Extreme Networks Summit1 User Manual

Summit Switch Installation and User Guide

Extreme Networks, Inc.

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http://www.extremenetworks.com

Published: June 1998

Part number: 100000-0 0 rev.B

Copyright © Extreme Networks, Inc., 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without permission from Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks, ExtremeWare, Summit, SummitLink, ExtremeWare Vista,Summit Virtual Chassis, and the Extreme Networks logo are trademarks of Extreme Networks.

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Introduction xvii

Terminology xviii Conventions xviii Related Publications xix

UMMIT OVERVIEW

About the Summit Family of S witches 1-1 Summit Switch Models 1-2 Summary of Fea tures 1-2

Port Connections 1-3

Media Types and Distanc es 1-4 Full-Duplex 1-5 Port Redundancy 1-5 Load Sharing 1-6 Virtual LANs (VLANs) 1-6 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 1-6 Quality of Service (QoS) 1-7 IP Unicast Routing 1- 7 IP Multicast Routing 1-7

Network Configuration Exam ple 1-8 Summit1 Front View 1-10 Summit2 Front View 1-11 Summit3 Front View 1-12 Summit4 Front View 1-13 Summit4/FX Front View 1-14

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Summit48 Front View 1-15 LEDs 1-16 Summit Rear View 1-17

Power Socket 1-17 Serial Number 1-17 Console Port 1-17 Redundant Power Supply Port 1-17 MAC Address 1-18

Factory Defaults 1-18

NSTALLATION AND SETUP

Following Safety Inform ation 2-1 Determining the Switch Location 2-1

Media Types and Distanc es 2-2

Installing the Summi t 2-3

Rack Mounting 2-3 Free-Standing 2-4

Stacking the Switch and Other Devices 2-4 Connecting Equipment to the Console Port 2-4 Powering On the Switch 2-6 Checking the Installation 2-6 Logging In for the First Time 2-6

CCESSING THE SWITCH

Understanding the Command Syntax 3-2

Syntax Helper 3-2

Command Completion with Syntax Helper 3-2

Abbreviated Syntax 3-3

Command Shortcuts 3-3

Numerical Ranges 3-3

Names 3-3

Symbols 3-4 Line-Editing Keys 3-5 Command History 3-5 Common Commands 3-6

Configuring Management Access 3-8

Default Accounts 3-9

Changing the Default Pa ssword 3-9

Creating a Management Account 3-10

Viewing Switch Accounts 3- 10 Deleting a Switch Account 3-11

Methods of Managing th e Summit 3-11

Using the Console Interface 3-11

Using Telnet 3-12

Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet 3-12 Configuring Switch IP Parameters 3-12

Using a BOOTP Server 3-12

Manually Configuring the IP Settings 3-13 Disconnecting a Telnet Session 3-15 Disabling Telnet Access 3-15

IP Host Configuration Com mands 3-16 Using ExtremeWare Vista 3-17

Disabling Web Access 3-17

Using SNMP 3-18

Accessing Switch Agents 3- 18 Supported MIBs 3-18 Configuring SNMP Settings 3-19 Displaying SNMP Settin gs 3-21 Resetting and Disablin g SNMP 3-21

Checking Basic Connectivity 3-22

Ping 3-22 Traceroute 3-22 Mtrace 3-23

ONFIGURING PORTS

Enabling and Disabling Ports 4-1 Configuring Port Speed and Duplex Setting 4-2

Turning Off Autonegotiation for a Gigabit Ethernet Port 4-2 Port Commands 4-3 Load Sharing 4-5

Configuring Load Sharing 4-6

Verifying the Load S haring Configurati on 4-8 Port-Mirroring 4-8

Port-Mirroring Commands 4-9

Port-Mirroring Example 4-9 Summit Virtual Chassis 4-10

Summit Switch Port Connections 4-10

Extreme Discovery Protocol 4-11

Summit Virtual Chassis Commands 4-12

Configuring the Summit for User with the Summit Virtual

Chassis 4-12

VLANs and Summit Switches Usin g the Virtual Chassis 4-13

IRTUAL

Overview of Virtual LANs 5-1

Types of VLANs 5-2

LANS (VLANS)

