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FCC and IC RFI Statements Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication.
NOM Statement Instrucciones de Seguridad (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement) 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas. 4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. 5.
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 2. Overview............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Introduction..............................................................................
Chapter 1: Specifications 1. Specifications MTBF — >1.
Chapter 2: Overview 2. Overview 2.1 Introduction Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches are 1U 19" rackmountable layer 1 switches. They are designed to switch RJ-45 copper circuits or SC fiber optic connections using high reliability telecommunications relays or micro mirror fiber optic switch mechanisms. The various connections through the switch can be individually controlled, or all connections can be simultaneously controlled.
Chapter 2: Overview Models with Ethernet control also have an intelligent automatic switching capability. This feature allows the switch to be used to monitor a specific Ethernet network connection and to automatically switch all ports (performs a system switch operation) based on whether the monitored IP address responds to ICMP echo requests (responds to PINGs) or not. See section 5.5 for additional details. 2.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4 Hardware Description Figures 2-2 through 2-6 show the front and back panels of the Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switches. Tables 2-1 through 2-5 describe their components. 2.4.1 Back Panel of NBS004A, NBS004MA, NBS006A, NBS006MA, NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR, NBS016A, NBS016MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 2-2. Back panel: NBS004A, NBS004MA, NBS006A, NBS006MA, NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR, NBS016A, NBS016MA. Table 2-1. Back panel components.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.2 Front Panel of NBS004A, NBS004MA 16 17 18 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 14 15 Figure 2-3. NBS004A, NBS004MA. Table 2-2. NBS004A, NBS004MA front panel components. Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching. 10 “B” LED Lights when ports connected to Port B are linked to the Common Ports.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.3 Front Panel of NBS006A, NBS006MA 16 17 18 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 13 14 15 Figure 2-4. NBS006A, NBS006MA. Table 2-3. NBS006A, NBS006MA front panel components. NBS008A Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.4 Front Panel of NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR 16 17 18 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 13 14 15 Figure 2-5. NBS008A, NBS008MA, NBSALL8, NBSALL8MGR. Table 2-4. NBS006A, NBS006MA front panel components. Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.5 Front Panel of NBS016A, NBS016MA 16 17 18 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 13 14 15 Figure 2-6. NBS016A and NBS016MA. Table 2-5. NBS016A and NBS016MA front panel components. NBS008A Number Component Description 7 PS2 LED Lights when power supply 2 is on. 8 Sys switch Momentary pushbutton switch selects an entire system of daisychained switches. 9 Gang switch Used for manual switching.
Chapter 3: Configuration 3. Configuration The rack address is the only user-configurable setting that typically needs to be set on the Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch prior to initial installation. Switch SW2 on the unit is used to set the rack’s address. The rack address identifies the rack number when remotely accessing the switch through the serial port or Ethernet port.
Chapter 3: Configuration Table 3-1. DIP switch SW1 and SW2 settings.
Chapter 3: Configuration Table 3-3. RJ-11 GANG-OUT port pin assignment. RJ-11 Gang-out pin Signal Name Signal Direction 5 No connection Not applicable 4 Transmit Data Output 3 Receive Data Input 2 Signal Ground Not applicable NOTE: If you are daisychaining multiple racks together to form a system of racks, you must use a standard RJ-11 male/male crossover cable to connect from the GANG-OUT port on one rack to the GANG-IN port on the next. Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 4: Installation 4. Installation 1. Find a location suitable for installing the switch chassis, with access to AC power outlets and the connections you intend to switch through the unit. 2. During initial installation, the switch should first be powered up and the connection state be switched between “A” and “B” using the keylock switch and front panel toggle switch.
Chapter 5: Operation 5. Operation The switch contains 4, 6, 8 or 16 switch circuits (ports) depending on model. When power is applied to the unit, the appropriate power supply status indicators (PS1 and/or PS2) will light. The switch position indicators (A and B) on the front of the unit may or may not light depending on the position of the switch ports.
Chapter 5: Operation Table 5-1. RS-232 Controller Card response to “help” command (1200, N, 8, 1).
Chapter 5: Operation Table 5-2 (Continued). Commands. Command Response Switch Action set port 8 A Port 8 set to A COMMON Port 8 will be connected to A Port 8, all other COMMON port connections will remain as is. set port 8 B Port 8 set to B COMMON Port 8 will be connected to B Port 8, all other COMMON port connections will remain as is. get version 1 Rack 1 Version NBS008s Rev. A No switching action taken. help See Table 5-1. No switching action taken. exit Goodbye Exits terminal mode.
