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8271 Nways Ethernet LAN
Switch Models F12 and F24

User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...8271 Nways Ethernet LAN Switch Models F12 and F24 User s Guide F24usr bk Page i Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 2: ...1 Order publications through your IBM representative or the IBM branch office serving your locality Publications are not stocked at the address given below If you have any comments on this publicatio...

Page 3: ...orts 19 LEDs 19 Switch Rear View Detail 21 Unit Information Label 21 Power Socket 21 Redundant Power System Socket 21 Console Port 21 Expansion Module Slot 21 Matrix Port 22 Network Configuration Exam...

Page 4: ...System 35 Powering up the Switch 35 Checking for Correct Operation 35 Choosing the Correct Cables 36 Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs 37 Managing the Switch 38 A SAFETY INFORMATION Power Cords 39 I...

Page 5: ...nce Statement for Shielded Cable 75 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI Statement 75 Taiwanese Class A Warning Statement 76 Korean Communications Statement 76 Electronic Emission...

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Page 7: ...oduct you first should become familiar with the related safety information DANGER Before you begin to install this product read the safety information in Caution Safety Information Read This First SD2...

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Page 10: ...10 SAFETY NOTICES F24usr bk Page 10 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 11: ...Safety Notices 11 F24usr bk Page 11 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

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Page 13: ...rators who are responsible for installing and setting up network equipment It assumes a basic working knowledge of LANs Local Area Networks This guide is intended for use with both F12 and F24 models...

Page 14: ...al injury that is neither lethal nor extremely hazardous DANGER Conditions or procedures that can result in death or severe personal injury Table 2 Text Conventions Convention Description Commands Com...

Page 15: ...lications you may find useful Documentation accompanying the IBM 8271 Nways Ethernet LAN Switch Models E12 and E24 Documentation accompanying IBM 8271 Nways Ethernet LAN Switch Expansion Modules Docum...

Page 16: ...16 ABOUT THIS GUIDE F24usr bk Page 16 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 17: ...nd how it can be used in your network It covers the following topics About the Switch Switch Front View Detail Switch Rear View Detail Network Configuration Examples Configuration Rules for Fast Ether...

Page 18: ...he following hardware features 12 or 24 Fast Ethernet auto negotiating 10BASE T 100BASE TX ports Matrix port for interconnecting Switch F12 and F24 Switch E12 and E24 units in a single stack Connect t...

Page 19: ...link and provide the appropriate connection The maximum segment length is 100m 328ft over Category 5 twisted pair cable As these ports are configured as MDIX cross over you need to use a cross over c...

Page 20: ...received on the Expansion Module port s Off No packets are being transmitted received on the Expansion Module port s Status Yellow A valid Expansion Module is installed in the Switch Yellow flashing...

Page 21: ...Redundant Power System RPS to the Switch See Connecting a Redundant Power System on page 35 Console Port The console port allows you to connect a terminal and perform remote or local out of band mana...

Page 22: ...ce Matrix Port The matrix port allows you to Stack the Switch with another Switch F12 F24 or Switch E12 E24 unit using a single Matrix Cable Stack the Switch with up to three other Switch F12 F24 or S...

Page 23: ...twork Segmentation Figure 3 shows how the Switch F12 F24 stack can segment a network of shared 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps connections There is a 10 100 shared segment on each floor and these segments are co...

Page 24: ...a Collapsed Backbone Switch The example in Figure 4 shows how a Switch F12 F24 stack can act as a backbone for both shared and switched network segments Figure 4 Using the Switch as a collapsed backbo...

Page 25: ...ed for a group of users that require dedicated 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps connections to the desktop The Switch stack has a 1000BASE SX Module that allows it to provide a Gigabit Ethernet link to a 1000BASE...

Page 26: ...r 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet are slightly different to those for 10 Mbps Ethernet Figure 6 illustrates the key topology rules and provides examples of how they allow for large scale Fast Ethernet networks...

