Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit 1000BASE-X du fabricant SMC Networks
Aller à la page of 178
Stackable F ast Ether net Switch ◆ 24 100B ASE-FX MT -RJ ports ◆ Optional 100B ASE-FX or 1000B ASE-X modules ◆ Optional stack module for linking up to four units ◆ 8.
.
38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679 -8000 T igerStack 100 Management Guide From SMC’ s Tiger line of feature-rich workgroup LAN solutions November 2002 Pub.
Infor mation fur nished by SMC Netw orks, Inc . (SMC) is believ ed to be accurate and reliable. Ho wev er, no re sponsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or o ther rights of third parties which may result from its use .
i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W ar ranty Statement : SMC Networks , Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be free from defects in workma nship and materials , under nor mal use and ser vice, for the applicable warranty ter m.
L IMITED W AR RANTY ii LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLA TION , MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PROD UCTS . SMC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINA TION DISCLOS.
iii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 Switch Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Configurati on Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Factory Defau lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS iv Using a Mirror Port for Ana lysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44 Configuring Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45 IGMP Multicast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS v Expansion Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 SNMP Configuration . . . . .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS vi Configuring IGMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43 IP Multicast Reg istration Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44 Port Menu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS vii B Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Console Port Pin A ssignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 DB-9 Port Pin Assignme nts . . . . . . . . . . . .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS viii.
1-1 C HAPTER 1 S WITCH M ANAGEMENT Configuration Options F or advanced manag ement capability , the Tige rStack 100 management agent provides a menu-dri ven system configuration program.
S WITCH M ANAGEMENT 1-2 Required Connections Console Port (Out-of-Band) Connections Attach a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC r unning a ter minal emulation prog ram to the serial port on the swit ch’ s rear panel.
R EQUIR ED C ONNECTIONS 1-3 In-Band Connections Prior to accessing the Network Ma nagement Module via a network connection, you must first configure it with a v alid IP address , subnet mask, and default gateway using an out-of-band connection or the BOOTP protocol.
S WITCH M ANAGEMENT 1-4 Factory Defaults The default settings for switch configuration parameters . Each parameter can be changed via the console menus or T elnet. Parameter Default Value System Configuration Management VLAN All IP State USER-CONFIG IP Address 10.
F ACTOR Y D EFAULTS 1-5 Path Cost 4 - 1000Mbps ports 19 - 100Mbps ports 100 - 10Mbps ports Port Priority 128 Spanning Tre e Protocol Enabled Spanning Tree Fast Forwarding 10/100 Mbps ports Enabled Vir.
S WITCH M ANAGEMENT 1-6.
2-1 C HAPTER 2 U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P ROGRAM Login Screen Once a direct connection to the seri al port or a T elnet connection is established, the login screen for the on-board configuration prog ram appears as shown below .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-2 Y ou should define a new administrator password, record it and put it in a safe place. Select Console Login Conf iguration from the Management Setup Menu and enter a new password for the administrator .
M AIN M ENU 2-3 Main Menu With the system configuration progra m you can define sy stem paramete rs , manage and control the switch, the c onnected stack and all its ports , or monitor network conditions . The figure below of the Main Menu and the following table briefly describe the se lections av ailable from this prog ram.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-4 Management Setup Menu Network Configuration Includes IP setup, Ping fac ility, HTTP (Web agent) setup, Te lnet conf igur ation, and MAC address.
M AIN M ENU 2-5 BStorm Control Configuration Allows you to enable/disable broadc ast storm control on a per-po rt basis and set the packet-per-s econd threshold. Extended Bridge Configuration Displays/configure s extended bridge capabiliti es provided by this switch.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-6 Static Unicast Address Table Configuration Used to manually configure host MAC addre sses in the unicast table. Static Multicast Address Table Configuration* Used to manually configure host MAC addre sses in the multicast table.
S YSTEM I NFOR MATION M ENU 2-7 System Information Menu Use the System Infor mation Men u to display a basic description of the switch, including contact infor mati on, and hardware/firmware versions . System Information Menu ======================= System Information .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-8 Displaying System Information Use the System Infor mation screen to display descriptive infor mation about the switch, or for quic k syst em identi fication as sho wn in the following figure and table .
S YSTEM I NFOR MATION M ENU 2-9 Displaying Switch Version Information Use the Switch Information screen to display hardware/firmware version numbers for th e main board, as well as the power status . Switch Information : Unit 1 ================== Main Board Hardware Version : V5.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-10 Expansion Slot 2 Shows module t ype if inserted: 100BASE-FX (MMF or SMF), 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, 1000BASE-T, or Stacking. Agent Module Hardware Version Hardware ve rsion of the agent mo dule. POST ROM Version Power-On Self-Test versio n number.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-11 Management Setup Menu After initially log ging onto the sy stem, adjust the communication parameters for your console to ensu re a reliable connection (Serial Port Configuration).
