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Management Interface

Dell™ PowerConnect™ 5224 Systems User's Guide

With web-based management, you can configure the PowerConnect 5224 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch and monitor the system using a web browser.

Most pages for the switch include the following buttons:

• Refresh — Displays the current values for the system related to the page that is open.
  
  
• Apply Changes — Makes changes to the system and refreshes the page.
  
  

NOTICE: For configuration changes to persist beyond the current session, you must either save the running-config file from the Switch/Configuration page or use the command line interface (CLI) command copy running-config startup-config.

Web Pages

When you connect to the management mode of the switch with a web browser, a login screen is displayed. Enter a user name and password to access the switch's management mode.

NOTE: The default user names are admin and guest, and the corresponding passwords are admin and guest. If you log in as guest (Normal Exec level), you can only view page information and change the guest password. If you log in as admin (Privileged Exec level), you can apply changes on all pages.

The following menus are available from the web interface:

• Switch
  
  
• Ports
  
  
• Address Table
  
  
• Spanning Tree
  
  
• VLAN
  
  
• Class of Service
  
  
• Link Aggregation
  
  
• SNMP
  
  
• Multicast Support
  
  
• Statistics
  
  

System

The System page contains a dynamic switch applet that displays the current status of the switch ports. The color of each switch port icon indicates its link status:

• Green — The link is up.
  
  
• Grey — The link is down.
  
  

Clicking on any port icon displays the port configuration page.

Switch

The Switch page contains all system operations and general information. It includes links to the following options:

• General — Allows you to view general system information and perform general administration.
  
  
• IP Address — Allows you to view or edit Internet Protocol (IP) parameters.
  
  
• Security — Allows you to set the password for your login username.
  
  
• Firmware — Allows you to transfer a firmware upgrade to the switch.
  
  
• Configuration — Allows you to save or restore switch configuration files.
  
  
• Reset — Allows you to reboot the switch.
  
  

General Information

The General page contains links to the following pages:

• Asset
  
  
• Health
  
  
• Versions
  
  
• Logs
  
  

Asset

The Asset page contains the following information:

• MAC Address
  
  
• SNMP Object ID
  
  
• System Up Time
  
  

It also includes the following editable fields:

• System Name
  
  
• System Contact
  
  
• System Location
  
  

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/General/Asset page.

Command	Usage
show system	Displays system information
hostname name	Specifies or modifies the system name for this device
snmp-server contact string	Sets the system contact (sysContact) string
snmp-server location text	Sets the system location string

Example

Console(config)#hostname Server Chassis 35

Console(config)#snmp-server contact Paul

Console(config)#snmp-server location WC-19

Console(config)#exit

Console#show system

System description: PowerConnect 5224

System OID string: 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10895.4

System information

  System Up time: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes, and 17.93 seconds

  System Name            : Server Chassis 35

  System Location        : WC-19

  System Contact         : Paul

  MAC address            : 00-00-e8-00-00-02

  Web server             : enable

  Web server port        : 80

  POST result            :

--- Performing Power-On Self Tests (POST) ---

UART Loopback Test ..................... PASS

Timer Test ............................. PASS

CACHE Test.............................. PASS

DRAM Test .............................. PASS

I2C Initialization ..................... PASS

Runtime Image Check .................... PASS

PCI Device Check ....................... PASS

Switch Driver Initialization ........... PASS

------------------- DONE --------------------

Console#

Health

The Health page contains the following information:

• Internal Power Status
  
  
• Redundant Power Status
  
  

The power status is indicated by the following icons:

• Green check — Power is connected and operating.
  
  
• Red cross — Power is connected but has failed.
  
  
• Not present — Power is not connected.
  
  

To reset these fields to their current value, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch/General/Health page.

Command	Usage
show version	Displays hardware and software version information for the system, as well as the unit's power status

Example

Console#show version

Unit1

  Serial number          :123457

  Service tag            :3

  Hardware version       :/2002

  Number of ports        :24

  Master power status    :up

  Backup power status    :up

Agent(master)

  Unit id                :1

  Loader version         :0.0.5.5

  Boot rom version       :0.0.6.0

  Operation code version :0.2.0.0

Console#

Versions

The Versions page contains the following fields:

• Hardware Version
  
  
• Microcode Version
  
  
• Loader Version
  
  
• Boot-ROM Version
  
  
• Operation Code Version
  
  
• Total Port Number
  
  
• Role
  
  
• Service Tag
  
  
• Serial Number
  
  

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch/General/Versions page.

Command	Usage
show version	Displays hardware and software version information for the system, as well as the unit's power status

Example

Console#show version

Unit1

  Serial number          :123457

  Service tag            :3

  Hardware version       :/2002

  Number of ports        :24

  Master power status    :up

  Backup power status    :up

Agent(master)

  Unit id                :1

  Loader version         :0.0.5.5

  Boot rom version       :0.0.6.0

  Operation code version :0.2.0.0

Console#

Logs

The Logs page allows you to scroll through the logged system and event messages. The switch can store up to 2 kilobytes (KB) of log entries in temporary random access memory (RAM) (memory flushed on power reset) and up to 4 KB of entries in permanent flash memory.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/General/Logs page.

Command	Usage
show logging {flash | ram}	Displays the logging configuration for system and event messages flash — event history stored in flash memory (permanent memory) ram — event history stored in temporary RAM (memory flushed on power reset)

NOTE: The CLI allows you to configure and limit system messages that are logged to flash or RAM memory. The show logging command only displays the current logging configuration.

The system log messages are categorized by severity into eight levels, from 0 (Emergencies) to 7 (Debugging). The CLI command logging history allows you to specify which messages are logged to RAM or flash memory. The default is for messages with severity levels of 0 to 3 to be logged to flash and levels 0 to 7 to be logged to RAM.

Severe error messages that are logged to flash memory are permanently stored in the switch to assist in troubleshooting network problems. Up to 4 KB of message entries can be stored in the flash memory, with older messages being overwritten first when this memory capacity has been exceeded.

Example

Console#show logging flash

Syslog logging: Disable

History logging in FLASH: level errors

Console#

IP Address

The IP Address page contains links to the following pages:

• IP Address
  
  
• DHCP
  
  

IP Address

From the IP Address page, you can manage the IP-related information about the system. The page includes the following editable fields:

• Management VLAN — Sets the virtual local area network (VLAN) interface that allows management access to the switch. You can set the IP address for only one VLAN interface.
  
  
• IP Address Mode — Sets whether IP functionality is enabled through manual (Static) configuration or set by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Boot Protocol (BOOTP).
  
  
• IP Address — Identifies the IP address of the VLAN interface that allows management access to the switch.
  
  
• Subnet Mask — Identifies the subnet mask that determines the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.
  
  
• Gateway IP Address — Identifies the IP address of the gateway router between the switch and management stations that exist on other network segments.
  
  

NOTICE: When DHCP or BOOTP has been used to set the IP information, the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway IP Address fields display the assigned values.

The Management VLAN is the only VLAN through which you can gain management access to the switch. By default, all ports on the switch are members of VLAN 1, so a management station can be connected to any port on the switch. If other VLANs are configured and you change the Management VLAN, you may lose management access to the switch. In this case, you should reconnect the management station to a port that is a member of the Management VLAN. For more information on the Management VLAN, see "Management VLAN Access."

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/IP Address page.

Command	Usage
ip address {ip-address netmask | bootp | dhcp}	Sets the primary IP address for this device. Use the no form command to remove the IP address, or to disable IP address assignment through BOOTP or DHCP.
ip default-gateway gateway	Establishes a static route between the switch and management stations that exist on another network segment.
show ip interface	Displays the usability status of an IP interface.
show ip redirects	Shows the default gateway configured for this device.

Example

Console(config)#interface vlan 1

Console(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0

Console(config-if)#exit

Console(config)#ip default-gateway 192.168.1.254

Console(config)#

DHCP

In the DHCP page, click Restart DHCP to release the current IP address and obtain a new one through DHCP.

NOTICE: If Restart DHCP is selected when IP settings have been configured statically, a warning message indicating that the IP Address Mode is not set to DHCP displays.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch/IP Address/DHCP page.

Command	Usage
ip dhcp restart	Resubmits a DCHP client request

Security

The Security page contains links to the following information:

• Passwords
  
  
• RADIUS Settings
  
  

Passwords

You should change the default passwords to be sure that your system is secure:

NOTE: The default user names are admin and guest, and the corresponding passwords are admin and guest. If you log in as guest (Normal Exec level), you can only view page information and change the guest password. If you log in as admin (Privileged Exec level), you can apply changes on all pages.

