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Supermicro Superblade SBM-GEM-001Gigabit Ethernet module

1. B 2 B 3 InfiniBand Switch LED Descriptions ooooccciccicicinnnnnononnnnos B 3 xiii Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes xiv List of Figures Figure 3 1 Blade Enclosure with Gbps Switch Modules Installed 3 2 Figure 3 2 Blade Enclosure with 1 10 Gbps Switch Modules Installed 3 3 Figure 3 3 Configuring the Switch Module iese see ee Re RA ee ee Re 3 4 Figure 3 4 IPMI Login Screen esse see ese see ee ee ee ee ee Ke ee Ee AR ee ee ee ee 3 5 Figure 3 5 IPMI Blade System Screen ees ese ese ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 6 Figure 3 6 Gigabit Switch Panel esse ee ee EA AR ee Re ee Re ee ee ke 3 7 Figure 3 7 Displayed Text for Rebooting sesse ee ee Re Re Re ek ee 3 10 Figure 3 8 Setting Hardware Information e ees esse eke ee ee Re ee ee ee 3 11 Figure 4 1 InfiniBand Module iese ee ee Re Re ee Re ee ee ee ee 4 1 Figure 5 1 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 5 1 Figure 5 2 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Pors and Indicators ccoo EE EE EE RR Ri Rd 5 3 Figure 5 3 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Pass through Module esse esse ese ees ee 5 5 Figure 5 4 SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit Pass through Module sesse esse sesse 5 7 Figure 6 1 Switch Status Screen ese dee Re ee ee Re ee Re RA ee Re ea 6 2 Figure 6 2 Switch System Management Screen ees ese ee ee ee ee 6 2 Figure 6 3 Port St
2. 7 45 Layer2 Management Page ese es ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 46 Port Basic Settings Page sees ee se ke Re Re Re conc 7 48 Port Monitoring Pageant ee ee ae 7 49 VLAN Traffic Class Mapping Page iese sesse ees ee ee ee 7 50 Port Control Page vicio itd nok beled 7 51 xvi List of Figures Figure 7 42 Figure 7 43 Figure 7 44 Figure 7 45 Figure 7 46 Figure 7 47 Figure 7 48 Figure 7 49 Figure 7 50 Figure 7 51 Figure 7 52 Figure 7 53 Figure 7 54 Figure 7 55 Figure 7 56 Figure 7 57 Figure 7 58 Figure 7 59 Figure 7 60 Figure 7 61 Figure 7 62 Figure 7 63 Figure 7 64 Figure 7 65 Figure 7 66 Figure 7 67 Figure 7 68 Figure 7 69 Figure 7 70 Figure 7 71 Figure 7 72 Figure 7 73 Figure 7 74 Figure 7 75 Figure 7 76 Figure 7 77 Figure 7 78 Figure 7 79 Figure 7 80 Figure 7 81 Rate Limiting Page erigen iinet ei ee ee 7 52 VLAN Basic Settings Page ese ee ke ee Re Re Re ek 7 53 VLAN Port Settings Page iese ese ee ke ee Re ee ee ee 7 55 Static VLAN Configuration Page esse esse ese ee ek ee ee 7 56 VLAN Protocol Group Settings Page esse ese ee ee ee ee 7 57 Port VLAN Protocol Settings Page iese esse ee eke ee ee ee 7 58 VLAN Port MAC Map Page ees esse ee ee ee Re ee ee ke 7 59 VLAN Unicast MAC Settings Page iese sesse esse ke ee ee 7 60 Wildcard Settings Page iese se ee ee Re ee Re Re ee ee de 7 61 SwitchPort VLAN Fil
3. 802 1x Last Member Query Count Query Response Interval Cable Diagnostic O Enable IGMP Snooping Feature Password Logout Router Ports Click the checkbox under each port to assign router ports 1 2 4 5 6 7 2 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 akah ahahaha a aN OOOOOOOOOOO0OO CL 28 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 6 8 IGMP Snooping Screen Controls Control Robustness Variable Query Interval Query Response Interval Last Member Query Interval Last Member Query Count Enable IGMP Snooping Feature Router Ports Description This allows tuning for the expected packet loss on a subnet If a subnet is expected to be lossy the Robustness Variable may be increased IGMP is robust to Robustness Variable 1 packet losses The Robustness Variable must not be 0 and should not be 1 The default value is 2 This is the interval between general queries sent by the querier The default interval is 125 seconds By varying the Query Interval an administrator may tune the number of IGMP messages on the subnet larger values cause IGMP queries to be sent less often This is the maximum response time inserted into the periodic general queries The default value is 100 10 seconds By varying the query response interval an administrator can tune the bursting of IGMP messages on the s
4. Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure A 6 Installation Complete Appendix B LED Descriptions This appendix covers LED descriptions for the blade enclosure and other module components The LED descriptions for the InfiniBand switch Gigabit Ethernet modules and Blade modules are included here for your reference B 1 Gigabit Ethernet Module LED Descriptions SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet module and SBM GEM 002 Pass through module LEDs are described below in Table B 1 Table B 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators LED State Description Module Initiation OK LED The GEM 001 GbE switch module is operational and has GEM 001 Module Steady On passed the POST Power On Self Test with no critical faults Only Module Fault LED When lit this LED indicates that the GEM 001 GbE switch Red OR module has either failed the POST or has detected an GEM 001 Module y operational fault within the module When this LED is lit the Only fault LED on the blade enclosure will also turn on Solid Green This indicates that the link is established no activity Link Activity Ethernet This indicates that data is being transmitted Tx or received Blinking Green Port Status LED Rx Off This indicates that no link is established Speed Ethernet Port Amber Connection speed of the port is 1 Gb sec Status LED A j GEM 001 Module Green Connection speed of the port is 100 Mb sec Only Off Connection speed
5. 6 1 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware The firmware configuration system for the SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module is covered in this chapter SBM GEM 001 Firmware Features and Functions Table 6 1 provides a summary of features and functions for the Gigabit Ethernet switch module firmware Table 6 1 SBM GEM 001 Software Features and Functions Item Basic Functions Scalability Redundancy VLAN QoS Multicast Management Functions Throughput Latency Switching mode MAC address learning table size MAC address learning Jumbo frame support Flow control Broadcast Storm Control Ingress rate control Port mirroring Trunking Static Link Aggregation IEEE802 1D STP IEEE802 1W RSTP IEEE802 1q VLAN IEEE802 1p QoS IGMP v1 v2 Snooping SNMP agent Http server Features 24Gbps 14 internal 1Gbps 10 external 1Gbps Average 2 65usec frame size 1518 bytes Store and forward 8192 entries IVL Independent VLAN learning Up to 9216 bytes 802 3x pause frame flow control Support per system control types and rates Support per port rate control A copy of ingress and egress data of the monitored port is sent to snooping port Increase bandwidth and redundancy Up to 8 ports per trunk 4 trunks per switch To make a loop free and redundant network using RSTP RSTP is upward compatible with legacy STP Supports 256 VLAN groups Supports 802 1p priori
6. Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware By default the LOGGING tab is loaded Logging Figure 7 26 Syslog Configuration Logging Page 9 10111213141516171819202 3 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the LOGGING tab brings up the SYSLOG CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 26 Table 7 18 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 18 Syslog Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Syslog Specifies the syslog Server IP Address Specifies the server IP address Buffer Size Specifies the buffer size Timestamp Specifies the timestamp Console Log Specifies the console log Facility Specifies the facility Trap Specifies the trap 33 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Mail Figure 7 27 Syslog Configuration Mail Page L Slee 1123456738 9 101112131415 161718192021 2223 24FX1FX2FX3EX4 ogging Syslog Configuration ai Clicking on the MAIL tab brings up the SYSLOIG CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 27 Table 7 19 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 19 Syslog Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Mail Server IP Address Specifies the mail server IP adddress Sender E mail ID Specifies the sender E mail ID Receiver E mail ID Specifies the receiver E mail ID 34 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware IP Authorized Manager Figure 7 28 IP Authorized Manager Page 23 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 IP Address Subnet Mask P
7. Mirror This specifies a Mirror port to which ingress and egress traffic will be mirrored Mirror To This specifies the mirrored to port Apply This applies the mirror setting to the system 14 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6 7 Quality of Service Quality of Service QoS helps a network user to reserve a guaranteed bandwidth for some critical application functions that require a high bandwidth and high priority Applications such as video audio streaming VolP and video conferencing must have a certain amount of bandwidth to maintain their operation correctly QoS allows user to prioritize network traffic thereby providing better services for those applications with a higher priority The switch supports 802 1p priority queuing QoS based on the priority bit in a frame s VLAN header The 802 1p priority bit if present in the frame specifies the priority of the frame during forwarding The 802 1p standard uses eight 0 7 priority levels for network traffic Priority level 7 is the highest priority Priority level O is the lowest level Priority Queues Four priority queues are provided for each port The priority queues are labeled from 3 to O Priority queue 3 has highest priority while queue O has lowest priority The switch transmits the frames based on the priority of the queue not the priority tag Frames in a higher priority queue are served more often than frames in a lower priority queue User configurabl
8. OSPF RRD Route Configuration ADO J Reset Select Dest Network Network Mask Metric Metric Type Route Tag Clicking on the RRD ROUTE CONFIGURATION tab opens the OSPF RRD ROUTE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 107 Table 7 84 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 84 OSPF RRD Route Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Destination Network Specifies the IP address of the destination route Network Mask Specifies the mask of the destination route 136 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 84 OSPF RRD Route Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Route Metric Specifies the metric value applied to the route Route Metric Type Specifies the metric type applied to the route Route Tag Specifies the route tag if the user configures a manual option for tags Aggregation Figure 7 108 OSPF Area Aggregation Page 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Virtu f DR Aggregation OSPF Area A Select Area ID Lsdb Type Network Mask A e Cxternal Tag Clicking on the AGGREGATION tab opens the OSPF AREA AGGREGATION page Figure 7 108 Table 7 85 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 85 OSPF Area Aggregation Page Parameters Parameter Description Area ID Specifies the ID of the area in which the address aggregate is to be found LSDB Type Specifies the Lsdb type of the address aggregate 137 Superblade Network Modu
9. Remote AS Ad ent Interval Status Clicking on the NEIGHBORS tab opens the BGP PEER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 114 which allows you to configure the BGP neighbors Table 7 91 lists the parameters found on this page 146 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 91 BGP Peer Configuration Parameter Description IP address EBGP MultiHop Next Hop Keep Alive Time Seconds Hold Time Seconds Remote AS Advertisement Interval seconds Status Specifies the IP address of the BGP neighbor Enables BGP connections tobe established between peers which are not directly connected Permits to set the Next Hop as Self or Automatic By setting this field to Self you can make the switch the next hop for all the routes that it distributes to its peers Specifies the maximum time interval between successive updates between any two BGP peers Specifies the Hold time This is the timer interval that a BGP will wait before it decides that a connection to the peer is torn down Represents the remote autonomous system number Specifies the interval in seconds for the Minimum Route advertisement interval timer Specifies the status of the entry 147 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Multi Exit Discriminators Figure 7 115 BGP MED Configuration Page 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Route Ads Clicking on the MULTI EXIT DISCRIMINATORS tab opens the BG
10. S 9 10111213 1415161718192 3 24 EXI EXT EX3 EX4 Ethernet Statistics vents History Clicking on the ETHERNET STATISTICS tab brings up the ETHERNET STATISTICS CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 21 Table 7 13 lists the parameters found on this page 27 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 13 Ethernet Statistics Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Index Specifies the index to the table Specifies the SNMP object ID of the variable on which the statistics is Dein Souco being collected Specifies the number of events in which the packets were dropped due to Drop Everts lack of resources Octets Specifies the total number of octets received from the network Packets Specifies the total number of packets received from the network Broadcast Packets Specifies the total number of broadcast packets received from the network Multicast Packets Specifies the total number of multicast packets received from the network Owner Specifies the owner string Status Indicates the status of this entry Events Figure 7 22 Event Configuration Page 8910111213 14151617 18192021 222324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 28 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking on the EVENTS tab brings up the EVENT CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 22 Table 7 14 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 14 Event Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Index Specifies th
11. ICMP Statistics Clicking on the ICMP STATISTICS tab brings up the ICMP STATISTICS page Figure 7 180 This page shows the statistics regarding the ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol packets Both the incoming and the outgoing packet statistics are displayed 221 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RIP Figure 7 181 RIP Interface Statistics Page Clicking on the RIP link brings up the RIP INTERFACE STATISTICS page Figure 7 181 This page shows the Routing Information Protocol statistics for each interface in the switch 222 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware RiPng The following control tabs are available under RIPv6 Statistics e Interface Statistics Route Information The RIP6 INTERFACE STATISTICS tab is the default Interface Statistics Figure 7 182 RIP6 Interface Statistics Page interface Statstcs Interface ID in Msglin Reqlin Resplin Unk Cmd in Other Ver in Discards Our Clicking on the INTERFACE STATISTICS tab brings up the RIP6 INTERFACE STATISTICS page Figure 7 182 This page displays management information applicable to all the interfaces available in the switch 223 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Route Information Figure 7 183 RIP6 Route Information Page lext Hop Route Metric Route Tag Age Clicking on the ROUTE INFORMATION tab brings up the RIP6 ROUTE INFORMATION page Figure 7 183 This page displays statistics for a colle
12. iese esse es ee ee Re ee ee 7 228 Figure 7 188 PIM RP Information Page esse esse ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee 7 229 Figure 7 189 DVMRP Routes Page iese ees ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 7 230 Figure 7 190 DVMRP Multicast Routes Page esse esse ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 231 Figure 7 191 DVMRP Prune Statistics Page iese sesse ee ee ee ee ee 7 232 Figure 7 192 RMON Ethernet Statistics Page iese esse ese ee ee ee ee ee 7 233 Figure 7 193 TACACS Statistics Page esse ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 234 Figure 7 194 SNMP Statistics Page esse sees ese ee ke ee ee Re ee Re Re 7 235 Figure A 1 AOC IBH 001 Mezzanine HCA Card ees esse ee ese ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee A 2 Figure A 2 AOC IBH 002 Mezzanine HCA Card iese esse ese ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee A 2 Figure A 3 AOC IBH 003 Mezzanine HCA Card iese esse ee esse ese ee ee ee ee ee ee ee A 3 Figure A 4 Installation LocatiON ee see ee Re ee Re ee Re ee A 4 Figure A 5 Card Installation oooonnocninnninicnnnonnnnnncnnconnccnncccn rca Re rara ee Re ee A 5 Figure A 6 Installation Complete ee ee ee Re ee Re ee Re ee ee ee A 6 XX List of Tables Table 3 1 SBM GEM 001 Switch Module Address Default Settings 3 7 Table 4 1 InfiniBand Module Interface oooooooccccnnnncccccnncnonoccccnocnnanccnnconanancnnnnns 4 1 Table 4 2 InfiniBand Module FeatureS ss ee ee ees ee ee ee Re ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 4 2 Table 5 1 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Et
13. If you want to remove this VLAN click on the REMOVE THIS VLAN button Click on DISPLAY ALL VLAN to list all of current VLAN configuration 5 To change the port member state or remove a VLAN select the VLAN either from the VLAN ID drop down menu or by clicking on the VLAN ID in the table in Figure 6 8 This screen shows the current member state of the selected VLAN Users can modify the port member state apply a change or remove the VLAN 6 5 Trunking Trunking aggregates multiple physical ports link into a single trunk to provide a single logical high speed pipeline link This is useful for switch to switch switch to server and switch to router applications The SuperMicro Gigabit Ethernet switch supports static type link aggregations It uses a distribution algorithm to balance traffic between trunk members This aggregates the bandwidth of the trunk The switch considers a trunk as a single port entity regardless of the trunk composition The switch supports up to four separate trunks Each trunk consists of 2 to 8 ports A port in one trunk cannot simultaneously be in another trunk Link aggregation is supported only on point to point links with the MAC operating in full duplex mode All links in a trunk must operate at the same data rate The links within a trunk should have an equal amount of traffic to achieve maximum efficiency in a multiple link trunk Thus some sort of load balancing among the links in a trunk is employed One requ
14. Parameter Description GarpJoinTime msecs GarpLeaveTime msecs GarpLeaveAllTime msecs Specifies the GARP Join Time Specifies the GARP Leave Time Specifies the GARP Leave All Time 65 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RSTP The RSTP link provides access to the following control tabs Global Settings e Basic Settings e Port Settings e Port Status By default the GLOBAL SETTINGS tab is loaded Global Settings Figure 7 55 RSTP Global Configuration Page Global Settings Note To enable RSTP Functionality ISTP should be disabled Clicking on the GLOBAL SETTINGS tab brings up the RSTP GLOBAL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 55 Table 7 36 lists the parameters found on this page 66 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 36 RSTP Global Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Context ID Specifies the context ID System Control Starts or Shutsdown RSTP in switch Status Allows you to Enable Disable the protocol at a global level on the switch Dynamic Path Cost Permits to determine whether dynamic path cost calculation is allowed or Calculation not Basic Settings Figure 7 56 RSTP Configuration Page 4EX1 EX2EX3 EXA Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the RSTP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 56 Table 7 37 lists the parameters found on this page 67 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table
15. Switch 9 10111213141516171819202 4 EXI EX2EX3EX4 sus EE Home das Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 gt Layer Mgmt E Received Received Received Marker Received Received Transmitted Transmitted Transmitted Marker Stacking PDUs Marker PDUs Response Unknown PDUs Illegal PDUs PDUs Marker PDUs Response Statsbcs 0 0 LA Port Statistics i i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 oc0o00o000o0o0ooooooooocoooooooocoo Clicking on the PORTLACP STATS tab brings up the LA PORT STATISTICS page Figure 7 170 displays the Link Aggregation Protocol statistics for each port on the device 211 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Neighbor Stats Figure 7 171 LA Neighbor Statistics Information Page LA Neighbour Statistics Information Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 Port Priority mooo Jo lo CC ONE ONE CET ON ONE CIT EN ONE ONE ETIENNE ONE ONE COLITA CU ONE CO Jo ONE CIT NN ONE ONE CIT NN ONE ONE COC fo lo COLI fo ONE COI Jo ONE M ONE CIT NN ONE ONE e ONE COLITA ONE ONE EET Jo ONE CIT TIEN ONE ONE CIT NN ONE ONE CETT TEN ONE ONE ETIENNE ONE ONE CIT NN ONE ONE M ONE C ONE ONE COLT ON ONE CIT EN ONE ONE COLT ONE ONE Clicking on the NEIGHBOR STATS tab brings up the LA NEIGHBOR STATISTICS INFORMATION page Figure 7 171 which displays the Neighbor statistics for each port on the
16. in units of hundredths of a second This is the actual value that this bridge is currently using Hello Time This indicates the amount of hello time of the current bridge Hello time is the amount of time between the transmission of configuration Bridge PDUs by this node on any port when it is the root of the spanning tree or trying to become so in units of hundredths of a second Forward Delay This indicates the amount of forward delay of the current bridge Forward delay is a time value measured in units of hundredths of a second which controls how fast a port changes its state This value determines how long the port stays in each of the listening and learning states which precede the forward state This value is also used to age all dynamic entries in the forwarding databases when a topology change has been detected and is underway 23 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RSTP Port Settings These settings control and monitor the port based spanning tree status Participate This specifies if the RSTP is enabled or not for the selected port Cost Displays the cost of this port Cost means the contribution of this port to the path cost of paths towards the spanning tree root which include this port Priority Displays the priority of this port This is the value of the priority field contained in the first octet of the Port ID Edge This indicates if this port is the edge port Once configured
17. statistics SNMP AGENT displays SNMP Agent statistics SNMP AGENTX displays SNMP Agentx Subagent statistics Clicking on the STATISTICS link in the navigation bar of the HOME page allows you to view the statistics of the various layer 2 and layer 3 protocols and other information in the STATISTICS page Figure 7 154 194 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware The various statistics page links available for the L3 Module are Interface e IPv6 VLAN e RSTP MSTP LA e 802 1x e Radius IGMP Snooping oe IP RIP RIPng OSPF VRRP IGMP PIM DVMRP RMON TACACS SNMP Interface Clicking the INTERFACE link allows you to view both Interface and Ethernet statistics control tabs By default the INTERFACE STATISTICS control tab is loaded 195 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Interface SUPERMICRO Switch Home System Mgmt P Layer2 Mgmt PL ayers Mgmt gt Multicast gt Stacking Statistics interfoce 1Pv6 VLAN RSTP MsTP LA BUL iK Radius IGMP Snooping TP 1Pv6 RIP RIPng OSPF VRRP IGMP PIM DVMRE RMON TACACS Y SNMP AGENT AGENTX G01 1500 G02 1500 G03 1500 G04 1500 G S 1500 GANG 1500 GOT 1500 Gios 1500 Ex0 1 16338 Ex0 2 16338 Ex03 16338 Figure 7 155 Interface Statistics Page Slot0 Gi1 234 i tg sd Speed Rx Bits d 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000
18. 1518 Bytes Rx Pkts 519 9216 Bytes Tx Pkts a ele a 1 Table 6 3 Port Statistics Screen Controls TX Displays traffic information on outgoing frames UnicastPkts This indicates transmitted unicast packets Discards This indicates discarded packets OLength This indicates count of packets currently buffered Octets Indicates total octets received NonUnicastPkts Indicates received non unicast packets Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 6 3 Port Statistics Screen Controls Continued Errors DropEvents TotalRxMulticastPkts RxUndersizePkts RxFragments TxCollisions Total Octets Rx 64 Bytes Rx Pkts 128 255 Bytes Rx Pkts 512 1023 Bytes Rx Pkts Indicates undersize fragment FCS error oversized errors with good FCS packets Indicates events in which packets are dropped due to a lack of resources This includes events where the receiving shared buffer is full and events when a transmission failure is due to a late collision Indicates the total received multicast packets Indicates received packets with a length that is less than the minimum packet size Indicates received packets length 10 63 bytes with an invalid FCS or an alignment error Indicates the total transmitted collision packets Indicates total number of octets of data received excluding framing bits but including FCS bytes Indicates received packets with a pack
19. 174 Table 7 112 IGMP Interface Configuration Page Parameters sesse 7 176 Table 7 113 IGMP Group Configuration Page Parameters esse esse 7 177 Table 7 114 IGMP Source Information Page Parameters eise esse sees 7 178 Table 7 115 PIM Basic Settings Page Parameters sesse ese es ee ee ee 7 180 Table 7 116 PIM Component Configuration Page Parameters sesse 7 181 Table 7 117 PIM Interface Configuration Page Parameters 7 182 Table 7 118 Candidate RP Configuration Page Parameters esse see 7 183 Table 7 119 PIM Threshold Configuration Page Parameters esse 7 184 Table 7 120 Static RP Configuration Page Parameters esse sesse eke 7 186 Table 7 121 VMRP Basic Settings Page Parameters sesse ese see eke 7 187 Table 7 122 DVMRP Interface Settings Page Parameters esse esse ee 7 188 Table 7 123 Stack Configuration Page Parameters sesse esse ee ee ee 7 190 Table 7 124 Stack Details Page ParameterS iese ese ese ee eke ee ee ee 7 191 Table 7 125 Stack Brief Page Parameters sesse see ese ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 192 Table 7 126 Stack Counter Details Page Parameters iese ss esse ee 7 193 Table B 1 Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators sesse ee esse ee ee Re eg B 1 Table B 2 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators ees sesse ee ese sees B 2 Table B 3 Stacking LED Activity ese ee ee ee ee Re ke Re Re ee ee ee B 2 Table B 4 InfiniBand Switch LEDS esse iese eke ee ee ek
20. 2 O 5 2 5 2 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module 5 3 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual LED el el RE ii 5 4 SE EE EE EE OE OR RE NE N 5 4 5 3 GEM 002 Gb Ethernet Pass through Module sesse sesse 5 5 5 4 SBM XEM 002 1 10 Gb Ethernet Pass through Module 5 6 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6 1 6 1 SBM GEM 001 Firmware Features and Functions 6 1 A Ge ae Nn GEE De EE ie aed ed 6 8 Port VLANIDAPVID esse sg se Ese e GE Ee atte 6 4 Jumbo Frames Support esse ee ee Re Re ee RA ee Re cnn nana ge ee 6 4 Port Configuration 6 4 OSA it A Rie et ean 6 6 oie EE OR AE ER RE 6 6 6 3 VLAN Ee GE EG ee alae a ee a 6 9 6 4 Configuring a Static VLAN ee ee ee Re ee Ge RR Ee Ge GR Re GR RR 6 11 6 5 TONKIN ini ds ei dave 6 12 GG MITON ida a 6 14 6 7 Quality of Service ee ee ee RR Ge GR RR Ge Ge RR Ge Ge RR Ee ee GR RR 6 15 Priority QUQUES ee ee Re Re EA Re RR ee Re Re ee ee Re ee ee ee ke 6 15 6 8 Rate Control RE EER SES ida 6 17 6 9 L2 Management ese esse ee se ee Ge Re Gee Gee Ge Re Ge Se AR Ge Re Re Re ee 6 18 6 10 Spanning Tree ie ee Re ee Ge ER Re Ge GR GR Re Ge GR RR Ge Ge RR ee Ge ee RR 6 20 Bridge Protocol Data Unit BPDU oooococononcccnocacinoncnnnnoncncnnrnnonnnn narra noo 6 20 Port Transition States wc cad a ct 6 21 RSTP Po Roles EE OE EE RE EE 6 21 Root Status n N EE OR EE bea 6 23 Bridge RS UR AE ER N OE
21. 28 Figure 6 22 Uplink Failure Tracking Configuration Screen ese see 6 31 Figure 7 1 Login Page oia aan ei eet tee Al 7 2 XV Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 7 2 Figure 7 3 Figure 7 4 Figure 7 5 Figure 7 6 Figure 7 7 Figure 7 8 Figure 7 9 Figure 7 10 Figure 7 11 Figure 7 12 Figure 7 13 Figure 7 14 Figure 7 15 Figure 7 16 Figure 7 17 Figure 7 18 Figure 7 19 Figure 7 20 Home Page viii EE ts avon eae 7 3 System Acknowledgement Page ee ee ke ee Re 7 5 System Management Page ee ee Re RA Re ee Re Re 7 6 System Information Page ese ee Re ee Re Re ek 7 7 Save Configuration Page dees ese ee ee Re ee Re RA ee ge ee 7 9 Restore Configuration Page iese esse ee Re RR Re ee ee 7 10 Erase Configuration Page iese ese esse ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 7 11 System Settings Page iese ek ee ee Re Re ek ee eg ee 7 12 SNMP Agent Control Settings Page sesse ee ee ee 7 13 SNMP Community Settings Page esse ese sesse ee ke ee ee 7 15 SNMP Group Settings Page ese ee ee Re ee Re ee 7 16 SNMP Group Access Settings Page iese seek ee ee ee ee 7 17 SNMP ViewTree Settings Page sees ee see ee ee ee ee Re 7 18 SNMP Target Address Settings Page iese see see ee ee 7 20 SNMP Target Parameter Settings Page esse esse ese ee see ee 7 21 SNMP Security Settings Page siese ese ed ee Re ee ee ee 7 22 SNMP Trap Settings Page sees esse ee ee
22. 42 This page allows you to configure the RATE Limit LEVEL for the following type of packets on a per port basis DLF Destination Lookup Failure Packets Level Broadcast Level Multicast Level Egress Port Rate Limit Port Burst Size 52 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware VLAN The VLAN link allows you to configure VLAN information VLAN configuration information has been provided in the control tabs Basic Settings Port Settings Static VLANs Protocol Group Port Protocol Port MAC Map UnicastMAC Wildcard Switch Port Filtering By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 43 VLAN Basic Settings Page EXI EX2 EX3 EXA Switchportf tering m Learning MA COI EEN N EED EE EE Eed Note To Shudown GARP Dynamic Vlan amp Dynamic Multicast should be disabled 53 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the VLAN BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 43 Table 7 29 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 29 VLAN Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Context GARP Generic Attribute Registration Protocol System Control Learning Mode Maximum VLAN ID Maximum Supported VLANs Number of VLANs in the System MAC Based on All Ports Port and Protocol Based on All Ports Specifies the Context ID Starts or Shutsdown GARP in the switch Specifies the Le
23. 67 Port Settings si onal Ee a 7 68 POrtStati SE ER OE dto OE OE 7 70 MEE A es AR 7 71 Basic Settings Fres oaia a ticas 7 71 MIMO A A 7 73 Port Configuration ses ii ads de 7 74 MEAN Mapping EE RE SES ee ee Ee Bg AeA 7 76 Port Seting Siasia iren Re nage es cinta sree SR Be Ge GER S 7 77 CIST Port State iia 7 78 BA R ER AR EE EE N ke 7 79 Basic Settings EA AE ER OR EE ie 7 80 viii Table of Contents Interface Settings ie se ee Re Re ee ee nn nr 7 81 Port Channel Settings ee ee ee Re ee Re de ee Re ee ek ee 7 82 eike et ER ARE EE ER RE OR OE N N 7 84 Port Stato is tse ii dei 7 86 Load Balancing AE EE EE OE 7 87 od EE AE AE ORE EE ED 7 87 Basie S ttinQs AA OE EE OE OE RE ER 7 88 Port SetlingS mota dat e 7 89 al EE OR EE N N 7 91 Local ASE AA da 7 93 Hadid lO AE AE EE EE N 7 94 MAG Session ae EE AE RE EE 7 95 al IE N EA ARE EE 7 96 Unicast Filters ER AE ts 7 97 MARA GER OR OR OR E ad iski 7 98 Multicast Forwarding ese ee ee ee Re Re Re ee ee ee ee ee nn 7 100 7 6 Layer3 Management Page eie ee ee Re Re AR Ge Re Re ee 7 101 Pit A a 7 102 VLAN Interface ii TA ER 7 103 IPVA Add Coin AR se 7 104 IP ROUTE EE AE rr EE 7 105 LoopBack Settings eie EE GEE nica e eg Ee EER ey Med 7 106 PVG RE EE e N EE E es de 7 107 IPV6 Route EL ES ab 7 107 leid ER EE EE titi 7 108 Nie RE AR ER EA EA EE 7 110 Address Settings se ag lil 7 112 Address dril EMM EE OR alate ite 7 113 Prefix S ttinGS RE N AE EE erent
24. 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Protocol Group Figure 7 46 VLAN Protocol Group Settings Page Clicking on the PROTOCOLGROUP tab brings up the VLAN PROTOCOL GROUP SETTINGS page Figure 7 46 This table is used to map the Protocol Templates to the Protocol Group Identifiers The FRAME TYPE gives you the data link encapsulation format The PROTOCOL VALUE is the value of the protocol in a protocol template The GROUP IDENTIFIER represents a group of protocols that are associated together 57 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port Protocol Figure 7 47 Port VLAN Protocol Settings Page Clicking on the PORT PROTOCOL tab brings up the PORT VLAN PROTOCOL SETTINGS page Figure 7 47 This table is used for Port and Protocol based VLAN classification The GROUP IDENTIFIER designates a group of protocols in the Protocol Group Database The VLAN ID is the ID associated with a group of protocols for each port 58 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port MAC Map Figure 7 48 VLAN Port MAC Map Page XI EX2 EX3 EX4 Switchportfltering Clicking on the PORT Mac MAP tab brings up the VLAN PORT Mac MAP page Figure 7 48 Table 7 30 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 30 VLAN Port Mac Map Page Parameters Parameter Description Port No Specifies the Interface index Port Mac Map Addr Specifies the Port MAC Map address Port Mac Map Vid Indicates the Port MAC Map VLAN ID
25. 7 114 DHCP Seve EE N 7 115 Basie Settings RR OE te can incida EI 7 115 Pool Settings usina EE OER 7 116 DHGP Relay sk ti a Bola toa 7 117 Basic Settings iii A a 7 118 Interface Cotino ein ane 7 119 RE RE RR EE OR ER 7 120 Basic Settings oe RE Ee Pre dal De eg de 7 120 TEE AE EE EA a 7 121 Neighbors ripis nea ad hie ee i 7 123 SEC EE ai 7 124 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Summari Zati sessie EE ti id 7 125 all ER AE e o EN 7 126 RIP6 linteriaee ss eschstsfesdsadsstedaceccstJeaet oceencads road E T 7 126 lid o EE EE DR NEE ad 7 128 OSPE RE Ed ed de od cdo atten EE ss ed le ar N Ee AS 7 129 Basic Settings tanda eee 7 129 O 7 131 A ED es DS ED GE EE SS IE ae 7 132 Virtual Interact a lc hea 7 134 Nello EE da 7 135 RRDiRoutes an od nd sa te he 7 136 eel ie EE EE RE RE N 7 137 A AO 7 138 OS a eee e 7 139 Basic Seti cuatri 7 140 Interiaces e o EE A E dea on AL ER a ELA 7 141 Alarcos coito DER solo old Ble aha ot te a lA Bodie idol cea tats tes call obese ee bed 7 143 BR e ee a ee 7 144 Basic Settings tidad riadas ci n 7 145 Nel leed ad nat anise 7 146 Multi Exit DisCriMiNatorS ccocnnnninicicononanoccncnnnnnnnnncnononnnnanananannonnonono 7 148 Basic Settings RR vk Sa hes darter abated NE 7 161 Gl EE EE EE EE ER 7 162 Layers Tunnel EE da lira 7 163 rd Multicast Page EE EE ato 7 164 IGMP Snooping Configuration ees ee ee Re Re ee Re ee ke 7 165 Basic SettingS viii Aci 7 166 Table of Conten
26. 7 81 lists the parameters found on this page 132 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 81 OSPF Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface Specifies the interface index of the port Area ID Indicates the 32 bit integer uniquely identifying the area to which the interface connects Priority Specifies the priority of this interface which is used in the DR Designated Authentication Type MD5 Key ID Authentication Key Metric Passive Demand Circuit If Type Transit Delay Retransmit Interval Hello Interval Dead Interval IP Address Designated Router Router election algorithm You can choose MD5 Simple Password or None as the authentication type Specifies the secret key used to create the message digest appended to the OSPF packet if the authentication type is MD5 Specifies the key required for authentication if authentication is enabled on this interface Specifies the metric of using the type of service on the interface Allows to configure the interface as passive or normal Indicates whether Demand OSPF procedures should be performed on this interface Specifies the OSPF interface type which can be Broadcast NBMA Point to Point or Point to Multipoint Specifies the number of seconds taken to transmit a link state update packet over the interface Specifies the number of seconds between link state advertisement retransmi
27. Access table A SNMP Group has to be created prior to the Group Access configuration 17 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 6 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 6 SNMP Group Access Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Group Name This field allows you to set the Group Name setting Security Model This drop down list box allows you to set the Security Model used Security Level This drop down list box allows you to set the Security Level used Read View This field allows you to set the Read View used Write View This field allows you to set the Write View used Notify View This field allows you to set the Notify View used This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be Storage Type configured as Volatile or Non Volatile View Figure 7 14 SNMP ViewTree Settings Page Target Address ar ser Trap Manager SNMP ViewTree Settings EEN EI Select View Name Sublree Mask View Type Storage Type E CS Coo 18 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking on the View tab brings up the SNMP VIEWTREE SETTINGS page Figure 7 14 The SUBTREE when combined with the corresponding instance of Mask defines a family of view subtrees VIEW NAME is the name for a family of view subtrees It also displays the STORAGE TYPE of the VIEWTREE table The SNMP GROUP and SNMP ACCESS settings have to be created prior to the GROUP VIEW configurati
28. Aggregation Note To enable BGP Functionality Route ReDistribution should be enabled Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens to the BGP BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 113 Table 7 90 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 90 BGP Basic Settings Parameter Description Status Specifies the BGP admin status Using this the protocol can be Enabled Disabled in the switch Specifies the autonomous system to which the switch is connected This is eS Nimee a read only field Synchronization Enables disables the synchronization between IGP and BGP Represents the policy for handling overlapping routes When an overlapping route is received depending upon the configured policy either the less specific routes or most specific routes or both are installed in the RIB Routing Information Base tree Overlap Router Policy Default Local Preference Sets a preference value for the autonomous system path 145 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 90 BGP Basic Settings Continued Parameter Description Ae oe ci Namai Enables to advertise even the external non BGP routes Allows you to set Enabled or Disabled to always compare the MED values of paths from different neighbors for the same prefix for choosing the best path Always Compare MED Neighbors Figure 7 114 BGP Peer Configuration Page Automate gt EBGP Multihop Next Hop Keep Aliv e Hold Time
29. DHCP Relay in the switch through the following two control tabs Basic Settings e Interface Conf By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 117 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Basic Settings Figure 7 93 DHCP Relay Configuration Page 3 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 DHCP Relay Configuration Apply Note To enable DHCP Relay DHCP Server Status should be disabled Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the DHCP RELAY CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 93 Table 7 71 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 71 DHCP Relay Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description J Specifies the DHCP relay status that can be Enabled Disabled in the sover Relay switch using this field IP DHCP Relay Information Enables disables the controlling of the processing related to the Relay Option Agent Information options Indicates the IP address of the DHCP Server to which the Relay Agent BHGP Servar Address needs to forward the packets from the client 118 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Interface Conf Figure 7 94 DHCP Relay Interface Configuration Page 1222324EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Select VLAN ID Circuit ID Remote ID Clicking on the INTERFACE CONF tab brings up the DHCP RELAY INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 94 Table 7 72 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 72 DHCP Relay Interface Configuration Page Parameters Param
