...

Page 31: ...s 1804 feet segment length for 50 micron fiber optic cable based on installed fiber bandwidth Table 10 1000BASE SX expansion module LEDs LED Description Per port Link Green indicates that the port hardware detects a cable plugged into the port and a good link is established Red intermittent indicates that the port received an error during operation Red solid indicates that the port hardware detect...

Page 32: ...cates that the expansion module is autonegotiating the operating mode of the link between full duplex and half duplex Orange intermittent indicates that autonegotiation is in process Orange solid indicates a problem with autonegotiation configuration Red indicates an autonegotiation failure This fault may occur if the link partner does not support full duplex Off indicates that autonegotiation has...

Page 33: ...talled fiber bandwidth Maximum 550 meters 1804 feet segment length for 50 micron fiber optic cable based on installed fiber bandwidth Maximum 5 kilometers 229 659 feet segment length for 10 micron single mode fiber optic cable 1 Patch cord required Table 12 1000BASE LX expansion module LEDs LED Description Per port Link Green indicates that the port hardware detects a cable plugged into the port a...

Page 34: ...Figure 6 Front panel of Dual Serial WAN expansion module Per port Tx Green indicates when the port s transceiver transmits packets Orange indicates when the port s transceiver transmits flow control packets Per port AN Green indicates that the expansion module is autonegotiating the operating mode of the link between full duplex and half duplex Orange intermittent indicates that autonegotiation is...

Page 35: ...ion Dual serial V 35 X 21 EIA530 EIA530A or RS449 LFH 60 high density connector see Dual Serial and Quad Serial C CE Expansion Modules on page 38 for pin assignments Recommended 3 meters 10 feet segment length for standard WAN expansion module to CSU DSU data port 1 1 Connector cables for WAN expansion modules may be ordered from Enterasys Networks For detailed information including part numbers s...

Page 36: ...or pin assignments Recommended 3 meters 10 feet segment length for standard WAN line card to CSU DSU data port 1 1 Connector cables for WAN line cards may be ordered from Enterasys Networks For detailed information including part numbers see Dual HSSI Line Card on page 40 LED Description Offline When lit this amber LED on the left side of the line card indicates that the line card is offline power...

Page 37: ...21 Hardware Overview Link Indicates that the line card detects a cable plugged into the port and a good link is established Rx Indicates when the port s transceiver receives data Tx Indicates when the port s transceiver transmits data LED Description ...

Page 38: ...Hardware Overview 22 Enterasys X Pedition 2000 Getting Started Guide ...

Page 39: ...ion see Chapter 3 Firmware Installation and Setup Safety Considerations Read the following safety warnings and product cautions to avoid personal injury or product damage Preventing Injury Observe the following safety warnings to prevent accidental injury when working with the XP 2000 hardware To avoid back strain be careful when lifting the XP 2000 out of the shipping box Never attempt to rack mo...

Page 40: ...ernal parts of the chassis Make sure you allow adequate room for air flow around the XP 2000 Hardware Specifications The following table lists the physical and environmental specifications for the XP 2000 Installing the Hardware This section describes how to perform the following tasks Verifying your shipment Installing the chassis on a tabletop or in an equipment rack Installing expansion modules...

Page 41: ... the configurations described in Chassis on page 8 before shipping Open the shipping box es and verify that you received the following equipment An XP 2000 power cord s and a console cable The console cable is used for connecting a terminal to the XP 2000 s console port One copy of the Enterasys Xpedition 2000 Getting Started Guide the book you are reading now Rack mount kit including two rack mou...

Page 42: ... foot traffic Remember that you will be attaching numerous cables to the XP 2000 2 Place the XP 2000 on the table allowing at least 3 of space on each side for adequate air flow to the cooling fans Rack Mount Installation You can install the XP 2000 in a standard 19 equipment rack The XP 2000 chassis contains screw holes for front mounting brackets Note Never attempt to rack mount the XP 2000 unai...

