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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contacting Dell........
Page 4 Monitoring stack neighbors ....... . 20 Monitoring stack ports status ......21 Monitoring stack port statistics .
Page 5 Configuring a RADIUS server ....... 80 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server ..... . . 82 Configuring management authentication .
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Page 7: About This Document
About This Document In this chapter • Audience............vii •...
Page 8: Notes, Cautions, And Danger Notices
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations. Related publications The following Dell documents supplement the information in this guide: • PowerConnect B-FCX Switch Hardware Installation Guide •...
Page 9: Getting Technical Help Or Reporting Errors
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Page 11: Stackable Devices And Concepts
A stack is a group of devices that are connected so that they operate as a single chassis. For detailed information about Dell stacking technology, and for a list of stackable models, refer to the PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide.
Page 12 Stack topologies NOTE In linear topologies, stack units at either end of the stack use only one stacking port. The unused stacking port may be used as a data port. FIGURE 2 Ring Stack Topology NOTE In ring topologies, stack units are considered both upstream and downstream because every unit can be reached from either direction.
Page 13: The Web Management Interface
Chapter The Web Management Interface In this chapter • Access requirements..........3 •...
Page 14: Logging In And Logging Out
Logging in and logging out • A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community string must be configured on the device using the CLI. This community string is used as your password to log in through the WMI. A community string is required for read-write access and for read-only access. •...
Page 15: Navigating The Web Management Interface
Navigating the Web Management Interface • For read-write access, enter set for User Name and a read-write community string for the Password. There is no default read-write community string. NOTE If you have configured the device to secure Web Management Interface using local user accounts, you must enter the user name and password of one of the user accounts.
Page 16 Navigating the Web Management Interface On an interface home page, the configuration panel is the same panel displayed when you select the Configure > System > General option. In this document, this panel will be referred to as the General System configuration panel. The General System configuration panel displays a list of features and protocols that can be enabled or disabled using the Web Management Interface.
Page 17: In This Chapter
Chapter Monitoring Stack Performance and Metrics In this chapter • Monitoring the ARP cache......... 7 •...
Page 18 Monitoring the ARP cache The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Cache table contains entries for devices attached to the device you are monitoring. The ARP cache contains entries that map IP addresses to MAC addresses. The ARP cache can contain dynamic (learned) entries and static (user-configured) entries.
Page 19: Monitoring The Device
Monitoring the device Monitoring the device Select Monitor > Device to view the device information table. FIGURE 8 Monitoring the device Information Click Display and select the unit to view the information for any device in an IronStack The Device Information display contains the following information. Stack Unit ID Number of the unit within a stack (1-8).
Page 20: Monitoring Flash Information
Monitoring flash information Temperature In addition to the actual temperature, the color of the degrees provides a visual indicator for the device: • Green – The temperature is within the normal operating range. • Orange – The temperature has reached the warning level. •...
Page 21: Monitoring Memory Information
Monitoring memory information Unit ID Number of the unit within a stack (1-8). Compressed Primary Code The compressed size, version, and image name for the Primary Code. Compressed Secondary Code The compressed size, version, and image name for the Secondary Code. Compressed Boot ROM Code The compressed size and version for the BootROM Code.
Page 22 Monitoring the front panel FIGURE 11 PowerConnect B-Series FCX Front panel The front panel shows the status of stack devices using colors. Green ports are connected, gray ports are not connected. Stacking ports of the same color on two units are connected with stacking cables. For example, the green ports on the second and third devices are connected.
Page 23 Monitoring the front panel FIGURE 12 Monitoring the port Realtime Information PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 24: Monitoring Mac Addresses
Monitoring MAC addresses Status LED display • The status LEDs that appear on the front panel provides information about system activity. LED colors StackMaster PWR Green/active Amber/active StackLink Grey/off Module Diag • Active Controller (Device role in Green – Active Controller. •...
Page 25 Monitoring MAC addresses Select Monitor > MAC Address, to view the MAC Address details. FIGURE 13 Monitoring the MAC Address Click Next Page to view the remaining entries of the MAC address details. The MAC Address window contains the following information. MAC Address The MAC address of the device.
Page 26: Monitoring The System Log
Monitoring the system log Monitoring the system log Select Monitor > System Log to view the current information in the System Log Buffer. FIGURE 14 Monitoring the dynamic system log buffer Click Next Page to view the remaining information of the Dynamic System Log Buffer. The Dynamic System Log Buffer contains the following information.
Page 27: Monitoring Stack Details
Monitoring stack details Monitoring stack details Select Monitor > Stack > Details to view current detailed stack information. FIGURE 15 Monitoring stack details The Stack Details window contains the following information. You can also view Stack Port Status and Stack Neighbors details in this window. Stack Details includes the following information. Unit ID Defines the number of the unit within the stack.