30. FrRx Start Logoff Respld Resp Regld Req Eapol LenErr FrVersion FrSource ar Frix Frix Frix Frix FRx FrRx FrRx FrRx 1Pv 0 0 Moc Session Stats 802 1x Supplicant Session Statistics a o o o o o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000000000000 00000000o00o000 oc00000o0o0o0o0o0o0oo0oo o ono ono coo co 200000000000 000000000o00o000 ocoo0oocoocoooooooocoococooooso 2000000000000 00000000000000 2000000000000 00000000000000 2000000000000 0000000000o000 Clicking on the SUPP SESSION STATS tab brings up the 802 1X SUPPLICANT SESSION STATISTICS page Figure 7 173 which displays Supplicant Session statistics 214 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Mac Session Stats Figure 7 174 MAC Session Statistics Page Clicking on the MAC SESSION STATS tab brings up the MAC SESSION STATISTICS page Figure 7 174 which displays MAC Session statistics 215 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Radius Figure 7 175 Radius Server Statistics Page 920212223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the RADIUS link brings up the RADIUS SERVER STATISTICS page Figure 7 175 which displays RADIUS Server statistics IGMP Snooping Clicking on the IGMP SNOOPING link displays the following control tabs for IGMP Snooping statistics e IGS Clear Stats IGS Statistics IGS V3 Statistics By default the IGS CLEAR STATS tab is shown 216 C
31. HCA Card z 2 y ET 2 a y z ze pa 1 Appendix A HCA Mezzanine Cards Figure A 3 AOC IBH 003 Mezzanine HCA Card NED IN USA UPERO AOC IBH 003 S NOTE AOC IBH 001 and AOC IBH 003 Mezzanine HCA cards are dual port cards and can be used iwth the InfiniBand switch installed in either the top or the bottom double wide location See Chapter 4 InfiniBand Module on page 4 1 or details The AOC IBH 002 Mezzanine HCA card is a single port card and can only connect to an InfiniBand switch in the bottom location Superblade Network Modules User s Manual A 3 Installation Figure A 4 Installation Location Appendix A HCA Mezzanine Cards Installation Location All models of the Mezzanine HCA card are compatible with both SBI and SBA blade modules For the latest compatibility information see our web site http Awww supermicro com products superblade Card Installation To Install an HCA Card 1 Confirm that you have the correct card and three 3 screws 2 Following the instructions from the SuperBlade Manual remove the blade module and open the cover to access the mainboard 3 Ina standard electro magnetically protected workstation secure the card to the serverboard by gently but firmly attaching the card to the two connectors 4 Using a Phillips screw driver secure and tighten each screw one at a time Do not overtighten the screws Figure A 5 Card Installation
32. Indicates the router s support for demand routing Specifies Reference bandwidth in kilobits seconas for calculating default interface metrics Indicates the delay in routing calculation after a topology change Specifies the minimum time between two consecutive SPF calculations Specifies whether all the OSPF v3 interfaces created after this setting are passive or not Defines the level of trace required for OSPFv3 Interface Select interface ID Figure 7 111 Interface Settings Page 78 9 10111213 1415161718192021 222324 EX1EX2EX3 EX4 intertace Interface Settings 20 EIE mae EE AER o EI T FEE T T Reset Neighbour Dead Poll hbour Probe al interval Interv 2 Clicking on the INTERFACE tab opens the INTERFACE SETTINGS page Figure 7 111 Table 7 88 lists the parameters found on this page 141 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 88 Interface Settings Parameter Description VLAN Tunnel Identifier Area ID Interface Type Priority Transit Delay Retransmission Interval Hello Interval Dead Interval Poll Interval Demand Procedures Metric Value Neighbor Probing Neighbor Probe Retransmit Limit Demand Probe Interval Specifies the IPv6 interface over which OSPFv3 is enabled Specifies the area ID associated with the IPv6 interface Specifies the type of OSPFv3 interface broadcast nbma pointToPoint pointToMultipoint Sp
33. OSPFv3 The OSPFv3 link allows you to configure the OSPFv3 protocol through the following tabs e Basic Settings Interface Area By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 139 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Basic Settings Figure 7 110 OSPFv3 Basic Settings Page 1222324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Basic Settings OSPFv3 Basic Settings Disabled 0 00 Standard ABR Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the OSPF v3 BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 110 Table 7 87 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 87 OSPFv3 Basic Settings Parameter Description OSPFv3 Status Specifies whether OSPFv3 is administratively Enabled Disabled Router ID Uniquely identifies the router in the Autonomous System Autonomous System Border Router Status Specifies the router as Autonomous System border router Area Border Router Specifies the router as an area border router External LSDB Link State Specifies maximum number of non default AS external LSAs entries that Database Limit can be stored in the link state database Specifies the time interval in seconds a router will attempt to leave Exit Overflow Interval OverflowState 140 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 87 OSPFv3 Basic Settings Continued Parameter Description Demand Extension Reference Bandwidth SPF Delay SPF Hold Time Default Passive Interface Trace Level
34. RRD link allows you to manage the Route Redistribution with the help of the following tabs e Basic Settings BGP RIP OSPF By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 119 RRD Basic Settings Page ettings Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the RRD BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 119 Table 7 96 lists the parameters found on this page 153 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 96 RRD Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description RRD Status Enables Route Re distribution in the switch AS Number Configures the Router AS number to which the switch belongs Router ID Represents the Router ID of the switch BGP Figure 7 120 RRD BGP Configuration Page 5 7 8 9 1011121314151617 222324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 nfiguration Note BGP Module should be enabled to enable route redistribution funtionality in BGP Clicking on the BGP tab opens the RRD BGP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 120 Using this page the user can re distribute the routes that are learnt through other routing protocols to BGP Table 7 97 lists the parameters found on this page 154 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 97 RRD BGP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description BGP Status Enables Disables redistribution for BGP Default Metric Specifies the metric for the routes that are being re distributed Import EE you to import Di
35. Re ee Re ee Re ee B 3 xxiv Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The Superblade Network Modules User s Manual contains information on all network modules used for the Supermicro SuperBlade system This incorporates information on the InfiniBand module all switch modules and all pass through modules 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Components All modules are shipped alone or with a SuperBlade enclosure when ordered Aside from packaging no cables or cords are included 1 3 Features See Chapter 4 InfiniBand Module on page 4 1 for information and features of the InfiniBand module See Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules on page 5 1 for information on all switches and pass through modules Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Custo
36. SES a n 7 5 sd ie die PA Y3 Z aka NE 141210864 Li N DEd n ester estes n SP Table 5 7 SBM GEM 002 Gigabit Pass through Module Interface Item Description Module Release Handle RJ 45 Ethernet Ports Ethernet Port Status LEDs Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 5 8 SBM GEM 002 Gigabit Pass through Module Features Feature Internal External Ports Remote Management Protocols Power Consumption Description Internal Fourteen 1 Gbps downlink ports External fourteen 1 Gbps RJ45 uplink ports NA NA 30 6W 5 4 SBM XEM 002 1 10 Gb Ethernet Pass through Module The SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit pass through module is a non configurable pass through module that includes 14 fourteen 10 Gb s uplink SFP ports and 14 10 Gb s downlink XAUI ports for the SuperBlade s LAN interfaces The SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit pass through module must be installed in a double wide slot in the enclosure It is installed instead of the InfiniBand module See the SuperBlade User s Manual for details NOTE For any blade to access the 10 Gigabit pass through module it must Niy appropriate 10 GbE firmware loaded on it See Appendix A for details on the AOC IBH 003 card f first have an AOC IBH 003 InfiniBand card installed on its mainboard with the Unlike the SBM GEM 001 or SBM GEM X2C Ethernet switch modules this is a pass through module and just like the GEM 002 Gb Ethe
37. Specifies the MIB object on which the alarm is set Specifies the method of sampling the selected variable and calculating the Sample Type value to be compared against the thresholds The value of this object can be Absolute or Delta Specifies 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 Rising Threshold sampling interval was less than this threshold an alarm is generated It occurs if the startup alarm is set either as a Rising Alarm or a Rising or Falling Alarm 26 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 12 RMON Alarm Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Falling Threshold Rising Event Index Falling Event Index Owner Status Specifies 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 an alarm is generated It occurs if the startup alarm is set as Falling Alarm or Rising or Falling Alarm Indicates the index of the event to be raised when the Rising threshold is reached Indicates the index of the event to be raised when the Falling threshold is reached Specifies the owner of the alarm Specifies the current status of alarm Ethernet Statistics Fi gt Figure 7 21 Ethernet Statistics Configuration Page
38. Table 7 46 LA Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control Starts or Shutsdown LA in switch LA Status Allows you to Enable Disable LA in the switch System Priority Specifies the priority value associated with the Actor s system ID System ID Specifies the Bridge MAC Address that is displayed This is a read only parameter 80 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Interface Settings Figure 7 66 PortChannel Interface Basic Settings Page EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Load Balancing Clicking on the INTERFACE SETTINGS tab brings up the PORTCHANNEL INTERFACE BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 66 Table 7 47 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 47 PortChannel Interface Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Channel ID Specifies the Port Channel Identifier Admin Status Specifies the Admin Status of the port channel MTU Specifies the Maximum Transmission Unit of the Port channel Context Specifies the Context to which the Port channel is associated 81 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port Channel Settings Figure 7 67 LA Port Channel Settings Page 24 EXI EX2 EXI EX4 Port Settings P LA Port Channel Settings Select ContexiPort Channel Pc Default Port MAC Selection Force MAC Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the LA PORT CHANNEL SETTINGS page Figure 7 67 This page can be used to edit the Port Chan
39. are available under DVMRP Statistics Routes e Multicast Routes e Prune Forward The ROUTES tab is the default Routes Figure 7 189 DVMRP Routes Page Clicking on the ROUTE tab brings up the DVMRP ROUTES page Figure 7 189 This page displays information about the routes learnt through DVMRP route exchange 230 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Multicast Routes Figure 7 190 DVMRP Multicast Routes Page Clicking on the MULTICAST ROUTES tab brings up the DVMRP MULTICAST ROUTES page Figure 7 190 This page lists the multicast routes learnt through DVMRP 231 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Prune Forward Figure 7 191 DVMRP Prune Statistics Page 213141516171819 Clicking on the PRUNE FORWARD tab brings up the DVMRP PRUNE STATISTICS page Figure 7 191 This page displays information about the DVMRP s forwarding table entries This includes the SOURCE NETWORK the GROUP ADDRESS the address of the NEIGHBOR from which the prune is received the value of the Prune TIME 232 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware RMON Figure 7 192 RMON Ethernet Statistics Page Index Data Drop Pkts Broad Mul CRC Unde agments Jabbers Collisions 64 Sre Evts 5 Evts Plas Pkts Error Clicking on the RMON link brings up the RMON ETHERNET STATISTICS page Figure 7 192 233 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual TACACS SUPERMICRO Switch I
40. be Primary or Secondary 104 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware IP Route Figure 7 83 IP Route Configuration Page EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Network Subne Clicking on the IP ROUTE tab brings up the IP ROUTE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 83 Table 7 61 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 61 IP Route Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Destination Network Specifies the Network Address for which the route is being added Subnet Mask Indicates the subnet mask for the Destination Network address Gateway Denotes the Next Hop gateway to reach the Destination Network erre Specifies the outgoing interface through which the Destination Network is reachable Distance Metric Specifies the Metric value of the destination Specifies the routing protocol through which the route was learnt if the Routing Protocol route is not a directly connected network or a static route This cannot be configured 105 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual LoopBack Settings Figure 7 84 LoopBack Basic Settings Page 17181920 3 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Vian intertace MATO LoopBack Settings Clicking on the LOOPBACK SETTINGS tab brings up the LOOPBACK BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 84 Table 7 62 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 62 LoopBack Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description LoopBack Interface Specifies the Loopback Interface t
41. be enabled disabled on a particular port Specifies the port priority used in role selection Specifies the path cost associated with this port Allows to control the migration from RSTP to STP if the other side of the switch runs STP The migration takes place only if this is enabled Allows to configure the port as Edge Port must be configured if the corresponding port is an edge port Allows user to explicitly configure ports as Point to Point Force true Non Point to Point or leave the decision to be made dynamically from AL or MAC layer Permits you to dynamically calculate Edge Port status Specifies the Restricted role status of the port Indicates the Restricted TCN status of the port 69 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port Status Figure 7 58 RSTP Port Status Page RSTP Port Status Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex 4 Ex03 Clicking on the PORT STATUS tab brings up the RSTP PORT STATUS page Figure 7 58 This page displays RSTP port specific information Table 7 39 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 39 RSTP Port Status Page Parameters Parameter Description Specifies the unique Bridge Identifier of the Bridge recorded as the Root Designated Moot for the segment to which the port is attached Specifies the path cost of the Designated Port of the segment connected to Designated Cost this port Specifies the Bridge Identifier of the bridge which this port consider
42. ee ee 7 159 RRD RIPv6 Configuration Page i iese see see ee ke Re ee 7 160 VRRP Basic Settings Page sesse ee ee ee ee ee ge ee 7 161 VRRP Settings Page esse see see ee Re ee Re ee ee ge ee 7 162 Tunnel Interface Configuration Page iese ee see ek ee 7 163 Multicast Page ii Ee Dek VER REG ge Oe Een OR Pas ati lea eid 7 164 IGMP Snooping Configuration Page esse ese se ee ee 7 166 IGMP Snooping Timer Configuration Page i iese sees ee 7 167 IGMP Snooping Interface Configuration Page sesse 7 168 IGMP Snooping VLAN Router Ports Page cceseeeee 7 170 MAC Based Multicast Forwarding Table Page 7 171 Dynamic Multicast Global Configuration Page ee 7 172 Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page iese see ese 7 173 IGMP Configuration Page sees ee ee ee ee Re ee ke ee 7 175 IGMP Interface Configuration Page ees sees ee eke ee ke 7 176 IGMP Group Configuration Page sees ee ee ee ee ke 7 177 IGMP Source Information Page iese ee ee ee ee ee 7 178 PIM Basic Settings Page iese eke ke ee ee ke ke ee 7 180 PIM Component Configuration Page eie ese ee ee 7 181 PIM Interface Configuration Page esse eke ee ee ee 7 182 Candidate RP Configuration Page sesse see eke ee ee ee 7 183 PIM Threshold Configuration Page iese sees see ee ee ee 7 184 Static RP Configuration Page iese ese ee ee ee Re 7 185 DVMRP Basic Settings Page iese sesse see ee ee e
43. from which the access list has to be applied Specifies the TCP UDP destination port to which the access list has to be applied QoS Clicking on the QoS li following control tabs Basic Settings Classmap Policymap COSQ Algorithm nk of the SYSTEM page allows you to configure QoS through Cosa Traffic Class By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 40 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Basic Settings gt Figure 7 32 QoS Basic Settings Page 192021 2223 MEX EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the QoS BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 32 Table 7 24 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 24 QoS Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control Status System Control can Start or Shutdown QoS Allows you to Enable Disable QoS status 41 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Classmap Figure 7 33 QoS Classmap Settings Page 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the CLASSMAP tab brings up the QOS CLASSMAP SETTINGS page Figure 7 33 Classmap is used to classify the stream of traffic Table 7 25 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 25 QoS Classmap Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Classmap ID Specifies a unique ID for Classmap It must be in the range from 1 to 65535 Filter ID Specifies the unique filter ID associated with this Classmap Filter Type Specifie
44. identifier value is used as the Root Identifier parameter in all configuration Bridge PDUs originated by this node Max Age This indicates the maximum age of the root bridge This is the maximum age of spanning tree protocol information learned from the network on any port before it is discarded in units of hundredths of a second This is the actual value that this bridge is currently using Hello Time This indicates the amount of hello time of the root bridge Hello time is the amount of time between the transmission of configuration Bridge PDUs by this node on any port when it is the root of the spanning tree or trying to become so in units of hundredths of a second Forward Delay This indicates the amount of forward delay of the root bridge Forward delay is a time value measured in units of hundredths of a second which controls how fast a port changes its state The value determines how long the port stays in each of the listening and learning states which precede the forward state This value is also used to age all dynamic entries in the forwarding databases when a topology change has been detected and is underway Bridge Setting Settings for Bridge Setting are shown below Priority This configures the priority of the current bridge Max Age This configures the maximum age of the current bridge This is the maximum age of spanning tree protocol information learned from the network on any port before it is discarded
45. in L2 ADDRESS table whether it is a static or a dynamic MAC address the result will be displayed To show all of MAC address in the L2 table click the SHOW link next to SHow L2 ADDRESSES Figure 6 17 L2 Management Current Entries Screen L2 Address Management System Port Show L2 Addresses SHOW m Statistics VLAN Trunking Address Lookup MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 VID 1 Mirror QoS Static Address ADD Rate item SourceMAC VID Port Trunk RTag Delete o oo 30 48 8C 8442 1 1 o 0 DELETE Spanning Tree 802 1x IGMP Snooping 19 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 6 10 Spanning Tree The Spanning Tree Protocol STP helps to detect and prevents loops from occurring on a switched or bridged network When multiple paths exist on a network STP will configure the network to use the most efficient path between network devices All other paths are forced into a blocked standby state If the active path fails then STP will automatically select another path to become the active path on the network to sustain normal network operations An active path is selected by comparing path costs defined on each path The path with the lowest cost will be selected The switch supports IEEE802 1d Spanning Tree Protocol and IEEE802 1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol significantly reduces the convergence time by assigning port roles
46. increased network bandwidth redundancy and or fault tolerance The connection between internal ports of the switch and each LAN port of the server blades is hardwired through the middle plane The link will not be dropped unless either switch s internal port or the server blade s LAN port fails By enabling the ULFT feature with proper pair configuration a failover event can be triggered in the Teaming or Channel Bonding program when all of a switch s external uplink member ports fail The switch automatically enables the internal downlink ports once one of the uplink ports in the configured pair returns to service NOTE By dafault the switch s ULFT feature is disabled The link status on the vA external uplink ports does not affect the link status of internal downlink ports To use ULFT you must configure a Failure Tracking Pair and enable the ULFT feature A Failure Tracking Pair consists of uplink and downlink ports The uplink tracking member contains at least one of the external ports port 1 to port 10 The downlink tracking member contains at least one of the internal ports port 11 to port 24 If Trunking is enabled on the external uplink ports then all of the trunk member ports should be configured as uplink members of a tracking pair The link to the configured internal downlink member ports is disabled when all of the trunking uplink member ports fail Figure 6 22 shows the UPLINK FAILURE TRACKING CONFIGURATION screen Table 6
47. is used to define an access control policy In addition this page displays the STORAGE TYPE of the group table Table 7 5 lists the parameters found on this page 16 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 5 SNMP Group Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Security Model This drop down list box allows you to set the Security Model used Security Name This field allows you to set the Security Name setting Group Name This field allows you to set the Group Name setting This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be Sorge Mpe configured as Volatile or Non Volatile Group Access Figure 7 13 SNMP Group Access Settings Page Spred Liak Slot0 Gi1 2345 3 9 1011 1213141516 3 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Group Access SNMP Group Access Settings Community TargetParameter Use Trap Manager Security p Name Context Prefix Security Level Re lew Write View Notify View je Type Noastentcaton ONE ao Neavolae x1 ETE C O e BEE EN EE EEN EED EET C NEE NEER TY ET EE EN les TY recy JL Dee Clicking on the GROUP ACCESS tab brings up the SNMP GROUP ACCESS SETTINGS page Figure 7 13 This page displays access rights of groups Each entry is indexed by a Group NAME a CONTEXT PREFIX a SECURITY MODEL and a SECURITY LEVEL Proper View NAME READ WRITE and MODIFY must be used for access control checking It also displays the STORAGE TYPE of the Group
48. network which will degrade the network performance The storm control monitors the traffic of an incoming particular type of frame configured by the user and limits traffic to a user configurable rate level threshold The storm rate threshold is counted in number of packets per second pps If the traffic of a particular frame type exceeds the threshold during one second all the rest of that type of frame will be dropped before the end of that second The switch provides configuration to assign storm control type and rate limitations to the entire system 17 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual To configure storm control click STORM CONTROL link in the RATE LIMIT AND STORM CONTROL screen Figure 6 14 The STORM CONTROL screen appears as shown in Figure 6 15 Figure 6 15 Storm Control Screen SUPERMICRO Es Storm Control Storm Control Type Storm Control Rate 15000 pps Table 6 6 Storm Control Screen Controls Control Description This selects the type of the packet storm The figure below shows all available Storm Control Type options Broadcast only Broadcast and multicast Broadcast unknown unicast and Broadcast multicast and unknown unicast This selects a rate packets per second for storm control The figure below Storm Control Rate shows all available options 10 pps 100 pps 1000 pps 5000 pps 10000 pps and 15000 pps 6 9 L2 Management L2 management provid
49. of the port is 10 Mb sec Superblade Network Modules User s Manual B 2 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module LED Descriptions The SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gps Ethernet module and XEM 002 10GbE Pass through Module LEDs are described below in Table B Table B 2 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators Green Solid denotes link established no activity Blinking denotes activity Off indicates that no link is established RJ 45 Link Activity GEM X2C Module Only Initiation OK LED Blue Denotes successful initiation OK status when solidly lit Green Denotes activity for 10Gbps port when solidly lit Blinking green denotes data transmited Tx or received Rx Table B 3 10G Port LEDs Table B 3 Stacking LED Activity Stacking Switch Stack LED 4 OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF Stack LED 3 OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF Stack LED 2 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Stack LED 1 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Identifier 10 12 14 16 Stacking Disabled Appendix B LED Descriptions B 3 InfiniBand Switch LED Descriptions InfiniBand switch module LEDs are found below in Table B 4 Table B 4 InfiniBand Switch LEDs Blink Switch is booting its firmware Module Status LED Steady On Boot process failed Switch is properly booted and operational Physical link established Port
50. on VLAN ID to change member state or remove vian Spanning Tree 802 1x The switch supports an 802 1Q tagging VLAN All packets entering the port of a switch only can be forwarded to a port that is a member of same VLAN The ingress untagged frames are tagged by a per port default tag PVID The forwarding decision is based on this assigned default PVID If the ingress frames are 802 1Q tagged the port won t alter the frames but will keep the frame s VLAN information intact Tagged frames are forwarded according to a VID contained within the tag The switch also supports ingress filtering The switch will examine the VLAN information in the incoming packets header to determine whether to drop or forward the packets If the incoming frame has tagged VLAN information the ingress port will check itself to see if it is a member of the tagged VLAN If it is not the frame will be dropped If its a member of the tagged VLAN then it will check the destination port to see if it is a member of the tagged VLAN If not the frame is droppea If the destination is a member Superblade Network Modules User s Manual of the VLAN the frame is forwarded to the destination port If the incoming frame is not tagged with VLAN information the ingress port will use PVID as the VLAN ID If the destination port is not in the same VLAN the frame is dropped The switch is initially configured to have one VLAN and its VID is 1 This VLAN is
51. the Session Identifier AuthSM State Specifies the state of the Authenticator State Machine Auth Session Status Specifies the Authentication Session Status Session PortNumber Puros ae number through which a particular Session MAC Filters The FILTERS link allows you to configure Layer 2 packet filtering The Layer 2 packet filtering management has the following control tabs e Unicast Filters e Multicast Filters e Multicast Forwarding By default the UNICAST FILTER tab is loaded 96 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Unicast Filters Figure 7 77 L2 Unicast Filter Configuration Page 21222324 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Unicast Filters Clicking on the UNICAST FILTERS tab brings up the L2 UNICAST FILTER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 77 Using this page you can set the filter configuration to control the unicast packets that the switch needs to process Table 7 56 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 56 L2 Unicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description FDB Forwarding ie Database ID Specifies the forwarding database ID MAC Address Specifies the destination MAC address of the received packet Receive Port Specifies the port on which the packet was received 97 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 56 L2 Unicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Specifies the list of ports on
52. the Virtual Router Status Specifies the Admin Status of the Virtual Router Layer 3 Tunnel Figure 7 128 Tunnel Interface Configuration Page 23 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Ada Reset select Phy Alias TnlAlias Source Destination Mode Configid Security Check Sum PMTU Direction Clicking on the LAYER 3 TUNNEL link opens the TUNNEL INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 128 Table 7 104 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 104 Tunnel Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Tunnel Alias Specifies the Tunnel Interface Alias Source Indicates the address of the local end point of the tunnel 163 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 104 Tunnel Interface Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Destination Specifies the address of the remote end point of the tunnel Mode Specifies the type of encapsulation mode Config ID Specifies an identifier to distinguish multiple tunnels with the same end points and same encapsulation method Cies Indicates if Checksum needs to be set in the GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation header for the GRE encapsulation method PMTU Discovery Indicates if the Path MTU Discovery needs to be done for the given tunnel interface Le Indicates whether the uni direction tunnel configured is Incoming or Direction Outgoing PhyAlias Denotes the VLAN Interface alias over which the tunnel is asso
53. their IP address The only parameter on this page is IP ADDRESS which specifies the IP Address of the neighbor router to which the unicast update has to be sent 123 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Security Figure 7 98 RIP Security Settings Page ect IP Address Authentication TypelAuthentication Key Clicking on the SECURITY SETTINGS tab opens the RIP SECURITY SETTINGS page Figure 7 98 Table 7 75 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 75 RIP Security Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address Displays the active RIP interfaces You can select the interface for which you want to configure authentication Specifies the authentication type You can choose No Authentication ES Simple Password or the md5 authentication type Specifies the key used for authentication if the authentication type is other Authentication Kay than No Authentication 124 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Summarization Figure 7 99 RIP Interface Specific Address Summarization Page 23 24 EXI EXTEX3 EXA Interface Secur RIP Interface Specific Address Summarization a 100 Fea Interface Aggregate Address Subnet Mask Clicking on the ADDRESS SUMMARIZATION tab opens the RIP INTERFACE SPECIFIC ADDRESS SUMMARIZATION page Figure 7 99 Table 7 76 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 76 RIP Interface Specific Address Summarizat
54. to transmit frames just like in round robin queuing To configure the QoS click the QOS folder on the left hand side bar It should display as shown in Figure 6 13 The QoS SETTING sets the priority relationship between the four queues selects the scheduling method for those queues associates packets of specific priorities to specific queues and specifies a weight for each queue 15 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 6 13 QoS Setting Screen SUPERMICRO Statistics VLAN Trunking Mirror Rate L2 Management Spanning Tree 802 1x IGMP Snooping Cable Diagnostic Table 6 5 QoS Setting Screen Controls This specifies one of the two scheduling methods Strict and Weighted Round Robin for the queues Scheduling Method This indicates packet priority This value is retrieved from the priority tag field with values from 0 to 7 0 indicates the lowest priority and 7 indicates the highest priority Click on the radio button to send packets of a specific priority to a particular queue Priority 16 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6 8 Rate Control The switch supports per port rate control When the data rate of the incoming frame for a particular port exceeds a selected rate the excess frame traffic is subject to packet drops or flow control depending on the per port flow control configura
55. various ports Through the RSTP link you can configure the RSTP status and other port related information Through the MSTP link you can configure the MSTP status and other related information You can also configure the various port related information through this link Through the LA link you can configure the LA status and the vanous policies that are associated with the link Through the 802 1x link you can configure the various security information for Port based Network Access Control and Radius Client Through the Filters link you can configure the L2 Unicast and Multicast Filters The LAYER2 MANAGEMENT link on the left pane opens the LAYER2 MANAGEMENT Page The management of all Layer2 protocols modules is categorized under this group This is further classified into the following sub groups based on functionalities or protocols e Port Manager VLAN Dynamic VLAN RSTP MSTP 46 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware LA 802 1x Filters Port Manager The PORT MANAGER link has access to the following control tabs Basic Settings Port Monitoring Traffic Class Port Control Rate Limiting By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 47 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Basic Settings Figure 7 38 Port Basic Settings Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICRO Switch speed Link Sie0C11234 67891011121314151617181920 3 24 EXI EX2 EX3 E
56. which the received packet with the above set OS MAC address and if received from the configured port can be forwarded You can choose to have this configuration in any one of the following types e Other This configuration is the default currently in use but the conditions under which it will remain so differ from the following values Status Permanent This configuration resides even after the restart of the switch e DeleteOnReset This configuration deletes the entry on restart e DeleteOnTimeout This configuration deletes the entry on expiration of the ageing timer Multicast Filters Figure 7 78 L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Page 1 Slee Git 2 67 211 1213141516171 223 24FX1 EX2 EX3EX4 Multicast Filters L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Permanent x SelectiVLAN ID MAC Address Receive Port 98 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking on the MULTICAST FILTERS tab brings up the L2 MULTICAST FILTER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 78 This page allows you to set the filter configuration to control the multicast packets that the switch needs to process Table 7 57 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 57 L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID Specifies the VLAN ID MAC Address Specifies the destination MAC address of the received packet Receive Port Specifies the port on which the packet was recei
57. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Clicking on the ICMPV6 tab brings up the ICMPV6 STATISTICS page which shows statistics regarding the ICMPv6 packets Both the incoming and the outgoing packet statistics are displayed on this page 199 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual VLAN Clicking on the VLAN link displays the following control tabs for VLAN statistics e Current dB e Port Statistics e Multicast Table Counter Statistics e Capabilities FDB Entries By default the CURRENT DB tab is displayed Current dB Figure 7 159 VLAN Current Database Page 9 1011121314151617181920212223 24 EXI EX2 EX3EX4 MuticastTable punter Statistic VLAN Current Database VLANIVLAN 1D FOB 10 Clicking on the CURRENTDB tab brings up the VLAN CURRENT DATABASE page Figure 7 159 which shows information for a VLAN that is configured in the device or that is dynamically created as a result of GVRP requests received 200 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Statistics Figure 7 160 VLAN Port Statistics Page SUPERMICR Switch Speed Link Sle Gi 1 23 SMIS Curremap Home gt System Mgmt gt Layar Mgmt SERE Discards Overtlow Overflow Ove gt multicast Discards P Stacking Statistics Interface 196 0000000000000 000000000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 c00000000000o000000000000000 Clickin
58. 0 Gurrerit dB ED a eh ha hain Ee EE oi 7 200 Port SE Uie OE OE ata 7 201 dle are AE OE ER EE weed NG 7 202 Counter Statisties coco ida 7 203 xi Superblade Network Modules User s Manual CapabilitieS RE EE dit dig 7 204 EDBEDITIGS E EE De Ge ee Ee ee at do eke ee 7 205 aeS eee eer nee ener cer E eee peer eae 7 206 INTA he e o e do de lL 7 206 Port StatiSticsss cis e cd cit tostada EER GR ee SE N Gelee Ne e 7 207 MS a N O 7 207 A OE N EE EE OF 7 208 GIST Port Statistics 2 5 ttt Sch EE AR eh EE e EE ES ee os 7 209 MSTI Port Statisties ea aa ee ee Re ae Taa ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 210 WA see ith EA EI ER EE EE N OE N 7 211 PortLACP Stats sesse ese ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ET 7 211 Neidnibor State ie EE ia Ge Ge ER Geen De ee be 7 212 802 D E ED RI Ed N AD LU S EN A ES 7 212 SESSION Stals EER GEREG ea ect ask eta ese E 7 213 Supp Session Stats ee ie araara aae aeiaai aaarnas isie 7 214 Mac Session Ola A e ER ee ee ee E A 7 215 atele MONEE EE RE OR OE ER ER oaths os 7 216 lelie ole RE ana hei EE EE ne 7 216 IGS Clear Stats iese ee ee Re ee RR ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 217 IGS StaliStiGS ta Ed 7 218 IGS V3 StAtIStiC AR OE AO RO AE N 7 219 IERE N MEME AE ERA AO ER at MENG 7 220 ele ai OE OE RE cee ieetiace 7 220 CMP SiatistlES ss OER Met MEEN el DES EO ER EN oe A OER MES os 7 221 RIP Ee e AR IE ede ME EE OA 7 222 RIPEG EER e do ee od 7 223 Interface Statistics 0 0 sees ee RR ee ee ee Re ee ee 7 223 Route Int
59. 00 00 00 00 00 50 b9 3c c6 85 ab c204 te 50 00 00 00 00 0000 64 33 01 05 58 34 19 cb 069 bd 88 09 43 2d c3 5a fe 60 00 00 00 00 00004c cee fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 85 af d8 61 26 4 fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 8 06 98 48 bd d8 66 59 fe 8000 00 0000 0000 95 ed a2 ab 56 ab 4c fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a6 2f 70 61 60 ae ab fe 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 ac38 4e 7d 55 48 fc 12 000955 ee Od 1284 76 08 fe 80 00 00 00 000000 c069dS Geelag fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c9 13 30 09 59 0 2c 12 fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 42 61 6 45 95 00 0 00 24 Noe 7 Log Out Clicking on the ND CACHE tab opens the ND CACHE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 87 Table 7 65 lists the configurable parameters for this page 110 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 65 ND Cache Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface VLAN ID Destination MAC Media Access Control Address State Age Indicates Index of the VLAN interface Specifies Destination IPv6 Address Denotes the Physical address of the Destination address Indicates the Reach ability state of the entry This is a read only field Specifies the Age time 111 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Address Settings Figure 7 88 Address Settings Page AAA sm aas NL Clicking on the ADDRESS SETTINGS tab opens the ADDRESS SETTINGS page Figure 7 88 Table 7 66 lists this page s parameters Table 7 66 Address Settings page Paramet
