SuperBlade® Network Modules SBM-GEM-X2C+ 1/10-Gbps Ethernet Switch Module SBM-GEM-002 1-Gbps Ethernet Pass-Through Module SBM-GEM-X3S+ 1/10-Gbps Ethernet Switch Module SBM-GEM-001 1-Gbps Ethernet Switch Module SBM-IBS-Q3616/Q3616M/Q3618 4x QDR InfiniBand Switch Module SBM-XEM-002/M 10-Gbps Ethernet Pass-Through Module SBM-XEM-X10SM 10-Gbps Ethernet Switch SBM-IBS-001 4x DDR InfiniBand Switch Module SBM-GEP-T20 1-Gbps Ethernet Pass-Through Module for TwinBlade™ SBM-IBP-D14 4x DDR InfiniBand Pass-Th
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Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators, Information Technology professionals, service personnel and technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro's network modules. Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only. Manual Organization Chapter 1: Introduction The first chapter provides an overview of this manual.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................... 1-1 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................. 1-1 1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components..................................... 1-1 1-3 Features .............................................................................................. 1-1 1-4 Contacting Supermicro ...........................................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 4-4 SBM-IBS-Q3618M/SBM-IBS-Q3616M 4X QDR InfiniBand Switch Modules ........................................................................................ 4-4 4-5 SBM-IBP-D14 InfiniBand Pass-Through Module ......................... 4-6 4-6 Installation and Configuration of InfiniBand Switch Modules ..... 4-6 Installing/Removing the InfiniBand Switch Module ................................. 4-6 Installing/Removing the InfiniBand Pass-Through Module .................
: 6-6 Mirroring ............................................................................................ 6-15 6-7 Quality of Service ............................................................................ 6-16 Priority Queues ..................................................................................... 6-16 6-8 Rate Control ..................................................................................... 6-18 6-9 L2 Management...........................................................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Management Security Basic Settings ................................................ 7-16 Management User Account................................................................ 7-17 Radius ................................................................................................ 7-18 TACACS+ Global Settings ................................................................. 7-19 TACACS+ Server Configuration.........................................................
: CX4 Cable Length................................................................................. 7-55 Enabling Stacking ................................................................................. 7-56 Stack Configuration ............................................................................ 7-59 Stack Details ...................................................................................... 7-60 Stack Link Status.............................................................................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual CIST Port Status ................................................................................ 7-93 LA (Link Aggregation) ........................................................................... 7-95 LA Basic Settings ............................................................................... 7-95 Interface Settings ............................................................................... 7-96 Port Channel .............................................
: Security Settings .............................................................................. 7-127 Address Summarization ................................................................... 7-128 RIPng .................................................................................................. 7-129 RIP6 Interface .................................................................................. 7-129 Filters ........................................................................................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual VRRP Settings ................................................................................. 7-166 7-7 Multicast .......................................................................................... 7-167 GMP Snooping.................................................................................... 7-167 IGMP Snooping Configuration ......................................................... 7-168 IGMP Snooping Timer...........................................
: VLAN Counter Statistics................................................................... 7-203 VLAN Capabilities ............................................................................ 7-204 VLAN FDB Entries ........................................................................... 7-205 RSTP Statistics ................................................................................... 7-206 RSTP Information.............................................................................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual PIM Interface Statistics..................................................................... 7-242 PIM Neighbor Statistics .................................................................... 7-243 PIM BSR Info ................................................................................... 7-244 PIM RP Set Information ................................................................... 7-245 PIM Route Information ..................................................
: List of Figures Figure 3-1. Blade Enclosure with 1-Gbps Switch Modules Installed................. 3-2 Figure 3-2. Blade Enclosure with 1/10-Gbps Switch Modules Installed............ 3-3 Figure 3-3. Configuring the Switch Module ....................................................... 3-4 Figure 3-4. IPMI Login Screen .......................................................................... 3-5 Figure 3-5. IPMI Blade System Screen.............................................................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 6-16. L2 Management Screen ............................................................. 6-20 Figure 6-17. L2 Management: Current Entries Screen ................................... 6-20 Figure 6-18. Rapid Spanning Tree Screen ..................................................... 6-23 Figure 6-19. Rapid Spanning Tree Port Settings ............................................ 6-25 Figure 6-20. 802.1x Configuration Screen .........................................
: Figure 7-34. SNMP Trap Settings Page.......................................................... 7-40 Figure 7-35. SNMP AgentX Subagent Settings Page..................................... 7-41 Figure 7-36. RMON Basic Settings Page........................................................ 7-43 Figure 7-37. Event Configuration Settings Page............................................. 7-44 Figure 7-38. RMON Alarm Configuration Page............................................... 7-45 Figure 7-39.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 7-74. Port Status Configuration Page .................................................. 7-85 Figure 7-75. RSTP Port Status Page .............................................................. 7-86 Figure 7-76. Global Configuration Page.......................................................... 7-87 Figure 7-77. Timers Configuration Page ......................................................... 7-89 Figure 7-78. CIST Settings Page ................................
: Figure 7-114. RIP Interface Specific Address Summarization Page............. 7-128 Figure 7-115. RIP6 Interface Configuration Page ......................................... 7-129 Figure 7-116. RIP6 Filter Configuration Page ............................................... 7-130 Figure 7-117. OSPF Basic Settings Page..................................................... 7-132 Figure 7-118. OSPF Area Configuration Page.............................................. 7-133 Figure 7-119.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 7-154. Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page ........................... 7-174 Figure 7-155. IGMP Configuration Page....................................................... 7-175 Figure 7-156. IGMP Interface Configuration Page........................................ 7-176 Figure 7-157. IGMP Group Configuration Page............................................ 7-177 Figure 7-158. IGMP Source Information Page..............................................
: Figure 7-194. RIP Interface Statistics Page .................................................. 7-226 Figure 7-195. RIP6 Interface Statistics Page ................................................ 7-227 Figure 7-196. RIP6 Route Information Page................................................. 7-228 Figure 7-197. OSPF Route Information Page ............................................... 7-230 Figure 7-198. OSPF Link State Database Page ........................................... 7-231 Figure 7-199.
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: List of Tables Table 3-1. SBM-GEM-001 Switch Module Address Default Settings................ 3-7 Table 3-2. Locating and Identifying a Switch .................................................... 3-9 Table 3-3. SBE-710 Enclosures with SBM-GEM-001/002 or SBM-GEM-X2C+/X3S+............................................................................... 3-10 Table 3-4. SBE-710 Enclosures with SBM-XEM-X10SM................................ 3-10 Table 3-5. SBE-720 Enclosures with SBM-GEM-X2C+/X3S+ ...............
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 5-16. SBM-XEM-X10SM 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interface .......................................................................................................... 5-12 Table 5-17. SBM-XEM-X10SM 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features .......................................................................................................... 5-13 Table 5-18. SBM-XEM-X10SM Ports..............................................................
: Table 7-27. Ethernet Statistics Configuration Page Parameters..................... 7-46 Table 7-28. History Control Configuration Page Parameters.......................... 7-47 Table 7-29. QOS Basic Settings Page Parameters ........................................ 7-49 Table 7-30. QOS Classmap Settings Page Parameters ................................. 7-49 Table 7-31. QOS Policymap Settings Page Parameters ................................ 7-50 Table 7-32.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-66. Local Authentication Server Configuration Page Parameters.................................................................................................... 7-105 Table 7-67. MAC Session Info Page Parameters ......................................... 7-106 Table 7-68. L2 Unicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters...................... 7-107 Table 7-69. L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters ................... 7-109 Table 7-70.
: Table 7-103. BGP Peer Configuration Page Parameters ............................. 7-149 Table 7-104. BGP MED Configuration Page Parameters ............................. 7-150 Table 7-105. BGP Local Preference Configuration Page Parameters.......... 7-151 Table 7-106. BGP Filter Configuration Page Parameters ............................. 7-152 Table 7-107. BGP Route Aggregation Configuration Page Parameters ....... 7-153 Table 7-108. Advanced BGP Configuration Page Parameters .....................
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-141. Agentx Subagent Statistics Page Parameters ......................... 7-198 Table 7-142. VLAN Current Database Page Parameters ............................. 7-200 Table 7-143. VLAN Port Statistics Page Parameters.................................... 7-201 Table 7-144. VLAN Multicast Table Page Parameters ................................. 7-202 Table 7-145. VLAN Counter Statistics Page Parameters ............................. 7-203 Table 7-146.
: Table 7-181. DVMRP Prune Statistics Page Parameters ............................. 7-249 Table B-1. Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators ..........................................B-1 Table B-2. 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators ..................................B-2 Table B-3. Stacking LED Activity ......................................................................B-3 Table B-4. SBM-IBS-001 InfiniBand Switch LEDs ............................................B-4 Table B-5.
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview The Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual contains information on all network modules used for the Supermicro SuperBlade system. This incorporates information on the InfiniBand switch module, all Ethernet switch modules and all pass-through modules for both InfiniBand and Ethernet. 1-2 Product Checklist of Typical Components All modules are shipped alone or with a SuperBlade enclosure when ordered. Aside from packaging, no cables or cords are included.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 1-4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: Fax: +1 (408) 503-8000 +1 (408) 503-8008 marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) Email: support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V. Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 sales@supermicro.
Chapter 2 System Safety System safety precautions and Standardized Warning Statements information are included in this chapter. Please review this information before installing or using your Supermicro equipment. 2-1 System Safety Precautions Below are listed all electrical, general, electrostatic discharge and operating safety precautions for when using SuperBlade networking switches and components.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual only. The new fuse must be the same or equivalent as the one replaced. Contact technical support for details and support. General Safety Precautions Follow these rules to ensure general safety: • Keep the area around the SuperBlade clean and free of clutter. • Place the blade module cover and any system components that have been removed away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be stepped on.
Chapter 2: System Safety Any drive carrier without a hard drive installed must remain fully installed in the drive bay when the blade module is operating to ensure proper airflow.
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Chapter 3 Setup and Installation This chapter covers the setup and installation of the SuperBladeSuperBlade Ethernet switch modules. SuperMicro has three different Gigabit Ethernet switch modules for its SuperBlade system. The first is the SBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module with ten external 1-Gbps Ethernet uplinks.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 3-1.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-2. Blade Enclosure with 1/10-Gbps Switch Modules Installed SBM-GEM-X2C(+) Switch Modules SBM-XEM-002M Pass-Through Module 5. Push the release handle to the closed position. NOTE: After the module has been installed and the handle locked, it will turn on and a POST test will run to verify it is working properly. If there are no problems the blue Init.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 3-2 Configuring the Switch Module Figure 3-3. Configuring the Switch Module A Gigabit Ethernet switch module can be configured using two methods (as shown in Figure 3-3). You may configure it: • Through the web-based management utility or IPMI (via the CMM module) • Directly through a command line (using a telnet interface or a serial console) The management utility and IPMI access the switch module through the CMM module.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Web-based Management Utility/IPMI Using the Web-based Management Utility or IPMI is the most user-friendly method of configuring the switch module. You can access the configuration menu either through the management utility or by a network connection. See either Chapter 6 or Chapter 7 for more details on the Web-based Management Utility. Network Connection Use the procedure below to connect and login to the IPMI system. Logging In to the IPMI: 1.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual a. Type in your Username in the USERNAME box. b. Type in your Password in the PASSWORD box and click on LOGIN. NOTE: The default username and the default password are both ADMIN. The Default IP address is 192.168.100.102. The IPMI Blade System screen shown in Figure 3-5 is then displayed. Figure 3-5. IPMI Blade System Screen 3. Clicking on a gigabit switch module will display the gigabit switch in the Gigabit Switch panel on the screen (Figure 3-6).
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Figure 3-6. Gigabit Switch Panel Address Defaults The following defaults in Table 3-1 are the default addresses that are initially set. Afterwards, you can change these values within the program. Table 3-1. SBM-GEM-001 Switch Module Address Default Settings Address Default Setting Default IP Address 192.168.100.102 Default Gateway Address 192.168.100.1 Default Subnet Mask 255.255.255.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Command Line Configuring the 1/10-G Ethernet switch (SBM-GEM-X2C/SBM-GEM-X3S+) or the 10-G Ethernet switch (SBM-XEM-X10SM) can be done using a command line via telnet or by using the serial console interface. Accessing CLI through Telnet: To access command line via telnet, follow the below steps. 1. Connect a PC to a network that is accessible to the switch.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 3-3 Locating and Identifying Switches and Switch Ports on a Blade Enclosure Use this section to help you in locating and identifying the switch ports and switches on a blad enclosure. Locating and Identifying a Switch on a Blade Enclosure When you are looking at the rear of the blade enclosure, you can identify the switch associating with a CMM designation by using the information in Table 3-2. Table 3-2.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 3-3. SBE-710 Enclosures with SBM-GEM-001/002 or SBM-GEM-X2C+/X3S+ Blade Upper Switch Lower Switch Switch Port # Blade1 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/1 Blade 2 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/2 Blade 3 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/3 Blade 4 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/4 Blade 5 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/5 Blade 6 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/6 Blade 7 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/7 Blade 8 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/8 Blade 9 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/9 Blade 10 NIC1 NIC2 Gi 0/10 Table 3-4.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation Table 3-5.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 3-6. SBE-720 Enclosures with SBM-XEM-X10SM (Continued) Blade Upper Switch Lower Switch Switch Port # Blade 18 NIC2 NIC1 Ex 0/18 Blade 19 NIC2 NIC1 Ex 0/19 Blade 20 NIC2 NIC1 Ex 0/20 Table 3-7.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 3-4 Firmware for the 1/10 Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules The firmware for the 1/10-Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch modules resides on a chip on the PCB. The switch modules have internal flash memory in two areas to hold two firmware images. The flash area used for the normal firmware image is referred to as the normal area.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Booting using a Fallback Firmware Image: Use the procedure below to boot using a fallback firmware image. 1. Reboot the switch by power cycling the switch power. 2. During reboot, press any key when it displays the below text (as shown in Figure 3-7). Hit any key to stop autoboot: 5 Figure 3-7.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation NOTE: The numbers in the Product Type entry change depending upon the switch you are using. 3. Once the boot sequence is interrupted, it will display menu options as shown in Figure 3-7. Use the "H" option to set hardware information by typing the character H. This will display the hardware information that can be changed as shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. Setting Hardware Information 4. To choose the boot from a fallback image, type the command: rflag=1 5.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 8. In case you wish to later move back to a normal image, repeat the above the steps with one difference for step 4, where you should use the command rflag=0 instead of rflag=1 to boot with a normal firmware image. Upgrading Fallback Firmware using TFTP: To upgrade fallback firmware using TFTP, use the procedure below. 1. Copy the latest firmware to the TFTP root directory on the TFTP server machine. 2.
