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Avaya Cajun P550R Installation Manual

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Cajun
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P550R
/P880/
P882 Switch
Installation
Guide
Version v5.0
March, 2001

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  • Page 1 Cajun ® P550R /P880/ P882 Switch Installation Guide Version v5.0 March, 2001...
  • Page 3 Avaya, AvayaDocs, OpenTrunk, P550R/P882, CajunView, QIP, and RealNet are trademarks of Avaya Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Internet Explorer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Flood Pruning Using VLANs 1-15 Hunt Groups 1-16 OpenTrunk Technology 1-16 Domain Naming System (DNS) Client Support 1-17 Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Client Sup- port 1-18 OSPF Passive-Interface Support 1-19 Load MIB 1-19 Spanning Tree Modes 1-20 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 6 Changing Cajun Modes 3-10 Changing from Cajun 1 Mode to Cajun 2 Mode 3-11 Changing from Cajun 2 Mode to Cajun 1 Mode 3-11 Chapter 4 — Specifications 4-1 Power 4-1 Operating/Physical 4-1 Safety 4-1 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    The Cajun P550R/P880/P882 switches are high performance campus Gigabit Ethernet switch for LAN backbone applications. These switches are the centerpiece for Avaya data, voice and multimedia LANs. The P880 switching capacity ranges from 56Gbps, in 50-series mode, to 139Gbps, in 80-series mode. The P550R switching capacity ranges from 46Gbps in 50-series mode to 55Gbps in 80-series mode.

  • Page 8: Hardware Components

    The Cajun switch provides the following hardware components: Chassis 50-Series Modules 80-Series Modules Chassis The Cajun switch chassis comes in two models: The P550R chassis The P880/P882 Chassis. Each chassis can run in two modes: 50-series mode 80-series mode Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 9: P550R Chassis

    P550R Chassis The P550R Chassis consists of: Seven slots (1 slot for the supervisor module and six payload slots for media modules) Fan Tray Increased port density Up to three power supplies Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...
  • Page 10 The power supplies are also warm swappable (power supplies must be turned off and unplugged before removing them from the chassis, however the other power supplies can remain on). Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 11: P880/P882 Chassis

    — With 80-Series modules, the P880/P882 chassis provides support for: Up to 38410/100BASE-TX ports (RJ-45 connector, autosensing) Up to 76810/100BASE-TX ports (Telco connector, autosensing) Up to 284100BASE-FX ports (MJRT connector) Up to 128 gigabit-speed Ethernet ports Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 12: Switch Fabric

    2.16 GB/s (in and out) on each fabric port in 80-series mode. 28.16 GB/s total capacity, 56.32 GB/s total backplane capacity in 50-series mode and 56.32 GB/s total capacity, 139.392 GB/s total backplane capacity in 80-series mode. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: 50-Series Modules

    Hardware-assisted multicast pruning - The switch only forwards to appropriate destination switch ports 50-Series Modules The Cajun P550R/P880/P882 switches support the following 50-Series modules: Layer 2 Supervisor Module Layer 3 Supervisor Module...
  • Page 14 3 supervisor requires faster data transfer to and from the switching fabric. The layer 3 supervisor module features are: PowerPC 750 (RISC) processor Memory: 4 MB Flash, 64 MB DRAM, 128 KB NVRAM, 512 KB cache Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...
  • Page 15 Implementation of layer 3 data forwarding for protocols, such as AppleTalk, that are not implemented in hardware PCMCIA interface * Note: You must use the PCMCIA flash card that you can order from Avaya Inc. only. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 16: Redundant Supervisor

