Alcatel OmniStack 6300-24 User manual

Part No. 060191-10, Rev. B
April 2004
OmniStack®6300-24
Users Guide

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in
this guide, may cause interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own expense.
The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without
approval of the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
It is suggested that the user use only shielded and grounded cables to ensure compliance
with FCC Rules.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian
department of communications.
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sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des communications du Canada.

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1
Key Features 1-1
Description of Software Features 1-2
System Defaults 1-5
Chapter 2: Initial Configuration 2-1
Connecting to the Switch 2-1
Configuration Options 2-1
Required Connections 2-2
Remote Connections 2-3
Basic Configuration 2-3
Console Connection 2-3
Setting Passwords 2-4
Setting an IP Address 2-4
Manual Configuration 2-4
Dynamic Configuration 2-5
Enabling SNMP Management Access 2-6
Community Strings 2-6
Trap Receivers 2-7
Saving Configuration Settings 2-7
Managing System Files 2-8
Chapter 3: Configuring the Switch 3-1
Using the Web Interface 3-1
Navigating the Web Browser Interface 3-2
Home Page 3-2
Configuration Options 3-2
Panel Display 3-3
Main Menu 3-3
Basic Configuration 3-8
Displaying System Information 3-8
Displaying Switch Hardware/Software Versions 3-10
Displaying Bridge Extension Capabilities 3-11
Setting the Switch’s IP Address 3-12
Manual Configuration 3-13
Using DHCP/BOOTP 3-14
Enabling Jumbo Frames 3-15
Managing Firmware 3-15
Downloading System Software from a Server 3-16
Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings 3-17
Downloading Configuration Settings from a Server 3-17
Console Port Settings 3-18

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Telnet Settings 3-21
Configuring Event Logging 3-23
System Logs 3-23
System Logs Configuration 3-24
Remote Logs Configuration 3-25
Sending Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Alerts 3-27
Resetting the System 3-29
Setting the System Clock 3-29
Configuring SNTP 3-30
Setting the Time Zone 3-31
Simple Network Management Protocol 3-31
Enabling SNMP 3-33
Setting Community Access Strings 3-33
Specifying Trap Managers and Trap Types 3-34
Configuring SNMPv3 Management Access 3-35
Setting an Engine ID 3-35
Configuring SNMPv3 Users 3-36
Configuring SNMPv3 Groups 3-38
Setting SNMPv3 Views 3-40
User Authentication 3-41
Configuring the Logon Password 3-41
Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication 3-42
Configuring HTTPS 3-45
Replacing the Default Secure-site Certificate 3-46
Configuring the Secure Shell 3-47
Generating the Host Key Pair 3-49
Configuring the SSH Server 3-51
Configuring Port Security 3-52
Configuring 802.1x Port Authentication 3-54
Displaying 802.1x Global Settings 3-55
Configuring 802.1x Global Settings 3-57
Configuring Port Authorization Mode 3-58
Displaying 802.1x Statistics 3-59
Access Control Lists 3-61
Configuring Access Control Lists 3-61
Setting the ACL Name and Type 3-62
Configuring a Standard IP ACL 3-62
Configuring an Extended IP ACL 3-63
Configuring a MAC ACL 3-66
Configuring ACL Masks 3-68
Specifying the Mask Type 3-68
Configuring an IP ACL Mask 3-69
Configuring a MAC ACL Mask 3-71
Binding a Port to an Access Control List 3-72
Filtering IP Addresses for Management Access 3-73

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Port Configuration 3-75
Displaying Connection Status 3-75
Configuring Interface Connections 3-77
Creating Trunk Groups 3-79
Statically Configuring a Trunk 3-80
Enabling LACP on Selected Ports 3-81
Configuring LACP Parameters 3-83
Displaying LACP Port Counters 3-85
Displaying LACP Settings and Status for the Local Side 3-86
Displaying LACP Settings and Status for the Remote Side 3-88
Setting Broadcast Storm Thresholds 3-90
Configuring Port Mirroring 3-91
Configuring Rate Limits 3-92
Showing Port Statistics 3-93
Alcatel Mapping Adjacency Protocol (AMAP) 3-98
Configuring AMAP 3-98
Displaying AMAP Detected Devices 3-99
Address Table Settings 3-100
Setting Static Addresses 3-100
Displaying the Address Table 3-101
Changing the Aging Time 3-102
Spanning Tree Algorithm Configuration 3-103
Displaying Global Settings 3-104
Configuring Global Settings 3-107
Displaying Interface Settings 3-111
Configuring Interface Settings 3-114
Configuring Multiple Spanning Trees 3-116
Displaying Interface Settings for MSTP 3-119
Configuring Interface Settings for MSTP 3-121
VLAN Configuration 3-122
Overview 3-122
Assigning Ports to VLANs 3-123
Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames 3-125
Enabling or Disabling GVRP (Global Setting) 3-125
Displaying Basic VLAN Information 3-126
Displaying Current VLANs 3-127
Creating VLANs 3-129
Adding Static Members to VLANs (VLAN Index) 3-130
Adding Static Members to VLANs (Port Index) 3-132
Configuring VLAN Behavior for Interfaces 3-133
Configuring Private VLANs 3-135
Enabling Private VLANs 3-135
Configuring Uplink and Downlink Ports 3-136
Configuring Protocol-Based VLANs 3-136
Configuring Protocol Groups 3-137

