SMC Networks SMC8848M manual

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    T igerStack II 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ether net Switch ◆ 24/48 au to-MDI/MDI-X 10 /100/1 000B ASE-T po rts ◆ 4 RJ-45 ports shared with 4 SFP tra nscei v er slot s ◆ 2 10GB ASE extender module slots ◆ Non-blocking switching architecture ◆ Support for a redundant po wer unit ◆ Spanning T ree Protocol, RSTP , and M STP ◆ Up to 32 LA CP or s[...]

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    38 T esla Irvine, CA 9261 8 Phone: (9 49) 679-80 00 T igerStack II 10/100/1000 Installation Guide From SMC’ s T iger l ine of feat ure-rich w orkgroup LAN solutio ns February 2006 Pub. # 15 020005 4300A[...]

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    Information fu rnished by SM C Netw orks , Inc . (SMC) i s believ ed to be accurate and re liable. How ever , no respon sibility is assumed by SMC for it s use, nor for an y infring ements o f patents or o ther rights o f third par ties which may res ult from i ts us e. No lic ens e is g ran ted by i mpli catio n or o therw ise un der any pa tent o[...]

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    i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W arranty Statement: SM C Networks, Inc. (“SMC ”) warr ants its p roducts to be free from defect s in work manship and materials , under normal use and service, for the applicable wa r ranty term . All SMC products car ry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purc hase from SMC or its Authorized R esel[...]

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    ii WARRA NTIES EXCLUSIV E: IF AN SMC PR ODUCT DOES NOT OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’ S SOLE REMED Y SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PRODUCT I N QUESTION , AT SMC’S OPTI ON . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , EITHER IN F ACT OR BY [...]

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    iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - C lass A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its fo r a Clas s A di gital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial envi ronment. This equ ipment generates ,[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES iv CE Mark Declaratio n of Confor mance for EMI and Safety (EEC) SMC contact for these products i n Europe is: SMC Networks Europe , Edif icio Conat a II, Calle Fr uctuós Gelabe rt 6-8 , 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant J oan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This inform ation te chnolog y equ ipment complies with the r equirements of the Counci l Di[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES v Australia A S/NZS 3548 (1995) - Clas s A SMC contact for product s in Austr alia is: SMC Communicati ons Pty . Ltd. Suit e 18 , 12 T r yon Roa d, Lindfield NSW2070, Phone: 61-2-94160437 F ax: 61 -2-94160474 Safety Compliance W a rn i n g : F i be r Op ti c P o rt S a f et y A vertissment : Ports pour fibres opt iques - séc urité su[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES vi • This unit operates under SE LV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) condit ions according to IEC 60950. The conditions are onl y maintained if the equipment to which it is connected also operates under SE LV conditions. F rance and Peru only This unit cannot be po wered from IT † supplies . If your supplies are of IT type, thi s unit mu[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES vii V euillez lire à fond l'inform ation de la s écurité suiv ante av ant d'installer le Switch: A VERTISSEMENT : L’installation et la dépose de ce g roupe doiv ent être confiés à un personnel qualif ié. • Ne branchez pas votre apparei l sur une prise sect eur (alimentati on électrique) lorsqu'il n'y a [...]

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    C OMPLIANCES viii Bitte unbedingt v or dem Einbauen des Switches die folgenden Sicherheitsanweisungen dur chlesen: WARNU NG: Die Installation und der Ausbau des Geräts darf nur durch F achpersonal erfolgen. • Das Gerät sollte nicht an eine unge erdete Wechs elstromst eckdose an geschlosse n werden. • Das Gerät muß an eine geerdete Steckdose[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES ix W ar nin gs and Cautionar y Messa ges Wa r n i n g s (in Ge r man) En vironmental Statem ent The manufacturer of this product ende avours to sustain an envi ronmentally-friendly poli cy throughout the e ntire production process . This is achie ved though the f ollowing means: • Adherence to national legi slation and regulations on[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES x End of Product Life Span This p roduct is manufac tured in such a way as to allow for the reco very and dispos al of all included elec trical components once the product has reached the end of its life . Manufacturing Materials There are no hazardous nor oz one-depleting materials in this pr oduct. Documentation All printed documenta[...]