Page 28 Monitoring stack details Comment Additional information about this unit. Alone Indicates the device is operating as a standalone device. Dynamic configuration. The configuration for this unit is dynamic and may be overwritten by a new stack unit. To change to a static configuration, enter the write memory command.
Page 29: Monitoring A Stack Module
Monitoring a stack module Monitoring a stack module Select Monitor > Stack > Module to view current information about Stack Modules. FIGURE 16 Monitor stack modules The Stack Module contains the following information. Stack Unit: Slot Defines the number of the unit within the stack and the slot number.
Page 30: Monitoring Stack Neighbors
Monitoring stack neighbors General Stacking Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration. Configure Stack Priority Allows you to configure the stack unit priority. Configure Stack Port Allows you to configure the stack port. Configure Stack Modules Allows you to configure the stack modules. Monitoring stack neighbors Select Monitor >...
Page 31: Monitoring Stack Ports Status
Monitoring stack ports status Units The number of units within the stack. Order The order of the unit IDs within the stack. General Stacking Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration. Configuration Configure Stack Priority Allows you to configure the stack unit priority. Configure Stack Port Allows you to configure the stack port.
Page 32 Monitoring stack ports status The Stack Port Status contains the following information. Unit ID Defines the number of the unit within the stack. Stack-port1 Indicates the port state and identifies the port by number (stack-ID or slot or port). Port states are: •...
Page 33: Monitoring Stack Port Statistics
Monitoring stack port statistics Monitoring stack port statistics Select Monitor > Stack > Stack-Ports > Statistics to view current Stack Port Statistics,. FIGURE 19 Monitoring stack port statistics The Stack Port Statistics contains the following information. Port The stack identification number for this port. In Packets The number of incoming packets on this port.
Page 34: Monitoring Stack Port Interfaces
Monitoring stack port interfaces Monitoring stack port interfaces Select Monitor > Stack > Stack-Ports > Interface to view current information about Stack Port Interfaces. FIGURE 20 Monitoring stack port interfaces The Stack Port Interfaces contains the following information. Port The stack identification number for this port. Link Identifies the configuration for modules on this unit.
Page 35: Monitoring Stack Resources
Monitoring stack resources Name An optional name assigned to the port. General Stacking Configuration Allows you to configure the general stacking configuration. Configure Stack Priority Allows you to configure the stack unit priority. Configure Stack Port Allows you to configure the stack port. Configure Stack Modules Allows you to configure the stack modules.
Page 36: Monitoring Ethernet Port Statistics
Monitoring Ethernet port statistics The Stack Resources contains the following information. Resource Type Identifies the specific resource. Allocated The number of entries that the system has allocated. In-use The number of entries being used by the application. Available The number of available entries. Get-fail The number of entries out of resources.
Page 37 Monitoring Ethernet port statistics Select Monitor > Port > Statistic > Ethernet to view the information. FIGURE 22 Monitoring ETHERNET Port Statistic PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 38: Monitoring Port Attribute
Monitoring port attribute The Ethernet Port Statistics contains the following information. Port Port ID for which the statistics was collected. Total Packets Shows the total number of packets received (RX) and transmitted (TX) on the port. Collision Shows the number of RX and TX collisions on the port. Error Shows the number of the following types of errors on the port: •...
Page 39 Monitoring port attribute FIGURE 23 Monitoring Ethernet Port attributes PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 40: Monitoring Port Utilization
Monitoring port utilization Monitoring port utilization The Port Utilization display shows the traffic that is received and transmitted on a port. To view the Port Utilization information, select Monitor > Port > Utilization > Ethernet. If interface options are available, select the interface type, for example Ethernet, to show the Port Utilization display. FIGURE 24 Monitoring ETHERNET Port Utilization The Port Utilization contains the following information.
Page 41 Monitoring port utilization Select Stack ID Use the drop-down box to select the ID number of the stack unit you want to view, then click Display. Clear Click clear to remove the current data and restart the monitoring process. Stop Polling Click Stop Polling to stop the statistics polling process.
Page 42: Monitoring The Management Port
Monitoring the management port Monitoring the management port Select Monitor > Port > Management to view the current management port configuration details. FIGURE 25 Monitoring management port configuration The Management Port Configuration contains the following information. Port Name of the management port. Each entry has a link to detailed realtime information about the port.
Page 43: Monitoring Stp
Monitoring STP FIGURE 26 Monitor - Management port realtime information The realtime management port contains the following information. Status The status of the port. MAC Address The MAC address of the port. Actual Speed/Mode Shows whether the actual speed matches the configured speed. If the configured speed is set to Auto, then the speed is provided.
