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1.5GETTING HELP

Getting Help

1.5GETTING HELP

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6H122-16 RESET 6H122-16 SmartSwitch 6000 Interface Module User’s Guide9032361-03 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X 10X 11X 12X 13X 14X 15X 16XPage Only qualiﬁed personnel should install the 6H122-16 FCC NOTICE6H122-16 User’s Guide VCCI NOTICE INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICECABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT 6H122-16 User’s GuideCABLETRON SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITYUNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS 6H122-16 User’s GuideSAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER TRANSCEIVERS SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER TRANSCEIVERSLASER RADIATION AND CONNECTORS 6H122-16 User’s Guide6H122-16 User’s Guide DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYApplication of Council Directives 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name Cabletron Systems, Inc6H122-16 User’s Guide INSTALLATION CONTENTSTROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTERCHAPTER ContentsLOCAL MANAGEMENT viii6H122-16 User’s Guide ContentsSPECIFICATIONS ContentsMODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS APPENDIX A1.1 USING THIS GUIDE CHAPTER INTRODUCTION1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE 1.3.1 Connectivity 1.3 OVERVIEW1.3.2 Management Chapter 1 IntroductionRESET Reset Button COM Port System LED Port Status LEDs Network PortsOverview 6H122-16 User’s Guide1.3.5 Full Duplex Switched Ethernet 1.3.4 Switching Options1.3.3 Distributed Chassis Management 1.3.6 Remote Monitoring1.3.8 Runtime IP Address Discovery 1.3.7 SmartTrunk1.3.9 Port Redirect Function 1.3.10 Auto-Negotiation1.3.11 Broadcast Suppression 1.3.13 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs 1.3.12 Standards Compatibility1.3.14 Year 2000 Compliant The following conventions are used throughout this document 1.4 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONSChapter 1 Introduction 6H122-16 User’s Guide1.5 GETTING HELP The following manuals may help to set up, control, and manage the 1.6 RELATED MANUALS6H122-16 Cabletron Systems Cabling Guide2.1 SmartTrunk CHAPTER NETWORK REQUIREMENTS2.2 10BASE-T NETWORK 2.3 100BASE-TX NETWORKChapter 2 Network Requirements 3.1 UNPACKING THE 6H122-16 CHAPTER INSTALLATIONor components 3.2 INSTALLING THE 6H122-16 INTO THE 6C105 CHASSISengages the backplane connectors Figure 3-1 Installing an Interface Module Chapter 3 InstallationConnector 6H122-16 User’s Guide3.3 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK Figure 3-2 6H122-16 Twisted Pair Connection RX Receive LED ColumnFigure 3-3 Cable Pinouts - RJ45 Crossover Cable SmartSwitch RJ45 PortFigure 3-4 Cable Pinouts - RJ45 Straight-Through Cable must share a common3.4 COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION Chapter 3 Installation6H122-16 User’s Guide 4.1 USING LANVIEW CHAPTER TROUBLESHOOTINGRESET Chapter 4 Troubleshooting6H122-16 User’s Guide Figure 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs6H122-16 User’s Guide Using LANVIEWTable 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs Color6H122-16 User’s Guide Chapter 4 TroubleshootingTable 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs Continued ColorTroubleshooting Checklist 4.2 TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLISTTable 4-3 Troubleshooting Checklist ProblemTable 4-3 Troubleshooting Checklist Continued Chapter 4 TroubleshootingProblem 6H122-16 User’s Guide6H122-16 4.3 USING THE RESET BUTTON6H122-16 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Troubleshooting5.1 OVERVIEW CHAPTER LOCAL MANAGEMENTChapter 5 Local Management 5.2 LOCAL MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS6H122-16 