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L2/L3 Switches
System
Configuration Guide
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Contents
1 System Configuration Guide ................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 Management IP ............................................................................................................................. 6
1.1.1 Static Management IP ddress Configuration ...................................................................... 7
1.1.2 Management IP ddress – DHCP Configuration ................................................................... 8
1.1.3 Default IP Gateway ............................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Management ccess ..................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.1 User Login ........................................................................................................................... 10
1.2.2 Enable .................................................................................................................................. 11
1.2.3 Enable Password ................................................................................................................. 12
1.2.4 IP uthorized Manager ....................................................................................................... 12
1.3 Web ccess ................................................................................................................................. 14
1.3.1 HTTP Enable/Disable ........................................................................................................... 15
1.3.2 HTTP Port ............................................................................................................................ 15
1.3.3 WEB Session Timeout ......................................................................................................... 16
1.3.4 Statistics Refresh Timer....................................................................................................... 17
1.4 Interface Properties .................................................................................................................... 17
1.4.1 Description .......................................................................................................................... 18
1.4.2 Negotiation ......................................................................................................................... 20
1.4.3 Speed................................................................................................................................... 22
1.4.4 Duplex Operation ................................................................................................................ 24
1.4.5 MTU ..................................................................................................................................... 26
1.4.6 Flow Control ........................................................................................................................ 28
1.4.7 Storm Control ...................................................................................................................... 30
1.5 Time Management ...................................................................................................................... 32
1.5.1 NTP Server ........................................................................................................................... 33
1.5.2 Enable/Disable NTP ............................................................................................................. 34
1.5.3 NTP uthentication ............................................................................................................. 35
1.5.4 NTP Broadcast ..................................................................................................................... 36
1.5.5 System Clock ....................................................................................................................... 37
1.5.6 Timezone ............................................................................................................................. 37

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1.6 System Management .................................................................................................................. 39
1.6.1 Switch Name ....................................................................................................................... 39
1.6.2 Switch Contact .................................................................................................................... 40
1.6.3 System Location .................................................................................................................. 42
1.6.4 System MTU ........................................................................................................................ 43
1.6.5 Static M C ........................................................................................................................... 45
1.6.6 M C ging ........................................................................................................................... 47
1.6.7 Port Mirroring ..................................................................................................................... 48
1.7 System Logging (Syslog) .............................................................................................................. 51
1.7.1 Enable/Disable Syslog ......................................................................................................... 52
1.7.2 Syslog Server ....................................................................................................................... 53
1.7.3 Console Log ......................................................................................................................... 54
1.7.4 Log File ................................................................................................................................ 55
1.7.5 Logging Buffer ..................................................................................................................... 56
1.7.6 Facility ................................................................................................................................. 58
1.7.7 M C Table Logging .............................................................................................................. 59
1.7.8 Trap ..................................................................................................................................... 59
1.7.9 Clear Log Buffer ................................................................................................................... 62
1.7.10 Clear Log File ....................................................................................................................... 62
1.8 Security Features ........................................................................................................................ 63
1.8.1 Login uthentication Mode ................................................................................................ 64
1.8.2 R DIUS ................................................................................................................................ 65
1.8.3 T C CS ................................................................................................................................ 67
1.8.4 SSH ...................................................................................................................................... 71
1.8.5 SSL ....................................................................................................................................... 73
1.9 Configuration Management ........................................................................................................ 77
1.9.1 Save Startup Configuration ................................................................................................. 77
1.9.2 Save Running Configuration To File .................................................................................... 78
1.9.3 Configuring Startup Configuration File Name ..................................................................... 79
1.9.4 Copy Startup Configuration ................................................................................................ 80
1.9.5 Copy File .............................................................................................................................. 80

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1.9.6 Deleting Saved Configurations ............................................................................................ 81
1.9.7 Firmware Upgrades ............................................................................................................. 82
1.9.8 Boot-up Options .................................................................................................................. 83
1.9.9 Reset to Factory Defaults .................................................................................................... 84

