Extreme Networks 200 Series User manual

Extreme Networks, Inc.
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Summit 200 Series Switch
Installation and User Guide
Software Version 7.1e0
December, 2003
Part Number: 100149-00 Rev 02

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Contents
Preface
Introduction xiii
Conventions xiv
Related Publications xiv
Chapter 1 Summit 200 Series Switch Overview
Summit 200 Series Switches 15
Summary of Features 15
Summit 200-24 Switch Physical Features 16
Summit 200-24 Switch Front View 16
Summit 200-24 Switch Rear View 19
Summit 200-48 Switch Physical Features 19
Summit 200-48 Switch Front View 19
Summit 200-48 Switch Rear View 22
Mini-GBIC Type and Hardware/Software Support 23
Mini-GBIC Type and Specifications 23
Chapter 2 Switch Installation
Determining the Switch Location 27
Following Safety Information 28
Installing the Switch 28
Rack Mounting 28
Free-Standing 29
Desktop Mounting of Multiple Switches 29
Installing or Replacing a Mini-Gigabit Interface Connector (Mini-GBIC) 29
Safety Information 29
Preparing to Install or Replace a Mini-GBIC 29
Removing and Inserting a Mini-GBIC 30

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Creating a Stack 31
Connecting Equipment to the Console Port 32
Powering On the Switch 34
Checking the Installation 34
Logging In for the First Time 34
Chapter 3 ExtremeWare Overview
Summary of Features 37
Virtual LANs (VLANs) 38
Spanning Tree Protocol 38
Quality of Service 39
Unicast Routing 39
Load Sharing 39
ESRP-Aware Switches 39
Software Licensing 40
Feature Licensing 40
Security Licensing for Features Under License Control 41
SSH2 Encryption 41
Software Factory Defaults 42
Chapter 4 Accessing the Switch
Understanding the Command Syntax 45
Syntax Helper 46
Command Shortcuts 46
Summit 200 Series Switch Numerical Ranges 46
Names 47
Symbols 47
Line-Editing Keys 47
Command History 48
Common Commands 48
Configuring Management Access 50
User Account 50
Administrator Account 51
Default Accounts 51
Creating a Management Account 52
Domain Name Service Client Services 53
Checking Basic Connectivity 54
Ping 54
Traceroute 54

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Chapter 5 Managing the Switch
Overview 57
Using the Console Interface 58
Using Telnet 58
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet 58
Configuring Switch IP Parameters 58
Disconnecting a Telnet Session 60
Controlling Telnet Access 61
Using Secure Shell 2 (SSH2) 61
Enabling SSH2 61
Using SNMP 62
Accessing Switch Agents 62
Supported MIBs 62
Configuring SNMP Settings 62
Displaying SNMP Settings 64
Authenticating Users 64
RADIUS Client 64
Configuring TACACS+ 69
Network Login 71
Web-Based and 802.1x Authentication 71
Campus and ISP Modes 73
Interoperability Requirements 74
Multiple Supplicant Support 75
Exclusions and Limitations 75
Configuring Network Login 76
Web-Based Authentication User Login Using Campus Mode 77
DHCP Server on the Switch 79
Displaying DHCP Information 79
Displaying Network Login Settings 79
Disabling Network Login 79
Additional Configuration Details 79
Network Login Configuration Commands 80
Displaying Network Login Settings 81
Disabling Network Login 81
Using EAPOL Flooding 81
Using the Simple Network Time Protocol 82
Configuring and Using SNTP 82
SNTP Configuration Commands 85
SNTP Example 85
Chapter 6 Configuring Ports on a Switch
Enabling and Disabling Switch Ports 87

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Configuring Switch Port Speed and Duplex Setting 88
Switch Port Commands 89
Load Sharing on the Switch 91
Load-Sharing Algorithms 92
Configuring Switch Load Sharing 93
Load-Sharing Example 93
Verifying the Load-Sharing Configuration 94
Switch Port-Mirroring 94
Port-Mirroring Commands 95
Port-Mirroring Example 95
Setting Up a Redundant Gigabit Uplink Port 95
Extreme Discovery Protocol 95
EDP Commands 96
Chapter 7 Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Overview of Virtual LANs 97
Benefits 97
Types of VLANs 98
Port-Based VLANs 98
Tagged VLANs 100
VLAN Names 102
Default VLAN 102
Renaming a VLAN 103
Configuring VLANs on the Switch 103
VLAN Configuration Commands 103
VLAN Configuration Examples 104
Displaying VLAN Settings 104
MAC-Based VLANs 105
MAC-Based VLAN Guidelines 105
MAC-Based VLAN Limitations 106
MAC-Based VLAN Example 106
Timed Configuration Download for MAC-Based VLANs 106
Chapter 8 Forwarding Database (FDB)
Overview of the FDB 109
FDB Contents 109
FDB Entry Types 109
How FDB Entries Get Added 110
Associating a QoS Profile with an FDB Entry 110
Configuring FDB Entries 111
FDB Configuration Examples 111

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Displaying FDB Entries 112
Chapter 9 Access Policies
Overview of Access Policies 115
Access Control Lists 115
Rate Limits 115
Routing Access Policies 116
Using Access Control Lists 116
Access Masks 116
Access Lists 116
Rate Limits 117
How Access Control Lists Work 118
Access Mask Precedence Numbers 118
Specifying a Default Rule 118
The permit-established Keyword 118
Adding Access Mask, Access List, and Rate Limit Entries 119
Deleting Access Mask, Access List, and Rate Limit Entries 120
Verifying Access Control List Configurations 120
Access Control List Commands 120
Access Control List Examples 124
Using Routing Access Policies 128
Creating an Access Profile 128
Configuring an Access Profile Mode 128
Adding an Access Profile Entry 128
Deleting an Access Profile Entry 129
Applying Access Profiles 129
Routing Access Policies for RIP 129
Routing Access Policies for OSPF 131
Making Changes to a Routing Access Policy 132
Removing a Routing Access Policy 132
Routing Access Policy Commands 133
Chapter 10 Network Address Translation (NAT)
Overview 135
Internet IP Addressing 136
Configuring VLANs for NAT 136
NAT Modes 137
Configuring NAT 138
Configuring NAT Rules 138
Creating NAT Rules 139
Creating Static and Dynamic NAT Rules 139

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Creating Portmap NAT Rules 139
Creating Auto-Constrain NAT Rules 140
Advanced Rule Matching 140
Configuring Timeouts 141
Displaying NAT Settings 141
Disabling NAT 142
Chapter 11 Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching
Overview of the EAPS Protocol 143
Optimizing Interoperability 145
Fault Detection and Recovery 145
Restoration Operations 146
Summit 200 Series Switches in Multi-ring Topologies 147
Commands for Configuring and Monitoring EAPS 148
Creating and Deleting an EAPS Domain 149
Defining the EAPS Mode of the Switch 149
Configuring EAPS Polling Timers 149
Configuring the Primary and Secondary Ports 150
Configuring the EAPS Control VLAN 151
Configuring the EAPS Protected VLANs 151
Enabling and Disabling an EAPS Domain 152
Enabling and Disabling EAPS 152
Unconfiguring an EAPS Ring Port 152
Displaying EAPS Status Information 152
Chapter 12 Quality of Service (QoS)
Overview of Policy-Based Quality of Service 157
Applications and Types of QoS 158
Video Applications 158
Critical Database Applications 158
Web Browsing Applications 158
File Server Applications 159
Configuring QoS for a Port or VLAN 159
Traffic Groupings 159
Access List Based Traffic Groupings 160
MAC-Based Traffic Groupings 160
Explicit Class of Service (802.1p and DiffServ) Traffic Groupings 161
Configuring DiffServ 163
Physical and Logical Groupings 166
Verifying Configuration and Performance 167
QoS Monitor 167
Displaying QoS Profile Information 167

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Modifying a QoS Configuration 168
Traffic Rate-Limiting 168
Dynamic Link Context System 168
DLCS Guidelines 169
DLCS Limitations 169
DLCS Commands 169
Chapter 13 Status Monitoring and Statistics
Status Monitoring 171
Port Statistics 173
Port Errors 173
Port Monitoring Display Keys 174
Setting the System Recovery Level 175
Logging 175
Local Logging 176
Remote Logging 177
Logging Configuration Changes 178
Logging Commands 178
RMON 179
About RMON 179
RMON Features of the Switch 180
Configuring RMON 181
Event Actions 181
Chapter 14 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Overview of the Spanning Tree Protocol 183
Spanning Tree Domains 183
Defaults 184
STPD BPDU Tunneling 184
STP Configurations 184
Configuring STP on the Switch 186
STP Configuration Example 189
Displaying STP Settings 189
Disabling and Resetting STP 189
Chapter 15 IP Unicast Routing
Overview of IP Unicast Routing 191
Router Interfaces 192
Populating the Routing Table 193
Subnet-Directed Broadcast Forwarding 194

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Proxy ARP 194
ARP-Incapable Devices 195
Proxy ARP Between Subnets 195
Relative Route Priorities 195
Configuring IP Unicast Routing 196
Verifying the IP Unicast Routing Configuration 196
IP Commands 197
Routing Configuration Example 201
Displaying Router Settings 202
Resetting and Disabling Router Settings 203
Configuring DHCP/BOOTP Relay 204
Verifying the DHCP/BOOTP Relay Configuration 204
UDP-Forwarding 205
Configuring UDP-Forwarding 205
UDP-Forwarding Example 205
ICMP Packet Processing 206
UDP-Forwarding Commands 206
Chapter 16 Interior Gateway Routing Protocols
Overview 207
RIP Versus OSPF 208
Overview of RIP 208
Routing Table 209
Split Horizon 209
Poison Reverse 209
Triggered Updates 209
Route Advertisement of VLANs 209
RIP Version 1 Versus RIP Version 2 209
Overview of OSPF 210
Link-State Database 210
Areas 211
Point-to-Point Support 214
Route Re-Distribution 215
Configuring Route Re-Distribution 215
OSPF Timers and Authentication 216
Configuring RIP 217
RIP Configuration Example 219
Displaying RIP Settings 220
Resetting and Disabling RIP 220
Configuring OSPF 220