Cisco SF500-24 Instruction Manual

Cisco ESW2 Series Advanced Switches
ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide 1
Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started 1
Starting the Web-based Configuration Utility 1
Launching the Configuration Utility 2
HTTP/HTTPS 3
Logging Out 4
Quick Start Device Configuration 5
Interface Naming Conventions 6
Differences Between Sx500, SG500X and the ESW2-550X Devices 6
Window Navigation 8
Application Header 8
Management Buttons 10
Chapter 2: Status and Statistics 12
Viewing Ethernet Interfaces 12
Viewing Etherlike Statistics 13
Viewing GVRP Statistics 15
Viewing 802.1X EAP Statistics 16
Viewing TCAM Utilization[ 17
Managing RMON 18
Viewing RMON Statistics 19
Configuring RMON History 21
Viewing the RMON History Table 22
Defining RMON Events Control 23
Viewing the RMON Events Logs 24
Defining RMON Alarms 24
Chapter 3: Administration: System Log 28
Setting System Log Settings 28
Setting Remote Logging Settings 30
Viewing Memory Logs 31
RAM Memory 32
Flash Memory 32

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Chapter 4: Administration: File Management 34
System Files 34
Upgrade/Backup Firmware/Language 37
Upgrade/Backing Firmware or Language File 38
Active Image 41
Download/Backup Configuration/Log 42
Configuration File Backwards Compatibility 42
Downloading or Backing-up a Configuration or Log File 43
Configuration Files Properties 48
Copy/Save Configuration 49
DHCP Auto Configuration 50
DHCP Server Options 51
Auto Configuration Download Protocol (TFTP or SCP) 52
SSH Client Authentication Parameters 52
Auto Configuration Process 53
Configuring DHCP Auto Configuration 54
Chapter 5: Administration: Stack Management 58
Overview 58
Types of Units in Stack 60
Backward Compatibility of Number of Units in Stack 60
Unit LEDs 61
Stack Topology 62
Types of Stack Topology 62
Topology Discovery 62
Unit ID Assignment 63
Duplicate Unit IDs 63
Master Selection Process 65
Stack Changes 66
Connecting a New Unit 66
Unit Failure in Stack 68

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Failure of Master Unit 68
Master/Backup Switchover 69
Slave Unit Handling 69
Reconnecting the Original Master Unit After Failover 70
Software Auto Synchronization in Stack 70
Stack Unit Mode 70
Stack Configuration Options 71
Consistency of Stack Unit Modes in the Stack 72
Changing the Stack Unit Mode 72
Configuration After Reboot 73
Stack Ports 73
Default Stack and Network Ports 74
Port Pairs 74
Port Speeds 75
Auto Selection of Port Speed 75
Connecting Units 75
Cables Types 75
Default Configuration 78
Interactions With Other Features 78
System Modes 78
System Mode Backwards Compatibility 79
System Mode and Stack Management 79
Chapter 6: Administration: General Information 82
Device Models 82
System Information 84
Displaying the System Summary 84
Configuring the System Settings 87
Console Settings (Autobaud Rate Support) 88
Rebooting the Device 88
Routing Resources 90
Monitoring Fan Status 93

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Defining Idle Session Timeout 95
Pinging a Host 95
Traceroute 97
Chapter 7: Administration: Time Settings 100
System Time Options 101
Time 101
Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time (DST) 102
SNTP Modes 102
Configuring System Time 103
Selecting Source of System Time 103
Adding a Unicast SNTP Server 105
Configuring the SNTP Mode 108
Defining SNTP Authentication 108
Time Range 109
Absolute Time Range 110
Recurring Time Range 111
Chapter 8: Administration: Diagnostics 112
Testing Copper Ports 112
Displaying Optical Module Status 114
MSA-compatible SFPs 114
Configuring Port and VLAN Mirroring 115
Viewing CPU Utilization and Secure Core Technology 117
Chapter 9: Administration: Discovery 120
Configuring Bonjour Discovery 120
Bonjour in Layer 2 System Mode 120
Bonjour in Layer 3 System Mode 121
LLDP and CDP 122
Configuring LLDP 123
LLDP Overview 124

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Setting LLDP Properties 125
Editing LLDP Port Settings 126
LLDP MED Network Policy 128
Configuring LLDP MED Port Settings 130
Displaying LLDP Port Status 131
Displaying LLDP Local Information 132
Displaying LLDP Neighbors Information 136
Accessing LLDP Statistics 140
LLDP Overloading 141
Configuring CDP 143
Setting CDP Properties 143
Editing CDP Interface Settings 146
Displaying CDP Local Information 147
Displaying CDP Neighbors Information 149
Viewing CDP Statistics 151
Chapter 10: Port Management 152
Configuring Ports 152
Setting Port Configuration 153
Configuring Link Aggregation 156
Link Aggregation Overview 157
Load Balancing 157
Default Settings and Configuration 158
Static and Dynamic LAG Workflow 158
Defining LAG Management 159
Configuring LAG Settings 160
Configuring LACP 162
LACP Priority and Rules 162
LACP With No Link Partner 162
Setting LACP Parameter Settings 163
Configuring Green Ethernet 164
Green Ethernet Overview 164
Power Saving by Disabling Port LEDs 165

