Intel Express 520T Switch
 Second edition August 717285-002
 Contents
 Advanced Configuration
 Technical Specifications
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 This switch
Switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View
Printed guide that describes these basic steps
 Intel Device View
This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use
Intel Express 520T Switch
Electrostatic Sensitive Device
 ToS Type of Service
Address Resolution Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Random Access Memory
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 This chapter covers the following topics
 Introduction to the product
 Front Panel
 Buttons on the front panel have the following functions
Inserted to expand the functionality of the switch
These ports are on the front panel
LEDs on the front panel have the following functions
 Rear Panel
Installation
Switch’s rear panel has the following parts
Switch
 Consult your dealer before proceeding with the installation
Before Installation
 Positioning and Installing the Switch
 May vary from rack to rack
To mount the switch in a standard equipment rack
Erating temperature for the switch
Mounting screws are not provided because the required sizes
 Installing a Module
 Lems
Connecting Other Devices
 Types using an appropriate adapter. For example, use a UTP
Switch’s RJ-45 ports using UTP cable Category
100Base-TX network interface card installed
Install and configure it correctly
 Connecting the Power
 Start-up
They are operating correctly
LEDs reflect the state of each port
 No access restrictions to Local Management Telnet
All ports are enabled
All ports operate in auto-negotiation mode
Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports
 Show how the switch is operating
LEDs give information about the state of the switch
Other LEDs on the front panel
 5 seconds, where they have the following meaning
 Intel Device View
 System Requirements
 OpenView* or Intel LANDesk Manager
Installation and Removal
 Using Intel Device View
Removal of Intel Device View
Monitors their activities
 Before a switch is contacted
 View menu allows you to customize the Intel Device View dis
Switched on and off
View, see Setting the Preferences, p
Help menu has the following commands for the switch
 After a Switch or Stack is Contacted
 To change the polling parameters
Setting the Preferences
 Type the new community name Click OK
Timeout parameters
Change the values
Change the community
 Switches
Installing and Managing
 Select DeviceManage The Manage dialog box appears
Type in the switch’s IP Address or MAC address
 Select DeviceManage, and the Manage dialog opens
This window, even switches that are already configured as a
Device View window
Ate or expand an existing stack
 Ured devices on the LAN
Recognized as a switch
Device Tree
Device Tree displays the separate subnets on your LAN as
 Without a device selected
Right mouse button, the following functions are available
 Face side of the switch or stack is displayed
Device View Main Display
You time
 Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers
Displays monitoring information
Status of the Vlan links
 Intel Device View offers
 Selected
 Right click a single port and Intel Device View offers
Switch and ports are displayed in different colors
 Explorer
 Diagnostics Window
Get it working properly in case of problems
Right click a message and Intel Device View offers
 Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch
Trap Window
Ing to the severity of the trap
 Errors Window
System Window
Tings, modules inserted in slots
 Right click a message and Intel Device View offers
 Setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports
Standard Configuration
 Switch or Stack
Changing the Setup
 With a switch or stack in the Device View window
System
Click System
 Click IP
Internet Protocol
 Local Time
Authentication
 Edit existing entries
Only rights and access to communities. You can
Add a new entry to the list
Delete an entry
 Click Traps
Traps
Can
Are sent
 Connections to printers and other similar devices. You can
Permanent Entries
 Link Aggregation
Tween two switches or stacks. You can
 To add a mirrored port to a switch
Port Mirroring
Forwarded or mirrored
 Changing configurations
Local Management
Type the new time Click OK
 Switching
 Check the box to enable this mode
Click the default forwarding mode you want Click OK
 Adaptive Forwarding Mode
 Spanning Tree
 Ceived and discarded
From a switch that is, or attempting to become, the root
As the root bridge. To change the priority value
Type the required value
 Port
 General Changes
 Able the port
Port Mode
Switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from
Click the port you want to disable
 Select Port Setup Click Port Mode Click Speed 10 or Speed
 Flow Control, click the flow control you want