Benefits 5-1

Port-Based VLANs 5-2

Spanning Switches with Port-Based VLANs 5-3

Tagged VLANs 5-5

Uses of Tagged VLANs 5-6 Assigning a VLAN Tag 5-6 Mixing Port-Based and Tagged VLANs 5-8

Generic VLAN Registration Protocol 5-8

GVRP Commands 5-10

Protocol-Based VLANs 5-11

Predefined Protocol Filters 5-12 Defining Protocol Filte rs 5-12 Deleting a Protocol Filter 5-13

Precedence of Tagged Packets Over Protocol Filters 5-13

VLAN Names 5-13

Default VLAN 5-14

Configuring VLANs on the Summit 5- 14

VLAN Configuration Examples 5-16 Displaying VLAN Settings 5-17 Deleting VLANs 5-1 8

WITCH FORWARDING DATABASE

Overview of the FDB 6-1

FDB Conten ts 6-1

FDB Entry Typ es 6-1

How FDB Entries Get Added 6-2

Associating a QoS Profile with an FDB Entry 6-3 Configuring FDB Entries 6-3

FDB Configuration Examples 6-4 Displaying FDB Entries 6-5 Removing FDB Entries 6-6

PANNING TREE PROTOCOL

Overview of the Spanning Tree Protocol 7-1 Spanning Tree Domains 7-1

Defaults 7-2 STP Configurations 7-2 Configuring STP on the Summit 7-5

Configuration Example 7-7 Displaying STP Settings 7-8 Disabling and Resetting STP 7-9

(STP)

(FDB)

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UALITY OF SERVICE

Overview of Quality of Service 8-1 Building Blocks 8-1

QoS Mode 8-2 Default QoS Profiles 8-2 Traffic G roupings 8-3

Ingress Traffic Groupings 8-3 Egress Traffic Groupings 8-5 Precedence 8-5

Prioritization 8-6 Creating and Configuring a QoS P rofile 8-6 Assigning a QoS Profile 8-6

Port Queue Monitor 8-7 Configuring QoS 8-8

Sample Ingress Mode QoS Configu ration 8-9 Sample Egress Mode QoS Config uration 8-9

Displaying QoS Informa tion 8-10 Resetting QoS 8-10

(QOS)

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9IP U

NICAST ROUTING

Overview of IP Unicast Routing 9-1

Router Interfaces 9-2 Populating the Routing Table 9-3

Dynamic Routes 9-3

Static Routes 9-3

Multiple Routes 9-4 Proxy ARP 9-4

ARP-Incapable Devices 9-4

Proxy ARP Between Subnets 9-5 IP Multinetting 9-5

IP Multinetting Operation 9-6

IP Multinetting Examples 9-7

Configuring IP Unicast Rou ting 9-9

Verifying the IP Unica st Routing Configuration 9-10

Configuring DHCP/BOOTP Relay 9-10

Verifying the DHCP /BOOTP Relay Configuration 9-11

Routing Configuration Example 9-15

Displaying Router Setti ngs 9-17 Resetting and Disabling R outer Settings 9-18

10 R

OUTING PROTOCOLS

Overview 10-1

RIP Versus OSPF 10-2

Overview of RIP 10-3

Routing Table 1 0-3 Split Horizon 10-3 Poison Reverse 10-3 Triggered Updates 10-4 Route Advertisement of VLANs 10-4 RIP Version 1 versus RIP Version 2 10-4

Overview of OSPF 10-5

Link State Database 10-5 Areas 10-5

Area 0 10-6 Stub Areas 10- 6

Vi r t u a l Li nks 1 0 -7 Configuring RIP 10-8 RIP Configuration Example 10-10 Displaying RIP Settings 10 -12 Resetting and Disablin g RIP 10-13 Configuring OSPF 10-14 OSPF Configuration Example 10-16