60. 00 00 18 22 33 0e 33 GO 22 80 00 00 1 ee33 32768 8000001822330133 e 33 32765 0 00001522330e33 000 00 1822350033 033 32768 0 00 00 15 2233 0033 0 00 00 18223 30033 ee33 32768 80 00 00 18 2233 0033 0 00 00 1822330033 ee33 32768 0 00 00 18522330e33 50000018223 Hee33 2330033 32768 0 00 00 182233 0e33 0 00 00 182233 0e33 see 33 32768 80 00 00 182233 0e33 0 0000 182233ee33 3 gt Statistics 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 o 0 0 9 o 0 o o 0 9 0 0 Clicking on the CIST PORT STATUS tab brings up the MSTP CIST PORT STATUS page Figure 7 64 This page displays the MSTP CIST port specific information Table 7 45 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 45 MSTP CIST Port Status Page Parameters Parameter Description Specifies the unique Bridge Identifier of the Bridge recorded as the Root Designated Root for the segment to which the port is attached Specifies the Bridge Identifier of the bridge which this port considers to be Ge eo Briele the Designated Bridge for this port s segment Specifies the Port Identifier of the port on the Designated Bridge for this Designated Port port s segment Specifies the path cost of the Designated Port of the segment connected to Designated Cost this port Specifies the unique Bridge Identifier of the bridge recorded as the CIST Regional Root Regional Root Identifier in the configuration BPDUS transmitted Specifies the contrib
61. 000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 429136990 607834 2265090 1104006 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 1000000000 10000 10000 10000 0 0 Rx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ooooooooos Support 56789 1011121314151617181920 Interface Statistics Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 Rx Nunicast Packets ceoooeoeeoeoeoo ec eo so 0 0 c0000000000000 oooooooooos ooooooooooBsBBBBBBBBBBBBBs Sooo BBBBBBBBBBBs 20000000000000 0 219923508 665889 202589 0 20000000000 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Rx Rx Rx Tx Octets T Discards Crrors Unknown Uni Protocols Pact 0 0 0 c0o0oo0oo0ooooooo 0 0 c0o0oooooooo Help x Ix cast Nunic kets Packets 0 0 ocoo0o0o0o0o0o0o0oooo 0 0 c0o0o0o0o0o0oooo About The INTERFACE STATISTICS page Figure 7 155 is displayed when you click the INTERFACE tab and shows management information applicable to all the interfaces available in the switch Log Out 196 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Ethernet Figure 7 156 Ethernet Statistics Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICRE Switch Link Slot Gil 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111219 14151617 18192021 2223 24 EXTEND EX3 EX4 sus NEE Home gt vert Mone Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 gt Layer3 Mgmt gt Mu
62. 31415161718192021222324EX1EX2EX3EX4 Welcome to the System Management Page The various System features of the can be configured through the links available in this page Through the System information link you can configure Through the Save estore link you can configure Through the System Settings link you can configure Through the SNMP link you can configure Through the RMON link you can configure Through the TACACS Server link you can configure Through the Syslog link you can configure Through the IP Authorized Manager link you can configure Through the ACL link you can configure Through the QoS link you can configure The SYSTEM MANAGEMENT page Figure 7 4 contains the following links System Information Save and Restore System Settings TACACS Server IP Authorized Manager Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware System Information Figure 7 5 System Information Page S 9 10111213 14 15 16 17 18 1920212223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 System Information SUPERMICRO Local gt Clicking the SYSTEM INFORMATION link brings up the SYSTEM INFORMATION page Figure 7 5 You can modify the name and description of the switch on this page by entering the necessary details You can also select the required Login Authentication Mode Table 7 2 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 2 System Information Page Parameters Parameter Description This parameter lists the hardware versio
63. 48 8c 06 40 Mirror DHCP Cheat Disabled QoS IP Address 122 103 109 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Hare Gateway 192 168 1001 L2 Management 12 Table Aging Disabled Spanning Tree 202 4x Backup setings Restore semings Restore defauts IGMP Snooping Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6 1 Port Status The PORT STATUS screen provides a status overview of the switch s 24 ports As shown in Figure 6 3 it includes link speed duplex flow control jumbo frame and PVID In this screen click on PORT on the left menu bar The port status will show up To retrieve and update to the latest status click the REFRESH button Figure 6 3 Port Status Screen 1GOOOLOLLLLLOLOLLLLLLLLAAR OOS SOLOLLLLLOLOLLLLLLLLLAA UPERMICRO uasaseasaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaa Link OO OOLLLLLOLOLOLLLLALLLP 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PORT Status Help Link Speed Flow Jumbo Link Speed Flow Jumbo Port Status Duplex Control Frame PMID Port status Duplex Control Frame PVID Statisti SEMEL 01 Down 1 13 up TOOOMBRS Disapled Disabled 1 VLAN Full anida 02 Down 1 14 Down 1 Beales 03 Down 1 115 Down 1 2 Mirror 04 Down 1 16 Down 1 QoS 05 up OMS Disabled Disabled 1 17 Down 1 Rate Full 06 Down 1 18 Down 1 z 06 18 L2 Management 07 Down 1 Tio Down 1 Spanning Tree 08 Down 1 20 Down 1 802 1x 09 Down 1 21 Down 1 I
64. 7 37 RSTP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Context ID Specifies the context ID which is operated currently Priority Specifies the priority of the switch Version Specifies the current protocol type STP RSTP Tx Hold Count Default Path Cost Type Maximum Age Secs Hello Time Secs Forward Delay Secs Port Settings Specifies the maximum number of BPDU that can be transmitted in a second Specifies the path cost type 32 16 Bits Specifies the time period for which the information received in RSTP BDPU is valid Specifies the time interval between two successive configuration BPDUs Specifies the time taken for ports to transit from one state to another Figure 7 57 Port Status Configuration Page 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 68 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the PORT STATUS CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 57 The configuration per port related to RSTP can be done through this page Table 7 38 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 38 Port Status Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Specifies the port identifier Port Role Indicates the current port role assumed by the port RSTP Status Port Priority Path Cost Protocol Migration Admin Edge Port Admin Point to Point Auto Edge Detection Restricted Role Restricted TCN Specifies the RSTP protocol status that can
65. 9 describes each configuration item For example if your SuperBlade has two blade servers installed on slot 1 and slot 3 then each blade has two LAN ports one connected to the internal port of the upper GbE switch and the other one connected to the internal port of the bottom GbE switch To implement switch redundancy you need to have two GbE switches installed Each of these GbE switches should enable the UpLink Failure Tracking feature and have the exact same proper configuration as shown in Figure 6 22 The pair configuration in this example defines the ULFT for blade 1 and blade 3 The external port 5 of each switch is connected to an external third party switch through an Ethernet cable This assumes that the Network Adapter Teaming or Channel Bonding has a proper configuration and is running on each of the blades If one of the external Ethernet cables is broken or the third party switch port to which the cable connects fails then one of the SuperBlade GbE switches will detect a link drop on its external port 5 and turn down the link on its internal ports 11 and 13 The Teaming or Channel Bonding software running on both of these blades then detects a link drop on one of its LAN ports and switches to another LAN port automatically This allows network traffic to go through another GbE switch 30 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Note that ULTF will only drop an internal link from the blade to the switch if all of the ex
66. ACKAGE TO YOUR COUNTRY RE CeSTRIDUTE IT FROM THERE OR EVEN MIST EMAR TROMECAL SVOCES TIONS OF EVEN SOURCE PATCHES TO THE AUTHOR OR OTHER PEOPLE YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY CXPORTIMPORT ANDOR VEL LAWS WHICH APPLY TO YOU THE AUTHORS OF OPENGSL ARE NOT LIADLE FOR ANY VIOLATIONS YOU MAME MERE O DE CAREFUL IT r YOUR RESPONSIONITY Rodblack balanced treo algorithm in this switch is implemented using Open source from http sourcetorge net proyects ibredblack All copynght listed at http sourceforge netiproects kbredblack apply Math library in this switch is implemented using the Open source software from Sun Microsystems inc All copyrights listed at http wwe radis net thuebnerimathlib Mim apply Web Troe View Script tions js and Browser Detection Script ua js in this switch aco implemented using source code fom http www treenew net All copyright listed at http www treenew net apply Back to Home page This page is best viewed with 10240768 resolution The SYSTEM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT link in the home page brings up the SYSTEM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT page Figure 7 3 which displays acknowledgement information for the various open source OpenSSL Secure Socket Layer OpenSSH Secure Shell etc software used in the 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module web based management utility Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 7 4 System Management Page I maiM Figure 7 4 System Management Page E 1011121
67. Bcast Option Specifies the Broadcast option which can be Allowed or Discarded 59 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual UnicastMAC Figure 7 49 VLAN Unicast MAC Settings Page Switchportfietenng Clicking on the UNICAST MAC tab brings up the VLAN UNICAST MAC SETTINGS page Figure 7 49 Table 7 31 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 31 VLAN Unicast Mac Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Context Specifies the context ID Vian ID Specifies the VLAN Identifier Mac Admin Status Allows you to Enable Disable the MAC administration status Mac Limit Indicates the MAC limit Mac Operational Status Specifies the MAC operational Status can be Enabled or Disabled 60 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Wildcard Figure 7 50 Wildcard Settings Page EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Wiideard SrosdcastAddress efi Select Comextid MacAddress P Clicking on the WILDCARD tab brings up the WILDCARD SETTINGS page Figure 7 50 Table 7 32 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 32 Wildcard Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Context ID Specifies the context ID Mes Sarain Specifies the MAC address and the address type Broadcast Unicast or Multicast Ports Specifies the set of ports to which frames must be forwarded 61 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Switch Port Filtering Figure 7 51
68. CRO pd IEEE 80240 VLAN a y em Port Statistics New VLAN ID 2 4094 2 Trunking All 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 m vuv lol BLT tt tt ttt Click the icon under each port to change member state To change state of all ports click the icon under All L2 Management Spanning Tree _ Not member E Tag egress packets UI Untag egress packets 802 1x Cable Diagnostic 2 Assign anew VLAN ID then click on the icon under each port to change the member state There are three states to choose from untag egress packets tag egress packets and not member of a VLAN 11 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 3 Click on the CREATE button to create the new VLAN A new VLAN is shown in Figure 6 10 Figure 6 10 New VLAN Screen 1939399993909 s 1949 LIDIA UPERMICRO LILIA ind 04 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 P el IEEE 802 10 VLAN Hell System Port de vano Trunking 3 All 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 H Mirror ul vuu ul Ed tT ttt ddd Click the icon under each port to change member state z To change state of all ports click the icon under All L Management Spanning Tree E Not member Ml ra egress packets uj Untag egress packets 802 1x j IGMP Snooping l Cable Diagnostic pa 4
69. CX4 connectors for 10 Gbps uplink communications This port accepts a SFP Direct Attach connector for 10 Gbps uplink communications Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules 5 3 GEM 002 Gb Ethernet Pass through Module The SBM GEM 002 Gigabit pass through module is a non configurable pass through module that includes fourteen fourteen 1 Gb s uplink RJ45 ports and fourteen 1 Gb s downlink ports for the SuperBlade s LAN interfaces This Ethernet module has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM s The switch is used to provide a connection between the Ethernet controller integrated on the mainboard and an external Ethernet device Unlike the SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module this is a pass through module and is not configurable With this module Blade 1 would be connected directly to port 1 Blade 2 to port 2 and so on If you are only connected to 10 blades then ports 11 through 14 are not connected Temperature and voltage of the pass through module are read through the CMM module The LED s of the pass through for a blade are only lit when the blade is on Like the SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module this pass through module is a hot pluggable module NOTE The SBM GEM 001 Gigabit pass through module must be connected to another Gigabit Ethernet switch module in order to operate If you connect it to a 10 100 switch it will not work Figure 5 3 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Pass through Module ado a a eee
70. Dynamic DHCP 00132233 ee 33 80 00 08 1e 04 46 53 oo Note Restart of switch required if any value is changed Clicking on the SYsTEM SETTINGS link brings up the SYSTEM SETTINGS page Figure 7 9 You can either choose to obtain the IP address through DHCP or decide to configure it manually If you choose the manual option you can configure the DEFAULT IP ADDRESS and SUBNET MASK for the management interface of the switch If you choose the DYNAMIC option then the IP address is obtained based on the IP Address Allocation Protocol You must restart the switch for the configuration to take effect Table 7 3 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 3 System Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address Mode Specifies the IP Address Mode used IP Address Allow Protocol Specifies the IP address allocation protocol used Default IP Address Specifies the Default IP address Subnet Mask Specifies the Subnet Mask used 12 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 3 System Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Switch Base MAC Address Specifies the switch s Base MAC Address SNMP Engine ID Specifies the SNMP Engine ID used PIM Mode Specifies the PIM Mode used Snoop Forward Mode Specifies the Snoop Forward Mode used Default VLAN Identifier Specifies the Default VLAN Identifier used SNMP Figure 7 10 SNMP Agent Control Set
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73. Figure 7 138 IGMP Interface Configuration Page EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Information ource Into IGMP Interface Configuration Es il mr al Fast Leave Query Interval Quer Clicking on the INTERFACE CONFIGURATION tab opens the IGMP INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 138 Table 7 112 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 112 IGMP Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface Specifies the interface index IGMP Status Specifies the IGMP Status Operating Version Allows you to run either in the IGMP Version 1 IGMP Version 2 or IGMP Version 3 on per interface basis Indicates whether the fast leave processing for a specific interface is to be FEGI LENE Enabled Disabled Query Interval Indicates the interval between two successive IGMP queries 176 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 112 IGMP Interface Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Query Response Time Specifies the response time for IGMP queries Robustness Value Specifies the Robustness value on this interface Group Information Figure 7 139 IGMP Group Configuration Page 9 10111213 14151617 324 EXI EXTEX3EXA Group Information ac IGMP Group Configuration Select Interface Group Address Filter Mode The GROUP INFORMATION tab opens the IGMP GROUP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 139 Table 7 113 lists the parameters found on this p
74. GMP Snooping 1P Ipv6 RIP RIPng OSPF VRRP TGMP PIM DVMRP RMON TACACS Y SNMP AGENT AGENTX Figure 7 193 TACACS Statistics Page Authentication Get User Received Authentication Get Pass Received Authentication Get Data Received Authentication Errors Received Authentication Follows Received Authentication Restart Received Authentication Session Timeouts 15161718192 Support Help About AEXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the TACACS tab brings up the TACACS STATISTICS page Log Out 234 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware SNMP Figure 7 194 SNMP Statistics Page SNMP Statistics Clicking on the SNMP tab brings up the SNMP STATISTICS page Figure 7 194 235 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes Appendix A HCA Mezzanine Cards This appendix describes safety guidelines features and installation of HCA Mezzanine cards used with the InfiniBand and 10 Gb switch module See Chapter 4 for further details on the InfiniBand module See Chapter 5 for further details on the 10 Gb switch module A 1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system it is important to handle it very carefully The following measu
75. GMP Snooping 10 Down 1 22 Down 1 Cable Diagnostic 11 Up Ed Disabled Disabled 1 23 Down 1 UpLink Failure 42 Down 1 24 Down 1 Track Password The PORT column indicates the port number of the switch The LINK STATUS column shows the current link status either up or down for each port The SPEED DUPLEX column indicates the link speed and duplex status for each port when it is linked up If the link is down there is no status shown on SPEED DUPLEX The FLOW CONTROL column indicates that the state of flow control is either disabled or enabled for each port when it is linked up The JUMBO FRAMES column indicates that the state of jumbo frame support is either disabled or enabled for each port when it is linked up The PVID column shows the current default port VLAN ID for each switch port f NOTE In the figures BMB GEM 003 is the number of the Gigabit switch board itis not a separate model of switch Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port VLAN ID PVID The PVID is used in a port based VLAN to allow assigning a port to belong to a VLAN A VLAN can then be configured to be a group of member ports This switch is an 802 1q tag aware switch If no VLANs are defined on the switch every port will be assigned to a default VLAN which has VLAN ID 1 Each port will have PVID equal to 1 If incoming frame
76. IN Default Route Installation TERFACES tab opens the RIP INTERFACE page Figure 7 96 Table 7 74 lists the page s parameters 121 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 74 RIP Interface Page Parameters Default Route Installation Send Version Receive Version Route Age Timer secs Update Timer secs Garbage Timer secs Parameter Description Interface Specifies the Interface ID for which RIP needs to be configured IP Address Specifies the IP address of the RIP interface Status Specifies the admin status of the interface Split Horizon Specifies the operational status of Split Horizon in the system Specifies whether Default Route Installation can be done or not Allows selecting the RIP packets sent to be compatible to either RIPV1 RIPV1 Compatible or RIPv2 Allows to choose the RIP packets to be received as either RIPV1 RIPV2 both RIPv1 and RIPv2 or None Specifies the time interval after which the routes will be flushed Specifies the time interval between successive RIP updates Specifies the time interval after which the invalid routes are removed from the routing table 122 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Neighbors Figure 7 97 RIP Neighbor List Page RIP Neighbour List a Clicking on the NEIGHBORS LIST tab opens the RIP NEIGHBOR LIST page Figure 7 97 This page is used to configure the RIP neighbors by configuring
77. IP Address Subnet Mask Specifies the Address Mask corresponding to the IP Address Specifies the IP Address for which the access list must be applied 39 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 23 IP Extended ACL Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Ports List Incoming Ports List Outgoing Protocol Message Code Message Type Priority TOS ACK Bit RST Bit Source Port Min Source Port Max Destination Port Min Destination Port Max Specifies the Incoming Port List for which the filter has to be applied Specifies the Outgoing Port List for which the filter has to be applied Specifies the type of protocol he Message Code to be checked for ICMP Packets This is nly if ICMP is chosen Specifies enabled o Specifies enabled o he Message Type to be checked for ICMP Packets This is nly if ICMP is chosen Specifies the Priority for the filter Specifies the Type of Service for the access list Indicates the TCP Ack Bit to be checked against the incoming packet This is enabled only if TCP is chosen Indicates the TCP Reset Bit to be checked against the incoming packet This is enabled only if TCP is chosen Specifies the TCP UDP source port from which the access list has to be applied Specifies the TCP UDP source ports to which the access list has to be applied Specifies the TCP UDP destination port
78. MAC BASED DESTINATION MAC BASED BOTH SOURCE AND DESTINATION MAC SOURCE IP ADDRESS DESTINATION IP ADDRESS or BOTH IP ADDRESSES 802 1x The 802 1x link provides access to the following control tabs Basic Settings Port Settings Timers Local AS Radius Settings MAC Session Info 87 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 71 802 1x Basic Settings Page Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the 802 1x BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 71 Table 7 50 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 50 802 1x Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control Starts or Shutsdown 802 1x in the switch 802 1x Authentication Be you to Enable Disable the 802 1x based port security feature in the Authentication Mode Specifies the Authentication Server Location as Remote or Local Wins Save o Specifies the Authenticator ID which originates the Access Request Packets Protocol Version Specifies the Version Number of the Protocol 88 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Settings Figure 7 72 802 1x Port Settings Page 802 1x Port Settings GIO 1 Ex0 3 Ex04 Ex03 Pon A Auth a pP TEE D M EEE E Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the 802 1x PORT SETTINGS page Figure 7 72 This page helps you to configure the security information at the individual port levels Ta
79. NITY tab brings up the SNMP COMMUNITY SETTINGS page Figure 7 11 This page displays the access permissions of the already configured SNMP Managers This page allows you to configure new managers to the table and delete existing managers from the same Table 7 4 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 4 SNMP Community Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Community Index This field allows you to set the Community Index setting Community Name This field allows you to set the Community Name setting Security Name This field allows you to set the Security Name setting Context Name This field allows you to set the Context Name setting 15 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 4 SNMP Community Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Transport Tag This field allows you to set the Transport Tag setting This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be Storage Type configured as Volatile or Non Volatile Group Figure 7 12 SNMP Group Settings Page 222324 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 TorgelParameter elect Security Model Security Name Group Name Storage Type NonVolable HEI x oz eva Y EE EET Clicking on the GROUP tab brings up the SNMP GROUP SETTINGS page Figure 7 12 This page displays SNMP group settings Each entry in the table maps a combination of SECURITY MODEL and SECURITY NAME into a GROUP NAME which
80. NTICATION SERVER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 74 This page helps you to configure the Local Authentication Server information Table 7 53 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 53 Load Authentication Server Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Specifies the identity of the user seeking authentication A string of not UserName more than 20 printable characters Specifies the password specific to the user name A string of not more than EED 20 printable characters Represents the allowance and denial of access The values that can be configured are Ee Allow When set the authentication request is allowed over the set Permission of ports in the Port List Deny When se the authentication request is NOT allowed over the set of ports in the Port List 93 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 53 Load Authentication Server Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Auth TimeOut secs Specifies the Authentication Timeout in seconds Represents the complete set of ports of the authenticator to which the user Port List is allowed or denied access based on permission Radius Settings Figure 7 75 Radius Server Configuration Page Clicking on the RADIUS SETTINGS tab brings up the RADIUS SERVER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 75 This page helps you to configure the Radius Server information Table 7 54 li
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82. P MED CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 115 This page allows the user to configure the MED value for routes learnt from BGP peers Table 7 92 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 92 BGP MED Configuration Parameter Description MED ID Specifies the index for this table Remote AS Specifies the AS number from which the route update is received IP Address Prefix Specifies the IP address prefix for which the update is received IP Address Prefix Length Indicates the prefix length of the IP address Intermediate AS Represents the intermediate AS between the BGP peers Permits you to specify the incoming or the outgoing direction of the packets EE using In and Out values 148 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 92 BGP MED Configuration Continued Parameter Description Value Specifies the MED value to be associated with this path learnt Preference Allows you to set filtering as either Enabled or Disabled Status Indicates the status of the entry Local Preference Figure 7 116 BGP Local Preference Configuration Page 212223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Muti s Local Preference BGP Local Preference Configuration Prefix Length int Clicking on the LOCAL PREFERENCE tab opens the BGP LOCAL PREFERENCE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 116 This page allows you to configure the LOCAL PREFERENCE value for routes Table 7 93 lists the parameters found on this page 149 S
83. P Status The only parameter on this page is VRRP Status which specifies the status of VRRP in the switch 161 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual VRRP Settings Figure 7 127 VRRP Settings Page 21 7223 24 EX1EX2EX3EX4 VRRP Settings Virtual Router Interface Pr riority Authentication Aut n val Pre State Status ID emption Clicking on the VRRP SETTINGS tab opens the VRRP SETTINGS page Figure 7 127 Table 7 103 lists the parameters found on this page Parameter Table 7 103 VRRP Settings Page Parameters Description Virtual Router ID Interface Primary IP Address Priority Authentication Type Authentication Key Advertisement Interval Secs Indicates the Virtual ID associated with each Virtual Router Represents the interface on which the Virtual Router must be configured Specifies the Primary IP Address for the Virtual Router Indicates the Priority for the Virtual Router The Configurable Priority value ranges from 1 to 254 Indicates the Authentication Type for the Virtual Router Indicates the Authentication Key for the Virtual Router Specifies the time interval in seconds for sending the advertisement packets 162 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 103 VRRP Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Pre emption Allows you to set the Preempt mode as Enabled Disabled State Indicates the current state of
84. Parameters 7 150 xxiii Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 94 BGP Filter Configuration Page ParameterS ees esse esse esse 7 151 Table 7 95 BGP Route Aggregation Configuration Page Parameters 7 152 Table 7 96 RRD Basic Settings Page Parameters esse see ee ee ee 7 154 Table 7 97 RRD BGP Configuration Page Parameters sesse esse eke 7 155 Table 7 98 RRD RIP Configuration Page ParameterS iese sesse esse ee 7 156 Table 7 99 RRD OSPF Configuration Page ParameterS sesse esse sesse 7 157 Table 7 100 RRD6 Filter Configuration Page ParameterS eise 7 158 Table 7 101 RRD6 OSPFv3 Configuration Page Parameters sesse 7 159 Table 7 102 RRD RIPv6 Configuration Page Parameters iese es esse ee 7 160 Table 7 103 VRRP Settings Page Parameters esse sees ee ee ee ee 7 162 Table 7 104 Tunnel Interface Configuration Page ParameterS sesse 7 163 Table 7 105 IGMP Snooping Configuration Page Parameters esse 7 166 Table 7 106 IGMP Snooping Timer Configuration Page Parameters 7 168 Table 7 107 IGMP Snooping Interface Configuration Page Parameters 7 169 Table 7 108 IGMP Snooping VLAN Router Ports Page Parameters 7 170 Table 7 109 MAC Based Multicast Forwarding Table Page Parameters 7 171 Table 7 110 Dynamic Multicast Global Configuration Page Parameters 7 173 Table 7 111 Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page Parameters 7
85. Physical Link ae 2 E LED Green Physical link error poor connection quality Port is off or has no physical connection Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale SBI 7125B T1 Blade Module User s Manual
86. RD OSPF Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description OSPF Status Allows you to set redistribution for OSPF as Enabled Disabled Permits you to import Direct Routes Static Routes RIP Routes and Import BGP Routes to OSPF RRDv6 The RRD6 link allows performing the RRD6 related configuration This can be accomplished through the following three control tabs Filters OSPFv3 e RIP6 By default the FILTERS tab is loaded 157 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Filters Figure 7 123 RRD6 Filter Configuration Page 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 000000 128 Clicking on the FILTERS tab opens the RRD6 FILTER CONFIGURATION Page Figure 7 123 Table 7 100 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 100 RRD6 Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description IPv6 address Prefix Length Source Destination Action Specifies the IPv6 Address Indicates the length of the prefix in bits associated with this entry s IPv6 address Denotes the address of the Source Specifies the address of the Destination Permits or denies filtering for the above set of configuration 158 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPFv3 Figure 7 124 RRD6 OSPFv3 Configuration Page 21 22 23 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Note OSPFv3 Module should be enabled to enable route redistribution functionality in OSPFv3 Clicking on the O
87. SPFv3 tab opens the RRD6 OSPFV3 CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 124 Table 7 101 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 101 RRD6 OSPFv3 Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Status Allows you to set redistribution for OSPFv3 as Enabled Disabled Import Permits you to import Direct Routes Static Routes and RIPv6 Routes 159 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RIP6 Figure 7 125 RRD RIPv6 Configuration Page 78 9 101112131415161718192 3 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 RRD RIPv6 Configuration The RIP6 tab opens the RRD RIPv6 CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 125 Table 7 102 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 102 RRD RIPv6 Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Status Allows you to set redistribution for RIP6 as Enabled Disabled Default Metric Specifies the metric for the routes that are being re distributed Import Permits you to import Direct Routes Static Routes and OSPFv3 160 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware VRRP The VRRP link allows you to configure VRRP through the following two control tabs Basic Settings VRRP Settings By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 126 VRRP Basic Settings Page E 8 9 10111213141516 Basic Settings VRRP Basic Settings EE Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the VRRP BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 126 which allows you to configure the VRR
88. SUPERMICRO SuperBlade Network Modules an e SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gbps SBM GEM 001 Gbps Ethernet Switch Module Ethernet Switch Module Y SHS SH SHS SSS eee Ett t tt fd SBM GEM 002 Gbps Ethernet Pass Through Module SBM XEM 002 10Gps Ethernet Pass Through Module User s Manual Revison 1 0 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR A
89. Screen SUPERMICRO PORT Configuration System Admit Auto Speed Flow Statistics Negotiate Duplex Control VLAN Enable y 10Mbps Half Disable x Trunking Table 6 2 Port Configuration Screen Controls Port Specifies the port number to control Enables or disables auto negotiation When auto negotiation is enabled the port negotiates with the link partner and works out speed duplex operation and flow control When auto negotiation is disabled port speed duplex operation and flow control is programmable by the user Turns flow control on or off When flow control of the port is on it sends out a Pause frame or a Jam Packet if it is over subscribed When this port receives a Pause Frame or Jam Signal it will postpone sending for a certain period to send out a frame by IEEE definition Auto Negotiation Flow Control Assigns default port VLAN ID for the port When the port receives a frame which PVID is untagged or priority tagged VLAN ID 0 the PVID will be used for forwarding decision for these two kind of frame Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 6 2 Statistics The STATISTICS screen displays the total number of packets transmitted or received on each port as shown in Figure 6 6 Click on the REFRESH button to retrieve the current count and update the screen Click on the CLEAR COUNTERS button to reset the count to zero f
90. Screen Controls 6 31 Table 7 1 Home Page Controls and Component esse see ee ee ee eke 7 3 Table 7 2 System Information Page Parameters sees ese eke ee ee ke 7 7 Table 7 3 System Settings Page Parameters esse see ee Re RR Ee 7 12 Table 7 4 SNMP Community Settings Page Parameters eise ss esse ee 7 15 Table 7 5 SNMP Group Settings Page ParameterS sesse esse esse ese ee ee 7 17 Table 7 6 SNMP Group Access Settings Page Parameters esse esse 7 18 Table 7 7 SNMP ViewTree Settings Page Parameters s 7 19 Table 7 8 SNMP Target Address Settings Page Parameters 7 20 Table 7 9 SNMP Target Parameter Settings Page Parameters conoci 7 21 Table 7 10 SNMP Security Settings Page Parameter esse esse sesse ese ees 7 23 Table 7 11 SNMP Trap Settings Page Parameters esse ese see ese ee ee 7 24 Table 7 12 RMON Alarm Configuration Page Parameters siese esse ee 7 26 Table 7 13 Ethernet Statistics Configuration Page Parameters sesse 7 28 Table 7 14 Event Configuration Page Parameters iese esse ese ee ee ee ee 7 29 Table 7 15 History Control Configuration Page Parameters esse ees ees 7 30 xxi Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 16 TACACS Server Configuration Page Parameters sesse 7 31 Table 7 17 TACACS Global Settings Page ParameterS eise esse ese ee 7 32 Table 7 18 Syslog Configuration Page Parameters sesse esse ese ee ee ee ee 7 33 Ta
91. Security Settings Page Parameters iese esse see ek ee 7 124 Table 7 76 RIP Interface Specific Address Summarization Page Parameters iii an 7 125 Table 7 77 RIP6 Interface Configuration Page Parameters esse ees 7 127 Table 7 78 RIP6 Filter Configuration Page ParameterS iese esse ee ee 7 128 Table 7 79 OSPF Basic Settings Page Parameters iese ese esse ek ee 7 130 Table 7 80 OSPF Area Configuration Page Parameters iss esse eek ee 7 131 Table 7 81 OSPF Interface Configuration Page Parameters iese sees 7 133 Table 7 82 OSPF Virtual Interface Configuration Page Parameters 7 134 Table 7 83 OSPF Neighbor Configuration Page Parameters esse ee 7 136 Table 7 84 OSPF RRD Route Configuration Page Parameters 7 136 Table 7 85 OSPF Area Aggregation Page Parameters esse ese sees 7 137 Table 7 86 OSPF AS External Aggregation Configuration ees sees 7 139 Table 7 87 OSPFv3 Basic SettingS iese ee ee Re ee Re RA ee ee 7 140 Table 7 88 Interface Settings iese ee Re ee Re RA ee Re RA ee Re 7 142 Table 7 89 OSPFv3 Area SettingS iese ese ee ee ee Re Re ee ke ee ke ee 7 143 Table 7 90 BGP Basic SettingS ee ee ee ee Re ek ee Re ek Re ee ee 7 145 Table 7 91 BGP Peer Configuration ee ee ee ee RA ee Re Re Re Re 7 147 Table 7 92 BGP MED Configuration esse esse see ese ee ee ek ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 148 Table 7 93 BGP Local Preference Configuration Page
92. Shortest Path Tree 184 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 119 PIM Threshold Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Indicates the threshold value for the number of registered packets RP Threshold received which when exceeded RP initiates switching to source specific shortest path RP Switching Period Indicates the time interval for which the registered packets are monitored to initiate switching to SPT Static RP Figure 7 146 Static RP Configuration Page 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 sk Static RP Address Clicking on the STATIC RP tab opens the STATIC RP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 146 Table 7 120 lists the parameters found on this page 185 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 120 Static RP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Component ID Address Type Static Group Address Static Group Mask Static RP Address DVMRP Clicking the DVMRP link allows you to configure the DVMRP protocol This protocol in the switch can be configured using the following control tabs e Basic Settings e Interface By default the BASIC SETTINGS control tab is loaded 186 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Basic Settings Figure 7 147 DVMRP Basic Settings Page 223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 DVMRP Basic Settings Note To enable DVMRP IGMP Proxy should be disabled Clic
93. SwitchPort VLAN Filtering Page ot EE es ee at ee Kc cc o SwitchPort Vlan Filtering Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 default default default detault default default default default letault default default default default default defayk jefault default default default defauk default default default default default default detaun reo SE VAN BEER NE on the SWITCH PORT FILTERING tab brings up the SWITCHPORT VLAN FILTERING page Figure 7 51 Table 7 33 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 33 SwitchPort VLAN Filtering Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN Port No Utility Criteria Specifies the VLAN port number Specifies the utility criteria of the port where the utility criteria can be Default or Enhanced 62 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Dynamic VLAN The DYNAMIC VLAN link allows you to configure the Dynamic VLAN information through the following control tabs Dynamic VLAN Port Settings Garp Timers By default the DYNAMIC VLAN tab is loaded Dynamic VLAN Figure 7 52 Dynamic VLAN Global Configuration Page 324 EX EX2EX3 EX4 Clicking on the DYNAMIC VLAN tab brings up the DYNAMIC VLAN GLOBAL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 52 A single parameter for context which is used to specify the Context ID is present on this page 63 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port Settings Fig
