Nortel Networks 2000 User Manual

Part No. 208700-B September 2001

4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054

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data, and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document. The information in this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks NA Inc.

Trademarks

Nortel Networks is a trademark of Nortel Net works. Accelar, Autotopology, BaySecure, BayStack, Business Policy Switch 2000, Nortel Networks, the Nortel Networks

logo, Optivity, Optivity Policy Services, Passport, and StackProbe are trademarks of Nortel Networks. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Acrobat Reader and Adobe are registered t rademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Java is a registered trademark of Sun Micr osystems, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Statement of Conditions

In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Nortel Networks NA Inc. reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.

Nortel Networks NA Inc. does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or cir cuit l ay ou t(s ) de s cribed herein.

USA Requirements Only

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice

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 designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operat ed in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, use s, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in ac cordance with the i nstruction manua l, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference at their own expense.

European Requirements Only

EN 55 022 Statement

This is to certify that the Nortel Networks Business Policy Switch 2000 is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC, Article 4a. Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 02 2 Class A (CISPR 22).

Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case, the user may be required to t ake appropriate measures.

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Achtung: Dieses ist ei n Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwer tklasse A. In Wohnbereichen können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes Rundfunkstörungen auftreten, in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechend e Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist.

Attention: Ceci est un produit de Classe A. Dans un envi ronnement domesti que, ce produit risque de créer des interférences radioélectriques, il appartiendra alors à l’utilisateur de prendre les mesures spécifiques appropriées.

EC Declaration of Conformity

This product conforms to the provisions of Council Directi ve 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC. The Declaration of Conformity is avai lable on the Nortel Networ ks World Wide Web site at http://libra2.corpwest.baynetworks.com/ cgi-bin/ndCGI.exe/DocView/.

Japan/Nippon Requirements Only

Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Statement

Taiwan Requirements

Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) Statement

Canada Requirements Only

Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations

This digital apparatus (Business Policy Switch 2000) does not exceed the Class A limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications

Cet appareil numérique (Business Policy Switch 2000) respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques visant les appareils numériques de classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications du Canada.

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Nortel Networks NA Inc. Software License Agreement

NOTICE: Please carefully read this license agreement before copying or u s in g the accompanying software or installing the hardware unit with pre-enabled software (each of which is referred to as “Software” in this Agreement). BY COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. THE TERMS EXPRESSED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE ONLY TERMS UNDER WHICH NORTEL NETWORKS WILL PERMIT YOU TO USE THE SOFTWARE. If you do not accept these terms and conditio ns, return the product, unused and in the original shipping container, within 30 days of purchas e to obtain a credit for the full purchase price.

1. License Grant. Nortel Networks NA Inc. ( “Nortel Netwo r ks ”) grants the end user of the Software (“Licensee”) a personal, nonexcl usive, nontransferable license: a) to use the Software either on a s ingle computer or, if applicable, on a single authorized device identified by host ID, for which it was originally acquired; b) to copy the Software solely for backup purposes in support of authorized use of the Software; and c) to use and copy the associated user manual solely in suppo r t o f aut horized use of the Software by Licensee. This license applies to the Software only and does not extend to Nortel Networks Agent software or other Nortel Networks software products. Nortel Networks Agent software or other Nortel Networks software products are licensed for use under the terms of the applicable Nortel Networks NA Inc. So ftware License Agreement that accompan ie s such software and upon payment by the end user of the applicab l e license fees for such software.

2. Restrictions on use; reservation of rights. The Software and user manuals are protected under cop yri ght laws. Nortel Networks and/or its lic ensors ret ain all title and ownership in bo th the S oft ware an d u s er m anuals, including any revisions made by Nortel Networks or its licensors. The copyright notice must be reproduced and included with any copy of any portion of the So ftware or user manuals. Licensee may not modify, translate, decompile, disassemble, use for any competitive analysis, reverse engineer, distribute, or create derivative works from the Software or user manuals or any copy, in whole or in part. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Licensee may not copy or transfer the Software or user manuals, in whole or in part. The Software and user manuals embody Nortel Networks’ and its licensors’ confidential and proprietary intellectual property. Licensee shall not sublicense, assign, or otherwise disclose to any third party the Software, or any information about the operation, design, performance, or implement ation of the Software and user manuals that i s confidential to Nortel Networks and its licensors; however, Licensee may grant permission to its consultants, subcontractors, and agents to use the Software at Licensee’s facility, provided they have agreed to use the Software only in accordance with the terms of this license.

