Olicom 8600 manuel d'utilisation

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    D OC-6951/1. 2 CrossFire TM 8600 /8605 Guide to Operations Token-Ring Switch es[...]

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    CrossFire TM 8600 / 8605 Toke n-Ri ng S wit ch es Guide t o Operations[...]

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    ii Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Tr a dem arks GoCar d and the O lic o m cla s ped hands l ogo ar e re gist ered t r ademark s of Oli com A / S. Ce ll D r i ver, ClearServer, ClearSe ssion , ClearSight, CrossF ire, LANscout, PowerM ACH, RapidFire and RapidLAN are trademar ks of O l icom A/ S. Cl earCar e[...]

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    iii Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Modifications If t he dev ic e i s ch ange d o r modi f ied wi tho ut t he expr es s appro val of Oli co m A/S t he us er ma y vo id hi s or her a uthori ty to opera te the equi pment. S afe ty N otic e s ➽ Da nger: To av oi d s ho ck haza rd, do not con [...]

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    iv Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1[...]

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    v Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 T able of Cont en ts 1. Overvie w and Spec ificatio ns 1 Switching Technol ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sw itch o f Swi tche s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sw itch o f Se rver s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    vi Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Optional Redunda nt Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Benefits of the CrossFire 8600 and the CrossFire 8605 . . . . . . 32 3. Preparing f or Ins tallatio n 43 Safet y Reco mmenda tion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Saf ety wi th Ele ctrici ty . .[...]

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    vi i Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 6. Switch Configuratio n 75 Gen eral Gui delin es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6 Navig atin g with in t he Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Main Me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Confi gur atio[...]

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    viii Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Addr ess Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Addr ess Aging Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Port Add ress Tabl e Agi ng Scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Mast er Add ress Tabl e Agi ng Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 P[...]

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    ix Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Diagnostic Test Results S creen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 0 Me ssage Log In for mati on Scre en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1 Displ ay S ummary Scree n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2 8 . Mo nit oring th e Net wor k wit h SN MP 183 SNMP S [...]

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    x Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Cable Le ngth an d Lobe W iri ng Rules for Shared - Medi a LAN S egment s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219[...]

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    xi Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 List of F i gur es Figure 1. CrossF ire 8600 Token-Ring Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Figure 2. CrossF ire 8605 Token-Ring Fiber Switch . . . . . . . . . . 1 Figure 3. Loc ation of LEDs, Switches, and Connectors on CrossFi re 8600 . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    xii Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Li st of T ables Table 1. Status LEDs and Their Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Table 2. Stack-link LEDs and Their Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Tabl e 3. Port LEDs an d Thei r M eanin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Table 4. Capacity Speci fications . . .[...]

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    xiii Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Abou t t his Ma n ual Thi s manual is intend ed for ne twork te ch nic ians famili ar wit h the ins talla ti on and opera tion of net worki ng equi pment . It co ntains al l the inform a tio n requi red to ins tall and operat e the C rossFi re TM 8600 Toke[...]

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    xiv Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Appendix B, “ Ca ble a nd Pin Information ” , lis ts c ables a nd cabl e types t hat ca n be us ed with CrossF ir e Tok en-Ring equipm ent. ❏[...]

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    1 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons 1. Ove rview and Sp ecificatio ns Thi s chapter di scuss es swi tching technol ogy and how the CrossFire 8600 Token- Ring Sw it ch and/or th e CrossFire 8605 Tok en-Ring Fibe r Switch ca n b e used to imp r ove networ k per[...]

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    2 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions Swit ching T ech nolo g y Demand for net work ban dwidt h cont inues to grow, driven by the incre as in g numbe r of systems used in net work-i ntens ive appl icat ions. LAN segmenta tio n has been th e prev al ent method for ad dres s i n[...]

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    3 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons The CrossFi re 8600 a n d the Cros sFire 86 05 can easil y conne ct wi th oth er Cross Fire pr oducts to de liver a broad ran ge of n e two rk carrying ca pa c ity. Band w idth is easily sc al ed to m eet al l per f or manc[...]

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    4 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions Switc h of Flo ors and Buildings For n etwork m anage rs, mul tist ore y bui ldi ngs an d campus es can rep resent a uni que network ing chal lenge. Ho w can a network manager provid e an effic ient LAN inte rcon nect for use rs tha t are [...]

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    5 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons Phys ical Ch arac teris tics Figur e 3. L ocation of LEDs, Switche s, and Connec tors on Cr ossF ir e 8600 Figur e 4. L ocation of LEDs, Switche s, and Connec tors on Cr ossF ir e 8605 O ut-of -B and Ma na gem ent (OBM) The[...]

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    6 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions T o ken-R ing P orts • Cr ossF i r e 86 00 T wenty s hielde d RJ-45 co nnec tors for T ok en- Ring connect ion. — Support for the IBM Cablin g Sys tem v ia 150 oh m, s hiel ded t wis ted-pa ir ( 150 ohm ST P); or 100 or 120 ohm uns hie[...]

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    7 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons Un iver sal Exp ans ion Slo ts and Modu les The swit ch c onta ins two uni ver sal ex pansi on sl ots (see Fi gure 3 or Figure 4) that will a ccommodate o ptiona l, fiel d-in stalla ble Uni ve rsal Expan sion Modules ( UEMs[...]

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    8 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions Stat us and Activi ty LEDs The switc h featur es three stat us LEDs on the fr ont panel that show the curr ent statu s of the swi tc h. Also on th e front panel are thre e LEDs that show acti vit y for the option al stacker link module . I[...]

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    9 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons Tab le 2 lis ts t he sta ck- link L EDs an d t heir meanings . Tab le 3 lists the por t LEDs and the ir mean ings. LED Sta te Meaning TX On or blink ing Data is bein g t ran smit ted to the s tac k l ink. It is blinking , w[...]

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    10 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions Fe atures an d Spe ci ficati ons Featur es and specifica t i ons for t he CrossF ire 8600 and the C rossFire 8605 are listed below. Fe ature s Performa nce an d Advanc ed Fe a tures • Thre e s witc hin g modes : — Low la tenc y cut-th[...]

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    11 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons Man age ment • Extensi ve and sophis ticat ed netw ork management : — SNMP mana gem e nt — Out-o f -band ma nagement vi a T eln et a nd VT100 cons oles — Gra p hical mana gement a p plicatio n for HP Ope nV iew fo [...]

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    12 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions Spec ificatio ns The table s on the fol lowi ng pages lis t th e produ ct spe cif ic ations for the CrossFi re 8600 a nd the C ross Fire 860 5. Capaci t y Specif ication V alue Numbe r of T oke n-Ring ports (bas e con f igura ti on) 20 Ma[...]

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    13 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons Pe r f or m a n c e Physical Charac teristics S pec ifica tio n V al ue Ma ximu m f ram e ra te p er p ort 57,000 pps in each direc tion (measure d with a frame s ize of 19 byte s) Maximum aggr egate fra me ra te pe r 4 po[...]

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    14 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions Opera tin g T emperatur e: Non-ope rating T em perat ure: 10 to 40°C (50 t o 1 04°F) - 10 to 70°C (13 t o 1 58°F) Humi di ty: Op erating Non-ope rating 8 t o 80% (non-conde nsin g) 90 % @ 45°C (113°F ) Elec trom agnetic em is s ions[...]

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    15 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ov er vie w and Spe cif ic at i ons ❏ Networ k manage ment - SNMP Management Pla tfo rm - Consol e - T elnet se ssions - Switch Manager for HP O p enV i e w for Wi nd ow s 95 a n d NT - Include d in Olicom Cle arSight Manage me nt S ys tem - Addition al ma[...]

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    16 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 O ver view a nd S pec ifica tions[...]

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    17 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n 2. Switc h Theo ry of Ope ration Thi s chapter ex pla ins how the C rossFi re 8600 Toke n-Ri ng Switc h and/or the Cros sFire 860 5 Toke n-Ri ng Fibe r Swi tch i mprove network performance . The topic s o f t his chapter a[...]

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    18 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Multip le Sim ult aneous Con vers ations A limit ation of Token-Rin g is that it support s only one packet at a ti me. The CrossF ir e 8600 and the CrossFir e 8605 improve data th roughput by s upporting mult iple, si multaneo us, full-du[...]

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    19 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n conve rsation s, the swit ch cre ates 1 60 Mbps throughp ut in ha l f-duplex m ode, or 32 0 Mbps through put in full-d uplex mode. A s ingle s egment can be d e di cated t o a singl e host or share d by sev e ra l. To opti[...]

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    20 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Multip le Bridgi ng Mode s The Cross Fire 8600 and the Cros sFire 86 05 each supports four dif ferent s wit ching modes to pro vide ma xim um flexi bil it y in all ins ta ll at ion enviro nments . The swit ching modes are Sour ce Ro ute S[...]

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    21 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n The re ar e two le vels of re lay f unction s s upporte d by the sw itch . T he fi rst level is the TrCRF (To ken Ri ng Concent rat or Rel ay Functi on) to whi ch the ports are as signed. Th e secon d leve l is the TrBRF ([...]

