Intel 550F User Manual
Intel® Express 550F
Routing Switch
User Guide
696942-004
Year 2000 capable
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Forth edition August 1999 696942-004
Contents
Chapter 1 Intel Express 550F Routing Switch 1
Introduction to the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Positioning and Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Other LEDs on the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2 Intel Device View 17
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removal of Intel Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Intel Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Before a switch is contacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
After a Switch or Stack is Contacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing and Managing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Device Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Device View (Main Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Diagnostics Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Trap Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
System Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Errors Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Chapter 3 Standard Configuration 41
Changing the Setup of the Switch or Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Local Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Permanent Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Link Aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Local Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adaptive Forwarding Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Changing the Setup of the Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
General Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Port Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Port Specific Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration 63
VLANs (Virtual LANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Routing Between VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
DVMRP Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
IP Multicast (IGMP pruning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
IP Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 5 Managing the Switch 77
Management using Intel Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Information about the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Monitoring the Switch’s Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Monitoring using RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Monitoring the Stack’s Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Monitoring VLANs and Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Monitoring the Port’s Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tools for the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Report Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Recovery Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
DNS IP Conversion Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tools for the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Stack Synchronization Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Switch Position Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Color Code Matrix Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 6 Redirect TCP Packets 109
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Setting up redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Monitoring the status of the cache servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 7 Technical Specifications 115
Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Chapter 8 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting 121
Use of the Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Recovering from Start-up Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Troubleshooting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Troubleshooting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Isolating the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Further Evaluation of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Typical Problems and Causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Start-up Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Performance Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Communication Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Reporting the Problem to Intel Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Retrieving Information for Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Appendix A Limited Hardware Warranty 135
Limited Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Limited Hardware Warranty (Europe only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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Manufacturer Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
AVERTISSEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
WARNUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
AVVERTENZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
ADVERTENCIAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Automated Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Customer Support Technicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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Preface
Information sources for
this switch
This User Guide is one of three so urces of information de livered with
this switch.
Information type... Given in...
Getting started quickly Quick Start (printed)
How to customize your switch User Guide (printed)
Context sensitive help Help (online)
Quick Start description A printed guide that describes these basic steps:
•
Connect the switch
•
Start the switch (usin g the default settings)
•
Start Intel Device View
•
Change the setup
•
Save a new setup to the memory
•
Access Local Management
•
And, the legal declarations and warnings
User Guide description
(this guide)
Help description Online, context-sensitive help text for each dialog box, providing in-
A printed guide con taining full instructions on how to in stall the
switch and operate the switch using Intel Device View.
formation about the permitted limits for the p arameters used.
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Warning
Products covered This User Guide gives you instructions on how to use:
Prerequisite knowledg e This User Guide is int ended for personnel autho rized to configure and
Electrostatic Sensitive Devic e
Electrostatic Sensitive Device
Do not handle the printed circuit board unless the working area is static-free!
•
Intel Express 550F Routing Switch
•
Intel Device View
0887
manage local area networks. We assume that the person has an advanced technical background within data communication and networks.
Opening this product must be done only by a network man ager or person who is qualified and authorized to install electrical equipment,
and who is aware of th e hazards to which he/ she is exp osed. This person must have an advanced technical background within data communications and networks.
Conventions in this manual This manual uses the following conventions:
File names, commands and examples
All file names, commands and exampl es are shown in the COURIER
typeface.
Menu and submenu names
Menus, for example File or View, are shown in normal typeface wit h
lowercase and uppercase letters displayed as shown on the screen.
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Access to submenus
You access submenus using a menu hierarchy. These are shown by
use of angle brackets and the courier typeface. For example,
File>Configuration>Setup shows that to select the Setup sub-
menu you must first click File and then Configuration.
Acronyms ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
AUI Attachment Unit Interface
BPDU Bridge Protocol Data Unit
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DVMRP Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
IGMP Internet Group Message Protocol (for IP Multicast)
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IP Internet Protocol
LAN Local Area Network
MIB Management Information Base
RAM Random Access Memory
RMON Remote Monitoring
RIP Routing Information Protocol
RSVP Resource Reservation Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
STP Spanning Tree Protocol
TFTP Trivial File Tra nsfer Protocol
ToS Type of Service
UDP User Datagram Protocol
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
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Intel Express 550F
1
In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics.
