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S50 Quick Reference
Version 2.3
December 2006
101-00173-01

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  • Page 1 S50 Quick Reference Version 2.3 December 2006 101-00173-01...
  • Page 2 Force10 Networks does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) described herein. Danger: To prevent electrical shock, make sure the S50 is grounded properly. If you do not ground your equipment correctly, excessive emissions may result.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Managing a Stack of S50 Switches ........

  • Page 4: Overview

    (Installing the Hardware on page 6) in this guide contains a subset of the information in Installing the S50 System, a book stored as a PDF both on the S-Series CD-ROM and at the iSupport website. The software configuration section here (see “Basic Software Configuration on page...

  • Page 5: Contents Of The S-Series Cd-Rom

    Force10 Literature: This is a link to the Force10 Literature folder on the CD-ROM. It contains links to data sheets for all Force10 products. Installing the S50 System: This book contains details of installation options. Release Notes: This document contains release notes for the SFTOS operating system and S-Series hardware.

  • Page 6: Installing The Hardware

    Inserting the 10-Gigabit Module (optional) The S50 has a slot at the right rear of the chassis, for which there are two types of 10-Gigabit module available—fiber (optical) and copper (10GBase-CX4). Both have two ports (the system numbers them 49 and 50).

  • Page 7: Attaching The S50 To The Rack

    S50 systems side-by-side, position the two S50 chassis at least 5 inches (12.7 cm) apart to permit proper airflow. Position the S50 chassis in the rack. Secure the chassis with two screws through each bracket and onto the rack post.

  • Page 8: Connecting Stacking Ports (Optional)

    Stack limitations — The number of S50s in a stack is limited by the number of S50s with 10Gb modules: — If zero or one S50 has a 10Gb module, the stack is limited to seven S50s. — If three S50s have a 10Gb module, the stack is limited to six S50s.

  • Page 9: Installing Sfp Modules (Optional)

    Warning: Do not look directly into any optical port. Failure to follow this warning could result in physical harm. The two 10-Gigabit ports (identified by the system as ports 49 and 50) on the back of the S50 require the optional 10-Gigabit module. See Inserting the...

  • Page 10: Connecting A Cable To The Console Port

    Basic Software Configuration This S50 Quick Reference contains a small subset of the information that is provided in the Getting Started chapter of the SFTOS Configuration Guide. That guide is available PDF format on the S-Series CD-ROM and on the Documents tab of the iSupport website.

  • Page 11: Creating A User And Password

    Creating a User and Password The S50 comes installed with one read/write user named “admin”, with no password. You can add that username password, and also create up to five more read/write users with the command in Global Config mode. The command edits the user name and password in one statement, as shown below. Usernames provide access to the S50 through both the CLI and the SFTOS Web User Interface (Web UI).

  • Page 12: Setting The Management Ip Address

    no shutdown Alternatively, you can use the command at the specific interface level. Note: The equivalent action on the Web UI is to select Enable in the Admin Mode field of the Port Configuration panel. See Enabling and Using the SFTOS Web User Interface on page Setting the Management IP Address Note: SFTOS Version 2.3 replaces the network parms command...

  • Page 13: Managing A Stack Of S50 Switches

    The S50 comes with the basic Layer 2 software package installed. If you purchased the extended Layer 3 software package, you will receive instructions under separate cover on how to access the software. If you need to upgrade the software image that is installed on the S50, and you have downloaded the image copy tftp://ip_address/filename system:image...

  • Page 14: Enabling And Using The Sftos Web User Interface

    Inventory Information node in the tree. Notice that the Inventory Information panel displays the serial number of the S50. Notice also the large red Help button, which displays on every panel, and provides context help for the panels in the selected branch of the tree.

  • Page 15: Creating A Simple Configuration Using Vlans And Stp

    If you select another option in the All list, that option is not reflected in the displayed port settings until you click Submit. 5. When you have finished, click the Submit button at the bottom of the panel. S50 Quick Reference...
  • Page 16 If you have questions about VLAN configuration, click the red Help icon in the upper right corner of the panel. Note: As noted in Enabling Ports on page 11, all ports are disabled by default. Enable them with no shutdown all (Global Config mode), or individually with the no shutdown command on each port.

  • Page 17: Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol

    Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is off by default. First, you must enable STP globally. To use the Web UI to enable it, navigate to the Spanning Tree branch, and then select the Switch Configuration/Status panel: Select Enable next to Spanning Tree Admin Mode. Then click Submit. S50 Quick Reference...
  • Page 18 Alternatively, you can use the CLI to enable STP. It is possible to enable spanning tree globally, and on all the ports with just two commands: (Force10 S50) #configure (Force10 S50) (Config)#spanning-tree (Force10 S50) (Config)#spanning-tree port mode all (Force10 S50) (Config)#exit (Force10 S50) #show spanning-tree summary Spanning Tree Adminmode... Enabled Spanning Tree Version.....

  • Page 19: Notable Differences Between S-Series And E-Series

    (slot 2, port 11 in FTOS) would be , where 1/0/11 represents unit 1 in the stack, slot 0, port 11. If the port were in unit 2 of the S50 stack, the command would show interface 2/0/11 Logical interface identifiers are automatically generated by SFTOS. They also use the unit/slot/port convention, but system unit numbers are always 0, slot numbers are sequential, starting at 1, and the interface numbers (in the third position) are also sequential, starting at 1 per slot.

  • Page 20: The Isupport Website

    Access to some sections of the iSupport website do not require a password to access. However, if some section does require a password, you can request one at the website: 1. On the Force10 Networks website home page, http://www.force10networks.com, click the Support link.

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