3. Limited warranty. Nortel Networks warrants each item of Software, as delivered by Nortel Networks and properly installed and operated on Nortel Networks hardware or other equipment it is originally licensed for, to function substantially as described in its accompanying user manual during its warranty period, which begins on the date Software is first shipped to Licensee. If any item of Software fails to so function during its warran ty period, as the sole remedy Nortel Networks will at its discretion provide a suitable fix, patch, or workaround for the problem that may be included in a future Software release. Nortel Networks further warrants to Licensee that the media on which the Software is provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of 90 days from the date Software is first shipped to Licensee. Nortel Networks will replace defective media at no charge if it is returned to Nortel Networks during the warranty period along with proof of the date of shipment. This warranty does not apply if the media has been damaged as a result of accident, misuse, or abuse. The Licensee assumes all responsibility for selection of the Software to achieve Licensee’s intended results and for the installation, use, and results obtained from the Software. Nortel Networks does not warrant a) that the functions contained in the software will meet the License e’s requirements, b) that the Software will operate in the hardware or software combinations that the Licensee may select, c) that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free, or d) that all defects in the operation of the Software will be corrected. Nortel Networks is not obligated to remedy any Software defect that cannot be repro duced with the latest Software release. These warranties do not apply to the Software if it has been (i) altered, except by Nortel Network s or in accordance with its instruc tions; (ii) used in conjunction wi th another vendor’s product, resulting in the defect; or (iii) damaged by improper environment, abuse, misuse, accident, or negligence. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS ARE EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIE S EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Licensee is responsible for the security of its own data and information and for maintaining adequate procedures apart from the Software to reconstruct lost or altered files, data, or programs.

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4. Limitation of liability. IN NO EVENT WILL NORTEL NETWORKS OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OF SUBSTITUTE PROCUREMENT; SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; OR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INACCURATE OR LOST DATA OR LOSS OF USE OR PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF NORTEL NETWORKS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF NORTEL NETWORKS RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID TO NORTEL NETWORKS FOR THE SOFTWARE LICENSE.

5. Government Licensees. This provision applies to all Software and docum entation acqu ired directly or indirectly by or on behalf of the United States Government. The Software and documentation ar e commercial product s , licensed on the open market at market prices, and were developed entirely at private expense and without the use of any U.S. Government funds. The license to the U.S. Governme nt is granted only with restricted ri ghts, and use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1) of the Commercial Computer Software––Restricted Rights clause of FAR 52.227-19 and the limitations set out in th is license for civilian agencies, and subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause of DFARS 252.227-7013, for agencies of the Department of Defense or their succ essors, whichever is applicable.

6. Use of Software in the European Com munity. This provision applies to all Software acquired for use within the European Community. If Licensee uses the Software within a country in the European Community, the Software Directive enacted by the Council of European Communities Directive dated 14 May, 1991, will apply to the examination of the Software to facilitate interoperability. Licensee agrees to notify Nortel Networks of any such intended examination of the Software an d may procure support and assistance from Nortel Networks.

7. Term and termination. This license is effective until terminated; however, all of the restrictions with respect to Nortel Networks’ copyright in the Software and user manu als will cease be in g e f fe c tive a t the date of e xpira tio n of the Nortel Networks copyright; those restrictions relating to use and disclosure of Nortel Networks’ confidential information shall continue in ef fect . Licensee may te rminate this licen se at any time . The licen se will automa tically terminate if Licensee fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the license. Upon termination for any reason, Licensee will immediately destroy or return to Nortel Networks the Software, user manuals, and all copies. Nortel Networks is not liable to Licensee for damages in any form solely by reason of the termination of this license.

8. Export and Re-export. Licensee agrees not to export, directly or indirectly, the Software or related technical data or information without first obt a ining any required export licenses or other governmental ap provals. Without limiting the foregoing, Lice nsee, on be half of itself and its subsidiarie s and af filia tes, agrees th at it will no t, without first obtaining all export licenses and app rov al s required by the U.S. Governm ent: (i) ex port, re-ex po rt, tra nsfer, or divert any such Software or technical data, or any direct product thereof, to any country to which such exports or re-exports ar e re stric ted or e mba rg oed unde r Un ited Stat es exp ort con trol la ws a nd regu latio ns, or to an y na tiona l or resident of such restr icted or embargoed countri es; or (ii) provide the So ftware or related techn ical data or information to any military end user or for any military end use, including the design, development, or production of any chemical, nuclear, or biologi cal weapons.

