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9033381 6H258-17 and 6H259-17 Smar tSwitc h 6000 Interface Modules Installation User’ s Guide.
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ix SAFETY INFORMATION CLASS 1 LASER TRANSCEIVERS THE GPIM-01 AND GPIM-09 GIGABIT ETHE RNET MODULES USE CLASS 1 LASER TRANSCE IVERS. READ THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPE RATING THESE M ODULES . The Class 1 laser transcei ve rs use an opt ical feedbac k loop to maintain Cla ss 1 operat ion limits.
x DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appl ica tio n o f Co unc il D ire ctive(s) : 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name: Cabletron Systems, Inc. Manuf acture r’ s Addres s: 35 Indu st rial Way PO Box 50 05 Rochest er, NH 03867 Europe an Represen t ative Name: Mr .
xi Contents Figure s ...... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .... ..... ... .. .. xiii Tables ........ .............. ............. ............... ............
xii 2 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS 2.1 100BASE -FX Network . ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 2-1 2.1.1 Multimode Fiber Opti c Cabl ing ........ ............. ............ ............. ............. 2-1 2.
xiii Figures Figure Pa g e 1-1 The Smart Switc h ................... ....... ...... ............. ....... ............. ...... ............. ...... ....... ............ 1-2 3-1 Installing an Interfa ce Module ............ ....... ...... ....... ......
xiv Ta b l e s T able P age 3-1 Contents of Sma rtSwitch S hipping C ontaine r ................. ............. ............. ............. ...... 3-1 4-1 LANVIE W LEDs .... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........
xv About This Guide W elc om e t o th e C ab letr on Sy stem s 6H258-17 and 6H259 -17 SmartSwit ch 6000 Inte rface Modules User ’s Guide . This guide d esc ri bes t he 6 H258-17 a nd 6 H2 59- 17 I nt er f ac e Modu les an d pro vides i nformation c oncerning netwo rk requir ements, installat ion and tr oubleshoot ing.
Stru ctur e of This Guide xvi STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE This gui de is or ga nized as f ollo ws: This About This Guide preface provide s pre limin ary infor matio n th at will aid in usi ng thi s manu a.
Related Ma nuals xvii RELATED MANUALS The foll o wing manual s may help t he user t o setup and manage t he SmartSwi tch module s: • SmartSwit ch Series 6H202, 6H203, 6H252 , 6H253, 6H258, 6H259, 6H.
Document C onv entions xviii DOCUMENT CON VENTIONS The foll o wing con vention s are used throughout this doc ument: NO TE No te symbol. Calls the reader ’ s attention to any i tem of infor matio n that may be of special impor tanc e. TIP Tip symbol.
Introducti on 1-1 1 Intr oduction This chap ter i ntroduces the 6H258-1 7 and 6H259 -17 SmartSwi tch 6000 in terfa ce modul es and pro vides i nformation a bout ho w to o btain additional support from Cable tron System s.
Ov erview 1-2 Introduc tion Figure 1-1 The Smar tSwitch P ort Status LEDs CPU LED COM P ort Network P orts 1-16 Reset VHSIM/HSIM Slot.
Ov erview Introdu ction 1-3 1.1.1 Connectivity The SmartSwitch modules conne ct s to F ast Ethe rne t ne tw orks or wor kst at io ns throu gh th e MT -RJ f iber opti c ports on th e fron t panel f or 100 Mbps wit h duple x capabil ity .
Ov erview 1-4 Introduc tion 1.1.4 SmartT runk SmartT runk, also refe rred to a s SmartT runking, is Cab letron Sys tems’ ter minology f or lo ad balanci ng or load sharing.
Ov er view Introdu ction 1-5 The analy zer or RMON p robe will see the da ta as if it were di rectly connected to the LAN se gment of the s ource port .
Ov er view 1-6 Introduc tion and GMRP handle frames under GARP , and ho w to c onfi gure the s witch port s to tak e adv antage o f this o per atio n, r e fer t o Loc al M anage m ent Use r ’ s Guid e . 1.1.10 Flow Contr ol Flo w control i s a method of managing t he flo w of frames bet ween tw o de vices.
Ov er view Introdu ction 1-7 1.1.13 Switching Options SmartSwit ches provide 802.1Q switc hing or SecureF ast Switching V irtual Networ k Services between a l l of the front panel in terfa ces incl uding an y optional HSIM or V HSIM. In the 802.1Q mode (the default mode of operati on), the swi tch funct ions as a n 802.
