6H122-08 SmartSwitch 6000 Interface Module User’s Guide
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CONTENTS
INSTALLATION
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INTRODUCTION
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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CHAPTER
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SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS AND
1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE
1.1 USING THIS GUIDE
CHAPTER INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Introduction
Reset Button COM Port System LED Port Status LEDs Network Ports
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Structure of This Guide
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1.3.2 Connectivity
1.3 6H122-08 OVERVIEW
1.3.1 Auto-Negotiation
1.3.3 Full Duplex Switched Ethernet FDSE
1.3.5 Switching Options
1.3.4 Management
1.3.6 Standards Compatibility
1.3.9 Runtime IP Address Discovery
1.3.7 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs
1.3.8 Year 2000 Compliant
1.4 LOCAL MANAGEMENT FEATURES
1.4.1 Distributed Chassis Management
1.4.2 Remote Monitoring RMON
1.4.3 Broadcast Suppression
1.4.4 Port Redirect Function
1.4.5 SmartTrunk
1.5 OPTIONAL FEATURES
1.4.6 Additional Local Management Functions
1.6 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used throughout this document
Chapter 1 Introduction
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1.7 GETTING HELP
1.8 RELATED MANUALS
The following manuals may help the user to setup and manage the
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2.2 10BASE-T NETWORK
CHAPTER NETWORK REQUIREMENTS
2.1 SmartTrunk
2.3 100BASE-TX NETWORK
2.4 100BASE-FX FIBER OPTIC NETWORK
Multimode Mode Fiber Optic Cable Length
Single Mode Fiber Cable Lengths
3.2 UNPACKING THE 6H122-08
CHAPTER INSTALLATION
3.1 REQUIRED TOOLS
or components
3.3 INSTALLING OPTIONS
3.4 INSTALLING THE 6H122-08 INTO THE 6C105 CHASSIS
step, take care that the module slides in straight and properly
To prevent damaging the backplane connectors in the following
engages the backplane connectors
Chapter 3 Installation
Figure 3-1 Installing an Interface Module
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3.5 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK
3.5.1 Connecting Twisted Pair Cables to Ports 1 Through
RX Receive LED Column
Figure 3-2 6H122-08 Twisted Pair Connection
3.5.2 Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to the FE-100TX
Figure 3-3 Cable Pinouts - RJ45 Crossover Cable
Figure 3-4 FE-100TX Crossover Switch
100 FE-100TX
3.5.3 Connecting a Fiber Optic Segment to the FE-100FX and FE-100F3
Fiber Optic Network Connection
The port RX LED flashes green and amber during bootup
Figure 3-5 FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Port
3.6 COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION
Completing the Installation
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CHAPTER TROUBLESHOOTING
4.1 USING LANVIEW
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
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Figure 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs
Using LANVIEW
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Table 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs
Color
Table 4-2 Port 1-6 10/100 LED Indications
4.2 FE-100TX LED
Table 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs Continued
100 LED
Receive RX LED
FE-100TX LED
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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Table 4-4 Troubleshooting Checklist
Problem
4.4 USING THE RESET BUTTON
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CHAPTER LOCAL MANAGEMENT
5.1 OVERVIEW
5.2 LOCAL MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS
Chapter 5 Local Management
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Table 5-1 Keyboard Conventions
5.3 MANAGEMENT TERMINAL SETUP
5.3.1 Console Cable Connection
UTP Cable with RJ45 Connectors RJ45-to-DB9 PC Adapter to PC
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Chapter 5 Local Management
5.3.2 Connecting an Uninterruptible Power Supply
Figure 5-2 Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS
UTP Cable with RJ45 Connectors RJ45-to-DB9 PC Adapter DB9 Port
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5.3.3 Management Terminal Setup Parameters
Management Terminal Setup
Table 5-2 VT Terminal Setup
Display Setup Menu
Telnet Connections
5.4 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT
Figure 5-3 The Local Management Chassis/Module Password Screen