User’s Guide Table 5-1 Keyboard Conventions5.3.1 Console Cable Connection 5.3 MANAGEMENT TERMINAL SETUP6H122-16 RESET UTP Cable with RJ45 Connectors RJ45-to-DB9 PC Adapter to PC PCChapter 5 Local Management 6H122-16 User’s GuideManagement Terminal Setup 5.3.2 Management Terminal Setup ParametersTable 5-2 VT Terminal Setup Display Setup Menu5.3.3 Telnet Connections 5.3.4 Connecting an Uninterruptible Power SupplyFigure 5-2 Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Connection Management Terminal SetupRESET RESETFigure 5-3 The Local Management Password Screen 5.4 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT5.4.1 Navigating Local Management Screens Figure 5-5 802.1Q Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy Figure 5-4 802.1D Switching Mode, LM Screen HierarchyChapter 5 Local Management 5-105.4.3 Exiting Local Management Screens 5.4.2 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items5. Press ENTER. The Password screen displays and the session ends 5.5 THE MAIN MENU SCREEN CHASSISMODULES CHASSIS CONFIGURATION 5.6 CHASSIS MENU SCREENSNMP TRAPS SNMP COMMUNITY NAMESCHASSIS ENVIRONMENTAL PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION5.7 CHASSIS CONFIGURATION SCREEN Chassis Date Modiﬁable Subnet Mask ModiﬁableChassis Time Modiﬁable Screen Refresh Time Modiﬁable5.7.1 Setting the IP Address 5.7.3 Setting the Chassis Date 5.7.2 Setting the Subnet Mask5.7.4 Setting the Chassis Time 5.7.5 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time 5.7.6 Setting the Screen Lockout Time5.7.7 Setting the Operational Mode Chassis Conﬁguration Screen If the 6H122-16 has been set to 802.1Q SWITCHING, refer to your Port Based VLAN User’s Guide to conﬁgure the devices for this type of operation6H122-16 User’s Guide 5-23Figure 5-11 SNMP Community Names Screen 5.8 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN5.8.1 Establishing Community Names 5.9 SNMP TRAPS SCREEN The following explains each ﬁeld of the SNMP Traps screen 5.9.1 Conﬁguring the Trap Table 5.10 CHASSIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCREEN Chassis Power Redundancy Read-OnlyPower Supply #X Status Read-Only Chassis Fan Status Read-Only 5.11 PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREENDisplays which modules are currently set as source modules 5.11.1 Changing Source and Destination Ports 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Source Port field SLOT # Selectable 5.12 MODULE SELECTION SCREEN5.12.1 Selecting a Module MODULE CONFIGURATION 5.13 MODULE MENU SCREEN5.14 MODULE CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN MODULE STATISTICSNETWORK TOOLS Figure 5-17 Module Conﬁguration Menu Screen GENERAL CONFIGURATIONThe SmartTrunk Conﬁguration screen allows the user to logically group interfaces together to create a greater bandwidth uplink. Refer to the Cabletron Systems SmartTrunk User’s Guide for additional information 5.15 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SCREEN Page Page Section 5.15.10 describes how to set the Management Mode IP Fragmentation Toggle 5.15.1 Setting the IP AddressFigure 5-19 Conﬁguration Warning Screen 5.15.2 Setting the Subnet Mask5.15.3 Setting the Default Gateway 5.15.5 Setting the Module Date 5.15.4 Setting the TFTP Gateway IP Address5.15.6 Setting the Module Time 5.15.7 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time 5.15.8 Setting the Screen Lockout Time802.1D SWITCHING, 802.1Q SWITCHING, or SECURE FAST VLAN 5.15.9 Setting the Operational ModeChapter 5 Local Management 5-50General Conﬁguration Screen Upon saving the new operational mode, the module will reboot6H122-16 User’s Guide 5-515.15.10 Setting the Management Mode Section 5.15.1 , Setting the IP Address . Read this entire 5.15.11 Conﬁguring the COM PortGeneral Conﬁguration Screen 6H122-16 User’s Guide3. Use the arrow keys to highlight