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    xi T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 About the TigerStack II 10/100/1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Switch Ar chitecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Network Ma nagement Opt ions . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Rack Mount ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Desktop o r Shelf Mount ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Installing an Op tional Modu[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiii A PPEN DICES : A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Diagnosing Sw itch Indicator s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Diagnosing P ower Problems w ith the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Power and C ooling Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiv Glossary Index[...]

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    xv T ABLES Table 1-1 Port Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Table 1-2 System Sta tus LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Table 1-3 Module LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Table 3-1 Optiona l Transcievers . .[...]

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    xvi F IGURES Figure 1-1 Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figure 1-2 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Figure 1-3 Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Figure 1-4 System LEDs . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1-1 C HAPTER 1 A BOUT THE T IGER S TACK II 10/100/1000 Overview SMC’ s Tig erStack II 10/100/ 1000 SMC8824M and SMC8848M are intelligent multilayer switches (Laye r 2, 3) with 24/48 10/100/ 1000B ASE-T por ts , four of which are combination ports * that are shar ed with four SFP transcei ver slots (see Figure 1-1, P orts 21-24/45-48). The rear pa[...]

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    A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK II 10/1 00/10 00 1-2 These swi tches ca n be used to au gment or completel y replace s low legacy routers , off-loading local IP traffic to release valuable reso urces for non-IP routing or W AN access . With wi re-speed performance, these switc hes can signi ficant ly impro v e the thro ughput betw een IP segm ents or VLA[...]

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    D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW AR E 1-3 These switc hes includ e built-in sta cking ports that enable up to eight units to be conn ected tog ethe r through a 4 8 Gbps stack backpla ne . T he switch stack ca n be manag ed fr om a master unit us ing a single I P address . These swi tches al so includ e tw o slot s on th e rear pan el for sli de-in sing le-po[...]

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    A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK II 10/1 00/10 00 1-4 SFP Slots The Small F or m Fact or Plugg able (S FP) transcei v er slots are shar ed with four of the RJ-45 ports (port s 21-24 for the SMC8824M and ports 45-48 for the SMC8848M). In its default configuration, if an SFP tran sceiv er (purchased separate ly) is installed in a slot and has a valid link o[...]

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    D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW AR E 1-5 Port and System Status L EDs These switches i nclude a dis play pan el for ke y syst em and port indicati ons tha t simpl ify i nstal latio n and netw ork troub lesho oting . The LEDs , whic h are lo cated on th e front panel for easy viewing, are sho wn below an d described in the following tables. Figure 1-3 Port L[...]

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    A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK II 10/1 00/10 00 1-6 Figure 1-4 System LEDs Table 1-2 System Status LEDs LED Condition Status Power Green Internal power is operating normally. Amber Internal power supply fault. Off Power of f. Diag Flashing Gre en System se lf-diagnosti c test in progress. Green System self-diag nostic test successfu lly completed. Amber[...]

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    D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDW AR E 1-7 Stack Master Gr een Swi tch i s the Master unit of th e st ack. Stat e may include topol ogy discovery, IP assignment , or norma l operations. Flashing Green Switch is the Maste r unit of the stack, sy stem is initiali zing. Amber Switch is operating as a Slave uni t in the s tack. Flashing Ambe r System in Master ar[...]

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    A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK II 10/1 00/10 00 1-8 Optional Redundant Power Supply SMC sup ports an optiona l Redundant Power Supply (RPS), that can supply power to the switch in the event the inter nal power supply fails. Power Supply Sockets There are t wo p ow er soc kets on the r ear panel o f each switc h. The stand ard po wer sock et is f or the [...]