Chapter 3: Setup and Installation 4. Configure the IP address for this switch (only for booting purposes) using the command: ip= For example ip=192.168.2.3 5. Configure the subnet mask for this switch IP address using the below command: mask= For example mask=255.255.255.0 6. Configure the TFTP server IP address using the below command: tftpaddr= For example tftpaddr=192.168.2.100 7.
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Chapter 4 InfiniBand Modules 4-1 Overview InfiniBand is a switch-based, point-to-point bidirectional serial link network communications architecture. Supermicro offers three different Infiniband modules: • 4X DDR (20-Gb/s) switch with 14 internal ports and 10 external CX4 ports • 4X DDR (20-Gb/s) pass-through with 14 internal ports and 14 external CX4 ports • 4X QDR (40-Gb/s) switch with up to 20 internal ports and up to 18 external QSFP ports (4 models).
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 4-2 SBM-IBS-001 4X DDR InfiniBand Switch Module Figure 4-1. SBM-IBS-001 InfiniBand Switch Module 2 6 3 1 6 4 5 Table 4-1. SBM-IBS-001 InfiniBand Module Interface Item Description 1 Module Power LED 2 Module Status LED 3 External InfiniBand Port (10 total) 4 Port Physical Link LED (Green) 5 Port Activity LED (Yellow) 6 Module Release Handle Table 4-2.
Chapter 4: InfiniBand Modules 4-3 SBM-IBS-Q3618/Q3616 4X QDR InfiniBand Switch Modules Figure 4-2. SBM-IBS-Q3618/Q3616 InfiniBand Switch Module 2 7 3 6 1 6 5 4 Table 4-3. SBM-IBS-Q3618/Q3616 InfiniBand Module Interface Item Description 1 System error. Fault LED (Red)a 2 System status.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 4-4 SBM-IBS-Q3618M/SBM-IBS-Q3616M 4X QDR InfiniBand Switch Modules Figure 4-3. SBM-IBS-Q3616M InfiniBand Switch Module 8 2 5 1 10 3 7 5 4 9 6 Table 4-5. SBM-IBS-Q3618M/SBM-IBS-Q3616M InfiniBand Module Interface Item Description 1 System error. Fault LED (Red)a 2 System status.
Chapter 4: InfiniBand Modules Table 4-6. SBM-IBS-Q3618M/SBM-IBS-Q3616M InfiniBand Module Features Feature Description Internal/External Ports Internal: 18/20 4X QDR copper ports/ External: 18/16 4X QDR copper ports Bandwidth 4X QDR (40-Gbps) non-blocking architecture for 2.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 4-5 SBM-IBP-D14 InfiniBand Pass-Through Module Figure 4-4. SBM-IBP-D14 InfiniBand Pass-Through Triple-Wide Module The SBM-IBP-D14 InfniBand Pass-through Module is a triple-wide non-configurable pass-through module that includes fourteen (14) 4X DDR copper ports with CX-4 connectors. The pass-through module is used to provide a connection between the Infiniband controller (Add-on Card) mounted on the blade’s mainboard and an external InfiniBand device.
Chapter 4: InfiniBand Modules NOTE: The 10GbE Pass-through module (SBM-XEM-002/M) also requires the same double-wide bay as the InfiniBand switch module and may be installed instead of the InfiniBand switch module in your blade enclosure system. Use the same instructions below for installing either the pass-through module or the InfiniBand switch module. Installing the Module 1. Remove the dummy cover from the bay you want to place the module in. 2. Place the module's release handle in the open position.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual InfiniBand Switch LEDs InfiniBand switch LEDs are listed and described in Table B-4 in Appendix B. Blade Software for Access to InfiniBand Switch Module The InfiniBand Switch Module is an unmanaged switch and requires no configuration. Blades which are to be connected to it will require an appropriate driver software package to be installed. The Windows software package (WinOF) can be downloaded from: http://www.mellanox.com/content/ pages.
Chapter 5 Ethernet Modules Your SuperBlade enclosure can include either of two models of Ethernet switch modules or two models of Ethernet pass-through modules installed in it. The Ethernet switch modules and the SBM-GEM-002 Gigabit pass-through module can only be installed in the upper and/or lower left module bays, whereas the SBM-XEM-002/M 10-Gigabit pass-through module must be installed in a double-wide slot in the enclosure in a location alternately used for the InfiniBand switch module.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 5-1. SBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interface (Continued) Item Description 5 Ethernet Port Status LEDs 6 Module Release Handle Table 5-2.
Chapter 5: Ethernet Modules 5-2 SBM-GEM-X2C(+) 1/10-Gb Ethernet Switch Module The SBM-GEM-X2C(+) 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet switch module is a layer 2/3 Ethernet switch. It includes three 10-Gb/s uplink ports (two CX4 and one SPF+), two 1-Gb/s uplink RJ45 uplink ports and fourteen (X2C) or twenty (X2C+) 1-Gb/s downlink ports for the SuperBlade's LAN interfaces. The Ethernet switch module has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM(s).
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 5-5. SBM-GEM-X2C(+) 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features Feature Description Chipset Broadcom BCM56314 Internal/External Ports Internal: Twenty (X2C+) 1-Gbps downlink ports External: Two 1-Gbps RJ45 uplink ports and Three 10-Gbps uplink ports (1 SPF+, 2 CX4) Bandwidth 112-Gbps non-blocking Trunking Link aggregation support (Full 802.
Chapter 5: Ethernet Modules 5-3 SBM-GEM-X3S+ 1/10-Gb Ethernet Switch Module The SBM-GEM-X3S+ 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet switch module is a layer 2/3 Ethernet switch. It includes three 10-Gb/s uplink ports (SFP+), four 1-Gb/s uplink RJ45 uplink ports and twenty 1-Gb/s downlink ports for the SuperBlade's LAN interfaces. The Ethernet switch module has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM(s).
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 5-8. SBM-GEM-X3S+ 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features Feature Description Chipset Broadcom BCM56314 Internal/External Ports Twenty 1-Gbps downlink ports External: Four 1-Gbps RJ45 uplink ports and Three 10-Gbps uplink ports (SFP+) Bandwidth 104-Gbps non-blocking Trunking Link aggregation support (Full 802.
Chapter 5: Ethernet Modules 5-4 SBM-GEM-002 1-Gb Ethernet Pass-through Module The SBM-GEM-002 Gigabit pass-through module is a non-configurable pass through module that includes fourteen (14) 1-Gb/s uplink (RJ45) ports and fourteen 1-Gb/s downlink ports for the SuperBlade's LAN interfaces. This Ethernet module has two internal Ethernet paths to the CMM(s). The switch is used to provide a connection between the Ethernet controller integrated on the mainboard and an external Ethernet device.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 5-11. SBM-GEM-002 Gigabit Ethernet Pass-through Module Features Feature Description Internal/External Ports Internal: Fourteen 1-Gbps downlink ports / External: fourteen 1-Gbps RJ45 uplink ports Remote Management NA Protocols NA Power Consumption ~30.
Chapter 5: Ethernet Modules NOTE: The SBM-XEM-002/M 10-Gigabit pass-through module must be connected to another 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch module in order to operate. If you connect it to a 10/100/1000 switch, it will not work. Figure 5-5. SBM-XEM-002/M 10-Gigabit Pass-through Module 1 5 2 3 4 Table 5-12.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 5-6 SBM-GEP-T20 1-Gb Ethernet Pass-through Module for Twin-Blade Modules The SBM-GEP-T20 Gigabit pass-through module is a non-configurable pass through module that includes twenty (20) 1-Gb/s uplink (RJ45) ports and twenty (20) 1-Gb/s downlink ports for the SuperBlade's LAN interfaces. This Ethernet module has an internal I2C path to the CMM.
Chapter 5: Ethernet Modules Table 5-15. SBM-GEP-T20 Gigabit Ethernet Pass-through Module Features Feature Description Internal/External Ports Internal: Twenty 1 Gbps downlink ports / External: twenty 1 Gbps RJ45 uplink ports (fixed speed at 1 Gbps) Remote Management NA Protocols NA Power Consumption ~30.6W The SBM-GEP-T20 is a double-wide module. It installs in the upper left-hand slot in the rear of the SuperBlade enclosure. Only one SBM-GEP-T20 is supported per enclosure (see Figure 5-7).
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 5-7 SBM-XEM-X10SM 10-Gb Ethernet Switch Module The SBM-XEM-X10SM 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch module is a layer 2/3 Ethernet switch. It offers advanced switching features and connection to 10-Gigabit Ethernet networks. Internally it connects to the SuperBlade through a one or two-port mezzanine add-on-card. Externally there are up to ten 10-Gb/s uplink connections (four only that function in the TwinBlade™ system).
Chapter 5: Ethernet Modules Table 5-17. SBM-XEM-X10SM 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Features Feature Description Chipset Broadcom BCM56820 Internal/External Ports Internal: Twenty 10-Gbps downlink ports External: Four (TwinBlade) or Ten (Ten Blade) 10-Gbps uplink ports (SPF+) Bandwidth 480-Gbps Trunking Link Aggregation Support (Full 802.
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Chapter 6 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware The firmware configuration system for the SBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet switch module is covered in this chapter. 6-1 SBM-GEM-001 Firmware Features and Functions Table 6-1 provides a summary of features and functions for the Gigabit Ethernet switch module firmware. Table 6-1. SBM-GEM-001 Software Features and Functions Item Basic Functions Functions Features Throughput 24Gbps (14 internal 1-Gbps + 10 external 1-Gbps) Latency Average 2.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual To configure the switch, select the switch you want in the SWITCH STATUS screen in the Web-based Management Utility. See the Web-based Management Utility User’s Manual for details. A SWITCH STATUS screen will appear (Figure 6-1) in your browser. Figure 6-1. Switch Status Screen In this screen, either select WEB MANAGEMENT or type the IP address of the switch (usually 192.168.100.102) in the address field of your web browser.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware NOTE: You will see “BMB-GEM-003” on most of these screens. This the board model number for the SBM-GEM-001 switch and is sometimes used interchangeably with it in describing the product.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 6-1 Port Status The PORT STATUS screen provides a status overview of the switch’s 24 ports. As shown in Figure 6-3, it includes link, speed, duplex, flow control, jumbo frame and PVID. In this screen click on PORT on the left menu bar. The port status will show up. To retrieve and update to the latest status, click the REFRESH button. Figure 6-3. Port Status Screen The PORT column indicates the port number of the switch.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Port VLAN ID (PVID) The PVID is used in a port-based VLAN to allow assigning a port to belong to a VLAN. A VLAN can then be configured to be a group of member ports. This switch is an 802.1q tag-aware switch. If no VLANs are defined on the switch, every port will be assigned to a default VLAN which has VLAN ID 1. Each port will have PVID equal to 1. If incoming frames are untagged, they will be tagged with the default PVID of the port on which they are received.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 6-5. Port Configuration Screen Table 6-2. Port Configuration Screen Controls Control Description Port Specifies the port number to control. Admin Enables or disables the port. Auto Negotiation Enables or disables auto-negotiation. When auto-negotiation is enabled, the port negotiates with the link partner and works out speed, duplex operation, and flow control.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6-2 Statistics The STATISTICS screen displays the total number of packets transmitted or received on each port as shown in Figure 6-6. Click on the REFRESH button to retrieve the current count and update the screen. Click on the CLEAR COUNTERS button to reset the count to zero for each port. Click on each port number to retrieve detail statistic information for that particular port. Figure 6-6.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 6-7. Port Statistics Screen Table 6-3. Port Statistics Screen Controls Control Description TX Displays traffic information on outgoing frames. Octets Indicates total octets transmitted. UnicastPkts This indicates transmitted unicast packets. NonUnicastPkts This indicates transmitted non-unicast packets. Discards This indicates discarded packets. Errors This indicates Excessive Collision packets.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 6-3. Port Statistics Screen Controls (Continued) Control Errors Summary Description Indicates undersize/fragment/FCS error/oversized errors with good FCS packets. Displays traffic information by packet type, type of error and frame size range. DropEvents Indicates events in which packets are dropped due to a lack of resources. This includes events where the receiving shared buffer is full, and events when a transmission failure is due to a late collision.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 6-3. Port Statistics Screen Controls (Continued) Control Description 1519-9216 Bytes Rx Pkts indicates received packets with a packet length that is between (includes) 1519 ~ 9216 bytes. 1519-9216 Bytes Tx Pkts indicates transmitted packets with a packet length that is between (includes) 1519 ~ 9216 bytes. 6-3 VLAN Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a technology used to create several independent logical networks in a physical network.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware of the VLAN, the frame is forwarded to the destination port. If the incoming frame is not tagged with VLAN information, the ingress port will use PVID as the VLAN ID. If the destination port is not in the same VLAN, the frame is dropped. The switch is initially configured to have one VLAN and its VID is 1. This VLAN is called the default VLAN. By default, all ports are initially assigned to the default VLAN. Frames can not be forwarded across VLANs.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 6-4 Configuring a Static VLAN The switch currently supports static VLANs only. To configure the VLAN, click on the VLAN folder at the left-hand side bar. The IEEE802.1Q VLAN screen should appear as shown in Figure 6-8. It lists the entire current VLAN configuration and also allows a user to create a new VLAN or modify port membership of a VLAN. The MEMBER PORTS indicates the number of member ports of the VLAN.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 3. Click on the CREATE button to create the new VLAN. A new VLAN is shown in Figure 6-10. Figure 6-10. New VLAN Screen 4. If you want to remove this VLAN, click on the REMOVE THIS VLAN button. Click on DISPLAY ALL VLAN to list all of current VLAN configuration. 5. To change the port member state or remove a VLAN, select the VLAN either from the VLAN ID drop down menu or by clicking on the VLAN ID in the table in Figure 6-8.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual transmitted must not be out of order. The switch performs load balancing based on a distribution algorithm that used the following information to assign conversation to ports: • MAC source address • MAC destination address • MAC source address + destination address The user can choose one of the distribution criteria from the configuration screen as shown in Figure 6-11. Configuring the Trunk 1.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6-6 Mirroring The switch supports port mirroring. A copy of the egress (transmit) data and the ingress (receive) data of the mirrored (monitored) port is sent to the mirroring (snooping) port. A user can attach a monitoring device to the mirroring port, such as a sniffer or an RMON probe to view the traffic at the mirrored port. This is useful for network monitoring and troubleshooting. The switch allows for only one mirrored port at any given time.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 6-7 Quality of Service Quality of Service (QoS) helps a network user to reserve a guaranteed bandwidth for some critical application functions that require a high bandwidth and high priority. Applications such as video, audio streaming, VoIP and video conferencing must have a certain amount of bandwidth to maintain their operation correctly.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 6-13. QoS Setting Screen Table 6-5. QoS Setting Screen Controls Control Description Scheduling Method This specifies one of the two scheduling methods (Strict and Weighted Round-Robin) for the queues. Queue [0:3] Queue [0:3] prioritizes the four queues. Queue 0 is the lowest priority queue and queue 3 is the highest priority queue. Packets in queue 3 are served more often than packets in queue 0. Priority This indicates packet priority.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 6-8 Rate Control The switch supports per-port rate control. When the data rate of the incoming frame for a particular port exceeds a selected rate, the excess frame traffic is subject to packet drops or flow control, depending on the per-port flow control configuration in the PORT folder. If the flow control of a particular port is enabled, then the switch uses flow control to inhibit any excess traffic.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware To configure storm control, click STORM CONTROL link in the RATE LIMIT AND STORM CONTROL screen (Figure 6-14). The STORM CONTROL screen appears as shown in Figure 6-15. Figure 6-15. Storm Control Screen Table 6-6. Storm Control Screen Controls Control Description Storm Control Type This selects the type of the packet storm.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 6-16. L2 Management Screen To remove the specified static MAC address from the table, click the DELETE link for that MAC address as shown in Figure 6-17 when there are static entries in the table. To search for a MAC address to see if it exists in the table or not, enter the MAC and VID, then click on LOOKUP button. If the MAC address is in L2 ADDRESS table, whether it is a static or a dynamic MAC address, the result will be displayed.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6-10 Spanning Tree The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) helps to detect and prevents loops from occurring on a switched or bridged network. When multiple paths exist on a network, STP will configure the network to use the most efficient path between network devices. All other paths are forced into a blocked standby state.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual root switch will set a Topology Change flag in its normal BPDUs. This flag is propagated to all other switches to instruct them to rapidly age out their forwarding table entries. Port Transition State When a device is connected to an RTSP or STP enabled switch port for the first time, it will not immediately start to forward data. Instead, it will go through a number of states while it processes BPDUs and determines the network topology.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 6-18. Rapid Spanning Tree Screen The RSTP SWITCH SETTINGS allows the user to control RSTP parameters from the bridge point-of-view. ROOT STATUS shows status of the root bridge. BRIDGE SETTING shows the current bridge setup. To turn on the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), check on the ENABLE RSTP dialog box and click on the APPLY GLOBAL SETTINGS button.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Root Status The settings for ROOT STATUS are shown below: • Designated Root Bridge – The bridge identifier of the root of the spanning tree is determined by the RSTP protocol as executed by this node. The bridge identifier value is used as the Root Identifier parameter in all configuration Bridge PDUs originated by this node. • Max Age – This indicates the maximum age of the root bridge.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware RSTP Port Settings These settings control and monitor the port-based spanning tree status. • Participate – This specifies if the RSTP is enabled or not for the selected port. • Cost – Displays the cost of this port. “Cost” means the contribution of this port to the path cost of paths towards the spanning tree root which include this port. • Priority – Displays the priority of this port.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 6-11 IEEE 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is a client-server based access control and authentication protocol that restricts unauthorized user devices from connecting to the LAN through publicly accessible ports. This port-based access control is accomplished by using a RADIUS server that is connected to a gigabit switch management port to authenticate client users trying to access a network through the switch.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 802.1x Configuration Figure 6-20. 802.1x Configuration Screen To configure 802.1x port based access control, click on the 802.1X folder in the left-hand side bar. The 802.1X configuration should display as shown in Figure 6-20. Check the GLOBAL RADIUS SETTING dialog box to enable 802.1x port based access control. • Radius Server IP Address – This indicates the IP address of the RADIUS server.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual • Authorization – This displays the authentication status of an enabled port. It includes the following status: • In Progress – This indicates that the authentication is still in progress. Traffic is not forwarded before authentication is verified. • Yes indicates the port access is authorized. • No indicates the port access is not authorized. • N/A means no authentication required.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 6-21.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 6-8. IGMP Snooping Screen Controls Control Description Robustness Variable This allows tuning for the expected packet loss on a subnet. If a subnet is expected to be lossy, the Robustness Variable may be increased. IGMP is robust to (Robustness Variable-1) packet losses. The Robustness Variable must not be 0, and should not be 1. The default value is 2. Query Interval This is the interval between general queries sent by the querier.
Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware 6-14 UpLink Failure Tracking (ULFT) Uplink Failure Tracking (ULFT) feature is provided to support network adapter Teaming (Windows Systems) or Channel Bonding (Linux Systems) on SuperBlade servers. Installing two GbE switch modules can have additional connectivity to allow increased network bandwidth, redundancy, and/or fault tolerance. The connection between internal ports of the switch and each LAN port of the server blades is hardwired through the middle plane.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Note that ULTF will only drop an internal link from the blade to the switch if all of the (external) uplinks defined for that blade have failed (or been disabled) on that switch. As long as one or more of uplinks on a particular switch (that have been defined for a particular downlink) is active, the blade and switch will keep the internal link active. Figure 6-22. Uplink Failure Tracking Configuration Screen Table 6-9.
Chapter 7 Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware This chapter is provided to help you quickly get started in using the firmware for your SBM-GEM-X2C(+)/SBM-GEM-X3S+, 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet or SBM-XEM-X10SM 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch module, using the web-based management GUI tool.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual The utility starts with a default IP address, which is also the management IP address. This IP address is essentially provided for remote management of this switch. For managing the switch through web browsers, type in the default IP address in your browser’s web address in order to start accessing the switch. For example, if the management IP address of the switch is 192.168.1.1, the switch can be accessed through the Web browser by typing http://192.168.1.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware 7-2 Login Figure 7-1. Login Page The initial login page (Figure 7-1) is used to login to the Supermicro Switch web-based management utility for 10-Gbps switches. To login, enter your User Name and Password in the fields provided and press the LOGIN button. This User Name and Password are both used for accessing the switch through the web for switch configuration. The entered user name and password are validated at the switch end.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 7-2. Home Page 1 2 4 3 Table 7-1. Home Page Controls and Components Number Name Description 1 Top Page Links The Top Page Links are present both on the Home page and all other pages accessed and contain links to support pages or additional controls for all pages viewed with the Web Management Utility. See "Top Page Links" below for further details. 2 Top LED Display This section of the screen provides an overview port status for the switch.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Figure 7-3. SBM-GEM-X2C(+) Home Page Figure 7-4.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure 7-5. SSE-G24-TG4 Home Page Figure 7-6.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Top Page Links On the top of all pages of the web-based management utility you can find the following PAGE HEADER links: • Refresh – Click this link to refresh the contents of the page. Unlike the browser refresh button, this link refreshes only the contents of the middle of the page which has the active data. • Support – Click this link to get technical support for Supermicro Products.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual • Layer 3 Management - Layer 3 Protocols including - IP, RIP, OSPF, …. • Multicast Management - Multicast Protocols including IGMP, PIM, … • Statistics - Statistics and Counters for all the features. This tree is displayed on the left navigation pane on all configuration pages. This makes it easier for you to choose any configuration page directly without going back to the home page every time.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware • "ACL" on page 7-27 • "WEBGUI Settings" on page 7-31 • "SNMP" on page 7-32 • "RMON" on page 7-43 • "QoS" on page 7-48 • "NTP Settings" on page 7-53 • "Stack" on page 7-54 7-9
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual System Settings The following pages can be accessed through the System Settings link: • "System Settings" on page 7-10 • "System Version" on page 7-12 System Settings Figure 7-8. System Settings Page Clicking the SYSTEM INFORMATION tab brings up the SYSTEM SETTINGS page (Figure 7-8). This page provides system related information and also helps you configure system specific parameters. Table 7-2 lists the parameters found on this page. Table 7-2.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-2. System Information Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Snoop forwarding Mode You can use this parameter to change the Snoop Fowarding Mode between MAC based and IP based. Switch Start MAC address This is a display for the Switch Start MAC address. Configuration Restore Status This is a display for the Configuration Restore Status Device Up Time This is a display for the Device Up Time.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual System Version Figure 7-9. System Version Page Clicking the SYSTEM VERSION tab brings up the SYSTEM VERSION page (Figure 7-9). This page displays the hardware and firmware version of the switch.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware File Management Figure 7-10. File Management Page Clicking the FILE MANAGEMENT link brings up the FILE MANAGEMENT page (Figure 7-10). The FILE MANAGEMENT page helps you to manage the configuration files in the switch. This page provides three main features.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual File Copy You can copy a local file to or from a remote TFTP server. This feature is useful to create a backup of configuration files remotely, and also to download configuration files from remote computers to the switch. You need to provide a local file name and also the remote TFTP server’s IP address and file name for this feature.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Firmware Upgrade Figure 7-11. Firmware Upgrade Page Clicking the FIRMWARE UPGRADE link brings up the FIRMWARE UPGRADE page (Figure 7-11). This page allows you to upgrade the firmware in normal or fallback memory. In stacking, the firmware is upgraded in all stack members automatically.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Management Security The MANAGEMENT SECURITY link provides configuration for the following features: • "Management Security Basic Settings" on page 7-16 • "Management User Account" on page 7-17 • "Radius" on page 7-18 • "TACACS+ Global Settings" on page 7-19 • "TACACS+ Server Configuration" on page 7-20 • "IP Authorized Manager" on page 7-21 • "SSH Configuration" on page 7-22 • "SSL Configuration" on page 7-23 Management Security Basic Settings Figure
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-3. Management Security Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Authentication mode Use this parameter to choose the mode of authentication for management access. By default the management access is authenticated with LOCAL user accounts information. However you can choose to authenticate using Radius or TACACS instead. Authentication traps You can enable SNMP Traps for SNMP access authentication events using this parameter..
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Radius Figure 7-14. Radius Server Configuration Page Clicking the RADIUS tab brings up the RADIUS SERVER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-14). This page allows you to configure the RADIUS server parameters as shown in Table 7-4. Table 7-4. Radius Server Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Server ID This parameter specifies the unique identifier of the Radius Server Entry. IP Address This parameter specifies the IP Address of the Radius Server.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware TACACS+ Global Settings Figure 7-15. TACACS+ Global Settings Page The TACACS+ GLOBAL SETTINGS page (Figure 7-15) allows you to configure TACACS retries and choose an active TACACS server. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-5. Table 7-5. TACACS+ Global Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Active Server IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the active TACACS server.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual TACACS+ Server Configuration Figure 7-16. TACACS+ Server Configuration Page Clicking the TACACS+ SERVERS tab brings up the TACACS+ SERVER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-16), which allows you to configure TACACS servers. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-6. Table 7-6. TACACS+ Server Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the TACACS server.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware IP Authorized Manager Figure 7-17. IP Authorized Manager Page Clicking the IP AUTH MANAGER tab brings up the IP AUTHORIZED MANAGER page (Figure 7-17), which allows you to configure allowed management nodes for managing the switch. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-7. Table 7-7. IP Authorized Manager Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the manager. An address 0.0.0.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual SSH Configuration Figure 7-18. SSH Configuration Clicking the SSH tab brings up the SSH CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-18), which allows you to configure the SSH (Secure Shell) version and keys. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-8. Table 7-8. SSH Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description SSH Version The default for this parameter is v2. You can choose to configure this as compatible with v1 instead.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware SSL Configuration Figure 7-19. SSL Configuration Page Clicking the SSL tab brings up the SSL CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-19), which allows you to configure SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) parameters and generate SSL certificates for HTTPS. To configure SSL and enable HTTPS, follow the procedure below using this page. Configuring SSL and Enabling HTTPS 1. Configure CIPHER SUITE and CRYPTO KEY RSA with your chosen parameters. 2.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual openssl x509 -req -in a.csr -out cert.pem -CA cacert.pem -CAkey cakey.pem -CAcreateserial The above steps will generate the certificate file cert.pem. 5. Open the generated certificate file cert.pem and delete the first line (---BEGIN CERTIFICATE ---) and last line (----END CERTIFICATE--). 6.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Syslog The Syslog link provides configuration controls for the following features: • "Syslog Configuration" on page 7-25 • "Syslog Mail Configuration" on page 7-26 Syslog Configuration Figure 7-20. Syslog Configuration Page Clicking the LOGGING tab brings up the SYSLOG CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-20), which allows you to configure logging parameters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-9. Table 7-9.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-9. Syslog Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Facility This parameter allows you to select supported facilities. The switch supports syslog standard supported facilities LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7 and USER. Traps This parameter helps you to select a particular trap type.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware ACL The ACL link allows you to configure the Access Control List for the switch. You can configure ACL on the following three pages: • "MAC Based ACL" on page 7-27 • "IP Standard ACL" on page 7-28 • "IP Extended ACL" on page 7-29 MAC Based ACL Figure 7-22. MAC ACL Configuration Page Clicking the MAC ACL tab brings up the MAC ACL CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-22), which displays the various parameters to configure the MAC Access List.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-11. MAC ACL Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Action This parameter specifies the action to be taken for the access list. Priority This parameter specifies the priority for the access list. VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN ID for which the access list has to be applied. Port List (Incoming) This parameter specifies the Port List for which the access list has to be applied.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-12. IP Standard ACL Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description ACL Number This parameter specifies the unique ID for the access list. This value must be in the range from 1 to 1000. Action This parameter specifies whether the packets must be allowed or dropped when a match has been found. Source and Destination IP Address This parameter specifies the IP Address of the Source and Destination for which the access list must be applied.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-13. IP Extended ACL Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description ACL Number This parameter specifies the unique ID for the access list. This value must be in the range from 1001 to 65535. Action This parameter specifies whether the packets must be allowed or dropped when a match has been found. Source and Destination IP Address This parameter specifies the IP Address for which the access list must be applied.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware WEBGUI Settings Figure 7-25. Web GUI Settings Page Clicking the WEB SETTINGS link brings up the WEB GUI SETTINGS page (Figure 7-25), which displays all basic Web GUI settings. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-14. Table 7-14. Web GUI Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Session timeout This timeout value is used to automatically logout inactive user sessions. The default value is 5-minutes (600-seconds).
