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1. VLANS spanning multiple untagged switches VLANs spanning multiple untagged switches page 210 shows VLANs spanning multiple untagged switches In this configuration Switch S2 does not support 802 1Q tagging and you must use a single switch port on each switch for each VLAN Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 210 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals o e CSCSC CSCCOC C VLANs spanning multiple untagged switches VLAN 1 VLAN 2 Business Ethernet coat Switch 110 210 Non 802 1Q H tagging switch When the STP is enabled on these switches only one link between each pair of switches forwards traffic Because each port belongs to only one VLAN at a time connectivity on the other VLAN is lost Exercise care when configuring the switches to ensure that the VLAN configuration does not conflict with the spanning tree configuration To connect multiple VLANs across switches with redundant links you must disable the STP on all participating switch ports Possible problems with VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol page 211 shows possible consequences of enabling the STP when using VLANs between untagged 802 1Q that are not tagged switches Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Busines
2. Green Self test passed and switch is operational The switch failed the self test Power on Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 190 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals i e C sSCSC SC C Color Status Meaning Switch is not connected to a power source Stackable Port Up Down The Cascade Up Down port has a physical connection to another unit Amber Flashing The Cascade Up Down port has detected an error Off The switch is in standalone mode or there is no link in the Cascade Up Down port Base Unit Green This switch is the stack base unit Green Flashing There is a stack configuration error Either multiple base units or no base units are configured in the stack This switch is not the stack base unit or it is operating in standalone mode Back panel The back panel of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch is shown in BES100 Series switch back panel and BES200 Series switch back panel BES100 Series switch back panel Components on the BES100 Series switch back panel Item Description 1 AC power receptacle Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright
3. Viewing Security settings You can use the MAC Address Security option to set the security features for a switch so that the right actions are performed by the software when a violation occurs The security actions you specify are applied to all ports of the switch Navigation e General page 124 Security List page 124 e Security Table page 126 Security Status page 127 Security Violation page 128 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 124 BES100 or BES200 administration General You can use the General tab to set and view general security information for the switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security The General tab appears 2 To enable MAC address based security select the MacAddressSecurity check box and then click Apply 3 To update the page click Refresh End General tab Variable Value Specifies whether MAC Address based security is enabled selected or disabled cleared PortConfiguration Displays the ports for which security is enabled CurrSecurityLists Current number of security entries listed in the SecurityList tab Security List Use the Security List tab to access a list o
4. End SNTP tab PrimaryServerAddress The IP address of the primary SNTP server Secondary Server Address The IP address of the secondary SNTP server SecondaryServerAddress The IP address of the secondary SNTP server State Controls whether the device uses the Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP to synchronize the device clock to the Coordinated Universal Time UTC If the value is disabled the device does not synchronize its clock using SNTP If the value is enabled the device synchronizes shortly after boot time when network access becomes available and periodically thereafter Syncinterval hours 0 168 Controls the frequency in hours that the device attempts to synchronize with the NTP servers ManualSyncRequest Lets you perform an immediate synchronization with the SNTP server LastSyncTime Specifies the Coordinated Universal Time UTC when the device last synchronized with an NTP server LastSyncSource Specifies the IP source address of the NTP server with which this device last synchronized NextSyncTime Specifies the UTC at which the next synchronization is scheduled PrimaryServerSyncFailures Specifies the number of times the switch failed to synchronize with the primary server address However synchronization with the secondary server address can still occur SecondaryServerSyncFailu Specifies the number of times the switch failed to synchronize with res the secondary server address Specifies t
5. 1000BASE LX SFP specifications page 229 describes standards connectors cabling and distance for the Model 1000BASE LX SFPs 1000BASE LX SFP specifications Standards Conforms to the following standards 802 3z 1000BASE LX Connectors Duplex LC fiber optic connector Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 230 BES reference information Cabling 62 5 um MMF optic cable 50 um MMF optic cable 10 um SMF optic cable Distance 1804 ft 550 m using 62 5 um MMF optic cable 1804 ft 550 m using 50 um MMF optic cable 16405 ft 5 km using 10 um SMF optic cable Wavelength 1310 nm Optical budget 10 5 dB Laser Transmitter characteristics Minimum launch power 9 5 dB Maximum launch power 3 0 dB Receiver characteristics Minimum receiver sensitivity 20 0 dBm Maximum power input 3 0 dBm Specifications for MT RJ Type 1000BASE SX connectivity The Model 1000BASE SX MT RJ Type SFP GBIC provides Gigabit Ethernet connectivity using MT RJ multi mode fiber connectors 1000BASE SX MT RJ type SFP specifications page 230 describes standards connectors cabling and distance for the Model 1000BASE SX MT RJ Type SFP GBIC 1000BASE SX MT RJ type SFP specifications Type Specification Standards Conforms to the following standards 802 3z Ether
6. oj N Not applicable Not applicable MDI and MDI X devices Media dependent interface MDI is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE standard for the interface to unshielded twisted pair UTP cable For two devices to communicate the transmitter of one device must connect to the receiver of the other device The connection is established through a crossover function which can be a crossover cable or a port that implements the crossover function internally Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 232 BES reference information Ports that implement the crossover function internally are known as MDI X ports where X refers to the crossover function Note For the transmitter of one device to connect to the receiver of another device the total number of crossovers must always be an odd number The following sections describe the use of straight through and crossover cables for connecting MDI and MDI X devices MDI X to MDI cable connections BES100 and BES200 Series switches use MDI X ports that allow you to connect directly to end stations without using crossover cables MDI X to MDI cable connections page 232 MDI X to MDI cable connections Ethernet switch End station Straight through cable MDI port MDI X p
7. t SFP 1000 BAS Eso Bar code Serial number mee Side view 10516EA Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 200 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals a LLL SFP models SFPs are hot swappable products that enhance input and output and allow gigabit Ethernet ports to link with other gigabit Ethernet ports over various media types 1000BASE SFP models page 200 lists and describes the Nortel SFP models that are supported by the BES100 and BES200 Series switches 1000BASE SFP models Model number Product number Description 1000Base SX SFP GBIC AA1419013 Small Form Factor Pluggable mini GBIC connector type short wavelength 550 m LC 1 port 1000Base SX SFP AA1419014 Small Form Factor Pluggable GBIC mini GBIC connector short wavelength 550 m type MT RJ 1 port 1000Base LX SFP AA1419015 Small Form Factor Pluggable GBIC mini GBIC connector long wavelength 5 km type LC SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is the standard for network management that uses a common software agent to manage local and wide area network equipment from different vendors part of the Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP suite and defined in RFC115 SNMPvV1 is version one or the original standard protocol BE
8. After a falling event is generated another such event is not generated until the sampled value rises above this threshold and reaches the alarmRisingThreshold FallingEventIndex The index of the eventEntry that is used when a falling threshold is crossed The eventEntry identified by a particular value of this index is the same as identified by the same value of the eventiIndex object If there is no corresponding entry in the eventTable then no association exists In particular if this value is zero no associated event is generated because zero is not a valid event index Owner The network management system which created this entry Status The status of this alarm entry Configuring LLDP Use the 802 1ab option to configure the Link Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP IEEE 802 1ab Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Diagnostics gt 802 1ab 2 Click the tab related to the information that you want to view End 802 1ab Globals tab With the 802 1ab Globals tab you can configure LLDP transmit properties and view remote table statistics 802 1ab Globals tab Variable Value lldpMessageTxlnterval Sets the interval between successive transmission cycles Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2
9. FCS Frame Errors The number of frames received on a particular interface that are an integral number of octets in length but do not pass the FCS check Internal MAC Transmit The number of frames for which transmission Errors on a particular interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error A frame only is counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the dot3StatsLateCollisions object the dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions object or the dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors object Internal MAC Receive The number of frames for which reception on Errors a particular interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error A frame only is counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the dot3StatsLateCollisions object the dot3StatsExcessiveCollisions object or the dot3StatsCarrierSenseErrors object Carrier Sense Errors The number of times that the carrier sense condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame on a particular interface SQE Test Errors The number of times that the SQE TEST ERROR message is generated by the PLS sublayer for a particular interface The SQE TEST ERROR is defined in section 7 2 2 2 4 of ANSI IEEE 802 3 1985 and its generation is described in section 7 2 4 6 of the same document Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethern
10. Port 2 Edge Port 1 Root Switch C Port 2 Edge 802 1p Class of Service support The BES100 200 Series switch enables 802 1p Traffic Class by mapping the 8 priority levels into 4 internal Class of Service CoS queues The priorities can range from Low to Highest You can specify this mapping through the Web based management interface CoS queues are scheduled based on the following policy e Weighted Round Robin Scheduling You can change the policy at runtime Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 218 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation IEEE 802 3ad based link aggregation lets you aggregate one or more links together to form Link Aggregation Groups LAG so a MAC client can treat the Link Aggregation Group as if it were a single link Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP defined by the IEEE 802 3ad standard lets a switch learn the presence and capabilities of a remote switch by exchanging information with the remote switch before a trunk group is formed Either switch can accept or reject the aggregation request with the far end on a per port basis A link that cannot join a trunk group operates as an individual link The main purpose of LACP is to manage switch ports and their port memberships to link LAGs LACP
11. 6 Click Apply End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Setting the Element Manager SNMP properties 67 Port based VLAN tab The Port option VLAN tab lets you display the properties of port based VLANs Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt Port 2 Click a port 3 Click the VLAN tab End Setting the Element Manager SNMP properties The Element Manager communicates with the BES100 and BES200 Series switches using Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The software is shipped with default values set for important communication parameters such as the polling interval timeout and retry count You can set the parameters after you open a device to manage Use this procedure to set the SNMP properties Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Administrator Access gt SNMP The SNMP window appears in the information panel In the Status Interval field type a number for the interval you want In the Hotswap Detect every field type a number for the interval you want If you want the device to periodically poll for information updates select the Enable check box If you want to enable tracing select the Trace
12. Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series ATTENTION Clicking on a PDF hyperlink takes you to the appropriate page If necessary scroll up or down the page to see the beginning of the referenced section NN47925 300 Document status Standard Document version 01 01 Document date 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks All Rights Reserved Sourced in Canada and the United States of America The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that license The software license agreement is included in this document Trademarks Nortel Nortel Networks the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks The asterisk after a name denotes a trademarked item Restricted rights legend Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
13. page 108 LED display panel BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR page 185 shows a sample display of the LED panel for the BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR See BES100 and BES200 Series switch LED descriptions page 189 for a description of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch LEDs Note The Speed LED is present only for gigabit ports 25 and 26 for 24T units and 49 and 50 for 48T units Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch 189 BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR LED display panel BES100 and BES200 Series switch LED descriptions Link Act Color Status Green steady Meaning This port is set to operate at 100 Mb s and the link is good Amber steady Off Green Amber This port has been disabled by software The link is bad or nothing is connected to this port Station connected at 100 Mbps Station connected at 10 Mbps Green Flashing Amber Flashing Off Traffic activity at 100 Mbps Traffic activity at 10 Mbps No link No traffic PoE applicable to BES120 PWR models only Status Green Off Green Flashing Power is being supplied to the port No power is being supplied to the port The switch is booting up and performing a self test
14. 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch 191 BES200 Series switch back panel cAn ae Components on the BES200 Switch Series back panel Item Description 1 AC power receptacle 2 Stacking ports Cooling fans Two cooling fans are located on one side of the BES110 24T and BES210 24T units in the BES100 and 200 Series switches to provide cooling for the internal components Other models in the BES100 and BES200 Series switch have four cooling fans See BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR page 185 When you install the switch be sure to allow enough space on both sides of the switch for adequate ventilation For more information about installing the BES100 or 200 Series switch see the Business Ethernet Switch 100 or 200 Series Quick Install Guide NN47920 400 AC power receptacle The AC power receptacle accepts the AC power cord which is supplied with the switch For installation outside North America make sure that you have the proper power cord for your region Any cord used must have a CEE 22 standard V female connector on one end and must meet the IEC 320 030 specifications International power cord specifications page 191 International power cord specifications Country Plug description Specifications Typical plug Continental Europe 220 or 230 VAC 50 Hz CEE7 standard VII male plug Single phase Harmonized cord HAR markin
15. Enabling Ethernet statistics gathering page 166 e Configuring RMON alarms page 168 e Creating an RMON Event page 170 e Deleting an RMON Event page 170 e Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering page 171 Configuring RMON history Ethernet history records periodic statistical samples from a network A sample is called a history and is gathered in time intervals referred to as buckets Histories establish a time dependent method for gathering RMON statistics on a port The default values for history are e buckets are gathered at 30 minute intervals number of buckets gathered is 50 Both the time interval and the number of buckets is configurable However when the last bucket is reached bucket 1 is dumped and recycled to hold a new bucket of statistics Then bucket 2 is dumped and so forth Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 165 You can use RMON to collect statistics at intervals For example if you want RMON statistics to be gathered over the weekend you will want enough buckets to cover two days To do this set the history to gather one bucket each hour thus covering a 48 hour period After you set history characteristics you cannot modify them you must delete the history and creat
16. IpAddress The unit IP address Stack Info tab The Stack Info tab provides read only information about the operating status of a BES200 series unit only Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System page appears 2 Click the Stack Info tab The Stack Info page appears 3 Click Update to refresh the page End Stack Info tab Value Variable Indx The unit number Description A description of the unit hardware including number of ports and transmission speed Version The unit hardware version number SerialNumber The unit serial number LastChange The value of sysUpTime when it was detected that the component sub component was added to the chassis If the component sub component has not been added since the cold warm start of the agent then the value is zero OperState The operational state of the unit Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 113 Value Variable TotalNumPorts The total number of ports on the unit IpAddress The unit IP address Trap Receivers tab The Trap Receivers tab displays configuration information for trap receivers Procedur
17. Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 139 3 To view a graphical representation of statistics click the numeric data you wish to graph and choose a Line chart icon a Bar Chart icon or an Area Chart icon 4 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 5 In the File name field type a file name 6 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 7 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 8 To erase information from all the columns except the AbsoluteValue column click Clear Counters 9 In the Poll Interval list choose a selection End Ethernet Errors tab items Variable AlignmentErrors A count of frames received on a particular interface that are not an integral number of octets in length and do not pass the FCS check The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the alignmentError status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC or other MAC user Received frames for which multiple error conditions occur are according to the conventions of IEEE 802 3 Layer Management counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copy
18. Packet discarding is not arbitrary One reason for discarding packets is to provide more buffer space Out Discards The number of outbound packets that are selected to be discarded even though no errors were detected to prevent their being transmitted Packet discarding is not arbitrary One reason for discarding packets is to provide more buffer space In Errors The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher layer protocol Out Errors The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors In Unknown Protos The number of packets received through the interface which were discards due to an unknown or unsupported protocol Viewing Ethernet error statistics View Ethernet error statistics for each monitored interface linked to the BES100 or BES200 Series switch to gather port information Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 96 BES100 or BES200 administration Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Statistics gt Ethernet Errors The Ethernet Errors page appears 2 To refresh the statistical information click Update End Variable definitions Variable Value Port The port number corresponding to the selected switch
19. This value is meaningful only if Unit and Port values are set to zero For other Unit and port index values it should have the value of zero The corresponding MAC address of the entry is allowed or blocked on all ports of this port list Security Status Use the Security Status tab to display authorization information for ports Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security and click the Security Status tab The Security Status page appears 2 Click Refresh to update the page 3 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 128 BES100 or BES200 administration The Device Manager dialog box appears In the File name field type a file name Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes End Security Status tab Variable Value The unit number MacAddress The port number on the switch The MAC address on the port CurrentAccessCtrlType Displays whether the node entry is allowed or blocked type In this case the value is always allowed CurrentActionMode
20. Use this procedure to log off from the Web based user interface Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administration gt Logout A logout message appears 2 Click OK to log off or click Cancel to cancel the request End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 22 Using the Web based user interface Navigating the Web based user interface When your Web browser connects with the switch Web agent the home page appears as shown in the figure The home page displays the main menu on the left side of the screen and System information on the right side Use the main menu links to navigate to other menus and display configuration parameters and statistics Home page Access RW gt Summary Administration gt System Information gt Configuration gt Device Monitoring P p D anain Business Ethernet Switch 120 48T PWR System Information i Business Ethernet Switch 120 48T PWR HW 0B FW 1 0 0 10 San ea Description SW y1 4 0 058 BN 58 c Nortel Networks 7 Logout System Up Time 1 Days 1 Minutes 24 Seconds 7 Reset System Contact Walid Ismail Reset To Default System Name Lab_BES 192 167 111 3 gt Support Location TS_Saint_John COPyNE_NTW zuvo NOTTI me aumgnts reserved The figure shows the home pag
21. enables the switch to selectively forward multicast traffic only on those ports where particular IP multicast streams are expected By snooping for IGMP communication between routers and hosts a switch can identify those ports Quality of Service QoS settings You can configure DSCP to 802 1p mapping using Web based management For more information see Configuring Quality of Service QoS settings BootP configuration Use this information to manage the BES100 and BES200 Series switch Navigation BootP Configuration Requirements page 221 e BootP configuration Parameters page 222 e Troubleshooting page 223 Flash memory storage page 224 e Autosensing and autonegotiation page 224 e RFCs page 224 Standards page 225 BootP Configuration Requirements To use the BootP protocol you need a BootP server that adheres to the IETF standard RFC 951 That BootP server must be accessible through the Management VLAN If the BootP server is not located on the same subnet as the BES100 or BES200 Series switch but is located on another IP subnet there must be a Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 222 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals router on the local subnet the subnet with which the BES100 or BES200 Series switch is associated that
22. gt 802 1ab gt LLDP Local System Data The LLDP Local System Data page appears 2 Click Update to refresh the page End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 104 BES100 or BES200 administration LLDP Local System Data page items Item Description Link Layer Discovery Protocol Configuration ChassisldSubtype The type of encoding used to identify the local system chassis chassisComponent e interfaceAlias portComponent e macAddress e networkAddress e interfaceName e local LocChassisld Chassis ID LocSysName Local system name LocSysDesc Local system description LocSysCapSupported Specifies the system capabilities that are supported on the local system LocSysCapEnabled Specifies the system capabilities that are enabled on the local system Link Layer Discovery Protocol Port System Data Port The port number PortldSubtype The type of port identifier encoding used in the associated Portld object Portld The string value used to identify the port component associated with a given port in the local system PortDesc The string value used to identify the 802 LAN station s port description associated with the local system If the local agent supports IETF RFC 2863 PortDesc object should has the same value of ifDescr obje
23. 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 123 End Port Information tab Variable Value Port The port number Path Cost The bridge spanning tree parameter that determines the lowest path cost to the root Oper Edge Port A value of true indicates that the spanning tree can assume this port as an edge port and a value of false indicates that the spanning tree can assume this port as a non edge port The switch software sets this object to false on reception of a BPDU Oper Point To The administrative point to point status of the LAN segment attached to Point this port A value of True indicates that the spanning tree treats this port as if it is connected to a point to point link A value of False indicates that the spanning tree treats this port as having a shared media connection A value of Auto indicates that this port is considered to have a point to point link if it is an aggregator and all of its members are aggregatable or if the MAC entity is configured for full duplex operation either through autonegotiation or by management means Oper Protocol Indicates the STP version in which the port is participating Version Role Indicates the role of the port in the Spanning Tree instance State Used to identify the STP and RSTP port states Port state is cataloged as Discarding Learning or Forwarding
24. 1000BASE SX connectivity 230 Connector and pin assignments 231 RJ 45 10BASE T 100BASE TX port connectors 231 MDI and MDI X devices 231 MDI X to MDI cable connections 232 MDI X to MDI X cable connections 232 System information page 235 QoS Traffic Control page 236 Spanning Tree Bridge Information page 236 LACP Port statistics page 237 Summary Switch Information page 238 RMON Fault threshold page 239 Accessing the management interface 239 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Preface This guide provides information about administering and configuring the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 BES100 and 200 BES200 Series devices This guide describes the features of the following Nortel switches e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 110 24T e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 110 48T e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 120 24T PWR e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 120 48T PWR e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 210 24T e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 210 48T e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 220 24T PWR e Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 220 48T PWR The term BES100 and BES200 Series switch is used in this document to describe the features common to the switches listed above A switch is referred to by its specific name when the feature that is being described is
25. 2 Select the numeric data you wish to graph 3 To view a graphical representation of statistics choose a Line chart icon a Bar Chart icon or an Area Chart icon 4 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 5 In the File name field type a file name 6 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 7 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes End SNMP tab Variable Value InPkts The total number of messages delivered to SNMP from the transport service OutPkts The total number of SNMP messages passed from the SNMP protocol to the transport service InTotalReqVars The total number of MIB objects retrieved successfully by the SNMP protocol as the result of receiving valid SNMP Get Request and Get Next PDUs InTotalSetVars The total number of MIB objects altered successfully by the SNMP protocol as the result of receiving valid SNMP Set Request PDUs InGetRequests The total number of SNMP Get Request PDUs that have been accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol InGetNexts The total number of SNMP Get Next PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol InSetRequests The total number of SNMP Set Request PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 0
26. 88 Viewing the QoS Traffic Control configuration 89 Viewing the system log 90 Viewing statistics 91 Viewing port statistics 91 Zeroing ports 93 Viewing interface statistics 94 Viewing Ethernet error statistics 95 Viewing transparent bridging statistics 97 Viewing LACP port statistics 98 Viewing VLAN port information 99 Viewing the RMON fault event log 100 Viewing RMON Ethernet statistics 101 Viewing RMON history 102 Viewing LLDP local system data 103 Displaying LLDP statistics 104 Displaying LLDP Neighbor properties 105 Displaying LLDP Neighbor Management properties 106 System administration using the Element Manager 107 Viewing switch power information 108 Viewing device properties 109 Viewing the trap log 115 Viewing switch IP information 117 Viewing learned MAC addresses by VLAN 119 Viewing Unit information 120 Displaying STP properties 121 Viewing Security settings 123 L ee Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 8 Contents Displaying LACP 129 Viewing statistics 130 Graphing port statistics 135 Graphing ports using the Rmon Ether Stats tab 145 Viewing alarm settings 149 Configuring LLDP 153 Deleting a Trap Receivers entry 161 Configuring RMON events 161 How events work 162 Configuring rate limiting 162 QoS configuration 163 RMON configuration
27. Carrier detect not used N Transmit data output w Receive data input A Data terminal ready not used Signal ground 6 Not used 7 Request to send not used 8 Not used 9 RI Ring indicator not used Shell Chassis ground 1000Base T pinouts for the BES100 or BES200 Series switch The 1000Base T pinouts are illustrated and described in the following section Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System information page 235 1000Base T pinouts Four Twisted Pair Crossover Cable Pinout For 1000 BaseTX Ports 1 TPO TPO gt 3 TPIit TP1 TP2 TP2 TP3 Pin descriptions for 1000Base T pinouts a4 NIO System information page Use the System information page to view an image of the BES100 or BES200 switch configuration to get information about the host device and if provided the contact person or manager for the switch The System Information page is also the home page for the Web based user interface Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 236 BES reference information a TT e E
28. Delete The event is removed from the table End Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering Use this procedure to disable set Ethernet statistics gathering parameters Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarm Control The History tab appears Click the Ether Stats tab The Ether Stats tab appears Highlight the row that contains the port ID you want to delete Click Delete The Ether Stats entry is removed from the table End Fault management Use this information to learn how to isolate and diagnose problems with your BES100 or BES200 Series switch Navigation Interpreting the LEDs page 172 Diagnosing and correcting problems page 173 Normal power up sequence page 174 Port connection problems page 172 Autonegotiation modes page 172 Creating an RMON fault threshold page 175 Deleting an RMON threshold configuration page 175 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 172 BES100 or BES200 administration e Viewing RMON history page 176 Interpreting the LEDs For information about interpreting the LEDs for the BES100 or BES200 see LED display panel page 188 Port connection problems You can usually trace port connection pro
29. Displays the port VLAN membership DefaultVlanlid The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on a trunk port The default value is 1 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 74 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager PoE tab The PoE tab displays the power information for the selected port PoE tab AdminEnable Lets you enable or disable PoE on this port By default the value of PoE is true DetectionStatus Displays the operational status of the power device detecting mode on the specified port disabled detecting function disabled searching detecting function is enabled and the system is searching for a valid powered device on this port deliveringPower detection found a valid powered device and the port is delivering power fault power specific fault detected on port test detecting device in test mode otherFault detecting function is idle due to fault Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration using Element Manager Use these procedures to set up the BES100 or BES200 switch advanced mana
30. Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Introduction The Business Ethernet Switch 100 and 200 series switches are used in small and medium business SMB applications The BES100 200 series is a family of 1U rack mountable Ethernet switches capable of supporting wire speed connections on 24 or 48 fast Ethernet ports These products are designed to be either rack mounted or physically stacked on a bench All BES100 200 series switches are equipped with two 10 100 1000 Mb s copper ports a serial port and SNMP and Web management interfaces compatible with both the BEM and a simple Web browser Up to four BES200 Series switches can be connected together using stacking ports and accessed through a single Web user interface screen The BES100 200 family is not equipped with DHCP client Instead BOOTP is invoked at startup to obtain an IP address for the user interface If the solution provider wishes to configure the user interface IP address manually they can power the BES without BOOTP server present and browse to the factory default address for the user interface Navigation e To set up the Web based user interface for use with the BES100 or BES200 see Using the Web based user interface page 19 e To set up the basic BES100 or BES200 management features with the Web based u
31. Networks Confidential 28 Using the Web based user interface Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administration gt Security gt Passwords 2 In the Switch Password Setting table type a new password in the Read Write Switch Password field to provide read and write access OR To provide read only access type a new password in the Read Only Switch Password field 3 Click Submit End ATTENTION If the Web Switch Password Type parameter is set to Off you are not asked for a user name and password from the Web interface Enabling password authentication You can control whether you need a user name and password to gain access to the switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administration gt Security gt Passwords 2 In the Web Switch Password Type list select On to set a user name and password for Web based access to the switch 3 In the Console Switch Password Type list select On to set a user name and password for Console based access to the switch 4 Click Submit End Configuring system information Use the System page to provide a descriptive name location and contact information to the system Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring system
32. Nortel Networks Confidential 176 BES100 or BES200 administration 3 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Events gt RMON Threshold The RMON Threshold page appears End Viewing RMON history View a periodic statistical sampling of data from the network Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Events gt RMON History The RMON History page appears 2 In the RMON History Statistics section choose the port number to be monitored 3 Click Submit The RMON History Statistics Table is updated with information about the selected device and port End Viewing Rmon history statistics Use the Business Element Manager to view Rmon history statistics Procedure steps Step Action 1 rom the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarm Control Click the History tab highlight an entry and then click the Graph button The Rmon History tab appears End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 177 Rmon History tab Variable Value Samplelndex An index that uniquely identifies the particular sample this entry represents among all the samples associated with the same entry This index st
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34. Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security and click the Security Table tab The Security Table page appears 2 To add items to the Security Table click Insert The MacSecurity Insert Security List dialog box appears 3 Refer to the Security Table tab page 127 for information about completing the fields 4 Click Insert Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 127 5 To delete items from the Security Table select the row and click Delete 6 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 7 In the File name field type a file name 8 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 9 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 10 Click Refresh to update the page End Security Table tab Unit Index of the unit where the port is located If you specify SecureList this field must be 0 Port Index of the port on the switch If you specify SecureList this field must be 0 MacAddress MAC Addresses that are designated as allowed station SecureList The index of the security list