• Old Password — Type your current password.
  
  
• New Password — Type the new password. Passwords are limited to eight characters and are case sensitive.
  
  
• Confirm Password — Type the new password a second time to verify that you have typed it correctly.
  
  

The password entered is encrypted on the screen and is displayed as a sequence of asterisks (*).

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/Security/Passwords page.

Command	Usage
enable password [level level] {0 | 7} password	Use this command to control access to the Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level. For the {0 | 7} parameter, 0 means plain password and 7 means encrypted password. The Privileged Exec level is 15 and the default password is super.
username name {access-level level | nopassword | password {0 | 7} password}	Use this command to configure user name authentication at login. Use the no form command to remove a user name. The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec and 15: Privileged Exec. The default user names are admin for the Privileged Exec level, and guest for the Normal Exec level.

NOTE: Only the CLI allows user names to be created and deleted.

Example

Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin

Console(config)#username bob access-level 15

Console(config)#username bob password smith

Console(config)#

RADIUS Settings

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) is a system that uses a central server running RADIUS software to control access to RADIUS-aware switches on the network. A RADIUS server can be used to create a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated privilege levels for each user or group that require management access to a switch using the console port, Telnet, or Internet.

When you are setting up privilege levels on the RADIUS server, level 0 allows Normal Exec access to the switch, and level 15 allows Privileged Exec access.

The RADIUS Settings page contains the following editable fields:

• Authentication — Select the authentication, or authentication sequence, required:
  
  
• Radius — A RADIUS server authenticates the user.
  
  
• Local — The switch authenticates the user.
  
  
• Radius, Local — A RADIUS server attempts to authenticate the user first, and then the switch attempts to authenticate the user.
  
  
• Local, Radius — The switch attempts to authenticate the user first, and then a RADIUS server attempts to authenticate the user.
  
  
• Server IP Address — Identifies the IP address of the RADIUS server.
  
  
• Server Port Number — Identifies the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port number used by the RADIUS server.
  
  
• Secret Text String — Specifies the text string that is shared between the switch and the RADIUS server.
  
  
• Number of Server Transmits — Specifies the number of request transmits to the RADIUS server before failure.
  
  
• Timeout for a reply (sec)— Specifies the number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from the RADIUS server before it resends the request.
  
  

NOTE: The local switch user database must be set up through the CLI by manually entering user names and passwords.

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/Security/RADIUS Settings page.

Command	Usage
authentication login {radius | local | radius local | local radius}	Defines the login authentication method and precedence.
radius-server host host_ip_address	Specifies the RADIUS server IP address.
radius-server port port_number	Sets the RADIUS server UDP port number.
radius-server key key_string	Sets the RADIUS encryption key (up to 20 characters).
radius-server retransmit number_of_retries	Sets the number of times the switch attempts to authenticate logon access through the RADIUS server. (The range is 1–30.)
radius-server timeout number_of_seconds	Sets the number of seconds the switch waits for a reply before resending a request. (The range is 1–65535.)

Example

Console(config)#authentication login radius

Console(config)#radius-server host 192.168.1.25

Console(config)#radius-server port 181

Console(config)#radius-server key solvent

Console(config)#radius-server retransmit 5

Console(config)#radius-server timeout 10

Console(config)#

Jumbo Frame

From the Jumbo Frame page, you can enable and disable jumbo frame support on the switch.

The switch provides more efficient large sequential data transfers by supporting jumbo frames up to 9000 bytes. Compared to standard Ethernet frames that run only up to 1500 bytes, using jumbo frames significantly reduces the per-packet overhead required to process protocol encapsulation fields.

To use jumbo frames, both the source and destination end nodes (such as a computer or server) must support jumbo frames. In addition, when the connection is operating at full duplex, all switches in the network between the two end nodes must be able to accept the extended frame size. For half-duplex connections, all devices in the collision domain must support jumbo frames.

To enable jumbo frame support on the switch, set the Jumbo Frame Support Status to Enabled.

NOTICE: Enabling jumbo frames on the switch limits the maximum threshold for broadcast storm control to 64 packets per second.

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch/Jumbo Frame page.

Command	Usage
jumbo frame	Use this command to enable jumbo frames to be forwarded through the switch. Use the no form to disable jumbo frames.

Example

Console(config)#jumbo frame

Console(config)#

Firmware Upgrade

From the Firmware page, you can configure the system to download a new version of the management software. The switch can contain two software code files, one of which is set as the Start-Up file. This allows you to try a new version of the software without overwriting the previous version.

NOTE: The switch is shipped with one software code file installed (the filename is similar to PC5224_v1.00.00.00), which is set as the start- up file.

The Firmware page contains the following fields:

• Current Operation Code Version
  
  

It also contains the following editable fields:

• TFTP Server IP Address — Specifies the server from which the system must retrieve the new version of the software.
  
  
• Source File Name — Specifies the path and name of the software file to download.
  
  
• Destination File Name — Specifies the file to be replaced.
  
  
• Remove Operation Code Image File — Deletes a software file from the switch.
  
  
• Start-Up Operation Code File Name — Indicates which Operation Code file you want to run. Select the filename from the drop-down menu.
  
  

Uploading Operation Code to a Server

1. In the Transfer Operation Code Image File to Server field, enter the IP address of the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server in the TFTP Server IP Address field.
   
   
2. In the Source File Name field, select the file to upload from the drop- down menu.
   
   
3. In the Destination File Name field, type a name for the file.
   
   
4. Click Transfer to Server.
   
   

Downloading Operation Code from a Server

1. In the Transfer Operation Code Image File from Server field, enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server IP Address field.
   
   
2. In the Source File Name field, type the filename of the software code file to download.
   
   
3. For the Destination File Name, select a filename from the drop-down menu to replace an existing file, or specify a new filename (with no more than 32 characters). Filenames are case sensitive and cannot contain spaces. The switch can contain only two software code files. You cannot download a third file; you must first replace an existing file or remove a file.
   
   
4. Click Transfer from Server.
   
   

Deleting an Operation Code File from the Switch

1. In the Remove Operation Code Image File field, select the file to delete from the drop-down menu.
   
   
2. Click Remove File.
   
   

Selecting the Operation Code Start-up File

1. In the Start-Up Operation Code Image File field, select the start-up code file from the drop-down menu.
   
   
2. Click Apply Changes.
   
   

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/Firmware page.

Command	Usage
copy tftp file	Downloads a code image to the switch's flash memory from a TFTP server
boot system {boot-rom | config | opcode}: filename	Specifies the file or image used to start up the system
dir [boot-rom | config | opcode [:filename]]	Displays a list of files in flash memory

NOTE: You cannot upload and download Boot-ROM files to a TFTP server using the CLI. You must use a direct terminal connection to the switch's console port and press <Ctrl><f> after the diagnostic test results. See "Downloading Firmware Through the Console Port."

Example

Console#copy tftp file

TFTP server ip address: 10.1.0.45

Choose file type:

1. config: 2. opcode: <1-2>: 2

Source file name: runtime

Destination file name: 0126.bix

/

Console#

Configuration

From the Configuration page you can save and restore switch configuration settings.

NOTE: The switch is shipped with one default configuration file (Factory_Default_ Config.cfg) installed, which is set as the start- up file. This file cannot be removed from the system.

The Configuration page contains the following editable fields:

• Transfer Configuration to Server — Copies a switch configuration file to a TFTP server.
  
  
• Transfer Configuration from Server — Copies a switch configuration file from a TFTP server.
  
  
• Remove Configuration File — Deletes a configuration file from the switch (selected from the drop-down menu).
  
  
• Start-Up Configuration File — Selects the configuration file to be used after a system start-up (selected from the drop-down menu).
  
  
• Copy Running Config to File — Saves the current session configuration settings. Specifies a new filename or the name of an existing file to be replaced.
  
  

NOTICE: For configuration changes to persist beyond the current session, you must save the running-config file from this page, or use the CLI command copy running-config startup-config.

Transferring a Configuration File to a Server

1. In the Transfer Configuration File to Server field, enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server IP Address field.
   
   
2. In the Source File Name field, select the configuration file to upload from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. For the Destination File Name, type a filename to identify the configuration file on the TFTP server.
   
   
4. Click Transfer to Server.
   
   

Transferring a Configuration File from a Server

1. Under Transfer Configuration File from Server, enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP Server IP Address field.
   
