Section |
Page |
New Features |
3 |
Other Changes to the Document |
3 |
About this Guide |
15 |
Objectives |
15 |
Audience |
16 |
Introduction to the Guide |
16 |
Conventions |
16 |
Related Dell Force10 Documents and Additional Information |
16 |
Contact Information |
17 |
Documentation Feedback |
17 |
Technical Support |
17 |
The iSupport Website |
17 |
Accessing iSupport Services |
18 |
Contacting the Technical Assistance Center |
18 |
SFTOS Features |
19 |
Overview of SFTOS Features |
19 |
Layer 2 Package Feature Details |
20 |
Basic Routing and Switching Support |
20 |
QoS |
21 |
VLAN |
21 |
Multicast Protocols |
21 |
Security and Packet Control Features |
21 |
Management |
21 |
Stacking |
22 |
Layer 3 Package Feature Details |
22 |
Extended Routing and Switching Support |
22 |
Routing Protocol Support |
22 |
Multicast Protocols |
23 |
Management |
23 |
Load Balancing |
24 |
Notable Differences between S-Series and E-Series |
24 |
Port Naming Convention |
26 |
Getting Started |
27 |
Setting up a Management Connection to the Switch |
28 |
Connecting to the Console Port |
29 |
Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview |
31 |
CLI Command Modes |
31 |
Getting Help From the CLI |
32 |
Controlling Pagination |
32 |
Checking Status |
32 |
Viewing the Software Version and Switch Numbers |
32 |
Verifying Details about the Switch |
32 |
Showing Network Settings |
34 |
Displaying Supported Features and System Up-time |
34 |
Displaying Statistics |
36 |
User Management |
36 |
Creating a User and Password |
36 |
Showing and Removing Created Users |
37 |
Setting SNMP Read/Write Access |
37 |
Setting the Enable Password |
38 |
Enabling Interfaces |
38 |
Enabling Ports |
38 |
Setting the Management IP Address |
39 |
Enabling Telnet to the Switch |
39 |
Configuring an Interface with an IP Address |
40 |
Using the Show IP Interface Command |
40 |
Setting up SNMP Management |
41 |
Creating VLANS |
41 |
Important Points to Remember — VLANs |
41 |
Setting Up the Management VLAN |
42 |
Creating a VLAN |
42 |
Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol |
42 |
Managing Configuration and Software Files |
43 |
Important Points to Remember — Files |
44 |
Downloading and Uploading Files |
44 |
Points to Remember when Transferring Files |
45 |
Downloading a Software Image |
45 |
Using Xmodem to Download Software |
46 |
Using TFTP to Download Software |
47 |
Saving the Running Configuration |
49 |
Installing System Software |
50 |
Managing SFTOS Software with SFTOS Version 2.5.1 |
50 |
Managing the Configuration |
56 |
Clearing the Running Configuration |
57 |
Saving the Startup Configuration to the Network |
57 |
Configuring from the Network |
58 |
Restoring the System to the Factory Default Configuration |
58 |
Resetting the Pre-configured System |
59 |
Using Configuration Scripts |
60 |
Creating a Configuration Script |
60 |
Viewing a Configuration Script File |
60 |
Uploading a Configuration Script to a TFTP Server |
61 |
Deleting a Script |
61 |
Downloading a Configuration Script from a TFTP Server |
62 |
Troubleshooting a Downloaded Script |
62 |
Applying a Configuration Script |
63 |
Listing Configuration Scripts |
64 |
Displaying Logs |
65 |
Management |
67 |
Creating the Management IP Address |
67 |
Changing the Management VLAN from the Default |
68 |
Verifying Access to a Management Port |
69 |
Verifying Management Port Connectivity |
69 |
Setting Stack Management Preferences |
69 |
Setting the Host Name Prompt |
70 |
Restoring the Configuration to Factory Defaults |
70 |
Setting up SNMP Management |
71 |
Managing SNMP Traps |
73 |
router BGP config mode |
74 |
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) |
75 |
Setting up Remote Network Monitoring (RMON) |
75 |
Important Points to Remember |
76 |
RMON Command Set |
76 |
Configuring RMON Alarms |
76 |
Example of configuring an RMON alarm |
78 |
Setting the System Date and Time |
78 |
Setting the System Date and Time Manually |
78 |
SNTP Overview |
79 |
CLI Examples of SNTP Setup |
80 |
Example #1: Configuring SNTP client mode |
80 |
Example #2: Configuring SNTP client port |
80 |
Example #3: Configuring SNTP server |
80 |
Example #4: show sntp client |
80 |
Example #5: show sntp server |
81 |
Gathering Details about the Switch |
81 |
Stacking S-Series Switches |
83 |
S-Series Stackability Features |
83 |
Important Points to Remember |
83 |
Stacking Commands Overview |
85 |
Management Unit Selection Algorithm |
85 |
Unit Number Assignment |
86 |
Stack Management and Functionality |
86 |
Adding a Switch to a Stack |
