Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000, 6SSRM-02 Installation & User Manual

6SSRM-02

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SmartSwitch 6000

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Installation/User’s Guide

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9033295-01

NOTICE

Cabletron Systems reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document
without prior notice. The reader should in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether any such changes
have been made.

The hardware, firmware, or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice.

IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE S WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED T O LOST PR OFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR
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 2000 by Cabletron Systems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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Cabletron Systems, and LANVIEW are registered trademarks an d SmartSwitch is a trademark of
Cabletron Systems, Inc.

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All other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

companies.

FCC NOTICE

This device comp lie s with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the fo llowing two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are desi gned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment uses, generates, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and if not installed in accordance with the operator’s manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user
will be required to correct th e in terference at his own expense.

WARNING: Changes or modifications made to this device which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the
Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils
numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des
Communications d u C anada.

NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets
telecommunications network protective, operational and safety requir ements as prescribed in the appropriate Terminal
Equipment Technical Requirements do cuments (s). The d epartment d oes not gua rante e the equipm ent will o perate to the
user’s satisfaction.

Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local
telecommunicati ons company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable met hod of connection. The
customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some
situations.

Repairs to certifie d equipment should be coordinated by a re presentative designated by the supplier. Any repairs or
alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company
cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.

Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines
and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important
in rural areas. Caution: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the
appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.

NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the
maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may
consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the ringer equivalence Numbers of
all the devices does not exceed 5.

VCCI NOTICE

This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information
T echnolog y Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic en vironment, radio disturbance may arise. When
such trouble occurs, the user may be required to take corrective actions.

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and federal courts of New Hampshire. You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of the New Hampshire courts.

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certain technical products to certain co untries, unless a license to e xport the product is obtained from the U.S . Government
or an exception from obtaining such license may be relied upon by the exporting party.

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Administration Regulations, Yo u agree that You are a civil end user of the Program and agree that You will use the
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agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Program or technology to a national of a country
in Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia,

Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, or such other countries as may be
designated by the United States Government), (ii) export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (as de fine d herein) the direct
product of the Pro gram or t he tec hn olog y, if such foreign produced direct p rod uc t is su bject to national security cont rols
as identified on the U.S. Commerce Control List, or (iii) if the direct product of the technology is a com pl ete plant o r
any major component of a plant, export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 the direct product of the plant or a major
component thereof, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the
U.S. Commerce Control List or is subject to State Department controls under the U.S. Munitions List.

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at private expense; (ii) conta ins “restricted computer software ” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with section

52.227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (iii) in
all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of Defense units, the Product
is considered commercial computer software in accordance with DFARS section 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use,
duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth herein.

6. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing, Cabletr on
makes no warranty , expressed or impl ied, concerning t he Program (inclu ding its documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY
CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE.

7. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES IN SOME INSTANCES, THE
ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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AND BY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOVERNMENT END USERS.
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(“Cabletron”) that sets forth your rights and obligations with respect to the Cabletron software program (“Program”) in
the package. The Program may be contained in firmware, chips or other media. UTILIZING THE ENCLOSE D
PRODUCT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH
INCLUDES THE LICENSE AND THE LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. IF
YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, RETURN THE UNOPENED PRODUCT TO
CABLETRON OR YOUR DEALER, IF ANY, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF RECEIPT
FOR A FULL REFUND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT CABLETRON SYSTEMS
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terms and conditions of this License Agreement.

You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program except as permitted by the Copyright Act of the

United States or as authorized in wri ting by Cabletron.

2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Program.

3. APPLICABLE LAW. This License Agreement shall be interpreted and governed under the laws and in the state

and federal courts of New Hampshire. You accept the personal jurisdiction and venue of the New Hampshire courts.

4. EXPORT REQUIREMENTS. You understand that Cabletron and its Affiliates are subject to regulation by
agencies of the U. S. Government, in cluding the U.S. De partment of Commerce, which prohibit export or divers ion of
certain technical products to certain co untries, unless a license to e xport the product is obtained from the U.S . Government
or an exception from obtaining such license may be relied upon by the exporting party.

If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception CIV under the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations, Yo u agree that You are a civil end user of the Program and agree that You will use the
Program for civil en d uses only and not for mi litary pu rpo s es.