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    22 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Source- route d frames are sw it ched ac ros s logi cal rin gs by So urce-Rou te Br idgi ng and withi n each lo gic al ring by S o urce-Rou te Sw it ching. The Bri dge Re lay Funct ion runs the IEEE 802. 1D Spanning T ree Protoc ol. Dupli[...]

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    23 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n • Block dest ina tion addr ess at a spec if i c port —th is pre v e nts the speci f ie d port from sendin g frames to a spec if i ed destina ti on. • Allo w des tin at ion ad dress at spe cif ic por ts —t his indi [...]

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    24 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on fault y pa cket s is hi gh, the store and fo rward mode is us ed. This provide s opt imiz ed perform an ce but int roduces vari able l atenc y. T oken-R ing P ort Operatio n M odes Each Toke n-Ri ng port may operate in one of the followin[...]

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    25 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n the same segm ent . Theref ore, t he IE EE Spanni ng-Tree Proto col (S TP) must be enabl ed , which will pl ace one p ort in for ward an d t he ot her i n bl ocked mode . If the re is a break i n the main ring , the STP wi[...]

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    26 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on VLAN Su ppor t The v i rt ual L AN (V LAN) co nc ep t cr eate s a virt ual s wit ch wi th i n a phy si cal s wi tch or sta ck of s witc he s. A VLAN consis ts of CRFs and has it s own Bridge Relay Functi on atta ched. Fra mes are not forw[...]

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    27 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n M ana gemen t SNM P The swit ch c an be manage d v ia a SNMP m anager. It supp orts ten Ma nagemen t I nform ation B ases (MIB s ). Six of th e MIBs a re standa rd MIBs, which a re defin ed by R FCs and are include d with [...]

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    28 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Sw i t c h Mana ge r f or HP Ope n Vi e w for Wi nd o w s The Swit ch Ma n a ge r is an ap plicatio n t hat runs unde r HP OpenVie w for Windows . It pro vides an int uit ive g raph ica l user i nter face (GUI) th at disp lays a c has sis[...]

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    29 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n • The St atis tics Group: — T he T o ke n-Ring MA C- Layer St ati stic s T able. — T he T o ke n-Ring Pr omiscuou s Stati st ics T able. • The His tory Grou p: — T he His tory Contro l T able. — T he T oke n-Ri[...]

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    30 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Stac k able A r chite ctu re The Cross F ire 8600 and the Cros s F ire 8605 s witc h ca n be stacke d using the CrossF ir e 863 0 Stacke r Li nk modul e, the Cros sFire 8635 In te rnal Stacker mo dule or the C rossFire 8300 Switch Stacke [...]

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    31 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n The Cross Fi r e 8300 Sw it ch Sta ck er als o ac commoda tes a n opti ona l s wit ch m at rix 8301, which incl udes a redundant powe r su pply, ensuri ng the highe st deg r ee of resilienc e in the stack o f switc hes. ?[...]

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    32 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Be ne fi ts of the Cr ossF ir e 8 60 0 an d th e Cr o ss Fi re 86 05 This s ecti on loo ks into the bene fits t hat ca n be derived from the t echni cal featu res of the swi tch. T oken-Ring P ort O peration Modes Each port ca n be indepe[...]

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    33 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n A uto matic port sen s ing of op er ati ng mode The port sense s a utom ati cal ly w hi ch mode to ope rate in . Make s i nsta llati on easier a nd fa st er. A uto matic media speed detection ( 4 or 16 Mbps) En abl es th e[...]

  • Page 50

    34 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Thre e S w i tch in g M ode s F eature Function B enef it Cu t- Th rou gh Swi tc hes with minimum and cons tant lat ency , appro ximat ely 35 µ s Lowest poss ible swi tch-late ncy , which means opt imal response time f or e nd-users . St[...]

  • Page 51

    35 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n Expa nsio n Mo du le Slo ts F eat ure Function Benef i t F our -port RJ-45 UTP/STP G i v e s th e swi tc h a n addit ional 4 or 8 T oken-Ring UTP/ STP po rts. Enab le s gradua l e xpans ion of swit ch c apa ci ty . F our -[...]

  • Page 52

    36 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Multi ple Bridgi ng M odes Featu re Fu ncti on B ene fit Tr a n s p a r e n t and Source Route Switc hing (S RS) Swi tching is ba sed o n MA C addre sses on ly . Lear ns M AC addre sses a nd source r outi ng rout e des cript ors of Sour c[...]

  • Page 53

    37 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n S pan ni ng T ree Pr otoc ol F eat ure Fun ction Benef i t IEE E 802. 1 D Allo ws re dundant networ k p ath s to be defi ne d in both S RB and t rans par en t switc hin g conf igur ations . No singl e poi nt of fail ure . [...]

  • Page 54

    38 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Man age me nt Feature F unction Benefit SNMP Can be conf ig ured and mana ged usi ng SNMP manag ement st ation. Allo ws in te gr ation in to an y SNMP-base d man agement en vi ronment. VLAN s uppor t Ensur es the a v aila bil it y of a hi[...]

  • Page 55

    39 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n Netw ork Monitoring F eat ure Fun ction Benef i t RMON support Support for T oke n- Rin g spe cif i c r emote mo ni t or in g . Enab le s col le cti on an d anal ys is of en h a nc ed tr affic- man age ment data . Passive [...]

  • Page 56

    40 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on Filt eri ng Feature F unction Benefit MA C a ddress Allo ws f il tering ba s e d o n fr a m e sou rce a nd de st in a ti o n M AC addresse s. Prese rv es a v aila ble net work bandwidt h by res trict ing tra ff i c from p ropaga tin g be [...]

  • Page 57

    41 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Th e ory o f Op e ra tio n Co nn e ct i v i ty O pti on s ❏ F eat ure Fun ction Benef i t Cr ossLink high- spee d in t e r-s w itc h con nect ion ( up to 256 Mbps us ing eig ht port s) Allo ws Cro ssFi re T oken-Ring swit ches to be inte rconnec t[...]

  • Page 58

    42 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 S wit ch T heor y o f Op erati on[...]

  • Page 59

    43 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 P rep arin g f or In sta ll a tio n 3. Preparing f or Instal lation Befor e insta ll ing the CrossFire 8600 Token- Ring Swit ch or th e Cross Fire 8605 Toke n-Ring Fiber S witc h , read thi s chap ter c areful ly. The follo wing top ic s ar e disc usse d in [...]

  • Page 60

    44 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 P rep arin g f or Ins tal lati on ➽ Wa r n i n g : Do not w ork on the sy stem o r conne ct o r di scon nect cables du ring period s of light ning a ct i vi ty . Re ad th e inst allat ion ins tructi ons befor e you connec t th e s ystem to its po wer source . To t urn p[...]

  • Page 61

    45 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 P rep arin g f or In sta ll a tio n Pr event ing Elect r ostat ic Disc har ge Da mage Ele ct rosta tic dis c harge (ESD) ca n dama ge equipm en t and impair el ectri cal circ ui try. I t occurs wh en el ec tronic compone nts are imprope rly handle d and can [...]

  • Page 62

    46 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 P rep arin g f or Ins tal lati on Site Requirements Foll owin g are the site requ ire me nts for ins t all ation . En viron ment Choos e a clean, dus t -fre e, (prefe rab ly) air-c ondi tio ned locati on. Avoid dire ct sunl ight, heat sourc es, o r a reas wi th high l ev [...]

  • Page 63

    47 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 P rep arin g f or In sta ll a tio n 2b. The c ord mus t be UL list ed, CS A la belle d, an d cons ist of thre e cond uctors with a maximum of 15 feet in lengt h. T ype SVT or SJT cord sets sh al l be use d for uni ts which stand on a desk or tabl e. T ype SJ[...]

  • Page 64

    48 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 P rep arin g f or Ins tal lati on Unpac king and I nspectin g Immedia te ly afte r receiv ing th e equ ipm ent , examine all shippi ng cont ai ners and conte nts for da mage. If any damage ha s occurred, notify the shippin g carrie r. Unpack the unit b y re m ovin g t he [...]

  • Page 65

    49 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 P rep arin g f or In sta ll a tio n Rule s t o Re mem ber Thi s se ct i on will help yo u understa nd the physical configu ration re strictions for the swi tch. In brief, you must re member the f oll owing rul es when planning to instal l the s w i tc h : ?[...]

  • Page 66

    50 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 P rep arin g f or Ins tal lati on Sample Applicati ons f or the Cr ossFi re 8600 and the Cr oss Fire 8 605 The Cross F ire 8600 and/or th e Cross F ire 8605 switc h a llows you to make incre mental c hanges in your ne twork to addre ss bot h immedia te and long -range per[...]

  • Page 67

    51 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 P rep arin g f or In sta ll a tio n Figur e 9. A Si mple Appl ication of the Switc h Some large, mult iseg ment, hier arc hical Token-Ri ng net works exp erience conge sti on at th e campus backb one level. Althou gh thi s conge stion can oft en be r eliev e[...]

  • Page 68

    52 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 P rep arin g f or Ins tal lati on Figure 10. T ypi cal Net wor k wit hout the CrossFi re Switc hes In Figu re 11, the c ongested c ampus backbone and the so urce -rout in g bridges (SRBs) at tached to it have been repl aced by an CrossFire 8600 or a Cro s sF ire 8605 . Fi[...]