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1System Configuration Guide
This document describes the system features supported in Supermicro Layer 2/Layer 3 switch products.
This document covers the system configurations for the below listed Supermicro switch products.
The majority of this document applies to all the above listed Supermicro switch products. In any
particular sub section however, the contents might vary across these switch product models. In those
sections the differences are clearly identified with reference to particular switch product models. If any
particular switch product model is not referenced, the reader can safely assume that the content is
applicable to all the above listed models.
Throughout this document, the common term “switch” refers to any of the above listed
Supermicro switch product models unless a particular switch product model is noted.
1.1 Management IP
Supermicro switches come with a default static management IP address of 192.168.100.102. In TOR
switches, the management IP address is assigned to a default VL N 1 interface. The management IP is
accessible through all the switching ports by default.
In blade switches, the management IP address is assigned to the internal management Ethernet ports
connected to the CMM. Hence the management IP address is reachable through the CMM Ethernet
connection. This management IP address is not reachable through front panel 1Gb or 10Gb ports. To
Top of Rack Switches
• SSE-G24-TG4
• SSE-G48-TG4
• SSE-X24S
• SSE-X3348S
• SSE-X3348T
Blade Switches
• SBM-GEM-X2C
• SBM-GEM-X2C+
• SBM-GEM-X3S+
• SBM-XEM-X10SM

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manage blade switches through front panel switching ports, configure a layer 3 VL N interface with the
required IP address.
Defaults – Management IP
Parameter Default Value
IP
ddress
192.168.100.102
Broadcast ddress
255.255.255.255
Gateway
0.0.0.0
1.1.1 Static Management IP Address Configuration
The IP address command can be used to manually configure the management interface IP address.
Follow the steps below to manually configure the management interface IP address.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
ip address [ ip
-
address> | ip
-
address>/prefix
-
length] [ subnet-mask>]
Configure
s
the management interface
IP address manually.
ip-address – valid IPv4 ddress.
ip-address/prefix-length - valid IPv4
ddress with a prefix length value of 1-
32.
subnet-mask – valid IP subnet mask.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show ip interface
Displays the management interface IP
configuration.
The manual
IP address
configuration is saved automatically as part of
the
start
-
up config.
The “no ip address” command resets the switch IP address to 0.0.0.0.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the management interface IP address
manually.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# ip address 192.168.1.10
SMIS(config)# end

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1.1.2 Management IP Address – DHCP Configuration
Supermicro switches can be configured to obtain the management IP address through the DHCP
protocol. In this case, a switch acts as a DHCP client and obtains the IP address for any DHCP server on
the L N.
Follow the steps below to obtain the management interface IP address dynamically from a DHCP server.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
ip address dhcp
Configures the management interface
IP address through the DHCP server.
Step 3
end
Exits the
configuration mode.
Step 4
show ip interface
Displays the
m
anagement interface IP
configuration.
The
IP address dhcp
configuration is saved automatically as part of
the
start
-
up
configuration.
The “no ip address dhcp” command disables the configuring of the management interface
IP address through the DHCP server.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the management interface IP address
through DHCP.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)#ip address dhcp
SMIS(config)# end
1.1.3 Default IP Gate ay
To configure the default gateway IP address in blade switches, follow the steps below.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
ip gateway ip
-
address>
Configure
s
the
IP gateway
address
.
ip-address – IP address of a directly
connected router.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show ip interface
Displays the interface IP configuration.

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The
IP Gateway
configuration is saved automatically as part of
the
start
-
up
config
uration
.
The “no ip gateway” command resets the switch IP gateway address to its default value of
0.0.0.0.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the gateway IP address.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# ip gateway 10.1.1.1
SMIS(config)# end
In TOR switches, the above “ip gateway” command is not supported. To configure the gateway IP
address use the “ip route” command.
To configure default gateway address in TOR switches, follow the steps below.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 ip
-
address>
Configure
the
IP gateway
address
.
ip-address – IP address of a directly
connected gateway.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step
4
show ip
route
Displays the IP route configuration.
Step 5
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
The
“no iproute 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 ip
-
address>”
command
removes the gateway
configuration.
The example below shows the commands used to configure IP gateway in TOR switches.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.1.1.1
SMIS(config)# end
1.2 Management Access
Supermicro switches can enable access control of the switch by various mechanisms:

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•User name and password
•Enable password
•uthorized managers
Defaults – Management Access
Parameter Default Value
User Name/Password/Privilege
DMIN/ DMIN/15
stackuser/stack123/1
Privilege (
f
or configured users)
1
Enable
Password
DMIN
IP uthorized Managers
None
1.2.1 User Login
User accounts can be configured for switch access. Each username can be associated with a password
and a privilege level. Users configured with a password are authenticated to the configured privilege
level while accessing the switch.
Users with a privilege level 1 or above can execute all “show” commands. To execute configuration
commands, access with privilege level 15 is required.
Follow the steps below to configure the username.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
username user
-
name> [password passwd>]
[privilege 1-15>]
Configure
s the
username and
password.
user-name– lphanumeric with a
character length of 1-20
password – lphanumeric with a
character length of 1-20
privilege - Specify 1-15 for any of the
privilege levels
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
list users
show users
Displays the
users available in the
switch.
Displays the users that are currently
logged in.

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The
username
configuration is saved automatically as part of
the
start
-
up config
uration
.
Configured users are not displayed with the ‘show running config’ command.
The “no username user-name>” command deletes the configured user.
The example below shows the commands used to configure users.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# username user1 password pwd1 privilege 15
SMIS(config)# end
SMIS# list users
Users Privilege
----- ---------
DMIN 15
stackuser 1
user1 15
SMIS# show users
Line User Peer- ddress
0 con user1 Local Peer
1.2.2 Enable
Supermicro switches provide support for configuring access to various CLI commands. This is achieved
by nable password and privilege levels. total of 15 privilege levels can be specified.
Follow the steps below to enable a privilege level.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
enable [ 1
-
15> Enable Level]
Enable
s
a privilege level.
nable Level – Specify 1-15 for any of
the privilege levels
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
The example below shows the commands used to enable a particular privilege level.
SMIS# enable15

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1.2.3 Enable Pass ord
Passwords for different enable levels can be configured by the switch administrator using the enable
password command.
Follow the steps below to enable password for any privilege level.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
enable password [level (1
-
15)] LINE 'enable'
password>
Configure
s
password for a particular
privilege level.
Level – Specify 1-15 for any of the
privilege levels
LIN enable password – lphanumeric
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
The
enable password
configuration is saved automatically as part of
the
start
-
up
configuration. Enable password configuration is not displayed with the ‘show running config’
command.
The “no enable password [level (1-15)]” command disables the enable password
parameters.
The example below shows the commands used to configure enable password.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# enable password level 10 pwd1
1.2.4 IP Authorized Manager
Supermicro switches allow configuration of IP authorized managers. This feature enhances security on
the switch by using IP addresses to authorize computers to:
•Access the switch’s web browser interface
•Telnet into the switch’s console interface
•Use SNMP or SSH
Follow the steps below to configure the authorized managers for the switch.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the
configuration mode
.

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Step 2
authorized
-
manager ip
-
source ip
-
address>[{ subnet-mask> | / prefix-length(1
-32)>}] [interface [ interface-type 0/a-b, 0/c, ...>]
[ interface-type 0/a-b,
0/c, ...>]] [vlan a,b or a-b or a,b,c-d>] [service
[snmp] [telnet] [http] [http
s] [ssh]]
Configure
s
the authorized manager
ip-address – Manager IP address
subnet mask – For a given Authorized
Manager entry, the switch applies the
subnet mask to the IP address to
determine a range of authorized IP
addresses for management access
prefix-length- Prefix length of the IP
address, from 1-32.
interface-type – Specifies the interface
type through which the IP authorized
manager can access the switch. May be
any of the following:
gigabit ethernet – gi
extreme-ethernet – ex
qx-ethernet – qx
vlan
interface-id is in slot/port format for all
physical interfaces. It may be the VL N
identifier for VL N interfaces.
vlan -Specifies the vlan id through
which the IP authorized manager can
access the switch.
service – Specifies the services that can
be accessed by the authorized manager
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show authorized
-
managers
Displays the uthorized Managers
configuration.
Step 5
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
If IP uthorized Managers are configured in
a
Supermicro switch, access to switch via telnet,
ssh, etc. is possible only by those hosts given access. Other hosts will not be permitted
access to the switch.
The “no authorized-manager ip-source ip-address> [{ subnet-mask> | / prefix-length(1-
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The example below shows the commands used to configure uthorized Managers.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# authorized-manager ip-source 200.200.200.10 service telnet
SMIS(config)# authorized-manager ip-source 100.100.100.10 service http
SMIS(config)# end
SMIS# show authorized-managers
IP uthorized Manager Table
---------------------------
IP ddress: 100.100.100.10
IP Mask: 255.255.255.255
Services allowed: HTTP
Ports allowed: Gi0/1, Gi0/2, Gi0/3, Gi0/4
Gi0/5, Gi0/6, Gi0/7, Gi0/8
Gi0/9, Gi0/10, Gi0/11, Gi0/12
Gi0/13, Gi0/14, Gi0/15, Gi0/16
Gi0/17, Gi0/18, Gi0/19, Gi0/20
Gi0/21, Gi0/22, Gi0/23, Gi0/24
Ex0/1, Ex0/2, Ex0/3
Vlans allowed: ll vailable Vlans
IP ddress: 200.200.200.10
IP Mask: 255.255.255.255
Services allowed: TELNET
Ports allowed: Gi0/1, Gi0/2, Gi0/3, Gi0/4
Gi0/5, Gi0/6, Gi0/7, Gi0/8
Gi0/9, Gi0/10, Gi0/11, Gi0/12
Gi0/13, Gi0/14, Gi0/15, Gi0/16
Gi0/17, Gi0/18, Gi0/19, Gi0/20
Gi0/21, Gi0/22, Gi0/23, Gi0/24
Ex0/1, Ex0/2, Ex0/3
Vlans allowed: ll vailable Vlans
1.3 Web Access
Supermicro switches support a Web management interface. Some of the web management interface
access configurations are configurable through CLI commands.
Defaults – Web Access
Parameter Default Value
HTTP
Enabled
HTTP
P
ort
80

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WEB
S
ession
T
imeout
600 seconds
Statistics Refresh Timer
0 seconds
1.3.1 HTTP Enable/Disable
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is enabled by default in Supermicro switches.
Follow the steps below to disable HTTP.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
set ip http {enable | disable}
Disable
s
HTTP.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show http server status
Displays the HTTP server configuration.
Step 5
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
The
“set ip http
enable
”
command
enables HTTP.
The example below shows the commands used to disable HTTP.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# set ip http disable
SMIS(config)# end
SMIS# show http server status
HTTP server status: Disabled
HTTP port is: 80
When HTTP is enabled, Supermicro switches can be accessed from a web browser by specifying
http:/<management-ip-address>.
1.3.2 HTTP Port
The default HTTP port is 80. The HTTP port can be modified by the user.
Follow the steps below to configure the HTTP port.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.

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Step 2
ip http port port
-
number(1
-
65535)>
Configure
s
the HTTP port
.
port-number – Port number specified as
an integer from 1-65535.
Step
3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show http server status
Displays the HTTP server configuration.
Step 5
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
HTTP
s
tatus must be disabled
before changing the HTTP port configuration.
The “no ip http port” command resets the HTTP port to its default value of 80.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the HTTP port.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)#ip http port 500
SMIS(config)# end
SMIS# show http server status
HTTP server status: Enabled
HTTP port is: 500
1.3.3 WEB Session Timeout
When a user session in the web interface is inactive, the user is logged out. In Supermicro switches, the
session timeout for inactive WEB access users is configurable. The default web session time out value is
600 seconds.
Follow the steps below to configure the web session timeout.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure
terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
web session
-
timeout integer(1
-
9999)>
Configure
s
the web idle session timeout
to between 1-9999 seconds.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
The example below shows the commands used to configure a web session timeout.
SMIS# configure terminal

