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Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus ™ Remote Management for the 9E312 ™ Ethernet Switch Module and 9E423 ™ Series Ethernet SmartSwitch Module.
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v Contents Chapter 1 Intr oduction Using the 9E312 and 9E423 User ’s Guide ................................................................. 1-2 Related Manuals ........................................................................................
Contents vi Chapter 3 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridging Basics .............................................................................................................. 3-1 More on T ransparent Bridging ........................................
1-1 Chapter 1 Intr oduction How to use this guide; related guides; software con ventions; getting help; 9E312 and 9E423 fir mware v ersions W elcome to the Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus Remote Management for the 9E312™ Ethernet Switch Module and 9E423 ™ Series Ethernet SmartSwitch Modules User ’s Guide .
Introduction 1-2 Using the 9E312 and 9E423 User’ s Guide switching on physical layer information, the INB allows your network infrastructur e to be protocol independent.
Related Manuals 1-3 Introduction For information about management functions which are accessed via the SPECTRUM Element Manager platform, consult the Installing and Using SPECTRUM Element Manager and .
Introduction 1-4 Software Con v entions Cabletron Systems’ Network T roubleshooting Guide Microsoft Corporation’s Micr osoft W indows User ’s Guide For more information about the capabilities of the 9E312 or 9E423 Modules, consult the appropriate har dware documentation.
Software Con v entions 1-5 Introduction Device Name Displays the user-defined name of the device. The device name can be changed via the System Group window; see the Generic SNMP Management Module Guide for W indows for details.
Introduction 1-6 Getting Help Some buttons, like the two above, call up a menu listing the windows, screens, or commands available for that topic. Any menu topic followed by ... (three dots) — for example Statistics... — calls up a window or screen associated with that topic.
9E312 and 9E423 Fir mw are 1-7 Introduction By phone: Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 8 PM Eastern Standard T ime at (603) 332-9400 By mail: Cabletron Systems, Inc. PO Box 5005 Rochester , NH 03866-5005 By CompuServe ® : GO CTRON from any ! pr ompt By Internet mail: support@ctron.
Introduction 1-8 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware.
2-1 Chapter 2 The 9E312/9E423 Module Vie w Accessing the Module Vie w; inf ormation display ed in the Module View windo w; the logical module vie w — menu structure and inf or mation, the P or t Sta.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-2 Viewing Module Inf or mation 1. Using the mouse, clic k on the 9E312/9E423 Module icon to be monitored (in a map or the De vice List View).
Viewing Module Inf or mation 2-3 The 9E312/9E423 Module View By clicking in designated areas of the module’s graphical display (as detailed later in this chapter), or by using the menu bar at the top of the Module V iew window , you can access all of the menus that lead to more detailed device- and port- level windows.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-4 Viewing Module Inf or mation P or t Status If management for your device supports a variable port display , this field will show the display currently in ef fect.
Viewing Module Inf or mation 2-5 The 9E312/9E423 Module View Figure 2-3. 9E312/9E423 Module V iew Menu Structure The Device Men u From the Device Menu at the Module V iew window menu bar , you can access the following selections: • Device T ype... , which displays a window containing a description of the device being modeled.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-6 Viewing Module Inf or mation • Find Source Address... , which opens a window that allows you to search the 802.1d Filtering Database of the 9E312/9E423 to determine which switching interface a specified source MAC addr ess is communicating through.
Viewing Module Inf or mation 2-7 The 9E312/9E423 Module View The Bridge P or t Menu The menu for the INB and Ethernet bridging interfaces offers thr ee selections: • Performance Graph... , which brings up a statistics window specific to the selected interface.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-8 Viewing Module Inf or mation LIS (Listening) (Magenta) The port is not adding information to the filtering database. It is monitoring Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) traffic while pr eparing to move to the forwarding state.
Managing the Module 2-9 The 9E312/9E423 Module View T o view the Chassis Manager window: 1. Click on Help on the men u bar at the top of the Module View window .
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-10 Managing the Module T o edit the device time: 1. Click on De vice on the Module View window men u bar to access the De vice menu; drag down to Edit De vice Time... , and release. The follo wing change window , Figure 2-6 , will appear .
Using the Find Source Address F eature 2-11 The 9E312/9E423 Module View Enabling and Disab ling Bridge P or ts From the Module V iew , you can enable or disable bridging at the interfaces supported by your 9E312/9E423 module. When you disable bridging at a port, you disconnect that port’s network from the bridge entir ely .
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-12 I/F Summar y Inf ormation that you specify . If the search is successful, the corresponding interface will flash in the Module V iew window . For more information on the Filtering Database and bridging in general, refer to Chapter 3, 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging .