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-12 Changing the Network Configuration Use the Netw ork Configuration menu to set the bootup option, configure the switch’ s Inter net Protocol (IP) parameters, enable the on-board W eb agent, or to set the number of conc urrent T elnet sessions allowed.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-13 IP Configuration Use the IP Configuration screen to se t the bootup option, or configure the switch’ s IP parameters . The screen shown below is described in the following table . Network Configuration : IP Configuration ======================================== Interface Type : Ethernet IP Address : 10.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-14 Default Gateway Gateway used to pass tra p messages from the system’s agen t to the management station . Note that the gateway must be defined if the management statio n is located in a different IP segment.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-15 IP Connectivity Test (Ping) Use the IP Connecti vity T est to see if another site on the Internet can be reached. The screen shown belo w is described in the follo wing table.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-16 HTTP Configuration Use the HTTP Configuration screen to enable/disable the on-board W eb agent, and to specify the TCP port th at will provide HTTP ser vice. The screen shown belo w is described in the follo wing table.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-17 Configuring the Serial Port Y ou can access the on-board configur ation prog ram by attac hing a VT100 compatible device to the switch’ s serial por t. (F or more infor mation on connecting to this port, see “Requi red Connections” on page 1-2.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-18 Parity None Sets the parity of the RS-232 port. Options : no ne/odd/even Time-Out 10 minutes If no input is re ceived fro m the attached device after this interval, th e current session is automaticall y closed.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-19 Assigning SNMP Parameters Use the SNMP Configuration screen to displa y and modify parameters for the Simple Network Management Prot ocol (SNMP). The switch includes an on-board SNMP agent which monitors the status of its hardw are, as well as the traffic passing throug h its por ts .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-20 Configuring Community Names The following figure and table descri be how to configure the community strings authorized for management ac cess. Up to 5 community names may be entered. Note: The default comm unity string is “ public” with Re ad/Write acce ss.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-21 Configuring IP Trap Managers The following figure and table desc ribe how to specify management stations that will receive authentica tion failure messages or other trap messages from the switch. Up to 5 trap managers may be entered.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-22 Console Login Configuration Use the Management Setu p: Console Login Config uration to restrict management access based on specified user names and passwords , or to set the inv alid passw ord threshold and time-out.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-23 Parameter Default Description Password Threshold 3 Sets the password intrusion thresho ld which limits the number of failed logon attempts. Range : 0~65535 Lock-out Tim e 0 The time (in seconds) the manage ment console will be disabled du e to an excessive nu mber of failed logon attempts.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-24 Downloading System Software Using TFTP to Download Over the Network Use the TFTP Do wnload menu to lo ad softw are updates into the switch. The download file should be an SMC6924MT binar y file from SMC; otherwise the ag ent will not acce pt it.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-25 Saving the System Configuration Use the Configuration Sav e & Restore menu to sa ve the switc h configuration settings to a file on a TFTP server . The file can be later downloaded to the switc h to restore the switch’ s settings.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-26 Configuration Download Download Server IP IP a ddress of a TFTP server. Download Filename The name of the file that contains the switch configuration settings you wish to res tore. [Process TFTP Download] Issues a request to the TFTP server to download the specifie d file.
M ANAGEMENT S ETUP M ENU 2-27 Configuring Management Access Use the Management Configuration menu to define whic h VLAN has management access to the switch.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-28 Configuring the Switch The Device Control menu is used to control a broad range of functions, including port configurat ion, Spanning T ree, por t mirroring, multicast filtering, and Vir tual LANs .
