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DIGITAL

MultiSwitch 700MD

DLEHF-MA Interface Module 

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for DLEHF-MA

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Page 3: ...ser s Guide Part Number 9032624 October 1998 This manual describes the MultiSwitch 700MD Interface Module and provides information concerning installation troubleshooting and the use of Local Manageme...

Page 4: ...on Systems Inc DIGITAL and the DIGITAL logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation All other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respect...

Page 5: ...io Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques d...

Page 6: ...terpreted and governed under the laws and in the state and federal courts of New Hampshire You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of the New Hampshire courts EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIM...

Page 7: ...ical 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 a...

Page 8: ...60950 Equipment Type Environment Networking Equipment for use in a Commercial or Light Industrial Environment We the undersigned hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the equipment packag...

Page 9: ...to Negotiation 1 3 1 1 4 Management 1 3 1 1 5 Switching Options 1 4 1 1 6 Standards Compatibility 1 4 1 1 7 Year 2000 Compliance 1 4 1 1 8 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs 1 5 1 1 9 Runtime IP Address Discover...

Page 10: ...verview 5 1 5 2 Local Management Keyboard Conventions 5 2 5 3 Management Terminal Setup 5 3 5 3 1 Console Cable Connection 5 3 5 3 2 Management Terminal Setup Parameters 5 4 5 3 3 Telnet Connections 5...

Page 11: ...Module Time 5 46 5 15 7 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time 5 47 5 15 8 Setting the Screen Lockout Time 5 47 5 15 9 Setting the Operational Mode 5 48 5 15 10 Setting the Management Mode 5 49 5 15 11 Co...

Page 12: ...es 5 84 5 25 2 Changing Source and Destination Ports 5 84 5 26 Broadcast Suppression Screen 5 85 5 26 1 Setting the Threshold 5 87 5 26 2 Resetting the Peak Rate 5 87 5 27 Module Statistics Menu Scree...

Page 13: ...AND DELF3 UI SPECIFICATIONS B 1 DELTX UI B 1 B 2 DELFX UI B 2 B 3 DELF3 UI B 3 APPENDIX C OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS AND MODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS C 1 Required Tools C 1 C 2 Setting the Mode Switch C 1 C...

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Page 15: ...Installation provides instructions on how to install the module in the chassis and connect segments to the device Chapter 4 Troubleshooting details the DLEHF MA LANVIEW LEDs that enable you to quickly...

Page 16: ...DIGITAL FDDI Modular Media Interface DELHF UA User s Guide DIGITAL WAN Modular Interface DELHW UA User s Guide DIGITAL MultiSwitch 700 DLM6C AA Overview and Setup Guide DIGITAL Port Based VLAN User s...

Page 17: ...ng have the following information ready A description of the failure A description of any action s already taken to resolve the problem e g changing mode switches rebooting the unit etc A description...

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Page 19: ...nnten DANGER D conseille l utilisateur d ex cuter une action pouvant entra ner des dommages mat riels corporels voire m me la mort AVISO Previene contra una acci n que podr a da ar el equipo provocar...

Page 20: ...nnel qualifi AVISO S lo el personal cualificado debe instalar o dar mantenimiento a esta unidad WARNING The DELF3 UI uses Class 1 lasers Do not use optical instruments to view the laser output The use...

Page 21: ...are sensitive to static discharges Use an antistatic wrist strap and observe all static precautions during this procedure Failure to do so could damage the Fast Ethernet Interface Module or the host...

Page 22: ...nts ACHTUNG Eine Nichtbeachtung der Sicherheitsma nahmen hinsichtlich statischer Entladungen k nnte Sch den am DLEHF MA verursachen Folgen Sie deshalb den Sicherheitsrichtlinien und tragen Sie das mit...

Page 23: ...tt nicht zu besch digen stellen Sie sicher da das Modul gerade eingeschoben und vorsichtig eingesetzt wird ATTENTION Pour viter d endommager les connecteurs du backplane lors de l tape suivante veille...

Page 24: ...ampon de nettoyage de port optique imbib d alcool isopropylique peut galement tre utilis PRECAUCI N No toque los extremos de los filamentos de la fibra ptica ni permita que dichos extremos entren en c...

Page 25: ...uration section before changing the settings of the COM port ACHTUNG Bevor Sie die Einstellungen des COM Ports ndern stellen Sie sicher da f r das Modul oder das Geh use eine g ltige IP Adresse einges...

