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  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 1

    2350 Mission Co llege Blvd. Suite 600 Santa Clara, CA 95054 www .bladenetwork.net User ’ s Guide V irtual Switch Extension for IBM BladeCenter , SmartConnect V ersion 41.1 Part Number: BMD 00082, February 2009 ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 2 BMD00082, February 20 09 Copyright © 2009 BLADE Network T echnologies, In c., 2350 Mission College Bl vd., Suite 600, Santa Clara, California, 95054, USA. All ri ghts reserved. Part Number: BMD00082. This document is protected by c opyright and distributed under licen se s restricting it s use, copying, distribution, ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 1 Content s Preface 7 Who Should Use This User’s Guide 7 What You’ll Find in This User’s Guide 8 Typographic Conventions 9 How to Get Help 9 Part 1: Basic Concep ts & Configuration 11 Chapter 1: VSE SmartConnect Software Operation 13 VSE SmartConnect Software Overview 13 VSE SmartConnect Software Quick Start 15 Co ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 2  Contents BMD00082, February 20 09 Chapter 3: Switch Virtualization 25 Virtual Switch Groups 26 Port Groups 26 Virtual Machine Groups 26 Link Aggregation 27 VLANs 28 Network Segmentation 28 Port Access 28 Port-Based VLAN Tagging 28 Defined VLANs 29 Trunking 30 External Trunks 31 Internal Trunks 35 IGMP Snooping 36 ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Contents  3 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Access 63 Management Module Setup 63 Factory Default vs. MM Assigned IP Addresses 64 Configuring the Default Gateway 64 Configuring Management Modul e for Switch Access 65 Using Telnet 67 Connect to the Switch via SSH 67 Using the Browser-Based Interfac ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 4  Contents BMD00082, February 20 09 Quality of Service 112 IEEE 8021p for MAC-Level QoS 112 DiffServ Code Point QoS 113 ServerMobility 114 ServerMobility General Configuration 115 ServerMobility Port Configur ation 116 Chapter 10: System Settings 117 Management Setting s 118 General Settings 119 Local User Administr ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Contents  5 ServerMobility 145 ServerMobility General Information 145 ServerMobility Port Information 146 SNMPv3 Information 147 Syslog Messages 149 Port Transceiver Status 150 Trunk Groups Information 150 User Information 151 Virtual Machine Group Information 151 Chapter 13: Switch Statistics ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 6  Contents BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 7 Preface V irtual Switch Extension (VSE) for IBM BladeCen ter , SmartConnect, is a simplified software image that can be run on a BNT 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Modul e (GbESM). VSE SmartConnect software provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) and a reduced function set to minim ize netwo rk ing mis-confi ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 8  Preface BMD00082, February 20 09 What Y ou’ll Find in This User ’s Guide This User ’ s Guide will help the administrator pl an , i m plement, and admini ster the VSE Smart- Connect software software. Where possible, each section provides feature overviews, usage examples, and configuration instructions. Part ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Preface  9 T ypographic Conventions The following table describes th e typog raphic styles used in this book. How to Get Help If help, service, or technical assistance is needed, see the blade server chassis software Instal- lation Guide f or the appropri at e contact information. T able 1 T y ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 10  Preface BMD00082, Februa ry 20 09 ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 11 Part 1: Basic Concept s & Configuration The chapters in this part of the User ’ s Guide cover the followin g inform ation:  Chapter 1, “VSE SmartConn ect Software Operation,” provides a general theory of opera- tion for the VSE SmartConnect software.  Chapter 2, “Getting S tarted with the Browser-Based ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 12  Part 1: Basic Concepts & Configuration BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 13 C HAPTER 1 VSE SmartConnect Sof tware Operation VSE SmartConnect Sof tware Overview The V irtual Switch Extensio n (V SE) for IBM BladeCenter , Smar tConnect, provid es a simple Ethernet interface op tion for connecting a blade server chassi s to the network in frastructure. The administrative ef fort and n e twor k skil ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 14  Chapter 1: VSE SmartConnect Softwa re Operation BMD00082, February 20 09 The VSE SmartConnect soft ware permit s the upli nk ports to auto -negotiate the flow-control settings of each link (the default setting). Port characteristics can also be configured to speci- fied values. All of the trunked uplink ports in ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 1: VS E SmartConnect Software Operation  15 VSE SmartConnect Sof tware Quick St art When VSE SmartConnect software is loaded, the default con figuration al lows the switch to function correctly w ith no confi guration change s. The administrator mu st make some configu- ration changes ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 16  Chapter 1: VSE SmartConnect Softwa re Operation BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 17 C HAPTER 2 Getting S t arted with the Browser- Based Interface This chapter briefly describes the software f eatures and requirements for the Browser -Based Interface (BBI), and explai ns how to access the BBI. The BBI allows the administrato r to perform basic configuration tasks quickly and easily . The command line in ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 18  Chapter 2: Getting Starte d with the Browser-Based Interface BMD00082, February 20 09 S t arting th e BBI When the VSE SmartConnect soft ware and browser set up is done, follow these steps to launch the VSE SmartConnect software BBI: 1. S tart the W eb browser . 2. In the browser URL address window , specify the ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 2: Getting S t arted with the Browser-Based Interface  19 Once the administrator is properly logged in, th e VSE SmartC onnect software BBI appears in the W eb browser ’ s viewing window: Figure 2-B BBI S tartup Screen There are three main regions on the BBI screen:  The port statu ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 20  Chapter 2: Getting Starte d with the Browser-Based Interface BMD00082, February 20 09 Up dating the Sof tware Image The software image is the executable code running on the switch . Upgrading the software image on the switch typically involves the fol lowing actions:  Load a new software image onto a FTP or TF ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 2: Getting S t arted with the Browser-Based Interface  21 Perform th e following steps to load a software image: 1. On the BBI, choose menu System Settin gs > Boot Management > General . The Boot Management windo w appears. Figure 2-C Boot Management Window (s ho wn with S tacking ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 22  Chapter 2: Getting Starte d with the Browser-Based Interface BMD00082, February 20 09 Selecting a Sof tware Image to Run Perform th e following steps to select which software image ( image1 or image2 ) desired to run after the next reboot. 1. On the BBI, choose menu System Settings > Boot Mana gement > Gene ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 2: Getting S t arted with the Browser-Based Interface  23 3. In the Update Image/Cfg section, use the Metho d to use for transfer dr op-down list to specify the desir ed method. 4. Get the image from the appropriate sour ce:  If loading a software image to a TFTP server, enter the Se ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 24  Chapter 2: Getting Starte d with the Browser-Based Interface BMD00082, February 20 09 Resetting the Switch The switch must be reset to make the software image fil e and configuration block changes active. T o reset the switch module: 1. On the BBI, choose menu System Settings > Boot Mana gement > General . ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 27