35. Rx The number of valid MarkerResponsePDUs received on the aggregation port Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 99 Variable Value UnknownPDUs Rx The number of frames received that can carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type value but contain an unknown PDU are addressed to the Slow Protocols group MAC Address but do not carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type IllegalPDUs Rx The number of frames received that carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type value but contain a badly formed PDU or an illegal value of Protocol Subtype LACPDUs Tx The number of LACPDUs transmitted on the aggregation port MarkerPDUs Tx The number of MarkerPDUs transmitted on the aggregation port MarkerResponsePDUs Tx The number of MarkerResponsePDUs transmitted on the aggregation port Viewing VLAN port information View VLAN port information to monitor the name assigned type and number for the VLAN Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt VLAN gt Port Information The VLAN Port Information page appears 2 In the Port list choose a selection 3 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable VLAN Port Information View By Select the port numbe
36. Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D 213 If you connect a hub or another bridging device to a port it could potentially create a loop in the network topology and a broadcast storm can occur This is because one of the ports causing the loop might be in the Forwarding state instead of the Blocking state The loop should be eliminated after this port receives a BPDU frame from a higher priority port You can use the MIB variable dot1dStpPortEnable to disable or enable a port A port is enabled by default In this mode of operation the port is in one of the following STP states e Blocking e Listening e Learning e Forwarding If you disable Spanning Tree on a port it will not forward any frames and will not participate in the Spanning Tree Algorithm and Protocol Aging of Dynamic Entries in Forwarding Database Dynamic MAC address entries are automatically removed from the Forwarding Database after a specified time If the network topology has not undergone any change the aging time out value is specified by the dotidTpAgingTime MIB variable This can be configured through the user interface console The range of applicable values specified in the IEEE standard is 10 1000000 seconds whereas the default value recommended is 300 If the root bridge notifies topology changes to other bridging devices a sho
37. The switch is experiencing a See Port connection problems connected port is off or does port connection problem not blink and you have reason to believe that traffic is present The switch s link partner is not autonegotiating properly Creating an RMON fault threshold Create the RMON threshold parameters to get notified of fault conditions alarms RMON threshold configurations are not modifiable They must be deleted and the information recreated Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Events gt RMON Threshold The RMON Threshold page appears 2 In the RMON Threshold Creation section type information in the text boxes or select from a list 3 Click Submit The new configuration is displayed in the RMON Threshold Table End Deleting an RMON threshold configuration Delete an existing RMON threshold configuration to create new threshold information Procedure steps Step Action 1 In the RMON Threshold table click the Delete icon for the entry you want to delete A message appears prompting you to confirm your request 2 Do one of the following Click OK to delete the RMON threshold configuration Click Cancel to return to the RMON Threshold page without making changes Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks
38. a selection 6 Click Submit The switch downloads the new software image and programs it When the download completes the switch resets and the new software image initiates the switch self test ATTENTION The LEDs display various patterns to indicate that the tests are in progress End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 83 Variable definitions Variable Value Current Running Version The version of the current running software Software Image Filename Type the software image file name Diagnostics Image Filename Type the diagnostics file name 1 to 30 characters in length TFTP Server IP Address Type the IP address of your TFTP load host The format of the IP address is XXX XXX XXX XXX Start TFTP Load of New Choose the software image to load Image 1 No image 2 Software Image 3 Diagnostics Rebooting the BES100 and BES200 Series switches Reboot a standalone switch without erasing any configured switch parameters While rebooting the switch initiates a self test that comprises various diagnostic routines and subtests The LEDs display various patterns to indicate that the subtests are in progress Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administ
39. be managed using this in band IP address e When the in band IP address is not set from the console terminal the switch broadcasts BootP requests until it receives a BootP reply containing an in band IP address If the switch does not receive a BootP reply that contains an in band IP address within 10 minutes min the switch uses the last in band IP address it received from a BootP server This IP information is displayed in the Last BootP column If an IP address is not currently in use these actions take effect immediately If an IP address is currently in use these actions take effect only after the switch is reset or power cycled Troubleshooting Execute the following steps to diagnose your system if it should have issues obtaining an IP address using the BootP protocol e Check if the BootP server is accessible to the switch through the management VLAN e Check if the BootP server is configured with the proper MAC address of the device e Review the last BootP settings on the Console Interface e Place a packet analyzer on the network to investigate the problem Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 224 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Flash memory storage Switch software image storage The BES100 and BES200 Series switches use flash memory to store th
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41. can dynamically add or remove LAG ports depending on their availability and states By default only uplink ports Gigabit ports are set to enabled on all ports Link aggregation employs the following principles and concepts e A MAC client communicates with a set of ports through an Aggregator which presents a standard IEEE 802 3 service interface to the MAC client The Aggregator binds to one or more ports within a system e Itis the responsibility of the Aggregator to distribute frame transmissions from the MAC client to the various ports and to collect received frames from the ports and pass them to the MAC client transparently e Asystem can contain multiple aggregators serving multiple MAC clients A given port binds to at most a single Aggregator at any time A MAC client is served by a single Aggregator at a time e The Link Aggregation Control function manages the binding of ports to aggregators within a system The link aggregation control function is responsible for determining which links can be aggregated aggregating them binding the ports within the system to an appropriate Aggregator and monitoring conditions to determine when a change in aggregation is needed The network manager can manipulate the state variables of Link Aggregation for example keys to directly control the determination and binding In addition automatic determination configuration binding and monitoring can occur through the use of a Link
42. check box If you want Element Manager to listen for traps select the Listen for Traps check box If you want to change the number of traps type a value in the Max Traps in Log field Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 68 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager 8 If you want to delete a row select the Confirm row deletion check box 9 Click Ok to apply your changes Variable definitions End Variable Status Interval If Traps Status Interval Hotswap Detect every Enable Retry Count Timeout Trace Value The interval at which status information is gathered default is 20 seconds The interval at which statistics and status information are gathered when traps are enabled The default is 60 The interval at which Element Manager detects the module information The default is 1 Enables true or disables false periodic polling of the device for updated status If polling is disabled the chassis status is updated only when the SNMP window is displayed in the information panel and you click Refresh current task on the Element Manager tool bar The number of times Element Manager sends the same polling request if a response is not returned to Element Manager Set this fie
43. dnidimg download the image file upldConfig upload the config file dnidFw download the diagnostics firmware file The newly downloaded configuration image or diagnostics firmware file does not take effect until the next boot cycle of the device Status This object is used to get the status of the latest file system action The values that can be read are e other if no action taken since the boot upinProgress the operation is in progress success the operation succeeded fail the operation failed Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 62 Using the Element Manager user interface Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 63 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager Use these procedures to manage the configuration of your BES100 or BES200 Series switch with the Element Manager Prerequisites e The Element Manager must be installed before you can perform these procedures Navigation e Configuring VLAN properties page 64 Setting the Element Manager SNMP properties page 67 e Configuring SNMP Trap Receivers page 69
44. ease the administration of moves adds and changes on the network by eliminating Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 202 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals the need to change physical cabling You can use the Web based management interface or the BEM to configure port based VLANs for a single switch or for multiple switches Port based VLANs A port based VLAN is a VLAN in which the ports are explicitly configured to be in the VLAN When you create a port based VLAN on a switch you assign a VLAN identification number VLAN ID and specify which ports belong to the VLAN The VLAN ID is used to coordinate VLANs across multiple switches In a traditional shared media network traffic generated by a station is transmitted to all other stations on the local segment Segments joined together by bridges form broadcast domains The local segment is also the broadcast domain because any broadcast is sent to all stations on the local segment A collision domain is a logical area on a network where packets can collide with each other The local segment is the collision domain because traffic on the segment has the potential to cause an Ethernet collision Although BES100 and BES200 Series switches divide a network into smaller collision domains they do not affect the
45. easily from the module slot use a gentle side to side rocking motion while firmly pulling the SFP from the slot 4 Attach a dust cover over the fiber optic bores and store the SFP ina safe place until needed End Disabling RMON history statistics Use this procedure to disable RMON history on a port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarm Control The History tab appears 2 Highlight the row that contains the port ID you want to delete 3 Click Delete The entry is removed from the table Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 181 End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 182 BES100 or BES200 administration Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 183 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Use this information to understand the Business Ethernet Switch 100 or 200 Series hardwar
46. for the entry you want to delete A message appears prompting you to confirm your request 3 Click Yes to delete the VLAN configuration End Configuring LACP ports You can configure link aggregation control protocol LACP to use link aggregation LA to create and manage a trunk group LACP lets a switch learn the presence and capabilities of a remote switch by exchanging information with the remote switch before a trunk group is formed Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt Link Aggregation Protocol gt Port Configuration The Port Configuration page appears 2 Set the values for each parameter as indicated in the table below 3 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Value Port Lists each port on the switch This is a read only value Priority Lists the priority number of each port Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 38 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface Variable Value LACP mode Select to enable or disable the LACP mode Admin key Enter the same value for ports that belong to the same link aggregation group The range is from 0 to 65535 The default is 1 Operational Key The current operational value of the key This
47. implementing the IEEE 802 1D standard This is also known as the Spanning Tree Protocol STP and Algorithm STA standards STP runs on all ports to provide automatic network configuration of a loop free topology letting you configure redundant links to provide network fault tolerance Port states A port is always in one of the following five spanning tree states Disabled A network administrator can manually disable a port e Blocking A port that causes a switching loop no user data is sent or received but it may go into forwarding mode if the trunk line in use fails BPDU data is still sent and received in blocking mode e Listening The switch processes BPDUs and determines the network topology e Learning The switch builds a switching table that maps MAC addresses to port numbers e Forwarding A port that receives and sends data A normal operation After a switch is powered up or reset and the initialization process is completed all the ports are transformed from the Disabled state to the Blocking state If a port is not connected the port remains in the Forwarding state until it is connected If you connect a station to a port the port does not start forwarding packets immediately You will have to wait for the port to transit through the Listening and Learning states to have access to any resources located on another segment Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet
48. initial settings by using the Quick Start feature 31 Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 32 Configuring an SNMP trap receiver 33 Deleting an SNMP trap receiver configuration 34 Configuring VLANs 34 Navigation 34 Creating a port based VLAN 35 Modifying a port based VLAN 35 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 6 Contents Selecting a management VLAN 36 Deleting a VLAN configuration 37 Configuring LACP ports 37 Displaying PoE information 38 Configuring a PoE Port 39 Configuring a Spanning Tree Port 39 Configuring a stack 41 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration 43 Navigation 43 Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP 44 Configuring Quality of Service QoS settings 45 Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping 46 Adding MAC addresses 46 Prerequisites 46 Locating a specific MAC address 47 Configuring MAC address based security 48 Prerequisites 48 Filtering MAC destination addresses 48 Deleting MAC destination addresses 49 Configuring port management properties 50 Configuring Remote Access 51 Configuring Link Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP transmission properties 52 Configuring LLDP port status 53 Configuring LLDP Tx TLV transmit status 54 Configuring console port communication speed 55 Configuri
49. interface later than 512 bit times into the transmission of a packet Five hundred and twelve bit times corresponds to 51 2 microseconds on a 10 Mb s system A late collision included in a count represented by an instance of this object is also considered as a generic collision for purposes of other collision related statistics ExcessiveCollisions A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to excessive collisions Bridge tab The Bridge tab displays port frame statistics Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Port Metrics The switch view appears in the information panel 2 Click the Bridge tab 3 To view a graphical representation of statistics click the numeric data you wish to graph and choose a Line chart icon a Bar Chart icon or an Area Chart icon 4 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 5 In the File name field type a file name 6 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 7 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 8 To erase information from all the columns except the AbsoluteValue column click Clear Counters 9 In the Poll Interval list choose a selection End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business
50. other Some other state hassis 1 Fan 2 For BES110 24T l ea aan ii notAvail This state is not available Chassis 1 Fan 3 For BES120 48T PWR removed Fan was removed BES120 24T PWR and BES110 48T disabled Fan is disabled Chassis 1 Fan 4 For BES220 48T PPWR normal Fan is operating in normal BES220 24T PWR and BES210 48T operation resetiInProg A reset of the fan is in progress testing Fan is doing a self test warning Fan is operating at a warning level nonFatalErr Fan is operating at error level fatalErr An error stopped the fan operation notConfig Fan needs to be configured The allowable values are determined by the component type Viewing the trap log Traps are sent in SNMP V2c format and recorded in the trap log to a preset maximum number of entries The default number of trap log entries is 500 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 116 BES100 or BES200 administration The Element Manager provides only one port to receive traps port 162 therefore you can only view the Element Manager trap log for one BES100 or BES200 Series switch device at a time Use this procedure to view the trap log Prerequisites e The BES100 or BES200 Series switch must be configured to send SNMP traps e The Element Manager must be
51. page appears 3 Click Refresh to update the page End Power Supply tab Variable Value Chassis 1 Primary Power Supply Provides the operational state of the specified power supply Possible values include e other Some other state e notAvail State not available e removed Component was removed disabled Operation disabled normal State is in normal operation resetInProg There is a reset in progress testing System is doing a self test warning System is operating at a warning level nonFatalErr System is operating at error level fatalErr A fatal error stopped operation notConfig A module needs to be configured The allowable values are determined by the component type Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 115 I _ lt __ Le Fan tab The Fan tab provides read only information about the operating status of the switch fans Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System page appears 2 Click the Fantab The Fan page appears End Fan tab Variable Value Chassis 1 Fan 1 For BES110 24T and The operational state of the fan Values include BERAIU ZAT Ony
52. panel LEDs as the device powers on to confirm that the PWR LED is green If not check that the power cable is correctly plugged in This step can take a few minutes to complete If the PC IP address is different from the switch but is on the same subnet go to the next step For example if the PC and switch both have addresses that start with 192 168 1 x Otherwise manually set the IP address for the PC See Changing a PC IP address The default IP address of the switch is 192 168 1 132 the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 and the default gateway is 0 0 0 0 From the Task Navigation Panel Configuration gt System gt Quick Start The Quick Start tab appears Type a Management VLAN ID and select a Boot mode for the next switch boot Type a switch IP address followed by the subnet mask default gateway Select a ReBoot mode By default the switch is in the Running mode If you want to enable SNMP traps for SNMP authentication select the AuthenticationTraps check box Click Apply End No other configuration changes are required at this stage but Nortel recommends that you change the administrator password before you log off See Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 60 Using the Element Manager user interface Working
53. port information for the VLAN Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt MAC Address Table The Setting tab appears 2 Click the MAC Address Table tab 3 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 4 In the File name field type a file name 5 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 6 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 7 To update the page click Refresh End MAC address table Variable Status The values of this field include invalid Entry is no longer valid but has not been removed from the table learned The MAC address entry was learned by the switch self The MAC address entry is an internal MAC address of the BES100 and BES200 switch Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 120 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value mgmt The MAC address entry is for the management address of the BES100 and BES200 switch other none of the preceding This would include where some other MIB object not the corresponding instance of dotidTpFdbPort or an entry in the dotidStaticTable is being used to determine
54. provides BootP Relay functionality as defined in RFC 1532 BootP configuration Parameters The BootP implementation on BES100 or BES200 Series switches enables BooiP to operate in the following modes e BootP or Default IP e BootP Always e BootP Disabled e BootP or Last Address BootP or Default IP Selecting this parameter lets the switch to request an IP address if one has not already been set When selected this mode operates as follows e When the static IP data is manually entered the data becomes the in use address of the switch and BootP requests are not broadcast The switch can be managed using this in band IP address e When the in band IP address is not manually set the switch broadcasts BootP requests until it receives a BootP reply containing an IP address If the switch does not receive a BootP reply that contains an IP address the switch cannot be managed in band If an IP address is not currently in use these actions take effect immediately If an IP address is currently in use these actions take effect only after the switch is reset or power cycled BootP Always Selecting this parameter requires the switch to obtain its IP address from the BootP server If a static IP address is defined it is ignored When this option selected the switch operates as follows e The switch continues to broadcast BootP requests regardless of whether an in band IP address is set from the console terminal If the switch r
55. row The IGMP VLAN Configuration page appears 3 In the Snooping field choose Enabled or Disabled 4 Click Submit End Adding MAC addresses Add MAC addresses to the MAC address based security system to allow access to the switch Prerequisites e When you use the Security Table page you instruct the switch to allow the specified MAC address access only through the specified port or port list ATTENTION Be certain to include the MAC address for the default LAN router as an allowed source MAC address Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Locating a specific MAC address 47 Procedure steps Step Action 1 In the main menu choose Application gt MAC Address Security gt Security Table It may take some time for the required addresses to be learned Then the Security Table page appears 2 Complete fields as described in the table End Variable definitions Lets you delete a MAC address MAC Address Displays the MAC address Allowed source Displays the entry through which the MAC address is allowed MAC Address Security Enter the MAC address you want to allow to access the switch Table Entry Creation Select the Port or port list through which the MAC address is allowed Locating a specific MAC address Loc
56. running e If you are operating the Element Manager from a UNIX platform you must be logged in as root ATTENTION The Element Manager receives traps on port 162 If this port is being used by another application you can not view the trap log until the other application is disabled and Element Manager is restarted Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel chooseAdministration gt Logs gt Trap Log 2 To save a trap entry click Export The Export dialog box appears 3 Enter a file name for the trap 4 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 5 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes End Variable Value Node Displays the address where the trap occurred Time Displays the time the trap occurred Type Displays the type of trap Description Describes the trap findings Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 117 o Viewing switch IP information Access the IP Subsystem option to view Internet Protocol IP address information for the BES100 and BES200 Series switch The following tabs are available e Address use the addresses tab to display the IP address information for the device e Address Res
57. set which result in deletion of previously inserted information should not trigger any changes in IldpStatsRemTablesInserts because the insert is not completed yet or in lldpStatsRemTablesDeletes because the deletion would only be a partial deletion If the failure was the result of lack of resources the IldpStatsRemTablesDrops counter must be incremented once Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 155 Variable Value RemTablesDeletes The number of times the complete set of information advertised by a particular MSAP has been deleted from tables contained in IldpbRemoteSystemsData and IldpExtensions objects This counter should be incremented only once when the complete set of information is completely deleted from all related tables Partial deletions such as deletion of rows associated with a particular MSAP from some tables but not from all tables are not allowed thus should not change the value of this counter RemTablesDrops The number of times the complete set of information advertised by a particular MSAP could not be entered into tables contained in IldpbRemoteSystemsData and IldpExtensions objects because of insufficient resources RemTablesAgeouts The number of times the complete set of i
58. tab to display configuration information for trap receivers e PowerSupply use the PowerSupply tab to display read only information about the operating status of the switch power supplies e Fan use the Fan tab to view read only information about the operating status of the switch fans Fan 3 and Fan 4 are for BES120 48T PWR BES120 24T PWR and BES110 48T units and BES220 48T PWR BES220 24T PWR and BES210 48T only System tab The System tab displays device properties such as system name system contact and so on Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System page appears 2 To configure System information click the System tab 3 In the SystemContactbox type the name of the system administrator Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential O N O OA A 10 11 12 13 110 BES100 or BES200 administration In the SystemName box type a name for the system In the Location box type a location for the device In the SwitchlpAddress box type the IP address for the switch In the SubnetMask box type the subnet mask number for the switch In the DefaultGateway box type the default IP address for the switch In the ManagementVlanld box type the curre
59. the address is removed Note Nortel recommends that you use the default value of 300 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential BES100 or BES200 administration Use the procedures in this chapter to understand how to use the Web based user interface or the Element Manager to administer your system Navigation e Changing a PC IP address page 79 System administration using the Web based user interface page 80 System administration using the Element Manager page 107 e Fault management page 171 e Installing SFPs page 178 e Removing an SFP page 179 e Managing the BES System Software page 81 Changing a PC IP address Use the procedures in this section to change the IP address of your PC For users of systems other than Windows 2000 or Windows XP refer to your system documentation for information about changing the PC IP address Procedure steps to change the IP address of a Windows 2000 PC Step Action 1 From the PC start menu choose Start gt Settings gt Network gt Dial up Connections 2 For the IP address you want to change right click the network connection icon and then click Properties 3 In the list of components used by this connection on the General tab select Internet Protocol TCP IP and
60. the default workstations are unable to attach to servers for a few seconds while STP goes through its learning steps listening learning and forwarding The BES100 and BES200 Series switches support the following Spanning Tree Protocol modes e nortelStpg e RSTP 1EEE 802 1w Use the following tabs to display STP properties e Bridge Information e Port Information Bridge Information Use the Bridge Information tab to display details about how efficiently the bridge is working Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt Spanning Tree The Bridge Information tab appears 2 Click Refresh to update the page End Bridge Information tab page items Variable StpPriority The priority value of the bridge ID in hexadecimal notation which is the most significant two bytes of the bridge ID The Spanning Tree Algorithm uses this parameter to determine the root bridge or designated bridge Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 122 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value For example the bridge with the lowest bridge ID becomes the root bridge with Bridge Priority values compared first followed by the hardware addresses The values displayed for Bridge Pri
61. value the switch uses the stored network parameters If the switch cannot find a BootP server it tries five more times to find one and then defaults to the factory settings BootP Always This setting ignores the stored network parameters and sends a BootP request each time the switch boots If the BootP request fails the switch boots with the factory default IP configuration This setting disables remote management if no BootP server is set up for the switch but it lets the switch boot normally BootP Disabled Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Changing the administrator password 27 Variable Value This setting uses the IP configuration parameters stored in nonvolatile memory each time the switch boots If a BootP configuration is in progress when you issue this command the BootP configuration stops BootP or Last Address This setting obtains the IP configuration using BootP at each start up If the BootP request fails the switch uses the network parameters stored in its nonvolatile memory Note Valid parameters obtained in using BootP always replace current information stored in the nonvolatile memory Note Whenever the switch broadcasts BootP requests the BootP process times out if a reply is not received within approximately 60 seconds When the
62. 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 194 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals WARNING Removal of the power cord is the only way to turn off power to this device The power cord must always be connected in a location that can be accessed quickly and safely in case of an emergency Vorsicht Die Stromzufuhr zu diesem Ger t kann nur durch Ziehen des Netzstromkabels unterbrochen werden Die Netzsteckdose an die das Netzstromkabel angeschlossen ist mu sich stets an einem Ort befinden der bei einem Notfall schnell und einfach zuganglich ist Avertissement Le d branchement du cordon d alimentation constitue le seul moyen de mettre cet appareil hors tension Le cordon d alimentation doit donc toujours tre branch dans une prise accessible pour faciliter la mise hors tension en cas d urgence Advertencia La Unica forma de desconectar la alimentaci n de este dispositivo es desenchufar el cable de alimentaci n El cable de alimentaci n siempre debe estar conectado en una ubicaci n que permita acceder al cable de forma r pida y segura en caso de emergencia Avvertenza Estrarre il cavo di alimentazione l unico sistema per spegnere il dispositivo Il cavo di alimentazione deve essere sempre collegato in una posizione che permetta l accesso facile e sicuro in caso di emergenza Warning SRI FEMYAT COM COT N4ANORE MRETI BRI KGRSORS REMI RECHT SRL TES Netw
63. 0 Series switches have two front panel ports They are port numbers 25 and 26 on the 24T models and port numbers 49 and 50 on the 48T models The SPF GBIC ports operate at gigabit 1000 Megabits per second Mbits s speed when an appropriate SFP GBIC is inserted If an SFP GBIC is not inserted then the 1000 BaseT RJ 45 connector ports can be used and operate at 10 100 1000M Note The term SFP is used in this chapter to describe features or technical specifications of an SFP and a CWDM SFP Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 198 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Guidelines Before installing an SFP read the following guidelines e SFP GBICs are static sensitive To prevent damage from ElectroStatic Discharge ESD follow your normal board and component handling procedures e SFP GBICs are dust sensitive When you store an SFP GBIC or when you disconnect it from a fiber optic cable always keep the dust cover over the SFP GBIC optical bore e To clean contaminants from the optical bores of a SFP GBIC use an alcohol swab or equivalent to clean the ferrules of the optical connector e Dispose this product if necessary according to all national laws and regulations WARNING Fiber optic equipment can emit laser or infrared light that can inju
64. 00 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 54 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration Item Description AdminStatus The desired status for the administrator of the local LLDP agent e TxOnly the LLDP agent transmits LLDP frames on this port and does not store any information about the remote systems connected e RxOnly the LLDP agent receives but does not transmit LLDP frames on this port e txAndRx the LLDP agent transmits and receives LLDP frames on this port e Disabled the LLDP agent does not transmit or receive LLDP frames on this port If the port receives remote systems information which is stored in other tables before AdminStatus becomes disabled the information ages out Config Notification Enable Controls for each port whether notifications from the agent are enabled e True indicates that notifications are enabled e False indicates that notifications are disabled Configuring LLDP Tx TLV transmit status Use the LLDP Tx time length value TLV page to configure the transmit status for TLVs Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt 802 1ab gt LLDP Tx TLV 2 Select the required setting values for each port 3 Click Submit End LLDP Tx TLV page items Item Description PortDesc Port Description TLV SysName System Name TLV SysDesc System Description TLV SysCap Syst
65. 00 Series switch using the Element Manager page 57 e Working with configuration files page 60 Setting up the Element Manager user interface Procedure steps Step Action 1 Start the Element Manager 2 From the Element Manager menu choose Network gt Find Network Elements gt Business Ethernet Switch The Network Device Search dialog box appears 3 By default the Start of IP Address range field is populated with 192 168 1 0 and the End of IP Address range field is populated with 192 168 1 255 Check that the Read and Write community strings are set properly If these values represent the private subnet of the SMB devices click OK otherwise update the IP address range fields to match the private subnet for your SMB devices and then click OK A progress bar appears in the Network Device Search dialog box during the search of the private subnet Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 58 Using the Element Manager user interface S SL If no devices are found an information dialog box appears to inform you of this fact If devices are found within the starting and ending IP address range for the SMB device family specified they are added to the Network Element tree as shown in the Network Elements window that follows Network Elements window i o
66. 00 basic configuration using the Web based user interface I _ lt _ _ LL 3 Click Submit The new entry is displayed in the Trap Receiver Table End Variable definitions Variable Value Trap Receiver Index Choose the number of the trap receiver to create or modify The range is from 1 to 4 IP Address Type the network address for the SNMP manager that is to receive the specified trap XXX XXX XXX XXK Community Type the community string for the specified trap receiver The range is from 0 to 32 Deleting an SNMP trap receiver configuration Delete SNMP trap receiver configurations you no longer need Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt SNMP Trap The SNMP Trap Receiver page appears 2 In the Trap Receiver Table click Delete for the entry you want to delete A message appears prompting you to confirm your request 3 Click Yes End Configuring VLANs Use the procedures in this section to create modify or delete a port based VLAN or select a management VLAN Navigation e Creating a port based VLAN page 35 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring VLANs 35 Modifying a port based VLAN page 35 Selecting a management VLAN page 36 Deleting a VLAN config
67. 006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 154 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value IIdpMessageTxHoldMultiplier Sets the multiplier for tx interval used to compute the Time To Live value for the TTL TLV IIdpReinitDelay Sets the delay for reinitialization attempt if the adminStatus is disabled lldpTxDelay Sets the minimum delay between successive LLDP frame transmissions lldpNotificationInterval Sets the interval between successive transmissions of LLDP notifications RemTablesLastChangeTime The value of sysUpTime object defined in IETF RFC 3418 at the time an entry is created modified or deleted in tables associated with the lldoRemoteSystemsData objects and all LLDP extension objects associated with remote systems An NMS can use this object to reduce polling of the IldpRemoteSystemsData objects RemTablesInserts The number of times the complete set of information advertised by a particular MSAP has been inserted into tables contained in IldpbRemoteSystemsData and IldpExtensions objects The complete set of information received from a particular MSAP should be inserted into related tables If partial information cannot be inserted for a reason such as lack of resources all of the complete set of information should be removed This counter must be incremented only once after the complete set of information is successfully recorded in all related tables Any failures during inserting information