9. General. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remain der of t he pro visions of this Agr eement shall remain in full forc e an d ef fect. Th is Agreeme nt will be governed by the laws of the state of California.

Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, contact Nortel Networks, 4401 Great America Parkway, P.O. Box 58185, Santa Cl ara, California 95054-8185.

LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LICENSEE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. LICENSEE FURTHER AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS THE ENTIRE AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTEL NETWORKS AND LICENSEE, WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR ORAL AND WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT . NO DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS WILL BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST NORTEL NETWORKS UNLESS NORT EL NETWORKS GIVES ITS EXPRESS WRITTEN CONS ENT, INCLUDING AN EXPRESS WAIVER OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chapter 1

The Business Policy Switch 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Stacking compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Software version 1.2 compatibility with BayStack 450 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Physical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

CLI management system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Increased VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

ASCII configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Uplink/Expansion slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Port connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

LED display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Cascade Module slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Cooling fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

AC power receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Redundant power supply unit (RPSU) and uninterruptible

power supply (UPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

STG configuration guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Spanning Tree Fast Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

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Configuration and switch management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Supported standards and RFCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Sample ASCII configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

IP manager list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Policy-enabled networks with QoS metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Support for the GBIC MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

EAPOL-based security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Automatic PVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Tabular port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Ability to ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Improved STP Fast Learning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

BootP menu item for a stack of only BPS 2000 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Policy-enabled networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using 256 VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

RADIUS-based network security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

MAC address-based security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

EAPOL-based security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Flash memory storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Switch software image storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Configuration parameters storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

MultiLink Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Port mirroring (conversation steering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Autosensing and autonegotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

BootP automatic IP configuration/MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Multifield packet classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

SNMP MIB support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

SNMP trap support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

RFCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Chapter 2

Network configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Network configuration examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Desktop switch application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Segment switch application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

High-density switched workgroup application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Fail-safe stack application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Business Policy Switch stack operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Cascade A Out connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Unit Select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Cascade A In connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Base unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Initial installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Stack MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Temporary base unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Removing a unit from the stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Stack configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Stack up configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Stack down configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Redundant cascade stacking feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN workgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

IEEE 802.1Q tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

VLANs spanning multiple switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

VLANs spanning multiple 802.1Q tagged switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

VLANS spanning multiple untagged switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Shared servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

VLAN workgroup summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

VLAN configuration rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IGMP snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

IGMP snooping configuration rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

IEEE 802.1p prioritizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

MultiLink Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Client/server configuration using MultiLink Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Before you configure trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

MultiLink Trunking configuration rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

How the MultiLink Trunk reacts to losing distributed trunk members . . . . . . . . .134

Spanning tree considerations for MultiLink Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Additional tips about the MultiLink Trunking feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Port mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Port-based mirroring configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Address-based mirroring configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Port mirroring configuration rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Chapter 3

Using the console interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Accessing the CI menus and screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Using the CI menus and screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Navigating the CI menus and screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Screen fields and descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

IP Configuration/Setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

SNMP Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

System Characteristics screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Switch Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

MAC Address Table screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

MAC Address Security Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

MAC Address Security Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

MAC Address Security Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

MAC Address Security Port Lists screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

MAC Address Security Table screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

EAPOL Security Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

VLAN Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Choosing a BootP request mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Port list syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Accelerator keys for repetitive tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

VLAN Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

MAC Address Configuration for MAC-SA-Based VLAN screen . . . . . . . . . .196

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VLAN Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

VLAN Display by Port screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

High Speed Flow Control Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Choosing a high speed flow control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Symmetric mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Asymmetric mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

MultiLink Trunk Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

MultiLink Trunk Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

MultiLink Trunk Utilization screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Port Mirroring Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Rate Limiting Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

IGMP Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

IGMP Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Multicast Group Membership screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Port Statistics screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Stack Operational Mode screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Console/Comm Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Identify Unit Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Renumber Stack Units screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Hardware Unit Information screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Spanning Tree Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Spanning Tree Group Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Spanning Tree Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Spanning Tree Switch Settings screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Spanning Tree VLAN Membership screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