YES. Press ENTER 5.15.12 Changing the Com Port Application 5.15.13 Clearing NVRAM 5.16 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN 5.15.14 Enabling/Disabling IP Fragmentationaccess to security-protected ﬁelds of read-write access to the 6H122-16 MIB objects, excludingFigure 5-25 SNMP Community Names Screen 5.16.1 Establishing Community Names Figure 5-26 SNMP Traps Screen 5.17 SNMP TRAPS SCREEN5.17.1 Conﬁguring the Trap Table Figure 5-27 Switch Conﬁguration Screen 5.18 SWITCH CONFIGURATION SCREENThe following describe each ﬁeld of the Switch Conﬁguration screen 5.18.1 Setting the STA 5.18.3 Setting Enabling or Disabling the Port Status 5.18.2 Setting the Age TimeChapter 5 Local Management 5.19 ETHERNET INTERFACE CONFIGURATION5-66 6H122-16 User’s GuideDisplays the number of the front panel interface 5.19.1 Conﬁguring the Ports 5.19.2 Setting the Operational Mode5.19.4 Setting the Flow Control Admin Status 5.19.3 Setting the Advertised Ability5.20 MODULE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN Figure 5-29 Module Speciﬁc Conﬁguration Screen SYSTEM RESOURCES5.21 SYSTEM RESOURCES SCREEN The following brieﬂy explains each ﬁeld of the System Resources screen 5.22 FLASH DOWNLOAD SCREEN 5.21.1 Setting the Reset Peak UtilizationDownload Method Selectable The following brieﬂy explains each ﬁeld of the Flash Download screen5.22.1 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 5-32 Port Redirect Function Screen 5.23.1 Changing Source and Destination Ports 5.24 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION SCREEN PORT # Read-only Broadcast Suppression ScreenTotal RX Read-Only Peak Rate Read-Only5.24.2 Setting the Reset Peak Switch 5.24.1 Setting the ThresholdReset Peak Toggle Time Since Peak Read-OnlyModule Statistics Menu Screen 5.25 MODULE STATISTICS MENU SCREEN6H122-16 User’s Guide 5-85The Module Statistics Menu screen displays the following menu items Figure 5-35 Switch Statistics Screen 5.26 SWITCH STATISTICS SCREEN5.26.1 Using the Clear Counters Command Interface Read-only 5.27 INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREENName Read-only InErrors Read-onlyInOctets Read-only InUnicast Read-onlyAdmin Status Read-only OutErrors Read-onlyOutNonUnicast Read-only OutDiscards Read-only5.27.1 Displaying Interface Statistics 5.27.2 Using the Clear Counters CommandRMON Index Read-only 5.28 RMON STATISTICS SCREENThis ﬁeld displays the name of the entity that conﬁgured this entry The total number of undersized frames with a bad CRC CLEAR COUNTERS Command Index nn Command128 - 255 Octets Read-only 256 - 511 Octets Read-only5.28.1 Displaying RMON Statistics 5.28.2 Using the Clear Counters Command5.29 NETWORK TOOLS Type help at the prompt to list all the commands that areUse lower case when entering commands in Network Tools Syntax commandDescription Optionsarp options 5.29.1 Built-in CommandsSyntax OptionsSyntax ExampleDescription OptionsDescription SyntaxOptions ExampleSyntax ExampleDescription OptionsNot Applicable SyntaxresetOptions ExampleExample not reached, the command displays all next-hopSyntax DescriptionExample OptionsSyntax Descriptionlinktrap 5.29.2 Special CommandsSyntax DescriptionChapter 5 Local Management 5-1086H122-16 User’s Guide A.1 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONSA.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES A.3 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSA.4 INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS A.5 COM PORT PINOUT ASSIGNMENTSREGULATORY COMPLIANCE APPENDIX B MODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS B.2 SETTING THE MODE SWITCHB.1 REQUIRED TOOLS 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 6H122-16 User’s Guide Appendix B Mode Switch Bank SettingsNumerics INDEX6H122-16 User’s Guide Index-1Page Index 6H122-16 User’s GuideIndex-3 Index Index-46H122-16 User’s Guide