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SmartSTACK

ELS100-S24TX2M

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

MANAGEMENT GUIDE

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Page 1: ...9033259 SmartSTACK ELS100 S24TX2M FAST ETHERNET SWITCH MANAGEMENT GUIDE...

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Page 3: ...ORMATION CONTAINED IN IT EVEN IF CABLETRON SYSTEMS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF KNOWN OR SHOULD HA VE KNOWN THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES 2000 by Cabletron Systems Inc P O Box 5005 Rochester NH 03866 5005 Al...

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Page 5: ...Configuring the Serial Port 27 Assigning SNMP Parameters 28 Console Login Configuration 31 Downloading System Software 32 Configuring the Switch 33 Configuring Port Parameters 35 Viewing the Current...

Page 6: ...tP 78 Configuring Port Trunks 79 4 SNMP Management 81 The SNMP Protocol 81 MIB Objects 82 RFC 1213 MIB II 83 RFC 1573 Interfaces Evolution MIB 83 RFC 1643 Ethernet Like MIB 83 RFC 1493 Bridge MIB 83 R...

Page 7: ...Forwarding Tagged Untagged Frames 93 Forwarding Traffic with Unknown VLAN Tags 93 Automatic VLAN Registration 94 APPENDIX C Class of Service 95 APPENDIX D IP Multicast Filtering 97 IGMP Snooping and I...

Page 8: ...viii Table of Contents ELS100 S24TX2M...

Page 9: ...to the Web Management Guide for more information The system configuration program and the SNMP agent support management functions such as Enable disable any port Set the communication mode for any po...

Page 10: ...gure the Remote Site At the remote site connect the PC s COM port COM 1 4 tothe modem s serial port Set terminal emulation typeto VT100 specify the port used by your PC i e COM 1 4 and then set commun...

Page 11: ...e accessed using Telnet from any computer attached to the network The switch and stack can also be managed by any computer using a Web browser Internet Explorer 4 0 or above or Netscape Navigator 4 0...

Page 12: ...12 Management Overview ELS100 S24TX2M...

Page 13: ...The menus have a layout similar to the sample Main Menu shown in Figure 2 1 The information is divided into the following parts Menu Name includes access privileges Selectable Items Screen Prompt for...

Page 14: ...d record it and put it in a safe place From the Main Menu select Management Setup Menu Console Login Configuration and enter a new password for the administrator Passwords can consist of up to 11 alph...

Page 15: ...guration Flow Control Disabled Speed and Duplex Auto Admin Enabled Port Priority Default Ingress User Priority 0 Spanning Tree Algorithm Active Aging Time 300 Bridge Priority 32768 Forward Delay 15 He...

Page 16: ...er Interface ELS100 S24TX2M Virtual LANs Acceptable VLAN Frame Type All Configurable PVID Tagging Yes GVRP Disabled Untagged VLAN Group Assignment 1 VLAN Ingress Filtering False VLAN Learning SVL Para...

Page 17: ...cription including contact information Switch Information Shows hardware firmware version numbers power status and expansion modules used in the stack Management Setup Menu Network Configuration Inclu...

Page 18: ...tion Displays basic VLAN information such as VLAN version number and maximum VLANs supported 802 1Q VLAN Current Table Information Displays VLAN groups and port members 802 1Q VLAN Static Table Config...

Page 19: ...igure 2 3 System Information Menu SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M System Information Menu System Information Switch Information OK Use TAB or arrow keys to move Enter to select Selection De...

Page 20: ...Contact DEFAULT SYSTEM CONTACT System Location DEFAULT SYSTEM LOCATION APPLY OK CANCEL Use TAB or arrow keys to move other keys to make changes Parameter Description System Description System hardwar...

Page 21: ...Version 02 00 05 SNMP Agent Master OK PREV UNIT NEXT UNIT Use TAB or arrow keys to move Enter to select Parameter Description Main Board Hardware Version Hardware version of the main board Firmware Ve...

Page 22: ...gure 2 6 Management Setup Menu SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M Management Setup Menu Network Configuration Serial Port Configuration SNMP Configuration Console Login Configuration TFTP Down...

Page 23: ...ation IP Configuration IP Connectivity Test Ping HTTP Configuration MAX Number of allowed Telnet sessions 1 4 4 MAC Address 00 E0 29 52 28 00 APPLY OK CANCEL Use TAB or arrow keys to move Enter to sel...

Page 24: ...In this environment all systems on the Internet such as network interconnection devices and any PC accessing the agent module or running SPECTRUM must have an IP address Valid IP addresses consist of...