    BMD00082, February 2 009 25 C HAPTER 3 Switch V irtualization The following virtualization features are in cluded in the VSE SmartConnect software:  VMready The switch’ s VM ready software makes it virtualiza tion aware . The switch automatically discovers the V irtual Mach ines (V Ms) of hypervisors connected to intern al ports on the switch. ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 26  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 V irtual Switch Group s Switch resources can be assigned to VSGs. Up to 32 VSGs are available. Each VSG behaves independently , which allows for segmenting the switch into smaller logical entities. W ithin each VSG , member ports can be aggregated into tr ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  27 VSGs containing VMs hav e the following characteristics:  The VSG may consist of VMs and (optionally) external po rts.  Internal ports cann ot be added to VSGs wh ic h contain VMs, and VMs cannot be added to VSGs which co nt ain internal po rt s.  ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 28  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 VLANs Network Segment ation V irtual Local Area Networks (VLA Ns) are com monly used to split up groups of network users into manageable broadcast domains, to create logical segmentation of workgroups, and to enforce security policies among logical segmen ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  29  Upon the in gress of tagged packets: Packets which are already tagged for specific VLANs prior to r eaching the switch are unchanged (retain their original tag), regardless of the PVID settin g on the in gress port.  Upon the egress of untagged pack ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 30  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 T runking T runks provide super-bandwidth, multi-link conn ection s between switch modules or other trunk-capable devices. A trunk is a group of ports that act together, combining their bandwidth to create a single, l arger virtual link. In the VSE SmartC ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  31 External T runks When using a VSG with multipl e external ports, a trunk can be created between the switch module and another switch. A si mple example is shown in Figure 3-A . This provides a virtual link operating at up to 30G per second, depend ing on h ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 32  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 T runking Rules The trunking feature operates according to specific rules of operation. When working with trunks, consider the following rules to determine how a trunk reacts in any network topology:  T runking to third-party devices must comply with C ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  33 S tatistical Load Distribution Network traffic is statistically distributed betw een external ports in a trunk. The switch uses the source and destination IP ad dress information present in each transmitted IP frame to deter- mine load distribution. If the ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 34  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 Switch failover is disabled by default, but can be enabled for any VSG . When enabled, switch failover works as follows:  If some (or all) of the links fail in the failove r trigger, the switch disables all internal ports in the VSG . This causes the N ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  35 Internal T runks Internal trunks allow for more granular high-avai lability opt ions for the link s between the serv - ers and switches within a blade server chassis. In ternal trunks have the following req uirements:  One or more blade servers in the b ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 36  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 In Figure 3-C , the two external trunks provi de aggregatio n to the exterior network , and also high-availabili ty in case any single upli nk cable, external port, switch module, or blade chassis fails. On the service side of the network, eac h server in ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  37 ServerMobility The ServerMobility ™ feature allows server IP addresses to be assigned based on their physi cal location in a blade server chassi s. If a server fails, a replacemen t server can assume the identity of the failed unit. The replacement can b ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 40

