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Getting Started Guide
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http://www.3com.com/
Part No. 10012935
Published August 1999
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II Switch 9300

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  • Page 1 SuperStack ® II Switch 9300 Getting Started Guide ® http://www.3com.com/ Part No. 10012935 Published August 1999...
  • Page 2 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make are designed to provide responsible protection against harmful interference changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of 3Com when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change.
  • Page 3 Directive is based upon compliance with the following harmonized 3Com, the 3Com logo, SuperStack, and Transcend are registered standards: trademarks of 3Com Corporation. 3Com Facts is a service mark of 3Com EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Corporation.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing the System in a Distribution Rack BOUT UIDE Preparing the System and Rack Finding Specific Information in This Guide Mounting the System in a Distribution Rack Conventions SuperStack II Switch 9300 Documentation 9300 P ABLING WITCH ORTS Paper Documents Overview of Cabling...
  • Page 6 3Com Bulletin Board Service Configuring the IP Interface Access by Analog Modem In-band Management Access by Digital Modem Out-of-band Management 3Com Facts Automated Fax Service Support from Your Network Supplier ROUBLESHOOTING THE YSTEM Support from 3Com Getting Additional Help Returning Products for Repair...
  • Page 7: About This Guide

    BOUT UIDE Introduction Finding Specific Information in This Guide This guide provides all the information that you need This table shows where to find specific information. to set up your SuperStack ® II Switch 9300 system and For information on Turn to get it operating in your network.
  • Page 8: Conventions

    Getting help from your network Appendix C: Technical Support following command: supplier or 3Com system softwareUpdate Returning 3Com products to “Returning Products for Repair” This guide always gives the full form of a 3Com for repair on page 55 command in uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • Page 9: Superstack Ii Switch 9300 Documentation

    The SuperStack II Switch 3900 and 9300 Chapter 2 in this guide. Documentation CD contains online versions of the SuperStack II Switch 9300 Getting Started Guide paper documents, the multiplatform Command All the procedures necessary for getting your Reference Guide, and the Implementation Guide.
  • Page 10: Documents And Help On Cd-Rom

    The Switch 9300 uses SNMP (Simple Network Switch 9300. Management Protocol), which can be accessed by SuperStack II Switch Advanced RPS ‘Y’ Cable a remote network management application. 3Com Type 2 User Guide has network management applications for a variety of platforms. Contact your network How to install the Y cable with the Advanced supplier for current product information.
  • Page 11: Documentation Comments

    Document title Document part number (found on front or back page of document) Page number (if appropriate) Example: SuperStack II Switch 9300 Getting Started Guide Part Number 10012935 Page 25 Year 2000 Compliance For information on Year 2000 compliance and 3Com products, visit the 3Com Year 2000 Web page: http://www.3com.com/products/yr2000.html...
  • Page 12 BOUT UIDE...
  • Page 13: Ystem And Setup

    The SuperStack II Switch 9300 exhibits no packet Switch 9300 Intelligent Switch loss or delays even under maximum network traffic The SuperStack II Switch 9300 family delivers full line on its 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports. rate, nonblocking switching among all 12 Gigabit Trunking of Gigabit Ethernet ports Ethernet ports.
  • Page 14: Switch 9300 System Management

    Switch 9300 Administration Console throughout the organization’s campus. The client Standard network managers based on SNMP, such connections are switched Fast Ethernet. as 3Com’s Transcend ® Network Control Services, You can multiplex the traffic from each grouping of Sun’s SunNet Manager, HP OpenView, and IBM’s...
  • Page 15: System Overview - Front Panel Of The Sx And Lx Models (Sx Shown)

    System Overview — Front Panel of the SX and LX Models (SX Shown) System Overview — Front Panel of the SX and LX Models (SX Shown) Figure 1 Front Panel of the SuperStack II Switch 9300 SX and LX Models (SX Shown) Console Port...
  • Page 16: System Overview - Front Panel Of The Sx/Lx Model

    1: S HAPTER YSTEM AND ETUP VERVIEW System Overview — Front Panel of the SX/LX Model Figure 2 Front Panel of the SuperStack II Switch 9300 SX/LX Model 10BASE-TX Console Port LEDs 1000BASE-LX Ports Out-of-band Allows you to connect a workstation...
  • Page 17: System Overview - Back Panel Of All Models

