Extreme Networks Summit1 User manual

Extreme Networks, Inc.
10460 Bandley Drive
Cupertino, California 95014
[phone]
http://www.extremenetworks.com
Summit Switch
Installation and User
Guide
Published: June 1998
Part number: 100000-00 rev.B
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Copyright © Extreme Networks, Inc., 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be
reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation,
transformation, or adaptation) without permission from Extreme Networks, Inc.
Extreme Networks, ExtremeWare, Summit, SummitLink, ExtremeWare Vista,Summit Virtual Chassis,
and the Extreme Networks logo are trademarks of Extreme Networks.
PACE is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. 3Com is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation. All
other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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Contents
Introduction xvii
Terminology xviii
Conventions xviii
Related Publications xix
1S
UMMIT OVERVIEW
About the Summit Family of Switches 1-1
Summit Switch Models 1-2
Summary of Features 1-2
Port Connections 1-3
Media Types and Distances 1-4
Full-Duplex 1-5
Port Redundancy 1-5
Load Sharing 1-6
Virtual LANs (VLANs) 1-6
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 1-6
Quality of Service (QoS) 1-7
IP Unicast Routing 1-7
IP Multicast Routing 1-7
Network Configuration Example 1-8
Summit1 Front View 1-10
Summit2 Front View 1-11
Summit3 Front View 1-12
Summit4 Front View 1-13
Summit4/FX Front View 1-14
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Summit48 Front View 1-15
LEDs 1-16
Summit Rear View 1-17
Power Socket 1-17
Serial Number 1-17
Console Port 1-17
Redundant Power Supply Port 1-17
MAC Address 1-18
Factory Defaults 1-18
2I
NSTALLATION AND SETUP
Following Safety Information 2-1
Determining the Switch Location 2-1
Media Types and Distances 2-2
Installing the Summit 2-3
Rack Mounting 2-3
Free-Standing 2-4
Stacking the Switch and Other Devices 2-4
Connecting Equipment to the Console Port 2-4
Powering On the Switch 2-6
Checking the Installation 2-6
Logging In for the First Time 2-6
3A
CCESSING THE SWITCH
Understanding the Command Syntax 3-2
Syntax Helper 3-2
Command Completion with Syntax Helper 3-2
Abbreviated Syntax 3-3
Command Shortcuts 3-3
Numerical Ranges 3-3
Names 3-3
Symbols 3-4
Line-Editing Keys 3-5
Command History 3-5
Common Commands 3-6
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Configuring Management Access 3-8
Default Accounts 3-9
Changing the Default Password 3-9
Creating a Management Account 3-10
Viewing Switch Accounts 3-10
Deleting a Switch Account 3-11
Methods of Managing the Summit 3-11
Using the Console Interface 3-11
Using Telnet 3-12
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet 3-12
Configuring Switch IP Parameters 3-12
Using a BOOTP Server 3-12
Manually Configuring the IP Settings 3-13
Disconnecting a Telnet Session 3-15
Disabling Telnet Access 3-15
IP Host Configuration Commands 3-16
Using ExtremeWare Vista 3-17
Disabling Web Access 3-17
Using SNMP 3-18
Accessing Switch Agents 3-18
Supported MIBs 3-18
Configuring SNMP Settings 3-19
Displaying SNMP Settings 3-21
Resetting and Disabling SNMP 3-21
Checking Basic Connectivity 3-22
Ping 3-22
Traceroute 3-22
Mtrace 3-23
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4C
ONFIGURING PORTS
Enabling and Disabling Ports 4-1
Configuring Port Speed and Duplex Setting 4-2
Turning Off Autonegotiation for a Gigabit Ethernet Port 4-2
Port Commands 4-3
Load Sharing 4-5
Configuring Load Sharing 4-6
Verifying the Load Sharing Configuration 4-8
Port-Mirroring 4-8
Port-Mirroring Commands 4-9
Port-Mirroring Example 4-9
Summit Virtual Chassis 4-10
Summit Switch Port Connections 4-10
Extreme Discovery Protocol 4-11
Summit Virtual Chassis Commands 4-12
Configuring the Summit for User with the Summit Virtual
Chassis 4-12
VLANs and Summit Switches Using the Virtual Chassis 4-13
