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® http://www.3com.com/ Super Sta ck ® II Switch 330 0 SM User Guide 3C1698 7 Part No. DUA1698 -7AAA01 Publ is h e d May 2000.
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C ONTENT S A BOUT T HIS G UID E Conventions 8 Related Doc um entation 9 Y ear 2 000 Compli ance 10 Documentation Comm ents 10 Product Registration 10 1 I NTR ODUC ING THE S WITCH 3300 SM About the Sup.
2 I NSTALLING THE S WITC H Choosin g a Suitable S i te 24 Rack-mounting 2 4 Placing Units On T op of E ach Other 25 St acking U nits 26 St acking T wo Unit s 26 St acking Up T o Four Uni ts 27 The Pow.
Support from 3C om 4 8 Return i ng Produc ts for Rep a ir 5 0 G LOSSARY I NDEX 3C OM C ORPORA TIO N L IMI TED W ARRANTY EMC S TATEM ENTS.
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A BOUT T HI S G UI DE This gui de pro vid es all the in format ion you need to install and use a Super Stack ® II Swit ch 330 0 SM (3C 16987) unit w i th d efault se ttings. If you w ant t o change the wa y the S w i tch works usi ng mana geme nt soft ware, r ef er to th e “ SuperSta ck II S wit c h Ma nagement Guide ” .
8 A BOU T T HIS G UI DE Conve ntions Ta b l e 1 and Ta b l e 2 list conventi o ns that ar e used thr ougho ut this guide. Ta b l e 1 Notice Icons Ic on Notice Ty pe Descripti on In fo rmat io n no te .
Relat ed Docu mentati on 9 Related Do cumen t ati on I n additio n to this guid e, each Swit ch 3300 SM document set in cludes t he fo llow ing : ■ Ma nagemen t Gui de This gu ide con tains all t h e ma nagem ent info r ma tion for t he Switc h.
10 A BOU T T HIS G UI DE In addi tion, the r e are ot her publi cations y ou may f ind us eful: ■ Doc umentat i on a ccom panying t he Ad vanced Redundan t Po wer System. Y ear 200 0 Compli a nce Fo r infor matio n on Y e ar 2000 compl i an ce and 3Com p r oduc ts, visit t he 3Co m Y ea r 2000 Web pa ge: http :/ /www.
1 I NTR ODUCING THE S WI TCH 3300 SM This c hapter c ontai ns intr oduct ory i nformatio n about the Swit ch an d how it ca n be use d in your networ k.
12 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300 SM Ab out the Su perS tack II Swi tc h 3 300 SM The Supe rStack ® II Sw i tch 3300 S M connec t s : ■ your existing 10Mbps de vices. ■ high-pe rform ance wo rkgroups wit h a 100M bps or 1000Mbp s backb one o r server connect ion.
Swit ch 3300 SM — Front View Detail 13 Swi tc h 3 300 SM — Fr o nt Vie w Detai l Figure 1 Switch 3300 SM — front view 10B A SE - T/ 100B ASE- TX Ports The Swit ch has 24 au to-neg otiat ing 10BASE- T/100BASE- TX ports conf igure d as MDIX (cross- over ).
14 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300 SM Ta b l e 3 LED behavior LED Color In dicates Port S t at us LEDs Packet Yellow Packets ar e bei ng transm itt ed/ re ceive d on th e por t. Off No pack et s are be in g t ransm itt ed/re cei ve d on the port.
Switc h 33 00 SM — Re ar View Detail 15 Swi tc h 3 300 SM — Re ar V ie w De tail Figure 2 Switch 3300 SM — r ear view Unit In form ation Label This la bel shows the following : ■ The 3C om p r.
16 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300 SM Cons ole Port Th e co ns ole p ort all ows yo u to co nn ect a ter mi nal and pe rfo rm remo te or local out-of-b and m anagemen t. The console port uses standard n ull mode m cable and is set t o auto-baud, 8 data bits, no parity an d 1 stop bit.
Network Conf igura tion Ex ampl e s 17 Net work Config uration Exam p les The f ollowi ng il lustra tion s show some ex ample s of how the Swit ch c an be us ed i n y o ur net wor k.
18 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300 SM Switch 3300 SM a s a Coll aps ed Back bone Sw itc h The exam ple in Figu r e 4 shows how a Swi t ch 33 00 S M st ack c an act as a backb one for both share d a nd switch ed netw ork segme nts.
Network Conf igura tion Ex ampl e s 19 Switch 3300 SM a s a D esktop Swi tch The example i n Fi gure 5 shows how a S witch 330 0 S M can be u sed, within a stack, for a g r oup of users that require de dicated 1 0Mbp s or 100Mbps connecti o n s to th e deskto p.
20 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300 SM Config uration Rules fo r Fast E ther n et The t opology r ules for 100Mbps F ast Ether net are sl i ght l y different to those f or 10 M bps E thern et. Fi gure 6 illu str ates the key topolog y rules and pr ovi des exampl es of how th ey allo w for lar ge-sc ale F ast Ethernet netw orks.