    System Overview — Back Panel of All Models System Overview — Back Panel of All Models Figure 3 Back Panel of the SuperStack II Switch 9300 RPS Connector Connects to the Redundant Power System Power Receptacle...
  • Page 18: System Overview - Sample Switch 9300 Application

    1: S HAPTER YSTEM AND ETUP VERVIEW System Overview — Sample Switch 9300 Application Figure 4 Centralizing a Data Center with the SuperStack II Switch 9300 Status 10/100 BASE - TX green = enabled, link OK flashing green = disabled, link OK...
  • Page 19: Installing The System

    NSTALLING THE YSTEM This chapter describes how to install your Before You Begin SuperStack ® II Switch 9300 on a table top, in a Before you begin this procedure, be sure to: free-standing stack with other SuperStack II products, Move the Switch 9300 system close to where you or in a distribution rack.
  • Page 20: Installing The System On A Table Top Or In A Free-Standing Stack

    2: I HAPTER NSTALLING THE YSTEM Installing the System on a Table Top or in a Figure 5 Stacking the Switch 9300 Free-Standing Stack Place the feet of one system into the To install the Switch 9300 system on a table top or in mounting recesses of the system below it.
  • Page 21: Installing The System In A Distribution Rack

    Installing the System in a Distribution Rack Installing the System in a Distribution Rack Figure 6 Installing System Mounting Brackets You can mount the Switch 9300 system into a 48.26 mm (19-in.) distribution rack. This section describes how to prepare the system and distribution Mounting screws rack for installation and how to mount the system in the rack.
  • Page 22 2: I HAPTER NSTALLING THE YSTEM To find the top of the pattern, locate the midpoint Figure 8 illustrates the positions of two Switch 9300s, between any two holes that are spaced inch apart. one attached to holes 1 and 3 and the other attached Figure 7 shows the universal mounting hole pattern.
  • Page 23: Mounting The System In A Distribution Rack

    Installing the System in a Distribution Rack Mounting the System in a Distribution Rack Tighten the mounting screws. The system is now installed in the distribution rack. To mount the system into a distribution rack: Figure 10 shows two Switch 9300 systems installed in Carefully lift the system into place and align the a distribution rack.
  • Page 24 2: I HAPTER NSTALLING THE YSTEM...
  • Page 25: Cabling Switch 9300 Ports

    SuperStack ® II Switch 9300 system for connection to The SuperStack II Switch 9300 system use lasers in its the network. It gives an overview of module cabling fiber optic ports. To ensure your safety when you and describes how to cable:...
  • Page 26: Gigabit Ethernet Ports

    3: C 9300 P HAPTER ABLING WITCH ORTS Gigabit Ethernet Ports Use 50-micron MMF fiber with a modal bandwidth specification of 400 MHz*km for distances of up This section contains information on how to cable SC to 500 meters (1645 feet). connectors to 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX ports.
  • Page 27: Cabling 1000Base-Sx And 1000Base-Lx (Sc) Ports

    Gigabit Ethernet Ports Cabling 1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX (SC) Ports Figure 11 shows the Gigabit Ethernet cabling. Use this section when you cable either version of the Figure 11 Cabling the Gigabit Ethernet Port 1000BASE ports. Follow these guidelines when cabling SC connectors: Verify that the length of the fiber cable from the system to any attached device does not exceed the distances recommended in “Guidelines for Gigabit...
  • Page 28: Cabling The Console Port

    3: C 9300 P HAPTER ABLING WITCH ORTS Cabling the Console Port Figure 12 Cabling the Console Port The Console port provides access for either local or remote administration. For local administration of the Switch 9300, the Console port provides an RS-232 connection to a local terminal or workstation that runs a terminal emulation program and acts as the console.
  • Page 29: Console Port Pin Assignments

    Console Port Pin Assignments Console Port Pin Assignments To configure your system to use out-of-band network management, see your Command Reference and the Table 4 shows the Console port pin assignments. Implementation Guide. Table 4 Console Port Pin Assignments Figure 13 Cabling the Out-of-Band Management Port Pin No.
  • Page 30 3: C 9300 P HAPTER ABLING WITCH ORTS...
  • Page 31: System Power Up