Routing Switch
Topic See Page
Introduction to the product 2
Front Panel 3
Rear Panel 5
Installation 5
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C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550F Routing Switch
Introduction to the product
Purpose of the switch The Intel Express 550F Routing Switch uses your existing network
cables to inte grate switching technology i nto your compute r network.
Each device in a workgroup or a network segment can communicate
at a full wire-speed of 100Mbps to provide:
• High-speed connectivity
• Simultaneous two-way communication between connected
devices
• Increased network throughput and performance
• Increased server availability
Physical features This switch offers the following feature s :
• Plug-and-play—no need to configure the modu le to use t he basic
operations
• 8 x 100Mbps, non-blocking SC connections
• Two option slots for modules
• Front panel LEDs that show switch, port and traffic status
• Automatic detection of 110V and 240V power supplies
Hardware features The switch offers the following features:
• Each port can operate in one of three switching modes: cut-
through, fragment-free or store-and-forward
• Each port supports half- and full-duplex operation
• Simultaneous full wire-speed switching on all ports
• RMON support for Statistics, History, Alarm, Host, HostTopN,
Matrix, Filter, Capture and Events
• Full RMON support on a limited number of ports
• Switch routing: IP and IPX protocols
• Spanning tree support on all ports
• Flow control
• Permanent MAC address entries
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C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 550F Routing Switch
Software features
The switch offers the following features:
• Intel Device View for W indows* 95, W indows* 98 and W indows
NT* or Intel Device View for Web
• Adaptive forwarding mode
• Local Management via a direct terminal connection or via TEL-
NET
• SNMP Management support
• BOOTP and TFTP support
• Control over user access rights
• Creation of virtual LANs
• Stand-alone (per switch or stack) or distributed (switch networ k )
VLAN
• IP Multicast
• RSVP
• ToS (Type of Service)
• IP Filtering
Front Panel
Introduction The LEDs on the front panel show the status of the ports, so you
should position the switch with the front panel facing you. You can
also see which ports the cables are connected to on the switch.
View of the front panel The front panel of the switch is shown below:
Slot BSlotA
971126 Awaiting Drawing from EBZ
123 87654
TXTX TX TX TX TX TX TXRXRX RX RX RX RX RX RX
Orange
LEDs
Green
Off
10Mbps
Halfduplex
Intel Express
Solid
100Mbps
Fullduplex
550F Routing
PortStatus
Switch
Status
Orange
LEDs
Green
Solid
Blink
Temperature
Link
Disabled
Activity
Collision
RPS
9600-8-N-1
Console
Power
Reset
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Front panel ports
These ports are on the front panel:
Port Function
CONSOLE port
(DB-9)
Connects a PC (running a VT100 emulation), a VT100 terminal or a modem to
access the built-in Local Management program.
8 x 100Base- FX
ports (SC)
Slots for modules After removing one or both of the cover plates, the modules can be
Connects high-speed network segments or
individual workstations over fiber links.
inserted to expand the functionality of the switch.
Front panel LED functions The LEDs on the front panel have the following functions:
LED
Port LEDs -
Shows the status for...
The operation of each port.
Green and Orange
Status The operation of the switch.
Power The internal power supply.
Temperature The internal temperature.
RPS (redundant
The external, redundant power supply.
power supply)
Buttons The buttons on the front panel have the following functions:
Button name Function
Port Status Shows the operational status of each port.
Reset Reset or enter Maintenance Mode or Recov-
ery Mode
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Rear Panel
Introduction The rear panel has a cooling fan outlet and t he main supply cabl e, so
you should position the switch with the rear panel faci ng away fro m
you.
View of rear panel Th e rear panel of the switch is shown below:
Input
100-120VAC/2A
200-240VAC/1A
47Hz-63Hz
RedundantPower Supply(RPS)
1741
Rear panel parts The switch’s rear panel has the following parts:
Part Function
Fan outlet Cools the internal circuitry of the switch.