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-29 Extended Bridge Configuration Displays/configure s extended bridge capabiliti es provided by this switch. 802.1P Configu ration Configures default port priorities an d queue assignments. 802.1Q VLAN Base Information Displays b asic VLAN in fo rmation, such as VLAN version number and maximum VLANs supported.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-30 Configuring Port Parameters Use the P or t Configuration menus to set or display commun ication parameters for any por t or module in the stac k.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-31 Note: MT-RJ ports operate at 100 Mbps and support full- and half-dup lex mode. 100B ASE-FX module ports operate at 100 Mbps, full-duplex only. 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX ports are fixed at 1000 Mbps, but auto-negotiate duplex mode and flow control.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-32 Viewing the Current Port Configuration The Port Infor mation screen displays the port type, status , link state, and flow control in use, as well as the communication speed and duplex mode. T o change any of the por t settings , use the P ort Configuration menu.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-33 FlowControl InUse S hows the flow con trol type in use. Flow control can eliminate frame loss by “blockin g” traffic from end stations connecte d directly to the switch. Back pressure is used for hal f duplex and IEE E 802.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-34 Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm The Spanning T ree Alg orithm can be us ed to detect and disable netw ork loops , and to provide backup links be tween switc hes , bridges or routers.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-35 Parameter Default Description Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Enable this pa rameter to participat e in a STA compliant netwo rk. Priority 32,768 Device priority is used in selectin g the root device, root port, and desi gnated port.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-36 Max (Message) Age 20 The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait without receivi ng a configuration mess age before attempting to reconfigure. All device ports (except for designated ports) shou ld receive conf iguration messages at regular interval s.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-37 Configuring STA for Ports The following figure and table de scribe port STA configuration. Spanning Tree Port Configuration : Unit 1 Port 1 - 12 =========================.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-38 Note: Fast Forwarding enables end-node workstations and servers to overcome time-out problems when the Spanning Tree Algorithm is implemented in a network. Ther efore, Fast Forwarding should only be enabled for ports conne cted to an en d-node device.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-39 Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Information The Spanning T ree Infor mation screen displa ys a summary of the STA infor mation for the overall bridge or for a specific port. T o make any changes to the parameters for the Sp anning T ree, use the Spanning T ree Configuration menu.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-40 Parameter Description Priority Device priority is used in selecting th e root device, root port, and designated port.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-41 Displaying the Current STA for Ports The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for por t STA Infor mation.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-42 Parameter Description Type Shows port type as: 100FX : 100BASE-FX 1000SX : 1000BASE-SX 1000LX : 1000BASE-LX 1000T : 1000BASE-T Status Displays current state of this port within the Spanning Tree: No Link No link has been es tablished on thi s port.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-43 Designated Bridge (ID) The priority and MAC address of the device through which this port must communic ate to reach the roo t of the Spanning Tree. Designated Port (ID) The priority an d number of the port on the de signated bridging device through which this switch must communicate with the root of the Spanning Tree.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-44 Using a Mirror Port for Analysis Y ou can mirror traffic from any source port to a target por t for real-time analysis . Y ou can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the target port and study the traffic crossing the sour ce port in a co mpletely unobtr usiv e manner .
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-45 Configuring Port Trunks P or t tr unks can be used to increase the bandwidth of a netw ork connection or to ensure fault recovery . Y ou can configure up fi ve tr unk connections (combining 2~4 por ts into a fat pipe) betw een any two standalone SMC6924MT switches, or up to 12 for an enti re stack.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-46 Y ou can use the P or t T r unking Configur ation screen set up port tr unks as shown belo w : Port Trunking Configuration ===========================.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-47 The MT -RJ ports used for one side of a tr unk must all be on the same internal switch c hip . T he por t g roups per mitted include: The 100BASE-FX fiber ports used for one side of a trunk must all be on the same module.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-48 IGMP Multicast Filtering Multicasting is used to support real -time applications such as video conferencing or streamin g audio . A multicast ser ver does not hav e to establish a separate connect ion with each client.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-49 Configuring IGMP This protocol allows a host to infor m its local switch/router that it wants to receiv e transmissions addressed to a specific multicast g roup . Y ou can use the IGMP Configuration screen to configure m ulticast filtering shown below .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-50 Configuring Broadcast Storm Control Use the Broadcast Stor m Control C onfiguration screen to enable broadcast stor m control for any port on the switc h, as shown belo w .
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-51 Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions The Bridg e MIB includes extensions for manag ed devices that support T raffic Classes and Vir tual LANs . T o display and configure these extensions, use the Extended Bridg e C onfiguration screen as shown below .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-52 Configurable PVID Tagging This sw itch allow s you to override the de fault PVID (Port VLAN ID) assigned to untagged incoming frames under “802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration” on page 2-62.) Local VLAN Capable This switc h does not support multiple local bridges (that is, multiple Spanning Trees).
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-53 Configuring Traffic Classes IEEE 802.1p defines up to 8 separate traffic classes . This switch supports Quality of Ser vic e (QoS) by using tw o priority queu es , with W eighted F air Queuing for each port. Y ou can use the 802.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-54 Port Priority Configuration Inbound frames that do not hav e any VLAN tags are tag ged with the input port’ s default VLAN ID (PVID) and th e Default Ingress User Priority as shown in the follo wing menu, and then so rted into the appropriate priority queue at the output port.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-55 802.1p Port Traffic Class Information This switch provides tw o priority le vels with W eighted Fair Queuing for port eg ress .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-56 Configuring Virtual LANs Y ou can use the VLAN configuration menu to assign any port on the switch to any of up to 256 LAN g roups . In conv entional netw orks with routers , broadcast traffic is split up in to se parate domains .