Configuration for ABR1 10-17

Configuration for IR1 10-18 Displaying OSPF Settin gs 10-18 Resetting and Disablin g OSPF Settings 10-19

11 IP M

ULTICAST ROUTING

Overview 11-1

DVMRP Overview 11-2 IGMP Overview 11-2

IGMP Snooping 11-2 Configuring IP Multicasti ng Routing 11-2 Configuration Example 11-6

Configuration for IR1 11-7 Displaying IP Multicast R outing Settings 11-7 Deleting and Resetting IP M ulticast Settings 11-8

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TATUS MONITORING AND STATISTICS

Status Monito ring 12-1 Port Statistics 12-7 Port Errors 12-8 Port Monitoring Display K eys 12-9 Switch Logging 12-10

Local Logging 12-11

Real-time Display 12-11 Remote Logging 12-12 Logging Commands 12-12

RMON 12-14

About RMON 12-14 RMON Features of the Switch 12-15

Statistics 12-15

History 12-15

Alarms 12-16

Events 12-16 RMON and the S witch 12-16 Event Actions 12-17

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SING EXTREMEWARE VISTA

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 13-1 Setting Up You r Browser 13 -2 Accessing ExtremeWare Vista 13-3 Navigating ExtremeWare Vista 13-3

Task Frame 13-4 Content Frame 13-4

Browser Controls 13-4 Status Messages 13- 5

Standalone Buttons 13-5 Saving Changes 13-5 Do a GET When Conf iguring a VLAN 13 -6 Sending Screen Output to Extreme Networks 13-6

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OFTWARE UPGRADE AND BOOT OPTIONS

Downloading a New Imag e 14-1

Rebooting the Switch 14-2 Saving Configurati on Changes 14-3

Returning to Factory Defaults 14-3 Using TFTP to Upload the Configura tion 14-4 Using TFTP to Download the Con figuration 14-4 Boot Option Commands 14-5

AFETY INFORMATION

Important Safety Information A-1

Power A-1

Power Cord A-2

Fuse A-3

Connections A-3

Lithium Battery A-4

ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ROUBLESHOOTING

LEDs C-1 Using the Command-Line Interface C-2

VLANs C-4 STP C-5

NDEX

NDEX OF COMMANDS

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Figures

1-1 Dual-homing configura tion 1-5 1-2 Network configuration usin g the Summit famil y of

switches 1-8

1-3 Summit1 front view 1-10 1-4 Summit2 front view 1- 11 1-5 Summit3 front view 1-12 1-6 Summit4 front view 1-13 1-7 Summit4/FX front view 1-14 1-8 Summit48 front view 1-15 1-9 Summit rear view 1-17 2-1 Fitting the mounting bracket 2-3 2-2 Null-modem cable pin-outs 2-5 2-3 PC-AT s erial null-modem cable pin-outs 2-5 5-1 Example of a port-based VLAN 5-3 5-2 Single port-based VLAN spanning two switches 5-4 5-3 Two port-based VLANs spanning two Switches 5-5 5-4 Physical diagram of tagged and untagged traffic 5-7 5-5 Logical diagram of tagged and untagged traffic 5-7 5-6 Network example using GVRP 5- 9 5-7 Protocol-based VLANs 5-11 7-1 Multiple Spanning Tree Domains 7-3 7-2 Tag-based STP co nfiguration 7-4 9-1 Routing between VLANs 9-2 9-2 Unicast routing configuration example 9-16 10-1 Stub area 10-6 10-2 Virtual link for stub area 10-7

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10-3 Virtual link providing redundancy 10-7 10-4 RIP configuration example 10-11 10-5 OSPF configuration example 10-16 11-1 IP multicast routing configuration example 11-6

