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- Page 1 S50 Quick Reference S50 Quick Reference October 2005 October 2005 101-00169-00 101-00169-00...
- 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Enabling and Using the S50 Web Interface ........ -
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 S50 CD-ROM and at the iSupport website. The software configuration section (see “Basic Software Configuration on page... -
Page 5: Contents Of The S50 Cd-Rom
MIBs: This is a link to a folder on the CD containing the S-Series MIBs. Secure Communications (SSH/SSL/HTTPS): This link opens a Web page with a link to the S50 Secure Management application note, which describes how to enable secure communications through SSH, SSL, and HTTP. -
Page 6: Installing The Hardware
Installing the S50 System. Insert the 10-Gigabit Module (optional) The S50 chassis has an optional 10-Gigabit module that can be installed at the rear of the S50 chassis, as shown below. To install this component, follow the steps below:... -
Page 7: Attach 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: Connect Stacking Ports (Optional)
Connect Stacking Ports (optional) You can connect up to 8 S50 systems together to configure them to act as a unified system. Use the optional stacking cables to connect the systems through Stack Ports A and B, as depicted below. -
Page 9: Install Xfp / Cx4 Modules
Many console terminal servers use octopus cables that are crossover cables. As above, connect an additional crossover cable. Connect the RJ-45/DB-9 adapter that is shipped with the S50 system to Set your console terminal settings the RJ-45 cable. Note: The console port •... -
Page 10: Basic Software Configuration
This 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 as a PDF on the S50 CD-ROM and on the Documents tab of the iSupport website. The Getting Started chapter is also available on the CD-ROM as a separate PDF file. -
Page 11: Setting The Enable Password
Setting the Enable Password The Privileged Exec password (commonly called the “enable” password), is not set when the S50 starts the first time. To set the enable password, access the Privileged Exec mode , as (also called “enable mode”) shown in the following example. -
Page 12: Enabling Telnet To The Switch
If you need to upgrade the software image that is installed on the S50, and you want to download the image from a TFTP server, issue the following command:... -
Page 13: Enabling And Using The S50 Web Interface
CLI. Also, the CLI and Web interface can be used in combination to give you even better control. 1. To enable the Web interface, you first must give the S50 a management IP address, which you can using the command, as described above. -
Page 14: Creating A Simple Configuration Using Vlans And Stp
Creating a Simple Configuration using VLANs and STP You can use the S50 Web interface to create a VLAN. The following screenshot of the VLAN Configuration panel shows selection of a group of ports to add to a VLAN. 1. Access the VLAN Configuration panel by traversing the Navigation tree in this sequence: System >>... -
Page 15: Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol
Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is off by default. First, you must enable STP globally. To use the Web interface to enable it, navigate to the Spanning Tree branch, and then select the Switch Configuration/ Status panel: S50 Quick Reference... -
Page 16: Installing New Software
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 17: The Isupport Website
The iSupport Website You must first request a password to access the iSupport website. 1. On the Force10 Networks website home page, www.force10networks.com, click the Support link. 2. Click the Account Request link. 3. Fill out the User Account Request form and click Send. -
Page 18: Notable Differences Between S-Series And E-Series
1/0/11 , 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 19: Layer 2 Switching
The following table displays how to configure tagged and untagged ports on the S50 so that they behave the same way as on the E-Series. E-Series... - Page 20 Notable Differences between S-Series and E-Series...
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