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 38  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 General Configuration T o configure the Server Mobilit y feature, choose Policies > Server Mobility > General Con- figuration . Figure 3-D ServerMobility General Configuration Window The following tab le describes the gen eral options for the Serv e ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  39 Port Configuration T o configure ports for the Se rverMobility feature, choose Policies > Serv er Mobility > Port Configuration . Figure 3-E ServerMobility Port Configuration Window The following table describes the Serve rMobili ty feature options f ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 40  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 DHCP Server Configuration T o modify the DHCP server configura tion, open the configurat ion file ( dhcpd.conf ), and add new classes for server ports. Then define an IP address for each class. For Linux DHCP servers, option 82 informat ion is referenced ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapte r 3: Switch Virtualization  41 In the following example, one new class is added to define server port 8, then an IP address is associated with the new class: This example was performed with Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server, version 3.0.4. ******CLASS****** # in this class I have ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 42  Chapter 3: Switch Virtua lization BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 43 C HAPTER 4 S t acking A stack is a group of up to eight sw itches with VSE SmartConnect software that work to gether as a unified system. A st ack has the following properties, regardless of th e number of switches included:  The network views the stack as a single entity , and the stack is identified by a single net- ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 44  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 S t acking Requirement s Before switch modules can form a stack, they must meet the fo llo wing requirements:  All switches must be the same type.  All blade server chassis must be the same type or have the same number of server slots (for example, BCE and BCH cha ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 4: S tacking  45 Master and Backup Selection A stack has only one Master and one Backup. Th e Master election is based on priority value and MAC address. If the priority values of two Current Masters are the sa me, then the one with lower MAC address becomes the Current Master fo r the ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 46  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 Only the Designated Master can change the bac kup bit. So it i s necessary to bring back the original Designated Master in order to make this change ( /c/stack/backup ). Because of the backup bit setting, the result of merging two stacks will always result in one Master ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 4: S tacking  47 S t ack Member Numbers Each switch in the stack has two num eric identifiers, as follows:  Attached Switch number ( asnum ) The asnum identifies each switch based on its p hysical connection in relation to the Master .  Configured Switch num ber ( csnum ): The csn ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 48  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 Configuring Each Switch T o pre-configure each Member switch for stacki ng, use the CLI to perf orm the following steps. 1. Enable stacking on each M emb er switch module in the stack. 2. Configure the S tack T runk ports (optional). Dedicate two external 10Gb ports on ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 4: S tacking  49 6. Physically connect the S tack T runks in a bidirectional ring top ology . It is recommended that two 10Gb external port s on each switch are dedicated to stacking. As shown in Figure 4-A , starting with the Master switch, conn ect each switch in turn to the next. Con ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 50  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 Additional Master Configuration Once stacking is enabled on each switch, connect the stack trunk, and define the Master switch interface, use the BBI to access the Master switch using the internal management IP interface of the Master switch, and complete the configurat ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 4: S tacking  51 Binding Members to the S tack Choose menu System Settin gs > S tacking > Swi tch Configur ation . The S tack Switch Con- figuration window appears, as shown in Figure 4-C . Figure 4-C S tack Switch Configuration Window Each switch in the stack is represen ted by a ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 52  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 Configuring an External IP Address for the S tack Choose menu System Settings > S t acking > IP Interfaces . Use the Stack IP Interfac es win- dow to configure a single IP interface for the stack. This interface is known at the Master inter- face and is shared by ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 4: S tacking  53 Managing a S t ack When switches are configured into a stack, the BBI displays info rmation for the stack. The BBI menu area displays the csnum for the Master and the B ackup (if conf igured). The port status area display includes a switch selecto r and enhanced port di ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 54  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 S t acking Port Numbers Once a stack is configured, the manner in which port numbers are di sp layed changes through- out the BBI. Instead of the single number , the csnum appears in front of each port number . For example: This numbering change appears in the port stat ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 57

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 4: S tacking  55 S t acking Boot Management The Boot Management General window provid e s con tro ls that allow the administrator to pe r- form a reboot of individual swit ches in the stack, or the entire stack. The following table describes the stacking R eboot commands. The Update Ima ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 56  Chapter 4: Stacking BMD00082, February 2009 2. V erify that the software push is co mplete. Use eithe r the CLI or the BBI:  From the BBI, go to Information > S t ack and view the Image Push S t atus Information at the bottom of t he page, or  From the CLI, use following CLI command to verify the softwar ...

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    BMD00082, February 2 009 57 C HAPTER 5 Command Reference The VSE SmartConnect soft ware provid es a defau lt configuration that is ready to perform basic switching functions. Some of the more advanced features, however, require administra- tive configuration before they can be used effectively . The administrator can use the VS E SmartConnect soft ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 58  Chapter 5: Command Reference BMD00082, February 20 09 CLI Menus The Main Menu appears after a successful conn ection and login. The following table shows the Main Menu for the administrator login. So me features are not available under the user login. Menu Summary  Information Menu The Information Menu ( /info ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 5: Command Reference  59  S tatistics Menu The Statistics Menu ( /stats ) allows you to view perform an ce statistics for the switch.  Configuration Menu The Configuration Menu ( /cfg ) all ows an administrator to confi gure switch parameters. Configuration changes are not active ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 60  Chapter 5: Command Reference BMD00082, February 20 09  Boot Options Menu The Boot Options Menu ( /boot ) is used for upgrading switch software, selectin g config- uration blocks, and for resetti ng the switch when necessary . T o use the Boot Options Menu, you must be logged in as the administrator . The Boot ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 5: Command Reference  61 V iewing, Applying, and Saving Changes As you use the config uration menus to set parameters, the changes you make do not take effect immediately . All changes are co nsidered “pending” until you ex plicitly apply them. Also, any changes are lost the next t ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 62  Chapter 5: Command Reference BMD00082, February 20 09 Saving the Configuration In addition to applying the con fig urat ion changes, you can save them to flash memory on the switch . Note – If you do not save the changes, they will be lost the next ti me th e system is rebooted. T o save the new configuration, ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 65