Chapter 5: Operation 5.3 Enhanced RS-232 Terminal Commands (For Network Manageable Models, NBS004MA, NBS006MA, NBS008MA, NBSALL8MGR, or NBS016MA) This section is applicable to network manageable switch models (NBS004MA, NBS006MA, NBS008MA, NBSALL8MGR, or NBS016MA). The RS-232 DB9 interface and the GANG IN interface on network manageable models operates at 9600 bps (rather than at 1200 bps as is the case for a unit without the Ethernet Module installed).
Chapter 5: Operation GET[SET] TELNETPORT [N] display/set telnet interface port number GET[SET] MONITORIP [X.X.X.X] (0.0.0.0 to disable) GET[SET] MONITORMAC [X X X X X X] (X = HEX CHARS) GET[SET] MONITORINTERVAL [N] (1/10 seconds, 0 to disable) GET[SET] MONITORFAILCOUNT [N] (0 to disable) GET[SET] MONITOROKCOUNT [N] (0 = no auto recover) GET[SET] AUTHENTICATIONTRAP [ON/OFF] display/set authentication trap status GET[SET] ALERTTYPE [TRAP/SYSLOG] GET[SET] ADMINIP N [X.X.X.X] (0.0.0.
Chapter 5: Operation To be able to perform the auto bypass and auto recovery switching functions, the switch issues ICMP echo request (PING) packets from its Ethernet network interface in order to determine if a path exists to an IP address specified during configuration of the switch automatic switching feature.
Chapter 5: Operation If monitoring connectivity to a device on the same subnet as the switch’s internal Ethernet node, set the switch’s monitorip address and monitormac address parameters to the IP address and MAC address of the device being monitored.
Chapter 6: Ethernet Network Interface Setup 6. Ethernet Network Interface Setup (NBS004MA, NBS006MA, NBS008MA, NBSALL8MGR, or NBS016MA Models Only) To perform the initial setup of the Ethernet network management interface on a switch, you will need a serial terminal set for 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit.
Chapter 6: Ethernet Network Interface Setup After the system reinitializes, you will again be greeted by the sign-on message as before. You can now attach a 10BASE-T cable between the Network port on the switch and an available port on your Ethernet hub or switch/router. The switch will now respond to telnet, SNMP and/or HTTP messages at the assigned IP address, depending on which options you enabled on the Ethernet Module. Chapter 7 describes the commands that are available via the telnet interface.
Chapter 7: Console Commands 7. Console Commands The following list of commands are available from the console prompt (telnet, Web, or enhanced RS-232 interface) of the switch. All commands are case insensitive, although several variable parameters are case-sensitive (read/write community names, telnet and web password). GET, SET, SYSTEM, RACK, and PORT can all be abbreviated by the first letter of the command, allowing shorthand entry of switching commands. GET ALL Displays all parameters and settings.
Chapter 7: Console Commands SET SYSTEM A[B] Sets the entire system (all connected racks) to position A or B. GET RACK N Displays status of rack N (1-255). This is the same as the status returned by the SNMP variable abRackCards. It displays a 16-character string showing the status of each port. Rack Status: AAAABBAABBBBAABB SET RACK N A[B] Sets the entire addressed rack N (1-255) to position A or B.
Chapter 7: Console Commands SET IPADDRESS X.X.X.X GET IPADDRESS Set or display the current IP address of the Ethernet network management interface. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed. SET SUBNETMASK X.X.X.X GET SUBNETMASK Set or display the current subnet mask of the Ethernet network management interface. Any change will not become permanent until a SAVE and RESET operation sequence is performed. SET GATEWAY X.X.X.
Chapter 7: Console Commands SET WEBTIMEOUT seconds GET WEBTIMEOUT Set or display the current Web timeout in seconds. After a period of inactivity of this many seconds, the Ethernet network management interface will request a login. Note that the Web timeout cannot be disabled for security reasons, it can however, be set arbitrarily large. SET WEBPORT N GET WEBPORT Set or display the current Web port number.
Chapter 7: Console Commands SET MONITORMAC [X X X X X X] GET MONITORMAC Set or display the MAC (Ethernet) address of the device that the switch is to PING when using the auto switching feature. This value is entered as a series of six HEX characters with spaces between each HEX character. If monitoring connectivity to a device on the same subnet as the switch internal Ethernet node, set the monitormac address parameter to the MAC address of the device being monitored.