If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, You
agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Program or technology to a national of a country
in Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia,
Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, North Korea, the People’s Republic of Ch ina,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, or such other countri es as may be
designated by the Uni ted States Government), (ii) export to Countr y Groups D:1 or E:2 (as d efine d herein) the direct
product of the Pro gra m or th e te chn olo g y, if such foreign produced direct p rod uc t is su bje ct to na tio n al securi ty c o ntro ls
as identified on the U.S. Commerce Control List, or (iii) if the direct product of the technology is a complete plant o r
any major component of a plant, export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 the direct product of the plant or a major
component thereof , if such foreig n pro duc ed dire ct produc t is subje ct to natio n al security controls as identified on the
U.S. Commerce Control List or is subject to State Department controls under the U.S. Munitions List.

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5. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The enclosed Product (i) was develop ed so le ly

at private expense; (ii) conta ins “restricted computer software ” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with section

52.227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (iii) in
all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of Defense units, the Product
is considered commercial computer software in accordance with DFARS section 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use,
duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth herein.

6. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing, Cabletron
makes no warranty, expressed or implied, concernin g the Program (including its documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY
CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE.

7. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES IN SOME INSTANCES, THE
ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT: THIS LICENSE APPLIES FOR THE USE OF THE PRODUCT IN THE FOLLOWING

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS:

EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

This document is an agreement (“Agreement”) between Y ou, the end user, and Cabletron Systems Limited (“Cabletron”)
that sets forth your rights and obligations with respect to the Cabletron software program (“Program”) in the package.
The Program may be contained in firmware, chips or other media. UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, YOU
ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE
LICENSE AND THE LIMITATION OF WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, RETURN THE UNOPENED PRODUCT TO CABLETRON OR
YOUR DEALER, IF ANY, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF RECEIPT FOR A FULL
REFUND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT CABLETRON SYSTEMS
[phone]. Attn: Legal Department.

1. LICENSE. You have the right t o use on l y th e o ne (1) c op y of th e Program provided in this package subject to the
terms and conditions of this License Agreement.

You may not copy, reproduce or transmit any part of the Program except as permitted by the Copyright Act of the

United States or as authorized in wri ting by Cabletron.

2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Progra m.

3. APPLICABLE LAW. This License Agreement shall be governed in accordance with English law. The English

courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in the event of any disputes.

4. EXPORT REQUIREMENTS. You understand that Cabletron and its Affiliates are subject to regulation by
agencies of the U. S. Government, in cluding the U.S. De partment of Commerce, which prohibit export or divers ion of
certain technical products to certain co untries, unless a license to e xport the product is obtained from the U.S . Government
or an exception from obtaining such license may be relied upon by the exporting party.

If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant to the License Exception CIV under the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations, Yo u agree that You are a civil end user of the Program and agree that You will use the
Program for civil en d uses only and not for mi litary pu rpo s es.

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If the Program is exported from the United States pursuant t o the License Exception TSR under the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations, in addition to the restriction on transfer set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement, You
agree not to (i) reexport or release the Program, the source code for the Program or technology to a national of a country
in Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia,

Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China,
Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, or such other countries as may be
designated by the United States Government), (ii) export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 (as de fine d herein) the direct
product of the Pro gram or t he tec hn olog y, if such foreign produced direct p rod uc t is su bject to national security cont rols
as identified on the U.S. Commerce Control List, or (iii) if the direct product of the technology is a com pl ete plant o r
any major component of a plant, export to Country Groups D:1 or E:2 the direct product of the plant or a major
component thereof, if such foreign produced direct product is subject to national security controls as identified on the
U.S. Commerce Control List or is subject to State Department controls under the U.S. Munitions List.

5. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The enclosed Product (i) was develop ed so le ly
at private expense; (ii) conta ins “restricted computer software ” submitted with restricted rights in accordance with section

52.227-19 (a) through (d) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted Rights Clause and its successors, and (iii) in
all respects is proprietary data belonging to Cabletron and/or its suppliers. For Department of Defense units, the Product
is considered commercial computer software in accordance with DFARS section 227.7202-3 and its successors, and use,
duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth herein.

6. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Except as may be specifically provided by Cabletron in writing, Cabletron
makes no warranty, expressed or implied, concernin g the Program (including its documentation and media).

CABLETRON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OTHER THAN THOSE SUPPLIED TO YOU BY
CABLETRON IN WRITING, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO
THE PROGRAM, THE ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS, AND ANY ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE.

7. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON OR ITS
SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS CABLETRON PRODUCT, EVEN IF CABLETRON
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES IN SOME INSTANCES, THE
ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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73/23/EEC

Manufacturer’s Name: Cabletron Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer ’s Address: 35 Industrial Way

PO Box 5005

Rochester, NH 03867

European Representative Name: Mr. J. Solari

European Representative Address: Cabletro n Sys tems Limited

Nexus House, Newbury Business Park
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Berkshire RG14 2PZ, England

Conformance to D ir ective(s)/Product Standards: EC Directive 89/336/ EEC

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Equipment Type/Environment: Networking Equipment, for use in a Commercial

or Light Industrial Environment.

We the undersigned, hereby declare, under our sole responsibility, that the equipment packaged with this
notice conforms to the above directives.

Manufacturer Legal Repr esentative in Eu ro pe
Mr. Ronald Fotino Mr. J. Solari

___________________________________ ___________________________________

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Specifications...............................................................................................................1-1

TCP/UDP Services ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ................................1-4

Features............................. ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....................................... ............1-4

Bridging........................ ....................................... ...................................... ......1-4

Port and Protocol VLANs................................................................................1-5

Routing............................................................................................................1-5

IP Routing........................................................................................1-6

IP Multicast Routing.........................................................................1-6

IPX Routing .....................................................................................1-6

Layer-4 Switching............................................................................................1-7

Security...........................................................................................................1-7

Quality of Service............................................................................................1-8

Statistics..........................................................................................................1-8

Management Platforms...................................................................................1-8

Hardware Overview......................................................................................................1-9

Module ............................................................................................................1-9

External Controls...........................................................................1-11

Motherboard Features...................................................................................1-11

Boot Flash .....................................................................................1-11

RAM Memory.................................................................................1-11

Line Cards.....................................................................................................1-12

10/100BASE-TX Line Card............................................................1-12

100BASE-FX Line Card.................................................................1-14

1000BASE-SX Line Card ..............................................................1-16

1000BASE-LX Line Card...............................................................1-18

1000BASE-LLX (70KM).................................................................1-21

Dual Serial and Quad Serial – C/CE Expansion Modules.............1-22

Getting Help...............................................................................................................1-24

Contents

Chapter 2 Installation

Unpacking the Module .................................................................................................2-2

Installing the Line Cards............................................ ....................................... ...... ......2-2

Installing the Module into the 6C105 Chassis..............................................................2-3

Completing the Installation...........................................................................................2-5

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Contents

Chapter 3 Software Installation and Setup

Powering On and Booting the Software.......................................................................3-1

Starting the Command Line Interface..........................................................................3-2

Access Modes.................................................................................................3-2

Basic Line Editing Commands ........................................................................3-3

Setting Basic System Information................................................................................3-4

Setting Up SNMP Community Strings..........................................................................3-7

Setting Up Passwords..................................................................................................3-9

Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address ............................................................3-10

Setting SYSLOG Parameters.....................................................................................3-12

Loading System Image Software...............................................................................3-14

Loading Boot PROM Software...................................................................................3-16

Activating Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File........................3-17

Activating the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad..........................3-18

Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File................3-18

Viewing the Current Configuration................................................................3-19

Chapter 4 Installing and Starting Cabletron CoreWatch

What Is Cabletron CoreWatch?....................................................................................4-1

System Requirements..................................................................................................4-2

Installing Cabletron CoreWatch....................................................................................4-2

Installing on a Solaris System.........................................................................4-2

Installing on a Windows NT or Windows 95/98 System..................................4-3

Starting CoreWatch......................................................................................................4-4

Starting CoreWatch in Solaris.........................................................................4-4

Starting CoreWatch in Windows NT or Windows 95/98..................................4-5

Starting CoreWatch from within SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager.................4-5

Starting CoreWatch from within HP OpenView 5.x.........................................4-6

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

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Introduction

The Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6000 Advanced Router Module, the 6SSRM-02, provides
non-blocking, high-speed Layer-2 (switching), Layer-3 (routing), and Layer-4 (application)
switching. This cha pter pro vides a basi c over view of the 6SSRM-02 softw are and har dware fea ture
set.