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    F EATURES AND B ENEFITS 1-9 Extender Module LEDs The opt ional 10GB ASE slide-in module includes its own integ rated LED indicat ors on the mo dule’ s fr ont pan el. The fol lowi ng tab le desc ribes the LEDs . Featur es and Benefits Connectivity • 24 or 48 10/ 100/1000 Mbps ports fo r easy Gigabit Ethernet inte gratio n and f or prot ectio n o[...]

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    A BOUT THE T IGE R S TACK II 10/1 00/10 00 1-10 • Provides stacking capability via high-s peed serial ports with 48 Gb ps stacki ng bandw idth. Up to 8 unit s can be st acked toget her. Expandability • Su pports 1000BASE -SX, 1000BASE-LX and 1000BASE-ZX SFP transceivers. • Optional 10G single-p ort expans ion modu le with an XFP transce iver [...]

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    2-1 C HAPTER 2 N ETWORK P LANNING Introduc tion t o Switchi ng A network switch allows s imultaneous transmission of multiple packets via non-cros sbar switching . T his means that it ca n partit ion a netw ork more effici ently th an brid ges or routers . These switc hes ha ve, therefor e, been recogniz ed as one of the most impor tant build ing b[...]

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    N ETWORK P LANNING 2-2 Application Ex amples The Tige rStac k II 10/100/1000 is not only designed to segment y our network, but a lso to prov ide a wide rang e of opt ions in sett ing up net work conne ctions and linking V LANs or IP su bnets. Some typical a pplication s are de scribe d below . Collapsed Backbone The Tig erStack II 10/100/1000 is a[...]

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    A PPL ICAT ION E XAM PLES 2-3 Network Aggregation Plan With 24 or 48 parallel bridging po rts (i.e., 24 or 48 distinct collisio n domains), a Gig abit switch st ac k can collap se a complex network down into a singl e effici ent br idged node , increasi ng o veral l band width and throughput . In the figure below , the 10/100/1000BASE-T ports in a [...]

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    N ETWORK P LANNING 2-4 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable Fiber op tic techn olog y allows for long er c abling than any o ther med ia type. A 1000BASE-SX (MMF) link can connect to a site up to 550 meters away , a 1000B A SE-LX (SMF) link up to 5 km, and a 1 000B A SE-ZX link up to 100 km. This allows a switch stack to se r ve as a collapsed backb[...]

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    A PPL ICAT ION E XAM PLES 2-5 Makin g VLAN Connect ions Th ese swit ches suppor t VL ANs which c an be use d to org ani ze any gr oup of net w ork nod es into se parate broadc ast domain s . VL ANs con fine broadc ast traffic to th e originat ing g roup , and can e l imin ate broad cast stor ms in large networks . Thi s provides a mo re secur e and[...]

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    N ETWORK P LANNING 2-6 Applicati on Notes 1. Full-duplex operation on ly applies to point-to -point access (such as when a switc h is attached to a works tation, ser v er or another switch). When the switc h is con nected t o a hub , both device s must opera te in half-duplex mode. 2. F or ne twork applica tions tha t requ ire routin g between diss[...]

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    3-1 C HAPTER 3 I NSTALLING THE S WITCH Selecting a Site TigerStack II 10/100/1000 units can be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack or on a f lat surface. Be sure to follo w the guidelines below when c hoosing a locat ion. •T h e s i t e s h o u l d : - be at the center of all the de vices you wa nt to lin k and near a po wer outlet . - b[...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-2 Ether net Cabli ng T o ensure prop er operation when installing the switches into a network, make sure tha t the current cables are suitab le for 10B ASE-T , 100B ASE-TX or 1000BASE-T operation. Chec k th e follo wing criteria agains t the cu r rent i nsta llati on of you r ne tw ork: • Cable typ e: Unshielded t wis[...]

