Force10 Node Manager Guide

Version 1.5.0 July 2007

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All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. July 2007. Force10 Networks reserves the right to change, modify, revise this publication without notice. Trademarks Force10 Networks and E-Series are registered trademarks of Force10 Networks, Inc. Force10, the Force10 logo, E1200, E600, E600i, E300, EtherScale, TeraScale, and FTOS are trademarks of Force10 Networks, Inc. All other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Force10 Networks reserves the right to make changes to products described in this document without notice. Force10 Networks does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) described herein. USA Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designated to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance to the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users will be required to take whatever measures necessary to correct the interference at their own expense. Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Force10 Networks is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications in the equipment. Unauthorized changes or modification could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communication Statement The digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Attention: Le present appareil numerique n emet pas de perturbations radioelectriques depassant les normes applicables aux appareils numeriques de la Class A prescrites dans le Reglement sur les interferences radioelectriques etabli par le ministere des Communications du Canada. European Union EMC Directive Conformance Statement This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. Force 10 Networks can not accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of this product, including the fitting of non-Force10 option cards. This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22/ European Standard EN 55022. The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication equipment. Warning: This device is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this device can cause radio interference, in which case, the user may be required to take appropriate measures. VCCI Compliance for Class A Equipment (Japan)

This is Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council For Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble occurs, the user may be required to take corrective actions.\ Danger: AC Power cords are for use with Force10 Networks equipment only, do not use Force10 Networks AC Power cords with any unauthorized hardware.

New Features
Node Manager Guide.
This preface describes major changes in Node Manager version 1.5 and in this edition of the Force10

Note that the changes in Node Manager 1.5 appear also in FTMS 1.5, because FTMS includes Node Manager.

New Features
Username tracking and syslog viewable from FTMS GUI change control/auditing Port-based permission assignment: access control; restrict Telnet and SSH access Support added for the following Force10 switches:

C300 and its line cards S2410CP S2410P S50N (and S50N-DC Node Manager does not distinguish between them.) For details, see Supported Devices on page 113.

Major Changes to this Document

This edition contains the following major revisions: An added C-Series chapter (Managing the C-Series on page 35) Appendix A updated with information on supported E-Series and S-Series devices (see Appendix A, Supported Devices).

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New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Major Changes to this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Node Manager Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 C-Series and E-Series Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Defining a Virtual IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 S-Series Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Defining the S-Series Management IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 3 Using Node Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Launching Node Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Using the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Keyboard Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Selecting Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Labels, Status Colors, and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Status Colors and Indicator LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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The System Message Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Copying and Pasting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Finding Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Configuring Refresh Rate and SNMP Properties (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Chapter 4 Managing the C-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Navigating the C300 Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Chapter 5 Managing the E-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Navigating the E-Series Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The E1200 Chassis View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The E600 Chassis View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The E300 Chassis View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Displaying E-Series Chassis Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Managing Performance Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Managing E-Series RPMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Viewing RPM Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Configuring RPMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Managing Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Displaying Line Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Adding Logical Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Deleting Logical Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Managing E-Series Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Viewing Interface Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Configuring Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Managing OSPF Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Adding a Network to an OSPF Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Removing a Network from an OSPF Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Managing E-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Viewing E-Series Port Channel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Adding E-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Deleting E-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Configuring E-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Viewing SFM Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Checking SFM Status Visually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Displaying Detailed SFM Performance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Viewing Power Supply Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Checking E1200 and E600 PEMs Visually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Displaying More E1200 and E600 Power Supply Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Checking the Status of E300 AC Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Viewing Fan Tray Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Checking Fan Tray Status on the E1200 and E600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Checking Fan Tray Status on the E300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Using Bulk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Chapter 6 Managing the S-Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Navigating the S-Series Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Displaying S-Series Chassis Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Using the Show Submenu for the S-Series Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Managing S-Series Switches in a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Adding S-Series Switches to a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Deleting Member Switches from an S50 Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Renumbering a Switch Member in an S50 Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Setting Priority on a Switch Member in an S50 Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Managing S-Series Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Displaying S-Series Interface Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Analyzing S-Series Interface Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Configuring S-Series Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Configuring S-Series Switch Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Enabling and Shutting Down S-Series Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Telneting to an S-Series Switch Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Managing S-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Viewing S-Series Port Channel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Adding S-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Deleting S-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Configuring S-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Starting S-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Shutting Down S-Series Port Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Telneting to an S50 Port Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Using S-Series Bulk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Appendix A Supported Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

C300 and Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 E1200, E600, E600i, and Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 E300 and Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 S-Series Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Appendix B Alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Alarm Logging and Multiple Alarm Occurrences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Delete Line Card Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Blank Line Card Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Show Config: Linecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Line Card Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Port Channel Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Interface Info Window (show interface port-channel Command) . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Show Config Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Port Channel Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Add Port Channel Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Confirm Delete Port Channel Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Interface Port Channel Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Port Shutdown Confirmation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Port Startup (no shutdown Command) Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Telnet Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Switch Fabric Module (SFM) Status Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 SFM Module Info Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Power Equipment Module (PEM) Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 PEM Module Info Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 E300 Primary RPM with Active Power Supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Bulk Configuration for Line Card Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Shutdown Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Switchport Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Switchport Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 MTU Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 CLI Command Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 S50 Chassis View Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 S50 Chassis Info (Module Info Menu Item Invokes show switch Command) . 87 S-Series show switch Example Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 show interface ethernet switchport Command Output (S50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 S50 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Switch Renumber Dialog Box (S50 Stack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Priority Dialog Box (S50 Switch Priority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Example Result of Show Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Example Result of Show Interface Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Example Report for Interface Info (for the Selected Port) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Interface Dialog Box (S-Series Port Configuration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Telnetting to an S50 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Port Channel Management Window (S50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Port Channels Window (S50 show port-channel brief Command) . . . . . . . . . 103 Interface Dialog Box (Configure S50 Port Channel Speed and MTU) . . . . . . 107 Telnetting to an S50 Port Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Shutdown Dialog Box (S50 Ports). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 MTU Dialog Box (S50 Ports). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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CLI Command Dialog Box (S50). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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List of Tables
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Node Manager Main Menu Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Node Manager Keyboard Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Node Manager Colors and their Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Add Network Dialog Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 C300 and Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 E1200, E600, E600i, and Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 E300 and Line Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 S-Series Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Alarm Events and Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Overview

Introduction

Node Manager is a GUI-based interface that enables network administrators to manage an individual Force10 device. The Node Manager features include: An intuitive Java interface Fast access to the device via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Telnet Performance monitoring functions Support for all Force10 switches (with the possible exception of newly released models), including C-Series, E-Series, and S-Series Line card support

Node Manager is available both as a standalone application and as a standard component of Force10 Management System (FTMS). When used as a standalone application, you use the Node Manager launch screen to point to the management IP address of a particular Force10 switch. While you can only point Node Manager at one switch per session, you can point Node Manager at a different switch each session. When used as a component of FTMS, the role of Node Manager is transparent. FTMS relies on SNMP discovery, so you do not need to identify a particular management IP address for Node Manager to function within FTMS. Note that you can run FTMS and a standalone Node Manager from the same computer. So, for example, if your current need is only to manage a particular switch and does not include having a global network view, you could simply use Node Manager.

Objectives
This document provides step-by-step instructions and examples for: Installing the Force10 Node Manager software Navigating the Node Manager interface Using Node Manager to manage Force10 switch/routers

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Audience
This guide assumes that you: Are responsible for configuring or maintaining Force10 equipment Have a basic understanding of Ethernet networks and network administration Have administrative rights or the permissions necessary to install and use software on a Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP, for the Windows version, or the root privileges for installation and usage on a UNIX platform for the UNIX version

Conventions
Table 1 describes the formatting conventions Force10 uses in this document:

Table 1 Documentation Conventions

Convention Interface Object Menu Button CLI Command CLI Parameter CLI text you must enter exactly as it appears in the documentation Optional CLI parameter text Titles of related Force10 publications Screen Description Screen names, menu titles, menu selections, system messages, and button names. Path of menus and screens you must use to accomplish a task

Document Name

Related Publications
Node Manager and FTMS documentation: FTMS and Node Manager Installation Guide FTMS and Node Manager Release Notes FTMS and Node Manager online help FTMS Administrator and User Guide

For more information about the devices managed by Node Manager, refer to these documents (All of this documentation is available on the iSupport website.): FTOS Configuration Guide and FTOS Command Line Interface Reference Installiation guides for the C-Series, E-Series, and S-Series Release Notes for FTOS (E-Series and C-Series) Release Notes for SFTOS (S-Series) SFTOS Command Reference and SFTOS Configuration Guide (plus separate set for S2410) Quick References for S-Series

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This Chapter covers these topics: Minimum System Requirements on page 17 Node Manager Installation on page 18 C-Series and E-Series Setup on page 25 S-Series Setup on page 26

Installation

Minimum System Requirements

Force10 Node Manager requires this hardware and software to install correctly:

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP or later Intel Pentium III 733 MHz 512 MB RAM 55 MB disk space 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution (1280 x 1024 is best)

Solaris
SunOS 5.8 or later Solaris SPARC Architecture 512 MB RAM 85 MB disk space 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution (1280 x 1024 is best)

Linux
RedHat Linux version 7.3 or later Intel x86 Architecture 512 MB RAM 82 MB disk space 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution (1280 x 1024 is best)

Note: Node Manager does not currently support integration with HP OpenView under Linux.

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Node Manager Installation

Ideally, you would install another copy of Node Manager on a separate PC for each chassis that you want to manage through Node Manager. However, you can use one installation of Node Manager to manage multiple switches as long as you close and relaunch Node Manager each time you want to manage a different switch. You identify the managed chassis to Node Manager through the management IP address assigned to that chassis (see C-Series and E-Series Setup on page 25 and S-Series Setup on page 26). Some screenshots below are for earlier Node Manager versions, but they pertain to the current version. Note: You only need to install Node Manager separately if you did not previously install Force10 Management System (FTMS). The FTMS installation installs Node Manager automatically.

Step 1 2

Task Log in as Administrator in Windows and as root in Solaris and Linux. You must have administrative rights to install Node Manager. Navigate to the drive and directory where you keep the Node Manager software. For Windows: In the directory where you keep your copy of the Node Manager software, double-click Install.exe. For UNIX: Open a terminal to go to the directory containing the Node Manager installer (install.bin). Assuming install.bin is in /usr/local, execute the following commands:
$ cd /usr/local $ chmod 755 install.bin $ ./install.bin

The installation wizard loads the installation application. To exit the procedure, click Cancel.

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Step 4

Task After the installation application finishes loading, it displays the Introduction dialog: (Note: The screenshots have headers displaying an older version, but the installation screens are otherwise identical.) Figure 1 Introduction Screen of Installation Wizard

This dialog introduces the Node Manager installation and describes how to use the program. Click Next to continue.

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Step 5

Task The Node Manager installation application then displays this dialog: Figure 2 Choose Install Folder Screen of Installation Wizard

This dialog enables you to enter the location on your workstation where you want to install Node Manager. If you want to install it someplace else, either enter the path directly in the field (as shown above), or click Choose to open a dialog box that enables you to navigate to your preferrred location. If you select a different location and then decide that you want to install the files in the default directory, click Restore Default Folder. Click Next to continue.

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Step 6

Task Select the Windows locations where you want the Node Manager launch icons: Figure 3 Choose Shortcut Folder Screen of Installation Wizard

If you do not like any of the default options, click Other and Choose to navigate to a folder where you would like to create your shortcuts. To not create shortcut icons, click Dont create icons. To create icons for all users of the computer, select Create Icons for All Users. When you have finished selecting where you want to create your shortcut icons, click Next.

