Intel 520T - Manuals

ix ix P R E F A C E Access to submenus You access submenus using a menu hierarchy. These are shown by use of angle brackets and the courier typeface. For example, File>Configuration>Setup shows that to select the Setup sub- menu you must first click File and then Configuration. Acronyms ARP Ad...

1 In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Topic See Page Introduction to the product 2 Front Panel 3 Rear Panel 5 Installation 5 500.book Page 1 Thursday, September 2, 1999 1:17 PM

2 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 2 Introduction to the product Purpose of the switch The Intel Express 520T Switch uses your existing network cables to integrate switching technology into your computer network. Each device in a workgroup or a network segment can communicate at a full wire...

3 3 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Software features The switch offers the following features: • Intel Device View for Windows* 95, Windows* 98 and Windows NT* or Intel Device View for Web • Adaptive forwarding mode • Local Management via a direct terminal connection or via TEL-NET • SNMP...

4 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 4 Front panel ports These ports are on the front panel: Slots for modules After removing one or both of the cover plates, the modules can be inserted to expand the functionality of the switch. Front panel LED functions The LEDs on the front panel have the ...

5 5 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Rear Panel Introduction The rear panel has a cooling fan outlet and the main supply cable, so you should position the switch with the rear panel facing away from you. View of rear panel The rear panel of the switch is shown below: Rear panel parts The sw...

6 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 6 Before Installation Contents of the pack Unpack the switch carefully and check that these parts are present: Check the package contents If you have not received all of the parts, or any of the parts are dam-aged, contact your dealer immediately. Keep all...

7 7 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Positioning and Installing the Switch Allow adequate ventilation The switch contains two fans to air-cool the internal circuitry. The air is drawn in from the left of the unit and expelled through the outlet grills on the right side and the rear. To ensu...

8 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 8 • Customer-supplied screws for securing the switch in the rack. Mounting screws are not provided because the required sizes may vary from rack to rack. In an equipment rack To mount the switch in a standard equipment rack: 1 Attach the mounting bracket m...

9 9 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Installing a Module Introduction You can increase the connectivity options of your switch by installing a module. Warning Modules are not designed to be installed in, or removedfrom, the switch while it is in operation. You mustpower off the switch befor...

10 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 10 Removing the module To remove a module: 1 If the switch is already operational, disconnect it from the main power supply. 2 Follow the instructions in “Avoiding damage to the circuit board” above. 3 Unscrew the screws securing the module. 4 Pull the mo...

11 11 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch RJ-45 connector pin assignments The RJ-45 ports on the front of the switch have the following pin as-signments: Connecting a device to the RJ-45 ports To connect a workstation compatible with IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet Ver-sion 1.0 and 2.0) or a fast access ...

12 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 12 Connecting the Power Introduction After connecting the devices to the switch, connect the power cable. There are certain practical and safety considerations to be made be-fore powering the switch on. The Power Cable Ground warning The switch is deliver...

13 13 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Power up Powering up the switch Follow these steps to power up the switch: 1 Push the female end of the power cable into the main socket (in the rear panel); plug the other end into the power supply outlet. 2 Make sure that the Power LED (on the front ...

15 15 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 to change the configuration while the switch is operating. Other LEDs on the front panel Introduction There are three other LEDs and one button on the front panel that show how the switch is operating: • Status LED ...

16 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 520T Switch 16 Port Status button To see the speed and duplex settings of all the ports, press the Port Status button. The function of the port LEDs changes for a period of 5 seconds, where they have the following meaning: LED Color Meaning Left (Speed) Green Off: 10...

17 In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. 2 Intel Device View Topic See Page System Requirements 18 Installation and Removal 19 Using Intel Device View 20 Installing and Managing Switches 26 Device Tree 29 Device View (Main Display) 31 Explorer 36 Diagnostics Window 37 Trap Window...

18 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 18 System Requirements Requirements for Intel Device View under Windows You need a PC with the following minimum requirements to run Intel Device View: • Microsoft Windows NT workstation or server, version 4.0, or Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98.(Win...

19 19 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Web server restrictions To manage the switch from a web server connected directly to the switch, the web server must not use frame tagging. To manage the switch from a web server with IEEE 802.1Q tagged frames, manage-ment must be through a device which untags...

