Blade Network Technologies RACKSWITCH G8124 Service Manual

2051 Mission College Blvd.Santa Clara, CA 95054www.bladenetwork.netBLADEOS™ 6.5Application GuideRackSwitch™ G8124/G8124-EPart Number: BMD00220, Octobe

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide10  Contents BMD00220, October 2010Part 5: IP Routing  217Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing  219IP Routing Benefits

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide100  Chapter 6: VLANs BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 101CHAPTER 7Ports and TrunkingTrunk groups can provide super-bandwidth, multi-link connections between the RackSwitch G8124 (G8

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide102  Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking BMD00220, October 2010Trunking OverviewWhen using port trunk groups between two s

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking  103Before You Configure Static TrunksWhen you create and enabl

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide104  Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking BMD00220, October 2010Trunk Group Configuration Rules The trunking feature operat

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking  1051. Follow these steps on the G8124: a. Define a trunk group

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide106  Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking BMD00220, October 2010Configurable Trunk Hash AlgorithmTraffic in a trunk group i

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking  107Link Aggregation Control ProtocolLink Aggregation Control P

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide108  Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking BMD00220, October 2010Each port on the switch can have one of the following LACP

BMD00220, October 2010 109CHAPTER 8Spanning Tree ProtocolsWhen multiple paths exist between two points on a network, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), or

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Contents  11Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol  249IGMP Snooping  250IGMP G

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide110  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)IEEE 802.1D (2004

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  111STP/PVST+ ModeUsing STP, network devices detect and el

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide112  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Bridge Protocol Data UnitsBridge Protocol Data Units O

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  113Port PriorityThe port priority helps determine which b

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide114  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Fast Uplink Configuration GuidelinesWhen you enable Fa

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  115Simple STP ConfigurationFigure 9 depicts a simple topo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide116  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Figure 10 Spanning Tree Restoring the Switch-to-Swit

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  117Per-VLAN Spanning Tree GroupsSTP/PVST+ mode supports a

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide118  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010STP/PVST+ Defaults and GuidelinesIn STP/PVST+ configur

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  119Creating a VLAN When you create a VLAN, that VLAN aut

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide12  Contents BMD00220, October 2010Interface Cost  281Electing the Designated Router and Backup  281Summarizin

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide120  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Adding and Removing Ports from STGs When you add a po

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  121Switch-Centric ConfigurationSTP/PVST+ is switch-centri

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide122  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Configuring Multiple STGsThis configuration shows how

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  1233. Configure the following on application switch C:Add

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide124  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Rapid Spanning Tree ProtocolNote – Rapid Spanning Tree

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  125RSTP Configuration GuidelinesThis section provides imp

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide126  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Per-VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree GroupsPVRST is based on I

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  127Multiple Spanning Tree ProtocolMultiple Spanning Tree

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide128  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010MSTP Configuration GuidelinesThis section provides imp

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  129MSTP Configuration Example 2This configuration shows h

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Contents  13Part 6: High Availability Fundamentals  315Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy  31

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide130  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 20101. Configure port membership and define the STGs for V

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols  131Port Type and Link TypeFor use in RSTP, MSTP, and PVRS

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide132  Chapter 8: Spanning Tree Protocols BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 133CHAPTER 9Quality of ServiceQuality of Service features allow you to allocate network resources to mission-critical applicati

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide134  Chapter 9: Quality of Service BMD00220, October 2010Figure 14 shows the basic QoS model used by the switch. Fig

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 9: Quality of Service  135Using ACL FiltersAccess Control Lists (ACLs) are filters th

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide136  Chapter 9: Quality of Service BMD00220, October 2010ACL Metering and Re-MarkingYou can define a profile for the

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 9: Quality of Service  137Using DSCP Values to Provide QoSThe switch uses the Differe

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide138  Chapter 9: Quality of Service BMD00220, October 2010Per Hop BehaviorThe DSCP value determines the Per Hop Behav

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 9: Quality of Service  139QoS LevelsTable 13 shows the default service levels provide

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide14  Contents BMD00220, October 2010Part 7: Network Management  343Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol  3

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide140  Chapter 9: Quality of Service BMD00220, October 2010DSCP Re-Marking and MappingThe switch can use the DSCP valu