68. 1 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 132 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value InGetResponses OutTraps OutTooBigs OutNoSuchNames OutBadValues OutGenErrs InBadVersions InBadCommunityNames InBadCommunityUses InASNParseErrs InTooBigs InNoSuchNames InBadValues The total number of SNMP Get Response PDUs accepted and processed by the SNMP protocol The total number of SNMP Trap PDUs generated by the SNMP protocol The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is tooBig The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is noSuchName The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is badValue The total number of SNMP PDUs generated by the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is genErr The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP protocol for an unsupported SNMP version The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP protocol that used an unknown SNMP community name The total number of SNMP messages delivered to the SNMP protocol that represented an SNMP operation not allowed by the SNMP community named in the message The total number of ASN 1 or BER errors encountered by the SNMP protocol when
69. 164 Fault management 171 Viewing Rmon history statistics 176 Disabling RMON history statistics 180 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals 183 Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch 184 Front panel 184 Console port 185 Reset button for reset to factory default 186 SFP gigabit interface converters 186 10 and 100 RJ 45 port connectors 186 Stacking capability on the BES200 187 Auto MDI and MDI X 188 Power over Ethernet on BES120 or BES220 188 LED display panel 188 Back panel 190 Cooling fans 191 AC power receptacle 191 Network configuration examples 194 Desktop switch application 195 Segment switch application 195 High density switched workgroup application 196 SFP transceiver 197 Guidelines 198 Product description 198 Locking and extractor mechanisms 198 SFP labeling 199 SFP models 200 SNMP 200 MAC address based security 200 SNTP 201 VLANs 201 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Contents 9 Virtual local area networks 201 Port based VLANs 202 VLAN support 202 IEEE 802 1Q tagging 203 IEEE 802 1Q VLAN workgroups 206 VLAN workgroup example 207 VLANs spanning multiple switches 208 VLANs spanning multiple 802 1Q tagged switches 208 VLANS spanning multiple untagged switches 209 VLAN configuration rules 211 Spanning Tree Protocol 211
70. 170 BES100 or BES200 administration Creating an RMON Event Use this procedure to create an RMON event Procedure steps Step Action 1 In the Events tab Events tab click Insert The RmonAlarms Insert Events dialog box appears RmonAlarms Insert Events dialog box page 170 RmonAlarms Insert Events dialog box 192 168 24 21 RmonAlarms Insert x Index 2 1 65535 Desciptionf Type C none C log C snmp trap C log and trap Community ts i Cs S S S SSCS we aa ee 2 In the Description field type a name for the event 3 Select the type of event you want You can set the event type to log to save memory or to snmp trap to reduce traffic from the switch or for better CPU utilization If you select snmp trap or log and trap you must set trap receivers 4 Click Insert The new event is displayed in the Events tab End Deleting an RMON Event Use this procedure to delete an event Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Navigation Panel choose Administraion gt General gt Alarms 2 Click the Events tab L eS C SSCSC CC C d Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 171 3 4 Highlight an event Description Click
71. 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch 187 The 10BASE T 100BASE TX port connectors are configured as MDI X Media Dependent Interface crossover which means that the port connectors are used to enable connections between like devices The ports are connected by straight cables to the network interface card NIC in a node or a server The BES100 and 200 Series switch uses autosensing ports designed to operate at 10 megabits per second Mbits s or at 100 megabits per second Mbits s depending on the connecting device These ports support the IEEE 802 3u autonegotiation standard which means that when a port is connected to another device that also supports the IEEE 802 3u standard the two devices negotiate the best soeed and duplex mode The 10BASE T 100BASE TX switch ports also support half and full duplex mode operation The 10BASE T 100BASE TX RJ 45 switch ports can connect to 10 Mb s or 100 Mb s Ethernet segments or nodes The 1000 BaseT RJ 45 connector ports can operate at 10 100 1000M Note Use Category 3 4 or 5 copper unshielded twisted pair UTP cable connections when connecting 10BASE T 100BASE TX ports For more information about RJ 45 port connectors see Connector and pin assignments page 231 Stacking capability on the BES200 For the BES200 switch a stack must have only one base unit You can use the back panel switch t
72. 3 Bridge MIB e RFC 1573 Interface MIB e RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB e RFC 2849 RMON e RFC 1157 SNMP Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuration and switch management 225 Standards The following IEEE Standards also contain information germane to the BES100 or BES200 Series switch IEEE 802 1D Standard for Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1ab LLDP support IEEE 802 3 Ethernet IEEE 802 1Q VLAN Tagging IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation Configuration and switch management The BES100 and BES200 Series switches that are shipped directly from the factory are ready to operate in any 10BASE T or 100BASE TX standard network You can manage the switch using one of the following Console interface The console interface lets you configure and manage the switch locally Access the Cl menus and screens locally through a console terminal attached to the BES100 or BES200 Series switch Web based management You can manage the network from the World Wide Web Access the Web based graphical user interface GUI through the HTML based browser located on your network The GUI lets you configure monitor and maintain your network through Web browsers You can also download software using the Web Business Element Manager The Element Manager is a cli
73. 4 6 of the same document DeferredTransmissions A count of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a particular interface is delayed because the medium is busy The count represented by an instance of this object does not include frames involved in collisions SingleCollisionFrames A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by exactly one collision A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts ifOutMulticastPkts or ifOutBroadcastPkts and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the MultipleCollisionFrames object MultipleCollisionFrames A count of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision A frame that is counted by an instance of this object is also counted by the corresponding instance of either the ifOutUcastPkts ifOutMulticastPkts or ifOutBroadcastPkts and is not counted by the corresponding instance of the SingleCollisionFrames object Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 142 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value LateCollisions The number of times that a collision is detected on a particular
74. 7 Pascatlcudatie ch t6 ut winama or 16 bite S bite 1 bits 12bits After Otmng untagged packet unchanged S Canonical formet indicator VID VLAN identifier In 802 1Q tag assignment page 206 tagged incoming packets are assigned directly to VLAN 2 because of the tag assignment in the packet Port 5 is configured as a tagged member of VLAN 2 and port 7 is configured as an untagged member of VLAN 2 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 206 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals 802 1Q tag assignment Untegged member ofVLAN 2 As shown in 802 1Q tagging after 802 1Q tag assignment page 206 the tagged packet remains unchanged as it leaves the switch through port 5 which is configured as a tagged member of VLAN 2 However the tagged packet is stripped untagged as it leaves the switch through port 7 which is configured as an untagged member of VLAN 2 802 1Q tagging after 802 1Q tag assignment IEEE 802 1Q VLAN workgroups The BES100 and BES200 Series switches support up to 32 VLANs and IEEE 802 1Q tagging on a per port basis Ports are grouped into broadcast domains by assigning them to the same VLAN Frames received in one VLAN can only be forwarded within that VLAN Multicast fram
75. 8 19 21 and 23 are in VLAN 2 e Port 22 is in VLAN 3 Because S4 does not support 802 1Q tagging a single switch port on each switch must be used for each VLAN see VLANS spanning multiple untagged switches page 209 The connection to S2 requires only one link between the switches because S1 and S2 are both BES100 or BES200 Series switches that support 802 1Q tagging see VLANs spanning multiple 802 1Q tagged switches page 209 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 208 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals VLAN configuration spanning multiple switches fF CHOH GH aa 1 E Business Ethemet Non 802 1Q r a tagging switch H Switch 110 210 to S4 mm ce coco me 2 e a lewwewe CEEE i i rr ces i EEES Untagged ports Both ports are tagged STP disabled members of VLAN 1 i and VLAN 2 Business Ethemet Switch 110 210 i ee oe Non 802 10 i tagging switch OOOO H S3 m oo O OHH Ge VLAN 1 PVID 1 VLAN 2 PVID 2 sia VLAN 3 PVID 3 VLANs spanning multiple switches You can use VLANs to segment a network within a switch When you connect multiple switches it is possible to connect users of one VLAN with users of the same VLAN in another switch Howe
76. Aggregation Control Protocol LACP The LACP uses peer exchanges across the links to determine on an ongoing basis the aggregation capability of the various links and continuously provides the maximum level of aggregation capability achievable between a given pair of systems e Each port is assigned a unique globally administered MAC address Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation 219 The MAC address is used as the source address for frame exchanges that are initiated by entities within the Link Aggregation sublayer itself for example LACP and Marker protocol exchanges Each Aggregator is assigned a unique globally administered MAC address which is used as the MAC address of the aggregation from the perspective of the MAC Client both as a source address for transmitted frames and as the destination address for received frames The MAC address of the Aggregator may be one of the MAC addresses of a port in the associated Link Aggregation Group Link aggregation rules The BES100 and BES200 Series switches link aggregation groups operate under the following rules Link aggregation groups are formed using LACP All ports in a link aggregation group must be connected to the same far end system All ports in a link aggregatio
77. CP port statistics page 98 e Displaying multicast group membership page 88 e Viewing the QoS Traffic Control configuration page 89 e Viewing the system log page 90 e Viewing statistics page 91 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 81 Viewing port statistics page 91 Zeroing ports page 93 Viewing interface statistics page 94 Viewing Ethernet error statistics page 95 Viewing transparent bridging statistics page 97 Viewing VLAN port information page 99 Viewing the RMON fault event log page 100 Viewing RMON Ethernet statistics page 101 Viewing RMON history page 102 Viewing LLDP local system data page 103 Displaying LLDP Neighbor properties page 105 Displaying LLDP Neighbor Management properties page 106 Displaying LLDP statistics page 104 Managing the BES System Software Use these procedures to manage the BES100 or BES200 system software Navigation Downloading switch images page 81 Rebooting the BES100 and BES200 Series switches page 83 Rebooting the BES100 and BES200 Series switches to system defaults page 83 Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server page 84 Downloading switch images Do
78. Configure the Power over Ethernet PoE properties for a port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt PoE Management gt Port Property 2 In the Admin Status list make a selection 3 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Value Port The PoE port Admin Status Displays the status of the PoE feature e Enabled all power functioning correctly Disabled PoE unavailable Current Status The state of the device Power Watt Displays the amount of power available to powered devices from the switch 168 watt Configuring a Spanning Tree Port Use the Spanning Tree port information page to configure the spanning tree port to prevent undesirable loops in the network Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 40 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt Spanning Tree gt Port Information The Port Information page appears 2 Select a value in the Admin Edge Status field 3 Click Submit End Spanning Tree Port Information page items Item Description Port The port number Path Cost This read only field displays the lowest path cost to the root Admin Edge S
79. Displays the action taken for the port CurrentPortSecurStatus Displays whether the port has a secure status Security Violation Use the Security Violation tab to see a list of ports where network access violations have occurred and see the offending MAC addresses Procedure steps Step 1 Action From the Task Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security and click the Security Violation tab The Security Violation page appears Click Refresh to update the page To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears In the File name field type a file name Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 129 6 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes End Security Violation tab Variable Value Port The number of the port that has experienced a security violation MACAddress The MAC address of the device attempting unauthorized network access MAC address based security Displaying LACP Use this procedure to view the Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP b
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81. Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 143 Bridge tab items Variable Value DelayExceededDiscards Number of frames discarded by the port due to excessive transit delays through the bridge It is incremented by transparent bridges MtuExceededDiscards Number of frames discarded by the port due to an excessive size The number is incremented by transparent bridges InFrames The number of frames that have been received by this port from its segment OutFrames The number of frames that have been received by this port from its segment InDiscards Count of valid frames received which were discarded filtered by the Forwarding Process LACP tab The LACP tab displays LACP diagnostics statistics Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Port Metrics The switch view appears in the information panel 2 Click the LACP tab 3 To view a graphical representation of statistics click the numeric data you wish to graph and choose a Line chart icon a Bar Chart icon or an Area Chart icon 4 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 5 In the File name field type a file name 6 Choose Save as type to save the
82. ID can be activated by creating a VLAN and enabling Auto PVID for it Spanning Tree Protocol The BES100 and BES200 Series switches supports the Spanning Tree Protocol STP as defined in IEEE 802 1D and the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP as defined in IEEE 802 1w The Spanning Tree Protocol Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 212 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals detects and eliminates logical loops in a bridged or switched network When multiple paths exist the spanning tree algorithm configures the network so that a bridge or switch uses only the most efficient path If that path fails the protocol automatically configures the network to make another path become active thus sustaining network operations The following sections describe in detail how STP and RSTP function However all spanning tree configuration on the BES100 or BES200 Series switch is performed automatically by the switch You do not need to perform any switch configuration for STP and RSTP For detailed information about STP and RSTP refer to the following sections Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D page 212 e Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w page 214 Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D The BES100 and BES200 Series switches support transparent bridging by
83. If the STP port receives an RSTP BPDU it reverts back to RSTP operation This process is called Port Protocol Migration Differences in port roles RSTP is an enhanced version of STP These two protocols have almost the same set of parameters The Differences in port roles for STP and RSTP table page 66 lists the differences in port roles for STP and RSTP STP supports 2 port roles while RSTP supports four port roles Differences in port roles for STP and RSTP Root This port is receiving a lower cost BPDU than its own and it has the best path to reach the Root Root port is in Forwarding state Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w 215 Designated This port has the lower cost BPDU on the segment Designated port is in Forwarding state Alternate This port is receiving a lower cost BPDU than its own BPDU and there is a Root port within the same switch Alternate port is in Discarding state This port is receiving a lower cost BPDU than its own BPDU and this BPDU is from another port within the same switch Backup port is in Discarding state Edge Port Edge Port is a new parameter that is supported by RSTP When a port is connected to a nonswitch device such as a PC or a works
84. NCCNC i d Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administration 2 Choose System Information The System Information page appears End QoS Traffic Control page Use the Quality of Service QoS Traffic Control page to monitor performance Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application 2 Choose Quality of Service gt Traffic Control The Traffic Control page appears End QoS Traffic Control page items Item Description Policy Configuration Specifies the policy type to use Policy Type Strict Weighted Round Robin scheduling Traffic Class Priority Lists the eight user priority levels Configuration User Priority The name created by the network administrator to identify the switch for example Finance Group Traffic Class Specify the traffic class associated with each user priority Spanning Tree Bridge Information page Use the Spanning Tree Bridge information page to see bridge information Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential LACP Port statistics page 237 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application 2 Choose Spanning Tree 3 Choose Bridge Information The Bridge Information page appears End Spanning Tree Bridge Informati
85. Only Password Read Only User ID Read Write Password Read Write Password Type IP Address Community Read Only Community Read Write nnadminRO PlsChgMe RO nnadmin PlsChgMe ON 192 168 1 132 PlsChgMe RO PlsChgMe RW Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks NN47925 300 01 01 1 0 11 24 2006 Standard Nortel Networks Confidential 228 BES reference information QoS defaults For information about QoS defaults weights see the following table QoS default weights Value Highest Technical specifications This section includes the following topics e SFP physical specifications page 228 Specifications for LC type 1000BASE SX connectivity page 229 Specifications for LC type 1000BASE LX connectivity page 229 Specifications for MT RJ Type 1000BASE SX connectivity page 230 SFP physical specifications This section provides technical specifications for the following SFP models e 1000BASE SX e 1000BASE LX Technical specifications for 1000BASE SX and 1000BASE LX SFPs page 228 describes general specifications for 1000BASE SX and 1000BASE LX SFPs Technical specifications for 1000BASE SX and 1000BASE LX SFPs Dimensions H x W x D 13 4 x 8 5 x 56 4 mm 0 53 x 0 33 x 2 22 in Connectors Multimode fiber optic LC or MT RJ Single mode fiber optic LC o
86. ReasmMaxSize The size of the largest IP datagram that this entity can reassemble from incoming IP fragmented datagrams received on this interface ARP tab The ARP tab shows the MAC addresses and their associated IP addresses for the switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt IP Subsystem The Address tab appears 2 Click the ARP tab 3 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 4 In the File name field type a file name 5 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 6 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 7 To update the page click Refresh End ARP tab MacAddress The unique hardware address of the device Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 119 Variable Value IpAddress The Internet Protocol address of the device Type The type of mapping Viewing learned MAC addresses by VLAN Access the MAC Address Table option to view the MAC addresses that the switch has learned listed by the associated VLAN port The MAC Address Table displays status address and
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88. S100 and BES200 series products support SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c MAC address based security The MAC address based security feature lets you set up network access control based on source MAC addresses of authorized stations e create a list of up to 5 MAC addresses per port and specify which addresses are authorized to connect to your switch e specify which of your switch ports each MAC address is allowed to access The options for allowed port access include NONE ALL and single or multiple ports that are specified in a list e specify optional actions to be exercised by your switch if the software detects a security violation The response can be to turn on destination address DA filtering disable the specific port or any combination of these three options Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Virtual local area networks 201 SNTP VLANs The MAC address based security feature is based on Nortel BaySecure LAN Access for Ethernet a real time security system that safeguards Ethernet networks from unauthorized surveillance and intrusion The BES100 and BES200 series switches support Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP The SNTP feature allows the switch to get its date and time from an NTP SNTP server SNTP also enables Networks administrators to get a
89. Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 20 Using the Web based user interface Logging on to the Web based user interface page 21 Logging off from the Web based user interface page 21 Navigating the Web based user interface page 22 Setting the IP address page 24 Setting the IP address automatically page 25 e Changing the administrator password page 27 e Adding system information page 28 Setting up the Web based user interface Nortel recommends that you follow the procedures in this section regarding Web based user interface prerequisites before you use the management features of your switch for the first time Procedure steps Step Action 1 Check that Java Runtime Environment JRE version 1 50_07 b03 or later is installed on your PC Download the latest version from www java com if required ATTENTION The menu on the left side of the Web based user interface may not appear if the Java Runtime Environment JRE is not installed 2 Ensure the software programs on your PC enable Java script Java applets and Web browser pop up dialog boxes Refer to the corresponding software documentation for instructions Software programs include but are not limited to e Web browser firewall e software that controls Java behavior ATTENTION The menu on the left hand side of the Web based user interface may no
90. Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Notwithstanding any other license agreement that may pertain to or accompany the delivery of this computer software the rights of the United States Government regarding its use reproduction and disclosure are as set forth in the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 Statement of conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability Nortel Networks reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice Nortel Networks does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or circuit layout s described herein Portions of the code in this software product may be Copyright 1988 Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of such portions are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation advertising materials and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that such portions of the software were developed by the University of California Berkeley The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from such portions of the software without specific prior written permission SUCH PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS
91. Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D 212 Port states 212 Aging of Dynamic Entries in Forwarding Database 213 Port path cost 213 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w 214 Interoperability with legacy STP 214 Differences in port roles 214 Edge Port 215 Path cost values 215 Rapid convergent 216 Negotiation process 216 802 1p Class of Service support 217 IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation 218 Link aggregation rules 219 Configure IP and gateway settings 220 Configuring Remote Access 220 Accessing the Web based management interface 220 Accessing the Element Manager based interface 220 Accessing the switch using SNMP 220 Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Snooping 220 Quality of Service QoS settings 221 BootP configuration 221 BootP Configuration Requirements 221 BootP configuration Parameters 222 Troubleshooting 223 Flash memory storage 224 Autosensing and autonegotiation 224 RFCs 224 Standards 225 Configuration and switch management 225 BES reference information 227 System defaults 227 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 10 Contents QoS defaults 228 Technical specifications 228 SFP physical specifications 228 Specifications for LC type 1000BASE SX connectivity 229 Specifications for LC type 1000BASE LX connectivity 229 Specifications for MT RJ Type
92. X Deleting MAC destination addresses Delete a MAC destination address to remove a MAC address you have filtered Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt MAC Address Security gt DA MAC Filtering The DA MAC Filtering page appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 50 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration 2 In the Destination MAC Address Filtering Table click the Delete icon for the entry you want to delete A message appears prompting you to confirm your request 3 Click Yes to delete the target parameter configuration End Configuring port management properties Configure management properties to allow control of the port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt Port Management The Port Management page appears 2 In the port row of your choice select from the lists 3 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Value Port The switch port number of the corresponding row The values that you set in each switch row affect all switch ports except the GBIC port or fiber optic ports when installed Trunk The trunk group that the switch port belongs to as specified in the Trunk Member fields on the MultiLink Trunk page L
93. ag in the frame header that identifies an explicit VLAN When other types of VLANs are enabled this default value can be overridden by the values enabled in the Web based management interface Port VLAN identifier PVID a classification mechanism that associates a port with a specific VLAN For example a port with a PVID of 3 PVID 3 assigns all untagged frames received on this port to VLAN 3 Tagged frame the 32 bit field VLAN tag in the frame header that identifies the frame as belonging to a specific VLAN Untagged frames are marked tagged with this classification as they leave the switch through a port that is configured as a tagged port e Untagged frame a frame that does not carry any VLAN tagging information in the frame header e VLAN port members a set of ports that form a broadcast domain for a specific VLAN A port can be a member of one or more VLANs e Untagged member a port that has been configured as an untagged member of a specific VLAN When an untagged frame exits the switch through an untagged member port the frame header remains unchanged When a tagged frame exits the switch through an untagged member port the tag is stripped and the tagged frame is changed to an untagged frame Tagged member a port that has been configured as a member of a specific VLAN When an untagged frame exits the switch through a tagged member port the frame header is modified to include the 32 bit tag associ
94. age appears End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 88 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable definitions Variable Value Aggregator ID The unique identifier that the local system assigns to this aggregator This attribute identifies an aggregator instance among the subordinate managed objects of the containing object Trunk ID The ID of the trunk associated with this aggregator Operate Indicates whether the aggregation port can aggregate or can operate only as an individual link Actor Lag ID The combined information of Actor System Priority Actor System ID and Actor Operational Key in ActorSystemPriority ActorSysteml D ActorOperationalKey hexadecimal format Actor System ID The MAC address value that defines the value of the System ID for the system that contains this aggregation port Actor Operational Key The current operational value of the key for the aggregation port Actor Administrative Key The current administrative value of the key for the aggregation port Partner Lag ID The combined information of Partner System Priority Partner System ID and Partner Operational Key in PartnerSystemPriority PartnerSystemID PartnerOperationalKey hexadecimal format Partner System Priority The value that indicates the priority value asso
95. al sistema elettrico del paese in cui viene utilizzato e richiederne un altro certificato dall ente nazionale di fornitura elettrica Per le procedure di installazione che devono essere seguite dal personale di servizio consultare questa documentazione tecnica del prodotto Advertencia S rvase leer inmediatamente Inspeccione este cable de alimentaci n el ctrica y determine si viene con el enchufe apropiado y est debidamente certificado para el uso con su sistema el ctrico Si no cumple con los reglamentos del sistema el ctrico de su pa s desp jese de este cable de alimentaci n inmediatamente y obtenga el cable requerido seg n las ordenanzas y c digos el ctricos nacionales Inspeccione este cable de alimentaci n el ctrica y determine si viene con el enchufe apropiado y est debidamente certificado para el uso con su sistema el ctrico Si no cumple con los reglamentos del sistema el ctrico de su pa s desp jese de este cable de alimentaci n inmediatamente y obtenga el cable requerido seg n las ordenanzas y c digos el ctricos nacionales Caution ER RANKBRAP SY FERI RA CRANKS SHMBR LETS JAT AOR ER ERE SO TOS BEA DERESD PED L LEER a PROBA ORR A GRABLE ORES EEL CHA ORK MA ES EDGREABEBH a KE ORA FAD APLORNGEL OSE LTR RURERBSS TEOS AREE EREE AG 2 TORR ROTRA N Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1
96. an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a nonintegral number of octets Alignment Error UndersizePkts The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 178 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value OversizePkts The total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Fragments The number of packets received during the sampling interval were less than 64 octets long including FCS octets but not framing bits The packets had a bad FCS with either an integral number of octets FCS Error or a non integral number of octets Alignment Error Collisions The best estimate of the number of collisions on an Ethernet segment during a sampling interval Installing SFPs CAUTION SFPs are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion If an SFP resists pressure do not force it turn it over and reinsert it Use this procedure to install an SFP For more information see the SFP transceiver page 197 section Procedure steps Step Action 1 Remove the SFP from its protective packagin
97. arts at 1 and increases by one as each new sample is taken Utilization The best estimate of the mean physical layer network utilization on this interface during the sampling interval in hundredths of a percent Octets The total number of octets of data including those in bad packets received on the network excluding framing bits but including FCS octets You can use this object as a reasonable estimate of Ethernet utilization For greater precision sample the etherStatsPkts and etherStatsOctets objects before and after a common interval The total number of packets including bad packets broadcast packets and multicast packets received BroadcastPkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address Note that this does not include multicast packets MulticastPkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast address Note that this number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address DropEvents The total number of events in which packets were dropped by the switch due to lack of resources during this sampling This number is not necessarily the number of packets dropped It is the number of times this condition has been detected CRCAlignErrors The total number of packets received that had a length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets between 64 and 1518 octets inclusive but had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with
98. ask Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security and click the Security List tab 2 In the Security List tab select the entry to delete 3 Click Delete End Adding items to the Security List You can use the MacSecurity Insert SecurityList dialog box to add items to the security list Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 126 BES100 or BES200 administration Le The General tab appears in the information panel 2 Click the Security List tab The Security List tab appears 3 Click Insert The MacSecurity Insert Security List dialog box appears See the MacSecurity Insert SecurityList dialog box page 126 MacSecurity Insert SecurityList dialog box MacSecurity Insert SecurityList dialog box 10 127 231 12 MacSecurityy Ied SecurityListindx ill 1 40 SecurityListMembers ae 4 Refer to the Security List tab page 125 table for information about completing the fields 5 Click Insert The new entry appears in the Security List tab End Security Table Use the Security Table tab to set and view general security information for the switch
99. associated with IP multicast devices Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt VLANs The VLAN tab appears 2 Click the IGMP Snoop tab The IGMP Snoop tab appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 78 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration using Element Manager Fee 3 Select the VLAN row for the IGMP snoop value you want to modify 4 Double click the SnoopEnable variable 5 To enable IGMP on a VLAN choose true from the SnoopEnable field To disable IGMP on a VLAN choose false from the SnoopEnable field 6 Click Apply End Configuring MAC address learning Use this procedure to configure the aging time for MAC addresses that the BES100 or BES200 Series switch has learned Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt MAC Address Table The Setting tab appears 2 In the Aging Time box type a value to assign for the MAC address table entries 3 Click Apply End Variable definitions Variable Aging Time Type the timeout period in seconds for aging out dynamically learned forwarding information If the entry is inactive for a period of time that exceeds the specified aging time
100. ate a specific MAC address among all the MAC addresses learned from all the VLANs to determine if a switch has learned a particular address Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt Find MAC Address The Find MAC Address page appears 2 Type the MAC Address Setting you want to search for 3 Click Submit to enter the request If the address is located it is shown in the first row in the MAC Address Table section If the address is not located the system response Not Found is shown to the right of the Find MAC Address input field End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 48 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration Variable definitions Variable Value MAC Address The unicast MAC address for which the bridge has either forwarding or filtering information or both Source The source of the discovered MAC address Configuring MAC address based security Configure MAC address security to enable or disable security features on the switch Prerequisites e Ensure that you do not enter the MAC address of the switch you are working on e After configuring the switch for MAC address based security you must enable the ports you want by using the Port Configuration page Procedure steps S
101. ated with the PVID When a tagged frame exits the switch through a tagged member port the frame header remains unchanged original VID remains e User priority a three bit field in the header of a tagged frame The field is interpreted as a binary number therefore it has a value of 0 7 With this field you can use the tagged frame to carry the user priority across bridged LANs e Port priority the priority level assigned to untagged frames received on a port This value becomes the user priority for the frame Tagged packets get their user priority from the value contained in the 802 1Q frame header e Unregistered packet a tagged frame that contains a VID where the receiving port is not a member of that VLAN Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 204 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals The default configuration settings for the BES100 and BES200 Series switch have all ports set as untagged members of VLAN 1 with all ports configured as PVID 1 Every VLAN is assigned a unique VLAN identifier VID that distinguishes it from all other VLANs In the default configuration example shown in Default VLAN settings page 204 all incoming packets are assigned to VLAN 1 by the default port VLAN identifier PVID 1 Untagged packets enter and leave the switch unchan
