Cabletron Systems 6H203-24 manual

9033380 6H203-24 and 6H253-13 Smar tSwitc h 6000 Interface Modules Installation User’ s Guide[...]

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i NOTICE Cabletron Systems reserves th e right to make ch anges in specificati ons and othe r information cont ained in thi s document without prio r notice. The reader sho uld in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to de termine wheth er any su ch changes have been m ade. The hardw are, f irmwa re, or soft ware described in this manu al is subject[...]

ii FCC NOTICE This de v ic e co mplies with P art 15 of th e FCC rul es. Ope rat ion is sub ject to th e fo llo wing two con dit ion s: (1) t his d e vice may not cause harmful interferenc e, and (2) this device must accept any interfe rence received, including i nterferen ce that may ca u se unde sire d op erat ion. NO TE : This equ ipment has b e[...]

iii CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT: THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PRODUCT IN THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: CANADA MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. This docum ent is an agreement (“ Agree ment”) between Y ou, the end [...]

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v CABLETRON SYSTEMS SALES AND SERVICE, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPOR T ANT : THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR USE OF PR ODUCT IN THE UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA AND BY UNITED ST A TES OF AMERICA GO VERNMENT END USERS. BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PR ODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This docu ment is an agreement (“ Agre[...]

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vii CABLETRON SYSTEMS LIMITED PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPOR T ANT : THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR THE USE OF THE PR ODUCT IN THE FOLLO WING GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: EUR OPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA ASIA A USTRALIA P A CIFIC RIM BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PR ODUCT , CAREFULL Y READ THIS LICENSE A GREEMENT . This doc ument is an ag reement (“ Agr[...]

viii If the Program is exported from the United States pursua nt t o t he Li cen se Exception T SR u nd er the U.S. Export Administ ration Re gulations, in addition to the restric tion on t ransfer set forth in Section s 1 or 2 of this Agreement, Y ou agree not to (i ) reexport or release the P rogram, th e source code fo r the Program or technol o[...]

ix DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Appli ca tio n of C ou nc il Di re ct i v e ( s ): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name: Cabletron Systems, Inc. Manufactur er’ s Address: 35 Industrial Wa y PO Box 5005 Roches ter, NH 0386 7 European Re presentati ve Name: Mr. J. Solari European Re presentati v e Address: Cabletron Syste ms Limited Nexus House,[...]

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xi Contents Figure s ...... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .... ..... ... .. .. xiii Tables ........ .............. ............. ............... .............. ............. ............... ............... ............ .. .... xiv ABOUT THIS GUIDE Using Th[...]

xii 2 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Smar tT runk ..... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... 2-1 2.2 10BASE-T Ne twork ............ ............. ............. ................... ............. ............. ...... 2 -1 2.3 100BASE -TX Network . ............. ............. ............. [...]

xiii Figures Figure Pa g e 1-1 The 6H203-24 and 6H253-13 SmartSwitch es . ....... ............. ...... ............. ...... ....... ............ 1-2 3-1 Installing an Interface Module ...... ...... ....... ...... ............. ....... ...... ............. ...... ............. ...... 3-3 3-2 Connecting a Twisted Pair S egment to the SmartS witch ...[...]

xiv Ta b l e s Ta b l e P age 3-1 Contents of Shipping Contain er ...... ............. ............. ............. ............ ............. ............. 3 -1 4-1 LANVIE W LEDs CPU, R eceiv e, and Tra nsmit Sta tus ................. ............. ............. ...... 4 -4 4-2 Speed a nd Full Dup lex LED In dica tions ................... .........[...]

xv About This Guide W elc om e t o th e C ab letr on Sy stem s 6H203-24 and 6H253 -13 SmartSwit ch 6000 Inte rface Modules Installa tion User’s Guide . This guide describ es the Smar tSwitch Int erfac e Modules an d pro vides i nformation c oncerning netwo rk requir ements, installat ion, and tr oubleshoo ting. F or informat ion about ho w to use[...]