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Tables

1 Notice Icons xviii 2 Text Conventions xviii 1-1 Summit Switch Port Conf igurations 1-3 1-2 Media Types and Distanc es 1-4 1-3 Summit LEDs 1-16 1-4 Summit Factory Defaults 1- 18 2-1 Media Types and Distanc es 2-2 2-2 Console Connector Pin-Outs 2-5 3-1 Command Syntax Symbols 3-4 3-2 Line-Editing Keys 3-5 3-3 Common Commands 3-6 3-4 Default Accounts 3-9 3-5 IP Host Configuration Com mands 3-16 3-6 Supported MIBs 3-18 3-7 SNMP Configura tion Command s 3-20 3-8 SNMP Reset and Disable Commands 3-21 3-9 Ping Command Parameters 3-22 4-1 Port Commands 4-3 4-2 Port Combinations f or the Summit1 4-6 4-3 Port Combinations f or the Summit2 4-6 4-4 Port Combinations f or the Summit3 4-6 4-5 Port Combinations f or the Summit4 and Summ it4/FX 4-7 4-6 Port Combinations for the Sum mit48 4-7 4-7 Port-Mirroring Configuration Comman ds 4-9 4-8 Summit Ports to Use to Connect to th e Summit Virtual

Chassis 4-10

4-9 Summit Virtual Chassis Commands 4-12 5-1 GVRP Commands 5-10 5-2 VLAN Configuration Commands 5-14 5-3 VLAN Delete and Reset Commands 5-18 6-1 FDB Configuration Comma nds 6-3 6-2 Removing FDB Entry Commands 6-6 7-1 STP Configuration Comma nds 7 -6 7-2 STP Disable and Reset Commands 7-9 8-1 Default QoS Profiles 8-3 8-2 802.1p Va lues and Associated QoS Profiles 8-4 8-3 PQM Commands 8-7 8-4 QoS Configuration Commands 8-8 9-1 Basic IP Commands 9-11 9-2 Route Table Configuration Commands 9-13 9-3 ICMP Configuration Commands 9-14 9-4 Router Show Commands 9-17 9-5 Router Reset and Disable Commands 9-18 10-1 RIP Configuration Commands 10-8 10-2 RIP Show Commands 10-12 10-3 RIP Reset and Disable Commands 10-13 10-4 OSPF Configuration Comman ds 10-14 10-5 OSPF Show Comma nds 10-18 10-6 OSPF Reset and Disable Commands 10-19 11- 1 IP Multicast Routing Config uration Commands 11-3 11- 2 IGMP Configuration Commands 11-4 11-3 IP M ulticast Routing Show Commands 11-7 11- 4 IP Multicast Routing Reset and Disa ble Commands 11-8 12-1 Switch Monitoring Commands 12-1 12-2 Port Monitoring D isplay Keys 12-9 12-3 Fault Levels Assigned by the Switch 12-10 12-4 Fault Log Subsystems 12-10 12-5 Logging Commands 12- 13 12-6 Event Actions 12-17 13-1 Multi-Select List Box Key Definitions 13-4 14-1 Boot Option Commands 14-5

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Preface

This Preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other publications that may be useful.

NTRODUCTION

This guide provides the required information to install and configure the Summit Family of Gigabit Ethernet Switches.

This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up network equi pment. It assumes a basic working k nowledge of

• Local Area Networks (LANs)

• Ethernet concepts

• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts

• Routing concepts

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

If the information in the Release Notes shippe d with your switch differs from the information in this gu ide, follow the Release Notes.

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ERMINOLOGY

When features, functionality, or operation is specific to a particular model of the Summit family, the model name is used (for example, Summit1 or Summit4). Explanations about features and operations that are the same among all members of the Summit family simply refer to the product as the Summit.

ONVENTIONS

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Table 1:

Icon Notice Type Alerts you to...

Table 2:

Convention Description

Screen displays

The words “enter” and “type”

[Key] names Key names appear in text in one of two ways:

Notice Icons

Note Important features or instructions.

Caution Risk of personal injury, system damage,

Warning Risk of severe personal injury.

or loss of dat a.

Text Conventions

This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen When you see t he word “en ter” in th is guide, y ou must type

something, and then press the Return or Enter key. Do not press the Return or Enter key when an in struction simply says “ type.”

■

Referred to by their labels, such as “the Return key” or “the Escape key”

■

Written with brackets, such as [Return] or [Esc]

If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:

Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del].

