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500.bok : 500fro ii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 Year 2000 capable An Intel product, when used in accordance with associated documentation, is “Year 2000 Capable” when, upon installation, it ac- curat.
500.bok : 500toc.doc iii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 iii Contents Chapter 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 1 Introduction to the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.bok : 500toc.doc iv Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 iv CONTENTS System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.bok : 500toc.doc v Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 v CONTENTS DNS IP Conversion Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Tools for the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.bok : 500toc.doc vi Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 vi CONTENTS Customer Support Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500.bok : 500pre vii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 vii Inf ormation sources for this s witch This User Guide is one of three sources of information delivered with this switch.
500.bok : 500pre viii Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 PREFACE viii W arning Electrostatic Sensitive Device Products cov ered This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use: • Intel Express 550T Routi.
500.bok : 500pre ix Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 ix PREFACE Access to submenus You access submenus using a menu hierarchy. These are shown by use of angle brackets and the courier typeface. For example, File>Configuration>Setup shows that to select the Setup sub- menu you must first click File and then Configuration.
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500.bok : 50001 1 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 1 1 Intel Expr ess 550T Routing Switch In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. T opic See P age Introduction to the product 2 Front Panel 3.
500.bok : 50001 2 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 2 Intr oduction to the product Pur pose of the s witch The Intel Express 550T Routing Switch uses your existing network cables to integrate switching technology into your computer network.
500.bok : 50001 3 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 3 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Software f eatures The switch offers the following features: • Intel De vice V iew for W indo ws* 95, W.
500.bok : 50001 4 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 4 Front panel por ts These ports are on the front panel: Slots f or modules After removing one or both of the cover plates, the modules can be inserted to expand the functionality of the switch.
500.bok : 50001 5 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 5 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Rear P anel Introduction The rear panel has a cooling fan outlet and the main supply cable, so you should position the switch with the rear panel facing away from you.
500.bok : 50001 6 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 6 Bef ore Installation Contents of the pack Unpack the switch carefully and check that these parts are present: Check the pac kage contents If you have not received all of the parts, or any of the parts are dam- aged, contact your dealer immediately.
500.bok : 50001 7 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 7 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch P ositioning and Installing the Switch Allow adequate v entilation The switch contains two fans to air-cool the internal circuitry. The air is drawn in from the left of the unit and expelled through the outlet grills on the right side and the rear.
500.bok : 50001 8 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 8 • Customer-supplied scre ws for securing the switch in the rack. Mounting scre ws are not provided because the required sizes may v ary from rack to rack.
500.bok : 50001 9 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 9 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Installing a Module Introduction You can increase the connectivity options of your switch by installing a module. W arning Modules are not designed to be installed in, or remov ed from, the switch while it is in operation.
500.bok : 50001 10 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 10 Removing the module To remove a module: 1 If the switch is already operational, disconnect it from the main po wer supply . 2 Follo w the instructions in “ A voiding damage to the circuit board” abov e.
500.bok : 50001 11 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 11 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch RJ-45 connector pin assignments The RJ-45 ports on the front of the switch have the following pin as- signments: Connecting a de vice to the RJ-45 por ts To connect a workstation compatible with IEEE 802.
500.bok : 50001 12 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 12 The P ower Cable Ground warning The switch is delivered with a power cable that fits the power sockets in your country. If this is not the case, contact your dealer immediate- ly and ask for the correct power cable.
500.bok : 50001 13 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 13 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch P ower up Powering up the s witch Follow these steps to power up the switch: 1 Push the female end of the po wer cable into the main sock et (in the rear panel); plug the other end into the po wer supply outlet.
500.bok : 50001 14 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 14 Def ault settings after star t- up Once the switch has started successfully, installation is complete and the switch is using its default setting (also known as default configu- ration): • All ports are enabled.
500.bok : 50001 15 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 15 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 to change the configuration while the switch is operating.
500.bok : 50001 16 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550T Routing Switch 16 P or t Status button To see the speed and duplex settings of all the ports, press the Port Status button.
500.bok : 50002 17 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 2 17 Intel De vice V iew In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. T opic See P age System Requirements 18 Installation and Remov al 19 Usin.
500.bok : 50002 18 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 18 System Requirements Requirements f or Intel De vice View under Windows You need a PC with the following minimum requirements to run Intel Device View: • Microsoft W indows NT workstation or serv er , version 4.