Page 27: ...eater to a router or switch plus a 100m 328ft UTP link from a repeater out to the endstations Configuration Rules with Full Duplex The Switch provides full duplex support for all its ports including E...

Page 28: ...28 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING THE SWITCH F24usr bk Page 28 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 29: ...witch It covers the following topics Installing the Switch Installing the Switch Rack mounting Placing Units On Top of Each Other Stacking Units The Power up Sequence Choosing the Correct Cables Solvi...

Page 30: ...witch When deciding where to position the Switch ensure that You are able to meet the configuration rules detailed in Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet on page 26 The Switch is accessible and cabl...

Page 31: ...re 7 Figure 7 Fitting a bracket for rack mounting 3 Insert the three screws and tighten with a suitable screwdriver You must use the screws supplied with the mounting brackets Damage caused to the uni...

Page 32: ...eed a Matrix Cable Contact your supplier for details The Expansion Module slot at the rear of the Switch allows you to install a Matrix Module The Matrix Module provides four ports and allows you to i...

Page 33: ...ck up to four Switch units 1 Power off all the units 2 Arrange the units as required They can be rack mounted or free standing if you choose to have them free standing remember to position the rubber...

Page 34: ...it 2 on the Matrix Module Connect the other end of this cable to the matrix port of the second Switch c Repeat steps a and b for any additional units 5 If you use the management software of the units...

Page 35: ...ng up the Switch Use the following sequence of steps to power up the Switch DANGER It is essential that the mains socket outlet is installed near to the unit and is accessible You can only disconnect...

Page 36: ...orkstations and servers are configured as MDI straight through If you want to make a connection to an MDI port you need to use a standard straight through cable This is illustrated in Figure 10 Figure...

Page 37: ...your supplier for advice An Expansion Module Status LED flashes yellow An unrecognized Expansion Module or Matrix Module is installed into the relevant Switch unit You may need to remove the Module or...

Page 38: ...is not required to get the Switch working but if you do use it you may improve the efficiency of the Switch and therefore improve the overall performance of your network For information on managing th...

Page 39: ...t numbers to be used to order these power cords are listed below Unless otherwise noted all of the power cords listed below are 9 ft 2 8m 250V 10A unshielded power cords Country Part Number Feature Co...

Page 40: ...y Greece Hungry Iceland Iran Kazakhstan Lebanon Luxembourg Macedonia Mozambique Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sudan Sweden Syrian Arab Turkey U...

Page 41: ...t l enl vement de l unit doivent tre faits seulement par le personnel qualifi Ethiopia Italy 14F0069 F C 6858 Israel 14F0087 F C 6860 Switzerland Liechtenstein 14F0051 F C 6859 Namibia Pakistan South...

Page 42: ...nd personeel Verra Yksik n saavat asentaa ja irrottaa vain t h n koulutetut henkil t Pericolo L installazione e la rimozione dell unit devono essere eseguite esclusivamente da personale specializzato...

Page 43: ...Important Safety Information 43 F24usr bk Page 43 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 44: ...da da parede esteja instalada pr xima unidade e esteja acess vel A unidade pode ser desconectada apenas ap s a remo o do engate Fare Det er vigtigt at hovedstikkontakten installeres i n rheden af enhe...

Page 45: ...stalada cerca de la unidad y que sea accesible S lo se puede desconectar la unidad extrayendo el acoplador del aparato de la unidad Fara Det r viktigt att eluttaget sitter n ra enheten och att det r l...

Page 46: ...h e est aussi en exploitation sous SELV DANGER Das Ger t wird mit Sicherheits Kleinspannung nach IEC 950 SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage betrieben Angeschlo en werden k nnen nur Ger te die ebenfalls nac...

Page 47: ...a tensionedi sicurezza SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage secondo l IEC 950 Tali condizioni sono rispettate solo se anche l apparecchiaturaa cui l unit collegata funziona in SELV Fare Dette utstyret drives...

