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Ibm L2/3 User Manual (190 pages)

Brand: Ibm | Category: Network switches | Size: 2.04 MB |

English

Table of contents

Redpaper

1

September 2005

3

BladeCenter

4

Contents

5

Contents v

7

Trademarks

10

Become a published author

12

Comments welcome

13

Executive summary

15

IBM Eserver BladeCenter

17

2.2.1 The midplane

20

BladeCenter™ - Midplane

21

BladeCenter™

22

2.2.3 Gigabit Ethernet path

23

Gigabit Ethernet path

24

8843 HS20 Block Diagram

25

Servicing the IBM ^

25

HS20 (M/T 8843) and Blade

25

Storage Expansion-II Option

25

Any of the six

27

Switch Modules

29

3.1 Product description

30

3.2 Value proposition

32

3.3 Supported hardware

33

Switch Module architecture

35

INT1 – 14

40

INT1 - 14

40

Nortel Networks L2/3 GbESM

43

5.1.1 Out-of-band management

45

5.1.2 In-band management

46

5.2.2 Command-line interface

48

Global commands

49

Navigation commands

50

Additional commands

50

Upgrading the firmware

51

Configuring user accounts

53

messages from the switch

55

Management Module

62

6.2.1 Firmware update

64

Firmware update

65

6.2.2 Operating systems

66

7.1.1 VLAN tagging - 802.1Q

72

Configuration

76

Topology 1 - Trunk Failover

77

7.3.3 Introduction to VRRP

78

Fiber connections

80

Speed or duplex selection

80

Cisco 3560G switch

81

IP address and VLAN scheme

82

Re-enable the ports

90

Verify the LACP trunk status

98

Reenable the ports

100

Design or topology remarks

104

Full configuration snapshots

104

Design remarks

110

Configurations for use of MST

115

Merits of this configuration

124

G0/24G0/24

125

Configuration for GbESMs

129

Configuring RIP

144

Configuring OSPF

144

GbESM commands to verify RIP

145

Cisco commands to verify RIP

146

GbESM commands to verify OSPF

147

Cisco commands to verify OSPF

150

Serial over LAN feature

165

8.1 SOL overview

166

Switch Module troubleshooting

169

9.1.1 Basic rules

170

9.3 Systematic approach

172

9.3.2 Data collection

173

9.3.3 Data analysis

174

9.3.4 Action plan creation

174

9.3.6 Observation of results

174

9.4 Troubleshooting tools

175

Difference tool

176

TFTP server

176

Syslog server

176

Web load generator

177

Protocol analyzer

177

GbE Switch documents

178

GbE Switch software images

178

Service and support

179

10.1 Placing a call to IBM

180

10.2 Online services

180

10.3 Ordering information

180

10.4 Other support sites

181

Abbreviations and acronyms

183

Related publications

185

How to get IBM Redbooks

187

Help from IBM

187

Nortel Networks L2/3

190

Ethernet Switch Module for

190

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