Power connection A socket to connect the power cord to the
main supply.
Redundant power
supply connector
Connects an external redundant power supply. If the internal power supply fails, the
redundant power supply starts immediately.
Installation
Important You must adhere to all local and national regulations governing the
installation and connection of electrical devices when installing the
switch.
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Before Installation
Contents of the pack Unpack the switch carefully and check that these parts are present:
Item Present?
One Intel Express 550F Routing Switch
One power cord (suitable for your
power outlet)
One mounting kit
One CD-ROM
One Console cable
One Quick Start
One User Guide (you are reading it)
Late-breaking News
Intel Support Se rvice papers
Check the package
contents
If you have not received all of the parts, or any of the parts are damaged, contact your dealer immediately.
Keep all the packaging materials in case you need to repack the
switch.
Check all labels Read all labels and rati ng plates on the swit ch. If there is anything t hat
you do not understand , or if any of the in formation pr ovided does not
appear to comply with your local or national rules and regulations,
consult your dealer before proceeding with the installation.
Essential reading It is important that you read the following:
• “Late-breaking News”.
This contains essential infor mation you sho uld be aware of when
installing and using the product; for example, limitations and
compatibility issues.
• Warnings and the instructions earlier in this guide.
• The README.TXT file on the CD-ROM. This gives a general
description of the software and specific requirements.
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Positioning and Installing the Switch
Allow adequate ventilation The switch contains two fans to air-cool the internal circuitry. The air
is drawn in from the left of the unit and expelled through the outlet
grills on the right side and the rear.
To ensure correct airflow, leave 100 mm (4 i nches) free space on both
sides and behind the switch. Do not allow the int ake or outlet grills to
become blocked.
On a desktop To install the switch in a deskto p environment:
1 Find the four rubber feet in the pack that contains the rack
mounting kit.
2 Remove the backing strip from each of the four feet.
3 Attach the four rubber feet to the underside of the switch (to
ensure that the switch stands firmly).
4 Place the switch on a stable, flat surface.
5 Ensure that the air intake (on the left) and fan outlets (on the
right side and rear) are not blocked.
Warning The switch’s lifetime and operational reliability can
be seriously degraded by inadequate cooling.
Rack requirements Install the switch in a standard rack in accordance with IEC297 (or
similar); if the minimum outside mea surements of t he rack are 600 x
600mm (23.5 x 23.5inches), you must allow 190mm (7.5 inches) of
space at the rear.
Mounting kit The switch is delivered with a k it to attach it to a standard 19-inch
equipment rack (with side support rails). The kit con tains two moun ting brackets and four screws (for attaching the brackets to the sides
of the switch).
Tools requir ed for
positioning in a rack
In addition to the mounting kit, you need the following items to
mount the switch in a rack:
• Standard 19-inch rack with side support rails.
• 3 mm screwdriver.
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• Customer-supplied screws for securing the switch in the rack.
Mounting screws are not provided because the required sizes
may vary from rack to rack.
In an equipment rack To mount the switch in a standard equipment rack:
1 Attach the mounting bracket marke d “Left” to the left-han d side
of the switch, and attach the mounting bracket marked “Right”
to the right-hand side of the switch, using the four screws provided.
SlotA
123
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
4
RX
TX
SlotB
RX
TX
RX
TX
RX
TX
Make sure that you attach the mounting brackets to the correct
sides. Otherwise the switc h will not align correctly in the
equipment rack.
Orange
Green
LEDs
Halfduplex
10Mbps
Off
Intel Express
Fullduplex
100Mbps
Solid
550F Routing
PortStatus
Switch
Power
Status
Orange
Green
LEDs
Temperature
Disabled
Link
Solid
Activity
Blink
8765
RX
TX
Reset
Collision
RPS
Console
9600-8-N-1
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2 If the four rubber feet prevent the switch from standing firmly
on the equipment rack’s side support rails, remove them.
