Enterasys Networks VH-8TX1MF manual

9033718 -01 V ERTICAL HORIZON VH-8 TX1UM/ VH-8TX1 MF F AST ETHERNET SWITCH USER GUIDE[...]

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Notice 9033718-01 iii NOTICE Enterasys Networ ks reserves the right to make chan ges in specifications and other in formation contai ned in this docume nt without pri or notice. The reader should in all ca ses consult Ent erasys Networks to d etermine whet her any such chang es have been made. The hardw are, firmware, or software de scribed in thi [...]

Notice iv 9033718-01 FCC NOTICE This device com plies with Part 1 5 of the FCC rule s. Op erati on is sub ject to th e foll owing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interf erence, and (2) t his device must accept any inter fere nce r ecei ved, i ncludi ng in terfe rence that may ca use unde sired o perat ion. NO TE: This eq uipme[...]

Notice 9033718-01 v • 21 CFR 104 0.10 and 1040. 11 U.S. Departme nt of Health an d Human Servic es (FD A). • IEC P ublic ation 825 (In ternat ional Electr otech nical C ommissio n). • CENELE C EN 60825 (Euro pean Comm ittee for Electro technical St andardizati on). • When operating within th eir perform ance lim itations, la ser transc ei v[...]

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Notice 9033718-01 ix DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appl ication of Cou ncil Dire ctive(s): 89/336 /EEC 73/23/EEC Manu facture r’ s Name: Entera sys Netwo rks, In c. Manu facture r’ s Address: 35 Indust rial Way PO Box 50 05 Roches ter, NH 0 3867 Euro pean R epresent ativ e Na me: Mr. J. Si ms Euro pean R epresen tative Addres s: Entera sys Netwo rk[...]

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9033718 Table of Conte nts xi TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Audienc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

xii Table of Con tents VH-8T X1MF Console Port (Out-of-B and) Conn ections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Remote M anageme nt via the Console Po rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 In-Band Con nections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Powering th e Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9033718-01 Pref ace x iii PREFACE Purp ose This gu ide pr ovide s informa tion a bout the fe atures and a pplicati ons of the Enterasys Ne tworks Vertical Horizon VH-8TX 1UM/VH-8TX1MF swi tch syste m. Audience This gu ide is in tended for Ethernet Local Area Netwo rk (LAN) admin istr ators and Mana gemen t Inf ormat ion Sys tems ( MIS) person nel w[...]

xiv Preface VH-8TX1UM/VH-8TX1MF Other Conventions This gu ide us es the fol lowing typograph ical conventi ons: • Initial Caps Menu ti tles a nd conso le menu s elec tions. • [Enter] Used to design ate the Ente r or Return key. • courier font Screen m essages and user prompt s. • Selectio n Describe s a user-con figurab le user interf ace i[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 1 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW This ch apter p rovides t he foll owing i nforma tion: • Product D escript ion • Featur es • Front and Rear Panel Co mpone nt Desc riptions • Feature Su mmari es • Applica tion Exam ple Description This in stalla tion guid e descri bes Ent erasys Net works’ Vertical Hori zon VH-8TX1UM /[...]

2 Prod uct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF swi tch is des ktop m ountable . LEDs on th e front panel prov ide informat ion about the operating sta tus of the switch. The rear p anel c ontains the powe r conn ector a nd serial console port. Features • Ports: - 7 fixed dual-s peed 1 0/100Base -TX ports us ing RJ -45 connec [...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 3 Front Panel Figure 1- 1 shows the front p anel o f the Enteras ys Netw orks Vertical Horizo n VH-8TX1UM /VH-8TX1M F. Table 1 -1 defin es the VH -8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF fr ont-pan el compo nents. Figure 1-1. V H-8TX1MF Front Panel Table 1-1. Front Pane l Components * The 100Ba se-FX port is a single-mode fib er (SMF) port o[...]