Page 44 Monitoring STP FIGURE 27 Monitoring the STP Bridge PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 45 Monitoring STP The STP contains the following information. STP Bridge Parameters (global parameters) Root ID The ID assigned by STP to the root bridge for this spanning tree. Root Cost The cumulative cost from this bridge to the root bridge. If this device is the root bridge, then the root cost is 0.
Page 46: Monitoring Rstp
Monitoring RSTP Forward Transition The number of times STP has changed the state of this port between BLOCKING and FORWARDING. Cost The cost to the root bridge as advertised by the designated bridge that is connected to this port. If the designated bridge is the root bridge itself, then the cost is 0.
Page 47 Monitoring RSTP FIGURE 28 Monitoring the RSTP bridge The RSTP bridge display contains the following information. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 48 Monitoring RSTP RSTP Bridge Parameters Vlan The port-based VLAN that owns the STP instance. VLAN 1 is the default VLAN. If you have not configured port-based VLANs on this device, all 802.1W information is for VLAN 1. RootBridge ID The ID assigned by STP to the root bridge for this spanning tree. RootBridge PathCost The cumulative cost from this bridge to the root bridge.
Page 49 Monitoring RSTP Edge Port Indicates if the port is configured as an operational Edge port: • T – The port is configured as an Edge port. • F – The port is not configured as an Edge port. This is the default. Role The current role of the port: •...
Page 50: Monitoring Ip Traffic
Monitoring IP traffic Monitoring IP traffic Select Monitor > IP > Traffic to view current IP statistics. FIGURE 29 Monitoring the IP traffic The IP Statistics contains the following information. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 51 The number of ICMP packets received by the device. Total Sent The number of ICMP packets sent by the device. Received Errors This information is used by Dell customer support. Sent Errors This information is used by Dell customer support. Received Unreachable The number of Destination Unreachable messages received by the device.
Page 52 The number of UDP packets dropped because the packet did not contain a valid UDP port number. Input Errors This information is used by Dell customer support. TCP statistics The TCP statistics are derived from RFC 793, “Transmission Control Protocol”.
Page 53: Monitoring Rmon (Remote Monitoring) History
Monitoring RMON (Remote Monitoring) history Unrecognized This information is used by Dell customer support. Bad Version The number of RIP packets dropped by the device because the RIP version was either invalid or is not supported by this device. Bad Address Family The number of RIP packets dropped because the value in the Address Family Identifier field of the packet’s header was invalid.
Page 54 Monitoring RMON (Remote Monitoring) history Select Monitor > RMON > History to view RMON history data details. FIGURE 30 Monitoring the RMON Ethernet history The RMON History table contains the following information. Port Slot number or Port number for which the history data is being presented. Time Stamp Day and time when the data was collected.
Page 55: Monitoring Rmon Statistics
Monitoring RMON statistics Packets: Broadcast The total number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address. This number does not include multicast packets. Packets: Multicast The total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast address. This number does not include packets directed to the broadcast address.
Page 56 Monitoring RMON statistics Select Monitor > RMON > Statistics to view current RMON Statistics. Select the stack unit ID from the drop-down list and click Display. FIGURE 31 Monitoring RMON Ethernet statistics PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 57 Monitoring RMON statistics The RMON Statistics contains the following information. Port Slot number or port number of the port for which the statistics are being reported. Octets The total number of octets of data received on the network. This number includes octets in bad packets.
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Page 59: Configuring Stack Components
Chapter Configuring Stack Components In this chapter • Configuring the general settings for an IronStack..... 50 • Configuring stack priority ........51 •...
Page 60: Configuring The General Settings For An Ironstack
Configuring the general settings for an IronStack Configuring the general settings for an IronStack Once you have logged into the Web Management Interface, you can add or modify the stack settings to improve performance and reliability. For more configuration information, refer to PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide. The unit with the highest priority is the Active Controller (128 by default).
Page 61: Configuring Stack Priority
Configuring stack priority The General Stacking Configuration window contains the following information. Stacking Disable – Prevents a unit from sending or listening for any stacking probe messages. In this mode, the unit cannot be forced to join a stack. Enable – Enable stacking mode on a new unit before you add it to the stack. None –...
Page 62: Modifying Priority
Configuring stack priority The additional items you can configure or view in the Stack unit priority window includes: • Stack Details • Stack Modules • Add module (refer to page Modifying priority Assign the highest priority value to the stack unit if you want to function as the Active Controller. When you enter a new priority value for a stack unit, that value takes effect immediately, but does not affect the current Active Controller until the next reset.
Page 63: Configuring Stack Ports
Configuring stack ports The Configure Unit Priority window contains the following information. Unit ID The stack identification number for this unit. Priority A number from 0 to 255 (255 is the highest priority). Additional information you can configure or view includes: •...
