Alcatel OmniSwitch 6600 Supplemental User Manual
Alcatel OmniSwitch 6600 Supplemental User Manual

Alcatel OmniSwitch 6600 Supplemental User Manual

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Part No. 031729-00, Rev. A
June 2005
*03172900*
*A*
OmniSwitch 6600 Family
OmniSwitch 7700/7800

OmniSwitch 8800

User Guide Supplement
Release 5.1.6.R02
www.alcatel.com

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  • Page 1: Omniswitch 8800

    Part No. 031729-00, Rev. A June 2005 *03172900* OmniSwitch 6600 Family OmniSwitch 7700/7800 OmniSwitch 8800 User Guide Supplement Release 5.1.6.R02 www.alcatel.com...
  • Page 2 This user guide documents OmniSwitch 6600 Family, OmniSwitch 7700/7800, and OmniSwitch 8800 The information described in this guide are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2005 by Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be repro- duced in whole or in part without the express written permission of Alcatel Internetworking, Inc.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2, “Configuring BGP” ...1-15 New Section, page 2-29 ...1-15 Configuring a BGP Peer with the Loopback0 Interface ...1-15 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide ...1-16 Chapter 21, “Configuring 802.1X” ...1-16 Quick Steps for Configuring 802.1X ...1-16 New Section, page 21-5 ...1-17 Guest VLANs for Non-802.1x Supplicants ...1-17...
  • Page 4 ipv6 prefix ...2-14 ipv6 route ...2-16 ping6 ...2-17 traceroute6 ...2-19 debug ipv6 packet ...2-21 debug ipv6 trace-category ...2-24 show ipv6 hosts ...2-26 show ipv6 icmp statistics ...2-27 show ipv6 interface ...2-30 show ipv6 pmtu table ...2-35 clear ipv6 pmtu table ...2-37 show ipv6 neighbors ...2-38 clear ipv6 neighbors ...2-40 show ipv6 prefixes ...2-41...
  • Page 5 Contents High Availability Firewall Clusters ...3-6 Traditional Firewall Implementation ...3-7 Configuring High Availability VLANs on a Switch ...3-8 Creating and Deleting VLANs ...3-9 Creating a VLAN ...3-9 Deleting a VLAN ...3-10 Assigning and Removing Ingress Ports ...3-10 Assigning Ingress Ports ...3-10 Removing Ingress Ports ...3-11 Assigning and Removing Egress Ports ...3-12 Assigning Egress Ports ...3-12...
  • Page 6 Contents Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement June 2005...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 User Documentation Addendum

    1 User Documentation This chapter includes information that should be added to or changed in the 5.1.6 release of the set of user guides for the OmniSwitch 6600 Family, OmniSwitch 7700/7800, and OmniSwitch 8800. OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide The following modifications should be made:...
  • Page 8: Mac-Address-Table Port-Mac Vlan Mac

    On page 40-5 the MIB Objects section for the vlan port-mac egress-port command should be replaced with the following: vlanHAPortTable vlanHAPortVlanId vlanHAPortType vlanHAPortIfIndex mac-address-table port-mac vlan mac On page 40-6 the following bullet should be added to the Usage Guidelines section for the mac-address-table port-mac vlan mac command: Note that removing the last MAC address from an HA VLAN is not allowed.
  • Page 9: Vlan Port-Mac Bandwidth

    User Documentation Addendum vlan port-mac bandwidth Configures the bandwidth for the ingress flood queue associated with high availability (HA) VLANs. vlan vid port-mac bandwidth mbps Syntax Definitions mbps Defaults By default, the flood queue bandwidth for an HA VLAN is set to 15 mbps. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines...
  • Page 10 vlan port-mac bandwidth On page 40-9 and 40-10 the Examples section for the show mac-address-table port-mac command should be replaced with the following: -> show mac-address-table port-mac Port mac configuration for vlan 10 Bandwidth : 15 MB/sec Ingress Port list: Egress Port list: Mac Address list: 00:DA:95:3C:44:55...
  • Page 11: Chapter 42, "802.1X Commands

    User Documentation Addendum vlanHAPortTable vlanHAPortVlanId vlanHAPortType vlanHAPortIfIndex slMacToPortMacTable vlanHAPortVlanId slMacToPortMacAddress vlanTable vlanNumber Chapter 42, “802.1X Commands” On page 42-11 replace the Examples section for the show 802.1x command with the following: -> show 802.1x 1/13 802.1x configuration for slot 1 port 13: direction operational directions port-control...
  • Page 12: 802.1X Guest-Vlan

    802.1x guest-vlan 802.1x guest-vlan Configures a guest VLAN for an 802.1x port. When non-802.1x traffic is received on the specified port, it is assigned to the guest VLAN. 802.1x slot/port guest-vlan {vid | disable} Syntax Definitions slot port disable Defaults By default a guest VLAN is not configured for 802.1x ports.
  • Page 13: Related Commands

    User Documentation Addendum Related Commands 802.1x 802.1x supp-polling retry show 802.1x show 802.1x non-supp MIB Objects alaDot1xGuestVlanConfTable alaDot1xGuestVlanNumber Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Configures 802.1X parameters on a particular slot/port. Configures the number of times a device is polled for EAP frames. Displays information about ports configured for 802.1X.
  • Page 14: 802.1X Supp-Polling Retry

    802.1x supp-polling retry 802.1x supp-polling retry Configures the number of times to poll a device for EAP frames to determine whether or not the device is an 802.1x client. 802.1x slot/port supp-polling retry retries Syntax Definitions slot port retries Defaults By default, the number of retries is set to 2.
  • Page 15 User Documentation Addendum Related Commands 802.1x guest-vlan show 802.1x show 802.1x non-supp MIB Objects alaDot1xGuestVlanConfTable alaDot1xSuppPollingCnt Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Configures a guest VLAN to carry non-802.1x traffic that is received on an 802.1x port. Displays information about ports configured for 802.1X. Displays non-802.1x devices learned on the switch and their guest VLAN assignments.
  • Page 16: Show 802.1X Non-Supp

    show 802.1x non-supp show 802.1x non-supp Displays a list of all non-802.1x supplicants learned on all 802.1x ports. show 802.1x non-supp [slot/port] Syntax Definitions slot port Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify a particular slot/port, all non-802.1x supplicants associated with all 802.1X ports are displayed.
  • Page 17: Release History