Stru ctur e of This Guide xvi STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE This gui de is or ga nized as f ollo ws: This sec tion p rovi des preli minary inf ormation t hat will aid in usi ng this man ual, list s technol ogy and user guides th at may he lp the use r to set up and manage t he SmartSwi tch modules, and gi ve s instru cti ons on h ow to get help fro m Ca [...]

Related Ma nuals xvii RELATED MANUALS T he fol l ow i ng m anu al s ar e r e com m ended t o hel p t he user t o s et up and m a nage t he Sm art Sw i t ches : • SmartSwit ch Series 6H202, 6H203, 6H252 , 6H253, 6H258, 6H259, 6H262, 6E23 3, and 6E253 Local Mana gement User’ s Gu ide • 6C105 SmartS witc h 6000 Over view a nd Setup Guide • Eth[...]

Document C onv entions xviii DOCUMENT CON VENTIONS The foll o wing con vention s are used throughout this doc ument: NO TE No te symbol. Calls the reader ’ s attention to any i tem of infor matio n that may be of special impor tanc e. TIP Tip symbol. Conve ys hel pful hints concer n ing pr ocedure s or ac tions. ! CAUTI ON Caution symb ol. Contai[...]

Introducti on 1-1 1 Intr oduction This chap ter i ntroduces the 6H203-2 4 and 6H253 -13 SmartSwitch 6000 inter face modules a nd pro vides i nformation a bout ho w to o btain additional support from Cable tron System s. 1.1 OVERVIEW The SmartSwi tches sho wn in Figure 1- 1 are E ther n et/Fas t Et h erne t inte rface modul es fo r th e Cabletr on S[...]

Ov erview 1-2 Introduc tion Figure 1-1 The 6H203-24 and 6H253- 13 Smar tSwitches[...]

Ov erview Introdu ction 1-3 1.1.1 Connectivity[...]

Ov erview 1-4 Introduc tion When the modu les ar e connecte d to the ne twork a nd po wered u p, Runtime IP Ad dress Disc ov ery (RAD) chec ks the mod ule s f or an I P ad dre ss . If o ne has not y et be en a ss ign ed (modu le and 6C10 5 chassi s I P ad dre ss se t to 0 .0.0.0 ), RAD c hec ks to see if a ny of the modul e int er f a ces ha v e a [...]

Ov er view Introdu ction 1-5 1.1.6 Remote Monitoring (RMON) The SmartSwi tches support a l l nine Ethernet RMON groups. The St atistics, Ala rms, Eve nts and History groups are enabl ed on all ports b y default . Cabletr on System s RMON Actions is a vendor -specif ic e xtension of RMON and pro vides the abilit y to set an “ Action” on any SNMP[...]

Ov er view 1-6 Introduc tion Admin is tra tors c an co n figure u p to f our ra te li mit ru le s pe r po r t; howev er, each ru le must not include conflic ting 802.1p priority v alues. In orde r to control t raf f ic inbound and outbound on the same port, two rat e l imi t ru les mu st be conf igured (one inbo und an d one outbound). Since th e r[...]

Ov er view Introdu ction 1-7 Frame base d 802.3x flo w control is sup ported on all Eth ernet ports ope rating i n the full du plex mode. Flo w control ca n be enabled or di sabled on a port- by-po rt basis. Back pres sure flo w control is supported on a ll Ethernet por ts operat ing in th e standar d mode of operati on. Flo w control can be enable[...]

Ov er view 1-8 Introduc tion 1.1.15 Distributed Chassis Manag ement From a ma nagement per specti ve, th e 6C105 SmartSwi tch 6000 chassis can be vie wed as a single entit y with a si ngle IP add ress. Its syst ems management f unctions are dist rib uted to all modules. The chass is can be manage d using a s i ngle IP address , or the modules ca n [...]

Getting Hel p Introdu ction 1-9 1.2 GETTING HELP F or additi onal suppo rt rela ted to this de vice or doc ument, contact Cabl etron Syst ems using one of the fo ll owing met hods: Befo re c alli ng Ca bl etro n Sy stem s, h ave th e fo llo wing inf orm atio n r ea dy : • Y our Ca bletron Sy stems serv ice contr act number • A descri ption of t[...]