102. ation page On the Summary Switch Information page view summary information about the switch For example from this page you can obtain the physical description and serial number of the switch Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Accessing the management interface 239 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Summary 2 Choose Switch Information The Switch Information page appears End Summary Switch Information page items Item Description Module Description The factory default description of the switch SFP Installed 49 Indicates if SFP is installed on port 49 SFP Installed 50 Indicates if SFP is installed on port 50 Firmware Version The firmware version of the policy switch Software Version The version of the running software Fans Status The fan status of the switch Manufacturing Date Code The date of manufacture of the board in ASCII format RMON Fault threshold page Use the RMON Fault threshold page to view alarms that tell you when the value of a variable goes out of range RMON alarms can be defined on any MIB variable that resolves to an integer value String variables such as system description cannot be used as alarm variables Accessing the management interface Access the management interface to
103. b page 73 PoE tab page 74 Viewing and editing port configurations Use this procedure to view the basic configuration and status of a single port or multiple ports Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt Port The switch view appears in the information panel 2 Select the single or multiple ports that you want to view or edit Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 72 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager To select multiple ports press Ctrl and select the ports that you want to view or edit A yellow outline appears around the selected ports and the information panel updates with the information for all selected ports 3 Click the tab for the port information that you wish to view or edit End Interface tab The Interface tab shows the basic configuration and status of a single port Interface tab Mtu The size of the largest packet in octets that can be sent on the interface PhysAddress The MAC address assigned to a particular interface AdminStatus The current administrative state of the device which can be one of the following e up down When a managed system is initialized all interfaces start with AdminStatus in the up
104. blems to either a poor cable connection or an improper connection of the port cables at either end of the link To remedy these types of problems make sure that the cable connections are secure and that the cables connect to the correct ports at both ends of the link Port connection problems are also traceable to the autonegotiation mode or the port interface Autonegotiation modes Port connection problems can occur when a port or station is connected to another port or station that is not operating in a compatible mode for example connecting a full duplex port on one station to a half duplex port on another station The BES100 and BES200 Series switches negotiate port speeds according to the IEEE 802 3u autonegotiating standard The switch adjusts autonegotiates its port speed and duplex mode to match the best service provided by the connected station Autonegotiation is a two way protocol that requires participation from both ends of the link to operate properly If both ends of the link are not configured for autonegotiation the switch autosenses When it is in autosense mode the switch can determine the proper speed 100 Mb s or 10 Mb s but not the duplex As a result it defaults to half duplex mode e f autonegotiation is enabled on the switch port and the end station the switch successfully negotiates the best port speed and duplex mode available from the connected station up to 100 Mb s in full duplex mode e If the conne
105. broadcast domain A virtual local area network provides a mechanism to fine tune broadcast domains The BES100 or BES200 Series switch lets you create port based VLANs e IEEE 802 1Q port based VLANs A port based VLAN is a VLAN in which the ports are explicitly configured to be in the VLAN When you create a port based VLAN you assign a port VLAN identifier PVID and specify which ports belong to the VLAN The PVID is used to coordinate VLANs across multiple switches VLAN support The BES100 and BES200 Series switches support 32 port based VLANs under the 802 1d bridging model The AutoPVID option automatically assigns PVIDs to all the ports These ports are the members of the VLAN that has just been created Note When the BES100 or BES200 Series switch is installed for the first time all ports are assigned to the default VLAN PVID 1 The default management VLAN is VLAN 1 You can configure VLANs on each port through the user interface or the configuration file Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential IEEE 802 1Q tagging 203 IEEE 802 1Q tagging The BES100 and BES200 Series switches operate in accordance with the IEEE 802 1Q tagging rules Important terms used with the 802 1Q tagging feature are e VLAN identifier VID the 12 bit portion of the VLAN t
106. ccurate time stamps when they use network management tools to gather information or statistics Note f you have trouble using this feature try various NTP servers Some NTP servers may be overloaded or currently inoperative The system retries connecting with the NTP server a maximum of 3 times with 5 min between each retry If the connection fails after the 3 attempts the system waits for the next synchronization time the default is 24 hours hr and begins the process again Using SNTP provides a real time timestamp for the software shown as Greenwich mean time GMT If SNTP is enabled the default value is disabled the system synchronizes with the configured NTP server at boot up and at user configurable periods thereafter the default sync interval is 24 hr The first synchronization is not performed until network connectivity is established SNTP supports primary and secondary NTP servers The system tries connecting to the secondary NTP server only if the primary NTP server is unresponsive This chapter contains information about the following topics e Virtual local area networks page 201 e IEEE 802 1Q VLAN workgroups page 206 e VLAN workgroup example page 207 e VLANs spanning multiple switches page 208 e VLAN configuration rules page 211 Virtual local area networks A virtual LAN VLAN is a collection of switch ports that make up a single broadcast domain A VLAN can control traffic flow and
107. ce In anormal power up sequence the LEDs appear as follows Procedure steps Step Action 1 After power is applied to the switch the Pwr Power LED turns on within 5 seconds s 2 The switch initiates a self test during which the port LEDs display various patterns to indicate the progress of the self test 3 After the self test the remaining port LEDs indicate their operational status as described in the following table End In anormal power up sequence the LEDs appear as follows Corrective actions Symptom Probable cause Corrective action All LEDs are off The switch is not receiving AC Verify that the AC power power cord is fastened securely at both ends and that power is available at the AC power outlet The fans are not operating or Verify that there is sufficient the airflow is blocked causing space for adequate airflow on the unit to overheat both sides of the switch Note The operating temperature for the switch must not exceed 40 C 104 F Do not place the switch in Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 175 Symptom Probable cause Corrective action areas where it can be exposed to direct sunlight or near warm air exhausts or heaters The Activity LED for a
108. ch Procedure steps Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 94 BES100 or BES200 administration Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Statistics gt Port Error Summary The Port Error Summary page appears 2 To refresh the page with the latest information click Update End Variable definitions FCS Frame Errors Collisions Single Collisions Multiple Collisions Excessive Collisions Late Collisions Viewing interface statistics Variable Value Port Displays the number of the port that received the error Status Displays the status of the port Enabled Disableq Link Displays the link status of the port Up Down Speed Duplex Displays the speed at which the port is operating as well as whether it is in half or full duplex mode Displays the number of frame errors and frame check sequence FCS errors received on this port Displays the number of collisions errors received on this port Displays the number of single collisions errors received on this port Displays the number of multiple collisions errors received on this port Displays the number of excessive collisions errors received on this port Displays the number of late collisions errors received on this port View interface
109. choices for command keywords and arguments Enter only one of the choices Do not type the vertical line when you enter the command Example If the command syntax is show ip alerts routes you enter either show ip alerts or show ip routes but not both Related publications For more information about using the BES100 or BES200 Series switch see the following publication e Quick Installation Guide for the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 301 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 14 Preface a e CSisSCSC CNSCSdsy You can print selected technical manuals and release notes for free directly from the Internet Go to www nortel com Find the product for which you need documentation Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product Use Adobe Reader to open the manuals and release notes search for the sections you need and print them on most standard printers Go to www adobe com to download a free copy of Adobe Reader How to get help If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a distributor or authorized reseller contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance If you purchased a Nortel service program contac
110. ciated with the Partner System ID Partner System ID The MAC address value consisting of the unique identifier for the current protocol partner of this aggregator Partner Operational Key The current operational value of the key for the current protocol partner of this aggregator Displaying multicast group membership Display the Multicast Group Membership screen to view configured IP Multicast group addresses for specific VLANs The screen displays the IP Multicast group addresses associated with ports that are configured within the switch The displayed addresses are dynamic and can change as clients join or leave the various IP Multicast groups You can have up to 128 multicast groups with the BES100 or BES200 Series switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt IGMP gt Multicast Group The Multicast Group page appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 89 2 To view multicast groups for a VLAN in the VLAN field choose the desired VLAN and click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Value Lets you view multicast group addresses on specified VLANs Select an existing VLAN from the list to view Multicast group addresses as
111. ct Displaying LLDP statistics Display received and transmitted LLDP statistics on the LLDP Rx Tx Statistics page Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt 802 1ab gt LLDP Rx Tx Statistics The LLDP Rx Tx Statistics page appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 105 2 Click Update to refresh the page End LLDP statistics page items Item Description Rx Inserted The number of LLDP frames received Rx Deleted The number of LLDP frames deleted Rx Droped The number of dropped LLDP frames Age Out The number of LLDP frames that exceeded their time limit Link Layer Discovery Protocol Port System Data Port The port number Tx Frames The number of transmitted LLDP frames Rx Frames Discarded The number of received LLDP frames that were discarded Rx Frames Errors The number of received LLDP frames that had errors Rx Frames Total The total number of LLDP frames received Rx Frames TLVs Discarded The number of LLDP time length value TLV frames that were discarded Rx Frames TLVs Unrecognized The number of received LLDP TLV frames that were unrecognized Rx Frames Age Out The number of received LLDP frames that exceed
112. cted station uses a form of autonegotiation that is not compatible with the IEEE 802 3u autonegotiating standard the BES100 or BES200 Series switch cannot negotiate a compatible mode for correct operation and reverts to auto sensing e If the autonegotiation feature is not present or not enabled at the connected station the BES100 or BES200 Series switch reverts to autosensing Correcting mode mismatches f the autonegotiation feature is not present or not enabled or If the connected station uses a form of autonegotiation that is not compatible you can correct the mode mismatch problem Procedure steps Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 173 Step Action 1 Disable the autonegotiation feature at the connected station 2 Manually set the speed duplex mode of the connected station to the same speed duplex mode set for the BES100 or BES200 Series switch port End Port interface Ensure that the devices are connected using the appropriate crossover or straight through cable see Connector and pin assignments page 231 and that autonegotiation is active Diagnosing and correcting problems Before you execute the problem solving steps described in this section cycle the power to the BES100 or BES200 Se
113. decoding received SNMP messages The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is tooBig The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is noSuchName The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is badValue Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 133 Variable Value InReadOnlys The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is readOnly It is a protocol error to generate an SNMP PDU containing the value readOnly in the error status field This object is provided to detect incorrect implementations of the SNMP InGenErrs The total number of SNMP PDUs delivered to the SNMP protocol for which the value of the error status field is genErr IP tab You can use the IP tab to graph IP statistics IP tab Variable InReceives The total number of input datagrams received from interfaces including those received in error InHdrErrors The number of input datagrams discarded due to errors in their IP headers including bad checksums version number mismatch ot
114. dential 44 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP Configure the SNTP feature to synchronize the system clock With this feature the system can obtain the time from any RFC 2030 compliant NTP SNTP server Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt SNTP 2 In the Primary Server Address field type an IP address for the primary SNTP server 3 In the Secondary Server Address field type an IP address for the secondary SNTP server 4 In the Sync Interval hours 0 168 field type a value to set the synchronization interval The values range from 0 to 168 hours 5 In the Synchronize now field choose Yes from the Synchronize now list if you want to synchronize your settings immediately or choose No from the Synchronize now list if you want to perform the synchronization later 6 In the SNTP status field choose Enabled or Disabled from the SNTP status list End SNTP page items Variable Value Primary Server Address The IP address of the primary SNTP server Secondary Server Address The IP address of the secondary SNTP server Secondary Server Address The IP address of the secondary SNTP server Sync Interval hours 0 168 Controls the frequency in hours that the device attempts to synchronize with the NTP servers Last Sync Source Specifies the IP source address of the NTP server with which this device last synchro
115. e Configuring Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP ports page 70 e Configuring RMON events page 161 e Deleting a Trap Receivers entry page 161 e Adding items to the Security List page 125 e Deleting a Security List entry page 125 e Configuring Ports page 71 e Configuring LLDP page 153 Configuring rate limiting page 162 e VLAN configuration page 64 e Creating a port based VLAN page 64 e Modifying a VLAN page 65 e Deleting a VLAN page 65 e Configuring MAC address learning page 78 e Configuring LACP ports page 70 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 64 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager TTT EEE eee e QoS configuration page 163 e RMON configuration page 164 Enabling Ethernet statistics gathering page 166 e Configuring RMON alarms page 168 e Creating an RMON Event page 170 e Deleting an RMON Event page 170 e Disabling RMON history statistics page 180 Disabling Ethernet statistics gathering page 171 Configuring VLAN properties A Virtual LAN VLAN is a collection of ports on one or more switches that define a broadcast domain The BES100 and BES200 Series switches support port based VLANs Use Element Manager to configure the VLAN properties on
116. e switch software image The flash memory lets you update the software image with a newer version without changing the switch hardware An in band connection between the switch and the TFTP load host is required to download the software image Autosensing and autonegotiation The BES100 and BES200 Series switches are autosensing and autonegotiating devices The term autosense refers to the ability of a port to sense the speed of an attached device e The term autonegotiation refers to a standardized protocol IEEE 802 3u that exists between two IEEE 802 3u capable devices Autonegotiation lets the switch select the best of speed and duplex modes Autosensing is used when the attached device is not capable of autonegotiation or is using a form of autonegotiation that is not compatible with the IEEE 802 3u standard In this case because it is not possible to sense the duplex mode of the attached device the BES100 or BES200 Series switch reverts to half duplex mode When autonegotiation capable devices are attached to the BES100 or BES200 Series switch the ports negotiate down from 100 Mb s speed and full duplex mode until the attached device acknowledges a supported speed and duplex mode For more information about autosensing and autonegotiation modes see Autonegotiation modes page 172 RFCs For more information about networking concepts protocols and topologies consult the following RFCs e RFC 1213 MIB II e RFC 149
117. e Network Management Protocol SNMP to communicate with the BES100 or BES200 Series switches For more information see Setting the Element Manager SNMP properties Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Snooping IP multicast is directly mapped to broadcast transmissions in a bridged Ethernet environment In a layer 2 device such as the BES100 and BES200 Series switch every IP multicast packet is forwarded on all the links These IP multicast packets are delivered to all the segments of an extended LAN As the network carries more broadcast traffic the Network performance Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential BootP configuration 221 I _ lt _ _L SL degrades End stations are indiscriminately offered the same load as the rest of the network even though they are not interested in particular IP multicast streams IGMP is a protocol used by the IP hosts IGMP is used to report the multicast group memberships of the IP hosts to any of their immediately neighboring multicast routers When multicasting is used on more than one physical network and multicast datagrams have to pass through routers the IGMP protocol is useful IGMP snooping is supported by the BES100 and BES200 Series switch for both version 1 and 2 of the IGMP protocol The IGMP snooping technique
118. e and software release 1 0 You can manage the switch using one of the following methods Console interface The console interface Cl lets you access only the quick start menu to initially configure and manage the switch locally Access the Cl menus and screens locally through a console terminal that is attached to the Ethernet switch Web based management Access the Web based graphical user interface GUI through the HTML based browser on your network The GUI lets you configure monitor and maintain your network through Web browsers You can also download software by using the Web based management option Business Element Manager The Element Manager is a client based management application that runs on a Microsoft Windows based computer With the Element Manager you can connect to BES100 and BES200 Series switch devices over an IP network The Element Manager is used to configure administer and monitor BES100 and BES200 Series switch devices Version 1 0 of the BES100 Series switch software supports the following devices BES110 24T BES110 48T BES120 24T PWR BES120 48T PWR Version 1 0 of the BES200 Series switch software supports the following devices BES210 24T BES210 48T BES220 24T PWR Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 184 BES100
119. e another one Use this procedure to establish a history for a port and set the bucket interval Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarm Control The History tab appears 2 Click Insert The RmonControl Insert History dialog box appears RmonControl Insert History dialog box page 165 RmonControl Insert History dialog box 10 127 231 12 RmonConbeas Index fl 1 65535 BucketsRequested P 1 65535 Interval pe 1 3600 Owner paon EE 3 Select the port from the port list or type the port number 4 Set the number of buckets The default is 50 5 Set the interval The default is 1800 seconds 6 Type the owner the network management system that created this entry 7 Click Insert Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 166 BES100 or BES200 administration RMON collects statistics using the index port bucket and interval that you specified End Variable definitions Variable Value Index A unique value assigned to each interface An index identifies an entry in a table Any Ethernet interface on the device BucketsRequested The requested number of discrete time intervals over which data is to be saved in the part of the media
120. e for the BES120 48T PWR 48 port switch Other than the number of fixed ports there are no major differences between the 24 port and 48 port switch user interface The home page for the BES200 Series switch shows content similar to what is shown in this figure however the content is specific to the BES200 series switch Menu and management pages Using the Web based user interface you can define system parameters manage and control the switch and all its ports or monitor network conditions The menu is the same for all pages It contains a list of six main headings To navigate the Web based user interface menu click a menu title and then click one of its options When you click an option the corresponding page appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Navigating the Web based user interface 23 The first five headings provide options for viewing and configuring switch parameters The Support heading provides options to open the online Help file and the Nortel Web site Tools are provided in the menu to assist you in navigating the Web based user interface Menu icons Icon Description gt This icon identifies a menu title Click on this icon to display its options This icon identifies a menu title option Click on this icon to display the corre
121. e interfaceName e local Chassisld Remote chassis ID SysCapSupported Identifies the system capabilities supported on the remote system SysCapEnabled Identifies the system capabilities that are enabled on the remote system SysName Remote system name SysDesc Remote system description PortldSubtype The type of encoding used to identify the remote port Portld Remote port ID PortDesc Remote port description 802 1ab Neighbor Mgmt Address tab With the 802 1ab Neighbor Mgmt Address tab you can view LLDP management properties for the remote system 802 1ab Neighbor Mgmt Address tab Variable TimeMark The TimeFilter for this entry The TimeFilter is used for the index to a table It lets an application download only those rows changed since a particular time A row is considered changed if the value of any object in the row changes or if the row is created or deleted Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 161 Variable Value LocalPortNum Identifies the local port on which the remote system information is received Index An arbitrary local integer value used by this agent to identify a particular connection instance unique only for the indicated remote system An agent is encou
122. e port is configured as a Data Communications Equipment DCE connector Ensure that your RS 232 cable pinouts are configured for DCE connections For more information see Connector and pin assignments page 231 The default settings of the Console port are e 9600 baud with eight data bits e one stop bit e no parity as the communications format e flow control set to disabled Reset button for reset to factory default The reset button resets the switch and sets all switch properties to the factory default values SFP gigabit interface converters Small form factor pluggable gigabit interface converters SFP GBIC are input output enhancement components that are hot swappable SFP GBICs are designed for use with Nortel products to allow gigabit Ethernet ports to link with other gigabit Ethernet ports over various media types including fiber optics The BES100 and BES200 Series switch supports the following SFPs e 1000Base SX SFP GBIC mini GBIC connector type LC e 1000Base SX SFP GBIC mini GBIC connector type MT RJ e 1000Base LX SFP GBIC mini GBIC connector type LC For more information about the SFP GBICs see SFP transceiver page 197 10 and 100 RJ 45 port connectors The BES100 and BES200 Series switches use 10BASE T 100BASE TX RJ 45 8 pin modular port connectors Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24
123. e steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System page appears 2 Click the Trap Receivers tab The Trap Receivers page appears 3 Click Insert The Chassis Insert Trap Receivers page appears 4 In the Index box type a numeric value to assign to the trap receiver 5 In the IPAddress box type the address of the SNMP manager that receives the trap 6 In the Community box type the string that will act as the password 7 Click Insert 8 To delete an entry click the appropriate row and click Delete End Trap Receivers tab Variable Value Index The number of the trap receiver to create or modify IPAddress The network address for the SNMP manager that is to receive the specified trap Community The community string for the specified trap receiver Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 114 BES100 or BES200 administration LL amp L Power Supply tab The PowerSupply tab provides read only information about the operating status of the switch power supplies Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System page appears 2 Click the PowerSupply tab The PowerSupply
124. eatures configuration Teen eee eee 3 Click the ports you want included in the port list 4 Click Submit The Port List page appears 5 Click Submit End Enabling security on ports Enable or disable MAC address based security to change access to the port Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt MAC Address Security gt Port Configuration 2 In the Security list make a selection 3 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Value Port Lists each port on the switch from 1 to 50 Trunk Displays the MultiLink Trunk that the port belongs to The field can be blank or display 1 to 6 depending on the configuration Security Enables MAC address based security on that port ATTENTION You must configure the port for MAC address based security before enabling the security 1 Enabled 2 Disabled Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Using the Element Manager user interface Use the information in this chapter to understand how to use the Element Manager user interface to view and configure information about the BES100 or BES200 Series switches Navigation Setting up the Element Manager user interface page 57 Setting the IP address page 58 e Connecting to a BES100 or BES2
125. eceives a BootP reply that contains an in band IP address the switch uses this new in band IP address e If the switch does not receive a BootP reply the switch cannot be managed using the in band IP address set from the console terminal If an IP address is not currently in use these actions take effect immediately If an IP address is currently in use these actions take effect only after the switch is reset or power cycled Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential BootP configuration 223 BootP Disabled When this mode is selected the switch does not use BootP The switch operates in the following manner e The switch does not broadcast BootP requests regardless of whether a static IP address is set e The switch can be managed only by using the in band switch static IP address These actions take effect after the switch is reset or power cycled even if an IP address is not currently in use BootP or Last Address Selecting this parameter lets the switch to use the last IP address received from the BootP server if the BootP server becomes unreachable When selected this mode operates as follows e When the IP data is entered from the console terminal the data becomes the in band address of the switch and BootP requests are not broadcast The switch can
126. ected VLAN The range is from 1 to 4094 VLAN Name Enter up to 16 printable characters Port Number of the port included in the VLAN Choose Yes or No Selecting a management VLAN Select any VLAN to perform as the management VLAN VLAN 1 is the default management VLAN for the switch ATTENTION AutoPVID is enabled as soon as you move the port connected to the management station to a new VLAN causing you to lose management of the switch To regain management of the switch you must physically change the connection to a port which still has a PVID that is equal to the VID of the management VLAN Prerequisites The VLAN State field value must be active Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt VLAN gt VLAN Configuration The VLAN Configuration page appears 2 In the VLAN Setting section choose the VLAN to assign as your management VLAN 3 Click Submit End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring LACP ports 37 Deleting a VLAN configuration Delete a VLAN configuration that you no longer require Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt VLAN gt VLAN Configuration The VLAN Configuration page appears 2 In the VLAN Table click Delete
127. ed their time limit Displaying LLDP Neighbor properties Display the LLDP properties for the switch neighbor Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application 2 Choose 802 1ab 3 Choose LLDP Neighbor The LLDP Neigbor page appears End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 106 BES100 or BES200 administration LLDP Neighbor page items Item Description Identifies the local port on which the remote system information is received The TimeFilter for this entry See the TimeFilter textual convention in IETF RFC 2021 for details about TimeFilter An arbitrary local integer value used by this agent to identify a particular connection instance unique only for the indicated remote system An agent is encouraged to assign increasing index values to new entries starting with one after each reboot It is unlikely that the Index wraps between reboots ChassisldSubtype The type of encoding used to identify the remote system chassis chassisComponent e interfaceAlias portComponent e MacAddress e networkAddress e interfaceName e local Chassisld Remote chassis ID PortldSubtype The type of port identifier encoding used in the associated Portld object Portld The string value used to identify the po
128. eginning and end of the period If the sample type is absoluteValue this value is the sampled value at the end of the period This is the value that is compared with the rising and falling thresholds The value during the current sampling period is not made available until the period is completed and remains available until the next period completes Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 152 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value StartupAlarm The alarm that may be sent when this entry is first set to valid If the first sample after this entry becomes valid is greater than or equal to the risingThreshold and alarmStartupAlarm is equal to risingAlarm 1 or risingOrFallingAlarm 3 then a single rising alarm is generated If the first sample after this entry becomes valid is less than or equal to the fallingThreshold and alarmStartupAlarm is equal to fallingAlarm 2 or risingOrFallingAlarm 3 then a single falling alarm is generated RisingThreshold A threshold for the sampled statistic When the current sampled value is greater than or equal to this threshold and the value at the last sampling interval was less than this threshold a single event is generated A single event is also generated if the first sample after this entry becomes valid
129. em Capabilities TLV MgmtAdadr Management Address TLV Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring port lists 55 Configuring console port communication speed Configure the console port communication speed so you can match the console port baud rate to the baud rate of the console terminal Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt Console Port The Console Port page appears 2 Select the console port speed from the list 3 Click Submit End Variable definitions Console Port Speed Choose the console port speed baud rate Note The default setting is 9600 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Configuring port lists Configure the port list feature to create a list of ports and add ports to or delete ports from each list Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt MAC Address Security gt Port List The Port List page appears 2 To add or delete ports to a list click in the Action column in the list row you want Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 56 BES100 or BES200 advanced f
130. ent based management application that runs on a Microsoft Windows computer With the Element Manager you can connect to BES100 Series or BES200 switch devices over an IP network It is used to configure administer and monitor BES100 or BES200 Series switch devices Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 226 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 227 BES reference information This chapter provides technical specifications and reference information for the BES100 and BES200 Series switches Navigation e System defaults page 227 e QoS defaults page 228 e Technical specifications page 228 e Connector and pin assignments page 231 e MDI and MDI X devices page 231 e MDI X to MDI cable connections page 232 e MDI X to MDI X cable connections page 232 System defaults The following table lists some of the BES100 and BES200 basic system defaults Default nnadmin PlsChgMe Password Type ON Feature Parameter Administration User Name Password Console Switch Switch Web Switch TCP IP SNMP User ID Read
131. erational status of LACP on the port A value of true means the port is participating in LACP A value of false means the port is not participating in LACP ActorAdminKey The current administrative value of the Key for the Aggregator Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring port settings 71 Variable Value ActorOperKey The current operational value of the Key for the Aggregator AttachedAggID The identifier value of the Aggregator that this Aggregation Port is currently attached to Zero indicates that the Aggregation Port is not currently attached to an Aggregator This value is read only ActorPort The port number locally assigned to the Aggregation Port ActorPortPriority The priority value assigned to this Aggregation Port This 16 bit value is read write ActorAdminState A string of eight bits corresponding to the administrative values of Actor_ State TrunkID The ID of the trunk associated with this aggregator PartnerOperPort The current operational value of the port for the Partner Configuring port settings You can use the Element Manager to view and edit port configurations on a BES100 or BES200 Series switch Navigation e Viewing and editing port configurations page 71 Interface tab page 72 e VLAN ta
132. eries Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring LACP ports 41 Configuring a stack Use this procedure to stack BES200 units so they can handle more traffic and be managed as a single IP address Procedure steps Step Action 1 Access the bottom switch in the stack Typically this is the base unit that serves to connect any other units in the stack At the back of the unit you have chosen as the base unit position the slide switch to the position labeled as Base For the other units in the stack move the slide switches for the units to the unlabeled position Adjacent to the slide switch on the units are two RJ 45 ports labeled Cascade up and Cascade down Plug one end of a cable into the Cascade up port on the base unit and then plug the other end into the Cascade down port on the first stacked unit The top unit in the stack has one end of a cable plugged into the Cascade up port and the other end plugged into the Cascade down port of the base unit and completes the loop Repeat Step 4 on successively stacked units until the stack is complete End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 42 BES100 o
133. ernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Setting the IP address 25 10 11 12 13 14 Check the front panel LEDs as the device powers on to confirm that the PWR LED is green If not check that the power cable is correctly plugged in If the PC IP address is different from the switch but is on the same subnet go to the next step For example if the PC and switch both have addresses that start with 192 168 1 x Otherwise manually set the IP address for the PC See Changing a PC IP address page 79 The default IP address of the switch is 192 168 1 132 the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 and the default gateway is 0 0 0 0 Open your Web browser and enter the address http 192 168 1 132 If you do not see the logon page check your IP address and repeat step 3 If prompted enter the default user name nnadmin and default password PlsChgMe and click Login From the main menu click Configuration gt IP On the IP Settings page select a BootP request mode Enter a stack IP address followed by the new switch IP address subnet mask default gateway Enter an IP address to Ping and test connectivity Choose whether to perform the Ping test at this time by selecting Yes or No Click Submit End No other configuration changes are required at this stage but Nortel recommends that you change the administra