Page 64: Modifying Stack Ports
Configuring stack ports Modifying stack ports Click Configure > Stack > Stack Ports > Modify to modify the configuration of the stack ports. Configure the stack ports and Click Apply. FIGURE 36 Modifying stack ports The configurable options include the following. Unit ID The stack identification number for this unit.
Page 65: Configuring A Stack Module
Configuring a stack module FIGURE 37 Show Stack-Ports Configuring a stack module Select Configure > Stack > Module to configure a stack module. Select a Unit ID from 1 to 8 in the drop-down menu, then click Apply. FIGURE 38 Add Modules for Stack Unit PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 66: Adding A Module
Configuring a stack module Adding a module Click Add Module to add a module to the stack. Configuring a new module can be accomplished by following steps below: • When you add a new module, the Active Controller learns the configuration from the new unit dynamically.
Page 67: Configuring The System Boot Sequence
Configuring the system boot sequence Configuring the system boot sequence Select Configure > System > Boot Sequence to configure the system boot sequence. FIGURE 40 Configuring system boot sequence Other options in this panel includes: Enables you to add the Boot Sequence operations. Delete Enables you to delete the added Boot Sequence operations.
Page 68: Configuring The System Clock
Configuring the system clock FIGURE 41 Boot Sequence List Configuring the system clock Select Configure > System > Clock to configure the system clock. Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 69 Configuring the system clock FIGURE 42 Configuring the system clock The clock menu contains the following information. Time Zone Configures the different time zones that can be configured for the device. Daylight Saving time Allows to enable or disable Daylight Saving Time option.The DST feature is automatic, but to trigger the device to the correct time, the device must be configured to the US time zone, not the GMT offset.
Page 70: Configuring The System Dhcp Gateway
Configuring the system DHCP gateway Configuring the system DHCP gateway Select Configure > System > DHCP Gateway to configure a system DHCP gateway. FIGURE 43 Configuring system DHCP gateway The DHCP gateway contains the following information. Unit ID The stack identification number for this unit. IP List Displays the list of IP addresses.
Page 71: Configuring The System Dns
Configuring the system DNS FIGURE 44 Adding Unit ID and IP The DHCP gateway list contains the following information. The stack identification number for this unit. IP Address List Displays the list of IP addresses. Show Displays the added list of DHCP gateway. Add DHCP Gateway Allows you to add new ID and address list to the DHCP gateway list.
Page 72: Configuring The General System
Configuring the general system FIGURE 45 Configuring system DNS The DNS display contains the following information. Domain Name The label of the controlling system. Address Format Refers to the IPv4 or IPv6 format. Server Search List Provides the list of servers to configure DNS. Configuring the general system Select Configure >...
Page 73 Configuring the general system FIGURE 46 Configuring general system The general system configuration display contains the following information. Policy based VLANs Enables to configure port VLAN. Spanning Tree Enables and disables STP on the device. On enabling it allows to select the type of STP. Defines the type of QoS to be selected.
Page 74 Configuring the general system • MAC Filter • Module • Max-Parameter • RADIUS • Tacacs • Management Click Advance to display the following additional system information. FIGURE 47 Advance system information The Advance system display contains the following information. Tag Type Specifies the VLAN tag type of the device.
Page 75: Configuring The System Identification
Configuring the system identification Configuring the system identification Select Configure > System > Identification to configure system identification information. Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes. FIGURE 48 Configuring system identification The System Identification contains the following information. Name Displays the name of the device.
Page 76: Configuring A Standard Acl
Configuring a standard ACL FIGURE 49 Configuring system IP address The system IP display contains the following information. IP Address Configures the IP Address of the device. Subnet Mask Configures the network mask for the IP Address. Default Gateway Configures the IP address of a locally attached router (or a router attached to the Layer 2 Switch by bridges or other Layer 2 Switches).
Page 77 Configuring a standard ACL FIGURE 50 Configuring a standard ACL The standard ACL display contains the following information. Standard ACL Number Displays the Standard Access Control List number. Action The action the router takes if a RIP route packet matches the IP address and subnet mask of the filter.
Page 78: Configuring An Extended Acl
Configuring an extended ACL Click Show ACL to open the Standard ACL display. FIGURE 51 Standard ACL The Standard ACL display contains the following information. #/Name Displays the name of the Standard ACL. Action The action the router takes if a RIP route packet matches the IP address and subnet mask of the filter.
Page 79 Configuring an extended ACL FIGURE 52 Configuring an extended ACL The Extended ACL display contains the following information. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 80 Configuring an extended ACL ACL Number Displays the Extended Access Control List number. Action The action the router takes if a RIP route packet matches the IP address and subnet mask of the filter. The action can be one of the following: •...