   
2. In the Source File Name field, type the filename of the configuration file to download.
   
   
3. In the Destination File Name field, select a configuration file to replace from the drop-down menu, or specify a new filename (with no more than 32 characters). Filenames are case sensitive and cannot contain spaces. The switch can contain any number of configuration files, limited only by available flash memory space. You can use the dir command in the CLI to check the available flash memory space.
   
   
4. Click Transfer from Server.
   
   

NOTE: The CLI also allows you to copy files within the switch and replace a running configuration file without performing a reset.

Deleting a Configuration File from the Switch

1. In the Remove Configuration File field, select the file to delete from the drop-down menu.
   
   
2. Click Remove File.
   
   

Selecting the Start-up Configuration File

1. In the Start-Up Configuration File field, select the start-up configuration file from the drop-down menu.
   
   
2. Click Apply Changes.
   
   

Copying the Running Configuration to a File

1. In the Copy Running Config to File field, specify a filename for the configuration file (with no more than 32 characters). If the filename already exists, it replaces the file. The filename cannot be the same as the factory default configuration file, Factory_Default_Config.cfg.
   
   
2. Click Copy to File.
   
   

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/Configuration web page.

Command	Usage
copy file {file | running-config | startup-config | tftp}	Uploads/downloads a configuration file to/from the switch's flash memory to a TFTP server
boot system {boot-rom| config | opcode}: filename	Specifies the file or image used to start up the system

Example

Console#copy tftp startup-config

TFTP server ip address: 10.1.0.99

Source configuration file name: startup.01

Startup configuration file name [startup]:

/

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Reset

Click Reset to reboot the switch. When prompted, confirm that you want to reset the switch.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Switch/Reset page.

Command	Usage
reload	Restarts the system

Example

Console#reload

System will be restarted, continue <y/n>? y

Console#

Ports

The Port Manager contains links to the following options:

• Port Configuration
  
  
• Trunk Configuration
  
  
• Broadcast Control
  
  
• Port Mirroring
  
  

Port Configuration

On the Port Configuration page, you can view and edit port parameters. For each port number listed in the Port column, you can change the following parameters listed by column name on the screen:

• Name/Type — Allows a user-defined label for the port and indicates the type of port:
  
  
• 1000Base-TX — 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 port
  
  
• 1000Base-SFP — gigabit SFP transceiver port
  
  
• Admin/Oper — Allows the network administrator to manually disable a port and indicates the status of the link: up or down.
  
  
• Speed/Duplex Mode — Allows the manual selection of port speed and duplex mode and indicates the current port speed and mode.
  
  
• Flow Control — Allows automatic or manual selection of support for flow control and indicates the type of flow control currently in use.
  
  
• Autonegotiation/Port Capabilities — Allows autonegotiation to be enabled/disabled and indicates the capabilities of the port that are advertised during autonegotiation:
  
  
• 10h — Supports 10-megabits per second (Mbps) half duplex.
  
  
• 10f — Supports 10-Mbps full duplex.
  
  
• 100h — Supports 100-Mbps half duplex.
  
  
• 100f — Supports 100-Mbps full duplex.
  
  
• 1000h — Supports 1000-Mbps half duplex.
  
  
• 1000f — Supports 1000-Mbps full duplex.
  
  
• Sym — Supports symmetric operation of full-duplex flow control. The port can transmit and receive pause frames for flow control (gigabit ports only).
  
  
• FC — Supports full-duplex flow control.
  
  
• Trunk — Indicates whether a port is a member of an aggregated link or trunk.
  
  

NOTICE: If autonegotiation is disabled for an RJ-45 port, the auto- MDI/MDI-X pin signal configuration is also disabled.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Ports/Port Configuration page.

Command	Usage
interface ethernet unit/port	Configures an Ethernet port interface and enters interface configuration mode.
shutdown	Disables an interface. To restart a disabled interface, use the no form command.
description string	Adds a description to an interface.
speed-duplex {1000full | 100full | 100half | 10full | 10half}	Configures the speed and duplex mode of a given interface when autonegotiation is disabled.
negotiation	Enables autonegotiation for a given interface. Use the no form command to disable autonegotiation.
capabilities {1000full | 100full | 100half | 10full | 10half | flowcontrol | symmetric}	Advertises the port capabilities of a given interface during autonegotiation. Use the no form with parameters command to remove an advertised capability, or the no form without parameters command to restore the default values.
flowcontrol	Enables flow control. Use the no form command to disable flow control.
show interfaces status ethernet unit/port	Displays status for enabled interfaces.
show interfaces switchport [ethernet unit/port]	Displays the configuration for a port.

NOTICE: Flow control only works for ports connected to the same internal switch chip (ports 1 to 12 and ports 13 to 24). Cross-chip flow control does not work.

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#

Console(config-if)#description RD SW#3

Console(config-if)#no negotiation

Console(config-if)#speed-duplex 100half

Console(config-if)#flowcontrol

Trunk Configuration

On the Trunk Configuration page, you can enable and disable the aggregate port links that have been created on the switch. To set up trunks and select port members, use the Link Aggregation page.

For each trunk number listed in the Trunk column, you can change the following parameters listed by column name on the screen:

• Name/Type — Allows a user-defined label for the trunk and also indicates the type of ports in the trunk
  
  
• Admin/Oper — Allows the network administrator to manually disable a trunk and also indicates the status of the link: up or down
  
  
• Speed/Duplex Mode — Allows the manual selection of port speed and duplex mode and also indicates the current speed and mode of member ports
  
  
• Flow Control — Allows automatic or manual selection of support for flow control and also indicates the type of flow control currently in use
  
  
• Autonegotiation/Port Capabilities — Allows autonegotiation to be enabled/disabled for all ports in the trunk and also indicates the capabilities of the port members
  
  

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Ports/Trunks Configuration page.

Command	Usage
interface port-channel channel-id	Configures a trunk and enters interface configuration mode.
shutdown	Disables a trunk interface. To restart a disabled interface, use the no form command.
description string	Adds a description to a trunk interface.
speed-duplex {1000full | 100full | 100half | 10full | 10half}	Configures the speed and duplex mode of a given interface when autonegotiation is disabled.
negotiation	Enables autonegotiation for a given interface. To disable autonegotiation, use the no form command.
capabilities {1000full | 100full | 100half | 10full | 10half | flowcontrol | symmetric}	Advertises the trunk capabilities of a given interface during autonegotiation.
flowcontrol	Enables flow control. To disable flow control, use the no form command.
show interfaces status port-channel channel-id	Displays status for enabled interfaces.
show interfaces switchport [port-channel channel-id]	Displays the configuration for a trunk.

Example

Console(config)#interface port-channel 1

Console(config-if)#

Console(config-if)#description RD SW#3

Console(config-if)#no negotiation

Console(config-if)#speed-duplex 100half

Console(config-if)#flowcontrol

Broadcast Control

In the Broadcast Control page, you can enable and disable broadcast control for all ports on the switch.

The Broadcast Control page contains the following information:

• Port Number
  
  
• Port Type:
  
  
• 1000Base-TX — 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 port
  
  
• 1000Base-SFP — gigabit SFP transceiver port
  
  

The Broadcast Control page also contains the following editable fields:

• Protect Status — Allows you to enable/disable broadcast storm control for ports on the switch. When enabled, the switch employs a broadcast-control mechanism if the packet-per-second threshold on a port is exceeded. (The default is enabled.)
  
  
• Threshold (16,64,128,256) — The packet-per-second threshold for broadcast packets received on a port. Possible values are 16, 64, 128, or 256 packets per second. (The default is 256 packets per second.) If jumbo frames are enabled on the switch, the maximum threshold for broadcast storm control is limited to 64 pps.
  
  

NOTICE: You can enable/disable broadcast storm control on a per-port basis, but the selected packet-per-second threshold applies to all ports on the switch.

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

NOTE: Broadcast control does not affect IP multicast traffic.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Ports/Broadcast Control web page.

Command	Usage
switchport broadcast packet-rate rate	Configures broadcast storm control (applies to all ports)

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 64

Console(config-if)#

Port Mirroring

From the Port Mirroring page, you can configure a port mirror session by setting a source and destination port pair. Port mirroring helps you debug a network.

NOTICE: You can configure only one port mirror session on the switch. The source and destination port have to be either both in the port range of 1 to 12 or both in the port range of 13 to 24.

The following options are available:

• Sessions Table — Displays the current port mirror session
  
  
• Source Port — Specifies the port from which all traffic will be mirrored to the destination port
  
  
• Type — Allows you to select which traffic to mirror to the destination port: Rx, Tx, or Both
  
  
• Destination Port — Specifies the port that receives a copy of all traffic that the source port receives or transmits
  
  

NOTE: The source port and destination port speeds must match. Otherwise traffic may be dropped from the destination port.

