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Cabletron Systems Expansion module 9H532-17 User Manual
Summary of Expansion module 9H532-17
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9033130-05 smartswitch 9000 9x5xx-series local management user’s guide.
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I notice notice cabletron systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult cabletron systems to determine whether any such changes have been made. The hardware, firmware, or soft...
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Xi contents chapter 1 local management: overview, setup, and navigation overview ............................................................................................................................1 local management keyboard conventions...........................................................
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Contents xii ethernet interface configuration screen .................................................................... 43 ethernet interface configuration screen fields.................................................. 44 ethernet port configuration screen ...........................................
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Xiii contents 802.1 priority configuration menu screen..................................................................97 port priority configuration screen...............................................................................98 port priority configuration screen fields ......................
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Contents xiv.
Page 17: Local Management: Overview,
1 local management: overview, setup, and navigation this guide explains how to set up a management terminal to access 9x5xx-series local management, and how to use the local management screens and commands. Overview local management for the 9x5xx-series modules consists of a series of management scr...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 2 • redirect frames from a port or vlan to another selected port. • transmit frames on preselected destination ports according to protocol and priority, or protocol and vlan. • configure the device ports to operate as a generic attribute registration...
Page 19: Management Terminal Setup
3 local management: overview, setup, and navigation management terminal setup use one of the following systems to access local management: • an ibm or compatible pc running a vt-series emulation software package • a digital equipment corporation vt100-type terminal • a vt-type terminal running emula...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 4 management terminal setup parameters table 2 lists the setup parameters for the local management terminal. Telnet connections once the module or chassis has a valid ip address, a user can establish a telnet session with local management from any tc...
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5 local management: overview, setup, and navigation refer to the instructions included with the telnet application for information about establishing a telnet session. If the module is operating in the 802.1q mode, the management station must be connected to a physical port on the device that is on ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 6 figure 1. Example of a local management screen the following list explains each of the local management fields. Event message field this field briefly displays messages that indicate if a local management procedure was executed correctly or incorre...
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7 local management: overview, setup, and navigation table 3 describes the most common event messages. Event messages related to specific local management applications are described with those applications throughout this manual. Heading the heading will indicate the module name, the same as listed n...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 8 command fields command fields are located at the bottom of local management screens. Command fields are used to exit local management screens, save local management entries, or navigate to the next sequence in the same screen. In the screens shown ...
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9 local management: overview, setup, and navigation figure 2. Lm screen hierarchy module menu password module configuration menu general configuration screen port configuration screen switch configuration screen network tools broadcast suppression configuration screen ethernet configuration screen 8...
Page 26: Modules
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 10 the 9h532-24, 9h533-24, 9h531-24, and 9h539-24 modules each module is a 24-port switching module: • 9h532-24 – 24 10base-t/100base-tx ports (rj45 connectors) • 9h533-24 – 24 10/100 ethernet ports (two rj21 telco connectors) • 9h531-24 – 24 100base...
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11 local management: overview, setup, and navigation use the numbers listed in table 4 to configure each module’s default interface (see the “general configuration screen” on page 23). 7 fenet7 fast ethernet front panel port 7 8 fenet8 fast ethernet front panel port 8 9 fenet9 fast ethernet front pa...
Page 28: The 9E531-24 Module
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 12 the 9e531-24 module the 9e531-24 module is a switching module that provides 24 10base-fl ports via mtrj connectors. The module can operate in either full duplex or half duplex mode. Module interface codes the 9e531-24 module has 40 interfaces. Tab...
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13 local management: overview, setup, and navigation use the numbers listed in table 5 to configure each module’s default interface (see the “general configuration screen” on page 23). 20 enet20 ethernet front panel port 20 21 enet21 ethernet front panel port 21 22 enet22 ethernet front panel port 2...
Page 30: The 9G536-04 Module
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 14 the 9g536-04 module the 9g536-04 is 4-port gigabit ethernet switching module with: • 4 front-panel gigabit ethernet ports • 2 internal network bus (inb) backplane ports module interface codes the 9g536-04 module has 20 interfaces. Table 6 lists th...
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15 local management: overview, setup, and navigation the 9h532-17/9h531-17 modules the 9h532-17 and 9h531-17 are 17-port ethernet switching modules with: • 16 10/100 utp (category 5) ethernet ports • one vhsim high speed uplink module module interface codes the 9h532-17 and 9h531-17 modules have 34 ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 16 32 host host data port 33 smb-10 10 mbps system management bus 34 smb-1 1 mbps system management bus table 7. 9h532-17/9h531-17 module interface codes (continued) interface number interface name interface description if only one physical port is b...