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    E QUIPMENT C HECKLIST 3-3 Equipm ent Ch ecklis t After unpacking the TigerStack II 10/100/1000 unit, check the contents to be sure you ha ve recei ved all t he componen ts . Then, befor e beginn ing the installation, be sure you have all other necessar y installation equipment. Package Contents • TigerStack II 10/100/1000 unit (SMC8824M or SMC884[...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-4 Mountin g A TigerStack II 10/100/1000 unit can be mounted in a standar d 19-inch equipmen t rack or on a desktop or s helf . Mount ing inst r uctions for e ach type of si te follow . Rack Mounting Bef ore ra ck mo unti ng the sw itch, p ay par ticular attention to the following factors: • Temperat ure: Since the tem[...]

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    M OUNTING 3-5 T o ra ck-mount de vices: 1. Attach th e brack ets to th e device u sing the s crews pr ovide d in the Bracket Mounting K it. Figure 3-2 Attaching the Brackets 2. Mount the device in the ra ck, using four rack-mount ing screws (no t provided ). Figure 3-3 Installing the Switch in a Rack Ma ste r Se lec t S ta ck ID 45 46 47 48 Con so [...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-6 3. If installing a single switch only , turn to “ Connecting to a P ower Sour ce” at t he end o f this chapter. 4. If installing multiple swit ches , moun t them in the rack, one below the other, in any or der . 5. If also installing an RPS , mount it in th e rack belo w the othe r devices . Desktop or Shelf Mount[...]

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    I NSTALLING AN O PTIONAL M ODULE INTO THE S WITCH 3-7 Installi ng an Optional Module into the Switch Figure 3-5 Install ing an Optional Module Note: The slide-in modules are ho t-swappa ble, you do no t need t o powe r off the switch before installing or removing a module. T o install an o ptional module into t he switch, do the following: 1. Re mo[...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-8 6. The Module LED on the swit ch’ s f ront pa nel sh ould tu r n green t o confir m that the module is cor rectly installed and ready to use. Installi ng an Optional SFP or XFP Transceiver into the Switch Figure 3-6 Inserting an SFP Transceiver into a Slot Th e switch supp or t the following o ption al transc eiv er[...]

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    C ONNECTING S WITCHE S IN A S TACK 3-9 3. Slide the transceiver into the slot until it clicks into place. Note: SFP and XFP tra nsceivers are h ot-swappab le. The s witch d oes not need to be powered off before inst alling or removing a transceiver. However , always fir st disco nnect the networ k cable b efore removing a transceiver. Note: SFP and[...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-10 4. (Optional) T o form a wr ap-around topo log y , plug one end of a sta ck cable into th e Down port on the bot tom unit an d the o ther end into the Up por t on the top uni t. Figure 3-7 Making Stacking Connections 5. Select the Maste r unit in t he stack b y pressing t he Master b utton in on only on e of the swit[...]

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    C ONNECTING S WITCHE S IN A S TACK 3-11 Stacking Topologies All units in the stack must be conn ected via stacking cable. Y ou can connec t units in a simple cascade c onfigurat ion, co nnectin g Do wn ports to Up por ts , from the top unit t o the botto m unit. Using this “line” to polog y , if any link or unit in the stack fails , the stack i[...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-12 Connect ing to a Power Source T o connect a device to a po wer sourc e: 1. Insert the pow er cable pl ug direct ly into the soc ket locat ed at the b ack of the devi ce. Figure 3-8 Power Socket 2. Plug the oth er end of the ca ble int o a grounded, 3 -pin, A C po wer sourc e. Note: For interna t ional use, you may n [...]

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    C ONNECTING TO THE C ONSOLE P ORT 3-13 Connect ing to the Co nsole Po rt Th e RJ-45 seria l por t on the switch’ s fr ont panel is used to co nnect to the switc h for out-of -band cons ole conf igurati on. The on-bo ard conf iguratio n prog ram can be ac cessed from a ter mina l or a PC r u nning a t er mina l emu lation p rogram. The pin assig n[...]

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    I NS TALL I NG THE S WITCH 3-14[...]

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    4-1 C HAPTER 4 M AKING N ETWORK C ONNECTI ONS Conne cting N etwork Devices The Tige rStac k II 10/100/1000 units are designed to interconnect multiple segments (or collision domains ). It can be conn ected to network cards i n PCs and se r ver s, as wel l as to hub s, s witch es or rout ers . It may als o be con nected to d evices using optional XF[...]