    Virtual LAN (VLAN) as the interface on which they arrived are bridged. Frames that are going from one VLAN to another are routed. Some frames are both bridged and routed, as is the case with multicast. 1-10 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 10-Port 100BASE-FX Ethernet module (layer 3 support), with 10 Fast Ethernet Ports – Fiber, 1300 nM, HDX/FDX (M5510R-100FX) 12-Port 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet module (layer 2 and layer 3 support), with 12 RJ-45 Ports – 10/100, HDX/FDX (M5512R-100TX) Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide 1-11...
  • Page 18 LANE V2 Client - with LANE 1 compatibility, supports 128 interfaces QoS (Quality of Service) support for UBR, nrt-VBR, rt-VBR, and ATM UNI (User-to-Network Interface) V 3.0, 3.1and 4.0 signaling ILMI (Integrated Local Management Interface) Version 4.0 1-12 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: 80-Series Modules

    850 nM multimode (1000BASE-SX) — 1300 nM singlemode (1000BASE-LX) — 1550 nM singlemode (1000BASE-ELX) — If you use the 1000BASE-SX GBIC with single mode fiber, you must use mode conditioning patch cords with a maximum distance of 500m. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide 1-13...
  • Page 20 All three switches support the following software features: Virtual Bridging Functions Flood Pruning Using VLANs Hunt Groups OpenTrunk Technology Domain Naming System (DNS) Client Support Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) Client Support OSPF Passive-Interface Support Load MIB Spanning Tree Modes 1-14 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Virtual Bridging Functions

    Up to 1,000 VLANs — VLANs define a set of ports in a flooding domain. Packets that need to be flooded are sent only to ports participating in that VLAN (Figure 1-1). Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide 1-15...

  • Page 22: Hunt Groups

    This makes the switch highly interoperable in existing networks because: Any port can be a trunk port. Ports have configurable VLAN tagging on a per-port basis. Ports process a number of popular VLAN tagging schemes, including major vendors’ proprietary schemes. 1-16 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Domain Naming System (Dns) Client Support

    All three switches map domain names to IP addresses through DNS clients. DNS must be enabled on the switch and at least one name server IP address must be specified. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide 1-17...

  • Page 24: Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (Radius) Client Support

    The following DNS Client features are supported: DNS name-to-address translation can be enabled or disabled from either the CLI or the Web Agent Up to six DNS name servers can be configured Up to six default domain name suffixes can be configured When DNS is enabled, DNS names can be used in place of IP addresses for ping, telnet, connect, and traceroute and copy tftp CLI commands...

  • Page 25: Ospf Passive-Interface Support

    By using this representation, the network management device can walk the entire genAppTable to learn what files (along with their type and location) are resident in the system. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide 1-19...

  • Page 26: Spanning Tree Modes

    Spanning Tree All three switches support the following four Spanning Tree Protocol Protocol Bridge options: Options IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Dual-Layer Spanning Tree Global Disable 1-20 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Installation Guide...

  • Page 27: Chapter 2 - Unpacking And Installing

    Cajun P550R/P880/P882 switch: Chassis, including: Power supply (installed in the switch) — Fan tray — Supervisor module — Blank faceplates — I/O modules (shipped separately) Rack mount kit (rack installation) Rubber feet (table top installation) Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 28: Selecting A Location

    Product documentation Options (as ordered) Unpack the shipped items and report any lost or damaged items to your shipping carrier or your Avaya representative. Selecting a Location The location you select for installing the system hardware must meet the following requirements:...

  • Page 29: Installing The Switch

    4. Installing the Modules 5. Installing the Cables 6. Ensuring that You Have Enough Power Available 7. Connecting the Power Supplies 8. Powering On the System * Note: The Cajun P550R switch requires 16MB RAM for proper functioning. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 30 3. Lay out the static-dissipative work surface (ESD mat) on a flat surface. *Note: Avaya does not supply the required ESD mat. 4. Connect the ground cord assembly to the ESD mat and to the ground plug on the switch fan tray.
  • Page 31 Power supply and fan assemblies — 3. Lift the system into position with one person on each end of the switch. 4. Check the rack and shelf to ensure they are square before installing the chassis. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 32 (see Figure 2-3). To avoid injury, Avaya recommends that two people support the weight of the chassis while a third person installs and tightens the WARNING screws in the rack mounting holes.
  • Page 33 Installing the System on a Table Top To install the switch chassis onto a table top: To avoid injury, Avaya recommends that two people are required to lift the switch onto a table top. A fully-loaded P550R switch weighs 60 kg (130 lbs). A fully loaded P882 switch weighs 80 kg (182 lbs).