Page 26: ...n Standalone management mode the module does not use the community names of the DLM6C AA chassis ACHTUNG Bevor Sie den Betriebsmodus einstellen m ssen Sie diese Vorsichtshinweise vollst ndig verstande...

Page 27: ...ome Standalone le module n utilise pas les noms de communaut du ch ssis DLM6C AA PRECAUCI N Antes de definir el modo de funcionamiento aseg rese de haber comprendido plenamente todos los puntos de est...

Page 28: ...minal vom Port und beendet die LM Sitzung Wenn dem DLEHF MA zuvor eine g ltige IP Adresse zugewiesen wurde gehen Sie wieder zu LM indem Sie eine Telnet Verbindung zum Ger t herstellen Wenn das Ger t k...

Page 29: ...s set on the module or chassis the message shown in Figure 5 19 displays Do not continue unless you fully understand the outcome of this action If the Warning screen displays continue on to step 4 oth...

Page 30: ...sur SAVE pour conserver les modifications s affiche Toutes vos modifications seront perdues PRECAUCI N Si sale sin guardar aparecer el mensaje NOT SAVED PRESS SAVE TO KEEP CHANGES NO SE HA GUARDADO P...

Page 31: ...sse IP valable avant d enregistrer les modifications apport es au port COM Si le module n est pas dot d une adresse IP valable et que les modifications sont enregistr es reportez vous l Annexe C pour...

Page 32: ...bled all FDDI frames that exceed the maximum Ethernet frame size will be discarded ACHTUNG Wenn DLEHF MA per Bridge an einen FDDI Ring angeschlossen werden sollte IP Fragmentierung aktiviert werden We...

Page 33: ...der Gummist psel vom SC Anschlu stecker entfernt werden ATTENTION Lorsque vous installez un module DELFX UI ou un module DELF3 UI retirez la prise en caoutchouc plac e sur le connecteur SC avant de pr...

Page 34: ...e assurez vous que les broches ne sont pas pli es car vous risquez d endommager la fois le module et le connecteur PRECAUCI N Al insertar Fast Ethernet Interface Module en el conector de la placa base...

Page 35: ...dging and IEEE 802 1Q switching Ports 1 and 2 of the DLEHF MA support optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and can provide uplinks to 100BASE TX or 100BASE FX Fast Ethernet networks The DLEHF MA i...

Page 36: ...DLEHF MA User s Guide Figure 1 1 The DLEHF MA COM DLEHF MA Ethernet System LED COM Port HSIM Slots 236201 Port Status LEDs CPU 1 2 Fast Ethernet Interface Module Ports 1 and 2 H S I M 1 H S I M 2 Rese...

Page 37: ...o devices automatically exchange information telling each other what their operating capabilities are The Auto Negotiation feature targets the maximum capabilities that can be reached between the two...

Page 38: ...replacement of existing equipment 1 1 6 Standards Compatibility The DLEHF MA is fully compliant with the IEEE 802 3 standard The optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules are fully compliant with the I...

Page 39: ...IP address from a BootP or RARP server on the network The RAD requests start out at an interval of 1 second and double after every transmission until an interval of 300 seconds is reached At this poi...

Page 40: ...Any broadcast frames above this specified limit are dropped In the event that broadcast frames are being suppressed multicast and unicast frames continue to be switched 1 2 4 Port Redirect Function Th...

Page 41: ...e SNMP traps from the DLEHF MA module and DLM6C AA chassis Configure module specific SNMP MIB objects including the IETF Bridge MIB objects Chapter 5 provides detailed information about Local Manageme...

Page 42: ...the Release Notes Table 1 1 Fast Ethernet Interface Modules P N Description Application DELTX UI Uses RJ45 connector Supports Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP cabling with an impedance between 8...

Page 43: ...nfiguration rules 2 2 100BASE TX NETWORK The DLEHF MA with a DELTX UI installed in ports 1 or 2 provides an RJ45 connection that supports Category 5 UTP cabling The device at the other end of the twis...

Page 44: ...100 Mbps Refer to the Cabletron Cabling Guide or DIGITAL OPEN DECconnect Applications Guide for details Multimode Mode Fiber Optic Cable The test characteristics of a 100BASE FX segment are covered i...

Page 45: ...is required to install the Fast Ethernet Interface Modules in the DLEHF MA 3 2 UNPACKING THE DLEHF MA 1 Open the box and remove the packing material protecting the module do not remove the module from...

Page 46: ...cooling Save the blank plate in the event you need to remove the module 2 Carefully remove the module from the shipping box Save the box and packing materials in the event the module must be reshipped...