94. TP Status Specifies the port identifier Allows you to Enable Disable the MSTP protocol status on the particular port 74 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 42 CIST Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Priority Specifies the port priority used in role selection Path Cost Specifies the path cost associated with this port Protocol Migration Edge Port Point to Point Status Hello Time Secs Auto Edge Status Restricted Role Restricted TCN This is to control the migration among MSTP RSTP and STP protocols if the other side of the switch runs a different mode Migration takes place only if this is enabled This must be configured if the corresponding port is an edge port You can configure the ports explicitly as Point to Point Force true Non Point to Point port or leave the decision to be made dynamically from AL or MAC layer Specifies administrative value of hello time for the port If set to True the edge port status will be dynamically calculated Specifies the Restricted role status of the port Indicates the Restricted TCN status of the port 75 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual VLAN Mapping Figure 7 62 VLAN Mapping Page 4EX1 EX2EX3EX4 Clicking on the VLAN MAPPING tab brings up the VLAN MAPPING page Figure 7 62 This table contains one entry for each instance of MSTP Table 7 43 lists the parameter
95. TRAFFICCLASS tab brings up the COSQ WEIGHT AND BANDWIDTH CONFIGURATIONS page Figure 7 36 Table 7 28 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 28 COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configurations Page Parameters Parameter Description COSO Specifies the COSO algorithm COSO Weight Specifies the COSO algorithm weight 45 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 28 COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configurations Page Parameters Parameter Description COSO Min Bandwidth Specifies the COSQ algorithm minimum bandwidth COSQ Max Bandwidth Specifies the COSQ algorithm maximum bandwidth COSQ Flag Specifies teh COSQ algorithm flag 7 5 Layer2 Management Page Figure 7 37 Layer2 Management Page 8 9 101112131415161 3 M EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Welcome to the Layer2 Management Page The vanous layer features of the Supermicro Swatch can be configured through the links available in this page Through the Port Manager ink you can configure the Port settings related to all the physical ports in a the switch the mirronng feature the traffic class associated with each priority class Through the VLAN link you can view the mode in which the VLAN is operating and other basic information Also you can configure the PVID settings Static VLANS and the Dynamic Vian status for the various ports Through the Dynamic VLAN link you can mew and Modify the Dynamic Vian status in different Contexts and for the
96. This page has a single link to the Stack configuration Stack Clicking the STACK link allows you to configure the Stack configuration which can be configured using the following control tabs Stack Settings Stack Details Stack Brief Stack Counters The STACK SETTINGS tab is the default 189 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Stack Settings Figure 7 150 Stack Configuration Page 3 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Stack Settings Clicking on the STACK SETTINGS tab brings up the STACK CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 150 Table 7 123 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 123 Stack Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Switch ID Unique number to identify switches Make sure to use different switch identifier for stack member switches Ports The number of stacking ports It is recommended to use two ports for stacking to connect all stacking switches in daisy chain Priority of the switch to decide the master among stacked switches PM Priority denotes preferred master BM denotes backup master PS denotes preferred slave Stacking Used to Enable or Disable switch stacking Default is Disable 190 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Stack Details Figure 7 151 Stack Details Page 57 8 9 10111213141516 2 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Stock Details Ip St 169 254 1 1 0000 1 Peer Status Switch Idj Stack Ip Stack MAC Switch State Card Name Clic
97. Upgrading Fallback Firmware using TFTP below to upgrade the fallback firmware image Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Booting using a Fallback Firmware Image Use the procedure below to boot using a fallback firmware image 1 Reboot the switch by power cycling the switch power 2 During reboot press any key when it displays the below text as shown in Hit any key to stop autoboot 5 Figure 3 7 Displayed Text for Rebooting Hit any key to stop autoboot 5 10 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation switch you are using r4 NOTE The numbers in the Product Type entry change depending upon the F 3 NO OU Rm Once the boot seguence is interrupted it will display menu options as shown in Figure 3 7 Use the H option to set hardware information by typing the character H This will display the hardware information that can be changed as shown in Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Setting Hardware Information SMC gt H gt HARDWARE INFO Local IP p 192 168 2 32 Abret Mask mask 255 255 2550 Default Gateway gateway 192 168 2 100 TFTP Server tftpaddr 192 168 2 100 Finmrare Name ramdisiname SEM GEM 220 45 2 10 bm Ramdisk Flag fhg 0 SMC POSC gt Hazel gt HARDWARE INFO Local IP ip 192 168 2 32 Abret Mask mask 255 255 2550 Default Gateway gateway 192 168 2 100 TFTP Server tftpaddr 192 168 2 100 Fine Name ramdisiname SEM GEM 22C 45 2 10 bm Ramdis
98. Upgrading Firmware on the Switch using TFTP To upgrade the switch s firmware use the procedure below e 2 3 4 10 Copy the latest firmware to the TFTP root directory on the TFTP server machine Make sure the upgraded TFTP server and switch both have network reach ability Login to the Switch CLI either through Telnet or a serial console port Type the below command to upgrade the firmware in the normal area firmware upgrade tftp lt ip address gt lt filename gt flash normal Here lt ip address gt is the IP address of the TFTP server and sfilename is the name of the firmware image file On successful download CLI displays the below string Firmware download completed successfully After a successful download reboot the switch to use this latest firmware If the download fails check the IP address file name network connections and configurations to reach the TFTP server If the switch does not come up after the firmware upgrade due to any incorrect firmware images boot the switch using a fallback firmware image Refer the steps in the procedure Booting using a Fallback Firmware Image below to boot the switch using a fallback firmware image Once the switch is booted with a fallback firmware repeat the above steps to upgrade with the correct firmware image On successful upgrade of the latest firmware it is advised that you upgrade the fallback firmware image also Follow the steps listed in the procedure
99. X4 Moms Vie es cis rea ins Port Basic Settings s Home gt System Mgmt gt p P E Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 Port Mane jer VI end Ee Select Link Admin Bridge Port Type Default SwitchPort Link RSTP Status State User Mode Up Down Herr Priority Trap 802 1x c GOI F Up ml customerBndgePon 0 YE Hybrid 500 Enabled Filters PLayer3 Mgmt 602 merBndgePort 0 Hybnd 150 Enabled gt Multicast DR gt Stacking G03 rBndgePort 0 Hybrd 1 Enabled Statistics Gos GAS marBndgePo 0 Hybnd 150 Enabled Hybrid 1 Enabled customarBridgaPort Hybrid wl 15 Enabled customerBndgePon 0 Hybnd 150 Enabled merBridgaPon 0 Hybnd 500 Enabled meriidgePon i Hybrid 1500 Enabled merBndgePort C Hybnd 150 Enabled EndgePont 0 Hybnd 150 Engbled merBndgePort C yond Enabled customerBndgePort 0 y 150 Enabled customarBridgaPort 0 yb 151 Enabled customerBridgePont 0 t 150 Enabled marBndgePon tybne 0 Enabled Enabled Enabled Engbled customerBndgePort 0 gt 1500 Enabled customerBridgePort 0 yorid 150 Enabled customerBndgePor tyb 500 Enabled customerBidgePon tybnie 1500 Enabled 1BndgePort 0 y 150 Enabled Engbled customerBndgePort c rd 16338 Enabled customerBndgaPon 0 ybnd 38 Enabled Y 7 a y had Y Y Y bal 7 ry TT T 7 7 Y 7 7 dal 7 7 7 7 7 y Y customerBndgaPon 7 yb 1633 Enabled Apply x Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the PORT BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 38 which displays the gener
100. a dummy module cover to maintain airflow integrity Chapter 4 InfiniBand Module InfiniBand Switch LEDs InfiniBand switch LEDs are listed and described in Table B 4 in Appendix B Configuring the InfiniBand Module Maintenance and configuration of the InfiniBand module within a Windows OS is performed with Mellanox s WinIB software package WinIB allows you to upgrade the firmware and monitor temperature voltages port utilization and other switch parameters In a Linux environment maintenance and configuration of the InfiniBand module is performed with the OFED OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution Both software packages are available to download on Mellanox s web site WinlB https docs mellanox com dm Win IB ReadMe html OFED http www mellanox com products ofed php Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules Your SuperBlade enclosure can include either of two models of Ethernet switch modules or two models of Ethernet pass through modules installed in it The Ethernet switch modules and SBM GEM 002 Gigabit pass through module can only be installed in the upper and or lower left module bays whereas the SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit pass through module must be installed in a double wide slot in the enclosure instead of an InfiniBand Module The InfiniBand module is discussed in Chapter 4 5 1 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module The SBM GEM 001 Gi
101. able B 1 of Appendix B Ports The SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module contains several front mounted ports as described below in Table 5 3 Table 5 3 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Ports Port Description This port accepts an connector cable for uplink using RS 232 RS 232 Compatible Serial Port connection to a console These two ports accept a RJ 45 connector for 1 Gbps uplink RJ 45 Ethernet Ports aarti Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules 5 2 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module The SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module is a layer 2 3 Ethernet switch It includes three 10 Gb s uplink ports two CX4 and one SPF two 1 Gb s uplink RJ 45 uplink ports and fourteen 1 Gb s downlink ports for the SuperBlade s LAN interfaces The Ethernet switch module has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM s The switch is used to provide a connection between the Ethernet controller integrated on the mainboard and an external Ethernet device This is a hot pluggable module Figure 5 2 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Ports and Indicators Table 5 4 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interface 1 OO NO AB WIND ES o Item Description RS 232 COM Serial Port Module Fault LED Initiation OK LED Stack ID LEDs 4 10 Gbps Uplink Port Status LEDs 3 1 Gbps RJ 45 Uplink Port Status LEDs Link Activity and Speed 1 Gbps RJ 45 Uplink Po
102. age Table 7 113 IGMP Group Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface Specifies the interface index Group Address Specifies the IP multicast group address 177 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 113 IGMP Group Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Represents the IP Source address source configuration is allowed only Source Address when the operating version is v3 on this interface Filter Mode Specifies the Filter mode Source Information Figure 7 140 IGMP Source Information Page Speed Link Sler0 Gi 1 2 5 9 101112131415161718 22 XI EX2 EX3 EX4 Intertace Configuraton Group In o Source Information IGMP Source Information Group Address Interface Source Address Clicking on the SOURCE INFORMATION tab opens the IGMP SOURCE INFORMATION page Figure 7 140 Table 7 114 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 114 IGMP Source Information Page Parameters Parameter Description Group Address Specifies the IP Multicast group address 178 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 114 IGMP Source Information Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Interface Specifies the interface index Source Address Represents the IP Source address NOTE The IGMP Source information can be displayed only when the operating version is configu
103. al components or circuit boards they come into contact with Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock Instead use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators The power supply power cords must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets Power input requires 110 240 VAC depending upon your power supply module Mainboard Battery This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer CR2032 Lithium 3V battery Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions WARNING There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed A upside down which will reverse its polarities Mainboard replaceable soldered in fuses Self resetting PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient fuses on the mainboard must be replaced by trained service technicians only The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced Contact technical support for details and support Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 2 2 General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety e Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter e Place the blade module cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won t accidentally be stepped on e While working on the system do
104. al information related to all the physical ports ina switch It displays the LINK STATUS ADMIN STATE Up Down BRIDGE PORT TYPE DEFAULT USER PRIORITY SWITCH PORT MODE MTU and the LINK UP DOWN TRAP status for this port A green arrow indicates that the admin status of the port is up whereas a red arrow indicates that the admin status of the port is down You can change any of the parameters mentioned in this page at any time 48 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Monitoring Figure 7 39 Port Monitoring Page L Port Monitoring MM tos h Disabled Disabled y Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Ossbied S Osebied Y ESE ETE Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled w Disabled v Disabled Omabled_v Disabled Disabled Y Disabled osssea Osabied Y Disabled v Disabled v ZEEE ETETE Disabled Disabled Clicking on the PORT MONITORING tab brings up the PORT MONITORING page Figure 7 39 The Port Monitoring feature can be enabled or disabled at every port level You can also specify the packet direction Receive Transmit that needs to be monitored for every port e O O o e O 2 O O 2 2 e O O o o O O 2 O 49 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Traffic Class Figure 7 40 VLAN Traffic Class Mapping Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICR Switch Sp
105. and by determining the active topology A reconfiguration of the spanning tree can occur in less than one second The RSTP is backward compatible with legacy devices running IEEE802 1d STP and serves as an STP device when an STP device is present in the network Bridge Protocol Data Unit BPDU The spanning tree is built by obtaining switch information by exchanging Bridge Protocol Data Unit BPDU packets among the participating switches When RSTP is enabled for a switch it will generate a BPDU and periodically forward it out through each port on the switch The interval is configurable through the Hello Time which is set to a two second default This enables the switch to keep track of network topology changes and enable or disable ports as required The BPDU contains the information about the transmitting switch and its ports including MAC address bridge priority port priority and port path cost The BPDU packet is sent out by using the unique MAC address of the port itself as a source address and the destination address of the STP multicast address 01 80 C2 00 00 00 There are three types of BPDUS e Configuration BPDU for spanning tree computation Topology Change Notification TCN BPDU announces changes in network topology Topology Change Notification Acknowledge TCA BPDU The major operation of the spanning tree protocol includes a root bridge election finding paths to a root bridge determining the least cost pat
106. arning Mode Independent Shared or Hybrid VLAN learning Specifies the largest 4094 valid VLAN ID which the switch can accept Any number greater than 4094 will be discarded Specifies the maximum number of VLANs that this device can scale Specifies the active number of VLANs configured in the device Allows you to Enable Disable Port MAC based classification Allows you to Enable Disable Port Protocol based classification 54 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Settings Figure 7 44 VLAN Port Settings Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICRO Switch Speed Link Slee Gi 1 2 34567 8 9 1012 121314151617 18192021 2223 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 VLAN Port Settings d Home gt system Mgmt Layer2 Mgmt Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Fx0 3 Port Manager VLAN Dynamic VLAN ed Port and Acceptable Frame Types Ingress RSTP Protocol Filtering MSTP Based VLAN LA y 802 1x Disabled Enabled 1 Osabled Fiters PLayer3 Mgmt i Disabled Enabled 1 gt Disabled gt Multicast x P Stacking Disabled Enabled 1 Disabled gt Statistics Disabled Enabled 1 A Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 A Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 A Disabled Disabled v Enabled 1 Disabled Disabled 1 Disabled Disabled na 1 Disabled Disabled 4 1 Desabled Disabled i Enabled 1 Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 A Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 A Disabled Disabled w Enabl
107. as an edge port the port immediately transitions to the forwarding state It is available only when the port is directly connected to an end terminal or a file server that has no influence on the spanning tree configuration Since ports 11 to 24 are connected to blade server NIC ports all of those ports can be configured as an Edge port P2P This indicates if this port is a point to point link If you connect a port to another port though a point to point link and the local port becomes a designated port it negotiates a rapid transition with the other port to ensure a loop free topology Status This displays the RSTP port status Role This displays the role of this port To modify the PORT SETTINGS for each port click on the EDIT link next to PORT SETTING The RAPID SPANNING TREE PORT SETTINGS screen Figure 6 19 will appear Figure 6 19 Rapid Spanning Tree Port Settings GHBVBWVWP VWVBVPSVVBBIVVVVBVVVVVVWIVVs 10S DVBWWWDHVBBVFIVVVVVVVVVVIVWD UPERMICRO muasaranarnacanaannaaanaaa ina 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Is Ek Rapid Spanning Tree Port Settings Port EE S z Statistics Port d Ed From 01 ly To 101 le Ui Cost 4 200 000 000 E Auto Priority 0 240 jo Edge No v L2 Management P2P Force Yes v Select a group of port numbers that you want to configure Setting the CosT to zero or checking AUTO
108. ast groups by sending and processing IGMP packets To prevent the unnecessary flooding the gigabit layer 2 switch can enable the GMP snooping function to control how IP multicast packets are forwarded to required ports by monitoring IGMP queries and response packets generated by layer 3 switches or the IGMP querier Currently the gigabit switch supports IGMP snooping for IGMP v1 v2 packets In the real network setup the switch is seated between the Multicast Router Server and the host The Multicast Router Server will periodically send an IGMP v2 query packet and the host will respond with an IGMP v2 report packet if the host is in the same multicast group When the host wants to go away it can send an IGMP v2 Leave packet The switch will remove the connected port number from the multicast group entry of a table If the host is just silently removed then the switch will clean it from table when the timer expires Figure 6 21 shows the IGMP SNOOPING configuration screen Table 6 8 describes each configuration item 27 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 6 21 IGMP Snooping Screen SUPERMICRO IGMP Snooping System Port Statistics IGMP Timer Parameters Robustness Variable Note Query Interval Group Membership Interval Query Response Interval 650 seconds L2 Management Last M o E Spanning Tree Robustness Variable Query Interval
109. ation 13 14 Configure the IP address for this switch only for booting purposes using the command ip lt IP address gt For example ip 192 168 2 3 Configure the subnet mask for this switch IP address using the below command mask lt subnet mask gt For example mask 255 255 255 0 Configure the TFTP server IP address using the below command tftpaddr lt TFTP server IP gt For example tftpaddr 192 168 2 100 Configure the gateway address to reach the TFTP server using the below command ifthe TFTP server is in different network gateway lt gateway IP gt For example gateway 192 168 2 100 Configure the firmware image file name using the below command ramdiskname lt filename gt For example ramdiskname SBM GEM X2C v5 2 10 bin Type Save to save the hardware information Type Exit to exit the hardware information menu Type F to download the firmware image In this case it will download to the normal image area On a successful download the switch displays the below string Updating the ramdisk image This may take awhile OK After a successful download boot the switch to use this latest firmware by typing J If the download fails check the IP address file name network connections and configurations to reach the TFTP server 13 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 InfiniBand Module 4 1 Overview InfiniBand is a switch based point to point bidire
110. ature RIPng Filters and other related information can also be configured through this link Through the OSPF link you can configure the OSPF status Area configuration the various interfaces associated with it and also create virtual interfaces OSPFy link enables you to configure the OSPFV3 features Through the BGP link you can configure the Neighbour list Multi Exit Discriminators Fitters and Route Aggregation Through the RRO link you can enable the RRD status and also configure the fiters BGP RIP OSPF related information Through the RRDv6 link you can configure the filters RIPng OSPFV3 related Redistribution information Through the VRRP link you can configure VRRP for a particular interface Layer 3 Tunnel link helps you to configure IPv6 Authentication and encryption security features and other related information Clicking the LAYER 3 MANAGEMENT link on the navigation bar of the HOME page opens the LAYER 3 MANAGEMENT page Figure 7 80 101 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual The LAYER 3 MANAGEMENT page has links to the following configuration pages IP IPv6 DHCP Server DHCP Relay e RIP RIPng OSPF e OSPFv3 BGP RRD RRDv6 VRRP Layer 3 Tunnel IP The IP link enables to perform the IP related configuration This can be done through the following pages VLAN Interface Pv4 AddrConf IP Route e LoopBack Settings By default the VLAN INTERFACE ta
111. atus Screen eee cee ee ee cee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 3 Figure 6 4 Jumbo Frame Setting Screen eee eee testes ee ee ee ee ee 6 4 Figure 6 5 Port Configuration Screen iese ee cee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 5 Figure 6 6 Statistics Screen como EE EERS EER t eek GEREG lares 6 6 Figure 6 7 Port Statistics Screen ese se dee ke de ee Re Re Re ke ee Re 6 7 Figure 6 8 VLAN Screen esse es ee se see se Re ee ee ee Ee ee nr 6 9 Figure 6 9 Creating a New VLAN ee ee ee Re Re Re Re Re RR ke ee eke 6 11 Figure 6 10 New VLAN Screen ee ee ek ee Re ee Re Re ee ee ke 6 12 Figure 6 11 Trunking Screen ee ese ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 13 Figure 6 12 Port Mirroring Screen sesse ese ee Re ee Re ek eke ee ee 6 14 Figure 6 13 QoS Setting Screen i ee ek Re ER Re ERA ER ee Re ee Re ee 6 16 Figure 6 14 Rate Limit and Storm Control Screen sesse ee ee ke 6 17 Figure 6 15 Storm Control Screen 0 0 0 eee ete eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 18 Figure 6 16 L2 Management Screen eie eee ee ee ee ee tees tee ee ee ee 6 19 Figure 6 17 L2 Management Current Entries Screen eise esse sees see ee 6 19 Figure 6 18 Rapid Spanning Tree Screen ee ke ee Re ER ee ke 6 22 Figure 6 19 Rapid Spanning Tree Port Settings iese ese ee ee ee 6 24 Figure 6 20 802 1x Configuration Screen eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 26 Figure 6 21 IGMP Snooping Screen iese ee ee ee ek ee Re ee eke 6
112. ay 192 168 1 1 ever Canna Datetime 12 19 2007 08 58 47 EE oe Get Update Web Power On Power Off Reset Voltage Temperature Ss gum A eae x Ca Switch 1251 257 Address Defaults The following are the default addresses that are initially set Afterwards you can change these values within the program Table 3 1 SBM GEM 001 Switch Module Address Default Settings Address Default Setting Default IP Address 192 168 100 102 Default Gateway Address 192 168 100 1 Default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 change the IP address of one from the default so that both switches have gt NOTE If two switches are installed in a SuperBlade system you will have to id unigue addresses Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Command Line Configuring the switch can be done using a command line via telnet or by using the serial console interface Accessing CLI through Telnet To access command line via telnet follow the below steps 1 Connect a PC to a network that is accessible to the switch For example connect a PC to any of the front panel ports of the switch and make sure the PC has an IP address on the same subnet as the switch management IP In the PC start a telnet client session with the switch management IP default IP is 192 168 100 102 This brings up the switch s command line interface for user login Enter username and password to login to the switch To view the switch configurations use show co
113. b is loaded 102 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware VLAN Interface Figure 7 81 VLAN Interface Basic Settings Page Vian Intertace 23 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the VLAN INTERFACE tab brings up the VLAN INTERFACE BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 81 Table 7 59 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 59 VLAN Interface Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN Interface Specifies the VLAN ID that is to be created Admin State Specifies the Admin Status of the VLAN interface Oper State os the Operational Status of the VLAN interface This is a read only MTU Specifies the Maximum Transmission Unit for the switch 103 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual IPv4 AddrConf Figure 7 82 IPv4 Interface Settings Page 9 1011121314151617181 3 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 IPv4 AdarCont Clicking on the IPv4 ADDRCONF tab brings up the IPv4 INTERFACE SETTINGS page Figure 7 82 Table 7 60 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 60 IPv4 Interface Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface VLAN ID Specifies the Index of the VLAN interface IP Address Specifies the IP Address of the specified interface Subnet Mask Indicates Subnet Mask for the specified IP Address Specifies the Broadcast address for the specified IP address This is a Broadcast Address read only field Address Type Specifies the type of address which can
114. be located where it can be reached from the CMM Ethernet port 25 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 802 1x Configuration Figure 6 20 802 1x Configuration Screen SUPERMICRO 802 1x System a Port Statistics C Global Radius Setting Raidus Server IP Address lo UDP Port Number 1812 Shared Secret Apply Global Settings 12 Management J Spanning Tree Port Set Stat SR permea 01 O Disabled NIA IGMP Snooping i Ui Cable Diagnostic pes Ej Rees N A Password u3 O Visabled NIA Logout 04 J Disabled NIA 05 Disabled N A 06 Disabled N A 07 Disabled N A ne M_Dicahlad na iv To configure 802 1x port based access control click on the 802 1x folder in the left hand side bar The 802 1X configuration should display as shown in Figure 6 20 Check the GLOBAL RADIUS SETTING dialog box to enable 802 1x port based access control Radius Server IP Address This indicates the IP address of the RADIUS server UDP Port Number This specifies the UDP port number of the EAPOL control frame 1812 is the default UDP port number If the RADIUS server can t recognize them other numbers can be used Shared Secret This is a 16 character string used by the RADIUS server as a password to identify EAPOL control frames The PORT AUTHENTICATION SETTINGS allows you to enable or disable authentication for individ
115. ble 7 19 Syslog Configuration Page Parameters sesse esse ese ed ee ee ee 7 34 Table 7 20 IP Authorized Manager Page Parameters eccere 7 35 Table 7 21 MAC ACL Configuration Page Parameter esse esse esse eek ee 7 37 Table 7 22 IP Standard ACL Configuration Page Parameter iese 7 38 Table 7 23 IP Extended ACL Configuration Page Parameters iese ee 7 39 Table 7 24 QoS Basic Settings Page Parameters esse ese see ee ee 7 41 Table 7 25 QoS Classmap Settings Page Parameter siese see ee 7 42 Table 7 26 QoS Policymap Settings Page Parameters ees esse ee 7 43 Table 7 27 COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Settings Page Parameters 7 45 Table 7 28 COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configurations Pago EIE EE EE EE ARK 7 45 Table 7 29 VLAN Basic Settings Page Parameter eise sees ese ee 7 54 Table 7 30 VLAN Port Mac Map Page Parameters sesse es ese ee ee ee ee 7 59 Table 7 31 VLAN Unicast Mac Settings Page Parameter siese esse ees 7 60 Table 7 32 Wildcard Settings Page Parameter ies esse see ek ee ee ee 7 61 Table 7 33 SwitchPort VLAN Filtering Page ParameterS iss esse sesse ee 7 62 Table 7 34 Dynamic VLAN Port Configuration Page Parameters 7 64 Table 7 35 Garp Timers Configuration Page ParameterS esse esse esse ees 7 65 Table 7 36 RSTP Global Configuration Page Parameters esse esse ese ee 7 67 Table 7 37 RSTP Configuration Page Parameters esse ese ese ee e
116. ble 7 51 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 51 802 1x Port Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Specifies the index of the port for which fields such as Port Control Port Port Authorization status etc are configured Specifies the control values of the Authenticator Port The control values can be Port Control e Force Authorize Allows all the traffic through this port e Force Unauthorize Blocks all the traffic through this port Auto Imposes 802 1x authentication process in this port Access Control Specifies the Access Control for the Port as Active or Inactive Specifies the current status of the Authenticator Port either as Authorized Auth Port Status or Un Authorized Specifies the current status of the Supplicant Port either as Authorized or Un Authorized Specifies the configuration for selecting the authentication mode to be either Port Based or MAC based Supp Port Status Authentication Mode 89 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 51 802 1x Port Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Configured Control Direction Operational Control Direction Auth SM State SuppSMState Restart Authentication Authentication Retry Count Reauth Specifies whether security is to be imposed for In For only the incoming traffic Both For both the incoming and outgoing traffic Specifies the current
117. bs for RSTP statistics Information and Port Statistics The INFORMATION tab is the default shown Information Figure 7 165 RSTP Information Page 8 9 101112131415161719192021222324EX1 EXD EX EX4 RSTP Information Clicking on the INFORMATION tab brings up the RSTP INFORMATION page Figure 7 165 which displays information on the bridges that supports the Spanning Tree protocol 206 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Statistics Figure 7 166 RSTP Port Statistics Page RSTP Port Statistics Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 Clicking on the PORT STATISTICS tab brings up the RSTP PORT STATISTICS page Figure 7 166 which displays various RSTP statistics involved with each of the port available in the system like the role state transition state machine various packet statistics and so on MSTP Clicking on the MSTP link displays the following control tabs for MSTP statistics e Information e CIST Port Statistics e MSTI Port Statistics By default the INFORMATION tab is shown 207 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Information Figure 7 167 MSTP Information Page Clicking on the INFORMATION tab brings up the MSTP INFORMATION page Figure 7 167 which displays information corresponding to the Multiple Spanning Tree protocol 208 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware CIST Port Statistics Figure 7 168 MSTP CIST Port Statistics Page Support Help Abou
118. called the default VLAN By default all ports are initially assigned to the default VLAN Frames can not be forwarded across VLANS Frames whether they are unicast multicast or broadcast cannot flow from one VLAN to another VLAN unless there is a VLAN routing device to bridge them The switch also allows a user to configure the egress packets to either tagging or untagging The untagging feature of 802 1Q VLAN allows a user to hook up the port to a legacy switch that doesn t recognize 802 10 tagging header in the packet Also the tagging feature allows VLANS to span into multiple 802 1Q compliant switches through physical connections between switches 10 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6 4 Configuring a Static VLAN The switch currently supports static VLANs only To configure the VLAN click on the VLAN folder at the left hand side bar The IEEE802 1Q VLAN screen should appear as shown in Figure 6 8 It lists the entire current VLAN configuration and also allows a user to create a new VLAN or modify port membership of a VLAN The MEMBER PORTS indicates the number of member ports of the VLAN There are two color symbols for each port to indicate tagging or untagging of packets egress from the port e Orange Indicates a tagged egress packet Teal Indicates an untagged egress packet Creating a New VLAN 1 Click on the CREATE New VLAN button The screen as shown in Figure 6 9 should appear 16 100 SUPERMI
119. ciated Security Specifies the method used by the tunnel to secure the outer IP header 7 7 Multicast Page Figure 7 129 Multicast Page Speed P Link SletO 6112345678 9 10121213 1415161718192 EXI EX2 EXI EX4 Welcome to the Muliticast Page The vanous Multicast features of the Supermicro switch can be configured through the inks available in this page Through the IGMP Snooping link you can configure the IGS status and other related information Through the Dynamic multicast nk you can configure the Dynamic Multicast status and other related information Through the IGMP link you can configure the IGMP status and other related information Through the PIM link you can configure the interfaces that are to be associated with PIM and also the candidate RP information Through the DYMRP link you can configure global DVMRP status and the Prune Lifetime Also the individual DVMRP interface status can be configured 164 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking the MULTICAST link on the navigation bar of the HOME page opens the MULTICAST page Figure 7 129 The MULTICAST page has links to the following configurations IGMP Snooping Configuration Dynamic Multicast IGMP PIM DVMRP IGMP Snooping Configuration The IGMP Snooping link opens the IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION page This page uses the following control tabs to configure IGS Basic Settings Timer Interface Configuration Ro
120. cription Security Level This drop down list box allows you to set the Security Level used when y generating SNMP messages Storage Type This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be Je configured as Volatile or Non Volatile User Figure 7 17 SNMP Security Settings Page Slot Gil 2345678 9 10111213141516171819 23 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 tocol Stos yp HMAC MDS No Privacy M HMACSHA vl DES m EET 4 aa N Clicking on the USER tab brings up the SNMP SECURITY SETTINGS Page Figure 7 17 This page specifies a user configured in the SNMP for the User based Security Model Table 7 10 lists the parameters found on this page 22 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 10 SNMP Security Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description User Name Authentication Protocol Authentication Key Privacy Protocol Privacy Key Storage Type This field allows you to set the User Name which is the User based Security Model dependent security ID This drop down list box allows you to set the Authentication Protocol which is the type of authentication protocol used for authentication This field allows you to set the Authentication Key which is the secret authentication key used for messages sent on behalf of this user to from the SNMP This drop down list box allows you to set the Privacy Protocol which is the type of protocol that is used in t
121. ction of Ethernet like interfaces attached to the ISS 224 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPF The following control tabs are available under OSPF Statistics Route Information Link State Database The OSPF ROUTE INFORMATION tab is the default Route Information Figure 7 184 OSPF Route Information Page Route information Clicking on the ROUTE INFORMATION tab brings up the OSPF ROUTE INFORMATION page Figure 7 184 This page shows information regarding the OSPF routes lt includes statistical information for the IP ADDRESS MASK TYPE OF SERVICE NEXT HOP INTERFACE index ROUTE type COST AREA ID and TYPE 2 COST 225 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Link State Database Figure 7 185 OSPF Link State Database Page Li SIMOGI1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011121314151617181920212 Link State Database OSPF Link State Database Area ID Type Link State ID Router ID Sequence Clicking on the LINK STATE DATABASE tab brings up the OSPF LINK STATE DATABASE page Figure 7 185 This page shows information on a single link state advertisement It includes the LINK STATE ID TYPE AREA ID ROUTER ID AGE SEQUENCE and CHECKSUM VRRP Clicking on the VRRP link displays a page with VRRP Global Statistics and Per VRID Statistics 226 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware IGMP Figure 7 186 IGMP Statistics Page 9 10111213 1415161718192021222324EX1EX2 X3EX4 IGMP Statist
122. ctional serial link network communications architecture The main function of the SuperBlade InifiniBand switch module is to provide high speed interconnectivity among the blade modules and external peripherals This is a hot pluggable module that must be installed in a double wide bay at the lower right of the enclosure Because it occupies one of the bays alternatively used for the CMM only one InfiniBand module may be installed in the system 4 NOTE For any blade to access the InfiniBand module it must first have an InfiniBand card installed on its mainboard See Appendix A for details on the Mezzanine HCA cards that are available for use with the InfiniBand module 4 2 InfiniBand Module Figure 4 1 InfiniBand Module Table 4 1 InfiniBand Module Interface Item Description ar Module Power LED Module Status LED External InfiniBand Port 10 total Port Physical Link LED Green Port Activity LED Yellow DO MB 0 ND Module Release Handle Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 4 2 InfiniBand Module Features Feature Description Internal 10 4X DDR copper ports capable of 14 External 10 4X DDR Internal External Ports copper ports Bandwidth 4X DDR 20 Gbps non blocking architecture for 960 Gbps total bandwidth 24 port Latency 160 ns port to port switch latency Ranco MEER EER In band InfiniBand IBML InfiniBand Maintenance Link Command Line 9 Interface CLI Power Cons