  • Page 69

    53 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 P rep arin g f or In sta ll a tio n The Next Step Typi call y, the first poi nt of conge sti on in th is ne wly conf igure d n et wor k woul d b e the serve rs. Be ca use th e us ua l mode o f oper ation for a Token- Ring adapte r is ha lf- duple x, t he s e[...]

  • Page 70

    54 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 P rep arin g f or Ins tal lati on Im portant Mana gemen t Co nsi deratio ns A star- wired topol ogy (see Fi gure 13) helps dete rmine prob lems in a network beca us e no single cable carrie s all of the tra ffic on the network. Howev er, serial conne ctions cou ld reduce [...]

  • Page 71

    55 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n 4. I nstallation Thi s chapter co nta ins s tep -by-st ep inst ruct ions for in stalli ng, conne cting a nd veri fyin g that the CrossFi re 8600 Token -Rin g Swi tch and/ or C rossFir e 860 5 Toke n-Ring Fibe r Swi tch i s opera tin g pr o[...]

  • Page 72

    56 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n Inst allatio n Sum mar y The installat i on seque nc e is listed in the step s below. 1. Plan for installat ion. Read Chapte r 3, “P re paring for Ins ta ll ation”. 2. Unpack th e s wi tc h. 3. G ath er the mat eria l s. 4. If you will be in stal li ng[...]

  • Page 73

    57 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n U npackin g Instr u cti on s The r e ar e no special sa fet y precau tio ns that need to be taken when unpacki ng the swi tch . S imp ly f o l lo w th es e ste ps : 1. Op en t he large c art on . 2. Remov e the s w it ch from its prot ecti[...]

  • Page 74

    58 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n Inst alling a Uni versal Ex pansio n Mo dule Foll ow these st eps to i nst all a Univ ersa l Exp ansio n Module ( UEM), if you have receive d one. 1. If you hav e not alrea dy done so, unplu g o r remov e po wer from the swit ch. 2. Remov e the UEM from it[...]

  • Page 75

    59 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n M oun ting the Cha ssis The swit ch can be mounte d in a standard 19-inc h ra ck or cabinet , or can be mounte d on an y fla t surf ace su ch as a tabl eto p. The i nsta llat ion ar ea sh ould be ne ar a po wer sou rce an d shoul d have en[...]

  • Page 76

    60 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n 2. Posit ion the swit ch, wi th the e x posed mounti ng b racke ts, in th e r ack or cabin et and s lide i t up or do wn unt il the bra c k et holes l ine up wi th the ra c k holes. Att ach the c hassis b rac ke ts t o th e ra ck us ing the All en scre ws [...]

  • Page 77

    61 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n C abling Thi s section provi des inst ruction s for connecti ng devic es (su ch as hubs , server s, p er s ona l co mput er s, and wor k s t at io ns ) to t he switc h. Remem b er th es e t ip s when conne cting cabl es: • A void stre tc[...]

  • Page 78

    62 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n devic e at t he oth er end, a unique c able identi fic ation number, the MAC addr ess of the connecte d devi ce, and t he number of t he port t o whic h t he c able is at tach ed. 5. T o contin ue inst al lin g the swit ch, go to “ Ap plyi ng Po wer” o[...]

  • Page 79

    63 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n 6. La be l th i s c abl e. 7. If the swit ch is rack-mo unted, dress the swi tch end of the c ables thr ough a cable man age me nt bracke t, if one is prese nt on your rack. 8. T o conti nue ins tal ling the switch , co ntinue wit h “ Ap[...]

  • Page 80

    64 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n Applying P ower The switc h chassi s does not ha ve an on/off swit ch. Powe r is on when the unit is plugge d i nto a pow er sou rce . There a re no us er servic eable pa rt s inside a switch. Any internal upgrades o r servic e shoul d be pe rformed by Qua[...]

  • Page 81

    65 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n 4. V er ify that th e powe r L ED is on. If not, mak e sure the out let is w orking prope rly . If the out let is w orking, b u t th e po wer LED and t he f ans a re not on , se e Cha pter 10 , “T r ouble s hooting”. 5 . Whe n t he swi[...]

  • Page 82

    66 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n Co ntrol P ane ls The fo llowing t abl es li st and de scrib e the c onnect ors, swit ch es and st atus LE Ds on th e s witc h. Fr o nt P anel Tabl e 17 and T abl e 18 lis t the front pa nel cont rols on the s w it ch. Connectors and Push-Buttons Na m e De[...]

  • Page 83

    67 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ins t a ll a tio n S t at us LE D s LED St ate Meaning PWR Off The swit ch i s not c onnect ed t o a p o wer outle t, or the po wer suppl y is f aulty . On T h e sw i tc h is rec eivin g pow e r . DIA G On The DIA G dia gnosti cs LED is on during th e power [...]

  • Page 84

    68 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Inst all atio n Ba ck Panel Tabl e 19 li sts the ba ck pa nel conne ct ors on the swit ch. ❏ Na m e De s c r i pt i o n A C c onnect io n Stan dard A C po wer c onne ction. Redunda nt po w er suppl y Connect or for the opti onal redu ndant po wer supp ly unit. T able 19[...]

  • Page 85

    69 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Co nn e c ting a Ne t wo rk M ana gem ent C on sol e 5. Connec ting a Netw ork Ma na g e ment Console Cons ole i nterfa cing can b e establ ished by c onnect ing to t he MANAGEMENT se ria l port on the front pa nel of the CrossFire 8600 Tok en-Ring Swit ch a[...]

  • Page 86

    70 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Con ne ctin g a N etwor k Manag eme nt C ons ole Figure 20 . Vi ew of Con sole Conne ction—the MANA GEMENT port The next step and table des cribe the set tings to u se f or confi guri ng a conso le i n ord er to co mm uni ca te with the swi tch. 3. Use the se va lues to[...]

  • Page 87

    71 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Co nn e c ting a Ne t wo rk M ana gem ent C on sol e 4. At po wer on (cold boot), th e sw i tc h performs a seri es of self- te st diag nosti cs ve rify ing that hardwar e components a re funct ioning. An exa mple of the se lf-test d iag nos tic s cre en is [...]

  • Page 88

    72 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Con ne ctin g a N etwor k Manag eme nt C ons ole If tha t does no t work, and there is at leas t a garble d output on the scr een, try pushing the unlabe ll ed sys tem req uest but ton on t he switc h. As so on as garbl ed c haract ers appea r, press the co ns ole’s RET[...]

  • Page 89

    73 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Co nn e c ting a Ne t wo rk M ana gem ent C on sol e - Network memory test 32-bits........Passed. - Network memory test 16-bits........Passed. - Network memory test 8-bits........Passed. - Port register and memory test.....................Passed. - Single po[...]

  • Page 90

    74 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Con ne ctin g a N etwor k Manag eme nt C ons ole At the top l evel screen, press the ENTER key (also calle d RETURN ) to en ter th e m ain menu. The c ontent s of t he ma in menu , the submenus and s creen s ar e desc ribed in subseq uent cha pte rs. The inf ormati on in [...]

  • Page 91

    75 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n 6. Switc h Configu ration Thi s chapt er expl ain s how to set up th e CrossFire 8600 Token -Rin g Swi tc h o r the Cros sFire 860 5 Token-Ri ng Fiber Swi tch a nd how to modify th e configur ation usi ng a VT 100 consol e at tac[...]

  • Page 92

    76 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Gene ral Guid eline s To wor k wi thin t he c onsole me nus and scre ens, f oll ow t hese g uideli nes: • T o select an item on a scree n or a menu, highligh t it b y using the arro w ke ys and the n press ENT E R . If you need to speci f y add[...]

  • Page 93

    77 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Na vi gat ing w ithi n the Menu s Use the arrow k eys (also re ferred to a s c ursor keys) t o highl ight an it em on t he scree n or menu. • Items that end wi th thr ee dot s, opens a not her scre en or menu . P ress ing t he [...]

  • Page 94

    78 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Ma in Me nu Con fig urati on. .. Displ ays the Configuration menu, which ena ble s you to view a nd set the swi tch config urat ion para meters . A detai led exp lanat ion of the configura ti on submenus is given on pa ge 79. Stat istics... Displ[...]

  • Page 95

    79 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Conf igur at i on M en u From the Co nfigu ration menu you can vie w and s et the switc h conf igu rat ion para meters . Th e followin g section de scrib es the Configuration menu and i ts sub menus. The follo wing me nu is dis p[...]

  • Page 96

    80 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Span ning T r ee ... Displ ays field s for co nfig uring the spanning tree pr otoc ol. See page 97. P o r t Co nfigur atio n. .. Displ ays a scre en for c hanging por t conf igur ation. See page 105 . Switc hed P or t Analyzer ... Displ ays the s[...]

  • Page 97

    81 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Sw itch Conf igurat ion Sc reen Use t he Switch Configuration sc re en to view sy st em infor mati on and to view or cha nge the s ys tem name, loc ation, contac t, and ti me of day. To add or change the syst em name, locati on, [...]