    BMD00082, February 2 009 63 C HAPTER 6 Configuring Switch Access The VSE SmartConnect software provides detail ed commands for conf iguring system access and system management, and for view ing informa tion and st atistics. This chapter discusses VSE SmartConnect software access features, and how to secure the switc h for remote ad ministrators: ? ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 64  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Factory Default vs. MM Assigned IP Addresses Each switch must be assigned its own Internet Protoco l address, which is used for communica- tion with a SNMP network manager or other tran sm ission control protoc ol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) applicatio ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  65 Configuring Management Mo dule for Switch Access Complete the following in itial configuration st eps: 1. Connect the Ethernet port of the manageme nt module to a 10/100 Mbps network (wi th access to a management station) or directly to a management sta ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 66  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 4. Y ou can use the def ault IP addre sses pr ovided by the management module, or you can assign a new IP address to the swit ch thr o ugh the managem ent module. Y ou can assign this IP address throu gh one of the following methods:  Manually thro ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  67 Using T elnet T elnet is used to access the switc h’ s command-line interface. T eln et can be launched from the management system interface, or by using a local T elnet application on your work station. Note – If you cannot access the switch using ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 68  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Using the Browser-Based Interface Use the management system to access the switch thro ugh a W eb session. Choose menu I /O Module T asks > Configuration from the navigation pane on the left. Select a bay n umber and click Advanced Configurat ion &g ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  69 T o access the switch via the BBI, open a W eb browser window and type in the URL using the IP interface address of the switch. For example: Y ou can save the certificate to flash for use if the switch is rebooted. T o save the certificate, use the foll ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 70  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Securing Access to the Switch Secure management is needed for environments that perform significant management func- tions across the Internet. The following are so me of the functi ons fo r secured management:  Limiting management users to a speci ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  71 Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges T o limit access to the switch, you can set a source IP address (or ra nge) that will be allowed to connect to the switch IP interf ace through T elnet, SSH, or the BBI. This also helps to prevent spoofing or a ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 74

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 72  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 RADIUS Authentication and Authorization The VSE SmartConnect software supports the RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service) method to authenticate and authorize remote administ rators for managing the swi tch. This method is based on a clie ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 75

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  73 RADIUS Attributes for VSE SmartC onnect Sof tware User Privileges When the user logs in, the swit ch authenticates the appropriat e level of access by sending the RADIUS access request (the client authentica tion request) to the RADIUS authentication se ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 76

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 74  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 T ACACS+ Authentication The switch supports authentication and authori zation with networks using the Cisco Systems T ACACS+ protocol. The switch functions as th e Network Acces s Server (NAS) by interacting with the remote client and initi ating auth ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 77

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  75 End User Access Control The administrator can define user accounts that permit end users to access the switch using the CLI commands. Once end-user accounts are config ured and enabled, the switch requires user name/password authentication . Considerati ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 78

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 76  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Configuring End-Us er Access Control 1. On the BBI, choose System Settings > Local User Administration . Figure 6-B Loca l User Administration Windo w 2. In the User Configuration section, enter a Username and Password for the account. 3. Select th ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 79

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  77 Protected Mode Protected Mode setting s allow the switch admin istrator to block the management module from making configuration changes that af fect sw itch operation. The switch retains con tro l over those functions. The following management module f ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 80

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 78  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Secure Shell and Secure Copy Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure Copy (SCP) use secure tunnels to encrypt and secure messages between a remote administrator and the switch . T e ln et does not provide this level of security . The T elnet met hod of manag in ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  79 Configuring SS H/SCP Features SSH and SCP are disabled by default. Before you can u se SSH commands, you must turn on SSH/SCP . Begin a T elnet session from th e managem e nt system and enter the fol lowi ng CLI command: Enabling or Disabling SCP Apply ...

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    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 80  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Configuring the SCP Ad ministrator Password T o configure the SCP Administrator password, first connect to the switch via the m anagement system. For security reasons, the scpadm pass word may only be conf igured when connected through the management ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 83

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  81 T o Download the Switch Configuration Using SCP: Syntax : Example: T o Upload the Configuration to the Switch: Syntax: Example: scp <username> @ <switch IP addr ess> :getcfg <local filename> or scp -p <SSH port number> <userna ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 84

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 82  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 Apply and Save t he Configuration The apply and save commands are still need ed after the last command ( scp ad4.cfg scpadmin@205.178.15.100:putcfg ). Or , instead, you can use the following commands:  The diff command is automatically executed at ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 85

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  83 Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access T o support the SSH server feature, two sets of RSA keys (host and server keys) are required. The host key is 1024 bits and is used to identify the SmartConnect. The server key is 768 bits and is used t ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 86

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 84  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 SSH/SCP Integration with Radius Authentication SSH/SCP is integrated wi th RA DIUS authentication. After the RADIUS server is enabled on the switch, all subsequent SSH authentication requests will be redirected to the specified RADIUS servers for auth ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 87

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 6: Configuring Switch Acce ss  85 Using SecurID with SCP Using SecurID with SCP can be accomplished in two ways:  Using a RADIUS server to store an administrator password. Y ou can configure a regular adm inistrator with a fi xed password in the RADIUS server if it can be supported. ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 88

