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IntraCore 8000 Ethernet Switch User ’ s Manual August 2000 Part Num ber 06-0056 6-00.
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Page i T able of Conten t s Introduction ............... ............. ............. ................... ............. ......... 1-1 IntraCore Archi tecture Overv iew .............. ............. ............. ......... 1-1 The Core Switc hing En gine .
Page ii Managemen t Options .................. ............. ............. ............. ...... 2-13 Out-of-Band Man agemen t .......................... ............. ............. 2-13 In-Band Manage ment .............. ............. ............. ..
Page iii Unicast Forwardi ng Database Configurati on ............... ............. 3-33 Current Settings .... ............. ............. ................... ............. ....... 3-34 Displaying th e Forwarding Database ................. ............
Page iv Configur ing Port Lock and Intruder Lo ck ........... ............. ...... 4-15 Setting th e Intruder Trap ................ ............. ............. ............. 4-17 Inserting/Modi fying a P ort Trusted MA C Address .... ............. 4-17 Resetting Se curity to D efaults .
Page v VLAN But ton .................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ....... 5 -14 Port Conf iguratio n . ............. ............. ................... ............. ....... 5 -14 VLAN Conf igura tion .......... ...........
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Page 1-1 1 Intro duction This chapter introdu ces the IntraCor e architecture, then give s a description of the chassis and the various modules that can be ins talled in the IntraCor e 8000.
Introduction Page 1-2 Infrastructure Connecti vity The second key element of the architecture is Infrastructur e Connectivity . IntraCore specifies s tandards based, h igh performance, cost ef fective technologies for co nnectivity among d evices in the network .
The IntraCore Prod uct Fami ly Page 1-3 T able 1-1 Summ ary of I ntraCore’ s supported fea tures The IntraCore Pro duct Family The Asanté IntraCor e architecture is the basi s for a family of s witching system produ cts in fixed, stackable an d chassis f orm factors that allow custom ers to inte grate tele phony , video and data appl ications .
Introduction Page 1-4 operation and manage ment allowing customer s to seam lessly dep loy a ny model in their network. Edge Swit ches Edge Switches provide the first point of connectivity to the networ k.
The I ntraCore 800 0 Page 1-5 The IntraCore 8000 The IntraCor e 8000 is a st ackable, high performance s olution for enterp rise edge appl ications. Each stack support s up to 192 10/ 100Mbps s witched Ethernet connection s for cost- effective hig h-density connectivity in wirin g closets.
Introduction Page 1-6 Gigabit Ethernet Sw itch Module This module provides a slot fo r a switched Gigabi t Ethernet por t. Each module occup ies a sing le slot and h as a GBIC port that accep ts Asanté or third party GBI C interfaces. The following subsections describe the po ssible GBIC interfaces.
Feature s Page 1-7 Features The following table lists the major features of the IntraCore 8000 switch . Featu re Description Media Flexibi lity Expansion m odule option s include 8- port 10/100 Base-TX switched Ether net module s and singl e-port Giga bit E thernet modules wi th GBIC slots.
Introduction Page 1-8 T ab le 1 -2 In tr aCor e 80 00 F eatur es Security Node summ ary tracks MA C and IP addresses p er devic e, for multiple device s on each port. Th e Port Sec urity fea ture pro- vides per-port secur ity , allowing the ne twork m anager t o spec- ify which MAC is a uthoriz ed on ea ch port.
Defaults an d Specificatio ns Page 1-9 Default s and Specifications The IntraCore 8000 is shipped with the following factory default sett ings and specifications: T able 1-3 Defau lts a nd Spec ification s Configuration De fault Settin g Backpl ane Speed 16Gbps/s tack unit, up to 80Gbps in a 4 uni t stack.
Introduction Page 1-10 LEDs The following ind icator lights ar e used on the variou s modules of the IntraCo re 8000. T able 1-4 LEDs an d thei r meani ngs Figu re 1 -4 LE Ds on fac e plate LED Color .
Page 2-1 2 Inst allation and Setup This chapter explains how to install, con nect, and configure the I ntraCore 8000 chas sis and modules to work wi th your network. I t also expl ains ho w to set up your IntraC ore 800 0 for managemen t, either from a console, via telnet, via SNMP , or by using a W eb browser .
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-2 Inst allation Overview The table below describes t he steps needed to install the I ntraCore 8000. The steps that are optional are labeled “op tional” and the steps that are required are labeled “required .” The sections that follow explain each step in detail.
Chas si s Inst al lat ion/ Pl ace men t Page 2-3 Chassis Inst allation/Placement The IntraCore 8000 can b e installed in a standard 19-inch equipmen t rack. I t can also be placed on a stable horizon tal surface. I Import ant: The equipm ent rack or desk on w hich you install your I ntraCore 8000 must be secure and stable.
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-4 Equipment Rack Inst a llation Procedure T o mou nt the IntraCore 8000 in an equipment r ack: 1 Place the IntraCore 8000 on a flat, stable s urface. 2 Locate a rack-mou nting bracket (supp lied) and place it over the mou nting holes on one sid e of the un it.
Stacking Sw itches Page 2-5 St acking Switches Up to four IntraCore 8000 switches may be connected within a stack. In each of the dif ferent config urations, band width increases to m eet the growth o f traffic. T wo S t ack Configuration If you wish to add a single switch to create a stack of two, take the follo wing steps.