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual SNMP Figure 7-26. SNMP Agent Control Settings Page Clicking the SNMP link brings up the SNMP AGENT CONTROL SETTINGS page (Figure 7-26). SMIS supports the SNMP Agent or SNMP AgentX Sub-agent. The SNMP Agent or AgentX Sub-agent can be enabled or both can be disabled. The SNMP Agent provides the following sub-page configurations shown in the table below. Table 7-15.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-15. SNMP Agent Configuration Pages (Continued) Configuration Page Description "SNMP Target Parameter Settings" on page 7-38 This setting allows you to configure SNMP target parameters including PARAMETER NAME, MP MODEL, SECURITY MODEL, NAME, LEVEL and STORAGE TYPE.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-16. SNMP Community Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Context Name This parameter sets the CONTEXT NAME that the management information is accessed from when using the community string, which is specified by the corresponding instance of the SNMP community name. Transport Tag This parameter sets the TRANSPORT TAG Identifer. Storage Type This parameter sets the Volatile Storage or Non-Volatile Storage setting.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-17. SNMP Group Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Group Name Use this parameter to specify the GROUP NAME string. Storage Type Use this parameter to specify whether the STORAGE TYPE is Volatile or Non-Volatile. SNMP Group Access Settings Figure 7-29. SNMP Group Access Settings Page Clicking the GROUP ACCESS tab brings up the SNMP GROUP ACCESS SETTINGS page (Figure 7-29), which displays the access rights of groups.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-18. SNMP Group Access Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Security Level With this parameter the no-authentication option disables authentication. The AUTHENTICATION option enables Message digest (MD5) or Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) packet authentication. The PRIVATE option selects both AUTHENTICATION and PRIVACY. Read View This parameter allows you to specify the READ VIEW identifier.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-19. SNMP View Tree Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description View Name This parameter specifies a VIEW NAME string. SubTree This parameter specifies a tree OID. Mask This parameter specifies an OID mask. View Type This parameter specifies whether a VIEW TYPE is Included or Excluded. Storage Type Use this parameter to specify whether the STORAGE TYPE is volatile or non-volatile. SNMP Target Address Settings Figure 7-31.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-20. SNMP Target Address Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Target Timeout TARGET TIMEOUT specifies the maximum round trip for communicating with the TARGET IP ADDRESS. Target Retries TARGET RETRIES specifies the number of attempts to be made when no response is received Transport Tag The TRANSPORT TAG value is used to select a target address for a particular operation.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-21. SNMP Target Parameter Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Parameter Name The target parameter is an unique name that specifies SNMP target information to be used in the generation of SNMP messages. MP Model The Message Processing (MP) Model is used when generating SNMP messages using this entry. Security Model The SECURITY MODEL is used when generating SNMP messages using this entry.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-22. SNMP Security Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description User Name USER NAME is the (User-based Security) model dependent security ID. Authentication Protocol The AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL is used for authentication. Authentication Key The AUTHENTICATION KEY is the secret authentication key used for messages sent on behalf of this user to/from the SNMP.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-23. SNMP Trap Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Notify Name NOTIFY NAME is a unique identifier associated with the entry. Notify Tag NOTIFY TAG contains a single tag value, which is used to select entries in the Target Address table. Any entry in the Target Address table that contains a tag value equal to the value of an instance of this Trap Manager, is selected.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-24. SNMP AgentX Subagent Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Master IP Address This parameter specifies the Master Agent IP address. Master Port No This parameter specifies the Master Port number.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RMON The following pages can be used to set RMON (Remote Monitoring) features and settings: • "RMON Basic Settings" on page 7-43 • "Event Configuration" on page 7-44 • "RMON Alarm Configuration" on page 7-45 • "Ethernet Statistics Configuration" on page 7-46 • "History Control Configuration" on page 7-47 RMON Basic Settings Figure 7-36.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Event Configuration Figure 7-37. Event Configuration Settings Page Clicking the EVENTS tab brings up the EVENT CONFIGURATIONS page (Figure 7-37), which configures RMON events. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-25. Table 7-25. Event Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Index This parameter specifies the index to the Events table. Description This parameter specifies a brief description of the event.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RMON Alarm Configuration Figure 7-38. RMON Alarm Configuration Page Clicking the ALARM tab brings up the RMON ALARM CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-38), which configures RMON Alarm paramters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-26. Table 7-26. RMON Alarm Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Index This parameter specifies the table index. Interval This parameter specifies the time interval for which the alarm monitors the variable.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-26. RMON Alarm Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Falling Event Index Indicates the index of the event to be raised when the FALLING THRESHOLD is reached. Owner Specifies the owner of the alarm. Ethernet Statistics Configuration Figure 7-39.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-27. Ethernet Statistics Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Multicast Packets This parameter specifies the total number of multicast packets received from the network. Owner This parameter specifies the owner string. History Control Configuration Figure 7-40.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-28. History Control Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Buckets Granted Denotes the number of buckets granted for collecting the RMON statistics. Status This parameter specifies the status of the History Control entry as either Valid or Invalid. QoS The QoS link of the System page opens the QoS Basic Settings page.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-29. QOS Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control With this parameter SYSTEM CONTROL can Start or Shutdown QoS. Status This parameter allows enabling/disabling of the QoS status. QOS Classmap Settings Figure 7-42. QOS Classmap Settings Page Clicking the CLASSMAP tab brings up the QOS CLASSMAP SETTINGS page (Figure 7-42), which is used to classify the stream of traffic.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual QOS Policymap Settings Figure 7-43. QOS Policymap Settings Page Clicking the POLICYMAP tab brings up the QOS POLICYMAP SETTINGS page (Figure 7-43), which is used to specify action for a specified classmap. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-31. Table 7-31. QOS Policymap Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Policy Map ID This parameter specifies the unique ID for Policymap. The value ranges between 1 and 65535.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Figure 7-44. COSQ Scheduling Algorithm Settings Page Clicking the COSQ ALGORITHM tab brings up the COSQ SCHEDULING ALGORITHM SETTINGS page (Figure 7-44), which allows you to choose the COSQ (Class of Service Queue) scheduling algorithm for every port. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-32. Table 7-32.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configuration Figure 7-45. COSQ Weight and Bandwidth Configurations Page Clicking the COSQ TRAFFIC CLASS tab brings up the COSQ WEIGHT AND BANDWIDTH CONFIGURATIONS page (Figure 7-45), which allows you to configure the weight and bandwidth for CoS Queues. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-33. Table 7-33.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware NTP Settings Figure 7-46. NTP Settings Page Clicking the NTP link brings up the NTP SETTINGS page (Figure 7-46), which configures the Network Time Protocol (NTP). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-34. Table 7-34. NTP Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description NTP Client Settings NTP Status This field enables or disables NTP in the switch. Configure the NTP SERVERS section to enable NTP.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-34. NTP Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Interval This parameter allows you to choose the interval from the given list. Preferred This parameter allows you to choose the preferred server. Choose Yes if this server needs to be preferred over other configured NTP servers. You can add multiple NTP servers. NTP Servers Keys Key ID Use this parameter to select a number to identify the configured key strings.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware CX4 Cable Length Stacking is supported with CX-4 cables only. The CX-4 cable used for stacking should be no more than 3-meters in length, because stacking internally runs at 12-Gbps and therefore requires a more robust signal than longer cable lengths might provide reliably. The industry standard stacking cable length is 3-meters. NOTE: For stacking ports, you do not need to configure CX4 cable length. It is fixed as "short" for stacking ports.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Enabling Stacking By default, Supermicro switches act as stand-alone switches. This stand-alone default facilitates using 10G Ethernet ports as Extreme Ethernet ports for uplinks. When stacking is enabled the stacking ports are dedicated for stacking purposes. Stacking can be enabled using the command stack with the switch identifier and priority. The detailed command syntax is explained below.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware There is no other specifical configuration required to add stacked switches. If two stacking-enabled switches connect through stacking cables, they form a stack. NOTE: Do not use the same switch ID for multiple switches on the stack. Figure 7-48.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual The SBM-GEM-X2C+ has four LEDs to display the stacking identifier. Due to the limited space available for LEDs, the stacking identifier is displayed in binary form using these four stacking LEDs.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware The following pages are available for configuring Stack settings; • "Stack Configuration" on page 7-59 • "Stack Details" on page 7-60 • "Stack Counters" on page 7-62 Stack Configuration Figure 7-49. Stack Configuration Page Clicking the STACK SETTINGS tab brings up the STACK CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-49), which configures the stacking feature. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-35. Table 7-35.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-35. Stack Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Priority This parameter chooses the priority for this switch in the Stacking Master selection. It could be configured as Preferred Master, Backup Master or Preferred Slave. Stacking This parameter enables or disables stacking. NOTE: Any change in stacking status requires a reboot of the switch. Stack Details Figure 7-50.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-36. Stack Details Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Configured State This parameter is used to specify the priority of this switch. Current State This parameter is used to specify the current status of this switch as Master or Slave. Peer Status – The following parameters display information about all connected stack Slave switches. Switch ID This parameter is used to specify the switch identifier of the Slave switch.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Stack Counters Figure 7-52. Stack Counter Details Page Clicking the STACK COUNTERS tab brings up the STACK COUNTERS DETAILS page (Figure 7-52), which displays statistics for stacking ports. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-37. Table 7-37. Stack Counter Details Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter displays the stacking port identifier. Received Statistics InOctet This parameter displays the number of bytes received.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-37. Stack Counter Details Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description OutErrors This parameter displays the number of packets transmitted got errors. OutHCOctet This parameter displays the number of bytes transmitted with HC. NOTE: HC refers to the High Capacity value of the counter used. The regular counter is 32-bit. The HC counter is 64-bit. Reload Figure 7-53.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 7-5 Layer 2 Management The LAYER2 MANAGEMENT page (Figure 7-54) has links to all pages with Layer2 controls. Figure 7-54.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Layer 2 Basic Settings Figure 7-55. MAC Address Table Settings Page Clicking the LAYER2 BASIC STTINGS link brings up the MAC ADDRESS TABLE SETTINGS page (Figure 7-55), which gives you the option to change MAC aging time. MAC address confirmation can be done with this time interval.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Port Manager The PORT MANAGER link has links to the following web pages: • "Port Basic Settings" on page 7-66 • "Port Monitoring" on page 7-68 • "VLAN Traffic Class" on page 7-69 • "Port Control" on page 7-70 • "Rate Limiting" on page 7-71 NOTE: In all port based configuration pages, the port number group links are provided on the top.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the PORT BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-56), which allows you to configure port status and mode information. This page also helps configuring priority and MTU. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-38. Table 7-38. Port Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This displays the port number. Link status This column shows the physical link status as an UP or Down arrow.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Port Monitoring Figure 7-57. Port Monitoring Page Clicking the PORT MONITORING tab brings up the PORT MONITORING page (Figure 7-57), which allows you to enable or disbale monitoring on port interface. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-39. Table 7-39. Port Monitoring Page Parameters Parameter Description Status This parameter enables or disables the port monitoring. Port This displays the port number.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware VLAN Traffic Class Figure 7-58. VLAN Traffic Class Mapping Page Clicking the TRAFFIC CLASS tab brings up the VLAN TRAFFIC CLASS MAPPING page (Figure 7-58), which allows you to map a priority to a traffic class. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-40. Table 7-40. VLAN Traffic Class Mapping Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This displays the port number. Priority 0 This parameter chooses any traffic class 0 to 7 to map with priority 0.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Port Control Figure 7-59. Port Control Page Clicking the PORT CONTROL tab brings up the PORT CONTROL page (Figure 7-59), which allows you to configure specific parameters of the port. You can choose between Auto-negotiation and No-negotiation for a port. If No-negotiation is chosen, then the speed of the link, FlowControl and duplex modes can be configured. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-41. Table 7-41.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Rate Limiting Figure 7-60. Rate Limiting Page Clicking the RATE LIMITING tab brings up the RATE LIMITING page (Figure 7-60), which allows you to configure rate limiting for the port interface. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-42. Table 7-42. Rate Limiting Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This displays the port number. The following parameters are configurable for Ingress Rate Limiting.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual VLAN The VLAN link allows to configure the VLAN information. VLAN configuration information has been provided in the following pages: • "VLAN Basic Settings" on page 7-72 • "Port Settings" on page 7-73 • "Static VLAN" on page 7-74 • "Protocol Group" on page 7-75 • "Port Protocol" on page 7-75 • "Vlan Port MAC Map" on page 7-76 • "Unicast MAC" on page 7-77 • "Wildcard" on page 7-78 • "Switch Port VLAN" on page 7-79 VLAN Basic Settings Figure 7-61.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-43. VLAN Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Garp System Control This parameter starts or shuts down GARP in the switch. Learning Mode This parameter specifies the Learning Mode (Independent, Shared, Hybrid or VLAN Learning). VLAN Version This parameter specifies the VLAN version supported. Maximum VLAN ID This parameter specifies the largest (4094) valid VLAN ID, which this switch can accept, above which all will be discarded.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Clicking the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the VLAN PORT SETTINGS page (Figure 7-62), which is used to associate the VLAN ID to the port for Port based VLAN classification. While associating different ports to VLANs, you can also configure INGRESS FILTERING (at the port level) and ACCEPTABLE FRAME TYPES (accept Tagged Frame Alone or All frames).