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ELATED PUBLICATIONS

Table 2:

Convention Description

Words in

Text Conventions (continued)

italicized

type Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place where

they are defined in the text.

The command syntax is explained in Chapter 3.

ELATED PUBLICATIONS

The Summit documentation s et includes the following:

• Summit Quick Reference Guide

• Summit Release Notes

You may f ind the following Web site of interest:

• Extreme Networks Home Page: http://www.extremenetworks.com/

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UMMIT SWITCH INSTALLATION AND USER GUIDE

Summit Overview

This chapter describes the following:

• Summit switch models

• Summit feat ures

• How to use the Summit famil y of switches in your netw ork configuration

• Summit front views

• Summit rear view

• Summit LEDs

• Factory default settings

BOUT THE SUMMIT FAMILY OF SWITCHES

Network managers are currently faced with the challenge of creating networks that can provide ultra-fast speed and high performance to serve the needs of today’s network users, while simultaneously preserving the investment they have made in Ethernet and Fast Ethernet tech nology.

By addressing the entire spectrum of Ethernet data rates (10/100/1000 Mbps), the Summit family of LAN switches enables you to introduce high-speed Gigabit Ethernet backbones into your exist ing network, w hile maintaining established connecti ons to the 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps segments that already exist.

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UMMIT SWITCH

The Summit family of switches i s comprised of six models, as fo llows:

• Summit1

• Summit2

• Summit3

• Summit4

• Summit4/FX

• Summit48

UMMARY OF FEATURES

Summit switches support the f ollowing features:

• Fully nonblocking opera tion — All ports transmit a nd receive packets at wire speed

• Optional redundant power supply

• 128K addresses in the switch forwarding database in bridging mode

• Redundant physical Gigabit Et hernet backbone connection

ODELS

• Autonegotiation for half- or full-duplex operation (Fast Ethernet ports, only)

• Load-sharing on multiple ports

• Virtual local area networks (VLANs) including suppo rt for 802.1Q

• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) (IEEE 802.1D) with multiple STP domains

• Policy-based Quality of Service (QoS)

• Wire-speed Internet Protocol (IP) routing

• IP Multinetting using the Intern et Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP)

• DHCP/BOOTP Relay

• Routing Information Protocol (RIP) version 1 and RIP version 2

• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol

• Wire-speed IP multicast routing support

• IGMP snooping to control IP multicast traffic

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• Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)

• Console command line interface (CLI) connection

• Telnet CLI connection

™

• ExtremeWare

Vi s t a™ Web-based management interface

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support

ORT CONNECTIONS

The major difference between the models of the Summit switch is the port configurations on each switch model. Summit switches use a combination of the following types of ports:

• Fixed 1000BASE-SX ports using 850nm duplex SC connectors

• Modular 1000BASE-LX and 1000BASE-LX10 using Gigabit Interface Connectors

(GBICs)

• 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports using standard RJ-45 connectors

• 100BASE-FX ports using st andard SC connectors

Table 1-1 describes port configurations available on the different Summit switch models.

Table 1-1:

Switch Model

Summit1 6 2 Summit2 2 1 16 Summit3 1 1 24 Summit4 6 16 Summit4/FX 6 16 Summit48 2 2 48

Summit Switch Port Con figurations

Gigabit Ethernet Ports

Fixed

1000BASE-SX GBIC

Redundant

GBIC

10BASE-T/

100BASE-TX 100BASE-FX

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EDIA TYPES AND DISTANCES

Table 1-2 describes the media types and distances for the different types of Summit

ports.