Page 48: ...48 APPENDIX A SAFETY INFORMATION om utrustning till vilken enheten ansluts ocks arbetar med skyddsklensp nning IEC 950 SELV SELV F24usr bk Page 48 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 49: ...kabel vom Netzstrom getrennt ist Gevaar Zorg ervoor dat het netsnoer losgekoppeld is voordat u de klep van de IEC zekering opent of verwijdert Perigo Antes de abrir a tampa do fus vel do conector IEC...

Page 50: ...igo Assegure se de que o cabo de alimenta o el ctrica est desligado antes de abrir a tampa do compartimento de fus veis do conector IEC ou de remover a cobertura da unidade Peligro Aseg rese de que la...

Page 51: ...dante RPS recommand e Gefahr Diese Buchsen sind nur f r den Einstaz mit einer empfohlenen redundanten Stromversorgung RPS vorgesehen Gevaar Deze stekkerdozen zijn ontworpen om alleen te worden gebruik...

Page 52: ...sivamente con il tipo di alimentatore addizionale raccomandato Fare Disse uttakene skal kun brukes til en anbefalt e kstra str mforsyningsenhet Perigo Estas tomadas foram concebidas para serem utiliza...

Page 53: ...e shielded RJ45 data sockets They cannot be used as telephone sockets Only connect RJ45 data connectors to these Nevarnost Te vti nice so namenjene samo za uporabo s priporo enim redundantnim napajaln...

Page 54: ...lefoonaansluitingen Op deze contactdozen mogen alleenRJ45 gegevensstekkers worden aangesloten Er kunnen zowel afgeschermde als niet afgeschermde gegevenskabelsmet al dan niet afgeschermde aansluitinge...

Page 55: ...ne Perigo As portas RJ45 s o tomadas de dados RJ45 blindadas N o podem ser utilizadas como tomadas de telefone Ligue unicamente fichas de dados RJ45 a estas tomadas A estas tomadas de dados podem ser...

Page 56: ...uvky RJ45 Z suvky nemohou b t u v ny jako telefonn Do t chto z suvek p ipojujte pouze datov konektory RJ45 Do t chto datov ch z suvek mohou b t p ipojeny st n n i nest n n datov kabely se st n n mi i...

Page 57: ...th the secondary connection point labelled Neutral connected directly to Earth Ground RJ45 RJ45 RJ45 Nevarnost Priklju ki RJ45 so oklopljene podatkovne vti nice Ne uporabljajte jih kot telefonske vti...

Page 58: ...entarse con fuentes IT impedance a la terre Si sus fuentes son de tipo IT esta unidad deber a alimentarse a 230V 2P T utilizando un transformador de ratio 1 1 con el punto de conexi n secundario etiqu...

Page 59: ...Important Safety Information 59 F24usr bk Page 59 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 60: ...60 APPENDIX A SAFETY INFORMATION F24usr bk Page 60 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 61: ...61 B PIN OUTS Null Modem Cable 9 pin to RS 232 25 pin PC AT Serial Cable 9 pin to 9 pin F24usr bk Page 61 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 62: ...BASE T and 100BASE TX RJ45 connectors Table 4 Pin assignments Pin Number Signal Function Ports configured as MDI 1 TxData Transmit data 2 TxData Transmit data 3 RxData Receive Data 4 Not assigned 5 No...

Page 63: ...RxData Receive Data 2 RxData Receive Data 3 TxData Transmit data 4 Not assigned 5 Not assigned 6 TxData Transmit data 7 Not assigned 8 Not assigned Table 4 Pin assignments Pin Number Signal Function F...

Page 64: ...64 APPENDIX B PIN OUTS F24usr bk Page 64 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 65: ...EMC Emissions EN55022 Class B FCC Part 15 subpart B Class A ICES 003 Class A VCCI Class B AS NZS 3548 Class B Category 5 shielded cables must be used to ensure compliance with the class B requirement...