    User Documentation Addendum Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands show 802.1x MIB Objects alaDot1xPortTable alaDot1xNonSupplicantSlotNum alaDot1xNonSupplicantPortNum alaDot1xNonSupplicantMACAddress alaDot1xNonSupplicantVlanID Chapter 22, “IP Commands” On page 22-6 the following bullet should be added to the Usage Guidelines section for the ip interface command: To create an IP interface for network management purposes, specify Loopback0 (case sensitive) as the •...
  • Page 18: Loopback0 Address Advertisement

    show 802.1x non-supp Note the following when configuring the Loopback0 interface: The interface name, “Loopback0”, is case sensitive. • The admin parameter is the only configurable parameter supported with this type of interface. • The Loopback0 interface is always active and available. •...
  • Page 19: New Section

    User Documentation Addendum Note. Verify the 802.1X port configuration using the -> show 802.1x 1/13 802.1x configuration for slot 1 port 13: direction operational directions port-control quiet-period (seconds) tx-period (seconds) supp-timeout (seconds) server-timeout (seconds) max-req re-authperiod (seconds) reauthentication Guest Vlan ID Supplicant polling retry count = 2 Optional.
  • Page 20: Guest Vlans For Non-802.1X Supplicants

    show 802.1x non-supp Guest VLANs for Non-802.1x Supplicants For those supplicants that are not 802.1x devices—do not send/receive EAP frames—an optional guest VLAN feature is available to allow traffic from these devices on an 802.1x port. If the user-defined guest VLAN is not available, then traffic from a non-802.1x device is dropped.
  • Page 21: Chapter 28, "Configuring High Availability Vlans

    User Documentation Addendum Only one guest VLAN is allowed per 802.1x port. • The VLAN ID specified must already exist in the switch configuration. Use the • create a VLAN before configuring it as an 802.1x guest VLAN. If a guest VLAN is already configured for the specified 802.1x port when the 802.1x guest-vlan •...
  • Page 22: Omniswitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide

    -> ip bgp neighbor 2.2.2.2 update-source Loopback0 See the OmniSwitch 7700/7800/8800 Network Configuration Guide for more information about configur- ing an IP Loopback0 interface. OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide The following modifications should be made: Chapter 21, “Configuring 802.1X”...
  • Page 23: New Section

    User Documentation Addendum ->show 802.1x users Slot Port Address -----+------------------+--------------------+------------------------- 00:60:4f:11:22:33 00:60:4f:44:55:66 00:60:4f:77:88:99 00:60:22:15:22:33 00:60:22:44:75:66 00:60:22:37:98:09 Optional. To display the number of non-802.1x users learned on the switch, use the supp command: ->show 802.1x non-supp Slot Port Address -----+-----------------+---------- 00:61:4f:11:22:33 00:61:4f:44:55:66 00:61:4f:77:88:99 00:61:22:15:22:33...
  • Page 24: New Section

    show 802.1x non-supp Once a non-802.1x supplicant is learned on a guest VLAN, it is no longer eligible for Group Mobility • classification and assignment. If a non-802.1x supplicant device becomes 802.1x capable when it is a member of a guest VLAN, upon •...
  • Page 25 User Documentation Addendum 802.1x port, the device is blocked from accessing that port and no other attempts are made to solicit EAP frames from the device. Note that the polling interval is set to 0.5 seconds between each retry and is not a configurable at this time. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement June 2005 show 802.1x non-supp...
  • Page 26 show 802.1x non-supp User Documentation Addendum page 1-20 Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement June 2005...
  • Page 27: Chapter 2 Ipv6 Commands

    This is included as a basic element of IPv6 and will be included in all implementations. IPv6 is supported on 6600/7700/7800/8800 series switches running software Release 5.1.6 and up. MIB information for the IPv6 and RIPng commands is as follows: Filename: Ipv6.mib...
  • Page 28 A summary of the IPv6 commands is listed here: IPv6 IPv6 RIP page 2-2 ipv6 interface ipv6 address ipv6 hop-limit ipv6 interface tunnel source destination ipv6 hop-limit ipv6 pmtu-lifetime ipv6 host ipv6 neighbor ipv6 prefix ipv6 route ping6 traceroute6 debug ipv6 packet debug ipv6 trace-category show ipv6 hosts show ipv6 icmp statistics...
  • Page 29: Ipv6 Interface

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 interface Configures an IPv6 interface on a VLAN or IPv6 tunnel. ipv6 interface if_name [vlan vid | tunnel {tid | 6to4}] [enable | disable] [mtu size] [ra-send {yes | no}] [ra-max-interval interval] [ra-managed-config-flag {true | false}] [ra-other-config-flag {true | false}] [ra-reachable-time time] [ra-retrans-timer time] [ra-default-lifetime time | no ra-default-lifetime]...
  • Page 30: Platforms Supported

    ipv6 interface ra-default-lifetime time enable | disable ra-send-mtu Defaults parameter ra-send ra-max-interval ra-managed-config-flag ra-reachable-time ra-retrans-timer ra-default-lifetime ra-send-mtu Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines When you create an IPv6 interface it is enabled by default. • Use the “no” form of the command to delete an interface. •...
  • Page 31: Release History

    IPv6 Commands Example -> ipv6 interface Test vlan 1 -> ipv6 interface Test_Tunnel tunnel 2 -> ipv6 interface Test_6to4 tunnel 6to4 Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands show ipv6 interface show ipv6 tunnel MIB Objects IPv6IfIndex alaIPv6InterfaceTable alaIPv6InterfaceName alaIPv6InterfaceMtu alaIPv6InterfaceSendRouterAdvertisements...
  • Page 32: Ipv6 Address