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    M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-2 Connecting to PCs, Ser vers, Hubs and Switches 1. Atta ch one end of a twi sted-pa ir cabl e segme nt to th e devic e’ s R J-45 conne ctor. Figure 4-1 Making Twisted-Pair Connections 2. If the device is a PC card and the swit ch is i n the wiri ng closet, at tach the ot her end of t he cabl e segmen t to a mod u[...]

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    T WISTED -P AIR D EVIC ES 4-3 Network Wiring Connections T oday , t he punc h-down b loc k is an in tegral part of ma ny of th e newe r equipm ent racks. It is actually pa rt of the patch pa nel. Instr uction s for making connec tions in th e wiring closet with this type of eq uipme nt follows . 1. Atta ch one en d of a pa tch cable to an available[...]

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    M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-4 Fiber Optic SFP Devices An optional Gigabit SFP transceiv er (1000BASE-SX, 1000B ASE -LX or 1000B ASE-ZX) can be used for a backbone connectio n between switches , or for co nnect ing to a high-spe ed ser ver. Each sin gle-mode fiber port requires 9/125 micron single-mode fiber optic cab le with an LC connector at[...]

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    10 G BPS F IBE R O PTIC C ONNECTIONS 4-5 3. Connect one en d of the cable t o the LC po rt on the switc h and the other end to the LC port on the ot her device . Since LC con nectors ar e ke yed, the cab le can b e attac hed in only on e orien tation. Figure 4-3 Making Connections to SFP Transceivers 4. As a connection is made , chec k the Link LED[...]

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    M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-6 Warnin g: These switches us e lasers to tra nsmit signa ls over fiber opt ic cable. The lasers are compli ant with t he requirem ents of a Class 1 Laser Product and are inh erently eye safe in normal operat ion. How ever, you should ne ver look directly at a transmit port wh en it is powered on. Note: When select [...]

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    10 G BPS F IBE R O PTIC C ONNECTIONS 4-7 Figure 4-4 Connecting to an XFP Transceiver 4. As a connection is made , chec k the Link LED on th e module to be sure that the connection is valid. The 10G fiber op tic ports o perate at 1 0 Gbps f ull duplex . The maxim um length f or fiber optic ca ble ope rating at 10 G bps will de pend on the fi ber typ[...]

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    M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-8 Connect ivity Rule s Whe n adding hubs (re peat ers) to your network, ple ase follow the connec tivit y r ules l isted in the manuals for thes e produc ts . Howev er, n o te that becaus e switch es br eak up t he path for co nnecte d dev ices i nto separate c ollision domain s , you should not include the s witch [...]

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    C ONNECTIVITY R ULES 4-9 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Collisi on Domain Table 4-2 Maximum 10GBASE-LR 10 Gigabit Eth ernet Cable Length Fiber Size Fiber Bandwidth Maxi mum Ca ble Lengt h Connector 9/125 micr on single-mode fi ber N/A 10 km (6.2 miles) LC Table 4-3 Maximum 10GBASE-ER 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Length Fiber Size Fiber Bandwidth Maxi mum [...]

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    M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Collision Domain 10 Mbps Ethernet Collision Domain Table 4-7 Maximum 1000BASE-ZX Fiber Optic Cable Length Fiber Diameter Fiber Bandw idth Cable Length Range Connector 9/125 micr on single-mode fi ber N/A 70* - 100 km (43.5 - 62.1 mi les) LC * For l ink spans exceedi ng 70 km, yo u may need [...]

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    C ABL E L ABELING AND C ONNECTION R ECOR DS 4-11 Cable Labe ling and Conne ction Recor ds When plannin g a netw ork installatio n, it is essential to label th e opposing ends of cables and to record where each cable is connected. Doing so will enable y ou to easily lo cate inter -connecte d devices , isolate faults and chang e your topo log y wi th[...]

