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    Hardware Installation Guide Alteon W eb Switch 10/1 00/100 0 Mbps W eb Switche s Part Numb er: 212 779, Revision A , De ce mber 2001 TM 50 Great O ak s Boulevar d San Jose, Ca li fornia 951 1 9 408-360-5 500 M ain 408-360-55 01 Fax www .nortelnetworks.com[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 2 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 Copyrigh t 2001 N ortel Netwo rks, Inc., 50 Great Oaks Bo ulevard, San Jose, Cal iforni a 95119, USA. All rights re served. P art Number: 212779 , Revision A. This do cument is p rotecte d by copy right and d istribut ed unde r licenses restrictin g its u se, copyin g, di[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide 3 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 Japanese VCCI Class A S tateme nt: CE Notice: The CE mark on this equi pment indicat es that this equipment meets or exceed s the followi ng EMC tech nical st andards: EN 50024, E N55022, EN5020 4, EN61000 -3-2, E N61000 -3-3, EN61 000-4 -2, EN61000 -4-3, E N61000- 4-4, an [...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 4 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 Nordic Lithium Ba ttery Cautions (Norge) ADV AR SEL — Litiumb atteri - Eksplo s jon sfare. V ed utskifti ng benyttes kun batte ri som anbefa lt av apparatfabrikanten. Brukt batteri returneres apparatleverand ø ren. (Sverige) V ARNING — Explos ionsfa ra vid felakt igt[...]

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    050009C, October 2001 5 Content s Preface 7 Who Should Use This Book 7 How This Book I s Organized 7 Contacti ng Us 8 Warrant y 8 Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 9 Physical Description 10 Front Pan els 10 Alteon 18 0 Series Web Switches 10 Alteon AD se ries Web Switches 11 Ports 1 2 Rear Panel 14 AC Power 14 DC Power 14 Chapter 2: Instal li ng the[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 6 Contents 050009C, October 2001 Chapter 3: Using the Console Port 23 Connecti ng a Serial Cable 23 Establi shing a Console Conn ection 25 Upgr adin g Soft w are 26 Softwa re Alread y Installed 26 TFTP Download Th rough CLI 26 Serial Upgrade 26 Troubles hooting 27 Link LED Does No t Light 27 Symptom [...]

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    212779 A, De cember 2001 7 Preface This manual describes the features and installation process o f AD3, AD4, and th e Alteon 180 series o f Gigabit Ethernet switch hardware. For full documentat ion on configu ring and using th e W eb switch ’ s many software features (such as Server Load B alancing and Application Redirection), see the W eb OS sw[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 8 212779 A, Decem ber 200 1 Cont acting Us For complete product su pport and sales information , visit the Nortel Networks website at the following URL: http://www.nortelnetworks.com See the contact information on this s ite for regional support and sales phone num bers and e-mail addresses. n In Nor[...]

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    212779-A , Decembe r 2001 9 C HAPTER 1 The Alteon W eb Switch An Alteo n W eb swi tch attaches to the netw ork backbo ne and interconnects servers using 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps , and 1,000 Mbps Ethernet co nnections. This flexibility of f loads server-to- server traf fic from the backbone, free s backbone bandwidth, and accelerates client-server performa[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 10 Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 Physic al Descri ption The follo w ing s ections descri be the Alt eon W eb switch hardware . Front Panels Alteon 180 Ser ies W eb Switches Figure 1 an d Fig ure 2 illustrate the Alteon 180 series s witches. Figure 3 and Figure 4 illustra[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 11 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 Alteon AD serie s W eb Switches Figure 3 Alteon AD 3 Front Pane l Figure 4 Alteon AD 4 Front Pane l 9 TX RX Link Data 1000 Base-SX Link Data Status 8 Power Console 5 4 3 1 2 6 7 057 ACEdirector 3 A B C D E A 057 A C D E B[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 12 Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 Port s Ta b l e 1 shows the port densities for each Alteon W eb switch model. The front pa nel of the Alteon W eb switch has the following features : A Port 1 throug h Port 8: RJ-45 netw ork port s N OTE – The Alteon 180 series provides[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 13 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 The table below describes the lights and cond itio ns represented by the state of the LEDs. C Port 9: Dedicated upl ink por t The Alteon 1 80e and Alteon AD3 h ave one SC-styl e Gigabit Et hernet fiber optic connector . The Alteon 1 84, 185[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 14 Chapter 1: The Alteon Web Switch 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 Rear Panel AC P ower Figure 5 Alteon Web Switch Rear Pan el—AC Pow ered Mode ls The rear panel o f the AC-powered Alteon series W eb switches has the fo l lowing co mponents: A A power switch B A fuse housi ng C An AC power con nector D[...]