  • Page 98

    82 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n assi gned Univer sal Adm inistrat ed Address UAA) or configur ed (th e Loc al Admini s tra ted Add ress LAA). To c onfi gure a LAA address , use the Swi tch Configuration screen from a consol e session or an SNMP bas e d m a nagement tool. Note t[...]

  • Page 99

    83 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n numb ers in 8300/ 8635 stack c onfigura tio ns. The re is no simple rule t o f ind the MAC a ddres s of o ther T rBRF, but it i s al ways i n the range below: St ac k Ma ster Base A d d r ess + 3 2 < TrB RF MAC Add r ess < [...]

  • Page 100

    84 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Tim e of D ay An intern al cloc k is used to ca lc ula te total ti me of opera ti on and ti me of day. To adj u st th e tim e, se le ct this it e m, p re ss ENTER , the n ent er the mont h, day, hour, or minut e. ➽ Note: If you cannot set the T[...]

  • Page 101

    85 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Remote Bo x Number(s) Numbe r of swi tches (in ad dition to this one) in the stack. Informatio n in this fie ld can not be chan ged. Stack Time-out I f a s witch go es o ff lin e, t he lengt h o f t ime (in s econds) dur ing whic[...]

  • Page 102

    86 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Stat us Whethe r t he module is up, down, or the slo t is empty. Mode l Type of modul e. The Cr ossFire s witch is list e d for t he ba s e swi tch. For this modul e as well as for ot hers, this field dis plays the produc t num be r. Boar d ID Id[...]

  • Page 103

    87 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n VLAN C onfi gur ati on The Virtual L AN feat ure can b e used t o partiti on a swit c h or a stack of switche s into se ver al Virtua l LANs, each c onta ining i ts own set of po rts (th e terms Virtual LAN and domai n are inte r[...]

  • Page 104

    88 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n • Address fi lters. Domains ha v e no ef fe c t on add r ess filt ers. For exa mple, supp ose you cr eate two dom ains : one cont aining ports 1–8 an d the othe r ports 9–16. If you add an address fi lt er to ports 7, 8, 9, and 10, the f i [...]

  • Page 105

    89 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n VLAN Configurat ion Screen Use the VLAN Configuration scre en to defi ne BRFs a nd CRFs for the switch. The VLAN Configuration scre en is shown b elow . T rBRF/T rCR F ASCI I na m e as sociat ed with the BRF or CRF . F or a CRF i[...]

  • Page 106

    90 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Add. .. Prompts f or a new ID and bri ngs up the VLAN Parameter Configuratio n sc r ee n. Change... Prompts for a numeric ID of a BRF or CRF to change and brings up th e VLAN Pa ra m ete r Co n fi gu ra ti on sc re en. Delete Let s yo u de l ete [...]

  • Page 107

    91 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n VLAN Name ASCI I nam e ass oci at ed w it h th e CRF. Up to 32 ch a rac te r s are allo wed . Pa r e n t V L A N Pa ren t to whic h the CRF belon gs . Stat e Cur ren t st ate o f the C RF. Po ssi ble va lue s ar e Operat iona l a[...]

  • Page 108

    92 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n VLAN Parameter Configuration for T rBRF Scre en Use the VLAN Parameter Co nfi guration for T r BRF screen to a dd or change a BRF. Note that the tr brf-d e f ault cannot be deleted. Also, the trbrf -defaul t c annot be assi gned ne w BRF s. The B[...]

  • Page 109

    93 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n The se val ues correspo nd to maxi mum fra me s i ze valu es of 1,548 , 4,546 (default ), 9, 236 , and 18, 1 92 r especti ve ly. The act ual v alue used depen ds on the value confi gure d for t he por ts (the smal ler v al ue is [...]

  • Page 110

    94 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n IP Co nfigurat ion S cr een To v i ew o r ch an g e IP i nfo r mat ion a sso c ia te d wi th a BR F, su ch as th e IP ad dres s , subne t mas k, or IP stat e, or to send P I NGs, sele ct IP Configuration... fro m th e Configuration m enu and sele[...]

  • Page 111

    95 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n IP St at e Dis play t he fol lowi ng cho ices b y h ighligh tin g IP State a nd pressing ENTER : • IP Disabled • Boo tP When Ne ede d • Bo otP Al w a ys The n hig hlight one o f the se choi ce s and p ress ENTER . T he m ea[...]

  • Page 112

    96 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n BootP Req uests an d P arameter s When us ing Boot P to de termine i ts IP a ddress, the swit ch repeats BootP reque sts a t regula r int erv als, b egi nnin g a t one se cond e ach and e ventua lly de creas i ng to eve ry five minut es over time[...]

  • Page 113

    97 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n SN MP Conf ig urat io n Me nu The next menu i tem in the Config ur ation menu is SNM P Configuration.. . Thi s item open s a menu that is explaine d in Chapte r 8, “Monit orin g the Network with SNMP”. The next se ct i on des[...]

  • Page 114

    98 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n IEEE 80 2.1 D Spann ing T ree Pr oto col (S TP) When the IEEE 802 .1D Spanning Tre e Pr otoco l is acti ve, a port wi thin tha t domain will req uire sever al seconds to m ake the trans i tio n from the blocki ng stat e to the forwardi ng stat e,[...]

  • Page 115

    99 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Sp anning T ree f o r T rBRF S creen When you sele ct Spanning Tree from th e Configuration m enu , a list cont aining avai lab le T rBR F VLA Ns app ear s. C hoo s e a T rBR F to view or edi t f rom th e li st befor e c ontinui [...]

  • Page 116

    100 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n IEEE STP Uses Bridge Func tional Address • Ye s : Set s IEEE Spanning T ree t o use the Bridge Funct iona l Addres s. • No : Sets IEEE Spanni ng T ree to use the st anda rd IEEE STP Address. Brid ge Pri ority Ente r a prior ity va lue f or t[...]

  • Page 117

    101 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Sp anning T ree f o r T rCRF S creen When you sele ct the TrCRF & Port Spanning Tree Parameters... it em o n t he Spanning T ree for TrBRF screen , you are pr es e nted with a scree n showi ng the TrCR Fs that ha ve the curr[...]

  • Page 118

    102 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n S TP Par ti cip atio n (T rCR F to p or ts) Whet he r th is TrC RF pa r t i ci pat es in th e s p an n in g t r ee p r o to c ol an d , if s o, the protoc ol to be use d. Possibl e va lues are No , IEEE and Cis co . The de f au l t is No . The r[...]

  • Page 119

    103 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n The l ower rang e li m i t that a ppear s when you selec t this pa ra m eter refle cts the v a l ue curre ntl y selected for Swi tc h Ma xi mum Ag e . P ort S pa n ni ng T r ee P ar a met e rs .. . Se lect ing th is i te m bri n[...]

  • Page 120

    104 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n STP M ode The po rt’ s spa nni ng tree mod e. Possi ble v alue s are forwar ding , blocked , and au t o . If the T rCRF to which t he port bel ongs is part ic ipati ng in the s panning t ree pr otocol , th en aut o is the defa ult and th e se [...]

  • Page 121

    105 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n P o r t Conf ig urat io n Sc reen When you sele ct Port Configuration from t he Confi gura ti on menu, you will be pr ompted fo r a p ort number. When you have ente red t he port n umber, t he Po rt Configura tion screen will be[...]

  • Page 122

    106 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Stat us This fie ld is for info rmationa l purposes onl y, and shows if the port is curre ntl y inse r te d int o the ring. Me di a T ype This fi el d is fo r in formationa l p urpose s only , and s hows t he media ty pe of the po rt. Poss ibl e[...]

  • Page 123

    107 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Ope rat io n M ode The port ope ration m ode. Possi ble values are as follo ws: • Auto ( def aul t. Only HDX and FDX modes ca n be aut om atic all y detec te d.) • HDX port • HDX station • FDX po rt • FDX s tatio n •[...]

  • Page 124

    108 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Min T r ansmit Prior i ty The minimum Toke n-Ri ng frame priori ty that wil l be use d for tran smits . Possible val u es ar e 0 – 6 . T h e de f au l t va lu e is 4 . Error H igh Th resh ol d This field i s only va lid when Forwarding Mo de i[...]

  • Page 125

    109 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Swi tc he d P ort An al yzer M en u The S witched P o rt Anal yzer s c ree n is ac cess ed f rom th e Configuration menu . Thi s sc reen a nd its submenus a re presente d in C ha pt e r 9, “Monitori ng Port Tra ffic”. Cr os [...]

  • Page 126

    110 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n The lowes t numbered port of the CrossL ink is call ed the prim ary port. Cross Lin k soft w are l earns addre sses d ifferen tly t han regular port s, as f ollows: • Ne w sou r ce addr ess. Wh en a pa ck et ar ri v es at a Cros s Li nk p o r [...]

  • Page 127

    111 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Cr os sLin k Menu Use t he CrossLink men u to ac ce s s th e CrossLink Configuration and Informa tion scr ee ns . T he CrossLin k menu i s acce ss ed fro m the Confi guration me nu.[...]