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Protocol Group Figure 7-64. VLAN Protocol Group Settings Page Clicking the PROTOCOL GROUP tab brings up the VLAN PROTOCOL GROUP SETTINGS page (Figure 7-64), which is used to map Protocol Templates to Protocol Group Identifiers. The FRAME TYPE gives you the data-link encapsulation format. The PROTOCOL VALUE is the value of the protocol in a protocol template. The GROUP ID represents a group of protocols that are associated together.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Vlan Port MAC Map Figure 7-65. VLAN Port MAC Map Settings Page Clicking the PORT MAC MAP tab brings up the VLAN PORT MAC MAP page (Figure 7-65), which allows you to configure MAC based VLANs. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-44. Table 7-44. VLAN Port MAC Map Page Parameters Parameter Description Port No This displays the port number. Port Mac-Map Addr This parameter specifies the Port MAC-Map address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Unicast MAC Figure 7-66. VLAN Unicast MAC Settings Page Clicking the UNICAST MAC tab brings up the VLAN UNICAST MAC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-66), which allows you to configure the various parameters for VLAN Unicast MAC settings. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-45. Table 7-45. VLAN Unicast Mac Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN Identifier.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Wildcard Figure 7-67. Wildcard Settings Page Clicking the WILDCARD tab brings up the WILDCARD SETTINGS page (Figure 7-67), which configures wildcard MAC addresses and ports for VLANs. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-46. Table 7-46. Wildcard Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Content ID This parameter allows you to select the CONTENT ID. Address Selection Use this parameter to select the address type.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Switch Port VLAN Figure 7-68. Switch Port Vlan Filtering Page Clicking the SWITCH PORT FILTERING tab brings up the SWITCHPORT VLAN FILTERING page (Figure 7-68), which configures utility criteria for SwitchPort Vlan filtering. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-47. Table 7-47. SwitchPort Vlan Filtering Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN Port No.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Dynamic Vlan The Dynamic VLAN link allows you to configure the Dynamic VLAN information. Dynamic VLAN configuration information has been provided in the following pages • "Dynamic VLAN Global Configuration" on page 7-80 • "Port Configuration" on page 7-81 • "GARP Timers" on page 7-82 Dynamic VLAN Global Configuration Figure 7-69.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Configuration Figure 7-70. Dynamic VLAN Port Configuration Page Clicking the PORT SETTINGS link brings up the DYNAMIC VLAN PORT CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-70), which allows you to configure parameters for Dynamic VLAN ports. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-48. Table 7-48.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual GARP Timers Figure 7-71. Garp Timers Configuration Page Clicking the GARP TIMERS tab brings up the GARP TIMERS CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-71), which displays the various parameters for changing Garp times. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-49. Table 7-49. Garp Timers Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port No This parameter displays the Port Number. Garp Join Time (msecs) This parameter allows you to change the Garp Join Time.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RSTP The RSTP link provides links to the following configuration pages: • "RSTP Global Settings" on page 7-83 • "RSTP Basic Settings" on page 7-84 • "Port Settings" on page 7-85 • "Port Status" on page 7-86 RSTP Global Settings Figure 7-72. Global Configuration Page Clicking the GLOBAL SETTINGS tab brings up the GLOBAL CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-72), which allows you to configure RSTP global parameters.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual RSTP Basic Settings Figure 7-73. RSTP Configuration Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the RSTP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-73), which displays the various parameters for RSTP configuration. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-51. Table 7-51. RSTP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control This parameter allows you to start or shutsdown RSTP in the switch.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Settings Figure 7-74. Port Status Configuration Page Clicking the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the PORT STATUS CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-74), which allows you to set the configuration per port related to RSTP. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-52. Table 7-52. Port Status Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the port identifier.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-52. Port Status Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Restricted Role This parameter specifies the RESTRICTED ROLE status of the port. Restricted TCN This parameter indicates the RESTRICTED TCN status of the port. Port Status Figure 7-75. RSTP Port Status Page Clicking the PORT STATUS tab brings up the RSTP PORT STATUS page (Figure 7-75), which displays RSTP port specific information.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-53. RSTP Port Status Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Type This parameter specifies the operational point-to-point status of the LAN segment attached to this port. It indicates whether a port is considered to have a Point-to-point connection or Shared Media. Role This parameter specifies the port's current role as defined by the Spanning Tree Protocol.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the GLOBAL CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-76), which can access the MSTP global configuration. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-54. Table 7-54. Global Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control This parameter Starts or Shutsdown MSTP in the switch. MSTP Status This parameter specifies the protocol that can be enabled/disabled at a global level on the switch using this field.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware MSTP Timers Figure 7-77. Timers Configuration Page Clicking the TIMERS tab brings up the TIMERS CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-77), which configures the time for MAXIMUM HOP COUNT, FORWARD DELAY, MAXIMUM AGE, TRANSMIT HOLD AGE and HELLO TIME.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Port Configuration Figure 7-78. CIST Settings Page Clicking the PORT CONFIGURATION tab brings up the CIST SETTINGS page (Figure 7-78), which sets the configuration per Port related to MSTP. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-55. Table 7-55. CIST Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the port identifier.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-55. CIST Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Auto Edge Status If set to True, the edge port status will be dynamically calculated. Restricted Role This parameter specifies the Restricted role status of the port. Restricted TCN This parameter indicates the Restricted TCN status of the port. VLAN Mapping Figure 7-79.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Port Settings Figure 7-80. Port Settings Page Clicking the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the PORT SETTINGS page (Figure 7-80), which displays the various parameters for port settings. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-57. Table 7-57. Port Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the interface index of the port on which MSTP is being run.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware CIST Port Status Figure 7-81. MSTP CIST Port Status Page Clicking the CIST PORT STATUS tab brings up the MSTP CIST PORT STATUS page (Figure 7-81), which displays MSTP CIST port specific information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-58. Table 7-58.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-58. MSTP CIST Port Status Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Role This parameter specifies the ports current role as defined by the Spanning Tree Protocol. Port State This parameter specifies the port's current state as defined by the application of the Spanning Tree Protocol.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware LA (Link Aggregation) The LA link provides links to the following configuration pages: • "LA Basic Settings" on page 7-95 • "Interface Settings" on page 7-96 • "Port Channel" on page 7-97 • "Port Settings" on page 7-98 • "Port State Info" on page 7-99 • "Load Balancing" on page 7-100 LA Basic Settings Figure 7-82.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-59. LA Basic Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description System Priority This parameter specifies the priority value associated with the Actor's system ID. System ID This parameter specifies the Bridge MAC Address that is displayed. This is a read-only parameter. Interface Settings Figure 7-83.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Port Channel Figure 7-84. LA Port Channel Settings Page Clicking the PORT CHANNEL SETTINGS tab brings up the LA PORT CHANNEL SETTINGS page (Figure 7-84), which is used to edit the Port Channel configuration. The first table is for creating Port Channel interfaces while the second table is for editing the Port Channel configuration. The third table is used to display the Port Channels and to delete the existing Port Channels.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Port Settings Figure 7-85. LA Port Settings Page Clicking the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the LA PORT SETTINGS page (Figure 7-85), which configures LA properties at a per-port level. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-62. Table 7-62. LA Port Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the Interface Index. Port Priority This parameter specifies the priority value of the Port.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-62. LA Port Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Wait Time This parameter configures the waiting time for a port after receiving Partner information and before entering aggregation. Bundle State This parameter indicates the current state of the port with respect to Link Aggregation. The possible states are: • Up in Bundle - The port is an active member of the port channel.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Load Balancing Figure 7-87. LA Load Balancing Policy Page Clicking the LOAD BALANCING tab brings up the LA LOAD BALANCING POLICY page (Figure 7-87), which allows you to choose the selection policy for load distribution on the aggregated links. The selection policy can be one of the following - Source MAC based, Destination MAC based, both Source and Destination MAC, Source IP address, Destination IP address or both IP addresses.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware 802.1x The 802.1x link provides link to the following configuration pages: • "Basic Settings" on page 7-101 • "Port Settings" on page 7-102 • "Timers" on page 7-104 • "Local AS" on page 7-105 • "MAC Session Info" on page 7-106 Basic Settings Figure 7-88. 802.1x Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the 802.1X BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-88), which displays the various 802.1x Basic Settings parameters.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-63. 802.1x Basic Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Authentication Server This parameter specifies the Authentication Server Location as Remote or Local. Network Access Server ID This parameter specifies the Authenticator ID, which originates the Access-Request Packets. Port Settings Figure 7-89. 802.1x Port Settings Page Clicking the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the 802.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-64. 802.1x Port Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the Index of the port for which its fields (such as PORT CONTROL, PORT AUTHORIZATION STATUS, and so on) are configured. Port Control This parameter specifies the control values of the Authenticator Port. The control values can be: • Force Authorize - All the traffic through this port will be allowed always.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Timers Figure 7-90. 802.1x Timer Configuration Page Clicking the TIMERS tab brings up the 802.1X TIMER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-90), which configures Timer parameters at the individual port level. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-13. Table 7-65. 802.1x Timer Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter is the index of the port for which fields such as QUIET PERIOD, TRANSMIT PERIOD, and such are configured.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Local AS Figure 7-91. Local Authentication Server Configuration Page Clicking the LOCAL AS tab brings up the LOCAL AUTHENTICATION SERVER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-22), which configures Local Authentication Server information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-13. Table 7-66.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual MAC Session Info Figure 7-92. MAC Session Info Page Clicking the MAC SESSION INFO tab brings up the MAC SESSION INFO page (Figure 7-22), which configures the supplicant MAC address. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-13. Table 7-67. MAC Session Info Page Parameters Parameter Description Session Intialize This parameter is the initialization control for this Supplicant MAC address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Filters The Filters link allows you to configure Layer 2 packet filtering. The Layer 2 packet filtering management has the following configuration pages: • "Unicast Filters" on page 7-107 • "Multicast Filters" on page 7-108 Unicast Filters Figure 7-93.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-68. L2 Unicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Allowed Ports This parameter specifies the list of ports on which the received packet, with the above set MAC address (if received from the configured port) can be forwarded. Status You can choose to set this configuration to any one of the following types: • Other – For entries currently in use, but whose conditions remain different from the following values.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-69. L2 Multicast Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN ID. MAC Address This parameter specifies the destination MAC address of the received packet. Receive Port This parameter specifies the port on which the packet was received.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual IP The IP link enables you to perform IP related configuration. This can be done through the following pages. • "Vlan Interface" on page 7-110 • "IP V4 Interface Settings" on page 7-111 • "IP Route" on page 7-112 • "LoopBack Basic Settings" on page 7-113 Vlan Interface Figure 7-96. VLAN Interface Basic Settings Page Clicking the VLAN INTERFACE tab brings up the VLAN INTERFACE BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-96), which allows configuring of L3 VLAN interfaces.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware IP V4 Interface Settings Figure 7-97. IPv4 Interface Settings Page Clicking the IPV4 ADDR CONF tab brings up the IPV4 INTERFACE SETTINGS page (Figure 7-97), which allowsyou to configure the IP address for L3 VLANs. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-71. Table 7-71. IPv4 Interface Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN interface.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual IP Route Figure 7-98. IP Route Configuration Page Clicking the IP ROUTE tab brings up the IP ROUTE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-98), which allows you to configure the static IP routes. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-72. Table 7-72. IP Route Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Destination Network This parameter specifies the network address for which the route is being added.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware LoopBack Basic Settings Figure 7-99. LoopBack Basic Settings Page Clicking the LOOPBACK SETTINGS tab brings up the LOOPBACK BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-99), which allows you to configure loopback IP interfaces. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-73. Table 7-73. LoopBack Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description LoopBack Interface This parameter is the name of the loopback interface getting created.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual IP V6 The IPV6 link allows you to perform IPv6 related configurations. This can be accomplished through the following six pages. • "IPv6 Route Configuration" on page 7-114 • "IPv6 Interface" on page 7-115 • "ND Cache" on page 7-116 • "Address Settings" on page 7-117 • "Address Profile" on page 7-118 • "Prefix Settings" on page 7-119 IPv6 Route Configuration Figure 7-100.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-74. IP6 Route Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Routing Protocol This parameter indicates the routing protocol through which the route was learnt, if not manual. This cannot be configured. Gateway This parameter specifies the Next Hop Gateway to reach the IP address. Interface This parameter indicates the outgoing interface. Distance (Metric) This parameter denotes metric value of the destination.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-75. IPv6 Interface Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Hop Limit This parameter denotes the Hop Limit value to be placed in the Router Advertisements sent on the Interface. Def-Rtr Time This parameter specifies the Default router lifetime to be placed in the Router Advertisements sent on the interface. RA Rch Time This parameter indicates the Reachable time to be placed in the Router Advertisements sent on the interface.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-76. ND Cache Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface VLAN ID This parameter indicates index of the VLAN interface. Destination This parameter specifies Destination IPv6 address. MAC Address This parameter denotes the physical address of the Destination address. State This parameter indicates the Reachability state of the entry, which is a read-only field. Age This parameter specifies the Age Time.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-77. Address Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Prefix Length This parameter indicates the length of the prefix (in bits) associated with this entry's IPv6 address. Address Type This parameter specifies that the type of address can be Link-Local, Global-Unicast or Anycast. Address Profile ID This parameter indicates the index to the IPv6 address Profile table. Address Profile Figure 7-104.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-78. Address Profile Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Preferred Time This parameter specifies the Preferred Lifetime of the prefix address that uses this profile. Valid Time This parameter indicates the Valid Lifetime of the prefix address that uses this profile. Valid Flag This parameter specifies if the Valid Lifetime Flag is Variable or Fixed.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual DHCP Server The DHCP Server link helps you to manage the DHCP server in the switch through the following two pages: • "DHCP Basic Settings" on page 7-120 • "Pool Settings" on page 7-121 DHCP Basic Settings Figure 7-106. DHCP Basic Settings Page Clicking the DHCP SETTINGS tab brings up the DHCP BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-106). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-80. Table 7-80.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Pool Settings Figure 7-107. DHCP Pool Settings Page Clicking the POOL SETTINS link brings up the DHCP POOL SETTINGS page (Figure 7-107), which allows you to configure the IP address pool that can be used by the DHCP server to allocate IP addresses. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-81. Table 7-81.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual DHCP Relay The DHCP Relay link helps you to manage the DHCP relay in the switch through the following two pages: • "DHCP Relay Basic Settings" on page 7-122 • "Interface Settings" on page 7-123 DHCP Relay Basic Settings Figure 7-108. DHCP Relay Configuration Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the DHCP RELAY CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-108), which displays the various parameters for configuring the DHCP relay.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Interface Settings Figure 7-109. DHCP Relay Interface Configuration Page Clicking the INTERFACE CONF tab brings up the DHCP RELAY INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-109), which allows you to configure the DHCP relay for VLANs. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-83. Table 7-83. DHCP Relay Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN Interface This parameter specifies the VLAN Interface name.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual RIP The RIP link opens the following links for configuration of RIP protocol: • "RIP Basic Settings" on page 7-124 • "Interfaces" on page 7-125 • "Neighbors List" on page 7-126 • "Security Settings" on page 7-127 • "Address Summarization" on page 7-128 RIP Basic Settings Figure 7-110. RIP Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the RIP BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-110). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-84.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Interfaces Figure 7-111. RIP Interface Page Clicking the INTERFACE tab brings up the RIP INTERFACE page (Figure 7-111). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-85. Table 7-85. RIP Interface Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface This parameter specifies the Interface ID for which RIP needs to be configured. IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the RIP interface.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-85. RIP Interface Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Update Timer This parameter specifies the time interval between successive RIP updates. Garbage Timer This parameter specifies the time interval after which the invalid routes will be removed from the routing table. Neighbors List Figure 7-112.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Security Settings Figure 7-113. RIP Security Settings Page Clicking the SECURITY tab brings up the RIP SECURITY SETTING page (Figure 7-113). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-13. Table 7-86. RIP Security Setting Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address This parameter displays the active RIP interfaces. You can select the interface for which you want to configure authentication.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Address Summarization Figure 7-114. RIP Interface Specific Address Summarization Page Clicking the SUMMARIZATION tab brings up the RIP INTERFACE SPECIFIC ADDRESS SUMMARIZATION page (Figure 7-114). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-87. Table 7-87. RIP Interface Specific Address Summarization Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface This parameter specifies the Interface ID for which the RIP aggregate address needs to be configured.