20 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 20 To install Intel Device View for Windows Click Install Windows and follow the on-screen instructions. When the installation is complete, Intel Device View will start auto-matically when “Launch Intel Device View” is selected. To install Intel Device View for W...

21 21 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Navigating through Intel Device View Many commands are available from within Intel Device View. These are best accessed using mouse actions. However, Windows users can also access most of them through the menu bar. The Intel Device View window There are three ...

23 23 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View After a Switch or Stack is Contacted Commands When Intel Device View contacts a switch, the basic commands are supplemented with: • Local Management access — provides Telnet access to monitor-ing functions embedded in the switch. • RMON facility — gathers info...

24 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 24 Setting the Preferences Setting the polling intervals The polling intervals determine how often Intel Device View contacts the switch or stack and updates the status and information displayed. To change the polling parameters: 1 Select Monitoring>Preference...

26 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 26 Installing and Managing Switches Following installation of Intel Device View After installing Intel Device View, you can add new switches, estab-lish or expand stacks of switches, and manage existing switches and stacks. Adding new switches To add new switches...

27 27 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Matrix Module connected to a new switch When the Install wizard detects that a new switch is connected to a Matrix Module, a message informs that you must decide how to man-age the switch. If you want to manage it separately, the installation is completed and ...

28 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 28 3 Select the box if you want to open the switch in a new Intel Device View window. 4 Click OK . Establishing and expanding a stack If you connect switches that already have IP addresses assigned to-gether via a Matrix Module, you can manage them as a stack. To...

29 29 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Device Tree Introduction The Device Tree displays the separate subnets on your LAN as branches in a tree. This includes a branch that shows all the unconfig-ured devices on the LAN. Identifying devices The Device Tree uses several icons to represent the indivi...

30 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 30 Installing and managing switches Double clicking the switch’s IP address or MAC address opens exist-ing switches in the Intel Device View window, or starts the Install Wizard for new switches. Right mouse button commands By positioning the mouse pointer in the...

31 31 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Device View (Main Display) Switch contacted When Intel Device View contacts the switch or stack, the front (inter-face side) of the switch or stack is displayed. This view provides a real-time view of the switch, or stack and ports, which behave in the same wa...

36 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 36 Explorer Intel Device View Explorer The Explorer within Intel Device View displays management infor-mation, for example VLANs on this switch and other switches. If a switch is disabled or not operational, it is displayed with a red cross through it.General man...

37 37 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View Diagnostics Window Intel Device View Diagnostics The Diagnostics window helps you troubleshoot the switch/stack to get it working properly in case of problems. The Diagnostics window lists any problems detected by the switch/stack and notes the level of the pr...

38 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View 38 Diagnostic details window This window provides comprehensive details of the error. Trap Window Traps window The Traps window displays all traps generated by the switch. Color coding Traps are generated by the switch for many events, both normal and errors. Tra...

39 39 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View System Window System window The System window contains a log of all the major switch events with date and times (for example, return to factory default, filter entry set-tings, modules inserted in slots). Right mouse button commands Right click a message and I...

41 In this chapter Configuration is the way we change the setup of the switch or stack. In this chapter you will find all the instructions you need to change setups that affect the switch, or stack, and the ports. In chapter 4 you will find instructions to integrate VLANs into your setup. 3 Standard...

43 43 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration System Identifying the switch To assist with switch identification and administration, you can change certain switch details (name, location and contact person). With a switch or stack in the Device View window: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup. 2 Cli...

44 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 44 Internet Protocol Changing IP details To change the main IP address and network mask: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click IP . 3 Change the details. 4 Click OK . This is used to contact the switch via IP (TFTP, SNMP, TEL-NET etc.) protocols. 50...

45 45 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Local Time Setting the date and clock to local time To change the clock in the switch to your local time: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click Date/Time . 3 Click Insert Current PC Date/Time to show the present settings. If this is satisfactory,...

47 47 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 9 Click OK . Traps Purpose A trap alerts you of events occurring in the switch. The traps list shows where SNMP traps (generated by the switch) are sent. You can: • Add a new entry to the list • Delete an entry • Edit existing entries Adding a trap Note I...

48 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 48 Permanent Entries Purpose Enables you to allocate a port to a device that does not send out device information. These devices are not removed from the switch’s ad-dress table, regardless of how long they are quiet. This is useful for connections to printe...

