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53-1002266-01
18 March 2011
PowerConnect B-Series FCX
Configuration Guide
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Contents About This Document Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxix Device nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxix Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxix Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xl Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 2 Configuring Basic Software Features Configuring basic system parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Entering system administration information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Configuring Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Disabling Syslog messages and traps for CLI access . . . . . . . .22 Cancelling an outbound Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Loading and saving configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Replacing the startup configuration with the running configuration 65 Replacing the running configuration with the startup configuration 66 Logging changes to the startup-config file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server . . . . . . . .66 Dynamic configuration loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Maximum file sizes for startup-config f
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Viewing information about software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Viewing the License ID (LID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Viewing the license database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Viewing software packages installed in the device . . . . . . . . . .93 Chapter 5 Stackable Devices IronStack overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 IronStack technology features . . . . . . . .
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Image mismatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Advanced feature privileges (PowerConnect B-Series FCX ) . .154 Configuration mismatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Memory allocation failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Recovering from a mismatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Troubleshooting secure-setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Tr
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IPv6 management features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 IPv6 management ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 IPv6 debug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 IPv6 Web management using HTTP and HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . .200 IPv6 logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Name-to-IPv6 address resolution using IPv6 DNS server. . . .201 Defi
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Error disable recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Enabling error disable recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Setting the recovery interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Displaying the error disable recovery state by interface . . . . .287 Displaying the recovery state for all conditions . . . . . . . . . . . .287 Displaying the recovery state by port number and cause. . . .287 Errdisable Syslog mes
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Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings . . . .321 Configuration considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 Displaying system parameter default values . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 Modifying system parameter default values . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325 TDynamic Buffer Allocation for an IronStack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326 Generic buffer profiles on PowerConnect Stackable devices .329 Remote Fault Notification (RFN) on 1G fiber connection
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Chapter 11 Configuring Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD) and Protected Link Groups UDLD overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383 UDLD for tagged ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384 Configuration notes and feature limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384 Enabling UDLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385 Enabling UDLD for tagged ports . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Dynamic link aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 IronStack LACP trunk group configuration example . . . . . . . .411 Examples of valid LACP trunk groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 Configuration notes and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412 Adaptation to trunk disappearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413 Flexible trunk eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413 Enablin
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Configuring IP subnet, IPX network, and protocol-based VLANs within port-based VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454 Configuring an IPv6 protocol VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458 Routing between VLANs using virtual routing interfaces (Layer 3 Switches only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458 Configuring protocol VLANs with dynamic ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464 Aging of dynamic ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Displaying VLAN information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 Displaying VLANs in alphanumeric order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 Displaying system-wide VLAN information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501 Displaying global VLAN information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502 Displaying VLAN information for specific ports . . . . . . . . . . . .502 Displaying a port VLAN membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Displaying a port dual-mode
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Configuration notes and feature limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529 Configuration example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530 Configuring MAC-based VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .531 Using MAC-based VLANs and 802.1X security on the same port531 Configuring generic and Dell vendor-specific attributes on the RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532 Aging for MAC-based VL
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Preserving user input for ACL TCP/UDP port numbers. . . . . . . . . .566 Managing ACL comment text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .567 Adding a comment to an entry in a numbered ACL. . . . . . . . .567 Adding a comment to an entry in a named ACL. . . . . . . . . . . .568 Deleting a comment from an ACL entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .568 Viewing comments in an ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .568 Applying an ACL to a virtual interface in a
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QoS for stackable devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595 QoS profile restrictions in an IronStack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595 QoS behavior for trusting Layer 2 (802.1p) in an IronStack . .595 QoS behavior for trusting Layer 3 (DSCP) in an IronStack . . .595 QoS behavior on port priority and VLAN priority in an IronStack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 QoS behavior for 802.1p marking in an IronStack . .
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ACL statistics and rate limit counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619 Enabling ACL statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619 Enabling ACL statistics with rate limiting traffic policies. . . . .620 Viewing ACL and rate limit counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .620 Clearing ACL and rate limit counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .621 Viewing traffic policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rate limiting in hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .644 How Fixed rate limiting works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .644 Configuration notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645 Configuring a port-based rate limiting policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645 Configuring an ACL-based rate limiting policy . . . . . . . . . . . . .645 Displaying the fixed rate limiting configuration . . . . . . . . . . . .645 R
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General operating principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687 Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .687 LLDP packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .688 TLV support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .689 MIB support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692 Syslog messages. . . . .