Page 47: ...e will be installed Install the module in the chassis by aligning the module circuit card between the upper and lower metal rail guides of the desired slot sliding it into the chassis and locking down...

Page 48: ...User s Guide Figure 3 1 Installing an Interface Module 1 2 3 4 5 PS1 PS2 Plastic Locking Tab Plastic Locking Tab Slot Number Circuit Card Card Guides Metal Back Panel 236202 COM DLEHF MA Ethernet CPU...

Page 49: ...DELTX UI A DELTX UI installed in port 1 and or 2 has an internal crossover switch If you need a crossover set the Fast Ethernet Interface Module crossover switch shown in Figure 3 2 to the crossed ove...

Page 50: ...the following steps until it is on a Verify that the 100BASE TX device at the other end of the twisted pair segment is powered up b Verify that the RJ45 connector on the twisted pair segment has the...

Page 51: ...receive port of the other device and vice versa If the fiber optic cable being used has SC style connectors that do not resemble MIC style connectors or has SC connectors on one end and a different ty...

Page 52: ...that the power is turned on for the device at the other end of the fiber optic cable b Verify proper crossing over of fiber strands between the applicable port on the DLEHF MA and the fiber optic devi...

Page 53: ...ing the Installation DLEHF MA User s Guide 3 9 3 6 COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION The DLEHF MA is now ready to be set up through Local Management Refer to Chapter 5 to configure the module and DLM6C AA c...

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Page 55: ...t in visual diagnostic and status monitoring system called LANVIEW The LANVIEW LEDs Figure 4 1 allow quick observation of the network status to aid in the diagnosing of network problems Refer to Table...

Page 56: ...Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4 2 DLEHF MA User s Guide Figure 4 1 LANVIEW LEDs 231104 COM DLEHF MA Ethernet System LED CPU 1 2 H S I M 1 H S I M 2 Receive RX Transmit TX RESET MultiSwitch...

Page 57: ...up chassis Red Blinking Hardware failure has occurred Contact your DIGITAL representative Solid Resetting normal power up reset None Amber Blinking Crippled Contact your DIGITAL representative Solid...

Page 58: ...4 2 DELTX UI LED TX Off Port enabled and no activity 1 Ensure that the STA is enabled and that there is valid link 2 Contact your DIGITAL representative Green Flashing Indicates activity Rate indicat...

Page 59: ...e RX LED Is On LED Color Description 10 100 Off DELTX UI is operating at 10 Mbps Green DELTX UI is operating at 100 Mbps No link exists if the associated port port 1 or 2 Receive RX LED is off LED Col...

Page 60: ...roper console port pinouts Cannot contact the DLEHF MA from in band management Improper Community Names Table Refer to Chapter 5 for Community Names Table setup The DLEHF MA does not have an IP addres...

Page 61: ...cting the NVRAM Figure 4 3 RESET Button To reset the DLEHF MA processor use a pen or pencil to press and release the RESET button The DLEHF MA goes through the reset process and then reenters the netw...

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Page 63: ...maskstotheDLEHF MA andassignan IP address to the DLM6C AA chassis Control access to the DLEHF MA and the DLM6C AA chassis by establishing community names Download a new image of operating software Des...

Page 64: ...you otherwise ESCAPE ESC Key This key allows an escape from a Local Management screen without saving changes For example Press ESC twice means the ESC key must be pressed quickly two times SPACE bar B...

Page 65: ...Kit provided with the DLM6C AA chassis to attach the management terminal to the COM port as shown in Figure 5 1 Connect an IBM PC or compatible device running the VT terminal emulation to the DLEHF MA...

Page 66: ...ine Cursor Style General Setup Menu Mode ID number Cursor Keys Power Supply VT100 7 Bit Controls VT100ID Normal Cursor Keys UPSS DEC Supplemental Communications Setup Menu Transmit Receive XOFF Bits P...

Page 67: ...DLEHF MA is connected to an American Power Conversion APC Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS device for power a connection from its COM port to the UPS allows monitoring of the UPS power status The COM...

Page 68: ...ce refer to the particular UPS device s user instructions for more specific information about the monitoring connection Figure 5 2 Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS RJ45 COM Port RJ45 to DB9 UPS Adapte...

Page 69: ...eviously stored passwords The level of access allowed the user depends on the password To set or change passwords refer to Section 5 8 The following steps describe the procedure to access Local Manage...