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17 local management: overview, setup, and navigation the 9h532-18/9h531-18 modules the 9h532-18 and 9h531-18 are 18-port ethernet switching modules with: • 16 10/100 utp (category 5) ethernet ports • 2 smf or mmf gigabit uplink modules module interface codes the 9h532-18 and 9h531-18 modules have 34...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 18 32 host host data port 33 smb-10 10 mbps system management bus 34 smb-1 1 mbps system management bus table 8. 9h532-18/9h531-18 module interface codes (continued) interface number interface name interface description if only one gigabit port is be...
Page 35: Module Password Screen
19 local management: overview, setup, and navigation module password screen the module password screen, figure 3, controls access to local management. Whenever a user connects to a module, the module password screen displays. Before continuing, a user must enter a password (community name), which is...
Page 36: Module Menu Screen
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 20 module menu screen the module menu screen, figure 4, is the access point to local management for all modules installed in the smartswitch 9000 chassis. Figure 4. Module menu screen • for information regarding the module configuration menu screen, ...
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21 local management: overview, setup, and navigation module configuration menu screen the module configuration menu screen, figure 5, provides access to local management screens that allow you to configure and monitor operating parameters, modify snmp community names, set snmp traps, configure switc...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 22 • for information regarding the general configuration screen, see page 23. • for information regarding the snmp configuration menu screen, see page 28. • for information regarding the system resources screen, see page 36. • for information regardi...
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23 local management: overview, setup, and navigation general configuration screen the general configuration screen, figure 6, displays information about the selected module and allows a user to set the following general parameters: • module date and time • screen refresh and screen lockout time • ho...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 24 general configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each general configuration screen field. Module serial # this field displays the serial number of the selected module. Module board revision this field displays the ver...
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25 local management: overview, setup, and navigation screen refresh time (modifiable) this field contains the rate at which the module’s screens are updated. This setting determines how frequently (in seconds) information is updated on the screen. To enter a new refresh rate, highlight the field and...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 26 subnet mask (modifiable) this field contains the subnet mask for the selected module. 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 addres...
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27 local management: overview, setup, and navigation enabling/disabling ip fragmentation to enable or disable ip fragmentation, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ip fragmentation field. 2. Press the space bar to choose either enabled or disabled. 3. Use the arrow keys to hig...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 28 snmp configuration menu screen the snmp configuration menu screen, figure 7, provides access to the snmp community names configuration screen, the snmp traps configuration screen, and the access control list screen. To access the snmp configuratio...
Page 45: Snmp Community Names Screen
29 local management: overview, setup, and navigation snmp community names screen the snmp community names screen, figure 8, allows a user to modify module community names, but not chassis community names. Community names act as passwords to local management and are agents of security access to the m...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 30 snmp community names screen fields the following information briefly explains each snmp community names screen field. Community name (modifiable) this field displays a user-defined name through which a user accesses chassis management. Any communi...
Page 47: Snmp Traps Screen
31 local management: overview, setup, and navigation snmp traps screen the snmp traps screen, figure 9, allows a user to send messages to multiple network management stations to alert users of status changes. To access the snmp traps configuration screen from the snmp configuration menu screen, use ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 32 snmp traps screen fields the following information briefly explains each snmp traps screen field. Chassis trap agent (toggle) this field enables/disables specific chassis traps to the network management station. The field toggles between enabled a...
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33 local management: overview, setup, and navigation the designated workstations now receive traps. Exiting without saving causes a “not saved?” message to appear above the save command. Edits are lost if they are not saved before exiting. Note.
Page 50: Access Control Screen
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 34 access control screen the access control screen, figure 10, allows a user to specify the ip addresses of snmp management stations that are allowed to remotely manage a device. Ip addresses and access control list state are persistent. Clearing nvr...
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35 local management: overview, setup, and navigation access control screen fields the following information briefly explains each access control screen field. Access control lists (toggle) this field can be either of the following: • enabled - host access is restricted to the 16 ip addresses found i...
Page 52: System Resources Screen
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 36 system resources screen the system resources screen, figure 11, displays information about current and available resources on the module. Figure 11. System resources screen smartswitch 9000 local management system resources module name: 9h531-24 f...