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RIPng The RIP6 link allows you perform RIPv6 related configuration for the switch. This can be accomplished through the following two pages: • "RIP6 Interface" on page 7-129 • "Filters" on page 7-130 RIP6 Interface Figure 7-115. RIP6 Interface Configuration Page Clicking the RIP6 INTERFACE tab brings up the RIP6 INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-115). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-88. Table 7-88.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-88. RIP6 Interface Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Prof Horizon This parameter specifies the operational status of Profile Horizon in the system. Per-Updt Timer This parameter specifies the time interval between successive RIP6 updates. Trig-Dly Time This parameter indicates the time interval in seconds by which further triggered updates are delayed, after one triggered update is sent.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-89. RIP6 Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Filter Address This parameter specifies the FILTER ADDRESS for the RIP6 interface. Filter Type This parameter specifies the FILTER TYPE for which RIP6 needs to be configured.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual OSPF The OSPF link allows you to configure the OSPF protocol through the following pages: • "OSPF Basic Settings" on page 7-132 • "Area" on page 7-133 • "Interface" on page 7-134 • "Virtual Interface" on page 7-135 • "OSPF Neighbor" on page 7-136 • "OSPF RRD Route Configuration" on page 7-137 • "OSPF Area Aggregation" on page 7-138 • "External Aggregation" on page 7-139 OSPF Basic Settings Figure 7-117.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-90. OSPF Basic Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Autonomous System Border Router This parameter indicates the flag to denote whether or not the router is to be configured as an Autonomous System Border Router. RFC 1583 Compatibility This parameter specifies the compatibility to RFC 1583 for choosing the route among multiple AS for the same destination.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Interface Figure 7-119. OSPF Interface Configuration Page Clicking the INTERFACE tab brings up the OSPF INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-119). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-92. Table 7-92. OSPF Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface This parameter specifies the interface index of the port. Area ID This parameter indicates the 32-bit integer uniquely identifying the area to which the interface connects.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-92. OSPF Interface Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Designated Router This read-only field specifies the IP Address of the Designated Router. Status When this parameter is enabled, the interface is advertised as an internal route to some area. When disabled it denotes that the interface is external to OSPF. Virtual Interface Figure 7-120.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-93. OSPF Virtual Interface Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description MD5 Key ID This parameter specifies the secret key used to create the message digest appended to the OSPF packet if the authentication type is MD5. Authentication Key This parameter specifies the key required for authentication, if authentication is enabled on this interface. OSPF Neighbor Figure 7-121.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPF RRD Route Configuration Figure 7-122. OSPF RRD Route Configuration Page Clicking the RRD ROUTE tab brings up the OSPF RRD ROUTE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-122), which displays the various parameters for RRD Route configuration. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-95. Table 7-95. OSPF RRD Route Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Destination Network This parameter specifies the DESTINATION NETWORK.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual OSPF Area Aggregation Figure 7-123. OSPF Area Aggregation Page Clicking the AGGREGATION tab brings up the OSPF AREA AGGREGATION page (Figure 7-123). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-96. Table 7-96. OSPF Area Aggregation Page Parameters Parameter Description Area ID This parameter specifies the area associated with the OSPF address range. It is specified as an IP address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware External Aggregation Figure 7-124. OSPF As External Aggregation Configuration Page Clicking the EXT AGGREGATION tab brings up the OSPF AS EXTERNAL AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-124), which allows you to configure OSPF external aggregation parameters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-97. Table 7-97.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-97. OSPF As External Aggregation Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Aggregation Effect This parameter specifies the Aggreation option as one of the following: • Advertise – When set to advertise and associated Area ID is 0.0.0.0, then the aggregated Type-5 are generated. Otherwise if the associated Area ID is x.x.x.x (other than 0.0.0.0), then the aggregated Type-7 is generated in NSSA x.x.x.x for the specified range.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPF V3 The OSPFv3 link allows you to configure the OSPFv3 protocol through the following pages: • "OSPFv3 Basic Settings" on page 7-141 • "Interface" on page 7-142 • "Area" on page 7-144 • "OSPF V3 External Aggregation" on page 7-145 OSPFv3 Basic Settings Figure 7-125. OSPFv3 Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the OSPFV3 BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-125). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-98. Table 7-98.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-98. OSPFv3 Basic Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description External LSDB Limit This parameter specifies maximum number of non-default AS-external-LSAs entries that can be stored in the link-state database. Exit Overflow Interval This parameter specifies the time interval in seconds a router will attempt to leave OverflowState. Demand Extension This parameter indicates the router's support for demand routing.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-99. Interface Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN/Tunnel Identifier This parameter specifies the IPv6 interface over which OSPFv3 is enabled. Area ID This parameter specifies the area ID associated with the IPv6 interface. Interface Type This parameter specifies the type of OSPFv3 interface (broadcast, nbma, pointToPoint and pointToMultipoint). Priority This parameter specifies the priority of the interface.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Area Figure 7-127. OSPFv3 Area Settings Page Clicking the AREA tab brings up the OSPFV3 AREA SETTINGS page (Figure 7-127). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-100. Table 7-100. OSPFv3 Area Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Area ID This parameter uniquely identifies an area. Type This parameter indicates whether an area is a Stub area, NSSA, or Standard (normal) area.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPF V3 External Aggregation Figure 7-128. OSPF AS External Aggregation Configuration Page Clicking the EXT AGGREGATION tab brings up the OSPF AS EXTERNAL AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-128), which allows you to configure OSPF external aggregation parameters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-101. Table 7-101.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-101. OSPF AS External Aggregation Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Aggregation Effect This parameter specifies the Aggreation option as one of the following: • Advertise – When set to advertise and the associated Area ID is 0.0.0.0, then aggregated Type-5 are generated. Otherwise if associated Area ID is x.x.x.x (other than 0.0.0.0), then aggregated Type-7 is generated in NSSA x.x.x.x for the specified range.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware BGP The BGP link allows you to configure the BGP protocol.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-102. BGP Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Status This parameter specifies the BGP admin status. Using this, the protocol can be enabled/disabled in the switch. AS Number This parameter specifies the autonomous system to which the switch is connected, which is a read-only field. Synchronization The synchronization between IGP and BGP can be ensured by enabling this field.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking the NEIGHBORS tab brings up the BGP PEER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-130), which allows you to configre BGP Neighbors. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-103. Table 7-103. BGP Peer Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the BGP neighbor. EBGP MultiHop By enabling this feature, BGP connections can be established between peers, which are not directly connected.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Clicking the MULTI-EXIT DISC tab brings up the BGP MED CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-131), which allows you to configure the MED value for routes learnt from BGP peers. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-104. Table 7-104. BGP MED Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description MED ID This parameter specifies the index for this table. Remote AS This parameter specifies the AS number from which the route update is received.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Clicking the LOCAL PREF tab brings up the BGP LOCAL PREFERENCE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-132), which allows you to configure the Local Preference value for routes. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-105. Table 7-105. BGP Local Preference Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Local Preference ID This parameter specifies the Local Preference ID, which is the index for this table.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual BGP Filter Figure 7-133. BGP Filter Configuration Page Clicking the FILTERS tab brings up the BGP FILTER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-133), which is used to set the filters on the routes being learnt. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-106. Table 7-106. BGP Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Filter ID This parameter specifies the filter index.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Route Aggregations Figure 7-134. BGP Route Aggregation Configuration Page Clicking the ROUTE AGGR tab brings up the BGP ROUTE AGGREGATION CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-134), which is used to aggregate and configure the routes advertised by BGP. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-107. Table 7-107. BGP Route Aggregation Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description ID This parameter specifies the index to this table.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Advanced BGP Configuration Figure 7-135. Advanced BGP Configuration Page Clicking the ADVANCED tab brings up the ADVANCED BGP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-135), which configures dampening and confederation parameters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-108. Table 7-108.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-108. Advanced BGP Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Dampening Max Suppress Time This parameter specifies the maximum time (in seconds) a route can be suppressed. Dampening Decay Granularity This parameter specifies the time granularity in seconds used to perform all decay computations. Dampening Reuse Granularity This parameter specifies the time interval between evaluations of the reuse-lists.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-109. BGP Community Management Page Parameters Parameter Description Community Route Configurations This parameter configures an entry in the Additive or Delete Community table. Community Filter Configurations This parameter configures the permit or deny function for the community attribute while receiving or advertising. Community Peer Configurations This parameter enables or disables advertisement of community attributes to the peer.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RRD Basic Settings Figure 7-137. RRD Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the RRD BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-137). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-110. Table 7-110. RRD Basic Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description RRD Status By enabling this parameter, Route Re-distribution can be enabled in the switch. AS Number This parameter is used to configure the Router AS number to which this switch belongs.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual BGP Figure 7-138. RRD BGP Configuration Page Clicking the BGP tab brings up the RRD BGP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-138), which allows you to re-distribute the routes that are learnt through other routing protocols to BGP. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-111. Table 7-111. RRD BGP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description BGP Status This parameter enables or disables redistribution for BGP.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RIP Figure 7-139. RRD RIP Configuration Page Clicking the RIP tab brings up the RRD RIP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-139), which allows you to re-distribute the routes that are learnt through other routing protocols to RIP. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-112. Table 7-112. RRD RIP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description RIP Status This parameter enables or disables redistribution for RIP.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual OSPF Figure 7-140. RRD OSPF Configuration Page Clicking the OSPF tab brings up the RRD OSPF CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-140), which allows you to e-distribute the routes that are learnt through other routing protocols to OSPF. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-113. Table 7-113. RRD OSPF Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description OSPF Status This parameter enables or disables redistribution for OSPF.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RRD6 The RRD6 link allows you to perform RRD6 related configuration through the following pages. • "RRD6 Basic Settings" on page 7-161 • "Filters" on page 7-162 • "RRD V6 OSPF" on page 7-163 • "RRD RIP" on page 7-164 RRD6 Basic Settings Figure 7-141. RRD6 Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the RRD6 BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-141), which has the single parameter option of changing the throat limit for RRD6.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Filters Figure 7-142. RRD6 Filter Configuration Page Clicking the FILTERS tab brings up the RRD6 FILTER CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-142). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-114. Table 7-114. RRD6 Filter Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description IPv6 address This parameter specifies the IPv6 Address. Prefix Length This parameter indicates the length of the prefix (in bits) associated with this entry's IPv6 address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RRD V6 OSPF Figure 7-143. RRD6 OSPFv3 Configuration Page Clicking the OSPFV3 tab brings up the RRD6 OSPFV3 CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-143). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-115. Table 7-115. RRD6 OSPFv3 Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Status This parameter enables or disables redistribution for OSPFv3. Import With this parameter you can choose to import Direct routes, Static routes or RIPv6 routes.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual RRD RIP Figure 7-144. RRD RIPv6 Configuration Page Clicking the RP6 tab brings up the RRD RIPV6 CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-144). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-116. Table 7-116. RRD RIPv6 Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Status This parameter enables or disables redistribution for RIP6. Default Metric This parameter specifies the metric for the routes that are being re-distributed.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware VRRP The VRRP link allows you to configure VRRP through the following two pages: • "VRRP Basic Settings" on page 7-165 • "VRRP Settings" on page 7-166 VRRP Basic Settings Figure 7-145. VRRP Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the VRRP BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-145), whose single parameter allows you to specify the status of VRRP in the switch.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual VRRP Settings Figure 7-146. VRRP Settings Page Clicking the VRRP SETTINGS link brings up the VRRP SETTINGS page (Figure 7-146). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-117. Table 7-117. VRRP Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Virtual Router ID This parameter indicates the Virtual ID associated with each Virtual Router. Interface This parameter represents the interface on which the Virtual Router must be configured.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware 7-7 Multicast Figure 7-147. Multicast Home Page MULTICAST HOME page (Figure 7-147) has links to multicast features in the switch.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual IGMP Snooping Configuration Figure 7-148. IGMP Snooping Configuration Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the IGMP SNOOPING CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-148), which allows you to configure IGMP snooping parameters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-118. Table 7-118. IGMP Snooping Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description System Control This parameter Starts or Shutsdown IGS in the switch.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-118. IGMP Snooping Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Retry Count This parameter specifies the maximum number of group specific queries sent on a port on the reception of an IGMPv2 leave message. Query Transmit On TC This parameter allows you to enable or disable query transmit when topology changes. IGMP Snooping Timer Figure 7-149.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-119. IGMP Snooping Timer Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Report Forward Interval (Secs) This parameter specifies the interval within which the next report messages for the same multicast group will not be forwarded. The default value is 5-seconds. Group Query Interval (Secs) This parameter specifies the interval within which the switch sends a group specific query on a port when an IGMPv2 leave message is received.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-120. IGMP Snooping Interface Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Fast Leave This parameter indicates whether the fast leave processing for a specific VLAN, is to be enabled or disabled. Querier Status This parameter specifies whether the IGMP snooping switch is enabled or disabled as a querier for a specific VLAN.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-121. IGMP Snooping VLAN Router Ports Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN ID. Port List This parameter specifies the ports on which routers are connected for a specific VLAN. IGMP MAC Forwarding Figure 7-152.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Dynamic Multicast The Dynamic Multicast link allows you to configure Dynamic Multicast through the following pages: • "Global Configuration" on page 7-173 • "Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration" on page 7-174 Global Configuration Figure 7-153.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Figure 7-154. Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page Clicking the PORT SETTINGS tab brings up the DYNAMIC MULTICAST PORT CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-154), which configures dynamic multicast at the port level. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-123. Table 7-123. Dynamic Multicast Port Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the Port index.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware IGMP The IGMP page allows you to configure the IGMP protocol. The IGMP protocol in the switch can be configured through the following pages: • "Basic Settings" on page 7-175 • "Interface Configuration" on page 7-176 • "Group Information" on page 7-177 • "Source Information" on page 7-178 Basic Settings Figure 7-155.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Interface Configuration Figure 7-156. IGMP Interface Configuration Page Clicking the INTERFACE CONFIGURATION tab brings up the IGMP INTERFACE CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-156). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-124. Table 7-124. IGMP Interface Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface This parameter specifies the interface index. IGMP Status This parameter specifies the IGMP Status.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Group Information Figure 7-157. IGMP Group Configuration Page Clicking the GROUP INFORMATION tab brings up the IGMP GROUP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-157). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-125. Table 7-125. IGMP Group Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface This parameter specifies the interface index. Group Address This parameter specifies the IP multicast group address.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Source Information Figure 7-158. IGMP Source Information Page Clicking the SOURCE INFORMATION tab brings up the IGMP SOURCE INFORMATION page (Figure 7-158). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-126. Table 7-126. IGMP Source Information Page Parameters Parameter Description Group Address This parameter specifies the IP multicast group address. Interface This parameter specifies the interface index.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware PIM The PIM link allows you to perform PIM related configuration through the following pages: • "Basic Settings" on page 7-179 • "Component" on page 7-180 • "Interfaces" on page 7-181 • "Candidate RPs" on page 7-182 • "Threshold" on page 7-183 • "Static RP" on page 7-184 Basic Settings Figure 7-159.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-127. PIM Basic Settings Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Registration Stop Rate Limiting Period This parameter specifies the registration stop rate limiting period in seconds. PMBR Status This parameter allows you to enable or disable the PMBR status in the switch. Static RP This parameter allows you to enable or disable the Static RP in the switch. Component Figure 7-160.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-128. PIM Component Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description BSR Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the bootstrap router for the local PIM region, which is a read-only field. BSR Expiry Time This parameter indicates the minimum time remaining before the bootstrap router in the local domain is declared down, which is a read-only field. Interfaces Figure 7-161.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-129. PIM Interface Configuration Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description CBSR Preference This parameter indicates the preference value for the local interface as a candidate bootstrap router. Row Status This parameter indicates the operational status of the entry. Candidate RPs Figure 7-162. Candidate RP Configuration Page Clicking the CANDIDATE RPS tab brings up the CANDIDATE RP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-162).