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Step 7

Task For Windows: After choosing the shortcut locations, choose the installation type. The available installation types for Windows and UNIX platforms are different. You can either install a standalone version of Node Manager or integrate Node Manager with HP OpenView NNM. In Windows, you have three installation options from which to choose (in addition to integration with FTMS): Standalone version of Node Manager: The Standalone version installs Node Manager as an independent software product with no requirements. Using this version of Node Manager, you can view a Force10 chassis and perform various monitoring and management operations. Node Manager Integrated with HP OpenView Server: In this version, Node Manager is integrated with HP OpenView Server. In addition to the functionalities provided by the Standalone version, this integration provides the following additional features to HP OpenView: Force10 chassis in the network view of HP OpenView are marked with F10 logos as Force10 devices. Node Manager can be invoked from the HP OpenView menu. Alarms from Force10 devices are categorized under "Force10 Alarms" in the Alarms Window. Force10 MIBs are loaded in the HP OpenView Server. Node Manager Integrated with HP OpenView Client: With this integration, Node Manager can be invoked from the HP OpenView menu. Note: If Node Manager is integrated with HP OpenView Client, HP OpenView Server should also be integrated with Node Manager to fully utilize the Node Manager functionalities.

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Step 8

Task For Solaris: After choosing the shortcut locations, choose the installation type: Standalone version of Node Manager: The Standalone version installs Node Manager as an independent software product with no requirements. Using this version of Node Manager, you can view a Force10 chassis and perform various monitoring and management operations. Node Manager Integrated with HP OpenView: In addition to the functionalities provided by the Standalone version, the integration provides the following features to HP OpenView: Force10 chassis in the network view of HP OpenView are marked with F10 logos as Force10 devices. Node Manager can be invoked from the HP OpenView menu. Alarms from Force10 devices are categorized under "Force10 Alarms" in the Alarms Window. Force10 MIBs are loaded in HP OpenView.

Figure 4 Choose Install Set (for Solaris) Screen of Installation Wizard

Note: The screenshot is for an older version, but it is unchanged in the current version.

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Task If you choose to integrate Node Manager with HP OpenView, the installer asks for the HP OpenView Home Directory (the screenshot is of an older version, but it is unchanged in the current version). The directory should exist and should be a valid HP OpenView Home Directory. The installation will not proceed if an invalid or non-existing directory is chosen. Figure 5 Choose HP OpenView Home Directory Screen of Installation Wizard

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The installation program now displays the Pre-Installation Summary for you to verify your choices and that you have enough disk space. Click Install to write the files to your hard disk. The installation application copies the Node Manager files to your hard disk. The application indicates its status and how close it is to finishing. When the the Node Manager installation application finishes copying files to your hard disk, it displays the Install Complete dialog. Click Done.

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C-Series and E-Series Setup

To complete the installation, Node Manager requires that you use the FTOS CLI from the C-Series or E-Series switch to perform two activities for each managed chassis.

Configuring SNMP
Node Manager communicates to each chassis by means of SNMP. This requires that you define an SNMP community string. Command Syntax snmp-server community community-string {ro} Command Mode CONFIGURATION Usage Enter the community string you wish to use for Node Manager with the addition of a read-only (ro) parameter. Force10 suggests that you use the same community string for all of your chassis. If you have previously entered a string for another SNMP manager and agent, use the existing string.

Defining a Virtual IP Address

To maintain the IP connection between Node Manager and a chassis in the event of an RPM failover, Force10 Networks suggests you create a virtual IP address instead of using the IP addresses of the management interfaces: Command Syntax virtual ip ip-address Command Mode CONFIGURATION Usage Establishes a virtual IP address for a chassis. Maintains all primary IP connectivity functions, including SNMP, in the event of a failover. For details, see the Management Interface section of the FTOS Configuration Guide.

For more on C-Series and E-Series management, see Managing the S-Series on page 85.

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S-Series Setup
To complete the installation, use SFTOS to configure the management connection on each S-Series chassis that you want to manage from Node Manager.

Configuring SNMP
Node Manager communicates to each chassis by means of SNMP. This requires that you define an SNMP community string. Command Syntax snmp-server community name Command Mode Global Config Usage Enter the community string you wish to use for Node Manager. Force10 suggests that you use the same community string for all chassis. If you have previously entered a string for another SNMP manager and agent, use the existing string.

Defining the S-Series Management IP Address

Follow the instructions in the Management chapter of the SFTOS Configuration Guide on configuring the management IP address of an S-Series chassis for accessing it through an IP connection (such as through Telnet). Briefly: Command Syntax interface managementethernet ip address ipaddr subnetmask management route default gateway Command Mode Global Config (Config-if-ma)# prompt Global Config Usage Invoke the (Config-if-ma)# prompt. Set the IP address and subnet mask of the management interface. Set the IP gateway of the management interface.

Note: If you are managing an S50 running SFTOS 2.2 or earlier, use the network parms command (Global Config mode) to set the management IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. For more on S-Series management, see Managing the S-Series on page 85.

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This Chapter contains these topics:

Using Node Manager

Launching Node Manager Using the Menus on page 29 Using Keyboard Commands on page 30 Selecting Objects on page 30 Labels, Status Colors, and Indicator LEDs on page 31 The System Message Bar on page 32 Copying and Pasting Text on page 32 Finding Help on page 33 Configuring Refresh Rate and SNMP Properties (Optional) on page 33

Launching Node Manager

Node Manager launches automatically when you double-click on a map icon in FTMS. To launch Node Manager independently of FTMS, follow these steps: Step 1 2 Icon Task Navigate to the location where you installed the Node Manager shortcut icon. In Windows, launch and log in to Node Manager. In UNIX, execute startchassisview.sh under <NM_HOME>/bin folder. NM_HOME is the default Node Manager Home Directory. Figure 6 Node Manager Launch Screen

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Task Enter the IP address of the chassis you want to view. The SNMP Read Community String defaults to public and Port Number defaults to 161. Node Manager uses SNMP v1/v2 as the default version. If you want to configure v3 parameters, select the v3 checkbox. Click OK to continue or Cancel to exit. See C-Series and E-Series Setup on page 25 (includes C-Series) and S-Series Setup on page 26.

When you click OK, Node Manager displays its main application window and a graphic representing the chassis as configured (this example shows a thumbnail view of an E300): Figure 7 E300 Chassis View

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Icon

Task Click File Login. Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 8 Login to CLI Screen

Enter your CLI Login Name, Password and Enable Password. Click OK to complete the login process or Cancel to exit and return to the Main Application window. Note: If you wish to log in by SSH, determine whether SSH is enabled by using the command show ip ssh. To enable the SSH server, go to Configuration mode and issue the ip ssh server enable command. Close this dialog box and reopen and select SSH.

Using the Menus

The Node Manager menus allow you to perform a task without knowing the CLI. A picture of the main Node Manager menu, followed by a description of each menu item, appears below:

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Figure 9 Node Manager Main Menu

Table 2 Node Manager Main Menu Selections Menu Item Title Bar Description Above the main menu, the title bar displays Force10 Node Manager and the IP address of the chassis you are viewing in parentheses, along with the standard Microsoft Windows buttons for minimizing, maximizing, and closing the window. Contains functions that affect either your current session: Telnet to Device, Property Setting, Login, and Exit. Enables you to make mass configurations of interfaces (Config Interfaces) and port channels (Port Channel). View Templates opens the Performance Templates window, where you can create, modify, and remove the templates that manage the display of charts in the Performance Current Data Viewer. Redisplays the view of the chassis (Chassis), if you have closed it, or refreshes your screen (Refresh). Allows you to switch between windows if you have multiple ones open in the interface. Provides online access to this document and the Help About dialog box.

File Menu Config Menu Performance Templates Menu View Menu Window Menu Help Menu

Using Keyboard Commands

You can also use these keyboard commands to navigate within Node Manager: Table 3 Node Manager Keyboard Commands Keyboard Entry Page Up Page Down Tab Shift+Tab Ctrl+C Usage Scrolls up one screen Scrolls down one screen Moves to the next input field Moves to the previous input field Copies highlighted text to the clipboard

Selecting Objects
You select objects in Node Manager by moving your mouse over them and single-clicking. When you do so, Node Manager changes the edge of the component to a light turquoise color. An example of this appears in Figure 10 (the blue line surrounding the graphic indicates that the whole line card is selected):

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Labels, Status Colors, and Indicator LEDs

Force10 uses labels, status colors, and simulations of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in Node Manager to communicate information about a chassis and how it is functioning.

Labels
Node Manager uses labels extensively to identify interface components. These labels appear in the same location on the interface as they do on the actual component in the chassis. See Figure 11 for an example of the labels on a component: Figure 11 Labeling Example

Status Colors and Indicator LEDs

The Node Manager uses the same status colors as used by the E-Series to communicate the operational status of each component. The general meaning of each status color appears in Table 4. For more information about these colors, please see Appendix B, Alarms, on page 117. Table 4 Node Manager Colors and their Meaning Color Green Amber Red Unlit Example Meaning The device is operational and functioning. The device is active but a serious condition or fault exists. The device is active but a hardware failure, temperature problem or other serious condition exists. This can be one of several issues. The device: has been shut down administratively in Node Manager is in standby mode has no electrical power has a critical temperature condition or other problem

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The System Message Bar

The System Message Bar displays error and other status messages. It appears at the bottom of the Main Application window. The purpose of this bar is to alert you to any change in connection status and to display the text of any error condition that might exist. See Figure 12 for an example of the System Message Bar. Critical messages appear in red. Figure 12 Node Manager System Message Bar

Copying and Pasting Text

The Force10 Node Manager enables you to copy and paste interface text to Windows Notepad or similar programs. The feature works with both data fields and text boxes (Figure 13 has an example of a text box). Figure 13 Node Manager Text Box

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Note: In Figure 13, note the More button at the bottom of the window. That button is for use when --More-- or (q)uit appears at the bottom of the report. That instruction is for use from the CLI. To accomplish the same results in Node Manager, click the More or Cancel buttons.

Finding Help
There are three types of online help in Node Manager: Tool Tip help Help Contents assistance Help About dialog

Tool Tip help appears whenever you let your mouse pointer linger over an interface component. It displays in a small text box below your pointer. Its purpose is to identify the component. For example, if you let your mouse pointer hover over the picture of an SFM, the words Switch Fabric Module appear. When you click Help Contents, Node Manager displays this Force10 Node Manager Guide, version 1.5.0 document online in the form of an Adobe Acrobat file. If you want to contact Force10 Networks, click Help addresses that may be helpful to you. See also Related Publications on page 16. About for a list of phone numbers, email and web

Configuring Refresh Rate and SNMP Properties (Optional)

By default, Node Manager refreshes its display of chassis information every 60 seconds. To make Node Manager refresh its screen more frequently, or to change your clients SNMP properties, follow these steps: Step 1 Icon Task In Windows, launch and log in to Node Manager. In UNIX, execute startchassisview.sh command in the <NM_HOME>/bin folder. <NM_HOME> is the Node Manager home directory.

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Task Click File Property Setting. Node Manager displays this screen:

Figure 14 Property Setting Screen

Enter your selections. See the following table for a description of each field. Field Name Refresh Interval Usage Defines how often Node Manager polls the chassis to see if it is functioning. The default is 60 seconds. Enter 0 to disable this capability. Sets the number of seconds Node Manager waits for a connection to the chassis through SNMP before timing out. Defines the number of times Node Manager attempts to connect to the chassis through SNMP before stopping. Sets the UDP port number Node Manager uses to communicate with the chassis. Sets the SNMP password in FTMS that Node Manager uses to read chassis information. The password must match that set on the target switch.