123. d Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 3 ER ER ER EE EE EE UI E cS ES ES E E ES E E e ie i ie E OEK K D T ORO ROO OOOO OSO ORO ORO OOIE G Disabled 173 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab opens the DYNAMIC MULTICAST PORT CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 136 Table 7 111 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 111 Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Dynamic Multicast Status Restricted Group Registration IGMP Specifies the Interface index Sets the Dynamic Multicast on a per port basis as Enabled Disabled Sets Restricted Group Registration on a per port basis as Enabled Disabled Clicking the IGMP link allows you to configure the IGMP protocol The IGMP protocol in the switch can be configured through the following control tabs e Basic Settings e Interface Configuration e Group Information Source Information By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 174 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Basic Settings Figure 7 137 IGMP Configuration Page 4 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the IGMP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 137 The only parameter on this page is Global Status which enables disables IGMP in the switch 175 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Interface Configuration
124. d as Trap or Inform Storage Type This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be configured as Volatile or Non Volatile 20 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Target Parameter Figure 7 16 SNMP Target Parameter Settings Page 9 10111213141516 1718 192021 222324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 EEN 2c i zz Security Level Storage Type NoAuthenticstion NonVolatile NoAuhenteabon A A 1 Clicking on the TARGET PARAMETER tab brings up the SNMP TARGET PARAMETER SETTINGS page Figure 7 16 The Target Param specifies SNMP target information to be used in the generation of SNMP messages Table 7 9 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 9 SNMP Target Parameter Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description This field allows you to set the Parameter Name setting which is a unique Parameter Name a E identifier MP Model This drop down list box allows you to set the MP Model used when generating SNMP messages using this entry This drop down list box allows you to set the Security Model used when Security Model generating SNMP messages using this entry This field allows you to set the Security Name setting which identifies the Security Name current Param Name on whose behalf SNMP messages will be generated 21 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 9 SNMP Target Parameter Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Des
125. device 802 1x Clicking on the 802 1x link displays the following control tabs for 802 1x statistics e Session Stats Supp Session Stats e Mac Session Stats By default the SESSION STATS tab is shown 212 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Session Stats Figure 7 172 802 1x Session Statistics Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICR Switch Speed Link Slee Gi 1 2 802 1x Session Statistics A Home tem t aja Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 PLayer3 Mgmt gt Multicast gt Stacking Y Stabsbcs Interface eoococoooeoecooocooeocososoeoscoesceoecoeoeoo se Clicking on the SESSION STATS tab brings up the 802 1x SESSION STATISTICS page Figure 7 172 which displays the session statistics for an authenticator PAE Port Access Entity It shows the current values being collected for each session that is still in progress or the final values for the last valid session on each port where there is no current active session 213 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Supp Session Stats Figure 7 173 802 1x Supplicant Session Statistics Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICRE Switch Speed Link SletO Gi 23456789 1011 121314151617 18192021 2223 24EX1EX2EX3EX4 sms Home System Mgmt b Layer2 Mgmt Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 P Layer3 Mgmt Age Port Eapol Eapol Eapol Eapol Eapol Eapol Eapol Eapol Invalid Eap Last Eapol Last Eapol Stacking FrRx
126. e bays as the Gigabit Ethernet switch modules while the SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit pass through module requires a double wide bay for its installation into the SuperBlade enclosure See the SuperBlade User s Manual for details on double wide bay setup 3 1 Installing Removing a Switch Module Follow the procedures below for installing or uninstalling any of the Gigabit Ethernet switch modules into a SuperBlade system Installing a Switch Module 1 Make sure the cover to the module has been installed before proceeding Follow the anti static precautions described in Chapter 2 2 Remove the dummy cover from the bay you want to place the module in 3 Place the module s release handle in the open position 4 Slide the module into the module bay until it stops see Figure 3 1 and Figure 3 2 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 3 1 Blade Enclosure with Gbps Switch Modules Installed SBM GEM 001 Switch Modules SN Bx We Sy WS 21 ay aa A MM AE InfiniBand Pass Through Module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 2 Blade Enclosure with 1 10 Gbps Switch Modules Installed SBM GEM X2C Switch Modules SBM XEM 002 Pas 5 Push the release handle to the closed position NOTE After the module has been installed and the handle locked it will turn on and a POST test will run to verify it is working properly If there are no problems the blue Init OK LED on the module will illu
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128. e ee 7 68 Table 7 38 Port Status Configuration Page Parameter S sesse esse ese ee 7 69 Table 7 39 RSTP Port Status Page Parameter iese esse ees eke ee ee ee 7 70 Table 7 40 MSTP Global Configuration Page Parameters sesse sees 7 72 Table 7 41 Timers Configuration Page Parameters esse esse esse ese ee ee ee 7 73 Table 7 42 CIST Settings Page ParameterS esse ese ee ee ek ee ee ee 7 74 Table 7 43 VLAN Mapping Page Parameters 7 76 Table 7 44 Port Settings Page Parameters esse esse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 77 Table 7 45 MSTP CIST Port Status Page Parameters iese see esse ese ee 7 78 Table 7 46 LA Basic Settings Page Parameters esse se de ee ee ee 7 80 Table 7 47 PortChannel Interface Basic Settings Page Parameters 7 81 Table 7 48 LA Port Channel Settings Page Parameters sies esse ese ee 7 82 Table 7 49 LA Port Settings Page Parameters sesse ee ee ee ee ee 7 84 Table 7 50 802 1x Basic Settings Page Parameters sesse ee ee 7 88 Table 7 51 802 1x Port Settings Page Parameter eise ese esse ee ee ee 7 89 Table 7 52 802 1x Timer Configuration Page Parameters esse ese ee 7 92 Table 7 53 Load Authentication Server Configuration Page Parameters 7 93 Table 7 54 Radius Server Configuration Page Parameters sesse ee 7 94 xxii List of Tables Table 7 55 IMAC Session Info Page Parameters esse ese ese ee ee ee 7 96 Table 7 56 L2 Unicast Filter Configu
129. e ee ke ee 7 187 DVMRP Interface Settings Page eise ee ee ee Re 7 188 Stacking Configuration Page ese ee ee ee ee ge 7 189 Stack Configuration Page iese ese ee ee ee RA ee Re ee 7 190 Stack Details Page ies GE Ee RS ae akin lic ak DOEN 7 191 Stack Brief Pades s is Ee EERS EE REG RA PS ee Ke See bee EE ie 7 192 Stack Counter Details Page esse ee ee RA ee Re ee 7 193 Statistics Paleta Ee GE EE ee De ee Gee Et 7 194 Interface Statistics Page see ee Re ee ee Re Re RA ee 7 196 Ethernet Statistics Page esse sesse ee ke ee ee Re ke 7 197 IPV6 Interface Statistics Page esse ee ee ee ke ee ee ke 7 198 ICMPV6 Statistics Page es aeieea Re ee ee Re ee ee ee 7 199 VLAN Current Database Page sesse se es ee ee ee ee 7 200 VLAN Port Statistics Page ees esse ee ee Re ee ee ge ee 7 201 VLAN Multicast Table Page sesse es ee ee ee Re ee 7 202 xix Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 7 162 VLAN Counter Statistics Page sesse see ese ee ek ee ee ee 7 203 Figure 7 163 VLAN Capabilities Page esse see ese es ee ee ke ee Re ee 7 204 Figure 7 164 VLAN FDB Entries Page esse sesse ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee 7 205 Figure 7 165 RSTP Information Page sees ee see Re ee ek ee Re ee 7 206 Figure 7 166 RSTP Port Statistics Page iese ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee 7 207 Figure 7 167 MSTP Information Page iese ese ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 7 208 Figure 7 168 MSTP CIST Port Statist
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131. e forwards unregistered static ports as well as forward unregistered learnt ports This is a read only field Specifies all the static ports to allow Multicast forwarding Specifies all the forbidden ports to deny Multicast forwarding 100 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 58 Forward Ports Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Forward Unregistered Static Ports Forward Unregistered Forbidden Ports Specifies all the unregistered static ports to allow Multicast forwarding Specifies all the unregistered forbidden ports to deny Multicast forwarding 7 6 Layer3 Management Page Figure 7 80 Layer3 Management Page Welcome to the Layer3 Management Page The vanous layer3 features of the Supermicro Switch can be configured through the links available in this page Through the IP link you can configure the Routes and also create VLAN interfaces Through the Py6 link you can configure the IPv6 routes ND Cache and also create Vian interfaces DHCP can be enabled through the DHCP Server link You can configure the pool of addresses to be assigned to the DHCP Client from here DHCP Relay link helps you to configure the DHCP Relay status and other related information RIP link enables you to configure the RIP feature RIP neighbours and other related information can also be configured through this link RIPng link enables you to configure the RIPng fe
132. e index to the Events table Description Describes the event Type Specifies the event configured can be a Log or an SNMP trap or both or none Community Specifies the SNMP community string used for this trap This is relevant when an SNMP trap is requested for an event Owner Indicates the owner of this event Last Time Sent Denotes the time this event entry last generated an event History Figure 7 23 History Control Configuration Page 9 10111213 14151617 18 192021 2223 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 29 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Clicking on the HISTORY tab brings up the HISTORY CONTROL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 23 Table 7 15 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 15 History Control Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Index Specifies the index to the table Specifies the SNMP object id of the variable on which the history is being Dan es collected Buckets Reguested Indicates the number of buckets to be configured for collecting the RMON statistics Buckets Granted Denotes the number of bucket granted for collecting the RMON statistics Specifies the time interval between two successive polling to collect the Interval fie statistics Owner Denotes the owner of the RMON group of statistics Status Specifies the status of History Control Entry as either Valid or Invalid TACACS Server The TACACS SERVER link allows you to configure TACACS Serv
133. e mapping priority queue assignment between the eight 802 1p priority classes and the four priority queues is provided If the incoming frame is untagged the switch uses the priority field in the per port default priority configurable in the PORT folder to assign a frame to a priority queue If the incoming frame is tagged or priority tagged the switch uses the priority field in the incoming frame to assign the frame to a priority queue The scheduling for transmission among the four priority queues is accomplished by one of the two user configurable schemes strict fixed priority and weighted round robin For strict priority based scheduling the packets which were put in the higher priority queue are transmitted first If there are multiple frames with different priority tags in the same priority queue the frame with higher priority level is transmitted first After all frames in the higher priority queue have been transmitted the frames in the lower priority queue will start transmitting For the weighted round robin based scheduling the number of packets served in the priority queue is determined by the weight number After those packets are transmitted the service moves to transmit the packets in the next queue Therefore a higher priority queue should have a higher weight number than a lower priority queue The weight number is from 1 to 15 for the switch If each queue has same weight number then each queue has an equal opportunity
134. e most user friendly method of configuring the switch module You can access the configuration menu either through the management utility or by a network connection See either Chapter 6 or Chapter 7 for more details on the Web based Management Utility Network Connection Use the procedure below to connect and login to the IPMI system Logging In to the IPMI 1 Connect a PC to a network that is accessible to the switch For example connect a PC to any of the front panel ports of the switch and make sure the PC has an IP address on the same subnet as the switch management IP 2 Type the IP address of the switch that you want to connect to in the address bar of your browser and hit lt ENTER gt Once the connection is made the LOGIN screen displays Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 IPMI Login Screen TIPMI View 2 6 37 build 071213 Super Micro Computer Inc File Edit Session Manage Help 0502 4092 SUPERMICRO Y PMI Domain Aw ED EET SuperBlade System Name SuperBlade IP Address 192 168 1 112 Description 192 168 1 112 LoginID SO D Administrator Password 00000 Save ID and Password 7 IPMI Domain 141 Authentication Blade System Text Console KYM Console Event Log Logon Management Virtual Media CMM Setting Get Virtual Media information done Superblade Network Modules User s Manual a Type in your Username in the USERNAME box b Type in your Pass
135. ecifies the length of time in seconds between the Hello packets sent on niello Sa the interface 134 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 82 OSPF Virtual Interface Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Specifies the number of seconds that a router s Hello packets have not Router Dead lionel been seen before it s neighbors declare the router down Specifies the number of seconds taken to transmit a link state update de packet over the interface Specifies the number of seconds between link state advertisement RetransitInterval retransmissions for adjacentcies belonging to the interface Neighbor Figure 7 106 OSPF Neighbor Configuration Page 4EX1E Aggregation Select Neighbor IP Ad 33 Neighbor Priority Clicking on the NEIGHBOR CONFIGURATION tab opens the OSPF NEIGHBOR CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 106 Table 7 83 lists the parameters found on this page 135 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 83 OSPF Neighbor Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Neighbor IP Address Specifies the IP address used by the neighbor in the IP source address Specifies the priority of the neighbor in the designated router election on algorithm RRD Route Figure 7 107 OSPF RRD Route Configuration Page 23 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 sal Intertace H RRD Route Aggregation AsExtAggregaton
136. ecifies the priority of the interface Indicates the estimated number of seconds to transmit a link state update packet over the interface Indicates the number of seconds between the link state advertisement retransmissions for adjacencies belonging to the interface Indicates the length of time in seconds between the Hello packets that the router sends on the interface Specifies the number of seconds for which the router waits for hello packet from the neighbor before declaring this neighbor down Denotes the larger time interval in seconds between the Hello packets sent to an inactive non broadcast multi access neighbor Indicates whether Demand OSPFv3 procedures must be performed on this interface Specifies the metric assigned to this interface Enables disables neighbor probing to determine whether the neighbor is active inactive Indicates the number of consecutive LSA retransmissions before the neighbor is deemed inactive and the neighbor adjacency is brought down Defines how often the neighbor is probed 142 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Area Figure 7 112 OSPFv3 Area Settings Page 5 7 8 9 101112131415161718192 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Stub Metric Type ooo Normal se Send Area Summary w i Candidate lso OSPF Metic sr Delete Clicking on the AREA tab opens the OSPFv3 AREA SETTINGS page Figure 7 112 Table 7 89 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 89 OSPF
137. ed 1 a Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 Al Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 A Dis Disabled Enabled 1 A Osa Disabled Mi Enabled 1 Drsabled Disabled Mi Enabled 1 4 Disabled Disabled Enabled 1 Disabled Disabled f Enabled 1 gt Disabled Disabled Enabled sabled Disabled Enabled tabled Disabled Enabled sabled D D D D sabled Disabled Enabled Apply Y Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the VLAN PORT SETTINGS page Figure 7 44 which is used to associate the VLAN ID to the port for Port based VLAN classification While associating different ports to VLANS you can also configure INGRESS FILTERING at the port level and FRAME TYPE accept tagged frame alone or all frames The other configurations provided in this page are Enabling Disabling MAC BASED VLAN classification and PORT AND PROTOCOL BASED VLAN classification 55 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Static VLANS Figure 7 45 Static VLAN Configuration Page Clicking on the STATIC VLANs tab brings up the STATIC VLAN CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 45 which allows you to configure static VLAN related information Using the first table you will also be able to create new entries for un created VLANS VLAN ID is the mandatory field for configuring a VLAN There is also a provision to enter VLAN NAME MEMBER PORT UNTAGGED PORT and the FORBIDDEN PORT for a VLAN The second table displays the VLAN configurations saved in the switch 56 Chapter
138. ee ek ee ee eke ee 7 24 RMON Basic Settings Page sesse ee ee ee Re ed ee ee 7 25 RMON Alarm Configuration Page esse esse ee ek ee ee ee 7 26 Figure 7 21 Ethernet Statistics Configuration Page sesse ese eek ee ee ee 7 27 Figure 7 22 Event Configuration Page ees ee esse ese ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee eke 7 28 Figure 7 23 History Control Configuration Page esse esse ee ee ee ek ee 7 29 Figure 7 24 TACACS Server Configuration Page sesse ese eke ee ee 7 31 Figure 7 25 TACACS Global Settings Page iese see RA ee Re ee 7 32 Figure 7 26 Syslog Configuration Logging Page iese see ke ee ee 7 33 Figure 7 27 Syslog Configuration Mail Page ees ees ees ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 34 Figure 7 28 IP Authorized Manager Page sees sees eke ee ee Re ee ee 7 35 Figure 7 29 MAC ACL Configuration Page ees ee ee ee ee ke Re ee 7 36 Figure 7 30 IP Standard ACL Configuration Page ees ese ee ee ke 7 38 Figure 7 31 IP Extended ACL Configuration Page eise esse see ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 39 Figure 7 32 QoS Basic Settings Page iese ee ke ee Re ek ee ee ke 7 41 Figure 7 33 QoS Classmap Settings Page iese ee ee ee ee ke 7 42 Figure 7 34 QoS Policymap Settings Page iese see ee ee Re ee ee ee 7 43 Figure 7 35 Figure 7 36 Figure 7 37 Figure 7 38 Figure 7 39 Figure 7 40 Figure 7 41 COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Settings Page esse ese 7 44 COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configurations Page
139. ee the SM CLI Guide included on your SuperBlade System CD ROM for further information on the 10 Gb Ethernet switch firmware and its controls 7 1 Overview The Supermicro switch utility for the SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module provides a web based interface for managing layer2 and layer3 switching at wire speed for constructing a switched routed network This interface provides both a bridging functionality and advanced features such as link aggregation Dynamic VLAN Dynamic Multicast IGMP Snooping and Network Access Control This web based interface also comes with several Layer3 features as well such as wire speed routing Differentiated services multicast routing and so on The Supermicro Switch firmware is implemented using open sources from OpenSSL OpenSSH and other open source communities and is configured using web browsers such as Internet Explorer The utility starts with a default IP address which is also the management IP address This IP address is essentially provided for remote management of this switch For managing the switch through web browsers type in the default IP address in your browser s web address in order to start accessing the switch For example if the management IP address of the switch is 192 168 1 1 the switch can be accessed through the Web browser by typing http 192 168 1 1 in the address space of the web browser Nomenclature The following nomenclature applies to screens found in
140. eed Link Slot Gil 2 3 4 5 6789 101112131415161718192021 222324 EXI EX EX3 EX4 ms HEAT Home VLAN Traffic Class Mapping a bes ton Gi0 1 Fx0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 gt Layer3 Mgmt gt multicast gt Stacking gt Statistics Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority ty ity ity ty Apot Clicking on the TRAFFIC CLASS tab brings up the VLAN TRAFFIC CLASS MAPPING page Figure 7 40 This page allows you to configure the traffic classes associated with each priority class on all ports 50 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Control Figure 7 41 Port Control Page Port Control Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 Eee EERE ede e Je fre le O O O O O O O o O O O O O O O O O O e O O e Clicking on the PORT CONTROL tab brings up the PORT CONTROL page Figure 7 41 This page allows configuration of the port specific parameters of the device You can choose between Auto negotiation and No negotiation for a port If No negotiation is chosen then the SPEED of the link FLOWCONTROL ADMIN and OPER status DUPLEX modes and HOL BLOCK PREVENTION can be configured 51 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Rate Limiting Figure 7 42 Rate Limiting Page CI A A CI A A A CI II CI DT OU AK AK Oi oh the Bara ine GE brings pino Rare DENS Ese Pi RE TE on the RATE LIMITING tab brings up the RATE LIMITING page Figure 7
141. er parameters The following control tabs are available for configuration e Server Config e Global Settings By default the SERVER CONFIG tab is loaded 30 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Server Config Figure 7 24 TACACS Server Configuration Page 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Server Config Clicking on the SERVER CONFIG tab brings up the TACACS SERVER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 24 Table 7 16 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 16 TACACS Server Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address Specifies the IP address used Port Specifies the Port used Single Connection Specifies the single connection Timeout Specifies the timeout Secret Key Specifies the secret key 31 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Global Settings Figure 7 25 TACACS Global Settings Page 23 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Tacacs Global Settings 0 0 00 Clicking on the GLOBAL SETTINGS tab brings up the TACACS GLOBAL SETTINGS page Figure 7 25 Table 7 17 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 17 TACACS Global Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Active Server IP Address Specifies the active server IP address Re Transmit Specifies the re transmit Syslog The SYSLOG link allows you to configure Syslog parameters The following control tabs are available for configuration Logging gt Mail 32
142. ers Parameter Description Interface VLAN ID Specifies Index of the VLAN Interface Address Specifies the IPv6 Address Indicates the length of the prefix in bits associated with this entry s IPv6 Prefix Length address Specifies the type of address which can be Link local Global unicast or Address Type Anycast Address Profile ID Indicates the Index to the IPv6 address profile table 112 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Address Profile Figure 7 89 Address Profile Settings Page Speed Link IPV6 Intertace On Link Adv Auto Conf Adv Status Status on A On s EE E Faea ET oe Jose Pre Time Valid Time Pref Flag Valid Flag Clicking on the ADDRESS PROFILE tab opens the ADDRESS PROFILE SETTINGS page Figure 7 89 Table 7 67 lists the parameters on this page Table 7 67 Address Profile Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Profile ID Specifies Index of the Address profile entry Adv Status Specifies the Prefix advertise status On Link Adv Status Indicates the On Link Advertise flag status Auto Conf Adv Status Denotes the Autonomous configuration advertise flag status Preferred Time Specifies the Preferred lifetime of the prefix address that uses this profile Valid Time Indicates the Valid lifetime of the prefix address that uses this profile Valid Flag Specifies whether the valid lifetime value is Variable or Fixed Preferred Flag Specifies w
143. erver using this configuration is Enabled a ds Specifies the Reuse timeout value that is used by DHCP ICMP Ech Specifies whether the ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol Echo eno feature is Enabled Disabled Pool Settings Figure 7 92 DHCP Pool Settings Page Siow Gil 2345678 9101112131415161718192021222324EX1EX2EX3 EX4 Poot Settings Clicking on the POOL SETTINGS tab brings up the DHCP POOL SETTINGS page Figure 7 92 You can configure the IP address pool that can be used by the DHCP server to allocate IP addresses Table 7 70 lists the parameters found on this page 116 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 70 DHCP Pool Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Pool ID Specifies the pool Id to index among the different subnet pools configured Subnet Pool Specifies the subnet of the IP address in the pool Network Mask Specifies the subnet mask of the IP address in the pool Specifies the first IP address in the address pool that is used for dynamic Start IP Address allocation by the DHCP server Specifies the last IP address in the address pool that is used for dynamic End IP Adaross allocation by the DHCP server Lease Time Specifies the time interval for which the IP address is valid Utilization Threshold Specifies the DHCP Pool utilization threshold value Status Specifies the status of the entry DHCP Relay The DHCP RELAY link helps us to manage the
144. es a way to add delete and look up MAC addresses in the L2 address table The switch supports 8192 L2 address table entries each specifying a MAC address VLAN ID destination port number trunk ID and Rtag The switch supports store and forward mode switching After a frame is received its source MAC address MACSA and destination MAC address MACDA are retrieved Depending on the port state the MACSA and port number may be used to dynamically update the L2 address table The MACDA may be used to determine the frame s destination port User can also statically add a MAC address to the L2 address table To add a static entry into the L2 ADDRESS table click on the ADD link on the L2 ADDRESS MANAGEMENT screen as shown in Figure 6 16 18 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 6 16 L2 Management Screen L2 Address Management System Port Show L2 Addresses SHOW Statistics VLAN Trunking Address Lookup MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 VID 1 Lookup Static Address ADD Item Source MAC Port Trunk RTag Delete Spanning Tree 802 1x IGMP Snooping To remove the specified static MAC address from the table click the DELETE link for that MAC address as shown in Figure 6 17 when there are static entries in the table To search for a MAC address to see if it exists in the table or not enter the MAC ADDRESS and VID then click on LookuP button If the MAC address is
145. escription Area ID Specifies the identifier for the area Type You can configure the area type as a stub area or a normal area or NSSA This field is used to control the import of summary LSAs to stub areas This send Summary Routers does not have any impact for other areas Metric Specifies the metric value applied at the indicated type of service This is applicable to stub and NSSA area Specifies the type of metric advertised as a default route This is applicable Metric Type to stub and NSSA area 131 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 80 OSPF Area Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Type of Service Translator Role NSSA Translator Stability Interval Specifies the type of service associated with the metric This is applicable to stub and NSSA area Indicates an NSSA border router s ability to perform NSSA translation of Type 7 LSAs to Type 5 LSAs Specifies the number of seconds after which an elected translator determines its services are nor longer required that its should continue to perform its translation duties Interface Figure 7 104 OSPF Interface Configuration Page 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Aggregation AsExtAggregation nated Authen MDS Authen Metric Pas Type Key Key ld it Hello Router I Dead Interval Clicking on the INTERFACE tab opens the OSPF INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 104 Table
146. et length that is less than or equal to 64 bytes Indicates received packets with a packet length that is between includes 128 255 bytes Indicates received packets with a packet length that is between includes 512 1023 bytes Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 6 3 Port Statistics Screen Controls Continued Control 1519 9216 Bytes Rx Pkts 1519 9216 Bytes Tx Description indicates received packets with a packet length that is between includes 1519 9216 bytes indicates transmitted packets with a packet length that is between Pkts includes 1519 9216 bytes 6 3 VLAN Virtual LAN VLAN is a technology used to create several independent logical networks in a physical network Hence it reduces the size of the broadcast domain in a network Packets are forwarded within the same VLAN It can also be used to combine several network segments into a same group of networks that appear as a single LAN to create a flexible and extensible LAN network system The VLAN screen is shown in Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 VLAN Screen XII 1009 BV VVVIVVIIVVIIVVIVIVVV2 UPERMICRO usssssssasesssseesasssassee Link OS2VVVIVVIIVVIVVV VIVO 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IEEE 802 10 VLAN Tep VLANID x _ Create NewVLAN _ VLANID Member ports s NA 1 01 02 03 04 05 os o7 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 Click
147. eter Description Snooping Mode Report Forwarding Retry Count Query Transmit on TC Specifies the IGMP snooping multicast forwarding mode which can be configured using destination IP address or destination MAC address Specifies whether the IGMP reports are forwarded on All Ports or only on Router Ports Specifies the maximum number of group specific queries sent on a port on reception of an IGMPv2 leave message Specifies whether IGMP Snooping queries are transmitted whenever topology changes Timer Figure 7 131 IGMP Snooping Timer Configuration Page EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 rmaton ping Timer Configuration Clicking on the TIMER tab opens the IGMP SNOOPING TIMER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 131 Table 7 106 lists the parameters found on this page 167 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 106 IGMP Snooping Timer Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Router Port Purgelnterval Secs Group Member Port Purge Specifies the interval after which a port gets deleted if IGMP reports are Interval Secs not received on a port Specifies the interval for which the learnt router port will be purged Report Forward Interval Specifies the interval within which the next report messages for the same Secs multicast group will not be forwarded Group Query Interval Specifies the interval within which the switch sends a group specific query Secs on a port
148. eter Description VLAN Interface Circuit ID Remote ID Specifies the VLAN Interface Specifies the Circuit ID that is to be configured for this interface This can take values from 1 to 2147483647 Specifies the Remote ID that is to be configured for this interface 119 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RIP The RIP link provides the following control tabs for the configuration of the RIP protocol Basic Settings Interface Neighbors Security Summarization By default the RIP BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 95 RIP Basic Settings Page Api Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the RIP BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 95 Table 7 73 lists the page s parameters 120 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 73 RIP Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Admin Status Space Periodic Updates Neighbor Filter Auto summary Status Specifies whether the admin status is Enabled Disabled Specifies the delay that needs to be enabled for RIP to split the periodic update packets before they are sent out Specifies whether the neighbor filtering is Enabled Disabled Neighbor filtering helps you to filter routes from specific neighbors Specifies whether the auto summary feature is Enabled Disabled Interface Figure 7 96 RIP Interface Page 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 sic Settings Clicking on the
149. fies the IP address for which the route is being learnt IP Address Prefix Length Specifies the prefix length to calculate the Subnet Intermediate AS Represents the intermediate AS between the BGP peers Direction Indicates the direction of the packet Action Allows denies the filtering for the above set of configuration Status Specifies the status of the entry 151 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Route Aggregation Figure 7 118 BGP Route Aggregation Configuration Page Mutt x Ca Haters Route Aggregators BGP Route Aggregation Configuration 400 Reset Clicking on the ROUTE AGGREGATIONS tab opens the BGP ROUTE AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 118 The routes advertised by BGP can be aggregated and configured through this page Table 7 95 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 95 BGP Route Aggregation Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description ID IP Address Prefix IP Address Prefix Length Route Advertise Status Specifies the index to this table Specifies the IP address prefix which needs to be aggregated Decides in combination with the IP Prefix whether the aggregated route to be distributed by this switch Specifies to advertise only the aggregated routes by setting Summary Only or to advertise all routes by setting All Specifies the status of the entry 152 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware RRD The
150. g on the PORT STATISTICS tab brings up the VLAN PORT STATISTICS page Figure 7 160 which shows the traffic statistics for all the available VLANS in the device 201 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Multicast Table Figure 7 161 VLAN Multicast Table Page MulicastTab VLAN Multicast Table Clicking on the MULTICAST TABLE tab brings up the VLAN MULTICAST TABLE page Figure 7 161 which displays VLAN Dynamic group Registrations statistics 202 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Counter Statistics Figure 7 162 VLAN Counter Statistics Page Clicking on the COUNTER STATISTICS tab brings up the VLAN COUNTER STATISTICS page Figure 7 162 which displays VLAN Counter statistics 203 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Capabilities Figure 7 163 VLAN Capabilities Page VLAN Capabilities Clicking on the CAPABILITIES tab brings up the VLAN CAPABILITIES page Figure 7 163 which displays VLAN capabilities 204 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware FDB Entries Figure 7 164 VLAN FDB Entries Page FDB Emines El Clicking on the FDB ENTRIES tab brings up the VLAN FDB ENTRIES page Figure 7 164 which displays information about a specific unicast MAC address for which the device has some forwarding and or filtering information 205 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RSTP Clicking on the RSTP link displays the following control ta
151. gabit Ethernet switch module is a layer 2 Ethernet switch It includes ten 1 Gb s uplink RJ45 ports and fourteen 1 Gb s downlink ports for the SuperBlade s LAN interfaces The Gigabit Ethernet switch module has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM s The switch is used to provide a connection between the Ethernet controller integrated on the mainboard and an external Ethernet device This is a hot pluggable module Figure 5 1 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Table 5 1 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interface Item Description m oa fF UON RS232 COM Serial Port Initiation OK LED Module Fault LED RJ 45 Ethernet Ports Ethernet Port Status LEDs Module Release Handle Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 5 2 GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features Feature Description Chipset Broadcom BCM5345M Internal externall Ports EE EE 1 Gbps downlink ports External Ten 1 Gbps RJ45 Bandwidth 24 Gbps non blocking Trunking Link aggregation support Jumbo Frame Support Up to 9 kb Remote Management Browser based management Protocols Spanning Tree Rapid Spanning Tree Multiple Spanning Tree 802 1d 1w Power Consumption 30 6W Firmware see Section 3 3 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Firmware on Operating System page 3 9 for details LED Indicators LED indicators for the SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module are listed and described in T
152. gured as Trap or Inform Storage Type This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be configured as Volatile or Non Volatile 24 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware RMON The RMON link allows you to configure RMON parameters The following control tabs are available for configuration Basic Settings Alarms Ethernet Statistics Events History By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 19 RMON Basic Settings Page 6 7 3 9 1011121314151617181920212223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Basic Settings RMON Basic Settings Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab for RMON brings up the RMON Basic SETTINGS page Figure 7 19 On this page you only need to configure RMON Status which allows you to enable disable RMON on the switch 25 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Alarms Figure 7 20 RMON Alarm Configuration Page 2345678 9101112131415161718192021 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Alarms RMON Alarm Configuration Select Index Interval Variable Sample Rising Falling Rising Event Type Threshold Index a a A Clicking on the ALARMS tab brings up the RMON ALARM CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 20 Table 7 12 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 12 RMON Alarm Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Index Specifies the table index Interval Specifies the time interval for which the alarm monitors the variable Variable