    ® To protect against internal power supply failures, you “Power Options” for the SuperStack can connect a 3Com Advanced Redundant Power Switch 9300 System Type 2 (RPS) to the Switch 9300 system. The “Power Up” instructions for the Switch 9300 RPS connector is located on the rear panel.
  • Page 32: Power Up

    4: S HAPTER YSTEM OWER Power Up Power-up Diagnostics The Switch 9300 system runs diagnostic software at This section provides instructions on how to power up power up. This software verifies that the system your system. See Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 for works before you add it to the network.
  • Page 33: System Diagnostics

    Power-up Diagnostics System Diagnostics Ethernet Port Diagnostics This section describes the LEDs that provide This section summarizes the information displayed by information about the system as a whole. the port LEDs. Power LED Activity Packet LED Activity Green — The system is powered on; the system is No Light —...
  • Page 34: System Checks

    4: S HAPTER YSTEM OWER System Checks Next Step: Software Configuration After the system has successfully completed the Your Switch 9300 system is shipped from the factory power-up diagnostics, check the items in Table 5 to with the software installed and IEEE 802.1d bridging verify that the system is operating correctly.
  • Page 35: Quick

    For more complete network management, access the configuration forms. system with an external SNMP-based management ® application such as 3Com’s Transcend Network These mechanisms are described more fully in the Control Services for UNIX or Windows or another next sections.
  • Page 36: Terminal Connection

    5: Q HAPTER UICK ETUP FOR ANAGEMENT CCESS Terminal Connection IP Management Interface Direct access through the Console port is often An IP management interface is the connection preferred because it allows you to monitor the system between the Switch 9300 system and a subnetwork. during system boots.
  • Page 37: Initial Management Access

    Initial Management Access Initial Management Access Setting the Console Port Baud To change the baud setting of the Console port: The first time that you access your system, you connect through the Console port using a terminal. From the top level of the Administration Console, at These are the default settings for this port: 9600 prompt, enter: Select menu option...
  • Page 38: Configuring The Ip Interface

    5: Q HAPTER UICK ETUP FOR ANAGEMENT CCESS Configuring the IP Interface In-band Management To set the IP interface parameters to manage the These instructions include information on how to system in-band: define an IP interface through which you can manage your Switch 9300 system.
  • Page 39: Troubleshooting The System

    If you experience system problems that are not addressed in this chapter, contact your network Abnormal LED Activity supplier or 3Com Technical Support. Before you call, The Switch 9300 system contains two LEDs that gather the following information and have it indicate system or port problems.
  • Page 40 3 If you are using an RPS or a UPS, check that it is firmly inserted into the building’s power outlet. 4 Try another power cable. 5 If the system still does not operate, contact your network supplier or 3Com Technical Support. Table 8 Troubleshooting Abnormal System LED Activity...
  • Page 41 3 Clean the fiber optic ports and connectors. See next section. Port cable is faulty. When the problem is corrected, the LED lights green. Fiber optic ports or connectors are If the LED still does not light, contact your network supplier or 3Com dirty. Technical Support.
  • Page 42: Cleaning Dirty Fiber Optic Ports And Connectors

    6: T HAPTER ROUBLESHOOTING THE YSTEM Cleaning Dirty Fiber Optic Ports and To clean a fiber optic lens, take these steps: Connectors Remove any accumulated dust or debris from the port or connector by blowing across all surfaces with a Fiber optic transceivers are sensitive optical devices.
  • Page 43: Ystem Specifications

    YSTEM PECIFICATIONS Table 10 System Specifications for the SuperStack II Switch 9300 Specifications Physical Dimensions 6.5 cm (H) x 44 cm (W) x 30.5 cm (D) 2.59 in. (H) x 17.32 in. (W) x 12.00 in. (D) Weight: 4.1 kg (12 lbs)
  • Page 44 A: S PPENDIX YSTEM PECIFICATIONS Table 11 Standards Supported by the Switch 9300 Table 12 LED Indicators on the Switch 9300 Standard Type RFC Supported Type Description SNMP SNMP protocol (RFC 1157) System LEDs Power Green — System is on. MIB II (RFC 1213) Off —...
  • Page 45: Equirements And