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Mapping Protocols to VLANs 3-137
Class of Service Configuration 3-139
Setting the Default Priority for Interfaces 3-139
Mapping CoS Values to Egress Queues 3-141
Selecting the Queue Mode 3-143
Setting the Service Weight for Traffic Classes 3-143
Mapping Layer 3/4 Priorities to CoS Values 3-145
Selecting IP Precedence/DSCP Priority 3-145
Mapping IP Precedence 3-146
Mapping DSCP Priority 3-147
Mapping IP Port Priority 3-149
Mapping CoS Values to ACLs 3-150
Changing Priorities Based on ACL Rules 3-151
Quality of Service 3-153
Configuring Quality of Service Parameters 3-153
Configuring a Class Map 3-154
Creating QoS Policies 3-156
Attaching a Policy Map to Ingress and Egress Queues 3-159
Multicast Filtering 3-160
Layer 2 IGMP (Snooping and Query) 3-160
Configuring IGMP Snooping and Query Parameters 3-161
Displaying Interfaces Attached to a Multicast Router 3-162
Specifying Static Interfaces for a Multicast Router 3-163
Displaying Port Members of Multicast Services 3-164
Assigning Ports to Multicast Services 3-165
Configuring Domain Name Service 3-166
Configuring General DNS Server Parameters 3-167
Configuring Static DNS Host to Address Entries 3-169
Displaying the DNS Cache 3-171
Chapter 4: Command Line Interface 4-1
Using the Command Line Interface 4-1
Accessing the CLI 4-1
Console Connection 4-1
Telnet Connection 4-1
Entering Commands 4-3
Keywords and Arguments 4-3
Minimum Abbreviation 4-3
Command Completion 4-3
Getting Help on Commands 4-3
Showing Commands 4-4
Partial Keyword Lookup 4-5
Negating the Effect of Commands 4-5
Using Command History 4-5

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Understanding Command Modes 4-5
Exec Commands 4-6
Configuration Commands 4-6
Command Line Processing 4-7
Command Groups 4-9
Line Commands 4-10
line 4-10
login 4-11
password 4-12
timeout login response 4-13
exec-timeout 4-14
password-thresh 4-14
silent-time 4-15
databits 4-16
parity 4-16
speed 4-17
stopbits 4-17
disconnect 4-18
show line 4-18
General Commands 4-19
enable 4-19
disable 4-20
configure 4-20
show history 4-21
reload 4-22
end 4-22
exit 4-22
quit 4-23
System Management Commands 4-23
Device Designation Commands 4-24
prompt 4-24
hostname 4-25
User Access Commands 4-25
username 4-25
enable password 4-26
IP Filter Commands 4-27
management 4-27
show management 4-28
Web Server Commands 4-29
ip http port 4-29
ip http server 4-30
ip http secure-server 4-30
ip http secure-port 4-31
Secure Shell Commands 4-32
ip ssh server 4-34

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ip ssh timeout 4-35
ip ssh authentication-retries 4-36
ip ssh server-key size 4-36
delete public-key 4-37
ip ssh crypto host-key generate 4-37
ip ssh crypto zeroize 4-38
ip ssh save host-key 4-38
show ip ssh 4-39
show ssh 4-39
show public-key 4-40
Event Logging Commands 4-41
logging on 4-41
logging history 4-42
logging host 4-43
logging facility 4-43
logging trap 4-44
clear logging 4-44
show logging 4-45
SMTP Alert Commands 4-46
logging sendmail host 4-47
logging sendmail level 4-47
logging sendmail source-email 4-48
logging sendmail destination-email 4-48
logging sendmail 4-49
show logging sendmail 4-49
Time Commands 4-50
sntp client 4-50
sntp server 4-51
sntp poll 4-52
show sntp 4-52
clock timezone 4-53
calendar set 4-53
show calendar 4-54
System Status Commands 4-54
show startup-config 4-54
show running-config 4-57
show system 4-59
show users 4-60
show version 4-60
Frame Size Commands 4-61
jumbo frame 4-61
Flash/File Commands 4-62
copy 4-62
delete 4-64
dir 4-65