Page 81: Configuring An Ip Access Group
Configuring an IP access group Source Range System Enables you to define the source range system. defined Destination Destination Port System Enables you to define the destination port system. defined Destination Range Enables you to define the destination range system. System defined Configuring an IP access group Select Configure >...
Page 82: Configuring The System Mac Filter
Configuring the system MAC filter Delete Allows you to delete any changes made. Reset To undo your changes, click Reset. Show Displays if there are any entries. Select Name ACLs Clicking on this parameter allows you to enter the ACL Name Configuring the system MAC filter Select Configure >...
Page 83 Configuring the system MAC filter Destination Address The destination identification number in the IP. Destination Mask This is a network mask applied to the destination address. It is specified as a 32-bit IP address in dotted decimal format. The destination-mask attribute apples to all protocols.
Page 84: Configuring The Maximum System Value
Configuring the maximum system value FIGURE 55 Filter Group The Filter Group display contains the following information. Port Specifies the port number. Filter ID List Displays the list of Filter IDs. Show Displays the added MAC Filter entries. MAC Filter Click MAC Filter to go back to the MAC filter screen as shown in Figure Configuring the maximum system value...
Page 85 Configuring the maximum system value FIGURE 56 Configuring the maximum system parameter The Configure System Parameter Maximum Value display contains the following information. Name An optional name assigned to the port Range Specifies the range of values for the port. Default Displays the default value for the port.
Page 86: Configuring A System Module
Configuring a system module Click Modify to change the maximum value. Click Apply to save your configuration or click Reset to undo changes. FIGURE 57 Modifying the maximum parameter value Click Show to show the new maximum parameter value. Configuring a system module Select Configure >...
Page 87 Configuring a system module FIGURE 58 Configuring system module PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 88 Configuring a system module The table shows the following information. Unit Id:Module Displays the Unit Id of the management module. Slot The Interface module / slot number. Module Identifies the module, by stack unit ID, module number, module type Status Displays the status of this module.
Page 89: Configuring An Ntp Server
Configuring an NTP Server Configuring an NTP Server Select Configure > System > NTP to configure an NTP server. FIGURE 60 Configuring a Network Transfer Protocol (NTP) server The table shows the following information. Polling Time This parameter allows you to specify the minimum poll interval for NTP messages. •...
Page 90: Configuring A Radius Server
Configuring a RADIUS server FIGURE 61 NTP server information The NTP display contains the following information. IP Address The IP Address of the route’s destination. Version Displays the version of the NTP Server. Allows you to add the IP Address. Delete Allows you to delete the changes made.
Page 91 This parameter in the RADIUS-server command is used to encrypt RADIUS packets before they are sent over the network. The value for the key parameter on the Dell device should match the one configured on the RADIUS server. The key can be from 1 – 32 characters in length and cannot include any space characters.
Page 92: Configuring A Tacacs/Tacacs+ Server
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 63 RADIUS server information The RADIUS Server display contains the following information. IP Address The IP Address of the route’s destination. Auth Port This parameter specifies the Authentication port number. It is an optional parameter. The default is 1645.
Page 93 This parameter in the tacacs-server command is used to encrypt TACACS+ packets before they are sent over the network. The value for the key parameter on the Dell device should match the one configured on the TACACS+ server. The key can be from 1 – 32 characters in length and cannot include any space characters.
Page 94: Configuring Management Authentication
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 65 TACACS/TACACS+ Server Information The TACACS Server display contains the following information. IP Address The IP Address of the destination for the route. Auth Port This parameter specifies the UDP (for TACACS) or TCP (for TACACS+) port number of the authentication port on the server.
Page 95 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 66 Configuring management authentication The Login Authentication Sequence display the following information. Type Specifies the type of authentication to be used • Login • Enable • Web Server • SNMP Server Enables to add the authentication methods. Delete Enables to delete the added methods.
Page 96: Configuring Management Authorization
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 67 Viewing the configured management authentication method Configuring management authorization Select Configure > System > Management > Authorization methods to configure management authorization. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 97: Configuring Management Accounting
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 68 Configuring management authorization The Authentication Method display contains the following information. Type Specifies the mode of authorization • Commands • Exec Command Level Allows you to select the command level. Enables to add the authorization methods. Delete Enables to delete the added methods.
Page 98 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 69 Configuring management accounting methods The Accounting Method display contains the following information. Type Specifies the mode of authorization • Commands • Exec • System Command Level Allows you to select the command level. Enables to add the accounting methods. Delete Enables to delete the added methods.