Chapter 7: Console Commands GET ALERTTYPE Set or display the type of alert messages sent by the switch when certain events such as a change in switch state occur. The switch can be configured to issue either syslog messages, or SNMP traps. NOTE: At least one IP address must be entered using the “SET MANAGER N X.X.X.X” command before either syslog messages or traps will be issued. See Chapter 9 for a list of the traps supported by the switch, and see Chapter 10 for a list of the supported syslog messages.
Chapter 7: Console Commands SAVE Save settings for next startup. All settings are stored in non-volatile memory and restored upon power on. Changes to parameters will not become permanent unless a SAVE operation is performed. RESET Causes the switch to reboot and reloads all parameters from stored settings. The Ethernet network management interface takes approximately 5 seconds to reboot completely. SET DEFAULTS Restore user default settings. A SAVE operation is required to make the changes permanent.
Chapter 7: Console Commands SAVE RESET SET save settings for next startup restart (use after SAVE) DEFAULTS (restore default user settings, save required) NOTES: • Commands can be entered in upper or lower case. Passwords are case-sensitive. • All commands should be terminated with a carriage return (ASCII 13) or (hex 0x0D). • Set/get system commands can be abbreviated using just first letters, that is, “g s” for “get system” or “s s a” for “set system a.” Page 34 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 8: Web Interface 8. Web Interface The Ethernet network management interface also provides access to the console commands listed in Chapter 7 through a Web browser interface. When enabled (see SET WEBENABLE command) accessing the default page on the switch (by entering the module’s IP address in the address bar of your Web browser application, for example, Internet Explorer®, Netscape®, etc.) will present the following page: Web Interface Version 1.0 Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved.
Chapter 8: Web Interface Web Interface Version 1.0 Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved. Command console: Figure 8-3. Get System command results screen. The switch Ethernet network management interface will allow only one telnet or Web access session at a time. For this reason, the Web timeout and telnet timeout parameters should be set to reasonable timeout values. To free up a session without waiting for the Web timeout, click “Logoff.
Chapter 9: MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions 9. MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions *NOTE: The MIB contains definitions that do not apply to every Pro Switching System 4 Network Backup Switch. [internet] – 1.3.6.1 [private] – 1.3.6.1.4 [enterprises] – 1.3.6.1.4.1 [mctech] – 1.3.6.1.4.1.9477 [mctech] – 1.3.6.1.4.1.9477 private enterprise number [mcAgent] – 1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1 SNMP Agent [abSwitchSystem] – 1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4 A/B Switch System [abSystemGangPort] – 1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.
Chapter 9: MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions A/B Switch System SNMP Variable Definitions: [abSystemGangPort]—1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.1 A/B Switch System gang port. This variable is used to control all A/B switch ports in the system. A system may consist of up to 255 racks, each rack containing up to 16 A/B switch ports. On a “GET” of this variable, only rack with address 0x01 will respond. If any of the A/B switch ports in rack 0x01 are at position A, the “system” status will be A.
Chapter 9: MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions [abRackGroups]—1.3.6.1.4.1.9477.1.4.2.1.8.RackIndex A/B Switch Rack Group Status/Control. One character for each of the sixteen ports in the rack. Any character can be used to label a group, except “0” which indicates independent and “X” that skips a position (retains the previous group character). All ports in a group follow any switching command to any card in the group.
Chapter 9: MIB Path Summary and Trap Definitions abSwitchPortChange—specific trap 4 This trap is sent when an individual port is switched. It carries the abSwitchPort variable. abSystemGangSwitchChange—specific trap 6 This trap is sent when a system gang switch occurs. It carries the abSystemGangPort variable. abRackPowerStatChange—specific trap 7 This trap is sent when the rack power supply status changes. It carries the abRackPowerStat variable. Page 40 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 10: Syslog Messages 10. Syslog Messages The switch can be configured to issue a syslog message rather than an SNMP trap when certain events occur. To configure the switch to issue syslog messages, you must use the “SET ALERTTYPE” command to select SYSLOG messages, and you need to specify the IP address(es) of the device(s) that will be receiving the syslog messages by using the “SET MANAGER N X.X.X.X” command (see Section 7 for details regarding these commands).
Chapter 10: Syslog Messages port 4 change from A to B via S P 4 B command Jan 1 00:00:00 192.168.1.151 Bypass Switch: Port switch from A to B position. port 3 change from B to A via S P 3 A command Jan 1 00:00:00 192.168.1.151 Bypass Switch: Port switch from B to A position. port 4 change from B to A via S P 4 A command Jan 1 00:00:00 192.168.1.151 Bypass Switch: Port switch from B to A position. applied power to PS1 (PS2 already powered up) Jan 1 00:00:00 192.168.1.
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