134. es NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 148 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value Jabbers The total number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a non integral number of octets Alignment Error Jabber is defined as the condition where any packet exceeds 20 ms The allowed range to detect jabber is between 20 ms and 150 ms In this case the packet length of more than 1522 is recorded in the Jabber field and the length is between 1518 and 1522 1518 gt Packet length gt 1522 The length is recorded in the field of gt 1518 The total number of packets including bad packets received that were greater than 1 but less than 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets The total number of packets including bad packets received that were greater than 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets but less than 127 128 255 The total number of packets including bad packets received that were greater than 127 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets but less than 255 256 511 The total number of packets including bad packets received that were greater than 255 octets in length excludin
135. es out NotificationEnable Controls on a per port basis whether notifications from the agent are enabled e true indicates that notifications are enabled e false indicates that notifications are disabled TLVsTxEnable Sets the optional Management time length value TLV to include in the transmitted LLDPDUs e portDesc Port Description TLV e sysName System Name TLV e sysDesc System Description TLV sysCap System Capabilities TLV 802 1ab TX Stats tab With the 802 1ab TX Stat tab you can view LLDP transmit statistics by port 802 1ab TX Stats tab Variable Value PortNum Port number FramesTotal The number of LLDP frames transmitted by this LLDP agent on the indicated port Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 157 802 1ab RX Stats tab With the 802 1ab RX Stats tab you can view LLDP receive statistics by port 802 1ab RX Stats tab Variable Value PortNum Port number FramesDiscarded Total The number of LLDP frames received on the port and discarded for any reason This counter can provide an indication that LLDP header formatting problems may exist with the local LLDP agent in the sending system or that LLDPDU validation problems may exist with the l
136. es and unknown unicast frames are flooded only to ports in the same VLAN Setting up virtual LANs VLAN is a way to segment networks to increase network capacity and performance without changing the physical network topology Port based VLAN example page 207 With network segmentation each switch port connects to a segment that is a single collision domain Adding to VLANs defines broadcast domains and having a switch instead of a hub segments the network into individual collision domains Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential VLAN workgroup example 207 With the BES100 and BES200 Series switches you can assign ports to VLANs using the Web based management or the Element Manager By assigning ports and therefore the devices attached to these ports to different VLANs you create individual broadcast domains per VLAN This feature provides network flexibility because you can reassign VLANs to accommodate network moves additions and changes eliminating the need to change physical cabling Port based VLAN example VLAN workgroup example As shown in VLAN configuration spanning multiple switches page 208 Switch S1 BES100 and BES200 Series switch is configured with multiple VLANs Ports 17 20 25 and 26 are in VLAN 1 e Ports 16 1
137. es the number of LACPDUs that are transmitted on this Aggregation Port This value is read only MarkerPDUsTX Displays the number of Marker PDUs transmitted on this Aggregation Port This value is read only MarkerResponsePDUsTX Indicates the number of Marker Response PDUs that are transmitted on this Aggregation Port This value is read only Viewing Rmon Events Access the Alarms option to view a table of Rmon events The Events tab provides a detailed list of notifications that values have fallen outside of the specified range for the Element Manager Procedure steps Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 145 S SL Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarms 2 Click the Events tab End Events tab items Variable Value Index This index uniquely identifies an entry in the event table Each entry defines one event that is to be generated when the appropriate conditions occur Description Specifies whether the event is a rising or a falling event The type of notification that the Element Manager provides about this event In the case of log an entry is made in the log table for each event In the case of trap an SNMP trap is sen
138. et Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 97 Variable Value Deferred Transmissions The number of frames for which the first transmission attempt on a particular interface is delayed because the medium is busy Single Collision Frames The number of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by more than one collision Multiple Collision Frames The number of successfully transmitted frames on a particular interface for which transmission is inhibited by a single collision Late Collisions The number of times a collision is detected on a particular interface later than 512 bit times into the transmission of a packet Excessive Collisions The number of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to excessive collisions Viewing transparent bridging statistics View the transparent bridging statistics measured for each monitored interface on the device to gather information about the port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Statistics gt Transparent Bridging The Transparent Bridging page appears 2 To refresh the statistical information click Update End Variable definitions Variable Value Port The port number that corresponds to the se
139. exclusive to that switch The term BES110 is used to describe only the features common to the BES110 24T and BES110 48T The term BES120 is used to describe only the features common to the BES120 24T and BES120 48T The term BES210 is used to describe only the features common to the BES210 24T and BES210 48T The term BES220 is used to describe only the features common to the BES220 24T and BES220 48T Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 12 Preface Before you begin This guide is intended for individuals who have the following background e basic knowledge of networks Ethernet bridging and IP routing e familiarity with networking concepts and terminology e basic knowledge of network topologies Text conventions This guide uses the following text conventions Note Not all of the text conventions in the following table appear in this document angle brackets lt gt Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the description inside the brackets Do not type the brackets when you enter the command Example If the command syntax is ping lt ip address gt you enter ping 192 32 10 12 bold body text Indicates objects such as window names dialog box names and icons as well as user interface objects such as buttons tabs and menu i
140. ey The current administrative value of the key for the aggregation port PartnerLagID The combined information of Partner System Priority Partner System ID and Partner Operational Key in PartnerSystemPriority PartnerSystemlD PartnerOperationalKey hexadecimal format PartnerSystemPriority A 2 octet read only value that indicates the priority value associated with the Partner s System ID PartnerSystemID The MAC address value consisting of the unique identifier for the current protocol partner of this aggregator A value of zero indicates that there is no known Partner PartnerOperKey The current operational value of the key for the current protocol partner of this aggregator Viewing statistics Use Element Manager to configure system logging and to display chassis and port statistics for the BES100 or BES200 Series switch Navigation e Graphing Chassis statistics page 130 e Graphing port statistics page 135 Graphing Chassis statistics Use the Chassis Metrics option to graph statistics for SNMP and IP Procedure steps Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 131 Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Chassis Metrics The SNMP tab appears
141. f Security port fields You can also manage this list from this location See Adding items to the Security List page 125 and Deleting a Security List entry page 125 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel select Configuration gt Data Services gt MAC Address Security The General tab appears 2 Click the Security List tab The Security List page appears 3 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 125 The Device Manager dialog box appears 4 In the File name field type a file name 5 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 6 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 7 Click Refresh to update the page End Security List tab Variable Value SecurityListIndx An index of the security list This corresponds to the Security port list that can be used as an index into AuthConfig tab SecurityListWembers The set of ports that are currently members in the Port list Deleting a Security List entry Use the MAC Address Security option to delete a Security List entry Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the T
142. fault name is created To modify the Port Members double click the PortWMembers field and adjust the port members you want to use Click Ok The VLAN tab appears Click Apply End Delete a VLAN configuration that you no longer require Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 66 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt VLANs The VLAN tab appears 2 Click the row for the VLAN configuration you want to delete 3 Click Delete End Configuring VLAN properties A Virtual LAN VLAN is a collection of ports on one or more switches that define a broadcast domain The BES100 and BES200 Series switches support port based VLANs Use Element Manager to configure the VLAN properties on your BES100 or BES200 Series switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt VLANs 2 In the Name field type a name for the VLAN 3 In the PortMembers field double click the field to access the PortMembers list The PortMembers page appears 4 Click the ports you want to configure 5 Click Ok To select all the ports click All The VLAN page appears
143. ffic flow due to the switching of links If the active link goes down and there is no standby link the traffic is rerouted to the remaining active links with a minimal delay in time Configure IP and gateway settings You can configure IP and gateway settings to modify the switch IP address and subnet mask parameters and configure the IP address of your default gateway For more information see Configure IP and gateway settings page 220 Configuring Remote Access Use the Remote Access page to allow a user at a remote console terminal to communicate with the switch and configure the BES100 or BES200 For more information see Configuring Remote Access page 51 Accessing the Web based management interface For information about logging on to the Web based management interface see Logging on to the Web based management interface page 21 For information about logging off from the Web based management interface see Logging off from the Web based management interface page 21 For information about accessing the Web based management interface to use the application see Accessing the management interface Accessing the Element Manager based interface You can connect to the BES100 or BES200 Series switch using the Element Manager For information about accessing the Element Manager based interface see Connecting to a BES100 or BES200 Series switch using the Element Manager Accessing the switch using SNMP You can use Simpl
144. file as a different type 7 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 8 To erase information from all the columns except the AbsoluteValue column click Clear Counters Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 144 BES100 or BES200 administration a TT e ENNNCCC 9 In the Poll Interval list choose a selection End LACP statistics tab items Variable Value LACPDUsRX Denotes the number of valid LACPDUs received on this Aggregation Port This value is read only MarkerPDUsRX Signifies the number of valid Marker PDUs received on this Aggregation Port This value is read only MarkerResponsePDUSRX The number of valid Marker Response PDUs received on this Aggregation Port This value is read only UnknownRX Indicates the number of frames received that can carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type value 43B 4 but contain an unknown PDU are addressed to the Slow Protocols group MAC Address 43B 3 but do not carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type This value is read only IllegalRX Denotes the number of frames received that carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type value 43B 4 but contain a badly formed PDU or an illegal value of Protocol Subtype 43B 4 This value is read only LACPDUsTX Signifi
145. g 2 Verify that the SFP is the correct model for your network configuration See 1000BASE SFP models page 200 for information about the SFPs models supported 3 Grasp the SFP between your thumb and forefinger 4 Insert the SFP into the SFP slot on the module See Inserting an SFP page 179 Apply light pressure to the SFP until the device clicks and locks into position in the module End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 179 Inserting an SFP 11157FA Removing an SFP Use this procedure to remove an SFP Procedure steps Step Action 1 Disconnect the network fiber cable from the SFP connector Depending on your SFP model press the locking extractor mechanism on the SFP to release the SFP Your SFP locking extractor mechanism may be different than the models shown Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 180 BES100 or BES200 administration Removing an SFP Locking extractor mechanisms Pull bail to extract 444 89FT 2 Slide the SFP out of the module SFP slot 3 If the SFP does not slide
146. g alarm settings page 149 e Configuring LLDP page 153 Viewing switch power information Access the Unit option to view Power over Ethernet PoE information for the BES100 or BES200 switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt Unit 2 Select the switch by clicking on something other than a port and then click the PoE tab End PoE tab Power Displays the total power available to the switch in watts Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 109 Variable Value OperStatus Displays the Power Over Ethernet state of the switch e on e off e faulty Consumption Power Displays the power being used by the switch in watts Viewing device properties Access the Hardware Inventory option to view device properties e System use the System tab to configure device properties such as system name system contact and so on e Base Unit Info use the Base Unit Info tab to view read only information about the operating status of the hardware e Stack use the Stack Info tab BES200 series only to view read only information about the operating status of a BES200 series unit e Trap Receivers use the Trap Receivers
147. g framing bits but including FCS octets but less than 511 512 1023 The total number of packets including bad packets received that were greater than 511 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets but less than 1023 1024 1518 The total number of packets including bad packets received that were greater than 1023 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets but less than 1518 The total number of packets received that were greater than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 149 Viewing alarm settings Use the Element Manager to view alarms and alarm settings Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarm Settings In the Variable list choose a selection In the Sample Type field click an option In the Index box type a value a Ff WO N In the Value box type a threshold value for the rising and falling values 6 In the Event Index box type a value to assign to the index of the rising and falling thresholds 7 Click Insert End Navigation Alarm settings window pa
148. g on the outside of the cord jacket to comply with the CENELEC Harmonized Document HD 21 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 192 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Country Plug description Specifications Typical plug U S Canada Japan 100 or 120 VAC 50 60 Hz NEMA5 15P male plug Single phase UL recognized UL stamped on cord jacket CSA certified CSA label secured to the cord United Kingdom 240 VAC BS1363 male plug with fuse 50 Hz Harmonized cord Single phase Australia 240 VAC AS3112 1981 Male plug 50 Hz Single phase CAUTION Please read immediately Inspect the power cord and determine if it provides the proper plug and is appropriately certified for use with your electrical system Immediately discard this power cord if it is inappropriate for your country s electrical system and obtain the proper cord as required by your national electrical codes or ordinances Refer to this product s technical documentation for detailed installation procedures to be followed by qualified service personnel Vorsicht Bitte sofort lesen Sehen Sie nach ob dieses Netzkabel ber den richtigen Stecker verf gt und f r die Verwendung in Ihrem Stromversogungsnetz zertifiziert ist Falls dieses Kabel nicht f r das Stro
149. ge 149 Alarms tab page 150 Alarm settings window Variable Name and type of alarm indicated by the format alarmname x where x 0 indicates a chassis alarm alarmname An alarm where the user must specify the index This will be a card number for module related alarms an STG ID for spanning tree group alarms the default STG is 1 other STG IDs are user configured or the Ether Statistics Control Index for RMON Stats alarms An alarmname with no dot or index is a port related alarm and results in the display of the port selection tool Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 150 BES100 or BES200 administration Field Description Sample Type Sample Interval Threshold type Rising value Can be either absolute or delta For more information about sample types see RMON alarms Time period in seconds over which the data is sampled and compared with the rising and falling thresholds Uniquely identifies an entry in the alarm table Each such entry defines a diagnostic sample at a particular interval for an object on the device Falling value Value Event Index When the current sampled value is greater than or equal to this threshold and the value at the last sampling interval was less than this threshold gene
150. ged Default VLAN settings 802 1Q Switch Outgoing Daa untagged Incoming untagged packet packet unchanged ta J By default All ports are assigned PVID 1 All ports are untagged members of VLAN 1 When you configure VLANs you configure the switch ports as tagged or untagged members of specific VLANs see Port based VLAN assignment page 205 through 802 1Q tagging after 802 1Q tag assignment page 206 In Port based VLAN assignment page 205 untagged incoming packets are assigned directly to VLAN 2 PVID 2 Port 5 is configured as a tagged member of VLAN 2 and port 7 is configured as an untagged member of VLAN 2 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential IEEE 802 1Q tagging 205 Port based VLAN assignment ma Pons Tagged member a VLAN 2 PVID 2 Untagged pachet S OE As shown in 802 1Q tagging after port based VLAN assignment page 205 the untagged packet is marked tagged as it leaves the switch through port 5 which is configured as a tagged member of VLAN 2 The untagged packet remains unchanged as it leaves the switch through port 7 which is configured as an untagged member of VLAN 2 802 1Q tagging after port based VLAN assignment aaged member T Z of VLAN 2 PVID 2
151. gement features Navigation Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP page 75 Configuring Quality of Service QoS Settings page 76 Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping page 77 Configuring MAC address learning page 78 Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP The Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP feature allows the switch to set its internal clock based on periodic updates from a time server With this feature the system can obtain the time from any RFC 2030 compliant NTP SNTP server Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt SNTP The Simple Network Time Protocol page appears 2 In the PrimaryServerAddress box type an IP address for the primary SNTP server 3 In the SecondaryServerAddress box type an IP address for the secondary SNTP server 4 In the State box click the disabled or enabled option button 5 In the Synclnterval box type a numeric value from 0 to 168 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 76 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration using Element Manager 6 In the ManualSyncRequest box click the synchronizeNow option button if you want to immediately synchronize the clock with the SNTP server 7 Click Apply
152. ght 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 168 BES100 or BES200 administration Configuring RMON alarms Navigation e Creating an alarm page 168 e Deleting an alarm page 169 Creating an alarm The example alarm described in the following procedure generates at least one alarm every five minutes The example is intended only to demonstrate how alarms fire it is not a useful alarm Because of the high frequency you may want to delete this alarm and replace it with a practical setting Use this procedure to create an alarm to receive statistics and history using default values Navigation Alarm settings window page 149 e Procedure job aid page 168 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarm Settings The Alarm Settings window appears 2 In the variable field select a variable for the alarm from the list and a port or other ID on which you want to set an alarm See Procedure job aid page 168 3 For this example select Bridge gt dotidStpTopChanges 0 from the variable list This example is a chassis alarm indicated by the 0 in the variable For this example select a rising value of 4 anda falling value of 0 4 Leave the remaining fields at their default values including a sample type of Delta 5 Click Insert End Procedure job aid The following job aid provides information about the alarm va
153. given port in the local system Mgmt Addr The management address associated with the remote system The OID value used to identify the type of hardware component or protocol entity associated with the management address advertised by the remote system agent Mgmt Addr OID The object identifier OID for the management address associated with the remote system System administration using the Element Manager Use these procedures to display system or switch information from the Element Manager Navigation e Viewing switch power information page 108 e Viewing device properties page 109 e Viewing the trap log page 115 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 108 BES100 or BES200 administration e Viewing VLAN properties page 66 e Viewing switch IP information page 117 e Viewing learned MAC addresses by VLAN page 119 e Viewing Unit information page 120 e Displaying STP properties page 121 e Viewing Security settings page 123 e Displaying LACP page 129 e Viewing statistics page 130 e Graphing Chassis statistics page 130 e Graphing port statistics page 135 e Viewing Rmon history statistics page 176 e Viewing Rmon Events page 144 e Graphing ports using the Rmon Ether Stats tab page 145 e Viewin
154. h 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 162 BES100 or BES200 administration The RMON agent defines objects that are suitable for the management of any type of network but some groups are targeted for Ethernet networks in particular The RMON agent continuously collects statistics and proactively monitors switch performance You can view this data through the Element Manager RMON has three major functions e Creating and displaying alarms for user defined events e Gathering cumulative statistics for Ethernet interfaces e Tracking a history of statistics for Ethernet interfaces How events work An event specifies whether a trap a log or a trap and a log is generated to view alarm activity When RMON is globally enabled two default events are generated e RisingEvent e FallingEvent The default events specify that when an alarm goes out of range the firing of the alarm is tracked in both a trap and a log For example when an alarm fires at the rising threshold the rising event specifies that this information be sent to both a trap and a log Likewise when an alarm passes the falling threshold the falling event specifies that this information be sent to a trap and a log Configuring rate limiting You can view the current forwarding rate of broadcast and multicast packets and configure the BES100 and BES200 Series switches to limit the forward
155. h is in the Running mode Selecting this option lets you reboot the switch AuthenticationTraps Click to enable or disable When you enable SNMP traps are sent to trap receivers for all SNMP access authentication When you disable no traps are sent To view traps from the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt Logs gt Trap Log Base Unit Info tab The Base Unit Info tab provides read only information about the operating status of the hardware Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System page appears 2 Click the Base Unit Info tab The Base Unit Info page appears 3 Click Refresh to update the page End Base Unit Info tab Variable Value Description A description of the switch hardware including number of ports and IP address Version The switch hardware version number SerialNumber The switch serial number Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 112 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value LastChange The value of sysUpTime at the time the interface entered its current operational state OperState The operational state of the switch TotalNumPorts The total number of ports on the switch
156. he BES100 and BES200 Series switch 185 BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR front panel page 185 shows the configuration of the front panel on the BES120 48T PWR Note that you can identify the PoE ports by the red lines surrounding them Components on the BES100 or BES200 Series switch front panel page 185 describes the components on the front panel of all BES100 or 200 Series switches BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR front panel factory defaults 5 10 100 RJ 45 port connectors Console port The console port lets you access only the quick start Cl screens and initially customize your network using the console menu and screens The actual management and configuration is performed either by the BEM or the Web based management interface Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 186 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals The Console port is a DB 9 RS 232 D male serial port connector You can use this connector to connect a management station console or terminal to the BES100 and BES200 Series switch by using a straight through DB 9 to DB 9 standard serial port cable You must use a VT100 ANSI compatible terminal for cursor control and to enable cursor and functions keys to use the console port Note The consol
157. he current UTC of the switch Configuring Quality of Service QoS Settings Use this procedure to configure DSCP to 802 1p mapping on your BES100 or BES200 Series switch using the Element Manager Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping 77 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt QoS gt QoS Settings The Globals tab appears 2 Before you choose the DSCP Mapping tab enable or disable the DSCP to 802 1p priority 3 Choose the DSCP Mapping tab The DSCP Mapping tab appears 4 In the 802 1pPriority field double click a row and choose the priority to use with the specified DSCP value 5 Click Apply The modified configuration appears in the DSCP Mapping tab End Variable definitions DSCP The attribute within the range of 0 to 63 to use internally to determine the appropriate Layer 2 cost of service CoS mappings 802 1pPriority Choose the 802 1p priority from 0 to 7 to use with the specified DSCP value Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping Use this procedure to configure IGMP snooping for your BES100 or BES200 Series switch so that multicast packets are only forwarded to interfaces
158. he number of IP datagram fragments that have been generated as a result of fragmentation at this entity ReasmReqds The number of IP fragments received that needed to be reassembled at this entity Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 135 Variable Value ReasmOKs The number of IP datagrams successfully reassembled ReasmFails The number of failures detected by the IP reassembly algorithm for whatever reason timed out or errors for example Note that this is not necessarily a count of discarded IP fragments because some algorithms notably the algorithm in RFC 815 can lose track of the number of fragments by combining them as they are received Graphing port statistics You can graph statistics for either a single port or multiple ports from the Port Metrics window e AbsoluteValue e Cumulative e Average sec e Minimum sec e Maximum sec e LastVal sec The following table describes what is found in each column These column entries are common to each tab that has a statistics graphing capability System Metrics columns for graphing ports Variable Value Absolute The total count since the last time counters were reset A system reboot resets all counters Cumulative The to
159. her format errors time to live exceeded errors discovered in processing their IP options InAddrErrors The number of input datagrams discarded because the IP address in the IP header destination field was not a valid address This count includes invalid addresses for example 0 0 0 0 and addresses of unsupported Classes for example Class E For addresses that are not IP Gateways and therefore do not forward datagrams this counter includes datagrams discarded because the destination address was not a local address ForwDatagrams The number of input datagrams for which this entity was not their final IP destination as a result of which an attempt was made to find a route to forward them to that final destination For addresses that do not act as IP Gateways this counter includes only those packets that were Source Routed by way of this address and had successful Source Route option processing InUnknownProtos The number of locally addressed datagrams received successfully but discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 134 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value InDiscards The number of input IP datagrams for which no problems were encountered to prevent their continued process
160. hernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 158 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value When a ports admin status changes from disabled to rxOnly txOnly or txAndRx the counter associated with the same port is reset to 0 The agent also flushes all remote system information associated with the same port This counter is incremented only once when the complete set of information is invalidated aged out from all related tables on a particular port Partial aging is not allowed and thus does not change the value of this counter 802 1ab Local System tab With the 802 1ab Local System tab you can view LLDP properties for the local system 802 1ab Local System tab Variable Value ChassisldSubtype The type of encoding used to identify the local system chassis chassisComponent e interfaceAlias portComponent e macAddress e networkAddress e interfaceName e local Chassisld Chassis ID SysName Local system name SysDesc Local system description SysCapSupported Identifies the system capabilities supported on the local system SysCapEnabled Identifies the system capabilities that are enabled on the local system 802 1ab Local Port tab With the 802 1ab Local Port tab you can view LLDP port properties for the local system 802 1ab Local Port tab Variable Value PortNu
161. high density switched workgroup As shown in Configuring power workgroups and a shared media hub page 197 the Ethernet Routing Switch is used as a backbone switch connecting to the Ethernet Switch 110 24T with an optional 1000BASE SX GBIC for maximum bandwidth The Ethernet Switch 110 24T and the Ethernet Switch 120 24T have 100 Mb s connections to the Ethernet Switch 120 24T a 100BASE TX hub and a 100 Mb s server as well as 10 Mb s connections to data terminal equipment DTE Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential SFP transceiver 197 Configuring power workgroups and a shared media hub Ethernet 110 210 24T Ethernet 120 220 24T Ethernet Routing Switch Key 10 Mb s 100 Mb s a 1000 Mb s m Gigabit SFP transceiver This section describes technical specifications and installation instructions on Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP transceivers which includes the Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexed CWDM SFPs that are supported by the BES100 and BES200 Series switches SFPs are hot swappable input and output enhancement products that allow Gigabit Ethernet ports to link to Short Wavelength SX Long Wave length LX and Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexed CWDM fiber optic networks The BES100 and BES20
162. ield Specifies from what IP addresses access to the Web based management system is allowed access is always allowed To limit Web access to the IP addresses in the table choose Yes in the Use List field Allowed Source IP Specifies up to 10 user assigned host IP addresses that are allowed Web and if specified SNMP access to the switch The default value is 0 0 0 0 no IP address assigned The range is four octet dotted decimal notation in which each octet is represented as a decimal value separated by a decimal point Allowed Source Mask Specifies up to 10 user assigned allowed source address masks The remote IP address is masked with the Allowed Source Mask and if the resulting value equals the Allowed Source IP address the connection is allowed For example a connection is allowed with the following settings e Remote IP address 192 0 1 5 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 52 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration Variable Value e Allowed Source IP Address 192 0 1 0 e Allowed Source Mask 255 255 255 0 e The default value is 0 0 0 0 no IP mask assigned e The range is four octet dotted decimal notation in which each octet is represented as a decimal value separated by a decimal point Configuring Li
163. if a frames addressed to the value of dotidTpFdbAddress are being forwarded Address The unicast MAC address for which the bridge has forwarding and or filtering information Port The port number on which a frame has been seen A value of 0 indicates this is an internal MAC address Viewing Unit information Access the Unit option to view the description version and serial number for the switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt Unit 2 Select the switch by clicking anything except a port The Unit tab appears 3 Click Refresh to update the page End Unit tab Variable Value Specifies the type of switch Specifies the hardware version number of the switch SerialNumber Specifies the serial number of the switch Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 121 Displaying STP properties You can use the Element Manager to display system parameters for Spanning Tree Protocol STP the industry standard for avoiding loops in switched networks STP resolves duplicate paths in networks and is not necessary for ports that have workstations directly attached to the switch When STP is enabled on these ports
164. information 29 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt System 2 Type a contact name system name and system location information 3 Click Submit End Variable Value System Description Description of the switch System Up Time Length of time the management agent has been operational This is a read only value System Contact Administrator responsible for the system System Name Name assigned to the switch system System Location The system location Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 30 Using the Web based user interface Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 31 BES1 00 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface Use the procedures in this chapter to manage the basic configuration of your BES100 or BES200 Series switch with the Web based user interface Navigation Configuring initial settings by using the Quick Start feature page 31 Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP page 32 Configuring an SNMP trap receiver page 33 Deleting an SNMP trap receiver co
165. ing but that were discarded for example for lack of buffer space Note that this counter does not include any datagrams discarded while awaiting reassembly InDelivers The total number of input datagrams successfully delivered to IP user protocols including ICMP OutRequests The total number of IP datagrams that local IP user protocols including ICMP supplied to IP in requests for transmission Note that this counter does not include any datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams OutDiscards The number of output IP datagrams for which no problem was encountered to prevent their transmission to their destination but that were discarded for example for lack of buffer space Note that this counter would include datagrams counted in ipForwDatagrams if any such packets met this discretionary discard criterion OutNoRoutes The number of IP datagrams discarded because no route could be found to transmit them to their destination Note that this counter also includes any packets counted in ipForwDatagrams that have no route Note that this includes any datagrams a host cannot route because all of its default gateways are down FragOKs The number of IP datagrams that have been successfully fragmented at this entity FragFails The number of IP datagrams that have been discarded because they needed to be fragmented at this entity but could not be for example because their Don t Fragment flag was set FragCreates T
166. ing rate of broadcast and multicast packets on each interface When you configure rate limiting you set the percentage of port bandwidth allowed for a packet type When the threshold is exceeded additional packets are discarded Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt Port 2 Click a port The Interface tab appears 3 Click the Rate Limit tab Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 163 4 Set the desired values for the multicast and broadcast boxes by double clicking the configurable boxes 5 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 6 In the File name field type a file name 7 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 8 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 9 To update the page click Refresh End Rate Limit tab Variable Value TrafficType The traffic type AllowedRate Choose the percentage if any of bandwidth allowed for forwarding the packet type specified in the TrafficType field When the threshold is exceeded any additional packets are discarded To avoid broadcast storm
167. ing status section select from the list to enable or disable DSCP to 802 1p mapping 3 Click Submit The modified configuration appears in the DSCP to 802 1p mapping Status Table 4 To configure the second QoS Egress Map Table make configuration changes in the first Q0S Egress Map 5 Click Submit The changes are populated in the last table on the page End Variable definitions Variable Value DSCP to 802 1p mapping Choose whether to enable or disable DSCP to 802 1p mapping Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 46 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration Variable Value DSCP value The attribute used internally to determine the appropriate Layer 2 cost of service CoS mappings Range of values is 0 to 63 802 1p priority associated Choose the 802 1p priority to use with the specified DSCP value Range of values is 0 to 7 Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping Configure IGMP snooping to enable the switch to selectively forward multicast traffic only on those ports where particular IP multicast streams are expected Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt IGMP gt IGMP Configuration 2 To enable or disable IGMP on a VLAN click the Action button in the VLAN
168. ink The current link state of the corresponding port as follows Up The port is connected and operational Down The port is not connected or is not operational Link Trap Choose to control whether link up down traps are sent to the configured trap receiver from the switch The default setting is On Speed Duplex The Ethernet speed the port supports The default setting is 100 Mb s half duplex for ports 1 48 when autonegotiation is disabled Gigabit speed is available on ports 25 and 26 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring Remote Access 51 Configuring Remote Access Configure remote access to allow a user at a remote console terminal to communicate with the switch and configure the BES100 or BES200 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt Remote Access 2 In the Access list choose Allowed or Disallowed 3 In the Use List choose Yes or No 4 Click Submit 5 To grant access to a source IP address and source mask type the addresses in their respective fields 6 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Value SNMP Specifies if SNMP access is allowed SNMP access includes the Element Manager To limit SNMP access to the IP addresses in the table choose Yes in the Use List f
169. ion using the Element Manager 151 7 Click Refresh to update the page End Alarms tab Variable Value Uniquely identifies an entry in the alarm table Each such entry defines a diagnostic sample at a particular interval for an object on the device Interval The interval in seconds over which data is sampled and compared with the rising and falling thresholds When setting this variable note that in the case of deltaValue sampling you should set the interval short enough so that the sampled variable is very unlikely to increase or decrease by more than 2 31 1 during a single sampling interval Variable The object identifier of the particular variable to be sampled Only variables that resolve to an ASN 1 primitive type of INTEGER INTEGER Counter Gauge or TimeTicks can be sampled Sample Type The method of sampling the selected variable and calculating the value to be compared against the thresholds If the value of this object is absoluteValue 1 the value of the selected variable is compared directly with the thresholds at the end of the sampling interval If the value of this object is deltaValue 2 the value of the selected variable at the last sample is subtracted from the current value and the difference compared with the thresholds The value of the statistic during the last sampling period For example if the sample type is deltaValue this value is the difference between the samples at the b
170. ion with the RMON Threshold page to enable you to view a history of RMON fault events Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring 2 Choose Events 3 Choose RMON Event Log The RMON Event log page appears End RMON Event Log page items item Description S O Time Stamp The time the event occurred A description of the event that activated this log entry Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 101 Item Description Triggered By A comment describing the source of the event ID The event that generated this log entry Viewing RMON Ethernet statistics View the RMON Ethernet statistics page to gather and graph Ethernet statistics in a variety of formats Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Events gt RMON Ethernet The RMON Ethernet page appears 2 Click Update to refresh the page End RMON Ethernet page items Item Description Port The port number that corresponds to the selected switch Drop Events Octets The number of events in which packets were dropped by the interface due to a lack of resources The number of octets of data including
171. is greater than or equal to this threshold and the associated alarmStartupAlarm is equal to risingAlarm 1 or risingOrFallingAlarm 3 After a rising event is generated another such event is not generated until the sampled value falls below this threshold and reaches the alarmFallingThreshold RisingEventIndex The index of the eventEntry that is used when a rising threshold is crossed The eventEntry identified by a particular value of this index is the same as identified by the same value of the eventIndex object If there is no corresponding entry in the eventTable then no association exists In particular if this value is zero no associated event is generated because zero is not a valid event index Falling Threshold A threshold for the sampled statistic When the current sampled value is less than or equal to this threshold and the value at the last sampling interval was greater than this threshold a single event is generated A single event is also generated if the first sample after this entry becomes valid is less than or equal to this threshold and the associated alarmStartupAlarm is equal to fallingAlarm 2 or risingOrFallingAlarm 3 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 153 Variable Value
172. is a read only value Aggregator ID The identifier value of the aggregator that this Aggregation Port has currently selected This is a read only value Trunk ID The ID of the LAG The possible values are 1 to 6 This is a read only value Partner Port The index of the port from the partner switch This is a read only value Status Status of the selected port This is a read only value Displaying PoE information Display Power over Ethernet PoE parameters for the BES100 or BES200 Series switch using the Web based management system to gather information on power usage Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt PoE Management gt Global Power Mgmt The Global Power Management page appears 2 Click Update to refresh the Global Power Mgmt page End Variable definitions Available PoE Power Displays the amount of power available to powered devices from the switch 168 watt Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring LACP ports 39 Variable Value PoE Power Status Displays the status of the PoE feature e Normal all power functioning correctly e Error PoE failed PoE Power Consumption Displays total power use on all devices currently drawing power Configuring a PoE Port
173. is the Root Negotiation process After power up all ports assume the role as Designated ports All ports are in the Discarding state except Edge ports Edge ports go directly to Forwarding state without delay Switch A port 1 and switch B port 1 exchange BPDUs and switch A knows that it is the Root and switch A port 1 is the Designated port Switch B learns that switch A has better priority Switch B port 1 becomes Root port Both switch A port 1 and switch B port 1 are still in Discarding state Switch A starts the negotiation process by sending a BPDU with the proposal bit set Switch B receives a proposal BPDU and it sets its non Edge ports to Discarding state This operation is the sync process Switch B sends a BPDU with the agreement bit set to switch A Switch A sets port 1 to Forwarding and switch B sets port 1 to Forwarding state PC 1 and PC 2 can talk to each other e The negotiation process now moves down to switch B port 3 and its partner port e PC 3 cannot talk to either PC 1 or PC 2 until the negotiation process between switch B and switch C complete Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 802 1p Class of Service support 217 Negotiation process Switch A Root Port 1 Designated Port 2 Edge Port 1 Root Port 3 Designated
174. l number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address Note that this does not include multicast packets MulticastPkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast address Note that this number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address CRCAlignErrors The total number of packets received that had a length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets of between 64 and 1518 octets inclusive but had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a nonintegral number of octets Alignment Error UndersizePkts The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Fragments The total number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either a bad Frame Check Sequence FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a nonintegral number of octets Alignment Error It is entirely normal for etherStatsFragments to increment because it counts both runts which are normal occurrences due to collisions and noise hits Collisions The best estimate of the total number of collisions on this Ethernet segment Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Seri
175. ld to three The length of each retry of each polling waiting period When you access the device through a slow link you may need to increase the timeout interval and then change the Retransmission Strategy to superlinear The trace field is used to enable and disable SNMP tracing When Trace is selected SNMP protocol data units PDUs are displayed Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 1 0 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Standard Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring SNMP Trap Receivers 69 Variable Value Listen for Traps When selected enabled Element Manager listens for traps from the device Note The Element Manager provides only one port to receive traps port 162 therefore you can select the Listen for Traps option for only one BES100 or BES200 Series switch device at a time Max Traps in Log The specified number of traps that may exist in the trap log The default is 500 Trap Port Specifies the UDP port that Element Manager listen to receive SNMP traps Confirm row deletion A dialog box appears when checked before deleting a row Configuring SNMP Trap Receivers Use the Trap Receivers tab to view and configure a maximum of four 4 trap receivers for the BES100 or BES200 Series switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General g
176. lected switch Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 98 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value In Frames The number of frames that have been received by this port from its segment A frame received on the interface corresponding to this port is counted only if it is for a protocol being processed by the local bridging function including bridge management errors Out Frames The number of frames that have been transmitted by this port from its segment A frame received on the interface corresponding to this port is counted only if it is for a protocol being processed by the local bridging function including bridge management errors In Discards The number of valid frames received which were discarded by the forwarding process Viewing LACP port statistics View LACP port statistics to monitor a trunk group Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring 2 Choose Statistics 3 Choose Link Aggregation Port Statistics The Link Aggregation Port Statistics page appears End Variable definitions Variable Value LACPDUs Rx The number of valid LACPDUs received on the aggregation port MarkerPDUs Rx The number of valid MarkerPDUs received on the aggregation port Marker ResponsePDUs
177. list choose a selection End Interface tab Variable Value InOctets The total number of octets received on the interface including framing characters OutOctets The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface including framing characters InUcastPkts The number of unicast packets ingressing the port OutUcastPkts The number of unicast packets egressing the port InNUcastPkts The number of non unicast broadcast or multicast packets ingressing the port OutNUcastPkts The number of non unicast broadcast or multicast packets egressing the port InDiscards The number of inbound packets that were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher layer protocol One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 138 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value OutDiscards The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space InErrors For packet oriented interfaces the number of inbound packets that contained errors p
178. log on to the Web based management interface and use the application With Web access enabled the switch can support a maximum of five concurrent Web page users Two predefined user levels are available and each user level has a corresponding user name and password The password for the Read Only Community String is PlsChgMe RO the password for the Read Write Community String is PlsChgMe RW The passwords are case sensitive Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 240 BES reference information Procedure steps Step Action 1 In the Username text box type a valid user name Default values are nnadminRo lowercase for read only access or nnadmin lowercase for read write access 2 In the Password text box type your password Default values are PlsChgME RO for read only access or PlsChgMe for read write access 3 Click Log On The System Information page appears End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Copyright Copyright 2006 Nortel Nortel Networks All Rights
179. lues Yes No Retrieve Configuration Choose whether to retrieve the configuration image from a server Image from Server If you choose Yes the download process begins immediately and when completed causes the switch to reset with the new configuration parameters Possible values Yes No Configuring rate limiting Configure rate limiting on this page for the BES100 or BES200 Series switch to limit the forwarding rate of broadcast and multicast packets on each interface You can view the current forwarding rate of broadcast and multicast packets When you configure rate limiting you set the percentage of port bandwidth allowed for a packet type When the threshold is exceeded additional packets are discarded ATTENTION To avoid broadcast storms when the volume of a particular packet type is excessive placing severe strain on the network set the forwarding rate of the broadcast packets to not exceed a lower percentage of the total available bandwidth Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt Rate Limiting 2 In the Packet Type list choose a packet type to view 3 In the Limit list choose an amount to allocate for the bandwidth percentage 4 Click Submit End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Syste
180. m Port number PortldSubtype The type of port identifier encoding used in the associated Portld object Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 159 Variable Value Portld The string value used to identify the port component associated with a given port in the local system PortDesc The string value used to identify the 802 LAN station s port description associated with the local system If the local agent supports IETF RFC 2863 PortDesc object should have the same value of ifDescr object 802 1ab Local Management tab With the 802 1ab Local Management tab you can view LLDP management properties for the local system 802 1ab Local Management tab Variable Value AddrSubtype The type of management address identifier encoding used in the associated Addr object The string value used to identify the management address component associated with the local system The purpose of this address is to contact the management entity Adarlfld The integer value used to identify the interface number regarding the management address component associated with the local system AddrOID The OID value used to identify the type of hardware component or protocol entity associated with the management address ad
181. m administration using the Web based user interface 87 Rate Limiting page items Item Description Port Port number Use the range from 1 to 50 Packet Type Choose the packet type to view on the table The default setting is Both Multicast Broadcast Both Choose the percentage if any of bandwidth allowed for forwarding the packet type specified in the Packet Type field When the threshold is exceeded any additional packets are discarded Choose None or 1 10 Last 5 Minutes The percentage of packets received by the port in the last 5 minutes min This field provides a running average of network activity and is updated every 15 seconds s 0 100 Last Hour The percentage of packets received by the port in the last hour This field provides a running average of network activity and is updated every 5 min 0 100 Last 24 Hours The percentage of packets received by the port in the last 24 hours This field provides a running average of network activity and is updated every 15 min Note The Last 5 Minutes Last Hour and Last 24 Hours fields indicate the receiving port s view of network activity regardless of the rate limiting setting Viewing LACP Bridge configuration You can view the LACP bridge configuration to monitor LACP activity Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application 2 Choose Link Aggregation Protocol 3 Choose Bridge Configuration The Bridge Configuration p
182. m statistical data using Web based management are e Viewing port statistics page 91 e Viewing all port errors page 93 e Viewing interface statistics page 94 e Viewing Ethernet error statistics page 95 e Viewing transparent bridging statistics page 97 e Viewing LACP port statistics page 98 Viewing port statistics View port statistics to see detailed statistics about a selected switch port Both received and transmitted statistics are displayed so that you can compare throughput or other port parameters Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Statistics gt Port The Port page appears 2 In the Port Statistics section choose the port number 3 Click Submit The Port Statistics Table is updated with information about the selected device and port 4 To update the statistical information click Update LLL Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 92 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable definitions End Variable Value Port Statistics Choose the port number of the switch to monitor View By Port Port Statistics table Value Packets The number of valid size packets received on this port with proper framing but discarded because of cyclic redundancy check CRC er
183. messages contained in Non Volatile Random Access Memory NVRAM or Dynamic Random Access Memory DRAM and NVRAM Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt System Log The System Log page appears 2 To update the window with the latest system log messages click Update 3 To clear the system log messages click Clear messages The results of your request are displayed in the System Log section End Variable definitions Variable System Log View By Specifies that the system log displays messages from Volatile DRAM and Non Volatile memory Display Messages From System Log Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 91 Variable Value Index The number of the event Time Stamp The time in hundredths of a second between system initialization and the time the log messages entered the system Message Type The type of message The options are 1 Critical 2 Serious 3 Informational Message A character string that identifies the origin of the message and the reason why the message was generated Viewing statistics View statistics to monitor system statistical data The options available to monitor syste
184. mversorgungsnetz in Ihrem Land geeignet ist darf es nicht verwendet werden Besorgen Sie sich ein Kabel das die Vorschriften der Zulassungsbeh rden in Ihrem Land erf llt Die technische Dokumentation dieses Produkts enth lt ausf hrliche Installationsanweisungen die nur von qualifiziertem Kundendienstpersonal ausgef hrt werden d rfen Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch 193 Attention Lisez ceci imm diatement Examinez ce cordon d alimentation pour d terminer s il dispose de la fiche appropri e et s il est bien agr pour utilisation sur votre installation lectrique D barrassez vous en imm diatement s il ne convient pas a l utilisation sur le secteur lectrique en usage dans votre pays et procurez vous un cordon conforme a la r glementation nationale en vigueur Reportez vous a la documentation technique de ce produit pour obtenir des instructions d taill es d installation destin es a un technicien qualifi Attenzione Leggere attentamente Controllare questo cavo di alimentazione verificarne il collegamento con la presa appropriata nonch la certificazione per luso nell impianto elettrico posseduto Non utilizzare assolutamente in caso tale cavo non sia adatto
185. n gt General gt Alarm Control The History tab appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 167 Fe L amp E 2 Click the Ether Stats tab The Ether Stats tab appears 3 Click Insert The RmonControl Insert Ether Stats dialog box appears RmonControl Insert Ether Stats dialog box page 167 RmonControl Insert Ether Stats dialog box 192 160 2402 Index 24 1 65535 Port E Owner LC00322 a 4 Select the port Enter the port number you want or select the port from the list menu RmonControl Insert Ether Stats dialog box port list page 167 Element Manager assigns the index RmonControl Insert Ether Stats dialog box port list 192 168 24 21 etherStatsDatasource 5 Click OK 6 Click Insert The new Ethernet Statistics entry is displayed in the Ether Stats tab End Variable definitions Variable Value Index A unique value assigned to each interface An index identifies an entry in a table Any Ethernet interface on the device The network management system which created this entry Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyri
186. n Ether Stats tab appears To view a graphical representation of statistics click the numeric data you wish to graph and choose a Line chart icon a Bar Chart icon or an Area Chart icon To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears In the File name field type a file name Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes To erase information from all the columns except the AbsoluteValue column click Clear Counters In the Poll Interval list choose a selection End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 147 Rmon tab for graphing ports Variable Value Octets The total number of octets of data including those in bad packets received on the network excluding framing bits but including FCS octets You can use this object as a reasonable estimate of Ethernet utilization For greater precision sample the etherStatsPkts and etherStatsOctets objects before and after a common interval The total number of packets including bad packets broadcast packets and multicast packets received BroadcastPkts The tota
187. n group must be operating in full duplex mode All ports in a link aggregation group must be configured to the same port speed All ports in a link aggregation group must be in the same VLANs LACPDUs are transmitted and received on all ports in the link aggregation group Link aggregation is compatible with the Spanning Tree Protocol STP STP BPDUs are transmitted and received only on the first link in the group A maximum of 6 link aggregation groups are supported A maximum of 4 active links are supported per LAG A maximum of 1 standby link is supported per LAG The maximum number of LAGs is 32 and the maximum number of active links per group is 8 Link Aggregation lets more than eight links be configured in one LAG The first eight high priority links are active links and together they form a trunk group The ninth low priority link remains in standby mode When one of the active links goes down the standby link becomes active and is added to the trunk group LACP supports only one standby link The failover process is as follows The down link is removed from the trunk group Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 220 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals e The standby link is added to the trunk group There may be a temporary delay in tra
188. net full duplex Connectors Duplex MT RJ fiber optic connector Cabling 62 5 um MMF optic cable 50 um MMF optic cable Distance 902 ft 275 m using 62 5 um MMF optic cable 1804 ft 550 m using 50 um MMF optic cable Maximum launch power 4 0 dB Receiver characteristics Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential MDI and MDI X devices 231 Type Specification Minimum receiver sensitivity 17 0 dBm Maximum power input 0 dBm Connector and pin assignments This section describes port connectors and pin assignment for the BES100 and BES200 Series switch RJ 45 10BASE T 100BASE TX port connectors The RJ 45 port connectors see RJ 45 8 pin modular port connector page 231 are wired as MDI X ports to connect end stations without using crossover cables For more information see MDI and MDI X devices page 231 For 10BASE T connections use Category 3 or higher UTP cable For 100BASE TX connections use only Category 5 UTP cable RJ 45 8 pin modular port connector Pin descriptions for RJ 45 pinouts Signal Description RX Receive Data RX Receive Data TX Transmit Data P Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable TX Transmit Data Not applicable Not applicable O o
189. nfiguration page 34 Configuring VLANs page 34 Configuring LACP ports page 37 Displaying PoE information page 38 Configuring a Spanning Tree Port page 39 Configuring a stack page 41 Configuring initial settings by using the Quick Start feature Use the Quick Start feature to quickly set up BES100 or BES200 features including consolidating multiple setup pages into a single page The Quick Start screen is used to configure the following information switch IP address subnet mask default gateway default Management VLAN Web passwords During the initial setup mode all ports in the switch are assigned to the new default VLAN Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 32 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface A port based Quick Start VLAN is created if the new default VLAN does not exist All ports are removed from the current default VLAN and assigned to the Quick Start VLAN The PVIDs for all ports are changed to the Quick Start VLAN The Quick Start VLAN is also designated as the management VLAN Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administration gt Quick Start 2 Type the IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address 3 Click Submit 4 Close the Web based user in
190. nfigure information about the BES100 and BES200 Series switches Prerequisites for using the Web based user interface To use the Web based user interface you need the following items a computer connected to a network port that is a member of the management VLAN the following Web browser or one of the following Web engines installed on the computer Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows NT 5 1 en US rv 1 8 0 3 rv 1 7 5 and UNIX installed on the computer Internet Explorer 6 0 and later ATTENTION Web browser capabilities such as page bookmarking refresh and page forward and page back function as they would in any other Web site However these capabilities do not enhance the functionality of the Web based user interface Nortel recommends that you use only the navigation tools provided in the management interface e IP address of the BES100 or BES200 Series switches For information about setting the IP address of the switch see Configuring initial settings by using the Quick Start feature page 31 ATTENTION To use some of the BES100 or BES200 Series switch Web based user functionality such as downloading software you must connect your TFTP server to a BES100 or BES200 Series switch Navigation Setting up the Web based user interface page 20 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200
191. nformation advertised by a particular MSAP has been deleted from tables contained in Ido RemoteSystemsData and IldpExtensions objects because the information timeliness interval has expired This counter should be incremented only once when the complete set of information is completely invalidated aged out from all related tables Partial aging similar to deletion case is not allowed and thus should not change the value of this counter 802 1ab Port tab With the 802 1ab Port tab you can set the optional TLVs to include in the LLPDUs transmitted by each port 802 1ab Port tab Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 156 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value AdminStatus The administratively desired status of the local LLDP agent e txOnly the LLDP agent transmits LLDP frames on this port and does not store any information about the remote systems connected e rxOnly the LLDP agent receives but does not transmit LLDP frames on this port e txAndRx the LLDP agent transmits and receives LLDP frames on this port disabled the LLDP agent does not transmit or receive LLDP frames on this port If the port receives remote systems information which is stored in other tables before AdminStatus becomes disabled then the information ag
192. ng port lists 55 Enabling security on ports 56 Using the Element Manager user interface 57 Navigation 57 Setting up the Element Manager user interface 57 Setting the IP address 58 Working with configuration files 60 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager 63 Configuring VLAN properties 64 Creating a port based VLAN 64 Modifying a VLAN 65 Deleting a VLAN 65 Configuring VLAN properties 66 Port based VLAN tab 67 Setting the Element Manager SNMP properties 67 Configuring SNMP Trap Receivers 69 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Contents 7 Configuring Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP ports 70 Configuring port settings 71 Viewing and editing port configurations 71 BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration using Element Manager 75 Navigation 75 Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP 75 Configuring Quality of Service QoS Settings 76 Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping 77 Configuring MAC address learning 78 BES100 or BES200 administration 79 Changing a PC IP address 79 System administration using the Web based user interface 80 Managing the BES System Software 81 Configuring rate limiting 86 Viewing LACP Bridge configuration 87 Displaying multicast group membership
193. ng the Quick Start feature page 31 Default Gateway Configuration Image Filename Configuration File page Storing and retrieving a TFTP Server IP Address switch configuration file from a TFTP server page 84 Read Only Switch Password Passwords page Configuring initial settings Read Write Switch Password using the Quick Start feature Console Switch Password Type Web Switch Password Type Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt Configuration File The Configuration File page appears 2 In the Configuration Image Filename box type a filename 3 In the TFTP Server IP Address box type an IP address for the TFTP load host 4 In the Copy Configuration Image to Server list choose a selection 5 In the Retrieve Configuration Image from Server list choose a selection 6 Click Submit End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 86 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable definitions Variable Value Configuration Image Type the configuration file name Filename The range is 1 to 30 characters TFTP Server IP Address Type the IP address of the TFTP load host Copy Configuration Image Choose whether to copy the configuration image to the server to Server Possible va
194. nized System LocationPrimary server Specifies the number of times the switch failed to synchronize sync failures with the primary server address However synchronization with the secondary server address can still occur System LocationSecondary Specifies the number of times the switch failed to synchronize server sync failures with the secondary server address Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring Quality of Service QoS settings 45 Variable Value Last Sync Time Specifies the Coordinated Universal Time UTC when the device last synchronized with an NTP server Next Sync Time Specifies the UTC at which the next synchronization is scheduled Current Time Specifies the current UTC of the switch Synchronize now Lets you perform an immediate synchronization with the SNTP server SNTP status Indicates either Disabled or Enabled Configuring Quality of Service QoS settings Configure differentiated services code point DSCP to 802 1p mapping using Web based management so that transmitted packets are classified according to priority values Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt Quality of Service gt QoS Settings The QoS Settings page appears 2 In the DSCP to 802 1p mapp
195. nk Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP transmission properties Configure LLDP transmission properties to set transmission intervals Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt 802 1ab gt LLDP Configuration 2 In the Tx Interval field type a numeric value for the interval time in seconds 3 In the Tx Hold Multiplier field type a numeric value to set the multiplier transmission interval 4 In the Re Init Delay field type a numeric value to indicate the number of seconds to delay before attempting reinitialization 5 In the Notification Interval field type a numeric value for the interval between LLDP notifications 6 In the Tx Delay field type a numeric value to specify the amount of time between transmissions 7 Click Submit End Variable definitions Variable Tx Interval Sets the interval between successive transmission cycles The range is from 5 to 32768 seconds Tx Hold Multiplier Sets the multiplier for the tx interval that computes the Time To Live value for the TTL TLV The range is from 2 to 10 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring LLDP port status 53 Variable Value Re Init Delay Sets the delay for reinitialization attempt if the adminStatus is disabled The range i
196. nt VLAN ID Click the BootModeoption button to set the mode for the next switch boot To reboot the switch click the reboot option button By default the switch is in the running mode To send SNMP traps to trap receivers for all SNMP access authentication select the Authentication Traps check box Click Apply End System tab Variable SystemDescription SystemUpTime SystemContact SystemName Location CurrentlmageVersion Value The assigned system name The time since the system was last booted Type the contact information in this case an e mail address for the system administrator Type the name of this device Type the physical location of this device The version number of the agent image that is currently used on the switch SwitchlpAddress SubnetMask DefaultGateway ManagementVlanld The IP address for the switch The subnet mask The value is 255 255 255 0 The default IP address for the switch The current management VLAN ID Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 111 Variable Value BootMode Sets the BootP mode to use at the next switch boot e bootpDisabled bootpAlways bootpOrDefaultlp bootpOrLastAddress ReBoot By default the switc
197. nterval over which this sample was measured Drop Events The number of events in which packets were dropped by the interface due to a lack of resources Octets The number of octets of data including those in bad packets received on the network excluding framing bits but including Frame Check Sequence FCS octets Packets The number of packets received or transmitted on a port including bad broadcast and multicast packets Broadcast The number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address This does not include multicast packets Multicast The number of good packets received that were directed to the multicast address This does not include packets sent to the broadcast address CRC Align Errors The number of packets received that had a length excluding and 1518 octets inclusive but had a bad Frame FCS with an integral number of octets FCS errors with a nonintegral number of octets alignment error Undersize The number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Oversize The number of packets received that were longer than 1518 octets long excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Viewing LLDP local system data Use the LLDP local system data page to view LLDP local system data Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application
198. o determine the base unit The selected base unit uses a discovery process to determine how many units are cabled together You can use Cat 5 cables to connect the switches but you must use redundant cables and cable your stack s in a ring topology to have the stack work properly Only when all stacking cables are connected is a ring topology supported If a stack has more than one unit with its base selection switch in the base position the unit discovery process fails Conversely if none of the units have their base selection switch in the base position the stack does not join A maximum of four units are supported for stacking You can add or remove a unit from the stack without requiring a stack reset After a stack is formed if the base unit stops communicating the stack fails When a stack fails the units recalculate their unicast and broadcast forwarding tables for standalone operation Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 188 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Auto MDI and MDI X The 10 100BASE TX port connectors support auto MDI MDI X Typical MDI X ports connect straight through cables to the NIC in a node or server similar to a conventional Ethernet repeater hub However with the auto MDI MDI X feature and autonegotiation enabled you can still
199. ocal LLDP agent in the receiving system FramesErrors The number of invalid LLDP frames received on the port while the LLDP agent is enabled Frames Total The number of valid LLDP frames received on the port while the LLDP agent is enabled TLVsDiscardedTotal The number of LLDP TLVs discarded for any reason on the port TLVsUnrecognizedTotal The number of LLDP TLVs received on the given port that are not recognized by this LLDP agent on the indicated port An unrecognized TLV is referred to as the TLV whose type value is in the range of reserved TLV types 000 1001 111 1110 in Table 9 1 of IEEE 802 1AB 2004 An unrecognized TLV may be a basic management TLV from a later LLDP version AgeoutsTotal The counter that represents the number of age outs that occurred on a given port An age out is the number of times the complete set of information advertised by a particular MSAP has been deleted from tables contained in IIdpRemoteSystemsData and IldpExtensions objects because the information timeliness interval has expired This counter is similar to IldpStatsRemTables Ageouts except that the counter is on a per port basis This enables NMS to poll tables associated with the lldoRemoteSystemsData objects and all LLDP extension objects associated with remote systems on the indicated port only This counter is set to zero during agent initialization Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Et
200. of octets Alignment Error Collisions The best estimate number of collisions on this Ethernet segment Jabbers The number of packets received that were longer than 1522 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either a bad FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a nonintegral number of octets Alignment Error Packets The number of octets received including bad packets in lt 64 bytes length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets 65 127 bytes 128 255 bytes 256 511 bytes 512 1023 bytes 1024 1518 bytes 1522 9216 bytes Viewing RMON history View RMON history to see a periodic statistical sampling of data from various types of networks Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Events gt RMON History The RMON History page appears 2 In the Port list choose a port to monitor 3 Click Submit End RMON History page items Item Description RMON History Statistics Table Port Choose the port number to be monitored Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 103 Item Description Start The value of the sysUPTime at the start of the i
201. oftware You obtain no rights other than those granted to you under this License Agreement You are responsible for the selection of the Software and for the installation of use of and results obtained from the Software 1 Licensed Use of Software Nortel Networks grants Customer a nonexclusive license to use a copy of the Software on only one machine at any one time or to the extent of the activation or authorized usage level whichever is applicable To the extent Software is furnished for use with designated hardware or Customer furnished equipment CFE Customer is granted a nonexclusive license to use Software only on such hardware or CFE as applicable Software contains trade secrets and Customer agrees to treat Software as confidential information using the same care and discretion Customer uses with its own similar information that it does not wish to disclose publish or disseminate Customer will ensure that anyone who uses the Software does so only in compliance with the terms of this Agreement Customer shall not a use copy modify transfer or distribute the Software except as expressly authorized b reverse assemble reverse compile reverse engineer or otherwise translate the Software c create derivative works or modifications unless expressly authorized or d sublicense rent or lease the Software Licensors of intellectual property to Nortel Networks are beneficiaries of this provision Upon termination or breach of the license
202. olution Protocol ARP use the ARP tab to display the MAC addresses and their associated IP addresses for the switch Addresses tab The Addresses tab displays the IP address information for the device Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt IP Subsystem The Address tab appears 2 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon 3 In the File name field type a file name 4 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 5 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 6 To update the page click Refresh End Addresses tab Variable Value The device IP address NetMask The subnet mask address Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 118 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value BcastAddr The value of the least significant bit in the IP broadcast address used for sending datagrams on the logical interface associated with the IP address of this entry When the Internet standard all ones broadcast address 255 255 255 255 is used the value is 1 This value applies to both the subnet and network broadcasts addresses used by the entity on this logical interface
203. on page items Description STP Priority Select the priority value of the bridge ID in hexadecimal notation which is the most significant byte of the bridge ID The Spanning Tree Algorithm uses this parameter to determine the root bridge or designated bridge For example the bridge with the lowest bridge ID becomes the root bridge with Bridge Priority values compared first followed by the hardware addresses The values displayed for Bridge Priority are in hexadecimal Stp Version The version of STP running on the switch Bridge Max Age The value that all bridges use for the maximum age of a bridge when it is acting as the root BridgeHelloTime The value that all bridges use for HelloTime when this bridge is acting as the root Bridge Hello Time The value that all bridges use for HelloTime when this bridge is acting as the root Bridge Forward Delay Time The value that all bridges use for ForwardDelay when this bridge is acting as the root Tx Hold Count The maximum number of bridge protocol data units transmitted in any BridgeHelloTime PathCost Default type The default path cost for this bridge The default can be either 16 bit which applies to the IEEE Std 802 1D 1998 standard or 32 bit which applies to the IEEE Std 802 1t standard Root Path Cost The cost of the path to the root as seen from this bridge LACP Port statistics page Use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP Port Statistics page to monitor a t
204. or 200 Series fundamentals Navigation BES220 48T PWR For information about the hardware components of the BES100 and 200 Series switches see Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch page 184 Network configuration examples page 194 SFP transceiver page 197 SNMP page 200 MAC address based security page 200 SNTP page 201 VLANs page 201 Virtual local area networks page 201 IEEE 802 1Q VLAN workgroups page 206 VLAN workgroup example page 207 VLAN configuration spanning multiple switches page 208 VLAN configuration rules page 211 Spanning Tree Protocol page 211 Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1D page 212 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w page 214 802 1p Class of Service support page 217 IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation page 218 IGMP Snooping page 220 Configuring with BootP page 221 Hardware components of the BES100 and BES200 Series switch Hardware components found in the BES100 and BES200 Series switch are described within the information that follows Front panel BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR page 185 shows the front and side views of the BES120 48T PWR BES220 48T PWR Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Hardware components of t
205. ority are in decimal StpVersion The version of STP running on the switch BridgeMaxAge The value that all bridges use for the maximum age of a bridge when it is acting as the root BridgeHelloTime The value that all bridges use for HelloTime when this bridge is acting as the root BridgeForwardDelay The value that all bridges use for ForwardDelay when this bridge is acting as the root TxHoldCount The maximum number of bridge protocol data units transmitted in any BridgeHelloTime PathCostDefault The default path cost for this bridge The default is 16 bit which applies to the IEEE Std RootPathCost The cost of the path to the root as seen from this bridge Port Information Use the Port Information tab to display details about the port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt Spanning Tree The Bridge Information tab appears 2 Click the Port Information tab 3 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 4 In the File name field type a file name 5 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 6 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 7 Click Refresh to update the page Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01
206. ork configuration examples This section provides network configuration examples using the BES100 or BES200 Series switch In these examples the packet classification feature can be used to prioritize the traffic of the network to ensure uninterrupted traffic of critical applications The examples are e Desktop switch application page 195 Segment switch application page 195 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Network configuration examples 195 Desktop switch application BES100 and BES200 Series switch used as a desktop switch page 195 shows the BES100 and BES200 Series switch used as a desktop switch The desktop workstations are connected directly to switch ports BES100 and BES200 Series switch used as a desktop switch Before After Ethiernet 226 246 muy Up 24 usees Network Center Key 10 Mays 100Mb s 1000 Minis 23 users share 10 M s 10 24 Mbs per uses 24 users each wii dedicated 100 Mis bancwidth Network cents bottleneck 10 Mays bandwidh Network center with dedicated 1 Gis full duplex bandwith i Segment switch application BES100 and BES200 Series switch used as a segment switch page 196 shows the BES100 and BES200 Series switch used as a segment switch to alleviate u
207. ort MDI X to MDI X cable connections If you are connecting the BES100 or BES200 Series switch to a device that also implements MDI X ports use a crossover cable DB 9 console comm port connector page 233 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential MDI and MDI X devices 233 DB 9 RS 232 D console comm port connector DB 9 console comm port connector Switch Switch or hub MDI X port Crossover cable MDI X port The DB 9 console comm port connector DB 9 console port connector page 234 is configured as a data communications equipment DCE connector The DSR and CTS signal outputs are always asserted the CD DTR RTS and RI signal inputs are not used This configuration enables a management station a PC or console terminal to connect directly to the switch using a straight through cable Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 234 BES reference information DB 9 console port connector DB 9 console port connector pin assignments page 234 lists the DB 9 console port connector pin assignments DB 9 console port connector pin assignments Description a4
208. process times out the BootP request mode automatically changes to BootP Disabled mode To restart the BootP process change the BootP request mode to any of the two following modes BootP Always or to BootP or Last Address Stack IP Address Type a new stack IP address in the appropriate format The format is XXX XXX XXX XXX Switch IP Address Type a new switch IP address in the appropriate format The default switch IP address is 192 168 1 32 Note When the IP address is entered in the In Band IP Address field and the In Band Subnet Mask field value is not present the software provides an in use default value for the In Band Subnet Mask field that is based on the class of the IP address entered in the In Band IP Address field Subnet Mask Type a new subnet mask in the appropriate format The default subnet mask value is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Type an IP address for the default gateway in the appropriate format The default gateway value is 0 0 0 0 Administration username nnadmin password PlsChgMe Ping IP Type an IP address to ping Ping Host Choose Yes or No Ping Result if ping issued Displays the results of the ping operation Changing the administrator password Use the Passwords page to change access passwords Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel
209. r BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential BES100 or BES200 advanced features configuration Navigation Use these procedures to set up the BES100 or BES200 advanced management features Configuring Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP page 44 Configuring Quality of Service QoS settings page 45 Configuring Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP snooping page 46 Adding MAC addresses page 46 Locating a specific MAC address page 47 Configuring MAC address based security page 48 Filtering MAC destination addresses page 48 Deleting MAC destination addresses page 49 Configuring port management properties page 50 Configuring Remote Access page 51 Configuring Link Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP transmission properties page 52 Configuring LLDP port status page 53 Configuring LLDP Tx TLV transmit status page 54 Configuring console port communication speed page 55 Configuring port lists page 55 Enabling security on ports page 56 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confi
210. r MT RJ Single fiber LC fiber optic connector Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Technical specifications 229 Specifications for LC type 1000BASE SX connectivity The Model 1000BASE SX SFP provides 1000BASE SX 850 nm short wavelength Gigabit Ethernet connectivity using LC duplex multimode fiber connectors The Model 1000BASE SX SFP supports full duplex operation only 1000BASE SX SFP specifications page 229 describes standards connectors cabling and distance for the Model 1000BASE SX SFP 1000BASE SX SFP specifications Type Specification Standards Conforms to the following standards 802 3z 1000BASE SX Cabling 62 5 um MMF optic cable 50 um MMF optic cable Distance 902 ft 275 m using 62 5 um MMF optic cable 1804 ft 550 m using 50 um MMF optic cable Wavelength 850 nm Receiver characteristics Minimum receiver sensitivity 17 dBm Specifications for LC type 1000BASE LX connectivity The Model 1000BASE LX SFP provides 1000BASE LX 1310 nm long wavelength Gigabit Ethernet connectivity using LC duplex fiber connectors The long wavelength optical transceivers used in the LX model provide variable distance ranges using both multimode and single mode fiber optic cabling The Model 1000BASE LX supports full duplex operation only
211. r from the list Port The range is 1 to 50 Port Name The name assigned to the Port PVID The number of the VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on this trunk port VLAN Port Information Table The number assigned to the VLAN when the VLAN was created Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 100 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value VLAN The range is 1 to 4094 VLAN Name The name assigned to the VLAN when the VLAN was created VLAN Type The type of the VLAN Viewing the RMON fault event log Remote monitor RMON events and alarms work together to notify you when values in your network go out of a specified range When values pass the specified ranges the alarm triggers and fires The event specifies how the activity is recorded An event specifies whether a trap a log or a trap and a log are generated due to alarm activity When RMON is globally enabled two default events are generated e Rising Event e Falling Event Default events specify that when an alarm goes out of range the firing of the alarm is tracked in both a trap and a log For example when an alarm fires at the rising threshold the rising event specifies that this information be sent to both a trap and a log The RMON Event Log page works in conjunct
212. raged to assign increasing index values to new entries starting with one after each reboot It is unlikely that the Index wraps between reboots AddrSubtype The type of encoding used in the associated Addr object Addr The management address associated with the remote system AddrlfSubtype Identifies the numbering method used for defining the interface number associated with the remote system Adadrifld The integer value used to identify the interface number regarding the management address component associated with the remote system AddrOID The OID value used to identify the type of hardware component or protocol entity associated with the management address advertised by the remote system agent Deleting a Trap Receivers entry Use this procedure to delete a Trap Receiver from the BES100 or BES200 Series Switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Hardware Inventory The System tab appears in the information panel 2 Click the Trap Receivers tab The Trap Receivers tab appears 3 In the Trap Receivers tab select the entry to delete 4 Click Delete End Configuring RMON events The Remote Network Monitoring RMON MIB is an interface between the RMON agent on a BES100 or BES200 Series switch and an RMON management application such as the Element Manager Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switc
213. rates a single event Index of the event entry that is used when a rising threshold is crossed The event entry identified by a particular value of this index is the same as identified by the same value of the event index object Generally accept the default When the current sampled value is less than or equal to this threshold and the value at the last sampling interval was greater than this threshold generates a single event Index of the event entry that is used when a falling threshold is crossed The event entry identified by a particular value of this index is the same as identified by the same value of the event index object Generally accept the default that is already filled in that is already filled in Alarms tab The Alarms tab displays the RMON statistics and history for the port for which you have created an alarm Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration Choose General 2 3 Choose Alarms 4 Type information in the fields as described in the table below 5 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon 6 To delete an entry click a row and then click Delete Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administrat
214. ration gt Reset The Reset page appears The reset warning message appears 2 Click OK to reset or Cancel to cancel the request ATTENTION If you have not configured system password security a reset returns you to the home page If you have configured system password security a reset returns you to a log on page End Rebooting the BES100 and BES200 Series switches to system defaults Reboot the switch to replace all configured switch parameters with the factory default values During the process of changing to default settings the switch initiates a self test that comprises various diagnostic routines and subtests Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 84 BES100 or BES200 administration Prerequisites e Ensure that you want to replace configured settings with factory default settings before performing this procedure CAUTION If you choose change to default settings all configured settings are replaced with factory default settings when you click Submit For more information about factory default settings see Initial configuration Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Administration 2 Choose Reset to Default The reset to default warning message appears End The LEDs display various pattern
215. re your eyes Never look into an optical fiber or connector port Always assume that fiber optic cables are connected to a light source Product description This section describes the SFP and label and provides a model list for 1000BASE SX SFPs and 1000BASE LX SFPs This section also describes the Nortel Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexed CWDM SFPs and provides a CWDM SFP model list This section includes the following topics e Locking and extractor mechanisms page 198 SFP labeling page 199 SFP models page 200 Locking and extractor mechanisms Depending on the transceiver manufacturer an SFP transceiver can have various types of locking and extractor mechanisms Locking and extracting mechanisms page 199 shows two types of locking extractor mechanisms used on SFP and XFP transceivers Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Product description 199 Locking and extracting mechanisms QQ to extract XFP Pull bail to extract 44489re SFP labeling The Nortel label on a typical SFP contains a Nortel serial number a bar code a manufacturer s code an interface type and a part number See Nortel SFP label page 199 Part number SFP interface type y al AAIA190O Ix Top view Nortel SFP label NORTE
216. represent a count of receive errors on a particular interface that are not otherwise counted CarrierSenseErrors The number of times that the carrier sense condition was lost or never asserted when attempting to transmit a frame on a particular interface The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented at most once per transmission attempt even if the carrier sense condition fluctuates during a transmission attempt Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 141 Variable Value FrameTooLongs A count of frames received on a particular interface that exceed the maximum permitted frame size The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameTooLong status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC or other MAC user Received frames for which multiple error conditions occur are according to the conventions of IEEE 802 3 Layer Management counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC SQETestErrors A count of times that the SQE TEST ERROR message is generated by the PLS sublayer for a particular interface The SQE TEST ERROR message is defined in section 7 2 2 2 4 of ANSI IEEE 802 3 1985 and its generation is described in section 7 2
217. reventing them from being deliverable to a higher layer protocol For character oriented or fixed length interfaces the number of inbound transmission units that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher layer protocol OutErrors For packet oriented interfaces the number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors For character oriented or fixed length interfaces the number of outbound transmission units that could not be transmitted because of errors InUnknownProtos For packet oriented interfaces the number of packets received via the interface that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol For character oriented or fixed length interfaces that support protocol multiplexing the number of transmission units received via the interface that were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol For any interface that does not support protocol multiplexing this counter is always zero Ethernet Errors tab The Ethernet Errors tab shows port Ethernet Errors statistics Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Port Metrics The switch view appears in the information panel 2 Click the Ethernet Errors tab Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006
218. riable formats Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 169 Alarm variable list Alarm variables are in three formats e Achassis alarm ends in x where the x index is hard coded No further information is required e A Spanning Tree Group STG or EtherStat alarm ends with a dot You must enter an STG ID IP address or EtherStat information A port alarm ends with no dot or index and requires using the port shortcut menu An example of a port alarm would be iflnOctets interface incoming octet count For this example select Bridge gt dotidStpTopChanges 0 from the variable list This example is a chassis alarm indicated by the 0 in the variable Deleting an alarm Use this procedure to delete an alarm from the configuration Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt Alarms The Alarms tab appears 2 Click any field for the alarm that you want to delete to select it 3 Click Delete End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential
219. rics The switch view appears in the information panel 2 Select the single or multiple ports that you want to graph To select multiple ports press Ctrl and select the ports that you want to configure A yellow outline appears around the selected ports End Interface tab The Interface tab shows interface parameters for graphing a port or ports Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Port Metrics The switch view appears in the information panel 2 Click the Interface tab Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 137 3 To view a graphical representation of statistics click the numeric data you wish to graph and choose a Line chart icon a Bar Chart icon or an Area Chart icon 4 To send the information from the fields in this page to a text file click the Export data icon The Device Manager dialog box appears 5 In the File name field type a file name 6 Choose Save as type to save the file as a different type 7 Click Save to create the file or Cancel to quit without saving your changes 8 To erase information from all the columns except the AbsoluteValue column click Clear Counters 9 In the Poll Interval
220. ridge configuration information Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt LACP The LACP page appears 2 Click Refresh to update the page End LACP tab Variable Index The unique identifier that the local system assigns to this aggregator This attribute identifies an aggregator instance among the subordinate managed objects of the containing object MacAddress The MAC address used by this bridge when it must be referred to in a unique fashion AggregateOrlndividual Indicates whether the aggregation port can aggregate or can operate only as an individual link Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 130 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value ActorLagID The combined information of Actor System Priority Actor System ID and Actor Operational Key in ActorSystemPriority ActorSystem D Acto rOperationalkey hexadecimal format ActorSystemPriority A 2 octet read write value used to define the priority value associated with the Actor s System ID ActorSystemID The MAC address value that defines the value of the System ID for the system that contains this aggregation port ActorOperKey The current operational value of the key for the aggregation port ActorAdminK
221. ries switch disconnect and then reconnect the AC power cord then verify that the switch follows the normal power up sequence CAUTION To avoid injury from hazardous electrical current do not remove the top cover of the device There are no user serviceable components inside Vorsicht Um Verletzungsgefahr durch einen elektrischen Stromschlag auszuschlieBen nehmen Sie niemals die obere Abdeckung vom Ger t ab Im Gerateinnern befinden sich keine Komponenten die vom Benutzer gewartet werden k nnen Avertissement Pour viter tout risque d lectrocution ne jamais retirer le capot de l appareil Cet appareil ne contient aucune pi ce accessible par l utilisateur Advertencia A fin de evitar da os personales por corrientes el ctricas peligrosas no desmonte nunca la cubierta superior de este dispositivo Los componentes internos no son reparables por el usuario Avvertenza Per evitare lesioni fisiche dovute a scariche pericolose di corrente non rimuovere mai il coperchio superiore del dispositivo componenti interni non possono essere manipolati dall utente Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 174 BES100 or BES200 administration Caution ee EBAN ERL UATE Feu ARKI 1 FARINA MA Ft Normal power up sequen
222. right 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 140 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value FCSErrors A count of frames received on a particular interface that are an integral number of octets in length but do not pass the FCS check The count represented by an instance of this object is incremented when the frameCheckError status is returned by the MAC service to the LLC or other MAC user Received frames for which multiple error conditions occur are according to the conventions of IEEE 802 3 Layer Management counted exclusively according to the error status presented to the LLC InternalMacTransmitErrors A count of frames for which transmission on a particular interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer transmit error A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the LateCollisions object the ExcessiveCollisions object or the CarrierSenseErrors object InternalMacReceiveErrors A count of frames for which reception on a particular interface fails due to an internal MAC sublayer receive error A frame is only counted by an instance of this object if it is not counted by the corresponding instance of either the FrameTooLongs object the AlignmentErrors object or the FCSErrors object The precise meaning of the count represented by an instance of this object is implementation specific In particular an instance of this object may
223. rors Multicasts The number of good multicast packets received transmitted on this port excluding broadcast packets Broadcasts The number of good broadcast packets Total Octets Pause Frames FCS Frame Errors Undersized Packets Oversized Packets Filtered Packets Collisions Single Collisions Multiple Collisions Excessive Collisions received transmitted on this port The number of octets of data received transmitted on this port including data in bad packets and FCS octets and framing bits The number of pause frames received transmitted on this port The number of valid size packets received on this port with proper framing but discarded because of cyclic redundancy check CRC errors The number of packets received on this port with fewer than 64 bytes and with proper CRC and framing also known as short frames or runts The number of packets received on this port with proper CRC and framing that met the following requirements 1518 bytes if no VLAN tag exists 1522 bytes if a VLAN tag exists The number of packets discarded on this port when the capacity of the port transmit buffer was exceeded The number of collisions detected on this port The number of packets transmitted successfully on this port after a single collision The number of packets transmitted successfully on this port after more than one collision The number of packets lost on this port due to excessive collisions No
224. rt aging time out value is used The time out value is set equal to the Forward Delay parameter contained in BPDUs originating from the root The range of values for the Forward Delay parameter specified in the IEEE standard is 4 to 30 seconds The recommended default value is 15 Port path cost With the BES100 and BES200 Series switches the path cost associated with a port is automatically calculated by the switch The cost of a given link is specified to be inversely proportional to the data rate of the link thus a 10 Mb s Ethernet has a link cost of 100 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 214 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Path cost values page 215 describes the default values that have a nonlinear relationship between link cost and data rate for very high speed LANs Path cost values Data rate Default link cost value 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 10 Gbps Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol IEEE 802 1w The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP or IEEE 802 1w prevents loops is faster to converge than STP and is backwards compatible with STP Interoperability with legacy STP RSTP provides for backward compatibility with legacy STP An RSTP port transmits and receives only RSTP BPDU If an RSTP port receives an STP BPDU it becomes an STP port
225. rt component associated with a given port in the local system SysCapSupported Identifies the system capabilities supported on the remote system SysName Remote system name PortDesc The remote port description SysDesc Remote system description Displaying LLDP Neighbor Management properties Display the LLDP management properties for the switch neighbor Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application 2 Choose 802 1ab Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Element Manager 107 3 Choose LLDP Neighbor Management The LLDP Neigbor Management page appears End LLDP Neighbor Management page items Item Description Identifies the local port on which the remote system information is received The time stamp for the entry MAC service access point MAC SAP identifier ChassisldSubtype The type of encoding used to identify the remote system chassis chassisComponent e interfaceAlias portComponent e macAddress e networkAddress e interfaceName e local Chassisld Remote chassis ID PortldSubtype The type of port identifier encoding used in the associated Portld object Portld The string value used to identify the port component associated with a
226. rtel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Standard 11 24 2006 Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 93 Variable Value Deferred Packets The number of frames delayed on the first transmission attempt without incurring a collision Late Collisions The number of packets collisions occurring after a total length of time that exceeds 512 bit times of packet transmission Packets Received Value and Transmitted 64 bytes The number of packets the specified size range 65 127 bytes received transmitted successfully on this port 128 255 bytes 256 511 bytes 512 1023 bytes 1024 1518 bytes Zeroing ports Use the Zero Port button to clear the statistical information for the currently displayed port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Statistics gt Port The Port page appears 2 Click the Zero Portbutton at the bottom of the page The page refreshes and the Port page reappears 3 To clear the statistical information for all ports in a switch configuration click Zero All Ports if necessary End Viewing all port errors View all ports in the switch that have an error If a particular port has no errors it is not displayed Use this procedure to view a summary of the port errors for the swit
227. runk group Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 238 BES reference information Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring 2 Choose Statistics 3 Choose Link Aggregation Port Statistics The Link Aggregation Port Statistics page appears End LACP Port Statistics page items Item Description LACPDUs Rx The number of valid LACPDUs received on the aggregation port MarkerPDUs Rx The number of valid MarkerPDUs received on the aggregation port Marker ResponsePDUs Rx The number of valid MarkerResponsePDUs received on the aggregation port UnknownPDUs Rx The number of frames received that can carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type value but contain an unknown PDU e are addressed to the Slow Protocols group MAC Address but do not carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type IllegalPDUs Rx The number of frames received that carry the Slow Protocols Ethernet Type value but contain a badly formed PDU or an illegal value of Protocol Subtype LACPDUs Tx The number of LACPDUs transmitted on the aggregation port MarkerPDUs Tx The number of MarkerPDUs transmitted on the aggregation port MarkerResponsePDUs Tx The number of MarkerResponsePDUs transmitted on the aggregation port Summary Switch Inform
228. s when the volume of a particular packet type is extreme placing severe strain on the network set the forwarding rate of the packet type to not exceed a lower percentage of the total available bandwidth Enable Enables true or disables false rate limiting for the specified traffic type on the port QoS configuration Use these procedures to configure the QoS on your BES100 or BES200 Series switch using the Element Manager Navigation Enabling QoS mapping page 163 e Configuring Quality of Service QoS Settings page 76 Enabling QoS mapping Use this procedure to enable DSCP to 802 1p mapping on your BES100 or BES200 Series switch using the Element Manager Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 164 BES100 or BES200 administration S Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt QoS gt QoS Settings The Globals tab appears 2 To enable QoS mapping select the DscpTo802 1pMappingEnabled check box OR To disable QoS mapping clear the DscpTo802 1pMappingEnabled check box 3 Click Apply End RMON configuration This section details the procedures for configuring the RMON as it relates to the Element Manager Navigation e Configuring RMON history page 164
229. s Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Spanning Tree Protocol 211 Possible problems with VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol Station A Business Ethernet os 42 gt Switch 110 210 e 4 j 4 PE st VLAN 1 ti 2 No Communications Forwarding y Blocking Business Ethernet Switch 110 210 p ise seers s2 x VLAN 2 Station B As shown in Possible problems with VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol page 211 with STP enabled only one connection between Switch S1 and Switch S2 is forwarding at any time Communications failure occurs between VLAN 2 of S1 and VLAN 2 of S2 blocking communications between Stations A and B The STP selects the link connecting VLAN 1 on Switches S1 and S2 as the forwarding link based on port speed duplex mode and port priority Because the other link connecting VLAN 2 is in Blocking mode stations on VLAN 2 in Switch S1 cannot communicate with stations in VLAN 2 on Switch S2 With multiple links only one link forwards VLAN configuration rules VLAN configuration steps have specific configuration rules When creating VLANs consider the following rules before making changes Ifa port is a trunk group member adding or removing that port from a VLAN results in all other port members of that trunk group being added or removed from the VLAN e Auto PV
230. s from 1 to 10 seconds Notification Interval Sets the interval between successive transmissions of LLDP notifications The range is from 5 to 3600 seconds Tx Delay Sets the minimum delay between successive LLDP frame transmissions The range is from 1 to 8192 seconds Configuring LLDP port status Configure LLDP port status from the LLDP Local Management page Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt 802 1ab gt LLDP Local Management 2 In the Admin Status field select a status from the list to indicate receive and transmit capabilities 3 In the Config Notification Enable field select a value of True or False End LLDP port status page items Item Description Link Layer Discovery Management Mgmt Addr The string value used to identify the management address component associated with the local system The purpose of this address is to contact the management entity Mgmt Adarlfld The integer value used to identify the interface number regarding the management address component associated with the local system Mgmt Addr OID The OID value used to identify the type of hardware component or protocol entity associated with the management address advertised by the local system agent Link Layer Discovery Protocol Port System Data Port Port number Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 3
231. s to indicate that the subtests are in progress Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server Store switch configuration parameters on a Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP server so you can retrieve the configuration parameters of a switch and use the retrieved parameters to automatically configure a replacement switch You must set up the file on your TFTP server and set the filename read write permission to enabled to store a switch configuration A properly configured TFTP server must be present in your network and the BES100 or BES200 Series switch must have an IP address to download the BES100 or BES200 Series switches configuration file Prerequisites e The Configuration File feature can only be used to copy standalone switch configuration parameters to other standalone switches Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 85 e A configuration file obtained from a standalone switch can be used only to configure other standalone switches that have the same firmware revision and model type as the donor standalone switch Configuration File page items These parameters are not Configured in this Web page saved Switch IP Address Configuring initial settings Subnet Mask by usi