  • Page 128

    112 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Cr ossL ink C onfig uratio n Scr een Use the CrossLi nk Configuration s cree n to a dd, delet e, a nd cha nge C rossLin ks. A descript ion of cr ea ting a Cros s Link conn ec tion f oll ows. Cr ossL ink List of diff ere nt Cros sLink s etups ( 1[...]

  • Page 129

    113 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Set ting up a Cr ossLin k To a dd a Cros sLink be tween t wo Cross Fire 8600 serie s swi tches, determ ine whi ch ports to use for th e Cros s Link. Use at le ast 2 port s. Th e sw itch trea ts the po rt wi th the low e st n umb[...]

  • Page 130

    114 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Curr ent Cro ssLink I nf orm ation Scree n Use the Cu rrent C rossL ink In form atio n s c reen from the CrossLin k menu t o disp lay the s ta tus of the Cr os sLink. Cr ossL ink The num ber o f t he Cr ossLin k r eferrin g t o the infor matio n[...]

  • Page 131

    115 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n A ddres s Filt ering The A d dre s s F il t erin g fe at u re en ab l es y o u to re st r ic t ce rt a in use r s fro m com m un icat ing with other u s e rs. To do t his, you c an specif y source and de stinat ion MAC-la yer To[...]

  • Page 132

    116 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n ➽ Note: T o r estrict ac cess from on e segment to a n entire segmen t —not j ust a n addre ss—see the “VLAN Conf igura ti on” se ct ion in t his chapte r . The fol lowi ng addres s fi lt eri ng menus are used to set up ad dress fil te[...]

  • Page 133

    117 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Co nfigu re Filt ers S creen This sc reen is accesse d fro m the F il t ers and Po rt Secu ri t y menu. Wh en th e Add Entry item is se lecte d, a l ist is displ ay ed of the ava ila bl e fil te r f unct ions wit h a select abl [...]

  • Page 134

    118 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n • Allo w an y pa cket with Sourc e Addre ss— Allo w Src — If a pa ck et is re ce ived fro m a sp ec ific ad d r ess it is al low e d to g o to th e speci f ied p ort(s). Thi s feat ure i s used in c onj unctio n with port securi ty . • A[...]

  • Page 135

    119 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Co nfigu re P or t Secur ity Mod e Screen Thi s functi on dis able s address le arning of s ourc e and/or de st inati on addres s es at spe ci fied port s on a swit ch . Port secu rity tota ll y bloc ks (secur es) the s e addr e[...]

  • Page 136

    120 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Vie w P ort F ilter s Scre en This scr een is ac ce sse d f r o m the Fi lte rs a nd P ort S ecu ri ty menu. The fol lowi ng scre e n displ ays an exa mpl e of a port us ing the MAC a ddre ss fi lt ers and port securi ty. Index Numerica l orde r[...]

  • Page 137

    121 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n More Dis plays additio nal entri es in th e filte r tabl e if t he table contai ns multipl e pa ges . P ort (numbe r) Se curi t y M ode The type of security mo de appli ed to th is port. Protoc ol F il ters Me nu Thi s m en u is[...]

  • Page 138

    122 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Protoc ol Clas s As sig nme nt Scre en The P rotocol Cl ass As signment sc reen shows the 15 protoc ol cla sses that may be define d by th e u s e r. Note t hat Cl ass 0 is the d efault c la s s and wi ll co ntain al l DSAPs and E thert ypes not[...]

  • Page 139

    123 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n P or t Filterin g Attrib u tes Scree n Befor e entering the Port Fi lte ri ng Att rib ut e s screen, you wil l be prompt ed for a po rt to m odif y. Class Fo r the sele ct ed p or t , us e the Class co lumn to sele ct a clas s t[...]

  • Page 140

    124 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Ethe rtype Informati on column s howing the Ethe rty pe define d for thi s cla ss. DSAPs Informati onal column showi ng the DSAP s cur r en t ly in this cla ss.[...]

  • Page 141

    125 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n A ddress Ag ing You can set the per-por t aging val ue usin g t he Address Aging menu. Th e following des cribe s th e type s o f a ddres s ag ing. The re ar e tw o typ es of agin g: • Po r t ag i ng — Any address in a po rt[...]

  • Page 142

    126 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Address Agin g Menu The Address Aging menu i s acce sse d b y s el ectin g the Address Aging ite m in the Configuration me nu. The followi ng descr ibe s the submenus for the A ddress Aging m e nu. P or t Address T able Aging... Highli ghti ng t[...]

  • Page 143

    127 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n P or t A ddres s T abl e A gin g S cr e en The follo wing is an ex pla nat ion of t he inf or ma tion in th e Port Ad dress T able Aging sc re e n. Po r t The port to whic h you want to ass ign an agi ng tim e. Ag in g Ti m e (m[...]

  • Page 144

    128 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Ma ster Ad dress T able Agin g Scr een Mast er Addr ess Table Aging is th e ag ing va lue of a s et time, in m inutes , and a se t perce nta ge leve l af ter whi ch unuse d addr esses are removed from it s tabl e. ➽ Note: I f a port ad dress t[...]

  • Page 145

    129 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Passw ord M enu Thi s m en u is ac ce s se d fr o m the Configuration menu. Use t he Pa ss wor d menu to add, change , or del et e a password. If you est ablis h a pass word, us er s must e nter i t t o a ccess t he console menu[...]

  • Page 146

    130 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Cons ole/T elne t Sess ions The fol lowi ng sect ion de scri bes how to es t ablis h a console or Teln et sessio n. Co nsol e Co nfi gura tion Me nu This me nu lists ite m s for co nfiguring c onsol e and Telnet se ssions. The Ser i a l Link Con[...]

  • Page 147

    131 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Ser ial Li nk C onfigur atio n Scr een Use t he Serial Link Configuration screen to confi gure a swit ch when usi ng a mode m to crea te a cons ole sess ion. Har dware Flo w Control Ena bles or di sabl es RTS/C TS han dshaki ng.[...]

  • Page 148

    132 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Cr eat i ng a Co ns ol e Ses si on U si ng a M od em Use the Serial Link Configu r ati on me n u to configure the s wit ch in order to communi cate with a co ns ole via a modem. Se t yo ur m ode m acco rdin g t o t he t able bel ow . ➽ Caution[...]

  • Page 149

    133 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n T elnet Configu ration Screen The follo wing screen de scri bes T e lne t configu rat ion s. Return to P revi ous M enu Re turn s to t he Console Configuration me nu. Number of T e lnet Session s Allowed Lim it s th e n umb er o[...]

  • Page 150

    134 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n T el net Sessi ons... This item opens th e Telnet Sessio ns s cre en tha t di spla ys the status of R emote an d Loc al Tel net se ssions . ➽ Note: Y ou cannot sele ct Number o f T e lnet Se ssions A llowed , Disall ow New T elne t Sessi ons ,[...]

  • Page 151

    135 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Starting the T e lnet Se ssion Obse rve the followi ng when star ti ng a Telnet s ession to the swit ch : • In the IP Infor mation scree n, the IP State must be set to Bo otP Wh en N eed ed or BootP Alway s fo r the IP stack a[...]

  • Page 152

    136 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n ➽ Note: If y ou a re i n a T elne t ses sion and c hange th e IP pa ramete rs e ither in the IP Information Session screen or V irtual LAN IP Conf igu r ation s cre en , and sa v e the ch anges using t he Exi t command fr om the screen , you w[...]

  • Page 153

    137 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Do wn lo ad / Upl oa d Men u As e nha ncements a re made t o t he sw it ch, you may ne ed to u pdat e t he so ftwa re, or micr oc ode, tha t is conta ined in the switch. This chap te r descri be s how to upgrade t h e sw it ch f[...]

  • Page 154

    138 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Seri al Li nk Do wnlo ad Scr een Ser ial Link downloa d is for downloadi ng via the Out -of-Band mana gemen t port . The Serial L ink Download scre en is show n below . Proc eed as des cribed b elo w to u pdat e th e swi tch sof twar e: 1. Use a[...]

  • Page 155

    139 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n TFTP TFTP is not invoke d auto ma ti cally on the switch as it is on certa in other network devi ces, such as a dis kles s workstat ion . This is bec ause ther e should normall y be a f unction al soft ware i mage i n flash m em[...]

  • Page 156

    140 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n M ain Im ag e D ow nl oad .. .,, Co nf igu ra tio n File s Dow nl oa d.. ., Con f ig ura tio n Fi les U p lo a d. .. Selec t the require d funct ion a nd input the path and fil ename o f the fi le t he s witch atte mpts to d ownload or uploa d, [...]

  • Page 157

    141 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Rememb er: • Do not conf igur e multiple TFTP serv ers t o downlo ad co de updates u sing TFTP to a singl e swit ch (o r to m ult ipl e domai ns ) . • If the netw ork broadcas t traf f ic i s 20 0 packe ts p er s econd or mo[...]

  • Page 158

    142 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n Re se t S cre en The Reset scr een i s acce ssed from t he m ain men u. Th e Reset scr een , as sho w n below, d ispla ys t he r es et op tio ns a vaila ble with the swi tch. Number of Resets Since Diagnostics Number of ti mes the swi tch ha s b[...]

