Olicom CrossFire 8730 User manual

Reference Guide
DOC-7047/1.1
CrossFireTM 8730
Fast Ethernet
Translation Switch

CrossFireTM 8730
Fast Ethernet Translation Switch
Reference Guide

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Trademarks
GoCard and the Olicom clasped hands logo are registered trademarks of Olicom A/S. CellDriver,
ClearServer, ClearSession, ClearSight, CrossFire, LANscout, PowerMACH, RapidFire and RapidLAN
are trademarks of Olicom A/S. ClearCare, ClearPartner, ClearStep and ExpertWatch are service marks
of Olicom A/S. Olicom is a registered trademark. Other brand and product names are trademarks,
registered trademarks, service marks or registered service marks of their respective holders.
Copyrights
Olicom A/S reserves the right to modify the information given in this publication without prior notice.
The warranty terms and conditions applicable for your purchase of this equipment are given at the time
of purchase. Please consult your place of purchase for details.
Publication: DOC-7047 v. 1.1
© Copyright Olicom A/S, Denmark, March 1999
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and foundto comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection againstharmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Declaration of Conformity
We Olicom A/S
Nybrovej 114
DK-2800 Lyngby
Denmark
declare under our sole responsibility that the product
CrossFire 8730 Fast Ethernet Translation Switch
to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following standards or other normative
documents
EN 50082-1
EN 55022
EN 60950 including Amendments
EN 60825-1
following the provisions of 89/336/EEC Directive and 73/23/EEC Directive.

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Modifications
If the device is changed or modified without the expressapproval of Olicom A/S the user may void his
or her authority to operate the equipment.
Safety Notices
➽Danger: To avoid shock hazard, do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguring of the CrossFire 8730 Fast Ethernet Translation Switch during an
electrical storm.
➽Danger: To avoid the possibility of electrical shock, switch power off and unplug the power cord from
the outlet before detaching the power cord from the CrossFire 8730 Fast Ethernet Translation Switch.
➽Danger: Do not open the CrossFire 8730 Fast Ethernet Translation Switch. Dangerous voltages inside.
➽Danger: To avoid shock hazard the power cord must be connected to a properly wired and earthed
receptacle. Any equipment to which the CrossFire 8730 Fast Ethernet Translation Switch will be
attached must also be connected to properly wired and earthed receptacles.
Caution:
Observe the following power cable considerations before you begin installation of the CrossFire 8730
Fast Ethernet Translation Switch.
1. The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
2. To prevent electrical shock, the power cord set used must comply with national regulations.
2a. The female receptacle of the cord must meet CEE-22 requirements.
2b. The cord must be UL listed, CSA labelled, and consist of three conductors with a maximum
of 15 feet in length.
Type SVT or SJT cord sets shall be used for units which stand on a desk or table. Type SJT
cord sets shall be used for units which stand on floor.
2c. The male plug for units operating at 115 VAC shall consist of a parallel blade, grounding
type attachment plug rated 15 A, 125 VAC.
The male plug for units operating at 230 VAC shall consist of a tandem blade, grounding
type attachment plug rated 15 A, 250 VAC.
The male plug for units operating at 230 VAC (outside of the United States and Canada) shall
consist of a grounding type attachment plug rated 15 A, 250 VAC and have the appropriate
safety approvals for the country in which the equipment will be installed.
➽Caution: Support the CrossFire 8730 Fast Ethernet Translation Switch while you are installing the unit
to avoid dropping it on the floor or any equipment beneath it in the rack. The CrossFire 8730 Fast
Ethernet Translation Switch unit weighs approximately 9.5 kg (20.9 lbs).
➽Warning: All RJ45 connectors must only be connected to safety extra low voltage (SELV) circuits like
local area networking (LAN).