500.bok : 50002 19 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 19 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Requirements f or Intel De vice View with plugin To run Intel Device View with a plugin, the PC must be running HP OpenView* or Intel LANDesk Manager.
500.bok : 50002 20 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 Remo v al of Intel De vice Vie w Remov al under Windows To remove Intel Device View under Windows: 1 Close all Intel De vice V ie w programs. 2 Use standard W indows procedures to uninstall Intel De vice Vi ew .
500.bok : 50002 21 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 21 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View • Information section — provides details about diagnostics, traps, errors and the system. Using this window, you can show activity statistics for the switch (or the stack) and for individual ports.
500.bok : 50002 22 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 22 T ools menu The Tools menu has the following commands: • Ping — sends ICMP echo packets to the switch. Can also be accessed by selecting . • A Report Manager — uploads reports, logs and the parameter block from the switch.
500.bok : 50002 23 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 23 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View • A color coding chart for Intel De vice V iew to sho w the states of switch’ s LEDs Setting the Preferences Settin.
500.bok : 50002 24 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 24 Setting the timeout parameters f or SNMP The timeout determines the intervals between polling and the number of times the request is retried if a device is not responding.
500.bok : 50002 25 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 25 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Installing and Managing Switches F ollowing installation of Intel De vice View After installing Intel Device View, you can add new switches, estab- lish or expand stacks of switches, and manage existing switches and stacks.
500.bok : 50002 26 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 26 Matrix Module connected to a new s witch When the Install wizard detects that a new switch is connected to a Matrix Module, a message informs that you must decide how to man- age the switch.
500.bok : 50002 27 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 27 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 4 Click OK . Establishing and e xpanding a stack If you connect switches that already have IP addresses assigned to- gether via a Matrix Module, you can manage them as a stack.
500.bok : 50002 28 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 28 De vice T ree Introduction The Device Tree displays the separate subnets on your LAN as branches in a tree. This includes a branch that shows all the unconfig- ured devices on the LAN.
500.bok : 50002 29 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 29 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands By positioning the mouse pointer in the Device Tree and clicking the right mouse button, the following functions are available: Functions Description (without a de vice selected) Vi ew IP Address Sorts the devices by their IP addresses.
500.bok : 50002 30 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 30 De vice Vie w (Main Displa y) Switch contacted When Intel Device View contacts the switch or stack, the front (inter- face side) of the switch or stack is displayed.
500.bok : 50002 31 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 31 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands f or a single s witch Right click a single switch and Intel Device View offers: Functions Description De vice Setup Displays comprehensi ve information about the switch’ s ov erall setup.
500.bok : 50002 32 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 32 Right mouse button commands f or a stack border When managing a stack of switches, right click the stack border and Intel Device View offers: De vice Reboots the switch and provides informa- tion about the firmware in the switch.
500.bok : 50002 33 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 33 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands f or a s witch in a stack When managing a stack of switches, right click a switch and Intel De- vice View offers: Port Overvie w Pro vides port performance, packet distri- bution and spanning tree information for all the ports in the stack.
500.bok : 50002 34 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 34 Right mouse button commands f or a por t Right click a single port and Intel Device View offers: IPX Routing Provides information about the IPX rout- ing links and networks, and the number of packets sent via the IPX protocols.
500.bok : 50002 35 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 35 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Color coding The switch and ports are displayed in different colors: Color Means Switch Body Gray The switch is operational (the soft- ware is loaded and running) and it can be contacted by Intel Device View via the network.
500.bok : 50002 36 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 36 Explorer Intel De vice View Explorer The Explorer within Intel Device View displays management infor- mation, for example VLANs on this switch and other switches. If a switch is disabled or not operational, it is displayed with a red cross through it.
500.bok : 50002 37 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 37 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Right mouse button commands Right click a message and Intel Device View offers: Diagnostic details window This window provides comprehensive details of the error. T rap Windo w T raps window The Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch.
500.bok : 50002 38 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 38 Right mouse button commands Right click a message and Intel Device View offers: System Windo w System window The System.
500.bok : 50002 39 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 39 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Err ors Windo w Errors window The Errors window is a log of all error messages generated by the switch.
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500.bok : 50003 41 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 3 41 Standard Configuration In this chapter Configuration is the way we change the setup of the switch or stack. In this chapter you will find all the instructions you need to change setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports.
500.bok : 50003 42 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 42 Changing the Setup of the Switch or Stac k Improving s witch secur ity To restrict the use of the switch or stack, you can: • Change the administrator password for local management.
