Cabletron Systems 6H128-08, 6H129-08

Optional Features

6H128-08 and 6H129-08 User’s Guide 1-9

Table 1-1 Fast Ethernet Interface Modules

P/N Description Application

FE-100TX Uses RJ45

connector

Supports Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair

(UTP) cabling, which has an impedance of 85 to

111 ohms.

FE-100FX Uses SC

connector Supports multimode ﬁber optic cabling.

FE-100F3 Uses SC

connector Supports single mode ﬁber optic cabling.

Contents

Main 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 SmartSwitch 6000 Modules Users Guide 9032364-02 Page 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide i FCC NOTICE NOTICE Only qualied personnel should install the 6H128-08 and the 6H129-08. ii 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide iii UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY CABLETRON SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE iv 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide v DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Page 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide vii CONTENTS viii 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide ix x 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE 1.1 USING THIS GUIDE Page 1.3 6H12X-08 OVERVIEW 1.3.2 Full Duplex Switched Ethernet (FDSE) 1.3.1 Connectivity Chapter 1: Figure 1-1 The 6H12X-08 Introduction 1-4 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 1.3.3 Runtime IP Address Discovery 1.3.4 Management Page Page 1.4.4 SmartTrunk 1.5 OPTIONAL FEATURES Page Chapter 1: Introduction 1.6 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used throughout this document: 1.7 GETTING HELP 1.8 RELATED MANUALS CHAPTER 2 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS 2.1 SmartTrunk 2.2 10BASE-T NETWORK 2.3 100BASE-TX NETWORK 2.4 100BASE-FX FIBER OPTIC NETWORK CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 UNPACKING THE 6H12X-08 3.2 INSTALLING 6H12X-08 OPTIONS 3.3 INSTALLING THE 6H12X-08 INTO THE 6C105 CHASSIS Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-1 Installing an Interface Module 3-4 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 3.4 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 3.4.1 Connecting Fiber Optic Cables to Ports 1 Through 6 Page Page 3.4.2 Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to the FE-100TX Page 3.4.3 Connecting a Fiber Optic Segment to the FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Page 3.5 COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 4.1 USING LANVIEW 4-2 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide Figure 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs Using LANVIEW 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 4-3 4-4 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide FE-100TX LED 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 4-5 4.2 FE-100TX LED LED is on. No link exists if the associated port (port 7 or 8) Receive (RX) LED is off. 4-6 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST 4.4 USING THE RESET BUTTON Page CHAPTER 5 LOCAL MANAGEMENT 5.1 OVERVIEW Page Local Management Keyboard Conventions 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-3 5.2 LOCAL MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS 5.3 MANAGEMENT TERMINAL SETUP 5.3.1 Console Cable Connection Management Terminal Setup Figure 5-1 Management Terminal Connection 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-5 5-6 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5.3.2 Management Terminal Setup Parameters Table 5-2 lists the setup parameters for the local management terminal. 5.3.3 Telnet Connections 5.3.4 Monitoring an Uninterruptible Power Supply 5.4 ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT Page 5.4.1 Navigating Local Management Screens Accessing Local Management 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-11 Figure 5-4 802.1D Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy Figure 5-5 802.1Q Switching Mode, LM Screen Hierarchy 5-12 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5.4.2 Selecting Local Management Menu Screen Items 5.4.3 Exiting Local Management Screens Exit Local Management using the methods described below: Using the EXIT Command Page 5.5 THE MAIN MENU SCREEN 5.6 CHASSIS MENU SCREEN Page 5.7 CHASSIS CONFIGURATION SCREEN Page Page 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 5.7.5 Entering a New Screen Refresh Time 5.7.6 Setting the Screen Lockout Time 5.7.7 Setting the Operational Mode Page 5.8 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN Page 5.8.1 Establishing Community Names 5.9 SNMP TRAPS SCREEN 5.9.1 Conguring the Trap Table 5.10 CHASSIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCREEN 5.11 PORT REDIRECT FUNCTION SCREEN 5-32 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide Figure 5-14 Port Redirect Function Screen Displays which ports are currently set as destination ports. The following denitions briey explain each eld of the Port Redirect Function screen. Source Module (Read-Only) Displays which modules are currently set as source modules. Source Port (Read-Only) Page 5.11.1 Displaying the Source and Destination Entries 5.11.2 Changing Source and Destination Ports 5.12 MODULE SELECTION SCREEN Page 5.12.1 Selecting a Module 5.13 MODULE MENU SCREEN 5.14 MODULE CONFIGURATION MENU SCREEN Page 5.15 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SCREEN Page Page Page 5.15.1 Setting the IP Address Page 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 5.15.11 Conguring the COM Port General Conguration Screen 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight YES. Press ENTER. 