153. h to root and disabling all other root paths When a RSTP enabled switch is turned on it automatically assumes that it is the root bridge in the spanning tree The software in the switch will elect a switch as the root bridge based on the Bridge ID in the received BPDU The Bridge ID is an 8 byte field which combines a high order two byte bridge priority number and a lower order six byte switch MAC address The switch with the lowest Bridge ID will be elected as the root bridge All RSTP participating switches will use an algorithm to determine how close they are to the root bridge which is known as Path Cost The path with lowest cost will be selected as the active path All others will be blocked standby TCN packets are injected into the network by a non root switch and propagated to the root Upon receipt of the TCN the 20 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware root switch will set a Topology Change flag in its normal BPDUs This flag is propagated to all other switches to instruct them to rapidly age out their forwarding table entries Port Transition State When a device is connected to an RTSP or STP enabled switch port for the first time it will not immediately start to forward data Instead it will go through a number of states while it processes BPDUS and determines the network topology There are five port states in the legacy 802 1d STP disablea blocking listening learning and forwarding The RSTP combines the di
154. hapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware IGS Clear Stats Figure 7 176 IGMP Snooping Clear Statistics Page 156789 10111213141516171819202122 IGMP Snooping Clear Statistics Clicking on the IGS CLEAR STATS tab brings up the IGMP SNOOPING CLEAR STATISTICS page Figure 7 176 which displays IGMP snooping clear statistics 217 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual IGS Statistics Figure 7 177 IGMP Snooping V1 V2 Statistics Page Clicking on the IGS STATISTICS tab brings up the IGMP SNOOPING V1 V2 STATISTICS page Figure 7 177 which displays IGMP snooping statistics pertaining to IGMP snooping v1 and v2 218 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware IGS V3 Statistics Figure 7 178 IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics Page Clicking on the IGS V3 STATISTICS tab brings up the IGMP SNOOPING V3 STATISTICS page Figure 7 178 which displays IGMP snooping statistics pertaining to IGMP snooping v3 219 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual IP The following control tabs are available under IP Statistics ARP Cache ICMP Statistics The ARP CACHE tab is the default ARP Cache Figure 7 179 ARP Cache Page ARP Cache Clicking on the ARP CACHE tab brings up the ARP CACHE page Figure 7 179 This page lists the ARP Address Resolution Protocol cache entries of the ISS 220 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware ICMP Statistics Figure 7 180 ICMP Statistics Page
155. hat is to be created Interface Type Specifies the interface type as Loopback this field is not configurable Interface Status Specifies the Interface Status IP Address Specifies the IP Address for the Loopback interface Subnet Mask Specifies the Subnet mask for the given IP Address Broadcast Address Ee Ee address for the specified IP address This is a 106 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware IPv6 The IPV6 link allows you to perform an IPv6 related configuration This can be accomplished through the following six control tabs IPv6 Route IPv6 Interface ND Cache Address Settings Address Profile Prefix Settings The IPv6 ROUTE tab is loaded as the default IPv6 Route Figure 7 85 IP6 Route Configuration Page ND Cache IP6 Route Configuration Clicking on the IPv6 ROUTE tab opens IP6 ROUTE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 85 The IPv6 route can be configured through the parameters shown in Table 7 63 107 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 63 IP6 Route Page Parameters Parameter Description Destination Network Specifies the Network Address for which the IPv6 route is being added Prefix Length Specifies the subnet mask for the Destination Network address Indicates the routing protocol through which the route was learnt if not Routing Protocol manual This cannot be configured Gateway Specifies the Next Hop gateway to reach the IP addre
156. he working IGMP Version on the given VLAN Specifies the s configured querier status in the VLAN Specifies the current querier status in the VLAN 169 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Router Ports Figure 7 133 IGMP Snooping VLAN Router Ports Page 9 1011121314151617 223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 inte i mon IGMP Snooping VLAN Router Ports Clicking on the ROUTER PORTS tab opens the IGMP SNOOPING VLAN ROUTER PORTS page Figure 7 133 Table 7 108 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 108 IGMP Snooping VLAN Router Ports Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID Specifies the VLAN ID Port List Specifies the ports on which routers are connected for a specific VLAN 170 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Group Information Figure 7 134 MAC Based Multicast Forwarding Table Page Clicking on the GROUP INFORMATION tab opens the MAC BASED MULTICAST FORWARDING TABLE page Figure 7 134 Table 7 109 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 109 MAC Based Multicast Forwarding Table Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID Group MAC Address Port List Specifies the VLAN ID pertaining to the MAC based multicast forwarding entry Specifies the Group MAC Multicast address that is learnt Specifies the learnt ports 171 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Dynamic Multicast The DYNAMIC MULTICAST link permits t
157. hentication Server Configuration Page esse ee 7 93 Radius Server Configuration Page esse esse ee ee ee ee ee 7 94 MAC Session Info Page sees ee ee Re ee ee ee ee eke 7 95 L2 Unicast Filter Configuration Page eise ek ee Re ee 7 97 L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Page esse see ese ee ee ke 7 98 Forward Ports Configuration Page iese see ese ek ee ee 7 100 Layer3 Management Page ees ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 7 101 VLAN Interface Basic Settings Page iese ee ee ee ee 7 103 xvii Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 7 82 Figure 7 83 Figure 7 84 Figure 7 85 Figure 7 86 Figure 7 87 Figure 7 88 Figure 7 89 Figure 7 90 Figure 7 91 Figure 7 92 Figure 7 93 Figure 7 94 Figure 7 95 Figure 7 96 Figure 7 97 Figure 7 98 IPv4 Interface Settings Page esse ese ek ee Re Re ee ee ee 7 104 IP Route Configuration Page sesse see ese ee ee Re ee ee 7 105 LoopBack Basic Settings Page esse ee ee ke ee Re ee 7 106 IP6 Route Configuration Page esse esse eke ee ee Re ee Re 7 107 IPv6 Interface Settings Page iese ese ek ee Re ek ee ee ee 7 108 ND Cache Configuration Page esse ee ee Re ee ee 7 110 Address Settings Page ie ee ke ee Re ee ee ge ee 7 112 Address Profile Settings Page ee ee ee ee Re ee 7 113 Prefix Configuration Page ees ee ee ee RR ek ee ee ee 7 114 DHCP Basic Settings Page sesse ees ee ee ee ee ke ee g
158. hernet Switch Module Interface 5 1 Table 5 2 GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features 5 2 Table 5 3 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Ports 5 2 Table 5 4 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interface 5 3 Table 5 5 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features 5 4 Table 5 6 SBM GEM X2C Ports ee ees sees see ee ee Re ee ee Re ER ee Re Re ee ee ee 5 4 Table 5 7 SBM GEM 002 Gigabit Pass through Module Interface 5 5 Table 5 8 SBM GEM 002 Gigabit Pass through Module Features 5 6 Table 5 9 SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit Pass through Module Interface 5 7 Table 5 10 SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit Pass through Module Features 5 7 Table 6 1 SBM GEM 001 Software Features and FunctiOnS eise ss esse ese 6 1 Table 6 2 Port Configuration Screen Controls ooooccconncccinoccccoocccononcconnnnnnnnnno 6 5 Table 6 3 Port Statistics Screen Controls esse ee Re AA nano Re ee 6 7 Table 6 4 Port Mirroring Screen Controls esse ee ee Re ee Re Re ee 6 14 Table 6 5 QoS Setting Screen Controls iese see ek Re ee 6 16 Table 6 6 Storm Control Screen Controls ese ee ee RA Re RA ee 6 18 Table 6 7 Comparison of Port StateS ee Re Re Re Re ee ee ee ee 6 21 Table 6 8 IGMP Snooping Screen Control ese ee ee ee ee 6 29 Table 6 9 Uplink Failure Tracking Configuration
159. hether the preferred lifetime value is Variable or Fixed 113 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Prefix Settings Figure 7 90 Prefix Configuration Page 3 24 EX EXD EX3 EX4 Prefix Settings Clicking on the PREFIX SETTINGS tab opens the PREFIX CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 90 Table 7 68 lists the parameters on this page Table 7 68 Prefix Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface VLAN ID Specifies Index of the VLAN Interface Prefix Indicates the IPv6 address prefix to be advertised in RA Prefix Length Indicates the Prefix length in bits Prefix Profile ID Specifies Index to the IPv6 address profile table 114 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware DHCP Server The DHCP SERVER link helps us to manage the DHCP server in the switch through the following two control tabs Basic Settings e Pool Settings By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 91 DHCP Basic Settings Page 2021222324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 DHCP Basic Settings Disabled Y Note To enable DHCP Server DHCP Relay Status should be disabled Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the DHCP BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 91 Table 7 69 lists the parameters found on this page 115 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 69 DHCP Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description DHCP Server o whether the DHCP s
160. his case This field allows you to set the Privacy key which is an indication of whether messages sent on behalf of a user to from the SNMP can be protected from disclosure This drop down list box allows you to set the Storage Type which can be configured as Volatile or Non Volatile 23 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Trap Manager p Communsty Figure 7 18 SNMP Trap Settings Page Speed Link Slot0 Gil 23456789 1011121314151617181920 3 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 View Target A 5 largetParameter Trap Manager SNMP Trap Settings lec Notify Name Notify Tag Notify Type Storage Type Clicking on the TRAP MANAGER tab brings up the SNMP TRAP SETTINGS page Figure 7 18 An entry in the table selects a set of management targets which must receive notifications Table 7 11 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 11 SNMP Trap Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description r This field allows you to set the Notify Name setting which is a unique Notify Name identifier associated with the entry This field allows you to set the Notify Tag setting This contains a single tag Notify Ta value which is used to select entries in the Target Address Table Any 9 entry in the Target Address Table which contains a tag value equal to the value of an instance of this Trap Manager is selected Notifv Type This drop down list box allows you to set the Notify Type setting which can y typ be confi
161. ics Clicking on the IGMP link brings up the IGMP STATISTICS page Figure 7 186 This page shows statistics for IGMP Queries received and transmitted IGMP reports v1 v2 v3 received and IGMP leaves received 227 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual PIM The following control tabs are available under PIM Statistics Route Information RP Information The PIM ROUTE INFORMATION tab is the default Route Information Figure 7 187 PIM Route Information Page 20212223 24FX1FX2FX3EX4 Route Information Clicking on the ROUTE INFORMATION tab brings up the PIM ROUTE INFORMATION page Figure 7 187 This page shows information on PIM Multicast routing information lt includes the GROUP SOURCE MASK UPSTREAM NEIGHBOR INTERFACE INDEX UP TIME EXPIRY TIME and ROUTE PACKETS 228 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware RP Information Figure 7 188 PIM RP Information Page 12345678 91011121314151617181920 RP Information PIM RP Information melExpiry Time Component Clicking on the RP INFORMATION tab brings up the PIM RP INFORMATION page Figure 7 188 This page shows information on the candidate Rendezvous Point for IP Multicast groups If the local router is the BSR the information is obtained from received Candidate RP Advertisements If not the information is obtained from received RP Set messages 229 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual DVMRP The following control tabs
162. ics Page esse ese ee ee ee Re ee 7 209 Figure 7 169 MSTP MSTI Port Statistics Page esse ees see ee ee ee ee ee 7 210 Figure 7 170 LA Port Statistics Page esse ese ee eek ee Re ee ee ee Re 7 211 Figure 7 171 LA Neighbor Statistics Information Page see ese 7 212 Figure 7 172 802 1x Session Statistics Page ee ee ee ee ee Re 7 213 Figure 7 173 802 1x Supplicant Session Statistics Page esse esse ee 7 214 Figure 7 174 MAC Session Statistics Page iese ee ee ee ek ee Re ee 7 215 Figure 7 175 Radius Server Statistics Page iese ese ee eee ee ee ee ee 7 216 Figure 7 176 IGMP Snooping Clear Statistics Page iese se ese ee ee 7 217 Figure 7 177 IGMP Snooping V1 V2 Statistics Page esse ee ee see ee 7 218 Figure 7 178 IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics Page iese ese ee ee ee Re 7 219 Figure 7 179 ARP Cache Page sees see ke ee ee Re ee Re ee ee Re 7 220 Figure 7 180 ICMP Statistics Page ese ee ke ee ee Re ee ee ee Re 7 221 Figure 7 181 RIP Interface Statistics Page esse ese ee ee ee ee ee Re ee 7 222 Figure 7 182 RIP6 Interface Statistics Page iese ese ee ee ee Re 7 223 Figure 7 183 RIP6 Route Information Page sesse ese ee ee Re Re ee 7 224 Figure 7 184 OSPF Route Information Page sesse ese ee ke ee Re ee 7 225 Figure 7 185 OSPF Link State Database Page iese ese ke ee ee ee 7 226 Figure 7 186 IGMP Statistics Page ese ee Re ee ee Re ee Re Re 7 227 Figure 7 187 PIM Route Information Page
163. ies the Prefix Advertisement status on the Interface Specifies the minimum time in seconds allowed between sending unsolicited router advertisements Indicates the maximum time in seconds allowed between sending unsolicited router advertisements Specifies the maximum number of Duplicate Address Detection retries 109 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual ND Cache SUPERMICRO Switch SMIS Home P system Mgmt gt Layer2 Mgmt Layers Mgmt 19 lev gt once RIP RIPng OSPF OSPEV3 BG RAD RROVS VRRP Layer 3 Tunnel gt multicast gt Stacking gt statistics Figure 7 87 ND Cache Configuration Page Support Help About 4151617181 X2 EX3 EX4 emoraco Dean AE ES ND Cache Configuration Interface VLAN Id Destination Mac Address Asa Reset 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a3 e2 40 eb 60 7d b9 fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 0 29 fffe 71 1b ef fe 8000 00 00 00000002 13 a9 N te d 49 04 fe 80 00 00 00 00 0000 02 16 cb fe Bad 17 fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 20 48 fffe 7b ba bS 1e 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 30 43 11 1e 94 58 bf te 8000 00 00 00 00 00 T8 Ed dd 7e ee Be 47 d2 fe 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 19 46 05 71 1d e9 b fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 c0 6b d6 24 10 83 c7 te 80 0 00 00 00 20 54 9l cc c9 48 fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 5 Ifa 2AAGHICI fe 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 90 7 91 d1 Sa e6 2b fe 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 31 a0 12 c3 99 87 8e ed 03422792594 de et Ode ce66 Be OV AT SG O3 fe 30 00
164. ies the unique ID for the access list This value must be in the range AS Number from 1 to 1000 Specifies whether the packets must be allowed or dropped when a match ater has been found Source and Destination IP Specifies the IP Address of the Source and Destination for which the Address access list must be applied Specifies the Source and Destination Address Mask corresponding to the ME IP Address 38 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 22 IP Standard ACL Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Specifies the Incoming Port List for which the access lists has to be Ports List Incoming applied Specifies the Outgoing Port List for which the access lists has to be Ports List Outgoing applied IP Extended ACL Figure 7 31 IP Extended ACL Configuration Page IP Extended ACL Configuration Clicking on the IP EXTENDED ACL tab brings up the IP EXTENDED ACL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 31 This page displays the various parameters required to configure the Extended IP access lists Table 7 23 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 23 IP Extended ACL Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Specifies the unique ID for the access list This value must be in the range ACE Number from 1001 to 65535 Action Specifies whether the packets must be allowed or dropped when a match has been found Source and Destination
165. iguration Page Parameters Parameter Description ACL Number Source and Destination MAC Action Priority VLAN ID Port List Incoming Encapsulation Protocol Specifies the unique ld for the access list Specifies the Source MAC Address and Destination MAC Address for which the access list must be applied Both the source and destination MAC addresses must be configured for the status of the access list to be Active Specifies the action to be taken for the access list Specifies the priority for the access list Specifies the VLAN ID for which the access list has to be applied Specifies the Port List for which the access list has to be applied Specifies the Encapsulation type of the packet for which the access list has to be applied Specifies the non IP protocol type of the packet for which the access list has to be applied 37 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual IP Standard ACL Figure 7 30 IP Standard ACL Configuration Page 112131415161718192021 324 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 IP Standard ACL Configuration D gt w 2 IP Subnet M 6d F Clicking on the IP STANDARD ACL tab brings up the IP STANDARD ACL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 30 This page displays the various parameters to configure the Standard IP access lists Table 7 22 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 22 IP Standard ACL Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Specif
166. ion Page Parameters Parameter Description Specifies the Interface ID for which RIP aggregate address needs to be Interface configured Aggregate Address Specifies the aggregate address Subnet Mask Specifies the mask of the aggregate address 125 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual RiPng The RIPng link allows performing the RIPv6 related configuration This can be accomplished through the following two tabs e RIP6 Interface e Filters By default the RIP6 INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page is loaded RIP6 Interface Figure 7 100 RIP6 Interface Configuration Page RIPS Interface Sel IF 1D0 Status Prof ID Metric Offset Def Rt AdvlProf Horizon Per Updt Timer Trig Dly TimelRoute Age TimelGarbage Tim Clicking on the RIP6 INTERFACE tab opens the RIP6 INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 100 Table 7 77 lists the parameters found on this page 126 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 77 RIP6 Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface ID Specifies the Interface Id for which RIPv6 needs to be configured Status Specifies the administration status of the interface Prof ID Indicates the Index of the Address profile entry Metric Offset Def Rt Adv Prof Horizon Per Upat Timer Trig Dly Time Route Age Time Garbage Timer Specifies the metric for the routes that are being re distributed Indicates the default router lifetime t
167. ion received in the MSTP Max Age BDP U is valid Specifies how fast a port changes its spanning state when moving towards oes Deky the Forwarding state Specifies the maximum number of packets that can be sent in a given Transmit Hold eoum interval This is configured to avoid flooding Specifies the time interval between two successive configuration BPDUS AA Bridge Protocol Data Units 73 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port Configuration Figure 7 61 CIST Settings Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICRE Switch Home P Sy reed Link Slet0 Gi 1 2345678 9 10111213141516171819202 M EXI EX2 EXI EXA sms p ENE CIST Settings s stem Mgmt Port Configuration Layer Mgmt Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 Por Manager VAN Dynamic VLAN Select Port Path Priority PointToPoint Edge MSTP Protocol Hello AutoEdge Restricted Restricted RST Cost Status _ Migration MSTP LA HO 1x fiers gt Layer3 Mgmt gt Multicast gt Stacking gt Statistics Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Enable Apply x Clicking on the PORT CONFIGURATION tab brings up the CIST SETTINGS page Figure 7 61 The configuration per Port related to MSTP can be done through this page Table 7 42 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 42 CIST Settings Page Parameters Par ameter Description Port MS
168. irement for load balancing is that the frames being 12 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware transmitted must not be out of order The switch performs load balancing based on a distribution algorithm that used the following information to assign conversation to ports e MAC source address e MAC destination address e MAC source address destination address The user can choose one of the distribution criteria from the configuration screen as shown in Figure 6 11 Configuring the Trunk 1 Click on TRUNKING folder on left hand side bar to bring up the TRUNK SETTING screen as shown in Figure 6 11 Figure 6 11 Trunking Screen 1G 100 SUPERMICR Trunk Setting Distribution Criterion SA DA ly Modity Trunk Group Member Trunkia 1 por 1 y Add Del Trunk Group Member Trunk Group Member Trunk1 12 3 Trunk3 L2 Management y Spanning Tree 2 i E 802 1x Maximal number of ports per trunk 8 IGMP Snooping Cable Diagnostic Trunk 2 Trunka 2 Click on the TRUNK ID drop down list to select the trunk group to which you want to add port member 3 Click on the PORT drop down list to select the port number which you want to add to the selected trunk 4 Click on the ADD button to add it in The port number should show up under the TRUNK GROUP MEMBER in the table Click the DEL button to delete a port member from the selected t
169. k Flag fhg 1 SMC POSC gt exit Save before Exit Y N y Saving Hardvrare Info OK gt HARD WARE INFO Local IP ip 192 1682 32 Submet Mask mask 255 255 2550 Default Gateway gateway 192 168 2 100 TFTP Server tftpaddr 192 168 2 100 Finuvrare Nare amdidaume SBM GEM 3QC v5 2 10 bin Ramdiek Flag f hg 1 To choose the boot from a fallback image type the command rflag 1 Type Save to save the hardware information Type Exit to exit the hardware information menu Type J to boot the image In this case it will boot from a fallback image 11 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 8 In case you wish to later move back to a normal image repeat the above the steps with one difference for step 4 where you should use the command rflag 0 instead of rf1ag 1 to boot with a normal firmware image Upgrading Fallback Firmware using TFTP To upgrade fallback firmware using TFTP use the procedure below 1 2 3 4 Copy the latest firmware to the TFTP root directory on the TFTP server machine Make sure the upgraded TFTP server and switch both have network reach ability Login to the Switch CLI either through Telnet or a serial console port Type the below command to upgrade the firmware in the normal area firmware upgrade tftp lt ip address gt lt filename gt flash fallbackl Here lt ip address gt is the IP address of the TFTP server and lt filename gt is the name of the firm
170. king on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the DVMRP BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 147 Table 7 121 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 121 VMRP Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description DVMRP Status Sets DVMRP in the switch as Enabled Disabled Prune Lifetime Represents the Prune Life Time configuration value in seconds 187 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Interface Figure 7 148 DVMRP Interface Settings Page E DVYMRP Clicking on the INTERFACES tab opens the DVMRP INTERFACE SETTINGS page Figure 7 148 Table 7 122 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 122 DVMRP Interface Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface Specifies the Interface Index IP Address Specifies the IP Address of the interface This is a read only field Specifies the distance metric for this interface This is used to calculate Metric distance vectors and this is a read only field 188 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 7 8 Stack Configuration Page Figure 7 149 Stacking Configuration Page Welcome to the Stack Configuration Page The Stacking features of the SMIS can be configured through the inks available in this page Through the STACK link you can configure the stack settings and view the stacking details Clicking the STACKING link on the navigation bar of the HOME page opens the STACK CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 129
171. king on the STACK DETAILS tab brings up the STACK DETAILS page Figure 7 151 Table 7 124 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 124 Stack Details Page Parameters Parameter Description Stack Ports The number of stacking ports It is recommended to use two ports for stacking to connect all stacking switches in daisy chain Switch ID Unique number to identify switches Make sure to use different switch identifier for stack member switches Stack Up Stack MAC Configured State Current State 191 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Stack Brief Figure 7 152 Stack Brief Page 9 10111213141516171819 4 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Stack Settings Peer Status Switch Id Switch State Card Name Clicking on the STACK BRIEF tab brings up the STACK BRIEF page Figure 7 152 Table 7 125 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 125 Stack Brief Page Parameters Parameter Description Stack Ports The number of stacking ports It is recommended to use two ports for stacking to connect all stacking switches in daisy chain Switch ID Unique number to identify switches Make sure to use different switch identifier for stack member switches Configured State Current State 192 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Stack Counters Figure 7 153 Stack Counter Details Page 21314151617181 223 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Sta et Stack Counters Stack Counter Detai
172. l domain Mode Specifies the mode of the component It can be either Sparse or Dense BSR Bootstrap Router Specifies the IP address of the bootstrap router for the local PIM region Address This is a read only field BSR Expiry Time Indicates the minimum time remaining before the bootstrap router in the local domain is declared down This is a read only field 181 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Interfaces Figure 7 143 PIM Interface Configuration Page 3 24 EX EX2 EX3 EX4 Static RP PIM Interface Configuration vlant0sd e IPV4 e Clicking on the INTERFACES tab opens the PIM INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 143 Table 7 117 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 117 PIM Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface Component ID Hello Interval Seconds Join Prune Interval Seconds CBSR Preference Row Status Specifies the interface index Specifies a number uniquely identifying the component Specifies the time interval between two successive Hello messages being sent by PIM on this interface Specifies the time interval between two successive Join Prune messages being sent by PIM on this interface Indicates the preference value for the local interface as a candidate bootstrap router Indicates the operational status of the entry 182 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Candidate RP Figu
173. les User s Manual Table 7 85 OSPF Area Aggregation Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Network Specifies the IP address of the Net or Subnet indicated by the range Mask Specifies the Subnet Mask that pertains to the Net or Subnet Indicates that the subnets subsumed by ranges trigger the advertisement Advertise of the indicated aggregate if advertiseMatching is selected or result in External Tag the subnet s not being advertised at all outside the area when doNotAdvertiseMatching is selected Specifies a 32 bit filed attached to external route AsExtAggregation Figure 7 109 OSPF As External Aggregation Configuration Page I ual Ney RI OSPF As External Aggregation Configuration Aggregation AsExtAggregation ADD Reset Select Network Network Mask Area ID Advertise Translation Clicking on the ASEXTAGGREGATION tab opens the OSPF AS EXTERNAL AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 109 Table 7 86 lists the parameters found on this page 138 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 86 OSPF AS External Aggregation Configuration Parameter Description Network Specifies the IP address of the Net Mask Specifies the Subnet mask Area ID Specifies the ID of the area Aggregation Effect Indicates whether or not Type 5 Type 7 will be aggregated A Specifies whether the P Bit setting in the generated Type 7 LSA is Translation Enabled Disabled
174. ling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the mainboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure the blade enclosure provides excellent conductivity between the power supplies the blade modules and the mainboard 2 4 Operating Precautions Care must be taken to assure that the cover of the blade unit is in place when the blade is operating to assure proper cooling Out of warranty damage to the blade can occur if this practice is not strictly followed Any drive carrier without a hard drive installed must remain fully installed in the drive bay when the blade module is operating to ensure proper airflow Chapter 3 Setup and Installation This chapter covers the setup and installation of the SuperBladeSuperBlade Ethernet switch modules SuperMicro has two different Gigabit Ethernet switch modules for its SuperBlade system The first is the SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module with ten external 1 Gbps Ethernet uplinks The second SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module is a 1 Gbps Ethernet switch with three external 10 Gbps uplink and two external 1 Gbps Ethernet uplink ports The following pages contain some installation instructions that are common to both switches NOTE The pass through modules do not require any special setup or r d configuration just installation in their bays The SBM GEM 002 Gigabit pass through module uses the same singl
175. links under the MANAGEMENT page Below is a list of the first of these MANAGEMENT pages e System Management Page Layer2 Management Page Layer3 Management Page Multicast Page e Stack Configuration Page e Statistics Page Control Pane The CONTROL pane contains links tables and controls for operating the switch or leading to other pages that have the controls you are seeking Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware System Acknowledgement Page Figure 7 3 System Acknowledgement Page SWITCH LED STATUS Supermicro Switch The SSH functionality in this switch is implemented using the open source software from http waw openssh ceg developed by Theo de Raadt Niels Provos Markus Friedl Bob Beck Aaron Campbell and Dug Song All copyrights listed at hetp Awwe openssh org apply The SSL functionality in this switch is implemented using the open source sofware from http www openssl org which include software written by Erc A Young and Tim J Hudson All copyrights listed at http www openssl org apply This switch includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cryptsoft com This product includes software written by Tim J Hudson tih cryptsoh com PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EXPORTIIUIBCAT ANDOR USE OF STRONG CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE PROVIDING CRYPTOGRAPHY HOOKS OR EVEN JUST COMMUNICATING TECIPOTAL OF TAKS ABOUT CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE 15 RLEGAL N SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD SO WHEN YOU IMPORT THIS P
176. ls Clicking on the STACK COUNTERS tab brings up the STACK COUNTER DETAILS page Figure 7 153 Table 7 126 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 126 Stack Counter Details Page Parameters Parameter Description Port InOctet OutOctet InUcast OutUcast InDiscard OutDiscard InErrors 193 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 126 Stack Counter Details Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description OutErrors InHCOctet OutHCOctet 7 9 Statistics Page Figure 7 154 Statistics Page Welcome to the Statistics Page The Statistics of the various layer2 layer3 protocols and other information of the Supermicro switch can be viewed through the links available in this page Interface displays the interface releated statistics VLAN displays VLAN statistics ESTP displays RSTP statistics MSTP displays MSTP statistics LA displays link aggregation statistics 802 1x displays 802 1x statistics Radius displays Radius statistics IGMP Snooping displays IGMP snooping statistics IP displays IP statistics Iys displays IPv6 statistics RIP displays RIP statistics RIPng displays RIPng statistics OSPF displays OSPF statistics VRRP displays VRRP statistics IGMP displays IGMP statistics PIM displays PIM statistics DVMRP displays DVMRP statistics RMON displays RMON statistics TACACS Server displays TACACS
177. lticast Index Alignment FCS Si co Tx o Rx Ether Symbol Duplex Status stacking Errors TA ernal Se Internal ChipSey Errors Statistics MA Long C Interface Errors Had y 0 0 Ethernet Ethernet Statistics a ooooososooososossoossosssoossosooososos oooooooososoososssoosooossooossooosoos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 o 0 0 The ETHERNET STATISTICS page Figure 7 156 is displayed when you click the ETHERNET tab and shows the statistics for a collection of Ethernet like interfaces attached to the ISS IPv6 The following control tabs are available under IPv6 Statistics IPV6 Interface e ICMPv6 The IPV6 INTERFACE STATISTICS tab is the default 197 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual IPV6 Interface Figure 7 157 IPV6 Interface Statistics Page Clicking on the IPV6 INTERFACE tab brings up the IPV6 INTERAFACE STATISTICS page Figure 7 157 which shows statistics regarding the IPv6 Interface Both the incoming and the outgoing packet statistics are displayed on this page 198 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware ICMPv6 Figure 7 158 ICMPv6 Statistics Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICR Switch 8 9 10111213 1415161718192 MEXI EX2 EX3 EX4 SMIS ICMPv6 Statistics ecocoo Radus IGMP Snooping 1P 1Pv6 RIP RIPng Oser VRRP IGMP PIM DVMAD RMON TACACS SNMP AGENT AGENTX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
178. meout Server Timeout Held Period Auth Period Start Period Index of the port for which fields such as Quiet Period Transmit Period and so on are configured Specifies the duration for which the authenticator will be silent and will not attempt to acquire a supplicant It can be configured to any value in the range from 1 to 65535 seconds Specifies the Time Period used by the Authenticator State machine to define when the EAPOL PDU is to be transmitted It can be configured to any value in the range from 1 to 65535 seconds Specifies the time between periodic re authentication of the supplicant Specifies the amount of time the switch waits for a response before retransmitting the request to the client when relaying a request from the authentication server to the client Specifies the amount of time the switch waits for a reply before retransmitting the response to the server when relaying a response from the client to the authentication server Specifies the amount of time the client will wait before re attempting a failed 802 1X authentication Default value is 60 Specifies the time interval for resending 802 1X request messages after not receiving a response Specifies the time interval for resending Start messages 92 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Local AS Figure 7 74 Local Authentication Server Configuration Page Clicking on the LOCAL AS tab brings up the LOCAL AUTHE
179. mer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw supportOsupermicro com tw 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 2 System Safety System safety precautions and information is included in this chapter Please review this information before installing or using your Supermicro equipment 2 1 Electrical Safety Precautions Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the SuperBlade from damage Be aware of how to power on off the enclosure power supplies and the individual blades as well as the room s emergency power off switch disconnection switch or electrical outlet If an electrical accident occurs you can then quickly remove power from the system Do not work alone when working with high voltage components Power should always be disconnected from the blade module when removing or installing such system components as the mainboard memory modules and processors When working around exposed electrical circuits another person who is familiar with the power off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary Use only one hand when working with powered on electrical equipment This is to avoid making a complete circuit which will cause electrical shock Use extreme caution when using metal tools which can easily damage any electric
180. minate and you will see an OK under INITIATED in the GBE SWITCH screen of the management software utility NOTE If the module is installed in a top bay it must be positioned upside down Removing a Switch Module 1 Pull out the release handle to the open position 2 Pull the module out of the bay 3 Replace immediately with another module or with a dummy module cover to maintain airflow integrity Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 3 2 Configuring the Switch Module Figure 3 3 Configuring the Switch Module Blade 10 Via Command Line Via Management Utility directly to GbE switch through CMM A Gigabit Ethernet switch module can be configured using two methods as shown in Figure 3 3 You may configure it Through the web based management utility or IPMI via the CMM module e Directly through a command line using a telnet interface or a serial console The management utility and IPMI access the switch module through the CMM module To access it directly use the command line Note that any port may be configured as up active or down inactive All ports are active by default For more detailed information on configuration of the switches see either Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware on page 6 1 or Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware on page 7 1 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Web based Management Utility IPMI Using the Web based Management Utility or IPMI is th
181. mmands and to configure the switch type config term to get access to the configuration commands For help type or help Accessing CLI through a Serial Console To access command line via a serial console follow the below steps 1 2 Connect a PC serial port to the switch console port In the PC open any seral port access applications such as Hyperterminal or Term Term Choose the serial port connected with the switch and configure with the following parameters Baudrate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bit 1 This brings up the switch s command line interface for user login Enter username and password to login to the switch To view the switch configurations use show commands and to configure the switch type config term to get access to the configuration commands For help type or help Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 3 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Firmware The firmware for the 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module resides on a chip on the PCB The switch has internal flash memory in two areas to hold two firmware images The flash area used for the normal firmware image is referred to as the normal area The other flash area referred to as the fallback area is used to store the firmware image for fallback purpose in case of a failure to boot from the normal area Firmware Upgrading Procedures The procedures for firmware upgrading and using a fallback firmware image are listed below