Default uses the same flow control as specified in Device
Port Specific Spanning Tree
Change the flow mechanism on a port
 Select the Port status box
 A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration
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 VLANs Virtual LANs
 IP address and IP net
Devices can belong to one or more VLANs
Cies is used
MAC address
 Management you can now delete the first Vlan
To delete a Vlan
Click the name of the Vlan you want to delete. Note you
Cannot delete a Vlan if it is the Designated Manage
 Information using VLANs between
Switches in the stack these switches are
Their own domain Stdalone
 Ets in all other VLANs without IP links
You should
Igmp pruning and IP Multicast addresses
Based on Igmp are discarded
 Check Enabled Pruning timeout, type the new value Click OK
 Managing the Switch
 To update the information, click Refresh
Management using Intel Device View
Information about the Switch
Name and how long the switch has been running
 Monitoring the Switch’s Performance
 Select Device ActivityTx Packets
 Spanning Tree Statistics
 Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON His
Ment on the switch
Switch contains several Rmon functions. These function pro
Lowing information, History, Alarm and Event Log are switch
 Click Add to add an alarm to the list
Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON
AlarmsConfigure. The Alarm Table window opens
Which lists all alarms
 Monitoring the Stack’s Performance
 Right-click the stack border and select IntraStack Traf
Stack, or across the Matrix Module
 Monitoring the total packet activity per port
 A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch
 Specific switch and select Spanning Tree
 That switch
Monitoring VLANs
Title bar
 To view the VLANs on the switch
 To view the Vlan mode and Domain name
 Play Legend for further information on LED states
To view the links between switches in a distributed Vlan
Monitoring the Port’s Performance
This provides status information about the server
 Select Port DetailsPerformance
 Select Port DetailsDistribution
 Monitoring the VLANs on To view the VLANs on the port
 To receive the response
Tools for the Switch
Switch has various tools to help with management
Local disk or file server
 Sonnel
Switch’s Telnet facility has the following main features
 A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch
 Access from the Console port
Software Update lets you
Load new software to the switch
Reset the switch if necessary
 Simply lost control of the switch
Type in the DNS name
IP address is displayed
 Tools for the Stack
 To on the Matrix Module
Each Matrix port has a unique color
Port Brown Yellow
 A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch
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 Technical Specifications
 Physical Specifications
Switch has the following approvals
Switch has the following physical specifications
 Switch has the following number of connections
Switch has the following environmental specifications
Switch has the following number of LEDs
Port Power Status Temperature
 Power Specifications
Performance Specifications
Power consumption 100W maximum
 Buffer RAM MB
This switch supports the following protocols
Memory sizes are as follows
Flash Memory MB
 Igmp version RFC Rsvp version
 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting
 Use of the Console Port
 Manual Tftp
Doing backup of the configurations
Tains the Vlan policy database
An external machine e.g. MS Windows*, Unix* or other, if
 Ory. From Maintenance Mode the switch is forced to issue a
Recovering from Start-up Failure
Using Maintenance Mode
Maintenance Mode offers three facilities
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 Resets the switch
Loads software using the Tftp protocol
Loads software using the Bootp or Tftp pro
Dumps memory contents
 Tools available for troubleshooting on the switch are
Troubleshooting Tools
Troubleshooting Procedure
Isolating the Problem
 Further Evaluation of the Problem
Mon switch malfunctions
Check for any relevant messages in the System window
 Performance Problems
Start-up Problems
 Communication Problems
 Customer Support
 Various files suitable for Tftp transfer
Sible, use Tftp procedures
Retrieving Information for Customer
Support
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 Limited Hardware Warranty
 Limited Hardware Warranty Europe only
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 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement
 Avertissement
 Advertencias
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Index
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 LED
Vii 102
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110
 Rmon
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116
 Vlan
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 Customer Support Technicians
Automated Support