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BLADEOS 6.5
Application Guide
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RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E
Part Number: BMD00220, October 2010
2051 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
www.bladenetwork.net
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Copyright © 2010 BLADE Network Technologies, Inc., 2051 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, California, 95054, USA. All rights reserved. Part Number: BMD00220. This document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. Documentation is provided “as
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Contents Preface 17 Who Should Use This Guide 17 What You’ll Find in This Guide 17 Additional References 20 Typographic Conventions 21 How to Get Help 22 Part 1: Getting Started 23 Chapter 1: Switch Administration 25 Administration Interfaces 25 Command Line Interface 26 Browser-Based Interface 26 Establishing a Connection 27 Using the Switch Management Ports 27 Using the Switch Data Ports 29 Using Telnet 30 Using Secure Shell 31 Us
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Chapter 2: Initial Setup 41 Information Needed for Setup 41 Default Setup Options 42 Stopping and Restarting Setup Manually 42 Setup Part 1: Basic System Configuration 43 Setup Part 2: Port Configuration 44 Setup Part 3: VLANs 46 Setup Part 4: IP Configuration 47 IP Interfaces 47 Default Gateways 49 IP Routing 49 Setup Part 5: Final Steps 50 Optional Setup for Telnet Support 51 Part 2: Securing the Switch 53
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Chapter 4: Authentication & Authorization Protocols 65 RADIUS Authentication and Authorization 65 How RADIUS Authentication Works 66 Configuring RADIUS on the Switch 66 RADIUS Authentication Features in BLADEOS 67 Switch User Accounts 68 RADIUS Attributes for BLADEOS User Privileges 68 TACACS+ Authentication 69 How TACACS+ Authentication Works 69 TACACS+ Authentication Features in BLADEOS 70 Authorization 70 Accounting
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 3: Switch Basics 85 Chapter 6: VLANs 87 VLANs Overview 88 VLANs and Port VLAN ID Numbers 88 VLAN Numbers 88 PVID Numbers 89 VLAN Tagging 90 VLAN Topologies and Design Considerations 94 VLAN Configuration Rules 94 Multiple VLANs with Tagging Adapters 95 VLAN Configuration Example 97 Private VLANs 98 Private VLAN Ports 98 Configuration Guidelines 99 Configuration Example 99 Chapter 7: Ports and Trunkin
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Groups 117 Using Multiple STGs to Eliminate False Loops 117 STP/PVST+ Defaults and Guidelines 118 Adding a VLAN to a Spanning Tree Group 118 Creating a VLAN 119 Rules for VLAN Tagged Ports 119 Adding and Removing Ports from STGs 120 Switch-Centric Configuration 121 Configuring Multiple STGs 122 Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 124 Port State Changes 124 RSTP Configuration Guidelines 125 RSTP Config
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 4: Advanced Switching Features 145 Chapter 10: Deployment Profiles 147 Available Profiles 147 Selecting Profiles 149 Automatic Configuration Changes 149 Chapter 11: Virtualization 151 Chapter 12: Virtual NICs 153 Defining Server Ports 154 Enabling the vNIC Feature 154 vNIC IDs 155 vNIC IDs on the Switch 155 vNIC Interface Names on the Server 155 vNIC Bandwidth Metering 156 vNIC Groups 157 vNIC Teaming Fa
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide VLAN Maps 176 VM Policy Bandwidth Control 178 VM Policy Bandwidth Control Commands 178 Bandwidth Policies vs. Bandwidth Shaping 179 VMready Information Displays 180 VMready Configuration Example 184 Chapter 14: FCoE and CEE 187 Fibre Channel over Ethernet 189 The FCoE Topology 189 FCoE Requirements 191 Converged Enhanced Ethernet 192 Turning CEE On or Off 192 Effects on Link Layer Discovery Protocol 192 Effects o
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 5: IP Routing 217 Chapter 15: Basic IP Routing 219 IP Routing Benefits 219 Routing Between IP Subnets 219 Example of Subnet Routing 221 Using VLANs to Segregate Broadcast Domains 222 Configuration Example 222 ECMP Static Routes 225 OSPF Integration 225 ECMP Route Hashing 225 Configuring ECMP Static Routes 226 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 227 Chapter 16: Internet Protocol Version 6 229 IPv6 Limitations