  • Page 159

    143 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Swi tc h Co nf i gu ra tio n Reset P ort Address T able Sel ecti ng thi s comm an d cl ear s all add ress ta ble e ntri es fo r a s pec ifie d p ort (us er i s queri ed for which port to reset), sets p ort traffi c counte rs to z ero, and se ts Time Since L[...]

  • Page 160

    144 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Sw itch C onfi gura tio n[...]

  • Page 161

    145 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e 7. Moni toring th e Netw ork with the Console Thi s c ha pter expl a i ns how to moni tor the CrossFi re 8600 Toke n-Ring Switc h or the Cros sFire 860 5 Token-Ri ng Fibe r Switch t hrough a dire ctly co[...]

  • Page 162

    146 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Na v i ga tin g W i thi n th e Me n us Unles s speci fied dif fere ntly, all the scree ns or menus are acces sed in t he followi ng wa y; u se the ARROW keys (also r eferred to a s c ursor keys) t o highlig ht the availa [...]

  • Page 163

    147 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e St atist ics Menu The follo wing describ es t he Statistics m enu a nd its submenus. The f oll owing lis t conta ins brief e xplana tions of the menus for the Statistic s screen . More i nformation o n e[...]

  • Page 164

    148 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Diagnostic T est Resu lts... Displ ays a scre en showing resul ts of Diagnos tic test s and error s (page 180). Messag e Log I nf ormati on... Displ ays an y messages recorde d by the system (page 181 ). Display Summary .[...]

  • Page 165

    149 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Board T emper ature I ndic ates whet her the switch is opera ting at normal or unacc ept ably high (over 50° C ( 122° F)) tem per atur es. Th e act ual boar d tem pera ture is also s hown . Frames T r [...]

  • Page 166

    150 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole P or t Stat us Screen The Por t Statu s screen pro vide s a summary of t he st atus of al l Token -Rin g port s. Po r t The port number. T rCRF The name of t he Tr CRF t o which t he port is a ss igned. T rBRF The name of[...]

  • Page 167

    151 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Ope r Mo de The port ope ration m ode. Possi ble values are : • HDX port — Half- dupl e x mode in whic h only a dedi cated connect ion t o a stat ion is suppor ted. Th e Tx/Rx pin outs are the same a[...]

  • Page 168

    152 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole P or t S tatisti cs Me nu The Po rt S tat i sti cs menu provi des acc ess to stat isti cal info rmati on for any parti cular por t. T o ent er the me nu, you mus t fir st e nter a port nu mber. Gener al S tat isti cs... D[...]

  • Page 169

    153 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e G eneral Sta tist ics Screen Use t he Gene ral Statistics scre en t o vie w deta il ed inf ormati on abo ut a pa rticul ar por t . Frame s Forwarded Numbe r of f rames forwa rded by the port, ex cludin g[...]

  • Page 170

    154 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Frames Processed Number of frames rece iv ed on thi s port and deli vere d to the hos t CP U s yst em soft w are fo r pr ocessing. Frames Unkn own Fra mes proc e ssed by the host CPU system softwa re that c onta ined an u[...]

  • Page 171

    155 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Receive Buffer O verflows Tot al numbe r o f fram es rec eived on t his p ort whi ch ca used a bu ffer ove rflow. T ransmit Buffer Overflows Tot al num ber o f fr ames which c ould n ot be t ransmit te d[...]

  • Page 172

    156 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole • Lobe T est - L obe test f ail ure. • HDX i n FDX - HDX MA C frame receiv ed in FDX mode. • Hear t Be at - He art b eat fai lure. • FDX Ne w Sta - FDX ne w st ation . • Au t o - Dis ab le r eas on. La st Res et[...]

  • Page 173

    157 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e AC E r r o r s Num ber of ti mes a st ati on rece ived a n A ctive Mo nito r Pr es ent (AM P) f ram e or a St andby Monitor Present (SMP ) frame in whi ch both t he address recogni z e d (A) bit and the [...]

  • Page 174

    158 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Hard Er rors The number of time s this port has de tect ed an immedi atel y re covera ble fata l err or. It de not es the nu mber of times thi s po rt is eithe r tran smitti ng or r eceiving be acon MAC frames. Sig nal Lo[...]

  • Page 175

    159 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e 802.5 S tate In f ormati on Sc reen Thi s screen provide s IEEE 802.5 state inf ormati on. Ri ng S tat us The curre nt port st atus on th e ring. This coul d b e used to diagn ose fluctu ating pr oblems [...]

  • Page 176

    160 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Ring Speed Next Open Indica tes the ring s peed that wil l be a ttempted at the ne xt open. Pos sible valu es are: Unknown , 4 Mbps , 16 Mbp s . Unknown ca n indi cate that the port will att em pt to auto ins e rt in to t[...]

  • Page 177

    161 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e St ation-CP ort Inf ormat ion... Dis plays the Station-CPort Information sc reen. TX I Inf ormation Screen The TXI Inf orm at ion sc reen provi de s informat ion about IEEE 802.5 DTR MAC TXI. A uthorized[...]

  • Page 178

    162 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Join S tate This fie ld dis pl ay s the pr es en t s tate of the J o in F SM. Pos sible val ues are Not Spe ci fied , B ypas s , Regis t ratio n , Lobe Test , Dup Ad dr Ch eck , Dup Addr De t , Join Comp let e an d Awai t[...]

  • Page 179

    163 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Sta ti on-C P ort Inf o rm ati on Sc ree n The Stat ion-CPort I n form atio n scree n is shown below. Station Reque sted Access Pr otocol Pro tocol req uested for s ta tio n acces s . This fie ld disp la[...]

  • Page 180

    164 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole CP or t Phantom Drive Mask This fie ld displ ays the val ue of the C-Port pol ic y vari able PPV (P D_MASK) . It represe nts the P hant om Driv e and Wire Fault det ectio n me thods suppor ted by t he C-Po r t. Po ssible [...]

  • Page 181

    165 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Addr ess T abl es Menu Use t he Address T a bles m e nu to sele ct which a ddre ss ta ble stat ist ics you want to vi ew . The foll owi ng l ist conta i ns brief e xplana tions o f the menus for the A dd[...]

  • Page 182

    166 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Ma ster Ad dress T able Scree n The Ma ster Ad dress Tabl e scree n conta ins MAC addres ses of a ll the por ts k nown to the s w itc h. The tabl e can cont ai n up to 10,000 ent rie s memory . See a de tail ed des cripti[...]

  • Page 183

    167 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e — A known a ddre ss on Port nn — Port type = TR: The a ddress i s kno wn at the spec if ied to ke n-ring port . — The addr ess wi ll be pr esen t at por t nn — Port t ype = STK: The addre ss is k[...]

  • Page 184

    168 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Po r ts The port s whose address ta bl es inc lude this MAC addr ess; fil tered port s are highli ght ed. Mor e Refre shes a one-p age table or di sp lay s subse quent ent r ie s on a larger ta ble. Search Prompts you to [...]

  • Page 185

    169 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Ty p e The Type co lu m n o f th e Master Route Descriptor T able can conta in the f oll owing ty pes: • Known -<port type> Po r t <nn>: — A known rou te descri ptor (br idge ) on Port nn[...]

  • Page 186

    170 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole VLAN Addr ess T abl e screen To v iew th e ent ries in the addr ess ta ble for each CRF, sele ct VLAN Addr e ss T able on the Address Tables scre en and sele ct th e des ire d TrCR F. The VLAN Address Tabl e sc ree n is d[...]

  • Page 187

    171 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e VL AN Rout e Desc ripto r T able Scr een To v iew th e en trie s i n th e ro ut e de scri ptor ta ble for each V LAN, se lect VL AN Rou te D esc ript or T abl es on the Addre ss Table me nu an d spe ci f[...]

  • Page 188

    172 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Curr ent Spanni ng T r ee Inf or mation Scre en Use the Current Spanning Tree Information scre ens to view a s u mm a r y of all STP inf ormati on for each por t. In formation on this sc reen can not be chan ged. When the[...]

  • Page 189

    173 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Max M essage Age Time a t whic h the confi guratio n messa ge used by th e spann ing-t re e al gorit hm sho uld be dis carde d. This tim e is adve rti sed b y the root and us ed by al l device s a nd swi[...]

  • Page 190

    174 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole DCst Cost fo r a p acket t o tra vel fro m thi s CRF t o the root in the c urrent spanning -tree co n fig urat io n . Th e sl ower th e m edi a, the hi gh er t h e co st . Dsg SwId/Br Id Prio rity and MAC ad dress of the [...]

  • Page 191

    175 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Cu rrent S pannin g T ree In for matio n f or a T r CR F Screen To displ ay th e sp ann ing tree pa ramet er s for a TrCRF tha t belongs to th e curr ent ly d is playe d TrBRF, se lect CRF-Spanning-Tree [...]

  • Page 192

    176 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Max Mes sage Age Time at which th e configur at ion m es s age used by the spa nni ng tre e al gori thm shoul d be d isca rded. This ti me is advert ise d by the ro ot and us ed by a ll de vic es and swit ches in the a ct[...]