Page 99: Configuring An Snmp Community String
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server Configuring an SNMP community string Select Configure > System > Management > Community String to configure an SNMP community string. FIGURE 70 Configuring an SNMP community string The SNMP Community String display contains the following information. Type Displays the type of login username and password.
Page 100: Configuring General Management Parameters
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 71 Adding Community strings Configuring general management parameters Select Configure > System > Management > General to configure the management. Click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo changes. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 101 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 72 Configuring general management parameters The Management display contains the following information. Web Management Allows you to enable or disable Web Management. SNMP Allows you to enable or disable SNMP. Telnet Allows you to enable or disable TELNET. Telnet Authentication Allows you to enable or disable Telnet Authentication.
Page 102: Configuring A Management System Log
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server System Log Allows you to modify the system log. Community String Allows you to modify. Trap Allows you to configure the Trap. Trap Receiver Allows you to configure the Trap Receiver. Configuring a management system log Select Configure >...
Page 103 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server Click Show Log Server to display log server entries, if any, as shown in Figure FIGURE 74 Viewing Log Server entries Log Server Click Add Log Server to add extra log servers to your system log configuration, as shown in Figure PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 104: Configuring A Trap
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 75 Add a Log Server The System Log Server display contains the following information. Server IP Address Displays the IP address of IPv4 or IPv6. Server Udp Port This parameter specifies the application port used for the Syslog facility. The default is 514.
Page 105 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 76 Configuring a trap The Trap display contains the following information. SNMP Authentication Allows you to enable or disable SNMP Authentication. Power Supply Allows you to enable or disable Power Supply. Allows you to enable or disable Fan. Cold Start Allows you to enable or disable Cold Start.
Page 106: Configuring A Trap Receiver
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server Configuring a trap receiver Select Configure > System > Management > Trap Receiver to configure a trap receiver. FIGURE 77 Configuring a trap receiver The Trap Receiver display contains the following information. IP Address The IP Address of the route’s destination. UDP Port This parameter specifies the application port used for the Syslog facility.
Page 107 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server Encryption The encryption method used for the connection. This can be IDEA, ARCFOUR, DES, 3DES, AES, or BLOWFISH. Security Model Used to secure against the following threats: • Modification of information. • Masquerading the identity of an authorized entity. •...
Page 108: Configuring A Management User Account
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server IP Address The IP Address of the destination of the route. UDP Port Number Specifies the UDP port number on the host that will receive the trap. Security Name or Arbitrary values made of two five-digit integers joined by a colon. Each string in the Community community name can be a number from 0-65535.
Page 109: Configuring Web Management Preference
Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 79 Configuring a management user account The User Account display contains the following information. User Name Specifies the User Id. Password Allows you to enter the login password. Privilege Lets you use the commands, allowed by the user level. Allows you to add information to the user account using the CLI commands.
Page 110 Configuring a TACACS/TACACS+ server FIGURE 80 Configuring Web management preference The Web Management Preferences display contains the following information. Page Size Displays the page size. Session Timeout Specifies the console session timeout value. Connection Receive Timeout Specifies the time lapsed after getting disconnected from the application. Front Panel Refresh Specifies the time after which the front panel gets refreshed.
Page 111: Configuring An Ethernet Port
Configuring an Ethernet port Port Statistic Displays the port statistic polling time. Shows whether STP is Enabled or Disabled for the port. TFTP Status Displays the current TFTP polling time status in secs. RMON Displays the polling time for Remote Monitoring. Configuring an Ethernet port Select Configure >...
Page 112 Configuring an Ethernet port FIGURE 81 Configuring an ETHERNET Port PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 113 Configuring an Ethernet port The Ethernet Port Configuration display contains the following information. Port The slot ID and port ID. Actual Speed/Mode Shows whether the Actual speed matches the Configured speed. If the Configured speed is set to Auto, then the speed is provided. Configured Speed/Mode The speed duplex set for the port.
Page 114: Modifying Port Settings
Configuring an Ethernet port Modifying port settings Click Modify to configure any Ethernet port in the row associated with the port number, as shown in the previous display. The following display will appear. Use this form to make changes, and click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo the changes.
Page 115 Configuring an Ethernet port NOTE You may encounter connectivity errors if the stacking port configuration was not saved. Click Apply immediately after making stacking-related configuration changes, such as priority and stacking ports. Click Reset to undo the changes and then Click Apply to retain the previous version data. The configurable options shown in the Configure Ethernet Port display includes the following.
Page 116: Configuring Port Relative Utilization
Configuring an Ethernet port Configuring port relative utilization You can configure uplink utilization lists that display the percentage of bandwidth for a given uplink port that is being used by a specific list of downlink ports. The percentages are based on 30-second intervals of RMON packet statistics for the ports.
