GE MultiLink ML810 User manual

MultiLink ML810
Managed Edge Switch
Instruction Manual
Firmware Revision 5.x
Manual P/N: 1601-0123-A2
Manual Order Code: GEK-113604A
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Table of Contents
1: SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 1-1
ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................................. 1-5
2: INTRODUCTION INSPECTING THE PACKAGE AND PRODUCT ................................................. 2-1
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 2-2
PACKET PRIORITIZATION, 802.1PQOS ...............................................................................2-3
FRAME BUFFERING AND FLOW CONTROL ...........................................................................2-3
FEATURES AND BENEFITS ................................................................................. 2-4
APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 2-6
3: INSTALLATION LOCATING MULTILINK ML810 SWITCHES ..................................................... 3-2
CONNECTING ETHERNET MEDIA .................................................................... 3-3
CONNECTING TWISTED PAIR (CAT3, CAT5, UTP OR STP) .............................................3-3
CONNECTING TWISTED PAIR (CAT5EOR BETTER, UTP OR STP) ....................................3-4
CONNECTING SINGLE-MODE FIBER OPTIC ..........................................................................3-4
GIGABIT SFP (SMALL FORM-FACTOR PLUGGABLE) TRANSCEIVERS .................................3-4
CONNECTING FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO SFP TRANSCEIVERS ..............................................3-5
DIN-RAIL MOUNTING THE MULTILINK ML810 ............................................. 3-6
MOUNTING DIMENSIONS FOR ML810 WITH METAL BRACKETS .......................................3-6
POWERING THE MULTILINK ML810 MANAGED EDGE SWITCH .............. 3-10
ALARM CONTACTS FOR MONITORING INTERNAL POWER,
AND SOFTWARE TRAPS ........................................................ 3-11
CONNECTING THE CONSOLE TERMINAL TO MULTILINK ML810 ............ 3-12
RJ45 CONSOLE PORT (SERIAL PORT) PIN ASSIGNMENTS ..................................................3-12
4: OPERATION SWITCHING FUNCTIONALITY ........................................................................... 4-1
AUTO-CROSS (MDIX) AND AUTO-NEGOTIATION, FOR RJ-45 PORTS ....... 4-3
FLOW-CONTROL, IEEE 802.3X STANDARD .................................................... 4-5
POWER BUDGET CALCULATIONS FOR ML810 MODULES
WITH FIBER MEDIA ................................................................. 4-6
ML810 SWITCH PORT MODULES ...................................................................... 4-7
ML810 MODULE LED DESIGNATIONS ................................................................................4-7
ML8104 (C1), 4 X10/100MBRJ45 (SLOT C) ...............................................................4-9
ML810 (E4) XMULTIMODE LC (SLOT C) ...........................................................................4-10
ML810 (E6), 4 XSINGLEMODE LC (SLOT C) .....................................................................4-10
ML810 (C4), 2 XMULTIMODE LC / 2 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ................................................4-10
ML810 (C5), 2 XSINGLEMODE LC / 2 XRJ45; ML810 (CI), 2 X10/100 RJ45
+ 2 X100 MBITLC SM FIBER, 40 KM(SLOT C) ...........................4-11
ML810 (E3), 4 XMULTIMODE MTRJ (SLOT C) ................................................................4-11
ML810 (C3), 2 XMULTIMODE MTRJ / 2 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ..........................................4-12
ML810 (EL), 2 X10 FL + 2 X100 FX ST - 2 KM (SLOT C) ........................................4-12
ML810 (E5), ML810 (E7) (SLOT C) ...................................................................................4-13
ML810 (C6), ML810 (C8) (SLOT C) ..................................................................................4-13
ML810 (C7) (SLOT C) ...........................................................................................................4-14
ML810 (EJ), ML810 (EH) (SLOT C) ...................................................................................4-14
ML810 (EK) (SLOT C) ............................................................................................................4-14
ML810 (CD), 1 XLC MULTIMODE / 3 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ................................................4-15