Page 70: ...ation The switching modes are as follows 802 1D SWITCHING IEEE 802 1D switching 802 1Q SWITCHING 802 1Q port based VLANs The switch operational mode may be set in either the Chassis Configuration scre...

Page 71: ...High Speed Interface Configuration Flash Download Broadcast Suppression Fast Ethernet HSIM Module Statistics Menu Switch Statistics RMON Statistics Interface Statistics Network Tools 236210 Module Men...

Page 72: ...ress ENTER The Password screen displays and the session ends Using the RETURN Command To exit an LM screen using the RETURN command proceed as follows 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the RETURN comm...

Page 73: ...the accesspointfor allLocal Managementscreens for the module and the DLM6C AA chassis Figure 5 6 shows the Main Menu screen Figure 5 6 Main Menu Screen The following explains each Main Menu screen it...

Page 74: ...6 MODULES The Modules menu item provides access to the Module Selection screen that is used to select individual modules in the chassis for management purposes To access the Module Selection screen us...

Page 75: ...for the DLM6C AA chassis For details refer to Section 5 7 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES The SNMP Community Names screen allows the user to enter new change or review the community names used as access password...

Page 76: ...Redirect Function screen allows the user to redirect traffic from one or multiple modules and ports in the chassis to a specific destination module or port For details refer to Section 5 11 5 7 CHASS...

Page 77: ...s the subnet mask for the chassis A subnet mask masks out the network bits of the IP address by setting the bits in the mask to 1 when the network treats the corresponding bits in the IP address as pa...

Page 78: ...information isupdated on the screen To enter a new update time refer to Section 5 7 5 Screen Lockout Time Modifiable Contains the maximum number of minutes that the Local Management applicationdisplay...

Page 79: ...lowing steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the IP Address field 2 Enter the IP address into this field using Decimal Dotted Notation DDN format For example 134 141 79 120 3 Press ENTER If the IP a...

Page 80: ...ED Local Management does not alter the current value but it does refresh the Subnet Mask field with the previous value 4 Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command then press ENTER The changes a...

Page 81: ...ime to the time in the input field 4 Use the arrowkeystohighlightthe SAVEcommandatthebottom ofthe screen and press ENTER If the time entered is a valid format the Event Message Line at the top of the...

Page 82: ...not valid Local Management does not alter the current setting but it does refresh the Screen Refresh Time field with the previous value 5 7 6 Setting the Screen Lockout Time The screen lockout time c...

Page 83: ...SWITCHING all modules in the chassis will operate as traditional switches 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER The warning screen shown in Fig...

Page 84: ...ead only read write and super user To access the SNMP Community Names screen from the Chassis Menu screen use the arrow keys to highlight the SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES menu item and press ENTER The SNMP Co...

Page 85: ...catestheaccessaccordedeachcommunityname Possibleselectionsare as follows read only This community name allows read only access to the DLM6C AA MIB objects and excludes access to security protected fie...

Page 86: ...ss level 2 Enter the password in the field maximum 31 characters 3 Press ENTER 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 to modify the other community names 5 Use the arrow keys to highlight SAVE at the bottom of th...

Page 87: ...SNMP Traps screen displays Figure 5 11 Chassis SNMP Traps Screen The following explains each field of the SNMP Traps screen Trap Destination Modifiable Indicates the IP address of the workstation to...

Page 88: ...ps IP address entries must follow the DDN format For example 134 141 79 121 3 Press ENTER If an invalid entry is entered INVALID IP ENTERED is displayed in the Event Message Line 4 Using the arrow key...

Page 89: ...is Environmental Information screen fields Chassis Power Redundancy Read Only Displays the current redundancy status of the DLM6C AA power supplies This field will read either Available or Not Availab...

Page 90: ...ely useful for troubleshooting purposes as it allows traffic to be sent to a particular port s where with the use of an analyzer or RMON probe all current traffic from the source port s can be examine...

Page 91: ...stination ports Remap Errors Read Only Shows whether destination ports and modules are receiving errored frames and valid traffic ON or just valid traffic OFF Source Port n Selectable Allows a selecte...

Page 92: ...his field is ON For information on how to change the default setting refer to Section 5 11 2 5 11 1 Displaying the Source and Destination Entries There can be more than one Port Redirect Function scre...

Page 93: ...Destination Port field 8 Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to step to the appropriate port number for the destination port 9 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Status field 10 Use the SPACE bar to toggl...