I/F Summar y Inf ormation 2-13 The 9E312/9E423 Module View Figure 2-9. I/F Summary W indow When you open the I/F Summary window , you will see fields which describe each interface on your device, as well as a bar graph and statistics which display each interface’s performance.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-14 I/F Summar y Inf ormation L. Sta Displays the current administrative status (logical status) of the interface. Possible administrative states are Up or Down .
I/F Summar y Inf ormation 2-15 The 9E312/9E423 Module View In Unknown Packets received by the device interface that wer e discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol. Out Octets Octets transmitted by the interface, including framing characters.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-16 I/F Summar y Inf ormation • Unicasts • Multicasts • Discarded Packets • Error Packets • Received Packets with unknown protocols • Packets waiting to be transmitted • T otal Received and T ransmitted Packets T o open the Interface Detail window from the I/F Summary window: 1.
I/F Summar y Inf ormation 2-17 The 9E312/9E423 Module View (ifOutUcastPkts) “The number of subnetwork unicast packets delivered to a higher-layer pr otocol.” A unicast is a transmission sent to only one station. This field displays the number of unicasts received fr om, or transmitted to, a higher-layer pr otocol.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-18 I/F Summar y Inf ormation The number of packets currently queued by the device for transmission. The amount of device memory devoted to buffer space, and the traf fic level on the target network determine how lar ge the output packet queue can grow befor e the device begins to discard packets.
I/F Summar y Inf ormation 2-19 The 9E312/9E423 Module View T o test the current interface: 1. Click on . The current interface will no w be operating in the test state. T o disable the current interface: 1. Click on . The current interface will no w be operating in a closed state.
The 9E312/9E423 Module View 2-20 I/F Summar y Inf ormation.
3-1 Chapter 3 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridge management ov er view; the Bridge Status window — viewing the windo w , field definitions, enabling and disab ling br idging; the Br idge P erf or .
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-2 An Ov er view of Remote Bridge Management In Source Route bridging, the sour ce node sends “explorer” packets to a destination node that pass through a bridged network. Each bridge that sees the explorer packet will append Routing Information (in the form of LAN segment numbers) to it.
The Bridge Status Window 3-3 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging • The Spanning T ree window shows bridge port information and pr otocol parameters relating to the Spanning T ree Algorithm (the method of determining the controlling bridge when a series of bridges ar e placed in parallel).
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-4 The Bridge Status Windo w Figure 3-1. The 9E312/9E423 Module Bridge Status W indow Bridge Status Window Inf ormation Fields The following information is provided by the Bridge Status window for the 9E312/9E423 Module and for each switch interface that supports bridging.
The Bridge Status Window 3-5 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging • Learning (Magenta) — The Forwarding database is being cr eated, or the Spanning T ree Algorithm is being executed because of a network topology change. The port is monitoring network traffic, and learning network addresses.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-6 Enabling and Disab ling Br idging • Filtering Database... which invokes a window that lets you configure the 9E312/9E423 Module bridge’s acquired and permanent filtering databases to filter or forward traf fic across the 9E312/9E423 Module (see Filtering Database , following).
Bridge Statistics 3-7 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging P erformance Graphs Y ou use the Bridge Performance Graphs to view a color-coded strip chart that shows you the traffic being bridged thr ough all networks or an individual network supported by your device.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-8 Bridge Statistics Bridge Perf ormance Graph Window Fields Y ou can select the following statistics to display in the Bridge Performance Graph or Bridge Port Performance Graph. Statistics are pr ovided numerically (as an average or peak value) and graphically .
Bridge Statistics 3-9 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Configuring the Bridge Perf ormance Graphs T o configure the Bridge Performance Graph: 1. Using the mouse, clic k on (with green statistics to the right). The F orwarded pull-down men u will appear .
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-10 Bridge Statistics Figure 3-3. Interface Statistics W indow Interface Statistics Window Fields The following informational and statistics fields appear in the interface Statistics window .
Bridge Spanning T ree 3-11 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Non-Unicast Displays the number of packets transmitted to, or received fr om, this interface that had a source or destination addr ess that is recognized by multiple devices on the network segment.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-12 Bridge Spanning T ree In a network design with multiple transparent bridges placed in parallel (i.e., attached to the same local network segment), only a single bridge.
Bridge Spanning T ree 3-13 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Figure 3-4. Bridge Spanning T ree W indow Configuring the Bridge Spanning T ree Window The Bridge Spanning T ree window displays ST A parameters and allows you to alter parameters for the 9E312/9E423 Module bridge as a whole, and for each individual bridging interface.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-14 Bridge Spanning T ree Root Bridge Displays the MAC address of the bridge that is curr ently functioning as the Root Bridge. Root Cost Indicates the cost of the data path from this bridge to the Root Bridge. Each port on each bridge adds a “cost” to a particular path that a frame must travel.
