Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
 Third edition October 696939-003
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 Advanced Configuration
 Technical Specifications 109
 Customer Support Technicians
 Switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View
This switch
Printed guide that describes these basic steps
 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
 Consult your dealer before proceeding with the installation
Before 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 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
 They are operating correctly
Start-up
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
 LEDs give information about the state of the switch
Show how the switch is operating
Other 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 Preferences
To change the polling parameters
 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
Device View window
 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
 Device View Main Display
Face side of the switch or stack is displayed
You time
 Displays monitoring information
Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers
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
 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
 System
With a switch or stack in the Device View window
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
 Forwarded or mirrored
To add a mirrored port to a switch
Port Mirroring
Rmon data from the Rmon groups 4 to
 Local Management
Changing configurations
Type 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 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
 Switches in the stack these switches are
Information using VLANs between
Their own domain Stdalone
 Enter the MAC address
Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlighted
Click Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted
Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View
 Value
Routing Between VLANs
You 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 group
To 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 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
 Monitoring VLANs and Routing
That switch
Title 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
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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
 Each Matrix port has a unique color
To on the Matrix Module
Port Brown Yellow
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 Technical Specifications
 Switch has the following physical specifications
Switch has the following approvals
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
 Mon switch malfunctions
Further Evaluation of the Problem
Check for any relevant messages in the System window
 Performance Problems
Start-up Problems
 Communication Problems
 Retrieving Information for Customer
Customer Support
Support
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Various files suitable for Tftp transfer
 Limited Hardware Warranty
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 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement
 Avertissement
 Advertencias
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