3 Set the switch in the equipment rack, and make sure there is
adequate space for air flow around the switch (see “Allow adequate ventilation” in “Posi tio ni ng and I nst all i ng t he Swit ch” , p.
7).
4 Screw the mounting brackets securely to the equipment rack.
Ambient temperature If the switch is installed in a closed or multi-rack assembl y, the oper-
ating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater
than the ambient temperature of the room. Make sure that the temperature of the rack environment does not exceed the recommended operating temperature for the switch.
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Installing a Module
Introduction You can increase the connectivity options of your switch by installing
a module.
Warning Modules are not designed to be installed in, or removed
from, the switch while it is in operation. You must
power off the switch before attempting to install or
remove a module.
Static-free working area The module’s printed circuit board is an Electro sta tic Sensitive De-
vice and should be handled only in a static-free working area; otherwise, the printed circuit board may fail or be degraded.
Avoiding damage to the
circuit board
If you remove the plate covering the slot on the front of the switch,
for example, to install or remove a module, follow this procedure to
avoid damage to your printed circuit board:
Warning Do not remove the plate unless the switch is discon-
nected from the main power supply.
1 Disconnect the switch from the m ai n p ower supply.
2 Ground the switch before you handle the printed circuit board.
3 Connect yourself to a non-painted/non-isolated part of the
grounded switch (for example the back panel) using a wrist
strap with 1MΩ resistance to ensure that you carry the same
electrostatic charge as the enclosure.
4 Remove the plate covering the slot.
Installing a module To install a module:
1 If the switch is already operational, disconnect it from the main
power supply.
2 Follow the instructions in “Avoiding damage to the circuit
board” above.
3 Unscrew the screws of the plate cove ring the slot on the front of
the switch. Save these screws and plate.
4 Insert the module into the slot (following the instructions in the
module’s User Guide). Place your thumbs just beneath the
screws on the front panel of the module and push in the module.
Secure it using the retaining screws.
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Removing the module
To remove a module:
1 If the switch is already operational, disconnect it from the main
power supply.
2 Follow the instructions in “Avoiding damage to the circuit
board” above.
3 Unscrew the screws securing the module.
4 Pull the module gently to disengage the connectors fully from
the socket on the motherboard. Slide the module out completely.
5 Cover the empty module port with the plate and secure using
the screws.
Connecting Other Devices
Introduction Incorrect cabling is often the cause of network configuration prob-
lems
Connecting the
management PC
To manage the switch from a PC connected directly to t he switch, the
PC must not use frame tagging. To manage the switch from a PC with
IEEE 802.1Q tagged frames, management must be through a device
which untags the frames.
Cable for the Con so le Port If you connect a PC (via the Console Port), t hen use a null-modem ca-
ble.
Connecting a de vice to the
SC ports
To connect a fast access device (such as a server) to the switch:
1 Ensure that the server has a 100Mbps (100Base-FX) network
interface card installed. If not, u se your network i nterface card’s
documentation to install and configure it correctly.
2 Use a 62.5/ 125µm or 50/125µm multimode fiber cable. Ensure
that the cable has an SC conne ctor to fi t the switch ports, an d an
appropriate connection to match the interface on the server (ST
or SC connectors).
The total attenuation in the link, including connectors and
patch fibers, must not exceed 11dB. For 62.5/125 µm fiber this
means, in most cases, the length of a full-duplex link cannot
exceed 2000 meters (approximately 6500 feet).
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Connecting the Power
Introduction After connecting the devices to the switch, con nect th e power cabl e.
There are certain practical and safety considerations to be made before powering the switch on.
The Power Cable
Ground warning The switch is delivered with a power cable that fits the power sockets
in your country. If this is not the case, co ntact you r dealer immed iately and ask for the correct power cable.
Power cable wiring color
code
The wires in the power cable provided are color coded:
Color Connection
Green and yellow Ground
Blue Neutral
Brown Live
Important for UK use If the colors of the wires in the power cable provided do not corre-
spond with the markings that identify the terminals in your plug:
1 Make sure that the green and yellow wire is connected to the
terminal marked with the letter E, or with the ground symbol
, or is colored green and yellow.
