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Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9G426-02 User Manual

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    Tm the complete networking solution mmac-plus ™ 9g426-02 user’s guide.

  • Page 3: Notice

    Notice i 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...

  • Page 4: Fcc Notice

    Notice ii fcc notice this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Not...

  • Page 5: Doc Notice

    Notice iii doc notice this digital apparatus does not exceed the class a limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the canadian department of communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant l...

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Notice iv safety information class 1 laser transceivers the gpim-f01 is a class 1 laser product the gpim-f01 uses class 1 laser transceivers. Read the following safety information before installing or operating these adapters. The class 1 laser transceivers use an optical feedback loop to maintain c...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    Notice v safety information class 1 laser transceivers laser radiation and connectors when the connector is in place, all laser radiation remains within the fiber. The maximum amount of radiant power exiting the fiber (under normal conditions) is -12.6 dbm or 55 x 10 -6 watts. Removing the optical c...

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    Notice vi.

  • Page 9: Contents

    Vii contents chapter 1 introduction features........................................................................................................................... 1-2 related manuals............................................................................................................ 1-5 ...

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    Contents viii chapter 5 specifications technical specifications ................................................................................................ 5-1 cpu .......................................................................................................................... 5-1 memo...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1

    1-1 chapter 1 introduction the 9g426-02 (figure 1-1) is a two front panel port switching module, occupying a single slot in the mmac chassis. The module connects to the internal network bus b, providing a high speed backplane for communication among other modules in the mmac-plus chassis. This modul...

  • Page 12: Features

    Introduction 1-2 features processor the 9g426-02 is equipped with an advanced intel i960 microprocessor. This microprocessor provides a platform for all management functions such as spanning tree, rmon, and mib support within a scalable risc-based architecture. Fast packet switching the 9g426-02 inc...

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    1-3 introduction management information base (mib) support the 9g426-02 provides mib support including: • rmon (rfc-1271) • ietf mib ii (rfc-1213) • ietf bridge mib (rfc-1493) and a host of other cabletron enterprise mibs. Lanview leds the 9g426-02 uses lanview – the cabletron systems built-in visua...

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    Introduction 1-4 figure 1-1. The 9g426-02 module e n e t 1 smb cpu 9g426-02 giga enet inb e n e t 2.

  • Page 15: Related Manuals

    1-5 introduction related manuals the manuals listed below should be used to supplement the procedures and technical data contained in this manual. Mmac-plus installation guide mmac-plus 9c300-1 environmental module user’s guide mmac-plus 9c214-1 ac power supply user’s guide mmac-plus local managemen...

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    Introduction 1-6 • the serial and revision numbers of all cabletron systems products in the network • the device history (i.E., have you returned the device before, is this a recurring problem, etc.) • any previous return material authorization (rma) numbers for additional information about cabletro...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2

    2-1 chapter 2 installing the 9g426-02 module this chapter describes the physical layout of the 9g426-02 module and explains how to prepare and install the module in an mmac-plus chassis. The 9g426-02 module occupies a single slot in the mmac-plus chassis. Install the 9g426-02 module by following the...

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    Installing the 9g426-02 module 2-2 the module’s physical layout the 9g426-02 module has two major circuit boards on which components are attached (see figure 2-1). The module’s base-level circuit board is known as the motherboard. The module’s second-level circuit board is known as the daughterboard...

  • Page 19: Daughterboard

    2-3 installing the 9g426-02 module user accessible components on the module’s daughterboard the user accessible components on the module’s daughterboard are located on the underside of the daughterboard. These components include an eight position dip switch, a replaceable smb-1 prom, a replaceable b...

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    Installing the 9g426-02 module 2-4 table 2-1. Function of dip switch switch function description 8 clear password 1 when toggled, this switch clears user-entered passwords stored in nvram, and restores the default passwords. Once the passwords are reset, you can use the defaults or enter new passwor...

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    2-5 installing the 9g426-02 module removing the daughterboard from the motherboard to remove the module’s daughterboard from the motherboard: 1. Place the module (component side up) on a non-conductive, flat surface. Position the module so that the module’s front (faceplate) is to the left and the m...

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    Installing the 9g426-02 module 2-6 figure 2-3. Daughterboard attached to the 9g426-02 module mounting screws.

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    2-7 installing the 9g426-02 module figure 2-4. User-accessible components on underside of 9g426-02 module’s daughterboard dip switch boot prom smb-1 prom dram simm slot flash simm slot.

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    Installing the 9g426-02 module 2-8 smb-1 prom the 9g426-02 module is shipped with an smb-1 firmware prom. The smb-1 firmware prom is located on the underside of the module’s daughterboard as shown in figure 2-4. To upgrade the smb-1 prom, install the smb-1 prom upgrade kit. Installation instructions...

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    2-9 installing the 9g426-02 module installing the module into the mmac-plus chassis to install the 9g426-02 module into the mmac-plus chassis, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the blank panel covering the slot in which the module is being installed. If you are only installing one module, make sure ...