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 9: Quality of Service  141DSCP Re-Marking Configuration Example1. Turn DSCP re-markin

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide142  Chapter 9: Quality of Service BMD00220, October 2010Using 802.1p Priority to Provide QoSThe G8124 provides Qual

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 9: Quality of Service  143Queuing and SchedulingThe G8124 can be configured to have e

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide144  Chapter 9: Quality of Service BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 145Part 4: Advanced Switching Features

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide146  Part 4: Advanced Switching Features BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 147CHAPTER 10Deployment ProfilesThe BLADEOS software for the RackSwitch G8124 can be configured to operate in different modes f

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide148  Chapter 10: Deployment Profiles BMD00220, October 2010The properties of each mode are compared in the following

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 10: Deployment Profiles  149Selecting ProfilesTo change the deployment profile, the n

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Contents  15Part 8: Monitoring  367Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring  369RMON Overview 

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide150  Chapter 10: Deployment Profiles BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 151CHAPTER 11VirtualizationVirtualization allows resources to be allocated in a fluid manner based on the logical needs of the

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide152  Chapter 11: Virtualization BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 153CHAPTER 12Virtual NICsA Network Interface Controller (NIC) is a component within a server that allows the server to be conne

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide154  Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 2010 Each vNIC can be independently allocated a symmetric percentag

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs  155vNIC IDsvNIC IDs on the SwitchBLADEOS 6.5 supports up to four vN

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide156  Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 2010vNIC Bandwidth MeteringBLADEOS 6.5 supports bandwidth metering f

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs  157vNIC GroupsvNICs can be grouped together, along with uplink port

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide158  Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 2010Other vNIC group rules are as follows: vNIC groups may have one

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs  159vNIC Teaming FailoverFor NIC failover in a non-virtualized envir

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide16  Contents BMD00220, October 2010

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide160  Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 2010Figure 20 vNIC Failover SolutionBy default, vNIC Teaming Failo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs  161vNIC Configuration ExampleConsider the following example configu

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide162  Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 20101. Define the server ports. 2. Configure the external trunk to b

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs  1635. Add ports, trunks, and virtual pipes to their vNIC groups.Onc

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide164  Chapter 12: Virtual NICs BMD00220, October 2010vNICs for iSCSI on Emulex Eraptor 2The BLADEOS vNIC feature work

BMD00220, October 2010 165CHAPTER 13VMreadyVirtualization is used to allocate server resources based on logical needs, rather than on strict physical

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide166  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010VE CapacityWhen VMready is enabled, the switch will automatically dis

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  167Local VM GroupsThe configuration for local VM groups is maintained on

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide168  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010The following rules apply to the local VM group configuration command

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  169Distributed VM GroupsDistributed VM groups allow configuration profil

BMD00220, October 2010 17PrefaceThe BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide describes how to configure and use the BLADEOS 6.5 software on the RackSwitch G812

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide170  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010Note – The bandwidth shaping parameters in the VM profile are used by

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  171Synchronizing the ConfigurationWhen the configuration for a distribut

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide172  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010Virtualization Management ServersThe G8124 can connect with a virtual

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  173vCenter ScansOnce the vCenter is assigned, the switch will periodical

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide174  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010Exporting ProfilesVM profiles for discovered VEs in distributed VM gr

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  175Pre-Provisioning VEsVEs may be manually added to VM groups in advance

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide176  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010VLAN MapsA VLAN map (VMAP) is a type of Access Control List (ACL) tha

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  177Once a VMAP filter is created, it can be assigned or removed using th

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide178  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010VM Policy Bandwidth ControlNote – VM policy bandwidth control is supp

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  179Bandwidth Policies vs. Bandwidth ShapingVM Profile Bandwidth Shaping

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide18  Preface BMD00220, October 2010Part 2: Securing the Switch Chapter 3, “Securing Administration,” describes metho

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide180  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010VMready Information DisplaysThe G8124 can be used to display a variet

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  181If a vCenter is available, more verbose information can be obtained u

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide182  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010vCenter Hypervisor HostsIf a vCenter is available, the following ISCL

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  183vCenter VEsIf a vCenter is available, the following ISCLI privileged