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-57 802.1Q VLAN Current Table Information This screen shows the cu r rent port members of each VLA N and whether or not the port suppor ts VLAN tag ging . P or ts assigned to a large VLAN g roup that crosses sev eral switches should use VLAN tagging.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-58 Creation Time The value of sysUpT ime (System Up Time) when this VLAN was created. Status Shows how thi s VLAN was added to the switch. Dynamic GVRP: Au tomatically learned via GVRP. Permanent: Added as a static entry.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-59 802.1Q VLAN Static Table Configuration Use this screen to create a new VLAN or modify the settings for an existing VLAN . Y ou can add/delete por t members for a VLAN from any unit in th e stack as a tag ged or untag ged member .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-60 Parameter Description VID The ID for the VLAN currently displaye d. Range: 1-2048 VLAN Name A user-specified symb olic name for this VLAN. String length: Up to 8 alphanumeric characters Status Sets the current editing status for this VLAN as: Not in Service, Destroy or Active.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-61 F or e xample, the following screen displays settings for VLAN 2, which includes tag g ed por ts 1-6, and forbidde n port 8. Notes : 1. T o allow this switch to participate in a VLAN group that extends beyond this switch, y o u mus t add the VLAN ID for the required ex ternal g rou ps .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-62 802.1Q VLAN Port Configuration Use this screen to configure port -specific settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN features .
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-63 GVRP Status* Enables or dis ables GVRP for this port. When disabled, any GVRP packets received on thi s port will be discarded and no GVRP registrations will be propagated from othe r ports. Note that GVRP must be enable d for the switch bef ore this setting can take effe ct .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-64 Port Security Configuration Use the P or t Security Configuration screen to enable and conf igure port security for the switch. P ort Se curity allows y ou to configure each port with a list of MA C addresses of device s that are authorized to access the network through th at port.
C ONFIGURING THE S WITCH 2-65 Mode Port security can be set to th ree states; S tatic, Disable, or Learning. When set to Static, th e switch will drop packets from the port if the source MAC address does not matc h one of the addresses in the MA C Address list.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-66 Monitoring the Switch The Network Monitor Men u provides access to p or t statistics , RMON statistics , IP multicast addresses , and the static address table . Each of the screens provided by these men us is described in the following sections .
M ONITORING THE S WITCH 2-67 Displaying Port Statistics P or t Statistics display key statistics from the Ethernet-like MIB for each port. Er ror statistics on the traffic pass ing through each por t are displayed. This infor mation can be used to id entify potential problems with the switch (suc h as a faulty port or un usually heavy loading).
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-68 SQE Test Errors* A count of times that the SQE TEST ER ROR message is generated by the PLS su blayer. Deferred Transmissions* A count of frames for which the first transm ission attempt on a p articular interface is de layed because the medium was busy.
M ONITORING THE S WITCH 2-69 Displaying RMON Statistics Use the RMON Statistics sc reen to display key statistics for eac h port from RMON g roup 1. (RMON groups 2, 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP management software such as EliteView .) The following screen displays the ov erall statistics on tra ffic passing through each por t.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-70 Multicast Fram es The total number of go od frames rece ived that were directed to this multicast address.
M ONITORING THE S WITCH 2-71 Displaying the Unicast Address Table The Address T able contains the MA C addresses and VLAN id entifier associated with each por t (that is, the source port associat ed with the address and VLAN), sor ted by MAC address or VLAN ID .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-72 Unit Switch unit in the stack (1~6). Port The po rt whose address table incl udes this MAC address. Status Indicates address status as: D: Dynamically learne d, or P: Fixed permanently by SNMP netwo rk management software.
M ONITORING THE S WITCH 2-73 Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table Use the IP Multicast Registration T able to display all the m ulticast g roups activ e on this switch, including multicast IP addresses and the cor responding VLAN ID .
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-74 Configuring Static Unicast Addresses Use the Static Unicast Address T able Configuration screen to manually configure host MA C addresses in the unic ast table. Y ou can use this screen to associate a MA C address with a specific VLAN ID and switch port as shown belo w .
M ONITORING THE S WITCH 2-75 Status The status for an entry can be set to: Permanent This entry is currentl y in use and will remain so after the next reset of the swit ch. DeleteOnRese t This entry is currently in us e and will remain so until the next reset.
U SING THE S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION P RO GR AM 2-76 Resetting the System Use the Restart command under the Main Menu to reset the management agent. T he reset screen includes options as sho wn in the following figure and table.
3-1 C HAPTER 3 W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT Web-Based Configuration and Monitoring As well as the men u-driv en system configuration prog ram, the ag ent module provides an embedded HT TP W eb ag ent. This agent can be accessed by any computer on the network using a standard W eb browser (Internet Explorer 4.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-2 Navigating the Web Browser Interface T o access the W eb-browser interfa ce you m ust first ent er a user name and password. The default user name is “admin, ” with no password. The administrator has R ead/W rite access to all configurati on parameters and statistics .