5.4.1 Navigating Local Management Screens
Accessing Local Management
Figure 5-4 802.1D Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy
Figure 5-5 802.1Q Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy
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5.4.2 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items
5.4.3 Exiting Local Management Screens
5. Press ENTER. The Password screen displays and the session ends
5.5 THE MAIN MENU SCREEN
CHASSIS
5.6 CHASSIS MENU SCREEN
MODULES
5.7 CHASSIS CONFIGURATION SCREEN
CHASSIS CONFIGURATION
802.1Q VLAN CONFIGURATION
SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES
The following briefly explains each Chassis Configuration screen field
Section
Subnet Mask Modifiable
Chassis Date Modifiable
Chassis Time Modifiable
5.7.1 Setting the IP Address
5.7.2 Setting the Subnet Mask
5.7.3 Setting the Chassis Date
5.7.4 Setting the Chassis Time
5.7.6 Setting the Screen Lockout Time
5.7.5 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time
5.7.7 Setting the Operational Mode
5.8 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN
The following explains each SNMP Community Names screen field
5.8.1 Establishing Community Names
5.9 SNMP TRAPS SCREEN
5.9.1 Configuring the Trap Table
Enable Traps Toggle
5.10 CHASSIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCREEN
Chassis Power Redundancy Read-Only
Power Supply #X Status Read-Only
Chassis Fan Status Read-Only
5.11 PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREEN
Displays which modules are currently set as source modules
5.11.1 Displaying the Source and Destination Entries
5.11.2 Changing Source and Destination Ports
5.12 MODULE SELECTION SCREEN
Module Type Read-only
5.12.1 Selecting a Module
5.13 MODULE MENU SCREEN
MODULE CONFIGURATION
NETWORK TOOLS
5.14 MODULE CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN
MODULE STATISTICS
GENERAL CONFIGURATION
Figure 5-17 Module Configuration Menu Screen
SWITCH CONFIGURATION
ETHERNET INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
SMARTTRUNK CONFIGURATION
MODULE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION
5.15 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SCREEN
Default Gateway Modifiable
IP Address Modifiable
Subnet Mask Modifiable
TFTP Gateway IP Addr Modifiable
Contains the maximum number of minutes that the Local Management application displays a module’s screen while awaiting input or action from a user. For example, if the number 5 is entered in this field, the user has up to five minutes to respond to each of the specified module’s Local Management screens. In this example, after five minutes of “idleness” no input or action, the terminal “beeps” five times, the Local Management application terminates the session, and the display returns to the Password screen. To enter a new lockout time, refer to Section
This field toggles between DISTRIBUTED and STAND ALONE
IP Fragmentation Toggle
5.15.1 Setting the IP Address
Clear NVRAM Toggle
5.15.2 Setting the Subnet Mask
5.15.3 Setting the Default Gateway
5.15.4 Setting the TFTP Gateway IP Address
5.15.5 Setting the Module Date
5.15.6 Setting the Module Time
5.15.7 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time
5.15.8 Setting the Screen Lockout Time
5.15.9 Setting the Operational Mode
5.15.10 Setting the Management Mode
802.1D SWITCHING, 802.1Q SWITCHING, or SECURE FAST VLAN
5.15.11 Configuring the COM Port
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight YES. Press ENTER
5.15.12 Changing the Com Port Application
5.15.13 Clearing NVRAM
5.15.14 Enabling/Disabling IP Fragmentation
5.16 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN
access to security-protected fields of read-write
Figure 5-22 SNMP Community Names Screen
5.16.1 Establishing Community Names
5.17 SNMP TRAPS SCREEN
Figure 5-23 SNMP Traps Screen
5.17.1 Configuring the Trap Table
5.18 SWITCH CONFIGURATION SCREEN
The following describe each field of the Switch Configuration screen
5.18.1 Setting the STA
5.18.2 Setting the Age Time
5.18.3 Setting Enabling or Disabling the Port Status
5.19 ETHERNET INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
Link Status Read-Only
Current Oper. Mode Read-only
Desired Oper. Mode Selectable
5.19.2 Setting the FE-100TX Operational Mode
5.19.1 Configuring an FE-100TX Interface
5.19.3 Setting the FE-100TX Advertised Ability
5.19.5 Setting the FE-100FX and FE-100F3 in Operational Mode
5.19.4 Configuring an FE-100FX or FE-100F3 Interface for Port 7 or
5.20 MODULE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN
PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION
Figure 5-26 Module Specific Configuration Menu Screen
The Broadcast Suppression screen allows the user to set a desired limit of receive broadcast frames per port per second. For details, refer to Section
5.21 SYSTEM RESOURCES SCREEN
5.21.1 Setting the Reset Peak Utilization
DRAM Installed Read-only
NVRAM Installed Read-only
Current Switch Utilization Read-only
5.22 FLASH DOWNLOAD SCREEN
Figure 5-28 Flash Download Screen
The following briefly explains each field of the Flash Download screen
5.22.1 Image File Download Using TFTP
5.22.2 Image File Download Using RUNTIME
5.22.3 Image File Download Using BootP
5.23 PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREEN
Figure 5-29 Port Redirect Function Screen
5.23.1 Changing Source and Destination Ports
5.24 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION SCREEN
Figure 5-30 Broadcast Suppression Screen
Time Since Peak Read-Only
5.24.1 Setting the Threshold
Reset Peak Toggle
SWITCH STATISTICS
5.24.2 Setting the Reset Peak Switch
5.25 MODULE STATISTICS MENU SCREEN
The Module Statistics Menu screen displays the following menu items
5.26 SWITCH STATISTICS SCREEN
Figure 5-32 Switch Statistics Screen
5.26.1 Using the Clear Counters Command
5.27 THE INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN
Interface Read-only
InErrors Read-only
Name Read-only
InOctets Read-only
InUnicast Read-only
OutErrors Read-only
Admin Status Read-only
OutNonUnicast Read-only
OutDiscards Read-only
5.27.2 Using the Clear Counters Command
5.27.1 Displaying Interface Statistics
5.28 RMON STATISTICS SCREEN
Figure 5-34 RMON Statistics Screen
This field displays the name of the entity that configured this entry
CRC Align Errors Read-only
Multicasts Read-only
Undersized Pkts Read-only
Oversized Pkts Read-only
Index XX Command
CLEAR COUNTERS Command
Total Octets Read-only
64 Octets Read-only
5.28.2 Using the Clear Counters Command
5.28.1 Displaying RMON Statistics
5.29 NETWORK TOOLS
5.29.1 Built-in Commands
command
Syntax
Description
Example
1 - Other 2 - Invalid entry cannot ping device, timed out, etc
Options
bridge ENABLE/DISABLE IFNUM/ALL
Syntax
Description
Options
set or delete the default IP route to a managed
defroute interface number IP address
device through the specified interface
Not Applicable
Syntax
Description
Options
Example
Syntaxreset
reset
reset
Options
Syntax
Description
Options
Example
Syntax
Description
Options
Example
Syntax
telnet IP address Port #
Description
Options
5.29.2 Special Commands
linktrap
Syntax
Description
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS
A.1 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS
A.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
A.3 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
A.4 INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS
A.5 COM PORT PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS
Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC
A.6 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Safety
Appendix A Specifications
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APPENDIX B FE-100TX, FE-100FX AND FE-100F3 SPECIFICATIONS
B.1 FE-100TX
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B.2 FE-100FX
Appendix B FE-100TX, FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Specifications
B.3 FE-100F3
FE-100F3
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FE-100F3
Appendix B FE-100TX, FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Specifications
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C.1 REQUIRED TOOLS
APPENDIX C OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS AND MODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS
C.2 SETTING THE MODE SWITCH
Switch definitions and positions are as follows
Switch 7 - Clear NVRAM. Changing the position of this switch resets NVRAM on the next power up. ALL user entered parameters, such as IP addresses, subnet masks, SNMP traps, and switching functions are restored to their factory default settings
C.3 INSTALLING OPTIONAL FAST ETHERNET INTERFACE MODULES
Appendix C Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings
Figure C-2 6H122-08 Fast Ethernet Interface Module Connector Location
Optional Fast Ethernet Interface Modules Connectors
To install a Fast Ethernet Interface Module in port slot 7 or 8 of the
2. Remove the screw from the rear standoff. Save the screw
7. Installation is complete
Appendix C Optional Installations and Mode Switch Bank Settings
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