Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 Assembly instructions

Installation & Setup
Guide
The Complete Networking SolutionTM

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About This Manual
This manual is intended for use by field service personnel eitherdirectly employed by or contracted
by Cabletron Systems, Inc. The manual provides information that will aid in troubleshooting and
maintaining an FRX8000. You should also have a Netlink FRX8000 User Guide for reference.
Revision History
Rev Date Reason for Update
01 April 1997 Initial version
02 March 1998 Misc. format changes
Terminology andConventions
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user or major damage to hardware, software, or system operation.
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"[N]"—is a reference to a key on your keyboard (where “N” is the key).
"Enter"—means that you should type in the information, then press the [Enter] key.
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"Press"—means press (hit, strike) the key once. Pressing the[Enter] key afterwards is not nec-
essary.
"[Ctrl]"—followed by oneor two otherkey designations, must be struck simultaneously with the
other keys shown.
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not part of the data to be entered. If aperiod should be entered, it will be shown as "[.]."The same
applies to all other punctuation.
When instructed to, for example, “press [A],[B] from the Main Menu,” this means press [A], then[B],
not [A] comma [B].
Screen displays are provided to show thegeneral appearance of actual screens. They are
onlyexamples—they do not necessarily represent an operational system.
Related Documents
The Netlink FRX8000 User Guide is shipped with each FRX8000. Additional copies of this and
otherCabletron documents can beordered fromCabletron Systems, Inc., oryourlocal distributor of
Cabletron products.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1—Overview
Device Types ..................................................................................1-2
Chassis ............................................................................................1-2
Cards ...............................................................................................1-3
RLP ......................................................................................... 1-3
LAN Adapters ......................................................................... 1-4
Pre-Installation Requirements ........................................................1-5
Site Requirements ................................................................... 1-5
Hardware Requirements ......................................................... 1-5
Network-level Configuration Requirements ........................... 1-5
Local Configuration Requirements ......................................... 1-6
Chapter 2—Installing a Node
Installation Procedures ...................................................................2-2
Set Up the Hardware ............................................................... 2-2
Create/Load Database Records ............................................... 2-9
Configuring TCP/IP .....................................................................2-37
Re-configuring aToken Ring LAN Adapter ........................ 2-39
Rebooting or Shutting Down a Node ........................................... 2-41
Chapter 3—Local Node Displays
Status Display .................................................................................3-2
NodeStatus Display ................................................................ 3-2
Port Status Display .................................................................. 3-3
Virtual Connections Display ................................................... 3-5
Port Signals Display ................................................................ 3-7
Line Monitor ........................................................................... 3-9
Statistics ........................................................................................ 3-11
LP Statistics .......................................................................... 3-11
Port Statistics ........................................................................ 3-13
Frame-Level Statistics .......................................................... 3-15
IP Statistics ........................................................................... 3-17
ICMPStatistics ..................................................................... 3-18
IP Interface Statistics ............................................................ 3-21
IPXStatistics ......................................................................... 3-23
LAN Card Statistics .............................................................. 3-28
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List of Figures
FRX8000 Chassis Options ................................................... 1-2
RLP with I/O Box and Cables ............................................. 1-3
LAN Card Interfaces ............................................................ 1-4
RLP Switch Settings ............................................................ 2-3
Model 2, Rear View ............................................................. 2-4
Rackmount Node, Rear View .............................................. 2-5
High-Availability Node, Rear View .................................... 2-5
Rackmounting an FRX8000 ................................................ 2-6
FRX8000 Cabling Example ................................................. 2-8
Local Node Configuration Menu ....................................... 2-10
Physical Trunk Port Configuration Menu .......................... 2-11
Logical Trunk Configuration Menu ................................... 2-13
Frame Relay Logical Trunk, Frame Relay Parameters ...... 2-14
X.25 Logical Trunk, Level 3 Parameters ........................... 2-14
FRX8000 Test Menu ......................................................... 2-16
Local ICP Configuration Menu ......................................... 2-18
LP Configuration Menu ..................................................... 2-19
Physical Trunk Port Configuration Menu .......................... 2-20
Logical Trunk Configuration Menu ................................... 2-20
Frame Relay Logical Trunk, Frame Relay Parameters ...... 2-21
X.25 Logical Trunk, Level 3 Parameters ........................... 2-22
Local INM Configuration Menu ........................................ 2-28
LP Configuration Menu ..................................................... 2-29
Physical Trunk Port Configuration Menu .......................... 2-30
Logical Trunk Configuration Menu ................................... 2-30
Frame Relay Logical Trunk, Frame Relay Parameters ...... 2-31
X.25 Logical Trunk, Level 3 Parameters ........................... 2-32
FRX8000 Test Menu ........................................................... 3-1
Node Status Display ............................................................. 3-2
Port Status Display ............................................................... 3-3
Virtual Connections Display on Frame Relay Port ............. 3-5
Virtual Connections Display, Non-Frame Relay Port ......... 3-6
Port Signals Display ............................................................. 3-8
Line Monitor Display ......................................................... 3-10
LP Statistics Display .......................................................... 3-12

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Port Statistics Display ........................................................ 3-13
Frame-level Statistics Display ........................................... 3-15
IP Statistics Display ........................................................... 3-17
ICMP Statistics Display ..................................................... 3-19
IP Interface Statistics Display ............................................ 3-22
IPX Statistics Display ........................................................ 3-23
Ethernet Card Statistics Display ........................................ 3-29
Token Ring Card Statistics Display ................................... 3-29
List of Tables
Supported Hardware ............................................................ 1-1
RLP Interfaces ..................................................................... 1-4
Physical Trunk Port Parameters ........................................... 1-7
Logical Trunk Port Parameters ............................................ 1-8
Logical Trunk Port Parameters if Phy. Port is Frame Relay 1-9
Logical Trunk Port Parameters if Physical Port is X.25 ...... 1-9
Line Speed Codes .............................................................. 2-12

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Chapter 1
Overview
The NetlinkTM FRX8000 is a family of devices designed to integrate LAN-based
systems and wide-areaapplications into a"blended" network. FRX8000hardware
includes:
●Three types of device: Enterprise Switch, ICP Switch, and INM Switch.
●Three types of hardware chassis: Model 2, Rackmount, and High-Avail-
ability.
●Three types of card:RLP, Ethernet LAN adapter, and Token Ring LAN
adapter.
These components are all described in detail later. Their interrelationships are
shown in the following table.
* ALAN card is supportedin the ICP and INM for local FTP or telnet file maintenance only.
Table 1-1 Supported Hardware
Device Type Chassis Max RLPs/LAN Cards
Enterprise Switch Model 2
Rackmount
High-Availability
4/2
8/0 or7/1 or 6/2
8/2
ICP Switch, INM Switch Model 2
Rackmount
High-Availability
4/1 *
8/0 or7/1 *
8/1 *

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Device Types
The types of FRX8000 device are:
●Enterprise Switch – an MS-DOS®-based switching node.
●ICP (Integrated Call Processor) Switch (also called simply ICP) – a
UNIX®-based Enterprise Switch with call processing capability plus all
functions of the Enterprise Switch except LAN connectivity.
●INM (Integrated Network Manager) Switch (also called simply INM) – an
ICP Switch withadded network management capabilities, used toconfigure
and control FRX8000 Enterprise Switches throughoutthe network.
Chassis
Figure 1-1 FRX8000 Chassis Options
Model 2 Rackmount Chassis High-Availability Chassis