182. n of the switch and cannot be Pin yersan modified by the user This parameter lists the firmware version of the switch and cannot be PETS EE modified by the user Device Name A configurable name can be entered into the field for the switch Device Contact Contact information for this switch can be entered into this field Device Location The location for the switch can be entered into this field Device up time The time the device is UP is displayed here Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 2 System Information Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description SPA The Login Authentication Mode either Local or Remote login can be Login Authentication Mode configured here Configuration Save Status The Configuration Save Status is shown here Remote Save Status The Remote Save Status is shown here Configuration Restore The Configuration Restore Status is shown here Status HTTP Server Status The HTTP Server Status is shown here HTTP Port Number The HTTP Port Number is shown here Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Save and Restore The SAVE AND RESTORE link of the SYSTEM INFORMATION page allows you to configure SAVE AND RESTORE options through the following control tabs Save e Restore Erase Save Figure 7 6 Save Configuration Page 123 45 67 amp 9 101112131415161718 192021 2223 24 EX EX2EX3EX4 Save configuration O o zopie con appl
183. ndicates the number of ports that are bundled per port channel Indicates the number of ports that are in standby state per port channel 83 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port Settings Figure 7 68 LA Port Settings Page Support Help About Log Out SUPERMICRE Switch Gil2345 9 101112131415161718192 24 EX1 EX2EX3 EXA us o LA Port Settings Home system Mgmt N Layer2 Mgmt Gi0 1 Ex03 Ex0 4 Fx0 3 Port Manager LAN Dynamic VLAN RST MSTP La 802 1x Firers Payers Mgmt gt Multicast gt Stacking gt Statistics Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the LA PORT SETTINGS page Figure 7 68 You can configure LA properties at per port level in this page Table 7 49 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 49 LA Port Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Specifies the Interface Index Port Priority Specifies the Priority value of the Port Port Identifier Specifies the Port Identity Number 84 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 49 LA Port Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Mode Specifies the various Port Modes such as LACP Manual or Disable Activity Specifies whether the Port LACP Activity is Active or Passive Sets the time within which LACP PDUs must be received on a port to avoid Een timing out of the Aggregated Link If long timeout is chosen then the ports Wait Time sec
184. nel configuration The first table in the page is meant for creating Port Channel interfaces while the second table is for editing deleting the existing Port Channel configuration Table 7 48 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 48 LA Port Channel Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Channel ID Specifies the identifier of the port channel interface Aggregation Type Kener whether the port chooses its aggregator dynamically or configure Context Specifies the Context to which the Port channel is associated Action Type Specifies whether the Port Channel must be created or deleted 82 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 48 LA Port Channel Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Mode Specifies the various Port Modes such as LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol Manual or Disable Ports Specifies the interface indices that must be configured to be members of Default Port MAC Selection Force MAC No Of Ports Per Channel No Of HotstandBy Ports the Port Channel Specifies the default port when the port is configured to participate in dynamic aggregator selection Specifies the mode by which the MAC address for the Port Channel is assigned lt can be dynamic or the user can force select a specific MAC address Specifies the MAC Address that is assigned to the Port Channel For this the MAC selection mode must be Force I
185. not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present After accessing the inside of the system replace the blade module s cover before installing it back into the blade enclosure 2 3 Electrostatic Discharge Precautions Electrostatic discharge ESD is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Keep all components and printed circuit boards PCBs in their antistatic bags until ready for use Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or contacts When hand
186. o be placed in the Router Advertisements sent on the interface Specifies the operational status of Profile Horizon in the system Specifies the time interval between successive RIP6 updates Indicates the time interval in seconds by which further triggered updates are delayed after one triggered update is sent Specifies the time interval after which the routes are flushed Specifies the time interval after which the invalid routes are removed from the routing table 127 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Filters Figure 7 101 RIP6 Filter Configuration Page 223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 RIP6 Filter Configuration select Filter Address Filter Type Clicking on the FILTERS tab displays the RIP6 FILTER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 101 Table 7 78 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 78 RIP6 Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Filter Address Filter Type Specifies the Filter address for the RIP6 interface Specifies the Filter type for which RIP6 needs to be configured 128 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPF The OSPF link allows you to configure the OSPF protocol The OSPF protocol in the switch can be configured through the following tabs Basic Settings Area Interface Virtual Interface Neighbor RRD Route Aggregation AsExtAggregation By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Fig
187. o enable disable Dynamic Multicast at the switch level and also at the per port level This essentially gives more control over the switch to the users Once you choose to enable the protocol on the switch you can decide on the ports on which the protocol needs to run It is also possible to enable disable Restricted Group Registration on a per port level This will enable you to restrict the multicast groups learnt through GMRP learning This page uses the following control tabs to configure the dynamic multicast Dynamic Multicast Port Settings By default the DYNAMIC MULTICAST tab is loaded Dynamic Multicast Figure 7 135 Dynamic Multicast Global Configuration Page 78 9 10111213 1415161718192021 2223 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 DimamecMulbcas 172 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking on the DYNAMIC MULTICAST tab opens the DYNAMIC MULTICAST GLOBAL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 135 Table 7 110 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 110 Dynamic Multicast Global Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Context Specifies the Context ID Dynamic Multicast Status Sets the Dynamic Multicast as Enabled Disabled Port Settings Figure 7 136 Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 ct Port Dynamic Multicast Statu i Enabled Enabled ES Enabled Enabled Enabled Enable
188. on Table 7 7 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 7 SNMP ViewTree Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description View Name This field allows you to set the View Name setting SubTree This field allows you to set the SubTree setting Mask This field allows you to set the Mask setting View Type This drop down list box allows you to set the View Type Storage Type EE ES LO 19 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Target Address Figure 7 15 SNMP Target Address Settings Page EXI EX2 EXI EX4 Community Trap Manager Select Target NamelTarge sport Tag Param S a GE gt Clicking on the TARGET ADDRESS tab brings up the SNMP TARGET ADDRESS SETTINGS page Figure 7 15 Table 7 8 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 8 SNMP Target Address Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Target Name This field allows you to set the Target Name which is a unique identifier Target IP Address This field allows you to set the Target IP Address which specifies a target address to be used in the generation of SNMP operations This field allows you to set the Transport Tag value which is used to select Transport Tag a target address for a particular operation This field allows you to set Param which contains SNMP parameters to be Param used when generating messages to be sent to transport address The type of notification of the SNMP Trap Settings can be configure
189. on Value DSCP COSQ Algorithm Figure 7 35 COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Settings Page EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Policymop c n TrafficCla COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Settings Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 SelectiPort Number Scheduling Algorithm Strict Prionty Sinet Pronty Strict Priority Strict Pronty Strict Priority a Goin F sisis a Ei E E TT DVDD 7 34312 3 alala K3 KI K3 KI K3 OE Strict Priority Strict Priority m ES 2 2 2 2 K3 3 o Fi 2 v gt 2 lt m p Q v 7 9 3 lt t Priority trict Priority lololo lao EA wl wolw sas SESESESESES alla E E E E ET E DED DD viviv HIE 313 317313 sis sis sists is Mis fs EAS E fie m pd S Ed 3 2 B O O O O J O O O e O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OPO aw sisisis 212242 ko he ke ko 23131313 ala f3 3 EA EA EA Clicking on the COSQ ALGORITHM tab brings up the COSQ SCHEDULING ALGORITHM SETTINGS page Figure 7 35 Table 7 27 lists the parameters found on this page 44 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 27 COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Number Scheduling Algorithm Specifies the port number Specifies the sceduling algorithm Cosq Traffic Class Figure 7 36 COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configurations Page 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 CCA IA AA g ply Clicking on the COSQ
190. or each port Click on each port number to retrieve detail statistic information for that particular port Statistics Clear Counters If Refresh Help Tx 0 o al ejs x E o N rd Gl Trunking Mirror a In ojojojojoljojo jojojojojo olelelelelelelelelelelelf olelololalelslelele L2 Management Spanning Tree 802 1x IGMP Snooping Cable Diagnostic Password All numbers shown are numbers of packets Logout ololelelelelelelelels 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Port Statistics The PORT STATISTICS screen Figure 6 7 displays detailed traffic statistics for each port to help a user analyze network operations such as traffic bytes errors number of packets etc These traffic statistics are shown in Table 6 3 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 6 7 Port Statistics Screen BMB GEM 003 Po System Port Statistics VLAN Trunking Mirror QoS L2 Management Spanning Tree 802 1x 48384 UnicastPkts 756 Discards UnicastPkts Discards ge E Summary opEvents UnkonwnProtos otalRxMulticastPkts TotalRxBrodcastPkts IGMP Snooping RxUndersizePkts RxOversizePkts Cable Diagnostic RxJabbers UpLink Failure TxCollisions RXCRCAlignErr Track otal Pkts Rx Password 5 127 Bytes Rx Pkts 56 511 Bytes Rx Pkts Logout 024
191. ormatiON 00 ias 7 224 OSBE ERAS LW hc AE Me td Soh od e donk alec lec NE SE 7 225 Route IniomalOm EES EE eset Ee N et eee os 7 225 Link State Database sees ee ee ee ee RR ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 226 als se AE N DE ETE KERS EE ENE 7 226 IGMP ARE ER Re cee ER EE DA EE DE 7 227 ARE OE AR EE OR DE EE OE 7 228 Route Informati0ON cccccccnnnnoconononononcnnononnncononononnnnanananonononnnnnnnnenonons 7 228 RP Information ss EE ENE GEES Ee aa 7 229 DVMRP ER EE EE ERGE sce 7 230 ROUTES es 0326 ede ieee A DE 7 230 Multicast Routes ii Mr rte tddi 7 231 Prune dele AE elses isl N N iae E 7 232 Xii Table of Contents RMON EE N RE RE EE NE 7 233 A EE EG DE RS RE ED EE ted 7 234 INM aia EE EE OE EE tenatitads 7 235 Appendix A HCA Mezzanine Cards A 1 A 1 Safety GuidelineS ie ee se RR ee GR GR RR Ge Ge RR ee Ge GR RR ee Ge ee Re A 1 ESD Safely Guideline EE EE ef Ke de Ee Ke EE ER EER ee Ne Ge Ee ke Des ee A 1 General Safety Guidelines ie Re ee Re ee ee Re RR ee ge ee A 1 A 2 Mezzanine HCA Cards see ee ee se ee ee ek ee Ge ek RR ee GR GR Re ee Ge ee Re A 2 A 3 ELE ol EE RE EE EE HE N A 4 Installation LOCatON EE EE AR tn it A 5 Card ES lie RR EE EE A 5 Appendix B LED Descriptions B 1 B 1 Gigabit Ethernet Module LED DescriptiOnS ese se see ee ee ee B 1 B 2 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Module LED Descriptions
192. ort List Incoming VI ANS Allowad Cpu0 Services Allowed Clicking on the IP AUTHORIZED MANAGER tab brings up the IP AUTHORIZED MANAGER page Figure 7 28 Table 7 20 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 20 IP Authorized Manager Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address Specifies the IP Address of Manager Subnet Mask Indicates the Mask for specified IP Address Port List Incoming Allows Ports access to the switch through the manager VLANs Allowed Allows VLAN access to the switch through the manager Cpu0 Allows denigs the OOB Interface access to the switch through the ger Services Allowed Allows Services access to the switch through the manager 35 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual ACL Clicking on the ACL link allows you to configure the Access Control List for the switch The following control tabs can be accessed through this link e MAC ACL IP Standard ACL IP Extended ACL By default the MAC ACL tab is loaded MAC ACL Figure 7 29 MAC ACL Configuration Page S 9 1011 1213 141516 1718 1920212223 24 EXI EX2EX3EX4 on Priority VLANIC aps toco Protocol Number Clicking on the MAC ACL tab brings up the MAC ACL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 29 This page displays the various parameters to configure the MAC Access List Table 7 21 lists the parameters found on this page 36 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 21 MAC ACL Conf
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194. ov hazardouswaste perchlorate for further details WARNING HANDLING OF LEAD SOLDER MATERIALS USED IN THIS A PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM Manual Revison 1 0 Release Date February 18 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright O 2009 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators Information Technology professionals service personnel and technicians It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro s network modules Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides an overview of this manual Chapter 2 System Safety You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing Superblade Network Modules Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer here for details on installing the modules in
195. ration Page ParameterS sesse 7 97 Table 7 57 L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters esse 7 99 Table 7 58 Forward Ports Configuration Page ParameterS sesse sesse ee 7 100 Table 7 59 VLAN Interface Basic Settings Page Parameters iss 7 103 Table 7 60 IPv4 Interface Settings Page Parameters ees esse ee 7 104 Table 7 61 IP Route Configuration Page Parameters sesse esse ee 7 105 Table 7 62 LoopBack Basic Settings Page Parameters iss esse eke 7 106 Table 7 63 IP6 Route Page ParameterS sesse esse ese ee ee ee ee ee ee 7 108 Table 7 64 IPv6 Interface Settings Page Parameters sesse ese esse ee 7 109 Table 7 65 ND Cache Page Parameters iss se ee ee RR Re ee ee 7 111 Table 7 66 Address Settings page Parameters iese ese ke ee ee 7 112 Table 7 67 Address Profile Settings Page Parameter esse es esse ee 7 113 Table 7 68 Prefix Configuration Page Parameters esse esse see ee ee eke 7 114 Table 7 69 DHCP Basic Settings Page Parameters siese esse ese ee ee 7 116 Table 7 70 DHCP Pool Settings Page Parameters sesse esse esse esse ee ke ee 7 117 Table 7 71 DHCP Relay Configuration Page Parameters siese esse 7 118 Table 7 72 DHCP Relay Interface Configuration Page Parameters 7 119 Table 7 73 RIP Basic Settings Page Parameters iss esse ske ee ee ke 7 121 Table 7 74 RIP Interface Page Parameters sesse ees ee ee ee ee ee Re ee 7 122 Table 7 75 RIP
196. re 7 144 Candidate RP Configuration Page 9 101112131415161718 23 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Static RP Clicking on the CANDIDATE RP tab Rendezvous Point opens the CANDIDATE RP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 144 Table 7 118 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 118 Candidate RP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Component Id Specifies a number uniquely identifying the component Represents the multicast group for which the switch advertises itself as Group Akies the candidate RP Specifies the subnet mask which when combined with the group address Group Mask gives the group prefix RP Address Represents the IP address of the Candidate RP 183 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Threshold Figure 7 145 PIM Threshold Configuration Page 4 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Clicking on the THRESHOLD tab opens the PIM THRESHOLD CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 145 Table 7 119 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 119 PIM Threshold Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Group Threshold Represents a BPS Bits per second value which when exceeded P initiates source specific counters for a particular group Represents a BPS value which when exceeded initiates switching to Source Threshold shortest path tree Indicates the time interval for which the data rate is monitored for initiating Switching Period the counters or for switching to SPT
197. rect Routes Static Routes RIP Routes and or outes to BGP RIP Figure 7 121 RRD RIP Configuration Page RRD RIP Configuration E a s L Pian o Clicking on the RIP tab opens the RRD RIP CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 121 Using this page you can re distribute the routes that are learnt through other routing protocols to RIP Table 7 98 lists the parameters found on this page 155 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 98 RRD RIP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description RIP Status Allows you to set redistribution for RIP as Enabled Disabled Default Metric Specifies the metric for the routes that are being re distributed Import Permits you to import Direct Routes Static Routes Ospf Routes and p Bgp Routes to RIP Describes whether tag is Manually configured or Automatically Route Tag Type generated Route Tag Indicates the route tag in case the user configures a manual option for the tag type OSPF Figure 7 122 RRD OSPF Configuration Page 21222324EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Note OSPF Module should be enabled to enable ronte redistribution funtionality in OSPF Clicking on the OSPF tab opens the RRD OSPF CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 122 Using this page you can re distribute the routes that are learnt through other routing protocols to OSPF Table 7 99 lists the parameters found on this page 156 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 99 R
198. red as IGMPv3 PIM The PIM link allows to perform PIM related configuration This can be accomplished through the following control tabs e Basic Settings e Component e Interfaces e Candidate RP Threshold Static RP By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 179 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Basic Settings Figure 7 141 PIM Basic Settings Page EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Basic Settings Note To enable PIM IGMP Proxy should be disabled Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the PIM Basic SETTINGS page Figure 7 141 Table 7 115 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 115 PIM Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description PIM Status Specifies PIM status in switch PIM V6 Status RegStop Rate Limiting Period PMBR Status Static RP 180 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Component Figure 7 142 PIM Component Configuration Page 78 9 1011121314151617181920 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Intertaces Candidate RP PIM Component Configuration Clicking on the COMPONENT tab opens the PIM COMPONENT CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 142 Table 7 116 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 116 PIM Component Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Component ID Specifies a number uniquely identifying the component Specifies the hold time of the component when it is a candidate RP in the Candidate CRP Hold Time loca
199. res are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic bag Handle the add on card by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use General Safety Guidelines Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components from the computer Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the system Make sure that the add on card is securely and properly installed on the motherboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage Superblade Network Modules User s Manual A 2 Mezzanine HCA Cards Available Mezzanine HCA cards for use with the SuperBlade InfiniBand switch are shown below The AOC IBH 001 card has dual 4x DDR IB ports The AOC IBH 002 card has a single 4x DDR IB port The AOC IBH 003 card has dual ports which can be either 4xDDR IB or 10Gbps Ethernet NOTE All images and layouts shown in this user s guide are based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The card you have vA received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual Figure A 1 AOC IBH 001 Mezzanine
200. rnet Pass through Module model described above it is not configurable With this module Blade 1 would be connected directly to port 1 Blade 2 to port 2 and so on If you are connected to 10 blades then ports 11 through 14 are not connected Temperature and voltage of the pass through module are read through the CMM module The LED s of the pass through for a blade are only lit when the blade is on Like the other switches this pass through module is a hot pluggable module NOTE The SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit pass through module must be connected to another 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module in order to operate If you connect itto a 10 100 switch it will not work Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules Figure 5 4 SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit Pass through Module ie Table 5 9 SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit Pass through Module Interface Item Description 1 Module Release Handles 2 10 Gbp s Uplink SFP Ports 3 RJ 45 Ethernet Port Reserved for Future Use 4 Initiation OK LED Reserved for Future Use 5 Reset Button Reserved for Future Use Table 5 10 SBM XEM 002 10 Gigabit Pass through Module Features Feature Description Internal Fourteen 10 Gbps downlink ports to internal 10 Gbps Mezzanine Internal External Ports Add on Card External fourteen 10 Gbps SFP uplink ports Remote Management NA Protocols NA Power Consumption 30 6W Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes
201. rotocol Version Region Name Region Version Dynamic Path Cost Calculation Specifies the Context ID Starts or Shutdowns MSTP in switch Allows you to Enable Disable the protocol at a global level on the switch using this field Specifies the maximum number of spanning trees to be allowed Specifies the Priority value assigned to the bridge that is used to select the root bridge Specifies the version of the Spanning Tree default path cost that is to be used by the bridge Specifies the version of Spanning Tree Protocol the bridge is currently running Specifies the name for the Region s configuration By default the region name will be the bridge MAC address Specifies the version number of the configuration to be used Permits to determine whether dynamic path cost calculation is allowed or not 72 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Timers Figure 7 60 Timers Configuration Page 7 8 9 10111213141516171 Tiners Port Configuration VLAN Mapping Timers Configuration Context id Maximum Hold Hop Count smeek ON fo Pe PP fp Clicking on the TIMERS tab brings up the TIMERS CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 60 Table 7 41 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 41 Timers Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Context ID Specifies the context ID Maximum Hop Count Indicates the Maximum Hop Count value Specifies the time period for which the informat
202. rts 2 CX4 10 Gbps Uplink Ports 2 SFP 10 Gbps Uplink Port Module Release Handle Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 5 5 SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features Feature Chipset Internal External Ports Bandwidth Trunking Jumbo Frame Support Remote Management Protocols Power Consumption Operating System Description Broadcom BCM56313 Internal Fourteen 1 Gbps downlink ports External Two 1 Gbps RJ45 uplink ports and Three 10 Gbps uplink ports 1 SPF 2 CX4 24 Gbps non blocking Link aggregation support Up to 9 kb Browser based management Spanning Tree Rapid Spanning Tree Multiple Spanning Tree IGMP snooping and 802 1x 30 6W Firmware see Section 3 3 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Firmware on page 3 9 for details LED Indicators LED indicators for the SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module are listed and described in Table B 2 of Appendix B Ports The SBM GEM X2C 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module contains several front mounted ports as described below in Table 5 6 Table 5 6 SBM GEM X2C Ports Port Description RJ 45 Ethernet Ports CX4 10 Gbps Ports SFP 10 Gbps Port RS 232 Compatible Serial Port This port accepts an connector cable for uplink using RS 232 connection to a console These two ports accept a RJ 45 connector for 1 Gbps uplink communications These two ports accept a CX4 10GBase
203. runk 5 Select one of the distribution criteria for the load balancing algorithm 6 Then click APPLY button to update and save to a new setting 13 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 6 6 Mirroring The switch supports port mirroring A copy of the egress transmit data and the ingress receive data of the mirrored monitored port is sent to the mirroring Snooping port A user can attach a monitoring device to the mirroring port such as a sniffer or an RMON probe to view the traffic at the mirrored port This is useful for network monitoring and troubleshooting The switch allows for only one mirrored port at any given time Port mirroring is independent from L2 switching The receive mirrored port still forwards the frame to the mirroring port even if the frame is eventually dropped To configuring port mirroring click on the MIRROR folder in the left hand side bar The MIRROR SETTING screen should appear as in Figure 6 12 Figure 6 12 Port Mirroring Screen SUPERMICRO A Mirror Setting Mode L2 ly 01 02 03 o4 o5 o6 o7 os o9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 mirror OJO olololololelolololololololololololololololo ji f Maar o o olo ololololololo ojolojojololjojojojojojojo Rate Spanning Tree Table 6 4 Port Mirroring Screen Controls Control Description Mode This enables or disables mirroring Select L2 to enable the mirroring
204. s Bundle State Aggregation Selection will time out of the Port Channel in 90 seconds If short timeout is chosen then the ports will time out of the Port Channel in 3 seconds Configures the waiting time for a port after receiving Partner information and before entering aggregation Indicates the current state of the port with respect to Link Aggregation The possible states are Up in Bundle The Port is an active member of the Port Channel Up Individual The Port is not a member of any Port Channel but its Oper Status is Up Standby The Portis a member of the Port Channel but is currently in standby state Down The Ports Oper Status is Down Indicates whether the port chooses its aggregator dynamically or configure statically 85 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Port State Info Figure 7 69 LA Port StateMachine Information Page Clicking on the PORT STATE INFO tab brings up the LA PORT STATEMACHINE INFORMATION page Figure 7 69 This page displays the mapping between the Port channel the Port and the aggregation state 86 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Load Balancing Figure 7 70 LA Load Balancing Policy Page Clicking on the LOAD BALANCING tab brings up the LA LOAD BALANCING POLICY page Figure 7 70 This page allows you to choose the selection policy for load distribution on the aggregated links The selection policy can be one of the following SOURCE
205. s found on this page Table 7 43 VLAN Mapping Page Parameters Parameter Description MSTP Instance ID Specifies the Instance ID which is the index of the table Add VLAN Specifies the list of VLANS from which the VLAN to be mapped to this instance of the spanning tree can be selected Delete VLAN Specifies the list of VLANS from which the VLAN to be unmapped from this instance of the spanning tree can be selected 76 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Settings Figure 7 63 Port Settings Page 324 FX1EX2EX3EX4 Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the PORT SETTINGS page Figure 7 63 Table 7 44 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 44 Port Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Specifies the interface index of the port on which MSTP is run MSTP Instance ID Specifies the instance ID of the STP that is associated with this instance Port State Specifies the current state of the port Priority Specifies the priority related to this port Cost Specifies the cost associated with this port which will be added to the cost of any path that includes this port 77 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual CIST Port Status Figure 7 64 MSTP CIST Port Status Page Support Melo About Log Out SUPERMICRE Switch ms NE MSTP CIST Port Status d j Home we GINIE Ex04 Ex03 Pen minapi oad Port Designated Ro
206. s are untagged they will be tagged with the default PVID of the port on which they are received The destination MAC address of the frame and the PVID will be used for forwarding decisions An incoming tagged frame will be kept intact The switch will use the VID in the frame and the destination MAC address for the forwarding decision Look for a more detailed description in the VLAN section Jumbo Frames Support To modify the jumbo frames support for all of ports click on the EDIT OF JUMBO FRAME setting as shown in Figure 6 3 to link to the JUMBO FRAME SETTING screen Figure 6 4 Click the ENABLE JUMBO FRAME check box to enable disable jumbo frame support SUPERMICRO A _ Jumbo Frame Setting System Y Enable Jumbo Frame Apply Statistics VLAN When a jumbo frame is enabled the maximum length of a frame that can be forwarded by a switch is 9216 When the jumbo frame is disabled the maximum length of a frame that can be forwarded by a switch is 1518 Port Configuration To modify the configuration of each port click on the port number in the PORT STATUS screen see Figure 6 3 The PORT CONFIGURATION Screen appears Figure 6 5 It is used to define speed and duplexing for a port when auto negotiation is off When auto negotiation is on this data is negotiated with the link partner Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 6 5 Port Configuration
207. s contain this navigation bar 3 Controls Pane Each configuration page contains its own links and controls The HOME page is displayed on successful validation of the user name and password The information in this page presents a brief overview of the switch web based management utility Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Page Header Links On the top of all pages of the 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module web based management utility you can find the following PAGE HEADER links e Support Click this link to get technical support for Supermicro Products e Help Click on this link to open a help page that covers all the items on the page being viewed About Click this link to get additional information about the web based management utility e Log Out Click this link to log out of the web session The numbers displayed on the top of the pages for Link and Speed denote the port numbers For Link a green light corresponding to a number indicates that the port is up whereas a red light corresponding to a number indicates that this port is down Navigation Bar The HOME page also includes links to MANAGEMENT pages which have been categorized based on their protocol feature and functionality in the navigation bar These pages and their sub pages are covered in more detail later on in this chapter To go to one of a MANAGEMENT page s sub pages click on the gt symbol to expand the list of
208. s the filter type associated with the Classmap It can be set as either MAC Filter 1 or IP Filter 2 42 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Policymap Figure 7 34 QoS Policymap Settings Page Select Policy Map Class Map Traffic 10 IC Clicking on the POLICYMAP tab brings up the QOS POLICYMAP SETTINGS page Figure 7 34 Policymap is used to specify action for a specified classmap Table 7 26 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 26 QoS Policymap Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Policy Map ID EG the unique ID for Policy Map The value ranges between 1 and Class Map ID Specifies the Class map ld to associate with Policy map Traffic Rate Specifies the Traffic rate of data for which action has to be applied In Profile Action Out Profile Action Specifies the action to be applied on matched data In Profile Action can be specified as either Policy DSCP or Policy Precedence Specifies the action to be applied on out profile data Out Profile Action can be specified as Policy DSCP or Drop 43 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 26 QoS Policymap Settings Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description In Profile Action Value can be specified from 0 to 7 for DSCP or from 0 to In Profile Action Value 63 for IP Precedence Out Profile Action Value can be specified as Drop or from 0 to 63 for Out Profile Acti
209. s to be Designated Bridge the Designated Bridge for this port s segment Specifies the Port Identifier of the port on the Designated Bridge for this Designated Port port s segment Specifies the operational point to point status of the LAN Local Area Type Network segment attached to this port It indicates whether a port is considered to have a point to point connection or shared media Role Specifies the Port s Current Role as defined by Spanning Tree Protocol Specifies the port s current state as defined by application of the Spanning Port State Tree Protocol 70 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware MSTP The MSTP link leads you to the following control tabs e Basic Settings Timers e Port Configuration e VLAN Mapping e Port Settings e CIST Port Status By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded Basic Settings Figure 7 59 MSTP Global Configuration Page Note To enable MSTP Functionality RSTP should be disabled Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the MSTP GLOBAL CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 59 The MSTP global configuration can be accessed through this page Table 7 40 lists the parameters found on this page 71 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 40 MSTP Global Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Context ID System Control MSTP Status Maximum MST Instances Bridge Priority Path Cost Type P
210. sabled blocking and listening states used in 802 1d STP and creates a single state Discarding Table 6 7 lists the comparison of port states between 802 1d STP and 802 1w RSTP Table 6 7 Comparison of Port States State Displayed 802 1d STP 802 1w RSTP Discarding Disabled Discarding Discarding Blocking Discarding Discarding Listening Discarding Learning Learning Learning Forwarding Forwarding Forwarding RSTP Port Roles RSTP will assign port roles for each port during the process receiving the BPDUs Based on its port role a port can either send or receive BPDUS and forward or block data traffic Root the port that provides the lowest cost path when the switch forwards packets to the root switch Designated the port closest to the root switch and forwarding traffic toward the root switch and sending BPDUS in a link segment Each designated port is in a forwarding state Alternate this port provides an alternate path to the root bridge This path is different than using the root port The alternate port is in a blocking state Backup the port provides a backup redundant path to a link segment to which another switch port already connects This is a special case when two or more ports of the same switch are connected together Disabled Not a strictly part of RSTP a network administrator can manually disable a port To configure the RAPID SPANNING TREE click the SPANNING TREE folder on
211. security status Specifies the state of the Authenticator State Machine Specifies the state of the Supplicant State Machine Specifies the initialization control for the Port to restart authentication Setting this value to True causes the Port to be initialized The value reverts to False once initialization is complete Specifies the maximum number of authentication requests that can be sent from the authenticator before getting response from the supplicant Provides configuration to allow you to Enable Disable the re authentication mechanism on the port 90 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Timers Figure 7 73 802 1x Timer Configuration Page Port Setting 802 1x Timer Confi Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 sE iE Id COMME ENE EEN EEN EEN EEN fconofeo Jo x Game ae in COMAS ECON CM CIO COMAS EIN CM CTO COM EEN EEN conejo Jo ao OU O O O O O e 2 2 O O O O O O O O O O O O O o O O Clicking on the TIMERS tab brings up the 802 1x TIMER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 73 This page helps you to configure the Timer parameters at the individual port level Table 7 52 lists the parameters found on this page 91 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 52 802 1x Timer Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Quiet Period Secs Transmit Period Secs Re authentication Period Secs Supplicant Ti
212. ss Interface Indicates the outgoing interface Distance Metric Denotes Metric value of the destination IPv6 Interface Figure 7 86 IPv6 Interface Settings Page Def Rir RA Rch A P dv RA RA DAD Time Time gag Min Max Retrles Time ies ee ENE ET Ce ee CC EE EI ON N EE O EE ET CO NE CA NEE N ON N EE Select Port Admin Oper RA Status Hop Limit Clicking on the IPV6 INTERFACE tab opens the IPv6 INTERFACE SETTINGS page Figure 7 86 Table 7 64 list the parameters this page displays 108 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 64 IPv6 Interface Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Specifies the Index of the VLAN interface Admin Indicates the Administrative Status of IPv6 on the Interface O Specifies the Operational Status of IPv6 on the given Interface This is a per f read only field RA Status Indicates the Router Advertisement status on the Interface aly Denotes the Hop Limit value to be placed in the Router Advertisements Hop Limit sent on the Interface E i Specifies the Default router lifetime to be placed in the Router PeR ms Advertisements sent on the interface RA Rch Time Indicates the Reachable time to be placed in the Router Advertisements RA Retrans Time Prefix Adv Status RA Min RA Max DAD Retries sent on the interface Specifies the RA Retransmit time to be placed in the Router Advertisement sent on the interface Specif
213. ssions for adjacencies belonging to the interface Specifies the length of time in seconds between the Hello packets sent on the interface Specifies the number of seconds that a router s Hello packets have not been seen before it s neighbors declare the router down Specifies the IP Address of the OSPF interface Specifies the IP Address of the Designated Router which is a read only field 133 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Virtual Interface Figure 7 105 OSPF Virtual Interface Configuration Page 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Aggregation AsExtAggregation Select Transit Area ID Neighbor Router IDJAuth TypelHello Interval Router Dead Interval Transit Delay Retransit Interval Clicking on the VIRTUAL INTERFACE tab opens the OSPF VIRTUAL INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 105 Table 7 82 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 82 OSPF Virtual Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Transit Area ID Specifies the transit area that the virtual link traverses Neighbor Router ID Specifies the router ID of the virtual neighbor Authentication Type he can choose MD5 Simple Password or None as the authentication MD5 Key ID Specifies the secret key used to create the message digest appended to the OSPF packet if the authentication type is MD5 Specifies the key required for authentication if authentication is enabled Authentication Key on this interface Sp
