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MAGNUM 6K FAMILY OF SWITCHES
Managed Network Software (MNS) for Magnum 6K family of Switches
– MNS-6K
Release 3.7.1
CLI User Guide
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Preface This guide describes how to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the Magnum 6K family of switches. For the Web Management Interface please refer to the Web Management Guide. Some simple guidelines which will be useful for configuring and using the Magnum 6K family of switches - If you need information on a specific command in the CLI, type the command name after you type the word “help” (help ) or just type [Enter]. If you need information on a spec
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Trademarks GarrettCom Inc. reserves the right to change specifications, performance characteristics and/or model offerings without notice. GarrettCom, Magnum, S-Ring, Link-Loss-Learn, Converter Switch, Convenient Switch and Personal Switch are trademarks and Personal Hub is a registered trademark of GarrettCom, Inc. NEBS is a registered trademark of Telcordia Technologies. UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories. Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporat
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Table of Contents 1 – Conventions Followed...............................................................18 Flow of the User Guide ..........................................................19 2 – Getting Started ............................................................................22 Before starting ..........................................................................22 MNS-6K Software Updates .......................................................23 Console connection .......
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List of commands in this chapter ..........................................33 3 – IP Address and System Information.....................................35 IP Addressing...............................................................................35 Importance of an IP address..................................................35 DHCP and bootp ........................................................................36 Bootp Database ..........................................................
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Network security..........................................................................65 Configuring Port Security...........................................................65 Logs ............................................................................................71 Authorized managers...............................................................73 List of commands in this chapter ..........................................75 6 – Access Using RADIUS ..........................
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Private VLANs .......................................................................106 Using Port VLANs ................................................................107 Creating VLANs.....................................................................107 Using Tag VLANs .................................................................111 Tag VLANs and Management .............................................118 List of commands in this chapter ........................................
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Dual-Homing concepts ............................................................168 Dual-Homing Modes.............................................................171 Configuring Dual-Homing ...................................................171 List of commands in this chapter ........................................173 14 – Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)............... 174 LACP concepts..........................................................................174 LACP Configur
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Configuring SNMP ................................................................221 Configuring RMON ..............................................................230 List of commands in this chapter ........................................231 19 – Miscellaneous Commands ..........................................235 Alarm Relays ...........................................................................235 Email ............................................................................
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Chapter 16 - IGMP................................................................271 Chapter 17 - GVRP ...............................................................272 Chapter 18 – SNMP ..............................................................272 Chapter 19 – Miscellaneous Commands ............................275 APPENDIX 2 - Commands sorted alphabetically............278 APPENDIX 3 - Daylight Savings ......................................299 Daylight Savings Time.................
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Updating boot code over the network................................319 Index................................................................................... 321 x
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List of Figures FIGURE 1 - HyperTerminal screen showing the serial settings.................................................................24 FIGURE 2 - Prompt indicating the switch model number as well as mode of operation – note the commands to switch between the levels is not shown here..............................................................25 FIGURE 3 - Setting IP address on the switch.........................................................................................26
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FIGURE 25 - Querying the serial port settings ......................................................................................41 FIGURE 26 - System parameters using the show setup command. Most parameters here cannot be changed .....................................................................................................................................41 FIGURE 27 - System parameters using the show sysconfig command. Most parameters here can be changed. ....................
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FIGURE 49 – Viewing port security settings on a switch. On port 9, learning is enabled. This port has 6 stations connected to it with the MAC addresses as shown. Other ports have learning disabled and the MAC addresses are not configured on those ports ................................68 FIGURE 50 – Enabling learning on a port. Note – after the learning is enabled, the port security can be queried to find the status of MAC addresses learnt. If there were machines connected to this port, th
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FIGURE 72 – Example for Tag VLAN...........................................................................................118 FIGURE 73 – Editing the VLAN information for enabling or disabling management.........................121 Figure 74 – STP default values – refer to next section “Using STP” for more detailed explanation on the variables ....................................................................................................124 FIGURE 75 – Viewing STP configuration .....
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In case of a connectivity break – the connection switches to the standby path or standby link ........................................................................................................................................169 FIGURE 95 – Using S-Ring, RS-Ring and dual-homing, it is possible to build networks resilient not only to a single link failure but also for one device failing on the network.............................170 FIGURE 96 – configuring dual-homing .................
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through R6 - irrespective of whether they want to view the surveillance traffic or not. The traffic is compounded when additional cameras are added to the network. End result is that users R1 through R6 see the network as heavily loaded and simple day to day operations may appear sluggish.................................................................................................................200 FIGURE 116 - Using IGMP-L2 on Magnum 6K family of switches, a Layer 2 network can mini
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FIGURE 140 – Display of the internal switching decision table.............................................................254 FIGURE 141 – Accessing the GarrettCom site for download.................................................................305 FIGURE 142 – Select the proper version to use after successful login ......................................................306 FIGURE 143 – Navigate to MNS-6K folder to download the latest MNS-6K software and the release notes..................
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Chapter 1 1 – Conventions Followed Conventions followed in the manual… o best use this document, please review some of the conventions followed in the manual, including screen captures, interactions and commands with the switch, etc. T Box shows interaction with the switch command line or screen captures from the switch or computer for clarity Commands typed by a user will be shown in a different color and this font Switch prompt – shown in Bold font, with a “# or >” at the en
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MAGNUM 6K SWI T CHES, MNS-6K US ER GUI DE Related Topics Related topics show that GarrettCom strongly recommends reading about those topics. You may choose to skip those if you already have prior detailed knowledge on those subjects. Tool box – Necessary software and hardware components needed (or recommended to have) as a prerequisite. These include serial ports on a computer, serial cables, TFTP or FTP software, serial terminal emulation software etc. Caution or take noti