Config urati on Rules with Full Duplex 21 The key to pology r ules are: ■ Ma ximum UT P cab l e le ngth is 100m (3 28ft) ov er Cat egory 5 ca ble. ■ A 412 m (1352ft) fib er r un is al l ow ed for con necti ng switch-to-sw itch, or endst ation - to- switch, usin g half-du plex 10 0BA S E-FX .
22 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCING THE S WITCH 3300 SM Config uration Rules fo r Gig ab it Eth er net Gigab it Ethe rnet i s designed to run ov er fou r media : ■ Singl e-mode f iber opt i c ca ble, w ith conn ections up to 5km . ■ Mul t imo de fibe r optic ca ble, wi th conne ction s up to 550 m.
2 I NSTALLI NG TH E S WITCH This ch apter contain s the in f o r mati on you need to i nstall an d set up t he Swi tch. It cover s th e foll o win g to pics: ■ Choosing a Suitable Si te ■ Rack- mo.
24 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Choosin g a Suitable Si te Th e Switch is suite d for use in an off ic e envir o nme nt wher e it c an be mount ed in a st andard 19- i n ch equipm ent r ack, or free stan ding. Alter native ly , the Switch can be rack-m ounted in a wiring close t or equipm ent room .
Plac ing Un its On Top of Each Othe r 25 Figure 7 Fitting a brac ket for rack mounti ng 3 In sert th e tw o scre ws a nd tig hte n w ith a suit abl e sc rewd ri ver . Y ou must use t he screws su pplied w ith the mounting b rackets . Dama ge caused to th e unit by using in correct screws i nva lidates y our warr anty .
26 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Sta ckin g Uni t s Unit s in the Switch 11 00/3300 f am i ly can be st ac ked toge ther an d then tr eat ed as a sing le manageable unit wi th one IP ad dr ess. The Mat rix Port o n th e rear of the Switch al lows you t o connect two Switch units back -to-bac k.
Stack in g Un its 27 Figure 8 A stack of two uni ts Stack ing Up T o Four Units Y ou c an sta ck up to f our Switch units usi ng a S wi tch 33 00 MM and the appr opr iate number of Matrix Cables. Y ou need on ly one SuperS tack II Sw itch 33 00 MM p er stack .
28 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH 4 If you u se the managem ent softwa re of the un its: ■ Ensure tha t all the un i ts hav e the sa me versi on of ma nagem e nt software ■ Ensu re th at you .
The Pow er-up Sequen ce 29 Th e Pow er - up Seq uen ce T he follow i ng se ctions describe how to get you r Switch 330 0 SM pow ered-up and ready f o r ope ration. Co nnect ing a Redund an t P ower Syst e m Y ou c an co nnect a SuperSt ack II A dvanced Redu ndant P ower S ystem (part n umber 3C 16071A) to t he Switc h.
30 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH I f there i s evid ence of a pro blem, see “ Solv ing Pro blems In dicated by LEDs ” on page 31 . Choosin g the Co rr e ct Ca bles All of the ports o n the f ront of the Switch 3300 SM a r e co nfigured a s MDIX (cr oss-ov er).
Solvi ng Probl ems I ndicat ed by LE Ds 31 Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs If the LEDs on the Switch in dicate a problem, r efer to Ta b l e 6 which contai ns a list of problems a nd suggest ed solutions.
32 C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Manag ing the Sw itch The S witch contai ns sof twar e that allows you t o chan ge an d monito r the way it wo rks.
A S AFETY I N FORMA TION Y ou m ust read th e followi ng safet y informat ion before c arrying out any install ation or rem oval of c omponen ts, or an y main t enan ce procedures on the Switch 330 0 SM . WARN ING: Warn i ngs co ntain direction s that y ou must f ollow fo r your personal saf ety .
34 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION Importa nt Safety In form atio n ■ Installa tion and remo val of the un i t mu st be car ried out by qua lified pers onnel o nly . ■ If in stall ing the Switch u nit in a stack with SuperStac k II Hub units, the Switch 3300 SM uni t must be installed b elow th e Hu b unit s.
Imp orta nt S afe ty Inform at ion 35 ■ Franc e and Peru onl y: This unit can not be p owered fr om I T † supplies. If your supplies ar e of I T type, this unit m ust be power ed b y 230V (2P+T) v.
36 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION L ’ inform at ion de S é curit é Im portante ■ L' install ati on et la d é po s e de c e gr oup e do iv ent ê tre c onf i é s à un pers onnel q ual if i é .
L ’ info rmati on d e S é curi t é Im p or tan te 37 ■ L ’ app ar eil f onct ionn e à une tension extr ê mem ent basse de s é cur i t é qui est conf orme à la norme CEI 950 . Ces cond i tions n e sont maintenue s que si l' é quipem ent a uquel il est racc ord é fo ncti o n ne dans les m ê mes cond i tions.
