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Allied Telesis C613-02013-00 manual Where To Find More Information, Technical support

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Where To Find More Information

6	Rapier Switch User Guide

Where To Find More Information

Before installing the switch and any expansion options, read the important safety information in the Safety and Statutory Information booklet. Follow the Quick Install Guides step-by-step instructions for physically installing the switch and its expansion options. The Hardware References give detailed information about the equipment hardware. Once you are familiar with the basic operations of the switch, use the Software Reference for full command syntax descriptions and for full descriptions of the switch’s routing features.

The latest versions of user documentation for the Rapier family of switches can be downloaded from the on-line support site at http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.nz/support/rapier. The documentation set for the Rapier switch includes:

■Rapier Switch Safety and Statutory Information

■Rapier Switch Quick Install Guide

■Rapier Switch Documentation and Tools CD-ROM, which includes the following PDF documents:

•Rapier Switch Safety and Statutory Information

•Rapier Switch Quick Install Guide,

•Rapier Switch Hardware Reference

•Rapier Switch Software Reference

•Rapier Uplink Module Quick Install Guide

•Rapier Uplink Module Hardware Reference

•Network Service Module Quick Install Guide

•Network Service Module Hardware Reference

•Port Interface Card Quick Install Guide

•Port Interface Card Hardware Reference

Technical support

For on-line support for your Rapier switch, see our on-line support page at http://www.alliedtelesyn.co.nz/support/rapier. If you require further assistance, contact your authorised Allied Telesyn distributor or reseller.

This page will also contain the latest release of the switch software. The LOAD command can be used to download software upgrades directly from the Allied Telesyn Research web site to the switch’s FLASH memory. Use the SET INSTALL command to enable the new software release (“Example: Install Soft- ware Upgrade for Rapier Switch” on page 24).

Rapier Switch Software Release 2.2.1 C613-02013-00 Rev A

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Allied Telesis C613-02013-00 manual Where To Find More Information, Technical support

Contents

RAPIER SWITCH USER GUIDERapier Switch User Guide Document Number C613-02013-00 REV A All trademarks are the property of their respective ownersCHAPTER 4 Layer 2 Switching ContentsCHAPTER 3 Operating the Switch IntroductionCHAPTER 5 Layer 3 Switching Documentation RoadmapWhy Read This User Guide? IntroductionChapter Where To Find More Information Technical supportWhat Can the Rapier Switch Do? Switching FeaturesRouting Features Advanced Feature Licence AT-RPFL3Upgrade See “Enable AT-RPFL3Upgrade Feature Licence” on pageOptional Features Getting Started Simple SwitchingCommand Line Interface ChapterGiving the Switch an IP Address Entering CommandsLogging In Enable AT-RPFL3Upgrade Feature Licence Enabling the GUIGraphical User Interface Starting the GUIUsing help mode ConfiguringNavigating Monitoring TroubleshootingChanging your password ExitingFile Subsystem Operating the SwitchUser Privileges ChapterOnline CLI Help Figure 3 Example output from the SHOW FILE commandConfiguration Scripts Saving Configuration Entered with the GUISaving Configuration Entered with the CLI EditorInstall Information OFFICER privilege Figure 6 Example output from the SHOW INSTALL commandReleases and Patches into the Switch Example Install Software Upgrade for Rapier Switch To install a compressed releaseSNMP and MIBs Software Referencewhere interface is the name of an interface, such as vlan11 Enabling and Disabling Switch Ports Layer 2 SwitchingSwitch Ports ChapterTable 3 Parameters in the output of the SHOW SWITCH PORT command To display information about switch ports, use the commandFigure 8 Example output from the SHOW SWITCH PORT command ParameterTable 3 Parameters in the output of the SHOW SWITCH PORT command Autonegotiation of Port Speed and Duplex ModeLayer 2 Switching ParameterTable 4 Autonegotiation preferences for Ethernet ports Port Trunking10/100 Ethernet switch ports PreferenceTo display information about trunks on the switch, use the command Packet Storm Protection SET SWITCH MIRROR=NONEport Port MirroringSHOW SWITCH PORT=port-list SET SWITCH PORT=port-listALL MIRROR=NONERXTXBOTHPort security Virtual LANs A VLAN can contain a mixture of VLAN tagged and untagged ports Static and dynamic VLANs Creating VLANs Without VLAN TagsMarketing VLAN Switch Training VLAN Table 5 Parameters displayed in the output of the SHOW VLAN command Layer 2 SwitchingFigure 10 Example output from the SHOW VLAN command ParameterVLAN Tagging VLANs to be used with VLAN tags are created and destroyed in the same way as VLANs with only untagged ports, by using the commands Summary of VLAN Tagging Rules Figure 11 Tagged VLANsLayer 2 Switching Process Generic VLAN Registration Protocol GVRPThe Ingress Rules The Learning Process The Forwarding Process Layer 2 Filtering This parameter is either “static” indicating the filter is a static The Egress RulesSET SWITCH PORT command, or has been dynamically learned because it has been added with the LEARN parameter of theQuality of Service Figure 13 Example output from the SHOW SWITCH QOS commandPriority level Spanning Tree Protocol STP Spanning Tree Port StatesSHOW STP PORT=port-list Configuring STPENABLE STP=stpnameALL DISABLE STP=stpnameALL ADD STP=stpname VLAN=vlanname2..4094To change the STP priority value, use the command Parameter Figure 14 Example output from the SHOW STP commandTable 10 Parameters in the output of the SHOW STP command MeaningForward Delay Figure 15 Example output from the SHOW STP PORT command To restore default port pathcost and priority, use the commandTo display STP port information, use the command ParameterTable 12 Parameters in the output of the SHOW STP COUNTER command Layer 2 SwitchingFigure 16 Example output from the SHOW STP COUNTER command ParameterInterfaces to Layer 3 Protocols IGMP SnoopingIGMP is enabled and disabled using the commands Triggers Parameters EventDescription The port number of the port which has just come upPage Layer 3 Switching Internet Protocol IPChapter PIM Sparse Mode IP MulticastingRouting Information Protocol RIP Novell IPX ADD APPLE PORT INTERFACE=vlan11 AppleTalkResource Reservation Protocol RSVP SHOW APPLE PORTLayer 3 Switching The commanddisplays information about the interfaces enabled for RSVP Figure Figure 22 Example output from the SHOW RSVP INTERFACE command