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide184  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010VMready Configuration ExampleThis example has the following character

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 13: VMready  1855. Define the VM group.When VMs are added, the server ports on which

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide186  Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 187CHAPTER 14FCoE and CEEThis chapter provides conceptual background and configuration examples for using Converged Enhanced Et

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide188  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010 “Enhanced Transmission Selection” on page 204Enhanced Transmis

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  189Fibre Channel over EthernetFibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Preface  19Part 5: IP Routing Chapter 15, “Basic IP Routing,” describes how to configure the

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide190  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010In Figure 22 on page 189, the Fibre Channel network is connected

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  191FCoE RequirementsThe following are required for implementing FCo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide192  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Converged Enhanced EthernetConverged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) ref

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  193Effects on 802.1p Quality of ServiceWhile CEE is off (the defaul

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide194  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010If the prior, non-CEE configuration used 802.1p priority values

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  195FCoE Initialization Protocol SnoopingFCoE Initialization Protoco

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide196  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Port FCF and ENode DetectionWhen FIP snooping is enabled on a po

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  197FCoE ACL RulesWhen FIP Snooping is enabled on a port, the switch

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide198  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Viewing FIP Snooping InformationACLs automatically generated und

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  199FIP Snooping ConfigurationIn this example, as shown in Figure 22

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide2 BMD00220, October 2010Copyright © 2010 BLADE Network Technologies, Inc., 2051 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, Cal

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide20  Preface BMD00220, October 2010Part 8: Monitoring Chapter 27, “Remote Monitoring,” describes how to configure th

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide200  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Priority-Based Flow ControlPriority-based Flow Control (PFC) is

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  201Global ConfigurationPFC requires CEE to be turned on (“Turning C

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide202  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010PFC Configuration ExampleNote – DCBX may be configured to permit

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  2032. Enable PFC for the FCoE traffic.Note – PFC is enabled on prio

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide204  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Enhanced Transmission SelectionEnhanced Transmission Selection (

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  205802.1p priority values may be assigned by the administrator for

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide206  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Priority GroupsFor ETS use, each 801.2p priority value is assign

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  207Assigning Priority Values to a Priority GroupEach priority group

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide208  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Allocating BandwidthAllocated Bandwidth for PGID 0 Through 7The

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  209If PGID 15 has low traffic levels, most of the switch’s bandwidt

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Preface  21Typographic ConventionsThe following table describes the typographic styles used i

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide210  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010This example can be configured using the following commands:1. T

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  211Data Center Bridging Capability ExchangeData Center Bridging Cap

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide212  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Enabling and Disabling DCBXWhen CEE is turned on, DCBX can be en

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  213These flags are available for the following CEE features: Appli

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide214  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010Configuring DCBXConsider an example consistent Figure 22 on page

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE  2154. Disable DCBX for each non-CEE port as appropriate:5. Save the

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide216  Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 217Part 5: IP RoutingThis section discusses Layer 3 switching functions. In addition to switching traffic at near line rates, t

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide218  Part 5: IP Routing BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 219CHAPTER 15Basic IP RoutingThis chapter provides configuration background and examples for using the G8124 to perform IP rout

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide22  Preface BMD00220, October 2010How to Get HelpIf you need help, service, or technical assistance, call BLADE Netw

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide220  Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing BMD00220, October 2010For example, consider the following topology migration: Figu

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing  221Example of Subnet RoutingConsider the role of the G8124 in t

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide222  Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing BMD00220, October 2010Using VLANs to Segregate Broadcast DomainsIf you want to con

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing  2233. Determine which switch ports and IP interfaces belong to

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide224  Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing BMD00220, October 20105. Assign a VLAN to each IP interface. Now that the ports ar

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing  225ECMP Static RoutesEqual-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) is a forwardi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide226  Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing BMD00220, October 2010Configuring ECMP Static RoutesTo configure ECMP static route

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing  227Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolDynamic Host Configuratio

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide228  Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing BMD00220, October 2010When a switch receives a UDP broadcast on port 67 from a DHC

BMD00220, October 2010 229CHAPTER 16Internet Protocol Version 6Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a network layer protocol intended to expand the n

