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Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9T125-24 Supplementary Manual

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  • Page 1 SmartSwitch 9000 9T125-24 Local Management Appendix 9032054-02...

  • Page 3: Module Interfaces

    This appendix contains local management information that is specific to the 9T125-24 Token Ring MicroLAN Switch Module. Module Interfaces The 9T125-24 Token Ring MicroLAN Switch Module has five interfaces. Table 1 lists the identifying number, name, and description of each interface. Table 1. 9T125-24 Token Ring MicroLAN Switch Module Interfaces...
  • Page 4 9T125-24 Module Specific Information FNB Resource Configuration Codes The 9T125-24 Token Ring MicroLAN Switch Module provides connectivity between either two or three interfaces: the front panel Token Ring interface(s) and the FDDI rings on the backplane (FNB-1 or FNB-2). The FNB Resource Configuration Screen allows you to connect the module’s front panel Token Ring interface to one of the chassis’...

  • Page 5: General Configuration Screen

    General Configuration Screen The General Configuration Screen (Figure 1), displays various information about the selected module and allows you to set the following general parameters: • Date and Time • Screen Update Time • Screen Lockout Time • Host IP Address •...

  • Page 6: General Configuration Screen Fields

    9T125-24 Module Specific Information General Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each General Configuration Screen field. Module Serial # Displays the serial number of the selected module. Module Board Revision Displays the version number of the selected module. FLASH Memory Displays the amount (megabytes) of flash memory in the selected module.
  • Page 7 Screen Lockout Time Contains the maximum number of minutes that the Local Management application will display a module’s screen while pending input or action from a user. For example, if you enter 5 in this field, users will have up to five minutes to respond in some fashion to each of the specified module’s Local Management screens.
  • Page 8 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Default Interface (Toggle) Contains the number that represents the interface that is connected to the module’s Default Gateway. In some instances, dissimilar modules have different corresponding interface numbers. For example, if you are assigning a default interface to a 9E133-36 module and you enter a 3, then the default interface is the Flexible Network Bus.

  • Page 9: Switch Configuration Screen

    Switch Configuration Screen The Switch Configuration Screen (Figure 2), provides basic setup options for making a bridge operational in your network. Module Name: 9T125-24 Slot Number: 7 Bridge Address: 00-00-1D-00-DE-AD Bridge Priority Label (hex): Bridge Path Cost Interface MAC/Local Address...

  • Page 10: Switch Configuration Screen Fields

    9T125-24 Module Specific Information Switch Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Switch Configuration Screen field. Bridge Address Displays the MAC Address of the bridge. Bridge Priority Label Allows you to enter a hexadecimal number that identifies the write-able portion of the Bridge ID, i.e., the first two octets of the Bridge ID.
  • Page 11 MAC/Local Address Lists the hardware address of each listed bridge interface. Ring Speed Allows you to set each token ring interface’s operating speed (either 4 Mbps or 16 Mbps). Press the Space Bar to toggle to the desired value. Bridge State Displays the current state of each listed interface.
  • Page 12 9T125-24 Module Specific Information SRT Configuration Screen The SRT Configuration Screen (Figure 3), provides basic setup options for making a bridge operational in your network. Module Name: 9T125-24 Slot Number: 7 Bridge Number (hex): 1 Interface Ring Number Count Method Type 1 (FNB) 2 (TR1) 3 (TR2)
  • Page 13 SRT Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each SRT Configuration Screen field. Bridge Number Allows you to enter a hexadecimal number that uniquely identifies a bridge when more than one bridge is used to span the same two segments. Valid bridge numbers range from 01 to 0F (15).
  • Page 14 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Table 3. Unknown and Broadcast Forwarding Choices Bridge Method SRT (default) SRT Protocol Transmission (Toggle) When the destination address is unknown, SRT Protocol Transmission specifies the method of transmission, per protocol, onto the Token Ring. Valid methods are: •...
  • Page 15 Saving SRT Configuration Choices To save your modifications of the values on the SRT Configuration Screen: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight SAVE at the bottom of the screen, then press the Return key. 2. When the message “SAVED OK” appears, the edits you have made are saved. If you exit without saving, the message “NOT SAVED -- PRESS SAVE TO KEEP CHANGES”...
  • Page 16 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Token Ring Port Configuration The Token Ring Port Configuration Screen (Figure 4), allows you to view the current operational and administrative status of the module’s ports. This screen also allows you to change the administrative status of each port (turn each port on or off).
  • Page 17 Token Ring Port Configuration Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Token Ring Port Configuration Screen field. Ring # Displays the current status/settings of the module ports that are attached to the token ring. The information that appears, and whether that information is modifiable, varies according to the configuration mode you select.
  • Page 18 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Token Ring Port Configuration Screen - Administrative Mode The Token Ring Port Configuration Screen (Administrative Mode) (Figure 5), allows you to turn a module’s ports ON (administratively enable) or OFF (administratively disable). You can turn ports ON/OFF individually or all on the token ring.
  • Page 19 Configuring Administratively an Individual Port To administratively configure an individual port: 1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the value in the field of the port that you want to configure. Press the Space Bar until the desired value appears in the field (either ON or OFF).
  • Page 20 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Token Ring Port Configuration Screen - Operational Mode The operational mode displays the current status of each port in the module’s token ring. The status value that appears in a port’s field is determined by the way the port is configured (station, ring-out, on, or off) and whether phantom current is present in the port (refer to Table 4 on page 19).
  • Page 21 Table 4. Token Ring Port Operational Codes And if the port is If the port is a... administratively turned... Lobe Port ON or OFF Exiting the Port Configuration Screen To exit the Token Ring Port Configuration Screen, use the arrow keys to highlight RETURN, then press the Return key.
  • Page 22 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Token Ring Secured Station Configuration The Token Ring Secured Station Configuration Screen (Figure 7), allows you to control access to the module’s token ring network. The Disabled mode (by default) allows all new stations to enter the ring. When ring security is enabled in Alarm Only mode, the module stores the MAC address of each station on the token ring network in a secure database or “allowed list.”...
  • Page 23 Module Name: 9T125-24 Slot Number: 7 Stn Edit 00-00-00-00-00-00 EXIT Figure 7. Token Ring Secured Station Configuration Screen Up to 8 station addresses appear on the screen. If additional station addresses NOTE exist, a command containing the range of station addresses, such as [ 9-16 ], appears on the command line on the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 24 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Token Ring Security Configuration Screen Commands Add/Delete (Toggle) Allows you to manually add or delete stations from the security “allowed” list. Before you add stations manually, see the Alarm Only security mode information on the following page. To manually add a station to the allowed list: 1.
  • Page 25 Each mode offers more security than the previous mode. Select from the following modes: • Disabled (default) - Use this mode to temporarily disable ring security so that new stations can enter the ring. • Alarm Only - In this mode, new stations can enter the ring and are added to the allowed list, but a “Station Added”...
  • Page 26 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Viewing Previous/Next Page of Station Addresses To view the previous/next page (if there is one) of station addresses, use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate range of station addresses command (for example, [ 9-16 ]), then press the Return key. Exiting the Token Ring Secured Station Configuration Screen To exit the Token Ring Secured Station Configuration Screen, use the arrow keys to highlight RETURN, then press the Return key.

  • Page 27: Switch Statistics Screen

    Switch Statistics Screen The Switch Statistics (TOTAL) Screen (Figure 8), displays the module’s transparent bridge and source route bridge statistics. The statistics are categorized as follows: • Transparent Unicast • Transparent Broadcast • Source Route Unicast (Not applicable on the FNB option) •...

  • Page 28: Switch Statistics Screen Fields

    9T125-24 Module Specific Information Switch Statistics Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Switch Statistics Screen field. FDDI Interface Identifies the interface type as either FDDI Interface, TOKEN RING Interface #1, or TOKEN RING Interface #2. System Up Time Indicates how long the module has been up and running.
  • Page 29 Switch Statistics Screen Commands TOTAL / ACCUMULATE / DELTA (Toggle) Allows you to: • Display a running TOTAL of statistics (statistics since the module was inserted into the chassis). • Reset the statistics to zero and then ACCUMULATE and display figures from that point in time forward.
  • Page 30 In this case you would position the cursor onto the CLEAR command and press the Space Bar. The screen’s statistics will reset to zero and start to accumulate again. RETURN Allows you to exit the 9T125-24 Switch Statistics Screen.

  • Page 31: Error Statistics

    Token Ring LAN Statistics The Token Ring LAN Statistics (TOTAL) Screen (Figure 9), displays the module’s error statistics. Module Name: 9T125-24 Slot Number: 7 System Up Time: 000 + 00:37:52 Frames Transmitted: Frames Received: KBytes Transmitted: KBytes Received: Beacon States: Ring Purges: ISOLATING ERRORS Line Errors:...
  • Page 32 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Token Ring LAN Statistics Screen Fields The following information briefly explains each Token Ring LAN Statistics Screen field. System Up Time Indicates how long the module has been up and running. 000 + 00:00:00 Frames Transmitted Displays the number of frames transmitted by the token ring.
  • Page 33 Stations on Ring Displays the number of active stations on the token ring. Ports Enabled Displays the number of ports on the token ring that have an ENABLE status. Active Monitor Changes Displays the number of times that the Active Monitor has changed from one station to another since the module was powered up.
  • Page 34 9T125-24 Module Specific Information Frame Copied Errors Displays the number of times that a node receives a frame with its address as the destination address, however the Address Recognized bit is already set to ‘1’. Rcvr Congestion Errors Displays the number of times that a station on the token ring recognizes its address, but it cannot copy the frame because the buffer is full.
  • Page 35 TOKEN RING 1/TOKEN RING 2 (Toggle) Allows you to select the interface for which statistics are displayed. • If you select TOKEN RING 1, token ring statistics for the module’s number one interface are displayed. • If you select TOKEN RING 2, token ring statistics for the module’s number two interface are displayed.
  • Page 36 9T125-24 Module Specific Information...

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