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Quanta Cloud Technology QuantaMesh QNOS5 Configuration Manual (256 pages)

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Quantamesh Ethernet Switch Configuration Guide

1
- Table of Contents
  3
1 Quantamesh QNOS5 Features

19
- Switching Features Introduction
  19
- VLAN Support
  19
- Double Vlans
  19
- Switching Modes
  19
- Spanning Tree Protocols (STP)
  19
- Rapid Spanning Tree
  19
- Multiple Spanning Tree
  19
- Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Guard
  20
- BPDU Filtering
  20
- Port-Channel
  20
- Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP)
  20
- Multi Chass Link Aggregation Group (MLAG)
  20
- Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3X)
  20
- Asymmetric Flow Control
  21
- Alternate Store and Forward (ASF)
  21
- Jumbo Frames Support
  21
- Auto-MDI/MDIX Support
  21
- Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD)
  21
- Expandable Port Configuration
  21
- VLAN-Aware MAC-Based Switching
  22
- Back Pressure Support
  22
- Auto Negotiation
  22
- Storm Control
  22
- Port Mirroring
  22
- Sflow
  23
- Static and Dynamic MAC Address Tables
  23
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
  23
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for Media Endpoint Device
  23
- DHCP Layer 2 Relay
  23
- MAC Multicast Support
  24
- IGMP Snooping
  24
- Source Specific Multicasting (SSM)
  24
- Control Packet Flooding
  24
- Flooding to Mrouter Ports
  24
- IGMP Snooping Querier
  24
- Management and Control Plane Acls
  25
- Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN)
  25
- Link Dependency
  25
- Ipv6 Router Advertisement Guard
  25
- FIP Snooping
  26
- ECN Support
  26
- Security Features
  26
- Configurable Access and Authentication Profiles
  26
- AAA Command Authorization
  27
- Password-Protected Management Access
  27
- Strong Password Enforcement
  27
- MAC-Based Port Security
  27
- RADIUS Client
  27
- TACACS+ Client
  27
- Dot1X Authentication (IEEE 802.1X)
  27
- MAC Authentication Bypass
  28
- DHCP Snooping
  28
- Dynamic ARP Inspection
  28
- IP Source Address Guard
  28
- Service Prohibit Access
  28
- Quality of Service Features
  28
- Access Control Lists (ACL)
  29
- ACL Remarks
  29
- ACL Rule Priority
  29
- Differentiated Service (Diffserv)
  29
- Class of Service (Cos)
  29
- Management Features
  29
- Management Options
  29
- Management of Basic Network Information
  30
- Dual Software Images
  30
- File Management
  30
- FTP File Management
  30
- Malicious Code Detection
  30
- Automatic Installation of Firmware and Configuration
  30
- Warm Reboot
  31
- SNMP Alarms and Trap Logs
  31
- Remote Monitoring (RMON)
  31
- Statistics Application
  31
- Log Messages
  31
- System Time Management
  32
- Source IP Address Configuration
  32
- Multiple Linux Routing Tables
  32
- Core Dump
  32
- Core Dump File Handling
  32
- Open Network Install Environment Support
  32
- Interface Error Disable and Auto Recovery
  33
- Routing Features
  33
- IP Unnumbered
  33
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
  33
- Border Gateway Partol (BGP)
  33
- VLAN Routing
  34
- IP Configuration
  34
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Table Management
  34
- BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent
  35
- IP Helper and UDP Relay
  35
- Routing Table
  35
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
  35
- Algorithmic Longest Prefex Match (ALPM)
  35
- Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
  35
- VRF Lite Operation and Configuration
  36
- Layer 3 Multicast Features
  36
- Internet Group Management Protocol
  36
- Protocol Independent Multicast
  36
- Dense Mode ((PIM-DM)
  36
- Spare Mode (PIM-SM)
  36
- Source Specific Multicast (PIM-SSM)
  36
- PIM Ipv6 Support
  37
- Mld/Mldv2 (RFC2710/RFC3810)
  37
- Data Center Features
  37
- Priority-Based Flow Control
  37
- Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol
  37
- Cos Queuing and Enhanced Transmission Selection
  37
- VXLAN Gateway
  38
2 Getting Started