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    212779-A , Decembe r 2001 15 C HAPTER 2 Inst alling the Switch Hardware This chapter describes how to install the Alteon W eb switch in a rack or on a table. Included Items Y our W eb switch is s hipped with t he following items : n T wo mounting brackets (f or rack mounting) n Six Phillips s c rews for ins talling the mounting brackets n Four rubb[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 16 Chapter 2: Inst alling the Switch Hardware 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 7. Powering on the switch. N OTE – The DC p owered switc h requires in sulated copp er conducto r wire of #12 t o #22 A WG . The required wire s ize is related to the length of the wir e. For information, refer to the standard[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 2: Ins talling the Switch Hardware 17 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 Inst alling the Switc h Always observe the precautions outlined in th e manuals for this and all other equipment you are installing. Determine whether the unit will be mounted into an equipment rack, or placed free-standing on a s[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 18 Chapter 2: Inst alling the Switch Hardware 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 2. Then, install the switch as shown in the figur e bel ow using the appr opriate screws for your rack-m ount system (fou r 10-32, 1 2-24, M5X.8 -6H, or M6X1-6H typ e scr ews). Figure 8 Rack-Mou nted Alteo n Web Switch T able-Mo[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 2: Ins talling the Switch Hardware 19 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 Connecting Power The following instruction s are fo r AC powered and DC p owered Alteon switches. AC P ower 1. Connect the power cord to the W eb switch. V erify that the power switch is in the off position. 2. Plug the switch cor[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 20 Chapter 2: Inst alling the Switch Hardware 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 5. Connect the other end of each DC power lead to the appr opriate wire terminal of your DC power source. Connect the DC “ + ” (common) switch terminal to the source DC “ + ” common power terminal. Connect the DC “ –[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 2: Ins talling the Switch Hardware 21 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 Gigabit Ethernet via the Fiber Optic SC Connector The figu re below illustrat es an SC-type connect or used fo r Gigabi t Eth ernet fib er opt ic connec- tions on the Alteon W eb switches: Figure 9 Fiber O ptic Connec tor for Alte[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 22 Chapter 2: Inst alling the Switch Hardware 212779 -A, Decem ber 200 1 Automatic Selection of Redundant Connections N OTE – Thi s feature is s upported only on the Alteon 180 S eries W eb switches. The Alteon 180 series ’ uniqu e dual-media configur ation su pports automatic b ring-up and fa il[...]

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    212779-A , Decembe r 2001 23 C HAPTER 3 Using the Console Port Alteon W eb switches have a co nsole port f or confi guring the s witch. Thi s chapter ex plains how to connect a terminal to the console port. For instructions on using the co nsole to vi ew and conf igur e switch settings, see the W eb OS switch sof tware manu als. Connecting a Serial[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 24 Chapter 3: U sing the Conso le Port 212779 -A, Dece mber 200 1 n Console C able The console port accepts a straight-throu gh seri al cable with a male DB9 connector . The following fig ures show the pin ass ignments for the con s ole to use to configure serial cables to terminal connect ors wit h [...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 3: Using the Console Port 25 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 Figure 12 9-pin t o 25-pin C onnecto r Pin Assi gnme nts N OTE – Console cabl es are not in tended for permanent inst allation and should be di sconnected from the con sole port after co nfiguring the switch . Est ablishin g a Console Co[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 26 Chapter 3: U sing the Conso le Port 212779 -A, Dece mber 200 1 Upgrad ing Sof tw are Sof tware Already Inst alled The Alteon W eb switch is prov ided with the software installed and conf igured with the factory default settings. For mor e info r mati on, refer to the W e b OS softw are manuals. TF[...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Chapter 3: Using the Console Port 27 212779-A , Decembe r 2001 T roublesh ooting This section contains informatio n about p os sible pro bl e ms that may occur or error mess ag es that might display if the switch is not properly installed or config ured . Link LED Does Not Light Symptom The green Lin [...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 28 Chapter 3: U sing the Conso le Port 212779 -A, Dece mber 200 1 n Units in a closed or multi- unit rack assemb ly may have an o perating ambient t emperature higher than the ambient temperature of the room. The ambie nt temperature of an oper ating switch must no t exceed 40 o C. If the oper ati ng[...]

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    212779 A, De cember 2001 29 A PPENDIX A S pecifications Support ed S t andard s n Spanning T ree Protocol (I EEE 802.1d) n Logical Link Co ntrol (IEEE 802.2) n 10Base-T/ 100Base- TX (IEEE 80 2.3, 802.3u ) n 1000Bas e-SX (IEEE 802 .3z) n Flow C ontrol (IEE E 802.3x) n Link Nego t iation (IEEE 802.3 z) n Frame T agging (IEEE 802.1Q) on all ports when[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 30 Appendix A: Specificatio ns 212779 A, Decem ber 200 1 Physic al Charac teristi c s Power Requirement s AC Power DC Power Characte ristic Measurement W idth 43.18 c m (17. 00 inches ) (Stand ard 19" EIA r ack mounta bl e) Height 8.81 cm (3.47 inc hes ) Dept h 45.72 c m (18.00 inche s) W eight [...]

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    Alteon Web Switch Hardware Instal lation G uide Appendi x A: Specifi cations 31 212779 A, De cember 2001 Environment al S pecifications Certifi catio ns Condition Operating Specific ation Storage Specificati on T em peratu re 0 ° to 40 ° C (+32 ° to +10 4 ° F) – 40 ° to +85 ° C ( – 40 ° to +185 ° F) Relati ve humidity 5 to 85% no n-cond[...]

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    Alteon We b Switch Hardware Ins tallation G uide 32 Appendix A: Specificatio ns 212779 A, Decem ber 200 1[...]