To add a new mirror session to the Sessions Table, first delete the current mirror session by selecting the session in the table and clicking Remove Mirror Session. Select the new source port, destination port, and traffic type, and then click Add Mirror Session.

NOTE: The source and destination ports must both either be in the range of 1 to 12 or 13 to 24.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Ports/Port Mirroring page.

Command	Usage
port monitor interface [rx | tx | both]	Configures a mirror session
show port monitor [interface]	Displays mirror information

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/6

Console(config-if)#port monitor ethernet 1/5 both

Console(config-if)#

Address Table

The Address Table page includes links to the following pages:

• Static Addresses
  
  
• Dynamic Addresses
  
  
• Address Aging
  
  

Static Addresses

From the Static Addresses page, you can specify the Media Access Control (MAC) address and port number of systems that are to remain available to the switch for an indeterminate amount of time.

The following options are available:

• Static Address Counts — Indicates the total number of static addresses configured on the switch
  
  
• Current Static Address Table — Lists all static addresses
  
  
• Interface — Allows you to select the port or trunk associated with the system you want to set as static
  
  
• MAC Address — Allows you to enter the MAC address of a system you want to set as static
  
  
• VLAN — Allows you to select the VLAN associated with the interface
  
  

To add a new address to the table, select the interface, MAC address, and VLAN, and then click Add Static Address. To delete an address from the table, select the table entry in the list box, and then click Remove Static Address.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Address Table/Static Addresses page.

Command	Usage
bridge bridge-group address mac-address vlan vlan-id forward interface [action]	Maps a static address to a port in a VLAN The action parameters are: delete-on-reset: Assignment lasts until switch is reset permanent: Assignment is permanent
show bridge bridge-group [interface] [address [mask]] [vlan vlan-id] [sort {address | vlan | interface}]	Allows you to view classes of entries in the bridge-forwarding database

Example

Console(config)#bridge 1 address 00-e0-29-94-34-de vlan 1 forward ethernet 1/1 delete-on-reset

Console(config)#

Dynamic Addresses

The Dynamic Address lookup table allows you to view the MAC addresses that are currently in the address database. When addresses are in the database, the packets intended for those addresses are forwarded directly to those ports. You can sort the table by interface, VLAN, and MAC address by selecting the sort key from the drop-down menu.

The Dynamic Addresses page contains the following options for querying the dynamic MAC address table:

• Interface — Check the option box and select a port or trunk from the drop-down menus.
  
  
• MAC Address — Check the option box and type the address in the box provided.
  
  
• VLAN — Check the option box and select the appropriate VLAN from the drop-down menu.
  
  
• Address Table Sort Key — Select the key from the drop-down menu to sort the displayed table entries.
  
  
• Query button — Click this button to execute the query once you have selected the criteria for the query.
  
  

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Address Table/Dynamic Addresses page.

Command	Usage
show bridge bridge-group [interface] [address [mask]] [vlan vlan-id] [sort {address | vlan | interface}]	Allows you to view classes of entries in the bridge-forwarding database

Example

Console#show bridge 1

  Interface Mac Address       Vlan Type

  --------- ----------------- ---- ---------------

  Eth 1/11 00-10-b5-62-03-74  1    Learned

Console#

Address Aging

In the Address Aging page, you can specify the length of time an address stays available to the switch if it is not configured as static.

The Aging Time option sets the time before an address is purged from the system. You can change this value to any number between 17 and 2184. (The default is 300 seconds.)

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Address Tabled/Address Aging page.

Command	Usage
bridge-group bridge-group aging-time seconds	Sets the aging time for entries in the address table

Example

Console(config)#bridge-group 1 aging-time 300

Console(config)#

Spanning Tree

The Spanning Tree page contains links to pages that allow you to specify the parameters of the Spanning Tree Protocol:

• Bridge Settings
  
  
• Port Settings
  
  
• Trunk Settings
  
  

Bridge Settings

The Bridge Settings page contains the following information:

• Bridge ID — Identifies a unique identifier for the switch in the Spanning Tree. The ID is calculated using the defined Spanning Tree priority of the switch and its MAC address. The lower the Bridge ID, the more likely the switch will act as the root.
  
  
• Max Age — Specifies the maximum time (in seconds) that the switch waits before attempting to reconfigure (if it has not received a configuration message).
  
  
• Hello Time — Specifies the time interval (in seconds) at which the root device transmits a configuration message.
  
  
• Forward Delay — Specifies the maximum time (in seconds) the root device waits before changing states (from listening to learning to forwarding).
  
  
• Designated Root — Identifies the priority and MAC address of the device in the Spanning Tree that the switch has accepted as the root device.
  
  
• Root Port — Specifies the port number on the switch that is closest to the root. The switch communicates with the root device through this port. If there is no root port, the switch has been accepted as the root device of the Spanning Tree network.
  
  
• Root Path Cost — Identifies the path cost from the root port on the switch to the root device.
  
  
• Configuration Changes — Specifies the number of times the Spanning Tree has been reconfigured.
  
  
• Last Topology Change — Identifies the time since the Spanning Tree was last reconfigured.
  
  

From the Bridge Settings page, under Attributes, you can also enable and configure the following Spanning Tree parameters:

• Spanning Tree State — Enables or disables the Spanning Tree. If you enable the Spanning Tree, you must complete the other fields.
  
  
• Priority — Sets the priority setting among other switches in the Spanning Tree. (The range is 0 to 65535.)
  
  
• Hello Time — Sets the interval between configuration messages sent by the Spanning Tree Protocol. (The range is 1 to 10 seconds.)
  
  
• Maximum Age — Sets the amount of time before the system discards a configuration message. (The range is 6 to 40 seconds.)
  
  
• Forward Delay — Sets the amount of time the system spends in learning and listening states. (The range is 4 to 30 seconds.)
  
  

To save any changes you make in this page for the current session, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree/Bridge Settings page.

Command	Usage
bridge bridge-group spanning-tree	Enables the spanning tree algorithm globally for the switch. Use the no form command to disable it.
bridge bridge-group forward-time seconds	Configures the spanning tree bridge forward time globally for the switch.
bridge bridge-group hello-time time	Configures the spanning tree bridge hello time globally for the switch.
bridge bridge-group max-age seconds	Configures the spanning tree bridge maximum age globally for the switch.
bridge bridge-group priority priority	Configures the spanning tree priority globally for the switch.
show bridge group bridge-group [interface]	Shows the spanning tree configuration.

Example

Console(config)#bridge 1 spanning-tree

Console(config)#bridge 1 forward-time 15

Console(config)#bridge 1 hello-time 2

Console(config)#bridge 1 max-age 20

Console(config)#bridge 1 priority 40000

Port Settings

In the Port Settings page, you can specify Spanning Tree parameters for each port. For each port number listed in the Port column, the following information is available:

• Type — Specifies the type of port, indicates one of the following:
  
  
• 1000Base-TX — 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 port
  
  
• 1000Base-SFP — gigabit SFP transceiver port
  
  
• State — Displays the current state of the port within the Spanning Tree:
  
  
• No Link — No valid link on the port.
  
  
• Disabled — Port has been disabled by the user or has failed diagnostics.
  
  
• Blocking — Port receives Spanning Tree configuration messages, but does not forward packets.
  
  
• Listening — Port leaves blocking state due to topology change, starts transmitting configuration messages, but does not forward packets.
  
  
• Learning — Port has transmitted configuration messages for an interval set by the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory information. The port address table is cleared, and the port begins learning addresses.
  
  
• Forwarding — Port forwards packets and continues learning addresses.
  
  
• Trunk — Indicates whether the port is configured as a trunk member
  
  

The Port Settings page also contains the following editable fields:

• Priority — Indicates the priority assigned to the port for the Spanning Tree Protocol (0 to 255). A port with a higher priority is less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree Protocol detects network loops. Low numeric value indicates a high priority.
  
  
• Path Cost — Specifies the cost assigned to this port for the Spanning Tree Protocol (1 to 65535). A port with a lower cost is less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree Protocol detects network loops.
  
  

NOTE: Use Fast Link if a device is connected to a port that requires network access immediately when the link comes up and cannot wait for a Spanning Tree resolution.

• Fast Link — Immediately enables the port in forwarding state when a link comes up. The port is not part of the Spanning Tree at that time, but will participate in future Spanning Tree resolutions.
  
  

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree/Port Settings page.

