Enterasys ENTERASYS ATX User manual

ATX User’s Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Using the ATX Switch User’s Guide..........................................................................1-2
Related Manuals............................................................................................................1-2
Software Conventions ..................................................................................................1-3
Common ATX Switch Window Fields................................................................1-3
Using Window Buttons.........................................................................................1-4
Getting Help .................................................................................................................. 1-5
Using On-line Help................................................................................................ 1-5
Getting Help from the Global Technical Assistance Center ............................ 1-5
Chapter 2 The ATX Switch Chassis View
Viewing Chassis Information......................................................................................2-2
Front Panel Information........................................................................................ 2-3
Menu Structure.......................................................................................................2-4
Port Status Displays............................................................................................... 2-7
Selecting a Port Status View.......................................................................... 2-8
Port Status Color Codes................................................................................. 2-9
The Chassis Manager Window..........................................................................2-10
Viewing Hardware Types...................................................................................2-10
Interface Description.................................................................................... 2-11
Managing the Hub...................................................................................................... 2-12
IPX Routing........................................................................................................... 2-12
Configuring IPX Routing on a port............................................................2-13
Selecting the Frame Type for a Port...........................................................2-13
IP Routing ............................................................................................................. 2-14
Configuring the IP Address Table.............................................................. 2-15
Configuring IP Routing on a Port ..............................................................2-15
Port Configuration...............................................................................................2-16
Bridge Port Configuration..................................................................................2-17
Setting the Bridge Mode.............................................................................. 2-18
Transmitting BPDUs..................................................................................... 2-19
Source Route Configuration........................................................................2-19
Spanning Tree Explorer Modes...................................................................2-19
Setting the Spanning Tree Explorer Mode.........................................2-20
Token Ring Translation................................................................................2-20
Using the Find Source Address Feature...........................................................2-23

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Viewing I/F Summary Information..................................................................2-23
Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs...........................................2-25
Viewing Interface Detail ..............................................................................2-26
Making Sense of Detail Statistics.........................................................2-28
Enabling and Disabling Ports.............................................................................2-29
Administratively Enabling and Disabling Ports......................................2-29
Chapter 3 Using ATX Trunking
The Port Trunking Window.........................................................................................3-2
Enabling and Disabling Trunking .......................................................................3-4
Chapter 4 Using ATX Port Filtering
Port Filters Table Information......................................................................................4-3
Editing the Port Filters Table.......................................................................................4-4
Adding a New Filter..............................................................................................4-5
Deleting a Port Filter............................................................................................4-10
Viewing Filter Statistics..............................................................................................4-10
Chapter 5 Workgroup Configuration
Configuring a Workgroup............................................................................................5-4
Deleting a Workgroup...........................................................................................5-5
Chapter 6 ATX Port Mirroring
The Port Mirroring Window........................................................................................6-2
Configuring Port Mirroring..................................................................................6-3
If the port(s) being mirrored and the diagnostics port are both local.....6-4
If the port(s) being mirrored are remote......................................................6-4
From the device where the mirrored ports are located......................6-4
Chapter 7 IPX Routing Tables
IPX Statistics...................................................................................................................7-2
IPX Interface............................................................................................................7-2
IPX Route.................................................................................................................7-3
IPX SAP ...................................................................................................................7-4
Index

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Chapter 1
Introduction
How to use this guide; related guides; software conventions; getting help; ATX Switch firmware version
information
Welcome to the NetSight Element Manager for the ATX User’s Guide. We have
designed this guide to serve as a simple reference for using NetSight Element
Manager for the ATX Switch.
The ATX Switch comprises a five-slot chassis along with a high-capacity Packet
Processing Engine (PPE), which occupies an additional top slot. The ATX Switch
is a multiprotocol LAN switch that enables high-bandwidth switching between
Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI and 100Base-T LANs, with full connectivity to ATM.
The PPE uses a dual RISC processor design combined with specialized switching
hardware to provide wire-speed performance, the intelligence to manage the
bandwidth gained through switching, and the ability to perform core switching
functions (e.g., bridging, routing, programmable filtering, and statistics
gathering).
Up to five modules in any combination can be installed in the ATX Switch chassis,
including Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, Fast Ethernet, and ATM modules. The
individual modules, each with at least one RISC CPU of its own, handle interface
control and translation functions at the port level.
The ATX, with its 1.6 Gbps internal bandwidth, combined with each LAN
module’s 400 Mbps bandwidth, offers a total system bandwidth exceeding 3.6
Gbps.

Introduction
1-2 Using the ATX Switch User’s Guide
Using the ATX Switch User’s Guide
Each chapter in this guide describes one major functionality or a collection of
several smaller functionalities of the ATX Switch. This guide contains information
about software functions which are accessed directly from the device icon; for
information about functions which are accessed via the NetSight Element
Manager platform, consult the User’s Guide and Tools Guide both of which are
included in this package.
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a list of related documentation, describes
certain software conventions, and shows you how to contact the Enterasys Global
Call Center.
Chapter 2, The ATX Switch Chassis View, describes the visual display of the ATX
Switch and explains how to use the mouse within the Chassis View; the operation
of enabling and disabling ports is also described here.
Chapter 3, Using ATX Trunking, describes the trunking table and how to enable
and disable trunking on each interface on your ATX.
Chapter 4, Using ATX Port Filtering, describes how to use the Port Filtering
window to create custom filters and discard or forward traffic based on the
specified criteria.
Chapter 5, Workgroup Configuration, describes how to set up virtual work
groups on your ATX.
Chapter 6, ATX Port Mirroring, provides instructions for setting up port
mirroring on your ATX; you can configure a diagnostic port as either a local port
or a remote port on another ATX in your network.
Chapter 7, IPX Routing Tables, describes the IPX Tables window, which contains
statistics about IPX Routing on your ATX.
Chapter 8, ATX Bridging, provides a comprehensive look at all management
options associated with the bridge portion of the ATX, including Spanning Tree,
and the Filtering Database.
We assume that you have a general working knowledge of Ethernet IEEE 802.3,
Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, and FDDI type data communications networks and
their physical layer components, and that you are familiar with general bridging
and switching concepts.
Related Manuals
The ATX Switch user’s guide is only part of a complete document set designed to
provide comprehensive information about the features available to you through
NetSight Element Manager. Other guides which include important information
related to managing the ATX Switch include: