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Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE
Interconnect Switch
User Guide
Part Number 263680-001
June 2002 (First Edition)
Product Version: Version 1.0
This user guide provides installation and reference information about
the Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch, Compaq
ProLiant BL p-Class QuadT Interconnect Module, and Compaq ProLiant
BL p-Class DualTSX Interconnect Module.
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL Codename: Vanilla Part Number: 263680-001 Last Saved On: 4/23/02
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© 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Compaq, the Compaq logo, QuickFind, Compaq Insight Manager, and ProLiant are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq
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Contents About This Guide Symbols in Text............................................................................................................................................ix Important Safety Information.......................................................................................................................ix Compaq Technician Notes ...........................................................................................................................ix Where to
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Contents Chapter 2 Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch Overview....................................................................................................................................................2-1 Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches and Interconnect Modules .......................................................2-1 Installation Guidelines..................................................................................................................
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Contents Configuring RS232 and SLIP ........................................................................................................... 3-41 Monitoring GbE Interconnect Switch Functions..................................................................................... 3-42 Monitoring Port Utilization............................................................................................................... 3-43 Monitoring Trunk Utilization .......................................
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Contents Configuring the Class of Traffic........................................................................................................4-28 Configuring the Class of Service.......................................................................................................4-29 Configuring Port Security..................................................................................................................4-30 Configuring Priority MAC Addresses............................
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Contents Troubleshooting STP................................................................................................................................ D-8 Spanning Tree Protocol Failure ......................................................................................................... D-8 Full/Half Duplex Mismatch ............................................................................................................... D-9 Unidirectional Link.................................
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Contents 1-9 DualTSX Interconnect Module connectors .......................................................................................1-14 1-10 DualTSX Interconnect Module LEDs ...............................................................................................1-15 2-1 Installing the QuadT or DualTSX Interconnect Modules ...................................................................2-2 2-2 Installing the GbE Interconnect Switches .........................................
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About This Guide This user guide can be used for reference when servicing the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch, ProLiant BL p-Class QuadT Interconnect Module, and ProLiant BL p-Class DualTSX Interconnect Module. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electric shock and hazardous energy levels, only authorized service technicians should attempt to repair this equipment. Improper repairs can create conditions that are hazardous. Symbols in Text These symbols
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About This Guide WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electric shock and hazardous energy levels, do not exceed the level of repairs specified in these procedures. Because of the complexity of the individual boards and subassemblies, do not attempt to make repairs at the component level or to make modifications to any printed wiring board. Improper repairs can create conditions that are hazardous. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipme
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About This Guide Where to Go for Additional Help In addition to this guide, the following information sources are available: • User documentation • Compaq Service Quick Reference Guide • Service training guides • Compaq service advisories and bulletins • Compaq QuickFind™ information services • Compaq Insight Manager software For additional copies, visit the Compaq website: www.compaq.com Telephone Numbers For the name of your nearest Compaq authorized reseller: • In the United Stat
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1 Introduction Overview This user guide provides installation and reference information for the Compaq ProLiant™ BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit and the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit. ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit contains two GbE Interconnect Switches and two QuadT Interconnect Modules. The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology to prov
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Introduction ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit contains two GbE Interconnect Switches and two DualTSX Interconnect Modules. The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-SX Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology to provide up to a 32-to-1 reduction in the number of networking cables per BL p-Class server enclosure. Each GbE Interconnect Switch and DualTSX Interconnect Module reduces sixteen 10Base
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Introduction • Industry-standard protocols compatible with other widely-used networking components • Support for up to sixty-four 802.1Q VLANs, for server grouping and isolation • A variety of in-band and out-of-band management interfaces • Support for saving and downloading of switch configurations to a TFTP server, thus allowing for rapid deployment of multiple systems, and backup and restore capabilities • Failover and redundancy features and components • Front panel link activity and
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Introduction • The interconnect switch functionality allows you to save and download interconnect switch configurations to a TFTP server, thus allowing the rapid deployment of multiple server blade systems, and providing robust backup and restore capabilities. Diagnostic Tools The hardware, software, and firmware diagnostic tools that are available include: • Compaq Insight Manager™ 7 • Power-On Self-Test (POST) built into the interconnect switch boot process • GbE Interconnect Switch m
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Introduction GbE Interconnect Switches Two GbE Interconnect Switches in the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure provide switch redundancy and redundant paths to the network ports on the server blades. Each GbE Interconnect Switch has two Gigabit and two 10/100 Ethernet uplink ports and direct connections to two of the four network controllers on each server blade. The four network controllers one each server blade are NIC1, NIC2, NIC3, and Integrated Lights-Out (iLO). NIC1 is Prebo
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Introduction Layer 2 Based Packet Forwarding The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch uses 10/100/1000 Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology. Layer 2 refers to the Data Link layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, which is concerned with moving data packets across a network by enforcing Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD). This layer performs the following tasks: • Ethernet packet framing • MAC addressing • Physical medium transmission e
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Introduction Simple Network Management Protocol and Remote Monitoring Each GbE Interconnect Switch can be configured and monitored remotely from a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)/Remote Monitoring (RMON)-based network management station. The GbE Interconnect Switch supports industry-standard SNMP Management Information Bases (MIBs), proprietary Compaq Switch MIBs, and RMON groups 1 (Statistics), 2 (History), 3 (Alarm), and 9 (Event) for fault detection, configuration, and monit
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Introduction IEEE 802.1p Based Class of Service for Packet Prioritization Class of Service (CoS) for packet prioritization allows switch administrators to set priority levels on the GbE Interconnect Switch for forwarding packets based on the priority setting information in the packets. The GbE Interconnect Switch supports four classes of traffic (buffers or queues) for implementing priority and allows administrators to map eight priority levels to the four classes. Traffic from a specific
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Introduction GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel The front panel of the GbE Interconnect Switch has LEDs to indicate link activity, link speed, power status, and management status. It has two RJ-45 connectors for 10/100 Ethernet test ports, one DB-9 serial management console port, and a power or reset button. 1 2 3 5 6 5 4 6 7 Figure 1-4: GbE Interconnect Switch front panel Table 1-1: GbE Interconnect Switch Front Panel Item Description Status 1 Link activity and Refer to the follo