Command	Usage
bridge-group bridge-group path-cost cost	Configures the spanning tree path cost for the specified port
bridge-group bridge-group priority priority	Configures the priority for the specified port
bridge-group bridge-group portfast	Sets a port to fast forwarding state

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 path-cost 50

Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 priority 0

Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 portfast

Trunk Settings

On the Trunk Settings page, you can specify Spanning Tree parameters for each trunk. For each port number listed in the Trunk column, the following fields are available:

• Priority — Indicates the priority assigned to the trunk for the Spanning Tree Protocol (0 to 255). A trunk with a higher priority is less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree Protocol detects network loops. Low numeric value indicates a high priority.
  
  
• Path Cost — Specifies the cost assigned to the trunk for the Spanning Tree Protocol (1 to 65535). A trunk with a lower cost is less likely to be blocked if the Spanning Tree Protocol detects network loops.
  
  

NOTE: Use Fast Link if a device is connected to a trunk that requires network access immediately when the link comes up and cannot wait for a Spanning Tree resolution.

• Fast Link — Immediately enables the trunk in forwarding state when a link comes up. The trunk is not part of the Spanning Tree at that time, but will participate in future Spanning Tree resolutions.
  
  

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Spanning Tree/Trunk Settings page.

Command	Usage
bridge-group bridge-group path-cost cost	Configures the spanning tree path cost for the specified trunk
bridge-group bridge-group priority priority	Configures the priority for the specified trunk
bridge-group bridge-group portfast	Sets a trunk to fast forwarding state

Example

Console(config)#interface port-channel 1

Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 path-cost 50

Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 priority 0

Console(config-if)#bridge-group 1 portfast

VLAN

You can use virtual LANs (VLANs) to assign ports on the switch to any of up to 255 LAN groups. In conventional networks with routers, broadcast and multicast traffic is split up into separate domains. Switches do not inherently support broadcast domains, which can lead to broadcast storms in large networks. By using IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs and GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), you can organize any group of network nodes into separate broadcast domains, confining broadcast and multicast traffic to the originating group. This also provides a more secure and cleaner network environment. For more information on how to use VLANs, see "VLANs."

The VLAN page includes links to the following pages:

• VLAN Membership
  
  
• Port Settings
  
  
• Trunk Settings
  
  
• GVRP
  
  

VLAN Membership

On the VLAN Membership page, you define VLAN groups. The following options are available:

• Show VLAN — Select the VLAN for which you want to edit the membership setting.
  
  
• Name — Specifies user-defined name of the VLAN.
  
  
• VLAN ID — Specifies numeric ID of the VLAN (1 to 4094).
  
  
• Remove VLAN — Check this box to remove an existing VLAN.
  
  
• Status — Configures the VLAN as Active or Suspended.
  
  
• Creation — Indicates whether the VLAN has been created as a permanent (static) VLAN or has been dynamically created through GVRP.
  
  
• Port/Trunk toggle buttons — Allows you to select VLAN membership for each port or trunk by toggling the value of the Port/Trunk button:
  
  
• 'U': Port is a member of the VLAN. All packets transmitted by the port will be untagged, that is, not carry a tag and therefore not carry VLAN or CoS information.
  
  
• 'T': Port is a member of the VLAN. All packets transmitted by the port will be tagged, that is, carry a tag and, therefore, carry VLAN or CoS information.
  
  
• 'F': Port is forbidden from automatically joining the VLAN through GVRP. For more information, see "GVRP."
  
  
• 'BLANK': Port is not a member of the VLAN. Packets associated with this VLAN will not be transmitted by the port.
  
  

The VLAN tagging option is a standard set by the IEEE to facilitate the spanning of VLANs across multiple switches. For more information, see "VLANs" and the IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks.

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Adding VLAN Group

1. Select Add a new VLAN from the Show VLAN drop-down menu.
   
   
2. Complete the VLAN Name and VLAN ID fields.
   
   
3. Add VLAN members.
   
   

See "VLAN Membership" for more information on VLAN members.

4. Click Apply Changes.
   
   

Removing VLAN Group

NOTE: If you remove a VLAN group with existing port members, the ports will rejoin the default VLAN in untagged mode.

1. Select the VLAN that you want to remove from the Show VLAN drop- down menu.
   
   
2. Check the Remove VLAN box for the VLAN that you want to remove.
   
   
3. Click Apply Changes.
   
   

Adding VLAN Membership

1. Select the VLAN that you want to edit from the Show VLAN drop- down menu.
   
   
2. Change the VLAN member by clicking the port icon until the desired state [T (tagged) or U (untagged)] or a blank appears.
   
   
3. Click Apply Changes.
   
   

Removing VLAN Membership

1. Select the VLAN that you want to edit under the Show VLAN drop- down menu.
   
   
2. Change the VLAN member by clicking the port icon until the filed is blank.
   
   
3. Click Apply Changes.
   
   

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the VLAN/VLAN Membership page.

Command	Usage
vlan database	Allows you to enter VLAN database mode.
vlan vlan-id [name vlan-name] media ethernet [state {suspend | active}]	Configures a VLAN. Use the no form command to restore the default or delete a VLAN.
interface vlan vlan-id	Allows you to enter interface configuration mode for VLANs and to configure a physical interface.
switchport allowed vlan {add vlan-list [tagged | untagged] | remove vlan-list}	Configures untagged and tagged ports. The parameter vlan-list is the list of VLAN identifiers being added. Separate nonconsecutive VLAN identifiers with a comma and no spaces; use a hyphen to designate a range of IDs.
switchport forbidden vlan {add vlan-list | remove vlan-list}	Configures forbidden VLANs for a port.
show vlan [id vlan-id | name vlan-name]	Shows VLAN information.

Example

Console(config)#vlan database

Console(config-vlan)#vlan 105 name RD5 media ethernet

Console(config-vlan)#exit

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1

Console(config-if)#switchport allowed vlan add 105,7,9 tagged

Console(config-if)#exit

Console(config)#exit

Console#show vlan id 105

VLAN Name      Status    Ports/Channel groups

---- -------- --------- ------------------------------ ---

105 RD5       active    Eth1/ 1 Eth1/ 2 Eth1/ 3 Eth1/ 4 Eth1/ 5

                         Eth1/ 6 Eth1/ 7 Eth1/ 8 Eth1/ 9 Eth1/10

Console#

Port Settings

On the Port Settings page, you can specify the default port VLAN ID (PVID) for each port on your switch. All untagged packets entering the switch are tagged by default with the ID specified by the port's PVID.

The Port Settings page is set up in a table format. For each port listed in the Port column, the following options are available:

• PVID — Specifies the VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on the port. To assign a VLAN ID as the port's PVID, the port must be an untagged VLAN member.
  
  
• Acceptable Frame Type — Allows you to set the switch port to accept all frame types, including VLAN tagged or VLAN untagged frames, or only tagged frames.
  
  
• Ingress Filtering — Discards incoming frames for VLANS that do not include the ingress port in their member set, if enabled.
  
  
• GVRP Status — Enables/disables GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) for the port. GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information to automatically register VLAN members on ports across the network. GVRP must be globally enabled for the switch before you can individually enable GVRP for a specific port. For more information, see "GVRP."
  
  
• GARP Join Timer — Specifies the interval (in centiseconds) between transmitting requests/queries to participate in a VLAN group. (The range is 20 to 1000 centiseconds.)
  
  
• GARP Leave Timer — Specifies the interval (in centiseconds) a port waits before leaving a VLAN group. This time should be set to more than twice the join time. This interval ensures that after a Leave or LeaveAll message has been issued, the applicants can rejoin before the port actually leaves the group. (The range is 60 to 3000 centiseconds.)
  
  
• GARP LeaveAll Timer — Specifies the interval (in centiseconds) between sending out a LeaveAll query message for VLAN group participants and the port leaving the group. This interval should be considerably larger than the Leave Time to minimize the amount of traffic generated by nodes rejoining the group. (The range is 500 to 18000 centiseconds.)
  
  

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CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the VLAN/Port Settings page.

Command	Usage
switchport native vlan vlan-id	Configures the PVID (default VLAN ID) for a port
switchport acceptable-frame-types {all | tagged}	Configures the acceptable frame types for a port
switchport ingress-filtering	Enables ingress filtering for a port
switchport gvrp	Enables GVRP for a port
garp timer {join | leave | leaveall} timer_value	Sets the values for the GVRP join, leave, and leaveall timers
show gvrp configuration [interface]	Shows whether GVRP is enabled

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1

Console(config-if)#switchport native vlan 3

Console(config-if)#switchport acceptable-frame-types tagged

Console(config-if)#switchport ingress-filtering

Console(config-if)#

Trunk Settings

On the Trunk Settings page, you can specify the default port VLAN ID (PVID) for ports that are configured as trunk members. When an untagged packet enters the switch, it is, by default, tagged with the ID specified by the port's PVID.