SNMP Time Out SNMP Retry Times SNMP Port Number SNMP Read Community String 4

Click OK to make the change or Cancel to return to main Node Manager window.

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Managing the C-Series

This chapter has one section Navigating the C300 Chassis on page 36. You can connect Node Manager to all types of Force10 Networks switches C-Series, E-Series, and S-Series. Because the C-Series C300 switch uses a subset of the same FTOS command set used by the E-Series, this chapter simply presents the C300 icon that displays when you access a C300 through Node Manager. For details on monitoring and configuring the C300 switch, you can use the directions in the E-Series chapter; see Chapter 6, Managing the S-Series, on page 85. For details on S-Series switch management, see Chapter 6, Managing the S-Series, on page 85.

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Navigating the C300 Chassis

Figure 15 shows how the Force10 C300 chassis appears in Node Manager (see Figure 16 for a smaller, annotated image). Figure 15 C300 Chassis

Figure 16 shows the same icon in a smaller image to allow component annotations.

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Figure 16 C300 Chassis (annotated)

48-Port Line Card Fan Tray Route Processor Module (RPM) Line Card Blanks

RPM Blank

4-Port Fiber Line Card

AC Power Supply
For interpretations of status colors, see Labels, Status Colors, and Indicator LEDs on page 31.

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Chapter 5

Managing the E-Series

All E-Series switches, the management of which is described in this chapter, are supported by Node Manager, including E300, E600, E600i, and E1200. You can also use the instructions in this chapter for a C-Series switch. For more on the C-Series switch icon, see Chapter 4, Managing the C-Series, on page 35. Note: FTMS includes more support for configuration information uploads and software image downloads; these features are not part of the Node Manager component.

This chapter covers these topics: Navigating the E-Series Chassis Displaying E-Series Chassis Information on page 42 Managing E-Series RPMs on page 46 Managing Line Cards on page 55 Managing E-Series Interfaces on page 61 Managing OSPF Areas on page 66 Managing E-Series Port Channels on page 67 Viewing SFM Information on page 77 Viewing Power Supply Information on page 79 Viewing Fan Tray Information on page 81 Using Bulk Configuration on page 82

Navigating the E-Series Chassis

These images show how Force10 E-Series chassis appear in Node Manager: The E1200 Chassis View on page 40 The E600 Chassis View on page 41 The E300 Chassis View on page 42

For interpretations of status colors, see Labels, Status Colors, and Indicator LEDs on page 31. Note: The E600i chassis is not depicted in this book. Its depiction differs from the E600 graphic in that the SFM graphic has a gray area where the extra SFM modules are in the E600.

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The E1200 Chassis View

Figure 17 E1200 Chassis View Example

Line card label

Fan tray status indicators

Port shut down administratively in Node Manager Port operationally down Major alarm indicator LED Minor alarm indicator LED Port operationally down

Port shut down administratively in Node Manager

Primary RPM indicator LED

Line card status indicator LED Bad or missing PEM

PEM status indicator LED

Active and functioning SFM

Functioning inactive (standby) SFM

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Figure 18 E600 Chassis View Example

Inactive, standby SFM

Fan tray status indicator

Line card label

PEM status indicator LED

Active and functioning port

Bad or missing PEM Active and functioning RPM port Major alarm LED Minor alarm LED

Active and physically inoperative port

Line card status LED

Line card port shut down administratively in Node Manager

Line card deleted logically in Node Manager

Active and functioning SFM

Port physically inoperative

Primary RPM indicator LED

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Figure 19 E300 Chassis View Example Primary RPM indicator LED Power supply LEDs Major alarm LED Minor alarm LED SFM status LEDs

RPM label RPM status indicator LED Functioning RPM port Line card status LED Fan tray status LED Line card label Port shut down administratively in Node Manager

Displaying E-Series Chassis Information

Node Manager enables you to display chassis information in various ways. Right-click the area next to the fan tray status icons. From the popup menu, click Current Statistics to select from the following choices (as shown in Figure 20): Figure 20 Chassis_CPU_Utilization Chassis_Memory_Utilization Chassis_RPM_Memory_Utilization Chassis Current Statistics

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Whichever of the options you select, the Performance Current Data Viewer window opens (Figure 21 on page 44). The window displays an empty bar chart at first, but then begins to display data based upon the default settings for the selected report. You can select an alternate chart type from the Chart Options section at the bottom of the window. Besides Bar Chart, you can select Line Chart or XY Line Chart. Note: The window is divided into three panes. To give more room to the graph, click the triangular down button located at the top left of one of the two lower panes. You can then expand the lower panes with the triangular up button. Below the chart is a table that reports the data collected at each data collection point in the collection interval. You can modify the collection interval in the Poll Interval field (specified in seconds), which is near the bottom of the window. For chart input, you can select from the following parameters, which are in the bottom pane of the window: Average: The data collected over the specified time period is added together, and the number of sampling period values is divided by the added value. The sampling period value is used as the poll interval for current monitoring. 15 minutes is used for history monitoring. Nth Percentile: This function needs two parameters: time period (enter a value in seconds in the Duration field) and percentile value (enter in the Percentile field). When this function is applied, the data plotted is the percentile value of the number of samples collected over the specified time period. Max Nth Percentile: This function is similar to Nth Percentile, but the sample values collected over the specified time period are sorted in descending order, and the given Nth percentile value is calculated. Min Nth Percentile: This function is similar to Nth Percentile, but the sample values collected over the specified time period are sorted in ascending order, and the given nth percentile value is calculated. Cumulative Data: The data plotted in the graph is the data value at any nth interval, and is the sum of the data values collected in the previous n 1 intervals. Max Value in Set: The maximum value of the data collected over the specified time period is plotted in the graph. Min Value in Set: The minimum value of the data collected over the specified time period is plotted in the graph. None: The raw data collected from the node is plotted as such.

To start collecting data with a new parameter, click Apply. You can start and stop polling with the Start Polling/Stop Polling button, which is near the bottom of the window (When polling starts, the Stop Polling button replaces the Start Polling button.)

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Figure 21 Performance Current Data Viewer

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Managing Performance Templates

To delete or modify existing performance monitoring templates or create templates, click Performance Template Template Viewer. The Performance Templates window opens, an example of which is shown in Figure 22. Figure 22 Performance Templates Window

As indicated by the buttons at the bottom of the Performance Templates window, you can create, modify, and remove the templates that manage the display of charts in the Performance Current Data Viewer. To modify a template, you can either select the template and then click Modify, or you can double-click the template. The Modify Templates dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 23 on page 46. Similarly, to create a template, click Create. The Create Templates dialog box opens, which is basically like the Modify Templates dialog box, except without any default selections.

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Figure 23 Modify Templates Dialog Box

Managing E-Series RPMs

Node Manager enables you to manage Route Processor Modules (RPMs). All E-Series chassis use RPMs to segregate core routing and control operations, such as SNMP, CLI, Layer 2, and Layer 3, for redundancy and speed. You can perform these RPM management activities with Node Manager: Viewing RPM Information on page 46 Configuring RPMs on page 52

Viewing RPM Information

In addition to the show commands introduced in Using RPM Show Commands on page 48, Node Manager allows you to research RPM configuration data several different ways: 46 Using the Module Info Option to Display RPM Information on page 47 Using RPM Show Commands on page 48 Managing the E-Series

Examining RPM Configuration Information on page 50 Analyzing RPM Performance on page 51

Using the Module Info Option to Display RPM Information

Step 1 2 Task Right-click inside the picture of the RPM you wish to examine. (Do not click the management port icon or your results will be different.) Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Module Info. Node Manager displays a window containing the output from the show rpm number command: Figure 24 RPM Module Info (show rpm Command)

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Using RPM Show Commands

You can use Node Manager to launch CLI show commands and display the output in a scrollable window. To access these commands: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon of the Primary RPM (the one with the lit Primary LED). Do not click the management port icon or your results will be different. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Show. Node Manager displays a menu of available show commands: Command alarms bootvar chassis brief environment logging redundancy Process Description Shows the minor and major alarms set for the RPM. Shows the RPMs bootvar configuration. Displays the output from the show chassis brief command. Reports the RPMs temperature, voltage, and so forth. Shows the logging settings and system messages contained in the RPMs internal buffer. Reports current RPM redundancy information. Displays a menu with two sub-options: running-config startup-config version 3 CPU: Shows CPU usage information for the RPM based on running processes. Memory: Displays the memory usage information for the RPM based on running processes.

Displays current configuration information and indicates any changes from the default values. Shows the startup configuration file, if present. Displays version and startup information about the chassis.

Select the name of the command. Node Manager displays a window containing the output for the command. See Figure 25 on page 49 for an example.

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Figure 25 Show Chassis Brief Example Output

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Examining RPM Configuration Information

To review RPM configuration information: Step 1 Icon Task Right-click the icon for the RPMs management port. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Show Config. Figure 26 is a screenshot showing that selection on the popup menu overlaid on a partial view of the selected management port on the selected RPM. Figure 26 RPM Popup Menu, Show Config

If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you do, Node Manager displays a window containing the output from the show config command for the RPM management port: Figure 27 Show Config: RPM

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Analyzing RPM Performance

Node Manager enables you to plot the performance of each RPM graphically: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon for the Primary RPMs management port. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Current Statistics Port_Traffic_Statistics. Figure 28 is a screenshot showing that selection on the popup menu overlaid on a partial view of the selected management port on the selected RPM. Figure 28 RPM Popup Menu, Current Statistics

Node Manager displays the Performance Current Data Viewer window, with data for the selected RPM displayed on the graph and table. The window displays an empty bar chart at first, but then begins to display data based upon the default settings for the selected report. You can select an alternate chart type from the Chart Options section at the bottom of the window, along with a variety of input parameters. For details on modifying display parameters on the window, see Displaying E-Series Chassis Information on page 42

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Configuring RPMs
The Force10 Node Manager also enables you to perform these RPM configuration activities: Configuring RPM Management Ports on page 52 Shutting Down RPM Ports on page 53 Telneting to an RPM on page 54

Configuring RPM Management Ports

To configure the management port on an RPM: Step 1 Icon Task Right-click the icon for the RPM management port. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Config. Node Manager displays this dialog box:

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Step 3

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Task Enter your selections. You have these options: Field Name Description IP Address Netmask Speed Usage Enables you to enter a descriptive text for the management port. Allows you to assign an IP address to the management port. Enables you to assign an IP address mask to the management port. Sets the speed of the management port. The available list options are: Duplex 10 Mbps: Ten megabits per second. 100 Mbps:100 megabits per second. Auto: Node Manager sets the speed to the maximum the RPM permits. half: Sets the management interface to transmit only in one direction. full: Sets the management interface to transmit in both directions.

Sets the mode of the management port. The available list options are:

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Click Apply to make your change. Click Reset to reload the default settings. Click OK or Close to exit.

Shutting Down RPM Ports

Warning: If you use this feature to shut down the active RPM port and you do not have a second RPM installed for failover, you cannot access the chassis from Node Manager or from within Telnet to re-enable it. If you shut down the active port on a chassis with only one RPM, the only way you can restart it is to reboot the chassis.