Getting H elp 1-8 Introduc tion 1.1.17 LANVIEW Diagnostic LEDs LANVIEW diag nostic LEDs serve as an impor tant troublesh ooting ai d by prov iding an easy wa y to obser ve the sta tus of ind iv i dual ports and overal l network opera tions.
Network Requirem ents 2-1 2 Netw ork Requirements Before i nstalling the SmartSwitch mo dul es, revi e w the requ ir ement s and specif ications re fe rred to in thi s ch ap ter conce rni ng t he fol lowing: • 100B ASE-FX Netwo rk ( Section 2.1 ) • Sma rtTrunk ( Section 2.
Smar tT run k 2-2 Network Requi rements 2.1.2 Single Mode Fiber Optic C abling The sing le mode fiber opt ic module, th e 6H2 59- 17, o perates at a n ominal wa velength of 130 0 nm. The 6H259-1 7 fixe d ports use a Clas s 1 laser to support sing le mode 9/125 micron fib er optic cables at lengt hs of up to 15 km.
Install ation 3-1 3 Installa tion This chapter c over s the fol lo wing items: • Unpacking the SmartSwitch ( Section 3.1 ) • Instal ling Opti ons ( Secti o n 3.2 ) • Instal ling the SmartSwitch into the 6C105 Chass is ( Section 3.3 ) • Connecti ng to the Network ( Section 3.
Installi ng Op tio n s 3-2 Insta llation 3.2 INSTALLING OPTIONS If inst alli ng a n opt ional HSIM o r V H SIM , it mu s t be i nst al led in the Smar tSwi tch b efo r e pro ce e di ng t o Section 3.3 . Comple te instructi ons for instal ling an opt ional HSIM or VHSIM are a v ailable i n the appl icable HSI M or VHSIM User’ s Guide.
Install ing the Smar tSwi tch in to the 6C 105 Chass is Install ation 3-3 Figure 3-1 Instal ling an Interface Module 5. Examine th e module for damage. I f any damage exi sts, DO NOT instal l the modul e. Immedia tely cont act Cable tron Syste ms. Refer t o Sec tion 1.
Connectin g to the Network 3-4 Insta llation 6. Locate t he slot guides t hat line up wit h the number of the slot in whi ch the module will be instal led.
Connecti ng to the Ne twork Install ation 3-5 . Figure 3-2 Connecting a Fiber Optic Segment to the SmartSwitch Conn ect a fibe r op ti c segme nt to t he S mart Sw itch as fol lows: 1. Remove pr otectiv e covers f rom the fiber optic s egment or MT-RJ port .
Completin g the In stall ation 3-6 Insta llation 3. Verify that a link exi sts by chec king that the port RX (Receive) LED i s ON (flashing amber , blinki ng green, or solid gr een). If the RX LED is OFF and the TX (Transmit) LED is not blinki ng amber, perform th e followi ng steps: a.
T roubleshooting 4- 1 4 T r oubleshooting This chap ter pro vides inf ormation c oncerning the followi ng: • Using the LANVIEW diagnostic and s tatus monitori ng system ( Section 4.1 ) • T roubleshoo ting netw ork and module oper ational problems ( S ectio n 4.
Using LANVIEW 4-2 T roublesh ooting Figure 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs Receiv e LED T ransmit LED CPU LED.
Using LA NVIEW T roubleshooti ng 4-3 T able 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs LED Color State Recommended Action CPU Of f Power off. Po wer up chassis . Red Blinking . Hardwa re fai lure has occu rred. Contact Ca bletron Systems. Solid . Resetti ng, norma l powe r up reset.
Using LANVIEW 4-4 T roublesh ooting TX Of f Port e nabled, and no acti vity . Should fla s h green ev ery tw o seconds indicati ng BPDUs being sent if ST A is ena ble d an d there is a val id link. 1. Ensur e that th e ST A is enabled an d that th ere is valid link .
T roubleshooti ng Che cklist T roubleshooti ng 4-5 4.2 T ROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST If the Smar tSwi tch is not wo rking prop erl y , re fer to Ta b l e 4 - 2 for a check list of possib le probl ems, causes, a nd recommended acti ons to resolv e the problem.
T roubleshooting C hecklist 4-6 T roublesh ooting T able 4-3 P ower Sy stem T roubleshooting P ossi ble Causes Instruction Loss of Po wer to the 6C105 chass is. Perf orm the follo wing steps: 1. Check ON/OFF switches of 6C105 power s upplies. Al l switch es must be in th e ON ( | ) position.
