Use of the Console Port | Intel 550T specification

C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting

	Use of the Console Port
Purpose of Console Port	If you lose contact with the switch and the Recovery Manager in Intel
	Device View or Local Management over the LAN cannot contact it,
	then the following is possible via the Console port on the front of the
	switch.
Local Management	During normal operation (the switch is running and the Status LED is
	green) the Console port will give access to a menu, identical to the
	one accessible via a telnet connection to the switch. The menu allows
	configuration of basic parameters, extensive monitoring, flash opera-
	tions, reset of the switch etc.
Maintenance Mode	If the switch is failing for some reason (System LED goes red), and
	cannot start correctly after a reset, this may be caused by either hard-
	ware failure, corruption of the software, or corruption of the switch
	configuration. To allow recovery from such a situation when the Re-
	covery Manager of Intel Device View cannot be applied, the mainte-
	nance mode is provided. In the following, various problems are
	described as well as the way they are solved using maintenance mode.
	In the next section it is explained how to start and use the mainte-
	nance mode.
	Note Loading software to the switch in Maintenance Mode
	should only be done as a last resort, the reason being that
	the software and conﬁguration are already resident in the
	ﬂash memory is overwritten and lost.
Switch Software	The software for the switch (including a default configuration) re-
	sides in the switch’s flash memory. A backup of the software is pro-
	vided on the CD delivered with the switch, and the newest software
	versions may be downloaded via the Internet. The software files may
	be used for restoring or upgrading the switch software.
Restoring Software	The switch software may be restored/downloaded from a TFTP serv-
	er, if the current software in flash memory has been corrupted. The
	TFTP and BOOTP commands may both be used to accomplish this.
	For the TFTP command an external TFTP server with the software
	must be present on the network. For the BOOTP command a BOOTP/
	TFTP server (also often referred to as a boot server) must be present.