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ML810 (CF), ML8104 (CH) (SLOT C) ...............................................................................4-15
ML810 (CB), 1 XMTRJ MULTIMODE / 3 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ..........................................4-15
ML810 (EB), (EC), (ED), 1 XLC (SLOT C) .........................................................................4-15
ML810 (EA), 1 XMTRJ MULTIMODE (SLOT C) ................................................................4-15
ML810 (C2), 4 XPOE RJ45 (SLOT C) ...............................................................................4-16
ML810 (H7), 2 XGIGABIT RJ45 (SLOT B) ........................................................................4-17
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................ 4-18
BEFORE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ......................................................................................4-18
WHEN CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................4-18
5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESS AND SYSTEM INFORMATION .................................................... 5-1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................5-1
IMPORTANCE OF AN IP ADDRESS .................................................................... 5-3
DHCP AND BOOTP .................................................................................................................5-3
BOOTP DATABASE ....................................................................................................................5-3
CONFIGURING DHCP/BOOTP/MANUAL/AUTO ................................................................5-3
USING TELNET .........................................................................................................................5-5
SETTING PARAMETERS ...................................................................................... 5-8
SETTING SERIAL PORT PARAMETERS ....................................................................................5-8
SYSTEM PARAMETERS .............................................................................................................5-8
DATE AND TIME .......................................................................................................................5-9
NETWORK TIME .......................................................................................................................5-10
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ................................................................................. 5-14
SAVING AND LOADING – COMMAND LINE ..........................................................................5-14
CONFIG FILE .............................................................................................................................5-14
DISPLAYING CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................5-17
SAVING CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................5-20
SCRIPT FILE ..............................................................................................................................5-22
SAVING AND LOADING – ENERVISTA SOFTWARE ...............................................................5-23
HOST NAMES ...........................................................................................................................5-25
ERASING CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................5-27
IPV6 .......................................................................................................................... 5-31
INTRODUCTION TO IPV6 .........................................................................................................5-31
WHAT’SCHANGED IN IPV6? .................................................................................................5-31
IPV6 ADDRESSING ..................................................................................................................5-32
CONFIGURING IPV6 ................................................................................................................5-33
LIST OF COMMANDS IN THIS CHAPTER ..................................................................................5-34
6: ACCESS
CONSIDERATIONS
SECURING ACCESS .............................................................................................. 6-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................6-1
PASSWORDS .............................................................................................................................6-1
PORT SECURITY FEATURE .......................................................................................................6-2
CONFIGURING PORT SECURITY
THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .................. 6-3
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................6-3
ALLOWING MAC ADDRESSES ...............................................................................................6-4
SECURITY LOGS ........................................................................................................................6-8
AUTHORIZED MANAGERS .......................................................................................................6-10
CONFIGURING PORT SECURITY WITH ENERVISTA SOFTWARE .............. 6-12
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................6-12
LOGS .........................................................................................................................................6-15
AUTHORIZED MANAGERS .......................................................................................................6-16

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7: ACCESS USING
RADIUS
INTRODUCTION TO 802.1X ................................................................................. 7-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................7-1
802.1XPROTOCOL .................................................................................................................7-1
CONFIGURING 802.1X THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ..... 7-4
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................7-4
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................7-6
CONFIGURING 802.1X WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 7-9
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................7-9
8: ACCESS USING
TACACS+
INTRODUCTION TO TACACS+ ........................................................................... 8-1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................8-1
TACACS+ FLOW ....................................................................................................................8-2
TACACS+ PACKET .................................................................................................................8-2
CONFIGURING TACACS+
THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .................. 8-4
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................8-4
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................8-4
CONFIGURING TACACS+ WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 8-6
9: PORT MIRRORING
AND SETUP
PORT MIRRORING ................................................................................................ 9-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................9-1
PORT MIRRORING USING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ................... 9-2
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................9-2
PORT SETUP ........................................................................................................... 9-3
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................9-3
FLOW CONTROL ......................................................................................................................9-5
BACK PRESSURE ......................................................................................................................9-5
BROADCAST STORMS ..............................................................................................................9-7
LINK LOSS ALERT ....................................................................................................................9-9
PORT MIRRORING USING ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 9-11
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................9-11
PORT SETUP .............................................................................................................................9-12
BROADCAST STORMS ..............................................................................................................9-15
10: VLAN VLAN DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 10-1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................10-1
TAG VLAN VS. PORT VLAN .................................................................................................10-3
CONFIGURING PORT VLANS |
THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .................. 10-5
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-5
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................10-5
CONFIGURING PORT VLANS WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 10-7
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-7
CONFIGURING TAG VLANS
THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .................. 10-12
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-12