Page 25: ...alues can include the IP address default gateway subnet mask TFTP boot file name and TFTP server IP SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M Network Configuration IP Connectivity Test Ping IP Addres...

Page 26: ...wing table Figure 2 10 HTTP Configuration SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M Network Configuration HTTP Configuration HTTP Server ENABLED HTTP Port Number 80 APPLY OK CANCEL Use TAB or arrow k...

Page 27: ...row keys to move Space to scroll options Parameter Default Description Management Mode Console Mode Indicates that the console port settings are for direct console connection Baud Rate Auto The rate a...

Page 28: ...valid community string for authentication The options for configuring community strings and related trap functions are described in the following sections Figure 2 12 SNMP Configuration SmartSTACK Lo...

Page 29: ...es Community Name Access Status 1 public READ ONLY ENABLED 2 private READ WRITE ENABLED 3 4 5 APPLY OK CANCEL Use TAB or arrow keys to move other keys to make changes Parameter Description Community N...

Page 30: ...y be entered Figure 2 14 IP Trap Managers SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M SNMP Configuration IP Trap Managers IP Address Community Name Status 1 10 1 0 23 public DISABLED 2 3 4 5 APPLY OK C...

Page 31: ...re indicated in the following figure and table Figure 2 15 Console Login Configuration SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M Console Login Configuration Password Threshold 3 Lock out Time in minu...

Page 32: ...he following figure and table Figure 2 16 TFTP Download SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M TFTP Download Download Server IP 0 0 0 0 Agent Software Upgrade ENABLED Download Filename agent v2 01...

Page 33: ...communication parameters for ports Port Information Displays current port settings and port status Spanning Tree Configuration Configures the switch its ports and modules to participate in a local Sp...

Page 34: ...uration Displays configures port specific VLAN settings including PVID ingress filtering and GVRP Port GARP Configuration Configures generic attribute settings used in the spanning tree protocol VLAN...

Page 35: ...PL Y OK CANCEL PREV Unit NEXT UNIT PREV PAGE NEXT PAGE Use TAB or arrows keys to move Space to scroll options Parameter Default Description Type Shows port type as 10 100TX 10Base T 100Base TX 100FX 1...

Page 36: ...8 10 100TX YES UP BACK_PRESSURE 10 FULL 9 10 100TX YES UP BACK_PRESSURE 10 FULL 10 10 100TX YES UP BACK_PRESSURE 10 FULL 11 10 100TX YES UP BACK_PRESSURE 10 FULL 12 10 100TX YES UP BACK_PRESSURE 10 F...

Page 37: ...er to Appendix A Spanning Tree Concepts on page 85 Figure 2 20 Spanning Tree Configuration Configuring Bridge STA The following figure and table describe Bridge STA configuration Figure 2 21 Bridge ST...

Page 38: ...fore attempting to reconfigure All device ports except for designated ports should receive configuration messages at regular intervals Any port that ages out STA information provided in the last confi...

Page 39: ...ow keys to move other keys to make changes Parameter Default Description Type Shows 10 100TX 100FX 1000LX or 1000SX port Priority 128 Defines the priority for the use of a port in the STA algorithm If...

Page 40: ...re and table describe the current Bridge STA Information Figure 2 24 Bridge STA Information SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M Spanning Tree Information Selection Menu STA Bridge Information S...

Page 41: ...evice Root Cost The path cost from the root port on this switch to the root device Root Port The number of the port on this switch that is closest to the root This switch communicates with the root de...

Page 42: ...ort forwards packets and continues learning addresses The rules defining port status are A port on a network segment with no other STA compliant bridging device is always forwarding If two ports of a...

Page 43: ...ing at a lower speed the source port will be forced to drop its operating speed to match that of the target port You can use the Mirror Port Configuration screen to designate a single port pair for mi...

Page 44: ...e same switch chip see the next page The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as trunk ports The ports at both ends of a trunk must be configured in an identical manner including spee...

Page 45: ...tatus Member List 1 2 3 4 Unit Unit Unit Unit Port Port Port Port Unit Unit Unit Unit Port Port Port Port Unit Unit Unit Unit Port Port Port Port Trunk ID 1 Trunk ID 1 Member Unit 1 Member Port 1 Show...

Page 46: ...server the broadcast traffic must be carefully pruned at every multicast switch router it passes through to ensure that traffic is only passed on the hosts which subscribed to this service This switch...

Page 47: ...ions Parameter Description IGMP Status If enabled the switch will monitor network traffic to determine which hosts want to receive multicast traffic Act as IGMP Querier If enabled the switch can serve...