Page 43: ...ou exposed in step a and three holes in the bottom of the chassis Note Be sure to use the phillips head screws supplied by Enterasys If you use screws that are longer than the ones included with your shipment there is a danger of damaging the XP 2000 s internal components c Attach the other mounting bracket 2 Along with an assistant lift the XP 2000 into place in the mounting rack 3 While your ass...

Page 44: ...ng inside the XP 2000 s chassis Note A hardware restriction prevents the Xpedition 2000 from supporting configurations consisting of Two 2 1000Base SX or 1000Base LX Gigabit modules Two 2 100Base FX modules However the router does support a configuration consisting of one 1 Gigabit module and one 1 100Base FX module To install a 1000BASE SX or 1000BASE LX gigabit expansion module 1 Ensure that the...

Page 45: ...ule s face plate with the corresponding holes around the empty expansion slot in the chassis and use the phillips head screwdriver to tighten the screws from the front on each side of the expansion module s face plate to affix it to the chassis Note You will probably have to gently push the expansion card s face plate down while lining up the first of the screws The grounding fingers for the 10 10...

Page 46: ...SE SX or 1000BASE LX gigabit expansion module from the top and ensure that it makes maximum surface contact with its face plate 7 Line up the two screw holes at the back of the expansion module and connect the stacking connector at the back of the expansion module to the pins on the XP 2000 s motherboard Front of XP 2000 Align Slots Over Stand offs on Mother Board Additional Screw Hole on Face Pla...

Page 47: ...ASE SX or 1000BASE LX gigabit expansion module 9 Replace the XP 2000 s cover When you are ready to attach the segment cables use the procedures in Attaching Port Cables on page 34 Attaching the Console Management Cables The XP 2000 has two ports for attaching management consoles to the XP 2000 A male DB 9 DCE port for direct serial connection from a terminal Use this port to perform basic setup in...

Page 48: ... port To attach the supplied console cable to the XP 2000 s DB 9 port 1 Locate the console cable included with the XP 2000 chassis The console cable is a female to female DB 9 crossover cable that has the following pin assignments 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1000BASE SX 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 100BASE TX 1 3 2 4 CONSOLE 10 100 MGMT OK ERR DIAG HBT RST G2M HTXA2 08 G2M GSXA1 02 10 100BASE TX 10 ...

Page 49: ...e to plug in to the XP 2000 s 10 100Base TX port The procedure following the figure describes how to set up and insert the cable Figure 17 Plugging into the XP 2000 s 10 100Base TX port To attach a cable to the 10 100Base TX port CTS clear to send 7 CTS clear to send RTS request to send 8 RTS request to send Unused 9 Unused a The left hand column pin assignments are for the male DB 9 connector on ...

Page 50: ...nd boot the software You will perform initial setup by entering CLI commands on the management console Attaching Port Cables The following sections describe how to connect the XP 2000 to your network 10 100BASE TX Expansion Module Figure 18 illustrates plugging your 10Base T or 100Base TX cable into a 10 100BASE TX port The procedure following the figure explains how to set up and insert the cable...

Page 51: ...ansmit and receive at the appropriate bandwidth 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1000BASE SX 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 100BASE TX 1 3 2 4 CONSOLE 10 100 MGMT OK ERR DIAG HBT RST G2M HTXA2 08 G2M GSXA1 02 10 100BASE TX 10 100BASE TX Tx Rx Link AN Tx Rx Link AN SYS Enterasys Networks Table 18 RJ 45 connector pin assignments Signal XP 2000 port Pin Signal connected device port TXD transmit data 1 RXD rec...

Page 52: ...llowing the figures describes how to set up and insert the cables Figure 20 Plugging an ethernet cable into a 100BASE FX expansion module port The 100BASE FX expansion module uses SC style Media Interface Connectors MICs to attach to multimode fiber MMF cables To attach the segment cables to your 100BASE FX expansion module obtain an MMF cable with an SC MIC and plug the MIC into the port connecto...