2 Make sure that the blue wire is connected to the terminal
marked with the letter N or colored black.
3 Make sure that the brown wire is connected to the terminal
marked with the letter L or colored red.
Power supply to a rack If the switch is installed in a rack, mak e sure the rack’s power suppl y
socket has a ground connection and the rack i s connected to a bran ch
supply or a power supply socket with a ground connection.
To avoid overloading the circuit an d damaging the wiring of the power supply, the power su pply to t he rack must be adequate to cover the
extra power consumed by the switch.
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Power up
Powering up the switch Follow these steps to power up the switch:
1 Push the female end of t he p ower cable i nt o the ma in socket (i n
the rear panel); plug the other end in to the power supply outlet.
2 Make sure that the Power LED (on the front pan e l) is green.
If it isn’t green, make sure that the power outlet is wor king correctly (switched on). If the power outlet is on and the Power
LED is not green, then there is a fault within the switch and
you must contact your dealer.
3 Verify that an LED is lit for each of the front panel ports where
a powered on device is connected.
Start-up procedure Immediately after power-up, the following should happen during
start-up:
Stage STATUS LED... Then the switch...
1 Is red Is starting up
2 Turns to steady green Has started successfully
If the Status LED remains red, then the switch has not started successfully . T ry to restar t it; if the switch doe s not start, contact your dealer.
Look at the other front panel LEDs during start-up and check that
they are operating correctly.
Port LED states The LEDs reflect the state of each port:
LED Indicates
No lights Port enabled, no link.
Green, blinking
randomly
Port enabled, RX/TX traffic, link pulse
active.
Green, solid Port enabled, link pulse active.
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LED Indicates
Default settin gs afte r st artup
Green and Orange both
blinking ra ndomly
Collision detected (with half duplex).
Port enabled, link pulse active.
Orange, solid Port disabled by management.
Green and Orange both
solid
Port disabled by a hardware fault, or no
hardware connected.
Once the switch has started successfully, installation is complete and
the switch is using its default setting (als o known as default confi guration):
• All ports are enabled.
• Spanning Tree is disabled on all ports.
• Addresses that have been silent for more than 15 minutes are
purged from the switch’s address table (the MAC Address Aging
time).
• No access restrictions to Local Management (Telnet).
• No SN MP restrictions.
• No permanent MAC address entries defined. A permanent entry
is a MAC address that is defined as being permitted only on a
certain port. This can be a useful security feature.
• All ports are in the same VLAN (named <System>) and VLAN
mode (Stand-alone mode). VLANs allow you to create virtual
networks using specific switch ports, IP addresses, IP subnets
and MAC addresses.
• Flow Control is enabled on all ports.
• The connection with Local Management is timed-out after 10
minutes if there has been no input during this period.
After start-up This default confi guration is ad equate for simple workgroup environ-
ments to operate in basic switching mode.
Although the switch continues to operate without problems, we rec-
ommend that you change certain parameters t o suit your own requirements.
Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 to change the configuration
while the switch is opera ting.
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Other LEDs on the front panel
Introduction There are three other LEDs and one button on the front panel that
show how the switch is operating:
• Status LED
• Temperature LED
• Redundan t Power Supply (RPS) LED
• Port Status button
LED colors and their
meanings
The LEDs give information about the state of the switch:
LED Color Meaning
Status Green Solid: The switch is operating normally.
Blinking (1 Hz): Updating software or
running in recovery mode.
Blinking (5 Hz): Running in maintenance mode.
Red The switch is resetting, or either hard-
ware or software errors are detected.
Temperature Green Normal operating temperature.
Orange Temperature is higher than normal.
Check that the area around the air intakes
and vents are clear of obstructions.
Red Temperature is too high and the switch
will shut down.
RPS G reen Off: No RPS connected.
Solid: RPS connected, but not needed.
Orange Normal power supply has failed and the
RPS has taken over.