• If you want to install the 6SSRM-02 now, see Chap ter 2, “Installation”.

• If you want to boot the 6SSRM-02 software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see

Chapter 3, “Software Installation and Setup”.

• If you want to set up a management stati on for using Core Watch, see Chapter 4, “Installing and

Starting Cabletron CoreWatch”.

Specifications

The 6SSRM-02 provides high-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware
provides high-speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality
of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software. You do not need to accept performance
compromises to run QoS or access control lists (ACLs).

Introduction 1-1

Specifications

The following table lists the basic hardware and software specifications for the 6SSRM-02.

Table 1-1 Basic hardware and software specifications

Feature Specification

Throughput • 8.0-Gbps non-blocking switching fabric

• 6.0 million packets-per-second routing throughput

Capacity • Up to 16,000 routes

• Up to 128,000 Layer-4 application flows

• Up to 180,000 Layer-2 MAC addresses

• 4,096 Virtual LANs (VLANs)

• 2,000 Layer-2 security and access-control filters

• 3MB input/output buffering per Gigabit port

• 1MB input/output buffering per 10/100 port

Routing protocols • IP: RIP v1/v2, OSPF, BGP v2/v3/v4

• IPX: RIP, SAP

• Multicast: IGMP, DVMRP

Bridging and
VLAN protocols

Media Interfa ce

• 802.1d Spanning Tree

• 802.1Q (VLAN trunking)

• 802.3 (10Base-T/100Base-TX)

protocols
Quality of Service

(QoS)

• Layer-2 prioritization (802.1p)

• Layer-3 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 application flows

RMON • RMON v1/v2 for each port

1-2 Introduction

Specifications

Table 1-1 Basic hardware and software specifications (Continued)

Feature Specification

Management • SNMP

• CoreWatch Element Manag er (GUI)

• Emacs-like Command Line Interface (CLI)

Port mirroring • Traffic from specific ports

• Traffic to specific expansion slots (line cards)

This guide and other 6SSRM-02 documentation refers to the 6SSRM-02’s Layer-2, Layer-3, and
Layer-4 sw itchi ng and routi ng. These layer s are based on the I nter nation al Sta ndards Or gani zatio n
(ISO) 7-layer reference model. Here is an example of that model. The 6SSRM-02 operates within
the layers that are not shaded. Notice that Layer-2 is divided into an LLC layer and a MAC layer.
The 6SSRM-02 operates at the MAC layer but not the LLC layer.

Layer 7 Application
Layer 6 Presentation
Layer 5 Session
Layer 4 TCP/UDP - application
Layer 3 IP/IPX - routing
Layer 2 LLC
Layer 2 MAC -bridging
Layer 1 Physical Interfaces

Introduction 1-3

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TCP/UDP Services

The following table lists some well known TCP/UDP services provided by the 6SSRM-02.

Table 1-2 TCP/UDP services

TCP Port UDP Port Description

23 Telnet

161 SNMP
67 BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent
520 Routed

Features

This section describes the following 6SSRM-02 features:

• Address-based and flow-based bridging

• Port-based VLANs and protocol-based VLANs

• IP and IPX routing

• Layer-4 (application) switching

• Security

• Quality o f Service (Q oS)

• Statistics

• Management

Bridging

The 6SSRM-02 provides the following types of high-speed bridging:

• Address-based bridging – The 6SSRM-02 performs this type of bridging by looking up the

destination address in an L2 lookup table on the line card that receives the bridge packet from
the network . The L2 loo kup tab le indic ates the e xit po rt(s ) f or t he bri dged pa ck et. I f the pack et
is addressed to the 6SSRM-02’s own MAC address, the packet is routed rather than bridged.

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• Flow-based bri dging – The 6SSRM-02 performs t hi s t ype of bridging by looking up an entry

in the L2 loo kup table contai ning both the s ource and destina tion addresses o f the bridge pac ket.