500.bok : 50003 43 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 43 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration System Identifying the s witch To assist with switch identification and administration, you can change certain switch details (name, location and contact person). With a switch or stack in the Device View window: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
500.bok : 50003 44 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 44 Internet Pr otocol Changing IP details To change the main IP address and network mask: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click IP . 3 Change the details. 4 Click OK .
500.bok : 50003 45 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 45 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Local Time Setting the date and clock to local time To change the clock in the switch to your local time: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click Date/Time . 3 Click Insert Current PC Date/Time to show the present settings.
500.bok : 50003 46 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 46 Security The authentications list defines the hosts that can carry out SNMP , TFTP or T elnet management on the switch, have read-write or read- only rights and access to communities.
500.bok : 50003 47 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 47 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 9 Click OK . T raps Pur pose A trap alerts you of e vents occurring in the switch.
500.bok : 50003 48 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 48 P ermanent Entries Pur pose Enables you to allocate a port to a device that does not send out device information. These devices are not removed from the switch’s ad- dress table, regardless of how long they are quiet.
500.bok : 50003 49 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 49 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Link Aggregation Pur pose Combines two or four adjacent ports to increase the bandwidth be- tween two switches or stacks.
500.bok : 50003 50 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 50 P or t Mirroring Pur pose Provides a f acility to deb ug or monitor traffic on a specific port, by duplicating the traf fic and sending it to a specified port. Only one pair of ports can be mirrored per switch.
500.bok : 50003 51 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 51 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Local Management Changing pass word details The administrator has read-write access at all levels. The user can read the monitoring screens, but cannot change the configuration, up- date software or reset the station.
500.bok : 50003 52 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 52 TFTP Changing pass word details T o giv e added security , you can limit the number of staff authorized to transfer TFTP files by changing the TFTP password. To change the password: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup .
500.bok : 50003 53 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 53 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the flow control Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. Note that the individual port settings overrule the default setting. To change the default flow mechanism on all ports: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup .
500.bok : 50003 54 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 54 Changing the time to measure errors The sample time should be the shortest time needed to detect errors. If the sample time is too great, there may be too many errors before the forwarding mode changes.
500.bok : 50003 55 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 55 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration • T ime between transmitted Configuration BPDUs • T ime the switch spends in the Listening and Learning states W arning when using VLANs It is important to be aware of problems that may arise when using Spanning Tree and VLANs.
500.bok : 50003 56 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 56 Changing the spanning tree prior ity The higher the value, the lower the chance of the switch being used as the root bridge. To change the priority value: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup .
500.bok : 50003 57 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 57 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the f orward dela y e xpir y time To change the time between port states while the bridge attempts to become the root: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup .
500.bok : 50003 58 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 58 Using the mouse There are two ways to access the Port Setup window: • Double-click the port • Right-click on t.
500.bok : 50003 59 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 59 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration P or t Mode Disabling the port If you disable the port, the devices attached to it cannot use the switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from the switch’s address table.
500.bok : 50003 60 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 60 Changing duple x mode To change the port’s duplex mode (when auto-negotiation is dis- abled): 1 Click the port you want to change. 2 Select Port Setup . 3 Click Port Mode .
500.bok : 50003 61 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 61 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the flow control on a por t Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. To change the flow mechanism on a port: Note This feature is over-ridden by disabling the flow control set- ting in Device Setup>Switching .
500.bok : 50003 62 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 62 4 Click Enable spanning tree on this port . If there is a check mark in the box, the port is used in STP . If the box is empty , the port is not used in STP . 5 Click OK .
500.bok : 50004 63 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 4 63 Adv anced Configuration In this chapter In this chapter you will learn how to use Advanced Configuration ef- fectively.
500.bok : 50004 64 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 64 VLANs (Vir tual LANs) Pur pose You can use VLANs to: • Create up to 128 separate user groups • Limit broadcast.
500.bok : 50004 65 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 65 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Adding a VLAN The task of adding VLANs is simplified by using the VLAN Wizard . VLANs are not switch specific when managing a stack. Therefore, right-click the stack border to access VLAN/Routing Setup.
500.bok : 50004 66 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 66 4 /Routing Adding a policy to a VLAN You may want to add another policy (that is, a port, IP address, IP subnet or MAC address) to an existing VLAN. To add a policy: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup .
500.bok : 50004 67 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 67 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Changing VLAN mode To change the mode of operation of a VLAN: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup . 2 Click Advanced . The VLAN mode is sho wn. 3 Click the VLAN mode to see the full range of choices.
500.bok : 50004 68 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 68 Adding a station to a Switch VLAN Link To place a station on the link between two switches or two stacks, configure the station as a permanent entry.
500.bok : 50004 69 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 69 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 3 Double-click Server Expiry Time-out , and type the ne w v alue. 4 Click OK . P or ts with IP lear ning IP learning must be enabled when using IP policies. (IP learning is enabled on all ports by default.
500.bok : 50004 70 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 70 Adding a routing link To add a routing link to a VLAN that is not already configured: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup>Add . 2 Select the Setup an IP routing interface box.
500.bok : 50004 71 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 71 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Changing the number of BOO TP request hops This parameter specifies the maximum number of hops that a BOOTP request can make before being discarded. To change the number of hops: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup .
500.bok : 50004 72 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 72 4 Click OK . D VMRP T unnels Introduction This routing switch supports the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP).
500.bok : 50004 73 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 73 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Enabling IGMP pruning IGMP pruning implements a system where only the necessary amount of IP multicast packets are bridged. To enable IGMP pruning: 1 Select VLAN/Routing Setup .
500.bok : 50004 74 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 74 Adding a User Group Before filtering can take place, you must define the different user groups. To add a user group: 1 Select IP Filtering Setup>User Groups . 2 Click Add .
500.bok : 50004 75 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 75 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 3 For port selections, define the IP filter protocol, while for Address define the IP Address (and subnet if necessary). 4 Select the User Group for this ne w member .
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500.bok : 50005 77 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 5 77 Managing the Switch In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. T opic See P age Management using Intel De vice V iew 78 Monitoring the S.
500.bok : 50005 78 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 78 Management using Intel De vice Vie w Wh y use Intel De vice View? Intel Device View allows you to: • Configure system, switching, IP , spanning tree, authentication, and trap parameters for the switch.
500.bok : 50005 79 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 79 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Hardware details To see the MAC address, hardware version and memory size: 1 Click Monitoring>Hardware Information .
500.bok : 50005 80 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 80 Monitoring the total activity of transmitted pack ets T o view the total acti vity of the packets being transmitted on all the ports: 1 Select Device Activity>Tx Packets .
500.bok : 50005 81 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 81 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring the spanning tree statistics To view the spanning tree statistics for the whole switch, select Spanning Tree Statistics . Overview of all the ports To view the setups of all the ports on the switch: 1 Select Port Overview .
500.bok : 50005 82 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 82 Stations on the s witch To view the IP addresses of the devices that have accessed manage- ment on the switch: 1 Click Monitoring>Access Overview . 2 T o change the order of the information, click the appropriate title bar .
500.bok : 50005 83 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 83 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch RMON Alarms Alarm is a useful RMON feature; it enables you to set your own thresholds for when the network activity requires some attention. 1 Right-click a switch and select Monitoring>RMON Alarms>Configure .
500.bok : 50005 84 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 84 Monitoring the Stac k’ s P erf ormance Monitoring the health of the stack The Stack Health Monitor provides an overall status for the switches in the stack. To view the health of the stack: Right-click the stack bor- der and select Stack Health Monitor .
500.bok : 50005 85 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 85 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IntraStack activity T o view the total acti vity of the packets between the switches in the stack, or acro.
500.bok : 50005 86 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 86 Monitoring the total packet activity per por t T o view the total acti vity of the packets on all the ports: 1 Right-click the stack border and select Stack Activ- ity>Total Packets per Port .
500.bok : 50005 87 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 87 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 3 Click View and change the presentation style: 3D- to 2D- Graph, with or without a peak v alue indicator and vertical to horizontal bars.
500.bok : 50005 88 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 88 Overview of all the ports To view the setups of all the ports in the stack: 1 Right-click the stack border and select Port Overview .
500.bok : 50005 89 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 89 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Stations on the s witch To view the IP addresses of the devices on the switch: 1 Select Monitoring>Access Overview . 2 T o change the order of the information, click the appropriate title bar .
500.bok : 50005 90 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 90 Overview of the VLANs on a s witch To view the VLANs on the switch: 1 Select VLAN>Monitoring . This sho ws a full list of VLANs activ e on the switch or in the domain (if distributed VLAN or stand-alone for a stack).