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 86  Chapter 6: Configuring Swit ch Access BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 89

    BMD00082, February 2 009 87 Part 2: BBI Reference VSE SmartConnect software provides a graphical user interface th at lets you remotely config- ure and manage switches through a W eb browser . Using the VSE SmartConnect software browser -based interface (BBI), you can:  Divide the switch into multip le virtual switches.  Group multiple physic ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 90

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 88  Part 2: BBI Reference BMD00082, February 2009  Chapter 10, “System Settings,” provides informatio n for configurin g management capa- bilities, local and remote user administra tion, time services, BOOTP , SSH and T elnet access, Syslog, and more.  Chapter 1 1, “Boot Management,” provides informatio ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 91

    BMD00082, February 2 009 89 C HAPTER 7 Underst anding the Browser-Based Interface The VSE SmartConnect software offers two us er interfaces: a browser -based interface (BBI) and a command-line interface (CLI). The BBI a llows you to perform basic switch configura- tion tasks quickly and easily using a standard W eb browser . The CLI provid es more ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 92

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 90  Chapter 7: Understanding the Browse r-Based Inte rface BMD00082, Februa ry 20 09 The SmartConnect BBI Screen The VSE SmartConnect software BBI has three major areas, as shown below and described in the following sections: Figure 7-A Main VSE SmartConnect Sof t ware Screen ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 93

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 C hapter 7: Unde rstanding the Browser-Based Interface  91 Port S t atus Area The port status area displays port icons repres enting each port in the switch. The border color of each icon indicates the V irtual Switch Group (VSG) to wh ich the port belongs. Each port’ s operational status is ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 94

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 92  Chapter 7: Understanding the Browse r-Based Inte rface BMD00082, Februa ry 20 09 Menu Area The menu area displays the switch type and the bay number where the switch resides. It also displays a list of menu items, arranged in a tree of feature folders (indi cated with a small trian- gle) and feature names: Figure ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 95

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 C hapter 7: Unde rstanding the Browser-Based Interface  93 Configuration Window When you choose a feature name from the me nu area, the correspond ing configuration con- trols are displayed in th e configuration win dow . Depend ing on the selected feature, the config- uration window provides s ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 96

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 94  Chapter 7: Understanding the Browse r-Based Inte rface BMD00082, Februa ry 20 09 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 97

    BMD00082, February 2 009 95 C HAPTER 8 V irtual Switch Group s Switch resources can be pooled or divid ed into logical units known as V irtual Switch Groups (VSGs). Up to 32 VSGs are available. T wo different types of resources can be assigned to VSGs:  Ports (internal and external)  V irtual Machines (VMs) Port Groups Each internal and exter ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 98

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 96  Chapter 8: Virtual Switch Groups BMD00082, February 20 09 Virtual Machine Groups The switch automatically discovers VMs that reside in the hypervisor directly connected to th e switch. As with ports, VMs can be independen tly assign ed to VSGs in ord er to group or sepa- rate them. Optionally , uplink ports can a ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 99

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 8: Virtual Switch Groups  97 V irtual Switch Group s Membership Use this window to group ports or virtua l machi nes into VSGs. Assigning Ports to VSGs Choose menu Virtual Switch Groups > Membership to select the VSG in the Group drop- down list for each of the ex ternal ports and in ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 100

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 98  Chapter 8: Virtual Switch Groups BMD00082, February 20 09 V irtual Switch Group s Settings Use this window t o configure th e following features for VSGs:  Delete the settings VSGs  Switch Failover  Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)  IGMP Snooping  BPDU policy Delete V irtual Switch Group Se ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 101

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 8: Virtual Switch Groups  99 Link Aggregation Control Protocol Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is an IEEE 802.3ad st andard for gro uping several physical ports into one logical port (kn own as a dynamic trunk group or Link Aggregation group) with any device that supp orts the ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 102

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 100  Chapter 8: Virtual Switch Groups BMD00082, February 20 09 V irtual Switch Group s ACL QoS Use this window to assign A ccess Control Lists (ACLs) or AC L Sets (group of ACLs) to a VSGs. Assigning ACLs has the following prereq uisit e s:  A valid VSG must be configured (see “V irtual Switch Groups Membership? ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 103

    BMD00082, February 2 009 101 C HAPTER 9 Switch Policies Switch Policies include confi guration windows for the following port and access related fea- tures:  “Internal Port Settings” on page 102  “External Port Settings” on page 103  “Management Port Settings” on page 104  “Port Mirroring” on pag e 105  “Access Cont ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 104

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 102  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 Internal Port Settings Use this window to configure internal port settings. See also:  “V irtual Switch Groups Membership” on page 97  “External Port Settings” on page 103  “Port-Based VLAN T agging” on page 28  “Stacking” on page 43 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 105

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Policies  103 External Port Settings Use this window to configure external port settin gs. Note – Some types of ports are pre-set for speed , duplex, and auto-negotiation. For these ports, settings are displayed but cannot be confi gured on thi s window . T able 9-2 External ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 106

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 104  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 See also:  “V irtual Switch Groups Membership” on page 97  “Internal Port Settings” on page 102  “Stacking” on page 43 Management Port Settings Use this window t o configure management p ort settings. See also:  “V irtual Switch Groups ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 107