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SMIS(config)# web session-timeout 500
SMIS(config)# end
1.3.4 Statistics Refresh Timer
The statistics pages can be configured to automatically refresh periodically. The web statistics refresh
timer is configurable through a CLI command.
Follow the steps below to configure the Statistics Refresh Timer.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
statistics refresh
-
timer integer(0
-
9999)>
Configure
s the
Statistics Refresh Timer
to between 1-9999 seconds.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the Statistics Refresh Timer.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# statistics refresh-timer 5000
SMIS(config)# end
1.4 Interface Properties
Supermicro switches support various types of interfaces: physical interfaces, port channel interfaces and
VL N interfaces. Each interface has different characteristics, some of which are configurable.
Defaults – Interface Properties
Parameter Default Value
MTU
1500 bytes
Speed
For 1
–
1Gbps
For 10 – 10Gbps
For 40 – 40Gbps
Negotiation
For 1G interfaces
–
uto
For 10GBaseT interfaces – uto
For all other types of 10G interfaces – No negotiation
For 40G interfaces - No negotiation
Storm
-
control
Disabled
Description
None
Duplex Operation
Full
Flow Control
Off

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1.4.1 Description
Supermicro switches allow users to configure a description string for the interfaces. This descriptive
string will be useful to easily identify the interfaces.
Follow the steps below to configure the interface description string.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
interface
interface
-
type
>
interface
-
id
>
or
interface range <interface-type><interface-id> ….
Enters the interface configuration
mode.
interface-type – may be any of the
following:
gigabitethernet – gi
extreme-ethernet – ex
qx-ethernet – qx
vlan
interface-id is in slot/port format for all
physical interfaces. It may be the VL N
identifier for VL N interfaces.
To configure multiple interfaces, use
the “interface range …” command. To
provide a range, use a hyphen (-)
between the start and end interface
numbers. E.g.: int range gi 0/1-10
To provide multiple interfaces or
ranges, separate with a comma (,).
E.g.: int range gi 0/1-10, gi 0/20
If multiple interfaces are provided, the
next step will perform the particular
configuration on all these interfaces.
Step 3
description
string
>
Configure
s
the interface description
.

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String – alphanumeric with a character
length of 1-64.
Step 4
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 5
show interface description
Displays the interface description
configuration.
Step 6
write startup
-
config
Optional step
–
saves this configuration
to be part of the startup configuration.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the interface description.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# interface Gi 0/22
SMIS(config-if)# description server1-server2
SMIS(config-if)# end
SMIS# show interface description
Interface Status Protocol Description
--------- ------ -------- -----------
Gi0/1 up down
Gi0/2 up down
Gi0/3 up down
Gi0/4 up down
Gi0/5 up down
Gi0/6 up down
Gi0/7 up down
Gi0/8 up down
Gi0/9 up down
Gi0/10 up down
Gi0/11 up down
Gi0/12 up down
Gi0/13 up down
Gi0/14 up down
Gi0/15 up down
Gi0/16 up down
Gi0/17 up down
Gi0/18 up down
Gi0/19 up down
Gi0/20 up down
Gi0/21 up down
Gi0/22 up up server1-server2
Gi0/23 up down
Gi0/24 up down
Ex0/1 up down

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Ex0/2 up down
Ex0/3 up down
1.4.2 Negotiation
Interface speed can be negotiated between connected devices if both ends support negotiation.
uto negotiation is enabled by default in all 1Gig interfaces and also on the 10GBaseT interfaces. In
other types of 10Gig interfaces and 40Gig interfaces, auto negotiation is not supported.
Follow the steps below to configure Interface Negotiation.
Step Command Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode
.
Step 2
interface
interface
-
type
>
interface
-
id
>
or
interface range <interface-type><interface-id> ….
Enters the interface
configuration
mode.
interface-type – may be any of the
following:
gigabit ethernet – gi
extreme-ethernet – ex
interface-id is in slot/port format for all
physical interfaces.
To configure multiple interfaces, use
the “interface range …” command. To
provide a range, use a hyphen (-)
between the start and end interface
numbers. E.g.: int range gi 0/1-10
To provide multiple interfaces or
ranges, separate with a comma (,).
E.g.: int range gi 0/1-10, gi 0/20