89 |
Best Practices |
89 |
Removing a Switch from a Stack |
90 |
Setting Management Unit Preferences |
91 |
Inspecting Management Preferences |
93 |
Hardware Management Preference |
93 |
Administrative Management Preference |
94 |
Unsetting Management Preference |
94 |
Management Preference and MAC Address |
94 |
Upgrading Software in a Stack |
94 |
Copying SFTOS Software to a Member Switch |
95 |
Configuration example: Upgrading software on a new member switch |
95 |
Using show Commands for Stacking Information |
98 |
System Logs |
101 |
Logging Commands |
101 |
Configuring the System Log |
102 |
Displaying the System Log |
103 |
Interpreting system log messages |
104 |
Using the Persistent Event Log |
105 |
Displaying the SNMP Trap Log |
106 |
Configuring Syslog Server Host Connections |
107 |
Configure a syslog server |
108 |
Configuring Interfaces |
111 |
Interface Support in SFTOS |
111 |
Viewing Interface Information |
112 |
Viewing Layer 3 Interface Information |
117 |
Configuring Physical Interfaces |
117 |
Enabling an Interface |
120 |
Configuring Speed and Duplex Mode |
120 |
Configuring Layer 3 Mode |
122 |
Clearing Interface Counters |
122 |
Enabling Power over Ethernet Ports (PoE) |
123 |
Bulk Configuration |
126 |
Using Interface Range Mode |
126 |
Bulk Configuration Examples |
127 |
Configure a single range |
127 |
Configure multiple ranges |
127 |
DHCP |
129 |
DHCP Commands |
129 |
Protocol Overview |
129 |
Configuring the Switch as a DHCP Server |
130 |
Important Points to Remember |
130 |
Configuration Task List |
130 |
Configuring a DHCP address pool (required) |
131 |
Excluding IP addresses (optional) |
131 |
Enabling the SFTOS DHCP Server feature (required) |
131 |
Verifying the DHCP Server Configuration |
131 |
Using the Switch as a BootP/DHCP Relay Agent |
132 |
DHCP Relay Agent Overview |
132 |
Configuring the Switch as a DHCP Relay Agent |
133 |
Verifying the DHCP Relay Agent Configuration |
133 |
Configuration Example — DHCP Server and Relay Agent |
133 |
Providing User Access Security |
135 |
Choosing a TACACS+ Server and Authentication Method |
135 |
Configuring TACACS+ Server Connection Options |
137 |
Configuring a RADIUS Connection |
138 |
Using the CLI to Configure Access through RADIUS |
138 |
Enabling Secure Management with SSH |
140 |
Enabling SSH |
142 |
Spanning Tree |
145 |
SFTOS STP Switching Features |
145 |
Forwarding, Aging, and Learning |
145 |
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, IEEE 802.1D) |
146 |
Basic STP (802.1D) CLI Management |
146 |
Basic STP CLI Port Management |
147 |
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP, IEEE 802.1w) |
147 |
RSTP Implementation |
147 |
Port Roles |
147 |
Port States |
148 |
Port Costs |
148 |
BPDU Format |
148 |
Convergence with RSTP |
148 |
Multiple Spanning-Tree Protocol (MSTP, IEEE 802.1s) |
148 |
Important Points to Remember |
149 |
MST Regions |
149 |
MST Interactions |
149 |
MSTP Standards |
149 |
MSTP CLI Management |
150 |
Spanning Tree Configuration Tasks |
150 |
Setting the STP Version Parameter |
151 |
Enabling STP |
152 |
Example of configuring STP |
152 |
Influencing the Spanning Tree Topology |
153 |
Example of influencing the spanning tree configuration |
154 |
Changing Spanning Tree Global Parameters |
155 |
Enabling an Edge Port |
156 |
MSTP Configuration Example |
156 |
Display Spanning Tree Configuration |
157 |
Displaying STP, MSTP, and RSTP Operation |
163 |
Link Aggregation |
165 |
Link Aggregation—IEEE 802.3 |
165 |
LAG Load Distribution |
166 |
LAG Implementation Restrictions |
167 |
Link Aggregation—MIB Support |
167 |
Static LAG Requirements |
167 |
Link Aggregation Group (LAG) Commands |
168 |
Privileged Exec and User Exec mode commands |
168 |
Global Config mode commands |
168 |
Interface Port Channel Config mode commands |
168 |
Interface Config mode commands |
170 |
Static LAG CLI Management |
170 |
Configuring a LAG |
170 |
LAG Configuration Examples |
171 |
Basic LAG configuration example |
172 |
Adding a LAG to a VLAN |
173 |
Using the Interface Range mode |
174 |
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) |
174 |
LACP Configuration |
175 |
LACP configuration example |
175 |
Displaying LAGs (Port Channels) |
176 |
Quality of Service |
177 |
Using Differentiated Services (DiffServ) |
177 |
Deploying DiffServ |
180 |
Creating Class-maps/DiffServ Classes |
180 |
Creating a Policy-Map |
182 |
Applying Policies |
183 |
Enabling Differentiated Services |
184 |
Monitoring DiffServ |
184 |
Using the show class-map Command |