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Policies  105 Port Mirroring Port mirroring al lows you to attach a sniffer to a monito ring port that is conf igured to receive a copy of all packets forwarded from the mi rrored port. SmartConnect enabl es you to mirror port traffic for all Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic, inclu ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 108

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 106  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 Access Control List s Access Control Lists (ACLs) ar e used for limiting or permitting network traffic based on a variety of port, network, and traffic characteristics. Use the ACL Configuration T able window to search fo r existing ACLs to view or edit , or to ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 109

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Policies  107 2. Choose a search operation:  or Search for ACLs specified in the search range that mee t any of the criteria entered.  and Search for ACLs specified in the search range that mee t all of the criteria entered. 3. Click Search to display ACLs that fit th e ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 110

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 108  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 Add or Edit ACLs This configuration window is used for modifyin g existing ACLs or defining new ACLs. This window is r eached from the ACL Confi guration T able window . Access Control List Use these fields to configure basic ACL parameters T able 9-4 ACL Confi ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 111

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Policies  109 Source IP Address Defines a source IP address for the ACL. If define d, traf fic with this source IP address will match t his AC L. Specify an IP address in dotted decimal notation. Destination IP Address Defin es a destination IP address for the AC L. If defined ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 112

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 110  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 ACL Metering Settings The following table describes th e ACL metering configuration con trols: ACL Remark Control The following table describes th e AC L rem arking configuration controls: See also:  “V irtual Switch Groups Membership” on page 97  “ ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 113

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Po licies  111 Access Control List Set s Use this window to assign ACLs to a set for quicker appl icati on. T o search for an ACL Set, enter a range of AC L Set numbers in the From and T o fields. Click Search to display ACL Sets t hat fit the ran ge. The following table descr ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 114

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 112  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 Quality of Service VSE SmartConnect software supports two typ es of Quality of Service (QoS) classifications:  “IEEE 8021p for MAC-Level QoS” on page 1 12  “DiffServ Code Point QoS” on page 1 13 IEEE 8021p for MAC-Level QoS VSE SmartConnect softwa ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 115

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Pol icies  11 3 DiffServ Code Point QoS Use this configuration window to re-map DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) values. See also:  “Internal Port Settings” on page 102  “External Port Settings” on page 103  “IEEE 8021p for MAC-Leve l QoS” on page 112 T able 9-8 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 116

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 114  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 ServerMobility The ServerMobility feature uses the DHCP Rela y Agent informatio n option (option 82 ) to sup- port fixed server address allocation, based on host location. The Relay Agent inf ormation option allows the switch to append location in fo rmation to ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 117

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 9: Switch Pol icies  11 5 ServerMobility General Configuration Use this window t o configure global se ttings for the ServerMo bility feature. T able 9-9 ServerMobility - Genera l Configuration Fields Field Description Server Mobility State Enables or disa bles the ServerMobility featur ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 118

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 116  Chapter 9: Switch Policies BMD00082, February 20 09 ServerMobility Port Configuration Use this window to co nfigure ServerMobility feature sett ings for each port on the SmartCon- nect. T able 9-10 ServerMobility - Port Configuration Fields Field Description Port Identifies each port in the switch. Note: If the ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 119

    BMD00082, February 2 009 117 C HAPTER 10 System Settings The VSE SmartConnect soft ware provid e s configuration windows for the following system settings:  “Management Settings” on page 1 18 for SNMP and Sysl og setti ngs  “General Settings” on page 1 19 for system idle and watchdog timer settings  “Local User Administration” ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 120

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 118  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 Management Settings Use this window to configure SNMP and System Log (syslog) settings. SNMP SmartConnect suppo rts SNMP-based network managem ent . If you are running a SNMP net- work management statio n on your network, you can manage the SmartConnect using ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 121

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10: Syste m Settings  11 9 General Settings Use this window t o configure general switch settings. T able 10-3 Genera l Configuration Fields Field Description Idle T imeout Sets the idle timeout for CLI se ssions. Enable/Disable W atchdog Enables or disables the system watc hdog. The sy ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 122

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 120  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 Local User Administration VSE SmartConnect software prov ides three built-in (static) user accoun ts, and up to ten end- user accounts. Built-In Users The following types of user acc ounts are always available:  User The User has no direct responsibility fo ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 123

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10 : System Settings  121 User Configuration The administrator can define and manage up to ten end-user accounts. Depending on the user type specified for each account, the user can perform various operation tasks via the CLI com- mands. Once end-user accounts are configured and enabled ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 124

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 122  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 Remote User Administration Use this window t o manage remote user authorization for RA DIUS or T ACACS+. RADIUS VSE SmartConnect software supports the RADI US (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Ser- vice) method to authenticate and aut horize remote administr ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 125

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10 : System Settings  123 T ACACS+ VSE SmartConnect software su pports authentication and authorization using the Cisco Sy s- tems T ACACS+ protocol. T able 10-7 TA C A C S + F i e l d s Field Description T acacs+ Enables or disables the T ACACS+ server . Port Displays the nu mber of th ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 126

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 124  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 T ime Services Settings Use this window to synchronize the SmartConnect’ s system clock to a Network T ime Protocol (NTP) server . General Settings NTP Settings T able 10-8 T ime Services General Settings Fields Field Description Current Date Configures the ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 127