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Network Requirem ents 2-1 2 Netw ork Requirements Befo re in sta llin g th e Sm ar tSwi tch m odu les, r eview the re qui reme nts and speci ficat ions r ef erre d to in thi s ch ap ter conce rni ng t he fol lowing: • Sma rtTrunk ( Section 2.1 ) • 10B ASE-T T wisted Pa ir Netw ork ( Section 2.2 ) • 100B ASE-TX T wis ted P air Network ( Sectio[...]

100BASE -TX Ne twork 2-2 Network Requi rements 2.3 100B ASE -TX NETWORK The f ixed port s of the SmartSwit ch pro vide an RJ21 connection that supports Category 5 UTP cablin g. The devic e at the other e nd of the t wisted pa ir segment must meet IEEE 802 .3u 100B ASE- TX Fast Ethernet networ k require ments for the de vices to opera te at 100 Mbps[...]

Install ation 3-1 3 Installa tion This chapter c over s the fol lo wing items: • Unpacking the Module ( Sectio n 3.1 ) • Instal ling Opti ons ( Secti o n 3.2 ) • Instal ling the Mod ule into the 6C105 Chassi s ( Sect ion 3.3 ) • Connecti ng to the Networ k ( Section 3.4 ) • Comple ting t he Ins tall at ion ( Section 3.5 ) 3.1 UNPACKING TH[...]

Installi ng Op tio n s 3-2 Insta llation 3.2 INSTALLING OPTIONS If ins talling an optiona l HSIM or VHSIM, it must be insta lled in the 6H253-13 before pro ceeding to Section 3.3 . Comple te instructio ns for ins talling an optional HSIM or VHSIM are a vai lable in the app licable HSIM o r VHSIM Use r’ s Guide. F or details on ho w to ge t manual[...]

Installi ng the Module into th e 6C105 Chassis Install ation 3-3 Figure 3-1 Installing an Interface M odule 5. Examine th e module for damage. I f any damage exi sts, DO NOT instal l the modul e. Immedia tely cont act Cable tron Syste ms. Refer t o Sec tion 1.2 for d etails. ! CAUTI O N T o prev ent d amagi ng the b ackplane con nectors in the foll[...]

Connectin g to the Network 3-4 Insta llation 6. Locate t he slot guides t hat line up wit h the number of the slot in whi ch the module will be instal led. Insta ll the module in the cha ssis by aligning the modul e circuit card between the upper and lo we r met al ra il g uid es o f the des ire d sl ot, sl idin g it int o th e chas sis , an d lo c[...]

Connecti ng to the Ne twork Install ation 3-5 . Figure 3-2 Connecting a T wisted Pair Segment to the SmartSwitch 3. Verify t hat a li nk exists by checkin g that the port RX (Receive) LED is ON (flashing a mber, blinki ng green, or solid gr een). If t he RX LED is OFF and the TX (T ransmit ) LED is not blinki ng amber, per f orm the followin g step[...]

Completin g the In stall ation 3-6 Insta llation e. Ensure th at the t wisted pair connectio n meets the dB loss and cable specif ication s outlined in the Ca blet ron Syst em s Cabling Guide. Refer to Re lated Manu als in the About This Guide prefac e for informa tion on obt aining t his document . If a l ink is not establi shed, conta ct Cabletro[...]

T roubleshooting 4- 1 4 T r oubleshooting This chap ter pro vides inf ormation c oncerning the followi ng: • Using the LANVIEW diagnostic and s tatus monitori ng system ( Section 4.1 ) • T roubleshoo ting netw ork and module oper ational problems ( S ectio n 4.2 ) • Using the RESET but ton ( Sectio n 4.3 ) 4.1 USING LANVIEW The S martSwit ch [...]

Using LANVIEW 4-2 T roublesh ooting Ta b l e 4 - 1 provi des the defi nitions of the LED states t hat occur when the LED mode switc h is in the UP positi on. Ta b l e 4 - 2 provides the def initions o f the LED state s that occur when the LED mode switc h is in the D O W N p os itio n. NO TE Th e LED mod e switch does not cha nge the fu nctio n of [...]