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37 local management: overview, setup, and navigation system resources screen fields the following information briefly explains each system resources screen field. Flash memory installed/available (read-only) this field displays the size of flash memory and indicates how many bytes are currently avai...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 38 flash download configuration screen the flash download configuration screen, figure 12, replaces the information stored in the flash memory with a new image file downloaded from a tftp server. Before downloading an image to the device, copy the im...
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39 local management: overview, setup, and navigation flash download configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each flash download configuration screen field. Download method (selectable) this field indicates the download or upload method used by the device, and can be on...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 40 reboot after download (toggle) (only available for the runtime option) this field notifies a user that the module will reboot after the download is complete. This field toggles between the following: • yes - the module reboots after the download i...
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41 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 7. Use the arrow keys to highlight the download server ip field. 8. Enter the ip address of the tftp server using the standard quad dotted octet format. 9. Use the arrow keys to highlight the download file name field. 10. Enter the complete path a...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 42 port configuration menu screen the port configuration menu screen, figure 13, provides access to local management screens that allow you to configure operational mode and advertised ability. Figure 13. Port configuration menu screen • for informat...
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43 local management: overview, setup, and navigation ethernet interface configuration screen the ethernet interface configuration screen, figure 14, displays status information and allows a user to configure operational mode and advertised ability for ethernet and gigabit ethernet screens. Figure 14...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 44 ethernet interface configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each ethernet interface configuration screen field. Intf (read-only) this field displays the interface number. Port (read-only) this field displays the numbe...
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45 local management: overview, setup, and navigation config (read-only) this field displays whether auto-negotiation (autoneg) or manual is enabled. Fdx fc (read-only) this field displays the current full duplex flow control setting. Flow control is used to manage the transmission between two device...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 46 ethernet port configuration screen the ethernet port configuration screen, figure 15, is used to change the operating mode of a specific ethernet interface, such as the speed, duplex, auto-negotiation, advertised ability, and the flow control sett...
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47 local management: overview, setup, and navigation ethernet port specific configuration fields the following explains each ethernet port specific configuration screen field. Interface (read-only) displays the interface number. Physical port (read-only) displays the number of the physical port on t...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 48 • 100base-txfd – 100 mbps full duplex operation • 1000base-x – 1000base-sx or 1000base-lx gigabit ethernet • 1000base-t – 1000 base-t gigabit ethernet • 1000base-xfd – 1000base-sx or 1000base-lx full duplex gigabit ethernet • 1000base-tfd – 1000 b...
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49 local management: overview, setup, and navigation • disabled – full duplex flow control is off, causing the port to ignore received pause frames and does not allow the port to transmit pause frames for any speed connection. • auto-negotiate – when supported, the maximum flow control capabilities ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 50 5. Use the arrow keys to move back to the advertised ability selection and use the space bar to select the next mode to enable or disable. 6. Continue this process until enabling or disabling the advertised modes is completed. 7. Use the arrow key...
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51 local management: overview, setup, and navigation gigabit ethernet specific configuration screen the gigabit ethernet specific configuration screen, figure 16, allows a user to configure gigabit ports as either active or standby. Figure 16. Gigabit ethernet specific configuration screen smartswit...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 52 gigabit ethernet specific configuration screen fields the following explains each gigabit ethernet specific configuration screen field. Redundancy state (toggle) is either of the following: active the selected gigabit port is passing data. Standby...
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53 local management: overview, setup, and navigation hsim/vhsim configuration screen the hsim/vhsim configuration screen provides the user access to the hsim or vhsim setup screen, for non-ethernet hsims and vhsims, depending on the hsim or vhsim installed in the module. The hsim and vhsim screens a...
Page 70: Backplane Menu Screen
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 54 backplane menu screen the backplane menu screen, figure 17, provides access to inb segmentation and utilization screens. Figure 17. Backplane menu screen • for information regarding the backplane status and utilization screen, see page 55. • for i...
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55 local management: overview, setup, and navigation backplane status/utilization screen the backplane status/utilization screen, figure 18, allows inb segmentation of the chassis. Figure 18. Backplane status/utilization screen smartswitch 9000 local management backplane status/utilization module na...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 56 backplane status/utilization screen fields the following information briefly explains each backplane status/utilization screen field. Slot # (read-only) this field displays the number of slots in the chassis. Port state (toggle) this field can be ...