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whichboot 4-66
boot system 4-66
Authentication Commands 4-67
Authentication Sequence 4-67
authentication login 4-68
authentication enable 4-69
RADIUS Client 4-70
radius-server host 4-70
radius-server port 4-70
radius-server key 4-71
radius-server retransmit 4-71
radius-server timeout 4-72
show radius-server 4-72
TACACS+ Client 4-73
tacacs-server host 4-73
tacacs-server port 4-73
tacacs-server key 4-74
show tacacs-server 4-74
Port Security Commands 4-75
port security 4-75
802.1x Port Authentication 4-76
authentication dot1x default 4-77
dot1x default 4-77
dot1x max-req 4-78
dot1x port-control 4-78
dot1x operation-mode 4-79
dot1x re-authenticate 4-79
dot1x re-authentication 4-80
dot1x timeout quiet-period 4-80
dot1x timeout re-authperiod 4-80
dot1x timeout tx-period 4-81
show dot1x 4-81
Access Control List Commands 4-83
IP ACLs 4-85
access-list ip 4-85
permit, deny (Standard ACL) 4-86
permit, deny (Extended ACL) 4-87
show ip access-list 4-89
access-list ip mask-precedence 4-89
mask (IP ACL) 4-90
show access-list ip mask-precedence 4-93
ip access-group 4-94
show ip access-group 4-94
map access-list ip 4-95
show map access-list ip 4-96

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match access-list ip 4-96
show marking 4-97
MAC ACLs 4-98
access-list mac 4-98
permit, deny (MAC ACL) 4-99
show mac access-list 4-100
access-list mac mask-precedence 4-101
mask (MAC ACL) 4-102
show access-list mac mask-precedence 4-104
mac access-group 4-104
show mac access-group 4-105
map access-list mac 4-105
show map access-list mac 4-106
match access-list mac 4-106
ACL Information 4-107
show access-list 4-107
show access-group 4-108
SNMP Commands 4-108
snmp-server community 4-109
snmp-server contact 4-110
snmp-server location 4-110
snmp-server host 4-111
snmp-server enable traps 4-112
show snmp 4-113
snmp-server 4-114
snmp-server engine-id 4-114
show snmp engine-id 4-115
snmp-server view 4-115
show snmp view 4-116
snmp-server group 4-117
show snmp group 4-117
snmp-server user 4-119
show snmp user 4-119
DHCP Commands 4-120
DHCP Client 4-120
ip dhcp client-identifier 4-120
ip dhcp restart client 4-121
DNS Commands 4-122
ip host 4-122
clear host 4-123
ip domain-name 4-123
ip domain-list 4-124
ip name-server 4-125
ip domain-lookup 4-126
show hosts 4-127

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show dns 4-127
show dns cache 4-128
clear dns cache 4-128
Interface Commands 4-129
interface 4-130
description 4-131
speed-duplex 4-131
negotiation 4-132
capabilities 4-133
flowcontrol 4-134
combo-forced-mode 4-135
shutdown 4-135
switchport broadcast packet-rate 4-136
clear counters 4-137
show interfaces status 4-138
show interfaces counters 4-139
show interfaces switchport 4-140
Mirror Port Commands 4-141
port monitor 4-141
show port monitor 4-142
AMAP Configuration 4-143
amap enable 4-144
amap run 4-144
amap discovery timer 4-144
amap common timer 4-145
show amap 4-145
Rate Limit Commands 4-146
rate-limit 4-146
Link Aggregation Commands 4-147
channel-group 4-148
lacp 4-149
lacp system-priority 4-150
lacp admin-key (Ethernet Interface) 4-151
lacp admin-key (Port Channel) 4-152
lacp port-priority 4-153
show lacp 4-153
Address Table Commands 4-157
mac-address-table static 4-157
clear mac-address-table dynamic 4-158
show mac-address-table 4-158
mac-address-table aging-time 4-159
show mac-address-table aging-time 4-160
Spanning Tree Commands 4-160
spanning-tree 4-161
spanning-tree mode 4-162