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-6 3 Connect the Stack Matrix module on the first switch to the S tack Conn ector modu les on t he other switches. U se the 50- pin stacki ng cables pr ovided by Asant é, as show n in Figu re 2-1. K Note: D o not us e any cable but the I ntraCore 8000 stacking cable supplied with you r unit.
Installing Port E xpansion Modules Page 2-7 Inst alling Port Expansion Modules Up to three optio nal port expansio n modules can be installed in the IntraCore 8000, in addition to a stack matrix mo dule. (A st ack matrix modu le is needed only if more than two units are stacked together .
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-8 Inst alling G BIC Interfac es If you h ave inst alled Gigabi t Ethernet switch mo dules, yo u must install GBIC interfaces. In structions for ins talling, removin g, and maintaining GBIC interfaces are prov ided in this section.
Connecting Pow er Page 2-9 GBIC Care and Handling Follow these GBIC maintenance gu idelines: G Unnecessary remo val and insertion of a GBIC can lead to its pre- mat ure f ail ure. A GB IC has a life ti me of 100 t o 5 00 re mo val s/ insertions. G GBICs are static-sens itive.
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-10 Connecting to the N etwork The IntraCor e 8000 u nit may be co nnected to an Et hernet networ k, with th e unit po wered either on or of f. Use the following p rocedure to make your network co nnections . 1 Connect network devices to the IntraCo re 8000, fo llow- ing the cable guidelines outlined belo w .
Configuring for Management Page 2-11 1000BaseX Port s Cabling Procedures Cabling requirement s for t he 2-port G igabit Eth ernet m odules de pend on which type of GB IC interface has been in stalled. Use the following chart to determine the cabling requirements fo r your GBIC .
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-12 2 When the IntraC ore 8000 is con nected to th e network and is powered on, it automatically transm its a BootP request across the network (up to 10 times) u ntil it receives a valid IP address f rom the BootP server .
Manageme nt Optio ns Page 2-13 Management Options The Intr aCore 8000 can be managed us ing any of the fo llowing meth ods: T able 2-5 Mana gement M ethods The rest of t his sect ion describ es how t o connect to the IntraCo re 8000 using either out- of-band or in-ban d management .
Installatio n and Setu p Page 2-14 In-Band Management In-band net work mana gement allows you to config ure, manage, and monitor the IntraCore 8000 over th e Ethernet net work.
Manageme nt Optio ns Page 2-15 We b Browser For info rmation on managin g the IntraCore 8000 w ith a W eb browser , refer to Chapter 5, “W eb Brows er Management .” K Note: The W eb Browser interface to the IntraCor e 8000 is disabled by defaul t.
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Page 3-1 3 Configurat ion This chapter descr ibes how to manag e the IntraCore 8000 using the Local Management Interf ace via an out- of-band console co nnection or an in-band telnet connection.
Configuration Page 3-2 Local Management Interface The IntraCor e 8000 Local Manag ement Interface is a m enu-driven applicatio n that allows you t o configure, manage, an d monitor th e IntraCore 8000 and each o f the ports in its dif ferent modules.
Local M anagement In terface Page 3-3 Main Menu After l ogging in , the Main Menu ap pears, as s hown in Figu re 3-1. Figu re 3-1 Lo ca l Mana ge ment Main Me nu From the Main Menu, you can access thr.
Configuration Page 3-4 V iewing Ge ner al Infor mation The General Information Screen displays the current operating information of the IntraCore 8 000, such as its name , IP address, and boot infor mation. T o view Genera l Information , type g from the Main Menu.
Viewing Genera l Informati on Page 3-5 T able 3-1 des cribes each parameter in the General In formation screen. T able 3-1 Gene ral Informa tion s etting s Setting Descript ion Syst em Up Time The a moun t of time the s yst em h as be en ru nnin g sin ce last r eset or power on.
Configuration Page 3-6 Configuration Menu The Configuration Menu allows you to manage and configure the I ntraCore 8000 and each o f its por ts. T o access the Configuration Menu, type c f rom the Main Menu. T he Confi guration Menu appears , as show n in Fig ure 3-3.
Configura tion Menu Page 3-7 T able 3- 2 Conf igurati on Men u Option s Most of the options for configur ation are described in detail in the rest o f this chapter .
Configuration Page 3-8 System Administrati on Configuration The System Administrat ion Con figuration Men u display s and allows you to change the In traCore 8000’ s nam e, location, and contact information. T o access the System Administratio n Configuration Menu , type a in the Confi guration Menu .
System IP Conf iguration Page 3-9 1 Open th e System Ad ministr ation C onfigur ation Menu by typing a in the C onfigur ation Menu. 2 T ype the command letter of th e item to be changed in the System Administratio n Configuration Menu. 3 At the prom pt, type the inform ation you wan t to ch ange.
Configuration Page 3-10 Current Settings T able 3-4 describes each setting on the System IP Conf iguration Menu. T able 3-4 System IP setting s Changing Syste m IP Informa tion T o chang e the IP addr ess, subnet mask, o r default router o f the IntraCore 8000, us e the foll owing pro cedure.
Bootstrap Configurati on Page 3-11 Boot strap Configuration The Boot strap C onfigurat ion Menu di splays (and allows you to c hange) t he bootst rap parameters used for loading th e software for the IntraC ore 8000 at startup , and for downloadin g a new vers ion of s oftware when one is issued.
Configuration Page 3-12 Loading Software Locally The IntraCore 8000 will always boot locally unless you set it to boot load remotely . It would then download the new image code and reset to load locally . 1 Open t he Bo ot strap Conf igur atio n M enu by typi ng b in the Configuration Menu.
Bootstrap Configurati on Page 3-13 Loading Software Remotely T o set t he IntraC ore 8000 t o down load its so ftware o ver the netw ork from a remote server , use the followin g procedure. 1 Open the L ocal Boots trap Conf iguratio n Menu by typing b in Conf iguration Menu .
Configuration Page 3-14 Current Settings T able 3-5 explains each setting on the Remote Boots trap Configu ration Menu. T able 3-5 Boot strap Setti ngs Setting Description Running Im age V ersion/ Date The versi on and co mpilat ion date of runtime code t hat is cu r- rently runni ng on the Intra Core 8000 .
Bootstrap Configurati on Page 3-15 3 T ype b to set the Bo ot Mode to BootP-TFTP , or type t to set Bo ot Mode to TFTP on ly . If you choose B ootP-TFTP mode, the options for setting the IP Address of the TFTP server and the B oot File Name become unavailab le; in this case, s kip S teps 4-7 and go on to S tep 8.
Configuration Page 3-16 SNMP Con figura tion The SNMP Conf iguratio n Menu allow s you to co nfigure the unit’ s read and write community s trings, and to en able or disable au thentication traps. This menu also al lows yo u to sp ecify which of your n etwork ma nagement stations will receive trap s from the In traCore 8000.
SNMP Configurati on Page 3-17 Current Settings T able 3-6 describes each setting on the SNMP Co nfiguration Menu. T able 3-6 SNMP Settings Changing Community Strings T o chang e the IntraCore 8000 community strin gs, use the following procedure. 1 Open the SNMP Configu ration Menu b y typing n in th e Config uration Menu .
Configuration Page 3-18 Enabling Authe nticati on T raps The IntraCor e 8000 can be set to generate authentication traps. Authentication traps are mes sages sent across the network to an SNMP network m anagement station. They alert you when some one attempt s to read or change da ta without the proper community string .
Port Configuration Page 3-19 Deleti ng a T r ap Rece iver Use the following procedure to delete a trap receiver y ou have previo usly designated. 1 Open the SNMP Configu ration Menu b y typing n in th e Config uration Menu . 2 T ype d to Delete a T rap Receiver .
Configuration Page 3-20 Figur e 3-10 Po rt Co nfigu rati on Menu for 10 /100 BaseTX module s IntraCore 8000 Basic P ort Configuration MenuModule Type: [24-100TX/RJ45] Module: [1] Port: [01] Operating .
Port Configuration Page 3-21 Vi ewing Legends for Configuration Settings T o see leg ends explaining the symbols used fo r both the Basic and Global Port Confi gura tio n Me nu set ting s, ty pe h .
Configuration Page 3-22 Current Port Settings The current module and port for which statistics are display ed is shown in the top r ight corner of the P ort Configurat ion Menu .
Port Configuration Page 3-23 1 Access the Port Conf iguration Menu by typing p in the Config uration Menu . 2 Choose a module in the System Module Map. 3 T o sele ct the port you want to enable or disable, t ype s, n, or p in the B asic Por t Configu ration Menu.
Configuration Page 3-24 Configuring a Port Manually If you h ave changed the Auto Negotiati on status of a po rt to Manual, as describ ed in the pr evious sect ion, you can toggle t he link s peed from 10Mbps to 100Mbps an d back, and t oggle the port from half to full dupl ex and back.
Port Configuration Page 3-25 The duplex m ode is changed immediately , and the change is reflected in th e Link Speed/Duplex line near the top of the Port Configuration Menu.
Configuration Page 3-26 Enabling or Disabling a Port Enabling or disab ling a port is a manual operation. Y ou can enable or disable a port to isolate net work devices t hat may be causing p roblems on the netw ork or to preve nt u nau thor ized us e of a port or sta tion .
Advan ced Port C onfigurati on Page 3-27 Advanced Port Configuration The Advanced P ort Co nfigurati on Menu allows you to control t he port broadcast and multicast rate, to enable or d isable 802.3x flo w control, and to set the default priority of the port.
Configuration Page 3-28 Advanced 10 00BaseX Port Co nfiguratio n Figu re 3-14 Advan ced Po rt Confi gurat ion Menu - 100 0Base X port The follo wing subsect ions explai n the conf iguratio n options i n the Advanced Port Conf iguration Menu for 10/100B aseTX and 100 0BaseX ports.
Advan ced Port C onfigurati on Page 3-29 Current Settings The setti ngs sho wn in the t op port ion of the Ad vanced Port Confi guration Menu are described in T able 3-8.
Configuration Page 3-30 4 Use s, n, or p to select the port for which you want to set the broadcast o r multicast rate. 5 T ype r to set the maximum broadcast or m ulticast rate for the selected port. 6 Enter the rate fo r broadcast or multicast and p ress Return.