To shut down a RPM port: Step 1 Icon Task Right-click the icon for the RPMs management port. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options.

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Task Select Shutdown. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays this dialog box to confirm your wish to shut down the port: Figure 29 Port Shutdown Confirmation Dialog Box

Click Yes to shut down the RPMs management port and the RPM. If you have a secondary RPM configured for failover, it automatically takes over. If you only have one RPM or are shutting down your only functioning RPM, the chassis goes offline.

Telneting to an RPM
To Telnet to the management port of an RPM: Step 1 Icon Task Right-click the icon for the RPMs management port. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays a pop-up menu.

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Task From the pop-up menu, click Telnet to Device. Node Manager displays a Telnet window and automatically invokes the CLI commands that enable you to manage the RPM. Figure 30 Telnetting to an RPM

Note: You can do anything in this Telnet window that you can do by telnetting into the switch in a more conventional way. In other words, you can manage ports, run global show commands, etc. 3 4 Make your changes using the CLI. To terminate the Telnet session, click File close the window, click File Exit. Disconnect. To terminate the session and

Managing Line Cards

You can use Node Manager to manage many types of line cards. For information about the line cards Node Manager supports, refer to Appendix A, Supported Devices on page 113. E-Series line cards are hot-swappable. You can add, replace, or remove a card without interrupting system power or system operations. No additional configuration is necessary if you insert a new line card into a slot occupied by a blank panel or if you hot-swap identical card types.

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If you replace an existing line card with one from a different series, you must configure the system with the updated line card information. Refer to the CLI Commands section of the installation document that accompanies each card for more information about this process. Warning: Always wear an ESD-preventative wrist or foot-ground heel strap when handling line cards. After you remove the original packaging, place components on an anti-static surface.

You can perform these line card management activities with Node Manager: Displaying Line Card Information on page 56 Adding Logical Line Cards on page 59 Deleting Logical Line Cards on page 60

Displaying Line Card Information

To view line card information: Step 1 Task Right-click inside the picture of the line card you wish to examine. (Do not click a port icon or your results will be different.) If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options: Module Info (see Figure 31 on page 57) Interface Info (see Figure 32 on page 58) Config Interfaces (This menu item invokes a window that is also invoked from the main menu: Config Config Interfaces. See Using Bulk Configuration on page 82.)

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Step 2

Task For an overview of a particular line card, right-click the line card graphic and select Module Info. Node Manager displays a window containing the output from the show linecard number command (You can also access the report by double-clicking the line card graphic): Figure 31 Line Card Module Info Window (show linecard Command)

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Task To view the status of a line card, right-click the line card graphic (If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so), and select Interface Info. Node Manager displays a window containing the output from the show interfaces linecard number command (use the scroll bar and the More button to access the complete report): Figure 32 Line Card Interface Info Window (show interfaces linecard Command)

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Adding Logical Line Cards

Note: Node Manager does not support all Force10 line cards. For information about the line cards Node Manager does support, refer to Appendix A, Supported Devices on page 113.

You can only add logical line cards in Node Manager. Logical line cards are those that only exist in the software and that do not exist physically in the chassis. To add a logical line card in Node Manager: Step 1 Task Right-click on the picture of any empty slot. Node Manager indicates these by displaying a picture of a blank panel. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Figure 33 Empty Slot

Select Add Linecard. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 34 Add Linecard Dialog Box

Node Manager automatically proposes the number of the slot you clicked in the Slot list and a line card in the Card Type list. 3 From the Slot list, select the location where you wish to add the line card. Select a different number if you wish to insert the card in a slot other than the default.

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Task From the Card Type list, select the type of line card you wish to install. Once you select a line card, Node Manager displays a grayed-out version of it in the slot: Figure 35 Blank Line Card Icon

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Follow the directions that accompany the line card to install it physically in the slot. Configure the line card. Refer to Managing E-Series Interfaces on page 61 for more information about this process.

Deleting Logical Line Cards

You can only delete logical line cards in the Force10 Node Manager. Logical line cards are those that only exist in the software and that do not exist physically in the chassis. To delete a logical line card in Node Manager: Step 1 2 Task Right-click the picture of the grayed-out line card you wish to delete. (Do not click a port icon or your results will be different.) Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Delete Linecard. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 36 Delete Line Card Dialog Box

Click Yes. Node Manager removes the card from the display.

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Managing E-Series Interfaces

Node Manager enables you to manage logical interfaces. Logical interfaces are software connections to hardware line card ports. You can perform the following interface management activities in Node Manager: Viewing Interface Information Configuring Interfaces on page 63

Viewing Interface Information

Node Manager enables you to view interface configuration data several different ways: Examining Interface Configuration Information on page 61 Analyzing Interface Performance on page 62

Examining Interface Configuration Information

To research logical interface configuration information: Step 1 2 Icon Task Right-click the icon of the port that you wish to examine. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Show Config. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a window containing the output from the show config CLI command for that port: Figure 37 Show Config: Linecard

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Analyzing Interface Performance

Node Manager enables you to plot the performance of each line card port graphically using a variety of techniques. To do so: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon of the line card port you wish to examine. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Current Statistics Port Traffic Statistics. The Performance Current Data Viewer window opens (see Figure 21 on page 44). Just as described previously for the chassis, selected RPM, and selected line card, the window displays an empty bar chart at first, but then begins to display data based upon the default settings for the selected report. You can select an alternate chart type from the Chart Options section at the bottom of the window, along with a variety of input parameters. For details on using the window, see Displaying E-Series Chassis Information on page 42.

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Configuring Interfaces
Node Manager also enables you to perform these interface configuration activities: Configuring Line Card Interfaces on page 63 Shutting Down Line Card Interfaces on page 64 Telneting to the Switch to Manage a Port on page 65

Configuring Line Card Interfaces

To configure a line card interface: Step 1 2 Icon Task Right-click the icon of the line card port you want to configure. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Config. Node Manager displays this dialog box:

Figure 38 Line Card Configuration Dialog Box

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Task Enter your selections. See this table for a description of each field. Field Name SwitchPort Usage Specify if this interface operates in Layer 2 mode. Check the box to place it in Layer 2 mode. Uncheck the box or leave it blank to place the interface in Layer 3 mode. Allows you to enter a descriptive text for this interface. Permits you to assign an IPv4 address to the port. Permits you to assign an IPv4 address mask to the interface. Permits you to assign an IPv6 address to the port. Permits you to assign an IPv6 address mask to the interface. Enter the prefix in bits: <0-128> Enables you to enter a link Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the interface. Range: 594 to 9252 bytes Default: 1554 bytes IP MTU Allows you to enter an IP Maximum Transmission Unit (IP MTU) size for the interface. Range: 594 to 9252 bytes Default: 1500 bytes

Description IP Address Netmask IPV6 Address Prefix MTU

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Click Apply to make your change or changes. Click Reset to reload the default settings. Click OK or Close to exit.

Shutting Down Line Card Interfaces

To shut down a line card interface: Step 1 2 3 Icon Task Right-click the icon of the line card port you want to shut down. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Shutdown. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a confirmation box to confirm your wish to shut down the port: Click Yes. Node Manager shuts down the port and returns you to the Main Application window.

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Telneting to the Switch to Manage a Port

To Telnet to the switch to manage a port: Step 1 2 Icon Task Right-click on the port that you want to manage. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. From the pop-up menu, click Telnet to Device. Node Manager displays a Telnet window and automatically invokes the CLI commands that enable you to manage the selected port.

Note: You can do anything in this Telnet window that you can do by telnetting into the switch in a more conventional way. In other words, you can manage other ports, run global show commands, etc. 3 4 Make your changes using the CLI. To terminate the Telnet session, click File close the window, click File Exit. Disconnect. To terminate the session and

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Managing OSPF Areas

You can use Node Manager to add E-Series networks to OSPF areas and delete them from OSPF areas.

Adding a Network to an OSPF Area

To add an E-Series switch network to an OSPF area:

Open the Router OSPF Configuration window (Figure 39) from the Config menu:

Figure 39 Router OSPF Configuration Window

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Inspect the current area associations to verify that you are adding a new network to the correct OSPF area. Click Details to display the output of the show ip ospf command. Click Add Network. Node Manager displays the Add Network dialog box:

Figure 40 Add Network Dialog

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Enter your selections. See this table for a description of each field.

Table 5 Add Network Dialog Fields

Field Name Process Usage Permits you to create an OSPF instance (the equivalent of the router-ospf process-id command). If the target switch already has an instance of an OSPF process running, this field is preset with that process ID. Assign an IPv4 address. Assign a subnet mask in CIDR format. Assign a new area a unique integer ID. If the area is new, FTMS creates the area.

IP Address Netmask Area ID

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Click Apply to make your change or changes, or click Reset to reload the default settings. Click OK or Close to exit. Verify that your changes appear in the Router OSPF Configuration window.

Removing a Network from an OSPF Area

To remove an E-Series network from an OSPF area:

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As above, open the Router OSPF Configuration window from the Config menu. Select the network that you want to remove, and click Delete Network. Node Manager displays a confirmation dialog. Click OK. Node Manager returns you to the Router OSPF Configuration window. Verify that the network no longer appears in the table.

Managing E-Series Port Channels

You can use Node Manager to both add and remove port channels. A port channel is Force10s method of grouping multiple physical interfaces into a single logical interface. In IEEE 802.3ad, these are referred to as a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). Force10 port channels provide redundancy by enabling you to aggregate up to 16 physical interfaces of the same interface type and speed interfaces into one logical interface. This enables the E-Series to have one physical interface carry the traffic of another if the former goes down in a port channel. You can configure up to 32 port channels per chassis. You can perform the following port channel management activities in Node Manager: Viewing E-Series Port Channel Information on page 68 Adding E-Series Port Channels on page 72 Deleting E-Series Port Channels on page 73 Configuring E-Series Port Channels on page 74

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Viewing E-Series Port Channel Information

Node Manager allows you to research port channel information several different ways: Displaying Port Channel Interface Information on page 68 Examining E-Series Port Channel Configuration Information on page 69 Analyzing E-Series Port Channel Performance on page 70

Displaying Port Channel Interface Information

To display interface information for a port channel: Step 1 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window:

Figure 41 Port Channel Management Window

This dialog box displays the: 2 Port channel ID: The identification number of the port channel MAC Address: The Medium Access Control address of the port channel Admin Status: The port channels administrative status. This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the administrative status in parenthesis (1 for up, 2 for down). Operational Status: The operational status of the port channel. This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the operational status in parenthesis (1 for up, 2 for down).

Right-click the display line of the port channel you wish to examine. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options.

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Step 3

Task Select Interface Info. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays a dialog box containing the output from the show interface port-channel number command for the port channel. Figure 42 Interface Info Window (show interface port-channel Command)

Examining E-Series Port Channel Configuration Information

To review configuration information for a port channel: Step 1 2 Task Select Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window as shown in Figure 41 on page 68. Right-click the display line of the port channel you wish to examine. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu.

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Task Select Show Config. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays a dialog box containing the output from the show config command for the port channel. Some sample output for this command appears below: Figure 43 Show Config Window

Analyzing E-Series Port Channel Performance

Node Manager enables you to plot graphically the performance of each port channel. Step 1 2 3 Task Select Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as shown in Figure 41 on page 68. Right-click the display line of the port channel you wish to examine. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu. Select Current Statistics Port Traffic Statistics. The Performance Current Data Viewer window opens (see Figure 21 on page 44). The chart window is the same one used for ports, the chassis, selected RPM, and selected line card. The window displays an empty bar chart at first, but then begins to display data based upon the default settings for the selected report. You can select an alternate chart type from the Chart Options section at the bottom of the window, along with a variety of input parameters. For details on using the window, see Displaying E-Series Chassis Information on page 42.