  • Page 193

    177 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e • When the swi tc h is boote d, all ports ar e bl ocked in itial ly , a nd the n some o f them change to a dif ferent state : list en ing, lea rning, and forwardi ng, in tha t order . T o see the cha n[...]

  • Page 194

    178 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole VLAN St atisti cs If you selec t VLAN Sta tistics , you will be prompted for a VLAN type. On sel ection of the VLAN t ype, a screen wil l be displa yed lis ting ava ilabl e VLANs a nd prompt ing for a se lection. F o llow[...]

  • Page 195

    179 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e VLA N Statis tics Sc re en for T r BRF The T rBRF VLAN Stati stics screen is s hown below. Currently Active S tations Numbe r o f MAC addresses current ly in the master ad dress tabl e that are rec ogniz[...]

  • Page 196

    180 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Dia gnost ic T est Result s Screen The Diagn ostic T est R esults scree n is a lis t showi ng whether e rrors o r a s pecific diagno stic tes t has fail ed at a sp ec ifi ed box (swit ch) . This dis pla y is sele cted by [...]

  • Page 197

    181 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mon it or in g the Ne two rk wi t h t h e C on s ol e Message L og Inf ormatio n Scr een To vie w the mess age lo g, selec t Mess age Log on th e Stat istics me nu . The Me ss age Log I nformati on screen is displ ayed. The data on t his sc reen i s useful [...]

  • Page 198

    182 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni torin g th e Net wo rk wi th th e C ons ole Clear Clear al l message s. Displa y S ummary Scr een To view th e most impo r ta nt s witc h con figu rat ion par am eters to th e con so le i n a summary form, sel ect Display Summar y on t he Stati stics menu . The inf[...]

  • Page 199

    183 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mo nit o rin g th e Ne t w ork w ith SNM P 8. Moni toring the Netw ork with SNMP Thi s chapter e xpla ins how to monit or the CrossF ire 8600 Token-R ing Swit ch and/ or the Cro ssFir e 8605 Token -Ring Fi ber Swit ch from a network manag ement syst em usi [...]

  • Page 200

    184 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni tori ng t he N etw ork wi th SNMP SNM P Co nf igur at ion Use the SNMP Configuration scree n and a ll of i ts subm enus to configure spe ci fic attr ibut es rel at ed to S NMP . SNMP Configur ation Scr een The SNMP Configuration s cre en is s hown below. Send Authe[...]

  • Page 201

    185 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mo nit o rin g th e Ne t w ork w ith SNM P Community Stri ngs... Chang es the communit y stri ng table . The communi ty str ing i s the name associ ated with t he swit ch and a set of SNMP mana ger s. En tries in t he t able a r e s a ved acr oss r esets a [...]

  • Page 202

    186 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni tori ng t he N etw ork wi th SNMP Community Name Name, or pas swor d, used t o iden tify t he SNMP manage rs. ➽ Note: Communi ty na mes are cas e s ens i ti v e . Mode The pr i vil e ge lev e l ass igned to thi s name. Re ad specifies that SNMP m anagers c an onl[...]

  • Page 203

    187 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mo nit o rin g th e Ne t w ork w ith SNM P T rap Rec eiver s S creen Trap r ece i ve r tab l es te ll the s w i tc h w h er e to sen d tr ap s. The ta ble co n t ai ns the IP add ress as soci ated w it h an SN MP m ana ger . The Trap receiver ta ble cont ai[...]

  • Page 204

    188 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni tori ng t he N etw ork wi th SNMP Add Entry Adds a new entry to the trap recei ver tabl e. Delete Entry Del etes an en try f r o m the t rap rece ive r ta ble . Change Entry Mo difi es an e ntry in th e tra p r ecei ver tab le. Clear T able Del et es al l ta ble en[...]

  • Page 205

    189 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mo nit o rin g th e Ne t w ork w ith SNM P addre ssee of a pro tocol message that is no t prope rly authe ntic ated. While imp lementa ti ons o f t he SNMP must be capable o f gene rating t his t ra p, th ey must als o be ca p ab l e of s u ppr e ssi ng th [...]

  • Page 206

    190 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni tori ng t he N etw ork wi th SNMP Thi s trap is g en er a te d wh en a du p l ic at e M A C add r es s is de te ct ed on a po r t in a TrCRF whic h alread y has learne d tha t MAC addre s s. oc8600T sDupl icate Bridge This tra p is gene rat ed when a dupli ca te d [...]

  • Page 207

    191 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Mo nit o rin g th e Ne t w ork w ith SNM P T raps f or CrossLinks oc860 0TsC rossLi nkFail ed Thi s trap is sent whe n one of the lin ks in an Cross Li nk fai l. The varia ble oc860 0TsCLPort s conta ins the ports which are op erati onal in the CrossLin k. [...]

  • Page 208

    192 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 M oni tori ng t he N etw ork wi th SNMP[...]

  • Page 209

    193 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Moni t oring Por t Tr af f i c 9. Moni toring P ort T raffic The CrossF ire 8600 Token-R ing Switch a nd th e Cros sFire 8 605 Toke n-Ri ng Fib er Swi tch all ow y ou to configur e a Switc hed Port Analyzer f unct ion fo r moni toring tr af fic on a port by[...]

  • Page 210

    194 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Mon itor ing Por t Tra f fic The followi ng i nformatio n i s di spla yed on this screen: Po r t N u m b e r Port to which the ne twork a nalyzer or RMON probe will be at ta ched. ➽ Note: Thi s por t should be assigne d to it s o wn T rCRF . For informat ion about assi[...]

  • Page 211

    195 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Tr oubl es ho oti n g 10. Tr oub le shooting Thi s chapter co nta ins proc edures tha t help you trou ble s hoot proble ms with a Cros sFire 8600 T oken-Rin g Swi tch or a Cross F ire 8 605 Tok en-R ing F ibe r Swi tch and it s conne ct ions to ot her devic[...]

  • Page 212

    196 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Troub les hoot in g 4. Observe the LEDs on the swit ch fron t panel. Figure 3 on page 5 illus t rat es the LEDs. F o r ex pla n at ion s of th e LE Ds, see th e sec tio n “S ta tus and Acti v ity LEDs” on page 8. Re vi ew thi s secti on before proc ee ding with th e [...]

  • Page 213

    197 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Tr oubl es ho oti n g Proce dure B Use this proc edur e if the ERR LED is on: 1. V erify t hat the po wer to the intern al po wer supp ly i s on. If t he po wer is of f (and the swit ch is po we red only by the redundant po we r supply) , apply po wer to th[...]

  • Page 214

    198 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Troub les hoot in g Procedure D Use this pro c e dure if one device c onnect ed to the switc h is havi ng a com munic ation proble m. The ERR LED a nd the DIAG LEDs are of f, an d o ther a ttached devic es can comm unic ate th rough th e switch : 1. Check the port LEDs. [...]

  • Page 215

    199 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Tr oubl es ho oti n g — If the proble m persis ts , try ano ther iden tical ly conf ig ured port on the sw it ch. If th e n ew po rt work s ther e i s a prob lem w ith th e fa iled po rt. O bt ai n service . Con tact you r place of purcha se. 5. If t he s[...]

  • Page 216

    200 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Troub les hoot in g[...]

  • Page 217

    201 CrossFire 8600/8605 T o ke n-Rin g Switch es v . 1.2, P/N: 71000164 1 Getting in T ouc h with T e chn ica l Support 1 1. Ge tting in T ouch with T e c hnical Suppo rt I f s upport is not prov ided by y our org aniza ti on or t he l ocal vendor, you can a t any tim e relay informa tion to or contact Olic om Techn ical Support via one of the list[...]

  • Page 218

    202 CrossFire 8600/8605 T o ken-Ring Switches v . 1.2, P/N: 7100016 41 Getting in T ouc h with T e ch nical Su pport F ax Supp ort For assis t ance wit h any problem you may enc ounter whe n insta ll ing Olicom soft ware and ha rdware pr oduc ts, Olicom ’s Support depar tment will re pl y eithe r by fax or by tel ephone wit hin 24 hours, Monda y [...]

  • Page 219

    203 CrossFire 8600/8605 T o ke n-Rin g Switch es v . 1.2, P/N: 71000164 1 Getting in T ouc h with T e chn ica l Support I nterne t E-Ma il Olic om cu stomer support is avail able on e -mai l throu gh In ternet . You wi ll re ceive a repl y within 24 hours . Use one of the following e-m ai l address e s: Anon ymous In te rn et FTP Se rver All Oli co[...]

  • Page 220

    204 CrossFire 8600/8605 T o ken-Ring Switches v . 1.2, P/N: 7100016 41 Getting in T ouc h with T e ch nical Su pport Pr ob lem Repo rt Form Fil l in bot h sides of thi s Probl em Repo rt Form, prin t out th e rel evant syste m config uration file s and fax or mail to Oli com Tech nic al Sup port . You can a ls o fil l in a nd send a Probl em R epor[...]

  • Page 221

    205 CrossFire 8600/8605 T o ke n-Rin g Switch es v . 1.2, P/N: 71000164 1 Getting in T ouc h with T e chn ica l Support ❏ Proble m D es cr ipti on Network In sta llation Sketch[...]