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Chapter 18: Internet Group Management Protocol 249 IGMP Snooping 250 IGMP Groups 251 FastLeave 251 IGMPv3 Snooping 251 IGMP Snooping Configuration Example 253 Static Multicast Router 254 IGMP Querier 255 IGMP Filtering 256 Chapter 19: Border Gateway Protocol 259 Internal Routing Versus External Routing 260 Forming BGP Peer Routers 261 What is a Route Map? 261 Incoming and Outgoing Route Maps 262 Precedence
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Interface Cost 281 Electing the Designated Router and Backup 281 Summarizing Routes 281 Default Routes 282 Virtual Links 283 Router ID 283 Authentication 284 Configuring Plain Text OSPF Passwords 285 Configuring MD5 Authentication 286 Host Routes for Load Balancing 287 OSPF Features Not Supported in This Release 287 OSPFv2 Configuration Examples 288 Example 1: Simple OSPF Domain 289 Example 2: Virtual Links 2
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 6: High Availability Fundamentals 315 Chapter 22: Basic Redundancy 317 Trunking for Link Redundancy 317 Hot Links 318 Forward Delay 318 Preemption 318 FDB Update 318 Configuration Guidelines 319 Configuring Hot Links 319 Active MultiPath Protocol 320 Health Checks 321 FDB Flush 321 Configuration Guidelines 321 Configuration Example 322 Chapter 23: Layer 2 Failover 325 Monitoring Trunk Links 325 S
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 7: Network Management 343 Chapter 25: Link Layer Discovery Protocol 345 LLDP Overview 345 Enabling or Disabling LLDP 346 Global LLDP Setting 346 Transmit and Receive Control 346 LLDP Transmit Features 347 Scheduled Interval 347 Minimum Interval 347 Time-to-Live for Transmitted Information 348 Trap Notifications 348 Changing the LLDP Transmit State 349 Types of Information Transmitted 349 LLDP Receive Feature
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 8: Monitoring 367 Chapter 27: Remote Monitoring 369 RMON Overview 369 RMON Group 1—Statistics 370 RMON Group 2—History 371 History MIB Object ID 371 Configuring RMON History 372 RMON Group 3—Alarms 373 Alarm MIB objects 373 Configuring RMON Alarms 373 RMON Group 9—Events 374 Chapter 28: sFLOW 375 sFlow Statistical Counters 375 sFlow Network Sampling 375 sFlow Example Configuration 376 Chapter 29: Por
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide 16 Contents BMD00220, October 2010
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Preface The BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide describes how to configure and use the BLADEOS 6.5 software on the RackSwitch G8124/G8124-E (collectively referred to as G8124 throughout this document). For documentation on installing the switch physically, see the Installation Guide for your G8124. Who Should Use This Guide This guide is intended for network installers and system administrators engaged in configuring and maintaining a network. The administrator should be familiar with Ethernet c
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 2: Securing the Switch Chapter 3, “Securing Administration,” describes methods for using Secure Shell for administration connections, and configuring end-user access control. Chapter 4, “Authentication & Authorization Protocols,” describes different secure administration for remote administrators. This includes using Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS), as well as TACACS+ and LDAP. Chapter 5, “Access Control Lists,” describes how to u
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 5: IP Routing Chapter 15, “Basic IP Routing,” describes how to configure the G8124 for IP routing using IP subnets, BOOTP, and DHCP Relay. Chapter 16, “Internet Protocol Version 6,” describes how to configure the G8124 for IPv6 host management. Chapter 17, “Routing Information Protocol,” describes how the BLADEOS software implements standard Routing Information Protocol (RIP) for exchanging TCP/IP route information with other routers. Chapter 18,
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BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide Part 8: Monitoring Chapter 27, “Remote Monitoring,” describes how to configure the RMON agent on the switch, so that the switch can exchange network monitoring data. Chapter 28, “sFLOW, described how to use the embedded sFlow agent for sampling network traffic and providing continuous monitoring information to a central sFlow analyzer. Chapter 29, “Port Mirroring,” discusses tools how copy selected port traffic to a monitor port for network analysis. Part