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Task Use the choices at the bottom of the window to select the parameters of graph you wish to view. If you wish, you can change the appearance of the graph. For example, you can enter a different number of seconds in the Polling Interval field. You can also choose a different presentation method from the Graph Type list. The available options are: Line (default) Bar XY Step Plot To view the X-Y coordinate values of a point on the graph, move your mouse to that location. (Node Manager displays the coordinates of your mouse pointer once you move it into the dialog box.) To view help documentation, click the Help icon.

To return to the main Node Manager window, click the Close icon (top right). You can also select the window you want from the Window menu.

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Adding E-Series Port Channels

To add a port channel: Step 1 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window.

Figure 44 Port Channel Management Window

This dialog box displays the: Port channel ID: The identification number of the port channel. MAC Address: The Medium Access Control address of the port channel. Admin Status: The port channels administrative status. This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the administrative status in parenthesis (1 for up, 2 for down). Operational Status: The operational status of the port channel. This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the operational status in parenthesis (1 for up, 2 for down).

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Task Click the Add Port Channel button. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 45 Add Port Channel Dialog Box

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Enter the ID number you wish to assign to the port channel in the Channel ID field. Select the description of the interface and port from the Available Item field. The Add button becomes active. Click Add. Node Manager moves the line card to the Selected Item field. Click OK. Node Manager adds the port channel to the list in the Port Channel Management window.

Deleting E-Series Port Channels

To delete a port channel: Step 1 2 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as shown in Figure 44 on page 72. Select the display line of the port channel that you want to delete.

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Task Click Delete Port Channel. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays the Confirm dialog. Figure 46 Confirm Delete Port Channel Dialog

Click Yes to delete the port channel and return to the Port Channel Management window.

Configuring E-Series Port Channels

The Force10 Node Manager also enables you to perform these port channel management activities: Configuring Port Channels Shutting Down Port Channels on page 76 Starting Port Channels on page 76 Telneting to a Port Channel on page 77

Configuring Port Channels

After creating a port channel (see Adding E-Series Port Channels on page 72), to configure it: Step 1 2 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as shown in Port Channel Management Window on page 72. Right-click on the display line of the port channel you wish to configure. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options.

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Step 3

Task Click Config. Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 47 Interface Port Channel Configuration Dialog Box

Enter your selections. You have these options. Field Name SwitchPort Usage Allows you to specify if this port channel operates in Layer 2 mode. Check the box to place it in Layer 2 mode. Uncheck the box or leave it blank to disable switchport and place the port channel in Layer 3 mode. Enables you to enter a descriptive text for this port channel. Allows you to assign an IP address to this port channel. Enables you to assign an IP address mask to the port channel. Enables you to define a link Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the port channel. Range: 594 to 9252 bytes Default: 1554 bytes IP MTU Allows you to define an IP Maximum Transmission Unit (IP MTU) size for the port channel. Range: 594 to 9252 bytes Default: 1500 bytes

Description IP Address Netmask MTU

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Click Apply to make your change. Click Reset to reload the default settings. Click OK or Close to exit.

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Shutting Down Port Channels

To shut down a port channel: Step 1 2 3 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as shown in Figure 45 on page 73. Right-click on the display line of the port channel you wish to shut down. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Shutdown. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays this dialog box to confirm your wish to shut down the port: Figure 48 Port Shutdown Confirmation Dialog Box

Click Yes to shut down the port channel and return to the Port Channel Management window.

Starting Port Channels

To start a port channel; Step 1 2 3 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as shown in Figure 44 on page 72. Right-click on the display line of the port channel you wish to start. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click No Shutdown. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays this dialog box to confirm your wish to start the port: Figure 49 Port Startup (no shutdown Command) Confirmation

Click Yes to start the port channel and return to the Port Channel Management window.

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Telneting to a Port Channel

To telnet to a port channel (a logical interface address) on the switch: Step 1 2 3 Task Click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays a list of currently existing port channels, as shown in Figure 45 on page 73. Right-click the display line of the port channel to which you want to telnet. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. From the pop-up menu, click Telnet to Device. Node Manager displays a Telnet window and automatically invokes the CLI commands that enable you to manage the selected port channel. Figure 50 Telnet Window

Note: You can do anything in this Telnet window that you can do by telnetting into the switch in a more conventional way. In other words, you can manage ports, run global show commands, etc. 4 5 Make your changes using the CLI. To terminate the session and close the Telnet window, click File Disconnect, File Exit.

Viewing SFM Information

You can use Node Manager to learn about your Switch Fabric Modules (SFMs) two different ways: Checking SFM Status Visually on page 78 Displaying Detailed SFM Performance Information on page 78

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Checking SFM Status Visually

To check the status of switch fabric modules (SFMs) visually: Step 1 Icon Task Locate the SFM you want to examine. Figure 51 Switch Fabric Module (SFM) Status Icon

If both the Active and Status LEDs are green, the SFM is functioning properly. If the Status LED is green and the Active is not, and the SFM is in Slot 8, the SFM is a standby unit and is functioning properly. If the SFM is in a slot other than 8, and either LED is a color other than green, refer to Displaying Detailed SFM Performance Information on page 78 and consult the information in Appendix B, Alarms on page 117.

Displaying Detailed SFM Performance Information

To launch a CLI show command to display detailed information about a SFM: Step 1 Task Right-click the picture of the SFM, as shown above, and select Module Info. Node Manager displays a window containing the output of the show sfm command for the SFM: Figure 52 SFM Module Info Window

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Viewing Power Supply Information

You can use Node Manager to view the status of your AC and DC Power Equipment Modules (PEMs). Checking E1200 and E600 PEMs Visually on page 79 Displaying More E1200 and E600 Power Supply Information on page 80 Checking the Status of E300 AC Power Supplies on page 80

Checking E1200 and E600 PEMs Visually

To verify visually that your E1200 and E600 PEMs are functioning properly: Step 1 Icon Task Locate the Status LED. If it is green, the PEM is functioning properly. If the PEM appears like either image below, there is no PEM in that location or it is not functioning: Figure 53 Power Equipment Module (PEM) Icons

If the status is some other color, consult the CLI and use the information in Appendix B, Alarms on page 117.

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Displaying More E1200 and E600 Power Supply Information

To display additional E1200 and E600 power supply information: Step 1 Task Right-click the picture of the PEM and select Module Info. Node Manager displays this window: Figure 54 PEM Module Info Window

This window displays the following list of attributes and their values: PEM Operation Status: This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the operational status in parenthesis (1 for up, 2 for down) PEM Type: This can be either AC or DC. The MIB value status appears after the operational status in parenthesis (1 for up, 2 for down).

Checking the Status of E300 AC Power Supplies

To verify the operating status of the E300 AC power supplies, check the color of the power supply LEDs on the Primary RPM. The E300 requires a minimum of three AC power supplies to function. If all four power supply LEDs are green (PS0 through PS3), all your AC power supplies are working properly. If not, consult the information in Appendix B, Alarms on page 117.

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Figure 55 E300 Primary RPM with Active Power Supply LEDs AC Power supply LEDs

Viewing Fan Tray Information

E-Series chassis have one or more hot-swappable fan trays. In the event of a fan tray failure, which Node Manager indicates with a red icon or LED, you must replace the entire unit. Caution: For help replacing a fan tray, please see the installation and maintains document that Force10 shipped with your chassis.

Checking Fan Tray Status on the E1200 and E600

The icon indicators for fan trays on the E1200 and the single fan tray for the E600 appear on the top of the chassis. Refer to Figure 17 on page 40 and Figure 18 on page 41 for help locating these icons.

Checking Fan Tray Status on the E300

The LED indicator for the E300s fan tray appears on the left side of the chassis image. Refer to Figure 19 on page 42 for help locating this LED.

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Using Bulk Configuration

The E-Series supports bulk configuration for line card interfaces. To use bulk configuration to set up or modify your chassis: Step 1 Task Click Config Interfaces. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager then displays this dialog box: Figure 56 Bulk Configuration for Line Card Interfaces

To add one interface at a time, select the interface and then click Add. To add several interfaces at once, press the Ctrl key while clicking on each item with your mouse, and then click Add. To configure all the available interfaces, click Add All. Node Manager moves the interface or interfaces into the Selected Item column.

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Step 3

Task Select the function you want to perform on the interfaces from the Action list. You have these options: Command shutdown Description Use this option to disable the interfaces. If you click shutdown, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 57 Shutdown Dialog Box

Leave the box checked and click OK to shut down the interfaces. no shutdown Use this option to enable the interfaces. If you click no shutdown, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 58 Switchport Dialog Box

Leave the box unchecked and click OK to start the interfaces. switchport Use this option to place the interfaces in Layer 2 mode. If you click switchport, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 59 Switchport Dialog Box

To put the interfaces in Layer 2 mode, leave the box checked and click OK.

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Task MTU setting Use this option to define a link Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the interface. If you select this option, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 60 MTU Dialog Box

Enter the Link MTU setting you want to assign to the interfaces. Your permissible range is 594 to 9252 bytes. If you do not enter a value, Node Manager uses a default Link MTU value of 1554 bytes for each interface. Click OK to complete the action. command Use this option to enter brief CLI commands that apply to all of the interfaces you selected. If you choose this option, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 61 CLI Command Dialog Box

Enter the text of your CLI command and click OK to carry it out.

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Chapter 6

Managing the S-Series

This chapter describes how to use Node Manager to manage and monitor S-Series switches. Note: FTMS adds S-Series software image download capability, which is not part of the Node Manager component.

This chapter covers the following topics: Navigating the S-Series Switch Displaying S-Series Chassis Information on page 86 Managing S-Series Switches in a Stack on page 90 Managing S-Series Interfaces on page 93 Configuring S-Series Interfaces on page 97 Managing S-Series Port Channels on page 99 Using S-Series Bulk Configuration on page 110

Navigating the S-Series Switch

Node Manager displays a unique facsimile icon for each S-Series model (see the list of supported models in the appendix Supported Devices on page 113.) Figure 62 on page 86 shows how an S50 stack appears in Node Manager. Note: For ease of management through Node Manager, S-Series icons display any rear-mounted 10G modules at the right side of the front panel icon.

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Figure 62 S50 Chassis View Example

port operationally up port operationally down SA-01-10GE-2P SA-01-GE-48T 4x1G SFP ports 10G SFP

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Stack position indicates configured unit number Blank means no unit configured for that unit number

Front Panels

Rear Panels

Figure 62 shows five S50 switches in a stack with three blank slots. While the stacking hardware and algorithm support up to eight units in a stack, Force10 does not support more than three. For details on stacking support, see the Stacking chapter in the SFTOS Configuration Guide.

Displaying S-Series Chassis Information

As shown in the S50 graphic above, the icon emulates the front panel, including using the LED colors used by the switch in the left status panel (fans, power, etc.). One difference is that the whole port is colored, rather than just the port LEDs (Node Manager also uses this method for E-Series ports (see Managing the E-Series on page 39): Grayindicates the port is administratively down Redindicates the port is operationally down Greenindicates the port is operationally up

See also Labels, Status Colors, and Indicator LEDs on page 31.