232. ser contention for bandwidth and eliminate server and network congestion Before segmentation 88 users had a total bandwidth of only 10 Mb s available After segmentation 92 users have 40 Mb s four times the previous bandwidth the segment switch has added 22 dedicated 100 Mb s connections This configuration can be extended to add more segments without degrading performance Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 196 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals BES100 and BES200 Series switch used as a segment switch Before After Sever Ethemet 100200 25G Thiee sets 0123 users each set shares 10 Mbs 10 23 Mbs per user Audition of 21 users each with dedicated 100 Mav s bandwidth 88 users share 10 Mb s 1 0 88 Mbvs per user Seeves bottleneck 10 Mb s bandwidth Network center boilerieck 10 Mis bandwidth Tote of 88 users Seve with dedicated 100 M s bandwidth Network center with decficated 1 Gb s tub duptex bancivedity Tota of 89 users High density switched workgroup application Configuring power workgroups and a shared media hub page 197 shows an example of using an Ethernet Switch 110 with a high speed gigabit connection to a Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch Ethernet Switch 110 and Ethernet Switch 120 are also shown in this example of a
233. ser interface see BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface page 31 e To set up the Business Element Manager user interface for use with the BES100 or BES200 see Using the Element Manager page 57 e To set up the BES100 or BES200 management features with the Business Element Manager user interface see BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager page 63 e To reset the system to change the IP address to view system details or to manage BES100 or BES200 firmware see BES100 or BES200 administration page 79 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 18 Introduction To learn about the BES100 or BES200 management features see Business Ethernet Switch 100 or 200 Series fundamentals page 183 e For system defaults specifications compliances and other reference information related to the BES100 or BES200 see BES reference information page 227 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Using the Web based user interface Use the information in this chapter to understand how to use the Web based user interface to view and co
234. sociated with the VLAN Multicast Group Address Displays all of the IP Multicast group addresses that are currently active on the associated port Port Displays the port numbers that are associated with the IP Multicast group addresses displayed in the IP Multicast group address field Viewing the QoS Traffic Control configuration View the QoS Traffic Control configuration to monitor performance Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application Choose Quality of Service 2 3 Choose Traffic Control 4 In the Policy Type list make a selection 5 Click Submit Oo In the Traffic Class list make a selection 7 Click Submit End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 90 BES100 or BES200 administration a TT e EEENNN The following table explains the parameters you will see on the Traffic Control page Variable definitions Variable Value Policy Type Specifies the policy type to use Strict or Weighted Round Robin scheduling User Priority This read only value lists the eight priority levels Traffic Class Specifies the traffic class associated with each user priority Choose from e Highest e High e Med Low Viewing the system log View the system log to see a display of
235. specific table associated with this entry BucketsGranted The number of discrete sampling intervals over which data is saved in the part of the media specific table associated with this entry There are instances when the actual number of buckets associated with this entry is less than the value of this object In this case at the end of each sampling interval a new bucket is added to the media specific table Interval The interval in seconds over which the data is sampled for each bucket in the part of the media specific table associated with this entry You can set this interval to any number of seconds between 1 and 3600 1 hour Because the counters in a bucket may overflow at their maximum value with no indication note the possibility of overflow in any of the associated counters It is important to consider the minimum time in which any counter could overflow on a particular media type and set the historyControllnterval object to a value less than this interval This is typically most important for the octets counter in any media specific table For example on an Ethernet network the etherHistoryOctets counter could overflow in about one hour at the Ethernet s maximum utilization Owner The network management system that created this entry Enabling Ethernet statistics gathering You can use RMON to gather Ethernet statistics Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administratio
236. sponding page an This icon identifies a menu title option that has a hyperlink 3 to related pages This icon is linked to an action for example logout reset or reset to system defaults When you click a menu option the corresponding management page appears A page is composed of one or more items Management page items Item Description Tables and input forms Gray cells are read only White cells are input fields Check boxes Enable or disable a selection by clicking a check box When a check mark is displayed in the box that selection is enabled You disable a selection by clicking the checked box Icons and buttons Icons and buttons perform an action concerning the displayed page or the switch Some pages include a button that opens another page or updates the values shown on the current page Some pages include icons that initiate an action such as reformatting the current displayed data as a bar or pie chart Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 24 Using the Web based user interface Configuration options Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop down list After you make a configuration change on a page be sure to click the Submit button to confirm the new setting The following table summarizes some of the common config
237. state AdminStatus changes to the down state or remains in the up state as a result of either management action or the configuration information available to the managed system Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring port settings 73 Variable Value OperStatus The current operational state of the interface which can be one of the following e up down e testing If AdminStatus is up then OperStatus should be up if the interface is ready to transmit and receive network traffic If AdminStatus is up the OperStatus should remain in the down state if and only if a physical or other network impeding condition prevents the link from entering the UP state The testing state indicates that no operational packets can be passed LastChange The time the interface entered its current operational state LinkTrap Specifies whether linkUp linkDown traps should be generated for this interface OperDuplex The current duplex mode of the port half duplex or full duplex OperSpeed The current operating speed of the port VLAN tab The VLAN tab displays the properties of port based VLANs for the selected port VLAN tab Variable Value Untagged Priority EgressTagging Choose whether to enable or disable tagging for the port Vianlds
238. statistics on a selected switch to gather information about the port Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Device Monitoring gt Statistics gt Interface The Interface page appears Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks 11 24 2006 Nortel Networks Confidential System administration using the Web based user interface 95 2 To update the statistical information click Update End Variable definitions Variable Value The port number corresponding to the selected switch In Octets The number of octets received on the interface including framing characters Out Octets The number of octets transmitted out of the interface including framing characters The number of unicast packets ingressing the port Out Unicast The number of unicast packets destined to be sent out this port including those that were discarded or not sent In Non Unicast The number of non unicast broadcast and multicast packets ingressing the port Out Non Unicast The number of non unicast broadcast and multicast packets destined to be sent out this port including those that were discarded or not sent In Discards The number of inbound packets that are selected to be discarded even though no errors were detected to prevent their being delivered to a higher layer protocol
239. t Hardware Inventory The System tab appears in the information panel 2 Click the Trap Receivers tab The Trap Receivers tab appears 3 Click Insert The Chassis Insert Trap Receivers dialog box appears 4 Complete the fields as described in the Variable definitions table 5 Click Insert The new entry appears in the Trap Receivers tab End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 70 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using Element Manager Variable definitions Variable Value Index Choose the number of the trap receiver to create or modify IPAddress Type the network address for the SNMP manager that is to receive the specified trap Community Type the community string for the specified trap receiver Configuring Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP ports Use this procedure to configure LACP ports for your BES100 or BES200 Series switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt System gt Port 2 Click a port The Interface tab appears 3 Choose the LACP tab The LACP tab appears 4 Set the desired values for the configurable parameters 5 Click Apply End LACP tab AdminEnabled Enables or disables LACP on the port OperEnabled Displays the current op
240. t appear if Java script Java applets are disabled and some management features do not work properly if pop up dialog boxes are disabled End Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Logging off from the Web based user interface 21 Logging on to the Web based user interface Use this procedure to log on to the Web based user interface Before you log on to the Web based user interface verify the VLAN port assignments and ensure that your switch and computer are on the same network If the devices are not connected to the same VLAN the IP address does not display the home page The default VLAN ID is 1 The Default IP address is 192 168 1 132 and the security default is ON The default Username is nnadmin the default Password is PlsChgMe The user name and password are case sensitive Procedure steps Step Action 1 Start your Web browser 2 In the Web based user interface address bar type the IP address for your host switch For example enter http 192 168 1 132 3 If prompted enter the user name and password and click OK Default user name nnadmin Default password PlsChgMe The user name and password are case sensitive End Network security is enabled by default Logging off from the Web based user interface
241. t to one or more management stations Possible notifications are as follows none log trap log and trap Community The SNMP community string acts as a password Only those management applications with this community string can view the alarms LastTimeSent The value of sysUpTime at the time this event entry last generated an event If this entry has not generated any events this value is zero If traps are specified to be sent to the owner then this is the name of the machine that receives alarm traps Graphing ports using the Rmon Ether Stats tab Element Manager gathers Ethernet statistics that you can have graphed ina variety of formats or you can save them to a file and export the statistics to an outside presentation or graphing application Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 146 BES100 or BES200 administration Viewing statistics Use the following procedure to save and graph Ethernet statistics Procedure steps Step Action 1 10 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Port Metrics The switch view appears in the information panel Select the single or multiple ports that you want to graph The Interface tab appears in the information panel Click the Rmon Ether Stats tab The Rmo
242. t Nortel Technical Support The following information is available online e contact information for Nortel Technical Support e information about the Nortel Technical Solutions Centers e information about the Express Routing Code ERC for your product An ERC is available for many Nortel products and services When you use an ERC your call is routed to a technical support person who specializes in supporting that product or service You can locate the ERC for your product or service online The Nortel Support Web page is here www nortel com Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential New in this release The following section details what is new in Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series for hardware and software release 1 0 BES100 is version 1 1 BES200 is 1 2 Features See the following sections for information about feature changes Addition of BES200 content This document was updated to provide all required information on how to use the BES200 series switch Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 16 New in this release TT CSCSCSC CCSSCOC dy Nortel Business
243. tal count since the statistics tab was first opened The elapsed time for the cumulative counter is displayed at the lower right hand corner of the information panel Average sec The cumulative count divided by the cumulative elapsed time Minimum sec The minimum average for the counter for a given polling interval over the cumulative elapsed time Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 136 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value Maximum sec LastVal sec The maximum average for the counter for a given polling interval over the cumulative elapsed time The average for the counter over the last polling interval The windows displayed when you configure a single port differ from the ones displayed when you configure multiple ports However the options are similar When either single or multiple ports are displayed you can specify the desired polling interval from the Poll Interval list When multiple ports are displayed only the AbsoluteValue statistics are initially displayed Choose from the Show list to modify the type of statistics to display Use this procedure to access the Port Metrics option Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt System Metrics gt Port Met
244. tation it must be configured as an Edge port An active Edge port goes directly to Forwarding state without any delay An Edge port becomes a non Edge port if it receives a BPDU Path cost values RSTP recommends new path cost values that support a wide range of link speeds The Recommended path cost values table lists the recommended path cost values Recommended path cost values Link speed Default value Less than or equal 100 Kb s 200 000 000 1 Mb s 20 000 000 10 Mb s 2 000 000 100 Mb s 200 000 1 Gb s 10 Gb s 100 Gb s Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 216 BES100 or 200 Series fundamentals Rapid convergent In RSTP the root port or the designated port can ask its peer for permission for going to the Forwarding State If the peer agrees the root port can move to the Forwarding State without any delay This procedure is called Negotiation Process With RSTP information that is received on a port is sent immediately if the port becomes inoperative instead of waiting for the Maximum Age time The following example illustrates how an RSTP port moves rapidly to Forwarding state without the risk of creating a loop in the network Port 2 on switches A B and C are configured as edge ports because they connect to PC enda stations Switch A
245. tatus Because end nodes cannot cause forwarding loops they can pass directly through to the spanning tree forwarding state A value of True indicates that the spanning tree can assume this port as an edge port and a value of False indicates that the spanning tree can assume this port as a non edge port Oper Edge Status A value of True indicates that the spanning tree can assume this port as an edge port and a value of False indicates that the spanning tree can assume this port as a non edge port The switch software sets this object to false on reception of a BPDU OperP2P Status The administrative point to point status of the LAN segment attached to this port A value of True indicates that the spanning tree treats this port as if it is connected to a point to point link A value of False indicates that the spanning tree treats this port as having a shared media connection A value of Auto indicates that this port is considered to have a point to point link if it is an aggregator and all of its members are aggregatable or if the MAC entity is configured for full duplex operation either through autonegotiation or by management means Oper Protocol Version Indicates the STP version in which the port is participating Role Indicates the role of the port in the Spanning Tree instance State Used to identify the RSTP port state Port state is cataloged as Discarding Learning or Forwarding Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 S
246. tems braces Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where there is more than one option You must choose only one of the options Do not type the braces when you enter the command Example If the command syntax is show ip alerts routes you must enter either show ip alerts or show ip routes but not both Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Related publications 13 brackets Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions Do not type the brackets when you enter the command Example If the command syntax is show ip interfaces alerts you can enter either show ip interfaces or show ip interfaces alerts italic text Indicates variables in command syntax descriptions Also indicates new terms and book titles Where a variable is two or more words the words are connected by an underscore Example If the command syntax is show at lt valid_route gt valid_route is one variable and you substitute one value for it plain Courier text Indicates command syntax and system output for example prompts and system messages Example Set Trap Monitor Filters separator gt Shows menu paths Example Protocols gt IP identifies the IP command on the Protocols menu vertical line Separates
247. tep Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt MAC Address Security gt Security Configuration The Security Configuration page appears 2 On the MAC Address Security field select Enabled or Disabled from the list 3 Click Submit End Filtering MAC destination addresses Filter MAC destination addresses to drop all packets from a specified MAC Destination Address DA Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Deleting MAC destination addresses 49 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt MAC Address Security gt DA MAC Filtering The DA MAC Filtering page appears 2 In the DA MAC Filtering Entry Creation area enter the MAC DA you want to filter You can list up to 10 MAC DAs to filter The address format is XX XX XX XX XX XX ATTENTION Ensure that you do not enter the MAC address of the management station 3 Click Submit The system returns you to the DA MAC Filtering page with the new DA listed in the table End Variable definitions Lets you delete a MAC DA you are filtering Index The number of the MAC address MAC Address Displays the MAC address The range is 1 10 DA MAC Filtering Entry Enter the MAC DA you want to filter Creation DA MAC Address XX XX XX XX XX X
248. terface and start a new session The IP address you were connected to is no longer valid ATTENTION If the IP address you gave the switch is on a network subnet that is different from what your computer is using you need to change the IP address of your PC to be on the same subnet as the switch before you can reconnect End Variable definitions Switch IP Address Specify a new IP address for the switch Subnet Mask Enter a new subnet mask Default Gateway Specify an IP address for the default gateway Default Management Specify the VLAN ID number of the port based default VLAN management VLAN Web Switch Password Type Enables ON or disables OFF password for access to the Web interface Read Only Switch Password Specifies the read only password for access to the Web interface Read Write Switch Specifies the read write password for access to the Web interface Password Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Configure SNMPv1 to modify read write and read only community strings enable or disable trap mode settings and enable or disable the autotopology feature Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Configuring an SNMP trap receiver 33 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Config
249. then click Properties Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 80 BES100 or BES200 administration 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box click Use the following IP address Then type your intended IP address subnet mask and default gateway in the provided boxes 5 Click OK to save the changes End Procedure steps to change the IP address of a Windows XP PC Step Action 1 From the PC start menu choose Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections 2 For the IP address you want to change right click the network connection icon and then click Properties 3 In the list of components used by this connection on the General tab select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box click Use the following IP address Then type your intended IP address subnet mask and default gateway in the provided boxes 5 Click OK to save the changes End System administration using the Web based user interface Use these procedures to display system or switch information from the Web based user interface Navigation e Managing the BES System Software page 81 e Configuring rate limiting page 86 e Viewing LACP Bridge configuration page 87 e Viewing LA
250. those in bad packets received on the network excluding framing bits but including Frame Check Sequence FCS octets Packets Broadcast Multicast CRC Align Errors The number of packets received transmitted on a port including bad broadcast and multicast packets The number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address This does not include multicast packets The number of good packets received that were directed to the multicast address This does not include packets sent to the broadcast address The number of packets received that had a length excluding and 1518 octets inclusive but had either a bad Frame FCS with an integral number of octets FCS errors with a nonintegral number of octets alignment error Undersize The number of packets received that were less than 64 octets long excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Nortel Networks Confidential 102 BES100 or BES200 administration Item Description Fragments The number of packets received that were less than 64 octets in length excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either a bad FCS with an integral number of octets FCS Error or a bad FCS with a nonintegral number
251. tor password and enable password authentication before you log off Setting the IP address automatically You can use an IP address to manage access to the switch over your network By default the switch invokes BootP at startup to obtain an IP address for the user interface If you want to configure the user interface IP address manually you can power the BES without a BootP server present and browse to the factory default address for the user interface Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 26 Using the Web based user interface Prerequisites e To configure the switch dynamically the network must provide BOOTP services Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt IP 2 In the BootP Request Mode box choose the type of BootP mode you want 3 Click Submit If BOOTP is enabled the switch broadcasts a request for IP configuration settings on each power reset End Variable definitions Variable Value BootP Request Mode Choose from BootP or Default IP BootP always BootP Disabled BootP or Last Address BootP or Default IP This setting sends a BootP request when the switch IP address stored in nonvolatile memory is the factory default value If the stored IP address differs from the factory default
252. uration page 37 Creating a port based VLAN Use this procedure to create port based VLANs for your BES100 or BES200 Series switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Application gt VLAN gt VLAN Configuration The VLAN Configuration page appears Click Create VLAN The VLAN Configuration Port based page appears In the VLAN field type an ID number for the VLAN The range is from 1 to 4094 In the VLAN Name field type a name to assign to the VLAN Click Submit End Modifying a port based VLAN Modify an existing port based VLAN to change the VLANID of the port Procedure steps Step Action 1 a A WO N From the main menu choose Application gt VLAN gt VLAN Configuration The VLAN Configuration page appears Click the Modify icon next to the VLAN you want to define ports for Click the ports you want to include in the current VLAN To enable all ports select the All check box Click Submit Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 36 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface The modified VLAN configuration is displayed in the VLAN Port based Setting table End Variable definitions Variable Value VLAN The number of the currently sel
253. uration gt SNMP The SNMP page appears 2 In the Read Only Community String box type the case sensitive read only password 3 In the Read Write Community String box type the case sensitive read write password 4 In the Authentication Trap list choose a selection 5 Click Submit in any section to save your changes End Variable Read Only Community String Type a character string to identify the community string for the SNMPv1 read only community The default value is PlsChgMe RO 1 to 32 characters in length Read Write Community String Type a character string to identify the community string for the SNMPv1 read write community The default value is PlsChgMe RW 1 to 32 characters in length Authentication Trap Choose to enable or disable the authentication trap 1 Enable 2 Disable Configuring an SNMP trap receiver Configure an SNMP trap receiver to configure an IP address and community string An SNMP trap receiver notifies you of significant events Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt SNMP Trap The SNMP Trap Receiver page appears 2 In the Trap Receiver Creation section type information in the text boxes or select from a list Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 34 BES100 or BES2
254. uration buttons that appear throughout the Web based user interface pages Web Page configuration buttons Button Action Reload Refreshes the page with current values Deletes the selected parameter from the configuration Removes the selected parameter from the configuration Help Links directly to Web Help ATTENTION To ensure proper screen refresh in the Internet Explorer menu choose Tools gt Internet Options gt General gt Temporary Internet Files gt Settings and select Every visit to the page as the setting for Check for newer versions of stored pages Setting the IP address Use this procedure to configure an IP address for the switch To use the BES100 or BES200 management features you must first configure the switch with an IP address that is compatible with the network where it is being installed For simplicity configure the IP address before you permanently install the switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 Place your switch close to the PC that you will use to configure it It helps if you can see the front panel of the switch while you work on your PC 2 Connect the Ethernet port of your PC to any port on the front panel of your switch 3 Insert the power adapter into the DC power socket in front of the switch 4 Plug the other end of the power adapter into a grounded 3 pin socket AC power source LLL Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Eth
255. use straight through cables while connecting to an Ethernet hub or switch Power over Ethernet on BES120 or BES220 The BES120 and BES220 provide IEEE 802 3af compliant power over the PoE labeled front panel RJ 45 ports The PoE ports are encapsulated by a red line The switch provides power discovery and power management on a per port basis You can use the BES120 or BES220 to provide power to network appliances such as IP telephones wireless access points and video devices The BES120 provides 12 or 24 ports with Power over Ethernet respectively on 24 and 48 port models The BES switches only support PoE on the first half of the ports identified by the red border around the ports on the PWR models PoE compliant Ethernet devices derive their power supply from the Cat5 cable connection These devices have no need for an external power adaptor Adequate power is available to supply 7 5 Watts per port on average and up to 15 4 Watts per port for any given device By default power is allocated based on real time measurement If the total Ethernet power budget for the BES120 is exceeded the switch sheds load by shutting down ports starting with the highest numbered port The BES120 attempts to restore power to uppermost ports at regular You can enable or disable power to an individual port using the Web based management interface For more information about PoE see Configuring PoE Management page 38 and Viewing switch power information
256. ver the configuration guidelines depend on whether both switches support 802 1Q tagging With 802 1Q tagging enabled on a port for a VLAN all frames leaving the port for that VLAN are marked as belonging to that specific VLAN You can assign specific switch ports as members of one or more VLANs that span multiple switches without interfering with the Spanning Tree Protocol VLANs spanning multiple 802 1Q tagged switches VLANs spanning multiple 802 1Q tagged switches page 209 shows VLANs spanning two BES100 Series switches The 802 1Q tagging is enabled on S1 port 2 and on S2 port 1 for VLAN 1 and VLAN 2 Both ports are tagged members of VLAN 1 and VLAN 2 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential VLANs spanning multiple switches 209 VLANs spanning multiple 802 1Q tagged switches I VLAN 1 1 VLAN 2 I 1 I pi s1 PEE e ao Switch 110 210 I Both ports are tagged I members of VLAN 1 I and VLAN 2 i 4 j Business Ethemet Switch 110 210 oof ofoe o8 Because there is only one link between the two switches the Spanning Tree Protocol STP treats this configuration as any other switch to switch connection For this configuration to work properly both switches must support the 802 1Q tagging protocol S2 Rr
257. vertised by the local system agent AddrPorts TxEnable Identifies the ports on which the local system management address TLVs are transmitted in the LLPDUs 802 1ab Neighbor tab With the 802 1ab Neighbor tab you can view LLDP properties for the remote system 802 1ab Neighbor tab Variable Value TimeMark The TimeFilter for this entry The TimeFilter is used for the index to a table It lets an application download only those rows changed since a particular time A row is considered changed if the value of any object in the row changes or if the row is created or deleted Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 160 BES100 or BES200 administration Variable Value LocalPortNum Identifies the local port on which the remote system information is received Index An arbitrary local integer value used by this agent to identify a particular connection instance unique only for the indicated remote system An agent is encouraged to assign increasing index values to new entries starting with one after each reboot It is unlikely that the Index wraps between reboots ChassisldSubtype The type of encoding used to identify the remote system chassis e chassisComponent e interfaceAlias portComponent e macAddress e networkAddress
258. with configuration files Access the Config Image Diag file to view information and to upload or download the configuration and image files Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Administration gt General gt File System The Config Image Diag file tab appears 2 In the TFTPServerlpAddress box type the IP address for the file you are file you are using 3 In the BinaryConfigFileName box type the name of the configuration file 4 In the ImageFileName box type the name of the image file 5 In the FwFileName Diagnostics box type the name of the diagnostics file 6 Click an Action option to download or upload the file 7 Click Apply End Variable definitions Variable Value TFTPServerlpAddress The IP address of the TFTP server for the configuration file the image file or the diagnostics firmware file If not used then the value is 0 0 0 0 BinaryConfigFileName Name of the configuration file ImageFileName Name of the image file FwFileName Diagnostics Specifies the diagnostics firmware file name Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Working with configuration files 61 Variable Value Action You can specify one of the following dnidConfig download the configuration file
259. wnload the BES100 or BES200 Series switch software image to non volatile flash memory to save the image on the device Prerequisites Take care not to interrupt the download process until after it runs to completion the process can take up to 10 min depending on network conditions Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential 82 BES100 or BES200 administration CAUTION Do not interrupt power to the device during the software download process A power interruption can corrupt the firmware image e The policy switch must have an IP address For information about configuring the switch IP address see Initial configuration e The policy switch needs a configured Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP server in your network For information about TFTP see Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server page 84 Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the main menu choose Configuration gt Software Download The Software Download page appears 2 In the Software Image Filename box type a name for the software image 3 In the Diagnostics Image Filename box type a name for the diagnostics image 4 In the TFTP Server IP Addressbox type the IP address for the TFTP load host 5 In the Start TFTP Load of New Image list choose
260. xi g y at J OY i Web Page N ieena o foaia DC eaa A IP Address 192 163 249 138 Connect to the selected network device Retry Court 15 f Trreout 3 30 secs pae 4 From the Network Element Tree select the BES device 5 Verify that the Read Community and the Write Community strings are set properly 6 From the Element Manager menu click the Connect button End Setting the IP address Use this procedure to configure an IP address for the switch To use the BES100 or BES200 management features you must first configure the switch with an IP address that is compatible with the network where it is being installed For simplicity configure the IP address before you permanently install the switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 Place your switch close to the PC that you will use to configure it It helps if you can see the front panel of the switch while you work on your PC Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Setting the IP address 59 10 11 12 Connect the Ethernet port of your PC to any port on the front panel of your switch Insert the power adapter into the DC power socket on the back of the switch Plug the other end of the power adapter into a grounded 3 pin socket AC power source Check the front
261. y taxes resulting from Customer s use of the Software Customer agrees to comply with all applicable laws including all applicable export and import laws and regulations d Neither party may bring an action regardless of form more than two years after the cause of the action arose e The terms and conditions of this License Agreement form the complete and exclusive agreement between Customer and Nortel Networks f This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the country in which Customer acquires the Software If the Software is acquired in the United States then this License Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of New York Contents Preface 11 Before you begin 12 Text conventions 12 Related publications 13 How to gethelp 14 New in this release 15 Features 15 Addition of BES200 content 15 Introduction 17 Using the Web based user interface 19 Prerequisites for using the Web based user interface 19 Setting up the Web based user interface 20 Logging on to the Web based user interface 21 Logging off from the Web based user interface 21 Navigating the Web based user interface 22 Menu and management pages 22 Configuration options 24 Setting the IP address 24 Setting the IP address automatically 25 Changing the administrator password 27 Enabling password authentication 28 Configuring system information 28 BES100 or BES200 basic configuration using the Web based user interface 31 Configuring
262. your BES100 or BES200 Series switch Navigation e Creating a port based VLAN page 64 e Modifying a VLAN page 65 Deleting a VLAN page 65 Creating a port based VLAN Use this procedure to create port based VLANs for your BES100 or BES200 Series switch Procedure steps Step Action 1 From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt VLANs The VLAN tab appears 2 Click Insert The VLAN Insert VLAN dialog box appears 3 Type the VLAN ID The value can be from 1 to 4094 if it is not already in use The default VLAN has a VID 1 Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 100 200 Series NN47925 300 01 01 Standard 1 0 11 24 2006 Copyright 2006 Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Confidential Deleting a VLAN 65 Type the VLAN name optional lf no name is entered a default name is created Click Insert The new VLAN appears in the VLAN tab Double click on the Port Member field The PortMembers dialog box appears Click the ports you want to include in the VLAN Click OK Click Apply End Modifying a VLAN After a VLAN is created you can modify the VLAN properties from the VLAN tab Procedure steps Step Action 1 Deleting a VLAN From the Task Navigation Panel choose Configuration gt Data Services gt VLANs The VLAN tab appears Type the VLAN name optional lf no name is entered a de

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