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57 local management: overview, setup, and navigation chassis backplane utilization screen the chassis backplane utilization screen, figure 19, displays inb utilization, by channel, for each slot of the chassis. Figure 19. Chassis backplane utilization screen smartswitch 9000 local management chassis...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 58 chassis backplane utilization screen fields the following information briefly explains each chassis backplane utilization screen field. Slot # (read-only) this field displays the number of slots in the chassis. % util inb a (read-only) this field ...
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59 local management: overview, setup, and navigation redirect configuration menu screen the redirect configuration menu screen, figure 20, provides access to screens from which a user can redirect input and output. Figure 20. Redirect configuration menu screen • for information regarding the port re...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 60 port redirect configuration screen the port redirect configuration screen, figure 21, allows a user to set each one of the ports as a source or destination port. A user can set a port to have one or more destination ports. For example, a user can ...
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61 local management: overview, setup, and navigation port redirect configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each port redirect configuration screen field. Source port (read-only) this field displays the port number of the ports that are set as source ports. Destination ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 62 vlan redirect configuration screen the vlan redirect configuration screen, figure 22, allows a user to select a source module and vlan id and a destination module and port as well as add a new vlan redirect or delete an existing one. For example, ...
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63 local management: overview, setup, and navigation vlan redirect configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each vlan redirect configuration screen field. Source module (read-only) this field shows which modules are currently set as source modules. Source vlan id (read-...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 64 frame format (selectable) this field is used to select the frame format for the transmission of redirected frames on the destination port. Received, tagged, or untagged may be selected. Refer to the previously described read-only frame format fiel...
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65 local management: overview, setup, and navigation smarttrunking configuration screen the smarttrunking configuration screen, figure 23, allows a user to logically group interfaces together between devices to achieve greater bandwidth between those devices. Figure 23. Smarttrunking configuration s...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 66 smarttrunking configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each smarttrunking configuration screen field. Smarttrunk group (read-only) this field displays the title of the group that is active in the screen. Smarttrunk lo...
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67 local management: overview, setup, and navigation port (toggle) when state is: • add - displays the ports available to add to the displayed group. Ports assigned to other trunk groups will not show up in this list because they are not available to add. • remove - displays a list of ports currentl...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 68 broadcast suppression configuration screen the broadcast suppression configuration screen, figure 24, allows a user to throttle the forwarding of broadcast packets. Users can also set limits. Figure 24. Broadcast suppression configuration screen s...
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69 local management: overview, setup, and navigation broadcast suppression screen fields the following information briefly explains each broadcast suppression screen field. Port # (read-only) this field identifies the number of the port. Total rx (read-only) this field displays the total number of b...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 70 setting the reset peak to set the reset peak field to yes or no, 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 or no. 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the ...
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71 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 802.1 configuration menu screen the 802.1 configuration menu screen, figure 25, provides access to the switch configuration screen, the 802.1q configuration menu screen, the 802.1 priority menu screen, and the garp configuration screen. Figure 25....
Page 88: Switch Configuration Screen
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 72 switch configuration screen the switch configuration screen, figure 26, provides the basic setup options to set the type of spanning tree algorithm (802.1d, dec, or none) and the aging time used for deleting old entries in the filtering database. ...
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73 local management: overview, setup, and navigation switch configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each switch configuration screen field. Switch address (read-only) this field displays the base mac address of the switch. Number of ports (read-only) this field display...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 74 state (read-only) this field displays the current state of each listed interface. The possible interface states include: disabling: management has disabled this interface. No traffic can be received or forwarded while the interface is disabled. Le...
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75 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 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. 2. Use the space bar to toggle to either enabled or disabled. 3. Use the...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 76 802.1q vlan configuration menu screen the 802.1q vlan configuration menu screen, figure 27, provides access to various configuration screens. Figure 27. 802.1q vlan configuration menu screen • for information regarding the module/vlan configuratio...
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77 local management: overview, setup, and navigation module/vlan configuration screen the module/vlan configuration screen, figure 28, allows a user to define the operating characteristics of the switch, to add, name, delete, enable, and disable vlans, and assign vlans to fids. The screen can displa...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 78 module/vlan configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each module/vlan configuration screen field. Forward default vlan out all ports (toggle) this field can be either of the following: • yes - the default vlan (vlan i...