Your choice of bridging method does not affect 6SSRM-02 performance. However, address-based
bridging is more efficient because it requires fewer table entries while flow-based bridging
provides tighter management and control over bridged traffic.

The 6SSRM-02 ports perform addres s-base d bridging by def ault , but can be conf ig ured to perfor m
flow-based bridging instead of address-based bridging on a per-port basis. A port cannot be
configured to perform both types of bridging at the same time.

Port and Protocol VLANs

The 6SSRM-02 supports the following types of Virtual LANs (VLANs):

• Port-based VLANs – A port-b ased VLAN is a set of ports that comprise s a Layer -2 broa dcast

domain. The 6SSRM-02 confines MAC-layer broadcasts to the ports in the VLAN on which
the broadcast originates. 6SSRM-02 ports outside the VLAN do not receive the broadcast.

• Protocol-based VLANs – A protocol-based VLAN is a named set of ports that comprises an

IP or IPX broadcast domain. The 6SS RM-02 confines IP or IPX broadcasts to the ports with in
the IP or IPX based VLAN. Protocol-based VLANs sometimes are called subnet VLANs or
Layer-3 VLANs.

You can include the same port in more than one VLAN, even in both port-based and
protocol-based VLANs. Moreover, you can define VLANs that span across multiple
6SSRM-02s. To simplify VLAN administration, the 6SSRM-02 supports 802.1q trunk ports,
which allow yo u to use a si ngle port t o “trunk” t raf f ic from mult iple VLANs to an other 6SSRM-02
or switch which supports 802.1q.

Routing

The 6SSRM-02 provides high-speed routing for the following protocols:

• Internet P rot ocol (IP) – the protocol switching and routing devices use for moving traffic

within the Internet and within many corporate intranets.

• Internet Pac ket Exchange (IPX) – a protocol by Novell used in Netware products.

Note: All other protocols that require routing must be tunneled using IP.

By default, the 6SSRM-02 uses one MAC address for all interfaces. The 6SSRM-02 can be
configured to have a separate MAC address for each IP interface and a separate MAC address for

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each IPX interf ace . Whe n the 6SSRM -02 re cei ves a packet whose dest in ation MAC address is one

of the 6SSRM-02’s IP or IPX interface MAC addresses, the port that received the packet from the
network uses information in the module’s L3 lookup tables (or information supplied by the
motherboard) to route the packet to its IP destination(s).

You can create only one IP and IPX inte rf ace on a s ingle port or VLAN. You can add second ary IP
addresses to the same IP interface. When you add an interface to a set of ports, you are adding a
VLAN to those ports. Ports that contain IP and IPX interfaces can still perform Layer-2 bridging.

IP Routing

The 6SSRM-02 supports the following IP unicast routing protocols:

• RIP v1 and RIP v2

• OSPF v2

• BGP v2/v3/v4

IP interf aces do not use a sp ecif i c rout in g proto col b y def ault. Whe n you configure an interf ac e for
routing, you also specify the routing protocol the interface will use.

IP Multicast Routing

The 6SSRM-02 supports the following IP multicast routing protocols:

• IGMP v1 and IGMP v2

• DVMRP v3

The 6SSRM-02 does not use a specific IP Multicast routing protocol by default. Configuring an
interface for IP Multicast simultaneously spec ifies its routing protocol.

IPX Routing

The 6SSRM-02 supports the following IPX routing protocols:

• IPX RIP – a version of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) tailored for IPX

• IPX SAP – the Service Adv ertisement Protoc ol, which allo ws hosts attached to an IPX network

to reach printers, file servers, and other services

By default, IPX routing is enabled on the 6SSRM-02 when an IPX interface is created.

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Layer -4 Switching

In addition to Layer-2 bridging and Layer-3 routing, the 6SSRM-02 performs Layer-4 switching.
Layer-4 switching is based on applications and flows.

• Layer-4 applications – The 6SSRM-02 understands the application for which an IP or IPX

packet cont ai ns data and therefore enab les you to manage and control tr affic on an application
basis. For IP traf fic, the 6SSRM- 02 looks at the pac ket’ s TCP or UDP por t number to dete rmine
the application. For IPX packets, the 6SSRM-02 looks at the destination socket to determine
the application.