N AVIGATING THE W EB B RO W S E R I NTERFACE 3-3 If this is y our first time to access th e management agent, you should define a new Administrator passw ord, record it and put it in a safe place. From the Main M enu, sele ct Security a nd enter a new passw ord for the Administrator .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-4 Panel Display The W eb agent di splays an image of the switch’ s ports, showing por t links and activity . Clicking on the image of a por t displays statistics and configuration infor mation for the port. Clicking on the imag e of the serial port (labeled “Mgmt”) displays the Co nsole Configuration screen.
P ANEL D IS PLAY 3-5 Console Configuration If you are ha ving difficulties making an out-of-band console connection to the serial port on the agent module, y ou can display or modify the cu r rent settings for the serial port through the W eb ag ent.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-6 Data bits 8 bits Sets the data bits of the RS-232 port. Options : 7, 8 Stop bits 1 bit Sets the stop bits of the RS-232 port.
M AIN M ENU 3-7 Main Menu Using the on-board W eb ag ent, you can define system pa rameters , manag e and control the switch, the connected stack and all its ports , or monitor network conditions . The following tabl e briefly describe s the selections av ailable from this program.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-8 System Information Use the System Infor mation screen to display descriptive infor mation about the switch, or for quic k syst em identi fication as sho wn in the following figure and table . Parameter Description System Name * Name assigned to the switch syst em.
S WITCH I NFOR MATION 3-9 Switch Information Use the Switch Information screen to display hardware/firmware version numbers for the main board, as well as the pow er status and modules plug ged into the system. Main Board Parameter Description Serial Number Serial number of th e main board.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-10 Agent Module Expansion Slot Parameter Description Hardware Version Hardware ve rsion of the agent module. POST ROM Version Agent module’s Power-On Self -Test version. Firmware Version Agent module’s firmware version. Role Shows that the agent modu le is operatin g as Master.
IP C ONFIGURATION 3-11 IP Configuration Use the IP Configuration screen to se t the bootup option, configure the IP address for the on-board management ag ent, or set the number or concur rent T elnet sessions allow ed. The screen shown belo w is described in the following table .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-12 Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0 Subnet mask of the switch you have selecte d. This mask identif ies the host addres s bits used for routing to specific subnets. Gateway IP Gateway used to pass trap me ssages from the switch to the management station.
SNMP C ONFIGURATION 3-13 SNMP Configuration Use the SNMP Configuration screen to displa y and modify parameters for the Simple Networ k Management Pr otocol (SNMP). The stack should includes an SNMP ag ent module which monitors the status of its hardware, as w ell as the traffic passing through its ports.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-14 Trap Managers The following figure and table desc ribe how to specify management stations that will receive authentica tion failure messages or other trap messages from the switch. Up t o 5 trap manag ers may be entered. Parameter Description Trap Manager Capability Up to 5 trap managers may be used .
S ECURITY C ONFIGURATION 3-15 Security Configuration Use the Security Configuration screen to restrict management access based on a specified passw ord. The Admi nistrator has write access for parameters governing the SNMP agen t. Y ou should therefore assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible , and store it in a safe place.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-16 Firmware Upgrade Options Y ou can upg rade system fir mware via a W e b browser , a TFTP ser ver, or a direct connection to the console port. Web Upload Management Us e t he W eb Up lo ad M ana g e me nt me nu t o loa d so ft war e u pd at es i nto t he switch.
F IRM WARE U PGRADE O PTIONS 3-17 TFTP Download Management Use the TF TP Download Manag ement m enu to load sof tware updates into the switch. The download file s hould be an SMC6924MT binar y file from SMC; otherwise the agent will not acce pt it.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-18 Configuration Save and Restore Use the Configur e screen to sa ve the sw itch configuration settings to a file on a TFTP ser ver .
C ONFIGURATION S AVE AND R ESTOR E 3-19 Configuration Download Management Use the Configuration Download Management to restore switc h configuration settings from a file on a TFTP sev er. P arameters shown on this scre en are indic ated in the fo llowing figure and tab le.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-20 Address Table Configuration The Address Table contains the unicast MA C addresses and VLAN identifier associated wit h each port (that is , the source port), sorted by MA C address or VLAN .
S PANNING T RE E A LGORITHM (STA) 3-21 Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) The Spanning T ree Algorithm can be used to detect and disable netw ork loops , and to provide backup links betw een switches , bridg es or routers .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-22 Spanning Tree The param eters shown in the followi ng figure and table describe the cur rent bridge STA Infor mation. Parameter Description Spanning Tree State Shows if the swi tch is enabled to participate in an STA-compliant network.
S PANNING T RE E A LGORITHM (STA) 3-23 Ports The parameters shown in the following figure and table are for por t STA Infor mation. Parameter Description Port Status Displays the current state of this port within the spanning tree: No Link No link has been estab lished on this port.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-24 The rules defining po rt status are: • A port on a network segment wi th no other STA compliant bridging device is always forwarding.