BMD00220, October 2010 23Part 1: Getting Started

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide230  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010IPv6 LimitationsThe following IPv6 features are n

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6  231IPv6 Address FormatThe IPv6 address is 128 bits (

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide232  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010IPv6 Address TypesIPv6 supports three types of ad

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6  233AnycastPackets sent to an anycast address or list

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide234  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010IPv6 InterfacesEach IPv6 interface supports multi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6  235Neighbor DiscoveryNeighbor Discovery OverviewThe

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide236  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010Host vs. RouterEach IPv6 interface can be configu

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6  237Supported ApplicationsThe following applications

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide238  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010 SSHSecure Shell (SSH) connections over IPv6 are

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6  239Configuration GuidelinesWhen you configure an int

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide24  Part 1: Getting Started BMD00220, October 2010

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide240  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010IPv6 Configuration ExamplesThis section provides

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6  2412. Configure the IPv6 default gateway. 3. Config

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide242  Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 243CHAPTER 17Routing Information ProtocolIn a routed environment, routers communicate with one another to keep track of availab

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide244  Chapter 17: Routing Information Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Routing UpdatesRIP sends routing-update messages

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 17: Routing Information Protocol  245RIPv2 in RIPv1 Compatibility ModeBLADEOS allows

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide246  Chapter 17: Routing Information Protocol BMD00220, October 2010DefaultThe RIP router can listen and supply a de

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 17: Routing Information Protocol  247RIP Configuration ExampleNote – An interface RIP

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide248  Chapter 17: Routing Information Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Use the following command to check the current v

BMD00220, October 2010 249CHAPTER 18Internet Group Management ProtocolInternet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used by IPv4 Multicast routers to l

BMD00220, October 2010 25CHAPTER 1Switch AdministrationYour RackSwitch G8124 (G8124) is ready to perform basic switching functions right out of the bo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide250  Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010IGMP SnoopingIGMP Snooping allows the swit

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol  251IGMP GroupsThe G8124 supports a maximum of

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide252  Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010The switch supports the following IGMPv3 f

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol  253IGMP Snooping Configuration ExampleThis se

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide254  Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Static Multicast RouterA static multicast

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol  255IGMP QuerierIGMP Querier allows the switch

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide256  Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010IGMP FilteringWith IGMP Filtering, you can

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol  257Configure IGMP Filtering1. Enable IGMP Fil

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide258  Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 259CHAPTER 19Border Gateway ProtocolBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an Internet protocol that enables routers on an IPv4 netwo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide26  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010Command Line InterfaceThe BLADEOS Command Line Interface

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide260  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Internal Routing Versus External RoutingTo ensure eff

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol  261Forming BGP Peer RoutersTwo BGP routers become peers

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide262  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Figure 27 Distributing Network Filters in Access Li

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol  263PrecedenceYou can set a priority to a route map by sp

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide264  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 20104. Set up the BGP attributes.If you want to overwrite

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol  265Aggregating RoutesAggregation is the process of combi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide266  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 2010BGP AttributesThe following two BGP attributes are di

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol  267Selecting Route Paths in BGPBGP selects only one path

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide268  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 2010BGP Failover ConfigurationUse the following example t

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol  2691. Define the VLANs.For simplicity, both default gate

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  27Establishing a ConnectionThe factory default settings per

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide270  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Default Redistribution and Route Aggregation ExampleT

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol  2713. Configure internal peer router 1 and external peer

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide272  Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 273CHAPTER 20OSPFBLADEOS supports the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. The BLADEOS implementation conforms to

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide274  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010Types of OSPF AreasAn AS can be broken into logical units known as areas

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  275Types of OSPF Routing DevicesAs shown in Figure 31, OSPF uses the follow

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide276  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010Neighbors and AdjacenciesIn areas with two or more routing devices, neig

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  277The Shortest Path First TreeThe routing devices use a link-state algorit

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide278  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010OSPFv2 Implementation in BLADEOSBLADEOS supports a single instance of OS

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  279Defining AreasIf you are configuring multiple areas in your OSPF domain,

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide28  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 20103. Configure a management IP address.The switch reserves

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide280  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010Using the Area ID to Assign the OSPF Area NumberThe OSPF area number is