39
- Accessing the Switch Command-Line Interface
  39
- Connecting to the Switch Console
  39
- Accessing the Switch CLI through the Network
  40
- Using the Service Port or Management VLAN Interface for Remote Management
  40
- Configuring Service Port Information
  41
- Configuring the In-Band Management Interface
  41
- DHCP Option 61
  42
- Configuring DHCP Option 61
  42
- Booting the Switch
  43
- Utility Menu Functions
  44
- Start QNOS5 Application
  45
- Update Image
  45
- Load Configuration
  47
- Select Serial Speed
  48
- Retrieve Error Log
  48
- Erase Current Configuration
  49
- Erase Permanent Storage
  49
- Select Boot Method
  49
- Activate Backup Image
  50
- Start Diagnostic Application
  50
- Reboot
  50
- Erase All Configuration Files
  50
- Understanding the User Interfaces
  50
- Using the Command-Line Interface
  51
- Using SNMP
  51
- Snmpv3
  52
- SNMP Configuration Example
  52
Figure 2-1: SNMP Configuration Topology

52
3 Configuring L2 Switching Features

57
- Vlans
  57
- Double-VLAN Tagging
  58
- VLAN Tagging
  58
- Default VLAN Behavior
  59
  - Table 3-2: Example VLAN
    
    60
    
    Table 3-1: VLAN Default and Maximum Values
    60
    
    Figure 3-3: Network Topology for VLAN Configuration
    61
    
    Table 3-4: Switchport Mode Behavior
    65
    
    Figure 3-4: Port-Channel Configuration
    66
    
    Hash Prediction with ECMP and Port-Channel
    67
    
    Resilient Hasing
    67
    
    Port-Channel Interaction with Other Features
    68
    
    Port-Channel Interface Overview
    68
    
    Vlan
    68
    
    Port-Channel Configuration Examples
    69
    
    Port-Channel Configuration Guidelines
    69
    
    Statistics
    69
    
    Stp
    69
    
    Configuration Dynamic Port-Channels
    70
    
    Configuration Static Port-Channels
    71
    
    Configuring Dynamic Port-Channels
    72
    
    LACP Fallback Configuration
    72
    
    Configuring Static Port-Channels
    73
    
    MLAG - Operation and Configuration
    74
    
    Deployment Scenarios
    75
    
    Figure 3-5: STP Blocking
    75
    
    Overview
    75
    
    Definitions
    76
    
    Figure 3-6: MLAG in a Layer-2 Network
    76
    
    Figure 3-7: MLAG Components
    76
    
    Configuration Consistency
    77
    
    Figure 3-8: MLAG Configuration Diagram
    79
    
    MLAG Configuration
    79
    
    MLAG Fast Failover
    79
    
    Configuring UDLD
    82
    
    UDLD and Port-Channel Interfaces
    82
    
    UDLD Modes
    82
    
    Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD)
    82
    
    Figure 3-9: UDLD Configuration Example
    83
    
    Configuring Port Mirroring
    84
    
    Port Mirroring
    84
    
    Configuration on the Source Switch (SW1)
    85
    
    Configuring RSPAN
    85
    
    Figure 3-10: RSPAN Configuration Example
    85
    
    Configuration on the Intermediate Switch (SW2)
    86
    
    Configuration on the Destination Switch (SW3)
    87
    
    Flow-Based Mirroring
    87
    
    VLAN-Based Mirroring
    87
    
    Classic STP, Multiple STP, and Rapdi STP
    88
    
    Spanning Tree Protocol
    88
    
    STP Operation
    88
    
    Figure 3-11: STP in a Small Bridged Network
    89
    
    MSTP in the Network
    89
    
    Figure 3-12: Single STP Topology
    90
    
    Figure 3-13: Logical MSTP Environment
    91
    
    BPDU Flooding
    92
    
    Edge Port
    92
    
    Optional STP Features
    92
    
    PDU Filtering
    92
    
    BPDU Protection
    93
    
    Loop Guard
    93
    
    Root Guard
    93
    
    Configuring STP
    94
    
    Figure 3-14: STP Example Network Diagram
    94
    
    STP Configuring Examples
    94
    
    Configuring MSTP
    95
    
    Figure 3-15: MSTP Configuration Example
    96
    
    Configuring IGMP Snooping
    97
    
    IGMP Snooping
    97
    
    IGMP Snooping Querier
    97
    
    Figure 3-16: Switch with IGMP Snooping
    98
    
    Igmpv3/Ssm Snooping
    100
    
    MLD Snooping
    101
    
    MLD Snooping Configuration Example
    101
    
    Figure 3-17: MLD Snooping Topology
    102
    
    MLD Snooping Configuration Example
    102
    
    MLD Snooping First Leave Configuration Example
    103
    
    MLD Snooping Verification Example
    103
    
