User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Preface9Who Should Use This User’s Guide9What You’ll Find in This User’s Guide10Typographic Conventions11How to Get Help11Part 1: Basic Concepts & Configuration13VSE SmartConnect Software Operation15VSE SmartConnect Software Overview15VSE SmartConnect Software Quick Start17Configuring the Chassis Management System17Configuring the Upstream Networking Device17Configuring the Chassis Processor Blades17Getting Started with the Browser- Based Interface19Requirements19Web Browser Set Up19Starting the BBI20Updating the Software Image22Loading the New Software Image22Transferring the New Image to the Switch22Selecting a Software Image to Run24Uploading a Software Image from the Switch24Selecting a Configuration Block25Resetting the Switch26Switch Virtualization27Virtual Switch Groups28Port Groups28Virtual Machine Groups28Link Aggregation29VLANs30Network Segmentation30Port Access30Port-Based VLAN Tagging30Defined VLANs31Trunking32External Trunks33Trunking Rules34Statistical Load Distribution35Built-In Fault Tolerance35Link Aggregation Control Protocol35Switch Failover35Internal Trunks37IGMP Snooping38ServerMobility39Configuring a Backup Server Port39General Configuration40Port Configuration41DHCP Server Configuration42Stacking45Stacking Requirements46Stack Membership46Stack Member Numbers49Configuring a Stack49Configuring Each Switch50Additional Master Configuration52Locating the Master Switch Internal Management IP Interface52Viewing Stack Connections52Binding Members to the Stack53Configuring an External IP Address for the Stack54Managing a Stack55Upgrading Stack Software57Command Reference59CLI Menus60Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes63Viewing Pending Changes63Applying Pending Changes63Saving the Configuration64Configuring Switch Access65Management Module Setup65Factory Default vs. MM Assigned IP Addresses66Configuring the Default Gateway66Configuring Management Module for Switch Access67Using Telnet69Connect to the Switch via SSH69Using the Browser-Based Interface70Access via HTTP70Access via HTTPS70Securing Access to the Switch72Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges73Configuring an IP Address Range for the Management Network73RADIUS Authentication and Authorization74Configuring RADIUS74User Accounts74RADIUS Attributes for VSE SmartConnect Software User Privileges75TACACS+ Authentication76TACACS+ Authentication Features76Authorization76Configuring TACACS+ Authentication76End User Access Control77Considerations for Configuring End User Accounts77Configuring End-User Access Control78Logging in to an End-User Account78Protected Mode79Secure Shell and Secure Copy80Configuring SSH/SCP Features81Configuring the SCP Administrator Password82Using SSH and SCP Client Commands82Apply and Save the Configuration84SSH and SCP Encryption of Management Messages84Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access85SSH/SCP Integration with Radius Authentication86SSH/SCP Integration with TACACS+ Authentication86Part 2: BBI Reference89Understanding the Browser-Based Interface91Virtual Switch Groups97Virtual Switch Groups Membership99Virtual Switch Groups Settings100Virtual Switch Groups ACL QoS102Switch Policies103Internal Port Settings104External Port Settings105Management Port Settings106Port Mirroring107Access Control Lists108ACL Configuration Table108Add or Edit ACLs110Access Control List Sets113Quality of Service114IEEE 8021p for MAC-Level QoS114Priority CoS Configuration Table114CoS Weight Configuration Table114Port Priority Configuration114Number of Cos Configuration114DiffServ Code Point QoS115ServerMobility116ServerMobility General Configuration117ServerMobility Port Configuration118System Settings119Management Settings120General Settings121Local User Administration122Remote User Administration124Time Services Settings126ErrDisable System Settings127Switch Protected Mode127Management Network Settings128Bootstrap Protocol Settings128SSH/Telnet Settings129Virtual Machine Group Settings130Syslog Settings131Stacking Configuration132Stack Switch Configuration132Stack IP Interfaces133Boot Management135General Boot Settings135Boot Schedule137Switch Information139Access Control List Information140Access Control List Sets Information140ARP Cache Information141Bootstrap Protocol Relay Information141Forwarding Database Information142Virtual Switch Group Information143IGMP Information144IP Information145Link Status Information146ServerMobility147ServerMobility General Information147ServerMobility Port Information148SNMPv3 Information149Syslog Messages151Port Transceiver Status152Trunk Groups Information152User Information153Virtual Machine Group Information153Switch Statistics155Access Control List Statistics155FDB Statistics156Layer 3 Statistics156IGMP Group Snooping Statistics Summary160IP Statistics161MP-Specific Information162CPU Utilization163MP Packet Statistics163Network Time Protocol Statistics164Port Statistics164Index165Size: 1.28 MBPages: 166Language: EnglishOpen manual