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10 : System Settings  125 ErrDisable System Settings Use this window to configure the global ErrDisable setti ngs. Switch Protected Mode Protected Mode settings allow the Smart Connect administrator to block the managemen t sys- tem from making con figuration changes that affect SmartCo ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 128

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 126  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 Management Network Settings Use this window to add a defined network through which switch access is allowed through T elnet, SNMP , SSH, or the SmartConnect brow ser- based interface (BBI). A range of IP addresses is produced when used with a network mask addr ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 129

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10 : System Settings  127 SSH/T elnet Settings Note – For security purposes, the abi lity to change SSH and T elnet settings through the BBI is disabled by default and the fields in this window are subdued. T o allow the BBI to make T elnet and SSH changes, use the following CLI comma ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 130

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 128  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 V irtual Machine Group Settings Use this window t o configure VM Group settings. VSE SmartConnect software VMr eady can identify ESX Service Console interfaces connected to internal ports. The V irtual Switch Group In fo rmation window displays an asterisk ( * ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 131

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10 : System Settings  129 Syslog Settings Use this screen to cont rol the types of activit y messages logged by the sy stem, and whether or not they are sent to the system console in addition to being appended to the system log fil e . A vailable activity messag e types are as follows: ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 132

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 130  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 S t acking Configuration Stacking allows up to eight switches to act as a single logical unit for ag gregating bandwidth . Initial configuratio n of stacki ng is performed using a combination of CLI and BBI commands (see “Stacking” on page 43 ). The BBI pr ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 133

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 10 : System Settings  131 S t ack IP Interfaces Use the Stack IP Interfaces window to configur e a single IP interface for the stack. This inter- face is known at the master interface and is shared by all switches in the stack. Enter the following information for the master and backup s ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 134

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 132  Chapter 10: System Settings BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 135

    BMD00082, February 2 009 133 C HAPTER 11 Boot Management Use the Boot Management window to manage SmartConnect software. Th e Boot Management window allows you to perform the follo win g tasks:  General Boot Settings :  Select a software image to be used wh en the SmartConnect is next reset.  Select a configurat ion block to be us ed when ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 136

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 134  Chapter 11: Boot Mana gement BMD00082, February 20 09 The following table describes th e buttons on the Boot Management win dow . See also:  “Boot Schedule” on page 135 Ta b l e 11 -1 Boot Management buttons Field Description Reboot the Module Performs a softwa re reboot/reset. The software image specifie ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 137

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 11: Boo t Management  135 Boot Schedule Use this window t o configure the sw itch’ s boot scheduler . See also:  “General Boot Settings” on page 133 Ta b l e 11 - 2 Boot Schedule Fields Field Description Enter day of the week for reboot Configures the day of the week of the sch ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 138

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 136  Chapter 11: Boot Mana gement BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 139

    BMD00082, February 2 009 137 C HAPTER 12 Switch Information The following windows display informat ion about switch settings and operation al st atus:  “Access Control List Information” on page 138  “Access Control List Sets Information” on page 138  “ARP Cache Information” on page 139  “Bootstrap Protocol R elay Informati ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 140

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 138  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 Access Control List Information Use this window to display A ccess Control List information. This window displays a list of ACLs configured on the sw itch. T o view confi guration details of an ACL, click the ACL number . See also:  “Access Control L ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 141

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  139 ARP Cache Information This window displays ARP cache information. The following table describes the ARP cache information fields. T o clear the ARP cache, click Clear ARP Cache . Boot strap Protocol Relay Information The followin g table desc ribes the BOOT ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 142

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 140  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 Forwarding Dat abase Information The followin g table desc ribes the FDB information fields. T o clear FDB entries, show the entries and click Clear . T able 12-3 FDB Info rmation Fields Field Description Entry # Displays the nume ric ide n ti fie r of th ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 143

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  141 V irtual Switch Group Information The followin g table desc ribes the VSG information fields. Note – For port numbers, i f a switch is part o f a multi-switch stack , the displayed number indicates the Configur ed Switch number ( csnum ) followed by the p ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 144

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 142  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 IGMP Information IGMP Multicast Groups The following tab le describes the IGMP Mu lticast Groups i nformation fiel ds. IGMP Snooping Multicast Router Port s The followin g table desc ribes the IGMP Mu lticast Router Ports information fiel ds. T able 12-5 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 145

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  143 IP Information IP Interfaces The followin g table desc ribes the IP information fields. Default Gateways The following table describes th e Default Gateway in formation fields. T able 12-7 Interface information Field Description Status Shows the IP Interfac ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 146

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 144  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 Link S t atus Information The followin g table desc ribes the Link S tatus information fields. T able 12-9 Link S tatus inform at ion Field Description Port Displays the port name and number . Note: If a switch is part of a multi-swi tch stack, the displa ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 147

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  145 ServerMobility These windows display info rmation about t he ServerMobility feature:  “ServerMobility General Inform ation” on page 145  “ServerMobility Port Information” on page 146 ServerMobility General Information The following table descr ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 148

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 146  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 ServerMobility Port Information The following table describe s th e ServerMobility Port info rmation fields. See also:  “ServerMobility General Co nfiguration” on page 115  “ServerMobility Port Information” on page 146 T able 12-1 1 Server M ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 149