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    M AKIN G N ETWORK C ONNECTIONS 4-12[...]

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    A-1 A PPENDI X A T ROUBLESHOOTING Diagnosi ng Switch Indica tors Table A-1 Troublesho oting Chart Symptom Action Power LED is Off • Check con nections between the switch, the power cord, and the wall outlet. • Contact your dea ler for assistance. • Contact SMC Technical Support. Power LED is Amber • Inte rnal power supply has faile d. Conta[...]

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    T R OUBLESHOOTING A-2 Diagnosing Power Problems with th e LEDs The Po we r and RPS LEDs w ork in combination to indicat e pow e r status as follows . Stack Link LED is Flashing Gre en/Amber • The uplink /downlink has fai led. • For the indicate d stack link, check that the sta cking cables are pr operly connected. Repl ace the stacking cable if[...]

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    P OWER AND C OOLING P RO B LE MS A-3 Power and Cooling Problems If the power indi cator does not tur n on when the power cord is pl ug ged in, you m ay ha ve a p roblem wi th the p ow er outl et, po wer c ord, or internal power supply . However , if the unit pow ers off after r unning for a while, check for lo ose power co nnect ions, power losses [...]

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    T R OUBLESHOOTING A-4 Stack Troubleshooting If a stack fails to initialize or function , first check the following items: • Ch eck that all stacking cables are properly connected. • Ch eck if any stac ki ng cabl es appear damag ed. • Ch eck that only one Stack Mast er butt on is pr essed in. • Check that all switches in the s tack are power[...]

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    B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Twiste d-Pair Ca ble and Pin A ssignments F or 10B ASE-T/100BASE-TX connections , a twisted-pair cable must have two p airs of wires . F or 1000B A SE-T connections the twisted-pair cable must hav e four pair s of wires . Eac h wire pair is id entified by tw o different color s . F or example , one wire m ight be g reen and [...]

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    C ABL ES B-2 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Pin Assign ments Use unshielde d twisted-pair (UTP) or s hielded twisted-pa ir (STP) cable for RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Categor y 3 or better cable for 10 Mbps connections , or 100-ohm Catego ry 5 or better cable fo r 100 Mbps connec tions . Also be sure t hat the l ength of any twisted- pair conn ection does not [...]

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    T WISTED -P AIR C ABL E AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-3 Straight-Through W iring If the twiste d-pair cable is to join two por ts and on ly one of the por ts has an inter nal cross ove r (MDI-X ), the two pairs of w ires must be strai ght-thr ough. ( When a uto-ne gotiati on is enable d for any RJ-45 port on these switches, you can us e either straight-t[...]

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    C ABL ES B-4 Crossov er Wiring If the t wisted-pa ir cable is to jo in two port s and eithe r both por ts ar e labeled with an “X” (in dicating MDI-X ) or neither port is labeled with an “X” (whic h indicates M DI), a cr ossov er m ust be implemen ted in the wiring . (When auto -negotiati on is en abled for an y RJ-45 port on these switch e[...]

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    T WISTED -P AIR C ABL E AND P IN A SSIGNMENTS B-5 1000BASE-T Pin Ass ignments All 1000B A SE-T ports suppor t automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, so you can use strai ght-t hrough cab les for all netw ork connect ions to PCs or servers , or to othe r switches or hubs . The table below shows the 1000B ASE -T MDI and MDI-X port pinouts. Th ese por ts r eq[...]

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    C ABL ES B-6 Note that when tes ting your cable installation, be sure to inc lude all patch cables betwee n switc hes and en d devices . Adjusting Exis ting Category 5 Cabling to Run 1000BASE-T If y our exi sting Category 5 install ation do es not meet one o f the te st parameters for 1000B ASE-T , there are basically three measures that can be app[...]