49 49 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Link Aggregation Purpose Combines two or four adjacent ports to increase the bandwidth be-tween two switches or stacks. You can: • Add a new entry to the list • Delete an entry Adding an Aggregate Link To set up and add an aggregate link: 1 Select Device ...

50 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 50 Port Mirroring Purpose Provides a facility to debug or monitor traffic on a specific port, by duplicating the traffic and sending it to a specified port. Only one pair of ports can be mirrored per switch. Within Port Mirroring, you can: • Add a new entry ...

51 51 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Local Management Changing password details The administrator has read-write access at all levels. The user can read the monitoring screens, but cannot change the configuration, up-date software or reset the station. To prevent unauthorized personnel chang...

52 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 52 TFTP Changing password details To give added security, you can limit the number of staff authorized to transfer TFTP files by changing the TFTP password. To change the password: 1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup . 2 Click TFTP . 3 Type the old password...

54 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 54 Adaptive Forwarding Mode Purpose You can: • Change the Sample Time • Define the minimum and maximum errors acceptable before changing the forwarding mode Note While CRC errors and runts are the most likely parameters to cause the switching mode to change,...

55 55 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 4 Click the required parameter. 5 Type the percentage of errors or runts. 6 Click OK . Spanning Tree Purpose You can change the: • Priority given to the switch • Maximum length of time information is retained by the switch • Time between transmitted Confi...

58 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 58 • Specify the spanning tree Using the mouse There are two ways to access the Port Setup window: • Double-click the port • Right-click on the port, and click Port Setup General Changes Renaming a port To give a port a new name, for example, its use or the ...

59 59 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Port Mode Disabling the port If you disable the port, the devices attached to it cannot use the switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from the switch’s address table. If those addresses are defined as permanent entries, they are not purged ...

61 61 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration Changing the flow control on a port Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. To change the flow mechanism on a port: Note This feature is over-ridden by disabling the flow control set-ting in Device Setup>Switching . 1 Click the po...

63 63 C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration 5 In Priority , type the required value. If there are two ports with the same value, the port with the lowest port number is chosen. 6 Click OK . 500.book Page 63 Thursday, September 2, 1999 1:17 PM

65 In this chapter In this chapter you will learn how to use Advanced Configuration ef-fectively. This chapter covers the Virtual LAN (VLAN) features. You can create logical network groups (VLANs) by segmenting the switch; for example, according to the subnetting scheme within your network. Each VLA...

66 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 66 • Allocate network resources (such as servers) to groups For a more comprehensive explanation of the VLAN concept, refer to the online help. Warning when using STP It is important to be aware of problems that may arise when using Spanning Tree and VLANs. ...

67 67 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Adding a VLAN The task of adding VLANs is simplified by using the VLAN Wizard . VLANs are not switch specific when managing a stack. Therefore, right-click the stack border to access VLAN Setup. To add a VLAN: 1 Select VLAN Setup . 2 Click Add , and follo...

68 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration 68 Changing VLAN mode To change the mode of operation of a VLAN: 1 Select VLAN Setup . 2 Click Advanced . The VLAN mode is shown. 3 Click the VLAN mode to see the full range of choices. 4 Click the new mode and make sure the rest of the details are correct. ...

69 69 C H A P T E R 4 Advanced Configuration Ports with IP learning IP learning must be enabled when using IP policies. (IP learning is enabled on all ports by default.) If you want to change the settings for individual ports, for example if you are using protocols other that IP protocols and don’t ...

71 In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics. 5 Managing the Switch Topic See Page Management using Intel Device View 72 Monitoring the Switch’s Performance 73 Monitoring the Stack’s Performance 78 Monitoring VLANs 83 Monitoring the Port’s Performance 86 Tools for the Switch 90 Tools ...

72 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 72 Management using Intel Device View Why use Intel Device View? Intel Device View allows you to: • Configure system, switching, IP, spanning tree, authentication, and trap parameters for the switch. • Configure port-related parameters. • View traps, logs, trac...

73 73 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Hardware details To see the MAC address, hardware version and memory size: 1 Click Monitoring>Hardware Information . 2 To update the information, click Refresh . Monitoring the Switch’s Performance Monitoring the total packet activity To view the total ac...

