Monitoring the Stack’s Performance | Intel 550T manual

C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch

Monitoring the Stack’s Performance

Monitoring the health of The Stack Health Monitor provides an overall status for the switches

the stackin the stack. To view the health of the stack: Right-click the stack bor- der and select Stack Health Monitor.

If the condition of any of the switches alters, the changes are dis- played on screen.

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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 Printed guide that describes these basic steps This switchSwitch and operate the switch using Intel Device View 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 Installing and using the product for example, limitations Before InstallationConsult 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 cableWires 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-upThey are operating correctly No access restrictions to Local Management Telnet All ports are enabledAll ports operate in auto-negotiation mode Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports Other LEDs on the front panel Show how the switch is operatingLEDs 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 PreferencesSwitch’s LEDs Type the new community name Click OK Timeout parametersChange the values Change the community Switches Installing and Managing Device View window Type in the switch’s IP Address or MAC addressSelect DeviceManage The Manage dialog box appears 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 You time Face side of the switch or stack is displayedDevice View Main Display Status of the Vlan links Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offersDisplays 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 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 Click System With a switch or stack in the Device View windowSystem 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 Type the new time Click OK Changing configurationsLocal 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 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 Their own domain Stdalone Information using VLANs betweenSwitches in the stack these switches are Enter the MAC address Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlightedClick Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View You should Routing Between VLANsValue 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 groupType 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 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 Title bar That switchMonitoring 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 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 Port Brown Yellow To on the Matrix ModuleEach Matrix port has a unique color 108 Technical Speciﬁcations Physical Speciﬁcations Switch has the following approvalsSwitch has the following physical 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 Check for any relevant messages in the System window Further Evaluation of the ProblemMon switch malfunctions Performance Problems Start-up Problems Communication Problems Support Customer SupportRetrieving Information for Customer 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 101 121 109113 Vlan Customer Support Technicians Automated Support