Table 1-2:

Standard Media Type

1000BASE-SX 50/125um Multimode Fiber

1000BASE-LX 50/125um Multimode Fiber

Media Types and Distances

50/125um Multimode Fiber

62.5/125um Multimode Fiber

50/125um Multimode Fiber

62.5/125um Multimode Fiber 10u Single-mode Fiber

Mhz/Km Rating

400 500 160 200 400 500 500

Maximum Distance

500 Meters 550 Meters 220 Meters 275 Meters 550 Meters 550 Meters 550 Meters

5,000 Mete rs 1000BASE-LX10* 10u Single-mode Fiber 10,000 Meters 100BASE-FX 50/125um Multimode Fiber

400 Meters

(half-duplex operation 50/125um Multimode Fiber

2000 Meters

(full-duplex operation)

62.5/125um Multimode Fiber

400 Meters

(half-duplex operation)

52.5/125um Multimode Fiber

2000 Meters

(full-duplex operation) 100BASE-TX 10BASE-T

Category 5 UTP Cable (100Mbps)

Category 3 UTP Cable (10Mbps)

100 Meters 100 Meters

XTREME NETWORKS PROPRIETARY

5,000 M

ETERS

. CAN BE

CONNECTED TO

1000BASE-LX ON

SINGLE-MODE FIBER USING A MAXIMUM DISTANCE

For more information on 1000B ASE-SX and 1000B ASE-LX link character istics, refer to IEEE Draft P802.3z/D4.2, Ta ble 38-2 and Table 38-6.

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ULL-DUPLEX

The Summit switch provides full-duplex support for all ports. Fu ll-duplex allows frames to be transmitted and received simultaneously and, in effect, doubles the bandwidth av ailable on a l ink. All 10 /100 Mbps p orts on the S ummit auton egotiate fo r half- or full-duplex operation.

ORT REDUNDANCY

The Summit2, Summit3, and Summit48 have an optional redundant Gigabit Ethernet port. Using the redundant port, you can dual-home these models to one or two switches. Figure 1-1 illustrates a Summit2 dual-homed to two different switches.

Dual-homed

Active

Figure 1-1:

Backup

Dual-homing confi guration

In the event that the active port fails or loses link status, the redundant port is automatically activated. When the primary port resumes operation, the redundant port becomes inactive. This feature can be disabled.

The redundant port cannot be used for load sharing when the primary port is active. If the primary port becomes inactive, the redundant port is activated in the load sharing configuration.

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OAD SHARING

Load sharing with Summi t switches allows the user to increase bandwidth and resilience between switches by using a group of ports to carry traffic in parallel between switches. The sharing algorithm a llows the switch to use mu ltiple ports as a single logical port. For example, VLANs see the load-sharing group as a single virtual port. The algorithm also guarantees packet sequencing between clients.

For information on load shar ing, refer to Chapter 4.

IRTUAL

LANS (VLANS)

The Summit has a VLAN feature that enables you to const ruct your broadcast domains without being restricted by physical conn ections. Up to 255 VLANs can be defined on the Summit. A VLAN is a group of location- and topology-independent devices that communicate as if they were on the same physica l local area network (LAN). Implementing VLAN s on your networ k has the followin g three advantages :

• It helps to control broadcast traffic. If a device in VLAN marketing transmits a

broadcast frame, only VLAN marketing devices receive the frame.

• It provides extra security. Devices in VLAN marketing can only communicate with

devices on VLAN sales using a device that provides routing services.

• It eases the change and movement of devices on networks. If a device in VLAN

marketing is moved to a port in another part of the network, all you must do is specify that the new port belongs to VLA N marketing.

For more infor mation on VLANs, refer to Chapter 5.

PANNING TREE PROTOCOL

(STP)

The Summit supports the IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which is a bridge-based mechanism for providing fault tolerance on ne tworks. STP enables you to implement parallel paths for ne twork traffic, and ensure the following:

• Redundant paths are disabled when the main paths are operational.

• Redundant paths are enabled if the main traffic paths fail.

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UMMARY OF FEATURES

The Summit supports up to 64 Spann ing Tree Domains ( STPDs).

For more information on STP, refer to Chapter 7.

UALITY OF SERVICE

(QOS)

The Summit has policy-based Qual ity of Service (QoS) features that enable you to specify service levels for different traffic groups. By default, all traffic is assigned with the “normal” QoS policy profile. If needed, you can create other QoS policies and apply them to different traffic types so that they have different guaranteed minimum bandwidth, maximum bandwidth, and priority.