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  281Interface CostThe OSPF link-state algorithm (Dijkstra’s algorithm) place

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide282  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010Default RoutesWhen an OSPF routing device encounters traffic for a desti

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  283Virtual LinksUsually, all areas in an OSPF AS are physically connected t

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide284  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010AuthenticationOSPF protocol exchanges can be authenticated so that only

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  285Configuring Plain Text OSPF PasswordsTo configure simple plain text OSPF

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide286  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010Configuring MD5 AuthenticationUse the following commands to configure MD

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  287Host Routes for Load BalancingBLADEOS implementation of OSPF includes ho

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide288  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010OSPFv2 Configuration ExamplesA summary of the basic steps for configurin

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  289Example 1: Simple OSPF DomainIn this example, two OSPF areas are defined

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  29Using the Switch Data PortsYou also can configure in-band

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide290  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 20103. Define the backbone.The backbone is always configured as a transit ar

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  291Example 2: Virtual LinksIn the example shown in Figure 35, area 2 is not

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide292  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 20103. Enable OSPF.4. Define the backbone.5. Define the transit area.The are

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  293Configuring OSPF for a Virtual Link on Switch #21. Configure IP interfac

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide294  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 20106. Define the stub area.7. Attach the network interface to the backbone.

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  295Example 3: Summarizing RoutesBy default, ABRs advertise all the network

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide296  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 20102. Enable OSPF.3. Define the backbone.4. Define the stub area.5. Attach

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  2978. Use the hide command to prevent a range of addresses from advertising

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide298  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010OSPFv3 Implementation in BLADEOSOSPF version 3 is based on OSPF version

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  299OSPFv3 Uses Independent Command PathsThough OSPFv3 and OSPFv2 are very s

BMD00220, October 2010 3ContentsPreface  17Who Should Use This Guide  17What You’ll Find in This Guide  17Additional References  20Typogra

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide30  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010Note – IPv4 gateway 1 and 2, and IPv6 gateway 1, are used

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide300  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 2010OSPFv3 LimitationsBLADEOS 6.5 does not currently support the following O

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 20: OSPF  3012. Enable OSPFv3.This is equivalent to the OSPFv2 enable option in the r

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide302  Chapter 20: OSPF BMD00220, October 20107. Configure route summarization by specifying the starting address and

BMD00220, October 2010 303CHAPTER 21Protocol Independent MulticastBLADEOS supports Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) in Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) and De

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide304  Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast BMD00220, October 2010PIM-SM is a reverse-path routing mechanism. Cl

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast  305The following PIM modes and features are not c

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide306  Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast BMD00220, October 2010Defining a PIM Network ComponentThe G8124 can

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast  307PIM Neighbor FiltersThe G8124 accepts connecti

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide308  Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast BMD00220, October 2010Additional Sparse Mode SettingsSpecifying the

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast  309Influencing the Designated Router SelectionUsi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  31Using Secure ShellAlthough a remote network administrator

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide310  Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast BMD00220, October 2010Using PIM with Other FeaturesPIM with ACLs or

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast  311PIM Configuration ExamplesExample 1: PIM-SM wi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide312  Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast BMD00220, October 2010Example 2: PIM-SM with Static RPThe following

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast  3131. Configure the PIM-SM component as shown in

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide314  Chapter 21: Protocol Independent Multicast BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 315Part 6: High Availability FundamentalsInternet traffic consists of myriad services and applications which use the Internet P

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide316  : High Availability Fundamentals BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 317CHAPTER 22Basic RedundancyBLADEOS 6.5 includes various features for providing basic link or device redundancy: “Trunking fo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide318  Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy BMD00220, October 2010Hot LinksFor network topologies that require Spanning Tree t

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy  319Configuration GuidelinesThe following configuration guidelin

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide32  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010Using a Web BrowserThe switch provides a Browser-Based In

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide320  Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy BMD00220, October 2010Active MultiPath ProtocolActive MultiPath Protocol (AMP) all

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy  321When the AMP loop is broken, the STP port states are set to

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide322  Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy BMD00220, October 2010 AMP ports cannot be used as monitoring ports in a port-mir

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy  323Configuring an Access SwitchPerform the following steps to c