Page 117 Configuring an Ethernet port Uplink port members Click Select Uplink Port Members. You can enable individual ports or entire rows. Click Continue after selecting the necessary uplink port members. FIGURE 84 Uplink port members Downlink port members Click Select Downlink Port Members. You can enable individual ports or entire rows. Click Continue after selecting the necessary downlink port members.
Page 118 Configuring an Ethernet port The selected port members is displayed as shown below. FIGURE 86 Configuring the uplink and downlink port members Click Show to view the details of the uplink and downlink port members of a particular ID. The Show port uplink relative utilization window appears as shown below.
Page 119: Configuring A Management Port
Configuring a management port Configuring a management port Select Configure > Port > Management to configure a management port. FIGURE 88 Configure Management Port NOTE Click Apply to save the configuration or click Reset to undo changes. Select Status of the port and click Apply.
Page 120: Configuring The Monitor And Mirror Port
Configuring the monitor and mirror port Configuring the monitor and mirror port Select Configure > Monitor and Mirror to configure the monitor and mirror port. FIGURE 89 Configuring monitor and mirror port The Monitor and Mirror port configuration display contains the following information. Configure Mirror Port Mode Specifies the mode in which the port operates.
Page 121: Configuring The Qos Profile
Configuring the QOS profile Show Mirror Port Displays the newly added mirror ports. Enables you to add the ports. Delete Enables you to delete the changes made. Reset To undo your changes, click Reset. Configuring the QOS profile Select Configure > QOS > Profile to configure the QOS profile. Click Apply to save your configuration and click Reset to undo changes.
Page 122: Configuring Vlan
Configuring VLAN FIGURE 91 Configuring QOS bind The QOS Bind display contains the following information. Priority Displays the priority level from lowest to highest (0 - 7). Profile Name Specifies the QoS profile name. Profile Displays the QOS Profile screen. Configuring VLAN Select Configure >...
Page 123 Configuring VLAN FIGURE 92 Configuring Port VLAN The Port VLAN contains the following information. VLAN Id This parameter displays STP information for the specified port-based VLAN. The type of STP enabled on the device. 802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), which was now 802.1W feature if enabled, provides rapid traffic reconvergence for point-to-point links within a few milliseconds (0 –...
Page 124 Configuring VLAN Click Modify to change the VLAN settings. FIGURE 93 Modifying VLAN settings The Modify Port VLAN display contains the following information. VLAN Id This parameter displays STP information for the specified port-based VLAN. Name Displays the default VLAN name. Spanning Tree The type of STP enabled on the device.
Page 125 Configuring VLAN FIGURE 94 Configuring VLAN Protocol The VLAN protocol display contains the following information. PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 126 Configuring VLAN Protocol_VLAN_Name Enter the name of the Protocol VLAN. Protocol Type Select a protocol type. Selected Port Members Displays the selected port members under the static port and exclude port. Change Static members Allows you to select the static port members. Change Exclude members Allows you to select the exclude port members.
Page 127 Configuring VLAN FIGURE 96 Static Port Members The options within the panel includes: • Select Row Allows you to select the entire row. • Clear Row Allows you to clear any selected row. • Select All Allows you to select all the port members. •...
Page 128 Configuring VLAN FIGURE 97 Exclude Port Members Select the port members and click Continue to view the selected port members as shown in Figure FIGURE 98 Display of selected port members Click IP Subnet to view the details of IP Subnet as shown in Figure PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 129 Configuring VLAN FIGURE 99 IP Subnet The IP Subnet display contains the following information. Protocol_VLAN_Name Specifies the name of the protocol VLAN. IP Address Configures the IP Address of the device. Mask This parameter provides a filter for displaying multiple MAC addresses that have specific values in common.
Page 130: Configuring Stp
Configuring STP The IPX network window contains the following information. Protocol_VLAN_Name Enter the name of the protocol VLAN. Frame Type Enter the frame type of the protocol. Network IPX network must be between 0x00000001 to 0xFFFFFFFE. Selected Port Members Displays the selected port members under the static port and exclude port. Configuring STP Select Configure >...
Page 131 Configuring STP FIGURE 101 Configuring the STP bridge The STP Bridge and Port contains the following information. STP Bridge Parameters Priority The preference that STP gives this port relative to other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree. A higher numerical value means a lower priority. Max.Age The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits for a hello message from the root bridge before deciding the root has become unavailable and performing a...
Page 132 Configuring STP Forward Delay The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits following a topology change and consequent reconvergence. STP Port Parameters Port The port number. Priority The preference that STP gives this port relative to other ports for forwarding traffic out of the spanning tree.
Page 133 Configuring STP Port The port number. Apply port STP Allows you to apply the changes to port STP. Apply to all Ports Allows you to apply the changes to all ports. Show Displays the changes in STP parameters, if any. Statistic Displays the Statistic STP parameters.
Page 134 Configuring STP The STP statistic display contains the following information. STP Bridge Parameters Root ID The ID assigned by STP to the root bridge for this spanning tree. Root Cost The cumulative cost from this bridge to the root bridge. If this device is the root bridge, then the root cost is 0.
Page 135: Configuring Rstp
IEEE 802.1W standard; whereas the 802.1W RSTP feature provides the full standard. The implementation of the 802.1W Draft 3 is referred to as RSTP Draft3. RSTP Draft3 will continue to be supported on Dell devices for backward compatibility. Users currently using RSTP Draft 3 should migrate to 802.1W.
Page 136 Configuring RSTP FIGURE 104 Configuring the RSTP bridge PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 137 Configuring RSTP The RSTP Bridge and Port contains the following information. RSTP Bridge Parameters Vlan The port-based VLAN that owns the STP instance. VLAN 1 is the default VLAN. If you have not configured port-based VLANs on this device, all 802.1W information is for VLAN 1.
Page 138 Configuring RSTP FIGURE 105 Modifying RSTP parameters The RSTP parameters contains the following information. RSTP Bridge Parameters Forward Delay (Seconds) The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits following a topology change and consequent reconvergence. Maximum Age (Seconds) The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits for a hello message from the root bridge before deciding the root has become unavailable and performing a reconvergence.
Page 139 Configuring RSTP Force Migration Check The force-migration-check parameter forces the specified port to sent one RST BPDU. If only STP BPDUs are received in response to the sent RST BPDU, then the port will go return to sending STP BPDUs. Priority The configured priority of the port.
Page 140 Configuring RSTP Root Port The port on this device that connects to the root bridge. If this device is the root bridge, then the value is “Root” instead of a port number. Max.Age The number of seconds this device or VLAN waits for a hello message from the root bridge before deciding the root has become unavailable and performing a reconvergence.
Page 141: Configuring Trunk
Configuring trunk Role The current role of the port: • Root • Designated • Alternate • Backup • Disabled For more information, refer to “Bridges and bridge port roles” of PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide. State The port’s STP state. The state can be one of the following: •...
Page 142 Configuring trunk FIGURE 107 Configuring the Trunk Select multiple ports using Ctrl key and click Add to display the added ports. FIGURE 108 Adding port members in the Trunk The trunk display contains the following information. Trunk Id The trunk group number. The software numbers the groups in the display to make the display easy to use.
Page 143: Configuring Static Station
Configuring static station Delete Enables you to delete the added port members. Reset To undo your changes, click Reset. Show Display the Trunk entries. Add Trunk Allows you to add new ports. Configuring static station Select Configure > Static Station to configure static station. FIGURE 109 Configuring the static station The static station display contains the following information.
Page 144 Configuring static station PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...
Page 145: In This Chapter
Chapter Stack Commands In this chapter • Clearing information ......... . . 135 •...
Page 146: Disabling Or Enabling The Menu View
Disabling or enabling the menu view Disabling or enabling the menu view Select Command > Disable Frame to hide the menu tree from the left panel. Click Frame Enable hyperlink to show the menu tree appearing at the bottom of the window. FIGURE 111 Appearance of screen with the disabled menu tree Logging out...
Page 147: Reloading Units In A Stack
Reloading units in a stack Reloading units in a stack Select Command > Reload to reload any or all of the units within a stack. Select the check box in the Select column allows you to specify the units you want to reload. Click Yes to start the process. FIGURE 113 Command - Reloading Stack Units The Reset Stack Units contains the following information.
Page 148: Accessing A Telnet Command Prompt
Command - Configuring Flash Accessing a telnet command prompt The Telnet command establishes a Telnet connection from a Dell device to a remote IPv6 host using the console. Select Command > Telnet to open a Telnet CLI window. FIGURE 115...
Page 149: Performing A Trace
Performing a trace The Trace Route command allows you to trace a path from the Dell device to an IPv6 host. Trace route requests show all responses to a minimum TTL of 1 second and a maximum TTL of 30 seconds.
Page 150: Using Tftp
Using TFTP The Trace Route option has the following details. Target Address Specifies the IP address of the host at the other end of the route. You must specify this address in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons. Minimum TTL Default is 1.
Page 151 Using TFTP The TFTP Configuration contains the following information. TFTP Server ID The IP address of the most-recently contacted TFTP server, if the switch has contacted a TFTP server since the last time the software was reloaded or the switch was rebooted.
Page 152 Using TFTP PowerConnect B-Series FCX Web Management Interface User Guide 53-1002268-01...

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