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Threshold Figure 7-163. PIM Threshold Configuration Page Clicking the THRESHOLD tab brings up the PIM THRESHOLD CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-163). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-131. Table 7-131. PIM Threshold Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Group Threshold This parameter is a bits-per-second (BPS) value that when it exceeds a certain value, initiates source specific counters for a particular group.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Static RP Figure 7-164. Static RP Configuration Page Clicking the STATIC RP tab brings up the STATIC RP CONFIGURATION page (Figure 7-164), which configure static PIM RPs (Rendezvous Points). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-132. Table 7-132. Static RP Configuration Page Parameters Parameter Description Component ID This parameter specifies a number uniquely identifying the component.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware DVMRP The DVMRP page allows you to configure the DVMRP protocol using the following pages: • "DVMRP Basic Settings" on page 7-185 • "Interfaces" on page 7-186 DVMRP Basic Settings Figure 7-165. DVMRP Basic Settings Page Clicking the BASIC SETTINGS tab brings up the DVMRP BASIC SETTINGS page (Figure 7-165). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-133. Table 7-133.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Interfaces Figure 7-166. DVMRP Interface Settings Page Clicking the INTERFACES tab brings up the DVMRP INTERFACE SETTINGS page (Figure 7-166), which displays the various parameters XXXXXX. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-134. Table 7-134. DVMRP Interface Settings Page Parameters Parameter Description Interface This parameter specifies the Interface Index.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware 7-8 Statistics Figure 7-167. Statistics Home Page The STATISTICS HOME page (Figure 7-167) contains links to all statistical information for all switch features.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Interface The Interface link allows you to configure the following pages: • "Interface Statistics" on page 7-188 • "Ethernet Statistics" on page 7-189 Interface Statistics Figure 7-168. Interface Statistics Page Clicking the INTERFACE tab brings up the INTERFACE STATISTICS page (Figure 7-168). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-135. Table 7-135.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-135. Interface Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Received Unknown Protocols This parameter specifies the number of packets received with an unknown protocol. Transmitted Octets This parameter specifies the number of bytes transmitted. Transmitted Unicast Packets This parameter specifies the number of unicast packets transmitted.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-136. Ethernet Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Index This parameter specifies the port index. Alignment Errors This parameter specifies the number of alignment errors. Alighment errors generally indicate improper byte-alignment for Ethernet packets. FCS Errors This parameter specifies the number of packets received with checksum errors. Single Collision Frames This parameter specifies the number of frames received with a collision.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Radius Figure 7-170. Radius Server Statistics Page Clicking the RADIUS link brings up the RADIUS SERVER STATISTICS page (Figure 7-170). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-137. Table 7-137. Radius Server Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Index This parameter specifies the port index. Radius Server Address This parameter specifies the RADIUS SERVER ADDRESS. UDP Port Number This parameter specifies the UDP PORT NUMBER.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-137. Radius Server Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description No of Malformed Access Responses This parameter specifies the number of invalid access responses received. No of Bad Authenticators This parameter specifies the number of failed authentications. No of Pending Requests This parameter specifies the number of currently pending requests. No of Time Outs This parameter specifies the number of time outs that have happened.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware TACACS+ Statistics Figure 7-171. TACACS+ Statistics Page Clicking the TACACS+ link brings up the TACACS+ STATISTICS page (Figure 7-171). The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-138. Table 7-138. TACACS+ Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Authentication Starts Request This parameter specifies the number of authentication starts requested.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-138. TACACS+ Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Authentication Get Data Received This parameter specifies the number of authentication get datas received. Authentication Errors Received This parameter specifies the number of authentication errors received. Authentication Follows Received This parameter specifies the number of authentication follows received.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RMON Ethernet Statistics Figure 7-172. RMON Ethernet Statistics Page Clicking the RMON link brings up the RMON ETHERNET STATISTICS page (Figure 7-172), which displays RMON Ethernet statistics information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-139. Table 7-139. RMON Ethernet Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Index This parameter specifies the index. Port This parameter specifies the port.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-139. RMON Ethernet Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description 64 Octets This parameter specifies the number of Ethernet packets received with a size less than 64 bytes. 65-127 Octets This parameter specifies the number of Ethernet packets received with a size between 65 and 127 bytes. 128-255 Octets This parameter specifies the number of Ethernet packets received with a size between 128 and 255 bytes.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware SNMP Statistics The SNMP Statistics link allows you to configure SNMP Statistics through the following pages: • "Agent" on page 7-197 • "SNMP AgentX" on page 7-198 Agent Figure 7-173. SNMP Statistics Page Clicking the SNMP AGENT link brings up the SNMP STATISTICS page (Figure 7-173), which displays SNMP statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-140. Table 7-140.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-140. SNMP Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description SNMP Packet Output This parameter specifies the number of SNMP packets output. SNMP Too Big Errors This parameter specifies the number of SNMP Too Big errors, SNMP No Such Name Errors This parameter specifies the number of SNMP No Such Name errors, SNMP Bad Value Errors This parameter specifies the number of SNMP Bad Value errors.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-141. Agentx Subagent Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description UnRegister PDU This parameter specifies the number of unregister PDUs transmitted. Close PDU This parameter specifies the number of close PDUs transmitted. Response PDU This parameter specifies the number of response PDUs transmitted. Receive Statistics Received Packets This parameter specifies the number of packets received.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Current DB Figure 7-174. VLAN Current Database Page Clicking the CURRENT DB tab brings up the VLAN CURRENT DATABASE page (Figure 7-174), which displays VLAN database entries. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-142. Table 7-142. VLAN Current Database Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifer. VLAN FDB ID This parameter specifies the VLAN filter database identifer.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware VLAN Port Statistics Figure 7-175. VLAN Port Statistics Page Clicking the PORT STATISTICS tab brings up the VLAN PORT STATISTICS page (Figure 7-175), which displays the various parameters XXXXXX. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-143. Table 7-143. VLAN Port Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the port index. VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifer.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual VLAN Multicast Table Figure 7-176. VLAN Multicast Table Page Clicking the MULTICAST TABLE tab brings up the VLAN MULTICAST TABLE page (Figure 7-176), which displays multicast VLAN information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-144. Table 7-144. VLAN Multicast Table Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifer. Address This parameter specifies the VLAN address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware VLAN Counter Statistics Figure 7-177. VLAN Counter Statistics Page Clicking the COUNTER STATISTICS link brings up the VLAN COUNTER STATISTICS page (Figure 7-177), which displays VLAN counters. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-145. Table 7-145. VLAN Counter Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifier. Unicast Frames Rx This parameter specifies the number of unicast packets received.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual VLAN Capabilities Figure 7-178. VLAN Capabilities Page Clicking the CAPABILITIES tab brings up the VLAN CAPABILITIES page (Figure 7-178), which displays the VLAN capabilities of the switch. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-146. Table 7-146. VLAN Capabilities Page Parameters Parameter Description Extended Filtering Services This parameter specifies the number of extended filtering services.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware VLAN FDB Entries Figure 7-179. VLAN FDB Entries Page Clicking the FDB ENTRIES tab brings up the VLAN FDB ENTRIES page (Figure 7-179), which displays VLAN filter database entries. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-147. Table 7-147. VLAN FDB Entries Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifier. MAC Address This parameter specifies the MAC address learned.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual RSTP Statistics The RSTP STATISTICS link allows you to view RSTP statistics through the following pages: • "RSTP Information" on page 7-206 • "RSTP Port Statistics" on page 7-207 RSTP Information Figure 7-180. RSTP Information Page Clicking the INFORMATION tab brings up the RSTP INFORMATION page (Figure 7-180), which displays RSTP statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-148. Table 7-148.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-148. RSTP Information Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Max Age This parameter specifies the max age in seconds. Hello Time This parameter specifies the Hello time in seconds. Hold Time This parameter specifies the hold time in seconds. Forward Delay This parameter specifies the forward delay in seconds. RSTP Port Statistics Figure 7-181.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-149. RSTP Port Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Transmitted RST BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of RSTP BPDUs transmitted. Transmitted Configuration BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of config BPDUs transmitted. Transmitted TCN This parameter specifies the number of topology change notifications transmitted. Received Invalid RST BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of invalid RSTP BPDUs received.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware MSTP Statistics The MSTP Statistics link allows you to view MSTP statistics through the following pages: • "MSTP Information" on page 7-209 • "MSTP CIST Statistics" on page 7-210 • "MSTP MSTI Port Statistics" on page 7-211 MSTP Information Figure 7-182. MSTP Information Page Clicking the INFORMATION tab brings up the MSTP INFORMATION page (Figure 7-138), which displays MSTP statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-13. Table 7-150.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-150. MSTP Information Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Max Age This parameter specifies the maximum age in seconds. Forward Delay This parameter specifies the forward delay in seconds. CIST Time Since Topology Change This parameter specifies the number of seconds since topology last changed. Topology Changes This parameter specifies the number of topology changes. MSTP CIST Statistics Figure 7-183.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-151. MSTP CIST Port Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Transmitted MST BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of MSTP BPDUs transmitted. Transmitted RST BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of RSTP BPDUs transmitted. Transmitted Config BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of config BPDUs transmitted. Transmitted TCN BPDUs This parameter specifies the number of topology change notification BPDUs transmitted.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-152. MSTP MSTI Port Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Instance This parameter specifies the MSTP instance Identifer. Port This parameter specifies the port index. Designated Root This parameter specifies the designated root bridge address. Designated Bridge This parameter specifies the designated Bridge address. Designated Port This parameter specifies the index of designated port for this MSTP instance.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware LA Port Statistics Figure 7-185. LA Port Statistics Page Clicking the PORT LACP STATS tab brings up the LA PORT STATISTICS page (Figure 7-185), which displays LACP port level statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-153. Table 7-153. LA Port Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Port This parameter specifies the port index. Received PDUs This parameter specifies the number of LACP PDUs received.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual LA Neighbor Statistics Figure 7-186. LA Neighbor Statistics Information Page Clicking the NEIGHBOR STATS tab brings up the LA NEIGHBOR STATISTICS INFORMATION page (Figure 7-186), which displays LACP neighbor statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-154. Table 7-154. LA Neighbor Statistics Information Page Parameters Parameter Description Port Index This parameter specifies the port index.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware 802.1X The 802.1x link allows you to view 802.1x statistics through the following pages: • "802.1X Session Statistics" on page 7-215 • "802.1X Supplicant Statistics" on page 7-216 • "Mac Session Statistics" on page 7-217 802.1X Session Statistics Figure 7-187. 802.1x Session Statistics Page Clicking the SESSION STATS tab brings up the 802.1X SESSION STATISTICS page (Figure 7-187), which displays 802.1x statistics information.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-155. 802.1x Session Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Session Terminate Cause This parameter specifies the reason for session termination. User Name This parameter specifies the name of the user authenticated. 802.1X Supplicant Statistics Figure 7-188. 802.1x Supplicant Session Statistics Page Clicking the SUPP SESSION STATS tab brings up the 802.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-156. 802.1x Supplicant Session Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Eapol RespId FrTx This parameter specifies the number of the EAPOL response identifier packet transmitted. Eapol Resp FrTx This parameter specifies the number of the EAPOL response packet frame transmitted. Eapol ReqId FrRx This parameter specifies the number of the EAPOL request identifier packet received.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-157. MAC Session Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Supplicant MacAddr This parameter specifies the supplicant MAC address. Frames Rx This parameter specifies the number of packets received. Frames Tx This parameter specifies the number of packets transmitted. Session ID This parameter specifies the session identifier. Session Terminte Cause This parameter specifies the reason for session termination.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware IP The IP link allows you to view IP statistics through the following pages: • "ARP Cache" on page 7-219 • "ICMP Statistics" on page 7-220 ARP Cache Figure 7-190. ARP Cache Page Clicking the ARP CACHE tab brings up the ARP CACHE page (Figure 7-190), which displays ARP entries. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-158. Table 7-158.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual ICMP Statistics Figure 7-191. ICMP Statistics Page Clicking the ICMP STATISTICS tab brings up the ICMP STATISTICS page (Figure 7-191), which displays ICMP statistics information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-159. Table 7-159. ICMP Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Received Message This parameter specifies the number of received messages. Received Error This parameter specifies the number of received errors.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-159. ICMP Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Transmitted Echo Requests This parameter specifies the number of transmitted echo requests. Transmitted Echo Replies This parameter specifies the number of transmitted echo replies. Transmited Source Quenches This parameter specifies the number of transmitted source quenches.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual IPv6 The IPv6 link allows you to view IPv6 statistics through the following pages: • "IP V6 Interface Statistics" on page 7-222 • "ICMP V6 Statistics" on page 7-224 IP V6 Interface Statistics Figure 7-192. IPV6 Interface Statistics Page Clicking the IPV6 INTERFACE tab brings up the IPV6 INTERFACE STATISTICS page (Figure 7-192), which displays IPv6 port statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-160. Table 7-160.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-160. IPV6 Interface Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Fwd Dgrams This parameter specifies the number of IPv6 datagrams forwarded in this port. Unknown protos This parameter specifies the number of packets received with unknown protocol. Discdrs This parameter specifies the number of received packets discarded due to errors. Delivers This parameter specifies the number of packets delivered.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual ICMP V6 Statistics Figure 7-193. ICMPv6 Statistics Page Clicking the ICMPV6 tab brings up the ICMPV6 STATISTICS page (Figure 7-193), which displays ICMPv6 statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-161. Table 7-161. ICMPv6 Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description In Message This parameter specifies the number of messages received. In Errors This parameter specifies the number of messages received with errors.