    ipv6 address ipv6 address Configures an IPv6 address for an IPV6 interface on a VLAN, configured tunnel, or a 6to4 tunnel. There are different formats for this command depending on the address type. ipv6 address ipv6_address /prefix_length [anycast] {if_name | loopback} no ipv6 address ipv6_address /prefix_length [anycast] {if_name | loopback} ipv6 address ipv6_prefix/prefix_length eui-64 {if_name | loopback} no ipv6 address ipv6_prefix/prefix_length eui-64 {if_name | loopback}...
  • Page 33 IPv6 Commands Example -> ipv6 address 4132:86::19A/64 Test_Lab -> ipv6 address 2002:d423:2323::35/64 Test_6to4 Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands show ipv6 interface MIB Objects IPv6IfIndex alaIPv6InterfaceAddressTable alaIPv6InterfaceAddress alaIPv6InterfaceAddressAnycastFlag alaIPv6InterfaceEUI64AddressPrefixLength alaIPv6InterfaceEUI64AddressrowStatus For EUI-64 Addresses: alaIPv6InterfaceEUI64AddresssTable alaIPv6InterfaceEUI64Address alaIPv6InterfaceEUI64AddressPrefixLength alaIPv6InterfaceEUI64AddressRowStatus Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Displays IPv6 Interface Table.
  • Page 34: Ipv6 Interface Tunnel Source Destination

    ipv6 interface tunnel source destination ipv6 interface tunnel source destination Configures the source and destination IPv4 addresses for a configured tunnel. ipv6 interface if_name tunnel {[source ipv4_source] [destination ipv4_destination]} Syntax Definitions if_name ipv4_source ipv4_destination Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use the ipv6 interface...
  • Page 35: Ipv6 Dad-Check

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 dad-check Runs a Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) check on an address that was marked as duplicated. ipv6 dad-check ipv6_address if_name Syntax Definitions ipv6_address ip_name Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines The switch performs DAD check when an interface is attached to the stack and its VLAN first enters the active state.
  • Page 36: Ipv6 Hop-Limit

    ipv6 hop-limit ipv6 hop-limit Configures the value placed in the hop limit field in the header of all IPv6 packets that are originated by the switch. It also configures the value placed in the hop limit field in router advertisements. ipv6 hop-limit value no ipv6 hop-limit Syntax Definitions...
  • Page 37: Ipv6 Pmtu-Lifetime

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 pmtu-lifetime Configures the configure the minimum lifetime for entries in the path MTU Table. ipv6 pmtu-lifetime time Syntax Definitions time Defaults parameter time Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines N/A. Example -> ipv6 pmtu-lifetime 30 Release History Release 5.1.6;...
  • Page 38: Ipv6 Host

    ipv6 host ipv6 host Configures a static host name to IPv6 address mapping to the local host table. ipv6 host name ipv6_address no ipv6 host name ipv6_address Syntax Definitions name ipv6_address Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use the “no”...
  • Page 39: Ipv6 Neighbor

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 neighbor Configures a static entry in the IPv6 Neighbor Table. ipv6 neighbor ipv6_address hardware_address {if_name} slot/port no ipv6 neighbor ipv6_address {if_name} Syntax Definitions ipv6_address hardware_address if_name slot/port Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use the “no”...
  • Page 40: Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement June 2005

    ipv6 prefix ipv6 prefix Configures an IPv6 prefix on an interface. Used for configuring prefixes for router advertisements. ipv6 prefix ipv6_address /prefix_length if_name [valid-lifetime time] [preferred-lifetime time] [on-link-flag {true | false} [autonomous-flag {true | false}] if_name no ipv6 prefix ipv6_address /prefix_length if_name Syntax Definitions ipv6_address /prefix_length...
  • Page 41 IPv6 Commands Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands show ipv6 prefixes MIB Objects IPv6IfIndex alaIPv6InterfacePrefixTable alaIP6vInterfacePrefix alaIP6vInterfacePrefixLength alaIP6vInterfacePrefixValidLifetime alaIP6vInterfacePrefixPreferredLifetime alaIP6vInterfacePrefixonLinkFlag alaIP6vInterfacePrefixAutonomousFlag alaIP6vInterfacePrefixRowStatus Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Displays IPv6 prefixes used in router advertisements. June 2005 ipv6 prefix page 2-15...
  • Page 42: Ipv6 Route

    ipv6 route ipv6 route Configures a static entry in the IPv6 route. ipv6 route ipv6_prefix/prefix_length ipv6_address [if_name] no ipv6 route ipv6_prefix/prefix_length ipv6_address [if_name] Syntax Definitions ipv6_prefix /prefix_length ipv6_address if_name Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800 Usage Guidelines Use the “no”...
  • Page 43: Ping6

    IPv6 Commands ping6 Used to test whether an IPv6 destination can be reached from the local switch. This command sends an ICMPv6 echo request to a destination and then waits for a reply. To ping a destination, enter the ping6 command and enter either the destination’s IPv6 address or hostname.
  • Page 44 ping6 Example -> ping6 fe80::2d0:95ff:fe6a:f458/64 Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands traceroute6 page 2-18 Used to find the path taken by an IPv6 packet from the local switch to a specified destination. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 45: Traceroute6

    IPv6 Commands traceroute6 Used to find the path taken by an IPv6 packet from the local switch to a specified destination. This command displays the individual hops to the destination as well as some timing information. traceroute6 {ipv6_address | hostname} [if_name] [max-hop hop_count] [wait-time time] [port port_number] [probe-count probe] Syntax Definitions ipv6_address...
  • Page 46 traceroute6 Related Commands ping6 page 2-20 Used to test whether an IPv6 destination can be reached from the local switch. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 47: Debug Ipv6 Packet

    IPv6 Commands debug ipv6 packet Configures the display of IPv6 debug messages. debug ipv6 packet [defaults] [v6header {concise | verbose}] [extheader {none | payload | concise | verbose}] [etherheader {yes | no}] [raw bytes] [board {all | cmm | ni [slot_number] | none}] [ether-filter mac_address | either-filter-pair mac_address mac_address | no ether-filter] [ipv6-filter ipv6_address [/prefix_length] | ipv6-filter-pair ipv6_address [/prefix_length] | no ipv6-filter] [direction {all | in | out | from-cmm | from-ipv4 | to-cmm | to-ipv4}]...
  • Page 48 debug ipv6 packet direction output Defaults parameter v6header extheader etherheader raw bytes board ether-filter ipv6-filter direction output Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use the no form of the command to turn off IPv6 debugging. • Options are additive across multiple command lines until reset with the “default”...
  • Page 49 IPv6 Commands Related Commands debug ipv6 trace-category MIB Objects N/A. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Enables/disables specific IPv6 EDR trace categories. June 2005 debug ipv6 packet page 2-23...
  • Page 50: Debug Ipv6 Trace-Category

