Contents
 SuperStack  II Hub 1000 SX
User Guide
A member of the 3Com SuperStack II System
 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGENDS
3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California
 CONTENTS
2 INSTALLING THE HUB
ABOUT THIS GUIDE 1 INTRODUCTION
 A USING THE CONSOLE PORT
3 MAKING CONNECTIONS
POST Messages
 GLOSSARY INDEX 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY
SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
FCC CLASS A VERIFICATION STATEMENT
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 FIGURES
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 Port Configuration Menu
TABLES
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 Icon
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Notice Type
Description
 SETDEFAULT !0 -IP NETaddr =
Commands
Menu commands
and buttons
 INTRODUCTION
Hub 1000 SX
General Description
 and Uplink
Downlinks
Full-Duplex
Operation
 Flow Control
 Functions
Features and
 SuperStack II Hub 1000 SX User Guide
INSTALLING THE HUB
 Hub Description The hub’s front and rear panels are shown in Figure
 Connecting the Hub
Installing and
 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other side of the hub
 Table 2-1 Downlink Connections
Connector
Maximum Cable
Type
 Indicator
Table 2-2 Hub 1000 SX Indicators
Color
Status
 Connecting a
GBIC Module
The gigabit interface connector GBIC port on the rear panel of the
 Power Systems
Using Optional
 Cabling Options
Power Modules
 Table 2-4 Advanced RPS Configuration Options
A hub connects to a UPS unit through the hub’s AC power cord
 You can connect a UPS unit to an Advanced RPS unit as long as you do not exceed the maximum wattage 325 watts for the UPS unit. To verify that the UPS unit’s maximum wattage is not exceeded, calculate the total power consumption of all units connected to the Advanced RPS. If the result is less than 325 watts, your configuration is safe if the result is greater than 325 watts, then there are too many units connected to the Advanced RPS
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 Table 3-1 Gigabit Ethernet Maximum Cable Lengths
MAKING CONNECTIONS
 Aggregating
Power Workgroup
Servers
connecting to the network backbone. See Figure
 Switches
The Hub 1000 SX does not support bandwidth aggregation trunking
You can use the Hub 1000 SX downlinks to aggregate 10/100 Mbps
 3-4 CHAPTER 3 MAKING CONNECTIONS
Figure 3-3 Aggregated Switches Connection
 Connecting
Figure 3-4 Mixed Connection
The best use of the hub uplink is as a backbone connection to a 3Com
 Table 3-2 Troubleshooting Tips
Figure 3-6 Uplink Connection to a 10/100 Mbps Switch
Symptom
Solution
 USING THE CONSOLE PORT
 With Power
Connecting the
Requirements
Console Port
 To connect the console port when the hub is disconnected
from power
Connecting the Console Port A-3
Disconnected
 Logging On
message, return the hub to the supplier
After 4 minutes of inactivity, the CLI logs off automatically
 Port Settings
Password
Changing the
Configuring
 To display the Port Configuration menu
 Table A-2 Port Configuration Menu
Configuring Port Settings
 A-8 APPENDIX A USING THE CONSOLE PORT
 Configuring Port Settings
 and be configured to receive pause frames
 Configuring Port Settings A-11
 Hub Status
Displaying
matrix, Y indicates yes and n indicates no. See Table A-3
Table A-3 Hub Status Information
 Displaying Hub Status A-13
 A-14 APPENDIX A USING THE CONSOLE PORT
Restoring the Factory Default Settings
 Firmware Image
Updating the
entering option
Checking the
 Xmodem-CRC To transfer the firmware image file
 during a firmware update, the CLI displays the following message
Logging Off
log in again. To restart the file transfer, repeat steps 6 and
 Table A-4 File Transfer Error Messages
Table A-5 Fatal Error Messages
While saving port settings or
 SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Dimensions
Environmental Operating Ranges
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 Board Service
Services
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Online Technical
 Access by Digital Modem
Access by Analog Modem
1 408 654
C-2 APPENDIX C TECHNICAL SUPPORT
 Local access numbers are available within the following countries
 Czech Republic/Slovak
Santa Clara, California
Central European HQ
305 261 3266 Miami, Florida
 To obtain an RMA number, call or fax
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 GLOSSARY
 cable is based on CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection. Channel access
access method
transmission of light signals
 incoming
IEEE
flow control
Mbps
 control. See also asymmetric flow control, flow control, pause frame
 Symbols
INDEX
Numbers
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 Switch 9300 3-2, 3-3
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 STANDARD WARRANTY SERVICE
3Com Corporation LIMITED WARRANTY
HARDWARE
SOFTWARE
 FCC CLASS A VERIFICATION STATEMENT
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
GOVERNING LAW