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Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Third edition October 696939-003 Contents Advanced Configuration Technical Specifications 109 Customer Support Technicians Switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View This switchPrinted guide that describes these basic steps Intel Device View This User Guide gives you instructions on how to useIntel Express 550T Routing Switch Electrostatic Sensitive Device ToS Type of Service Address Resolution ProtocolDynamic Host Configuration Protocol Random Access MemoryPage This chapter covers the following topics Introduction to the product IP Multicast ToS Type of Service IP FilteringFront panel of the switch is shown below Front Panel Buttons on the front panel have the following functions Inserted to expand the functionality of the switchThese ports are on the front panel LEDs on the front panel have the following functions Rear Panel InstallationSwitch’s rear panel has the following parts Switch Consult your dealer before proceeding with the installation Before InstallationInstalling and using the product for example, limitations Positioning and Installing the Switch Awaiting Drawing from EBZ Installing a Module Connecting Other Devices Connecting the Power Make sure that the blue wire is connected to the terminal Ly and ask for the correct power cableWires in the power cable provided are color coded Make sure that the green and yellow wire is connected to They are operating correctly Start-upLEDs reflect the state of each port No access restrictions to Local Management Telnet All ports are enabledAll ports operate in auto-negotiation mode Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports LEDs give information about the state of the switch Show how the switch is operatingOther LEDs on the front panel 5 seconds, where they have the following meaning Intel Device View A P T E R 2 Intel Device View System Requirements OpenView* or Intel LANDesk Manager Installation and Removal Removal of Intel Device View Using Intel Device View Before a switch is contacted After a Switch or Stack is Contacted Switch’s LEDs Setting the PreferencesTo change the polling parameters Type the new community name Click OK Timeout parametersChange 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 addressDevice View window Stack This window, even switches that are already conﬁgured as aAte or expand an existing stack Select DeviceManage, and the Manage dialog opens Device Tree Without a device selected Right mouse button, the following functions are available Device View Main Display Face side of the switch or stack is displayedYou time Displays monitoring information Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offersStatus 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 Monitoring menu Diagnostics WindowGet it working properly in case of problems Explorer Right click a message and Intel Device View offers This window provides comprehensive details of the errorTraps window displays all traps generated by the switch Trap Window Tings, modules inserted in slots System Window Errors Window Page Standard Conﬁguration Setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports Changing the Setup Switch or Stack System With a switch or stack in the Device View windowClick System Click IP Internet Protocol Local Time Authentication Edit existing entries Only rights and access to communities. You canAdd a new entry to the list Delete an entry Click Traps TrapsCan Are sent Connections to printers and other similar devices. You can Permanent Entries Link Aggregation Tween two switches or stacks. You can Forwarded or mirrored To add a mirrored port to a switchPort Mirroring Rmon data from the Rmon groups 4 to Local Management Changing configurationsType the new time Click OK Switching Adaptive Forwarding Mode Spanning Tree Why change these from their defaults? Ceived and discarded From a switch that is, or attempting to become, the rootAs the root bridge. To change the priority value Type the required value Changing the Setup Port General Changes Able the port Port ModeSwitch. 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 DeviceView the Spanning Tree setups for the port Change the flow mechanism on a port Click Enable spanning tree on this port Vlan mode IP Filtering featuresBetween groups can be implemented using routers Configuration for example, ports must be configured on each VLANs Virtual LANs Management you can now delete the ﬁrst Vlan To delete a VlanClick the name of the Vlan you want to delete. Note you Cannot delete a Vlan if it is the Designated Manage Click the name of the Vlan you want to edit Switches in the stack these switches are Information using VLANs betweenTheir own domain Stdalone Enter the MAC address Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlightedClick Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View Value Routing Between VLANsYou should Click Routing Double-click the ToS, and type the new value range Igmp pruning and IP Multicast addresses Switches on a network that does not support Dvmrp routing.Nation IP address Click Add IP Filtering Type a unique name for the User Group Groups. To add a user groupTo add a member to a user group With, and lists them on screen. To check connections For port selections, deﬁne the IP ﬁlter protocol, while forAddress deﬁne the IP Address and subnet if necessary Select the User Group for this new memberPage Managing the Switch To update the information, click Refresh Management using Intel Device ViewInformation 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 switchSwitch 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 MonitoringRMONAlarmsConfigure. 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 Monitoring VLANs and Routing That switchTitle bar To view the VLANs on the switch To view the Vlan mode and Domain name This provides status information about the server To view the links between switches in a distributed Vlan To view the IP Routing links Ter you are interested Packets received and packets transmitted Select IP RoutingIP MulticastNetwork To view the IPX Routing links Play Legend for further information on LED states Monitoring the Port’s Performance Select Port DetailsPerformance Select Port DetailsDistribution 100 To receive the response Tools for the SwitchSwitch has various tools to help with management Local disk or ﬁle server Device you want to receive the directory Select the IP Address of the individual switchSwitch’s Telnet facility has the following main features To view a log or report 103 Access from the Console port Software Update lets youLoad new software to the switch Reset the switch if necessary Simply lost control of the switch Recovery Manager Stack Synchronization Manager Tools for the Stack Each Matrix port has a unique color To on the Matrix ModulePort Brown Yellow 108 Technical Speciﬁcations Switch has the following physical specifications Switch has the following approvalsPhysical Speciﬁcations Switch has the following number of connections Switch has the following environmental specificationsSwitch has the following number of LEDs Port Power Status Temperature Performance Speciﬁcations Power Speciﬁcations Telnet RFC 854 to This switch supports the following protocolsRFCs 768, 950 RFCPage Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Use of the Console Port Manual Tftp Doing backup of the configurationsVlan 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 FailureUsing Maintenance Mode Maintenance Mode offers three facilities Reset button on the front of the switch and hold it until Consider these points when using Maintenance ModeTo enter Maintenance Mode Using a pointed tool such as a bent paper clip, press Resets the switch Loads software using the Tftp protocolLoads software using the Bootp or Tftp pro Dumps memory contents Tools available for troubleshooting on the switch are Troubleshooting ToolsTroubleshooting Procedure Isolating the Problem Mon switch malfunctions Further Evaluation of the ProblemCheck for any relevant messages in the System window Performance Problems Start-up Problems Communication Problems Retrieving Information for Customer Customer SupportSupport Ascii Various files suitable for Tftp transfer Limited Hardware Warranty Limited Hardware Warranty Europe only 129 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement Avertissement Advertencias 111 Index 112 125 119124 123 100 126Vii 102 103 104 Console 113 109101 121 Vlan Customer Support Technicians Automated Support