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide324  Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 325CHAPTER 23Layer 2 FailoverThe primary application for Layer 2 Failover is to support Network Adapter Teaming. With Network A

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide326  Chapter 23: Layer 2 Failover BMD00220, October 2010Figure 41 is a simple example of Layer 2 Failover. One G8124

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 23: Layer 2 Failover  327Manually Monitoring Port LinksThe Manual Monitor allows you

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide328  Chapter 23: Layer 2 Failover BMD00220, October 2010L2 Failover with Other FeaturesL2 Failover works together wi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 23: Layer 2 Failover  329Configuring Layer 2 FailoverUse the following procedure to c

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  333. Generate the HTTPS certificate.Accessing the BBI via H

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide330  Chapter 23: Layer 2 Failover BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 331CHAPTER 24Virtual Router Redundancy ProtocolThe BNT RackSwitch G8124 (G8124) supports IPv4 high-availability network topolog

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide332  Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol BMD00220, October 2010VRRP OverviewIn a high-availability networ

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol  333Master and Backup Virtual RouterWithin eac

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide334  Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Selecting the Master VRRP RouterEach VRRP

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol  335Active-Active RedundancyIn an active-activ

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide336  Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol BMD00220, October 2010BLADEOS Extensions to VRRPThis section des

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol  337Virtual Router Deployment ConsiderationsAs

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide338  Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol BMD00220, October 2010High Availability ConfigurationsFigure 43

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol  339Task 1: Configure G8124 11. Configure clie

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide34  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010BBI SummaryThe BBI is organized at a high level as follow

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide340  Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol BMD00220, October 20104. Enable tracking on ports. Set the prior

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol  341Task 2: Configure G8124 21. Configure clie

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide342  Chapter 24: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol BMD00220, October 20104. Enable tracking on ports. Set the prior

BMD00220, October 2010 343Part 7: Network Management

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide344  Part 7: Network Management BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 345CHAPTER 25Link Layer Discovery ProtocolThe BLADEOS software support Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). This chapter discu

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide346  Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol BMD00220, October 2010The LLDP information to be distributed by the G

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol  347LLDP Transmit FeaturesNumerous LLDP transmit op

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide348  Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Time-to-Live for Transmitted InformationThe tra

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol  349If SNMP trap notification is enabled, the notif

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  35Using Simple Network Management ProtocolBLADEOS provides

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide350  Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol BMD00220, October 2010LLDP transmissions can also be configured to en

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol  351LLDP Receive FeaturesTypes of Information Recei

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide352  Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol BMD00220, October 2010To view detailed information for a remote devic

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol  353LLDP Example Configuration1. Turn LLDP on globa

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide354  Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 355CHAPTER 26Simple Network Management ProtocolBLADEOS provides Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 1, version 2,

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide356  Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010SNMP Version 3SNMP version 3 (SNMPv3) is a

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol  357User Configuration Example1. To configure

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide358  Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Configuring SNMP Trap HostsSNMPv1 Trap Hos

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol  3595. Use the community table to specify whic

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide36  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010BOOTP/DHCP Client IP Address ServicesFor remote switch ad

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide360  Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010SNMPv3 Trap Host ConfigurationTo configure

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol  361SNMP MIBsThe BLADEOS SNMP agent supports S

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide362  Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010The BLADEOS SNMP agent supports the follow

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol  363altSwStgTopologyChanged Signifies that the

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide364  Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Switch Images and Configuration FilesThis

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol  365Loading a New Switch ImageTo load a new sw

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide366  Chapter 26: Simple Network Management Protocol BMD00220, October 2010Saving the Switch ConfigurationTo save the

BMD00220, October 2010 367Part 8: MonitoringThe ability to monitor traffic passing through the G8124 can be invaluable for troubleshooting some types

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide368  Part 8: Monitoring BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 369CHAPTER 27Remote MonitoringRemote Monitoring (RMON) allows network devices to exchange network monitoring data.RMON allows t

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  37Global BOOTP Relay Agent ConfigurationTo enable the G8124

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide370  Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring BMD00220, October 2010RMON Group 1—StatisticsThe switch supports collection of Et

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring  371RMON Group 2—HistoryThe RMON History Group allows you to sa