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COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................10-12
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................10-13
CONFIGURING TAG VLANS WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 10-19
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-19
11: VLAN
REGISTRATION
OVER GARP
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 11-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................11-1
GVRP CONCEPTS ....................................................................................................................11-1
GVRP OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................11-2
CONFIGURING GVRP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ...... 11-7
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................11-7
GVRP OPERATION NOTES .....................................................................................................11-7
CONFIGURING GVRP WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 11-9
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................11-9
12: SPANNING TREE
PROTOCOL (STP)
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 12-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................12-1
FEATURES AND OPERATION ...................................................................................................12-1
CONFIGURING STP ............................................................................................... 12-3
13: RAPID SPANNING
TREE PROTOCOL
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 13-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................13-1
RSTP CONCEPTS .....................................................................................................................13-1
TRANSITION FROM STP TO RSTP .........................................................................................13-2
CONFIGURING RSTP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ........ 13-4
NORMAL RSTP ........................................................................................................................13-4
SMART RSTP (RING-ONLY MODE)
THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (CLI) ..........................13-13
CONFIGURING STP/RSTP WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 13-15
NORMAL RSTP ........................................................................................................................13-15
SMART RSTP (RING-ONLY MODE) WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................................13-19
14: QUALITY OF
SERVICE
QOS OVERVIEW .................................................................................................... 14-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................14-1
QOS CONCEPTS .......................................................................................................................14-1
DIFFSERV AND QOS ...............................................................................................................14-2
IP PRECEDENCE .......................................................................................................................14-2
CONFIGURING QOS THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ......... 14-4
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................14-4
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................14-6
CONFIGURING QOS WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 14-9
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................14-9
15: IGMP OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 15-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................15-1

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IGMP CONCEPTS ....................................................................................................................15-1
IP MULTICAST FILTERS ...........................................................................................................15-4
RESERVED ADDRESSES EXCLUDED FROM IP MULTICAST (IGMP) FILTERING .................15-5
IGMP SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................15-5
CONFIGURING IGMP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ....... 15-6
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................15-6
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................15-8
CONFIGURING IGMP WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 15-11
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................15-11
16: SNMP OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 16-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................16-1
SNMP CONCEPTS ...................................................................................................................16-1
TRAPS ........................................................................................................................................16-3
STANDARDS ..............................................................................................................................16-3
CONFIGURING SNMP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ...... 16-5
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................16-5
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................16-6
CONFIGURING SNMP WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................ 16-11
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................16-11
CONFIGURING RMON .......................................................................................... 16-15
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................16-15
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................16-15
17: MISCELLANEOUS
COMMANDS
E-MAIL .................................................................................................................... 17-1
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................17-1
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................17-2
EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................17-3
STATISTICS ............................................................................................................ 17-5
VIEWING PORT STATISTICS WITH ENERVISTA
SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ........................................17-5
SERIAL CONNECTIVITY ..................................................................................... 17-7
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................17-7
HISTORY ................................................................................................................. 17-8
COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................17-8
PING ......................................................................................................................... 17-9
PING THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ..............................................................17-9
PING THROUGH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ...........................17-9
PROMPT .................................................................................................................. 17-10
CHANGING THE COMMAND LINE PROMPT ..........................................................................17-10
SYSTEM EVENTS .................................................................................................. 17-11
DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................17-11
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE EXAMPLE .................................................................................17-11
ENERVISTA EXAMPLE ..............................................................................................................17-12
COMMAND REFERENCE ..................................................................................... 17-14
MAIN COMMANDS ...................................................................................................................17-14
CONFIGURATION COMMANDS ................................................................................................17-16

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18: MODBUS
PROTOCOL
MODBUS CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 18-1
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................18-1
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE SETTINGS .................................................................................18-1
ENERVISTA SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................18-3
MEMORY MAPPING ............................................................................................. 18-4
MODBUS MEMORY MAP .........................................................................................................18-4
FORMAT CODES .......................................................................................................................18-37
REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................. A-1
CHANGE NOTES .......................................................................................................................A-1
CHANGES TO THE MANUAL ....................................................................................................A-1
GE DIGITAL ENERGY WARRANTY INFORMATION ...................................... A-2
B: DC POWER INPUT SPECIFICATIONS FOR MULTILINK ML810 SWITCHES, DC POWER
AT 12, 24, –48, 125 AND 250 VDC POWER INPUT ............... B-1
12, 24, –48, 125 AND 250VDC POWER, THEORY OF OPERATION ............... B-3
APPLICATIONS FOR DC POWERED ETHERNET SWITCHES........................ B-4
ML810, 12, 24, –48, 125 AND 250VDC INSTALLATION ................................... B-5
UL REQUIREMENTS FOR DC-POWERED UNITS ...................................................................B-5
OPERATION ............................................................................................................ B-7
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................ B-8
C: INTERNAL DC
DUAL-SOURCE
POWER INPUT
OPTION
SPECIFICATIONS - FOR MULTILINK ML810 EDGE SWITCH ....................... C-1
MULTILINK ML810, WITH DC DUAL-SOURCE OPTION ............................... C-3
DUAL-SOURCE OPTION, THEORY OF OPERATION ....................................... C-4
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE DUAL-SOURCE DESIGN ..................... C-5
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... C-6
ORDERING INFORMATION FOR DUAL SOURCE POWER ............................ C-7
D: FIELD
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR SLOT C
MODULE