Page 94: ...ES menu item and press ENTER Figure 5 14 Module Selection Screen The following explains each Module Selection screen field as shown in Figure 5 14 Slot TheSlot fielddisplaystheslotinwhichthemoduleisin...

Page 95: ...ur DIGITAL representative Hardware Revision Reflects the hardware version of the module 5 12 1 Selecting a Module To select an individual module to perform Local Management functions proceed as follow...

Page 96: ...e used to configure the DLEHF MA and also provides access to the Module Specific Configuration Menu screen The Module Specific Configuration Menu screen provides access to the screens that allow the u...

Page 97: ...anagement screens that allow you to configure and monitor operating parameters modify SNMP community names set SNMP traps configure switch parameters and configure the DLEHF MA ports To access the Mod...

Page 98: ...community names used as access passwords for Local Remote management operation Access is limited based onthe password level of the user For details refer to Section 5 16 SNMP TRAPS The SNMP Traps scr...

Page 99: ...Section 5 18 SMARTTRUNK CONFIGURATION The SmartTrunk Configuration screen allows the user to logically group interfaces together to create higher bandwidth uplinks For details refer to Section 5 19 M...

Page 100: ...eneral Configuration Screen The following briefly explains each General Configuration screen field MAC Address Read Only Displays the physical address of the module IP Address Modifiable This display...

Page 101: ...le Date Modifiable Contains a value that the module recognizes as the current date To set a new module date refer to Section 5 15 5 Module Time Modifiable Contains a value that the module recognizes a...

Page 102: ...o the user All other modules installed in the chassis that are set for distributed management may also be accessed via a connection to a single COM port on one of the modules The user can then manage...

Page 103: ...s automatically sensed For details about how to configure the COM port for various applications refer to Section 5 15 11 Clear NVRAM Toggle This allows the user to reset NVRAM to the factory default s...

Page 104: ...NVALID IP ADDRESS OR FORMAT ENTERED Local Management does not alter the current value and refreshes the IP address field with the previous value 4 Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command then...

Page 105: ...hange the subnet mask from its default perform the following steps 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Subnet Mask field 2 Enter the subnet mask into this field using Decimal Dotted Notation DDN for...

Page 106: ...ault Gateway field 2 Enter the IP address of the default gateway using the DDN format For example 134 141 79 121 3 Press ENTER If the default gateway entered is a valid format the cursor returns to th...

Page 107: ...Press ENTER The Event Message Line at the top of the screen displays SAVED OK 5 15 5 Setting the Module Date The module is year 2000 compliant so the module date may be set beyond the year 1999 To se...

Page 108: ...he arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER If the time entered is a valid format the Event Message Line at the top of the screen displays SAVED OK If the e...

Page 109: ...4 Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER If the time entered is within the 3 to 99 seconds range the Event Message Line at the top of the screen d...

Page 110: ...step to the appropriate operation mode 802 1D SWITCHING 802 1Q SWITCHING 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER The warning screen shown back in...

Page 111: ...operational mode the module will reboot If the DLEHF MA has been set to 802 1Q SWITCHING refer to the Port Based VLAN User s Guide to configure the device for this type of operation Upon saving the n...

Page 112: ...ng the current Local Management LM connection through a terminal Altering the COM port settings disconnects the LM terminal from the port and ends the LM session If the DLEHF MA was previously assigne...

Page 113: ...ort Application After enabling the COM port as described in Section 5 15 11 you can select one of the applications supported by the COM port LM or UPS The default application is LM To change the COM p...

Page 114: ...AVED OK displays the edits are saved Table 5 3 COM Port Application Settings Setting Application LM Local Management Session UPS APC Power Supply SNMP Proxy When the COM port is configured to perform...

Page 115: ...5 19 displays 5 Use the arrow keys to highlight YES and press ENTER The message CLEARING NVRAM REBOOT IN PROGRESS displays The DLEHF MA clears NVRAM and reboots All user entered parameters default to...

Page 116: ...Names screen from the Module Configuration Menu screen use the arrow keys to highlight the SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES menu item and press ENTER The SNMP Community Names screen Figure 5 20 displays If the D...

Page 117: ...Possible selections are as follows read only This community name allows read only access to the DLEHF MA MIB objects and excludes access to security protected fields of read write or super user author...

Page 118: ...s follows 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Community Name field adjacent to the selected access level 2 Enter the password in the field maximum 31 characters 3 Press ENTER 4 Repeat steps 1 throug...

Page 119: ...screen Trap Destination Modifiable Indicates the IP address of the workstation to receive trap alarms Up to eight different destinations can be defined It is only necessary to assign SNMP traps if the...

