Enterasys Networks VH-8G-L3 - Manuals

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Notice 9033705-01 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name: Enterasys Networks, Inc. Manufacturer’s Address: 500 Spaulding Turnpike PO Box 3060 Portsmouth, NH 03801 European Representative Address: Enterasys Networks Ltd. Nexus House, Ne...

1 9033705-01 Table of Contents PREFACE................................................................................ 3 Purpose.......................................................................... 3 Audience ....................................................................... 3 Conventions ...

3 9033705-01 Preface Purpose This guide provides information about the features and applications of the Enterasys Networks Vertical Horizon VH-8G-L3 layer 3 switch. Audience This guide is intended for Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) administrators and Management Information Systems (MIS) personnel...

9033705-01 4 Keyboard Entries This guide uses the following conventions for keyboard entries: • When you read “enter”, type the text and press the [Enter] key. • Example: Enter the Gateway IP address and press the [Enter] key. • When you read “select”, highlight the menu item and press the [Enter] k...

5 9033705-01 mounting instructions. Instructions for making connections and powering up the Switch are provided as well. Chapter 3. Connecting the Switch: This describes how to connect the VH-8G-L3 to your Ethernet network, including connecting the Switch to an end node and connecting the Switch to ...

7 9033705-01 The VH-8G-L3 can be thought of as eight Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 switching domains with a wire-speed router between each domain. It can be deployed in a network between a traditional router and the intranetwork. The traditional router and its associated WAN interface would then handle r...

9033705-01 8 traditional collapsed backbone router. The VH-8G-L3 Layer 3 switch communicates with a WAN router using a standard Gigabit Ethernet port. Multiple VH-8G-L3 switches can also be linked. Features The VH-8G-L3 was designed for easy installation and high performance in an environment where ...

9 9033705-01 • 8K active MAC address entry table per device with automatic learning and aging (10 to 9999 seconds). • 512 KB packet buffer per device. • Broadcast and Multicast storm filtering. • Supports Port Mirroring. • Supports Port Trunking – up to four trunk groups may be set up. One trunk gro...

9033705-01 10 • Supports PIM Dense Mode (draft-ietf-pim-v2-dm-03.txt). • Supports DVMRP (draft-ietf-idmr-dvmrp-v3-09.txt). • Supports Username to IP address mapping. • Supports IP multi-netting. • Supports IP packet de-fragmentation. • Supports Path MTU discovery. • Supports 802.1D frame support. Tr...

11 9033705-01 • Built-in SNMP management: Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) RMON MIB (RFC 1757) – 4 groups MIB-II (RFC 1213) Interface MIB ext. (RFC 2233) CIDR MIB (RFC 2096) – excluding the IP Forwarding Table. 802.1p MIB (RFC 2674). • Supports Web-based management. • TFTP support. • BOOTP support. • IP filter...

9033705-01 12 theoretical throughput over 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and a one hundred-fold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ethernet environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward upgrade without wasting a company’s existing investment in hardw...

13 9033705-01 • The AC power connector is a standard three-pronged connector that supports the power cord. Plug-in the female connector of the provided power cord into this socket, and the male side of the cord into a power outlet. Supported input voltages range from 100 ~ 240 VAC at 50 ~ 60 Hz. Sid...

9033705-01 14 Figure 1-4. The LED indicators • Power This indicator on the front panel will light green approximately 2 seconds after the Switch is powered on to indicate the ready state of the device. The LED will blink green while downloading new software for the Switch, or if the system’s configu...

9033705-01 16 primary link. Once the Spanning Tree Protocol is configured and enabled, primary links are established and duplicated links are blocked automatically. The reactivation of the blocked links (at the time of a primary link failure) is also accomplished automatically – without operator int...

17 9033705-01 Broadcast storms consist of broadcast packets that flood and/or are looped on a network causing noticeable performance degradation and in extreme cases, network failure. Broadcast storms can be caused by malfunctioning NICs, bad cable connections and applications or protocols that gene...

9033705-01 20 2. Installation Inspecting Your Shipment Open the shipping carton of the Switch and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following items: • One VH-8G-L3 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Layer 3 Switch. • Mounting kit: 2 mounting brackets and screws. • Four rubber feet wi...

21 9033705-01 Desktop or Shelf Installation When installing the Switch on a desktop or shelf, the rubber feet included with the device should first be attached. Attach these cushioning feet on the bottom at each corner of the device. Allow adequate space for ventilation between the device and the ob...

9033705-01 22 Figure 2-2B. Installing the Switch on an equipment rack Power on The VH-8G-L3 can be used with AC power supply 100-240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz. Simply connect the power cord to the AC power connector located on the rear panel of the Switch and to AC power outlet. The Switch’s power supply will...

23 9033705-01 3. Connecting The Switch This chapter describes how to connect the VH-8G-L3 to your Ethernet network. Switch to End Node A PC can be connected to the Switch via a fiber optic cable. The PC can be connected to any of the eight ports of the Switch. Figure 3-1. Example of the Switch conne...

9033705-01 24 Figure 3-2. Example of Switch to switch connection

9033705-01 25 Appendix A. Technical Specifications General Standards: IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1 P/Q VLAN IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex Flow Control ANSI/IEEE 802.3 auto-negotiation Protocols: CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rates: Gigabit Ethernet Half-duplex Full-duplex n/a 2000Mbps Topol...

27 9033705-01 Performance Transmission Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: 16 MB per device Filtering Address Table: 8K MAC address per device Packet Filtering/ Forwarding Rate: Full-wire speed for all connections 1,488,000 pps per port (for 1000Mbps) MAC Address Learning: Automatic update. Forwar...

28 9033705-01 Appendix B. Flow Control Flow control is a mechanism that allows you to protect the switch from overload conditions and to keep additional traffic off the network when excessive congestion will result. Flow Control for Half- and Full-Duplex Applications Each port of the switch has a tr...

9033705-01 29 Appendix C. Acronyms and Abbreviations Term Definition 10BASE-T 10 Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet 100BASE-TX 100 Mbps twisted-pair Fast Ethernet 100BASE-FX 100 Mbps fiber option Fast Ethernet 1000BASE-T 1000 Mbps twisted-pair Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-SX 1000 Mbps fiber option short-wavele...

9033705-01 31 Index AC inputs ................................ 25 AC power cord........................ 20 Accessory pack ....................... 20 Auto polarity detection ............. 8 Bridge MIB (RFC 1268) ......... 11 Broadcast domains .................. 16 Broadcast storms.......................