TELNET/SNMP/Web Access Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Software Download screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

LED Indications during the download process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Configuration File Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Configuration File Download/Upload screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

ASCII Configuration File Download screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

System Log screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

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Policy-enabled networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Summary of packet classifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Summary of actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Differentiated Services (DiffServ) overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

QoS classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Packet classifiers or filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Layer 2 filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

IP filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Changing IEEE 802.1p priority and drop precedence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Queue sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Interface groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Metering or traffic policing overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Policy overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Packet flow using QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Default QoS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

QoS configuration guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

COPS overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

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Sample QoS configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Creating interface groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Accepting default mapping values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Setting up filters and filter groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Defining an IP filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Creating an IP Filter Group Table entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Defining a layer 2 filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Creating a Layer2 Filter Group Table entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Configuring actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Configuring meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Configuring policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Assigning mapping values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Assigning 802.1p priority queue assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

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Verifying DSCP mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Assigning 802.1p user priority mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Verifying DSCP queue assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Chapter 6

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Interpreting the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Diagnosing and correcting problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Normal power-up sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Port connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Autonegotiation modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Port interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

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Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336

Data rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Interface options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Safety agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337

Electromagnetic emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

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Interoperability in a mixed stack confi guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Compatibility with BayStack 450 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Setting up your mixed stack configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Configuration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Base unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Merging the Business Policy Switch into a mixed stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341

Automatic failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Temporary base unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

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Troubleshooting problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Appendix C

Media dependent adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

1000BASE-SX: 450-1SR MDA and 450-1SX MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

1000BASE-LX: 450-1LR MDA and 450-1LX MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

10BASE-T/100BASE-TX: BPS2000-4TX MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

100BASE-FX: BPS2000-2FX MDA and BPS2000-4FX MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355

Installing GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Removing an Installed GBIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362

Cabling Specifications for GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Installing an MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363

Replacing an MDA with a different model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366

1000BASE-LX multimode applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Compatible software versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Using cascade modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344

Using the console interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

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Quick steps to features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Configuring 802.1Q VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Configuring MultiLink Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Configuring Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Configuring IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Configuring authentication process for EAPOL-based security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378

Appendix E

Connectors and pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

RJ-45 (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) port connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

MDI and MDI-X devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

MDI-X to MDI cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

MDI-X to MDI-X cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383

DB-9 (RS-232-D) Console/Comm Port connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

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Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

Appendix G

Sample BootP Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

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Figure 1 Business Policy Switch 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 2 Business Policy Switch 2000 front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3 Business Policy Switch 2000 LED display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Figure 4 Business Policy Switch 2000 back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 5 Removing the cascade module filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 6 VLAN broadcast domains within the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Figure 7 Business Policy Switch 2000 security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Figure 8 Business Policy Switch used as a desktop switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure 9 Business Policy Switch used as a segment switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Figure 10 Configuring power workgroups and a shared media hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure 11 Fail-safe stack example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Figure 12 BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module front-panel components . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 13 Connecting cascade cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Figure 14 Stack up configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 15 Stack down configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Figure 16 Redundant cascade stacking feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Figure 17 Port-based VLAN example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Figure 18 Default VLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Figure 19 Port-based VLAN assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Figure 20 802.1Q tagging (after port-based VLAN assignment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Figure 21 Policy-based VLAN assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Figure 22 802.1Q tagging (after policy-based VLAN assignment) . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Figure 23 802.1Q tag assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Figure 24 802.1Q tagging (after 802.1Q tag assignment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Figure 25 VLANs spanning multiple 802.1Q tagged switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 26 VLANs spanning multiple untagged switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Figure 27 Possible problems with VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 28 Multiple VLANs sharing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Figure 29 VLAN broadcast domains within the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 30 Default VLAN Configuration screen example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Figure 31 VLAN Configuration screen example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Figure 32 Default VLAN Port Configuration screen example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Figure 33 VLAN Port Configuration screen example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Figure 34 VLAN configuration spanning multiple switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Figure 35 IP Multicast propagation with IGMP routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Figure 36 Business Policy Switch filtering IP multicast streams (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . 125

Figure 37 Business Policy Switch filtering IP multicast streams (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . 126