Bridge Spanning T ree 3-15 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Hello Time This parameter indicates, in seconds, the length of time the Root Bridge (or bridge attempting to become the Root) waits before r esending Configuration BPDUs. The range for this field is 1 to 10 seconds, with a default value of 2 seconds.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-16 Bridge Spanning T ree A lower assigned value gives the port a higher Priority when BPDUs are compared. The allowable range is 0-FF hexadecimal (0-255 decimal); the default is 80 hexadecimal.
Bridge Spanning T ree 3-17 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Changing Bridge Spanning T ree Parameter s The Bridge Spanning T ree window allows you to update the following parameters for your 9E312/9E423 Module bridge.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-18 Bridge Spanning T ree Changing Hello Time If the bridge is the Root Bridge, or is attempting to become the Root, and you want to change the length of time the bridge waits between sending configuration BPDUs: 1. Highlight the Hello Time field, and type in a new v alue.
Filtering Database 3-19 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Changing P or t Priority T o change the part of the Port Priority used in priority comparisons: 1. If necessar y , select the desired por t b y clicking the mouse to highlight the port in the low er r ight quadrant of the windo w .
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-20 Filtering Database destination address is located on a dif ferent network, the bridge forwar ds the packet to the appropriate network. If the destination addr ess is not found in the Filtering Database, the bridge forwards the packet to all networks.
Filtering Database 3-21 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Figure 3-5. The Filtering Database W indow A scrollable Address Entry panel allows you to: • V iew the address entries in the Filtering Database. • Alter an entry’s type (e.g., from Learned to Permanent, Dynamic, or Static).
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-22 Filtering Database T o access the Filtering Database window from the Bridge Status window: 1. Click on . The Bridge pull-down menu will appear . 2. Click on Filtering Database... . The Filter ing Database window will appear .
Filtering Database 3-23 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Source P ort Indicates the port number on which the address entry was first detected. A question mark (?) indicates that the address entry was not a learned entry , but Port Filtering information applies to it (i.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-24 Filtering Database If you change the window without clicking OK, then attempt to exit the window by clicking Cancel, a text box will appear stating “Changes have been made. Cancel them?”. Click on Ye s to exit the window without changing the Filtering Database, or No to return to the window .
Filtering Database 3-25 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Changing the P or t Filtering Action For a Static, Dynamic, or Permanent Filtering Database entry , you can change the Port Filtering action at each bridge port so that traffic with the associated sour ce address will be filter ed or forwarded at the port, as configur ed.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-26 Filtering Database 5. A Static filtering entr y will be created in the database, which y ou can then configure as necessar y . a. Specify the T ype of Entry , Receive P ort , and P or t Filtering action on the new address entry as descr ibed in the pre vious sections.
Filtering Database 3-27 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging The Port Source Addresses window displays the MAC addr esses of all devices that have transmitted packets that have been forwarded thr ough the sele.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-28 Duple x Modes Duple x Modes The Ethernet switch interfaces on a 9E312/9E423 Module will support Full Duplex Switched Ethernet (FDSE) mode. Enabling Full Duplex mode on an interface allows the interface to receive and transmit packets at the same time.
Duple x Modes 3-29 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Figure 3-9. Duplex Modes W indow Duplex Modes Window Fields The following information is displayed in the Duplex Modes window . Interface: Lists the interfaces available on the 9E312/9E423 Module. Full Duplex: Displays the current state of Full Duplex on each interface.
9E312/9E423 Module Bridging 3-30 Duple x Modes Setting the Duplex Mode Y ou set an interface to use or not use Full Duplex Switched Ethernet by turning the Full Duplex capability ON or OFF from this window . T o turn the Full Duplex mode ON or OFF: 1.
Inde x-1 Index A Adding Entries 3-25 Address 3-10, 3-22 Ageing T ime 3-20, 3-22, 3-24 B BLK (Blocking) 2-8, 3-5 Boot Prom, r evision 2-4 Bridge Menu 2-6 Bridge Performance Graphs 3-7 configuring the .
Inde x Inde x-2 accessing the Interface Detail window 2-16 interface description fields 2-13 Interface 3-29 Interface Address 3-5 Interface Group window 2-15 statistics 2-16 testing or disabling an interface 2-18 Interface Speed 3-5 Interface Statistics W indow 3-10 Interface T ype 3-5 IP addr ess 1-5, 2-3 L L.
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