Page 53: ...LX expansion modules use SC style Media Interface Connectors MICs to attach to SMF and or MMF cables To attach the segment cables to your 1000BASE SX or 1000BASE LX expansion module obtain a SMF and or MMF cable with an SC MIC and plug the MIC into the port connector When you plug the other end of the cable into another device insure that the cable connected to the transmit port on the XP 2000 is ...

Page 54: ...to CSU DSU connector cables Enterasys Part Number CSU DSU Connector Type Standard SYS SV35 DTE Two 2 V 35 34 pin connectorsa V 35 SYS S530 DTE Two 2 DB 25 25 pin connectors EIA 530 SYS S449 DTE Two 2 DB 37 37 pin connectors RS 449 SYS SX21 DTE Two 2 DB 15 15 pin connectors X 21 a The two remote ends of each type of connector cable is labeled Port A and Port B Port A corresponds to Port 1 on a Dual...

Page 55: ... their respective CSU DSU modules 9 P1_GND 24 P1_TXD_B 39 P2_MODE 0 54 Reserved 10 P2_GND 25 P1_TXC_A 40 P2_CTS_B 55 P1_RXC_A 11 P2_MODE 2 26 P1_TXC_B 41 P2_CTS_A 56 P1_RXC_B 12 P2_RXD_B 27 P1_DSR_A 42 P2_DTR_B 57 P1_DTR_A 13 P2_RXD_A 28 P1_DSR_B 43 P2_DTR_A 58 P1_DTR_B 14 P2_RXC_B 29 P1_MODE 1 44 P2_SCTE_B 59 P1_LL_A 15 P2_RXC_A 30 P1_GND 45 P2_SCTE_A 60 P1_SHIELD Table 20 LFH 60 high density con...

Page 56: ...r cable part number SYS HSSI CAB to connect Dual HSSI line cards to remote CSU DSU modules The following table maps the pin assignments for Enterasys s 50 pin HSSI connector for the Dual HSSI line card Note Because neither connector at the ends of the SYS HSSI CAB cable is keyed you can simply plug either end of the cable into either your Dual HSSI line card or the remote HSSI CSU DSU data port Pi...

Page 57: ... twisted pair cable with identical 50 pin HSSI connectors at each end to attach to a CSU DSU module To attach the segment cables to your Dual HSSI line card 1 Obtain a Enterasys 50 pin HSSI connector cable part number SYS HSSI CAB and connect either end of the HSSI connector cable to the XP WAN interface you wish to use 2 Plug the remote end of the connector cable into the HSSI CSU DSU data port y...

Page 58: ...Installing the Hardware 42 Enterasys Xpedition 2000 Getting Started Guide ...

Page 59: ...em information Setting up SNMP community strings Setting up passwords Setting the DNS domain name and address Setting SYSLOG parameters Loading system image firmware Loading the boot PROM firmware Activating configuration changes and saving the configuration file Powering On and Booting the Firmware To power on the XP 2000 and boot the firmware 1 Make sure any exposed expansion slots are free of f...

Page 60: ...le mode and Configure mode The factory default password for these is set to blank Simply press Return Access Modes The CLI has the following access modes User Allows you to display basic information and use basic utilities such as ping but does not allow you to display SNMP filter and access control list information or make other configuration changes You can tell you are in User mode when the com...

Page 61: ... Changes and Saving the Configuration File on page 60 for information about saving configuration changes Basic Line Editing Commands The CLI supports EMACs like line editing commands The following table lists some commonly used commands For a complete set of commands see the The TeraLink 2000 Series Library User Reference Table 21 Some commonly used CLI commands Key sequence Command Ctrl A Move cu...

Page 62: ...the CLI 2 Use the following commands to set the system time and date and then verify the setting Here is an example 3 Ensure that you are in Configure mode by entering the configure command in the CLI The commands in Step 4 through Step 10 can be entered only from Configure mode 4 Use the following commands to set the system name location and contact information Here is an example set date year nu...