Page 48: ...Capability Extended Multicast Filtering Services Enables filtering of individual multicast addresses based on GMRP GARP Multicast Registration Protocol Note that this function is not available for the...

Page 49: ...s to register endstations with multicast groups Note that GMRP is not available for the current firmware release The Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP is currently used by this switch to provide...

Page 50: ...the 802 1P Configuration menu to configure the default priority for each port or to display the mapping for the traffic classes as described in the following sections Also refer to Appendix C Class of...

Page 51: ...riority Configuration SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M 802 1P Port Priority Configuration Unit 1 Port 1 12 Port Default Ingress Number of Egress User Priority Traffic Class 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 2...

Page 52: ...TACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M 802 1P Port Traffic Class Information Unit 1 Port 1 12 Port User Priority 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5...

Page 53: ...on how to use VLANs see Appendix B Virtual LANs VLANs on page 91 The VLAN configuration screens are described in the following sections 802 1Q VLAN Base Information The 802 1Q VLAN Base Information s...

Page 54: ...s Shows how this VLAN was added to the switch Dynamic GVRP Automatically learned via GVRP Permanent Added as a static entry Unit Stack unit Current Egress Ports Shows the ports which have been added t...

Page 55: ...VLAN Name Status Unit Egress Ports Forbidden Egress Ports 1 2 3 4 VID 0 Show More New APPLY OK CANCEL Use TAB or arrow keys to move other keys to make changes Enter to select Parameter Description VI...

Page 56: ...tch units in this system other than Unit 1 Figure 2 36 802 1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration Example SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M 1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration VID VLAN Name Status...

Page 57: ...rrow keys to move other keys to make changes Parameter Description PVID The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on this port Use the PVID to assign ports to the same untagged VLAN Acceptable...

Page 58: ...Parameter Description Port Statistics Displaysstatisticson network traffic passing through the selected port RMON Statistics Displaysdetailed statistical information for the selected port such as pack...

Page 59: ...IT NEXT UNIT PREV PORT NEXT PORT Use TAB or arrow keys to move Enter to select Parameter Description Alignment Errors For 10 Mbps ports this counter records alignment errors mis synchronized data pack...

Page 60: ...e number of times that the carrier sense condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame Frames Too Long The number of frames received that exceed the maximum permitted frame...

Page 61: ...r than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Fragments The total number offrames received that were lessthan 64 octets in length excluding framing...

Page 62: ...5 1 1 1 D 00 00 E8 10 00 01 1 1 1 D 00 00 E8 00 00 00 1 1 1 D 00 00 E8 10 00 AB 1 1 1 D 00 00 E8 00 00 02 1 1 1 D 00 00 E8 10 DE F1 1 1 1 D Sorted by MAC VID Cleared by MAC VID VLAN ID 1 VLAN ID 1 MAC...

Page 63: ...00 110000000000 00 4 000000001100 110000000000 00 5 225 1 1 2 1 000000001100 110000000000 00 2 000000001100 110000000000 00 3 000000001100 110000000000 00 4 000000001100 110000000000 00 Sorted by VID...

Page 64: ...ddress of a host device attached to this switch Unit The switch unit the host device is attached to Port The port the host device is attached to Status The status for an entry can be set to Permanent...

Page 65: ...ons with the switch for the current session SmartSTACK Local Management ELS100 S24TX2M System Restart Menu Restart Option POST YES Reload Factory Defaults NO Keep IP Setting NO Keep User Authenticatio...

Page 66: ...66 ELS100 S24TX2M User Interface ELS100 S24TX2M...

Page 67: ...e menus Assigning an IP address for the switch if you plan to manage the switch using SNMP or if you use Telnet to access the switch Checking network configuration status and verifying that network co...

Page 68: ...ss Enter 3 For the ADMIN user type enter a password containing up to 11 alphanumeric characters Note that the password is not case sensitive By factory default there is no password configured This mea...

Page 69: ...the Main Menu 2 Select Port Information and press Enter If a network cable is properly connected to a port the Link for the port reads UP If no cable is connected to the port or if the cable or port...

Page 70: ...following 1 Select Management Setup Menu from the Main Menu 2 Select SNMP Configuration Menu 3 Select SNMP Communities from the menu Enter the desired community names you are permitted to enter from...

Page 71: ...affic analyzer or RMON probe to the mirroring port Downloading a Software Upgrade You can upgrade the operational software in the ELS100 S24TX2M switchwithout physically opening theswitch or being int...

Page 72: ...2 POST 3 Mainboard 1 4 Select 1 to download the agent software The following messages appear Your Selection Runtime Code Download code to FlashROM address 0x02880000 Change Baud Rate to 115200 and Pre...

