GarrettCom MNS-6K 4.1.4, MNS-6K-SECURE 14.1.4

MAGNUM 6K SWITCHES, MNS-6K USER GUIDE

Syntax show timezone – shows the system timezone

Syntax show date – shows the system date

Syntax show uptime – shows the amount of time the switch has been operational

Contents

Main MAGNUM 6K FAMILY OF SWITCHES CLI User Guide Managed Network Software (MNS) MNS-6K-SECURE 14.1.4 and MNS-6K 4.1.4 Preface Trademarks T able of Contents Page Page Page Page Page Page Page List of Figures show config show config Page Page Page Page Page Page 1 Conventions Followed Conventions followed in the manual Page Flow of the User Guide Page 2 Getting Started Before starting First few simple steps Console connection Console setup Console screen Logging in for the first time Setting the IP parameters Page Page Privilege levels Operator Privileges Manager Privileges User management Add User Delete User Modify Password Modify the Privilege Level Modifying Access Privileges Page Help Displaying Help for an Individual Command Viewing options for a command Context help Exiting Upgrading to MNS-6K-SECURE Page Page 3 IP Address and System Information First simple steps to follow Importance of an IP address Bootp Database This tag must precede the ta Configuring Auto/DHCP/Bootp/Manual Using Telnet Page Using SSH Page Page Page Domain Name System (DNS) FIGURE 29 Use of DNS Setting serial port parameters System parameters Page Date and time Network time (SNTP Client) Network time (SNTP Server) Saving and loading configuration Page Page config app script config app script Config files Script files Page Displaying configuration <additional lines deleted for succinct viewing> show config <additional lines deleted for succinct viewing> show config Displaying or hiding passwords Erasing configuration Displaying Serial Number Page Page Page Other commands Page 4 IPv6 Next generation IP addressing T Introduction to IPv6 Whats changed in IPV6? IPv6 Addressing Configuring IPv6 Example Page 5 DHCP Server Access to other devices on the network. Modes of Operation Technical Details DHCP Discovery DHCP Offers DHCP Request DHCP Acknowledgement DHCP Information DHCP Release Client Configuration MNS-6K-SECURE Implementation Page Page 6 SNTP Server Synchronizing the time. A Background Stratum clocks Page MNS-6K-SECURE Implementation Page 7 Access Considerations Securing the switch access. T Passwords Port Security Configuring Port Security Page Page Page Page FIGURE 65 Steps for setting up port security on a specific port Syslog and Logs Code Description Page Here we start setting up the syslog capabilities, a feature of MNS-6K-SECURE Page Page Severity Authorized managers Page Page Page 8 Access Using RADIUS Using a RADIUS server to authenticate access. 802.1x Page Page Configuring 802.1x Page Page Page FIGURE 70 securing the network using port access Page Page 9 Access Using TACACS+ Using a TACACS+ server to authenticate access. TACACS+ Flow TACACS+ Packet Configuring TACACS+ Page Page Page 10 Port Mirroring and Setup Setup the ports for network speeds, performance as well as for monitoring. Port mirroring Port setup Speed settings Flow Control Back Pressure Page FIGURE 76 Setting up back pressure and flow control on ports B O k roadcast Storms Preventing broadcast storms Port Rate limiting for broadcast traffic List of commands in this chapter Page 11 VLAN Create separate network segments (collision domains) across Magnum 6K family of switches.. Segment 1Segment 1 Segment 2Segment 2 Segment 3Segment 3 Creating VLANs Segment 1Segment 1 Segment 2Segment 2 VLAN 1VLAN 1 VLAN 2VLAN 2 Router or L3-switch Router Private VLANs Using VLANs Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 12 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Create and manage alternate paths to the network Using STP Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 13 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) Create and manage alternate paths to the network R Transition from STP to RSTP Configuring RSTP Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page FIGURE 91 Configuring RSTP on MNS-6K Page Page 14 S-Ring and Link-Loss-Learn (LLL) Speed up recovery from faults in Ethernet networks Page Comparing resiliency methods RSTP/STP Operation without S- Ring BPDU Traffic BPDU Forwarding Blocking Traffic Forwarding RSTP/STP Operation with S-Ring BPDU BPDU X BPDU Page LLL with S-Ring Configuring S-Ring Page Page Page Page Page 15 Dual-Homing Fault tolerance options for edge devices D Page Page Dual-Homing Modes Configuring Dual-Homing FIGURE 101 configuring dual-homing Page 16 Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Increase Network throughput and reliability L LACP Configuration Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 17 Quality of Service Prioritize traffic in a network Q DiffServ and QoS IP Precedence Data +FCS 3 bits ToS byte IP precedence Data +FCS Configuring QoS Page Page Page Page Page 18 IGMP Multicast traffic on a network I Page Page Page IGMP-L2 Page Page Configuring IGMP group del ip=<group ip> - delete ports from a specific IGMP broadcast group FIGURE 122 Enabling IGMP and query the status of IGMP Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 19 GVRP Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) G GVRP Operations F VLAN settings on other GVRP enabled switches Page Page Configuring GVRP Page GVRP Operations Notes Page 20 SNMP Managing your network using SNMP S Page Traps Standards Configuring SNMP Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Configuring RMON Page Page Page Page 21 Miscellaneous Commands Improving productivity and manageability T Alarm Relays Page Page Page Email Page Page Syntax smtp <enable|disable> - enables or disables SMTP to send SNMP alerts by email Page Serial Connectivity Banner Message s message in that situation. Miscellaneous commands Page Prompt Pin g FTP m odes System Events escription Code D Page Page Page Page MAC Address Table Page Page Page APPENDIX 1 - Command listing by Chapter A rich environment this Appendix provides a reference to the commands by chapter Chapter 2 Getting Started Chapter 3 IP Address and System Information Page Page Page Chapter 4 IPv6 Chapter 5 DHCP Server Chapter 6 SNTP Server Chapter 7 Access Considerations Page Chapter 8 Access Using Radius Chapter 9 Access using TACACS+ Chapter 10 Port mirroring and setup Chapter 11 - VLAN Chapter 12 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Chapter 13 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Chapter 14 S-Ring and Link-Loss- Learn Chapter 15 Dual-Homing Chapter 16 Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Chapter 17 Quality of Service Chapter 18 - IGMP Chapter 19 - GVRP Chapter 20 SNMP Page Chapter 21 Miscellaneous Commands Page Page APPENDIX 2 - Commands sorted alphabetically Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page set snmp Page Page Page Page APPENDIX 3 - Daylight Savings No time like the present... Daylight Savings Time Page APPENDIX 4 Browser Certificates Certificates Using Mozilla Firefox (ver. 3.x) Page Page Page Using Internet Explorer (ver 7.x) Using Other Browsers APPENDIX 5 Updating MNS-6K Software Keep up to date.... 1. Getting Started Decide which version to use.. Selecting the proper version Existing software version Upgrade Path What to do Downloading the MNS-6K software Page Page Page Page 2. Preparing to load the software Backup your existing configuration.. O Accessing the switch Serial Connection Network Access Saving the Configuration Page Page Page Page 3. Loading the MNS-6K software Load the new version of the MNS-6K image.. Before loading the MNS-6K software A Accessing the switch Page Page Page 4. (Optional Step) Restoring the configuration Optionally, restore back the original configuration and update the boot code.. A Accessing the switch Reloading the configuration Updating boot code over the network Page Index