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
 This switch
Switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View
Printed guide that describes these basic steps
 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch
This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use
Electrostatic Sensitive Device
Intel Device View
 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Address Resolution Protocol
Random Access Memory
ToS Type of Service
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 This chapter covers the following topics
 Introduction to the product
 Front panel of the switch is shown below
ToS Type of Service IP Filtering
Front Panel
IP Multicast
 These ports are on the front panel
Inserted to expand the functionality of the switch
LEDs on the front panel have the following functions
Buttons on the front panel have the following functions
 Switch’s rear panel has the following parts
Installation
Switch
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
 Wires in the power cable provided are color coded
Ly and ask for the correct power cable
Make sure that the green and yellow wire is connected to
Make sure that the blue wire is connected to the terminal
 Start-up
They are operating correctly
LEDs reflect the state of each port
 All ports operate in auto-negotiation mode
All ports are enabled
Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports
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
 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
 Setting the Preferences
Switch’s LEDs
To change the polling parameters
 Change the values
Timeout parameters
Change the community
Type the new community name Click OK
 Switches
Installing and Managing
 Type in the switch’s IP Address or MAC address
Select DeviceManage The Manage dialog box appears
Device View window
 Ate or expand an existing stack
This window, even switches that are already configured as a
Select DeviceManage, and the Manage dialog opens
Stack
 Device Tree
 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
 Get it working properly in case of problems
Diagnostics Window
Explorer
Monitoring menu
 Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch
This window provides comprehensive details of the error
Trap Window
Right click a message and Intel Device View offers
 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
 With a switch or stack in the Device View window
System
Click System
 Click IP
Internet Protocol
 Local Time
Authentication
 Add a new entry to the list
Only rights and access to communities. You can
Delete an entry
Edit existing entries
 Can
Traps
Are sent
Click Traps
 Connections to printers and other similar devices. You can
Permanent Entries
 Link Aggregation
Tween two switches or stacks. You can
 Port Mirroring
To add a mirrored port to a switch
Rmon data from the Rmon groups 4 to
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?
 As the root bridge. To change the priority value
From a switch that is, or attempting to become, the root
Type the required value
Ceived and discarded
 Changing the Setup Port
 General Changes
 Switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from
Port Mode
Click the port you want to disable
Able the port
 Select Port Setup Click Port Mode Click Speed 10 or Speed
 View the Spanning Tree setups for the port
Default uses the same flow control as specified in Device
Change the flow mechanism on a port
Flow Control, click the flow control you want
 Click Enable spanning tree on this port
 Between groups can be implemented using routers
IP Filtering features
Configuration for example, ports must be configured on each
Vlan mode
 VLANs Virtual LANs
 Click the name of the Vlan you want to delete. Note you
To delete a Vlan
Cannot delete a Vlan if it is the Designated Manage
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
 Click Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted
Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlighted
Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View
Enter the MAC address
 Routing Between VLANs
Value
You should
 Click Routing
 Double-click the ToS, and type the new value range
 Nation IP address
Switches on a network that does not support Dvmrp routing.
Click Add
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
 Address define the IP Address and subnet if necessary
For port selections, define the IP filter protocol, while for
Select the User Group for this new member
With, and lists them on screen. To check connections
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 Managing the Switch
 Information about the Switch
Management using Intel Device View
Name and how long the switch has been running
To update the information, click Refresh
 Monitoring the Switch’s Performance
 Select Device ActivityTx Packets
 Spanning Tree Statistics
 Switch contains several Rmon functions. These function pro
Ment on the switch
Lowing information, History, Alarm and Event Log are switch
Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON His
 AlarmsConfigure. The Alarm Table window opens
Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON
Which lists all alarms
Click Add to add an alarm to the list
 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 and Routing
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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 Switch has various tools to help with management
Tools for the Switch
Local disk or file server
To receive the response
 Switch’s Telnet facility has the following main features
Select the IP Address of the individual switch
To view a log or report
Device you want to receive the directory
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 Load new software to the switch
Software Update lets you
Reset the switch if necessary
Access from the Console port
 Simply lost control of the switch
Recovery Manager
 Stack Synchronization Manager
Tools for the Stack
 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
 Switch has the following number of LEDs
Switch has the following environmental specifications
Port Power Status Temperature
Switch has the following number of connections
 Performance Specifications
Power Specifications
 RFCs 768, 950
This switch supports the following protocols
RFC
Telnet RFC 854 to
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 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting
 Use of the Console Port
 Vlan policy database
Doing backup of the configurations
An external machine e.g. MS Windows*, Unix* or other, if
Manual Tftp
 Using Maintenance Mode
Recovering from Start-up Failure
Maintenance Mode offers three facilities
Ory. From Maintenance Mode the switch is forced to issue a
 To enter Maintenance Mode
Consider these points when using Maintenance Mode
Using a pointed tool such as a bent paper clip, press
Reset button on the front of the switch and hold it until
 Loads software using the Bootp or Tftp pro
Loads software using the Tftp protocol
Dumps memory contents
Resets the switch
 Troubleshooting Procedure
Troubleshooting Tools
Isolating the Problem
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
 Performance Problems
Start-up Problems
 Communication Problems
 Customer Support
Retrieving Information for Customer
Support
 Ascii
Various files suitable for Tftp transfer
 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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 Vlan
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