    debug ipv6 trace-category debug ipv6 trace-category Enables/disables specific IPv6 EDR trace categories. If a category is enabled (e.g., vlan, tunnel), switch log messages generated for that category are written to the switch log. debug ipv6 trace-category [all | default | general | cmm-control | ni-data | ni-control | vlan | tunnel | neighbor | route | mip | ipc | cd | pm | sm | monitor | rtadv] no debug ipv6 trace-category [all | default | general | cmmcontrol | nidata | nicontrol | vlan | tunnel | neigh | route | mip | ipc | cd | pm | sm | monitor | rtadv]...
  • Page 51 IPv6 Commands Usage Guidelines Use the no form of the command to disable debug messages for a category. • The general and monitor categories are the only ones enabled by default. • Options are additive across multiple command lines until reset with the “default” option. •...
  • Page 52: Show Ipv6 Hosts

    show ipv6 hosts show ipv6 hosts Displays IPv6 Local Hosts Table. show ipv6 hosts [substring] Syntax Definitions substring Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify a substring, all IPv6 hosts are displayed. Example ->...
  • Page 53: Show Ipv6 Icmp Statistics

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 icmp statistics Displays IPv6 ICMP statistics. show ipv6 icmp statistics [if_name] Syntax Definitions if_name Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines The ICMP Table can be used to monitor and troubleshoot the switch. Example ->...
  • Page 54 show ipv6 icmp statistics output definitions Total Errors Destination Unreachable Administratively Prohibited Time Exceeded Parameter Problems Packet Too Big Echo Requests Echo Replies Router Solicitations Router Advertisements Neighbor Solicitations Neighbor Advertisements Redirects Group Membership Queries Group Membership Responses Group Membership Reductions Number of Group Membership Reductions sent or received by the Release History Release 5.1.6;...
  • Page 55 IPv6 Commands MIB Objects ipv6IfIcmpTable ipv6IfIcmpInMsgs ipv6IfIcmpInErrors ipv6IfIcmpInDestUnreachs ipv6IfIcmpInAdminProhibs ipv6IfIcmpInTimeExcds ipv6IfIcmpInParmProblems ipv6IfIcmpInPktTooBigs ipv6IfIcmpInEchos ipv6IfIcmpInEchoReplies ipv6IfIcmpInRouterSolicits ipv6IfIcmpInRouterAdvertisements ipv6IfIcmpInNeighborSolicits ipv6IfIcmpInNeighborAdvertisements ipv6IfIcmpInRedirects ipv6IfIcmpInGroupMembQueries ipv6IfIcmpInGroupMembResponses ipv6IfIcmpInGroupMembReductions ipv6IfIcmpOutMsgs ipv6IfIcmpOutErrors ipv6IfIcmpOutDestUnreachs ipv6IfIcmpOutAdminProhibs ipv6IfIcmpOutTimeExcds ipv6IfIcmpOutParmProblems ipv6IfIcmpOutPktTooBigs ipv6IfIcmpOutEchos ipv6IfIcmpOutEchoReplies ipv6IfIcmpOutRouterSolicits ipv6IfIcmpOutRouterAdvertisements ipv6IfIcmpOutNeighborSolicits ipv6IfIcmpOutNeighborAdvertisements ipv6IfIcmpOutRedirects ipv6IfIcmpOutGroupMembQueries ipv6IfIcmpOutGroupMembResponses ipv6IfIcmpOutGroupMembReductions Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement June 2005 show ipv6 icmp statistics page 2-29...
  • Page 56: Show Ipv6 Interface

    show ipv6 interface show ipv6 interface Displays IPv6 Interface Table. show ipv6 interface [if_name | loopback] Syntax Definitions if_name loopback Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify an interface name, all IPv6 interfaces are displayed. •...
  • Page 57 IPv6 Commands -> show ipv6 interface v6if-6to4-137 v6if-6to4-137 IPv6 interface index Administrative status Operational status Link-local address(es): Global unicast address(es): 2002:d423:2323::35/64 Anycast address(es): 2002:d423:2323::/64 Joined group addresses: ff02::1:ff00:0 ff02::2:93da:68lb ff02::1 ff02::1:ff00:35 Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) = 1280 Send Router Advertisements Maximum RA interval (sec) Minimum RA interval (sec) RA managed config flag...
  • Page 58: Administrative Status

    show ipv6 interface -> show ipv6 interface v6if-tunnel-137 v6if-tunnel-137 IPv6 interface index Administrative status Operational status Link-local address(es): fe80::2d0:95ff:fe12:f470/64 Global unicast address(es): 137:35:35:35/64 Anycast address(es): 137:35:35:35/64 Joined group addresses: ff02::1:ff00:0 ff02::1:ff00:35 ff02::2:93da:68lb ff02::1 ff02::1:ff12:f470 Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) = 1280 Send Router Advertisements Maximum RA interval (sec) Minimum RA interval (sec)
  • Page 59 IPv6 Commands output definitions RA managed config flag RA other config flag RA reachable time (ms) RA retransmit timer (ms) RA default lifetime (ms) Packets received Packets sent Bytes received Bytes sent Input errors Output errors Collisions Dropped Release History Release 5.1.6;...
  • Page 60 show ipv6 interface alaIPv6InterfaceTable alaIPv6InterfaceName alaIPv6InterfaceAddress alaIPv6InterfaceAdminStatus alaIPv6InterfaceRowStatus alaIPv6InterfaceDescription alaIPv6InterfaceMtu alaIPv6InterfaceType alaIPv6InterfaceAdminStatus alaIPv6InterfaceSendRouterAdvertisements alaIPv6InterfaceMaxRtrAdvInterval alaIPv6InterfaceAdvManagedFlag alaIPv6InterfaceAdvOtherConfigFlag alaIPv6InterfaceAdvReachableTime alaIPv6InterfaceAdvRetransTimer alaIPv6InterfaceAdvDefaultLifetime alaIPv6InterfaceName alaIPv6InterfaceAdvSendMtu page 2-34 Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 61: Show Ipv6 Pmtu Table