    Figure 3-18: MLD Snooping Leave Configuration Topology
    104
    
    MLD Snooping Configuration
    104
    
    MLD Snooping Querier Configuration Example
    104
    
    Figure 3-19: MLD Snooping Querier Configuration Example
    105
    
    Configuring LLDP
    106
    
    LLDP and Data Center Application
    106
    
    LLDP and LLDP-MED
    106
    
    Sflow
    108
    
    Figure 3-20: Sflow Architecture
    109
    
    Sflow Sampling
    109
    
    Configuring Sflow
    110
    
    Counter Sampling
    110
    
    Packet Flow Sampling
    110
    
    Link Dependency
    112
    
    AR Guard
    113
    
    FIP Snooping
    113
    
    Ecn
    117
    
    Enabling ECN in Microsoft Windows
    118
    
    Example 1: SLA Example
    118
    
    Example 2: Data Cetner TCP (DCTCP) Configuration
    121
  - Port-Channel Hashing
    66
  - Port-Channels - Operation and Configuration
    66
  - Static and Dynamic Port-Channel
    66
- Table 3-3: Switch Port Configuration
  
  61
- Configuring the Vlans and Ports on Switch 1
  62
- Configuring the Vlans and Ports on Switch 2
  64
- Switchport Modes
  64
4 Configuring Security Features

123
- Controlling Management Access
  123
- Using RADIUS Servers for Management Security
  123
  - Figure 4-1: RADIUS Topology
    
    124
    
    Table 4-1: Authentication Method Summary
    127
    
    Figure 4-2: DHCP Binding
    131
    
    DHCP Snooping Logging and Rate Limits
    132
    
    IP Source Guard Overview
    132
    
    IPSG and Port Security
    132
    
    Dynamic ARP Inspection Overview
    133
    
    Increasing Security with DHCP Snooping, DAI, and IPSG
    133
    
    Optional DAI Features
    133
    
    Configuring DHCP Snooping
    134
    
    Figure 4-3: DHCP Snooping Configuration Topology
    134
    
    Configuring IPSG
    135
    
    Acls
    136
    
    MAC Acls
    136
    
    ACL Redirect Function
    137
    
    IP Acls
    137
    
    ACL Logging
    138
    
    ACL Mirror Function
    138
    
    Time-Based Acls
    138
    
    ACL Limitations
    139
    
    ACL Rule Priority
    139
    
    ACL Rule Remarks
    139
    
    ACL Configuration Process
    140
    
    Preventing False ACL Matches
    140
    
    Table 4-2: Common Ethertype Numbers
    140
    
    ACL Configuration Examples
    141
    
    Configuring an IP ACL
    141
    
    Ipv6 ACL Qualifies
    141
  - Configuring Authentication Profiles for Post-Based Authentication
    128
  - Configuring the Primary and Secondary RADIUS Servers
    128
  - Configuring an Authentication Profile
    129
  - Configuring DHCP Snooping, DAI, and IPSG
    130
  - DHCP Snooping Overview
    130
  - DHCP Snooping and Vlans
    131
  - Populating the DHCP Snooping Bindings Database
    131
- RADIUS Dynamic Authorization
  124
- Configuring and Applying Authentication Profiles
  126
- Using TACACS+ to Control Management Access
  126
  - Table 4-3: Common IP Protocol Numbers
    
    141
  - Figure 4-4: IP ACL Example Network Diagram
    
    142
  - Figure 4-5:Copp Configuration Topology
    
    146
  - Configuring Service Prohibit
    148
  - Service Prohibit Access
    148
- Configuring a MAC ACL
  143
- Configuring a Time-Based ACL
  144
- Control Plane Policing (Copp)
  145
- Copp Configuration Examples
  146
5 Configuring Quality of Service

149
6 Configuring Switch Management Features

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- Managing Images and Files
  156
- Supported File Management Methods
  156
  - Table 6-3: TFTP Request Types
    
    166
  - Table 6-4: Auto Install Defaults
    
    168
  - Downloading a Core Dump
    169
  - Using NFS to Download a Core Dump
    169
  - Setting the System Time
    170
  - Using TFTP or FTP to Download a Core Dump
    170
  - Manual Time Configuration
    171
  - Configuring SNTP
    172
  - Configuring System Log Example
    172
  - Example 1 to Add Syslog Host
    172
  - Example 2 to Verify Syslog Host Configuration
    173
- Table 6-2: Configuration File Possibilities
  
  166
- DHCP Auto Install Dependencies
  167
- Managing Downloaded Configuration Files
  167
- Saving a Configuration
  167
- Stopping and Restarting the Auto Install Process
  167
- Default Auto Install Values
  168
- Enabling DHCP Auto Install and Auto Image Download
  168
- Figure 6-1: System Log Topology
  