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Node Manager enables you to invoke commands that display message boxes that provide information at the chassis level and at the interface level (For interface information, see Displaying S-Series Interface Information on page 93.) For chassis information, right-click the chassis graphic to invoke the following popup menu: Module Info: This menu item invokes the show switch CLI command (Figure 63). Show: This menu item opens a submenu of CLI show commands (see Using the Show Submenu for the S-Series Chassis on page 87.) Priority: This menu item is for managing the succession of management units in a stack. For details, see Setting Priority on a Switch Member in an S50 Stack on page 92.

Figure 63 S50 Chassis Info (Module Info Menu Item Invokes show switch Command)

Using the Show Submenu for the S-Series Chassis

In addition to the Module Info (show switch CLI command) report shown above, Node Manager can display the reports of many other SFTOS show commands. To access these commands: Step 1 Task Right-click the S-Series graphic. Do not click the port icon or your results will be different. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options (as detailed above in Displaying S-Series Chassis Information on page 86).

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Task Click Show. Node Manager displays a submenu of report types (each invokes a particular show command): Command SysInfo Switch Switch [unit number] Network Hardware Slot Interface Description Displays system information, including system up time. Displays the output of the switch command, which reports summary information about all units in the stack. (See Figure 64 on page 89.) Shows switch details for the selected switch. Displays configuration for in-band connectivity. Displays vital product data. Displays information about the slots. The front of the switch is treated as one slot, and any rear-mounted 10G module is treated as another slot. Submenu choices are: Port all Running-config Logs Ethernet Switchport (invokes the show interface ethernet switchport command see Figure 65 on page 89). Switchport (invokes the show interface switchport command).

Displays port mode and settings; display port status. Displays the running configuration. Submenu choices are: Logging: Displays logging and eventlog parameters. Buffered: Displays buffered (in-memory) log entries. Trap Logs: Displays trap logs.

stack-port

Submenu choices are: stack-ports: Displays stack port information. diagnostic: Displays stack port diagnostic information. counters: Displays stack port counter information.

switchtypes cardtypes 3

Displays the product catalog number of the switch. Displays the product catalog number of the switch and any installed 10G modules.

Select the name of the command. Node Manager displays a window containing the output for the command. See Figure 64 on page 89 for an example. Samples of reports displayed include the following: show switch (Figure 64) and show interface ethernet switchport (Figure 65):

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Figure 64 S-Series show switch Example Output

Figure 65 show interface ethernet switchport Command Output (S50)

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Managing S-Series Switches in a Stack

You can use Node Manager to manage the stacking of S-Series switches, which enables up to three switches to act as a single managed switch. Of the various S-Series models, only the S2410 models do not stack. Also, the S50 model stacks only with the same model. All other models S50V, S25P, S50N, etc. can coexist in the same stack. The master switch, called the management unit, manages the stack. For details on the algorithm that determines which is the management unit, see the Stacking chapter in the SFTOS Configuration Guide. Each switch has a unique switch ID/unit number that the management unit uses to identify it as a stack member, just as if it were a numbered line card in a large switch. Likewise, Node Manager identifies ports partly by their switch ID. For example, port 2/0/30 identifies port 30 in member unit 2 (SFTOS uses the middle number to identify slot numbers, but does not use it for the S50.) S50 switches can be pre-provisioned. You can logically add, delete, or renumber a member unit in Node Manager. For stacking details not included in this section, see the stacking chapters in the SFTOS CLI and configuration guides, which are on the CD-ROM that accompanies the S50. You can perform these switch management activities with Node Manager: Adding S-Series Switches to a Stack Deleting Member Switches from an S50 Stack on page 91 Renumbering a Switch Member in an S50 Stack on page 92 Setting Priority on a Switch Member in an S50 Stack on page 92

Adding S-Series Switches to a Stack

You can use Node Manager to pre-configure the management unit of an S-Series stack with a new stack member. Unassigned members are those that only exist in the software but do not yet exist physically in the stack. To add a member switch in Node Manager: Step 1 Task Right-click the graphic of any empty slot in the stack. Node Manager indicates these by displaying a picture of a blank panel.

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Task In the pop-up menu, click Add member. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays this dialog box:

This dialog box is the equivalent of the member command. Use the Unit list to select the logical location in the stack where you want to add the unit. Choose a different member number if you wish to have the unit appear in a different part of the stack other than the selected one. Use the Switch Index list to select the switch index value that you want to assign the new unit. Switch index is the index of the switch reported by show supported switch type. After you make your selections and click OK, Node Manager displays a grayed-out graphic representing the unit in the designated location in the stack: Figure 66 S50 Front Panel

Configure the switch. Refer to Managing S-Series Interfaces for more information about this process.

Deleting Member Switches from an S50 Stack

You can delete an unassigned member switch in Node Manager. To delete a member switch in Node Manager: Step 1 2 Task Right-click the picture of the grayed-out switch member you wish to delete. (Do not click a port icon or your results will be different.) Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select Delete member. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays this dialog box:

Click Yes. Node Manager removes the member from the stack.

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Renumbering a Switch Member in an S50 Stack

You can renumber a stack member unit in Node Manager. Note: Renumbering of the management unit is disabled, because renumbering the management unit would break the connection to the box from the management plane. Note: The member unit must exist physically, not simply in the Node Manager graphic. To renumber a switch in Node Manager: Step 1 2 Task Right-click the picture of the switch member you wish to renumber. (Do not click a port icon or your results will be different.) Then, Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Select renumber. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 67 Switch Renumber Dialog Box (S50 Stack)

Set the new switch index value, then click OK. Node Manager renumbers the member on the stack.

Setting Priority on a Switch Member in an S50 Stack

You can set the priority value of a stack member unit in Node Manager. This value is used in the management unit election algorithm. To set the priority value of a member unit in Node Manager: Step 1 Task Right-click the graphic of the member unit for which you want to set a new priority value. (Do not click a port icon or your results will be different.) Node Manager displays a pop-up menu.

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Task Click Priority. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays this dialog box, which executes the switch priority command: Figure 68 Priority Dialog Box (S50 Switch Priority)

Enter a value from 0 to 15; the highest value is given the highest priority. Click OK.

Managing S-Series Interfaces

You can use Node Manager to manage S-Series interfaces. You can perform the following interface management activities in the Node Manager: Displaying S-Series Interface Information on page 93 Analyzing S-Series Interface Performance on page 96 Configuring S-Series Switch Interfaces on page 97

Displaying S-Series Interface Information

To view the status of an interface: Step 1 2 Task Right-click a port icon. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Show Port Displays port mode and settings and port status (invokes the show port unit/slot/port command). See Figure 69. Displays detailed statistics for that port. See Figure 70 on page 95. Displays summary statistics. See Figure 71 on page 96.

Show Interface Ethernet Interface info

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Figure 69 Example Result of Show

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Figure 70 Example Result of Show

Interface Ethernet

Note: In Figure 70, note that the report contains --More-- or (q)uit. That instruction is for use from the CLI. To accomplish the same results in Node Manager, click the More or Cancel Command buttons, respectively, at the bottom of the window.

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Figure 71 Example Report for Interface Info (for the Selected Port)

Analyzing S-Series Interface Performance

Node Manager enables you to plot the performance of each port graphically using a variety of techniques. To do so: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon of the port you wish to examine. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Current Statistics Port Traffic Statistics. The Performance Current Data Viewer window opens, which is the same used for the E-Series (see Figure 21 on page 44). The window is just as described for use with the E-Series components (see Displaying E-Series Chassis Information on page 42); it displays an empty bar chart at first, but then begins to display data based upon the default settings for the selected report. You can select an alternate chart type from the Chart Options section at the bottom of the window, along with a variety of input parameters.

Note: See also Managing Performance Templates on page 45.

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Configuring S-Series Interfaces

Node Manager enables you to perform these management activities on interfaces: Configuring S-Series Switch Interfaces Enabling and Shutting Down S-Series Ports Telneting to an S-Series Switch Interface Managing S-Series Port Channels on page 99 Using S-Series Bulk Configuration on page 110

Configuring S-Series Switch Interfaces

To configure a switch interface: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon of the port you wish to configure. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Config. Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 72 Interface Dialog Box (S-Series Port Configuration)

Enter your selections. The following table contains a description of each field: Field Name Speed and Duplex MTU OSPF area ID Usage Sets the speed and duplex setting for the interface. Enables you to enter a link Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the interface. Range: 1518 to 9216 bytes. Assign the interface to an OSPF area. This feature is not available when only the Layer 2 package of SFTOS is installed on the subject switch.

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Note: You can also set the MTU for more than one port at once. See Using S-Series Bulk Configuration on page 110.

Enabling and Shutting Down S-Series Ports

To enable or shut down a port: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon of the port that you wish to enable or shut down. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. If the port is shut down, the Node Manager menu option is No Shutdown. If the port is enabled, the Node Manager menu option is Shutdown. If you want to enable the port, click No Shutdown. Or If the port is enabled and you want to shut it down, click Shutdown. Note: You can also do this in bulk mode. See Using S-Series Bulk Configuration on page 110. 3 In both cases, if you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays a confirmation box. Click Yes. Node Manager returns you to the main application window. The switch graphic now displays the port either as shut down (grayed out) or enabled, depending on your selection. If the port is enabled, but not operationally up, the icon is red. When the port is also operationally up (phyically connected to another port), the icon is green.

Telneting to an S-Series Switch Interface

To telnet to a switch interface: Step 1 Task Right-click the icon of the port that you wish to manage. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options.

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Step 2

Task From the pop-up menu, click Telnet to Device. Node Manager displays a Telnet window and automatically invokes the CLI commands that enable you to manage the selected port. Figure 73 Telnetting to an S50 Port

Note: You can do anything in this Telnet window that you can do by telnetting into the switch in a more conventional way. In other words, you can manage ports, run global show commands, etc. 3 4 Make your changes using the CLI. To terminate the Telnet session, click File Disconnect. To close the window, click File Exit.

Managing S-Series Port Channels

You can use Node Manager to add and remove port channels. A port channel is a method of grouping multiple physical interfaces into a single logical interface. In IEEE 802.3ad, a port channel is referred to as a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). Port channels provide redundancy by enabling you to aggregate up to eight physical interfaces of the same interface type and speed interfaces into one logical interface. This enables the S50 to have one physical interface carry the traffic of another if the former goes down in a port channel. You can configure up to 32 port channels per switch. You can perform the following port channel management activities in Node Manager: Viewing S-Series Port Channel Information on page 100 Adding S-Series Port Channels on page 104 Deleting S-Series Port Channels on page 106 Configuring S-Series Port Channels on page 107 99

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Viewing S-Series Port Channel Information

You can use Node Manager to research port channel information in several ways. This section contains the following subsections: Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101 Examining S-Series Port Channel Configuration Information on page 103 Analyzing S-Series Port Channel Performance on page 104

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Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information

To display interface information for a particular port channel: Step 1 Task Select Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, which is the same as used by Node Manager for the E-Series: Figure 74 Port Channel Management Window (S50)

Each row in the table shows a separate port channel. The table headers are the following: 2 Port channel ID: The identification number of the port channel MAC Address: The Medium Access Control address of the port channel Admin Status: The port channel's administrative status. This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the administrative status in parentheses (1 for up, 2 for down). Operational Status: The operational status of the port channel. This can be either UP or DOWN. The MIB value status appears after the operational status in parentheses (1 for up, 2 for down).

Right-click the display line of the port channel you wish to examine. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options.

