Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
Third edition October 696939-003
Contents
Advanced Configuration
Technical Specifications 109
Customer Support Technicians
This switch
Switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View
Printed guide that describes these basic steps
Electrostatic Sensitive Device
This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use
Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
Intel Device View
Random Access Memory
Address Resolution Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
ToS Type of Service
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This chapter covers the following topics
Introduction to the product
Front Panel
ToS Type of Service IP Filtering
Front panel of the switch is shown below
IP Multicast
LEDs on the front panel have the following functions
Inserted to expand the functionality of the switch
These ports are on the front panel
Buttons on the front panel have the following functions
Switch
Installation
Switch’s rear panel has the following parts
Rear Panel
Before Installation
Consult your dealer before proceeding with the installation
Installing 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 green and yellow wire is connected to
Ly and ask for the correct power cable
Wires in the power cable provided are color coded
Make sure that the blue wire is connected to the terminal
Start-up
They are operating correctly
LEDs reflect the state of each port
Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports
All ports are enabled
All ports operate in auto-negotiation mode
No access restrictions to Local Management Telnet
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
A P T E R 2 Intel Device View
Installation and Removal
OpenView* or Intel LANDesk Manager
Using Intel Device View
Removal of Intel Device View
Before a switch is contacted
After a Switch or Stack is Contacted
Setting the Preferences
Switch’s LEDs
To change the polling parameters
Change the community
Timeout parameters
Change the values
Type the new community name Click OK
Installing and Managing
Switches
Type in the switch’s IP Address or MAC address
Select DeviceManage The Manage dialog box appears
Device View window
Select DeviceManage, and the Manage dialog opens
This window, even switches that are already configured as a
Ate or expand an existing stack
Stack
Device Tree
Right mouse button, the following functions are available
Without a device selected
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
Monitoring menu
Trap Window
This window provides comprehensive details of the error
Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch
Right click a message and Intel Device View offers
System Window
Tings, modules inserted in slots
Errors Window
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Setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports
Standard Configuration
Changing the Setup Switch or Stack
With a switch or stack in the Device View window
System
Click System
Internet Protocol
Click IP
Authentication
Local Time
Delete an entry
Only rights and access to communities. You can
Add a new entry to the list
Edit existing entries
Are sent
Traps
Can
Click Traps
Permanent Entries
Connections to printers and other similar devices. You can
Tween two switches or stacks. You can
Link Aggregation
Rmon data from the Rmon groups 4 to
To add a mirrored port to a switch
Port Mirroring
Forwarded or mirrored
Changing configurations
Local Management
Type the new time Click OK
Switching
Adaptive Forwarding Mode
Spanning Tree
Why change these from their defaults?
Type the required value
From a switch that is, or attempting to become, the root
As the root bridge. To change the priority value
Ceived and discarded
Changing the Setup Port
General Changes
Click the port you want to disable
Port Mode
Switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from
Able the port
Select Port Setup Click Port Mode Click Speed 10 or Speed
Change the flow mechanism on a port
Default uses the same flow control as specified in Device
View the Spanning Tree setups for the port
Flow Control, click the flow control you want
Click Enable spanning tree on this port
Configuration for example, ports must be configured on each
IP Filtering features
Between groups can be implemented using routers
Vlan mode
VLANs Virtual LANs
Cannot delete a Vlan if it is the Designated Manage
To delete a Vlan
Click the name of the Vlan you want to delete. Note you
Management you can now delete the first Vlan
Click the name of the Vlan you want to edit
Information using VLANs between
Switches in the stack these switches are
Their own domain Stdalone
Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View
Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlighted
Click Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted
Enter the MAC address
Routing Between VLANs
Value
You should
Click Routing
Double-click the ToS, and type the new value range
Click Add
Switches on a network that does not support Dvmrp routing.
Nation IP address
Igmp pruning and IP Multicast addresses
IP Filtering
Groups. To add a user group
Type a unique name for the User Group
To add a member to a user group
Select the User Group for this new member
For port selections, define the IP filter protocol, while for
Address define the IP Address and subnet if necessary
With, and lists them on screen. To check connections
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Managing the Switch
Name and how long the switch has been running
Management using Intel Device View
Information about the Switch
To update the information, click Refresh
Monitoring the Switch’s Performance
Select Device ActivityTx Packets
Spanning Tree Statistics
Lowing information, History, Alarm and Event Log are switch
Ment on the switch
Switch contains several Rmon functions. These function pro
Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON His
Which lists all alarms
Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON
AlarmsConfigure. The Alarm Table window opens
Click Add to add an alarm to the list
Monitoring the Stack’s Performance
Stack, or across the Matrix Module
Right-click the stack border and select IntraStack Traf
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 and Routing
Title bar
To view the VLANs on the switch
To view the Vlan mode and Domain name
To view the links between switches in a distributed Vlan
This provides status information about the server
To view the IP Routing links
Packets received and packets transmitted
Ter you are interested
Select IP RoutingIP MulticastNetwork
To view the IPX Routing links
Monitoring the Port’s Performance
Play Legend for further information on LED states
Select Port DetailsPerformance
Select Port DetailsDistribution
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Local disk or file server
Tools for the Switch
Switch has various tools to help with management
To receive the response
To view a log or report
Select the IP Address of the individual switch
Switch’s Telnet facility has the following main features
Device you want to receive the directory
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Reset the switch if necessary
Software Update lets you
Load new software to the switch
Access from the Console port
Recovery Manager
Simply lost control of the switch
Tools for the Stack
Stack Synchronization Manager
To on the Matrix Module
Each Matrix port has a unique color
Port Brown Yellow
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Technical Specifications
Switch has the following approvals
Switch has the following physical specifications
Physical Specifications
Port Power Status Temperature
Switch has the following environmental specifications
Switch has the following number of LEDs
Switch has the following number of connections
Power Specifications
Performance Specifications
RFC
This switch supports the following protocols
RFCs 768, 950
Telnet RFC 854 to
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Console Port Use and Troubleshooting
Use of the Console Port
An external machine e.g. MS Windows*, Unix* or other, if
Doing backup of the configurations
Vlan policy database
Manual Tftp
Maintenance Mode offers three facilities
Recovering from Start-up Failure
Using Maintenance Mode
Ory. From Maintenance Mode the switch is forced to issue a
Using a pointed tool such as a bent paper clip, press
Consider these points when using Maintenance Mode
To enter Maintenance Mode
Reset button on the front of the switch and hold it until
Dumps memory contents
Loads software using the Tftp protocol
Loads software using the Bootp or Tftp pro
Resets the switch
Isolating the Problem
Troubleshooting Tools
Troubleshooting Procedure
Tools available for troubleshooting on the switch are
Further Evaluation of the Problem
Mon switch malfunctions
Check for any relevant messages in the System window
Start-up Problems
Performance Problems
Communication Problems
Customer Support
Retrieving Information for Customer
Support
Various files suitable for Tftp transfer
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Console
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Vlan
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