S PANNING T RE E A LGORITHM (STA) 3-25 Spanning Tree Configuration The following figures and tables de scribe Bridge ST A configuration. Switch When the Switch Becomes Root Parameter Default Description Usage Enabled Enable this parameter to participate in an STA compliant netwo rk.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-26 Max (Message) A ge 20 The maximum time (in seconds) a device can wait without receivi ng a configuration mess age before attempting to reconf igure. All device ports (except for designated ports) should receive configuration messages at regular intervals.
S PANNING T RE E A LGORITHM (STA) 3-27 STA Port Configuration The following figure and table descri be STA conf iguration for ports or modules . Parameter Default Description Fast Forwarding Mode (All Ports) Enabled See “Fast Forward” in this table.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-28 Path Cost 100/19/4 This pa rameter is used by the STA algorithm to determine the best path betwee n devices. Therefore, lower values should be assigned to ports attached to faster media, and higher valu es as signed to ports wi th slower media.
C ONFIGURING B RIDGE MIB E XTENSIONS 3-29 Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions The Bridg e MIB includes extensions for manag ed devices that support T raffic Classes and Vir tual LANs .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-30 Bridge Settings Parameter Description Traffic Classe s* Multiple traf fic classe s are suppo rted by this switch as indicated under Bridge Capabilities. However, you c an disable this fun ction by setti ng this parameter to False.
P RIORITY 3-31 Priority IEEE 802.1p defines up to 8 separate traffic classes . This switch supports Quality of Ser vic e (QoS) by using tw o priority queu es , with W eighted F air Queuing for each port. Y ou can use th e Priority Menu to configure the default priority for each port, or to displa y the mapping f or the traffic classes .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-32 Port Traffic Class Information This switch provides two priority lev els with weighted fair queuing for por t eg ress . T his means that any fr ames with a default or use.
VLAN M ANAGEMENT 3-33 VLAN Management Use the VLAN Manag ement screen to define which VLAN has management access to the switch. P a rameters shown on this screen are indicated in the following figure .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-34 Configuring Virtual LANs Y ou can use the VLAN configuration menu to assign any port on the switch to any of up to 256 LAN g roups . In conv entional netw orks with routers , broadcast traffic is split up in to se parate domains .
C ONFIGURING V IRTUAL LAN S 3-35 VLAN Current Table This screen shows the cu r rent port members of each VLA N and whether or not the port suppor ts VLAN tag ging . P or ts assigned to a large VLAN g roup that crosses sev eral switches should use VLAN tagging.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-36 VLAN Static List Use this scre en to create or remov e VLAN g roups . Egress Ports Shows the port s which have bee n added to th e displayed VLAN gr oup. Untagged Ports Shows the untagged VLAN port members . Parameter Description Current Lists al l the current VLAN groups created for t his system.
C ONFIGURING V IRTUAL LAN S 3-37 VLAN Static Table Use this screen to modify the settin gs for an existing VLAN . Y ou can add/ delete port members for a VLAN from any unit in the stack. (Note that VLAN 1 is fix ed as an untag ged VLAN containing all por ts in the stac k, and cannot be modified via this screen.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-38 Use the menu sho wn below to prev ent a port from being dynamically added to the displa yed VLAN g roup through GVRP . Parameter Description Egress Ports Adds ports to the spec ified VLAN. Parameter Description Forbidden Egress Ports Prevents a port from being automatically added to th is VLAN via GVRP.
C ONFIGURING V IRTUAL LAN S 3-39 Use the menu sho wn below to assign ports to the specified VLAN group as an IEEE 802.1Q tag g ed or untag g ed port. Assign por ts as tag g ed if they are connected to 802.1Q VLAN compliant devices, or untagg ed if they are connected to VLAN -unaware devices .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-40 VLAN Static Membership by Port Use the screen shown belo w to assign VLAN groups to the selected port. T o perfor m detailed por t configurat ion for a specific VLAN , use the VLAN Static T able (pag e 3-37). Parameter Description Port Number Port number on the switch s elected from the up per display panel.
C ONFIGURING V IRTUAL LAN S 3-41 VLAN Port Configuration Use this screen to configure port -specific settings for IEEE 802.1Q VLAN features . Parameter Description PVID The VLAN ID assigned to untagged f rames received on this port. Use the PVID to assign p orts to the same untagged VLAN.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-42 IGMP Multicast Filtering Multicasting is used to support real -time applications such as video conferencing or streamin g audio .
IGMP M ULTICAST F ILTERING 3-43 Configuring IGMP This protocol allows a host to infor m its local switch/router that it wants to receiv e transmissions addressed to a specific multicast address g roup . Use the IGMP Configuration screen to set k ey paramete rs for multicast filtering as shown below .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-44 IP Multicast Registration Table Use the IP Multicast Registration T able to display all the m ulticast g roups activ e on this switch, including m ulticast IP addresses and the cor responding VLAN ID . Parameter Description VLAN ID VLAN ID assigned to this multicast group.