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    206 CrossFire 8600/8605 T o ken-Ring Switches v . 1.2, P/N: 7100016 41 Getting in T ouc h with T e ch nical Su pport[...]

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    207 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ab bre v i at i ons Append ix A. Ab brevi ations AMP Ac tiv e Mo n it or P res e nt ARE All-Rou te s Explor er ARP Addr ess R esolu tion P ro tocol ATM As ynchrono us T ransfer Mode BLK Block ed BP DU Bridge Protoc ol Data Unit BRF Bridge Rel ay F unctio n [...]

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    208 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 A bbr evia tions LAA Loca l Admi nist rated Addres s LAN Lo ca l Ar ea N etw ork LAM Lobe Att achemen t Modul e LED Light Emitt ing Diode LLC Logic al Link Con trol LRN Le arn in g LSN Li s ten ing MAC Media Access Control MAU Media Access Unit Mbps Me gabi ts p er sec o[...]

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    209 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Ab bre v i at i ons SPAN Switched Port Analyzer SRB Sourc e Ro ute Br idgi ng SRS Sourc e Ro ute S witch ing SRT Sourc e Ro ute T ransp arent Bri dgin g STE Spannin g Tre e Exp lorer STP Sh ie lde d Tw is ted P air or Spa nning T ree Protoc ol TCP /I P Tran[...]

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    210 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 A bbr evia tions[...]

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    211 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Cab le and P i n In for mat io n Append ix B. Cab le a nd Pin Inf ormati on Thi s appendix prov ide s information on c ables tha t can be used with the Cross F ire 8600 T oken-Ri ng Swit ch and the Cro ssFir e 8605 T oken-Ri ng Fib er Swi tch. I t als o pr [...]

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    212 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ca ble and Pin Infor mat io n Out -of -B and M ana gem ent P or t an d Ca ble Pin- O uts The switc h’s Out-of -Ban d Ma nagemen t (OBM) port (labell ed MANAGEMENT on the front panel) is an TI A/EI A-232 port wired a s a DTE. For th is r ea so n, you canno t use a strai[...]

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    213 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Cab le and P i n In for mat io n TIA /EIA 23 2 N ull-M ode m Co nne ctions Use a n ull-modem (cross over) cable s hown i n Fi gure 23 t o conne ct t he MANAGEMENT port to a t ermina l (DTE) wit h a 2 5-pin co nnecto r. Alte rnative ly, you can use a modem c[...]

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    214 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ca ble and Pin Infor mat io n T wisted -P air Ca ble P in Outs When conne ct ing devic es to the toke n-ri ng port s on the switc h, you must us e a straigh t-t hrough c able. Diag rams of these cabl es foll ow. Straight-Through 100-O hm/120-Oh m Cable The swi tc h RJ-45[...]

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    215 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Cab le and P i n In for mat io n Ca bl ing R ecomm end ati ons The tables in thi s se cti on conta in the ma xim um supporte d lobe len gths. The ma xim um le ngt hs refl ect the longe st len gths support ed by the trans missi on cha racte risti cs of IEEE [...]

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    216 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ca ble and Pin Infor mat io n • F or lobe c abli ng f rom t he te lecom municat ion s cl oset t o the w al l outl et , it is reco mmended t hat 150- ohm STP or fou r -pai r Cate gory 5 c able t hat mee ts the inte rnatio nal cab le sta ndard (ISO/IE C 11801) or North A[...]

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    217 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Cab le and P i n In for mat io n Ca bl e Len gt h an d Lo be Wi r ing Rul es f or De dica ted -Me di a LAN Segments The Olic om Token- Ring networ k de dica ted-medi a (ful l-dup lex) c onnec tions sup port only one a ttach ed entit y (worksta ti on or swit[...]

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    218 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ca ble and Pin Infor mat io n Cr ossFire 860 5 T oken -Ri ng Fiber Switch The t able s in t his se ction sp ecify t he maxim um suppo rte d lobe l en gths f or th e fibe r cabl es list ed below. For al te rnat e op t ic al fiber s, see th e se co n d n o te in th e next [...]

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    219 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Cab le and P i n In for mat io n Ca bl e Le ngth a nd Lo be Wir ing Rul es f o r Sh are d- Medi a LAN Segments The types of cables that can be used in sha red-media s e g m e nts (half -duplex) are the sa me as t hose desc ribed above for dedic ated -media [...]

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    220 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ca ble and Pin Infor mat io n[...]

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    in de x- 1 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Inde x Nume rics 802.5 DTR MA C Info rmati on menu 160 802.5 Sta te I nfo rmatio n screen 159 80 2.5 St at istic s scree n 156 A ab breviati ons 207 ab ort trans mit e rrors on 802. 5 Stat is ti cs s cr een 157 about t hi s manu al xiii A C current r[...]

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    in dex - 2 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ind ex pin-outs of MANAGEMENT po rt 212 ty pe s of 215 ca bling instru ctions 61 reco mmendat ions 215 capaci ty spec ificat i ons 12 CAU 207 ca utions iii Cf g Lo s s Samp li ng In te r v a l p a ra m e ter 108 Cfg Lo ss Th re shol d pa r amet er 108 chas sis ac [...]

  • Page 239

    in de x- 3 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Inde x D D Cst paramet e r on Cu rrent S p anning T ree Informati on screen 177 declarat ion o f conf or mit y ii D efault G ate way para m ete r 94 D elete P assword parameter 12 9 deleti n g password 12 9 Demand Ag ing Level par ameter 12 8 depth o[...]

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    in dex - 4 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ind ex Fr ames Tran smi tted paramet er 149, 1 54 Fr ames U nkn own pa ramet er 154 frequen c y phys ical ch aracteri stics 13 frequen c y errors on 80 2. 5 St at i st ic s sc r e e n 158 fron t pa nel 5 conne ct ors 66 cont rol s 66 lab e l s 7 MANAGEMENT port 21[...]

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    in de x- 5 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Inde x Lo cal A d dress Entr ies param eter 154 Lo cal Box Numbe r parameter 84 Lo cal VLAN P ort Configuration sc reen 93 logi cal ri ngs maximum nu mber of 12 Long Fram es par amet er 155 looku p tabl e siz e 12 lost frame errors on 802. 5 Stat is [...]

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    in dex - 6 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ind ex mult i ple br idgi ng modes be nefit s 36 p rin ci ples 20 mul tiple s imult aneous con versa tions 18 N na vi gati ng wit hin con sol e menu s 77 ne twor k moni tor in g benef its 39 moni toring with S N MP 183 tr oubl eshoo tin g 19 5 ne two rk manag emen[...]

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    in de x- 7 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Inde x Erro r Repor t Timer 161 Erro r Sampli ng Interv al 10 8 Eve nt S t at us 162 Expl or er Overf l ow 15 5 Fla sh Memo ry Installe d 83 Force AC Bit s on S R Fra mes 106 Fo rward Delay 176 F orw ar ding Mo de 107 Fra me Errors 154 Frame Tr ans m[...]

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    in dex - 8 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ind ex Upstream Neighbor 160 VLAN ID 90 , 9 2 VLAN Name 91, 92 Parent VLAN p arameter 91, 178 parts n ot servi ceab le 195 password de le ti ng 12 9 settin g 129 Password menu 12 9 p at h co st of po r t on P ort Spanni ng Tree P aramet ers screen 103 Pend in g Se[...]

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    in de x- 9 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Inde x Ring S tat us parame ter 159 RM ON 208 RMON S upp ort gene r al des c r ipt ion 28 Roo t CRF paramete r 172 Roo t ID parameter 172, 17 5 R oot Port para me te r 175 RS 208 ru le s remem ber b efore i nstalla tion 49 S safety el ectric ity 43 p[...]

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    in dex - 10 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ind ex so lv ing pr ob le ms 195 so ur ce route br idg ing mod e p rin ci ples 21 so ur ce route s w i tchi ng mode p rin ci ples 21 so ur ce route t ransp arent mode p rin ci ples 21 SPA N 20 9 Spanning Tree f or TrBRF sc reen 99 Spanning Tree f or TrCRF sc reen[...]

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    i nd e x- 11 Cros s F i re 8 60 0/ 860 5 T oke n- Ri n g S w itc h e s v . 1 .2, P/ N : 71 00 01 64 1 Inde x Sy stem Cont act paramete r 83 System De scription parameter 81 Sy stem Lo catio n param eter 83 System Name parameter 83 syst em r eque s t bu tto n on front pan el 7 System Up Ti me parameter 14 8 T tabl e moun ting of swi tches 60 TCP/ I [...]

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    in dex - 12 Cros sF ire 8 600/ 860 5 Token-R ing Swi tch es v. 1. 2, P /N: 7100 0164 1 Ind ex UTP 209 V View Port F il te rs screen 12 0 Virtual LAN configuration 87 VLAN 209 VLAN Address T a ble screen 170 VLAN configu ration ge ner al desc rip tion 87 VLAN Configurati on menu 88 VLAN Configuration screen 89 VLAN ID p arameter 90, 92 VLAN Name p a[...]

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