Global Port Conf iguration Page 3-31 Setting P ort Default Priority Use the following procedure to set the pr iority for a port. T his priority setting determines the o rder in which the po rt forwards packets . Each por t is associated with a traf fic class: zero (0) is the lowest, and the defau lt priority level.
Configuration Page 3-32 10/100 BaseTX po rts or 1 000Bas eX port s, as shown i n Figur e 3-15 an d Figu re 3-16. Figur e 3-15 Globa l Port C onfig urat ion Me nu - 10 /100 BaseTX po rts Figur e 3-16 G.
Unicast Forw arding Databas e Configuration Page 3-33 Follow the procedur es in the “Port Configu ration” and “Advanced Port Configurat ion” sect ions of this chapter .
Configuration Page 3-34 Current Settings T able 3-9 explains each setting on the Forwarding Data base Configuration Menu. T able 3- 9 Forwa rding Da taba se C onfigur ation Me nu set tings Displaying the Forwarding Da t abase Use the following procedure to view the Unicast Forwarding Database table.
Unicast Forw arding Databas e Configuration Page 3-35 The Ty p e field refers to th e type of MAC address. The T ype setting may be: G S —þstatic (set by ma nagement, and will not age out) G D — .
Configuration Page 3-36 Figure 3-19 Unica st Forward ing Databa se for a single port, with IP displa yed The Unicas t Forwardi ng Databas e displa y for a si ngle po rt shows only the entries for the dev ices connected to the selected p ort, as you can see in Figur e 3-19.
Unicast Forw arding Databas e Configuration Page 3-37 If the address is located, it is displayed, with its associated in formation, as shown in Figure 3- 20.
Configuration Page 3-38 Image File Downlo ading Confi guration The Image F ile Download ing Confi guration Menu allows you to upgr ade your Int raCore 800 0 system eas ily , us ing either TFTP or X/ Y/Z modem protoco l. T ype f in the Configur ation Menu to see the Image File Downloading Confi guration Menu , as show n in Fi gure 3-2 1.
Image Fil e Downloadin g Configurati on Page 3-39 Image Dow nloading Through TFTP T o down load a new image fil e in-band th rough TFTP , type t in the I mage File Downlo ading Configuration Menu (option g in the Configuratio n Menu). A screen similar to Figure 3-22 appears.
Configuration Page 3-40 T able 3-1 0 describes each s etting on the TFTP Ima ge Downloading Menu. T able 3-10 TFTP Im age Down load M enu sett ings Setting Descript ion Bank 1 Image V e rsion/ Date The versi on number a nd com pilation da te of runti me code that is stored in mem ory bank 1 on t he IntraCo re 8000.
Image Fil e Downloadin g Configurati on Page 3-41 Performin g a Sof tware Upgrade at Runti me The soft ware image file must b e downloaded from a serv er on you r network that is running a TFTP server application. I Import ant: Make sure t he Int raCore 8000 is configured with an IP address.
Configuration Page 3-42 10 T y pe q to ret ur n to th e Ima ge File D ownl oad in g Me nu. Serial Downloading Configuration The X/Y/Z Modem Image Fi le Down loading Menu lets you downl oad a new software image file for the IntraCore 8000 without interrupting the current oper atio n.
Image Fil e Downloadin g Configurati on Page 3-43 Current Settings T able 3-1 1 describes the settin gs shown in the X/Y/Z Modem Image File Downloading Menu.
Configuration Page 3-44 Figu re 3- 24 Bau d Rate Menu 4 Select one of the o ptions in the ab ove screen to select the required baud rate, and conf irm it by typin g y . K Note: The baud rate defau lt for cons ole managemen t is 9600 bps; in most cases th e default will match the rate for the connected ter minal.
System R eset Conf iguration Page 3-45 7 Ty p e d to download to the selected destinati on bank or b to down load and res et. 8 Ty p e q to return to the previous menu after performing a successful download . System Reset Configuration The System Reset Configuratio n Menu allows you to reset the IntraCore 8000 by performin g a “warm” reb oot.
Configuration Page 3-46 Current Options T able 3-12 describes the settings sh own in the System Reset C onfiguration Menu. T able 3- 12 Syste m Rese t Config uration option s Resett ing the In traCore 8 000 T o res et the IntraCo re 8000, use t he followi ng procedur e.
Viewing the System Log Page 3-47 Scheduling a S ystem Reset Y ou can schedule the IntraCore 80 00 to auto matically perform a reset fro m one second up to 24 h ours ( 86,400 seco nds) in advance. T o sch edule a res et, use the f ollowing procedure. 1 Open the System Reset Menu by ty ping r in the Configu- ration Menu .
Configuration Page 3-48 Figu re 3-26 System Log Menu 2 T ype d to displ ay the cur rent syst em log, as shown in Figur e 3-27. Figu re 3-2 7 Sys tem Lo g Su mmary The system log d isplays any m ajor system eve nts that have occurred on the I ntraCore 8 000.
User Int erfac e Configurati on Page 3-49 2 T ype c to clear the curren t System Log. New entries will begin to accrue as events occur . User Interface Configuration The User Interface Configuration M.