P ORT M ENUS 3-45 Port Menus Port Information The Port Infor mation screen displa ys the port status , link state, the communi cation speed a nd duplex m ode, as well as the flow contro l in use . T o change any of the por t settings , use the P ort Configuration menu.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-46 Port Configuration Use the P ort Configuration menu to configure any port on the switch. Parameter Default Description Flow Control Mode (on all ports) Disabled See “Flow Control Status” in this table.
P ORT M ENUS 3-47 Note: MT-RJ ports operate at 100 Mbps and support full- and half-duplex mode. 100BASE-FX module por ts operate at 100 Mbps, full-duplex only. 1000BASE-SX an d 1000BASE-LX ports are fixed at 1000 Mbps, but auto-negotiate duplex mode and flow control.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-48 Port Broadcast Storm Protect Configur ation Use the P or t Broadcast Stor m Protect Configuration screen to configure broadcast stor m control for any por t on the switch.
P ORT M ENUS 3-49 Port Security Configuration Use the P or t Security Configuration screen to enable and conf igure port security for the switch. P ort Se curity allows y ou to configure each port with a list of MA C addresses of device s that are authorized to access the network through th at port.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-50 Using a Port Mirror for Analysis Y ou can mirror traffic from any source port to a target por t for real-time analysis . Y ou can then attach a logic analyzer or RMON probe to the target port and study the traffic crossing the sour ce port in a co mpletely unobtr usiv e manner .
P ORT T RUN K C ONFIGURATION 3-51 Port Trunk Configuration P or t tr unks can be used to increase the bandwidth of a netw ork connection or to ensure fault recovery . Y ou can configure up fi ve tr unk connections (combining 2~4 por ts into a fat pipe) betw een any two standalone SMC6924MT switches, or up to 12 for an enti re stack.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-52 Use the P or t T r unking Configuration screen to set up port tr unks as shown belo w : Parameter Description Trunk A unique ide ntifier for this trunk. Y ou can conf igure up to five trunks per switch. Status Enab les or disabl es the disp layed trunk.
P ORT T RUN K C ONFIGURATION 3-53 The MT -RJ ports used for one side of a tr unk must all be on the same internal switch c hip . T he por t g roups per mitted include: The 100BASE-FX SC-type fiber ports used for one side of a tr unk must all be on the same module .
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-54 Port Statistics Use the P ort Statistics men u to displa y Etherlike o r RMON statis tics for any port on the switch. T he statistics displayed are indicated in the following figure and table . Etherlike Statistics Etherlike Statistics display key statis tics from the Ethernet-lik e MIB for each port.
P ORT S TATISTICS 3-55 Note: Statistics ar e automatically ref reshed every 60 seconds. Excessive C ollisions* The number of fram es for which transmission faile d due to excessive collisions. Internal Mac Transmit Errors* The number of frames for which transmission failed due to an internal MAC subl ayer transmit error.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-56 RMON Statistics RMON Statistics display ke y s t a t i s t i c s f or e a c h p o r t o r m e d i a m o d u l e f r o m RMON g roup 1. (RMON groups 2, 3 and 9 can only be accessed using SNMP management software such as EliteView .
P ORT S TATISTICS 3-57 Note: Statistics ar e automatically ref reshed every 60 seconds. Oversize Frames The total numb er of frames rece ived that were lon ger than 1518 octets (excluding fram ing bits, but in cluding FCS octets) and were othe rwise well formed.
W EB -B ASED M ANAGEMENT 3-58.
4-1 C HAPTER 4 A DVANCED T OPICS This TigerStack 100 supports Layer 2 switching and other advanced features, whic h are described in this chapter . Layer 2 Switching When a frame enters a port, its destination MA C address is check ed in the address database to see whic h port le ads to this destination.
A DV ANC ED T OPICS 4-2 Spanning Tree Algori thm The Spanning T ree Algorithm (that is, the ST A configuration alg orithm as outlined in IEEE 802.1D) can be used to detect and disable netw ork loops , and to provide link backup .
V IRTUAL LAN S 4-3 The following figure giv es an illu stration of how the Spanning T r ee Alg orithm assigns brid ging device ports . Virtual LANs Switches do not inherently support br oadcast domains , which can lead to broadcast stor ms in large networks th at handle a lot of IPX or NetBeui traffic .
A DV ANC ED T OPICS 4-4 addresses or IP subnets . VLANs inherently provide a high leve l of network security , since traffic must pass throug h a La yer 3 switc h or a router to reach a different VLAN . This switch supports the following VLAN features: • Up to 256 VLANs based on the IEEE 802.
V IRTUAL LAN S 4-5 frame to the port’ s default VLAN if the frame is untagg ed (determined by the PVID of the receiving port), or ma ps it for output to the broadcast domain associat ed with the frame’ s VLAN tag.