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 pmtu table Displays the IPv6 Path MTU Table. show ipv6 pmtu table Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines N/A. Example -> show ipv6 pmtu table 1-PMTU Entry Destination Address --------------------------------------------------------+--------+------- fe80::02d0:c0ff:fe86:1207...
  • Page 62 show ipv6 pmtu table Related Commands ipv6 pmtu-lifetime clear ipv6 pmtu table MIB Objects alaIPv6ConfigTable alaIPv6PMTUDest alaIPv6PMTUexpire page 2-36 Configures the configure the minimum lifetime for entries in the path MTU Table. Removes all entries from the IPv6 path MTU Table. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 63: Clear Ipv6 Pmtu Table

    IPv6 Commands clear ipv6 pmtu table Removes all entries from the IPv6 path MTU Table. clear ipv6 pmtu table Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines N/A. Example -> clear ipv6 pmtu table Release History Release 5.1.6;...
  • Page 64: Show Ipv6 Neighbors

    show ipv6 neighbors show ipv6 neighbors Displays IPv6 Neighbor Table. show ipv6 neighbors [ipv6_prefix/prefix_length | if_name | hw hardware_address | static] Syntax Definitions ipv6_prefix/prefix_length if_name hardware_address static Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify an option (e.g., if_name), all IPv6 neighbors are displayed. Example ->...
  • Page 65 IPv6 Commands Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands ipv6 neighbor MIB Objects ipv6IfIndex alaIPv6NeighborTable alaIPv6NeighborNetAddress alaIPv6NeighborPhysAddress alaIPv6NeighborSlot alaIPv6NeighborPort alaIPv6NeighborType alaIPv6NeighborState Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Configures a static entry in the IPv6 Neighbor Table. June 2005 show ipv6 neighbors page 2-39...
  • Page 66: Clear Ipv6 Neighbors

    clear ipv6 neighbors clear ipv6 neighbors Removes all entries, except static entries, from the IPv6 Neighbor Table. clear ipv6 neighbors Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines This commands only clears dynamic entries. If static entries have been added to the table, they must be removed using the no form of the Example ->...
  • Page 67: Show Ipv6 Prefixes

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 prefixes Displays IPv6 prefixes used in router advertisements. show ipv6 prefixes Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines N/A. Example -> show ipv6 prefixes Legend: Flags: A = Autonomous Address Configuration, L = OnLink Name IPv6 Address/Prefix Length --------------+----------------------------+----------+----------+-------+---------...
  • Page 68 show ipv6 prefixes Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands ipv6 prefix MIB Objects IPv6AddrPrefixTable IPv6AddressPrefixEntry IPv6AddressPrefixLength IPv6AddressPrefixLinkFlag IPv6AddressPrefixAdvvalidLifetime IPv6AddressPrefixAdvPreferredLifetime alaIPv6InterfacePrefixTable alaIPv6InterfacePrefix alaIPv6InterfacePrefixLength alaIPv6InterfacePrefixValidLifetime alaIPv6InterfacePrefixPreferredLifetime alaIPv6InterfacePrefixOnLinkFlag alaIPv6InterfacePrefixsource page 2-42 Configures an IPv6 prefix on an interface. Used for configuring prefixes for router advertisements.
  • Page 69: Show Ipv6 Routes

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 routes Displays IPv6 Forwarding Table. show ipv6 routes [ipv6_prefix/prefix_length | static] Syntax Definitions ipv6_prefix/prefix_length static Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify an option (e.g., “static”), all IPv6 interfaces are displayed. Example ->...
  • Page 70 show ipv6 routes Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands ipv6 route MIB Objects IPv6RouteTable IPv6Routes IPv6RoutesPrefix IPV6RoutesStatic alaIPv6StaticRouteTable alaIPv6StaticRouteEntry page 2-44 Configures a static entry in the IPv6 route. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 71: Show Ipv6 Tcp Ports

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 tcp ports Displays TCP Over IPv6 Connection Table. This table contains information about existing TCP connec- tions between IPv6 endpoints. show ipv6 tcp ports Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Only connections between IPv6 addresses are contained in this table.
  • Page 72 show ipv6 tcp ports Related Commands show ipv6 udp ports MIB Objects IPv6TcpConnTable IPv6TcpConnEntry IPv6TcpConnLocalAddress IPv6TcpConnLocalPort IPv6TcpConnRemAddress IPv6TcpConnRemPort IPv6TcpConnIfIndex IPv6TcpConnState page 2-46 Displays the UDP Over IPv6 Listener Table. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 73: Show Ipv6 Traffic

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 traffic Displays IPv6 traffic statistics. show ipv6 traffic [if_name] Syntax Definitions if_name Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines The statistics show the cumulative totals since the last time the switch was powered on, the last reset of the switch was executed or the traffic statistics were cleared using the command.
  • Page 74 show ipv6 traffic output definitions Total Header errors Too big No route Address errors Unknown protocol Truncated packets Local discards Delivered to users Reassembly needed Reassembled Reassembly failed Multicast packets Forwarded Generated Local discards Fragmented Fragmentation failed Fragments generated Multicast packets page 2-48 Total number of input packets received, including those received in error.
  • Page 75 IPv6 Commands Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands show ipv6 icmp statistics MIB Objects ipv6IfStatsTable ipv6IfStatsInReceives ipv6IfStatsInHdrErrors ipv6IfStatsInTooBigErrors ipv6IfStatsInNoRoutes ipv6IfStatsInAddrErrors ipv6IfStatsInUnknownProtos ipv6IfStatsInTruncatedPkts ipv6IfStatsInDiscards ipv6IfStatsInDelivers ipv6IfStatsOutForwDatagrams ipv6IfStatsOutRequests ipv6IfStatsOutDiscards ipv6IfStatsOutFragOKs ipv6IfStatsOutFragFails ipv6IfStatsOutFragCreates ipv6IfStatsReasmReqds ipv6IfStatsReasmOKs ipv6IfStatsReasmFails ipv6IfStatsInMcastPkts ipv6IfStatsOutMcastPkts Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Displays IPv6 ICMP statistics.
  • Page 76: Clear Ipv6 Traffic

    clear ipv6 traffic clear ipv6 traffic Resets all IPv6 traffic counters. clear ipv6 traffic Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use the show ipv6 traffic command to view current IPv6 traffic statistics. Example ->...
  • Page 77: Show Ipv6 Tunnel