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  147 SNMPv3 Information The followin g table desc ribes the SNMPv3 information fields. T able 12-12 SNMPv3 information Field Description Engine ID Displays the unique id entifier for the SNMP engine. usmUser T able User Name This text string represents th e name ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 150

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 148  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 T ype Displays whether a family of view subtr ees is in cluded or excluded from the MIB view . vacmSecu rityT oGrou p T able Sec Model Displays the security m odel used, which is any one of: USM , SNMPv1 , SNMPv2 , and SNMPv3 . User Name Displays the name ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 151

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  149 Syslog Messages This window list s the most recently logged system messages. See also:  “Syslog Settings” on page 129 T aglist This column contains a list of tag values which are used to select tar ge t addresses for a particular SNMP message. Params ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 152

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 150  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 Port T ransceiver St atus The followin g table desc ribes the T ransceiver info rm ation fields. T runk Group s Information The following table describes the Trunk Group (Portchannel) information fields. T able 12-13 T ransceiver information Field Descrip ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 153

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2 009 Chapter 12: Switch Informati on  151 User Information The followin g table desc ribes the User inform ation fields. Built-in user accounts are always available. Th is page lists the built-in accounts, and displays the status (enabled or disabled) and whether a user is online or offline. V irtu ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 154

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 152  Chapter 12: Switch Informa ti on BMD00082, February 20 09 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 155

    BMD00082, February 2 009 153 C HAPTER 13 Switch S t atistics These windows provide collective packet and ev ent counters for a variety of switch transac- tions:  “Access Control List S tatistics” on page 153  “FDB Statistics” on page 15 4  “Layer 3 Statistics” on page 154  “IGMP Group Snoo ping Statistics Summary” o n pa ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 156

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 154  Chapter 13: Switch Statis tics BMD00082, Februa ry 2009 FDB S t atistics The followin g table desc ribes the Fo rwarding Database statistics fields. T o clear FDB statistics, select Clear in the Clear FDB Statistics field and click Submit . Layer 3 S t atistics Address Resolution Protocol S tatistics The followi ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 157

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 13: Switch St atistics  155 ICMP S t atistics The followin g table desc ribes the ICMP statistics fields. T able 13-4 ICMP S tatistics Field Description icmpInMsgs The total numbe r of ICMP messages whic h the en tity (the switc h) rece ived. Note that this counter in cludes all those c ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 158

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 156  Chapter 13: Switch Statis tics BMD00082, Februa ry 2009 T o clear ICMP statistics, select cle ar in the Clear ICMP S tatistics field and click Submit . TCP S ta tistics The following table describes the TCP statistics fields. icmpOutRed ire cts T he number of ICMP Redirect me ssages sent. For a host, this object ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 159

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 13: Switch St atistics  157 T o clear TCP statistics, select clear in the Clear TCP Statistics field a nd click Submit . UDP S tatistics The followin g table desc ribes the UDP statis tics fields. T o clear UDP statistics, select clear in the Clear UDP S tat istics field and click Submi ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 160

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 158  Chapter 13: Switch Statis tics BMD00082, Februa ry 2009 IGMP Group Snooping S t atistics Summary The following table describes the IGMP Snooping st atisti cs fields. T o clear IGMP statistics, select clear in the Clear IGMP Stat istics field and click Submit . T able 13-7 IGMP Snoopin g S tatistics Field Descrip ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 161

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 13: Switch St atistics  159 IP S t atistics The following table describes the Internet Protocol stati stics fields. T able 13-8 IP S tatistics Field Description ipInReceives The total number of input datagram s received from interfa ces, including those received in error . ipInHdrErrors ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 162

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 160  Chapter 13: Switch Statis tics BMD00082, Februa ry 2009 T o clear IP statistics, select clear in the Clear IP S tatistics field and click Submit . MP-S pecific Information These windows provide information about the switch’ s internal processors:  “CPU Utilization” on page 161  “MP Packet Statistic ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 163

    SmartConnect User’s Guide BMD00082, February 2009 Chapter 13: Switch St atistics  161 CPU Utilization The followin g table desc ribes the CPU Utilization fields. MP Packet St atistics The followin g table desc ribes th e MP Packet statistics fields. T able 13-9 CPU Utilization Field Description CpuUtil1Second The uti lization of MP CPU over 1 ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 164

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 162  Chapter 13: Switch Statis tics BMD00082, Februa ry 2009 Network T ime Protocol S t atistics The following table describes the NTP s tatistics fields. T o clear these statistics, select clear in the Clear NTP Statis tics field and click Submit . Port S t atistics Switch Ports S tatistics Summary The followin g ta ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 165

    BMD00082, February 2 009 1 Index Symbols [ ] ........................ ........... ............... ........... ............ 9 A accessing the switch defining source I P addresses .............. ............. 71 RADIUS authentication .............. ........... 72, 122 security ............ ........... .............. ............ ....... 70 using the ...

  • IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 - page 166

    SmartConnect User’s Guid e 2  Index BMD00082, February 20 09 M Main Menu summary ............. ............ .............. ........... ....58 management module ..................... .............. ..........63 Management Processor (MP) use in switch security ................ .............. .......71 manual style conventions ................... ...

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