Page 63: ...mmands Also if you change your mind about configuration changes you are making you do not need to incrementally back out of the changes You can simply choose not to activate them As you become more familiar with the XP 2000 and the CLI and begin to make detailed configuration changes you may find the scratchpad quite useful For simple changes such as the ones in this procedure you might instead wa...

Page 64: ...anges and Saving the Configuration File on page 60 for more information about the scratchpad active database and Startup configuration Setting Up SNMP Community Strings To use SNMP to manage the XP 2000 you need to set up an SNMP community on the XP 2000 Otherwise the XP 2000 s SNMP agent runs in local trap process mode until you disable it using the snmp stop command In addition if you want to be...

Page 65: ...XP 2000 by another router If the IP address is more than one hop away from the XP 2000 configure the XP 2000 with a static route to the target so that a cold start trap is sent 4 Enter the show command to examine the changes accumulated in the scratchpad 5 Enter the save active command to activate the commands you entered in the previous steps 6 To verify the changes enter the snmp show all comman...

Page 66: ...ublic xp 1 config save active xp 1 config exit xp 1 snmp show all SNMP Agent status enabled mode SNMP Last 2 Clients 10 50 100 53 Mon May 14 10 31 27 2001 10 50 100 43 Mon May 14 10 31 22 2001 SNMP Chassis Identity not configured Trap Table Index Trap Target Addr Community String Status none configured Traps by Type Authentication trap enabled Link Up Down trap enabled Community Table Index Commun...

Page 67: ...ess level is blank Simply press Enter or Return without entering a password If you want to add password protection to the CLI use the following procedure 1 Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the enable command in the CLI 2 Ensure that you are in Configure mode by entering the configure command in the CLI 3 Use the following command for each password you want to set 4 Enter the show com...

Page 68: ...by entering the enable command in the CLI 2 Use the following command to verify that the XP 2000 can reach the DNS server by pinging the server as shown in the following example 3 Ensure that you are in Configure mode by entering the configure command in the CLI 4 If you have not done so already use the interface add ip command to set the IP address and netmask for the en0 Ethernet interface as sh...

Page 69: ...wing example 9 Use the ping command to verify that the XP 2000 can resolve the DNS server name into its IP address as shown in the following example Setting SYSLOG Parameters The CLI can use SYSLOG messages to communicate the following types of messages to a SYSLOG server Fatal Provide information about events that caused the XP 2000 to crash and reset Error Provide information about errors system...

Page 70: ...nal messages such as status messages The SYSLOG messages that the XP 2000 displays while booting the firmware and reading the startup configuration file are examples of Informational messages The XP 2000 writes the SYSLOG messages to a SYSLOG daemon on UDP port 514 You can set the CLI to send all or only some of the message types By default the CLI sends warning error and fatal messages but not in...

Page 71: ...dd ip command to set the IP address and netmask for the en0 Ethernet interface as shown in the following example Note The en0 interface is automatically created by the system and is reserved for the XP 2000 s management port 5 Use the following commands to add the SYSLOG server to the XP 2000 set the message level and set the SYSLOG facility Here is an example ping IP addr xp 1 config interface ad...

Page 72: ...te In this example the location slot0 indicates that the XP 2000 is set to use the factory installed system firmware in the motherboard s internal flash chip xp 1 config show Running system configuration Last modified from Console on Mon May 14 12 37 21 2001 1 interface add ip en0 address netmask 10 50 11 22 16 2 system set dns server 10 50 11 12 3 system set dns domain mktg company com 4 system s...

Page 73: ...ge takes a while download done save kernel 100 images ssr_wan 100 images ssr_are 100 images ssr_fddi 100 images ssr_atm155_sar 100 images ssr_atm155_fpga_400 100 done Image checksum validated SYS I BOOTADDED Image E9050 image added xp 1 system image list Images currently available on Master CM E9050 image version E9 0 5 0 Warning No local image is selected for next reboot on this CM Consider using...

Page 74: ... change Note You do not need to activate this change xp 1 system image choose E9050 image Making image E9050 image version E9 0 5 0 the active image for next reboot on Master CM SYS I CHS_PRIMARY_OK image successfully chosen on Primary CM xp 1 system image list Images currently available on Master CM E9050 image version E9 0 5 0 selected for next boot ...