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79 local management: overview, setup, and navigation vlan name (modifiable/toggle) this field allows a user to assign or change names of vlans. The vlan name (with up to 32 characters) is an optional attribute of a vlan, and is not required for vlan operation. Defining a vlan to define a vlan, proce...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 80 changing the vlan to fid association to change the association of a vlan to a fid, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the vlan id field. 2. Enter the vlan id of the vlan of which the fid association is to be changed. 3. If an i...
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81 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 3. Press the space bar to select del. Press enter. The vlan is removed from the list. The message “vlan deleted” displays in the event message line in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the save command at...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 82 changing the forwarding mode to change the forwarding mode of the switch, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the forward default vlan out all ports field. 2. Press the space bar or backspace to toggle between yes and no. The ye...
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83 local management: overview, setup, and navigation port assignment configuration screen the port assignment configuration screen, figure 29, allows a user to select a port’s mode of operation and assign each port a port vlan identification (pvid). Figure 29. Port assignment configuration screen sm...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 84 port assignment configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each port assignment configuration screen field. Port mode (selectable) this field can be one of the following: • 1q trunk - this mode sets the port to transmit...
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85 local management: overview, setup, and navigation port filtering configuration screen the port filtering configuration screen, figure 30, allows the filtering of inbound packets from being considered for forwarding by the switch. It also lists the vlans that have been configured to egress the por...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 86 port filtering configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each port filtering configuration screen field. Vlan id (modifiable) this field displays the vlan id of the vlans that are configured to have their frames transm...
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87 local management: overview, setup, and navigation vlan forwarding configuration screen the vlan forwarding configuration screen, figure 31, allows a user to define/view which ports are included in the vlans forwarding list and whether to include a tag header in a frame being transmitted out each ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 88 vlan forwarding configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each vlan forwarding configuration screen field. Current vlan ports (read-only) this field displays the ports that are currently configured to transmit frames c...
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89 local management: overview, setup, and navigation vlan classification configuration screen the vlan classification configuration screen, figure 32, allows a user to do the following: • display the vlan id (vid), protocol classification, and description of each classification of the current entrie...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 90 vlan classification configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each vlan classification configuration screen field. Vid (read-only) this field (vlan identification) displays the vids currently associated with a protocol...
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91 local management: overview, setup, and navigation ethernet ii type> ethernet ii type: - ipx - dod ip - arp - rarp - appletalk - banyan vines - decnet - custom > type value: 0x0000 1 802.3 sap> ssap/dsap (803.2): - ip - ipx - ipx raw - netbios - banyan - sna - custom > dsap/ssap type: 0x0000 ip to...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 92 bil ip address ip address: 000.000.000.000 mask: 000.000.000.000 src ipx network ipx network num: 0x00000000 dest ipx network ipx network num: 0x00000000 bil ipx network ipx network num: 0x00000000 src udp port ip udp port: - ftp data - ftp - boot...
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93 local management: overview, setup, and navigation src tcp port tcp port: - ftpdata - ftp - bootp server - bootp client - rip - telnet - tftp - http - dns - smtp - pop3 - imap2 - imap3 - netbios name serv - netbios datagram - netbios sess serv - custom > tcp port number: 00000 dest tcp port tcp po...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 94 1 any fragmented ip frame received is classified to the priority identification (pid) and forwarded out the ports configured in the protocol port configuration screen. Classification precedence rules when there are multiple classifications assigne...
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95 local management: overview, setup, and navigation table 10. Classification precedence classification type precedence level layer 2 source mac address best match 1a 1a destination mac address best match 1b 1b ethertype 6 6 sap 6 6 layer 3 ip tos 5a ip type 5b ipx cos 5a ipx type 5b layer 3 source ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 96 the precedence concept is illustrated in the following example: example a network administrator has defined the following two classifications involving priorities: • all frames with an ip tos value of aa (layer 3, precedence level 5a) are assigned...
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97 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 802.1 priority configuration menu screen the 802.1 priority configuration menu screen, figure 33, provides access to various configuration screens. Figure 33. 802.1 priority configuration menu screen • for information regarding the port priority c...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 98 port priority configuration screen the port priority configuration screen, figure 34, sets the port default transmit priority (0 through 7) of each port (1 through 24 for the 9h531-24, or 1 through 17 or 18 for the 9h532-17), so that frames receiv...