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spanning-tree forward-time 4-163
spanning-tree hello-time 4-164
spanning-tree max-age 4-164
spanning-tree priority 4-165
spanning-tree pathcost method 4-166
spanning-tree transmission-limit 4-166
spanning-tree mst-configuration 4-167
mst vlan 4-167
mst priority 4-168
name 4-169
revision 4-169
max-hops 4-170
spanning-tree spanning-disabled 4-171
spanning-tree cost 4-171
spanning-tree port-priority 4-172
spanning-tree edge-port 4-172
spanning-tree portfast 4-173
spanning-tree link-type 4-174
spanning-tree mst cost 4-175
spanning-tree mst port-priority 4-176
spanning-tree protocol-migration 4-176
show spanning-tree 4-177
show spanning-tree mst configuration 4-178
VLAN Commands 4-179
Editing VLAN Groups 4-179
vlan database 4-180
vlan 4-180
Configuring VLAN Interfaces 4-181
interface vlan 4-181
switchport mode 4-182
switchport acceptable-frame-types 4-183
switchport ingress-filtering 4-183
switchport native vlan 4-184
switchport allowed vlan 4-185
switchport forbidden vlan 4-186
Displaying VLAN Information 4-187
show vlan 4-187
Configuring Protocol-based VLANs 4-187
protocol-vlan protocol-group (Configuring Groups) 4-188
protocol-vlan protocol-group (Configuring Interfaces) 4-189
show protocol-vlan protocol-group 4-190
show interfaces protocol-vlan protocol-group 4-190
Configuring Private VLANs 4-191
pvlan 4-191
show pvlan 4-192

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GVRP and Bridge Extension Commands 4-192
bridge-ext gvrp 4-193
show bridge-ext 4-193
switchport gvrp 4-194
show gvrp configuration 4-194
garp timer 4-195
show garp timer 4-196
Priority Commands 4-197
Priority Commands (Layer 2) 4-197
switchport priority default 4-197
queue mode 4-198
queue bandwidth 4-199
queue cos-map 4-200
show queue mode 4-201
show queue bandwidth 4-201
show queue cos-map 4-202
Priority Commands (Layer 3 and 4) 4-202
map ip port (Global Configuration) 4-203
map ip port (Interface Configuration) 4-203
map ip precedence (Global Configuration) 4-204
map ip precedence (Interface Configuration) 4-204
map ip dscp (Global Configuration) 4-205
map ip dscp (Interface Configuration) 4-206
map access-list ip 4-207
show map ip port 4-208
show map ip precedence 4-208
show map ip dscp 4-209
Quality of Service Commands 4-210
class-map 4-211
match 4-212
policy-map 4-213
class 4-214
set 4-214
police 4-215
service-policy 4-216
show class-map 4-216
show policy-map 4-217
show policy-map interface 4-217
Multicast Filtering Commands 4-218
IGMP Snooping Commands 4-218
ip igmp snooping 4-218
ip igmp snooping vlan static 4-219
ip igmp snooping version 4-220
show ip igmp snooping 4-220
show mac-address-table multicast 4-221

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IGMP Query Commands (Layer 2) 4-222
ip igmp snooping querier 4-222
ip igmp snooping query-count 4-222
ip igmp snooping query-interval 4-223
ip igmp snooping query-max-response-time 4-224
ip igmp snooping router-port-expire-time 4-224
Static Multicast Routing Commands 4-225
ip igmp snooping vlan mrouter 4-225
show ip igmp snooping mrouter 4-226
IP Interface Commands 4-227
Basic IP Configuration 4-227
ip address 4-227
ip default-gateway 4-228
ip dhcp restart 4-229
show ip interface 4-229
show ip redirects 4-230
ping 4-230
Appendix A: Software Specifications A-1
Software Features A-1
Management Features A-2
Standards A-2
Management Information Bases A-3
Appendix B: Troubleshooting B-1
Glossary
Index