Configuration Page 3-50 T able 3-13 UI T ime-out Settings HTTP Ser ver Status Enable d or Disabled . T elnet Session Stat us Inactive o r Active, de pending on whethe r session is in progre ss. T elnet Sessi on Source IP The IP address of the device being used for telnet manageme nt.
User Int erfac e Configurati on Page 3-51 Setting Console Idle Time-out Period Use the following procedure to set the cons ole idle time-out. 1 T ype c in the User Interface C onfiguration Menu . A prompt for the n umber of mi nutes is displayed . 2 Enter the desired idle time-out in minutes.
Configuration Page 3-52 T o chang e the current Local Man agement Interf ace or W eb-based Interface password, us e the following pro cedure. 1 T ype p in the User Interface Configuration Menu. 2 T ype the p asswor d you have b een using at the promp t.
View ing Stat is tics Page 3-53 1 T ype s in the Local Management Interface Main Menu. The System Module Map is displayed , as show n in Figur e 3-29. Figu re 3 -29 Syst ems M odule Map 2 Select the module for which you want to s ee statistics. The Port Statistics Counters screen is displayed, as shown in Figu re 3-30.
Configuration Page 3-54 Figure 3- 30 P ort S tatistics Coun ters since sy stem up 3 Use the s command to select a port for which you want to see the coun ters, or use n and p to find the port. 4 Use the g command to select a dif ferent module (gr oup) in which y ou want to select a po rt, or use x and v to find the module.
View ing Stat is tics Page 3-55 Figu re 3-31 Port Statist ics Co unte rs since r eset 7 T ype r to in the “since reset” screen reset the statistics counters so y ou can see them accrue again fr om zero. 8 T ype q to quit either statistics screen and return to the Local Management In terface Main Menu.
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Page 4-1 4 Advan ced M anagemen t This chapter descr ibes advanced top ics for manage ment of the I ntraCore 8000: G Spanning T ree Pro tocol G SNMP and R MON Manag ement G Security Manage ment G VLAN Management G Multicast Managem ent Sp anning T ree Protocol The Spanning T ree P rotocol (STP) is a part of the IEEE 802.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-2 How It Works All bridges on the network commu nicate with each other using special packets called Bridge Pro tocol Data Units (BPDUs). The info rmation exchanged in the BPDUs enables br idges on the n etwork to: G Elect a sing le bridge to be the r oot bridge .
Spanning Tree Protocol Page 4-3 Configuring Sp anning T ree P arameters T o view the Spanning T ree Configuration Menu, as shown i n Figure 4-1 , type s in the Configurati on Menu. Figu re 4-1 Sp anni ng T ree C onfig urati on Men u Sp anning T ree Parame ters The operat ion of the spannin g tree algorit hm is gover ned by s everal pa rame te rs.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-4 Maximum Age Each bridge s hould receive regular co nfiguration BPDUs from the direction of the root b ridge. If the max imum age timer expires bef ore the bridge receives anothe r BPDU, it assumes that a change in the topology has occurred, an d it begins recalculating the spanning tree.
Spanning Tree Protocol Page 4-5 Current STP Settings The following settings are displayed in the Spanning Tree Configuration Menu, as show n in Figur e 4-1. T able 4- 1 Spa nning T ree Configuratio n sett ings Setting Descript ion STP Stat us Whether sp annin g tree p rotocol is current ly enab led o r disable d.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-6 Sp anning T ree Port Configurat ion T o set the Port Priority and Port Path Cost values for STP , access the Spann ing Tree Po rt Co nfig urati on Menu show n in Fig ure 4-2 by ty ping p in the Span ni ng T ree Co nfig urat ion M enu.
SNMP and RMON Manageme nt Page 4-7 Use the following procedure to set the STP P ort Priority and Path Cost val ues . 1 Access the Spanni ng T ree Port C onfigura tion Menu by typing p in th e Spanning T ree Confi guration Menu. 2 Use the m, x, and v commands to select the modu le with the por t you want to confi gure.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-8 RMON Management Remote Net work Mon itoring (RMON) allo ws the netw ork manager t o gather data on the network’ s t raffic for future retrieval.
Security M anagement Page 4-9 event. For infor mation on config uring trap receivers, see “SNMP Configurat ion” in C hapter 3. Security Mana gement The IntraCor e 8000’ s security m anagement options are summarized in Ta b l e 4 - 2 .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-10 T o access the Security Management Menu, type t in the Configuration Menu. A screen similar to Figure 4-3 appe ars. Figu re 4-3 Sec urit y Manag ement Menu Current Settings The following settings are displayed in the Security Management Menu screen.
Security M anagement Page 4-11 Duplicated IP Detection a nd T rap The duplicated IP d etection and duplicated IP trap s ecurity measures allow you to monitor t he use of a singl e IP addres s by two stations .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-12 simil ar to Figu re 4-4. Figure 4-4 Dupli cated IP address l ist Enabling and Disa bling St ation Movement T rap The station mov ement trap security measure ensures that when any end station is moved from one switch port to another , an alert is sent to the designated trap receiver .