For each trunk listed in the Trunk column, the following options are available:

• PVID — Identifies the VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames that are received on each trunk port. To assign a VLAN ID as the port's PVID, the port must be an untagged VLAN member.
  
  
• Acceptable Frame Type — Sets the switch trunk ports to accept either both tagged and untagged frames or only tagged frames.
  
  
• Ingress Filtering — Discards incoming frames for VLANs that do not include the trunk in their member set at the ingress ports, if enabled.
  
  
• GVRP Status — Enables/disables GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) for the trunk. GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information to automatically register VLAN members on ports across the network. GVRP must be globally enabled for the switch before you can individually enable GVRP for a specific trunk. For more information, see "GVRP."
  
  
• GARP Join Timer — Specifies the interval (in centiseconds) between transmitting requests/queries to participate in a VLAN group. (The range is 20 to 1000 centiseconds.)
  
  
• GARP Leave Timer — Specifies the interval (in centiseconds) that a trunk waits before leaving a VLAN group. GARP Leave Timer should be set to more than twice the join time. This interval ensures that after a Leave or LeaveAll message has been issued, the applicants can rejoin before the trunk actually leaves the group. (The range is 60 to 3000 centiseconds.)
  
  
• GARP LeaveAll Timer —Specifies the interval (in centiseconds) between when a LeaveAll query message for VLAN group participants is sent and when the trunk leaves the group. This interval should be considerably larger than the Leave Time to minimize the amount of traffic generated by nodes rejoining the group. (The range is 500 to 18000 centiseconds.)
  
  

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GVRP

The GVRP page allows you to globally enable GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol) for the switch. GVRP defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information to register VLAN members on ports across the network. You can use GVRP to set up VLANs in the network without having to manually configure the VLANs on each switch. GVRP can reduce the possibility of errors and ensure consistency in VLAN configuration throughout the network.

If you enable GVRP on a port with a tagged or untagged static VLAN, GVRP sends advertisements (GVRP Bridge Protocol Data Units [BPDUs]) containing the VLAN's ID. Any connected GVRP-aware port receiving the advertisements can dynamically join the advertised VLAN. All GVRP dynamically-learned VLANs operate as tagged VLANs. A GVRP-enabled port only joins a VLAN when an advertisement for that VLAN is received on that specific port. A GVRP-enabled port forwards advertisements from other ports on the switch but does not join the advertised VLAN.

To implement GVRP in a network, you must first configure the static VLANs required on switches that are connected to computers, servers, and other devices, so that these VLANs can be propagated across the network. For other core switches in the network, enable GVRP on the links between these devices. You should also determine security boundaries in the network and configure GVRP settings to limit the VLAN propagation.

When GVRP is globally enabled for the switch, the default setting allows all the ports to transmit and receive VLAN advertisements, as well as automatically join VLANs. To control and limit the VLAN propagation in a network, you can disable GVRP on ports to prevent advertisements from being propagated, or to forbid ports from joining specific VLANs. The VLAN Membership page allows you to set ports as Forbidden, which prevents them from joining a VLAN through GVRP.

NOTICE: GVRP-learned VLANs on the switch do not have assigned IP addresses. Therefore, the management VLAN must be statically configured on all switches in the network before you implement GVRP.

For more information on VLANs and GVRP see "VLANs."

NOTICE: GVRP must be globally enabled for the switch before you can individually enable GVRP for a specific port or trunk.

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the VLAN/GVRP page.

Command	Usage
bridge-ext gvrp	Enables GVRP for the switch. Use the no form command to disable it.
show gvrp configuration [interface]	Shows whether GVRP is enabled.

Example

Console(config)#bridge-ext gvrp

Console(config)#

Class of Service

Class of Service (CoS) allows you to assign priority to data packets when traffic in the switch is buffered due to congestion. This switch supports CoS by using four priority queues for each port. Data packets in a port's high-priority queue will be transmitted before packets in the lower-priority queues.

The Class of Service page allows you to set the default priority for each port or trunk, and to configure the mapping of frame priority tags to the switch's four priority queues. The page includes links to the following options:

• Port Settings — Sets the default priority for each port
  
  
• Trunk Settings — Sets the default priority for each trunk
  
  
• Traffic Classes — Configures the mapping of IEEE 802.1p priority tags to the switch's four traffic class queues
  
  
• Queue Scheduling — Configures Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queueing for the switch ports
  
  
• Layer 3/4 Priority — Configures the mapping of IP Precedence/DSCP values or IP TCP/UDP port numbers to the switch's four priority queues
  
  

NOTICE: The IEEE 802.1p tags specify eight levels of priority, from the lowest (0) to the highest (7). IP Precedence or IP DSCP values are mapped to these priority tag levels, and the priority levels are mapped directly to the switch's four traffic class queues.

Port Settings

In the Port Settings page, you can specify the default port priority for each port on the switch. All packets entering the switch that are untagged (do not already have a priority value) are tagged with the specified default port priority and then sorted into the appropriate priority queue at the output port.

For each port listed in the Port column, you can assign the default port priority (from 0 to 7) to untagged frames received on the port. The default setting for ports is 0.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Class of Service/Port Settings page.

Command	Usage
switchport priority default default-priority-id	Sets a priority for the incoming untagged frames or the priority of frames received by the device connected to the specified interface

Example

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/3

Console (config-if)#switchport priority default 5

Trunk Settings

On the Trunk Settings page, you can specify the default port priority for each port in a switch trunk. All packets entering the switch that are untagged (do not already have a priority value) are tagged with the specified default port priority and then sorted into the appropriate priority queue at the output port.

For each trunk listed in the Trunk column, you can assign the default port priority (from 0 to 7) to untagged frames received on any port in the trunk. The default setting is 0.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command for items in the Class of Service/Trunk Settings page.

Command	Usage
switchport priority default default-priority-id	Sets a priority for the incoming untagged frames or the priority of frames received by the device connected to the specified interface

Example

Console(config)#interface port-channel 2

Console (config-if)#switchport priority default 5

Traffic Classes

On the Traffic Classes page, you can configure the mapping of frame priority tags to each port's four CoS priority queues.

Each IEEE 802.1p priority level (from 0 to 7) listed in the Priority column can be mapped to one of the switch's four traffic class queues (from 0 to 3). The number 0 represents a low priority and higher values represent higher priorities.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Class of Service/Traffic Classes page.

Command	Usage
queue cos-map queue_id [cos1 ... cosn]	Assigns traffic class values to the CoS priority queues. Use the no form command to set the CoS map to the default values.
show queue cos-map [interface]	Shows the CoS priority map.

Example

Console(config)#queue cos-map 0 0 1 2

Console(config)#queue cos-map 1 3

Console(config)#queue cos-map 2 4 5

Console(config)#queue cos-map 3 6 7

Console#show queue cos-map

Information of Eth 1/1

Queue ID  Traffic class

--------  -------------

     0       0 1 2

     1       3

     2       4 5

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Queue Scheduling

In the Queue Scheduling page, you can configure Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queueing for the switch ports.

The following options are available:

• WRR Setting Table — Displays a list of weight values for each switch CoS queue
  
  
• Weight Value — Sets a new weight value for a CoS
  
  

To change a table setting, select the entry in the WRR Setting Table, type the new weight in the Weight Value box, and then click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Class of Service/Queue Scheduling page.

Command	Usage
queue bandwidth weight1...weight4	Assigns WRR weights to the four CoS priority queues. Use the no form command to restore the default weights.
show queue bandwidth	Displays the WRR bandwidth allocation for the four CoS priority queues.

Example

Console(config)#queue bandwidth 1 4 16 64

Console(config)#exit

Console#show queue bandwidth

Queue ID Weight

-------- ------

0          1

1          4

2          16

3          64

Console#

Layer 3/4 Priority

You can assign Layer 3/4 priority to traffic in the switch by considering the settings in the Type of Service (ToS) field in the IP header of a frame. The ToS field can contain an IP Precedence or the more recently released Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) value, depending on whether you have DSCP or IP Precedence-aware devices in your network. You can use the Layer 3/4 Priority page to identify IP traffic priorities and map the priorities to the CoS values in the priority tag of each frame.

The following figure shows the ToS field structure for IP Precedence and IP DSCP.

NOTE: The switch allows you to choose between IP Precedence or DSCP priority. Select one of the methods or disable this feature.