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99 local management: overview, setup, and navigation port priority configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each port priority configuration screen field. Port # (read-only) this field displays each switched port on the device. Priority (selectable) this field allows a ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 100 setting the switch port priority on all ports to set the switch port priority on all ports: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the all switch port’s priority field. 2. Press the space bar to select a priority from 0 through 7 (0 is the lowest pri...
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101 local management: overview, setup, and navigation advanced port priority configuration screen the advanced port priority configuration screen, figure 35, sets the priority/queue mapping and priority regeneration for a particular port and also can be used to change the default port priority. Prio...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 102 figure 35. Advanced port priority configuration screen smartswitch 9000 local management advanced port priority configuration module name: 9h531-24 firmware revision: 01.00.00 slot number: 5 bootprom revision: 01.00.00 priority/queue mapping prio...
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103 local management: overview, setup, and navigation advanced port priority configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each advanced port priority configuration screen field. Priority (read-only) this field displays the eight priorities, 0 through 7. Tx queue (selectable...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 104 setting the tx mapping queues to set the tx queue for frames with a particular priority: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the port # field. 2. Type in the number of the port to which the tx queue setting applies. 3. Use the arrow keys to highli...
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105 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 7. Use the arrow keys to highlight the save command at the bottom of the screen. 8. Press enter. The message “saved ok” displays and the setting is saved. Setting the default priority to set the default port priority: 1. Use the arrow keys to hig...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 106 transmit queues configuration screen the transmit queues configuration screen, figure 36, allows the user to set each port individually, or all ports simultaneously, to either transmit frames according to the priority transmit queues set in the a...
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107 local management: overview, setup, and navigation figure 36. Transmit queues configuration screen smartswitch 9000 local management transmit queues configuration module name: 9h531-24 firmware revision: 01.00.00 slot number: 11 bootprom revision: 01.00.00 current queueing mode: [strict 802.1p] q...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 108 transmit queues configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each transmit queues configuration screen field. Current queueing mode (toggle) this field allows a user to toggle between the strict 802.1 and weighted mode. ...
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109 local management: overview, setup, and navigation priority classification configuration screen the priority classification configuration screen, figure 37, is used to: • display the priority, protocol type, and whether the priority and protocol type applies to all configurable ports or only to t...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 110 priority classification configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each priority classification configuration screen field. Pid (read-only) this field (priority identification) displays the pids currently associated wi...
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111 local management: overview, setup, and navigation garp configuration menu screen the garp configuration menu screen, figure 38, provides access to screens that allow the user to enable/disable gmrp and gvrp and set individual ports or all ports to gmrp and gvrp. Figure 38. Garp configuration men...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 112 garp configuration screen the garp configuration screen, figure 39, allows the user to enable/disable gmrp and gvrp and set individual ports or all ports to gmrp and gvrp. Figure 39. Garp configuration screen smartswitch 9000 local management gar...
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113 local management: overview, setup, and navigation garp operational status screen fields the following information briefly explains each garp operational status screen field. Port # (read-only) this field displays the number of the front panel interface. Gmrp (toggle) this field sets the port to ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 114 gmrp protocol (toggle) this field enables or disables the gmrp protocol on the switch. • enable - all port settings are valid for gmrp, enabling those ports to send/receive frames to other gmrp-aware switches. • disable - makes the port settings ...
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115 local management: overview, setup, and navigation setting all ports on the switch all ports on the switch can be set at one time to one mode of operation using the set all ports field. To select the mode of operation using the set all ports field, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to hig...
Page 132: Gmrp Configuration Screen
Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 116 gmrp configuration screen the gmrp configuration screen, figure 40, allows the user to set the gmrp operation mode of each port. Figure 40. Gmrp configuration screen smartswitch 9000 local management gmrp configuration module name: 9h531-24 firmw...
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117 local management: overview, setup, and navigation gmrp configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each gmrp configuration screen field. Port # (read-only) this field displays the number of the front panel interface. Mode (selectable) this field allows a user to select...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 118 setting a mode for all ports to set all the ports to operate in one mode, proceed as follows: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the set all ports field. 2. Press the space bar to select one of the following modes of operation: • use gmrp filter ...
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119 local management: overview, setup, and navigation rate limiting screen the rate limiting screen, figure 41, is used to control the rate of traffic entering the network on a per port/priority basis. One of two actions to control traffic must be programmed with each priority entry on a port. The a...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 120 figure 41. Rate limiting screen smartswitch 9000 local management rate limiting configuration module name: 9g536-04 firmware revision: 01.02.06 slot number: 10 bootprom revision: 01.00.03 port priority list max traffic rate direction dropped even...