214. structing a switched routed network The sokmon not only has the required features for providing the bridging functionality but also comes with advanced features such as Ink aggregation Dynamic Vian Dynamic Multicast IGMP Snooping and Network Access Control The solution also comes with several Layer3 features tke wire speed routing Differential services mubicast routing etc System Mgmt Layer Mgmt Layer Mgmt System Information M P RAD Save and Restore VLAN Ibs YBBR NVRAM S Dinamis VLAN DHCP Server Laver Tuned SSM RSIR DHCP Retay MON MSTP RIP TACACS Server LA RiPog Skr il OSPE IP Authorized Manager Ekos OSPEYA O Qos BRD Multicast Statisties Stacking Depa as VLAN OSPE IGMP BST VRRP DVMRP LA IM Radius RMON R SNMP AGENT RIP The Supermicro Swit ware is implemented using Open sources from OpenSSL OpenSSH and other open source community View System Acknoy ment for detailed description Copymigha 2008 Super Micro Computer Ine This page is best viewed with 10241768 resolation Table 7 1 Home Page Controls and Components Number Name Description This page header is present both on the Home page and all other pages accessed It contains a graphic showing activity on the switches ports and add it on all links see Page Header Links below for details 1 Page Header The navigation bar contains an expandable list of links for you to use 2 Navigation Bar to get to other MANAGEMENT pages All configuration page
215. sts the parameters found on this page Table 7 54 Radius Server Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Server ID Specifies the unique identifier of the Radius Server Entry IP Address Specifies the IP Address of the Radius Server 94 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 54 Radius Server Configuration Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Specifies the secret string which is to be shared between the Radius Shared Secret Server and the Radius Client Specifies the following RADIUS server type Authentication e Accounting e Both Authentication and Accounting Server Type Specifies the maximum time within which the Radius Server has to Resp nss Time Scs respond for a request from the Radius Client Specifies the maximum number of times a radius request is to be Feny Count re transmitted before getting response from the Radius Server MAC Session Info Figure 7 76 MAC Session Info Page 4EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Mac Session info Clicking on the MACSESSION INFO tab brings up the MAC SESSION INFO page Figure 7 76 This page displays the MAC Session information details Table 7 55 lists the parameters found on this page 95 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 55 IMAC Session Info Page Parameters Parameter Description Supplicant MacAddr Specifies the Supplicant MAC Address Session Identifier Specifies
216. t log Out SUPERMICR6 Switch EXT EX DORA sus Home gt System Mgmt playerz Mgmt Layer3 Mgmt gt multicast MSTP CIST Port Statistics gt stacking Y Statisti ee sed Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 196 VLAN gt a RSTP v ocoivod Recoived Tran a ransmitted Transmitted Mero A y Contig TCM BPDUS v v u BPDUs RST Config BPDUs BPDUs BPDUS o 38 ocoooc0oooooococooooooocoocoocooo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ocooocoococoocococooocoooooooocoo eccscooooooeoosoooscocoooscoocoosocso Clicking on the CIST PORT STATISTICS tab brings up the MSTP CIST PORT STATISTICS page Figure 7 168 which displays a list of information maintained by every port for the Common Spanning Tree 209 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual MSTI Port Statistics Figure 7 169 MSTP MSTI Port Statistics Page MSTP MSTI Port Statistics Clicking on the MSTI PORT STATISTICS tab brings up the MSTP MSTI PORT STATISTICS page Figure 7 169 which displays a list of information maintained by every port for each and every spanning tree instance 210 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware LA Clicking on the LA link displays the following control tabs for LA statistics PortLACP Stats and Neighbor Stats The default shown is for the PORTLACP STATS tab PortLACP Stats Figure 7 170 LA Port Statistics Page Support Help About Log Out SSUPERMICR
217. tering Page iese sesse esse ee ee ee ee ee 7 62 Dynamic VLAN Global Configuration Page iese sesse ee ee 7 63 Dynamic VLAN Port Configuration Page esse sees ee ee ee 7 64 Garp Timers Configuration Page iese ee ee ee ke Re ee 7 65 RSTP Global Configuration Page sesse ee ee ek ee Re ee 7 66 RSTP Configuration Page iese ee ee ee Re ee ee ke 7 67 Port Status Configuration Page iese ee ee ee ee Re ee 7 68 RSTP Port Status Page esse dee ee Re ee ee RA ee ge ee 7 70 MSTP Global Configuration Page iese ese see ke ee ee ke 7 71 Timers Configuration Page esse ee ek ke ee Re GR ee ke 7 73 CIST Settings Page ese ee ke ee Re ee Re Re ee ee ee 7 74 VLAN Mapping Page iese esse se ee ee ee ee ee Re ee Re ee 7 76 Port Settings Page ne aia at e Ge RR Ee Ee 7 77 MSTP CIST Port Status Page sesse ees ee ee ee ee ee ke 7 78 LA Basic Settings Page ee ee Re ee Re RA ee ge ee 7 80 PortChannel Interface Basic Settings Page siese eke 7 81 LA Port Channel Settings Page iese ee ee RA ee ee ee 7 82 LA Port Settings Page iese ee ee ee Re ke ee Re ee ee 7 84 LA Port StateMachine Information Page ooococncccnccnocccoccconcnnnos 7 86 LA Load Balancing Policy Page ese ee ee ee Re ee 7 87 802 1x Basic Settings Page siese ee ee Re ee Re RA ee 7 88 802 1x Port Settings Page ees ee ke ee ee Re ee Re RA ee 7 89 802 1x Timer Configuration Page iese sees ee Re Re ek 7 91 Local Aut
218. ternal uplinks defined for that blade have failed or been disabled on that switch As long as one or more of uplinks on a particular switch that have been defined for a particular downlink is active the blade and switch will keep the internal link active Figure 6 22 Uplink Failure Tracking Configuration Screen SUPERMICRO UpLink Failure Tracking ULFT Setting Mn Enable UpLink Failure Tracking Port Statistics Modify Uplink Member PairlD 1 v UplinkPort 1 Del VLAN ZETA Modify Downlink Member PairiD 1 Downlink Port 13 wl Add Trunking y m m Ada Mirror QoS Tracking pair Uplink Track Member Downlink Track Member Rate L2 Management Spanning Tree 802 1x IGMP Snooping Cable Diagnostic Password Logout Pair 10 Table 6 9 Uplink Failure Tracking Configuration Screen Controls Enable UpLink Failure Tracking Enables Disables the UPLINK FAILURE TRACKING feature Select the pair ID and downlink port number to add delete to from downlink Modify Downlink Member member of a pair Downlink Track Member This column defines member ports of a downlink in a ULFT pair Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes 32 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware This chapter is provided to help you quickly get started in using the firmware for your 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch module NOTE S
219. that is compliant with the 802 1x protocol Microsoft Windows XP and Vista should have this A user can also install another third party package such as Odyssey from Funk Software When the GLOBAL RADIUS SETTING and SET STATUS of an individual port are enabled that port will initially be placed into an unauthorized state The client will initiate negotiations by sending an EAPOL START packet There are several EAP authentication methods available in Microsoft Windows XP such as EAP MD5 EAP TLS and EAP PEAP Currently the gigabit switch only supports EAP MD5 for 802 1x authentication PEAP MS CHAP v2 uses password based credentials and requires computer certificates on the RADIUS servers EAP TLS uses certificate based credentials and requires user and computer certificates on the wire s client computers and computer certificates on the RADIUS servers EAP MD5 Message Digest 5 Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol MD5 CHAP which uses passwords Wiring for 802 1x The EAPOL packets are handled by a management processor in the switch The processor communicates with the outside world through three ports Two ports eth0 and eth1 are connected to the CMM module s Ethernet port and the third port eth2 is connected to all 24 switching ports Only one port is enabled at any time The regular configuration setup switch is managed through the CMM Ethernet port Thus for regular deployment the RADIUS server should
220. the left hand side bar There are two portions to configure RSTP SWITCH SETTINGS and RSTP PORT SETTINGS as shown in the RAPID SPANNING TREE screen Figure 6 18 21 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Figure 6 18 Rapid Spanning Tree Screen SUPERMICRO Rapid Spanning Tree System RSTP Switch Settings Port rdl 7 Enable RSTP Statistics VLAN Designated Root Bridge Trunking Priority 0 61440 Mirror Max Age 6 40 sec Qos Hello Time 1 10 sec Rate Forward Delay 4 30 sec L2 Management Note 2 Hello Time 1 lt Max Age lt 2 Forward Delay 1 802 1 Apply Global Settings IGMP Snoopin RSTP Port Settings Edit Cable Diagnostic Port Participate Cost Priority UpLink Failure Track Password Logout The RSTP SWITCH SETTINGS allows the user to control RSTP parameters from the bridge point of view ROOT STATUS shows status of the root bridge BRIDGE SETTING shows the current bridge setup To turn on the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP check on the ENABLE RSTP dialog box and click on the APPLY GLOBAL SETTINGS button 22 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Root Status The settings for ROOT STATUS are shown below Designated Root Bridge The bridge identifier of the root of the spanning tree is determined by the RSTP protocol as executed by this node The bridge
221. this chapter e Port This indicates the stacking ID number port number Port Number GB This is for an internal port Port Number Ext This is for an external port Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 7 2 Login Figure 7 1 Login Page Authenticate with Login and Password Username Password The initial login page Figure 7 1 is used to login to the Supermicro Switch web based management utility for the SBM GEM 001 To login enter your user name and password in the fields provided and press the LOGIN button This User Name and Password are both used for accessing the switch through the web for switch configuration The entered user name and password are validated at the switch end After logging in you will be taken to the HOME page of the utility See Section 7 3 for further details Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 7 3 Home Page The HOME page Figure 7 2 contains links and menus for going to all other control pages in the Supermicro Switch web based interface utility A list of controls for this page is shown in Table 7 1 The basic page structure of the HOME page is duplicated for all subseguent sub pages of the Supermicro Switch web based interface utility Figure 7 2 Home Page 2324 EXI EXD EXS EXA Supermicro Switch The Supermicro Switch solution offers layer2 and layer3 switching at wire speed and addresses the enterprise needs for con
222. tings Page 78 9 10121213 1415161718 192021 222324 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 SNMP Agent Control Settings Note Either Agent or AgentX Subagent can be enabled Goto Agent Subagent configuration page on selecting AgentXSubagent Os 18 Clicking on the SNMP link brings up the SNMP AGENT CONTROL SETTINGS page Figure 7 10 This page allows to choose either AGENT AGENTXSUBAGENT or DISABLE BOTH The sub links of the SNMP are classified as Agent or AgentX 13 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual The AGENT link allows you to configure SNMP Agent related configuration through the following control tabs Community Group Group Access View Target Address Target Parameter User Trap Manager By default the COMMUNITY tab is loaded The AGENTX link opens the SNMP AGENTX SUBAGENT SETTINGS page This page displays controls for TRANSPORT DOMAIN IP ADDRESS TYPE MASTER IP ADDRESS and MASTER PORT NUMBER TRANSPORT DOMAIN specifies the transport domain to be used The IP ADDRESS TYPE enables you to select the address type as IPv4 or IPv6 14 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Community Figure 7 11 SNMP Community Settings Page 3 9 101112131415161718192021222324FX1EX2FX3EX4 Community rou Group Acces View Target Addres Target Paramete SNMP Community Settings ommunity Index Community Name Security Name Context Name Transport Tag Storage Type servan eran ETE Puauic eo a N Clicking on the COMMU
223. tion in the PORT folder If the flow control of a particular port is enabled then the switch uses flow control to inhibit any excess traffic If the flow control is disabled the excess frames will be dropped To configure the ingress rate limit for a port click on RATE in the left hand side bar The RATE LiMIT AND STORM CONTROL screen appears as Figure 6 14 Figure 6 14 Rate Limit and Storm Control Screen Rate Limit and Storm Control Port gress Rate 1048576 Kbips 13 1048576 Kbips 1048576 Kbips 14 1048576 Kbips 1048576 Kbips 15 1048576 Kbips 4 1048576 Kbips 16 1048576 Kbips 1048576 Kbips 17 1048576 Kbips 1048576 Kbips 18 1048576 Kbips L2 Management a 7 11048576 Kbips 19 1048576 Kbips Spanning Tree 1048570 Kbips 20 1048576 Kbips 802 1x 99 1048576 Kbips 21 1048576 Kbips IGMP Snooping sage 76 FASES X 5 1048576 Kbips 23 1048576 Kbips IRSA 2 1048576 Kbips 24 1048576 Kbips n Cc disabled Password Storm Control Logout The screen shows the Ingress Rate in kilobits per sec for all ports Click on the port number to control the ingress rates for the port There are eight different levels to select no limit 1Gbps 256Kbps 1Mbps 4Mbps 16Mbps 64Mbps 128Mbps or 512Mbps The STORM CONTROL indicates the current status of storm control A traffic storm happens when broadcast multicast or unknown unicast packets flood the
224. to a SuperBlade enclosure and for their setup and configuration Chapter 4 InfiniBand Module This chapter details the InfiniBand module and its features Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules This chapter details all switches and pass through modules for the SuperBlade system Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware This chapter details 1 Gb switch firmware menus and screens and how to use them Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware This chapter details 1 10 Gb switch firmware menus and screens and how to use them Appendix A HCA Mezzanine Cards This appendix details the HCA mezzanine cards that can be installed in blade modules for use with the InfiniBandInfiniBand or 1 10 Gb switch modules Appendix B LED Descriptions LED descriptions are summarized here in this appendix for quick reference Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ee ee ee 1 i 1 1 OVervi W ee ese ee ee ee RR GR Re Re GR ee GR Re Re Ge Re Ge Re Ge Re Ge Re GR Re ee ee Ge ee ee ee 1 i 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Components ese se se sk ee ee ee ee 1 i TO id ER RE EE EE EE OE ER 1 i 1 4 Contacting SUDeFMICFO ee se eek ee Ge GR Re Ee GR GR RR Ge GR RR Ge Re 1 ii Chapter 2 System Safety ee ee ee ee 2 1 2 1 Electrical Safety Precauti0nS ese ee ee ee RR Re GR GR ER ee Ge GR RR 2 1 2 2 General Safety Precauti0ONS ee ee ee ee ee RR Re GR GR Re Ge GR RR 2 2 2 3 Elec
225. trostatic Discharge Precautions ee ee ee se ek Ke ek Ke ke 2 2 2 4 Operating Precauti0OnS ee ee ee RR ee Ge RR Re Ee GR GR ER Ee Ge ee RR 2 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 1 3 1 Installing Removing a Switch Module se see ee Ee ER RR 3 1 Installing a Switch Module iese ee RA ee Re AR ee ee Re ee 3 1 Removing a Switch Module iese see ee Re Ee Re ee Re Re ee ee 3 3 3 2 Configuring the Switch Module ee se ek ee RR Re Ge GR RR 3 4 Web based Management Utility IPMI 0 0 ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 3 5 Network Connection EE RE EE id 3 5 Address lS ER RE N EE EE OR 3 7 Command Line ss RR TE ele ca ae veneers 3 8 3 3 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Firmware sesse sees ee ee se ee ek ee 3 9 Firmware Upgrading Procedures ese ee ee Re ee ee ee Re ee 3 9 Firmware Failure Recovery StepS esse ee se ee ee Re ee Re ee ee 3 12 Chapter 4 InfiniBand Module 4 1 Eie A ee 4 1 4 2 InfiniBand Module ee ee Ge ee GR Ge ek Ke ek Ke ek Ge ek Ge ek Ge Re Ge ee ee 4 1 Installing Removing the InfiniBand Module esse ee ee 4 2 InfiniBand Switch LEDS sesse ese ese ee Re ee ee nro cane ee ee cancer 4 3 Chapter 5 Ethernet Switches Modules 5 1 5 1 SBM GEM 001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 5 1 LED Indicators RE EE erie ee EE EE EN 5
226. ts EE EE iia ti arias 7 167 Interface ConfiguratiON ese ese ee ee ee Re ee RA Re ee ee 7 168 Router dei RE E OR HORN N ibi 7 170 Group Informaticos pp 7 171 Dynamic Multicast 2c RO NE RE NE EE 7 172 Dynamic Me ORE EE iaa 7 172 POft SOUS RE EE EE OE OE OE 7 173 IGMP oca td did 7 174 Basic Settings see ESE aaa Gee ee Oe laa 7 175 Interface ConfiguratiON esse ee ee ee Re ee Re RR Re ee ee 7 176 Gr up Informatio OE EE drenan 7 177 Source Information ss EE N ee ER DE ED EE 7 178 aI OR RE ER EE HEN 7 179 Basic Settings ss EE toda ee ged 7 180 olaa oil EE ER ED SEA EE OO EE 7 181 laid RR N EE EE AO a 7 182 Candidate RP E De SE herent dono o e add do da 7 183 Thieshold iii io ii 7 184 Static PR id ti ld air 7 185 DVM AP pt do ER N OR EE acid 7 186 Basic Settings cia bir 7 187 O 7 188 7 8 Stack Configuration Page ee ee ee ek Re Ge RR Ge Ge RR Ge Ge Re 7 189 le N EE EED 7 189 Stack Setting Sin se RE geo Re td bi 7 190 Stack DetallS OR EE N OE ER N AH 7 191 Stack Brief si ER Ee ER ee e eke oe EE Ke Ee es Ge N Re EE ee Se De 7 192 Stack Counters studi el AO EE OE 7 193 7 9 Statistics Page ee Re Ge GR RR Ge Ge GR GR ee Ge RR ee ee RR ee 7 194 Interface RE ME OE ed AA 7 195 aldie AE ER EE ER hotest 7 196 Biel AE MA EE EE N ME 7 197 IPVO SE N RE ae Ee GE EE ale ED EE ER ido e de 7 197 IPV6 lnteriace ii EER EE ER SE EE De Ge DE EE Dee EER Dee AG Se 7 198 Ela EE EE ER EE ete eeke 7 199 ME EE EE MR OO EE EE DO N 7 20
227. ty queuing and 4 priority queues per port Prevents unnecessary forwarding of multicast packets to reduce multicast traffic Supports SNMP v1 and v2c Forwarding Superblade Network Modules User s Manual To configure the switch select the switch you want in the SWITCH STATUS screen in the Web based Management Utility See the Web based Management Utility User s Manual for details A SWITCH STATUS screen will appear Figure 6 1 in your browser Figure 6 1 Switch Status Screen m Gigabit Switch List Gigabst Swich 1 Gigabit Switch 2 Gigatst Switch Status r Gigabit Switch Status Gigabit Switch Pwr Status 2 5V 1 25V Temp Error Initializod Gagadet Swatch 1 On 248V 1 20V49C 117F norma OK r Gigabit Switch Management E 1P address 192 168 100 103 Subnet mask 2552552550 Gateway IP address 192 168 100 1 Date amp Time 04 01 2008 172115 Gigabit Switch Username amp Password Reset Username Password Corfirm Password In this screen either select WEB MANAGEMENT or type the IP address of the switch usually 192 168 100 102 in the address field of your web browser The SYSTEM MANAGEMENT screen shown in Figure 6 2 appears Figure 6 2 Switch System Management Screen SUPERMICRO System Pos Device Name BUB GEM OO3 Statistics Firmware Version WSS 10 4103 SOK sdk modena 52 1 dev Uparade VLAN Busi Date Tue Jun 5 10 36 07 2007 Trunking MAC address 00 30
228. ual ports It also displays the results when a port is enabled for authentication Set Status This enables or disables port authentication ENABLE PORT AUTHENTICATION STATUS means a port should be authorized by a RADIUS server to forward traffic No traffic is forwarded if it is unauthorized No authentication process is required for those ports in disabled status traffic can be forwarded normally Show Client MAC This displays the last client in the MAC address who sent out the EAPOL control frame of the port 26 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Authorization This displays the authentication status of an enabled port It includes the following status In Progress This indicates that the authentication is still in progress Traffic is not forwarded before authentication is verified Yes indicates the port access is authorized No indicates the port access is not authorized N A means no authentication required 6 12 IGMP Snooping IP multicast is often used to distribute video audio multimedia data over the network The layer 2 switch will flood multicast frames to all of ports of switch which wastes a lot of unnecessary network bandwidth IGMP is a standard defined in RFC1112 for IGMPv1 and in RFC2236 for IGMPv2 IGMP specifies how a host can register a router in order to receive specific multicast traffic A layer 3 switch usually supports Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP to manage multic
229. ubnet larger values make the traffic less bursty as host responses are spread out over a larger interval The number of seconds represented by the query response interval must be less than the query interval This is the maximum response time inserted into group specific queries sent in response to Leave Group messages and is also the amount of time between group specific query messages The default value is 10 1 second This value may be tuned to modify the leave latency of the network A reduced value results in reduced time to detect the loss of the last member of a group This is the number of Group Specific Queries sent before the router assumes there are no local members Default the Robustness Variable This is used to enable the IGMP snooping feature This specifies ports to which IGMP routers were connected 6 13 SNMP The SNMP agent in the gigabit switch supports SNMP v1 and v2c It also supports the following MIB e RFC1213 MIBII with standard sets which include system interfaces IP ICMP TCP UDP Dot3 and SNMP e RFC2011 SNMPv2 MIB for IP using SMlv2 e RFC2665 EtherLike MIB 29 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual 6 14 UpLink Failure Tracking ULFT Uplink Failure Tracking ULFT feature is provided to support network adapter Teaming Windows Systems or Channel Bonding Linux Systems on SuperBlade servers Installing two GbE switch modules can have additional connectivity to allow
230. umption 34 40W Operating System Firmware upgradable Installing Removing the InfiniBand Module Before installing the InfiniBand module make sure the cover to the module has been installed before proceeding Refer to the anti static precautions described in Chapter 2 The InifiniBand module must be installed into a double wide bay Assuming that you have already created a double wide bay out of two single wide bays continue with the steps below See the SuperBlade User s Manual for details on setting up double wide bays in the SuperBlade enclosure NOTE The 10GbE Pass through module SBM XEM 002 also requires the same double wide bay as the InfiniBand module and may be installed instead of the InfiniBand module in your blade enclosure system Use the same gt instructions below for installing either the pass through module or the InfiniBand module ed Installing the Module 1 Remove the dummy cover from the bay you want to place the module in 2 Place the module s release handle in the open position 3 Slide the module into the module bay until it stops 4 Push the release handle to the closed position After the module has been installed and the handle locked it will power on after a short delay and a POST test will run to verify it is working properly Removing the Module 1 Pull out the release handle to the open position 2 Pull the module out of the bay 3 Replace immediately with another module or with
231. uperblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 93 BGP Local Preference Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Local preference ID Specifies the Local Preference ID which is the index for this table Remote AS Specifies the AS number from which the route update is received IP Address Prefix Specifies the IP Address prefix for which the update is received IP Address Prefix Length Indicates the prefix length of the IP address Intermediate AS Represents the intermediate AS between the BGP peers Direction Permits to specify the incoming or the outgoing direction of the packets using In and Out values Value Specifies the Local Preference value to be associated with this path learnt Preference Allows you to set filtering as either Enabled or Disabled Status Specifies the status of the entry Filters Figure 7 117 BGP Filter Configuration Page iminators Local P gute Aggregabons BGP Filter Configuration 150 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking on the FILTERS tab opens the BGP FILTER CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 117 This page is used to set filters on routes being learnt Table 7 94 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 94 BGP Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Filter ID Specifies the filter index Specifies the remote AS associated with the BGP peer from which the EED router is being distributed IP Address Speci
232. ure 7 102 OSPF Basic Settings Page 24 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Basic Setungs Aggregation 129 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the OSPF BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 102 Table 7 79 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 79 OSPF Basic Settings Page Parameters ASBR Autonomous System Border Router RFC 1583 Compatibility NSSA Not So Stubby Area ASBR Default Route Translator ABR Type Parameter Description OSPF Status Specifies the global status of the protocol in the switch Router ID Specifies the router identifier Indicates the flag to denote whether the router is configured as an Autonomous System Border Router Permits to choose the route among multiple AS Autonomous System for the same destination Specifies either Enabled Disabled for the P bit setting used for the default Type 7 LSA Link State Advertisement generated by ASBR Specifies the types of ABRs supported where the types can be Standard Cisco or IBM 130 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Area Figure 7 103 OSPF Area Configuration Page AsExtAggregabon a 200 f Rose Area ID Se nary ooo noma wf 0 Apply Delete Clicking on the AREA tab opens the OSPF AREA CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 103 Table 7 80 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 80 OSPF Area Configuration Page Parameters Parameter D
233. ure 7 53 Dynamic VLAN Port Configuration Page 124 EX1 EX2 EX3 EX4 Port Settings Vian Port Configuration A Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Fx0 3 soes Ones x sE ley om EF En EER EP EI ET EE EE Enabled y Onabied Y EE Er ENTE ETE Eg ZTE Onabiod y EH EET CTE Osabied y ETE EE Enabled lf Osatied y Enabled inabied y O O 2 O O O O O O e O O O O O O O O e e O O O o Clicking on the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the DYNAMIC VLAN PORT CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 53 Table 7 34 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 34 Dynamic VLAN Port Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Specifies the Interface index Dynamic VLAN Status Allows you to Enable Disable Dynamic VLAN Status in the switch Restricted VLAN A F Ta Registration Allows you to Enable Disable Restricted VLAN Registration in the switch 64 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Garp Timers Figure 7 54 Garp Timers Configuration Page E 9 10111213 1415161718 192021 22 GarpTimers Garp Timers Configuration Hit TTT li O o O O O O O O O O O 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O e a Gi0 1 Ex0 3 Ex0 4 Ex0 3 y Clicking on the GARP TIMERS tab brings up the GARP TIMERS CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 54 Table 7 35 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 35 Garp Timers Configuration Page Parameters
234. uter Ports Group Information By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 165 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Basic Settings Figure 7 130 IGMP Snooping Configuration Page 12345678 910111213141516171819202 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Basic Settings IntertaceConhgurabon RouterPorts Groupintormaton IGMP Snooping Configuration Query Count Transmit On TC Mac Based Y po MH El Apply Note To enable IGS Dynamic Multiast staus should be disabled Operational Proxy Report Snooping Mode awarding Status Reporting oisabied Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab opens the IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 130 Table 7 105 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 105 IGMP Snooping Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control Allows you to Start Shutsdown IGS in the switch Allows you to have IGMP Snooping globally Enabled Disabled in the IGMP Snooping Status switch To enable IGMP Snooping Dynamic Multicast Status must be Disabled Allows you to have IGMP snooping Enabled Disabled operationally in the Operational Status switch To enable IGMP Snooping Dynamic Multicast Status must be Disabled Proxy Reporting Indicates whether the proxy reporting in the IGMP snooping switch is to be Enabled Disabled 166 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 105 IGMP Snooping Configuration Page Parameters Continued Param
235. ution of this port to the path cost of paths towards the Blew Orla Cosi CIST Regional Root which includes this port 78 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 45 MSTP CIST Port Status Page Parameters Continued Parameter Description Specifies the operational point to point status of the LAN Local Area Type Network segment attached to this port It indicates whether a port is considered to have a point to point connection or Shared media Role Specifies the Ports Current Role as defined by Spanning Tree Protocol Port State Specifies the port s current state as defined by application of the Spanning Tree Protocol Root priority Specifies the priority of the root in the network for Common Internal Regional Root Priority Spanning Tree Specifies the priority of the regional root in the network for this specific MSTI Multiple Spanning Tree Instance LA The LA link provides access to the following control tabs Basic Settings Interface Settings Port Channel Settings Port Settings Port State Info Load Balancing By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 79 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Basic Settings Figure 7 65 LA Basic Settings Page EXI EX2 EX3 EXA Basic Settings interface Settings Clicking on the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the LA BASIC SETTINGS page Figure 7 65 Table 7 46 lists the parameters found on this page
236. v3 Area Settings Parameter Description Area ID Uniquely identifies an area Type Indicates whether an area is a Stub area NSSA or standard Normal area Controls the import of Inter Area LSAs into stub areas Options are Area Summary noAreaSummary or sendAreaSummary 3 Indicates the metric value advertised for the default route into Stub area Stub Metric and NSSA NSSA Translator Role Specifies the NSSA Border router s ability to perform NSSA translation of type 7 LSAs into type 5 LSAs 143 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Table 7 89 OSPFv3 Area Settings Continued Parameter Description Specifies the number of seconds after an elected translator determines its NSSA Stability Interval services are no longer required that it must continue to perform its translation duties Stub Metric Type Specifies the type of metric advertised as a default route options are OSPFv3 Metric external type 1 or external type 2 BGP The BGP link allows you to configure the BGP protocol The following configuration tabs are available to manage BGP Basic Settings Neighbors Multi Exit Discriminators Local Preference Filters Route Aggregation By default the BASIC SETTINGS tab is loaded 144 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Basic Settings Figure 7 113 BGP Basic Settings Page 3 24 EX1EX2 EX3 EX4 Basic Settings He rs Mun cal Preterence Route
237. ved Specifies the list of ports on which the received packet with the above set MEES Pons MAC address and if received from the configured port can be forwarded Specifies the list of ports on which the received packet with the above set Forbidden Ports MAC address and if received from the configured port must NOT be forwarded You can choose to have this configuration in any one of the following types Permanent This configuration resides even after a restart of the switch DeleteOnReset This configuration deletes the entry on a restart DeleteOnTimeout This configuration deletes the entry on expiration of the ageing timer Status 99 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Multicast Forwarding Figure 7 79 Forward Ports Configuration Page 21222324 EXI EX2EX3 EX4 P p ts SA E femsa TT NENNEEEEEE Clicking on the MULTICAST FORWARDING tab brings up the FORWARD PORTS CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 79 This page allows you to set the Ports configuration to allow Multicast Forwarding Table 7 58 lists the parameters found on this page Table 7 58 Forward Ports Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID Forward All Ports Forward Unregistered Ports Forward All Static Ports Forward All Forbidden Ports Specifies the VLAN ID Specifies the forward all static ports as well as forward all learnt ports This is a read only field Specifies th
238. ware image file On a successful download the CLI displays the below string Firmware download completed successfully After a successful download reboot the switch using the fallback image to verify the fallback image Refer the steps listed above in the procedure Booting using a Fallback Firmware Image above to boot the switch in the fallback image Once both the normal and fallback image both have latest firmware continue to use the normal image as directed in step 8 of the procedure Booting using a Fallback Firmware Image Firmware Failure Recovery Steps In case you have any issues in booting the switch with either a normal or fallback image use the procedure below to recover the switch functionality with a correctly working firmware image Recovering Switch Functionality with a Firmware Image 1 2 de Copy the latest firmware to the TFTP root directory on a TFTP server machine Make sure the upgraded TFTP server and switch both have network reach ability Reboot the switch by power cycling the switch power During reboot press any key when it displays the below text as shown in Figure 3 7 Hit any key to stop autoboot 5 Once the boot sequence is interrupted it will display menu options as shown in Figure 3 7 Use the H option to set hardware information by typing the character H This will display the hardware information that can be changed as shown in Figure 3 8 12 Chapter 3 Setup and Install
239. when an IGMPv2 leave message is received Interface Configuration Figure 7 132 IGMP Snooping Interface Configuration Page 4 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Querier Router tus Interval secs Port List Clicking on the INTERFACE CONFIGURATION tab opens the IGMP SNOOPING INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 132 Table 7 107 lists the parameters found on this page 168 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7 107 IGMP Snooping Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID IGMP Snooping Status Operating Version Fast Leave Querier Status Querier Interval secs Router Port List Configured Version Current Version Configured Querier Status Current Querier Status Specifies the VLAN ID for which the configuration is to be performed Specifies the status of IGMP snooping in the Switch which can be Enabled Disabled for a specific VLAN Specifies the operating version of the IGMP snooping switch for a specific VLAN Indicates whether the fast leave processing for a specific VLAN is to be Enabled Disabled Specifies whether the IGMP snooping switch is enabled disabled as a querier for a specific VLAN Specifies the time period for which general queries are sent by the IGMP snooping switch when configured as querier on a VLAN Specifies the router port list for a specific VLAN Specifies the Configured IGMP Version on the given VLAN Specifies t
240. will automatically set the default value depending on the link speed The default cost is 20000 for a Gigabit port and is 100000 for a 100Mbps port 24 Chapter 6 1 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6 11 IEEE 802 1x IEEE 802 1x is a client server based access control and authentication protocol that restricts unauthorized user devices from connecting to the LAN through publicly accessible ports This port based access control is accomplished by using a RADIUS server that is connected to a gigabit switch management port to authenticate client users trying to access a network through the switch The gigabit switch will relay Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN EAPoL packets between the user client and the RADIUS server The 802 1x protocol consists of three components client authenticator and authentication server The Authentication Server is a remote device that runs the RADIUS server program Windows 2000 2003 IAS freeRADIUS from open source The role of the Authentication Server is to certify the identity of a client attempting to access the network By exchanging secure information between the RADIUS server and the client through EAPoL packets the Authentication Server will inform the switch whether or not the client is granted access to the LAN through the connected port The client is a workstation that wishes to access the network through a connected switch port All workstations have to run a program supplicant
241. word in the PASSWORD box and click on LOGIN P NOTE The default username and the default password are both ADMIN The Default IP address is 192 168 100 102 The IPMI Blade System screen shown in Figure 3 5 is then displayed Figure 3 5 IPMI Blade System Screen 6 d 0 File Edit Sesion Manage Help Her gaes2 18 superBiade SUPERMICRO ls EE PMiDoman A A Fale 0 Je Blade 10 10 View Option Power ihe V Status Switch 1 2 7 Picture CMM 2 2 Y Number Ip 0 2 O Legend Help N Failure Summary y as Failure Table No Level Source Item Detail Side 25 Groups EEEE Failure Location Front Rear Authentication Blade System Text Console KYM Console Event Loz Logon Management Virtual Media CMM Setting 15 Login to SuperBlade 192 168 1 112 successfully 3 Clicking on a gigabit switch module will display the gigabit switch in the Gigabit Switch panel on the screen Figure 3 6 You may make changes in the configuration of the switch module in this panel to your needs Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 6 Gigabit Switch Panel GB Switch 1 g us Status WebSuperSmart Configuration Power Status 3 On Username and Password Error LED Normal BEE Qox WSS IP 192 168 166 Switch Temp Normal 2 5V Status Nannal Netmask 255 255 255 0 1 25V Status O Normal Gatew
242. y Reset Save Not Initiated yet gt Clicking the SAVE tab from the SAVE AND RESTORE link brings up the SAVE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 6 This page allows you to save the essential configuration as a FLASH save You can also configure the IP address of a remote machine with a file name to be stored for remote saving After saving the configuration the mode of restore must be set in the RESTORE page For the REMOTE SAVE option the saved configuration file must be copied to the flash file and its restore must be set as FLASH RESTORE to restore the configuration if you restart of switch Superblade Network Modules User s Manual Restore Figure 7 7 Restore Configuration Page 20212223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 Restore configuration EP A Clicking on the RESTORE tab brings up the RESTORE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 7 This page allows you to restore the configuration to ISS from the Flash 10 Chapter 7 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Erase Figure 7 8 Erase Configuration Page 1718192021 2223 24 EXI EX2 EX3 EX4 maem amp a 8 Clicking on the ERASE tab brings up the ERASE CONFIGURATION page Figure 7 8 This page allows you to erase a saved configuration from NVRAM Flash or a specified saved file 11 Superblade Network Modules User s Manual System Settings Figure 7 9 System Settings Page 8 9 101112131415161718192021222324EX1 EX2 EX3EX4 System Settings

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