500.bok : 50005 91 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 91 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Inf ormation about the domain To view the VLAN mode and Domain name: 1 Select VLAN>Status . 2 T o change the information, see “Changing VLAN mode” in “VLANs (V irtual LANs)”, p.
500.bok : 50005 92 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 92 Inf ormation about the ser v er This provides status information about the server: Note This information is only av ailable from switches in a stack or from switches in a distributed VLAN.
500.bok : 50005 93 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 93 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IP links T o view the IP Routing links: 1 Select IP Routing>Links . 2 Double-click a link to get the specific details about that link: counters, setup and ARP table information.
500.bok : 50005 94 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 94 Monitoring IP counters T o view the IP protocol counters for all links: 1 Select IP Routing>Counters . 2 Click the protocol to get the specific details on that protocol: packets recei v ed and packets transmitted.
500.bok : 50005 95 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 95 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch IP multicast networks This table provides information about the topology of accessible sub- nets that have DVMRP routers.
500.bok : 50005 96 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 96 IGMP table This table provides information about routers that want to receive multicast packets at a specific address. To view the IGMP table, se- lect IP Routing>IP Multicast>IGMP.
500.bok : 50005 97 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 97 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IPX networks To view the IPX network table, select IPX Routing>Networks . Monitoring IPX ser vices To view the IPX services, select IPX Routing>Services .
500.bok : 50005 98 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 98 Monitoring the perf ormance of a por t To monitor the performance of a specific port: 1 Right-click the port.
500.bok : 50005 99 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 99 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring the distr ibution on a por t To monitor the distribution percentages of unicast, multicast and broadcast frames on a specific port: 1 Right-click the port. 2 Select Port Details>Distribution .
500.bok : 50005 100 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 100 Monitoring the VLANs on a por t To view the VLANs on the port: 1 Right-click and select VLAN Port Monitoring .
500.bok : 50005 101 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 101 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch T ools f or the Switch T ools av ailable The switch has various tools to help with management: Ping Pinging a de vice Use Ping to ensure a device is attached to the network.
500.bok : 50005 102 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 102 3 Change the settings in the fields if required, and click Ping . Report Manager Using the Repor t Manager To view a log or report: 1 Click Tools>Report Manager .
500.bok : 50005 103 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 103 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch • Log files (to pinpoint trouble sources) to provide diagnostic information for troubleshooting • Detailed sys.
500.bok : 50005 104 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 104 • Software Update lets you: - Load new software to the switch - Reset the switch if necessary - Monitor the softw.
500.bok : 50005 105 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 105 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Recovery Manager Pur pose Use the Recovery Manager if the software in your switch is corrupted or a software downlo.
500.bok : 50005 106 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 106 T ools f or the Stack T ools av ailable f or a stack When managing a stack, the following tools are available: Stac.
500.bok : 50005 107 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 107 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Switch P osition Organizer Using the Switch P osition Organizer This tool enables you to reposition the switches displayed on screen, so they ha v e the same relati ve position to each other as the physical switches in the stack.
500.bok : 50005 108 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 108 • Port 3 – dark yello w • Port 4 – dark cyan • Port 5 – purple • Port 6 – cyan • No connection .
500.bok : 50006 109 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 6 109 T echnical Specifications In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics: T opic See P age Physical Specifications 110 Po wer Specificat.
500.bok : 50006 110 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 110 Ph ysical Specifications Approv als The switch has the following approvals: Ph ysical The switch has the following physical specifications: Appro val for Standard Safety UL 1950 CSA-C22.
500.bok : 50006 111 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 111 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications Environmental The switch has the following environmental specifications: LEDs The switch has the following num.
500.bok : 50006 112 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 112 P ower Specifications Consumption Power consumption: 100 W maximum P ower supply The power supply has: P erf ormance Specifications MA C addresses The number of MAC addresses: Throughput Internal backplane bandwidth: 2.
500.bok : 50006 113 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 113 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications Suppor ted protocols This switch supports the following protocols: Subject Document Reference Bridge/Spanning T ree IEEE 802.1d Ethernet IEEE 802.3 Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.
500.bok : 50006 114 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998.
500.bok : 50007 115 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 115 7 Console P ort Use and T r oubleshooting In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics: T opic See P age Use of the Console Port 116 T roub.
500.bok : 50007 116 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 116 Use of the Console P or t Pur pose of Console P or t If you lose contact with the switch and the R.