Using LA NVIEW T roubleshooti ng 4-3 Figure 4-1 LANVIEW LEDs CPU LED 12 14 13 COM CPU 34 56 78 91 0 11 12 15 16 6H252-17 Fast Enet 2X 4X 6X 8X 10X 12X 14X 16X DPX SPD RX TX LED Mode Switch DPX SPD RX TX DPX SPD RX TX LED MODE (Mode Switch in UP Position) (Mode Switch in DO WN Position) RESET A B B A LED functions when LED MODE switch is in the RX-T[...]

Using LANVIEW 4-4 T roublesh ooting T able 4-1 LANVI EW LEDs CPU, Receive, and T ransmit S tatus LED Colo r State Recommended Action CPU Of f Po w er of f. Powe r up chassis. Red Blinking . Hardwa re fa ilur e has occur r ed. Contact Cabl etron Sys t ems. Solid . Rese tting, normal po wer up reset. If the LED re mains re d fo r several minute s, co[...]

Using LA NVIEW T roubleshooti ng 4-5 T able 4-2 Speed and Full Duplex LED Indications TX Of f Port enabl ed, and no acti vity . Sh ould flas h green ev ery tw o seconds indicat i ng BPDUs being sent if ST A is ena ble d an d there is a v alid link. 1. En su re th at th e ST A is e nab led and th at there is va lid link. The Loc al Manageme nt User?[...]

T roubleshooting C hecklist 4-6 T roublesh ooting 4.2 T ROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST If the 6H203-24 or 6H253- 13 are not worki ng properly , refer to Ta b l e 4 - 3 for a checklist of possibl e problems, causes , and recommended act ions to r esolv e the problem. T able 4-3 Fault Identification Symptom Possible Causes All LEDs of f. 1. Inst allati on [...]

T roubleshooti ng Che cklist T roubleshooti ng 4-7 T able 4-4 P ower System T roub le shooting P os sible Causes Instruction Loss of Po wer to the 6C105 chassi s. Perf orm th e foll owing st eps: 1. Check ON/OFF switches of 6C105 po wer supplies . All sw itches must be in the ON ( | ) position. 2. Check all po wer cords and ca bles for proper conne[...]

T roubleshooting C hecklist 4-8 T roublesh ooting T able 4-5 Fir mware T roubleshooting P ossible Causes Inst ruction Autobaud enabled. Press ENTER (RETURN) ( may take up to f our times). T e rmi nal setu p is no t correct. Refe r to the L ocal Management User’ s Guide fo r the set up procedu res. Improper co nsole cable pinouts. Refe r to co9(o9[...]

T roubleshooti ng Che cklist T roubleshooti ng 4-9 T able 4-6 Management System T roubleshooting P ossible Ca uses Instruction Improper Community Names T able. 1. Refer to the Local Manag ement User’ s Guide fo r Community Names T able setup. 2. If the Community Na mes ha ve been fo rgot ten, ref er to Sectio n B.1 for instructi ons on clearing N[...]

T roubleshooting C hecklist 4-10 T roublesh ooting T able 4-7 Device Setup T rou bleshooting P os sible Causes Instruction The modul e detects a looped conditio n. 1. V e ri fy th at Sp ann in g Tree is en able d . Ref er to th e Local Manage ment User’ s Guide for ins tructio ns on setti ng the type of ST A. 2. Revie w networ k design and delet [...]

Using the RE SET Butto n T roubleshooti ng 4-11 4.3 USING THE RESET BUTTO N The RESET b utton locate d near the upper p l astic locking tab of the module (refer to Fi gure 4-2 ) resets the processor wi thout af fecting the NVRAM. Figure 4-2 RESET Butt on T o reset the proc essor , press and rel ease the R ESET b utton. T o push the b utton, use a p[...]

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Specif ications A-1 A Spe cifi cati ons This appe ndix provide s operating spec if ications for t he Cabletr on Systems SmartS witch Inter face Modules. Cabletro n Systems re serv es the right to change the se specif ications at an y time without notice. A.1 MODULE SPECIFICATIONS A.2 PH YSICAL PROPERTIES A.3 EN VIR ONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS Processor s[...]

