IBM NH2025-10 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Applications

  2
• Network Management Systems

  2
• Feature Summary

  3
• Performance/Configuration

  3
• Management

  3
• Installing the Unit

  5
• Rack Mounting

  5
• Front Panel

  5
• Rear Panel

  6
• Installing Modules in the Unit

  6
• Modules for NH 2025-10

  7
• EM2003-1GE

  7
• EM2003-2FO

  7
• EM2003-8TP

  8
• Em2003-2GE*

  8
• Connecting Power to the Unit

  8
• Input Supply

  8
• Grounding

  9
• Connecting Ethernet Devices

  9
• Connecting Your Network

  9
• Connecting to the Management Port

  11
• Logging Into the Command Line Interface

  11
• Setting the IP Address

  11
• Verifying the Installation

  12
• Accessing the Command Line Interface Remotely

  12
• Command Conventions

  13
• Command Line Help

  13
• Getting Command Parameter Help

  13
• Getting Command Group Help

  14
• Using Command Wildcards

  14
• Retrieving Command History

  15
• Command Line Errors

  16
• Nonexistent Command

  16
• Incorrect Number of Parameters

  16
• Console Commands

  17
• System Commands

  20
• IP Commands

  23
• IP Configuration

  23
• Setting an IP address

  24
• Erasing an IP Configuration

  25
• Configuring a Gateway

  25
• Bootp Configuration

  25
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

  26
• Port configuration

  27
• Displaying the Port Configuration

  27
• Setting the port configuration

  28
• Setting the flow control

  29
• EtherChannel

  30
• Getting the EtherChannel Configuration

  30
• Setting the EtherChannel Configuration

  30
• Deleting the EtherChannel Configuration

  31
• Port Priority

  31
• Set Port Priority

  31
• Get Port Priority

  32
• VLAN Priority

  32
• Modifying the Switch Policy

  32
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

  33
• How the STP Topology Stabilizes

  33
• Spanning Tree Parameters

  34
• Root Bridge

  34
• Manually Designating a Root Bridge

  34
• Selecting a Designated Switch/Bridge

  34
• Topology Change Notification BPDU

  35
• Using STP to Manage Redundant Links

  35
• Spanning Tree and VLAN restrictions

  35
• Spanning Tree Commands

  35
• Enabling/Disabling STP

  35
• Viewing Bridge Parameters

  36
• Configuring the Bridge

  36
• Viewing the Port Configuration

  37
• Setting Port Configuration

  37
• Switching Commands

  39
• Learning Table

  39
• Aging Configuration

  39
• Deleting Entries

  42
• Adding Static Entries

  42
• Virtual Broadcast Domain

  43
• Viewing the VBC Mode

  43
• Setting the VBC mode

  43
• Creating VBC Domains

  43
• Viewing VBC Matrix

  44
• Deleting a VBC

  45
• Virtual Networking

  45
• Important Considerations

  46
• Viewing the VLAN Mode

  46
• Setting the VLAN Mode

  46
• Inter-Switch VLAN or ISVLAN

  47
• Tag Field Format

  47
• Principles of ISVLAN

  47
• Viewing the ISVLAN Mode

  47
• Setting a Tagged Port

  47
• Removing a Tagged Port

  48
• Server Port

  48
• Creating a Server Port

  48
• Removing a Server Port

  49
• VLAN

  49
• Creating a VLAN

  49
• Viewing VLAN Configuration

  49
• Deleting a VLAN

  50
• VLAN Management

  51
• Viewing the Management Tag

  51
• Modifying the Management Tag

  51
• Deleting the Management from a VLAN

  51
• Creating a VLAN with Port Management

  52
• VLAN, Server-port, Example of Configuration

  52
• Physical configuration schema

  52
• VLAN Server Port Configuration:

  52
• VLAN Configuration

  53
• Payroll VLAN Configuration:

  53
• Finance VLAN Configuration:

  53
• Checking the Configuration:

  53
• Utilities Commands

  54
• Ping Commands

  54
• Port mirroring

  54
• Setting the Monitoring Port

  55
• Monitoring with: monitor

  55
• Saving the Configuration

  55
• Stopping Monitoring

  55
• Viewing the NVRAM Configuration

  56
• Erasing the NVRAM configuration

  56
• Frame Generator

  56
• Setting the Frame Generator

  56
• Starting the Frame Generation

  56
• Stopping the Frame Generation

  57
• SNMP

  57
• NBase-Xyplex SNMP Support

  57
• SNMP basic configuration

  57
• SNMP Community String Commands

  58
• Viewing the Community String

  58
• Setting the Read or Write Community

  58
• SNMP Traps

  59
• Setting Authentication Traps

  59
• Viewing the Authentication Trap Status

  59
• Setting the Authentication Trap

  59
• Configuring the Trap Stations

  60
• Statistics

  61
• Clearing the Switch Counters

  61
• Getting Collisions on a Port

  61
• Rmon Statistics

  62
• Getting Rmon Statistics Group for a Port

  62
• Getting the Packet Size Distribution

  62
• Getting the Management Counters

  63
• Console Commands

  67
• System Commands

  67
• IP Commands

  68
• Ping Commands

  68
• ARP Commands

  68
• EtherChannel Commands

  68
• SNMP Commands

  68
• Switching Database Commands

  69
• Virtual LAN Commands

  69
• Port Monitoring

  70
• Port Configuration Commands

  70
• Switching Statistics Commands

  70
• Spanning Tree Commands

  71
• Download Procedure - "Client Mode"

  75
• Download Procedure - "Server mode"

  75
• TFTP Recovery - Breaking into the BootROM

  76