Page 120: ...kstation that is to receive traps IP address entries must follow the DDN format For example 134 141 79 121 3 Press ENTER If an invalid entry is entered INVALID IP ENTERED is displayed in the Event Mes...

Page 121: ...screen displays only if the operational mode of the chassis or the DLEHF MA has been set to 802 1D SWITCHING or 802 1Q SWITCHING Refer to Section 5 7 7 for instructions on configuring the chassis to o...

Page 122: ...s switch table before discarding it The modules will discard an address from their switch table if they do not receive a valid packet from the applicable address in the amount of time specified in the...

Page 123: ...m the learning to the forwarding state Forwarding The switch is on line and this interface is forwarding traffic Blocking This interface will not forward any traffic through the switch because a loop...

Page 124: ...sage SAVED OK is displayed 5 18 3 Setting Enabling or Disabling the Port Status To set the status of an interface port proceed as follows 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Status field of the port...

Page 125: ...A maximum of 12 ports may be used per instance and there may only be 8 instances per device 4 If three or more devices are connected together for SmartTrunking then the ports that connect any of the...

Page 126: ...orts This is deemed an illegal configuration If a network loop exists when a port is disabled then SmartTrunk will reconfigure the remaining ports and continue to distribute traffic If a device has mu...

Page 127: ...s field toggles between USER and NETWORK USER is not used for load sharing NETWORK is used for load sharing At least two ports must be designated as NETWORK to perform load sharing Interfaces with the...

Page 128: ...consists of 2 ST ports ports 1 and 2 5 19 3 Enabling the Connection To enable the Connection type proceed as follows 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Connection field for the selected port s 2 P...

Page 129: ...Ethernet Interfaces screen and the HSIM screens For details refer to Section 5 22 The Broadcast Suppression menu item displays only if the operational mode of the chassis or the DLEHF MA has been set...

Page 130: ...2 1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION This menu item will only display if the module has been configured to operate as an IEEE 802 1Q switch When selected this menu item opens the VLAN Main Menu screen For details...

Page 131: ...able DRAM Installed Read only Indicates the amount of DRAM installed in the DLEHF MA and how much of it is currently available Firmware Revision XX XX XX System Resources 236232 BOOTPROM Revision XX X...

Page 132: ...Switch Utilization To reset the peak switch utilization to zero proceed as follows 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reset Peak Switch Utilization field 2 Press the SPACE bar to select YES 3 Use t...

Page 133: ...RFACES Displays the types of Fast Ethernet Interface Modules installed in ports 1 and 2 their current operating mode and indicates if the ports are linked This screen also allows the user to enable or...

Page 134: ...nt operating mode and indicates if the ports are linked This screen also allows the user to enable or disable Auto Negotiation and set the Advertised Ability To access the High Speed Interface Configu...

Page 135: ...e is a physical connection from this port to another 10BASE T or 100BASE TX FX device One of the following values is displayed Link There is a link signal present and a valid physical connection to an...

Page 136: ...ble of auto negotiating the operational mode and no further user setup is required Section 5 23 3 describes how to configure a DELTX UI Advertised Ability Selectable During auto negotiation the DELTX...

Page 137: ...l duplex 3 Press ENTER The port now operates in the chosen mode 4 Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command Press ENTER The message SAVED OK displays and Local Management saves the changes to m...

Page 138: ...e modes and not operate in other modes This field steps between 10Base T 10Base TFD full duplex 100Base TX and 100Base TXFD full duplex To set the advertised ability proceed as follows 1 Use the arrow...

Page 139: ...o the specific workstation documentation Boot PROM downloads hex cannot be done through HSIM ports If downloading through an HSIM runtime download must be used Firmware based downloads fls can be done...

Page 140: ...t a BootP request to determine the IP address of the TFTP server and the filename of the image to be downloaded If set for TFTP or RUNTIME the DLEHF MA attempts a TFTP download based on the IP address...

Page 141: ...the IP address of the TFTP gateway defined in the General Configuration screen in Section 5 15 4 Last Image Server IP Read only This field shows the IP address of the server used for the previous FLAS...

Page 142: ...ot 6M146 hex 9 Use the arrow keys to highlight EXECUTE at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER The message TFTP DOWNLOAD WILL COMMIT TO FLASH REBOOT IN PROGRESS displays in the event message line...