4 Prod uct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF Rear Pane l Figure 1 -2 shows the VH-8T X1UM/VH-8TX1 MF rear panel an d Table 1- 2 defines the rear pan el compo nents. Figure 1-2. VH-8TX1UM/VH-8 TX1MF Rear Pa nel Table 1- 2. Rear Pa nel Compo nents Feature S ummaries The follo wing su mmaries describe VH-8TX1 UM/VH-8TX1M F featur es in areas s uch as s t[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 5 fails fo r any r eason, a disabl ed alt ernative i s acti vated, th ereby maintai ning the co nnection. This prevents netw ork traffic from circulatin g in an en dless lo op form ed by m ultiple c onnection s to th e same L AN segmen t. Spanning Tree pa rameters are con figurable using the Spanni ng Tree Config uratio[...]

6 Prod uct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF An RS-23 2 connec tion, usi ng a DB-9 c onnecto r, is in cluded o n the rear pane l for sy stem man agement. Se rial c onsole m anagemen t can be perform ed out-of- band us ing a term inal or comput er running communic ation s software. You can connec t direct ly to the RS-232 port on th e rear p anel, or m[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 7 • Event: a function t hat ope rates wi th the Alarm group to defi ne an action that will be taken when an alarm conditio n occurs . The e vent may wr ite a log entry a nd/or s end a trap mess age. Note tha t RMON st atistics and other in formati on can only be view ed using a conne ction to the on-board We b agen t [...]

8 Prod uct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF address that match es one i n the authoriz ed list will be forwarde d, all ot her packet s will b e droppe d. Note th at port s ecurity is disa bled on all ports b y defa ult, b ut can be ena bled o n a per -por t bas is by us ing th e con sole inter face menu s, the on -board W eb age nt, or via S NMP. Bro[...]

9033718-01 Product O verview 9 that cou ld add to a cong estion c ondition. The VH-8TX 1UM/ VH-8TX1MF switch supports flow c ontrol pe r the I EEE 802.3x standard. Note th at flow control is di sabled on all p orts by de fault but can be enabl ed on a pe r-port basis b y using t he con sole inte rface menu s, the o n-board Web agent, or via SNMP. S[...]

10 Pro duct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF Factory Defaults Table 1- 3 list s the d efault settings for swit ch co nfiguration param eters. Each para meter can be ch anged via th e consol e menus or Teln et. Table 1-3. Facto ry Default Setting s Par amete r Defa ult V alue Multicast Filt ering GMRP Disabled IGMP Multicast Filt ering Disabled Port C[...]

9033718-01 Prod uct O verv iew 1 1 Application E xamples The explo ding pop ularity of the Internet and of corp orate intr anets, as well as new, high-b andwidt h desktop app licati ons, are driving the demand for Fast Ethernet. The increa se in multimed ia traff ic and the need to support legacy protocol s along side new, data intens ive applic at[...]

12 Pro duct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF Client/Ser ver Network A pplication To impro ve work station p erforma nce in a client /serve r envi ronment, th e VH-8TX1UM /VH-8TX1M F switch c an be con figured to provide 200 Mbps full-dup lex F ast Ethern et co nnecti ons to s ervers b y conne cting each to a dedica ted switc h port (Figure 1-3). User[...]

9033718-01 Prod uct O verv iew 1 3 Local Backbone Application The VH-8 TX1UM/VH-8T X1MF sw itch can be used i n a lo cal back bone applic ation, connecti ng netwo rk seg ments to gether and provid ing file- server a ccess (Figu re 1-4). Workgro up hubs a re prov ided wi th a singl e connec tion to the swi tch whi le serve rs are p ut on d edica ted[...]

14 Pro duct Overview VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF[...]

9033718-01 Installa tion 15 2. INSTALLATION Inspecting Your Shipment When you rece ive th e ship ment of your swit ch, ch eck t he pac kage content s and make sure y ou have t he foll owing i tems: • VH-8TX1UM or VH-8TX1MF switch • Mount ing ea rs and mo unti ng screw s • Four rubb er feet • ESD wrist strap • Power cord • RS-232 n ull-m[...]