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121 local management: overview, setup, and navigation rate limiting screen fields the following explains each rate limiting screen field. Port # (read-only) shows the number of each configured port. The same port number may appear twice, but with different priorities assigned. Priority list (read-on...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 122 the port number field may be highlighted and toggled to port type using the space bar. When the port number field is displayed (default value), the port field below may be highlighted and a port number entered in that field. When port type is dis...
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123 local management: overview, setup, and navigation configuring a port the following describes how to configure a port using the rate limiting configuration screen: 1. To enter a port type, proceed to step 2. To enter a port number, proceed as follows: a. Use the arrow keys to highlight the field ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 124 9. To add the new port configuration to memory, highlight the add command field and press enter. The new entry displays in the screen. 10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 of this procedure to configure a second entry on the port. (two inbound rate limit...
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125 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 4. After the lines are marked, use the arrow keys to highlight the del marked command field. 5. Press enter. The marked line items are deleted and the del marked command is changed back to del all. To remove a mark, perform steps 1 and 2. Pressin...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 126 more about rate limiting rate limiting enables service providers in multi-dwelling-unit (mdu) and similar environments wishing to offer varied bandwidth to customers using low cost 10 mbps ethernet or other type of physical connection. Another so...
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127 local management: overview, setup, and navigation to solve this problem, the rate limiting feature can be configured on each port to provide each user with 5 mbps of high priority bandwidth into the fabric. Now the maximum possible amount of traffic attempting to leave the chassis at high priori...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 128 layer 3 extensions menu screen the layer 3 extensions menu screen, figure 42, provides access to the igmp/vlan configuration screen. Figure 42. Layer 3 extensions menu screen • for information regarding the igmp/vlan configuration screen, see pag...
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129 local management: overview, setup, and navigation igmp/vlan configuration screen the igmp/vlan configuration screen, figure 43, allows the user to enable or disable igmp (internet group management protocol, rfc 2236) on selected vlans, or globally on all vlans that are available. Igmp provides a...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 130 igmp/vlan configuration screen fields the following information briefly explains each igmp/vlan configuration screen field. Igmp version (toggle) this field displays the current configured igmp version running on the vlan selected in the vlan id ...
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131 local management: overview, setup, and navigation last member query interval (modifiable) this field is the max response time inserted into group-specific queries sent in response to leave group messages, and is also the amount of time between group-specific query messages. This value may be tun...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 132 igmp state (selectable) this field displays the current state of the vlan indicated in the vlan id field, which can be modified. Use the space bar to toggle through the choices: enabled, disabled, enable all, disable all. The commands enabled and...
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133 local management: overview, setup, and navigation module statistics menu screen the module statistics menu screen, figure 44, provides access to the various statistics screens. Figure 44. Module statistics menu screen • for information regarding the switch statistics screen, see page 134. • for ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 134 switch statistics screen the switch statistics screen, figure 45, displays information about frames received, transmitted, filtered, and forwarded. Figure 45. Switch statistics screen smartswitch 9000 local management switch statistics module nam...
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135 local management: overview, setup, and navigation switch statistics screen fields the following information briefly explains each switch statistics screen field. Interface # (read-only) this field identifies the 802.1d bridge interface number. Frames rcvd (read-only) this field displays the numb...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 136 interface statistics screen the interface statistics screen, figure 46, displays mibii interface statistics and information. For hsim ports, this screen displays all mibii interface statistics that map directly to this screen. For microlan module...
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137 local management: overview, setup, and navigation interface statistics screen fields the following information briefly explains each interface statistics screen field. Interface (read-only) this field displays a unique value for each interface. Its value ranges between 1 and the value of ifnumbe...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 138 outunicast (read-only) this field displays the total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be transmitted to a subnetwork-unicast address, including those that were discarded or not sent. Outnonunicast (read-only) this field dis...
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139 local management: overview, setup, and navigation mtu (read-only) this field displays the size of the largest datagram that can be sent/received on the interface, specified in octets. For interfaces that are used for transmitting network datagrams, this is the size of the largest network datagra...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 140 rmon statistics screen the rmon statistics screen, figure 47, displays rmon statistics for each interface, on a interface-by-interface basis. This screen provides statistics for all front panel ethernet interfaces, and any fast ethernet interface...
