Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
Third edition October 696939-003
Contents
Advanced Configuration
Technical Specifications 109
Customer Support Technicians
Printed guide that describes these basic steps
This switch
Switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View
Intel Device View
This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use
Intel Express 550T Routing 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
IP Multicast
ToS Type of Service IP Filtering
Front 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 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
Installing and using the product for example, limitations
Before Installation
Consult your dealer before proceeding with the installation
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 cable
Wires in the power cable provided are color coded
Make sure that the green and yellow wire is connected to
LEDs reflect the state of each port
Start-up
They are operating correctly
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
Other LEDs on the front panel
Show how the switch is operating
LEDs give information about the state of the switch
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
To change the polling parameters
Setting the Preferences
Switch’s LEDs
Type the new community name Click OK
Timeout parameters
Change the values
Change the community
Switches
Installing and Managing
Device View window
Type in the switch’s IP Address or MAC address
Select DeviceManage The Manage dialog box appears
Stack
This window, even switches that are already configured as a
Ate 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
You time
Face side of the switch or stack is displayed
Device View Main Display
Status of the Vlan links
Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers
Displays monitoring information
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 Window
Get it working properly in case of problems
Explorer
Right click a message and Intel Device View offers
This window provides comprehensive details of the error
Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch
Trap Window
Tings, modules inserted in slots
System Window
Errors Window
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Standard Configuration
Setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports
Changing the Setup Switch or Stack
Click System
With a switch or stack in the Device View window
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
Forwarded or mirrored
To add a mirrored port to a switch
Port Mirroring
Rmon data from the Rmon groups 4 to
Type the new time Click OK
Changing configurations
Local Management
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 root
As the root bridge. To change the priority value
Type the required value
Changing the Setup 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
View 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 features
Between 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 Vlan
Click 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
Their own domain Stdalone
Information using VLANs between
Switches in the stack these switches are
Enter the MAC address
Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlighted
Click Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted
Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View
You should
Routing Between VLANs
Value
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
To add a member to a user group
Groups. To add a user group
Type a unique name for the User Group
With, and lists them on screen. To check connections
For port selections, define the IP filter protocol, while for
Address define the IP Address and subnet if necessary
Select the User Group for this new member
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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
Title bar
That switch
Monitoring VLANs and Routing
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
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To receive the response
Tools for the Switch
Switch 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 switch
Switch’s Telnet facility has the following main features
To view a log or report
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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
Recovery Manager
Stack Synchronization Manager
Tools for the Stack
Port Brown Yellow
To on the Matrix Module
Each Matrix port has a unique color
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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
Performance Specifications
Power Specifications
Telnet RFC 854 to
This switch supports the following protocols
RFCs 768, 950
RFC
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Console Port Use and Troubleshooting
Use of the Console Port
Manual Tftp
Doing backup of the configurations
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
Reset button on the front of the switch and hold it until
Consider these points when using Maintenance Mode
To enter Maintenance Mode
Using a pointed tool such as a bent paper clip, press
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
Check for any relevant messages in the System window
Further Evaluation of the Problem
Mon switch malfunctions
Performance Problems
Start-up Problems
Communication Problems
Support
Customer Support
Retrieving Information for Customer
Ascii
Various files suitable for Tftp transfer
Limited Hardware Warranty
Limited Hardware Warranty Europe only
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Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement
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Console
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Vlan
Customer Support Technicians
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