  • Page 34: Installing The Cable Management Bracket

    Chapter 2 Installing the Cable Management Bracket The Cajun P550R/P880/P882 switch is shipped with a cable management bracket. The bracket is installed on the right side of the chassis. To install the Cable management bracket: 1. Remove the plastic piece from the right side of the chassis.

  • Page 35: Installing The Modules

    Figure 2-6. Inserting the Modules Ejector 4. Insert the module into the chassis (Figure 2-6). 5. Push on the center of the module until it is fully seated into the backplane (see Figure 2-7). 6. Close the ejector tabs. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 36 The symptom is loss of connectivity. You can address this problem by either disabling auto-negotiation and manually configuring the speed and duplex of the mirror port and network card, or using a patch cable longer than 5 meters. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-10...

  • Page 37: Installing The Cables

    Receive data (-) TX (output) Transmit data (+) RX (input) Not used DTR (input) Not used SGD (ground) Transmit data (-) DSR (not used) Not used RTS (not used) Not used CTS (output) RI (not used) Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-11...
  • Page 38 Avaya recommends you heed the following rules for connecting the Annex Cat 5 cable. When connecting an Annex device to a DCE device (i.e., PC), use only the CUS-41-1145 crossover cable.
  • Page 39 Unpacking and Installing Recommended Avaya recommends you heed the following cable distance Cable Distances guidelines, which are based on IEEE 802.3z. * Note: Tables 1-2 through 1-4 describe the maximum link distances for the Gigabit, 100Mb, and 10/100 Mb links.

  • Page 40: Ensuring That You Have Enough Power Available

    10-Port 100Base-FX Module (L2) - 50 W 10-Port 100Base-FX Module (L3) - 60 W 12-Port 10/100Base-TX Module (L3) - 70 W * Note: See the instruction sheet included with the power supply for power supply installation instructions. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-14...
  • Page 41 No link. 10/100 Port Solid green, Port enabled and sending and Modules with yellow receiving traffic Traffic indicated flash by yellow flashes. Flashing Port disabled with link up. green Flashing Hardware failure. yellow No link. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-16...

  • Page 42: Connecting The Power Supplies

    Refer to Table 2-7 for an explanation of the front panel LEDs: * Note: Refer to the section "Interpreting Front Panel LED Displays" in Chapter 17, Monitoring the Cajun Switch, in the Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch User Guide for more detailed information about the front panel LEDs. 2-15...

  • Page 43: Downloading The Software Code

    To download new software onto the Active CPU through the console: 1. Connect the Ethernet port on the supervisor module in slot 1 to the network. *Note: Use an Ethernet cable in the 10Base-T port on the supervisor module front panel (Figure 2-8). Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-17...
  • Page 44 6. Type setup at the configure mode prompt. You can configure the Ethernet serial port by responding to the displayed prompts. 7. Download the new software into both APP1and APP2 of the CPU module in slot 1. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-18...
  • Page 45 80-Series supervisor module (Figure 2-8). *Note: You must only use the PCMCIA flash card that you can order form Avaya Inc . 4. Access Configure mode on the switch CLI. 5. Enter the following command from the console to initialize...
  • Page 46 <filename1> to nvram on the switch <filename2>: cajun (configure)# copy pcmcia <filename1> <filename2> *Note: Refer to the Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Command Line Reference guide, Chapter 26, "System" for a detailed explanation of these and other PCMCIA commands.
  • Page 47 3. Ping the internal IP network address of the standby CPU in slot 2 from the CLI. Cajun> ping 10.2.2.2 *Note: The Cajun P550R/P880/P882 switches use the 10.2.2.0 subnet as the internal network for CPU redundancy. If you are using this subnet in your...
  • Page 48 Chapter 2 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 2-22...

