Black Box Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches manual Ethernet Network Interface Setup

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Chapter 6: Ethernet Network Interface Setup

6.Ethernet Network Interface Setup (NBS004MA, NBS006MA, NBS008MA, NBSALL8MGR, or NBS016MA Models Only)

To perform the initial setup of the Ethernet network management interface on a switch, you will need a serial terminal set for 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. Connect this terminal to the DB9 connector (or the GANG-IN connector) on the switch (use a straight-through DB9 M/F cable to connect the switch’s DB9 port to an IBM® PC standard DB9 serial port). The necessary connections to a standard IBM compatible PC serial port DB9 connector are as follows:

Table 6-1. Switch DB9 or GANG-IN to HOST DB9 Pin Assignments.

Switch DB9

GANG-IN RJ-11

Signal

Direction

Host DB9

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

Received Data

To host

2

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

Transmitted Data

From host

3

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Ground

5

 

 

 

 

 

Apply power to the switch. At boot-up, the Ethernet module on the switch performs several internal self tests and initialization tasks. After this process is complete in approximately 5 seconds, you will see a sign-on message similar to the following on your serial console:

R6000 Agent Version 2.9N JUL 2010 Copyright <c> 2009

All rights reserved System starting ...

Rack Position A Console ready

>

At this point, the switch is ready to accept the networking related configuration commands necessary before you will be able to communicate with it over an Ethernet network. You will need to enter an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. You will also need to enter read and write SNMP community names, a telnet password, and/or a web password depending on which of these options you want to use. These parameters must be saved into nonvolatile memory, and the system then needs to be reset to allow it to reconfigure with the new settings. Any time one or more of these parameters is changed, they must be saved followed by a system reset. The following shows a typical setup session. Change the entered parameters shown below to suit your application requirements. These networking configuration commands are described in more detail in Chapter 7.

>set ipaddress 192.168.1.200

OK

>set subnetmask 255.255.255.0

OK

>set gateway 192.168.1.1

OK

>set readcommunityname public

OK

>set writecommunityname private

OK >save

OK >reset restarting …

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Contents Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this ManualFCC and IC RFI Statements NOM Statement Table of Contents Specifications SpecificationsOverview Introduction OverviewWhat’s Included Available ModelsNBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR, NBS016A, NBS016MA Hardware DescriptionBack panel components 16 17 Front Panel of NBS004A, NBS004MANBS006A, NBS006MA NBS006A, NBS006MA front panel components Front Panel of NBS006A, NBS006MAFront Panel of NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR Front Panel of NBS016A, NBS016MA Configuration ConfigurationDIP switch SW1 and SW2 settings RJ-11 GANG-OUT port pin assignment Installation InstallationOperation Manual SwitchingOperation Example Port 12 in rack 3 has port address Background Programming Tips for Using the RS-232 Terminal CommandsProgramming Getset Pingreply ON/OFF Getset Snmpenable ON/OFF R6000 Console CommandsGetset Alerttype TRAP/SYSLOG Getset Monitormac X X X X X X X = HEX CharsAuto failover and manual recovery Operation Ethernet Network Interface Setup Ethernet Network Interface Setup Console Commands Console CommandsGET ALL GET VersionSET System AB GET Power NGET Rack N SET Rack N ABSET Webenable Onoff GET Webenable SET Snmpenable Onoff GET SnmpenableGET Webpassword SET Ipaddress GET IpaddressSET Telnetenable Onoff GET Telnetenable GET WebtimeoutGET Telnetpassword GET TelnettimeoutSET Monitormac X X X X X GET Monitormac SET Authenticationtrap Onoff GET AuthenticationtrapSET Monitorinterval N GET Monitorinterval SET Monitorfailcount N GET MonitorfailcountGET Adminip N SET Adminip NGET Alerttype SET Manager NSET Defaults ResetR6000 Console Commands GET Getset Webenable ON/OFFRestart use after Save Save settings for next startupSET Web Interface Web InterfaceWeb Interface MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions MIB Path Summary and Trap DefinitionsAbRackKeyStat-1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.2.1.3.RackIndex AbRackGangPort-1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.2.1.2.RackIndexMIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions Syslog Messages Syslog MessagesSyslog Messages Blackbox.com Black Box Tech Support FREE! Live /7

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