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    C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS Physical Chara cteristics Po r t s SMC8824M 20 10/100/1000B ASE-T , with auto-nego tiation 4 10/100/1000B ASE-T shared with 4 SFP transceiv er slots . 2 10GB ASE exte nder modul e slots for XFP t ransceiv ers T wo slots for stacking tra nsceivers SMC8848M 44 10/100/1000B ASE-T , with auto-nego tiation 4 10/100/1000B [...]

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    S PECI FICAT IONS C-2 Switchin g Database 8K MA C address entries , 1K stati c MA C addresses; 2K IP or 1K IPv6 entries in host table, 1K ARP entries, 512 IP or 256 IPv6 entries in routing table, 64 static IP routes , 256 IP interfaces; 32 m ulticast gr oups LEDs System: Stack Mast er, Stack Link, Module, Po wer, Diag (Dia gnostics), RPS ( Redundan[...]

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    S WITCH F EAT UR ES C-3 Maximum Cur r ent SMC8824M: 0.59 A @ 110 V A C (wit hout expansion modules) 0.72 A @ 110 V A C (with two expansion modules) 0.36 A @ 240 V A C (without expansion modules) 0.37 A @ 240 V A C (with two expansion modules) SMC8848M: 0.97 A @ 110 V A C (wit hout expansion modules) 1.16 A @ 110 V A C (with two expansion modules) 0[...]

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    S PECI FICAT IONS C-4 Standards IEEE 802.3-2002 Ethernet, Fas t Ethe r net , Gigabit Et hernet IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ether net IEEE 802.1D Spanning T ree Protocol IEEE 802.1w Rapid Span ning T ree Protocol IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning T ree Protocol IEEE D802.1Q Vir tual LAN ISO/IEC 8802-3 Compliances CE Mark Emissions FCC Class A Indus tr y Can[...]

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    E XTENDE R M ODULES C-5 Extend er Modul es 10G Extender Module (XFP) Po r t s 1 slot for 10GB ASE XFP transceiv e r Communication Speed 10 Gbps Communication Mode Full duplex Network Interface XFP slot Standards IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ether net Warranty Limited Li fetime[...]

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    S PECI FICAT IONS C-6[...]

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    D-1 A PPENDIX D G ERMAN I NSTRUCTIONS Eine Site Auswählen (Selecting a Site - German) Die Schalter können in ein Standard-19-Zoll-Ausr üstungsg estell oder auf eine flach e Ebene mo ntiert werden . Zum Ausw ählen ei nes St andor tes bea chten Sie bitte die n achsteh end en Richtlinien . • Die Site sollte: - Sich in der Mitte al ler anzuschlie[...]

  • Page 80

    M ONTAGE (R ACK M OUN TIN G I NSTRUCTIONS - G ER MAN ) D-2 mogli chen elekt rische n Storunge n verlegt wird , wie z . B. von Radios und Transm ittern. • Sich erste llen, d ass da s Ger at an ein e se parat e Stro mquell e mit Erdanschlus mit einer Netzspannung von 100 bis 240 V AC (Wechse lstroms pannu ng), 50 bis 6 0 Hz, und inne rhalb in ein e[...]

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    G ER MAN I NSTRUCTIONS D-3 So monti eren Sie Geräte a n ein Rack: 1. Befestig en Sie die Metallwinkel mit den im Metallwinkel-M ontageset erhältliche n Schrauben a n dem Gerä t. 2. Be festig en Sie das G erät m it vier Rackmont ag eschrau ben (ni cht beig ele gt) a n dem R ack. 3. W enn Sie nur einen Switch installieren, dann springen Sie bitte[...]

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    M ONTAGE (R ACK M OUN TIN G I NSTRUCTIONS - G ER MAN ) D-4[...]

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    E-1 A PPENDI X E O RDERING I NFORMATION Table E-1 TigerStack II 10/100/1000 Prod ucts and Accessories Product Numb er Description SMC8848M 48-port 10/100/1000 s tackable managed switch with optional 10 Giga bit uplink SMC8824M 24-port 10/100/1000 s tackable managed switch with optional 10 Giga bit uplink SMCBGSLCX1 1-port 1000BASE-SX Small Fo rm Pl[...]

