Enterasys VH-8G-L3 User's Guide

Vertical Horizon VH-8G-L3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch USER GUIDE 9033705-01

1 9033705-01 Table of Contents PREFACE... 3 Purpose...

9033705-01 2 Inspecting Your Shipment ... 20 Installation...

3 9033705-01 Preface Purpose This guide provides information about the features and applications of the Enterasys Networks Vertical Horizon VH-8G-L3

9033705-01 4 Keyboard Entries This guide uses the following conventions for keyboard entries: • When you read “enter”, type the text and press th

5 9033705-01 mounting instructions. Instructions for making connections and powering up the Switch are provided as well. Chapter 3. Connecting the S

6 9033705-01 Product Overview This chapter provides the following information: • Product Description • Features • Front and Rear Panel Component

7 9033705-01 The VH-8G-L3 can be thought of as eight Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 switching domains with a wire-speed router between each domain. It can

9033705-01 8 traditional collapsed backbone router. The VH-8G-L3 Layer 3 switch communicates with a WAN router using a standard Gigabit Ethernet por

9 9033705-01 • 8K active MAC address entry table per device with automatic learning and aging (10 to 9999 seconds). • 512 KB packet buffer per dev

9033705-01 10 • Supports PIM Dense Mode (draft-ietf-pim-v2-dm-03.txt). • Supports DVMRP (draft-ietf-idmr-dvmrp-v3-09.txt). • Supports Username t

11 9033705-01 • Built-in SNMP management:  Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)  RMON MIB (RFC 1757) – 4 groups  MIB-II (RFC 1213)  Interface MIB ext. (R

9033705-01 12 theoretical throughput over 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and a one hundred-fold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with al

13 9033705-01 • The AC power connector is a standard three-pronged connector that supports the power cord. Plug-in the female connector of the prov

9033705-01 14 Figure 1-4. The LED indicators • Power This indicator on the front panel will light green approximately 2 seconds after the Switch

15 9033705-01 network administrator can manage, control and monitor the switch from the console program. The VH-8G-L3 contains a CPU, memory for dat

9033705-01 16 primary link. Once the Spanning Tree Protocol is configured and enabled, primary links are established and duplicated links are blocke

17 9033705-01 Broadcast storms consist of broadcast packets that flood and/or are looped on a network causing noticeable performance degradation and

9033705-01 18 Configuration File Name None Firmware File Name None Out-Of-Band Baud Rate 9600 RS232 Mode Console IP Address 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask

19 9033705-01 19 9033705-01 Backpressure Disabled Port Lock Disabled Broadcast Storm Rising Action Do Nothing Broadcast Storm Falling Action Do

Notice 9033705-01 9033705-01 ELECTRICAL HAZARD: Only qualified personnel should perform installation procedures. NOTICE Enterasys Networks reser

9033705-01 20 2. Installation Inspecting Your Shipment Open the shipping carton of the Switch and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should c

21 9033705-01 Desktop or Shelf Installation When installing the Switch on a desktop or shelf, the rubber feet included with the device should first

9033705-01 22 Figure 2-2B. Installing the Switch on an equipment rack Power on The VH-8G-L3 can be used with AC power supply 100-240 VAC, 50 - 6

23 9033705-01 3. Connecting The Switch This chapter describes how to connect the VH-8G-L3 to your Ethernet network. Switch to End Node A PC can be c

9033705-01 24 Figure 3-2. Example of Switch to switch connection

9033705-01 25 Appendix A. Technical Specifications General Standards: IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.1 P/Q VLAN IEEE 802.3x Ful

9033705-01 26 9033705-01 26 Storage Temperature: -40 to 70 degrees Celsius Humidity: Operating: 10% to 85% RH non-condensing Dimensions: 441 mm

27 9033705-01 Performance Transmission Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: 16 MB per device Filtering Address Table: 8K MAC address per device

28 9033705-01 Appendix B. Flow Control Flow control is a mechanism that allows you to protect the switch from overload conditions and to keep additi

9033705-01 29 Appendix C. Acronyms and Abbreviations Term Definition 10BASE-T 10 Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet 100BASE-TX 100 Mbps twisted-

Notice 9033705-01 FCC NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this devi

9033705 30 9033705 30 MDI Media Dependent Interface MDI Media Device Interface MIB Management Information Base RFC Request for

9033705-01 31 Index AC inputs... 25 AC power cord... 20 Accessory pack ... 20

Notice 9033705-01 9033705-01 CLASS A ITE NOTICE WARNING:This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interfe

Notice 9033705-01 ENTERASYS NETWORKS, INC. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE OPENING OR UTILIZING THE ENCLOSED PRODUCT, CAREFULLY READ THIS LICENSE A

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Notice 9033705-01 ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR IN THE DURATION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIE

Notice 9033705-01 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC 73/23/EEC Manufacturer’s Name: Enterasys Networks,