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Task Click Interface Info. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays a dialog box containing the output from the show interfaces port-channel number command for the port channel.

Note: You can also double-click the port channel to access this window. 4 Click the close box (top right) to close the window. Or, to keep the window open and move back to the Port Channel window or main application window, click Window Port Channel Management or Window Chassis View, respectively.

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Examining S-Series Port Channel Configuration Information

To review configuration information for all port channels: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101. Click the Details button. If you have not yet logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. After you have logged in, Node Manager displays a dialog box containing the output from the show port-channel brief command. Some sample output for this command appears below: Figure 75 Port Channels Window (S50 show port-channel brief Command)

Click the close box (top right) to close the window. Or, to keep the window open and move back to the Port Channel window or main application window, click Window Port Channel Management or Window Chassis View, respectively.

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Analyzing S-Series Port Channel Performance

You can use Node Manager to plot graphically the performance of each port channel. Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101. Right-click the display line of the port channel you wish to examine. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu. Click Current Statistics Port Traffic Statistics. The Performance Current Data Viewer window opens (see Figure 21 on page 44). The chart window is the same one used for displaying the performance of S50 chassis and ports, and all E-Series components. The window displays an empty bar chart at first, but then begins to display data based upon the default settings for the selected report. You can select an alternate chart type from the Chart Options section at the bottom of the window, along with a variety of input parameters. For details on using the window, see Displaying E-Series Chassis Information on page 42.

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Adding S-Series Port Channels

To add a port channel: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101.

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Task Click the Add Port Channel button. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays this Add Port Channel dialog box:

Enter the port channel name you wish to assign the port channel in the Port Channel Name field. Note: The port channel name is displayed when you click Details on the Port Channel Management window. The port channel ID shown on the Port Channel Management window is an automatically generated ID, as an integer increment of the current set.

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Select the description of the interface and port from the Available Item field. The Add button becomes active. Click Add. Node Manager moves the switch to the Selected Item field.

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Task When you are finished adding ports, click OK. Node Manager adds the port channel to the list in the Port Channel Management window.

Deleting S-Series Port Channels

To delete a port channel: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101. Select the display line of the port channel that you wish to delete. Click Delete Port Channel. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays this confirmation dialog box:

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Click Yes to delete the port channel and return to the Port Channel Management window.

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Configuring S-Series Port Channels

To configure a port channel: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101. Right-click on the display line of the port channel you wish to configure. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Config. Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 76 Interface Dialog Box (Configure S50 Port Channel Speed and MTU)

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Enter your selections. You have these options: Field Name Speed (Mbps) and Duplex MTU Usage Sets the speed and duplex setting for the interface. Enables you to define a link Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the port channel. Range: 1518 to 9216 bytes.

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Click Apply to make your change, or click Reset to reload the default settings. Click OK to accept the changes and exit, or click Close to exit without accepting the changes.

Starting S-Series Port Channels

To start a port channel; Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101. Right-click on the display line of the port channel you wish to start. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options.

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Task Select No Shutdown. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays this dialog box to confirm your wish to start the port channel:

Choose Yes to start the port channel and return to the Port Channel Management window.

Shutting Down S-Series Port Channels

To shut down a port channel: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101. Right-click on the display line of the port channel you wish to shut down. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Shutdown. If you have not logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Then, Node Manager displays this dialog box to confirm your wish to shut down the port channel:

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Click Yes to shut down the port channel and return to the Port Channel Management window.

Telneting to an S50 Port Channel

To Telnet to a port channel: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Port Channel. Node Manager displays the Port Channel Management window, as described in Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information on page 101.

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Task Right-click the display line of the port channel that you want to manage through Telnet. Node Manager displays a pop-up menu of available options. Click Telnet to Device. Node Manager displays this Telnet window and automatically logs you onto the chassis. Figure 77 Telnetting to an S50 Port Channel

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Using S-Series Bulk Configuration

The S50 supports bulk configuration for switch interfaces. To use bulk configuration to set up or modify your switch: Step 1 Task On the main menu, click Config Interfaces. If you have not previously logged into the CLI, Node Manager prompts you to do so. Node Manager displays this Config Interfaces dialog box:

Select the interfaces you want to configure by pressing the Ctrl key while clicking on each item with your mouse. To configure all the available interfaces, click Add All. Node Manager moves the interface or interfaces into the Selected Item column. Select the function you want to perform on the interfaces from the Action drop-down. You have these options: Command shutdown Description Use this option to disable the interfaces. If you choose shutdown, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 78 Shutdown Dialog Box (S50 Ports)

Leave the box checked and click OK to shut down the interfaces.

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Task no shutdown Use this option to enable the interfaces. If you choose no shutdown, Node Manager displays this dialog box:

Leave the box unchecked and click OK to start the interfaces. MTU setting Use this option to define a link Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size for the interface. If you select this option, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 79 MTU Dialog Box (S50 Ports)

Enter the Link MTU setting you want to assign to the interfaces. Your permissible range is 1518 to 9216 bytes. Click OK to complete the action. command Use this option to enter brief CLI commands that apply to all of the interfaces you selected. If you choose this option, Node Manager displays this dialog box: Figure 80 CLI Command Dialog Box (S50)

Enter the text of your CLI command and click OK to carry it out.

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Appendix A

Supported Devices

Node Manager 1.5 supports the line cards and switches listed in this appendix. With few exceptions, Node Manager supports the line cards supported by the version of FTOS or SFTOS running on the subject machine. The sections in this chapter are:

C300 and Line Cards on page 113 E1200, E600, E600i, and Line Cards on page 113 E300 and Line Cards on page 114 S-Series Devices on page 115

C300 and Line Cards

Table 6 C300 and Line Cards
Catalog Number LC-C-BLNK-LC LC-CB-GE-48T LC-CB-GE-48V LC-CB-10G-4P CC-C-BLNK-RPM E48TB E48VB EX4PB Card Indicator Description Blank line card panel 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interface 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interface with inline power 4-port 10 GbE line card with pluggable XFP optics C300 Route Processor Module Blank Panel

E1200, E600, E600i, and Line Cards

Table 7 E1200, E600, E600i, and Line Cards
Catalog Number LC-EE-10GEL-2E LC-ED-1GE-24P LC-ED-FE/GE-24T Card Type EX2YE E24PD E24TD Description 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet with LAN PHY up to 10 km with 256K FIB support 24-port Gigabit Ethernet line card with SFP optics. 24-port 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet line card with RJ-45 connectors.

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Table 7 E1200, E600, E600i, and Line Cards (Continued)

Catalog Number LC-ED-10GEL-2Y LC-ED-1GEFLX-12P LC-EE-1GE-24P LC-EF-10GE-4P LC-EF-10GE-16P LC-EF-1GE-48P LC-EF-GE-48T LC-EF-GE-90M LC-EG-10GE-4P LC-EG-1GE-48P LC-EG-GE-48T LC-EG-OC48-4P Card Type EX2YD F12PD E24PE EXW4PF EXW16PF E48PF E48TF E90MF EXW4PG E48PG E48TG S48P4G Description 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN PHY line card with 10Km (1310nm) optics. 12-port Gigabit Ethernet with SFP 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet with SFP and 256K FIB Support 4-port 10GE LAN/WAN PHY line card with XFP optics (EF) 16-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN PHY 48-port Gigabit Ethernet line card with SFP optics (EF) 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interfaces (EF) 90-Port 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet 4-port 10GE LAN/WAN PHY line card with XFP optics (EG) 48-port GE line card with SFP optics (EG) 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interfaces (EG) 4-port OC48c/12c/3c line card with SFP optics (EG)

E300 and Line Cards

Table 8 E300 and Line Cards
Catalog Number LC-ED3-10GEL-1Y LC-ED3-FE/GE-12T LC-ED3-1GE-12P LC-EE3-10GEY-1Y LC-EE3-1GE-12P LC-EF3-1GE-24P LC-EF3-10GE-2P LC-EF3-GE-48T LC-EF3-10GE-2P LC-EF-GE-24T LC-EG3-OC48-4P Card Type EX1YD3 E12TD3 E12PD3 EX1YE3 E12PE3 E24PF3 EXW2PF3 E48TF3 EXW2PF3 E24TG3 S48P4G3 Description 1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN PHY line card with 1310nm serial 10Km optics (series ED3). 12-port 100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interfaces. 24-port Gigabit Ethernet line card - SFP optics required (series ED3). 1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN PHY line card with 1310nm serial 10 Km optics (series EE3) 12-port Gigabit Ethernet line card - SFP optics required (series EE3) 24-port Gigabit Ethernet line card with SFP optics 2-port 10GE LAN/WAN PHY line card with SFP optics 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interfaces 2-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet LAN/WAN PHY 24-port 10/100/1000Base-T line card with RJ-45 interfaces (EG3) 4-port OC48c/12c/3c line card with SFP optics (EG3)

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S-Series Devices
Table 9 S-Series Devices
Catalog Number1 SA-01-GE-48T3 S25-01-GE-24P S25-01-GE-24P-DC S50-01-GE-48T-V S50-01-GE-48T-AC S50-01-GE-48T-DC S2410-01-10GE-24CP S2410-01-10GE-24P
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Model and Description S50 switch: 48-port Gigabit Ethernet with SFP optics and RJ45 ports S25P switch: 24-port 10Gigabit Ethernet with SFP optics and four shared 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports S25P switch, as above, except DC power only S50V switch: 48-port Gigabit Ethernet with SFP optics, RJ45 ports, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality on all copper ports S50N switch (S50N-DC shown with same icon): Same as S50V, except without PoE S50N switch, as above, except DC power only S2410CP switch: 20 line rate 10GBase-CX4 ports plus four 10 GbE pluggable XFP interfaces S2410P switch: 24 line rate 10 GbE XFP ports

The optional modules that can be inserted in the back of S-Series switches are represented by dummy cards as place holders. The Card ID (CID) is displayed in SFTOS by the show supported cardtype and show supported switchtype commands.
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Overview

Alarms

Force10 Node Manager uses simulations of LEDs to indicate major and minor alarms for these conditions: fan tray status power supply status RPM status high temperature on RPMs line card status high temperature on line cards SFM status high temperature on SFMs

A major alarm is any fault that would render the chassis non-functional. A minor alarm is any fault that threatens the operation of the chassis. You also can configure audible alarms on the chassis itself and configure the chassis to send an SNMP trap. For more information about these features, please see the FTOS Command Line Interface Reference.

Alarm Logging and Multiple Alarm Occurrences

The E-Series logs alarms for each occurrence, but it may not send an event log for multiple occurrences. For example, whenever a module exceeds the shutdown threshold, the module shuts down. If more than one module exceeds the warning or high temperature thresholds within a five-minute period, the system generates one event for all effected modules, but logs alarms for each occurrence. If the modules temperature falls to 5 lower than the warning threshold temperature, the system clears the alarm and an SNMP trap.