T roubleshooti ng Che cklist T roubleshooti ng 4-7 T able 4-4 Firmware T roubleshooting P oss ible Causes Instruction Auto bau d ena ble d. Press EN T ER (R ETU RN ) (may take up to fou r tim es) . T erminal se tup is not corr ect. Refer to your Local Manag e ment User’ s Guide for pro per setu p procedur es.
T roubleshooting C hecklist 4-8 T roublesh ooting T ab le 4- 5 Mana g ement Syst em T r oub lesh ooting P oss ible Causes Instruction Improper Commun it y Names T able. 1. Refer to your Local Mana gement User’ s Guide for Community Names T able set up.
T roubleshooti ng Che cklist T roubleshooti ng 4-9 T able 4-6 Device Setup T roubleshooting P ossible Ca uses Inst ruction The SmartS w itch de tect a looped c ondition. 1. V e rify that Span ning T ree is enabled. Ref er to the Loc al Manageme nt User’ s Guide for ins tru ctio ns o n sett ing the type of ST A.
Usi ng th e RESET Bu tton 4-10 T roublesh ooting 4.3 USING THE RESET BUTTO N The RESET b utton locate d near the upper p lastic lockin g tab of t he module (r efer to Fi gur e 4- 2 ) reset s the Smart Switch proc essor wit hout af fecting th e NVRAM .
Specif ications A-1 A Spe cifi cati ons This appe ndix provide s operating spec if ications for t he Cabletr on Systems 6H258-17 a nd 6H259-17 I nterface Mo dules. Cabletron Systems res erve s the rig ht to chang e these sp ecif ications at an y time without no tice.
Environmental Requ irem ents A-2 Specif icati ons A.3 EN VIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS A.4 INPUT/OUTPUT P OR TS A.5 COM P OR T PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS The COM port i s a serial co mmunicati ons port that suppor ts Local Ma nagement or con nection to a UPS.
Regulator y Compl ianc e Specifi catio ns A-3 A.6 REGULATORY C OMPLIANCE 6H258-17 Specifi cations (P or ts 1 thr ough 16): F ast Et hernet 10 0 Mbps ( 100B ASE-FX compliant) wit h MT -RJ conne ctors using multimode f iber .
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Switch Setti ngs, Upgrades, and Ins tallati ons B-1 B Switch Settings, Upgrades, and Installations This appe ndix cov ers the follo wing items: • Settin g the mode switches ( Section B.1 ) • Instal ling the DRAM SIMM ( Sect ion B.2 ) • Locatio n for installi ng HSIMs or VHSIM s ( Sec tion B.
Setting th e Mode Switc hes B-2 Switch Settin gs, Upgrades, and Insta llati ons Figure B- 1 sho ws the locati on of the mode switc hes and the switch setting s for norma l operation.
SIMM Upgrade Switch S ettings, Upgrades, and Ins talla tions B- 3 • After c hanging the posi tion of switc h 6 and re starting the module, the SmartSwitch reque sts a ne w image do wnload unt il the y either rec ei ve a n ew image or the RESET b utton on the front panel i s pressed.
SI MM Upg rad e B-4 Switch Settin gs, Upgrades, and Insta llati ons Figure B-2 SIMM Slot Locations B.2.2 Installing the DRA M SIMM T o install a DRAM SIMM, ref er to Figure B-3 and proceed as f ollo ws: 1. With the SIMM alignme nt notch or iented a s shown in Figure B-3 , insert the SIM M down between t he connect or teeth.
Installi ng Optio nal Hi gh Speed I nterface Modules Switch S ettings, Upgrades, and Ins talla tions B- 5 Figure B-3 Installing the DRAM B.3 INSTALLING OPTIONAL H IGH SPEED INTER FACE MODULES Figure B- 4 sho ws the locat ion of th e two connector s for an op tional Hi gh HSIM or VHSIM.
Installi ng Op tional Hi gh Spee d Interface Modul es B-6 Switch Settin gs, Upgrades, and Insta llati ons Figure B-4 HSIM and VHSIM Connector Locations Optional HSIM or VHSIM DRAM HSIM/VHSIM Connector.
Index-1 Numerics 100BASE- FX connection 3-4 requirem ents 2-1 C Cable Specifications 100BA SE -F X netw ork 2-1 COM port pin as s ig nme n ts A-2 Connect ing to t he network 3-4 D Distri bu ted Ch ass.
Index-2 S Safety A-2 Safety information laser ix SDRAM installation B- 5 SIMMs installing LDRAM B-4 location B-3 SmartTr unk introduction to 1-4 Specifications A-1 Standards compatibili ty 1-7 T Troub.
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