Figure 38 Prioritizing packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Figure 39 Switch-to-switch trunk configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Figure 40 Switch-to-server trunk configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Figure 41 Client/server configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Figure 42 Loss of distributed trunk members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Figure 43 Path Cost arbitration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Figure 44 Example 1: correctly configured trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Figure 45 Example 2: detecting a misconfigured port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Figure 46 Port-based mirroring configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure 47 Port Mirroring Configuration port-based screen example . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Figure 48 Address-based mirroring configuration example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Figure 49 Port Mirroring Configuration address-based screen example . . . . . . . .145

Figure 50 Map of console interface screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Figure 51 Console interface main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Figure 52 IP Configuration/Setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Figure 53 SNMP Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Figure 54 System Characteristics screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Figure 55 Switch Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Figure 56 MAC Address Table Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Figure 57 MAC Address Security Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Figure 58 MAC Address Security Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Figure 59 MAC Security Port Configuration screen (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Figure 60 MAC Security Port Configuration screen (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Figure 61 MAC Address Security Port Lists screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Figure 62 MAC Address Security Port Lists screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Figure 63 MAC Address Security Table screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Figure 64 MAC Address Security Table screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Figure 65 EAPOL Security Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Figure 66 VLAN Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Figure 67 VLAN Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

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Figure 68 MAC Address Configuration for MAC-SA Based VLAN screen . . . . . . .196

Figure 69 VLAN Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Figure 70 VLAN Display by Port screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Figure 71 Port Configuration screen (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Figure 72 Port Configuration screen (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Figure 73 High Speed Flow Control Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Figure 74 MultiLink Trunk Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Figure 75 MultiLink Trunk Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Figure 76 MultiLink Trunk Utilization screen (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Figure 77 MultiLink Trunk Utilization screen (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Figure 78 Port Mirror Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Figure 79 Rate Limiting Configuration screen (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Figure 80 Rate Limiting Configuration screen (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Figure 81 IGMP Configuration Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Figure 82 IGMP Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Figure 83 Multicast Group Membership screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Figure 84 Port Statistics screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Figure 85 Stack Operational Mode screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Figure 86 Console/Comm Port Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Figure 87 Renumber Stack Units screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Figure 88 Hardware Unit Information screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Figure 89 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Figure 90 Spanning Tree Group Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Figure 91 Spanning Tree Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Figure 92 Spanning Tree Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Figure 93 Spanning Tree VLAN Membership screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Figure 94 TELNET/SNMP/Web Access Configuration screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Figure 95 Software Download screen for Pure BPS 2000 Stack mode . . . . . . . . . 259

Figure 96 Software Download screen for Hybrid Stack mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Figure 97 Configuration File Menu screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Figure 98 Configuration File Download/Upload screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Figure 99 ASCII Configuration File Download screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Figure 100 System Log screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Figure 101 Schematic of QoS policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Figure 102 Web-based management menu page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

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Figure 103 Interface Configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Figure 104 Interface Group Assignment page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Figure 105 IP Classification page (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Figure 106 IP Classification page (2 0f 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Figure 107 IP Classification Group page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Figure 108 IP Group Modification page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Figure 109 IP Classification page (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Figure 110 IP Classification page (2 0f 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Figure 111 Layer 2 Classification page (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Figure 112 Layer 2 Classification page (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Figure 113 Layer 2 Classification page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Figure 114 Layer2 Group page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Figure 115 Layer 2 Group Modification page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Figure 116 Layer 2 Classification page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Figure 117 Actions page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Figure 118 Action page with new entry in Action Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Figure 119 Meters page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Figure 120 Meter page with new entry in Meter Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Figure 121 Policies page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Figure 122 Policies page with new entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Figure 123 802.1p Priority Queue Assignment page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Figure 124 DSCP Mapping page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Figure 125 DSCP Mapping page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Figure 126 DSCP Mapping page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Figure 127 802.1p Priority Mapping page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Figure 128 DSCP Queue Assignment page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Figure 129 LED display panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Figure 130 Stack Operational Mode screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Figure 131 System Characteristics screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Figure 132 1000BASE-SX MDA front panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Figure 133 1000BASE-LX MDA front panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Figure 134 BPS2000-4TX MDA front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Figure 135 100BASE-FX MDA front panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Figure 136 450-1GBIC MDA front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Figure 137 GBIC case styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