Page 143: ...d server For example tftpboot 6M146 fls 11 Use the arrow keys to highlight EXECUTE at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER The message RUNTIME DOWNLOAD WILL COMMIT TO FLASH displays in the event m...

Page 144: ...lso serve as a destination port for other ports The port redirect function is extremely useful for troubleshooting purposes as it allows traffic to be sent to a particular port s where with the use of...

Page 145: ...destination ports are receiving errored frames and valid traffic ON or just valid traffic OFF Source Port n Selectable Allows a selected port n to be changed to a source port Destination Port n Select...

Page 146: ...entries Each screen displays up to 10 port redirect entries If there is more than one screen of redirect entries the NEXT and or PREVIOUS command is displayed at the bottom of the screen allowing the...

Page 147: ...ottom of the screen Press ENTER The message SAVED OK is displayed This saves the new settings and updates the Source Port and Destination Port read only fields 5 26 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION SCREEN The Br...

Page 148: ...ived Peak Rate Read Only Displays the number of broadcast frames received per second Time Since Peak Read Only Displays the time since peak broadcast frames received Threshold Modifiable Allows the us...

Page 149: ...To reset the Peak Rate field to zero proceed as follows 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reset Peak field for the selected port 2 Press the SPACE bar to select YES 3 Use the arrows keys to highli...

Page 150: ...ched interface on an interface by interface basis For details refer to Section 5 29 The Switch Statistics menu item displays only if the operational mode of the chassis or the DLEHF MA has been set to...

Page 151: ...the Module Statistics Menu screen use the arrow keys to highlight the SWITCH STATISTICS menu item and press ENTER The Switch Statistics screen displays The Switch Statistics screen displays only if th...

Page 152: ...ltered by the interface Frames Frwded Read Only Displays the number of frames forwarded by the interface CLEAR COUNTERS Command This command is used to reset all statistic counters to zero For details...

Page 153: ...rface Statistics screen is used to gather MIB II statistics for the DLEHF MA Fast Ethernet Interface Modules and all backplane interfaces To access the Interface Statistics screen use the arrow keys t...

Page 154: ...ber of octets bytes that have been received on the interface This includes all octets from bad frames InUnicast Read only The InUnicast field displays the total number of frames received that had a un...

Page 155: ...se of the error InUnknownProtos Read only The InUnknownProtos field displays the total number of frames that were discarded because the frames were in an unknown or unsupported format OutOctets Read o...

Page 156: ...current status of the interface If this field displays Testing no frames may be passed on this interface Oper Status Read only This field displays the current status of the interface If this field dis...

Page 157: ...e DEL delete key to decrement the interface number 3 Press ENTER neither the Interface fields nor the statistics will change until ENTER is pressed 5 29 2 Using the Clear Counters Command To reset all...

Page 158: ...isplaying RMON statistics for Interface 2 port 2 the name displayed would be IfIndex 2 Owner Read only This field displays the name of the entity that last configured the device Status Read only The S...

Page 159: ...dress The value of this field does not include frames directed to the broadcast address CRC Align Errors Read only This field displays the number of frames with bad Cyclic Redundancy Checks CRC receiv...

Page 160: ...s field displays the total number of octets bytes of data including those in bad frames received on this interface 64 Octets Read only Displays the total number of frames including bad frames received...

Page 161: ...ing statistics For instructions on how to use this command refer to Section 5 30 1 CLEAR COUNTERS Command This command is used to reset all statistic counters to zero For details on how to use this fi...

Page 162: ...rk Tools involves typing the command to be executed at the Network Tools prompt adding any desired or required extensions and pressing ENTER There are two categories of commands in the command set Bui...

Page 163: ...the command Example Shows an example of the command 5 31 1 Built in Commands The built in commands listed in this section activate functions on the managed device or devices being accessed through Net...

Page 164: ...ress or IP address the device s physical address or MAC address and the media type of connection to the device Media types are displayed as numbers which stand for the following states 1 Other 2 Inval...

Page 165: ...rface number will affect the bridging status of that interface while specifying ALL will affect every interface Options Not Applicable Example arp a Interface 31 2 4 5 Network Address 122 144 40 111 1...

Page 166: ...specified interface Options Not Applicable Example link_trap Syntax link_trap enable disable status PORT all Description The link_trap command allows link traps to be enabled or disabled either one po...

Page 167: ...command must be used with one of the two display options Options i Displays status and capability information for each interface r Displays routing information for each interface Example link_trap sta...