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 tunnel Displays IPv6 Tunnel information and whether the 6to4 tunnel is enabled. show ipv6 tunnel Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines N/A. Example -> show ipv6 tunnel IPv6 6to4 tunnel: Enabled Configured Tunnels: Tunnel...
  • Page 78 show ipv6 tunnel Related Commands ipv6 interface tunnel source destination MIB Objects alaIPv6ConfigTunnelTable alaIPv6Tunnel6to4 alaIPv6ConfigTunnelv4Source alaIPv6ConfigTunnelv4Dest page 2-52 Configures the source and destination IPv4 addresses for a config- ured tunnel. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 79: Show Ipv6 Udp Ports

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 udp ports Displays the UDP Over IPv6 Listener Table. This table contains information about UDP/IPv6 endpoints. show ipv6 udp ports Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Only endpoints utilizing IPv6 addresses are displayed in this table. Example ->...
  • Page 80 show ipv6 udp ports MIB Objects IPv6UdpTable IPv6UdpEntry IPv6UdpLocalAddress IPv6UdpLocalPort IPv6UdpIfIndex page 2-54 Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 81: Ipv6 Load Rip

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 load rip Loads RIPng into memory. When the switch is initially configured, you must load RIPng into memory to enable RIPng routing. ipv6 load rip Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines RIPng will support a maximum of 1,000 routes.
  • Page 82: Ipv6 Rip Status

    ipv6 rip status ipv6 rip status Enables/disables RIPng on the switch. ipv6 rip status {enable | disable} Syntax Definitions Defaults parameter enable | disable Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines RIPng must be loaded on the switch Example ->...
  • Page 83: Ipv6 Rip Invalid-Timer

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip invalid-timer Configures the amount of time a route remains active in RIB before being moved to the "Garbage" state. ipv6 rip invalid-timer seconds Syntax Definitions seconds Defaults parameter seconds Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines This timer is reset each time a routing update is received.
  • Page 84: Ipv6 Rip Garbage-Timer

    ipv6 rip garbage-timer ipv6 rip garbage-timer Configures the RIPng garbage timer value. When a route in the RIB exceeds the configured Invalid Timer Value, the route is moved to a “Garbage” state in the the RIB. The garbage timer is the length of time a route will stay in this state before it is flushed from the RIB.
  • Page 85: Ipv6 Rip Holddown-Timer

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip holddown-timer Configures the amount of time a route is placed in a holddown state. Whenever a route is seen from the same gateway with a higher metric than the route in the RIB, the route goes into holddown. This excludes route updates with an INFINITY metric.
  • Page 86: Ipv6 Rip Jitter

    ipv6 rip jitter ipv6 rip jitter Configures an offset value for RIPng updates. This is the maximum (positive or negative) value that can be used to offset the update interval. For example, with an update interval of 30 seconds, and a jitter value of 5 seconds, the RIPng update packet would be sent somewhere (random) between 25 and 35 seconds from the previous update.
  • Page 87: Ipv6 Rip Route-Tag

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip route-tag Configures the route tag value for RIP routes generated by the switch. ipv6 rip route-tag value Syntax Definitions value Defaults parameter value Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines This value does not apply to routes learned from other routers. For these routes, the route tag propagates with the route.
  • Page 88: Ipv6 Rip Update-Interval

    ipv6 rip update-interval ipv6 rip update-interval Configures the RIPng update interval. This is the interval, in seconds, that RIPng routing updates will be sent out. ipv6 rip update-interval seconds Syntax Definitions seconds Defaults parameter seconds Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use this command, along with the Example...
  • Page 89: Ipv6 Rip Triggered-Sends

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip triggered-sends Configures the behavior of triggered updates. ipv6 rip triggered-sends {all | updated-only | none} Syntax Definitions updated-only none Defaults parameter all | updated-only | none Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If set to “all”, all routes are sent in the update, not just route changes, which increases RIPng traffic on •...
  • Page 90: Ipv6 Rip Interface

    ipv6 rip interface ipv6 rip interface Creates/deletes a RIPng interface. ipv6 rip interface if_name [no] ipv6 rip interface if_name Syntax Definitions if_name Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines By default, a RIPng interface is created in the enabled state. •...
  • Page 91: Related Commands

    IPv6 Commands Related Commands ipv6 load rip ipv6 rip status ipv6 rip interface recv-status ipv6 rip interface send-status show ipv6 rip interface MIB Objects alaRipngInterfaceTable alaRipngInterfaceStatus Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement Loads RIPng into memory. Enables/disables RIPng on the switch. Configures IPv6 RIPng interface “Receive”...
  • Page 92: Ipv6 Rip Interface Metric

    ipv6 rip interface metric ipv6 rip interface metric Configures the RIPng metric or cost for a specified interface. You can set priorities for routes generated by a switch by assigning a metric value to routes generated by that switch’s RIPng interface. For example, routes generated by a neighboring switch may have a hop count of 1.
  • Page 93: Ipv6 Rip Interface Recv-Status

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip interface recv-status Configures IPv6 RIPng interface “Receive” status. When this status is set to "enable", packets can be received on this interface. When it is set to "disable", packets will not be received on this interface. ipv6 rip interface if_name recv-status {enable | disable} Syntax Definitions if name...
  • Page 94: Ipv6 Rip Interface Send-Status

    ipv6 rip interface send-status ipv6 rip interface send-status Configures IPv6 RIPng interface “Send” status. When this status is set to "enable", packets can be sent from this interface. When it is set to "disable", packets will not be sent from this interface. ipv6 rip interface if_name send-status {enable | disable} Syntax Definitions if name...
  • Page 95: Ipv6 Rip Interface Horizon

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip interface horizon Configures the routing loop prevention mechanisms. ipv6 rip interface if_name horizon {none | split-only | poison} Syntax Definitions if_name none | split-only | poison Defaults parameter none | split-only | poison Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If set to “none”...
  • Page 96: Ipv6 Rip Debug-Level

    ipv6 rip debug-level ipv6 rip debug-level Configures the RIPng debug level for all debug types. ipv6 rip debug-level level Syntax Definitions level Defaults parameter level Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines This command sets the debug level for all configured types. You cannot set different levels for each •...
  • Page 97: Ipv6 Rip Debug-Type