  173
- Figure 6-2: Syslog Server Screen
  
  175
- Figure 6-3: Syslog Packet Capture
  
  175
- Table 7-1: IP Routing Features
  
  177
- IP Routing Configuration Example
  178
- When to Configure VLAN Routing
  178
7 Configuring Routing

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- Basic Routing and Features
  177
- VLAN Routing
  177
  - Figure 7-1: Inter-VLAN Routing
    
    178
    
    Figure 7-2: IP Routing Example Topology
    179
    
    Figure 7-3: IP Unnumbered Configuration Example
    181
    
    Ospf
    183
    
    Configuring an OSPF Border Router and Setting Interface Costs
    184
    
    Figure 7-4: OSPF Area Border Router
    184
    
    Vrrp
    186
    
    VRRP Operation in the Network
    186
    
    VRRP Preemption
    186
    
    VRRP Router Priority
    186
    
    VRRP Accept Mode
    187
    
    VRRP Configuration Example
    187
    
    VRRP Route and Interface Tracking
    187
    
    Figure 7-5: VRRP with Load Sharing Network Diagram
    188
    
    VRRP with Load Sharing
    188
    
    Figure 7-6: VRRP with Tracking Network Diagram
    190
    
    VRRP with Route and Interface Tracking
    190
    
    IP Helper
    193
    
    Table 7-2: Default Ports - UDP Port Numbers Implied by Wildcard
    193
    
    Relay Agent Configuration Example
    195
  - Configuring Switch B
    180
  - IP Unnumbered Configuration Example
    181
- Configuring Switch a
  179
  - Table 7-3: UDP Port Allocation
    
    195
    
    Figure 7-7: L3 Relay Network Diagram
    196
    
    Figure 7-8: Example BGP Network
    198
    
    BGP Behavior
    199
    
    BGP Route Selection
    199
    
    BGP Configuration Example
    200
    
    Configuring BGP on Router 9
    200
    
    Figure 7-9: BGP Configuration Example
    200
    
    Configuring BGP on Router 3
    203
    
    Ipv6 Routing
    204
    
    How Are Ipv6 Interface Configured
    205
    
    How Does Ipv6 Compare with Ipv6
    205
    
    Configuring Ipv6 Routing Features
    206
    
    Default Ipv6 Routing Values
    206
    
    Table 7-4: Ipv6 Routing Defaults
    206
    
    Table 7-5: Ipv6 Interface Defaults
    206
    
    Table 7-6: Global IP Routing Settings
    207
    
    Configuring Ipv6 Neighbor Discovery
    208
    
    Table 7-7: Ipv6 Interface Settings
    208
    
    Table 7-8: Ipv6 Neighbor Discovery Settings
    209
    
    Configuring Ipv6 Route Table Entries and Route Preferences
    210
    
    Ipv6 Show Commands
    210
    
    Table 7-9: Ipv6 Static Routes
    210
    
    Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
    211
    
    ECMP Hash Selection
    211
    
    Table 7-10: Ipv6 Configuration Status
    211
    
    Configuring BFD
    212
    
    Route Leaking
    213
    
    VRF Lite Operation and Configuration
    213
    
    Adding Leaked Routes
    214
    
    CPU-Originated Traffic
    214
    
    Using Leaked Routes
    214
    
    VRF Features Support
    214
    
    VRF Lite Development Scenarios
    216
  - Configuring Global IP Routing Settings
    207
  - Configuring Ipv6 Interface Settings
    207
- BGP Topology
  197
- Border Gateway Patrol (BGP)
  197
- Advertising Network Layer Reachability Information
  198
- External BGP Peering
  198
- Internal BGP Peering
  198
- Table 7-11: VRF Features List
  
  216
- Figure 7-10: VRF Scenarios
  
  217
- Figure 7-11: VRF Routing with Shared Services
  
  217
- VRF Configuration Example
  219
8 Configuring Multicast Routing

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- IP Multicast Traffic
  221
- L3 Multicast Overview
  221
- Multicast Protocol Switch Support
  221
  - Table 8-1: Multicast Protocol Support Summary
    
