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Intel 550T manual A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch

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C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch

Monitoring the total activity of transmitted packets

Monitoring the total activity of received packets

Monitoring the total number of errors

3Click View and change the presentation style: 3D- to 2D- Graph, with or without a peak value indicator and vertical to horizontal bars.

To view the total activity of the packets being transmitted on all the switches:

1Right-click the stack border and select Stack Activ- ity>Tx Packets.

Each column represents the activity level on a switch.

2Hold the cursor on a column to see the exact value.

3Click View and change the presentation style: 3D- to 2D- Graph, with or without a peak value indicator and vertical to horizontal bars.

To view the total activity of the packets being received on all the switches:

1Right-click the stack border and select Stack Activ- ity>Rx Packets.

Each column represents the activity level on that switch.

2Hold the cursor on a column to see the exact value.

3Click View and change the presentation style: 3D- to 2D- Graph, with or without a peak value indicator and vertical to horizontal bars.

To view the total error activity of the packets on all the switches:

1Right-click the stack border and select Stack Activ- ity>Errors.

Each column represents the activity level on that switch.

2Hold the cursor on a column to see the exact value.

3Click View and change the presentation style: 3D- to 2D- Graph, with or without a peak value indicator and vertical to horizontal bars.

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Intel 550T manual A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch

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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 Electrostatic Sensitive Device This User Guide gives you instructions on how to useIntel Express 550T Routing Switch Intel Device ViewRandom Access Memory Address Resolution ProtocolDynamic Host Configuration Protocol ToS Type of ServicePage This chapter covers the following topics Introduction to the product Front Panel ToS Type of Service IP FilteringFront panel of the switch is shown below IP MulticastLEDs on the front panel have the following functions Inserted to expand the functionality of the switchThese ports are on the front panel Buttons on the front panel have the following functionsSwitch InstallationSwitch’s rear panel has the following parts Rear PanelInstalling 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 green and yellow wire is connected to Ly and ask for the correct power cableWires in the power cable provided are color coded Make sure that the blue wire is connected to the terminalLEDs reflect the state of each port Start-upThey are operating correctly Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports All ports are enabledAll ports operate in auto-negotiation mode No access restrictions to Local Management TelnetOther 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 System Requirements A P T E R 2 Intel Device ViewInstallation and Removal OpenView* or Intel LANDesk ManagerUsing Intel Device View Removal of Intel Device ViewBefore a switch is contacted After a Switch or Stack is Contacted To change the polling parameters Setting the PreferencesSwitch’s LEDs Change the community Timeout parametersChange the values Type the new community name Click OKInstalling and Managing SwitchesDevice View window Type in the switch’s IP Address or MAC addressSelect DeviceManage The Manage dialog box appears Select DeviceManage, and the Manage dialog opens This window, even switches that are already conﬁgured as aAte or expand an existing stack StackDevice Tree Right mouse button, the following functions are available Without a device selectedYou 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 Explorer Diagnostics WindowGet it working properly in case of problems Monitoring menuTrap Window This window provides comprehensive details of the errorTraps window displays all traps generated by the switch Right click a message and Intel Device View offersSystem Window Tings, modules inserted in slotsErrors Window Page Setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports Standard ConﬁgurationChanging the Setup Switch or Stack Click System With a switch or stack in the Device View windowSystem Internet Protocol Click IPAuthentication Local TimeDelete an entry Only rights and access to communities. You canAdd a new entry to the list Edit existing entriesAre sent TrapsCan Click TrapsPermanent Entries Connections to printers and other similar devices. You canTween two switches or stacks. You can Link AggregationRmon data from the Rmon groups 4 to To add a mirrored port to a switchPort Mirroring Forwarded or mirroredType the new time Click OK Changing configurationsLocal Management 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 rootAs the root bridge. To change the priority value Ceived and discardedChanging the Setup Port General Changes Click the port you want to disable Port ModeSwitch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from Able the portSelect 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 DeviceView the Spanning Tree setups for the port Flow Control, click the ﬂow control you wantClick Enable spanning tree on this port Configuration for example, ports must be configured on each IP Filtering featuresBetween groups can be implemented using routers Vlan modeVLANs Virtual LANs Cannot delete a Vlan if it is the Designated Manage To delete a VlanClick the name of the Vlan you want to delete. Note you Management you can now delete the ﬁrst VlanClick the name of the Vlan you want to edit Their own domain Stdalone Information using VLANs betweenSwitches in the stack these switches are Manent EntriesAdd in Intel Device View Click Advanced The Vlan mode is highlightedClick Advanced. The Vlan mode is highlighted Enter the MAC addressYou should Routing Between VLANsValue 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 addressesIP Filtering To add a member to a user group Groups. To add a user groupType a unique name for the User Group Select the User Group for this new member For port selections, deﬁne the IP ﬁlter protocol, while forAddress deﬁne the IP Address and subnet if necessary With, and lists them on screen. To check connectionsPage Managing the Switch Name and how long the switch has been running Management using Intel Device ViewInformation about the Switch To update the information, click RefreshMonitoring the Switch’s Performance Select Device ActivityTx Packets Spanning Tree Statistics Lowing information, History, Alarm and Event Log are switch Ment on the switchSwitch contains several Rmon functions. These function pro Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON HisWhich lists all alarms Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMONAlarmsConfigure. The Alarm Table window opens Click Add to add an alarm to the listMonitoring the Stack’s Performance Stack, or across the Matrix Module Right-click the stack border and select IntraStack TrafMonitoring 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 To view the links between switches in a distributed Vlan This provides status information about the serverTo view the IP Routing links Packets received and packets transmitted Ter you are interestedSelect IP RoutingIP MulticastNetwork To view the IPX Routing links Monitoring the Port’s Performance Play Legend for further information on LED statesSelect Port DetailsPerformance Select Port DetailsDistribution 100 Local disk or ﬁle server Tools for the SwitchSwitch has various tools to help with management To receive the responseTo view a log or report Select the IP Address of the individual switchSwitch’s Telnet facility has the following main features Device you want to receive the directory103 Reset the switch if necessary Software Update lets youLoad new software to the switch Access from the Console portRecovery Manager Simply lost control of the switchTools for the Stack Stack Synchronization ManagerPort 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 Port Power Status Temperature Switch has the following environmental specificationsSwitch has the following number of LEDs Switch has the following number of connectionsPower Speciﬁcations Performance SpeciﬁcationsRFC This switch supports the following protocolsRFCs 768, 950 Telnet RFC 854 toPage 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 configurationsVlan policy database Manual TftpMaintenance Mode offers three facilities Recovering from Start-up FailureUsing Maintenance Mode Ory. From Maintenance Mode the switch is forced to issue aUsing a pointed tool such as a bent paper clip, press Consider these points when using Maintenance ModeTo enter Maintenance Mode Reset button on the front of the switch and hold it untilDumps memory contents Loads software using the Tftp protocolLoads software using the Bootp or Tftp pro Resets the switchIsolating the Problem Troubleshooting ToolsTroubleshooting Procedure Tools available for troubleshooting on the switch areCheck for any relevant messages in the System window Further Evaluation of the ProblemMon switch malfunctions Start-up Problems Performance ProblemsCommunication Problems Support Customer SupportRetrieving Information for Customer Various files suitable for Tftp transfer AsciiLimited Hardware Warranty Limited Hardware Warranty Europe only 129 Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement Avertissement Advertencias Index 111123 119124 112 125102 126Vii 100104 103Console 101 121 109113 Vlan Automated Support Customer Support Technicians