    IPv6 Commands ipv6 rip debug-type Configures the type of RIPng messages to debug. ipv6 rip debug-type [error] [warning] [recv] [send] [rdb] [age] [mip] [info] [setup] [time] [tm] [all] Syntax Definitions error warning recv send info setup time Defaults Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Use the no form of the command to disable a debug type.
  • Page 98 ipv6 rip debug-type Related Commands ipv6 rip debug-level MIB Objects alaRipngDebug alaRipngDebugError alaRipngDebugWarn alaRipngDebugRecv alaRipngDebugSend alaRipngDebugRdb alaRipngDebugAge alaRipngDebugMip alaRipngDebugInfo alaRipngDebugSetup alaRipngDebugTime alaRipngDebugTm alaRipngDebugAll page 2-72 Configures the RIPng debug level. Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 99: Show Ipv6 Rip

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 rip Displays RIPng status and general configuration parameters. show ipv6 rip Syntax Definitions Defaults Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines Examples -> show ipv6 rip Status = Enabled, Number of routes = 10, Route tag = 0, Update interval...
  • Page 100: Release History

    show ipv6 rip Release History Release 5.1; command was introduced. Related Commands ipv6 rip status ipv6 rip route-tag ipv6 rip update-interval ipv6 rip invalid-timer ipv6 rip invalid-timer ipv6 rip holddown-timer ipv6 rip jitter ipv6 rip triggered-sends MIB Objects alaRipngInterfaceTable alaRipngInterfaceStatus alaRipngRouteTag laRipngInvalidTimer alaRipngGarbageTimer...
  • Page 101: Show Ipv6 Rip Interface

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 rip interface Displays information for all or specified RIPng interfaces. show ipv6 rip interface [if_name] Syntax Definitions if_name Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify an interface, all IPv6 RIP interfaces are displayed. Example ->...
  • Page 102 show ipv6 rip interface output definitions Packets Sent Metric IPv6 interface index Interface status Next update Horizon mode MTU size Send status Receive status Packets received Packets sent Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands ipv6 rip interface ipv6 rip status ipv6 rip interface recv-status ipv6 rip interface send-status...
  • Page 103 IPv6 Commands MIB Objects alaRipngInterfaceTable alaRipngInterfaceEntry alaRipngInterfaceStatus alaRipngInterfacePacketsRcvd alaRipngInterfacePacketsSent alaRipngInterfaceMetric alaRipngInterfaceIndex alaRipngInterfaceNextUpdate alaRipngInterfaceHorizon alaRipngInterfaceMTU alaRipngInterfaceSendStatus alaRipngInterfaceRecvStatus Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement June 2005 show ipv6 rip interface page 2-77...
  • Page 104: Show Ipv6 Rip Peer

    show ipv6 rip peer show ipv6 rip peer Displays a summary of the observed RIPng peers, or specific information about a peer when a peer address is provided. show ipv6 rip peer [ipv6_addresss] Syntax Definitions ipv6_addresss Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines If you do not specify a peer, all IPv6 RIP peers are displayed.
  • Page 105 IPv6 Commands output definitions Address Seen on Interface Packets Recvd Last Update Peer address Received packets Received bad packets Received routes Received bad routes Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands show ipv6 rip interface show ipv6 rip routes MIB Objects alaRipngPeerTable alaRipngPeerEntry...
  • Page 106: Show Ipv6 Rip Routes

    show ipv6 rip routes show ipv6 rip routes Displays all or a specific set of routes in the RIPng Routing Table. show ipv6 rip routes [dest <ipv6_prefix/prefix_length>] | [gateway <ipv6_addr>] | [detail <ipv6 prefix/prefix_length>] Syntax Definitions dest gateway detail ipv6_addr ipv6_prefix/prefix length Defaults N/A.
  • Page 107 IPv6 Commands -> show ipv6 rip routes detail 9900::/100 Destination = 9900::, Mask length = 100, Gateway(1) = fe80::2d0:95ff:fe12:e050, Protocol = Local, Out Interface = nssa23, Metric = 1, Status = Installed, State = Active, = 10544s, = 0, Gateway(2) = fe80::2d0:95ff:fe12:da40, Protocol = Rip,...
  • Page 108 show ipv6 rip routes MIB Objects alaRipngRouteTable alaRipngRouteEntry alaRipngRoutePrefixLen alaRipngRouteNextHop alaRipngRouteType alaRipngRouteAge alaRipngRouteTag alaRipngRouteStatus alaRipngRouteMetric page 2-82 Release 5.1.6.R02 User Guide Supplement IPv6 Commands June 2005...
  • Page 109: Show Ipv6 Rip Debug

    IPv6 Commands show ipv6 rip debug Displays the current RIPng debug level and types. show ipv6 rip debug Syntax Definitions N/A. Defaults N/A. Platforms Supported OmniSwitch 6624, 6648, 7700, 7800, 8800 Usage Guidelines N/A. Example -> show ipv6 rip debug Debug Level = 0, error = on,...
  • Page 110 show ipv6 rip debug output definitions Debug Level Debug Type Status (on/off) Release History Release 5.1.6; command was introduced. Related Commands ipv6 rip debug-level ipv6 rip debug-type MIB Objects alaRipngDebug alaRipngDebugLevel alaRipngDebugError alaRipngDebugWarn alaRipngDebugRecv alaRipngDebugSend alaRipngDebugRdb alaRipngDebugAge alaRipngDebugMip alaRipngDebugInfo alaRipngDebugSetup alaRipngDebugTime alaRipngDebugTm alaRipngDebugAll...
  • Page 111: Chapter 3 Configuring High Availability Vlans

    High availability (HA) VLANs, unlike standard VLANs, allow you to send traffic intended for a single destination MAC address to multiple switch ports. These high availability VLANs can be used to manage server clusters. In This Chapter This chapter describes the basic components of high availability VLANs and how to configure them through the Command Line Interface (CLI).
  • Page 112: High Availability Vlans Specifications

    High Availability VLANs Specifications The table below lists specifications for high availability VLAN software. RFCs Supported IEEE Standards Supported Maximum high availability VLANs per switch Switch ports eligible for high availability VLAN assignment. Switch port not eligible for high availability VLAN assignment.
  • Page 113: Quick Steps For Creating High Availability Vlans