• Layer-4 flows – The 6SSRM-02 can store Layer-4 flows in each line card. A Layer-4 flow

consists of the source and d estination addresses i n the IP or IPX packet combi ned with the TCP
or UDP source and destination port number (for IP) or the source and destination socket (for
IPX). You can therefore manage and control individual flows between hosts on an individual
application basis.

A single host can have many individual Layer-4 entries in the 6SSRM-02. For example, an IP host
might have separate Layer-4 application entries for email, FTP, HTTP, and so on, or separate
Layer-4 flow entries for specific email destinations and for specific FTP and Web connections.

Security

The bridging, routing, and application (Layer-2, Layer-3, and Layer-4) support described in
previous sections enables you to implement security filters that meet the specific needs of your
organization. You can implement the following types of filters to secure traffic on the 6SSRM-02:

• Layer-2 source filters (block bridge traffic based on source MAC address)

• Layer-2 destination filters (block bridge traffic based on destination MAC address)

• Layer-2 flow filters (block bridge traffic based on specific source-destination pairs)

• Layer-3 source filters (block IP or IPX traffic based on source IP or IPX address)

• Layer-3 destination filters (block IP or IPX traffic based on destination IP or IPX address)

• Layer-3 flow filters (block IP or IPX traffic based on specific source-destination pairs)

• Layer-4 appl ication f il ters (bloc k traf f ic base d on UDP or TCP sourc e and desti nation por ts for

IP or source and destination sockets for IPX)

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Quality of Service

Although the 6SSRM-02 supplies non-blocking high-speed throughput, you can configure the
6SSRM-02 to apply Quality of Service (QoS) policies during peak periods to guaran tee serv ice to
specific hosts, applications, and flows (source-destination pairs). This is especially useful in

networks where the traffic level can exceed the network medium’s capacity.
The 6SSRM-02 QoS is based on four queues: control, high, medium, and low. Control traffic has

the highest priority, high the second highest, and so on. The default priority for all traffic is low.
You can configure QoS policies for the following types of traffic:

• Layer-2 prior it iz ati on (802.1p)

• Layer-3 and Layer-4 application flows

Statistics

The 6SSRM-02 can provide extensive statistical data on demand. You can access the following
types of statistics:

• Layer-2 RMON and MIB II Stat istics – Port statistics f or normal pack ets and for errors (pack ets

in, packets out, CRC errors, and so on)

• Layer-3 RMON v2 Statistics – Statistics for ICMP, IP, IP-interface, IP routing, IP multicast,

VLAN

• Layer-4 RMON v2 Statistics – Statistics for TCP and UDP

Management Platforms

You can manage the 6SSRM-02 using the following management platforms:

• Command Line Interface (CLI) – An EM ACs editor-like interface that accepts typed

commands and responds when applicable with messages or tables. You will use the CLI to
perform the basic setup procedures described in Chapter 3 of this guide.

• CoreWatch – Cabletron Systems’ Java-based device management software. CoreWatch

provides a graphical interface to the 6SSRM-02, providing most of the same monitoring and
control features as the CLI.

• SNMP MIBs and traps – The 6SSRM-02 supports SNMP v1 and many standard networking

MIBs. You can access the 6SSRM-02’s SNMP agent using Cabletron Systems integration
software fo r HP OpenV ie w 5.x on W indo ws NT or Solaris 2.x, or Cabletron Syste ms Spectrum

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on Solaris 2. x. Chapter 3, “Software Instal lation and Setup” in this guide e xplains ho w to set up
SNMP on the 6SSRM-02. Chapter 4, “Installing and Starting Cabletron CoreWatch” explains
how to access the 6SSRM-02’s SNMP agents.

Hardware Overview

This section describes the 6SSRM-02’s hardware specifications. Chapter 2, “Installation” in this
guide de scribes how to in stall the hardware. T his section describes the followi ng hardware:

• Module and external controls

• Motherboard features

• Line Cards

Module

The 6SSRM-02 module contains two expansion slots (slots 1 and 2).

Figure 1-1 shows the front view of a loaded 6SSRM- 02.

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