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Table 10 Alarm Events and Reporting. Module Fan tray Alarm Event More than one fan within the module fails or hardware failure in the module One fan within the module fails AC Power Supplies Alarm LED major (red) Reported in event log major Status LED on Module amber amber red or unlit red or unlit amber unlit green amber1 unlit green amber unlit green amber unlit unlit green amber unlit Audible Alarm? yes no yes no no yes yes no

minor (amber) minor major

Hardware failure in a non-redundant major (red) power configuration (3 power supplies) Hardware failure in a redundant power configuration (4 power supplies)

minor (amber) minor major (red) major (red) major major

Line Card

Hardware failure Exceeds high temperature limit Exceeds warning temperature limit Individual interface fails

minor (amber) minor minor (amber) reported

RPM (Non-redundant Configuration with 1 RPM) Exceeds high temperature limit Exceeds warning temperature limit RPM fails but CP is ok SFMs (Redundant Configuration with 2 SFMs) Exceeds high temperature limit Exceeds warning temperature limit Any card fails Any card removed 1 SFM (Non-Redundant Configuration) Exceeds high temperature limit Exceeds warning temperature limit Any card fails Any card removed 1. The interfaces Link LED is unlit. major (red) major (red) major (red) major major major yes no yes yes minor (amber) minor major (red) major yes no no no minor (amber) minor minor (amber) minor minor (amber) minor major (red) major (red) major major yes no yes minor (amber) minor

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A AC power supplies, E300 80 Add Network 66 Add Port Channel dialog 73 Adding Member Switches to an S50 Stack 90 Adding S-Series Port Channels 104 admin status (S50 port channel) 101 Analyzing S-Series Interface Performance 96 Analyzing S-Series Port Channel Performance 104 Area ID 67 Average parameter (performance chart) 43 B bulk configuration default Link MTU value 84 Link MTU setting 84 no shutdown option 83 permissible MTU range 84 selecting interfaces 82 shutdown option 83 S-Series 110 switchport option 83 using 82 C C300 and Line Cards 113 Chassis_CPU_Utilization menu option (E-Series) 42 Chassis_Memory_Utilization menu option (E-Series) 42 Chassis_RPM_Memory_Utilization menu option (E-Series) checking power supplies, E300 80 CIDR format 67 conditions that trigger major and minor alarms 117 Config Interfaces dialog box (S50) 110 Config Interfaces menu item 56 Configuring S-Series Port Channels 107 Configuring S-Series Switch Interfaces 97 copying and pasting interface text 32 C-Series, displaying 35 Cumulative Data parameter (performance chart) 43 Current Statistics menu (E-Series) 42 D delete member (S50) Delete Network 67 Delete Port Channel 74 Delete Port Channel button (S50) 106 Deleting Member Switches from an S50 Stack 91 Deleting S-Series Port Channels 106 Displaying S50 Chassis Information 86 Displaying S-Series Interface Information 93 Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information document audience 15 documentation, Force10 16 Duplex 97 Duration field (performance chart) 43 E E300 AC power supplies 80 E-Series adding logical line cards 59 configuring RPM management ports 52 fan tray failure, when to replace unit 81 plotting RPM port performance 51 port traffic statistics (RPM) 51 RPM Popup Menu 50 show alarms command 48 show bootvar command 48 show chassis brief command 48 show config command 50, 61, 70 show environment command 48 show interface port-channel command 69 show interfaces linecard command 58 show interfaces linecard number command show linecard command 57 show linecard number command 57 show logging command 48 show processes CPU command 48 show processes memory command 48 show rpm number command 47 show rpm redundancy command 48 show running-config command (RPM) 48 show sfm command 78 show startup-config command (RPM) 48 show version command (RPM) 48 shutting down interfaces 64 snmp-server community command 25

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virtual-ip ip-address command 25 E-Series alarm logging (definition) 117 E-Series chassis, displaying basic information 42 E-Series LAGs 67 E-Series Port Channels 67 Examining S-Series Port Channel Configuration Information example text box 32 F fan tray failure, when to replace unit (E-Series) 81 fan tray indicators, location on the E1200 and E600 fan tray LED location on the E300 81 Force10 documentation 16 Force10 Management System

adding (E-Series) 59 definition 59 deleting 60 Login to CLI dialog box

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formatting conventions FTMS definition 18

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H Help About dialog box 33 Help Contents menu path 33 I Interface Info 69 Interface Info menu item 56 Interface Info Window (show interface port-channel command) (E-Series) 69 interface managementethernet command (S50) 26 Interface Port Channel Configuration Dialog Box 75 interfaces shutting down (E-Series) 64 telneting to 65 IP Address 67 ip address command (S50) 26 IPv4 address 67 L LEDs indicating major and minor alarms 117 line card interfaces configuring 63 line cards ESD warning 56 hot-swapping 55 inserting new card 55 plotting port performance 62 replacing with ones from a different series 56 Link Aggregation Group (LAG) 67 logical interfaces definition 61 displaying configuration information 61 logical line cards

M MAC address (S50 port channel) 101 management route default gateway command (S50) 26 Managing S-Series Interfaces 93 Managing S-Series Port Channels 99 Managing S-Series Switches 90 Max Nth Percentile parameter (performance chart) 43 Max Value in Set parameter (performance chart) 43 member command (S50) 91 Min Nth Percentile parameter (performance chart) 43 Min Value in Set parameter (performance chart) 43 Module Info menu item 56 Module Info menu item (chassis info for S50) 87 Module Info Window (PEM) 80 MTU 97 MTU command (S50) 107 MTU Dialog Box 84 N Netmask 67 network parms command 26 No Shutdown (S50 port) 98 Node Manager for Windows shortcuts, possible locations Node Manager installation minimum system requirements 17 selecting the program location 20 Windows administrative rights 18 Node Manager keyboard commands 30 Node Manager Main Application window 28 Node Manager Main Menu 30 Node Manager, launching 27 None parameter (performance chart) 43 Nth Percentile parameter (performance chart) 43 O operational status (S50 port channel) 101 OSPF area ID 97 OSPF Area, Removing a Network 67 OSPF areas 66 OSPF instance 67 OSPF process ID 67 P Percentile field (performance chart) 43 Performance Current Data Viewer window performance monitoring templates 45

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Performance Template menu 45 Poll Interval field (E-Series) 43 port channel definition 67 relation to IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Group (LAG) 67 port channel ID (S50) 101 Port Channel Management dialog box 72 Port Channel Management window (S50) 101 port channels adding 72 aggregation capabilities 67 configuring 74 configuring (S50) 107 deleting 73 no shutdown 76, 107 plotting port performance 70 shutting down 76 shutting down (S50) 108 port channels per chassis 67 Port Channels, E-Series LAGs, E-Series 67 Port Configuration 97 Port Startup (no shutdown Command) Confirmation 76 port traffic statistics (RPM) 51 port traffic statistics (S50) 104 Power Equipment Modules (PEMs) 79 power supplies, displaying additional information for the E1200 and E600 80 Publications, Related 16 R Related Publications 16 related publications 16 Renumbering a Switch Member in an S50 Stack Route Processor Module

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Router OSPF Configuration window 67 RPM definition 46 show running-config command (E-Series) 48 show startup-config command (E-Series) 48 show version command (E-Series) 48 use by Force10 E-Series chassis 46 RPM management ports configuring 52 shutting down 53 RPM Popup Menu (E-Series) 50 RPMs plotting port performance (E-Series) 51 shutting down a primary without a secondary 53

S S50 Add Port Channel dialog box 105 Adding Member Switches to an S50 Stack 90 Adding S-Series Port Channels 104 Analyzing S-Series Interface Performance 96 Analyzing S-Series Port Channel Performance 104 blank panel 90 Config Interfaces dialog box 110 configuring port channels 107 Configuring S-Series Port Channels 107 Configuring S-Series Switch Interfaces 97 delete member unit 91 Deleting Member Switches from an S50 Stack 91 Deleting S-Series Port Channels 106 Displaying S-Series Interface Information 93 Displaying S-Series Port Channel Interface Information 101 Examining S-Series Port Channel Configuration Information 103 interface information 93 interface managementethernet command 26 ip address command 26 MAC address (port channel) 101 management route default gateway command 26 Managing S-Series Interfaces 93 Managing S-Series Port Channels 99 member command 91 member unit graphic 91 Module Info menu item (chassis info) 87 MTU command 107 no shutdown command 98 port channel admin status 101 port channel ID 101 Port Channel Management window 101, 104 port channel operational status 101 port traffic statistics 104 Renumbering a Switch Member in an S50 Stack 92 Setting Priority on a Switch Member in an S50 Stack 92 show commands for chassis 87 show interface command report 96 show interface Ethernet 93 show interface ethernet command 95 show interface ethernet switchport command 88, 89 show interface port-channel number 102 show port 93 show port command 94 show port-channel brief command 103 show switch command 87 show switch example output 89 show sysinfo command 88

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shutdown command 98 Shutting Down S-Series Port Channels 108 Shutting Down S-Series Switch Interfaces 98 snmp-server community command 26 speed command 107 Starting S-Series Port Channels 107 switch index 91 switch priority command 93 Telneting to a Device from an S-Series Switch Interface telneting to a port channel 108 Telneting to an S-Series Port Channel 108 Using S-Series Bulk Configuration 110 Viewing S-Series Port Channel Information 100 S50 Front Panel 91 Setting Priority on a Switch Member in an S50 Stack 92 SFM Module Info Window 78 SFMs checking status visually 78 displaying detailed information 78 SFTOS show commands 87 show alarms command (E-Series) 48 show bootvar command (E-Series) 48 show chassis brief command (E-Series) 48 show config command (E-Series) 50, 61, 70 Show Config Window 70 show environment command (E-Series) 48 show interface ethernet (S50) 95 show interface ethernet switchport command (S50) 88 show interface ethernet switchport command output (S50) show interface port-channel command (E-Series) 69 show interface report (S50) 96 show interfaces linecard command (E-Series) 58 show interfaces linecard number command (E-Series) 58 show ip ospf command 66 show linecard command (E-Series) 57 show linecard number command (E-Series) 57 show logging command (E-Series) 48 show port command (S50) 94 show port-channel brief command (S50) 103 show processes CPU command (E-Series) 48 show processes memory command (E-Series) 48 show rpm number command (E-Series) 47 show rpm redundancy command (E-Series) 48 show sfm command (E-Series) 78 show switch command (S50) 87 show sysinfo command (S50) 88 shutdown command (S50 port) 98 Shutdown dialog box 83 Shutting Down S-Series Port Channels 108 Shutting Down S-Series Switch Interfaces 98

Simple Network Management Protocol

See SNMP
SNMP community string, entering 25, 26 definition 15 modifying the Read Community String 28 Read Community String requirement 25, 26 snmp-server community command (E-Series) 25 snmp-server community command (S50) 26 Speed 97 speed command (S50) 107 S-Series chassis, displaying basic information 87 S-Series stack 86 stack, S-Series switch 86 Start Polling button (performance chart) 43 Starting S-Series Port Channels 107 status colors, interpreting 31 Stop Polling button (performance chart) 43 supported line cards LC-ED-10GEL-2Y 114 LC-ED-1GE-24P 113 LC-ED-1GEFLX-12P 114 LC-ED3-10GEL-1Y 114 LC-ED3-1GE-12P 114 LC-ED3-FE/GE-12T 114 LC-ED-FE/GE-24T 113 LC-EE-10GEL-2E 113 LC-EE-1GE-24P 114 LC-EE3-10GEY-1Y 114 LC-EE3-1GE-12P 114 LC-EF-10GE-4P 114 LC-EF-1GE-48P 114 LC-EF3-10GE-2P 114 LC-EF3-GE-48T 114 LC-EF-GE-48T 114 LC-EF-GE-90M 114 switch fabric module monitoring 78 Switch Index (S50) 91 switch priority command (S50) 93 Switchport Dialog Box 83 System Message Bar 32 location 32 T Telnet 15 Telnet Window 77 telneting to a port 65 to a port channel 77 to a port channel (S50) to an RPM port 54

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