16 Ins tallation VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF Mounting the Switch on a Table or S helf You can mount the swi tch on a table or shelf. Locat e the sw itch in a pos ition that allow s acce ss to the fron t panel RJ- 45 po rts, v isib ilit y of t he port LE Ds, and acc ess to the rear-pan el modul es and power co rd. Make sure tha t the moun ting s urface ca[...]

9033718-01 Installa tion 17 Mounting the Switch in a Rack The switc h ships with two (2) m ulti-po sition m ounting e ars and fo ur (4) mount ing sc rews . Figure 2. 1 shows the o rientation of the m ounting ears fo r attachin g the ears to th e switch fo r a rack mount ap plicatio n. Mount th e switc h with th e front panel fac ing forward. Do the[...]

18 Ins tallation VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF Connecting a Termina l to the Console Port The con sole port is a seri al RS-2 32 interfa ce port that enabl es a connec tion to a t erminal fo r performin g switc h monitoring and configu ration fu nctions. The termi nal may be a PC or workstati on runni ng termina l emulat ion softw are, or a term inal co nf[...]

9033718-01 Installa tion 19 2. Conn ect on e end o f the i nter face c able d irect ly to the swi tch’ s consol e port and tighten the retain ing s crews. 3. Conne ct the othe r end of th e interf ace cabl e to a t erminal (i n some instanc es, a n adapter m ay be req uired t o make th is conne ction ). 4. From your termi nal, st art the term ina[...]

20 Ins tallation VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF Powe ring the Swit ch To suppl y power to the switc h, connec t the po wer cord to the switch a nd to a grou nded th ree-pron g wall o utlet (Figu re 2-3). See Appe ndix A, “Techni cal Speci fications ” on page 25 for m ore inform ation rega rding specif ic interna tional power c ord require ments. Figure [...]

9033718-01 Installa tion 21 Network Cable Requi rements Copper Table 2.1 specif ies the cab le types and length con straint s for the variou s copper i nterfaces on the VH -8TX1UM/ VH-8TX1MF. Table 2-1. Co pper Cable Specifications Fiber Table2.2 specifi es the fiber type , band width req uirement, and le ngth constra int for the Fast Eth ernet fib[...]

22 Ins tallation VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1MF 10Base- T/100Ba se-TX Ports The 10Bas e-T/100Bas e-TX por ts use RJ-4 5 connec tors. Figu re 2-4 shows a n RJ-45 c onnecto r being ins erted into a port. Figure 2-4. Inserting an RJ-45 Conne ctor into a Port The ports on the base un it are wir ed wi th the MD I-X functio n implem ented. These ports interface t[...]

9033718-01 Installa tion 23 100B ase-F X Fibe r Port The 100 Base-F X fibe r port uses an SC connect or. Figur e 2-5 s hows an SC fiber connecto r being inserted into th e fibe r port on the VH-8TX 1UM/VH- 8TX1 MF. Figure 2-5 . Insertin g an SC Fiber Connecto r into the F iber Port The fibe r uplin k on the VH -8TX1MF sup ports mul ti-mode 6 2.5/12[...]

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9033718-01 Technical Specifications 25 APPENDIX A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards Compliance IEEE 802 .1D Trans parent Brid ging Sp ecificat ions (ISO/ IEC 10038 ) IEE E 802.1 p Traff ic Clas s Expe diti ng and Dynam ic Mult icast Filt ering IEEE 802.1Q Vi rtual Bridge d Local Are a Networks IEEE 802 .2 Local Area Network s, Logic al Li[...]

26 Tec hnic al S pecif icat ion s VH-8T X1UM /VH -8TX 1MF Electric al Specificat ions Input vo ltage: 100-240 VAC Input freq uency : 50-60 H z Maximum power cons umption : 90 VA Phys ic al S peci fic atio ns Heigh t: 1.72 in. (4.36 cm) Length: 8.03 in. (20.4 c m) Widt h: 13 in. (33 cm ) Weight: 4.17 lb. (1.8 9 kg)[...]