    221
    
    Table 8-2: L3 Multicast Defaults
    226
    
    Figure 8-1: Multicast VLAN Routing with IGMP and PIM-SM Example
    227
    
    Example 1: Mldv1 Configuration
    229
    
    Figure 8-2: MLD Topology
    229
    
    Example 2: Mldv2 Configuration
    230
    
    Example 3: MLD Configuration Verification
    230
    
    Table 9-1: DCB Features
    232
    
    Configuring PFC
    233
    
    PFC Operation and Behavior
    233
    
    Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol
    234
    
    Interoperability with IEEE DCBX
    234
    
    DCBX and Port Roles
    235
    
    Configuration Source Port Selection Process
    236
    
    Configuring DCBX
    237
  - Configuring Multicast VLAN Routing with IGMP and PIM-SM
    227
  - L3 Multicast Configuration Examples
    227
- Determining Which Multicast Protocols to Enable
  222
- Multicast Protocol Roles
  222
- Multicast Routing Tables
  222
- Multicast Switch Requirements
  222
- Multicast Tunneling
  222
- Igmp
  223
- IGMP Proxy
  223
- MLD Protocol
  223
- Join Mechanism
  224
- Leave Mechanism
  224
- PIM Protocol
  224
- Using PIM-SM as the Multicast Routing Protocol
  224
- Default L3 Multicast Values
  225
- Using PIM-DM as the Multicast Routing Protocol
  225
9 Configuring Data Center Features

232
- Data Center Technology Overview
  232
- Priority-Based Flow Control
  232
- Figure 9-1: DCBX Configuration
  
  237
- Cos Queuing
  238
- Cos Queuing Function and Behavior
  239
- Queue Configuration
  239
- Trusted Port Queue Mappings
  239
- Un-Trusted Port Default Priority
  239
- Configuring Cos Queuing and ETS
  240
- Traffic Class Groups
  240
- Table 9-3: TCG Bandwidth and Scheduling
  
  242
- Table 9-2: 802.1P-To-TCG Mapping
  
  242
- Enhanced Transmission Selection
  243
- ETS Operation and Dependencies
  243
- Overview
  243
- VXLAN Gateway Operation and Configuration
  243
- Functional Description
  244
- VTEP to VN Association
  244
- Vxlan
  244
- Configuration of Remote Vteps
  245
- Tunnels
  246
- VTEP Nex-Hop Resolution
  246
- VXLAN UDP Destination Port
  246
- Host Configuration
  247
- MAC Learning and Aging
  247
- Ecmp
  248
- Mtu
  248
- TTL and DSCP/TOS
  248
- Packet Forwarding
  249
- VXLAN Configuration Examples
  249
- Unicast VXLAN Configuration
  250
Table 9-4: VLAN and VXLAN Comparison

250
Figure 9-2: Unicast VXLAN Topology

250
Table 9-5: Terms and Acronyms

254
Appendix A: Term and Acronyms

254
Table 9-6: Terms and Acronyms (Cont.)

255
Table 9-7: Terms and Acronyms (Cont.)

256

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Table of Contents

Quantamesh Ethernet Switch Configuration Guide

1 Quantamesh QNOS5 Features

2 Getting Started

Figure 2-1: SNMP Configuration Topology

3 Configuring L2 Switching Features

Figure 3-1: Simple VLAN Topology

Figure 3-2: Double VLAN Tagging Network Example

Table 3-2: Example VLAN

Table 3-3: Switch Port Configuration

4 Configuring Security Features

Figure 4-1: RADIUS Topology

Table 4-3: Common IP Protocol Numbers

Figure 4-4: IP ACL Example Network Diagram

Figure 4-5:Copp Configuration Topology

5 Configuring Quality of Service

Figure 5-1: Cos Mapping and Queue Configuration

Figure 5-2: Diffserv Internet Access Example Network Diagram

Table 6-1: Files to Manage

6 Configuring Switch Management Features

Table 6-3: TFTP Request Types

Table 6-4: Auto Install Defaults

Table 6-2: Configuration File Possibilities

Figure 6-1: System Log Topology

Figure 6-2: Syslog Server Screen

Figure 6-3: Syslog Packet Capture

Table 7-1: IP Routing Features

7 Configuring Routing

Figure 7-1: Inter-VLAN Routing

Table 7-3: UDP Port Allocation

Table 7-11: VRF Features List

Figure 7-10: VRF Scenarios

Figure 7-11: VRF Routing with Shared Services

8 Configuring Multicast Routing

Table 8-1: Multicast Protocol Support Summary

9 Configuring Data Center Features

Figure 9-1: DCBX Configuration

Table 9-3: TCG Bandwidth and Scheduling

Table 9-2: 802.1P-To-TCG Mapping

Table 9-4: VLAN and VXLAN Comparison

Figure 9-2: Unicast VXLAN Topology

Table 9-5: Terms and Acronyms

Appendix A: Term and Acronyms

Table 9-6: Terms and Acronyms (Cont.)

Table 9-7: Terms and Acronyms (Cont.)

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