38 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION Wi ch ti ge Sicherh eitsinforma t ion en ■ Die In st allati on und der Ausbau des Ge r ä ts da rf nur du r ch Fach pers onal erfol gen .
Wi chti ge Si cherhei t sinfo rmat ionen 39 WARN HINW EIS: F aser optik ansc hl ü s se - Optisc h e Sic herheit. Niemals mit eine m V erg r öß erun gsger ä t ei nen Ü ber tragungs-L aser betr acht en, w ä hrend d ieser einges chal tet is t.
40 A PPENDIX A: S AFETY I NFORM ATION.
B P IN - OU TS Nu l l Modem Ca ble 9-pin t o RS-23 2 25-p i n PC-A T Seri al Cabl e 9-pin to 9 -pin Screen TxD RxD Ground RTS CTS DSR DCD DTR Screen RxD TxD Ground RTS DTR CTS DSR DCD Shell 3 2 5 7 8 .
42 A PPENDIX B: P IN - OUTS Modem Cable 9-pin t o RS-23 2 25-p i n RJ45 P i n Assign ments Pin assignme nts ar e identic al f or 10BASE-T an d 100BASE-TX R J45 co nnectors Screen TxD RxD RTS CTS DSR G.
RJ45 P in Assi gnment s 43 Ports c onfigu red as M DIX 1 RxD ata + Receiv e Data 2 RxData – Receiv e Data 3 TxData + Tra nsmi t data 4 Not as si gned 5 Not as si gned 6 TxData – Tra nsmit dat a 7 .
44 A PPENDIX B: P IN - OUTS.
C T ECHNI CAL S PECIFICATIONS Physic al Dimensio ns Heigh t: 43.6mm x Width: 440mm x Depth: 247.5 mm Weight : 5kg (11lbs) Envir onment al Requir ement s Oper ating Tempera tur e 0 ° to 50 ° C (32 °.
46 A PPENDIX C: T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS Standar ds Support ed SN MP SN MP prot ocol (RFC 11 57) MIB-I I ( RFC 121 3) Bri dge MIB (RFC 1493) Repeat er MI B (RF C 15 16) VLAN M IB (RFC 15 73) RMON MI.
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G LOSSARY 10B A SE - T The IEEE specific a tion for 1 0Mbps E t her net over Cat e gor y 3 , 4 or 5 twist ed pair cable. 100B ASE- FX The IEEE spec ifica tion f or 100 Mbps Fast Et hernet over fiber - o ptic ca ble. 100BA SE-T X Th e IEEE s pec ifica tion fo r 100Mbps Fas t Ethernet o ver Categ ory 5 t wi st ed - pa i r ca ble .
52 G LOSSARY inform ation to f orward pac kets based on thei r de stination address. This process is known as filtering. br oadc a st A pac ket sent t o all devi ces on a network. broa dca st st or m M u ltip le simul taneous br oa dcasts that ty pic ally absor b all th e availab le netw ork bandw idth a nd c an cau se a ne twork t o fai l.
G LOSSARY 53 fu ll du pl ex A sy stem th at all ow s pa ck ets to b e tra nsm it ted and rec eiv ed at the same t i me and, in e ff ect, doubles t he potential t hroughput o f a link . half du pl ex A sy stem that a llows pac kets to t r an smitted an d received, but not a t the sam e ti me.
54 G LOSSARY lo op An event t ha t occurs when two network d evices ar e co nnected by mor e than one path, t her eby causing packets to r epeatedly cycl e ar o und the networ k a nd not reach t heir de st inat i on.
G LOSSARY 55 ser v er A comp uter i n a networ k that is shar ed by multip le endstat ion s . Se rvers provide e ndstation s with acce ss to shared ne twork services suc h as compu ter file s and prin ter queu e s. SLIP Se rial Line Inter net Proto col.
56 G LOSSARY WAN W ide Ar ea Network. A com municatio ns networ k that covers a wide ar ea. A W AN can cover a larg e geogra phic ar ea, and may cont ain severa l LANs within it.
I NDEX Numbers 1000BASE - S X 1 3 10BASE- T/ 100BAS E-TX por ts 13 3C num ber 1 5 3Com K nowle dgebase W eb S ervic es 47 3Com URL 47 3Co mFacts 48 A auto- neg otiat ing por ts 1 3 C cab le choos ing .
58 I NDEX powe ring- up a Swit ch 33 00 SM 29 pro duct name 15 R rack mounti ng a Switch 3300 S M 24 Redunda nt Po wer System. See RP S re turning p r oducts for r epa ir 50 RPS 15 co nnecti ng 29 soc.
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EMC S TA TEMENTS FCC S TA TEMENT This equipme nt has been te sted and fou nd to comply with the lim its for a Class A digital dev i ce, pur suant to part 15 o f the FCC r ules. These limits are desi gned to pr ovide reas ona ble protection a gain st harmful int erfe ren ce wh en t he eq uip men t is oper ate d in a com me rcial envi ro nmen t.
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