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Figure 138 Installing a GBIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Figure 139 Removing a GBIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Figure 140 Installing an MDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Figure 141 Configuring 802.1Q VLANs (1 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Figure 142 Configuring 802.1Q VLANs (2 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Figure 143 Configuring 802.1Q VLANs (3 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Figure 144 Configuring MultiLink Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Figure 145 Configuring Port Mirroring (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Figure 146 Configuring Port Mirroring (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Figure 147 Configuring IGMP Snooping (1 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Figure 148 Configuring IGMP Snooping (2 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Figure 149 Configuring IGMP Snooping (3 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Figure 150 Authenticaton process flowchart (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Figure 151 Authenticaton process flowchart (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Figure 152 RJ-45 (8-Pin Modular) port connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Figure 153 MDI-X to MDI cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383

Figure 154 MDI-X to MDI-X cable connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384

Figure 155 DB-9 Console port connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384

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Table 1 Business Policy Switch 2000 front-panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Table 2 Business Policy Switch 2000 LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Table 3 Business Policy Switch 2000 back-panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Table 4 International power cord specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Table 5 SNMP MIB support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Table 6 Supported SNMP traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Table 7 Stack up configuration description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Table 8 Stack down configuration description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Table 9 Redundant cascade stacking descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Table 10 Console interface Main Menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Table 11 IP Configuration/Setup screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Table 12 SNMP Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Table 13 System Characteristics screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Table 14 Switch Configuration Menu screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Table 15 MAC Address Table screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Table 16 MAC Address Security Configuration Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Table 17 MAC Address Security Configuration fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Table 18 MAC Security Port Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Table 19 MAC Address Security Port Lists screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Table 20 MAC Address Security Table Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Table 21 EAPOL security configuration screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Table 22 VLAN Configuration Menu Screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Table 23 VLAN Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Table 24 Predefined Protocol Identifier (PID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Table 25 Reserved PIDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Table 26 MAC Address Configuration for MAC-SA Based VLAN screen fields . . 196

Table 27 VLAN Port Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Table 28 VLAN Display by Port screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Table 29 Port Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

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Table 30 High Speed Flow Control Configuration Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Table 31 MultiLink Trunk Configuration Menu screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Table 32 MultiLink Trunk Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Table 33 MultiLink Trunk Utilization screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Table 34 Port Mirroring Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Table 35 Monitoring modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Table 36 Rate Limiting Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Table 37 IGMP Configuration Menu screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Table 38 IGMP Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Table 39 Multicast Group Membership screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Table 40 Port Statistics screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Table 41 Stack Operational Mode screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Table 42 Console/Comm Port Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Table 43 Renumber Stack Units screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Table 44 Spanning Tree Configuration Menu screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Table 45 Spanning Tree Group Configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Table 46 Spanning Tree Port Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Table 47 Spanning Tree Switch Settings parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Table 48 Spanning Tree VLAN Membership parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Table 49 TELNET/SNMP/Web Access Configuration screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Table 50 Software Download screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Table 51 Configuration File Menu screen options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Table 52 Configuration File Download/Upload screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Table 53 Parameters not saved to the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Table 54 ASCII Configuration File Download screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Table 55 System Log screen fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Table 56 Service classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Table 57 Re-marking QoS fields by class of interface group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Table 58 Default mapping of DSCP to QoS class and IEEE 802.1p . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Table 59 Business Policy Switch LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Table 60 Corrective actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Table 61 Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Table 62 Electrical parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Table 63 Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Table 64 Performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

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Table 65 Interface options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337

Table 66 MDA models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Table 67 1000BASE-SX MDA components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Table 68 1000BASE-LX MDA components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Table 69 100BASE-FX MDA components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Table 70 450-1GBIc MDA description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360

Table 71 Available GBIC models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Table 72 RJ-45 port connector pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382

Table 73 DB-9 Console port connector pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Table 74 Factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387

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Preface

This guide describes t he Norte l Networ ks* Busi ness Pol icy Swit ch 2000* features

and uses. The terms “Business Policy Switch 2000,” “Business Policy Switch,”

and “BPS 2000” are used synonymously in this document. The Business Policy

Switch introduces policy-enabled networking features to optimize consistent

performance and behavior for your network traffic. The Differentiated Services

(DiffServ) network architecture offers varied levels of service for different types

of data traffic. DiffServ lets you designate a specific level of performance on a

per-packet basis. For more information about configuring policy-enabled

networking, see Chapter 4, “Policy-enabled networks.”