500.bok : 50007 117 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 117 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Upgrading Softw are If a working switch software needs to be upgraded, it is recommended to use the Software Upgrade Wizard in Intel Device View rather than the maintenance mode commands.
500.bok : 50007 118 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 118 Reco vering fr om Start-up Failure Network boot process The network boot process is as follows: 1. The switch sends a BOO TP request over the network.
500.bok : 50007 119 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 119 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting BOOTP request and the name of the boot software to a specified boot server. This is useful if the boot server being used does not support the use of a bootptab file.
500.bok : 50007 120 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 120 bootptab file entr y The entry for the switch in the bootptab should contain a line sim- ilar to: :bf=/intel/switch/es550_x.xx: This instructs the switch to load the switch software from the bootp/ tftp server.
500.bok : 50007 121 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 121 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting T r oub leshooting T ools T roubleshooting tools av ailable The tools available for troubleshooting on the switch are: The LED indicators These are located on the front panel of the switch.
500.bok : 50007 122 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 122 3 Check for any rele vant messages in the Trap window. Use of this tool is described in “T rap W indow”, p. 37. 4 Check for any rele vant messages in the System window .
500.bok : 50007 123 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 123 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Star t-up Pr oblems I’ve f orgotten my pass w ord Explanation: Y ou are prompted for a password on the Login screen. Action: Enter Maintenance Mode, and type: run defparm .
500.bok : 50007 124 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 124 I have poor perf ormance and high number s of second port drops Explanation: There may be a loop in the network and Spanning T ree is not enabled.
500.bok : 50007 125 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 125 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Repor ting the Pr ob lem to Intel Customer Suppor t Introduction If you are unable to solve the pr.
500.bok : 50007 126 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 126 Files suitable f or TFTP transf er You can retrieve log files for analysis using TFTP.
500.bok : legal 127 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 A 127 Limited Hard war e W arranty Limited Hard ware W arranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package wil.
500.bok : legal 128 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 128 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty If the Customer Support Group verifies that the product is defective, they will have the Return Material Authorization Department issue you an RMA number to place on the outer package of the product.
500.bok : legal 129 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 129 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty Country Number Language France +44 1793 404988 French Germany +44 1793 404777 German Italy +44 1793 404141 Italian.
500.bok : legal 130 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 130 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
500.bok : legal 131 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 131 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty A VER TISSEMENT Le système a été conçu pour fonctionner dans un cadre de travail normal. L’emplacement choisi doit Ítre: • Propre et dépourvu de poussière en suspension (sauf la poussière normale).
500.bok : legal 132 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 132 APPENDIX A Limited Hardware Warranty Prima di rimuovere il coperchio del telaio, assicurarsi che il sistema sia scollegato dall’alimentazione, da tutti i collegamenti di comunicazione, reti o linee di modem.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 133 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 I 133 Index Numerics 10/100Base-TX port, 4 A Access restrictions to Local Management, 14 to Local Management, 104 to SNMP, 45 Acronyms, ix Add a Aggreg.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 134 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 134 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch shielded, 10 wiring color code, 12 Change default forwarding mode, 53 duplex mode, 60 errors before adap.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 135 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch Essential reading, 6 Events, RMON, 83 F Fan, 5 Files suitable for TFTP transfer, 126 transfer using TFTP, 12.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 136 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 136 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch change details, 70 monitor counters, 94 monitor links, 93 monitor networks, 93 RSVP tables, 94 IPX Routi.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 137 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch N Nominal power supply voltage, 112 O Operating temperature, 111 Overview all the ports, 81 , 88 VLANs, 90 P.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 138 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 138 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch installation, 18 installation for web clients, 18 installation for Windows, 18 installation with plugin,.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 139 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 INDEX Intel ® Express 550T Routing Switch Trap, add a, 47 Traps, 37 color coding, 37 Troubleshooting cable problems, 124 communication problems, 124 c.
500.bok : 500ix.doc 140 Fri Sep 11 14:52:16 1998 140 A utomated Suppor t You can reach Intel ® automated support services 24 hours a day, ev- ery day at no charge. The services contain the most up-to-date infor- mation about Intel products. You can access installation instructions, troubleshooting information, and general product information.
An important point after buying a device Intel 550T (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Intel 550T yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Intel 550T - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Intel 550T you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Intel 550T will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Intel 550T, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Intel 550T.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Intel 550T. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Intel 550T along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center