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Tables
Table 1-1. Key Features 1-1
Table 1-2. System Defaults 1-5
Table 3-4. Main Menu 3-3
Table 3-2. Configuration Options 3-3
Table 3-1. SNMPv3 Security Models and Levels 3-32
Table 3-22. Compatible Operating Systems 3-45
Table 3-30. 802.1X Statistics 3-59
Table 3-45. LACP Port Counters Information 3-85
Table 3-47. LACP Settings - Local Side 3-86
Table 3-49. LACP Settings - Remote Side 3-88
Table 3-54. Displaying Port Statistics 3-94
Table 3-85. Mapping CoS Values to Egress Queues 3-141
Table 3-86. Priority Levels 3-141
Table 3-91. Mapping IP Precedence 3-146
Table 3-93. Mapping DSCP Priority 3-147
Table 3-95. Mapping CoS Values to ACLs 3-150
Table 4-1. Command Modes 4-5
Table 4-2. Configuration Command Modes 4-7
Table 4-3. Keystroke Commands 4-7
Table 4-4. Command Groups 4-9
Table 4-5. Line Commands 4-10
Table 4-6. General Commands 4-19
Table 4-7. System Management Commands 4-23
Table 4-8. Device Designation Commands 4-24
Table 4-9. User Access Commands 4-25
Table 4-10. User Access Levels 4-26
Table 4-11. IP Filter Commands 4-27
Table 4-12. Web Server Commands 4-29
Table 4-13. Compatible Operating Systems 4-31
Table 4-14. Secure Shell Commands 4-32
Table 4-15. Secure Shell Information 4-39
Table 4-16. Event Logging Commands 4-41
Table 4-17. Logging Messages 4-42
Table 4-19. Remote Logging Parameters 4-46
Table 4-20. SMTP Alert Commands 4-46
Table 4-18. System Logging Parameters 4-46
Table 4-21. Time Commands 4-50
Table 4-22. System Status Commands 4-54
Table 4-23. Frame Size Commands 4-61
Table 4-24. Flash/File Commands 4-62
Table 4-25. File Directory 4-65
Table 4-26. Authentication Commands 4-67

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Tables
Table 4-27. Authentication Sequence 4-67
Table 4-28. RADIUS Commands 4-70
Table 4-29. TACACS+ Commands 4-73
Table 4-30. Port Security Commands 4-75
Table 4-31. 802.1X Port Authentication Commands 4-76
Table 4-32. ACL Information 4-84
Table 4-33. IP ACLs 4-85
Table 4-34. Priority Queue Mapping 4-95
Table 4-35. MAC ACLs 4-98
Table 4-36. Priority Queue Mapping 4-105
Table 4-37. ACL Information 4-107
Table 4-38. SNMP Commands 4-108
Table 4-1. SNMP Engine ID 4-115
Table 4-2. SNMP View 4-116
Table 4-3. SNMP Group 4-118
Table 4-4. SNMP User 4-120
Table 4-39. DHCP Clients 4-120
Table 4-40. DNS Commands 4-122
Table 4-41. DNS Cache 4-128
Table 4-42. Interface Commands 4-129
Table 4-43. Interfaces Switchport Parameters 4-140
Table 4-44. Mirror Port Commands 4-141
Table 4-45. AMAP Commands 4-143
Table 4-46. Rate Limit Commands 4-146
Table 4-47. Linnk Aggregation Commands 4-147
Table 4-48. LACP Counters 4-154
Table 4-49. LACPDUs 4-155
Table 4-50. LACP Neighbours Information 4-156
Table 4-51. LACP System ID 4-156
Table 4-52. Address Table Commands 4-157
Table 4-53. Spanning Tree Commands 4-160
Table 4-54. VLAN Commands 4-179
Table 4-55. Editing VLAN Groups 4-179
Table 4-56. Configuring VLAN Interfaces 4-181
Table 4-57. Displaying VLAN Information 4-187
Table 4-58. Protocol VLANs 4-188
Table 4-59. Configuring Private VLAN Groups 4-191
Table 4-60. GVRP and Bridge Extension Commands 4-192
Table 4-61. Priority Commands 4-197
Table 4-62. Priority Commands (Layer 2) 4-197
Table 4-63. Priority Queue Mapping 4-200
Table 4-64. Priority Commands (Layer 3 and 4) 4-202
Table 4-65. Mapping IP Precedence 4-205
Table 4-66. Mapping IP DSCP Precedence 4-206
Table 4-5. Mapping CoS Values to ACL Rules 4-207

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Table 4-67. Quality of Service Commands 4-210
Table 4-68. Multicast Filtering Commands 4-218
Table 4-69. IGMP Snooping Commands 4-218
Table 4-70. IGMP Query Commands (Layer 2) 4-222
Table 4-71. Static Multicast Routing Commands 4-225
Table 4-72. IP Configuration 4-227
Table B-1. Troubleshooting Chart B-1

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Tables