The Business Poli cy Switch include s a dedi cated Upl ink Modu le slot for a ttaching

optional media dependent adapters (MDAs) that support a range of media types,

including Gigabit Ethernet. Installation instructions are included with each MDA

(see your Nortel Networks sales representative for ordering information). For

more information ab out the MDAs, se e Appendix C, “Media dependent adapters.”

You can use the Business Policy Switch in:

• A standalone switch configuration.

• A Business Policy Switch 2000-only stack configuration.

• A mixed stack configurat ion consis ting of BaySt ack* 450, BayStac k 410, and

Business Policy Switch 2000 switches.

The Business Policy Switch 2000 provides fail-safe stackability when you install

the optional BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• “Before you begin,” next

• “Related publications” on page 28

• “How to get help” on page 30

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Before you begin

This guide is intended fo r network m anagers and administra tors with the

following background:

• Basic knowledge of networks, Ethernet bridging, and IP and IPX routing

• Familiarity with networking concepts and terminology

• Specific knowledge about the networking devices, protocols, topologies, and

interfaces that comprise your network

• Experience with windowing systems, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), or Web browsers

Related publications

For more information about using the Business Policy Switch 2000, refer to the following publications:

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• Release Notes for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Version 1.2 (part number 210676-D)

Documents important changes about the software and hardware that are not covered in other related publications.

• Installing the Business Policy Switch 2000 (part number 209319-A) Describes how to install the Business Policy Switch 2000.

• Getting Started with the Business Policy Switch 2000 Management Software Operations (part number 209321-A)

Describes how to install the Java*-based device level software management application.

• Refere nce for t he Busin ess Poli cy Sw itch 200 0 Manageme nt Soft ware V ersi on

1.2 (part number 209322-B)

Describes how to use the Java-based device-level software management application.

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• Using Web-based Management for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Software Version 1.2 (part number 209570-B)

Describes how to use the Web-based management tool to configure switch features.

• Reference for the Business Policy Switch 2000 Command Line Interface Software Version 1.2 (part number 212160-A)

Describes how to use Command Line Interface ( CLI) commands to configu re and manage the BPS 2000.

• Installing Media Dependent Adapters (MDA)s (part number 302403-D) Describes how to inst all option al MDAs in your Busin ess Pol icy Swi tch 20 00.

• Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) Installation Guide (part number 208723-A)

Describes how to install optional GBICs into the optional MDA in your Business Policy Switch 2000.

• Installing the BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Module (part number 304433-B) Describes how to connect up to eight switches into a stack configuration by

installing optional BayStack 400-ST1 Cascade Modules.

• BayStack 10 Power Supply Unit Installation Instructions (part number 208558-B)

Describes installation, power-up, power-down and fan replacement procedures.

• Release Notes for the BayStack 10 Power Supply Unit (part number 208560-B)

Documents important changes about the RPSU/UPS that are not covered in other related publications.

• Installati on and Reference for the BaySta ck RPSU/UPS (part number 208296-C)

Describes how to install the optional RPSU/UPS to your Business Policy Switch 2000.

• 100 Watt DC-DC Converter Installation and Reference Guide

(part number

209132-B) Describes installation and removal procedures for the 100-watt DC-to-DC

converter for your Business Policy Switch 2000.

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• Reference Note: Gigabit Ethernet Physical Layer Considerations (part number 201540-B)

Provides information about gigabit transmission over fiber optic cable and mode conditioning.

• Release Notes for Opt i vit y Quick2Config for the Bu si nes s Pol ic y Swi tc h 20 00

2.2.1 (part number 310621-A)

Documents important Quick2Config changes that are not covered in other related publications.

• Configuring Business Policy Switches with Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 (part number 311208A)

Describes how to configure the BPS 2000 using Quick2Config.

• Installing and Administering Optivity Quick2Config 2.2 (part number 207809-B)

Describes how to install Quick2Config.

You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet. Go to the www.nortelnetworks.com/documentation URL. (The product family for the BPS 2000 is Data and Internet.) Find the product for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product. Use Adobe* Acrobat Reader* to open the manuals and release notes, search for the sections you need, and print them on most standard printers. Go to Adobe Systems at the www.adobe.com URL to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

How to get help

If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance.

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