75 75 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring the spanning tree statistics To view the spanning tree statistics for the whole switch, select Spanning Tree Statistics . Overview of all the ports To view the setups of all the ports on the switch: 1 Select Port Overview . 2 Double-click a port t...

76 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 76 Stations on the switch To view the IP addresses of the devices that have accessed manage-ment on the switch: 1 Click Monitoring>Access Overview . 2 To change the order of the information, click the appropriate title bar. Monitoring using RMON Purpose The ...

78 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 78 Monitoring the Stack’s Performance Monitoring the health of the stack The Stack Health Monitor provides an overall status for the switches in the stack. To view the health of the stack: Right-click the stack bor-der and select Stack Health Monitor . If the c...

79 79 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring IntraStack activity To view the total activity of the packets between the switches in the stack, or across the Matrix Module: 1 Right-click the stack border and select IntraStack Traf- fic Each column represents a Matrix Module port and its activi...

82 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 82 Overview of all the ports To view the setups of all the ports in the stack: 1 Right-click the stack border and select Port Overview . 2 Double-click a port to get the specific details for that port: port performance, faults, distribution and spanning tree in...

83 83 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Stations on the switch To view the IP addresses of the devices on the switch: 1 Select Monitoring>Access Overview . 2 To change the order of the information, click the appropriate title bar. Monitoring VLANs General information The information provided in...

85 85 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Information about the domain To view the VLAN mode and Domain name: 1 Select VLAN>Status . 2 To change the information, see “Changing VLAN mode” in “VLANs (Virtual LANs)”, p. 68. Information about VLAN configuration To see if another user is configuring t...

86 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 86 Information about the server This provides status information about the server: Note This information is only available from switches in a stack or from switches in a distributed VLAN. 1 Select VLAN>Status . 2 Click Server Information VLAN links to other ...

89 89 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch Monitoring the VLANs on a port To view the VLANs on the port: 1 Right-click and select VLAN Port Monitoring . 2 Click either of the tabs to view details of that port: RMON Interface statistics To access a range of subnet management statistics: 1 Right-click ...

90 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 90 Tools for the Switch Tools available The switch has various tools to help with management: Ping Pinging a device Use Ping to ensure a device is attached to the network. If the device is on a remote network, you may need to adjust the timeout in order to rece...

91 91 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 3 Change the settings in the fields if required, and click Ping . Report Manager Using the Report Manager To view a log or report: 1 Click Tools>Report Manager . If you are managing a stack, select the IP Address of the individual switch. 2 Double-click I...

94 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 94 Recovery Manager Purpose Use the Recovery Manager if the software in your switch is corrupted or a software download to the switch failed, or you have moved a con-figured switch from another net, forgotten the switch’s IP address, or simply lost control of t...

95 95 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 4 Click Close. Tools for the Stack Tools available for a stack When managing a stack, the following tools are available: Stack Synchronization Manager Purpose Before switches connected together via a Matrix Module can be man-aged as a stack, their configurat...

96 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch 96 Switch Position Organizer Using the Switch Position Organizer This tool enables you to reposition the switches displayed on screen, so they have the same relative position to each other as the physical switches in the stack. To reposition a switch: 1 Select ...

97 97 C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch • Port 3 – dark yellow • Port 4 – dark cyan • Port 5 – purple • Port 6 – cyan • No connection – dark gray 500.book Page 97 Thursday, September 2, 1999 1:17 PM

99 In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics: 6 Technical Specifications Topic See Page Physical Specifications 100 Power Specifications 102 Performance Specifications 102 500.book Page 99 Thursday, September 2, 1999 1:17 PM

100 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 100 Physical Specifications Approvals The switch has the following approvals: Physical The switch has the following physical specifications: Approval for Standard Safety UL 1950CSA-C22.2 No. 950IEC 950EN 60950 Emission FCC 47 CFR part 15 Class AEN 55022 C...

101 101 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications Environmental The switch has the following environmental specifications: LEDs The switch has the following number of LEDs: Connections The switch has the following number of connections: Operating temperature +41°F to +104°F (+5°C to +40°C) Storage te...

102 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 102 Power Specifications Consumption Power consumption: 100 W maximum Power supply The power supply has: Performance Specifications MAC addresses The number of MAC addresses: Throughput Internal backplane bandwidth: 2.1Gbps CPU IDT 79R3041 (16 MHz) Nomina...