  • Page 49: Chapter 3 - Initial Configuration

    Refer to Table 3-1 for the required terminal settings to communicate with the switch. Table 3-1. Terminal Settings Baud Rate Stop Bits Data Bits Flow Parity Control 9,600 Xon/Xoff None Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 50: Initial Configuration Of The Supervisor Module

    Booting the operational system, please wait ..Initializing the file subsystem ... done Initializing the event subsystem ... done Initializing the agent subsystem ... done Initializing the platform ... done Initializing the switch subsystem ... done Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 51 Boot process complete - system is now operational. Creating Startup Config file [/nvram/ startup.txt] ... done Copyright © 2000, All rights reserved by Avaya Inc. This software is furnished under a license and may be used in accordance with the terms of such license and with the inclusion of the above copyright notice.
  • Page 52 ISI Integrated Systems, Inc. Copyright 1991-1995, Integrated Systems, Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Avaya Inc. Cajun Switch Agent v5.0.0 Press Ctrl-P for previous command, Ctrl-N for next command,? for help. Login: * Note: All information that you enter at the Login and Password prompts is case sensitive.
  • Page 53 You can now connect to the switch using the front-panel out-of-band 10Base-T connection. This allows you to log in using either the embedded web agent or the EMS. See the Installation and Operation guides for instruction on establishing additional IP network connections. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 54 2 supervisor module front panel or 10/100Base-T port on the layer 3 supervisor module front panel (Figure 3-2). Refer to Table 3-2 for the 10Base-T crossover path cable pinouts. Figure 3-2. Cajun P550R Switch Attach serial port cable here Attach...

  • Page 55: Logging In To The Web Agent

    For Layer 3, this location can be that of any of the router interfaces. 3. Press Enter. The login window opens (Figure 3-3): Figure 3-3. Login Window 4. Select Login. The Username and Password dialog box opens (Figure 3-4): Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 56: Setting Up User Accounts

    1. Log in to the switch from your Web browser (refer to the "Logging in to the Web Agent" earlier in this chapter). 2. Select User Logins from the System/Administration group on the web agent window. The User Account Management dialog box opens (Figure 3-5: Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 57 Figure 3-6. Add User Account Dialog Box 4. Enter a user name for the account in the User Name field. 5. Enter a password for the account In the Password field. 6. Re-enter the same password in the Re-enter Password field. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 58: Changing Cajun Modes

    * Note: You can use the following procedures to change Cajun modes only on a P882 Switch with an 80-series supervisor module and 80-series media modules installed. You cannot use this procedure to change modes on the Cajun switches. 3-10 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 59: Changing From Cajun 1 Mode To Cajun 2 Mode

    4. Type the following command to change your switch from Cajun mode 2to Cajun mode 1: Cajun (configure)# set Cajun_mode 2 This will reboot the Cajun P882 switch. It is in Cajun 1mode after it reboots. Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide 3-11...
  • Page 60 Chapter 3 3-12 Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...

  • Page 61: Chapter 4 - Specifications

    Physical Dimensions: 17.5" W x 18" D x 10.5" H Weight: Fully loaded P550R - 60 kg (130 lbs) Fully loaded P880/P882 - 80 kg (182 lbs) Safety UL 1950 EN60950 CSA 22.2-No. 950 IEC 950 TUV GS GOST Cajun P550R/P880/P882 Switch Installation Guide...
  • Page 62 EN55022 Class A CISPR 22 Class A VCCI Each power supply on the Cajun P550R/P880?P882 switch can provide enough power for approximately three I/O modules. It takes two power supplies to power a full chassis. Using three power supplies ensures that the system has fault-tolerant load-sharing power capabilities.

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