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Port Status button
To see the speed and duplex settings of all the po rts, pr ess the Port
Status
button. The function of the por t LEDs chang es for a peri od
of 5 seconds, where they have the following meaning:
LED Color Meaning
Left (Speed) Green Off: 10Mbps
Solid: 100Mbps
Right
(Duplex)
Orange Off: Half duplex
Solid: Full duplex
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2
In this chapter This chapter covers the following topics.
Intel Device View
Topic See Page
System Requirements 18
Installation and Removal 19
Using Intel Device View 20
Installing and Managing Switches 26
Device Tree 29
Device View (Main Display) 31
Explorer 37
Diagnostics Window 37
Trap Window 38
System Window 39
Errors Window 40
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C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View
System Requirements
Requirements for Inte l
Device View under
Windows
You need a PC with the following minimum requi rements to run Intel
Device View:
• Microsoft Windows NT workstation or server, version 4.0, or
Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98.
(Windows NT 4.0 English language version workstation recommended.)
• A network adapter installed.
• 30 MB of free hard disk space.
• A color display with 800 x 600 resolution and 256 colors.
• The Microsoft IP protocol must be installed and configured
before installation of Intel Device View.
DHCP limitation Three important things to know:
• Do not use a PC running Windows NT server (with its DHCP
server installed) to run Intel Device View.
• Ensure the IP address for the PC is not changed by the DHCP
server.
• PCs that use a network management system that uses BootP,
DHCP or SNMP Trap Receiving, may have their network management system disabled by Intel Device View.
Management PC
restrictions
Requirements for Inte l
Device View on the Web
server
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To manage the switch from a PC connected directly to t he switch, the
PC must not use frame tagging. To manage the switch from a PC with
IEEE 802.1Q tagged frames, management must be through a device
which untags the frames.
You need a PC with the following minimum requi rements to run Intel
Device View:
• One of the following running: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
with Internet Information Server (IIS) 2.0 or later; or Windows
NT Workstation with Peer Web Services.
• 30 MB of free hard disk space.
• The Microsoft IP protocol must be installed and configured
before installation of Intel Device View.
C H A P T E R 2 Intel Device View
Web server restrictions
Requirements for Inte l
Device View on the Web
client
Requirements for Inte l
Device View with plugin
To start the installation of
Intel Device View
To manage the switch from a web server connected directly to the
switch, the web server must not use frame tagging. To manage the
switch from a web server with IEEE 802.1Q tagged fra mes, management must be through a device which untags the frames.
To run Intel Device View, the client requires:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (4.00) running on Windows 95 or
Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0.
• A color display with a minimum of 80 0 x 6 00 r esol ut ion and 256
colors.
To run Intel Device View with a plugin, the PC must be r unni ng HP
OpenView* or Intel LANDesk Manager.
Installation and Removal
Normally, the Setup program for Intel Device View will start automatically after you insert the compact disc (CD) in your CD ROM
drive. However, if it does not, use th e standar d Windows proce dures
for installing programs. A screen similar to the one below is displayed:
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T o install Inte l Device Vie w
for Windows
Click Install Windows and follow the on-screen instructions.
When the installation is complete, Intel Device View will start auto-
matically when “Launch Intel Device View” is selected.
T o install Inte l Device Vie w
for Web
Click Install Web and follow the on-screen instructions. When
the installation is complete, Intel Device View will start automatically when “Launch Intel Device View” is selected.
T o install Inte l Device Vie w
when using HP
OpenView* or Intel
LANDesk
®
Manager
Click Install Plugin and follow the on-screen instructions.
When the installation is complete, Intel Device View starts automat-
ically when “Launch Intel Device View” is selected.
Removal of Intel Device View
Removal under Windows To remove Intel Device View under Windows:
1 Close all Intel Device View programs.
2 Use standard Windows procedures to uninstall Intel Device
View.
Using Intel Device View
Concept Intel Device View configures all the parameters on your switch, or
group of switches known from here on as a stack, (via SNMP) and
monitors their activities.
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