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Preface The H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch Installation Guide guides you through the installation of your switch. It covers product overview, preparing for installation, installing the switch, logging in to the switch, connecting the switch to the network, Loading software, and troubleshooting.
Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features. Obtaining documentation You can access the most up-to-date H3C product documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.h3c.com. Click the links on the top navigation bar to obtain different categories of product documentation: [Technical Support &...
Product overview S3100V2-52TP panel views Figure 1 S3100V2-52TP front panel view 2 3 4 (1) 10/100Base-TX auto-sensing Ethernet port (2) 10/100Base-TX Ethernet port LED (3) 1000Base-X SFP combo port (4) 1000Base-X SFP combo port LED (5) 1000Base-X SFP port (6) 1000Base-X SFP port LED...
ESD-preventive wrist strap to avoid damaging the units. Examining the installation site The H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch must be used indoors. You can mount the switch in a rack or on a workbench, but make sure: Adequate clearance is reserved at the air inlet and exhaust vents for ventilation.
of insulation washers and static electricity may be produced in a dry environment to jeopardize the circuits on the device. A high temperature is the most undesirable condition, because it accelerates the aging of insulation materials and significantly lowers reliability and service life of the switch. For the temperature and humidity requirements of this switch, see Table Cleanness...
Laser safety The H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch is a line of Class 1 laser devices. CAUTION: Do not stare into any fiber port when the switch has power. The laser light emitted from the optical fiber may hurt your eyes. Installation tools Flat-blade screwdriver •...
Keep the tamper-proof seal on a mounting screw on the chassis cover intact, and if you want to open the chassis, contact the local agent of H3C for permission. Otherwise, H3C shall not be liable for any consequence caused thereby.
Figure 4 Mounting bracket kit Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch The S3100V2-52TP switch provides one front mounting position and one rear mounting position. You can install the mounting brackets as needed. Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap, and make sure that the wrist strap makes good skin contact and is Step1 well grounded.
Figure 7 Install the switch in the rack Mounting the switch on a workbench If a standard 19-inch rack is not available, you can place an S3100V2-52TP switch on a clean, flat workbench, as follows: Check that the workbench is sturdy and well grounded.
Grounding the switch with the PE wire of an AC power supply • Grounding cable The S3100V2-52TP Switch is provided with a yellow-green grounding cable. One end of the cable has an OT terminal, and the other end is naked and soldered, as shown in Figure...
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CAUTION: The supplied grounding cable of the S3100V2-52TP Switch does not have an auxiliary OT terminal. • • Connect the grounding cable to the earthing system in the equipment room. Do not connect it to a fire main or lightning rod.
If you do not have an OT terminal, follow callout B in Figure 10 to make the connector: Peel the • insulation sheath by an appropriate length by using a wire stripper, and then bend the naked metal part. Connect the made connector to the grounding post of the grounding strip, and then fasten it with a hex Step4 nut, as shown in Figure 1...
Figure 12 Ground the switch by burying the grounding conductor into the earth ground (1) Grounding screw (2) grounding cable (3) Earth ground (4) Joint (5) Grounding conductor (6) Chassis rear panel Grounding the switch with the PE wire of an AC power supply If the installation site has no grounding strips or earth ground, you ground an AC-powered switch through the protective earth (PE) wire of the power cord, and check that the following conditions are met: •...
Connecting the power cord CAUTION: Before powering on the switch, you must connect the power cord and make sure the switch is well grounded. Follow these steps to connect an AC power cord: Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap, and make sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact and is well Step1 grounded.
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The power cords are properly connected. • • All the interface cables are cabled indoors. If any cable is routed outdoors, verify that the socket strip with lightning protection and lightning arresters for network ports have been properly connected.
Powering on the switch for the first time Setting up the configuration environment To set up the configuration environment, connect a terminal (a PC in this example) to the console port on the switch with a console cable. Figure 16 Network diagram for configuration environment setup Connecting the console cable Console cable A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting...
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch. Step2 WARNING! Identify the mark on the console port to ensure that you are connecting to the correct port. • When connecting a PC to a powered-on switch, connect the DB-9 connector of the console cable to the •...
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Figure 18 Connection description of the HyperTerminal Type the name of the new connection in the Name text box and click OK. The following dialog box Step2 appears. Select the serial port to be used from the Connect using drop-down list. Figure 19 Set the serial port used by the HyperTerminal connection Click OK after selecting a serial port.
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Figure 20 Set the serial port parameters Click OK after setting the serial port parameters and the system enters the HyperTerminal window shown Step4 below. Figure 21 HyperTerminal window...
The console cable is properly connected; the terminal or PC used for configuration has been started; • and the configuration parameters have been set. Powering on the switch After the S3100V2-52TP switch starts up, the following information is displayed on the terminal screen. Starting..************************************************************************ H3C S3100V2-52TP BOOTROM, Version 105...
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************************************************************************ Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Creation Date : Jan 13 2011, 16:39:15 CPU Clock Speed : 400MHz Memory Size : 256MB Flash Size : 128MB CPLD Version : 001 PCB Version : Ver.B Mac Address : 000fe2100000 Press Ctrl-B to enter Extended Boot menu...0...