IP Precedence

From the IP Precedence section, you can map IP Precedence values to traffic class values. These settings apply to all ports on the switch.

The following options are available:

• IP Precedence Priority Table — Displays a list of IP Precedence values with mapped CoS values.
  
  
• Class of Service Value — Maps a CoS value to an IP Precedence value. The number 0 represents low priority and 7 represents high priority.
  
  

Click IP Precedence in the IP Precedence/DSCP Priority Status field to enable this feature.

Each IP Precedence value (from 0 to 7) is mapped to one CoS value (from 0 to 7). The number 0 represents the lowest priority and 7 represents the highest priority.

The following table shows the default priority mapping.

IP Precedence Value	CoS Value
0	0
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7

To change a table setting, click the entry in the IP Precedence Priority Table, type the new CoS value in the Class of Service Value box, and then click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

DSCP Priority

In the IP DSCP Priority section, you can map DSCP values to traffic class values. These settings apply to all ports on the switch.

The following options are available:

• DSCP Priority Table — Displays a list of DSCP values mapped to CoS values.
  
  
• Class of Service Value — Sets a new CoS for a DSCP value. The number 0 represents low priority and 7 represents high priority.
  
  

Click IP DSCP in the IP Precedence/DSCP Priority Status field to enable this feature.

Each IP DSCP value (from 0 to 63) is mapped to one CoS value (from 0 to 7). The number 0 represents the lowest priority and 7 represents the highest priority.

The following table shows the default priority mapping. All of the DSCP values that are not specified are mapped to CoS value 0.

IP DSCP Value	CoS Value
0	0
8	1
10, 12, 14, 16	2
18, 20, 22, 24	3
26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36	4
38, 40, 42	5
48	6
46, 56	7

To change a table setting, select the entry in the DSCP Priority Table, type the new CoS value in the Class of Service Value box, and then click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Class of Service/IP Precedence web page.

Command	Usage
map ip precedence	Enables IP precedence mapping (IP ToS) for the switch
map ip precedence ip-precedence-value cos cos-value	Sets IP precedence priority (IP ToS priority) for a port or trunk interface (applies to all ports)
show map ip precedence [interface]	Shows the IP precedence priority map
map ip dscp	Enables IP DSCP mapping for the switch
map ip dscp dscp-value cos cos-value	Sets IP DSCP priority for a port or trunk interface (applies to all ports)
show map ip dscp [interface]	Shows the IP DSCP priority map

Example

Console(config)#map ip precedence

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#map ip precedence 1 cos 1

Console(config-if)#exit

Console(config)#map ip dscp

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#map ip dscp 1 cos 0

Console(config-if)#exit

Console(config)#exit

Console#show map ip dscp ethernet 1/1

DSCP mapping status: disabled

Port      DSCP COS

--------- ---- ---

  Eth 1/ 1    0    0

  Eth 1/ 1    1   0

  Eth 1/ 1    2   0

  Eth 1/ 1    3   0

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  Eth 1/ 1   61   0

  Eth 1/ 1   62   0

  Eth 1/ 1   63   0

Console(config)#

Link Aggregation

From the Link Aggregation page, you can create multiple links between switches that work as one virtual, aggregate link. You can create up to six trunks at a time, with each trunk containing up to four ports. A port trunk offers a dramatic increase in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks exist and provides a fault-tolerant link between two devices.

The switch supports two types of link aggregation—static and Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).

LACP-configured ports automatically negotiate a trunked link with LACP-configured ports on another device. You can configure any number of ports on the switch as LACP, as long as they are not already configured as part of another trunk. If ports on another device are also configured as LACP, the switch and the other device negotiate a trunk link between them. If an LACP trunk consists of four ports, all other ports are placed in a standby mode. If one link in the trunk fails, one of the standby ports is automatically activated to replace it.

Use the following guidelines when you configure port trunks:

• Finish configuring port trunks before you connect the corresponding network cables between switches.
  
  
• You can configure up to six trunk groups, with up to four ports as a trunk group.
  
  
• All ports in the same trunk must consist of the same media type (for example, twisted-pair or fiber).
  
  
• The ports on both ends of the trunk must be configured for the same VLAN, speed, duplex mode, flow control, and CoS settings.
  
  
• If the target switch has also enabled LACP on the connected ports, the trunk will automatically activate.
  
  
• If more than four ports attached to the same target switch have LACP enabled, the additional ports enter standby mode and will only be enabled if one of the active links fails.
  
  
• STP, VLAN, and IGMP settings can only be made for the entire trunk through the specified port-channel.
  
  

To add a port to a static trunk, click the Static toggle button below the port number until the correct trunk number appears. To make a port available for an LACP trunk, click the LACP toggle button below the port number until an L appears.

NOTICE: All ports on both ends of an LACP trunk must be configured for full duplex, either by forced mode or auto-negotiation.

NOTICE: All ports participating in a trunk should have the same VLAN and CoS settings.

NOTICE: In order for a port to join an existing trunk through LACP, the port's Flow Control, Speed and Duplex Mode, and Autonegotiation settings must match those of the existing trunk.

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Link Aggregation/Trunk Settings page.

Command	Usage
channel-group channel-id	Adds a port to a trunk. Use the no form command to remove a port from a trunk.
lacp	Enables 802.3ad LACP for the current port or trunk interface.
show interfaces status port-channel channel-id	Displays the status of an enabled trunk interface.

Example

Console(config)#interface port-channel 1

Console(config-if)#exit

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/11

Console(config-if)#channel-group 1

Console(config-if)#exit

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/8

Console(config-if)#lacp

Console(config-if)#

SNMP

The SNMP page contains links to the following pages:

• Communities
  
  
• Traps
  
  

Communities

On the Communities page, you can create different communities and customize access. The public string has read-only privileges by default.

The following options are available:

• SNMP Community Capability — Indicates that the switch supports up to five community strings.
  
  
• Community List — Displays a list of the community strings currently configured. Default strings are public (read-only access) and private (read/write access).
  
  
• Community String — Allows you to name a new community. Community strings are case sensitive.
  
  
• Access Mode — Sets the access rights for the new community that you are creating. Access rights are either read-only or read/write.
  
  

To add an SNMP community, type the new name in the Community String box, select the access rights from the Access Mode drop-down menu, and then click Add Community String. To delete a community, click the entry in the Community List, and then click Remove Community String.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the SNMP/Communities page.

Command	Usage
snmp-server community string [ro|rw]	Defines the community access string for the Simple Network Management Protocol. Read-only access is specified by ro, and read-write access is specified by rw.

Example

Console(config)#snmp-server community private rw

Console(config)#

Traps

On the Traps page, you can specify management stations that receive authentication failure messages and other trap messages from the switch.

NOTICE: The switch does not prevent IP addresses that are not in the Trap Manager list from accessing the switch through SNMP. You only need a valid community string for access.

The following options are available:

• Trap Manager Capability — Indicates that the switch supports up to five trap managers
  
  
• Trap Manager List — Displays a list of the trap managers currently configured
  
  
• IP address — Specifies the IP address of a new management station to receive trap messages
  
  
• Community String — Identifies the community string for the new trap manager you are creating
  
  

To add a trap manager, type the new IP address in the IP Address box, type the appropriate SNMP community in the Community String box, and then click Add Trap Manager. To delete a trap manager, click the entry in the Trap Manager List, and then click Remove Trap Manager.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the SNMP/Traps page.

Command	Usage
snmp-server host host-addr community-string	Specifies the recipient of a SNMP notification operation
snmp-server enable traps [authentication | link-up-down]	Enables the device to send SNMP traps

Example

Console(config)#snmp-server host 10.1.19.23

Console(config)#snmp-server enable traps link-up-down

Console(config)#

Multicast Support

Multicasting is used to support real-time programs such as video conferencing or streaming audio. A multicast server does not have to establish a separate connection with each client. Instead, it broadcasts its service to the network and to any hosts that are supposed to receive the multicast register with their local multicast routers/switches. This approach reduces the network overhead required by a multicast server. However, each time the broadcast traffic passes through a multicast router/switch, the traffic must be carefully queried to ensure that only hosts that subscribe to the service receive the broadcast.

The switch uses the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to determine if any attached hosts are supposed to receive a specific IP multicast service. IGMP runs between hosts and their adjacent multicast routers/switches. IGMP is a multicast host registration protocol that allows any host to inform its local router that the host is supposed to receive transmissions addressed to a specific multicast group.