    Configuring High Availability VLANs Quick Steps for Creating High Availability VLANs Follow the steps below for a quick tutorial on configuring high availability (HA) VLANs. Additional information on how to configure each command is given in the sections that follow. Create a default VLAN for the HA VLAN ports with the ->...
  • Page 114 Note. Optional. You can display the configuration of high availability VLANs with the address-table port-mac command. For example: -> show mac-address-table port-mac 200 Port mac configuration for vlan 200 Bandwidth : 100 MB/sec Ingress Port list: Egress Port list: Mac Address list: 00:DA:29:3C:11:20 An example of what these commands look like entered sequentially on the command line: ->...
  • Page 115: High Availability Vlan Overview

    Configuring High Availability VLANs High Availability VLAN Overview High availability (HA) VLANs send traffic intended for a single destination MAC address to multiple switch ports. This section provides a brief overview on how traffic flows in and out of high availability VLANs and how high availability VLANs can manage third-party high availability firewall clusters (see “High Availability Firewall Clusters”...
  • Page 116: Ingress And Egress Traffic Flows

    Ingress and Egress Traffic Flows The figure below shows how ingress traffic is handled by high availability VLANs. In the above example, packets received on the ingress ports that are destined for the high availability VLAN MAC address are sent out the egress ports that are members of the same VLAN. Since all three servers are connected to egress ports, they all receive the ingress port traffic.
  • Page 117: Traditional Firewall Implementation

    Configuring High Availability VLANs Traditional Firewall Implementation The figure below shows two high availability VLANs that are used to manage a third-party high availabil- ity firewall cluster. Unsecure traffic from the Internet comes into the OmniSwitch through the ingress port 1/1 of high availability VLAN 10.
  • Page 118: Configuring High Availability Vlans On A Switch

    Configuring High Availability VLANs on a Switch This section describes how to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands to configure high avail- ability (HA) VLANs on a switch. For a brief tutorial on configuring HA VLANs, see Creating High Availability VLANs” on page When configuring HA VLANs, you must perform the following steps: Create a VLAN.
  • Page 119: Creating And Deleting Vlans

    Configuring High Availability VLANs It is highly recommended that all switches that participate in an HA VLAN configuration run in the • same Spanning Tree mode and use the same Spanning Tree protocol (STP, RSTP, MSTP). Use the show mac-address-table port-mac switch.
  • Page 120: Deleting A Vlan

    Deleting a VLAN To delete a VLAN use the no form of the number. For example, to delete high availability VLAN 10 enter: -> no vlan 10 Assigning and Removing Ingress Ports The following subsections describe how to assign to and remove ingress ports from a high availability VLAN with the vlan port-mac ingress-port Note.
  • Page 121: Removing Ingress Ports

    Configuring High Availability VLANs Removing Ingress Ports To remove ingress ports from a high availability VLAN you use the no form of the vlan port-mac ingress-port command by entering vlan, followed by the VLAN’s ID number, port-mac no ingress-port, the slot number of the port, a slash (/), and the port number. For example, to remove ingress port 3/2 from high availability VLAN 10 you would enter: ->...
  • Page 122: Assigning And Removing Egress Ports

    Assigning and Removing Egress Ports The following subsections describe how to assign to and remove egress ports from a high availability VLAN with the vlan port-mac egress-port Note. Using the vlan port-mac egress-port command will change a standard VLAN to a high availability VLAN.
  • Page 123: Assigning And Removing Mac Addresses

    Configuring High Availability VLANs You can also remove multiple egress ports by entering vlan, followed by the VLAN’s ID number, port- mac no egress-port, the slot number of the first port, a slash (/), the port number of the first port, a space, the slot number of the second port, a slash, and the port number of the second port.
  • Page 124: Removing Mac Addresses

    Removing MAC Addresses To remove a MAC address associated with a high availability VLAN, use the no form of the mac- address-table port-mac vlan mac command. For example, the following command removes MAC address 00:25:9a:5c:2f:10 from VLAN 20: -> mac-address-table port-mac vlan 20 no mac To remove more than one MAC address from a high availability VLAN using a single command, enter each address on the same command line separated by a space.
  • Page 125: Configuring The Flood Queue Bandwidth

    Configuring High Availability VLANs Configuring the Flood Queue Bandwidth When the first HA VLAN is created on the switch, an ingress flood queue is automatically created for HA VLAN traffic. By default, the bandwidth size of this queue is set to 15mbps. To change the bandwidth size, use the vlan port-mac bandwidth width value for HA VLAN 200 to 100mbps:...
  • Page 126: Application Example 1: Firewall Cluster

    Application Example 1: Firewall Cluster This section describes how to configure the traditional firewall implementation, which uses a third-party high availability firewall cluster, described in shown in the figure on page 3-7, traffic from the Internet comes into the switch through high availability VLAN 10 ingress ports.
  • Page 127: Application Example 2: Inter-Switch Ha Vlans

    Configuring High Availability VLANs Application Example 2: Inter-Switch HA VLANs This section describes how to implement an HA VLAN configuration across two switches. As shown in the figure below: Ports 3/7 and 5/4 connect Switch 1 and Switch 2. Because these ports are both tagged with HA VLAN •...
  • Page 128 -> vlan 2 port default 1/1-3 5/4 Configure VLAN 5, which will become an HA VLAN, on both Switch 1 and Switch 2 with the command as shown below: -> vlan 5 Assign the ingress ports 2/5, 2/6, and 2/7 to VLAN 5 on Switch 1 with the command as shown below: ->...
  • Page 129: Displaying High Availability Vlan Status And Statistics

    Configuring High Availability VLANs Displaying High Availability VLAN Status and Statistics You can use CLI show commands to display the current configuration and statistics of high availability VLANs on a switch. These commands include the following: show mac-address-table port- show vlan show vlan port To display the status and configuration of high availability VLANs you use the port-mac...
  • Page 130 A screen similar to the following will be displayed: Port mac configuration for vlan 10 Bandwidth : 15 MB/sec Ingress Port list: Egress Port list: Mac Address list: 00:11:22:33:44:55 00:13:14:34:34:78 01:23:45:67:11:21 Note. See the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.for complete syntax for the show mac-address-table port-mac command.

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