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide372  Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring BMD00220, October 2010Configuring RMON HistoryPerform the following steps to conf

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring  373RMON Group 3—AlarmsThe RMON Alarm Group allows you to defin

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide374  Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring BMD00220, October 2010RMON Group 9—EventsThe RMON Event Group allows you to defin

BMD00220, October 2010 375CHAPTER 28sFLOWThe G8124 supports sFlow technology for monitoring traffic in data networks. The switch includes an embedded

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide376  Chapter 28: sFLOW BMD00220, October 2010sFlow sampling has the following restrictions: Sample Rate—The fastest

BMD00220, October 2010 377CHAPTER 29Port MirroringThe BLADEOS port mirroring feature allows you to mirror (copy) the packets of a target port, and for

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide378  Chapter 29: Port Mirroring BMD00220, October 2010The G8124 supports three monitor ports. Each monitor port can

BMD00220, October 2010 379Part 9: Appendices

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide38  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010Switch Login LevelsTo enable better switch management and

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide380  Part 9: Appendices BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 381APPENDIX AGlossaryCNAConverged Network Adapter. A device used for I/O consolidation such as that in Converged Enhanced Ether

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide382  Glossary BMD00220, October 2010TrackingIn VRRP, a method to increase the priority of a virtual router and thus

BMD00220, October 2010 383IndexSymbols[ ]... 21Numerics802.1p QoS...

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide384  Index BMD00220, October 2010configuration rulesCEE... 19

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Index  385IIBM Director ... 355IBM DirectorS

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide386  Index BMD00220, October 2010Ppacket size ... 88passworda

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Index  387SSAN... 189, 192SecurID...

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide388  Index BMD00220, October 2010VLANs... 47broadcast do

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 1: Switch Administration  39Setup vs. the Command LineOnce the administrator password

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide4  Contents BMD00220, October 2010Chapter 2: Initial Setup  41Information Needed for Setup  41Default Setup Op

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide40  Chapter 1: Switch Administration BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 41CHAPTER 2Initial SetupTo help with the initial process of configuring your switch, the BLADEOS software includes a Setup util

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide42  Chapter 2: Initial Setup BMD00220, October 2010Default Setup OptionsThe Setup prompt appears automatically whene

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 2: Initial Setup  43Setup Part 1: Basic System ConfigurationWhen Setup is started, th

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide44  Chapter 2: Initial Setup BMD00220, October 20106. Enter the minute of the current time at the prompt:Enter the m

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 2: Initial Setup  453. Configure Gigabit Ethernet port flow parameters.The system pro

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide46  Chapter 2: Initial Setup BMD00220, October 2010Setup Part 3: VLANsIf you chose to skip VLANs configuration back

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 2: Initial Setup  47Setup Part 4: IP ConfigurationThe system prompts for IPv4 paramet

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide48  Chapter 2: Initial Setup BMD00220, October 20104. If configuring VLANs, specify a VLAN for the interface.This pr

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 2: Initial Setup  49Default Gateways1. At the prompt, select an IP default gateway fo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Contents  5Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols  65RADIUS Authenticatio

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide50  Chapter 2: Initial Setup BMD00220, October 2010Setup Part 5: Final Steps1. When prompted, decide whether to rest

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 2: Initial Setup  51Optional Setup for Telnet SupportNote – This step is optional. Pe

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide52  Chapter 2: Initial Setup BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 53Part 2: Securing the Switch

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide54  Part 2: Securing the Switch BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 55CHAPTER 3Securing AdministrationSecure switch management is needed for environments that perform significant management funct

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide56  Chapter 3: Securing Administration BMD00220, October 2010Although SSH and SCP are disabled by default, enabling

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 3: Securing Administration  57Configuring the SCP Administrator PasswordTo configure

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide58  Chapter 3: Securing Administration BMD00220, October 2010To Load a Switch Configuration File from the SCP HostSy

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 3: Securing Administration  59To Copy the Switch Image and Boot Files to the SCP Host

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide6  Contents BMD00220, October 2010Part 3: Switch Basics  85Chapter 6: VLANs  87VLANs Overview  88VLANs and

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide60  Chapter 3: Securing Administration BMD00220, October 2010Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH AccessTo su