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802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet Feature 166
Setting Global Green Ethernet Properties 168
Setting Green Ethernet Properties for Ports 169
Chapter 11: Smartport 172
Overview 173
What is a Smartport 174
Smartport Types 174
Special Smartport Types 176
Smartport Macros 177
Applying a Smartport Type to an Interface 178
Macro Failure and the Reset Operation 178
How the Smartport Feature Works 179
Auto Smartport 180
Enabling Auto Smartport 180
Identifying Smartport Type 180
Using CDP/LLDP Information to Identify Smartport Types 181
Multiple Devices Attached to the Port 182
Persistent Auto Smartport Interface 183
Error Handling 183
Default Configuration 184
Relationships with Other Features and Backwards Compatibility 184
Common Smartport Tasks 184
Configuring Smartport Using The Web-based Interface 187
Smartport Properties 187
Smartport Type Settings 188
Smartport Interface Settings 189
Built-in Smartport Macros 192
Chapter 12: Port Management: PoE 204
PoE on the Device 204

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PoE Features 204
PoE Operation 205
PoE Configuration Considerations 205
Configuring PoE Properties 207
Configuring PoE Settings 208
PoE priority example: 209
Chapter 13: VLAN Management 212
VLANs 212
Configuring Default VLAN Settings 216
Creating VLANs 217
Configuring VLAN Interface Settings 218
Defining VLAN Membership 219
Configuring Port to VLAN 220
Configuring VLAN Membership 221
GVRP Settings 223
Defining GVRP Settings 223
VLAN Groups 224
MAC-based Groups 224
Assigning MAC-based VLAN Groups 225
Mapping VLAN Group to VLAN Per Interface 225
Protocol-based VLANs 226
Protocol-Based Groups 226
Protocol-Based Groups to VLAN Mapping 227
Voice VLAN 228
Voice VLAN Overview 228
Dynamic Voice VLAN Modes 229
Voice End-Points 230
Auto Voice VLAN, Auto Smartports, CDP, and LLDP 230
Voice VLAN QoS 232
Voice VLAN Constraints 233
Voice VLAN Workflows 233
Configuring Voice VLAN 234
Configuring Voice VLAN Properties 235

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Displaying Auto Voice VLAN Settings 236
Configuring Telephony OUI 238
Adding OUIs to the Telephony OUI Table 239
Adding Interfaces to Voice VLAN on Basis of OUIs 240
Access Port Multicast TV VLAN 241
IGMP Snooping 242
Differences Between Regular and Multicast TV VLANs 242
Configuration 243
Multicast TV Group to VLAN 243
Port Multicast VLAN Membership 244
Customer Port Multicast TV VLAN 244
Mapping CPE VLANs to Multicast TV VLANs 245
CPE Port Multicast VLAN Membership 246
Chapter 14: Spanning Tree 248
STP Flavors 248
Configuring STP Status and Global Settings 249
Defining Spanning Tree Interface Settings 251
Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Settings 253
Multiple Spanning Tree 256
Defining MSTP Properties 256
Mapping VLANs to a MSTP Instance 257
Defining MSTP Instance Settings 258
Defining MSTP Interface Settings 259
Chapter 15: Managing MAC Address Tables 262
Types of MAC Addresses 262
Configuring Static MAC Addresses 263
Managing Dynamic MAC Addresses 264
Configuring Dynamic MAC Address Aging Time 264
Querying Dynamic Addresses 264
Defining Reserved MAC Addresses 265

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Chapter 16: Multicast 266
Multicast Forwarding 266
Typical Multicast Setup 267
Multicast Address Properties 269
Defining Multicast Properties 269
Adding MAC Group Address 271
Adding IP Multicast Group Addresses 273
Configuring IGMP Snooping 274
MLD Snooping 277
Querying IGMP/MLD IP Multicast Group 279
Defining Multicast Router Ports 280
Defining Forward All Multicast 281
Defining Unregistered Multicast Settings 282
Chapter 17: IP Configuration 284
Overview 284
Layer 2 IP Addressing 285
Layer 3 IP Addressing 286
IPv4 Management and Interfaces 287
IPv4 Interface 287
Defining an IPv4 Interface in Layer 2 System Mode 287
Defining IPv4 Interface in Layer 3 System Mode 288
IPv4 Routes 291
RIPv2 292
Access List 292
IPv4 VRRP Virtual Routers 292
ARP 292
ARP Proxy 293
UDP Relay/IP Helper 294
DHCPv4 Snooping/Relay 295
DHCPv4 Snooping 295
DHCPv4 Relay 295