A DV ANC ED T OPICS 4-6 Connecting VLAN Groups The switch supports intra-VLAN communication using wire-speed switching . Howev er, if you hav e dev ices in separate VLANs that must communicate, and it.
C LASS - OF -S ER VICE (C O S) S UPPOR T 4-7 infor mation, and configures multicas t filters accordingly . IGMP Snooping generates no additional network traffic , allowing you to significantly reduce the multicast traffic passing thr ough your switch.
A DV ANC ED T OPICS 4-8 Priority assignment to a packet in the TigerStack 100 can be accomplished in any of th e following w ays: • Priority can be explic itly assign ed by end stations which have applicatio ns that requir e a higher priority than best-effort.
SNMP M ANAGEMENT S OFTWAR E 4-9 SNMP Management Software SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a comm unication protocol designed specific ally for managing devices or other elements on a network. Netw ork equipment commonl y managed with SNMP inc ludes hubs , switches , bridg es , routers and host computers .
A DV ANC ED T OPICS 4-10 This switch provides support for mini-RMO N which contains the four key g roups required for basic remote monitoring . T hese gr oups include: Statistics: Includes all the tools needed to monitor your netw ork for common er rors and o ver all traffic ra tes .
A-1 A PPENDI X A T ROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Chart Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action Cannot connec t using Telnet, Web browser, or SNMP software • Be sure to have configu red the agent with a valid IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.
T R OUBLESHOOTING A-2 Upgrading Firmware via the Serial Port Y ou can upg rade system fir mware by connecting y our computer to the serial port on the switch, and using a console interface package that supports the XModem protocol. (See “Required Connections” on page 1-2.
U PGRADING F IR MWARE VIA THE S ERIAL P ORT A-3 3. Change your baud rate to 115200 bps, and press Enter to enable download mode. F rom the ter minal em ulation prog ram, select the file you w ant to download, set the protocol to XModem, and then initialize downloading .
T R OUBLESHOOTING A-4.
B-1 A PPENDIX B P IN A SSIGNMENTS Console Port Pin Assignments The DB-9 serial por t on the switch’ s re ar panel is used to connect to the switch for out-of-band console conf iguration.
P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-2 Console Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC Console Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC Switch’s 9-Pin Serial Port CCITT Signal PC’s 9-Pin COM Port 2 RXD <---------RXD ------------ 3 TxD 3 TXD -----------TXD ----------> 2 RxD 5 SGND -----------SG ND ---------- 5 SGND No other pins are used.
Glossary-1 G LOSSARY Bandwidth Utilization The percentag e of packets receiv ed ov er tim e as compared to overall bandwidth. BOOTP Boot protocol used to load the opera ting system for devices connected to the net work.
G LOSSAR Y Glossary-2 IEEE 802.1D Specifies a general method for the operation of MA C bridg es, including the Spanning T ree Protocol. IEEE 802.1Q VLAN T ag ging defines Ethernet frame tags whic h carr y VLAN infor mation.
G LOSSAR Y Glossary-3 Port Trunk Defines netw ork link ag g reg ation and tr unking standards whic h specify how to create a single high-speed logical link that combines several lower - speed physical links . Remote Monitoring (RMON) RMON provides comprehensi ve n etw ork monitoring capabilities .
G LOSSAR Y Glossary-4 Virtual LAN (VLAN) A Virtual LAN is a collection of network nodes that share the same collision domain regardless of their physical location or connection point in the network.
Index-1 Numerics 802.1p port priority 3-31 , 4-7 802.1Q VLANs 2-56 , 3-34 , 4-3 802.3x flow control 2-31 , 3-47 A analyzer port configuration 2-44 , 3-50 B baud rate configuration 2-17 , 3-5 BOOTP ena.
I NDEX Index-2 Internet Grou p Management Protoc ol See IGMP IP configu ration 2-13 , 3-11 L Layer 2 switching 4-1 link aggregation 2-45 , 3-51 , 4-8 login configuration 2-22 , 3-15 console interface .
I NDEX Index-3 switch c onfiguratio n 2-28 switching , Layer 2 4-1 system information 2-7 , 3-8 T tagged ports 4-4 VLANs 4-5 TFTP downloads 2-24 , 3-17 time-out, cons ole 2-18 , 3-5 traffic classes co.
I NDEX Index-4.
.
38 T esl a Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8 000 Model Number: SMC6924MT Publication Number: 150200025700A Revisio n Number: E112002-R0 1 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPOR T , CALL: From U.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté SMC Networks 1000BASE-X c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du SMC Networks 1000BASE-X - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation SMC Networks 1000BASE-X, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le SMC Networks 1000BASE-X va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le SMC Networks 1000BASE-X, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du SMC Networks 1000BASE-X.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le SMC Networks 1000BASE-X. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei SMC Networks 1000BASE-X ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