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction 1
About the CrossFire 8730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Translation from Token-Ring to Fast Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Isolated Ethernet Segments or Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Application Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Benefits of the CrossFire 8730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Switch Overview 15
How the CrossFire 8730 Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multiple Simultaneous Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Address Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Multiple Bridging Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Congestion Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Three Switching Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fast Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fast Ethernet Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fast Ethernet Port Operation Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fast Ethernet Bridging Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Redundant Connections to Fast Ethernet Network . . . . . 25
Network Scenarios—Preventing Frame Duplication and
Looping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Spanning Tree Configuration for Fast Ethernet . . . . . . . 28
Technical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Token-Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Token-Ring Port Operation Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
RI/RO-Like Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Transmission Priority Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CrossLink Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Spanning Tree Protocol Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VLAN Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Switch Manager for HP OpenView for Windows . . . . . . . 38
IBM LAN Network Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
RMON Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Built-in Port Counters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Stackable Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Optional Redundant Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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3. Switch Configuration 41
General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Navigating within the Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Configuration... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Statistics... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Download/Upload... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Reset... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Exit Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Configuration Overview for the Fast Ethernet Ports. . . . . .45
Switch Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Stack Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Module Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
VLAN Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
VLAN Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
VLAN Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
VLAN Parameter Configuration for TrCRF Screen . . . . . . 55
VLAN Parameter Configuration for TrBRF Screen . . . . . .57
Local VLAN Port Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .59
IP Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
BootP Requests and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
SNMP Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . .64
Spanning Tree for TrBRF Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Spanning Tree for TrCRF Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Port Spanning Tree Parameters Screen. . . . . . . . . . . .70
Current Spanning Tree Information Screen . . . . . . . . . .71
Port Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Token-Ring Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Fast Ethernet Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Virtual Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Virtual Port Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Frame Conversion Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Frame Conversion Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . .81
IP Frames Conversion Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Novell Conversion Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . .85
NetBios Conversion Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . 87
SNA Conversion Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Other w SNAP Conversion Configuration Screen . . . . . . .91
Other w/o SNAP Conversion Configuration Screen . . . . . .93
Dual Home FEP Addresses Configuration Screen . . . . . .95

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Switched Port Analyzer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
CrossLink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
CrossLink Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
CrossLink Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Setting up a CrossLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Current CrossLink Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Address Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Filters and Port Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Configure Filters Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configure Port Security Mode Screen . . . . . . . . . . . .106
View Port Filters Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Protocol Filters Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Protocol Class Assignment Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Port Filtering Attributes Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Address Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Address Aging Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Port Address Table Aging Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Master Address Table Aging Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Password Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Console/Telnet Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Console Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Serial Link Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Creating a Console Session Using a Modem . . . . . . . .119
Stopping the Console Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Telnet Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Telnet Sessions Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Starting the Telnet Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Stopping the Telnet Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Involuntary Termination of the Telnet Session . . . . . . . . 122
Syslog Daemon Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Download/Upload Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Serial Link Download Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
TFTP Download/Upload Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reset Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
4. Monitoring the Network from the Statistics Menu 133
Statistics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Switch Statistics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Power Supply Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Port Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Port Statistics Menu for Token-Ring Ports . . . . . . . . . .140
Port Statistics Menu for Fast Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . .141

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General Statistics Screen for Token-Ring Ports. . . . . . . 142
General Statistics Screen for Fast Ethernet Ports. . . . . . 145
Discarded Frames Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Discarded Inbound Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Discarded Outbound Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
802.5 Statistics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
802.5 State Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
802.5 DTR MAC Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
TXI Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Station-CPort Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
802.3 Statistics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Virtual Port Statistics Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Discarded Frames Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Inbound Discarded Frames Statistics - No Translation . . . 162
Inbound Discarded Frame Statistics - Translation Errors . . 163
Outbound Discarded Frame Statistics - No Translation . . . 163
Outbound Discarded Frame Statistics - Translation Errors . 164
Address Tables Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Master Address Table Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Master Route Descriptor Table Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 168
VLAN Address Table screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
VLAN Route Descriptor Table Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Locate MAC Address Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Current Spanning Tree Information Screen . . . . . . . . . 173
Current Spanning Tree Information for a TrCRF Screen . . 176
VLAN Statistics Screen for TrCRF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
VLAN Statistics Screen for TrBRF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Diagnostic Test Results Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Message Log Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Display Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
5. Monitoring the Network with SNMP 185
SNMP Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
IP Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
SNMP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
SNMP Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Community Strings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Trap Receivers Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
List of Supported Traps from a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . 190
6. Monitoring Port Traffic 195
Switched Port Analyzer Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196