For more information on Qualit y of Serv ice, refer to Chapter 8.

NICAST ROUTING

IP U

The Summit can route IP traffic between the VLANs that are configured as virtual router interfaces. Both dynamic and static IP routes are maintained in the routing table. The following routing protocols are supported:

• RIP version 1

• RIP version 2

• OSPF

For more information on IP uni cast routing, refer to Cha pter 9.

ULTICAST ROUTING

IP M

The Summit can use IP multicastin g to allow a single IP hos t to transmit a packet to a group of IP hosts. The Summit supports statically configured IP multicast routes, and multicast routes that are learned by way of the D istance Vector Multica st Routing Protocol (DVMRP).

For more information on IP multicast rou ting, refer to Chapter 11.

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ETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE

As shown in Figure 1-2 , the family of Summit switches offer a unique end-to-end LAN system solution. From the desktop, to the gigabit core, to the data center/server farm, there are Summit switches with an optimized hardware configuration to match the requirements. ExtremeWare software is common to all Summit switches, and allows for the same services to operate across the entire product family. All Summit switches deliver wire-speed throughput and end-to-end policy based Quality of Service.

Intranet Switching Architecture

Gigabit 10/100 Mbps

Figure 1-2:

Desktop switches

Routers

Segment switches

Data Center

Integrated Server switch

L2/L3

Network configuration usi ng the Summit family of switches

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ETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE

In the gigabit core of the network, the Sum mit1 and Summit2 act as a ggregators of Gigabit Ethernet links from the edge and data center switches, as well as Ethernet and Fast Ethernet links from legacy routers and hubs. In the core of the network, the Summit1 and Summit2 ca n scale in port density and performa nce by connecting to a Summit Virtual Chassis to support up to 32 non- blocking Gigabit Ethernet po rts at 48 million packets per second (pps), or 128 non-blocking 10/100BASE-TX ports at 19 million pps.

In the data center or server farm, the Summit4 offers the right mix of ports and features for servers. Data centers and server farms require integrated wire-speed routing to eliminate the performance penalty associated with legacy routers when servers had to be separated into different subnets. In addition, the Summit4 supports trunking of either Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet ports to match the performance of the LAN connection to the performance of the server. The goal is to only buy the amount of bandwidth that is needed and can be used. This is ideal for servers that can drive 400 Mbps on trunk Fast Ethernet ports, but would not be capable of more than 400 Mbps performance on a Gigabit Ethernet port. The port density and performance of the Summit4 can be scaled with the Summit Virtual Chassis to 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and 128 10/100BASE-T X ports at 43 million pps.

At the edge of the network, higher-performance desktops need dedicated throughput, while other devices can use small, shared segments. For higher-performance connections, use the Summit3 and Summit48 switches (which offer 24 10/100BASE-TX ports) and a single Gigabit Ethernet port, or 48 10/100BASE-TX ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports, respectively. For shared desktop segments, the Summit2 offers 16 10/100BASE-TX ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports. Combining the Summit3 and the Summit48 with the Summi t Virtual Chassis, desktop switching port densities can scale to 192 10/100BASE-TX ports at 28 million pps, and 384 10 /100BASE-TX ports at 28 million pp s, respe ctively.

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UMMIT

RONT VIEW

1 F

Figure 1-3 shows the Summit1 front view.

Gigabit Ethernet ports

Figure 1-3:

Port status LEDs

Summit1 front view

AMBER

ACTIVITY

GREEN

LINK OK

FLASHING GREEN

DISABLED

ACTIVITY

12345678 910111213141516

LINK

Gigabit Ethernet ports

Unit status LEDs

The Summit1 has eight Gigabit Ethernet ports. Six of the ports use SC connectors and support 1000BASE-SX over multimode fiber-optic cable. Ports 1 and 8 use modular GBIC connectors.

For information on suppor ted media types a nd distances, refer to Table 1-2.

For information on Summit LEDs, refer to “LEDs,” on page 1-16.

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Media Types and Distances

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