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If you perform no operation or press a key other than Ctrl + B within one second, once the • remaining waiting time becomes zero, the system begins to automatically start up and the following information is displayed: Starting to get the main application file--flash:/s3100v2-52tp.app!....................................
You can now configure the switch. NOTE: When the switch boots for the first time, it automatically obtains the configuration file through the DHCP server. If it fails to obtain the configuration file, it boots with the default configuration. Changing the boot mode By default, the system starts up in fast boot mode.
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************************************************************************ H3C S3100V2-52TP BOOTROM, Version 105 ************************************************************************ Copyright (c) 2004-2010 Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Creation Date : Jan 13 2011, 16:39:15 CPU Clock Speed : 400MHz Memory Size : 256MB Flash Size : 128MB CPLD Version : 001 PCB Version : Ver.B...
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If "Press ENTER to get started" appears, the automatic startup of the switch is complete. Press Enter, and the following prompt appears: <H3C> You can now configure the switch. NOTE: For more information about the configuration commands and command line interface, see the S3100V2-52TP Switch Configuration Guides H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch Command References and the...
Setting up an IRF fabric You can use H3C Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology to connect and virtualize S3100V2-52TP switches into a virtual switch called an “IRF fabric” or “IRF virtual device” for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and manageability.
Distribute the IRF member switches in different racks for dispersed access. • NOTE: An IRF fabric can have up to nine S3100V2-52TP switches. As your business grows, you can plug an S3100V2-52TP switch into an IRF fabric to increase the switching capacity without any topology change or replacement.
IRF-port2 on its neighbor switch. The S3100V2-52TP switches can provide IRF connections through the GE Ethernet ports and GE SFP ports, and you can bind several GE ports to an IRF port for increased bandwidth and availability.
When using a combo interface for IRF connection, configure the fiber or copper port of the combo interface as active. For how to configure the combo interface state, see the H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide. Planning the cabling scheme Use GE Ethernet twisted pairs, SFP IRF modules or SFP transceiver modules, and fibers to connect the IRF member switches.
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Figure 26 Connect the IRF member switches in one rack...
IRF port binding before or after connecting IRF physical ports depending on the software release. Execute the display irf configuration command to verify the basic IRF settings. • For more information about configuring basic IRF settings, see the H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch IRF Configuration Guide. Connecting the physical IRF ports Connect IRF member switches with GE Ethernet cables, SFP IRF modules or SFP transceiver modules, and fibers as planned.
Create a Layer 3 interface, assign it an IP address, and make sure that the IRF fabric and the remote Step2 network management station can reach each other. Use Telnet, web or SNMP to access the IRF fabric from the network management station. (See the H3C Step3 S3100V2-52TP Switch Fundamentals Configuration Guide.) Check that you can manage all member switches as if they were one node.
Maintenance and troubleshooting Software loading failure The switch runs with the original software version after it has failed to load new version of software. To identify and remove the loading failure cause, perform the following check procedure: Check that the physical ports are properly connected. •...
If the problem persists, contact your local sales agent or service engineer. Fan failure You can look at the system status LED and the seven-segment LED of an S3100V2-52TP switch to identify a fan failure. If both LEDs are behaving as described in Table 5, a fan failure occurs.
Configuration terminal problems If the configuration environment setup is correct, the configuration terminal displays booting information when the switch is powered on. If the setup is incorrect, the configuration terminal would display nothing or garbled text. No terminal display If the configuration terminal displays nothing when the switch is powered on, check that: •...
Appendix B Ports and LEDs Ports Console port Every S3100V2-52TP switch provides one console port on the front panel. Table 7 Console port specifications Item Specification Connector type RJ-45 Compliant standard EIA/TIA-232 Transmission baud 9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps rate •...
Category-5 (or above) twisted pair cable Standards IEEE 802.3u 1000Base-X SFP port Every S3100V2-52TP switch has four 1000Base-X SFP ports, including two combo ports paired with two 1000Base-T Ethernet ports, on the front panel. Table 10 lists the 1000Base-X SFP transceiver modules available for the H3C S3100V2-52TP Switch.
On the front panel of an S3100V2-52TP switch, the copper combo ports are marked in the port number + T format, and the fiber SFP combo ports are marked in the port number + S format, as shown in...
Status Description Steady red POST has failed. Flashing yellow (1 Some ports have failed to pass POST. The switch is powered off. Port mode LED The port mode LED indicates the type of information that the port LEDs are showing. You can use the port LED mode switching button to change the type of displayed port information.
Status Description System status Seven-segment (Unit) LED LED (SYS) The LED displays a capital C character. The switch is the command switch in a cluster. The LED displays an S character. The switch is a member switch in a cluster. Steady green The LED displays a lowercase c character.
1000Base-T Ethernet port LED The 1000Base-T Ethernet ports work only at 1000 Mbps in full duplex mode. Their port LEDs are irrelevant to the port mode LED. Table 15 1000Base-T Ethernet port LED description Port status LED Description The port is operating at 1000 Mbps in full duplex mode. The port LED fast flashes Steady green when the port is sending or receiving data.
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