Page 73: ...ed from the TFTP server 4 If necessary configure the address of an IP gateway to reach the server from the switch using the Gateway IP field in the Network Configuration IP Configuration menu 5 Config...

Page 74: ...y maintaining the connection See Appendix A Spanning Tree Concepts on page 85 for further information on using the Spanning Tree Protocol in a network To configure Spanning Tree Parameters do the foll...

Page 75: ...6 Under Forbidden Egress Ports for each stack unit enter a 1 to prevent a port from being automatically added to this VLAN via GVRP Note that you can enable or disable GVRP for the stack from the Ext...

Page 76: ...k unit and port number to configure 4 In theAdmin column select ENABLED You can also disable theport due to abnormal behavior or for security reasons 5 In the Flow Control column select ENABLED to ena...

Page 77: ...e types of status that can be configured for each address in the table Permenant which means that the MAC address is in use and will remain so after the next switch reset Delete On Reset which means t...

Page 78: ...Configuring BootP The BootP protocol allows you to automatically configure the switch s IP address information Enabling this feature greatly speeds up device configuration especially when a large num...

Page 79: ...unk must all be on the same internal switch chip The port groups permitted include Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Note that ports at both ends o...

Page 80: ...80 Configuring Monitoring the Switch ELS100 S24TX2M...

Page 81: ...s as an agent monitoring and controlling the functionality of the switch Figure 4 1 ELS100 S24TX2M Switches Managed by an SNMP Management Workstation A defined set of variables referred to as managed...

Page 82: ...devices typically support one or more standard MIBs defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF in the form of Request for Comments RFC documents These MIBs provide a common method of managin...

Page 83: ...tatistics and information related to the ICMP protocol TCP Statistics and information related to the TCP protocol UDP Statistics and information related to the UDP protocol Transmission Statistics and...

Page 84: ...eas of ELS100 S24TX2M switch functionality not covered by the standard RFC MIBs are specified in the Cabletron private MIB This MIB definition is specified separately from MIB II Areas covered in this...

Page 85: ...ions Creates a single spanning tree from any arrangement of switching or bridging elements Compensates automatically for the failure removal or addition of any device in an active data path Achieves p...

Page 86: ...ted together in a redundant topology more than one path between two points If the connection between A and B goes down the link between A and C becomes active thereby establishing a path between A and...

Page 87: ...dge priority and a 48 bit network adapter address Ports are numbered in absolute numbers starting from 1 regardless of their bridge at tachment The network adapter address is the same address as the f...

Page 88: ...the Root Bridge Selecting a Root Bridge and Designated Bridges During communication between bridges one bridge is determined to have the lowest bridge identifier This bridge becomes the Root Bridge Af...

Page 89: ...participate in the transmission of frames The transmission of frames is temporarily disabled in order to prevent temporary loops which may occur in a bridged LAN during the lifetime of this state as t...

Page 90: ...90 Spanning Tree Concepts ELS100 S24TX2M...

Page 91: ...as a switch In addition to VLAN information the relative priority of the frame in the network can specified by the tag see Appendix C Class of Service VLANs provide greater network efficiency by reduc...

Page 92: ...end of the link also supports VLANs Then assign the port at the other end of the link to the same VLANs However if you want a port on this switch to participate in one or more VLANs but the device at...

Page 93: ...a VLAN aware device the switch first decides where to forward the frame and then inserts a VLAN tag reflecting this port s default VID The default PVID is VLAN 1 but this can be changed see 802 1Q VL...

Page 94: ...groups it wants to join When this switch receives these messages it will automatically place the receiving port in the specified VLANs and then forward the message to all other ports When the message...

Page 95: ...eue is transmitted When priority queuing is being used each frame that passes through the switch contains a priority level in its header tag The priority information may already exist in incoming fram...

Page 96: ...and 4 are tagged as normal traffic and placed in a normal priority queue on the outbound port Frames entering through ports 2 and 5 are tagged as high priority traffic and placed in a high priority q...

Page 97: ...nce it is only concerned with forwarding multicast traffic from the local router switch to group members on directly attached subnetwork or LAN segment This switch supports IP Multicast Filtering by P...

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Page 99: ...Group Management Protocol see IGMP IP configuration 24 multicast registration table 63 IP address assigning 69 IP multicast filtering 46 M MAC address table configuring 77 main menu 17 management in...

Page 100: ...nning Tree Algorithm 37 switch information 21 system information 20 system restart 65 T Telnet connections 10 69 TFTP configuration for downloads 32 download process 73 downloading software 71 protoco...

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