Page 66: ...II RFC 1213 Bridge MIB RFC 1493 Repeater MIB RFC 1516 VLAN MIB RFC 1573 RMON MIB RFC 1271 BOOTP RFC 951 Terminal Emulation Telnet RFC 854 Protocols Used for Administration UDP RFC 768 IP RFC 791 ICMP...

Page 67: ...ion of microcode drivers and software by using the Internet World Wide Web or FTP WWW http www networking ibm com This is the IBM Networking home page From here you can access product announcements pu...

Page 68: ...68 APPENDIX D TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICE F24usr bk Page 68 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 69: ...have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents You can send license inquiries in wr...

Page 70: ...warranty terms apply The IBM Warranty for Machines IBM warrants that each Machine 1 is free from defects in materials and workmanship and 2 conforms to IBM s Official Published Specifications The war...

Page 71: ...machines which have a life time warranty this warranty is not transferable Warranty Service To obtain warranty service for the Machine you should contact your reseller or call IBM In the United State...

Page 72: ...you removal or alteration of Machine or parts identification labels or failure caused by a product for which IBM is not responsible THESE WARRANTIES REPLACE ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS...

Page 73: ...u This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction Electronic Emission Notices for Shielded Twisted Pair STP Cable Federal...

Page 74: ...his product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89 336 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility IBM can...

Page 75: ...sicherzusellen sind die Ger te wie in den IBM Hand chern angegeben zu installieren und zu betreiben CISPR22 Compliance Statement for Shielded Cable This product has been tested and found to comply wi...

Page 76: ...d found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equ...

Page 77: ...ppareil num rique de la classe A est conform la norme NMB 003 du Canada European Community CE Mark of Conformity Statement for Unshielded Cable This product is in conformity with the protection requir...

Page 78: ...0082 1 Hinweis Wird dieses Ger te in eine Umgebung betrieben wie in EN 50082 2 festgelegt dann kann es dabei eventuell gest rt werden In solch einem Fall ist der Abstand bzw die Abschirmung zu der ind...

Page 79: ...ement Korean Communications Statement Please note that this device has been approved for business purpose with regard to electromagnetic interference If you find this is not suitable for your use you...

Page 80: ...80 APPENDIX E NOTICES TRADEMARKS AND WARRANTIES F24usr bk Page 80 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 81: ...ing traffic between network segments bandwidth The information capacity measured in bits per second that a channel can transmit The bandwidth of Ethernet is 10 Mbps the bandwidth of Fast Ethernet is 1...

Page 82: ...rox Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation Ethernet networks use CSMA CD to transmit packets at a rate of 10 Mbps over a variety of cables Ethernet address See MAC address Fast Ethernet An Ethernet s...

Page 83: ...e the routing of packets to addressed devices IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange IPX is a layer 3 and 4 network protocol designed for networks that use Novell Netware IP address Internet Protocol addres...

Page 84: ...internal test that a Switch carries out when it is powered up protocol A set of rules for communication between devices on a network The rules dictate format timing sequencing and error control repeat...

Page 85: ...Originally a UNIX standard TCP IP is now supported on almost all platforms and is the protocol of the Internet TCP relates to the content of the data travelling through a network ensuring that the inf...

Page 86: ...86 GLOSSARY F24usr bk Page 86 Thursday January 14 1999 10 41 AM...

Page 87: ...18 I installing the Switch 29 prerequisites 30 L LEDs 19 Light Emitting Diodes See LEDs M management software 38 managing the Switch 38 Matrix Cable 22 Matrix Module 22 Matrix Module slot 21 matrix p...

Page 88: ...TX ports 19 console port 21 dimensions 65 features 18 installation 29 30 power socket 21 powering up 35 rack mounting 30 rear view 21 RPS socket 21 size 65 standards supported 66 unit information lab...

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