Security M anagement Page 4-13 Configuring Port Security T o access the Port Security Configuration Men u, type t in the C onfiguration Menu to access the Secur ity Management Menu, then type p to access the Port Security Configuration Menu. A screen similar to Figure 4-5 appears.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-14 T able 4-4 Port Secu rity Con figurat ion Set tings Configuring Port New Node Detection T rap The port new n ode detection trap s ecurity measure (also called “port security trap”) ensures that when any new device is connected to the secur ed port, an alert will be sent to the designated trap receiver .
Security M anagement Page 4-15 1 From the Configur ation Menu, type t to access the Secu- rity Managem ent Menu. 2 T ype p to access the Port Security Configu ration Menu, as shown in Figur e 4-5. 3 Select u to Set/Clear port security . 4 Ty p e s to set security .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-16 K Note: The three security levels are mutually exclus ive; a port can have either security level1 , level2, or level 3, but never a comb ination of security levels. T o conf igure secu rity level 2 or 3, y ou must s pecify the po rt-trust ed MAC address.
Security M anagement Page 4-17 trusted MAC addres s. If yo u type 2 , you will be prompted to enter the address as follows: xx:xx:xx :xx:xx :xx where the values are hexadecimal, sepa rated by colons. Setting the Intruder T rap If you s et securi ty leve l 2 or 3, you shoul d also ensure t he Intrude r T rap is set.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-18 VLAN Management A virtual LAN, or VLAN, is a logical grouping that allows st ations to communicate as if they were physically connected to a sing le LAN, independent of the ac tual physical config uration of a network. The IntraCore 80 00 supports port-b ased VLANs, in compliance with the IEEE 802.
VLAN Management Page 4-19 Other VLAN Features in IntraCore 8000 G VLAN management security G VLAN MAC address inserti on and r emoval G Console U I management of VLANs G W eb interface management o f .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-20 A VLAN localizes flooded traffic to p arts of LAN segments rather th an to a whole LAN. VLANs offer a simple and efficient solution that enhances network p erforman ce, bandwidth u tilization , and netw ork securit y by localizing flooded traffic.
VLAN Management Page 4-21 PVID A tagged p ort’ s VLAN ID (range is 1 t o 4094) STP S panning T ree Protoc ol T agged Frame Frame with 802.1Q VLAN tag header Untagged Frame Frame either without a tag.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-22 Port members can be added to an d deleted from a VLAN Gro up via the VLAN Manage ment Menu (see “Con figuri ng S tatic VLAN G roups”). Wh en you add it to a VLAN, you configure a port to determine its participation in the VL AN.
VLAN Management Page 4-23 By defaul t, independen t learning o f addresse s is enabled . Under indepen dent learning, all addresses learned in a VLAN are stor ed in an add ress table for that VLAN only , and all for warding decisions for that VLAN are made by consulting that table.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-24 Figure 4-6 An Int er-Swit ch Link The configuration of the ISL ports and the other ports on each switch will determine how tagged fr ames are transm itted across the switches.
VLAN Management Page 4-25 E-8. And becau se port 1 only accepts tagged f rames, any untagged frames from E-9 will not cross from switch 2 to switch 1. If you w ant VLAN 2 to pass frames to and fro m E-9, yo u need to configure the ISL dif ferently .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-26 Configuring VLAN Management T o access the VLAN Management Menu, type v in the Configuration Menu. A screen similar to Figure 4-7 appe ars. Figure 4-7 VLAN Mana geme nt Menu Current Settings T able 4-5 describes each setting on the VLAN Management Menu.
VLAN Management Page 4-27 Configuring St atic VLAN Group s T o access the VLAN Group S tatic Configuration Menu, type v in the Configuratio n Menu to access the VLAN Management Menu, then type s to access the VLAN Group S tatic Configuration Menu. A screen similar to Figure 4-8 app ears.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-28 Current Settings T able 4-6 describes each settin g on t he VLAN Group Static Configuration Menu screen. T able 4-6 VL AN Group S tatic Confi guration Se ttings Creating a VLAN T o create a VLAN, you must fi rst find a free VLAN index.
VLAN Management Page 4-29 4 Enter the modules and ports to assign to the VLAN. Y ou specify module an d port separated by a colon. For exam- ple , 1:8 assign s port 8 to modu le 1. Y ou can make mor e than one ass ignment , separat ed by com mas; 1:8, 2:8 assigns por t 8 to mod ules 1 and 2.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-30 Deleting Port M embers T o delete ports as members of the VLAN, from the VLAN Group S t atic Confi guration Menu , type d . Follow the instructions on the screen to enter the modules and po rts to assign to the VLAN. Deleting a port from a VLAN does not af fect the port’ s status on any other VLAN.
VLAN Management Page 4-31 Current Settings T able 4-6 describes each setting on the Advan ce Group S tatic Configuration Menu screen. T able 4-7 VL AN Group S tatic Confi guration Se ttings Specifying T agging or No T agging for a Port Each VLAN maintains a list of ports that do n ot send tagged frames.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-32 that VLAN only , and all for warding decisions for that VLAN are made by consulting that tabl e. When shared learn ing is enabled, a sing le forwarding table is used by all VLANs that are member s of the shared gro up. (For more information, see “In dependent vs .