Page 168: ...ich restores the user configuration settings from NVRAM The user will be queried to confirm the reset command to ensure against unwanted resets The Network Tools connection to the module will be termi...

Page 169: ...Network Tools DLEHF MA User s Guide 5 107 Options Not Applicable Example show reset 236250 RESET Are you SURE Y reset 236250 RESET Are you SURE Y...

Page 170: ...arious components of the device Protocols currently supported are IP IPX DECnet and AppleTalk Components of those protocols that are currently supported are ARP caches route tables FIB tables server t...

Page 171: ...le Example The Network Tools connection to the module will be terminated upon execution of this command show Appletalk interfaces show IP ARP 236251 Interface 1 2 AdminStatus enabled disabled Framing...

Page 172: ...t supports Telnet connections using the Telnet protocol The user must specify the remote host using its IP address The IP address field is mandatory If no Port number is specified telnet will attempt...

Page 173: ...able Example atm_stp_state Syntax atm_stp_state STATE Description The atm_stp_state command allows the user to enable disable or check the status of the Spanning Tree Algorithm on all ATM interfaces T...

Page 174: ...one quit exit Syntax done quit or exit Description The done command enables the user to exit from Network Tools and return to the Main Menu screen Options Not Applicable Example atm_stp_state status A...

Page 175: ...DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS A 2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES A 3 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS Processor Intel i960 RISC processor control Dynamic Random Access Memory DRAM 20 MB FLASH Memory 4 MB Dimensions 43 87 H x...

Page 176: ...Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC The DELHF MA meets the requirements of EN 50082 1 FCC Part 15 VCCI V 3 CSA C108 8 89 336 EEC and EN 55022 Slots for optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules ports 1...

Page 177: ...UTP cabling with an impedance between 85 and 111 ohms The slide switch on the DELTX UI determines the crossover status of the cable pairs If the switch is on the X side the pairs are internally crosse...

Page 178: ...se Budget Typical Budget 50 125 m fiber 6 0 dB 9 0 dB 62 5 125 m fiber 9 0 dB 12 0 dB 100 140 m fiber 15 0 dB 18 0 dB The transmitter power levels and receive sensitivity levels listed are peak power...

Page 179: ...e Budget Typical Budget 8 125 m fiber 10 0 dB 10 0 dB 12 125 m fiber 10 0 dB 10 0 dB The transmitter power levels and receive sensitivity levels listed are peak power levels after optical overshoot A...

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Page 181: ...ndix Antistatic wrist strap provided with DLM6C AA chassis Phillips screwdriver C 2 SETTING THE MODE SWITCH These switches are set at the factory and do not need to be changed unless you intend to per...

Page 182: ...Autobaud sensing and sets the COM port to 9600 baud for Local Management sessions Switch 6 Forced BootP Changing the position of this switch i e moving the switch from one position to the other clears...

Page 183: ...he position of this switch resets NVRAM on either the next power up or the next operation of the front panel RESET switch ALL user entered parameters such as IP addresses subnet masks SNMP traps and b...

Page 184: ...shows the location of the Fast Ethernet Interface Module connectors on the DLEHF MA board for port slots 1 and 2 Figure C 2 Fast Ethernet Interface Module Connector Location For instructions on instal...

Page 185: ...e DELHF UA FPIMS and the host module are sensitive to static discharges Use an antistatic wrist strap and observe all static precautions during this procedure Failure to do so could damage the Fast Et...

Page 186: ...odule onto the standoffs while inserting the module connector into the associated motherboard connector When installing a DELFX UI or a DELF3 UI module into the host module remove the rubber plug on t...

Page 187: ...et Interface Module until the pins slide all the way into the motherboard connector Ensure that the Fast Ethernet Interface Module seats flush on the standoffs 6 Secure the Fast Ethernet Interface Mod...

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Page 189: ...application 5 41 COM port configuration 5 49 default gateway 5 39 5 44 IP address 5 15 5 38 5 42 MAC address 5 38 module date 5 39 module time 5 39 5 45 5 46 screen lock out time 5 16 5 20 5 39 5 47...

Page 190: ...guration screen 5 38 High Speed Interface screen 5 70 Module Configuration screen 5 35 Module Menu screen 5 34 Module Specific Configuration Menu screen 5 66 Password screen 5 7 Port Redirect Function...

Page 191: ...STA 5 61 state 5 61 status 5 61 Switch address 5 60 type of STA 5 60 Switch Statistics screen 5 89 System Resources screen current switch utilization 5 70 DRAM installed 5 69 Flash memory installed 5...

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