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    Installing the 9g426-02 module 2-10 warning: ensure that the circuit card is between the card guides. Lock down the top and bottom plastic tabs at the same time, applying even pressure. Figure 2-5. Installing the 9g426-02 module 7 flnk 8 flnk flnk 10 flnk in s 11 flnk in s 12 rx tx rx tx rx circuit ...

  • Page 27: The Reset Switch

    2-11 installing the 9g426-02 module the reset switch the reset switch is located on the front panel, under the top plastic tab as shown in figure 2-6. It serves three functions: resetting the i960 processor, shutting down the module, or restarting the module. • to reset the i960 processor, press the...

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    Installing the 9g426-02 module 2-12.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3

    3-1 chapter 3 operation the 9g426-02 module is a two port gigabit ethernet device. Two front panel gpims support ethernet connectivity through a fiber channel and are capable of providing mmf connectivity through sc connections. As shown in figure 3-1, gigabit network interface blocks (gnibs) conver...

  • Page 30: Smartswitch Asic

    Operation 3-2 all data packets destined for a front panel port, the inb, or the i960 are converted into the canonical format before forwarding to the smartswitch asic. Network interface blocks (nibs) check for valid data packets entering the system. If an errored data packet is found, the smartswitc...

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    3-3 operation a vlan is a local area network of endpoints having full connectivity (sharing broadcast, multicast, and unicast packets) independent of any particular physical or geographical location. In other words, endpoints that share a virtual lan appear to be on a single lan segment regardless o...

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    Operation 3-4 vlan domains vlan domains consist of groups of interconnected vlan switches separated by routing devices. Figure 3-3 shows such an arrangement. Each group of switches constitutes a vlan domain. Figure 3-3. Vlan domains fully meshed vlan domains the switches shown in figure 3-3 above ar...

  • Page 33: I960 Core

    3-5 operation securefast vlan switches securefast vlan (sfvlan) switches are connection-oriented internetworking devices. These devices use source address/destination address (sa/da) pairs along with embedded layer 3 virtual routing services to provide address resolution and call processing. In a co...

  • Page 34: System Management Buses

    Operation 3-6 system management buses there are two management channels within the mmac-plus system: the smb-1 and the smb-10. These buses provide side-band management and inter-module management communication. Smb-1 bus the smb-1 is a 1mbs management bus located within the mmac-plus. This bus is ut...

  • Page 35: Dc/dc Converter

    3-7 operation dc/dc converter the dc/dc converter converts the 48 vdc on the system power bus to the necessary operating voltages for its host network services module. The diagnostic controller monitors and controls the operation of the dc/dc converter. Inb interface the inb backplane is designed to...

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    Operation 3-8 itdm ram allocation (level 1) this level guarantees access to the backplane. When a module requests access to the backplane, it will get access to it when it's slot number is placed onto the bus. This will ensure predicted or predetermined access to the backplane. Round robin arbitrati...

  • Page 37: Chapter 4

    4-1 chapter 4 lanview leds the front panel lanview leds indicate the status of the module and may be used as an aid in troubleshooting. Shown in figure 4-1 are the lanview leds of the 9g426-02 module. Figure 4-1. The lanview leds port transmit e n e t 1 smb cpu 9g426-02 giga enet inb e n e t 2 syste...

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    Lanview leds 4-2 the function of the two system status leds, system management bus (smb) and cpu (central processing unit), are listed in table 4-1. The function of the inb receive leds are listed in table 4-2. The function of the inb transmit leds are listed in table 4-3. Table 4-1. System status (...

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    4-3 lanview leds the function of the port receive leds are listed in table 4-4. The function of the port transmit leds are listed in table 4-5. Table 4-4. Port receive leds led color state green link, no activity port enabled green (blinking) link, port disabled yellow (flashing) link, activity, por...

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    Lanview leds 4-4.

  • Page 41: Chapter 5

    5-1 chapter 5 specifications technical specifications cpu: intel i960 risc based microprocessor memory: 4 meg. Local ram (expandable to 12 meg.) 4 meg. Flash memory (expandable to 32 meg.) 2 meg. Packet ram 16 meg. Dram (expandable to 16 meg.) standards: ieee 802.1d network interfaces: mmf sc connec...

  • Page 42: Safety

    Specifications 5-2 safety this equipment meets the safety requirements of: •ul 1950 •csa c22.2 no. 950 •en 60950 •iec 950 the emi requirements of: •fcc part 15 class a •en 55022 class a •vcci class i the emc requirements of: •en 50082-1 •iec 801-2 esd •iec 801-3 radiated susceptibility •iec 801-4 ef...

  • Page 43: Physical

    5-3 specifications physical dimensions: 35.0 d x 44.0 h x 6.0 w centimeters (13.8 d x 17.4 h x 1.2 w inches) weight: unit: 1,360.7 gr. (3 lbs.) shipping: 1,814.4 gr. (4 lbs.) environment: operating temperature 5 to 40 ° c storage temperature -30 to 90 ° c relative humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing.

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    Specifications 5-4.