Input/Outp ut P or ts A-2 Specif icati ons A.4 INPUT/OUTPUT P OR TS 6H253-13 Spec ificat ions 6H203-24 Spec ificat ions A.5 COM P OR T PINOUT ASSIGNMENTS The COM port i s a serial co mmunicati ons port that suppor ts Local Ma nagement or con nection to a UPS. Ta b l e A - 1 shows the COM port pin as signments: Ports 1 th rough 12: F ast Ether net 1[...]

Regulator y Compl ianc e Specifi catio ns A-3 A.6 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE This equi pment meets the fo llowing s afety and elect r omagnetic compatibi lity (EMC) requir ements: Safety : UL 1950, CSA C22.2 No 950, 73/23/EEC, EN 60950, IEC 950 Electr omagnetic Compatibi lity (EMC): FCC Part 15 , CSA C108.8, 89/336/ EEC, EN 55022, EN 61000-3- 2, EN 6100[...]

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Switch Setti ngs, Upgrades, and Ins tallati ons B-1 B Switch Settings, Upgrades, and Installations This appe ndix cov ers the follo wing items: • Settin g the mode switches ( Section B.1 ) • Instal ling the DRAM SIMM ( Sect ion B.2 ) • Locatio n for installi ng HSIMs or VHSIM s ( Sec tion B.3 ) B.1 SETTING THE MODE SWI TCHES These swi t ches [...]

Setting th e Mode Switc hes B-2 Switch Settin gs, Upgrades, and Insta llati ons Figure B-1 Module Mode Switch Location/Component Lay out Switch de fi nitions a nd positi ons are as foll ow s: • Switches 1 through 4 – For Cabletr on Systems use o nly . • Switch 5 – COM Por t Auto baud. The defau lt (OFF) positi on enables Autobaud s ensing o[...]

SIMM Upgrade Switch S ettings, Upgrades, and Ins talla tions B- 3 • Switch 8 – Reset P assword/Communi ty Strin gs. Changing the position of this switch cle a rs only the user-ent ered passwords stored i n NVRAM, and restor es the defau lt passw ords. Once the mo dule i s rese t, the pas swo rds can ei ther b e reen ter ed or the def ault passw[...]

SI MM Upg rad e B-4 Switch Settin gs, Upgrades, and Insta llati ons B.2.2 Installing the DRAM SIMM T o install a DRAM SIMM, ref er to Figure B-3 and proceed as f ollo ws: 1. With the SIMM alignme nt notch or iented a s shown in Figure B-3 , insert the SIM M down between t he connect or teeth. 2. Pivot t he SIMM downward s o the connector clips alig[...]

Installi ng Optio nal Hi gh Speed I nterface Modules Switch S ettings, Upgrades, and Ins talla tions B- 5 B.3 INSTALLING OPTIONAL H IGH SPEED INTER FACE MODULES Figure B- 4 sho ws the locat ion of th e two connector s for an op tional Hi gh HSIM or VHSIM. Depending on if an HSIM or VHSIM is i nstalle d, one or bot h connecto r s are used. Figure B-[...]

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Index-1 Inde x Numerics 100BASE-TX requ irements 2- 2 10BA SE-T connection 3-4 requirem ents 2-1 A Auto-Negot iation 1-3 C Cable specifications 100BASE- TX network 2-2 10BASE-T network 2-1 COM port pin as s ig nme n ts A-2 Connect ing to t he network 3-4 D Distri bu ted Ch assi s Manag ement 1-8 Document Convention s xviii E Enviro nmental r equire[...]

Index-2 R Redirect fu nctions port and VLAN, introduct ion to 1-5 Regulator y Compliance A-3 Relat e d Man ua ls xvii RESET b utt on 4- 11 Runtime IP Address Dis covery 1-3 S Safety A-2 SDRAM installation B- 4 SIMMs installing LDRAM B-4 location B-3 SmartTrunk, introd uction 1-4 Specifications A-1 Standards compatib ility 1- 8 T Troubles hootin g 4[...]