5V
IRTUAL LANS(VLANS)
Overview of Virtual LANs 5-1
Benefits 5-1
Types of VLANs 5-2
Port-Based VLANs 5-2
Spanning Switches with Port-Based VLANs 5-3
Tagged VLANs 5-5
Uses of Tagged VLANs 5-6
Assigning a VLAN Tag 5-6
Mixing Port-Based and Tagged VLANs 5-8
Generic VLAN Registration Protocol 5-8
GVRP Commands 5-10
Protocol-Based VLANs 5-11
Predefined Protocol Filters 5-12
Defining Protocol Filters 5-12
Deleting a Protocol Filter 5-13
Precedence of Tagged Packets Over Protocol Filters 5-13
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VLAN Names 5-13
Default VLAN 5-14
Configuring VLANs on the Summit 5-14
VLAN Configuration Examples 5-16
Displaying VLAN Settings 5-17
Deleting VLANs 5-18
6S
WITCH FORWARDING DATABASE (FDB)
Overview of the FDB 6-1
FDB Contents 6-1
FDB Entry Types 6-1
How FDB Entries Get Added 6-2
Associating a QoS Profile with an FDB Entry 6-3
Configuring FDB Entries 6-3
FDB Configuration Examples 6-4
Displaying FDB Entries 6-5
Removing FDB Entries 6-6
7S
PANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP)
Overview of the Spanning Tree Protocol 7-1
Spanning Tree Domains 7-1
Defaults 7-2
STP Configurations 7-2
Configuring STP on the Summit 7-5
Configuration Example 7-7
Displaying STP Settings 7-8
Disabling and Resetting STP 7-9
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8Q
UALITY OF SERVICE (QOS)
Overview of Quality of Service 8-1
Building Blocks 8-1
QoS Mode 8-2
Default QoS Profiles 8-2
Traffic Groupings 8-3
Ingress Traffic Groupings 8-3
Egress Traffic Groupings 8-5
Precedence 8-5
Prioritization 8-6
Creating and Configuring a QoS Profile 8-6
Assigning a QoS Profile 8-6
Port Queue Monitor 8-7
Configuring QoS 8-8
Sample Ingress Mode QoS Configuration 8-9
Sample Egress Mode QoS Configuration 8-9
Displaying QoS Information 8-10
Resetting QoS 8-10
9IPU
NICAST ROUTING
Overview of IP Unicast Routing 9-1
Router Interfaces 9-2
Populating the Routing Table 9-3
Dynamic Routes 9-3
Static Routes 9-3
Multiple Routes 9-4
Proxy ARP 9-4
ARP-Incapable Devices 9-4
Proxy ARP Between Subnets 9-5
IP Multinetting 9-5
IP Multinetting Operation 9-6
IP Multinetting Examples 9-7
Configuring IP Unicast Routing 9-9
Verifying the IP Unicast Routing Configuration 9-10
Configuring DHCP/BOOTP Relay 9-10
Verifying the DHCP/BOOTP Relay Configuration 9-11
Routing Configuration Example 9-15
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Displaying Router Settings 9-17
Resetting and Disabling Router Settings 9-18
10 ROUTING PROTOCOLS
Overview 10-1
RIP Versus OSPF 10-2
Overview of RIP 10-3
Routing Table 10-3
Split Horizon 10-3
Poison Reverse 10-3
Triggered Updates 10-4
Route Advertisement of VLANs 10-4
RIP Version 1 versus RIP Version 2 10-4
Overview of OSPF 10-5
Link State Database 10-5
Areas 10-5
Area 0 10-6
Stub Areas 10-6
Virtual Links 10-7
Configuring RIP 10-8
RIP Configuration Example 10-10
Displaying RIP Settings 10-12
Resetting and Disabling RIP 10-13
Configuring OSPF 10-14
OSPF Configuration Example 10-16
Configuration for ABR1 10-17
Configuration for IR1 10-18
Displaying OSPF Settings 10-18
Resetting and Disabling OSPF Settings 10-19
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11 IP MULTICAST ROUTING
Overview 11-1
DVMRP Overview 11-2
IGMP Overview 11-2
IGMP Snooping 11-2
Configuring IP Multicasting Routing 11-2
Configuration Example 11-6
Configuration for IR1 11-7
Displaying IP Multicast Routing Settings 11-7
Deleting and Resetting IP Multicast Settings 11-8
12 STATUS MONITORING AND STATISTICS
Status Monitoring 12-1
Port Statistics 12-7
Port Errors 12-8
Port Monitoring Display Keys 12-9
Switch Logging 12-10
Local Logging 12-11
Real-time Display 12-11
Remote Logging 12-12
Logging Commands 12-12
RMON 12-14
About RMON 12-14
RMON Features of the Switch 12-15
Statistics 12-15
History 12-15
Alarms 12-16
Events 12-16
RMON and the Switch 12-16
Event Actions 12-17
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