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141 local management: overview, setup, and navigation rmon statistics screen fields the following information briefly explains each rmon statistics screen field. Rmon index (read-only) this field displays the current interface for which statistics are being shown. Datasource (read-only) this field d...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 142 oversized pkts (read-only) this field displays the total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets (excluding framing bits, but including fcs octets) and were otherwise well formed. Fragments (read-only) this field displays the...
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143 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 256 - 511 octets (read-only) this field displays the total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were between 256 and 511 octets in length inclusive (excluding framing bits but including fcs octets). 512 - 1023 (read-only) this ...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 144 network tools screen the network tools screen, figure 48, allows the user to access and manage network devices. To access the network tools screen, access local management, then use the arrow keys to highlight the network tools menu item in the m...
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145 local management: overview, setup, and navigation figure 49. Network tools help screen the network tools functions are performed using a series of commands. Entering commands in network tools involves typing the command to be executed at the network tools prompt, adding any desired or required e...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 146 the commands are presented in the following format: command: the name of the command. Syntax: shows the required command format. It indicates where arguments, if any, must be specified. Description: briefly describes the command and its uses. Opt...
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147 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 1 - other 2 - invalid entry (cannot ping device, timed out, etc.) 3 - dynamic route entry 4 - static route entry (not subject to change) you can specify the arp command without options, or with one of the following options: options: -a views cach...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 148 example: netstat: syntax: netstat [option] description: the netstat command provides a display of general network statistics for the managed device. The netstat command must be used with one of the two display options. Options: -i displays status...
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149 local management: overview, setup, and navigation example: reset: syntax: reset description: the reset command allows a soft reset of the device. The user will be queried to confirm the reset command to insure against unwanted resets. Options: not applicable example : show: syntax: show [protoco...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 150 example : switch: syntax: switch [enable/disable] [ifnum/all] description: the switch command allows each switch port to be enabled or disabled at the user’s request, either one at a time or all at once. Specifying a single interface number will ...
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151 local management: overview, setup, and navigation traceroute: syntax: traceroute [ip address] description: the traceroute command generates a traceroute request to a specified ip address and provides a display of all next-hop routers in the path to the device. If the device is not reached, the c...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 152 stpport: description: this command allows the user to enable or disable the current state of the spanning tree on all ports. The user must specify the state as enable or disable. The state field is mandatory. Syntax: stpport [status] stpport [ena...
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153 local management: overview, setup, and navigation 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. The user must specify the state option as enable, di...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 154 dynamic_egress: description: allows the dynamic egress control function to be enabled, disabled, or the status viewed to see if the function is enabled or disabled. The command requires a corresponding vid. The dynamic egress control function all...
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155 local management: overview, setup, and navigation has been configured in the switch before it can be selected. The maximum vid value that can be entered is 1,4095. Example: examples of dynamic egress use dynamic egress and aging time this section provides an example of how aging time affects the...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 156 figure 50. Dynamic egress application solving the problem in this example, switch 1 (s1) has already been configured with a default vlan 0001 associated with fid 0001 as the pvid on all ports. The following additional steps are required to config...
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157 local management: overview, setup, and navigation in this example, the appletalk traffic is routed only to appletalk users (ports 1, 2, 5, and 6), while ip traffic is allowed to be seen by ip users (ports 3, 4, and 7) and by ip/appletalk users (ports 1, 2, 5, and 6). Lg_frame_admin: description:...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 158 example: link_trap: syntax: link_trap [enable/disable/status] [port/all] description: the link_trap command allows link traps to be enabled or disabled when specifying a single port, or simultaneously when specifying “all” or no ports. When one o...
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159 local management: overview, setup, and navigation example: telnet: syntax: telnet [ip address] description: the telnet command allows the user to communicate with another host (that supports telnet connections) using the telnet protocol. The user must specify the remote host using its ip address...
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Local management: overview, setup, and navigation 160 vrrpport: description: enables the user to choose the virtual router redundancy protocol (vrrp) port(s), front panel ethernet or fast ethernet ports. When the link on a vrrp port goes down or up, the database is purged. Then a notification is sen...
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161 local management: overview, setup, and navigation example: special commands done, quit, exit: syntax: done description: the done command enables the user to exit from network tools and return to the main menu screen. Options: not applicable example : -> vrrpport get vrrp port is set to 0. -> vrr...
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