184 |
show class-map |
185 |
Using the show diffserv Command |
186 |
Using the “show policy-map” Command |
187 |
Using the show service-policy Command |
190 |
Configuring Differentiated Services by Department |
191 |
Configuring Differentiated Services for Voice over IP |
194 |
Access Control |
197 |
SFTOS Support for Access Control Lists |
197 |
Common ACL Commands |
198 |
MAC ACL Commands |
198 |
IP ACL Commands |
200 |
Standard IP ACLs |
200 |
Extended IP ACLs |
200 |
Protecting the Management Interface with a Loopback ACL |
201 |
Access Control List Configuration Example |
202 |
Applying an IP ACL to the Loopback Interface |
203 |
Restrictions on the usage of loopback interface ACL |
204 |
Example of loopback interface configuration sequence |
204 |
Enabling Broadcast Storm Control |
205 |
VLANs |
207 |
Introduction to VLAN Configuration |
207 |
Important Points to Remember |
208 |
Implementing VLANs |
209 |
Forwarding Rules |
209 |
Egress Rules |
209 |
Exempt Frames |
209 |
VLAN Mode Commands |
210 |
Configuration Task List for VLANs |
211 |
Creating a VLAN and Adding Ports |
211 |
Example of creating a VLAN and assigning interfaces |
212 |
Assign an interface to multiple VLANs |
213 |
Clearing/Resetting a VLAN |
214 |
Adding a LAG to a VLAN |
215 |
Example of adding a LAG to a VLAN |
216 |
Creating a Routed VLAN |
217 |
Example of creating a routed VLAN on one switch |
217 |
GARP and GVRP |
218 |
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) |
219 |
GARP Timers |
219 |
GARP Commands |
220 |
Using GVRP |
220 |
Enabling Dynamic VLANs with GVRP |
220 |
Example of Creating a Dynamic VLAN through GVRP |
221 |
Displaying GARP, GVRP, GMRP Properties |
222 |
show garp and show gvrp configuration all commands |
222 |
Creating an IP Subnet-based VLAN |
223 |
Configuring a Private Edge VLAN (PVLAN) |
223 |
Configuring a Native VLAN |
224 |
Example of configuring a native VLAN |
227 |
Configuring a VLAN Tunnel (DVLAN or VLAN-Stack) |
229 |
DVLAN Tagging Considerations |
229 |
DVLAN Configuration Sequence |
229 |
DVLAN configuration example |
231 |
Displaying VLAN Information |
233 |
IGMP Snooping |
237 |
Enabling IGMP Snooping |
237 |
Monitoring IGMP Snooping |
238 |
Port Mirroring |
241 |
Port Mirroring Features |
241 |
Port Mirroring Commands |
242 |
Port Mirroring Configuration Examples |
242 |
Preparing to Configure Port Mirroring |
242 |
Configuring the mirrored port and destination port |
243 |
Starting a mirroring session |
243 |
Stopping the mirroring session and removing probe and mirrored ports |
244 |
Verifying Port Mirroring |
244 |
Verifying port mirroring session status |
244 |
Using other commands that show port mirroring status |
245 |
Layer 3 Routing |
247 |
Enabling Routing |
248 |
Port Routing Configuration Example |
250 |
IGMP Proxy |
251 |
IGMP Proxy Configuration |
252 |
IGMP Proxy configuration example |
252 |
Verifying the configuration |
254 |
RIP Configuration |
255 |
RIP Configuration Example |
256 |
OSPF Configuration |
257 |
OSPF Configuration Examples |
257 |
Configuring OSPF on an S-Series operating as an inter-area router |
257 |
Configuring OSPF on an S-Series operating as a border router |
260 |
VLAN Routing |
262 |
VLAN IP Commands |
262 |
VLAN Routing Configuration |
263 |
Example of creating a routed VLAN between switches |
263 |
VLAN Routing OSPF Configuration |
264 |
VLAN Routing RIP Configuration |
267 |
Link Aggregation |
269 |
Link Aggregation Layer 3 Configuration |
269 |
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol |
271 |
Configuring VRRP: Master Router (Router 1) |
272 |
Configuring VRRP: Backup Router (Router 2) |
273 |
Troubleshooting |
275 |
Recovering from Flash File System Corruption |
275 |
Recovering from a Software Upgrade Failure |
276 |
Recovering from a Lost Password |
277 |
Recovering from Switch Stack Problems |
277 |
Preventing Auto-negotiation Mismatches |
278 |
Monitoring SFPs |
280 |
Monitoring 10 GE Interfaces |
281 |
Monitoring CPU and Memory Utilization |
281 |
Software Forwarding |
281 |
Troubleshooting No Output on the Console |
282 |
RFCs, MIBs, and Traps |
285 |
IEEE Compliance |
285 |
RFC Compliance |
286 |
General Switching Protocols |
286 |
IP Multicast (in Layer 3 Package only) |
286 |
Management |
287 |
OSPF (in Layer 3 Package only) |
287 |
QoS |
288 |
RIP (in Layer 3 Package only) |
288 |
RMON |
288 |
Routing (in Layer 3 Package only) |
288 |
Security |
289 |
SNMP-related RFCs |
289 |
MIBs |
290 |
Industry MIBs Supported by SFTOS |
290 |
Force 10 MIBs |
291 |
SNMP Traps |
293 |