VLAN Management Page 4-33 Configuring VLAN Port Attributes T o access the VLAN Port Configuration Menu, type v in the Configu ration Menu to access the VLAN Man agement Menu, then type p to access the VLAN Port C onfigur ation Menu. A s creen simil ar to Fi gure 4-10 ap pears.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-34 Current Settings T able 4-8 describes each setting on the GVRP Port Co nfiguration Menu screen. T able 4-8 VL AN Port Confi guratio n Settings Setting the Port VLA N ID.
VLAN Management Page 4-35 For ports that are members of more than one VLAN, r eceived frames are assigned as follows: G A tagged frame is forwarded to the VLAN matching the VID in the tag field of the.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-36 Enabling and Disabling Port G VRP St atus T o enable or disa ble GVRP on the po rt, from the VLAN Po rt Configu ration Menu , ty pe g to toggle the port’ s GV RP status. K Note: For GVRP to be active, GVRP must be active for the syst em.
VLAN Management Page 4-37 3 Once you select a VLAN, type a . Then enter the module and port to assign to the VLAN. Y ou specify module an d port separated by a colon . For example, 1: 8 assign s port 8 of mod ul e 1. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each VLAN that is part of the ISL.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-38 Displaying a Summary of VLAN G roup s T o view a summary o f VLAN gr oups, ty pe v in the Configuration Menu to access the VLAN Management Men u, then type d to access the VLAN Group Summary . A s creen sim ilar to Fi gure 4-1 1 appears.
VLAN Management Page 4-39 T o view the sum mary for other modules, type a command as s hown at the bottom of the screen. Displaying a VLAN FID-VID Assoc iation Summary T o view a summ ary of the FIDs .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-40 For example, as sume a three-switch network that includes three VLANs; VID 1, VID 2, and VID 3. Also assume that the s witches (A, B, and C) are configu red with th e VLAN grou ps sh own in Figu re 4-14. In this case, swit ch A and switch C both in clude VLAN #2 in their VLAN gr oups.
VLAN Management Page 4-41 Current Settings T able 4-9 describes each setting on the GVRP Configuratio n Menu screen. T able 4-9 G VRP Confi guratio n Settin gs Enabling and Disabling System GVRP T o enable or d isable GVRP on th e IntraCore 80 00, from the GVRP Configurat ion Menu , type t to toggl e the sta tus of sy stem GVR P .
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-42 Configuring VLAN Forbidde n Set s Each switch keeps a lis t of ports that are not to be added to a VLAN b y GVRP . Y ou specify the set of f orbidden por tsper VLAN. T o access the VLAN Fo rbid den Se t Co nfig urati on M enu, type f from the GVRP Configuratio n Menu.
VLAN Management Page 4-43 Configuring Registra tion Fixed Set s T o access the VLAN Registration Fixed Set Configuration Men u, type r from th e GVRP Confi guration Menu. A scr een simi lar to Fi gure 4-17 appears. Figu re 4-1 7 VLAN Registrat ion Fi xed Se t Config urati on Men u {{This is incomplete.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-44 Multicast T raffic Management Multicast traffic is a means to transmit a multimedia stream from the internet (a video con ference, for example) without requ iring a TCP connection from every remote h ost that wants to receive the s tream.
Multicast Traffic Management Page 4-45 routing protocol, such as Protocol -Independent Multicast (PIM), rou ters maintain forwarding tables that they use to forward multicast datagrams. Packets delivered to members of the multicast group are identified by a single multicast group add ress.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-46 set its priority queues to the correct values for the Quality of Service request ed. For mor e informat ion abou t RSVP , see RFC 220 5 -- Resou rce ReserV ation Protocol (RSVP) -- V ersion 1 Functional Sp ecification <ftp://ftp.
Multicast Traffic Management Page 4-47 Current Settings T able 4-10 des cribes each setting on the Multicast T raffic Management Menu. T able 4-10 Mul ticast T raffi c Man agement S ettings Enabling a.
Advanced M anagemen t Page 4-48 Figure 4 -19 Summ ary of G roup Addr esses Multicast Forwarding Dat abase Configuration The Multicast Forwarding Database lists ad dresses of multicast groups, and assigns them to specific VLANs. It also lists the p orts within a VLAN that are can receive traf fic from the multicast address.
Multicast Traffic Management Page 4-49 Adding port s to the Selected Address T o add or dele te port s belongin g to the mu lticast gro up: 1 Select the VLAN that contains the ports and the address. Ty p e v and follo w the instructions. 2 Select the Multicast Group address.
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Page 5-1 5 W eb Browser Manag ement This chapter tells how to manage the IntraCore 8000 by means of a W eb brow ser, using W eb page s to m oni tor and c onf igur e th e swit ch. Most of the o ptions and fu nction s provid ed by W eb browser manag ement are similar to those of the Local Management Interface.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-2 Figu re 5 -1 W eb Brow ser Ma nagem ent Ov er view page The W eb Browser Management Overview page con tains a si debar with ni ne management option but tons, and a v iew of the Int raCore fro nt panel that displays real-time In traCore 8000 o perating information.
Manageme nt Buttons Page 5-3 Management Buttons The butto ns on t he left provide t he followi ng option s: G Front Pane l G Genl Info (Gener al Information) G Statistics G Port Config (Port C onfigur.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-4 Port Sel ector F eature If you p oint the cursor to a port connector and click the m ouse, a port- specific p age is disp layed, whi ch shows t he selected po rt’ s configurat ion and traffic statistics.