Page 75: ...installed firmware in the motherboard s internal flash chip 2 Copy the firmware upgrade you want to install onto a TFTP server that the XP 2000 can access Use the ping command to verify that the XP can reach the TFTP server 3 Use the following command to copy the boot PROM upgrade into the XP 2000 s internal memory Here is an example 4 Enter the system show version command to verify that the new b...

Page 76: ...he Configuration File The XP 2000 uses three special configuration files Active The commands from the Startup configuration file and any configuration commands that you have made active from the scratchpad see below Caution The active configuration remains in effect only during the current power cycle If you power down or reboot the XP 2000 without saving the active configuration changes to the St...

Page 77: ...tartup Configuration File After you save the configuration commands in the scratchpad the XP 2000 executes the commands and makes the corresponding configuration changes However if you power down or reboot the XP 2000 the new changes are lost Use the following procedure to save the changes into the Startup configuration file so that the XP 2000 reinstates the changes when you reboot the firmware 1...

Page 78: ...module then that particular command could be expanded at a later date when more modules have been added to the XP A command like stp enable et would be displayed as follows indicating that it is only partially applied If you add more modules to the XP at a later date and then update the configuration file to encompass all of the available modules in the XP then the P portion of the above command l...

Page 79: ...on Make sure the power supply is installed and plugged into a power source and the power source is active Also check to see whether the switch on the power supply is in the on position The power supply is installed but is not operating Check the power cable and the circuit to which the power supply is connected The fan is not active Check the power cable and the circuit to which the power supply i...

Page 80: ...olving DNS names Use the procedure in Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address on page 52 to set up DNS If you have already performed this procedure make sure you can use NS lookup on the DNS server to get the default domain An SNMP manager cannot access the XP 2000 Use the procedure in Setting Up SNMP Community Strings on page 48 to set up an SNMP community string and specify a target for SNMP tra...

Page 81: ...the problem e g changing mode switches rebooting the unit etc The serial and revision numbers of all involved Enterasys Networks products in the network World Wide Web http www enterasys com Phone 603 332 9400 1 800 872 8440 toll free in U S and Canada For the Enterasys Networks Support toll free number in your country http www enterasys com support gtac all html Internet mail support enterasys co...

Page 82: ...description of your network environment layout cable type etc Network load and frame size at the time of trouble if known The device history i e have you returned the device before is this a recurring problem etc Any previous Return Material Authorization RMA numbers ...

Page 83: ...itching 6 B baud rate 9 BGP 4 5 bridging 4 C chassis features 8 installation 26 LEDs 9 powering on 43 CLI see Command Line Interface Command Line Interface access modes Configure mode 44 Enable mode 44 User mode 44 management platform 7 management port 9 management port cable installation 31 configuration file 60 Configure mode 44 contact name setting 46 D damage preventing 24 date setting 46 DB 9...

Page 84: ...ASE FX 14 chassis 9 Dual HSSI 20 Dual Serial 19 HSSI 20 Quad Serial C CE 19 M management 7 management cables installation 31 management platforms Command Line Interface 7 SNMP 7 messages SYSLOG 53 N networking layers 3 NVRAM 9 O OSPF 5 overview features 1 hardware 8 software 3 P passwords setting up 51 performance 1 platform 7 port 1000 Mbps 14 16 100Base FX 13 100Base TX 11 10Base T 11 cable inst...

Page 85: ... 9 SNMP management platform 7 setting up 48 software booting 43 installation 43 overview 3 specifications 24 Startup configuration 60 statistics 7 subnet VLANs 4 SYSLOG setting up 53 system location setting 46 system name setting 46 system software booting 56 loading 56 T TCP Layer 4 flow 6 TCP UDP services 3 time setting 46 troubleshooting 63 U UDP Layer 4 flow 6 services 3 User mode 44 V VLANs 4...

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