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 3: Securing Administration  61SSH/SCP Integration with TACACS+ AuthenticationSSH/SCP

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide62  Chapter 3: Securing Administration BMD00220, October 2010End User Access ControlBLADEOS allows an administrator

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 3: Securing Administration  63The administrator can choose the number of days allowed

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide64  Chapter 3: Securing Administration BMD00220, October 2010Listing Current UsersThe following command displays def

BMD00220, October 2010 65CHAPTER 4Authentication & Authorization ProtocolsSecure switch management is needed for environments that perform signifi

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide66  Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols BMD00220, October 2010How RADIUS Authentication Works1.

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols  67RADIUS Authentication Features in

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide68  Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Switch User AccountsThe user accou

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols  69TACACS+ AuthenticationBLADEOS supp

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Contents  7Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Groups  117Using Multiple STGs to Eliminate False Loops

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide70  Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols BMD00220, October 2010TACACS+ Authentication Features in

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols  71AccountingAccounting is the action

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide72  Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Configuring TACACS+ Authentication

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols  73LDAP Authentication and Authorizat

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide74  Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols BMD00220, October 2010Configuring LDAP Authentication on

BMD00220, October 2010 75CHAPTER 5Access Control ListsAccess Control Lists (ACLs) are filters that permit or deny traffic for security purposes. They

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide76  Chapter 5: Access Control Lists BMD00220, October 2010Summary of Packet ClassifiersACLs allow you to classify pa

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 5: Access Control Lists  77 TCP/UDP header options (for all ACLs) TCP/UDP applicati

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide78  Chapter 5: Access Control Lists BMD00220, October 2010Summary of ACL ActionsOnce classified using ACLs, the iden

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 5: Access Control Lists  79ACL Metering and Re-MarkingYou can define a profile for th

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide8  Contents BMD00220, October 2010Part 4: Advanced Switching Features  145Chapter 10: Deployment Profiles  147

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide80  Chapter 5: Access Control Lists BMD00220, October 2010ACL Port MirroringFor regular ACLs and VMaps, packets that

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 5: Access Control Lists  81ACL Configuration ExamplesACL Example 1Use this configurat

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide82  Chapter 5: Access Control Lists BMD00220, October 2010ACL Example 3Use this configuration to block traffic from

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 5: Access Control Lists  83VMAPs are configured using the following ISCLI configurati

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide84  Chapter 5: Access Control Lists BMD00220, October 2010Using Storm Control FiltersThe G8124 provides filters that

BMD00220, October 2010 85Part 3: Switch BasicsThis section discusses basic switching functions: VLANs Port Trunking Spanning Tree Protocols (Spanni

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide86  Part 3: Switch Basics BMD00220, October 2010

BMD00220, October 2010 87CHAPTER 6VLANsThis chapter describes network design and topology considerations for using Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide88  Chapter 6: VLANs BMD00220, October 2010VLANs OverviewSetting up virtual LANs (VLANs) is a way to segment network

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 6: VLANs  89PVID NumbersEach port in the switch has a configurable default VLAN numbe

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Contents  9VLAN Maps  176VM Policy Bandwidth Control  178VM Policy Bandwidth Control Co

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide90  Chapter 6: VLANs BMD00220, October 2010VLAN TaggingBLADEOS software supports 802.1Q VLAN tagging, providing stan

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 6: VLANs  91Figure 1 Default VLAN settingsNote – The port numbers specified in thes

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide92  Chapter 6: VLANs BMD00220, October 2010Figure 2 Port-based VLAN assignmentAs shown in Figure 3, the untagged p

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 6: VLANs  93Figure 4 802.1Q tag assignmentAs shown in Figure 5, the tagged packet r

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide94  Chapter 6: VLANs BMD00220, October 2010VLAN Topologies and Design Considerations By default, the G8124 software

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 6: VLANs  95Multiple VLANs with Tagging AdaptersFigure 6 illustrates a network topolo

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide96  Chapter 6: VLANs BMD00220, October 2010The features of this VLAN are described below: Note – VLAN tagging is re

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application GuideBMD00220, October 2010 Chapter 6: VLANs  97VLAN Configuration Example Use the following procedure to configure the e

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