    II Switch 9300 The cabling system plan at your facility probably stackable switch systems. For your reference, this covers most wiring closet concerns. 3Com also appendix summarizes the criteria that your site should recommends that you check these items: meet for the Switch 9300 to operate safely and Verify that your wiring closet meets all of the effectively.
  • Page 46: Distribution Rack Requirements

    Be sure that each wiring closet has a suitable ground. Ground all metal racks, enclosures, boxes, If you plan to mount your SuperStack II Switch 9300 and raceways in the closet. systems in a distribution rack, verify that your rack...
  • Page 47: Mechanical Requirements For The Rack

    In countries other than the United States, comply with IEC Standard 297: Dimensions of Panels and Racks. In addition, 3Com recommends that your distribution racks meet these requirements: Use an open style, 19-inch rack. The rack styles shown in Figure 15 facilitate easy maintenance and provide excellent ventilation.
  • Page 48: Building And Electrical Codes

    B: S PPENDIX EQUIREMENTS AND AFETY ODES Building and Electrical Codes Figure 15 Recommended Rack Styles Follow all appropriate building codes and authorities on electrical codes when planning your site and installing your cable for the Switch 9300 system. Specific building and electrical codes vary depending on your location.
  • Page 49: U.s. Electrical Codes

    Building and Electrical Codes U.S. Electrical Codes National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) — An organization of electrical product Authorities on electrical codes: manufacturers. Members develop consensus National Electrical Code (NEC) Classification — standards for cables, wiring, and electrical A recognized authority on safe electrical wiring. components.
  • Page 50 B: S PPENDIX EQUIREMENTS AND AFETY ODES...
  • Page 51: C Technical Support

    ECHNICAL UPPORT 3Com provides easy access to technical support World Wide Web Site information through a variety of services. This To access the latest networking information on the appendix describes these services. 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site enter this URL into your Internet browser: Information contained in this appendix is correct at time of publication.
  • Page 52: 3Com Ftp Site

    Web browser software such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. ISDN users can dial in to the 3Com BBS using a digital modem for fast access up to 64 Kbps. To access the 3Com BBS using ISDN, call the following number:...
  • Page 53: Support From Your Network Supplier

    Support from Your Network Supplier Support from 3Com If you require additional assistance, contact your If you are unable to obtain assistance from the 3Com network supplier. Many suppliers are authorized online technical resources or from your network 3Com service partners who are qualified to provide a...
  • Page 54 Colombia 98012 2127 Mexico 01 800 CARE (01 800 2273) Peru AT&T +800 666 5065 Puerto Rico 800 666 5065 Venezuela AT&T +800 666 5065 North America 1 800 NET 3Com (1 800 638 3266) Enterprise Customers: 1 800 876-3266...
  • Page 55: Returning Products For Repair

    Returning Products for Repair Returning Products for Repair Country Telephone Number Fax Number Before you send a product directly to 3Com for repair, Latin America 1 408 326 2927 1 408 326 3355 (not toll-free) (not toll-free) you must first obtain an authorization number.
  • Page 56 C: T PPENDIX ECHNICAL UPPORT...
  • Page 57: Index

    Gigabit Ethernet 26 to 27 electrical codes 10BASE-TX port 29 modem 28 EIA (Electronics Industry Association) 49 3Com bulletin board service (3Com BBS) 52 out-of-band management port 29 NEC (National Electrical Code) 49 3Com Facts 52 overview 25 NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturing...
  • Page 58 NDEX power up and staging the system 32 humidity NEC (electrical code) 49 and system cabling 32 specifications 43, 46 NEMA (electrical code) 49 diagnostics 32 network supplier support 53 LED activity 32 NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 49 protective grounding notes in text wiring closet 46 defined 8...
  • Page 59 46 floor 45 recommendations 45 World Wide Web (WWW) 48, 49, 51 table-top installation 20 technical support 3Com URL 51 bulletin board service 52 fax service 52 network suppliers 53 product repair 55 temperature specifications 43...
  • Page 60 NDEX...
  • Page 61: Warranty

    “bug” or defect in the does not transfer to 3Com until the returned item is received by 3Com. The repaired or third party’s product or from use of the software product not in accordance with replaced item will be shipped to Customer, at 3Com’s expense, not later than thirty (30)
  • Page 62 RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS The telephone technical support is available from 3Com from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., local LIABILITY TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT time, Monday through Friday, excluding local holidays.

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