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    O RDERING I NFOR MATION E-2[...]

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    Glossary-1 G LOSSARY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet ov er two pairs of Category 3 or be tter U TP cable . 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3u specification for 100 Mbps F ast Ethernet ove r two pairs of Category 5 or be tter U TP cable . 1000BASE-LX IEEE 802.3z specification for Gig abit Ethern et ov er two strands of 50/125, 62.5/125 or[...]

  • Page 86

    G LOSSAR Y Glossary-2 10GBASE-LR IEEE 802.3ae specification for 10 Gigabi t Ethernet ov er two strands of 9/125 micron core single-mo de fiber cab le. 10GBASE-SR IEEE 802.3ae specification for 10 Gigabi t Ethernet ov er two strands of 50/125 micron core m u ltimode fiber c able. 10 Gigabit Ethernet A 10 Gbps network communicatio n system based on E[...]

  • Page 87

    G LOSSAR Y Glossary-3 End Station A workstation , ser ver, or other de vice tha t does not f orward tra ffic. Ethernet A network communication syst em developed and standardized by DEC , Intel, and Xe ro x, using base band transmission, CSMA/ CD access, logical bus topolog y , and coaxial cable . The successor IEEE 802.3 standard provides for integ[...]

  • Page 88

    G LOSSAR Y Glossary-4 IEEE 802.3ae Defines the ph ysical la yer specific ations fo r 10 Gigabit Ethernet. IEEE 802.3u Defines CSMA/CD acce ss method a nd ph ysical l ayer sp ecificat ions for 100BASE-TX F ast Ether net. (Now incorporated in IEEE 802.3-2002.) IEEE 802.3x Defin es Ethe rnet frame start and stop r equests and tim ers use d for flo w c[...]

  • Page 89

    G LOSSAR Y Glossary-5 Management Information B ase (MI B) An acrony m for Management I nfor mation Base . It is a set of d atabase obje cts that cont ains in for ma tion a bout th e device. Media Access Control (MAC) A portio n of the netw orking pr otocol th at gove r ns acces s to the transmission medium, facilitating the exch ange of data betwee[...]

  • Page 90

    G LOSSAR Y Glossary-6 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP ) Protoco l suite t hat inc ludes TCP as the pr imar y trans por t protoc ol, and I P as the netw ork la yer pr otocol. UTP Unshielded twiste d-pair cable. Virtual LAN (VLAN) A Virtual L AN is a col lection o f netw ork nodes t hat sh are the sa me collision domain reg ar[...]

  • Page 91

    Index-1 Numerics 10 Gbps connectivi ty rules 4-8 10 Mbps connect ivity rules 4-10 100 Mbps connectivity ru les 4 -10 1000 Mbps connectivity rules 4-9 1000BASE-LX fiber cable leng ths 4- 9 1000BASE-SX fiber cable leng ths 4-9 1000BASE-T pin assignm ents B-5 ports 1-3 1000BASE-ZX fiber cable len gths 4-10 100BASE-TX cable lengths 4-10 ports 1-3 10BAS[...]

  • Page 92

    I NDE X Index-2 G grounding f or racks 3-4 I IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 1-9 IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet 1-9 IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethe rnet 1-9 IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet 1-9 indicators, LED 1-5 installation connecting devi ces to the switch 4-2 desktop or she lf mounting 3- 6 port connections 4-1 power requirements 3-1 problems A-3 rack mounting 3-4 RP[...]

  • Page 93

    I NDEX Index-3 R rack mounting 3-4 redundant powe r unit 1- 8 RJ-45 port 1- 3 connections 4-1 pinouts B-5 RPU connecting 3-1 2 installing in a rack 3-6 installing on a de sktop 3-6 RPU, optional red undant power unit 1-8 rubber foot pads, at taching 3- 6 S screws for rack mounting 3-3 site selelctio n 3-1 SNMP agent 1-3 specificat ions compliances [...]

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    I NDE X Index-4[...]

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