103 103 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications Memory sizes The memory sizes are as follows: Supported protocols This switch supports the following protocols: Memory Switch Flash Memory (MB) 2 CPU RAM (MB) 1 Buffer RAM (MB) 4 Subject Document Reference Bridge/Spanning Tree IEEE 802.1d Ethernet IEE...

104 C H A P T E R 6 Technical Specifications 104 RMON RFC 1757 IGMP version 2 RFC 1112 RSVP version 1 RFC 2205 Subject Document Reference 500.book Page 104 Thursday, September 2, 1999 1:17 PM

106 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 106 Use of the Console Port Purpose of Console Port If you lose contact with the switch and the Recovery Manager in Intel Device View or Local Management over the LAN cannot contact it, then the following is possible via the Console port on th...

108 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 108 Recovering from Start-up Failure Network boot process The network boot process is as follows: 1. The switch sends a BOOTP request over the network. The boot request contains the switch’s MAC address. The boot server contains a bootptab fil...

110 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 110 Commands allowed in Maintenance Mode The following command is available for the switch in Maintenance Mode: bootptab file entry The entry for the switch in the bootptab should contain a line sim- ilar to: :bf=/intel/switch/es520_x.xx: This...

111 111 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tools Troubleshooting tools available The tools available for troubleshooting on the switch are: The LED indicators These are located on the front panel of the switch. The LEDs indicate the overall switch status, and the st...

112 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 112 3 Check for any relevant messages in the Trap window. Use of this tool is described in “Trap Window”, p. 38. 4 Check for any relevant messages in the System window. The System Log gives details about system events that occur during start-u...

113 113 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Start-up Problems I’ve forgotten my password Explanation: You are prompted for a password on the Login screen.Action: Enter Maintenance Mode, and type: run defparm . Consequence: This resets the configuration to the default values so you c...

114 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 114 I have poor performance and high numbers of second port drops Explanation: There may be a loop in the network and Spanning Tree is not enabled.Action: Avoid loops, or alternatively, either enable STP on all the ports (using Device Setup ) ...

115 115 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting Reporting the Problem to Intel Customer Support Introduction If you are unable to solve the problem and want to report the problem to Intel Customer Support, there are certain things that you can do, to enable us to begin solving your prob...

116 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 116 Retrieving Information for Customer Support Two methods available If Intel Device View is still functioning, this information can be ob-tained using the Report Manager. If the Report Manager is not acces-sible, use TFTP procedures. Files s...

117 117 C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 5 If the TFTP access is password protected, type: get<password>/<filename> . (For example, get edin- burgh/report .) 500.book Page 117 Thursday, September 2, 1999 1:17 PM

A 119 Limited Hardware Warranty Limited Hardware Warranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material andworkmanship for three (3) years following the latter of: (i) the date of purchase only if you register by return...

122 122 A P P E N D I X A Limited Hardware Warranty Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCCRules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again...

123 123 A P P E N D I X A Limited Hardware Warranty AVERTISSEMENT Le système a été conçu pour fonctionner dans un cadre de travail normal. L’emplacement choisi doit Ítre: • Propre et dépourvu de poussière en suspension (sauf la poussière normale). • Bien aèrè et loin des sources de chaleur, y compri...

124 124 A P P E N D I X A Limited Hardware Warranty Prima di rimuovere il coperchio del telaio, assicurarsi che il sistema sia scollegato dall’alimentazione, da tutti i collegamenti dicomunicazione, reti o linee di modem. Non avviare il sistema senza aver prima messo a posto il coperchio. ADVERTENCI...

I 125 Index Numerics 10/100Base-TX port, 4 A Access restrictions to Local Management, 14 to Local Management, 93 to SNMP, 45 Acronyms, ix Add a Aggregate Link, 49 a mirrored port, 50 a Permanent Entry, 48 a trap, 47 a VLAN, 67 device to authentication list, 46 new switches, 26 Airflow, 7 Alarms, RMO...

I N D E X Intel® Express 520T Switch 129 CONSOLE, 4 DB-9, 4 disable, 59 disabled by management, 14 distribution of frames, 88 link pulse active, 13 link pulse active, collision detected, 14 location name, 58 monitor packets transmitted, 88 monitor performance, 87 monitor received packets, 88 monitor...