9033718-01 Technical Specifications 27 Port Specif ications Console Port Table A-1 show s the co nsole port pi n assign ments. Table A-1. RS-23 2 Console Port Pi n Assignment s 10Base-T and 100B ase-TX Por ts Table A-2 shows the 10Ba se-T/100Ba se-TX pi nouts. Th ese po rts are wired MDI-X. All und efined pins are not us ed. Table A-2 . 10Base-T/ 1[...]

28 Tec hnic al S pecif icat ion s VH-8T X1UM /VH -8TX 1MF MDI/MDI-X Crossover Cable Wiring Figure A-1 shows t he wiring sche me for imp lementin g a cro ssover c able if neede d for c onnection to the switch ’s 10Base -T or 10 0Base-TX ports. Such a c able m ay be req uired wh en co nnecti ng the sw itch to a nother switch o r a hub device. Figur[...]

9033718-01 Technical Specifications 29 Country-Speci fic Requirements Table A-3 li sts the po wer cord se t requireme nts by coun try and id entifies the acc redited agency within t hat co untry. Table A-3. Pow er Cord Set Requirem ents by Count ry Note 1 Flexibl e cord m ust be <HAR> Type HO 5VV-F o r HO3VV-F, 3-c onductor , 1.0 mm 2 , or 0.[...]

30 Tec hnic al S pecif icat ion s VH-8T X1UM /VH -8TX 1MF Note 2 Flexibl e cord mu st be Type SV, SJ, SPT or eq uival ent, No. 1 8 AWG, 3-co nductor. Wa ll plu g must b e a two-po le gro unding ty pe with a NEMA 5-15P (15A, 125V) or NEMA 6- 15P (15A 25 0V) conf iguration. Note 3 Applianc e co upler, flex ible cord, and wall p lug m ust bear a “T?[...]

9033718 Flow Cont rol 3 1 APPENDIX B. FLOW CONTROL Flow co ntrol is a mec hanism w hich allow s you to prot ect the sw itch from overloa d cond itions a nd to k eep addit ional traffic off t he netw ork wh en exces sive conges tion wi ll result. F igure B-1 illustrate s flow contr ol for bo th half- and full-d uplex applica tions. Figure B-1. F low[...]

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9033718 Acronym s & Abbrevia tions 33 APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS Term Def initio n 10Base-T 10 Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet 100Base-TX 100 Mbps t wisted-pair Fast Ethernet 100Base-FX 100 Mbps f iber option Fast Ethernet ANSI American National Standards Institute BootP Bootstrap Protocol CAT5 Category 5 CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CS[...]

34 Acro nyms & Abb reviation s VH-8T X1MF TXD T ransm it Da ta UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair VLAN Virtual LAN Term Def initio n[...]

9033718 Index 1 INDEX 10Base-T/100Base-TX port s, 22 802.1D, 4 802.1p, 9 802.1Q, 2, 9 802.3, 22 802.3x, 9 A application examples, 11 architecture of s witch, 2 auto-negotiation, 2, 7 B back-pressure f low control, 31 BootP, 8, 19 browsers, Web, 6, 19 buffers, frame, 5 C cable requirements, 21 Class of Servic e, 9 client/server application, 12 commu[...]

2 Index VH-8TX1MF load balancing, 9 local backbone application, 13 location requirements, 15 M management interfac es, 5 MDI, 2 2 MDI-X, 22, 27 memory tests, 20 mirror ports, 7 modem connection, 19 mounting ears, 17 mounting the switch in a rack, 17 on a table or shelf , 16 multi-mode fiber, 21, 23 N network applications, 11 network management feat[...]

9033718 Ind ex 3 W Web-based network manager, 6 X XMODEM download, 5, 20[...]

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