IGMP requires one device to act as the querier on each LAN subnetwork. The querier is the IGMP-enabled device that periodically sends query messages to all hosts asking them if they want to receive multicast traffic. Hosts respond with report messages, indicating to multicast groups that they wish to join or to which group they already belong. The querier then propagates the service requests on to any adjacent multicast switch/router to ensure that it continues to receive the multicast services.

IGMP-enabled devices prune multicast traffic on the network by passively snooping on IGMP report messages passing through their ports. The devices monitor host report messages, pick out the multicast group registration information, and then configure filters accordingly so that multicast traffic for particular groups is not forwarded on to ports that do not require it. This capability significantly reduces the multicast traffic on the network.

The Multicast Support page contains links to the following pages:

• IGMP Setting
  
  
• IGMP Member Port Table
  
  
• Multicast Router Port Settings
  
  

IGMP Setting

With IGMP Snooping, you can configure the switch to forward multicast traffic intelligently. Based on the IGMP query and report messages, the switch forwards traffic only to the ports that request multicast traffic. This querying prevents the switch from broadcasting the traffic to all ports and possibly disrupting network performance.

NOTE: IGMP requires a router that learns about the presence of multicast groups on its subnets and keeps track of group membership.

On the IGMP Setting page, the following options are available:

• IGMP Status — Enables IGMP. When IGMP is enabled, the switch monitors network traffic to determine which hosts are supposed to receive multicast traffic.
  
  
• Act as IGMP Querier — Enables the switch as Querier. When Querier is enabled, the switch can serve as the Querier, which is responsible for asking hosts if they are supposed to receive multicast traffic.
  
  
• IGMP Query Count (2–10) — Sets the maximum number of queries issued for which there has been no response before the switch takes action to solicit reports. (The range is 2 to 10.)
  
  
• IGMP Query Interval (60–125) — Sets the frequency at which the switch sends IGMP host-query messages. (The range is 60 to 125.)
  
  
• IGMP Report Delay (5–30) — Sets the time (in seconds) between receiving an IGMP Report for an IP multicast address on a port before the switch sends an IGMP Query out of that port and removes the entry from its list. (The range is 5 to 30.)
  
  
• IGMP Query Timeout (300–500) — Sets the time the switch waits after the previous querier has stopped querying before it takes over as the querier. (The range is 300 to 500.)
  
  
• IGMP Version — Sets the protocol version for compatibility with other devices on the network (1 or 2).
  
  

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Multicast Support/IGMP Setting page.

Command	Usage
ip igmp snooping	Enables IGMP snooping on the switch
ip igmp snooping querier	Enables the switch as an IGMP snooping querier
ip igmp snooping query-count count	Configures the query count
ip igmp snooping query-interval seconds	Configures the snooping query interval
ip igmp snooping query-max-response time seconds	Configures the snooping report delay
ip igmp snooping query-time-out seconds	Configures the snooping query-timeout
ip igmp snooping version {1 | 2}	Configures the IGMP snooping version
show ip igmp snooping	Shows the IGMP snooping configuration

Example

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping querier

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping query-count 10

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping query-interval 100

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping query-max-response- time 20

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping query-time-out 300

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping version 1

Console(config)#exit

Console#show ip igmp snooping

  Service status: Enabled

  Querier status: Enabled

  Query count: 10

  Query interval: 100 sec

  Query max response time: 20 sec

  Query time-out: 300 sec

  IGMP snooping version: Version 1

Console#

IGMP Member Port Table

You can use the IGMP Member Port Table page to assign ports that are attached to hosts that are supposed to receive a specific multicast service.

The following options are available:

• VLAN ID — Specifies the VLAN ID
  
  
• Multicast IP Address — Allows you to select or add the IP address for a specific multicast service
  
  
• New IP Address — Specifies the IP address of a new multicast service
  
  
• Port/Trunk Toggle Buttons — Allows you to select ports or trunks to receive the specified multicast service by toggling the value of the port/trunk button:
  
  
• 'S' — Statically sets a port or trunk as a group member of the multicast service
  
  
• 'D' — Indicates that a port or trunk has been dynamically set as a group member of the multicast service
  
  
• 'BLANK' — Indicates that the port or trunk is not a group member of the multicast service
  
  

NOTICE: You must set at least one port or trunk as a static member before you add a new multicast IP address. If you remove all static members from a group, the IP address is also removed.

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following tables summarize the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Multicast Support/IGMP Member Port Table page.

Command	Usage
ip igmp snooping vlan vlan-id static ip-address interface	Adds a port to a multicast group
show bridge bridge-group multicast [vlan vlan-id] [user | igmp-snooping]	Shows the multicast list with MAC and IP addresses

Example

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping vlan 1 static 224.1.2.3 ethernet 1/11

Console(config)#exit

Console#show bridge 1 multicast

VLAN M'cast IP addr. Member ports Type

---- --------------- ------------ -------

   1  224.1.2.3        Eth 1/11     User

Console#

Multicast Router Port Settings

You can use the Multicast Router Port Settings page to display or set ports on the switch that are attached to a neighboring multicast router/switch for each VLAN ID.

The following options are available:

• VLAN ID — Specifies the VLAN ID
  
  
• Port/Trunk Toggle Buttons — Allows you to select ports or trunks that are attached to a neighboring multicast router/switch by toggling the value of the port/trunk button:
  
  
• 'S' — Statically attaches a port or trunk to a multicast router/switch
  
  
• 'D' — Indicates that a port or trunk has been dynamically attached to a multicast router/switch
  
  
• 'BLANK' — Indicates that the port or trunk is not attached to a multicast router/switch
  
  

To save any changes you make in this page, click Apply Changes. If you don't want to save the changes, click Refresh.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Multicast Support/Multicast Router Port Settings page.

Command	Usage
ip igmp snooping vlan vlan-id mrouter interface	Statically configures a multicast router port
show ip igmp snooping mrouter [vlan vlan-id]	Displays information on statically configured and dynamically learned multicast router ports

Example

Console(config)#ip igmp snooping vlan 1 mrouter ethernet 1/5

Console(config)#exit

Console#show ip igmp snooping mrouter vlan 1

VLAN M'cast Router Port Type

---- ------------------ -------

  1  Eth 1/ 5            Static

Console#

Statistics

From the Statistics page, you can chart a variety of system data. You can see the value of each bar or line in the chart by clicking the bar. For each chart, after you have set all the variables, click Draw.

NOTE: Rates are displayed as counts per second. Counters are cumulative from the last time the system was booted.

The Statistics page contains links to the following pages:

• Chart
  
  
• Table
  
  

Chart

The Chart page compares one type of statistic across all ports or trunks. You must define the following variables:

• Statistics — Specifies the type of system data to monitor
  
  
• Refresh Rate — Specifies the time interval between automatic refreshes
  
  

Table

The Table page lists, in table format, all statistics counters for a specific port or trunk. You must specify the port or trunk from the drop-down menus, and then click Query.

CLI Commands

The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Statistics/Table page.

Command	Usage
show interfaces counters interface	Statically configures a multicast router port
clear counters interface	Clears statistics on an interface

NOTE: Clearing counters are only available in the CLI.

Example

Console#show interfaces counters ethernet 1/17

Ethernet 1/17

  Iftable stats:

    Octets input: 91248, Octets output: 343887

    Unitcast input: 680, Unitcast output: 593

    Discard input: 0, Discard output: 0

    Error input: 0, Error output: 0

    Unknown protos input: 0, QLen output: 0

  Extended iftable stats:

    Multi-cast input: 0, Multi-cast output: 1854

    Broadcast input: 138, Broadcast output: 165

  Ether-like stats:

    Alignment errors: 0, FCS errors: 0

    Single Collision frames: 0, Multiple collision frames: 0

    SQE Test errors: 0, Deferred transmissions: 0

    Late collisions: 0, Excessive collisions: 0

    Internal mac transmit errors: 0, Internal mac receive errors: 0

    Frame too longs: 0, Carrier sense errors: 0

  RMON stats:

    Drop events: 0, Octets: 435135, Packets: 3430

    Broadcast pkts: 303, Multi-cast pkts: 1854

    Undersize pkts: 0, Oversize pkts: 0

    Fragments: 0, Jabbers: 0

    CRC align errors: 0, Collisions: 997976404

    Packet size <= 64 octets: 2584, Packet size 65 to 127 octets: 211

    Packet size 128 to 255 octets: 198, Packet size 256 to 511 octets: 317

    Packet size 512 to 1023 octets: 95, Packet size 1024 to 1518 octets: 25

Console#

Console#configure

Console(config)#clear counters ethernet 1/17

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