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Dell™ PowerConnect™ 35xx Systems
User’s Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 System Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PowerConnect 3524. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PowerConnect 3524P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PowerConnect 3548. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PowerConnect 3548P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Stack
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2 Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Port Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PowerConnect 3524 Port Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The back panel contains an RPS connector, console port, and power connector.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PowerConnect 3548 Port Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 SFP Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Configuring PowerConnect 3524/P and 3548/P . . . . . . . . . 49 Configuration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Booting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Initial Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Retrieving an IP Address From a DHCP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Receiving an IP Address
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Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Command Mode Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 User EXEC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Privileged EXEC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Global Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 6 Configuring System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Defining General Switch
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Configuring Domain Name Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Defining Default Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Mapping Domain Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Defining ARP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Running Cable Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Viewing Copper Cable Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Viewing Optical Transceiver Di
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Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Managing Device Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Configuring Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 7 Configuring Switch Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Configuring Network Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Port Based Authentic
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Configuring Multiple Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Defining MSTP Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Configuring VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Defining VLAN Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Defining VLAN Ports Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Defining VLAN LAGs Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Binding MAC Address to VLAN
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Viewing the RMON History Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Defining Device RMON Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 Viewing the RMON Events Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Defining RMON Device Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Viewing Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 Viewing Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 Viewing LAG Statistics . .
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Introduction Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3524/3548 and PowerConnect 3524P/3548P are stackable, advanced multi-layer devices. PowerConnect units can function either as stand-alone, multi-layer, switching devices or stackable devices with up to eight stacking members. This User Guide contains the information needed for installing, configuring, and maintaining the device. System Description PowerConnect 3524/3548 and PowerConnect 3524P/3548P combine versatility with minimal management. The PowerConnec
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PowerConnect 3548 The PowerConnect 3548 provides 48 10/100Mbps ports plus two SFP ports, and two Copper ports which can be used to forward traffic in a stand-alone device, or as stacking ports when the device is stacked. The device also provides one RS-232 console port. The PowerConnect 3548 is a stackable device, but also functions as a stand-alone device. PowerConnect 3548P The PowerConnect 3548P provides 48 10/100Mbps ports, two SFP ports, and two copper ports that can be used to forward
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Understanding the Stack Topology The PowerConnect 35xx series systems operates in a Ring topology. A stacked Ring topology is where all devices in the stack are connected to each other forming a circle. Each device in the stack accepts data and sends it to the device to which it is attached. The packet continues through the stack until it reaches its destination. The system discovers the optimal path on which to send traffic. Figure 1-3. Stacking Ring Topology Ring Topology Most difficulties
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The device units are shipped with a default Unit ID of the stand-alone unit. If the device is operating as a stand-alone unit, all stacking LEDs are off. Once the user selects a different Unit ID, it is not erased, and remains valid, even if the unit is reset. Unit ID 1 and Unit ID 2 are reserved for Master enabled units. Unit IDs 3 to 8 can be defined for stack members. When the Master unit boots or when inserting or removing a stack member, the Master unit initiates a stacking discovering
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Each port in the stack has a specific Unit ID, port type, and port number, which are part of both the configuration commands and the configuration files. Configuration files are managed only from the device Stack Master, including: � Saving to the FLASH � Uploading Configuration files to an external TFTP Server/HTTP Client � Downloading Configuration files from an external TFTP Server/HTTP Client NOTE: Stack configuration for all configured ports is saved, even if the stack is reset and/or th
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Figure 1-4. PowerConnect 3548/P replaces PowerConnect 3548/P Same Configuration Same Same Configuration Configuration � If a PowerConnect 3548/P replaces PowerConnect 3524/P, the first 3548/P 24 FE ports receive the 3524/P 24 FE port configuration. The GE port configurations remain the same. The remaining ports receive the default port configuration. Figure 1-5. PowerConnect 3524/P port replaces PowerConnect 3548/P port Same Configuration Same Configuration Default Configuration � If a Power
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Figure 1-6. PowerConnect 3548/P port replaces PowerConect 3524/P Port Same Same Configuration Configuration Switching from the Stack Master to the Backup Stack Master The Backup Master replaces the Stack Master if the following events occur: � The Stack Master fails or is removed from the stack. � Links from the Stack Master to the stacking members fails. � A soft switchover is performed with either via web interface or the CLI. Switching between the Stack Master and the Backup Master results
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�PDAs � Audio and video remote monitoring For more information about Power over Ethernet, see "Managing Power over Ethernet". Head of Line Blocking Prevention Head of Line (HOL) blocking results in traffic delays and frame loss caused by traffic competing for the same egress port resources. To prevent HOL blocking the device queues packets, and the packets at the head of the queue are forwarded before packets at the end of the queue. Flow Control Support (IEEE 802.3X) Flow control enables low
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The PowerConnect 35xx series systems enhances auto negotiation by providing port advertisement. Port advertisement allows the system administrator to configure the port speeds that are advertised. For more information on auto-negotiation, see "Defining Port Configuration" or "Defining LAG Parameters." Voice VLAN Voice VLAN allows network administrators to enhance VoIP service by configuring ports to carry IP voice traffic from IP phones on a specific VLAN. VoIP traffic has a preconfigured OUI
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VLAN-aware MAC-based Switching The device always performs VLAN-aware bridging. Classic bridging(IEEE802.1D) is not performed, where frames are forwarded based only on their destination MAC address. However, a similar functionality can be configured for untagged frames. Frames addressed to a destination MAC address that is not associated with any port are flooded to all ports of the relevant VLAN. MAC Multicast Support Multicast service is a limited broadcast service, which allows one-to-many