Genl Info (G eneral Inf ormation) Button Page 5-5 Genl Info (General Information) Button This butt on opens th e IntraCor e’ s General Informatio n page. Th e page has six sub -levels, which are l isted at the top of Figure 5 -3. The Gene ral Information fields are describ ed fully in “User I nterface Configuration” in Chap ter 3.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-6 St atistics Butt on This button opens the Statistics page, which presents a graphical image of the IntraCore statistics, as shown in Figure 5-4. On this page, the user can view system statistics since the last system re set.
Statistics Bu tton Page 5-7 ment counters were las t reset or clear ed. G Reset – Clears the counters for future samplings. G Counters – Dis plays the statistical c ounters of the associated view , since up or since res et, as sh own in F igure 5-6 and Fig ure 5-7.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-8 In Figur e 5-6, a s ummary of t he counte rs for a po rt is d isplayed i n table for mat . Figure 5-6 Summary of counters for a port In Figur e 5-7 the co unters f or a por t are displayed in bar gr aph for m.
Statistics Bu tton Page 5-9 Figu re 5-7 Bar graph of coun ters for a port.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-10 Port Config (Port Config uration) Button This butt on opens th e Port Conf iguration page, which provides a comprehens ive overview of the status of each port o n the IntraCor e, as shown in F igure 5- 8.
Span Tree (Sp anning Tre e) Button Page 5-11 Sp an T ree (Spanning T ree) Button This butt on opens th e Spannin g T ree Prot ocol (STP ) Config uration pag e, which sh ows the S TP Confi guration of the In traCore, as shown in Figure 5- 9. STP configurati on is explai ned in Chap ter 4, “Advan ced Management.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-12 SNMP Button This but ton di splays the SNMP (Simpl e Network Management P rotocol ) page, as s hown in F igure 5- 10.
Addr (Address) Tab le Button Page 5-13 Addr (Address) T able Button The Addr T able b utton open s the MAC an d IP Addres s T abl e page, which display s two tab les, as s hown in Figure 5-1 1. The top tab le displ ays the counts of IP and MAC addresses fo r each port.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-14 VLAN Button This but ton open s the VLA N Groups page, as shown in Figure 5 -12. Th e page shows the modu les of the Int raCore 800 0, an d the por ts that are assigned to the curren tly selected VLAN.
VLAN Button Page 5-15 Figu re 5-13 VLAN Port Sel ectio n page VLAN Configuration T o cong igure a VLA N, first s elect a VIDi n the VLAN Gr oups page (Figure 5-12), then click the VLA N button. This opens the V LAN Group Conf igurat io n opti ons page, as shown i n Figure 5-14.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-16 Figu re 5- 14 VL AN Gr oup C onfig uration optio ns Creating or Modifying a VLAN T o create or modify the bas ic attributes of a VLAN gro up, click the Cr eate or Modify butt on i n the VLA N Gr oup C onfi gur atio n dia log box .
VLAN Button Page 5-17 the time you clicked VLA N in the VLAN G roups dial og page (Fig ure 5-12). Y ou will see a dialog bo x asking you to confirm your decis ion to remove the VLAN.
Web Browse r Manageme nt Page 5-18 Figur e 5-16 A dd/Dele te Po rt Memb er dial og box T o add or delete MAC addres ses for devices connected to the Intr aCore 8000, click t he Add/Del MAC Addr button in the VLAN Group Confi guration di alog bo x. The dialo g box s hown in Fi gure 5- 17 appear s.
Duplicate IP Bu tton Page 5-19 Duplicate IP Button This button lights up if a duplicate IP nu mber has been detected on the system. If yo u click the butto n, it opens the Duplicate IP T rap Log page which, if the trap is enab led, displays a recor d of duplicate IP Addr esses detected.
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Page B-1 B MIB St atisti cs MIB Object Definitions for Counters The following MI B objects are those for wh ich counters are dis played in the Statis tics Counters screen s shown in both the consol e and W eb interface. The defin itions and references are quoted from RF C 1516.
Page B-2 minFrameSize and les s than or eq ual to maxFrameSize (R ef: 4.4.2. 1, IEEE 802.3 S td). The approx imate minimum time for ro llover of this counter is 80 hours.
MIB Object Def initions for Counte rs Page B-3 Implementors may wish to consider selectin g the ShortEventMaxT ime towards the lower end of the allowed toler ance range to accommo date bit losses su f fered through physical channel devices not bud geted for wit hin this standard.
Page B-4 Late Event s "This counter is incremented by one for each Ca rrierEvent on this po rt in which the CollIn(X) variable transiti ons to the value SQE (Ref: 9.6.6.2, IEEE 802.3 Std) while the ActivityDuration is greater than the LateEventThreshold.
MIB Object Def initions for Counte rs Page B-5 The LateEventThresho ld is greater th an 480 bit times and les s than 565 bit times. LateEventThreshold has tolerances included to permit an implementation to build a single th reshold to serve as both the LateEventThreshold an d V alidPacketMinT ime threshold.
Page B-6 To t a l E r r o r s "The total number of errors which have occurred on this port. This counter is the summation of the values of other error counters (for the same port), name ly: rptrM.
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