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-53 WARNING 5.15.11.1 Changing the Com Port Application 5.15.12 Clearing NVRAM WARNING 5.15.13 Enabling/Disabling IP Fragmentation 5.16 SNMP COMMUNITY NAMES SCREEN SNMP Community Names Screen 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-57 5.16.1 Establishing Community Names Page 5-60 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5.17 SNMP TRAPS SCREEN Figure 5-23 SNMP Traps Screen The following explains each eld of the SNMP Traps screen. Trap Destination (Modiable) NOTE It is only necessary to assign SNMP traps if the user desires 5.17.1 Conguring the Trap Table 5.18 SWITCH CONFIGURATION SCREEN Switch Conguration Screen 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-63 Figure 5-24 Switch Conguration Screen The following describes each eld of the Switch Conguration screen: Switch Address (Read-Only) Displays the base MAC address of the switch. Number of Ports (Read-Only) Displays the total number of switched ports on the module. Page 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 Ethernet Interface Conguration 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-67 Figure 5-25 Ethernet Interface Conguration Screen for the 6H12X-08 The following section briey explains each eld of the Ethernet Interface Conguration screen: Port Num (Read-only) Displays the port number of the front panel interface. Port Type (Read-Only) Displays the name of the interface installed in ports 1 through 8. Page 5.19.1 Conguring an FE-100FX/F3 Interface or a Port 7 or 8 FE-100FX/F3 Interface 5.19.2 Conguring an FE-100TX Interface 5.19.3 Setting the FE-100TX Operational Mode 5.19.4 Setting the FE-100TX Advertised Ability 5.20 MODULE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION MENU 5.21 SYSTEM RESOURCES SCREEN Page 5.21.1 Setting the Reset Peak Utilization 5.22 FLASH DOWNLOAD SCREEN Page 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 5-80 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide Figure 5-29 Port Redirect Function Screen n Destination Port [ The following denitions briey explain each eld of the Port Redirect Function screen: Source Port (Read-only) Allows a selected port [n] to be changed to a destination port. Shows which ports are currently set as source ports. Destination Port (Read-only) 5.23.1 Displaying the Source and Destination Entries 5.23.2 Changing Source and Destination Ports 5.24 BROADCAST SUPPRESSION SCREEN Broadcast Suppression Screen 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-83 Figure 5-30 Broadcast Suppression Screen The following explains each eld of the Broadcast Suppression screen: Port # (Read-only) Identies the number of the port. Total RX (Read-Only) Displays the total number of broadcast frames received. 5.24.1 Setting the Threshold 5.24.2 Setting the Reset Peak Switch 5.25 MODULE STATISTICS MENU SCREEN Page 5-86 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5.26 SWITCH STATISTICS SCREEN Figure 5-32 Switch Statistics Screen NOTE The Switch Statistics screen will not be available if the 5.26.1 Using the Clear Counters Command 5-88 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5.27 INTERFACE STATISTICS SCREEN Figure 5-33 Interface Statistics Screen The following denitions explain each eld of the Interface Statistics screen: Interface (Read-only) Page Page 5.27.1 Displaying Interface Statistics 5.27.2 Using the Clear Counters Command 5-92 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5.28 RMON STATISTICS SCREEN Figure 5-34 RMON Statistics Screen The following denitions explain each eld of the RMON Statistics screen: RMON Index (Read-only) Page Page 5.28.1 Displaying RMON Statistics 5.28.2 Using the Clear Counters Command 5.29 NETWORK TOOLS Page 5.29.1 Built-In Commands Page Page Network Tools 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide 5-101 Example: Page Page Page Page 5.29.2 Special Commands APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS A.1 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS A.3 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS A.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES A.4 INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS A.5 COM PORT PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS A.6 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Page APPENDIX B FE-100TX, FE-100FX AND FE-100F3 SPECIFICATIONS B.1 FE-100TX B.1.1 Auto-Negotiation FE-100FX 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide B-3 B.2 FE-100FX Appendix B: FE-100TX, FE-100FX and FE-100F3 Specications B-4 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide B.3 FE-100F3 APPENDIX C OPTIONAL INSTALLATIONS AND MODE SWITCH BANK SETTINGS C.1 REQUIRED TOOLS C.2 SETTING THE MODE SWITCH Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 6H128-08 and 6H129-08 Users Guide Index-1 INDEX Numerics A B C H I K L M T U