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-161. ICMPv6 Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description In Redirects This parameter specifies the number of redirect packets received. In Admin Prohib This parameter specifies the number of receive admin prohibted. Out Messages This parameter specifies the number of messages transmitted. Out Errors This parameter specifies the number of messages transmitted with errors.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual RIP Statistics Figure 7-194. RIP Interface Statistics Page Clicking the RIP link brings up the RIP INTERFACE STATISTICS page (Figure 7-194), which displays RIP statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-162. Table 7-162. RIP Interface Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address. Received Bad Packets This parameter specifies the number of received bad packets.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware RIP6 The RIP6 link allows you to view RIP6 statistics through the following pages: • "RIP6 Interface Statistics" on page 7-227 • "RIP6 Route Information" on page 7-228 RIP6 Interface Statistics Figure 7-195. RIP6 Interface Statistics Page Clicking the INTERFACE STATISTICS tab brings up the RIP6 INTERFACE STATISTICS page (Figure 7-195), which displays RIPng statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-163. Table 7-163.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-163. RIP6 Interface Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description In Discards This parameter specifies the number of received packets discarded. Out Msg This parameter specifies the number of RIPng packets transmitted. Out Req This parameter specifies the number of RIPng request packets transmitted. Out Resp This parameter specifies the number of RIPng response packets transmitted.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-164. RIP6 Route Information Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Protocol This parameter specifies the routing protocol Route-IfIndex This parameter specifies the interface index. Next-Hop This parameter specifies the next hop for this route. Route-Metric This parameter specifies the metric of this route. Route-Tag This parameter specifies the route tag identifier. Age This parameter specifies the route age in seconds.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual OSPF The OSPF link allows you to view OSPF statistics through the following pages: • "OSPF Route Information" on page 7-230 • "OSPF Link State DB" on page 7-231 OSPF Route Information Figure 7-197. OSPF Route Information Page Clicking the ROUTE INFORMATION tab brings up the OSPF ROUTE INFORMATION page (Figure 7-197), which displays information about OSPF routes. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-165. Table 7-165.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-165. OSPF Route Information Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Type 2 Cost This parameter specifies the Type 2 cost. Interface This parameter specifies the interface. OSPF Link State DB Figure 7-198. OSPF Link State Database Page Clicking the LINK STATE DATABASE tab brings up the OSPF LINK STATE DATABASE page (Figure 7-198), which displays information about OSPF link state database.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-166. OSPF Link State Database Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Checksum This parameter specifies the checksum. Age This parameter specifies the link state information age in seconds.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware OSPFv3 The OSPFv3 link allows you to view OSPFv3 statistics through the following pages: • "OSPFV3 Route Information" on page 7-233 • "OSPFV3 Link State DB" on page 7-234 OSPFV3 Route Information Figure 7-199. OSPFV3 Route Information Page Clicking the OSPFV3 ROUTE INFORMATION tab brings up the OSPFV3 ROUTE INFORMATION page (Figure 7-199), which displays information about OSPFV3 routes. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-167. Table 7-167.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual OSPFV3 Link State DB Figure 7-200. OSPFV3 Link State Database Page Clicking the OSPFV3 LINK STATE DATABASE tab brings up the OSPFV3 LINK STATE DATABASE page (Figure 7-200), which displays information about OSPF link state database. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-168. Table 7-168. OSPFV3 Link State Database Page Parameters Parameter Description Area ID This parameter specifies the area identifier.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware VRRP Statistics Figure 7-201. VRRP Statistics Page Clicking the VRRP link brings up the VRRP STATISTICS page (Figure 7-201), which displays VRRP global statistics and VRRP router specific statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-169. Table 7-169. VRRP Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description VRRP Global Statistics Checksum Errors This parameter specifies the number of checksum errors.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-169. VRRP Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Priority Zero Packet Received This parameter specifies the number of priority zero packets received. Priority Zero Packet Transmited This parameter specifies the number of priority zero packets transmitted. Invalid Packet Type Received This parameter specifies the number of invalid packets received. Address List Errors This parameter specifies the number of address list errors.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware IGMP Snooping The IGMP link allows you to view IGMP statistics through the following pages: • "IGMP Snooping Clear Statistics" on page 7-237 • "IGMP Snooping V1/V2 Statistics" on page 7-238 • "IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics" on page 7-239 IGMP Snooping Clear Statistics Figure 7-202.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual IGMP Snooping V1/V2 Statistics Figure 7-203. IGMP Snooping V1/V2 Statistics Page Clicking the IGS STATISTICS tab brings up the IGMP SNOOPING V1/V2 STATISTICS page (Figure 7-203), which displays IGMP snooping statistics. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-171. Table 7-171. IGMP Snooping V1/V2 Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifier.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics Figure 7-204. IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics Page Clicking the IGS V3 STATISTICS tab brings up the IGMP SNOOPING V3 STATISTICS page (Figure 7-204), which displays IGMP snooping V3 statistics information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-172. Table 7-172. IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description VLAN ID This parameter specifies the VLAN identifier.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-172. IGMP Snooping V3 Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description BLOCK Messages Received This parameter specifies the number of block messages received. V3 Reports Sent This parameter specifies the number of V3 reports transmitted. IGMP Statistics Figure 7-205. IGMP Route Statistics Page Clicking the IGMP link brings up the IGMP ROUTE STATISTICS page (Figure 7-205), which displays IGMP route information.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-173. IGMP Route Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description IGMP V3 Reports Received This parameter specifies the number of IGMP V3 report packets received. General Queries Transmitted This parameter specifies the number of general query packets transmitted. Group Queries Transmitted This parameter specifies the number of group query packets transmitted.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual PIM The PIM link allows you to view PIM statistics through the following pages: • "PIM Interface Statistics" on page 7-242 • "PIM Neighbor Statistics" on page 7-243 • "PIM BSR Info" on page 7-244 • "PIM RP Set Information" on page 7-245 • "PIM Route Information" on page 7-246 PIM Interface Statistics Figure 7-206.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware Table 7-174. PIM Interface Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Neighbor Count This parameter specifies the neighbor count. Query Interval This parameter specifies the query interval. DR address This parameter specifies the DR address. DR Priority This parameter specifies the DR priority. PIM Neighbor Statistics Figure 7-207.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Table 7-175. PIM Neighbor Statistics Page Parameters (Continued) Parameter Description Priority This parameter specifies the priority. Mode This parameter specifies the mode. Component This parameter specifies the component. Override Interval This parameter specifies the override interval. LAN Delay This parameter specifies the LAN delay. PIM BSR Info Figure 7-208.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware PIM RP Set Information Figure 7-209. PIM RP Information Page Clicking the RP SET INFO tab brings up the PIM RP INFORMATION page (Figure 7-209), which displays PIM RP information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-177. Table 7-177. PIM RP Information Page Parameters Parameter Description Group This parameter specifies the group address. Mask This parameter specifies the mask. Candidate RP This parameter specifies the candidate RP.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual PIM Route Information Figure 7-210. PIM Route Information Page Clicking the MROUTE INFO tab brings up the PIM ROUTE INFORMATION page (Figure 7-210), which displays PIM route information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-178. Table 7-178. PIM Route Information Page Parameters Parameter Description Group This parameter specifies the group address. Source This parameter specifies the source address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware DVMRP The DVMRP link allows you to view DVMRP statistics through the following pages: • "DVMRP Routers" on page 7-247 • "DVMRP Multicast Routers" on page 7-248 • "DVMRP Prune Statistics" on page 7-249 DVMRP Routers Figure 7-211. DVMRP Routes Page Clicking the ROUTES tab brings up the DVMRP ROUTES page (Figure 7-211), which displays DVMRP routes information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-179. Table 7-179.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual DVMRP Multicast Routers Figure 7-212. DVMRP Multicast Routes Page Clicking the MULTICAST ROUTES tab brings up the DVMRP MULTICAST ROUTES page (Figure 7-212), which displays DVMRP multicast routes information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-180. Table 7-180. DVMRP Multicast Routes Page Parameters Parameter Description Source Network This parameter specifies the source network. Group Address This parameter specifies the group address.
Chapter 7: Layer 2/3 Ethernet Switch Firmware DVMRP Prune Statistics Figure 7-213. DVMRP Prune Statistics Page Clicking the PRUNE FORWARD tab brings up the DVMRP PRUNE STATISTICS page (Figure 7-213), which DVMRP prune statistics information. The parameters for this page are shown in Table 7-181. Table 7-181. DVMRP Prune Statistics Page Parameters Parameter Description Source Network Address This parameter specifies the source network address. Group Address This parameter specifies the group address.
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Appendix A HCA Mezzanine Cards This appendix describes safety guidelines, features and installation of HCA Mezzanine cards used with the InfiniBand and 10-Gb switch module. See Chapter 4 for further details on the InfiniBand module. See Chapter 5 for further details on the 10-Gb switch module. A-1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual A-2 Mezzanine HCA Cards Available Mezzanine HCA cards for use with the SuperBlade InfiniBand switch are shown in the following sections. NOTE: All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.
Appendix A: HCA Mezzanine Cards AOC-IBH-002 Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-IBH-002 card has a single 4x DDR 20-Gbps IB port and uses a Mellanox InfiniHost III Lx DDR chip. Figure A-2.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual AOC-IBH-003 Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-IBH-003 card has dual ports that can be either 4xDDR IB or 10-Gbps Ethernet and uses a Mellanox ConnectX chip. This card is no longer in production (EOL), but users of this card can consider replacement with the AOC-IBH-XDD Mezzanine HCA card as an alternative. Figure A-3.
Appendix A: HCA Mezzanine Cards AOC-IBH-XDS Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-IBH-XDS card has a single 4x DDR 20-Gbps port that can be either 4x DDR IB or 10-Gbps Ethernet and uses a Mellanox ConnectX chip. This card comes with a removable extender flange, like the one shown in Figure A-6: "AOC-IBH-XQS Mezzanine HCA Card" on page A-7, that allows it to be installed in all compatible SuperBlade servers. Figure A-4.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual AOC-IBH-XDD Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-IBH-XDD card has dual 4x DDR 20-Gbps ports that can be either 4x DDR IB or 10-Gbps Ethernet and uses a Mellanox ConnectX chip. This card comes with a removable extender flange, like the one shown in Figure A-6: "AOC-IBH-XQS Mezzanine HCA Card" on page A-7, that allows it to be installed in all compatible SuperBlade servers. Figure A-5.
: AOC-IBH-XQS Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-IBH-XQS card has a single 4x QDR 40-Gbps port, and uses a Mellanox ConnectX chip. This card comes with a removable extender flange (shown in Figure A-6), that allows it to be installed in all compatible SuperBlade servers. Figure A-6.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual AOC-IBH-XQD Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-IBH-XQS card has dual 4x QDR 40-Gbps ports, and uses a Mellanox ConnectX chip. This card comes with a removable extender flange (like the one shown in Figure A-6: "AOC-IBH-XQS Mezzanine HCA Card" on page A-7), that allows it to be installed in all compatible SuperBlade servers. Figure A-7.
: AOC-XEH-iN2 Mezzanine HCA Card The AOC-XEH-iN2 card has dual 10-Gbps Ethernet ports, and uses an Intel® 82599 (Niantic™) chip. This card comes with a removable extender flange (like the one shown in Figure A-6: "AOC-IBH-XQS Mezzanine HCA Card" on page A-7), that allows it to be installed in all compatible SuperBlade servers. This mezzanine card can be used as a 10-Gbps Ethernet NIC with either the SBM-XEM-002/M 10-Gbps Ethernet pass-through or the SBM-XEM-X10SM 10-Gbps Ethernet switch. Figure A-8.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual A-3 Installation Figure A-9.
: Installation Location All models of the Mezzanine HCA card are compatible with both SBI and SBA blade modules. The AOC-IBH-XQS and AOC-IBH-XQD cards are only compatible with the latest SBI and SBA models. For the latest compatibility information, see our web site: http://www.supermicro.com/products/superblade/ Card Installation To Install an HCA Card: 1. Confirm that you have the correct card and three (3) screws. 2.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Figure A-10. Card Installation Figure A-11.
Appendix B LED Descriptions This appendix covers LED descriptions for the blade enclosure and other module components. The LED descriptions for the InfiniBand switch, Gigabit Ethernet modules and Blade modules are included here for your reference. B-1 Gigabit Ethernet Module LED Descriptions SBM-GEM-001 Gigabit Ethernet module and SBM-GEM-002 Pass-through module LEDs are described below in Table B-1. Table B-1.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual B-2 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet Module LED Descriptions The 1/10-Gbps Ethernet modules and SBM-XEM-002/M 10GbE Pass-through Module LEDs are described below in Table B-2. Table B-2. 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicators LED State Description RJ45 Link/Activity (GEM-X2C+/X3S+ modules) Green Solid denotes link established, no activity. Blinking denotes activity. Off indicates that no link is established.
Appendix B: LED Descriptions Table B-3. Stacking LED Activity Stack LED 4 Stack LED 3 Stack LED 2 Stack LED 1 Stacking Switch Identifier OFF OFF OFF ON 1 OFF OFF ON OFF 2 OFF OFF ON ON 3 OFF ON OFF OFF 4 OFF ON OFF ON 5 OFF ON ON OFF 6 OFF ON ON ON 7 ON OFF OFF OFF 8 ON OFF OFF ON 9 ON OFF ON OFF 10 ON OFF ON ON 11 ON ON OFF OFF 12 ON ON OFF ON 13 ON ON ON OFF 14 ON ON ON ON 15 OFF OFF OFF OFF 16 / Stacking Disabled.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual B-3 SBM-IBS-001 InfiniBand Switch LED Descriptions SBM-IBS-001 InfiniBand switch module LEDs are found below in Table B-4. Table B-4.
: B-4 SBM-IBS-Q3616/M and SBM-IBS-Q3618/M InfiniBand Switch LED Descriptions SBM-IBS-Q3616/M InfiniBand switch module LEDs are found below in Table B-5. Table B-5.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Notes B-5 10-Gigabit Ethernet Module LED Descriptions The SBM-XEM-X10SM 10-Gbps Ethernet module LEDs are described below in Table B-6. Table B-6.
Appendix C Installing Triple Wide Bays This appendix describes the setup for triple-wide module bays used by the InfiniBand pass-through module. See Chapter 4 for further details on InfiniBand modules. C-1 Installing a Triple Wide Module Bay Use the procedure below for installing a triple-wide module bay in a Superblade chassis. Installing a Triple-Wide Module Bay 1. Remove the four screws that secure the inner enclosure to the main enclosure.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 3. In the module bay you wish to expand to triple wide, remove the two screws that secure the center support to the inner enclosure then take out the center support. 4. Remove the two screws from the underside of each of the two horizontal spacers. See Figure C-2, Step 3 & 4 for details. Figure C-2.
Appendix C: Installing Triple Wide Bays 5. Using four screws, install the long horizontal spacer to the same space where the two short spacers were removed. See Figure C-3, Step 5 for details. Figure C-3.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual 6. You can now install a double-wide module into the bay. See Figure C-4, Step 6 for details. Figure C-4. Step 6 NOTE: This procedure describes modifying three right most single-wide bays located at the bottom of the inner enclosure. The same procedure applies to the three right most single bays located at the top of the enclosure, but note that the horizontal spacers in the bottom bays use a guide pin and are not interchangeable with the upper bay spacers.
Appendix C: Installing Triple Wide Bays NOTE: Only one triple-wide module can be installed in an enclosure since each enclosure requires at least one CMM module. The bottom location is recommended. If using the AOC-IBH-002 single-port InfiniBand mezzanine card, the InfiniBand pass-through module MUST be installed in the bottom location.
Superblade Network Modules User’s Manual Notes C-6
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